The Straits Budget, 25 August 1932

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    29 1 The Straits Budget BEING THE WEEKLY ISSUE OF THE STRAITS TIMES (ESTABLISHED NEARLY A CENTURY.] No. 3.559 SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, AUGUST 25, 1932. Price 25 cents (S.S. Currency) or 7<L
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    CONTENTS.
    360 1 LEADERS— p »s«* What’s in a Name? 3 Wild Life Proposals 3 When Justice is Useless 3 A Modest Cheer 3-4 Highlands Research 4 The Jchol Invasion 4 Occasional Notes 5-6 Telegrams, Reuter and Special— Covering Past Week's News 21-29 pictures— Two Singapore \Neddings 17 Rifle Range at Hukit
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    LOCAL AND PERSONAL.
    1126 1 ommander John Creswell, who has as--urned the command of the new sloop alniouth, and will take her out to the r,;i Station, where she will replace the Petersfield is no stranger to the as he served with the submarine there shortly after the War. In the *JP
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    SOLICITOR TO SHOW CAUSE.
    474 1 Question of Names. UNDERTAKING TO DAY COSTS. An originating motion came before the Chief Justice (Sir William Munson) in the Supreme Court on Wednesday when a local solicitor was called upon to show' cause why he should not be suspended from practice. At the outset Mr.
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    BOXER AND SCHOOLBOYS.
    83 1 Rewarded by Police For Catching “Reds.” A well-known local amateur boxer and three schoolboys were thanked and rewarded in the Chief Police Officer’s office n Wednesday for their services to the police and the public in arresting eijfht Hylam Communists on July ,'tO after the Rods’’ had
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    DEATH OF MR. J. S. ARTER.
    1790 2 Notable Career in The F.M.S. I.S.P. CHAIRMAN. Services to Planters’ Cause. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuub* Lumpur, Aug. 19. The lion. Mr*. J S. Alter, chairman of the Incorporated Society of C anters and formei chairmen of the Plant or* Association of Ma!a>a. died
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    “SPORTING SPIRIT OF OUR SISTERS.”
    137 2 Chinese Consul's Tribute To Penang Girls. (Frer. Out Own Ccrrespondec.) Perare. Aur Tr.e Chinese Consul here has c\vcnvumcated the fo’.‘.c*«r.rur to the r The Chinese Consul is Terr glad to Sno- there were female competitors at th* WUMUlf |th Ml Saadaj ar.i :> T*TJ rroui
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    MR. TAN QUEE SENG.
    43 2 iFrrm Our Own C-crres pen Sent. Malacca. Atf. IT. The wait nas taken cla-re a: the axe u- U f Mr 'PI? suee reag. iate chief h\.C. He wxs ij years a r.'Tfnnit: wmce The funeral _s ;n Fr.uay
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    ALLEGED WRECKERS OF NIGHT MAIL.
    260 2 Tamils in Court. CHARGE OF MURDER OF FIREMEN. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur. Aug. 2:j Four Tamil labourers have been arrested in connection with the railwt? disaster at Tanjong Malim on Aug. They were produced Do fore the Tanjone Malim magistrate, Mr. M. J.
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    QUARRY ACCIDENT.
    87 2 Man’s F'all When Stone Ledjie Gives Awav. An accident occurred at the Pulau Chin Quarry or. Thursday last as a result of w hich a Chinese was taken to hospital where he now lies in a critical cor. action It appears that the man was cutting out granite
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    GOVERNMENT HOUSE.
    133 2 Monday, Aag. 15. H s Excellency and H.H. the Sultan of T ohorv. a.comtvanied by the General Adviser. the Hon. Sir. R. O. Winsted: and the Tur.gku Mahkota. visited Maw a: and Rota Tinge: ard returned by launch to Tohorv Bahru. His Excellency wa* guest at a dinner
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    CHINESE SET FREE.
    32 2 Accused of Possession Of Seditious Literature. From Our Owu Correaponuetitv v- ipoh.A-(.:i^ Nan. Nenjr was ao-rufc-: Cischarped in the rvl.ee court he it with the pvssessiou cf se: literature.
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      WHAT’S IN A NAME ?
      851 3 WHAT’S IN A NAME —Straits Times, Aug. 18. Within two days a sufficient amount of rt had been forthcoming for the Petition prepared by the Singapore Ratepet V Association on the subject of KklpaV finance to necessitate the “riS of extia forms to ca-ry the That is welcome news and
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      WILD LIFE PROPOSALS.
      1346 3 .—Straits Times, Aug. 19. In the second volume of the report of the Wild Life Commission the instructive proposals made as a result of the inquiry are put forward in great I detail. And, incidentally, since our first article on this subject the Government Printer has favoured
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      WHEN JUSTICE IS USELESS.
      923 3 —Straits Times, Aupr. 20. In his statement accompanying the announcement of the British Government’s proposals for arriving at a settlement of the Hindu-Moslem problem in India; the Prime Minister commend* the scheme to the communities concerned as a fair and honest attempt to hold the balance
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      A MODEST CHEER.
      907 3 which muses us mcupuuie oi suppressing that modest cheer.—Straits Times, 22. There is a great temptation to indulge m extravagant superlatives in writing of the success of the Ottawa Conference. It arises in the first place from a negative consideration—from the realisation of what failure would have
      which muses us mcupuuie oi suppressing that modest cheer.—Straits Times, 22.  -  907 words
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      HIGHLANDS RESEARCH.
      1011 4 Straits Times, Aug. 23. Is it possible to control malaria without oiling and without subsoil drainage? This question is a startling one in a country which is a model to the whole world in the accurate and extensive use of these two standard methods in towns and estates
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      THE JEHOL INVASION.
      1174 4 from this point of view.—Straits Times. Aug- 24. While it is notoriously unsafe to prophesy with regard tq possible future events in China, it certainly seems most unlikely that Japan, at present, contemplates any serious further extension of the so-called invasion of Jehol Province. A glance at
      from this point of view.—Straits Times. Aug- 24.  -  1,174 words
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    SIAM’S PENAL CODE.
    171 4 Heavy Penalties For Arson. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Bangkok, Aug. 24. The Railways and Highways Amendment Act has been gazetted and allows for the creation of a Board of Railway Commissioners, fifteen in number, to administer the railways under a new system. The powers of the Commissioner-General
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    RADIO EXHIBITION.
    71 4 —British Wireless. Manufacturers Announce Record Sales. Rugby, 23. Record sales are announced by Briti^* 1 radio manufacturers, participating in the exhibition at Olympia. One firm states that orders have received for all they can produce durmf the next eight months, w’hile another olaims that last year’s record has
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  • OCCASIONAL NOTES.
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      AN OFFICIAL PUZZLE.
      347 5 Works Department is a mystery.—Straits Times, Aug. 18. u, v K. Singhan, the private Indian inventor*of Kuala Lumpur, has requested of the Press on a number of tht U) forward his rubber research K Tk but the F?ess has naturally felt woi k. 1 matter for chemists
      Works Department is a mystery.—Straits Times, Aug. 18.  -  347 words
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      BALDERDASH ?
      355 5 BALDERDASH j aiava’« in Au ff ih. 1 lUstor ner.—Straits Times. An American resident of Singapore has replied in vigorous language to the note headed “A Cheerful Leave” which appeared in this column last week and which related how a lady on leave from Malaya n the United States nut
      •’jaiava’« in Auff. ih. 1 lUstorner.—Straits Times.  -  355 words
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      THE HON. MR. J. S. ARTER.
      355 5 in high and generous endeavour.—Straits Times, Aug. 19. "ould have ll the H u n Mr J s Al *tor Malayan planting a heavy blow to the f or he wis ono or munity at a "y time, Members but it f lts sanest
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      OTHER BIRKEMOSES.
      363 5 opinion of their work.—Straits Times. Aug. 19. In his article today our planting correspondent takes the Rubber Research Institute mildly to task for not mentioning, in its recent publication on the Birkemose system of rubber forestry, the other and older estates which are said to have been practising
      opinion of their work.—Straits Times. Aug. 19.  -  363 words
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      MOLLISON’S GREAT FLIGHT.
      360 5 universally condemned.—Straits Times, Aug. 20. When young people get married it is unusual for the bridegroom to contemplate an Atlantic flight three weeks after the ceremony, much less carry it into effect. Airmen and airwomen are a law unto themselves, however, and thus we find Mr. J.
      universally condemned.—Straits Times, Aug. 20.  -  360 words
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      A “MISLEADING IMPRESSION ”
      259 5 A “MISLEADING IMPRESSION —Straits Times, Aug. 20. We have no desire to get in the line of fire while verbal brickbats are flying between Government House and the Straits Settlements (Singapore) Association over the naming of Pier but one passage in the Colonial Secretary’s latest reply gives rise to a
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      HARD-EARNED LEAVE.
      193 5 during his spare time.—Straits Times, Aug. 20. An example of the retort courteous was given at question time in the House of Commons last month. Major-General Sir Alfred Knox asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether he had considered the possibility of utilising the presence of
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      THE MANCHU PRINCESS.
      128 5 Straits Times, Aug. 22. Writing on mixed marriages in “la Revue Mondiale,” Miss Anna May Wong tells us: “I know an Englishman who lives happily in the Malay States with n Manchu princess as his wife. Formerly in China he had saved the princess from the revolution
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      LOCAL UNEMPLOYED.
      230 5 —Straits Times, Aug. 22. The fact that there has been no lessening of the unemployment problem in Malaya and that the ranks of unemployed clerks are constantly being increased is giving much concern to local associations. In a circular issued by the Straits Chinese British Association, for example,
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      THE WAPINSCHAW.
      225 5 Straits Times, Aug. 22. Perhaps it is as well to explain why m Scottish rifle meeting is culled a wapinachaw—or wapenshaw, as some dictionaries have it. According to authority, this “weapon-show” was a periodical muster or review of troops formerly held in every district in Scotland, the object
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      “DAMAGE” TO DOCTORS.
      278 5 when any fee was paid.—Straits Times. Aug. 22. Ever since the day* when motor-cars had to have a man walking in front with a red flag have doctors Leen complaining of the ingratitude of those people involved in road accidents who accept their services and make little
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      MOTORCAR FOR 75 CENTS.
      125 5 Straits Times, Aug. 23., Singapore, which ha? always been noted for its “used car bargains,” is expensive compared to Montreal, judging by the following extract from the Financial Time** of that city: “At a so-called police auction at Montreal 2H automobiles, which had come into the
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      SHAKESPEARE “POOJA.”
      334 5 universities of Eastern countries.—Straits Times, Aug. 23. A book has just been brought out by a young Indian scholar which every educationist in Ceylon, India, Burma and Malaya ought to read. It is called Shakespeare Through Indian Eyes and it is the first attempt that has been made
      universities of Eastern countries.—Straits Times, Aug. 23.  -  334 words
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      A PLANTER’S PROTEST.
      372 6 than they lead at present.—Straits Times. Auk. 23. A Kelantan planter, Mr. Anker Rentsc, has written a somewhat vigorous letter to the Straits Times to the efTect that people who write about estate coolie gardens from the vantage point of a newspaper office ought to he suppressed.
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      A WORD FOR THE POST OFFICE.
      345 6 Straits Times, Aug. 24. There are few institutions of which we can be more proud at Home than our much-maligned Post Office. True, a foreifpier reading certain of our journals, especially the humorous ones, might gather the impression that the Post Office is a
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      THE ECONOMIC TRIANGLE.
      372 6 THE ECONOMIC TRIANGLE mankind outside Russia ?—Straits Times. Aug. 24. In a land of tidapathy it is surprising to find anyone keen enough about anything to publish a pamphlet upon it, and the moie so when the subject is one so abstruse as economics. It is clear, however, that.the time
      mankind outside Russia ?—Straits Times. Aug. 24.  -  372 words
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    MAN STABBED.
    51 6 Affray Between Different Caste Hindus. (From Our 0\yn Correspondent.) Penang, Aug. 24. Several minor affrays between different caste Hindus culminated last night in one man being stabbed outside a toddy 'shop. The man was taken to hospital where he lies in a critical condition. One arrest has been
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    BANGKOK Y.M.C.A.
    50 6 Branch Established And Recognised. ■IN X (From Our Own Correspondent.) Bangkok, Aug. 24. A branch of the Y.M.C.A. has been established here and has received official recognition by the Ministry of the Interior. Bangkok has been one of the few big cities in the East without a branch.
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    BANK MANAGER ARRESTED.
    165 6 j Startling Police Move. CRIMINAL BREACH CHARGE. There was a sdn.sat ional police move on Wednesday when Kwek Wee Hai. manager of the Tye Thong Exchange Hank in Teluk Ayer Street, who on Tuesday complained that he had been ah* ducted, stripped, bound, painted and robbed of
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    SELANGOR RIVER.
    42 6 (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Aug. 23. Selangor River Rubber Estates, Ltd., is to be reconstructed at once. The company has secured a forward contract of 40 tons a month from October to December at 8 cents per lb. Singapore.
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    BIRTH
    19 6 LANS DOWN. On August lh, at the Maternity Hospital. Singapore, to Lieotenant and Mrs. Charles Lansdown, a daughter.
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    ENGAGEMENTS
    121 6 The engagement is announced between Miss Bobbie Apdersen of Copenhagen and John D. Nicholson of the Straits Settlements Police. The engagement is announced between Jacob Brooksbank Hodgins, eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Hodgins of Crowborough, Sussex, and Eileen May Gregg, only daughter of Dr. John M.
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    ANNOUNCEMENT
    38 6 The marriage will take place in Penang on September 1, between Mr. J. P. Biddulph, M.( .S. and Muriel Blanche, elder daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Cunningham Tweedie of the Salt Gabelle, Foochow, China—No cards.
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    ACTION AGAINST GOVERNMENT.
    454 6 Shipping Company Claims Damages. UNFAIR advantage: Alleged Evasion Of Regulations. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, Aug. Damages to the amount of $100,000 a-e said to be claimed in an action whii* Mansfield and Co.,-Ltd., as agents for the Straits Steamship Co., Ltd., are brine ing against the
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    HEAT RESISTING PAINT.
    177 6 An entirely new development in the painting of engine parts is the discovery of a new paint, known as Kemiek HeatResisting Paint, which is at once a rustpreventative and actually improved by intermittent heating and cooling action. Until now there has been no known material which could
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    105 6 DEATHS MASS ANG.—On Aug. 18. 1932, at No. 175, Haig Road, Singapore, Floriana IVJassang. 79 years, beloved grand-mother of John and William Snodgrass. I’enang papers please copy. WODEHOUSE. On July 22, 19.12, at 72 North date, London, Kitty the beloved wife of Richard L. D. Wodehouse, of Tientsin, China, and
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    HALF THE MALAYAN ACREAGE.
    1704 7 Aim of Estate Owners’ Association. rubber control. hope of better results in THE EAST. That hopes of international action to control rubber production are not yet dead in Malaya was shown at the annual meeting of the Estate Owners’ Association on Saturday, when the chairman stated
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    MALAY CAUGHT BY A SHARK.
    163 7 Diving for Coal Inside The Breakwater. A shark claimed another victim—after a lapse of many months—on Sunday morning when a 23-year-old Malay was brought back to Tanjong Rhu dead, his right leg being almost severed. Two Malays, Puasa bin Jatfar and Musa bin Said, were
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    “ HONOUR OF DEATH.”
    98 7 HONOUR OF DEATH.” Ex-Emperor of China And His Mistress. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Aug. 20. The Peking correspondent of the Daily Express reports that Henry Pu-yi, the boy ex-Empcror of China and now President of the Manchukuo Government, has conferred the “Honour of Death upon his former mistress, Wan-Siu.
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    PLANTERS’ STORES.
    56 7 Profit of £4,662 for HalfYear. (From Our Own Correspondent London, Aug. 20. The Planters’ Stores and Agency profits for the half-year endu'd Mar. 31, 1932, total £-1,662, as against £6,257. After the payment of the preference dividend and 10 per cent., dividend on the ordinary shi roq. it
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    INFANT SON KILLED BY ACCIDENT.
    359 7 Misadventure Verdict In Garage Tragedy. Stories of how a father accidentally killed hia son and how a man was struck dead by lightning were told to Mr. F. G. Bourne, the Singapore Coroner, on Monday. A verdict of death by misadventure was returned in both
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    VOLUNTARY GUARDS.
    38 7 To Patrol Bathing Beaches At Home. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Auk* 20. A corps of voluntary life pruards, modelled on the same body in Australia, is beinK formed in EnKland to patrol all the beaches.
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    GOAL POST CRASH.
    55 7 Footballer Carried Off Unconscious. (From Our Own Correspondent.) PenanK, Auk* 24. Jacob, left winK in the Province Wellesley football team, crashed his head aKainst a Koal post in the match aKainst the Cricket Club here yesterday and was taken to hospital unconscious. The Province won the came
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    SINGAPORE’S HEALTH.
    140 7 The Sincapore Municipal Health statement for the week ended Auk* 13 cives the total number of deaths as male 97 and female 54. This represents a deathrate of 16.70 per mille, per annum, compared with 17.25 in the precedinc week and 2G.48 in the corresponding week of last
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    AIR PASSENGERS.
    32 7 Passengers from D.E.I. to Singapore on Aug. 16 :—Mr. Lcibensperger. From Singapore to I). E.l. on Aug. 17 Mr. Murch, Mr. Wolterbeek, Mr. J. van d«*r Meulen and Mr. Wisclius.
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    CHINESE GIVEN BAIL IN $200,000.
    1203 8 $500,000 Involved. DUTCH FIRM’S LOSS OF COPRA. A sensation was caused in the Second Police Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday afternoon when a Ch'nene was arraigned on charges of cheating or abetment of cheating. It was stated by the prosecution that the total amount involved was
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    HOUSE SOLD TWICE IN ONE HOUR.
    298 8 Woman Gaoled and Jewels For One Buyer. (From Our Own Corresponden.) Penang, Aug. £3. Having sold her house twice within one i hour she purchased some jewellery and 1 *hen set out for Siam. That was the 1 story related in court this afternoon
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    SUPREME COURT JUDGMENT.
    585 8 i Premeditated Swindle By Salesman. In the Supreme Court on Aug. 17 Mr. Justice Terrell delivered judgment in the case in which Wing Tai Loon and Co. sued Uttamram and Co. for $5,310 for goods supplied and delivered. In the course of his judgment His Lordship said
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    DOCK DISINFECTED.
    142 8 Robber Found to Be A Leper. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, Aug. 17. An unusual sight was seen in the Ipoh Supreme Court yesterday when a leper named Leong Wah *vas charged with robbery. The dock was sprayed with strong disinfectant before and after the accused occupied it.
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    CHINA RELIEF FUND BOOKS.
    222 8 $200 Reward for Their Recovery. (Prom Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, Aug. 21. At a meeting to discuss the loss of u account books of the China Distress i, lief Fund Mr. Khoo Chiang p re XT ed and the gathering included Mr Yeoh Cheang Aun and
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    IPOH ASSIZES.
    211 8 Woman’s Alleged Theft Of Jewellery. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, Aug. IS. Yeo Fee pleaded guilty at the Assize here to a charge of being found in possession of ten counterfeit five cent pieces. The accused kept a shop that the police raided. They found the coins on
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    FLATS IN IPOH.
    207 8 Discussion by Kinta Sanitary Board. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, Aug. 18At the Kinta Sanitary Board meeting the chairman announced that the whole question of conservancy fees was to be referred to the finance committee. The chairman drew the Board’s attention to the question of the density
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      JOHNSTON’S PIER.
      972 9 To <he Editor of the Straits Times. c It w ould seem that the GovernS ‘lXcision to name the new pier CMfmS pS" is not meeting with popular „i or at least, with the approval a P /he mercantile section of the communal if one judges from the
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      LANDLORDS’ CHARTER
      1630 9 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Citizens of Singapore who imagine by signing the petition organised by Th Singapore Ratepayers’ Association, they are helping to curb the activities of supposed bureaucratic wastrels are making the mistake of their lives and lending themselves to a movement that is
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      GOLD MINING.
      129 9 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, —In your issue of Aug. 11 I notice a reference to Malayan Gold Limited, and am sorry that you consider the prospectus a little vague as to its immediate plans.” The company has been formed with the direct intention of
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      “THE NEW POLICY.”
      1878 9 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, —Your Kuala Lumpur correspondent in his very interesting “Journal” of Saturday last, Aug. 13, makes in ingenious attempt to dispose of the arguments underlying my original contribution to the “Malay Mail” on the subject of the “new policy” and
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      BROADCASTING.
      274 10 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir.—Your Wireless Correspondent published a letter under the nom-de-plume of “Interested” in which the writer quotes the Ma’ayan Radio Review in support of his contention that the transmissions from Petaling Hill experimental station are] good. We said nothing of the sort. What
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      VOLUNTEERING.
      264 10 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, —Considerable invective is heaped upon non-volunteers lately, in the Press, by those who are 44 doing their duty.” Expressions such as 44 poodle-faking,” suggestions that conscription should come into force, and that conscripts shoMd wea 1 badges of shame will not
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      THE SERVICE COMPANY.
      285 10 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir.—At the end of the month, by report in your paper, the 25 men forming the Service Company are to be disbanded. I think everybody outside Government and Municipal officials agrees that r.o official department is completely meeting the present
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      FORESTRY METHODS.
      923 10 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, —Mr. F. O. Rasmussen is obviously arguing against himself and his own experience if he contends that trees do not tend to grow better and to yield their oest values in good soil rather than in poor soil. For instance,
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      “OTHER BIRKEMOSES.”
      514 11 To the Editor of the Straits Times. cir i take the liberty of referring to mNote of the Day of Aug. 19 under th* heading which appears at the top of ,.tt< r 1 do not belie\e that any Nnter in Malaya accuses Mr. Birkemosa nJ "elf-advertisement— at
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    11 DAYS TO CHINA.
    211 11 When the Air Mail Gap Is Closed. H-rom Our Own Correspondent.) Bangkok, Aug. 20. In the course of an address on commercial aviation, Mr. Otto Praeger, Advise, to the Post and Telegraph Dcpaitaunt and director of the Aerial y ans P 0l *t Company in Siam,
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    “THE BIGGEST SPECULATOR IN TOWN.”
    2128 11 With Borrowed Money, Not His Own. MR. JULIAN ISRAEL. HOW TO BUY BANK OF ENGLAND. How a systematic series of frauds and the alteration of cheques of threefigure amounts to four-figure amounts were alleged to have been carried out by a Straits-born Chinese while in
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    ALLEGED “REDS” CAUGHT
    94 11 Bluebell Cottage Raided By Police. A raid conducted by Mr. C. Harry, A.S.P., at about <5 o’clock yesterday morning on a house called Bluebell Cottage,” near the Joo Chiat police station, led to tho arrest of two Hylams who appeared before Mr. A. C. Boyd, the Third
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    $15,000 MORE FOUND MISSING.
    1408 12 Forgery Charge. MR. JULIAN ISRAEL’S EVIDENCE. The startling statement that a further *15.000 had been found missing that same morning was made by Mr. E. Tongue, head of the detective branch, to Mr. C. Wilson, the Criminal District Judge, on Friday during the hearing of the
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    MIDNIGHT ATTACK.
    78 12 Man Says He Saw His Uncle Stabbed. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, Aug. 17. A midnight attack on two gardeners carrying durians, nuts and eggs to market, was described in the lower court here today when Choon Yan, who is accused of the murder of Wong Teow, appeared
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    SUGAR PROSPECTS IN MALAYA.
    1028 12 A Possible Industry. DISTILLATION FROM NIPAH SAP. At the present time Malaya’s sugar supplies—averaging eighty thousand tons a year—are mostly obtained from Java, which has highly developed sugarcane estates and factories. A possible source of locally produced sugar, and one that is already tapped by the
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    SENT FOR TRIAL.
    388 12 Son of Former Chinese Minister to U.S. Chang Kiam Hoe, a son of Mr. Chang j Put See. a multi-millionaire and ones Chinese Consul at Penang and Chinese j Minister to the United States, was on Mon- day sent for trial at the Assizes by Mr. A.
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    PLANE FOR £275.
    65 12 British 2*Seater To Be Marketed. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Aug. 20. A British firm is shortly to market s two-stater 75 m.p.h. monoplane, capable of landing in a small field, for £275. The present minimum price for a monoplane is £550, and it is expected that
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    NAIL DRIVEN INTO MAN’S HEAD.
    909 13 Gruesome Murder. HOW HOKIENS PUNISH INFIDELITY. r.ruesome details of the wounds on s murdered Chinese p.ft-rearer were eiven by a doctor during the hearing of an inquiry which conJ ,‘„dld before the Singapore Coroner, Mr. F. G. Bourne, on Aug. 17 In the doctors opinion
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    WEDDING AT THE CATHEDRAL.
    454 13 Mr. M. C. Frend and Miss Dorothy Sewell. St. Andrew’s Cathedral held a large congregation on Aug. 17 for the wodd-! ing of Mr. Martin Clifford Frend, of the Government Monopolies Department, and Miss Dorothy Sewell. The bridegroom is the eldest son of the Rev. and
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    DEATH ON DOCTOR’S DOORSTEP.
    90 13 Man Who Was on Eve Of Retirement. The death occurred on Aug. 17 on the eve of his retirement of Mr. Tan Tee Lin who was in the employment of Mansfield and Co., Ltd., for many years. Mr. Tan Tee Lin, who was about 5<i years
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    MORE FACTS ABOUT TOC H.
    1010 13 What It Is Doing. PADRE FORD’S ADDRESS TO ROTARIANS. H. E. the Governor (Sir Cecil Clementi) was present at the weekly luncheon of the Singapore Rotary Club on Aug. 17 at the Adelphi Hotel when the speaker was the Rev. F. E. (“Bobs”) Fond who
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    DISTRICT OFFICER FOUND SHOT.
    392 13 Dramatic Phone CaiL DUE TO RETIRE IN SEPTEMBER. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, Aug. 20. With tragic and unexpected suddenness the death took place in Tapah, yesterday, of Mr. Osbourne Beckett, District Officer, Batang Padang. About midday Mr. Beckett’s “boy” hearing the report of a gun,
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    PAHANG PARA.
    32 13 (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Aug. 19. Pahang Para Rubber Syndicate, Ltd., announces a loss of 1*2,007. After transferring 1*2,500 from taxation reserve there remains a forward debit of 16,130.
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    DEMONSTRATION BY UNEMPLOYED.
    1250 14 Amazing Court Scene. SEQUEL TO PEPPER THROWING CASE. A remarkable demonstration by unemployed Chinese seamen took place in the Third Police Court on Saturday as a result of which the court had to be cleared. The incident arose over the passing of sentence on five unemployed Chinese
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    SULTAN OF JOHORE.
    118 14 Sees Tun?ku Abu Bakar Off To Europe. A big gathering of Johore State officials, both Malay and European, was at. the S.H.B. wharves on Friday to see the Sultan’s second son. H. H. Tungku Abu Bakar, leave by the Baloeran for Europe. The Sultan of Johore, H.
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    FIVE-FOOT WAY DRAMA.
    84 14 Alleged Attempt to Commit Suicide. With mats spread out in front of him on (he five-foot way of a house in New Market Road a Chinese is alleged to have knelt down and with a razor cut his throat. A compatriot coming out of another house saw
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    HIGHLY QUALIFIED TEACHERS.
    639 14 Scholarships At Raffles College. With a view to the provision of more highly qualified teachers the Government has approved of the following scheme:— Selected students or teachers, male or female, will be given scholarships at Raffles College, Singapore, to study for three years a course approved by
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    KEYS AND DOWDESWELL.
    85 14 Settlement in Dispute With Land Development Co. In the Supreme Court on Friday, Mr. W. E. Demuth, appearing on behalf of Messrs. Keys and Dowdeswell, announced that a settlement had been arrived at in the case in which his clients were the plaintiffs and the Singapore Development
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    EUROPEAN HIT BY BENGALI.
    558 14 Arm Fractured. SEQUEL TO PETROL 1‘L Mu SCENE. For hitting a European with a stick and fracturing his arm a Bengali hat been fined $20 or twenty days’ rigor.,n! imprisonment by Mr. E. C. G. Barrett the Singapore Fourth Police Magistrate It was stated that about
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    CAPT. E. F. HALL.
    105 14 New Brigade Major Of The S.S.V.F. The new Brigade Major of fhe Strait' Settlements Volunteers, Captain E. Hall, M.C., of The Buffs, who recently assumed duties, has been associated with that distinguished regiment since Deceit* ber, 1915, when he was commissioned after three months with a
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    TAMIL TO DIE.
    41 14 Man Who Murdered A Woman. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, Aug. Periasamy, the Tamil who was charged with the murder of Mary, his mistress, o Kamunting, was found guilty at the sizes here today and sentenced to deatr
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    Malayan Planting Topics.
    1945 15 y vW ideas About Clean Clearthg The Rotting Timber Theory —A Valuable R.R.I. Line Of Research More About Rubber Forestry—Estates Which Are Not In The Limelight—Rubber From Estate To Wharf How The F.M.S. Railways Do It. (By Oar Planting Correspondent.) rs clean clearing commercially sound? 1 This
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    95 PER CENT.
    206 15 Bankrupt Congratulated By Judge. Henry D’Con oieao, a bankrupt, was congratulated bv Mr. Justice Whitley on Friday when he was successful in his application for discharge, which was suspended for only one day. Mr. 1>. H. Tudor, assistant Official Assignee, said that the bankrupt had pa d
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    LEPERS RE-ENTER THE WORLD.
    601 15 A Malayan Triumph. SIXTY PATIENTS FREED IN SELANGOR. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Aug. 18. A remarkable demonstration of the results that are being obtained in Malaya with the treatment of leprosy, u disease regarded until recently as hopelessly incurable, will be given this month.
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    CHILD’S DEATH.
    41 15 Car Driver Acquitted And Discharged. (Krom Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, Aug. 17. Charged with causing the death of a child by rash and negligent driving, Ali Piah bin Osman was acquitted and discharged in tho police court here today.
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    A JOURNAL IN THE FEDERAL CAPITAL.
    2381 16 A Malay States Association—W'liat It Might Do—Public Spirit Going To Waste Kuala Lumpur’s Opportunities Goodbye To Boom Distractions —A Yeir Chapter Of Social History—Building The City Beautiful. (By Our Kuala Lumpur Correspondent.) THE proposal to form a Malay States Association, to act as an
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    THIRD DEFAULT IN PAYMENTS.
    513 16 “Very Discourteous,” Says Judge to Woman. A warning of the consequences which would befall her if she again defaulted in her payment of instalments was given to a woman. Annie M. Chelvan, by Mr. Justice Whitley when Mr. Tudor moved a motion for her committal for
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  • PAST WEEK’S IMPERIAL AND GENERAL NEWS Contained in Reuter, British Imperial Radio and Special Telegrams.
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      CAPT. LANCASTER ACQUITTED.
      1458 21 —Reuter. Extraordinary Scenes In Court. STORM OF CHEERING. ‘•I Am Delighted”—Mrs. Keith Miller. Miami, Aug. 17. Caut Lancaster has been acquitted on charge of murdering the airman Haden Clars." The jury was absent for five Halfway through the jury’s retirement to consider the Lancaster verdict the jjdge
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      DEATH OF FORMER CHIEF JUSTICE.
      519 21 —Reuter. The Career of Sir Edward O’Malley. London, Aug. 17. The death is announced of Sir Edward Loughlin O’Malley, former Chief Justice of the Straits Settlements, at the age of 90.—Reuter. The following refprence to Sir Edward 1 appears in One Hundred Years of Singapore,
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      MIXED RECEPTION IN INDIA.
      390 21 -W. J —Reuter. Award Bitterly Attacked By Hindus. BRITISH OPINION. “Equitable Search for A Compromise.” Simla, Aug. 17. The communal award has had a mixed reception. Moslems and Europeans generally are satisfied but the Hindus and Sikhs attack it bitterly. The special seats allotted to the
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      JEWISH CONGRESS.
      164 21 —Reuter. To Unite in Defence Of Rights. Geneva, Aug. 17. The convening of a world congress for Jewry to consider the protection of the Jewish people was decided by a resolution at the Jewish Conference. The resolution “expresses the deep conviction that, the critical situation of the Jewish
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      LONE EFFORT IN LIGHT PLANE.
      1335 22 ,—Reuter. IOII British Wireless. Great Achievement Of British Airman. RETURN JOURNEY. Wife May Accompany Him. Mr J. A. Mollison. the famous Scottish airman, has Rained fresh laurels bv making a magnificent flight across the Atlantic from east tr west, being the first to achieve such
      ,—Reuter.; IOII British Wireless.  -  1,335 words
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      OVERSEA SETTLEMENT
      211 22 i. British Wireless. Last Year Very Bad For Migration. Rugby, Aug. 19. In view of the uncertainty of t}ie pre--ont position and pending the deliberations at Ottawa, the annual report of the Overseas Settlement Committee, now issued by the Dominions Office, makes no attempt to predict the future
      i. British Wireless.  -  211 words
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      LONE EAST TO WEST FLIGHT ACROSS ATLANTIC.
      42 22 Mr. J. A. Mollison nnd his Moth aeroplane Heart’s Content, in which he has just established a new record by making a magnificent flight across the Atlantic from east to west, (Planet News.) (Planet News.)
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      CLOSING STAGES AT OTTAWA.
      333 22 —British Wireless. Mr. Thomas’s Encouraging Message. SUCCESS ACHIEVED. Agreements Made With Dominions. Rugby, Aug. if. The Ottawa Conference was today r>ar intr its final stage, and delegates wJ' occupied for the most part, in putting the final touches to various draft agreement* One between the United
      —British Wireless.  -  333 words
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      TREATY WITH RUSSIA.
      258 22 —Reuter. Action Planned to Check Dumping. Ottawa, Aug. l". Abrogation of the United Kingdom commercial treaty with the Soviet in 1930 will follow the adoption of -he Anglo-Canadian agreement, according to a high Canadian authority. It is further stated that a formula was agreed to by which
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      JAPAN AND THE LEAGUE.
      178 23 —Reuter. Withdrawal Unlikely. CHINA’S DESIRE FOR PEACE. London, Aug:. 17. Mr Quo Tai-chi, the new Chinese Minisin London, interviewed by .Reuter’s Ac-ency, said he was pleased with the warmth of his leception but was surprised “how little England knows of the real situation in China.' He
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      “SIGNIFICANT ACT.”
      148 23 Reuter. Japan’s Ambassador To Manchukuo. Nanking, Aug. 17. The Foreign Minister, Mr. Lo Wen-kan, referring to the Japanese dispatch of an Ambassador to Manchukuo, calls it the most significant act of the w’hole tragedy of conquest now being enacted by Japan in Manchuria. It should be regarded in
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      GENERAL HAN FU-CHU
      125 23 —Aneta-Havas. Refuses Presidency Of Military Commission. Shanghai, Aug. 15. At Marshal Chiang Kai-shek’s request, Marshal Chang Hsueh-liang will remain in charge at Peking until a military commission has been appointed to take over 1, b^ '*ti ca tion of the North. General Han h u-chu, the Governor
      —Aneta-Havas.  -  125 words
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      LEAGUE ASSEMBLY.
      151 23 Appointment of Chinese Delegates. (I*rom Our Own Correspondent.) Nanking, Aug. 18. in f Ching-wei attended a meetr(M ,a Kuomintang headquarters yes'wiN when he explained the reasons for cmii l si 5 na^0n stating that his plans i,. i" n ()t 'l 1 properly carried out until he 1
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      MR. WANG CHING-WEI.
      164 23 Sin Chew Jit Poh. Why He Was Forced To Retire. Shanghai,. Aug. 17. Mr. Wang Ching-wei left for Nanking by aeroplane yesterday morning accompanied by, among others, Mr. T. V. Soong. Before his departure Mr. Wang said in an interview, ‘‘I do not regard the Central Government’s
      Sin Chew Jit Poh.  -  164 words
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      OTTAWA CONFERENCE
      446 23 for subsequent discussions.—British Wireless. ,—Reuter. ence may be restored.”—Aneta-Trans-Ocean. Methods of Commonwealth Co-operation. Rugby, Aug. 18. The main work at Ottawa today consisted of shaping the agreement in preparation for Saturday’s plenary session. The report of the committee on methods of economic co-operation which was presented today recommends
      for subsequent discussions.—British Wireless.; ,—Reuter.; ence may be restored.”—Aneta-Trans- Ocean.  -  446 words
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      LORD KYLSANT RELEASED.
      613 23 Sentence of Twelve Months Completed. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Aug. 18. Lord Kylsant was released from Wormwood Scrubbs this morning, and motored with his wife to his Welsn residence at Coombe. He thanked the warders for their kindness and shook hands with the prisoners. On July
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      SULTAN OF BRUNEI.
      105 23 -Reuter. Completing Education In England. London, Aug. 18. The Sultan of Brunei has arrived on board the Rajputana to complete his education in England. He will stay at Waltham Cross, Hertfordshire.—Reuter. H.H. Sultan Ahmed Tajudin of Brumei, who is 18 years of age, was in Singapore last
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      SUCCESS OF LOAN CONVERSION.
      262 23 —Reuter. British Wireless. New York Impressed. WINDFALL FOR BRITISH TREASURY. New York, Aug. 17. Bankeis are very impressed by the success of the British War Loan conversion. The New York Times expresses the opinion that the result is not only a windfall for the British Treasury
      —Reuter.; British Wireless.  -  262 words
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      PRINCE’S THANKS.
      273 23 w a v»v«. a a 1 —British Wireless. Sees Fleet Under Service Conditions. Rugby, Aug. 18. The flagship. Queen Elizabeth, with the Prince of Wales and Prince George on board, was flying the Royal Standard when, with the rest of the Mediterranean Fleet, she entered the superb harbour
      — – — w a v»v«. a a 1—British Wireless.  -  273 words
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      REV. W. Y. FULLERTON.
      109 23 Reuter. Death of Well-Known Mission Worker. London, Aug. 18. The death has occurred of the Rev. W. Y. Fullerton, who was well known in connection with missionary w r ork.— Reuter. Mr. Fullerton, who was 75 years of was home secretary of the Baptist Missionary Society
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      PICCARD BEATS OWN RECORD.
      1097 24 —Reuter. Ascends Over Ten Miles Into Stratosphere. Zurich, Auk. 18. The mammoth balloon to which is attached an air tight aluminium gondola containing Professor Piccard and his assistant, Dr. Cosyns, ascended at 5.5 a.m. on the second journey into tho stratosphere. The inflation of the balloon
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      COMMUNAL PLAN.
      148 24 —Reuter Wireless. Reuter. Premier’s Statement On Decision. London, Aug. 16. The Prime Minister, Mr. Ramsay MacDonald, in an accompanying statement as regards the Cabinet’s communal decision for India, points out that Government never wished to intervene in the communal controversies and strove hard to get the Indians to
      —Reuter Wireless.; Reuter.  -  148 words
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      EARTHQUAKE.
      55 24 Aneta-Trans-Ocean. Severe Casualties Feared At Anatolia. London, Aug. 13. A severe earthquake at Anatolia wrought extensive havoc according to advices received here. The town of Mugla was particularly affected this time, a large part of the towm being laid in ruins. It is feared that the casualties are severe
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      NEW CAPITAL ISSUES.
      92 24 Reuter. No Decision to Raise Embargo. London, Aug. 18. Contrary to expectation in many quarters, says the Financial Times, it is understood that no decision will be taken regarding the raising of the embargo on new capital issues until Mr. Neville Chamberlain, the Chancellor of the Exchequer,
      Reuter.  -  92 words
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      DEATH SENTENCE ON NOULENSES.
      380 24 —Reuter. Life Imprisonment Only To be Imposed. Shanghai, Aug. 19. The trial ended today, after fifteen months of imprisonment in a Chinese prison, of Mr. Paul Noulens and Mrs. Noulens. Sentence of death was passed on both but, under the Chinese General Amnesty Act, was immediately
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      WIRELESS PROGRESS.
      147 24 —Aneta-Havas. Marconi’s Short Wave Experiments. Rome, Aug. 14. Signor Marconi’s collaborator, Marquis Solari, has given the some details of the inventor’s experiment with ultra short waves. The waves are directed like light rays on a given point. Up to the present, transmission has only been established between posts
      —Aneta-Havas.  -  147 words
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      “ MISREPRESENTED.”
      110 24 MISREPRESENTED.” —Reuter. Hitler Not to March On Berlin. Berlin, Aug. 19. Herr Hitler, who is at present living in a lonely cottage near Berechtesgarten, in an interview maintained that his reference to Signor Mussolini was misrepresented. The fact that the Nazis never asked for the Ministry of Defence showed that
      —Reuter.  -  110 words
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      WAR WITH BOLIVIA SENSELESS.
      202 24 —Aneta-Trans-Ocean. Views of Paraguay’s New President. Berlin, Aug. 16 According to dispatches from AsuncL the new Paraguayan President Seno Ayala, who took office on Monday, deelar ed that while he considered war with Bolivia senseless, Paraguay nevertheless was firmly resolved not to capitulate 1* fore Bolivia
      —Aneta-Trans-Ocean.  -  202 words
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      VESSEL LOST.
      151 24 ship is considered to be lost.—Reuter Wireless. Ocean Air Link Goes Down In Storm. Paris, Aug. 16. A dispatch boat of 500 tons, the name of which is unknown, belonging to the French Aero-Postale Company, operating in conjunction with the air mail sendee between France and South America,
      ship is considered to be lost.—Reuter Wireless.  -  151 words
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      U.S. NAVAL MISHAP.
      61 24 —Reuter. Aircraft-Carrier Runs Aground. San Diego, California. Aug. 18 The United States aircraft carrier Saratoga is reported to have run aground at Sunset Beach. The Saratoga groumded half a mile off the beach. Several ships, including the battleship San Pedro, are going to her assistance. The Saratoga
      —Reuter.  -  61 words
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      LAND SPEED RECORD.
      78 24 —Reuter Wireless 2 New Car to be Ready In February. London, Aug- 16* It has now been definitely decided to build a second Golden Arrow rer which will be driven by Capt. Alastair Miller in an attempt to beat the present land speec record held by Sir
      —Reuter Wireless2.  -  78 words
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      FISHING RIGHTS.
      60 24 —Aneta-Trans-Ocean. New Agreement Between Japan and Russia. Moscow, Aug. 1-a t A new Russian and Japanese agroemonconcerning fishing rights has been suguo'* here by the acting Foreign Minister. h J1,li khan, and the Japanese Ambassador Hirota. The agreement settles the issues v *u< developed out of the divergent
      —Aneta-Trans-Ocean.  -  60 words
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      A New Era Of Empire Trade.
      3248 25 Reuter. ">«.y uc removed until the supplies are again adequate.—British Wireless. hopes abundantly fulfilled AT OTTAWA. The success of the Ottawa Conference is now an accomplished fact and a chorus of almost unanimous praise has followed the announcement of the various agreements entered into
      Reuter.; ° ">«.y uc removed until the supplies are again adequate.—British Wireless.  -  3,248 words
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      ATHLETICS IN CHINA.
      48 26 r -w W IC»r .—Sin Kuo Min. Ministry of Education Asked To Co-operate. T A11 Shanghai, Aug. 21. I he All-China Athletic Conference has passed a resolution urging the establishment of an Athletic Committee, under the Education, to supervise althletics in the districts.—Sin Kuo Min.
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      SEARCH FOR FLYING PLANTERS.
      916 26 -Reuter. Rescue Plane’s Forced Landing. Rangoon, Aug. 20. Mr. Raynham, managing director of the India Air Survey Co., who left Calcutta for Rangoon, en route to Bangkok to search for the missing flying planters, Mr. G. W. Salt and Mr. F. B. Taylor, has made a
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      SWEDISH MATCH COMPANY.
      328 26 Reuter. To be Continued. HOPE THAT IT MAY BE SAVED. Stockholm, Aug. 22. The reconstruction committee has decided that the continuation of the Swedish Match Co. would be to the advantage of the creditors and shareholders and the company may eventually work itself out of its present
      Reuter.  -  328 words
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      “FLYING BOUDOIR.”
      135 26 —Reuter. Women Break Endurance Record. New York, Aug. 23. The airwomen, Mrs. Frances Marsalis and Mrs. Conise have landed after flying for 196 hours and breaking the women’s refuelling endurance record by 73 hours. —Reuter. A message on Aug. 20 stated A woman aviator is circling over New
      —Reuter.  -  135 words
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      OTTAWA HELPS MALAYA.
      265 26 Canada Reduces Duty (k Pineapples. LOST MARKET. May be Recaptured By Local Canners. The following cable has been received the Pineapple Packers’ Agency. Ltd f r Mr. William Graham, the Mincing bar fruit broker who is attending the Ottav Conference on behalf of the Malavan packing industry:
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      TELEPHONE IMPROVED
      132 26 that the number will reach 150.—British Wireless. Greatest Advance For Many Years. Rugby, Aug. 17. A new' Zero H speech device for perfecting long distance telephony which is the invention of the British Post Office, is being established in the principal town? in the United Kingdom. It is
      that the number will reach 150.—British Wireless.  -  132 words
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      U.S. GOLD DRAIN.
      74 26 —Reuter Need to Curb Huge Flight Of Credits. Washington, Aug. 20. Since the gold drain from the United States has apparently stopped the administration authorities are considering the availability of the coming International Economic Conference as ''’uive of international steps to curb the hwre flight of credit.
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      WOMAN ALPINIST.
      92 26 —Reuter. Notable Feat by English Girl. Interlaken, Aug UAn English girl named Jean has achieved the distinction of beir.g first woman to climb Mont Eiger difficult route which only a few men 1* J taken. The first was the Japan* 8 Yukomoki in 1920. She was accompanied by
      —Reuter.  -  92 words
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      MOLLISON WELCOMED IN NEW YORK.
      1095 27 —British Wireless. and America via Harbour Grace.—Reuter Wireless. To Fly Back Alone. “TOUGHEST FLIGHT I EVER MADE.” c, John's. New Brunswick, Aug. 20. ••'it was the toughest flight that I have 'made," said Mr. J. A. Mollison on his arrival here today after his amazing
      —British Wireless.; and America via Harbour Grace.—Reuter Wireless.  -  1,095 words
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      U.S. TO OSLO.
      107 27 —British Wireless. —Aneta-Trans-Ocean. More Attempts to Fly The Atlantic. Rugby, Aug. 23. Today Messrs. Solberg and Petersen left Long Island for Harbour Grace on a projected flight to Oslo and Messrs. Lee and Bocthon are expected to leave Vermont toelay on a flight to the same destination.—British
      —British Wireless.; —Aneta-Trans-Ocean.  -  107 words
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      AMERICAN TRADE.
      106 27 —Reut^* Helping the Movement Of Commodities. New York, Aug. 19. The organisation and operating plan of the Commodities Finance Corporation, which is designed to furnish credit for the movement of commodities from producers to manufacturers, was announced by Mr. Mortimer Buckner after a meeting of prominent New York
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      FALL IN REVENUE.
      68 27 Reuter. How Depression Has Hit The U.S.A. Washington, Aug. 22. The effects of the v-orld depression on the United States is strikingly evidenced by the decrease in the internal revenue returns for the fiscal year ended June 30. The figures are $1,557,000,000, compared with $2,428,000,000 in the
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      NINETY-NINE IN THE SHADE IN LONDON.
      150 27 and at Jersey to 95 degrees.—British Wireless. Remarkable Heat Wave Continues. Rugby, Aug. 19. Great Britain continues to share in the European heat wave, and today a higher temperature was reached in London than at any time during the last 21 years. In the
      and at Jersey to 95 degrees.—British Wireless.  -  150 words
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      COMMUNAL AWARD.
      238 27 —Reuter. —British Wireless. Resignation of Sikh Members. Simla, Aug. 20. Sikh dissatisfaction at the Communal Award is illustrated by the fact that the Sikh members of the Round-Table Conference and the Consultative Committee, Ujjal Singh and Sampuran Singh, have sent a letter to the Viceroy resigning membership. They
      .—Reuter.; —British Wireless.  -  238 words
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      “VIRTUALLY DEAD.”
      100 27 —British Wireless. Civil Disobedience In Provinces. Rugby, Aug. 22. The weekly report on the civil disobedience movement in India shows that in the United Provinces trains continued to be stopped by Congress volunteers and telegraph wires were cut. The release of many local political leaders on the trimination
      —British Wireless.  -  100 words
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      PATERSON SIMONS.
      60 27 Dividend Drops From 4 To 2% Per Cent. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Aug. 22. Paterson Simons and Co. Ltd., is to pay a dividend of 2V& per cent., less tax, on the ordinary shares, compared with 4 per cent, last year. The sum of £5,000 is to
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      SIR SAMUEL WILSON’S MISSION.
      200 27 —Reuter. Decentralisation. EXPECTED TO SAIL ON OCT. 28. London, Aug. 19. It is learned on very reliable authority that Brig.-General Sir Samuel Wilson, the Permanent Under-Secretary to the Colonial Office, is leaving London on Oct. 28 for the Straits in connection with the question of decentralisation
      —Reuter.  -  200 words
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      WORLD CONFERENCE.
      112 27 the agenda for the cciference.—Reuter Wireless. Experts to Meet Early In September. London, Aug. 16. The world economic conference to be held in London may not meet in full session until the New Year. None of the eight Powers which are at present expected to participate has so
      the agenda for the cciference.—Reuter Wireless.  -  112 words
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      FOOTHILLS RUBBER.
      98 27 Directors Propose Scheme Of Reconstruction. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Aug. 22. The directors of Foothills (Malaya) Rubber Estate, Ltd., propose that reconstruction should take place and that a new company be formed with a capital of £40,000 in 2s. shares. The existing- shareholders will be entitled to
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      FRENCH AIR MAIL.
      56 27 The mail will not be delayed.—AnetaI lavas. Pilot Hurt in Accident At Beyreuth. Beyrouth, Syria, Aug, 13. The seaplane which carries the France-Indo-China air mail mot with an accident here on arrival yesterday. The pilot was injured and the wireless man and three passengers sustained slight bruises.
      The mail will not be delayed.—Aneta-I lavas.  -  56 words
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      QUEEN’S GODCHILD.
      77 27 —British Wireless. Christening of Lady Abel Smith’s Daughter. Rugby, Aug. 17. The Queen has consented to act as godmother, with Princess Sibylla of Saxe Coburg and Gotha, to the daughter of Caj*t. and Lady May Abel Smith, the Queen’s niece, who will be christened Ann Mary Sibylla. The
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      JEHOL INVASION SLACKENS.
      133 28 should be sent to Jehol immediately.—Sin Chew Jit Poh. Japan Displays Signs Of Nervousness. APPEAL TO GENEVA. U.S. and European Powers Making Inquiries. Shanghai, Aug. 24. The situation on the Jehol border at a late hour on Monday night was stated to be much easier. Both sides
      should be sent to Jehol immediately.—Sin Chew Jit Poh.  -  133 words
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      PROTEST IN TOKIO.
      416 28 ini* the course of the past few days,,—The lJn on Times. China Appeals to The League of Nations. Shanghai, Aug. 24. I The Foreign Ministry at Nanking has entered a strong protest, through the Chinese Minister in Tokio, against Japan’s latest invas on of Jehol. In addition,
      ini* the course of the past few days,,—The lJn;on Times.  -  416 words
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      CHINA’S CABINET.
      204 28 —The Union Times. |/iwr wiv v ed not to resume the office. —Sin hew Jit Poh. To be Re-Appointed With One Exception. Shanghai, Au*. 24. Mr. T. V. Soonjf (tho Finance Minister), —who has U*en appointed acting Prt'sident of the Executive. Yuan a post which is equivalent to
      —The Union Times.; |/iwr wiv v —— — ed not to resume the office.—Sin ( hew Jit Poh.  -  204 words
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      THE KUOMINTANG.
      85 28 Central Yangtse River Provinces.—The Union Times. Conference Postponed Until End of Year. Shanghai, Aug. 24. It is announced that the Central (Nanking) Nat onal Government intends to postpone the Third Central Kuomintang Plenary Conference, which was to have been held towards the middle of next month, until the
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      LYTTON COMMISSION.
      82 28 -The Union Times. Said to Have Completed Its Task. Shanghai, Aug. 24. Dr. V. K. Wellington Koo (who has been acting as Chinese Assessor to the league of Nations Manchuria Inquiry Commission) has returned to Peking from Pehtaiho, the Chihli seaside resort where Lord Lytton and his colleagues
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      GREAT ANXIETY.
      238 28 —Reuter. League Discussions On Manchuria. London. Aug. 23. Now that the Ottawa Conference is over attention is being refocussed on the Far Fast ami the opening of the League discu; sions at Geneva on the Manchurian question is awaited with anxiety. Official circles in London are reticent in
      —Reuter.  -  238 words
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      GOVERNOR OF BURMA.
      69 28 ernorship of Behar and Orissa.—British Wireless. Sir H. Stephenson To Succeed Sir C. Innes. Rugby, Aug. 22. H.M. the King has l>een pleased to approve the appointment of Sir Hugh Stephenson, of the Indian Civil Service, retired, as Governor of Burma in succession to Sir Charles Innes,
      ernorship of Behar and Orissa.—British Wireless.  -  69 words
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      HITLER THREATENS GOVERNMENT.
      500 28 —Reuter. Question of Honour.” DEMANDS PARDON FOR NAZI MURDERERS. Berlin, Aug. 23. One of the most delicate situations the Government has yet faced is rapidly developing following the death sentence* passed on the five Nazis at Beuthen, in Prussia, for murdering a Communist. The condemned men have
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      GENERAL MUTO.
      86 28 —Sin Kuo Min. Attempt to Assassinate Him in Tokio. Shanghai, Aug. 23. News has been received from Jaffcn of an attempt which was made in the railway station at Tokio on Sunday last to assassinate General Muto, the recently appointed special envoy plenipotentiary to Manchuria, governor of Kwantung
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      NO RENEWAL.
      45 28 —Reuter. $50,000,000 Credit From U.S. to be Repaid. New York, Aug. 23. It is announced that the remaining $50,000,000 of the $200,000,000 credit granted to the British Treasury last August will not he renewed when it falls due for repayment on Aug. 27.—Reuter.
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      PROCURING FUNG’S DEATH.
      242 28 —Reuter. Cheng Found Guilty. SENTENCE NOT YET PRONOUNCED. Hong Kong, Aug. 24 The notorious Hong Kong murder cas* came to a conclusion at the Assize! this morning when the accused Cheng Kwok-yau, was found guilty of procuring the death of Geore* Fung. Sentence was deferred pending the
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      “NOT A ROWBOAT.”
      61 28 —Reuter. U.S., Disarmament And Manchuria. Baltimore, Aug. 18. The United States will send representatives to London in September to discuss naval reduction. According to the Washington correspondent of the Baltimore Sum they will be given instruction.“not to surrender a rowboat unless the United States are assured of
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      DRASTIC DECREE.
      51 28 Reuter. Punishing Speculators In Russia. Moscow, Aug. 22. Internment in a concentration camp for five to ten years for speculating in or cornering goods is laid dowm in a drast'c decree published today to prevent speculation, which the decree declares to be rife, especially in the necessaries of
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      AMALGAMATION.
      37 28 Sumatra Companies To Join Forces. (From Our Own Correepondent.) London, Aug. 18The directors are proceeding with the amalgamation of Sumatra Consolidated Rubber Estates, Ltd., Sumatra Proprietory Rubber Plantations, Ltd., and Sumatra Consolidated (Extended) Rubber Plantations, Ltd.
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      CANTON-SHANGHAI.
      41 28 route until Fridiay next. —Sin Chew Ji Poh. Air Mail Trial Flight Postponed. •Shanghai, Aug. 23. The China Aviation Company has postponed the trial flight on the proposed Canton-Shanghai air mail and passenger route until Fridiay next. —Sin Chew Ji
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      MR. LAMONT.
      43 28 -Reuter President of Iron and Steel Institute. New York, Aug. U* Mr. Secretary of Commerc who resigned on Aug. 4, has been elected president of the American Iron and Institute, in succession to Mr. Im Schwab, who becomes chairman. Reut« j
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      ANOTHER OUTRAGE IN INDIA.
      103 29 Reuter. Police Superintendent Shot Dacca, India, Aug:. 22. Mr Grassby, an additional police superintendent, was shot but not seriously injured today. H s assailant was captured and found to possess a bomb and a revolver. Though wounded in the arm and chin Superintendent Grassby chased his
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      JAPAN AND U.S.A.
      41 29 —Reuter. Hope That Differences May Be Reconciled. Washington. Aug. 20. The Japanese Ambassador, before leaving for Tokio, declared that he was hopeful that the differences, if any, between Japan and the United States over Manchuria would be reconciled.—Reuter.
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      BURNED TO DEATH.
      37 29 —Reuter Wirless. Tragedy in French Air Force. Bizerta. North Africa, Aug. 17. Four members of the French Air Force were burned to death today when their seaplane crashed near here during aeiial manoeuvres.—Reuter Wirless.
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      STOCK MARKET.
      45 29 —Reuter. Boomlet High Levels Passed. New York, Aug. 22. F.neouraged by the half for profit takng the stock market frisked upward, nany issues gaining three to five points >ver the new high levels of the recent xximlet. The turnover was about 1.000,000 shares.—Reuter.
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      DR. GORGULOFF.
      40 29 Reuter. Doumer’s Assassin to Go To the Guillotine. Paris, Aug. 20. Tho appeal of Dr. Paul Gorguloff ipnin st the sentence of death for the i sassination of President Doumer has wn rejected by the Court of Cassation.—
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      BANKA TIN.
      34 29 Huge Drop in Profits For This Year. (From Our Own Correspondent.) p London, Aug. 22. 10 non r ino, announces a profit of Ll.,000 for 1931, against £871,000 in the previous year.
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      LEAGUE ASSEMBLY.
      75 29 British Wireless. Chief British Delegates Announced. Rugby, Aug. 18. Ass.!, 11 t M® League of Nations "•ill hi. Kingdom delegates Shimon c .‘P n Secretary, Sir John Hilton’ vi He Mm i s t er of Health, Sir E. ‘Ktl n ?,i an u d Lord Cecil Substitute
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      SIR JOHN MIDDLETON.
      50 29 S IR JOHN MIDDLETON. .cave i>ewi( British Wireless. Relinquishes Governorship Of Newfoundland. Powss.t", M,d R ha K s y applfed 20 for as Governor 0 re n 3 uish his appointment NewfoumHnL and Commander-in-Chicf of to his request an( acceded in Xovemhor w JJ 1 ..J Gave Newfoundland 'ember.—British Wireless.
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      CHANGES IN THE G.P.O.
      364 29 -British Wireless. Rigid Bureaucracy To Be Replaced Rugby, Aug. 23. Proposals for improving the organisation of the General Post Office are contained in the unanimous report of the committee presided over by Lord Bridgeman which was set up by the PostmasterGeneral to inquire whether any changes
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      TELEVISION.
      96 29 .—British Wifeless. B.B.C. to Broadcast Four Times a Week. Rugby, Aug. 23. The first of a new senes of television transmissions was broadcast by the B.B.C. last night from a special studio at Broadcasting House. Hitherto television programmes have been provided by the Television Company from its own studio
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      CRASH TO DEATH.
      105 29 —Reuter Wireless. Tragedy in Musical Hall Tight-Rope Act. Berlin, Aug. 18. Hundreds of horrified spectators saw a boy and a girl crash to their death during a performance of tight-rope walking in a music hall in the Schemietzingen. The youngsters were part of a troupe of four
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      WHEAT FOR NITRATE.
      61 29 —Reuter. Barter Between U.S.A. And Chile. New York, Aug. 23. Chile is negotiating with the Federal Farm Board for the barter of at least 40,000 tons of nitrate for about 2,000,000 bushels of wheat. The nitrate is to be acquired by the U.S. War Department and held
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      COTTON DISPUTE.
      309 29 —British Wireless. s.—Reuter Wireless. Hope for Last-Minute Developments. Rugby, Aug. 23. A hopeful development occurred this morning in the Lancashire cotton dispute when the whole of the Central Board of the Northern Counties Textile Trade Federation, the body which had called the strike for next week-end, accepted the
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      GENERAL MUTO.
      315 29 Japanese fired at him but missed.--Sin Chew Jit Poh. -Aneta-Trans-Ocean. Another Alleged Plot To Kill Him. Shanghai, Aug. 23. A report is to hand from Antung, a town at the mouth of the Yalu River which divides Fengtien from Korea, to the effect that a number of large
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      ITALY TO REDUCE NAVY.
      122 29 —Reuter. Retirement of 130,000 Tons. Rome, Aug. 18. The gradual retirement of 130,000 tons of Italian naval tonnage, including two battleships, three cruisers, nine light cruisers and several destroyers and submarines, is announced. After removal of armaments the ships will be kept for emergency service. The
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      SLUM DWELLERS.
      153 29 ,—British Wireless. Successful Move To Modern Flats. Rugby, Aug. 23. The success of two schemes for moving slum dwellers to modern flats is described in the report on the Grosvenor and Ebury housing schemes, issued by the Westminster City Council yesterday. The Grosvenor scheme cost £431,600, of which
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      MR. AMERY’S SON.
      152 29 —British Wireless. Prevented From Marrying An Actress. I-<ondon, Aug. 22. A youthful romance received a setback today when the marriage arranged between Mr. John Amery, a yo>umg film producer and the son of Mr. L. S. Amery, a member of the House of Commons and a former
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      MISS SLADE.
      40 29 —Reuter. Sentenced to One Year’s Imprisonment. Bombay, Aug. 23. Miss Slade, Gandhi’s English disciple, was sentenced today to one year’s simple imprisonment.—Reuter. Miss Slade was arrested on Aug. 17, for contravening an order not to enter Bom1 ay.
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      STRIKE THREAT.
      46 29 —Aneta-Trans-Ocean. Bus Drivers Object To Wage Cuts. London, Aug. 21. According to the News-Chronicle 25,000 bus drivers and conductors may go on strike as a protest against the wage cuts and new terms to be imposed on them. Forty-three thousand tramcarmen may follow suit.—Aneta-Trans-Ocean.
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  • Sporting News.
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      MALAYAN ATHLETIC MEETING.
      1025 30 New Hurdles Record. CULLEN WINS THE CHAMPIONSHIP. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Aug. 20. The Malayan A.A.A. Championship meeting ended today l > t> orc r a owd A *^g numbered approximately 5 ;W°those present were H.H. the Sultan or Clangor the Chief Secretary and Mrs.
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      PLUCKY DISPLAY BY BRILKA.
      429 30 Interesting Boxing At New World. Rarely has such an amazing display of pluck been seen as that exhibited by the German, Max Brilka, in his 12-rounds contest against Battling Guillermo at the New World Arena on Saturday evening. Although Brilka was subjected to heavy punishment from
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      SINGAPORE YACHT RACING.
      525 30 I Vice-Commodore Trophy Result. I The A class boats of the Royal Singapore Yacht Club engaged in the third race for the Vice-Commodore’s trophy on Saturday. Tarbet was first away, with Kilat close behind and Kathleen bringing up the rear. The latter, however, was sailing faster than
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      R.S.Y.C. JOTTINGS.
      60 30 Capt. O. L. Hancock has sold his motor cruiser Tortola, the new owner being Mr. A. J. Zylstra. Mr. Doo Macdiarmid was in London with Mr. Van Sitteren in mail week, and the latter was to join Messrs. C. Boden Kloss, W. M. Blake and G. M. Coltart
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      THE TEST TEAM.
      76 30 How Mitchell Took Up County Cricket. (From Our Own Correspondent. London, Aug. 20. Mitchell, the newest member of the Test team, had no thought of taking up cricket seriously four years ago. A Derbyshire professional saw him sp rning a billiards ball across a table with his
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      BRILLIANT TENNIS EXHIBITION.
      698 30 Japanese Visitors. INTERESTING MATCHfc AT S.C.C. It is a long time since Singapore treated to such a fine exhibition of te* as that which was given at the S?r on Monday, before ahuge crowd Murakami and Nishimura, the players who are here on a visit. In first
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      S.C.C. RUGBY.
      65 30 Members of the S.C.C. who wish to P Rugby this season are requested to the notice in the bar as soon as P ossl ,1 It is pointed out that only about ‘he S.C.C. Rugby-playing members na* s gned so far and the delay of the o is
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      MALAYAN CRICKET NOTES.
      1461 31 Bryan’s Brilliant Feat. INTER-SCHOOL BATTING 1 CONTRASTS. By Our Cricket Correspondent.) uas anticipated, the second meeting of the Raffles Institution and St. jl,h' s Institution on the formers iSu'nd -n Saturday was fought out with ...vat keenness from start to finish. Incidentally it produced some of the
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      MR. LIM CHENG EAN.
      92 31 Wins Veterans’ Swimming Race. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, Aug. 21. The fourth annual gala of the Chinese Swimming Club was held in fine weather before a big audience. Women participated for the first time. Miss Goon Gook Chin won the 30 metres race. The Hon.
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      TAIPING AMATEUR RACES.
      1179 31 Wet Weather on Opening Day. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Taiping, Aug. 19. The attendance at the opening day of the Taiping amateur meeting was affected by wet weather. H.H. the Sultan of Perak was present. Second favourites came in except in three races. The third event provided
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      INDIAN HOCKEY XI.
      132 31 No Intimation of Change Of Plans. The Statesman, Calcutta, announced recently that there was a possibility that the Indian hockey team which won the championship at the Olympic Games would return via Europe. Accordihg to the N Y K„ however, no intimation has been received that the
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      SUSSEX FAIL AT EASTBOURNE.
      1037 32 Championship Fight. DECISIVE WINS IN COUNTY CRICKET. Details of matches cabled by Reuter, are as follows: Somersetshire Beatcfi. London, Aug. 23. Blackpool: Sonierse*shire were l>oaten by liimoashire by an innings and 101 runs their totals being 157 ird 88, while Lancashire declared with 346 for four
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      M.C.C. TEAM FOR AUSTRALIA.
      118 32 —Reuter. Derbyshire Bowler Selected. London, Aug. 19. Mitchell (Derbyshire) has been selected lo fill the vacancy in the M.C.C. team caused by the inability of K. W. V. Robins to travel. The tourists will leave for i Australia on Sept. 19. The team is now composed
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      OLYMPIC GAMES.
      45 32 Aneta-Havas. Over £500,000 Taken In Gate Money. Los Angeles, Aug. 15. The closing ceremony of the Olympic games drew a crowd of 100,000 people. It is thought that over 1,000.000 people have attended the games and over t‘500.000 gate money has been taken.—
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      RAW DEAL FOR CARNERA.
      69 32 —Reuter. Referee Suspended For Bad Decision. Newark, Ang. 17. A sequel to the defeat of Primo Camera by the Polish-American, Stanley Poreda, on points in a ten-round contest occurred in the referee being suspended by the New Jersey Commission for what the Commissioner describes as an
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      LOCAL GOLF.
      736 32 S.G.C. Mixed Foursomes Competition. The Singapore Golf Club monthly mixed foursomes competition w’as played at Bukit Timah on Friday and resulted in a win for Flt.-Lt. and Mrs. Breakey with a net score of 36*4. Forty-nine cards were taken out and the returns were Ft..-Lt. and Mrs. Breakey
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      FINE ALL-ROUND DISPLAY.
      257 32 Lieut. G. J. Bryan. THREE CENTURIES I\ SUCCESSIVE GAMES. Lieut. G. J. Bryan set up what is ably a new record for Malaya by scoria, his third century in successive matches? Sunday when playing against the SRr His totals were 107 (United Service S.R.C.), 115 not out
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      HOME FOOTBALL.
      120 32 —Reuter. Glasgow Rangers Draw With Clyde. London, Aug. 28. Results of matches played today in the Scottish League (Div. 1) are as follows Queen’s Park 1 Morton 1. Rangers 2 Clyde 2. St. Mirren 3 Third Larank 1. London, Aug. 20. The following were the results of Scottish
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      ONLY THREE RUNNERS
      55 32 No Betting in Hardwicke Plate Race. London, Aug. 17. The Hardwicke Plate for two year olds over five furlongs, was run today at •Stockton and resulted as follows JIM THOMAS 1 SOVRAN 2 FILTER .‘5 Only three ran. Won by a length three lengths between second and
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  • The Straits Budget FINANCIAL SUPPLEMENT
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      CONTENTS.
      87 1 GeneralRubber Situation Singapore Tin Price* The Singapore Auction Copra Market J Ixjndon Tin Market Share Market J Merchiston Rubber J Home and American Stocks l Sungei Krian J Malaya Rubber Statistics July Rubber Returns Klang River Tin J July Tin Returns d Malaya’s Trade Statistics 5 Trade and Finance
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      RUBBER SITUATION.
      72 1 Singapore Official Quotations. Quotations Forward Contracts Spot Seller Prices r N <1. Date L’don S’pore Sept. Oct. Oct.Dec. Aug. IS 27 10 7Hi 7 0.16 7% 7% 19 2\ 7’, 7 9/16 7% 711/16 20 2 7-1G 7 Vi 7% 7% 7 7/16 22 2 3 s 7
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      SINGAPORE TIN PRICES.
      22 1 Hun. IS Tin, S'porc Price $72.75 per picul. 11* 73.12 Vi 20 73.12 Va B| 73.12**} 73.37*4 24 73.87*5
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      THE SINGAPORE AUCTION.
      139 1 the Singapore- Chamber of Commerce r Association held its 1,084th auction B" 24, when there was catalogued .543.970 lh. or 680.27 tons offered 1,543,970 or 0S9.27 tons sold 1,244,887 lb. or 565.75 I I SpotSI London 2^ad. fl Ntw York 3 cts. PRICES REALISED. Smoked Sheet Cents
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      COPRA MARKET.
      44 1 Aiio' am 0> re P°rt as follows on j. lu ’c is little change to report in the 0 i' thl commodity, and the oi business transacted has been /Vv t* Quotations are:— Pi ul 5 u0 per picu1 ™ixed $5.10 per
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      PALM OIL PRICE.
      43 1 give* 0 CC r VCd i by C .um,berbatch and at £17 k? tv! Lon l (^on prices of palm oil is made on tv, ni f rk et Firm This quotation Liverpool basjR °f 18 P er cent, f.f.a.,
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      LONDON TIN MARKET.
      567 1 [Straits Times Copyright.— Reproduction Rights Reserved.] Effect of the Control: Conditions Worse. A NEW CANNING INDUSTRY. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, July 27. From the general appearance of the market the last few days, it would almost appear that the latest reported “pool,” that to take up
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      SHARE MARKET.
      665 1 Fraser and Co.’s Weekly Report. Fraser and Co.’s report, dated Aug. 24 states: During the past week there has been a somewhat quieter feeling in the local share market and although in most cases prices have been well maintained, the volume of business passing has been on a
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      MERCHISTON RUBBER.
      117 1 The rejvort by the directors of the Merchiston Rubber Estate, Ltd., for the year ended Mar. 31, 1932, states.— The crop harvested for the year amounted to 454,510 lb. The balance of profit brought forward from last year is £3,897 14s. 7d, from which must be deducted the
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      HOME AND AMERICAN STOCKS.
      259 1 Closing Quotations In London. (Proin Our Own Correspondent.) London, Aug. 23. Closing quotations today of the principal British and American stocks are given below:— The rise or fall is in relation to the price of Aug. 18. GOVERNMENT STOCKS. BRITISH Rise or Fall Conversion Loan 6%
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      SUNGEI KRIAN.
      178 1 The report of the directors of the Sungei Kj :an Rubber Estate, Ltd., for the year ended Dec. 31, 1931, states.— The net amount b-ought forward from last year was £28,782 16s. 1 Id., deducting therefrom the loss for the year 1931, £1,518 Os. 10, there remains a
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    • Correspondence.
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        VISITING AGENTS.
        637 2 System Appears to lie Unsatisfactory.” To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir,—The special communique recently issued by the Incorporated Society of Planters drawing attention to the unscrupulous methods adopted by a number of companies in overcoming their agreements with their employees, and then dismissing them, should do
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        COOLIE GARDENS.
        754 2 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, —In an article published in your paper on Aug. 9, under the heading A Dutch Example,” the manner in which the Malayan planters help their labour, as regards coolie gardens,” was criticised. There has been much too much talk in
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        NIPAH DISTILLERIES.
        359 2 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir,—-It is all very well for Mr. A. P. Mackilligan to talk about being indiscreet in his statement made to your representative, and refraining from making any mention of Government’s promises of support to Nipah Distilleries Ltd., as distinct from the
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        PLANTING STATISTICS.
        415 2 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir,—The Straits Times Planting Correspondent, in your issue of Aug. 12, is able to quote figures from eight distinct London Companies. The following figures are from every dollar rubber company in Malaya, that is not a private limited company In all
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        RUBBER FORESTRY.
        396 2 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, —All those who are interested in the subject of rubber forestry should feel grateful to Mr. F. O. Rasmussen for his very interesting letters appearing in your paper from time to time. I regret, however, having to challenge Mr. Rasmussen’s
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        THE AGENCY SYSTEM.
        1041 2 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir,—In your leader of Aug. 3. you quoted two extracts from an artH* written by me which appeared in the Straits Times of July 22. I shall i* grateful if you will a.Firl me an tunity of explaining more fully
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      UNITED MALACCA.
      374 3 The twenty-second yearly report of the d victors to the shareholders of the United Malacca Rubber Estates, Ltd., for the year encod Apr. 30, 1932, states: The loss for the year after providing $2,892.20 for depreciation amounts to $1.12)1.73. To this falls to be added the debit balance
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      MALAYA RUBBER STATISTICS.
      180 3 MONTHLY RETURNS OF COLONY STOCKS AT CLOSE OF BUSINESS, JULY 31. 19.12 IN TONS. (AS DECLARED). A. DEALERS’ STOCKS. DRY CRETE WET TOTAL R.S.S. U.S.S. Estate Remi 11 WET Scrap Total dry Crepe Blanket Lump DRY DRY rubber «s ARKA SHEET and WET A estimated Scrap Hark
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      JULY RUBBER RETURNS.
      401 3 The figures in brackets give, the outputs for the corresponding period of last year. Alor Pongsu.—113,166 lb Ayer Kuning.—15,171 lb. Allenby.—52,500 lb. Anglo-Malay.—52,979 lb. Ayer Molek.-18,629 lb. Bukit Katil. —11,778 lb. Bajoe Kidoel. —12,644 lb. Batu Tiga (Selangor).- -182,500 lb. Bikam Rubber.—111,000 lb. Hagan Serai. —43,500 lb.
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      KLANG RIVER TIN.
      289 3 The directors’ report of the Klang River Tin Dredging Co., Ltd. to April 30, 1932, states: The revenue from sale of tin ore was $259,651.56; less mine and head office expenditure $101,845.88, leaving $157,805.68. To this sum must be added:— Interest $6,070.58 Sale of sand and gravel
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      NYALAS RUBBER.
      280 3 The directors’ report to the shareholders of the Nyalas Rubber Estates, Ltd., for the year ended May 31, 1932, states The accounts for the year show a loss of $15,000.01 (as against a loss of $17,031.18 for the previous year), which, deducted from the credit balance of $10,499.89
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      JULY TIN RETURNS.
      173 3 Titi Karangan.-- 22,780 pis. Pntuni Para. 94,738 pis. South Malay. —23,000 pis. Haling. 56,500 pels. Kuala Dingin. —38,900 pis. Subur. -20,100 nls. Suuth Johore. 30,000 pla. Sungei Puntar.—66,500 pis. Kim Seng.—22,819 pis. Sungknp Pura.- 62,500 pis. Tanjong Rambutan. —15,071 pis. Sungei Rnya.— 7,460 pis. Kedah Rubber. -69,138
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      Trade and Finance.
      250 4 EXCHANGE RATES. Singapore, Aug. 24. SELLING. London, I month*' i»rh t jj London, 3 month*’ -iht London, 6(* days’ sit'ht “J London, 30 days’ sight j' 3 J^L’ London, demand Ix>ndon. T.T. 2/3 Lyons and Paris, demand Hamburg, demand 6 New York, demand Hatavia and Sourahaya, demand
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      Stocks and Shares.
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