The Straits Budget, 28 August 1930

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    30 1 The Straits Budget BEING THE WEEKLY ISSUE OF THE STRAITS TIMES IES i ABLISHED NEARLY A CENTURY] >o. SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, AUGUST 28, 1930. Pr.ce 25 cents (S.S. Currency) or 7d.
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    CONTENTS.
    349 1 LEADERS— Pa The Blank Wall ;> LaKur ami the Empire—I Gone Avar 5 Labour am! the Empire—II 3-4 \Vi.- v :.nd Otherwise 4 A Kci regrade Step 4 Occasional Notes o-o Telegrams. Reuter and Special— Covering Past Week’s News ..23*28 Pictures js; r (Veil’s Visit to Brunei 17 Tht
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    LOCAL AND PERSONAL.
    1833 1 I; engagement is announced between •eutenant G. N. Richardson, Royal d»,! r, E* rs an( l Margaret Camilla, eldest 4, or of Lieutenant-Colonel A. T. -nakes peRr d. S .o., M.C., Royal Engiriters and Mrs. Shakespear. R,‘sili* Millington, Secretary to le avo n V era k, is
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    BRUTAL ATTACK BY MASKED MEN.
    846 2 Victim Chased Into Pond. 4 NOT ENOUGH EVIDENCE TO CONVICT.. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Aug. 20. At the Selangor assizes today, before Mr. Justice Farrer-Manby, an elderly Cantonese named Cheung Heng was charged with voluntarily causing grievous hurt to a Chinese fih dealer,
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    BROKE INTO HOTEL.
    312 2 A young Cantonese, Ghoong took, claimed trial on a charge of breaking into the Hong Kong Hotel, High Street. Kuala Lumpur, on June .‘>0. The first witness, Lum Meng, a young l*»V attendant at the hotel, said that he awoke nl*>ut four a.m. and saw the accus
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    ACQUISITION APPEAL.
    401 2 Kampone: Bahru Railway Deviation. The hearing was resumed yesterday of the appeal of the owners of 13acres of land, acquired in connection with the railway scheme and road diviation at Kampong Bahru, against the collector’s award of 37 cents a foot over all. Mr. II. Collyer, who was
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    JOHORE PLANTERS’ ASSOCIATION.
    806 2 Labourers’ Rates of Pay. FIXED FOR CHINESE AND TAMIIiS. At a special general meeting of the johore Planters’ Association hold on Tuesday at Rengam Club. Johore, the daily wagi s of Tamil coolies working on estates wore decided on as 40 cents for men and V2 cents
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    S.P.C.A. SHOW IN SINGAPORE.
    664 2 Big Programme. GOOD CONDITION RATHF& THAN BREED. Condition, rather than breed, will be the standard by which animals—ponies, bullocks, cows, dogs, cats and mules— W ij] be judged at a show which the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animal* will hold in Singapore in
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      THE BLANK WALL.
      886 3 at Kuala Lumpur.—Straits Times, Aug. v as a very full parade of ardent Wtionist! at the Town Hall, Kuala |U yesterday evening. The meeting U! disc’d by the Asiatic Planters’ Asso>rLil1!'. t* Malaya was representative of Julies than any gathering that has 1 i, since the present
      at Kuala Lumpur.—Straits Times, Aug.  -  886 words
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      LABOUR AND THE EMPIRE—I.
      934 3 btraits Times, Aug. 22. One of several reasons why many sober, patriotic Britons regard the Empire Free t rade campaign at Home not merely with distaste and misgiving, but with real alarm, is the fear that it will cause such a split in the Conservative ranks
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      GONE AWAY.
      1186 3 should change hands frequently.—Straits Times, Aug. 2b “The Ashes” have gone—South. Unlike tennis championships, boxing title? i nd golf pots,” they can never go West They have changed hands once more, but they are still in the family. That takes a little of the bitterness off the pill
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      LABOUR AND THE EMPIRE—II.
      1124 3 —Straits Times, Aug. 25. Glancing through the newspapers to hand by the mail, we came across a curious illustration, from quite an unexpected quaver, of the misgivings entertained at Home as to how a Labour government supported by an independent I libou I' majority in the
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      WISE AND OTHERWISE.
      1217 4 .—Straits Times, Aug. 2b. Restriction marched a long way down the road that leads to its final burial place during yesterday’s meeting of the legislative Council. Three members, none of them primarily concerned with the production of rubber, but all admittedly among the most level-headed men of
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      A RETROGRADE STEP.
      1222 4 —Straits Times, Aug. 27 Monday’s meeting of the Legislative Council yielded more surprises than the vigorous opposition to restriction by three European members. The lamentable effort to alter, at the behest of a collection of well-meaning but hopelessly impractical theorists, the morals and social customs ol Eastern
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    MYSTERIOUS DEATH.
    232 4 Inquest Fails to Reveal Cause. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Aug. J.>. The inquest held in the Coroner’s Court today by Tungku Abdul Rahman into the death of a Chinese, Low' Hoon Woon, who was found dead on Circular Road on th? evening of June 15 failed
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    ACQUITTED OF ARSON.
    79 4 D.L.A. Instructs Withdrawal Of Case. (From Our Own Correspondent). Klang, Aug. 21. When the adjourned case in which 1 Heng Chong- was charged with setting fire to a house was brought up in police court today it was stated that the D.L.A. hod instructed the withdrawal 01
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  • OCCASIONAL NOTES
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      THURSDAY, AUG. 21, 1930.
      83 5 o Straits Times, Aug. 21. ..n jroes well, the mail from Europe been delivered before this glee* f is read. And a K shi, J it too Rumour hath it that, -uiing a powerful leading article U exceedingly prominent local newsin !1 h .s Excellency the
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      UNEMPLOYMENT IN MALAYA.
      116 5 —.straits Times, Aug. 21. a significant comment on the unemi vme nt problem in Malaya is the fact, P vea eil by the Hong Kong papers which recently arrived, that there has been ha 1 1 .‘nidemic of stowaway cases at f h "Kowloon Police Court during
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      THE FAIR AIMEE.
      152 5 at patience u> virtue of evangelists.—Straits Times, .wig. -i. Muvular Christianity is evidently one i f the tUnbuU*s of that vivid personality v r < Aimee McPherson, who once again i-as succeeded in getting well and truly t]-.. world’s news. It was announced !*i; t the fair
      • , at patience u> – virtue of evangelists.—Straits Times, .wig. -i.  -  152 words
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      A FISHY STORY !
      155 5 A FISHY STORY f ill service established.” —Stra.t* Ti: Aug. 21. Tvr.< f thousands of tiny fish effective-tu-ted the electric lights out in Hong k n the night of Aug. 12 and plunged d districts of the Colony mto Here is the official explana- n of the affair a* provided
      . f ill service established.”—Stra.t* Ti: Aug. 21.  -  155 words
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      AMERICA’S “MARCO POLO.”
      255 5 n the Singapore River. —Straits Aug. 21. Singapore which boasts of being a *'t r.u* place for many notable people vai; .u> times, saw one more world ravels t lamed for his exploits this week. Mr. Julius Brittlebank, whose ex*.er.s;\e journeys have earned for him the r
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      THE NEW PRINCESS.
      283 5 —Straits Times, Aug. 22. TV, i v arrival at Glamis Castle is a v int young person. Less than is fourth in succession to the fifth lady in the land. V been barn to the Duchess v.*ruld have displaced his I nn fv he Elizabeth, aa third
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      MINOR DICTATORS.
      240 5 MINOR DICTATORS tbc«e peculiar people.—Straits Time'. Aug. In this funny old world of ours there are always just a few people who manage to gain notoriety purely through the strength of their objections to the most popular views. They object to all sorts )f things from Sunday games to the
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      FREIGHT RATES.
      150 5 .—Straits Times, Aug. 22. We are not quite certain what has happened to the plan whereby it was proposed to force the Straits Conference and sundry other shipping rings to bite the lust, but if the committee which set out gaily to accomplish this delicate tark is still*
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      “POSTING” A FAMILY.
      133 5 >•. —Sira its Times. Aug. 22. Re ently a beautiful green and yel.ow Post Office letter-box—the first the village had ever had —wa* erected on the wall of the local inr. at Hautrage in Belgium. A few weeks later a farmer, wishing to post a letter, was
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      HIDDEN TALENT.
      109 5 —Straits Times, Aug. 23. It is strange how much hidden talent is born to Mush unseen in the East. When a «uccessful effort was made in Hong Kong recently to institute a Fencing Club the public of the Colony were amazed to learn that they had, in their
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      READING HIS OBITUARY.
      128 5 —Straits Times, Aug. 23. Mr. J. A. Findlay, of the Baltic Exchange, has joined the select band ol people who have had the experience ol reading their own obituary notices. He had been str.ously ill for some tune, and two London newspapers, being led to be* liCv’e
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      REAL SERVICE.
      246 5 Straits Times, Aug. 23. A published in thi3 column on May 29 has had an interesting sequel. It was stated that with commendable enterprise the Blue Funnel Line had announced the inauguration of return trips to Malaya from England during the winter months at specially reduced fares, and
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      PLAYFUL LINERS.
      353 5 Straits Times. Aug. 23. Who are you splashing, all you big steamers seems to be the burden of a complaint made at a recent meeting of the East Cowes Town Council against the Cunard Lino. The allegation was that the Mauretania passed through Cowes Roads recently at a
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      SATURDAY’S CONFERENCE.
      396 5 —Straits Times, Aug. 25. Little is to be gathered from the official communique concerning the proceedings at Government House on Saturday morning when “a full statement of the present situation with regard to the rubber industry was placed before the Governor.” Apart from the officials who >f course,
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      IVIGTUT.
      328 5 —Straits Times, Auj?. 2. r Ivigtut, the trading settlement on the west coast of Greenland where the German aviator, Herr Gronau, landed on his Jlight from Germany to Nova Scotia (reported by Router today) has been 101 a long time the seat of an extensive cryo-lite-mining industry. Cryolite is
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      MR. HEMMANT’S APPOINTMENT.
      282 5 MR. HEMMANT’S APPOINTMENT Straits Times, Aug. 2«>. All in Malaya who have any knowledge of Mr. George Hemmant’s work will agree that his appointment as Chief Secretary, Nigeria, is promotion richly deserved. He has been a member of the Malayan Civil Service for 27 years, and for long has been
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      MORE SERMONS IN STONE.
      208 6 Straits Times, Aug. 26. One of the committees of the Singapore Municipal Commissioners has suggested that Miss Dora Coniine, the scu piress, should ne invited ‘"to submit specimens of her work for the Commissioners’ in* sped ion, with a view to a possible pur* i huso
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      NATURE’S MISFITS.
      195 6 —Straits Times, Aug. 26. It is not often that ugly people care to give publicity to their affliction. Even the least vain of us tries to hide the incongruities that Nature has inflicted upon us. Hut the members of th«» Society i> Nature’s Misfits think differently. Thej do
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      WHAT NEXT!
      119 6 the price of pearl pucklacea ’—Straits Times, Aug. 2G. It is being now cluimcd in America that tlif? broadcasting nf radio music on dairy farms has resulted in the production of more milk. Whether it was the nilkmen or the cows who wore chiefly inspired science has not
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      A MUCH “COURTED” MAN.
      113 6 A MUCH “COURTED” MAN va.Mu vnv iiuiiiuui ui uiivava, —Straits Times, Aug. 27. (Jeorgia has a new record of which she is not by any means proud. One of her citizens has been recently arrested for the 1001st time for drunkenness. Doubtless the man concerned was known by sight to
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      FREIGHT RATES.
      140 6 Straits Times, Aug. 27. A few days ago we published a Note concerning the copra freight rate. Our comments were based on an appeal from a copra dealer who stated that although the price of copra had fallen from £24 7s. Gd. per ton in January, 1929 to
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      LON CHANEY.
      152 6 —Straits Times, Aug. It. The dciath of Lon Chaney, at a time when he was wondering whether he could fit his voice to the films with the same felicity with which he fitted his face, rc- calls one of Hollywood’s own pai titular and evergreen jokes. (haney was
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      A BETTER WIT.
      181 6 ivl i i mu i. i ito v/i iuu^iivv ,—Straits Times, Aug. 27. Dr. W. A. Spooner, a former Warden of New College, Oxford, with whose name is linked those forms of mis-speech hall warmed fish” and “passed through Oxford in the town drain,” recently reached Tie
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      HOW TO KEEP SLIM AT SEA
      266 6 MMim.i' iii uinnc liev —Strain Times, Aug. 27. If any Straits mariners find going to (>•1 under modern conditions too easy go ng and monotonous, they should study a li‘.tle book called The Voyage of the Mo*or Schooner Asp,” written by Capt Frithjof Utne*,
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    CHARGE AMENDED.
    119 6 Chinese Now Accused Of Attempted Murder. (Frofti Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, Aug. 2G. Ong Chin Chye, who was formerly charged with voluntarily causing grievous hurt to three Chinese again appeared in the police court today. Court Inspector Roberts said he had been instructed by the D.P.P. to amend
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    ASSETS IN DANGER.
    96 6 Affairs of Millinery Business. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, Aug. 25. Application was made before Mr. Justice Sproule in the Supreme Court today tor the appointment of Kennedy, BuVkil* and Co., Ltd., as receivers and managers of the millinery business of J. O. Davies and Co., on
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    SMART WORK BY F.M.S. POLICE.
    416 6 Wanted Man Recognised After Seven Years. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Aug. 25. Retribution was meted out to a Chinese at the Selangor assizes today, though seven years had elapsed since the offences were committed, when Wong Ah hook pleaded guilty to forging and
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    TAN TOCK SENG HOSPITAL
    88 6 Annual Report Shows Increase In Receipts. The average daily number of patient? during the first and second half of th« year at the Tan Tock Seng hospital wer 894 and 869 respectively against 993 am 1,021 for the corresponding periods of th< previous year according to
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    4 CONSTABLES NEEDED.
    124 6 Difficulty in Arresting Drunken Man. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, Aug. 26. I am the Samseng of Macalister Road,” declared Thara Singh when arrested for being drunk and disorderly in Macalister Road last night. He was further alleged to have assaulted a constable. The arresting constable was
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    GOVERNOR LEAVES FOR JAVA.
    290 6 Travelling by Air. ESCORT OF TWO R.\p FLYING BOATS. His Excellency the Governor Sir Cecil Clementi, K.C.M.G., left Singapore yes terday by the Dutch Air Mail for Bata\ia, accompanied by his private secretary Mr. A. Hyde. Mr. H. Nieuwenhuis, managing director of the Dutch Indies air
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    COMMITTEE APPOINTED.
    84 6 Affairs of Rose, Macphail And Penman, Ltd. At a further extraordinary general meeting of the shareholders of Messrs. Rose, Macphail and Penman, Ltd., held on Tuesday, a committee of three wa« appointed to carry on negotiations with a view to raising the necessary funds tc enable the company
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    COOLIE SHOT DEAD.
    98 6 Assistant Fires When Twice Attacked. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Medan, Aug. IdThe report comes from Sourabaya that a coolie was shot dead by a native asM» ant in self defence. The case in attracting much interc !'j because the assistant will be prosecu for using a gun
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    ANOTHER AIRMAN KILLED
    45 6 Crash During Flying Practice Over Aerodrome. (From Our Own Correspondent). Bangkok, Aug. A report has been received here another airman has been killed at Muang aerodrome. ve The airman’s machine 13 said to n developed engine trouble during A> practice, and crashed.
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    CORRESPONDENCE.
    70 7 I The Strait* Times is not responsible fox .uj opinion* of it* correspondents Corres--1 should bear in mind that letters py «t bu short and to the point. Long r,u t eB are liable to be rejected or cut n Correspondents must enclose their rn"s and addresses, not necessarily
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    TO RELIEVE UNEMPLOYMENT.
    339 7 To the Editor of the Straits Times. sil With regard to relieving local un. enlplovment, l would put forward a sug»es'ion for the completion of the West Road to join up with the Kranji R »ad. Such a road, besides being useful in the development of this
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    SIDELIGHTS ON LAMBETH CONFERENCE.
    426 7 To the Editor of the Straits Times. ir.—I read an account in your newsP a i*er of an address delivered by the «'hop of Singapore to Singapore Rotar,an*- Ai.ung some things said which ''oij.d Pear a iittle criticism, I single out <n**. The Bishop, speaking of
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    ECONOMICS.
    185 7 lo the Editor of the Straits Times. n f S M“! or the bencflt of th speakers at Monday s meeting of the Legislative who s P°l<o of non-interference •vith -economic laws,” in respect of the i übber industry, I would point out that an economic law has never
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    SUPPRESSION OR CONTROL ?
    465 7 SUPPRESSION OR CONTROL To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, —One is prompted to ask, with regard to the Bill for the consolidation and amendment of the law for the protection of women and girls and the suppression of brothels, how such suppression can really save unfortunate women from
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    VISITING SUMATRA.
    60 7 Well-Known Malayan Tennis Player. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Medan, Aug. 2d. Mr. Ong Ee Kong, the well-known Malayan tennis player, accompanied by his wife, arrives here today by the Kedah. He has entered his name for the Bancroft Cup tournament, and his first match will he played on
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    SINGAPORE CRICKET CLUB.
    390 7 Business for Annual Meeting on Friday. T he annual meeting of the Singapore Cricket Club will he held tomorrow at 5.15 p.m. i he agenda of the meeting includes an amendment to the rul$s to be proposed by Mr. H. M. Bright and seconded by Mr. S.
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    CHILDREN’S CONCERTS.
    158 7 First of New Series On Sept. 20. It was recently announced that an attempt was l>eing made to re-start the Children’s Concerts, which were conducted in Singapore for many vears by Major W. G. St. Clair. The first of the new scries will he given in the Memorial
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    NATIVE RUBBER OUTPUT.
    89 7 30 Per Cent. Decrease in East Coast of Sumatra. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Medan, Aug. 21. The Chamber of Commerce has received a cable from the Central Office for statistics, saying that the export of native rubber from E.C. of Sumatra to Singapore and Penang amounted to
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    CHINA’S PATRIOTIC LEADER’S.
    798 7 patriots who were workv.g for the love of China and not for the exceedingly small salaries they received. During the lunch, a toast was given to Mr. Tyler, the retiring assistant secretary of the Hotary Club, who is leaving Sings pore. An American View. HOPES FOR UNITY
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    REDUCE PAY RATHER THAN DISMISS.
    1803 8 A Plea for the Planter. HALF-YEARLY MEETING OF I.S.O.P. The half-yearly council meeting of the Incorporated Society of Planter* was holt’ at Kuala Lumpur on Saturday. Major Nevill Steven?, in the course of his review of the half year said 1 had hoped that this
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    FALL FROM WINDOW.
    115 8 Misadventure Verdict On Mr. St. John Robertson. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, Aug. 24. The inquest on Mr. St. John Robertson, who fell from a window* of the E. and O. hotel here last June, was resumed today. It had been adjourned for Mrs. Robertson to give
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    PETITION TO GOVERNOR.
    75 8 Malacca Rubber Dealers And Owners. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Malacca, Aug. 26. Mr. Teoh Tiang Chye, J.P., Malacca, is to forward to the Governor a petition signed by rubber dealers and owners asking Exemption from payment of rubber assessment until there is an improvement in the condition
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    SERVICES’ ESCAPE.
    289 8 S.R.C. Only 11 Runs Short At Time. i The United Services had a narrow I escape from defeat whetn meetir\g the S.R.C., the latter needing only 11 runs for victory with five wickets outstanding when stumps w’ere drawn. Batting first, the Services scored 195 for eight wickets before
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    ACROSS AFRICA.
    367 8 Thrilling Adventures Of Motor Cyclist. Mr. Louis Kraft, who rode across Africa on a motor-cycle, recently arrived at Cape Town and gave an account of his ad\cntures to the Press. Mr. Kraft claims that no other man has made the journey on a motor-cycle before. I started from
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    RICE CULTIVATION.
    110 8 Appointment of Government Committee. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Aug. 23. It is notified in a supplement to the F.M.S. Government Gazette that H.E. the High Commissioner has appointed a Committee on Rice Cultivation in Malaya, constituted as follows The Director of Agriculture, Straits Settlements and Federated
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    FREIGHT REDUCED.
    139 8 Deli Railway Co.’s Temporal? Measure. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Medan, Aug. 21* It is stated that the Deli Railway Company has issued alterations in the frei? rates by a new classification of the co modities. This means that, as a temporary crisi measure, the freight of rubber has
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    THE LITERARY PAGE—NEW BOOKS REVIEWED.
    4559 9 After the War Books come the School Books— Formerly Ignored or Glossed-over Incidents Take a More Prominent Place A Delightful Story with Freshness and Idealism—Folk-tales of the Maoris. The Old School. The English Public School. By Bernard Darwin. Longman*. 3s. 6d. i > ndesay. By
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    W. HAMMER & CO.’S MEETING.
    1062 10 W. HAMMER CO.’S MEETING. Possible Reduction In Capital. The annual general meeting of W. Hammer and Co., Ltd., was held at the rcretal ies’ offices, Derrick Co., Hong K »ng Hank Chambers, on Friday, Mr. W. E. Raynor presiding. Those present included Messrs. G. H. Johnson, L. J. Hayes, A.
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    APPEALS FAIL.
    212 10 Sentences of Death To Stand. Two unsuccessful appeals against the death penalty were heard on Monday by the Chief Justice (Sir William Murisoni and Mr. Justice Stevens, sitting as the Court of Appeal at Johore Bahru. In one case the sentence passed on Serosi bin Senggoroji, a Javanese,
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    EUROPEANS AND I.C.S.
    193 10 Candidates For Forthcoming Examination. The list of applicants to sit at the Combined Examination for the Home and Indian Civil Services and Eastern cadetships, shows that the number of Europeans competing for the I.C.S. is high, notwithstanding the unsettled state of India and the prospect of constitutional
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    CAR DIVES INTO CANAL.
    61 10 Remarkable Accident In Stamford Road. Four occupants of a motor-car 1 remarkable escape from serious inJ u after nine o’clock on Friday when car crashed against the railings near tn Van Wijk Hotel and dived into the ca na j It appears that the car attempted
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    SPEECHES AGAINST RESTRICTION.
    10637 11 Long Discussion In Council. jjKW BILL OPPOSED. Government Help Sought For Unemployed. The pros and cons of the advisability of Government intervention in the rubber inlustry were discussed at length at the meet in of the Legislative Council on Monday when interesting speeches up >n the que
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    RUGBY FOOTBALL EXPANSION.
    1907 14 Local Union Suggested. MR. PAUL STORR ELECTED S.C.C. CAPTAIN. A proposition v.a•> outlined before the i.*e:nbeiv of the S.C.C. Rugby section on Aug. 21, at their annual meeting, to the i effect that the Club should take steps to initiate a Singapore Rugby l nion which would
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    FOR NEXT SEASON.
    188 14 24 English Maidens Reach Penang Safely. (From Cur Own Correspondent.) Penang. Aug. 20. A batch of twenty-four English maidens imported by the Terak Turf Club for the January 1031 season, landed here this morning from the P. and O. s.s. Barrima They leave for Ipoh by train
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    COLONY’S DEFENCE.
    94 14 $3,775,714 Paid Ldst Year. A paper was laid on the table at the Legislative Council meeting on Monday regarding the Military Contribution of the Colony for the year 1929. According to the figures given by the Treasurer, the Hon. Mr. M. B. Shelley, the actual revenue of the
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    CLAIM FOR Tcs. 38,400.
    106 14 Appeal Court Upholds Previous Judgment. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Bangkok, Au;. 21. The Appeal Court here has confirmed the judgment of the lower court in the criminal action brought against Mr. D. A. Pestonji, a bookmaker, by two Siamese who declared they had paid Mr. Pestonji
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    PRISON FOR SON OF NOTED CHINESE.
    2547 15 BRIDE’S ORDEAL. Abducted from Ricksha In Busy Street. A PRACTICE WHICH MUST BE STOPPED.” (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Aug. 22. Seating accommodation could not be found for all those who attended today’s sitting of the Selangor Assizes in the Supreme court before
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    DECLINE IN JAVA EXPORTS.
    448 15 New Living Scale Being Formed. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Medan, Aug. 18. hat the trade-depression has not passed by the D.E.I. was convincingly proved in the statement of the Central Office for Statistics that the exports from Javs and Madura over July show enormous differences with
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    EUROPEAN KILLED.
    95 15 Shot by Escaped Criminal. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Medan, Aug. 18. It is reported from Ratavia that thrr Vice-Commissioner of Police, Mr. van Rees, has been shot dead. It is understood that Mr. van Rees, with r European constable, made a search for a revolver in a native’s
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    A TALE OF DRUGGING AND ROBBERY.
    644 16 Unpleasant Meal at Port Swettenhani. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Aug.^21. The tale of how a Telugu coolie was alleged to have been drugged and robbed of all his possessions, including his earrings and steamer ticket, just before his departure for India was
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    THREATENED BY POLICE.
    140 16 Allegation of ttoy Turned Crown Witness. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penan*?, Aug. 22. i he adjourned case in which three Mohamedan money-changers are charged on several counts under the Petting Ordinance was continued in the district court today and again adjourned. I he third accused, an eight-year-old
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    INSPECTOR CHARGED.
    63 16 Sequel to Night Motor-Car Accident. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, Aug. 22. There was a sequel to a motor accident in Leith Street on Wednesday night when L. G. Blakesley, a European detective inspector attached to the Penang detective branch, was charged before the Second Police Magistrate today
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    OMNIBUS OVER BANK.
    61 16 Driver Who Collided Goes To Prison. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, Aug. 22. Ho„ Ah Peng, a middle-aged omnibus diiver was sentenced to three months’ impr.soi.muit with the endorsement of his licence for causing hurt by a rash act. The omnibus driven by Hoo Ah Peng collided
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    ALL QUIET AT THE NAVAL BASE.
    1309 21 I Strike Called-Off. Jr l lllV N A(iENT SETTLES W Differences. L.Howins a parley which lasted for tiv h ours on Aug. 21 between Rao jjih Subbaiyah Naidu, the Agent for p Government of India, Mr. J. T. N. iv the Assistant Controller of
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    MR. F. M. TOSCENIE.
    222 21 Death of Former Singapore Resident. Members of the Singapore Cricket Club will regret to hear that news has been Received of the death in London, on July 01 Mr. F. M. Toscenie, formerly of the P. and O. Company in Singapore. Mr. Toscenie, who was only
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    HELP THE SLUMP VICTIMS.
    320 21 An Appeal by the Bishop Of Singapore. Wo have received the following letter from the Rt. Rev. the Bishop of Singapore Sir, —It is just a fortnight since I returned to Singapore, and even less time than that was required to demonstrate that the gloomy reports
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    K. LUMPUR WEDDING
    229 21 Mr. J. A. Haderup and Miss Nora Cullin. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Aug. 23. The wedding t >ok piece at St. Mary’s Church, Kuala Lumpur, on Thursday, the iiev. F. W. J. Reynolds officiating, of Mr. A. Hadcrup, manager of Messrs. CumberbaU!: and Co.’s Port
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    SINGAPORE WEDDING.
    148 21 Mr. William ltiddcl and Miss Mary Elliott. The wedding of Mr. William Riddel of Kimanis, British North Borneo, son of the lute Mi*. John Riddel of Banchory, Aberdeenshire and Mary, daughter of the late Mr. Thomas Scott Elliot of Lang horn!, took p’aoe at the Presbyterian burch, Singapore,
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    ASKED TO SHOW CAUSE.
    1001 22 European Charged In District Court. Reference to the largo number of women who frequent the Stamford Road and liras Rasah Road nrea in rickshas at night was made on Monday before Mr. (I T. Peall, the noting Criminal District Judge, when Norman C. Regg was asked
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    PUBLIC POLICY.
    187 22 Sentence in Chandu Case Appeal to Stand. In support of his submission that a sentence of three months’ rigorous imprisonment was not too much for a person found in possession of non-Government chandu, even thewgh the quantity was small, the Solicitor-General (Mr. G. V. C. Mills) pointed out
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    BUS DRIVER’S LICENCE
    234 22 Cancellation Reduced To Suspension. They are all momentary acts,” commented the Chief Justice (Sir William Murison on Tuesday, when Mr. J. 1*. Weiss, arguing an appeal on behalf of a motor-bus driver whose licence had been cancelled, said it was appellant’s first accident during a period of
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    SINGAPORE’S HEALTH.
    150 22 The Singapore Municipal health statement for the week ended Aug. 16, gives the total number of deaths as male 177. and female 87. This represents a death rate of 27.68 per mille, per annum, cornpared with 26.1)5 in the preceding week and 26.45 in the corresponding week o*
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    MR. GEORGE HEMMANT
    258 22 Appointed Chief Secretary Nigeria. It is officially announced that M r George Hemmant, C.M.G., II.A. (Cantab)’ has been appointed Chief Secretary’ Nigeria. He is on leave at present and will go straight to Nigeria, not returning to Malaya. Mr. Hemmant came out to Malaya as a cadet
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    PRESERVING WILD LIFE.
    228 22 Commission Taking Evidence In Malaya. Mr. Theodore Hubback, who has beer appointed by the Imperial Government as the head of a commission to inquire into the question of the preservation of the wild life of Malaya, is now engaged in a tour of investigation. One of the
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    RIOT IN VILLAGE.
    75 22 38 Hylams Charged And Refused Bail. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Malacca, Aug. -1. There was a sequel to the disturbance in Sungei Itambai village yesterday when •>' Hylams were charged with rioting, an four of them with causing hurt. Bail was refused and the case pos.poned until
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    RUN DOWN IN DARKNESS.
    91 22 Long Struggle in Water Of Father and Son. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, Aug. While fishing in a small boat with hi* son near Pulau Rimau last night, a < h ese was run down in the darkness by big boat which completely ruined 11 craft.
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  • PAST WEEK’S IMPERIAL AND GENERAL NEWS Contained in Reuter, British Imperial Radio and Special Telegrams.
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      FRONTIER FORT ATTACKED.
      855 23 i ,i,. position —British W’reless. I Renewed Hostility By I Mohmand Tribe. fomenting TROUBLE. I Congress Blamed For I Present Unrest. I Ki m Our Own Correspondent.) I Calcutta, Aug. 21. I The latest menace on the North-West I T, v pMer is a massed attack by
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      BRITISH CASUALTIES.
      197 23 —Reuter. Eight Killed in Hand To Hand Fighting. Simla, Aug. 25. W hile reports from the Kurram region chronicle the complete surrender of the Massozai tribesmen, a serious clash has occurred with the Hathikhel Wazirs, resulting in heavy casualties. Hand-to-hand lighting occurred and the British casualties were eight
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      BRITISH AIRSHIPS.
      209 23 IU l K U,,, A —British Wireless. Improvements in R 101 Before Indian Trip. Rugby, Aug. 20. When the airship R 101 comes out for her trials before leaving for India her gross lift will be about 172 tons as compared with 150 tons of the R 100.
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      U.S.A. AND RUSSIA.
      72 23 I Iiuvt—Reuter. Reply to Demand For Embargo On Ore. Washington, Aug. 22. Mr. Bowman, the Assistant Secretary to the Treasury, has informed American producers of manganese that they must submit comparative figures of costs of production in the United States and Soviet Russia before the Treasury Department
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      LEAGUE OF NATIONS AND PALESTINE.
      407 23 til llV^ICtVJ —Reuter. Administration Criticised In Report. Ixmdon, Aug. 25. The report of the League of Nations Mandates Commission on last year’s disturbances in Palestine has been issued, iii.ultaneously with the observations of British Government on the report. The Commission expresses the opinion that the
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      TURKEY AND PERSIA.
      125 23 Reuter. Note Urges Rectification Of Frontier. Constantinople, Aug. 24. The Turkish Government, in a new Note to Persia, insists upon the necessity for Turco-Persian military co-oper-ation against the Kurds and urges that the rectification of the frontier is indispensable. The Note claims that the Turkish military operations
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      FORCED LABOUR.
      61 23 —Reuter. American Politician’s Charge Against the Soviet. Washington, Aug. 21. Mr. Albert Johnson, head of the immigration committee of the House of Representatives, has collected a number of affidavits claiming that lumber, wheat, and other Soviet imports arc produced by forced labour. Mr. Johnson is agitating for the
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      “LOWEST EBB OF AUTHORITY”
      334 23 —Reuter. Mr. Churchill's Criticisms. DEFEATIST SPIRIT IN HIGH PLACES. London, Aug. 20. The conviction that the result of the Indian Hound-table Conference will, almost certainly, be confusion worse confounded was recorded by Mr. Winston Churchill in a speech at Minster, Kent, in the course of which
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      A BROKEN NOSE.
      164 23 —Reuter. Mother’s Difference With Evangelist. Lob Angeles, Aug. 20. Mrs. Minnie Kennedy, the mother oi Mrs. Aimee McPherson, the evangelist, is in hospital here with a broken nose, and says her temperamental daughter did it. Mrs. Kennedy added Aimee accused me of talking about her and her
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      BOMBAY MILLS.
      58 23 Ilf AV V, O I —Reuter. Congress Conditions For Removing Boycott. Bombay, Aug. 20. The boycott committee of the Bombay Congress hits offered to remove its ban on European-managed mills. The conditions suggested include that 75 per cent, of the capital, two-thirds of the directorate and all the
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      BRITAIN’S NEW PRINCESS.
      1130 24 —British Wireless. Daughter Horn to Duchess Of York. THE SUCCESSION. Baby Becomes Fourth In Order. London, Aug. 21. The Duchess of York has given birth to a daughter. A bulletin from Glnmis Castle states 44 The Duchess of York gave hirth to a daughter this evening. Both
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      NAVAL TREATY.
      69 24 —Reuter. Hostility in Japan Not Developing. Tokio, Aug. 23. ,f1 a two-hour session I’rn > Council's examination committal hi aril Mr. Hnmaguchi, Baron Shide- ra N, "l Admiral Takarabe explain the Cordon Treaty. Although a report of the proceedings I has not !x*en published, it is understood <h;'t
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      YACHTING DISASTER OFF CORNWALL.
      830 24 —Reuter. —British Wireless. Reuter. All on Board Lost. COMMODORE KING’S DEATH. i London, Aug. 21. 1 Gales and torrential rains played havocall over Great Britain la>t night. The Royal Yaeht Squadron yacht Islander was driven ashore near Fowey, Cornwall, and all hands were lost. Late*. Commodore
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      IMPERIAL SHIPPING COMMITTEE.
      170 24 —Reuter. Four Years’ Work. HELPING HARBOUR DEVELOPMENT. London, Aug. 22. A White Paper has been issued review ing the work done during the past f 0Ut years by the Imperial Shipping Commit tee. Much of the work was done bv means of informal conferences, mostly f 0
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      NEW YORK BENCH.
      145 24 —Reuter. Investigation of Judiciary Scandals. New York, Aug. 21. It is stated that Mr. Roosevelt, the C,ove.nor of New York, has decided on a thorough investigation of the entire minor judiciary system in New York City os a result of the recent series of scandals. These culminated
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      FOUR FAMOUS SISTERS
      80 24 British Wireless. Death of Miss Marion Terry. Rr.jfby, A up. 21. The death is announced of Miss Marion Terry, the last of the four beautiful sisters famous among playgoers. Though her stage career was always overshadowed to rcme extent by that of her sister Ellen it constituted
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      AIR LINER CRASHES.
      46 24 —Reuter. Ten Lives Lost on PragueBreslan Service. Prague. Aug. 22. Four people were killed instantly. were fatally injured, two were seriously and one slightly hurt when the giant aittincr on the Prague-Breslau service crashed during a storm at Iglau on the Bohemian border.—Reuter.
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      DEATH OF DUKE OF NORTHUMBERLAND.
      736 25 !.—Reuter. ••The House of Percy.” AMILY which has made ENGLISH HISTORY. London, Aug. 23. is announced of His Grace j )u i of Northumberland. —Reuter. man of exceptional dignity and charm Alan Ian Percy, the eighth Duke of*Northumberland, was typical of all th .t, is
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      MAYOR OF CALCUTTA.
      26 25 Pouter. Subhas Chandra Bose Defeats Moslem Candidate. Calcutta, Aug. 22. Chandra Bose has been elected p'■ defeating the Moslem candiate. Keuter. J j
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      DROUGHT IN U.S.A.
      112 25 —Reuter. Plans for Financial Relief. Washington, Aug. 20. A meeting of banking representatives nnd State relief committees has been called for Tuesday to map out a definite financial programme of drought relief work. Mr. Hyde, the Secretary for Agricul- ure and head of President Hoover’s n i
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      SOVIET AND CHINA.
      106 25 —Reuter. Future of the Eastern Railway. Berlin, Aug. 20. A group of American financiers and representatives of the Soviet Government and the Russo-Asiatic Bank are negotiating the future of the Chinese Eastern 1 Railway. It is reported here that the conflict between the Manchurian and Soviet Governments
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      WOMEN ARRESTED.
      94 25 7lir I M 1(1^ .—Reuter. Hundred People Injured In Lathi Charge. Ahmedabad, Aug. 21. Nine women and 20 boys, including Mrudu’a Ben. th*» daughter of the million I fire mill-owner Mr. Sethambalal Sarabhar I \rd Khrushed Ben. th? granddaughter of •ho late Padahhai Naoroji, a former mem Per
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      MOSCOW METHODS.
      69 25 —Reuter. Nine More People Shot For Hoarding. Moscow, Aug. 21. It is officially stated that nine persons who were found in possession of large sums of silver were shot after trial by the Ogpu on charges of hoarding silver coins, foreign currency and gold and spreading counter-revolutionary rumours.
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      U.S. INCOME TAX.
      55 25 Reuter. Little Prospect of Maintaining Reduction. Washington, Aug. 21. The Treasury sees little prospect of maintaining next year the reduction of one per cent, in the income tax, which it allowed as an emergency measure. Mr. Mellon expresses the opinion that the general business conditions are against
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      VOLCANO ERUPTION.
      51 25 —Reuter. Six Lives Lost on Japanese Mountain. Tokio, Aug. 20. The volcano Asamayama, SO miles rorth-west of Tokio, is in violent erup tion. Strong earthquake shocks occurred !n the vicinity at 8 30 a.m. Six Japanese mountaineers, including two women, w.?re caught in the lava flow and perished.
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      JAPANESE AIRMAN.
      29 25 —Reuter. Leaves Germany on Flight To Tokio. Berlin, Aug. 20. The Japanese airman Seijiyo Shihorr left at 5.44 a m. today on route for Tokio, via Koenigsberg.—Reuter.
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      FINANCIAL OUTLOOK IN AUSTRALIA.
      449 25 —Reuter. Sir Otto Niemever’s Review Of Position. Melb >urne, Aug. 21. Sir Otto Niemeyer’s critical review of Australia’s financial position, as delivered to the Prime Ministers* conference, lias been published. It declares that the credit of the country is at a lower ebh than that of
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      PRINCE’S PROMISE.
      112 25 British Wireless. IIow an Old Tenant Was Made Happy. Rugby, Aug. 21. A charming little incident arose out of the visit which the Prince of Wales paid the other day to an old lady tenant of the hostel on his estate at Kennington. The Prince was accompanied by
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      GOLD LEAVING JAPAN.
      79 25 —Nichi-Nichi. Big Outflow Since Removal Of Embargo. Tokio, Aug. 22. The outflow of gold has increased since* the removal of the gold embargo. The numlxM* of notes converted into gold since the removal of the gold emlwirgo is now estimated at Y243.000.000 of which VI 7,300.000 was
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      ANOTHER ATLANTIC FLIGHT.
      69 25 Reuter. German Airman’s Success. BY FLYING BOAT TO NOVA SCOTIA. New York, A up*. 24. A trans-Atlantic flight has been accomplished by the German airman, Herr Gronau, who landed at Queen’s Port Harbour, Nova Scotia. He flew a flying-boat from Germany, stopping at Reykjavik (the capital of
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      MOTOR RACING.
      167 25 .—Reuter. Italians Take First Three Places. London, Aug. 23. Italian competitors scored an outstanding victory in the international Tourist Trophy motor race of 400 miles over very difficult roads in a circuit of Ulster. Nuvolari was first, Campari second and Varzi third. All drove Alfa-Romeos. The Englishmen Paul
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      HOARDING SILVER.
      123 25 .—Reuter. Soviet’s Reasons For Executions. Moscow, Auk. 22. The execution of hoarders of silver forms part of a campaign hy the authorities to conihal drastically the panic which has arisen, especially among the peasants of the central provinces, concerning the stability of paper currency. As a result of
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      BRITAIN AND IRAQ.
      114 25 dim l/V 144 —British Wireless Agreement on Financial Questions. Rughy, Aug. 21. Notes were exchanged in Ixmdon on Aug. It) between Sir Francis Humphreys, High Commissioner for Iraq, and Nuri Pasha, Prime Minister of Iraq, embodying an agreement on financial questions. T he Notes will Ik* published
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      U.S. BANKRUPTCY LAWS.
      79 25 —Reuter. Perfectly Designed To Encourage Dishonesty.” Chicago, Aug. 21. Addressing a Convention of the mem- hers of the A merican Bar Association, Mr. Thomas I). Thatcher, the Solicitor(Jeneral of the United States, condemned the American Bankruptcy Uwb as perfectly designed to encourage dishonesty and a reckless disregard
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      ARCTIC MYSTERY SOLVED.
      635 26 Reuter. Explorers Who Were Lost 33 Years Ago. BODIES IN THE ICE. Fate of 1897 Balloon Expedition. Oslo, Aug. 22. A 33-years old mystery of the Arctic has been solved by the finding on White Inland, between Spitzbergen and Franz .Joseph Land, of the body of the
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      HELP FOR FARMERS.
      102 26 ’field Nichh Japanese (iovei nment’s Loan Scheme. Tokio, Aug. ‘JO. i In- Cabinet. lias adopted a plan to give i.i■ in low interest loans to tht* extent of 't 70.000,000 with a view to improving < ior s in the ngrieultural arena. I ho o- yukni (main
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      SEDITION IN INDIA.
      257 26 Reuter. -Reuter. Europeans Demand a Firm Hand. Calcutta, Aug. 22. The adjourned meeting of the local branch of the European Association, by an overwhelming majority, passed the resolution tl at “it is essential that seditious propaganda and unconstitutional agitation should be dealt with firmly, once and for
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      CUBAN SUGAR.
      105 26 Reuter. Arrangements for Sale T.i China. New York. Aug. 2d. Arrangements for the sale to China ■>f 1 1,000 ton? of Cuban raw* sugr.r for rptember shipment at 1.04 certs per pound, f o.b, Cuba, has b'.en made by i sub-committee of the New York C; mv.itUe of
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      LILLE STRIKES.
      91 26 —Reuter. Showing Definite Signs Of Ending. Lille, Aug. 21. Following the arrival of the Minister of Labour the strikes show definite signs of ending. Work is being resumed at the textile mills and metal works. The Employers’ Federation states there will lie no increase of wages and that
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      SIR ASTON WEBB.
      24 26 —Reuter. Death of a Famous Architect. London, Aug. 21. The death has occurred of Sir Aston \t bb, the well-known architect.—Reuter.
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      TRADE DEPRESSION.
      128 26 Finance Minister’s Measures For Relief. Tokio, Aug. 21. Mr. Tr.oue, Finance Minister, who t-mh loo t important rob* at the MinveitoV politaal m cling which was hcM vest Tdav at. the Public Hall in Hibiy.i‘pr.rk oe•hurd »n a speech concerning the Ciovcrnn cm: pi.'i 'y to me t
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      DIVIDEND NOT TO BE PAID.
      55 26 —Reuter. Decision of Shell Union Oil Corporation. New York, Aug. 20. The Shell Union Oil Corporation has decided not to pay the usual quarterly dividend of 155 cents on its common stock, which is now due. This is the first time the Company has passed
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      ALPINE TRAGEDY.
      128 26 —Renter. Eton Master and Fiancee Killed. Berne, Aug. 23. Mr. Vincent O’Connor, aged 2.'>, a junior classics master at Kton, and his tinancee Miss Mary lrvir.g, the 19-year-old daugh ter of Mr. R. L. G. Irvin*:, a master at Win Chester College, were killed while climbing Point de
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      PROFESSOR TURNER.
      160 26 .—R< utcr. Bri i Lsh /V st ro no n\ er’s Death in Stockholm. Stockholm, Aug. 2 The death has occurred here of Pro•V*sor Herbert Hall Turner, the Ox for*! ‘raft s>or of Astronomy.—Reuter. Professor Turner, who ha* been Pro- ■or i f As ron c.y at Oxford
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      STRIKES IN FRANCE.
      141 26 —Reuter. Wool Workers Reject Employers’ Offer. r.aris, Aug. 25. While a settlement of th" Lille c&lt;Vton textile strike was effected towards the end of last week, the wool-workers of Kouhaix and Tourcoing today rejected the employers proposals and voted for a •ontinuation of the strike.—Reuter. It was
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      GERMAN SOCIALISTS.
      61 26 liter. Police Compelled to Fire On Crowd. Berlin, Aug. 23. Throe people wore killed and 23 iniurod •at a meeting of the National Socialists at Bunzlau, Silesia. The police were trying to dMnori-e the evowd ar.d turned on a fire hose, but th crowd mad? an attack, and
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      “A FABRICATION.”
      47 26 1!' uter. Moscow and R por 's Re MaHcNivia. Moscow, Aug. 2'-.. y rtntc r.- ogod nctration of a ro«i» V I'd Army info ITeihun,-- 1 ..-nr ’&gt; *o\V' Manchuria, ami a mar-*' 1 1 &gt; vi-. t rii into Chinese 1 m-kestm &gt;, fab. &gt;a lion.’’ uter.
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      ROYAL VISIT TO SCOTLAND.
      152 26 Reuter. —British Wireless. Enthusiastic Crowds Greet King and Queen. London, Aug. 23 Their Majesties, accompanied by p r j Rr George, arrived at Aberdeen this mornirw The Lord Provost, the city magistrateand an unusually large crowd were niJ* sent at the station. Tiie King, who was
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      MR. THEODORE.
      421 26 .—Reuter. Nut to Resume Post Of Treasurer. Sydney, Aug. 2c. Mr. Grr.vc the president of .&gt; \t: rn!;:♦»: I vur Par 1 in a n u» If o Mpw f-outh \Vn lea I. abine ihit»•!;,* o i v. Mr. Theodore to ;.e *t o. i ,i usurer in
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      THE MAURETANIA.
      49 26 Y'*. 11 vi r iJriti'.h Wireless. Fastest Passage of the Yo” Completed. Rugby, Aug. 2* The Mauretania, which arrived nt P mouth yesterday, i iade her quite parsnip this y. ar, taking only 24 rainu’ over livo days. Her average speed v 23.72 knot ill itish Wireless.
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      COMING LUNGHAI OFFENSIVE.
      743 27 Sin Kuo Min. Six Divisions Released From Shantung. “REDS” ACTIVE. Once More Advancing On Changsha. Shanghai, Aug. 26. It is now evident that, at present at II t vt *nts, President Chiang Kai-shek has no intention whatever of carrying the wa r against the Shansi “rebels” beyond
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      STRIKES PROMOTED BY COMMUNISTS.
      108 27 vvw *^vuvu —Reuter. Plans for Systematic Agitation. Riga, Aug. 26. The Fifth World Congress of the Profintein (the Communist Trade Union International), sitting in Moscow, has passed a resolution stating that the Profintern, hitherto, has not sufficiently supported strikes abroad and demanding that the Central Council
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      SYDNEY HARBOUR.
      192 27 .—Reute*. Arch of Great Bridge Successfully Joined. Sydney, Aug. ?0. Union Jacks und Australian flags flying at the top of cranes, and whistles and syrens shrieking, informed people here that the arch of the harbour bridge had been successfully joined. The bridge will he illuminated by floodlights tonight
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      U.S. AND GENEVA.
      166 27 —Reuter. No Change of Policy Towards League. Washington, Aug. 25. Mr. Prentiss Bailey Gilbert, the head of ‘he Political and Economic Information Division of the Department of State, has been appointed United States Consul at Geneva, in view of the need for having there a competent observer
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      U.S. NAVY.
      50 27 —Reuter. Several Building Plants Being Closed. Washington, Aug. 22. Mr. Jahncke, the acting Secretary for the Navy, announces that he has recommended the closing of naval plants at Alexandria, Virginia, and South Charleston, West Virginia, and is contemplating recommending the closing of the C havleston, South Carolina, yard.—Reuter.
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      DEATH OF FAMOUS SCREEN STAR.
      484 27 —Reuter. Lon Chaney—a Master Of Make-Up. Los Angeles, Aug. 26. The death has occurred of the film star Mr. Lon Chaney.—Reuter. Mr. Chaney was famous as a master of make-up, and appeared in roles in which his actual appearance was disguised in an extraordinary manner.
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      ANOTHER RECORD.
      73 27 —Reuter. Flight Across American Continent. Roosevelt Field, New York, Aug. 25. Mr. Eddie Sneider, the 18-year old Jer scy City airman, landed here this after noon after breaking, by about an hour and a half, the junior record of 28 hours 18 minutes for the west to east
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      WOOING MARSHAL CHANG
      98 27 -Sin Kuo Min. Many More Visitors For Peitaiho. Shanghai, Aug. 21. Following a consultation with Marshal Yen Shi-shan, General Fut So-yi proceeded to Peitaiho today to interview Marshal Chang Hsueh-liang. Mr. Li Shih-tseng (a member of the Kuomintang Central Political Council since 1926 and one of the
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      GENERAL HERTZOG.
      43 27 IIM/I IIIHS V" vv Minister at Lossiemouth. British Wireless. Meeting With Mr. MacDonald At Lossiemouth. Rugby, Aug. 23. General Hertzog, the South African Prime Minister, arrived at this morning on a week-end visit to the Prime Minister at Lossiemouth. British Wire-
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      ARMY REVOLTS IN PERU.
      213 27 —Reuter. Dictator Deposed. “TO BE PUNISHED FOR MISDEEDS.” i Lima, Aug. 26. A revolt by the Army (headed by General Sanchez Gerro) and the establishment of a Military Government under General Manuel Ponce has terminated the eleven years’ Dictatorship of President Leguia. who has resigned and
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      MINISTER’S ESCAPE.
      121 27 —Reuter. Man Armed with Axe Arrested in Train. Cairo, Aug. 25. A Berber, dressed as a waiter and armed with a sharp axe, was found in a corridor train outside the compartment in which the Prime Minister, Sidky Pasha, was travelling to Cairo. Shortly after the train left
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      IN BANDIT HANDS.
      97 27 —Reuter. Conflicting Reports as To Release Prospects. Peking, Aug. 23. There are conflicting reports regarding .he prospects of the release of Miss Wttleton and Miss Harrison. The Fukien military authorities claim to have attacked and defeated 3,000 bandits and broken jp their headquarters, and consequently ire hopeful
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      WOMEN IN THE EAST.
      93 27 Reuter. Scope of League of Nations’ Inquiry. Geneva, Aug. 25. The committee of inquiry into the traffic in women and children in the Far Fast has concluded its (preparatory work. It decided to confine its inquiry to the international aspects of the question. Nevertheless, the investigators
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      PILSUDSKI AGAIN.
      40 27 Reuter. Invited to Form New Polish Government. Warsaw, Aug. 24. The Cabinet has resigned, the Prime Minister, M. Slawck, declaring that he was unable to carry on. The President has asked Marshal Pilsudski to form a Government.- Reuter.
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      BOMB OUTRAGE IN CALCUTTA.
      515 28 Reuter. Police Commissioner’s Narrow Escape. SEVEN ARRESTS. Terrorist Band’s Plans Revealed. Calcutta, Aur. 25. Two bomb.; were thrown at the car in which Sir Charles Tegart, the Police Commissioner, was driving to his office. They exploded in the roadway und the (iriver of the car was
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      ANOTHER ATTEMPT.
      209 28 —Reuter. Attack on Police Station In Calcutta. Calcutta, Aug. 2(5. A bomb exploded in the* suburban police station of Jorabagan. Six people were injured.—Reuter. (I* rom Our Own Correspondent.) Calcutta, Au*. 20. I he evidence of a conspiracy against the Government revealed in the attack on the Commissioner
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      NAVAL TREATY.
      103 28 —Reuter. Searching Examination In Japan. Tokio, Aug. 26. The Prime Minister (Mr. Osachi Hamagut hi), the Foreign Minister (Baron Kijuro Shidehara) and the Navy Minister (Admiral Jakeshi Takarabe) again appealed before the Privy Council Examination Committee and answered questions regarding the London Treaty. Baron Shidehara explained the diplomatic
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      AEROPLANE DISASTER
      75 28 Reuter. Six Killed in Crash In Village Street. Chartres, Aug. 27. Two officers and four N.C.Os., the occupants of a military aeroplane which was taking part in the manoeuvres, w r ere killed when the aeroplane developed engine trouble and crashed in a village street, damaging three unoccupied
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      A WELCOME CHANGE.
      53 28 —British Wireless. Decrease in Figures Of Unemployment. Rugby, Aug. 26. A long series of announcements of increases in unemployed is broken by the announcement of a decrease. On Aug. 18 there w r as a decrease, compared with the week earlier, of 32,780. The total number was
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      MANDATES COMMISSION.
      70 28 —British Wireless. Reports on Events In Palestine. Rugby, Aug. 24. The general report of the Permanent Mandates Commission to the Council of the League of Nations, dealing wit.i the events in Palestine last August and September, will l&gt;e officially published in Geneva tomorrow, and at the same time
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      A BEST SELLER.
      72 28 7 1V.V1V. v .—British Wireless. Rig Demand for Simon Commission Report. Rugby, Aug. 20. Since the two volumes of the Simon on India were published in June over 45,000 copies of each have been sold, and it is still selling. I* or a work of that particular
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      “TONG” WARFARE.”
      59 28 —Reuter. Threat to Deport New York Chinese. New York, Aug. 26. Following the recent outbreaks of Tong” warfare and the expiry of the time limit allowed to the leaders to adjust their differences, Police Commissioner Mulrooney has recommended to the United States District Attorney the rounding up and
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      ARCHDUKE’S BRIDE.
      158 28 ,—Reuter. Married in Register’s Office at Brighton. London, Aug. 26. It is disclosed that the Hungarian Archduke Albrecht was married at a Brighton register-office on July 16, to Madame Irene Rudnay. formerly Leibach, who recently divorced her husband, the Hungarian ex-Minister at Sofia, Dr. Louis de Rudnay. The
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      CAPT. BARNARD.
      128 28 —Reuter. Flight to Tangier And Back in Two Days. London, Aug. 26. Captain C. D. Barnard left Lympne aerodrome at dawn yesterday and flew a light Puss Moth monoplane non-stop to Tangier, where he spent the night He left Tangier at 7.30 a.m. and arrived at Croydon at
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      THE LEAGUE COUNCIL.
      68 28 Assembly of the League.—British Wireless. British Foreign Secretary To Attend. Rugby, Aug. 26. Mr. Arthur Henderson, the Foreign Secretary, is returning to the Foreign Office tomorrow after three weeks’ holiday. He leaves London on Sept. 3 for Geneva to attend the meetings of the Council of the
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      DROUGHT IN U.S.A.
      70 28 .—Reuter. Another Plan to Assist Farmers. Austin (Texas), Aug. 26. The Governor has telegraphed to all the Governors of the Southern States ar appeal to buy bale cotton of the 1930 crop at 15 cents (gold) a lb. If the nation responds, he says, they ought to
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      INDO-CHINA TROUBLES.
      54 28 Reuter. Demonstrators Killed In Conflict With Police. Paris, Aug. 23. The Governor-General of Indo-China reports that two demonstrators were killed and several wounded in conflicts with the police in the course of two demonstrations in the provinces on Aur. 22, in celebration of the anniversary of the execution
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      CHINESE BANDITS.
      62 28 —Reuter. Catholic Priest Captured In Honan. Hong Kong, Aug. 26. Henry Paschal Valtorta, Catholic Bishop of Leros and v icar-Apostolic of Hong Kong since 1926, has retoived a telegram from Nanyang, South Honan, stating that Father James rugnotti, ol the Milan Foreign Mission, has been captured by bandits.
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      CUBAN SUGAR.
      147 28 ’—Reuter. Offer to Limit Production For Five Years. New York, Aug. 26. Senator Gutierrez, on behalf 0 f Cuba, offered to limit sugar production f or a period of five years providing the United States, Porto Rico, Hawaii and the Philip pines would follow suit. Under the plan
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      LOSS OF THE TAHITI.
      76 28 —Reuter. Rescuing Steamer Arrives At Pago Pago. San Francisco, Aug. 2U. The Ventura, which went to the assistance of the lost liner Tahiti and rescued the passengers and crew, has arrived at Pago Pago.—Reuter. The Ventura first took off the women then the male passengers and
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      MR. MACDONALD.
      77 28 —British Wireless. Flies from Lossiemouth To Hendon. Rugby, Aug. 26. Mr. Ramsay MacDonald flew from Lossiemouth, where he has been taking a holiday, to Hendon this afternoon, and after taking tea with the Royal Air Force officers motored to Downing Street. The Prime Minister hopes that he will
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      FAR EASTERN TRADE.
      25 28 —Reuter. British Mission to Sail Next Month. London, Aug. 26. The Economic Mission to the Far East will leave on Sept. 19.—Reuter.
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      PESHAWAR POSITION.
      21 28 —Reuter. British Troops Withdrawn From City. Peshawar, Aug. 24. British troops have been totally with drawn from the city.—Reuter.
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    PARCEL OF NOTES LOST.
    196 28 Thought to Have Jerked Out Of Chetty’s Motor-Car. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, Aug. 26. While travelling by motor-car from Batu Pahat to Penang a chetty lost a parcel of currency notes, valued, he says, at $2,900. When the motor-car was approaching Kamunting, North Taiping, it
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      AUSTRALLANS REGAIN THE ASHES.
      1183 29 AUSTR ALLANS REGAIN THE ASHES. Innings Defeat. I i) K \DLY ROWLING BY I ilORNIBROOK. I vr»'ralia regained the Ashen, which I in 192l&gt; at the Oval, by comI T.t.iv outclassing England on the I me c round on Aug. 23. It i» the first I nee 1882 that an
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      TRIUMPH OF TEN MEN.
      1020 29 Malays Beat Chinese. EXCITING CUP MATCH AT STADIUM. Malays 2; Chinese One of the finest games seen at the Anson Road Stadium for a long time was that witnessed by a tremendous crowd on Friday afternoon, when the Malays played a wonderful game against the Chinese
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      ETCETERAS’ FINE VICTORY.
      195 29 Four Minutesjrom Time. BIC. PARTNERSHIP BY NOON PERKINS. Th" finish to the deciding mutch of the S. Tournament on the I’adang on Saturday/ between the Etceteras and the Merchants proved one of the most exciting of the season, the Etceteras scoring the winning run only four minutes
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      MALACCA SPORTS.
      101 29 Large Number of Competitive Events this Week-End. (Front Our Own Correspondent.) Malacca, Aug. 20. There are a number of interesting sporting events at Malaccu during the coming week-end. The Malacca Swimming Club are to hold a gala day, when the Club Championship, over 100 yards, will be decided.
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      SHOOTING.
      82 29 Singapore Ladies’ Rifle Assocn. Competition. The Singapore Ladies’ Rifle Association monthly spoon shoot was held on Bikit Timah Range on Thuitsday last. The following cards were returned Total .‘{00 200 100 with yds. yds. yds. hep. Mrs. Hattishi 11 20 20 28 102.54 Mrs. F. A. Morrell 27 27
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      TOURISTS’ FRIGHT AT GLOUCESTER.
      878 30 Match Ends in Tie. PARKER REPLIES TO TEST SELECTORS. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Aug. 26. The finish of the match at •Gloucester today, where tiu* Australians were playing Gloucestershire, was one of the most exciting of the season, ending in a tie. Although the Australians
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      SELANGOR ECLIPSED IN STORCH CUP.
      539 30 Only Win Two Matches In Two Days’ Play. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Aug. 22. Selangor suffered a resounding defeat at the hands of Perak when the Storch Cup was decided on the padang courts on Saturday and Sunday. Out of all the matches
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      SINGAPORE YACHT CLUB.
      850 30 Arrangements for Visit To Batavia. The following have been chosen to represent the Royal Singapore Yacht Club on the occasion of their forthcoming visit to compete against the yachts of the Royal Batavia Yacht Club Team Captain F. C. Run Jon, (Vice Commodore R.S.Y.C.). Kathleen III. Skipper:
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      MISS BETTY NUTHALL WINS.
      169 30 clll'l ,’l ,co -Reuter. Success in American Championships. Forest Hills, Aug. In the third round or* the u "'•men’s singles in the American Miss Dorothy Weisel beat Mj-* s I’alfrey, 0—2, 6—8, 6—4, and Miss Nuthall beat Miss Edith Cross. G- J In the second round
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      TILDEN WINS.
      147 30 1 Reuter. Beats Allison in Five Sets. New York, Aug. 20. The followin' were the results in the j men’s singles quarter-finals at the Rhode Island Casino invitation tournament 1 Allison beat A very, 6—2, 6—1. 6—I. Van Ryn beat Perry, 6—2 7—", •&gt;—8. 6 Lott beat Keith
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      GOLF.
      96 30 Bogey Competition at Race Course G.C. The result of the August bogey competition at the Race Course Golf Club v.as u~ follow? J. W. Moore t R. M. Abdullah H F. R. Martens Garrison G.C. Mixed Foursomes The Garrison Golf Club mixed foursomes were played on Tuesday, and couples
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      LUCKY WIN FOR HONG KONG.
      1217 31 Odd Goal in Five. POOR PLAY BY FORWARDS. I’ X! 2 HonR Koaff C.A.A. 3. hi Jionjr Kong Chinese A.A. football who beat a rather weak S.A.F.A. ,i. th Anson Hoad Stadium on Tues- failed to impress, and although won by the odd goal in
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      LOCAL CRICKET.
      250 31 Keng Hock Makes 95 For St. Joseph’s Institution. A match between St. Joseph’s Institution and the 2nd Batt. Welch Regt. Band m Saturday resulted in a draw. Towards the Institution’s total of 210 C. Keng Hock made a notable contribution &gt;f 95, at which he was caught by
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      SWIMMING CARNIVAL.
      161 31 Enjoyable Evening at Sea View Hotel. There was a large attendance at the Sea View Swimming Carnival on Monday. Apart from the ladies’ race, for which there were no entries, the various event: were fairly well supported, and resulted in excellent sport. The races were weF •ontested, although
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      GLOUCESTERSHIRE’S SETBACK.
      1033 31 Reuter. Lancashire Lucky. BOWLERS TRIUMPH IN COUNTY CRICKET. London, Aug. 22. Dovc*r Kent defeated Northamptonshire by six wickets. Batting first, Northamptonshire were all out for 147, Ashdown taking six wickets for 38. Kent replied with 202, V. W. C. Jupp having four wickeds for 65. Freeman, seven for
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    PETITION WITHDRAWN.
    189 31 Application to Substitute Other Creditors. When the petition against Mr. V'. J. Coleman was mentioned in the Bankrurtey Court again it was ordered to be withdrawn. At the previous mention, Mr. K. A. Seth said he had been instructed by the creditor who had instituted the proceedings to
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    BIRTHS
    57 31 COATES. On August 22, I DUO, at the Maternity Hospital, Singapore, the wife of VV. K. Coates, a son. HAMILTON. At the Mat* rnity Hospital, Singapore, on August 2f&gt;, to Vera Maude, wife of Douglas Hamilton, a son. MONTKIRO. On August 24, I .!&lt;&gt;, «t 8!», I'ppor Serangoon Koad,
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  • The Straits Budget FINANCIAL SUPPLEMENT
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      CONTENTS.
      94 1 General— Rubber Situation 1 London Rubber Stock 1 The Singapore Auction 1 Iiondon Rubber Market By A. W. Still 1 Rubber Returns 1 Present Position Reviewed i Rubber Restriction 1 Share Market Tin Mines’ Ix&gt;ss 3 Controlling Rubber Production 4 Ceylon Views on Restriction 4 Trade and Finance 5
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      RUBBER SITUATION.
      57 1 Singapore Official Quotation-;. Quotation? Forward t’oiitrHCt Spot Seller I’rio-t i S llalt- L’*i &gt;n S'poi.' S' p*. ()&lt; Oft. l\»c. Aujr. 2! p, o.i.v a.itj a.n; i 22 If, i&lt;; o.ir. o.it j a.i.Va o. &gt;:»•'•» o.n; o.ir,*.. 2.* i;; n; o.i.vs &lt;».i•; oac 1 or* 1 o.ir»',
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      LONDON RUBBER STOCKS.
      41 1 A cabli n-'-civ I Lv Lewis and Peat (Singal*o.'-&gt;. Ltd., from tbei- London Torres: ondent that ml -Per stocks show aa increase of L&lt; I t-.fi ilui i-j; the past week, the total no., hi hand i.-imr 1!
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      THE SINGAPORE AUCTION.
      150 1 !!.&lt;- •'siiig..jM'ie handier of Commerce l.i M. V •,r:a I .t.ii 1 old it.- '.t, '_nl aievion o •'ug. 2 v lion th. ro \.as ealal ig.;en LV.D.i-t. I'*, &gt;” 1,01 i i totis oiTi r li.11 IT.il i.i Ih. or Ml.!'. tni&gt;s oil 1 P. ,r
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      RUBBER CRISIS.
      96 1 Debenture Interest Being Passed. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ixmdon, Aug. 24. Mtl.ough funds are available, the leadii .v cost producer?,, the Anglo-Java o ,.o .-♦.ion and 1ho Laras Sumatra Co. o i&gt; Ih passing the debenture interest ai d a 1 irg the *h-benturo holders to accept preference
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      LONDON RUBBER MARKET. “Spreading the Burden With the Gain.” LEGAL RESTRICTION THE BEST?
      1230 1  -  &lt;l»7 a. w. sun.) [Straits Times Copyright.— Reproduction Rights Reserved.] London, July 30. I suppose rubber producers in Malaya have become almost too depressed to be sarcastic, and yet I have been half expecting them to mako
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      RUBBER RETURNS.
      66 1 Sungei Buaya (Sumatra).—79,400 lb. Sumatra Caoutchouc Maats.—211,559 lb Semenyih. 80,000 lb. Sun«'ci l‘urun.—05,000 lb. Sungei Ramal. 38,180 lb. Tung Moh.—18,139 lb. Tebolang.—32,326 lb. Tai Tak Plant.— 78.000 lb. Taiping Rubber Plant.—133,000 lb Tapah.-63,305 lb. Tjikasintoc.—79,085 lb. Tarun. 54.660 lb. I'nited I’utani Malaya- 200,137 lb. 1 lu Pandan.—6,629 lb.
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      PRESENT POSITION REVIEWED.
      313 1 Meeting at Government House. CEYLON’S DECISION. Prepared to Introduce Restriction. A conference on the rubber situation was held on Aug. 23 at Government House at which H.E. the Governor, Sir. Cecil Clementi, presided. His Excellency at the game time received a deputation composed of the fo'.lowi.v who
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      RUBBER RESTRICTION.
      145 1 Anglo-Dutch Chairman’s Statement. At the recent meeting of the Anglo-Putch Plantations in London the chairman, Colonel Sir Robert Williams, said: The rubber plantation industry is face to lace with a very critical position, and more drastic steps than the recent tapping holidaj are required if they can be
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      COPRA MARKET.
      27 1 Barlow and Co.’s report states market closes steady, but prices show decline of 30 cents on the week. Clash quotations were :—Sundried, $6.80 mix $6.60.
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      SCHEME MUST BE COMPULSORY.
      4450 2 opinion of Planters On E Kestriction. I DI TCH INDIES AID. I i niform Legislation I Sought. E nT ni Our Own Correspondent.) K Kuala Lumpur, Aug. 20. B V tin* result of a public meeting held the Town Hall this evening a deter- m i
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      SHARE MARKET.
      599 3 Rubber Outlook Remains Obscure. M *r&gt;. i i »iM*r and i n,, .n th *!r i p rt. kited Aiig. Jib siatc: Thi* value of tin luio again fluctuated v. i.h n narrow margins only and di scs £1 per '.on down on balance. Statistics at the vid
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      CORRESPONDENCE.
      68 3 Vhv Sn'uiti Tune* ia not responsible for .he .pinions of its correspondents. Corn*? pondents should L-ear in mind that letters rj.iist be short and to the point. Long •pi.th'g :re liable to be rejected or cut iown. Correspondents must enclose tbol» tt nies and addresses, not necessarily for publication
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      RELIEF FOR PLANTERS.
      764 3 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, —So many platitudes have been written concerning the rubber question, it is time that something of practical value be suggested for the relief of those in difficulty through no fault of their own This letter does not presume to
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      PULAU BULANG RUBBER.
      744 3 Loan to Carry n MALACCA CONTRACTORS OFFER. At the adjourned meeting 0 f ih.. t. kulang Rubber Co., which was Li, U u Singapore on Friday afternoon M- a st Robertson presided, and the others were Messrs. E. S. Manasseh, A W p H! t Sim Cheng
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      TIN MINES’ LOSS.
      153 3 Patino Reports £69,693 For Half-Year. A cable regarding earnings for too months ended June .10 last of the 1 1 Mines and Enterprises Consolidated, p&gt;*o-• •d to the New York Stock Exchange, i a lo s of £69.693 steeling aft’r allowin depreciation, says The Financial N’e v
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      CONTROLLING RUBBER PRODUCTION.
      1499 4 Were-Stanton Plan. COMPENSATION FOR CLOSING DOWN. (I-'rom Our Own Correspondent). Kuala Lumpur, Aug. 21. i\v arc the chief points in the scheme t,, combat over production of rubl&gt;er which h»s been put forward by Mr. V. N. Were, manager of the Kampong Kuantan RublK.r Co., and Mr.
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      CEYLON VIEWS ON RESTRICTION.
      340 4 Deputation Received By Government. An important decision regarding the rubber industry of Ceylon was reached at '-Queen’s House on Aug. 1(&gt;, when u deputation under the a*gis of the Ceylon Estates Proprietary Association waited on •Mis Excellency the Officer Administering the Government (Mr. B. H. Bourdillon).
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      KUALA PERGAU.
      384 4 The Fall in Commodity Prices. The nineteenth ordinary general meeting of Kuala Pergau Rubber Plantations, Ltd., was held on July 31 at London House, New London Street. K.C. Mr. F. (&gt;. Streeten (the chairman) said that when they last met rubber was at a payable price of about
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      KINTA ELECTRICAL DISTRIBUTION.
      835 4 Company’s Progress Maintained. The sojond ordinary meeting of the shareholders of the Kirta Klectrioal Distribution Company, Limited, was held at the registered ofliee of the company. Chartered Hank Buildings, Ipoh, on Friday, Aug. 15. The Hon. [deut.-Col. Cecil Itao, M.K.C., chairman, presided, and the following members were
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      TIN RETURNS.
      49 4 Kamunting Tin (first half). 7 r.;i piculs. H(»n hours. P.ingngu Kiver Tin (first hulf). 4(55 piculs, hours. Kcnoiur Min (first half). No. 2 dredge, j:;l piculs. Siput Tin (first half). 120 piculs. Teju Malaya Tin (first half). No. I dredge, 12U piculs No. 2 dredge, 114 picul*.
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      Trade and Finance.
      163 5 EXCHANGE. Singapore, Aug. 27. On London, Bank 4 m/s 2, 3 t h Demand V 3 23/32 i’rivate 3 m. credit 2/4 3 32 On New York, demand 56*it Private 90 d i* 9 67% On France, Bank T.T. 1428 On India, Bank T.T. 155's On Hong
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      Stocks and Shares.
      813 5 Fraser and Co.’s Quotations. Singapore, Aug. 27. MINING. Issue Yal. I’d. Buyers Sellers £1 il Asnin Kumbang 24 28 6/- 5/- Ayer llitam Tin y 3 10 £1 il Raiigrin Tin 14 1.7 1 1 Batang i’adang 0.10 0.15 1 1 Batu Caves 0.55 0.00 1 1
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      BUKIT K.B. RUBBER.
      568 5 Ne'.v Area of Land Being Opened Up. 'i annual general meeting of the Hukit X. il. Rubber Co., Ltd., was held at 4, fort Kami, .Malacca, on Monday, Aug. 2&lt;&gt;, Mr. 11. 4». Russell presiding. In proposing the adoption of the rcpoit and accounts the chairman said
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      CABLE AND WIRELESS.
      51 5 Receipts for First Seven Months Of the Year. Imperial and International Communications, Ltd., report that receipts last month amounted £437,220, as compared with £514,997 in July 1929. Receipts for the seven months of this year totalled £3,244,943, as compared with £•&gt;,'•23,143 during the corresponding period of last
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    • RUBBER SHARE PRICES.
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        LONDON EXCHANGE PRICE JULY 31.
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