The Straits Budget, 3 January 1929

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1 11 The Straits Budget
  • 28 1 The Straits Budget BEING THE WEEKLY ISSUE OF THE STRAITS TIMES [ESTABLISHED EIGHTY YEARS.] No. 3,699 SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, JANUARY 3, 1929 Price 25 cents (S.S. Currency) or 7d.
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  • 323 1 leaders— Pag Malayan Personalities 3 United W e Stand Cameron’s vs. i raser’s 3-4 The Labourer and His Hire 4 Hot Air i Occasional Notes 4-o Telegrams, Renter and SpecialCovering Past Week’s News 17-21 Pictures Sporting Events in Malaya 13 Fancy Dress Dance Singapore Swimming Club 14 Pasir Panjong
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  • 4084 1 The engagement is announced between Arthur Bernard Walton, Malayan Forest service, elder son of Mr. H. J. Walton, i.C.S., and Mrs. Walton, and Muriel Alison, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. B. vlark, of Edinburgh. H.E. the Governor, Sir Hugh Clifford, and Lady Clifford were the guests
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  • 271 2 (From Our Own Correspondent) Penang, Dec. 27. A shooting incident occurred in Penang harbour early this morning Mr. C. S. Norrie, chief officer of the steamer Tung Song, turning a revolver upon himself in his cabin. When Captain Stokes entered
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  • 199 2 (From Our Own Correspondent) Penang. Dec. 2<*. A motor accident occurred at the junction of Pangkor an<l Kelewei roads about 1.20 p.m. to-day, resulting in the death ot Mr. Edward John Leake, assistant of Whiteaway, La id law and Co., Penang Deceased was killed
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  • 144 2 The annual general meeting of the Jiang Guan Crick and Tile Manufacturing Co., Ltd., was held at the ofTices of f he secretaries, Ronnie, Lowiek and Co. at noon on Saturday. Mr. C. J. Schirmer was in the chair, and the others present were Dr. M.
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  • 1257 3 Straits Times, Dec. 27. 81 If we are to believe the quidnuncs—liul why not when it suits our purpose sort of inducement was held out B gj r Hugh Clifford to remain at* Home Ku[ not return to this country. A peerBge and directorates in the City galore
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  • 1330 3 UNITED WE STAND Straits Times, Doc. 28. For many months there have bee® rumours of the formation of a powerful WT-pnpor combine in India. The idea i..s been pooh-poohed in suspected quar- s and certain features of it, notably mention cf the names of Lord Irwin, •or 1 Burnham, Sir
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  • 1271 3 Strains Times, Dec. 29. Why on earth there should be two conflicting schools of thought regarding the hill stations in the F.M.S., me one favouring Cameron’* Highlands and the other supporting Fraser’s Hill, we cannot understand. There is plenty of room for both they will both be
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  • 1036 4 Straits Times, Dec. 31. It is one of the weaknesses of that brand of Socialism which is expounded so amusingly in the House of Commons by the lugubrious Mr. David Kirkwood that it will concede nothing more than the wages of a crossing-sweeper to any
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  • 1030 4 ’list so much hot air.—Straits Times. Jan A remarkable amount of sabre-rattling and jingoism characterises the Home newspapers received by the last mail. The armaments controversy is used as Che peg on which to hang thinly-veiled predictions of active preparations for war and the frightfulness of the next
    ’list so much hot air.—Straits Times. Jan €.  -  1,030 words
  • 109 4 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Dec. 30. Yesterday afternoon at the Sang Fatt Mine at Serdang a palong 200 ft. long collapsed suddenly hurling to the base of the mine over 30 feet below a coolie who was working at the
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  • OCCASIONAL NOTES
    • 160 4 —Straits Times, Dec. 27. Many a bachelor in Malaya remembers with gratitude the vessel that carried the one who became his wife at Penang Singapore, and sometimes Kuala Lumpur says the Rev. F. W. J. Reynolds. This one of the things that might have been expressed differently,
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    • 169 4 —Straits Times, Dec. 27. A pathetic letter is published in the Malayan Police Magazine. It was written to the Protector of Chinese, Kuala Lumpur, who is accused of lending an unduly sympathetic ear to the complaints of discontented wives. It was not always so, this
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    • 244 4 —Straits Tinics, Dee. 27. The speed with which the less intelligent type of American tourist does Europe has become a byword, but it is surely nothing compared with Mr. Ormsby-Gore’s tour of the Far Eastern colonies. Mr. Ormsby-Gore, after a week’s scamper through Ceylon ami
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    • 221 4 r* i i uit iiv «v —Straits Times, Dec. 27. A reference in the Blue Book to Ha’aya puzzles our Colombo contemporary. 'Ir. I Ormsby-Gore wrote that the development of factory production there (Malaya) m sufficiently striking: to make one won lev whether the growing demand in
      r* i i uit iiv «v —Straits Times, Dec. 27.  -  221 words
    • 72 5 OV/fc* J 1 thought you were driving. —Straits Times, Dec. 28. No prizes are offered for filling in th« blanks in the following. Mr. and Mr. were speeding towards Katong in a two-seater in the first pale light of Christmas Day. 44 You’r# going a bit fast,
      OV/fc* J ~ 1 — thought you were driving. —Straits Times, Dec. 28.  -  72 words
    • 180 5 HAVING NONE —Straits Times, Dec. 2$. There is no justice Of all the hideous nightmares which assault the sanity of mankind is there anything more revolting than that grotesque vision wherein the man who is fighting four spades doubled and has them cold watches a perfectly good ace trumped by
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    • 195 5 WHY IS THE BACON SO TOUGH here early in the New Year.—Straits Times. Dec. 28. We have been waiting for it for months and now it has come as a stupid jokesong in succession to that equally absurd ditty, 44 No Bananas.” Its advent is announced in the mail papers
      here early in the New Year.—Straits Times. Dec. 28.  -  195 words
    • 320 5 “SINGLE MEN IN BARRICKS —Straits Times, Dec. 28. Few soldiers who leave England for their first tour of duty in the East escape that disappointment which comes with the realisation of how irksome and uneventful life can he in a military station in the tropics. It is at such times
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    • 136 5 cautions will be taken.—Straits Times, Dec. 29. A correspondent writes to say that in |ne very early hours of the morning after Boxing Day he met a gaily-caparisoned elephant walking along the road which connects two Singapore hotels. There v oro a number of Indian attendants in
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    • 178 5 Straits Times, Dec. 29. As we painted out when the question of a Court of Criminal Appeal was before the Legislative Council of this Colony lately, prisoners who go to the Court of Criminal Appeal in England in the hope of getting their sentences reduced always run
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    • 223 5 them the best of pood fortune. —Straits Times, Dec. 29. Ignoring the epithets 44 Yahoos,” 44 Philistines and the rest, the Singapore public has given good support to. the Macdor.a /layers, with their Shavian repertoire, md the visit has lasted considerably enger than the usual 44 week
      them the best of pood fortune.—Straits Times, Dec. 29.  -  223 words
    • 233 5 ,—Straits Times, Dec. 29. The public are indebted to Mr. Gaw Khek Khiam for protesting against the Municipality’s extravagant expenditure on The Lake house at the Thomson Road reservoir. The land cost $*>5,000. and as the object of buying it was to prevent possible contamination of the
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    • 188 5 among easiest on the island.—Straits Times, Dec. 31. During the course of our perambulations around the Gap—where beauty adorable is found with the setting sun and beauty unashamed is not unknown with the rising moon—it has frequently crossed our mind what an excellent site s afforded
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    • 302 5 nasso»! sneh risricl qualifications. Straits T lines, Dec. 31. It is to be feared that tact is not one of Mr. E. A. Brown’s strong points as a Municipal Commissioner, and when he announced on Friday that he knew more about the Theatre Board of Control than
      nasso»! sneh risricl qualifications.—Straits T lines, Dec. 31.  -  302 words
    • 323 5 DRY” HOPES IN CEYLON. —Straits Times, Dec. 31. The Governor of Ceylon has been talking to the planters of the Kelani Valley about temperance, but he was discussing, not the 44 planter’s thirst,” but the agitation for prohibition on the American plan which is now being hearc n that island.
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    • 97 5 FOUR TO ONE AGAINST Straits Times, Jan. 2. Various people out here seem to be 'almost confident that Labour will win a sweeping victory at the General Elec, ion next year, but their opinion would not npear to he shared in business circles < Home where in mail week the
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    • 173 5 —Straits Times, Jan. 2. Lost wo do the inhabitants of Medan an injustice we hasten to correct an impression which may have been given bv our statement that the crews of His Majesty’s Australian submarines Otway and Oxley spent a rather monotonous Obrislmas in Medan, the majority
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    • 189 5 become acclimatised.—Straits Times, Jan. 2. An interesting invention has been put on the market by one of the leading British electrical manufacturing companies. It is described as a book conditioning cabinet, and it is intended to be used by manufacturers of books required by government departments overseas. A
      become acclimatised.—Straits Times, Jan. 2.  -  189 words
    • 261 5 defend himself at the same time.—Straits Times, Jan. 2. Another sign of the increasing readiness of Singapore criminals to attack the police when they think it safe to do so was given in the early hours of Monday morning, when two Chinese drew knives on a
      defend himself at the same time.—Straits Times, Jan. 2.  -  261 words


  • 1588 6  -  (By A. W. Still.) [Copyright] London, Dec. 5. total sum of £172,703,245 of National War Bonds and Treasury Bonds fads due for payment on the Ist of I;ebruary, and a conversion scheme has just been announced to deal with these liabilities, which the
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  • 91 6 (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Dec. 27. That ho stole S4G in notes and some property belonging to police constables in the barracks at the Police Depot in order to get his discharge from the force because he had been ill ever since he .ioined Jt
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  • 66 6 [The Strait* Time* 1» not responsible for the opinions of its correspondent*. 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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  • 171 6 PREJUDICE To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, —Some months ago I received an Australian paper which contained a list of the names and places of origin 01 the “Australian” footballers who came heie, and if 1 remember rightly at least halt of them were born in the Old
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  • 273 6 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, —The remarks made at the meeting of the Municipal Commissioners on Friday are scarcely in accordance with the facts of the case. After considering various sites for a market in conjunction with the Municipal authorities, half an acre
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  • 227 6 Mines might be described as subsisting on the sanguine expectations that sooner or later the speculative pendulum is destined to sw’ing in their direction, writes a London correspondent. Though there is a little indication of the contingency happening, at any rate this side of
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  • 613 6 (From Our Own Correspondent) Batavia, Dec. 22. The Count and Countess de Rethy (the Crown Prince and Princess of Belgium) arrived in Java on Monday last, and on arrival were welcomed by various high Government officials. Among those present was one of the daughters
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  • 117 6 o Uno ,V s con fl^ c t has arisen between c! e i Swedish Crown and the City of otoeknolm, inasmuch as the State wants e pay rent large parks, rL in KS Gar <len and the “Hop garden, in the very heart of Stockholm, fu 8 A been
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  • SINGAPORE WEDDINGS.
    • 377 7 An interesting wedding took place at the St. Andrew’s Cathedral on Saturday afternoon. The bridegroom was Mr. R.F.W. Leonard, son of the late Mr. R. W. W. Leonard and Mrs. Leonard, of Weston-super-Mare, of Mansfield and Co. He is well known
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    • 425 7 The marriage took place at St. Andrew’s Cathedral on Saturday morning of Dr. William E. Hutchinson, younger son of Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Hutchinson, of Watford, Ireland, and Phyllis Iris Irene, second daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John White
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    • 306 7 The Singapore Presbyterian Church was the scene of a pretty wedding on Monday, Dec* 31, when Mr. James Milner Fraser, of the Singapore Improvement Trust, only son of the late Mr. James M. Fraser and Mrs. Fraser, of Aberdeen, was married to
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  • 449 7 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Malacca, Dec. 27. The combined Christ Church and American Mission choirs gave a carol service in Christ Church on Sunday evening. Thy service was taken by the Rev. H. J. Hutchinson and the Rev. M. Dodsworth read the lessons.
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  • 518 7 (From Our Own Correspondent) Ipoh, Dec. 28. A rather ambitious if comprehensive agenda was discussed at the Malayan Indian Conference at Ipoh this w'eek by delegates from the Colony and the F.M.S. The Hon. Mr. Veerasamy presided. After i evolutions expressing condolence with the
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  • 186 7 An accident on the Teluk Blanga Road, near Alexandra Road junction, at about 11 p.m. on Dec. 23, in which Mr. F. G. Witt of 76, Pasir Panjang, received a nasty flesh wound on the head, was described in the
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  • 290 7 H.E. the Governor, Sir Hugh Clifford, ami Lady Clifford arrived in Singapore on Sunday morning by the P. and O. liner Morca, on their return from England. Both Sir Hugh and Lady Clifford looked very well. Indeed, Sir Hugh looked even fitter
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  • 142 7 The Association of Engineers has instructed all its members on boand vessels owned by the Sarawak Steamship Co., Ltd., to resign. The two ships in port at the present time are the Vyner Brooke and the Rajah of Sarawak. The Singapore agents, Messrs. Ong
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  • 242 7 On? Guan Suah, the Chinese who was charged hy Inspector Judge with making: a false statement against him and against P.C. 112, by alleging that they extorted from him as a consideration for allowng an unlicensed wayang to proceed, was 'isfharged by
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  • 3186 10 The America of To-Day, by J. A. Spender. lienn. 12s. 6d. It is a relief to read a book written by an Englishman about the United States which is entirely serious in its method and purpose. As much cannot be said
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  • 65 10 oung Hassan, the local boxer, who in everyday life is a revenue officer in the (lovernment Monopolies, was sentenced *o two months’ rigorous imprisonment in the I'ourth Court on Saturday for theft of char,du. He pleaded guilty and it was disclosed that lie was leaving the
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  • SUPPLEMENT TO THE STRAITS BUDGET
    • 115 13 H.E. the Governor (Sir Hugh Clifford, M.C.S., (i.CM.d., G.8.E.), Lady Clifford and Mr. \V. F. N. Churchill leaving the Morea, Tanjong Pagar. A deputation from the Junior Civil Service Association, Singapore, and the Subordinate Civil Service Association, I'enang waited upon His Excellency and a bouquet
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    • 46 13 Jhe wedding took place at St. Andrew’s ('athedral, Singapore, on Dec. 29 of Mr.* K. F. W. Leonard and Miss Lilian Salmund, daughter of Mr. and Mrs, 11. B. Salmond, of Singapore. A full description of the ceremony appears on another page.
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    • 53 14 Hauling in one of the Royal Air Force flying boats at the Seletar air base. A Wreath laid tin the Cenotaph, W’hi ehall, tin Armistice Day. Over Rattles Lighthouse. Swarm of wasps on a Malay house. I he Dutch Last Indies seaplane
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    • 148 15 Mr. Elliott on Jangcishak "ho won on both days. The Sultan of Perak leading in The Chef, Mr. “Seaton” up. Mrs. Harding leading in Piedmont, Mr. “Strode” up. Snaps at the Malaya Cup match at Singapore in which the l
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    • 23 16 Nui'fs and Iriend*» had an enjoyable |'aiu‘> clrdance at the (ieneral Hospital. Singapore on Friday la**t.
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    • 72 16 mwr > ,m ,Wrs #nd fril <l J«*t More the tiffin paly held at the Singapore Swimming Club on Christmas' Day.*' Photo, by If. .V, I:uil;crid<ic \t tin* l’rrs!i\it riiin (liurrh, on I *>(| \ij ss i/m,,,, Ablitl s right. f-O'flisl was killed in a head-on collision
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  • 1010 18 New Delhi, Dee. 20. The position in Kabul is now undoubtedly more clear. The severity of the wintry conditions has caused a considerable nuint&gt;cr of the rebel forces to withdraw temporarily, anil it is probable that
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  • 352 18 Berlin, Dec. 27. Referring to statements in the British Parliament on the Rhineland question. I)r. Strosemann declared in an interview that evacuation was primarily a question of practical politics, but Germany car.not alVord to neglect the legal aspect of the rase. He pointed
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  • 112 18 INDIA’S FUTURE. MAHARAJA’ S WARNING TO EXTREMISTS. Calcutta, Dec. 2G. The Maharaja of Mahumudabad, President of the All-India Muslim League, speaking at the opening session, gave a lead in favour of Dominion status for India as an alternative to complete independence. He declared that the British connection gave undeniable security
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  • 108 18 Shanghai. Dec. 28. Tie? provisional court to-day sentenced to death the three Chinese who were charged with the murder of Miss Dorothy Thompson and the attempted murder of Mr. Dudley Law on Oct. 3. The Foreign Consular Deputy, sitting with the Chinese Judge,
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  • 91 18 New York, Dec. 30. A scheme is being worked out to establish a special department on the Stock Exchange for trade in the securities of rubber companies. The scheme tentatively provides for the listing of British, Dutch and other stocks which
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  • 68 18 New York, Dec. 28. It is understood that Mr. John D. Rockefeller, Jur.r., has acquired three whole blocks between Forty-eighth Street and Fifty-first Street. This is believed to be a record deal in real estate, involving over £2!),000,000.
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  • 77 18 Havana, Dec. .*’o. The Cuban shipping war is likely to he intensified by the entry of two other competitors, namely a French line, which plans to start in January with two ships on the Havre-Vigo-New York-Havana run, and the Red Star line which is entering the steamer
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  • 49 18 Paris, Dec. 2G. Three mental experts who examined Ex-Senator Klotz, against whom a charge of uttering worthless cheques has been made, stated that he is entirely responsible for his actions. Later Klotz’s Counsel has demanded a second opinion with regard to the mental condition of his client.
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  • 51 18 London, Dec. 28. Hundreds of Salvationists enthusiastically greeted Evangeline Booth on her arrival in London from the United States. She declined to discuss the forthcoming meeting of the High Council, but hinted that the American dele/ration held very pronounced views on the subject cf Geneia. Bramwell Booth’s
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  • 24 18 London, Dec. 26. condition of the Archbishop of (anterbury continues to improve. The «jatnent now suffers pain only at rare intervals.
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  • 370 18 Paris, Dec. 30. After the customary passing to and fro of the Budget between the Chamber and the Senate, both Houses reached agreement and adopted the Budget as a whole i'he Chamber and Senate adjourned until Jan. 8. After an all
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  • 131 18 London, Dec. 2&lt;3. Like thousands of other families in England, the Royal Family /'pent a quiet and happy Christmas together. The Queen, Princess Mary, the Prince of \t ales, the Duke of Gloucester and Prince George attended a service in the Paltce
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  • 108 18 Rugby, Dec. 29. The Royal Aero Club yesterday received an entry from France of a team of three aircraft for the Schneider Maritime Trophy contest for seaplanes, which will be held over the Solent next summer. Italy has already entered, and there is
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  • 43 18 Washington, Dec. 27. Comdr. Byrd’s expedition to the Antarctic is nearing the proposed main base in the Bay of Whales. A wireless message to the Secretary for Mie Navy, Mr. Wilbur, states that the Ross icebarrier was reached on Tuesday.
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  • CHINESE CUSTOMS SERVICE.
    • 314 19 Peking, Dec. 31. Mr Edwards, who has been acting as r r umo-jil of Customs, has offiinformed Reuter’s agency that he !fi d t resignation to the Minister f Finance this morning. 01 Peking, Dec. 31. The translation of the dispatch sent by
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    • 322 19 Shanghai, Jan. 1. The Inspector-General announces that the Maritime Customs revenue for 1928 was 82.332,000 Haikuan taels, an increase of 13,507,000 compared with 1927. The average exchange at 2s. 11 l-16d. was £12,028,000, compared with £9,684,000 at 2s. 9d. in 1927. The
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    • 53 19 tu 0 Rugby, Dec. 27. on l)oc t j- 1 J-abour announces that !i 'va 1 .2811 (u\ a mj.mljor of unemployman in th.. «V i r us was 49.812 les* S?" year a:;' 0 bP A r V’ at mcin ovnient is decrease in unemhristmas f lme
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  • 204 19 Berlin, Dec. 28. An important extension of RussoGerman trade relations is foreshadowed by the protocol signed in Moscow on the 21st inst. It smooths immediate difficulties, and in particular the question of commercial espionage, which the Soviets have agreed to interpret in
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  • 227 19 Mukden, Dec. 29. The Manchurian leaders, headed by Chang Hsue-hliang, announce that, in accordance with the last will of Chang Tso-lin, they have decided to accept Sun Yat-sen’s three principles and also to submit to the authority of the National Government. In token of
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  • 201 19 London, Dec. 26. In response to the appeal broadcast by the Prince of Wales on behalf of distressed miners and their families, Lady Houston has given £30,000 and Lord Rothermere £25,000. These sums have I con handed to the Lord Mayor’s Fund,
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  • 112 19 Shanghai, Dec. 27. The texts of China’s new treaties with Holland, Sweden, Denmark and Portugal have been issued here. All grant tariff autonomy to China, and Portugal and Denmark give up extra-territoriality from Jan. 1, 1930. Annexes declare that China will promulgate
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  • 488 19 London, Dec. 28. In the opinion of Sir Kenneth Stewart (formerly of Martland and Co., Shanghai) the immediate effect of the Treaty between China and Great Britain has been distinctly favourable. Interviewed by Reuter’s Agency, Sir Kenneth said the new rates of duty were not
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  • 83 19 New York, Dec. 29. The sum of $10,000,000, the residue of the estate of the late Mr. Charles Hall, the Father of Aluminium,” will be distributed between 21 of the higher educational institutions in the Far East, including the American College and the
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  • 148 19 Rugby, Dec. 30. Four Parliamentary by-elections are now pending. One of these is in Northern Ireland, caused by the appointment of Sir Malcolm Macnaghten, the Member for Londonderry, to be a Judge of the King’s Bench. The other vacancies were caused by the deaths
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  • 277 19 London, Dec. 30. The headquarters of the Salvation Army have issued a statement denying the reports in certain papers that owing to the calling of the High Council the Salvation Army is without a head or that the High Council is now in control.
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  • 110 19 New York, Jan. 1. Great interest has been aroused in Wall Street by the announcement that the three sons of the partners of J. P. Morgan and Co. have been made partners in their own right in the great New
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  • 112 19 London, Jan. 1. The shareholders of Cammell, Laird and Co. ratified the provisional agreement for the concentration of the commercial steel interests of Vickers, Vickers, Armstrong and Cammell, Laird and Co., Ltd., in a new company and also the concentration of the railway carriage and wagon manufacturing
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  • 25 19 Mexico City,.Dec. 2i&gt;. The insurgent leader Vigueraa-Ufts been captured and executed. charged with attempting to kidnapMfie United States Ambassador, Mr. Dwight Morrow.
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  • 235 20 Rugby, Jan. 1. A new type* of machine has boon added to the series of British light aeroplanes. It marks an interesting development in the production of British aircraft. The machine has been designed by Mr. Simmonds, who was formerly on the technical staff
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  • 169 20 London, Jan. 1. Mr. Parker Gilbert, the Agent-General for Reparation Payments, in his report for the fourth annuity year, states that Germany again made all the payments required of her—namely 1,750.000,000 gold marks—loyally and punctually. The British share was 373,250,000, of which 13,000,000 was
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  • 135 20 Rugby, 3l. Snowstorms in the north of England spread southward yesterday, and heavy falls were experienced in many districts. While the north-east gale was at its height la. t night the crew of 11 of the Dutch steam-trawler Elnet, of Ymuiden,
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  • 76 20 Rugby, Dec. 2S. What is believed to l&gt;e the largest aeroplane shed in the world will be available at Croydon on Jan. 1 for the housing of air liners employed on the cross-Channel routes. It will accommodate 50 liners. The existing sheds are capable of housing 35 liners,
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  • 28 20 Berlin, Dec. 31. A mild form of influenza is raging through Berlin. The hospitals are full. Officials state the cause to be the unfavourable weather.
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  • 970 20 Genoa, Dec. 20. The public market has been destroyed by Are. Antwerp, Dec. 2G. The Antwerp police raided an opium den and arrested several Chinese. Milan, Dec. 26. Owing to heavy snowfalls in the Umbrian Mountains wolf packs are invading the villages, and soldiers have been
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  • 212 20 Rughy, Jan. 1. A special advance overseas edition of the catalogue of the London section of the British Industries Fair which will be held this year is now being issued to 10,000 business men in Europe, North America, South Africa and on
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  • 107 20 Washington, Dec. 28. Commenting on the Ottawa announcement that Canadian and United States Government representatives will meet there in July to discuss stops for the control of smuggling, United States Treasury officials say that revision of the liquor treaty with Canada
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  • 126 20 Paris, Jan. l. A spacious old house in a narrow street in Montelimar wa# to-day the scene of unwanted activity, postmen and telegraph messengers delivering congratulatory missives to M. Emile Loubet, whose 90th birthday it was. The event focussed the limelight of publicity
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  • 65 20 London, Jan. 1. There will be four competitors in the Schneider Trophy seaplane race this year —Great Britain. Italy, France and the United Slates. The American entry was cabled shortly before midnight, when tht. iist closed. In 1927 the race was
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  • 78 20 Shanghai, Dec. 31. The 2nd Bn. Suffolk Regiment embarked for India on board the Neuralia to-day. They had the heartiest of sendoffs. The band of the 4th Regiment of the United States Marines played off the transport, w’hich is also taking a half battalion of the Northamptonshire
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  • 71 20 New York, Jan. 1. It is estimated that wealthy Americans last year donated the record total of $2,330,000,000 to different educational, scientific, religious and other causes. The list comprises nearly 500 individual gifts of a million dollars or over. The largest benefactions were those by the millionaire sportsman,
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  • 63 20 Brussels, Dec. 27. Serious inundations have occurred over the whole district north of Termonde owing to the violent gale and inrushing tidal waters on the Scheldt. Nearly 7,000 acres, inhabited by 10,000 people, are under water. The outlook is rendered more gloomy owing to high spring tides
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  • 75 20 New York, Dec. In spite of the 25 per cent, cut in the rates of the Ward Line, the Cunard liner Caronia sailed with a full complement of passengers cn the first invasion of the Havana shipping trade. Whether a real shipping war is to develop remains to
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  • 63 20 New York, Jan. 1. A ghastly sight greeted the eyes of police who were called to investigate a strong escape of gas. When they burst in the door of a small flat, they found seven members of one family dead. One had apparently been overcome by the
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  • 41 20 Geneva, Dec. 29. Replying to M. Litvinoff, who recent requested the immediate convocation ot a Preparatory Disarmament Commission, M. Loudon, the president of the Commission, declared that there would be advantage in the commission meeting before April, 1920.
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  • 32 20 Melbourne, Dec. 28. Fire threatens to destroy the wireless station at Ballan, to which Beam messages are transmitted from 'Engjamj* There is little hope of saving the receiving room.
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  • 223 21 Marseilles, Dec. .*lO. Thp Paul Lecat, one of the best known Th .f‘r steamers on the Messageries 1 western service, has been Marl V uTv burnt out by a fire which lastMl the internal fitting* were V
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  • 35 21 London, Dec. 28. The preliminary Commission on Disarmament, which has not met since May, 1927, has been convoked and will meet on April 15. The United States Government hAs accepted the invitation to attend.
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  • 958 21 I The following passengers are proceeding Itj Europe by ihe NalJera which sailed on I Pec. 2f&gt; I Lt. R. J. Harrison, Mr. D. A. Mac Lean, Ur. and Mrs. H. D. Law, Mrs. and Miss E. Hooper. Vr. G. H. Handle, Mr. J. G. Maguire, Mrs. P. G.
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  • 421 21 (From Our Own Correspondent) Calcutta, Dec. 28. A dramatic midnight agreement has saved the Indian National Congress from breaking up in disorder. A split had occurred on the subject of Mr. Gandhi’s for D n V nion Status by the end ot 1980 provided that
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  • 100 21 (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Dec. 27. According to a recent visitor here from China, a number of Chinese who were recently banished from here were shot on their arrival in Chinese territory. One man Lai Chow Y’oong escaped to Macao.
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  • 1278 21 The sixteenth annual meeting of Weamt Bros., Ltd., was held ut 45, Orchard Road, at noon to-day. The Chairman, Mr. C. F. F. Wearne, in proposing the adoption cf the report and accounts, said Malaya has been through a very trying period. However,
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  • 258 21 A telegram has been received in Singapore announcing the death on Sunday at Port Said, where he had to be landed from the General Metzinger, on the voyage from Singapore to Marseilles, of the Rev. Father Louis Marie Duvelle, at the age of 55 years.
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  • 35 21 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Hong Kong, Dec. 28. H.M.S. Cumberland leaves this evening on a visit to Tourane, Singapore, Penang, Port Swettenham, Malacca and Saigon. H.M.S. Concord left Colombo for Singa« pore yesterday.
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  • SPORTING NEWS.
    • 343 23 Thc Malays easily defeated the Selangor jJU at the Stadium on "Dec. 2« b&gt; ,o one. The exchanges were but the Singapore side were superior in all departments, and the ar ge margin by which they won by no oa „s natters them. The
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    • 88 23 An S.C.C. side met a team from the Australian Submarines, which arrived on Friday, at the Stadium and won a on*» sided match by six clear goals. The sailors tried hard, but lack of practice was mainly responsible for their defeat. Up to the interval
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    • 269 23 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang-, Dec. 30. After a lapse of several years the enana; Polo &lt; lub held a successful rag M&gt;iKhar.a on Saturday on the polo ground. v larco attendance included the Resident '-unciUor and Mrs. Meadow's Frost and -r
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    • 652 23 The 2nd Welch hockey representatives were only able to beat the S.C.C. first eleven after a keen and hard tussle on the Padang on Dec. 26 by two clear goals. The match was keenly contested from the outset, and although the exchanges were
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    • 66 23 KIPPAX IN FORM. Scores 260 Takes Part In World’s Record Stand. [REUTER TELEGRAM] Melbourne, Dec. 27. Playing for New South Wales against Victoria in a Sheffield Shield match A. F. Kippax scored 260 not out. Together with H. Hooker, who made 62, he took part in a partnership for the
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    • RUGBY.
      • 229 23 (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Dec. 30. The 9—6 Rugby victory gained by Selangor over Singapore in the Trophy Match on Saturday will compensate to some extent for Selangor’s failure to enter the Malaya Cup final this year. The game was exciting from
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      • 307 23 After their display against Singapore the United Services Rugby fifteen was expected to overwhelm Johore, but they only scored 11 points against the State side at Johore Bahru on Monday. This was the Services’ last game in the southern section of the Malaya
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    • 116 23 [REUTER TELEGRAM] London, Jan. 1. In a professional running match over 50 miles, from Glasgow to Edinburgh, the last four and a half miles being finished on the Powder ground track, Arthur Newton, of South Africa, the holder of many amateur
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    • 636 23 Singapore w r as introduced to a new form of sport on Sunday morning, when a number of motorboat enthusiasts held a race meeting off Pasir Panjang. Eleven competitors, several of whom entered more than one type of craft, took part. There
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    • 169 23 Australians at the S.S.C. The Singapore Swimming Club entertained visitors from the Australian submarines Oxley and Otway on Sunday. After a water polo match, which went in favour of the club, there was a team race in which four teams entered —two representing the club and two the visitors.
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    • HOME FOOTBALL.
      • 801 24 fREUTER TELEGRAM] London, Dec. 26. The following were tin* results of mutcho* played in the English Football League today First Division. Arsenal 1 Sunderland 1 Aston Villa .'1 Portsmouth 2 Holton W. ft Birmingham 2 Cardiff City 2 Leeds United 1 Derby County 1
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      • 858 24 London, Dec. 29. The following are the positions of Club* in the English and Scottish Leagues ufter Saturday’s game* First Division. Goals. P- w. 4 iTi s' v .jA .,cKDYK»„. 23 12 G 5 46 30 29 ::S8 2 Hill 1
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    • 402 24 Sunday morning found seven of the lively B Class reefed down, crossing the line at 10 a.m., Merlin as usual to windward, and away at the crock of the gun, with Prima Donna under-crewed next, just to leeward. The Betsy, Jazz-Fiend and Columbine ail made late
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    • 325 24 Programme of Meetings For The Year. The following are the dates of professional and amateur race meetings in Malaya during 1029. The dates are subject to alteration Professional Meetings. Penang Jan. 12, 15, IT, 19, 22 and 25 (extra day). July 27 and 30, Aug. 1, 3 and
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    • 817 24 For the first time for years King Sol deigned to smile on the New Year s sports held on Tuesday morning i n Sin a pore harbour. The weather was brilliant' and sunny, and although a lluky wj n( j marred the
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    • 192 25 i From Our Own Correspondent.) Calcutta, Dec. 26. IIU the Apa Khan, after many dis■HVmcnts captured the Viceroy s Cup appoint nun I This race w hich to-day Xit Znt ot the year on the is r ht
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    • 38 25 [REUTER TELEGRAM] Paris, Dec. 31. i n a Rugby match here, Ireland beat bv six points to nil. The weather v.as line but the pround was heavy. There were 50,000 spectators.
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    • 104 25 [REUTER TELEGRAM] Miami, Dec. 28. Tex Rickard announces that Young Stribling and Sharkey have signed up for a contest on Feb. 27. The winner will probably meet Jack Dempsey for the championship. It is curious that no mention is made of Tom Hecney,
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  • 113 25 Shanghai, Dec. 21. Mr. Langford Smith, until lately the British Consul at Chefoo, and recently transferred to Amoy, joined the steamer Ninghai at Shanghai on Dec. 13 for Amoy. The captain has now sent a wire083 message to say that he is not on
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  • 155 25 ihm!; 0 f^! n ,K a P orp Municipal health stateth' t I 1)0 vce k ended Dec. 22 gives al of deaths as male 176, ra.o f )fi This represents a death nA” niille, per annum, comr ‘i. 1 ::o i* n Preceding week last w.'-,. V.
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  • 393 25 It was a police officer’s intention that hastened the arrest on Sunday of a Chinese against whom it is alleged that he has been obtaining money in Singapore and Other parts of Malaya and Siam by forged credentials, introducing him as Director
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  • 264 25 S.G.C. Mixed Foursome Competition. The Singapore Golf Club mixed foursomes competition was played on Friday and resulted in a win for Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Webb. 89 cards were taken out and the following were returned Mr. and Mrs. Webb 35% Mr. and Mrs. McMullen 46— 8 =38
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  • 109 25 Fancy bringing a charge like that over Christmas,” commented a counsel present in the Fourth Court on Dec. 27, when a Chinese woman pleaded guilty to assisting in the management of a chap-jee-kee lottery. The magistrate, Mr. C. S. Findlay, inquired what the circumstances were,
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  • 145 25 BINNIE. On Dec. 28, 1928. at Nahoomspruit, Transvaal, to Mr. and Mrs. R. F. Binnie, a daughter (Margaret). EMI’TAGE.—At Hill View. 453, Pasir Panjang Road, on December 25, 1928. (Christmas morning), to Mrs. Emptage, widow of the late \V. H Emptage, a daughter. Margate and Ramsgate papers please copy.
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  • 130 25 FRASER ROS S.— At the Presbyterian Church, Singapore, on Dec. 31, 1928, JamesMilner Fraser, only son of the late Mr. James M. Fraser and Mrs. Fraser, of Aberdeen and Alice, second daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Ross, of Aberdeen. LEONARD -SALMOND—At St. Andrews Cathedral, Singapore, on Dec. 29,
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  • 147 25 Singapore, Jan. 2. EXCHANGE On London, Bank 4 m/s 2/4 1/32 Demand 2/3 7/8 Private 3 m. credit 2/4 7/16 On New York Demand 66% Private 90 d/s 68 On France, Bank T.T. 1436 On India, Bank T.T. 163 Vi On Hong Kong, Bank T.T. 10% p.c.
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  • 794 25 Singapore, Jan. 2. MINING. Issue Val. Pd. Buyers Sellers £1 £1 Asam Kumbang 44/3 45/3 £1 £1 Bangrin Tin 40/6 41/6 1 1 Batang Padang 0.47 0.62 1 1 Batu Caves 1.60 1.66 1 .76 Bukit Arnng 1.00 1.05 pm. £1 £1 Burmah
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  • Page 25 Advertisements
    • 88 25 NOTICE All c&lt; nmunications for both the Straits Tinus and the Straits Budget should be addressed to the Head Office, Cecil and Stanley Streets, Singapore, Straits Settlements. The post free price of the Straits Times to the United Kingdom and foreign countries is $4B a year. The post free price
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  • 124 25 DEATHS KUEK.—At 39 (New No. 207), Moulmein Rd., on Monday, Dec. 31, 1928. at 2.30 p.m., Mr. Kuek Beng Chicw, aged 46. LIM.—As the result of an accident, on Dec. 30, 1928, Lim Thian Chiok, youngest son of Rev. and Mrs. Lih Poh Chin, 392, Geylang Road. TAY. —Mrs. Tav
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  • The Straits Budget RUBBER SUPPLEMENT
    • 73 1 General— London Rubber Stocks 1 Singapore Rubber Auction 1 Rubbr r Statistic; 1 Rubber Position By A. W. Still l The Rubber Market 1 Rubber Kconomics 2 Labour in Ceylon 2 Indian Immigration 2 Rubber’s Future 3 Vanished Rubber Profits 3 Meetings and Reports— Perak River Valley Rubber 1
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    • 32 1 A cable received by Lewis and Peat (Singapore), Ltd., from their London correspondents states that rubber stocks in London show an increase of 1,750 tons during the past week.
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    • 116 1 The Singapore Chamber of Commerce Rubber Association held its RilCth auction on Pec. 2H, when there was catalogued 2,0:14,604 lb. or 008.30 tons offered 1,612,210 lb. or 710.73 tons sold 1,253,633 lb. or 559.61 ton*. Spot London 8 9/16d. New York 17% cts. PRICES REALISED. Ribbed Smoked
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    • 153 1 Mr. Jnn. Gordon-Carrie, Deputy Supervisor of Rubber (F.M.S.) and Deputy Regis-trar-General (S.S.), sends us for publication census of prepared rubber ready for sale or export held by dealers and on estates of over PK) acres on Nov. 30, us follows (Compiled from Returns by Estates and Dealers) Estate
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    • 43 1 The Secretary to the High Commissioner for the Malay States and the Treasurer, E.M.S., have been appointed to he members of the Board of the Rubber Research Institute of Malaya for a further period of three years, with effect from Dec. 10, 1028.
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    • 91 1 Mr. H. C. Butler, late general manager of Dunlop Plantations, Ltd., Malacca, and at present manager of Fortroae Estate, (Jenias, has been appointed to the managenvnl of Kamuning Estate, Sungei Siput, in place of Mr. P. .1. Roy Waugh, v/h i&gt; n'»\v Yisi'ing Agent of Me srs. (lutlir 5 nntl
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    • 1274 1  -  (By A. W. Still.) [Copyright] London, Dec. 5. United Kingdom stocks have fallen by 1.929 tons during the past week but any effect that might be produced by this decline has, of course, been neutralised by tho fact, disclosed in a cable message to
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    • 165 1 The report of the Perak River Valiev Rubber Co Ltd for the year ended Sept pint; tatCS i thnt nftcr P rovi( ling for depreciation and manager’s commission the vear’woHcing resulted in a profit of $42,828.27. thl! *J n 3 to bo added the sum brought
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    • THE RUBBER MARKET.
      • 269 1 Lewis and Peat (Singapore) Ltd., report Singapore, Dec. 20. Owing to the holidays there has been very little interest shown in the market and prices have remained unchanged. A lair volume of orders is still in hand for near shipment and spot rubber in good demand
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      • 226 1 Lewis and Peat, Ltd., report London, Nov. 2s. During the past week prices at one time showed an improvement of about l *d. per It»., but are now back again to where they were on the 21st instant. Business has been on a moderate scale with the
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      • 174 1 t&gt; re P° r t °f the directors of Indragiri iiloo r Ltd., for the year ended Sept. .‘5O, IJ-o, states that the r.et profit for the ear as shown by the profit and loss a.c- -&lt; nmt of the N.V.E.M. Soengei Lalali S 3?- U m
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    • 1400 2 t onrual (jencral meeting of shareTh J f Painm, Ltd- was hel&lt;l at the srs Derrick and Co., Hong Rink Building, on Saturday. Mr. "I Rime presided and others present nr E G. Weir, Messrs. W. E. ClUrf c C. Dunman, R. F.
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    • 267 2 Mr. J. S. M. Rennie, in a letter to the Home Press, states :—The Government have refused to consider a reduction in postage rates because same would involve a loss in Government revenue of £5, 000,000. He proceeds I wonder if these ame authorities responsible for the govvernment
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    • 1127 2 The following report is supplied by the secretaries of the company The eighteenth annual general meeting of the Malaga Pinda Rubber Kstates, Ltd., was held at C&gt;4, C&gt;. r &gt; and GO. Market Street, on Dec. 24. The Hon. Mr. Tan Chemr Lock
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    • 576 2 The Minimum Wage is upon us, so is Christmas, so is my V.A., writes Kim in the Times of Ceylon. Pondering over this one night, it seemed to me that the following might well be an extract from a V.A.’s report of
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    • 88 2 We are informed by the Controller of Labour, Malaya, that a telegram has been received from the Government of India sanctioning further temporary exemption of Malaya from the operation of Emigration Rule 23 for a period of eighteen months from Jan. 1, 1929. Rule 23 reads as follows
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    • 817 3 RUBBER’S FUTURE. The Outlook And Reclaimed.” A writer in the Financial Times, lading his calculation on current year production, plus hoarded stocks, comes to the conclusion that Malaya may r t pr*d’!ce more than 2*»3.00u ton- of rub.x*r I'j29. The foundation of the calculation is unsound, declares Mr. A. V\.
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    • 551 3 Ms {.hail and Co.’* weekly report, {dated Jan. 2, stales: Ine coincidence of the Christmas holi11. w.th the date of usual report. mb.M'l wjtn the lack f any change or ij.er matter worthy of comment prei .en.' i the js'-u* of
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    • 241 3 Regrettable though it may be, there is no lack of indications of the thin time in store for rubber shareholders, says the Observer of Lee. 2. The report issued last £eek of the Castlefield (Klang) Rubber Lstate, Ltd., is a case in point. In the year to
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    • 22 3 1 pn e rubber for as«i€Asment of duty for the period Dec. 28 to J*n 3 &gt;Aclusive, is 29 cents per lb.
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    • RUBBER SHARE PRICES.
      • 494 3 Stock o. Par Exchange Par Vh!u« Company. Pricaa. aloe Company. p 1/ £1 Mambau V 1 1 2 AltaSr »*‘*7* /«I Mfr*'"»* 1 in erb t tH l ?1 Penteno. 20/ fi Mengkjbol c, i 2' Pptar.jr Consolidated ..I' Mer.-Pegoh £1 Batu Caves ..166
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      • 725 3 Jf apita l Cloainf Price* I Paid Lp Value Dividend* Fr»a«r Lyall A I M Company A Co. Evatt I 339,293 1 Nil for year 19-MI ..Allenby ($1) 1.824 1.574 1.60 1.57 I 160,000 1 20 p.e. for yaar 10-MT Alor Gajah ($1) 1.26
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 135 4 ns/t-A.isr'y .a.:r,:e tried but 2 in 1 SHOE POLISH IS CHOSEN 2 in I Shoe Polish has been Chosen by many unsatisfied users of other shoe polishes. VTIHE Work of 2 in I Shoe Polish is to give a very high shine, and the most important thing is that it
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 360 5 y Air-Tight! Goodyear tubes held air longer solely because they are made better. Only high quality red rubber —tough, lively and durable —is used in their manufacture. And because Goodyear Tubes are inflated and tested under a 25V stretch before leaving the factory, you are assured that each tube you
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 355 6 **********0044 &gt;♦»♦♦♦»♦&gt;»♦ .r4» *w*£- jtffk* !TtA sfe %&gt;f n m m i v •&gt;Jt‘ Ikt* 9 1 ,&lt;&gt; •&gt;S HOST.—Hullo yon both look jolly smart to-day GUESTS.—We reckon, sun, Jimmy. HOST.—By the way, were they made at home GUESTS.—What do you mean? ■mSL “i® HOST.—I mean, those suits of clothes
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    • 240 9 Jl XXXJ Great P rice Reduction on evEREAdy Trade Mark UNIT CELLS BATTERIES N90SO tolTCEii Longest Beware of Imitations For Sale Everywhere Ask Your Dealer 4023 MULLER PHIPPS (Malaya), LTD. Union Bail ding. Colly ar Qnay Singapore o f 1 J LINE OR HALF-TONE MADE BY The Straits Times Press,
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  • Page 10 Advertisements
    • 182 10 Telegrams FIRNATEX. s I T F R A I A L N O M T iII OF T i 2* **U»] Vi t!i CORIHNE 1 GRIFFITH -C AND a CONWAY TEARL v\ i!' f £8 V Cr "Hi A Powerful Drama of true Mother-love, filled with gripping situations, a vein
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