The Straits Budget, 6 August 1931

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    30 1 The Straits Budget BEING THE WEEKLY ISSUE OF THE STRAITS TIMES [ESTABLISHED NEARLY A CENTURY.] L 3.S3 i SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, AUGUST 6, 1931. Price 25 cents (S.S. Currency) or 7d.
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    CONTENTS.
    325 1 BadersBrhrir State* Reports 3 Hjj a ni Facts H)r. Tmnpany's Report 6 Bxhe Indian Problem 3-4 Hgritisli Finance 4 ■a Chance for Malaya 4 ■Occasional Notes 5-6 ■lesrrams, Reuter and Special—■Covering Past Week’s News 21-29 ■cture*— Weddings in S’nore T. Anson 17 yir Cecil ami Blind Basket-Maker IK I
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    LOCAL AND PERSONAL.
    1731 1 Cormv h ri *tiansen, Principal Trade tenc*. loncM of the Commercial InteiliCoinm.M 11 aitn unt the Bfonistry of re Ur nr. f i r an< r Communications, Siam, inVou I k on Ja «y cornsh in y tii e M E Bt Asiatic Co.’s new WuI’im L‘
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    NO SLEEP FOR 34 HOURS.
    567 2 Australia-England Airman In Singapore. “VERY CHIRPY.” Record Time Despite An Emergency Landing. After 34 hours without sleep Mr. James Mollison arrived at Seletar Aerodrome on July 30 at 11 a.m. in an attempt to reach England from Australia in seven days. He left an hour
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    PENANG TURF CASE.
    63 2 Trainer Norman Files An Appeal. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, July 30. Trainer Norman has filed an appeal in connection with the big turf case which ended here a few days ago. In that case Louis Mendoza, the jockey, sued Andy Norman, the trainer, for a'leged breach
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    VOLUNTEER CAMP AT NEW CHANGI.
    493 2 Night Sport with The Sergeant Major. (From A Correspondent.) Taking advantage of the bank holiday week-end the 1st Battalion S.S.V.F. (eompiising A, B, C, and I) companies and attached intelligence section, and the Eurasian Jl.(». platoon) held their first I battalion camp, under the command
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    NEW SPORTING CLUB FOR MALAYA ?
    173 2 NEW SPORTING CLUB FOR MALAYA Ambitious Proposal In Kuala Lumpur. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Aug. 3. A circular letter has been issued, above the signature of Mr. A. O. Wilson, of the Audit Office, Kua’a Lumpur, announcing a proposal to found a sporting and social club on the
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    NEGRI’S RULER.
    236 2 To be Invested With The G.C.M.G. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Seremban, Aug. 4. H. E. the High Commissioner, Sir Cecil Clomenti, will arrive in Negri Semhilan on Aug. 17 to present the insignia of (i.C.M.G. to H.H. the Yang di Pertuan Besar of Negri Semhilan. The ceremony will
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    SINGAPORE TO MEDAN BY AIR.
    29 2 Passengers boarding the K.N.I.L.M., aeroplane at Seletar on Wednesday, when the new Singapore—Medan se rvice was inaugurated. The journey was completed in 3*/i hours.
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    LOCAL NEWSPAPER SUED.
    443 2 Question of Pictorial Copyright. An interesting ease concerning tk copyright attached to pictures taken Press photographers came up f or he on Saturday before Mr. H R i>, n Civil District Judge. The parties u Mr. Liang Tso Tu (plaintiff) who represented by Mr. E. M. Tampoe
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    ALLEGED STABBING.
    244 2 Result of Coroner’s Inquiry. Before the Singapore Coroner (Mr. F. G. Bourne) on Tuesday an inquiry in.o the circumstances surrounding the death of a Tamil woman, Punnomal, ended in a finding of culpable homicide amounting to murder. The woman was alleged to have been stabbed by a Tamil
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    SINGAPORE-MEDAN.
    35 2 First Machine Does Journey I n Under Four Hours. The Dutch Airways machine which h t Seletar on Wednesday morning a v j ce o’clock, inaugurating the new r Singapore-Medan, reached Medan at a.m.
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      THREE STATE REPORTS.
      989 3 —Straits Times, July 30. I timt* of the year when a flood hlS 'll reports comes into Malayan ann offices, and the public may be B’ s,>al < 11 s some what impatiently B* iven 1 .wiministrative material with maSSe ,nf routed. As has been rel k
      —Straits Times, July 30.  -  989 words
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      HARD FACTS.
      959 3 doing this astonishingly well.—Straits Times, July 31. With the price of rubber falling to the record low level of 2 ll-16d. a pound it would seem that the efforts of the buying interests who, according to report, were determined to keep it at threepence have after all not
      doing this astonishingly well.—Straits Times, July 31.  -  959 words
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      DR. TEMPANY‘S REPORT.
      931 3 Straits Times, Aug. 1. When the Hon. Mr. San Ah Wing made a vigorous attack on the Department of Agriculture at the last meeting of the Federal Council he attracted attention throughout the country for two reasons firstly, that the public has been taking much more interest
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      THE INDIAN PROBLEM.
      1440 3 —Straits Times, Aug. 3. Murder is the only argument the British understand. Let us murder.” This, without a shadow of doubt, is an opinion which is growing in India today and it is one which must be promptly and firmly combatted if that vast country is to
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      BRITISH FINANCE.
      1223 4 —Straits Times, Aug. 4. Is the world losing confidence in the fundamental stability of British credit If so, why and what are the remedies There have been, during the week or two, signs that—most unjustifiably, no doubt, —foreign investors and others are beginning to take alarm. For instance,
      —Straits Times, Aug. 4.  -  1,223 words
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      A CHANCE FOR MALAYA.
      951 4 —Straits Times, Aug. 5. Tlie weaknesses of this industry are lack of capital, inability to co-operate and the absence of enterprise on a large -Vide. The canners have no resources :o enable them to hold their products for i satisfactory price. They have to dispose of
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    EUROPEAN CHARGED.
    209 4 Magistrate Called Out To Fight. Described as an unemployed ship's officer, E. Fagan, a well-dressed Europear was fined $30 yesterday morning b. Mr. G. C. Dood, the Singapore Criminal District Judge, on charges of disorderly conduct and contempt of court. l agan pleaded guilty and expressed tU regret
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    SIR CECIL CLEMENTI.
    122 4 Conclusion of His Visit To Perak. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, July 30. Before concluding his visit to Ipuh Cecil Clementi visited the new J ,n t being built to replace Brewster Bru t He also spent ha’f an hour at the M Sanitary Board office inspecting
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    BUS OVERTURNS.
    42 4 Six passengers in a mosquito l u v^‘en a narrow escape from serious injury tho bus turned turtle in Changi k yesterday. A Chinese boy, about 0 0 years of age, and a man were tak-.n hospital with slight injuries.
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  • OCCASIONAL NOTES.
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      PADDY IN KEDAH.
      377 5 dian agricultural labourers.—Straits rm*>, July .10, tl irdication of the difference of ,)thl toddy drinking which exists fen 11 planting and official interests W Jod Indians in this country comes l e< i in the report of a committee m"L< apnointed by the Government |V'u h to
      dian agricultural labourers.—Straits rm*>, July .10,  -  377 words
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      TROUT-FISHING PROSPECTS.
      506 5 *<1 ,,w Fr« vvifiiis b aits Times, July 30. Aiv.orjr the lesser speculations eonvcrnF i ameron’s Highlands and the ameni*s it is hoped to provide some day the les’.ion. as t<> whether trout-fishing will included among them is one which ises a good deal of interest, especially non>r
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      THE ANONYMOUS GIVER.
      206 5 Straits Times, July 31. An announcement in tho latest issue of “Punch” uo hand is sufficiently unusual to merit reproduction. It states “Mr. Punch has great pleasure in announcing that the hon. treasurer of the fund for the purchase of a Foundling Site has received a gifo
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      A TRUE FISHING STORY.
      227 5 —Straits Time**, July 31. A fishing story which comes from Banff, Canada, is too good to miss. Tales are legion about fish of such tremendous dimensions that they almost pulled the angler into the water (they always escape, of course), but the Canadian police have authenticated
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      MALAYAN WIRELESS.
      352 5 Straits Times, July 31. A message from Kuala Lumpur yesterday indicated that the Governor was still considering the question of wireless broadcasting in Malaya, and that nothin*? definite had been decided with regaru uerecting a station for this purpose in Singapore. It is known, however, that Sir Cecil
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      HULLO, KUALA LUMPUR!
      252 5 HULLO KUALA LUMPUR! —Straits Timas, Autr. 1. At long last Singapore and Kuala Lumpur are connected by telephone. Sir Cecil dementi inaugurated the service yesterday afternoon, speaking to Mr. W. Bartley, President of the Singapore Municipal Commissioners, and shortly afterwards the editor of the Malay Mail rang up the Straits
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      MORE ABOUT TROUT.
      413 5 to take them out—legitimately. —Straits Times, Aug. 1. The note in this column on Thursday on the possibilities of introducing trout at Cameron’s Highlands only dealt with half of ths problem. Given the suitable natural conditions which will permit the trout to live and thrive, the question
      to take them out—legitimately.—Straits Times, Aug. 1.  -  413 words
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      HIGHLANDS EXPLORATION.
      338 5 —Straits Times, Aug. 3. It is a curious fact that almost all the published information about the agricultural value of the land to the north of Cameron's Highlands has come from unofficial sources. The Survey Department’s last annual report ;/as very uncommunicative, and the Director of Agriculture makes
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      BANK HOLIDAY.
      536 5 —Straits Times, Aug. 3. Whatever amenities may be claimed for life out here as compensation for voluntary or enforced exile there is one peculiarly British institution which resolutely refuses to be transported—bank holiday. True, toduy is culled bank holiday and most people are celebrating it —except poor journalistic
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      AN EXHIBITION STORY.
      179 5 h&lt; was &lt;|uito a small hoy at that.—Straits Ti nes, Aug. 4. The following dialogue between an&lt; august officer of the Malayan Civil Service and a diminutive Boy Scout caused not a little consternation at the Malayan Exhibition High Official (genially) Ha, my boy! Will you do
      h< was <|uito a small hoy at that.—Straits Ti nes, Aug. 4.  -  179 words
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      AUGUST THE FOURTH.
      196 5 Straits Times, Aug. I. The nations which were concerned in the Great War have fittingly decided to commemorate the day that hostilities, ceased rather than the day on which they broke out, 'but it will be many years before the British Empire forgets the significance of the
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      CRICKET WHICH THRILLED.
      395 6 CRICKET WHICH THRILLED in good company at home.—Straits Times, A up. 4. From time to time articles which profess to sneer at cricket and prate of the decline of the came in public estimation appear in l.ondoa papers. The writers, who cpiite probably never played cricket at all, will talk
      in good company at home.—Straits Times, A up. 4.  -  395 words
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      EDISON'S LATEST MIRACLE.
      244 6 or was it at the newspapers ?—Straits Times, Aug. f&gt;. If a vote were taken as to who is the most wonderful man of his generation it js not improbable that the name of Thomas Alva Edison would top the list. If ever any man deserved the
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      AIRWAYS.
      284 6 &lt; vi n more popular.—Straits Times, Aug. 5, In these times when we hear daily of new feats of airmanship—speed records, round the world flights and endurance tests—it is interesting to record another step forward in commercial aviation in thitf corner of the world. But once again we are
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      THE ODD BABY OUT.
      350 6 —Straits Times, Aug. 5. It is a well-known fact that young, and therefore particularly sensitive, mothers 'strongly object to being palmed olf with i the wrong baby. Having read so much I about careless mistakes which have occur! ed in maternity hospitals there are some women
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    OFFICIAL INSPECTION.
    64 6 Maj.-General Oldfield to Visit The Negri. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Seremban, Aug. 4. The General Officer Commanding the Troops in Malaya, Major-General Oldfield, will pay his first official inspection visit to Negri Sembilan on Aug. 21 when be will inspect the local Volunteer Forces. The M.S.V.R. B.R.A. (Seremban
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    FINES UP TO $l5.
    50 6 Detectives Round-Up Batch Of Small Bookmakers. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, Aug. 5. As a result of a sharp watch kept by detectives a batch of small bookmakers appeared in court yesterday charged with loitering for the purpose of betting. Fines up to $15 were imposed.
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    DANCE FOR CHARITY.
    119 6 A dance has. been arranged by Mrs. D. M. Roberts and Mr. Lim Siew Teng at the Victoria Memorial Hall on Friday next in aid of the Child Welfare Society. Dancing will start at 9 p.m. During the intervals items will be given by artistes of the
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    AIR PASSENGERS.
    73 6 Passengers by air from the N.E.I. to Singapore yesterday were :—Mr. G. J. M. Wehry Mr. G roe neve Id Meyer, Mr. H. Nieuwenhuis’ Mr. Arthur P do I*ski, Mrs. E. de Laski, Mr. A. de Laski and Mr. R. de Laski. Passengers from Singapore to Medan today:—Mr.
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    SURPLUS RUBBER STOCKS.
    1210 6 Another Remedy. AN OIL SUBSTITUTE FOR TURPENTINE. Mr. A. R. Holden writes: An effort is being made by the writer to bring to the attention of the public of Malaya what appears to be an actual remedy for dealing with surplus rubber stocks and for those people
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    MISS MAGGIE TAN.
    147 6 To Leave Singapore For England on Friday. Mias Maggie Tan, last year’s Singapore Queen’s scholar, will leave Singapore for England on Friday by the P- and O* s.s. Khyber. She will stay eight years in England where she will study medicine* It will be remembered that she
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    NEGRI ASSIZES.
    74 6 Eighteen Cases on The Calendar. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Seremban, Aug. The Negri Sembilan Assises, presided over by Mr. Justice Burton, which commence on Monday will probably last ten days. Eighteen cases are down for hearing, of which four are for murder, K’ur for possession of seditious literature.
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    RUBBER AT THE EXHIBITION.
    1338 7 I Budgeting and Root I Diseases. Ip. OPERATIVE WORK. 1'TT'RE of the federal CAPITAL. I Krom our Own Correspondent.) I Kuala Lumpur, July 30. 1'here is every prospect of a lar&gt;?‘B ndancr at the Malayan Exhibition this Ke rubier section of the exhibition is W e
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    WOMAN KIDNAPPED.
    95 7 Gang of Chinese Raid Shophouse. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, Aug. 5. Another case &lt;f kidnapping has been reported to the police. This time the victim is a woman, the wife of a Chinese shopkeeper at Pulni. A gang of Chinese broke into the house one morning and
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    PRIZE WINNERS AT THE EXHIBITION.
    1074 7 The Siamese Cats. INCREASINGLY POPULAR IN MALAYA. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Aug. 3. The heavy rain this morning was a stroke of bad luck for the M'alayan Exhibition, but the weather cleared in the evening, and as the Malayan tennis finals were postponed
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    BANGKOK RACING.
    51 7 Sub-Committee Recently Elected Rejected. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Bangkok, July 31. The racing sub-committee elected recently at a meeting of owners and prospective owners has been rejected by the general committee of the Sports Club. The action is believed to be unprecedented. No reason is given for the
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    SINGAPORE’S HEALTH.
    236 7 The Singapore Municipal statement for the week ended July 25 gives the total number of deaths as male 150 and female 61. This represents a death rate of 21.71 per mille per annum, compared with 21.11 in the preceding week and 20.22 in the corresponding week of last
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    PENANG SUMMER MEETING.
    2729 8 Mayo’s Three Winners. APPLE ROYAL WINS TO PAY $85. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, July 30. The going was good at the race* yesterday and with bright weather the attendance was more than usual. No Penang trainer had a winner. Mayo rode three winners in excellent r-tyle.
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    GOODWOOD CUP.
    149 8 Brown Jack Narrowly Beaten By Salmon Leap. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, July 30. The result of the Goodwood Cup today was as follows Goodwood Cup, value about Distance, about 2m. 5f. SALMON LEAP (Weston) BROWN JACK (S. Donoghue) TRIMDON (J. Childs) L&gt; Won by a neck four
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    “Where Cameron Came Up From Kinta”
    1979 9 A TRIP INTO THE VALLEY OF THE TELOM WILL THE HIGHLANDS HAVE AN AERODROME? (-'SOLVED nem. con. that: “We do K 0 into the Valley of the Telom and ■anie&gt;- m Grange places and search for Kvures of good timbers and flat lands RTtro
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    NEW CHAPLAIN.
    137 9 Appointment of the Ven. Graham White. It is announced that the Ven. Graham White has accented the olTer of the Chaplaincy of St. Andrew’s Cathedral, Singapore. The appointment has been reported to the Archbishop of Canterbury. In the current issue of the Cathedral Monthly Paper the Bishop of
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    CAPTAIN DROWNED.
    163 9 Disappears from Boat During The Night. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Bangkok, Aup. 1. Captain E. D. Penhale. of the Kiangsu, tradinp between Banpkok and Honp Kong, has been found drowned at Paknam. The boat arrived at Pnknam on Wednesday eveninp and anchored there for inspection. The captain was
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    INVESTITURE AND PRESENTATIONS.
    567 9 Sir Cecil Clementi At F.M.S.V.F. Parade. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, July .‘10. The presence of H. K. the High Commissioner, Sir Cecil Clementi, and H. E. the General Officer Commanding, MajorGeneral Oldfield, enhanced the impressiveness of a review parade held at the headquarters of the
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    OPENING OF MALAYAN EXHIBITION.
    2696 10 Sir Cecil dementi’s Plea for More Crop Cultivation. DANGER O- DEPENDENCE ON LIMITED EXPORTS. Another warning that Malaya must not be dependent for existence upon a limited number of exports was uttered by H.E. the High ommissioner, Sir Cecil dementi, when he opened the Eighth Malayan
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    IMPRESSIONS OF THE EXHIBITION.
    3627 11 Rural Malaya Seen By Town Dwellers. the popular pigs. hammering home the food moral. knala Lumpur has been favoured with line weather during the week*nd and there have been large attendees at the Malayan Exhibition and ,‘he Malavan tennis tournament. report of the tennis appears on
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    KING’S HOUSE.
    374 12 Monday, July 20. The Hon. Lt.-Col. J. I*. Swettenham and Mr. V. A. Ix&gt;winger had luncheon at Kind’s House. Tuesday, July 21. His Excellency paid a visit of inspection to the General Hospital, Kuala Lumpur. Wednesday, July 22. The following were the guests at a dinner given by
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    CORRESPONDENCE.
    68 12 Th&lt;» Straits 'l imes is not responsible fur thu opinions of its correspondents. Correspondents should bear in mind that letters inii-1 fie hort and to the point. Lone epistles are liable to l»o rejected or cut down. C rrespondents must enclose their names and addresses, not necessarily for publication
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    KUALA LUMPUR HOSPITALS.
    130 12 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, Permit me, as an old resident of Kuala Lumpur, to voice my appreciation nf and to thank you for your well expressed editorial of April is, which, in my opinion, did a lot of good and carried tin* required
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    ARCHITECTURAL COMPETITION.
    228 12 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, —A committee was formed la&lt;t year to consider and advise on the rebuilding of Empress Place and they advice! that the design was to be the subjec t of a limited competition. ThL raises the question of what is meant
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    RETRENCHMENT.
    274 12 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, —The report of the commission -'f inquiry into the temporary allowances payable to officers and retired officers of the public services, which appeared in the Straits Times of July G, is a fair example of the mentality of the bureaucratic element
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    MR. E. J. BREWSTER.
    411 12 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, —In his letter of July 2 your London correspondent referred to the tdeath of Mr. Edward John Brewster and stated Hint he was one of those originally appointed as Junior Officers prior to I federation. This is not
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    $4,000,000 INVOLVED.
    338 12 Probate Duties on Estate Of Sugar King. The tearing of a case which, from the financial point of view, is one of the most important which has ever come before the Courts of the Colony, was concluded on Friday in the Supreme Court when Mr. Justice a Beckett
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    THE KING OF SIAM.
    39 12 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Bangkok, Aug. 3. The King and Queen of Siam, who are now visiting Canada, were the guests at a dinner in Quebec on July 29 given by th* Lieutenant-Governor of Quebec.
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    COLLAPSE OF ARAB STREET HOUSES.
    703 12 How Young Girls \V er Buried. An inquiry was opened h v the c pore Coroner, Mr. F. CL Bourn- into the death of two w he-ah bin Hamm, aged 10, am sif |.un Hassam, aged 8. who u,.,,. nar and k lied as a
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    MALAY CLUB.
    113 12 New Building Opened At Johore Bahru. The new Malay Club at Johore Bahr' was opened on Saturday afternoon before a large gathering which included Government officials and Malay guests lrotn Singapore. Ungku Aziz, the acting Dato Merit*i Besar, who is president of the club, an account of its
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    THE LITERARY PAGE- NEW BOOKS REVIEWED.
    2931 13 The Simple Murder Mystery Passes—Thrills In Marseilles—A Biography Of Mary Webb—How To Enjoy Poetry—More About Mr. Doughty Dormer—A Play Of The Submarine Service—Devils Island Revelations.” I Deep Mystery. I Murdtr al lild Cr«n*e. By J«m«s B'Tiir'VvchnnKO. By Edmund Colles yjj"shanghaivit Honeymoon. By W. V
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    MUNICIPAL OFFICERS’ EMOLUMENTS
    3035 14 Committee Decide Against Reduction. GOVERNOR’S MESSAGE. FIRST TELEPHONE CALL FROM KUALA LUMPUR. The telephone service between Singapore and Kuala Lumpur was inaugurated on Friday afternoon, ILK. Sir Cecil dementi, in Kuala Lumpur, speaking to Mr. W. Hartley, I ‘resident of the Singapore Municipal Commissioners, who at the
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    WORLD’ LAEGEST OPAL.
    41 14 What is believed to be the larges? &lt; v rarest opal in the world has been &lt;&gt; covered at Lightning Ridge near i* n berra. It is a black opal, weigh'' carats, and is a flashing mass of brdua colours.
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    A JOURNAL IN THE FEDERAL CAPITAL.
    3823 15 A Lively August Promised—Four Big Attractions In Kuala Lumpur—The New Regime At Carcosa—Sir Cecil Clementi And The Hospitals—The Tin Quota Problem—Malayan Athletic Meeting—Celebrating Mohammed’s Birthday—A Baker’s Riposte. (By Our Kuala Lumpur Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, July 31. wnTFl S and tradesmen in Kuala ■1°. are
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    SINGAPORE ASSIZES. CONCLUDE.
    671 16 Judge’s Strong Remarks. i ACQUITTAL OF ALLEGED MURDERERS. The Singapore Assizes, over which Mr. Justice Palgrave Simpson presided, concluded on July 29 with the acquittal of three Chinese, Hoh Ah Sek, Tan Seng and Yow Hoo Book, who were charged with murder and armed robbery. The case
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    YANG DI PERTUAN BESAR
    73 16 To be Invested with G.C.M.G. By High Commissioner. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Seremban, July 28. H.E. the High Commissioner, Sir Cecil Clementi, is expected in Negri Sembilan on Aug. 17, when, it is understood, he will invest H.H. the Yang di Pertuan Desar of Negri Sembilan
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    ACTION BETWEEN TWO JEWELLERS.
    441 16 Blue-White Brilliant Worth $13,000. In the Supreme Court on July 29 u fore Mr. Justice Sproule, the acting a Justice, two Arab jewellers wer*\ in an action over an alleged deal 0 blue-white brilliant valued at $13,ooo° n Mr. P. Sammy appeared for the putiffs, Ipekdjian
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    MERCANTILE SOCIETY.
    84 16 Year’s Working Shows Little Progress. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Seremban. July i The Negri Sembilan Mercantile operative Society, which was founded g April, 1930, will hold its annual jrenera meeting on July 31 at the Negri Sembilan Club. The result of the years’ working show's a profit of
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  • PAST WEEK’S IMPERIAL AND GENERAL NEWS Contained in Reuter, British Imperial Radio and Special Telegrams.
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      TWENTY PER CENT. CUT IN “DOLE.”
      1254 21 Reuter. —British Wireless. Economy Committee’s Recommendations. DRASTIC PROPOSALS. How £96,578,000 Could Be Saved Each Year. The report of the Economy Committee, appointed by the Government, is published today. It recommends savings in national expenditure totalling £96,578,000 in a full year. The committee recommends the
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      U.S. UNEMPLOYMENT.
      64 21 —Reuter. Is Government Relief Now Contemplated Washington, July 29. President Hoover has summoned Mr. John Barton Payne, Vhe chairman of the Central Committee of the American Red Cross, to discuss the question of unemplovment relief. Mr. Payne believes that a thorough of unemployment is al&gt;out to begin, as
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      SEVERAL SHOTS FIRED.
      275 21 Router. Outrage in Park At Nanchang. A CONFESSION. Sent by the Canton Government.” Nanking, July 30. News has just been received from Army headquarters at Nanchang of a daring attempt to assassinate Chiang Kai-shek. Near Nanchang is a certain public park to which the Generalissimo frequently went
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      MR. LLOYD GEORGE.
      158 21 —Iteuter. Operation Proves A Success. Ixrndon, July 20. Mr. David Lloyd George was successfully operated upon early this morning at his London home in Kensington. The doctors present i the King’s physician, Lord Dawson of Penn, and three of hers. All the members of Mr. Lloyd George’s
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      CONSOLIDATED TIN.
      109 21 Profit for Last Nine Months Of £177,698. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, July 20. The profits of Consolidated Tin Smelters, Ltd., for the nine months ended June 30 amounted to £177,608, compared with £227,600 in the previous nine months. At the annual general meeting the directors recommended the
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      HEAVY FIGHTING IN CHINA.
      299 22 i.—Reuter. Can Mukden Troops Hold Peking and Tientsin A DRAMATIC REVERSE. Counter Attack Saves Situation. Tientsin, July 30. Learning of the unfavourable situation in the neighbourhood of Paotingfu, the headJiuarters of the Mukden (north-eastern! orces in Peking ordered 15 trains to proceed to the front to
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      SENOR ZAMORA.
      31 22 i—Reuter. Overwhelming Vote Of Confidence. Madrid, July 30. Following a two-day political debate the Cortes gave Senor Zamora’s Provisional Government an overwhelming vote of confidence to continue in officei.—Reuter.
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      VETERAN MISSIONARY.
      241 22 Reuter. Ueath of Rev. Charles George Sparham. London, July 30. The death is announced of the Rev. Charles George Sparham, B.A., for 45 years a missionary in. Central China. He resided in Shanghai from 1017 to 1920 when he left for home on retirement.— Reuter. The Rev. G.
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      THE FATE OF EMPIRE COMMUNICATIONS.
      564 22 .—Reuter. Committee to Inquire Into Position. London, July 29. Reuter’s agency is authorised to state I that the Imperial Communications Advi- sory Committee (on which are represent- ed the Governments of the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zeai land, South Africa, the Irish Free State
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      ANTI-RED CAMPAIGN.
      77 22 .—Sin Ruo Min. Third and Last Mountain Stronghold Captured. Nanchang, July 29. It is officially stated here that the National (Nanking) Armies now engaged in the anti-Communist campaign in this (Riangsi) province have captured Tungku, the third and last of the Communists’ mountain strongholds. General Ho Chien’s troops
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      BARONET CHARGED WITH FRAUD.
      182 22 Reuter. j A Leicester Sensation. SEQUEL TO PETITION IN BANKRUPTCY. London, July 29. While the Lord Kylsant case is nearins its close another case in whith a wellknown figure is involved has opened at the Leicester police court. This is Sir Arthur Wheeler, formerly head of
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      DR. C. T. WANG.
      217 22 nationals to usv, native products.—Sin Kuo Min. Petitions for Permission To Resign. Shanghai, July 29. Dr. C. T. Wang, the Chinese Foreign Minister, is understood to have submitted, several day’s ago, a petition to Marshal Chiang Kai-shek asking for permission to resign. Marshal Chiang immediately replied
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      “A YEAR TO LIVE.”
      155 22 —Reuter. Death of Famous War Correspondent. London, Aug. 1. The death has occurred at) Zeist, Holland, of the well-known journalist and Asiatic authority, Mr. F. A. Mackenzie. A victim of cancer he became known as the man with a year to live,” as a result of
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      SALARIES IN CHINA.
      51 22 Reuter. Huge Cuts Ordered by Chiang Kai-shek. Nanking, Aug. 1. Marshal Chiang has ordered a reduction, ranging from five to 20 per cent., in the salaries of Government employees. The employees of the Chinese Government radio administration have threatened to walk out if the cut is actually
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      MURDER POLICY IN INDIA.
      318 22 Calcutta’s Indignation. "INACTION, WEAKNESS AND VACILLATION” (From Our Own Correspondent.) Calcutta, July 29 The Government of India was S ev„/, criticised at today's public meetin, rf Calcutta residents, held to show ?k of Gariick. #t m rder f Mr Mr. A. H. Ghuznavi said 44 0P
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      COAST WATCHING.
      115 22 .—British Wireless. New Corps to Assist The Coastguards. Rugby, July 29. It is disclosed, in the report of the departmental committee appointed to inquire into the efficiency and adequacy of the coast watching organisation, that the Board of Trade is planning the formation of a Coast Life-saving t
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      SCHNEIDER PLANE.
      83 22 !—British Wireless. Successful Trial Flight At Calshot. Rugby, July 29. Piloted by Squadron-Leader A Orlebar, the captain of the British of high speed pilots now in training the Schneider Trophy contest, the &gt; P marine Rolls-Royce S6 seaplane, the of two machines built for this year s made
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      LATIN-AMERICA.
      83 22 Reuter. Economic Crisis U.S. Policy Of Aloofness. Washington, July 29 The Government has decided to a policy of aloofness with regard Latin-America economic situation. The important decision was j following the request of bankers w f or been approached by some country credit extensions. The State Depa .j fl
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      BUDGET MUST BE BALANCED.
      1057 23 —British Wireless. Rather Disagreeable Consequences.” A grim WARNING. Mr. Snowden’s Statement In the Commons. Mr Snowden told the Ho.se of Commons yesterday that he intended to make every effort to balance the Budget next year and that it might involve “rather disagreeable consequences. It would be
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      BANK RATE RAISED.
      171 23 —Reuter. successive weeks was in 1919. —British Wireless. Abnormality of Foreign Exchange. London, July 30. The Bank of England discount rate has been raised from 3% to 4M» per cent. The advance did not surprise the City. Lombard Street had already prepared for it by bringing private
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      A RESTFUL NIGHT.
      157 23 —British Wireless. Mr. Lloyd George’s Condition Satisfactory. Rugby, July 30. The following bulletin was issued this morning Mr. Lloyd George has passed a restful night and his strength is well maintained. His condition, so far, continues to be satisfactory.” Messages of sympathy from the King and Queen
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      THE BERLIN VISIT.
      242 23 —British Wireless. Premier’s Statement In The House. Rugby, July 31. The recent visit of the Prime Minister (Mr. Ramsay MacDonald) and the Foreign Secretary (Mr. Arthur Henderson) to Berlin was the subject of a question in the House of Commons in reply to which the Prime Minister
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      PEKING HEAT WAVE.
      58 23 Sin Kuo Min. Death Roll Has Now Risen To Thirty. Shanghai, July 31. Peking is at present experiencing the most severe heat wave known for decades. So far 30 deaths are recorded to have occurred as a direct result of the heat. The people of the city
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      JAPANESE BOYCOTT.
      160 23 Marshal Chiang Prohibits Detention of Goods. Shanghai, July 31. It is reported that President Chian;* Kai-shek has wired to the Shanghai Anti-Japanese and Chinese Overseas Protective Association prohibiting the detention of Japanese goods. At a meeting held in Shanghai yesterday a vigorous attack was made upon Mr. Yu
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      OUSTRIC SCANDALS.
      109 23 Four Accused Acquitted By High Court. Parrs, July 23. The High Court, sitting in camera, acquitted MM. Peret, Besnard, Vidal and Favre of charges in connection with the Oustric scandals. A Paris message dated July 21 stated Two hundred and eigb’y-two Senators sat as a High Court of
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      FRENCH MIXED COURT.
      36 23 Sin Kuo Min. Rendition Becomes Effective Immediately. Shanghai, July .‘11. The rendition of the Mixed Court in the French Concession at Shanghai becomes effective as from today. The agreement was signed on Wednesday.—
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      GERMANY FACES THE CRISIS.
      275 23 —Reuter. Strict Foreign Exchange Regulations. Berlin, Aug. 2. A decree, providing for the strict regulation of foreign exchange dealings, ha i been authorised by President Hindenburg, and is taking effect as from Auj. 4. It provides that only the Reichsbank is empowered to acquire or sell
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      THE U.S. NAVY.
      275 23 Reuter. Admiral F. H. Schofield’s New Appointment. Washington, Aug. 1. Admiral Frank II. Schofield succeeds Admiral Jehu B. Chase as Commander-in-Chief of the United States Fleet.— lieu ter. Admiral Jehu B. Chase, who is 62, entered the United States Navy as an ensign 39 years ago. He
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      THE “YOUNG MARSHAL.”
      51 23 —Sin Kuo Min. Expected to IxMive Hospital Shortly. Peking, Aug. 1 Marshal Chang Hsuch liang, the Man•h'.rinn ruler and viee-eommander-in-chief of the National (Nanking) Government forces, paid a visit to the public park yesterday and it is confidently expected that he will leave hospital very shortly.—Sin Kuo
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      INCREASE IN THE NOTE ISSUE.
      182 24 —Reuter. Drain on Gold Slocks Of Bank of England. NEED FOR ECONOMY. Why the Budget Must Be Balance.!. London, Aug. 2. The Treasury authorised the Bank of England yesterday t&lt;&gt; increase the fiduciary note i &gt;ue l»y 4*15,000,000, to £275,000,000, for three weeks. This is
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      PARIS CREDITS.
      226 24 .—Reuter. Move Toward Banking Co-operation. Paris, Aug. 1. An agreement has been definitely reached Between Sir Robert Molesworth KindersB-y, a director of the Bank of England, the Bank of France and the Federal Reserve Bank of New York for the grant to the Bank of England of credits
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      ECONOMY REPORT.
      451 24 dir-cussed in some quarters.—British Wireless. 44 Not So Much Courageous As Heroic.” Rugby, Aug. 1. I 1 ho report of the committee appointed to consider the reduction of national expenditure, which was fully sum- j marised in Friday night's message j (and appeared in the Straits Times on
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      CANCER RESEARCH.
      339 24 —Reuter. Dr. S. G. Bcndien Pays Visit to London. London, Aug. 1. Dr. S. G. Bendien returns to Holland tonight after a brief visit to London where he conferred with medical men with regard to his research work. Dr. Bendien’s visit created widespread interest. He has been deluged
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      BRITAIN AND THE CRISIS.
      139 24 country in me r —British Wireless. How Nation Has Weathered The Storm. Rugby, Aug. 1. Teachers from 20 countries are attending the City of London vacation course in education. Addressing the students yesterday on the public system of education in Great Britain, Mr. H. A. L.
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      ITALIAN AIRMAN KILLED.
      110 24 —Reuter. Bravery in Schneider Trophy Race Recalled. Rome, Aug. 2. The well-known airman Capt. Monti, who participated in the 11)29 Schneider Trophy race, was killed today when the high speed seaplane in which he was Hying fell into Lake (iarda. The airman’s body has not been recovered.
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      THE NAUTILUS.
      156 24 ivtv&gt;| ill I I V V —Reuter. Reaches Bergen on Way To Arctic. Bergen, Aug. 1. The Nautilus, the submarine in which the explorer Sir Hubert Wilkins intends to make a dash for the North Pole under the Arctic ice-fields, arrived here at C e.m. this morning.—Reuter. it
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      U.S.A. AND BRITAIN.
      112 24 ,—Reuter. MacDonald-Stimson Talks To be Resumed. London, Aug. 3. The conversations between the U.S. Secretary of State (Col. Henry L. St;mson) and the British Prime Minister (Mr. Ramsay MacDonald) on international arfaiis, which were begun at the Seven Power Conference in London, will be probably resumed this
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      KWANGTUNG ANXIETY.
      275 24 Sin Kuo Min. Will Marshal Chiang Attempt To Capture Canton Hong Kong, Aug. 3. The Canton “National” Government has appointed General Han Fu-chu, the chairman of the Shantung provincial government, “commander- n-chief of the allied armies in the north-west” and has also remitted a sum of $500,000 to
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      “AMTORG" RAIDED IN BUENOS AIRES.
      173 24 Reuter. Police Activity. SUBVERSIVE INFLUENTS ALLEGED. a New York, Aug. 2. A message from Buenos Aires 1 kafc, following on yesterday’s raid ,7Y? Amtorg offices, the i*olicc‘ today vi' mother building where the S.,viV c’als maintained a second office It is alleges! that Amtorg y
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      DUTCH EAST INDIES.
      70 24 Ui ta —Reuter. New Governor-General To Sail on Aug. 17. The Hague, Aug. 1. The new Governor-General of the Dutch Fast Indies, Heer D. C. de Jorge, will leave Marseilles for Batavia on Aug. 17 on hoard the Patria.—Reuter. Heer de Jonge, a former director of the
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      IN SOUTH CHINA.
      201 24 —Sin Kuo Min. Kwangsi-" Ironsides Said To Be Advancing. Hong Kong. Aug. 1. General Chang Kwong-ngai, or.e of the commanders of the famous ••crack’* Cantonese divisions, who is rumoured to be in sympathy with the rebels of Canton though his division is loyally participating in the arti-Red
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      SALARIES IN CHINA.
      92 24 more than $200 a month are to "i with reduced by 20 per cent.—* in Min. Reduction Causes Anxiety At Nanking. Shanghai. A”"Mr. Li Shih-tseng (a member Central Control Committee oi the mintang), Mr. Chang Chi (the sident of the Judicial Yuan) and !&gt;• Tieh-chen (Political Vice-Minister
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      TYPHOON IN S. CHINA.
      32 24 —Sin Kuo Min. Hong Kong, Canton Involved. Hong Kong. Aug- On the morning of Aug. 1, H ,n&gt;r Canton and Swatow expericn* typhoon, but the damage done wa-
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      PROGRESS OF THE FLIGHTS.
      277 25 ■i. Mollison Well Ahead Of Scott’s Time. I TEXAN AIRMEN. ■orced Down After Losing I Refuelling Plane. Basra, Aug. 3. i.nnos A. Mollison arrived at Vnun Karachi at 6.20 p.m. today ■l i‘ 0 ft for Athens at midnight. ■5 honiN to reach London on Wednes■f'Tv
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      BEATEN BY FOG.
      198 25 ,—Reuter. how Robbins and Jones Failed. I Fairbanks, Alaska, Aug. 3. iTh Texan airmen, Robbins and Jones, mc reached Fairbanks. They successfully refuelled and depart- in excellent weather conditions for Barnhill, on Hudson Bay, Manitoba. Il.r.ter: Robbins and Jones have been Beni down because they got separated
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      ROUND-THE-WORLD.
      263 25 —Reuter. i i pangborn and Herndon 1 Confess Defeat. I New York, Aug. 3. Inn') M k representative of the lrn.l?,!'T 1,i Pangborn and E,| &lt;v i .L,^ as that the flyers have ti u v have abandoned, for the beat the record Bor'dl r‘ U &lt; att y,
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      FROM NEW YORK TO CONSTANTINOPLE.
      349 25 Reuter. Record Non-Stop Effort, OVER FORTY-NINE HOURS IN THE AIR. New York, July 30. The American airmen Russell Boardman and John Polando landed in Constantinople after a non-stop flight from New York. Constantinople, July 30. It is believed that Polando and Boardman have broken the
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      GERMAN BANK RATE.
      134 25 —Reuter. Rise to 15 Per Cent.: Not Unexpected. Berlin, July 31. The bank rate has been now raised to 15 per cent, and the rate of interest on advances to 20 per cent. The increase in the bank rate did not come altogether as a surprise. The
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      AIRSHIPS TO D.E.I.
      71 25 Feasibility of the Scheme Still Being Tested. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Medan, July 29. In an interview, Mr. G. B. J. Sorgdrager, superintendent of the Stoomvaart Maat schappij Nederland, who made the journey with the Graf Zeppelin to Iceland, stated that r.o decision had yet been reached
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      DISAPPEARANCE OF JOHN THORBURN.
      747 25 —British Wireless. .—Sin Kuo Min. Reuter. “No Passport.” NANKING DISCLAIMS RESPONSIBILITY. London, July 29. In view of the public interest which, very rightly and very naturally, was being taken in the Thorburn case he was sure the Foreign Secretary (Mr. Arthur Henderson) would give publicity to
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      GENERAL SHIH A FUGITIVE.
      223 25 Reuter. chief seaports of Shantung.—Sin Kuo Min. His Army Now in Full Retreat. MUKDEN’S VICTORY. Rebel Leader to Appeal To Former Friend. Peking, Aug. 3. The latest rebellion against Nanking appeal's to have petered out. After fighting, which lasted for several days, on the Peking-Hankow Railway
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      REPARATIONS.
      120 25 British Wireless. Statement of Amounts Paid by Germany. Rugby, July 30. In the House of Commons, in reply to a question, the Financial Secretary to the Treasury (Mr. F. W. PethickLawrence) stated that, from the Armistice to Sept. 1, 1924, the German payments under the treaty amounted to al&gt;out
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      MR. LLOYD GEORGE.
      52 25 a fairly comfortable day.—British Wireless. Satisfactory Progress Reported. Rugby, Auk. 1. A 1 &gt;ul lot in, issued this morning, states that Mr. Lloyd George had had a restful night and that his strength is well maintained. It was reported last night that he had a fairly comfortable
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      EUROPE’S DIFFICULTIES.
      92 25 ternational financial situation.—British Wireless. British Government’s Anxiety To Help. Rugby, July 30. In the House of Commons, in answer to a question, the Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs (Mr. II. Dalton) stated that it was the aim of uhe British Government to take the widest possible measures of international
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      STERLING RATE RECOVERS.
      227 26 British Wireless. Thanks to International Banking Co-operation. GILT-EDGED STOCK. Significant Rise on The I,ondon Market. Rugby, Aug. 4. Developments in connection with the credit arrangements of the Hank of England, which occurred during the weekend, were reflected in the condition of the stock markets today. These developments
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      BRITAIN AND U.S.
      149 26 Reuter. Stimson-MacDonald Talks To Resume. London, Aug. 4. The United States Secretary of State (Colonel Henry L. Stimson), it is now learned, has rented a house at Rogart, near Golspie, Sutherland. The Prime Minister (Mr. Ramsay MacDonald) is visiting him there oil Thursday next for a couple
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      RONALD TRUE.
      91 26 Rumour of Release Officially Denied. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, July 30. In the House of Commons the Home Secretary stated that Ronald True, the murderer of Olive Young, was not to he released. The rumours to that effect were baseless. It was rumoured that True was to
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      GANDHI’S TRIP TO U.K.
      119 26 Uritish Wireless. Visit to Lancashire Again Suggested. Rugby, July 31. Replying in the House of Commons to a debate on India Mr. W. Wedgwood Renn (the Secretary of State for India), referring to tin* suggestion that if Mr. Gandhi visited England he should make a tour
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      INDIAN ROUND-TABLE CONFERENCE.
      211 26 Reuter. 19 New Members. POLITICIANS, POETS AND LORDS. London, Aug. 4. Two distinguished poets, Sir Muhammad Iqbal, who is acknowledged to be the greatest Urdu and Persian poet of the present day, and Mrs. Sarojini Naidu, who is also a leading figure in the Indian Nationalist movement,
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      GERMAN FINANCE.
      413 26 I c* XIX anu i; British Wire’ess. wiin.ii UII —Reuter. Basle Committee to Meet On Saturday. Rugby, Aug. 4. The Bank of International Settlements has decided that the first meeting of the committee, set. up at the request of the London Seven Power Conference, to inquire into the
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      BIG OIL MERGER.
      29 26 —Reuter. Stockholders Approve Linking Of Vacuum Socony. Stockholders in the Vacuum Oil Company have approved the proposed merger v 1 Standard Oil Company of New York.—Reuter.
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      MISS AMY JOHNSON AT HARBIN.
      293 26 —Reuter. Tokio on Thursday HOW THE LINDBERGHS ARE PROGRESSING. Moscow, Aug. 1. Miss Amy Johnson has arrived at Irkutsk.—Reuter. Miss Johnson, the first woman to fly from England to Australia, left Lympne aerodrome, near Folkestone, early on the morning of Tuesday last in her Puss
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      THE LINDBERGHS.
      152 26 Reuter. On Ihe Worst Section Of Their Flight. New York, Aug. 4. Colonel and Mrs. Lindbergh reached Laker Lake today in safety. They took off for Aklavik, on the Arctic Sea near the border of North West Territory and Alaska, at &lt;1.35 p.m. eastern standard time. From Baker
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      COTTON TRADE.
      177 26 ,—Reuter. Prevention of Excessive Competition. London, July 31. A scheme for the regulation of the Lancashire cotton trade, including the Egyptian and American sections, with a view' to preventing the present excessive uneconomic internal competition, has been circulated to members by the Federation of Master Cotton-Spinners Associations. Under
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      A BANK HOLIDAY STORM.
      310 26 British Wireless. London Crowds Drench By Rain at Night BUT DAY WAS FI Ne Highway Code M a u Roads Safe. Rutfby, Aug. i The end of the bank holiday weet coincided with a severe storm Thunder broke over London and a south-eastern countries l a
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      CRIME IN U.S.A.
      298 26 —Reuter. Public Resentment At Gang Warfare. New York, Aug. 1. The public anger aroused by the k:!.ir.g of three and wounding of two litt.e children, in the course of warfare between rival criminal gangs, led the Io.i« Commissioner, Mr. Mulroony, yesterday to order the patrolling of the
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      LORD KYLSANT FOUND GUILTY.
      412 27 -—Router. Svelve Months in Second Division. London, July 30. 1 k '-ant was found guilty, and -i to twelve months’ imprisonment Vnd division, of issuing a doben-tr,’;.‘:-«cftus which was false in a maI' I ‘r U’he"and"Morh'.nd were acquitted on v of Issuing balance sheets v L
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      ATLANTIC TRADE.
      47 27 “■'Manual —Reuter. Substantial Reduction Of assage Rates. A p rfltl Paris, July 30. l, a!1 ch equered conference lt antic trade v° S enpa^ in the transcalent f, r Q haS i conc lu&lt;led with an ss **mcr&’ reduction of ar tS.—-R eu t er&lt;
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      THE BERLIN VISIT.
      453 27 —British Wireless. Premier Mr. Henderson Return. Rugby, July 20. The Prime Minister (Mr. Ramsay MacDonald) concluded his visit to Berlin this morning. The German Chancellor (Dr. Bruening) and the Foreign Minister (Dr. Curtius) with the British Ambassador (Sir Horace Rumboid) were present at the Tempelnof aerodrome to
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      CHARING CROSS BRIDGE.
      158 27 ,—Reuter. Government Not Prepared To Renew Offer of Grant. Rugby, July 29. Regarding the new bridge at Charing Cross, for the construction of which the London County Council decided last week to promote a Parliamentary Bill, the Minister of Transport (Mr. Herbert Morrison) has informed the Council
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      FIVE MARK PIECES.
      35 27 .—Reuter. £5,000,000 Worth to be Minted In Germany. Berlin, July 30. New silver five mark pieces, up to a value of £5,000,000, are al&gt;out to be minted to alleviate the cash shortage.—Reuter.
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      “REDS” IN CHINA.
      218 27 Reuter. Has Michael Borodin Returned Hong Kong, July 31. Somewhat disquieting reports which, however, owing to the censorship and other difficulties, it is impossible wholly to verify, are reaching here from Canton regarding the activities of the Reds. It is stated that, recently, there has been a
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      SCHNEIDER TROPHY.
      83 27 iiiiic. iiiiU inn' —British Wireless. Triangular Contest Now Almost Certain. Rugby, July 30. It now seems certain tfiat this year’s Schneider Trophy race, to be held on Sent. 12, will be a triangular contest. The advance party of the Italian team will arrive at Calshot on Aug. 12
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      “A CATASTROPHE.”
      41 27 —Reuter. Dramatic Fall in German Revenue. Berlin, July 29. The revenue for the first quarter of 1931 was 314,000,000 marks below the corresponding period of 1930. A catastrophe is how the Finance Minister (Dr. H. R. Dietrich) describes it.—Reuter.
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      ARCTIC EXPLORATION.
      133 27 —Reuter. Discovery Returns Graf Zeppelin’s Finds. London, Aug. 1. The Discovery,” Captain Robert Falcon Scott’s old Arctic ship, berthed in the London docks today after two years of exploration in the Antarctic. The leader of the expedition, Sir Douglas Mawson, remained in Australia. Captain Mackenzie said they charted
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      ROYAL GARDEN PARTY.
      123 27 Attended by 10,000 Guests. London, July 23. Sunshine favoured the Royal Garden Party at Buckingham Palace this afternoon, when 10,000 people, including most of the foreign delegates to the SevenPower Conference, which has just ended, who received Their Majesties’ invitation, crowded the lawns in the Royal gardens,
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      PRINCE OF WALES IN CAR MISHAP.
      202 27 —Reuter. vl C I t lliu &gt; t 11 IU I.U&gt;|MUll, It I'AjIrClCU that they will leave today.—British Wireless. Though Shaken Assists Two Injured Women. London, July 30. As the Prince of Walei was leaving the Bunningdale Golf Club his car collided oil the
      —Reuter.; »• vl C I t lliu > t 11 IU I.U>|MUll, It I'AjIrClCU that they will leave today.—British Wireless.  -  202 words
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      “ GLIDING.”
      135 27 GLIDING.” British Wireless. Progress of New Sport In Britain. Rugby, Aug. 4. In flying circles amutcurs devoted to the new sport of “gliding” are already looking frown rd to the Internationa! Gliding Competition to be held under the auspices of the British Gliding Association in the first week in October,
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      TRAGEDY AT COWES.
      97 27 —Reuter. Man Washed Overboard From King’s Yacht. London, Aug. 3. The enormous holiday crowd that thronged the promenade at Cowes today to see the Royal yacht Britannia, with His Majesty on board, participate in the first race of Cowes Week, were shocked just before the start when
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      U.S. NAVAL POLICY.
      210 27 u vmit: ui —Reuter. Revised in Accord with London Treaty. Washington, Aug. 4. The necessity of maintaining a naval establishment in a condition to permit of rapid expansion in the event of war is emphasised in a new statement of policy published by the Navy Department. The
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      THRILLING FIRE ON CARDIFF PIER.
      185 28 —Reuter. Many Holiday Tragedies. MOTHER SEES SON TWO DAUGHTERS DROWN. London, Aug. 4. Yesterday’s hank holiday was marred by a number of tragedies. As well as a man who was drowned from the Britannia, nine bathers were drowned in the sea and in the rivers,
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      DR. C. T. WANG.
      132 28 Sin Kuo Min. Reconsiders Decision To Resign. Shanghai, Aug. 4. The Foreign Minister (Dr. C. T. Wang) has replied to the appeal made to him by Mr. Yu Ya- ehing, the well-known Shanghai merchant, not to carry out his expressed intention of resigning. Dr. Wang, in
      Sin Kuo Min.  -  132 words
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      GOLD MOVEMENTS.
      67 28 joct of gold movements.—British Wireleas. Geneva Inquiry Nearing Its Close, Rugby, July 31. The Secretary to the Treasury (Mr. F. W. Pethick-I iHwrence), replying to a question in the House of Commons, said that the gold delegation of the League of Nations was, he understood, meeting again next
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      EDISON RECOVERS.
      76 28 pj«y, Renter. Walks Unassisted to His Car And Goes for Ride. West Orange, Aug. 4. Mr. Thomas Edison is progressing so aatiafaotorily thnt he was able to take a motor-ride yesterday. The inventor, smiling like a boy let out to play, walked unassisted to his car.— Renter. Mr.
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      SCOTTISH COAL MINERS.
      53 28 terms for the 7'/a hour shift.—British Wireless. New Wage Terms Agreement Signed. Rugby, Aug. 4. The settlement between the Scottish eoal-owners and miners was ratified yesterday when, at a meeting of the Scottish Coal Conciliation Board, an agreement W88 signed respecting the new wage terms for the
      terms for the 7'/a hour shift.—British Wireless.  -  53 words
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      OIL COMPANY’S LOSS.
      46 28 Reuter. $11,000,000 for Second Three Months of Year. New York, Aug. 4. The Shell Union Corporation, the holding company of the Incorporated Delaware,'whieh is affiliated to the Royal 1hitch Oil Company, reports a loss, during the three months ended June 30 of $11,000,000.—Reuter.
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      A DUTCH RESTRICTION SCHEME.
      134 28 But London Market Is Not Impressed. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, July -lb The Amsterdam correspondent of the Financial Times states that the Dutch interests which favour restriction of rubber have proposed to the Colonial Minister a scheme providing for restriction of plantation output by 25
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      PEACE IN CHINA.
      99 28 —Sin Kuo Min. Nanking Again to Try To Conciliate Canton. Shanghai, Aug. 5. Mr. Wu Tieh-chen, the political ViceMinister of the Interior, has informed Peking pressmen that Mr. Chang Chi, the vice-president of the Judicial Yuan, may again nay a visit to Canton to discuss peace terms.
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      FALL IN RUBBER.
      58 28 Increased Stocks in U.S.A. And Great Britain. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, July 30. Following the further drop in price rubber shares ai*e very dull. It is pointed out that stocks in the United States increased hy 23,290 tons and those in the United Kingdom hy 1K.494
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      MADAME SUN YAT SEN.
      112 28 —Sin Kuo Min. On Way to China to Attend The Funeral of Mrs. Soong. Shanghri, Aug. 4. Madame Sun Yat Sen, the widow of the late leader of the Chinese Revolution (Dr. Sun Yat Sen) is rooorted to havo arrived at Moscow on Monday Inst en
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      MR. LLOYD GEORGE.
      68 28 —British Wireless. Free from Pain, Sleeps Well And is Improving. Rugby, Aug. 4. A bulletin issued tonight states that Mr. Lloyd George is making steady progress. He is free from pain, sleeps well and his general condition is improving. An Earlier Bulletin. Rugby, Aug. 4. A bulletin
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      INFANTILE PARALYSIS.
      67 28 ov vuii jr —Itcuter. Governor Roosevelt Gives A Pint of Blood. Albany, Nine York, Aug. 4. In r«*ponso to the appeal of the State Health I)e|wrtment for serum from people* who have recovered from infantile paralysis, Governor Roosevelt gave a pint of blood. Infantile paralysis is almost epidemic
      ov vuii jr —Itcuter.  -  67 words
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      SEVEN SHOT IN RAID ON CHAPEL.
      98 28 —Reuter. Soviet Secret Police Outrage. Warsaw, Aug. 4. Grua* indignation lias been aroused by a report form Vilna that a detachment of the Ogpu (Soviet secret police) recently raided a Ca holic chapel at a Russian village near the frontier, shot seven persons dead
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      OKLAHOMA OIL.
      127 28 —Reuter. Governor Shuts Down 3,106 Wells. Oklahoma City, Aug. 4. The Governor has issued an executive order shutting down 3,106 oil wells and establishing martial law for a distance of fifty feet round each well.—Reuter. An earlier message (dated July 28) stated :—The Governor of Oklahoma has sent
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      M. BRIAND.
      59 28 Reuter. Recent Negotiations Lead To Breakdown. Paris, July 31. M. Briand, the French Foreign Minister, suffering from the strain of the recent protracted negotiations, left Paris unexpectedly this morning for CochereJ, Normandy. He is reported to be suffering from insomnia and high blood pressure. The doctors have ordered
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      MOUNT ETNA.
      66 28 Ml ills VV/ .—Reuter. Again Showing Signs Of Activity. Acireale, Sicily, Aug. 4. Following a slight earthquake last night the volcano. Mount Etra, is showni" signs of plarrr.ing activity. The* inhabi ants in the neighbourhood are preparing to flee in the event of an eruption.—Reuter. Acireale is a
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      ITALIAN BOYCOTT.
      47 28 —Aneta. Soon Expected to Subside In The D.E.I. Batavia, Aug. 5. The Resident at Batavia has warned the leaders of the anti-Italian agitation, Hadji Salim and Tjokroaminoto, that* incitement to boycott is punishable by law. It is expected that the agitation will soon be terminated.—Aneta.
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      CHINESE MUTINY.
      51 28 Reuter. Police Called to Steamer At Bremen. Bremen, Aug. 4. The police had to he called in to quell a mutiny by 25 Chinese firemen on board the steamer Pfalz. The first officer, who drew a revolver, was knocked down with an iron bar. Seventeen Chinese have been
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      U.S. IMMIGRATION.
      33 28 Reuter. Figures for Year Below 100,000. Washington, Aug. 4. For the first time since the American Civil War the immigration figures are below 100,000. The figures for the year were 07,139.—
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      DRAMA OF SINKING OF POSEIDON.
      83 28 wv i ua LrU 11 —Reuter. Film Being Made. BY ARRANGEMENT With ADMIRALTY. H London. Aug j An official film reconstruction 0 f tk drama of the sinking of the Iwf th being produced by British Interior' 113 Admiralty. imited by A similar type of
      * wv i & ua LrU 11 —Reuter.  -  83 words
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      U.S. UNEMPLOYED.
      61 28 —Reuter. £9,000,000 to be Spent On Relief Works. Washington, Aug. 4. A sum of $45,000,000, to 1* extended or 758 construction schemes, has beer, sanctioned by President Hoover in order t&lt;&gt; lelieve unemployment. President Hoover adds that the reorganisation of the Department of Labour's unemployment service has resumed
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      AIR MAIL MISHAP.
      67 28 —Reuter. Thirteen Were on Board At the Time. &gt; Amsterdam. Aue. 4 A Duteh air mail liner on the LondonAmsterdam route, with thirteen people on board, while trying to return to Rotterdam aerodrome, owing to or.gr 4 trouble, collided with a signal pole but managed to land
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      PLANTER ATTACKED.
      74 28 Cut About the Hands by Coolie With Tapping Knife. (From Oar Own Correspondent.)' Medan, July 29. A Dutch planter on Sir Pare Part Estate. East Coast of Sumatra, was cut about the hands when he was attacked by a Javanese coolie with a tapping kn:ie. The coolie, who
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      THE BRITANNIA.
      53 28 British Wireless. First Race Since Conversion To Bermudian Rig. Rugby, Aug. 1* The King was aboard the Britannia* today, when she took part in the regatta of the Roehampten Yacht Club. It is the first race His Majesty nasailed the Britannia in a race since r.e. conversion to
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      THE KING AND QUEEN.
      53 28 l neir Majesties returneu Yacht at Cowes after tea. —British less. Visit to Famous Hampshire Beauty Spot. Rugby, July 31. The King and Queen paid a visit to the New Forest, a famous beau &gt; in Hampshire. n nva Their Majesties returned to the Yacht at
      l neir Majesties returneu – .•• ■ Yacht at Cowes after tea.—British less.  -  53 words
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      EUGENE CHEN.
      113 28 1-1 IltCl IV l v —Reuter. Was He Ordered Out Of Japan A message from Tokio states is learned that Mr. Eugene u an tor. Foreign Minister in the National Government, who ]jtical went to Japan allegedly on u l overnmission for the Canton ijhol 'hie!: ment, has
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      GOLD TO U.S.A. FROM BRITAIN.
      70 29 -Reuter. i -irirest Shipment Made Since 1929. New York, Aug. 4. A shipment of $1,000,000 worth of bar f. uns arrived from England. D This is the first im P° rt of suoih a SlZe The'fhipment was a private commer- V transaction, not a banking
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      TROUBLE IN NATAL.
      129 29 TROUBL E IN NATAL. Reuter. Tribal Fighting Ends: Arrest of Pretender. Maritzburg, Aug. 4. He tribal fighting ended with the ,,e‘t of the Pretender and 200 of his t iinwi*Reuter. earlier message (dated Aug. 3) t 'e j _Several thousand natives have n engaged in fierce tribal fighting and j.
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      TO HELP THE BLIND.
      157 29 Concession Granted by Danzig Government. London, July 22. big drive to alleviate the conditions the blind throughout the world was aimehed at a luncheon in London. Following the success of the Irish hosji.als sweepstakes, a concession has &gt;e n obtained from the Danzig Government authorising a
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      IN SOUTH CHINA.
      114 29 oy i :n Kuo Min. Recruiting: of Troops Continues. Hong Kong, July 31. &lt;it*neral (hang Fat-fui, the Ironsides aoor, who has been in Hong Kong for &lt;ar y a fortnight, has returned to &lt; anton. (icneial Chan Chai-tong, the com-nder-m-ehief of the rebel forces in uanptung, on
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      NORTH CHINA REVOLT.
      121 29 —Sin Kuo Min. Shih Yu-san’s Troops Now In Shantung. Shanghai, Aug. 5. i:-iw u-san’s defeated troops, arrived J T J? u 1 P ,bt r only 20,000, have kr.w r'iu, 1 leh .chow, on the Tientsin-Pu-lordor. OVor the Shantung 1 s for'J.3'! 1 is Sa l to
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      HANKOW FLOODS.
      257 29 Reuter. Strike Which Caused 100 Deaths. Hankow, Aug. 4. A tragically inopportune strike was responsible for the flooding of the City, in which a hundred lives were lost and 5,000 homes destroyed. The coolies engaged in strengthening the dam with sandbags suddenly struck for more wage3. The wrangle
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      SINEWS OF WAR.
      172 29 Canton Collecting All The Funds Available. Canton, July 24. Regarding the decision of General Chan Chai-tong to increase the strength of his First Croup Army Corps to 23 regiments, the monthly financial, contribution to this Corps has been fixed by the National Government Council at $1,700,000. The
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      EXPRESS HITS MOTOR-CAR
      136 29 Five Injured in Mishap Near Canton. Canton, July 22. The morning express from Kowloon arrived here today at 12.10 p.m. instead of 11.35 a.m., owing to a collision with a motor-car at a railway crossing near Tong Ha Station. The five occupants of the car were injured,
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      AGITATION IN BURMA.
      65 29 Reuter. Viceroy Sanctions Special Ordinance. Simla, Aug. 1. The Viceroy has sanctioned an Ordinance which confers special powers for the maintenance of law and order in Burma. The authorities may arrest agitators without a warrant, requisition the assistance of any person for the restoration of order, seize
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      AUSTRALIA’S TRADE IN 1930-31.
      172 29 .—Reuter. Exports Exceed Imports By £36,000,000. Sydney, Aug. 2. The total value of the exports from the Commonwealth of Australia (Australian currency) during the financial year *****1 was £102,038,000, a decrease of £23,087,000 compared with 1929-30. [Note. —The value the exports was £148,771,934 in 1925-2«‘ and
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      SCOUTS JUBILANT.
      147 29 Sultan’s Appreciation Of Perak Troops. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, July 29. Perak boy scouts are feeling jubilant as a result of an appreciation expressed by the Sultan of Perak and tihe British Resident. The official communication sent to the Boy Scouts’ Association said that tha excellent standard
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      JAPANESE POLICY.
      92 29 Mass Meeting to Demand Understanding. Tokio, July 21. Under the joint auspices of several well-known and influential organisations a great mass meeting is to be held in Uyeno Park this evening in order to demonstrate the desire of the public that there should be a thorough “renovation” of
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      REVOLVER DEATH.
      58 29 Verdict of Culpable Homicide. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, Aug. 5. A verdict of culpable homicide amounting to murder against an Indian named M. P. P. K. Kannan was resumed by the Coroner here yesterday at the end of the inquiry into the death of a Singhalese named
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      BALLY BRIDGE.
      39 29 Last Girder Placed In Position. Calcutta, July 27. The Governor of Bengal, Sir Stanley Jackson, this afternoon placed in position the last main girder of the Bally bridge erected “by the co-operation of British and Indian effort.”
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      TROOPS FOR HONAN.
      34 29 from Kiangsi province into Honan.—Sin Kuo Min. To Meet the Threatened Kwangsi Invasion. Shanghai, Aug. 3. Reports state that Marshal Chiang Kai-shek is dispatching four divisions from Kiangsi province into Honan.—Sin
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      TERRIBLE FLOODS IN EAST BENGAL.
      117 29 Thousands Seek Shelter On Roofs in Trees. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Calcutta, Aug. 4. Nearly 500 square miles of East Bengal have been affected by the most serious floods in the memory of the present generation. Thousands of cattle and hundreds of dwellings have been
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      WESTMINSTER STATUTE.
      92 29 .—British Wireless. Regularising British And Dominions Relations. Rugby, July 31. Questioned in the House of Common* as to which of the Dominions had adopted the S atute of Westminster, agreed upon at last year’s Imperial Conference as a means of regularising constitutional relations, the Secretary for the Dominions
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      REDS IN FUKIEN.
      93 29 Sin Kuo Min. Nanking Troops to Follow Them into Kwangtung. Shanghai, July 30. The heavy concentrations of Central (Nanking) Government forces in southern Fukien have been now completed. Altogether six divisions are now ready for action on the Kiangsi border, just north of Kwangtung. Part of these
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      MR. LLOYD GEORGE.
      75 29 continues to make progress.”— British Wireless. Doctors Said to be Extremely Pleased. Rugby, July 31. The doctors in attendance on Mr. Lloyd George are said to be extremely pleased with his condition and, although the anxiety following the serious operation must continue for some tSme, the hopes
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      YANGTSE GALLANTRY.
      71 29 Reuter. N.C.O. Who Went to Assistance Of Steamer Attacked by Reds. London, Aug. 6. The King has awarded the medal of the military division of the Order of the Lri 4 ish Empire to Lance-Sergt. T. E. Aldir (Second Green Howards) for gallantry in going to the assistance
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      “ PERSONAL CONTACT.”
      39 29 PERSONAL CONTACT.” —Reuter. German Ministers to Visit Rome. London, July 30. The Chancellor (Dr. Bruening) and the Foreign Minister (Dr. Curtius) will probably leave for Rome on Wednesday or Thursday, in resj»on.se to an invitation from the Italian Government.—Reuter.
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      DR. H. H. KUNG.
      49 29 Sin Kuo Min. Granted Week’s Leave To Attend Funeral. Shanghai, July 29. The Executive Yuan has granted Dr. H. H. Kung, the Minister of Industries, a week’s leave of absence in order to attend the funeral of Madame C. J. Soong, his mother-in-law.—Sin Kuo Min.
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      COLONY’S GREAT VICTORY. Nine Wickets in Hand. CARPENTER AND EVAN WONG DO WELL.
      3315 30  -  By R. H. C. L. Tilt* match began on Saturday morning in brilliant sunshine, and there was a remarkably good attendance both in the Cricket Club anti around the ground. V. E. H. Rhodes, the F.M.S. skipper,
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      MALAYAN TENNIS MEETING.
      999 31 1 jss Oldfield the Champion B0 soo wins men’s D TITLE. MVon’. Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Aug. 4. *p, fullowing are the complete result" m tournament: Sin pies. y n A Round Lim Bong Soo beat j.- c, Mark’.iam, 0—1, 6—1 Cheong v To! w.o. M.
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      INDIAN CRICKET TOUR.
      178 31 Duleepsinbji to Lead His Country (Fix&gt;m Our Own Correspondent.) Calcutta, Aug. 4. K. S. Duleepsinbji is expected in India during the cold weather and will play in trial matches to be held for the purpose of selecting the Indian team to visit England next year. It i3
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      S.G.C. GOLF.
      238 31 R. Renton Wins August Medal. The Singapore Golf Club August monthly medal competition was played on Saturday and Sunday, and resulted in a win lor Mr. R. Renton in “A” Division and in a tie between Mr. S. J. Beattie and Mr. A. M. Easson in “B” Division.
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      ROUND THE ISLAND RACE.
      917 31 Close Finish in R.S.Y.C. Event. The annual Round-the-Island race was railed ofT, as usual, during the holidays. As a good part of this rac*e is over shoal waters, the six-me*re Lor/a could not safely take part, so the R.S.Y.C. flag was carried round the island by
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      ENGLAND DEFEAT NEW ZEALAND.
      472 31 An Innings Victory. GOO!) HATTING BY VIVIAN. England won the second Test match again*t New Zealand, which was com* pitted at the Oval yesterday, by mu innings and 26 runs. The tourint* totalled only 1D7 in their second innings* in spite &lt;v* a great effort l;y
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      WIGHTMAN CUP.
      63 31 —Reuter. Marion Jessup Withdraws From American Team. New York, Au*. 4. Marion Jessup has withdrawn from the American Wightman Cup team on the grounds of indisposition. Her successor has not yet been announced.—Reuter. The team selected was Mrs. (ieorge Wightman (Miss Hazel Hotchkiss) capt., Mrs. Helen Moody, Miss
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      COUNTY CRICKET RESULTS.
      842 32 ,—Reuter. Another Yorks’ Win. j PARKER’S GOOD BOWLING! FOR GLOUCESTER. London, July .‘51. Taunton Yorkshire beat Somerset- I shire by ten wickets. Somersetshire j scored 17b in their opening innings, an Yorkshire replied with .‘114, Mitchell being responsible for 144. Longrigg (100) enabled Somersetshire to total 177
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      SEREMBAN SPORTS.
      261 32 Chinese Win the League Championship. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Seremhan, Aug. 4. The Nilai Club have given a walk-over to the Chinese in the replay of their Negri Sembilan F.A. League fixture. The Chinese thus become winners of the competition for three years in succession. It will be
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      TAIPING TURF CLUB.
      28 32 Owing to insufficient support the August races of the Taiping Turf Club have been reduced to two days, Saturday, Aug. 8 and Monday, Aug. 10.
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      SINGLES TITLE WON BY LIM BONG SOO.
      706 32 Good Display by Perak Challenger. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Aug. 4. Lim B'&gt;ng Boo, singles champion of Singagpcre, won the Malayan title at the Club this afternoon by beating Lam Say Kee, of Perak, K—1&gt;, 7 —5. 'phe match was attractive
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      COWES REGATTA.
      78 32 v n v. 1/ —British Wireless. Shamrock Wins King’s Cup. London, Aug. 4. The race for the Kind’s Cuj&gt; at Cowes today was won by Sir Thomas Lipton’s Shamrock in 4 hours 10 mins. This was the first time Sir Thomas Lipton has been able to entier for
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      S.C.C.’s FINE DISPLAY IN KUALA LUMPUR.
      388 32 Selangor Club Well Beaten. (From Our Own Correspondent) SCO 2 Kuala L um t' u Au 8 j S *V i z, Selangor Club A large crowd saw the S C c eleven give an excellent exhihitiS 6 1 combined and aggressive plav n
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      SCHOOL SPORTS.
      380 32 Successul Meeting At B Jalan Besar. I The annual nthletic sports mect "ir B the Rangoon Road School, held a’ the B Jalan Besar Stadium on July -i*. was w* i K. attended. B The events were keenly contest*'1 bv tr.e B| boys of the various Houses, and
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    BIRTH
    22 32 COBON. At the Maternity Hospital, Singa- &lt;n August 2, 1931. to Mr. and Mn. H. 11. Cobon, Johore Bahru, a (laughter.
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    MARRIAGE
    37 32 LAU LIM. On Tuesday, July 28, 1931, I.au Hong Chiang, only son of Mr. and Mrs. ban Nnm Oh of Singapore to Liin Chui Uim, elder daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lim Ah Imm of Sockadana.
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    76 32 DEATHS MAC DOUG ALL. On July f», 1931, at DunolIi*“* Hatch End, Middlesex, England, Esther, wife of MnrDou^all. MItS. LEE CHIN SENG.—(Madam Chua Neo Neo) at her residence No. 141, Paya Lebar Road at midnight on Friday, July 31, 1931, at the ajje of 64. ROHINSON. On July 6, 1931,
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  • The Straits Budget FINANCIAL SUPPLEMENT
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      CONTENTS.
      85 1 eneral Rubber Situation Singapore Tin Prices Rubber Reports i Share Market Kurau Rubber J Loengoer (Java) World Finance London Tin Market 3 Tit Exports and Quotas p u «cli Rubber Inquiry 3 u ;v Tin Returns 4 Teiiom i Romeo) 4 Trade and Finance 4 Stti*ks and Shares 4
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      RUBBER SITUATION.
      41 1 Singapore Official Quotations, Quotations Forward Contracts Spot Seller Prices s d. Oct.li.it I/iio» &gt;"pme Aug. Sept. I&gt;ee. uly in iti o.s :v 4 o.8 7 k o.y 1 o.y 0.8 o.o o.i»v» o.o a i 0.h\ 0.8% 0.9 0.0’s
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      SINGAPORE TIN PRICES.
      16 1 !.'&gt;»• tons at $55 l per picul, ujr. J 1 50 56 150 56
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      RUBBER REPORTS.
      317 1 I t-wis Pent (Singapore) Ltd., report July 31, as f&lt; Hows Ihf j-.'.&gt;r&gt;rimT tendency of the market has throughout the past week., and &gt;ILY aiv now lower than they’ have ever "•&lt;u. The market generally seems to be t.ki'ur it as inevitable that prices will "‘■’’line to the
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      RECORD CARGO OF SUGAR
      82 1 nies f rrm of a re&lt; -°rd cargo of sugar &lt; Ltd. V s f rs Houlder Bros, and Jhc* c'.nsiiMm" toaplcr Karachi Maru, to fioiivorc'-i*'at n f l hat com P an y&gt; has tf&gt;nv Dundee a cargo of over I!. 1 tin- S( rt
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      LONDON RUBBER MARKET. “ Economic Necessity ” Restriction. INCREASING BURDEN OF STOCKS.
      911 1  - LONDON RUBBER MARKET. Economic Necessity Restriction. INCREASING BURDEN OF STOCKS. (By A. W. Still.) [.Straits Times Copyright.— Reproduction Rights Reserved.) London, July 8. The latest figures available here with reference to the output of rubber by Malaya give us evidence of what has been accomplished in the way of economicnecessity
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      LAHAT MINES.
      346 1 Reduction in Company’s Costs. The twenty-fourth annual general meeting of the Lahat Mines. Ltd., was held on July 20 at 73, Basinghail Street, E.C. Mr. W. J. Payne, chairman, said that the output of tin ore for the year wa3 170 tons, or 19 tons less than in
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      SHARE MARKET.
      465 1 Rubber Depressed But Tin Fairly Steady. Fraser and Co.’s ire|&gt;ort, dated Aug. 4, states Business during the week has been interrupted by the holidays, and only a few bargains have been put through since our lust report. Rubber established a further li.w-price record, declining at one period to
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      KURAU RUBBER.
      78 1 AH Tapping Stopped On The Estate. The directors of the Kurau Rubber Estate have had under consideration the advisability of continuing tapping during the present depression in the rubb?r industry, and, after taking into account all the circumstances, they have come to the conclusion that it is not
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      KAMUNTING TIN.
      48 1 Harrisons, Barker and Co., Ltd., report on July 20, as follows The estimated gross mine profits for the past four months are as follows March April May $74,070, June $70,580. These figures include the estimated gross mine profit derived from the working of the I’angnga area.
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      NORDANAL (JOHORE) RUBBER.
      842 2 Tapping on Half Estate Only. Tin* nineteenth annual general meeting of the Nordanal (Johore) Rubber Estates Ltd., was held on Monday, June 29, 1931, at the registered office, 119, I.eadenhall Street, London, E.C. 3. Mr. E. I.. Hamilton, chairman of the company presiding. A representative of the
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      ELECTRIC TRACTION.
      523 2 An Increased Profit For Previous Year. The thirty-fifth annual general meeting of tho British Electric Traction Co., Ltd., was held on June 23 at Winchester House, E.&lt;’. Mr. J. S. Austen (the chairman) said that he was in a happier position than weie many chairman in these times
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      LOENGOER (JAVA).
      149 2 It is announced by the directors of Loengoer (Java) Rubber, Ltd., that the report and acoounts for the year to Mar. ”1, 11K51, are in course of preparation, and will be presented at an early dr.te, says he Financial News on June 20. Meanwhile estimates have been made
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      ULU PANDAN, LTD.
      280 2 4 Loss of $5,374 Carried Forward. Tlu* annual general meeting of T he Ulu randan (Singapore) Rubber Estates, Ltd., was held at the registered offices, French Bank Buildings, Singapore, or July 29, Mr. J. A. Elias presiding. Others present included Messrs. Lee him Tuan, S. Q. Wong,
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      WORLD FINANCE.
      311 2 Capital Issues and Gold Movements. An interesting analysis of capital issues and gold movements is contained in the memorandum on international trade and balances of payments. 1927-1929 vol. II balances of payments now issued by the Secretariat of the Leagus of Nations. The memorandum contains a collection &lt;;f
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      COPRA MARKET.
      30 2 Harlow and Co., report on July 30, as follows —The decline in the price of the commodity still continues. Closing quotations are as follows Sundried $4.25 mixed $3.95.
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      TIN EXPORTS AND QUOTAS.
      66 2 h;iv«- received the following statement from Harrisons, Barker and Co., Ltd., the local secretaries of the Tin Producers’ Association (Incorporated) Malaya. N.E.I. Bolivia. Nigeria. Total. Quotas March-June 17,261 9,576 10,966 2,481 40,284 Exported March-June 19,335 9,370 11,137 2,661 42,503 Over-exported March-June 2,074 171 180 2,219 Under-exported
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      LONDON TIN MARKET.
      656 2 Statistical Position Surveyed. OUTLOOK MUCH BRIGHTER. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, July g The end of the half-year furnishes, opportunity of surveying the statisticii position. The supplies of tin coming sight from the chief countries during tv twelve months ended June 30 j, follows:*— 15 12 months
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      DUTCH RUBBER INQUIRY.
      1188 3 Divided Report. SO CONSTRUCTIVE IDEAS. ’1 avimr is a more complete report Ih "iiuuh Rubber Committee-8 find- p-.d'liJhetl in the Financial Times on lv 1( Dutch Rubber Committee, Thy [he Dutch Minister for the n Mav 15, has issued its re'V 1 The committee has held 15
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      EAST ASIATIC RUBBER.
      374 3 Company Effects Substantial Economies. The eighth annual ordinary general meeting of East Asiatic Rubber Estates, Ltd., was held on July 17 at 2-4, Idol Lane, E.C. Major-General Sir Robert Hutchison, K.C.M.G., C.B., D.S.O., M.P. (the chairman) said that the output of lubber for the year had amounted
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      BUKIT RAJAH RUBBER.
      968 3 Financial Position Satisfactory. The ordinary annual general meeting of the Bukit Rajah Rubber Co., Ltd., was held on July 7 at the office of the companv. 37-38, Fenehurch Street, E.C., Sir Edward .iosling (chairman of the company) presiding. The secretary (Mr. G. F. Woods) cad the notice
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      CORRESPONDENCE.
      683 3 RUBBER COFFINS. To the Editor of the Straits Time®. Sir, —Your correspondent who has suggested a funereal solution of our rubber problems certainly deserves a substantial reward from the Rubber Glowers’ Association But has our once mighty rubber fallen so low that we must consign it to the underworld
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      Trade and Finance.
      277 4 EXCHANGE RATES. Singapore, Aur. 5. SELLING. London, 4 months’ siRht 2 -1 2.&gt; •&gt;! London, 3 months’ siRht 2^3% London, 60 days’ siRht 2 d 2&lt; -&gt;2 London, 30 days’ siRht 2. d 13 D-» London, demand 2/3 23 32 London, T.T. 2/3 11/HI Lyons Hnd Paris,
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      Stocks and Shares.
      841 4 Fraser and Co.’s Quotations. Singapore, Aug. 5. MINING. Issue Val. I'd. Buyers. Sellers. Cl £1 Asam Kumbang 18/6 21/6 Cl £1 Austral Malay 19/* 21/-ft/-6/- Ayer Ilitam Tin 11/9 12 x 9 Cl Cl Bangrin Tin 9/- 10/1 1 Batang Padang 0.10 0.15 1 1 Batu Caves
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      LENDU RUBBER.
      341 4 Tapping on a Selective Programme. The twenty-second annual ordinary igeneral meeting of the I.endu Kubbet i loin pany, LLb, was held on July H&gt; at 4, Lloyd’s avenue, E.C. Mr. 1). K. Sinclair (the chairman) said thut. q,ifortunately the year’s trad ng showed a loss £4,773. La.*t V9***
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      JULY TIN RETURNS.
      51 4 Katu Tin.--670 hours, 96.000 yards, 662 piculs. Renong C-onsolidatod. 645 hours, 304,000 yards. 1,080 piculs. Nawng Pet, —57 hours, 3,500 yards, 4# picul*. Lukut. -480.50 piculs, 74.800 yards, 655 hours. Tukuapa Valley N.L. —1,756 hours, 399,000 yards, 2,200 piculs. Mum* Tin N.L. 598 hours, 84,300 yards, 360
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        LONDON EXCHANGE PRICES JULY 8.
        743 4 A Sacco r £1 Allagar (2 /9; Amherst (2/, 1%; Anglo-Main* (£1) 9*32; Aver Kuning &lt;ti) *j 16; Bogan Serai (£1) 3 16; Bahru (2/) 2 Lautviifc (ill Batang Consolidated (2 /IV. Batu Caves (£1) Batu Matang (2 Batu Tiga (£[&gt; Bernang (2/ /6; Bekoh
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        SINGAPORE DOLLAR SHARE PRICES AUGUST 5.
        676 4 Capital Issue Closing Prions Paid Up Value Dividends Fraser I.vail S Company Co. Evatt. 454,175 1 Nil for year 28-2-31 Allenoy ($1) 0.65 0 75 ft 60 0~ 216,779 1 Nil for year 30-9-30 Alor C.ajah ($1) 0.45 0.55 0.40 0.5 439,425 l Nil
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      TENOM (BORNEO).
      142 4 Proposals for the reconstruction of the Tenom (Borneo) Rubber Co., are to be submitted to the shareholders, state tho Financial Times of July 18. Their effect will be to reduce the issued capital to £107,070 and at the same time to provide £20.770 additional capital. Of this the
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