The Straits Budget, 11 October 1934

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    32 1 The Straits Budget BEING TIIE WEEKLY ISSUE OF THE STRAITS TIMES rPQTim TCTTI1I.T t [ESTABLISHED NEARLY A CENTURY.] No. 1000. SINGAPORE, THURSDAY. OCTOBER 11, 1934. Price 25 cents (S.S. Currency) or 7(1.
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    CONTENTS.
    375 1 LEADERS-Tuu-Saguyz. Et Cetera 3 Tin’ New Member 3 Confucianism 3-4 Howcson the Optimist 4 Partners or Wards? 4-5 Assassination 5 Occasional Notes 5-7 Pictures— Mr Andrew Caldecott 17 Mr and Mrs. Sime 17 Mr. John Hands 17 Early Morning Playtime 17 Mrs Cherry J? Malaya’s Monster 17 Under- Secretary
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    LOCAL AND PERSONAL.
    899 1 Mrs. P. L. Peach is leaving New York for Malaya this month. Mr. W. H. R. Evans, of the Mines Department, is an inmate of Batu Gajah Hospital. Mr. T. G. McCheane. of Sungkal Chumor Estate, is due back from home. Mrs. McCheane accompanies him. Tengku Penglima
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    CHINESE NATION REMEMBERS.
    81 1 Malayan Celebration Of Double Tenth.” The twenty-third anniversary of the Double-Tenth which saw the beginning of the Chinese Revolution engineered by the late Dr. Sun Yatsen was celebrated by the Chinese Community in Malaya on Wednesday On account of the national crisis few festivities are being held
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    CIVIL CASE?
    129 1 Counsel’s Submission In Cheating Charge. After considerable argument in the second magistrate’s court on Tuesday the trial of Goh Lai Kang, a solicitor’s clerk, on a charge of cheating Ong Kah Lock in respect of a piece cf land valued at $3,000 was again postponed. Mr. N. A.
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    TAMIL’S NIGHT OUT.
    125 1 Man Runs Off With Hen. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Oct. 8. Murugan, a Tamil living with a friend in the cooly lines at Brickfields, *1 drank so much last night that he ran s off with a hen from his friend’s pen. jj He did
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    AUXILIARY AIR FORCE TO BE FORMED IN MALAYA.
    622 2 Sir Philip Sassoon Views Proposal With Very Great Sympathy. An announcement is expected shortly that the olonial Empiies first Auxiliary Air Force will be formed in Malaya. Commenting on the proposal to the Straits Times on Tuesday Sir Philip Sassoon, Under Secretary
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    $88,000 Theft From Bangkok Express.
    117 2 Currency Notes Missing. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Bangkok. Oct. 6. The sum of 110,000 ticals (about $88,000) in currency notes is missing in transit from three exchange banks to the Straits Settlements. The absence of the insured parcels was noted on arrival of the mails
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    FIRST AUSTRALIAN AIR LINER AT SINGAPORE.
    94 2 The Qantas air liner which left Rangoon on Friday and remained overnight at Alor Star, made a perfect landing at Seletar at 10.15 on Saturday. This is the first of the machines which are to open up the Singapore to Australia air service to
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    RESTRICTED BEER IMPORTS.
    61 2 ‘From Our Own Correspondent.) Medan, Oct. o The Government of the Netherlands Indies is drafting a Bill to restrict the imports of beer. The quot a for the first six months would be fixed at 1.480.000 litres which Is less than is usually imported Into the Netherlands
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    HEAVY FINE.
    76 2 Chinese Who Possessed Rice Mash. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Oct. 3. The fine of $600. or in default six months’ rigorous imprisonment was imposed on a Chinese today, convicted by Mr. F. K Wilson of being in possession of rice mash for the purpose of distilling
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    BIG SINGAPORE FIRE.
    302 2 Traffic Confusion Follows. A sudden outbreak of fire In the populous area of Arab Street and Victoria Street on Tuesday night was responsible for sonsiderable traffic confusion. Traffic was held up and trams were temporarily at a standstill as the fire brigade concentrated on a blaze that
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    RUBBER ESTATE SOLD.
    61 2 Japanese Firm Pays $450,000. The rubber estate known as Tieng Seng estate belonging to the estate of Lee Kiah Soon, deceased, was sold by auction on Sunday by Messrs Cheong Koon Seng and Co. Ltd. at Johore Bahru. The bidding was brisk and the property was sold
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    GOVERNMENT HOUSE.
    56 2 Sunday, Sept. 23. Hon. Mr. J. S. W. Arthur arrived to stay at Government House Captain R. W. Blair left Government House. Monday, Sept. 24 At 10.30 am. His Excellency presid ed at the Budget meeting of the Legislative Council held at the Council Chamber, Government Offices. Mr.
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    MR. HOALIM FOUND NOT GUILTY.
    606 2 Assault Case Fails. SUDDEN ENDING. “On these grounds 1 come to the conclusion that the accused is i n nocent of the charge, and, therefore I acquit him." This judgment, given by Mr. j m Brander in the police court on Satur day. released Mr.
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      TAU-SAGUYZ, ET CETERA.
      1003 3 .--Straits Times, October 4. AboUt live years have elapsed since Milaya first heard reports of the dis*)<ill(,s dv Soviet scientists of herbaceous plants which yield rubber. uritS oi Russia’s progress toward tho go.a of self-sufficiency in the matter 0 i rubber supplies have followed at intervals, and
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      THE NEW MEMBER.
      980 3 hope as excessively bright.—Straits Times. October 5. Zealous Russians will no doubt need some time to accustom themselves to their country’s association with so bourgeois an organisation as the League oi Nations, now an accomplished iact. But there is no doubt that for the U- S. S.
      hope as excessively bright.—Straits Times. October 5.  -  980 words
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      CONFUCIANISM.
      919 3 Straits Times. October 6. Correspondence has appeared in the Straits Times recently on the subject of Confucianism and we are led to understand that it has been followed with a very great Interest by Chinese readers of this newspaper. On the one side of the controversy writers have contended
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      HOWESON THE OPTIMIST.
      893 4 financial methods.—Straits Times. October 8. There are several harsh critics of the attitude adopted by the Straits Times on the subject of tin control. Some of those critics have accused us of publishing only news likely to have a depressing effect on the market. We hope they
      financial methods.—Straits Times. October 8.  -  893 words
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      PARTNERS OR WARDS?
      958 4 the native peoples.”-Straits Times. October 9. In a recent leading article we examined a number of essential aitferences between French and British Colonial policies and made briei reference to a movement on the part of the Imperial Government approaching nearer to the French policy of considering first
      the native peoples.”-Straits Times. October 9.  -  958 words
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      ASSASSINATION.
      868 5 where in this issue.—Straits Times, October 10. In so far as there can be anything consoling arising cut of a fanatical crime which has robbed France of one of her most distinguished statesmen and Yugoslavia of a monarch who was one of the most outstanding personalities In the New
      : where in this issue.—Straits Times, October 10.  -  868 words
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    UNEMPLOYMENT IN N.I.
    44 5 <From Our Own Correspondent. > Medan, Oct 4. The Labour Office statistics regarding unemployment in the Netherlands Indies, show that at the end of July the number of European unemployed had decreased to 3.723. There were 10.323 native unemployed ana 1,106 Chinese.
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  • OCCASIONAL NOTES
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      NATURE’S WAR.
      103 5 Straits Times. October 4. An official report puts China’s flood and drought losses at more than $1,000,000,000, and the districts affected at two-thirds of the nation’s area. The drought has affected 343 counties in fourteen provinces; the floods, 112 counties in thirteen provinces, and the locusts, sixty-eight counties
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      FORGET DIVIDENDS!
      270 5 Straits Times, October 4 An unusual business experiment, I with interesting social implications, is being carried out by the Hearn department store, one of the oldest retail organisations in New York City. For a year. Hearn’s will operate on a basis of no dividend or salary to its
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      WHERE CANADA BUYS.
      259 5 Netherlands India is Dutch !—Straits Times. October 4. The following (including the last two sentences) was supplied to local? newspapers by the Canadian Govern-] ment Trade Commissioner at Singapore Imports of crude rubber into j Canada, for use in Canadian rubber;, industries, in the first half of
      Netherlands India is Dutch !—Straits Times. October 4.  -  259 words
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      NOISY AEROPLANES.
      184 6 absolute minimum—Straits Times, October 5. According to the London Correhpondent of the Singapore Free Press, the Air Ministry has just given approval to a silencer for aircraft engines which Is so efficient that even in its present stage of development it makes big night bombers very difficult to
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      OFTEN THE TWAIN DO MEET.
      176 6 Buck Jungle tradition.- Straits Times, October 5 Western habits are making Malaya a little incongruous. Take an example. Seletar at night is exactly the kind of village that one would expect to find in or on the edge of a jungle. Flares hang up in
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      THE RACKETEERS.
      148 6 Straits Times. October 5. Motorists in Singapore are still the victims of one of the worst kinds oi racketeering.” Each time they leave their cars on an authorised park they are expected to pay ten cents to have it watched.” Why Because they know very well that if
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      A PREDICTION.
      99 6 London Stock Exchange. -S traits Times. October 6. The first Qantas air liner was due in Singapore this morning. The combination of initials constitutes a word which is an outrage on orthographical orthodoxy, and It is a safe prediction that the name will become Quantas ere long. Experience
      London Stock Exchange. -S traits Times. October 6.  -  99 words
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      NUMBER 534.
      281 6 U lllv l V Straits Times. October 6. It was reported by cable that the Poet Laureate, Mr. John Masefield, had written a poem especially for the occasion of the launching of the Queen Mary. We have now received by air mail a copy of this poem which
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      DR. J. D. GIMLETTE.
      402 6 —Straits Times. October 6. In a recent issue of the British Medical Journal there appeared this tribute to a medical man well known in Malaya for nearly a quarter of a 1 century Dr. John Desmond Gimlette. who died at Cheam on April 24, was the
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      PRINCESS MARINA’S CIGARETTE.
      133 6 Straits Times. October 8. Royal example counts for much in England, and one wonders if London women will follow Princess Marina who, to judge from recent photographs, is frequently to be seen smoking cigarettes in public. Both she and Prince George had cigarettes in their mouths in
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      “MERRIE ENGLAND”
      232 6 “MERRIE ENGLAND almost forgotten art.—Straits Times October 8 The presentation by the Singapore Musical Society later this month of Merrie England is of particular interest to lovers of this brilliant comic-opera at this time. Alter a lapse of 32 years it is being played in London once again—at the Princes
      almost forgotten art.—Straits Times October 8  -  232 words
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      CUTS RESTORED.
      146 6 —Straits Times, October 3 Considerable publicity has been j given to the fact that at the annual general meeting of Jimah Rubber Estates. Limited, held in Singapore on Saturday it was reported that 5U per cent, of the salary cuts of the stall had been restored. This information
      —Straits Times, October 3  -  146 words
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      CAN YOU HELP?
      121 6 Straits Times, October 8. Do any veterans of the War in Malaya know a satisfactory method of preserving commemorative war medals The Imperial War Museum would welcome any help. It possesses nearly 1,000 of these medals—mosth of German origin, it seems—and it is difficult to And a
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      SIR PHILIP'S GARDEN.
      247 7 SIR PHILIP'S GARDEN Straii Times. October 9. Bv leaving England in September for a:; autumn tour of the Far East, Sir I pVniip Sassoon has had to sacrifice a I Iew restful weeks In his beautiful Port I Lympne home at a time when the wrden there is still at
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      MALACCA’S MONSTER.
      303 7 very interested.--Straits Times, October 9. Rucit people may continue to refer Malacca as Sleepy Hollow,” but Malacca is determined to march with ’.ti .s Loch Ness and Penang are ave things all their own way. Malacca is determined to have a -Monster. In fact it has already got
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      EUROPE’S OLD MEN.
      166 7 —Straits Times. October 9. A few years ago, in the course of a leading article on the subject of Armistice Day, reference was made in the Straits Times to the missing generation.” The thought was prompted by statistics showing the abnormal disproportion between three classes of adult
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      WILD LIFE!
      23 7 .—Straits Times. October 10. A mouse deer was seen on the racecourse at Bukit Timah on Monday afternoon.—Straits Times. October 10.
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      MALAYAN TIMBER.
      184 7 in a marked degree.”—Straits Times, October 10. Some pertinent comments on saw mill machinery, particularly for use in tropical timber production and conversion, are made by Mr. J. N. Oliphant. Deputy Director of Forestry, F.M.S., In the Empire Forestry JournaJ. He declares point blank that the fallacy that
      in a marked degree.”—Straits Times, October 10.  -  184 words
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      RUBBER PAPER.
      266 7 Straits Times, October 10. If plans of certain Scandinavian factories producing a new kind of rubber paper materialise, a factory of this kind may also be established in Java and eventually another in the F M S. It appears that about eighteen months ago Harald Hestnes, a Norwegian.
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      ANY OFFERS?
      107 7 Straits Times, Oct. 10. Girls in Paris have formed what they call the Happy Marriage League The purpose of the league is to test the husbands-elect )f members with the object of ascertaining whether they are vamp proof.” As soon as one member gets engaged, all the others
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    WARSHIPS’ VISIT TO JAVA.
    53 7 British Cruiser To Call At Batavia. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Medan. Oct. b The British cruiser “Eagle” and two British torpedo-boats are visiting Batavia from November 23-29. On Nov. 29 the American cruiser Augusta is coming to Java. On Nov. 30 the British warship “Folkestone” will
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    MR. F. E. MAGUIRE.
    66 7 To Succeed Mr. E. L. Hamilton In Chairmanship. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Oct. 3. Mr. F. E. Maguire is to succeed Mr. E. L. Hamilton, who has just resigned, in the chairmanship of the Straits Rubber Co., Ltd.. Tali Ayer Rubber Estates. Ltd. Rubana Rubber
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    SINGAPORE DIVORCE PETITION.
    355 7 Decree Nisi For Mr. G. D. Neubronner. Mr. O. D. Neubronner sued his wife. Mary Josephine, for divorce on the ground of adultery, In the Supreme Court Singapore on Monday before Mr. Justice Prichard Mr. V. O. Valberg was cited as co-respondent but he did not appear
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    ENGAGEMENT
    36 7 HAMILTON—SONE.—The engagement is announced between W. A. Hamilton, Klang, Selangor, F.M.S., son of the Rev. A. Hamilton, Kincraig. Inverness-shire, and Enid, elder daughter of Mr and Mrs. S. T. Sone, The Bryn. Malvern Link, Worcestershire.
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    BIRTH
    19 7 DYCE —On Ort. 6. 1934, at the Maternity Hospital, Spore to Mr. and Mrs. John Dyee, a son
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  • Obituary
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    152 7 DEATHS HLNSLEY— In Alexandria on Oct. 1. 1934, Charles Huns ley, late of tlve Public Works Department, Singapore. Deeply regretted. TAN—Tan Boo Liat, J P. (Phra Annukul Syamkitch) age 60 passed away peacefully on October 3, 1934 at Shanghai, China. S3., F.M.S., Bangkok tand Java papers please copy. WEE. —Wee
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    DEVELOP MALAYA FROM THE AIR.
    838 8 Sir Philip Sassoon Explains His Mission. Sir Philip Sassoon. (Under Secretary for Air) reached Singapore on Tuesday from Kuala Lumpur. He made the flight by Service aircraft. In an interview with the Straits Times at Kuala Lumpur last night, Sir Philip revealed that the principal
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    PENANG FLYING CLUB.
    233 8 Hazardous Trip To Brastagi. Rainfall at the Aerodrome for the month of September was 30.82 inches, and, in consequence, instruction was impossible on several days, and on others all flying had to be suspended, but by taking full advantage of dryish spells hours flown equal time in
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    THIS IS STILL THE AGE OF ADVENTURE.
    679 8 Students 9 World Yachting Trip Proves It There are at present in Singapore a number of hardy young Americans who are out on a great adventure They want to vteit every possible part ol the world in a tiny 81-ton sailing yacht. They
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    AUSTRALIAN TOURISTS STRANDED IN SINGAPORE
    349 8 Ship Which Hit Uncharted Reef Twenty-one visitors from Australia who arrived in Singapore on Sept. 16 and expected to be on their way back to Fremantle nine days later are still here. They came aboard the West Australian Steam Navigation Co. Ltd. s vessel, s.s.
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    CHINESE LEADER FETES INDIAN COOLIES.
    544 9 Big Malacca Celebration. om our Own Correspondent.) Malacca, Oct. 8. M, Chan Kang Swi, J.P., entertiined over 400 Indian coolies and 0() 0 ther Indo-Ceylonese at tea on Saturday. thi> was the last of the functions hHd in connection with the veteran birthday. Mr. Chan
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    PAHANG STATE COUNCIL.
    245 9 Decisions At Recent Meeting. The 145th meeting of the State Council of Pahang was held at the Istana Seri Terentang. Pekan. on Sept. 24 At this meeting the Council among other matters «a> Considered a proposal tor the conservation of river foil in Malaya. <b> Considered a
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    NEW MARKETS FOR TEA.
    68 9 Propaganda Visit To America. (From Our Ow r n Correspondent.) Batavia. Saturday. A tea propaganda committee, consisting of Heer Lageman and Messrs. Huxley and Milligan. representing respectively Netherlands India. Ceylon. ana British India, are leaving this month for the United States to study the possibility of
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    SOLDIERS ACQUITTED.
    90 9 No Evidence Offered By Police. No evidence was offered by he police when four privates attached to the* Royal Artillery md stationed at Blakan Mati. Ptes. E (26>. J Jackson (21). A. Green (22) Mid N. Stongton (21). appeared before Mr Norman Grice, the second magistrate, on Monday.
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    CHARGE BROUGHT FOR REVENGE.
    909 9 Judge Dismisses Tamil’s Appeal. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, Oct. 8. In the Supreme Court today Mr. Somasundram argued the appeal of a Tamil, Suhhiah who had been convicted by the Kukit Mcrtajam police magistrate and sentenced to three months’ rigorous imprisonment on a charge of
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    DEATH OF SIR ERNEST HORLICK.
    108 9 News was received in Singapore on Tuesday of the death on Sunday of Blr Ernest Buriord Horiick. Bart who with liis brother. Col. J. N Horiick, was proprietor of the Horiick malted milk organisation. Sir Ernest, who was 54. was the second baronet. He married
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    PROTECTING N.I. INDUSTRIES.
    71 9 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Medan. Oct. 4. With the intention oi protecting industry the Government of the Netherlands Indies has drafted a Bill providing lor the limit .tion of new industries. When new industries are to be established permission of the Government is now necessary. The Government
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    KUALA LUMPUR SHOULD ISSUE ITS OWN CURRENCY.
    1650 10 Mr. John Hands' “Ingenious But Startling” Proposal. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Oct. 3. The local C entral Market, situated in the heart of the town, has recently been criticised as a plague spot. At the Sanitary Board meeting today, Mr. John
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    PANTHER SCARES. BATAVIA
    69 10 Natives Injured. SHOT IN HEART OF CITY. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Batavia, Oct. 1. A sensation was caused in Batavia when a panther suddenly appeared in Gang Sampie near the heart of the city. The animal injured three natives. The panther then entered the room of a
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    FIRST SIKH TO FLY.
    481 10 H. I. S. Kam\ ar. I ANI) YOUNGEST MEMBER OF K.L. FLYING CLUB. (From Our Own Correspondent Kuala Lumpur, (ht. 3 The youngest member of qu Kuala Lumpur Flying Club Is sev enteen-years-old H. I. S. Kanwar who is the first Sikh to learn to fly
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    RUBBER REGULATION ENACTMENT.
    63 10 The F.M.S. Gazette publishes the texof an amendment to the Ruboe' Regulation Enactment. The objei’ •> aimed at by the amendments ar firstly to limit the extent to whi a dealers can occasion loss by holding rubber and secondly to provide tha the loss shall be distributed
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    WELL-KNOWN SINGAPORE J. P. CHARGED.
    2580 11 Alleged Breach Of Trust Of $25,000. Sensational allegations were made at the opening of a preliminary inquiry on Monday in the Singapore police court into a charge tgainst I. I. Modaliar Nagalingam, a Justice of the Peace and solicitors’ clerk. The Crown, for whom Mr.
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    FIRST MURDER APPEAL.
    112 12 To Be Heard This i Week. The first murder appeal in the legal history of the Straits Settlements will be heard on Friday. The appellant is Kanuppenan alias Karupayah who was convicted at the fifth Assizes at Pen'ini of murder and sentenced to death. He is the
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    WHITE GLOVES AT SEREMBAN.
    82 12 No Cases At Negri Assizes. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Seremban, Oct. 8. At the last session of the Negri Sembilan Assizes, a pair of white gloves was presented to the presiding justice, Mr. N. D. Mudle, as there were no criminal cases on the list. The
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    QANTAS PLANE.
    69 12 Hops Off From Batavia For Sourabaya. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Batavia, Oct. 10. The Qantas Empire Airways aircraft V.H.-U.S.C., piloted by Mr. L. J. Brain, left here this morning on its flight to Australia. The next stop is Sourabaya Aneta copyright. The Qantas plane left Singapore at 6
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  • Letters To The Straits Times.
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      P.W.D. TENDERS.
      189 12 Sir,—ln the Government notifications inviting tenders for P.W.D. works within the Settlement of Singapore, there appears to be a stipulation providing for the forfeiture of tender deposits, usually $lOO, if the tenderer withdraws his tender before the Government accepts it. As a student of commercial law the writer
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      BROADCASTING.
      439 12 Sir, —You suggest in today’s edition that it is good news for us that the material of the B.B.C.’s Empire programmes will consist in future of more original items provided by artistes and bands playing specially to the Empire, and fewer relays of Home programmes. I take it that
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      JAPAN AND MALAYA.
      359 12 Sir, —Your leading article of Sept. 28 Quoted figures from a supplement of the London Dally Telegraph, but these are not much good. The supplement Is quoted as stating: “Of rubber alone, we send about 40,000 tons a year to Japan from Malaya." In 1933, Malaya supplied
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      FROM THE SEATS OF THE MIGHTY.
      495 12 Sir, —It was with considerable amusement that I read the views expressed by the various leaders of the rubber Industry,” as published In your Issue of Oct. 2. A point which struck me forcibly was the divergency In the statements made by two men
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      THE NOISE NUISANCE.
      64 12 Sir,—The alleged Impossibility of teaching native drivers to drive without sounding the horn Is nonsensYears ago Mr. Sharpe (Becky) taught his driver by removing the bulb! And I have taught three drivers with les* drastic measures I am glad to read that Lord Nuffield and Sir Herbert
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    INSURANCE POLICIES SACRIFICED.
    301 12 Government Clerks And Circular. (From Our Own Correspondent. Kuala Lumpur, Oct 8 It Is stated by a correspondent to the Malay Mall that many Govern ment servants, following the issue of the circular on Indebtedness, have given up their Insurance policies, thus sacrificing their savings, through misunderstanding
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    WASTED MONEY ON MASS EDUCATION.
    831 13 “Malaya Is Top Heavy On Clerical Side.” (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Oct. 3. \n attack on ‘‘mass education” in Malaya was launched by speakers at the Kuala Lumpur Sanitary Board meeting today when it nas decided to reduce the education rate from 0.32
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    COMMITTED.
    62 13 Former Syce To M.C.S. Officer. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur. Oct. 5. Ahmat bin Abdul Rahman, the Malay syce formerly employed by Mr. E. B. David, the private secretary to the Chief Secretary, was today committed for trial at the forthcoming Assizes on three charges of using as
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    NON-EUROPE FUND.
    100 13 Subscriptions during September. Mr C A Rodrigues $l. Mr. Seah Kwang joo $l. Asiatic Petroleum Co. $lOO The Staff of Tan Took Seng Hospital $13.93. Municipal Junior Service Stall $212.20. Mr. R. Hendricks $2. Junior Civil Service Association $66.80. The Clerical Union (as per):—Johannes and Sarny $3 45
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    Attacked And Hindu Priest Robbed.
    284 13 I Pushed Into j Drain. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Seremban, Oct. 4. How a Tamil priest on a Hindu Temple on Sagga estate here was attacked on the five-foot way of a shop-house at Seremban, by an English-speaking Indian, who took money from him was
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    RUBBER BUCKETS.
    135 13 Kuala Lumpur Board’s Orders. (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Oct. 3. That rubber conservancy buckets had already been ordered from the manufacturers was the reply of Mr J. V. Cowgill, chairman of the Kuala Lumpur Sanitary Board, at the meeting today, to a question from Mr J.
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    SILENT MINISTER.
    103 13 Dr. Nord Is Here—For Pleasure Only. Dr. H. Nord, the German Minister to Siam, is a very silent man. He refused to speak a w>rd either about Siam or l )out Germany when a Straits Times Reporter met him at the Adelphi Hotel on Wednesday on his arrival
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    PENGHULU’S WIFE NOT TO DIE.
    149 13 Sentence Altered. THREE YEARS INSTEAD OF DEATH PENALTY. Sill Kara hint! Niamat. of Pahang, wife of a Malay penghnlu. Is not to be hanged for the murder of a kepala employed by her booband. The State Council of Pahang, at ft meeting, decided to withdraw
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    SALE OF TURF CLUB TICKETS.
    193 13 Indian Fined $75. fFrom Our Own Correspondent). Seremban, Oct. 5. Before the Seremban magistrate, Mr. V. W. W. S. Purcell, an Indian M'-hammedan, named Mohidcen Batcha, was charged with selling to Hussein bin Abdui Kadir, l/15th share in respect of 15 lottery tickets on the
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    POPPY DAY.
    112 13 Plant Poppies At Base Of Cenotaph. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Oct. 8. A suggestion was put forward at the first meeting of the general committee of the Poppy Day Appeal in Selangor, held at Carcosa yesterday, under the chairmanship of Miss P. Shelley, that popples should
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    MONEYLENDERS WHO HAVE RUINED THE FARMERS.
    1431 14 Counsel’s Plea In Supreme Court Case. (From Our Own Correspondent) Ipoh, Oct. 6. “If your Lordship upholds your previous decision, notwithstanding the pistol that has been held at your head by suggestions that the case will go to the Court of Appeal and if
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    QANTAS PLANE LEAVES.
    79 14 En Route For Australia. The Qantas Empire Airways’ aircraft V.H.-U.S.C., piloted by Mr. L. J Brain, left Singapore at 6 a.m. on Monday on her way to Australia from England. This is the first of the machines which are to open up the Singapore to Australia air
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    NEW ISSUE OF RODA.
    198 14 Several articles on Johore are included in the new issue of the Roda, the magazine of the Rotary clubs of Malaya and Siam. An anonymous Rotarian writes on the charm of sunset across the Johore Straits—“lt is impossible to live in Johore Bahru without appreciating the
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    PULAU BRANI RONGGENG.
    308 14 Marine Footballers Celebrate. Malayan football a quarter nf century ago was recalled it a Rr a geng party held at Pulau Branit celebrate the 25th anniversary m exemption from registration of Marine Department Football Club Among the guests were Cant r Freyberg. the Master Attendant m/ Robertson-Smith.
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    SANDAKAN MILL FIRE.
    57 14 News was received in Singapore on Monday of the destruction by fire of the British North Borneo Company’s sawmill at Sandakan. It is believed that the mill itself is a total loss and a considerable amount of timber has also been destroyed, the total damage being in
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    ALIENS ORDINANCE CONVICTION.
    130 14 Company Which Exceeded Quota Limits. The first prosecution under section 12 of the Aliens Ordinance came before the Singapore magistrate, Mr. C. H. Whitton, in the fourth court on Monday. The local agents of the s.s. Cape St. Francis were convicted of landing in the Colony 17
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    MALAYAN PLANTING TOPICS.
    1790 15 A Planter On Leave—The First Month Second-class Passages—Notes On Shipboard— w Travel British 99 Some Suggestions. (By Out Planting Correspondent.) article ivas written planting correspondent soon r his arrival home on leave. Its ?K, cfl V has been deferred to make H,,! for matters of greater topical
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    “IDLE TALK” WITH A DETECTIVE.
    189 15 Excuse Of A Chinese Who Was Arrested. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur. Oct. 4. A fine of $20 or three weeks’ rigorous imprisonment was imposed on a Chinese namod Ng Meng who was convicted by Mr. J. P. Biddulph of assaulting a detective while
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    NO CAUSE FOR ACTION.
    199 15 Defamation Suit Not Maintainable. (From Our Own correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur. Oct. 4. A claim for $500 for defamation was brought today before Mr. J. P. Biddulph. the magistrate, by Mrs. E. dc» Reis against a chetty named Murugappa. The suit arose out of a statement made
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    HOW SINGAPORE WILL SEE GREAT AIR RACE.
    343 16 Free Passes To Be Issued For Seletar. 'i ise Singapore Control Committee for the London-Melbourne air race announced this week that admission to the public enclosure at Seletar aerodrome will be free on production of passes which are shortly to be issued. Singapore
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    KINGSFORD-SMITH WITHDRAWS.
    27 16 Information was received in Singapore this week that Sir Charles Kingsford-Smith, the famous Australian airman, has now cancelled his entry for the LondonMelbourne air race.
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    JAPAN WANTS ALLIANCE WITH BRITAIN.
    273 16 New Consul’s View. “All Japan would welcome an Anplo-Japanese alliance,’* declared Mr. Kiichi Gunji, the newly appointed Consul General in Singapore, on his arrival in the city on Oct. 3. I know that the rumoured alliance has beeen denied by the Government.” Mr. Gunji continued,
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    SCOUTS JAMBOREE.
    117 16 Selangor Hope To Send Three Boys To Australia. <Trom Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Oct. 3. The Selangor Boy Scouts Association hope to be able to send three scouts to the Australian Jamboree. Each scout will cost the association $350 It is felt that there are probably many
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    VITAL STATISTICS.
    72 16 In the week ended Sept. 29. 213 deaths were recovered in Singapore. The chief causes of mortality were pneumonia 26, phthisis 23, convulsions 22, and enteritis 17. Two persons died who had been less than three months resident in Singapore. Deducting these, the death rate is 22.70. The
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    CARRY FORWARD OF EXPORT RIGHTS.
    598 16 Statement By Rubber Controller. The following has been issued by Mr. F. Rex. Controller of Rubber, Malaya: There appears to be a widespread but mistaken idea that the international agreement to regulate production and export of rubber provides for producers being allowed to carry over
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    FATHER BRINGS SON TO COURT.
    70 16 An English-speaking boy of 14 years was brought before Mr. J. M. Rrander in the Third Court on Tuesday under the escort of his father. He said that the boy became so naughty that he could not chastise him, however hard he tried. The father
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    THREE MEN STABBED IN COURT.
    155 16 THREE MEN STABBED IN COURT Chinese In I Wild Scene. I TWO TAKEN ?o| HOSPITAL I (From Our Own CorrespondentI Ipoh, Oet. 1. 1 A court clerk, a police constibkl and an outdoor officer were dl stabbed by a prisoner in the Baul Gajah police court today. The coon! clerk,
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    PROMINENT SIKH SENTENCED.
    258 16 Grievous Hurt Charge In Malacca. I (From Our Own Correspondent) Malacca. Oct 4. Chait Singh, a member of the local Sikh Advisory Board and for some time secretary of the Sikh Temple, with two other Sikhs. Jail Singh and Wasaka Singh, were each sentenced to thre years'
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  • PAST WEEK’S IMPERIAL AND GENERAL NEWS. Contained in Reuter, British Imperial Radio and Special Telegrams.
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      RESTRICTION POLICY DEFENDED.
      315 21 three VALUABLE BENEFITS.” Substitutes And Outside Production. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Oct. 4. Speaking at the sixth annual general meeting of the \nglo-Oriental Mining Corporation yesterday, Mr. John Howe>on declared that at least .300,000 tons of surplus tin for which there was no possible market had
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      NATIVE N. I. RUBBER PRODUCTION.
      139 21 Reuter. Difficulty Of Controlling Exports Proved. From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Oct. 5. Afrording to the exchange tele~1 Amsterdam correspondent, 'ods Indies exports of native fiom June to September were J tons in excess of the quota, but exports were 21,000 below the quota J
      Reuter.  -  139 words
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      SAVED 40 LIVES.
      83 21 medals and distinctions.—Aneta-Trans-Ocean. Why Rebel’s Sentence Was Commuted. Vienna. Oct. 2. A mountain guide, who has saved no fewer than 40 lives, has been given a reduced sentence of 15 years’ hard labour after having originally been sentenced to death for being in possession of explosives and
      medals and distinctions.—Aneta- Trans-Ocean.  -  83 words
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      MR. HUANG PE-TSIAU.
      92 21 —Reuter. To Study Management Of British Railways. London. Oct. 5. Mr. Huang Pe-tslau. managing director of the Nanking-Shanghai and Shanghai-Hangchow-Ningpo railways. 1 interviewed by Reuter on his arrival in London from America, on what was partly a pleasure and partly a business trip said that he was
      —Reuter.  -  92 words
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      HAVANA INCIDENT.
      28 21 -Reuter. U.S. Embassy Fired On From Motor-Car. Havana. Oct. 4. The American Embassy was fired on today by men carrying rifles who drove past in motor-cars.—Reuter.
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      THE YAM TUAN.
      27 21 Received By T c King Yesterday. London, Oct. 4. The King received the Yam Tuan of Negri Sembilan in audience at Buckingham Palace today.
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      LONDON NAVAL CONFERENCE.
      190 21 —Reuter. Bad Effect On China. IF POLITICAL QUESTIONS ARE EXCLUDED. Washington. Oct. 5. It is persistently reported that America is urging the inclusion of political questions at the forthcoming London naval conference and this is linked up with America’s desire to counteract the Chinese feeling aroused by
      —Reuter.  -  190 words
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      DRASTIC MEASURES.
      119 21 -British Wireless. Fewer Accidents On The Roads. Rugby, Oct. 4. For sonic time the Transport Ministry, with the object of impressing on the public the gravity of the traffic problem have published weekly lists of road fatalities. Many drastic measures have been introduced recently to ensure greater care
      -British Wireless.  -  119 words
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      ROYAL WEDDING.
      121 21 British Wireless. The King’s Formal Consent At Privy Council. London. Oct. 3. The King will hold the Privy Council at Buckingham Palace this week at which he will give his formal consent under the Great Seal of England to the marriage of Prince George and Princess Marina. Gen.
      British Wireless.  -  121 words
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      ADM. VON MANN DEAD.
      38 21 Submarine Department.—Reuter Wireless. Berlin, Oct 2. The death has occurred of ViceAdm. Ritter von Mann aged 70, Chief-of-Staff of the High Seas Fleet during the war and subsequently Chief of the Submarine Department.—Reuter Wire-
      Submarine Department.—Reuter Wireless.  -  38 words
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      PRINCESS JULIANA TO BE BRIDESMAID.
      29 21 Reuter Wireless. The Hague, Oct. 2. Princess Juliana will be a bridesmaid at the wedding of Prince George and Princess Marina on November 29.
      Reuter Wireless.  -  29 words
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      ANOTHER OTTAWA HITCH.
      242 21 from other countries.—Aneta-Trans-Ocean. Indian Purchases Of German Goods. TO BE REDUCED. I Threat To Continuance Of I Cordial Relations. That the proposed new Indian import duties on iron and steel will seriously affect Germany is the view held in Kerlin, where threat of reprisal —by placing orders
      from other countries.—Aneta-Trans-Ocean.  -  242 words
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      CANADIAN GRAIN.
      116 21 -Reuter Wireless. Government Not Taking Over Marketing. Winnipeg, Oct. 3. Usually well-informed traders on the Grain Exchange discount the press reports to the effect that the Government is contemplating taking over the grain marketing machinery. Sir George Perley, the acting Prime Minister, informed Reuter that the Government had
      -Reuter Wireless.  -  116 words
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      DWINDLING TIN SUPPLIES.
      114 22 Decrease Of 873 Tons In September. BUFFER POOL To Be Brought Into Action In December. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Oct. 2. I learn on reliable authority that the Buffer Pool will be brought into action about December. Henry Rogers, Sons and Co., estimate world visible supplies
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      MARY BROUGH.
      116 22 dies played at the Aldwych.—Reuter Wireless. Death Of Well Known Actress. London, Sept. 30. The death is announced of Mias Mary Bessie Brough, the well-known actress, who is particularly remembered for her association with the Ben Travers comedies played at the Aldwych.—Reuter Wireless. Miss Brough achieved her greatest
      dies played at the Aldwych.—Reuter Wireless.  -  116 words
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      LOWER CHARGES.
      104 22 Reuter. Cause Phone Congestion In Britain. London, Oct. 2. An unprecedented congestion of trunk telephones in Great Britain took place last night following the introduction of cheaper rates, including a maximum charge of one shilling for a threeminute conversation between any two points during the slack evening hours.
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      ATLANTIC LINERS.
      98 22 trans-Atlantic luxury liners.—Reuter .Wireless. Germany’s Hope Of FourPower Agreement. Berlin, Sept. 26. German newspapers give great prominence to the launching of the Queen Mary and express the opinion that it symbolises the fact that British enterprise is not dead and Britain is determined to win back everything she
      trans-Atlantic luxury liners.—Reuter .Wireless.  -  98 words
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      TEN DEAD IN AIR CRASHES.
      381 22 .—Reuter Wireless. Cross-Channel Planes Forced Down. London. Sept. 29. An aeroplane en route from London to Paris crashed at Shoreham, Kent. The pilot and three passengers were killed. The pilot and a man passenger 1 are Londoners and there were also a Mrs. and Miss
      .—Reuter Wireless.  -  381 words
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      LOSS OF MEMORY.
      61 22 alienists’ examination.—Reuter Wireless. I)r. Rintelen May Never Be Brought To Trial. Vienna. Sept. 26. There are persistent rumours that Dr. Rintelen will never be brought to trial. Although his physical condition is improving there are indications he is suffering from mental strain and loss of memory. Thus
      alienists’ examination.—Reuter Wireless.  -  61 words
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      FUNERAL FEAST.
      39 22 Results In Death Of 21 Guests. Madras, Oct. 2. A village funeral feast at Chilladi attended by guests from other villages has resulted In the deaths of 21 people, believed to be from food poisoning. Reuter Wireless.
      Reuter Wireless.  -  39 words
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      “I FORGOT THE 8.55 FROM WARRINGTON”
      198 22 —Reuter Wireless. —Aneta-Trans-Ocean. Signalman’s Admission At Rail Disaster Inquest. London. Oct. 2. Passing his hand across his forehead. Signalman William Biluer murmured “I completely forgot about the 8.55 from Warrington.” This dramatic episode occurred at the inquest on the ten people killed in the
      —Reuter Wireless.; —Aneta-Trans-Ocean.  -  198 words
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      B-P.’s PROGRAMME.
      147 22 British Wireless. World Scout Tour On Oct. 27. London, Sept. 29. The world tour of Lord Baden-Powell, Chief Scout, which begins on Oct. 27, will embrace visits to Gibraltar. Port Said, Aden. Ceylon, Malaya. Australia. New Zealand. United States. Canada and Newfoundland. He will be accompanied by Lady
      British Wireless.  -  147 words
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      AMERICA’S CUP.
      139 22 —Reuter. Endeavour’s Crew Say She Was Badly Fouled. New York. Oct. 2. It is considered on board the Endeavour that she was so badly fouled during one of the starts for the America’s Cup races that the crew were thereafter instructed to take note of their places on
      —Reuter.  -  139 words
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      GRETA GARBO’S SALARY.
      24 22 —Reuter Wireless. Hollywood, Oct. 2. Greta Garbo has accepted £60.000 for a new picture. Her recent fee has been £50,000.—Reuter Wireless.
      —Reuter Wireless.  -  24 words
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      VOLUNTEERS ATTACK TWO TRAINS.
      350 22 istry of Industry.—Sin Kuo Mlln and Sin Chew Jit Poh. Heavy Japanese Losses. HIGH NANKING OFFICIO RESIGNS. Shanghai. Oct Many Japanese troops were killed in a daring attack staged by Chinese Volunteers on a military train on Tuesday near Imienpo. Kirin Province The attackers succeeded in
      istry of Industry.—Sin Kuo Mlln and Sin Chew Jit Poh.  -  350 words
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      U.S. SENATOR’S AIM.
      91 22 on incomes above that figure.— Reuter Wireless. Stripping War Of All Its Profits. Washington, Sept. 27. Declaring his intention of stripping war of all its profits. Senator Nye. chairman of the Senate committee of inquiry into the armaments industry, has announced that he intends to introduce into
      on incomes above that figure.—Reuter Wireless.  -  91 words
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      PRINCE’S FATAL FALL.
      43 22 .—Reuter Wireless. Nephew Of President Of Greece. Athen, Oct. 2 The Rumanian Prince Theodore Cantacuzene, aged 24, nephew of the Greek President Zamis, amusing his friends with an acrobatic performance on a third-floor window sill, feii and was killed.—Reuter Wireless.
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      SECRET ANTI-SOVIET ALLIANCE.
      163 23 debate in recent months.—Sin Chew Jit Poll. I Japan And Germany. Lf\x\T10NAL RUMOUR l sK IN PARIS. I Shanghai. Oct. 4 I nn in and Germany have reached I understanding whereby Germany leconises Japan’s “rights and in- ts in the vast region last oi Lake iff; 1
      debate in recent months.—Sin Chew Jit Poll.  -  163 words
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      KINGSFORD SMITH WITHDRAWS.
      54 23 —Reuter. v* a result of the mishap to his machine and the impossibility of effecting repairs in time to reach London for the start Sir Kingsford Smith lias withdrawn from the London to Melbourne air race, but intends, immediately the race is finished to endeavour to break
      —Reuter.  -  54 words
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      IMPROVED TRADE.
      122 23 Reuter Wireless. Britons Now Have More To Spend. London. Oct. 2. Addressing merchants and bankers the City of London. Mr. Neville Chamberlain gave statistical evidence oi the improvement in trading production indices, comparing the second Quarter of 1934 with last year, as follows: Textiles. 91 against 86, chemicals
      Reuter Wireless.  -  122 words
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      TUMULTUOS WELCOME.
      90 23 —Reuter. The Duke Of Gloucester’s Arrival In Australia. Fremantle, Oct. 4. witl>r?? anos circled overhead and the cr,f/. V^ y Was cr °wded v/ith pleasure0f ri n M.S. Sussex with the Duke o ur ester aboard arrived today. Ai;s*r j! >lnos s was welcomed to Pren 111 1)V
      —Reuter.  -  90 words
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      PEACE TERMS.
      28 23 li(, utcr Wireless. A ro L.ondon, Sept. 29. at Car I I nce of Soutll Wales miners t<rir,r n 1 llas accepted the peace ■—neutnr \xri~~i
      li(,utcr Wireless.  -  28 words
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      UNITED IRELAND PARTY SPLIT.
      200 23 Demand That O’Duffy Be Asked To Rejoin. w Dublin. Oct. 3. Mr. Patrick Belton, leading member of the United Ireland Party, has issued an ultimatum threatening to resign unless Gen. O’DutTy is invited to rejoin. Mr. Belton has sent to Gen. O’Dully and Com. Cronin, the
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      AIR LINER DISASTER.
      125 23 almost in smithereens.—Reuter Wireless. Three Britons Among Seven Dead. London. Oct. 2. Seven people, three British, three French and one American, perished in a British air liner belonging to Hillman Airways which crashed in the Channel, three miles from Folkestone, this morning in a fog. All the
      almost in smithereens.—Reuter Wireless.  -  125 words
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      MGR. A. RIBERI.
      55 23 retired owing to failing health.—Aneta-Trans-Ocean. New Apostolic Delegate To Africa. Vatican City. Oct. 3. Monsignor Antonio Riberi has been named by the Pope as Apostolic Delegate for the African mission and simultaneously raised to the rank of archbishop. Mgr. Riberi succeeds the English Prelate Hinsley, who recently
      retired owing to failing health.—Aneta-Trans-Ocean.  -  55 words
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      NEW RUMANIAN CABINET
      27 23 -Reuter Wireless. Bucharest, Oct. 2. The new Cabinet formed by M. Tatarescu is practically unchanged. M. Titulescu remains in charge of Foreign Affairs.—Reuter Wireless.
      -Reuter Wireless.  -  27 words
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      BRITISH SHIPS IN DISTRESS.
      209 23 .—British Wireless. Liners In Futile Search For Damaged Vessel. London. Oct. 3. Violent gales in the Atlantic are reported and the Cunard liner Ascania and the Canadian Pacific freighter Beaverhill have gone to the assistance of the cargo steamer Millpool ol 4 218 tons, reported in
      .—British Wireless.  -  209 words
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      SPANISH CABINET.
      62 23 —Reuter Wireless. Alliance Between Radical. And Catholics. Madrid, Oct. 2. Senor Lerroux, the Veteran Radical chief, has accepted the invitation of President Zamora to form a RadicalCatholic Government. The Radical Party favours attainment of reforms and consolidation of the Republic through orderly processes of the law, thus allying
      —Reuter Wireless.  -  62 words
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      PROTEST TO GOEBBELS.
      63 23 —Reuter Wireless. Foreign Journalists’ Homes Searched. Berlin, Oct. 2. An appeal to Dr. Goebbels to take the necessary steps to protect foreign professional journalists against insults and trickerly is made by the committee of the Foreign Press Association in a letter protesting against the attacks made at
      —Reuter Wireless.  -  63 words
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      PARACHUTE FAILS.
      47 23 Aneta-Trans-Ocean. Paris, Oct. 3. The famous French flyer, Gustav Lemoin, who holds several speed and altitude records, was instantly killed when his plane crashed near Amiens yesterday. While two other occupants of the machine succeeded in landing safely with parachutes. Lemoin’s parachute failed to onen.—Aneta-Trans-Ocean.
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      New Governor Chats With An Ex-Governor.
      128 23 (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Oct. 5. Sir Shenton Thomas, the new Governor of the Straits Settlements, was observed in long conversation with Sir Frank Swettenham (Governor from 1901 to 1904) at an Association of British Malaya committee luncheon at the Savoy Hotel today.
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      JAPANESE VESSEL SEIZED.
      342 23 remain adamant.—Sin Kuo Min and Sin Chew Jit Poh. Foreign Boycott Threat In Kwangtung. Hong Kong, Oct. 4. Acting on orders of the Canton Anti-Smuggling Bureau, the gunboat chin Pei on Oct. 1 proceeded to Sultans Village. Shunteh District, and detained a Japanese steamer. Search on board
      remain adamant.—Sin Kuo Min and Sin Chew Jit Poh.  -  342 words
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      British Embassy In China ?
      65 23 British Embassy In China Sin Kuo Min. Shanghai, Oct. 5. Sir Alexander Cadogan, British Minister in China, is leaving Peiping for Nanking on Oct. 10 in connection with the elevation of the British and Chinese Legations to the status of embassies. Similar action between the t’nited States and China is
      Sin Kuo Min.  -  65 words
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      NEW BRITISH CRUISER.
      43 23 .--Reuter Wireless. Keel Of 9,000-Ton Craft To lie Laid. London, Oct. 2. Closed for over three years, the Vickers Armstrong shipyard at Afalker-on-Tyne is opening this week when the keel would be laid of a new 9.000-ton British cruiser.--Reuter Wireless.
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      FIFTEEN COMPETITORS WITHDRAW.
      1154 24 ENTRANTS IN AIR RACE. Names Of Kingsford Smith And Wiley Post Still In. There are now 49 entrants for the England-Australia air race which commences on Oct. 20. A cable received in Singapore on Thursday from the Royal Aero Club of Great Britain notifies the withdrawal of
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      SLUM CLEARANCE.
      140 24 —British Wireless Ambitions Government Plans. Rugby, Oct. 2. The Government’s plans to be presented in the coming parliamentary session for the complete abolition of overcrowding in Great Britain have been outlined by the Health Minister, Sir Hilton Young, who is beginning a tour of the big towns in
      —British Wireless  -  140 words
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      FATAL PLANE CRASH.
      33 24 —Reuter. Bishop, (California), Oct. 3. An army bomber has crashed in flames in the nearby mountains, three out of the crew of four being killed. The survivor escaped by parachute.
      —Reuter.  -  33 words
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      NEW PLANS.
      145 24 .—Reuter. Japan To Abrogate Naval Treaties. Seattle, Oct 3. His mission to London was to announce the abrogation of the na treaties and offer a new plan for world peace based on the reduction ot fensive armaments, Rear-Adm Yamamoto, the Japanese delegate to tne preparatory naval discussions in
      .—Reuter.  -  145 words
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      LATVIAN TRADE.
      36 24 .—British Wireles! Rugby, Oct. 2 Ratifications of the Anglo-Latvian commercial agreement were exchanged at the Foreign Office today by M. Charles Zarlne, the Latvian Minister in London and Sir John Simon Foreign Secretary.—British Wireles?
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      500 KILLED; 2,000 WOUNDED IN CIVIL WAR.
      334 25 anarchists join. Fascist Offer To Support Government. After a peaceful morning yesterday, fighting and bombthrowing broke out again throughout Spain, where an acute food shortage has added to the sufferings of the people. It is estimated that, so far, 500 people have been
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      Stronger Defences For Fukien.
      55 25 •"'in Kuo Min. Hong Kong, Oct. 9. Another step towards strengthening the defences of important Fukienese cities, ostensibly to cope with the Ked menace, has been taken. A wall is to be built around (Hangchow. Work is now under way on the erection of a chain
      •"'in Kuo Min.  -  55 words
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      CABINET DECISION.
      251 25 .—Reuter. s-Reuter. (ourts-Martial Being Convened. Tho Later. CaDit situation at midnight in the The i T aS quieter and more hopeful, thev 0ciallst n ow appear to realise J irf lighting a losing battle. Rail- way communication has been established all over Spain with the exception of Asturias.
      .—Reuter.; s-Reuter.  -  251 words
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      ATLANTIC FARES.
      75 25 uajs uuiuig high summer passenger season.—British Wireless. Special Excursion Rates Introduced. Rugby, Oct. 7. The Atlantic conference of shipping lines held in London decided to introduce special excursion rates with short period of validity in tourist anu third classes Hitherto there have been simply winter and summer rates.
      uajs uuiuig – high summer passenger season.—British Wireless.  -  75 words
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      NATIONAL LOTTERY.
      37 25 facilities for a national lottery.—Reuter Wireless. Resolution Passed By Conservatives. London, Oct. 5. The Conservative Conference at Bristol by a large majority carried a resolution urging the Government to give facilities for a national lottery.—Reu-
      facilities for a national lottery.—Reuter Wireless.  -  37 words
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      NEW PULAU KAMIRI CIRCULAR.
      361 25 Estimates Too High. SHARES FALL AFTER CONSULTANT’S REPORT. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Oct. 9. Shareholders of Pulau Kamiri received another circular from the secretaries today. It included a report from the consulting engineer, Mr. E. J. Valentine, who visited the mine on the first
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      MR. MEI LAN-FANG.
      47 25 the Soviet capital in January.—Union Times. Shanghai, Oct. 7. Mr. Mei Lan-fang. the wellknown Chinese actor, has received a cable from Moscow regarding his engagements in Moscow from February to April next year. Mr. Mel will leave Peiping for the Soviet capital in January.—Union
      the Soviet capital in January.—Union Times.  -  47 words
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      ABYSSINIA AND ITALY.
      324 25 Aggressive Intentions Denied. RUMOURS REFUTED. King Emanuele To Visit Africa. Rome, Oct. 7. Repudiating persistent rumours of a dangerous tension between Italy and Abyssinia, which had been given prominence in the foreign press, the Abyssinian Minister at Rome made an important public statement here on Wednesday night.
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      TRADE RESTRICTION.
      25 25 —Reuter Wireless. Berlin, Oct. 4. Special permits henceforth will be required to import cotton waste and artificial cotton even for outstanding orders.—Reuter Wireless.
      —Reuter Wireless.  -  25 words
    • Article
      Lindbergh Ransom Case: New Development.
      179 25 Reuter. Flemington (New Jersey), Oct. 8. Hauptmann, who was found in possession of part of the Lindbergh baby ransom, has been indicted with murder. Hauptmann was indicted with the murder of the Lindbergh baby by a grand jury consisting of 20 men and three women,
      Reuter.  -  179 words
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      HAPSBURG PROPERTY TO BE RETURNED.
      366 26 to the Monarchist cause. Aneta-Trans-Ocean. Reuter Wireless. Vienna Negotiations. CROWN JEWELS TO UK KEPT BY AUSTRIA. Vienna. Oct. 4. Negotiations for the restoration cf the Hapsburg property, which the Austrian State confiscated after the war, have already begun between the Austrian Government and representatives of
      to the Monarchist cause. — Aneta-Trans-Ocean.; Reuter Wireless.  -  366 words
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      HOPE ABANDONED.
      53 26 British Wireless. Fate Of Missing British Steamer. New York, Oct. 3. All hope for the missing British steamer Millpool is abandoned. Wireless messages received from the Ascanla and Beaverhill state they steamed close to the Millpool’s position without sighting her. A terrific Atlantic storm continues, rendering survival of
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      EXPELLED FROM ITALY.
      68 26 expedient to expel him Aneta-Trans-Ocean. Milan, Oct. 4. The Italian authorities have expelled a correspondent of the Deutsche Nachrichten Buro, the semi-official German news agency. Herr Wilhelm Blanch!, the correspondent, was arrested on Saturday but was released later. It Is officially announced that Investigations proved that Herr
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      ‘ECONOMIC TRIANGLE.’
      192 26 Aneta-Trans-Ocean. II Duce’s Tour Of North Italy. Milan. Cct. 5. Signor Musso'im arrived here on Thursday for a three-day stay, after which he will make an extensile tour I of Northern Italy coving what is 'known as Italy’s “eccmmic .riangle"— the banking, manufacturing anc commercial centres oi Milan.
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      60 CARTLOADS OF GIFTS !
      87 26 60 CARTLOADS OF GIFTS .—Reuter Wireless. North Italy’s Offering To II Duce. Rome, Oct. 4. Signor Mussolini seated on a raised tribune in one of the main squares of Milan today witnessed a procession of fruits from the plains of Northern Italy. Fifteen thousand participated in the procession, including peasants
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      HARVARD’S REBUKE.
      124 26 —Reuter Wireless. Nazi Official’s Offer Refused. Cambridge (Massachusetts), Oct. 4. By refusing to accept a $1,000 scholarship. Harvard University has administered a polite rebuff to Dr. Hanfstaengl. Hitler’s well-known press chief, who was a student at the University in 1907. Hanfstaengl had offered the scholarship to enable a
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      AUSTRIAN COUP.
      90 26 —Reuter Wireless. Socialist Scheme Foiled. Vienna, Oct. 4. Instructions in code found on a cyclist courier arrested at Florisdorf, a suburb, proved on deciphering to be detailed instructions for a Socialist coup d’etat. Precise instructions were given with regard to machine-gun emplacements, rendezvous for members, together with a
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      DISCORD AT LABOUR PARTY CONFERENCE.
      234 26 —Reuter Wireless. Personal Attacks. LORI) MARLEY CALLED A LIAR. London, Oct. 2. Angry encounters marked the opening day’s proceedings at the Labour Party Conference at Southport, attended by 800 delegates representing an artiliated membership of more than 2.000.000. The first scene was when exception was
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      HOPES RENEWED.
      111 26 —Reuter Wireless. Settlement Of Soviet’s Debts To U.S. Washington, Sept. 27. The Soviet Ambassador has informed the Secretary of State, Mr. Cordell Hull, that he is going to Moscow on Oct. 3. to consult his Government regarding a settlement of the Soviet’s American debts. It has already been
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      ANGLO-GERMAN TALKS.
      96 26 facilitating tourist traffic.—Reuter Wireless. Negotiations Temporarily Suspended. London, Sept. 27. It is officially announced that discussions in Berlin between the United Kingdom delegation and representatives of the German Government regarding commercial payments have been temporarily suspended in order that the United Kingdom delegation may report to the British
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      16 lb. GOLD NUGGET.
      28 26 —Reuter Wireless. Moscow, Oct. 1. A gold nugget weighing 16 lb. is reported to have been found in the gold mines at Bashkiria.—Reuter Wireless
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      RESULT OF F.B.I MISSION.
      200 26 —Reuter. Anglo-Japanese Trad? Body Planned. FRIENDLY RELATIONS Economic Rapprochement With Britain. Tokio, Oct. 5 Arising from the very friendly relations established with the Federation of British Industries mission. Japanese industrialists are planning the establishment of an AngloJapanese trade commission designed to readjust trade relations and to
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      NOT TO BE M.P.
      60 26 British Wireless. New Secretary Of Labour Party. London. Oct. 3 The Labour Conference at Southport after a long private discussion today decided by an overwhelming majority that the new secretary o: the party w T hen appointed shall devote his whole time to that office. He
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      AIR MAIL PARCELS.
      64 26 —British Wireless. Reduction Of Rates Welcomed. Rugby. Oct. 4. Reductions averaging 30 per cent in the rates of airmail parcels trom Britain to other parts of Europe an announced by the General Post Office. The use of the airmail parcels P°' has increased 400 per cent, in
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      SINGLE GOVERNMENT.
      46 26 —Sin Kuo Min. Proposed For Provinces Of Hupeh And Hunan. Shanghai. Oct. f> Gen. Liu Shih. Chairman of Honan and leading officials of the provincegovernment have arrived at Hanko where discussions have begun for unification of the provinces of Hona* and Hupeh.—Sin Kuo Min.
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      ALBERTA WHEAT POOL.
      46 26 yeui. xne uuvuncc prices and improved demand R' Wireless. New York. Oct. 3An initial payment of 50 cent" P-* bushel is announced by the A j Wheat Pool compared with 35 year. The advance is due to l;( prices and improved demand.— R'
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      KING ALEXANDER AND M. BARTHOU ASSASSINATED.
      468 27 '•—Reuter. Croatian Outrage At Marseilles. king Alexander of Yugoslavia and M. Barthou, the French Foreign Minister, have been assassinated at Marseilles. The outrage, which is attributed to Croatian revolutiontook place in the Place de la Bourse where several persons among the crowd fired shots.
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      TEMPLE OF CONFUCIUS.
      65 27 Sln Kuo Min. Shanghai, Oct. 5. The proposal of the Shantung Gov- nt for the maintenance of the “PU' of Confucius at Chufu. birtht'w' r- f sage has been passed by wi j, tltra l Government. The funds b' 1 1 raised partly by appropriations trnr. pruvlnci
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      PRINCE GEORGE TO BE DUKE OF KENT.
      143 27 —Reuter. Irish, Scottish And English Dignities. London, Oct. 10. The London Gazette last night announced that the King has conferred on Prince George the titles and dignities of Baron Downpatrick. Earl of St. Andrews and Duke of Kent.—Reuter. This honour is conferred in
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      “I AM LEADER.”
      145 27 —Reuter Wireless. Mr. Baldwin’s Implied Rebuke. London, Oct. 3 An appeal to employers as a national duty to eliminate or regulate overtime and thereby employ more workers was made by Mr. Stanley Baldwin at a mass meeting at Bristol today. The time was not yet ripe for
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      HONG KONG RIOT.
      91 27 -Reuter Wireless. Crew Of American Liner Run Amok. Hong Kong, Oct. 5. Severe rioting broke out at midnight between union and non-union members of the crew of the American liner Grant. A party of unionists attacked non’inion<sts itting in a restaurantshouting “kill the strike breakers, while more
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      U.S. MAY ADOPT DOLE SCHEME.
      97 27 —Reuter. Close Study Of British System. San Francisco, Oct. 7 The British unemployment insurance system wi 1 be carefully studied with a view to the adoption of a similar scheme in America,” declaied Miss Frances Perkins, Secretary of Labour, today. She predicted that a scheme
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      222 27 I to rally to the Government and expressed confidence that Spain would unite “as one man.” He added that the revolutionary i movement was confined to Catalonia i and Asturias. The Home Secretary broadcast the martial law regulations, which include the commandeering of lorries and private motor-cars and motor-cycles. The
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      Gold Rush In Fukien.
      50 27 more are arriving daily.—Sin Kuo Min. Hong Kong, Oct. S. A gold rush has been started in Fukien following the discovery of gold dust in a stream at Suchu Village in Nanan District. There are already 2,000 prospectors on the scene, and more are arriving daily.—Sin
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      JEWISH SETTLEMENT.
      92 27 —Reuter Wireless. Opened In Holland For Ger.ian Refugees. Amsterdam, Oct. 3. A settlement for German Jewish refugees was opened today in Wieringer Meerpo der, a reclaimed district of the Zuyder Zee by Mr. James G. MacDonald, the League High Commissioner for German Jewish refugees. Most of the members
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      SMYRNA INCIDENT.
      42 27 —Neuter. Istanbul. Oct. 7. Turkish coastal batteries opened fire on two French destroyers steaming up the Gulf of Smyrna today after a visit to Greece. The destroyers returned the fire. The French Embassy is communicating with the Turkish Foreign Office.—Reuter.
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      TORY CRITICISM OF INDIA POLICY.
      355 27 —Reuter Wireless. Spirited Attack. CONFERENCE NARROWLY DIVIDED. London. Oct. 4. Continuing his speech on the subject o! Imperial Defence at the Conservative Party Conference at Bristol, Mr. Neville Chamberlain said that the Government had done its best to get other countries to follow Great Bri'ain’s
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      MORE EMPLOYMENT.
      42 27 British Wireless. Rugby, Oct. 4. There is good reason to believe that the British unemployment figures, due to be published early next week, will show a decline in unemployment of some 55,000. This is considerably better than had been anticipated.—
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      FORGED BONDS.
      44 27 tion by the Government.—Sin Kuo Min. Hong Kong, Oct. 5. Owing to the discovery of forged bonds, the Finance Department of Canton has ordered the Municipality of Swatow to stop the issuance of treasury bonds pending an investigation by the Government.—Sin Kuo
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      “ UNITED STATES COULD DESTROY JAPAN.”
      395 28 UNITED STATES COULD DESTROY JAPAN.” .—Reuter. WITH 50 MORE AIRSHIPS. Ex-Assistant Air Chief’s Advice. AVIATION INQUIRY. America’s Most Dangerous Enemy. Washington. Oct. 2. Our most dangerous enemy is Japan,” declared Brig.-Oen. William Mitchell, former assistant chief of military aviation, speaking at a meeting today of President Roosevelt’s aviation commission. “American
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      CHINESE MISSION.
      46 28 Router. Military Party Spending A Week In Turkey. Istanbul. Oct. 1. The Chinese military mission headed by Maj.-Gen Shing-yu-tu has arrived and will spend a week here and at Angora visiting military establishments. The mission will then return to Nanking by way of Alexandria.—
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      “ Ready To Recognise Manchukuo.”
      89 28 Ready To Recognise Manchukuo.” recognise Manchukuo.—Sin Chew Jit Poh. Shanghai. Oct. 2. That the Republic of Nicaragua will be the third country to grant recognition to Manchukuo (the other two being Japan and Salvador), is claimed by the Japanese press, according to a Tokio message. The Japanese newspapers publish a
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      BEARS FORCE DOWN WHEAT PRICE.
      123 28 —Reuter. Frenzied Dealings On Winnipeg Exchange. Winnipeg. Oct. 2. Frenzied dealings in wheat occurred today on the grain exchange following a decision to call a meeting of members to debate a suggestion by Mr. McFarland. general manager of the Wheat Pool, that dealings in wheat
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      GOLD OVER £7 2s.
      217 28 —Reuter. Pressure Against Sterling. London. Oct. 2. The continued pressure against sterling has resulted in gold being fixed at a new high level of 142s. 2 l /nd. The faith of the gold bloc, which was disturbed by the Belgian scare, is now fully restored. Owing
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      TO FUNCTION IN 1935.
      226 28 British Wireless. Plans For The Indian Reserve Bank. London, Oct 3. The India OHiee* announces that the Government ot India thinks it desirable it should now state for the information of the public the approximate programme of the stages by which it hopes that the Reserve
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      C.E.R. SALE HITCH.
      165 28 -Sin Chew Jit Poh j Opposition By Japanese War Ministry. Shanghai. Oct. 5. Tlie Soviet Ambassador in Tokio ana Mr. Hirota. the Japanese Foreign j Minister have reached agreement re garding the price of the Chinese 1 Eastern Railway, but the Japanese War Ministry is reported to
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      LORD NUFFIELD.
      63 28 British Wireless. London. Oct. 3. Lord Nuffield, in laying the foundation stone of a new block for paying patients at Guy’s Hospital. London, today, announced that in addition to his original gift of £45.000 he was prepared to give £20.000 more so that the number of 73 beds
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      BATAVIA TALKS DEADLOCK.
      88 28 Reuter. Hopes Of Agreement! Fading. I DUTCH STATEMENT.! British German CottoJ Goods Favoured. 1 The Hague. Oct. 5. I Heer Spanjaard, official re I preservative to the Dutch- I Japanese negotiations at I Hat avia, who has returned I from there, declares that there I is little
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      OVERSEAS CHINESE.
      75 28 Sin Chew Jit Poh. Colonisation Scheme In Anhwei. Shanghai. Oct. 5. Arrangements for the colonisation oJ Chaohsien. Anhwei, near, the Kiangrt border, with returned overseas Chinese have virtually been completed by thj Central Overseas Committee. The survey of the site for the proJ posed settlement has been carried
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      NANKING DISPUTE.
      71 28 Justice to the Judicial Yuan.—Sin Kuo Min. Heads Of Justice Ministry Resign. Shanghai. Oct. 5 Messrs. Cheng Tien-hsi and Siuh Chih-chuan. Political and Administrative Vice-Ministers of the Ministry of Justice, have tendered their resignations. This action follows the resignation on Monday of Dr. Lo Wen-kan, Justice Minister, as
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      SCHOLAR-POET.
      43 28 local press reports.— Aneta-Trans-Ocean. Madrid. Oct 3 On the recommendation of Salamanca University, the Spanish Government has decided to propose the famed scholar-poet, Migel de Unamuno. as the candidate for this years Nobel Prize for literature, according to local press reports.— Aneta-Trans-
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      SHANSI REDS EXECUTED.
      29 28 —Aneta-Trans-Ocean. Peiping. Oct. 4. Fifteen Chinese Communists who were sentenced to death for high treason were publicly executed on Tuesday in the city of Tungchtt, Shansi.—Aneta-Trans-Ocean.
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      Comintern World Congress Postponed.
      147 28 w«a uuctuy uue LU wic cunj Soviet into the League.—Aneta-Tran*-Ocean Moscow. Oct. 2. The decision of the Bolshevist authorities to summon a world congress of the Comintern at the beginning of 1935 instead of in October or November this year has caused disappointment in Comintern circles.
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    Chinese beat weak S. C. C. TEAM.
    313 29 i}ood Display By Respective Centreforwards. ■s.Cßf 5.C.C...1. The SCC. put more or less a second Hr into the Held against the Chinese H thl padang at hockey on Monday ■J e r n oon and were beaten by three Kls to one. ■p
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    NOT DEAD YET!
    46 29 H —Reuter Wireless. n,C.f. To Appoint Special Body-Line Committee. London, Oct. 8. I The M.C.C. committee has deI cided to appoint a special commit- tee to frame suggestions with re- (ar d to the body-line question and to submit them to the counties.
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    Women’s October Medal.
    486 29 The Women’s October Medal Competition was played at Bukit limah or, Monday and resulted in a tie in “A” division between Mrs. Cra It and Mrs. Kelly with a net score oi 32. in a win for Mrs. R. IV Cowen in “B” division with a net
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    Indians And Police Draw At K. L.
    148 29 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur. Oct. 8. Fielding a weak side, the Selangor Indian Association drew with the Police Circle in a hockey match today. The score was three-all. Bhaskaran. who played a clever game, scored the first, goal for the Indians,
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    Surprises In Badminton Championships
    456 29 Sunday might quite appropriately be termed “Mayflower’s Day” in local badminton circles as all their flve remaining representatives were successful in entering the quarter finals of the Men s Open Singles championshio. Two of their members, Seah Eng Hee and Chan Chim Bock created the biggest
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    WOMEN’S GOLF.
    66 29 —Reuter. Hampshire Champion’s Win At Skegness. London, Oct. 5. In the English Women’s native Goff Championship final at Skegness, Miss Phyllis Wade, the Hampshire champion. beat Miss Mary Johnson, the Yorkshire champion by 4 up and 3 r,o play over 36 holes. M.ss Wad(? was very steady and
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    Narrow Victory For R. A.
    208 29 R.A. 4 points; Wiltshires 3 points. Playing at Tanglin on Monday the Royal Artillery defeated the Wiltshire Regiment by 4 points (a dropped goal) to 3 points (a try). It was a hard fought game from start to finish and the Gunners must count themselves
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    The Cesarewitch And Cambridgeshire.
    248 29 -Reuter. London, Oct. 8. The latest call overs for the Cesarewhich. to be run at Newmarket on Oct. 17 over a distance of 2 miles and 2 furlongs, and for the Cambridgeshire, to be run at Newmarket on Oct. 31 over a distance of 1 mile
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    SINGAPORE PACK IN GREAT FORM.
    1190 30 Fast And Attractive Rugby On The Padang. Singapore 17 points l T nited Services 3 points. The large crowd of spectators who gathered to see the first important Rugby football match of the season on the S.C.C. padang on Saturday afternoon were rewarded with some
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    HOLE IN ONE !
    61 30 HOLE IN ONE Playing at the Island Club on Saturday in a fourball match with Arthur Llm, H. H. Pang, and H. M. Lee, Yong Loon Chong did the 11th hole, a distance of 182 yards, in one. Loon Chong duly paid the penalty. This is the first occasion that
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    HIGH SCORING IN LOCAL HOCKEY MATCHES.
    498 30 Colts And Police Gain Very Easy Victories. Police 6: Y.M.C.A. 2. The S.S. Police scored their first hockey victory this season when they defeated the visiting Y.M.C.A. team by six goals to two at the Depot. Thomson Road on Friday. The Police were still
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    HOME FOOTBALL.
    67 30 London, Oct. 4. In a Second Division match played at Nottingham today Notts Forest and Bradford drew, each side scoring two goals.—Reuter. Chelsea have a casualty list already. Craig, the centre-half, who was kicked on the knee is under treatment. Chitty is in bed with a temperature, and
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    GINGER (MEDAN).
    53 30 With reference to an article in our issue of Sept. 24, a correspondent points out that Mr. George Seybold disposed of Ginger (Medan) together with the rest of his stable upon his retirement from the East in 1931. Ginger had only one previous owner in Sumatra —Mr. W.
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    Hard Hitting In Amateur Boxing Tourney.
    344 30 The amateur boxing tournament organised by the S.A.B.A. was concluded at the S.V.C. Drill Hall on Friday. His Excellency the officer administering the Government, Mr. Andrew Caldecott, was present throughout the evening and at the close distributed the cups and medals. The programme consisted
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    Andrew Currie Cup Won by Mrs. Cherry.
    602 31 ot tin* title in 1920, 1921 and cherry staged a popular on the Island Club course o't 3 i0 wln tht wo H oid g‘>lt championship from B champion last year „,oT/ by 2 up and 1 to play. 1 l‘ suilered from
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    AIR FORCE WIN AT DUNEARN ROAD.
    502 31 Grundy’s impressive Display At Fly-Half. R A.F. 14 p ts P.S.R.F.C. 3 pis. The R A F. confirmed the good impresslons that had already been formed J hei o at Cohort by defeating the Jj^ 1C /ou 1Ces FFC at Dunearn Road on Oct.
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    Mr. Van Tooren Wins Five Races At Kuala Lumpur.
    815 31 From Our Own Correspondent. Kuala Lumpur, Oct. 6. The opening day of the autumn race meeting of the Selangor Turf Club was probably the most successful yet held. There were several features: The record figure of the pool in the big
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    RIFLE MEETING.
    341 31 D Company’s Fine Shooting. D Company and the M.G. (Eurasian) Platoon S.V.C. held their annual Jille meeting at the Bukit Timah Range. The entries were good and some remarkable shooting was seen. In the individual events. Lieut. Cornelius scored a possible at 300 yard3 snap shooting and Lieut.
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    BARNSLEY NO MATCH FOR BOLTON’S SPEEDY FORWARD LINE.
    1994 32 Arsenal Did Not Deserve A Point At Stoke. 'From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Oct. 7 Thanks to two goals by Sale. Stoke City were leading by two goals to one later after the interval when Bustin who had scored Arsenal’s first half
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    Selangor G. C. Defeat The Negri-Malacca
    205 32 i From Our Own Corresponds J Kuala Lumpur opt 2 The Selangor Golf Club Ueicar J Negri-Malacca combined -oh d seven matches to three ne ®l was halved) when they metVtrJ The results. Negri-Malacca* nu 3 being mentioned first, wor. k 1 N. B.
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    LOCAL RUGBY.
    91 32 P.S.R.F.C. Just Manage' Beat Chinese. P.S.R.F.C. 6 Pts.; Chinese ..3 Pts Playing at Dunearn Road on Frit afternoon the Public Services “A" defeated the Chinese by 6 points tries) to 3 points (a try*. There was plenty of weight in t Public Services pack, which told the long
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    CYCLING RECORD.
    60 32 —Reuter. 457 Miles Covered In 24 Hours. London. Oct 5. Frank Southall today broke t world’s record for twenty-four houi unpaced road cycling, covering 4 miles. The previous record was 431 miles established by the Australia >Dperman During the run South! beat the Land’s End-London record one hour
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    IMPERIAL PRODUCE STAKES.
    67 32 —Reuter. London. Oct. 6. The following was the result of tl Imperial Produce Stakes which wi run at Kempton Park today over s furlongs: 1. Shah Ali. 2. Ben Marshall. 3. Lady Gabrlal. Fifteen ran. Won by a short nea with half a length between secoi and
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      KINTA ELECTRICAL CO. CONSERVATIVE POLICY.
      979 1 [oi. Rae’s Review At Annual r Meeting. The general meeting of the Kinta lectrical Distribution Company, Ltd., as held at the offices of the Perak ■ver Hydro-Electric Power Co., Ltd., ipoh. on S*'pt 28, the Hon. Col. ecil Rae 'the chairman) presiding. Other shareholders present
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      SINGAPORE TIN PRICES.
      23 1 Oct. 4 Tin Spore Price $113.75 per picul 5 113.62'* 6 113.75 8 113.62 V* o 113.75 10 113.62'* 1
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      BANTENG (SELANGOR) RUBBER CO.
      203 1 2 l /z Per Cent. Dividend To Be Paid. The report of the directors of Banteng (Selangor) Rubber Estates Ltd. for the year ended Apr. 30 states: Property.—The planted area remains the same as last year, namely, 2,048 acres, of which 1,746 acres are mature. Output.—The
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      RUBBER DIVIDENDS.
      187 1 K.M.S. (Malay States) Rubber Plantations, have decided to recommend a dividend of five per cent, in respect of the year ended June 30. 1934. Carry Forward £11,433. Dividend warrants will be posted on Nov. 2, 1934 to holders on the registers as at the close of transfer I
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      PINEAPPLE EXPORTS.
      92 1 During the week ending Sept. 29. exports of tinned pineapples from Malayan ports amounted to 8.813 cases, of which 4.050 (46 per cent.) cases were to the United Kingdom. 972 U 1 per cent.) cases to the Continent of Europe. 2.250 (26 per cent.) cases to Canada, and
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      SOUTHERN KINTA PROPOSALS.
      114 1 Share Issue By Malacca Rubber Plantations. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Oct. 8. Southern Kinta Consolidated proposes to acquire Changkat Tin Dredging for the allotment of 520.000 5s. shares of Southern Kinta capital, representing four shares for every .€1 share in Changkat. Southern Kinta proposes to increase
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      COLD STORAGE CO.
      196 1 Profit For Year Of $244,249. The report of the Singapore Cold Storage Co.. Ltd. for the twelve months ended June 30 ohows a profit ot $244,249.28 to which is added the amount brought forward from last year (less directors’ fees) $80,039.46 making $324,288.74. out of which an
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      SEAFIELD RUBBER.
      43 1 First Distribution Since 1929. The Seafield Rubber Company is paying an interim dividend of 2 per cent., less tax, in October on the £200,000 of issued capital. This is the first distribution since the 5 per cent, in respect of 1929.
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      RUBBER SITUATION.
      60 1 Singapore Official Quotations. Quotations Forward Contracts Spot Seller Prices d. S Nov.Date L’don S’pore Spot Oct. Dec Oct. 4 6% 22 23 23 m 24' 5 6 15/16 22% 23 23% 23% C 6% 22% 22% 23% 24 8 6 13/16 Sellers Reserved 24% 24% 9 6 15/16
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      JIMAH RUBBER CO. AND SALARY CUTS.
      565 2 Restoration Of 50 Per Cent. It was reported that 50 per cent, of the salary cuts of the stall had been restored In reply to a shareholder’s question at the annual meeting jf Jimah Rubber Estates Limited held at the office of Messrs. Gattey
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      KAPALA RUBBER.
      77 2 Underwriters Left With 30 Per Cent. Of Issue. <From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Oct. 4. Reports that the issue by Kapala Rubber Estates of Malaya was heavily oversubscribed have proved incorrect. Actually the underwriters are left with approximately 30 per cent, of the issue. London, Oct. 6. The
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      UNITED SUA BETONG.
      88 2 Johore Purchase Of Rubber And Tea Lands. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Oct. 6. The United Sua Betong acquisition is in Central Johore and consists of 7,337 acres at a price of £31 15s. per planted acre. The company has also purchased a tea estate at Kua
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      SUA BETONG DIVIDEND.
      49 2 United Sua Betong Rubber Estates Ltd. have declared an interim dividend of l/3d. per share on the old shares and 10 2/sd. on the new shares. These are equivalent to a rate oi 12 1 per cent, per annum. The dividends are payable on Oct. 17.
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      OUTPUT RETURNS.
      121 2 The following outputs of rubber are for the month of September:— United Patani.—2s2.3ls lb. Malakoff.—l4427o lb. Taiping.—loB,36o lb. Sungei 8atu.—48,300 lb Windsor.—32.soo lb. Foothills.—29.ooo lb. Bertam Consolidated.—242,347 lb. Kuala Muda.—lBs,6oo lb. Val d’0r.—38.500 lb. Gadek.—l3,ooo lb. Kuala Sidim.—6B.ll2 lb. Bassett.—3l,7sB lb. A lor P0ng5u.—90,445 lb. 8ed0ng.—33.895 lb. Temerloli.—26,olo
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      TIN RESULTS.
      53 2 (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Oct. 6. Kinta Kellas Tin: —Profit for year ended March 31, £1,084, forward £1.004. Chenderiang:—Profit for year ended March 31, £8.036, forward £238, and the results of the present year justifying a 2'/2 per cent, interim dividend, such distribution will be m de
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      RENONG TIN.
      88 2 Profit Of Nearly £20,000. The report of Renung Tin Dredging Company. Ltd., for the yeai ended June 30 shows a profit o! £19,978. to which is added £1,624 gain on realisation of investments. £2,000 surplus transferred rrom taxation reserve and £17.767 brought in. Dividend on the Preference shares
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      ANGLO-ORIENTAL TIN OUTPUTS FOR SEPT.
      501 2 The following outputs are for September: Rawang.—Hrs. running time 717, cu. yds., 260.000. production in pels, ordinary quota 537.60, Buffer Stock 638 40, approx, working costs including production of Buffer Stock $19,750, Approx, realisation value of ordinary quota production only $38,500. Malim Nawar.—Hrs. running time
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      TIN RETURNS.
      31 2 The following outputs are for September: Malayan.—l,7oo pels. Southern Malayan.—2,lso pels. Southern Perak.—9B9 pels. Kuala Lumpur Tin —No. 1 dredge 595 pels. 75.200 yds., 922.99 pcs. Jelebu. —263 pels.
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      The Raub Australian Gold Mining Co., Ltd.
      692 2 (INCORPORATED IN QUEENSLAND RAUB. I Pahang, October 1, w 34 MINING REPORT NO: 4 85 The Chairman Directors. The Raub Australian Gold Mining Co Ltd SINGAPORE. S.S. Gentlemen,—l beg to forward the report 0f inin S operations for the four weS ended Sept.
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      BRITISH MALAYA TRUSTEE AND EXECUTOR CO.
      897 3 ANNUAL MEETING. General Trade Improvement Foreseen. The Annual General Meeting of The British Malaya Trustee and Executor 'j Ltd., was held at ohe office of the secretaries. Messrs. Gattey and Bateman on Moi day. Mr S H. Moss presideo and those present induced Mr.
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      COMPANY RESULTS.
      242 3 From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Oct. 4. Kota Tinggi.—Profit at Mar. 31, £1,114; forward, £2,093; interim dividend for current year. 21/2 per cent. Pelepah Valley.—Profit at Mar. 31, £18; forward, £155, received from Pelepah Tin. £lO,OOO, which will appear in next year’s accounts. Brooklands. —Profit at June 30,
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      RUBBER ISSUE.
      31 3 (From Our Own Correspondent.) London. Oct. 6. Malacca Rubber Is Issuing new capital next week for funds to repay the balance of the 7 per cent. Convertible Redeemable Debentures.
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      ESTATE PURCHASE.
      44 3 To Be Made By United Sua Betong. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Oct. 4. I understand that U ited Sua Betong Rubber Estates, Ltd., completed arrangements for the purchase at a very favourable 'rice of a 7.000acres rubber estate somewhere in Malaya.
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      CAPITAL REDUCTION PLAN.
      25 3 (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Oct. 4. Johore Rubber Lands, Ltd., propose to cut down capital and a scheme is being prepared
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      FRASER & CO’S SHARE REPORT.
      929 3 FRASER CO’S SHARE REPORT. Fraser and Co’s share report dated Oct. 10, states: As far as the conditions prevailing in the local share market are concerned, we have nothing to add to the remarks made in our last issue, and in view of the general feeling of un- certainty and
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      STOCKS AND SHARES.
      796 4 Fraser And Co’s Quotations. Singapore, Oct. 10 Minis*. latue Val. Pd. Buyers. Sellers. £1 £1 Asam Kumbang 37'6 40/£1 £1 Austral Malay 58/• 61/£1 £1 Bangrln Tin 27/- 28/1 1 Batang Padang 0.38 0.31 1 1 Batu Caves 0.92 0 96 1 1 Buklt Arang 0.40nom. £1
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      Trade And Finance.
      415 4 EXCHANGE RATES. Singapore. Oct. 10. SELLING. London, 4 months’ sight 2 47 .2? London, 3 months’ sight 2 4 '3/64 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 and Purls demand
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        LONDON EXCHANGE PRICES SEPT. 22.
        622 4 Allagar (2/) 2 04; Alor Pongsu (2 2/74; Anglo-Malay <£l > 16 6; Ayer Kuning (£1) 31/6; Bagan Serai (£1) 14 6; Bahru (Sel.) (2/> 3 94; Banteng (£1) 27/; Batang (2/) 1/2; Batu Caves (£1) 23/3; Batu Tiga (£1) 36/3; Bekoh (2/) 1/1; B'tam
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        SINGAPORE DOLLAR SHARE PRICES OCT. 10.
        724 4 Capitol Issue Closing Prices Paid Up Value Dividend* Praser Lyall <fe Company Sc Co. Evatt. 454.175 1 3 p.c. lnt. a/C year 28-2-35 Allenby ($1) 1.80 1.90xd. 1.80 1 92 j 216,779 1 Nil for year 30-9-33 ..Alor Gajah ($1) 1.50 1.60 1.50 160
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      HOME AND AMERICAN STOCKS.
      280 4 Last Night’s London Quotations. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Oct. 9. Closing quotations today of the principal British stocks are given below. The rise or fall is in relation to the price of Oct. 4. GOVERNMENT STOCKS, BRITISH Rise or Pal) Conversion Loan 5% 117% +1/16
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