The Straits Budget, 20 March 1930

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    29 1 The Straits Budget BEING THE WEEKLY ISSUE OF THE STRAITS TIMES 'ESTABLISHED NEARLY A CENTURY.] No. 3,762 SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, MARCH 20, 1930 Price 25 cents (S.S. Currency) or 7d.
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    CONTENTS.
    346 1 LEADERS— Pag* Budget Problems 3 The Future of Religion—I 3 The Future of Religion—II 3 Federal Affairs 3-4 An Eye for an Eye 4 The Turning Point 4 Occasional Notes 6-6 Telegrams, Reuter and Special— Covering Past Week’s News 23-27 Pictures Wedding of Bishop’s Secretary 17 Swiss Club, Singapore
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    LOCAL AND PERSONAL.
    1931 1 The appointment of Commander W. G Oldershaw, R.D., R.N.R., as Master-At-tendant is gazetted. Lt.-Commander J. C. Derrick, R.N.R., is his deputy. At the last meeting of the Council of the Royal Empire Society the following were among the Fellows elected :—British a y a P. C. B.
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    COMPETITION TO BE SUPPRESSED.
    2630 2 Mr. E. B. Evans Fined $100. ACTION TAKEN AFTER THREE YEARS. A technically illegal football forecast competition which has been flourishing for nearly three years in Singai»orc has just been closed by a ruling of the Court. That the promoter had been carrying on a lucrative
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    JUDGMENT IN SMOKE NUISANCE CASE.
    670 2 Order Against Sawmill Owners. Judgment in the Lavender Street smoki nuisance test case was delivered 01 March 17 by Mr. H. G. Clarke the Criminal District Judge who orders a nuisance order against the owners o sawmills in the area. Thu Municipal Commissioners were re
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      BUDGET PROBLEMS.
      1166 3 than I do about these matters.”—Straits Times, Mar. 13. becoming increasingly clear that 11 t f t he Labour Government hangs the ihP budget which Mr. Philip Snowup°r» iH {iresent on April 14. That it C n h, heralded with joy seems a physic1 V impossibility, for the
      than I do about these matters.”—Straits Times, Mar. 13.  -  1,166 words
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      THE FUTURE OF RELIGION—I.
      1087 3 held bv the other parties.—Straits Times, Mar. 14. Recent happenings at Hong Kong, where the local clergy invited from vari»ns laymen criticisms of the services and work of the church, provide abundant natter for reflection. The speakers were .cry frank and it is obvious that even
      held bv the other parties.—Straits Times, Mar. 14.  -  1,087 words
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      THE FUTURE OF RELIGION—II.
      1175 3 the future of the British people.—Strait < Times, Mar. 15. When a man is well he does not think about his health, it is only in illness that there are consultations and discussions and the summoning of physicians and surgeons. The Church has not been so
      the future of the British people.—Strait < Times, Mar. 15.  -  1,175 words
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      FEDERAL AFFAIRS.
      1070 3 outlook does not improve.—Straits 1 imes, Mar. 17. Last week’s meeting of the Federal Council showed at least one tiling that the F.M.S. Government is faced with an active and watchful opposition, and one must go hack to the palmy days of Sir Frederick James to recall ‘in
      outlook does not improve.—Straits 1 imes, Mar. 17.  -  1,070 words
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      AN EYE FOR AN EYE?
      1218 4 —Straits Times, Mar. 18. From corporal punishment to capital 4&gt;unishmcnt is an easy flight of thought transference. It was therefore to be expected that the discussion in the Home Press of the case of a convict who committed suicide in somewhat dramatic circumstances in Wandsworth
      —Straits Times, Mar. 18.  -  1,218 words
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      THE TURNING POINT?
      1133 4 —Straits Times, Mar. 19. It would be an exaggeration to suggest that there are signs of optimism developing among our local rubber experts. At the same time, there is an unmistakable diminution in the volume of the d deful cries that have been heard for several months
      —Straits Times, Mar. 19.  -  1,133 words
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    CAME BACK TO DIE.
    121 4 Mrs. Maxwell Unable to Live In Tropics. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, Mar. 13. The death took place at the C.enora! Hospital, Penang, yesterday, of Georgina Maxwell, aged 45. wife of A. W. Maxwell, signal telegraph engn.et F.M.S. Railways, Kuala Lumpur. She arrived seriously ill ny
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    N. ZEALANDERS IN SIAM.
    33 4 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Bangkok, Mar. 18Unexpectedly the New Zealand*’!*Flying Officers H. L. Piper and C. Ka&gt; arrived at Don Muang yesterday evenin and left this morning for Singora.
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  • OCCASIONAL NOTES
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      OUR INADEQUATE TONGUE.
      125 5 :Stnaits Times, Mar. 1:2,, rl/o« I T.,-tice MacKinnon, in the King’s m Mr nhbii'n. said recently: “The Pencn 1 uaK e, even when reinforced i* n|? Vi h the of the American, w Y n u*terl.v inadequate instrument s P nia L n a concerned in the
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      THOSE HYLAMS.
      187 5 vert* tnrov.n miu ov inly a coincidence !—Straits Times, Mar. io. vUm servants —or, as a correspondent I -k them servants ’’—are coming K vigorous criticism once more. Ihw l f ,-t t ai ring phenomenon and the only r a is that each outburst of protest K
      vert* tnrov.n miu ov“ .. inly a coincidence !—Straits Times, Mar. io.  -  187 words
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      NIGHT FLYING.
      181 5 mounted on the instrument board. —Steaits Times, Mar. If. RcCint experiments in descending ivatcr in darkness have been carried out k R A F. pilots at Calshot (Southampton IVater). The problem has been to provide airmen with some method of determining their height above the surface of [he
      mounted on the instrument board.—Steaits Times, Mar. If.  -  181 words
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      CLUB FLYING IN INDIA.
      299 5 y «'i lit* 11 ary for fuel.- Struts Tinu* lli. Flying enthusiasts in Singapore will be interested to learn that the Madras Flying Club is quickly taking shape and that there is every prospect that active operations will begin in May. The honorary secretary of the
      y ' «'i lit* 11 ary for fuel.- Struts Tinu*’ lli.  -  299 words
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      THE F.M.S. TRADITION.
      371 5 Straits Times. Mar. 1!. I** di Verenee between th&lt;&gt; w »n ll(&gt; h Sir Cecil dementi received i&lt;i s ;''X f ,nc Kuala I.umpur was ii&lt;t r.* I f drnil’uant. At the ceremony nth 'dative Council Chamber, binp.ipcrc. His Excellency wore his uniform as Commander-in-Chief, as, indeed,
      Straits Times. Mar. 1!.  -  371 words
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      HEROES OF PARIS!
      196 5 ~Struifs T‘ntes. Mar H. One can hardly imagine the owners ot taxi-cabs in Singapore acting as quixotically as seme of their confreres in Paris are reported to have done. Under a recent regulation permission was given for the fares in the French capital to be increased by
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      WORLD WAR WASTE.
      211 5 when th; world went mad. —Straits Times. Mar. 14. It is, of course, qu te impossible for the Average mind to grasp the magnitude of .he economic loss which th? Great War nvolved. However, some idea of what might have been done with the money which was
      when th; world went mad.—Straits Times. Mar. 14.  -  211 words
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      WORK FOR STATE COUNCILS.
      377 5 -■;tute Council was concerned.—Straits Tim?s, Mar. 15. A peculiar difficulty in which th&lt; courts of the F.M.S. found thorns Ives -vis ust been cleared up by the Vi! ora I Council, by the passing of i measure known as the Mohammedan i :n v and Malay
      -■;tute Council was concerned.—Straits Tim?s, Mar. 15.  -  377 words
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      RECORD TONNAGE.
      173 5 Franken (7780 tons gross).—Straits Timm, Mar. 15. What appeal's to have been a record tonnage of ships entering Singapore Harbour was that created by the addition of the world cruise vessels last week. On Saturday, March 8, the total gross tonnage of vessels entering the harbour during 24
      Franken (7780 tons gross).—Straits Timm, Mar. 15.  -  173 words
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      NOT OUR STYLE.
      146 5 T—Struits Times, Mar. 15. They don’t mince their words in the Pkilippiaes. When any of the sporting organisations in Singapore make a muddle of their arrangements, at the most the Press gives vent to dignified expressions of pained surprise, or draws, a discreet veil over the matter.
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      OSCULATION A CRIME.
      112 5 why Hid I kiss that girl —Straits Time.-;, Mar. 15. Talk about American prohibition The poor Filipino has a worse kind. An unfortunate but impulsive youth by the name of Macario Rodrigues is doing three years, six months and twenty-one days in gaol in the delectable Philippines,
      why Hid I kiss that girl ? ”—Straits Time.-;, Mar. 15.  -  112 words
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      A GOOD EXAMPLE.
      143 5 •1 j'art-ifuUir. -Straits Times, Mar. A few days ago we offered a little friendly criticism of the balance sheet issued by Fraser and Neave, Limited. The information supplied to shareholders ignored a number of important details and the accounts were drawn up in the vague form which
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      SOCIETY’S OUTCASTS.
      398 5 ivi ff IIVUIVI n V nnv tv ui nwv c aiu all our brothei’a keepers.—Straits Times, Mar. 17. chans the most pathetic feature of &lt; ll- cm of crime and punishment is the position of the man or woman who falls foul of the 1m and tries to
      ivi ff IIVUIVI n V nnv tv ui nwv c aiu all our brothei’a keepers.—Straits Times, Mar. 17.  -  398 words
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      A FOOTBALL COMEDY.
      254 5 —Straits Thea, Mar. 17; Through fear of a late arrival in London recently, the members of the \V4st Bromwich Albion football team had a peculiar experience. They boarded an early train at Birmingham, but because a carriage was derailed just ahead of them, they started half an
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      1½ MILLION TONS PER ANNUM!
      476 5 J»Ul lilt I Mill ui inw»»n» w proper perspui'twcT;. —Straits rimes, Mar. 18. t le e t an&lt; courageous band of rubber statisticians the London firm of i t c km?° n and Co. rank very hijfh. Uf! t i] e r annt J al
      J»Ul lilt I Mill ui inw»»n» ~. w proper perspui'twcT;.—Straits rimes, Mar. 18.  -  476 words
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      MALAYAN HERALDRY.
      310 6 corrupt the whole country.—Straits Timos, Mar. 18. The most cursory reading of history suggests that there can be no torture left for the ingenuity man to discover, but it occurs to us that at least one remains, and that if an authority on heraldry were compelled to walk
      corrupt the whole country.—Straits Timos, Mar. 18.  -  310 words
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      A CRY FROM THE HEART.
      62 6 prayer and have n heart —Straits Turns, Mai. 10. We publish the following in response to a pitiful appeal from a male reader Will the young lady next door who has been practising ‘The Maiden’s Prayer’ on the piano for the past four months without
      prayer and have n heart ? ”—Straits Turns, Mai. 10.  -  62 words
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      PREPAREDNESS IN MALAYA.
      95 6 MV V»'V I'CUIUI rrir- t,f the super-democrats.— StraitTimes, Mar. !9. A Bill is about to bo introduced in the Federal Council, following a similar H csuro a’ready passed in the Legislative of the Colony, to empower the L .jli Con.r.*t$s!oner, in times of public emergency, to make
      . + • MV V»'V I'CUIUI rrir- t,f the super-democrats.— Strait-Times, Mar. !9.  -  95 words
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      MUI-TSAI IN HONG KONG.
      337 6 th'.t it really means business.”—Straits Times, Mar. 10. ty"&lt;l ntiy the Hong Kong Government ,s tinding t even more dilfiiult than was •:oeeted to enforce the registration of n o -tsai if. the Colony. According to the ian« rs to hand by the last mail only
      th'.t it really means business.”—Straits Times, Mar. 10.  -  337 words
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      AN OVERDUE REFORM.
      316 6 •■■Kin. I..- luuiiu jinionw -Straits Times, Mar. 10. The confusion of China's internal affairs is exceeded only by the confusion of her various languages, and especially in tin methods of reducing Chinese names to romanised equivalents. One of the fiist reforms newspaper men at least pray for
      • •■■Kin. I..- luuiiu jinionw -Straits Times, Mar. 10.  -  316 words
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    ROMANCE ON WORLD TOUR.
    361 6 Met, Engaged and Married In a Week. A romantic meeting &lt;m 'the promenade deck of a Dutch liner a week ago, and a two days’ engagement culminated in the wedding on Tuesday cf Mr. Mead \N alvvorih and Miss Madge Gaunt at a Singapore registry office.
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    KLANG GREETS SIR C. CLEMENTI.
    911 6 Enthusiastic Welcome By All Communities. 0 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Klang, Mar. 15. Klang was en fete today on the occasion of the visit of H.E. Sir Cecil Clcmenti. Long before his arrival people of all nationalities in holiday attire flocked to the town. The
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    GOLF AT CAMERON’S HIGHLANDS.
    616 6 Preparing a Modern Hilli Station. The following statement has b 0t n 5 1 sued by the Cameron’s Highland Develop I ment Committee, indicating the state progress up to the end of February The main road to Cameron’s Highland I has now been opened to the
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    NEW AIR ROUTE TO SINGAPORE.
    829 7 F.M.S. Council Authorises Expenditure. $135,000 VOTE. To Prepare Aerodrome At Port Swettenham. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Mar. 13. The Federal Council on Thursday voted the sum of $135,000 for the preparation of an aerodrome at Port Swettenham. The British Resident of Selangor, the
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    SUDDEN DEATH IN HOTEL.
    467 7 Identity of European Revealed. The European who was found dead in his bed at a Japanese Hotel in Bencoolen Street on March 10 has since been identified as Major H. L. Griffin, D.S.O., late secretary of the Malacca Club. Major Griffin arrived in Singapore the day
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    FOUND DEAD IN BED.
    119 7 Police Investigating Death Of Englishman. At about 6 o'clock on Monday and Englishman was found dead in his bed at a lioarding house in Pender Road under what are believed to be suspicious circumstances and the police were called in. The man, whose name is given
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    ROYAL EMPIRE SOCIETY.
    1068 7 1,000 Malayan Members. COMMANDER REYNOLDS AT MALACCA. Commander Reynolds, who was commissioned by the gubernatorial body of the Royal Empire Society to tour the Fur East, addressed a meeting of the Mulacca Fellows of the Society on Mar. 10 at the Malacca Club. Probably the most remarkable
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    CURTAILING THE TIN OUTPUT.
    290 7 Details of T.P.A. Survey. 122 COMPANIES JOIN IN THE SCHEME. The local advisory council of the Tin Producers’ Association has forwarded for information a circular which it is issuing on the subject of the recently completed preliminary survey of production in all fields —a summary of
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    A MILESTONE IN EDUCATION.
    2117 8 Malaya’s New School Of Agriculture. DREAM REALISED. Tomorrow’s Ceremony At Serdang. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kua’a Lumpur, Mar. 17. A most important development in Malayan education will he signalised tomorrow, when the Sultan of Selangor open the first school of agriculture to be started in this
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    COPRA MARKET.
    34 8 Messrs. Barlow and Co. report that the unrhnnJ^ 3 ather steadier and closes m hanged on balance. Approximately 502 r™ sh Pped Clos n Quotations are is follows Sundried $8.75, mixed $8.40.
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    FRASER AND NEAVE, LIMITED.
    1072 8 More Detailed Accounts. PRINTING DEPARTMENT IMPROVEMENT. The annual general meeting of Fraser ,i .Wave, Ltd., was held at the conitanv! registered office, Trafalgar Street, on Satur* day, Mr. VV. 11. Macgrcgor presiding. Other' present were .Messrs. J. A. Clarke, S. H. K. Somerville, H. L. Haslie
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    CORRESPONDENCE.
    66 9 [The Straits Times Is not responsible for the opinions of its correspondents. Correspondents should bear in mind that letters inost be short and to the point. Long epistles are liable to be rejected or cut down. Correspondents must enclose their names and addresses, not necessarily for publication but as
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    THE HYLAM PROTEST.
    337 9 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, —I see that J.H.W. tries to support Pis statement against the Hainanese community by laws of logic. I tind that your correspondent has failed to see my point. It i&gt; unfair to blame the whole community because of a
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    A MISSING PORTRAIT.
    166 9 To ihc Editor of the Straits Times. Sir.--Th? lv'.to Sir Hayes Marriott, I&gt;ofore iu loft Singapore, had nearly complctni a..a (i pcrtraits of Colonial Secretaries since 18(57 to hang in the Colonial Secretary's House. The set is complete txtipi for a portrait of the first Colonial Secret;'i
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    THE FUTURE OF RELIGION
    208 9 To the Editor of the Straits Times. -I have read your two articles on .The future of Religion,” with great interest and generally agree with you. I do not, however, follow you when you s -a'e that “the PTiurch of England, iike "ther churches, is not
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    MUNICIPAL COMMISSION.
    522 9 Action Taken by Committees No. 2 and 4. The following action was taken at a meeting of committee No. 2 held on Mar. 10 Recommended supplemental provision to cover cost of new standard size stalls, estimated at $2,500 for Telok Ayer, and $3,850 for Finlayson Green hawkers shelters,
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    BOY KILLED BY LORRY.
    174 9 Chinese Driver Fined And Sent to Gaol. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Mar. 17. A Chinese lorry driver has been smartly punished in the Kuala Lumpur police court for having caused the death of a Tamil boy by driving his motor lorry in a negligent
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    THE DIOCESE OF SINGAPORE.
    1386 10 Bishop Roberts Replies To Criticisms. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Mar. 12. A very interesting review of the work and policy of (he diocese of Singapore was made by Bishop Roberts at tin* annual meeting of the Diocesan Association held here this evening. H E.
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    PENANG’S M.L.C.
    263 10 Mr. Robinson Chosen Ry Commerce Chamber. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, Mar. 12. At a special meeting of the Penang Chamber of Commerce today, Mr. P. M. Robinson was unanimously elected as the Chamber’s representative on the Legislative Council. Mr. H. O. Maas presided. Before proceeding with the
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    RICE PRODUCTION IN MALAYA.
    1134 10 I)r. Tempany’s Lecture. ECONOMIC SITUATION UNCHANGED. There are two schools of thought on the subject of lice production in Malaya. One holds that rice production should he encouraged by all possible means so as to reduce dependence on outside sources of supply. The other holds that
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    SMUGGLERS FINED $60,000.
    257 10 Sequel to Big Contraband Haul on P. O. Liner. Fines amounting to $60,000 were imposed on five Chinese smugglers by Mr. C. H. G. Clarke, the Criminal District fudge on Friday. The accused were arrested on the P. and 0. liner Kidderpore on her arrival from Hong
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    H.KONG’S NEW GOVERNOR
    54 10 Sir William Peel “Kisses Hands.” (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Mar. 1 Sir William I’eel, the new Governor of Hon# Kong, “kissed hands” today. The Victoria League Is giving a reception to Sir William.—Straits Times Copyright. A Reuter message adds that Sir &gt;' 11 liam Peel had
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    TWELVE PER CENT. NOT AT SCHOOL.
    1327 11 Chinese Education. board s dispute with ARCHITECTS. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Mar. 14. An emphatic opinion of the undesirability of compulsory education among the Chinese was laid before the Sanitary Board of this town today. The matter arose out of a proposal
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    ST. PATRICK’S SOCIETY.
    172 11 Dance Given by Malacca Branch. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Malacca, Mar. 16. The Malacca branch of the St. Patrick’s celebrated the annual festival on Saturday, when a dance was held at the Malacca Club. The spacious hall upstairs presented a very pretty scene and the stage Day’s
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    NEW RECORD FOR POPPY DAY.
    1079 11 Over $38,000 Collected. NEED FOR PUBLICITY DEPARTMENT. Owing to last minute donations, amounting to $1,303, in which members of the Asiatic community played a great part, the Poppy Day Committee were able to announce another record collection for Singapore at their final meeting on Friday
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    LOCAL WEDDING.
    263 11 Mr. A. Green and Miss L. M. Freeman. A wedding of considerable’ local interest took place at St. Andrew’s Cathedral. Singapore, on Saturday afternoon whin Mr. Allan Green, of Sourabaya, was married to Miss Lilian Maud Freeman, who has for the past ten years been Secretary to the
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    SINGAPORE’S HEALTH.
    147 11 The Singapore Municipal health statement for the week ended March 8, gives the total number of deaths as male 146, and female 89. This represents a death rate of 24.64 per mille, per annum, compared with 21.08 in the preceding week and 22.01 in the corresponding week of
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    AUSTRAL MALAY TIN.
    61 11 The secretary of Austrul Malay Tin, T.t&lt;l„ reports that owni)' to the uncert in condition of the tin market the direct «rs I ivc decided not to issue at this stage the usual circular in which shareholders in the parent and associated companies are advised as to
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    FEDERAL COUNCIL MEETING.
    9529 12 Sir C. dementi Presides For First Time. THE CEREMONIES. Governor Meets His Boyhood Friends. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Mar. 13. Sir Cecil Clementi opened his regime as High Commissioner in earnest this morning when he presided for the first time at the. meeting of the
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    SOUNDING MOTOR HORNS.
    101 14 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Malacca, Mar. 12. Before Mr. A. D. York, sitting as magistrate in the Police Court at Malacca, seven motor-car drivers were charged by the police today with the offence of sounding their motor horns so as to cause annoyance. Sub-Ins-pector Kasudin told the
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    TERMS OF TIN SMELTERS MERGER.
    2422 15 ON EQUITABLE BASIS. Endorsed by Penang Company. expected to produce higher dividends. The following information regarding the Consolidated Tin Smelters, Limited, has been received. The company was incorporated under the Companies Act 1929, on Ik*c 28, 1929, with a share capital of *5 000,000, divided
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    PISTOL DUEL IN SINGAPORE.
    719 15 Three Wounded Two In Critical Condition. Pandemonium reigned in the vicinity of Bidadari Cemetery, Upper Sorangoon Road, early on Mar. 13, when three armed Chinese desperadoes engaged in n revolver duel with a police officer. Firing indiscriminately the robbers put up a desperate fight but the
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    BLACK ARRIVES AT LAST.
    29 15 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Bangkok, Mar. 12. Mr. Van Lear Black arrived at Don Mining this afternoon from Akyub and ’eaves for Saigon on Sunday.
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    ROBBER ARRESTED BY CIVILIAN.
    553 16 $100 Reward for Plucky Draughtsman. There was an interesting termination on March 12, to the list of Assize cases before Mr. Justice Stevens. After sentencing, to a term of seven years’ rigorous imprisonment, the Chines© who was charged with having been concerned with two others in
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    LOCAL VARSITY MEN.
    227 16 Oxford and Cambridge Society Meeting. At the annuul general meeting of the Oxford and Cambridge Society held in the Adelphi Hotel on March i‘2, it was decided to hold informal lunches on days of important cricket or Rugby matches, with a view to providing more opportunities than
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    THE LITERARY PAGE—NEW BOOKS REVIEWED.
    4110 21 Barry Pain s Parody On Robinson Crusoe —An Exquisitely Funny Story —How Crusoe Fared at Lords —Brenda Mackenzies “Broken Magnet —A Tale of Love Gone Wrong—Ethel Mannin’s Channel Island Saga. Crusoe Returns. Humorous Storiot*. By B*rry Pain. (Including 44 Eliza 44 Mrs. Murphy Edwards 44
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    DEPUTATION COMING.
    113 22 To Inspect Conditions In Malaya. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, Mar. lf&gt;. It is understood that an Indian depntation will be visiting Malaya towards the end of April to study Indian condition &gt; here. The deputation, which is expected to remain about a month, will t;»rj the country
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    CHARTERED BANK.
    78 22 The local manager *f the Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China has today received a telegram frvm the head office in Lundon. reading as follows At the approaching lueeting of shareiboWors, directors will recommend dividend for past half year at the rate of 14 per cent. per
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    THE GARAGE MURDER.
    151 22 Podinore Not Likely to Be Hanged. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Mar. 1*&gt;. William Henry Podmore who, a week ago. was found guilty of the murder of Vivian Mcsslter and sentenced to death, is appealing. His execution is considered unlikely.—Straits Times Copyright. It will b» recalled that
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    PRINCE CREMATED.
    51 22 Funeral Pyre Lighted By King. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Bangkok, Mar. 17. The cremation of the remains of H.R.H. Trince Mahidol, heir to the throne, took place on Sunday afternoon with elaborate religious ceremonial. Their Majesties the King and Queen were present aril the King lit the funeral
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    STRAITS SETTLEMENTS ASSOCIATION.
    648 22 Not Satisfied with Mail Deliveries. The following are the minutes of the meeting of the committe of the Straits Settlements (Singapore) Association, held in the Singapore Exchange Room on Tuesday, Mar. 11. The annual report of the Penang Association for year ended Dec. 31, and minutes of
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    SIR ARCHIBALD BODKIN.
    41 22 Disapproves of New Police Rules. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London. Mar. Id. Sir Archibald Henry Bodkin, Director of Public Prosecutions since 1920, ltsigned. It is understood that he o)nnprovo&lt;s of the new police rules. Stia' s Times Copyright.
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  • PAST WEEK’S IMPERIAL AND GENERAL NEWS Contained in Reuter, British Imperial Radio and Special Telegrams.
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      VOTE OF CENSURE LOST.
      345 23 HB Baldwin Loosened of Empire. SNOWDEN’S REPLY Deliberate Conspiracy.” London, Mar. 13. H e Conservative vote of censure was hy 308 votes to 235.—Reuter. Rugby, Mar. 13. Stanley Baldwin, the Conservative BHer. in the House of Commons, moved vote of censure on the Gov- this House
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      A VIGOROUS RETORT.
      562 23 —British Wireless. .—Reuter. I Attempts to Discredit The I Government. L r Snowden, the Chancellor of B*he Exchequer, denounced what he deBscribed as the deliberate conspiracy* of •certain interests to discredit the GovernBrnent. Stories of the closing down of factories had been appearing daily in the Press
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      ANTARCTIC LANDS.
      121 23 AN TARCTIC LANDS. Reuter. Can Discoverer Waive A National Claim Washington, Mar. 16. That national territorial claims cannot he affected by verbal relinquishment by a discoverer is the burden of a statement made by Mr. Cotton, acting Secretary of State, alluding to Rear-Admiral Byrd’s speech at Dunedin, that Americans are
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      BIG BANK MERGER.
      58 23 .——Router. G $2,800,000,000 American Combine. New York, Mar. 17. It is reported on Wall Street that the negotiations for a merger between the Chase National Bank and the Equitable Trust and Inter-State Trust Companies have been practically completed. The combine will he the largest bank in the
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      EX-PRESIDENT TAFT.
      141 23 ——Reuter. Rain-Drenched Thousands Watch Funeral. Washington, Mar. 12. All day long blustering rain drenched the thousands of people who lined Pennsylvania Avenue anil silently watched the slow match of ex-President Tafts funeral cortege to All Souls Unitarian Church, of which Mr. Taft was a member. There a very
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      EARL OF COVENTRY DEAD.
      290 23 —Reuter. “Father” of Lords And Jockey Club. London, Mar. 13. The death has occurred of the Earl of Coventry, father of the House of Lords and one of the most famous sportsmen in England.—Reuter. George William Coventry, the ninth Earl, who would have been 92 years
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      BRITISH IN CHINA.
      126 23 —-Rcutcr. Can Our Forces Ensure Their Safety? London, Mar. 17. In tho House of Commons, during question time, Mr. Somerville, Unionist, asked whether Mr. Arthur Henderson, the Foreign Secretary, was satisfied tha~ the safety of British subjects was assured at all the treaty ports in China. Mr.
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      PRESIDENT’S PLAN.
      96 23 —Rcutcr. Nanking to Act on The Defensive. Nanking, Mar. 17. This morning President Chiang Kaishek declared that Miarshuls Yen Shi-shan and Feng Yu-hsiang are preparing to launch a joint drive against the Government along the Peking-IIankow and Tien-tsin-Pukow Railways. President Chiang Kai-shek has denied the rumours that the
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      “ MOST SATISFACTORY.”
      50 23 MOST SATISFACTORY.” —Reuter. Mr. Snowden Pleased With Loan Result. London, Mar. 13. In the House of Commons Mr. Philip Snowden announced the result of the Conversion Loan. £00,800,000 has been issued for cash, and £32,500,000 in exchange for 5 Mi per cent. Treasury Bonds. He regarded this as most satisfactory.
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      DRASTIC ACTION THREATENED.
      318 23 —-Reuter. If the Coal-mines Bill Is Defeated. A. J. COOK AGAIN. Miners Talk of National Conference. I»ndon, Mar. 16. A further threat of drastic action by the coal-miners, in view of the threatened defeat of the Coal-mines Bill in Parliament this week, has been made by Mr.
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      LEAVE TO APPEAL REFUSED.
      209 23 British Wireless. Reuter. Hatry Sentence Not A Day Too Long.” Rugby, Mar. 17. The Court of Criminal Appeal has refused leave to Clarence Hatry to appeal against the sentence of 14 years penal servitude passed upon him by Mr. •Justice Avory. Lord Hewart, who presided, said
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      GERMAN WAR DEAD.
      42 23 .—'l‘runs Ocean. Geneva, Mur. 17. The German Minister of Economics, Herr Schmidt, in the* presence of the d&lt;*Je—pates of the (Jerman cluhs in Switzerland, unve.iled a monument to the German War dead in Switzerland at St. George’* cemetery.—Trans Ocean.
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      SILVER BULLET TEST.
      153 24 ‘—-l{cutcr. To Follow Christening Ceremony. SPIN AT 140 M.P.H. Kaye Don’s Only Concern A Perfect Beach. Daytona Beach (Florida), Mar. 14. Talkie cinematographers from all over the country are crowding to the famous racing beach to film the christening ceremony of Mr. Kaye Don's giant car, the
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      CHANNEL TUNNEL.
      525 24 —-—British Wireless. Lord Ebbisham Thinks Prospects Doubtful. Rugby, Mar. 14. Tho report is issued of the Economic Advisory Council of the Channel Tunnel Committee. The report says the feasibility of the construction of u tunnel under the English Channel depends upon the nature i of the ground to
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      OIL COMPANIES FALL OUT.
      337 24 —Refiter. Singapore Benefits By Petrol War. i New York, Mar. 13. Russian oil has again brought the Standard Oil Company of New York and the Royal Dutch and Shell interests into conflict. The former company is reported to have made a new contract to purchase a
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      NAVAL COMMANDS.
      136 24 —Rcutcr. General Post Among The Admirals. Cambridge (Mass.), Mar. 13. Professor Harlow Shapley, the director *&gt;f the Harvard University Observatory, has announced that the Lowell Observatory at Flagstaff, Arizona, has discovered a new planet, situated beyond Neptune. It is larger than the earth hut smaller than Uranus.—Reuter. London,
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      MARRIED WOMEN.
      71 24 -—Renter. Their Nationality After Marriage. The Hague, Mar. 13. A meeting held here has discussed the vexed question of the nationality of married women. The demonstration began with a march past of girls. The depth of the hue in the dresses indicated the legislative progress made by the
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      BRITISH NAVAL LEAD.
      83 24 cancelled by any other Power.—British Wireless. Other Powers Fail To Follow. Rugby, Mar. 12. In the House of Commons Admiral Beamish asked what was the total tonnage of warship construction cancelled since June 1, 1928, by each of the five Powers engaged in the Naval Conference Mr.
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      PRIMO DE RIVERA’S DRAMATIC DEATH.
      332 24 LLRehté'r.""" Spain’s Punctilious Ex-Dictator. Paris, Mar. 16. Primo de Rivera, the former Spanish dictator, died suddenly in his room at a Paris hotel today. For some time he had been suffering from diabetes, but he died from heart failure while his son and daughter were
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      THE NEW PLANET.
      219 24 r_Reut¢:r.'“"' British Astronomers’ Enthusiasm. London, Mar. 15. The leading British astronomers arcmost enthusiastic concerning the magnificent and sensational discovery of a new planet, which is regarded as the most important astronomical event which has occurred for nearly a century. A cablegram from Professor Slipper, ’he head of
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      MR. SCULLIN’S APPEAL
      89 24 —Reuter. Australia in Serious Difficulty. Canberra, Mar. 12. Mr. J. II Scullin, the Premier, speaking p° a crowded house at the opening of Parliament today appealed to all sections diffi“s atG m S Ivin Au.tr.II.-. serious RaKl Govern ment had determined store Wi* 0 strin cnt measures
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      BILL MR. SNOWDEN MUST PAY.
      475 24 wrimfs discussion in the Pross.-—-Brit::r. Wireless. Reuter. Britain Faces Heavier Taxation. Rugby, Mar. 12. With the issue today of the Army Estimates for the year 1030-31 it is now known what sum the Chancellor of the Exchequer will have to provide to meet the supplyservices
      wrimfs discussion in the Pross.-—-Brit::r. Wireless.; Reuter.  -  475 words
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      GERMANY TO CHINA.
      78 24 '__Rcuu'f. Plans for Air Mail And Passenger Service. Berlin, Mar. 1". The recent Sino-German air trade agreement provides for the foundation o‘ a Sino-German Company to establish a postal service between Germany amt China and later a passenger service. The Company will have a capital o‘ £300,000.
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      AMERICA’S LARGEST.
      52 24 —Reuter. Submarine of 2,760 Tons' Launched. Mare Island, (California) Mar. 1’ The largest United States submar: has been launched. She is .‘371 feet and has a displacement of 2,700 t&lt; n- w She has two gun decks and will ea officers and 80 men. She will burn oil
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      COND RATE AIR POWER.
      217 25 British Wireless. H-itain Behind France, Italy and U.S.A. sinister FACTS.” Samuel Hoare’s Note I Of Warning. {■(From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Mar. 16. Hu&gt; Naval Conference has now reached HcnipKtc general deadlock, though a He-Power Pact is possible.—Straits Hcs Copyright. Rugby, Mar. 16. ■he French Premier,
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      AT THE CHEQUERS.
      149 25 I M. Tardieu’s Confident Optimism. London, Mar. 16. Momentous conversations between the British and the French delegations—on which the fate of the Naval Conference is [considered to depend, in view of France’s refusal, hitherto, to reduce her naval demands except in return for another Security Pact—took place
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      70 PER CENT. RATIO.
      313 25 I America Meets Japan I Half Way. I London, Mar. 15. I Ihe Times reports that a satisfactory I understanding has been reached between if the Japanese and the United States dcle- nations at the Naval Conference. 1 here is reason to believe that the •Japanese
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      DETAILED FIGURES.
      775 25 .—Reuter. has been voted on officially.—British Wireless. .—Nichi-Nic’hi.i America 527,000 Tons Japan 366,900. Tokio, Mar. 15. The leading vernacular newspapers have issued special editions featuring London dispatches reporting that an American-Japanesc preliminary agreement has been reached, giving Japan almost 70 per cent.” of the American auxiliary strength. Official
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      THE NAVY ESTIMATES.
      643 25 Mr. Churchill Attacks Labour Policy. Rugby, Mar. 17. Introducing the Navy estimates in the House of Commons Mr. A. V. Alexander, thq First Lord of the Admiralty, said they amounted to £51,739,000, against £55,865,000 last year, showing a reduction of £4,126,000. The estimates were within £190,000 of
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      SINGAPORE BASE.
      940 25 u we doctrine of parity ?—British Wim02's. .—Reuter. Overseas Governments To Be Consulted. Mr. Alexander added that very considerable slowing down of work on the Singapore base had been found possible without in any way prejudicing the ultimate decision. A final decision as to the future development of
      u we doctrine of parity ?—British Wim-02's.; .—Reuter.  -  940 words
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      POLICING AN EMPIRE.
      330 26 The Part Played by The R.A.F. As an instance of the successful use of air pow’er, Mr. Montague mentioned that, in Palestine, the prompt arrival of 50 soldiers by air during the recent troubles did much to prevent further serious riots. Aircraft were also able to drive
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      CIVIL AVIATION.
      250 26 Future of the Empire Services. The increase in the civil aviation vote was mainly due to provision for additional subsidy in respect of the air service to South Africa. Negotiations for the installation of a weekly service between London and Cape Town had been brought to a successful
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      BRITISH AIRSHIPS.
      237 26 Programmes for the R100 And R101. Dealing with airships, Mr. Montague said that undoubtedly, from the constructional point of view, the completed airships had definitely disproved many of the gloomy forecasts. A meteorological investigation of the Indian route showed that conditions would generally be adverse on the ietuin
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      WE ARE FALLING BEHIND
      241 26 ;_B'r‘itivs‘hv “WE-*****53”? Sir Samuel Hoare’s Telling Facts. Sir Samuel Hcare, the Air Minister in lie late Conservative Governmml, pointed &gt;::t ti nt this country war. only fourth or fifth in the list of Air Powers and that each of the other great Air Pow?is,—Amo*ica, France and
      ;_B'r‘itivs‘hv “WE-1161253”?  -  241 words
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      JAPAN AND CHINA.
      116 26 —Reuter. Recognition of China’s Tariff Autonomy. Shanghai, Mar. 12. The Sino-.Japanese tariff agreement has been initialled. The details have not been divulged, but it is understood that it is on the lines of the earlier forecast. The agreement is being referred to the Chinese and Japanese Governments
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      “WITH A HEAVY BUT STAUNCH HEART.”
      387 26 —Trans-Ocean. GERMANY’S PATH OF LIBERATION. Berlin, Mar. 12. The Reichstag lias passed the third, and final, reading of the Young Plan Bill, by 270 votes to 192. A large part of the Bavarian I eople s party voted with the Opposition. The Polish Agreement
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      DISAGREEMENT IN JAPAN
      139 26 —Reuter. —Nichi-Nichi.r Navy Office and 8-inch Gun Cruisers. Tokio, Mar. 18. While officials continue to be extremely reticent regarding the prospects of Japan’s acceptance of the latest terms proposed in the Japan-American agreement, the circulation of conflicting reports appears to indicate a strong difference of opinion between
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      U.S. BANK MERGER.
      69 26 —Reuter. New York, Mar. 18. The big bank merger, mentioned yesterday evening between the Chase National Bank and the Equitable Trust and InterMate Tnist Companies, has been completed.—Reuter. Chase National 0 Bank!' kn Wn the ihI tS M exceeds that of either the National City Bank or
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      MR. BLACK LEAVES SIAM.
      21 26 (hrom Our Own Correspondent.) Bangkok, Mar. 17. Mr. Van Lear Black left for Hanoi this morning. 101
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      LOCAL KUOMINTANG SUPPRESSION.
      189 26 .-—Reuter. More Questions in House. “PUTTING PRESSURE” ON GOVERNOR. London, Mar. 12. In the House of Commons Lieut.-Coni-mander J. M. Ken worthy, the Labour member for Hull Central, asked for a further statement regarding the action of the Governor of the Straits Settlements and High Commissioner for
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      BORNEO OIL RIGHTS.
      47 26 4Xichi-Nichi. Dutch-Japanese Company To Explore. Tokio, Mar. 18. The Government of the Dutch East Indies has officially granted the rights of exploring the oil field in Dutch Borneo t. the Dutch-Japanese company for which the Mitsuis and the Nippon Oil Company are jointly operating.—Nichi-Nichi.
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      CABLE NEWS IN BRIEF.
      356 26 Charter, giving it wider scope.—StraitTimes Copyright. —Reute'r. New York, Mar. 13. The Federal Reserve Bank has reduced the vc-discount rate from 4 to 3 l 2 per cert.—Reuter. London, Mar. 13. The Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China is obtaining a new consolidating Charter, giving
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      GANDHI STARTS HIS MARCH.
      1061 27 ——R&lt;'utct:. HtVar of Independence Begins. NO SENSATIONS. Bombay Schoolboys Only I Give Trouble. Ahmedabad, Mar. 12. rumours of the imminent of Mr. Gandhi last night stirred city, and about a thousand people all night long outside the gates IRur. Gandhi’s ashram (seminary) which ■s guarded by
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      LABOUR’S ANXIETIES RELIEVED.
      93 27 .—Reutcr. Liberals Not to Vote On Vital Amendments. London, Mar. 18. The Government’s anxieties that there may be a critical division on the Coalmines Bill, have been considerably lessen'd owing to the decision reached at a meeting ef the Liberal Parliamentary Party to abstain from voting with
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      “PORTLAND” CEMENT.
      45 27 ——Nichi-Nichi. Japan Secures a Mexican Contract. Tokio, Mar. 14. An order for 1.10,000 barrels of Portland cement has been placed with the Asano Portland Cement Company by a certain merchant in Mexico. &lt; The price contracted for is favourable to the Asano Company. —Niehi-Niehi.
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      MAKING SHIPPING PAY.
      75 27 Ruutcl'. Hamburg-Amerika And N.D.L. Plan. Berlin, Mar. 19. A most important step towards a general agreement between the great Hnmburg-Amerika and Norddeutscher Lloyd shipping companies has been taken. They have practically decided upon an arrangement to pool their interests m the South American traffic. It is understood
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      SINGAPORE BASE FORECAST.
      117 27 the Naval Conference.—Straits Times Copyright. No Drastic Reduction Likely. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Mar. IK. The Morning Post, in a leading article commenting on the statement made by ihe First Lord of the Admiralty, Mr. A. V. Alexander, that the work at the Singapore Naval Base
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      FREE TO RETURN.
      113 27 .—Reuter. Will Kx-Kaiser Go Back To Germany Beilin, Mar. 19. The Reichstag, by 205 votes to 150, ha carried the third reading of the new Bil for th? protection of the Republic. It provides penalties (even penal servi -ude) for plotters against the lives of members and
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      EARL OF BALFOUR.
      27 27 considerable anxiety.—Straits Times Copyriftht. Condition Causing Much Anxiety. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Mar. IS. Earl Balfour’s condition is causing considerable anxiety.—Straits Times Copy-
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      ST. PATRICK’S DAY CELEBRATION.
      1177 27 Noble Sinn Feiners.” A FEAST OF IRISH WIT AND BLARNEY. Th&lt;* annual celebration of St. Patrick’s Society was held at the Europe Hotel on Monday, when over 200 members and their 'uests sat down to an excellent repast. The faro was Irish, the decorations Irish, «nd
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      INSURANCE TANGLE LASTS 36 DAYS.
      1729 28 Judgment for Companies. PRODUCTION OF FALSE STOCK HOOK. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Mar. 18. The most protracted litigation ever heard in the F.M.S. Courts concluded this morning, when the Chief Justice (Mr. L. II. Elphinstone), after a hearing of .‘56 days, had the
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      ELECTRIC POWER IN MALAYA.
      751 28 The Necessity for Cheap And Abundant Supplies. (From Our Own Correspondent.) The following interesting comments were made by Mr. C. Jones, M-I-E-E.. I A. M. I. Meeh. F, of the Malayan Collieries, Batu Arang, in the course of a paper entitled, “Notes and Observations in connection
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      CLEVER LIQUOR FRAUDS.
      314 28 Famous Brands ‘Doctored.’ MINIATURE DISTILLING PLANT FOUND. The Fourth Police Court resembled a miniature liquor store on Tuesday when a large collection of famous brands of whisky, brandy, stout and other intoxicants, was produced as exhibits in a case by the Preventive Service. As far as the
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      TIN RETURNS.
      380 28 Pegang Prospecting.—lOfi.-lS'j picul?, amount realised $6,117.78, tribute at 7 per cent. $428.24. Pattani Consolidated Alluvial Tin— 50 piculs. Southern Tronoh Tin.--650 piculs. Tronoh Mines. —2,164 piculs. &lt; Kampar 700». Glimau Tin.—644 hours, 27,100 yards. 95.50 piculs. Talam Mine. 516..VI piculs. Pahang Consolidated. 3,751 piculs. Ipoh Tin. —495 piculs.
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  • SPORTING NEWS.
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      CALCUTTA CUP ENDS IN DRAW.
      254 29 —Reuter. ■erce Twickenham Game. \NTE S CHAMPIONSHIP HOPES. H (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Mar. 15. England-Scotland match proved a r game with honours even. IHa feature was the great tackling of the jgBenees, which were much superior to the gSrhe Calcutta Cup will remain
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      1931 NEW HORSES.
      95 29 Eighty Importations For I Upcountry Clubs. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, Mar. 16. The Penang Turf Club have decided to 26 Australian thoroughbred griffor the 1931 New Year meeting. The to subscribers, which has hitherto been ?950 has been raised to £150. The new importations are expected
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      DERBY SWEEP.
      46 29 fj-ay. are already fetching 33s.—Straits &lt;mies Copyright. J Stock Exchange Tickets Fetch 33s. I (From Our Own Correspondent.) I London, Mar. 14. The Stock Exchange £1 Derby sweep !t Kets wh, h are being issued on Mon- &lt;:ay. are already fetching 33s.—Straits limes Copyright.
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      HAGEN’S SUCCESS.
      49 29 EmpText Beats Kirkwood in Match At Melbourne. Melbourne, Mar. 15. Walter Hagen beat Kirkwood two up a ,J *bo!es match here today.—Reuter. Melbourne, Mar. 17. a four ha H match at the Royal •ourne Golf Club today Hagan and —Route? b&lt;?at JUPP and Lofevre 3 and L
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      ’VARSITY ATHLETICS.
      38 29 VARSITY ATHLETICS. —Rcut.er. ambridffe Beat Oxford For Sixth Successive Year. London, Mar. 15. am ford Bridge in the .annual inter0\r"!, y s P° rts t°aay Cambridge beat i m&lt;i for the sixth successive year by events to three.—Reuter.
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      THRILLING CRICKET ON THE PADANG.
      433 29 Services and S.C.C. Draw. EQUAL RUNS SCORED BY BOTH SIDES. An unexpected cricket thrill was witnessed on the Padang on Saturday, when the S.C.C. in their first club match of the season drew with the United Services, each side being all out for 135. After
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      S.C.C. TOURNAMENT.
      244 29 Ileutcr. —Straits Times Copyright. Poor Football in Opening Match. B.B.I. and L. 4 Etceteras 3 The S.C.C. football tournament opened on Tuesday with a match between the Etceteras and the Bankers, Brokers. Insurance and Law. Though the standard of football was poor, the game was an interesting one
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      S.A.F.A. LEAGUE FACES CRISIS.
      604 29 Future of Old Stadium. CAN IT RE RUN AT A PROFIT A crisis is about to be reached m Singapore football. For several years now practically all matches, or ns many as possible, under the auspices of the S.A.F.A. Leagues have been played at the Anson
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      GARRISON HOCKEY.
      115 29 Keen Fight for League Leadership. The following were the positions of teams in the Garrison Hockey League on Saturday last Teams. P. W. D. L. Pts. II.Q.” Wing Welch R. 9 7 2 0 1(5 “IV (M.G.) Welch R. 9 7 1 1 15 A Coy. Welch R.
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      EXCITING SPORT AT R.S.Y.C.
      668 29 Two Close Finishes. KATHLEEN III MOWGLI RECORD WINS. Good breezes, from the north-east* favoured the yachting events at the Royal Singapore Yacht Club on Sunday, resulting in seme keen and thoroughly invigorating racing. Mr. Denis Santry’s St. Patrick’s trophyt was the piize for the “A” boats,
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      HOME RUGBY.
      37 29 —Straits Times Copyright. Blackheath Fail Badly At Birkenhead. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Lomlun, Mar. 1ft. The following were results of important Rugby matches played yesterday Richmond 9 Chatham Services ft Birkenhead Faik 24 Blackheath 10.
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      HOME FOOTBALL RESULTS.
      1394 30 —TI'{éJt'e'r.' Stern Struggles. NORWICH CITY SCORE TEN GOALS. London, Mar. 12. The following were the results of English ami Scottish League games played today First Division. Arsenal 4 Manchester Utd. 2 Portsmouth 3 West Ham. Utd. 1 Second Division. Bradford 1 Chelsea 3 Third Division (Southern). Bournemouth
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      TENNIS IN SIAM.
      179 30 ——Reuter. D. H. Kleinman Beaten In Bangkok. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Bangkok, Mar. 12. Snoh and Rnit, two brothers who are reputed to he the best tennis players in v 'iun&gt;, beat D. H. Kleinman (Singapore) and Dean (Kobe) at the Sports Club here, I— 6~3, 6—4.
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      GRAND NATIONAL.
      53 30 was iuvourite ton —Straits Times Copyright. Easter Hero a Doubtful Starter. (h rom Our Own Corret5pondence) London, Mar. 13. Easier Hero has gone lame and his trainer says it is very doubtful whether ho w lf be able to run in the Grand National. Grcgaladi was favourite tonight
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      SINGAPORE G.C.
      613 30 H. W. Hawkins Wins Spring Cup. The Singapore Golf Spring Cup competition was played on Saturday and Sunday, and resulted in a win for Mr. H. W. ilawkins. Altogether 80 cards were taken out, and the following were returned G. H. N. II. W. Hawkins 87 12 75
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    ROYAL EMPIRE SOCIETY.
    96 30 Com. Reynolds Continues His Campaign. The aims and objects of the Royal Empire Society were the subject of an address which Commander Reynolds delivered to an audience at the Drill Hall yesterday evening. The Commandant of the Volunteer? (Lieut-Colonel Mackenzie) presided, and after tne address there were
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    CARNERA TO MEET DEMPSEY ?
    143 30 CARNERA TO MEET DEMPSEY —Reuter. Purse of Million Dollars. Offered. Chicago, Mar. 15 k Molloy, the big boxing promoter, ie= offering a purse of a million dollars for the proposed Primo Camera Dempsey fight, on the condition that Camera defeats Chuck Wiggins, his next opponent here on the 17 inst.
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    AROUND THE ETHER.
    368 30 Listening-in to, London, Paris and Australia. A successful demonstration of wirelespossibilities in Singapore was given recently to a Straits Times representative by &gt;lr. Couling of Balmoral Crescent Bukit Timah Road. The afternoon broadcast from London relayed from Chelmsford, (5 GSW) came through clearly on 25.53 metres wavelength
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    SCOTS WIN APPLAUSE.
    95 30 New Platoon of Penang: Volunteers. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, Mar. 18. The Penang Volunteers instead of their usual drill went out on a combined route march yesterday. Nearly 350 parade*, under Major Watson. All the companies participated including the signallers and the intelligence so tions. The
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    HANDSOME PROFIT MADE.
    377 31 Malacca Electric Lighting, Limited. The following is the directors’ report and statement of accounts for the year ended n 31 1929 to be presented at the second nniial ’ordinary general meeting of sharei! !..r« of the Malacca Electric Lighting, S on Tuesday next, at 2.30 p.m. Your
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    LOCAL WEDDING.
    283 31 Mr. G. Rocker and Miss K. Oldershaw. The wedding took place at St. Andrew s Cathedral. Singapore, on Monday, of Mr. George Rocker. Government Veterinary Surgeon, and Miss Kathleen Oldershaw, the youngest daughter of Commander \Y. G. Oldershaw. acting Master Attendant. S.S.. and Mrs. Oldershaw. The Rev. J.
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    PROFESSOR BOSTOCK HILL ON HYGIENE.
    677 31 Retirement of Father Of Kedah Planters. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, Mar. 10. Sir William Peel is due here on the Rajputana. The Penang Club is arranging to give His Excellency dinner or tiffin at the Club when he arrives, and it is expected that
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    ST. PATRICK’S BALL.
    156 31 Enjoyable Function At Ipoh. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, Mar. 19. The small Irish community in Perak successfully entertained a large comphny of guests at a most enjovabh ba'l in commemoration of St. Patrick’s Day, on Mondav night, at the Town Hall. A distinctive feature of the
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    PASSENGERS.
    374 31 The following passengers are proceeding by the P. and 7). s.s. Kashmir, which sailed ft 5 p.m. on Mar. 13 for Penang, Colombo and Europe Mr. Crane, Capt. and Mrs. Purslow, Mrs. E. A. Curtler, Miss E. Baxendale, Mr. F. L. Chapman, Mr. G. B. Stewart, Mr. F. N.
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    BIRTHS
    74 31 MtOWAN. At Buillieston, Scotland, on March 10, 1930, to Mr. and Mrs. McOwan, a daughter. I'ILLAI.—On March 14, 1930, at Jaffna Ceylon to Dr. and Mrs. V. K. Tarnby Pillai. a daughter. F.M.S. papers please copy. t\URTZBURG. On March 17, 1930, at thi Old Rectory, Torbryun, Newton Abbot. Devonshire,
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    MARRIAGES
    97 31 GREEN -FREEMAN.—On Saturday, March 15, 1930, at St. Andrew’s Cathedral, Singapore, by the Rt. Rev. the Lord Bishop ol Singapore, Allan Green, of Sourahayu, son of the late Janies Fielding and Mrs. Given of Southport, to Lilian Maud Freeman, of Singapore, younger daughter of Mr. arui Mrs. Joseph Henry
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    Trade and Finance.
    152 31 Singapore, Mar. 19. EXCHANGES. On London, Bank 4 m/s 2/3 16/16 Demand 2/3)4 Private 8 m. credit 2/8 On New York, demand 56% Private 90 d/s 67% On France, Bank T.T. 1432 On India, Rank T.T. 154% On Hong Kong, Bank T.T. 32% On Shanghai, Bank T.T.
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    Stocks and Shares.
    797 31 Fraser and Co.’s Quotations. Singapore, Mar. 19. MINING. Ibsuj Val. I’d. Buyera Sellers £1 £1 Asntn Kumbang 36/- 37/-6/-5/- Ayer Hitam Tin 13/9 14/1 *1 £1 Bangrin Tin 22/- 23/1 1 Butang I'adang 0.19 0.23 1 1 Hutu Caves 0.95 1.00 1 1 Uukit Arang 0.90 1.00
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  • The Straits Budget RUBBER SUPPLEMENT
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      CONTENTS.
      92 1 General— Rubber Situation London Rubber Stocks The Singapore Auction 1 London Rubber Market By A. W. Still Prosperous Year Weekly Rubber Report Optimistic Sir Cecil Progress of the R.G.A. Scheme Rubber Returns Malaya Rubber Statistics 4 Dunlop’s in Malaya European Assaulted Cable News Golden Rod •&gt; Correspondence— The Rubber
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      RUBBER SITUATION.
      66 1 Singapore Official Quotations. i Quotations Forward Contract Spot Seller Prices d. i r r a Date L'don S'pore Apl. May Mar. 13 74 0.25 0.25 0.26', 0.27 11 74 0 21% 0.25', 0.25% 0.26 1 2 15 7% 0.24% 0.25 0.25% 0 26% 17 7% 0.24% 0.25 0.25%
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      LONDON RUBBER STOCKS.
      38 1 A cable received by Lewis and I’eat (Singapore), Ltd., from their London correspondent states that rubber stocks show an increase of 589 tons during the past week, the total now on hand being 87,756 tons.
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      THE SINGAPORE AUCTION.
      227 1 The Singapore Chamber of Commerce Rubber Association held its 959th auction on Mar. 19, when there was catalogued 2,133,883 lb. or 952.63 tons offered 1,853,873 lh. or 827.62 tons sold 1,506,115 lb. or 672 37 tons. Spot. London T'/td. New York 15% cts. PRICES REALISED. Ribbed Smoked
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      LONDON RUBBER MARKET. Adjustment of Supply To Demand. SLIGHT HARDENING OF PRICES.
      1130 1  -  (By A. W. Still.) [Straits Tinea Copyright.— Reproduction Rights Reserved.1 London, Feb. 19. The fact of greatest present interest is that Dutch and British representatives are in conference in London, endeavouring to work out some plan for bettering
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      PROSPEROUS YEAR.
      243 1 Goodyear Tyre and Rubber Company. The directors* report of the Goodyear Ty.e and Rubber Co., (Australia), Ltd., for the year ended Dec. 31, states that the past year has been one which in unit sales and sterling value of total sales, surpassed any previous year in the history
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      AYER MOLEK RUBBER CO., LTD.
      498 1 Excellent Profit Secured. The twentieth annual general meeting of shareholders was held at the company’s office. 137, Heeren Street, Malacca, on Thursday, at noon, Mr. Loh Kim Swi presiding. The other gentlemen present were Messrs. Oh e Gunn Chiang, Chee Chin Kiong and 0. F.
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      FOR MAY HOLIDAY.
      195 1 Taiping Planters Favour Publicity. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, Mar. 13. A general meeting of the Taipinp District Planters’ Association held recently expressed agreement with the view* of the Planters' Association of Malaya memorandum, viz., that the function of the council of the P.A.M. is to administer
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      STATISTICS AND RUBBER.
      1199 2 Satisfactory Data. \NNUAL MEETING OF C.O.C.R.A. The annual meeting of the Singapore (T imber of Commerce Rubber Association s held in the Exchange Room, Fullerton Building, on Monday, when Mr. H W. 11 iu kes\vood presided. Others present inh «1 Messrs. G. H. Potts, G. B. AnUer-
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      WEEKLY RUBBER REPORT
      469 2 Little Business Being Done. Messrs. Guthrie and Co., Ltd., report as follows under date of Mur. 13 Despite the statistical position the market has been steady during the past week, with a fairly firm undertone, due possibly to there being a large number of 44 shorts about.
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      MAY STOPPAGE ADOPTED.
      484 2 Asiatic Planters of North Malaya Agree. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, Mar. 17.* At a largely attended meeting of the Asiatic rubber planters of Penang, Kedah md Province Wellesley, held today at tin Chinese town hall, it was decided to adopt vhe R.G.A. recommendation to stop tapping
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      OPTIMISTIC SIR CECIL.
      113 2 Rubber Industry Aided By Adversity. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Mar. 17. Sir Cecil Clementi spoke hopefully on the rubber outlook at his reception at Klang on Saturday. His Excellency said 44 Only this merning I had the opportunity of inspecting the Rubber Research Institute and
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      PROGRESS OF THE R.G.A. SCHEME.
      878 2 Asiatic Support. DENIAL OF PREMATURE REPORT. A private cable received in Singapore on Tuesday reports that there will be general conformity with the May tapping .holiday scheme by the principal Dutch interests in Sumatra. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Mar. 17. Mr. G. Ward-Jackson,
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      CORRESPONDENCE.
      66 3 [The Straits Times Is not responalbU for the opinions of its correspondents. Correspondents should bear in mind that letters must be short and to the point. Long epistles are liable to be rejected or cut down. Correspondents must enclose their names and addresses, not necessarily for Rublication but as
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      THE RUBBER PROBLEM.
      1106 3 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, —With the object of improving rubber prices, several schemes have lately been suggested. None of these schemes has so far been adopted and it is most unlikely that even the best of the schemes —that now being pushed forward
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      THE TAPPING HOLIDAY.
      1107 3 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir,—I have purposely kept aloof from the multitude of voices in and about the existing critical condition of the rubber plantation industry vis-a-vis equipoise of ;upply ami consumption, because, knowing human nature as I do, I am convinced that nothing
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      INSPIRATION.
      155 3 To tho Editor of the Straits Times. S* r In the report of United Serdang (Sumatra) published in your columns recently Mr. Eric Miller, the chairman refers, with amusing ingenuousness, to estate managers 44 abb-consciously p reS;} ing for crop.” May I venture to suggest possible 44 sub-conscious inspirations
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      RUBBER RETURNS.
      410 3 Ay«rr Molek.—10.576 IV Angdo-Malay.— 109,192 lb. Allonky.—53,300 lb. Alor Pongsu.— 37,001 IV Ayer tuning.—12,069 lb. Huloh Ka»ap.—53,000 lb Brieh.---32,274 lb. Bedong Malaya).—20,872 IV Baling.—33,923 lb. Bakap R. p. and Titi Batu Mating and Arras.—38,'.&lt;W lb J Batu Lintaag.-69,035 lb. Bukit KatiL-—10,380 lb. Bert am Consolidated.— 159,400' *h Bertam
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      MALACCA PLANTERS MEET.
      2132 4 Favour May Stoppage. WANDERLUST AMONG TAMIL LABOURERS. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Malacca, Mar. 9. The annual general meeting of the Malacca Planters* Association was held on Sunday last, in the Malacca Club. The following w.ie present The Hon. Mr. A. McKenzie (chairman), the Hon. Mr. Tan Cheng
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      MALAYA RUBBER STATISTICS.
      325 4 RETURN OF COLONY DEALERS’ STOCKS AS AT CLOSE OF BUSINESS, FEBRUARY 28, 1930, AS DECLARED. Dry. Wet. Total. Total all grade* in dry rubber t, o c Scrap and as estimated K.b.S. Crepe U.S.S. Lump Dry. Wet. by dealers. (6) (7) (8) Tons. Tons. Tons. Tons. Tons.
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      RUN AT A LOSS.
      268 4 Sandycroft Rubber Co., Limited. 0 The twenty-fifth annual report of the directors of the Sandycroft Rubber Co., Ltd., to the shareholders, which is to be presented at the general meeting on Mar. 2G, at noon, is in purt as follows Your directors beg to submit a
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      DUNLOP’S IN MALAYA.
      571 4 Sales Director on Local Problems. At the Europe Hotel on Monday representatives of local motor firms and other* interested in commercial activities met on the invitation of the directors of the Dunlop Rubber Company (Far Fast), Ltd., and had luncheon with Mr. .1. L. Graham, export sales*
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      CENTRAL PERAK PLANTERS.
      949 5 Annual General Meeting Held at Ipoh. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, Mar. 17. Tho annual general meeting of the Central Perak Planters’ Association was held in Ipoh on Saturday* when Mr. E. L. D. Evans took the chair. Among those present were Messrs. C. Footner, J. F.
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      “GOLDEN ROD.”
      104 5 Mr. Edison’s Rubber From Weeds Plan. Fort Myers, Florid*, M*r. 18. Mr. Thomas Edison, who is devoting his energies to the problem of producing rubber from thq golden rod,” told reporters that in another five years the United States will have a utilisable rubber crop. Mr. Edison said:
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      WEEKLY MARKET REPORT
      528 5 Even Industrials Inclined To Sag. Messrs. Fraser and Co. issued their weekly market report yesterday afternoon, as follows No appreciable increase in business was experienced in the local market during the week and, with the possible exception of Straits Traders, Malacca Electrics and Cold Storages, industrials were
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      EUROPEAN ASSAULTED.
      247 5 Nine Estate Coolies On Trial. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, March 17. As a sequel to the fracas at Parit Perak Estate, nine coolies were charged ith rioting and assaulting the European divisional manager. The case was heard at Parit. The complainant, Mr. de Lepervanche, said that he
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    • RUBBER SHARE PRICES.
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        LONDON EXCHANGE PRICES FEB. 19.
        577 5 Abaeu (£1) 2; Allagar (2/) 1/11; AngloMalay (£1) 17/0; Ayer Kuning (il) Uahiu (Sel.) (2/) 5/; Bakap (il) Banti n&lt;- (£1) 9/10; Katang Consolidated (2/) l/o; Lutu Caves (£1) 15/16; Batu Tiga (fil) %1 lickoh (2/) 1/5; Beranang (2/) 2/; Bertum Consolidated (2/) 4/6; Bidor
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        SINGAPORE DOLLAR SHARE PRICES MARCH 19.
        735 5 Capital Issue Closing Prtess Paid Up Valns Dividends Fraser Lrall A Company A Co. Evatt. 389,293 1 15 y.c. year ended S8-2-29 ..Allenby ($1) 1.50 1.70 1.50 1.60 160,000 17% p.c. year 80-9-29 ..Alor Gajah (fl) 1.40 1.55 1.40 1.54 435,426 1 7% p.c.
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