The Straits Budget, 4 October 1934

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    30 1 The Straits Budget BEING THE WEEKLY ISSUE OF THE STRAITS TIMES lESTABLISHED NEARLY A CENTURY.] No. 39D9. SINGAPORE, THURSD AY, OCTOBER 4, 1931. Price 25 cents (S.S. Currency) or 7d.
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    CONTENTS.
    342 1 LEADERS— The Air Race 3 Japan’s Defence 3 Recovery, Real and Illusory 3-4 Singapore’s Shame 4 Helpless Colonies 4-5 A Kuala Lumpur Protest 5 Occasional Notes 5-7 Pictures— Mrs. Wellington Koo 17 Dr. S R. Krishnan 17 Miss Tjong Lee Yin 17 The Sultan of Selangor 17 Malays Beat
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    LOCAL AND PERSONAL.
    814 1 Mr. R. P. Brash, J.P., who was on a business visit to Ipoh, has returned to Penang. Mr. C. H. Cooper and Mr. and Mrs. Cruikshank have left Penang for Kuala Lumpur. Mr. L. W. Tivy, Chairman of the Incorporated Society of Planters, sailed by the Mantua.
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    S.S. GAZETTE.
    115 1 The following appointments 'are announced: Mr. W. J. Peel to be a Cadet, M.C.S, Mr. H. R. Hughes-Hailett to be a Cadet, M.C.S. Mr. H. Watson to be a Cadet, M.C.S. Mr. A. H. P. Humphrey to be a Cadet, M C.S. Mr. R. Bruce to be a
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    WOMAN’S CRUELTY.
    173 1 Beat Adopted Daughter. A middle-aged Hokkien was charged with treating her adopted daughter cruelly in the Criminal District Court on Monday. The Assistant Protectorate of Chinese prosecuted, and Mr. Fung appeared for the defence. According to the prosecution, the girl was taken away from the mother some time
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    INDIAN EARTHQUAKE RELIEF FUND.
    375 1 Final list of subscriptions received by the \gent of the Government of India and chairman and treasurer of the Selangor Indian Earthquake Relief Fund. Previously acknowledged: $12,407.13 plus Rs. 1,400, Paradise Estate labourers $4 20, Through Mr. J. S. Zecharlah of Batu Caves Mine $29.00, F.M
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    MR. HOALIM DENIES THAT HE STRUCK POLICEMAN
    1115 2 Solicitor’s Defence To Theatre Assault Charge. With a direct denial that he punched the policeman Mr. Philip Hoalim, the Cantonese barrister-at-law practising in Singapore, who is on trial in the police court on a charge of assaulting a policeman, opened his defence before
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    SELANGOR STATE BUDGET
    200 2 Effect Of Decentralisation On Estimates. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur. Oct. 1. The Budget meeting of the Selangor State Council was held today. It is understood that the estimates for 1S35 amounting to $8,339,483 wer° passed by the Council, over which H.H. the Sultan presided. Although
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    RADIO TOUR.
    212 2 Seeking Facts About Far East. Mr. C. H. Crocker, Radio Engineer or the General Electric Company Radio Laboratory, Radio Works, Coventry, who is on a tour of the Far East with a view to obtaining first hand information on short and medium wave radio abroad, in an interview
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    CUSTOMS CASE.
    159 2 Low Price Of Women’s Slippers. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Oct. 1. The trial of a Malay, named Haji Salleh bin Abu Ba ar. on a charge of being knowingly concer*ea in a fraudulent attempt to evade customs duty in respect oi goods valued at $11.85, was
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    M.C.S. OFFICER AND HIS SYCE.
    277 2 Petrol Chits Which Were Tampered With. (From Our Own Correspondent. > Kuala Lumpur. Sept. 28. How a Malayan Civil Servant was alleged to have been tricked by his motor-car driver and at the end oi a certain month was faced with an enormous petrol bill,
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    SEVEN-YEAR-OLD CRIME.
    127 2 Thief Pays The Penalty. Seven years ago. on the complain*. the Singer Sewing Machine Co., a nw and cry was raised throughout Malaya for a man, named Wee Kim Hong This man. it was alleged, had ll entrusted with sewing machines to t n value of $3,000, and
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      THE AIR RACE.
      885 3 the world will be on Seletar.—Straits Times. September 27. It is just possible that before tne end j- neX t month we shall have seen a hun:an being travel from London to Melbourne within three days. Such are the amazing technical advances whicn have been revealed by
      the world will be on Seletar.—Straits Times. September 27.  -  885 words
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      JAPAN’S DEFENCE.
      915 3 a useful contribution—Straits Times, September 28. It is pleasing to find a great British newspaper, the Daily Telegraph, devoting a special supplement to Japan. Whatever we may think of Japan’s actions in Manchuria and Shanghai, there is no excuse for not studying the economic and political problems which
      a useful contribution—Straits Times, September 28.  -  915 words
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      RECOVERY, REAL AND ILLUSORY.
      1100 3 Straits Times. September 29. Recovery is a strong word to use of any country in the present state of world production and trade, and it cannot be applied to Latin-America with any better Justification than that the area is now showing signs of an economic health
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      SINGAPORE’S SHAME.
      948 4 in a highly civilised Empire.—Straits Times. October 1. So far as we are aware, there has been no development following publication in the Straits Settlements Gazette of a notice calling upon the Singapore Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals to furnish proof of its existence. If
      in a highly civilised Empire.—Straits Times. October 1.  -  948 words
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      HELPLESS COLONIES.
      990 4 Straits Times. October 2. Self-governing dominions must be treated as equals, and therefore bargained with, but colonies which one governs directly are at one's m**rcy The only limits placed on one's actions are considerations of large expediency and whatever remains oi a sense of responsibility for the welfare
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      A KUALA LUMPUR PROTEST.
      841 5 public health. Straits Times. October 3. For some days past the Malay Mail has been conducting a vigorous campaign in support of a contention put forward by many of its readers that conditions in the Kuala Lumpui market are appalling. That campaign has produced some result
      public health. Straits Times. October 3.  -  841 words
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  • OCCASIONAL NOTES
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      A MODERN MIRACLE.
      186 5 morning -Straits Times, September 27. One of the most striking illustrations of the time-saving possibilities of commercial aviation is contained in an article in an American publication which arrived in Smgapore a few days ago. This article describes the coast to coast Hying service -Los Angeles to
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      THE PHLEGMATIC BRITON.
      225 5 Siralts Times. September 27. One of the reasons why Communism and similar doctrines fail to make much headway in Great Britain is that the average person refuses to be swayed by ranting. He merely shrugs his shoulders, passes a remark having to do with hot air, and
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      ROTARIANS CHANGE.
      156 5 Straits Times. September 27 The extent to which Malayan business houses are dependent upon the air mails is shown by the tact the Singapore Rotary Club has decided to change its weekly day oi meeting lrom Wednesday to Monday. It has been found that many members are so
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      CAUSE AND EFFECT?
      180 6 Straits Times, September 27. On Tuesday our London Correspondent cabled the information that the Anglo-Burma Tin Co.. Ltd., had declared a final dividend ot 22 Kj per cent., making 30 per cent, for the year ended June 30. compared with a dividend of ten per cent, paid
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      VACCINATION IN MALAYA.
      214 6 garding this drastic measure.”—Straits Times. September 28. A cutting from the issue of Truth dated Sept. 12. which reached us hy au mail yesterday, refers to a protest sent to that newspaper by an Engllsn planter in Perak against the severity ol the vaccination law which it
      garding this drastic measure.”—Straits Times. September 28.  -  214 words
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      A CRUEL PRACTICE.
      175 6 extortion—Straits Times. September 28. We have received a letter, couched in pathetic terms and apparently quite sincere, from a Chinese who says that he has tried very hard lor many months to find work. He says that there are jobs available, but they can only be obtained
      extortion—Straits Times. September 28.  -  175 words
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      THE FLYING SAILOR.
      337 6 aeroplanes and flying boats—Straits Times, September 28. Captain L. A. Egglesfield. who is to address the Singapore Rotary Club or Monday on the subject of “Wireless as an aid to Aerial Navigation.” has had an extraordinary career. After service in the Navy from 1916 to 1918 he
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      MR. A. J. B. CARRUTHERS.
      225 6 he died in August of this year.—Straits Times. September 29. A correspondent writes: The death at Home of A. J. B. Carruthers, recently announced *n the Straits Times, severs another link with the Malaya of pre-War days. In 1909 Mr. Curruthcrs first took up planting
      he died in August of this year.—Straits Times. September 29.  -  225 words
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      BROADCASTING IN SINGAPORE.
      225 6 BROADCASTING IN SINGAPORE popular basis.”—Straits Times, September 29. Commenting on the somewhat chaotic condition of broadcasting in Malaya. World Radio expresses gratification that there are signs of early improvement. It continues The Colonial Secretary has announced that under the Telegraphs Ordinance tne Straits Government proposes to issue a licence, granting
      popular basis.”—Straits Times, September 29.  -  225 words
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      AN IDYLL.
      121 6 AN IDYLL Straits Times. September 29 Perfect enjoyment is an elusive siren. Arrange a picnic, the weather will be ideal, the sea the exact temperature to make bathing a joy, the company harmonious—and no one has brought a bottle opener. Again, you may be drowsily enjoying a perfect view wrapped'in
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      PINEAPPLE DEVELOPMENT.
      67 6 .—Straits Times. September 29 That the Malayan pineapple industry continues to expand is illustrate'' by the weekly export figures An average of 47.555 cases have been exported every week this year, and a i. ready, although 1934 has three more months to run. the total exports stand at
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      EMPIRE RADIO.
      161 6 EMPIRE RADIO .—Straits Times. October 1. There are pleasing indications that in an eiTort to develop the Empire side of its programmes the B.B.C. is forgetting some of the bureaucratic traditions with which it has endowed itself. We are informed that irom next month the B B C. will no
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      BE SEATED!
      215 6 Straits Times. October 1. We had occasion recently to stress the necessity for amending the law to prevent the disposal of major cases in minor courts. There is yet another matter that needs revision, this on'* from a humane point of view. We refer to the practice in
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      A GIANT PLANE.
      125 6 A GIANT PLANE Straits Times. October 1. A Home newspaper announces that 1 contract is about to be signed for 11 t 170 miles an hour flying boat tor imperial Airways. This machine will ca pable of carrying 24 passengers in daytime and sleeping 18 in separate berths by night.
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      SINGAPORE.
      154 7 and set the dog on her.—Straits Times. October 1. Describing the work of a missionary in Singapore, a Home paper states: The area she works in covers 200 square miles and is inhabited by a scattered population of some dozen peoples, including Malays. Javanese, Chinese. Tamils. Bengalis. Arabs, and
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      ROAD DEATHS.
      114 7 ROAD DEATHS Straits Times, October 2. Traffic accidents continue in Great Britain at an alarming rate, notwithstanding the vigorous campaign undertaken by the Ministry of Transport to increase the safety of the roads. During the week ended Sept. 15 the number injured was 5.555. or an increase of 187 on
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      ON TO THE $1,000,000,000.
      185 7 the latest figure of $43.492.000 —Straits Times. October 2 Malayan trade returns for the months ended Aug. 31 showed that for the first eight months of the year the value of gross trade was $663,412,000. This is more than $150,000,000 in excess 1)1 the total for
      the latest figure of $43.492.000 —Straits Times. October 2  -  185 words
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      MATERNAL MORTALITY.
      256 7 unduly sacrificed.” —Straits Times, October 2. Sir George Newman. Chief Medicui Officer of the Ministry of Health, in his annual report on the state of public health for 1933. which has Just been issued, makes grave charges against the public health authorities in 30 towns and counties in
      unduly sacrificed.”—Straits Times, October 2.  -  256 words
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      RUBBER SHARES.
      313 7 —Straits Times. October 3 By the last mail we received the August issue of Rickinson’s Rubber Companies’ Positions. This publication contains a supplement giving the middle prices of a number of shares, and it is interesting to compare quotations ruling in August 1934. and those ruling a year
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      WIRELESS IN CHINA.
      196 7 also proposed.—Straits Times, October 3. At a conference held recently In I Nanking it was decided to request the Ministry of Communications to formulate a comprehensive programme for the development of wireless communication throughout the country. In order to expand the wireless service to South China, the
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      THE SAAR PROBLEM.
      200 7 Straits Times. October 3. We have received from the German Consulate General at Singapore a copy of a special Saar Supplement issued by the Chicago Tribune (European Edition) in June last. In a foreword, the Chicago Tribune refers to an earlier supplement which presented the French viewpoint
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    PERAK TRAINER WEDS.
    154 7 Capt. Humphrys And Mrs. Bartholomew. Capt. C. W. E. Humphrys, the wellknown Perak racehorse trainer and amateur rider, was married at the Registrar’s Office. Singapore, on Wed- nesday Sept. 26 to Mrs. Gloria Bartholomew, widow of the late Capt. William M. Bartholomew, United States Army. Son of
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    MR. PAUL STORR.
    41 7 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur. Oct. 1. !Mr. Paul Storr, the Singapore lawyer, was admitted into the F.M.S. Kar this morning by the Chief Justice. The application for his admission was made by Mr A. J. Bostock-Hill.
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    TAMIL FOUND DEAD AFTER EATING COMPETITION.
    129 7 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Oct. 2. An inquest will be held shortly on a Tamil who died from overeating. Apparently the Tamil and anether man. believed to be a Sikh, had a heavy meal of chicken and samsu on Saturday night. The
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    BIRTHS
    53 7 FIELDING—At Maternity Hospital Singapore on Soot. 25, to Agnes, wife of G. II Fi ‘ldinp, u daughter. FREW—At the Maternity Hospital, Singapore. on October 1, to Mr. and Mrs A. 11. Frew, a son. CORKILL. —At Singapore Maternity Hospital on October 2, to Gwendolen Mary, wife of W. A.
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    COINING CHARGE AGAINST CHINESE.
    580 8 Police Finds At Paya Lebar. Spurious half-guilder coins and materials alleged to have been used for the manufacture of counterfeit coins were produced on Sept. 26, before Mr. Norman Grice, the second i magistrate, during the course of a I preliminary inquiry against Au Kian Fook
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    CONTRACTOR SENT TO PRISON.
    893 8 Said That I’.W.D. Would Pay Him $14,000. Sentence of three years’ rigorous imprisonment on the first charge and 18 months’ on the second charge was passed by Mr. Justice Prichard on a l Chinese contractor, Lim Cheok Seng, after the jury had brought in a unanimous
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    “Scandalising” To Chettiars.
    213 8 Case Heard In Closed Court. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Sept. 2ti. As the result of an «ppeal from the F.M.S. Chettiar Chamber of Commerce, the case in which a chettiar named Soma Min dram a*itl his wife, Ammani. are charged with a serious offence against
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    PHYA DEVAHASTIN.
    64 8 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Bangkok. Oct. 1. Phya Devahastin, Vice-Chairman of the Assembly, was taken into custody this morning on a political charge following the proroguing of the Assembly on Sunday night. The Assembly, normally does not meet before December. Major G. L. S. Smith. 0.8. E.. M.C..
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    RIOT ON LOCAL ISLAND.
    172 8 Chinese And Malays Clash. The curtain was drawn on the fl nal scene of a tragedy which shocked th* islanders of Pulau Tekong some two months ago, when ten Chinese arn four Malays were on Tuesday bound over to keep the peace in the criminal district
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    WIREMAN’S JUMP TO SAFETY.
    348 8 Taxi Man On Rash Driving Charge. In the police court on Sept. 28 Osmar. bin Amit, the driver of the taxi, was charged before Mr C. H. Whictc with rash and negligent driving. It was alleged that he drove into a low-hang-ing cable with such speed
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    “OBSOLETE” BULLOCK CARTS & GHARRIES.
    2757 9 OBSOLETE” BULLOCK CARTS GHARRIES. Municipality Favours More Restriction. Nineteen gharries are left in Singapore—they are obsolete. Small t i\is are taking the place of the ricksha. The two-ton lorries are replacing the bullock cart. This is the gist of Mr. J. F.iycock’s speech at the Singapore Municipal Commissioners’ meeting on
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    CHINESE BANK.
    70 10 Bangkok Branch Opened By Trade Commissioner. Bangkok, Oct. 1. The Bangkok branch of the Overseas Chinese Banking Corporation was opened today by the Chinese Trade Commissioner in Siam. During the absence from Singapore of the General Officer Commanding from Sept. 29 to 30 ind from October 4 to
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    LOTTERY LAWS: JUSTICE’S EXPLANATION.
    952 10 Judgment In Perak Turf Club Case. <From Our Own Correspondent > Seremban. Sept. 28. “I am satisfied that any person who wanted could have bought tickets from the accused.” So said the Seremban magistrate Mr. V. W. VV. S. Purcell. when, as briefly reported in the
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    CHARGES WITHDRAWN
    164 10 Acquittal Of Two Accused. Both J. J. Haden Hensheiwood and J. Reid were acquitted of the charges against them before the Criminal District Judge (Mr. H. A. Ferrer* on Saturday. The two men were charged under the Companies Ordinance with failing as directors to hold a statutory meeting
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    DEPARTURE OF MR. C. WILSON.
    684 10 Going To Madras. IIINDLY CONTROLLER OF LABOUR. I (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur Ocr i The Hon. Mr. C. vVilson. actin. Controller ol Labour, will be u-avto! Malaya next week for Madras wh Pr he will be stationed as Emi/rution Commissioner tor Malaya. The
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    MALAYAN TRADE PROGRESS SHOWN IN FIGURES.
    1098 11 Registrar Of Statistics Report. Exactly one hundred foolscap pages of statistical analyses of Malayan foreign trade are contained in a Blue Book This trade review has been compiled by Mr. J. Innes Miller, the Registrar General of Statistics. It shows that Malaya’s unfavourable trade
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    HOW WIRELESS MAKES FLYING SAFE.
    814 11 Capt. Egglesfleld said that he did not propose to give a technical talk on the subject. Wireless was a valuable aid to aerial navigation and in commercial flying it was essential where safety and regularity were of prime consideration. Without wireless that could not be
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    CLERICAL UNION.
    147 11 Helping Unemployed Members. The Clerical Union, on behalf of the clerical community, has addressed Government regarding the maximum rate of interest provided by the Moneylenders’ Bill. Strenuous efforts are being made by the officers and members of the Council to help unemployed members to secure Jobs, in spite
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  • Letters To The Straits Times.
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      NOISE.
      172 12 Sir,—Yet another campaign lor itu suppression of something, and proposed from Penang too. where all day.' are Sundays, judging by the tew passers by in the streets as compared with former times. I should advise Keadilan to go and live near the cemetery since he fir ids it so
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      P.W.D. CONTRACTS.
      163 12 Sir, —On the subject of P.VV.D con tracts I should like to know the Colonial Engineer is prepared to publish full details egarding the sanitary installation carried out nr tlu new Malacca Hospita in particu*ar the amount of the original contract and the total cos. incurred by the
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      STRANGE !
      65 12 STRANGE Sir,—l am puzzled! Is your Perak correspondent a pupil of Voce, the cricketer, or a relative of his with a burden of five initials? Again In asking for views on the reaction of bodyline bowling cn the soul, does our local Voce mean, with Fielding-Hall. the soul of people,
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      ESTATE SALARIES.
      52 12 Sir, —I shall be very grateful if you will kindly give me space in which to express gratitude to yourself and your Planting Correspondent for having so kindly appealed on behalf of estates clerks, who are unable and/or afraid to express their helpless circumstances.— Yours, etc., LAC. Perak,
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      POLLINATION.
      136 12 Sir,—lt may interest Mr. D. Campbell and also Mr. Laurence Henderson to know that hand pollination of Hevea Braziliensis has been carried out extensively on one or two estates in Malaya for the last six to seven years and is still being extended. Mr. R. J. Chittenden, of Prang
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      NEW BUS ROUTE.
      157 12 Sir,—l should like to offer a word i of thanks to the Registrar of Vehicles whose action has permitted the runn- ing of buses along Geylang/R.A.F. route. The service of these mosquito buses facilitates considerably travel to and from Geylang to Yio Chu Kang Road. It is
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      A KUALA LUMPUR COMPLAINT.
      159 12 Sir, —Strolling through Kuala Lumpur recently I was not a little astonished to see a trading concern snugly accommodate on the verandah of the Post Office buildings, just under the flight of steps leading to the top floor. Presumably those in charge found it more economical
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      INTERLINGUA.
      279 12 Sir,—The Straits Budget of Sept. 13 contains a leading article headed “Interlingua.” This contains a misstatement regarding Esperanto: “but the earlier enthusiasm for the movement appears to have waned considerably.” One comes across this idle rumour periodically and wonders how it originates, for the movement is continually receiving more
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      PRISON LIFE IS VERY HEALTHY.
      326 12 Ex-Convict’s Illness. HACK TO DETENTION ANI) HEALTH. “Probably the man had plenty of good food, exercise and fresh air in prison and has been lacking them now,” Inspector Cowie declared during the hearing of a case in the Singapore police court on Monday when an
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    OLD BOYS’ RE-UNION.
    99 12 King Edward VII School, Taiping. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Taiping, Oct. 1 An all-Malay amateur orchestra was present at the re-union dinner of the old boys of the King Edward VII School, Taiping. which was held in the school hall last night. Over 100 ola boys were
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    JOYRIDING PLANES COLLIDE.
    150 12 Two Machines Damaged At Taiping. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Taiping, Oct. l. Two aeroplanes—one from P1U and one from Kuala Lumpur—collided with each other at Taiping on San,, day. l The plane from Penang, which was piloted by Mr. Mercer Smith, was taxy ing across the aerodrome
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    SWINE FEVER.
    166 12 Believed Outbreak In Singapore Island. Three hundred pigs died from a disease believed to be swine lever in Singapore In the last six weeks, the Straits Times learns. The first cases were reported by Chinese squatters at the 12th mile. Seletar, and since then the epidemic has spread
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    DEATH OF MR. G. J. MANSFIELD.
    111 12 Mr. George John Mansfield, who was in Singapore in the ’80’s. died in England last week, the Straits Times learns. He was 85 years of age. Mr. Mansfield was a partner in the firm of W. Mansfield and Co., shipchandlers of Collyer Quay, later
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    SCHEME APPROVED.
    42 12 (From Our Own Correspondent London, Sept. The Selangor River Rubber Estates proposal to capitalise €7,115 standing at the credit of profit and loss aceoua by crediting 6d. each to the 284.61 shares now 18s. 6d. paid up has 1 approved.
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    $11,000 BRIBE PAID TO DIRECTOR.
    335 13 Judgment In Ban Hin Suit. (From Our Own Correspondent Ipoli, Sept. 29. When judgment was given in the Ban Hin Gold Mines suit today the ,udge said he was satisfied that an Si 1.000 bribe had been paid to Mr. V F. Lancaster, managing director
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    SIAMESE ASSEMBLY.
    45 13 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Bangkok, Sept. 29. In an effort to effect the proroguing of the Siamese Assembly before midnight tomorrow. ihe Assembly met this morning ami this afternoon. Tomorrow it meets thrice, in the morning, afternoon and evening from eight to midnight.
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    NEW POLICE CHIEF FOR S. S.
    57 13 M r R. 11. Onraet is about to '•her Batu Gajah hospital to undergo an operation tor appendicitis. 1 Pon discharge, Mr. Onraet expects to come to Singapore where, R is understood, he will act as Uof Police Officer and will isthe Inspector-Generalship upon
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    “ B.P.’s ” VISIT TO MALAYA.
    175 13 B.P.’s VISIT TO MALAYA. Busy Ten Days For Chief Scout. ‘From Our Own Correspondent.) Taiping. Sept. 28 In connection with the visit of the Chiei Scout. Lord Baden-Powell, the Chief Guide. Lady Baden Powell, and their iaroily to Malaya, the following programme has been announced Nov. 22.—Arrival at Penang oy
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    INCREASED OPIUM SMOKING.
    144 13 Result Of Boom In Netherlands Indies. iFrom Our Own Correspondent.) Medan, Sept. 27. It is stated that the consumption of opium by Chinese and native population on the East Coast has increased in the last three months by five per cent. This is assumed to be caused
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    AUSTRALIA AND N.I.
    87 13 Chance For More Exports. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Batavia, Sept. 27. Dr. Mansfelt, who made a seven months’ journey in Australia to gather commercial and economic inlormation lor the Netherlands Indian Government, has now arrived in Batavia. Dr. Mansfelt stated that there are many possibilities for the
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    ANOTHER FIRE AT TIONG BAHRU.
    451 13 30 Homes Destroyed. i BISCUIT FACTORY THREATENED. Within a stone’s throw ot part of the area left devastated by the blaze of August 8, another fire broke out off Tiong Bahru Road at 10 o’clock on Monday. Thirty attap .louses, huddled closely together, were razed
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    MR. F. MANGSKAU.
    92 13 Death Of Johore Planter In Hongr Kong. The death occurred at the War Memorial Nursing Home, Hong Kong on Sept. 17. of Mr. Fridtjof Mangskau, a Norwegian planter from Singapore. Mr. Mangskau arrived in the Colony about a week previously on a holiday, and entered hospital sullering
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    TEXTILE DEALERS’ ACTION.
    521 13 Alleged Infringement Ofl Design. An application was made in the w Supreme Court yesterday, before the I Chief Justice. Sir Walter Huggard, byl Calico Printers Ltd. for an injunction restraining B. S. Simada and Co., their servants and agents, from selling, publishing or exposing for sale or
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    TABLE SMASHED WITH AXE.
    65 13 Shock For Mother And Family. widow and her family were sitting down to dinner at a marbletopped table. Suddenly a ma 's hand swung an axe into their midst and the marble was smashed to pieces. Some members of the family grabbed the intruder, while the
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    SIR PHILIP SASSOON’S VISIT.
    269 14 Malayan Programme Sir Philip Sassoon 'Under Secretary for Air) arrives in Malaya on Monday on a seven-day visit to tlie country. Sir Philip left Calshot in a new Short Singapore 3 R A F. flying boat on Sept. 22. This plane will take* him as far
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    MEDIAEVAL CRUELTY IN JAVA.
    111 14 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Batavia, Sept. 23. A case of amazing cruelty, like a 'throw back’ to the Middle Ages, was discovered by the Police in Tjilegon, a Java village. The police Inspector found in an old cottage a mad mar*, both ol whose feet were
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    MR. J. LEE RETIRES AFTER 20 YEARS.
    741 14 progress of St. Andrew’s School would always be uppermost in his thoughts. He wished the members of the staff and the boys every success in the future: the school was in excellent hands and would progress to greater strength and higher efficiency, given
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    PROTEST BY S.S. ASSOCIATION.
    352 14 Strong Exception to Trade Commission Report. The following are extracts from minutes of a committee meeting held on Sept. 24. It was resolved by the committee, with the exception of Mr. Tay Lian Teck. that a letter be forwarded to the Colonial Secretary stating that the
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    KHOO BOO LONE’S APPEAL FAILS.
    293 14 Wrongful Use Of Title Of “Doctor.” Having practised for several years as a “Burmese Specialist,” Koo Boo Lone, of Tanjong Pagar. saw himself described in a Malayan newspaper as “Doctor” Koo Boo Lone. This gave him an idea and he put up a sign board
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    NEW MALAYAN RADIO STATION.
    385 14 Good Progress. POSSIBILITY OF B.B( CO-OPERATION. The possibility of financial sun port from the Municipality brinn “Broadcasting House" Singapore step nearer. 1 At Friday nigt’s meeting of the Municipal Commission a motion was carried revising the terms of reference to the special committee appointed last year.
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    MALAYAN PLANTING TOPICS.
    2187 15 The Rubber Crisis—How Planters Met It —Mr. Bosanquet"s Tribute—“ Backs To The WalV’ Pre-Slump Salaries? —Ammunition For The LS.P. (By Oui Planting Correspondent.) 1 nave been greatly interested in some comments made by Mr. N. C. S Bosanquet on the manner in which i ant ers met
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    VITAL STATISTICS.
    80 15 One hundred and ninety-seven deaths were recorded In Singapore during the week ended Sept. 22. The chief causes of mortality were phthisis 24, pneumonia 19, malaria 14, and enteritis 12. i Seven persons died who had been J less than three months resident in Singapore. Deducting these, the
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    REFEREE’S EVIDENCE AT THUNDERFACE INQUEST.
    1822 16 Inspector Asks “Was It A Clean Fight”? At the inquest on Thursday on Joseph Thunderface. the Ked Indian boxer, who died in hospital after fighting in Singapore on Friday, officials of the Boxing Board of Control the fight had been a very clean one between
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    FATHER AUGUIN’S JUBILEE.
    209 16 Quarter Of A Century In Malaya. (From Oui Ow-» Correspondent Seremban. Sept *>6 The Rev. Father Geo. Auguin vim. of the Church of the Visitation at Seremban. celebrated his sacerdotal silver jubilee here today. High mass was sung. Mons. Adrian Devals. Bishon of the diocese of Malacca,
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    BUSY WEEK-END.
    49 16 Siam Assembly Sits Day And Night. From Our Own Correspondent Bangkok. Sent. In an effort to effect the proroguing oi the Siamese Assembly belore midnight tomorrow, the Assembly met this morning and this afternoon. Tomorrow it meets thrice in the mining. afternoon and evening from to mid-night.
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    ALLEGED OBSTRUCTION.
    62 16 Nathan, an English-speaking youth was arrested by the police and charged in the police court before Mr J M Brander on Friday with obstructing an employee of the Singapore Harbour Board by refusing to keep away from the gangway of the P ind O. steamship Mantua when ordered
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  • SUPPLEMENT TO THE STRAITS BUDGET
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      FROM PARIS TO SINGAPORE
      192 17 .Mrs. Wellington Kuo. wife of the Chinese Minister in Paris, and their tun sons, who were greeted by Dr. K. C. Tyau. the Chinese Consul-General at Singapore. on their arrival by the Conte Verde. They are on their way home to China. Miss Tjong Lee Yin.
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      MALAYS BEAT THE MARINES IN REPLA ED SINGAPORE FOOTBALL CUP FINAL
      250 18 ill!*; .MAI.AVS wliii won tlu* Singapore \inat(*ur Fnothall .Association tup final n Tuesday. (IrftMtiiig ilit* Marine department F.C. by in the replay. !he teams drew l —l in the first mat h <»n Saturday. AN INCIDENT in the* replayed
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      SINGAPORE’S WOMEN GOLFERS
      188 20 Mrs. Cherry and Miss M. Hadley who me! in tile semi-final of the Andrew Currie cup competition at the Island Club. Mrs. Cherry won up and to play. Lady Huggard and Mrs. Craik. two of the semi-finalists in the Andrew Currie cup competition. Lady lluggard won at
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  • PAST WEEK’S IMPERIAL AND GENERAL NEWS. Contained in Reuter, British Imperial Radio and Special Telegrams.
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      BRITISH RAILWAY DISASTER.
      731 21 -Reuter. Winwick disaster is the second this month in Great Britain, four people being killed and more than 40 injured in a train smash on Sept. V r.i-ar Glasgow Central. On Mar 28 two holiday express trains iron: London to Edinburgh, carrying sleeping passengers, collided in a
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      BRIDESMAID AT WEDDING
      96 21 -Reuter Wireless. Society Girl Commits Suicide. London, Sept. 20. A verdict of suicide while of unsound mind was returned at the inquest on Miss Mary Emily Peel, aged 22. the niece and adopted daughter of Col. the Hon. Sidney Cornwallis Peel, who was found shot dead in
      -Reuter Wireless.  -  96 words
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      CHINA’S TRADE.
      39 21 —Union Times. Shanghai, Sept. 23. Statistics Issued by the Maritime Customs Department of Shanghai show that during the past eight months China’s imports exceeded her exports by $360,115,198. the figures being imports $717,631,782 and exports $357,516,584.—Union Times.
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      ITALIAN EMBASSY FOR CHINA.
      122 21 .—Reuter. Status Of Legation May Be Raised. London. Sept 26. A message from Rome says it is learned authoritatively that the Italian Government has decided to raise the status of the Italian Legation to an Embassy in consideration of the importance of China as a great
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      H.M.S. ROBIN HOLED.
      43 21 -Reuter Wireless. Hong Kong. Sept. 22. The British river gunboat Robin, built only last year, has been hard ashore badly holed in the West River since Friday morning. There were no casualties. Two other British gunboats are standing by.—Reuter Wireless.
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      MAGNIFICENT SIGHT.
      142 21 -Reuter. 100,000 Spectators Gaze Spellbound. Glasgow. Sept. 20 A hundred thousand spectators gazed spellbound as the liner “534.” christened Queen Mary by the Queen, moved slowly down the slipway into the waters of the Clyde today. The successful launching was due to the heavy drug chains which pulled
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      QUEEN LAUNCHES NEW CUNARDER.
      283 21 Giant Vessel Named After Her Majesty. KING’S SPEECH. Clydeside Hopes Of A Sister Ship. The Queen launched (he new Cunarder on Clydeside yesterday. Her Majesty named the vessel the Queen Mary. A broadcast of the proceedings was picked up in Singapore, the cheers of the crowd
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      THE KING’S SPEECH.
      345 21 -Reuter. “Today we have the happy task of sending on her way the most stately ship existing.” His Majesty thanked all. conspicuous and humble, who had helped to build her. and recalled that the uncompleted hull had lain in silence in the stocks for three years. Revival
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      BANDITS SACK TOWN IN LUAN REGION.
      578 22 NIGHT OF TERROR. Breach Between Canton And Nanking Widens. More than 100 people, including 20 students, mostly of the wealthier class, are held for ransom following a bandit attack on a town in the demilitarised Luan region, in North China. Nanking’s silence in connection
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      C.E.R. AGREEMENT.
      271 22 —Reuter. Cause Of Friction Removed. Tokio. Sept. 25. A dangerous cause of friction between Japan and the Soviet has been removed by a settlement of the dispute over the purchase price of the Chinese Eastern Railway. According to the newspaper NichiNichi, Mr. Hirota. the Japanese Foreign Minister, and
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      CANADIAN CURRENCY STABILITY.
      172 22 .—Reuter. U.S. Inflation Scares Displacing Capital. London, Sept. 25. The Foreign Exchange Market today is furnishing several interesting features. Sterling again weakened in terms of dollars to 4.97 1 and the franc improved to 74.62, at which level control is steadying the latter. Moreover, in the case
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      KIANGSU INCIDENT.
      108 22 —Reuter. Story Of Shots At Two Englishmen. Shanghai. Sept. 25. A party of Englishmen and Americans sailing a houseboat up-country this week-end narrowly escaped death when they were fired on by Chinese. Two British members of the party named Peach, a member of Reuter’s SUrf and Edmund Lewis,
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      BALLOON RACE.
      90 22 winner covered 846 miles.—Reuter Wireless. Eight Nations Taking Part. Warsaw. Sept. 24. Sixteen balloons are participating in the Gordon Bennett Cup and the countries which are represented are Poland tthe present cup holder). Germany, Belgium. France, Switzerland, the United States. Italy and Czechoslovakia. The balloons left yesterday and
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      THEFT ON FARM.
      116 22 —Reuter Wireless. Flogging Has Fatal Ending. Nairobi, Sept. 24. A murder trial has opened at Eldoret. Kenya, before a European jury, of Mrs. Helen Eugenie Selwyn, and five of her native servants, who are charged in connection with the death of a native who died in hospital
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      WORST DISASTER SINCE 1923.
      176 22 .—Reuter Wireless. Japanese Typhoon Deaths Now 2,499. SURVIVORS’ STORIES. 250 Sanatorium Patients Drowned. Tokio, Sept. 25. The typhoon casualty list is 2,499 killed, 8,399 injured, and 568 missing. The cost of repairing the railways will be 10,000,(100 yen. Five thousand rail wagons were destroyed. Tokio, Sept.
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      R.A.F. FLIGHT.
      29 22 From Our Own Correspondent.) Kupang, Sept. 26. After changing one cylinder in the defective engine, the R.A.F. flying boats left for Port Darwin this morning at dawn.
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      HINDENBURG’S SON.
      78 22 —Reuter Wireless. To Retire From German Army. Berlin, Sept. 25 Colonel Hindenburg. son of the late President, is retiring from the German army on Sept. 30 with the rank of Major-General. It is understood Colonel Hindenburg wishes to retire into private life and will devote himself to farming
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      POET LAUREATE.
      45 22 ,—Reuter Wireless. Composes Poem For Launch Of “534” Today. London, Sept. 24. On the occasion of the launching of the Cunard liner No. 534 on Wednesday the Poet Laureate. Mr. John Masefield, has written a seven verse poem for the souvenir programme.—Reuter Wireless.
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      FOREIGN TRADERS HIT.
      67 22 is also likely to be accentuated. —Reuter Wireless. Berlin, Sept. 24. A decree issued by the Minister for Economics prohibits the sale of foreign made articles at prices above those prevailing in the world market to which, however, may be added import tariff-* and similar charges. The
      is also likely to be accentuated.—Reuter Wireless.  -  67 words
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      SOVIET AND C.E.R. SALE.
      383 23 -Reuter. —Union Times. Conditions For Final Agreement. p \YMENT PROBLEM. Nanking Attitude To Treaty Breach. Moscow, Sept. 27. While it is admitted in wellinformed circles here that the bas,* of an agreement for the purchase price of the Chinese Eastern Railway has been reached, it is
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      MEMEL CONVENTION.
      103 23 -Reuter Wireless. iolations By Lithuania Alleged. Berlin. Sept. 22. protesting against the alleged Solutions by Lithuania ot the Memel Coin* ntion of 1924 has been sent oy 'IT' Cierman Vice-President of the Legislature to the powers s anatory to the convention including at Britain. France, Italy. and J
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      JAPANESE STRIKE AVERTED.
      156 23 -Reuter. 100,000 Seamen Involved. UNION’S DEMANDS TO THREE COMPANIES. Tokio, Sept. 27. The Seamen’s Union have withdrawn instructions to N.Y.K.. Osaka Shosen Kaisha, and Kinkai Yusen seamen to strike. Negotiations are being resumed.—Reuter. A Tokio message dated Sept. 13 stated that no reply had been yet given
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      WALES COAL DISPUTE.
      118 23 —Reuter. Agreement Reached At London Talks. London. Sept. 27. Conferences in London today will decide the issue. peace or war.” in the South Wales coalfield employing more than 130.000 men. Mr. Ernest Brown. Secretary of Mines, who owing to the crisis cancelled his visit to Clydebank for
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      WELSH DISASTER.
      214 23 -Repter Wireless. -Aneta-Trans-Ocean. 1 More Than 700 Children Bereaved. London. Sept. 26. The Greslold colliery disaster claimed another life yesterday when a member of the skeleton stall was blown 20 yards and fatally injured after fire and gas burst through the sealing of the ventilating shaft, causing a
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      DEATH OF SIR F. C. ALLEN.
      229 23 .—Reuter. Managing Director Of P. O. Company. London, Sept. 27. The dcuth has occurred of Sir Frederick Charles Allen.—Reuter. P.L.A. And Lloyds. Sir Frederick Allen was a Yorkshire man, and he entered the shipping world as ooon as he left school. For twenty-five years
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      Plane Crash In Canton.
      38 23 men escaped by parachutes.—Sin Chew Jit Poh. Hong Kong, Sept. 28. A newly-purchased German bombing machine caught fire and crashed while engaging in a practice flight over Canton. The air men escaped by parachutes.—Sin
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      FRENCH SHIPPING.
      93 23 VMA further State orders for ships. -Reuter Wireless. No More Subsidies For Large Vessels. Paris. Sept. 25. Shipbuilders are strongly opposing the Government dralt decree lor reorganisation ol the shipbuilding industry under which the Minister for Marine will cease to pay subsidies to ships of over 1.000 tons
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      PANIC IN CINEMA.
      60 23 Reuter Wireless 50 Hurt When Emergency Exits Fail To Open. Hilversum. Sept. 24. Filty school children were Injured. 13 seriously by fire during the show ing of a Catholic missionary film. The children took panic and rushed to the emergency exits which tailed to open. Most of
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      JEWISH REFUGEES.
      42 23 —Reuter Wireless. Athen. Sept. 25. A party of 380 German Jews have been permitted to land provisionally jn the Island ol Syra pending a decision from the Government as to whether they will be allowed to settle in Greece.—Reuter Wireless.
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      FIRST NEW RUBBER FLOTATION.
      148 23 Reuter. Public Issue. £320,000 FOR KEPALA ESTATES. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Sept. 26. Underwriting arrangements are progressing for the issue of £320,000 by the Kapala Rubber Estates of Malaya. ibis is the first rubber flotation on the London market for at least five years. The
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      YACHTING TRAGEDY.
      194 23 Reuter. Four Drowned Off Galway. London, Sept. 27. Four men. including Majoi B. A. Kerr-Pearse, were drowned, his daughter. Miss Kerr-Pearse, the Hon. Mr. Ernest Guinness, brother of Lord Iveagh. and another, were saved, when a motor boat which had Just left the yacht belonging to Mr. Guinness
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      LEAGUE COUNCIL.
      102 23 Reuter Wireless. Side-tracks Soviet Arms Proposal. Geneva, Sept. 27. A resolution by M LltvinoiT (Russia) calling lor a revision of the Disarmament Conference procedure or the assumption of disarmament responsibility by the League Council was today side-tracked by the Assembly which merely took a note of the resolution.
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      CLAIMS TO BE OLDEST MAN.
      168 24 Aneta-Trans-Ocean. Longevity On Diet Of Fruit And Milk. 1 r> YEARS OF AGE. Regarded Ry Countrymen As Saint. Fez, Sept. 30. The world record for longevity seems to rest indisputably in the hands of Si Labbib ben Maati, if announcements received from Morocco are confirmed.
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      Restriction Of New Firms.
      48 24 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Batavia, Oct. 1. The Government has introduced into the People’s Council a bill authorising the Government to restrict the establishment of new firms in special and necessary cases. The bill will be discussed in the People's Council on Oct. 9.
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      EXPEDITION TO AFRICA.
      102 24 British Wireless. Scientists Depart From London. London, Sept. 28. Dr. Edwards, the entomologist, and Dr Taylor. Botanist ol the Natural History Museum, Kensington, are the leaders of an expedition whiuh left London today lot the exploration oi the mountainous districts oi Kenya and Uganda for a close
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      WORKLESS PROBLEM.
      68 24 Reuter. Tripartite Conference Proposed. Washington, Sept. 30. A bid for industrial peace by a conference with capital and labour was announced by President Rooseve t in a broadcast. He said he would seek agreements to determine hours, wages and conditions and also declared he would not tolerate a
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      LEAGUE TECHNICAL AID IN CHINA.
      180 24 —Sin Chew Jit Toh. ;.—Reuter. Dr. Rajchman Not To Return. Geneva, Sept. 30. The League lias appointed nobociy to succeed Dr. Rajchman in connection with the work of technical collaboration with China, but the director of one of the competent sections of the League will
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      WORLD TRADE.
      138 24 -British Wireless. Marked Recovery In Production. Rugby. Sept. 28 Evidence that the decline in world trade has not only slackened but that recovery has begun is adduced In the League of Nations world economic survey for the year ending July 31. A notable feature is the marked recovery
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      FUKIEN FIGHTING.
      99 24 Sin Chew Jit Poh. Heavy Losses For Central And Ked Forces. Shanghai, Sept. 28. A fierce battle is now taking place in North-West Fukien. Finding themselves cornered by Government forces, the Red” troops under the leadership ol Pang Teh-huai are reported to be fighting desperately to penetrate the
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      WIRELESS HISTORY.
      57 24 -Reuter Wireless. London Sept Wireless history was made this afternoon when the Sydney, Johannesburg. Bombay and New York branches oi a well-known engineering firm were linked up by wireless te ephon*- with London for the purpose 1 ho! jir.g a conference The voices came ewer very distinctly ana
      . -Reuter Wireless.  -  57 words
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      NEWSPAPER STRIKE.
      22 24 —Reuter. Dublin, Sept. 23. The newspaper dispute here has ended and resumption of publication is expected in a few days—Reuter.
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      MRS. BRADMAN’S DASH TO ENGLAND.
      66 24 Reuter Wireless. Alarmed By Husband’s Illness. Sydney. Sept. 26. Alarmed by reports of her husband’s condition. Mrs. Bradman took an overland train to catch the steamer Maloja at Fremantle for England. Sir Charles Kingsford Smith olTered her a seat in the aeroplane he is flying
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      JAPANESE LEGATION.
      144 24 Also To Be Elevated To Embassy. Shanghai. Oct. 1 The Japanese Government has decided to elevate the Legation in China to an embassy, according to a Tokio message. Shanghai. Sept. 29. Keen regret is voiced in some sections of Japanese diplomatic and business circles over the fact that
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      JAPAN’S PROBLEMS.
      206 24 —Union Times. Special Meeting Of Tokio Cabinet. Shanghai. Sept. 30. The Japanese Cabinet held a special meeting yesterday when Mr. Hirota. the Foreign Minister, spoke on what Japan should do during the London Naval conference next year: questions regarding the preservation of the .Vashington Treaty or its abrogation:
      —Union Times.  -  206 words
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      KAYE DON.
      55 24 —Reuter. Appeal Against Sentence Rejected. Douglas. (Isle of Man), Sept. 30. The appeal court here has rejected Mr Kaye Don’s appeal against his sentence of four months’ imprisonment recently passed on him for mans’aughter consequent on a motor accident in which his mechanic was ki led and Mr.
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      NEW HOME FOR THE ASSYRIANS.
      456 24 .—British Wireless. British Guiana. OFFER MADE TO LE\C,I p OF NATIONS. London. Sept og The question of settlement outside Asia of Assyrians who may desire to leave Iraq, came before the League of Nations Council. Several suggestion' ior their settlement have from time to time
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      WOMAN AVIATOR.
      39 24 J UUV .—British Wireless. Flight From England To Australia. London. Sop*. 28 Miss Freda Thompson, of Melbourne, left Lympne at 10.37 this morning in a Gipsy Major aerop ane in an attempt to fly to Australia.—British Wireless.
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      LEAGUE AND CHINA.
      52 24 —Reuter. Geneva, Sept. 28. Dr. Rajchman has been appointed director of the health section of the League for a further seven years The committee for technical collaboration in China has decided to make no fresh appointment in China but will dispatch heads of sections as the o
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      France Shocked By A Fresh Scandal.
      129 25 Reuter Wireless. Lille, Sept. 23. (rrest Of Police Inspector mi and eight others has precipath M’ indal which at the moment Is over-shadowing the Stavisky and Drirn'O Tht ’I aiTCSt haS let l0 Se a fl d f revelations by people whose r ul)
      _ Reuter Wireless.  -  129 words
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      HIGHLY COMBUSTIBLE.
      108 25 Reuter Wireless. Hut Burned Ship Complied With Regulations. New York, Sept. 28. After three weeks’ hearing in the course of which 100 witnesses have been examined, the Morro Castle inquiry has ended, the chairman announcing that the investigators would study the evidence and determine whether charges should be
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      FRANCE’S TRADE.
      102 25 .—Reuter Wireless. Heavy Decline This Year Recorded. Paris, Sept. 22. There was a decrease of 3,755,000.000 francs in France’s foreign trade in the first eight months of 1934 compared with the corresponding period of 1933. Imports totalled 16.000.000.000 francs and exports 11.541.000.000 francs. The Minister for Agriculture M.
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      MONT BLANC TRAGEDY.
      108 25 -Reuter Wheless. Oxford Undergraduates’ Fatal Fall. Turin, Sep* 23. Alter several days’ .'■earch. che bodies J. D Hoyland and W. P. Ward Ison 0} the Archbishop of Brisbane), the two Oxford undergraduates who had en missing for over three weeks, were found at the foot of a
      -Reuter Wheless.  -  108 words
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      CARDINAL MORI DEAD.
      47 25 o„. "‘V s created a cardinal In 1922. Pouter Wireless. Vatican City, Sept. 30. his U u (imal hiiseppe Mori has died at 84 h" 1 at Loropiclno at the age of ivm w s cr eated a cardinal in 1922. u ut(>r Wireless.
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      RUBBER COMMITTEE CONSIDERS SIAM.
      210 25 Substantial Quota Increase Likely. London, Sept. 25. The Siamese position was discussed by today’s meeting of the committee of the International Rubber Growers’ Association. Siam was not represented. It was decided to open negotiations with Siamese Government with a view to finding a satisfactory solution. According
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      MR. P. A. ROCKEFELLER
      52 25 —Reuter. Millionaire’s Death After Operation. New York, Sept. 25. The death has occurred of the millionaire, Mr. Percy Avery Rockefeller, after an operation for stomach disorder. Mr. Rockefeller was founder of the American Society for the Relief of French War Orphans. He was born on Feb.
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      “ N.R.A. TORN APART.”
      121 25 N.R.A. TORN APART.” —Reuter Wireless. Strike Leaders’ Joint Statement. Washington, Sept. 24. After three weeks’ idleness, the textile workers returned to work today in accordance with the leaders’ decision. The strike leader. Mr. Gorman, and the Labour leader, Mr. Green in a joint statement, state that “we have gained every
      .—Reuter Wireless.  -  121 words
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      MR. JUSTICE ROEHE.
      70 25 !.—Reuter Wireless. London. Oct. 1. Mr. Justice Roehe has been appointed Lord Justice of Appeal to replace the late Lord Justice Scrutton. Mr. Justice Roehe is renowned tor his forcible self-expression on matters of public interest. On one occasion. dealing with a man’s offence against a young
      !.—Reuter Wireless.  -  70 words
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      GENERAL JOHNSON RESIGNS.
      278 25 —Reuter. Step Not Unexpected. OFFERED POSITION IN FILM INDUSTRY. New York, Sept. 25. Gen. Hugh S. Johnson, chief of the I National Recovery Administration, has! resigned. Hyde Park, Sept. 26. President Roosevelt has accepted Gen. Johnson’s resignation, which was not unexpected in view of the criticism in
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      ATTEMPTED RESCUE.
      219 25 Chief Officer’s Heroism At Sea. The heroism of Chief Officer J. Fant, of the steamer Kumsang, almost cost him his life on the voyage from Singapore to Hong Kong, which ended on Sept. 19 when the vessel arrived in port. The ship was slightly west of Macclesfield Bank,
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      PASSION PLAY ENDS.
      32 25 -Retuer Wireless. Oberammergau, Sept. 24. It is estimated that 500.000 visitor>. of whom 60.000 were foreigners, witnessed this year’s performances of the Passion Play which concludes tomorrow’.— Retuer Wireless.
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      UNITED IRELAND PARTY SPLIT.
      140 25 Reuter. O’Duffy May Lead Fascist Group. Dublin. Oct. 1. There Is a complete split In the United Ireland Par.y. and the formation of the Fascist Party and their entry into the Dail seems to be foreshadowed. Following a meeting of the dissident Blue Shirt leaders on
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      THREE SUPER-LINERS.
      76 25 -Reuter. Washington, Sept. 30. The immediate construction of at least three super-liners to meet the competition of the Queen Mary and other European liners is advocated by Mr. T. V. O’Connor, ex-chairman of the Shipping Board. With a speed of thirty knots they would be convertible into cruisers
      -Reuter.  -  76 words
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      NORTH SEA MYSTERY.
      109 25 —Reuter Wireless. Ship Disappears After Explosion. Hamburg, Sept. 27. An unknown ship and crew disappeared in sight of another vessel after an explosion oif the Dogger Bank, in the North Sea. The fact was reported by Captain Winter of the German trawler Margot who says shortly after
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      CHINA SEA DRAMA.
      59 25 Sin Kuo Min. 29 Survivors Of Burned Ship Rescued. Shanghai. Sept. ?0. A disastrous fire broke out yesterday morning on board the Suihla, a Chin-ese-owned steamer plying betwet n Foochow. Wenchow and Chiangpo, totally destroying both cargo and boat. The steamer. Tjibadak. picked up the captain and
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      ECONOMIC ENTENTE.
      52 25 .—Re itei Wireless. Envisaged Among Gold Countries. Brussels. Sept. 23. The possibility of an economic entente among gold standard countries is envisaged by M Jaspar. Foreign Minister, who Is going to Geneva on Sf pt. 24 to discuss the matter w representatives of other :;oM standard countries. —He
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      SECRET MUKDEN EXECUTION.
      137 26 Betrayed Volunteer Leader’s Fate. MANCHUKUO FLOODS. Canton Will Not Hold Rival Congress Shanghai, Oct. 2. (Jen. Tang Teh-mui, leader of the Chinese volunteers in Liaoning who was betrayed a few months ago by his clansman to the Japanese Kwantung Command, was secretly executed at Mukden on Sept.
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      NO RIVAL CONGRESS.
      217 26 Decision Of South-West Political Council. The South-West Political Council has decided to abandon its plan to hold a separate Kuomintang Congress at Canton because of the expenses involved. This was announced after the sitting of the council yesterday, states a Canton report. Whether the southern faction will
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      TRADE TREATY.
      88 26 Sino-Annamese Talks To Be Resumed. Negotiations for a Sino-Annamese commercial treaty, which were suspended some time ago, will shortly be resumed. An official of the French Legation yesterday interviewed Mr. Hsu Mo, Vice-Foreign Minister, in this connection. The Municipality of Greater Shanghai held a huge bonfire of seized
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      TRIAL OF INSULL BROTHERS.
      116 26 —Reuter. To Begin Today. HUGH DEALS EXPECTED TO BE DISCLOSED. Chicago, Oct. 1. The biggest trial in the financial history of the Middle West opens tomorrow when Samuel Insull and Martin Insull and 15 co-defendants will be arraigned in conncetion with the collapse of the Insull
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      AUSTRALIAN ELECTION.
      71 26 Reuter Wireless. Finai State Of The Parties. Melbourne. Sept. 28. The final state of the parties in the House of Representatives is: United Australia Party, 32 seats: United Coun try, 15; Federal Labour. 18. and State Labour, nine. Mr. Lyons has offered the Country Party two ministerial portfolios
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      ANTI-RED DRIVE.
      288 26 Union Times. More Successes Claimed By Central Armies. Shanghai, Oct. 1. Kung Ho-pang. a Communist leader, who went over to the Government camp last month, has been appointed special Pacification Commissioner for the “Red” areas in Kiangsi, Hupeh and Hunan, with special instructions to receive those in the
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      EUROPE’S BAROMETER “SET FAIR.”
      208 26 —Reuter Wireless. Austria’s Independence. BRITISH, FRENCH ANI) ITALIAN ACCORD. Geneva, Sept. 27. The European political barometer has risen appreciably in consequence ol the announcement of the important reaffirmation of Austria’s independence oy Great Britain. France, and Italy. Reports yesterday that Britain failed to %ee eye-to-eye with
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      SAAR PROBLEM.
      122 26 —Reuter Wireless. League Remains Firm On Police Question. Geneva, Sept. 27. League negotiations with Germany on the Saar question have been begun and it is hoped a definite agreement on the matter will be reached by November. In the meanwhile, the Council, which has finished examination of the
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      VISCOUNT GALWAY.
      30 26 —Reuter. To Be Governor-General Of New Zealand. London, Oct. 2. It is officially announced that Viscount Galway will succeed Lord Bledisloe as Governor-General of New Zealand next March.—Reuter.
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      THE JAPANESE SIDE.
      85 26 —Reuter. .“Continually Branded As A War Dog.” Vancouver, Oct. 4. Japan believes it her duty to cooperate in every movement to curtail world armaments, declared Admiral Iseroku Yamamoto, Japan’s envoy at Geneva, on his arrival here. He added that Japan was continually branded as a war dog,
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      LABOUR PARTY CONFERENCE.
      413 26 .—Reuter. Sweeping Condemnation Of Fascism. ENEMY OF WORKER.” National Government Criticised. London, Oct. 1. The Labour Party meeting at Southport today and the Conservative Party meeting at Bristol on Thursdav has again awakened interest in domestic politics. Mr. R. W. Smith (Aberdeen Centra'i in his presidential address
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      TYPHOON DISASTER.
      54 26 —Reuter Wireless. Soviet Subscribes Towards Relief Fund. Vckio, Sept. 28 The Soviet has subscribed nearly £6,000 towards the relief of tlv' typhoon victims. Relief funds now exceed £60,000 and an extra sessionta' the diet is being called to draft a programme for rehabilitat’-ig Osako. Kyoto and Kobe and
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      FRANCE’S ATTITUDE SAAR.
      165 27 —P.euter Wireless. Disruption Feared. declaration TO THE 1 LEAGUE. Geneva, Sept. 27. V ranee will not hesitate to H0n d forces to the Saar to restore or maintain order,” toduv declared M. Barthou f r Jnch Foreign Minister), reading his speech before the League Council. This j.
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      NEW LEAGUE MEMBER.
      90 27 British Wireless. Ecuador's Application Granted. London, Sept. 30 T.n Council oi the League of Nations bavins. examined the application of Ecuador as a candidate for admission to the L* ague decided to consider that Republic from today as a regular member. She is entitled to membership as
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      SWEEPING N.R.A. REFORM.
      197 27 Reuter. Roosevelt Appoints Two Committees. Washington, Sept. 27. Making a sweeping reorganisation ot the N.R.A., President Roosevelt today appointed a committee of six headed by Mr. Donald Richberg. legal adviser to the N.R.A. to take charge of the broad policies and future legislation, and also a board
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      ITALIAN AMNESTY.
      113 27 and fraudulent bankruptcy.—Aneta-Trans-Ocean. To Celebrate Birth Of Princess. Rome, Sept. 26. An amnesty was proclaimed on Tuesday by the King of Italy as a mark of rejoicing at the birth of Princess Maria Pia. All fines and prison sentences up to two years have been cancelled. Sentences longer
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      Anglo-Japanese Naval Talks To Begin.
      175 27 conference rei v rans-Ocean. London. Sept. 22. -•> curtain will go up on the “dress ol the World Naval Limit* lt:c: Conterence (which will be openM T a ir. April next year) when he Japanese delegation arrives on Oct If*, acii.irciing to an announcement made
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      SPY SCARE.
      165 27 has been filled by her daughter. -Sin Chew Jit Poh. Japanese Mata Hari In North China. Shanghai. Sept. 2G A sensation has been caused in Peiping and Tientsin Chinese circles by the publication of a story that a number ol officials had been duped by women agents of
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      M. LITVINOFF AND DISARMAMENT.
      182 27 of real service to the League.—British Wireless. Calls For Report From Mr. Henderson. Rugby, Sept. 27. Proposal for introducing to the Assembly of the League of Nations a resolution requesting Mr. Henderson to report to the Council of the League at its January meeting on the
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      BRITON WOUNDED.
      144 27 —Reuter. Battle With Four Shanghai Gunmen. Shanghai. 26. H. J. Beer, a sergeant in the Municipal police, aged 33. of No. 5 Church Street, Great Cornard, Sulfolk, was seriously wounded in a gun battle with tour Chinese gunmen today on the outskirts of the Settlement. Two of the
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      F.B.I. MISSION.
      170 27 Reuter. Delegates Arrive In Japan. Yokohama. Sept 27. The Federation of Britisr. Industries delegation arrived by the I’atsuta Maru this afternoon Irom San Francisco.—Reuter. New light was thrown recently on the purpose of the British Industrial Mission to Manchukuo. say* a San Francisco message. The primary object of
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      MOLLISON’S RECORD BROKEN.
      80 27 —Reuter. Darwin-London Flight. YOUTH WHO WILL FLY IN BIG RACE. London, Sept. 28. The 20-year-old Australian, Melrose, arrived at Croydon today in eight days and nine hours from Darwin. He thus beat Mollison’s official record of eight days. 22 hours. 25 minutes and the unofficial record of
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      U.S. TRADE.
      85 27 Reuter Wireless. Big Increase In August Exports. Washington. Sept. 27. A striking sign of trade recovery is afforded by tin* trade figures lor August which show that exports increased by $54,500,000 as compared with July, the largest figures for exports during any August since 1930. Mr. Roper. Secretary
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      London Rubber Issue.
      80 27 London Rubber Issue (From Our Own Correspondent.) London. Sept. 28. Lists in connection with the £320,000 issue by the Kapala Rubber Estates of Malaya will open on Oct. 3, when the public will be asked to subscribe for 1,000,000 Convertible 7)4 per cent. 2s. Preference and a similar number of
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      FAMOUS CONDUCTOR.
      63 27 Durban municipal orchestra.- British Wifeless. Farewell Concert To Sir D. Godfrey. Lon on. Sept. 30. A farewell concert to the veteran conductor. Sir Dan Godfrey, was broadcast today. Sir Dan Godfrey has been conductor of the Bournemouth municipal orchestra since 1896. during which time he conduct more than
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      SWEEPING REFORMS.
      64 27 Reuter Wireless. To Clean Up French Police Force. Paris. Sept. 28. Sweeping reforms to clean up the police force and end recent scandals are planned by M. Sarraut. Minister for the Interior, who will particularly penalise favouritism. Henceforth Police commissioners must be of blameless record. Promotion ol officers
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      CHINA AND SILVER CRISIS.
      276 28 Not Going On Gold. DR. KI NG’S HINT OF “STRONG ACTION.” Shanghai, Sept. 30. Poending his desk the Minister ol Finance, Dr. H. H. Kung, vigorously denied Washington reports that China had informed America she was going on to the gold standard as a result ol
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      U.S. SILVER POLICY.
      219 28 .—Reuter. Opposition’s Strong Comments. New York. Sept. 29. The opposition newspaper, the New York Herald-Tribune. as not been slow to ridicule the Government’s silver policy, adopted in order to restore the purchasing power of China, as some enthusiastic advocates in Congress asserted when the bill was pend
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      LADY WOOD IN COLLISION
      42 28 —Reuter Wireless. London, Sept. 27. The wife of Sir Henry Wood was seriously injured in the head in a collision along the Watford by-pass with a lorry. The car was driven by her daughter who was slightly injured.
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      20-MILE ASCENT.
      101 28 irm of aircraft builders.—Reuter Wireless. Fresh Flight Planned For Next Year. Lausanne, Sept, 28. A new balloon ascent into the stratosphere next year is planned by Professor Piccard who hopes to reach a neight ol nearly 20 miles, seven miles higher than the present record held by the
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      BOTH FEET ON GROUND.
      93 28 -Reuter. President Roosevelt On America’s Progress. Washington. Sept. 27. More and more people are doing their own thinking and the number of poll-parrots is steadily declining for which we must be most thankful, declared President Roosevelt broadcasting in connection with the annual Women’s Conference on current
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      TO REMAIN ON GOLD.
      92 28 —Reuter Wireless. Declaration By Six Countries. Geneva. Sept. 25. Re-affirmation of determination to remain on the gold standard was enunciated at the conclusion of a meeting of European gold countries. France. Belgium, Italy, Holland, Luxemburg and Switzerland. The communique states that general rehabilitation demands the extension
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      RUBBER ROADS.
      42 28 (From Our Own Correspondent.) London. Sept. 26. Presiding at the annual general meeting of the Universal Rubber Paviors, Mr. Joseph Ramsden reported substantially improved profits, and declared that the world demand for rubber road blocks and kerbs was constantly increasing.
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      PRIMATE’S THREAT.
      112 28 —Reuter Wireless. Those Who Impede Aim Of A Single Nazi Church. Berlin. Swt. 19. Catholics and Protestants will be fused in a single Nazi Reich church, declared Reichsblshop Mueller in a speech at Hanover when he said they were determined to have one State, one people and one
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      GEN. TSAI ADVOCATES DRASTIC METHODS.
      124 28 —Reuter. Japanese Menace To Peace. Washington. Oct. 1. Gen. Tsai Ting-kai. former commander of the now defunct Nineteenth Route Army, after a three-day visit which was enthusiastically welcomed by the Chinese colony, will leave for Chicago tomorrow. Gen. Tsai, addressing a mas. meeting last night,
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      LINDBERGH CASE.
      164 28 V< V* A V V V VA V/V/ v V M AAV kJ W using paper spoons and dishes.—Reuter Wireless. Dramatic Meeting With Hauptmann. New York, Sept. 27. A dramatic confrontation between Hauptmann and Col. Lindbergh took place this morning at the Bronx County Court House and lasted
      V< V* A V ••• V V VA V/V/ * v * »* V M AAV * kJ » » W »* using paper spoons and dishes.—Reuter Wireless.  -  164 words
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      C.E.R. SALE VIRTUALLY CERTAIN.
      317 28 .—Reuter. is to expedite the C.E.R. sale— Sin Chew Jit Poh. “A Military Liability.” j JAPAN’S FEAR OF RED PROPAGANDA. London. Sept. 28 There is every reason to u'.i&lt; U.ipate an early resumption of formal negotiations. says The Times, in an editorial on the sale of
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      Amazing Story Of Szechuan “ Rasputin.”
      309 28 Amazing Story Of Szechuan Rasputin.” Shanghai, Sept. 28. The Nanking Government has received a message from Gen. Liu Hsiang, the Szechuan leader, formally announcing the withdrawal of his resignation. Gen. Liu is now at Chungking. The Szechuan commander-in-chief states in his message that he has completed plans to renew the
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    BOLTON TROUNCED AT SHEFFIELD.
    1956 29 Tranmere And Clyde The Only Unbeaten Teams. .From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Sept. 30. T i lP outstanding performance m tfpsterday's league matches was ManiLstei City’s great win over Middlesbroimli at Ayresome Park. The City h,\Y been showing brilliant form this -son and the acquisition of
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    Attractive Hockey On The Padang.
    533 29 Whites 2: Colours I Tht? S.C.C. hockey selectors should be well pleased after seeing the Una! trial match on the Padang on Monday, when Whites beat Colours by two goa to one. The game was played at an exceedingly fast pace and was attractive to
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    GOODWOOD TENNIS.
    66 29 An American tennis tournament was held on the Goodwood Park courts on Saturday in aid of the Presbyterian Church Work Party. There were over 100 competitors. Mrs. G. W. Crawford presented the prizes. The results were Mixed Doubles.— Winners, Mr. Nairn and Miss Peche. Runners-up, Mr. Kmt and
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    MALAYS WIN S.A.F.A. CUP FINAL.
    1842 30 Marine Forwards Fail In The Replay. Malays 6; Marines 2. The S.A.F.A. cup final replay between the Malays and the Marine Department at Anson Road Stadium on Tuesday ended in a win for the Malays by six goals to two. While most people were somewhat
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    Rest Win Unimpressive Rugby Trial.
    476 30 Rest Win Unimpressive Rugby Trial The Rest 5 pts.; Newcomers nil. Tuesdays rugbv football match on the padang between the 2nd XV’s of the Rest and Newcomers was a very even alfalr and looked like ending in a pointless draw, but just before noside H. L. Davies went over and
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    INTER-STATE HOCKEY.
    74 30 INTER-STATE HOCK EY. The Negri Well Beaten By Perak. (From Our Own Correspondent &gt; Ipoh, Sept. 29. In the first inter-State hockey match Perak beat Negri Sembilan by 4 goal* to 1. The excellent play of the Negri goalkeeper and full backs saved Negri from a bigger defeat. Perak led
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    THREE KNOCK-OUTS IN AMATEUR BOXING.
    797 31 Surprise In Welterweight Division. Tin* Singapore Amateur Boxing Jrnament started on Monday when tights were staged at the L V C. Drill Hall. Tlu&gt; Contestants were well match- ind the fights were surririfinely even. 16 bouts were witnessed between 7 and 10 p.m. by a
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    ANOTHER DEFEAT.
    190 31 -Reuter. U.S.A. Win First Six-Metre Yacht Race. New York, Sept. 26. The six-metre yacht races between British and American teams started at Oyster Bay, Long Island today. The Cup goes to the team winning the best of five races. The winning team will be the one which scores
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    England’s Great Victory At Cardiff.
    427 31 England s Great Victory At Cardiff. —Reuter. England .4; Wales. 0. England defeated Wales in the first international fixture of the season at Cardiff on Saturday by four goals to nil. England won the toss, and Wales opened with a fast raid which however was checked by steady defence. The
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    Mr. & Mrs. McIntosh Win The Cullen Cup.
    136 31 Mr. Mrs. McIntosh Win The Cullen Cup. Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Mclntosh won the Cullen Cup in *he Tanglin Club tennis tournament on Monday afternoon. The Griff Cup final will played on Wednesday. The results of yesterday’s ties in the Tanglin Club Tennis Tournament were as follows Cullen Cup.
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    S.C.C. TOURNAMENT CONCLUDED.
    182 31 The S.C.C. autumn tennis tournamet was brought to a close on Wednesday afternoon when the “A” doubles final was played. J. P. de C Hamilton and S. M. Garrard (plus 3) beat Lieut.Col. R. H. Allen and Lieut. J. M. A. Chestnutt (owe 4) 4— 6. 6
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    Chinese And Colts Fail To Score.
    251 31 Chinese And Colts Fail To Score S.C.R.C. 0; Colts 0. Although neither the Chinese nor the Colts were at full strength when they met at Hong Lim Green on Wednesday afternoon it was expected that some good hockey would be seen. This expectation, however, was not realised, both sides evidently
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    PERAK TURF CLUB.
    103 31 The Perak Turf Club will hold Us autumn meeting on Oct. 27, 31 and Nov. 3. There will be two runs for class 1 horses, over six furlongs and over a mile and distance. Class 3 and 4 horses will each have three runs. The former will
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    NEWCOMERS WIN ON THE PADANG.
    892 32 RUGBY FOOTBALL. Rest Fight Back Well With Fourteen Men. Newcomers 0 points. The Rest 8 points. The Newcomers, who had an exceptionally strong pack, managed to avenge their 1932 and 1933 defeats on the S.C.C. padang on Saturday when they beat the Rest by a
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    JOCKEY HURT.
    41 32 Christie Has An Accident At Kuala Lumpur. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Oct. 2. “Bill” Christie, the well known jockey, had a nasty fall this morning when riding Paldoree at exercise. Christie received a cut over the eye.
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    American Women Golfers Successful.
    142 32 Rei ter. New York, Sept. 28. The American women won the Curtis Cup today when they defeated the British women golfer's team by 6V2 points to 2 2 in the singles. The foursomes. played yesterday, were halved. Today’s results were as follows: Mrs Cheney (U.S.A.) beat
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    Rivers Much Too Good For Fernandez.
    883 32 Rivers Much Too Good For Fernandez BOXING Except for the fact that his training had been rudely interrupted owing to the fatality to Joseph Thunderface. the young Red Indian. 1t is difficult to understand how or uhy Fernandez was made favourite for on Friday night’s fight at the great world.
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    U.S.A. WIN AGAIN.
    95 32 Reuter. British Yachts Outclassed In Six-Metre Race. New York, Sept. 27. At Oyster Bay today the Americans won the second 01 the sixmetre yacht races for the BritishAmerican Cup by 24 1 4 points to 12. The race was over two circuits of a six-mile triangular course.
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    LALL SINGH.
    140 32 Not In Employ Of State Of Patiala. (From Our Own Correspondent.' Kuala Lumpur, Sept 2? Lall Singh, the well-known Malayan and Indian cricketer, asks me to state that there is no truth in the report that he has secured employment .n the State of Patiala. It is true
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      EASTERN ASSURANCE AND BRIGHTER FUTURE.
      1141 1 Chairman’s Speech At Annual Meeting. T nnual meeting of Eastern ri v u Assurance Corporation Ltd., was c v: :n Singapore on Friday. Mr. Ong Tee presiding. *r:. eu were present Drs. S. C. Yin V il I. Wee and Messrs. Seah Eng Sea ii
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      BUKIT KATIL’S BETTER YEAR.
      586 1 Regulation Plan Approved. The annu il meeting of the Bukit, Katil Rubber Estates, Ltd. was held at Malacca, on September 29. Mr. Tan Soo Hock ichairman) presiding. Others present included Mr Chee 1 Chin Kiong and Dr. Tan Seng Toe (directors* and Messrs. Cho Seow Liin,
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      BRITISH MALAYA. TRUSTEE CO.
      188 1 British Malaya Trustee and Executor Co., Ltd. report for the year ended June 30 1934: The accounts for the year shew a profit of $14,178 to which must be added the balance brought forward from the previous year of $9,550, making a total sum available of
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      RUBBER SITUATION.
      61 1 Singapore Official Quotations. Quotation* Forward Contract* Spot Seller Prices d. Oct- Jnn.Dnte L’don S’wro Spot Doc. Mar Srpt 27 7 5/16 24% 25 25% 27 28 7% 24 24% 25% 20% 29 7 5/16 24% 24% 25% 26% Ort 1 7 3/16 24% 24% 25% 20% 2 7%
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      SINGAPORE TIN PRICES.
      24 1 27 I&gt;t Tlii. Spore Price $M4 12'* per picul 2f 114 50 29 l 1400 Oct i 113.75 n 113.75 *****
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      ACUTE LABOUR PROBLEM IN BORNEO.
      1089 2 Only Solution Lies In Re-Importation. The annual meeting of the Be aifort Borneo Rubber Co.. Ltd., was held on September 18, in London, Mr. M. Sidney Parry, (Chairman) presiding. The chairman said: You will have seen that our profit for the year amounted to .£3.657
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      LESS TIN.
      52 2 World Visib’e Supplies Estimate. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Oct. 1. World visible supplies ol tin are cs timated at 18.590 tons at Sept. 80 I Ills is a decrease of 647 tons com pared with Aug 31. Deliveries feP 1 271 tons but this is counterbalanced by
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      FRASER & CO’S SHARE REPORT.
      808 2 FRASER CO’S SHARE REPORT. Fluctuations Within Narrow Limits. Fraser and Co.’s share report dated Oct. 3, states: Conditions in the local share market during the past week show little any signs of impr vement. and the daily record of business transacted still makes depressing reading. Tin continues unchanged and for
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      TINNED PINEAPPLES.
      89 2 During the week ending Sep" 22. 'xports from Malayan ports amount 'd to 22.711 cases, oi which 15.187 &lt;67 per cent &gt; cases were to the United Kingdom. 720 &lt;3 per cent. &gt; cases to the Continent of Europe. 6.250 &lt;2B per cent cases to Canada, and 554
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      INTERIM DIVIDEND.
      39 2 Chcmbong Malay Rubber Company &lt;19?0» 2% per cent., less tax at 4s dd payable on Oct 22 on account of v°ar n rding March 31. 1935. This is the first dividend since 5 per cent, for 1928-29.
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      BORNEO COMPANY’S PROFIT.
      100 2 Loss By Subsidiary Undertaking. (From Our Own Correspondent. 1 London, Oct. 1The Borneo Co.’s profit for the V eJ ended March 31 was £3? 723 to win n is added £5.540 brought in. less l'.ssW a subsidiary company c 18 0-o directors’ fees £2.250 and depreciation £11.780.
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      A GOOD YEAR FOR SUNGEI BAGAN.
      1369 3 Improvement Attributed To Restriction Plan. ternate daily on a half cut over three quarters of the mature area, the remaining quarter being rested. We could easily have harvested our estimate of 650.000 lb. Three Years Plan. Following experiments on a small scale for some
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      CHANGKAT SERDANG ESTATES.
      565 3 Share-Splitting Approved. At an extraordinary general meeting of the Changkat Serdang Estates. Ltdheld at the offices of the secretaries. Messrs. Evatt and Company, at noon on Monday was decided that the existing capita] which now consists of 80,000 shares of $5 each, be sub-divid-ed into 400,000 shares
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      TIN RETURNS.
      184 3 The following returns are for September. Dredge Ratrut No. 1. —456 hrs. 21,000 cu. yds., 109 pels. Dredge Ratrut No. 2—288 hrs. 31.000 cu. yds., 117 pels. Katu.—Hrs. /an 372, cu. yds. treated 100.000, tin ore won pels. 611, estimated cost $11,200, cost per cu. yd. 11.22 cents.
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      COMPANY RESULTS.
      177 3 From Our Own Correspondent.) London. Sep*,. 26. Layang Rubber.— Profit, £2.045; forward. £16,719. K.M.S. Plantations.— Final livldend. 5 per cent.; forward, £11.433. Karmen.— Final dividend. 3 per cent.; forward, £12.258. Johore Rubber Lands.—Profit. £l,715; iorward. £6.773. Chulsa.— lnterim dividend, 4 per cent.; payable Oct. 15. Consolidated Malay. —lnterim
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      RUBBER RETURNS.
      42 3 The following outputs are for the first half of September: Taiplng.—Pels. 101. hrs. 267, cu. ”ds. 42,000. North Talping.—Pels. 147. hrs. 159. ru. yds. 31.000, Klang River.—Pets. 242. hrs. 304. cu. y«h. 38.000. Rantau—Pels. 2(53, hrs. 303. cu. yds. 57,000.
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      STOCKS AND SHARES.
      777 4 Fraser And Co’s Quotations. Singapore, Or-t 3. Mining. Lsaue Val. Pd. Buyers. Sellers. £1 i£l Asam Kumbang 37 "6 40/£1 £1 Austral Malay 00 52/6 £1 £1 Ban grin Tin 25/- 26 1 1 Batang Padang 0.38 0.31 1 1 Batu Caves 0.92 0.96 1 1 Bukit
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      Trade And Finance.
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