The Straits Budget, 15 May 1930

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    29 1 The Straits Budget BEING THE WEEKLY ISSUE OF THE STRAITS TIMES 'ESTABLISHED NEARLY A CENTURY.) x\o. .1770 SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, MAY 15. 1930. Trico 25 cents (S.JS. Currency) or 7d.
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    CONTENTS.
    312 1 LEADERS— P«ge All You Big Steamers .‘I Another Laine Dog Youth, Sex, and Morals Unanimity 3-4 More Unanimity 4 India’s Own Problem 1 Occasional Notes 5-6 Telegrams, Reuter and Special— Covering Past Week’s News 23-27 Rapid Advance on Chengchow 6 Mishap to Girl Pilot 8 Conference to be Held
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    LOCAL AND PERSONAL.
    1890 1 •he following taluks in Madras Presidency are now closed to recruiting on account of infectious disease :—ln the area served by the Port of Madras '•anjam, Chicacole, Chatrapur, Kodala, lehapmam an{ j Sompeta; Vizagapatam, lzianagaram; Kurnool, Nandikotkur; Belay* Harapanhalli and Hadagallee; Anantapur, Hindupur; Nellore, Venkatagiri P l
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    PERAK HYDRO-ELECTRIC SCHEME.
    1156 2 Details of a Huge Worfk. MANY DIFFICULTIES. OPENING CEREMONY *ON JUNE 28. Though the name of the Perak River Hydro-Electric Power Co. has become familiar to the people of Malaya during the last three years, it may not he genet ally realised that the work which the
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    KEPAYANG TIN SUED BY ENGINEER.
    398 2 Kept Mine Going Out Of Salary.” (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, May 8. In a case heard before Mr. Justice Burton in the local Supreme Court the parties were Mr. T. M. Callanan, plaintiff, and Kepayang Tin, Ltd., defendants. Plaintiff claimed $7,565, alleged to be
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    PAYING TAPPERS BY RESULTS.
    484 2 Question in House Of Commons. In the House of Commons on April 9, Major Graham Pole (Lab., Derbyshire) asked the Under-Secretary of State for the Colonics whether his attention has been drawn to the complaints that, since the introduction of the standard wage on the estates
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    PONTIAN KETCHIL.
    216 2 Commissioners Inspect Water Works. A party of Municipal Commissioners including the President (Mr. R. J. Farrer) visited the site of the Pontian Ketchil Reservoir on Friday, and noted the great progress that has been made during the last few months in this last item in the Gunong Pulai
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    CUT OUT THE STRAITS AND SINGAPORE!
    458 2 Tourist Agency’s Warning To Motorists. Are the many petty restrictions en forced in the Straits Settlements and Malaya operating to deter wealthy tour ists from including this part of the world in their travel itineraries A resident, recently back from leave writes Desiring to
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    COOPERATIVE PROBLEM.
    217 2 “Bitter Experience” Of Jaffnese Society. (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, May There is an interesting passage in the half-yearly report of the Jaffnese Cooperative Society as follows Bitter experience of the enormous dim* culty encountered in collecting the instalments due on loans granted to cer al imprudent
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      ALL YOU BIG STEAMERS !
      1073 3 ALL YOU BIG STEAMERS Straits Times, May 8. \Vi*h the generosity that is supposed h a characteristic of journalists, we t0 t>n idea to our humorous contentprt:»n straits Produce." We suggest p u ire next issue should contain a car- ha 1 depicting the Hon. Mr. H. E. Nixon, ITliSn
      Straits Times, May 8.  -  1,073 words
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      ANOTHER LAME DOG.
      1047 3 Straits Times, May 9. Because the interests of Malaya are so large |y bound up with the tin and rubber producing industries, we are apt. m times like the present, to overlook pronounced tendencies to development or decline in other trades which, while affecting fewer individual members
      Straits Times, May 9.  -  1,047 words
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      YOUTH, SEX, & MORALS.
      1160 3 YOUTH, SEX, MORALS. iwui w|rvun *»i wi »in i iv. nui |'i uiiuuiiv v uiriu to have been right.—Straits Times, May 10. When Archbishop Temple, a great hurchman, rugged and simple in character and speech, and endowed with a rather grim sense of humour, was Bishop of London, he was
      iwui w|rvun *»i wi »in i iv. nui |'i uiiuuiiv v uiriu to have been right.—Straits Times, May 10.  -  1,160 words
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      UNANIMITY !
      992 3 UNANIMITY —Straits Times, May 12. Nearly half of the loudly-heralded May tapping holiday has already passed and tho price of rubber on the local markets today is the same as that ruling on the last day of April. Restriction of tin output, even more loudly boomed than the tapping holiday,
      —Straits Times, May 12.  -  992 words
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      MORE UNANIMITY.
      1094 4 Straits Times, May Id. Many columns of this issue are devoted to reports of discussions on the affairs of the rubber industry which took place at yesterdny’s meetings of the Legislative Council and the Johore Planters’ Association. The reader who has the patience to examine those reports in
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      INDIA’S OWN PROBLEM.
      1001 4 —Straits Times, May 14. Martini law and no damned nonsense has long ceased to be a feasible solution for the Indian problem. It might work n practice. Perhaps the dumb millions of patient peasants and the virile remnants of the old fighting castes would even welcome its
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    SULTAN’S BIRTHDAY.
    446 4 Picturesque Celebration At Kuala Kangsar. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, May 13. Kuala Kangsar was in festive garb i n honour of the Sultan of Perak’s birthday on Saturday. The celebrations commenced in the morning with the firing of a salute of 17 guns, which was followed by
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    EARTHQUAKE IN BURMA.
    30 4 —Reuter. Rangoon, May 13. The Governor, Sir Charles lnr.es. opening the Earthquake Relief Fund, said the official death roll at Pegu was between 800 and 1.000. —Reuter.
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  • OCCASIONAL NOTES
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      THOUGHTS ON TENNIS.
      191 5 in the tennis firmament.—Straits Times, May 8. Watching the final of the Championship Paris at the Singapore Cricket Club on Tuesday, the question arose “Is lawn Innis the most difficult of all games T Of the four players, Kleinman has been •n the forefront of the game
      in the tennis firmament.—Straits Times, May 8.  -  191 words
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      THE PRINTER’S DEVIL.
      248 5 exceedingly difficult to storm. —Straits Times, May 8. Sometimes the printer’s devil coins words or phrases which deserve to live. Quite recently the London Times was so impressed by one of these that a member of its talented staff was inspired to write a leading article on
      exceedingly difficult to storm.—Straits Times, May 8.  -  248 words
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      WEST FULHAM.
      274 5 Times jyj an g S Government.—Straits The result of the West Fulham byelection, though significant, does not provide any very definite guide as to the •iirection in which the political wind is blowing in Great Britain at present. In the first place, despite the obvious closeness of the
      Times jyjan g S Government.—Straits  -  274 words
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      EGYPT DISAPPOINTED.
      198 5 —Straits Times, May 9. mpnt S P e every effort by the Governtho satisf y Egyptian aspirations in 1.. prop< 2 ed new Treaty of Friendship np T threat Britain and Egypt, the ,ons have finally broken down and '°6 a tes are returning to Cairo with show
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      IN THE ’SIXTIES.
      124 5 —Straits Times, May 9. An old resident writes The death of Mrs. M. Cornelius, widow of Capt J. P. Cornelius, at the age of 97, repotted in your issue of May 7, calls to mind the time when, in the sixties, the only steamer seen in these
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      LOVE CONQUERS ALL.
      207 5 —Straits Time.', May U. Love conquers all, they say, and, on occasions apparently, even helps to solve that burning question of the day in Great Britain—the servant problem. Here is a letter recently received in England in answer to an advertisement Dear Miss, I am after your
      —Straits Time.', May U.  -  207 words
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      ARMS AND THE MAN.
      286 5 —Straits Times, May 9. The question has been raised in Hong Kong os to whether a pop-gun, discharging a cork as a missile, is a weapon within the meaning of the Arms and Ammunition Act Lately a number of shooting galleries have been established in unoccupied
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      THE “EMPTY-HEADED MEN.”
      132 5 not fit ’.vo re rot wearing it.—Strait* T ;n cMay 10. The defenders of the “empty-headed girls of Singapore” rose nobly to the occasion and our correspondence columns still reverberate to the thunders of their wrath. Now it is the turn of the men to have their
      not fit ’.vo * re rot wearing it.—Strait* T;n cMay 10.  -  132 words
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      SUGARING A USEFUL PILL.
      126 5 —Stuiits May 10. Life in Malayan villages will shortly le brightened by visits from a remarkable van. This vehicle will contain propaganda films, posters, leaflets and other exhibits, and from it lectunes will bo given on cooperation, improved agriculture and public health. The idea has been
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      A THEUHSEND TEHMS NEUH !
      247 5 A THEUHSEND TEHMS NEUH —Straits Tinns, May 10. An American correspondent forwards for our guidance* &n article on the King’s English* by Robert Benchley, particularly in. connection with your theatrical critic's articles, on talkie films.” We note, and quite agree with, Mr. Benchley’s dictum that England is not entirely without
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      FOOLING THE FROGS.
      250 5 —Straits Times, M«ay 10. Tl.e Japan Chronicle tells a very amusin story of a hotel manager at Pasadena, California, who most successfully fooled sonic annoying deep-throated bullfrogs. In the grounds of his hotel are several picturesque lily ponds, in which a colony of bullfrogs had made their
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      A BETTER ’OLE?
      129 5 >f thi- planet than Malaya.—Strait? Tillies May 12. The widespread unemployment which is said to exist in Colombo is a symptom of a condition that is almost world-wide. The Daily Herald recently estimated the number of unemployed in the world at 30,000,000. The figure in Japan is
      >f thi- planet than Malaya.—Strait? Tillies May 12.  -  129 words
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      MALACCA WATERS.
      335 5 I course, piomptly dropped^—Straits Times, .May 12. Tho changes which take place in the sea Led off the Malacca coast-fine, and which are one of the main difficulties in the way ff harbour works such ns have been proposed to the Governor, are proved by misty legend, authentic
      I course, piomptly dropped^—Straits Times, .May 12.  -  335 words
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      SCHOOLBOY HOWLERS.
      305 5 ,—Straits Times, May 12. Here are a few sctoolboy howlers from a recently compiled collection Finally James the Second gave birth to a son so the people turned him off the throne. William Pitt considered that he was a very suitable undertaker for the war with France. Queen
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      THE PORT OF MALACCA.
      371 5 THE PORT OF MALACCA --Si r.it r Tiroes, Mav 13. Spirited replies from Malacca to our comments on that town’s request for beithage facilities for ocean-going steamers have not been lacking, and those replies suggest that the case for this ambitious scheme is rather stronger than we believed. Our own
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      SEVEN SMALL BOYS.
      345 6 —Straits Times, May 13. The way of the philanthropist is ofU*» hard. In Kuala Lumpur a club Aists for the purpose of helping homeless street boys, who a re undoubtedly potential criminals, to t>‘t a good start in life. There bus been a remarkable concentration of effort
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      RACE HOLIDAYS.
      167 6 strongest piank in their platform.—Straits Times, May 14. According to a series of interviews published in the Singapore Free Press this morning, today is to be the last midweek holiday on account of racing. When we advocated 44 Business as Usual just before the opening of the present
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      PERILS OF THE BATH.
      240 6 iiuiuc uy n biuxoh ur iwu 111 trie best American vein.—Straits Times, May 14. American streets are notorious for the toll of life and limb they exact, but the recent accident to Sir Harry Lauder who fractured a rib while having a bath in Chicago focuses
      iiuiuc uy n biuxoh ur iwu 111 trie best American vein.—Straits Times, May 14.  -  240 words
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      A JOHORE INFERENCE.
      450 6 A JOHORE INFERENCE Straits Times, May 14. We must join issue with Mr. Miller Mackay over one point in his speech at the meeting of the Johore Planters’ Association. Mr. Miller Mackay said: “I have read with interest in the Press remarks on this matter imputed to Mr. WardJackson, from
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    FILMS DESTROYED.
    256 6 Local Cinemas Affected By Fire at Sea. As the result of a fire on the Dollar liner, s.s. President Polk, several cinemas in Singapore will experience a considerable amount of inconvenience in the next few weeks and programmes will have to he reorganised. The President Polk arrived in
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    SIAMESE AVIATOR KILLED
    69 6 Collided with Another Plane In U. S. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Bangkok, May 13. A telegram has been received by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs from H.S.H. Prince Amoradat, the Siamese MiTiister at Washington, stating that Colonel Phra Amoradsak Davuth, of the Siamese Aviation Corps, had been
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    MR. LESTER MAYNARD.
    70 6 New American Consul-General In Singapore. The new Consul-General for the United States in Singapore, Mr. Lester Maynard, has arrived, accompanied by Mrs. Maynard, and taken up his duties. Mr. Maynard’s last post was at Stuttgart. He began his* career in 1900 a* Tonsiil at Sandakon, British North
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    BUSY DAY FOR ROYAL VISITORS.
    581 6 Japanese Community's Warm Welcome. The few hours’ stay which Piflnee Takamatsu and Princess Kikuko of Japan were able to make at Singapore, on Thurs- Jay. on their way to England to return the visit of the Duke of Gloucester and the Garter Mission, was crowded
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    RAPID ADVANCE ON CHENGCHOW.
    782 6 Is It a Northern Rout? NANKING SUCCESSES n\ LUNGHAI FRONT. Shanghai, May 13 The news from the Lunghai zone today is very sensational. The Nanking forces are said to bo advancing rapidly all along the 70-mile battle front. Kweiteh, an important town on the Lunghai Railway
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    CORRESPONDENCE.
    68 7 T. ie Straits Time# it not responsible foi v (.pinions of its correspondents. Correstr’e l. nts should bear in mind that letter* be short and to the point. Long nistles are liable to be rejected or cut 7 Correspondents must enclose their r.nd addresses, not necessarily for publication but
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    THE SOUTHERN CROSS.
    94 7 To the Editor of the Straits Times. gj rt _l was interested to read in Tues(i/v’s Straits Times the letter, signed 1; M E..” which stated that the Southern C r wV had been seen from Malta. It needs only a slight knowledge of <t vu no
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    AUTOMATIC ’PHONES.
    110 7 AUTOMATIC PHONES. To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir,—If your correspondent C.A.P., or ,jy Kiider* who is dissatisfied with the working of the new automatic system, v .1 he good enough to communicate with u personally, I will see that his tele- h iu or line, as the ca?e
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    THINGS THAT MATTER.
    364 7 io the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir.—Instead of filling your pages with a lot of fatuous correspondence about the women-folk of Singapore and letters from people who cannot appreciate an excellent new telephone system, why do you not get dowm to things that matter, to nit.
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    “ EMPTY-HEADED GIRLS.”
    367 7 EMPTY-HEADED GIRLS.” To the Editor of the Straits Times. r —Regarding the Empty-headed vr S ’ii must reply to “Arch lamella j have been married for ten ars a Singapore girl. She is the best "l. e any man could wish for and I am lours, etc., A VERY HAPPY
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    PAHANG CONCESSIONS.
    116 7 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, —Permit me to point out a mis’cadini statement in your issue of May 7. I refer to the paragraph headed Dramatic Ending. Pahang Concession Suit Dismissed.” As the suit to which ;ou refer is really only a part of the
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    “ A SPRIGHTLY OLD AGE.”
    203 7 A SPRIGHTLY OLD AGE.” To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, —I have read with interest your fading article of May 7 on Malacca. While most of what you have said is perfectly true and extremely interestinr, I would like to call your attention to one cr “wo points.
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    “ AN AMERICAN JINGO.”
    616 7 AN AMERICAN JINGO.” To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, —It was with considerable disappointment that I read your recent editorial commenting on Mr. Denny’s newbook America Conquers Britain.” The rcat majority will neglect to read the book after reading your commentary, because of your conclusion that it is
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    THE HEALTH BOARDS.
    102 7 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, —I have lately received a notice from the Local Health Board stating thal the Health Boards Enactment is to be put in force as from June 1. With rubber at 23 cents per lb. and th< possibility of lower
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    MALACCA’S FUTURE.
    841 7 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, —Th? people of Malacca have t( ‘hank you for the limelight turned on to •ur historic port in your recent issues. 1 egret, however, the attempt to dim t!u effect in your paragraph, it will be surprising if a good
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    OLD DAYS IN JELEBU.
    548 7 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, —The report of the death of Mr. John Gardner, which appeared in the Strals Times of May 7, prompt* me to write a few reminiscences of life in Jelebu forty years ago. My first days in the F.M.S.—in
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    SEX DISCUSSION.
    305 8 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir,—I read your article on Youth, Sex and Morals” in your issue of May 10. isn’t this sex discussion business overdone Constant discussions on the subject lead to a too free and easy treatment of the sanctity of sex altogether. I
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    A FIRM OFFER.
    253 8 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, —The letter written by Mr. C. C. Blake appearing in your issue of May 8 is the most reasonable letter which has appeared in your columns for some considerable time. One is definitely at a loss to understand why
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    CAMERON’S PLATEAU.
    414 8 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir,--In your issue of May 7 you say that Cameron, who gave his name* to u country which he possibly never saw.” Yet Cam *ron’s report very clearly shows that the so called “Northern Highlands” i the identical country he explored.
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    TIN RETURNS.
    420 8 Glimau Tin. 698 hours, 27.600 yards, 02 picul*. (iopong Consolidated. 1.050 piculs. Tekka. TOO piculs. Tekka Taiping.- 850 piculs. 1‘engkulcn.—807 piculs, llambutan.—1 *70 piculs. Kinta 1 in. .'155 piculs. Idris Hydraulic Tin. -500 piculs. Lahat Mines. <17 piculs, Telok Kruin Tin.—602 piculs. Mcnglembu Lode. —100 piculs. Hetaling Tin.—3,000
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    VISITORS’ DAY AT R.S.Y.C.
    914 8 Enjoyable Racing. KATHLEEN PERFORMS THE “HAT-TRICK.” The Royal Singapore Yacht Club were at home to visitors from up-country on Sunday, and in spite of the very rainy weather a good day’s sport was forthcoming. Tne first race of the day consisted of he A Class race
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    MISHAP TO GIRL PILOT.
    418 8 Only Slight Damage. TO SINGAPORE VIA BANGKOK. Rugby, May p Miss Amy Johnson, the English 7 engaged on a solo flight from F/n**l«,J l f 1 Australia in a light Gipsy Moth marV to has reached Calcutta. machine, She hopes to complete the journev t Australia
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    AIR MAIL FACILITIES.
    94 8 Special Pillar Boxes Provi&if In London. Rugby, May 12. Pillar boxes for air mail correspondor.ee «»iy are to be provided for the Lonoon postal service. They will be pointed biue to distinguish them from red pillar box®* for ordinary letters. It has been decided to fix a
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    SINGAPORE RACE MEETING.
    2098 9 Favourites Do Better. DRUNKEN DAN’S CLOSE 1 WIN. wea ther favoured the second day of ,J Singapore Turf Club spring meeting h M a v. and a large crowd of spectators a pleasant afternoon. Some races S tame, but others prodded good with a dry course times
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    THE TWO THOUSAND.
    168 9 Diolite Beats Paradine By Two Lengths. London, May 7. The Two Thousand Guineas Stakes, run at Newmarket today, resulted as follows Sir Hugo Hirst's DIOLITE 1 Mr. W. M. Cazalet’s PARADINE 1 Major J. S. Courtauld’s SILVER FLARE f Twenty-eight ran Won by two lengths; a length
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    RAIN INTERFERES WITH PLAY.
    602 9 Reuter. County Cricket Results. SUPREMACY OF BALL OVER BAT. Rair interfered with county cricket almost everywhere, and only one match out of the seven first class games down for decision, was brought to a definite conclusion. That was the one in which Nottinghamshire defeated Somersetshire in
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    JAPANESE LOAN.
    40 9 Quickly Subscribed in London And New York. London, May 13. Cash applications for £12,500,000, representing the London quota of the Japanese loan, were subscribed immediately. The New York quota was $71,000,000 and not $120,0.70,000, as previously stated. —Reuter.
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    NO INTERFERENCE BY GOVERNMENT.
    9275 10 TAPPING AGREEMENTS Mr. Tan Cheng Lock Urges Legislation. LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL MEETING. At the Monday’s meeting of th legislative Council H.K. the Governor. Sir Cecil Clementi, K.C.M.G., preside* and those present were Major-Gene-ral H. L. Pritchard, C.B., C.M.G., D.S.O., General Officer Commanding the Troops the Hon. Mr.
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    DOCTOR SUED.
    285 12 Judgment for Plaintiff In Penang Claim. (From Oar Own Correspondent.) Penang, May 6. Refusing an application for a further postponement on the ground that the case had already been pending for fifteen months, Mr. Justice Sproule today gave judgment in the case in which Boo Boon Chin sued
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    DUTCH AIR LINES.
    79 12 Increase in Passengers And Mail. The returns of the Royal Dutch Indian Airways for March show that 1,320 sengers were carried. Thirty-four "'ch carried on the Singapore- Palembiuv--Batavia service. Freight carried amounted to 9,370 l' 110 grams and air mail to 565 kilograms, presenting nearly 40,000 letters.
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    CONFERENCE TO BE HELD IN LONDON
    2132 13 —British Wireless. Important Statement By Government DOMINION STATUS. HOW GANDHI LOST HIS OPPORTUNITY. In an important statement published on Monday the Viceroy, Lord In* in. announced that conference to consider the future of India will be held in London in October, following the close
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    NEW TIN COMPANY.
    122 13 Puket Tin Dredging, Limited, has been registered with a capital of £.'100,000 in sa. shares, according to “Jordan’s” list. The company will enter into an agreement with the Tronoh Mines, Limited, and Waihi <«old Mining Company, Limited, and will ncquire lands, mines and other properties in Siam
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    SLUMP’S EFFECT ON STORE TRADE.
    971 13 Robinson Co.’s Reduced Profits. Mr. W. H. Macgregor presided at tho annual general meeting of Robinson and Co., Ltd., which was held on Saturday at the Chartered Bank Chambers. The others present were the Hon. Mr. W. A. Fell, Messrs. K. A. Stevens, S. G.
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    THE LITERARY PAGE—NEW BOOKS REVIEWED.
    5978 14 The Greatness of C. E. Montague The Influence of The Manchester Guardian A Modernist Version of ‘‘Hark, Hark, The Lark” —Art and Drudgery—Tragedy is Not Depressing.— What is Freemasonry Its Origin In England. —The Degradation of The Medical Profession. —The Legion Book. Inside Information. A
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    CHINATOWN FIRE.
    188 15 Brigade Quell Dangerous Outbreak. A fire which might have caused considerable damage in Singapore’s ('hinutown broke out on Friday afternoon but the timely arrival of the Fire Brigade and the splendid work of the firemen soon had the flames under control and saved the situation. In half an
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    SPEEDWAY MANAGER ARRESTED.
    500 16 Nominal Fine for Gaming Offence. Arrested at the Singapore Speedways at Upper Serangoon Road on May 7 during the dirt-track racing, and on reaching the police station released immediately on bail, Mr. A. J. Reynolds, managing director of tin* Singapore Speedways, Ltd., was on Thursday la. i
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    MR. R. SCOULAR.
    209 16 Death of Chairman Of John Little’s. News was received by Messrs. John Little and Co. on May 7 from their London office of the death of the chairman of the company, Mr. R. Scoular. Mr. Scoular, who was about 65 years of age, was for many years
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    WEEKLY COPRA MARKET.
    35 16 Mi i*srs. Barlow ami Co. report ns f« lP»w«5 Th» marl, t has shown n slightly easier tendency. Approximately CO tons were .fhipped. Closing quota ions are: Sundried Il'.'.Co, mi ed U.CO.
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    SINGAPORE BASE’S FUTURE.
    174 16 Decision at Imperial Conference. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, May 12. The Manchester Guardian states that until the Government hears the views of the Dominion and Colonial Governments concerned and until the Imperial Conference has |been held, the work on the Singapore Naval Base will continue. In
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    PRESERVING FAUNA IN MALAYA.
    297 21 Commission Appointed. MR. T. HUBBACK TO REPORT. The appointment of a commission to inquire into the preservation of wild life Malaya was mentioned in the House of Commons on April 9. S r George Penny (Cons., Kingston-on-Thames) asked the Under-Secretary of Qt te for the Colonies,
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    FIRST GLOUCESTERS FOR SINGAPORE.
    222 21 Coming from Egypt in A Few Months. It has now been officially announced that the 2nd Welch Regiment will be relieved in Singapore by the 1st Gloucesters, who are at present stationed in Egypt. The date of arrival is not yet known, but it is expected
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    MALAYA TIN STATISTICS.
    104 21 The following is an amended statement of '"‘‘ign imports of tin ore during the month 01 April, 19.10 < ountry of Origin. Tons. Burma 79 I'uteh East Indies nonka and Billiton 2,352 Sumatra 192 French Indo-China 82 SV®?" 1,027 1 nion of South Africa 107 Total 3,839
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    CLUB SECRETARY FINED $100.
    680 21 Magistrate Unable to Take Lenient View. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Malacca, May 8. Mr. Fenwick Oliver, secretary of the Malacca Club, was fined $100 by Mr. G. B. Kellagher, Police Magistrate, today, for assaulting Inspector Huggins on Apr. 27 at the Central Police Station. Inspector G.
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    BURIAL AT SEA.
    142 21 Death of Mr. W. Main Of Singapore. News has been received by United Engineers, Ltd., of the death at sea of Mr. William Main, a member of the staff in Singapore. Mr. Main, who was about 34 years o' age, left for Home on the Blue Funnel
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    THE S.F.A. RE-UNION DINNER.
    792 21 A Happy Gathering At Malacca. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Malacca, May 11. The members of the St. Francis Association held their unnual re-union dinner at the Recreation 'Hall of the St. Francis Institution on Saturday evening (May 10). The attendance numbered 125 and among the guests
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    ACTOR’S CLAIM FOR SALARY.
    2135 22 Case in Singapore Court. A dispute as to salary between the the manager of a theatrical company visiting Singapore and one of the players was the subject of a claim which came before the First Civil District Judge (Mr. H. R. Bull) on May 8. The
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    FIRES IN SINGAPORE.
    193 22 Busy Week-End for The Brigade. The Singapore Fire Brigade had a hu?> week-end, answering no less than tl > >u j calls. The most serious outbreak a huge combined dwelling house and stoi at 1, Oxley Road shortly after one ocIock on Sunday morning. The premises ore
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    OUTPUT CURTAILED.
    40 22 Kinta Kolla-i Tin Dredging, Ltd., '••tiled output by closing the dredge > nde.y during February, March an i h'* dredge was also closed for the !i uipht of April. ltonpibon Tin N. L. dredge was close week during March.
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  • PAST WEEK’S IMPERIAL AND GENERAL NEWS Contained in Reuter, British Imperial Radio and Special Telegrams.
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      THE DEATH ROLL IN BURMA.
      193 23 no nau recei>Bu imj iuhiuimouuu ho reported earthquake.—British Wireless. Official Statement Of Casualties. PAGODAS DAMAGED. Many Killed in Cinema Fire. Rangoon, May 7. The figures of the casualties in the earthquake are now authoritatively corseted to 400 killed at Pegu and over 200 killed and
      no nau recei>Bu imj iuhiuimouuu ho reported earthquake.—British Wireless. – ‘. .  -  193 words
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      CHINA’S HOPES.
      182 23 —Reuter. .Sovereignty Restored In Fiscal Matters. Nanking, May 7. The Minister for Foreign Affairs, Dr. vV;.ng, interviewed by Reuter’s Agency, -tateu that the signature of a Sinolapanese tariff agreement signifies that all he Treaty Powers have restored to China the sovereignty due to her in tariff and fiva!
      .—Reuter.  -  182 words
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      TORNADO HAVOC.
      174 23 lie utcr. Many Killed in United States. Dallas, Texas, May 7. It is believed that 73 people have been billed and hundreds injured, while immense damage has been done by tornadoes which are sweeping a wide area of the central district as far south as San Antonio. The
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      BRITAIN’S NAVAL SACRIFICES.
      1085 23 negotiations were not closed.—British Wireless. ,—Reuter. force alone to secure our safety. Replying to specific points raised during the oebato, he said the Admiralty were prepared to agree to fifty cruisers as the minimum requirements of the Empire up to the next conference in 1936. The justification
      negotiations were not closed.—British Wireless.; ,—Reuter.  -  1,085 words
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      FOREST FIRES.
      109 23 —Reuter. Great Damage Done Near New York. New York, May 7. The bush and forest fires, which have already rendered hundreds homeless, still continue to cause alarm on the eastern seaboard. The fires were aggravated by a spell of dry weather, accompanied by high winds. Some of the
      —Reuter.  -  109 words
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      ATLANTIC TELEPHONES.
      85 23 —British Wireless. Charge for Calls to U.S.A. Reduced. Rugby, May 8. Owing to the success of the transAtlantic wireless telephone service the post office announces that from Sunday next the charge for calls to the first zone of the United States and Canada will be reduced from £9
      —British Wireless.  -  85 words
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      EARTHQUAKE HAVOC.
      68 23 Reuter. Persian Town Almost Entirely Destroyed. Teheran, May 10. The town of Salmas was almost entirely destroyed by the earthquake. In addition to 2,000 killed, there are 5,000 injured. Considerable damage was done at Tabriz, the shock lasting a minute and a half. The panic-stricken population fled from
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      GENERAL ELECTION IN CANADA.
      144 23 —Reuter. Unexpected Decision. QUESTION OF NEW TARIFFS. Ottawa, May 7. In the course of the Budget debate in the House of Commons Mr. Mackenzie King, the Prime Minister, announced that a Canadian General Election in Canada will be held in the autumn. The announcement, which surprised
      —Reuter.  -  144 words
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      U.S. NAVY.
      372 23 —Iteutcr. Big Programme Of Construction. Washington, May 7. Mr. Britten, the chairman of the naval committee of the House of Representatives, announced that he is introducing a bill for the construction of warcraft involving an expenditure of $1,000,000,000. He declared that this was necessary in order to secure
      —Iteutcr.  -  372 words
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      MINISTERS MEET.
      51 23 sters ha<J a Ion# conversation. —British Wireless. Mr. Henderson Entertained At Quai d’Orsay. Rugby, May 9. Mi*. Arthur Henderson, the British Foreign Secretary, was entertained to luncheon today at the Quai d’Orsay by M. Briand, the French Foreign Minister. After luncheon the two Foreign Ministers had a long
      sters ha<J a Ion# conversation.—British Wireless.  -  51 words
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      CAR CHARGES INTO CROWD.
      498 24 Reuter. —Bitish Wireless. Brooklands Disaster. RACE WHICH ENDED »IN TRAGEDY. London, May 9. Two people were killed and several seriously injured through an accident at the Brooklands motor racing track during the last hour of the Junior Car C lub’s double twelve-hour race. A Talbot car,
      Reuter.; .—Bitish Wireless.  -  498 words
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      MINE DESTROYED.
      81 24 ,—Trans-Ocean. Huge Land Slides In Germany. Berlin, May 9. Huge land slides and subterranean floods have caused the caving in of Germany’s oldest potash mine, at Vinenburg, in the Hartz Mountains. The mining offices and a neighbouring factory were buried. Pavements in Vinenburg were cracked, and the police
      ,—Trans-Ocean.  -  81 words
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      ALIEN SEAMEN.
      85 24 —Keutrr. Unrest Among British Unemployed. London, May 10. At th&lt;» request of the National Union of Seamen, Lieut.-Comdr. ,7. M. Kenworthy, M.P., (Lab. Hull Central) has left for Antwerp, accompanied by officials of the National Union of Seamen, to investigate the successful system in force there for preventing
      —Keutrr.  -  85 words
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      TREATY ABANDONED.
      774 24 —British Wireless. Negotiations with Egypt Break Down. London, May 8. After a strenuous eleventh-hour effort to st(.H»r the Anglo-Egyptian negotiations through the snags of opposing the conference met again at eIeven J ll J, k but at 12.45 it was announced that the negotiations had broken down, and
      —British Wireless.  -  774 words
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      “BATTLE ROYAL.”
      421 24 the references made to them. —British Wireless. —Reuter. Egyptian Treaty Question Still Unsolved. London, May 7. Apparently a battle royal has been proceeding today from the resumption of the Anglo- Egyptian Treaty negotiations at the unprecedentedly early hour of 8 a.m. lhe trouble is believed to be over
      the references made to them.—British Wireless.; .—Reuter.  -  421 words
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      TANKS FOR CHINA.
      84 24 —Reuter. Deliveries by British Firms. London, May 12. In the House of Commons, Mr. Frank Owen (Lib., Hereford) asked whether recent negotiations had occurred with the Nanking Government for the delivery of British tanks. Dr. H. Dalton, the Parliamentary Undersecretary to the Foreign Office, replied that there
      .—Reuter.  -  84 words
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      JAPANESE LOAN.
      65 24 .—Reuter. Quickly Over-Subscribed In New York. New York, May 12. Japanese Government external 35-year gold bonds to the value of $02,500,000 were offered by J. p. Morgan and Co. for subscription today and over-subscribed The issue price is 90, and the interest will be 5Vi per cent. The
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      LYNCH LAW AGAIN IN TEXAS.
      141 24 —Reuter. Frenzied Mob Storms Court-House. Sherman, Texas, May io. A frienzied mob, seeking to lynch negro, burned down the court hous* J which the negro (who had been f 0Ur S guilty of assaulting a woman) had imprisoned. a The police,, using their fists and
      —Reuter.  -  141 words
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      FACTORY EXPLOSION.
      131 24 ,—Reuter. Twenty Deaths in U.S.A. Disaster. St. Joseph, Missouri, May 9. Tw’enty people are missing and four are known to be dead as a result of an explosion at the huge ammonia tanks in the Armour Packing Co. The building seemed to be lifted fcnd flung down again,
      ,—Reuter.  -  131 words
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      PROHIBITION.
      98 24 Reuter. ‘Penalties Do Not Diminish Crime.’ Washington, May 9. Mr. G. Wickersham, the chairman of President Hoover’s Law Enforcement. Commission, in a speech here criticised the entire penal system of the United States, which he declared was founded on a fallacy. He stated that experience had shown that the
      Reuter.  -  98 words
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      DUTCH AIR SERVICE.
      100 24 —Reuter. Views of Australian Prime Minister. Canberra, May 8. Referring to the Dutch scheme to extend the Holland-Java air route to Australia, Mr. Scullin, the Prime Mini?t?r. said the Netherlands Government r.a made representations to him with xepam to the carriage of mails, etc., and the di**
      .—Reuter.  -  100 words
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      GERMANY’S CRUISER.
      116 24 —Reuter. Construction Postponed Until Next Year. Berlin, May 8. The Budget committee of the Reichstag, by 19 votes to 13. rejected the propos of the Minister of Defence to insert the Budget a nominal sum for the eon struction of cruiser B. Speaking before the Budget commit of
      .—Reuter.  -  116 words
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      MR. JOHN WHEATLEY.
      310 25 Death of Well-Known Socialist. London, May 12. ..-j e t i( a th has occurred in Glasgow of M j Wheatley. M.P., (Lab., Shettleston), a result of cerebral hemorrhage.— iv*it* r. &gt;j r John Wheatley, who was born in *;&lt;, 0 f Irish labouring parents, w’as f-unous
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      ART SCANDAL.
      89 25 —Reuter. Grandson of .Famous Painter Charged. Paris, May 7. Jean Charles Millet (grandson of the famous landscape painter Jean Francois Millet) and his friend Cazeau have been erasted in connection with a great picture forgeries scandal. Millet and Cazeau are alleged to have m d to an English
      —Reuter.  -  89 words
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      TIN DEPRESSION.
      84 25 —Straits Times Copyright. Anglo-Oriental’s Low Dividend. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, May 8. The report of the Anglo-Oriental Mining 1 iteration, the most important unit in th. i n producing industry, admits that h( immediate situation is less favourable than that at any period during recent years. IJ.e
      .—Straits Times Copyright.  -  84 words
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      NO DECISION YET.
      68 25 —Router. Dutch Air Line Extension To Australia. Sydney, May 7. I he reporte J decision to start an extension of the Dutch Indies air line to Australia is denied. I be Consul-General for Holland, interviewed by Reuter’s Agency, said the question was still being considered. was previously
      .—Router.  -  68 words
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      MALTA CRISIS.
      38 25 fij’ht ©trims limes ui 1 British Papers’ Support For Government. roni Our Own Correspondent.) London, May 11. nv; npwspaperR &gt; n commenting on the &gt;sjs in Malta, are not disposed to tackle icligious issue, but generally support
      fij’ht ©trims limes ui1;.-  -  38 words
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      CABLE NEWS IN BRIEF.
      745 25 i.—Reuter. Dominions and the Colonies. Bntish Wireless. Reuter. Berlin, May 7. The annual report of the German D’ye i Vth Ik 1 lh at thc BrcvaUing fashions,! th their preference for darker colours* may substantially increase profits this year.—Trans-Ocean. j London, May 7. The death roll
      i.—Reuter.; Dominions and the Colonies. Bntish Wireless.; Reuter.  -  745 words
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      LENA GOLDFIELDS.
      155 25 —Reuter. Soviet Disputes German Concession. Berlin, May 10. The fust sitting of the court of arbitration on the dispute between the Lena GoldlielJs ard the Soviet sat today under the presidency of Professor Stutzer. It was announced that the arbitrator appointed by the Soviet had failed to appear.
      —Reuter.  -  155 words
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      BOMBAY COTTON.
      117 25 Reuter. Plans to Prevent Profiteering. Bombay, May 12. That the Bombay cotton mill industry is bestirring itself w r ith a view to turning the present boycott of foreign cloth to the best account is indicated by a statement issued by the Mill Owners’ Association. It lays stress
      Reuter.  -  117 words
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      POET LAUREATE.
      88 25 British Wireless. Congratulations to Mr. Masefield. Rugby, May 10. The appointment of Mr. John Masefield as Poet Laureate has given great pleasure in literary circles and especially among Mr. Masefield’s fellow poets. Mr. Masefield lives at Boxhill, Oxford, and was a neighbour and close friend of his predecessor,
      British Wireless.  -  88 words
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      BANDITRY IN CHINA.
      89 25 feared unless peace is restored.— Sin Kuo Min. Bank Chairman’s Grave Warning. Shanghai, May 11. At the annual meeting of the China Bank (the Bank of China?)yesterday the chairman emphasised that, although Chinn is an agricultural country, she imported last year food-stuff’s to the value of over
      feared unless peace is restored.—Sin Kuo Min.  -  89 words
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      HOSTILITY TO A JUDGE.
      80 25 —Router. Appointment Refused by U.S. Senate. Washington, May 7. The Senate, after an angry debate, rejected, by 41 to 30, the appointment of Judge J. J. Barker as associate Judge of the Supreme Court. Thq Judge’s opponents urged that he was unfit to sit in th*
      —Router.  -  80 words
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      OURS IS THE SEA!
      119 25 .—Reuter. Mussolini in Great Form Again. Leghorn, May 12. Signor Mussolini recovered his best flanffioyant style in an address to 30,000 people after inspecting the new cruiser Gorizia. Blackshirts, how is your pulse he queried, and the crowd roared, Steady. We are at your orders until
      .—Reuter.  -  119 words
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      HUMILIATION DAY.
      89 25 v 1 VI f uiv um uv v m u|i rates to the starving populace.—Sin Kuo Min. Flags Fly at Half-Mast In Canton. Hong Kong, May 9. A largely attended “national humiliation memorial meeting” was held at the provincial party headquarters at Canton today. Many speeches were mude
      v 1 VI f uiv um uv v m u|i rates to the starving populace.—Sin Kuo Min.  -  89 words
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      HOME AND EMPIRE.
      105 25 Reuter. Mr. Baldwin Launches His Campaign. London, May 8. Speaking at Sheffield, Mr. Baldwin launched the Home and Empire campaign of the Conservative party. He expatiated on the policy he laid down in speeches in Ixmdon recently, and promised the restoration of all the safeguarding duties Mr.
      — Reuter.  -  105 words
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      SIR FREDERICK JAMES.
      89 25 office will shortly expire.— British Wireless. Retirement from Governorship Of Windward Islands. Rugby, May 7. The King has approved the appointment of Sir Thomas Alexander Vans Best, Lieutenant-Governor of Malta, to ho Governor and Commander-in-Chief of Windward Islands, in succession to Sir Frederick Seton James, whose term
      office will shortly expire.— British Wireless.  -  89 words
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      FAMINE IN CHINA.
      113 25 Rice Relief Society At Swatow. Hong Kong, May 7. The Municipal Government and the Chamber of Commerce of Swatow have jointly organised a Rice Relief Society to meet the serious crisis which has arisen in consequence of the shortage of rico and the rapid appreciation in rice
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      SINGAPORE TELEPHONES.
      62 25 100,(KK) !u. t yti .Slinit.s Times Copyi iglt. Company’s Record Revenue Last Year. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, May 8. The Evening Standard draws favourable attention to the shares of the Oriental Teh phono and Electric Co., Ltd., for invcaL.ncnt purposes, particularly the pre'erenee shares. Th re was
      100,(KK) !u. t yti ! . .Slinit.s Times Copyi iglt.  -  62 words
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      TERRIBLE SCENES AT SHOLAPUR.
      929 26 revorely injured.—Straits Times CopyMnv 7 —Reuter. .—British Wireless. —Sin Kuo Min. Demoniacal Fury Of Rioters. POLICEMAN BURNT. Authorities Ready For Emergencies. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Calcutta, May 7. Four rebels were killed and two captured it) a fight with an armed police party near Chittagong today.
      revorely injured.—Straits Times Copy- Mnv 7; .—Reuter.; .—British Wireless.; —Sin Kuo Min.  -  929 words
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      RIOTING AT SHOLAPUR.
      1698 26 —Reuter. —Reuter. British Wireless. Women and Children Evacuated. Sholapur, May 8. Twenty-five people were killed and 100 injured in the course of serious rioting here. Six police stations, the magistrate's court and nearly all the local liquor shop&gt; were burnt down. A detachment of the West Riding
      .—Reuter.; British Wireless.  -  1,698 words
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      CRITICAL DAY IN INDIA.
      140 26 .—Reuter. Moslem Festival Passes Peacefully. Calcutta, May 10The Bakr Id festival, which inydve* Moslems sacrificing cows (whicn sacred to Hindus) passed off peacetu Calcutta and the suburbs. Simla, May 11Reports from Delhi, Lahore, Meerut and Bombay state that the ba celebrations passed off quietly. Sholapur, May
      .—Reuter.  -  140 words
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      TYABJI ARRESTED.
      459 27 —Reuter. Raid on Salt Depot Frustrated. Bombay, May 12. Tv»hii (Gandhi’s successor) and all PmVer* were arrested at the outset of march to Dharsana, where they mn led to raid the salt depot. U Viftv-nine volunteers, with the octoge.V Moslem leader Tyabji, set out this na n J
      .—Reuter.  -  459 words
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      MARTIAL LAW.
      612 27 ,—Reuter. Complete Control Of Situation. Sholapur, May 13. Martial law has been proclaimed. The curfew is enforced from today. Hie carrying of lathis, lethal weapons and t ongress flags is prohibited. Not more than four persons may assemble at one place. Bombay, May 13. The cocksureness of the
      ,—Reuter.  -  612 words
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      NINE YEARS AFTER.
      90 27 I.—Trans-Ocean. Burial of Murdered Turkish Minister. Berlin, May 9. The embalmed body of the former Tu/kish Minister Talaat Pasha was buried in the Mohamedan Cemetery, Berlin, today in the presence of the Turkish Ambassador. Talaat Pasha, who found an asylum in Germany from the turmoil in Turkey
      I.—Trans-Ocean.  -  90 words
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      MR. HOOVER CRITICISED.
      53 27 ,—Reuter. Senator on “Misleading Optimism.” Washington, May 9. Senator Robinson, in his first speech commenting on the political situation since he returned from the London Conference, severely criticised I resident Hoover’s optimistic and misleading statements regarding business conditions and unemployment.” Mr. Robinson averred that conditions had been
      ,—Reuter.  -  53 words
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      AIR MAIL TRAGEDY.
      43 27 ,—Reuter. Machine Crashes in Fog Three Drowned. Montevideo, May 10. Three people were drowned when the South Amciica-France air mad, proceeding to Rio de Janeiro, with mails for Europe, crashed in the sea in a fog. One passenger swam ashore.—Reuter.
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      BEGUM OF BHOPAL.
      79 27 He u ter. Death of a Famous Ruler. Bhopal City, May 13. The death has occurred, after an operation, of the Begum of Bhopal. Lhopal is the principal Moslem State of Central India, and the Begum, who was 70 years of !age, was the ruling Princess from
      He u ter.  -  79 words
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      £1,000,000 IN CHARITY.
      84 27 —British Wireless. Death of Famous Hull Benefactor. Rugby, May 10. The death occurred last night at the age of 83, of Mr. Thomas Kerens, whose gifts to public and charitable objects are estimated to have exceeded £1,000,000. His native town of Hull, in particular, benefited from his
      .—British Wireless.  -  84 words
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      RUSSIAN GOLDFIELDS.
      107 27 —Reuter. Sentences on Charges Of Espionage. Moscow, May 8. The Supreme Court passed sentences of ten years imprisonment on Kolianikov, the chief metallurgist of the Lena Goldfields Co., and Muromtzev, the legal adviser of the concessionnaires, on charges of undertaking destructive activities and espionage but reduced the sentences
      .—Reuter.  -  107 words
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      THE C.E.R. DISPUTE.
      90 27 —Sin Kuo Min. Russia Makes Very Heavy Indemnity Claims. Shanghai, May 11. •Mr. Ho Teh-hui, the Nanking Nationalist Government’s delegate to the forthcoming Chinese Eastern Railway Conference, has arrived at Moscow. He has wired to Nanking stating that the Soviet Government is demanding indemnities as follows:— (1)
      —Sin Kuo Min.  -  90 words
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      COMMUNISTS IN U.S.A.
      49 27 —Reuter. Government to Make Special Investigation. Washington, May 13. Mr. Snell, the chairman of the rules committee of the House of Representatives, has introduced a resolution to authorise an investigation of the activities of Communists in the United States by a special committee of the House.—Reuter.
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      COAL-MINES BILL.
      70 27 —Reuter. Government Defeat in House Of Lords. London, May 13. The Government was defeated in the House of Lords on the committee stage of the Government Coal-mines Bill, which had already passed the House of Commons. An amendment moved by the Earl of Dudley, providing that the quota
      ).—Reuter.  -  70 words
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      FACTORY FIRE.
      46 27 —Reuter. Damage at Spalding’s Building In U.S.A. Chicopee, Mass, May 13. Three firemen were injured and damage estimated at £50,000 was done by a fire at the golf ball factory of A. G. Spalding Bros. The building contained thousands of gallons of naptha acetone.—Reuter.
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      THE RED MENACE.
      82 27 Reuter. 14 Armies Ravaging In China. Shanghai, May 13. rfTli" weekly paper Firance and Commerce, in an article on the Red Menace p h’na publishes a list of M distinct Rod armies, with a total strength of 15,000 nvn. whi h are iaviging Central nd South China.
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      FORGED £50 NOTES.
      69 27 —Keuter. Arrests by French Secret Police. Paris, May 13. The French secret police have arrested four alleged members ofl a gang of international forgers— a Pole, a Russian and two Rumanians- on a charge of forging Bank of England notes for £50 cacn. These have been circulating
      —Keuter.  -  69 words
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      PERSECUTION IN RUSSIA.
      58 27 —Reuter. Moslem Appeal to Christian Churches. Warsaw, May 7. On the occasion of the Moslem festival. Mohammedans in Warsaw passed a reolution appealing to the Mohammedan rulers, the Pope and the Archbishop of Canterbury, to protect the Moslem religion in Russia from persecution by the Soviet Government.
      .—Reuter.  -  58 words
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      DR. P. J. STROELSTRA.
      61 27 —ReutiT. Death of Well-Known Dutch Socialist. The Hague, May 13. The death of the Dr. P. J. Stroclstra, the well-known Socialist, is reported from Scheveningen.—Router. Dr. Stroelstra founded the Dutch Social Democratic Workers’ Party, which adopted the programme of the Second Internationale. He led the party
      .—ReutiT.  -  61 words
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      LOAD LINE CONFERENCE.
      63 27 —Reuter. Five Countries Decline To Participate. London, May 13. In the House of Commons at question time, Mr. William Graham, President of the Board of Trade, stated that so far 17 countries, including China, Egypt, Persia, Siam and the Union &lt;&gt;C South Africa, had declined the invitation
      —Reuter.  -  63 words
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      CHINESE CONSULATES.
      51 27 —Havas. Precautions Suggested In Saigon and Hanoi. Paris, May. 12. According to a clause in the commercial agreement between China and Indo-China, Chinese Consuls may be appointed in Saigon and Hanoi. Le Journal considers that care should be taken that these Consulates do not become centres of anti-French
      —Havas.  -  51 words
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      JAPANESE DIET.
      31 27 .—Reuter. Business Completed at Special Session. Tokio, May 13. After passing all the Government Bills, the special session of the Diet ended tonight and will be formally closed tomorrow.—Reuter.
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      AFGHANISTAN.
      28 27 —British Wireless. New British Minister Arrives In Kabul. Rugby, May 13. Mr. R. R. McConachie, the new British Minister to Afghanistan, safely reached Kabul on Sunday.—British Wireless.
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      DEATH OF POLAR EXPLORER.
      19 27 —Reuter. Oslo, May 13. The death of the famous explorer Dr«, Nansen is announced. Reuter.
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    EIGHTY MILLION DOLLARS INCREASE.
    1665 28 Last Year’s Prosperity In The F.M.S. TRADE BALANCE U*P. Rubber Shipments Which Amazed the Statisticians. During the present slump in Malaya comfort may be had in the fact that it has been preceded by a remarkably prosperous year. This is the conclusion to be drawn from
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    CHANNEL TUNNEL.
    198 28 ,—British Wireless. Need for Searching Inquiry. Rugby, May 13. Replying to questions in the Houm of Commons, the Prime Minister, Mr. Ramcay MacDonald, stated that the inquiry into the military aspects of the Channel Tunnel was taken up as soon as the reI port of the committee on
    ,—British Wireless.  -  198 words
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    BROTHERS IN ARMS.
    158 28 i.—Reuter. Welch Fusiliers Honoured In Washington. Washington, May 12. A talking film recorded a remarkable function in the portico of the M hite House before a gathering which includea President Hoover, Sir Rona’d Lindsay, the British Ambassador, and Lord Derby. The genesis of the occasion lies in
    i.—Reuter.  -  158 words
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    TROOPS IN CHINA.
    94 28 .—Reuter. Annual Extra Cost to Britain Of £270,000. London, May 13. In the House of Commons at questit n time, Mr. T. Shaw, the Secretary for War, c aid the establishment of British troops in China was approximately 365 officers and 7,000 other ranks. The figures included
    .—Reuter.  -  94 words
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    MALAYAN FISHERIES REPORT.
    684 28 Success of Japanese Emphasised. In the course of his report for Mr. Norman Smedley, the offieer-in-chare» of the Fisheries Department, s S an F.M.S., states 1 The year under review has not been particularly successful one for local fish, men, but the success of the Japanese IL
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    FRENCH AIRMAN’S FEAT.
    41 28 —Reuter. Non-Stop from Senegal To Brazil. Natal, Brazil, May The French airman Mermoz has a: V. non-stop from St. Louis, Senegal- t r object was to demonstrate the fen*' of a weekly air mail between Fvan&lt; South America.—Reuter.
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  • SPORTING NEWS.
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      S.A.F.A. COUNCIL AND ROUGH PLAY.
      991 29 Referee’s Decision Upheld. rOVERNMENT STADIUM CONTROL. The annual meeting of the Council of c V was held at the Stadium the Ain May 7 under the chairmanship of the president, Mr. R. L. Ilastie. Referring to the matter of rou&h play, the chairman sa d
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      STRIBLING IN FORM.
      154 29 German Champion Beaten In Second Round. London, May 8. At the Albert Hall Young Stribling, the American heavyweight beat Schonrath, b® German heavyweight champion, the .ofei-oa intervening in the second round of a contest scheduled for ten rounds. Stribling ended a sequence of 25 knockout victories with
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      Negro Champion.
      29 29 Reuter. Omaha, Nebraska, May 10. 1 he negro boxer Jack Thompson won .he American welterweight championship beating the holder, Jackie Fields, on joints over 15 rounds.— Reuter.
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      DAVIS CUP.
      222 29 Router. Italian Victories Over Egypt. Rome, May 9. Italy and Egypt are meeting in the second round of the Davis Cup. Destefani (Italy) beat Grandgulllot (Egypt), 6—2. 6—1, 6—2. I)e Morpurgo (Italy) beat Wahid, 6—1, 6—4, 6—2. Reuter. Ita*y Ea-ily Defeat Egypt. Rome, May 11. Italy defeated Egypt
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      S.C.C. BAT ALL DAY.
      1067 29 Good Score Against United Services. Heavy lain early on Friday morning caused considerable delay in the start of the second match between the S.C.C. and the United Services. Just after noon it was decided to make a start at 1.30, and ten minutes after this time
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      ESSEX PROVIDE A SENSATION. Visitors’ Collapse.
      350 29 —Kcuter. AUSTRALIANS TURN THE TABLE. London, May 7. The Australians’ match with Essex at Leyton proved sensational. Batting on a tricky wicket the tourists collapsed and were dismissed for 15G, the smallest score of their tour so far. Woodfull, the captain, called the unbowlable,”
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      GERMAN FOOT BALL.
      130 29 Draw .with Best English Team. j Berlin, May 10. The first soccer international ever played between England and Germany took place in Berlin today, before a crowd of 50,000, and resulted in a draw of three all. e team was the strongest available.— Reuter. A TrATIS-Ueean message,
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      ROY SMITH WINS S.C.C. SINGLES.
      1246 30 Hard-Fought Final. YOUTH TRIUMPHS OVER EXPERIENCE. The final of the S.C.C. Singles Championship, between I). H. Kleinman and Roy Smith, which was played on Thursday afternoon, was one of the best encounters that has been forthcoming m this tournament. Conditions were all against good tennis,
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      SELANGOR TENNIS.
      146 30 G. O. Hovil Wins the Open Singles. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, May 8. The Selangor Club tennis tournament concluded yesterday, when Mrs. E. H. H. Everest presented the prizes to the following winners Men’s Open Singles.—G. O. Hovil runnerup, H. S. Hewett. Men’s Open Doubles.—H. J.
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      100 YARDS IN 9 2-5 SECS.
      161 30 New Record Claimed By United States. Los Angeles, May 12. The Olympic champion Frank Wykoff, officially timed over a hundred yards’ sprint, did 9 2-5 seconds, which is a world’s record.—Reuter. The former world’s record time for the 100 yards sprint stood at 9
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      S.C.C. ONLY JUST BEAT S.R.C.
      824 30 Unconvincing Display. FYFE’S BAD LUCK IN SECOND HALF. S.C.C. 2 S.U.C. What is wrong with the S.C.C. Some people say bad luck; others say bad play; and others say nothing at all; but, one thing is certain, whatever is wrong with the side must be
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      AUSTRALIANS’ GOOD REPLY.
      658 30 Century for Woodfuli, VETERAN BOWLER takps THREE WICKETS (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, May 10 Remarkable bowling by Grimmett Wi responsible for the poor opening score Yorkshire in their match with th" Australians at Brammall Lane, Sheffield which started today. Grimmett took t wickets for 37 runs,
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      WEIHAIWEI CUP.
      137 31 Singapore G.C.’s Victory Over Keppel. cin„,,pnre and Kennel Golf Clubs mot t* B11k.it Timah on Sunday in the Wcihai!l competition, and the Singapore ]'V’ v on by 4—3. Conditions were 18 J,’!, llia tch play one point for each match n Matches all square at the 18th to
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      Mixed Foursome at Bukit Timah.
      259 31 The Singapore Golf Club May Mixed Foursomes competition was played on Fri(jav afternoon and resulted in a tie between Mr. D. Paterson and Mrs. Atkin B.rry and Mr. J. C. Rash and Mrs. de Piro. Fittv-six cards were taken out, and the following were returned
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      Capt. Dearden Wins Garrison Medal Competition.
      87 31 The Garrison Golf Club men’s monthly medid competition was played on Saturday ar.d Sunday. Twenty cards were taken out. the host returns being as follows: G. H. N. Capt. F. Denrden 87 18 69 Major E. J. B. Buchanan 84 14 70 P. B.
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      Japanese Beat Race Course Club.
      153 31 A match between the Race Course Golf Club and the Singapore Japanese Golf Club was played on Sunday over the iattcr s links, and resulted in a win for the Japanese by 4*-i points to 3*4 points. Detailed scores were as follow’s (Race Course players
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      Result of Keppel May Medal Competition.
      149 31 For the Keppel Golf Club May medal competition 24 cards were taken out, and nine cards returned. The best scores were as follows J- M. C. Macgilchrist 3 down L. Wyatt 3 down t swee P on Saturday was won by J. B. Weiss
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      CHAMPIONS AT GOLF.
      142 31 —Reuter. American Women’s Bid For British Title. London, May 12. The greatest week in British golf ths season began with an atack by 21 Americans led by Miss Glenna Collett on the British women’s championship, which th: United States have never won. As a result of today’s
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      Great Fight in British Championship.
      188 31 —Reuter. London, May 13. Play in the British women’s golf championship continued today. While Great Britain has nothing to •*cual the smashing golf of “Hard-Hitting Helen (Miss Hicks), who defeated her English opponents in the second anti thin’ rounds, each by 7 and 5, the
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      COMPSTON WINS.
      95 31 —Reuter. Decisive Success Over Horton Smith. London, May 9. Professional golfers met at Southport n a competition for prize money presented by the Manchester Daily Dispatch. The presence of one American, Horton Smith, was sufficient to press the British players into a dramatic fighting finish. Horton Smith today
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      BRITISH GOLF SUCCESS.
      76 31 i.—Reuter, Hartley Beats Willing In Play-Off. London, May 10. The historic and very valuable golf trophy the St. George’s Cup, was played for at Sandwich, and resulted in the veteran member of the American Walker Cup team, Dr. Willing, tying with the former Cambridge player Rex Hartley
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    BETTING DISPUTE.
    84 31 No Settlement Reached At Bangkok. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Bangkok, May 9. No settlement has been reached in the betting dispute here in which a Eurasian claimed to have won Ticals .&gt;8,000 from a bookmaker. The latter denies knowledge of the transaction. The local Turf Club committee suggested
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    CANTON OFFENSIVE BEGINS.
    264 31 .—Sin Kuo Min. Sunchow Occupied After Fierce Fighting. Hong Kong, May 13. The long expected offensive against the Kwangsi “rebels” and the Ironsides gan in earnest yesterday (May 12). T he brunt ol the fighting was borne by the Sixth and Eighth Cantonese Rout'. 1 Armies, which
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    BIRTHS
    78 31 BARNES. At Clapham, London, to Ethel, wife of T. A. Barnes, Malacca, a soil, on May 8, 1930. fORP.- At the Maternity Hospital, Singapore, on May 12, 1930, to Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Ford, a daughter. F.M.S. and Penang papers please copy. OAKSHOTT. On May 10, 1930, to
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    Trade and Finance.
    157 31 Singapore, May 14. PRODUCE. On London, Bank 4 m/s 2/8 15/16 Demand 2/8% Privute 3 tn. credit 2/8% On N#w £ork, demand 6f&gt; 7 4 Private 90 d/s 67% On France, Bank T.T. 1431 On India, Hank T.T. 164% On Hong Kong, Bank T.T. 35 On Shanghai,
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    Stocks and Shares.
    769 31 Fraser and Co.’s Quotations. Singapore, May 14. MINING. Issue I*d. Buyers Sellers tl £1 Asmn Kunihnng 20/- 22/6 cd. Ayer Hitam Tin 13/7Vi 14/6 tl £1 Bangrin Tin 23/- 24/1 1 Butang Padung 0.13 0.16 1 1 Hutu Caves 0.80 0.90 1 1 Bukit Arang 0.46 0.66
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    106 31 DEATHS CHIA.—Mr. Chia Yew Siang, the managing proprietor of Chop Hong Hoe, passed away at his residence No. 416, Pasir Panjang Road, on May 8, 1930, at the age ot 64. Penang papers please copy. HENG. —Mr. Heng Pang Kiat, J.P., parsed away at his residence on Wednesday, the 7th
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  • The Straits Budget RUBBER SUPPLEMENT
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      CONTENTS.
      87 1 General— Rubber Situation 1 London Rubber Stocks 1 The Singapore Auction 1 London Rubber Market By A. W. Still 1 Weekly Rubber Report 1 The May Stoppage in Johore 1 Rubber Returns 3 Johore P.A. in the Limelight 4 Appealing to Planters 1 Rubber Policy in Malaya 4 Colony's
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      RUBBER SITUATION.
      56 1 Singapore Official Quotations. Quotations Forward Contract Spot Seller Trices d. Date L’don S’pore May June July May 8 6 13/16 0.23*. 0.23% 0.21’» 0.24% 10 7 1/16 0.24 0.24 1 0.21% 0.26% 12 7 0.23'- 0.23% 0.21 0.24% 13 6 15 16 0.23% 0.23% 0.24% 0.21% It 6
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      LONDON RUBBER STOCKS.
      38 1 A calilo received by Lewis and Teat (Singapore), Ltd., from their London correspondent states that rubber stocks show an increase of 450 tons during the past week, the total now on hand beinjr 99,885 tons.
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      THE SINGAPORE AUCTION.
      145 1 The Singapore Chamber of Commerce Rubber Association held its 9G7th auction on I May 14, when there was catalogued 1,507,258 I IL. or 600.G0 tons offered 1.350,5.14 lb. or I 602.91 tons sold 1,073,003 lb. ir 479.42 tons. I Spot. London l;*-16d. New York H H c^s
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      DIVIDENDS TO BE PAID.
      212 1 Messrs. Boustead and Co., Ltd., Penang, I have received a telegram from the secretaries, Messrs. Ed. Boustead and Co., London, ad-1 vising that the annual accounts of tha Foothills (Malaya) Rubber Estates, Ltd., for the year 1929 have been issued showing a profit of £2,573, and
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      LONDON RUBBER MARKET. Percentage Restriction The Sounder Policy. IMPRACTICABILITY OF A TAX IN KIND.
      1001 1  -  (By A. W. Still.) London, Apr. 10. The Rubber Growers’ Association has never had a more respected chairman than Mr. G. Masefield, who retired at the annual meeting of the Association held a few days ago.
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      WEEKLY RUBBER REPORT
      356 1 Market QNet But Unusually Steady. Gut lime and Co... lid., report undeidate of May 8 u The market bee-a qaiet but stead dusing the past -reek. aftb*ugh somewhat ur interesting. New Y&lt;wk arutwipations are the* on account of th« holiday.” the** wiU be stinenaag oi pn«es towards
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      THE MAY STOPPAGE IN JOHORE.
      690 1 Tappers Drifting Away From Idle Estates. An air of desolation prevails on the rubber plantations in Johote, where tapp. ing has ceased. Whereas, prior to the stoppage, the utmost activity marked the early morning hours, a walk round an estwte at 6 am j nowadays
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      JOHORE PLANTERS’ ASSOCIATION.
      6466 2 annual meeting. Johore Government’s inquiry. SUPPORT FOR DAY-A-WEEK STOPPAGE. Two matters of vital interest to the .UnViiig industry in Malaya were on the Sfa. the annual, meeting of the I-bore Planters’ Association, which was hild at the Johore Civil Service Club o.* ‘''one 1 was a proposal
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      RUBBER RETURNS.
      277 3 Tho following rubber returns for the ir.* •it), of Apr’l are report*'*! Anplo-Sumntra.—29,64*5 lb. Asahnn. 73,960 lh. Alor Gajah.—19.300 !h. Ayer Pan a*. 94.000 1!&gt;. Australasia. 20,050 lb. Anglo-Johore Consolidated. 25.000 lb. Alor Pongsu.--32.32-l lb. Ayer Kuning.—10.000 lb. Ayer Kuninjr F.M.S. 1. —-82.000 IS. Rndek R.K. (Staffield Estate*.
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      JOHORE P.A. IN THE LIMELIGHT.
      1141 4 —Reuter. ZZ j? t odU Ced at would surely have to be done on moral and reliirinus work"' n a“lMn!h,T fore to Prohibit all worx in all industries one day a week whlle I^ n countries would select Sunday, wh l e Mohammedan countries would
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      DUNLOP RUBBER.
      77 4 Non-Participation in The Restriction Scheme. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, May 11. Speaking at the annual meeting of the Dunlop Plantations, Ltd., the chairman, Sir Eric Geddes, stoutly defended the company’s non-participation in the restriction scheme, as they were manufacturing much more rubber than they were producing. He
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      APPEALING TO PLANTERS
      138 4 Malacca Committee to Check Tapping. The Asiatic Planters’ Association Malacca branch i of Malaya, held a meeting under he chairmanship of the Hon. Mr. Tan Cheng Lock on Friday, and decided to form a comjittee to make an inspection of the various ‘states and appeal to those
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      COLONY’S RUBBER STATISTICS.
      196 4 RETURN OF COLONY DEALERS’ STOCKS AS AT CLOSE OF BUSINESS, APR. 30, 1930, AS DECLARED. Dry. Wet. Total. Total all grades in dry rubber Scrap and as estimated R.S.S. Crepe U.S.S. Lump Dry. Wet. by dealers. (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) Tons. Tons. Tons.
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      TAPPING HOLIDAY.
      116 4 Still Further Stoppages Suggested. London, May 8. At the annual meeting of the Rubber 1 lantations Investment Trust in London, i! i l**’ Welch, the chairman, said that, while the present scheme to cease Upping during May might be sufficient, yet, in case it was unsufficient, a further
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      RUBBER REPORTS.
      1144 4 Changkat Serdang Estates, Limited. The directors of the Changkat Serdang Estates, Ltd., will submit the following report at the annual meeting of shareholders on May 15 Your directors submit herewith a duly auflited statement of accounts of the company for the year ended Jan. 31, 1930, being the
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      RUBBER POLICY IN MALAYA.
      224 4 American Statement Contradicted. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, May 9. The Federal Government has had to take the unusual step of contradicting an American official statement. A communique issued from the Under Secretary’s office reads as follows It has been brought to the notice of
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      CORRESPONDENCE.
      65 5 (The Strain Timaa la not raaponalbla for 'ha opinions of its corraspondanta. Correspondent* should boar in mind that letters •Rutl he short and to the point. Long •p #i ore liable to bo rajactad or eat Correspondents must eneloaa their and addresses, not naeaasarily for publication but as gaarantea
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      RESTING RUBBER TREES.
      784 5 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, —Mr. A. W. Still, writing in the Straits Budget of March 6, hopes that many of the estates will rest their trees during the fall of the leaf. But he rightly for:sees difficulties with labour due to a sudden
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      TAPPING HOLIDAYS.
      149 5 “No Sunday Tapping” Decision In Sumatra. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Medan, May C. It appears that, even without the adoption of a general scheme of restriction, Sunday will soon he observed as a day of rest from tapping on plantations in Sumatra. Up to now there have been
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      WEEKLY SHARE REPORT.
      568 5 Proposal For Voluntary Tin Stoppage. Messrs. Fraser and Co. report under date of May 13. as follows The price of tin suffered a heavy decline earlier in the week and after fluctuations is about £3 10s. down. Very little interest appears to have been taken in the
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    • RUBBER SHARE PRICES.
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        LONDON EXCHANGE PRICE APRIL 16.
        590 5 AI ani (i'll 2 1 Allagar (2/) 1/11; Anglo- Mr lav (£1* 1 &lt;/; Ayer Kuning (ll) +1 i i Buliru (Sel.) (2/) 4/9; Bakap (£1) 4; Ban(t.|.r (ti* 4; Baiting Consolidated (2/) 1 Rat 11 Caves (11) 7s; Batu Tiga (ill I/f/16; Bekuh (2/)
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        SINGAPORE DOLLAR SHARE PRICES MAY 14.
        715 5 Capital Issue Closing Prices Paid Up Value Dividends Fraser Lyall Company ft Co. Evatt. 389.293 1 5 p.c. for year 28-2-30 Allenby ($1) 1.50 1.60cd. 1.50 1.W 160,000 174 p.c. year 80-8-29 Alor Gajah ($1) 1.30 1.40 1.30 1.40 436,426 1 74 p.c. int.
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      GOODYEAR EXPERIMENT.
      200 5 New Rubber Plantation In Zamboanga. A now rubber plantation project of the Goodyear Rubber Company in Zamboanga, IM., has already passed its experimental stage and has shown favourable results, according to a report just received in Manila. The Goodyear Rubber Plantation is the latest American-capitalized-and-maintained rubber plantation in
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      687 7 YOU NEED A CHANGE!! ENJOY GOOD HEALTH BY SPENDING YOUR WEEKENDS ON THE SEA The 'change necessary in this climate in order to keep ftt can be obtained by going for a sea trip each week-end with the aid of an EVINRUDE or LOCKWOOD Outboard Motor. These are the speediest
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