The Straits Budget, 3 April 1930

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    31 1 The Straits Budget BEING THE WEEKLY ISSUE OF THE STRAITS TIMES IESTABLISHED nearly A CENTURY.] No. .'L7b I SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, APRII, :t, 1930 f*i ce 25 cents (S.S. (’urrency) or 7d.
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    CONTENTS.
    338 1 Page The Rubber Muddle 3 The Missionary in the East 3 The Serdnng School 3 The Fortunate F.M.S. 3-4 Film Censorship 4 Possibilities and Certainties 4 Occasional Notes 6-6 Telegrams, Reuter and Special— Covering Past Week’s News ..23-27 H.E. Sir Cecil dementi 17 Penang Weddings 13 Bcri-beri Hospital at
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    LOCAL AND PERSONAL.
    1887 1 i F G w Dunsford, A. Inst. M. M., f i,:' 7°; n appomted to act as managing j.i f V r L tho Avor Hangat Syndicate, r lc ‘l has secured a large lode tin >I ity about 10 miles from Bentong, f will take up
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    HOPEFUL TRADE OUTLOOK.
    1394 2 Why the Present Slump Is Different. THE F.M.S. VIEWPOINT. Selangor Chamber Of r Commerce Meeting. (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Mar. 2D. The trade position was discussed from the F.M.S. viewpoint at the annual meeting of the Selangor branch of the F.M.S. Chamber of Commerce held
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    OFFICER RECAPTURED.
    72 2 Found at Northern End Of Gulf of Siam. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Bangkok, Mar. 30. The escaped army officer has been captured at a place at the northern end of the Gulf of Siam. It will be remembered that Lt.-Coi. Bijaya made a sensational escape from the military
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    KUALA LUMPUR WATER.
    36 2 With reference to the statement in the Straits Times on Mar. 28 that Kuala -umpur is working on a narrow margin or water reserves, we are officially advised that that statement is inaccurate.
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    MALAYAN WEDDINGS.
    900 2 Dr. Desmond Faris And Miss Olive Pou. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Mar. 29. The marriage was solemnised at St. Mary’s Church, Kuala Lumpur, today, of I)r. Desmond W. 0. Paris and Olive, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. W. O. 1 ou. The bride, who was given
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    SUDDEN DEATH AT SEGAMAT.
    720 2 Inquiry Into Capt. R. Heaton’s Death. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Malacca, Mar. 28 The inquiry into the death of Capt. R G. Heaton, assistant on North L a bU Estate, Segamat (which occurred on Feb 8) was herd at the Coroner’s Court at Segamat on Wednesday,
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      THE RUBBER MUDDLE.
      952 3 L. 03U t pi mains problematical.—Straits I imes, Mar. 27. It is not surprising that there should l>o widespread romctanee to advance opinions t j u letter sent by the Colonial SecretHrv Straits Settlements, to a number of associations connected with the rubber industiy. The letter is
      L. ,‘03U*t pi mains problematical.—Straits I imes, Mar. 27.  -  952 words
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      THE MISSIONARY IN THE EAST.
      1055 3 some idea of diplomacy to do so.—Straits Times, Mar. 28. Some time ago, under the heading Zeal Without Tact”, we commented on the progress of missionary work in Japan, where things are moving very slowly and the type of missionary sent out from America has
      some idea of diplomacy to do so.—Straits Times, Mar. 28.  -  1,055 words
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      THE SERDANG SCHOOL.
      1191 3 Straits Times, Mar. 21*. When the Sultan of Selangor laid tin foundation-stone of the Malayan Schoo of Agriculture at Scrdar.g last week he performed an act of very great significance. Malaya is already largely depend ent on agriculture, and in the not unimaginable future it may become
      Straits Times, Mar. 21*.  -  1,191 words
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      THE FORTUNATE F.M.S.
      1133 3 clangors whieh k<, with them.— I lines, Mar. 31. Sir Cecil dementi’s congratulation of Sercmban on the number of open spaces which it possesses ealis attention to the I act that the towns of the Federated States are already, for all except wealthy people, pleasanter and healthier
      clangors whieh k<, with them.— I lines, Mar. 31.  -  1,133 words
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      FILM CENSORSHIP.
      1211 4 —Straits Times, April 1. Once upon a time there was a t hief Police Officer in Penang, who prided himeM‘ on being both a man of the world and i student of literature and the arts, lie was a zealous and vigilant guardian of morals of the Senior
      —Straits Times, April 1.  -  1,211 words
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      POSSIBILITIES AND CERTAINTIES.
      997 4 —Straits Times, April 2. Speeches at recent meetings of companies engaged in the rubber and mining industries in Malaya have been concerned largely with the question of restriction. There is a considerable degree of unanimity as to the wisdom of adherence to the scheme propounded by the
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    CLAIM FOR SUPPLIES.
    355 4 Singapore Firm Accused Of Trespass. The well-known Singapore firm of M. A. Namar.ie was the plaintiff in a suit that came before the Chief Justice (Sir Will.am Yurison) on Tuesday. The defendant, of the firm Chop Joo Teck Hin, was ill, and his evidence, taken at his
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  • OCCASIONAL NOTES
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      HOMER NODS.
      124 5 Straits Times, Mar. 27. i Wl)U ;,l not he fair to reveal the name Malayan contemporary which came vVl 1 a news item headed, Grama- l pronunciation,” but we cannot a malicious delight in point how unfortunate it is that the au h-al used instrument cannot be t
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      VANISHING CHINESE CUSTOMS.
      286 5 VANISHING CHINESE CUSTOMS Straits Times, Mar. 27. r President Chiang Kai-shek, who h 1( quite a lot to say recently on the of incompetence in Chinese Gov- t Jnoos, could hardly accuse the i»Vial"s* of the Canton Bureau of Social &gt; 0 of either a lack of enthusiasm or paucity
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      AMATEUR FIREMEN ?
      366 5 AMATEUR FIREMEN -Strait’s Times, Mur. 27. Or.e wonders what the insurance cumI anies think of the system on which the t. brigade of Kuala Lumpur is run. The .Federal capital is a town of over 100,000 people, it is growing at a pace which would surprise people who have not
      -Strait’s Times, Mur. 27.  -  366 words
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      AN OLD FRIEND.
      380 5 -Straits Times, Mar. Js. old friend in a very thin disguise to us from a former Singaporean 1 now in New York: Let the b and Dutch Governments got to- get her and agree to levy a super-export duty as and from a given date of anything
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      AS OTHERS SEE US.
      411 5 st rents Time-, Mar. 2 s Singapore people grumble about their .•lurncipality sometimes, but it requires .iiilc acquaintance with the administracions of other Malayan towns to prove that we on this sultry island have much to he ‘-hankful for. 'lake, for example, an applicati n which
      st rents Time-, Mar. 2s.  -  411 words
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      CLEMENCEAUS MEMOIRS.
      140 5 CLEMENCEAUS MEM OIRS. t tMiiiiiv Straits Times, Mar. 2fi. ftdiup time ago we .muoun 1 ‘but «?trnits Times hud r*‘cu-»'d to &gt; ewdu 1 al rights in M. rieim i ce; p 1 ou lv-publ'shcd book, Le Mi s'* re d’Une V’Vfoue. The Lomleji .-!P were soured by the Daily
      t tMiiiiiv » Straits Times, Mar. 2fi.  -  140 words
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      THE FUTURE MAIL SERVICE.
      478 5 I London in sixteen davs !—Straits Times, Mur. 2P Since Malaya is already beginning to construct landing grounds to be used on the i uture Kngland-Australia air service ic is as well to consider certain points made by Commander Sir Pension Burney, who has been closely
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      RUBBER RUMOURS.
      231 5 -SI i-.rts ’linns, Mur. 21*. What some people think about the proposal to hold an inquiry into the affairs of the rubber industry may be gathered from the following contribution to the columns of a Kuala Lumpur contemporary It is understood that a mass meeting of members of
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      AN ORNAMENT.
      116 5 Straits Times, Mar. ,'JI. On Sunday evening in front of one of !he local churches there stood a police table whom it is impossible to regard as anything other than an ornament, uns. perhaps, he may have been placed iiu re 1 &gt; diioct tralfie. Shortly after the
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      A “DRY” CELEBRATION.
      100 5 -Straits Times, Mar. III. h- Mexican Government, which has e.idinfly caught a touch of the “dry” f from it.; neighbour to the north, re*•&lt;!.tly awarded a prize for the best antialcohol poster, to be used in an extensive prohibition campaign. The winner of the prize within twenty-four
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      A VISIT TO CHICAGO.
      142 5 -Straits Times, Mar. 111. A wealthy resident of the State of Indiana, U.S.A., had occasion to visit (’hicago, that great Western city which is famous lor its crime anti bankruptcy, and took with him his lawyer and a couple of bullet-proof jackets, thinking thereby that he
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      PRIMITIVE MALAYA.
      415 5 Straits Times, Mar. ;n. The latest additions to the material available to the student of our remote predecessors in Malaya is contained in the February number of the F.M.S. Museums Journal, in which Mr. I.H.N. Evans publishes no less than fourteen articles of varying length dealing with archaeological
      Straits Times, Mar. ;n.  -  415 words
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      MONEY FORGOTTEN.
      151 5 claimed banking account:-. Strut Tim April 1. People 1 are said to have so much money in the United States that they go awav and forget about it. It is not to be believed that any of these who thus scorn their wealth are newspaper men. In the
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      LIFE IN THE EAST.
      652 5 Straits Times, April 1. A correspondent has found a new way of amusing himself while on leave. He runs around trying to get opinions from Stay-at-homes as to their conception of" life in the Fast. Hero are a few of I a mu I i inn's”
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      PLANTERS AND SCIENTISTS.
      355 6 they thought it was.—Straits Times, April 1. Although Malaya has lagged behind Sumatra in the application of science to rubber planting, as Colonel Summers points out in his latest book, there is no doubt that Malayan planters are now thoroughly aware of the assistance which the research
      they thought it was.—Straits Times, April 1.  -  355 words
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      ROTARY.
      238 6 —Strait" Times, April 2. Wr take the following from the current issue of The R&lt; da. the official organ of tho Kuala Lumpur Rotary Club Our contemporary, tho Straits Times, in heir issue of Mnr. r&gt;, mildly pulled our lot;. Incidentally *hey wore kind enough to describe The Undii
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      A NOBLE WORK.
      247 6 quaint little patterns in tapestry.—Straits Time' 5 April 2. Tucked away in an out-of-the-way corner of the town, there is a building, which harbours a few of Singapore’s queer I stories. It is an unpretentious looking building, but dignity is given to it by the situation of
      quaint little patterns in tapestry.—Straits Time'5. April 2.  -  247 words
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      WAIFS.
      416 6 .--Strata Times, April 2. They have come to the refuge under all sorts of queer circumstances, the varied of which would form excellent material for a novel. Perhaps among the group of chubby little toddlers, who dance round you and sing nursery rhymes as you enter, are a few,
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    CHARGE WITHDRAWN.
    100 6 Well-Known Malay Tungkus In Court. Tunjrku Hussein, Tungku Majid and Che Yah, all members of well-known local Malay families who wore charged with •heating «o,me time ago, were again be- i r 1 Mr* c. H. (I. Clarke, the Criminal District Judge, last week when the •Ik* i*k*o
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    WORK FOR PLANES IN MALAYA.
    977 6 Coming Developments. TAXIS SURVEY WORK BEFORE MAILS. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Mar. 29. Some very interesting comments on the Itossibilities of commercial aviation in Malaya were made by Mr. Gordon Wong, who has had considerable experience of local Hying, in an address to
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    MR. LAM, OPIUM CASE MYSTERY MAN.
    107 6 The hearing was adjourned.—Strain Times Copyright. Further Evidence Against Singapore J.P. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Hong Kor.g, Apr. In the opium case Mr. Lloyd, evidence, told the defendant no f Ul1 u k steps would be taken against him unt? every effort had been
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    NEW ABATTOIRS.
    217 6 Government Expected to Take Action. At the March meeting of the management committee of the S.P.C.A. (Singapore), Mr. R. H. Onraet presiding, the matter of drinking troughs for bullocks was again discussed, and it was decided that certain members of the committee should inspect suggested sites in the
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    CAPT. L. VEARS HURT.
    134 6 Carriage Accident At Kuala Kangsar. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, Apr. 1. Captain Lindsay Years was the victim of a nasty carnage accident while tryin; to break in a pony to hack wor k. The pony was imported a few months ago polo playing: but was
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    SHARE DISPUTE JUDGMENT.
    1084 7 Mr. J. Murray Wins Case With Costs. FORBEARANCE URGED 4 Account of Dealings To Be Furnished. Judgment for the plaintiff with costs v delivered yesterday in the suit in which Mr. J. Murray, a well-known F.M.S. visiting agent, sued Mr. J. B. David, a Singapore company promoter,
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    UNUSUAL MOTOR CAR PROSECUTION.
    1272 7 Exported to Java. $4,000 CAR VALUED AT $800. The alleged shipping of a brand-new Studebaker eight cylinder motor-car, priced at $4,000, but declared as a second-hand car valued at $800, from Singapore to Java with a Singapore number plate which was not issued for it, was
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    MR. DUNMAN AND THE NEW HIGHLANDS.
    774 7 Misinterpretation of An Interview. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Mar. .‘50. Mr. W. Dunman's letter criticising the Straits Times interview with Mr. N. C. Whitton relating to new or imperfectly known land which is now being investigated to the north of Cameron's Highlands
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    TAIPING TIN DREDGING COMPANY, LTD.
    991 8 Operations Highly Satisfactory. &lt; The directors' report to tin- shareholderof the Tuiping Tin Dredging &lt;'&lt;&gt;., I.td., to he suhmitted at the annual meeting at Penang on Tuesday next is as follows Your directors have p’easure m submitting their twelfth annual report with audited accounts 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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    LETTERS TO CONVICTS.
    70 8 Prosecution Against Indian Sub-Warder Fails. Rajamanikam Naidu, the Indian subwavder at the Singapore Criminal Prison »vho was charged with conveying a letter nto the prison to Salim bin Salleh, the voting Arab, who is serving six years for umed gang robbery, was again before •ho Fourth Police
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    SWEDISH MATCHES.
    26 8 (From Our Own Correspondent.) llargkok, Apr. 1. It is reported that a Swedish match •or, .oration has decided to build a factory it Hangkok.
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    PASSENGERS.
    497 8 The following passengers for Malaya arrived by the l'atroclus, from the U.K. on 1 riday Mr. L. S. Jemmott, Mr. P. S. Hare, Mrs. Hell. Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Messenger, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Scharff, Mrs. Van Geldtren. Miss IE Van Gelderen, Mr. B. I). Watkinson, Mr.
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    POLICE CHANGES.
    91 8 Local Chief Police Officer For Kuala Lumpur. With the impending departure on 1 a v of Mr. C. Hannigan, Commissioner Police, F.M.S., with headquarters at Kua 1 Luinpur, a number of changes in po'ir appointments have been made. Mr. C. H. Sansome, Chief Police Officer. Singapore, will leave
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    TEJA MALAYA TIN.
    15 8 This company's No. 2 dredge "c di d:j:ng operations on Mar. JL
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    CORRESPONDENCE.
    70 9 The Straits Times is not responsible for o pinions of its correspondents. Corres--1 .wi.nts should bear in mind that letters J! 0 be short and to the point. Long .nistles are liable to be rejected or cut l iwn Correspondents must enclose their n-mios and addresses, not necessarily for
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    THE TELOM VALLEY AT THE HIGHLANDS.
    1149 9 To the Editor of the Straits Times. &lt;i, The first intimation of the dis(mvciv of new land at the Highlands” l ,.p t .ai &lt;1 in the Times of Malaya,’ and, -i nge to say, 11. Berembun was nienji, as the point from which
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    A REBUKE FROM S. AFRICA
    461 9 To the.* Editor of the Straits Times. Sir,-- 1 a k ft r a little space in this paper, as a woman who lias worked for years ior the wiser treatment of animals. &gt;vho has studied methods of marketing, t anspi rt and slaughter and
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    GOVT. CONTRACTS.
    231 9 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir,---With reference to the comment appearing in your recent issues, arising '•ut of a railway contract being awarded to a foreign firm in Singapore, there is &gt;ne other important point which must not oe overlooked. Why bother whether a Government contract
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    THE NEW PLANET.
    314 9 To the Editor of tho Straits Times. Sir, —J. M. B., in his interesting article today on the new planet, appears to have made a small slip, albeit an all important ore, in placing its orbit between the Earth and Uranus. I think, arguing from Uode’s Law
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    KEROSENE PRICES.
    149 9 1 1* the Editor of the Stiaita Times. Sir. in view of t! variation in price n vs 11.1 its parts of at the pre'••nt time &lt;if Crown Brand Kerorene in 4 gallon tins, f shall he pleased if you can i*fe:m nr’ the exact price one is
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    ORNAMENTS ?
    134 9 ORNAMENTS To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, In your Occasional Notes of yesterday you insist that a policeman on duty outside a church was an ornament.” This seems an opportunity for a member of the public to deplore the progressive falling oil' in the appearance of the Singapore
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    TRADE IN CHINA.
    902 10 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir,-—As one who has had the opportunity of watching our policy in relation to the Chinese for many years and ho now finds himself obliged to lace the responsibilities of the liiuish taxpayer, which are a good deal involved in
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    SHAMBLES ON PULOE UBIN.
    734 10 Coroner’s Inquiry Into Triple Murder. A gruesome account of the work of Chinese cut-throats on Puloe Ubin where two defenceless women and an elderly man were done to death was given to Mr. F. G. Bourne, the Singapore Coroner, who has returned a verdict of culpable
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    MADE RICH BY FREAK OF NATURE.
    743 10 Barnardo Boy Who Struck Gold in New Guinea. Few men can have had such an adventurous life, and been lucky enough to strike it rich,” at such an early age as Mr. Harry Darby, a young Scotsman, who arrived in Sing:; pc re from
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    METAL OUTLOOK.
    691 10 Circular to Shareholders Kamunting Tin. The following circular has been i SMJC( i the shareholders of Kamunting Tin Died' Ltd.:— From the figures published monthly following estimate has been compiled for *h six months ended Dec. ;il. iy2'i „„.i pared with the corresponding figures f„, th previous six
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    SCOTS COMPANY CELEBRATES.
    1435 11 Spirit of Co-Operation. DEPARTURE of capt. CHATTERTON. Th, was an excellent attendance at thi mU ial dinner of the Scottish Company h Singapore Volunteer Corps at the '•Vlclphi Hotel on Friday. Capt. Donald I; MacLeod presided, and was supported Sa n a vid Galloway, Lieut.-Col. J. M.
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    SINGAPORE’S HEALTH.
    156 11 The Singapore Municipal health stale ment for the week ended Mar. ‘22. gives the total number of deaths a mine I kv tt nd female 8.”. This represents a d 1 i rate of 24.22 per mille, per annum, compared with 21.LS in the preceding week and 27.(55
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    KEEN DEMAND FOR EDUCATION.
    1286 11 Crowded English Schools.I STARTLING FIGURES IN SELANGOR. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Mar. 28. The keen demand for English education in the Federated States, and the way in which the Government is meeting it, are refleetin the history of the fine new building which the
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    HOW SINGAPORE J.P. WAS ARRESTED.
    153 11 The case is proceeding.—Straits Times Copyright. Hong Kong Case Resumed BOEY KOK LEONG AND HIS LUGGAGE. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Hong Kong, Mar. 27. The hearing of the ease against Mui Kwok Leung, otherwise Boey Kok Leo ng, J.I\, of Singapore, was resumed this morning
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    MOTOR SPIRIT PRICES.
    55 11 The Asiatic Petroleum Co. announces that their official retail prices of motor spirit in Singapore island huve been fixed ns under per imp. gallon. Shell Aviation Spirit ex 4-gnllon drums 5j cents. Red Shell Motor Spirit ex pump and or 4-gallon drums 4il cents. Yellow Shell Motor
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    MALAYAN COLLIERIES MEETING.
    3617 12 MORE DEVELOPMENTS. 35 Per Cent. Dividend Maintained. AGRICULTURE, CEMENT AND BRICKS. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Mar. 30. The annual general meeting of Malayan Collieries, Ltd., was held at the offices of .1. A. Russell and Co., managing agents an I secretaries of the company, today,
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    MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS.
    362 13 More Questions About Hammers. The following action was taken at the meeting of Committee No. G, held on Mar. 18. &gt; Approved the construction of four hard tennis courts, with stop netting, posts, garden scats, etc., at an estimated cost of $4,.&gt;00. In connection with matches to be
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    COUNTERFEIT COINS.
    111 13 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Malacca, Mar. «‘!0. I* 1 the early hours of Saturday morning Mr. Bostock, C.D.I., with a force of men, raided a house at Kampong Bukit China where it was stated counterfeit coins were being 1 made. On the arrival nf the C.L).I. and party
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    LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
    43 13 t In our report of tho last meeting of tno Legislative Council a speech on the subjects of Malacca Harbour anil the Rub[&lt;u* Research Institute delivered hv the b»n. Mr. If. E. Nixon ware wrongly attri-a-ut&lt;vl to Mr. J. M. Milne.
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    LOSS TURNS TO GAIN.
    1553 13 Malaya Consolidated Tin Dredging Co., Ltd. j The third annual general meeting of Malaya Consolidated Tin Dredging Co., Ltd., was held at the registered office of the company, Penang, on Saturday, Mar. 29, 1930, at noon. Mr. J. J. Saunders presided, end the others present were
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    KEDAH vs. PENANG.
    328 13 Hagan Luar Favoured On Peninsula. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penan#, Mar. 28. That the Kedah planters strongly supamt .Air. Trimmer’s scheme for wharves on tlu* mainland is revealed in extracts fir in notes of meetings convened by the Resident Councillor and just issued to the P SB,
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    SLUM CLEARANCE IN SINGAPORE.
    706 13 $1,000,000 Scheme to Help City Workers. A further move in slum clearance is being carried out by the Improvement Trust, who are at present calling for tenders for earthwork, and the clearing and filling of the swampy area in the neighbourhood of Bnlestier Road. This area,
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    ONLY BRITISH WANTED.
    62 13 Mr. Profontaine, the Minister of Agriml* lure, stated in the Manitoba cm slat me on Kelt. If*, that the Provincial (iovernrnenf was opposed to any form of subsidised iimn j,' r lion, except that of Mritish boys, and that under the trainee scheme. Itritish tra tie.vs, he
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    MUNICIPALITY AND HAMMERS.
    6897 14 President Replies To Criticisms. $8,000,000 LOAN. Terms of the New 4'/2 Per Cent Issue. A meeting of the Municipal Commissioners was held on March 2H, the President (Mr. R. J. Fairer) presiding. Others present included Messrs. O. P. Griffith Jones, L. C. Margoliouth, Dr. K. K. Pathy,
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    GOVERNMENT HOUSE.
    246 16 The following official conimunqut* ha? been received from Government' ITou?c Monday, March 17. At 10 a.m. His Excellency and Lady dementi left Kuala Lumpur by special train for Kuala Kangsar. Tuesday, Maivh 18. The following were the guests at a luncheon given by His Excellency and dementi at
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    THE LITERARY PAGE—NEW BOOKS REVIEWED.
    3790 21 A Great Comic Character. The Misfortunes of Elphin (and Crotchet Castle). By Thomas Love Peacock. With an Introduction by K W. Chapman. No. 244. World’s Classics. Oxford University Press. 2s. EVERY confirmed reader has in his or her possession at best one tattered book which
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    LAWYER TO BE JUDGE.
    112 22 Elevation of Penang Member Of the Bar. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, April 1. Mr. Walter Vivian Douglas Skrine. till recently a partner with Messrs. Hannon and Hailey, was admitted to practise before Mr. Justice Sproule yesterday. Mr. Terrell, making the application, said 1hat Mr. Skrine
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    RESTRICTING OUTPUT.
    84 22 More Dredges Suspend Operations. The Local Advisory Council of the Tin Producers’ Association advise us that they have received information that the dredge at Hongkong Tin has been stopped from March 24 to 2H, being the equivalent of four stoppages of 24 hours each, and that the dredge
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    HUMANE KILLING IN PIG ABATTOIRS.
    392 22 Veterinary Surgeon Vs. Pork Butchers. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Mar. 2fi. Conflicting views of the pioposal to adopt humane slaughtering in the Kuala Lumpur pig abattoirs were again presented to the Sanitary Board toua\. The chairman, Mr. V’. G. Ezekiel, referred to the
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    LODGE AILSA.
    198 22 Installation of Worshipful Master. At Freemason’s Hall on Monday Wor. Bro. G. H. Watts' installed Bro. R. F. Lamb as Worshipful Master of Ixxlge Ailsa, No. 1172, under the constitution of the Grand Lodge of Scotland. Other officers for the ensuing year* are: I P. Master, Wor. Bro.
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    BIG FACTORY BLAZE IN SINGAPORE.
    376 22 Damage Estimated At $400,000. A lire which broke out at two o'clock on Friday morning in Mr. Tan Kah Kee’a ■&gt;W factory in Sunibawa Rond, completely putted a portion of tho building and resuited in damage estimated to be about $400,000. The tire was first
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    FIRMS IN TROUBLE.
    285 22 1 Breaches of Buies Under Companies Ordinance. Fines totalling: SI9G were imposed against a loial Chinese tobacco linn for oiTtnces under the Companies Ordinance, by Mr. C. H. G. Clarke, the Criminal LMstric. Judge. on Monday. The ca&gt;e&lt; were instituted at the instance of the Registrar of
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    KUALA LUMPUR ROTARY.
    40 22 The new office bearers of the Kuala Lumpur Rotary Club for the current year are as follows :—president, Mr- A* Cavendish vice-president, Raja Uda hon. secretary, Mr. A. B. Jordan ao&lt;l i hon. treasurer, Mr. Pat Zilwa.
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      THE ARABS MOST TO BLAME.
      807 23 garding immigration limits.—British Wireless. Analysis of Palestine Trouble. THE FINDINGS. Wailing Wall Claims Must Be Settled. Rugby, Mar. 31. The report of the Commission on the t jru‘ disturbances of August last was presented to Parliament today. The Commissioners have come to the •onc’u'ion that
      garding immigration limits.—British Wireless.  -  807 words
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      PIRACY GUARDS.
      237 23 —Reuter. Shipping Companies To Bear Cost. London, Mar. 26. In the House of Commons, in reply to questions, Mr. A. V. Alexander, the First Lord of the Admiralty, said the Government had informed the shipping companies that it was prepared to sanction the further extension of the provision
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      OFF THEIR COURSE.
      56 23 —Reuter. Engine Trouble Delays Ryan Monoplane. Sydney, Mar. 29. The Rvan monoplane City of Sydney, flown bv Mr. “Dave” Smith and Mr. Wally Shiers. was forced down 40 miles from Wyndham, North Australia. There is plenty of food and water available. Thc airmen are in communication with
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      THE NEW TOKIO.
      41 23 .—Nichi-Nichi. Emperor Congratulates The City. Tokio, Mar. 26. The Emperor, on the occasion of the great ceremonv held in Tokio todaj, congratulated the city on the completion of its reconstruction. Over 100,000 school children participated in the processions.—Nichi-Nichi.
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      JONESCO LIBEL ACTIONS.
      50 23 —Straits Times Copyright. Daily Express Consents To Judgment. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Mar. 26. The Even* ng Standard has withdrawn its appeal against the judgment in the Ionesco case. The I)ailv Express has consented to judgment on the basis of agreed damages and costs.—Straits Times Copyright.
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      LANCASHIRE’S SAD PLIGHT.
      361 23 —Reuter. which it had been carried.—British Wireless. 154,000 People Now Out Of Work. Bombay, Mar. 26. Negotiations between the Government of India and the Bombay millowners for the rationalisation of the cotton mills are still proceeding, following the announcement in January that a number of mills were
      .—Reuter.; which it had been carried.—British Wireless.  -  361 words
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      LULL IN THE STORM.
      44 23 —Straits Times Cepyright. Politics Temporarily In The Doldrums. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Mar. 30. A temporary lull has followed the tempestuous political storms of recent weeks. The Liberal-Labour agreement appears to have taken the Conservative Party unawares.—Straits Times Copyright.
      —Straits Times Cepyright.  -  44 words
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      EGYPTIAN COTTON.
      63 23 —Reuter. .—Nichi-Nichi. Large Government Sales Reported. Cairo, Mar. 29. The Egyptian Government is reported to have sold directly to British, American and German spinners 250,000 kantars of cotton from the Government’s purchases in 1026. —Reuter. Organised Marketing. Tokio, Mar. 20. An agreement for the organised marketing of cotton-yarn
      .—Reuter.; .—Nichi-Nichi.  -  63 words
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      BALFOUR’S ROMANCE.
      80 23 L T ntimeIy Death of Hon. Mary Lyttelton. London, Mar. 21. The Daily Mail says the late Earl of Balfour’s memoirs, which will shortly be published, reveal that he fell in love at the age of 27 with the Hon. Mary Lytt( Iton, daughti i* of Lord Lyttelton,
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      DEATH PENALTY IN WAR TIME.
      197 23 —British Wireless. Abolition in Cases Of Cowardice. TRAITORS TO DIE. Modified Punishments In New Bill. Rugby, Mar. 28. Modifirations in the regulations regarding the death penalty in the Army and th« Royal Air Force, which the Government will lay before Parliament, are detailed in the
      —British Wireless.  -  197 words
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      A COSTLY FIASCO?
      78 23 —Trans-Ocean. j Lake Nemi Search For Treasure Trove. Rome, Mar. 26. On the advice of archaeologists that the second Roman galley which has recently appeared on the surface of Lake Nemi is identical with the first and historically not interesting, Signor Mussolini has stopped pumping operations. The
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      ONLY 200 YARDS.
      66 23 —Reuter. 9 Out of 11 Drowned On Short Swim. Belgrade, Mar. 31. Dining a sudden storm on Lake Ochrida, a motor-boat full of Jugo-Slav diplomats and their wives on a pleasure trip, developed engine trouble. The passengers panicked, jumped out of the boat and tried to swim
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      RUSSIAN ORDERS.
      52 23 amount i.e. over £2,500,000.—TransOcean. Britain’s Growing Trade With Soviet. Moscow, Mar. 26. Russian orders received by Great Britain during the first quarter of the fiscal year amounted to £000,000. Official estimates indicate that the orders placed during the second quarter will probably total three times that amount i.e.
      amount i.e. over £2,500,000.—Trans-Ocean.  -  52 words
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      DIED ON THE BRIDGE.
      61 23 Reuter. Sad Fate of Captain Of President Harding. London, Mar. 27. Three-quarters of an hour after bringing the liner, President Harding, of which h»* was in command, from New York to Plymouth, Captain William Rind was taken ill on the bridge and died from apoplexy. ILs
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      NEW CONFERENCE CRISIS.
      171 24 uespt'liut* t'liuivn «iv the Naval Conference. —Straits I imc-a Copyright. i Anglo-French Experts Fail to Agree. THE HEARST PRESS. Vitriolic Attack Upon British Premier. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Mar. .‘50. Desperate efforts are being made to save the Naval Conference. —Straits Times Copyright. Mar S The
      uespt'liut* t'liuivn «iv ----- the Naval Conference.—Straits I imc-a Copyright. . _ ,,  -  171 words
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      ABUSE OF BRITAIN.
      191 24 Wild Outburst By Hearst Press. New York, Mar. 29. Accustomed as the American public is to the abuse of (beat Britain poured out by the Hearst Press, even it has been amazed by the vituperative character of a letter to M. Ramsay MacDonald published on the front
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      FRENCH SECURITY.
      794 24 British Wireless. —Reuter. The Vague Phrasing Of Article 16.” London, Mar. .‘&gt;0. j Tht* Naval onference is continuing the attempt to find a formula which will fill tho pap between the somewhat vague phrasing of Article Id of the League of Nations Covenant and France’s definite demand for
      British Wireless.; —Reuter.  -  794 words
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      EGYPTIAN QUESTION.
      162 24 British Wireless. Treaty Negotiations to Begin Today. Rugby, Mar. SO. The Anglo-Kgyptian negotiation will be formally and publicly opened in the Locarno Room at the Foreign Office tomorrow morning, when speeches will be* made by the Foreign Secretary, Mr. Arthur Henderson, and the Egyptian Premier, Nahas Pasha. After
      .— British Wireless.  -  162 words
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      COSGRAVE REGIME TO END.
      220 24 De Valera to Make Bid For Presidency. Rugby. Mar. 28. T ho Irish Free State Government was defeated by fif, votes to (&gt;4 in the Pail last night on a Bill for extending old age pensions introduced by the Pe &gt; alera Party. The Bill was
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      THE HATRY SMASH.
      86 24 Gialdini’s Bank Balance Seized. Milan. Mar. 28. The Italian judicial authorities have ordered the attachment of over 1.000,000 'lire belonging to Gialdini’s account at the Italo-Britannie Bank. They ere also investigating the report that further large sums, really belonging to Gialdini, have been deposited in other banks
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      GERMAN STEEL.
      62 24 —Reuter. 36,000,000 Marks Merger Contemplated. Cologne, Mar. 28. A number of important West German ftcel concerns are being merged in a new Ruhrstahl company, with a capital ot 30,000.000 marks, ar.d capable of producing nearly 500,000 tons of raw steel annually. Both the Yereinigten Stah'werke (the German Steel
      —Reuter.  -  62 words
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      LIQUOR CARGOES.
      47 24 Reuter. Canada to Help The U.S.A. Ottawa, Mar. 20. The House of Commons, by 17.3 votes to 11, has passed the thin! reading of the Government Bill forbidding the clearance of liquor cargoes destined for the United States. The Bill now goes to the Senate.—
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      DOWN WITH MEASLES.
      60 24 —Trans-Ocean. Italian Crown Prince’s Bad Luck. Turin, Mar. 27. The Italian C rown Prince contracted measles during a visit to a hospital. Up to the present the illness has been running a normal course. However, the physicians are taking great precautions, in view of the fact that
      —Trans-Ocean.  -  60 words
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      BIG FIRE IN JAPAN.
      57 24 .—Reuter. 700 Buildings Destroyed Fire Engine Tragedy. Tokio, Mar. 28. Seven hundred buildings,—including the police station, schools and Town Hall—were destroyed by a fire at Komatsumaehi, in north-west Japan. The damage is estimated at a million yen. One fireman was killed and three were seriously injured
      .—Reuter.  -  57 words
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      THE SOVIET TO TAKE A HAND.
      115 24 .—Reuter. More Trouble for China SOWING THE SEED OF COMMUNISM. R»Ka. Mar. 31. The Kremlin is once more interesting itself in China and eagerly anticipate* the arrival of a Chinese delegation n.* en route to Moscow. It is stated that tho Comintern recent!; assigned
      .—Reuter.  -  115 words
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      A WIRELESS FORM OF TALKIE.
      128 24 —Reuter. Artists Are Noth Seen And Heard. London, Mar. 31. A new chapter in the history of wlrelesdevelopment v.a3 inaugurated by a simultaneous broadcast by sight* and sound or the B.B.C. twin transmitters. Wireless artists were seen, as well aheard. for the first time in
      —Reuter.  -  128 words
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      N.S.W. COAL STRIKE.
      166 24 ,—Straits Times Copyright. .—Reuter. Miners May Accept Wages Reduction. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Sydney, Mar. 2 s The real-mines deadlock in New S^u* 1 Wales is on the verge of settlement. Aft r a bitter year's fight the miner.* are surrendering. The Government delivered its final b.&lt;&gt;\\
      ,—Straits Times Copyright.; .—Reuter.  -  166 words
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      HUNGER STRIKE ENDS.
      95 24 —Reuter. Madame Hanau Released On Bail. Paris, Mar. '2'?. Madame Hanau has abandoned 1 J hunger-strike and her case will come ll at the Correctional Court today. She has been provisionally released ot bail of 800.000 francs. Madame Hanau has protested the amount of the bail which,
      —Reuter.  -  95 words
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      POLISH CABINET.
      50 24 —Reuter. M. Valerian Slavek as New Premier. Warsaw, Mar. 30. A now Cabinet has been formed witiM. Valerian Slavek as Premier, Coun' Zaleski as Foreign Minister and Marsha I’ilsudski as War Minister. There are only two changes in th* Cabinet, namely the Premier and th Minister of Justice.—Reuter.
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      LIBERAL-LABOUR COMPACT.
      165 25 .—Reuter. Threat to Conservative Party. ••DEAR FOOD” CRY. Mr. Winston Churchill’s Fears. London, Mar. 28. T n a e&lt;s age of the Government’s Coal1 Pill through the House of Commons :i r&lt;uvo&lt;i hv the decision of the Liberals (support vital Conservative amendand to abstain from voting on ,he
      .—Reuter.  -  165 words
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      LABOUR’S SECOND DEFEAT.
      118 25 —Reuter. On Non-Vital Matter Of Procedure. London, Mar. 31. The Government was defeated in the House of Commons this afternoon when the motion of Mr. Ramsay MacDonald for the suspension of the eleven o clock might) rule was defeated by 183 votes to 179. Mr. Neville Chamberlain
      —Reuter.  -  118 words
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      COAL-MINES BILL.
      110 25 UV 1 .—British Wirelecs. Miners Owners Attempt To Come to Terms. Rugby, Mr.r. 27. A conference was held Loday between the representatives of the miners and the coalowners to discuss the question of the miners’ working hours, which is now the subject of legislation, with a view to
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      LAND DISARMAMENT.
      85 25 miction Router. France Leads the World,” Says M. Tardieu. Paris, Mar. 27. In the matter of land disarmament unco leads the world,” claimed the i renner, M.. Tardieu, in the course of a 1 ,a te in the Senate on the Army Estimates. .Another official spokesman asserted lat
      miction Router.  -  85 words
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      HIGHER THAN EVEREST.
      65 25 —Reuter. H (’ported Discovery in The Himalayas. New York, Mar. 31. It is reported that Dr. Joseph Rock, proctor of the National Geographic K ‘*y s expedition to south-west China n(| w bo has just returned to nierica, has discovered a mountain 'Rnor than Everest in the
      —Reuter.  -  65 words
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      NEW MONEY SNOWDEN MUST FIND.
      79 25 V Vi 1/ V* pv —Reuter. Unearned Incomes And Petrol to Pay. London, Mar. 30. According to the newspapers it is expected the linancial year will end tomorrow with a deficit of 115,000,000. Mr. Snowden will have to find an extra 130,000,000 to cover the
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      GERMAN CABINET.
      173 25 ,—Trans-Ocean. To Pass the Budget And Then to Die. Berlin, Mar. 31. The Catholic Centre Party Leader Herr Bruening has formed a Cabinet which, on Sunday at noon, was approved by President Hindenburg. Dr. Curtius remains as Foreign Minister, Herr Moldcn-Hauer is retained as Finance Minister, while Agriculture
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      ARAB DELEGATION.
      36 25 liUlU Ui-.TIIVIU .—British Wireless. Arrival in London From Palestine. Rugby, Mar. 30. The Palestine Arab Delegation, headed bv Musa Pasha, reached London tonight. ‘it will see Lord Passfield early in the coming week.—British ireless.
      liUlU * Ui-.TIIVIU *, .—British Wireless.  -  36 words
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      CABLE NEWS IN BRIEF.
      299 25 Buckingham raiace Straits Times Copyright. —Reuter. Paris, Mar. 28. The Hanoi Criminal Court, which is trying the cases arising out of the recent not* at Yen-bai, Indo-China. has sentenced •it* cf the culprits to death. 33 to perpetual hard labour and nine to 20 years hard
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      TRIUMPH OF MORRIS MOTORS, LTD.
      115 25 —British Wireless. Net Profit of £1,285,000 Last Year. Rugby, Mar. 28. Sir William Morris, the motor manufacturer, i3 at last to receive a dividend—10 per cent, free of tax, amounting to i. 200,000. He has, during its first three years, enabled Morris Motors Limited to
      —British Wireless.  -  115 words
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      FELL 2,000 FEET.
      119 25 M DlUo 1UUI1U| 13 ruil vi j M head injury and from shock. —British Wireless. Miraculous Escape Of Woman Pilot. Rugby, Mar. 28. Miss Gladys Grace, the woman air pilot who is a daughter of Rear-Admiral Henry E. Grace and a grand-daughter of the late Dr. W.
      M DlUo 1UUI1U| 13 ruil vi j ■ M head injury and from shock.—British Wireless.  -  119 words
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      POOR MR. GANDHI.
      87 25 .—Reuter. Resignation Rumours Exaggerated. A Government communique states that the reports of large seale resignations of village officers in Gujerat, as a result of Mr. Gandhi’s campaign in that area, are exaggerated. Only one talati (village accountant) and 74 patels (village headman and revenue collectors) have resigned.
      .—Reuter.  -  87 words
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      THE YOUNG PLAN.
      82 25 Reuter. —Trans-Ocean. Approved by the French Chamber. Paris, Mar. Cc*. The Chamber of Deputies, after an allnight sitting, adopted the Bill ratifying the Young Plan by *»45 votes to 40. Reuter. Berlin, Mar. 30. The tense political situation ove: shadows the Young Plan’s ratification in the French
      Reuter.; —Trans-Ocean.  -  82 words
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      ITALY’S SECRET SERVICE.
      80 25 —T rans-Oeean. Switzerland Demands Recall Of Consuls. Berne, Mar. 27. It is understood that the Federal Council has requested the Foreign Office at Rome to recall the Italian consuls at Lausanne and St. Gallon, who gravely compromised the recent exposure of the ramifications of the Italian secret
      —T rans-Oeean.  -  80 words
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      A BRITISH ACHIEVEMENT.
      83 25 ;e speed oi *»;&gt; nines an —British Wireless. :&gt;5 Miles an Hour for 16 Days Continuously. t Rugby, Mar. 28. The British built Dunelt motor-cycle, which has been ridden day and night for 16 days, has completed 13,200 miles, which is the most strenuous officially observed test
      ;e speed oi *»;> nines an .—British Wireless.  -  83 words
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      LINKING EMPIRE BY PHONE.
      507 25 nu mew i uiit f mum —British Wireless. Why Post Office Stations Were Chosen. QUESTIONS IN HOUSE. Service Cheaper And More Efficient. Rugby, Mar. 26. In the House of Commons Sir Edward Hilton Young, the Unionist member for Sevenoaks, drew attention to the decision of the
      nu mew i uiitf mum .—British Wireless.  -  507 words
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      MR. HARRY WELDON.
      42 25 Death of a Popular Comedian. London, Mar. 12. The* death is announced of Mr. Harry Weldon, the popular variety and pantomime comedian and sportsman. Until quite recently he appeared at the Palace 1 heatre, Manchester, in the* annual pantomime.
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      DEATH OF MR. R. G. SHAW.
      65 25 'I'Vl VOIII4UI Reuter. First Husband of Lady Astor. New York, Mar. 31. The death has occurred of Mr. Robert Gould Shaw, the first husband of Lady Astor, from whom he was divorced in 1903 when he* married Miss Mary Converse, a member of the
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      CHINA OUTLOOK WORSENS.
      202 26 ’-Reuter. Mr. Henderson’s Gloomy Prediction. WAIt IMMINENT. Anxiety for the Safety Of Legations. London, Mar. 2d. In the House of Commons, at question time, Mr. Arthur Henderson, the Foreign Secretary, stated that it was learnt from Peking that the outlook in China had worsened and that the
      ’-Reuter.  -  202 words
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      “ NOT DISCOURAGED.”
      238 26 NOT DISCOURAGED.” Reuter. Hiitish Wireless. Nahas Pasha on Past Failures. London, Mar. 31. Mr. Arthur Henderson, the principal British delegate, and the Egyptian Premier, Nahas I'asha. the principal Egyptian delegate, spoke ut the conference held today to negotiate the Anglo-Egyptian political issues. Mr. Henderson, extending the British Government’s welcome at
      Reuter.; Hiitish Wireless.  -  238 words
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      38 YEARS IN CHINA.
      45 26 .—Reuter. Death of Sir William Wilkinson. London. Apr. 1. The death is announced, at the age of 72, of Sir William Henry Wilkinson, formerly of the China Consular Service and author of a number of books on Korean and Chinese matters.—Renter.
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      2,500,000,000.
      62 26 Hr it ish Wireless. China Orders Just a Few Stamps. Rugby, Apr. 1. TIi" Chinese (Jovernment has placed an ode 'or the printing of 2,500,000,000 s'anps with Messrs. He La Rue of l .orvlon. I* is understood thnt this is the largest hi 'n! ordir received in this country
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      TOO MANY BUMPS AT DAYTONA.
      123 26 —Reuter. Kaye Don Postpones His Attempts on Record. Daytona Bcaclir Mar. 31. Mr. Kaye l&gt;on, risking an adverse •ourso and conditions am! liu.unlocks on the beach, ventured an official as ault on ir lit nry Segrave’s record, hut the best m&lt; an speed in two
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      EXDERBY LAND.
      173 26 ,—Reuter. How Sir Douglas Mawson Raised the Flag. Adelaide, Apr. 1. Scarred by Antarctic blizzards. Sir Douglas Mawson’s expedition ship, Dis•••very, has berthed at Port Adelaide and was greeted by a vast cheering crowd. Sir Douglas Mawson was officially welnme 1 and said that much remains to be
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      CALCUTTA RIOTS.
      87 26 —Reuter. Five Killed in Police Clash With Carters. Calcutta. \pr. 1. Five Hindus were killed in rioting in the Howrah Bridge district, where carters an 'P'erin; passive resistance against the new rule to prevent carters taking out buffaloes luring the hottest hours of the day. The police charged,
      —Reuter.  -  87 words
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      FLYERS RESCUED.
      114 26 —Reuter. Rather Weak, But Will Be Fit in Few Days. Sydney, Apr. 1. The aii men Mr. “Dave” Smith and Mr. “Wally” Shiers have been taken to Wyndham by the search party which rescued thorn yesterday. They are rather weak but will be fit ■r. a few days.—Reuter.
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      A “GRAND DUCHESS.”
      112 26 T'i an* Ocean. Washington Contemplating Expulsion. Paris, Mar. 31. A sensation has been created in Russian emigre circles by New York advices that the Washington CJovernmcnt is contemplating the deportation of the self-style I -rand Duchess Anastasia (Madame (Waikovski) who stayed in the United States with the
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      BANDIT-COMMUNISTS IN CHINA.
      215 26 .—Reuter. Anti-Foreign Feeling Grows Worse. Peking, April 1. The bamlit-Cunmiunist menace in the province of Kiangsi is becoming worse. '|tn thousand Red troops, wh &gt; have been m\aging parts ot Kmngsi, ivwangtung and r’ukicn lor two yaus, control many parts 1 if north Kiar.gsi* and west Kiangsi
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      PALESTINE MANDATE.
      371 26 —British Wireless. Comments oh Report Of Commission. Rugby. Apr. 1. Commenting on the report of the Palestine Commission The Times says: ‘•To sum up iis contents in a phrase the report makes a strong case for the definition of the practical limits of Zionist colonisation in Palestine, if
      —British Wireless.  -  371 words
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      INDIAN TARIFF BILL.
      127 26 -Reuter. Passed After Nationalists Walk Out. New Delhi, ?*Iar. 111. The Tariff Bill, embodying the Budget cotton proposals, was adopted by the .Assembly, with an amendment moved by an Indian chetty. and accepted by the Government, modifying the British preference in certain classes of goods which ompote
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      POWER TRANSMITTED BY WIRELESS.
      346 26 —Reuter. A Vision of the Future. LAMPS LIT 11,000 Mills AWAY. Genoa, Mar. :&gt;&lt;}. Speaking into a microphone aboard yacht the Eleetra here, Signor M- uv this morning opened an electrical cWi tion in Sydney. Radio short waves carried the inventor’s voice across the 11,000 miV
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      WAGNER’S WIDOW.
      125 26 Reuter. Death at the Age Of 93. Beyreuth, April 1. The death occurred today of Mme. Wagner, widow of the composer, R chari W’agner, aged 93. Mme. Wagner waalmost blind and had been confined t her bed for three years. Mme. Cosima was Wagner’s second wifi His first
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      ART SILK UNION.
      66 26 .—Reuter. Stringent Measures To Restrict Output. Amsterdam, Apr. 1. The General Art Silk Union has decid' to close down its factories at Arnhem M and Petersdorf. Spinning at its Dutch and Goiman factories will be restricted, and enli’ stopped on Saturdays. When rales exceed production, selktw will
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      “AIR FILIBUSTERERS.”
      43 26 against only 80,000 licensed.— Tt a i Ocean. Campaign Against Listeners-in. Oslo, Mar. The postal authorities have a campaign to bring to book “air i bustvrers”—otherwise unlicensed ra ar.; —who arc estimated to exceed 100.' 1 against only 80,000 licensed.— Tun
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      FIVE-POWER PACT POSSIBLE.
      324 27 Parity Demand Dropped By Italy? optimism RETURNS. Security Formula Found And Sent to Paris. London, Apr. 1. It understood that, as a result of the Briand conversations, a for|UI|., u |,k h is founded on annexe F" of k i,u u rn* Treaty, defining the responsi- of
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      HOOVER ATTACKED.
      376 27 —Reuter. Further Hearst Press Outburst. New York, Apr. 1. The lloarst papers today devote attention to President Hoover, in a long front pHjre open letter, warning the President not to he surpt i &lt;m| if the Senate and the country do not take your advice to enter ;i
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      OPINION IN JAPAN.
      217 27 Approval of Attitude on U.S. Proposals. 1 he vernacular papers’ comments indicate general approval of the reported decision to agree to the American proposals wPh reservations. The Asahi, emphasising the justification of the Japanese claims to a 70 per cent, ratio of 8-inch gun cruisers, considers, nevertheless,
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      A SIGNIFICANT REPLY.
      403 27 Reuter. France and Great Britain's Obligations. London. Apr. 1. In the House of Commons, in reply to uiestions. Mr. Ramsay .MacDonald said the Government had no intention &lt;&gt; entering into any commitment which would ge beyond the obligations resulting from the l eague Covenant and the Local*
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      FOUR HAWKINS CLASS CRUISERS.
      783 27 i.nvei i ion ,u e to continue British Wireh y. Rumoured Offer to Scrap. PREMIER'S EVASIVE REPLY. London, Mar. .‘&gt;1. es, .sir," laconically answer d tlu Premier, Mr. Ramsay MccP maid, in tlu House of Commons, whin asked whether me Go\ eminent was adhering to its
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      FAITH IN POLITICAL TYPHOON.
      175 27 Reuter. Traffic Indian Illusion. VICEROY ON CIVIL 1 DISOBEDIENCE. New Delhi, Apr. I. Replying to an address by the Shiah •eiraminity the Viceroy, allud ng to civil disobedience, said it was a tragedy that non should he constantly asked to bH, hat, a political typhoon, uprootin':
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      FLIGHT TO CANADA.
      93 27 iiiiii* iivi KusiinR.'', —British Wireless. R100 Expected to Start In May. Rugby, Apr. 1. The airship Rl(M) will be brought from her hangar at (’aldington, near Bedford, in a few weeks to undergo trials preparatory to a flight to Canada. The overhaul work which is now being
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      STRIKE IN INDIA.
      43 27 li i I\ 11 L Reuter. Mill Hands Returning To Work. Calcutta, Apr. 1. A large number of the 20,000 strikers in the Titnghur area have resumed work. Most of tin* mills woik'd the full number of hours today. Reuter.
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      NOVELIST ILL.
      30 27 licuter. Mr. W. J. Locke in Critical Condition. Paris, Apr. 1. The novelist, Mr. W. J. Locke, has undergon a seiioiis abdominal operation. Ilis coalition is eiitiial.- ficuter.
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      IMPORTANT WILL CASE.
      174 27 Estate of Five Millions At Stake. (|*’iom (Ini' Uwn Correspondent.) Penan}?, Apr. 1. One of the biggest \vi I cases to he I card in Penan}? for a long t ir»ie will come i n at tin* end of this month at Penan}?, vh« n ah«-ut eght
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      POPULAR FANCY WINS NATIONAL.
      297 28 He u ter. Thrilling Finish. ONLY FIVE OF 11 RUNNERS COMPLETE COURSE. London, Mar. 2K. The following was the result of the &lt; I rural National run at Aintree, Liverpool, today .Vr. W. II. M i&lt;l\* •»oil‘&gt; SHAUN COILI.N i K. Ilartigan &gt; Cullman 1 Mr.
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      Outsider Wins the Lincolnshire.
      119 28 Reuter. London. Mar. 26. The following was the result of the Lincolnshire Handicap, the opening race of the flat season Lincolnshire Handicap, (one mile), a Sweepstakes of 20 sovs. each, or 5 sovs. •niy if dec. by Feb. 4, with 1,000 sovs. added 2nd roc. 100
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      MALACCA TENNIS.
      231 28 Club Championship JiVVon By R. E. L. Davis. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Malacca, Mar 29. The Malacca Club tennis singles championship was played off on Thursday between A. Simpson and R. E. L. Davis. In the first set, Simpson, who was in good form, put in some accurate
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      CARNERA BEING BANNED.
      184 28 Reuter State Commission Objects To Opponents. K msas City, Mur. -7. iiituru has •rained hs twelfth successive knock-out victory in two months by knocking out the Id-stone &lt; hieago heavyweight (Icorgc I'ruflen in •&gt;! seconds.Reuter. Kansu: City, Mar. 2S. The Mi.souli State Boxing Commission 11,ns suspended George
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      WEIHAIWEI CUP.
      190 28 Singapore G.C. Easily Beat Garrison. The Weihaiwei Cup tie on Sunday between the Garrison Golf Club anil t e Singapore (ioll Club ended in a victory for the latter by five matches to two. Details L. D. Hardie and 1) 1, Capt. S. E. V. 0. P. S.
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      Club Captain Leaving For Penang.
      106 28 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Malacca, Mar. 20. Mr. M. J. Paterson, the manager of Harp r and Gilfillan and Co., Malacca branch will be leaving Malacca within the next week on transfer to Penang. The Malacca Golf Club will feel the loss of Mr. Paterson.
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      HOME RUGBY.
      36 28 Straits Times Copyright. Newport’s Stern Struggle With Blackheath. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Londt n, Mar. 20. The following were the results of important Rugby matches today Blackheath 0 Newport 0 Harlequins 12 Richmond 2
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      British Success Against The French.
      24 28 —Reuer. Paris, Mar. 20. At Rugby today, the British Army beat the French Army by five points to nil.
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      CROSS-COUNTRY.
      25 28 -Straits Times Copyright. I* nun Our Own Correspondent.) London, Mar. 20. At, Wolverhampton today Staffordshire easily won the county cross-country championship. Straits Times Copyright*.
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      ARSENAL ENTER CUP FINAL.
      90 28 ,—Reuter. First Time in History Of Club. London, Mar. 2t». In the replayed English Cup semi-final tie the Arsenal heat Hull ('ity by 1—-0. The match took place at ilia lark, the ground of Aston ilia. Reuter. The Arsenal meet Huddersfield I own in the final.
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      INTER-VARSITY GOLF.
      73 28 ,—Reuter. Oxford’s Biff Victory Over Cambridge. London, Mar. 2d. At Ho.vlake today Oxford won the interVarsity golf match by an approbate o f 12 matches to three. In the singles, which were played today Oxford were successful by eight matches to two. The three Americans, who were playing
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      LOSS TO POLO.
      28 28 .—Reuter. Death of American Player In New York. New York, Mar. d0. Mr. Shaw, the prominent American sportsman and enthusiastic polo player, died here today.—Reuter.
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      HOME FOOTBALL RESULTS.
      413 28 ,—Reuter Oldham Faltering? LEADERSHIP STRUGtO i\ IN ALL DIVISIONS. London, Mar. •&gt;&lt;; The following wort the results of y r 1 s') pr.ii .’-'cattish League games pl av today Firs! D'visinn. Hodder.-.f eld T. 1 Middlesbrough Ihi.'tl Division (Soelhcrn). Pot aeinouth I Hrmitfnrd l’ 1 .'mouth Ar.
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      LEAGUE TABLES.
      987 28 Interesting Battles For Honours. The following were the positions of clubs in the English and Scottish League' after Saturday’s games First Division. P. W. L. D. F. A. Ft*Sheffield Wed. 31 19 6 6 80 10 41 Manchester City 35 18 10 7 81 03 43 Derby County
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      BAD START TO S.A.F.A. SEASON.
      926 29 Baiting” the Goalkeeper, ■.n.VKD TEMPERS IN P..A.- K S.C.C. MATCH. B| r; inti-h in the premier division v K.A. league w*as played on Tuesti- i’adanp, when the champions, nu i and defeated th? R.A., but K? finished in a very regrettable W iv. inp to
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      PERAK F.A.
      190 29 Financial Difficulties Cause Concern. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, Mar. 28. Mr. T. P. Nailer, president of the Perak Football Association, presided at a meeting of the committee to discuss matters connected w-ith the 1930 season. The chairman reported that the Association’s finances, w’hich showed a deficit the
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      PENANG CRICKET.
      122 29 Padang Clubs Share The Spoils. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang. Mar. 'll. The first cricket match between tne Padang clubs was played on Saturday and yesterday, and ended in a draw. Patting first the Cricket (Mul* compiled !05, Donaldson 2S and Wilkinson If* bein'/ the main scorers. The
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      IRELAND’S SUCCESS.
      82 29 Win International Hockey Title at Dublin. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ix)ndon, Mar. 30. At Dublin today, after a magnificent struggle, Ireland beat England by 2—1 in the international hockey championship. The final placings in the international table arc as follows p. W. L. I). Pts. Ireland J England
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      FULL DAY’S RACING AT R.S.Y.C.
      821 29 Kathleen Ill’s Successes. FAREWELL TO CAPT. M. FLETT. Sunday was a very cheery day at the Royal Singapore Yacht Club as the club was At Home in honour of Captain Micky Flett, the popular race officer for several years past, who leaves Singapore for Home
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      LACROSSE.
      59 29 Straits Times Copyright. County Championship Returns To Cheshire. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Louden, Mar. HO. In the final of the county lacrosse championship today Cheshire beat London by 12—0. London wore in the final last year but lost to Lancashire, who have been champions since 1025, when they heat
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    JOY RIDE ENDS IN DEATH.
    478 29 How Royal Air Force Sergeant Was Killed. It was pay clay and a number of men from the Royal Air Force, stationed ut the Air Rase, Seletar, were out for a night’s lun but it ended disastrously when one of the cars left the road
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    TOWKAY KIDNAPPED.
    150 29 Ransom Demanded From Relatives. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, Apr. 2. The tjwn of (Jopeng is considerably excited over the disappearance of Mr. Wong Si( \v, a well-known trader. The m'ssing man left his home on Fri•I 'y to visit a rubber estate at Kuala Itipang and was
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    NORTH TAIPING TIN DREDGING CO., LTD.
    1239 30 Reports of Directors And Managers. T'.i* following report of the directors® of Tin* North Imping Tin Dredging Do.. I.td.. u;ll he dolrvt ivd to the shareholders, at the annual noting at Penang on Tuesday next Your directors have plcasur* in submitting their e'eventh annual
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    CATHEDRAL VACANCY DISPUTE.
    928 30 Local Candidate Turned Down. A peculiar situation has arisen with regard to the dispute over the appointment of the chaplain of St. Andrew’s Cathedral. Tho local candidate for the chaplaincy, the Rev. J. V. Westlake, who has been acting as chaplain-in-charge since the retirement of the Venerable
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    BIRTH
    19 30 !IA\. At the General Hospital. Singap »rt on March 30. 1930. to ('apt. and Mrs. Hay a daughter.
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    MARRIAGE
    57 30 LEEMBRUGGKN-KOLLMKYER. Mr. Mrs H. E. W. Koelmcyer will i.e pleased to set all lriinds and relations at the marriage* to their daughter Cecile with Mr. Terence Leembruggcn, at Yenning Road Chapel Kuala Lumpur, on Saturday, April 5. at ji.in. and afterwards at their res id 11c. Shalom.” No. 38,
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    Trade and Finance.
    162 30 Singapore, April 2 B EXCHANGES. I j On linden, Bank 4 m/s &gt; B j Demand 13 if B Private 3 m. credit B Or. New York, demand i". B[ Private 90 d/s B Or Prance. Bank T X. On India, Bank T.T. WiiB On Hong Kong,
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    Stocks and Shares.
    833 30 Fraser and Co.’s Quotations. Singapore, April 2. MINING. Issue al. Pd. Buyers Sellers £1 1*1 Asam Kumbang 35 -.37 5 5 Ayer Hitam Tin 15 6 16/6 £1 £1 Banrrin Tin 25 3 26 3 1 1 Batang Padang 0.19 0.23 1 1 Batu Caves 0.97 1
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    56 30 DEATHS bAWV At the Genera! Hospital, on Match 2' at 7.15 p.m. Mr. Lennard J. Law of New Zealand, aged 17. Funeral look place u: March 26 at Bidadari Cemetery. Deeuh regretted. WEE.- Mrs. Wee &lt; hye Kiat nee Pang Boev Keow alius Panjang, passed away on Sunday morning at
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  • The Straits Budget RUBBER SUPPLEMENT
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      CONTENTS.
      119 1 General— Rubber Situation London Rubber Stocks i ho Sinpapore Auction 1 1 ,,ndon Rubber Market gv A. W. Still Hip Rubber Merger Weekly Rubber Report 1 Six-Day for the Planter 2 Kstate Labour 4 Budprafting, Blessing or Menace 4 dwindling Rubber Shipments 4 British Malaya Rubber Statistics 4 Selbourne
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      RUBBER SITUATION.
      71 1 I Singapore Official Quotations. I Quotations I Forward Contract I Spot Seller Prices I t T t T /'ait- l.'don S’pore Mar. Apl. May h T a 1*’ U.2*&gt; l 0 2G 0.20 0.27 7 y 1U 0.25’a 0.20 0.26 .27 1 !&lt;; 0.26 0.27 o.27 0-2S 1
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      RUBBER AND TIN.
      62 1 v .lll.WiVtlll industries was essential.—Straits Times Copyright. Hank Chairman’s Gloomy Review. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Mar. 2G. At the annual meeting of the Mercantile Bark o' India Ltd. the chairman gloomily reviewed conditions in Malaya and said le- did not anticipate lasting benefit from rubber and
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      LONDON RUBBER STOCKS.
      37 1 A c.'.L’e received by Lewis and Peat (SingaP re 1 Ltd., from their London correspondent st.itei that rubber stocks show an increase of (hirin': the past week, the total now band being 90,450 tons.
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      THE SINGAPORE AUCTION.
      146 1 ngapoiv Chamber of Cummcicc t r Association held its 961st auction on 1: vlu&gt;n there was catalogued 1,SS7,697 '"i- S42.72 tons offered 1,470,228 lb, or tl "is sold 1,260.092 lb. or 562.54 tqns. Spot. hondon 7 «M6d. v u York 15L els. PRICES REALISED. L» hb; c!
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      LONDON RUBBER MARKET. Adverse Statistical Position. MODIFIED BY STOPPAGE IN MAY.
      1148 1  -  (lb A. W. Still.) London, March 5. The agreement of Dutch and British rubber growers to work together in an effort to improve the price of rubber does not seem to have created as decisive an effect as was
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      MAY STOPPAGE.
      156 1 A meeting of Asiatic estate owners and merchants was held at the Chong Wah School, Muar, tn March 26 Id Lim Chow Kn; presiding over a lar ,r gathering. The chairman reported th receipt cf letters from the Asiatic Planters' Association in Kuala Lumpur. Singapore Chinese Chamber of
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      TAPPING HOLIDAY IN MAY.
      104 1 ,—Reuter. Assents Total Over 80 P.C. ASIATIC PRODUCERS’ SUPPORT. London Mur. 31. The Rubber Growers' Association announces that, whereas the minimum necessary to make the Anglo-Dutch Liaison Committee's scheme operative was 70 per cen t., —both of European-owned estates in the Dutch East Indies and British
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      BIG RUBBER MERGER.
      241 1 B. F. Goodrich Co. Take Over Miller Co. Another big amalgamation has taken place in the rubber industry by the final act of merging the Miller Rubber Com* pany with the B. F. Goodrich Company, on Feb. 17, following the merger of the Hood Rubber Company with
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      WEEKLY RUBBER REPORT
      291 1 Messrs. fiuthric arid Co., Ltd., report under date of Mar. 27, as follows There has really been no outstanding feature in the market during the past week the prevailing t me being steady, but quiet to' dull. At time of. writing, prices in Singapore, London and New
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      A SIX-DAY WEEK FOR THE PLANTER?
      2883 2 Resolution by the N. S. Association. the health boards. CHAIRMAN’S VIGOROUS CHAMPIONSHIP. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuula I Am pur, Mar. -U. A resolution favouring the Sunday holiday on rubber estates after the Maytapping stoppage was unanimously pass td at the annual meeting of
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      SULOH RUBBER.
      228 2 Agree To Adopt May Stoppage. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, Apr. Col. Cecil Rae presided at the annua! [meeting of the Suloh Rubber K't..u I Ltd. Commenting on the directors* report stated that he had nothin*? to add excep to draw attention to the fact that th- company
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      SUNGEI CHOH RUBBER.
      98 2 Dividend of Six Per Cent. Recommended. The directors’ report and accounts &lt;&gt;i 'J 1 Sungei Choh Rubber Company, Ltd., for r; year ended Dec. 31, 1929, were issued London on Friday. The annual meeting of the company wi ’&gt; 1 held on April 9. when the following
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      CORRESPONDENCE.
      69 3 Times is »iot responsible for B be V-,19 of its correspondent*. CorresB or \fould hear in mind that letters tVoit and to the point. Long are 1 liable to be rejected or cut k,eS orrt .s-ponde»nts must enclose their n n j addresses, not necessarily for ■&gt;•/ j on
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      RUBBER PRODUCTION.
      542 3 j u t^c Editor of the Straits Times. _In a 1 event Note of the Day there H j iirtieJe under the heading “IV2 Tons Per Annum.” Several uri s an* given showing British and h jiiic. r production. It is so common HL-adays t-.» l’.ear natives of
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      RESTING RUBBER TREES.
      171 3 RESTING RUBBER TREES Editor of the Straits Times. ll, 7 Mr Shaw-Hellier is right in point1,7 Ut the advantage to the trees of a ’“''nged rest during wintering. I go i ,'l 1 and believe that a rest of any T dl benefit the tree considerably. t r, P ‘'i
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      THE MAY STOPPAGE.
      301 3 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, —There is so much being written for and against the May holiday that a few more words might not be amiss. As most people with any knowledge of this subject wdl and do agree. May is not the most
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      FINANCES OF MAY STOPPAGE.
      431 3 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir. —Reference Mr. Still’s estimate of tapping coolies employed per month in your issue of Mar. 25, I think a more accurate idea can be secured by drawing deductions inversely from the financial aspect as opposed to the physical,
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      BUDGRAFTING.
      533 3 3 o the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir,—The comments of the Straits Times on Mr. F. Summers’ new hand book are oi particular interest. I have not yet got the b:;uk but wish to make further comm, ills fioni your excerpts. Malaya lugging behind in budgrafting Mr. Summers
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      GOVERNMENT & RUBBER.
      1492 3 GOVERNMENT RUBBER. To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir.—The decision of Government to come to the aid of the rubber industry is the most welcome r.c\v$ we have had for itwo loMir. ruinous years. Pointed as this |odor of h«.ip may 'be. it is never too late (to mend,
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      MR. STILL’S FIGURES.
      93 4 To the Editor of the Straits Tim&lt;*s. Sir, I read with interest Mr. A. \V. Still's article in yesterday’s Straits Times on Recognition of common interest.” I note, the number &lt; f tapping tasks is estimated at 800,000 which may l&gt;e correct, hut as the vast majority
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      ESTATE LABOUR.
      421 4 Indian Mission's Visit Postponed. Writing from Kuala Lumpur on j Mar. .‘II, the Agent in Malaya of the! Government of India. Rao Sahih K. Sub!*ayva Naidu, intimates that he had re-! eoived that day it legram from the Government of India that it had decided.! for unavoidaL e
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      BUDGRAFTING, BLESSING OR MENACE ?
      2007 4 BUDGRAFTING, BLESSING OR MENACE IN EAST SUMATRA. High-Yielding Material on All New Plantings. MALAYA’S NEGLECTED MOTHER TREES. Practically the whole of East Sumatra’s new planting extensions are stocked with high-yielding material.” This is one of many sensational revelations contained in Mr. F. Summers’ new handbook. The Improvement of Yield in
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      DWINDLING RUBBER SHIPMENTS.
      203 4 Malayan Statistics; I H MARCH EXPORTS LOWiJ SINCE NOVEMBER *W Ocean shipments of rubber from M-; I yan ports during March totalled i-tB tons (47,078 tons of rubber and *&gt;•■&gt; of latex, etc.). '"M This represents a drop of 1,627 the February figure, and is the total
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      BRITISH MALAYA RUBBER STATISTICS.
      63 4 Ocean -hip:nents «&gt;f para rubber ir. rc\ottex during the month of Ma: i’rt-liininsry Return. Rabbet. vert 7 Singapore .711 2:2 IVaar.g lo.jst* v Malacca 1 l* 1 j I' *rt Swettenahm 4.700 17 i x otal 4, .0. 212 4? J. I. Mil LMR. M.» .8..
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      RUBBER COMPANY MEETINGS.
      4354 5 Limited. .1 meeting of the Tapah Rubber J "n i was held at the offices of the 1 Kvatt and Co., French Bank l^B e tar ,“'oil Monday, Mr. W. H. Mucgregor others present included Messrs. J- A Clarke and A. E. the adoption of the report
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      SELBOURNE RUBBER.
      516 6 Two Companies’ Interest In An Estate. Vnder the compulsory liquidation of Selbourne Rubber Estates, accounts have been lodged showing total liabilities £39,055, against assets £15,280, and a deficiency of £24,139 with regard to contributories, says The Financial Times. The Official Receiver, who is also acting as liquidator, reports
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      WEEKLY SHARE REPORT.
      609 6 Restriction Results Not et Apparent. Me.-srs. Fraser and Co., under date of i Apr. 1, n port io follows A broadening tendency in the tin share market can be observed and numerous stocks, which have scarcely been mentioned for many months, art now coming in for attention.
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        LONDON EXCHANGE PRICE MARCH 5.
        621 6 Al.aco (£1) 2; Allagar (2/) 1/0; AngloM;.lay til) 16/; Ayer Kuning (il) i Pahru (Sel.) (2/) 5/; Bakap (£1) 4 Bant* mk (il &gt; 15/32; Batung Consolidated if) W; Hatu aves (.11* 15/16; Batu Tiga vll 7/16; Hekoh (2/) 1/3; lleranang (2/1 1/13'.-; 11l it
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        SINGAPORE DOLLAR SHARE PRICES APRIL 2.
        716 6 Capital Issue Closing Prices Paid Up Value Dividends Fraser Lyull t i t mpany Co. Kvati. 389,293 1 16 p.c. year ended £8-2-29 Allenby ill) 1.G0 1.70 1.55 1.7# 160,000 174 p.c. year 80-9-29 .Alor llujah c 1) -1.50 1.60 1.5o 1.60 435,426 1
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      MALAYAN FEBRUARY RUBBER EXPORTS.
      214 6 BRITISH MALAYA DECLARED EXPORTS OF PARA RUBBER INCLUSIV E OF I ATFY pop tuit .^.r ORIGIN, AS COMPILED BY THE TRADE REGISTRIES AT PFNANG AI a TH fit^i°Pt H .tx 0 .Et^ EBRUARY 1930 SHOWING LOCAL United Kingdom. British Possessions. Continent of Europe l’n itedStates’ of
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