The Straits Budget, 18 June 1931

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    29 1 The Straits Budget BEING THE WEEKLY ISSUE OF THE STRAITS TIMES (ESTABLISHED NEARLY A CENTURY.] No. 3,827 SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, JUNE 18, 1931. Price 25 cents (S.S. Currency) or 7d.
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    CONTENTS.
    410 1 .LEADERS— Page Official OptintUm ,3 Liberals and the Land 3 In China Today 3 Facing Hard tacts 3-4 Rubber Policy 4 Singapore’s Music 4 Occasional Notes 6-6 Telegrams, Iteuter and Special— Covering Past Week’s News 21-29 S’ictures Raffles Sports 17 Danish S.Y.C. Members 17 At S.C.C.-Malays Football Match 17
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    LOCAL AND PERSONAL.
    1637 1 1 he death occurred in London on June 1 I, Mr. Henry Rosher James, who was I vincipal of the Presidency College, alcuttu, during 1907-10. Mr. C. F. J. Ess has been appointed a sheriff for Singapore. Dr. and Mrs. Barclay Ba**rowman, of Klang, left for home
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    “WITHIN THREE MONTHS.”
    471 2 Resumption of Control Foreshadowed. MARKET SCEPTICAL. Governor’s Prosperity Speech Coincidence. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, June 12. There is a persistent rumour in the market here that there will be a resumption of rubber restriction very soon. Some brokers and dealers are actually discussing the probable basis
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    PENANG WEDDING.
    161 2 Mr. K. J. H. Evans and Miss Mary Monk. The wedding of Mr. Kenneth John Hier Evans, of Kunla Kangsar, and Miss Mary l>orothy Monk, of the Malay Colleen. Kuala Kangsar, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. J. Monk, 3 Linnell Close, Hampstead Garden Suburb, London, took place on
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    ALARMING STATE OF MALAYAN TRADE.
    323 2 May Figures Only Half Of Previous Year. I During the month of May the value o I Malaya’s imports fell by nearly one hub I from the corresponding period of 1J dM! the exports declined to a similar .leg'ee. This is the alarming position just
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    FINE OF $250.
    152 2 Charge Against Elderly Chinese Woman. Arrested as a result of a raid conducted by Detective Inspector D. W. McIntosh, an elderly Chinese woman, alleged to be the keeper of a disorderly house, was produced before Mr. G. E. Clayton, the Singapore Second Police Magistrate, yesterday and charged
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    GUARD OF BOY SCOUTS.
    75 2 Mr. Millington's Visit to St. Francis Institution. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Malacca, June 16. Mr. W. M. Millington, Resident Councii’or, paid an official visit today to St. Francis Institution. He was received by the Rev. Brother Dominie, the Director, and a guard of honour of the
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    NEW ARCHDEACON.
    75 2 The Rev. Graham White Of Perak Appointed. Th Bishop of Singapore has appointed he Rev. (.raham White, M.A., Chaplain South i orak, to the Archdeaconry of Singapore, vacated by the Yen. F. (J. »•winded eighteen months ago, and will institute and install him in St. Andrew’s Cathedral during
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    PASSENGERS.
    785 2 The* following passengers arrived in Singapore by the I*, and O. Rawalpindi: Miss K. Atkins, Mr. and Mrs. J. »arr, Mr R. D. Bariy, Sir Cecil Cleinenti, Mim I» dementi, Mr. N. J. Cowie. Mrs. G. 1. Cuscadcn, Mr. K. W. Day, Mr. and Mrs. K. C. W. Drew,
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    $45,000 DAMAGE.
    38 2 22 Houses Destroyed By Fire. (Prom Our Own Correspondent.) Malacca, June 16. Twenty-two houses were destroyed by fire on Sunday at Parit Java, a village about nine miles from Muar. The damage is estimated at $45,000.
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    MOTHER’S RIGHT TO HER CHILDREN.
    916 2 Legal Argument APPLICATION OF AR\r PARENT. An interesting legal dispute as to the rights of custody of three children under Mohammedan law was a subject of d long legal argument before Mr. Justice 1‘algrave Simpson in the Supreme Court on June 11 which eventually ended
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      OFFICIAL OPTIMISM.
      1057 3 —Straits Times, June 11. Sir Cecil Clementi will arrive back in Singapore on Saturday to resume his i(flier* ox Governor of the Straits Settlenints and High Commissioner of the Malay States. There has been a disposition to sympathise with the holder of the chief post in Malaya at
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      LIBERALS & THE LAND.
      1186 3 LIBERALS THE LAND. —Straits Times, June 12. It would be, indeed, the irony of fate were the Liberals to turn the Labour /arty out of ortice on the major issue of Iho land tax scheme. As Sir Herbert Samuel pointed out a lew weeks ago, tlu* taxation of land values
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      IN CHINA TODAY.
      1227 3 Straits Times, June l'h Seldom, if ever, in the course of his most romantic career has Marshal Chiang Kai-shek displayed more real statesmanship than during the past six weeks. Going l ack a little further than that it is, of course, open to question whether his sudden
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      FACING HARD FACTS.
      1124 3 slackness and the value of money. -Straits Times, June 15. In his report for the year llh'lft Mr. 11. Krkhardt, Commissioner of Trad and Customs K.M.S emphasises a fact which is elementary and yet must always be borne in mind in considering governmental and commercial policy in
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      RUBBER POLICY.
      1013 4 —Straits Times. June lfi. I An indication of the worldwide interest s ‘which is taken in the rubber industry is 1 1 the quite enormous output ot boo ;s with I rubber as their texl. nearly all of which j-iie well worthy of study and sho.v a real
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      SINGAPORE’S MUSIC.
      1042 4 rrove to have been worth while.—Strait* Times. June 17. We have on various occasions expressed strong doubts as to whether in such times as these the Singapore Municipal Commissioners were justified in furnishing the Memorial Hall with an organ costing $50,000. Various members of that body were also
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    COUNSEL’S CONDUCT.
    84 4 Rar Committee and a Stopped Trial. (From Our Own Correspondent.) I Ipoh, June 11. The trie! of the Chinese accused of themurder of his stepmother, which wa> stopped a fortnight ago owing to an objection taken to counsel’s conduct, who admitted cross-examining a prosecution witness privately, has been
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    FATAL QUARREL.
    99 4 Alleged Murder By Boyanese. Arising out of a quarrel at the tax. stand outside the Alhambra Theatre on I Saturday nignt, a Boyanese is alleged t. have stabbed a Chinese, with fata results. It is said that the Boyanese had his ea; parked behind that of the Chinese
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    HANGED IN CELL.
    94 4 How Indian Committed Suicide. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, June 1-’ An Indian who was awaiting trial on •ha* '*c of retaining stolen prooci < hangp.i himself in the Kuala Lump- 11 prison on Mav 25. According to the evidence at the in' 1 on Saturday,
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  • OCCASIONAL NOTES.
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      THE SUBAMRINE DISASTER.
      320 5 ;.ii- of 'he world today.—Straits Times. j „*H‘ 11. The thoughts of the whole world are with the twenty men—for it is now reports.**! that two Chinese, as well as 18 IJritish naval ratings, are missing—trapped 120 feet below the surface in the sunken hull of the
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      TWENTY-FIVE PER CENT !
      426 5 TWENTY-FIVE PER CENT (HII "ni I III) M it Straits Times, June 11. Tiu-re is probably no one in Malaya ;< I: 1 who i; free from doubts as to the tin restriction scheme. Its critics say t iL ought to have been better, and its -.'pi u u*rs can
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      A BIRTHDAY RETROSPECT.
      315 5 of their family to serve Malaya.-Straits Times, June 12. Si-. 1 George Maxwell, who retired from ’in' t’hiof Secretaryship at Kuala Lumpur i has just celebrated his sixtieth irt.hdny. Sir George may he assured bpt there are still many in this country "ho l<ol: back to his
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      RUBBER FROM OIL.
      450 5 —Straus Times, June 12. Poor rubber, the commodity without a friend, the ugly duckling of trade, the Cinderella of the industrial world, and the Jonah of the share market. The world •vh oh cannot do without it offers it a beggarly threepence per pound and growls that
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      THE GOVERNOR RETURNS.
      275 5 ,—Straits Time June Heavv ra n fell shortly before IKE. the Jovprnor. Sir Cecil Clementi. arrived back n Singapore this inorninp. but clears! up M tine lor the official landing. Perhaps his may be taken as a pood augury for he future- an indication that the present
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      ECONOMIC AMERICANISMS.
      227 5 vocabulary of modem conimeice.—Straits Time?, June 13. What is the origin of two wordsmvhich have a painfully personal inter#t for everyone in Malaya in these days boom and slump The Concise Oxford Dictionary defines boom in its economic sense, but is unable to say more uUmt its origin
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      VICTIMISING PLANTERS.
      378 5 IiOTVIOn srtUUlil Miuvi wimi cf these exceptions.—Stia’ts Times, June Id. Evidence appears in the June number of Th*’ Piantvr which shows that somerubber companies—fortunately a very mull minority—are treating their Euioj.can employees in a manner that can only be described as contemptible. Here s one ca.c- A planter
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      ON PARADE.
      329 5 —Straits Times, June 15. A fresh page was turned in Singapore’s 112 year? of ceremonial occasions with yer.teiday’s parade on the Padang. Thero have been equally impressive displays of military strength, but the participation of R.A.F. units on such a scale was something altogether new and gave a
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      THE LAWRENCE LEGEND.
      442 5 THE LAWRENCE LEGEND straits 'I inn**-, June lf>. 'I he Lawrence Legend grows more fantastic every time the bearer of that lamous name—“ Lawrence of Arabia finds himself in the glare of the publicity he so assiduously avoids—or gives tha appearance of avoiding. The latest variation of the man of
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      A TIMELY WARNING.
      319 5 —Straits Times, Jum- I*l. The accident to the submarine Nautilus in which Sir Hubert Wilkins and a crew of 19 hope to reach the North Pole focus-es attention on what appears to the layman merely a hare-brained project with very little to justify it from tho scientific
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      A RACE FOR A BIG PRIZE.
      512 5 near St. Paul’s Rock.—Straits Times.. June Ifi. Two cruiser one Mriti h and one r.uiziliun are racing to a spot in midSouth Atlantic in order to he the lirst to plant a national flag on two small islands reported to have discovered l»y the
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      WELCOME TRIBUTES.
      411 6 civilised Malaya -Straits Times, June Unless there is an unexpected break- j down of morale among the Chinese j mining coolies and rubl>er tappers in this country, it is certain that the Chinese in Malaya are going to emerge from the worst depression the country has known with
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      THE MALARIA DISPUTE.
      444 6 Ftra’ts Times, June 17. WhW is probably the correct explanation Sir Malcolm Watson’s recent I attack on the malaria policy of the < League of Nations is given in an onvi.lousy authoritative article published by the Malay Mail. The Leagues Malaria Commission stated that “such methods (oiling
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    NO CASE TO MEET.
    244 6 Charge Against Mr. M. V. Pillai Fails. 1 do not think th'To i* a ease to l.o nt up. Discharged.” *a d Mr. J. F. F Gre"g. th** Singapore Third Police Magistiat> on Monday afternoon, in giving H»decision in the preliminary inquiry into allegations of criminal
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    MR. H. H. ABDOOLCADER.
    70 6 Man Who Robbed Him Caught And Charged. (from Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, June 15. Mr. II. II. Abdoolcader, the Legislative Councillor, was recently robbed of two ♦ings valued at Rs. 475 and $35 cash by a iormor servant named Kumarasamy, who decamped to Taiping. Kumarasamy was
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    CIVIL AVIATION IN MALAYA.
    963 6 Further Progress. S.S. (S.) A. ANP NOISE IN RIVER VALLEY ROAD. Recently the Straits Times was able t > announce that the local Government with a view to encouraging civil aviation had arranged for a new haygar to oc built at the R.A.F. Base. Seletar, primarily
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    ST. JOSEPH’S OLD BOYS.
    409 6 Association's Satisfactory Record of Work. The annual meeting of St. Joseph’* Old Boys’ Association was held at thei’ premises, 74, aterloo Street, on Monday Mr. .1. F. J. Ess. president, presiding. In moving the adoption of the repor* ini! ar-ounts, the chairman said they ha t
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    INDIAN IMMIGRATION.
    50 6 The numbers of arrivals and depaC’ 111 to Madras Presidency for the month May are as follows r Arrivals (State aided) Figures supr"' by travelling inspectors, four a' 1 1, arrivals (others), 1,464 adults, 115 nn' 43 infants departure (figures sui J’ by steamer agents), 9,511 adults, minors.
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    DISPUTE OVER DEPOSITED SHARES.
    2074 7 Claim Against P. and 0. Bank ft* J3J te f Bv Macphail Co. (Ipoh). 2SST*? witness to call at the hank and discuss T c j ma tter. Mr. Cox asked for security, PENMAN S EVIDENCE. am told witness that his half-yearly M account had been
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    YESTERDAYS HEARING.
    303 7 Bank’s Application For Postponement Refused. When the hearing was resumed yesterday. Mr. Smith applied for a postponement on the ground that he had been taken by surprise. No notice to the official of the bank was pleaded and counsel asked for a postponement in order that he could
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    WIFE WHO WILL NOT RETURN HOME.
    583 7 Can a Man be Retried For Same Offence The question as to whether or not a person acquitted and discharged of an alleged offence by one magistrate could be recharged with a similar offence and tried before another magistrate, was u moot point before
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    AN ESTATE INCIDENT.
    90 7 Attack on Mr. St. Alban Smith. Narainasnmy. the drunken Indian who was charged with attacking Mr. St. Alban Smith of the Seletar Plantations, Ltd.* with a niece of heavy pipe, was again before Mr. G. C. Dodd, the Singapore Criminal District Judge, on June L*’, and convicted
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    RABIES IN PENANG.
    38 7 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, June l*> In consequence of further outbreaks j of rabies in Penang and Province Welle I lev, restrictions are being continued fot I another six months at h a t.
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    CORRESPONDENCE.
    70 8 [The Straits Times is not responsible for the opinions t ils correspondents. < orroependents should bear in mind that letters must be short and to the po nt. Long epistles ure l.able to be rejected or cut down. Correspondents must enclose their names and addresses, n t necessarily lor
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    BLACK MARKS FOR MOTORISTS.
    79 8 To t ho Editor of tin* Strait? limes. Sir, A system which has l>e.*n adopter in Jugoslavia might prove effective ir checking infra'tions of motor law.? here Number plates have a lame blank portion on which offences are recorded with an “X.” Five X’s cancel the
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    MALAYAN CHINESE.
    476 8 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, “A Malayan Chinese,” in his letter to the Straits Times of June 1. seems to harbour a grievance because the Malayan Goxernments are asked to give prefci once to Malays seeking employment. rather than to Chinese or those ol other
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    THE HONOURS LIST.
    376 8 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, —You raised in the Notes of the Day” in your issue of the 10th inst. an interesting question regarding the correct formula for the announcement of the Birthday Honours. It is a constitutional maxim that the “King can do
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    THE SINGAPORE MUTINY.
    531 8 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, —May 1 refer to the very interest- j' ing lecture given by the Rev. F. \V. J. J Reynolds at the Klang and Coast Rotary !ub on Jan. (> last referred to in your I 1 sue of June
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    RESTRICTION OF COPPER.
    369 8 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, —The following is an extract from the Electrical Times (an English electrical trade journal) of May 14. No doubt the last sentence in the first paragraph will cause some disturbance among the planting community who may see it. RUBBER-COVERED
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    AT THE PISTOL POINT.
    213 8 Alarming Experience For Kuala Lumpur Clerks. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, June 15. Three English-speaking Chinese, one employed as an assistant cashier by Guthrie and Co. and the others as clerk < in Government departments, were asleep in a room which they jointly occupy in
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    GOVERNMENT HOUSE.
    173 8 Tuesday, June 9. Ilis Excellency was present at the football match between the Singapore Cricket Club and the Malays at the S.C.C. ground. Wednesday, June 10. His Excellency attended the Singapore Rotr.ry Club tiffin at the Raffles Hotel. Thursday, June 11. His Excellency attended the annual sports of
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    HUNGARIAN’S PLEA FOR LENIENCY.
    438 8 Helpless Family. SENTENCE OF 1 MONTH’S IMPRISONMENT. I will not suffer even if your Honour sends me to gaol hut my poor wife wh has been in the General Hospital for ovt three months and my four young child r l r who are helpless will
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    WARNING TO LAWYERS.
    248 8 (Grounds of Judgment Not To Be Supplied. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, June 15. When the F.M.S. Court of Appeal opened here this morning the Chiet Ju>tice of the F.M.S., Sir L. H. Elphinstone, made an interesting announcement. After the last court of appeal. his Lordship
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    THE KING OF SIAM.
    37 8 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Bangkok, June A wireless message has been rvce from New York saying that the King Siam is still in good health an<l suffering from the effects of his operation.
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    GOVERNOR RETURNS TO SINGAPORE.
    574 9 Enthusiastic Welcome. I \NDING AT JOHNSTON’S PIER. In spite of the sharp rainstorm just Indore H.E. the Governor was expected to arrive at Johnston’s Pier hundreds of people of all nationalities crowded the vantage points to witness the official reception to Sir Cecil Clement! on his
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    SINGAPORE’S HEALTH.
    149 9 The Singapore Municipal Health statement for the week ended June b givethe total number of deaths as male and female 105. This represents a (team rate of 27.19 per mille per annum, compared with 24.15 in the preceding week and 30.28 in the corresponding week o la-t year.
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    $2 MILLIONS SUIT TO BE TRIED.
    1046 9 Appeal Court Argument. DECISION AGAINST TRUSTEES. (I’rom Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, June 15. A claim to over $2,003,000 in a Chinese estate will be tried as a result of an! appeal brought by Mr. Loh Shau Wah I before the F.M.S. Court of
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    F.M.S. RAILWAYS’ RATES.
    150 9 More Elastic Regulations To I Meet Competition. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, June 15. Legislation giving the F.M.S. Railways •to.hot itv to prescribe special rates for 'fit or ror.d services is to be introduced 1 the next meeting of the Federal Council. I ho objects and
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    POISONING SUSPECTED.
    95 9 Rushed to Hospital After Dinner. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, June 15. Four people who dined together in Kuala I.umpur on Saturday evening were taken ill shortly afterwards and rushed to hospital, suspected to be suffering from poisoning. They were Messrs. V. Arumugam and S. i\agalinguin, both
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    SYSTEMATIC FRAUD.
    106 9 (Jaol for Former Klang: Club Clerk. (F rom Our Own Correspondent.) Klang, June 13. Ooi Keng Siew, formerly a clerk in the Klang Club, who pleaded guilty, was sentenced yesterday to two years’ rigorous imprisonment on each of two charges of criminal breach of trust, the sentences to
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    EUROPEAN UNEMPLOYED.
    37 9 It is notified for general informati »r that Mr. S. II. Moss, of Derrick and Co., has been appointed Chairman ot th European Unemployment Committee tot Sine.apore, in succession to Mr. r.. '.Vurizhunr. 1 .-signed.
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    VOLUNTEERS WHO EQUAL REGULARS.
    670 9 Service Company, M.S.V.R. IMPRESSIVE EFFICIENCY AT KUALA LUMPUR. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, June 15. Much has been heard of the standard of efficiency which has been reached by the Service Company of the Malay States* Volunteer Regiment—the company which was created at l’ort Dickson
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    ST. VALDEMAR’S DAY.
    31 9 (From Our < )w n Correspondent.) Bangkok, June 1 The I bluish Society celebrated St. \a!<leninr's dev last night with a concert ot’ punish i.iiis’c follow(••! by :i upper.
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    AUSTRALIA’S DAVIS CUP PROSPECTS.
    1207 10 Promising Juniors. MR. NORMAN BROOKES INTERVIEWED. Mr. Norman Everard Brookes, probably the greatest Australian tennis player of all time, is at present staying in Singapore, in the course of a holiday to recuperate from the effects of a motor accident some short time ago. He is
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    SINGAPORE WEDDINGS.
    450 10 Mr. <J. A. Cessford and Miss N. A. W. Lennox. The wedding ti>ok place in St. Andrew’* Cathedral on Saturday of George Allan Cessford, of the Municipality, son of Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Cessford, of Glasgow, to saucy Annita YValton Lennox, formerly j if iho Gfiural Hospital,
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    EUROPEAN SENSE OF SMELL.
    563 10 I Bankers Who Dislike Culinary Odours. (lYoui Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, June 10. There was an amusing passage in a j discussion by the Kuala Lumpur Sanitary lb uni today of the objections voiced by i number? of the Chartered Bank mess t<i the nuisance
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    MINISTER RESIGNS.
    182 10 Pay and Promotion In Siamese Army. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Bangkok, June 10. A sensation has been earned here by th« ivdgmt* on of General II.H. Prince Bovn -adej. ?linister for War, following a dispute regarding army promotions and increases of salary for 160 officers. The Minister of
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    ALLEGED “REDS” IN SINGAPORE.
    260 10 C.I.D. Round-lTp. EUROPEAN AMONG tup ACCUSED. An echo of the recent round-up alleged Communists, including a R a)l pcan. by the Singapore Criminal Intel!,, geivo Department, was heard before M G. C. Dodd, the Singapore Criminal Dk trict Judge, on dune 12 when charge, of assisting
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    SALONIKA.
    301 10 Re-Union Association Proposed For Malaya. A dinner for ex-officers of the Salon:!.;* Army ami Black Sea Forces will tak< .'lace at the Europe Hotel on Frida’ 1 June lb (8 p.m. for 8.30), namely <>n the dale as the officers dinner which. > being held—and has been held annually
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    ALLEGED $2 BRIBE.
    59 10 Policeman Surrenders To Warrant. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, June D* Mohamed Eusop, an inspector attache** to the traffic department of the Tenai police, surrendered in the police coU this afternoon to a warrant charging with accepting an illegal gratification $2 from a Chinese. Mohamed Eusop has
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    R.G.A. AND RESTRICTION POLICY.
    5464 11 No Voluntary Scheme Can Succeed. CHAIRMAN’S REVIEW. MR. (J. HAY ON GOVT. CONTROL. j >j J. (i. Hay, president of the Hub .er Growers’ Association, in the conrse ot an extensive review of the present conditions in the rubber industry, given a* the annual meeting in
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    CHINESE KILLED FOR $1.50.
    378 12 Perak Gangsters. SEQUEL TO MURDER OF i POLICEMAN. (1'rom Our Own Correspondent.) Jpo!i, Jane 12. A nether ;..v” robbery iia < ended in the di :it!i i f a net.ie. vJ>Cl. .1 eie'v.n Chime entered u on ,;i ta'.pen;: o.vui ;*vi by a retail t. h.s
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    THE ARCHDEACONRY.
    105 12 Appointment Welcomed In Ipoh. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, June 11. The appointment of the Rev. Graham White as Archdeacon of the diocese of Singapore has been welcomed here. Mr. Graham White will continue to live in Ipoh. He came here from England in 1925 and has become
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    TIN MINERS TOLD THEIR QUOTAS.
    429 12 A Pleasant Surprise. TWENTY-FIVE PER CENT CUT ANNOUNCE:,. Tin producers in the IVihi .ted Malay States have hern told t; j quotas under the restriction and haie been very p.ea.-aailx S r prised. Whereas the total F.M.S. rm has under the scheme, to ho n,!a
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    ATTEMPTED FRAUD.
    242 12 Gaol for Story of a Dredge In Siam. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang. June 1--Sentences were delivered by the magistrate today in the case in Kurasian named Tang C’hing Mn and Chinese, Chan Hing and Chung at A charged with attempting to cheat a tractor named Wong Cheng
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    A JOURNAL IN THE FEDERAL CAPITAL.
    3568 13 Tiie Slump And The Peasantry—Hard Work In Hard Times—hooking After The Mining Coolies—Selangor Committee’s Task— The Rubber Vigilantes—What Can They Do?—Kuala Lumpur’s Rabies Campaign—Weapons In The Kamjwngs. (By Our Kuala Lumpur Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, June 12. IjiROM all one hears, both the peasantry and
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    MINISTER’S RESIGNATION.
    72 14 MINISTER’ S RESIGNATION. Held in Abeyance for Report To King. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Bangkok, June 11. The resignation of General H.H. Prince Bovaradoj, the Minister of War, has heen held in abeyance until the King has received a full report of the matter, which, it is understood, will be
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    TO TAKE AN OATH.
    91 14 C ondition of Supreme Court Judgment. (Prom Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, June 12. When a suit in which two Malays ar parties was mentioned in the Supreme Court today it was announced that the parties had agreed to come to terms if the plaint itf would
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    MUNICIPAL ORGAN.
    385 14 Opening Ceremony In September. The opening of the new organ in the Memorial Hall will take place about the middle of September. On this occasion a Singapore audience will be able to sit in its own completely equipped concert hall, and listen to the organ, combined with a
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    MALAYAN EXHIBITION
    244 14 To be Held in Kuala Lumpur in August. The Malayan Agri-Horticultural Association advertise that their eighth annual exhibition will be held at Kuala Lumpur during the August Bank holidays Aug. 1 to .‘1 inclusive. It will be remembered that the Association last year held the exhibition in their
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    Y.W.C.A. FINANCE APPEAL
    78 14 The following donations to June 13 are acknowledged by the Y.W.C.A. Previously acknowledged $3,152. Mr. S. J. Chan, Alkaff and Co., Mr. Chan Kang Sua, each $50, $150. Sir David Calloway, Mr. J. A. Elias, Mr. W. Bartley, Mr. Marsh, Yeo Chiang Swee. Mr. and Mrs. Breyer,
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    CEREMONIAL PARADE ON PADANG.
    734 14 Flying Spectacle. GOVERNOR REVIEWS THP TROOPS. It is doubtful whether there has CVf been a parade of the local forces j Singapore whijh was so spectacular 0 impressive as that which was seen n the Padang on Sunday, when the lars. Volunteers, Police, Johore Forces anj
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    THE LITERARY PAGE — NEW BOOKS REVIEWED.
    4107 15 THE LITERARY PA GE NEW BOOKS REVIEWED. The United States-A Book Written By Americans for Americans—Rich Romance From Marjorie Bowen —A Critic on Cricket More About India —The Crime Club’s Choice. ■I The United States. I 11,,. Giant of the Western World— I] a and Europe in a North AtIf
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    THE GOVERNOR.
    141 16 Meeting- in Penang With Cnoffidals. i 1’roiu Our Own I’orrcsuon l* lit i’erang, Juno 11. As tlv* n emorial i lo -k was ehiming •i .w 11 *v :va;igvav of the Rawalpindi and Sir Feci! Ciena ti, the H *vern*.»r, with M -s leiaenti, ftopped Th. v '.w
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    WEEPING IN DOCK.
    65 16 C hinese Woir.an Pleads uill To Theft. t From Our Own Correspondent.> Penang, June 12. Sentence of one dry's simple imprisonment and a tine of £50 was passed in the lolhe court today on Lim Ah Huah, a Chinese woman who wept bitterly in the k'lk when
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    DISTRICT JUDGE’S PROTEST.
    244 16 Extremely Annoyed By Postponements. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, June 11. "I am extremely annoyed.” said Mr Fairer. th» District Judge, today, when Mr. MeNeiee asked that a ease in whan :.n Indian is charged with possession ot Iedian hemn bo po tponed to July. l do
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    “ PROTECTION MONEY.”
    113 16 PROTECTION MONEY.” Case Against Hus Driver Fails. Allegations of havinvr demanded proteetion money for a Chinese secret e iety mad.e against a Chinese motor-bus dri\er failed before Mr. G. E. Clayton, the Singapore Second Foliee Magistrate, on .Time Id. when his Worship discharged the r.reused. According to the prosecution, conducted
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    MONEY MADE FROM SMUGGLING.
    768 16 Bankrupt’s Disclosure.! IV RUBBER SOLI) ;v SINGAPORE. T'W s'atcmcnt tl-.r.t lie 1,. ’k-.,-,j fil'it wifi* ir.ajtf mor.cy rim-in- Hie u ,y,, restricti n when there was i, 4 f muygLr.g was made during the ub’i examination of I.im Yam Hong ,,a 1() in the Bankruptcy Court
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      Raffles Sports
      136 17 Mrs. Oldfield, wife of H.E. Major-General Oldfield. (;.O.C. Troops. Malaya, presenting the prizes a' the Raffles Institution sportsT The 440 yards race (Class I) in proR 'ss at the Raffles Institution sports. The winner. Muttuvelu, also secured the individual championship in his class. Sovn al the S.C.(\-Malays football
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      Danish S.V.C. Members
      235 17 The Danish members o. r the Singapore Volunteer Corps, with Captain Mayger, O.C. B.” Company and the Danish Consul, Mr. K. Kmh, photographed at the latter’s residence, “Roseneath,” Tanglin Hill. At Sunday's parade on the I’adang Sir Cecil Clementi presented Colonial Auxiliary Forces Long Service Medals to
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      CHANGING THE FACE OF SINGAPORE
      48 20 I h** non terminal station for the I.M.S. Railways is rapidly nearing completion at Tanjong Pagar, where it "ill replace the present station at lank Road. On the left, a view from the harbour side and on the right, seen from Tanjong Pagar.
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      NEW TERMINAL STATION AND OVERHEAD BRIDGE
      51 20 Another \uw of the new railway station, from above, showing the space which will be occupied by the track just before it enters the station On the right, another part of the railway deviation scheme, the overhead bridge at the 9th mile. Hukit Timah
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      TONGKANG AND SMALL CRAFT ANCHORAGE
      44 20 A new tongkang and small craft anchorage is at nresont Oetobcr. is about I.OtK, yards priivides ,«Vt S a'nd"?, d “I***- to be ready in MALAY and ,ha n ,he Mi W-S 2“ K^e^ M## view on the right
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      MALAY SETTLEMENT NEW DETECTIVE STATION
      33 20 ■‘ft. some of the houses ercetod hi is I fXlv '1»>ay Settlement at Changi Itoad. On the riohi is •n Robinson Road. 1 new detective station nearing completion
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  • PAST WEEK’S IMPERIAL AND GENERAL NEWS contained in Reuter, British Imperial Radio and Special Telegrams.
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      FRESH TAXATION NECESSARY.
      360 21 —Aneta. If 32 Budget Deficit Of t;l Million Guilders. rubber restriction.; Why Government Could i Net intervene. j Batavia, .Tune 13. i l c.overvm-'tenoral of the Dutch! Indie in opening the fourteenth j ;,,n f the Perple C mnc'l he:c today ;;v t «‘.<=•*= i of the
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      SUGAR INDUSTRY.
      170 21 —British Wireless. Impossible to Give Direct Assistance. Rugby. June 12. The second interim report of the t ololial Development Advisory Committee, which has been issued as a white paper, 'hows that assistance amounting to over VI.500,000 has been recommended toward a great variety of development schemes, of which
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      TWO SHOT DEAD.
      63 21 Colonel with Good War Record And Wife. Edmonton (Alberta), May 23. r ?l. Hilliard Lyle. D.S.O., who had a '*stinguished War record, and his wife found shot dead at their home at •leaver Lodge, Alberta. Col. Lyle was a ict(nan of the Great War and South L
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      THE REPARATIONS PROBLEM.
      213 21 AVhy It Must he Solved. REVOLUTION IN EUROPE THE ALTERNATIVE. Berlin, June 15. Only a speedy solution of the ro- l arat:oi,s question cun save Germany, and other countries in idurope, fiom i c outbioaks ami untold I nrsoi'y," declares a v uduiion adopted ul meeiing oi
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      A GENEROUS DONOR.
      98 21 British Wireless. Man Who Has Given £34,000 to Hospitals. Kugby, June 10. A trust fund of L20,0-!0 given tKing Kilward’s Hospital Fund by an anonymous d nor, whose gifts now amount to £51,000, was mentioned by the Prince of Wale-* at a meeting of the (General Council
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      THOSE TEMPORARY ALLOWANCES.
      261 21 Lord I’assfield Regrets. POINTS TO SACRIFICES OF, HOME SERVICE. I London, June 12. Lord. I’asstield, the Secretary of State •or the Uohmic., presiding at a largely attended (i inner at the Corona Cluo, exl>iv sod the hope that the single phase (.Yinnial Service would be accepted throughout
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      JAPANESE ROYALTY.
      34 21 r. —Reuter. Return to Yokohama After World Tour. Yokohama, June 11. Immense crowds today gave a rousing welcome to Prince and Princess Takamatsu, who returned this morning from their world tour. —Reuter.
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      REGULATION OF PRODUCTION.
      239 21 iit'iiU I Dutch Rubber (irowers’ OpUmis:n. QUOTA SCHEME. Oood (bunco of Being Oarrie:i Throu y;}\.” A n: 'e. !snn, .hint* 10. 'Ihr prospects *,T the i 'j.tion of iihkr. p r<>iii < t un l< im*; •.I: j within a me.: tuiume t me are I. >■,*
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      CHEQUERS TALKS.
      158 21 debts, would lx* helpful. IJritish Wireloss. Preir.ier Questioned In The Commons. Uuuby, .Inlie 10. Answering i|iiestions in the llou.e of oiiiinon n ,jariling tin* t hcqoer discussions with the Herman the Prime .Minister said that. ;■> regarded the see pc* id the disen: mum, he could not add
      debts, would lx* helpful. IJritish Wireloss.  -  158 words
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      TROUBLE IN PERU.
      113 21 Reuter. Martial Law Once Again Established. New York, June 11. A menage from Lima, the capital of Peru, states that the Provisional (Jovernment announces that martial law has keen re-established throughout tin* country because public order is menaced by the revolutionary plans.” The decree states that the
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      A TRAGIC QUEEN.
      73 21 a year to s< o her son, Prince Michael.— Reuter. Helen of Rumania And Her Future. Vienna, June 11. Kir.'” Alexander, of Yugoslavia. and Il.o Rumanian Prime Minister, M. dorga, are jointly credited with cllVcting a friendly settlement regard in# the future «,f the former (Jticen Helen
      a year to s< o her son, Prince Michael.— Reuter.  -  73 words
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      HOPE OF RESCUE ABANDONED.
      3723 22 llritisli Wirelrss. '—Router. Bad Weather Hampers Salvage Efforts. A DIFFICULT TASK. Raising of Poseidon To Take a Week. It is now certain, states a message from Wcihaiwci. that the IN entombed men in the Poseidon are not alive. The earlier reports that H.M.S. Medway had been
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      DISASTROUS DROUGHT IN AMERICA.
      113 23 —Reuter. Crops Threatened With Complete Ruin. Washington, June 15. A drought, worse than that of last J 1 gripped the north-west of the United States from Wisconsin to the a* c&lt; r&lt;,in K a report from the United States weather bureau. Appeal for financial aid have
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      STORM IN BRITAIN.
      152 23 ,—British Wireless. Birmingham Struck By Whirlwind. Rugby, June 15. Heavy damage was caused by thunderstorms which broke over wide areas in the North of England, the Midlands and mid-Wales yesterday. A whirlwind struck the South-Eastern suburbs of Birmingham, partly demolishing houses and felling over 400 trees. A
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      EMPRESS OF BRITAIN.
      100 23 —British Wireless. New Canada-England Records Established. Rugby, .June 13. One of the largest liners of the Canadian Pacific Company, the Empress of Britain, concluded a successful maiden voyage when she arrived at Southampton yesterday from Canada. She set up new records for the trip, a feature of
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      SENSATION AT GENEVA.
      73 23 —Reuter. Indian Delegates Withdraw From Labour Conference. Geneva. June 12. There was a sensation at the Labour Conference today when A. hand (one of the Indian employers’ delegates) and Mr. Ghose and Mr. Prasad Bagla (advisers to the employers) as a protest against the validation of the
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      FEELING AGAINST CHURCH IN SPAIN.
      107 23 ,—Reuter. Train-Load of Catholics Stoned. Madrid, June 1G. A train from Pamplona to Saragossa, conveying 1,000 Poman Catholics who had been participating in a meeting at Pamplona, where speeches were made attacking the Government’s alleged anti-clerical policy, ran the gauntlet of angry Republican crowd3 at
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      MARSHAL CHIANG.
      95 23 Re-Elected As President Of Executive. Nanking, June 15. The fifth plenary session of the Central Executive Committee of the Kuomintang today re-elected Marshal Chiang Kaishek president. Upon the recommendation of Marshal Chiang Kai-shek the plenary session appointed the presidents and vice-presi-dents respectively of five Yuans as follows Executive
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      AIR TRAGEDIES.
      109 23 broke and he spun to the ground.—British Wireless. Three British Aviators Killed. Rugby, June 15. News was received by the Air Ministry last night that an aeroplane owned and piloted by Mr. Harry Brook, with Mr. John Robertson as passenger, crashed in France yesterday and burst into flames,
      broke and he spun to the ground.—British Wireless.  -  109 words
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      CANADIAN NOTES.
      79 23 Reuter. Suspension of Payment In Gold Urged. Ottawa, June 12. The suspension of the payment of Dominion notes in gold is urged in an amendment to the Budget moved in the House of Commons here. It is held that this plan would make available an increasing amount of
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      FRANCE AND GERMANY.
      56 23 Reuter. M. Briand Expresses A Pious Hope. Paris, June 15. M. Briand, the French Foreign Minister, in the course of a much-advertised speech :t Gourdon, expressed the hope that shortly the last of the Franco-German misunderstandings would disappear. It will not be easy,” he added, but there
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      SILVER CONFERENCE.
      57 23 Reuter. Japan Declines to Take The Initiative. Tokio, June 11. The Government has definitely decided not to take the initiative in promoting a silver conference. It fears the possibility of aggravating the situation in the event of the conference failing. The Japanese Ambassador at Washington has been instructed
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      THE RENDITION OF SHANGHAI.
      524 23 —Reuter. Views of The Times. MR. FEETHAM’S SECOND REPORT. London, June 17. The administrator of the future will find in these dispassionate pages a vast amount of suggestive material,” declares The Times, reviewing the report of Mr. Justice Feet ham on the future of Shanghai. It
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      ELECTORAL REFORM.
      156 23 British Wireless. Hill Read Second Time in The House of Lords. Rugby, June 10. In the Mouse of Lords today the Representation of the People Hill (better known as the Electoral Reform Bill) passed its second reading by 50 votes to 14. The measure provides for the method
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      NAUTILUS DISABLED IN MID-ATLANTIC.
      1794 24 Reuter. .—Reuter. Battleships to Rescue. SUBMARINE MAY HAVE TO BE TOWED. New York, June 14. The submarine Nautilus been disabled in mid-Atlantic. The steamship, Independence Hull, is standing by. The United States battleships Arkansas and Wyoming are steaming to the scene. Cracked Engine Cylinder. Istndon, June
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      AMERICA’S NAVY.
      105 24 Reuter. Depreciation Outstrips Construction. Washington, June 13. Mr. Charles F. Adams, the Secretary id the l .S. Navy, in a broadcast speech tonight, said United States naval construction. since the Washington Conference. had not kept pace with the depreciation of ships during that period. Dealing with the details
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      IRAK OIL.
      88 24 .—Reuter. First Break in American Combination. New York, June 10. The withdrawal of the Pan-American Petroleum Company from the American group participating in the international oil development of Irak, announced today, marks the first break in an American combination owning 23 U per cent, of the Irak Petroleum
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      THE EINSTEIN THEORY.
      79 24 —Reuter. What Sumatra Observations Revealed. Berlin, June 14. The admission that his calculations of the deflection of light rays needed slight revision, as a result of observations made lrom the island of Sumatra during a retotal eclipse of the sun, was made &gt;v Professor Einstein in an
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      ROYAL APPLAUSE.
      59 24 Prince of Wales’s Surprise Visit To the Adelphi. London, June 2. The Prince of Wales and the Spanish Ambassador, Senor Perez Ayala, today fv Performance of a Spanish dancer Argentina, at the Adelphi Theatre. The Prince's visit was a complete surprise. Argentina was given a great reception the
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      THE PROBLEM OF “THE DOLE.”
      324 24 —British Wireless. Labour’s Predicament. SHELVING REPORT or COMMISSION. Rugby. June lj The Parliamentary’ Labour Party h u a special meeting today to consider first report of the Royal Commission Unemployment Benefit. The Prime Minister and Mr. Arthu Henderson both made statements. Jr Several questions were
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      FRENCH SHIPPING
      84 24 Reuter. Government Grant For Famous Line. Paris. June 11. The financial situation of the fanumshipping line. La Compagnie GeneraU Transatlartique. is engaging the attention of the Finance Committee of tht Chamber of Deputies which has drafted a Rill granting a morotorium in respect of the annuities which the
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      TRANS-ATLANTIC.
      56 24 sailings during this season. —British Wireless. Fewer Sailings in The Future. Rugby, June 13. Messages from Liverpool and Southampton state that, owing to a reduct ioi. in the trans-A Hantic passenger traffic, all the great shipping companies opera* ip'*’ theso services have decided to malesubstantial reductions in the number
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      PRINCESS MARIE LOUISE.
      73 24 —British Wireless. Slight Improvement After A Better Night. Rugby, .Tune 10. This morning’s bulletin concerning the condition of Princess Marie Louis* records a slight improvement after &lt;• better night.—British Wireless. Rugby, June 11. Princess Marie Louise was 'stated this morning to be making satisfactory pro gress.—British Wireless.
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      LAWRENCE OF ARABIA IN CHINA ?
      593 25 LAWRENCE OF ARABIA IN CHINA —Reuter. Extraordinary Story From Shanghai. Shan vhai, Juno 12. An extraordinary story is current in j.ulitieal circles to the effect that Lawrence of Arabia recently Hong lv»n;: ami Shangnai under ;t*u name. lie came, il is alleged, r iacapore. »i• 11 o“ hi Ii;s visit
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      BANDITS ASK FOR PIANOS.
      114 25 —Kculer. Also An Aeroplane And Printing Presses. Peking, June P2. Music hath &lt; h:\ims to soothe the bandit 'ruist. A letter from the Rev. B. N. N* Ison ''fates that his captors rre making dem. lor mrther articles, including putjtos and organs, as well as fldO.COJ
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      AUSTRALIA’S DEBT.
      303 25 C onversion Plan Approved By Labour Caucus. f’anl»orr:!, .1 un? 12. The Labour Caucus, by 26 votes to 12. today adopted ihe plan proposed by the ‘’.inference of Prime Ministers.—Reuter. A previous message (dated Melbourne Time fi&gt; said: Voluntary conversion of \u .ra.ia’s internai debt in older to
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      ROSE DAY.
      175 25 n rd the King purchased a flower. —British Wireless. Queen’s Bouquet Sells For £1,000. Rugby, June 10. The annual Alexandra Rose Day appeal for the hospitals was made today, and it is hoped that, by the sale of artifieia roses and street collections, £00,000 will be raised. The
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      AMERICAN RAILWAYS.
      44 25 Reuter. Freight Rato !iu vo;;«c of 15 I»er Cent. HuriesR'd. New A June 1-. Thi- Cnitci Sin:.- p 1 to aok the Irtor-SlRti' to m thori-o n 15 i;.t i-cn in--t f-cirif. rot- f. -tiltin.';’ m »■&gt; linnunl increase of iUO.OOU.WO a year.-
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      LON DON N E WSPAPERS FINED.
      263 25 —Reuter. Sequel to Competitions the Derby. t i bundf'n. June 12. Ihe Daily Mail, the Daily Herald and! irciuiti.,- .\iirror have oven found guilty at; e'W .'tree. u f oiUr.ce.; muter the Melting! is. l.,r running competitions in 40 n- i nccm&gt; :1 with
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      HATRY’S ASSOCIATE.
      221 25 Gialdini Sentenced In Milan. Milan, June 12. John Gialdini, an associate of Clarence Ilatry, was sentenced to five years and ten months’ imprisonment and fined 10,000 lire. One year of the imprisonment and the whole of the fine wi re remitted under the public amnesty granted last year
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      474,418,000.
      213 25 i China’s Population Today According to Census. Nanking, June 12. The Ministry of Industry has issued the census statistics, which reveal that the imnulation of China is approximately 4 74,4 IS,000. No details are given and it is not stated whether the figures include China’s dependencies and territories hut
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      THE CANTON CUSTOMS REVENUE.
      112 25 Reuter. I-oau .Services to Be Maintained. i.'o Juno 11. if ii u ■••‘■ti a i. ..'alt* source irt .at »..i t i .v.; v/jial tlovornj U i' l cini n gimo, han i b'fl v,v h in connection l in 1 l 1 from the V-7.
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      ANXIETY RELIEVED.
      248 25 i. -Uritish Wireless. f Austre-vierman Customs Union. Ktigly, Jim. 12. i he r.ncivn Secretary (Mr. Arthur llorc" ii 'reding the l.eaine of Aat'oris Parliamentary Committee on l 1,1 |1 partii are rr'iicsi nh d, tjave an account la t night of the recent League meeting He rani tho
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      MINERS’ HOURS.
      181 25 meeting was adjourned. Hritish Wire- No New Proposals Yet Received. Rugby, June 12. It was reported at a special meeting of tlie Mine-workers' Delegation, which is engaged in consultations with the owners on the position likely to arise next month on the expiration of the present Act regulating
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      MR. C. C. WU.
      62 25 r Reason for I*esi^ r nation Of His Post. Wa hingt .in, .1 line 12. Though Nanking has Put a&lt; ■&lt; epted Mr. Whs r ignation this has not altered his Pi-mination to retire, at least tcMpora' ily. 11" jihv.itly raid I'arcNvc! 1 to I'rer i*
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      KAWASAKI DOCKYARD.
      41 25 K outer. Tlv’cc Thou-ant! FmpIoyeeM Disc' larked. Kobe. June 10. The Kiev Do-kyard &lt; oinpany is (ii. h. .:!ag uno of it &gt;. H»*&gt; nployees, iwiiip f' idi* cnee of or«;ers an l linan* eial adj u tn. n t Reuter.
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      AN ATMOSPHERIC OF OPTIMISM.
      162 26 Reuter. Conference of Premiers In Australia. Mi Ihournc, June 10. After approving the scheme lor the voluntary conv. i'mmi of the internal d«*l&gt;t, and lor a general reduction oi ixpenJ lure, the C'.nlYtcnee of Prime Minister:'* concluded i.i an atmosphere &lt;&gt;i optnni on An import:. tit
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      WHITE SLAVES.
      110 26 Reuter. Efforts to Stop Traffic In South America. Monte Video. June 11. A sensational development in connection with the vaiiom- South American Governments’ efforts to frustrate the white slave traffic is aliened in connection w 1 h t).e arrest of the Bolivian Con.-iil. Kugene (iorgoroso, who i- charged
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      ARTIFICIAL SILK.
      88 26 —Relit* r. Plans for Trade Offensive In Far East. London. June 11. An ambitious scheme for a British artificial silk trade offensive in the Far Kast, to be launched by Courtaulds in conjunction with the Bradford Dyers Association and an influential group of I*anrashire textile manufacturers, is revealed
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      ANDREW W. MELLON.
      60 26 Reuter. Visiting England, But Not To Discuss War Debts. New York, June 11. Mr. Andrew W. Mellon (the Secretary of the Treasury) lias left for Europe. Ho laconically denied that he intended to discuss war debts or reparations and sni&lt;l the sole purpose of his voyage was
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      TRADE IN PERSIA.
      62 26 y. —Reuter. European Firms Closing Down. Teheran, Juno 11. European lines are gradually closing down as a result of the restrictions imposed on trade following the reeent application of laws affecting commerce and exchange. The Kus ian Slab* Trading Agencies are also reducing their staffs considerably and
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      LABOUR CONFERENCE.
      73 26 Reuter. Suggestion That Next Should De Held in Far East. (h. nova, June 12. The rugge. lion was mad by the Japanese worker- delegate. Mr. Kawamura, at tic* |&gt;it national Labour &lt; nference here today ti it the U'.M conference should le held somewhere in the Far East.
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      78 MILES AN HOUR.
      266 26 Reuter. British Motorists’ Fast Time in (*rand Prix. Le Mans, dm- U fir Henry Birkin am! Karl r.n.. &lt; rivi? ,r an Alfa Romeo, won t v.* 11 ie-r motoring Cranil Pri\. establishing a ne v I,,.! id' .‘&gt;,(*17 kilometres &lt;'•*»•'* metre fabout KS-**! miles). Reuter.
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      LABOUR IN MINES.
      84 26 —British Wireless. Complete Agreement At Geneva. Rugby. June 11. At Geneva today the Commission «*u Laoour in the Coalrnir.o arrived at com- plcte agreement. The German Government made concessions which will make it possible to arrive at a general convention. The British Mines Minister (Mr. E. Shinwell)
      —British Wireless.  -  84 words
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      WAR DEBTS.
      69 26 —Reuter. Is America Beginning To Understand Washington. June 14. Should the War Debt situation become at any time acute con-ideration by America of the question &lt; f the advisability of changing, temporarily, her clearly stated debt policy would become necessary, stated Mr. William P.. Castle, Under-Se-cretary of State,
      —Reuter.  -  69 words
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      REVOLT IN BURMA.
      44 26 —Reuter. Twelve Rebels Receive Death Sentence. Tharrawaddy, June 11. T he special tribunal has sentenced to death 12 men for participation in the re. bell ion last December. Twenty-six have been sentenced to imprisonment for life, four acquitted and seven discharged.—Reuter.
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      CRASHED IN HILLS.
      48 26 —Reuter. Japanese Naval Plane Meets with Disaster. Kobe, June 10. After manoeuvres last night a naval plane was reported missing and was later lound to have crashed in the bills near Toda Ray, Shikoku Island. One onicer is dead and another has been seriously injured.—Reuter.
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      LORD TRENT.
      82 26 native town Nottingham.—British Wireless. Death of Founder of (Jreat Firm of Chemists. Rugby, June 1.?. Tin* death occurred last night of Lord 1 rent, who was formerly Sir Jesse Boot, the founder of the giant firm of retail chemists, Boots Limited, which achieved 't.i immen ie suree-s under
      native town Nottingham.—British Wireless.  -  82 words
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      ROUTBAIX RIOTS.
      216 26 IK iiti r. i Cars Burned Firemen And Cavalry Stoned. I 'l u'mis. June 13. O.vir.-. t;» lie e! having prohibited o tlJ.nj i .e cotton-mill strikers t v &gt;vc.net! the police a.id Re '.111 GlUlPds who WOl'O lllllcd in t,, *ji^-i -1 Ciem. A Guards* officer. ami
      IK iiti r.  -  216 words
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      PARCELS AIR MAIL.
      98 26 V. uc* 4 ill II iir 1 VUIJ l/* the fastest surface transport.—British Wireless. India to Britain Service Inaugurated. I Rushy, June 10. The first arcel air mail from India to Croat Britain will leave Karachi on the I Imperial Airways Service tomorrow ami i* due in
      *» ' V. uc*4» ill II iir 1 VUIJ l/* the fastest surface transport.—British Wireless.  -  98 words
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      M. PAUL DOUMER.
      74 26 —Reuter. Assumes Office As New French President. Paris, June Id. M. Paul Poumer formally took over the Presidency of the Republic from M. Gaston Pouinerffwe this afternoon. As soon as M. Poumer had been invested the Prime Minister. M. Pierre Laval, in accordance with custom, offered him
      —Reuter.  -  74 words
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      U.S.A. RAILWAYS.
      60 26 ,—Reuter. Big Unification Plan In The East. Xew Yotk, June 1P&gt;. The Pastern American railroads are shortly presenting to the Inter-Stat Commerce Commission a unification plan, by which the Xew York Central, Balti-more-Ohio, the Pennsylvania anil the Xickel Plate railroads will merge all the lines in the north-east
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      NEW JERSEY FIRE.
      44 26 —Reuter. Three Missing: Much Damage Done. Setvaren, Xew Jersey, Juno 14. Three men are mis'-ing, and damage to the extent of $500,000 has been done, a a result of a fire which has occurred in the Shell Petroleum Company’s dock here.—Reuter.
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      REPORT ON PALESTINE.
      59 26 British W ireless. Hr. Drummond Kinds’ Mission To Geneva. Rugby, .Tune 11. 1'r. Drummond Shiols, the Under-Secrc-t.*t for the olonies, leaves tomorrow f«»r Geneva to attend the forthcoming s* si m of the Permanent Mandates Comnus um, as the accredited representative the l nited Kingdom Government, for
      — British W ireless.  -  59 words
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      SWEEPSTAKES AND LOTTERIES.
      97 26 i u sjsion of the existing laws.— British Wireless. Decs British Law eo( j Revision i June 1|. I*i the House of Coma .,us, the H Sc re:ary (Mr. J. R. Cly:.- i the Government had. given car. ml si.lerution tv* the suug«-Ce n.; tluit v quiry
      • i . • •* u sjsion of the existing laws.— British Wireless.  -  97 words
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      RUSSIAN SPIES.
      73 26 Router. Heavy Sentences Passed In Rumania. Bucharest June 12. Describe-! hy the Public Prose mg- amercenaries whose mi&gt;doeds linked ar.\ higher motive than that of '.'taking money. *27 person-* were sentenced t.o from one 20 yeals' penal servitude here to’av 0 charges of esp-onage on behalf of U
      .— Router.  -  73 words
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      DRUGS BY PLANE.
      75 26 -Reuter. Constantinople Factory Closed Down and Fined. Constantinople. June 10. The largest of tin narcotic cirug factories in Constantinople has bn-n c! m t down by the tIovernme.it. and a t.iu &lt;•! £18,000 has 1 1 on i.; used n directors. The to vernment’s r.cli* r is
      -Reuter.  -  75 words
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      ANARCHIST OUTRAGES.
      61 26 -—Reuter. Police Officer Shot Dead In Buenos Aires. Buenos Aires. June 1*2. A police inspector was shot dead an another police official was wounded by shots from a motor-tar today. The murderer t a’&gt;e Five bombs wne exploded outside tlu police station at La Plata, but ni&gt; one
      -—Reuter.  -  61 words
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      MAURITIUS LOAN.
      67 26 British Wireless. Bill Read a Second Time In Commons. Rugby. *1 uni 1 12. In the Horse &lt; f Commons this morninj the Mauritius L* an Guarantee Bill auth&lt; rising the Treasury t&lt;&gt; guarantee the j&gt;: incipal am! interest of the iToO.OOi loan lo l»e raized hy Mc.urit
      British Wireless.  -  67 words
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      THE “ LIZZIE.”
      45 26 THE LIZZIE.” —British Wireless. To Visit Yugo-Slavic Waters This Summer. Rugby. June L H.M.S. Queen Elizabeth, and part f' the Third Cruiser Squadron, will visa Yego-Slnvic waters in July and August The visiting vessels will include three cruisers, nine destroyers and four othci cruft.—British Wireless.
      —British Wireless.  -  45 words
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      SCAPA FLOW.
      47 26 —British Wireless. Raising Sunken German Battleship. Rugby, June H* Progress is being made ct Scapa blow with the raising of the sunken Gernui’ battleship, Prinz Regent Luitpold Yesterday her hows were brought ,v tlie surface and it is hoped to raise bd -tern today.—British Wireless.
      —British Wireless.  -  47 words
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      CONGRESS AND GANDHI.
      68 26 .—British Wiieless Rugby, June 1L News has reached London that t! Congress Working Committee, at a nut in*** in ih.m'ia yc/rertin./. fu ssed a rose I u n that. &lt; tlier conditio bi ing fav o able, Mr. tic; hi choi Id represent th Congress at the
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      LIBERALS MET HALF WAY.
      1059 27 —British Wireless. —Reuter. Revised Amendment Is Accepted. LAND TAX BILL. Developed Property to Be Exempted. London, June 11. Th Liberal-Labour deadlock on the or issue of the Government’s land tax lM hai suddenly developed into a .orii'iis threat of dissolution of Parlian Tho Government is reported
      —British Wireless.; ’—Reuter.  -  1,059 words
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      “SIX TO FOUR.”
      205 27 —British Wireless. Odds Against An Early General Election. Rugby, June 15. The result of tomorrow’s division in '.he House of Commons on the Liberal miendment to the Government’s land tax proposals is still in doubt, but opinion is glowing that the crisis that wouid follow jr..m a
      .—British Wireless.  -  205 words
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      GERMAN CRISIS.
      314 27 i Danger Now Saul to I»e Receding. London. June 16. An emergency meeting of the Ctd'iimL beii! at midnight, dincussi H the substitute "Solution which the Li'-era!* h«ve &lt;lccided to introduce instead of then our 1 nal land tax amendment. It is hoped that, hereby, a crisis may
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      SNAP DIVISION.
      918 27 i v. v i i«* i u j i vi i iii British Wireless. Government Defeated On Minor Issue. Rugby, June 13. A period of much liveliness occurred i.i cht* Hourof Commons today while the Hon e was engaged on the committee j *toee of the Finance Bill.
      i v. ' v i . i«* i \ • u j i vi i iii British Wireless.  -  918 words
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      INDIAN STATES ALARMED.
      191 27 Reuter. No Trace of a Federal Spirit in India.” MAHARAJAH’S FEARS. Gravest Danger To Very Existence.” Simla, June 17. Reports that the Maharajah of Patiala I.hs modified 1 Hi? views ho i‘xpn*ssr&lt;l ut ih:&gt; Round-Table Conference in favour of Indian Federation is confirmed by the publication of
      Reuter.  -  191 words
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      POLITICAL CRISIS.
      157 27 British Wireless. Liberals Making Peace With Labourites. Rugby, June 13. More optimistic views are expressed in the Press regarding the political situation arising out of the Liberal amendment to the Government’s land taxation proposals. Some progress was made toward agree mint ut yesterday's conference of Ministers and Liberal
      British Wireless.  -  157 words
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      OVER 300 LIVES LOST.
      686 28 Reuter. Tragedy Grim and Swift Near Nantes. A HOLIDAY TRIP. Steamer Capsizes In A Gale. fct. Nazaiie, June 1". The steanur St. Philibert this morning convoyed between 500 an&lt;l HOO member:* of a co-operative union on an excursion to the island of Noinnoul;crs and returned thence
      Reuter.  -  686 words
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      AL CAPONE PLEADS “ GUILTY.”
      77 28 AL CAPONE PLEADS GUILTY.” -Reuter. Sentence Deferred. PROHIBITION ct INCOME TAX LAWS VIOLATED. Chicago, June 10. Ai CapiMie, arraigned before the High Court, pleaded guilty to chaiges oi violating the Prohibition and the Income l ax Laws. Two of Al Capones henchmen, "no fought their tases, received sentences u live
      -Reuter.  -  77 words
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      REGENT’S PARK.
      85 28 Itritish W reless. Botanic Gardens to be Open Free of Charge. Rugby, June 15. The First Commissioner of Works (Mr. H. Lmshurv) has announced in the ilou.e of Commons that it is proposed to open the Ilotanic Hardens to the public, free of charge, and to maintain them
      — Itritish W reless.  -  85 words
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      EARLY MAN.
      79 28 .—Reuter. Australian Skull Which May Aid Science. Canberra, June 15. Proles or Sir Co.,.i’AU Mackenzie, director of the Australian Institute of Anatomy, announces that a skull recentfy* x Central Australia by Mr. Rigg. an neer, exhibit- features somewhat similat to those of the Peking skull. He expresses the
      .—Reuter.  -  79 words
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      CANTON CUSTOMS.
      51 28 —Reuter. British Government Not To Intervene. London. June 16. The Canton Hovornrncnt's action respecting tie* Customs revenues is not a matter in which the British Government is cal’.c i on to intervene, declared Mr. Arthur Henderson (the Foreign Secretary) leplying to a question in the House of Commons.
      —Reuter.  -  51 words
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      EXTRALITY.
      104 28 .—Reuter. No Promise to Publish Report Of Sir Miles Lampson. London, June 15. In the House of Commons, asked if he would publish Sir Miles Lampoon’s report on the extra-territoriality negotiations I with Dr. C. T. Wang (the Chinese Foreign Minister), Mr. Arthur Henderson (the i British Foreign Minister)
      .—Reuter.  -  104 words
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      SCHNEIDER TROPHY.
      53 28 .—Reuter. France Not Expected To Compete. London, June 10. Great Britain is assured of winning l he Schneider Trophy outright, according l&lt;&gt; vhe Daily Herald’s Paris correspondent who learn.; authoritatively that France docs not intend to compete. Italy has no chance of completing her new engines in time
      .—Reuter.  -  53 words
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      WASHINGTON POST.
      57 28 Cl 7 L CA 1 If I.—Reuter. Rumours That It Is To lie Sold For $3,000,000. Washington, June 16. Considerable change of policy is expected in the case of the famous Washington Post, the sale of which newspaper has been virtually concluded to Mr. David Lawrence, a sturdy
      Cl '7 L CA 1 If I.—Reuter.  -  57 words
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      HEAVY BLOW FOR THE CANTON CLIQUE.
      247 28 a decisive factor in the revolt. —Sm Kuo Min. “Crack” Divisions Side With Nanking. Hons Kong. June 17. IVrhan 4 the most interesting item "f news to hand today is that Genital t han \li,iu-shu (the farmer chairman of the KwmgL'ng Provincial Government w
      a decisive factor in the revolt.—Sm Kuo Min.  -  247 words
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      DRUG PROBLEM.
      66 28 —Reuter. Efficacy of the Geneva Convention. Geneva, June 12. The cthcav of the Geneva Opium Con- has Inrn statistically Uemonstrated ot*?.-ii! statement issued by the r, n tho Limitation of N&gt;iuo* 1 tics that the between the I amount of drills as exported from manufacturing countries.' and the
      —Reuter.  -  66 words
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      AUSTRALIA’S DEBTS.
      80 28 AUSTRALIA’ S DEBTS. amounts to i‘lo,000,000. British Wireless. £5.000.000 In Gold To Be Shipped To London. Rugby, June 15. A Melbourne message states that the Xu.-ue.iian Commonwealth Government has decided to introduce legislation authorising tho shipment of l5.U0U.000 in gs 1 i to meet Treasury Bills which mature in London
      amounts to i‘lo,000,000.— British Wireless.  -  80 words
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      THE FRENCH COLONIES.
      68 28 —British Wireless. Mr. Henderson to Attend Paris Exhibition. Rugby. J ?ne 11. The British Government ha- accepted the invitation of Marshal I.yuutey, the President of the French Go! &gt;n.al International Exhibition, convoyed to it by the French Government, to semi representative.: to visit the exhibition, and has
      —British Wireless.  -  68 words
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      ATLANTIC SAILINGS.
      45 28 —Reuter. Forty Cancellations To Depression. London, June 12. The White Star, C'unard, Canadian Pacific, United States, German and French lines are involved in extensive cancellations of trails-Atlantic sailings owing to the depression. So far the cancellations for the forthcoming season amount to 40.—Reuter.
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      POPULATION OF JAPAN.
      36 28 —Reuter. Last Year Shows a Record Increase. Tokio, June 13. There was a record increase of population in Japan last year. The births numbered 912,502, a slight increase, and the death-rate dropped considerably.—Reuter.
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      WEEK’S EVENTS IN BURMA.
      233 28 —British Wireless Attacks on Indians And Chinese Continue. FEWER DACOITIEs. Carbines Stolen by Rebel Prisoners. Rugby. June 15. The Secretary for India (Mr ft' Wedgwood Bonn) has circulated to House of Commons a statement coverin, the events in Burma last week. 1? This shows that, in
      .—British Wireless  -  233 words
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      CRISIS IN CHINA.
      131 28 -Reuter. Manchuria to Support Nanking Peking. June 1’ Although 50.000 Manchurian tree?* Lave been dispatched to the vicinity ei Peking, it is officially stated that thi&gt; e merely a “routine replacement" movement. k 1 it i; generally regarded, however, a# an ii\ lie at ion that Manchuria
      -Reuter.  -  131 words
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      TWO NEW ISLANDS.
      135 28 —Reuter. Cruisers for Theiv Possession. New! York. June l’&gt;A race between BritCish and cruisers to plant their prospective nu tlags on newly discovered territory iported from Rio de Janeiro. Following a report jrnade by tru tain of the British stemmier rK j[ K t !i. irv F
      —Reuter.  -  135 words
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      COLLISIONS AT SEA.
      42 28 —British Wireless. New Regulations Not To CoInto Force Next Month. Rugby, June 1’The amendments in the regulations for preventing co v ,.yt which were to come into on ns- ssxs tars 1 snumber over'boT have Vt reoeiv ed.—British Wireless.
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      LEADERS OF CANTON REVOLT.
      511 29 s in Kuo Min. I 75 to be Impeached. Li n FO EXCLUDED FROM 1 P NATIONAL COUNCIL. I Shanghai, June 10. I The fifth plenary session of the Lumnintang Executive Council held its C.iH-ludimr meeting yesterday and api' 1 40 member* to form the National
      -•sin Kuo Min.  -  511 words
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      THE COTTON TRADE.
      80 29 n. ouraged, hy joint action. —British treless. Evolving Plans for Joint Action. Rugby, June 1C. It was stated in the House of Commons t **«i;iy that a joint committee of the coton trade organisations is now engaged on ■t tlu'o investigation of all sections ol ’tie cotton
      ' n. ouraged, hy joint action.—British '' treless.  -  80 words
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      KING OF ALBANIA.
      60 29 ,—Reuter. Kumours of Death In Tirana Denied. London, June 17. /Wording to a statement issued by the n,an Legation in London, King Zogu abve and well in Tirana, n t n a, 'lier message, from Vienna, ‘ttc a Belgrade rumour that the King M a nd the
      ,—Reuter.  -  60 words
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      SILVER CRISIS.
      246 29 —Reuter. More Talk of World Conference. London, June 16. Mr. Anderson, the chairman of the Fai Eastern section of the London Chamber of Commerce, speaking at a meeting at which the recommendations made by the British Economic Mission to the Far Last were con iderel, said that one
      —Reuter.  -  246 words
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      BERLIN CRISIS.
      81 29 —Reuter. Dr. Bruening Wins The First Round. Berlin. June 16. Dr. Bruening (the German Chancellor) has won the first round of the battle over the emergency decree. By 12 votes to six a committee of the Reichstag rejected the Nationalists' demand for an immediate convocation of '.he Reichstag
      —Reuter.  -  81 words
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      A FLYING TOUR.
      80 29 —British Wireless. Prince George’s Plans To Save Time. Rugby, June 16. Prince George will travel bv aeroplane, seaplane and motor-car during the third of his industrial tours of England at the end of this month. He will fly from London to Torquay on June 24 and will
      .—British Wireless.  -  80 words
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      A COSTLY STORM.
      64 29 British Wireless. Over £40,000 Damage Done In Birmingham. Rugby, June 16. Damage estimated at from i* 10.000 to £50.000 was caused hy Sunday s wind--term at Birmingham, and steps are being taken to help the homeless lamilies. Heavy flooding in the Scottish Highlands and in Cumberland is
      British Wireless.  -  64 words
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      NO SECRET DIPLOMACY.
      94 29 —Reuter. French President Urges That It Should be Banned. Paris, June 16. France will play her part at Geneva in di-cussing with proper prudence all solutions capable of assuring world pea&lt; declared the new President (M. l a linn met) in an address which ht rean to
      .—Reuter.  -  94 words
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      DISTRESS IN U.S.A.
      72 29 Reuter. Nearly Three Millions Receive Relief. Washington, Juno 17. Gloomy statistics are issued by the Kul Cioss Society, which estimates* that 2,&lt;00,000 persons in 22 States received relief (luring the past six months. N( fewer than 28,545 families in the drought-stricken Southern States are still being relieved.
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      ANNA PAVLOVA.
      41 29 .—Reuter. Leaves Estate to Value Of £100,000. New York, June 16. The dancer Anna Pavlova left estate in America of the \alue of £70,000. She also left £30,000 in Europe. Her husband Mr. Viutor Dandre is the sole heir.—Reuter.
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      SUBMARINES FOR CHINA.
      156 29 Reuter. Orpheus and Phoenix Leave Portsmouth. London, June 16. The British submarines Orpheus and Phoenix left Portsmouth today for China, to min the new Fourth Flotilla.— Reuter. The Orpheus is one of the submarines laid down under the 1926-27 estimates. She was completed in January 1929, haa
      — Reuter.  -  156 words
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      ST. PHILIBERT DISASTER.
      106 29 British Wireless. British Premier’s Message Of Sympathy. Rugby, June 16. The Prime Minister, in a message &lt;»C sympathy to the French Prime Minister on the disaster to the excursion steamer Saint Philibert, which foundered and sank in the estuary of the Loire on Sunday. says I was
      British Wireless.  -  106 words
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      THE SCHNEIDER TROPHY.
      63 29 -British Wireless. Great Britain Will Probably Have A Fly Over.” Rugby, June 16. A Paris correspondent states that neither French nor Italian seaplanes will enter for the Schneider Trophy race. In such case the trophy would, after flying over the course, pass into the permanent possession of
      -British Wireless.  -  63 words
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      LONDON TRANSPORT.
      55 29 —British Wireless. L.C.C. and the Coordination Scheme. Rugby, June 16. The London County Council today approved the provisional terms offered by the Minister of Transport (Mr. Hu b'ert Morrison) whereby, under the London Passenger Transport Bill, it will receive IS 500,000 of a special class ol stock in
      —British Wireless.  -  55 words
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      LABOUR CONFERENCE.
      66 29 .—Reuter. Convention on Hours of Work In Coalmines. Geneva, June 16. The Labour Conference, by 07 votes to H has adopted the first reading of the proposed draft convention on hours of work in coalmines, most of the Government and employers’ delegates from oveiseas countries abstained from, voting.
      .—Reuter.  -  66 words
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      CANTON CUSTOMS.
      395 29 Sin Kuo Min. Concerted Action by The Powers Urged. London, June 16. Strong concerted action l»y the Powers In restore the unity ol the Maritime Cus- the «ne efficient administrative machine in China is demanded by thy Morning Port ;n a leading article which •uns that, even if
      Sin Kuo Min.  -  395 words
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      CRISIS IN AUSTRIA.
      56 29 Financial Policy Leads To Cabinet’s Fall. Vienna, .June 16. The Cabinet has decide*! to resign. The decision follows the resignation earlier in the day, of Dr. Winkler, tho Minister of tho Interior, owing Ut his &gt;pposition to t h«* Finance Minister’s proposal to guarantee the £10,000,000 foreign
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      FRENCH GOLD IN U.S.A.
      71 29 I. —Reutet. Released and Credited To Account of Germany. New York, June 10. A Franco-German agreement whereby French gold here is released and credited to the account of Germany is the supposed explanation of the net decline of $41,0X0,000 in the gold here, it is announced
      I.—Reutet.  -  71 words
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      EUROPEAN UNION.
      72 29 British Wireless. Editor of “The Economist” To Help at Geneva. Rugby, .June 16. Sir Walter I.ayton, the editor of “Tho Economist,” has' accepted the invitation of the Government, conveyed to him through the Foreign Secretary (Mr. Arthur Henderson), to act as a British memoer on the committee of
      British Wireless.  -  72 words
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      KING SCORES A VICTORY.
      46 29 British Wireless. Britannia Beats Shamrock V At Cowes. Rugby, June U r &gt;. The King’s cutter Britannia, equipped with a new Bermuda rig. won her fir&gt;t victory of the season at owes today. She heat the Shamrock V hy .J’J seconds. British Wireless.
      . British Wireless.  -  46 words
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      SELANGOR SUMMER MEETING.
      1843 30 Poor Attendance. TRAINER’S EXPLANATION ACCEPTED. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, June 1!. Kvrn for a mid-week meeting, the crowd at yesterday's races at the Kuala Lumpur racecourse was poor, and this in spite of the fact that the committee of the Selangor Turf Club had timed
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      NEW WOMEN’S OPEN GOLF CHAMPION.
      300 30 Miss E. Wilson’s Success At Portmarnock. Portmarnock, June 12. In th* nr:t!«b Women’s Open Golf Ohamniojisbin fnul today over 36 holes ?ui.s Kirtl Wilson defeated Miss Wunua Morgan bv pr l (i.—Kcuter. “Miss Kni-.I Milton might with some Justification bo set down ns the golfer
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      RAFFLES INSTITUTION SPORTS.
      893 30 Inter-School Event Won By Anglo-Chinese. Great interest was shown in the annual athletic sports meeting of the R a Institution, held on the school irr«* on June 11. there being a verv attendance. The weather was rather warm, but otherwise conditions were ideal, ar j very pleasant
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      TWO CENTURIES AT THE OVAL.
      1036 31 T WO CENTURIES AT THE OVAL. Reuter. Ilobbs and Sutcliffe. GLOUCESTER DISMISS TOURISTS FOR 89. London, June 12. oval The mateh between the Gentleand Players was drawn. The Playlotting first, scored 329, Hobbs (110) ■imi Sutcli.fe (120), being the principal I ncn The Gentlemen replied with .»V, Wellard taking five
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      MALAYAN GOLFERS AT SANDWICH.
      370 31 Macfadyen Trophy Won By P. van Renen. Sandwich, June 11. The Association of British Malaya golf tournament resulted in F. van Renen winning the Macfadyen trophv. beat- 1 in ‘tu Gol(,1 in the Ana! 3 and '2. 1 he stroke competition over 18 holes I was
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      POOR CONDITIONS FOR R.S.Y.C. EVENTS.
      459 31 Punai’s Success Over Shortened Course. For the second week in succession weather conditions were unfavourable for keen yachting at the Royal Singapore yacht Club on Sunday, and the absence cl wind made it possible for the B boats t&lt;&gt; complete only half the course. The
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      DAVIS CUP.
      95 31 Britain Beats Japan By 5—0. Eastbourne, June 15. In the outstanding singles matches in the Davis Cup tie between Great Britain and Japan, F. J. Perry beat II. Ratnh 0—2, 6—3, 4—6 6—2, and H. W. Austin beat M. Kawachi, 6—1, 0—(5, 8—6, 6—2 —Reuter. Great Britain thus
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      75.27 MILES AN HOUR.
      150 31 —Reuter. -British Wireless. New Isle of Man Motor-Cycle Record. Rugby, June 15. !u He Junior Tourist Trophy motor•ye e race, in which 50 competitors are taking part today over the Isle of Man nountain course, P. Hunt, on a Norton motor-cycle, broke Law’s record by travelling
      —Reuter.; -British Wireless.  -  150 words
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      SINGAPORE GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP.
      653 31 Abdulla’s Surprise Win In Quarter-Finals. The surprise of the Singapore Island (Jo, f hampionship quarter-finals was the oefeat of S. Campbell by Abdulla, who thus created a record by being the first Malay to reach the semi-final stage of this competition. AbduHtt, who represents the Race Course
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      INDO-CEYLONESE DO WELL.
      1066 32 Only Two Goals Defeat. GOOD DISPLAY AGAINST S.C.C. Indo-Ceylonese 0 S.C.C. 2. The* S.C.C. gave their supporters a shock on Tuesday, wht n they met the IndoCeylonesc at the Jalan Bcsar Stadium. They were not able to score until midway through the second half, and certainly had
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      GLORIOUS ASCOT.
      110 32 British Wireless. Noble Star’s Success In Stakes. Rugby, June It*. The King and Queen, accompanied by other members of th“ Royal Family, received a tremendous ovation today when they drove from Windsor Castle to the Ascot course in the customary Royal a'T.lcade, with scarlet-clad postillions and nut-riders. Beautiful
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      SCOUT OFFICERS’ CAMP.
      82 32 First of Its Kind in The Malay States, (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, June lf&gt;. A Scout officers’ training course and camp will be held at Kuala Lumpur front •June 20 to 28. It will be the first of its kind to be held in the
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      SINGAPORE TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS.
      589 32 Chinese and Japanese In Doubles Final. As a result of the semi-finals of th &gt; I Singapore tennis doubles championship Ion Tuesday. Chinese and Japanese pairs j will meet in the final. The scores were S. kawajiri and S. Matsukawa beat I). II. Kleinman and Roy Smith.
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    BIRTH
    13 32 HANCOCK. To Mrs. O. I.. Hancock, on June II, 1‘JJl, a daughter.
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    MARRIAGE.
    45 32 YilSSFOliD—l.KNNOX. On Saturday, June 1’.. HUH, at St. Andrew’s Cathedral, Singa1&lt; &gt;re, by the Bishop of Singapore, George Allan, eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. It. A. esstord of Glasgow, to Nancy Annitn Walton, younger daughter of Mr. H. F. T.enn«*\ of Bradford, Yorkshire.
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    A HARBOUR TRAGEDY.
    210 32 Singapore Sindhi Falls Overboard. Ships calling at Singapore will miss the familiar figure of Bulckand, the Sindh; hawker of silks, who was quite popular with officers and crew, for he fell overhoard while plying his trade in the harbour and hi; body was recovered after about fifteen
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    SCHOOL STAFFS’ TRIBUTE
    251 32 Mr. O’Sullivan’s Educational Work in Selangor. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, June lo There was a large gathering at I well function held at the v;,,?' i iV' 1 ‘.V". yesterday by the starts tr.e English Schools in Selangor in h™ »f Mr. T. A. O’Suilivan,
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    VOLUNTEER DINNER.
    54 32 In Honour cf Col. Cochrane Lieut.-Col. Swettenham. “nt Our Qw n Co-respondent.) Kuala Lumpur, June 1*'*. A farewell dinner in honour of Col. C. W. H. Cochrane, C.M.G., and Lt.-Col. L P. Swettenham, O.B.E., V.D., will he* fciv?n by the Commandant and all ranks. F.V.S.V.F., at Headquarters, Kuala
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    FORTUNE TELLING.
    64 32 Indian and Chinese Each Fined $7. (From Our Own Correspondent.* Penang, June 15. A Chinese and an Indian were today charged in the police court with telling fortunes. They both admitted the charge but said they did not know it was an offence. The Indian said he was
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    THE KING OF SIAM.
    47 32 Complete Cure of Eyesight Trouble. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Bangkok. June in. A radiogram received from Prim. Svasti who is in New York by the Regent says that the King’s eyesight trouble habeen completely cured. He can now reu the smallest letters clearly.
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    IN MEMORIAM.
    53 32 Rev. W. E. Horley Honoured In Kuala Lumpur. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, June 1 A tablet in memory of tlie- late Rev. E. Horley was unveiled in Lesley Church by Miss Mabel Marsh yesterday. A similar ceremony will be performed in the Methodist Boys’ School b”
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    KIDNAPPING CHARGE.
    72 32 Wanted Man Arrested In Penang. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang 1 June Ho Ah Seong, a Cantonese, appearo net ore the second magistrate today charged with kidnapping a Chinese gi'• ot under sixteen years of age. The accused was arrested in com pan: 'vith the girl on information
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      87 32 NOTICE AH communications for both the Stra’t. Times ana the Straits Budget should addressed to t l\e Head Office, Cecil an Stanley Streets. Singapore, Straits ments. 1 t post free price of the Straits T*ni*t t the United Kingdom end foreign countri* is $48 a year. The post free price
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    93 32 DEATHS 1 HIA. Chiu Cheng Jin, age 42, proprietor of t’hia Cheng Jin Co. and hrother of Mr. 1 hiu Ch.oig Hoe passed away on Friday. •June J2, HW1. ut 10 a.m. at his residence No. 17, Kim Yarn Hoad. r.W. lay Kim Seng, aged 58, passed away at his
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  • The Straits Budget FINANCIAL SUPPLEMENT
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      CONTENTS.
      82 1 (ieneral Rubber Situation 1 vbigapore Tin Prices l The Singapore Auction 1 London Rubber Market By A. W. Still l London Tin Market 1 Rubber Roadways ('iu.ngkat Tin 2 Lie.; I’;* »t!icr.*- Meeting 2 May Rubber Returns 2 M.i’ayan Rubber Statistics 2 &gt;y Tin Returns 3 Makiv.; T n
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      RUBBER SITUATION.
      61 1 Singapore Official Quotations. (Quotations Forward Contracts Spot Seller Prices d. i Mate I.Mon S’pore June July Juiy sepi. J n&gt;* 2 1' 16 0.94 0.9'* 0.94 o.lu 3 0.9 1 0.9'h 0.94 0.94 !'i 3 0.94 0.9*8 0.94 0.94 0.9 4* 0.94 0.94 0.94 2 15 10 0.9*1
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      SINGAPORE TIN PRICES.
      27 1 i.in l! ’5n t un* at $524 pi*r picul. !2 10U 53 13 125 524 15 15i» ,',2 16 100 51.874 17 100 r,i\
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      THE SINGAPORE AUCTION.
      135 1 1 he Singapore Chamber of Commerce 1,u r Association held its 1,022nd auction June 17. when there was catalogued '*94 1 lb. or 729.89 tons offered 1,445,754 or ♦'l.».43 tons sold 1.356,019 ib. or 605.37 Spot. J/'-don 3 1 16d. N'« w York 64 cts. PRICE REALISED.
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      F.M.S. RUBBER PLANTERS.
      176 1 n profit of the F.M.o. Rubber Planters i'. s for 1930 amounted to £13,574, which cores with £37,565 for 19*29. In view of 1; ‘!cn1 position of the rubber-producing the directors do net recommend a c nd &lt; i. ga i n t 15 per cent), but
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      NETH. TRADING SOCIETY.
      35 1 y of the Netherlands Trading •i Mt iu in Singapore has been advised the hank has declared a dividend of ,'j. l H r c °nt. for the year ended Dec. 31
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      LONDON RUBBER MARKET. Something Attempted-Nothing Done. NEGOTIATIONS WHICH FAILED.
      1167 1  - LONDON RUBBER MARKET. Something AttemptedNothing Done. NEGOTIATIONS WHICH FAILED. (By A. W. Still.) ffttraiN Time* Copyright.— Reprodnrt inn Right* Ri*«.'rvciL London, May 20. j I listened the other day to the address Delivered by Mr. John C». Hav at the annual meeting of the Rubber Growers’ im^° C ‘Tw ,th
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      DUSUN DURIAN.
      123 1 A net profit of £&lt;',652 i; )cp' &gt;, t*d I*; tin* M.i un Marian Rubber Estate fo; rumaired with £57,361 for the pn m- year. No dividend is recommended (jn.imst 124 cent.), and after Iran fetiivg £1,500 .•gainst £6 500' to taxation I er"» the •ai y-'o!’v r
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      LONDON TIN MARKET.
      742 1 Malayan Miners And Their Rights. THE DUTCH SCORE POINTS. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, May 20. The result of t he conference in Amsterdam was a recommendation that there should he a further curtailment of production by 20,000 tons a year, to commence on June 1. Whether
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      RUBBER ROADWAYS.
      695 2 Possibilities of Singapore Tests. Mr. Millet writes as follows wiMi regard to the rubber roadways experiment in Trafalgar Street. Singapore (Jreat interest has been shown in the work by the Municipality of Singapore a.-, evidenced by the gathering of Municipal Commissioners and their President, Mr. YV. Bartley, to
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      MALAYA TIN STATISTICS.
      103 2 Foreign exports of tin. being final ship- nents on '.nun-steamers at all Malayan oorts during the month of May, 1931 Destination. Tons. United Kingdom United States of America &gt; &gt; Continent of Europe -AlO British Possessions "“3 Japan Other foreign countries Total 8,147 Vote 1. This return
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      KASINTOE RUBBER.
      115 2 During 1930 the Kasintoe Rubber Estates harvested a crop of 802,290 lb. i again.t 786,640 lb. in 1929*. which realised an average net sale price, including unsold rubber at a valuation, of 3.75d. per U*. (against 8.25d.i. The 1930 crop is the largest in the history of the
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      CHANGKAT TIN.
      132 2 According to a cabled summary of the results of Changkat Tin Dredging for 1930 1,875 hours were worked during the year i against 6,089 hours during 1929) and 1,436, (Mm) cubic yards weie treated (against 1,458,000 cubic yards), the recovery of tin ore being 524 tons (against 848
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      MALAYAN RUBBER STATISTICS.
      228 2 RETURN OF COLONY STOCKS AT CLOSE OF BUSINESS, MAY. 1931. AS DECLARED. IN TONS. A. DEALERS’ STOCKS. DRY. WET. TOTAL. Total Crepe. all grades Remill, of dry R-S.S. blanket, Scrap, rubber as and Estate bark and Wet lump and Wet and estimated rea U.S.S. crepes. scrap. sheet.
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      SARKIES BROTHERS.
      55 2 Meeting of Creditors In Singapore. A meeting of the creditors of Sarkie* Brothers, proprietors of Raffles and Sea View Hotels. Singapore, and the h anti u Hotel, Penang, was held in the Exchange Room. Singapore, on June H, when ways and mean &gt; of carrying on the business
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      MAY RUBBER RETURNS.
      339 2 The ligures in brackets give the outputs lor the corresponding period of last year. Ayer MMek. 19.004 lb. Anglo-Malay. s (,&lt;&gt;94 lb. Allenby. 12.010 lb._ Bukit Kajang. 113.766 lb. Rikam. -’.0,300 lb. i.'roome (Selangor). 60,3.0 lb. Brunei United. 32.700 lb. (40.900 lb. Clovelly. 22.400 lb._ Canton Kuantan.
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      CORRESPONDENCE.
      75 2 iTbe Straits Times is not respon.ibu the opinions of its correspondents. r 0 r r joudents should bear in mind tnat i e must b# short and to the point tpistlet are liable to be rejected or n iowu. Correspondents must enclose t w Cut aati.c? and addresses, not
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      CONTROL OF RUBBER.
      530 2 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir,—The difficulty of any scheme f 01 the control of rubber appears to li e the fact tnat there are so many diverge.interests and peoples to be satisfied Th writer claims that the following ’simnL scheme fulfils the bill and
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      KUNDANG TIN.
      102 2 During 1930 the dredge of Kundaier Dredging worked 3,392 hours ajram&gt;t hours during 1929* and treated &lt;49 yards (against 1.287,000 cubic yards* return of 190 tons of tin ore (again? tons*. The average cost of treatinen 4 :i »d. per cubic yard (against 5.28d year’s working resulted in
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      REMFIELD RUBBER.
      92 2 A loss of £2,415 is reported by R' M11 iit Rubber Estates for 1930 (against a £7.029 for 1929, out of which, however, was deducted for reserve for taxation £2,300 for reserve for depreciation*. f loss reduces the credit balance for''o' £0,770, and this is carried forward. I"
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      MAY TIN RETURNS.
      608 3 The figures in brackets give the outputs 4 lac corresponding period of last year. Kambu.i (Tunjong Rambutan).-286 piculs. l',i;nng Tin (No. 1 dredge).—587 piculs, 6 -,.."hour,. 103,000 yards. Ndiiii Taiping.- -523 piculs, 616 hours, 83 0O1I yards. iiutang l ad ing (No. 2 dredge).—237 piculs, &lt;;•&lt;* *hcin's,
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      KWALOE RUBBER.
      132 3 The Kwuloe Rubber Kstates harvested a crop of 621,672 lb. during 1930 (against 583,008 lb. during the previous year). In October u serious break occurred in the bund which protects the Tandjong Pasir division from the Kwaioe River, and 250 acres had to be put out of tapping
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      HO HONG BANK DIVIDEND
      32 3 The directors of The Ho Hong Bank, Ltd., have decided to recommend to the shareholders the payment of a 10 per cent dividend at the forthcoming general meeting.
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      MALAYA TIN STATISTICS.
      158 3 Domestic production- of tin und tin-in-ore May l eMt duri,,K the month of t Tons. Tons. Federated Malay States 5 08‘J Unlederated Malay States Johore jp* Kedah ip i!°V lis r»o Kelantan n jj Trengganu r&gt;3 149 Straits Settlements •_&gt; Mula &gt;’ u 5,240 F.M.S. U.M.S.S.B. Total.
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      DINDINGS RUBBER.
      90 3 The accounts of the Bindings Rubber Estates for 1930 show a nrofit of £1,740, which compares with £13,389 for 1929. Having regard to the present price of rubber and to the uncertainty of the future, the directors state that they cannot recommend a dividend cf more than 1
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      COPRA MARKET.
      29 3 Barlow and Co., report on June 11, as follows The market has been steadier during the past week. Closing quotations are as follows Sundried $4 mixed $4.80.
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      MALAYA RUBBER STATISTICS.
      400 3 Ocean shipments of rubber (including latex, revertex and concentrated latex) during t! month &lt;&gt;i May, 1031 Preliminary Return. Sheet and Crepe. Latex, Concentrated Latex, Revertex. Total. Tons. Tons. Tons. Name of Port. Transhipment. Transhipment. Transhipment. Export Straits Malay Export Straits Malay Export Straits Malay Proper. Settlements. States.
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      MARKET REPORT.
      596 3 No Market in Rubber Shares. Fraser and Co.’s report, dated June 1C, states Sellers have predominated in most of the local industrials since our last report, with the exception of Cnited Kngineerx, Wo-imei, Commons and Hammers which have remained steady with sellers somewhat reserved. 1 he issue of
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      GADEK RUBBER.
      129 3 The working of the (irnlek Ruhlier Kstato for 1930 resulted in a loss of £169 (ugainxt a net profit of £1,11)1 for 1929), which is arrived at after chcrging £2,762 for interest on (Convertible Note.- (against £2,789). Deducting this from the amount brought forward and the profit on
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      KRAMAT TIN.
      106 3 The (I; »*&lt;lgo of Kramat Tin Dredging work tvi 1,170 hour.* during tin- year ended Jan. 3I (tin- fr yrar of operations) and heated 1,98.5,000 cubic yai&lt;ls f i a recovery of r,x5 toi.&gt; of tin ore. The average cost was 3d. per cubic van!. The net profit
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      Trade and Finance.
      277 4 EXCHANGE RATES Singapore, Julie 1*. dKLLING. London, 4 months' sight 2 27.42 London, :i months’ night 14 London, fit) days’ sifht ,.,.1**1 London, 3(1 dev*’ sight London, demand 7, London, T.T. 3 1 1J Lvons nnd Paris demand J Hamburg, deinund New York, domund Batavia and Sour*
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      Stocks and Shares.
      834 4 Fraser and Co.’s Quotations. Singapore, June 17. MINING. Val. Td. Buyers Sellers fl £1 Asam Kumbang lR r 21/6 cd. £1 £1 Austral Malav 1R/6 20/-IB/-B/- Ayer llitam Tin in 0 11 6 cd. £1 £1 Bangrin Tin 11/- 12/1 1 Bntang 1‘adang 0.10 0.15 1 1
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      BURMA MALAY TIN.
      415 4 “Considerable Misgivings” As to Australia. J The sixth ordinary general meeting of 1 Burma-Mula" Tin Ltd., was held r.t Kuala i Lumpur, on June 12. Mr. (i. E. reale was i in the chair and the others present were i Or. II. Moxham. Messrs. (I. MacPougall, 5|K.
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        LONDON EXCHANGE PRICES MAY 20.
        767 4 Abaceo i CD Alh.»»r U I/«: A«Her»t (2 &gt; 44; Anglo-Maltty .4/3-, ei un (£1, 4; Bngati Semi (1*1) 3/16; Bharu ,2,2; Batons (£1&gt; «s; Bntang Consoliduted (2D 14; Bntu Lavn Batu Mata,. (2 1 3; Batu T, -a 6 Berunnng (2 3; IUkoh Con.ol.dated
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        SINGAPORE DOLLAR SHARE PRICES JUNE 16.
        673 4 Closing Prices snva.. c vk 4. r &gt;4.l75 1 Nil for year 28-2-31 AUeuoy ($1) 0.70 0.90 0..0 0.4 216,779 1 Nil for year 30-9-30 Alor Gajah (II) 0.60 0.H) 0,0 J&lt;0 439.425 1 Nil for year 31-3-31 A. Hitara (ID 1.00 0.80 1.0°
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      ORIENTAL TELEPHONE.
      101 4 The report of the Oriental Telephone and Kleetric Co. states that the net revenue for K&gt;30, after charging £17,949 (against £27,142) for depreciation and renewals, was £100,001 (against £99,021 for the preceding year). As already announced, after providing for the preference dividend the directors recommend a final payment
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      SUNGEI KRUIT RUBBER.
      124 4 The accounts of the Sungei Kruit Rabbet Estate for 1930 show that after providing £l,OOO for depreciation there is a loss 0 £2,656 (against a profit of £12,890 for 19—*• which is deducted from the credit balance brough in, leaving £3,671 to&gt; be carried torward. No dividend
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