The Straits Budget, 12 July 1928

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    28 1 The Straits Budget BEING THE WEEKLY ISSUE OF THE STRAITS TIMES [ESTABLISHED EIGHTY YEARS.] No. 3.674 SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, JULY 12, 1928 Price 25 cents (S.S. Currency) or 7d.
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    CONTENTS.
    409 1 IKADfcK*— The Paradox of the Air 3 Four Months More Machine-Made Minds NYt in the News J t-nis and oeds J Pan-Pacific omen J Occasional Notes •«*ssr,KSjS ST!r«. pictures ho Development of < ameron s M la ya }g St. Andrew's Cathedral Fete 16 Ofiith of two Singapore Residents
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    LOCAL AND PERSONAL.
    3263 1 Mr. E. Nicoll of Merliinau Estate has gone Home on leave. Mr. Loe Hong Boh was admitted to the Penang Bar on Monday. Mr. Justice Deane is due back from leave by the Mantua in November. The Negri Sembilan police force is y.&S per cent, short of
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    FINANCE AND INDUSTRY. INTERNATIONAL AGE COMING.
    1581 2  -  (By A. W. Still.) London, June 13. The age that our grandchildren will be familiar with promises to be the age of internationalism in commerce and industry. and the enthusiasts who speak of it declare that the creation of vast common interests will do
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      THE PARADOX OF THE AIR.
      663 3 end abruptly at Karachi.—Straits Times, July 5. While the remarkable exhibition aerial efficiency given by the ■*'100 officers and men ot the Kojal Air Voice at the annual R.A.K. display at Hendon is particularly to those who view the development of flying from the military
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      FOUR MONTHS MORE.
      901 3 —Straits Times, July <>. A little over three weeks ago we published a leading article, based on Mr. Baldwin’s advice to the Lancashire cotton mill owners, urging the need for an immediate move to secure some uniformity of policy in the rubber industry of Malaya. We pointed
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      MACHINE-MADE MINDS.
      546 3 —Straits Times, July 7. In the month which saw the thirtieth anniversary of the successful transmission of the first wireless message was issued the report of a committee which has been investigating the possibilities of the systematic use of broadcasting for the advancement of adult education. It was
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      NOT IN THE NEWS.
      632 3 Straits Times, July 9. If it be true that the country is orderly and prosperous which does not figure in the news, then China would seem to have reached that enviable position. For several weeks, since the Nationalists reached their goal of Peking and Chang Tso-lin
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      WORDS AND DEEDS.
      649 4 with a heavy sigh of relief.—Straits r l imes, July 10. Mr. Ormsby-Gore, back in London, is continuing that spate ol words to which we became so accustomed during his brief sojourn in the East and, if one draws the obvious inference from the impressions described in
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      PAN-PACIFIC WOMEN.
      724 4 —Straits Times, July 11. Next month a curious assembly will convene at Honolulu. It is to be called the Pan-Pacific Women’s Conference; it will be sponsored by the Pan-Pacific Union, and it will consist of women from various countries bordering on the Pacific who will discuss, according to
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    FOREIGN SHIPPING AND PORT RULES.
    365 4 NO HANDICAP ON BRITNii VESSELS. ,SH considerable discussion has r taken place with reference to the erf nu»nt in Singapore harbour of th&lt;* r.ions of the Merchant Shipping Ordin-!*'■* against overloading ships and overcrowd! ing their decks with cargo. It that local foreign shipping frequent'
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    TWO STABBING AFFRAYS.
    137 4 One Man Killed Other Seriously Injured. Two stabbing affrays, one of which was fatal, occurred in Chin Cheok Street when two Chinese were stabbed by unknown assailants on July 4, The dead man was found by the police lying by the side of the road and died
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    OCCASIONAL NOTES
    1352 5 g ir David Yule, whose death reportf n another page, was one of the few cc.rs of vast wealth who solved of the avoidance of publicity. l v P fines of Who’s Who suffice to tell N !1 that is generally known about him, f. 't for many
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    OIL IN BRUNEI.
    114 5 Indications of Favourable Nature Discovered. The British Malayan Petroleum Com pany, Limited, continued its operations in the Tutong and Belait districts of Brunei, and it is pleasing to record that towards the end of the year indications of a very favourable nature were discovered along the seashore
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    CRUELTY TO ANIMALS.
    105 5 Prosecutions in Singapore Courts. Last month Inspector J. P. Seth, of the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Department, charged a Tamil bullock cart driver with working a bullock with a sore neck. It was the man’s second offence, and the Second Magistrate Mr. W. N. Gourlay, sentenced
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    ECHO OF PRIVY COUNCIL APPEAL.
    150 5 BROKING FIRM SUED FOR $20,100. Litigation was commenced before the Acting Chief Justice (Mr. Justice Sproule) in the Supreme Court yesterday in which Lam Choon and Co. sued Messrs. Green and Collier for damages alleged to have been sustained as a result of a breach
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    MALAY LIBEL ACTION.
    168 5 Sequel to Petition to Chief Kathi. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, July 10. Before the Chief Justice, Sir Henry Gompertz. to-day Haji Jelalludian, formerly a kathi in Kajang, brought an action igainst a member of Malays who, he illeged, had made a number of libellous statements
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    MILITARY CONTRIBUTION.
    167 5 S.S.A. And Dispatch Received From London. At a meeting of the committee of the Straits Settlements (Singapore) Association held on Monday the Presiden* (Mr. R. M. Williams) referred to a runour generally current regarding the Colony’s military contribution, and asked f any Legislative Council Member present could supply
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    THE LATE MME DE COURTHIAL.
    148 5 A requiem high mass for the repose of the soul of the late Mme de Courthial, wife of the French Consul of Singapore, who died at Marseilles on the 29th ult., was celebrated this morning in the Cathedral of The Good Shepherd. All the consular
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    SAMSENGS FIGHT AFTER FUNERAL.
    278 5 SHOTS FIRED IN PACKED LORRY. Exciting scenes were witnessed on Bukit Tiimih Road on Tuesday, when .1 fight occurred between members of rival secret societies who were returning from a funeral at the Chinese cemetery at Bukit Brown. A shot was fired into a crowded lorry,
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    AN ALLEGED COMMUNIST.
    169 5 Magistrate Refuses To Grant Postponement. When r. Chinese was produced before the Second Police Magistrate (Mr. W. N. Clouilayi on Tuesday afternoon on a charge of being a member of an unlawful society, Detective Inspector Poulain said it wa- alleged that the accused was a member ot
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    MALAY AND ENGLISH.
    134 5 Language Changes in The Straits. Kngli&gt;h shows signs of superseding Malay r.s the general language in this country according to the annual report on the Straits Settlements. There are more Chinese dialects spoken here than the average individual, asked casually, might suppose. The exact proportions spoken by
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    PICKPOCKET IN BUS.
    88 5 Towkay Loses Chequebook And $500 Cash. What is thought to he the work of a smart pickpocket took place in a motor bus last night, when a Chinese coll* a* stall keeper had a chequebook and $.&gt;00 in notes taken from his coat pocket. The tovkay told
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    MINING TRAGEDY.
    126 6 Eight Coolies Killed Near Kuala Lumpur. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, July 5. Details have just been received of a terrible tragedy at a Chinese ojH*n cast mine at Sungci Besi, near Kuala Lumpur. It appears that, quite unconscious of the danger, ten Chinese coolies were working
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    WATER SUPPLY FOR KUCHING.
    123 6 Reservoir With Capacity Of 2,500,000 Gallons. A steel storage reservoir f &gt;r water, having a capacity of two and a half million gallons (which represents approximately 11,000 tons) is shortly to arrive in sections in Kuching and will l&gt;o installed upon the top of Patu Muda’s
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    PENANG HILL RAILWAY.
    119 6 Profitable in Spite of fewer Passengers. The annual report of the Per.ang Hill Railway states that in spit'* of a reduction in the number of passeng r» carried and in total revenue, economy in maintenance has enabled a protit of $3,355 to be made. The Government Auditor
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    F.M.S. APPOINTMENTS.
    341 6 The following nppnint.rents e“e notified in the euiient issue of the l'.ilS. Government Gazette Doctors R.M. Forsayeth G. I. Shaw and 1\ G. Currid to be Medical Office is, Malayan Medical Srvice; Mr. N. C. K. Miller to be an Assistant Entomologist, Agricultural Department. S S. and F.M.S.
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    BOMB OUTRAGE AT PENANG.
    136 6 SUSPECTED ANTI-JAPAN-ESE PLOT. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, July 16. A sensation was caused in Beach Street ’&gt;v the* explosion of a bomb in the shop of .’hop Lim Tong Hoe. The person responsible for throwing the bomb is not known but it is believed that
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    CALCUTTA STREET FIGHT.
    61 6 Scavenger Strikers and Loyal Workers. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Calcutta, July 4. A pitched battle occurred in the Calcutta streets between scavenger strikers anti loyal workers yesterday. A small posse of police was overpowered, but reinforcements were hurried to the scene and restored order after considerable commotion
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    PASSENGERS.
    509 6 The following passengers arrived at Singapore by the I’lancius t*n Monday Hr. Nakamura, Hr. N. H. A. Lcbret, Ur. *.nd Mevr. Langeker, Mej. M. S. Houtman. ir. and Mevr. Tak, Mevr. Meyer Timmerman, Mevr. K. I). Keseler,* Hr. 3. \V. Birnic, Mrs. K. KaliiTa, Mr. Robertson. Mr. L. Jorl&gt;on.
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    North British Insurance.
    66 6 The annual veport of the North British und Mercantile Insurance Co., Ltd. shows hat the balance at credit of profit and b'ss at the end of 1927 amounted to V2, 712,001. Out of this sum a dividend amounting to 1420.220 was paid on the Ordinary shares, as
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    POSTAL PROGRESS.
    547 6 CO-ORDINATING STRAITS AND F.M.S. SYSTEMS. Extracts from the annual report of Mr. A. Caldecott, Secretary for Postal Affairs, S.S. and F.M.S., are given below This report, although signed by the officer acting as his successor, relates to a period during the whole of which Mr. H. C. Sells
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    S.A.D.C. PERFORMANCES.
    116 6 Judging by the dress rehearsal at the Victoria Theatre last night, the triple bill to be presented by the Singapore Amateur Dramatic Committee on the 14th 17th, 19th and 21st should go very wel* indeed. Cupboard Love is the first play done by local amateurs with a bedroom
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    HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI BANK DIVIDEND.
    55 6 The local manager of the Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation in forms us that he has received a telegram from his head office in Hong Kong stating that an interim dividend of £5 per share uhjeft to deduction of income tax, habeen declared,
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    GIRL COMMUNIST.
    158 6 Singapore Man’s Wife Detained. A 19-years-old Chinese girl i arrested by the Hong Kong ,,olt 1,oen gather with four men, following n’ lo on the first floor of No 94 V raid Street, Yaumati. Voo *ung The eldest of the men is von* age. The girl and one
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    THE NATIONAL DEBT.
    104 6 [BRITISH IMPERIAL RADIO] Many Gifts Received Bv Exchequer. [BRITISH IMPERIAL RADIO] Rugby, July 10. The Financial Secretary to the Treasury, Mr. A. M. Samuel, stated in the House of Commons that in addition to the original sum of £500,000 announced m February for national debt reduction, a
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    BRITISH TRADERS IN N.E.I.
    96 6 Chamber of Commerce Loses Valued Governor. Sir Walter Town ley, K.C.M.G., w’n &gt; retired from the Diplomatic Service in 1919 after a distinguished career which included two years as British Minister a*, ine Hague, has retired from the Governorship of the British Chamber of Commer.v for
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    MOTOR-CYCLIST KILLED.
    67 6 Collision with Hydrant At Penang. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, July 10. A fatal motor accident occurred in Farquhar Street to-day. A Chinese ck rk named Quah Cheow Guan, in the empl »y of the Federal Rubber Stamp Co., Penang, while riding his motor cycle to the oilier,
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    RACING YACHT SINKS.
    70 6 [REUTER TELEGRAM] American Owner Rescued In Mid-Ocean. [REUTER TELEGRAM] New York, July 10. It is wirelessly reported that the small schooner-yacht Rofa, which was participating in the 3,000-mile trans-Atlantic race to Santander, in Spain, sank. The Anglo-American Oil Company’s steamer Tuscarora, which was expected in New York
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    WIFE’S PETITION DISMISSED.
    45 6 The Acting Chief Justice (Mr, J Sproule) in the Supreme Court on Frid ay dismissed the petition of Mrs. Cecilia Misso for a judicial separation from h° husband Mr. Arthur Misso. The petition vas made on the grounds of acts el ciuclty.
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    NAVAL AND AIR BASES.
    636 7 I NOFFICIAL comments 1 ON ORDINANCE. v report presented by the standing sub-committee of the Straits Settlements Singapore) Association— on which Mr. G Campbell was co-opted—on the .'Ji an d Air Bases Ordinance, t!v introduced into the Legislative r I was considered at a meeting eeneral
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    SMUGGLED TOBACCO.
    105 7 brought Here by Round About Route. Monday revenue officers T.i- )s# contraband Chinese th,.' p., 1 was bcinvc brought in from v oast &gt;n a lorry. r hiru&gt;v &lt; ll t t attem Pf is made to «nuijrerle i* r &lt;,u«r‘v t in| )ai 'k° into Sin R
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    DEATH OF MR. I. ELLISON.
    216 7 KILLED IN ACCIDENT AT VIENNA. The death is reported of Mr. Isaac Ellison, a very well-known resident of Singapore. The news is conveyed in a cable from the British Consul at Vienna, which states that Mr. ICllison was killed is the result of an accident
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    HUNDREDTH CRUISE ROUND THE WORLD.
    227 7 Dollar Liner's Notable Achievement. The President Polk, the flagship of the Dollar Steamship Line, arrived at Singapore on Monday on her hundredth voyage round the world. This anniversary recalls the scepticism with which Captain Dollar’s proposal to run a round-the-world freight and passenger service was
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    MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS.
    159 7 The following action was taken at a meeting of committee no. 1 of the Singapore Municipal Commissioners on July 3. Decided that an application for exemption from demand for tax on the car •f an official of the League of Nations Health Bureau cannot be granted as there
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    SINGAPORE WEDDING.
    91 7 There was a large gathering on Saturday at the Cathedral of the Good Shepherd for the wedding of Mr. F. J. Monteiro, eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Monteiro, and Miss F. M. C. Lamport, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. Lam&gt;ert. all of Singapore. Father
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    CHANDU AT SULTAN SHOAL.
    208 7 Revenue Officers Catch Chinese Smugglers. An attempt to cache a large amount of smuggled chandu at Sultan Shoal, 15 miles westward of Singapore, was foiled last Thursday by revenue officers. On information received Supt. G. C. Hide and a number of revenue officers proceeded in a
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    FOURTH MAGISTRATE FOR SINGAPORE.
    175 7 Attempt to Clear Court Congestion. The protracted agitation for the appointment of an extra magistrate in Singapore to relieve the congestion in the police courts has had at last been successful, and on Monday Mr. C. S Findlay commenced his duties as Fourth Police Magistrate. The
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    NORTH BORNEO TRADE.
    214 7 The following business was transacted at n committee meeting of the North Borneo Chamber of Commerce held on June 23 Meeting of deputation with His Excel-V-r.cy the Governor re amendments to Labour Ordinance. —A letter was read from Government requesting that a date be fixed for the
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    HEALTH BULLETIN.
    57 7 The League of Nations Health Bulletin for the week ending June 30 states that in Calcutta there were 58 cholera •ind 14 small-pox deaths, as against 97 \nd 20 respectively during the preceding week. In Rangoon there were 13 cholera -ind one srnall-pox deaths. Singapore reported that there
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    SUIT FOR SEPARATION.
    245 7 Allegations of Cruelty Against Husband. Before the Acting Chief Justice (Mr. Justice Sproule) in the Supreme Court the petition of Mrs. Cecilia Misso for a judicial separation from her husband, Arthur Misso, was commenced. Mr. Stuart appeared for the petitioner, and Mr. C. Thuraisingham for the respondent.
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    DEATH OF MR. J. G. A. DOUBLEDAY.
    325 7 Popular Member of Singapore Swimming Club. The death occurred at the General Hospital, on Monday of Mr. J. G. A. Doubleday, of Dupire Brothers, Singapore. This news will be hoard with deep regret by the younger generation in Singapore, and particularly by members
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    WINNING DERBY TICKET.
    130 7 Indian’s Claim to Share Settled. The Bombay Evening News that the claim of Abbas for a qim share of the winning perb&gt; ticket has been settled at Ks. 2 lakhs. The winning ticket in tne (aUut. sweep was sold by a European nami \y H E. Webb
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    SIX LEPERS ESCAPE FROM ASYLUM.
    338 8 TUNNEL UNDER IRON FENCE. At the male leper asylum off Balestier Road it was discovered on Saturday that six patients had escaped during the night by tunnelling under the galvanised iron fence which surrounds the institution. This is a very rare occurrence, and presumably these
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    POLICE CLERK'S THEFT.
    386 8 Money Destined For a Sikh Pensioner. My salary of $60 a month is much too small for me to live on,” said Chua Toh Knur, clerk and interpreter at Geylang Police Station, when he pleaded guilty liefore the Second Police Magistrate (Mr. W. X. Gourlay) on July
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    THE GOVERNOR’S PORTRAIT.
    41 8 A portrait of H. E. the Governor (Sir Hu*h Clifford) is beinpr painted l&gt;y Mr. Anatole Shister, of the Russian Imperial Academy of Fine Arts, who is wellknown in Malaya and has painted a number of portraits here.
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    INDEPENDENCE DAY.
    150 8 Singapore’s American Community Celebrates. Under the auspices of the American Association of Malaya the American community in Singapore celebrated Independence Day with a dinner and ball at Rallies Hotel on July 4. About eighty guests were present and dinner was served on the lawn which was specially illuminated
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    TIN RETURNS.
    675 8 Pegang Prospecting Co.—Output 290 piculs, estimated to realise $19,430, tribute at 7 per cent, due to company $1,300. Tukuapa Valley Tin Dredging N.L.—Output for June, 597 hours worked, 145,000 cubic yards treated, 605 piculs. Hundi Tin Dredging Co. (No Liability).— No. of hours run 1.217, cubic yards treated
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    S. S. A. COMMITTEE.
    457 8 DISCUSSION ON CRACKER FIRING. A meeting of the committee of the Straits Settlements (Singapore) Association was held on Monday, there being present Messrs. It. M. Williams (President), L&gt;. Santry (Vice-President), Hon. A. P. Robinson, Hon. F. A. Pledger, Hon. Dr. Noel Clarke, Dr. M. J. Rattray,
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    THE BALFOUR COMMITTEE.
    153 8 S.S.A. Against Altering Present Legislation. A letter from the Colonial Secretary asking whether the Straits Settlements (Singapore) Association wished to make any representation as to the Balfour Committee—which is inquiring into Straits legislation for the protection of women and girls—for transmission to the Secretary of State was
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    ANOTHER “RED” SOCIETY.
    458 8 Assassination a Permissible Weapon. A Communist organisation which has not hitherto been mentioned in the Sinea pore criminal courts came to liJht July 5. This was the South Seas Ant? Imperialist League, and the name came up in the case heard before the SeconJ Police Magistrate on
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    RAFFLES COLLEGE OPENING.
    158 8 To Be Delayed Until Governor’s Return. It is understood that the formal opening of Raffles College, Singapore, wiil he delayed until H.E. the Governor returnfrom England towards the end of the year. The Trinity term of the College opened informally on June 21 with 43 students, of
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    PARCEL MAILS.
    67 8 Holt Line to Alternate With The P. and O. The Secretary of State for the Colonies announces that the Treasury has now authorised the use of Holt Line Steamers, alternately with steamers of the Peninsula and Oriental Steam Navigation Company, for the conveyance of parcel mails to tne
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    COUNTY CRICKET.
    1168 9 west indies fail against YORKSHIRE. I \MI5RI1K!E BEAT M.C.C. BY 8 WICKETS. &gt; Kent beat Leicestershire T *’1 i inning. Leicestershire batted Kent replied with 288. of :,hich W-lley ..mile WO. Skelding took 'T "their S «ccond**innings, Leicestershire j J. Shipman made 226. Freeman ,v,n wickets for 160.
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    KUALA LUMPUR FLOODS.
    87 9 Sanitary Board Sends Deputation To Government. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, .July 4. A deputation of unofficial members of the Kuala Lumpur Sanitary Board, introduced by the Chairman, Mr. Bryant, waited this morning on members of the Rivers Commission and stressed the extreme urgency of continuing
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    SERIOUS CHEATING CHARGE.
    50 9 $11,700 Involved in Singapore Prosecution. In the Third Court last Thursday a Chinese Lim Ah Kan was charged with cheating in respect of cash amounting to $11,700, belonging to Tan Chweo Chin. The accused pleaded not guilty and the case was postponed, bail being allowed at $6,000.
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    MALAYAN RACING.
    1169 9 FIRST DAY OF IPOH MEETING. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, July 7. Fine weather favoured the first day of Perak Turf Club’s summer meeting and there was a large attendance, including His Highness the Sultan of Perak. The going was good. Good innovations include the partitioning of the
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    FOUR MONTHS OLD CHARGE.
    205 9 Eurasian Lady Injured By Motorbus. A cast* was commenced in the District Court yesterday in which a Chinese motorbus driver is charged with causing grevious hurt to a Eurasian lady, Mrs. R. J. Palmer, by driving in a rash manner near Bidadari Cemetery on March 14.
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    CORRESPONDENCE.
    66 10 (The Straits Times is not responsible fox the opinions of its correspondents. Correspondents should bear in mind thut letters most be short and to the point. Long spistles 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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    CONDITIONS ON THE EAST COAST.
    303 10 To the Editor of the Straits Time*. Sir, —In the March issue of the Malayan Agricultural Journal there is printed an article by one of our leading official agriculturists on conditions on the East Coast. it seems incredible that any trained observer should have produced
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    WANTED—A SWIMMING BATH.
    191 10 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, —The playground movement is in full swing and the Municipal President j and the chairman of the Improvement I Trust are enthusiastic. May I surest j to the authorities or some philanthropist! that there is a very real and
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    DIVORCE SOUGHT.
    182 10 Singapore Merchant f ails To Prove Case. Mr. Thomas Josiah Hume, manager of John Little and Co., Ltd., Si::;, .pore, who married at Hong Kong the o. aghter of the British Chaplain at Yokohama, last month in London petitioned i &gt;&gt; a divorce, alleging the adultery of his
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    C. E. Z. M. S. WORK.
    516 10 Opening of Industrial Branch. Following a happy reunion of Old Girls at the C.E.Z.M.S. on Thursday, the Principal, Miss Thackrah, and Miss Kilgour and Miss Lane gave an At Home on 1* riday at which many friends were present to hear an account of
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    CONVICTION QUASHED.
    154 10 Mr. J. R. Charton’s Successful Appeal to Supreme Court. On Monday the Acting Chief Justice (Mr. Justice Sproule) quashed the conviction recorded by the District Judge in the case of Mr. J. R. Churton, who was sentenced to throe months rigorous imprisonment on charges of criminal breach &gt;1
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    WANTED COMMUNISTS.
    44 10 Press Publicity Leads to An Arrest. One of the 14 Communists for whose apprehension a C.I.D. reward was recently offered through the channels of the local press has been arrested, and the informer rewarded. A list of the wanted men was published.
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    GOVERNMENT HOUSE.
    253 10 Engagements During Past Week. Saturday, June 30. His Excellency and Lady Clifford (attended by Captain G. N. Macartney, A.D.C., were present at the R.S.Y.C. I annual At Home.” H.E. the General Officer commanding and Lady van Straubenzee. the Hon. Chief Justice Sproule ar.d Mrs. Sproule, Sir Hayes Marriott
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    ASSAULT IN THE PRISON.
    289 10 Chinese Seriously Injured With Chopper. An unusual case was before the Third Court Magistrate on Monday afternoon when a Chinese prisoner was charged with the attempted murder of another prisoner at the Criminal Prison on June •i. The accused, Teo C'hoon Bong, is serving a sentence
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    A THANKFUL CAR-OWNER.
    97 10 Summons Against His Syce Welcomed. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, July 4. A syce named Gurchurn Singh was fined $20 for travelline: at 40 miles an hour in Light Street. His employer wrote saying he was glad the syce had been summoned. In the Police Court to-day
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    DARING PIRACY OFF SEA VIEW.
    259 10 JUNK LOOTED AND CREW IMPRISONED. V A daring piracy—the first to he report ed in local waters for some vearE?’ curred in the early hours of morning, when a gang of armed ChS boarded a junk off Sea view Hotel r S the vessel, and
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    VOCATIONAL GUIDANCE.
    327 10 Singapore Y.M.C.A’S. Useful Scheme. A now and useful experiment which is being made by the Singapore Y.M.C.A. consists of a series of lectures b; locai business, professional, and te«*nnical nun designed to help the ambitious school boy in the difficult task of choosing a career. The choosing of
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    EX-SERVICE ASSOCIATION.
    133 10 Particulars of Help Given In Singapore. A report issued by the committee of the Ex-Service Association of Malaya (Singapore branch) states that during the past six months 52 cases of distressed ex-service men were dealt with as follows :—Found employment 7, found employment and financially assisted 6, financially
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    NOTES FROM JAVA.
    695 11 Curious Geological Changes Noted. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Batavia, June 30. i flR t letter, written three lr 0 i hailed with gladness the V r K nt of the dry season. My exuberance 1,1 1 out to be premature. It was lU Tntk only a short
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    ANDERSON BRIDGE SMASH.
    69 11 Miller Committed for Trial At Assizes. S. F. Miller, the Eurasian driver of the two-seater Buick which collided with a Kuffby taxi in Connaught Drive, with the result that Mr. W. H. Hodgins was killed, was on July 4 committed to the Assizes by the Third Police
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    JOHORE AFFAIRS.
    640 11 Proceedings at State Council Meeting. A meeting of the Johore State Council presided over by the Hon. Vang Mulia Ungku Abdul Aziz bin Abdul Majid, D.K.. (the Ag. Mentri Besar) was held at the Dewan, Johore Bahru, on July 3. Others present were H.H. the Tungku Mahkotu, i).K.,
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    ALLEGED EXTORTIONERS.
    148 11 Letter Demanding $500 Under Threat. The existence in Singapore of gangs of rowdies, who make a living by extorting money from Chinese is helped by the fact that the victim usually pays the sum demanded rather than seek police protection. The proprietor of a barber’s shop in Chin
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    “WUI” MANAGERESS IN DOCK.
    278 11 MONTHS SENTENCE AT KUALA LUMPUR. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, July 4. A respectable Chinese woman named Chu Nyan Chee, the wife of a former chief clerk of the F.M.S. Treasury, who was charged with appropriating $1,729. being contributions to a wui or Chinese money
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    S.P.C.A. IN SINGAPORE.
    294 11 The following minutes of a committee meeting of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals are officially supplied Mr. T. L. Evans resigned on leaving the Colony for eight months and Mrs. W. I.. Stevens and Mr. N. Smedley onsented to join the Committee. Banding
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    MOTOREUS OUT OF CONTROL.
    79 11 Runs Up Flight Of Eight Steps. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, July 4. A serious motor accident occurred yesterday evening, when a motorbus which was being driven along the Pudu Road towards town in a rainstorm got out of control and ran up a flight
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    AN F.M.S. WILL CASE.
    308 11 Widow’s Application Before A Ceylon Court. An interesting case was heard by Mr. James Joseph, Additional District Judge of Jaffna, when Mrs. A. Emerson, of Point Pedro, applied for letters to administer her husband’s property in the F.M.S. Mr. E. A. Emerson, brother of the deceased,
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    “ THE STRANGER WITHIN THY GATES.”
    273 11 THE STRANGER WITHIN THY GATES.” Man's Story of Assault By His Hosts. A Sikh named Ateha Singh who appeared in the District out with an arm in a sling told Mr. J. L. McFall that he was assaulted by three Sikhs to whose house lie had gone on an invitation
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    LAND ON COLLYER QUAY.
    123 11 Question Not Yet Decided By Government. The Singapore public are awaiting with interest the decision of the Government with reference to the land on Collyer Quay occupied by temporary wooden buildings which are no longer required, the departments formerly housed in them having moved into Fullerton
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    DIRECTORSHIPS AND M.C.S. TRADITIONS.
    473 12 FORMER CIVIL SERVANT’S QUERY. A former member of the Malayan Civil Service reeently wrote to the Straits Times asking, in view of the appointment that has lately taken place on the London hoard of a local wellknown rubber company, whether the rule which prohibited members on
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    ROADS IN NEGRI SEMBILAN.
    177 12 Opening Up Extensive New Areas. Fair progress was made with the construction of the new road from the Jelai Road to Kompin, and the road from Bahau to Kompin, says the 1927 Negri Sembilan administration report. Both these roads open up extensive agricultural areas, in which
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    MALAYAN TRADE.
    86 12 The returns of imports and exporta for British Malaya to the end of May show a decrease of $140,822,264, as compared with the grand total returned for last year. Imports for the month totalled $64,319,707 making a grand total of the your of $370,518,965. Exports for the month
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    TROUBLE ON FERRY.
    200 12 Magistrate and Government Officers. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, July 5. The ca*e in which W. H. Stubbington j and E. Lamerton, two F.M.S. Government servants seconded to Kedah, and G. H. S r’ripp, a planter, are charged with offences I on board a ferry boat was
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    INDIAN RAILWAY TROUBLE.
    181 12 Police Clash with Employes After Accident. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Calcutta, July 4. A serious clash occurred at Asansol between constables guarding the station and railway employees. A constable was ian over by a shunting engine anil lost an arm. His enraged companions mauled the driver and
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    STOWAWAYS FOR U.S.A.
    107 12 Ten Cantonese Found On Vessel. Ten Cantonese were brought before the Master Attendant, (Capt. G. Freyberg, K.N.) on July 5 on a charge of stowing away on the Japanese Prince. They were all found guilty and fined $100 each or in default four weeks’ rigorous imprisonment. The
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    KINTA ELECTRICITY SCHEME.
    79 12 Good Progress Reported At Meeting. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, July 5. Presiding at the statutory meeting of the Kinta Electrical Distribution Co. vestonlay, the Hon. Harry Jones said that of 122,000 paid application allotment ■'hares 70,424 left, sufficient with the recent call to meet working costs.
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    THE WEEK-END COLUMN
    547 12 (Straits Times. July C.) Loved the Sunshine. Women in Paris are now having their little toes amputated. The operation, if performed under proper conditions in a nursing home, is quick and not dangerous, and will enable the victim to wear shoes three or four sizes smaller Daily
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    KAMUNTING TIN DREDGING.
    70 12 Issue of 300,000 Five-Shilling Shares. The Kamunting Tin Dredging, Ltd. has increased its authorised capital to .£.‘{75,000 by the creation of !500,000 shares of os. which in due course will be issued at a premium of 5s. An announcement will be made as soon as these shares
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    SWEEPSTAKE ABUSES.
    616 12 Penang Turf Club Take Action. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, July 4. An effort to prevent the abuse 0 f sweepstake tickets is to be made by ih,. Penang Turf Club at their autumn m ing opening on July 28. Tickets will b e allotted to members only
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    A COMMERCIAL NEED.
    115 12 Judge on Registration Of Partnerships. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, July 7. The need for the registration of partnerships was commented upon by the Ipoh judge in the course of a claim by Messrs. Guthrie and Co., for $4,272 for a crude oil engine supplied to the
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    JEWELLERY SHOP ROBBERY.
    357 13 $10,000 WORTH TAKEN. SELEGIE ROAD HOLD UP BY MOTOR BANDITS. r.'.yt Cantonese, armed with pistols, i L im in a motor car and held up the •’Ot'rnnl«'Vecs of a Chinese jewellery estafc- Scleeie Hoad at 3.30 p.m. on lTdv and got away with valuable to the ‘’"The
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    COMMUNIST NIGHT SCHOOLS.
    180 13 Four Out of Every Five Teachers Suspected. During the year a number of unlawful workei.-’ societies whose aims were chiefly political were discovered, says the 1927 Sembiian report. All of them were or.rtcted with the Left Wing, or Com:r.ui:ist Se tion, of the Kwok Man Tong, this
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    EIGHT COOLIES KILLED.
    180 13 Huried Alive During Excavation Work. 0 An enquiry was recently held at the o 1 the Warden of Mines, in Kuala -winpur into ;i n accident which occurred u y°ek Hin Kongsi tin mine, owned "»wkay Lim Chong, as a result of i 'V Chinese coolies met
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    SELANGOR OIL PALMS.
    445 13 Progress Reported at Annual Meeting. At the fourth annual general meeting of the Selangor Oil Palm Co., held at Edinburgh on May 31, the chairman, Mr. D. K. Michie, said that the capital expenditure to December 31 last represented approximately 134 7s. an acre on the total
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    NAVAL MOVEMENTS.
    118 13 Destroyer Flotilla Due This Month. A British Official Wireless message states that the Third Destroyer Flottilla, which proceeded to China about fifteen months ago, is returning shortly to rejoin the Mediterranean Fleet. Further particulars are given in the following message from the Naval Intelligence Office at Singapore H.M.S.
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    LEPER ON MURDER CHARGE.
    148 13 Attacked Foreman Who Objected To His Presence. A Chinese employee of a coffinmaking establishment in Pickering Street who, on May 2f&gt;, killed his foreman because the latter objected to his presence on the ground that he was a leper, was before the Third Police Magistrate (Mr.
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    REPORT ON THE TONGKOL.
    319 13 Trawling Not Commercial Success. The testing of the seas about Malaya with the otter trawl was conducted throughout the year by the Government trawler, Tongkol, the Colonial Secretary states in his annual report. Tht experiments tended to show generally that, while some grounds are better than
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    SHOP-WINDOW “BLIND”
    158 13 Curious Device By Returned Banishee. A Chinese in European costume who was arrested in a Queen Street boarding house while ransacking a guests’ room recently was found to be a banishee. When arrested the man indignantly protested that he was a respectable proprietor of a tailoring establishment who
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    PERSISTENT CEYLON.
    68 13 Release From Restriction Wanted Next Month. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, July 0. Mr. Freeman has given notice that at the next meeting of the Ceylon Legislative Council he will move “That this Council claims release not later than August 1. 1928, from the Rubber Restriction scheme and
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    DEATH OF ABDUL RAHMAN.
    132 13 The death occurred on July 4 of Abdul Rahman Ali Khan, who was widely respecter! amongst the Malay and Indian communities in Singapore, being secretary of the Family Benefit Society. In Masonic circles throughout the East he was well known, having been clerk to Masonic bodies
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    RURAL BOARD FINANCES.
    337 13 TO ASK GOVERNMENT FOR $500,000. The reduction of the rubber tax on Singapore island and the transport of the S:g!ap Mukim to the Municipality seriously effected the 1020 estimates of Lho Singapore Rural Hoard, which were considered at a meeting of the Hoard on Friday, and as
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    ARMS DEALER CAUGHT.
    143 13 Loaded Revolver and Automatic Pistol. A Chinese who was fount} by detectives in possession of a revolver, an automatic pistol, and ammunition, in Tanjong Pagar Road on July 4, was produced in the District Court on Saturday. Chief Court Inspector Meredith said that on the afternoon of
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    REVENUE OFFICER TACKLES CHINESE GUNMAN.
    221 13 Plucky Arrest at Landing Stage. A Chinese gunman was captured in very plucky fashion by a revenue officer on Friday at a Beach Road landing stage. The man attempted to escape by throwing off his coat, and when that was frustrated, he resisted his captor,
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    NEW DOCKS FOR SINGAPORE.
    2937 14 FIVE SCHEMES. CONSULTING ENGINEERS’ COMMENTS. IMPROVED BUNKERING FACILITIES. The report of Messrs. Coode, Fitzmaurice, Wilson, and Mitchell, the consulting engineers employed hy the Singapore Harbour Hoard to report upon the proposed extension of the Singapore wharves and the improvement of coaling facilities, has been issued. It
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    BITTEN BY SEA SNAKE.
    110 14 Bather Recovers After Grave Illness. Cases of Europeans bitten by lana snakes are rare in this country, but so fat as venomous sea snakes are concerned the&gt; are almost unknown. A European lad&gt; residing in Singapore is just recovering however, from a bite sustained while bathing
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    INSURANCE PROFITS.
    96 14 The head office for Malaya of the Ocean, Accident and Guarantee Corporation, Ltd., Chartered Bank Chambers, have forwarded a copy of the report of the annual meeting of the corporation, held in London, at which Mr. E. Kogci Owen presided. The net premiums for the year amounted to
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  • SUPPLEMENT TO THE STRAITS BUDGET
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      The Development of Cameron’s Highlands.
      71 15 Native village at lath mile where all ears stop. This is the commencement of I'ogden, Brisbane and Co.’s road contract. 2. The beginning of light railway at lath mile. 3. Road const ruction. 1. Cutting into the rock. 5. Work near Jrr camp. li. Where
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      ASSOCIATION OF BRITISH MALAYA.
      51 16 The annual dinner of the Association of British Malaya was given in the Hotel Cecil. London, on June 4. when Mr. L&lt;l ur lump, the President, presided over a record attendance. Mr. Kemp is seen by the flat? to the left of the picture. I’hoto. hi/
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      ST. ANDREWS CATHEDRAL FETE.
      51 16 L. to K.— Hishop of Singapore, M Treatlgt !d. Sir Hayes Marriott. Mrs. Swindell, Archdeacon Swindell. Harden stall yi. to r.) Mr-. U. M. Hamilton. Mrs. de Havilland, Mrs. Treadgold. The art stall one of the best at the fete. Uoll’s House made by .Mrs. Maw
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      DEATH OF TWO SINGAPORE RESIDENTS
      105 16 tr. Isaac Kilison. a well-known resident of Singapore, lias been accidentally killed in Vienna. He was the proprietor of the International Restaurant in the Arcade and was until recently a prominent race horse owner, and took great pride in the valuable blood stock which he
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      MALAYAN MISCELLANY.
      108 17 (ieneral view of the I’adang. taken from the roof of Fullerton lluilding, showing St. Andrew's Cathedral (left) and the Cenotaph (right). Mishap to goods train while entering the station at Petaling. Mrs. J. C. Drew it. w ife of section Engineer, the only European lady living at the
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  • PAST WEEK’S IMPERIAL AND GENERAL NEWS Contained in Reuter, British Imperial Radio and Special Telegrams.
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      TERRIBLE SEA DISASTER.
      291 18 [belter telegram] 292 LIVES LOST. CHILEAN NAVAL TRANSPORT FOUNDERS. \1,L TRACES OF VESSEL disappear. [belter telegram] Santiago, Chile, July 7. Tht' Chilean naval transport, Anpamos, in the Gulf of Arauco, and 29 2 sa /‘V W ere drowned, 80 of whom were Only four arc reported to
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      RATING REFORM.
      152 18 Mr. Churchill Explains His Scheme. Rugby, July 8. Speaking at Dudley yesterday, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Mr. Winston Churchill, claimed that eventually, and ever a period of time, the new system of eating now under consideration by Parliament will bring about complete harmony between the needs and
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      GORDON-BENNETT RACE.
      67 18 Won by United States Balloon. Washington, July G. l n ‘ted States Army balloon piloted apt. Kepner has been declared the :nm r of the Gordon-Bennett balloon c M 0l jt of twelve competitors. It travelled 401 miles. A German balloon piloted by Hugo •n. /«u 'rl ls
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      JERVIS BAY TROUBLE.
      289 18 MR. BRIDGEMAN REPLIES TO QUESTIONS. London, July 4. In the House of Commons, asked why a slow oil tanker was sent to the assistance of the Jervis Bay, Mr. Bridgeman, First Lord of the Admiralty, said the oil tanker Slavol, at Trincomalee, was the only vessel immediately
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      SALVAGE OF THE DAUNTLESS.
      225 18 Hopes to Refloat Stranded Cruiser. Halifax, Nova Scotia, July •”&gt;. It is expected that the stranding cf II.M.S. Dauntless will be followed by a court-martial. London, July 0. An Admiralty communique states that all stores, guns, torpedoes and movable fittings on H.M.S. Dauntless (which ran ashore
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      IMPORTS AND EXPORTS.
      107 18 Discussion at Geneva Conference. Geneva, July 7. The conference on the abolition of import and export prohibitions and restrictions dealt with the question ot rice to-day. Mr. II. A. F. Lindsay (India Office) called attention to the difficulties of the importation of Indian rice into Japan which
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      SIR DAVID YULE.
      199 18 Death of Millionaire Business Magnate. Rugby, July 4. Sir David Yule, one of the richest men in Britain, died last night at the age of G9. His fortune is variously estimated at £10,000,000 to £20,000,000, and was built up in business. He lived the greater part of
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      MEXICAN REBELS.
      136 18 Release of Two Captured Americans. Mexico City, July 5. The Americans W. M. Mitchell and Hooper, who were eaptured by rebels, have been released without payment of ransom. A Mexico City cubic of June 24 stated Rebels operating near Guadalajara captured two Americans named W. M. Mitchell ami
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      “ SHOOTING ” NIAGARA.
      113 18 SHOOTING NIAGARA. Man Goes Over in Rubber Ball. Niagara Falls, July 5. For the third time in history a man has “shot” the Niagara Falls. There were 150,000 spectators lining the banks when the French-Canadian, Jean Laussier, of Springfield, Massashusetts, went over in a huge rubber ball. He was rescued
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      EPSOM BY-ELECTION.
      55 18 Big Majority For Conservative. London, July 5. The Epsom hy-election, caused by Sir Rowland Blades' elevation to the Peerage, resulted as follows Commander Southby (Conservative) 13,304 Mr. Parnell Kerr (Liberal) 6,095 Miss Helen Keynes (Labour) 3,719 At the previous election the result was Sir Rowland Blades (Cons.), 20,017
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      ANTHRAX IN BRITAIN.
      82 18 Contact with Hides Prom China. London, July 5. The fact that eight cases of anthrax have occurred this year in Newcastle, Warrington and Bolton and seven of the sufferers had been in contact with hides imported from China was mentioned by .he Home Secretary, Sir William Joynson
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      BRITISH AIRSHIP HOPES.
      196 18 R100 TRIALS. TO CARRY A HUNDRED PASSENGERS. LUXURY IN AERIAL TRAVEL. London, July 5. The airship R100 was inspected at Howden by many Members of Parliament and the Dominion High Commissioners. It is 700 feet long, weighs 15G tons and has six Rolls-Royce engines with a total
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      PEACE IN INDUSTRY.
      104 18 Committee Kecommendatioim Adopted. London, July 4. A meeting of employers’ and workers' representatives to-day—the first full meeting since the inauguration of the Industrial Peace Conference—adopted the interim report submitted by the joint committee, recommending the formation of a national industrial council, composed of the general council of
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      UNCERTAINTY IN CHINA.
      84 18 Boxer Indemnity Proposals Delayed. London, July 4. At question time in the House of Commons Sir Austen Chamberlain said he regretted that the continued uncertainty of conditions in China delayed the legislation necessary to enforce the Buxton Committee’s recommendations regarding the Boxer Indemnity. Meanwhile, the Committee considered
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      YUGO SLAVIA CRISIS.
      81 18 Cabinet Resigns Following Shooting Outrage. Belgrade, July 4. The Cabinet has resigned, following resolutions adopted by the Radical and Democrat parties in favour of the formation of a broad-based Cabinet. The Radical Party has expelled Rachitch, who shot and killed Paul Raditch, a member of the Peasants
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      EGYPT’S POLITICAL CRISIS.
      39 18 Cairo, July &lt;&gt;. At a tea party at VVafd headquarters the ex-Prinu* Minister, Nahas Pasha, declared that the Wafd must do everything to oppose the new Cabinet. Wissa Bey Wasu, president of the Chamber, endorsed the sentiment.
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      LOEWENSTEIN’S DEATH.
      1315 19 EFFECT ON SHARES. PRICES FALL AND THEN RECOVER. DETAILS OF AEROPLANE TRAGEDY. Boulogne, July 4. The well-known Belgian financier. Captain Alfred Loewenstcin, was drownec. through falling out of an aeroplane while tlying over the sea between Dunkiik and Ostend. Capt. Loewenstcin. who was accompanied by a valet and
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      AIR LONG DISTANCE RECORD.
      367 19 ROME TO BRAZIL. ITALIAN AIRMEN’S FINE EFFORT. Pernambuco, July 5. The Italian airmen Ferrarin and Delprete, who left Rome on a flight to South America in an endeavour to beat the non-stop long distance record, landed safely on the beach near Port Natal, Brazil, thus covering
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      SALT GABELLE.
      147 19 British Hint to The Nationalists. London, July 6. In the House of Commons, Mr. W. Foot Mitchell (Cons., Saffron Waldon) asked what was the present position with regard to the Salt Gabelle in China. Comdr. Locker-Lampson replied that discussions with the Nanking authorities were still proceeding. He was
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      CATHOLICS IN MEXICO.
      51 19 Charge of Violating Religious Laws. Mexico City, July 9. The secret police have arrested 50 Roman Catholics on a charge of violating religious laws. They include a priest, and they were arrested at a private house fitted up with an altar and the necessary vessels for conducting
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      LABOUR MEETING QUARREL.
      318 19 INDIANS WITHDRAW RESENTMENT AT BRITISH ATTITUDE. PROTEST AGAINST SIMON COMMISSION. London, July 4. The Indian delegates have withdrawn from the Commonwealth Labour Confer nc as a P r °t«st against the attitude 0 British labour towards the Simon Com mission and the methods of procixl .To adopted
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      GERMAN POLITICS.
      134 19 Debate on Government Programme Speech. Berlin, July 4. The debate on the Government’s programme speech in the Reichstag began with the Socialist Breitscheids declaring approval. On behalf.of the Conservatives Count Westarp threatened drastic opposition should a further pledges be offered for e\acuation of the occupied territories, but stated
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      P. AND O. BANK.
      104 19 Proceedings at the Annual Meeting. London, July 6. Presiding at the general meeting of the P. and O. Banking Corporation, the De-puty-Chairman, Mr. W. E. Preston, referred to Lord Inchcape’s private circular to shareholders in October last year submitting the offer of the Chartered Bank of
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      SAFETY DEVICE IN AIR FORCE
      188 20 SLOTTED WINGS. MANY MACHINES BEING FITTED. HOLI) UP IN SERVICE TO INDIA. Rugby, July 4. One hundred and eight machines of the Royal Air Force have now been fitted with the device known as slotted wing. Contracts for fitting 478 machines are in hand, and
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      VISCOUNT BYNG’S APPOINTMENT.
      135 20 Opposition From Labour Party. London, July 4. Keen Labour party opposition to the appointment of Viscount Byng of Vimy to succeed Sir William Horwood as Chief &lt;Vi,ur.issioner of the Metropolitan Police &gt;'• bis retirement in the autumn was ex- "td during question time in the House &lt;
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      LOUVAIN UNIVERSITY.
      77 20 Carillon Clock Presented By American Engineers. Louvain, July 4. In the Presence of the D.uke and .i'&gt;s of Brabant, the diplomatic corps a n enormous crowd, Cardinal van medicated the new library carillon Mr \AV h&lt;? Lniversity library built bv •V Vhltr *y Warren, of New York. f
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      NEW BRITISH CRUISER.
      63 20 London, July 5. in the C n ruis 7 Shropshire, provided for been l«nn V prograrame of 1925-26, has T Punched on the Clyde. a P ri! re is of 19.000 tons, with 3214 *?!L 0f t&gt;9s n ‘i has a speed of eig-ht inpV, S En
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      CYCLONE IN BERLIN.
      41 20 Berlin, July 4. fiamft^ Cl ne Vlsi ted Berlin causing much houses anH i\ ar^ 3 .unroofing several hangar nd destroying an aerodrome thJ h hpfo.&gt;K ass n fL er aeroplanes arrived at Perfectly^ 1 gale and landed
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      CHINA’S PROBLEMS.
      727 20 MILITARY AND CIVIL CLIQUES DIFFER. Shanghai, July 8. While outwardly the Chinese situation is calming down and the legislation requisite for reconstruction and rehabilitation is gradually being evolved, nevertheless he silent struggle beneath the surface for the ascendancy of the civil authorities over the militarists is reaching a
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      DISARMAMENT.
      209 20 Committee Report Adopted At Geneva. Geneva, July 4. The League of Nations committee on security and disarmament adopted the report dealing with financial assistance to states which are the victims of aggression, and finally adopted the draft conventions. The model treaty for the prevention of war contains eleven articles
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      DONETZ TRIALS.
      314 20 Eleven Russians Sentenced To Death. Moscow, July 5. Eleven Russian accused in the Donetz trial have been sentenced to death. -Six wese recommended to mercy owing to their high technical qualifications and their repentance. Thirty-four others were sentenced to from one year to ten years imprisonment. Four received
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      MARSHAL FOCH.
      73 20 Statue Unveiled at Old Headquarters. Cassel, July 7. M. Poincare unveiled an equestrian statue of Marshal Foch at Handess, Foch’s headuarters at the beginning of the war. Field-Marshal Lord Allenby represented the British Army, Marshal Foch and his family, M. Painleve, Marshal Petain and hosts of Generals were
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      MR. ORMSBY-GORE RETURNS.
      303 20 HIS IMPRESSIONS. HIGH PRAISE FOR JAVA SUGAR. CEYLON AND MALAYA COMPARED. London, July 8. Mr. W. G. A. Ormsby-Gore, Under-Se-crotary for the Colonies, has returned from his tour of Muluya, Ceylon and Java investigating agricultural progress and research in the Tropics and public health development and education
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      “THE ECONOMIST.”
      162 20 Well-known Financial Paper Sold. Iiugby, July 10. The sale of the weekly journal The Economist, hitherto owned by trustees for the daughters of its founder, has been approved by the court. The new owners are the i* wly-formed company, Financial Newpaper Proprietors, Ltd., which will acquire a controlling
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      HYDE PARK CASE.
      52 20 No Proceedings Against Police Constables. London, July 5. It is understood that the Home Secretary has decided that no proceedings will be taken against the two police constables who arrested Sir Leo Chiozza Money and Miss Irene Savidge, who were subsequently charged with misbehaviour in Hyde Park
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      THIRD DESTROYER FLOTILLA.
      60 20 Malta, Ju’y 0. The Third Destroyer Flotilla, after an absence of two years in China, has been ordered back to the Mediterranean and will arrive here on August H. It is understood that the flotilla will not return home to recommission until the Fourth Flotilla, which is
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      TOTALISATOR BILL FAILS.
      183 21 LABOUR OPPOSES. PROPOSAL DRASTICALLY MODIFIED. UNLIKELY TO HE ADOPTED IN BRITAIN. London, July 6. After drastic modification the Totalizator Bill reached the report stage. Mr. MacDonald announced that the Labour party oppose the remaining stages and asked the Speaker to rule out the measure on account of
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      SHOOTING AT BISLEY.
      164 21 How the Malayan Teams Fared. London, July 9. Nigeria won the Morning Post Junior Imperial Kolapore Challenge Cup at the Bisley meeting with a score of 524 out of ten teams. British treaty ports in China were second with 52.1, the Federated Malay States sixth with 50.1.
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      DANCER’S ESCAPE.
      132 21 Rescue from Blazing Motor-Boat. Oyster Bay, July 9. The actress and dancer, M,iss Adele Astaire was about to start on a motorboat trip with Mr. William Leeds, the American millionaire, when the boat caught fire. Flames swept the decks and Mr. Leeds picked up Miss Astaire and threw
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      FAR EAST DIVORCE CASE.
      91 21 Damages of £2,000 Awarded To Petitioner. London, July 9. Agreed damages of £2,000 were awarded to Mr. George Stanley Hankinson, assistant in the Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank at Harbin, who was granted a decree nisi in the divorce court against his wife Enid, now living
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      POISON TRIAL.
      237 21 Mrs. Pace Found Not Guilty.” London, July G. A criminal trial which was characterised throughout by emotional scenes rare in the history of English jurisprudence had a remarkable ending to-day (the fifth day &gt;f the hearing), when Mr. Justice Horridge, without calling on the evidence for ihe defence,
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      BULGARIAN OUTRAGE.
      92 21 Prominent General Shot Dead. Sofia, July 8. General ProtoguerofT, head of the Macedonian revolutionary committee, and a friend were shot dead by three unknown men, who escaped. ProtoguerofT, who was 75 years of age, was a Bulgarian General who, by leading loyal troops after the war dispersed a
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      DEATH OF MR. HOWARD ELLIOTT.
      91 21 Prominent United States Railway Director. Dennis, Massachusetts, July 9. The death has occurred of Mr. Howard Elliott, chairman of the Board of the Northern Pacific Railway and a director of many railway and other concerns. He was a former President of the Harvard Alumni Association.
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      MURDERED MAGISTRATE.
      65 21 Rich Mohammedan Sentenced To Death. Calcutta, July 10. Bazlar Rahman, who murdered Mr. G. H. W. Davies, the district magistrate at Chittagong in April, has been sentenced to death. Bazlar Rahman is a rich, educated Mohammedan. He was granted an interview by Mr. Davies at the latter’s residence
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      VISITING EX-KAISER.
      80 21 No Official Reception For Airmen. Cologne, July 8. The trans-Atlantic flyers, Baron von Huenefeld and Captain Kohl, did not receive an official civic reception on their arrival from Holland, because (it is alleged) they did not advise the authorities of the time of their coming. It is common
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      CABLE AND RADIO.
      527 21 REPORTED APPROVAL OF MERGER PLANS. London, July 5. The Daily Mail, in a leading article, approves as eminently sound the scheme of the alleged recommendations for the fusion of Empire wireless and cable interests under the control of a corporation. The paper states that the decision was
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      MAURETANIA RECORD RUN.
      61 21 New York and Back In 1214 Days. Rugby, July 6. The Cunard liner Mauretania, which is 21 years old, arrived at Southampton today after establishing a new record foi the Southampton-New York return trip, making the double journey in twelve and a quarter days. Her average speed
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      BROADCASTING POPULAR.
      48 21 Rugby, July 4. The Assistant Postmaster-General stated in Parliament to-day that the number of broadcasting licences issued now exceeded 2,500,000. Berlin, July 4. It is reported from Rome that General Armani, chief of the general air staff, crashed at Nettnno in flames. Armani was badly burned.
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      MAIL STEAMER ON FIRE.
      410 21 PASSENGERS REMOVED. HEAVY DAMAGE OX tup CARMARTHENSHIRE. E London, July s. I The Royal Mail steamer Carman shire, outward bound for China w, th n covered to be on fire when she’ \V, 1! feeding down the Thames Sh. pro beached at Krith and a.l The
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      NEW YORK HEAT WAVE.
      91 21 Six Deaths Occur in City Alone. New York, July 10. Six deaths have occurred in New York City alone as a result of the heat wave under which the eastern states are sweltering. The temperature in N*’.v York at midday yesterday was 02 deg. m the
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      RHINELAND OCCUPATION.
      73 21 No Reduction of British Troops Contemplated. Rugby, July 10. In reply to another question Sir L. Worthington-Evans said the strength of the British troops in the Rhine area, excluding a small detachment in the Saar district, was approximately 6,000 on July 1. No reduction in their numbers was
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      TURKISH REFORMS.
      48 21 Latin Characters Instead Of Arabic. Constantinople, July 10. The committee appointed to stud proposal to adopt Latin instead ot A characters recommends entire re 7 10U ,i,* ling of the Turkish alphabet and the compilation of a dictionary of the l urk language in Latin characters.
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      DRAMA OF THE ARCTIC.
      908 22 grim ordeal. LUNDBORG’S experiences ON ICE FLOE. TFRRIBLE sufferings of MAROONED ITALIANS. King’s Bay, July 4. Th searches by ships among the ice i.irra-es in the neighbourhood of Bear I* and have concluded. No trace of Amundsen was found. Ju|y 4 Th airman Babushkin, who was
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      ANTI WAR PACT.
      246 22 Reasons for British Caution. London, July 9. In the House of Commons at question time Sir Austen Chamberlain said everything had been done to hasten the Government’s reply to the latest American peace pact note. With regard to the Labour party suggestion that the good repute of
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      ANGAMOS DISASTER.
      43 22 Death Roll Officially Stated As 209. Santiago de Chile, July 10. It is officially stated that the death-roll through the sinking of the Chilean Naval transport Angamos was 209. There were only six survivors out of the 215 persons on board.
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      A NEW ZEPPELIN.
      80 22 Friedrichshafen, July 9. The new Zeppelin LZ 127 was christened Count Zeppelin this morning by Zeppelin’s daughter Countess Brandenstein, who emptied a bottle of liquid air over the l&gt;ows. The constructor, Herr Eckener. said the round the world flight had been postponed owing to difficulty in refilling
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      COTTON PROBLEMS.
      493 22 Sharp Break in New York Market. New Orleans, July 9. One of the sharpest breaks of the year occurred in the cotton market following the publication of the government acreage report, showing an increase of over 11 per cent, compared with July last year. Heavy selling sent down
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      MOSCOW BOMB OUTRAGE.
      175 22 More Serious than Officially Admitted. Moscow, July 0. A home-made boml&gt; which is alleged to have been thrown by two former members of the White Guards exploded outside the passport bureau of the state political department. One Red soldier was killed and one seriously injured. One culprit,
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      JAPAN’S POLICY IN CHINA.
      184 22 TSINAN AFFAIR. WITHDRAWAL OF TROOPS FROM SHANTUNG. Tokio, July 10. As a result of the Cabinet’s discussion of Chinese affairs, the general opinion of Ministers appears to be that the Government will recognise Chang Tso-lin’s successor, but will insist that the agreements made with the ex-dictator
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      GREEK POLITICS.
      201 22 British System of Election Adopted. Athens, July 4. The Greek general elections will probably be held on August 19. Athens, July 7. The Labour Confederation is calling off the tobacco workers’ strike and other strikes to-day. Athens, July 9. The Labour Confederation has called off the tobacco strike.
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      REPATRIATED CREWS.
      108 22 Tact of Captain Prevents Trouble. Melbourne, July 10. The liner Mamilius has arrived with the repatriated crews of the Commonwealth liners Largs Hay, Moreton Bay and Hobson’s Bay. A report, signed by a number of these, shows that Bed agitators during the voyage from Liverpool tried to stir
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      GENEVA FATALITY.
      73 22 Light Sentence for American Coloured Man. Geneva, July 10. The coloured American chauffeur John Coates, who shot and killed a Hungarian valet named Szabo on March 20 in the course of a quarrel, was sentenced to a year’s imprisonment and payment of one franc damages. His revolver was
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      BRITISH FIRMS IN CHINA.
      270 23 NORTHERN DEBTS. OVER £1,000,000 FOR ROLLING STOCK. SMALL HOPE OF BEING PAID. London, July 9. In the House of Commons Mr. H. W Looker (Cons., Essex. S.E.) drew attention to the fart that the Northerners carried off 6,000 trucks, .500 locomotives and practically half the rolling
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      KILLED BY LIGHTNING.
      93 23 Phenomenal Storms Occur In Canada. Ottawa, July 10. One of the severest thunderstorms known for years occurred yesterday evening. Major O’Halloran and Lance-Ser-geant Doudey, of the 7th Field Battery at Montreal, were killed by lightning striking the guns while the battery was practising at Petawawa military camp.
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      SHANGHAI DEFENCE FORCE.
      81 23 Units to be 'Relieved During Trooping Season. London, July 10. In the House of Commons at question time Sir L. Worthington-Evans, Secretary for War, stated that it had been arranged for units of the Shanghai Defence Force to be relieved during the next trooping reason. Families of
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      LADY HEATH’S EFFORT.
      45 23 Height Record in Small Machine. Rugby, July 10. Lady Heath, who recently flew to South Africa and back in a light aeroplane, to-day created a height record in a 30 horse power seaplane, when at Rochester she reached a height of 13,400.
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      JAPAN AND NEW ZEALAND.
      73 23 Rugby, July 10. It was stated in the House of Commons that the Government of New Zealand had kept His Majesty’s Government in Great Britain informed on the negotiations which had l&gt;oen for some time in progress with a view to an exchange of notes regulating
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      Cable News in Brief.
      1378 23 Bukharest, July 5. Ten men sentenced to imprisonment for ufe attempted to escape from Ognetimari prison through a hole in the wall. Sentries shot dead nine of them. The tenth, though wounded, escaped in the forest. The Hague, July 5. Three hundred and forty prominent istronomers,
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      INDIAN REFORM COMMISSION.
      100 23 BENGAL COOPERATES. LABOUR HOSTIUTY CONDEMNED. Calcutta, July n The Bengal Legislative Council hv -a to SO, adopted the Government motion appoint a committee to cooperate with the Simon Commission. The Moh» n medan members sided with Europeans. The Labour member Lata* fat Hossetn attacked the political actmtuis
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      SHOOTING CASE IN SHANGHAI.
      181 23 CHARGED WITH FIRING \T HIS WIFE. Shanghai, July 4. A sensation has been created by the arrest of Mr. C. C. Elrod, an American resident and an employee of the Shanghai Municipal Council, on a charge of th«&gt; attempted murder of his wife at their home
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      OSCAR SLATER’S APPEAL
      201 23 MISCARRIAGE OF JUSTICE ALLEGED. London, July 9. The appeal of Oscar Slater against his conviction on a charge of murdering the aged Miss Marion Gilchrist in Glasgow in 1908 was heard by five judges of the Scottish criminal court of appeal in Edinburgh. Slater was present. His
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      SAVIDGE CASE INQUIRY.
      139 24 the finding. TWO MEMBERS VINDICATE POLICE. i 4BOUB COMMISSIONER’S OPPOSING VIEW. London, July 11. The Savidge tribunal’s findings have It n presented to the Home Secretary. They consist of a majority report signed h0 chairman, Sir John Eldon Bankes, Mr. J. J. Withers, M.P. (Cons., Cam- ,!jr
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      SICKNESS ON STEAMER.
      86 24 eight deaths after LEAVING SABANG. Port Said, July 10. The Rotterdam Lloyd steamer Insulinde, from Batavia (on which serious sickness occurred) has arrived and is in quarantine. A passenger developed throat trouble after leaving Sabang and died in 48 hours in spite of isolation measures. Seven further
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      OBITUARY.
      90 24 A Former United States Senator. Washington, July 10. The death has occurred of ex-Senator C •■•or-.re Earle Chamberlain, who was chairman of the Senate Military Affairs I’ommiuee during the war. He was a f'-r'/ur Governor of Oregon and ex"’•mber of the United States Shipping Board. Tokio. July 10. Ti’.e
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      UNITED STATES STEEL.
      46 24 New’ York, July 10. The United States Steel Corporation and its ninety-two subsidiary companies have brought an action in the United States Court of Claims to recover $101,582,180 which, it is claimed, represents overpaid income and profits tax for 1017 plus $9,359,862 interest.
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    RESCUE AT SEA VIEW.
    147 24 Lady Goes in After European In Difficulties. A plucky rescue was seen at Seaview Hotel on July 3, when Mr. R. T. Hyall, an employee of Borneo Motors, got into difficulties in the sea at the westward n d of the bathing pavilion, and was brought
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      FOOTBALL.
      1319 24 Creditable Draw Against The Chinese. The draw of two-all between Pulo Brani and the Chinese, In a League first division match played on the Stadium on Friday, was a surprising result since the Chinese were expected to win without much difficulty. Pulo Brani, although they have always given plucky
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      GOLF.
      722 24 Ladies’ Competition at Bukit Timah. The following: is the result of the Ladies’ Eclectic Competition held during June over 18 holes on the Relief Course. First Division.—(handicap 10 and under) Winner Mrs. R. H. Wilson G—1(5 51. Second Division.—Handicap over 10), Winner Miss C. M. O. Lawrence 73—24 40.
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      SINGAPORE CRICKET.
      960 25 S.R.C. Collapse Against The Cricket Club. The* S.C.C. arul the S.R.C. met on the pndang in a match which was begun on Friday afternoon. The S.R.C. were the first to bat and made a bad start. When play ceased on Friday they had lost five of their wickets
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      YACHTING.
      700 25 Close Contest for Milner Cup. The first race for the Milner cup brought out four of the Royal Singapore Yacht Club A class boats and with weather set fair and a nice breeze, a very close contest was witnessed. Dr. Webster started the boats at 10.10 a.m. over the
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      GARRISON SPORTS.
      697 25 Gunners Ahead of All Other Units. The annual Garrison Sports were held on Saturday at the Polo Club ground. There was a large attendance and the weather was fine but cool. The meeting was attended by H.E. the Governor (Sir Hugh Clifford) and Lady Clifford, H.E. the G.O.C.
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      OLYMPIC TRIALS.
      97 25 [REUTER TELEGRAM.] Records Broken in U.S.A. [REUTER TELEGRAM.] Cambridge, Massachusetts, July 7. In the final of the Olympic trials, E. D Hamm, Georgia Technical College, broke the world’s long jump record with a jump of 25 feet 11 1-8 ins. Lloyd Hahn created a new 800 metres record
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      STADIUM FINANCES.
      253 25 Record Profits in Last Six Months. The gross revenue taken at the Singa pore stadium during the first half 0 f this year was roughly $6,000 larger than that taken during the corresponding period of 1027 and it also exceeded the total takings for 1926. The report and
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      SPORTS IN KUALA LUMPUR.
      233 25 Malayan Champion In Form. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur. July 7. The first of the Selangor schools annual athletic meetings was held at the Methodist Boys’ school to-day when ideal weather and a large crowd contributed towards its success. All the items were keenly contested
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      HEAVYWEIGHT BOXING.
      60 25 [REUTER TELEGRAM.] Uzcudun Beats German Champion. [REUTER TELEGRAM.] San Sebastian, July 8. In a twelve round contest for the European heavy-weight title Paolino Uzcudun knocked out Ludwig Hayman, the tierman champion, in the eleventh. Fifteen thousand people watched tne fight. Uzcudun weighed in at 14st. 21d. and Hayman
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      BRITISH MARATHON.
      87 25 [REUTER TELEGRAM.] H. Payne Wins in Record Time. [REUTER TELEGRAM.] London, July 6* A feature of the British athletic c h a pionships at Stamford Bridge wa Marathon race from Windsor to i ford Bridge, of 26 miles 385 yards. H. Payne, of Woodford Green, was th winner
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      TENNIS.
      1599 26 Results of the Tournament. London, July 4. Glorious weather prevailed at Wimbledon to-day, and the centre court was racked for the semi-finals in men’s and Women's singles. The results were as follows Men's Singles, Semi-Finals. I acoste (France) beat W. T. Tilden /I S V), 2—6, 6—1, 2—6, 6—4,
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      SCHOOL SPORTS.
      316 26 Successful Meeting At Outram Road. Last Thursday afternoon Outram Road School held its annual athletic sports meeting on the school ground before a large attendance. The school championship was won by Lim Lian Lock with Mohamed Kassim as runner up. The house championship was won by Raffles House
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      SINGAPORE SWORD CLUB.
      122 26 Six more bouts were fought off on July 4 in the Singapore Sword Club foil competition. All were very long and hard fights, and two were only won after the scores were level at four all. The following were the results O. S. Norgaard (owe 4) beat
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      TWO CENTURIES IN PERAK MATCH.
      58 26 Two centuries were scored in n match between the Ipoh Club and Tanjon# Ram but an Hospital on July 1. For th# club Lieut. Stringer, of the Burma Rifles, Mi do 1012 out of a total of 282, and for the Hospital .T. Smith made
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      BRITISH ATHLETICS.
      236 26 [REUTER TELEGRAM] Prospects of Success In Olympics. [REUTER TELEGRAM] London, July 7. The Amateur Athletic Championships, which are a miniature Olympial, opened at Stamford Bridge to-day. There was a strong Continental and Dominion Olympic entry. The weather was glorious and the meeting was watched by a crowd of
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      MALAY ATHLETICS.
      293 26 Great Interest in Inter-Club Events. The Malay Inter-Club sports were held on the Malaya Football Association ground on Sunday, and were attended by H. E. the Governor, (Sir Hugh Clifford) and Lady Clifford and H. E. the G. O. C. (Sir C. C. van Straubenzee) and Lady StraubcAzce.
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      MENTAL PATIENTS’ SPORTS.
      118 26 Interesting Meeting in Ipoh Institution. (From Our Own Correspondent). Ipoh, July 8. Despite the races and other counter-at-tractions over a hundred leading Europeans and others, the British Resident, and the Raja Bendahara were present at the sports at the Central Mental Hospital on Saturday, where there are
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      MALAYAN TENNIS.
      1134 27 ONE OUTSIDE PLAYER IN SINGLES. Entries for the Malayan tennis championships, to be played on the S.C.C. courts at the end of this month and the beginning of August, ha\e now closed, and it is possiMc tv' arrive at some estimate of the o,o.a it&gt; of p ay
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      SWIMMING.
      78 27 Results at Singapore Chinese Club. The 100 metres breast stroke races swum off at the Chinese Swimming Club .'n Sunday resulted as follows A Division.—1. Tan Hong Seng (go at 6), 1 min. 46 2/5 secs. 2. Scab Tong Anr (9), 1 min. 49 1/5 secs. 3. Scow Sian
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      TANGLIN CLUB SNOOKERS.
      40 27 The final of the “Single” and “Married” Snooker competition was played off at the Tanglin Club on Friday between Mtssis. Godwin and Hawkeswood and Messrs. Hughes and Hayes. Honours went to the “Single” (Messrs. Hughes and Hayes).
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    SINGAPORE FLYING CLUB.
    118 27 Former Imperial Airways Mechanic Arrives. Mr. B. A. Soyer, who was formerly one of the chief mechanics employed by Imperial Airways, Ltd., at the Croydon aerodrome, and who has been engaged by the Singapore Flying Club as their mechanic, has arrived, and he is now engaged in
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    ARMED CHINESE IN RICKSHA.
    117 27 Inspector Dale’s Arrest In Jalan Besar. When two Chinese were produced before the Second Police Magistrate (Mr. W. N. Gourlay) on Friday and called upon to show cause why they should no! furnish security to keep the peace, Inspector Dale of Kandang Kerbau Division said that
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    HENLEY REGATTA.
    265 27 [REUTER TELEGRAM] Canadian Wins Diamond Sculls. [REUTER TELECRAM] London, July 7. The finals at Henley Regatta resulted as follows Diamond Sculls.—J. Wright (Canada) beat R. Lee (Worcester College, Oxford), by a length. Time 8m. 24secs. Grand Challenge Cup.—Thames R. C. defeated First Trinity, Cambridge, by two lengths. Time
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    BIRTHS
    127 27 LAIDI.AW.- On July 8. 1928, at Franklin. Kudai kanal, to Mr. and Mrs. D. Laidlaw, of the Chartered Bank. Seremban. a son. LEICESTER. On July 4. 1928, at the Maternity Hospital, Singapore, the wife of Dr. W. S. Leicester, Malayan Medical Service, of a daughter. MILLAR. On July 1.
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    MARRIAGES
    65 27 .SCOTT KIN'NEAR. At Dalmeny Parish Church, Scotland, on June 29, 1928. Dr. Alex. Scott. Ipoh. to Jean Rea. third daughter ot' the late Mr. G. H. Kinnear. F.E.I.S., Glenbervie, and of Mrs. Kinnear. The Cottage, Dalmeny. WEE KHOO.—On June 10. 1928. Mr. Wee Thian Swee, second son of Mr.
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    Trade and Finance.
    133 27 Singapore, J*ly jj, exchange. On London, Bank 4 m/a Demand 2/3% Private 3 m. credit *1*11/16 On New York, Demand 2/4 7/32 Private 90 d/a &lt;’•6 On France, Bank T.T. B7 On India, Bank T.T. 1426 On Hong Kong, Bank T.T. lou 164 On Shanghai, Bank T.T.
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    Stocks and Shares.
    753 27 Fraser and Co.’s Quotations Singapore, July 11. MINING. Iseue al. Pd. Buyers Sellers £1 £1 Asam Kumbang 46 6 47/6 £1 £1 Bangrin Tin 40/- 41 1 1 Batang Padang 0.40 0.45 1 1 Batu Caves 1.25 1.30 £1 £1 Chenderiang 16/- 17 1 1 Chin Chin
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  • The Straits Budget RUBBER SUPPLEMENT
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      CONTENTS.
      67 1 General— London Rubber Stocks 'Singapore Rubber Auction 1 Rubber Position By A. W. Still 1 Were the Rulers Consulted 2 Rubber and Railroads 2 Rubber Returns J Local Rubber Auctions 2 Ceylon Rubber Control 2 Rubber News Cable NewsRubber Industries 1 Meetings and Reports— Indian Immigration 1 Balgownie Rubber
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      INDIAN IMMIGRATION.
      216 1 Percentage of Women Higher Last Year. The annual report of the Labour lcjurtment states that the total number ,.f immigrants that arrived from Southern India at Penang was 156,132 in 1927 as •juim 174.795 in 1926, showing a decrease of 18.663. All these immigrants arrived on the British
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      LONDON RUBBER STOCKS.
      28 1 1 1- wi&gt; and Peat’s cable from London u s LiOO tons decrease making the a London rubber stocks at July 10 a&gt; revised, 36,911.
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      SINGAPORE RUBBER AUCTION.
      139 1 j' Singapore Chamber of Commerce ii i Vi soc H tion held its 872nd auction on 11,' when there was catalogued 1,215,576 '7 tons; offered 9l0.H0 lbs. or '«&gt;ns sold 763,209 lbs. or 340.72 tons v lo Os. 9Mid. w &gt; ork 19’s cts. PRICES REALISED. Klh
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      RUBBER POSITION. THE KLOPPENBURG SCHEME.
      1187 1  -  (By A. W. Still.) London, June 13. A telegram from Amsterdam expresses surprise at what is known as the Kloppenburg scheme being taken so seriously in London. I may say that Amsterdam is mistaken. The scheme has not been taken seriously—it has merely been received
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      RUBBER INDUSTRIES.
      206 1 FUNDS TO PROMOTE RESEARCH. [REUTER TELEGRAM] London, July 10. The Rubber Industries Bill was passed in the House of Commons. The standing committee ordered it to be reported to the House. A new clause defining the duties of the collector and a new schedule laying down the form
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      BALGOWNIE RUBBER.
      703 1 CHAIRMAN ON HIGH COST OF PRODUCTION. The annual general meeting of Balgownie Rubber Estates, Ltd., was held on Saturday at the oflices of the' secretaries, Messrs. Derrick and Co. Mr. J. M. Sime presided and there were also present Messrs. C. Ritchie, S. H. Moss and J. E.
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      WERE THE RULERS CONSULTED ?
      901 2 WERE THE RULERS CONSULTED WHY MR. ORMSBY-GORE CAME TO MALAYA. SIR V. A. SWETTENHAM ASKS QUESTIONS. It is very desirable that we should know when and by whom tlie .Malay Rulers were asked what they thought about (his question of the abolition ot restriction. Our relations with the Malays are
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      ULU PANDAN RUBBER.
      603 2 Building Value of Estate Land. The annual general meeting of The I IJlu Pandan &lt;S.) Rubber Estates, Ltd., I was held at the Registered offices of the company, French Bank Buildings, Singa- pore, oi'i Friday (5th July 1928, at noon. Mr. Koh San Hin presided and the
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      RUBBER AND RAILROADS.
      341 2 Experiments in the Malay States. pads of a special process rubber were recently installed on one rail length of the permanent way of the F.M.S. Railways, with a view to preventing abrasion between the rail and the sleeper, deadening the sound transmitted to the coaches, and absorbing
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      RUBBER RETURNS.
      225 2 Ay it Molck.—11.570 lb*. Anglo-Joliore.—39,000 lbs. Ayer Kuning.—9.000 lbs. Alorpongsu.—30,280 lbs. Arras.—12,500 lbs. Brfeh 27.657 lbs. Bodong Malaya t.—13,299 lbs. Bertam Consolidated. —210,000 lbs Bertam Kxtended.—31,000 lbs. Bassett.—30,700 lbs. Bakap Rubber.—13.100 lbs. Batu Matang.—17,500 lbs. Baling.—19,900 lbs. Batu Lintang.—48,363 lbs. Benta. 46,483 lbs. Bukit Palong.—13,341 lbs. Buloh Kasap.—25.840
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      LOCAL RUBBER AUCTIONS.
      611 2 Little Activity in The Market. Lewis and Peat’s report of the 5th in states ,n!st&gt; A little activity was S ee„ at hc of the week owing to the liquidation July, and prices declined slightly f or positions. Forwards, however, have bet neglected, the demand is poor,
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      CEYLON RUBBER CONTROL.
      157 2 Exports of Rubber from Ceylon. 6th Restriction Year. Month Export- Actual Exports Ex able Exports Import- ports Maximum Ceylon- ed Latex Produced Rubber Rubber Tons Tons Tons Gallons Nov. 1927 3,815 4,110 435 Nil Dec. 1927 3,815 4,166 472 Nil Jan. 1928 3,816 4,404 649 N&gt;1 Feb.
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      RUBBER NEWS.
      3859 3 reports and meetings of companies. y t. Hamilton (the chairmen) pre- a t the annual meeting of Windsor, vs &gt; Rubber. The chairman said I ndit dcd in my address last year that, Mn exportable allowance of only cont. of our standard and con,!LtK. higher cost of production,
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      CENTRAL PAHANG PLANTERS.
      798 4 Elephants Within Three Miles Of Raub. A general meeting of the Central Pahang Planters’ Association was held in Mentakab on Saturday, June 30. There were present :—Vicomte R. de Bondy, (chairman and hon. secretary) and Messrs. Young, Hartfield, Anderson, Gibson, Burleigh, Mackie, Clemenson, Tim, Harding, Sewell and
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      LOCAL SHARE MARKET.
      519 4 Messrs. Macphail and Co.’s Weekly Report. Macphail and Co’s weekly report, dated July 7, states With the price of rubber practically unchanged and that of tin continuing a steady downward tendency it is not to be expected that the markets should be burstingly active or burblingly optimistic.
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        LONDON EXCHANGE STERLING PRICES JUNE 13.
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