The Straits Budget, 6 September 1934

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    28 1 The Straits Budget BEING THE WEEKLY ISSUE OF THE STRAITS TIMES [ESTABLISHED NEARLY A CENTURY.] No. SINGAPORE, THURSDAY. SEPTEMBER 6. 1934. Price 25 cents (S.S. Currency/ or 7d.
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    CONTENTS.
    396 1 LEADERS— Too Lavish J The Tin Price 3 Kultur A No Cause for Alarm 4 Tightening Up 4-5 The Pier Tragedy 5 Occasional Notes 5-7 Pictures— Chinese Minister in S’pore 17 Badminton Leader 17 Boys’ Brigade Inspection 17 Rink Match at S.C.C. 17 The Gold Cup 13 View of
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    LOCAL AND PERSONAL.
    1118 1 Dr. W. Hughes is to be a Medical Officer. Malayan Medical Service. The death occurred at Bedford on nily 23 of Mr. J. F. S. Hunter at the age of 40. Mr. W. R. M. Haxworth. Inspector of Police, has been appointed Financial Officer. Police Department. Straits
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    JAPANESE IRON MINES IN MALAYA.
    156 1 Rumour Of Further Acquisitions. It is rumoured locally that Japane3e interests have acquired three new iron mines in Johore, but a Straits Times reporter who made inquiries on Wednesday was informed by the Warden of Mines. Johore. that although very active prospecting had been going
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    R. A. F. PLAN TO FLY INDIAN OCEAN.
    220 2 SINGAPORE TO CEYLON. Giant new flying boats from the K.A.F. Base will make a flight early next year from Singapore to Ceylon across the Indian Ocean. This has never before been attempted The planes will make only one stop, at the Nicobar
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    SINGAPORE PLANS FOR AIR RACE.
    328 2 Relay Starts. TIME ADJUSTMENTS TO BE MADE LOCALLY. Owing to the large number of entries for the England to Australia air race in October it is possible that the competitors will leave England in relays, and that a readjustment of times will he made at
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    MURDER CHARGE DISMISSED.
    360 2 Wife’s Suicide. DOCTOR UTS HIMSELF IN COURT. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang. Sept. 4. There were dramatic moments in the trial, which w r as continued today at th' Assize Court, of a Chinese sundry goods shop keeper, w’ho is charged wkh the murde* ol his wife.
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    KLANG WEDDING.
    78 2 From Our Own Correspondent.) Klang. Sept. 3. The marriage of Inche Mohamed Yussoff, of the Government English School, Kuala Pilah, and Che Sati mah. second daughter of Inche Mohamei Ali, Vehicles Inspector, Klang, and Mrs. Mohamed Ali. took place in the modern style yesterday at Klang. The bride
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    MINCING LANE SURPRISE.
    130 2 Mystery Of 5,000 Ton Rubber Shipment. SOVIET CONSUMPTION. Check On Reaction To U.S. Strike. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Sept. 4. Mincing Lane was astonished to learn this morning that United Kingdom rubber stocks tell 3,067 tons last week instead of the anticipated increase of 350 tons.
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    “DONE IN THE HEAT OF PASSION.”
    361 2 Counsel’s Plea. FIVE-YEAR SENTENCE FOR HOMICIDE. Sentence of five years’ rigorous imprisonment was passed on Goh Siow Cheng for killing a clansman, named Goh Kay Bak. by Mr. Justice A. K a’Beckett Terrell at the Singapore assizes on Wednesday. Gon Siow Cheng was tried
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    RUBBER CREDITS TO BE UTILISED.
    577 2 Malaya’s Export Itiirhk Limited. SEVERE PENALTIES. Loss, If Any, To Fall o n Those Responsible. An amendment to the Rubber Regulation Enactment is about to be introduced into the Federal Council. It is explained in the objects and reasons that under the international agreement to
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  • The Straits Budget
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      TOO LAVISH.
      906 3 Straits Times. August 30 .Wally two years ago—on Sept. 9. J2 we referred to the amount of interest which was being shown at hat time in the affairs of Raffles College The interest had its origin u a proposal which was under consideration for filling a vacant chair
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      THE TIN PRICE.
      1269 3 Straits Times. August 31 There is one thing which cannot be dinned into the ears of the Malayan public too often, and that is that the price of tin is too high. Consumers are being alienated and countries which could and should have been crowded out of
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      KULTUR.
      817 4 Straits Times. September 1. We lay ourselves open to criticism in using the German word as the heading to this article. The trouble is that we do not know the Japanese equivalent, and it is with the Japanese kultur propaganda that we wish to deal. During the past few
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      NO CAUSE FOR ALARM.
      909 4 —Straits Times. September 3. Considerable publicity has been given recently to claims to have perfected the production of synthetic rubber. A compound produced by the action of hydrochloric acid on a polymer of acetylene is said to have given entire satisfaction. We do not think that
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      TIGHTENING UP.
      1089 4 lose all right to those coupons.—Straits Times. September 4. It would have been unreasonablt m expect that the scheme as originally drafted for the regulation of production and export of rubber could have been put into effect without seri us defects being revealed. For several weeks past planters
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      THE PIER TRAGEDY.
      905 5 —Straits Times. September 5. Maybe, now that a man has lost his life as the result of an accident at the New r Pier, the authorities will accept as proved the charges that dangerous risks attach to boarding or landing from boats and sampans at the pier.
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  • OCCASIONAL NOTES
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      IN A GOOD CAUSE.
      405 5 —Straits Times. August 30. This year the Straits Settlement* Benevolent Society will complete the fiftieth year of its existence, and the committee has issued a pamphlet describing the origin and activities of the body. Extracts from this pamphlet. from the chairman’s speecn at the annual general
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      MOSCOW FASHIONS.
      183 5 well Into homes and trenches !—Straits Times. August 30. The Soviet Is becoming style-con-scious for the first Mme smce the revolution. The Government not only Is allowing women to pore over fashion plates, but Is urging them to do so. Not long ago, the Russian oustoms authorities refused
      well Into homes and trenches !—Straits Times. August 30.  -  183 words
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      “A LITTLE KNOWLEDGE. . . . ”
      89 6 “A LITTLE KNOWLEDGE. Straits Times. August 30. A Home newspaper contains a letter on the subject oi Japanese competition, written from the House of Commons oy Mr. G. R. Hall Caine. M.P. for East Dorset. Mr. Hall Caine speaks ot imports to Great Britain from “Hong Kong, Singapore and British
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      LORD CASTLEROSSE.
      178 6 .—Straits Times, August 1. Undoubtedly the most popular of the lighter features In London Journalism today is the diary written by Lord Castlerosse for the Sunday Express. In this case it is not a question of paying lor the use of "a big name,” while the actual work
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      JAPAN’S TRADE CHALLENGE.
      211 6 Straits Times. August 31. Further instances of the extraordinarily low prices at which Japanese goods are being sold in markets of the Empire is contained in a recent report Issued by the Department of Overseas Trade. After remarking that in Uganda a demand is developing for bicycles,
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      BUOYANT DUNLOPS.
      193 6 Straits Times. August 31. Here is a comment from the Investors’ Chronicle of August 18 l which may interest members of the Dunlop organisation in Malaya j “Dunlop is another share which nas been confounding the critics. At 495. the price compares with extremes ol 545. 6d. and
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      SOWING THE SEEDS.
      105 6 SOWING THE SEEDS Straits Times, September 1. A planter who describes himselt as “one of the 112” writes to thank the Straits Times for its vigorous championship of the planters’ cause. He says that he is cutting out all articles dealing with unfair treatment of planters and sending them by
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      PAINLESS PAIN.
      140 6 operation.”!—Straits Times, September 1. More curious cases of people who cannot experience pain were given by Dr. MacDonald Critchley at the recent B.M.A. Conference at Bournemouth. During a fierce argument at a political meeting, a man of 54 had his finger trodden on so severely that it was
      operation.”!—Straits Times, September 1.  -  140 words
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      CHINA’S FUTURE.
      171 6 CHINA’S FUTURE example of her neighbour.—Straits Times. September 1. If the patriotic sentiments expressed by Mr. Chen Yung-ling on behalf of himself and his 25 comrades who ar*> proceeding to Europe for higher education is a reflection of the feelings of the present generation of Chines? students, then China need
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      PALESTINE OR CYPRUS?
      114 6 to irrigate than in Palestine.—Straits Times. September 1. Of interest in connection with the work of the world Zionist organisation in developing Palestine, which was reviewed by Dr. Benzion Shein at the Singapore Rotary Club meeting on Wednesday, is a recent note by Peter Simple in the
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      RUBBER DIVIDENDS.
      254 6 —Straits Times. September 3. People who are investing in rubber shares at present will do well to weigh carefully the current quotations of the shares against the possible trend of commodity prices and costs. Below is a table published by the Financial News. It contains some two dozen
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      “MADE IN SOLINGEN.”
      139 6 “MADE IN SOLINGEN Straits Times. September 3. Most of us are familiar with the story of the matches “Made m Sweden” which are actually manufactured in Japan, the allegation being that the Japanese, In order to derive benefit from the very high reputation enjoyed by Swedish matches, renamed a Japanese
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      A MALAYAN NEST.
      207 6 parallel to the trunk.”—Straits Time 4 September 3. A charming example of the pleasures to be derived from the study of birds in Malayan gardens, pleasures Known to too few of us. appears in a letter written by Mr. M. A. Hawes to The Field. This letter
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      GOING UP.
      201 6 straits Times. September 4. Malaya’s trade returns continue < make very heartening reading, value of gross trade in July 755.000 Which is the second highest ll( rL c orded this year. The May exceeded that for July hy M ly over $4,000,000. The lowest for the year recorded
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      ADVICE ON CHINA.
      300 7 -Straits Times, September We who live in Singapore know that •he Chinese are much more sensitive iun they used to be—and rightly so—.ib' ut the more or less derogatory Sv»vmgs and beliefs relating to their nation which are still current, in Western countries. The word “Chinaman. for
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      NEARLY WENT WEST!
      139 7 —Straits Times, September 4. A rill > joke, of some slight local <r<s t' appears among the War re hi f ncos which the Evening Standard has been publishing lately Here it is: I was joining my battalion, the 24th London, and went up with the ration
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      MATA HARI.
      241 7 was doing.—Straits Times. September 5. Mata Harl. the notorious spy, w't.j at one time attracted attention by a series of startling dances, has oetn dead fur nearly 20 years but she cannot keep out of the news. Her somewhat sordid existence has been painted in glowing colours by
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      OIL IN DUTCH BORNEO.
      377 7 venting war in the Pacific.—Straits Times, September 5. ‘‘The oil wells in Dutch Borneo, the Japanese Navy’s chief source of supply, are drying up.” So says a London newspaper, and one wonders how much truth there is in it. In any event this writer makes no
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      MALAYAN TEA.
      189 7 Straits Times. September 5. How long will it be before Malaya is brought into yet another restriction scheme—the tea scheme The firm oi J. A. Russell and Co. owns a very up-to-date tea estate at Cameron Highlands. comprising about a thousand acres, but perhaps it hopes to evade
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    NEW NAVAL CHIEF ARRIVES.
    156 7 Commodore W. P. Mark-Wardlaw, D.S.O., the new Commodore-in-Chargc. H. M. Naval establishments, Singapoie, arrived by the Rawalpindi, and took over command from Capt. M. J. R. Maxwell Scott, who is leaving for Europe by the Corfu on September 14. Commodore Mark-Wardlaw is the eighth officer to
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    SIKHS’ AND CHINESE IN STREET AFFRAY.
    247 7 Argument Over Passenger By Bus Drivers. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Sept. 4. The scene In Malacca Street between Chinese and Sikh bus-drivers on the night of Aug. 20, had a sequel in the police court yesterday, when three Chinese and two Sikhs
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    BIRTHS
    37 7 SPINKS. —At the General Hospital Singapore. on August 30. 1934, to Marjorie, wlfo of H. J. Spinks, a son. STONE.—To Mr. and Mrs. T. H. Stone, at Cairn Holm Nursing Homs* on September 5th, a son.
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    ENGAGEMENT.
    37 7 BLACH—ISAAC.—The engagement Is announced of Mr Kurt Blach, younger son of Mrs. and the late Mr. R. Blach of RlntelnHannover (Germany), and Malsle, youngest daughter of the late Mr- and Mrs. E S. Isaac of Singapore.
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    MARRIAGES
    135 7 CUSACK—BARCOCK.—At Wokingham oil August 15, 1934, T. Cusack. M.B.E. to Bessie. second daughter of Frederick and Jeannie Barcoek REES—REYNOLDS —On August 28, 1934, at the Church of St. John the Divine. Ipoh, Stanley Thomas, only son of Mr. and the late Mrs. Cecil T. Rees of West Norwood, London,
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      87 7 NOTICE. All communications for both the Straits Times and the Straits Budget should be addressed to the Head Office, Cecil and Stanley Streets, Singapore, Straits Settlements. The post free price of the Straits Times to the United Kingdom and foreign countries is $48 a year. The post free price of
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    117 7 DEATHS CARRUTHERS On August 20. 1934, at Ashdown Park, CouLsdon, Surrey, Archibald James Barbour, beloved husband of Mabel Sarah Carruthers, nee Sumner, aged 48. COOKE.—On Friday night. August 31, 1934. in England. Veronica, the beloved wife of Allan George Cooke, of the P.W.D., Singapore. CHING —Ching Keng Lee, J.P., alias
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    YOUNG POLICEMAN AND “SQUEEZE” MONEY
    332 8 Dismissed From Force After Two Years* Training. Twenty-three years of age and only recently married, Bujang bin Ibrahim, a promising oliee constable, learned on Tuesday that he would be dismissed from the Straits Settlements Force. lie admitted in the police court that he had accepted
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    DEATH OF MAJOR R. R. ROBERTSON.
    346 8 Former Manager Of Harrisons, Barker. News was received in Singapore on Wednesday of the death, in Scotland of Major R. R. Robertson, former Singapore manager of Harrisons. Barker and Co. Ltd., whose services to the Volunteer movement in Malaya was recognised on the King’s
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    TAMIL ACQUITTED.
    181 8 No Breach Of Trust. Charged with criminal breach of trust in respect of some jewellery, a Tamil, named Krishnasamy, was acquitted after trial before Mr. Norman Grice, the second magistrate, on Tuesday. He was defended by Mr. A. V. L. Davies. The allegation of the complainant, Manicam, was
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    SUDDEN DEATH OF MR. G. L. BATT.
    167 8 Popular Marine Engineer. After a short illness Mr. GeorgLeslie Batt, assistant superintendent engineer ot the Straits Steamship Co Ltd., and acting superintendent engineer of the Ocean Steamship Co Ltd., died at the General Hospital on Sunday Mr. Batt was 54 years of age
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    OFFICER DROWNED.
    185 8 Slipped From New Pier. Returning from shore leave in company with mess mates shortly before midnight on Friday, Petty-officer Henry McBraerty was about to step into the master attendant’s launch on his w T ay back to H.M.S Terror when he slipped and fell into the water at
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    F.M.S. GAZETTE.
    137 8 Messrs. R. W. Jakeman and D. Headly are to be officers of Class V Mr. J. Webster is to be a Gaoler. Grade III, Prisons Department, F.M.S Mr. T. Chowns is to be a Supermini* ary Gac'er. Grade III, Prisons Department, F.M.S. Mr. J. A. A. Faith is
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    ALLEGED STABBING OF EUROPEAN.
    408 8 Murder Charge. INDIAN ON TRIAL AT ASSIZES. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, Sept. 4. The case in which Swami, a Malabar! Brahmin, is accused of murdering Francis Desmond Holland Wigley. a European, on June 27, was carried a stage further in the Supreme Court at the
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    COUNCIL MEMBER RESIGNS.
    147 8 Mr. Low Leong Gan. TITLE CONFERRED BYSULTAN. From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur. Sept. 3. Mr. Low Leong Gan. J.P., has resigned from the Selangor State Council, and His Highness the Sultan has accepted the resignation with regret. In recognition of his 13 years service on the
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    MR. BARTLEY DEFENDS DOG SHOOTING.
    417 9 CRUELTY COMPLAINTS DENIED. The President of the Singapore .Municipal Commission (Mr. W. Hartley) on Friday night denied the allegations that the shooting of dogs, iis done by the Municipal dog-shooters, was unsatisfactory. He was replying to a question asked by Mr. E. A. Brown at
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    HOLIDAYS IN 1935.
    167 9 r 1,0 Allowing list of holidays in the -o ony during the year 1935 is publish- ln the Government Gazette: New Year's Day, Jan. 1, Tuesday, haii Raya Puasa Jan. 7, Monday. Da lollowing Thaipusam Jan. 21, Monday. Chinese New Year Feb. 4, Monday and Feb. 5,
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    RICKSHA PULLER KILLED.
    185 9 Lorry Driver Fined At Singapore. An echo of a bad smash in Lavender Stieet, in which a lorry and a ricksha were involved, was heard on Tuesday fcefore Mr. H. A. Forrtr, the criminal district judge. The lorry had been travelling towards Kallang Road, when just after
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    GIRL IN FEDERAL HOME.
    283 9 Magistrate To Visit Her. Our Own Correspondent.! Kuala Lumpur. Sept. 4. As the result of an application made to him this morning. Mr. F. K. Wilson, the magistrate, will be paying a visit i to the Federal Home to see a young J Tamil girl, who
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    NEW YORK VIA PANAMA CANAL.
    287 9 New Service From Singapore A new direct service from Singapore to New York, via the Panama (’anal, was begun on Sunday. The first ship to leave on this n; a service was the Kokusai Risen Kaisha liner, Kano Maru, a fast motor I vessel designed
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    WOMAN IN STABBING AFFRAY.
    788 9 Murder Charge. SEQUEL TO WIVES’ QUARREL. How a quarrel between two wives led to serious consequences was told at the Assizes Court on Monday, before Mr. Justice a Bucket Terrell and special jury, when Goh Siow Cheng was charged with murdiring Goh Kay Bak. a compatriot,
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    PALE HANDS—.
    89 9 “Your worship will see that his hands are white and soft like a woman’s,” said Court Inspector D. R. Cowie on Saturday when a Chinese, charged before Mr. J. M. Brander, with vatrancy, and beinf without means of subsistence, maintained that he had work on a twakow. He
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    Queen’s Birthday Celebrations At Dutch Consulate.
    586 10 DEPUTY GOVERNOR’S SPEECH. The* recent deaths of the Prince t Consort and the Queen .Mother cast a shadow over the celebrations in honour of the 51th birthday of Queen Wilhemina of the Netherlands on Friday. In Singapore the Queen’s birthday ■was celebrated at the
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    JOHORE PLANTERS AND LABOUR SHORTAGE.
    678 10 Unable To Produce Quotas. At a recent committee meeting oi tile Johore Planters’ Association, the question of Chinese labour was raised and the chairman stated that he understood that in North Johore the position was improved by the influx of Tamils which had freed a
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    LOCAL DOCTORS SUMMONED.
    177 10 One Fined. ALLEGED DRUG OFFENCES Two Singapore doctors were summoned before Mr. H. A. Forrer, the Criminal District Judge, on Monday for possessing deleterious drugs and failing to keep records of them. Dr. L. Samy pleaded guilty to both charges and was fined $25 on one count
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    YOUNGER EVERY DAY.
    61 10 When asked her age by the magistrate a little girl, who was charged yesterday with hawking cigarettes ..ithout a licence, replied that she was nine. Inspector D. R. Cowie: She is getting younger every day. Yesterday, in the police station, she was eleven; today she says she
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    PERAK CAR RALLY AT HIGHLANDS.
    159 10 Nearly 70 Entrants. RESULTS OF CONTOURS D’ELEGANCE. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, Sept. 3. Sixty-seven cars took part in the Perak automobile rally at Cameron Highlands yesterday. The weather kept fair, although rain threatened in the early morning. Only one car failed to keep within
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    FOUGHT THEIR SONS’ BATTLE.
    121 10 Two Mothers Charged In Singapore. Two mothers who fought their sons’ street battle were charged before Mr. Brander in the Singapore police court on Monday with disorderly conduct by fighting in public. The accused were Ang Cilia and Ah Say. one young and the other middleaged.
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    E.S.A.M. MAGAZINE.
    22 10 The summer number of the Ex-Ser-vices Association of Malaya Magazine is now ready and is being sent to all branches
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    TEMPLE THEFT.
    90 10 Gold Ornament Missing. Penang, Sept. 3. The discovery was made by a priest of chettiars’ temple, Waterfall Road, during the early hours of yesterday that the golden flnial on the dome of the centre building in the inner courtyard was missing. Only the base of the ornament which
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    IPOH WEDDING.
    64 10 (From Our Own Correspondent Ipoh. Aug. r J The wedding took place at Unchurch of St. John the Di v ine. Ipoh. of Mr. Stanley Thomas Rees, Io a1 manager of Messrs. Sime Darby, ah'Miss Patricia Margery Reynolds daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Shirley Rey nolds. New Malden.
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    Correspondence.
    15 11 rne following are among'the weeks JXhed letters to the Edit* of the Straits Times:
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    UNUSED RUBBER EXPORT CREDITS.
    1430 11 Cir whose fault is It that the un r credits are so heavy? Is it not uy the governments passing the Rubber Regulations at the request oi no London speculators without conriI1'. the Malayan planters as o s lt v the con.rol should be adminu d
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    RUBBER RESEARCH.
    2080 11 Sir, —In your issue of yesterdays date, Mr. Laurence Henderson again opens the question of rubber forestry methods. So much of your valuable space has already been claimed in my endeavours to enlighten the rubber planting Industry on errors made in the past, and in the matter of
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    SHATTERED HOPES.
    336 12 Sir. —Your quotation from the Malacca Guardian dated Aug. 18. induces me to be extravagant and to waste five cents on a stamp which can ill uilord. 1 iully agree with the writer concerning the attitude ol "prospective employers.’’ The majority ot them make one’s soul sick, inasmuch
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    QUESTION OF FAITH.
    117 12 Sir.—l write to thank you for publishing my letter on the above subject, and your ’eading article on it. in your issue of July 24. Additional thanks are also due to you for your further support of the planter’s cause in your leading article of Aug. 24.
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    CRIMINAL SESSIONS OPEN.
    130 12 First Prisoners To Have Appeal Rights. The fifth criminal session of the Supreme Court commenced on Monday before Mr. Justice a Beckett Terrell Added importance is attached to this session as this is the first one to oe held after the coming into operation of the Court
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    FOUND DEAD IN CELL.
    180 12 Warder’s Discovery. SIKH WHO RAN AMOK. Nand Singh, the Sikh watchman awaiting trial at the present Assize- in connection with Uie shooting affray outside the Banque de L’Indo-Chine in Rallies Place in June, was found dead in his cell on Tuesday. The discovery was made by
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    FIRE STATION TRAGEDY ECHO.
    54 12 Wong Kee Pit, a eolTee shop assistant, on Thursday found not guilty on a charge of harbouring Kong Hoon Kong, the fireman, who is wanted on a charge of murdering his two step-children, and attempting to murder his mistress with an axe, at the Central Fire
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    SPOKE AMERICAN—
    165 12 But It Might Have Been English. An American fireman from one of the President liners was asked in the police court on Thursday in what language a young Chinese spoke when he offered to act as his guide around Singapore and he replied. “In American.’’ When Inspector Patton
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    PENANG & DAYLIGHT SAVING.
    49 12 PENANG DAYLIGHT SAVING. Commissioners In Favour Of Continuation. From Our Own Correspondent). Penang, Aug. 28. The Municipal Commissioners at their meeting today decided by eight votes to three to inform the Government Commissioners that they are in favour of continuing the provisions for the Daylight Saving Ordinance during 1935.
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    TWO SOLDIERS AGAIN IN COURT.
    207 12 Charge Altered. REMANDED IN CUSTODY FOR SENTFNCE. On instruction from the Deput\ p ub lie Prosecutor the charge of causing hurt in committing robbery against Privates T Hudson and F. Great head of the 1st Battalion, the Wiltshire Regiment stationed at Tanglin Bar racks, was
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    RICKSHA PULLER ASSAULTED.
    268 12 Tambies’ Knuckle-Duster Attack. Mohamed Kassim and Abdul Satar. two Indian office tambies. were fined at Singapore on Tuesday for assaulting a ricksha puller with a knuckle-duster The charge was one ol causing hurt with a piece of iron. A Malay police constable, said that at 8.20 p.m.
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    MR. D. J. JARDINE.
    65 12 Mr. D. J. Jardine, Governor-Design ate of North Borneo, arrived at IP l)M on Saturday and was met by Mr. Cator. the British Resident. He remained the Residency overnight, leaving Ip on Sunday for Kuala Lumpur. On Saturday he visited Kinta wat“i works, Tanjong Rambutan, and
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    REGISTRATION FOR F.M.S SCHOOLS & TEACHERS.
    723 13 REGISTRATION FOR F.M.S SCHOOLS TEACHERS. New Legislation To Gain Stricter Control. Every school, every teacher and every supervisor and member of a oniniittee of management in the Federated Malay States will shortly ha ve to be legistered. legislation to make this registration compulsory is about to be introd„ced! with the
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    AIR “ATTACK” ON SINGAPORE.
    86 13 Defence Forces Show Their Paces. Singapore was invaded from the air Dn Sunday. But it was only a sham invasion, staged by some of the R.A.F planes at Seletar in order to give the oca l uir defence forces a chance to u E, n their
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    NEW DANCE HALL.
    81 13 ncw lance hall, which it is anticipated will cost about $18,000, is to be a ln Serangoon Road. ls to be called the Palais de Danse, apart from a huge dance floor, will also contain, a aurant, bar, dressing rooms and rj “-h rooms. •Til tho u
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    BRILLIANTS WORTH $4,000.
    179 13 Charge Against Indian. Over 120 brilliants, valued at $4,026. were concerned in a case in Mr. J. M. Brander’s court on Saturday. Subramaniam Anandayan, an Indian, was charged with criminal breach oi trust in respect of the jewels. The jewels were said to be the property of
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    MR. CHING KENG LEE.
    223 13 Passing Of Popular J. P. Mr Ching Ktng Lee. the wellknown Singapore auctioneer, and partner in Ching Keng Lee and Co., died on Saturday. He started the firm in 1911. Mr. Ker.g Lee was 77 years jf age. A son of Mr. Ching Chye Hoon, he
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    HIGHLANDS CLUB.
    287 13 Successful Start To New Venture. Success has come to the Cameron Highlands Club, which was started some months ago by a small group of enthusiasts in the Renglet area. The club is thriving and membership growing steadily. The clubhouse is. of course, the old Lubok Tamang Rest House
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    HE HAD NO MONEY.
    101 13 Appearing before Mr. J. M. Brander in the police court on Aug. 28 to receive sentence on a charge of theft of a gold ring valued at $7.79 from a woman In South Bridge Road, a Teochew hawker, named Koh Chin Siong, said he had lost
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    FIRE THREATENS S. BRIDGE ROAD. 3 a.m. Blaze.
    186 13 CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE TO SHOPHOUSES. Three fire engines from the Singapore brigade were called out just before 3 a m. on Thursday when* fire broke out in three of a row of shophouses between Sago Street and Sago Lane. South Bridge Road. The
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    BOY’S PRANK LEADS TO QUARREL.
    163 13 Threw Mud At A Motorist. From Our Own Correspondent.) Taiping, Aug. 27. A Malay motorist Char bin Nyah Mohd. while driving home one evening from Taiping to f j .ong, passed by a river where three boys were bathing. One of the boys. picked up
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    BARBAROUS OFFENCE.
    201 13 Throwing Acetic Acid On Man’s Face. <From Our Own Correspondent). Kuala Lumpur, Aug. 29. “It is a most barbarous offence,” remarked Mr. Justice Burton at the assizes today, when sentencing a Chinese coolie, Ho See, to live years’ rigorous imprisonment for causing hurt to his kepala by throwing
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    EUROPEAN ELECTROCUTED ON ESTATE.
    226 14 Up-Country Tragedy. OrroM> Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, Aur. 20. Mr. S. K. (i. Korch, a Danish assistant employed on the I lu Bernam Estate of the Bernam Oil Palms Limited, some fifty miles from Teluk Anson, in endeavourinK to repair a fault ins ome temporary MKhting
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    BISHOP ROBERTS.
    166 14 Returning To Singapore Next Month. I (From Our Own Correspondent.) i London. Aug. 22. The Bishop of Singapore (the Rt. Rev. B. C. Roberts) will sail from England by the Corfu on Oct. 26. The Rev. E. A. Hone,.for many years. Chaplain in Perak, F.M S., and for
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    ARRESTED AT POLICE STATION.
    90 14 (From Our Own Correspondent). Seremban, Aug. 31. How the Seremban police arrested a lorry driver in the police station was told the Seremban magistrate, Mr. V W. W. S. Purcell, today, when Pun Yew Lanj appeared to answer a charge of cheating his employer, Lim Pang
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    AFTER THE NETBALL GAME.
    258 14 Allegations Against Motorists. An allegation that two motorists were racing each other in Serangoon Road, and .aat when they were level with each other they stood up and waved was made in the police court on Wednesday. Mr. E H. Holloway, aged 20. and Miss Mercedes
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    “THOSE GLORIOUS TRADITIONS.”
    277 14 Chinese Going To English Universities. “When we return we shall devote our lives to the cause of China. This patriotic declaration was made to the Straits Times last week by Mr. Chen Yung-ling, leader of a party of 26 Chinese university graduates who called at Singapore on
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    WILL TAKEN TO DYING MAN.
    623 14 Solicitor’s Bedside Visit. The statement that a testator was "absolutely unconscious'’ when a will was taken to him to be igned was made by a witness on Wednesday in the probate action concerning the estate of Tan Lian Boh. Dr. H. L. Lim. produced his
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    CHARGES AGAINST EUROPEANS.
    150 14 Case Transferred To Criminal Court. John Reed, a marine engineer, and James John Hadch Henshelwood wh are indicted on a series of charges under the Companies’ Ordinance, and a number of charges of criminal breach of trust, had their case trans i erred from the third magistrate's
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    ESCAPED PRISONER.
    122 14 Sentenced After Brief Liberty. From Our Own Correspondent Ipoh, Aug. 29. Haji Ahmad, a Banjerese prisoner who escaped from the Lenggong police station on July 27. taking a rifle, revolvers and ammunition, and who was rearrested about a fortnight ago. was convicted by Inche Mahmud, the District Officer
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    MR. D. J. JARDINE.
    76 14 Visit Of North Borneo Governor. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Sept. 3. Mr. D. J. Jardine, Governor- Designate of North Borneo, arrived here yesterday from Ipoh in the course of his tour of Malaya. He spent the whole day visiting the Forest Research Institute reserve
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    NOT GAMBLING.
    104 14 Boy Arrested At Religious Ceremony. When five Chinese were charged with gambling in public in the police cour a 15-year-old boy, who charged with them pleaded not guiltyHe was set free, but the others wer each fined $2. t They were arrested on the five-to° way of New
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    MALAYAN PLANTING TOPICS.
    2207 15 Rubber Before The War Exhibition Memories—Hundred Pounds Per Acre —Sha r eh older s’ Bea n feasts—Old Sabrang Trees. (By Oui Planting Correspondent.) I|T H ILE going tnrough some old W pa pers last week, I came across supplement to The Financier of u 1914. which was
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    SHOT DEAD WITH HOME- MADE GUN.
    200 16 Malay Sentenced To Death. SON’S EVIDENCE 'AGAINST FATHER. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, Aug. 30 IMajid hin Sulaiman, an elderly Malay, was sentenced to death at the Assizes today for the murder of Awang Kethil. a Malay neighbour, near ('henderang. on the night of
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    PEPPER MARKET MANIPULATION.
    267 16 Prices Rise $8 In Two Months. A keen battle of wits is being waged between local Chinese merchants and a group of London financiers who are believed to be trying to corner the pepper market. This has had a decided effect on prices in Singapore, in the
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    ARMED GANG ROB SHOP.
    107 16 $800 Stolen. WOMAN INTIMIDATED BY SIX CANTONESE. A daring hold-up was made by six armed men in a Singapore shop on Thursday. Cash amounting to 8800 was stolen. The Detective Branch information is that at 9.30 p m. six Cantonese armed with daggers broke into a
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    UNIFORM TRAFFIC CONTROL.
    401 16 A.A.M. Evidence Of Confusion. At the last meeting of the Automobile Association of Malaya the secretaiy explained that as a result of representations by certain branches the working committee decided to approach the Police authorities in the S.S., I M S. and Johore, with a view to
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    LOCAL SOLICITOR IN MOTOR SMASH.
    149 16 Mr. A. J. Braga. CAR TURNED OVER ON SIDE. Mr. A. J. Braga, a Singapore solicitor, was injured in a motor-car accident at the junction of Orchard and Cairnhill Roads shortly after 1 p.m. on Thursday Mr. Braga's car was turning into Cairnhill Road trom
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    HIGHWAY THEFT BY TAMIL.
    177 16 Man Just Discharged From Gaol. From Our Own Correspondent. > Kuala Lumpur. Aug. 30. Just out oi gaol after serving nine months, a Tamil named Muthu returns to gaol again today for a period one year, for highway theft. He will also oe under police supervision
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    AN OBSTRUCTION.
    106 16 Letter Writers Fined In Singapore. “Why is it that letter-writers are suddenly being prosecuted They have never been brought up here before,” observed Mr. Brander, when three Chinese letter writers were charged before him with obstructing pedestrians. Court Inspector Cowie replied that the arrests were probably made under
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    LATEX FORMATION PHYSIOLOGY.
    624 16 R.R.I. Bulletins. REACTIONS OF RUBBFR TREES. The Rubber Research Institute 0 Malaya is issuing a bulletin on “Variations in the composition of latex ironclone and seedling rubber,” by Mr j I.. Wiltshire, and a manual on "The uses and control of natural undergrowth on rubber estates.” by
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  • PAST WEEK’S IMPERIAL AND GENERAL NEWS. Contained in Reuter, British Imperial Radio and Special Telegrams.
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      PRINCE GEORGE’S BETROTHAL.
      262 21 —Reuter. Koval Couple Soon To Visit London. BKITONS DELIGHTED. November Wedding Probable. London, Aug. 29. public are preparing to take r .V‘ ce >' Marina, Prince George’s a cev. to their hearts. The engage- as the subject of universal j a pv comment by workers in the
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      JAPANESE TUTOR.
      78 21 1? tlu harbour of Yokosuka.—Aneta-Lans-Ocean. For Chinese Marine Academy. Moscow, Aug. 28. Tne Japanese Government has accepted an invitation to provide an instructor for the newly organised Chinese marine academy at Foochow, in tae Province of according to Pews report from Tokio appearing in tm official organ of
      1? tlu' harbour of Yokosuka.—Aneta- Lans-Ocean.  -  78 words
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      DEBT PROBLEM.
      71 21 ’—Reuter. Germany’s Note To The United States. Washington, Aug. 30. Jei 'man Government has sent ci, i, to lie u s State Department l i in 7, to place the American hold1 <*e Dawes and Young Loans a an equal footing with the 01 other nationalities. bo„/‘contents of
      ’—Reuter.  -  71 words
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      HIGHEST PRICE OF GOLD.
      141 21 Reuter. Enormous Reserves Of Bank Of France. London, Aug. 30. The London gold price eclipsed all records today when approximately £345.000 changed hands at £7. Os. 3d. an ounce. The price was based cm supply and demand and included a premium of 7d. over the franc
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      MR. UPTON SINCLAIR.
      225 21 —Reuter. Embarrassing Position For New Deal Supporters. San Francisco. Aug. 30. Supporters of the New Deal have been placed i~ an embarrassing position by the victory of Mr. Upton Sinclair. who was elected by a huge majority as Democratic candidate for the forthcoming contest for the Governorship
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      FEAR OF GERMANY AND JAPAN.
      232 21 —Reuter. Russia’s Dilemma. SOVIET ENTRY Tfc LEAGUE TO BE OPPOSED. London. Aug. 31. It is evident that Russia’s admission to the League will not be eifected too easily. Switzerland, fearing an increase of Communist activities, is expected definitely to oppose it. Some Swiss papers urge
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      DR. ANTON LANG WEDS.
      66 21 Reuter Wireless. t Munich, Aug. 28. Fraulein Clara Mayr, who has been acting as Mary Magdalene in the Ooerammergau Passion Play, was married today to Dr. Anton Lang, who is a professor in Washington University. Dr. Lang is the son of the famous Lang who played
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      PRICE OF GOLD SOARING.
      320 21 —Reuter London, Aug. 31, Gold soared to a fresh high record today, reaching £7-0-11 */2d. per tine ounce, a rise of S'/id. over yesterday, speculative protit-taking being responsible for the increase in the turnover to £775,000 with a corresponding decrease in the premiums to Id. over
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      SURPLUS TONNAGE CONFERENCE.
      93 21 —Reuter. U.K. Suggestion. INTERNATIONAL M E ETING IN LONDON. London, Sept. 1. It is learned that the United Kingdom Chamber of Shipping is working towards a conference to deal with the surplus tonnage question which, it is hoped, will meet in London this autumn in the form
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      NO-HOOTING ORDER A GREAT SUCCESS.
      108 21 —Reuter. Scheme To Be Extended. TO ALL BUILT-UP AREAS IN BRITAIN. London, Aug. 31. As a result of the great success of the prohibition of motor hooters in the Central London area, numerous appeals from other centres are being made for a similar scheme. Mr.
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      F.B.I. MISSION SAILS.
      230 21 Three Months Tour Of Far East. London, Aug. 29. The members of the Federation of Eritish Industries mission sailed for the Far East today by way of San Francisco. After completing Its investigations in Japan, the mission will proceed to Manchukuo. Sir Charles Seligman. head of the
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      VICEROY’S SPEECH AT SIMLA.
      178 22 —Reuter. Early Application Of New Constitution. AFTTin ENACTMENT. Far-Reaching Changes Foreshadowed. Simla, Aug. 29. The curtain has fallen, I hope finally, on civil disobedience, due to the sturdy Kood sense of the mass of the people,” declared Lord Willingdon in an important speech in the Legislature
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      BALTIC ENTENTE.
      59 22 ;.—Reuter. Riga, Aug. 30. A complete agreement for a Baltic entente has been reached at a conference here between Latvia, Lithuania and Esthonia, which now awaits formal ratification. The agreement contemplates periodical conferences between the three Foreign Ministers, their aim being the identity of foreign policy and close
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      NOTED FILM STARS.
      41 22 —Reuter. Heather Angel Weds Ralph Forbes. Hollywood, Aug. 29. The actress, Heather Angel, it is announced, is marrying Ralph Forces, formerly the husband of Ruth Chuttfrton. The couple are motoring to Yuma in Arizona today for the ceremony.—Reuter.
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      U.S. ARMS INQUIRY.
      101 22 .—Reuter. Interesting Situations Disclosed.” Washington, Aug. 28. Disclosures on relations between United States armament manufacturers and large foreign firms was foreshadowed by Senator Pope, a member of the Senate’s Special Munitions Investigating Committee which meets on Sept. 4. Mr. Pope declared that the records in the Navy
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      LORD WILLINGDON’S SURVEY.
      417 22 —British Wireless. Indian Situation. IMPROVED CONDITION OF COUNTRY. Rugby. Aug. 29. Lord Willingdon in a speech before the Legislature at Simla, stated, alter a survey of foreign relations and internal political conditions, that the committee set up to consider the problem of Indian constitutional reform would meet
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      Kidnapper’s Threat To Roosevelt.
      98 22 —Reuter. New York, Aug. 30. Threats to kidnap one or all of President Roosevelt’s grand-child-ren and to do bodily harm to the President himself havt just been disclosed in the form of a letter addressed to Mrs. Roosevelt, demanding payment of $108,000. The letter was not
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      AUSTRIA REMINDS EUROPE.
      172 22 tria was thus forced to bear.”—Anetu-Trans-Ocean. Practical Thanks Are Due.” Vienna, Aug. 30. What is supposed to be the opening move in an Austrian request for new international loans at the forthcoming assembly of the League of Nations was launched on Monday by an article in the
      tria was thus forced to bear.”—Anetu-Trans-Ocean.  -  172 words
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      LAUNCHING OF THE NEW CUNARDER.
      172 22 —British Wireless. 150 Tons Of Tallow And Ton Of Oil. Rugby, Aug. 29. Preparations for the launching of the giant cunarder No. 534 on the Clyde next month are well advanced ard some of the staging surrounding the vessel has now been removed and its
      —British Wireless.  -  172 words
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      LEAGUE COUNCIL.
      66 22 —Reuter. Several Aspirants For China’s Seat. Geneva, Aug. 30. The League has received a letter from Persia submitting her candidature for a non-permanent Asiatic seat cn the Council which is at present helc by China. A complicated situation is likely to arise as China will endeavour to retain
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      SPLIT AVERTED.
      52 22 —Reuter. Blunt Speaking By Irish Party Leaders. Dublin, Aug. 31. The threatened split in the United Ireland Party is believed to have been averted in consequence of blunt speaking at a private meeting of the executive lasting until midnight. Mr. Cosgrave is credited with having delivered a particularly
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      CHINA’S SILVER EXPORTS.
      193 22 $150,000,000 Transferred In Eight Months. ANTI-PIRACY MOVE. Outlaws Strongholds Bombarded. Shanghai, Aug. 31. Central Bank returns show that for the first eight months of this year silver exports exceeded imports bv $150. 000,000. Of this total, Shanghai's exports amounted to about $110,000,000. Most of these shipments were
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      Mass Arrest Of C.E.R. Officials.
      52 22 officials in Manchukuo.—Sin Kuo Min. Shanghai, Aug. 31. Another batch of 37 Soviet officials of the Chinese Eastern Railway were arrested by Japanese and Manchu police yesterday. This action followed on the teels of a Moscow c.der recalling all Soviet consular and C.E.R. officials in
      officials in Manchukuo.—Sin Kuo Min.  -  52 words
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      CONTROL ORGAN.
      91 22 Proposed By Canton Dictator. Gen. Chan Chai-tong, the Canton Ccmmander-in-chief, has proposed to the South-West Councils the establishment of a Supervisory Committee with authority to impeach corrupt government officials., both military and civil. Intensive bombardment of jirate lairs on the North Fukien coast was carried out during the
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      MR. C. B. DILLINGHAM.
      24 22 —Reuter. New York, Aug. 30. The death has taken place of M r Charles Bancroft Dillingham, a famous theatrical producer.—Reuter.
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      RECALLED FROM MANCHUKUO.
      274 23 warmly greeted.—Sin Kuo Min and Sin Chew Jit Poh. Q/iviot Consuls And C.E.R. Officials. NFW DEVELOPMENT. Chinese Generals In New York. Shanghai, Aug. 30. Soviet consular officials •ind th<»e connected with the Chinese Eastern Railway have been recalled by the Soviet Government. e officials concerned have received
      warmly greeted.—Sin Kuo Min and Sin Chew Jit Poh.  -  274 words
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      DRUG MENACE.
      59 23 —Sin Kuo Min. Alarming Increase Of Sales In China. Shanghai, Aug. 30. The total sales of heroin and opium China during June amounted to 5100,000.000. according to a Chinese Of this total, over $30,000,000 ot drugs were sold in Tientsin. i iS alleged practically the noie of these
      —Sin Kuo Min.  -  59 words
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      JAPANESE ASSAULTED.
      71 23 —Sin Chew Jit Poh. Warships On Way To Weihaiwei. T r Shanghai, Aug. 29. riI Ja Panese warships are being cirt. t0 Weihaiwei following an inent m which a number of Japan- sc °rting would-be Chinese emi* 1 s to Manchukuo were set upon lt n rowcl of
      —Sin Chew Jit Poh.  -  71 words
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      PENSIONS FOR REBELS !
      46 23 PENSIONS FOR REBELS Reuter Th q Dublin, Aug. 31. mitr llate has passed through comfor rf' st uge a bill to provide pensions l f Jlf irticlpants in i*be insurrection of A an d also sufferers on both sides r civl l war of 1922 Reuter.
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      2,000,000 GALLONS OF PETROL ON FIRE.
      136 23 .—Reuter. Section Of A Town Wiped Out. Buenos Aires, Aug. 28. So far one person has been killed and 50 injured as the result of an explosion at two reservoirs containing over 2,000.000 gallons of petroleum at Campana. The whole of a section of
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      NAVAL TREATY.
      165 23 —Reuter. Tokio Decision To Denounce It. Tokio, Aug. 29. The Tokio Asahi declares that the (Government has informally decided to denounce the Washington Treaty and adds that a formal decision will come up before the Cabinet on Sept. 9 or Sept. 11. Formal denunciation of the treaty is
      .—Reuter.  -  165 words
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      STABILISED.
      108 23 —Reuter Wireless. Rates Of Pay For Army Officers. London, Aug. 30. Rates of pay for Army officers are to be consolidated _nd stabilised as from Sept. 1 by order of a Royai Warrant. The new rate" will correspond to the cost of living index figure of 55 which gives
      —Reuter Wireless.  -  108 words
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      NEW RECORD BID.
      35 23 t. —Reuter. Calcutta, Sept. 3. A German airman. Herr Gablensz. who is attempting a record flight from Germany to Shanghai, arrived today from Jodhpur. He is hopping otr for Bangkok tomorrow —Reuter.
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      TOWN PLUNDERED IN LUANTUNG.
      208 23 Fresh Sino-Japanese Conference. Shanghai. Sept. 1. A Sino-Japanese conference is expected to be convened in the near luture at Peiping ostensibly to discuss measures for the enforcement of the recent Dairen decisions relating to the Luantung problems. Discussions were held yesterday between Mr. Yin Tung, delegate
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      TOWN RANSACKED.
      99 23 Bandit Horde In The Luantung. Raotsang. a small town in ihe Luantung west of the Shih River, was ransacked by a force of more than 1,000 armed men yesterday. These outlaws are believed to be rebel Manchukuo troops from outside the Great Wall. The bandit horde, after a
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      TIME LIMIT SET.
      267 23 *****3, *****1, *****1 and *****6.—81 n Kuo Min and Sin Chew Jit Poh. Chiang’s Anti-Red Order To Provinces. In a circular order to the provincial governments, Marshal Chlang Kaishek sets a time limit for the suppression of Communist-banditry. Mr. Wu Teh-cheng, Mayor of Greater Shanghai, has ordered
      296523, 157931, 179371 and 374756.—81 n Kuo Min and Sin Chew Jit Poh.  -  267 words
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      BATAVIA TRADE CONFERENCE.
      119 23 Removal To The Hague Urged. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Batavia. Aug. 27. “Imperial interests are of greater weight than the price of cottons." This sentence is contained in an article in a leading Netherlands Indian newspaper, Java Bode, urging the break up the Netherlands IndlanJapanese commercial negotiations
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      BRITONS ARRESTED.
      62 23 Reuter. While Bathing Near Berlin. Berlin, Aug. 29. It has just been disclosed that four Eritons, two Frenchmen, and three Spaniards were arrested on Saturday and have not been re;o*oed. They i»a hed Berlin after attending an anti-war and anti-Fancist Congress at Madrid to visit the labour camps.
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      KWANGSI STRIKES.
      105 23 Red Invaders Driven Back To Hunan. Hong Kong, Aug. 31. Hundreds ot Reds irom Hunan who succeeded In crossing the Kw&ngtungHunan frontier and entered Kwangsl territory last week, were driven back to the district of Linwu, In South Hunan, by the 19th Kwangsl division under the command of
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      SOVIET ARMS.
      93 23 which Is under Soviet rule.—Union Times Large Consignments For Mongolia. Shanghai, Aug. 31. The Transport Department of the Japanese Kwantung Command has demanded that the General Manager (a Russian) of the C.E.R. should replace a locomotive and coaches recently destroyed by Chinese Irregulars. The Russian manager has ilatly
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      PLANES FOR ALL BATTLESHIPS.
      211 24 ers carry war planes.—AnetaTra ns-Ocean. —Reuter. Reported Decision Of Admiralty. 60 MACHINES. Follow mg The Example Of Other Nations. London, Aug. 27. The Admiralty intends, according to the liaily Telegraph Naval Correspondent, to equip all battleships and modern cruisers with two aeroplanes each, thus increasing the
      ers carry war planes.—Aneta- Tra ns-Ocean.; —Reuter.  -  211 words
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      Death of Germany’s Oldest Woman.
      56 24 aged 77, 80 and 72.—Aneta-Trans-Ocean Munich, Aug. 29. The oldest woman in Germany, Frau Maria Schoepperle, has died at the age of 10(> in the country town of Lenzkirch, Baden. Born in June, 1828. the serene, imperturbable Id lady closed her eyes surrounded by three
      aged 77, 80 and 72.—Aneta-Trans- Ocean  -  56 words
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      HEIMWEHR MUTINY.
      118 24 >. —Reuter. Troops Revolt Against Commander. Vienna, Aug. 29. Strong police detachments tonight raided the Heimwehr barracks in the suburb of Floridsdorf and. after fighting. made numerous arrests. The police raid on the Heimwehr barracks was the sequel to a mutiny on the part of the garrison against
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      LOYALTY OF SAAR TO GERMANY.
      596 24 —Reuter Wireless. Big Demonstration At Coblenz. Coblenz. Aug. 2ii People have been pouring into city from the Saar and all parts ot Germany to participate in the gigauti? Saar demonstration of loyalty at which Hitler and Von Papen will speak today The city buildings are
      —Reuter Wireless.  -  596 words
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      CHINESE PROTEST TO TOKIO.
      328 24 extended to Nanning.—Sin Kuo Min and Sin Chew Jit Poh. Plight Of Immigrants To Japan. Shanghai, Aug. 29. Gen. Chiang Tso-pin, Chinese Minister to Japan, in an interview with Mr. Hirota. Japanese Foreign Minister on Monday, protested against the illtreatment of Chinese in Japan. The Minister
      extended to Nanning.—Sin Kuo Min and Sin Chew Jit Poh.  -  328 words
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      JAPANESE SMUGGLING.
      157 24 Goods Being Sent To China Through Charhar. Shanghai. Aug. 28 The Chinese Government has established 12 customs preventive stations at the various passes along the Great Wall where 200 selected police are doing duty. To avoid being heavily taxed by the Chinese customs houses. Japanese traders are reported
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      GRIERSON REACHES HUDSON’S BAY.
      103 24 Dangerous Flight. BRITAIN TO CANADA BY NORTHERN ROUTE. Ottawa. Aug. 29. The British airman. Mr. John G’kr son has concluded his dangerous Vn lrom Greenland to Hudson Bay landed today at Kovuntikuk.-Wuter Mr. Grierson has thus complete n« s flight from Great Britain to c a
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      NEW ANTI-JEWISH BOYCOTT.
      160 24 —Reuter. Campaign Intensified In Germany. Berlin. Aug. 31. A new anti-Jewish boycott campaign nas been ordered by Herr Rudoli Hess. He forbids Nazis to act as legal representatives of Jews in cases where the opponent is a Nazi, to send petitions on behalf of Jews to the
      —Reuter.  -  160 words
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      BRITON’S FEAT.
      55 24 —Reuter Wireless. Swims From Gibraltar To Algeciras. Gibraltar. Aug. 1 The five-mile swim from Gibraltar Algeciras was accomplished for the first time today by Petty Officer William Brewer of F.M.S. Comorant in three hours and 24 minutes. Several swimmers have already tn-1 the feat but have been beaten
      .—Reuter Wireless.  -  55 words
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      NATIONAL STRIKE.
      152 24 —Reuter. Ordered By American Textile L T nion. Washington. Aug. 31. Following the sending of an ultimatum by the strike leaders to the Labour Relations Board stating there was no hope of averting a strike without definite concessions by the employers, the United Textile Union today ordered a
      .—Reuter.  -  152 words
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      CHINESE MINISTER TO MOSCOW RESIGNS.
      165 25 Chiang’s Stern Order To The Fukien Commanders. Shanghai, Sept. 3. I>r \v. Yen. Chinese Minister t) Russia, has tendered his resignation l)r. C. T. Wang is mentioned probable successor. Mr liu Wen-tao. Chinese Minister ln lv passed through Hong Kong vUterdav on his way back
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      ANTI-RED CAMPAIGN.
      170 25 Uhiang's Stern Order To Fukien Leaders. Marshal Chlang Kat-shek. in an order to the Central commanders ir. Fukien, hints at severe penalties if *he anti-Communist-bandit campaign in the province is not concluded by Nov. 1 In order to ensure that recaptured Ret areas be safeguarded against future attacks,
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      REACTIONARY PLOT.
      198 25 are first settled.—Sin Kuo Min and Sin Chew Jit Poh. Discovery In Capital Of Shansi. y A(tln upon secret information. Gen. comm ander-in-chief of 'nansi armies, yesterday ordered Police to raid a certain house at d y uan, the capital. Quantity of documents of a reac'Jiiaiy nature were
      are first settled.—Sin Kuo Min and Sin Chew Jit Poh.  -  198 words
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      AIR CHIEF DISMISSED.
      53 25 .—Union Times. Sequel To Disastrous Nanchang Fire. Shanghai, Sept. 2. Col. Hsu Pui-ken, head of the Air Department, has been dismissed by order of Marshal Chiang Kai-shek, who considers that Col. Hsu was negligent in regard to the recent destruction of more than 50 planes by fire
      .—Union Times.  -  53 words
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      MARSHAL CHIANG ILL.
      127 25 —Union Times. Admission By Nanking Official. Shanghai. Sept 2 In an interview with pressmen in Shanghai this morning. Mr. Tang Yiujen, Vice-Minister ior Foreign AlTairs. admitted that Marshal Chiang Kaishek had been ill for several days. Questioned regarding the rumours that the British and the Japanese Governments
      —Union Times.  -  127 words
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      EXCHANGE CONTROL.
      156 25 —Reuter. Brokers’ Operations To Be Supervised. Washington. Sept. 1. The intention of the Federal Reserve Board to supervise with microscopic minuteness the margin operations oi brokers and stock traders was revealed in the preliminary draft of regulations which provide for the extension of credit to traders of between
      —Reuter.  -  156 words
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      COL. DUESTERBERG ALIVE.
      78 25 Reuter. Not A Victim Of The Nazi “Clean Up.” Paris, Aug. 29. Col. Duesterberg, the Steel Helmet leader and candidate at the last presidents’ election who was reported to 1 ave been among the victims oi the clean-up oi June 30. was discovered today by the Berlin
      Reuter.  -  78 words
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      FALL IN STERLING.
      202 25 .—Reuter. An Anglo-U.S. Currency Pact Mooted. Paris. Sept. 2. Tlie fall in sterling continues to agitate the press and it is suggested that the recent declaration of Dr. Schacht. president of the Reichsbank and Minister of Economics, is really aimed at accentuating the fall oi Anglo-Saxon currencies
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      ARCTIC FARM.
      157 25 Glasshouses As Cure For Scurvy. Murmansk. Cucumbers, onions, radishes, and lettuce are already on sale at Khibinsk, beyond the Arctic Circle. They come from the hothouses of the Industrial State Farm. Soon they will come from the open fields of the same farm, where they are ripening fast
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      PRINCESS JULIANA.
      71 25 —Reuter Wireless. Rumoured Forthcoming Engagement Denied. Amsterdam, Aug. 30. The engagement of Princess Juliana will probably be announced in September. Prince Bcrtil of Sweden is generally considered as the likely future consort but official circ’es refuse either to deny or confirm the report.—Reuter Wireless. Stockholm. Aug. 30. The
      —Reuter Wireless.  -  71 words
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      LED PARTY TO THE SOUTH POLE.
      182 25 bo 600,000.000 years old —Reuter Wireless. Death Of Sir G. David. FAMOUS EXPLORER AND SCIENTIST. Sydney, Aug 28. The death has occurred of the explorer and scientist, Lieut.-Col. Sir Edgeworth David who supervised the construction of the vast system of tunnels on the Western
      bo 600,000.000 years old —Reuter Wireless.  -  182 words
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      PRINCE GEORGE.
      89 25 .—Reuter Wireless Romance Of Royal Engagement. London. Aug 30 A doubt as to whether Prince George had any idea of becoming engaged when he arrived at Slovenia was expressed by his equerry. Major Butler, in an interview. He declared the lonely walks with Princess Marina in the romantic
      .—Reuter Wireless  -  89 words
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      COLUMNS COLLAPSE.
      101 25 mosque from destruction.—Reuter Wireless. Mosque Of St. Sophia Nearly Destroyed. Istanbul, Aug. 20. The Mosque of St. Sophia was badly shaken yesterday and nearly collapsed Workmen were clearing away debris adjoining the Law Courts which were burned down earlier In the yei*. and nao demolished two big walls,
      mosque from destruction.—Reuter Wireless.  -  101 words
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      RUNAWAY LOCOMOTIVE.
      42 25 .—Reuter. Crashes Into Suburban Train 50 Injured. Paris, Sept. 2. A runaway locomotive crashed into a stationary suburban train at the Gore de I’Est this morning. Many coaches were smashed and 50 p ‘uple were injured, some of them seriously.—Reuter.
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      BANK CRASH ECHO.
      40 25 Reuter Wireless Death Of Founder Of Farrow’s. London. Aug. 29. The death has occurred of Thomas Farrow, founder of Farrow’s Bank, which crashed in 1920. He subsequently served a term ol imprisonment in connection with the failure.--
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      LABOUR LEADER REBUKED.
      281 26 .—Reuter N.R.A. Official’s Message To Mr. Green. TROUBLE BREWING. Rhode Island Mills To Be Picketed. New York, Sept. 2. Mr. Ueorge Berry, the N.ILA. divisional administrator, today telegraphed to Mr. William (ireen, president of the American Federation of Labour (who on Aug. 30 approved the threatened textile
      .—Reuter  -  281 words
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      5,000,000 FAMILIES.
      64 26 ’.—Reuter. Expected On U.S. Relief Rolls By February. Washington, Sept. 2. Owing to the drought and the usual seasonal increase, the Government anticipates a new high record of 5.000,000 families on the relief rolls by February, according to an official announcement by Mr. Richberg, counsellor to the N.R.A.
      ’.—Reuter.  -  64 words
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      U.S. BUDGET DIRECTOR.
      106 26 Reuter. Resignation Accepted By Roosevelt. New York, Sept. 1. President Roosevelt has accepted the resignation of Mr. Louis W. Douglas, the Director of the Budget, who is understood to have been for some time out of sympathy with the major measures of the N R A Mr.
      . Reuter.  -  106 words
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      WHY SOVIETS WERE RECALLED.
      269 26 Aneta-Trans-Ocean. -Reuter. Seizure Of C.E.R. To Follow. Harbin. Aug. 29. All Soviet Russian citizens now in Manchukuo are to be expelled, according to news carried by the Japanese newspapers in Manchukuo. The Harbin Nichi Nichi speaks of a “wave of arrests which will roll along the
      Aneta-Trans-Ocean.; -Reuter.  -  269 words
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      “UNDELIVERABLE.”
      41 26 native name Praha.”—Aneta-—Trans-Ocean. Prague, Aug. 29. After Jan. 1. next all letters and telegrams addressed Prague will be returned to senders as undeliverable/* announce the Czechoslovakian postal authorities. The object is to enforce use of the city’s native name Praha.”—Aneta-
      native name “ Praha.”—Aneta—Trans-Ocean.  -  41 words
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      POLICE vs. TROOPS.
      84 26 Reuter Strange Situation In New Orleans. New York, Aug. 31. Matrial law has been proclaimed in New Orleans which recently has been the scene of a political dispute between the adherents of Senator Huey Long, including Governor Allen, and the faction headed by Mayor Walmsley. The proclamation
      Reuter  -  84 words
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      NEW FLIGHT RECORD.
      48 26 Reuter. New York, Sept. 1. Col. Roscoe Turner, the American airman who will participate in the London-Melbourne air race with Clyde Pangbourn. today broke his own west to east trails-America flight record of 10 hours 5 minutes by two minutes The distance is 2.GOO miles.—Reuter.
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      B.B.C. AND SUNDAY OBSERVANCE.
      94 26 —Reuter. Common Informer To Start Proceedings. > London. Sept. 2. A serious challenge to the musty Sunday Observance Act of 1677 is promised shortly when a common informer will proceed against the B.B.C. for broadcasting on the Sabbath. Since a similar action was highly successful against
      —Reuter.  -  94 words
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      FASCIST LEFT WING.
      142 26 i.—Reuter Mussolini And The Socialists. Rome. Sept. 1. With the objects of checking a serious rise in unemployment and ensuring the success of the corporative system. Signor Mussolini is attempting *o attract former Socialists now outside politics into the Fascist Party. II Duce is reported to have
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      CAMPANA FIRE
      151 26 .—Reuter. Damage Expected To Exceed £1,000,000. Buenos Aires. Sept. 2. The fire at Campana. which broke out on Aug. 28. has diminished and the danger of the other oil reservoirs being set on fire is believed to be over. Some of tlu inhabitants are returning and are pathetically
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      STALIN MAY VISIT TURKEY.
      55 26 Aneta-Trans-Ocean. Istanbul. Aug. 29. The forthcoming visit of the Russian dictator Stalin, on Sept. 29 to take par in celebrations in commemoration of the foundation of the Turkish republic is announced by several papers. Should the report prove true, it will be the first time a
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      PRINCE OF WALES.
      39 26 British Wireless. London, Aug. 30 'the Prince of Wales leaves Biarritz today for Cannes. Before returning to England it is expected that he will visit Marseilles to bid farewell to the Duke of Gloucester- British Wireless.
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      HITLER’S DESIGNS ON THE SAAR.
      358 26 -Aneta-Trans-Ocean. .—Reuter Wireless. “Danger” Of Defeat. PROPHECY OF A NA7r PUTSCH. Paris, Aug ‘>q A Nazi putsch in the Saar is Dr phesied by Max Braun, the antt-N leader in the Saar, in an interview with L. E. Paris Soir. w Braun says that Berlin
      -Aneta-Trans-Ocean.; .—Reuter Wireless.  -  358 words
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      S. AFRICA’S DEBT.
      157 26 British Wireless Repaid In Full To United Kingdom. London. Aug 30. A Treasury announcement states “At the end of the war the Union o‘ South Africa owed some £16.500.000 to this country in respect of war debt which by 1931 had been redu ‘ed b repayments to
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      A HAPSBURG DIVORCE.
      126 27 Reuter. Removing Obstacles To Restoration. ARCHDUKE ALBRECHT Austrian Premier On Plebiscite. Vienna, Sept. 3. plebiscite, though not in the form of the old parliamentary elections, is foreshadowed by I)r. Schuschnigg, the Austrian Chancellor. Addressing <>0,000 Tyrolean peasants. specially assembled at Innsbruck, the Chancellor declared. however, that the
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      TIN SUBSTITUTES.
      187 27 Reuter. Rapid Growth In America. London. Sept. 3. T.'.f decrease in the visible supplies o: tin. which was somewhat more favourable than anticipated, is responsible lor the slight firming up of the market, though the movemen.s are still very narrow. A lurther decrease, however, is unlikely in the
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      EVA BOOTH ELECTED GENERAL.
      160 27 —Reuter. Salvation Army Ballot Figures Secret. Eva Booth has been elected General of the Salvation Army. After the election o Eva Booth, the higu '•nunoH issued a manifesto accepting the result as a revelation of the will ot God. and expressing appreciation of the services of
      —Reuter.  -  160 words
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      FATAL CRASH AFTER BREAKING RECORD.
      44 27 —Reuter. Cleveland, Sept. 3. After breaking the world’s land plane speed record with 306.215 miles an hour, Douglas Davis crashed and was killed when leading the Thompson speed trophy race. The body was found eight miles from the course.—Reuter.
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      NO INFLATION.
      97 27 —Reuter. Roosevelt Laughs At Fears. Hyde Park, Aug. 29. President Roosevelt today laughed away all suggestions of immediate inflation and said it was the ultimate intention of the Government to use the gold profit for devaluation of the dollar.—Reuter. Washington. Sept. 1. Reports that the Government contemplates using
      —Reuter.  -  97 words
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      FAINTED FROM HUNGER.
      52 27 —Reuter Wireless. How Notorious Corsican Bandit Was Captured. Ajaccio, Aug. 25. In a hunger faint and with his ammunition almost exhausted. Bornea, the last of the notorious Corsican bandits, was surrounded in his mountain lair by the police. The capture ends the official campaign to clean up
      —Reuter Wireless.  -  52 words
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      Event Recorded And Filmed In 75 Seconds!
      183 27 and free from flicker.—Aneta-Trans-Ocean. Berlin, Sept. 1. p 1 television transmission ar ,va5 seen working on Wednesday the grounds of the Reichs broad'a's' company. This new apparac intended in the future to record poitunt occurrences in picture and and tc, transmit them long
      and free from flicker.—Aneta-Trans- Ocean.  -  183 words
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      MORATORIUM THE ONLY WAY.
      349 27 —Reuter. Wireless I)r. Schacht On Germany’s Position. Berlin. Aug. 3u. Only large-minded action will lead Germany out of this hopeless position. declared Dr. Schacht. President ot the Reichsbank, when addressing the International Conference oi Agrarian Science, at which 20 countries are represented. All that remained to
      —Reuter. Wireless  -  349 words
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      SAAR POLICE.
      140 27 .—Aneta-Trans-Ocean Swiss Press Opposed To League Plan. Geneva, Aug. 30. Two leading Geneva newspapers, Journal de Geneve and La Suisse, discuss at length what the Swiss Federal Council would do If the League of Nations were to ask that Swiss troops should be sent to the Saar territory
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      £500,000 LIBRARY.
      38 27 British Wireless. Rugby. Sept. l. The new Cambridge University library. built and equipped at a cost '*f about £500.000 from the designs of Sir Gilbert Scott, will be officially >pened by the King on Oct 22
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      200 ARRESTS IN TURKEY.
      220 27 —Aneta-Trans-Ocean. Members Of A Powerful Smuggling Ring. HUGE PROFITS. Gang That Owned 23 Steamers. More than 200 members of an international smuggling organisation, which has defrauded the Turkish Government of many millions of pounds, have been arrested by the Turkish police. The organisation, it is reported,
      —Aneta-Trans-Ocean.  -  220 words
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      REVOLT THREATS.
      131 27 —Reuter. Militant Speech At T.U.C. London, Sept. 3. “Trades unionism may yet have to use more drastic means of making effective its demand for a 40-hour week and other reforms, declared Mr. Conley in his presidential address at the opening of the Trades Union Congress at Weymouth, adding,
      —Reuter.  -  131 words
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      PROTEST TO LEAGUE.
      68 27 Aneta-Trans-Ocean Said To He Contemplated By Austria. Vienna. Aug 31 Rumours afloat in Austrian political circles have It. according to unconfirmed reports In the press, that the Austrl in Government contemplates lodging a complaint with the League of Nations against Yugoslavia on the grounds that Yugoslavia Is
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      CHINESE DEPORTED FROM JAPAN.
      403 28 shortly present his credentials. —Sin I Kuo Min and Sin Chew Jit Poh. I Discriminatory Moves. DK. KI NG’S APPEAL TO NATION. Shanghai, Sept. 4 V’ith w to discouraging further ..riini ration into Korea, the oovernment has decided to Impose a poll tax on all Chinese
      shortly present his credentials.—Sin I Kuo Min and Sin Chew Jit Poh. I  -  403 words
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      LE BOURGET “BLOWN UP” BY “ENEMY.”
      273 28 sent Paris air defences.—Aneta-Trans-Q».ean. Paris Defences Inadequate LESSON LEARNED FROM AIR MANOEUVRES. Paris, Aug. 31. The aviation ground at La Bourget was completely destroyed at noon 'on Thursday by 17 bombing planes which made a surprise attack as part of this week’s large-scale air
      sent Paris air defences.—Aneta-Trans-Q».ean.  -  273 words
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      NEW PENAL CODE.
      102 28 —Reuter Wireless. Nazi Jurists Recommend Decapitation. Berlin, Aug. 30. Capital punishment by beheading starts the list of penalties recommended by Nazi jurists for the new penal code according to the forecast issued by Herr Guertner. the Reich Minister for Justice. The suggestion that persons sentenced to death
      —Reuter Wireless.  -  102 words
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      WORLD FLIGHT.
      19 28 here from Angmagsalik.—Reuter Wireless. Reykjavik, Aug. 31. The airman John Leight has landed here from Angmagsalik.—Reuter Wire-
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      Expedition On Greenland Ice-Cap.
      194 28 coast is eagerly awaited.—British Wireless. Rugby, Aug. 31. Fears expressed in reports from Copenhagen regarding the safety ol the sledge expedition led by Lieutenant Martin Lindsay across the Greenland Ice cap owing to the absence of news of the expedition when the motorship Gertrud Rask left
      coast is eagerly awaited.—British Wireless.  -  194 words
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      C.E.R. DISPUTE.
      60 28 —Sin Chew Jit Poh. France To Offer To Act As Mediator. Shanghai, Aug. 3. The French Government is offering to mediate between Russia and .Tapan with a view to ending the Chinese Railway dispute, according to a semi-official French report. It is understood that France is approaching the
      —Sin Chew Jit Poh.  -  60 words
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      GROSS SLANDER.
      136 28 —Reuter. On Foreign Justice In Shanghai. London. Sept. 3. Mr. H. E. Arnhold. chairman of the Shanghai Municipal Council, in a letter to the Morning Post quoting certain facts refutes the late Mr. William Martin’s assertion in “Understand the Chinese” that “there is hardly a Chinese" on the
      —Reuter.  -  136 words
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      SALVAGE FEAT.
      144 28 —Reuter The Bayern Raised At Scapa Flow. London. Sept. 3. Columns of water shot up to sky at Scapa Flow today when the German 28.000-ton battle cruiser Bayern, lying in 20 fathoms of water for 15 was raised to the surface in 30 seconds The difficulty of this
      —Reuter  -  144 words
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      PRINTERS AS CENSORS !
      92 28 PRINTERS AS CENSORS to a conciliation tribunal.—Reuter Wireless. Dublin Strikers Change Their Attitude. Dublin, Aug. 31. The outlook in connection with the five weeks’ newspaper strike is more favourable following the printers’ signature to an agreement to accept and set all copy unreservedly. The managers refused to negotiate as long
      to a conciliation tribunal.—Reuter Wireless.  -  92 words
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      BRITISH PROTEST.
      37 28 Reuter Wireless. Australian Cotton Duties. Melbourne, Aug. 30. Following British representations cabled by Mr. Bruce, Australian Hign Commissioner in London, the Federal Cabinet has decided to reconsider the finest ion of duties on cotton goods.—
      Reuter Wireless.  -  37 words
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      HIGH COURT DEFIES HITLER.
      266 28 moved from church posts —Reuter Wireless. Pastor Buchholtz T 0 Be Reinstated. Berlin, Sept. A striking judgment has been in the High Court that all Reich, bishop Mueller has done or would do to strengthen his powers in the Gtr man Evangelical Church is invalid and
      moved from church posts —Reuter Wireless.  -  266 words
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      “HAND OF MASTER.”
      125 28 ’—Reuter Sir Henry Wood’s Playful Hoax On Public. London. Sept. 4. Music lovers are amused over a playful hoax with which Sir Henry Wood publicly confesses to have hoodv.inked them for five years. In consequence of the pronounced public preference for foreign names, he produced in 1928
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      DR. D. D. MAIN.
      80 28 Death Of Former China Missionary. London. Sent. The death has occurred of Dr. David Duncan Main, formerly superintendent of the C.M.S. Hangchow Hospital and Principal of the Medical Training College. Chekiang. For his services. Dr. Main roe numerous decorations in China, ita ing one from the
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    RED INDIAN BOXER’S SUCCESSFUL DEBUT.
    501 29 Frankie Weber Loses To Young Thunderface. The re was a great gathering at the new World Stadium on Friday :o see 10 three-minute rounds fight between Frankie Weber, the popular pn lIlg bantamweight boxer, and Viiuii" Thunderface. a Red Indian, who was making his first
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    RAIN SPOILS LAST FEW COUNTY MATCHES.
    370 29 .—Reuter. Rain seriously interfered with the concluding county cricket matches and the only win was registered by Derbyshire. who beat Leicestershire by 42 runs after being eight runs in arrears on the first innings. The details of matches as cabled by Reuter were as
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    Three British Weight Lifting Records Broken.
    630 29 Three British records were broken, <subject o confirmation by the British Amateur Weight Lifting Association) by local men at the official Singapore; Olympic Weight Lifting Championships held it the New World Ami ment 1 Park on Saturday. Unfortunately, owing to the rain the attendance
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    NEGRI RUGGER.
    124 29 H. G. Banham Elected Skipper. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Seremban. Sept. 1. The British Resident, the Hon. Mr. J. W. W. Hughes, presided at the annual meeting of the Negri Rugby Football Club. Others present included Mr. Donald Farquharson, Dr. Lawrie, Messrs. Langworthy, Briggs. Fraser. James. Banham, Hallam,
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    F.M.S.R. INSTITUTE.
    460 29 Annual Report Shows A Loss. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Aug. 31. A deficit of $414.36 in 1933 as compared with a deficit of $453.48 the previous year, was reported at the annual general meeting of the F.M.S. Railway Institute, held last night, under the chairmanship of
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    HOME FOOTBALL.
    26 29 Reuter. London. Sept. 4 In a Scottish league (Div. 1) match today Kilmarnock lost at home to Glasgow Rangers by one goal to three.
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    MALAYS SHOW GREATLY IMPROVED FORM.
    1168 30 Chinese Halves Not Up To Usual Standard. Malays 2: Chinese 0. The friendly match between the Malays. 1933 league champions, and the Chinese, winners of this season’s competition, at Anson Road Stadium on Sunday ended in a surprise win for the reinstated Malay players by
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    ARSENAL RUN RIOT IN THE SECOND HALF.
    896 30 Newcastle Beaten Again. ‘From Our Own Correspondent.> London. Sept. 2. Saturday was a wonderful day for the London Clubs as they had eight wins and two draws in contrast to the two wins recorded on the first Satur- day Of the season. The
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    SUCCESSFUL OPENING DAY TO GOLD CUP MEETING.
    1571 31 Sweeps Even Larger Than On First Day Of May Meeting. Pleasantly cool weather, a large d some exceptional fine starts, finishes and a number of well MVked winners were a few of the floors which went to make the opendav of the Singapore
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    Rainbow Chosen To Defend America’s Cup.
    162 31 —Reuter. New York, Aug, 31. Rainbow has been chosen to defend the America’s Cup against the British challenger, Endeavour. In the most thrilling race of the season at Newport. Rhode Island, Rainbow beat Yankee by one second in the final trial to decide which
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    PERRY REFUSES TO TURN PROFESSIONAL.
    69 31 —Reuter. New York, Aug. 29. Fred Perry has refused an oflcr of $50,000 to turn professional. The oiler was made by Hill C ttritn, manager of the Tilden troupe. Perry advanced two reasons for his refusal to accept the oirer. First, he would have to
    —Reuter.  -  69 words
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    Press Win The Todd Cup.
    214 31 Press Win The Todd Cup Only a very small crowd assembled at Jalan Besar stadium to witness the annual charity match between the Press and Jockeys owing to the greater attraction at Anson Road Stadium and the Fire Relief Fund, in aid of which the match was arranged this year,
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    ISLAND CLUB.
    275 31 August Competitions And Azukawa Cup. The following were the results of the Island Club August bogey competitions played on Saturday and Sunday last week. A CLASS G. C. Grove (10) (Winner) 2 up J. T. Smith (scr.) 1 Ft. W. Moore (7) 1 F. A. Briggs (8) 1
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    FESTIVAL CRICKET.
    75 31 Reuter. Yorkshire Start Well I Against M.C.C. London, Sept. 1. Scarborough Yorkshire made quite a good start In their match against the M.C.C. who were dismissed for 204. R. E. S. Wyatt made 51 and Smallcs *ook four wickets for 36. Yorkshire had scored 70 without loss when
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    REAL CUP TIE GAME AT ANSON ROAD.
    698 32 Wiltshires Lucky Not To Be Knocked Out. Wiltshire I 2: Govt. Services 2. There were thrills in plenty lor the small crowd which gathered at Anson Road Stadium on Tuesday to watch the first of the S.A.F.A. Cup. knock-out competition, matches, which resulted
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    Selangor Hockey. Eight State Matches Arranged.
    395 32 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur. Aug. 31. Selangor will be playing eight State fixtures during the ensuing season, four of which will be at home. At a meeting of the Selangor Hockey Association held last night, it was revealed that the following are
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    Woolley Atones For His Failure In The Fifth Test.
    98 32 Reuter. London, Sept. 3. Folkestone: Play was not possible until the afternoon in the match between England XI and the Australians. The home team batted first and when stumps were drawn for the day had scored 186 for three wickets. Frank
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    SINGAPORE GOLF CLUB
    336 32 September Bogey Competition. The September Bogey competition of the Singapore Golf Club was played at Bukit Timah on Saturday and Sunday and resulted in a win for E. H. Hime in “A” division with a score of 1 up, in a win for A. W. B. Gill
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    Results Of Women’s Competitions.
    195 32 The women’s September Bogey competition was played at Bukit Timah on Monday and resulted in a win for Mrs. W. McMullan in “A” division with a score of all square, in a win for Mrs. S. N. Kelly in “B” division with a score of 2
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    Yachting. Paddy’s Victory.
    547 32 Yachting. Paddy’s Victory On Sunday morning the B class sailed the first of a series of two for a trophy. Owing to the air raid on Singapore the start was delayed till io.3o am As only six boats were competing, pre 'sumably the other four were bombed There was a
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      YEAR’S TRADE IN BURMA.
      591 1 Low Prices. UUIr UN ANI) EMPIRE’S SHARE. Til, r. port on the maritime trade of jurma tor 1933-34 states Tlu 1 depression in the rice market ■e-acted on the trade of the Province r cnorally, and a decline was noticed almost all the principal articles mported.
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      MALACCA RUBBER COMPANY.
      563 1 To Pay Two Dividends. The annual meeting of the United Malacca Rubber Estates, Ltd., will be held in Malacca tomorrow (Friday). The report of the directors states that amalgamation with the Bukit Jelotong Rubber Estates, Ltd., was •effected as fram Jan. 31, 1934, and the accounts for
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      GOODYEAR TYRE EXPANSION.
      89 1 Batavia Factory To Open In October. As already briefly referred to the Straits Times it is reported from Akron that the construction of a tyre factory of the Goodyear Tyre and Rubber Company at Batavia will start in October. Production can' commence by May, 1935, with initial
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      MERCANTLE BANK.
      52 1 Interim Dividend Of 6 Per Cent. The Singapore Office of the Mercantile Bank of India, Limited, has received a telegram from its head office to the effect that the board of directors have declared a. interim dividend of 6 per cent, less income tax, in respect of the
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      N.I. RUBBER NEWS.
      211 1 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Batavia, Aug. 27. Raden A. A. Soejono, a Javanese member of the Netherlands Indian National Assembly has been appointed deputy delegate of the N.I. Government to the International Rubber Committee and will sail for Europe next month. Raden A. A. Soejono will watch
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      RUBBER REPORTS.
      463 1 Market Touches New High Level. Messrs. Stanton Nelson and Co., Ltd., in their weekly rubber market review, state:— Since our last review prices have advanced to new high levels. The undertone remains strong, and there has been good buying by both trade, and speculators, some of the latter
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      COMPANY RESULTS.
      23 1 (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Aug. 28. Taiping Tin:—Interim dividend. 5 per cent. Sungei Bahru:—Loss, £858 debit balance carried forward. £6,638.
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      INTERIM DIVIDEND POSSIBLE.
      417 2 Chairman's Hope. NYAUAS RUBBER CO. MEETING. The annual general meeting ol tiie Nyalas Rubber Estates. Ltd., was held on Thursday at the French Bank buildings. Mr. Lee Chim Tuan presided and the Others present were: The Hon. Mr. Tan Cheng Lock, C.B.E.. the Hon. Mr. 6. Q.
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      FIRST PAYMENT.
      128 2 Meru Tin’s Penny Per Share, Tax Free. As already briefly announced in the Straitis Times the directors of Meru Tin have declared a maiden dividend of Id. per share (8 1-3 per cent.), free of tax, payable to all shareholders registered September 3. Dividend warrants will be pasted
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      TRADE WITH DUTCH INDIES.
      409 2 Possibilities For Australia. The impression that an utterly false impression of Australia exists in the Dutch East Indies, was formed oy Dr W. M. F. Mansvelt. who is at oresent investigating the possibilities oi trade between Australia and the Dutch East Indies, alter four months spent
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      THE SINGAPORE AUCTION.
      145 2 The Singapore Chamber of Commerce Rubber Association held Its 1189th auction on Aug. 29, when there was catalogued 1.612,033 lb. or 719.66 tons; offered 1.469,429 lb. or 656.00 tons; sold 1.119.637 lb. or 499.84 tons Spot London 7%d. New York 15 9 16 cts. PRICES REALISED. Ribbed
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      AMERICAN RUBBER CONSUMPTION.
      164 2 July Aggregate Of 32,647 Tons. The figures of United States rubber consumption in July now to hand are about up to market expectations. From 32.000 tons to 33.000 tons had been looked for. It will be seen that stocks are some 6.700 tons up on the month,
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      COMPANY REPORT.
      154 2 McAlister And Co., Ltd. Dividend. The annual meeting of McAlister and Company. Limited, will be held In Singapore, on Sept. 10. The directors’ report show's that the amount at the credit of profit and loss account for the year ended June 20. after allowing for depreciation in the
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      PALM OIL PRICES.
      80 2 Messrs. Guthrie and Co. announce that Shey have received by cable, the following buyers prices for Malayan Palm Oil and Palm Kernels:--Palm Oil In Bulk. c.i.f. landed weight Halifax <Nova Scotia) 2.75 cents (U.S. currency) per lb. c.i.f. landed weight Liverpool/Holland/Hamburg £ll per ton. Palm Oil In
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      Answers To Correspondents.
      92 2 J. A. Y. McL. (Swansea)—Bukit Jelotongs have been taken over by the United Malacca Rubber Estates, Ltd., on the basis of 4,000 Bukit Jelotongs in exchange for 1,000 United Malacca. United Malacca now stand at $2 and therefore on this basis Bukit Jelotongs are worth 50 cents.
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      “EVERY REASON FOR CONFIDENCE.”
      120 2 Rubber Price Highest Since 1930. London. Sept i The highest spot price for rubber since 1930 was recorded on Thursd iv There was a slight reaction yesterdav but the undertone was strong The rise is attributed to a snu i number of outside buying orders in
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      HENRIETTA RUBBER DEBENTURES.
      90 2 To Be Repaid At 1059r In October. Holders of Henrietta Rubber Estate seven per cent, first mortgage debenture stock, of which £49.950 is outstanding. are informed that the bonds will be repaid on Oct. 15 next at 105 per cent., plus accrued interest as from July 1.
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      EAST COAST PALM OIL DELIVERIES.
      188 2 (From Our Own Correspondent.! Medan. Aug. 22 It is learned that three prominent companies of the East Coast got hold of a large delivery of palm oil last week, to be shipped to the US A. It totals 24,000 tons, which is equal to the
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      TINNED PINEAPPLES.
      72 2 During the week ended August 20. 1934, exports from Malayan P or ’> amounted to 21,112 cases, of whu > 13,140 cases were to the United Kingdom, 1,135 to the Continent oi Europe, 5,725 to Canada, and elsewhere. Total expjrts for the period Jan i to Aug. 25
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      TAIPING TIN.
      28 2 (From Our Own Correspondent' London. Aus 3*' The Taiping Tin interim dividend cabled yesterday, is 2 l 2 P er cent ,l not 5 per cent.
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      FRASER AND CO’S SHARE REPORT.
      980 3 Subtle Change Overtakes The Market. Fraser and Co.'s share report, dated Sept 5 states. ln S pite of a small advance in the Miue of tin. the publication of a Ion? t n r- of rubber dividends, and the repayment of the Victory Loan, a
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      DUTCH RUBBER OUTPUTS.
      162 3 June Crops Below Quota. The Central Bureau for Statistics at Batavia has started the publication of estimates of the estate rubber crop in the Dutch East Indies. The June crop in the Dutch East Indies for all estates is estimated at 6.940 metric tons dry for Java
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      IMPROVEMENT AFTER SIX YEARS.
      770 3 Port Dickson—Lukut Meeting. At the annual meeting of Port Dlck-son-Lukut (F.M.S.) Rubber Estates. Limited in London. Mr R. F McNair Scott, the Chairman, presiding said: The accounts presented to you today show a welcome improvement on those submitted to you at this time last year. At
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      CONTROL OF DUTCH NATIVE RUBBER.
      184 3 Call For Individual Restriction. At the meeting of the District Rubber Committee of the East Coast of Sumatra on Aug. 21 it was decided to recommend to the Dutch Indian Government that the export duty on native rubber be dropped and that a system of
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      HEVEA (JOHORE) RUBBER.
      86 3 Ordinary Share Issue At A Premium. Hevea (Johore» Rubber Plantations is to oiler to shareholders 422,040 Ordinary shares of 2s. each for subscription by way of rights at 2s. 6d. per share. The list will close on today. The company has an issued capital of t: 31.653
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      RUBBER SITUATION.
      50 3 Singapore Official Quotations. Quotations Forward Contracts Spot Seller Prices r X d. It V OtDate L’don S port? Spot Sept. Dec. Aug. 30 7% 25 Mi 25% 20% 26% 31 7% 25% 25% 20 26% Sept 3 closed 25% 25% 20% 26% 4 7% 25% 25% 25% 20%
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      SINGAPORE TIN PRICES.
      22 3 Aug. 30 Tin, Spore Price $112.02% per picul 31 113.37% Sept 1 113.50 3 113.75 4 113.75 5 113.37%
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      STOCKS AND SHARES.
      814 4 Fraser And (Vs Quotations. Singapore, Sept. 5 Minin* Issue Val. Pd. Buyers. Sellers. £1 £1 Asam Kumbung 37/6 40/£1 £1 Austral Malay 50/- 52/6 cd. £1 £1 Bangrin Tin 26/- 27/1 1 Batang Padung 0.38 0.31 1 1 Batu Caves 0.92 0.96 1 1 Buklt Arang 0.40nom.
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      Trade And Finance.
      419 4 EXCHANGE RATES. Singapore, Sept. 4 SELLING. London 4 months’ sight 3 4 7 32 London, 3 months’ sight 2 4 13 64 London, 60 days’ sight 2 4 3'16 London. 30 days’ sight 2 4 5 '32 London, demand 2/4% London, T.T. 2 4 3 32 Lyons
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      HOME AND AMERICAN STOCKS.
      279 4 Last Night’s London Quotations. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London Sept. 4. Closing quotations today oi the principal British stocks are given below The rise or fall is in relation to the price of Aug. 30. GOVERNMENT STOCKS, BRITISH Rise or FaU Conversion Loan 5 *7r 119
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        LONDON EXCHANGE PRICES AUG. 25.
        679 4 Allaiar (2 > 2/IV*; Alor Pongsu (2/) 2 9; Anglo-Malay (£1) 17/6; Ayer Kuning (£1) 33 9; Bagan Serai (£1) 15/; Bahru iSel.) (2 3 9; Banteng (£1) 28 6: Batang (2/) 1/5; Batu Caves (£1) 24 6; Batu Tiga (£1) 39 Bekoh (2 I
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        SINGAPORE DOLLAR SHARE PRICES SEPT. 5.
        718 4 Capital Issue Closing Prices Paid Up Value Dividend** Praser Lyall <$r Company Sz Co. Evatt. 454,175 1 3 p.c. for year ended 28-2-34 Allenby <$1> 1.95 2.05 1.80 1.90 216.779 1 Nil for year 30-9-33 ..AlorGajah ($1* 160 1.7C 1.60 1.65 439.125 1 Nil
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