The Straits Budget, 10 August 1933

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    29 1 The Straits Budget being the weekly issue of the straits times [ESTABLISHED VIABLY A CENTURY.] No. 3,939 SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, AUGUST 10, 1935. Price 25 cents (S.S. Currency) or 7d.
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    CONTENTS.
    232 1 ik\l)ERS Page indirect Rale 3 Prolonging the Agony 3 The Ostriches 3-4 The Danger to Tin 4 Japanese Competition 4-5 Silver 5 Occasional Notes 5-7 Pictures What a Life! 15 The Governor 15 Dolfatah 15 S pore and Selangor Teams 15 Astana at Sri Menanti 16 S.C.C. and Selangor
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    LOCAL AND PERSONAL
    1487 1 Mr. J. G. Campbell, president of the traits Settlements (Singapore) Association, sailed for home on leave un Sunday by the Ranpura. Mr. A. F. Sneedy, S.S. Police, went home on leave the same boat. Miss Thora Oehlers .id Mr. Tan Sim Eng, the Queen’s s if'lars, also
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    YAM TUAN’S FUNERAL.
    248 2 Impressive Ritual at Sri Menanti. The luneral took place on Thursday with Impressive ritual of H. H. the Yang di Pcrtuan Bcsar of Negri Sembllan. whose death took place on Tuesday He had been a ruler for nearly 50 years. On the same day the Yam Tuan’s
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    KEBUN’S DEATH.
    121 2 Two Hoys On Serious Charge. The Coroner. Mr. F. O. Bourne, on Tuesday held an inquest into the death of a Chinese kebun. who met his death, it is alleged, after a struggle with two boys who were stealing rambutans. The victim was Sow Chew Tia, and his
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    SHORT OF PETROL.
    95 2 K.L. Aeroplane Lands In Johore Bahru. 'From Our Own Correspondent.) Johor*. Bahru, Aug. 8. Mr. Newar,.. chief instructor of the Kuala Lumpur Flying Club, with Mr. Mann as passenger, arrived in Johore Bahru at 10 o’clock this morning. The machine was on its way to Seletar. but
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    RABIES RAGING.
    44 2 I From Our Own Correspondent I Bangkok, Aug. 8. The worst outbreak of rabies among dogs is raging. The Pasteur Institute is supplying vaccine free and the Society for the Promotion ol Animal Welfare is vaccinating free all dogs sent for treatment
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    TO HELP A WORTHY CAUSE.
    588 2 Tolong Lagi Proves A Brilliant Effort. When it was announced that the phenomenally successful “Tolong Lah” would be followed by a further effort In aid of the Planters’ Benevolent Fund of Malaya, to be published under the title of “Tolong Lagi” the word went round
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    NEWS IN BRIEF.
    622 2 The July donations to the silver coin collection in aid of the Non-European Unemployment Fund, organised by the Clerical Union, came to $193.34. ipohs new cinema-*-the Lsis Theatre—in Anderson uoad was opened on Friday. It has a seating capacity of about 900 and Is decorated In modern
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    OVER 40 YEARS IN MALAYA.
    266 2 Death at Age of 70 Of Mr. John White. The death took place at his home at New Malden. Surrey, last Saturday, at the age oi 70. of Mr. John White, who retired in 1931 after spending over 40 years in this country. Mr. White
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    EUROPEAN WOMAN IN ROAD CRASH.
    107 2 Treated In Hospital For Cots on Face. While driving her motor-car along Woodlands Road towards Singapore on Tuesday afternoon Miss D. Hurst, a European sister of the Johore Bahru General Hospital, was in collision with a Bengali Hindu t cyclist. The cyclist was taken to
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    WEDDING.
    172 2 The marriage has taken pfai’e at the British Consulate-General in Bangkok, of Mr. Bertram Astlngton and Miss Sylvia Lucy Struan Robertson Reith The civil ceremony was followed by a religious ceremony at Christ Church, at which the Rev. E. E. Edwards, Chap lain of Christ Church, took the ser
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      INDIRECT RULE.
      720 3 learnt, it is impossible to say.—Straits Times. Aug. 3. A very interesting comparative study ,f British and French systems o( olonial administration in Africa nas )e en contributed by Miss Marjorie Perham to The Times, and much of 7, hat shp says has a bearing upo:i ccent tendencies
      learnt, it is impossible to say.—Straits Times. Aug. 3.  -  720 words
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      PROLONGING THE AGONY
      1069 3 -Strglts Times. Aug. 4. A number of people, ourselves among them, are unable to adduce any convincing reason why the price of rubber should not be considerably lower than that prevailing at present. We have heard vague rumours of a pending substantial increase in consumption in the
      -Strglts Times. Aug. 4.  -  1,069 words
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      THE OSTRICHES.
      878 3 hereditary occupation.”—Straits Times. Aug. 5. Our old friend the British Sociul Hygiene Council has been In action again. The name of this body will be very familiar—dare we say all too familiar ?—to the majority of people In Malaya. We have had many brushes with it and we
      hereditary occupation.”—Straits Times. Aug. 5.  -  878 words
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      THE DANGER TO TIN.
      788 4 tion appear to be very remote.—Straits Times. Aug. 7. Evidence is accumulating that tne International Tin Committee is realising that one of the flaws In practically every scheme that has yet been devised for the control of production is threatening the success of the plans with
      tion appear to be very remote.—Straits Times. Aug. 7.  -  788 words
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      JAPANESE COMPETITION.
      774 4 Straits Times. Aug. 8. A few days before the House of Commons rose for the summer recess the Board of Trade estimates were considered in Committee, and during the debate there were a number of references to the seriousness of tho threat to British industries arising from Japanese
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      SILVER.
      773 5 yet found general acceptance.—Straits Times. Aug. 9. During the last six years the Government oi India has supplemented the market supply of silver by sales of 155.000.000 ounces, but the startling fact is that, having had 290.000.000 ounces and now having sold 155.000.000. it has left 380.000.000 ounces This
      yet found general acceptance.—Straits Times. Aug. 9.  -  773 words
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    TO BE EXPELLED.
    41 5 —Aneta. Dr. Sukarno Arrested In Java. The principal native leader. Dr. Sukarno, has been arrested and will be expelled. The right of meeting and. most important of all, the non-co-operation of native organisations, has also been limited— Aneta.
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    WEDDING.
    189 5 The wedding took place at St. Andrew’s Cathedral. Singapore, on Monday, of Mr. Raymond Wilson, of the Survey Department, F.M.S., and Miss Valerie Peacock, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Raleigh Peacock, of Auckland. New Zealand. The bridegroom is also a New Zealander and the Rev. Nigel Williams, who took
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  • OCCASIONAL NOTES
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      WHERE DOES THE MONEY GO?
      245 5 —Straits Times. Aug. 3. There Is no more generous race In the world than the Chinese and when any national emergency arises it is a perpetual wonder to other races ho*v readily and deeply their hands go into their pockets.. From the richest towkay to
      —Straits Times. Aug. 3.  -  245 words
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      THE FRENCH WAY.
      314 5 Straits T :.its. Aug. 3. Today’s leading article deals with the local bearing of certain features of French and British policy in colonial Africa that have been published recently, but attention may be directed in this column to one or two points of minor interest. This writer.
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      THE COLONY LABOUR
      308 5 United Engineers 420 to 354 —Straits Times. Aug. 3. MARKET. Tlie year 1932 saw a considerable shrinkage in the Colony labour market, for. according to the Labour Depart ment report laid on the table at Monday’s meeting of the Legislative Council, there were 7.997 fewer laboui ers
      United Engineers 420 to 354 —Straits Times. Aug. 3.  -  308 words
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      AUGUST THE FOURTH.
      108 5 Ploughshare—Mmm Straits Times, Aug. 4. Nineteen Years ago Today—'Terrific Drama Qrowing in Intensity as Moment Succeeded Moment—The Ultimatum War .'—Demonstrations of Patriotism Amounting to Hysteria Your King and Country Need You—We Don’t Want to Lose You. but We Think You Ought to Go—Little Belgium—A Scrap of Paper—Mons—Death
      Ploughshare—Mmm !— Straits Times, Aug. 4.  -  108 words
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      THE AXE FALLS.
      249 5 THE AXE FALLS -Straits Times. Aug. 4. As foreshadowed in this column a few days ago, the axe has no v fallen on tfce Empire Marketing Board and thaf institution will cease as from Sept. 30. There will be considerable regret at this step, and Malaya, among others, will lose
      -Straits Times. Aug. 4.  -  249 words
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      THE MALAY REGIMENT.
      286 6 regarded very hopefully. Straits Times, Aug. 4. Little has been heard about the experimental company of the Malay regiment since approval of this scheme was announced in the Federal Council nearly a year ago. and the article which appears in the Straits Times today is the first
      regarded very hopefully. – Straits Times, Aug. 4.  -  286 words
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      RUBBER OWNERS.
      179 6 Straits Times. Aug. 5. People who for one reason or another have to consult statistics relating to the Malayan rubber industry should possess themselves of a booklet published this week by the Department Agriculture and compiled by Mr. D. 11. Grist. It shows the nationality of ownership and
      Straits Times. Aug. 5.  -  179 words
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      A FOOLISH OUTBURST.
      353 6 -Straits Times. Aug. 5. We publish below exactly as received a communique which has been addressed to the newspapers In Singapore by the Japanese Consulate-General in Singapore The Japanese Consulate-General in Singapore notes with regret that, compared with more balanced treatment of news by its contemporaries in
      -Straits Times. Aug. 5.  -  353 words
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      KINTA KIDNAPPERS.
      328 6 Straits Times. Aug. 5. The Malayan Police Magazine has been running a most interesting series of articles in recent months on kidnappings in Perak, mostly in the Kintc mining areas, and one gets from these articles a very clear Idea of the way in which these crimes are
      Straits Times. Aug. 5.  -  328 words
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      A MALAYA HOUSE GRIEVANCE.
      176 6 -Straits Times. Aug. 7. It is not often that heads oi departments have a smack at Government when submitting their annual reports, but Mr. Hubert S. Banner, publicity officer to tne Malayan Information Agency, is in a more privileged position and he seems to have a
      -Straits Times. Aug. 7.  -  176 words
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      FUN AT THE SHOW.
      313 6 FUN AT THE SHOW Straits Times. Aug. 7. Saturday night impressions at the Malayan Exhibition are described by our Kuala Lumpur correspondent as follows Brightly lit buildings, music blaring overhead, crowds moving hither and thither, new arrivals pouring through the turnstiles, and an astonishing variety of exhibits ranging all the
      Straits Times. Aug. 7.  -  313 words
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      GOOD NEWS FOR RAMASAMY.
      380 6 Straits Times, Aug. 7. Whatever complaints the Government of India may have with regard to the treatment of Indian labourers in this country, we can always point to the death-rate figures as evidence «>! a progressive betterment in the health conditions of those who, in their
      Straits Times, Aug. 7.  -  380 words
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      THE NEW $5 NOTE.
      251 7 —Straits Times, Aug. 8. It was one of the chief complaints against the green $5 Straits Settle ments note» that it was difficult to distinguish it from its bigger brother, the $10 one. but that grievance has now been removed by the issue of a new
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      NOW YOU TELL ONE.
      324 7 NOW YOU TELL ONE great game, golf ’—Straits Times. Au.' 8. Next to fishing stories, those about deeds of derring-do on the golf course give rise to the greatest scepticism and induce the widest yawns, but the lollowing incident on a Malayan course deserves mention —and if you don r
      great game, golf ’—Straits Times. Au.' 8.  -  324 words
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      TOO MANY CLERKS.
      278 7 from the schools.—Straits Times. Aug. 8. A signiflcant*difference between tru attitude of the F.M.S. and S.S. Govern ments towards higher school fees appears to be revealed in the very sympathetic reference to this subject made at the Co-operative Conferenrt in Kuala Lumpur. The Straits Gov ernment, judging
      from the schools.—Straits Times. Aug. 8.  -  278 words
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      DUNKARDS AND SCHWENKFELDERS.
      132 7 .—Straits Times. Aug. 9. What are Brethren Dunkards. Schwenkfelders and Assyrian Jacobite Apostolics V Thanks to an article ill the current issue of The Literary Digest we are able to tell you that such people are members of religious bodies in the United States. The article explains
      .—Straits Times. Aug. 9.  -  132 words
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      BRAINS VERSUS RACKETEERING.
      253 7 £400,000 a week. —Straits Times. Auk*. 9. The members of President Roosevelt’s 44 Brain Trust are nothing if not versatile and the leader. Professor Raymond Moley. having rested after his labours at the World Economic Conference. has been charged with the ta.«.K of making a special study
      £400,000 a week.—Straits Times. Auk*. 9.  -  253 words
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      A PROFITABLE SIDELINE.
      289 7 —Straits Times, Aug. 9. Racketeering, or the levying of protection money, is another profitable sideline of the underworld and according to Mr. Thomas Crain, lormer Dis trict Attorney of New York, the racketeers cover “everything from the cradle to the grave—from babies milk to funeral hearses.” The
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    SINGAPORE IS SO DANGEROUS.
    215 7 One Day A Python— Next A Leopard. Singapore Is becoming dangerous! On Monday a python over 12 feet in length was caught In Orchard Road. On Tuesday a leopard was caught near Sims Avenue. The leopard was a full-grown animal which escaped from Its cage In
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    MALACCA WATER.
    261 7 Request For A Filter Scheme. (From Our Own Correspondent.* Malacca. Aug. 3. At a committee meeting of the 8.8. (Malacca) Association held tonight. Mr. F. D. Edmonds, presiding, it was stated that the Trade Commission would be in Malacca on Sep. 12 and 13. (The Chettiars’ Chamber of
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    400 HOMELESS.
    42 7 Destructive Floods In Northern Siam. (From Our Own CorreRnondent.) Bangkok. Aug. 8. The floods which have occurred in northern Siam are reported to have caused widespread destruction. About 60 houses have been destroyed and 400 people have been made homeless.
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    BROADENING MALAYA’S BASIS OF AGRICULTURE.
    2167 8 BIG STRIDES WITH TEA, PALM OIL AND PINEAPPLES. How the basis of agriculture in Malaya was gradually broadening was shown by the Hon. Mr. M. B. Shelley, acting Chief Secretary, F.M.S., in an important speech he made at the tenth annual Malayan Agri-Horticultural Exhibition in
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    Raw Countrymen Turned Into Smart “Soldadas.”
    3400 9 PARADE A REVELATION OF STANDARD ATTAINED. For many years the Malay rulers and their subjects in the Federal union have wanted a regiment recruited from their own race to replace the Indian battalion stationed at Taiping. In September. 1932. the Federal Government announced that
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    WHY SCHOOL FEES WERE RAISED.
    238 10 “Foolish Rumours.” GOVERNMENT MUST BALANCE BUDGET. 'From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Aug. 7. An important reference to the school fees controversy was made by the Hen. Mr. T. S. Adams, Acting British Resident. Selangor, in opening the Cooperative Conference yesterday. There have been,” he
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    DISMISSED SYCE SENSATION.
    177 10 Woman’s Story. ALLEGED ATTEMPT TO DRUG MASTER. On a charge of abetting the offence of attempting to administer an unwholesome drug to Mr. A. Weber, secretary to the Capitol Theatre Ltd., a young Malay named Osman bin Samat was produced before the Second Magistrate, Mr. R. J.
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    TRADE COMMISSION
    113 10 Evidence On Railway And Motor Conditions The 42nd., 43rd., and 44th. meetings of the S.S. Trade Commission were held in the Council chamber, Singapore, on August 1st., 2nd., and 3rd. Evidence was taken from Mr. D. H. Elias, general manager. Federated Malay States Railways, supported by Mr. H.
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    DIVORCE MATTER.
    106 10 Application In Local Supreme Court. A divorce matter, No. 9 of 1933, in which the parties are Allan Barnard William Acton <plaintiff) and Peggy Acton (defendant), was mentioned on Tuesday in the Supreme Court before the Chief Justice (Sir Walter Huggard) when a motion to dispense with corespondents
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    BANGKOK RIVER TAXIS.
    42 10 (From Our Own ~~"respondent.) Bangkok, Aug. 3. A service of taxis has commenced on Bangkok’s waterways. Clergy, police and prisoners in chains are conveyed free. Boy scouts, soldiers and students pay half fares and other travellers pay full fares.
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    SINGAPORE WEDDING.
    307 10 Mr. R. B. Drew And Miss A. L. Pearson. The wedding took place at St Andrew’s Cathedral. Singapore, on Thursday of Mr. Robert Basil Drew, of the Chartered Bank, son of the late Mr A. W. Drew, and Mrs. Drew, of Coulsden, Surrey, and Miss Anne Louise Pearson,
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    FLOODS IN SIAM.
    48 10 Heavy Damage To Crops And Property Likely. From Our Own Correspondent.* Bangkok. Aug. 2 Phenomenal rises in the northen rivers are reported and the towns o* Chlengmai. Lampang and Phrae hav< been flooded out. Damage to property and crops i> likely to be very heavy.
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    MALAYAN PLANTING TOPICS.
    3661 11 Notes On Cetor Estate—A Pugnacious Pioneer—Neiv And Old Methods—A Remarkable Contras l —Forestry Results—Use Of Rubber Seedlines —Hope For Old Areas A V.A .’s Tribute. (By Our Planting Correspondent.) C1ETOR Estate, the property of Mr. F. O. Rasmussen, is only three hundred acres in urea but it
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    F.M.S. APPOINTMENTS.
    143 12 New State Councillor In Negri Sembilan. The following F.M.S. appointments are gazetted: Dr. J. Portelly to be an official member of the Mejlis Meshuarat Keraja’an (State Council) of Negri Sembilan. Mr. D. B. Palmer to be a Customs Probationer, Trade and Customs Department, F.M.S. Mr. H. Miles to
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    “HAD A GRUDGE.”
    325 12 Petition Writer’s Answer j To Charges. That as a petition writer he had I habitually committed extortion from people by putting them in fear that he would write to their superior officers, was the allegation made against Sinnathamby James Muttiah, a Ceylon Tamil, on Aug. 2 before
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    COLONY CRICKETER.
    214 12 Rodrigo Pleads Guilty To Criminal Breach. C. G. Rodrigo, the Penang and Colony cricketer, appeared again before Mr. J. F. F. Gregg, the Singapore Third Magistrate on Thursday in answer to two charges of cheating preferred by Mr. A. I. Horsley, of United Engineers, and Mr. D. C.
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    WOOD ACQUITTED AT SECOND TRIAL.
    670 12 Smiles And Handshakes. JURY RETIRE FOR ONLY NINE MINUTES. After a retirement of nine minutes the jury brought in a unanimous verdict of not guilty on Thursday in the second trial at the Assizes before Mr. Justice Gerahty of Charles Blundell Wood, a police traffic
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    A JOURNAL IN THE FEDERAL CAPITAL.
    2865 13 Estates Or ForestsY—T he Planter's Dilemma —Old And New Pioneers—A Layman Meets Mr. Rasmussen Dunlop's Versus The Peasant. (By Our Kuala Lumpur Correspondent.) |T is three years since Dr. H. N. Whit1 ford, an American expert in botany and forestry and the leading authority
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    PEOPLE ARE LIKE SHEEP.
    243 14 All Go To Cinema On First Night Says Judge. Seng Ah Whatt. who was found guilty by the Second Magistrate of having cheated two compatriots out of $7 each by pretending that he was going to buy tickets to the Alhambra Theatre for them, was sent
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    NEW CHIEF JUSTICE FOR F.M.S.
    222 14 Reported Appointment Of A Kenya Judge. It is understood that Mr. Justice Samuel Joyce Thomas, Puisne Judge, Kenya, has been appointed Chief Justice, F.M.S. Mr. Justice Thomas was educated at King’s College. London, and was called to the Bar of the Middle Temple in 1898.
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    “Denunciation Was Unjustified.”
    832 14 JUDGE AND AN ATTACK ON AN OFFICIAL ASSIGNEE. Allegations that Mr. E. N. Taylor, Assistant Official Assignee, had determined t%> w end a man to prison for the longest possible period and in an affidavit had made a statement deliberately and maliciously false and another which was
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    THORNLEY AGAIN IN POLICE COURT.
    276 14 Witness Absent. JUDGMENT RESERVED ON CHEATING CHARGES. Judgment was reserved by the First magistrate, Mr. H. A. Forrer, on Friday, in the case in which J. W. p. Thornley stands charged with cheating on three counts. Thornley, it will be recalled, was formerly the proprietor
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    MYSTERY OF FORMER WOMAN M.P.
    260 14 Should Have Been A Visitor to Singapore. Miss Ellen Wilkinson, former Socialist Member of Parliament and one of the foremost women politicians of the post-war era, has “disappeared.” Miss Wilkinson should have been aboard the M.M. liner Andre Lebon when it arrived in Singapore on
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  • PAST WEEK’S IMPERIAL AND GENERAL NEWS Contained in Reuter, British Imperial Radio and Special Telegrams.
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      “PEOPLE’S ARMY” TO DISBAND.
      494 19 quarters in Jehol City.—Sin Kuo Min and Sin Chew Jit Poh. Nanking To Take Over Control. FALL OF DOLONOR. i Will Japan Cease Operations? Shanghai, Aug. 7. A peaceful settlement of the Charhar problem was arrived at on Saturday night, following a meeting at Shahuayuan of
      quarters in Jehol City.—Sin Kuo Min and Sin Chew Jit Poh.  -  494 words
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      SOVIET WILLING TO TAKE LESS.
      86 19 railway by Manchukuo. -Sin Kuo Min and Sin Chew Ji* P^h. C.E.R. Sale to Manchus. 50,000,000 ROUBLES REDUCTION. Shanghai, Aug. 4. A message from Tokio states that the Soviet Ambassador has informed the Japanese that the price of the Chinese Easter Railway may be reduced
      railway by Manchukuo. -Sin Kuo Min and Sin Chew Ji* P^h.  -  86 words
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      ITALIAN AIR ARMADA.
      59 19 To Return Via Azores And Lisbon. Rome, Aug. 4. It is officially announced that General Balbo has abandoned all of returning with his Air Armada Irom America via Valentia. Ireland, owing to bad weather and is therefore organising his' return via the Azores and Lisbon. He hopes
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      CRIME AND PUNISHMENT
      89 19 .—Reuter. German Murderers To Be Beheaded. Beolin, Aug. 4. Stricter discipline is to be introduced into German prisons by Captain Goering who thinks that under the present regulations prisoners are being coddled. Privileges such as smoking, reading and seeing films will, henceforth, be denied those sentenced to
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      DEVELOPMENT OF SOUTH
      191 19 —Sin Chew Jit Poh. Ports and Fortifications To Be Constructed With U.S. Loan. Hong Kong. Aug. 6. The Chinese postal authorities have decided to increase postage charges on letters to Malaya and the Dutch Indies. Delegates will soon be sent to the Straits Settlements and the Federated
      —Sin Chew Jit Poh.  -  191 words
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      EXPULSION OF MR. T. E. LANDER.
      158 19 Reuter. “Personal Intrigue.” DENIES ESPIONAGE SUGGESTIONS. Sofia, Aug. 4. The suggestion that his expulsion from Turkey was due to personal intrigue hatched during his absence on leave was made by Mr. T. E. Lander when interviewed by Reuter, \u the course of which he
      Reuter.  -  158 words
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      CHURCH BURGLED.
      143 19 Furniture And Silver Removed. From Our Own Correspondent.) Medan. Aug. 3. The Java Bode reports a remarkable burglary in a Church at Beong. in the island of Sangi, where the silver vessels used for Holy Communian and the furniture were removed. The silver was later returned. An investigation
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      CHINESE EXPELLED.
      87 19 —Reuter. China May Retaliate Against Norway. Nanking, Aug. 3. The hitherto amicable relations between China and Norway threaten to be disturbed by the alleged expulsion of Chinese merchants from Norway. The Foreign Office has instructed the Chinese Legation at Oslo to protest strongly against the expulsions, emphasising that
      —Reuter.  -  87 words
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      MR. GEORGE EARLY.
      32 19 Minister to Vienna—Aneta-Trans-Ocean. New U.S. Minister To Vienna. Vienna. July 27. Cables received here state that President Roosevelt has appointed Mr. George Early, of Philadelphia, as Minister to Vienna—Aneta-Trans-
      Minister to Vienna—Aneta-Trans-Ocean.  -  32 words
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      NAZI TACTICS RESENTED.
      454 19 .—Reuter. Propaganda by Radio And Plane. BULLYING AUSTRIA. Reply to Anglo-French Demarche. Berlin. Aug. 6. The Government is prepared to “try** to prevent German aeroplanes from dropping pamphlets over Austria and also is prepared to stiffen the censorship of wireless speeches. This intimation follows the news of
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      GOLD IN DJAMBI.
      31 19 'From Our Own Correspondent.) Medan. Auk. 2. In the People's Council the Government spokesman said that proposals to start exploitation of Kold mining in DJambi were under consideration.
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      FENG DRIVEN BACK.
      759 20 arrived in Moji yesterday.—Sin Kuo Min and Sin Chew Jit Poh. Is it A Crime to Regain Ixist Territories BIG RBI) DEFEAT. Main Armies Flee Over Fukien Border. Commencing their big drive into Charhar on Aug. 1, the combined Japanese and Manchukuo forces drove hack the I'ent;
      arrived in Moji yesterday.—Sin Kuo Min and Sin Chew Jit Poh.  -  759 words
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      NANCHANG CAPTIVES STILL WELL.
      64 20 Reuter Wireless. Supplies Sent By Manchukuo. London. Aug. 1. It is learned in official circle* that contact has been re-established with the bandits who kidnapped the three British merchant marine officers from the Nanchang. It is stated that the officers are well and have received supplies
      Reuter Wireless.  -  64 words
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      TO RECOGNISE SOVIET.
      58 20 Decision Of The Spanish Government. Madrid, Aug. 2. In the course of a meeting of the Council of Ministers, the Spanish Government decided to recognise the U.S.S.R. officially. The Cortez unanimously adopted a Bill regarding public order, and by 262 votes to 5 it adopted the necessary
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      NEW TRIPLE ALLIANCE.
      131 20 Between China, Japan And Manchukuo Hslnking, Aug. 2. The Manchukuo Government has formulated a new foreign policy which is marked by independent initiative and the liquidation of the subservient policy pursued by the old regime. According to the new foreign policy Manchukuo will oppose the various economic
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      YOUTHS BEHEADED BY NAZIS.
      107 20 .—Reuter Wireless. Prussian Premier Ignores Appeals for Mercy. Berlin. Aug. 1. Four Communist youths were executed today in the courtyard of the gaol at Altona by decapitation with an axe. The youths were found guilty of murder on “bloody Sunday.” July 17, 1932. when a Nazi
      .—Reuter Wireless.  -  107 words
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      TENSION RELAXED.
      83 20 —Reuter. Pact Between Danzig And Poland Signed. Warsaw, Aug. 6. Agreements of far-reaching importance to peace in East Europe have been signed as the result of negotiations between the Polish Government reorescntatives arid the Nazi Government at Danzig on questions oi the utilisation of the port which in
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      THE E.M.B.
      105 20 —Reuter. To he Discontinued After Sept. 30. London. Aug. 3. It is understood the Government is discontinuing the Empire Marketing Board after Sept. 30. This decision follows a recent meeting between Mr. J. H. Thomas and the Dominion Ministers. The abolition of the Empire Marketing Board is due
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      ROSS INSTITUTE.
      77 20 British Wireless. To Link Up With London School Of Hygiene. London, Aug. 1. After eight months of discussion the proposal has been made for the amalgamation of the Ross Institute and the Hospital for Tropical Diseases with the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. It is felt
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      SECRET SINO-U.S. TREATY
      79 20 —Reuter. Branded As Fiction Pure And Simple;’ Nanking. Aug. 6. The Chinese Government spokesman branded the Japanese reports of a secret Sino-American aviation treaty as “fiction pure and simple”, adding that the “Japanese penchant for fanciful fabrications seems to know no bounds.” —Reuter. A Reuter message from
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      TWO CARDINAL PROBLEMS.
      370 20 World Economic Conference. —Aneta-Trans-Ocean. International Debts And Unemployment. DEPRECIATION. Condemned by President Of Reichsbank. Berlin. Aug. 1. In a speech broadcast to the United States on Monday night, the president of the Reichsbank. Dr. Schacht. delivered scathing criticism of the failure of the World Economic Conference, depicting
      World Economic Conference.—Aneta-Trans-Ocean.  -  370 words
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      GANDHI IN PRISON.
      92 20 -Reuter. Picketing Resumed In Bombay. Poona, Aug. 4. Gandhi has been sentenced to one year’s imprisonment. An earlier message stated that Gandhi was released from Yeravda gaol but on refusing to obey the restriction order served on him he was re-arrested and was awaiting trial under the
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      UNITED STATES AS “ENEMY.”
      511 21 ('harhar.—Sin Kuo Min and Sin Chev J »t Poh. Planning New State In North China. FRESH DEMANDS. Peiping and Tientsin To Be Included. Shanghai, Aug. 5. In connection with the secret Japanese naval manoeuvres in the Pacific, which commenced on Aug. 1, it is learned that
      ('harhar.—Sin Kuo Min and Sin Chev J»t Poh.  -  511 words
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      STERILISATION OF CRIMINALS.
      133 21 Proposed For Britain. MARRIA' E 3AN FOR THE UNFIT London. July 29. That dangerous criminals should be compulsorily sterilised in Great Britain, while others with hereditary defects should be forbidden to marry is the suggestion made in a report to the Ministry of Health by a committee
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      CANAL FROM BALTIC TO WHITE SEA.
      210 21 Reuter. Aneta-Trans-Ocec Complete Amnesty For Convict Labourers. Moscow. Aug. 5. In commemoration of the completion of the Stalin Canal, linking the White Sea with the Baltic, a complete amnesty has been granted to the 12.484 prison ers who participated in the work. Sixty thousand
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      £15,000,000 LOAN.
      92 21 British Wireless. Floated In London By Canada. London. July 31. Underwriting arrangements were made today and the application lists are opening on Wednesday for a Dominion of Canada loan of £15,000,000 bearing 4 per cent, interest offered for public subscription at par. The loan will be repayable by
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      RUBBER RESTRICTION.
      54 21 Aneta-Havas. Indo-China And Siam Refuse To Participate. Amsterdam, July 28. The absence of a communique at the end of the meeting at Amsterdam to discuss the subject of rubber restriction is said to be due to the serious difficulties encountered, one being the refusal of Indo-China end Siam
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      NO HITLERISM FOR S.W. AFRICA.
      198 21 —Reuter. Drastic Measures. BAN ON WEARING OF UNIFORMS. Windhoek S. W. Africa. Aug. 3. Nazi activity which recently caused protests in the Legislative Assembly, culminated in the Assembly passing the Criminal Law Amendment Ordinance. banning the wearing of uniforms without permission, prohibiting the boycotting of
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      THE STRATOSPHERE.
      112 21 ,—Reuter. Scientists Planning To Reach IOV2 Miles. Brussels, Aug. 4. A third balloon ascent into the stratosphere in an attempt to beat ornfessor Piccard’s record of over ten miles is being prepared by two Belgian scientists. One of them. Professor Max Cosyns, head of the Laboratory of Physics
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      U.S. RECOVERY.
      71 21 —Reuter. Retarded by Coal Strike In Pennsylvania. Washington, Aug. 4. The national recovery drive is being retarded by the stalemate in the Pennsylvania coal strike and renewed dissensions in the oilfields. The officials are concerned over a number of wages and hours disputes The American Legion and the
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      INSULTED AUSTRIA.
      60 21 Reuter. German Journalist Sentenced. Vienna Aug. 5. Sharp repercussions are expected to follow the announcement that Herr Franz Riedel, chief correspondent of the Berlin newspaper. Germania, has been sentenced to 14 days’ imprisonment for an article insulting the Austrian Government. The sensation has been increased by the fact
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      SHANTUNG TO BE INVADED.
      507 21 Sin Kuo Min and Sin Chew Jit Poh. Jealous of Development By Western Nations. THE 21 DEMANDS. Japan To Insist On Observance. Shanghai. Aug. 4. It is learned that at joint meetings of the War and Foreign Ministries in Tokio, plans were formulated to extend Japanese
      Sin Kuo Min and Sin Chew Jit Poh.  -  507 words
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      HUGE NEW U.S. PROGRAMME.
      271 22 t.—Reuter. —Reuter Wireless. British Wireless, $238,000,000 To He Spent On 21 Warships. RECOVERY MOVEMENT| Important Move to heck Speculation. Hyde Park (New York State), Auk. 3. The Naval Dockyard and private shipyards will shortly hum with industry in consequence of President Roosevelt tonight approvinK the plans
      t.—Reuter.; .—Reuter Wireless.; British Wireless,  -  271 words
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      AUSTRIA & GERMANY.
      115 22 AUSTRIA GERMANY. .—Reuter. French Anxiety Over Tension. Paris, Aug. 3. The Government has taken an important Initiative in connection with the Austro-German tension and communicated with several governments on the possibility of avoidance of a repetition of the recent Incidents, if necessary, by concerted action. This step is the outcome
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      TRADE OBSERVERS
      94 22 Netherlands India To Watch Good Customers. From Our Own Correspondent.! Medan, July 29. From the memorandum of reply of the Government I understand that it is intended to place “trade observers’ tn several countries which are good buyers of Netherlands Indian exports I also understand that It is
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      SEIZURE OF CORAL ISLANDS.
      990 22 standing with the United States.—Sin Kuo Min and Sin Chew Jit Poh. Canton Protests. WILL NAVAL BASE BE CONSTRUCTED Hong ,Kong. Aug. 3. In a press interview yesterday, Mr. Ian Shao-yi. Premier of the former Peking Government, now a member of the Executive Council of the
      standing with the United States.—Sin Kuo Min and Sin Chew Jit Poh.  -  990 words
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      CHINESE CAMPAIGN.
      67 22 .—Reuter. Formulated By League Of Nations Union. London, Aug. 3. A Chinese campaign has been formulated by the League of Nations I’nion for expounding from their platforms and in their publications. This lays down that if China again appeals to the League, the members of the League should
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      HUNGER-STRIKE.
      44 22 the Communist International.— Reuter Wireless Six Hundred Commemorate Anti-War Day. OI Riga, Aug. 1. Six hundred political offenders Imprisoned in various towns In Latvia started a fortnight’s hunger-strike today in commemoration of the antiwar day. August 1, organised by the Communist International.— Reuter
      the Communist International.—Reuter Wireless  -  44 words
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      EXPELLED FROM TURKEY.
      145 22 —Reuter. British Representative For Metro-Vickers. NO REASON GIVEN. Accompanied To Frontier By Detectives. Constantinople. Aug. 3 A sensation has been caused by the unexplained expulsion from Turkey of Mr. T. E. Lander. British representative of Metropolltan-Vickers. Mr. Lander, who was accompanied to the frontier by Turkish detective*
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      NINE ACQUITTED.
      136 22 .—Reuter. Sentences Reduced In Meerut Appeal. Allahabad. Aug. 3. The High Court judges in the appeai of the Meerut sedltionists. acquitted nine prisoners in the Meerut conspiracy case. Including the Englishman, H. L. Hutchinson, the Indian. Mittra. and seven non-Communists. The sentences were reduced of the Englishmen. Philip
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      SINKIANG REVOLT.
      89 22 .—Reuter. Rival Factions Still Fighting. Simla. Aug. 3. Sporadic disturbances between rival factions in Sinkiang. in Chinese Turkestan, continue, despite the efforts of the Chinese Commissioner who was sent to Urumchi to investigate affairs. Nevertheless. Khojaniaz Haji, the Turk! leader, has come to terms with the Chinese authorities
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      SAFETY AT SEA.
      79 22 1.—Reuter. New Bill in Dutch Parliament. j The Hague, Aug. 3. A bill for the application by Netherlands India of the international treaty concluded in London on May 31, 1929, for safeguarding lives at sea, has been introduced by the Government. In the explanatory memorandum the Government
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      FIERCE FIGHTING IN FUKIEN.
      202 23 Urgent Appeal for Help By 19th Route Army. RETREAT TO COAST. Martial Law Declared In Amoy. Hong Kong, Aug. 0. Three Red armies, including the forces under the notorious Communist leader. Pang Teh-huai, are continuing their advance to the sea coast of Fukien Province. Apparently their
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      DOLONOR ATTACKED.
      231 23 hua.— Sin Kuo Min and Sin Chew Jit Coh. Shanghai. Aug. 9 Fighting has broken out again in Charhar where the combined Japanese and Manchukuo forces suddenly launched an attack up Dolonor. Feng’s troops are desperately resisting the invaders, but it is reported that the city is in
      hua.— Sin Kuo Min and Sin Chew Jit Coh.  -  231 words
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      REPORTS PREMATURE.
      46 23 Reuter. Peiping,, Aug. 8. The announcement from Tokio that Japanese withdrawal is complete seems ‘o be at least premature. Japanese coops definitely control Miyunhsien, 40 miles inside the Kupeikow Pass, while Chinese reports still number Japanese coops between Chirjwangtao and Sh a nhalkwan. —Reuter.
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      U.S. EMBASSY AS HOSPITAL.
      303 23 1.—Reuter. Reuter Wireless. .—Aneta-Hava.; Carnage In Havana. MACHINE GUNS USED ON CROWDS. New York. Aug. 8 Despite official denials President Machado Is expected to resign and leave Cuba. Meantime Mr. Roosevelt has stated that he will be opposed to American intervention, though the New York Times
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      HOPES OF PEACE.
      134 23 Reuter. German Assurances To Austria. London, Aug. 8 There is now every hope of the Austro-German situation being shortly liquidated. An Austrian representative who called on the Foreign Office this afternoon was informed that the German Government gave assurances to Italy on Aug. 6 that they would
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      MARINES IN HAITI.
      47 23 .—Reuter. To Be Withdrawn By U.S. Government Next Year. Washington. Aug. 8. The Government has agreed to withdraw from Haiti the U. S. Marines, which form part of the defence of that country. The withdrawal will be effective on or about Oct. 1. 1934.—Reuter.
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      GRAVE SITUATION IN IRELAND.
      296 23 —Reuter Wireless. •‘Blue Shirt” Movement. DANGER OF CLASH WITH THE I.R.A. Dublin. Aug. 9. Stones, booing and hissing from a crowd of 5,000 greeted the Blue Shirts,’’ Gen. O’Duffy’s new National Guard movement, arriving at the Metropole ballroom for the first annual} dance of the Army
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      TROUBLOUS TIMES.
      63 23 .--Reuter. May Follow Adjournment Of The Dail. London, Aug. 7. There is an uncomfortable feeling In Ireland that the adjournment of the Dail on August 9 may be followed by troublous times. Ominous evidence is afforded of armed police and civic guards patrolling the Free State Parliament House
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      POLA NEGRI.
      43 23 —Reuter Wirelesj. Film Actress Engaged To U.S. Millionaire. Nice, Aug. 2. The engagement is announced of Pola Negri, the film heroine, to Mr. Harold MacCormick, the American millionaire and former husband of Gemma Walska, the famous Polish opera star. —Reuter Wirelesj.
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      U.S. MINERS’ STRIKE.
      64 23 .—Reuter. 70,000 Ir Pennsylvania Refuse To Accept Truce. Brownsville, Aug. 7. Seventy thousand Pennsylvania miners have now refused to accept the truce to which their leaders and the mine-owners had agreed upon President Roosevelt’s intervention. They have decided to continue the strike because they are dissatisfied that
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      CLASH ON IRAQ FRONTIER.
      192 23 —Reuter; 115 Killed and Many Wounded. Baghdad, Aug. 8. Twenty Iraqi frontier guards have been killed and 45 wounded and 95 Assyrians have been killed and many wounded In fighting as a result of Assyrian dissatisfaction with the new regime In Iraq.—Reuter. Assyrians Warned. A message
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      MEERUT CONSPIRACY.
      236 23 prosecution was Justified.—Reuter Wireless Appeals in 3-Year Trial Concluded. Allahabad. Aug. 2. The appeals against the sentences in the Meerut conspiracy case have concluded in the record time of eight days, instead two months as was expected. Before reserving his Judgment the Chief Justice remarked that the sentences
      prosecution was Justified.—Reuter Wireless  -  236 words
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      £360,000 BRITISH LOAN.
      60 23 —Reuter. Authorised T> China Merchants Co. Nanking. Aug. 2. The provisional contract for a SlnoBrltlsh funds loan to the China Merchants Company was signed this morning by the vice-chairman of the Board Mr. Calder-Marshall. The document Is now being sent to the China Merchants Co. for signature.
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      SHOT DEAD BY NAZIS.
      341 24 .—Reuter. —Reuter Wireless. Tense Situation on The Austrian Frontier. MORE “INCIDENTS.” German Reply to AngloFrench Demarche. Vienna, Auk. 7. Reinforcements of auxiliary police are beinK rushed to the Austro-Ger-nian frontier, near Kufstein, where an Austrian patrol was shot dead by a party of men uniformed similarly
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      GUILT ADMITTED.
      163 24 press for a severe punishment.—British Radio. —Reuter Gandhi Sentenced to One Year In Gaol. London. Aug. 4. Gandhi was released from Yeravda Gaol this morning but on refusing to comply with the terms of the order with which he was served, requiring him to live in Poona and
      press for a severe punishment.—British Radio.; —Reuter  -  163 words
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      ROOSEVELT DEFIED BY STRIKERS.
      156 24 —Reuter. Terms Refused. GAS ATTACK ON NEW YORK ’CHANGE. New York, Aug. 7. President Roosevelt is being defied by 20.000 Pennsylvania coal miners, who have refused to accept the President’s settlement terms. The miners, at a meeting in Brownsville, overwhelmingly voted that the strike should continue
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      LONDON TAXI STRIKE.
      193 24 Holiday-Seekers Defy Heat Wave. London. Aug. 7 The most popular holiday of the year—the first Monday in August—was enjoyed by record crowds coming to or leaving London. It is estimated that the railways dealt with over 150.000 people in Blackpool alpne. Thirty-three extra trains hourly supplemented the
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      IMITATION BOMB.
      59 24 .—Reuter. Addressed To President Roosevelt. Boston, Aug. 6. The police have arrested four men in connection with the gassing in the New York Stock Exchange. It is reported that the police have discovered three Imitation infernal machines addressed to President Roosevelt, Mr. Hoover and Mr. Norman Thomas. The
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      “ENTIRELY UNFOUNDED.”
      39 24 .—Reuter. U.S. Has No Secret Air Treaty With China. Washington. Aug. 4. The acting Secretary of State. Mr Phillips, has declared that the reports In the Japanese press of a secret SlnoAmerican aviation treaty are entirely unufounded.—Reuter.
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      CHINESE IN MEXICO.
      30 24 -Reuter. New York, Aug. The anti-Chinese boycott in the State of Tampulipas has extended to Tampico, according to the Mexico CPv correspondent of the New York Times’
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      DEADLOCK IN C.E.R. SALE TALKS.
      245 24 Reuter “Japan Must Now Make Her Choice.” Moscow, Aug. 7. The Tokio parleys for the sale of Soviet rights in the Chinese Eastern Railway to Manchukuo assumed a more hopeful aspect today, when the Soviet delegation offered to reduce by 50,000,000 gold roubles the price
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      BRITON’S EXPULSION.
      168 24 nection with the whole affair.- :teur,er Wireless. Government May Not Intervene. London, Aug. 7. The Foreign Office has received a telegraphic report from the British Ambassador to Turkey on the expulsion of Mr. T. E Lander, the MetroVickers representative. and Reuter understands that there is so far no
      nection with the whole affair.- :teur,er Wireless.  -  168 words
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      MR. T. V. SOONG.
      66 24 Reuter. President Roosevelt’s Guest At Lunch. New Yorx, Aug. 8. Mr. T. V. Soong. the Chinese Finance Minister, and Dr. Alfred Sze. Chinese Minister to Washington, were guests today of President Roossvelt at a lunch in their honour. The Joint Sino-U. S. problem of improving the
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      SOLDIERS FIRE ON CROWDS.
      183 24 —Reuter. Fifteen Killed. GRAVE TROUBLES IN HAVANA. Havana, Aug. 7. Military rule has been declared owing to v':!espread revolutionary strikes against President Machadjg regime. There have been severj casualties in stree* disturbances aui serious rioting is repor :d from the interior. The American has intervened, hitherto
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      PROSPERITY “DRIVE.”
      88 24 General Motors Raise Salaries 10 Per Cent. Washington. Aug 7. The formation of an American Federation of Industry similar to the Federation of Labour is predicted as a development ol the national recovery campaign. General Johnson has approved a temporary code for the meat-packing industry, providing a 40-hour
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      UNREST IN INDIA.
      38 24 —Reuter. Village Destroyed By R.A.F. Bombers. Simla. Aug. 4 The village of Kotkal was bombed again today by the R.A.F. and prac tically the whole village was destroyed The frontier at present Is very quiet
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      NAZI HIERARCHY.
      66 24 .—Reuter. Senate Composed Of Trusted Party Leaders. Munich, Aug. 6. A scheme to institute a sort of Na/’ Grand Council in order to ensure per manency of the present regime was out lined by Hitler at a conference of Nazi leaders at Obersalzburg. He said that now the
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      JAPAN’S EXPORTS.
      59 24 —Reuter. 50.9 Per Cent. Increase For First Half Of 1933. Tokio, Aug. 8 In the first six months of the yea' imports increased 24.4 per cent and exports 50.9 per cent, compared witl’ the same period in 1932, despite the fact that imports from China decreased 48 per
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      TRAGIC DEATH OF CAPT. BROOKS.
      910 25 .—Aneta-Trans-Ocean Kx-Commodore of The P. and O. Fleet. ACT OF REVENGE? Sequel to Mysterious Disappearance. London, Aug. 8. The mysterious disappearance of the wJI-known retired sea captain, Cecil ’"rooks, while crossing from England to Holland on July 16 seems to have now been cleared up.
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      OCCUPATION OF CORAL ISLANDS.
      174 25 —Reuter. Of Strategic Value To France. Paris, Aug. 7. It is learned that the Government is still awaiting the Note which Japan is reported to be drafting with regard to the French occupation of the South China Sea islands. The French Government officially informed the Japanese
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      SOVIET-HOLLAND PACT.
      56 25 Reuter. Official Dutch Recognition Of Russia. Rotterdam. Aug. 8. Negotiations have been initialled at The Hague for a Soviet-Holland commercial treaty the terms of which Include official Dutch recognition of the Soviet. It is also suggested that a portion of the Soviet trade at present passing through Hamburg
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      AIR ARMADA ON WAY HOME.
      79 25 —Reuter. Safe Landing In The Azores. Horta (Azores). Aug. 8. Nine Italian Flying-boats landed here at 7.25 p.m. (British Standard Time). The remainder are proceeding to Ponta Delgada, the largest Island In the Azores. Ponta Delgada, Aug. 8. The remaining 15 Italian flyingboats, led by
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      THE STRATOSPHERE.
      207 25 Reuter Wireless. gondola will be completed.—Aneta-Trans-Ocean. U.S. Naval Commander Crashes. Chicago. Aug. 5. An unsuccessful attempt to reach an altitude of 15 miles in the stratosphere has been made by Commander Settle of the United States Navy. The balloon descended on the railway line 10 minutes after the
      Reuter Wireless.; gondola will be completed.—Aneta-Trans-Ocean.  -  207 words
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      PUBLICITY STUNT.
      108 25 placed in the Stock Exchange.—Reuter Wireless Tear Gas Bombs In New York ’Change. New York. Aug 5. Eugene Daniels. a 28-y»»ai-old Havard graduate and alleged to be the leader pf the ‘‘Commoner and international Party.’ has been ar-ested and charged with placing tear gas bombs in the New
      placed in the Stock Exchange.—Reuter Wireless  -  108 words
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      PARACHUTE DROP.
      49 25 Reuter Wireless. Airman Drops 20,000 Feet Before Pulling Cord. Leningrad, Aug. 7. The airman Jevdokinos dropped 20.000 feet from an aeroplane today before pulling his parachute cord, after which he safely drifted 20,000 feet to earth. This constitutes a new world record for delayed drop parachute jumping.
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      DISTANCE RECORD BROKEN.
      117 25 Reuter. French Success. OVER 54 HOURS IN THE AIR. Baghdad. Aug. 7 Codos and Rossi landed at Ravak. Syria, at 4.25 p.m., Greenwich Mean Time, after a flight lasting 54 hours and 45 minutes. They have beaten the long-distance record established by Squadron-Leader Gayford and FUghtLieut. Nlcholetts
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      HILLSIDE CRASH.
      98 25 .—Reuter. Korean Woman Flyer Found Dead. Toklo. Aug. 8. The Korean aviatrlx, Miss Kelgen Boku, who has been missing since she took oil from Toklo yesterday morning for Osaka en route to Changchun on a goodwill mission to Manchukuo. was found dead this morning amidst the wreckage of
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      ALOFT FOR 37 HOURS.
      52 25 malned In the air tir 37 hours.—Reuter Wireless. German Student Sets Up New Glider Record. Berlin, Aug. 4. The world’s duration record for a motorless gilder has been broken b j Kurt Schmidt, a young German student of Koenlgsberg University, who rbmalned In the air fir
      malned In the air tir 37 hours.—Reuter Wireless.  -  52 words
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      HEIR TO FORTUNE.
      105 25 Reuter Wireless. Fatally Shot by Friend Ahoard Bremen. London. Aug. 2. A fatal accident aboard the cradc trans-Atlantic liner was revealed when the Norddeutscher-Lloyd liner, Bremen, from New York called at Southampton en route for her home port, Bremen. C. E. Manger, an American university student, was
      Reuter Wireless.  -  105 words
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      HARMSWORTH TROPHY.
      87 25 —Reuter Wireless. Secretly-Designed British Boat. London, Aug. 2. Everything Is now ready for a new Anglo-American duel for the Harmsworth trophy which will take place on the Detroit River on Sept. 2 4 and 5. The well-known British builder and owner Hubert Scot Paine has Issued a challenge
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    SEVEN-WICKET VICTORY FOR F.M.S.
    2053 26 Colony’s Batting Collapse Results In Defeat. In one of (he best tfames 0 f the series the F.M.S. beat the Colony in the annual cricket match at Penang by seven wickets, getting the necessary runs only 25 minutes from time. The match was full of incident
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    SELANGOR LOSE AT GOLF.
    317 26 Annual “Stiffs” Match At Bukit Timah. The annual golf match between the Selangor and Singapore Golf Club Stiffs was played at Bukit Timah during the holidays. This match has been played annually since 1924 and Selangor were this year challenger s for the first time since
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    SINGAPORE BEAT SELANGOR IN CUP FINAL.
    980 27 Brilliant Display By Local Forwards. Singapore 8. Selangor 2. More than 10,000 people representing practically every State in Malaya, sawj Singapore defeat Selangor at Anson 1 Hoad Stadium on Saturday in one oi the most exciting finals of the H.M.S. Malaya Cup competition that
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    EXHIBITION GOLF.
    222 27 Nai Tim, the Siamese golf champion, who is on a visit to Singapore, ook part in two exhibition golf matches on Sunday against the pick of Singapore’s golfers. One match took place at the Singapore Golf Club, Bukit Timah, in the morning, and the other at the Island
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    BONG SOO WINS SINGLES CHAMPIONSHIP AGAIN.
    800 27 Malacca Player’s Bad In Final. From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Aug. 7. 1 What promised to be one of the closest fights for years for the single* championship of Malaya terminate i unexpectedly here today when H. M do Souza (jnr.), of Malacca,
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    GOOD TIMES AT PERAK SPORTS.
    150 27 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, Aug. 5 The Perak open athletic meeting was held today in excellent weather on the Ipoh Recreation Ground. A number of Perak records were broken and some Malayan records equalled. Matnor established a new Perak record in the hurdles and
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    BURMA RIFLES SPORTS MEETING.
    143 27 New Malayan Record For 100 Yards. I From Our Own Correspondent] Taiping, July 29. Several excellent performances were recorded at the annual athletic sports of the 2nd Battalion 20th Burma Rifles held at Taiping today. A new Malayan record was set up in the 100 yards
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    MOWGLI BEATS RECORD BY 26 MINUTES.
    1542 28 Remarkable Time In Round The Islan d Race. The August Bank Holidays have always been looked forward to by j Singapore yachtsmen for the two, days spent in racing round the This is now a “B" Class event, the “A class being composed of
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    U.S.A. RETAINS WIGHTMAN CUP.
    717 28 .—Reuter. British Players’ Splendid But Unavailing Fight. New York. Aug. 5. When play was resumed in the women’s International match for the Wightman Cup here today U S A. were leading Great Britain by three matched to none. It was announced this mornin/ mat neither Mrs.
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      MINCING LANE AND THE M.E.O.A.
      730 1 And “Guinea-Pigs”! IS THE CHINESE QUOTA BIG ENOUGH? From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Aug. 7. he Hon. Mr. Tan Cheng Lock, i B E., presided at the second annual r ooting of the Malayan Estate Own- ix Association held at the officers of Gibson,
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      BURMA-MALAY TIN.
      269 1 Profit of $10,000 For 14 Months. Burma-Malay Tin, Ltd., meeting will be held at Kuala Lumpur on August 10. The directors’ report which will be presented covers a period of 14 months up to May 31 last. It states: A very limited amount of prospecting has been carried
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      TREASURY BILLS.
      53 1 British Wireless. Applications On Auff. 4 Total £70,925,000. London, Aug. 4. Applications for Treasury Bills today totalled £70.925,000. The amount allotted in Bills at three months was £40.000.000 The average rate per cent, was 5s. 4.9d. which Is a new low record and compares with 6s. 11.68d. last
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      DUPIRE, MORRELL.
      141 1 Capital Reduction Approved. The Chief Justice (Sir Walter Huggard), sitting in the Supreme Court an Tuesday approved a resolution by the firm of Dupire, Morrell, Ltd., to reduce its capital. Mr. F. G. Vaux, in moving the petition. said the original capital of the firm, which carried on
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      PREFERENCE DUTIES.
      156 1 Inadequate Description May Mean Rejection. The following notice to merchants has been issued by the Department of Statistics: With 'reference to certificates of origin for the purpose of claiming preferential rates of duty on impbrt of goods into the United Kingdom, attention is invited to the wording of
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      TINNED PINEAPPLES.
      68 1 Exports From Malaya For July. During the week ending July 29, 1933. exports from Malayan ports amounted to 38,168 cases, of which 34,148 cases were to the United Kingdom, 1,745 cases to the Continent of Europe, 1,125 cases to Canada and 1,150 cases elsewhere. Total exports for the
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      PALM OIL PRICES.
      82 1 Guthrie and Co.’s report, dated Singapore August 3, states:— Palm Oil In Bulk: c.i.f. landed weights New York/Philadelphia 3.60 cents (U.S. currency) per lb. c.i.f. landed weights U.S.A. Pacific Ports 3.55 cents (U.S. currency) per lb. c.i.f landed weights Liverpool/Holland/Hamburg £17.5.0. per ton. Palm Oil In Barrels:
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      DUFF DEVELOPMENT COMPANY.
      201 1 Loss of £1,358 on Year’s Working. The first annual report of the Duff Development Company Ltd. discloses a loss of £1,358 5s. 2d. The annual report of the directors states: Property. —The company’s property consists of 30,891 acres of land held unoer titles granted by the Government
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      KATU TIN DREDGING.
      157 1 A Profit of $125,626 Last Year. j The meeting of shareholders of Katu Tin Dredging, Ltd., will be held at Kuala Lumpur on August 10. The directors’ report on the past year states: The accounts disclose a profit of $125,626.45 (£14,656.8.5) before providing for dredge depreciation: the
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      TEA QUOTA
      93 1 (From Our Own Correspondent] Medan, Aug. 2. The Bataviaasch Nieuwsblad states that the Director of Agriculture, in co-operation with the Advisory Committee, has made preparations to fix the standard production of teaestates. The reference lists will be published officially and notice of protest be given within four weeks.
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      RAFFLES HOTEL FUTURE.
      4002 2 ENCOURAGING SPEECH TO SHAREHOLDERS. “The measure of your faith in the shares which you hold in Raffles must he the measure of your faith in the Colony. If you think there is going to be an improvement in trade you must act on that view by holding
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      TIN PRODUCTION CONTROL.
      622 3 Case for Extension. THE DANGER OF A BREAKDOWN. The Sub-Committee of the World Economic Commission which is considering the co-ordination of produc tion of tin has before it a memorandum circulated by the United Kingdom delegation which contains an important letter from the International Tin Committee urging
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      COMPANY NEWS.
      147 3 Losses on Year’s Working Reported. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Aug. 1. Vallambrosa Rubber Company, Ltd., reports a loss of £97 o for the year ended March 31. compared with a loss oi £2,739 f the previous yea An amount ot £8,823 has been carried forward to credit.
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      American Firms’ Heavy Losses.
      71 3 (From Our Own Correspondent.> London, Aug. 8. The Radio Corporation of Amex’cu annoimces r a loss of $1,268,000 (gold) for the six months ended June 30. compared with a profit of $219,000 for the previous six months. The United States Rubber Company announces a loss of
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      MALAYA TIN STATISTICS
      110 3 Foreign exports of tin, being final shipments on ocean -steamers at all Malayan ports, during the month of July. 1933. I. and E. 8. Destination Tons. United Kingdom 120 United 8tates of America 2.884 Continent of Europe 1.271 British Possessions 201 Japan HO Netherlands India 3 Other
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      STOCKS AND SHARES.
      780 4 Fraser And Co’s Quotations. Singapore, Aug. 9. Mining. ;;:-p d Buyers. Sellers. £1 £1 Ahhih Kumbung JJJ. £1 £1 Austral Malay 2»/0 Ayer Hitum Tin l*’ i'l £1 Bungnn Tin ,H/ i,o 1 1 Batung Pudung 1 1 l Batu t'uves 9-'* l 1 Buk t Arung
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      Trade and Finance.
      251 4 EXCHANGE RATES. Singapore, Aug. 9. SELLING. I*.i don, 1 months’ sight 2/4 1/16 Lot don, 3 months’ sight 2/4 1/32 Loudon, 60 days’ sight 2/4 Lot-don, 30 days’ sight 2/3 63/64 London, demand 2/3 31/32 Loi don, T.T. 2/3 15/16 Lyons and I’aiis, demand 975 Hemhurg, demand
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      CABLE TRAFFIC.
      120 4 Index Figures Based On 1929 Receipts. The following table, Issued by Imperial and International Communications, Ltd., gives the index figures representing the estimated monthly receipts from traffic, as related to comparable traffic in the year 1929. The monthly figures have been reduced to a working day average. The
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      RUBBER SITUATION.
      45 4 Singapore Official Quotations. Quotations forward Contracts Spot Seller Prices d. A Date L’don S’pore Aug. Sept. Oct. Aug. 3 3 29/32 13% 13% 13% 13% 4 4 1/32 13% 13% 13% 13% 8 Holiday 12% 12% 12% 12% 3% 13 13% 13% 13%
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      SINGAPORE TIN PRICES.
      18 4 Atg. 3 Tin. S’pore Brice sl<Hk37Vx per picul 109.50 r 109.50 K 109.50 9 110.12*4
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        LONDON EXCHANGE PRICES JULY 26.
        615 4 Abaco (11) S«; Allagar (2 1/44; Aloi I'angsu (2/> /10; Amherst (2/) /44; AngloMalay (£1) 9/8; Ayer Kuning 19/; Hugan Serai (£1) 7/16; Bahru (Sel.) (2,) 1/9; Banteng (il) 15 BatVig ('ns. (2 /64; Batu Cave* (£1) 12 6; Batu Tiga (IV) IS/- Bekoh <2/)V64;
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        SINGAPORE DOLLAR SHARE PRICES AUGUST 9.
        701 4 Capital Issue Closing Prices Paid Up Value Dividends Fraser Lyall Company Co. Evatt. 454,175 1 Nil for year 29-2-33 Allenby ($1) 0.75 0.86 0.70 0.80 £16,779 1 Nil for year 30-9-32 Alor Gajah ($1) 0.60 0.70 0.55 0.65 439,125 1 Nil for year 31-3-33
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      DUTCH TIN COSTS
      184 4 Providing Against Fall in Price (From Our Own Correspondent] Medan, Aug. 2. The Government of Netherlands India in the memorandum of reply to the debate in the People’s Council agrees with those members who wish to maintain the estimate of the tin revenue as the present high
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