The Straits Budget, 27 February 1930

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    29 1 The Straits Budget BEING THE WEEKLY ISSUE OF THE STRAITS TIMES [ESTABLISHED NEARLY A CENTURY.] j, 3.709 SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1930 Price 25 cents (S.S. Currency) or 7d^
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    CONTENTS.
    389 1 ■eaders— Blhe Fight for Peace—11 3 Absentee Directors 3 The Next Election Growing Pains 3-4 I Hopeless Quest 4 X Puzzled Reformer 4 I Notes 6-6 lelegrams, Keuter and Special—- Covering Past Week’s News 23-28 Pictures— I Singapore Weddings 17 The Cunurd R.M.S. Franconia 17 I Tea Kiosk at
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    LOCAL AND PERSONAL.
    1823 1 ler-it- V art Senior Medical Officer, lor it S Kone to Kuala Lumpur to act fel riffi on Dr. Wilson, Principal Medilava tv. Cer who is attending in lounrii i 111 111 1 session of the Advisory P(v a itK c of Eastern Bureau of the KfcjoT,
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    THE GOVERNOR IN JOHORE.
    2148 2 Brilliant Scenes in The State Capital. GOOD NEIGHBOURS. “Ties of Friendship And Commerce.” Tuesdays ceremonies in Johore Bahru were the happiest of auguries the relations between Singapore and its nearest neighbour during the regime of Sir Cecil Clementi, for the welcome which His Excellency received was
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    A FRIENDLY SCHOOL.
    224 2 Teaching Staff’s Farewell To Mr. C. E. H. Jacobs. The teachers of Victoria Bridge School. Singapore, met on Sunday evening on the school lawn to bid farewell to Mr. C. E. H. Jacobs, who has been acting headmaster school for the past eight months. Mr. L. R.
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    SEVENTY-TWO ARRESTS.
    33 2 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Bangkok, Feb. 24. At Ragburi in the southern part of Siam the police have arrested 72 members of a Chinese secret society, who are held pending triat.
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    A NINE-YEAR-OLD MURDER.
    167 2 Well-known Jeweller An i Nephew’s Death. There was an echo in the Sin k r a police courts on Friday of a murder whid was committed nine years ago and which aroused much speculation among Chinese community at the time. The victim was a young man named
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    GOVERNMENT HOUSE.
    218 2 A Cosmopolitan Gathering At Dinner.. The following, is officially supplied froa Government House, Singapore f Tuesday, Feb. 18. His Excellency presided at a meetiq of the Executive Council at Government House. Thursday, Feb. 20. H.H. Tungku Mahkota of Jchore the Hon. the General Adviser and Mrs Richards and
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    LATE MR. W. C. P. BELL.
    275 2 Death of Well-Known Local Broker. General regret is felt in Singapo?* business circles at the death of Mr VV. C. P. Bell, a well-known broker, whicr occurred on Monday morning at th< General Hospital. Mr. Bell had been ill for some time, anc has
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      THE FIGHT FOR PEACE—II
      993 3 Sti aits Times, Feb. 20. runs figured largely in the final stages t h (oolidge Conference, the United 1 representatives insisting that MaU u-l-iss cruisers should be permitted r’rirrv 8-inch guns while the British i° Wat ion insisted upon a limitation to ft h L'uns. Coming
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      ABSENTEE DIRECTORS.
      1048 3 Straits Times, Feb. 21. At least once a year the conduct of business firms in Malaya comes under close scrutiny at Home and there is the usual interest in the size (if the dividend. It this is satisfactory, the shareholders roll over and go to sleep again for
      Straits Times, Feb. 21.  -  1,048 words
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      THE NEXT ELECTION.
      1157 3 vwiinj/otu nu IWIIIWptHv in May last.—Straits Times, Feb. However refreshing the unorthodox methods of tho>e members of Mr. Ramsay MacDonald’s Cabinet who have to dca’ with foreign all airs may bo, the administration is becoming sadly entangled in its conduit of business at Home. At th. present
      vwiinj/otu nu IWIII- WptHv in May last.—Straits Times, Feb.  -  1,157 words
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      GROWING PAINS.
      1088 3 Herculean task for him.—Straits Times. l'Vh. 21, The Law’s delays has become a catehphrase that defeats its own object. It was laboured excessively in an attempt to secure some speeding-up of the judicial machinery in the High Courts of England, and for long protests, which were more vigorous
      Herculean task for him.—Straits Times. l'Vh. 21,  -  1,088 words
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      A HOPELESS QUEST.
      1099 4 -Straits Times, Feb. 25. In so fur us it brought together a representative gathering of Chinese rubber estate owners and merchants, the meeting held at the Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce on Saturday was valuable, but we cannot bring ourselves to a similar view of the suggestions
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      A PUZZLED REFORMER.
      941 4 —Straits Times, Feb. 2i>. The average European in Malaya, who finds extraordinary difficulty in making up his mind one way or the other about :he opium problem, may read with profit i booklet entitled Narcotics in India and South Asia which has been written by Mr. II.
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    A LEGAL MIX-UP.
    132 4 Who Is Responsible For Houses A remarkable set of circumstances was revealed in a case before Mr. Justice Stevens in the Supreme Court yesterday in which Chop Hiap Bee is suing Chop Tong Honp and two Indians for $3,050, the alleged value of building material supplied to
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    A FAMILY ON WHEELS.
    336 4 2 Hungarians, an Art Student And an Alsatian. Two more members of the round-the-v orld procession reached the Straits Times office this morning- Accustomed as we are to these adventurers, we wore disappointed when they informed us that their means of transport was merely a motor-cycle
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  • OCCASIONAL NOTES
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      “A.P.” and “P.M.”
      131 5 A .P.” and “P.M.” —Straits Times, Feb. 20. o,i T'V'sday we gave the credit for the -cvl 'tiding inquiry which the Straits j <t n t is now conducting to Mr. J- Kji. nson, whereas it was 44 P.M.” .u-rht up the matter in the Council months ar.o and again
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      LOTTERIES.
      330 5 i UK UltT VI pilttlli’ V..V L distinctly unpromising.—Strait? Timr». hx 20. While so much a arm is being engender.1 in h’gh places by the perfectly legiti- > activities of the various turf clubs o M-ihvi in running private sweepstakes among ‘their members illegal lotteries continue to flourish. We
      (• \ i UK UltT VI pilttlli’ V..V L distinctly unpromising.—Strait? Timr». hx 20.  -  330 words
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      CHEAP RUBBER.
      385 5 I 1 )'i 1’ulirfr today.—Strait* I In our correspondence columns today a Header asks several pertinent questions or Bur advocacy of 44 cheap rubber and plenty Hi it." Briefly he wants to know H lit How far the price of rubber must Hill before we change our cry
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      NATURE NOTES FROM MALAYA.
      207 5 —Straits Times, Feb. 21. The following taken from the Answers to Correspondents in the Sydney Bulletin There is a 4 laughing lizard in Northern Australia whose usefulness does not seem to be appreciated in this country, but no Asiatic household that I know—Malay States, Siam, Borneo
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      BRITISH FILMS.
      220 5 BRITISH FILMS Straits Times, Feb. 21. In spite of the adverse criticism of British films and the difficulties to be overcome in making them, the close of the year 1929 shows a creditable record foi British International Pictures, Elstrec During the two years since the studios were taken, over 45
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      CHEWING GUM AND KINGS.
      397 5 CHEWING GUM AND KINGS u.a< v'/ ii'iiliors of meric an ,i.r.v«. S r; i i Tvr.-?\ T ’r. 1 It is not easy to credit the undoubted fact that the gum-chewing habit in America has been directly responsible for the unearthing of some of the most important evidences of the
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      THROUGH AMERICAN EYES.
      141 5 Straits Times, Feb. 22. What is a new view of Singapore to us was expressed by Mr. Mantel 1, an American who is passing through Singapore, on his way back from a tour of China, undertaken at the invitation of the Chinese Minister of Ifailways. Mr. Mantel!
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      THE TOLL OF PROHIBITION.
      244 5 Strait Times, Feb. 22. Advocates of prohibition in Gt. Britain should note the statistics which were recently issued showing the effect of the Volstead Act upon the American nation. These figures prove that Prohibition has cost the Federal Government alone six hundred million pounds sterling in
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      A MAN WORTH KNOWING.
      423 5 1v queer in Singapore !—Straits Times. Feb. 22. From the International Buddhist Union of Singapore we have received a document whfch mcrit3 Attention in this column. After relating the tradition of the origin oi Buddhism, it records the arrival in Singapore of Dr. Lin Yen-hor, who
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      A CITY WITHOUT RICKSHAS.
      421 5 centuries of Christianity.—Straits Times, Feb. 24. Although Singapore is a larger, more hustling and, in some ways, more attrae- ive city than Manila, we have to admit (hat tlv* Philippines eapital comes very much nearer to Western standards than Siv'-npove Tt i the centre of rn
      centuries of Christianity.—Straits Times, Feb. 24.  -  421 words
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      WEST COAST PORT FOR SIAM.
      455 5 i", vw in pninrui Feb? 24 s PHsni. —Straits Tim s. In l’Eveil Economique de l’lndo-Chine, M. Cucherousset writes strongly advocating a Siamese port of call on the Indian Ocean, on the isthmus of Krf*. ft rftilroad from th&lt;j new port to the present Siamese
      “ . i", °“vw in« pninrui Feb? 24 ( ‘sPHsni.—Straits Tim s.  -  455 words
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      A MUNICIPAL DEAL.
      364 5 (,‘jve the devil his due !—Strait* Times, Feb. 2. r &gt;. According to a letter submitted for inelusion in our corrospondenee columns i recent Municipal purchase «&gt;f motor lorries has caused a certain amount of a citation locally. W-&lt;&gt; have inquired into this matter very carefully and
      (,‘jve the devil his due !—Strait* Times, Feb. 2.r>.  -  364 words
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      POPULARITY OF WAR BOOKS.
      486 6 —Straits Times, Feb, 25. The announcement made yesterday that the Straits Times has secured the exclusive local newspaper rights of M. Clemen-1 ccau’s posthumously-published \N ar book, Le Grandeur et Misere d’une ictoire, serves to remind one of the amazing popularity which has been recently enjoyed
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      FOOTBALL CROWDS.
      144 6 for football tickets.—Straits Times, Feb. 2(5. The announcement that no fewer than 55,000 spectators witnessed England’s victory over France in the international Rugby match at Twickenham on Saturday last indicates that the game with the oval ball is growing in popularity in Great Britain. But, curiously enough, this
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      THE TOURIST IS HERE.
      202 6 —Straits Times, Feb. 26. The flood of tourists is again invading Bangkok and bringing that land of soft hearts and tropical moonshine to hitter tears, for it appears that the fair goddess Venus dwells in that vicinity and plays havoc with the hearts of tourists and
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      BRIGHTER LAW COURTS.
      278 6 S'ralN Time*, Feb. 2*5. At times, if one can believe the Colombo newspapers, some strange things happen in the District Courts and Provincial Police Courts of Ceylon. Here are two extracts from papers to hand by the last mail At r. Provincial police court a witness being
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      DATO TOH AH BOON, S.P.M.J.
      320 6 Straits Times, Feb. 26. How a Chinese boy who was born in a qiUiUei*g hut in Thomson R ad, Singa- i •or.*, to a position of such wealth and i mmeme that he educated three of bis •ons in Cr at Britain and received v
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    MR. E. W. PRESGRAVE.
    39 6 Death of Well-known Penang Lawyer. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, Feb. 24. Information has been received in Penang »f the death of Mr. Edward William Presrrav:;, which took place at Northwood, Middlesex, on Jan. 26.
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    PENAWAT (MALAYA) TIN CO., LTD.
    274 6 Large Additional Area Purchased. The I’enawat (Malaya) Tin Dredging Company. Ltd., has completed negotiations l'or the purchase of 833 acres of tin hearing Innd situated at Malim Nawar, Mukim of Kampar. District of Kinta. Perak, with one bucket dredge. In arriving at this decision, the
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    AID FOR DISTRESSED.
    206 6 Report of After-Care Association. The hon. secretary of the Singapore After-care Association presents the following report ar.d accounts for the vear 1929 I have the honour to report that th Discharged Prisoners' Aid Society was di? solved on December 18, 1929, at a special general meeting held
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    MR. JOHN HANRON.
    74 6 Sudden Death of Cable Co. Employee. Mr. John Hanron, employed by’ th: Eastern Extension Australasia and China Telegraph Co. r.t Cocos Island, dropped dead on Saturday evening last while playing tennis there. The funeral tcok place on Sunday morning. Mr. Hanron was in Singapore last month on
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    THE KUOMINTANG IN MALAYA.
    843 6 Sir Cecil Clementi Meets Its Leaders. “MUST BE STOPPED.” No Meetings, Propaganda Or Subscriptions. One of the first important actions by Sir Cecil Clementi as Governor High Commissioner has been to decte! that the Kuomintang, the Chinese political society, wiil not be allowed to in Malaya.
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    CORRESPONDENCE.
    67 7 rThc Straits Times is not responsible for opinions of its correspondents. Correv InnHonts should bear in mind that letters S e b, short and to the point. Long nistles are liable to be rejected or cut hiwn Correspondents must enclose their names and addresses, not necessarily for oublication but
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    KILLING PIGS HUMANELY.
    83 7 To the Editor of the Straits Times. £j, v _l regret to state that the passaee, lately a highly, in office, religious local gentleman slaughtered two fewls.. in my letter of the 15th. instant appearing in your issue of even date, was altered to give a misleading
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    WIRELESS QUESTIONS.
    220 7 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, —I was greatly interested in your comments on short wave radio reception in your issue of the 19th inst. While not in any way wishing to impugn either the veracity or the skill of your informant, who seems to be
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    “ BULLDOG DRUMMOND.”
    741 7 BULLDOG DRUMMOND.” To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, —I was very much surprised to read that the local Film Censor had banned the talking picture Bulldog Drummond.” I have seen this picture in England and in my opinion, there is not the slightest incident in it to warrant
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    MANILA DEFENDED.
    153 7 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, —I would like to call in question the last sentence in your "Note of the Day" yesterday, entitled "A City without Rickshas." I know a good deal about the administration in Manila and have read omething of the corruption in
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    ‘A MAN WORTH KNOWING.’
    141 7 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, —With reference to a paragraph inder the heading A man worth knowing" in the Note3 of the Day olumn in your issue of the 22nd. instant, you state therein bhe receipt by you of a lecument from the
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    A MALACCA TOMBSTONE.
    297 7 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, —In your issue of Saturday the 22nd inst. your Malacca correspondent has given a very interesting account of th e excavations made in St. Paul s Hill, Malacca. I wish however to point out some slight inaccuracies. 1. The
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    VOLUNTEERING.
    166 7 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, —In addition to the Eurasian Company, S.V.C., Eurasian recruits are required for the following units 1. Eurasian Machine Gunners. 2. Eurasian Signallers (To form Infantry Signal Sections). Eurasian Machine Gunners, unless already trained, will be required to pass off the Square
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    B.N.B. CHAMBER.
    118 7 To Meet Officer Administering The Government. At a meeting of the North Borneo Chamber of Commerce, held on Jan. 31, the election of The North Borneo Trading Co., Ltd., to membership of the Chamber, proposed by Messrs. Harrisons and Crosfield (Borneo), Ltd., and seconded by the British Borneo
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    MALACCA FIRM LOSE FIRE CASE.
    1047 7 ‘Clear Breach of Contract.’ OILS STORED WITHOUT PERMISSION. The hearing was renewed before Mr. Justice Stevens on Tuesday of the suit in which Hock Joo Bee are suing the Asia Insurance Co., Ltd., for $60,000, on a policy of insurance on the stock-in-trade of plaintiff's
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    CHINESE AND THE RUBBER SLUMP.
    577 8 Proposals Submitted To The R.G.A. LOCAL CO-OPERATION. Support of Planting Bodies Asked For. Stop alienating land for rubber planting for five yearn. Levy an export tax in kind on a sliding scale based on the price of rubber, auch rubber to be placed at the
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    AMENDING LABOUR CODE
    65 8 Improvements in the F.M.S. Law. An important Bill amending the Labour Code is about to be introduced in the Federal Council. It permits the Controller to order two adjoining estates to combine in a joint hospital, instead of compelling one for each estate as formerly. It also
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    TAIPING RACING SURPRISES.
    2056 8 True Blue Pays $288. RKD-HOT FAVOURITE NOT PLACED. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, Feb. 20. The second day of the Taiping races was again favoured with fine weather and rood going. The attendance, being a weekday, was less than on the opening day. The Sultan of Perak
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    BIG HAUL OF CHANDU AND OPIUM.
    165 8 Seven Arrests on P. and 0. Vessel. One of the biggest hauls of contraband chandu and opium brought off during recent months in Singapore was effected on Monday afternoon on board the P and O. steamer Kiddcrpore which arrived from China ports, when about
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    WITNESS RELEASED.
    80 8 The hearing wat resumed on Tuesday before Mr. Justice Stevens of the suit in which the Asia Insurance Co., Ltd., are being sued for $60,000 on a fire insurance policy by a Malacca firm, the partner of which was sentenced to six weeks’ rigorous imprisonment for contempt of
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    IN ENGLAND NOW: A weekly commentary on Life at Home— By “O.P.”
    29 9 IN ENGLAND NOW: A weekly commentary on Life at Home By “O.P.” A few of the little things that are sent to try those who have escaped from Singapore.
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    PASSENGERS.
    1365 9 The following passengers hu* proceeding by tl’.e s.s. K.rmala which sailed on Friday, fci Pmang. Colombo and Europe. Mrs. I). K. hinloth, Sister H. Constance, Mis. Kinloih children and nurse (Miss A. t uimichael Dr. and .Mrs. 1). Bridge.;, Mi»s I Campbell. Mr. F. A. Walker, Mr. J. Scott.
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    MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS.
    618 9 No Advertisement Hoard* ings on Main Roads. The following: action has been taken by committee no. 4 of the Singapore Municipal Commissioners Accepted the lowest tender, that of M cssrs. Wclmo Schroemo and Alexander Nolte, ut $90,555 for erection of 36 houses for subordinate staff at Hooper Road,
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    MORE SENTENCES REVISED IN JOHORE.
    2477 10 THE CAMPAIGNS.” Improper Pressure On Magistrates. JUDGE THE GENERAL ADVISER. I stated in Court nearly a year ago that improper pressure had been put on magistrates.” “The attitude of the General Adviser Has then well known, and was tin* subject of discussion both in this
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    SINGAPORE TRACTION COMPANY.
    392 10 Dividend on Preferer™ Shares. i The report of the directors of the pore Traction Co., Ltd., presented to members at the fourth annual general ing of the company, held at Basildon w Moorgate, in the City of London, on K, was as follows tb The directors present
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    BRICKWORKS CO. DIVIDENDS.
    239 10 Erection of Ipoh Works Commenced. The directors* report of the Alexandra Brick Works. Ltd M states that further blocks of land to the extent of 11 acn have been purchased at Buttenv.r” during the year, and negotiations progress for the purchase of further blocks. All these adjoin
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    HINDU MARRIAGES IN MALAYA.
    1894 11 (Straits Times Copyright.—■ Reproduction Rights Reserved.] A VEXED QUESTION. Hindu Marriage Register Suggested. WILL THE GOVERNMENT INTERFERE In the following article our Indian (orrespondent discusses the peculiar problems raised bv Hindu marriages in this country. The position at the moment is highly unsatisfactory since there is
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    ALLEGED “REDS.”
    141 11 Communist Nest In Sago Lane Raided. A Khch and three Hylums who are alleged to have been engaged in Communist propaganda wore rounded up on Friday by the police and a large quantity of alleged seditious literature was seized. The raid was conducted bv Chief Insoector Frithvi Chand
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    LARGE SUM MISSING.
    76 11 Employee Accused of Breach Of Trust. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang* Feb. 20. Today before Mr. Arthur, District Judge, a Hokien named Chan Ban Yok was charged with criminal breach of trust in respect of $9,292, the property of his employers, Chop Ban Song Lee, of Beach
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    THE SNAIL GOES MAD!
    938 11 Sensational Happenings On F.M.S. Railways. The following appeared in the Straits Cones of Fob. 21 Shortly before tlvse lines were written a medal train approached Singapore at in a’arming rate 'iarrying the mail which reached Penang by the Rawalpindi at 2.12 p.m. yesterday i i time
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    PETALING TIN, LIMITED.
    2742 12 Proceedinga at Annual General Meeting. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, Feb. 17. The ninth annual general meeting of the shareholders of Petaling Tin, Ltd., was held at the registered offices of the company here, oil Saturday last. Mr. F. K. de Paula presided and said In the
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    DIAMOND THIEF TRACED.
    119 12 Stole Lady’s Watch From Sea View Hotel. Arrested by Inspector Higgins of the Geylang division police, a Hylam pleaded guilty to charges of dishonest possession of 47 diamonds, before the Second Police Magistrate on Monday. Inspector Higgins informed Mr. P. S. Williams, the Magistrate that the accused
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    TIN RESTRICTION IN MALAYA.
    403 12 T.P.A. 44 Roll of Honour.” WEEK-END ONE-WEEK CURTAILMENT. The Local Advisory Council of the Tin Producers’ Association send the following list of companies which, according to i2 information, are curtailing output u stated M The following companies are curtailing output by closing 32 hours each week-end
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    SIR ERNEST BIRCH’S WILL
    38 12 Straits Times Copyright. Total Estate Left To Widow. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Feb. 23. Sir Ernest Woodford Birch, the former Resident of Perak, whose death occurre recently, left £22,944 all to his widow.
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    LAVENDER STREET SMOKE NUISANCE.
    5623 13 COURT TEST CASE. Municipal President Gives Evidence. alleged danger to PUBLIC HEALTH. /V case of considerable importance to owners of industrial plants in Singapore wa s commenced before Mr. C. H. G. Clarke, the District Judge, on February 19. The case is of a test nature
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    EU TONG SEN PROPERTIES
    64 14 With reference to our article under this heading stating that the Eu Tong Sen theatre had temporarily closed and that there was a prospect of the Southern Hotel re-opening, we are asked to make it clear that only the premises in each case belong to Mr.
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    ROYALTY AT BANGKOK.
    43 14 (From Our Own Correspondent) Bangkok, Feb. 23. Their Majesties the King and Queen lunched with the Danish Crown Prince on board the Fionia yesterday. Later Their Majesties and the Danish Royal party attended a of the Riding and Polo Club.
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    A HUSBAND IN THE WITNESS BOX.
    365 14 Unhappy Married Lif e&lt; ANNOYED BY SCANDAL I\ SINGAPORE. A depressing story was told to the Criminal District Judge on Saturday when the case in which Mrs. Lilian Grey is suing her husband for failing to maintain her was continued. Mr. J. B. Weiss
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    SINGAPORE WEDDING.
    175 14 Mr. E. Watt and Miss G. M. Shakespeare. The wedding took place on Saturday, at the Presbyterian Church, Singapore, of Mr. E. Watt, of the Surveyor of Ships' Department, and Miss Glady Murk! Shakespeare, of Stoneleigh, Stanley Road, Kingsheath, Birmingham. The Rev. Stephen Band officiated. The bride, who
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    DISHONEST POLICEMAN.
    53 14 Stole 200 Francs from Chinese Vagrant. The Indian police constable who was charged with theft of two 100 franc notes from a Shanghai Chinese vagrant who was at the Central Police lockup, was on Saturday sentenced to three months rigorous imprisonment by the Fourth Police Magistrate, Mr. J.
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    PASIR PANJANG PARK.
    68 14 At their last meeting committee no. 5 of the Singapore Municipal Commissioners decided to inform Government tna the Commissioners still require the of the old Beri Beri Hospital, at J &gt;aS r Panjang. to be reserved for a public par ns they consider that the size of
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    YORKSHIRE SOCIETY MEETING.
    1504 15 Accounts Criticised. TOO MUCH MONEY SPENT. ON DINNER. Strong criticism of the accounts was f,, theoming at the annual general meeting the Society of Yorkshiremen in Malaya, I M at the Europe Hotel on Friday. The Ib.n. Mr. John Scott presided, and there was an excellent attendance.
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    $16,000 CLAIM GRANTED.
    82 15 Jewellers’ Story of Agreement Not Accepted. The jewellery firm of Ismail A. Raheem were sued this morning by Mr. J. Sasier for $16,000 due on promissory- notes in connection with the sale of precious stones. Defendants pleaded that plaintiff was barred from ?uing by an agreement made
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    THE STRAITS CHINESE ANNUAL.
    1035 15 Varied Aspects of Life In The Colony. What may be called a new departure»in local journalism is the Straits Chinese Annual for 1930, which has just made its appearance. Strictly speaking, this production is not new, as a Straits Chinese Annual appeared as long ago as
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    SIR CECIL CLEMENTI UP COUNTRY.
    336 15 Coining Visits to the F.M.S. And Johore. Sir Cecil Clementi will pay his first official visit to the Federated Malay States, in his capacity as High Commissioner, next month. The detailed arrangements are not yet complete, but it is stated at Government House that His
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    A MENACE REMOVED.
    181 15 Fully-Grown Tiger Shot At Jurong. Residents in the Serangoon and Seletar districts will be relieved to know that a fully-grown tiger was shot on Feb. 10 at Sungei Tengah, Jurong. This is believed to be the same beast which was first reported to have been seen by
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    SENSATIONAL RAID BY POLICE.
    395 16 Arrest of Mr. E. B. Evans. FOOTBALL COMPETITION STOPPED. Officers of the Gambling Suppression Branch of the Singapore police caused a sensation on Feb. 20, when the raided an office in Hong Kong Bank Chambers and arrested Mr. E. B. Evans, a well-known European resident. This
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    A BAD RECORD.
    252 16 Police Supervisee Sent To Prison. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Feb. Id. A Malay police supervisee named Ahmat bin Yusop, dressed in khaki with buttons to his coat resembling some sort of uniform, was produced before Mr. G. H. Nash in the Kuala Lumpur Police Court
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    COPRA MARKET.
    37 16 Messrs. Hnrlow ami C’o. in their copra report, dated 2()th hint., state that the market has been steady throughout the week Approximately fillfi tons were shipped, (’losing quotations me as follows Sundricd and mixed fX.So.
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    SIR EVAN JONES ARRIVES.
    96 22 Will Inspect Hydro-Electric Works. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, Feb. 21. Sir Evan Jones and Lady Jones arrived at Penang yesterday by the s.s. Rawalpindi and are staying at the E and 0 Hotel for about a fortnight. During their sojourn in Malaya they will visit
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    CAN CLUBS PERMIT GAMBLING ?
    763 22 CAN CLUBS PERMIT GAMBLING Judge Says “Yes.” APPEAL AGAINST LOCAl POLICE ACTION. I think a club is perfectly entitled to permit {rambling,” declared Mr. Justice Stevens in the Supreme Court on Saturday during the hearing of an appeal, by the caretaker of the Club Street Casino, which was raided by
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  • PAST WEEK’S IMPERIAL AND GENERAL NEWS Contained in Reuter, British Imperial Radio and Special Telegrams.
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      PREMIER, SOVIET AND RELIGION.
      426 23 —British Wireless. What Are the Facts And What Can Be Done FULLEST INQUIRIES. “Instigated Partly By Politics.” London, Feb. 24. In reply to a letter from a correspond- i with regard to religious persecution n Russia, Mr. Ramsay MacDonald einnhadscs that religious persecution is ful to
      —British Wireless.  -  426 words
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      WEIHAIWAI AGREEMENT.
      85 23 —Reuter. Clause to Permit Visits From H.M. Ships London, Feb. 24. In reply to questions in the House of 'Commons, Mr. Arthur Henderson, the r orcign Secretary, said the text of the proposed agreement with regard to Weihiuwei had not yet been definitely ■ettlod, but he hoped it
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      EX-KING AMANULLAH.
      55 23 —Reuter. Interest Aroused by Visit To Mustapha Kemal. Constantinople, Feb. 24. Ex-King Amanullah of Afghanistan has lnv ?d here c\n route for Angora where Vu* v Mustapha Kemal. t &gt;• S Hews has aroused considerable th.7 s c °inciding as it does with reports v,. present King of
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      SLUMP IN WHEAT PRICES.
      118 23 —Reuter. 200 MILLION BUSHELS YET TO MARKET. Winnipeg, Feb. 25. Export wheat prices cn the local exchange have crashed to the lowest level of .he year as a result of the weak Liverpool quotations and exceptionally low export orders, which have been under 400,00') bushels for
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      JAPANESE ELECTION.
      209 23 Reuter. Minseito Secures Clear Majority. Tokio, Feb. 22. The election returns at midnight showcd-Minsc-ito 245, Seiyukai 118, Proletarians 5, Independents 5, others 8. Though the final returns have not yet been received it is learned that shortly before eleven o’clock the Minseito had secured a clear majority. With
      Reuter.  -  209 words
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      TUTANKHAMEN CURSE.
      153 23 —British Wireless. Lord Westbury Leaps From Window of Flat. Rugby, Feb. 21. Lord Westbury, who was aged 78, jumped from the window of a seventh floor flat in London and was killed. At the inquest a verdict of Suicide while of unsound mind was returned. Evidence was given
      —British Wireless.  -  153 words
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      TEA RESTRICTION.
      72 23 —Router. Plan to Reduce D.E.I. Crop This Year. Amsterdam, Feb. 22. An extraordinary general meeting of the Association for Tea-growing in the East Indies, has decided, almost unanimously, to take measures to reduce the cron in 1930 to 12.00ft.000 lb. below the 1929 crop of 145,000,000 making the
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      BUDGET DEFICIENCY PREDICTED.
      290 23 —Reuter. Three Years to Restore National Finances. London, Feb. 23. 44 Gloomily analysing, two years ago, the country’s rising expenditure, a Conservative Minister expressed the opinion that the Budget of 1929 might be ‘wangled’ but he would not like to stand in the shoes of the Budget
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      THE BURDEN OF DEBT.
      100 23 —British Wireless. What War Pensions Have Cos; Great Britain. Rugby, Feb. 22. An abstract of the account of the Consolidated Fund, published by the Treasury, shows that Great Britain’s £1,000,000 per day debt burden, last year, included:— Interest payment—£310,000,000. Management and expenses—£1,400,000. New Sinking Fund—£57 000,000.
      —British Wireless.  -  100 words
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      TROUBLE IN SPAIN.
      109 23 —Reuter. Republican Outburst In Madrid. Madrid, Feb. 24. Lusty shouts of 44 Down with the Monarchy,” 44 Down with the Clericals,” 44 Down with Militarism,” resounded in the streets during the course of one of the wildest scenes the sleepy capital has witnessed for many a year,
      —Reuter.  -  109 words
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      “BOMB” IN THE MUSEUM.
      93 23 .—British Wireless. Mr. Clynes Answers Question In the House. Rugby, Feb. 20. Mr. J. R. Clynes, the Home Secretary, was questioned in the House of Commons regarding the recent discovery of a socalled bomb in the Indian room of the British Museum. Mr. Clynes said it
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      THE SOVIET’S BROKEN PLEDGE.
      300 23 Drilisli Wireless. —Keuter. Questions in the Lords. RELATIONS NOT YET IN JEOPARDY. Rugby, Feb. 20. In the House of Lords the Earl o£ Birkenhead called attention to the resumption of diplomatic relations with the Soviet Government, and asked whether the Government had found it necessary to
      Drilisli Wireless.; —Keuter.  -  300 words
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      TARIFF TRUCE.
      206 23 —Reuter. Warm Support from Dutch Delegate. Geneva, Feb. 19. A discordant note was struck at th* Tariff Truce Conference, Signor Bottai* Italy, expressing the opinion that multilateral economic agreements, and am agreement for a tariff truce, were at pmsent premature and advocating that cadi country should adopt a
      —Reuter.  -  206 words
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      BYRD RESCUED.
      64 23 —Heuter. Forty-Three Men Taken Off Ice-Belt. New York, Feb. 19. Rear-Admiral Byrd and his 42 com-* panions have been rescued. An earlier message stated that the City of New York has wirelessed that she is in sight of the Bay of Whales, where Rear-Admiral Byrd and his 4‘i
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      CONSERVATISM IN DANGER.
      775 24 —Reuter. possibility of realisation. —criusn wireless. Unionist Views on United Empire Party. BALDWIN’S REBUKE. No Defections in House Of Commons. London, Feb. 19. In the course of a further announcement with regard to the United Empire Party Ijord Beaverbrook says it is intended, firstly, to proceed with
      —Reuter.; possibility of realisation. —criusn wireless.  -  775 words
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      PLAN IMPRACTICABLE.
      740 24 ,—Reuter. i —uctuvui uatK into Wireless F thC nCXt t&lt;?h British Position of Dominions And Colonies. A Reuter message states that Sir Austen said no part of the Empire is yet ready for the great ideal of Empire Free Trade. He sympathised with the Dominions in their disinclination
      ,—Reuter.; i—uctuvui uatK into WirelessF thC nCXt t<?h British  -  740 words
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      BRITISH COLONIES.
      132 24 .—Reuter. Position of Development Fund. London. Feb. 25. The present position of the Colonial Development Fund was explained by Dr. Drummond Shiels, Parliamentary Undersecretary for the Colonies, when a supplementary vote for the Colonial Office was discussed in the House of Commons. He said the relations of the
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      THE KING’S CUP.
      138 24 British Wireless. One Day 750 Miles Air Race This Year. Rugby, Feb. 19. The Royal Aero Club announces that the race for the King's Cup on Saturday, July 5, will be confined to one day and the course will be approximately 750 miles.— British Wireless. Last year
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      SIR E. HOWARD RETIRES.
      159 24 —British Wireless. His Work for Great Britain In America. Rugby, Feb. 20. Mr. Arthur Henderson, the Foreign secretary, has addressed a message to Sir Lsme Howard, on his departure from Washington, where he has been British Ambassador since February 1924. He says I cannot allow you
      —British Wireless.  -  159 words
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      COLONIAL CONFERENCE.
      70 24 —Reuter. Governors of Crown Colonies To Attend. London, Feb. 20. It is understood that the Colonial Conference, at which the Governors of the Crown Colonies are to be the chief delegates, will probably be hold in London in June or July. It is expected that the Imperial Econom,c
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      HISTORY’S BIGGEST OIL MERGER?
      231 24 —Trans-Ocean. —Reuter. £115,000,000 Combine. t SOCONY AND VACUUM TO JOIN FORCES. New York, Feb. 2T. The Vacuum Oil Company announces its early merger with the Standard Oil Company of New York, which will b‘ one of the most important amalgamation* in oil history. 3 The United
      —Trans-Ocean.; .—Reuter.  -  231 words
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      NON-VIOLENT BATTLE.
      137 24 —Reuter. Mr. Gandhi’s “Love Tor The Englishman.” Ahmedabad. Feb. 20. Mr. Gandhi, writing in his paper. Young India, declares that the only danger regarding civil disobedience woula be the outbreak of violence. “If there is violence I now know the way; not retracting as at Bardoli (when a
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      NEW AIR LINE.
      75 24 (Aneta’s Service All local time.—Straits Times Copyright. Singapore-Batavia Service To Start on March 4. (Aneta’s Service Weltevreden, Feb. 19. The Royal Netherland-Indies Air Line is opening, on March 4, a weekly service between Batavia and Singapore. The provisional schedule is Departure from Batavia eve-y Tuesday morning at
      (Aneta’s Service ); All local time.—Straits Times Copyright.  -  75 words
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      ANTARCTIC DISCOVERIES.
      104 24 —Reuter. 300 Miles of New Coastline Found. Monte Video, Feb. 24. Three hundred miles of new coastline in the Antarctic have been discovered by Sir Hubert Wilkins in the course of J 51 seaplane flights with his expedition, which arrived at Monte Video yesterday. Sir Hubert Wilkins actually
      —Reuter.  -  104 words
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      NEW ZEALAND FLIERS.
      57 24 R Bert Hinkler’s Record Stilt Unbroken. Calcutta, Feb. 21. Flying Officers Piper and Kaye, the N Zealand fliers, have arrived here. iV There is now no possibility that will be able to beat Bert Hinkler s V of 15*6 days to Australia as this is the sixteenth
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      THE CONFERENCE ADJOURNS.
      566 25 British Wireless. —Straits Times Copyright. French Crisis Leads To Week’s Holiday. ITALY’S MEMORANDUM Parity with France Still Insisted Upon. Rugby, Feb. 19. Naval Conference communique, issued tonight, states that, as a result of consultation between the heads of all the delegations now in London, it has been
      — British Wireless.; .—Straits Times Copyright.  -  566 words
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      USE OF SUBMARINES.
      1308 25 pies is considered desirable.—Britisn Wireless. -Reuter. Expert Examine Root Convention. Speeches made at the plenary sessioa ‘fixated a strong desire on the part of delegations to do what was posrie to humanise the use of submarines 0 question of the limitation of the size l these vessels
      pies is considered desirable.—Britisn Wireless.; -Reuter.  -  1,308 words
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      GOVERNMENT PLEDGE
      80 25 —Reuter. House to Discuss Extrality Before Ratification. London, Feb. 19. Mr. Arthur Henderson, the Foreign Secretary, replying to a question in the House of Commons regretted his inability 'o disclose the nature of the instructions given to Sir Miles Lampson regarding the abolition of extrality, while the negotiations
      —Reuter.  -  80 words
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      INTERNATIONAL GANGS.
      70 25 mui u cii cvn tvij w w K v tions of the international gangs.—TransOcean. Capitals Which Will Exchange Detectives. Berlin, Feb. 24. It is announced that,—ih consequence of last summer’s conferences between the Berlin, London and Paris Police Chiefs,— plans have been perfected to exchange detectives and attach
      muiu cii cvn tvij w wKv » tions of the international gangs.—Trans-Ocean.  -  70 words
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      LEAGUE’S INFLUENCE IN THE EAST.
      605 25 (AnetiT« Service.) -Reuter. Work of the Singapore Bureau. (Aneta’a Service.) Wcltovreden, Feb. 19. The Advisory Council of the Eastern Bureau of the League of Nations for epidemiological intelligence opened this morning at the Pasteur Institute at Bandoeng. An introductory address was delivered by the President-General.
      (AnetiT« Service.); -Reuter.  -  605 words
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      ENGLAND TO AUSTRALIA.
      33 25 —Reuter. New Zealand Fliers Arrive In Allahabad. Allahabad, Fob. 23. Flying Officers H. L. Pipor and C. Kaye —the two New Zealanders who arc flying from England to Australia—have arrived.
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      CAN WAR IN CHINA BE AVERTED ?
      557 26 CAN WAR IN CHINA BE AVERTED Reuter. Frenzied Activities All Over Country. ASSASSINS AT WORK. Yen-Chiang Telegrams Exchanged. Nanking, Feb. 19. R *plymg further to Marshal Yen Shishan’s telegram, mentioned in a message from Peking dated Feb 14 and to subsequent telegrams on the same subject, President Chiang Kai-shek sternly
      — Reuter.  -  557 words
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      SOVIET WANT MONEY.
      67 26 —Router. £500,000,000 Railway And Road Plan. New York, Feb. 19? On.* of th&gt; most important Soviet Missions which has ever visited the United States has arrived. It includes M. Sumiloff, the assistant Commissar of Communications, and 70 technical experts. It is understood that it is connected w
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      THE COTTON TRADE.
      176 26 Iieuter. Mass Production and A Regular Demand.” London, Feb. 21. A new move to increase Lancashire's (futon trade of the standard Tr.e&gt;, in hulk, i-i foreshadowed in the announcement i’ the impending formation of a British 'o*!&lt;.n Textile As ociittion, supported by i .section- of the trade,
      Iieuter.  -  176 words
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      NEW LANDS FOUND.
      119 26 —Reuter. Norwegian Discoveries In Antarctic. Oslo, Feb. 21. Considerable areas of new land in the Antarctic have been discovered by the Norwegian exploration expedition under Captains Rieser Larsen and Luetzow Holm, whose ship, the Norvegia, wirelessed on Feb. 17, that they had discovered territory to the southwest,
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      THE INDUSTRIES FAIR.
      173 26 —British Wireless. Committee of Business Men Appointed. Rugby. Feb. 19. The President of the Board of Trade. Mr. William Graham, has set up a committee of prominent business men to xamine the present situation as regards he British Industries Fair, and to conider what means can he
      —British Wireless.  -  173 words
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      WAR OF INDEPENDENCE.
      73 26 Reuter. American Buys Official British Documents. New York, Feb. 22. American librarians are rejoicing at he news that Dr. Rosenbach has bought from the Royal Institute 20,000 official locuments relating to the activities of l.e British forces in the neighbourhood of New York during the War of
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      “ GOOD-BYE AMERICA.”
      59 26 GOOD-BYE AMERICA.” Neuter. British Ambassador Leaves New York. New York, Feb. 22. L*'ue and Lady Howard have left or England aboard the Majestic. 1 heir fellow passengers include the u ’n tennis player. Mbs Jacobs, end Mr L. Harrison, Govef-nor of the Federal a*.serve Bank ot New N ('rK, who
      — Neuter.  -  59 words
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      OIL WORKS HORROR.
      145 26 —Reuter. Twenty Men Permanently Blinded. Elizabeth (New Jersey) Feb. 19. The death roll in the explosion and lire m the a! oho! department oi the Standaid *'il works at Linden has now reached ten. Nine others are not expected to live. It i.- fount i that a
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      NEW 4½ P.C. LOAN.
      176 26 —British Wireless. City’s Latest Surprise From Mr. Snowden. Rugby, Feb. 23. Applications are invited by the Government for a new cash and conversion issue of a 4*3 per cent. Conversion Loan. The price of the issue for cash subscribers is 95. The first dividend payment of
      —British Wireless.  -  176 words
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      CHINESE SHIPS’ OFFICERS
      320 26 Router. Hong Kong Government’s Action Explained. London, Feb. 19. Replying, in the House of Commons, to a question asked by Mr. P. J. H. Hannon, he Unionist member for Moseley, with •egnrd to the notice given by the Govern- ;it of Hong Kong that Chinese nationals vould
      Router.  -  320 words
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      NEW SHELL ISSUE.
      49 26 .—Rout n r. London, Feb. 10. It is h arned that £5,000,000 in Shell 7 ccn*. second preference shares is being iUiflei written. I 1 is understood that the issue will Ik? i tv.ad 1 next week at a price yielding about £5.12s. per cent.—Rcut n*.
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      SWITCHBOARD OF THE WORLD.
      414 26 —British Wireless. —Reu.er. London’s Part in Wireless Telephony. LINKING THE EMPIRE. A Regular Australian Service Soon. Rugby, Feb 21. Wireless telephony is developing remarkable rapidity. London is fast, coming the switchboard of the world. The Australian experimental sendee which had been conducted by the Olfice from
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      KIDNAPPED GENERAL ?
      199 26 KIDNAPPED GENERAL Reuter. Two Mysterious Messages In Bottle. Harve, Feb. A bottle containing an undated lervt signed Koutepoff' has been fished up i'» the sea near here, intimating that the kidnapped White Russian General is a prisoner aboard the Soviet steamer Spartak, which is known to have been at Antwerp
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      BENEATH THE WRECKAGE
      41 26 —Reuter. Norwegian Airman’s Body Found. New York, Feb. Lieut. Eielson’s body ha.s been cred beneath the wreckage of his a« &lt; plane. Apparently both Lieut. FieU" and Mr. Borland, his mechanic, were instantly killed when the machine cm- 1
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      COMMUNALISM IN RUSSIA.
      341 27 Router. “Uollective” Farms Scheme Goes Wrong. N0 MEAT IN TOWNS. Private Owners Kill Eat Their Stock. Riga, Feb. 21. ri.e Soviet enforcement of communal culture has resulted in the wholesale Wmrhter of cattle, sheep and pigs by .••mts who consume the meat them-•X-s before joining the collective
      Router.  -  341 words
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      MEANT FOR PRINCIPAL.
      135 27 Reuter. Bomb Exploded at Amritsar College. Amritsar, Feb. 23. A bomb, filled with scrap iron and c’ass. exploded during the celebration of the anniversary of Khalsa College here. One student. Pratap Singh, who was presiding at the meeting, was seriously injured and had to have his leg
      Reuter.  -  135 words
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      TRANS-INDIA FLIGHTS.
      113 27 llcuter. Question of Facilities For Dutch Airmen. London, Feb. 24. in the House of Commons, in answer to 'jUc'tion concerning Dutch flights across t, Mr. W. Wedgwood Bonn, the Secrej T India, informed Lieut.-Commandev -'l. Kenworthy, the Labour member for Hull, that a request for further "U iInie.s
      llcuter.  -  113 words
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      FROM PIT TO PALACE OF HOLYROOD.
      199 27 ,—Reuter. A Political Romance. EX-MINER TO SUCCEED KING’S SON. London, Feb. 26. The King has approved the appointment of Mr. James Brown, the Labour member for Ayrshire, as Lord High Commissioner of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland in succession to the
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      GROWING THE POPPY.
      163 27 obligations of those instruments.—British Wireless. Turkey and Persia Urged To Co-Operate. Rugby, Feb. 19. Mr. Arthur Henderson, the Foreign Secretary, was asked in the House of Commons whether the Foreign Office had taken, or would take, steps to induce Turkey and Persia to ratify the Opium Conventions,
      obligations of those instruments.—British Wireless.  -  163 words
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      EGYPT’S TARIFF.
      93 27 —British Wireless. Accepted by the British Government. Rugby, Feb. 19. Mr. G. M. Gillett, the Secretary to the Overseas Trade Department, stated in .he House of Commons that the Government had notified the Egyptian Government that it accepted the new Customs tariff, hut had drawn the attention of
      .—British Wireless.  -  93 words
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      NADIR KHAN’S HEALTH.
      91 27 .—Reuter. King of Afghanistan Not III. Bombay, Feb. 25. A private telegram from a member of King Nadir Khan’s personal staff denies the reports that the King is ill, and states that he is in excellent health.— Reuter. A message from Constantinople, published yesterday, stated that considerable
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      ANGLO-EGYPTIAN TREATY
      66 27 —R-. utor. Deputation to London IScxt Month. London, Feb. 21. It s officially announced that an Egyptian delegation, headed by the Premier Pasha, is arriving in London during j-.j wc.k i).’ginning M neb 24 to negotiate •wi Anglo-Iv. vptfan agreement. ‘it is ice rnt* that the High Commissioner
      —R-. utor.  -  66 words
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      LEVY ON INCOMES IN GERMANY.
      198 27 levy, would cover the deficit.—TransOcean. Suggested Way Out of An Impasse. Berlin, Feb. £5. A special levy on incomes of over 6,000 marks per annum is envisaged in Government quarters as the last expedient for covering the unemployment insurance deficit, which is daily looming larger
      levy, would cover the deficit.—Trans-Ocean.  -  198 words
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      N.S.W. COAL TROUBLE.
      48 27 .—Reuter. 72 Miners Fined For Rioting. Sydney, Feb. 21. Arising out of rioting at Ashton Fields colliery on Jan. 10, 72 miners were convicted and fined varying amounts, the maximum being •CIS. Three, who were convicted of assaulting pit-workers, were sentenced to three months’ imprisonment.—Reuter.
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      BRITAIN AND JAPAN.
      284 27 —British Wireless. Naval Relations Recalled By First Lord. Rugby, Feb. 25. Proposing the toast of the Japanese delegation at the dinner given in their honour by the Japan Society, Mr. A. V. Alexander, the First Lord of the Admiralty, spoke of the naval association of Great Britain
      —British Wireless.  -  284 words
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      SECOND HIGHEST PEAK.
      122 27 .—Rcutor. Further Attempt to Climb Kanchenjunga. Venice, Feb. 25. A scientific expedition, led by Professor Dyhrcnfurth of Germany, has departed by the steamship Ganges for Bombay with the object of attempting to climb the Kaneh njunga mountain, in the Himalayas, 28,150 feet, the second highest peak in
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      “THE TIGER’S” WAR BOOK.
      263 27 Charges Against Foch. LOCAL RIGHTS SECURED BY STRAITS TIMES. London, Feb. 13. To the sound of the guitar of Geneva, new violence is germinating in the world”, declares the cynical M. Clemenceau, in his posthumously-published book, Le Grundour et Misere d’une Victoive, a summary of which
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      UNEMPLOYMENT AGAIN.
      220 27 British Wireless. Exchanging Coal for Wheat With Canada. Rugby, Feb. 25. Mr. J. H. Thomas, the Minister in Charge of the Unemployment Problem, replying to questions in the House of Commons, said he had received information only that morning of an order for 40,000 tons of coal for
      British Wireless.  -  220 words
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      PRICES FALL IN TOKIO.
      97 27 —Niehi-Niehi. In Anticipation of Political Stability. Tokio, Feb. 25. A stabilisation of the political sitaution anticipated, in view of the Diet* 01 0 ar y S c ear rna J° r *ty in the There has been already a reduction in the price of daily necessities
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      AN ALPINE TRAGEDY.
      65 27 EmpText Three Killed and 13 Missing In Avalanche. Romo, Fob. *2 1. Three people were killed, 13 are jni sin &lt;■ end 5 were injured owing to r.n nvalamh* •n the Bolognolu di triet. Many cattle were also overwh •lined Reuter. Rome, Fe!». 25. The death-roll in
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      FRENCH CABINET FALLS.
      356 28 —Reuter. Shortest Life in History Of Third Republic. “VIVE TARDIEU.” Will Coalition Government Be Possible lyondon, Feb. 21. M Chautemps has provisionally formed a C abinet with himself as Premier and Minister of the Interior. The other Ministers will be Foreign Minister. —M. Briand. Minister of War.—M.
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      TAXING THE POPPY.
      62 28 .—Reuter. Persian Opium Monopoly To Go. Teheran, Feb. 25. The Government Economic Committee lias decided to cancel the Opium Monopoly Law, instituted last year, and, instead, to levy a tax, as from March 21, of £2 per j.oCw square yards on opium-growing land. It is anticipated that
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      INDO-CHINA REVOLT.
      86 28 Kcutor. Ringleader and Others Arrested. Paris, Feb. 25. A message from Hanoi states that the ring-lender of the rebellion which began on Feb. 9, Nguyenthaihoo, and several of his accomplices have been arrested. Native troops are scouring the lower delta in search of the rebels. The Governor General,
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      FLYING TO AUSTRALIA.
      45 28 Reut»*r. Piper and Kaye Reach Karachi In 12 Days. Karachi, Feb. 21. Flying Officers II. I,. Piper and C. Kaye, who are endeavouring to beat Bert Hinkler’s record of 16V& days for the flight from England to Australia, have arrived here.- Reuter.
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      IRAQ & THE HEDJAZ.
      156 28 IRAQ THE HEDJAZ. —Reuter. Kings Meet and Reach An Agreement. Basra, Feb. 25. As a result of a week-end conference abotrd a British warship near Chus a preliminary agreement has been reached between Ging Feisal of Iraq and King lt&gt;n Saud of the Hedjaz. It is hoped that the agreement
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      A WOMAN EXECUTED.
      102 28 ,—Router. The First Legally Hanged In Arizona. Florence, Arizona, Feb. 21. The first woman legally executed in the State of Arizona, and the twenty-sixth executed in the United States since its incorporation, was hanged aL sunrise today, namely Mrs. Eve Dugan, aged 52, convicted of \he murder
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      SUPPORT FOR VICEROY.
      53 28 —Reuter. Non-Brahmins to Co-operate In Round Table Conference. Bombay, Feb. 23. The All-India non-Brahmin Congress Committee has passed a resolution supporting the Viceroy’s statements of policy as regards the constitutional issue and expressing readiness to co-opcrcte with the Government and all other parties ii making the Round-table
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      ANTI-PIRACY GUARDS.
      90 28 Still to be Available For Merchantmen. London, Feb. 19. In the House of Commons, in reply to questions, Mr. A. V. Alexander, the First Lord of the Admiralty, pointed out that Indian guards, and former members of the Hong Kong police force, —from which the guards who rendered
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      DECORATIONS SCANDAL.
      43 28 —Nichi-Nichi. President of Tokio Chamber Of Commerce Resigns. Tokio, Feb. 23. Mr. Ker.ichi Fujita, president of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Tokio. who has been committed to prison for trial in connection with the Decorations Scandal, has tendered his resigna-tion.—Nichi-Nichi.
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      CARDINAL’S DEATH.
      25 28 —Reuter. Rome, Feb. 22. Cardinal Perosi has died after the amputation of a leg. There arc now 28 Italian and 32 nonItalinn Cardinals.—Reuter.
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    ALLEGED FORGERY.
    75 28 Chinese Clerk and Stolen Cheque Book. A Chinese clerk, Kwee Liang Cheng, employed by M. Sternburg and Co., Laidwas on Tuesday charged in the Second Police Court with theft of a cheque book and forgery. The accused who was arrested by th« Detective Department is alleged to‘ have
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    THREAT TO LABOUR GOVERNMENT.
    116 28 —Reuter. Coal-Mines Bill Crisis. DEFEAT POSSIBLE j TOMORROW. London, Feb. 26. The Government’s position is likely to be threatened on Thursday when,—following abortive meetings between Mr. Lloyd George and Mr. William Graham. the President of the Board of Trade,—the Liberals propose to move amendments to the
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    CABLE NEWS IN BRIEF.
    468 28 —Trans-Ocean. Reuter. Colombo, Feb. 2C. Heavy seas damaged tea chests on the steamers Nagato Maru, Shunko Mat u and Bengal Maru nearly the whole consignment was damaged.—Reuter. New Delhi, Feb. 20. Amid loud cheers from the Assembly Mr. l ate 1 announced his acceptance of the
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    BRITISH SCHNEIDER PLANES.
    182 28 engine in the British machine.—British Wireless. Rolls Royce Engines May Develop 2,000 h.p. Rugby, Feb. 25. It is revealed today that the horse power of the Rolls Royce engine in the Supermarine Rolls Royce S. 6 machine which won the Schneider Trophy and alsu the world speed
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    THE BANNED TALKIE.
    417 28 Too Much Blood and Thunder In Bulldog Drummond/* Singapore cinema-goers have been deprived of a thrill by the action of the Censorship Appeal Board in banning the talkie picture Bulldog Drummond.” This is the picture version of the famous novel by “Sapper” (Lt.-Col. C. McNeile). ar.d is
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    SIR CECIL CLEMENTI.
    62 28 Official Welcome at Ipoh On March 17. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, Feb. 25. The High Commissioner is expected to pay his first official visit to Perak on March 17, remaining till March 19. H.E. will be welcomed publicly. Ipoh will be the scene of the function,
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      R.S.Y.C. ANNUAL MEETING.
      1353 29 Successful Year. mot a MORIBUND SOCIAL AFFAIR. A Ycry successful year’s working was eported at the annual meeting of the Koyal Singapore Yacht Club on Monday vhdi Mr. R. M. Williams, Vice-Commo-,d0re. presided. The accounts showed a profit of $1,963, .after making liberal allowances for depreciation. The
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      EXCITING YACHTING.
      1436 29 New Kathleen’s Successful Debut. Very heavy’ going added a particular zest to the Royal Singapore Yacht Club’s half-yearly regatta which took place on Saturday and was attended by over three hundred people, chief among them being II.E. Governor (Sir Cecil Clementi) and Lady Clementi, Mr. and Mrs. John
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      U.S. MARINES BEAT THE WELCH.
      111 29 Reuter. American Rugby Success At Shanghai. Shanghai, Feb. 23. The United States Marines, stationed here, defeated the 2nd Welch Regiment by three goals (15 |&gt;oints) to two tricar (six points) in a fast and exciting game. The match was played under ideal conditions and there
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      THE “ SILVER BULLET.”
      119 29 THE SILVER BULLET.” ,—British Wireless. “Greatest Engineering Feat on Wheels.” Rugby, Feb. 21. Mr. Kaye Don's 4,000 horse-power car, the Silver Bullet, left today the experimental shop of the Sunbeam Works at Wolverhampton, where it has been constructed with the greatest secrecy. Mr. Kaye Don expresses the greatest confuknce that,
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      HOME FOOTBALL RESULTS.
      1605 30 —Reuter. Champions Fail. RANGERS BEATEN AT 1 HOME. London, Feb. 22. The following were the results ©f matches played today in the English and Scottish Leagues:— First Division. Birmingham 1 Leeds I'td. 6 Blackburn R. 3 Bolton W. 1 Crimsby Town 1 Arsenal 1 Huddersfield T. 4
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      THE NEW SPEEDWAY.
      37 30 Building operations have now commencM at Upper Serangoon Road and the Singapore Speedway is expected to be completed in seven weeks. The dirt track is under construction and motor-cyclin" practice will start next month.
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      FOOTBALL SENSATION AT KUALA LUMPUR.
      258 30 Chinese vs. Javanese Match Abandoned. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Feb. 25. There was a sensational conclusion to the football match here on Sunday when the Selangor Chinese played Mr. Roboet’s team of Javanese players. The score was 1—0 in favour of the Chinese,
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      SCOTLAND’S SUCCESS.
      191 30 Reuter. Ireland’s Failure At Glasgow. London, Feb. 22. At Celtic Park, Glasgow, before abo&gt;&gt;t 50,000 spectators, Scotland defeated Ireand in the international Association football championship by 3—1. It was the skill of Morton (Glas :&lt;m Rangers) and Janus (Arsenal) and th*. pportunism of Gallacher Utd.) that defeated Ireland.
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      TEST MATCHES.
      27 30 New Zealand Forces A Draw. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Aukland, Feb. 24. In the fourth Test match with England, New Zealand forced a creditable draw.
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      West Indies Fine Prospects.
      27 30 —Straits Times Copyright. Georgetown, Feb. 24. The West Indies have good prospects of winning the third Test match aga nat England.—Straits Times Copyright.
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      RIFLE SHOOTING.
      84 30 Singapore Ladies' R.A. Spoon Shoot. The Singapore Ladies Rifle Association monthly spoon shoot was fired at the Bukit Timah range on Thursday last. Qualifying cards returned were as follows 300 200 100 M n Yds. yds. yds. Total Mrs. Gibson 23 27 23 103.08 Mrs. Somerville 21 29
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      DISAPPOINTMENT IN FRANCE.
      277 30 -Reuter. Twickenham Defeat. SATURDAYS RUGBY INTERNATIONALS. London, Fob. go At Twickenham, before 55,000 spectators, England defeated France in th international Rugby championship by goal and two tries (11 points) to a on.i (5 points). a g0al Those present at the match include Prince George, Arthur Duke of
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      UNITED ENGINEERS.
      275 30 Annual Meeting of Recreation Club. The ninth annual meeting of the United Engineers’ Recreation Club was hold oi» Feb. 7. Mr. J. P. Strachan, president ot the Club, oceupied the chair. The report of the management committee and the accounts for the year were adopted. Office-bearers for the
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      STOCK EXCHANGE SWEEP
      39 30 -Reuter. To be Limited to £100,000 This Year. London, Feb. 21. It is announced that the Stock Exchange Derby Sweep will be limited to £100,000 n 1930 in £1 tickets. This compares with £1,000,000 in 1929.—Renter.
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      AMERICAN RACQUETS.
      34 30 —Reuter. Mortimer Wins Championship? For Fourth Time. Boston, Feb. 23. Stanley Mortimer won the America' racquets championship for the fcurtj time, defeating Clarence Pell, 15— 7, t l' 1 4—15, 15—G, 18—15.—Reuter.
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      S.C.C.’s WONDERFUL FINISH.
      1364 31 Chinese Well Beaten. miER SCORES THREE E LATE GOALS. sc.c., 3 S.C.F.A., 1. wa s not*until this season, and partion Sa turday, that ground advanttU,a became a factor in local football, but V *h the opening of the Jalan Besai Radium there are now four first-clas? football
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      RACE COURSE GOLF CLUB.
      948 31 Strict Economy No Longer Necessary. Proposing the adoption of the report and accounts of the Race Course Golf Club, at the annual meeting at the Club on Tuesday evening, Mr. S. J. Chan, presiding, said that he was in the happy position of beir.fr able to
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    CHILD KIDNAPPED.
    559 31 Parents Who Refused To Pay Secret Society. A young Chinese couple who refused the extortionate demands of Chinese thugs had the alarming experience of having their only infant son kidnapped from their house in Cross Street and concealed in a lane off Geylang. With the assistance of the
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    DEATH OF MR. KLASSEN.
    129 31 A Former Municipal Officer In Singapore. An old resident of Singapore, Mr. John Klassen, died at tihe General Hospital on Monday night at the age of 71. Born in Malacca, Mr. Klassen came to Singapore as a youth and was educated at St. Joseph’s Institution, which
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    FEDERAL COUNCIL.
    32 31 The next meeting of the Federal Council will l&gt;p held at Kuala Lumpur on Thursday, March 13, at 10 a.in. There will he a ceremonial and uniform will be worn.
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    AN ENGINEER LOOKS AT MALAYA.
    1709 32 ROADS RAILWAYS. Worldwide Adjustment Of Values.” PRODUCTION. AN ERA OF CHEAPER A very interesting review of the modern needs and opportunities of the Malay Peninsula was given by Mr. D. W. Brisbane at the annual meeting of the Engineering Association of Malaya at Singapore on
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    TIN RETURNS.
    142 32 Kamunting Tin (.first half). —574 piculs and 519 hours. Renong Tin (first half).—No. 2 dredge, 506 piculs No. 3 dredge, 222 piculs. Taiping Tin (first half).—(Two dredges): 67 piculs. 245 hours, 30,000 yards. North Taiping (first half). —58 piculs, 124 hours, 16,500 yards. South Taiping (first half).—4l piculs,
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    MARRIAGES
    146 32 i AM.LTUN TRENGROL'SE. At the Scotch Church, S ngapore. on Feb. 20. 1930. by tin Lev. Stephen Band, Archibald Douglas, o. S ngapove to Vera Maud, daughter of Mr nJ .M;&gt; W. Francis Cave, of Taplow L.nks, hnglund. L* &gt;B.i IIOLGATE. On Feb. 22. 19/0. in th. Wairior Chapci,
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    Trade and Finance.
    145 32 Singapore, Feb. 26 EXCHANGES. On London, Bank 4 m's Demand .'V 1 Privute 3 m. credit 'V On New York, demand r *l Private 90 d/a ,0 1 On Franc®, Bank T.T. 67 'v On India, Bank T.T. 4 On Hong Kong, Bank T.T. On Shanghai, Bank
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    Stocks and Shares.
    818 32 Fraser and Co.’s Quotations. Singapore, Feb. 26. MINING. Issue Val. Pd. Buyers Sellers £1 £1 Asam Kum bang 26/- 28 5/-6/- Ayer Hitam Tin 1S/C 14 3 £1 £1 Bangrin Tin 22/- 23/1 1 Bulan* Padang 0.22 0.2*# 1 1 Batu Caves 0.96 1.00 1 1 Bukit
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    38 32 DEATHS 1 I LL. At Singapore, on Feb. 2 4.19'JO. Waltei Charles Puxton Bell in his 58th year. RLASSEN. At the General Hospital on Feb 24. 1930, John Klassen, late of Singu ion Mun’cipulity, in his 71st year.
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  • The Straits Budget RUBBER SUPPLEMENT
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      CONTENTS.
      89 1 General Rubber Situation 1 London Rubber Stocks 1 The Singapore Auction 1 London Rubber Market By A. W. Still S. Tyre Industry l ('rude Rubber Weeklv Rubber Report 4 Rubber Planting January Rubber Returns 4 Rubber Debenture 4 Cable News—- Month’s Holiday for Rubber 1 Correspondence Resting Rubber Trees
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      RUBBER SITUATION.
      56 1 m Singapore Official Quotations. Quotations Forward Contract Spot Seller Prices d &lt; t r Pate L'dun S’pore Feb. Mar. Apt. 'V 0.26'* 0.27 0.27’* 0.28 &gt; 0 27 0.27*4 0.28 1 0.28'i .7. sr, 1*1 0.27», 0.27*4 0.28’* 0.29‘4 0.27*, 0.28 H 0.29 0.30 s'. 0.27’* 0.28*4 0.29
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      LONDON RUBBER STOCKS.
      37 1 A cable received by Lewis and Peat (Singapore!, Ltd., from their London correspondent states that rubber stocks show an increase of Utons during the past week, the total row on hand being 82,432 tons.
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      THE SINGAPORE AUCTION.
      158 1 1 in- Singapore Chamber of Commerce VuM.br nation held its 956th auction %n l't I*. 26, when there was catalogued 2,268,929 ll&gt; or 1.H12.92 tons; offered 2.056,761 lb. or 918.20 ton&gt; sold 1.714,018 lb. or 778.58 tons. Spot. London 8 1 16d. New York 15'i cts. PRICES
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      RUBBER CONSUMPTION.
      86 1 Hi* annual review of the rubber position '"Util by Lloyd Matheson, and Carritt, the 'nil-known merchants, contains many facts °&gt; interest. World consumption in 1929 is stated to 1,1 hi,v amounted to 786,000 tons, which 'vceeds the 1928 high record by 110,000 tons. Increase in consumption over the
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      LONDON RUBBER MARKET. A Dutch Estate Sets An Example. THE D.E.I. GOVERNMENT’S ANNOUNCEMENT.
      1135 1  -  (By A. W. Still.) r St rail s Time* Copyright.— Reproduction Right** Reserved.1 London, Jan. 29. United Kingdom stocks have passed now the 80,000 tons mark, which is an increase of 51,800 tons compared with stocks at
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      U.S. TYRE INDUSTRY.
      167 1 Inventory and November Manufactures. Tyre manufacturers in the United States produced a total of 3,603,430 pneumatic casings during the month of November, according to estimates issued by the Rubber Manufacturers’ Association. Total production of inner tubes is estimated at 3,780,110 and total production of solid and cushion
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      U.S. RUBBER IMPORTS.
      86 1 Imports of crude rubber of all classes into the United States during the month of December totalled 13,512 long tons, according to estimates issued by the Rubber Manufacturers’ Association. This compares with imports of 40,(12! long tons in November and with 10,840 long tons in December, 1028.
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      A MONTH’S HOLIDAY FOR RUBBER?
      513 1 —He u ter. rush t«&gt; buy r*ihlu*r share’s. Straits Times ('opyri^Tn. No Tapping During May LONDON PRICE JUMPS A FARTHING. Amsterdam, Feb. 19. A meeting of Dutch, French, Belgian, Swiss and German rubber producers,— held today to discuss ways and means of carrying out the
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      CORRESPONDENCE.
      66 2 [The Straits Times is not responsible tor the opinions of its correspondents. Correspondent* should bear in mind that letter* must be short und to the point. Long epistles nre liable to be rejected or cut down. Correspondents must enclose their names and addresses, not necessarily for publication but ns
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      RESTING RUBBER TREES.
      259 2 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, In the Straits Budget ot Dec. 1-. under the heading “Rubber: et Another Scheme a correspondent signing himself “Malacca,” suggested that no tapping should be done during the months of March and April, when the trees are shedding their
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      CHEAP RUBBER.
      491 2 To the Editor of the Straits Tiroes. Sir, —1 read with interest your leader of Friday last in which you say you see no reason to depart from the view that the lubber industry must seek salvation on the lines of “cheap rubber and plenty of it”. It
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      THE PLANTERS’ LOT.
      710 2 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, Very many thanks for your timely and sympathetic leader in I* riday s issue of your paper. I wonder how many of your planter .cadcrs henefilted by the days ol lantasie pi# fits” in the rubber industry. Not nany,
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      RUBBER PRICES.
      848 2 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir,—There has been so much written annul the* way* and means for enhancing the price of rubber—the commodity upon which everything nowadays seems to depend, and not one of these suggestions ng feasible, that you may perhaps hesitate to look into
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      MORE RUBBER.
      1283 2 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir,—Of all the many “wild-cat” schemes mooted recently for the restriction of rubber production, surely “this one month’s holiday in May” proposal is the wildest. No wonder Minting Lane is unmoved and America has shed no tears. Had one heen there
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      RUBBER PRODUCTION.
      952 3 Te the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, —in addition to the British aad Dutch planters who, apparently, are practically in agreement on the necessity for restriction of output in some form, a third factor has to be considered. Handlers and shippers have, so far, not been mentioned,
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      WEEKLY MARKET REPORT
      564 3 Tin Still Declining But Rubber Firm. Messrs. Fraser and Co., under date of Feb. 25, report as follows The price of tin continues to decline and shows a loss of about £3 on balance during the past week. The scheme for restriction of output appears now to
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      KUANTAN RUBBER.
      357 3 Net Earnings Carried Forward. The tenth annual report of the directors to the shareholders of the Kuantan Rubber Syndicate, Limited, will be presented to the meeting to be held at the Chartered Bank Chambers on Thursday next at noon. It is as follows Your directors beg to submit
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      CRUDE RUBBER.
      122 3 Importations into the United States. We are indebted to the Planters' Association of Malaya for the following details of the importations of crude rubber into the United States during December, 1929. The figures have been compiled and distributed by the Rubber Association of Amcricu. The estimated net weights
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      PULAU BULANG IN DIRE STRAITS.
      1165 3 Directors Authorised To Dispose of Estate. An extraordinary general meeting of the shareholders of the I'ulau Bulan# Rubber and 1‘roduce Co., Ltd., was held at the office* of the secretaries, Messrs. Harrison, Barker and Co., Ltd., Chartered Bank Chambers, on Feb. 21, when Mr. G.
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      WEEKLY RUBBER REPORT
      731 4 London Market Reported Easier. Messrs. Guthrie and Co., Ltd., report as follows under date of Feb. 20 The rubber market during the past week has been quietly steady, awaiting with interest the outcome of the discussion at the meeting of European rubber growers, which was held in
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    • RUBBER SHARE PRICES.
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        LONDON EXCHANGE PRICES JAN. 29.
        617 4 •\taco (£1) 2; Allagar (2/) 1/7%; AngloMalny (£1) 16/; Ayer Kuning (£1) 11/16; i»i-hnH( Sel.) (2 4/6; Bakap (£1) V i Ban ten/ (41) Butang Consolidated (2/) 1 3; Batu Cuves (£1) Batu Tiga (£1) Bekoh (2/) 1/3; Beranang (2/) 10; Berlam Consolidated (2/) 4
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        SINGAPORE DOLLAR SHARE PRICES FEB. 26.
        715 4 Capital laaoa Cl«al«« Pritaa Paid Up Valoa DiTidanda IjT* 11 Company Co. Er*tt._ 389,293 1 16 p.e. year ended 18-2-29 Allenby ($1) 1.55 1.75 1.55 1.75 160,000 174 p.e. year 80-9-29 Alor Gajah ($1) 1.45 1.60 1.40 1.60 435,425 1 74 p.e. int. yaar
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      RUBBER PLANTING.
      149 4 What Represents Reasonable Profit Mr. P. S. Gray, in a letter to the Financial Times, endeavours to answer the above question. He says Seeing thnt growers must carry on for about seven years before the trees arrive at maturity, and thnt tropical enterprises entail considerable risk to capital,
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      SUNGEI RAMAL SYNDICATE, LTD.
      663 4 Twenty Per Cent. Dividend. The following is the directors’ report for the ycur ended Dec. 31, 1929, for presentation at the sixteenth annual general meeting 0 f shareholders of Sungei Rama! Syndicate, Ltd to be held at the registered office of the company, 1, Embankment, Kuala
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      JAN. RUBBER RETURNS.
      158 4 Ampat (Sumatra).—69,2oo lb. Continental P1ant.—127,031 lb Kwa10e.—55,240 lb. Morib Plantations.— 19,828 lb Malaysia.—4s,3B3 lb. Mentakah.— 40,264 lb. Nordanal (Johore).—67,ooo lb. New Serendah—46,422 lb. North Labis (Johore).—49,ooo lb. Punggor.—l3,o33 lb. Perak River Va11ey.—24,309 lb. I erak Rubber Plant—B2,2oo lb. Pulau 8u10ng.—43,404 lb. Pengkalan Durian (1921).—23,000 lb. Prang 8e5ar.—31,079
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      A RUBBER DEBENTURE.
      147 4 Linggi Plantations Stock Offered. Issued in January the seven per cent, tirst mortgage convertible and redeemable debenture stock of Linggi Plantations are changing hands on the basis of 14 P re mium on the issue price of par. At the current price the interest yield t&lt;&gt; a
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      240 6 ESTATE TRUST AGENCIES (1927), LIMITED Telegram* 8TATBTRU8T," SINGAPORE. Telephone A.B.C. 5th and 6th Editions, No. 243. Bentley’a and Liebera. r V s 9 4 A A Trust Company Registered under the Trust Companies Ordinance of 1S26, with Security deposited with the Straits Settlements Government. REGISTERED AND HEAD OFFICE "Nos. 1.
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