The Straits Budget, 4 September 1930

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  • 29 1 The Straits Budget Co. 3.756 BEING THE WEEKLY ISSUE OF THE STRAITS TIMES [ESIABLISHED NEARLY A CENTURY] SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 1930. Price 25 cents (S.S. Currency) or 7d.
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  • 368 1 FADKKS— i'aKf 3 Two Move Schemes < 3 Four Months of War 3-4 Th, North-Wot Frontier 4 promising Flan 4 V;j »i North Borneo in 1929 4 t)na: ional Notes 5-6 Mojirams. Reuter and Special—- owring Fast Week s News 2J-2i Mon for Bifr Offensive 7 v.,- Airmen’s Achievement
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  • 1702 1 T h *»nr,u n *;V? rk P ai,y News recently guarrlin.. at Pnvate detectives are of the j barles Schwab, chairman Stic-1 f directors of Bethlehem President *’7 Jl v lon an d Mr. Eugene Grace, of r e samp concern, as a result threatoni:: 01 111
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  • 2106 2 Evidence Disbelieved By Judge. TWO SIKHS ACQUITTED YOUNG MAN WHO RAN THROUGH FORTUNE. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Sept. 2. There was a considerable attendance of Sikhs at the Selangor Assizes today before Mr. Justice Farrer-Manby, when the case in which Issar Singh and Herman
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  • 289 2 Victim Insane for Three Days. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Aug. 27. After two postponements Mr. Justice Farrer-Manby gave judgment today in nn Assize ease in which a Tamil, Doraisamy, was charged with drugging and robbing a Telegu named Seemajalan at Port Swettenham on May 1.
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  • 652 2 Singapore Outrage. MR. TAN KENG GHENT BADLY WOUNDED. An attempt on the life of a well-kno local Chinese business man was made or Tuesday night, when two Chinese u rme(i with revolvers awaited his return to hU house and fired at him. Three of the shots took
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  • 22 2 (From Our Own Correspondent Malacca, Aug y Fire broke out last Sunday evening the smoke house on Bukit Kajang
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  • The Straits Budget
    • 1080 3 tions, would be appreciated.—Strait? 1 imes, A up. 28. t„ read any of the reports issued by ('Governments of the Straits Settleand the F.M.S. is to wonder '"ii .fiier, after all, there really can be a in Malaya. A few weeks ago we Hiite-l on the interesting document v
      tions, would be appreciated.—Strait? 1 imes, A up. 28.  -  1,080 words
    • 1404 3 —Straits Times, Aug\ 21*. Two new* plans for restricting the output of rubber have been propounded uring the past week. The schemes have been put forward in widely different manners and it is clear that the restrictioniMs are paying ns much attention to the arts of publicity
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    • 1206 3 of an olive branch —Straits Times, Aup. .SO. Almost exactly four months have elapsed since the civil war began and, in that short space of time, China, which appeared to be at last on the high road to some sort of unity and nationhood, has been
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    • 1187 4 —Straits Times, Sept. I. Although there has been a welcome Improvement in the news from the North We'-t Frontier in the past few days, the position remains extremely grave, partii u when our difficulties with the rest i t ,i i are taken into consideration. 'I i
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    • 1202 4 —Straits Times, Sept. 2. Here, at last, is a plan which appears offer more promise of a solution io the •roblcms of Malaya in general and the rubber industry in particular than any»hing submitted to us hitherto. It was put forward in broad outline in our on
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    • 1086 4 Straits Times, Sc; 1 British Malaya has close ties—administrative, commercial, and senti mental —with British North Borneo. True it is a thousand miles from Singapore to Sandakan and 700 to Mempakul, the most westerly station in the State; but, as often happens in this part
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  • OCCASIONAL NOTES
    • 188 5 CONFUC IUS. ever two thousand years.—Straits Times. Au*. 2S. Tho familiar colours of the Chinese National flay: hanging from the windows f a n the shops in Chinatown yesterday heralded the celebration of Confucius's birthday. All the Chinese schools and shops were closed and various celebrations too k plate throughout
      ever two thousand years.—Straits Times. Au*. 2S.  -  188 words
    • 239 5 f, 't to offend aprain.— Straits Times, 28. The newspapers of Great Britain and the Empire generally—including those of the Strait? Settlements and the F.M.S.— have unwittingly caused serious annoyance to the leading woman tennis player of the world. How it began is not certain. but the
      f, 't to offend aprain.—Straits Times, 28.  -  239 words
    • 271 5 i wurus ine inumpn -fashioned ideas over new.—Straits Uroes, Aup. 28. The last two matches of the Australian tourists have proved beyond all doubt that their biggest weakness is their inability to play spin-bowling as presented bv Parker and Freeman of Gloucestershire and Kent respectively. Throughout the
      | . , . i wurus ine inumpn -fashioned ideas over new.—Straits Uroes, Aup. 28.  -  271 words
    • 118 5 I''-* VLIIl. —Straits Times, Aug. 2‘J. s»>mi "’ho think that, in the proof riVi' IS n rubber industry, directors ihc T com Panies look for economy on hut not in the hoard room, av admit that there are some •and'th rs u hom foes are not everything
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    • 176 5 t inlit straits Times, Aug. 21*. The modesty of Mr. George Bernard haw is always finding fresh outlets. lie the othcir day if there was any ruth in the report that he had been sound -d by the I rime Minister as to whether he would
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    • 190 5 Straits Times, Aug. 29. To many who bemoan the heat which has to be endured in Malaya, it will come as a shock to learn that so intense is the heat wave now passing over Great Britain that a mwniber of deaths have been reported. New York
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    • 236 5 A BRIGHTER WORLD Straits Times, Aug. 29. The fact that children in America are fast catching the craze for creating records is perturbing parents in that country. Aeroplanes which remain in the air continuously for nearly a month, dancers who hold the floor for a couple of days or so
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    • 100 5 Lfl" uua with a certain local school. —Straits Times. Aug- SO. Humour takes many forms, and then was an exceptionally commodious bus standing by the roadside opposite the padang on Thursday which raised at least one laugh. It was obviously designed t< carry Rugby XV’s, soccer Xl’s plus
      Lfl" uua *•*«».» with a certain local school.—Straits Times. Aug- SO.  -  100 words
    • 144 5 —Straits Times. Autf. -"0. According to the assistant chief of the automobile division of the United State 1 Department of Commerce there wcm 25.127,398 motor-cars, motor-trucks an< motor-buses registered throughout tin world on January 1, 1930. Allowing five tyres (one spare) to each vehule that means that
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    • 206 5 t VIIC4V I W llrtllOfl* e« by official decree in 1927.—Straits fimes, Aujy. .‘10. Spats, which were once an essentia' attribute of diplomats, company director? and other superior persons, have fallen from grace. No longer do they adorn the feet of the mighty, but are iulfilling a lar more
      t VIIC4V I W llrtllOfl* e« by official decree in 1927.—Straits fimes, Aujy. .‘10.  -  206 words
    • 285 5 —Straits Times, Aug. 30. In the discussion on unemployment at the Legislative Council meeting on Monday, the Colonial Secretary said Government is sympathetic, and prepared to consider what steps should properly be taken with a view to the relief of unemployment, as soon as it was convinced lhat the
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    • 171 5 SLUMP —Straits Times, Sept. 1. Rarely have such crowds thronged Raffles Place as in the forenoon today. Side-walks were transformed into something resembling Oxford Street or Regent Street. A special traffic officer W’as directing the flow of cars into parking places and “showing” irresponsible ricksha pullers out of the way.
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    • 236 5 “MONSOON” AT COWES before the end of the season.—Straita Times, Sept. 1. Cowes, the world’s most famous centre cf yachting, has a natural attraction for nembers of the Royal Singapore Yacht f lub, and it is interesting to note that •/‘Veral of them have raced there with considerable success. Thus
      before the end of the season.—Straita Times, Sept. 1.  -  236 words
    • 350 5 —Straits Tinu*s, Sept. 1. A few weeks ago reference was made in this column to the display of postuge stamps, bearing pictures of beasts and birds, which has been attracting a good deal of attention recently at the British Museum (Natural History Section), South Kensington. Beneath each stamp
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    • 121 5 v/ith floating dock.—Straits Times, Sept. One sure way of raising a laugh in Singapore is to tell the old tale of how people at Home have asked where Singapore is or of those who have hazarded the s uggestion that it is some place near India. Of
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    • 220 5 —Straits Times, Sept. 2. It is pleasing to note that at last, a part of the great American public has listened to a point of view of the Indian question different from the virulent inflammatory anti-British articles recently appearing in the American Press—a distinguished American divine,
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    • 238 5 —Straits Times, Sept. Lb The principle of White Australia which has found much publicity in the Australian Press is now being regarded by the more far-seeing men in that country as a negative doctrine. In the annual report <-{ the Church of England Immigration Council, published recently,
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    • 241 6 —Straits Times, Sept. Highly significant figures as to the countries ot origin of the cinematograph films which entertain Malaya are contained in the report on the Film Censor’s department for r.'2'.). During that year it appears that 71 per cent, ot the films examined came
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    • 241 6 ALL QUIET ON GOVERNMENT HILL —Straits Times, Sept. I». His Excellency is not yet in a position to indicate when any statement may he xpocted with regard to his visit to Java. When it became known that a discussion between Sir Cecil dementi and His Excellency the Governor-General of the
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    • 142 6 —Straits Times, Sept. It. Mr. William Randolph Hearst, the American newspaper magnate who says such lively things about Great Britain, is evidently rather flattered at being asked to leave France. He was described as an enemy and a danger, and this, said Mr. Hearst, made him feel
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    • 334 6 HOME POLITICS 'trait; Times, Sept. With the failure of the first meeting of the Liberal-Labour unemployment conference last Wednesday, political pundits have predicted a defeat of the Government when it reassembles in October. Perhaps even now the three parties are dotting the i's and crossing the “t’s'" of their election
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  • 237 6 Results of the August Examination. The following were the results of the August professional examination at the King Edward VII College of Medicine Pre-Registration and First Professional Part I Miss P. K. Rodriguez, Miss Tan Jiak Moon. Physics and Biology (Exemption in Chemistry) Lint Chin Khean. Biology
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  • 107 6 Mental Patient Found With Rifle Beside Him. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, Sept. 2. Mr. F. W. Smailes, a former inspector of machinery, Perak, was found shot dead loday in the Tanjong Rambutan mental asylum, where he was a convalescent patient. Mr. Smailes was admitted to the
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  • 77 6 Tamil Lorry Driver Charged And Given Bail. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, Sept. 2. A motor lorry, driven hy a Tamil named Sundaram, knocked down and killed a Chinese boy, aged about 15, yesterday in Ayer Itam Road. A front and back wheel passed over the body.
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  • 1240 6 What the Police Saw After Midnight. Statements that the proprietor ol large Singapore hotel was also the ownei »f premises known as the Egg Club \vher> ntoxicating liquor was sold after mid l ight and where women of ill-repute tore gathed, were made
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  • 446 6 Claim for Repairs To Saloon Car. A collision between a motor-car and a lorry at the junction of East Coast Hoad and Katong Road was the subject of a claim in the Civil District Couit before >lr. H. R. Hull on Tuesday afternoon. Mr. G. H. Kraal, an
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  • 618 7 Reds Nearing Changsha. HO CHIEN’S* PLANS FOR CITY’S DEFENCE. Shanghai, Sept. 2. v fewer than 400,000 Nationalist Vmnent troops are expected to n in the double-bai relied offenVV against Chengchow, which is due to H The 'attacks will be made simultaneous- westwards along the Lunghai
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  • 67 7 [The Straitc Times Is no, responsible for n* opinions of its correspondents. Corresor.nHents should benr in iHnd that letters must be short and to the point. Long "Pi*t>p« art* li ihlp to bo reject or cut lowr Correspondent* mint e-cloee their iern»* and sdlresse. no* nece**nrUv for oubliention but
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  • 244 7 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir,—ln the annual report of the Inspector-General of Police for 1929. one finds the following statement The Hosing of recognised brothels has resulted in an appreciable reduction in the amount of protection money levied bv society agents and it is
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  • 723 7 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, —Having regard to the publicity given to the fact that the Raise the Roof. a British ‘alkie revue, was banned 1 y the official c°nsor, we, as its import's, feel inelined to throw further light m the subject, which we
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  • 200 7 18 Months’ Rigorous For Chinese. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, Sept. 3. An extraordinary story was told at the Assizes here yesterday when I.oh Tak Yoon, a hire car driver, was sentenced to ■ghteen months’ rigorous imprisonment for killing two people, a Tamil woman and a chetty,
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  • 178 7 New Hospital Wanted For Kuala Lumpur. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Sept. 1. A public meeting of the residents of the Stale of Selangor will be held at the Town Hall, Kuala I.umpur, on Sept. 17 at 5 p.m. to discuss and adopt the two following resolutions.
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  • 44 7 Reuter. Twenty-four Parties Running Candidates. Beilin, Sept. 2. Twenty-four parties are running candidates for the Reichstag elections on Sept. 1 1. The new parlies include one favouring oniplcto I mbibition and another s ii' styled “The Right May Become Mi.'h Party.— Reuter.
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  • 205 7 Great Enthusiasm For Miss Spooner. Rome, Aug. 31. “La Miss”, otherwise the Englishwoman, Miss Winifred Spooner, arrived second at tne Litlorio aerodrome on the fourth and last lap of the International Air Race round Italy. The crowd was terrifically enthusiastic, roaring Bravo Miss.” Fifty-two competitors started and
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  • 136 7 No Cuts Contemplated At Present. A rumour current in the last few days that certain salary reductions were to take place in the lower grades of Government employees is without foundation. Inquiries made in official circles by a Straits Times, representative yesterday morning revealed this information. It wus
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  • 117 7 Famous General Finds New Occupation. London, Aug. 23. Lieut.-Gen. Sir Edward Bethune has arranged to take up Hraille writing for the blind. Sir Edward Bethunc, aged 7. r >, vva < obliged to resign the chairmanship of the metropolitan area of the British Legion, because he
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  • 102 7 —Reuter. Credit Facilities Arranged For Farmers. Washington, Aug. 27. 7 })<• ostahlishiiH nt of local Credit Corpo:ulio;;s, to nut as intermedia) i<‘.s between the drought-stricken farmers and the intermediate Credit Hanks, has been ormady approved by the hanking ropr*entativi s on the lelief commissions o c\er ii
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  • 494 8 Flight Completed Under 38 Hours. HAZARDOUS CROSSING Perfect Landing After Great Effort. The French airman Capt. Costen and M. B»‘ll«nte arrived at New York on Tuesday evening, completing a *****-stop flight from Paris in 37 hours and 1H minutes. This whs the third successful Atlantic flight from
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  • 112 8 Prison for Eight Estate Coolies. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Malacca, Sept. 2. The further hearing of the charge of rioUng in Sungei Rairtfbai on Aug. 19 against 29 Hylams was concluded in Malacca today when 21 of the men were discharged and the remaining eight sentenced to
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  • 336 8 FINANCIAL CRISIS IN AUSTRALIA Disagreement Over New Measures. Canberra, Sept. 2. Disagreement has arisen in the FeAei rul Cabinet over the proposed loan balance in the Budget involving, inter alia, reduction in the numbers and salaries in tiw civil service. The crisis may even involve the recall of Mr. Scull
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  • 342 8 Shelter for Gharry Ponies At Johnston’s Pier. At the August meeting of the committee f *he S.P.C.A. (Singapore) it was re s lved unanimously that the Society d*fray the cost of the erection of a shelter or gharry ponies at Johnston’ Pier, at not exceeding $200. A member
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  • 308 8 Injunction Asked Against Agent. A claim by an importer of a commodity for an injunction to restrain an agent from selling at a price lower than the minimum agreed upon between the parties, and for damages which the importer alleges he sutferod in consequence, was met
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  • 76 8 Reuter. Good Effort by 19-Year-Old Girl. London. Aug. 28. A nineteen-year old Bristol girl, Elsie West, left Gris Ner at 10.35 yesterday evening to swim the Channel. She was only 6% miles from the South Foreland, after nine hours, and seemed to have every hope of breaking Miss
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  • 118 8 Malay Woman Accused Of Killing a Man. (hrom Our Own Correspondent.) Malacca, Sept. 1. t Minomah bintee Ahmat, a Malay woman has been charged here with the murde' ot a Malay named acob. The case was postponed for the inquest and the preliminary inquiry. At the inquest
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  • 117 8 Malacca Department to Be Transferred. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Malacca, Aug. 31. The Malacca telegraph department have begun taking up the roads in various parts of the town/ in order to lay new cables for the new telephone service. The newly built wing of the post office is
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  • 387 8 report was thereupon adopted.— British Wireless. Trade Union Views, i SHOULD PRESS FOR FTi i DEVELOPMENT. L R ugby, Sept. 2 Keen interest was aroused at the Tr'i Union Congress today when the q lK j of developing trade within the j Commonwealth w-as debated. Mr
    report was thereupon adopted.—British Wireless.  -  387 words
  • 211 8 Application Granted By K.L. Sanitary Board. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Aug. 2S. The following were some of the smaller matters decided at yesterday’s lengthy meeting of the Sanitary Board, the chairman, Mr. V. G. Ezechiel, presiding: An application was received from Mrs C. A. Morrison,
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  • 54 8 Government of India Negotiates Sale. Shanghai, Sept. 2. Two million silver piastres were recently shipped from Haiphong to London, is understood that the Government of In» 13 have negotiated for the sale of a further 40,000,000 ounces of silver with a certain China banking corporation at slightly
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  • 2179 9 “Unnecessarily Cruel.” kiKH ESCAPES EXTREME PENALTY. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Aug. 27. The fourth murder trial during the .<mt Assizes was heard today in the Fujnvine Court before Mr. Justice FarrerMmhv in the case in which an elderly Sikh. Huta Singh, was charged
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  • 1016 9 Great Improvement In Crime Statistics. The following is an extract from the annual report on the administration of the Straits Settlements Police for 1921) The state of crime in all Settlements was generally satisfactory and under certain heads shows a remarkable improvement, particularly in Singapore.
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  • 1707 10 Bradman’s Double Century RATTING WONDER SCORES SLOWLY. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Aug. 29. The match between the Australian tourist< anil Kent, which h*d promise of providing an exciting finish, petered out lifelessly in a draw. Hi adman, who was unbeaten when play wa > re
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  • 94 10 Beat British Rugby Tourists In First Test Match. London, Aug. 30. The first Rugby Test match between the British Rugby tourists and Australia was played at Sydney today, and ended n a victory for the Australians by six points to five.—Reuter. The British tourists, it will be remembeud,
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  • 439 10 1 l*e following passengers arrived in Singapore by the N.Y.K. s.s. Suva Maru w lich left London on August 1 Mr. if Mr. T. Amatyakul, Mr. G R Boyd. Mrs. M. M. Breton, Mr. II. Foster IVpg. Mr. A. S. Gifford, Mrs. II. L. Hopkin 5r. K. Kitajima, Mr.
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  • 240 10 Result of a Family Dispute. An action which has been before tl t Supreme Court for nine years was fi na v settled on Wednesday, when Mr. J u Stevens gave judgment for Mr. Tan Soo Lock, of Malacca, an adopted son of m. Tan
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  • 462 10 Sequel to Klang Roadside Robbery. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Sept. At the Selangor Assizes today, befaiv Mr. Justice Farrer-Manby, two Cantonese, Chow Man and Chong Yong, claimed t.iu' on a charge of robbing Aw Yeong Horn: cn Kapa Road, Klang, on June IS. by throwing
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  • 2127 11 Splendid Sport. oOPULAR WINS AND GOOD FINISHES. rn.hr excellent racing conditions the l day Of the Singapore Turf Club meeting on Saturday proved a V success. Most of the wins were "'n.ilir the times were remarkably good. l l .he’ finishes exciting. The attendance fairlv
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  • 247 11 Friday, Aug. 22. His Excellency and Lady Clcmcnti re turned to Singapore by the s.y. Sea Belle Sunday, Aug. 21. The Hon. Mr. C. H. G. Clarke and Mrs. Clarke and the Hon. Mr. 11. E. Nixon and Mrs. Nixon arrived and stayed at Govern ment House. Monday,
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  • 675 11 R.S.Y.C. Competition. CARDOSA TROPHY SERIES. At U.30 a.in. on Sunday at the Royal Singapore Yacht Club the B class fleet were to he seen all anchored in a line just behind the stalling line, with sails down, uwaiting the gun for the start of the first of
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  • 54 11 An accident occurred just outside the western entrance to Keppel Harhour on Tuesday when the French steamer Cap Varella was in collision with u |largo Chinese twakow. The twakow was badly holed and sunk quickly leaving its four occupants, Chinese coolies,
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  • 887 12 A net a. —British Wireless. Great Welcome For Governor in Java. BANQUET SPEECHES. Visit to Bandoeng By Air. Batavia, Aug. 2’<. II. E. the Governor ol th" Strait Sctt'ements, Sir (Veil Cbuncnt:, arrive* at Batavia by aeroplane from Singapor* at 2.30 to-day. Six army machines escorted th machine,
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  • 255 12 Sequel to Clash Between Indians and Chinese. A serious affray between Indian and Chinese labourers employed at the Singapore Naval Base on May 29 last when a Chinese was killed, was described in the c riiv ini District Court on Monday afer•ioon before Mr. G. T. PeaII.
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  • 128 12 Mr. T. Roebuck and Miss Fieldgate. The wedding of Mr. Thomas Roebuck, Government dispenser, and Miss Abbey Grace Kieldgate, nursing sister at Kanlang Kerl.au Hospital, took place at St. Andrew’s Cathedral on Saturday. The bride, who was given away by Dr. U S. Webster, wore a dress of
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  • 1215 12 Landlord’s Conditions. DEBENTURE SCHEME OUTLINED. Mr. R. I.. Hastic, supported by Messrs. i*\ R. Heron, J. 1. Dawson, and II. Jackin, all four members of a committee of mrpcc'.ion previously appointed at a- crcJitors’ meeting to investigate the affairs of the Adelphi Hotel, presided on Friday .aorning
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  • 262 12 Society’s Appeal To Shareholders. The committee of the Incorporated <$ 0 ciety of Planters which is considering the unemployment problem has forwarded to us the following appeal to shareholders of companies In the near future we may expect to hear of directors of rubber companies marking in
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  • 81 12 Penang Set Aside $25,000 For Experiments. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, Aug. 27. At yesterday’s municipal meeting the president said he had appropriated $25,000 for experimenting with rubber pavements. It had been agreed that the more experiments made, the more hope there was of increasing the uses of
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  • 4186 13 A Batch of Sensational Fiction —Now is the Time to Hunt the Body—Peculiar Spinster’s Correspondence Mr. Van Dine as an Egyptologist Comedy that Precedes Tragedy—Dire Happenings in Paris —Snarls and Suavity and Black Velvet and Pearls. Death and Detection. The Documents in the Case.
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  • 135 14 Haul of Automatic Pistols And Opium. An important capture was made by officers of the Singapore Preventive Service on Monday at Tanjong Pagar, when 32 automatic pistols and over $1,000 worth of Persian opium were found on board a steamer. The ship was the Glenbeg, which had arrived
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  • 1365 14 The Warren Shield. WON BY B CO., J.M.F. FOR THIRD YEAR. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Aug. 31. For the third year in succession the Warren Shield was won by the Johore Military Forces during today’s continuation of the Malayan Command Rifle meeting. The Shield becomes
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  • 123 14 Big Seizure Effected at Pulo Bukom. A party of Revenue Officers carried out a search on the oil-tanker Planorbis on Saturday found a large quantity of contraband chandu hidden n one of the empty oil fuel tanks of the vessel. Over 4,000 tahils, valued at about $30,000,
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  • 4160 15 Municipal Commissioners Allege Undercutting. •UNFAIR PRACTICE.” Bad Conditions of Sick Receiving Houses. The most interesting discussion at a 1 >ot ing of the Municipal Commissioners on Friday followed a motion by Mr. O. P. Griffith- Jones which read: That when—as the ca e of tenders for
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  • 195 16 Failing to Assist Revenue Officers. “I r, > v!f had (o carry my luggage to 0,atf: r; ls to ho <xi mined, ren arked Mr. i. I'eall, the acting Singapore Criminal District Judge on Wednesday in convicting a Chinese for failing to assist Revenue Officers
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  • 1700 21 1 Amendment Fails. l.IFE membership for MR. R. J- FARRER. The annual meeting of the Singapore Cricket Club was held on Friday afternoon. Mr. O. P. Griffith-Jones presiding ((Vor a crowded attendance. A proposal t re-introduced the credit system was defeated by a very large
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  • 367 21 Difficulty of the Native Producer. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Medan, Aug. 27. Heei* van Sandick, a former Governor of tho East Coast of Sumatra, and now a member of the Council of the Netherlands East Indies, has just returned to Batavia after spending six months in Holland.
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  • 207 21 Difficulty in Choosing Suitable Site. Com adorable discussion is taking place m c'tiiciu! Cuvier, on ti.e question of a site .or ti.e new law courts. Si ve:\ I ite* have I ven suggested in the ■.a. I* .v we 3-5, r.inl among these is that m wliieJi
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  • 110 21 Increase in July Compared With June. The return of foreign imports and exporli for Malaya for last month shows ’-hat imports were valued at $03,158,742, and exports at $52,792,' OS. These figures show decreases of SI 1.482,312 and $25,718,890 respectively compared with July of last year, hut there
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  • 1053 22 Bankruptcy Court Examination. The affairs of W. J. Allan, who had inx urn d debts to the extent of $5,.134 and had a salary, of $400 per month, were described in the Bankruptcy Court on Friday during his examination before Mr. Justice* Stevens. Examinee gave his age
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  • 147 22 Birthday Celebrations In Singapore. The familiar colours of the Dutch National Hag hanging from the windows f the offices of the Dutch firms in Singapore on Monday heralded the celebration Her Majesty Queen Wilhelniina’s birthday, which occurred on Sunday. On Mondav at the Dutch school in Oram.' Grove
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  • 209 22 Good Progress Made On Reservoir Site. Excellent progress is being made with the work at the new Island Club. The club was first suggested Inst year and members will he admitted irrespective of race. The idea is to promote more social intercourse between Europeans and Asiatics generally.
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  • 167 22 Judgment Reserved in K. l'ahru Case. Judgment was reserved during la>t wc.k in the acquisition appeal in connection with the railway scheme and read deviation at Kampong Bahru. Mr. D. G. Osborne Jones, for the Government, made a t'tcmcnt regarding the strip of land between the appellants' frontage
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  • 583 22 Man Who Escaped From Court (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Sept. 1 Selangor Assizes today consisted of two Courts. Before the Hon. Mr. Justice P. A. Farrer Manby, three Hokkiens, Hoh Kng, Chua Tin. and Lee Hu at, were charged with gang robbery at
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  • 146 22 Two Batches Totalling: ‘>>6 Leave Penang:. (From Our Own Correspondent). Penang, Aug. Although there are no available tics concerning unemployment an 1 un, Chinese labourers here, it is untie vs t<>o< that two batches of Chinese, numbering 256 and 100 respectively, have been repatriated, and that 200 more
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  • PAST WEEK'S IMPERIAL AND GENERAL NEWS Contained in Reuter, British Imperial Radio and Special Telegrams.
    • 464 23 —Reuter. Reports of Postponement Discredited. QUIET ON FRONTIER. Europeans Call for Action Against Congress. London, Aug 28. The Morning Post’s Simla correspondent learns that, in official quarters, a is being considered to postpone the Round-Table Conference on India until April, in order, inter alia, to allow the
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    • 489 23 —British Wireless. *How Capt. Ashcroft Met His Death. Rugby, Sept. 1. .v extraordinary circumstances at,tinf a serious clash between Govern- bircos and a large armed party of Hathi Khel \Y azirs, which occurred near Loniel, in the Bannu district, last week, lfScr *ked in the Government of
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    • 147 23 ,—Reuter. Alternative Route to Far East. Baghdad, Aug. 27. Definite progress is being made with the project for constructing a railway, 600 miles long, directly connecting Eaghdad with the Mediterranean, which, it is anticipated, will provide an alternative route from Europe not only to Iraq but also to
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    • 57 23 Reuter. Commander of American Army of Occupation. Buena Vista Springs (Pennsylvania), Aug. 31. General Allen, the former Commander-in-Chief of the American Army of Occupation on the Rhine died of heart failure whilst viewing the scenery from the porch of the summer residence of the German Ambassador here.
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    • 167 23 Reuter. 20 Passengers Injured At Euston. London, Sept. 1. The “Night Scot” express from Glasgow, arriving at Euston this morning hauled by two engines, crashed into the buffer stops. The driver and fireman of the first engine were buried under coal which was thrown from the
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    • 119 23 SPORT FRIENDSHIP. —Keuter. “Nobody Is Thinking About War.” Chicago, Aug. 28. In an address which President Hoover read here at the opening of the International games he said it was not entirely accidental that such a meeting had been arranged on the second anniversary of the signing of the Kellogg
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    • 162 23 —Reuter. Earthquake, Floods And Hail Storms. Peking, Sept. 1. Just as Kansu Province was recovering from famine, and the prospects for the harvest were good, an earthquake, accompanied by hail storms and floods, has devastated an area 40 miles long and 5 miles wide, according to a letter
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    • 96 23 —Reuter. Changes of Administration In China. Nanking, Aug. 27. A Cable Conference is in session in Nanking, the Minister of Communications meeting representatives of the Great Northern, Eastern Extension and Commercial Pacific companies. It is understood that the foreign companies agreed to the general principles laid down by
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    • 210 23 —Reuter. Better Conditions Wanted. SERVICE TO JAVA AFFECTED. Amsterdam, Aug. 29. The pilots of the Royal Dutch Air Line are striking for higher wages and better conditions. All the services are being held up and all the planes abroad are returning today. The immediate cause of
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    • 162 23 Reuter. Another Tragedy At Chicago Meeting. Chicago, Aug. 28. As a result of a naval pursuit plane, while stunting, crashing into the stands at the National Air Races, the naval airman J. P. De Shazo has been killed and an unknown spectator seriously injured. Several spectators had very
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    • 99 23 ,—Router. Mr. Aidan Roark’s Illness. New York, Sept. 1. Mr. Aidan Roark, the reserve member of the British polo team which is to meet America in the Westchester Cup matches, was operated upon yesterday for a mastoid abscess a/t the New York Eye and Ear Infirmary. Dr.
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    • 58 23 —Reuter. Recovery from Attack of Food Poisoning. London, Aug. 27. Lord Beaverbrook, while on a yachting* holiday, has l>een taken ill with fowl poisoning. The yacht is in Dover Harbour. A doctor was summoned from London, in addition to the Dover doctor. The patient’s condition is not serious.
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    • 658 24 —Iteuter. incr in the sun-scorched streets. —British Wireless. I I I Reuter. Cold North-West Wind In London. HEAT WAVE ENDS. Scenes at Lansbury’s Lido.” London, Aug. 28. After eight weeks of autumn-like weather, with chilly gules and rain, summer suddenly burst over Great Britain this week.
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    • 165 24 Two Accused Released On Bail. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Calcutta, Aug. 30. Af’er being in custody for nearly three weeks, F. Binning, the European manager of the totalizator at the Calcutta Turf Club, and <J. O. Durham, the assistant manager, have now been granted bail. They
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    • 283 24 —Reuter. Defender Chosen to Meet Shamrock V. Newport, Rhode Island, Aug. 28. The yacht Enterprise, skippered by Mr. Harold Vanderbilt, has been selected to defend the America’s Cup against Sir Thomas Lipton’s Shamrock V. The Enterprise is the smallest of the four prospective defenders, but has the greatest
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    • 120 24 on Lord Derby by high taxation.—British Wireless. Reported Reduction In Racing Establishment. Rugby, Aug. 29. The newspapers state that Lord Derby, one of the pillars of the British turf, is immediately to make large reductions in his racing establishment. It is understood he will retain his famous sires,
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    • 46 24 —Reuter. Ten More Executions For Hoarding. Moscow, Aug. 27. It is officially announced that ten more men have been sentenced to death by the 'Political Department for buying and hoarding large sums of silver and spread mg counter-revolutionary rumours. The sentences were carried out.—Router.
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    • 396 24 .—ileuter. Prominent Police Officer Succumbs. Calcutta. Aug. 27. A third bomb outrage occurred this morning at Eden Gardens Police Station. A policeman and three Public Work* Department coolies were injured. All are 1 in hospital. An earlier message states that an 1 examination of the fragments
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    • 76 24 —Reuter. Inquiry to be Held By Labour Party. London, Aug. 29. The National Executive Committee of ‘he Labour Party has decided to hold an inquiry into the charges made by Mr. E. Sandham, the Labour member for Kirkdale, against members of the House ol Commons. The
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    • 67 24 —Reuter. Extraordinary Precautions By Authorities. Buenos Aires, Aug. 28. General discontent prevails among the workers here and the telephonists have already declared a 24-hour strike. Extraordinary precautions are being taken by the authorities. The Cabinet met specially to discuss the situation in the house of President Irigoyen, the
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    • 55 24 .—Reuter. Swedish Company Seeks Permission to Export. Stockholm, Aug. 29. The Svenska Metallverken Company has asked the Swedish Government’s per?!!onnnon t0 t,xport a consignment of lO.OOO.Ono mauser cartridges to the order or t.ie C hinese Government. The company understands that Norwav Belgium and Holland arc permitting the
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    • 317 24 —Ueuter. Woman’s Sensational Suicide. POLITICAL SCANDAL. German Air Force And Versailles Treaty. London, Aug. 29 The sensational suicide of Frau Klfried Amlinger. by leaping fn m an neronlanl which was travelling to Erfurt f r ne Frankfurt and on which she was a cnger, is likely
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    • 122 24 oldest families in the land. —Dritish Wireless. Duke of Northumberland’s Funeral. Rugby, Aug. 27. The remains of the Duke of Northumberland were buried today in Westminster Abbey, the family of Percy having this prescriptive right, shared only by royalty. Tall, bareheaded Grenadier Guardsmen bore the eoffin through the
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    • 95 24 .—British Wireless. Wounded Ex-Service Men At the Palace. Rugby, Aug. 28. A large number of wounded ex-Service men were entertained at Buckingham Palace this afternoon at the invitation ot the King. This is the first of a serl V s of such parties to be held there weekly
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    • 55 24 Mrs. Montagu Clcmenti Dies At Age of 79. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Aug. 27. Mrs. Montagu Clementi, mother of Hir Cecil Clementi, the Governor and High Commissioner, died yesterday at the age of 79. Mis. Clementi married the late Colon** Montagu Clementi, who was Jud-re* Advocate-General
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    • 450 25 —Reuter. \lleged Huge Fortune In London Banks. New York, Aug. 28. message from Lima states that Colo,,,,1 Sanchez Cerro has taken over the i;, The nn military junta, under General M.nnel Ponce which deposed President 1 eguia. has resigned in the face of an overwhelming public
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    • 77 25 —neuter. Commodore Gar Wood Retains Title. Detroit, Sept. 1. omniodore Gar Wood won the Harmsp’rth I rophy race, successfully defending title in the world speed-boat championship. He averaged 77.39 miles an "Ur over a 30-mile course. ommodore Wood’s brother, Mr. George "no<l, finished second. I he only British
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    • 74 25 —Kcuter. 3ig Area in Oklahoma Affected. Tulsa (Oklahoma), Aug. 30. wheme has been drawn up and is Li!i ,n the ratification of the sharct>r .rii™’ or amalgamation of the refining and marketing organis•ind .I 0 Phillips Petroleum Company h(> independent Oil Gas Company. joint assets amount to Y
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    • 306 25 —Aneta. Serious Position In Java. Sourabaya, Aug. 27. The annual report of the Syndicate of Sugar Factories of the Dutch Indies for i929 states that the world situation in the sugar industry was extremely critical, and conditions were worse than those prevailing during the slump of 1920-21.
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    • 137 25 LIBERALS LABOUR. Router. Parties Tending Towards Agreement. London, Aug. 29. Politicians have been once again stirred by rumours of a Liberal-Labour Pact. Even the City has been fluttered, stocks jumping on the suggestion that the new combination might result in Mr. Philip Snowden’s resignation. These rumours are based on the
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    • 89 25 Reuter. Body Offered for Advancement of Science. London, Aug. 27. The executors of Professor Turner announce that he left directions that his body is to be dissected, or otherwise used for the general advancement of science. His death should not be made the occasion for a religious service
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    • 93 25 ,—lieutcr. Negotiations on Question Of Extra-Territoriality. Nanking, Aug. 29. Dr. C. T. Wang stated this morning that the British Minister was due at Nanking on Sept. 8 for the resumption of the extraterritoriality negotiations. The French Minister, M. Wilden, has been requested to visit Nanking at an ear
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    • 67 25 —Keuter. Bride Not Recognised By Family. Budapest, Aug. 27. The Archduke Friedrich announces that he is unable to take cognisance of the civil marriage in England of his son the Archduke Albjs/cht, mentioned yesterday, which had, been conducted without his knowledge or approval. He declares that in
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    • 262 25 —Reuter. Anxiety to .Alter The Constitution. Warsaw, Aug. 27. Marshal Pilsudski, who was summoned to form a Cabinet after the crisis mentioned on Aug. 23, has frequently, in the past, expressed his contempt for Parliamentary institutions. He has now told an interviewer from the Government organ, the
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    • 172 25 Router. Moslem Chieftain’s Cruelty To a Boy. Karachi, Aug. 20. The Moslem Chieftain, the Pir Pagaro. or Saint of the Turban,” who is credited with almost divine attributes by many of his followers in the Sukkur district, has been s ntenced at Sukkur to a total
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    • 81 25 -Reuter. Many Relics of Stone Age Discovered. Peking, Aug. 20. The C hinese member of the Sino-Swedish Expedition, originally under the leadership of Dr. Sven Hcdin, writing from Kansu, reports finds of great archaeological interest, including Stone Age implements such as stone swords, axes, arrowheads and also bamboo
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    • 176 25 —Reuter. Worst Disturbance For Ten Years. Budapest, Sept. 1. A general strike has been proclaimed here by the Social Democrat leaders, ns a protest against the Government’s failure to deal with unemployment. The authorities prohibited processions and dashes with the Police ensued. A crowd, estimated at
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    • 173 25 Router. Great Welcome For Japanese Airman. Tokio, Aug. 30. The Japanese aviator, Mr. Yoshihara. who left Berlin on Aug. 8, arrived at Tokio this morning. He was greeted by a most enthusiastic throng and is the national hero of the moment. For 10% days Mr. Yoshihara averaged
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    • 153 25 Reuter. Plans for Wireless Service Well Advanced. London, Aug. 28. The Daily Mail states that everything is ready for the opening of the wireless telephone service between Great Britain and India. Suitable stations in both countries are prepared to link up as soon as the necessary agreements have
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    • 47 25 —Itcutur. Mr. Roy Young’s Resignation Accepted. Washington, Aug. 28. Mr. Roy Young, the Governor of the Federal Reserve Board, has submitted his resignation to President Hoover, who has accepted it. Mr. Y oung has been elected Governor of the Federal Reserve Rank at Boston.
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    • 688 26 ,—Reuter its head, Mr. Ramsay MacDonald.—British Wireless. Refusal to Tie Ourselves To Dogma.” AN OPEN MIND. Loose Talk on “Socialism In Our Time.” London, Aug. 31. A reply has been issued to the resolution passed early in July by a meeting of I ankers and
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    • 37 26 —Kc uter. Rio de Janeiro, Sept. 2. Several people are believed to have been killed and many injured, and great damage has been done to property, by a tornado which struck the city yesterday.
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    • 184 26 sieaoiiy. on CJ lam is Castle for London.—British Wireless. Duchess of York Making Good Progress. Rugby, Aug. 31. Thu King and Quucn, accompanied by the Duke of York, arrived at Claims ,’astle at luneh time yesterday to see their new grandchild. No public notice
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    • 154 26 —British Wireless. Prime Minister’s Forced Landing. Rugby, Aug. 31. Mr. Ramsay MacDonald had a narrow escape when the house at which he was •faying at Catterick Camp was struck by lightnin/ is J'n nay's storm and all the '•fecfrlc wires fused. Mr. MacDonald, who was returning to
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    • 94 26 Plans of Siam, France And Great Britain. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Bangkok, Aug. 31. It is understood that Siam, France and Great Britain are to work in conjunction in an air mail scheme and that landing grounds are to he built in Saigon, Battambon and Pnom Penh,
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    • 82 26 ing organisation possesses.—British Wireless. Big Order Received From South Africa. Rugby, Aug. 30. Thu British Steel Export Association has hooked orders with the South African iovernment for some 5,000 tons of steel material for the construction of rolling stock. This is the second contract of importing secured from
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    • 71 26 —Reuter. First Heat Won by American Competitor. Detroit, Aug. 31. Thu first of the three heats for the ■larmsworth Motor-boat Speed Trophy was won by Commodore Gar Wood, in Miss America IX. His brother, Mr. George Wood, in Miss America VIII was second. A British competitor, Miss Carstairs,
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    • 287 26 —Reuter. Decision Against Soviet Government. London, Sept. 2. An award of 1113,000,000, carrying interest at 12 per cent, from the date of the award, has been made in London against the Soviet Government by the arbitration court (Dr. Stutzer, Germany, end Sir Leslie Scott, England) in favour
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    • 291 26 Reuter. Gold May be Recovered From P. and O. Egypt. Paris, Sept. 1. The Italian salvage ship, Artiglio, laims to have located the wreck of the liner Egypt, which foundered in the Engish Channel seven years ago. The captain of the Artiglio states that he has started work
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    • 52 26 JAPAN SOUTH AFRICA. —Reuter. Free Competition in Wool Markets. Cape Town, Sept. 2. The Minister of Agriculture has decided to permit Japanese wool-buyers to enter the Union for free competition on the South African wool markets. The decision may lead to a most important extension of the market for South
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    • 601 26 —Reuter. —Reuter. Gloomy Trade Outlook In India. MORE MILLS CLOSE. Sir G. Schuster’s Warning To Extremists. Allahabad, Aug. 30. Peace in India within a week s forecasted by the newspaper, The Pioneer which learns that the negotiations 0' the peacemakers, Mr. Jayakar and Sir Tej Bahadur Sapru,
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    • 285 27 —Reuter. Bengal Police Raid In Chandernagore. LEADERS CAUGHT. Revolver Battle Precedes Capture. Calcutta, Sept. 2. \\Yh the permission of the French thorities the Bengal police raided a u-o in Chandernagore (a French .„v-o«sion <30 miles north of Calcutta) i the police believed the leaders ot t Y
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    • 144 27 —Reuter. Weight of Petrol Prevents Take-Off. Tokio, Aug. 29. With shifting air-currents promising a tail wind, for which the aviators have been waiting for a week, the Americans, Mr. Harold Bromley and his navigator Mr. Harold Gatty, have announced tha* hoy intend to lion off from the Kasumi
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    • 62 27 —Reuter. Promotions in the Three Services. London, Sept. 1. The Prince of Wales has been promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral. II.R.H. also becomes Lieutenant-General a r d Air-Marshal, passing over the ranks °f Rear-Admiral, Major-General, Air r ommodore and Air Vice-Marshal. It is understood that the
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    • 72 27 —British Wireless. Sir Robert Borden to Represent Canada. Rugby, Aug. 30. Kir Robert Borden, formerly Conservative Prime Minister in Canada, who w ’il represent Canada at the forthcoming feting of the Council of the Ixiague of Rations, was received by Mr. Arthur Henderson, the Foreign Secretary, ye3ter-
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    • 227 27 —Reuter. Mr. W. R. Hearst Asked To Leave. Paris, Sept. 2. Mr. Wiiiani Randolph Hearst, the A met lean newspaper magnate, who arrived in Paris recently, has been served with an expulsion notice. He leaves France this evening. Later :—The order was served at Mr. Loarst’s hotel.
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    • 116 27 —Reuter. Remains of Explorers Brought to Norway. Tromsoe, Sept. 1. The sealer Bratvaag, with the remains of Salomon August Andree and his companions, has arrived at Hasvik (on the island of Saroe, to the west of Hammerfest in Norway). It is reported that the bodies are merely skeletons,
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    • 78 27 —British Wireless. Further Increase in Britain Last Year. Rugby, Aug. 31. Deaths from accidental injury by mechanical vehicles on the roads increase from 4,41 1 in 1927 to 5.251 in 1928 and 5799 in 1929. This is shown by the Re-gistrar-General in a statistical review oi England and
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    • 89 27 .—Reuter. Capt. Page Dies from His Injuries. Chicago, Sept. 2. Capt. Arthur Page, of the United States Marine Corps, who crashed ir. front of 60,000 spectators while flying at ‘>05 miles an hour in the Thomson Trophy race yesterday, has died from his injuries. Mr Wilfred Moore,
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    • 74 27 —Renter. Shots Fired in Council Chamber. Helsingfors, Sept. 2. A deputation of citizens waited on he Municipal Council at Heinavesi, and demanded the immediate resignation of ill Communist members of the Council. Th*' Socialist chairman, bv way of r plv fired a pistol at the deputation and i
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    • 193 27 —Reuter. Split in Conservative Vote. London, Sept. 2. Extraordinary interest is being taken in today’s by-election at Bromley, due to the death of the Conservative Lieut.-Coi. tho Hon. Cuthbert James. There are four candidates :—Mr. E. T. Campbell, Conservative Mr. A. E. Ashworth, Labour Mr. W. C. Fordham.
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    • 159 27 Reuter. Dramatic Scenes at Fire In Liverpool. London, Sept. 2. Three Chinese children and their pet dog perished in a fire which broke out in a three-storey building in Liverpool’s ChinatowTi occupied by their father, a laundryman named Hun Yen. Two other sons were badly burned. A crowd
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    • 182 27 —Reuter. Examination of Chinese In Australia. Canberra, Sept. 2. Mr. J. H. Scullin, the Prime Minister, i i replied to the Note sent by the Chi nose Consul-General on May 1 urging th< Uscontinuance of the taking of tho finger .rints of unprohibited Chinese, appealing for the limitation
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    • 96 27 —Reuter. Attempt to Release English Women Fails. Foochow. Sept. 1. The officials at Kienning are now mor. hopeful that they will be able to secure th< release of Miss Nettleton and MisH Harrison shortly. No definite agreement, however, haR yet been reached. —Reuter. Peking, Sept. 2. The
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    • 93 27 —Reuter. Liberal-Labour Split. STRAINED RELATIONS ALLEGED. London, Aug. 31. The Sunday Express states that relations between Mr. David Lloyd George and Mr. Ramsay MacDonald have been strained to the utmost. The Liberal-Labour Unemployment Conference, held in London last Wednesday, achieved no result. Another meeting is to be
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    • 512 27 ,—British Wireless. ,—Reuter. The Hague, Aug. 27. Various shareholders in the Royal Dutch Company have requested the management for information in connection with the lapid drop in the market value of the company’s shares during the last few days. They have been informed that nothing whatever
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  • SPORTING NEWS.
    • 542 28 Waterlogged Ground. REPLAY ON SEPT. 13 IN SINGAPORE. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Aug. 30. ’The eagerly-anticipated Malaya Cup final played on the Selangor Club padang today proved a wash-out.” As a result the custody of the coveted trophy still remains to be decided between
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    • 71 28 —British Wireless. Dead Heat for First Place. Rugby, Aug. 27. The race for the Ebor handicap, one of the great races of the year for Yorkshire, was run at York. It resulted in a dead heat between Mr. Arkwright’s Gentlemen’s Relish, and Sir Hugo Hirst’s Coaster. Sir 1L
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    • 35 28 i.— Reuter. Holder Retains Amateur Championship. London, Aug. 3ft. .hum Lindsay, of Falkirk, the holder, ictnined the boys’ amateur golf championship, beating James Todd, Kilmacolm, by 9 and 8 over 36 holes.— Reuter.
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    • 291 28 U.S.A. Beat the British Empire Team. Chicago, Aug. 28. The following were the results of I events in the athletic team competition between the British Empire and the United States 440 Yards Relay.—1, United States: Eddie Tolan, George Simpson, Russell Sweet and C. Yeland. Time, secs. A record
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    • 146 28 Reuter. Semi-Finals of Doubles Championship. Brookline, Aug. 20. The following were the results of the semi-finals in the American doubles championship Allison and Van Ryn beat Berkeley Bell and Gregory Mangin, 6—8, 6—1. 6—4, 0—3. Doeg and Lott beat Hunter and Tilden. 3—6, 6—3, 6—2, 9—11, G—2.—Reuter.
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    • 169 28 The Club meets every Friday evening at the Adel phi Hotel. The scores in the Club Championship are as follows Club Championship. P. W. D. L. Pts. B. O. Wilmot 16 11 0 6 ll Lo Kam Woon 9 7 11 7V£ Tnn Luang Kia .11 6
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    • 762 28 Bud Walley in U.S.A. SPLENDID VICTORY IN PENNSYLVANIA. Bud Walley, the Singapore flyweight, who made a good reputation for himself in England, before going to the United States, is gradually working himself to the front in the United States. According to his manager, Mr. Nai Kim Lin,
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    • 478 28 —Reuter. Many Surprise Results. BLACKPOOL DISAPPOINT AGAINST ARSENAL London, Aug, English League football started todiv I he following are the results of Played in tne English and sSSft leagues: First Division. Birmingham 3 .Sheffield Unite,) Blackpool 1 Arsenal d 1 Bolton Wand. 3 Middlesbrough 4 Grimsby Town
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    • 99 28 Final Event of L.L.T.C. Tournament. The final of the open mixed double** which concluded the tournament at the Ladies’ Lawn Tennis Club, resulted in a Rood win for Mr. and Mrs. Taylor aftei three sets. The y were opposed to a formidable pa' 1 in Mrs. Buchanan and
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    • 1237 29 Single Goal Victory. WEAK SINGAPORE SIDE SUCCESSFUL. Singapore XI 1. Hong Kong C.A.A. 0. Although Tuesday’s match at tfe Anson Road Stadium, between a SingaXI and the Hong Kong Chinese A.A., the “Timers,”) provided plenty of thrills, .tandard of football was far below v nee tat ions,
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    • 355 29 Hardie Easily Retains His Title. As was expected, L. D. Hardie, of the Singapore Golf Club, retained the Singapore island Championship on Sunday by d-.fenting his club colleague, R. Renton, in convincing fashion. On Saturday, in the semi-final Hardie proved much too good for the Keppel Golf Club
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    • 966 29 ,—Reuter. Century for Larwood. CHANGED RULES PROVE A SUCCESS. London, Aug. 29. Blackpool: Lancashire won the County Championship by virtue of a victory over Essex, who they defeated by 174 runs. Batting first, Lancashire totalled 308, Fames taking four wickets for 51 runs. Essex could reply with
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    • 122 29 New British Bantam’s Good Showing. London, Sept. 2. Teddy Baldock, the British bantamweight champion, was convincingly beaten on points by Benny Sharkey, a youn* Newcastle bantamweight who was participating in his fir3t big fight.—Reuter. To any who saw Baldock in his contest with Emil Pladner early in
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  • 75 29 ADAMS.- At the Maternity Hospital, Singapore on Sept. 2, 11)30, to Mr. and Mrs. W. 11. Aduins, a daughter, both well. ROBERTS.—On Aug. 29, at 27, Colinton Rond, Edinburgh, to the Bishop of Singapore and Mrs. Robert a daughter. STEEL. At the Maternity Hospital, Singapore, on Sept. 3, 1930,
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  • 72 29 TIIORBURN —KIRK HAM.—On Aug. 30, at St. Thomas’ Church, St. Annes on Sea, England, Stephen K. Thorburn, Linggi Plantations, Ltd., Layang I.ayang, Johoro, to (Jcrtrude, only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Kirkham, Fairhaven, Lytharn St. Annes. HAY—DANT.—At St. Andrew's Cathedral on Monday, Sept. 1, 1930, Thomas Corlett, son
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  • Page 29 Advertisements
    • 87 29 NOTICE 411 communications for both the Straits' Times and the Straits Budget should b« addressed to the Head Office, Cecil and Stanley Streets, Singapore, Straits Settlements. The post free price of the Straits Times to the United Kingdom and foreign countries is $48 a year. The post free price of
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  • 56 29 I>KATHS MACK On Aug. 30, 1030, Anno Oatherinu rolict of the lato H. W. Mack of the Ceylon Government Railways. SM AIL. Juno Angola, infant dmitfl.tor of Mr. and Mrs. W. K. Smail, pas sod away on Sunday, August 31, 1930, aged 9 months at 7, Raeburn Park, Singapore. For
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  • The Straits Budget FINANCIAL SUPPLEMENT
    • 128 1 General— Rubber Situation 1 The Singapore Auction 1 The Rubber Market 1 Ix>ndon Rubber Market By A. W. Still 1 Sch'ires for Rubber Control 1-2 Rubber F atex Patent Case 3 Malaya Tin Statistics 3 Malacca Plantations 6 Trade and Finance 7 Stock, and Shares 7 Share Market 7
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    • 60 1 •Singapore Official Quotations. Quotation! Forward Contract Spot Seller Prices d. I S D..-« i.'don S'pore Sept. Oct. Oct. Dei Aug. US 0.15 a o.lit o.ift*, o.ift'j la 0 15*2 0.15*, o.l ft O.lft'" l\ 0.15', 0.15*2 O.l." *2 o.lft St pt. 0.15', 0.15*3 0.15*, O.lft ■1’. 0.15 0.15',
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    • 344 1 Limited Amount of Business Passing. Guthrie and Co.’s report of Aug. 2S 1 Since lust reporting the market has been exceedingly quiet, and, on occasions, in a state of stagnation. Only a limited amount of business has been passing. A belief exists locally that Malayan shipment-. for
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    • 1177 1  -  (By A. W. Still.) [Straits Times Copyright.— Reproduction Rights Reserved.) London, Aug. 6. The R.G.A. i. sued on July 30 a formal -tateuent of the position in regard to contemplated representations to various in terestod Governments in favour
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    • 159 1 The Singapore Chamber of Commerce Rubber Association held its 983rd auction on fcwpt. 3, when there was catalogued 2,745,586 11. or 1.225.71 tons; offered 2,577,864 lb. or 1 150.83 tons; sold 2,005.012 lb. or 895.09 tons. Spot. London 4 ll-16d. New York 9U c t Si PRICES
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    • 2630 1 The Baillie Plan. NO NEED TO LIMIT PRODUCTION. During the past few weeks a good deal has been heard of the scheme f u the control of rubber which has been devised by Mr. J. Baillie, of Singapore. Mr. Baillie submits the details of h; 4
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    • 110 2 Rubber Price Determined On Stock Level. London, Aug. 30. Mincing Lane is discussing a new rubber restriction scheme, which, according to the Morning Post, will be determined, not on price, hut by world sto;k level. The underlying principle is that supplies will be curtailed or released according as
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    • 1289 2 Reduction of All-in Cost. The annual general meetirvt of The Nyulas Rubber KhIUcs, Ltd., wan hoi.I at the SecreIniics’ offices, Kvatt and Co., French Hank Buddings, Singapore, on Thui day, Mr. Ia*e (him Tuan picsidinjf. Others present Included the lion. Mr. Tan Cheng Lock and Messrs.
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    • 2933 3 j Rubber Latex Patent 1 Case. GRANT REVOKED. JUDGMENT AND COSTS FOR PETITIONERS. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, Aug. 27. Judgment for the petitioners was given by Mr. Justice Burton in the case brought by Mr. M. S. Stutchbury, of London, and Mr. K.
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    • 91 3 Foreign exports of tin, being final "hip* ments on ocean-steamers at nil a ports during the month of August. lW-h) Destination. Tons. United Kingdom United States of America ',.7 Continent of Europe British Possessions Japan Other foreign countries Total Note.—This return represents shipment? during the calendar month,
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    • 32 3 Barlow and Co.’s report on the* M ’l market states that prices fluctuated during the week and the market c» l> slightly easier. Closing quotations win Sundriod, $0.75 mixed, $0.00.
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    • 66 4 <3traits Times is not responsible for l The 8 n* of its correspondents. Correatke bear in mind that letters pondents #nd %o the point Lonf lU9t are liable to be rejected or cut rplS r respondents must enclose their i0 n «nd addresses, not necessarily for pft iu8 hut
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    • 146 4 RUBBER UNSALEABLE T t he Editor of the Straits Times. the Council Meeting on Monday Tan Cheng Lock is reported to have h 1 t ...i that if nothing is done by V,.nt to help the industry “rubber "inril become unsaleable. f v weeks ago a speaker at a large
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    • 845 4 To the Editor of the Straits Times. -Whenever there is a slump, a cr> ni) for help from the Government e ;";,v'ulv on the grounds that a rubbc. is Val for the country and there it i< the Government’s du yto help 1 ,;.„1 lor the part
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    • 389 4 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, —I have been reading all your articles on rubber and your eatremely antagonistic views on restriction, and throughout every article your extreme bias manifested itself. These are not times to condemn every scheme or every effort to help the
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    • 975 4 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, —In your leader of the 29th ins'.’.nt you made a number of statements which show ruch a considerable lack of understanding of the principles and working cf our Lcheme that we ask you kindly to publish this letter making
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    • 626 4 INTELLIGENT ANTICIPATION To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, —This Unofficial Communique,” is, I hope, not too intelligent an anticipation Conversations between their Excellencies the Governor of the Straits Settlements, and the Governor General of the Netherlands East Indies, on the subi ject of rubber, have proceeded successfully, and
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    • 366 5 To the Kdilor of the Rtrr.iits Times. Sir, -About a month ago you were good enough to publish a letter from me outlining a scheme for export. < urtuilment of rublier as opposed to restriction of tapping. In this letter I noted ihe menace to the future
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    • 480 5 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir,- Being of a frugal nature, “PakuV letter in your yesterdays issue provided mo with at least half an hour’s amusement. Even this, however, was tinged with sorrow when the conviction gr» w in strength that Providence had placed in my
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    • 392 5 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, —It is difficult to understand why the lion. Mr. Robinson thinks the opponents of Rubber Restriction are not vocal when they have the earnest support of your paper. \ou and your fellow anti-restricti. nist make use of certain phrases such as
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    • 185 5 To the Editor of the Straits Times. -ir,—lt is interesting to note that two of the* speakers at Monday’s Legislative Council meeting, who were so strongly n favour of non-interference by Government with a staple industry, are c’o.-tly onnected with the business of tin •molting. Do their arguments
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    • 3194 5 To the Editor of the Straits Times. y.i r I enclose a further suggestion for u* betterment of the rubber industry, it is based on the idea of the scheme put forward by Messrs. Were and Stanton but. unlike theirs, Government is not asked to assist. In
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    • 580 6 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, —It is often very hard to discover what that persistent correspondent, Mr. C Barrington Hecker, means by any one of his sentences. His current letter is characteristically puzzling. What, for instance, docs he mean by 1 would point out that
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    • 389 6 RESTRICTIONISTS, PLEASE NOTE To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, —Mr. H. V. Jones suggests in his letter that the anti-restrictionist is a man who would sit by while his house burned, rather than restrict the fire, because it is a natural law for fire to burn wood. He
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    • 185 6 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir.—As the difficulty of supervising the small holdings appears to be the principal objection to any scheme of restriction on the Stevenson lines, could the Governments concerned come to an agreement to cut out (i.e. cut down) all holdings of
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    • 752 6 Views on Restriction Proposals. The annual general meeting of New Scudai, Ltd., was held at the secretaries’ offices, Messrs. Chan S/.e Onn and Co., Market Street on Satutday, Mr. T. K. Anderson Pole presiding. Others present included Messrs. J. A. Klias, K. S. Manasseh, Pato S. Q.
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    • 231 6 A statement is advertised, says the Financial Times of Auir. I. giving particulars, in accordance with Stock Exchange regulations, of an issue at par of £150,04)0 of 7 per cent, convertible mortgage debenture stock by th« Malacca Rubber Plantations. The stock will be secured by specific first charges
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    • 150 7 EXCIIANCE. Singapore, Sept. 3. On London Rank 4 m/s Demand Private 3 m. credit 2/4 •< 2 On New York, uemund ,<6 < Private 90 On France, Bank T.T. 14J8 On India, Buuk T.T. 1.,5'h On Hong Koi, 1 Bank T.T. 40 On Shanghai, l’..i,k T.T. 141
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    • 799 7 Fraser and Co.’s Quotations. Singapore, Sept. 3. MINING. Issue Val. Pd. Buyers Sellers £1 £1 Asam Kumbang 24/- 28 6/- 5'- Ayer Hitam Tin 9 6 10 6 £1 £1 Bungrin Tin 13 15 1 1 Batung Padang 0.10 0.15 l l Batu Caves 0.55 0.60 1
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    • 670 7 Government Views On Rubber Wanted. Ji a* r and Co.’s i |o rt of Sept. 2 states: I t'll. (he nstriitive inf’uonce of holidays a, tiie rubber mntket has remained ijulet and ui.eJiaiiged during the week anil business in rub!»< r shares has been practically ne;:ligible with quotations
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    • RUBBER SHARE PRICES.
      • 671 7 Alaco m) l'S Allagar (20 1/C; AngloMalay (il» l r > .12: Ay*.. Kuning (£1) 3 1C; Buhiu (Mel.) (2 I Bul.ap (I'D 5 1C; Bunung (i'll 1 1 1C; Batung Consolidated (2 1; Butu Caves (ill 9/16; Batu 1 iga oil 1: Bekoh (2
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      • 718 7 Capital Issue -C'®*'"* Paid Lp \alue Dividends Company A Co. Evatt. 389,293 1 5 p.c. for year 28-2-30 ..Allenby ($1) 0.90 1.00 0.90 1 00 216,779 17> 2 p.c. year 30-9-29 Alor Gajah ($1) 0.80 1.00 0.90 l'oo 4u3 *j 25 1 lj P-c.
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    • 78 7 Ocean shipments of para rubber (including latex, revertex and concentrated latex) during the month of August, 1930. Preliminary Return. Rubber Sheet and Concentrated Crepe. Latex. Latex. Revertex. Total. o: Tons. Tons. Tons. Tons. Tons. Singapore 31,339 ll 79 83 31,512 e an K 11,174 7 11,181 Malacca
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 286 8 4»4.4« SERVICE Malayan Motors, with their own branches throughout Malaya, are in a unique position to offer efficient service after purchase. We welcome an inspection of our spare parts before any intending buyer commits himself to purchase. AFTER Agents for CARS ROLLS-ROYCE MORRI8 ARMSTRONG-SIDDELEY SUNBEAM PACKARD COMMERCIAL VEHICLES DENNIS VULCAN
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • 608 9 May we introduce to you THE ELECTRIC STARTING OUTBOARD MOTOR? JUST PRESS THE STARTING SWITCH AND THE MOTOR STARTS UP IMMEDIATELY. Just like your car, it needs no cranking. When motor is running the dynamo charges the battery and this enables you to use lights in your boat in the
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    • 217 9 AGENCIES LIMITED r Telegrams STATETRUST," SINGAPORE. A.B.C. 5th Edition, Bentley’s and Liebers. Telephone No. 6243. A Trust Company Registered under the Trust Computes Ordinance of 1926, with Security deposited wtji the Straits Settlements* Government. REGISTERED AND HEAD OFFICE Nos. 1, 2 and 3, RAFFLES CHAMBERS, RAFFLES PLA F SINGAPORE. BOARD
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