The Straits Budget, 19 April 1934

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    29 1 The Straits Budget BEING THE WEEKLY ISSUE OF THE STRAITS TIMES [ESTABLISHED NEARLY A CENTURY.] No. 3,974 SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, APRIL 19. 1934. Price 25 cents (S.S. Currency) or 7d.
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    CONTENTS.
    269 1 leaders Liberty J In the Net 3-4 The Cinema 4 The Arethusa Mishap 4 Tremendous Power 4-5 Prosperity 5-6 Occasional Notes 6-8 Pictures Rt. Hon. J. G. Latham 17 Mr. A. Caldecott 17 The Tibetan Delegation 17 I. A. Liner Arethusa 18 Singapore Wedding 18 Dr. John Heron’s Wedding
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    TAILORS’ STRIKE ENDS.
    81 1 Employers Accede To Men’s Demands. <From Our Own Correspondent.) Polling. Api 17. Ponang loir. will have to pay more lor their clothes as a result of the set- oent oi the tallo s’ strike. Cantonese tailors resumed work yesterday and the Khehs this morning. ‘he latter received
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    LOCAL AND PERSONAL.
    458 1 Mr. J. Thompson, a director of Whlteaway, Laidlaw Ltd., left 8inga- pore by the Ranchi on Friday. Major C. J. K. Hill, Paymaster. Malaya Command, has been promoted Lieutenant Colonel with elfect from Mar. 19. Mr. Teljlro Tamura, Japanese Con-sul-General In Singapore, left for Java on Friday
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    DEATH OF MR. ARTHUR E. ODELL.
    710 1 I Funeral At Bidadari On Wednesday. The death occurred at his home. 45 Gilstead Road at eight o’clock on Tuesday night of Mr. Arthur E. Odell. Mr. Oddi had not been in goon health for several years and recently he *vas taken seriously ill
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    PUBLIC TRUSTEE, S.S. AND F.M.S.
    208 1 New Government Post Under Consideration. The Straits Times understands that a new post, that of Public Trustee, S.8. and F.M.S., is being debated by Government with a view to its creation as soon as possible. A Public Trustee was appointed In the F.M.S. as long
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    CLAIM AGAINST LOCAL LAWYER.
    222 1 Court Approves Parties’ Settlement. When the case in which Raffles Hotel sued Mr. A. V. L. Davies, a local advocate and solicitor, for recovery of $600 which they claimed was due on an account stated, was mentioned in the Supreme Court on Wednesday before Mr. Justice
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    MONEYLENDERS’ BILL IN COUNCIL.
    1526 2 A ’ll provis tor ihe icg* lation of moneylending was read a first time in the Legislative Council on Monday. Moving the first reading the acting Attorney-General said 'hat a committee was appointed some time ago to consider the advisability of legislation as regards moneylending, and
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    BRIBERY CHARGES AT KUALA LUMPUR.
    154 2 Chairman's Reply To Allegations. iFrom Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur. Apr. 11. A reply to the serious allegations m bribery and corruption against certain of the stall made by Mr. John Hands at a Sanitary Board meeting six months age was given by the chairman.
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    VITAL STATISTICS.
    82 2 Outbreak Of Chicken-Pox Reported. One hundred and eighty-one deatns were reported during the week ended Apr. 7 the nationalities affected being European 1. Eurasians 2. Chinese 140. Malays 25. Indians 12. others 1. The chief cause of mortality was phthisis 25. pneumonia 20. enteritis 19 and beriberi and
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    B.N.B. MAILS.
    42 2 In reply to further correspondence regarding direct mails between British North Borneo and Shanghai, the secretary of the North Borneo Chamber ot Commerce has been advised that the Postmaster-General. Jesselton. is communicating with the Chinese postal authorities on the subject.
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    “KUALA LUMPUR TOWN COUNCIL.”
    372 2 Board’s Request. LITTLE LEGISLATION NECESSARY (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Apr. n The question of the changing of the name of the Board to that of Kuala Lumpur Town Council was again broached at the meeting. "I bring it up for two reasons,” said Mr.
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    STRIKE COLLAPSING.
    83 2 Bangkok Rice Mills Reopen. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Bangkok, Apr.13. The police are getting more active in the rice mill strike which is holding up. several ships. The police arrested four of the principal leaders of the striking coolies this morning and an searching for other leaders. These
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    SINGAPORE CHESS CLUB.
    73 2 Junior Handicap Competition For 1933. The result of the Junior Handicap Championship competition is as follows: G. Parbury, Albert Neess and c G. Paterson tied for first place with 1 wins each. On the replay G. Parbur. beat Albert Meess and C. G. Paterson 2 games each,
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      LIBERTY
      1006 3 Straits Times. Apr. 12 Pur the past five years there hav* Dt en rumblings, Increasing steadily in intensity, of the battle which must be lought in Great Britain in the not u >ry distant future if the liberty oi the subject is to be preserved. The nrst shot was
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      IN THE NET.
      1473 3 the Tin Producers’ Association.—Straits Times. Apr. 13. We mentioned in a recent leading article that we pro Dosed. on completion of the necessary examination ct the relevant reference books, to try and indicate the extent of the ramifications of those who are behind the international tin control
      the Tin Producers’ Association.—Straits Times. Apr. 13.  -  1,473 words
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      THE CINEMA.
      852 4 local conditions.—Straits Times, Apr. 14. During last month we devoted two leading articles to discussion of the views of Mr. A. J. W. HarloiT, a former member of the Council of Netherlands India, on the influence of the cinema on Oriental peoples. Those views were expressed in the
      local conditions.—Straits Times, Apr. 14.  -  852 words
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      THE ARETHUSA MISHAP.
      897 4 interrupted journey.—Straits Times Apr. 16. Because the Imperial Airways liner Arethusa was the first machine to fly on the accelerated schedule between Singapore and London, carried distinguished passengers, and was inaugurating the first regular air delivery service of newspapers in this country, yesterday’s mishap at Kuala Lumpur
      interrupted journey.—Straits Times Apr. 16.  -  897 words
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      TREMENDOUS POWER.
      1312 4 .—Straits Times. Apr. 17. What conclusions are to be drawn from the extraordinary ramifications of the leading men in the tin control movement We do not pretend to understand the exact relationshio of the many powerful holding companies, having such a wide range of activity as gold mining,
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      PROSPERITY.
      994 5 Straits Times. Apr. 18 It has often been said that it is quite impossible for a Chancellor of the Exchequer to produce a budget which j will please everybody. If that be so. i Mr. Neville Chamberlain has achieved the impossible. For once in a way, every favourable forecast
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    LICENCE FOR FRUIT FACTORY.
    156 6 Rural Board Approves Application. Further evidence of local industrial activity was given at the meeting ot the Rural Board on Wednesday when application was made to convert a dwelling house in Simon Road into a fruit preserving factory. The chairman, Mr. W. S. Ebden. said that
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    CHILDREN’S AID SOCIETY.
    160 6 Fifth list oi subscriptions for the year ended Aug. 31. Previously acknowledged $8,880.42; Per Mrs. Si me F. S. Gibson $25; Lady Clementi $5O; J. A. and E. A. Elias $25; Anonymous $14.67 F. Ellis $lOO total $9,095.09 First list of subscriptions 1933-34. Messrs. Hammer and Co.,
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    BIRTHS
    60 6 CUSCAJJKN—On Apr. 11. 1934. at the Maternity Hospital, Singapore, to Jane, wife oi W L. Cuscaden, a daughter. (Sally Jane ASTINGTON.—On April 14, 1934 at the Nursing Home. Bangkok, to Mr. and Mrs. B Astlngton Reith) the gift of a son RU8HWORTH.—On April 17. 1934, at the Maternity Hospital.
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  • OCCASIONAL NOTES
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      A GREAT ACTRESS.
      389 6 —Straits Times, Apr. 12. It is not usual for the Straits Times to express editorial opinion on the quality of films that are oeing exhibited in Singapore, but this departure from custom is made as a tribute to the magnificent performance of Elizabeth Bergner in the title
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      RUSSIAN NIGGARDLINESS.
      197 6 -Straits Times. Apr. 12. The speedy distribution of epidemiological intelligence Is of paramount importance where the efficiency of the Eastern Bureau of the League of Nations health organisation is concerned, and ever since 1925 big efforts have been made toward the improvement of this service. The only real
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      BRITISH BACKWARDNESS.
      101 6 Straits Times. Apr. 12. Another passage in the Bureau’s report we reproduce without comment It reads It is hoped that the time will also come very soon when it is possible to telephone from Geneva to Singapore, and although at first it is likely that this method of
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      DESPITE (!) THE N.R.A.
      63 6 DESPITE THE N.R.A. boom in the spring of 1933.—Straits Times. Apr. 13 Extract from an American hnancial review The iorward movement of business that began in January has continued at an accelerated rate during February. Operations have expanded in all the chief industries, and comparisons with a year ago have
      boom in the spring of 1933.—Straits Times. Apr. 13  -  63 words
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      ENGLISH.
      153 6 known as chee-chee.”—Straits Times, Apr. 13. Though not yet the lingua franca. English is becoming used more extensively in Malaya year by year. But much of the spoken and written English heard and seen in this country is of a lamentable standard. Many Asiatics consider that if they have
      known as “ chee-chee.”—Straits Times, Apr. 13.  -  153 words
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      F.M.S. BANKRUPTCY.
      184 6 1932 and 187 in 1931.—Straits Times. Apr. 13. The annual reprt of the P.M S. Bankruptcy Department for 1933, in saying that as compared with 1932 there was a marked decrease in insolvency In Perak and Selangor, with a slight increase In Negri Sembilan and Pahang, amounting to
      1932 and 187 in 1931.—Straits Times. Apr. 13.  -  184 words
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      DUKE OF NORTHUMBERLAND.
      235 6 which has not since arisen —Straits Times, Apr. 13. The Duke of Northumberland, who is on a visit to Singapore, came into the title in 1930 on the death of his father. The father was an outstanding figure in post-War politics. His fearless denunciation of the dangers
      which has not since arisen —Straits Times, Apr. 13.  -  235 words
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      THE DUTCH OFFER.
      179 6 THE DUTCH OFFER n reaching a decision.—Straits Times, Apr. H. Notwithstanding the latest cable announcing that the Colonial Office has been authorised by the Nether lands Government to declare that no official statement of any kind regarding rubber restriction has been made or authorised by that Government there is reason
      ,n reaching a decision.—Straits Times, Apr. H.  -  179 words
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      AN UNFORTUNATE COMMISSIONER.
      183 7 AN UNFORTUNATE COMMISSIONER municipal affairs—Straits Times. Apr. 14. The Hon. Mr. H. H. Abdoolcader is most unfortunate Municipal Commissioner. For the second time he t as arrived two minutes late for the 1 commencement of proceedings at the Penang Municipal Commission. He may have expected to have found, members in
      municipal affairs—Straits Times. Apr. 14.  -  183 words
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      FIRE INQUIRIES.
      201 7 wishes of public opinion ?—Straits Times, Apr. 14. The Penang Commission is under lire locally at the moment for a refusal to hold an inquiry into the fatal Church Street fire in public. Six lives were lost in this fire, and in returning his verdict the coroner suggested
      wishes of public opinion ?—Straits Times, Apr. 14.  -  201 words
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      MORE USEFUL MAPS.
      112 7 Straits Times. Apr. 16. Attention has been drawn by *h»Map Production Branch of the Survey Apartment, F.M.S. and S.S., to the latest issues of lithographs and maps relating to property in Singapore. These maps are on four scales—eight, ur, one and half a chain to an inch.
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      RUBBER-TYRED CARTS.
      162 7 —Straits Times. Apr. 16. The advantages of the pneumatic tyre for all manner of vehicles is very obvious, and great progress has been made in the adoption of it in all horse-drawn carriages. Rubber-tyred bullock carts are now making their appearance and it is probable that their use
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      MALAYA’S K.Cs.
      160 7 -Straits Times. Apr. 16. It is not generally known that all three judges now serving in the Supreme Court in Singapore are King’s Counsel. This, we believe, is a distinction unique in the history of these courts. All three Judges came to us from abroad, Sir Walter Huggard
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      THE R.A.O.C.
      254 7 are blue and scarlet.—Straits Times, Apr. 16. A few days ago we were guilty of one of the commonest errors made by newspapers. We referred to a member of the Royal Army Ordinance Corps.” Now. Ordinance means a decree or a religious rite and Ordnance means cannon or
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      QUICK WORK.
      78 7 houses en route is efficient.—Straits Times. Apr. 17. A correspondent sent us a note this morning saying that he had left Penang in a ten h.p. car at 4 pm. yesterday and arrived at the G.P.O.. Singapore, at 9.30 this morning. This is not a record even for
      houses en route is efficient.—Straits Times. Apr. 17.  -  78 words
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      RESTRICTION.
      190 7 —Straits Times. Apr. 17. There have been many reports current in Malaya of the terms of a draft international agreement for regulating production* and export of rubber, but hitherto no one who is alleged to have seen such a document would admit the fact. Now. however, we find in
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      FOOTBALL PROBLEMS.
      164 7 Straits Times. Apr. 17. Notwithstanding inquiries tnto charges of professionalism, followed by series of disqualifications, ihrorganisation of football in Malaya appears to be a very simple matter. Take, for example, recent incidents in Southern India. A football tourna ment was organised by the District Sports Association of Tumkur
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      A LOSS.
      162 7 A LOSS ous and fully deserved.—Straits Times. Apr. 17. Mr. L. D. Gammans, assistant Director of Co-operation, Is leaving Malaya this week, and the Co-operative Department and societies throughout Malaya will miss an officer who Is held in high regard by all. As Is usual upon imminent departures of senior
      ous and fully deserved.—Straits Times. Apr. 17.  -  162 words
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      ACCORDING TO PLAN.
      73 7 Straits Times. Apr. 18. Extract from a private letter received from London yesterday by air mall The Secretary of State himself has taken the bit between his teeth and it is useless for anybody to try and stem the tide. The buffer pool will now go through,
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      MR. HOWESON’S MANSION.
      179 7 -Straits Times. Apr. 18. Newspapers received from Home oy the last mail report the purchase by Mr. J. H. C. E. Howeson, famous oilmine magnate and chairman of the London Tin Corporation,” of Brasted Place, near Westerham, Kent. The mansion was designed by Robert Adam and built
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      MORE CONTROL!
      345 7 has been granted —Straits Times. Apr. 18. More amusement than annoyance has been caused by some of the films photographed in this part of the world and offered to cinema audiences as typical of conditions prevailing .n Malaya We know that the facts have been travestied in a
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    K.L.M. PLANES TO CALL AT MEDAN.
    224 8 Sumatra Report. SINGAPORE STOP LIKELY TO BE RETAINED. It is possible that Medan will once again become a port of call on the Dutch air mall route between Amster-. 0am and Batavia. This (according to our Medan cor-j respondent) is foreshadowed by the Sumatra
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    JOHORE ROYALTY.
    23 8 The Sultan and Sultana of Johore left Tokio on April 12 for th- United States via Honolulu aboard the Chlchlbu Maru.
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    LEPERS MAY LEAVE KUALA LUMPUR?
    141 8 UNANIMOUS OPINION. Unreasonable To “Carry Baby” For So Long. (From Our Own Correspondent). Kuala Lumpur, Apr. 11. Feeling was again ventilated at the Sanitary Board meeting today against the existence of a leper settlement within the town limits. The matter was fully debated, one unofficial
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    COUNCIL ADJOURNS TILL MAY 28.
    1092 8 Malacca’s Needs. The following bills were taken through their final stages and passed after being discussed in committee at the Legislatice Council meeting on Tuesday: the Petroleum Revenue (Amendment) Bill, the Betting (Amendment) Bill, the Passengers Restriction (Amendment) Bill and the Public Trustee (Abendment) Bill.
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    DUTCH AIRWAYS MAY GO TO AUSTRALIA.
    319 8 Port Darwin Extension. ITALIAN SERVICE FOk FAR EAST POSSIBLE. The Straits Times Batavia corres pondent cables that it is stated in Java that the Royal Dutch Airways contem plate the extension of their Amster dam-Batavia service to Port Darwin us soon as the British
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    CONTROVERSIAL POINT IN SOLICITORS’ BILL.
    1789 9 SECTION TO BE RETAINED. Allegation Of Insult To Bar Council. The first bill considered by the legislative Council when it re-opened was the Courts Bill which Dissed its second reading and was •aken in committee. Later it was read third time and passed. Major-General E.
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    PHOTOGRAPHING AIR RACE ROUTE.
    298 9 Expedition Returning. N.I. GOVERNMENTS BAN ON AERIAL PICTURES. Unable to secure the permission of the Netherlands Indian Government to take photographs of N.I. air views, the London-Melbourne air race film expedition which is now in Singapore is returning to London. Mr F. Ray Tuckett, the pilot
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    JUDGMENT RESERVED.
    171 9 Alleged Evasion Of Customs Duty. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur. Apr. 16. Judgment was reserved today by Mr. F. K. Wilson, the first magistrate, In the case In which Pretam Singh, the authorised agent of Olan Singh and Co., was charged with fraudulent evasion of customs duty
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    MR. W. B. WALKER.
    34 9 Death 0> President Of Standard-Vacuum Oil Co. News has been received by cable from New York of the death of Mr. W. B. Walker, President of the Standard-Vacuum Oil Company.
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    PLANTERS’ CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT.
    905 10 Local Companies Lead Way In Salary Cuts Restoration. iBy Our Planting Correspondent). One of the largest gatherings in the history of the Incorporated Society of Planters was held at Taiping on Tuesday. Mr. W. de B. Maclaren, chairman of the Taiping branch, presided. For some years
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    FACTORY LAND OR SLUM CLEARANCE.
    800 10 Singapore Municipal Fund. The Legislative Council was asked on Monday to approve of a certain portion of land at Kampong Java and Alexandra Roads (for the acquisition Of which S2.000.000 was approved in 1926» being used for factories. Mr. A. P. Robinson piotested that the
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    BATHER SAVED.
    166 10 Sergeant Complimented By G.O.C. In Command Orders dated on Thursday the General Officer Commanding compliments Sergeant H. G. Owen of the Royal Army Ordnance Corps. On March 4, Signalman Currie. Royal Corps of Signals, was seen lying unconscious at the bottom of the bathing pagar at Pulau Brani.
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    MR. J. BAGNALL GOING ON LEAVE.
    99 10 Nine Years’ Service On Legislative Council. Mr. John Bagnall. senior unofficial member of the Legislative Council, leaves Singapore for Europe on home leave on Thursday. Mr. Bagnall will sail by the Kedah to Penang where he will join the s.s. Antenor. A meeting of
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    JAPANESE CLOTH.
    113 10 False Trade Mark Ordered To Be Removed. From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, Apr. IdThe District Judge delivered .judgment today in the case in which tne Indian piecegoods merchants, Ha yKhan, were charged with possessio the purpose of sale of a quantity shirting made in Japan bearing trade mark
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    SUPREME COURT ON EUROPE SITE.
    255 11 government Decision. erection of flats ALREADY BEGUN. The Government is to acquire the of the Europe Hotel. A Government Gazette Extraordin try issued on Saturday announced that in area of 76,344 square feet in the city is needed for new Government buildings and approaches thereto.
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    DUTCH TIN EXPERTS.
    159 11 Party To Visit This Country. <From Our Own Correspondent.) Medan, Apr. 10. It is stated by the Java Bode that a number of officials headed by Mr. Wellenstein will shortly go to Malaya to study tin mining in that country. The party consists of: Mr. van Lohuyzen,
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    OPEN VERDICT.
    63 11 In our report of the coroner’s finding in connection with the death of Mrs. Mary Toft she was described as late of Po Gardens, Ipoh. This was incorrect. The error arose from the fact that she was living in a lane generally known as Po Gardens Lane. Mr.
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    Hero Of Shanghai “War” Visits Singapore.
    607 11 Looking extremely fit and evidently thoroughly enjoying himself, Gen. Tsai Ting Kai, the hero of the Shanghai "War” and leader of the illfated Fukien rebellion, arrived in Singapore on Monday by the Conte Rosso on his way to Europe on a pleasure trip. The
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    THREE FAMILIES HOMELESS.
    140 11 Attap House Gutted In Tiong Bahru. Three families lost their homes in a fire which gutted a large attap" house in Tiong Bahru on Monday. At eleven o’clock the fire brigade received a call from the Alexandra Road Police station and sent two engines. They found an
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    EXHIBITION OPENED.
    287 11 Tremendous Stimulus To Progress.” The second annual Livestock and Trades Exhibition was opened at the old race course on Thursday by His Excellency, the Officer Administering the Government. Among those who attended the opening ceremony were H E. Major General Sir Ernest Lewin. G.G.C., the Right Hon. J.
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    QUIT RENTS.
    100 11 No Reduction In The F.M.S. Recent agitation among planters and other holders of agricultural lands in respect of quit rents, which found expression in speeches at the Legislative and Federal Councils, has had effect, but only in the Colony A notice was issued on Thursday by the Colonial
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    JUDGE’S COMMENTS IN CIVIL CASE.
    291 11 Litigants’ Evidence. DEBTS IN WIFE’S NAME CREDITS IN DAUGHTER’S. Describing one ol the witness’s evidence us "a tissue of lies.” Mr. Justice Prichard on Friday entered judgment in favour of St. Pierre against A. £L Roman in a suit for an account. The plaint!If engaged
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    SEEN FROM A CLUB.
    71 11 Penang. Apr. ltt. A startling confirmation that the Penang monster was seen in the Harbour on Friday evening was received by the Pinang Gazette this morning when a party of five Europeans declare they saw it from the verandah of the Cricket Club shortly after five
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    F.M.S. EUROPEAN FUND.
    155 11 F. M.S. EUROPEAN FUND. Receipts and Payments Account for the month of March. Receipts: Clubs $684.51; ISP. $133.34; other monthly subs. $74; other donations $207; Government refund: a/c repatriations $895.31; E. 8. A. M. refund; a/c repatriations $400; debt refund $25; total $2,419.16. Payments: Monthly allowances; Perak $6O; Kuala Lumpur
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    IMPERIAL AIRWAYS PLANE BOGGED.
    1639 12 Special Edition Of Sunday Times Carried To Penang By Moth. The Imperial Airways liner which left* Seletar on Sunday morning, carrying the first issues of the Sunday Times air edition, was hogged for nine hours at Kuala Lumpur. The Kuala Lumpur batches of newspapers were distributed
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    FALSE DECLARATION OF ORIGIN.
    467 12 Shopkeepers Fined. FIRST CASE UNDER NEW AMENDMENT. THE IMPORTANCE ol signing docu1 ments certifying the origin a goods to be exported from the Straits Settlements to the Malay States was emphasised by the police in the Criminal District Court yesterday when the proprietor and an assistant,
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    TREAT FOR CHILDREN.
    93 12 Excursion By Car To Dairy Farm. The children of the Children s Ain Society are to enjoy a unique outing on Sunday. They are being taken to the Singapore Dairy Farm in yellow-top taxis. After spending the morning seeing the feeding, washing ana milking of the cows,
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    MALAYAN PLANTING TOPICS
    2886 13 The I.S.P. In Action—Salaries And Dividends—More About Oidium Mr. Tayler’s Views—Sulphur Vs. Forestry. By Our Planting Correspondent. r: tnere was one criticism of the 1 xecutive of the I.S.P.’s work last 0 r that was more freely expressed iu'ii any other, it was that while the r\T.k-and-flle
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    BANGKOK MILL STRIKE.
    25 14 (From Our Own Correspondent) Bangkok, Apr. 11. The ricemill impasse continues. There have been eleven cases of stabbing since the trouble began.
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    MAKING FUTURE HISTORY OF TIBET.
    620 14 Delegates To The Dalai Lama Pass Through. liookini out of place among the animals and the artists of Isako’s Circus, who were their fellowtravellers from Calcutta, the members of the Tibetan deputation on their way to China, arrived on board the s.s. Kut Sang on
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    MR. W. S. GIBSON.
    201 14 Presentation Of C.M.G. At Government House. Mr. W. S. Gibson, Chairman of the Colony Trade Commission, at Government House on Thursday was presented by H.E., the Officer Administering the Government (Mr. A. Caldecott) with the Badge of a Companion of the Most Distinguished Order of St.
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    CYCLIST HURT.
    133 14 Car In Drain After Accident A Chinese cyclist was fatally injured in an accident in Orchard Road on Thursday and the car with which which his machine came into collision finished up in the drain. A Malay syce who was sitting beside the driver, Mr. P. Druiding, was
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    I.S.P. MEETING.
    43 14 Mr. L. W. Tivy Addresses Taiping Branch. A special meeting of the Taiping branch of the Incorporated Society of Planters was held at Taiping on Apr. 10. Mr. L. W. Tivy, the recently elected chairman of the Society, addressed the branch.
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    MR. H. S. LEE’S APPEAL AT SANITARY BOARD.
    296 14 Waitress Question. I SWING OF PUBLIC OPINION. (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Apr n “I ask that the whole question op discussed again at the next Residents’ conference.” This was the plea made by Mr h S. Lee at the Sanitary
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    THE RANCHI.
    254 14 Duke Of Northumberland Disembarks. Two distinguished visitors arrived in Singapore on Apr. 11 by the P. 0 Ranchi homeward bound from the Far Cast. One is the Duke of Northumberland who left the boat here to catch the Imperial Airways plane which left for home on Sunday morning.
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    DOORS CLOSED BEFORE MURDER INQUIRY.
    3182 15 Impatient Crowd Breaks Into Magistrate’s Court. Scenes unparalleled in the history <4 the local courts took place outside the magistrates’ courts on Monday before the opening of the preliminary inquiry into the charge of murder against Mak Weng Cheng. A crowd gathered early, and later
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    WHY MR. J. G. LATHAM IS VISITING FAR EAST.
    780 16 Australia’s Relations With Her Neighbours. The Australian Eastern Mission headed by the Right Hon. J.G. Latham, C.M.G., K.C., M.P., Deputy Prime Minister. Attorney General and Minister for External Affairs and Industry, reached Singapore by special plane from Java on April 11.
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    LOCAL WEDDING.
    225 16 Mr. T. M. Stevens And Miss H. D. Clarkson. At the Cathedral of the Good Shepherd on April 11 Mr. Trevor Miles Stevens, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Stevens, of Gloucester, was married to Miss Helen Doreen Clarkson, daughter of Captain and Mrs. F. H. Clarkson,
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    MOTIONS AGAINST LOCAL EDITORS.
    574 16 Alleged Contempt. ARTICLES CONCERNING SELETAR ARREST. In the Supreme Court on Friday fore the Chief Justice, Sir Walter Huggard, the Solicitor General, Mr t H. Bassett, moved the court for a rule nisi for a writ of attachment again* Mr. W. A. Wilson and Mr. Maurice
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  • PAST WEEK’S IMPERIAL AND GENERAL NEWS. Contained in Reuter, British Imperial Radio and Special Telegrams.
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      Plea To U.S. To Join The League.
      393 21 —Reuter. rrincetowr., (New Jersey), Apr. 13. A strong recommendation to ihe Tnited States to join the League of Nations was made b> Col. Stimson, Secretary of State under the Hoover Administration, in a speech at Princetown Unversity. Col. Stimson said. “We are the
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      WIRT INQUIRY.
      108 21 —Reuter A Blundering Attack Laughed Off New York. Apr. 12. The dismissal of the Wirt inquiry has met with a mixed reception in the press. The Herald-Tribune charges the Democrat members of the investigation committee with “laughing off a blundering attack.” The country. <it says* has so far
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      Rubber Restriction: More Reports.
      188 21 Reuter. London, Apr. 13. It is understood that the Colonial Office has been authorised by the Netherlands Government to declare that no official statement of any kind regarding rubber restriction has been made or authorised by the Government. A further message from The Hague states the
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      UNABLE TO COMPLY.
      83 21 -Reuter. Britain’s Reply To German Film Protest. Berlin, Apr. 11. Films are again the subject of Anglogerman diplomatic representations, the Government having protested to Britain against the American film entitled “Captured,” shown in Britain, °n the ground that it is a hate film 'ind defames the officers
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      SIGNOR SUVICH.
      100 21 —British Wireless. Courtesy Visit To London. Rugby. Apr. 13. Signor Suvich. Under-Secretary of State at the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, will arrive in London on a courtesy visit on Apr. 22 and is expected to stay until the morning of Apr. 26. He will be the guest
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      100,000 U.S. WORKERS TO STRIKE.
      390 21 —Reuter. Oil Code Dispute. WIDESPREAD LABOUR. UNREST. New York, Apr. 13. Strikes and threats of strikes are reported from various parts of the country. Three thousand tool and die work- ers are idle in Detroit. Workers affiliated to the American I Federation of Labour employed
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      ON WAY TO STATES.
      45 21 -Reuter. Samuel Insull Put Aboard Vessel At Smyrna. Smyrna, Apr. 13. Samuel Insull. whose extradition to the United States was greed to recently by the Ankara Cabinet, late tonight as put aboard the Exilona en route to the United States. —Reuter.
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      DESTINY OF U.S. AND JAPAN.
      143 21 Reuter. To Keep Peace In The Far East.” SAITO’S SPEECH. No Possibility Of War Between The Two. New York, Apr. 11. “America and Japan are destined to work together to keep the peace in the Far East,” declared \lr. Hiroshi Saito. the new Japanese Ambassador,
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      LADY LYCETT GREEN.
      108 21 -Reuter. Death At 68 Of Well-Known Racehorse Owner. London. Apr. 11. The death has taken place of Lady (Lycett) Green at the age oi 68. She was a well-known racehorse owner. Her death recalls the sensational Tranby Croft case in 1891, in which Sir William Gordon-Cummings, an
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      ROYAL BETROTHAL.
      75 21 Abyssinian Prince Freed Of Obligations. Unconfirmed reports state that the engagement of Prince Adis Abeba of Abyssinia to Miss M. Kuroda. daughter of the Viscount Kuroda of Japan, has been cancelled, says a Toklo message. It is said that the Prince desires to marry, but wishes an alliance
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      FRENCH GOVERNORS.
      40 21 Aneta-Trans-Ocean Ten Posts Abolished In The Colonies. Paris, Apr 9. The posts of ten French colonial governors have been abolished oy a decree signed by the President of the Republic, within the scope oi the Government’s economy programme.—
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      KILLED CLIMBING.
      32 21 .—Ancta-Trans-Ocean. Munich, Apr. 9. Three young Germans, two boys and one girl, crashed to their death when trying to climb the Vlererspltze and Bruennstein. respectively, ir. the Bavarian mountains. —Ancta-Trans-Ocean.
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      ATTACK DURING FIGHTING IN KASHGAR.
      61 22 -Reuter. FOUR OTHERS WOUNDED. Night Sniping After Repulse Of Tribesmen. London. Apr. 12. It has now transpired that Mrs. Thomson-UIoyer, wife of the British Consul-General at Kashgar, was shot in the lung during an attack on the consulate on Feb. 14, in which four other
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      THE OLD CITY.
      107 22 Invaders Take Possession. The British Consulate at Kashgar was attacked last month during a fight between invading Andijanis and Khirgis and Tungan tribesmen who took possession of the Old City. The attack was repulsed but the building was sniped at during the night. The former Taoyin. with
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      £5,000,000 TRUST.
      122 22 -Reuter. Fillip To Foreign Bond Market. London, Apr. 11 A new venture in the field of nivestment trusts came as a fillip to the market in foreign bonds today, which materially improved, particularly Germans and Brazilians, on the news of the formation of a foreign government bond trust
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      MARK DEVALUATION
      130 22 -Reuter. Reuter Wireless. Why Dr. Schacht Offered To Resign. London, Apr. 12. It is reported in German banking circles that Dr. Schacht offered his resignation of the Presidency of the Reichsbank before leaving, probably due to the difficult position caused by the demand by exporters, who believe that
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      GREAT WAR EXPLOITS RECALLED.
      100 22 -Reuter. Escape In Disguise. DEATH OF A TURKISH AMBASSADOR. Berlin. Apr 15 Tlie Turkish Ambassador in Berlin. Kemaleddin Sami Pasha, died suddenly today, at the age of 49. after an abdominal operation in a Berlin hospital. He served on the Turkish General Stall during the Great
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      ITALY SAVING.
      237 22 -Reuter. Cuts In Pay Of State Employees. Rome, Apr. 14. Cuts in the pay of State employees and reduction of rents have been decided on by the Cabinet as a step to combat the trade depression. The cuts will be on a graduated scale rising from 6 per
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      SERVICE IN MANCHUKUO.
      36 22 Troops under command of Gen. Hirose have lost 367 killed and 1,208 wounded in two years’ service in Manchukuo, says a Changchun report. The contingent is now under orders to return to Japan.
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      “Definite Upward Trend In Business.”
      313 22 —Reuter. Miami, Apr. 11. Gen. Johnson, administrator of the N.R.A., arrived here today to confer with President Roosevelt, who will finish his holiday tomorrow and is expected to return to Washington with Gen. Johnson. The latter is expected to announce to Mr. Roosevelt a very
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      BIG AIR RACE.
      115 22 -Reuter Wireless. Irish Sweeps May Be Represented. London, Apr. 10. Irish sweepstakes may be represented in the London-Melbourne centenary air race to be held in October this year. Mr. Joseph McGrath, managing director of the Irish Hospitals Trust, organisers of the sweepstakes, has announced that he intends
      -Reuter Wireless.  -  115 words
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      PROMINENT DIPLOMAT.
      46 22 —Reuter. Sir John Hanbury-Williams To Retire. London, Apr. 12. Sir John Hanbury-Williams, Marshal of the Diplomatic Corps, and formerly a member of Lord Milner’s staff in South Africa, retires in October to make way for a younger man. He is 75 years of age.—Reuter.
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      HEAVY FLOODS IN BRITAIN.
      164 22 Reuter. Torrential Rains. WATER SHORTAGE Bin DEBATED! London. Apr 12 While the House of Commons i 8 debating the Government’s Bill to remedy the shortage of water in Great Britain generally, floods not expert- enced for many months are occurring on the North East Joast following
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      RUBBER CONTROL.
      39 22 l.—Reuter. Dutch Documents Sent To London The Hague, Apr. 15. The newspaper Maas-Bode learns from a very reliable source that the British Government yesterday received from the Dutch Government documents with regard to proposals for rubber restriction.—Reuter.
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      TOO HUMANE.
      119 22 -Reuter. German Police Chief Dismissed. Berlin. Apr. 14. Herr Diehls. Inspector-General of the Secret Police and also VicePresident of the Berlin Police, has been dismissed. He will be replaced in the post of Inspector-General ot the Secret Police by Herr Himmler, who controls all police affairs outsia Prussia
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      SOVIET EMBASSY.
      57 22 -Reuter. Formally Opened At Washington. Washington, Apr 11 With Soviet flags fluttering from the roof-top the Soviet Embassy was formally opened today and a g lu ing reception attended by 800 peoP including Mr. Cordell Hull (8ecrc of State) and many diplomats ana distinguished people was given hy
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      SIR GERALD DU MAURIER DIES AFTER AN OPERATION.
      454 23 Reuter. Great Britain’s Most Famous Actor-Manager. London, Apr. 11. The death has occurred here of Sir Gerald du Maurier, the famous actor-manager, at the age of 61. Sir Gerald underwent an operation for internal trouble last week. His progress was regarded as
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      WELL-KNOWN PAINTER.
      65 23 —Reuter. Death Of The Hon. John Collier. London, Apr. 12. The death has taken place of the Hon. John Collier, the well-known painter.—Reuter. The Hon. John Collier, the second son of Sir Robert Porrett Collier (afterwards Lord'Monkswell), was born I on Jan. 27, 1850. He married twice. Educated
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      WEIGHED HIMSELF.
      66 23 -Reuter. How Jiro Satoh Went To His Death. Colombo, Apr. 11. It is assumed that Jiro Satoh made certain that he would not be rescued by tying two davit-turning handles round him with a skipping rope before going overboard from the Hakone Maru shortly after the ship had
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      Priceless Treasure Taken By Thieves.
      397 23 Reuter. Brussels, Apr. 11. A priceless treasure of Flemish art was stolen from the Cathedral of St. Bavon in Ghent during the night when a panel of the altar screen bearing the famous triptych, “The Adoration of the Lamb” by Jan and Hubert van Eyck,
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      MOVES IN TEXTILE DEADLOCK.
      105 23 Reuter. Progress Of Survey. DIFFICULTIES OF THE DOMINIONS. London, Apr. 13 Further developments in the AngloJapanese textile deadlock are expected within a fortnight in consequence of the progress of a survey of the position by Mr. Walter Runciman, President of the Board of Trade, and the
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      GERMAN CHURCH.
      76 23 -Reuter. Conflict More Chaotic Than Ever. Berlin, Apr. 12. The church conflict is more chaotic than ever, the opposition of clergy themselvet being divided between precipitating a breakaway or effecting a compromise. Meanwhile, it is reported that 400 German Evangelical pastors addressed a memorial to His Holiness the
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      THEFT OF TRYPTYCH.
      115 23 Reuter. German Secret Society Blamed. Brussels, Apr. 13. The theory is advanced that the Theft of the Van Eyck panel bearing the famous triptych the “Adoration of the Lamb,” a priceless treasure of Flemish art, from St. Bavon Cathedral at Ghent, is the work of a German
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      PRESERVING PEACE.
      75 23 -Reuter. Britain’s Responsibilities In Event Of War. London, Apr. 13. it is Impossible for Great Britain to escape the responsibilities and the result of another great European war,” said Sir Austen Chamberlain at the National Conference for the defence ol the League oi Nations, in London, which adopted
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      MINER SHOT DEAD.
      44 23 Reuter. Workers Invade Royalist Meeting. Lens, Apr. 12. A miner was shot dead and 20 Royalists seriously injured in a fight when the workers invaded a Royalist meeting at Meninlietard. Revolvers, knuckle-dusters and other weapons were freely used in the encounter.
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      BRITISH IRON AND STEEL.
      181 23 Reuter. Big Plan To Regain World Markets. EXPORT LEVY. Control Throughout The Empire. London, Apr. 11. The biggest attempt in industrial reorganisation yet launched in Great Britain is contained in a draft five-year-plan of reorganisation for the iron and steel industry, which will give the British
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      DISORDER WILL NOT BE TOLERATED.
      117 23 .—Reuter. French Salary Cuts Demonstration. Paris. Apr. !3. The Government will not tolerate any demonstration calculated to disturb the public order, states an official communique issued alter a Cabinet meeting with reference to the proposed civil servants’ demonstration against cuts in their salaries. The communique
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      DILLINGER AGAIN.
      59 23 Reuter. Holds Up Police Station With Machine Guns. Indianapolis, Apr. 13. John Dillinger, Public Enemy Number One, has turned up again, this time at Warsaw, Indiana, where, he and another desperado held up the police station with machine-guns and compelled the station officers to open the armament case
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      MISS MARY MORETON.
      36 23 -Reuter. 35 Years’ Mission Work In China. London. Apr. 11. The death has occurred of Miss Mary Moreton at the age of 78. She was a missionary in China from 1880 until 1921.—Reuter.
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      CHINESE RECOGNITION FOR MANCHUKUO?
      522 24 for the salvation of the nation.”—Sin Kuo Min and Sin Chew Jit Poll. Sino-Japanese Conference At Shanghai. Shanghai. Apr. 13 Statements by prominent Nanking leaders, that undue importance is being attached to exaggerated press reports of the situation in North China, are belied by a Japanese
      for the salvation of the nation.”—Sin Kuo Min and Sin Chew Jit Poll.  -  522 words
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      LUANTUNG INVADED.
      235 24 Nanyang Siang Pau Two Districts Occupied By Japanese. Shanghai, Apr. 12. In accordance with their threat, the Japanese forces re-occupied the dis- tricts of Chien Ann and Chunhua. south of the Great Wall, yesterday afternoon without resistance by the Chinese garrison troops. Charging violation of the Tangku truce,
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      CANTON NOTE CRISIS.
      79 24 Sin Chew Jit Poll. Loans From Big: Tobacco Concerns. Shanghai. Apr. 12. To tide over the note currency crisis in Canton, the provincial authorities have accepted a loan of $310,000 from the British and American Tobacco Co. and a loan of $420,000 from the Nanyang Brothers Tobacco
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      ADMIRAL ARRESTED.
      93 24 Government of the South-West.—Nan-yang Slang Pau. Echo Of Tsingtao Naval Revolt. Shanghai. Apr. 12. Admiral Shen Hung-lieh, former Mayor of Tsingtao and Commander of the North-East Fleet, was arrested by the Nanking Police this morning by order of Marshal Chiang Kai-shek. Admiral Shen will, it is reported, be
      Government of the South-West.—Nanyang Slang Pau.  -  93 words
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      NON-AGGRESSION.
      167 24 Conference next year.—Sin Kuo Min and Sin Chew Jit Poh Four-Power Pact Proposed By U.S. Shanghai, Mar. 12. That the United States fears Japan would take advantage of the suggested Japano-U.S. ten-year non-aggres-sion treaty to embark upon war with Russia, is seen by a counter-proposal It be made a
      Conference next year.—Sin Kuo Min and Sin Chew Jit Poh  -  167 words
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      INCITING FORCES TO DISAFFECTION.
      135 24 -Reuter. Tightening-Up. GREATER POWERS FOR MAGISTRATES. London. Apr. 11. A number of changes in the law concerning incitement to disaffection are proposed in a Bill introduced in the House of Commons by the AttorneyGeneral “to make better provisions for the prevention and punishment of endeavours to
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      EIGHT KILLED.
      112 24 —Reuter. Explosion Among Smugglers. Berlin. Apr. 12. Eight persons were killed and seven seriously injured in an explosion caused by smugglers at a lonely farmstead at Kutzoben. near the Germano-Polish irontier. While filling pigs bladders with ether and methylated spirits, one of the bladders caught fire causing the
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      TREBITSCH LINCOLN.
      132 24 To Found MonasteryIn Europe. Vancouver, Apr. 11. Accompanied by six nuns and four monks. Trebitsch Lincoln arrived here today on board the Empress of Russia. He declared that he intends to found a Buddhist monastery in Europe and described himself as “the most calumniated man in the world.”
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      RUBBER CONTROL OPTIMISM.
      197 24 -Reuter. Agreement Said To Have Been Achieved. WILDEST RUMOURS. Difficulties Of Native Quota Stressed. London, Apr, 12. A wave of optimism regarding the prospects of rubber restriction is sweeping the Stock Exchange and Mincing Lane. Prices, both of shares and the commodity, are hardening and sellers are
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      DUTCH PLAN.
      131 24 British Prepared To Give It A Trial.” (From Our Own Correspondent London. Apr. 12. The Daily Express understands that “the rubber restriction negotiations which were continued yesterday, are likely to be successful as the Dutch Government has drawn up a plan for the control of native production and
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      UNFAVOURABLE TURN.
      145 24 Increase In Netherlands Indian Output. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Medan. Apr. 10 According to the Java Bode then has been a sudden unfavourable tur in the rubber restriction negotiations quickly following on the statement o the Secretary for the Colonies that way to control was clear and only
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      TO RELY UPON JAPAN OR THE WESTERN POWERS?
      259 25 NORTH CHINA CRISIS. Mr. Wang’s Firm Attitude At Nanchang Meeting. Shanghai. Apr. 14. a secret meeting of the Legislative uan yesterday, which dealt with the hr *atening situation in North China, pveral resolutions were reached and lV o been submitted to the
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      MEETING DEADLOCKED.
      211 25 Mr. Wang Ching-wei’s Firm Stand. An earlier report states that tlie momentous meeting at Nancharg. which has been convened by Marshal Chiang Kai-shek in connection with the reported Japanese demands for a settlement of the outstanding SmoJapanrse issues in the North, is deadlocked. Mr. Wang Ching-wei, the Prime
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      THE GOLD STANDARD.
      167 25 Special Committee To Study Problem. The Finance Ministry has established a special monetary system committee to study the question of China’s adoption of the gold standard. Mr. Rogers, the American economist who is making a study of the silver situation In China, returned yesterdav to Shanghai from
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      NOW THE FRENCH !
      137 25 NOW THE FRENCH dented wintry weather prevails.—Sin Kuo Min and Sin Chew Jit Poh. Wild Reports Of Invasion From Yunnan. According to a report from Yunnan, a force of French troops has crossed the Indo-China border into Yunnan and has occupied Nguahatsai. the terror-stricken inhabitants fleeing into the interior to
      dented wintry weather prevails.—Sin Kuo Min and Sin Chew Jit Poh.  -  137 words
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      CHANGCHOW AERODROME
      108 25 .—Union Times. To Be The Largest In South China. Hong Kong, Apr. 13. An army of 6,000 Red troops launched an attack on the Government troops at Yungtlng, Taiymg and Kutien, in North Fukien, this morning when the Red vanguard captured Sinchuan and Pangkow. The Communists are reported
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      REPLY TO BRITISH INQUIRY.
      232 25 —Reuter. German Note. BIGGER ARMS BUDGET NECESSARY.” London. Apr. 17. In the House of Commons, Sir John Simon announced that the German Government had replied to the British inquiry concerning the Increased armaments expenditure. The German j Government had supplied Information in the form of a
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      TREATIES WITH CHINA.
      89 25 -Reuter. Government Note Now Being Considered. London. Apr. 16. The nature of the British reply to the recent Chinese Government Note with regard to the Treaty of Tientsin of 1868 and the Commercial Treaty of 1902 was now being considered, stated Sir John Simon in reply to
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      MAILS TO FAR EAST.
      79 25 -Reuter. Statement On Service Via Manchuria. London Apr. 16. In the House of Commons tonight. Sir John Simon, the Foreign Secretary, replying to a series of questions, gave an assurance that no opportunity would be lost to promote the resumption of the mall service through Manchuria,
      -Reuter.  -  79 words
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      WITHOUT INCIDENT.
      79 25 rontroller, have been dismissed.—Reuter. Countrywide Demonstrations In France. Paris, Apr. 15. Countrywide demonstrations today by the civil servants against the cut In their pay passed off without any Incident. The Prefects, under the instructions of M. Sarraut, Minister of the Interior, refused to receive delegation wishing to present
      rontroller, have been dismissed.—Reuter.  -  79 words
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      SENSATION IN COMMONS.
      275 25 .—Reuter. Mr. Churchill Finds A Mare’s Nest.” INDIA INQUIRY. Pressure Exerted To Change Evidence. London, Apr. 16. Mr. Winston Churchill (Un., Epping) created a sensation today in the House of Commons in asking leave to refer to a matter of grave importance to the Committee of Privileges.
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      WAVE OF SELLING.
      103 25 Reuter. Follows U.S. Silver Statement. London, Apr. 16. The London silver market late this afternoon experienced a sudden wave of selling on American account. This was caused by a statement by Mr. Rainey. Speaker of the House of Representatives. that President Roosevelt questions the advisability of proceeding
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      £1,000 REWARD.
      113 25 -Reuter. Arrest Of Pretender To Afghan Throne. Peshawar, Apr. 18. A reward of £1,000 Is offered for the arrest of the mysterious AminJan, pretender to the Afghan throne, who claims to be a step-brother of ex-King Amanullah. Amlnjan Is believed to have been associated with the notorious “Mad
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      BRIGHTEST BUDGET IN RECENT YEARS.
      490 26 Sixpence Off Income Tax. Motor-Car Tax Reduced. Half Pay Cuts Restored. Full Unemployment Pay. 4 London, Apr. 17. Anticipation of the brightest budget for lour years with a £31,000.000 surplus brought an almost record rush of M.P.’s early to the doors of the House to
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      WAR DEBTS.
      548 26 No Provision Made, As Last Year. Coming to the prospects for the current year Mr. Chamberlain, amid cheers, said as regards the United States war debt and receipts by Great Britain from war debts and reparations. in the abseA-e of any fresh development he proposed to follow the
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      MOTOR INDUSTRY.
      369 26 —Reuter. Conspicuous Capacity For Expansion. Referring to the motoring industry the Chancellor said that among industries which had shown capacity for expansion none was more conspicuous. The increased production in recent years had been phenomenal but it had been represented to him that the export trade in private
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      ADMIRAL’S DEATH.
      86 26 French Commander In The Far East. Shanghai. Apr. 17. The death has occurred from bronchial pneumonia of Vice. Adm. Descot-tes-Genon aboard the cruiser Primauguet while en route to Shanghai from Hong Kong to take up com mand of the French naval forces.— Reuter. When the Porthos passed through
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      TRANS-ATLANTIC AIRSHIP LINE.
      158 26 Scheme May Be FinanJ By R.F.C. 1 Washington, Apr 17 A Democrat, Mr. Francis B co"ii has introduced in the House of sentatives a bill directing the r2N 1 struction Finance Corporation to Z\ $12,000,000 to the Respess Aeronau 1 Engineering. Corp., of Cranton for Z\ purpose
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      LETTER FROM R.G.A.
      93 26 A Misunderstanding Removed. The Straits Times learn* from the Chairman of the Incorporated Society of Planters that a letter has now been received from the Rubber Growers’ Association in London pointing out, with great courtesy, that, owing to the constitution and nature of that Association, it is
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      BANKHEAD BILL.
      58 26 -Reuter. Going To Mr. Roosevelt For Signature. 1 Washington. Apr 1< Congressional action has been n pleted on the Bankhead Bill, which will now go to Mr. Roosevelt :or signature. Senator King announces that he nw arranged with Congress leaders ior a move to remonetise silver and th:u
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      AIR VICE-MARSHAL.
      99 26 Reuter. Death Of Rowland Scarlett. London, Apr. The death has taken place oi Vice-Marshal Francis Rowland lett, C.B., D.S.O.—Reuter. Air Vice-Marshal Scarlett, who placed on the retired list in 193 1 captain in the Royal Navy, in being promoted to Wing Ca l J d R.N.A.S. in 1915;
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      SINO-JAPANESE TALKS IN SHANGHAI.
      526 27 badly battered.—Sin Kuo Min and Sin c hew Jit Poh. Discovery Of Seaplane Off Chekiang Coast. Shanghai, Apr. 17 Because another Russo-Japanese war is virtually certain, in the event of which the safety of North China would be gravely imperilled, the Nanchang Conference had resolved to
      badly battered.—Sin Kuo Min and Sin chew Jit Poh.  -  526 words
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      MOVE FOR AN EARLY ADJOURNMENT.
      203 27 —Reuter Roosevelt Willing To Make Sacrifices. Washington, Apr. 16. It is understood that Mr. Roosevelt has asked the Democratic leaders in the House of Representatives to clear up the programme for the adjournment as soon as possible. The President appears to be willing to sacrifice
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      FOUND HANGED.
      123 27 Reuter. Japanese Naval Attache in Rome. Naples, Apr. 17. Lieut.-Com. Yusuke Ohtani, Japanese Naval Attache in Rome, was found hanged in his hotel bedroom. Lieut.-Com. Ohtani arrived at the hotel in the afternoon and asked for a room with a bath. He looked tired and had little baggage
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      OTTO KAHN.
      42 27 Reuter. $15,000,000 Divided Among: Four Children. New York. Apr. 17. Otto Kahn, who died suddenly of heart disease on Mar. 29. has left about $15,000,000 to be equally divided between his four children. His widow is otherwise adequately provided for.—
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      PROPELLER TROUBLE.
      40 27 —Reuter. U.S. Vessel Drifting In Pacific. Tokio. Apr. 11. A message from Hakodate states that the Hayataka Maru wirelessed that the American steamer Silksworth, from Vladivostok for Muroran, has propeller trouble and is drifting East 135.40, North 42.35.—Reuter.
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      THE KOBENHAVN.
      362 27 -Reuter. Five-Year Mystery Of The Sea Solved. Copenhagen, Apr. 17. One of the most baffling mysteries of the sea, the disappearance, five years ago, of the Danish training ship Kobenhavn, with 45 Danish cadets and a crew of 15, has been virtually solved by the finding near the
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      INDIA CONGRESS.
      76 27 Reuter. Government To Raise No Obstacle. New Delhi, Apr. 16. The Government will raise no obstacle to the meeting of the All-India Congress Committee or the National Congress for ratifying Mr. Gandhi’s new policy, stated Sir Harry Haig. Home Member in the Assembly. If, as a result of
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      REBELS SENTENCED.
      81 27 Native Court Findings Confirmed. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Medan, Apr. 10. The court at Lhong has sentenced the remainder of the Achen rebels to various terms of imprisonment. The heaviest punishment was inflicted on two Mohammedan priests who were sentenced to four and a half years detention. It
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      BUFFER TIN POOL
      78 27 Plans For Setting Up Taking Shape. THE QUOTA. Increase For Only One Purpose. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London. Apr. 17. The Financial Times understands that plans for the setting up of a buffer tin pool are now taking shape. The newspaper further understands that there is no
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      NEW SOVIET FORCE.
      84 27 -Reuter. 300,000 Riflemen For Red Army. Riga, Apr. 17. It is reported from Moscow that a new armed force of 300.000 territorial riflemen will be created In Russia within three months. The central labour authorities art said to have circularised the trades unions ordering them to assist
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      MISS LAI MING-FAI.
      70 27 Marriage Takes Place In Shanghai. An echo of the sensational Hong Kong murder case, in which Cheng Kwok-yu. a member of a well-known Malayan family, was sentenced to death (which sentence later was commuted to imprisonment for life) for instigating the death of Fung, a rival for
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      KILLED IN CAR CRASH.
      71 27 -Reuter. Well-Known Press Officer At Geneva. Warsaw, Apr. 15. M. Ruecker, chief press officer of the Polish Foreign Office, and his wife were killed instantly, and M. Wrzos, a prominent political journalist, severely injured in a motor smash near Radom. M. Ruecker was well known at
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      DR. COLIJN.
      40 27 Reuter Visit To Netherlands India Cancelled. The Hague, Apr. 17 The Prime Minister, Dr. Colljn, has cancelled his visit to Netherlands India owing to the resignation of the Labour Minister. Dr Heer Verschuur for reasons of health Reuter
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      EARL BUCHAN DEAD.
      24 27 Reuter London, Apr 17 The death took place today of Shlply Gordon Stuart Erskine Buchan, the 14th E- 1 Buchan.- Reuter
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      RAPPROCHEMENT BETWEEN CHINA AND JAPAN?
      223 28 Ariyoshi-Huang Fu Meeting Satisfactory.” Shanghai, Apr 18. Following a meeting in Shanghai between Gen. Huang Fu and Mr. Arlyoshi, the Japanese Minister, the latter immediately departed for Nanking to interview Mr. Wang Chlng-wei, the Prime Minister. Shortly after the Huang-Airycshi meeting, the Japanese Minister, in
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      PACT WITH REDS.
      228 28 signed from the post recently.—Sin Kuo Min. Echo Of Abortive Fukien Revolt. Thirty-three arrested Communists at Foochow have renounced their affiliation with the Red party, declaring that. In their belief. Dr. Sun Yat-sen’s Three People’s Principles are the only practicable means for the salvation of the nation.
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      CHINA STATION SLOOP.
      136 28 —Reuter. In Collision With German Tug Off Plymouth. London, Apr. 12. The new sloop Grimsby, which is to replace the Cornflower on the China Station, while undergoing trials off Plymouth was in collision today with a German tug. but so slightly damaged that survey trials were resumed.
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      RESTRICTION.
      106 28 -Reuter. Colonial Secretary Declines To Make Statement. London, Apr. 11. In the House of Commons at question time this afternoon, invited to make a statement on the position of the negotiations for rubber restriction, in consequence of the contradictory official and unofficial statements from the Continent, Sir Philip Cunliffe-Lister
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      DOCTORS PUZZLED.
      87 28 —Reuter. Strong Rays Of Light From A Patient’s Body. Milan. Apr. 12. The emission of luminous rays from the body of a woman patient in a Firano hospital is intriguing doctors, nurses and patients. The woman is suffering from asthma, not cancer tuberculosis or any other disease In
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      THE MISSING PLANE.
      95 28 Sin Chew Jit °oh. Reported Discovery A Mistake. Hong Kong, Apr. 18. Reports that the missing China Aviatior Corp. aeroplane had been found cii the Chekiang coast are mcorrect. A late report revtals that pilots aboard a Hangcnow Aviation school machii e had sighted a plane lUting
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      Subversive Propaganda Among The Forces.
      174 28 -Reuter Wireless. MOVE TO STAMP IT OUT. London, Apr. 16. Illustrations of how subversive propaganda was conducted were given by the AttorneyGeneral when moving the second reading of the Government's Bill designed to prevent and punish endeavours to seduce members of His Majesty’s Forces. The
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      MISS BEATRICE MAYO.
      47 28 Death Of Europe Hotel Housekeeper. News has been received in Singapore that Miss Beatrice Mayo, who was for 15 years housekeeper in the Europe Hotel, died at Durban, South Africa, on Mar. 13, while on holiday. Miss Mayo left Malaya about 18 months ago.
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      TO AUSTRALIA.
      124 28 -Reuter. London. Apr. 11. In the House ol Commons Sir Philip Sassoon (Under-Secretary for Ain announced that the Government hoped that the final section of the Empire air route, between Singapore and Australia. for which the British and Australian Governments were taking the responsibility, would be operating In
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      APPEAL TO PRESS.
      53 28 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Medan, Apr. 10. In connection with the imminent negotiations between Netherlands India and Japan on trade questions, the Consul-General, Mr. Koshida, interviewed by the Bataviaasch Nieuwsblad, expressed the hope that the Dutch press would not disturb the atmosphere of goodwill by attacks on
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      GERMAN CHURCH.
      56 28 -R’uter. Berlin, Apr. 14. A further uproar in the German Church is foreshadowed by Dr. Mueller's appointment oi Dr. Jaeger. Prussian Minister of Education, to carry out the external organisation of the Church. Dr. Jaeger, an ardent Nazi German Christian, is likely to act ruthlessly. It is said,
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      WORLD WHEAT.
      182 28 Reuter. Increase In Surplus Foreseen. Rome. Apr. 17 The conference of the Wheat 4* visory Committee ended this evewn, and will meet again In London^ The report of the committee whi» Is being posted to all the government represented at the conference views the world wheat situation .1
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      N. I. SMUGGLING.
      80 28 Suggested Official Use Of Aeroplanes. (From Our Own Co-respondent.) Medan, Apr. 10. Smuggling is becoming increasingly difficult to cope with. High duties have made this form of law-breaking highly profitable, especially on articles like matches and flints. In the East Coast of Sumatra a committee has been
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      ACTION WANTED.
      103 28 -Re ate** Wireless. Undercutting Of British Cotton Prices. London. Apr. lb. A resolution drawing attention to the increasing ooriousness in the position of the export cotton trade and urging the need for prompt action for its preservation has been sent to the President of the Board of Trade
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      FOR SHANGHAI.
      31 28 -Reuter. Royal InnisKilling Fusiliers. London. Apr. 17 The First Battalion of the Roya* Inniskilling Fusiliers is proceeding to Shanghai this autumn. The inspecting the battalion at Aldersn this week.—Reuter.
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      LONDON SILVER PACT.
      31 28 —Reuter. Ratified By Spanish Cortes. Madrid. Apr. 10 The Cortes has ratified Spain’* signature to the London Silver Agr< ment during the World Econorr Conference in 1933. —Reuter.
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    NIGHT OF UNPOPULAR DECISIONS.
    708 29 Graham Unlucky To Lose To Weber. Frankie Weber was awarled the verdict on points in a 12-roun*i con,eSt against Aircraftsman Graham at the New World Arena on Friday but U cannot be said that the decision wai. popular as far as the ring-si ders were concerned.
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    DERBY BETTING.
    79 29 .—Renter. Colombo Favourite At Short Odds. London, Apr. 14. The call -over this evening for the Derby, which is to be run on June 6, was as follows 5 to 2 Colombo. 9 to 1 offered Medieval Knight. 9 to 1 offered Umidwar, 10 to 1 taken. 100
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    EPIDEMIC OF ROUGH PLAY IN K.L.
    119 29 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur. Apr. 12. The epidemic of rough play in League matches here, which has resulted in several players being sent off the field, is disgusting spectators. Yesterday, the Chinese met the Malays in a First Division match which ended
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    Harvey Wins On A Foul.
    53 29 .—Reuter. London, Apr. 13. At the Albert Hall tonight in a contest scheduled for 15 rounds Len Harvey. heavyweight champion of the British Empire and Great Britain, was awarded the verdict against Jimmy Tarante. the coloured American boxer who was disqualified in the fifth round
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    TO IMPROVE RACING IN MALAYA.
    953 29 Singapore Turf Club’s Experiment. The improvement of the standard of racing in Malaya is the object of the following circular which has been issued to owners by the Singapore Turf Club: “In recent years, of the various Club Importations of griffins, only a very small
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    PETER GEORGE.
    143 29 East African Bantam Arrives. Peter George, East African bantamweight boxer arrived by the Khandalla from Rangoon on April 11. George said that he had come here on a contract with Mr. C. A. Bell, the well-known boxing promoter. He had had a successful tour in India and Rangoon.
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    S.C.C. SCORE SIX GOALS WITHOUT REPLY.
    1032 30 I.C.F.A. Overwhelmed On Padang. S.C.C. 6; Indo-Ceylonese ..0. On the padang on Tuesday the Singapore Cricket Club overwhelmed the Indo-Ceylonese in a First Division match to the tune ,of six goals to nil The match was robbed of most of its interest owing to
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    Jardine Not To Play In Tests.
    72 30 —Reuter. London, Apr. 13. It is officially announced that the M.C.C received a letter lrom D. R Jardine in February “without any previous communication trom the M.C.C.” announcing that he would not be available for the Tests this summer.—Reuter Selection Committee. London, Apr 12.
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    N. S. WISE WINS SINGLES CHAMPIONSHIP.
    687 30 After Being Runner-up F ot Two Years. The final ol the S.C.C. singles championship which was played on Friday afternoon before a good attendance proved disappointing, E. C. Cherrington failing absolutely to maintain the form which carried him to success against the champion, Roy
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    ELLA WINS WINSTEDT TROPHY.
    433 30 Reuter. Pleasant, if rather warm, conditions prevailed. Although the wind remained at much the same light strength throughout the morning, it varied considerably from time to time in direction which resulted in several unexpected reversals in position. The final of the series of B class races
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    WEEK-END CRICKET IN MALAYA.
    541 31 Etceteras’ Great Bid For Victory. :y>pite a bright 82 in an hour by H c S. Ponsford. the Etceteras just Bjr.ii'a to win their S.C.C. tournament against the Merchants on the K‘dang on April 15 the game ending in K draw with the Etceteras needing Kr.iy
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    Boon And Evan Wong Bowl Well.
    928 31 Hie P.W.D.. who did so well on Saturday, collapsed surprisingly a?ainst the Chinese on April 15 and lost by 78 runs. The excellent bowling of Henry Boon and Evan Wong contributed in measure to the home victory, drying the pace of his deliveries Boon
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    ENGLAND BEAT SCOTLAND AT WEMBLEY.
    271 31 London, Apr. 14. At Wembley today in the international soccer tournament England beat Scotland 3—nil. The official attendance was 92.936 (and receipts £20,178. The weather j was delightful. The Duke of York was present and 130.000 spectators came down from j Scotland to see the
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    HOME FOOTBALL.
    31 31 —Reuter. London, Apr. 16. The following were the results of home football played today: Second Division. Notts County 1. Bradford 0. Scottish League (Div. 1) Hearts 1. Motherwell 3.
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    S.G.C. DEFEATED AT ISLAND CLUB.
    543 31 The Island Club beat the Singapore G.C. by 15 to 12*/4 at the Island Clud in Sunday’s lour-ball foursomes match. Scores (S.G.C. names first): R. Craik (12> and S. N. Kelly (4) 0; J. T. Smith (Scr.) and W. McMullan (7) 1. R. J. Isherwood
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    TO MEET SUARES.
    76 31 Former World Title Contender. Mac Tiomico, the well-known boxing manager, returned to Singapore on Wednesday In company with Ignacio Fernandez, the Filipino welterweight Fernandez was in the United States until quite recently, and has met such men as A1 Singer, Tony Canzonert, Battling Battalino (for world title)
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    Commercial Cup Games.
    733 32 Commercial Cup Games EASY VICTORY FOR MONOPOLIES. Monopolies 0: Fraser N'eave “B” 0. In a commercial cup match at Anson Road Stadium on Monday the Government Monopolies beat Fraser and Neave’s **B” by six clear goals. The winners dominated the play and were decidedly the better team throughout. At hall-time
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    £10,000 GIFT FOR F.A. SECRETARY.
    92 32 Reuter. London. .Apr. 14. The Council of the Football Association has decided to present to its secretary, Sir Frederick Wall, who is retiring in July, £10,000 in recognition of his untiring energy and valuable services for British football. The announcement came as a pleasing birthday
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    Fifteenth America’s Cup Challenger.
    112 32 —Reuter. London, Apr. 16. An attempt is to be made in September to recapture the America s Cup. The fifteenth challenger Endeavour, with her blue hull and gold sails, was launched at Portsmouth to-day with appropriate ceremonial, which was broadcast to America. She is owned by
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    Home Football
    1261 32 The results of matches played on Saturday, as cabled by Reuter, and the 1 latest positions in the League tables. are as follows: i First Division. Aston Villa l Birmingham 1 Chelsea 2 Evert-on 0 Hudderslield 4 Newcastle 1 Leicester 2 Sheffield W. 0 Liverpool 2 Arsenal 3
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    Home Rugby Results.
    76 32 Reuter London. .Apr. 14 Results of Club Rugby matches day included the following: Bedford 10: Old Blues Birkenhead Pk. 14: Waterloo Exeter 3: Llanelly Gloucester 6: Harlequins Leicester H- Blackheath Neath 12: Devonport wr. Newport 15: Bath Old Mer. Taylors 4: London insPontypool 6: Bristol Leytonstone 22.
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    CAMBRIDGE WIN AGAIN.
    53 32 —Reuter. Princeton. Apr 1 Cambridge University Rugby X feated Princeton University to-<- rf 40 points to 10. The half-time was 16 points to 5. —Reuter. Newhaven, Ap r The Cambridge University Pud defeated Yale by 32 points to first Rugby matefi in the fam> u Bowl. The
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      SMELTERS’ STOCKS AND RESTRICTION.
      6360 1 MR. BAGNALL SPEAKS OUT. “Tin Industry Surrendering Its Last Liberties.” The Legislative Council opened on Monday. The oaths were administered to the acting Colonial Secretary (Mr. G. L. Ham*, the acting Attorney-Genera’ Mr J. H. Pedlow) the acting Resident Councillor. Malacca, (Mr. j s W Arthur*,
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      SHARE MARKET.
      1018 3 i Fraser And Company’s Weekly Report. Fraser and Co.’s report, dated Apr. 18. 10 a m. states: During the/past week the local share market has been fairly active and there has been a good turnover of stock in all sections. Tin has been on the easy side throughout
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      RUBBER COMPANY RESULTS.
      142 3 Batu Tiga’s Dividend Of 4 Per Cent (From Our Own Correspondent.) London. Apr. 10. Batu Tiga:— Profit tor 1933. £3,680; forward credit, £12,777; dividend, 4 per cent, tax free. Lanadron:—Profit, £1,366; forward, £7,760. Ledbury:—Profit, £1,406; forward. £8,14 Cluny:—Loss. £107; forward credit, £3,160. Marudu:— Loss, £799; forward debit,
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      STOCKS AND SHARES.
      816 4 Fraser And Co’s Quotations. Singapore, Apr. 18. Mining. LsSUC Val. Pd Buyers, sehe. £1 £1 Akarn Kumbang 39/- 41/£1 £1 Austral Malay 42/6 43 6 cd. 5/-5/-Ayer Hilam Tin 15/- 15 9 £1 £1 Bangrin Tin 34 9 35 6 1 1 Batang Padang 0.28 0.31 1
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      Trade And Finance.
      420 4 EXCHANGE RATES. Singapore, Apr. 18. SELLING. London, 4 months’ sight 2 4 11 64 London, 3 months' sight 2 4 5 32 London, 60 days' slghfi 2/4 9 64 London, 30 days' sight 2 4% London, demand 2/4 7'64 London, T.T. 2/4 3 32 Lyons and Pails,
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      HOME AND AMERICAN STOCKS.
      288 4 (From Our Own Corresnondent.) London, Apr. 17. Closing quotations today of th» principal British stocks are given be low: The rise or fall is in relation to the price of Apr. 12. GOVERNMENT STOCKS. BRITISH. Rise or Fall Conversion loan 5% 116 3/16 Funding Loan 4%
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      RUBBER SITUATION.
      62 4 Singapore Official Quotations. Quotations Forward Contract* Spot SellffPrtce^ d. r i /-yt Date L'don Spore May- Jnly- h* June Sept. Dec. KulVie 18 5/16 18% 18 7 16 13 5 11/16 18% 19% .q 14 5% 18% 18% 18‘h 16 5 11/16 19% 19% 19 1 17 5
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      SINGAPORE TIN PRICES.
      25 4 A P rt l 12 Tin. S’pore Price $119.75 per P l 13 119.75 14 118.87% 16 ***** 17 ***** 18 *****
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        LONDON EXCHANGE PRICES APR. 4.
        631 4 Aiiijpr (2 1 1 *a; Alor Pongs a < 2/) /11; Anglo-Malay (£1) 11 Ayer Kuning (£1) 18 9; Batran Serai (£1) 10 Bahru (Sel.) (2/) 2 9; Banteng (11 13 9; Batang (2/) /74; Batu Caves (£1» 16; Batu Tiga (£1) 17/6; Bekoh (2
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        SINGAPORE DOLLAR SHARE PRICES APR. 18.
        711 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* nil i.20 1.10 1.20 216.77P 1 Nil for year 30-9-33 Alor Gajah *$1» 0.75 0.85 0.75 0 85 439.125 1 Nil for year
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