The Straits Budget, 13 March 1930

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    28 1 The Straits Budget BEING THE WEEKLY ISSUE OF THE STRAITS TIMES 'ESTABLISHED NEARLY A CENTURY.) >0. 3.7<il SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, MARCH 13, 1930 25 cents (S.S. Currency) or 7d.
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    CONTENTS.
    378 1 leaders— P*ec Penang’s f uture T e Clumsy Commander The King’s English J India's l eiil A Threat to Hammers 4 irime and Punishment 4 Occasional Notes 5-6 f Telegrams, Reuter and Special— Covering Past Week’s News ..23-29 Pictures Singapore Polo Club 17 Lady Ciementi on Kim 17 Work
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    LOCAL AND PERSONAL.
    1855 1 1 >s Thirza Bunce, who went on furt\|k r m Malaya a year ago, is not i t le turn to the mission here hove'. 1(1 n< next year. She is at prei; (!11 t'!oyed by her homo church in Terre Indiana, as church secretary and tMiish
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    SIR CECIL CLEMENTI IN THE F.M.S.
    1853 2 A Cordial Welcome To Selangor. RECEPTION AT K. IThe Federal Capital In (iala Dress. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Mar. 12. The capital of the Federated States has paid its respects to the new High Commissioner with fitting ceremonial. When the haniisomciy-uppointcd special
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    A CONTRAST IN EXPERIENCES.
    511 2 Crossing the States in '65) And Today. Among the passengers who pa! s through Singapore on Monday on the* Columbus on the world cruise were t\v prominent Americans, each of whom hud w.tncsscd an important stage of progres in the railways of that country. Mr. Rolla
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    EUROPEAN FINED.
    103 2 Alleged Reckless Driving In Kuala Lumpur. A European named H. D. Nicholas, wh< was some days ago produced in the Kuala Lumpur Police Court on a charge ol having driven a car in a reckless maim’ 1 along Damansara Road, and having thereby knocked down a Sikh railway
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    THE STRAITS TIMES IN THE F.M.S.
    238 2 Branch Office Opened at Kuala Lumpur. A branch office of the Straits Times has been opened at 27, Java Street, Kuala Lumpur. This office is in charge of a senior member of the Editorial StafT of the Straits Times, Mr. G. L. Peet, who
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      PENANG’S FUTURE.
      934 3 Straits Tim;, a, Mar. (I. V curious contrast is provided by the topics which arc agitating the com- .vial mind in Penang at the moment. r st consideration, as is the ca->e ti -.uehout the whole country, is the '2 n tin and rubber. Penang is de-,‘nZd-visibly so.
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      THE CLUMSY COMMANDER
      1001 3 Straits Times, Mar. 7. In the course of his lengthy memorandum on the constitution and control of the Planters’ Association of Malaya, published in the Straits Times yesterday, Mr. Ward-.Jaekson touched briefly upon < ne point which is rapidly developing into a matter of considerable importance in
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      THE KING’S ENGLISH.
      1012 3 —Straits Timep, Mar. 8. Mr. 11. L. Mencken, the courageous and independent critic of American institutions, has recently turned his attention to the language spoken by his countrymen and, as usual, is stimulating on the subject, but certainly not as provocative as he can be. His main
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      INDIA’S PERIL.
      1046 3 Straits Times, Mar. 10. Wednesday is likely to prove a momentous day in the history of India, for it has been chosen by Mr. Gandhi for the launching of his latest civil disobedience campaign. Where that campaign will lead, what horrors it will bring in its train, none
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      A THREAT TO HAMMERS.
      1159 4 I'Ut, clt JUCiTCIIV, Mklv n m can possibly avoid it.—Straits 1 imes, Mar. 11. At the suggestion of certain shipping companies consideration is being given by the executive officers of the Municipality to a proposal which will let loose a flood of controversy such as the
      I'Ut, clt JUCiTCIIV, Mklv , n m • can possibly avoid it.—Straits 1 imes, Mar. 11.  -  1,159 words
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      CRIME & PUNISHMENT.
      994 4 CRIME PUNISHMENT. villc Hastings* psychologist. M Strait-* Times, Mar. 12. As was anticipated, the recent suicide of a convict, sentenced for armed robbery to a long term of penal servitude and a flogging, who killed himself by jumping over a balcony in Wandsworth Gaol, has served to raise afresh at
      villc Hastings* “ psychologist.M ? – Strait-* Times, Mar. 12.  -  994 words
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    PENANG CHOP FAILS.
    227 4 w Liabilities Exceed $300,000. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, Mar. lo. Another Chinese firm has suspended payment. The liabilities are said to exceed $300,000. This is Chop Hin and Co carrying on business as general merchants at 242 Beach Street, Penang. A meeting of the creditors was
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    MALAYAN WEDDING.
    211 4 Dr. Ian Cameron and Miss Hannigan. The wedding took place at St. Andrew’s Church. Kuala Lumpur, on Saturday afternoon, of Dr. Ian Gordon Cameron, son of the late Mr. Alexander Cameron, of Penang, and Mrs. Cameron, of Edinburgh, and Miss Sybil Mary Hannigan, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
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    PENANG CHANGES.
    123 4 Mr. Bull Coining Here As District Judge. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, Mar. 11. Mr. H. R. Bull, registrar of the Supreme Court,, Penang, is under orders to proceed to Singapore to succeed Mr. •1. L. McFall as civil district judge, Mr. Me Fall taking Mr. C. G.
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      BANGKOK OBJECTS.
      211 5 —Straits Tiraey, Mar. 6. The contingent of tourists who recently ited Singapore from the Resolute crowded the streets in a variety of differnt garbs. There were “Pa’s” in their [‘j, rh colours, and serge suits, “Ma’s” in their old-fashioned dresses and ridiculous looking helmets. Then there was the
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      FILM STARS AND SALARIES.
      208 5 FILM STARS AND SALARIES f —Straits Times, Mar. G. One may generally take a pinch of salt with the stories one hears of the fabulous sums earned by film stars in America, but they arc entertained none the less. In a Eos Angeles law suit Mary Pickford once revealed that
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      WOOD AS FOOD.
      212 5 J V.v» lit UU Straits Times, Mar. 6. Dr. Friedrich Bergias, the German chemist, tells us that we may soon expect to have foodstuffs made of wood. Impossible though this may sound, it is. nevertheless, likely to be true. Some doubts may be removed if one recalls
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      A MODERN NUISANCE.
      224 5 vwvij 1111 11 (11 1 Times, Mar. 6. A Bangkok paper, commenting on the warning of the International League of Boy Scouts against an imposter who is seeking to work his way around the world by wearing a Boy Scout uniform and thereby gaining the sympathy of
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      DETAILS WANTED.
      279 5 —Straits Times, Mar. 7. We publish elsewhere in this issue, a summary of the report and accounts of b raser and Neave, Ltd., for the year ended Dec. 31, 1929. The balance sheet reveals a very healthy state of affairs and shareholders will doubtless feel very pleased with
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      “IF YOU WANT TO KNOW THE TIME.... ”
      210 5 “IF YOU WANT TO KNOW THE TIME.... wJi 1 an P° slors and would onlv saUTET once in fc J. s not muc b use asking a policeman in Singapore. You may consult THE public clock on the Victoria Memorial Building but if that is not within your range of
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      PRIVATE PLANES IN THE U.S.A.
      248 5 Straits Times, Mar. 7. In Great Britain, and in most other countries in the Old World for that matter, private aeroplanes are stiil comparatively few. It is doubtful whether any country :n Europe can boast of more than a dozen or two. It is amazing
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      A PUNCTUAL BISHOP.
      83 5 Straits Times, Mar. 7. The Bishop of London, speaking at the Albert Hall recently, revealed that he was only a quarter of an hour out in his estimate of the time it would take him to go round the world on his tour. “It took me nine
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      A GRACEFUL COMPLIMENT.
      74 5 —Straits Times, Mar. 8. H.E. tho Governor has paid a graceful compliment to Mr. A. F. Richards, the Governor-Designate of British North Borneo, in placing at his disposal the S.Y. Seabollo II for tho journey to Borneo. This is the first occasion on which such an honour
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      A “LIVE” BOARD?
      73 5 bedridden for .many months !—St rails Times, Mar. 8. In the Straits Settlements Government Gazette of Feb. 28 there appeared a list of names of persons nominated to be members of the Singapore Mohammedan Advisory Board during 1930. The list included the name of one man who
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      WILL ROGERS SEZ .
      387 5 WILL ROGERS SEZ —Straits Times, Mar. 8. Of all the special correspondents and writers sent to London in connection with the Naval Conference surely the strangest must be Will Rogers, the famous American film and stage comedian, who is acting for an enterprising news agency. Will has his own w’ay
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      WILL’S BOUQUET.
      246 5 one like Will Rogers in mind.—Straits Times, Mar. 8. Not all Will Rogers’ time however \|ras spent at the Conference, or poking fun at cur institutions. The Hatry trial gavw him a real respect for British justice lo which he hands the following handsome bouquet: Our delegation ought
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      AUTHORS’ DILEMMA.
      217 5 Straits Times, Mar. Critics of film censorship regulations in Singapore should turn to Canton if they want to know’what a really stringent censorship is like. Humour is frowned at while the committee of censorship impose upon authors a hitherto unheard of burden. By the regulations it is not
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      TUT, TUT!
      62 5 TUT TUT! typo, is Where IS Ipoh —Strait* '1 linos, Mar. 10. In a recent issue of The Motoring Outlook there appears a picture of a special window display arranged by a firm of motor-car dealers far aw’ay in the Federated Malay States** And the heading above the picture, in
      typo, is :—“ Where IS Ipoh ? ”—Strait* '1 linos, Mar. 10.  -  62 words
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      JOHORE’S ROADS.
      317 5 —Straits Times, Mar. 1U. Is there no possibility of strengthening the Public Works Department in Johore There is a stretch of about five miles on the Mersing Road, from Ayer Hitam in the direction of Batu Pahat, which is frankly a disgrace to the State. To drive over
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      A TIMELY LIFT.
      329 5 —Straits Times, Mar. 10. The short and simple annals of the noor —how little we know of them in this country, where the barrier of language divides race from race. About four o’clock of a rainy afternoon this week a motorist was driving along one of the
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      LESE-MAJESTE ?
      79 5 LESE-MAJESTE Straits Times, Mar. 11. Thus an American newspaper on tho subject of King George’s speech at the opening of the Naval Conference, which was broadcast throughout the United States The rebroadcast revealed that King George possesses an excellent radiovoice and has a distinct and decisive manner of pronunciation which
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      LABOUR’S DAYS NUMBERED ?
      101 5 LABOUR’S DAYS NUMBERED '—Straits Times, Mar. 11. Wo printed yesterday a cable from our London correspondent in which it was stated that the London Stock Exchange expects a general election in Great Britain not long after the Budget has been introduc'd on April 14. Another significant pointer was contained in
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      THE MYSTERY SHIP.
      223 6 Ill/ wt v v.v v ..vv —Straits Times, Mar. 11. Very rarely do we have to accuse oui 4 American friends of lack of publicity. During the tourist season we get “the dope by the ton—coloured booklets, lengthy passenger lists and 44 peppy paragraphs all compiled by
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      THE KUOMINTANG BAN.
      317 6 —Straits Times, Mar. 11. The Hong Kong papers to hand by the lust mail give much prominence to Sir Cecil dementi’s ban on Kuomintang activities in Malaya and the Straits Settlements. ’I he C hina Mail lias a loading article on the subject in the course of
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      INQUISITIVENESS.
      160 6 minions of the law.— Straits Times, Mar. 32. A Medan magistrate hns issued a •warning to captains of American ships visiting that place to keep their men in band or else keep them on board ship •when in port, owing to an attack on the harem of the Sultan
      minions of the law.— Straits Times, Mar. 32.  -  160 words
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      BRIGHTER COMPANY MEETINGS.
      229 6 —nut I ,VWU, I I ‘•unrption by the board."—Straits Times, Mar. 12. Not all directors who have a tale of woe to unfold at an annual general meeting appear before shareholders with faces registering a degree of gloom in keeping with the occasion. A striking exception was
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      “DIZZY” AND THE TALKIES.
      427 6 «i i iivi; 1 ill** f iii.lv I I ;ur<vints le adopted.’”—Strait< 1 J!).< .Wit 1 2. From pills Mr. Baumann passed to alkies in which the company is interested. 4 I personally have taken the trouble by >ral and ocular experiment to find out ivhat
      «i » i iivi; ' 1 * ill** » f iii.lv I » I • . ;ur<vints le adopted.’”—Strait< 1 J!).< : . .Wit .*. 1 2.  -  427 words
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    PETROL SLUMP.
    152 6 Prices Lowest in History Of Malaya. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, Mar. 10The petrol war has evidently reached j mg as there has been a decided drop i tin* price during the last few days. Still once charged in Penang is higher than at charged in certain parts
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    SINGAPORE’S HEALTH.
    169 6 The Singapore Municipal health statement for the week ended March 1. gives the total number of deaths as male 135, md female GG. This represents a death rati- of 21.08 per mille, per annum, compared with 18.35 in the preceding week md 20.92 in the corresponding week of
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    THE WAR AGAINST OPIUM.
    1012 6 Local Campaign Started By Chinese. About fifty Chinese and four European sympathisers gathered at the Chinese Chamber of Commerce, HiJ 1 Street, on Mar. 6 to reorganise the local Anti-Upium campaign. The tiist speaker of the evening gave the history of the local fight against op
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    GHASTLY TRIPLE MURDER.
    355 6 Chinese Mutilated At Pulo llbin. A ghastly triple murder in which tw 0 Chinese women and a man were th* victims was committed on Tuesday at Pulo Ubin, an island in the Straits &lt;,f Johore. No solution to the brutal crime has y n been found but
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    TOURIST FINED.
    118 6 Circling the Globe On Horseback. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, Mar. 6. At the Police Court today Madame Barbara Starck, an Austrian subject, was charged with being an alien and failing to notify the Chief Police Officer of the. place of her abode within 48 hours after landing
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    REMEMBRANCE DAY.
    84 6 All the contributions from the Ea.-t Coast of Sumatra in response to the Remembrance Day appeal have now been received. The delay was caused by the slow receipt of the gifts from upcountry. The organiser, Mr. F. O. Finch, has remitted to the Appeal Department, British Legion, London,
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    MINING OPTION CASE.
    2687 7 Judgment Delivered. PEFENDANT WINS WITH 1 COSTS. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Mar. 7. Mr justice P. A. Farrer-Manby delijudgment in the Supreme Court, Kuala Lumpur, this afternoon in the case in xv hich the plaintiffs are Malayan Tinfnlfis. Ltd., a company registered in Engjarxi w
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    FRASER AND NEAVE, LIMITED.
    400 7 Satisfactory Report For 1929. The directors report of Messrs. Fraser and Neave, Ltd., to be presented to the annua 1 general meeting at the registered offices of the company, 6 and 7, Trafalgar Street, on Mar. 15 at noon, leads as follows After making ample provision
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    EMERGENCY ACT FOR JOHORE.
    932 8 Bill to be Introduced. FALLING INTO LINE WITH THE S5. The following Bill about to be introduced into the Council of State is published for general information in the Johore Government Gazette, dated Mar. 10 An Enactment to confer on the Sultan in Council power to
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    IN ENGLAND NOW: A weekly commentary on Life at Home—By “ O.P.”
    12 8 IN ENGLAND NOW: A weekly commentary on Life at Home By O.P.”
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    SIAMESE AVIATOR KILLED
    45 8 Parachute Failed to Work After Collision. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Bangkok, Mar. 7. Two Siamese planes collided in the air near Lopburi and both crashed. One pilot landed safely with a parachute. The other’s parachute failed to open and he was killed.
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    TIN RETURNS.
    464 8 Lukut Tin. —315 piculs, 465 1 /j&gt; hours. Kuchai Tin.—Bucket dredge 481 hours, T.P.A. restriction scheme 128 hours, time lost 63 hours, average digging depth 52 feet, 720 piculs, 82,000 yards. Bundi Tin Dredging N.L.—1,164 hours, 193,000 yards, 1,075 piculs, value $60,189. Chenderiang Tin.—Dredge 532 hours, 69,000 yards,
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    FAVOURITES’ DAY AT KUALA LUMPUR.
    1695 9 \avarino Disqualified In Third Race. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Mar. 6. lhe third day of the Selangor Turf r irT meeting, there was a good ,t mhnee. The going was fast and it ta ‘favourites’ day. Sport was spoiled i big shower of
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    CLUB OPENING.
    183 9 Enjoyable Programme At Tangkah. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Malacca, Afar. 10. The official opening of the Tangkah District Club took place on Saturday. The club house, which is a newly built building having its own electric light plant, was very well decorated with palms and baloons. In the
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    TRUNKS LOST.
    108 9 Sampan Sunk in Penang Harbour. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, Mar. 12. A sampan containing cargo worth $5,000 was sunk in Penang harbour on Monday night during a gale. The sampan had left Penang about 7 p.m. loaded with trunks and boxes containing valuables belonging to a Parit
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    SINGAPORE GOLF CLUB.
    1005 9 Successful Financial Year Reported. The following is the committee’s report of the Singapore Golf Club, which is to be presented at the annual meeting at the Club house on Wednesday, Mar. 19 The Club house has been renovated during the year, and is now in a satisfactory
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    CORRESPONDENCE.
    66 10 [The Straits Times is not responsible lor the opinions of its correspondents. Correspondents should bear in mind that letters must be short and to the point. Long epistles are liable to be rejected or cut down. Correspondents must enclose their names and addresses, not necessarily for Rublication hut as
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    NEW MARINERS’ CLUB.
    145 10 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, —On behalf of the committee of the Fort Swettenham Mariners' Club I should be grateful if you would kindly give publicity to the following short statement:— The committee is glad to be able to state that most suitable plans
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    A MUNICIPAL DEAL.
    513 10 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, —With reference to the article appearing in your issue of Feb. 25 under this heading, I submit that, apart from technical considerations, the procedure adopted by the Municipality in dealing with tenders of this magnitude is open to abuse.
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    A HYLAM PROTEST.
    496 10 To tho Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, l enjoyed reading the interesting arti&lt; lo A Reply to Dr. Lim Boon Kerig s Attack by J.H.W. but I am sorry to say that such a well-educated and broad-mind- ed man as J.H.W., who professes to have had
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    OIL PALMS.
    54 10 We have received a letter from Inti rested, Penang” asking for information concerning the identity of the planting adviser to Oil Palm Plantations, Limited. We are informed that the position still held by Mr. Jorgensen but the appointment of the deputy to act while Mr. Jorgensen goes on
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    TEA CULTIVATION.
    92 10 Java and Sumatra Fear Malayan Competition. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Medan, Mar. 7. Japanese and Sumatran papers are expressing apprehension that Malaya will shortly become a competitor in cultivation, now that Camerorf’s Highlands are opened. Expert contributors point to the fact that some 100,000 acres of highly suitable
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    MOTOR MISHAP.
    96 10 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Malacca, Mar. 10. W hat might have been a nasty accident but ended without any injury to anyone took place at Mcrlimau village when n car bearing a Singapore number and driven by a Malay ran over a drain and landed just in front
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    PASSENGERS.
    1756 10 The following passengers are proceediag by the s.s. Macedonia, which sailed on Friday for Penang, Colombo and Kurope Major, and Mrs. R. A. Wolfe-Murray a*d child, Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Douglas, Mr. and Mrs. C. E. L. Roberts, child and 2 infants, Dr. W J Moir, Mrs. D.
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    TIN EXPORTS.
    74 10 Official Figures For February. Tin exports from British Malaya durin February have been declared as follows United Kingdom T 0 i* s United States of America 4920 Continent of Europe a**# British Possessions "',,0 Japan Other countries jj* Total 9 433 Shipped in January declared in February 504
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    ST. GEORGE’S SOCIETY.
    251 10 At a committee meeting of the Singapore branch of the Royal Society St. George, held in the Cricket Club the hon. treasurer reported that since the date of the general meeting 77 members ha.i paid their subscriptions for 1930 and 5*» more remained to be paid. The
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    ST. ANDREW’S MISSION HOSPITAL.
    1857 11 Appeals for Assistance. ItkMNG AWAY SICK AND SUFFERING. That t ic st. Andrew’s Mission Hospital ab le to show for the year 1929 a ■durable balance owing only to indi- nil effort and special gifts was stated ■L Monday at the annual general Kiting at which
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    “ CAT ” FOR HAVELOCK ROAD DESPERADO.
    419 11 CAT FOR HAVELOCK ROAD DESPERADO. Judge’s Glowing Praise Of Detectives. Sentences totalling eight years’ rigorous imprisonment w r ere passed by Mr. Justice Stevens at the Singapore Assizes on Mar. 6 on the Chinese, who was arrested &lt; when Inspectors Byrde and Macintosh were wounded at the junction of Havelock
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    VALUABLE DISCOVERY.
    209 11 Large Agricultural Area In Cameron Highlands. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, Mar. 11. Announcement is made of the somewhat unexpected d'seovery of new land suitable for agriculture in Cameron’s Highlands. The new area w r as discovered by accident. It has already aroused keen interest here, resulting in
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    MR. JUSTICE REAY SPEAKS OUT.
    468 11 A Challenge to Johore Government. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, Mar. 9. •Interviewed prior to sailing for Home on retirement, by the s.s. Macedonia, Mr. Justice McCabe Reay once more threw out a challenge to the Johore Government. As I said in my last judgment,
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    MALAY CLUB WIN THEIR CASE.
    291 11 Failure of Prosecution For Gambling. An important decision affecting loca Clubs and Associations was given by *»&lt; Second Police Magistrate, Mr. P. S; Williams, on Saturday. The case concerned the recent raid by Mr. E. Tongue, A.S.P., Gambling Suppression Department, who rounded up twenty-four Malays
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    CHINESE GUNMEN IN STREET CHASE.
    250 12 Pursuers Fired On. SEQUEL TO COFFEE STALL MURDER. Chinese desperadoes armed with automatics were again active in the streets of Singapore on March 5 when a Chinese was shot d aJ and seveml shots find at the pursuers. Inquiries made by a Straits Times representative
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    A DISASTROUS “JOY RIDE.”
    425 12 Reckless Driver’s Midnight Escapade. A midnight escapade by a reckless Indian Mohammedan driver on New Year’.* Eve, resulted in an amazing series of accidents in Thomson Road. Swerving right across the road, the car mounted a bank and after travelling a distance of nearly fifty feet
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    TWO WHO MISSED THE BOAT!
    50 12 Two of the four tourists (Miss Schmidt, left, and Miss Glenn, right) who missed the s.s. Belgenland at Paknam, Bangkok, and alter a novel trip in a Danish freighter joined the s.s. Amerika. and arrived in Singapore last Thursday. They joined the Belgenland on Saturday.
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    WORLD TOURISTS WHO MISSED BOAT.
    546 12 A Thrill That Was Not In The Itinerary. Four passengers from the Red Star Liner, s.s. Belgenland, who missed the boat at Paknam while on a world cruise arrived at Singapore on March 5 by the s. Amerika. This party of three women and one
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    MYSTERIOUS DEATH OF ENGLISHMAN.
    200 12 Found by Police In Japanese HoteL Shortly after noon on Monday Inr.poctoi Joo Few Ting of the Kandang Kerbau Division was cal let! to a Japanese hotel at 24, Bencoolen Street, where he found the dead body of an elderly European lying in bed in one
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    F.M.S. RAILWAYS.
    167 12 Second Train from Penang To Bangkok. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, Mar. 10. The new railway time table having come into force today, the night mail left at ight o’clock instead of 7.25 as The change is greatly welcomed os noth the day and night mails now leave
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    EASTERN BANK.
    125 12 I The local branch of the Eastern Bank, Ltd., has received the following telegram from the head office in London ci«^7 e Lo p^fit r l nclu dinK brought forward x 07, JJ0 1 os. ad. Annual meeting will be hold on Mar. 19. Directors recommend final dividend
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    ESTATE OPTION CLAIM.
    410 12 Plaintiff Proves ExisteiuJ Of Partnership. I Judgment in favour of the plaintiff I delivered on Saturday in the W8 I which Vincent Pathinaike claimed {JH I Walter Abeyegoonesekera a half sharr^ 1 1 the commission which the latter from Mr. St. Alban Smith over the I of
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    SUCCESSFUL YEAR.
    417 12 Alexandra Brickworks. Limited. The second annual general meeting off rfie \!i L*H.. was b-'M at t* 1 registered otTiec* of the company, Mercantile Bank Buildir&lt;* on Mar. 5. Sir. V. Pattern presiding. Others present included Messrs. John Finlay, E. O. Findlay, Hon. Mr. Bagnall W. J. Wifeoxson, D.
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    ASIATIC PLANTERS ADOPT SCHEME.
    2713 13 No Tapping in May. UNANIMOUS SUPPORT OF R.G.A. (From a Special Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Mar. 8. A o-eneral meeting of the Asiatic Plant- Association of Malaya was held in Chine** Miners’ Association Hall, Kuala Lumpur, on Friday at 2.30 p.m. with the lion Mr. Tan Cheng
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    HAPPY BOYHOOD DAYS RECALLED.
    724 13 Sir C. Clementi Feted By India-Ceylon Club. His Excellency the Governor, Sir Cecil Clementi recalled his early days in India and Ceylon and expressed his love for these countries and their peoples, when he was received by the India-Ceylon Club, Orchard Road, at a tea party
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    CHILD WELFARE IN SINGAPORE.
    1722 14 Change of Policy. CLINIC TREATMENT TO BE ABOLISHED. At the annual meeting, at Government on Friday afternoon, of the &lt; h r 1&lt;1 Welfare Society, Lady Clementi was invited to become its president, and consentid. It was &lt;i oided, on a vote of 19 to 15,
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    THE IMMIGRATION COMMITTEE.
    1112 14 W Last Year’s Figures. VISIT OF THE INDIAN DELEGATION. At the lust meeting of the Indian Immi- nation Committee the terms of the draft amph'ct of instructions to kanganies were approved. It was agreed that the pamphlet should b? printed in English as well as in the
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    AN UNUSUAL VISITOR.
    156 14 Lorry Parks Inside Straits Times’ Office. An unusual accident occurred at the S office of the Straits Times on Friday I about live o’clock when a small motorlorry, while proceeding up Cecil Street j towards town, took a sudden turn and made a forcible entry. The lorry
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    OFFICIAL APPOINTMENTS.
    95 14 Mr. C. H. G. Clarke as Malacca Resident Councillor. It is understood that Mr. C. H. G. Clarke, the Criminal District Judge, Singapore, will go to Malacca shortly as Acting Resident Councillor, and that M r C. Wilson of the Federal Secretariat, Lumpur, has been appointed Acting Criminal
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    THE LITERARY PAGE—NEW BOOKS REVIEWED.
    2894 15 Hood of War Literature—The Record of A Fighting Infantryman—Gross Realism and Hysteria Deleted —A Chaplain On Active Service Bewildering Energy of Historians. The War Again. Her Privates We. By Private *****. j 1,1 ‘'lietreat. A Story of 1918. By Charles f K Benstead. Methuen. 7s.
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    EXTORTED TEN CENTS.
    212 15 Indian Policeman Gets 3 Months’ R.I. Three months’ rigorous imprisonment for accepting a bribe of ten cents. This was the sentence passed by Mr. C. Hi. G. Clarke, the District Judge, on Friday, on an Indian police constable who was charged with receiving an illegal gratification. Lai
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    SINGAPORE J.P. ARRESTED.
    390 16 Well-Known Local Chinese CHARGE OF OPIUM SMUGGLING. A sensation was caused in Singapor Chinese circles on receipt of the news from Hong Kong that Mr. Boey Kuk Leung, J.l’., had been arrested there on Mar. 3, following tlit* sizure by Revenue Olticcrs of a very large amount
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    BOAT RACE NIGHT.
    218 16 Singapore Society And Celebrations. The annual report of the Oxfoid and! Cambridge Society of Malaya, which was to be presented at the yearly meeting, to be held at the Adelphi Hotel la-4 evening, relates how the Society came to be formed. As the result of a very
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    BROWN PLEADS GUILTY.
    90 16 Charles Brown, the European assistant formerly employed by Messrs. John Little and Co. at Kuala Lumpur, who was arrested here on a charge of theft of cash and jewellery to the value of $1,830 from his employers, pleaded guilty when brought up in the Court at Kuala
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    SINGAPORE PORT PROBLEMS.
    2820 21 iVlr. Trimmer Replies To Mr. Shelford. FALSE PREMISES.” Detailed Analysis Of Criticisms. Mr G. W. A. Trimmer, Chairman f thi* Singapore Harbour Board, has ;I,, £j to V. w. H, Shelford’s or ti[ism* of the administration of the port of Singapore. Ik* deals seriatim with Mr. Shelf
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    FEDERAL COUNCIL.
    315 21 Business at the Next Meeting. At the meeting of the Federal Council today the following resolutions will be tabled The Hon. the Acting British Resident of Perak will move that Council approves a lurther supplement of $25,000 in addition to the supplementary provision of $100,000 to the vote
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    MORE TOURISTS.
    62 21 Oxer five hundred tourists am. 01 Friday i».v the* R.M.S. Franconia, kun *l Line, which docked at Singapore at ilnybroak. They remained in Singapore f■ f 1 1 day, and vv« nt i the usual shore e\«*urs'( n.' in the morning r tor tiffin at IJa'”' a Motel.
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    FOUNDATION STONE LAID.
    586 22 Chinese Presbyterian Church. i PRINSEP STREET CHURCH J (Straits Chinese) Built 1K13 l R&lt; -Built 1030 Til is Stone was Lvd *».v 4 SOMi ONG SI ANT., Ks(|., C.B.K, \.IK LL.M., M.A. I On 5th March mo 4 To flif (ilor) of (i«hI. t 4444 44 **********44
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    PENANG ASSIZES.
    171 22 No Cases for Hearing At Second Session. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, Mar. 4. At the Supreme Couit, this morning, Mr. Justice Sproule had the unique honour of receiving a pair of white gloves, there being no cases to be tried at the second 11)30 session of the
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    SELADANG SHOT.
    497 22 Women Attacked by Fierce Young Bull. I j (Contributed.) Scmeyih, Mar. 3. I This morning a seladang, a young bull, I which had been previously wounded, ran I amok and was shot near the doth mile at i Sungei Lallan?, Selangor. Early in the morning Mr. Mather, an
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    LOSS BY ENEMY ACTION.
    148 22 Awards in Respect of S.S. Claims. The Government of the Straits Settle- mi nts announces that ex gratia awards in i respect of claims by British nationals belonging to the Straits Settlements are now being made. Attention is particularly directed to the fact that all claims
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    LITTLE CHANGE IN CHINA.
    494 22 Kuorn in tang's Policy ()f Peace and Leniency.” The Sin Kuo Min cables to hand durin* the past three days indicate little change in the general situation in China. The exchange of telegrams between President Chiang Kai-shek, Marshal Yen Shi-shan, Marshal Chang Hsueh-liang and others continues.
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    KIDNAPPER SENTENCED.
    157 22 Took Chinese Girl Away To Plantation. Sentence of four months’ rigorous imprisonment was passed on Friday |&gt; n Chinese who was found guilty of kidnapping a young Chinese girl from her law guardians in September last. The accused was Tan Ah Ho. a driver, who was arrested 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 SPEAKS TO AMERICA.
      330 23 ,—Reuter. ‘•Be of Good Hope Heart. We Are.” A 3-POWER TREATY? No Entangling Military Alliances.” (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Mar. 9. The slow progress which is being made ,-t the Naval Conference is arousing ever.r.creasing public impatience. Fiance’s demand for guarantees is regarded as the
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      ACTUAL PROGRAMMES
      656 23 —British Wireless. The Test of Our Belief In Peace. Rugby, Mar. 10. &lt; ’'nfulenco in eventual agreement at the r'* 1 1 1 inference was displayed hv the r: P u Minister. Mix Ramsay MacDonald, n-ght in a speech which he broadcast to ln American Radio audience and
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      OFF TO UGANDA.
      231 23 British Wireless. Prince of Wales “Well And Sunburnt.” Rugby, Mar. 5. Messages from Nairobi, Kenya Colony, state that it is understood that no further bulletins regarding tho Prince of Wales will he issued. It is anticipated that he will be completely fit again in a few days.
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      MISSIONARIES MURDERED
      91 23 Sad Fate of Finnish Ladies In China. Shanghai, Mar. 10. Miss Cajander is reported to have died of exhaustion on Feb. 15. Miss Ingman and Miss Hedcngren were killed l\v their captors later. Details ere unobtainable at present owing to the disturbed condition of the Kiangsi Province*.—Reuter. A
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      GENERAL ELECTION IN MAY?
      145 23 Straits Times Copyright. —Router. Stock Exchange Backs Conservatives. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Mar. 9. The financial editor of the Sunday Times, in an article which appears in that paper this morning, says that, on the London Stock Exchange, it is expected there will be a
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      WOOLLEN INDUSTRY.
      158 23 —British Wireless. A Reduction of Wages Is Imperative.” Rugby, Mar. 7. Lord MacMillan, who sat as a court of inquiry appointed by the Minister of Labour to investigate the wages dispute in the woollen and worsted industry, has issued his report. He says a reduction of wages is
      .—British Wireless.  -  158 words
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      U.S.A. DEPRESSION.
      128 23 ,—Reuter. President Thinks Worst Is Now Over. Washington, Mar. 8. President Hoover, speaking to Pressmen, said he was convinced that the worst effects of the stock market crash on business and employment will he passed within one or two months. He believed a resumption of normal activity would
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      EUROPE TO PEKING.
      99 23 ,—Reuter. Lufthansa Air Mail Plans. London, Mar. 10. Mr. Martin Wronsky, the general manager of the German Lufthansa Air Line, speaking at a meeting of the Royal Aeronautical Society in on developments in German air transport, said the Lufthansa Line was contemplating a postal aerial service to
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      NEW AIR SQUADRON FOR SINGAPORE.
      600 23 in respect of existing services.—British Wireless. Reuter. All Ex-Torpedo Bombers. OVERSEAS FLIGHTS BY R.100 ANI) R.101. Rugby, Mar. 8. An increase of £890,000 is shown in that Air Estimates for 1930 with a net total of £17,830,0(0 as against £10,930,000 last year. This la ter
      in respect of existing services.—British Wireless.; — Reuter.  -  600 words
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      JAVA BANK RATE.
      27 23 (Anuta's Service.) Weltcvreden, Mar. 10. Tin* Java Bank Ins reduced its discount rate by lit per cojit. to IVi |&gt;er rent.-— Straits Times Copyright.
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      THE SINGAPORE BASE.
      518 24 Labour Government’s New Policy. INCREASED VOTE. Uneconomical to Retard Work Contracted For. (From Our Own Correspondent London, Mar. C. Mr. A. V. Alexander, the First Lord of the Admiralty, in a statement on the Navy estimates, explaining the increase in the expenditure on the Singapore Naval Base,
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      TARDIEU CABINET.
      37 24 Chamber Passes Vote Of Confidence. Paris, Mar. 5. The Chamber has passed a vote of confidence in tho Tard’ieu Government bv 316 votes to 263. An earlier message gave the figures as 316 to 260.
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      EARLBALFOUR APPROVES
      65 24 Support for the Food Tax Referendum. London, Mar. 9. Earl Balfour has approved Mr. Stanley Baldwin’s suggestion that, if the Conservative Party is returned at the next general election, there should Ivo an Empire Conference to discuss the Empire Free Trade question and that, thereafter if necoasary, a
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      BANK RATE DOWN TO FOUR PER CENT.
      216 24 Router. j Relieves Stock Exchange Depression. Rugby, Mar. 6. Ttu Bank Rate w*as today reduced from I 4 Vjt to 1 per cent. The last tima this rate was declared 1 was October 1925. During the last year five changes have been made,—the
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      CABLE NEWS IN BRIEF.
      391 24 —Reuter. —Nichi-Nichi. Wellington, Mar. 10. Rear-Admiral Byrd's expedition has arrived at Dunedin.—Reuter. Washington. Mar. 10. In the interests of oil conservation Mr. Ray Lyman Wilbur, the Secretary of the Interior, has appointed five experts to make a complete and unprejudiced inquiry into the demand for petroleum.—Reuter.
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      SOVIET’S ACTIVITIES IN THE EMPIRE.
      375 24 British Wireless. Waiting for Something Serious to Happen. Rugby, Mar. 10. A series of questions were put to Mr. Arthur Henderson, the Foreign Secretary, in the House of Commons, regarding the announcement made by the Presidium oj the Third Internationale in Moscow that instructions had
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      “ A BOLD EXPANSION.”
      139 24 A BOLD EXPANSION.” —Reuter. President Hoover and The Farm Board. Washington, Mar. 9. Piesident Hoover has asked Congress to appropriate $100,000,000 to be immediately available as part of the Farm Board’s $500,000,000 Fund, which has been created to make loans to assist in the effective merchandising of agricultural produce. It
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      FINEST IN THE SERVICE.
      81 24 .—Reuter. Submarine Flotilla for China Station. London, Mar. 9. The new Fourth Submarine Flotilla which is being formed in May for service on the China Station, is stated to be tlie finest Flotilla in the Service. All the units will be new boats of the latest
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      MAWSON EXPEDITION.
      65 24 Reuter. Discovery II to Return To Australia. Canberra, Mar. 7. TT e ?J awso Expedition in the Discovery ftI i er 5 Ue n on MfV 2 for Australia, r A tarctl c summer closes at the end of March. ■T h second visit to the Antarctic coast.
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      UNITED EMPIRE PARTY.
      253 24 —Reuter. Funds to be Returned To Subscribers. ANOTHER SPLIT Lord Rothermere Wants To Fight On. London, Mar. 7. The Trustees of the United Empire Party Fund announce that it has beer decided that all donations will be returned Lord Rothermere, in a statement to the Press, says
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      TROOPS IN INDIA.
      145 24 —British Wireless. fteuter. British Army Not to Be Strengthened. Now Delhi, Mar. 8. The Indian Assembly, by 49 votes to 41 has rejected the Army Secretariat Budget, as a protest against the high military expenditure, the failure to establish ar. Indian Sandhurst and the present method of
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      COST OF EDUCATION.
      88 24 a ncy arc £00,ido,uuu —an widens over £5,000,000 on last year.— British Wireless. More Than Trebled Since The War. London, Mar. 8. The Board of Education estimates for 1930 amount to £45,495,653 —an increase of £3.809,754 over the adjusted estimates for 1929. The total compares with £14,660,311
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      BORNEO AND SARAWAK.
      87 24 ,—Rau ten Frontier Defined by AngloDutch Treaty. The Hague, Mar. The second Chamber has passed a for the adhesion of the Netherlands t|» Sections 1 and 4 of the general Act wlt regard to the Pacific Regulation of national Disputes, as established by tn• ninth Assembly of
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      SOVIET PLANS GO WRONG.
      756 25 .—Trans-Ocean. “Unemployed Day” Proves A Fiasco. MINOR DISORDERS. Batons Revolvers Used In Berlin. Riga, Mar. 5. General Tirvand. chief of the Esthonian General Staff, "as severely wounded and i '&lt; Aide-dc-Camp, Major Ibrut, was killed v a n over-zealous sentry at Reval, whose h:\Wnff? they disregarded.
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      GASTONIA MURDER TRIAL.
      161 25 Five Textile Workers Acquitted. Charlotte, (North Carolina), Mar. 7. 1 ho five Gastonia textile workers have been acquitted on the charge of murder in the second degree.— Reuter. A message dated Jan. 17 said :—The trial of the five men charged with he murder (in the second
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      SUGAR INDUSTRY.
      315 25 .—British Wireless. Budget Secrets Not To Be Revealed. Rugby, Mar. 5. Viscount Elibank, Conservative, in the House of Lords, urged the publication of he report of the Commission which inquired into the condition of the West ndii n sugar industry. He complain.d that the Chancellor of h&gt; Exchequer
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      CROYDON AERODROME
      92 25 Is It Too Far From Heart Of City Rugby, Mar. 5. Mr. F. Montague, the Under-Secretary for Air, was asked in the House of 1 Commons whether he had considered any .chome for a central aerodrome for London, nearer the heart of the City than Ci oydon. He
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      DEATH OF ADMIRAL VON TIRPITZ.
      513 25 Resourceful Father Of The German Navy.” Bertim, Mar. 6. Grand Admiral von Tirpitz, kr.own. as the “Father of the German Navy,” to whom the intensification of submarine warfare during the War was largely due, died at Munich sanatorium at aoon todav, aged 81. His health
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      NEW CONSERVATIVE FISCAL POLICY.
      379 25 .—British Wireless. Mr. Churchill's Support. REFERENDUM THE BEST AND ONLY WAY.” R«fchy, Mar. 6. Mr. Wicdton Churchill, who was the Chancellor of the Excluxjuer in the late Conservative Government, has given his full support to the declaration made on Tuesday by Mr. Stanley Baldwin, the Conservative
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      NO CHILD SLAVERY.
      154 25 —Reuter. Lord Passfield’s Defence Of Ceylon. London, Mar. 5. In the House of Lord*, Lord Templetown a.-»kod what steps the Government was taking to stop the alleged child slavery in cylon. L°»&lt;1 Passfield replied there was no toundation for the suggestion that any system of child slavery
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      MR. STIMSON’S TYPIST.
      73 25 —Router, Fatal Fall from Hotel Window. London, Mar. 7. At the inquest on Mrs. Demaret a ver1 °t accidental death was returned. 1 he evidence showed that she apparently slipped when putting flowers on the window sill.—Reuter. Mrs. Demaret, who was Mr. Henry L. Stimson s shorthand-typist
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      JAPANESE APPOINTMENTS
      46 25 Xichi-N ichi. Tokio, Mar. Messrs. I*'. Icliimiyn an.I II. Xoda have appointed (’ourifill.n-s to tIn&gt; Hum n,| i/‘ and Common* Department, resoe t.vc.’y, to fill posts rendered vacant h the defeat of their prnleci t. at the J &lt; i. t t t’tioi; s Xiehi-Nichi.
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      LIBERAL ATTACK LAUNCHED.
      549 26 —Hritibh Wireless. Unemployment Debate Inj The Fouse. 1 STARTLING FIGURES-j W'*rld Reaction in Trade Blair ed. Rugby, Mar. 10. -j Mr. Lloyd George. he Liberal leader, j initiat ’d in the Hoj* of Commons uj debate on unemployed ’it. He mentioned that vhen the Labour Govern nent
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      ANOTHER GERMAN BOMBSHELL.
      122 26 Reuter. Will Bank President Enter Politics Berlin, Mar. 7. Herr Schacht has resigned the presidency of the Rrichsbank. Herr Schacht s announcement at today’s meeting of the directors of the Ueichsbunk that he had taken steps to resign several years before the expiry of l. s contract
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      EX-PRESIDENT TAFT DEAD.
      1353 26 .—Reuter. isvk in the Philippines. iCa.EAT REPUBLICAN'S LIFE STORY. Washington, Mar. 8. TIk utath has (coined here of e\PresiU'tK t Taft. Rcut&lt; r. V, illia’.i Howard Taft the 27th President of tiie United States, was born in Cincinnati Ohio, on Sept. 1 185/. Ili^ father, '/Ptahmiso Taft
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      CURTAILING THE TIN OUTPUT.
      196 26 .—Reuter. T.P.A. Survey Completed. A 30,000 TONS A YEAR REDUCTION London, Mar. 10. The executive committee of the Tin Producers’ Association announces that it has completed the preliminary survey of production in all fields for the current year. Those who are already regulating, or who have
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      COMMUNISTS IN U.S.A.
      132 26 .—Reuter. Secret Service Men Join The Party. New York, Mar. 10. The Commissioner of Police, Mr. Whalen, recently addressing the League of Political Education, declared that his secret service men had joined the Communist Party and were closely watching and foiostalling movements by the Reds. There were
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      INDIAN COTTON TARIFF.
      252 26 Reuter. Lancashire Producers Resigned. London, Mar. 11. The president of the Manchester Chamber of Commerce has issued a statement in which the opinion is expressed that m further effective steps could be taken on behalf of Lancashire with regard to the proposed amendment of the Indian cotton
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      FIVE-POWER NAVAL TREATY.
      1744 27 L CVCII IW AIK 11 a i-uil —British Wireless. .—Reuter. Hopefulness General. XO MORE CAPITAL SHIPS UNTIL 1936. London, Mar. G. The French delegates to the Naval Conference, except M. Tardieu, the Premier. arrived in London this evening.— IU t( J3ritish Wireless message adds The Foreign Secretary,
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      NO MEDITERRANEAN LOCARNO.
      249 27 —Reuter. French Plan Falls To Ground. London, Mar. 11. American Conference circles confirm the rumour that there is no vestige of a possibility that the United States will participate in any form of Mediterranean Locarno to guarantee French security as a quid pro quo for the reduction
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      FRENCH DEMANDS.
      342 27 British Wirelesa. Intricate Juggling With Figures. Rugby, Mar. 11. Hitherto, owing to the French political crisis, close examination of the figures sot out in the French memorandum, with a view to determining the tonnage that will be apportioned to the Powers in the proposed global and category tables
      British Wirelesa.  -  342 words
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      BASIS FOR DISCUSSION.
      223 27 “Certain Figures” Agreed Upon. A British Wireless message (dated Mar. 11) states that the experts of Great Britain and France, with an American observer at their meeting, this morning analysed the tonnage statement presented in the French case and agreed upon certain figures as a basis for
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      CHANNEL TUNNEL.
      159 27 X pi Vjv v —British Wireless. Committee Favours The Proposal. Rugby, Mar. 11. The report of the committee which has been investigating the question of a tunnel under the English Channel will be issued immediately. The committee has considered the economic, engineering a»d geological aspects of the matter.
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      RUSSIAN GRAIN.
      90 27 Iioutcr. Dutch Peasants’ Boycott Threat. Rotterdam, Mar. S. T He central office of the Netherlands Agricultural Committee, which is th&lt; purchasing organisation of the Dutch Peasants' Union, has decided not to hu.v Russian forage grains in future, owing t the methods employed by the Soviet in obtaining the
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      COMING STORM IN INDIA.
      551 28 .—Reuter. Tbe Campaign of Civil j Disobedience. NO LIMITS FIXED, j Mr. &lt;*andhi Expects to Be Arrested. Bombay, Mar. 7. I The prominent supporter of Mr. M. K j Gandhi Mr. Vallabhai Patel, the brother j of the Speaker of the Assembly, has beea sentenced at
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      GANDHI BEGINS HIS 100 MILE MARCH.
      292 28 i.—Reuter. Sikh Regiment For Baroda. Ahmedabad, Mar. 12. Mr. Gandhi headed the pioneer band of civil resisters who departed this morning mi a 100 mile march to the Gulf of Cambay. An earlier message (dated Mar. 11) said: Addressing a meeting nr, tVo 'eve
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      INDIAN WILL STRIKE.
      45 28 ,—Reuter. 35JtiO Now Gtat in Titeghur Area. Calcutta, Mac 11. There jure now mill-haanls on strike in the Titaghur area Several policemen atij strikers .were injured in at fracas which followed ar. attempt by the striker* to storm .the Pit)ice Station. —Reuter.
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      A CHARGE OF SEDITION.
      233 28 Warrant Against Mayor Of Calcutta. Rangoon, Mar. 10. A warrant has been issued against Mr. Sen Gupta, the Mayor of Calcutta, on a charge of sedition. He \ifited Rangoon last month and addressed public meetings. Mr. Sen Gupta, who visited Singapore last month, is the son
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      BRITISH IN CHINA.
      181 28 —Renter. Position in Relation to The Criminal Law. London, Mar. 10. In the House of Commons, replying to Mr. Godfr.y Locker-Lampson, Unionist member for Wood Green, the Foreign Secretary, Mr. Arthur Henderson, said a •ccor.d Criminal Code in Ch na had been brought into operation on Sept.
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      ANOTHER CAPE TOWN RIOT.
      144 28 ’Raid on the Assembly. RIOTOUS ASSEMBLIES BILL PROTEST. Cape Town, Mar. 6. Several police and natives were injured in a conflict outside the Houses of Parltament oil the occasion of ft native d&lt;?nion» r.tration of protest against the Riotous Assemblies Bill, w'hieh has been introduced by
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      DEATH ROLL 400.
      501 28 —British Wireless. .—Reuter. Terrible Havoc Wrought By French Floods. Paris, Mar. 7. The death roll in tiie floods is now put at 400, but is increasing steadily as the water recedes and the ruined houses are explored. It is estimated that over 10,000 are homeless. It mTl
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      KUOMINTANG IN MALAYA.
      262 28 Criticism of Governor’s Action. QUESTIONS IN HOUSE. Sir Cecil Clementi Asked For His Reasons. London, Mar. 5. In the House of Commons, Lieut.-Com-mander J. M. Kenworthy, Labour member for Central Hull, asked why the Kuomintang Party had been proscribed in the British territories of Malaya, seeing that
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      THE YOUNG PLAN.
      145 28 Trans Ocean. Passes Second Reading In The Reichstag. Berlin, Mar. 11. The Reichstag has passed the second reading of the Young Plan by 251 votes to 174, with 26 abstentions the Polish Agreement by 224 votes to 207, with 30 abstentions, and the English liquidation agreement by
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      ROYAL INVESTITURE.
      100 28 rescues 'rom ships in distress um tempestuous gales of last year. 1 Wireless. Decorations For Heroes Of Last Year’s Gale. Rugby, Mar. 6. The King held a second investiture at Buckingham Palace today. This investiture, in contrast to the cial one on Tuesday, was private, morning dress was
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      BRITISH AIRCRAFT.
      92 28 i uw... w..~ .—British Wireless. Plans to Show Them in South America. Rugby, Mar. 11* The Soeiety of British Aircraft &lt; j** structors is discussing wltl t on in Ministry the question of partic p g tl&gt; the British Empire Exhibition, whict be held at Buenos Aires next
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      THE GOVERNMENT DEFEATED.
      549 29 micm ufivkti v. —Reuter. was rejected by 272 against 242.—British irciess. Unionist Amendment To Coal Bill Carried. NO ELECTION YET. Will Mr. Baldwin Move A Vote of Censure? Bv a majority of eight the Labour Government was defeated in the House of Commons on Tuesday on a
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      THE TARIFF TRUCE.
      61 29 '•—Rvitish Wireless. C oming Final Meeting Of Conference. Rugby, Mar. 11. illiain Graham, the President of vp 7r*de, who has presided J 1( Tanfi Truce Conference, is cxV Geneva on Thursday. M l boon addressed to other i i m Commerce who are absent to r,mfl mh
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      BELGIUM AND CHINA.
      35 29 ,—Reuter. Agreement Approved At Brussels. Brussels, Mar. 11. i '■&lt;; abinet has approved a Bill, for •'"bro'rv!' n to king, ratifying the T oi l,n S( agreement concluded at in nn August 31.—Reuter.
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      TRAPPED IN A RAGING INFERNO.
      172 29 1IIV 1 U VI HI Reuter. Cinema Tragedy in Japan 104 Deaths. Tokio, Mar. 10. During a special cinematographic exhibition at the Chinkai naval station, in Southern Korea, in celebration of the twenty-fifth anniversary of the Battle of Mukden, the film burst into flames, setting
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      AIRMEN HONOURED.
      51 29 Trans-Ocean. international League s Awards. Faris, Mar. 11. The International Flying League has awarded world prizes to Herr Eckener for airship flying, Captain Costes for excellence of flying, Miss Spooner for women aviators, and Baron KoenigWarthausen, Major Nabholz and Herr Robert Kronefeld —respectively German, Swiss and Austrian—national prizes.—
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      RAN INTO YOUTHS.
      46 29 ,—Trans-Ocean. 17 Injured in Swiss Motor Mishap. Bale, Mar. 11. A private motor-car ran into a band of vouths, of whom 15 were injured and several are in a critical condition. The owner of the car and the chauffeur have been also injured.—Trans-Ocean.
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      WORKLESS IN BRITAIN.
      73 29 responding: date a year ago.—British Wireless. Steady Growth in Figures Recorded. Rugby, Mar. 11. The Ministry of Labour announces that, according to the latest return, there are approximately 9,941,400 insured persons between the ages of 16 and 64 in employment in Great Britain. The total number of
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      FAINTED AT 32,000 FEET.
      78 29 —Reuter. Airwoman’s Escape From Death. Roosevelt Fields, Mar. 11. Miss Elinor Smith, 18, claims a new world altitude record for women fliers, beating the previous record of 24,600 feet, held bv the late Miss Marvel Crosson, by 7,400 feet. Miss Smith’s super-charger froze at 32,000 feet.
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      VOICE OF THE SOVIET.
      58 29 Reuter. Tass Agency Denies Berlin Rumour. Moscow, Mar. 11. The official Tass Agency categorically denies the newspaper reports that the German Foreign Minister has made i! clear that the German Government, in future, will not make any distinction between the utterances and actions of tin Third
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      AIR A.D.C. TO THE KING.
      44 29 British Wireless. Sir Edward Ellington’s New Appointment. Rugby, Mar. 11. The Air Minister announces the appointment of Air Marshal Sir Edward Ellington ns principal Air Aide-do-Camp to the King, in place of Air Chief Marshal Sir John Salmor.d.—British Wireless.
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      PRAYERS & POLITICS.
      401 29 PRAYERS POLITICS. ,—Reuter. Lords Discuss Orders To Services. London, Mar. 6. In the House of Lords the Duke g)f Atholl, Conservative, drew attention to the recent Service orders regarding intercessory prayers for Christians in Russia at church parades. He read a new order which had been issued by the Army
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      THE LONDON HOSPITAL.
      81 29 MII.V I Vf»V III HIV British Wireless. King and Queen Pay It A Visit. Rugby, Mar. 11. The King and Queen visited the London Hospital this afternoon and made a lengthj tour of the wards and operating theatres i ney had many little talks with th; patients.
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      FORCES AT SHANGHAI.
      58 29 uuv iic v&gt; a .—Reuter. No Present Intention To Reduce Them. London, Mar. 11. In tho House of Commons, in reply to questions, Mr. Tom Shaw, the Secretary of State for War, said that, at present, there was no intention of reducing the forces at Shanghai, but
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      DEPORTED TO BURMA.
      36 29 —Ht'Utc-r. Amanullah’s Half-Brother And Trade Agenl. Peshawar, Mar. 9. Sirdar Amin Jhan, a half-brother of exKing Amanullah, and Abdul Hakim Khan. ex-King Amanullah’s trade agent at Peshawar, have been deported to Burma —Router.
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      SWISS RAILWAY PROFITS.
      23 29 —Trans Ocean. Berne, Mar. 11. Tho Swiss Federal Railways made a profit last year of 21,000,000 Swiss francs. —Trans Ocean.
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      AUSTRALIAN TARIFF RUMOURS.
      176 29 Reuter. Wild Rush to Clear Goods From Bond. Sydney, Mar. 11. There is a possibility &lt;*f an all-round increase of from 10 to 15 per cent, in the duties on all the items in the tariff schedule which the Government is reported to be at present considering
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      SERIOUS FIRE IN TOKIO.
      61 29 —Nichi Nichi. Minister Directs Firemen’s Operations. Tokio, Mar. 11. A serious fire broke out last night at the premises of the Bureau of Communications in Aoieho, Akasaka, Tokio. The building was completely destroyed, but all the important documents were saved. The Minister of Communications, Mr. Koizumi,
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      CHRISTIANS IN RUSSIA.
      76 29 —Reuter. Army Chaplain’s Isolated Protest. j London, Mar, 11, In the House of Commons Mr. Tom Shaw, the Minister for War, stated that only one army chaplain had resigned in connection with the orders regarding intercessory prayers for Christians in Russia—namely, a chaplain on the reserve. He
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      U.S.A.’s LAST FAREWELL.
      48 29 —Reuter, 6,000 File Past Ex-President’s Coffin. Washington, Mar. 11. Ex-President Taft, dressed in the robes of a Chief Justice, by in state for two hours beneath the dome of the Capitol. The coffin lid was open and 6,000 i eople passed by in double file.—Reuter,
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    PENANG COMMISSION.
    159 29 Meeting Lasting Only Eight &gt; Minutes. t— (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, Mar. 12. Yesterday’s fortnightly meeting of the municipal Commissioners lasted precisely eight minutes. Apart from three formal items, the passing of bills, approving applications regarding the assessment list and approving applications to join the provident fund,
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    TEMOH TIN DIVIDEND.
    36 29 Tho Borneo Co., LM., have received cable advice* of flic following: Tvnioh Tin Dredging interim &lt;Iivi&gt; 1 c&gt;n■ I I tone shilling) less tax pny.iltle March J'&gt;, to shareholders on register March I.
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      SERVICES’ BOXING TOURNAMENT.
      1285 30 Good Sport at New World. ARMY WIN TROPHY FOR FIRST TIME. For the first time since the Lowther Giant Gup was presented in 192F for competition between Imxitig teams Miprusontmg the China Squadron and the local Garrison, the Army were sucti*-ssf.nl in winning .the trophy at the
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      WAS FIGHT FILM CUT ?
      132 30 WAS FIGHT FILM CUT Censorship Denied By Producer. New York, Mar. 7. Tho question as to whether the film o! the Scott-Sharkey fight was censored i* likely to be decided in the law courts, for Henry Sonenshine, owner of the Sport World Film Exchange, has instituted proceedings against the New
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      RIFLE SHOOTING.
      188 30 Result of S.V.R.A. Spoon Shoot. The following was the result of the Singapore Volunteer Rifle Association *poon shoot which fired on the Farrer Range Sunday last. The conditions were ten 300 yards and 600 yards, with a maximum of 100 marks. Scores 300 600 yds. yds. Agg. J.
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      TEAM RACE AT R.S.Y.C.
      535 30 Six-Metre Yachts Lead The Way. I On Sunday racing was resumed at the Royal Singapore Yacht lub and the event l was a team race for both classes. 1 lie Yicc-Commodore’s fleet, captained by MiF. (7. Lundon, composed of Kathleen, Kilat, Corrib, Jean II. Irene, and
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      HAGEN’S MISHAP.
      143 30 Famous Golfer’s Bad Luck In Australia. Sydney, Mar. 11. Walter Hagen was lighting a cigarette at the seventh hole during a four-ball match here, when with Kirkwood he was opposing the Australians, Popplewell anti Spence, when the box of matches he was using, exploded, seriously burning his thumb.
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      IRELAND LOSES AT SWANSEA.
      271 30 Reuter. Fierce Welsh Pack. PLAYERS CAUTIONED BY REFEREE. Wales 12 pts. Ireland pts, London, Mar. h At Swansea today Wales defeated I r land by three tries and a penalty goal n points) to a dropped goal and a penalty goal (7 points) in the Internationa!
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      WALKER CUP TEAM.
      293 30 Rc*utf&gt;r. Seven Players Selected To Meet America. London, Mar. 11. Seven members of the British Walker Cup team to meet America on May 15 and 16 at St. George’s, Sandwich have been selected as follows Rex W. Hartley, Sir E. W. E. Holdemess, J. Nelson Smith. J.
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      “BABE” RUTH WINS.
      33 30 ,—Reuter. New York, Mar. 8. The salary of Babe Ruth has fixed at $80,000 a year for two years. This is $10,000 a year more than ho K at present.—Reuter.
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      CUP FIGHTERS BEATEN.
      1637 31 ‘V V/V4W pucii 1 —Reuter. Many Surprises. 'Ti'RN struggles to avoid relegation. London, Mar. 8. Tho following were the results of j .h and Scottish League matches njayid today First Division. r in chant 2 Burnley 0 Mini R. 0 Derby County 3 V; Vi.v Town 1
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      INTER-CLUB GOLF.
      64 31 Caledonia Beats Inoh At Nibong Tebal. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, Mar. 10. An interesting golf match was played at Xihong T&lt; bal on Saturday and Sunday v in*n the Caledonia Club entertained strong side from the lpoh Golf Club. in the four-ball matches lpoh drew with the
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      UNBEATEN RECORD BROKEN.
      659 31 S.C.C. Lose to H.M.S. Kent. SAILORS’ FINE DISPLAY AT STADIUM. S.C.C. 2 Kent 3 H.M.S. Kent’s football XI are to b&lt; heartily congratulated on attaining th&lt; distinction of being the first team to deft at the S.C.C. in the past twelve months. It was a well-merited victory,
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      A.P.C. RETAIN TROPHY.
      650 31 Fast Game Under Had Conditions. A.P.C. 1 Hong Kong Bank 0 Only one goal was scored in the Int'.rCommercial Gup linal on Tuesday, and il was by virtue of this single point that the A.P.C. earned the right to retain possession of the trophy for a second
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      POLO CLUB.
      238 31 Successful Opening Of Season. A large crowd was present at the ground of the Singapore Polo Club on Saturday afternoon to witness the parade of polo ponies, the opening event &gt;f the season. Amongst those present wore Lady Clementi, ILE. Major-General 11. L. Pritchard, C.B., C.M.G., D.S.O., and
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      BOY WALLEY RETURNS HOME.
      392 32 To Fight Before Leaving For Europe. Boy Walley, brother of Bud alley. Iwo of the most fatnevs l ox'.’s S,nuapo:( has ever produced, arrived here on Monday from Australia after just over three years* absence. He left practically unknown as a boxer, apart from his local
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      PENANG TENNIS.
      93 32 Dr. Hopkins Wins Cricket Club Singles Championship. r (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, Mar. 12. The Penang Cricket Club New Year tennis tournament has now reached the finals stage. As confidently expected Dr. Hopkins won the singles championship by defeating G. Robertson in two straight sets G—2. 8
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      SINGAPORE G.C.
      556 32 Ladies’ Presentation Cup Competition. The final of the Singapore Coif Club Tadics’ presentation cup was played on Monday, and resulted in a win for Mrs. Harding over Mrs. JIuggard. The competition was over nine holes match play on *4 handicap. The full details arc? as follows First Round.
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      SELANGOR GOLF.
      82 32 E. P. Kyle Wins Hard-Fought Championship. The 1930 championship of the Selangor Golf Club was won on Sunday by E. P. Kyle, who beat W. J. Gibb over 36 holes by four up and three to play. It was a keen contost throughout, and the improved standard of
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    BUDDHIST ASSOCIATION.
    185 32 Complaints About Religious Apathy in Malaya. The annual general meeting of the Singapore Buddhist Association was held at the Association Hall on Sunday. The bon. secretary, Mr. M. Dharmapala, read bis report which consisted of a summary «f the activities of the Association since its inception. Mr. N.
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    VAN LEAR BLACK IN SIAM
    48 32 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Bangkok, Mar. 10. Mr. Van Lear Black has arrived at Don iviuung and expects to remain for a few days before resuming his flight. Imter Mr. Van Lear Black has not vet arrived a*. Bangkok but is expected tomorrow.
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    SOLD BY ATTORNEY.
    299 32 Can An Executor Delegate His Powers The point as to whether an executor of a deceased person, appointed under a will, can delegate his powers to an attorney, arose in an action that came before the Chief Justice (Sir William Muri*on) on Tuesday. The case was one
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    BIRTH
    39 32 MILLAR.- At Penang Hospital, on March 4. 1930, to Mis. G. R. M. Millar, of Taiping. a son. V. AN. On March 4, 1930, at Kuching General Hospital to Mr. and Mrs. Michael Wan Chin Hock, a son.
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    MARRIAGE
    68 32 C A M E R O X HAN NIG AN.- On Saturday. March 8, 1930, at St. Andrew's Church, Kuala Lumpur, by the Rev. D. FergusFerguson, assMcd by the Rev. W. Murray (Singapore 1, lan Gordon Cameron, M.B., Ch.B. (Edin.), son of the late Alex. Cameron. of Penang, and
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    SILVER WEDDING.
    36 32 0;i March 7, 1005, at the Armenian Church of St. Gregory, Singapore. Zack Martin, son of the late Mr. M. Z. Martin of Julfa, to Maggie ('hater, daughter of Mr. L. J Chater, Singapore.
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    Trade and Finance.
    137 32 Singapore, Mar. 12. EXCHANGES. On London, Bank 4 m/s Demand Private 3 m. credit 2 3a On New York, demand Private 90 d s On France, Bank T.T, ®*V» Or. India, Hank T.T. 14^2 On Hong Kong, Bank T.T. 1 "j 1 On Shanghai, Bank T.T. &lt;
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    Stocks and Shares.
    813 32 Fraser and Co.’s Quotation? Singapore, Mur. 12. MINING. Issue 5 a l- I’d* Buyers Sellers £1 £1 Asam Kumbang 36 37 I -5 Ayer Hitani Tin l.'{ 6 n £1 £1 Bungrin Tin 22 23 1 1 Batang Padung 0.22 O.j.; 1 1 Hatu Caves 0 1
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  • The Straits Budget RUBBER SUPPLEMENT
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      CONTENTS.
      88 1 Liiu'f'ti Rubber Situation 1 London Rubber Stock. 1 The Singapore Auction 1 London Rubber Market By A. W. Still 1 Sungei Bilut Co. 1 Wceklv Rubber Report 1 Rubber Statistics 2 Mere Support for May Holiday Rubber Statistics Rubber Returns 4 [able News—f No Tapping in May 1 Lorres
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      RUBBER SITUATION.
      71 1 I Singapore Official Quotations. I Quotations I Forward Contract I Spot Seller Prices I r 1 -n I d. I Pate I.’don S'porj Mar. Apl. May B.n. B,; 0.244 0.21 4 0.250.2(5 fl- 7 7 !*5 0.25*4 0.254 0.264 0.274 I 7:* 1*5 0.254 0.26 0.26 4 0.274
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      LONDON RUBBER STOCKS.
      39 1 I A cable received by Lewis and Teat (Singaftre'. Ltd., from their London correspondent Bates that rubber stocks show an increase of I'**’.' tons during the past week, the total Bw on hand being 87,170 tons.
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      THE SINGAPORE AUCTION.
      165 1 H h&lt; Singapore Chamber of Comincice But S \s-..( iation bold its 95sth auction on la. 12. when there was catalogued 1 ,'*72.11*'' B *'•5.79 tons offered 1.52l.9s5 II*. oi B 1.5*5 tons; sold 1,235,150 lb. or 551.11 ions. I Spot. B London 7\d. I New York
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      CHEVIOT DIVIDEND.
      89 1 I. ssrs Guthrie and Co., local agents for l ni °t Rubber, Ltd., have received a cable lir! t seore taries advising that the ht(»rsi ,,f this company have decided to Klin su hject to audit and usual 'tinents, a final dividend in respect of I. financial year
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      KUALA KANGSAR, LTD.
      48 1 Th am. r I V, ln general meeting of Kuala ,i Imitations, Ltd., will be held on osr 7' this meeting, the directors proiW.'T ,n,n °nd the payment of a final t.,t per cent, less income tax in ul the year to Oct. 31, 1929.
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      LONDON RUBBER MARKET. Faith in the Dutch Not Very Strong. HAIR SPLITTING CREATES BAD IMPRESSION.
      1038 1  -  (By A. W. Still.) London, Fell. 12. Everyone*, I think, recognises that the nniking of forecasts for 1930 is a thankless, and almost hopeless, task. We are not assured of normal conditions either in production
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      SUNGEI BILUT CO.
      359 1 Directors’ Annual Report To Shareholders. Your directors submit herewith the duly nudited statement of accounts for the year ended Dee. SI, IMS. The immature area has been maintained entirely upe&gt;n the profit on the rubber. Giant Mimosa has now been established under a large area of the
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      WEEKLY RUBBER REPORT.
      449 1 Manufacturers Not Active Buyers. Messrs. Lewis and Peat (Singapore), Ltd., report as follows under date of Mar. 7 More attention seems to be given recently to Kustern advices and the news that shipments from Malaya for February were expected to be us high as 49,000 tons caused
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      NO TAPPING IN MAY.
      208 1 lilt I I 'I 11 Kcuter. Joint Statement to be Made On March 29. Amsterdam, Mar. 6. No further meetings of the international rubber interests are expected. Some Dutch producers have asked for a postponement of tho date—March 5— by which approval or disapproval of the
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      PLANTERS’ ASSOCIATION OF MALAYA
      3051 2 QUARTERLY MEETING. Vote for Labour Retention During Holiday. HARMONY WITH GROWERS ASSOCIATION. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala, Lumpur, Mar. 5. The quarterly meeting of the Planters' Association of Malaya was held in Venning Road Masonic Hall yesterday morning, tho Hon. Mr. E. N. T. Cummins presiding.
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      RUBBER STATISTICS.
      156 2 Exports and Imports For I February. I Foreign exports of rubber, including late® and revertcx, being final shipments on 0CCi w steamers at all Malayan ports, during t nionth of February, 1930 Exports. Rubber K Other than Latex Latex and A destination. and Rover- M Revertcx. tex. J'
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      SUNGEI RAMAL SYNDICATE, LTD.
      2077 3 Annual Meeting Held. UII UNO TO*STOP WORK IN MAY. xteei th annual general meeting of i* 1 Mill Syndicate, Ltd., was held at &gt; u iig*‘ 1 office of the Company, Kuala ;h‘‘ I U 11 Friday, Mar. 7, at 11 a.in., with L U J’
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      MORE SUPPORT FOR MAY HOLIDAY.
      408 3 Malayan Associations In Favour of Scheme. Under the auspices of the Malayan Local Committee of the Rubber Growers’! Association, a representative meeting was held on Saturday, Mar. 8, in Kuala Lumpur, to consider the Association’s scheme for the complete cessation of tapping during May next,
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      KUALA PILAH PLANTERS.
      295 3 Chairman on Health Boards Scheme. Speaking at the annual meeting of the Kuala Pilah and Bahau District Planters' Association, Mr. Cl. C. W. Gray, presiding, said The Health Board Scheme, in so far as the Association district is concerned, appears now to be a tiling of reality.
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      CORRESPONDENCE.
      67 3 [The Straits Times Is not responsible for .he opinions of its correspondents. Correspondents should bear in mind that letters must bo short and to tho point. Long epistles are liable to be rejected or cut down. Correspondents must enclose their j names und addresses, not necessarily for Kublication but
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      TAPPING HOLIDAY.
      504 3 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, I have not heard a single expression of approval among planters of the proposed stoppage of tapping during May but, on the contrary, several very potent arguments against it. 1 he R.G.A. circular states that adoption of the scheme depends
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      ANNUAL MEETING.
      84 3 Sungei Bilut Rubber Co., Ltd. The annual general meeting of the Sungei Bilut Rubber Co., Ltd., was held at the* offices of the secretaries, Messrs. Rennie,. I.&lt;*wick and Co., IK, Battery Road, on Monday. Mr. B. Lowick presiding. Mr. F. O. Herose was also present. The chairman moved,
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      KOMBOK DIVIDEND.
      82 3 Messrs. Guthrie nnd Co., loeul agents for the Kombok (F.M.S.) Rubber Co., Ltd., have received a cable from the secretaries advising that the directors of this company have decided to recommend, subject to audit and usual adjustments, a final dividend in respect of tho financial year ended Dee.
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      BATANG PADANG PLANTERS.
      888 4 Planting Holiday of Five Years Proposed. A meeting of the Butang Padang District Planters' Association was held on Fob. 28, at the fmngkai Club with Mr. G. B. Grabura in the chair. The secretary said that at the last meeting a member had brought up the question
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      RUBBER RETURNS.
      186 4 Highlands and Lowlands.— 138,500 lb. Jimah. -32,900 lb. Jalan Kebun.— 9,060 lb. Klabang.— 104,300 lb. Krian Rubber Plant.—59,000 lb Rurau R.E.—30,000 lb. Kuala Kangsar Plant.—147,023 lb. Kluang.— 31,000 lb. Langen (Jan.).—100,442 lb. Mandni-Tekong Singapore).—10,401 lb. Mount Austin (Johore).— 227,124 lb Mambau (F.M.S.).—50,000 lb. Merchiston.— 43,000 lb. Mount joy.—
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    • RUBBER SHARE PRICES.
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        LONDON EXCHANGE PRICES FEB. 12.
        635 4 Abaco i i! 2; Allagar (2/1 1/1&lt;&gt;; AngloMi.lay (£1) 16 Ayer Kuning (£1) 11. 16; i'.ahi u (Sel.l (2/i I 9; Baka|i (£'1 &gt; 4; lianTeng i i'l i 9/ 16; Butung Consolidated &lt;2, M 4; Battj Caves (i'l» 15/16; Batu Tiga (ill 7 10;
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        SINGAPORE DOLLAR SHARE PRICES MARCH 12.
        733 4 Capital Issue Clo.inf Price. Paid Up Value DiTidende Praw 4 Company 4 Co. Evatt. 389,293 1 15 p.c. year ended 28-2-29 Allenby (.$1) l.aO 1.60 1.50 1..0 160,000 174 p.c. year 30-9-29 ..Alor Gajah ($1) 1.40 1.55 1.40 1.50 435,425 1 -74 p.c. int.
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      WEEKLY MARKET REPORT
      641 4 Steady Growth of Rubhpr Stocks. pon ws Rubber stocks in the United Kin a continue to increase with mm, u&lt;,0, n regularity and the figures cabled uv^ week-end show u rise of 2,tons 5* giund total now standing ut 87 k;i There has been an unbroken sueeessi&lt;m°
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      RUBBER STATISTICS.
      283 4 Estimated Production For Year. The lark of authentic statistics of planted acreage and production has in the past hoe responsible for many disappointments in rubber industry, and it is very I whether the restriction scheme would a been adopted had more comprehensive formation been available as to the
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