The Straits Budget, 21 August 1930

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    29 1 The Straits Budget BEING THE WEEKLY ISSUE OF THE STRAITS TIMES :ESTABLISHED NEARLY A CENTURY, o. XT-"I SINGAPORE, THURSDAY. AUGUST 21, 1930. Price 25 cents (S.S. Currency) or 7d
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    CONTENTS.
    416 1 .EADERS- PAW Unemployed Planters 3 Empire Stock-taking 3 Cooperation 3 Question of Tact 3-4 The Colonial Conference 1 Educational Films 4 Occasional Notes 5-6 eleftrams. Reuter and Special— Covering Past Week’s News 23-27 'ictures— A: the Recent Bisley Meeting 17 Spectators at Police Sports 17 Chinese Win S.F.L. Championship
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    LOCAL AND PERSONAL.
    1776 1 n,, lont i'.i^H rn general manager of r rriv(> in Assurance Co., Ltd., will on i aMp hy the Rawalpindi on Cuni Pany’« ffi r business visit to the s offi ces in Malaya. Lieutenant J. D. Sanderson has resign- ed his commission in the S.S.V.F. Id.
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    GOVERNMENT AND S.S. (S.) △ .
    1480 2 GOVERNMENT AND S.S. (S.) Correspondence on Hill Stations. \\V (five* below the correspondence which passed between the frails Settlement* (Singapore Association and the (government, concerning hill stations, which was disi u.-sed at a committee meet inn of tin* S S. (S.) Association, on August 1 2. Tin* S S. (S.)
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    CHARGE OF CRUELTY DISMISSED.
    624 2 Sequel to Seizure Of Bird Shop. Arising out of a distress issued by the Singapore Civil District Court, a case of neglect of caged animals and birds, some of which died of starvation, was heard before Mr. K. G. A. Dohoo, the Fourth Police Magistrate, on
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    NOSE-DIVE TO EARTH.
    58 2 Airman Seriously Hurt In ’Plane Crash. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Bangkok, Aug. 16. A Siamese military airman, engaged in flying practice over Don Muang aerodrome, was seriously hurt today when the engine of his machine failed and (the aeroplane nose-dived to earth and was completely wrecked. The
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    SINGAPORE POLO CLUB.
    253 2 Question of New Site Discussed. 1 The annual general meeting 0 f J Singapore Polo Club was held 1 Aug. 14 at Tanlin Club, Major-GenJ H. L. Pritchard presiding over a l ai 3 attendance. The accounts were submitted and pa$J with the recommendation that the incoj
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    TOWN PLANNING.
    396 2 Speculative Building Nfl Allowed. (From Own Our Correspondent.il Kuala Lumpur, Aug. bV A meeting of the Town Planning Cfl mittee was held in the Sanitary Bfl> office on Aug. 7. Mr. V. G. Ezn® chairman of the Sanitary Board. and Dr. R. S. Johnstone. Health Off* Mr. R.
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      UNEMPLOYED PLANTERS.
      1005 3 —straits Times, Aug. 14. h rubber at its present price level. whi ch on very few estates meets t (> f production, it is only too ob4 lo h lt a large number of companies l inselves faced by the necessity of down their liabilities in every 1
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      EMPIRE STOCK-TAKING.
      1090 3 —Straits Times, Aug. 15. Lnder the title which forms the heading of this article a remarkable book has r U S i% publi u hed by Simpkin Marshall, Ltd. The author, L. St. Clare Grondona, has made an exhaustive study of the Empire’s resources and its needs, a»id
      —Straits Times, Aug. 15.  -  1,090 words
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      CO-OPERATION.
      1107 3 HI II —Straits Times, Aug. Iff. To those who are neither engaged in its direction nor concerned as members, the work of the Co-operative Societies in Malaya may not appear to be of very great interest. It is a prosaic subject, perhaps, and the general public is more concerned
      HI II •—Straits Times, Aug. Iff.  -  1,107 words
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      A QUESTION OF TACT.
      1093 3 IUV Cl I It J ill It'll. I 1v IO encourage sympathy.— Straits Times, Aug. 18. If we may judge by the published minutes of the meeting held last week, tho Straits Settlements (Singapore) Association is very angry with the Government of the Colony. We see
      IUV Cl I It J ill It'll. I 1v IO encourage sympathy.— Straits Times, Aug. 18.  -  1,093 words
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      THE COLONIAL CONFERENCE.
      1207 4 eertainly convincing.—Straits Times. Aug. 19. It is not until one sits down seriously lo study the official summary of proceedings that one begins to realise vaguely the variety and the wide range >f the subjects which were discussed at the 1930 Colonial Office Conference. But one’s thirst
      eertainly convincing.—Straits Times. Aug. 19.  -  1,207 words
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      EDUCATIONAL FILMS.
      1081 4 olve an appreciably riea* Straits Times, Aug. 1 The various schemes outlined at the Colonial Office Conference for the utilisa tion of cinematography as an aid to edu cation throughout the Colonial Empire. not only in the schools but amongst thrdult population,—might, if put into prac tice, as
      olve an appreciably riea* .— Straits Times, Aug. 1  -  1,081 words
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    SINGAPORE WEDDING.
    161 4 Mr. G. C. G. Muller and Miss Marjory White. The wedding of Mr. Gilbert O mein* Grenon Muller, of the Malayan t- 1 1 Service, son of Mr. and Mrs. F. F. Muller of St. Leonards-on-Sea, and M Marjory McLeod White of the Hospital. Singapore, daughter ol’ White
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  • OCCASIONAL NOTES
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      VOICES WOMEN LIKE.
      194 5 VOICES WOMEN LIKE Straits Times, Aug. 14. Yountf men who may, from time to time, l,avc wondered why “the girls don’t like have probably never once suspected n i,,asant tenor voice of theirs Yet Jh“ infallible test of the New York box has proved conclusively that women nrefer lovemaking in
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      ANOTHER SLOGAN.
      218 5 —Straits Times, Aug. 14. There was a pleasing little item of news nreceding yesterday’s tale of blood and thunder from China. It was reassuring, it showed that in the midst of war there may be peace. Even shot ind *hell, tanks and aeroplanes have apparently failed to dislodge
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      WHEN JOURNALISTS DISAGREE.
      324 5 —Straits Times, Aug. 14. All, it Poems, is not peace among our fellow newspaper workers of Hong Kong. We were triad to read that they had bee,. >o enterprising as to start a Journalists’ Association of their own, which was opened at the beginning of the month,
      —Straits Times, Aug. 14.  -  324 words
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      HAPPY DAY!
      102 5 Til r s meet circus expenses !—Straits 1,mes Aug. 15. h( bought that there are others ,ess fortunate than ourselves brings 1 rt the recent history of the Krone *(Us at Budapest should prove a source n .i. consolation. Within a few an Arab conjurer has died, a
      Tilr's meet circus expenses !—Straits 1,mes» Aug. 15.  -  102 words
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      A CHEMIST’S PROBLEM.
      100 5 —Straits Times, Aug. 15. Many are the problems which, from time to time, chemists are called upon to Sjy*/ A member of the profession at Southend-on-hea recently had a piece of paper handed to him on which appeared the cryptic words 1/- o Dick Alone.” Alter much
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      THE COST OF DYING.
      200 5 THE COST OF DYING —Straits Times, Aug. 15. In the days before Kuala Lumpur was properly civilised there were no undertakers in the town and all the duties associated with that most necessary of all professions were undertaken by the Sanitary Board at extremely moderate charges. Although times have now
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      MALAYA HOUSE.
      405 5 visitors to Malaya.— Straits Times, Aug. 15. l ne report on the administration of the Malayan Information Agency for the year 1929 contains much of interest for all who have lK»en glad to avail themselves of the excellent facilities afforded by Malaya House for supplying information about this
      visitors to Malaya.—Straits Times, Aug. 15.  -  405 words
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      RELIGION AND CHINA.
      235 5 uui vo tuner renj Straits Times, Aug. 1C. Recently twelve missionary bodies in China protested to the Minister of Education of the National Government at Nanking against the law which has been passed forbidding the teaching of religion in schools. The reply they received represents the embodiment
      uui vo tuner renj Straits Times, Aug. 1C.  -  235 words
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      THE NANKING POINT OF VIEW.
      188 5 —Straits Times, Aug. 16. The same point of view appears to I e behind the Nanking Note in reply to the appeal of the missionary bodies. The reply is the essence of courtesy, humility and politeness, but there is a subtle humour in the way
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      A PLEA FOR THE BICYCLE.
      294 5 A PLEA FOR THE BICYCLE rather revive an old one ?—Straits Times, Aug. 16. Why should it be considered beneath the dignity of a European to ride a bicycle in Malaga He can still do so at Home without losing caste. If it is just silly snobbishness, it is only
      rather revive an old one ?—Straits Times, Aug. 16.  -  294 words
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      THE BEST WAY.
      119 5 —Straits Times, Aug. 18. Two people whose sporting activities are constantly lauded to the public have been asked to accept considerable gifts of money in appreciation of their feats. Mrs. Wills-Moody, the tennis-player, has been left £4,000 in a will and Don Bradman, the Australian cricketer, has
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      CAROL’S COINS.
      157 5 CAROL’S COINS TWO Iltmis oil uirc luiii will in»u uvi/tt'i ciiu ■rate of exchange.—Straits Times, Aug. 18. Although for the majority of the world the chief interest in Rumania at the moment is the return of Prince Carol as King and his attendant marital difficulties, King Carol’s coup d’etat has
      TWO Iltmis oil uirc luiii will in»u uvi/tt'i ciiu ■rate of exchange.—Straits Times, Aug. 18.  -  157 words
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      BICYCLE THEFTS.
      188 5 machines are being removed.— Straits Times, Aug. 18. Bicycle thefts are becoming so common in Kuala Lumpur thart, an experiment to frustrate this type of offence is to be put into operation at the Central Market. Th# Sanitary Hoard has authorised the construction of a stand where cycles
      machines are being removed.—Straits Times, Aug. 18.  -  188 words
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      LOOKING DOWN ON NEW YORK.
      352 5 '-'Mavis ft. v I, V V I —Straits Times, Aug. 18. At the bewildering stage at which ths world is advancing at present towards the machine age and the age of noise, we have almost grown nonchalant to its development. Flying, which a few of
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      COST OF RUBBER PAVING.
      123 5 getting it cheaply.—Straits Times, Aug* 19. In view of all the agitation for increasing the use of rubber, it is significant to loarn from the report of a committee of the Singapore Municipal Commissioners that the cost of rubber paving is roughly ten times that of
      getting it cheaply.—Straits Times, Aug* 19.  -  123 words
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      A MELON IN TEHCHOW ?
      229 5 A MELON IN TEHCHOW —Straits Times, Aug. 19. With the Shansi army breaking all sprinting records for the Yellow River and the comparative temporary safety a£ the north bank, it looks very much as though President Chiang Kai-shek will soon achieve his ambition to enjoy a luscious water melon at
      —Straits Times, Aug. 19.  -  229 words
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      ANOTHER CENSOR WANTED.
      241 6 »pare the inking pad when tney uie tancelling the ofTending stamps.—Straits Times, Aug. 19. It is a trite platitude that danger larks, in the most innocent and unlikely places and if proof is required a further instance lias just been provided. Hitherto, and with good reason, stamp
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      WAR ON “ADS.”
      272 6 .—Straits Times, Aug. 19. If a certain section of ofrfniyft Hi the Kuala Lumpur S*fO?fHfy ftoard has it way, a notable victory will h<? gained in the war to remove from the face of Malaya the painted blots called “advertisements,” too many of which still affront any
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      IRISH STEW.
      155 6 Straits Times, Aug. JO. A Wembley motorist the other clay was puzzled by the fact that, wherever he drove, he was accompanied by an allpervading aroma of Irish stow. Pedestrians sniffed hungrily and sighed as he dashed past and the motorist himself, at first, thoroughly enjoyed the appetising
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      PENANG'S GHOST.
      214 6 —Straits Times, Aug. 20. Penang boasts a real, live ghost which walks in the dead of night, removes the glass fronts of pictures hnniring on the walls, carefully places the glass on the floor and then silently steals away. It is all very disconcerting, or rather was, to
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      BRAIN WAVES OF THE HEAT.
      238 6 —Straits Times, Aug. 20. On these hot days, when energy seems t» Hag, afternoons hang heavy and sweet the ughls of idleness at hill stations till 'our minds. Wc begin to wonder if those v ho say that afternoons in the tropics were meant for
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      MR. VAN LEAR BLACK.
      252 6 VII, HV IJ Van Lear Black good humouredly.—Straits Times, Aug. 20. Many people in Singapore will remember Mr. Van Lear Black, the millionaire iviition enthusiast, whose death by drowning is reported in the cables today. He was here in June, 1927, in the course a flight
      »» VII, HV IJ Van Lear Black good humouredly.—Straits Times, Aug. 20.  -  252 words
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    K. LUMPUR WEDDING.
    313 6 Mr. L. E. Labrooy and Miss Iris Mitchell. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Aug. 18. St. Mary’s Church was the Si-ene of the wedding on Saturday, of Mr. Linden Kdward labrooy, manager of the Caxton Press, Kuala Lumpur, and son of Mr. and Mrs. O. G.
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    FUTURE OF EMPIRE BROADCASTING.
    878 6 Discussed by Colonial Conference. The future of Empire Broadcasting was one of the subjects discussed at the recent Colonial Office Conference and the following extracts from the official summary of proceedings (to hand by the last mail) should prove of much local interest. The Conference was
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    TROUBLE AT LOCAL FACTORY.
    167 6 A Threatening Crowd. SEQUEL TO WAGE REDUCTION. The police were called to Mr. Tan Kaf Kee’s factory in Sumbawa Road on Satur! day night owing to the demeanour of a crowd of about 500 men which collected. u The incident was a sequel to the act
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    MIDNIGHT BLAZE.
    261 6 Brigade Saves Whole Block of Buildings. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Aug. 15. Only the prompt arrival of the Fire Brigade saved an entire block of recentlyerected buildings in Klyne Street from destruction about midnight last night when a fire broke out in the Kuala Lumpur Printing
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    EUROPEAN FINED.
    68 6 $25 for Rash Driving on A Race-Day. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, Aug. 13* W. B. Dobree, a European, was neu $25 hire today for rash driving in era Road, on Aug. 4, a race-day. Ev ence was given by Mr. N. J. rhorpemunicipal engineer. Dobree was warned
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    LAND ACQUISITION AT CHANGI.
    2152 7 Auctioneer Puts Value At $128,300. Tho Chief Justice (Sir William Murisitting with Messrs. R. H. Young ul Q M. Van Cuylenberg as assessors, !vas occupied all day again on Aug. 13 with the continued hearing of an appeal from the Commissioner of Lands' award in connects
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    MEETING REFUSES TO PASS ACCOUNTS.
    233 7 Conference of Malayan Teachers. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, Aug. 14. The Malayan Teacher#’ Association are holding their annual conference here. When the 1928-29 accounts, which were not passed last year, and the 1929-30 accounts were put to the meeting they were turned down by
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    NEW SIAM MINING REGULATIONS.
    149 7 No New Licences For Prospectors. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Bangkok, Aug. 19. According to new regulations published in the Government Gazette, no further applications for mining leases or prospecting licences will be considered unless they conform with certain circumstances. The cases are (1) When a mine
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    S.P.C.A. IN SINGAPORE.
    540 7 Report on Work of Past Year. The third annual meeting of the Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, Singapore, will be held in the Municipal officer, on Monday, Aug. 25, at fi p.m. The report of the committee for the year ended June 30, which is
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    GOVERNMENT TO BE APPROACHED.
    1136 8 Help for Rubber. COMMISSION OF INQUIRY WANTED. A committee meeting of the Straits Settlements (Singapore) Association was Held in the Singapore Exchange Room on August 12, and a number of interesting subjects, including the rubber industry and the proposal Johore hill station were discussed. There were
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    ENGINEER’S CLAIM.
    287 8 Expenses Incurred In j Europe. I In the Supreme Court on Aug. l:> Mr. Justice Stevens* entered judgment in 'oir of Mr. .T. N. Jones, a civil engineer,) -ly attached to ihe Manchester teg... hut a f prerent connected with Wee ’hong Soon, proprietors of the Pulai Brickworks,
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    MALAYA’S NEGLECTED FISHERIES.
    1142 8 Can They be Exploited A SUGGESTION AND A HINT. Could the fishing banks in the waters around Malaya be profitably exploited if assistance was forthcoming from the Colonial Development Fund The question is pointedly raised in the report of a committee, appointed by the Colonial Office Conference,
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    MR. WILLIAM BARTLEY
    229 8 Appointed as Municipal President. H is officiallv announced that Mr. Wi’Bartley, M.B.E., B.A.. (Dublin), wi'i U'*ceed Mr. ft. .1. larrer. C.M.G.. as Pre-i--Kut of the Singapore Municipality. Mr. Farrer is due to retire on Mar. 2. but Mr. Bartley will be a f the Municipality a little
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    SULTAN OF JOHORE.
    97 8 Expected to Return On Sept. 6. H.H. the Sultan of Johore was due t’j sail from Marseilles on Aug. 10 by i Malwa, which will arrive at Singl'd 1 n Sept. 0. His Highness was away in Tt' 11 mo.st of last year on account of il'-lv
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    BUSINESS OF COURT MUST GO ON.
    1754 9 Sentence Confirmed. JUDGE’S COMMENT IN McCULLY CASE. The appeal of C. P. McCully, an officer the Singapore preventive service, and Malav named Ahmat bin Haji, described 1 the officer’s brother-in-law, who were Evicted by the criminal district judge Jm,- Ii. Wilson) of being in
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    26 HYLAM REDS GO TO PRISON.
    520 9 Sequel to Demonstration On August 1. The only attempt among local Communists to celebrate August 1 culminated in the sentencing of 20 Ilylams by the District Judge (Mr. C. R. Wilson) to months’ rigorous imprisonment on Aug. J3 on a charge of unlawful assembly.
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    EUROPEAN FINED.
    97 9 Compensation for Accidental Wounding. Mr. P. B. Purvis, of Hammer and Co., Ltd., who pleaded guilty to a charge* of causing hurt to a Javanese woman by firing two rounds from a service rifle at his house 336, River Valley Road and wounding her in the thigh, was
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    CORRESPONDENCE.
    65 9 [The Straits Times is not responsible for che of its correspondents. Correspondents should bear in inir.d that letters nust be short and to the point. Lone epistles arc liable to be rejected or cut down. Correspondents must enclose their names and addresses, not necessarily for publication but us guarantee
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    UNEMPLOYED PLANTERS.
    585 9 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, —For your leader on unemployed planters all planters will thank you. Alone of all the Press in Malaya you have championed our cause. It is surely a matter for regret that you have been so poorly supported by those you
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    THE NEW SINGAPORE.
    172 9 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, —I picked up a publication yesterday entitled The Annual of the East and found therein an architectural advertisement entitled The New Singapore.” To a reader not acquainted with Singapore the impression conveyed is that until one firm of architects
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    GRAVE SITUATION AT NAVAL BASE.
    798 10 Indians on Strike. STRONG POLICE GUARD ON DUTY. In spite of negotiations which lasted several hours on Tuesday between the authorities and the .'{,000 Indian labourers employed at the Singapore Naval Base nt Seletar and Woodlands, the Indians refused to give way in any form
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    NO CONTRABAND IN FISH.
    435 10 1 Charge Against European Fails. The necessity for the examination by revenue officers of cargo and luggage brought into Singapore was stressed on Friday afternoon when Mr. Bert Bolter wa» charged with obstructing an Indian i revenue officer in the discharge of his duties at the
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    OFFICE SPEED-UP.
    178 10 New Method of Passing Plans. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Malacca, Aug. 18. A considerable speeding up in the office of the Municipal Engineer was reported at the monthly meeting of the Malacca Municipal Commissioners. In reply to questions by Mr. W. F. Zehnder it was stated that with
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    SIR CECIL CLEMENTI IN SARAWAK.
    749 10 Enthusiastic Welcome From All Communities. The following account of the visit of Sir Cecil Clementi to Sarawak for which territory His Kxcellency is British Agon., has been officially supplied On Monday, Aug. 14, at 7.30 a.m. ..e Sea Belie 21 arrived at Tanjong Po. .»he
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    STOPPING CHINESE IMMIGRANTS.
    682 10 Council Resolution. UNOFFICIAL MEMBERS’ QUESTIONS. A meeting of the Legislative Council will be held in Singapore at 10.30 a.m. on Monday. Included in the Orders of the Day is a resolution by the Secretary f oe Chinese Affairs to the effect that the proclamation issued by the
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    A SINGLE COLONIAL SERVICE.
    4017 11 STRONG SUPPORT. C.O. Conference Gives Its Blessing. A UNIFORM METHOD OF ENTRY. Probably the most important and farhin|? of the many subjects discussed 1 tho recent Colonial Office Conference a the proposal for the unification of ,hV Colonial Services. Th official summary of the Conference .limrs
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    SQUATTERS ON BUKIT PERMAI.
    469 12 Interesting District Court Case. i A case of considerable interest is pending before the Civil District Judge (Mr. 1 II. K. Bull). M In answer to an action by Messrs. vf. Wong, S. Y. Wong, S. C. Wong and S. K. i Wong for the eviction
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    PLANTATION MURDER.
    259 12 Coroner’s Inquiry into Alleged Attack. The murder of a Chinese was inquired into by Mr. J. G. Barrett, the Singapore Coroner, on Saturday. A young Chinese, Loh Kwong Wong, w’ho has been charged with murder, was in the dock. In her evidence, the wife of the deceased said
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    HAWKERS AND THE SLUMP.
    378 12 A Plea for Government Assistance. The hawker problem, ever present in Singapore in some form or another, is igain obtruding itself, this time in a plea by the men themselves for special consideration by the authorities in view of the hardships which, they say, they are
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    POSSESSION OF ARMS.
    236 12 Evidence of Secret Society Activity. Sentence of one year and nine months’ rigorous imprisonment was passed or •.’ban Ak, an elderly Chinese, by Mr. G. T Peall, the acting District Judge, on Aug. 15. The accused pleaded guilty to charges of being in possession of a revolver
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    EUROPEAN CHARGED.
    71 12 Alleged Cheating of Motor Firm. G. O. Basil Hackett, a European, was nrodured before Mr. P. S. Williams, the Second Police Magistrate, on Aug. 15 and charged with cheating Lyons Motors, of Orchard Road by tending a cheque for $750, knowing that it would be dishonoured and thereby
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    THE ANGLO-DUTCH PROPOSALS.
    628 12 Singapore in Favour. GOVERNMENT AID DOUBTFUL. The Singapore Rubber Growers’ Asso ciation has replied to the questionaire circularised to all Rubber Associations i n Malaya stating that a large majority 0 f members are in favour of adopting the Anglo-Dutch Liaison Committee’s pro posals to restrict production.
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    THE LITERARY PAGE—NEW BOOKS REVIEWED
    4187 13 THE LITERARY PAGE— NEW BOOKS REVIEWED The Story of the Girl who was Looking for “Life” and “Love’s Bliss”—A. P. Herbert’s Novel One of the Most Important of the Season Romance of the Mean Streets Tragedy and Criticism of PresentDay Life —The Real China. Good Company. The Water Gipsies. By
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    SMASH AND GRAB RAID.
    56 14 Whisky Stolen from Window Of Restaurant. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, Aug. 13. The glass windows of the Carlton Restaurant, Beach Street, were smashed Jast night and four bottles of whisky stolen. A strange feature of the raid is that neither police nor watchmen near the
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    FALL ON A SPIKE.
    49 14 Australian Griffin’s Death On Landing. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Bangkok, Aug. 17. Ninety Australian griffins arrived here ’his morning for members of the Turf and Sports Clubs. One of tho animals was killed when, after landing, he fell on a spike which pierced his heart.
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    DETECTIVES’ NARROW ESCAPE.
    342 14 Hard Fight to Arrest Cantonese. A desperate fight between detectives and two Cantonese early on Aug. 13 in a house in Singapore’s Chinatown, was described to Mr. C. Wilson, the Singapore Criminal District Judge, on Aug. 14. The accused were Chin Choon and San Ngah Moo, and
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    STEADY PROGRESS.
    356 14 Mercantile Thrift And Loan Society. The half yearly general meeting of the Mercantile Thrift and Loan Society was held in Singapore in the Y.M.C.A. Down Town Branch, Mr. James Robertson presiding and others present were Mr. Lye Eng Hong (secretary), Mr. Tan Kok Sin (chairman), Mr. Chua Kay
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    EXTRACTED MONEY FROM TILLS.
    702 14 “Dirty, Mean Type Of Theft.” (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Aug. 15. In the Supreme Court this morning before Mr. Justice Farrer-Manby, a Chinese, Saw Chong, appealed unsuccessfully against a sentence of six months’ rigorous imprisonment and a fine of $70 for theft. The appellant
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    HURT AIRMAN DIES.
    27 14 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Bangkok, Aug. 17. The airman who was seriously injured when his machine crashed at the Don Mueng aerodrome, died yesterday.
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    SANITARY BOARD AS UNDERTAKERS.
    3480 15 $56 FOR A FUNERAL. Wandering Cattle Ar.d Septic Tanks. rfOVE TO ABOLISH WALL advertisements. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Aug. 13. Today’s meeting of the Sanitary Board IS a lengthy one, a number of importt subjects coming up for decision, a'/ nr beginning the business
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    DUTY ON CIGARS.
    355 16 Warning to Passenger Who Was (’aught. Cares of Java cigars were declared at Palemking in Dutch territory and were consigned to Pergi Rajah, also in Dutch territory. On arrival in Singapore the consignee had intended to tranship them by a Ik at sailing for Pergi Rajah, hut
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    STOWING AWAY CHARGE.
    108 16 Three People Who Did Not Hide Dismissed. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, Aug. 18. I w<> Bengalis and a woman were charged in the police court here today with slowing away on the s.s. Kumsang. For tho prosecution it was stated that they lx>a.rdcd the vessel and
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    BANKRUPTCY COURT.
    100 16 Withdrawal of a Petition Opposed. When a petition for a receiving order against Mr. V. J. Coleman was mentioned in the Bankruptcy Court before Mr. Justice Stevens on Friday morning, Mr. K. A. Seth, appearing on behalf of the petitioning creditor, said he had heen instructed to withdraw
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    DUTCH INDIES AIR LINES.
    61 16 Over 2,000 Passengers Carried During July. The passengers on the Dutch Indies air lines during July exceeded 2,000 for the first tun. since the company was formed, the exact number being 2,024. Moonlight flights and trips to special places of interest proved very popular. here was
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  • SUPPLEMENT TO THE STRAITS BUDGET
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      At the Recent “Bisley” Meeting in Singapore.
      85 17 A group showing Sir David Calloway, who at the age ot 72 still resides in Singapore and enjoys the best of health. Mr. George Parbury. vice-president of the Singapore Kifle Association, is seen on the left. Next to him is Comdr Usher. R.
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      CHINESE WIN SINGAPORE FOOTBALL LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP.
      39 17 1 '>e teams in the S.C.C. v. Chinese match. The Chinese vu>n h> a hard-fought game. An incident in the match with the Malays. Winning this by 2-1, the Chinese became league champions.
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      Sir Cecil Clementi Visit to Sarawak.
      130 18 H E. the Governor. Sir Cecil Clementi. and Lady Clementi paid a special visit to Sarawak and British North Bo: Is month. In Kuching they ware entertained by H H the Tmn i r 1 uan Muda, and tho town was cn fete for
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      “At Home” at the Royal Artillery Mess, Blakan Mati.
      75 20 At the invitation of Lieut.-Col. K. E. Milford, D.S.O., and the officers c.f the Royal Artillery, about 7(0 guests attended an At Home at Blakan Mati. Those present included H E. the General Officer Commanding. Major-General H. L. Pritchard, C.B., C.M.G.,
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    THE BISHOP TALKS TO ROTARIANS.
    1253 21 Lambeth Conference. RELATIONS OF CHURCH AND STATE. Opening 1 his address to Singapore Rotarians on Aug. 15 at the weekly luncheon at Raffles Hotel the Bishop of Singapore, the Rt. Rev. B. C. Roberts, paid a tribute tu the tolerance and broad mindedness of the
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    FINGER PRINT CLUE.
    286 21 Prison for Attempted Impersonation. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Klang, Aug. 15. The adjourned case in which a Tamil was charged with falsely representing himself to be K. Krishnan, the owner of a Savings Bank book and attempting to induce a clerk in the Klang post office, to
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    INQUEST POSTPONED.
    62 21 Inquiry Into European's Fall From Window. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, Aug. 17. 1 i The inquest on Mr. St. John Robertson, j who died in hospital on July 20, following ja fall from a window of the E. and O. hotel on June 4, has been postponed
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    “MAN OF NERVOUS TEMPERAMENT.”
    759 21 Contractors’ Squabble. GERMAN’S COMPLAINT AGAINST CHINESE. Remarking that he personally did not think that there was anything very serious about the case, Mr. C. Wilson, the Singapore Criminal District Judge, found Sim Liang Hye, a Chinese subcontractor, guilty and bound him over for six months in
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    COMING PROBLEMS OF THE SLUMP.
    811 22 Workless Planters. WHERE WILL THEY BE ABSORBED The imminent problem of unemploynu*nt on a large scale among planters, many of whom arc disinclined to seek their chances of work at home, in view of the present position there is engaging much attention. Opinion seems unanimous
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    PRISON FOR INDIAN.
    222 22 Convicted of Cheating Chinese Jeweller. Sentence of eighteen months’ rigorous imprisonment was passed on Aug. 13 by 1 Mr. Wilson, the Singapore Criminal 1 District Judge, on an Indian who was convicted on charges of cheating. The case was originally dealt with by Mr. C. H. G.
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    MR. N. SUTTON RETIRING.
    74 22 Twenty Years in Education Department. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Bangkok, Aug. 17. Mr. ?uC«»n, who has been for 20 years in the Education Department here, is retiring from the country. l*'* has i>wn »riv-n a fheque by members of the Sports Club, a piece of silver
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    HAMMER’S BALANCE SHEET.
    372 22 Goodwill Entirely Written Off. t The balance sheet and accounts of W. Hammer and Company, Ltd., for the year ended June 30, 1030, were issued on Aug. 15. The net profit for the year amounts to $107,206.00, to which is added a balance brought forward from last
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    NEW STEAMERS FOR STRAITS LINE.
    378 22 P. and O. Company’s Announcement. Details are now officially available of the two steamers to be built for the P. and O. Company’s Straita-China-Jaj m, mail and passenger service, and f or which orders have been placed with Messrs. Alexander Stephen and SonLtd., of Glasgow.
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    SINGAPORE ROADS.
    255 22 Plans for Employment Of Extra Labour. At the last meeting of Committee No. 3 of the Singapore Municipal Commissioners the Municipal Engineer was in'tructed to push on with constructional works and to submit proposals for the employment of extra labour for the construction of non-asphalt roads. The committee
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    BAIL FIXED AT $l,000.
    35 22 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, Aug. 18. Several cases of alleged counterfeiting came up in the police court today. They were all adjourned. In one case bail was fixed at $1,000.
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  • PAST WEEK’S IMPERIAL AND GENERAL NEWS Contained in Reuter, British Imperial Radio and Special Telegrams.
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      UNSOLVED AIR TRAGEDY.
      468 23 .—Reuter. and finally the fuselage.—British Wireless. Machine Which Broke Up In the Air. BAFFLING PROBLEM. No Evidence of Any Negligence. London, Aug:. 13. At the resumption of the inquest on the <ix victims of the air disaster at Meopham on July 21, an Air Ministry expert announced
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      CYCLONE OVER NAPLES.
      63 23 —Reuter. Four Deaths and Much Damage Done. Naples, Aug. 14. A cyclone which lifted people off their feet descended on the city, unroofed houses and buried pedestrians under fallen eiasonry. The casualties so far known ar^f° ur killed and 70 injured. Tremendous damage was done in the
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      KIDNAPPED IN SHANGHAI.
      62 23 at 4 o’clock this afternoon. —Sin nu <> Min. A Newspaper Publisher’s Adventure. Shanghai, Aug. 15. svT* 10 Polisher of the Chinese paper, the an R ha i Times, Mr. Wang Pa-wei, was Snapped at 1 a .m. today. na JU police captured three of the kidfi',1
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      BRITISH LEGATION IN CHINA.
      176 23 Reuter. To Move from Peking To Nanking. Nanking, Aug. 13. The Kuo Min (official) News A gene v declares It is reported that the British Legation will be removed from Peking to Nanking shortly. It is understood that Sir Miles Lampson has telegraphed to I)r. C.
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      SHAMROCK V.
      283 23 ,—Reuter. Arrival a Very Quiet Affair. New London, Connecticut, Aug. 13. The Shamrock V has arrived. New York, Aug. 14. The arrival of the Shamrock V at New r London was a most quiet affair. The coastguard cutters in the harbour dipped their colours and a few tugs
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      GERMANY & POLAND.
      47 23 GERMANY POLAND. i/iv vv/ —Reuter. Formal Protest Against Recent Speech. Warsaw, Aug. 15. M August Zaleski, the Foreign Minister, called on the German Charge d’Affaires and formally protested against the speech of Herr Treviranus. M Zaleski asserted that suclj speeches made it impossible to improve GermanPolish relations.—Reuter.
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      ELECTRICITY FOR MOSQUE.
      42 23 Medina, Arabia, Aug. 18. The mosque of the second holiest shrine of Islam is to be fitted with electric lights Two pilgrims of A1 Jazair have donated a 40-horse power motor to furnish lights for the Mosque of Medina,
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      MAIL STEAMER SUNK.
      364 23 ,—Reuter. Passengers Safely Transferred. Wellington, Aug. 16. Reports are being anxiously followed of the plight of the mail steamer Tahiti, bound for San Francisco, which has lost her propeller and is leaking 460 miles south-west of Cook Islands, in the Polynesian group of the South Pacific. She
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      BOMBS ON MINE.
      86 23 —Reuter. Two More Arrests In Kentucky. Providence, Kentucky, Aug. 14. After the arrest of two men who are charged with complicity with the airman Montgomery in his bomb-dropping flight, a small mine was destroyed by fire, which the officials declared to be incendiary. The damage is estimated
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      BOMBAY MILLS.
      64 23 ,—Reuter. Another Big Company Closes Down. Bombay, Aug. 14. Two thousand more textile workers arc unemployed today, in consequence of the closing of the Simplex mills. This was the first factory to be affected in a group of 24 European-managed cotton mills on the boycott list of the
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      SOVIET METHODS.
      50 23 —Reuter. Death for Hoarding Silver Coins. Moscow, Aug. 18. Following a widespread shortage of silver coins throughout Russia, the Ogpu has sentenced to death and shot four men who were described as very mischievous hoarders of silver coins. Numbers of others were sentenced to various terms of imprisonment,—Reuter.
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      COCAINE SEIZURES IN CALCUTTA.
      144 23 Further Discoveries. THREE JAPANESE ARRESTED. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Calcutta, Aug. 14. The Customs officers who recently discovered a large quantity of cocaine in tins of preserved fruit among the cargo of the steamer Seattle Maru, from Japan, made a further seizure today. Over Ra. 200,000
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      DROUGHT IN U.S.A.
      192 23 Reuter. Alleged Combine to Raise Prices. Washington, Aug. 14. A conference of the Governors of ten States in the drought area, convened by President Hoover, met at the White House in an effort to arrange effective State local relief. Before the conference the Kentucky delegate stated that
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      NEARLY 27 DAYS.
      169 23 .—Reuter. Remarkable Endurance Flight Ends. St. Louis, Aug. 17. Dale Jackson and Forest O'Brien have landed after a flight lasting 26 days 29 hours 28 minutes 30 seconds. The airmen came down owing to the engine misfiring and losing oil. This was thought to be due to
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      DR. DRUMMOND SHIELS.
      61 23 —British Wireless. To Visit Palestine During The Recess. Rugby, Aug. 13. The Colonial Office announces that Dr. Drummond Shiels, the Parliamentary Under-Secretary for the Colonies, wiil take an opportunity during the parliamentary recess of making a short visit to Palestine. It is contemplated that in the course
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      AFRIDIS NOW IN RETREAT.
      1768 24 ,—British Wireless. —Reuter. Chastened Mood of Iiebel Tribesmen. BOMBING EFFECTIVE. Few Casualties on British Side. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Calcutta, Aug. 15. News from Lahore and Peshawar indicates that practically the whole of the North-West Frontier is the scene of active fighting. Women and children have
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      AIR MANOEUVRES.
      131 24 Reuter. Prince of Wales In Bombing Machine. London, Aug. 14. The Prince of Wales was a passenger on the big bombing machine which, from the south-west zone, or Blueland, left Andover and raided Cranwell, the headquarters of the north-east zone, or Redland. This was the great news of
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      GREAT OIL MERGER.
      86 24 .—Reuter. Total Assets Exceed $1,000,000,000. New York, Aug. 13. Plans for an oil merger, with total assets exceeding $1,000,000,000, have been disclosed by the calling of a special meeting of the Sinclair Consolidated Oil Corporation to authorise the issue of 5,000,000 new preference shares and the sale,
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      TEXTILE STRIKE.
      63 24 —Reuter. All Men Willing to Resume Work. St. Quentin, Aug. 14. The textile strike shows signs of collapsing. Out of a total of fi.OOO strikers nere, 4,600 have already resumed work, -he remainder have now voted in favour of resumption. The collapse was due to the men’s disuko
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      COLONIAL SERVICE PROPOSALS.
      586 24 .—Reuter. —British Wireless. i Advantage of Unification Scheme. FILM CENSORSHIP. Use of the Cinema In Education, London, Aug. ig. The Colonial Office has issued a memorandum regarding the unification of the colonial services, in which it is declared that recognition of the principle of a single colonial
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      DUKE OF GLOUCESTER.
      51 24 .—Reuter. To Attend Coronation At Addis Ababa. London, Aug. I*'* It is officially announced that the of Gloucester, accompanied by a suite six, including the Earl of Airlie, 1 leave London about the middle of Octots* to attend the coronation of the Empr*°‘ of Ethiopia at Addis
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      R 100 ARRIVES BACK.
      1547 25 —British Wireless. —Reuter. Airship’s Stability. CONTRAST WITH OCEAN TRAVEL. London, Aug. 14. Reuter’s representative on board the ,&gt;100 reports that, with a following wind 4 nd clear skies, the airship is proceeding nome at the rate of 75 miles an hour. The commander expects to reach
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      TROUBLE BREWING IN MANCHURIA.
      69 25 Reported Raid by Red Cavalry. Mukden, Aug. 1G. Travellers on the Chinese Eastern Railway report raids by evidently regular Mongolian and Russian cavalry against the railway between Hailar and Tsitsihar. Increased military activity by the Red Army on the Manchuli border is also noted.—Reuter. It is
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      JAPAN’S FINANCES.
      139 25 ,—Nichi-Nichi. Cut in Officials’ Salaries Suggested. Tokio, Aug. 15. Several numbers of the Minseito, or ministerial party, it is claimed, feel the gravest anxiety over Japan’s enormous financial difficulties. They therefore called a meeting to discuss the situation. The meeting passed resolutions urging the Government to take more
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      SUGAR CRISIS.
      90 25 —Reuter. Economies in Refinery Process Urged. Havana, Aug. 14. A solution of the worldwide sugar crisis by economies through refining at the source of production instead of in distant places is being debated at a conference of sugar refiners hire. It is attended by experts from Australia, the
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      DEPORTED FROM U.S.A.
      60 25 —Reuter. Woman Who Claimed To Be Czar’s Daughter. New York, Aug. 15. The Commissioner of Immigration has announced his intention to deport Madame Anastasia Tchaikovsky, who claims to he the daughter of Czar Nicholas II and who says she escaped the massacre of the Czar’s family. Her
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      RELIGION AND PEACE.
      88 25 —Reuter. World Conference to be Held In Washington. Berne, Aug. 15. A World Conference of Religions for the furtherance of peace is to be held at Washington in November 1932, in connection with the George Washington bicentenary. The Conference is being planned h the Executive Committee of
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      HELPED HURT AIRMAN.
      70 25 Siam Government Rewards Englishwoman. Allahabad, July 30. The Siamese Government has presented Mrs. Sibold, wife &lt;&gt;f Mr. W. Sibold retired superintending engineer, I'.W.D. Bengal, with a silver powder box engrave “Siam India Flight” 1929-1930, as a token of appreciation of h'»r services in rescuing and giving first
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      MODERN LIFE AND THE CHURCH.
      689 25 —Reuter. Divorce Problems. VIEWS OF LAMBETH CONFERENCE. London, Aug. 14. The results of the Lambeth Conference are revealed in documents issued today consisting of the full text of the 75 resolutions adopted and an Encyclical Letter to the Faithful signed by the Archbishop of Canterbury
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      MALAYA’S NEXT G.O.C.
      178 26 —British Wireless. Major-General Oldfield. EXPECTED TO ARRIVE IN FEBRUARY. Rugby, Aug. 18. The War Office announces that }Iajor General L. C. L. Oldfield has been appointed General Officer Commanding Malaya, with effect from February 1931, in succession to Major-General Pritchard. British Wireless. Major-General Leopold Charles Louis Oldfield,
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      RIGHTS IN CHINA.
      126 26 —Reuter. Britain Preparing Draft Proposals. London, Aug. 14. With reference to the reports regarding Sino-Bi'itish negotiations on the subject of extra-t«rritorial rights, Reiter leans th it the British Government is preparing draff proposals. Nothing is known in London about tinChinese draft proposals, or concerning fho instructions said
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      SINGAPORE R.A.
      90 26 Reuter. Lieut.-Col. Nicholson Appointed O.C. London, Aug. 14. The War Office announces that Major St. J. R. Nicholson, IbS.O., Royal Artillery, has been promoted to the rank of Lieut.Col. and will take up command of the Koval Artillery in Singapore in the autumn.- Reuter. Lieut.-Col. St. J. R.
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      MEETING GANDHI.
      62 26 .—Reuter. Four-Hour Conference In Yeroda Gaol. Poona, Aug. 13. Sir Te.i Bahadur Sapru and Mr. Jayakar conferred for four hours in Yeroda gaol with Mr. Gandhi, Pandit Motilal Nehru, and Mr. Jawaharlal N'hru. Mr. Vallabahai Patel and Mrs. Sarojini Naidu, who are also imprisoned in Yeroda gaol, were
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      FINANCIER CHARGED.
      82 26 Accused of Breach of Trust And Fraud. Tokio, Aug. 12. Mr. Shimbei Irmi a very prominent man to the financial circle:: in the Kan ai district, has been imprisoned in Tokio for trial on charges of breach of trust and f mud. It is r'-'i'd that Mr. Tnui
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      MARSHAL CHANG.
      334 26 —Reuter. Mutiny Leads to False Report of His Death. Peking, Aug. 17. f i Reports that the death has occurred at I Pcitaiho of Marshal Chang Hsuch-hang are arriving here. In foreign, as well as in Chinese circles, the authorities generally express the opinion that the report is
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      DUCHESS OF YORK.
      103 26 ,—British Wireless. Preparations for Happy Event. Rugby, Aug. 14. Foresters were today building a beacon on top of Hunter’s Hill, overlooking the vail* v of Stralhmoie. This is regarded as indicating that the happy event at G’amir Castles where the Duchess of York s staying, is now
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      UNWANTED IMMIGRANTS.
      92 26 .—Reuter. North German Lloyd Wins Test Case. New York, Aug. 18. The test action brought by the North German Lloyd Line against the Collector of ustoms, New York, for the recovery of $2,177 in fines for bringing undesirable immigrants to New York resulted in favour of the steamship
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      BISHOP FOUND GUILTY.
      103 26 Reuter. Sacramental Wine to Bootleg Channels. New York, Aug. 14. Bishop Charles Mrzena, of the Czechoslovakian Orthodox Catholic Church, ha* en found guilty of conspiring to violat* Mo* prohibition law by diverting sacra mental wine to bootleg channel.';. The prosecution alleged that the Bish&lt; i .,fi M
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      IN BANDIT HANDS.
      240 26 —Reuter. Effort to Rescue Women Missionaries. Peking, Aug. 18. The British authorities are unable to indicate when the release of Miss Nettleiun and Miss Harrison is likely. Mr. A. J. Martin, the British Consul at Foochow who went to Yenping nine days ago for the purpose of
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      CABLE NEWS IN BRIEF.
      439 26 Anetn. —Nichi-Nichi. attendance of high officers.—British Wireless. ill ,—Reuter. Rugby, Aug. 14. A leir.arkable flight from Manchester to London was made today by a Handley Pago Napier air liner, flying on the Imperial Airways service, the journey of 200 miles being covered in an actual flying
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      INDEPENDENCE FOR SOUTH AFRICA.
      159 26 —Reuter. The Claims of General Hertzog. Madeira, Aug. 15. General Hertzog, who is en route to London to represent South Africa at th« Imperial Conference, interviewed by Reuter’s representative, said the confercave’s recognition of South African independence was of paramount importance Under no conditions could he
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      FAMOUS PILOTS MEET.
      158 26 Reuter. New American “Mystery” Monoplane. New' York, Aug. IS. A warm official welcome was given t &gt; the n.ost distinguished assemblage of pilots ev r gathered here. It included Lieut. Williams (United States Navy). Flight.-Lieut. Atcherloy. the R tish Schneider Cup competitor, and Italian. French and German
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      ITALY INDIGNANT.
      65 26 Reuter. Earthquake Casualties Exaggerated. Rome, Aug. 18. An official communique states that the return of a number of fugitives from th" recent earthquake who were previously believed to be dead reduces the total death roll to 1,475. The Government promise to publish a full list of names and
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      CANADA’S NEW MOVE.
      83 26 ,—Reuter. Decision to Curtail Immigration. Ottawa, Aug. 14. The new Government has decided, in view of the present unemployment in Canada, to curtail immigration from all countries. The movement of immigrants from Europe will be stopped. Assisted passage schemes will be abandoned and British would-be settlers must
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      FLOODS IN CHINA.
      67 26 V |7VI IV U .—Reuter. Over Three Thousand People Perish. Peiping, Aug. 15. Incessant rains and floods in North China have submerged a thousand villages in south-east Chihli and south-west Manchuria. Numbers of villagers have had no food for days and are still clinging to treotops, roofs
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      30 MILES BEYOND THE YELLOW RIVER.
      680 27 .—Sin Kuo Min. Pursuing Shansi Rebels. /ONVERGING MOVEMENT NORTH OF TSINAN. Shanghai, Aug. 19. On the Tsinan-Pukow Railway front the Government forces are crossing the yellow River at three points. In the centre the divisions commanded bM Generals Hsia Tou-ying, Chen Cheng and Ma
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      FINE SEAMANSHIP.
      189 27 .—Reuter. How Bigger Disaster Was Prevented. Wellington, Aug. 19. Tributes to the masterly seamanship of the captains of the Tahiti and the Ventura, whuh prevented a disaster, vere *&gt;y passengers whom the Ventura landed at Pago Pago. They state that twice before the Ventura arrived the Tahiti’s captain
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      MILLIONAIRE’S DEATH
      122 27 Reuter. Mr. Van Lear Black Lost From His Yacht. Baltimore, Aug. 19. The newspaper proprietor Mr. Van Lear Black, the aviation and yachting nthusiast, who flew round the world last year, fell overboard from his yacht and was drowned off the New Jersey coast. His body has not
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      KING IN SCOTLAND.
      86 27 British Wireless. First Visit to North Since Illness. Rugby, Aug. 19. Considerable interest is being taken in Scotland in the visit which the King and Queen are to pav to Balmoral. Their Majesties are travelling by special train from Sandringham to Balmoral on Saturday, and this will
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      TURKEY AND PERSIA.
      134 27 'ersia s re- —Reuter. Foreign Office Repudiates Reports. Teheran, Aug. 15. Memdouehavket Bey, the Turkish Ambassador here, has been recalled to Turkey.—Reuter. Teheran, Aug. 18. The Turkish Foreign Office repudiates the report of Turkish incursion into Persian territory. It denies the receipt of a Note from Persia.
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      LORD BIRKENHEAD.
      34 27 .—British Wireless. A Quiet Night and Strength Maintained. Rugby, Aug. 19. Lord Birkenhead had a quiet night and his strength is well maintained, but he is not yet free from fever.-British Wireless.
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      NAVAL PACT.
      179 27 kiuu —Nichi-Niehi. Consideration by Japan’s Privy Council. Tokio, Aug. 19. After a lapse of 26 days since the Throne referred the naval treaty to the privy council for deliberation, the first meeting of the privy council’s examination committee was held formally to consider the treaty this afternoon. The
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      AMIDST SNOW & ICE.
      105 27 AMIDST SNOW ICE. Reuter. Dutch Expedition on The Roof of the World.” Srinagar, Aug. 15. The Dutch expedition to Karakorum, led by Mr. M. B. Visser, has arrived safely after having experienced great difficulties owing to storms, intense cold and heavy snow. Owing to the non-arrival of supplies by the
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      TOKIO-TACOMA FLIGHT.
      98 27 U.S. Aviator Arrives With Aeroplane. Tokio, Aug. 8. Lieut. Bromley, who intends to make a non-stop flight from Tokio to Tacoma, has arrived at Yokohama with his aeroplane on board the President Lincoln. Owing to their hasty departure from America, Bromley and his co-pilot, Catty, arrived without passports,
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      MUNITIONS FOR CHINA.
      70 27 Reuter. Consignment Released by U.S. State Department. Washington, Aug. 19. The consignment of munitions for the Chinese Nationalist Government being dispatched by the firm of Dupont and Denemours has been released at the request of the Chinese Legation.—Reuter. It was previously reported that the State Department refused
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      A DUKE’S ILLNESS.
      36 27 longer considered advisable.—British Wireless. Blood Transfusion Not Considered Advisable. Rugby, Aug. 19. The Duke of Northumberland spent a fair night. The slight improvement is maintained. Blood transfusion is now no longer considered advisable.—British
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      U.S. SCRAP WARSHIPS.
      60 27 Washington, Aug. 4. Orders were issued today for the scrapping of the battleships Wyoming, Florida and' Utah this summer under the provisions of the London Naval Treaty. The old ships would have been scrapped next jear under the terms of the treaty, but since they are rapidly
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      DARK FINANCIAL OUTLOOK.
      106 27 —Reuter. America Fears Deficit Of $200,000,000. Washington, Aug. 19. A deficit of $200,000,000 is feared at the end of the fiscal year (June 30, 1931) cwing to increasing expenditure, shrinking revenues and reduced business activity. The expenditure from July 1 to Aug. 15 (excluding National Debt redemption)
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      SPAIN’S DIFFICULTIES.
      129 27 —Reuter. Steady Decline in Value Of Peseta. Madrid, Aug. 19. The steady decline in the value of the peseta from 43.8 a fortnight ago to 46.6 yesterday morning is ascribed to speculators exploiting the instability of the political situation and the difficulties connected with the return to constitutional
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      AIMEE McPHERSON.
      89 27 .—Reutre. Evangelist’s Difficulties With Her Mother. I, os Angeles, Aug. 19. The evangelist Mrs. Aimoe McPherson is reported to he critically ill. Her secretary says Mrs. McPherson is blind and had a nervous breakdown a fortnight ago. Her daughter has been summoned from Paris and her son from
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      BRITISH UNEMPLOYED
      55 27 —Reuter. Increase of 39,000 in Two Weeks. London, Aug. 20. A further increase in the unemployment figures is announced. The total today was given as 2,050,000. —Reuter. On Aug. 6, when the two million mark was topped, the figure was 2,011,000, so that in two weeks there has
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      AUSTRALIAN FINANCES.
      88 27 —Reuter. Appointment of Advisory Committee. Melbourne, Aug. 19. The Conference of Prime Ministers has appointed a national Finance Advisory Committee, consisting of Mr. Joseph A. Lyons, the Federal Postmaster-General, Mr. E. J. A. Hogan, the Premier of Victoria, Mr. Hill, the Premier of South Australia and Mr. B.
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      HANKOW QUIET.
      51 27 —Reuter. Communist Menace Considered At An End. Shanghai, Aug. 19. The detachment of the Green Howard* which proceeded to Hankow on Aug. 7 is returning to Shanghai on board H.M.S. Cumberland, which is replacing H.M.S. Berwick at Hankow. The Communist menace in Hankow is apparently considered at an
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    SELANGOR ASSIZES OPEN.
    1544 28 Rubber Estate Tragedy. MAN NOT GUILTY OF WIFE MURDER. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuula Lumpur, Augf 1H. A murder trial in which the accused, a Tamil estate coolie, was charged with th«* murder of his wife and found not guilty occupied most of the opening day of
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    A LENGTHY MEETING.
    96 28 Affairs of Rose, Macphail And Penman, Ltd. An oxtraordinary general meeting of shareholders of Rose, Macphail and Peiv man, Ltd., was held on Tuesday to consider the affairs of the company. After nroti acted discussion the meeting was adjoumed for a week pending the outline 01 negotiations
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    SLUMP IN LAND VALUES.
    853 28 Acquisition Appeal Disclosure. l An indication of the manner in which the slump has affected land values was revealed by a statement by Mr. A. P. Robinson, opening a land acquisition appeal on Tuesday afternoon before the Chief Justice (Sir William Murison) and Messrs. R. II.
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    TAMIL “MAGICIAN” STABBED.
    677 28 Murder or Suicide? JUDGE OBJECTS TO DEMONSTRATION. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Aug. pj. For the second day in succession the Selangor Assizes were occupied with case of alleged murder, a tapping coolie Veeramalai, being charged with stabbing another coolie, Ramasamy, on a rubber estate at
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    EUROPEAN SMUGGLER SENTENCED.
    237 29 Caught at Wharves. avi’ YEAR’S RIGOROUS 0 imprisonment. Furopean caught in this trade A 5t the same," said Mr. C. Wilson, 'u SnVanore Criminal District Judge, ,h0 v L 14 in passing .sentence of 12 t&gt;n tic*' rigorous imprisonment on Frank SSS£i smith, who Pleaded guilty to
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    POLICE ATTACKED.
    84 29 Thirty Troublous Hylams Arrested. &lt;"von: Our Own Correspondent). Malacca, Aug. 20. police who went to Sungei Rambai 1’c. .e. »»n the Malac a-Muar boundary, lav to stop a disturbance made by r.vo of Hylams, were attacked by the -i\ who injured a constable and r. U’.ivd his rifle.
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    MAN AND WOMAN KILLED.
    143 29 Ilylam Servant’s Alleged Confession. d'r in Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, Aug. 10. 'oing along a road near the Ipoh th;» early hours of this morning. \t Graham White found a Ilylam ar:t lj'.rg by the roadside with several v. rinds in his abdomen. Mr. White took
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    BUNGALOW GUTTED.
    102 29 Only Able to Stop Spread of Fire. (From Our Own Correspondent). Ipoh, Aug. 19. 1 an Lodge, in Gopeng Road, formerly ”i'ging to Mr. Eu Tong Sen, was com- cly gutted by fire today. i he lodge, which now belongs to a s c miner, and is not
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    SIAM PROTECTING HER TIN.
    159 29 More Plans to Help The Industry. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Bangkok, Aug. 19. Following the announcement in the Government Gazette yesterday that no more tin mining leases or prospecting licences would be granted until further notice, except in certain circumstances, it is now understood that the
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    CONTRACT DISPUTE.
    533 29 United Engineers Win Their Case. In the Supreme Court on Aug. 14 Mr. Justice Stevens entered judgment or behalf of the United Engineers, Ltd., in a claim for just over $3,000 against Yep E. Boon, a Johore Bahru building contractor, for the balance due on a contract to
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    MONEY IN LIEU OF PASSAGES.
    230 29 Ex-Planters Fear Home Prospects. A new problem has arisen in connection with the cutting down of European staff* on rubber estates. With the price at the present level, when very few estates can make a profit, many Europeans’ agreements are being terminated. A number of
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    A NINE-HOURS’ DAY.
    122 29 Additional Afternoon Work For Tappers. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, Aug. 16. A meeting of the Malaya Peninsula Agricultural Association was held here yesterday when the following resolution was passed This association is unanimously in ‘avour cf adopting the principle of obtaining a nine-hours’ day work from
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    HOUSEBOYS BURGLE SAFE
    140 29 Prison for One and Rattan For the Other. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Klang, Aug. 19. Two Tamil houseboy.s, named Munusamy and Parumal, who pleaded guilty, were convicted today in the police court acre of ihe theft of $17.) from the safe in ihe bungalow of Mr. G.
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    SINGAPORE CHESS CLUB.
    172 29 The scores up-to-date in the annual Singapore Chess Club championship are as follows Club Championship. P. W. I). L. Pts. 11. O. Wiimot 16 11 0 6 11 I.o Kani Woon 9 7 1 1 7 Vs It. Jumabhoy 12 5 1 6 BVi Tan Luang Kia
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    CALCUTTA TURF CLUB THEFT.
    207 29 New Development “TOTE” MANAGER ARRESTED. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Calcutta, Aug. 19. The latest development in the big theft from the Calcutta Turf Club is the arrest of F. Binning, the European manugcr of the totalisator. Th&gt;s followed an elaborate reconstruction of the crime which was
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    CLERK CHARGED.
    79 29 Case Involving $6,900 Postponed. (From Our Own Correspondent). Penang, Aug. 17. A Chetty’s clerk named Suppiah is charged in the district court with dishonestly misappropriating or converting -O his own use $(5,1)00 belonging to 3. R. M. M. A. Anammalay Chetty, or, alternatively, being a clerk, committing criminal
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    SWERVED ACROSS ROAD.
    68 29 $100 Fine for Man Who Hit Pedestrian. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Klang, Aug. 13. A Tamil named Supaya was fined or, in default, four months’ rigorous imprisonment in Klang police court yesterday for rash driving of a motor-car and causing hurt. It was stated that Supaya swerved
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    PASSENGERS.
    293 29 The following passengers are proceeding to Europe by East Asiatic Co., motorahip hiomu, which sailed from Singapore yesterday. Colonel C. U. Follet, Mr. and Mrs. C. T Morrell, Mrs. Allan, Mr. J. YV. Bewan, Mr hrns Jesiiersen, Mr. and Mrs. I. M Hewat’ Mr. and Mrs. R. V. Purge,
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  • SPORTING NEWS.
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      SLOW CRICKET IN FINAL TEST.
      1085 30 Australians’ Advantage. RAIN CAUSES DELAYS AT THE OVAL. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Aug. 16. England’s experience of the Marathon Test match, which started at the Oval today, was not a very happy one until late in the day, when a fine stand by Sutcliffe
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      BASEBALL.
      104 30 Reuter. American Major League Results. New York, Aug. 19. Baseball results to date are as follow’s National League. Pittsburg beat Brooklyn 4—3. Chicci»o beat Philadelphia 17—3. St. Louis lost to New York 2—4. Pittsburg beat Brooklyn 8—0. Chicago lost to Philadelphia 8—9. Chicago and Philadelphia tied 6—G. The game
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      WOMEN’S ATHLETICS.
      55 30 —Reuter. New Word’s Records At Stamford Bridge. In the Women’s Athletic Championship at Stamford Bridge the following new world’s record times w’ere set up 880 yards Miss G. Lunn, 2 mins. 18 1-5 secs. One Mile Walk Miss C. Mason, f mins. 14 2/5 secs. 220 yards: Miss
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      MENDIOLA BEATS Y. C. SONG.
      968 30 K.O. in Eighth Round. LOCAL MAN’S PLUCKY DISPLAY. The hard-hitting Joe Mendiola proved too stiff a proposition for Y. C. Song, the feather and lightweight champion of Malaya, in a contest scheduled for ten rounds at the Lion City Ring on Tuesday, and the Filipino
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      SINGAPORE YACHTING EVENTS.
      542 30 Lemberger Cup. PUNAI WINS B CLASS RACE. The full “B” class fleet out from the Royal Singapore Yacht Club on Sunday to sail over the usual south-west m 0 n soon course in the second and final race for the Lemberger Cup. Columbine got the best of
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      BRIGHT CRICKET ON PADANG.
      825 31 ■eiitury for Wigglesworth. Iservices draw with H M.S. HERMES. I A ,parkline century Itmln*. by FlightH c 1 G Wigglesworth on the Padang 13 gave the United Services a big n i.‘ontVitre in their game with an eleven H M S. Hermes. Wigglesworth, r m ,vent
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      TAIPING RACES.
      1561 31 Rain on Last Day Of Meeting. (I'rom Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, Aug. 15. The second day of Taiping Turf Club ™ort Pr Vided anothcr da y of interesting The weather was fine and the attendance was again small. Among those present were the Sultan of Perak, Mr. Elies
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      TEST SELECTORS CRITICISED.
      243 31 ’—Reuter. Wyatt a Reliable Captain. RESULT MAY JUSTIFY DECISION. London, Aug. 13. The dropping of A.P.F. Chapman from the EngXsh Test team is one of the greatest rrieket sensations for years. Many famous cricketers and critics are amazed, though nearly all agree that R.E.S. Wyatt will prove
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      A TENNIS PROBLEM.
      144 31 —Reuter. Effect of Bequest to Mrs. Wills-Moody. New York, Aug. 16. A bequest which might make Mrs. Helen Wills-Moody a professional is providing an unusual problem for the United States Lawn Tennis Association. The late Mr. J. D. Phelan, a Californian Senator, left Mrs. Wills-Moody £4,000 ‘‘in
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      SCOTTISH FOOTBALL.
      78 31 Reuter. Glasgow Celtic Lose At Falkirk. London, Aug. 16. Th« following were the results of matches played today in the First Division of the Scottish League: Scottish League.—Division I. Aberdeen 2 Leith Athletic 1. Clyde 1 Ayr United 1. East Fife 1 Dundee 2. Falkirk 3 Celtic 2.
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      FINE BOWLING BY FREEMAN.
      1084 32 County Cricket. SUTCLIFFE WHYSALL BAT WELL. London, Aug. 15. Southend Kent defeated Ewex by 277 runs. Before the bowling of J*'arncs (five for 36) and Nicholls (four for 34) Kent could total only 122 in their opening innings. Freeman performed the remarkable feat of taking all
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      SINGAPORE GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP.
      111 32 Qualifying Round At Garrison G.C. The qualifying round of the Singapore Island Golf Championship was played at the Garrison Golf Club on Saturday afternoon, when the following 16 best returns qualified for the first round to be played on Saturday next. The best returns were as follows
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      EXIT TILDEN.
      87 32 .—Reuter. Annoyed at Laughter Of Crowd. Rye, New York, Aug. 14. W. T. Tilden made a dramatic exit from the quarter-finals of the Eastern Turf Court championships, in which he was ••'laying Cliff Wutter, of New Orleans He lost the first set 1—6, and Wutter was leading 4—0
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      PULAU BRANI WIN REPLAY.
      797 32 Way Performs The Hat-Trick.” Pulau Brani r R.A.F. 1* Pulau Brani Garrison overwhelmed the Royal Air Force in the re-play of thtir S.A.F.A. Cup match at the Anson Road Stadium on Aug. 14 and won by 5 1. From early on it was evident that Pulau
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      AMERICAN TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS.
      114 32 ,—Reuter. Easy Victory for Miss Nuthall. Forsst Hills, Auj. Play in the American lawn tenn championships began today. ls In the first round of the women', singles Miss Nuthall beat Mi. Metarland (U.S.A.), 6 0, 6 1, and Min! Edith Cross beat Mrs. Hawks, 6 8 a
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      S.C.C. TOURNAMENT
      219 32 B.B. and I. Win After 85 Minutes Play. After the sensational dismissal of the Public Services and Law in an S.C.C. Tournament game on Friday evening, 35 minuter play on Saturday was sufficient for the B.B. and I to obtain the necessary runs for victory with 56 for
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      A HOLE IN ONE.
      55 32 Rare Feat at Garrison Golf Club. Mr. C. L. Wyatt joins the select company of golfers in Malaya who have done a hole in one. Playing at the Garrison Golf Club on Aug. 13, with Capt. F. Dearden, he achieved this distinction at the second hole,
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    BIRTHS
    55 32 CHEANG.- On Autrust 17, 1930, at No. 7, East Coast Road, Singapore, to Madam Lim Hean Cheng, the wife of Mr. Cheang Jim Khean, a son. GODDARD.—August 13, at Malacca to Mr. and Mrs. E. P. Goddard, a son. WILSON.-—At Kuala Lumpur on August 16, to Dorothy, wife of
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    MARRIAGE
    39 32 MULLER—WHITE.—On Saturday, August 16, 1930, at the Presbyterian Church, Sing a pore, Gilbert Cornelius Grenon Muller, M.C.S., son of Mr. and Mrs. F. E. G. Muller of St. Leonards-on-Sea to Marjory McLeod, daughter of Mrs. White of Colchester.
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    82 32 DEATHS LIM. —Madam Lim Sye Gek at her residence, No. 17, Lorong K, Teluk Kurau Road, on August 19, 1930, at 2.15 a.m., aged 61. Swatow papers please copy. SMITH.—On August 14, at Edinburgh, Scotland, Capt. Harry Julius Smith, late ol Heap Eng Moh, Steamship Co., aged &lt; &gt;• leaving
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  • The Straits Budget FINANCIAL SUPPLEMENT
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      CONTENTS.
      99 1 GeneralRubber Situation 1 The Singapore Auction 1 London Rubber Market By A. W. Still 1 Malaya Consolidated 2 Penawat (Malaya) 2 Malayan Trade Statistics 2 Rubber Returns 2 Tin Restriction Ban^awan Rubber Tin Returns Cable NewsDutch Opposed to Restriction 1 Correspondence Rubber Stocks and Prices 2 Unemployed Planters 2
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      RUBBER SITUATION.
      69 1 Singapore Official Quotations. Quotations Forward Contract Spot Seller Price* r s d. t Its I&gt;at* L’don S’pore An*. Sept. Oct. Aug. 4 11 16 4L154 0.154 0.154 0.15*i If 4" h 0.16 0.16 0.164 0.16\ K 4 15 16 0.15% 0 1C 0.164 IS 4 13 16 0.15'*
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      THE SINGAPORE AUCTION.
      124 1 Thi* Singapore Chamber of Commerce Rubber Association held its 981st auction on Aug. 20. when there was catalogued 2.201.501 lb. or 984.15 tons offered 1,873,460 lb. or 836.36 tons sold 1,325,449 lb. or 681.00 ton*. Spot. London 4\d. New York 94 cts. PRICES REALISED. Ribbed Smoked Sheet
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      KAWIE (JAVA) RUBBER.
      211 1 Mr. R. F. McNair Scott, presiding on li 17 at the general meeting of the Kawie lava i Rubber Estates, said that the outt 't of rubber for the past year, 1,002,020 lb. Vili a record crop for the company, and the heated output for the current
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      LONDON RUBBER MARKET. Suggested Valorisation Banks for Rubber. MR. VAN DER TAS’ NEW SCHEME.
      1045 1  -  (By A. W. Still.) [Straits Times Copyright.— Reproduction Rights Reserved.] London, July 23. W e have not had rubber at 5d. yet, but if anyone has betn betting on that figure being reached before the end
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      SUNGEI GETTAH.
      229 1 Chairman and Producers’ One-sided Policy. The annual general meeting of the Sungci Gettah Rubber Estates was held on July 17 at Salisbury House, E.C. Mr. P. .7. Burgess (the chairman 1, who presided, said that the profit for the year amounted to £1,510, hut in view of the
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      DUTCH OPPOSED TO RESTRICTION?
      178 1 tne proc Reuter. May Favour Survival Of The Fittest. A NEW SCHEME. Compensation for Estates Which Close Down. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Aug. 19. The London newspapers are showing signs of alarm at the rubber situation but, while several favour Government restriction, it is generally
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      JERAM RUBBER.
      492 1 5*4 Per Cent. Earned in A Lean Year. The twenty-first annual general meeting &gt;f the Jeram Rubber Estates, Ltd., was hold &gt;n July 22, at 71, Et. Mary Axe, E.C. Sir Herbert Wright (the chairman) said hat, in spite of the record slump in tho r r nr
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      CORRESPONDENCE.
      66 2 (The Straita Tnnea la not responsible for the opinions of its correspondents. Correspondents should bear in mind thut letters must be short and to the point. Long epistles ure liable to be rejected or cut down. Correspondents must enclose their names and addresses, not necessarily or publication but as
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      RUBBER STOCKS & PRICES.
      536 2 RUBBER STOCKS PRICES. To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir,—1 attach hereto a table showing stocks in U.K. and the price of rubber fur the years 1923, 1024 and 1025. 1 he year U&gt;2*i started with stocks at 82, 111 tons and at a price of 1/2% pence. Stocks
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      UNEMPLOYED PLANTERS.
      681 2 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, —I crave the further hospitality of your columns to reply to the propositions enunciated hy Singapore business men on the quc tion of European unemployment, it i.&lt; noticeable that these business men wire eloquent on the question of preservin' the
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      MALAYA CONSOLIDATED.
      70 2 Not to Participate in Two Months’ Stoppage. The directors of Malaya Consolidated Tin Dredging Co., Ltd., have decided not to carry out the two months’ stoppage recommended hy the Tin Producers’ Association. During January-April, the dredges were closed down for an aggregate of 89 days for restriction in
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      RUBBER RETURNS.
      373 2 Ayer Molek. —15,062 lb. Anglo-Malay. —144,420 lb. Allonby.—75,905 lb. Amalgamated Malay.—72,000 lb. Ampat (Sumatra). —69,200 lb. Ankola. —4,555 lb. Bang Nara. —10,743 lb. Hatu Village.—1,605 lb. liikam. 02,300 lb. Broome (Selangor). -64,260 lb. Batu Tigu (Selangor).—217,000 lb. Bukit Kajang. —121,070 lb. Bcrtam Consolidated. 225,400 lb. Bertam Extended.—40,600 lb.
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      MALAYAN TRADE.
      136 2 Value of Imports and Exports From January to July, 1930. BtJtemFn? o? I the t tota? t 5am t i C «V S S nd PMS has forwarded the following comparative imposed to ted ?rom Br°i r tir M m rCha a di9e e X v, cludin parcpl
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      BUKIT KATIL RUBBER ESTATES.
      710 2 Chairman on the Need For Restriction. The twentieth ordinary general meeting the Bukit Katil Rubber Estates, Ltd. V* held at the office of the secretaries Mes** 6 C F. Gomes and Co., 137, Heeren Malacca, on Aug. 14, Mr. Tan So 0 ii ft i (chairman)
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      PENAWAT (MALAYA).
      73 2 Not to Participate In T.P.A. Stoppage. The secretaries of the Penawat (Malaya Tin Dredging Co., Ltd., in a circular uatc.i Aug. 16, state that the directors have decided not to carry out the two stoppage recommended by the Tin Producers Association. During January-April, the dredges W( !P stopped
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      FAR EASTERN TRADE.
      137 2 The Federation of British Industries ha* issued a statement which refers to the unsatisfactory conditions in the Far East. A message from the F. 8.1. representative 111 Bandoeng, Java, states that not only rubber, but sugar, tea and coffee are all heavily depressed. It is pointed out
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      PULAU BULANG RUBBER.
      1295 3 Disposal by Auction Discussed. An extraordinary general meeting of the shareholders of the Pulau Bulang Rubber and Produce Co., Ltd., was held at the offices of the secretaries, Harrisons, Harker and Co., I ui chartered Bank Chambers, on Aug. 15, to discuss the present position of the
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      TIN RESTRICTION.
      303 3 Four Companies Suspend Dredging. A circular issued on July 15, by the London Tin Corporation announces that the dredges of the Kampcng Lanjut Tin Dredg4 r aiuat Tin Dredging, Ltd, rw 8^ 1 T,n Ltd ttnd Rawang concessions, L.d., have all suspended dredging operations in conformity with the
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      BANGAWAN RUBBER.
      276 3 Directors’ Reorganisation! Scheme. In n circular to the debenture stockholders ind shareholders, the directors of Hangawan Rubber state that the continuous fall in the price of rubber and the long duration of the depression have reduced the cash resources of the company so heavily that only sufficient funds
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      RAUB AUSTRALIAN GOLD.
      1007 3 Satisfactory Results: $41,666 Profit. In moving the adoption of the balance sheet and report for the year to Mar. 31, 1930, the chairman of the Raub Australian Gold Mining Co., Ltd., said :—It gives inc pleasure to submit results that are so satisfactory. It will be seen
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      SEDGELEY (F.M.S.) RUBBER.
      794 3 Dividend of 15 Per Cent. For Year. The nineteenth ordinary general meeting of the Sedgelcy (F.M.S.) Rubber Company, wiu held on July IK at the offices of the company, 9, Arundel Street, Strand, Mr. A. A. Allen (the chairman» presiding. The secretary (Mr. W. Hector Thomson) read
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      TIN RETURNS.
      93 3 Renong Tin (second half).—No. 2 dredge, 255 piculs No. 3 dredge, 3H1 piculs. No. 2 dredge lost 72 hours and No. 3 dredge 48 hours owing to restriction. The total output for the month is 1,345 piculs. Pegang Prospecting. 103.65 piculs, amount realised $4,541.75, tribute at 7 per
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      Trade and Finance.
      164 4 EXCHANGE Singapore, Aug. 20. O London, Hank 4 in/# 2/3% l*i'tinnd 2/d 23 32 i riv’iilo 8 m. &lt;11• 2-4 d ‘&lt;2 U:i New York, demand 06% Private 00 d/s 07% On France, Hank T.T. 142K On liuliu, Hank T.T. 155'n On Hong K«» Hank T.T. 40%
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      Stocks and Shares.
      804 4 Fraser and Co.’s Quotations Singapore, Aug. 20. MINING. Issue Val. I'd. Buyers Sellers IT fl Asum Kumhang 27 28 6 5/» fi/- Ayer llitam Tin 9 10 £1 £1 Hungrin Tin 13/9 14/6 1 1 Hulling Pudang 0.10 0.15 1 1 Uatu Caves 0.55 0.60 1 1
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      SHARE MARKET.
      587 4 More Interest in Mining/ Stocks. Fraser and Co.’s report of Aug. 19 states Con. iderably more interest has been vinci d in mining stocks during the week and a fair turnover has taken place although attention is at present being chiefly confined to speculative dollar shares standing below
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      COPRA MARKET.
      27 4 Messrs. Barlow and Co., in their copra report, dated Aug. 14, state Prices have &gt;&lt;‘en steady at the decline. Closing quotaSd$Mo"“ f UW3 *7.10 and
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      THE RUBBER MARKET.
      231 4 A Further Increase Of Stocks. Singapore, Aug. 14. Messrs. Barlow and Co. report The market has been quiet to dull and easier throughout the week. Minor fluctuations occurred in London and New York during the early part of the period, the local market being steady, but thereafter
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    • RUBBER SHARE PRICES.
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        LONDON EXCHANGE PRICE JULY 24.
        664 4 Atuco (il&gt; IV, Allagar (2/) 1 6; AngloMulay (£1) 4; Ayer Kunmg U‘l) 4 Bahru (Sel.) (2/) 3 3; Bakap (£1) 4; Banting (il) 1/3 lG; Balang Consolidated (2 1 Batu Caves (£1) 'S*; Batu Tiga OH 1; Bekuh (2)1; Beranang (2 1 3; Bertam
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        SINGAPORE DOLLAR SHARE PRICES AUG. 20.
        709 4 Closing Prices Capital Issue Fraser LyalJ Paid Up Value Dividends Company A Co. Evatt. 389.293 1 5 p.c. for year 28-2*30 ..Al'enby ($1) 0.90 1.00 1.10 1.3tt 216,779 174 p.c. year 30-9-29 Alor Gajah ($1) 0.80 1.00 1.10 1.20 435,425 1 15 p.c. year
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