The Straits Budget, 18 October 1934

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    29 1 The Straits Budget BEING THE WEEKLY ISSUE OF THE STRAITS TIMES [ESTABLISHED NEARLY A CENTURY.] No. 1001. SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 18, 1931. Price 25 cents (S.S. Currency) or 7d.
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    CONTENTS.
    382 1 LEADERS— Sir Philip Sassoon 3 Arms and Prosperity 3 Empire Defences 3-4 The Usurpers 4 Poincare's Sacrifice 4-5 Mr Howeson Again 5 Occasional Notes 5-7 I'iclures S pore People in the News 17 Sir Philip Sassoon 18 Sir Shenton and Lady Thomas 18 Po Leung Kuk Girls’ Home 18
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    LOCAL AND PERSONAL.
    98 1 I Mr. F. Tyebally left by the Conte Verde on six months leave to Bombay. Mrs. H. F. Cardwell, wife of the late Mr. Cardwell, of Malacca, has left for Home. Lieut. J. M. A. Chestnutt, 3rd A. A. Brigade. R.A., has been appointed Garrison Adjutant Changi.
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    PERAK SPORTSMAN WEDS.
    353 1 Mr. K. S. Murray And Miss Ena Hope. ;From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, Oct. 14. The marriage took place at the Church of St. John the Divine. Ipoh. on Saturday. Oct. 13, of Miss Ena Jessie Hope, youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Hope, of
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    F.M.S. GAZETTE.
    310 1 The following appointments are notified in the F.M.S. Government Gazette: Mr. G. T. Holford to be Warden of Mines, Perak; Mr. A. G. Macdonald to be Warden of Mines, Selangor; Mr. A. E. Kershaw to be Warden cf Mines, Pahang; Messrs. W. J. Peel, H. R. HughesHallett, H.
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    GOVERNMENT HOUSE.
    143 1 Sunday, Sept. 30. Mr. M. C. ff Sheppard arrived to stay at Government House. Monday, Oct. 1. Mr. M. C. ff Sheppard left Government House. Tuesday, Oct. 2. Mr. N. J. A. Foster arrived to stay at Government House. In the afternoon His Excellency and Mrs. Cadecott attended
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    JAPAN TO BROADCAST TO MALAYA.
    165 1 Short Wave Programme From Tokio. The Japanese Consulate General, in Singapore, informs us that the Department of Communication, Tokio, slates, that the Tokio Central Radio Broadcasting Bureau has been sanctioned by the Department to broadcast their complete daily programmes in Japanese on the short waves
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    SIR JOHN SALMOND TO VISIT MALAYA.
    127 1 Government Director Of Imperial Airways. The Straits Times understands that Sir John Salmond, Marshal of the Royal Air Force and Government Director of Imperial Airways, will visit Singapore next month. Sir John will arrive by air on Nov. 18 and will leave for London
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    JOHORE GOVERNMENT GAZETTE.
    98 1 Dr. F. V. Jacques, acting Senior Health Officer, Johore, has been appointed to act as Principal Medical Officer, with effect from September 25 to November 17, in addition to his other duties. Mr. J. Falconer, an Officer of Class 111, of the Malayan Civil Service, has been
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    MUNICIPAL METERS TAMPERED WITH.
    839 2 And Water Stolen. EATING HOUSE KEEPER FINED $250. Tan Yew Hong, partner of a license'! eating shop, *vas fined $250 or seven months’ rigorous imprisonment in the third magistrate’s court on Tuesday for dishonestly retaining 11,000 gallons oi water and tampering with a municipal water meter.
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    RELIEF MAGISTRATE AT KUALA LUMPUR.
    226 2 Former Officer’s Disappearance. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Oct. 16. For over three months the third police court here has been without a presiding magistrate—the sequel to the sudden disappearance of Enche Ishak bin Ilaji Mohamed, an officer of the Malay Administrative Service —and
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    PENANG AERODROME TO BE RECONDITIONED ALOR STAR DRAINING
    284 2 Sequel To Sir Philip Sassoon’s Criticism. The Straits Times understands that the Legislative Council will be asked to vote a considerable sum for the conditioning of Penang aerodrome. It is intended to provide metal runways to make possible its use by all
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    PLAGUE BREAKS OUT IN BATAVIA.
    234 2 Seven People Dead. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Batavia. Oct. 11. An outbreak of pneumonic plague has occurred in Batavia. Seven people are dead. All persons who have been in contact with the victims have been isolated and it is stated officially that there is no
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    RUNAWAY HORSES’ AMAZING DASH.
    363 2 Three Miles Out Of Control. At eight o’clock on Tuesday a private of the Wiltshire Regiment was sent in charge of a transport wagon drawn by two horses to collect bedding irom Fort Canning. He collected the bedding and returned towards Tanglin At the junction of
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      SIR PHILIP SASSOON.
      1016 3 S IR PHILIP SASSOON. Straits Times. October 11. Tlu vigour with which Sir Philip Suisocn is advocating the development Jr travel in Malaya and the improvement of landing facilities will surprise no one who is acquainted with the energetic manner in which the present Under-Secretary of State ior Air has
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      ARMS AND PROSPERITY.
      852 3 Stralts Times, October 12. Evidence continues to accrue with gratifying rapidity that the economic recovery in Great Britain is real and likely to be lasting. Even the pes- simists who assured us a few months ago that the lull in the descent toward national bankruptcy and revolution
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      EMPIRE DEFENCES.
      884 3 Straits Times, October 13. By command of the Army Council. His Majesty’s Stationery Office has lust Issued for sale to the general public a book consisting of nearly 200 pages and several large maps. The full title of the publication is Notes on the Land and Air Forces
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      THE USURPERS.
      867 4 parUncntal official.—Straits October 15. I have had exceptional opportunities of observing the growing tendency of the department to filch legislative power whenever opportunity presents hself. I do not think that there can be any doubt but that there is a conspiracy on the part ot highly placed government
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      POINCARE’S SACRIFICE.
      925 4 Straits Times. October 16. M. Raymond Poincare is dead Anj he died that France might live. That statement may savour of the nieiodramatic, but it admits of no dispute Leaving aside all his valuable work U 3 President during and immediately alter the War. there remains one tremendous
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      MR. HOWESON AGAIN.
      1126 5 makes us hoot with mirth —Straits Times. October 17 Immediately after the sixth annual general meeting of Anglo-Oriental Mining Corporation, Ltd., which was held on Oct. 3, our London correspondent cabled several extracts from the speech delivered Mr. J. H. C. E Howeson, the chairman of the
      makes us hoot with mirth —Straits Times. October 17  -  1,126 words
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    DIVORCE PETITION.
    25 5 Decree For Singapore Resident. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London. Oct. 14. A decree nisi has been granted to Mr. Horace Vernon, of Singapore.
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  • OCCASIONAL NOTES
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      WAGE CUTS.
      167 5 pay cuts have been restored—Straits Times. October 11. An upcountry correspondent makes a very pertinent inquiry regarding the campaign for the restoration In whole or in great part of salary cuts imposed during the slump. He points out that hitherto articles and speeches on this subject have been
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      A TRAGEDY.
      233 5 TV* O authorities In Switzerland. —Straits Times. October 11 There must be some people in this country who have been delighted by the art of the Incomparable Vaslav Nijinsky, to whose genius and inspiration the ballet of today owes so much. For the past 13 years Nijinsky has
      TV* •• O — authorities In Switzerland.—Straits Times. October 11  -  233 words
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      A PROTEST IN VERSE.
      211 5 A PROTEST IN VERSE —Straits Times. October 11. Don Quixote seeks publicity for the following because hitherto verbal protests and prose protests have fallen upon deaf ears. Perhaps our City Fathers may listen to a voice upraised in song I wield an almost altruistic pen To plead the cause of
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      QUICK SERVICE.
      104 6 .—Straits Times, October 12. The municipal Pooh-Bahs who arrange the supply of Singapore's gas, electricity and water supplies to householders have evidently no use for red tape. A correspondent tells us that within a period of six working hours after he had spent a few minutes signing order
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      OVERLOADED LORRIES.
      187 6 by both parties.—Straits Times. October 12. It is time that the haphazard manner in which the local authorities concerned have been wont to deal with lorry drivers who are in the habit of overloading their vehicles gave place to more vigorous action. Overloading of lorries, though at first
      by both parties.—Straits Times. October 12.  -  187 words
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      $4,000,000,000 FOR ARMS.
      169 6 f. —Straits Times, October 12. A total world expenditure on armaments in 1933 of between $3,471,000,009 gold and $4,399,000,000 gold is reported in the League oi Nations Armaments Year Book.„ The bo >k estimated the total war expenditure in 1931 at S3.945.000.000 gold, but explains the drop
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      A GOOD EXAMPLE.
      169 6 in the right direction.—Straits Times, October 12. There was issued recently from the F.M.S. Government Press, Kuala Lumpur, a small handbook containing all the orders and rules made during 1931, 1932 and 1933 under the Wild Animals and Birds Protection Enactment of 1925. Every Gazette notification is
      in the right direction.—Straits Times, October 12.  -  169 words
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      A WOMAN PRESIDENT?
      191 6 .—Straits Times. October 12. Miss Lillian D. Rock, secretary ol the National Association of Women Lawyers in the United States, has laudable confidence in the executive ability of her sex. 1 expect that within my own lifetime,” she has said, some brilliant woman will make her way
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      RECORDS.
      127 6 deliberate misprint.—Straits Times. October 13. America is not the only place where everything and everybody must hold some sort of a record at all costs. London newspapers are displaying the same tendency The Dailv Mail recently published a 32-page issue—nothing wonderful in that. But one «>1 the Great Brains
      deliberate misprint.—Straits Times. October 13.  -  127 words
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      NOISE.
      145 6 seeking their own.—Straits Times, October 13. Despite non-hooting and non-tout-ing regulations in Great Britain, and freak legislation in Malaya, noise remains one of the most perplexing of modern problems. Nature has a way of keeping an accurate balance sheet, and much of the alleged benefit we derive from such
      seeking their own.—Straits Times, October 13.  -  145 words
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      TIN IN CHINA.
      313 6 with better equipment."—S traits Times. October 13. According to the Chinese Economic Bulletin, which is an official publication, the authorities in Kuangsi Province are making elaborate preparations for the development of tin mines at Fuchuan, Chungshan and Hohsien, where the mines are believed to oe capable of
      with better equipment."—S traits Times. October 13.  -  313 words
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      NOT MEETING TROUBLE.
      115 6 —Straits Times, October 15. How is the following (an extract from a letter received from London yesterday) as a refreshing piece of common sense in the days of panic: Let us take comfort from the belief that 90 per cent, of the world’s troubles never happen, but
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      OVERLOADED LORRIES.
      193 6 Straits Times. October 15. With reference to the Note on the subject of overloaded lorries, printed in our issue of Oct. 12, we are informed that the Vehicles Department ol the Municipality has concerned itself with this problem very closely for some time. Since Aug. 28, prosecutions have
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      WAR DEBTS.
      561 6 WAR DEBTS —Straits Times. October 15. Interesting observations on the subject of war debts appear in the third volume of the War Memoirs ol Mr. Lloyd George, which has just been published by Ivor Nicholson and Watson at 21s. and will be reviewed >' length in the next issue of
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      BOXERS’ WEIGHTS.
      138 7 BOXERS WEIGHTS attractive to watch.—Straits Times. October 15. There was a remarkable disparity in the weights of the contestants in one °t the principal boxing contests staged in Singapore last night. Arthur Suares weighed 11 stone lb- anci ins opponent. Ignacio Fernandez. 9 stone. l2 l 2 lb. In spite
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      BANANA COFFEE.
      227 7 gard to its nutritive qualities.—Straits Times. October 16. It hough the manufacture of banana coffee is still in its experi- tttal stage in England, Singapore has gone a good deal further and it may now be considered as one oi our minor industries. According to a Home newspaper,
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      HOW NICE!
      299 7 Straits Times. October 16. There is yet one more to add to the many joys promised in the next war. Many of us know a little about incendiary bombs, flame-throwers, gas bombs and other charming little toys. In the past few years w T e have been told
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      THE MONSTER.
      96 7 —Straits Times, October 16. At last the Loch Ness Monster has been identified. A number of sclent- lsts attended a luncheon party given by Sir Edward Mountain for the purpose of studying a film taken at Loch Ness last month by Captain Fraser. After careful examination and lone
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      “A NEWS SITUATION.”
      47 7 a disaster, flash 100 words.”—Straits Times, October 17. Extract from a letter from an American news agency to a Singapore correspondent In connection with the air race: “If any American aviator is Involved In a news situation, such as a disaster, flash 100 words.”—Straits
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      WHAT THE WELL-DRESSED MAN IS WEARING.
      318 7 beneath his notice.—Straits Times, October 17. Mr. B. J. Perkins has been prowling around. We did not have the privilege of meeting Mr. Perkins when he visited Singapore, but we have received a cutting of an article which appeared in an American newspaper and
      beneath his notice.—Straits Times, October 17.  -  318 words
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      OUR “INDIAN” POTENTATE.
      147 7 OUR “INDIAN POTENTATE. or was not a sin.”—Straits Times, October 17. In Hollywood. although many countries, peoples and customs have come under the observing eyes of producers in search of new scenarios. Malaya still seems to be a totally unknown quantity. Here we have an excerpt from the American magazine.
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      THE DISMAL JIMMIES.
      221 7 children were sent at all—Straits Times, October 17. At the moment England appears to be suffering acutely from the renewed censures of the Old Brigade who remain as firmly convinced as ever that things are not, never were and never can be quite as they were in
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    N. I. IMPORT TRADERS.
    159 7 Association Formed At Batavia. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Batavia, Oct. 11. At a meeting at Batavia the representatives of 130 big Netherlands Indian import traders houses decided to establish a Netherlands Indian Association of import traders and wholesale dealers. The meeting was attended by officials of
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    MALAYA GIVES “BANANA COFFEE” TO THE WORLD.
    492 8 MALAYA GIVES “BANANA COFFEE TO THE WORLD. A New Beverage After Ten Years 9 Experiments. Malaya can now boast of a new industry. Banana coffee is being manufactured here and there is every likelihood of its immediate success with beneficial results to the country as a whole. It has been
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      RESTRICTION IN N.I.
      234 8 i Sir,—It was reported in your issue of Oct. 6 that the exports of native rubber from June to September from Netherlands India were 14,200 tons in excess of their quota, and estate exports were 21,000 tons below the quota. If these figures are correct, the obvious
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      THE DUKE OF ROTHESAY.
      102 8 Sir. —In your issue of Oct. 1. which has just reached Kelantan. your London Correspondent states that “Scotland is now the only country in the United Kingdom which has no dukedom in the Royal Family." This statement is entirely erroneous as the Prince of Wales is
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      BROADCASTING.
      35 8 Sir, —I concur in every wav with th remarks of "Radio Engineer" i n V I„! issue of Oct. 8. I have listened i£ for four years locally.—Yours etc. Alor Gajah, Oct. 6. KEEN.
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      CRUELTY ?
      239 8 CRUELTY Sir,—A few days ago a Chinesp poultry dealer was arrested for over crowding about 205 ducks in 12 basket* (big bambco baskets specially constructed, each to contain 18 ducks i This works out at approximately n ducks to tach basket. Even L each basket were to contain 19 to
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    DEATH OF CAPT. G.T.F. WHITE.
    116 8 Obituary Public Works Department Executive Engineer. The death took place on Monday at the Singapore General Hospital of Capt. George Thomas Frood White. B. Sc. (Edln.), Executive Engineer. Headquarters. Public Works Department. Capt. White, who entered hospital about a week ago, suffering from jaundice, was
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    FUNERAL OF MRS. A. BOSTOCK-HILL.
    530 8 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur Oct. 15. The death took place yesterday at the Bungsar Hospital of Mrs. Adrienne Bostock-Hill, wife of Mr. A. J. BostockHlll, the well-known lawyer and sportsman. Mrs. Bostock-Hill was admitted into hospital Just over a week ago lor an
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    MR. CHEN WU-LIEH.
    290 8 Well-Known Singapore Chinese Merchant. Funeral services for the late Mr. Chen Wu-lieh. better known to his numerous friends as Tan Boo-liat, were held at Shanghai earlier this month. The remains are to be cremated and the ashes sent to Singapore for interment. He died of cerebral haemorrhage
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    BIRTHS
    61 8 THAM.—At Singapore, on Thursday. October 11, 1934, to Mrs. Tham Ying Yin. a son. Both mother and child are doing well. JEFFRIES—On October 15, 1934, at Singapore Maternity Hospital, to Bertha, wife of P. E. R. Jeffries, a daughter. MURRELL.—At the Maternity Hospital. Singapore, on Tuesday, Oct. 16. 1934
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    ENGAGEMENT.
    43 8 LEE—QUEK.—The engagement is announced between Mr. Lee Swee Slang, eldest son or of Mr. Mrs. Lee Teo Kuan of Kuclung. and Miss Quek Moey Choo, second daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Quek Cheng Teo of Singapore. The marriage will be announced later
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    MARRIAGE
    42 8 SELFE—HORSFORD.— At St. Andrew’s Cathedral, Singapore on Saturday, October 13. 1934, Montague Percival, son of the late Mr. F. V. Selfe and Mrs. Selfe of Watford. Hertfordshire, to Kathleen Mary, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Horsford of Ipswich. Suffolk.
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    126 8 DEATHS CORDEIRO.—On Oct. 12, 1934 at Singapore. Thomas Anthony Cordeiro, aged 45. Deeply regretted. Hongkong papers please copy. ALLEN.—At the General Hospital on October 13, 1934, Elizabeth Christina Allen eldest daughter or the late Mr. and Mrs. Allen ot Perseverance Estate. Aged 70. CALDER.— On Oct. 9, at West Kensington.
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    F.M.S. DRAFT ESTIMATES.
    309 9 Perak Gets Over $10,000,000 For Expenditure. (I n>n» Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Oct. 15. The F.M.S. estimate that there will be a surplus of $3,315.260 in 1035, according to the Draft Estimates published today. The revenue is estimated to total $55,935,693 (excluding the revenue from the
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    NAGALINGAM COMMITTED FOR TRIAL
    502 9 520.000 Bail And $lOO,OOO Surety 1 I. Modaliar Nagalingham was on Tuesday committed for trial at the Assizes on a charge of criminal breach of trust of $25,000 and on three alternative charges. Nagalingam is a Justice of the Peace and Indian case clerk in the
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    F.M.S. SUPPLY BILL.
    361 9 50 Million Dollar Budget. The F.M.S. Supply Bill is published in a supplement to the FM.S. Gazette The text ol the Bill is as ‘ollnws Sums not exceedli g tiny million, six hunened and twenty thousand four hundred and thirty-toree dollars and ten million, six hundiea thousand
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    BAIT-UL-MAL FOR JOHORE.
    135 9 New Bill To Be Introduced. The objects Lnd reasons of a Bill, the text of which is published In he Johore Government Gazette are: According to Mohammedan law of ie school followed In Johore. wh n n estate of a deceased person Is ivided. certain definite shares
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    PRISONER’S ESCAPE AT SEREMBAN.
    67 9 Man Wanted In Kedah. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur. Oct. 16. A Malay prisoner escaped from the Seremban police station last night. The discovery was made at 8 o’clock. The method of escape was through a top lock-up in the station. It Js understood that
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    LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
    151 9 Mr. Newbold Demands Public Contracts Inquiry. In the Legislative Council on Wednesday. Mr. E. Newbold reopened his attack on the system of awarding government contracts. He felt that an inquiry into the matter “by a competent committee would be of the greatest assistance to the Director of Public
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    SEND MALAY BOYS TO ENGLAND
    628 10 STATE COUNCIL PLEA. Rice Transport By Road: N. S. Restrictions. (From Our Own Correspondent) Seremban, Oct. 12. Two important matters were brought up by unofficial members at the last meeting of the Negri Sembilan State Council. Mr. O. Farquharson spoke on the restrictions on the
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    SENT FOR TRIAL.
    225 10 Alleged Abetment Of Forgery. Koh Soon Poh. an English-speaking Chinese, was committed to stand trial at the next Assizes on three counts of abetment of forgery, at the conclusion of a preliminary inquiry in the second magistrate’s court of Friday. It is alleged that Soon Poh paid
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    QUEER IN HEAD.
    110 10 Tamil Woman Who Hanged Herself. From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur. Oct. 11. A Tamil woman worker of Effingham Estate, Damansara Road, took a man’s way of committing suicide. She hanged herself from a ten-foot high beam in her room in the coolie lines. Her young daughter
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    HOW CIVIL ENGINEERS COMPUTE THEIR FEES.
    717 10 Mr, S. Sehested’s Action In Supreme Court. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh. Oct. 11. The action brought by Mr. Steen Sehested. the well-known consulting civil engineer, against Leong Sin Nam Lories, Ltd., for 83,8,y> for professional services rendered in connection with the company’s mine
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    THREE BROTHERS IN THE DOCK.
    150 10 Assault Charge. TAIPIN'G MEN WITH A STICK. From Our Own Correspondent Taiping. Oct. 14. Three Tamil brothers. Karuppiah. Nalliah and Rengasamy. made their appearance before f he Taiping Magistrate. to answer a charge of causing grievous hurt to another Indian. The assault was said to
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    SHIP WHICH SAILS WITHOUT CARGO OR PASSENGERS.
    503 11 Straits Times Makes Some Inquiries. Considerable interest has been aroused in local shipping circles by ihe publication in the Straits Times ,,1 Oct. 4 of a reference to the vessel Doggersbank which has been plying betweer Singapore and Java ports •or some time
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    STABBED WOMEN.
    122 11 Chinese Youth Who Had Been Drinking. From Our Own Correspondent.) Taiping. Oct. 10. For molesting and stabbing a young Chinese worn m and her amah who returning home from the amusement park one night, a Straits-born Chinese. Tan Ah Bee. has been fined $30 or one month’s rigorous
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    SCHOOLBOY KILLED.
    125 11 Fatal Accident At Klang. From Our Own Correspondent.) Klang. Oct. 11. A fatal accident occurred yesterday m the 1st mile Port Swettenham Road, -viang, when a cyclist, Mohamed Jani m Hussin. student of the Klang High School, who was returning home after knocked against a ricksha while overtaking
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    “VET.” FLIES TO SEE HORSE.
    183 11 Major Doyle’s Air Trip To Kuala Kangsar. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Oct. 10. The value of providing facilities for civil aviation in the country was once again amply demonstrated yesterday when a Kuala Lumpur Flying Club aeroplane piloted by Mr. A. Newark, the
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    OFFICE DISPUTE.
    59 11 Ceylonese Taken To Hospital. A bunch of keys is alleged to have been used as weapon by a Chinese clerk in the office of United Engineers, Ltd.. River Valley Road, on Oct. 9 when he had a quarred with a Ceylonese fellow-worker. The Ceylonese was removed to hospital
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    ALLEGED BREACHES BY TRUSTEES.
    691 11 Seh Cheah Kongsi Litigation. <From Our Own Correspondent) Penang, Oct. 9. In the Supreme Court the hearing was commenced again of the case in which Cheah Ewe Chong and Cheah Cheng Leong, on behalf of themselves and all other members of the Seh Cheah Kongsi, other
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    JUDGMENT ENTERED FOR PLAINTIFFS.
    289 11 Syed Mohamed AlsagoiT Estate Litigation. The case in which Syed Mohamed bin All AlsagoiT, Syed Ibrahim bin All Alsagoil and SheriiTa Azzah binte All AlsagoiT sued Mr. R. J. Farrer, Syed Ahmad bin Omar AlsagoiT, Syed Ahmad bin All AlsagoiT, Syed Zalnal Abidin bin All AlsagoiT
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    $1,000 BAIL
    141 11 Sikh Charged With Theft Of Motor-Car. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Oct. 10. Bail In $1,000 was fixed yesterday In a case in which a Sikh, Bachitar Singh, was charged before Mr. F. K. Wilson, with theft of a motor-car, from the Batu Road car stand on
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    STRAITS-BORN MEN AND AIR DEFENCE.
    1383 12 Chinese Debate Formation Of Malayan R. A. F. “That in the interestr of this country the Government should institute a Malayan Ait Force of local-born men" was a resolution debated on by the Chinese Christian Association on Oct. 11 at Prinsep Street. Mr. Song Ong
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    SUICIDE IN PRISON.
    99 12 No Evidence Of Negligence. Mr. W. G. Porter, the Singapore Coroner, sitting with a jury of three Chinese, returned a verdict of suicide by hanging after an inquiry into the death of Lim Cheok Seng, a convicted prisoner, who was found hanging by a sub-warder in the
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    $5,000 BAIL.
    92 12 Land Office Chief Clerk Arrested. (.From Our Own Correspondents Seremban, Oct. 10. A sensation has been caused in Tampin by the arrest of K. Murugasu. chief clerk attached to the Land Office there. Murugasu was produced before Raja Ayoub when he was charged with abetting an unknown person
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    OPIUM ADICTS CURED.
    81 12 Good Work Done At Singapore Clinic. The good work being done by the Singapore Anti-opium Society is strikingly reflected in the litest report from the Society which shows that its activities are not confined to the Chinese. It is reported that up to date 12 Mohammedans, mostly
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    WEDDING OF MR. M. P. SELFE.
    253 12 St. Andrew’s Cathedral Ceremony. The wedding took place on Satur day at St. Andrew’s Cathedral SineT pore of Mr. M. P. Selfe, of Willie Jacks and Co.. Ltd., Singapore Mi* Kathleen M. Horsford. daughter S Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Horsford of in, wich,
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    CLAIMS DISMISSED.
    199 12 End Of A Protracted Case. The case in which Moona Kader Sultan, trading as the Straits Cattle Trading Co., sued Moona Mohamed Abuiiakar. trading as the National Trading Co., for the recovery ot $1,600 which the plaintiff alleged was lent to the defendant who formerly worked for him
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    GEN. CHANG CHENG.
    76 12 Welcomed By Large Crowd Of Chinese. There was a large crowd of Chinos at the new Pier on Monday to welcome Gen. Chang Cheng, member ot the Central Executive Committee ot the Kuomlntang Gen. Chang has travelled extensively in Malaya and Burma, studying the interests of overseas
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    CHINA TOURISTS NEED NOT FEAR BANDITS.
    531 13 Extension Of The Travel Movement. Mept the man who knows all about China—or very nearly He is Mr. Wang Tsui-chin, who as manager of the Singapore branch of the China Travel Service which opened this week, is certainly ready to ansuei any question which
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    POLICE RAID SELANGOR TURF CLUB.
    85 13 Big Sweep Tickets Seized. (I'rom Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Oct. 15. It is understood that mem•>ers of the local detective branch raided the office of the treasurer of the Selangor Turf (hib during the week-end. They took away with them the butts of 18
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    INDIAN LABOUR.
    56 13 jhe following are the numbers of from> and of departures to the r. as Presidency for September, ar- us (State-aided) Figures supplied lra veiling inspectors) adults 2,989. hiors 600, infants 396 arrivals ir J -rs) (Figures supplied by travell- in spectors) 6.066, 409 and 255 (Figures supplied by
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    ROAD ACCIDENT MYSTERY.
    204 13 Open Verdict At Inquest On Chinese. An open verdict was returned on Saturday by Mr. W. G. Porter, the Singapore Coroner, at the inquiry into the death of a Hokien, Lim Tham (38) who died in the General Hospital on Sept. 29. Cause of death was certified
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    WELCOME TO SIR SHENTON THOMAS.
    218 13 Arrival On Nov. 8. Arrangements are now almost complete for welcoming Sir Shenton Thomas to Malaya. The new Governor and High Commissioner is travelling by the P. and O. Ranpura which is due at Penang on Nov. k and at Singapore the following day. Accompanied
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    MYSTERY OF LOCAL CHINESE.
    281 13 Man Who Failed To Appear For Appeal. The disappearance of Low Ah Ng, who had appealed against a conviction and sentence passed on him by the police court, resulted in the hearing of the appeal being postponed generally today before Mr. Justice Prichard. Mr. S. Fung,
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    PO LEUNG KUK AT HOME.
    258 13 Sports Day. LADIES’ COMMITTEE STALL. Mr. Andrew Caldecott (Officer Administering the Government) and Mrs. Caldecott attended the eighth annual at home of the Po Leung Kuk girls home, at York Hill. Singapore, on Saturday The first part of the programme was devoted to the sporting
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    FIRE WALKING AT TAIPING.
    87 13 Climax Of Kew Ong Eah Festival. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Taiplng, Oct. 14. The Kew Ong Eah festival has oegjn in Taiping. Devotees, both men and women, are daily flocking to the temple at Coronation Road. Tupai, to offer their prayers. Yesterday, a procession wended through
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    MR. A. F. THORNE.
    107 13 Mr. A. F. Thorne, son of Mr. Justice W. H. Thorne, of Johore, took oath as an advocate and solicitor of the Supreme Court, Straits Settlements, this week before the Chief Justice, 81r Walter Huggard. Mr. R. Page appeared in support of the application for admission.
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    PERAK STATE COUNCIL.
    49 13 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Taiping, Oct. 14. The fourth session of the Perak State Council will take place at Taiping next Thursday at the Secretariat Building. The opening will be attended by full ceremony. His Highness the Sultan of Perak will arrive at 10 a.nu sharp.
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    RIVER CHASE FOR THIEF.
    381 14 Coolie’s Attempt To Evade Arrest. llow a man, after stealing rubber from a lighter at Boat Qua>, trier* to arrest by leaping into the Singapore River but finally gave up owing to exhaustion, was told ir the police court on Oct. 11, when he was charged
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    TO SHOW WHAT A MALAY CAN DO.
    210 14 Sumatran To Cycle Round the World. (From Our Own Correspondent.* Kuala Lumpur, Oct. 11. Another globe trotter is in Kuala Lumpur. He is a young Sumatran named Ahmad bin Akip, son of a wealthy Langkat family, and he intends travelling on a motor-cycle.
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    HOOP-LA.
    64 14 Amusement Park Manager Summoned. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Seremban, Oct. 10. Mr. Tan Kam Choon. manager jf the Paradise Park at Seremban was summoned before the Seremban magistrate for permitting board and hoop-la games contrary to the licence. The defendant was represented by Mr. FrancL A. Wright and after
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    IF CHINA IS PATIENT—
    210 14 The Geneva Claims Will Succeed. If China is patient I am sure that her claim for proper representation at Geneva will be recognised The statesmen and politicians who gather in Geneva have a very great respect for China.” This is the view of Mr. Armando Mencia,
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    MR. CALDECOTT.
    86 14 To Attend Federal Council On Oct. 22. His Excellency the Officer Administering the Government, accompanied by Mrs. Caldecott and attended by the personal staff, will leave Singapore for Kuala Lumpur by the night mall on Friday. Oct. 19. to attend a session cf the Federal Council there on
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    LABOUR RECRUITING ADVANCES.
    225 14 North Borneo Chamber Discussion. At a meeting oi the committee af the North Borneo Chamber of Commerce. Mr. J. K. S. Malcolm was unanimously elected chairman for the ensuing year. Letters were read from the manager, Marudu Rubber Ltd., Kudat, and from the North Borneo Planters’ Association
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    NATIVES’ SENSE OF VALUES.
    155 14 Pigs Worth More Than Women. Capt. Irving Johnson “The Yankee" was the speaker at the weekly luncheon of the Rotary Club of Singapore at the Adelphi Hotel. Mr. Lester Goodman, the President of the Ro tary Club was in the chair. Capt. Johnson said thar at
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    CHEAP TICKETS.
    94 14 F.M.S. Railways Concessions. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Oct. 10. The F.M.S. Railways are introducing cheap single and return tickets between Seremban and Sepang Road. Labu, Rembau, Tampin and Malacca stations, as from Saturday. A second class return ticket from Malacca to Seremban and vice versa will
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    Qantas Plane On Last Lap.
    102 14 across the Timor Sea.—Aneta copy right. Across The Timor Sea. (From Our Own Correspondent.) October 11 The Qantas plane which is on it* way to Australia from Singapore arrived at Kupang at 1.50 p m. yener day. After Mr. Brain, the pi’ot, had inspected the
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    AN IMPROBABLE STORY.
    213 14 Judge’s View Of Dealer’s Case. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, Oct. 11. Judgment was delivered in the Supreme Court today in a case in which a Chinese rubber dealer. Seow Hup Leong, living at Kota Bahru. Perak, sued Haji Osman bin Majid also residing at Kota Bahru,
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    SIR P. SASSOON’S CONGRATULATIONS.
    131 14 Speech To R.A.F. Officers At Farewell Dinner. Sir Philip Sassoon. Under Secretary for Air, left Singapore by Imperial Airways on Sunday morning. On Saturday night, Sir Philip entertained to dinner at the Rallies Hotel the officers of the R.A.F., and in a speech congratulated thm on
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    FIRST MURDER APPEAL IN COLONY.
    566 15 Tamil’s Case Before New Court Today. I he Straits Settlements Court of riminal Appeal, under the presidency of the Chief Justice Sir Walter llusfgard, sat for the first time on 0(T. 11 »t the Supreme Court. Th e appellant was a Tamil named Kampayah, who
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    BOYS SHOULD BE TAUGHT TO SWIM.
    200 15 Coroner Advocates School Baths. from Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Oct. 12. rider that the local schools 'liuuld provide a swimming br th for children to be taught swimming and life-saving was added to the verdict <jf death by misadventure returned hy Mr. J.
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    $2 TO INTERPRETER.
    211 15 Indian Tailor Repents Foolish Act. Islam Udin, a Queen Street tailor, was lined $8 with the alternative of going to prison for one week, for offering $2 to a police court interpreter. It was lucky for him that the magistrate took the view that it was more
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    TRANSFER OF SALE OF EXPORT RIGHTS.
    534 15 Provision In New Rubber! Bill. A bill Is about to be introduced into the Legislative council to amend the Kubber Regulation Ordinance. The bjects and reasons state Owing to the last that certain groups of estates, some within the Colony and some without, find
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    CHANGE OF TITLE.
    65 15 A bill is about to be introduced into the Legislative Council to alter the title of the Director of Medical and Health Services to “Director of Medical Services.” The objects and reasons attached to the bill state: The change in nomenclature is to secure a greater measure
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    DESTROYER FLOTILLA’S VISIT.
    125 15 Warships For Singapore. The proposed dates for the visit of II.M. Ships to Singapore are as follows: H.M.S. Folkestone arrive Nov. 27, from Hong Kong depart Nov. 28 for cruise. H.M.S. Eagle, Witch and Veteran arrive Dec. 1 from cruise, depart Jan. 1. Eagle for England, destroyers
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    MALARIA FOUND IN MAMMALS.
    204 15 F.M.S. Discoveries. THE FLYING-FOX AND SQUIRREL. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur. Oct. 10. Malaria is not confined to the human race alone. In 1932, the Institute for Medical Research, F.M.S., stated that mosquitoes could be infected with the malaria of Malayan monkeys. Last year, it
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    PERAK’S ESTIMATES FOR 1935.
    86 15 $10,985,076 Allowed For Expenditure. By a Bill shortly to be introduced In the Perak State Council of Perak, a sum not exceeding $10,985,076 will be charged upon the revenue and other funds of Perak to make financial provision for public service for 1935. Sums of over
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    MALAYAN PLANTING TOPICS.
    2116 16 Faith In Rubber—Searching For Stability —The Investor’s Viewpoint —Future Costs And Prices —Sevenpence Halfpenny? Hotv To Value Shares. (By Oui Planting Correspondent.) “TOHE Rubber Industry and the Investor” and “The Search tor Stability” are the captions of an article recently published by the editor of the Financial
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    MARSEILLES SHOOTING.
    125 16 K. L. Resident’s Relative Wounded. (From Our Own Correspondent.» Kuala Lumpur, Oct. 11Mrs. T. L. Fox, wife of the wellknown Kuala Lumpur race horse owner and trainer, received a cable yesterday stating that her brother-in-la A was one of the injured in the Marseilles tragedy. Seen by me,
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  • PAST WEEK’S IMPERIAL AND GENERAL NEWS. Contained in Reuter, British Imperial Radio and Special Telegrams.
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      BRITISH MINISTER ON THE ASSASSINATIONS.
      302 21 '‘Severe Blow To Maintenance Of Peace In Europe.” London, Oct. 10. “The deaths of King Alexander and M. Barthou are a severe blow to the maintenance of peace in Europe,” declared the British Home Secretary, Sir John Gilmour, in a speech today at Gravesend dealing
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      ANTI-FRENCH FEELING.
      104 21 Yugoslavs Blame Police For Inefficiency. Belgrade, Oet. 10. Strong anti-French feeling is prevailing at present in the country owing to the belief that the King’s death was largely due to the inefficiency of the French police. Fears at Geneva. Geneva. Oct. 10. It is telt here that no
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      KING PETER.
      331 21 Regency Council Appointed. Belgrade, Oct. 10. rtle accession of Prince Peter was ormally announced by a proclamation Published this morning. The Govern!V' -nt the Army and the Navy, have ready taken an oath of allegiance to u le young King. The King, in a testament, appointed a Regency
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      King Alexander’s Last Words.
      26 21 —Reuter. Belgrade, Oct. 10. King Alexander’s last words were: “Guard Yugoslavia. The Government and the nation must be worthy of its King.”—Reuter.
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      QUEEN MARIE.
      441 21 Admirable Courage In The Death Chamber. Marseilles. Oct. 10. Queen Marie, dressed in black, and looking pale and broken with grief, arrived here today and was greeted at the station by the Minister of Marine, and military, naval, and civil authorities. She proceeded in a motor-car to the
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      LINDBERGH CASE.
      25 21 —Reuter. Albany (New York), Oct. 10. Governor Lehmann has ordered the extradition of Hauptmann to New Jersey to stand trial for murder —Reuter.
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      TIN COMMITTEE AND CONSUMERS.
      77 21 —Reuter. Advisory Panel To Be Formed. USERS INTERESTS. American And British Representation. London, Oct. 10. The International Tin Committee announce that the participating countries are unanimously agreed upon the advisability of the formation of an advisory panel representing the chief consuming countries to attend meetings at
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      NATIONAL DAY.
      113 21 —Sin Kuo Min. Widely Observed In China. Shanghai, Oct. 11. More than 1.000 leading omeials of the viuious Government departments yestr rday observed the celebration of the Double Tenth. Mr. Lin Sen. Chairman ot the Government, presided. Mr. Wang Ching-wei, the Prime Minister, whose speech was broadcast, spoke
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      WORLD CONDITIONS.
      74 21 .—Reuter. Survey Published By The League. London. Oct. 9. The League of Nations publishes a survey of world conditions from 1925 to 1933. The lowest stage of depression wa9 reached in the middle of 1932. and from then on there was a steady improvement. which was specially accelerated
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      WHOLESALE PRICES.
      84 21 —British Wireless. Slight Decline Since January. Rugby, Oct. 10. A decrease of 0.3 per cent, in the average of wholesale prices is shown in the return of September as compared with August, but there is An increase of 2.2 per cent, as compared with September, 1933. Both food
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      THE PRINCE OPENS R.A.F. COLLEGE.
      188 22 I'c manent Training Ground. Rugby, Oct. 11. The Prince of Wales, wearing the uniform of an Air Marshal, flew from (London to Cranwell in Lincolnshire today to open the Royal Air Force College, founded on the lines of Sandhurst and Woolwich. The first commandant of
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      COMMERCIAL DEBTS.
      189 22 ment. whichever is earlier.—British Wireless. Anglo-German Talks To Be Resumed. Rugby, Oct. 11. The conversations which nave recently taken place in Berlin between representatives of the Governments of the United Kingdom and Germany on the question of outstanding commercial debts and the financing of future trade between the
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      PILGRIM TRUST.
      138 22 —British Wireless. Mr. Baldwin Resigns The Chairmanship. London, Oct. 9. Mr. Stanley Baldwin has found it necessary to resign the chairmanship of the Pilgrim Trust, which he has held since its inception in 1930. and will be succeeded by Lord Macmillan, also one of the original trustees. The
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      ROYAL HONEYMOON PLANS.
      196 22 British Wireless To Spend Christmas At Sandringham. Rugby, Oct. 10. It Is understood that the Duke ol Kent and Princess Marina will spend the first part of their honeymoon in England and will join the King and Queen for Christmas at Sandringham. They will probably go abroad
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      DUKE OF GLOUCESTER.
      93 22 —British Wireless. Visit To Farm-School At Perth. Rugby. Oct. 8. The Duke of Gloucester yesterday visited Fairbridge Farm, a school near Perth. Western Australia, which is conducting with great success experiments in the provision of agricultural training to youthful emigrants from Britain. The Duke's brother, the Prince
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      BRITONS’ GREAT FEAT
      123 22 —British Wireless. Record Sledge Expedition. Rugby, Oct. 8. Lieut. Martin Lindsay and his party of explorers, who have carried out the longest self-supporting sledge journey in the history of Arctic exploration, arrived in Aberdeen from Greenland today. Some 350 miles of hitherto unknown territory have been mapped
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      JUDGE CITED.
      78 22 Mr. W. H. Thorne To Pay Damages. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Oct. 11. In the Divorce Court today Mr. Justice Bateson awarded a decree nisi to Mr. J. R. G. Young, Cinentalh, Ipoh, with costs and agreed damages of £1.600 against the co-respondent, Mr. W. H. Thorne,
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      U.S. LABOUR BOYCOTT OF GERMANY.
      83 22 —Reuter. Trades Unionists Jews Still Oppressed.” San Francisco, Oct. 11. The American Federation of Labour today voted on the continuance of the boycott of German goods, after discussing reports on conditions in Germany. It was asserted that German trades unionists and the Jews were still
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      ANGLO-POLISH TALKS.
      102 22 —British Wireless. Trade Negotiations Resumed. Rugby, Oct. 10. The trade negotiations between Polahd and the United Kingdom were resumed today at the Board of Trade when Colonel Colville received the Polish delegation under the leadership of M. Sokolowsk. A general survey was made of the various subjects covered
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      AIR RACE.
      110 22 by Mr. and Mrs. J. Mollison.—British Wireless. Not More Than 25 Likely To Start. Rugby, Oct. 10. Of the original 64 entries lor the England-Australia air race it is now regarded as improbable that more than 25 competitors will start. The Royal Aero Club, who are organising the
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      VIENNA EXPLOSION.
      89 22 —Aneta-Trans-Ocean. Outrage Believed To Be Work Of Reds. Vienna, Oct. D. After two months of quiet in the capital, the air of quietness was once more rent by a bomb explosion last r.ight when a public telephone booth in an outlying district was blown to bits by a
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      RAIL RECOVERY.
      65 22 .—British Wireless Passenger And Freight Traffic Increase. Rugby, Oct. 10. Passenger journeys taken on railways in Great Britain during the first half of 1934 showed an increase of 5.2 per cent, as compared with the first six months of 1933. Freight tonnage carried in the first 28 weeks
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      LEAGUE INDIFFERENT TO ASIA.
      353 22 —Reuter. China And Council Seat. 500,000,000 PEOPLE UNREPRESENTED. London, Oct. n Mr. Quo Tai-chi. Chinese M iruT in London, returned here from Gcn f today. In the course of an interview he said that before leaving Genov j Z consulted the representatives oi th, leading powers
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      SUSPENDED PAYMENTS.
      97 22 Aneta-Trans-Ocean. How Bankrupt French (ity Obtained Funds. Brussels, Oct. 4 The suspension of payments announced on Tuesday by the city oi Liege owing to financial difficulties nas brought speedy aid by the Government, which immediately ordered tne necessary funds to be put at the disposal of the city
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      SHIP ABANDONED.
      43 22 in the South China Sea.—B: t Wireless. London Oct. The cruiser Suffolk is returning c Hong Kong with the master and cre* of City of Cambridge, 7.058 tons, wlncij had to be abandoned on Pratas H,,fin the South China Sea.- Bi
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      ACUTE JAPANESE CRISIS OVER MANCHURIA POLICY.
      415 23 .—Reuter. Subordinate Official In Revolt. Tokio, Oct. 14. Despite the Cabinet’s approval of the reorganisation scheme for Manchukuo, a grave political crisis has arisen owing to the strenuous opposition of the Ministry for Overseas Affairs, the Kwantung bureaux chiefs and thousands of subordinate officials
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      THOUSANDS AT MASS.
      111 23 —Reuter. Scenes At Eucharistic Congress. Buenos Aires, Oct. 15. Stirring scenes almost unparalleled in South America marked the closing ot the Eucharistic Congress attended by hundreds of thousands of Catholics irom all over the world. Congress ended with Pontiftcial High Mass sung in Palermo Park at a
      \—Reuter.  -  111 words
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      FISHING DISPUTE.
      93 23 British Wireless. Rugby, Oct. 12. A draft provisional agreement has n prepared for submission to the ni, °d Kingdom and Norwegian Govmnments by the experts of the two ntries who have this week held nwrsations in the Foreign Office the possibility of establishing a jj" m commission to
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      WILLIAM SCORESBY.
      218 23 —British Wireless. Leaves On Antarctic Expedition. Rugby, Oct. 12. The Royal Research Ship William Scoresby. a small vessel of the trawler type specially built for scientific whaling observations in the Antarctic, is now loading stores in the River Thames prior to her departure about Oct. 16 on her
      —British Wireless.  -  218 words
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      GERMANY TO PAY 75 PER CENT.
      213 23 Reuter. Discrimination Against U.S. Dawes Loan Holders. Washington. Oct 13 The German Embassy has announced that the German Government is paying approximately 75 per cent, of the $2,100,000 interest due lo American holders of the $60,000,000 Dawes Loan bonds due on Oct. 15. Germany
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      COURT MARTIAL SEVERITY.
      31 23 Keuter Wireless. Madrid, Oct. 10. The first person courtmartialled in connection with the revolution has been condemned to 12 years’ military imprisonment. The accused was caught using firearms.—
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      LORD CUSHENDUN.
      204 23 Death Of Former British Minister. London, Oct. 12. The death has occurred of Lord Cushendun at the of 73.—Reuter. Lord Cushendun before his elevation to the peerage in 1927, as Mr. Ronald McNeill, represented in Parliament the St. Augustine Division of Kent, and then Canterbury, as a Conservative.
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      INDIA POLICY MAY BE CHANGED.
      303 23 -Reuter. The Chancellor Drops A Hint WARNING SOUNDED. Danger Of Socialists Coming Into Power. A hint that the final conclusions on India may be very different from those contained in the White Paper was made by Mr. Neville Chamberlain, Chancellor of the Exchequer. London, Oct.
      -Reuter.  -  303 words
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      Rubber Shares Improve.
      32 23 (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Oct. 12. Leading rubber shares all improved after receipt of news of the Netherlands Indian Government's intention to raise the native rubber export tax.
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      LORD MONTEAGLE.
      78 23 —British Wireless. Death Of Former Ambassador. Rugby, Oct. 12. The death occurred in a Dublin nursing home of Lord Monteagle, aged 50. who resigned four years ago from the diplomatic service. He had innumerable friends in the Corps Diplomatique and had served in St. Petersburg, Washington, where his
      —British Wireless.  -  78 words
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      CHINA ALARMED OVER SILVER.
      389 24 -Sin Chew Jit Poh. Undue Rise In Price Of The Metal. EXPORT DUTY. Equalisation Charge To Be Imposed. Nanking, Oct. 14. The Government today issued the following order: “In view of the undue rise in silver from its relation to the level of general commodity prices,
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      100 REBELS BURIED ALIVE.
      96 24 Reuter Wireless. Madrid. Oct. 13. One hundred rebels who were sheltering in a mine arc reported to have been buried alive when a shell fired by Government artillery during military operations in Asturias destroyed the entrance to the mine. One hundred and fifty rebels are reported
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      PORTUGAL FEARS OUTBREAK.
      62 24 High Officials Arrested. DRASTIC MEASURES IN SPAIN. Lisbon. Oct. 9. The Portuguese Government is taking every precaution to avoid an outbreak. The postmaster-general, Senhor Bagalar. and the Director of Prisons, Senhor Olivada. ha.e been arrested. Both are prominent Fascists and personal friends of the Prime Minister. The
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      SPANISH LEGION.
      306 24 Reuter. Arrival Welcomed By The Populace. Barcelona. Oct. 9. The arrival of the Foreign Legionaries from Spanish North Africa wis hailed with joy today. Many citizens broke the curfew order, rushing into the streets to welcome the troops w'ith cries of “Vive Espania.” Though isolated fighting continues, the
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      NEW LAW PASSED.
      140 24 —Reuter Wireless. Death Penalty For Illegal Use Of Arms. Madrid. Oct. 10. The Cortes has passed the law prescribing penal servitude or the death penalty for illegal use of arms. The death penalty will be applied in cases where the use of arms is attended by fatal
      —Reuter Wireless.  -  140 words
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      INSULL CONCERNS INFLATION.
      134 24 Reuter. Allegations At Chicago Trial. Chicago. Oct. 10. Evidence that within a few weeks of the formation of the Corporation oi Securities Co., one of the Insull companies. stock purchased by the company for $16,407,000. was written up to $45,500,000 was given at the trial of Samuel
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      CHINA SEA DRAMA.
      299 24 British Wireless. H.M.S. Suffolk To Rescue Of British Ship. Rugby. Oct. 8. The cruiser Suffolk today rescued six officers, three apprentices, and 55 lascar members of the crew of the City of Cambridge. 7.058 tons, a cargo steamer aground on a reef in the South China Sea.
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      NILE BARRAGE.
      50 24 —British Wireless. Big Contract For British Firm. Rugby, Oct. 8. The contract for the work of strengthening the Assuan barrage on the Nile has been awarded to the British firm of John Cochrane and Sons. The amount of the contract is £1.077.42. amount of the contract is El,077,422.
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      HOW GERMANY WILL FIGHT DISTRESS.
      148 24 —Reuter. Compulsory Contribution* AMAZING PLAN OUTI l\pn BY DR. GOEBBELS Berlin. Oct. 9. The Government today inau»,. M a battle against distress in tile coS? winter with the characteristic 2 and glamour of Herr Hitler Dr. Goebbels addressed 1.500 offl cials, workmen, and unemployed I
      —Reuter.  -  148 words
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      CATALAN LEADER SENTENCED.
      98 24 i.—Reuter Troops Surrounding Oviedo Rebels. Barcelona Oc* 10 Sentence of lift imprisonment was passed today by a court-martial on Jaim? Bosch, a retired major, who was charged wdth being a ringleader o: the Catalan revolt. After the sentence was passed in camera. Bosch embraced his two sons,
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      TREASURE HUNTERS.
      138 24 —Reuter Wireless Costa Rican Claim To Cocos Island. Cristobal (Panama) Oct 1It is reported from San Jose th»t two Costa Rican government launches are leaving Punta Arenas today manned by armed police to oust “unauthorised English treasure hunters who have landed at Cocos Island :rom the steamer Queen
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      WATERLOO BRIDGE.
      57 24 —British Wireless. New Design With Five Arches. Rugby, Oct 12 The London County Council Highways Committee recommend r c adoption of a new design for Watery Bridge submitted by the Council’s >P' pointed engineers and Sir Giles Gi bert Scott. It will have five arches, the northern one
      —British Wireless.  -  57 words
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      ITALY CAUSES CONCERN IN BELGRADE.
      518 25 SUPPORT FOR CROAT REBELS? Protest Lodged With Rome: Others Expected. Italy’s attitude is causing anxiety in Yugoslavia, which yesterday protested to Rome against an Italian broadcast suggesting that disruption in Yugoslavia was imminent. It is believed in Belgrade that the Italians are supporting the C
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      BALKAN SITUATION QUIET.
      207 25 Hut League May Act. KING ALEXANDER’S LAST JOURNEY. Zagreb, Oct. 14. The -strains of the Yugoslav national ‘‘iithem announced the arrival of the luneral train at Zagreb Station. King Alexander’s last journey evok- an impressive demonstration of oyulty and affection from the whole People. Waiting peasants scattered
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      GRAPHIC STORIES OF THE OUTRAGE.
      753 25 fident as well as his servant.-Reuter Wireless. Fired Point Blank. ANGRY CROWDS ATTEMPT TO LYNCH ASSASSIN. Marseilles, Oct. 9. King Alexander and M. Bart non were driving together and the King was struck by several bullets. Blood streamed from his mouth and chest and the
      fident as well as his servant.-Reuter Wireless.  -  753 words
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      YUGOSLAVIA’S FUTURE.
      464 25 .—British Wireless. New Rulers Likely To Be Pro-British. PRINCE PAUL. British Democratic Model Favoured. i Belgrade, Oct. 11. The Regency Council took the oath of allegiance to the boy King this morning at a joint meeting of the Senate and the Lower House. It is believed the policy
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      PACIFIC AIR SERVICE.
      33 25 --Sin Kuo Mir.. U.S.-Chinese Negotiations Opened. Si anghai, Oct. 10. ihe U.S Government has opened negotiations with the Chinese Government for the opening of a transpacific air service.--Sin Kuo Mir..
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      EXPANSION OF BRITISH MOTOR-CAR TRADE.
      330 26 horsepower models on view—British Wireless. Employment For Another 10,000 Men. Rugby, Oct. 11. When the Duke of Kent (Prince George) opened the International Motor Show at Olympia today he mentioned the fact that the British motor industry, within the last twelve months, had been able
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      STEAMER ON FIRE AT SUEZ.
      79 26 I—Reuter. Explosives Magazine Flooded. Port Said. Oct. 11. The Dutch steamer Zuiderkerk. on route from Hamburg to Yokohama. is now at Suez with her cargo on lire. Pumps and canal tugs are working to extinguish the lire. The explosives magazine has been Hooded.—Reuter. The Zuiderkerk
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      JAPANESE BANK.
      103 26 Yokohama Species’ Profit Of Yen 14,756,944. The report of the Yokohama specie Bank shows a net 'oftt for the past half-year, after providing for all bad and doubtful debts, rebate on bills, etc., of Yen 14.756,944 inclusive of Yen 7.648,164 brought lorward. The directors propose that Yen 1.500.000
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      DAWES LOAN INTEREST.
      40 26 —Reuter Washington, Oct. 13. The German Embassy has announced the German Government is paying approximately 75 per cent, of the $2,100,000 interest due to American holders of the $60,000,000 Dawes Loan Bond due on Oct. 15. —Reuter.
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      Briton A Victim Of Ritual Murder ?
      85 26 Briton A Victim Of Ritual Murder —Reuter Wireless. Nairobt, Oct. 6. Revelations regarding the mysterious death of a young Englishman. Theodore Powys, in the Leikipia district. Kenya, in October. 1931. are likely to follow the arrest of a Samburu native. The authorities are convinced that Powys was not killed by
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      LONDON THEORY ON SILVER RISE.
      106 26 .—Reuter. Persistent U.S. Buying. COUNTERACTING DOLLAR APPRECIATION. London, Oct. 12. Although the recent rise in silver is attributed to Chinese and Indian demand and scarcity of supplies, the Financial New r s states that persistent buying by the United States authorities must have provided a
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      CURE FOR COLDS.
      56 26 ..—British Wireless. Sir H. Royce’s Bequests For Research. Rugby, Oct. 11. By the provisions of the will of the late Sir Henry Royce, the famous motor-engineer, research scholarships are to be established at the Manchester and London Universities to investigate the cause and cure of common cold
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      F.B.I. MISSION.
      23 26 Changchun, Oct. 11. Emperor Kang Teh (Mr. Henry Fuyi) gave an audience to the Federation of British Industries Mission today.— Reuter.
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      JAPANESE POLITICAL CRISIS.
      163 26 .—Reuter. General Hishikari May Resign. Tokio, Oct. 15. Admiral Okada, the Prime Minister, has prevailed on Mr. Tsubokami. ViceMinister oi Overseas Affairs, to abandon his intention *o publish a vigorous counter-blast tc the War Office’s dementi broadcast at midnight on Saturday, in favour of a memorial to
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      FRANCE’S TRIBUTE.
      114 26 —Reuter Wireless. State Funeral Of M. Barthou. Paris. Oct. 13. A notable tribute was paid to M. Barthou at the national funeral this afternoon. The remains were borne from the Quai d’Orsay where they had been lying in state on a gun carriage through the streets of Paris—an
      —Reuter Wireless.  -  114 words
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      “WIGS BY CLARKSON.”
      96 26 ducted all over the flagship—Reuter Wireless. Well-Known Theatrical Costumier Dead. London, Oct. 13. Willie Clarkson, the theatrical costumier. has died at the age of 73. His name appeared on every theatrical production of note for half a century for the make-up. He assisted the perpetrators of the
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      FLYING BOATS.
      38 26 Reuter. Proposed Trans-Pacific Service. Washington. Oct. 16. Mr. Trippe, president of Pan-Ameri-can Airways, has announced that six flying-boats have been ordered for a trans-Paciflc service to the Far East. Each is able to carry 32 passengers
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      CABINET MEETING.
      34 26 .—British Wireless. Rugby. Oct 10. The Prime Minister, Mr. Ramsay MacDonald, today presided over his first Cabinet since his return from Canada and Newfoundland. There was a full attendance of ministers.—British Wireless.
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      SPANISH REBELS CORNERED.
      56 26 —Reuter. Oviedo Falls. DESPERATE LAS1 ST\\n AT NORTH STATION Madrid. Oct 12 Loyalist troops today captured Ovh* do, capital of Asturias. Aided by bombing planes, they m now attacking the north station S last rebel stronghold in the city ’ll are destroying trains in which th! rebels
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      SHANGHAI TRAGEDY.
      97 26 —Reuter British S.M.C. Employee Found Dead. Shanghai. Oct. 12 A. S. Leech, an employee of Shang. hai Municipal Council, was found dead in his room this morning with 3 PLS tol by his side. He was aged 40. was born in Chelmsford. Essex, and was unmarried. He was
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      One Of Every Three An Opium Addict!
      44 26 tion into the drug evil.—Sin Chew Jit Poh. Shanghai, Oct. 13. Thirty-one per cent, of the population of Peiping are opium addicts, according to the Peiping Municipality, which has just completed an investigation into the drug evil.—Sin
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      ANTI-SOVIET PLOT.
      96 26 sentenced to two years.— Reuter less. Death For “Agents Of Foreign Power." Moscow. Oct 15 A sentence to be shot for counterrevolutionary activities and espionage was passed by the Military Collegium or the Supreme Court on three employee* of the Kuznetak Metallurgical Worn at Stalinsk. Western Siberia. TW
      sentenced to two years.—Reuter less.  -  96 words
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      DELHI DURBAR.
      38 26 Duke Of York To Repress 1 The King. (From Our Own Correspondent 1 London. Oct The Daily Express understands the Duke of York will represen King at next year’s jubilee celeon tions in India, including Durbar.
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      MAJ. W. A. LOVAT-FRASER.
      30 26 MAJ. W. A. LOVAT-F RASER. Reuter. New Military Attache To Peiping Legation. London. Oct Major W. A. Lovat-Fraser. g J Indian Army, has been appoin tish Military. Attache at P<’’P
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      DEATH OF M. POINCARE.
      1209 27 —Reuter. Sudden End At Paris House. famous STATESMAN. Man Who Guided France During The War. Paris, Oct. 15. Ex-President Poincare died today at 3.30 p.m. Only members of his family and a few close friends were present at the deathbed as the end came far more
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      SIR A. SCHUSTER DEAD.
      34 27 Reuter. London, Oct. 15. The death has occurred of Professor Sir Arthur Schuster, at the age of 83 He was chief of the Eclipse Expedition to Siam In 1875.- Reuter.
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      CONFUSED SILVER SITUATION.
      582 27 aboard vessels in the harbour --Sin Kuo Min. China Forced To Take Drastic Steps. Shanghai. Oct. 16. The exchange was somewhat confused yesterday though if steadied up ir the afternoon. Bankers at present are unwilling to express ai y opinion, though it is generally conceded tnat the
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      Miners In “Suicide” Strike.
      49 27 .—Reuter. Budapest, Oct. 16. A “suicide” strike has been declared by 1,000 coal miners who refuse to leave their pit at Pecs unless their pay is increased and settled. It is understood that the terms include a promise of additional pay and no punitive measures.—Reuter.
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      ONLY 16 ENTRANTS CHECK IN.
      62 27 —Reuter. But Final Air Race List Not Yet Available. London. Oct. 15. Sixteen entrants, comprising 7 British, three American, two New Zealand, two Dutch, one Danish and one Australian, checked in for the LondonMelbourne air race. Extensions were granted to nine ethers, some of whom
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      CHURCH DISPUTE.
      160 27 Reuter Wre less Nazi Primate Strikes A Blow. Munich, Oct. 11. By splitting the State into two national church regions, Reichsbishop Mueller, who arrived last night, has struck the first blow in the campaign to crush resistance to the German Christian Church in Bavaria. The first region will
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      MAJESTIC IN STORM.
      62 27 Reuter Wireless. Captain And Officers Injured. New York. Oet. 15. The Majestic arrived a day late. Two ofllcers were injured in violent storms, and he captain is in hospital with a bad gash on ills head and cuts in one of his arms and side which he
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      LOYAL TROOPS.
      38 27 nitlon of the latter’s loyalty.—Reuter Wireless. Rewarded Ry The Rrnk Of Spain. Madrid. Oet 12. The Bank of Spain has given the Government 1.000,000 pesetas for distribution among the troops in recognition of the latter’s loyalty.—Reuter
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      NEW GOVERNOR’S DEPARTURE.
      601 28 Received In Audience By The King. A. B. M. LUNCHEON. Reception By Students From Malaya. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Oct. 5. Sir Shenton and Lady Thomas are experiencing an extremely busy week, for they have many important engagements to fulfil before they sail for Malaya in
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      PERSIA TO BUILD NAVAL BASES.
      65 28 Reuter Wireless. Japanese May Secure Building Contract. Teheran. Oct. 12. The Government proposes to establish three naval bases on the Persian Gulf. Two will be at Bushire and Linga, the latter being tr.e Imperial Airway’s late landing ground to India. Two representatives of Japanese companies
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      KING ALEXANDER.
      208 28 —Reuter Lying-in-State At Belgrade. Belgarde. Oct. 16. In the presence of nundreds of thousands of men. women and children, who had stood silently waiting for hours in the semi-iighted !stieets, the coffin of King Alexander arrived here at midnight and w*as met by the widowed Queen and Queen
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      MURDER MYSTERY.
      115 28 Reuter Wireless. Shooting: Of Latvian Archbishop. Riga. Oct. 12. Archbishop Joann, head of the Ortnodox Church in Latvia, has been found dead in mysterious circumstances. His house took fire and the brigade extinguished the flames and found the Archbishop’s body, badly burned, but with a wound clearly visible
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      E.S.A.M. WREATH.
      36 28 1 From Our Owui Correspondent) London. Oct. 15. Mr. Ramplen-Jones will officially represent Malaya at the Cenotaph on Nov. 11 when he will lay a wreath on behalf of the Ex-Services Association of Malaya.
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      LUKUT TIN CO. REPORT.
      542 28 Dredge Laid Lp All The Year. Lukut Tin Dredging Ltd. directors’ report to be presented at the annual meeting on Nov. 7 at Seremban: Accounts. The profit tor the year amounted to $37,153 and to this has to be added the amount brought in irom the
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      BANTENG RUBBER REPORT.
      48 28 The Banteng (Selangor) Rubber Estates, Limited, report a net profit for the year ended Apl. 30 of £2,127 (after charging £1,137 for depreciation ol buildings and machinery) and £9,389 was brought in. A dividend of 2 y 2 per cent, is recommended, carrying forward £9,041.
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      EARL BUXTON DIES AT AGE OF 80.
      289 28 —Reuter. Prominent Politician. forme:: cabinet MINISTER. London. Oct. 15 Tht* death has occurred of p Buxton.—-Reuter. Earl Buxton was born on Oct 1853. son of Mr. Charles Buxton m» and Emily, daughter of Sir h.,’ Holland. Bt. He was created Viscid of Newtimber
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      Japanese Offer To British Mission.
      55 28 —Sin Chew Jit Poh. Shanghai, Oct. 15. A rejwrt .from Tokio states that Mr. Hirota. the Japanese Joreign Minister, has proposed to the Federation of British Industries Mission the investment of British capital in Manchukuo. The Japanese diplomat is said to have suggested an Anglo-Manchukuo
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      MR. W. F. TUKE.
      57 28 —Reuter Wireless. Elected New Chairman 01 Barclay’s Bank. London, Oct ioMr. William Favill Tuke, deputy* chairman, has been elected chairman of Barclay’s Bank. Mr. Tuke 71. Mr. Herbert Leslie Melville Tritton. vice-chairman of Barclay’s (DominionColonial and Overseas), has l)0 J elected chairman of that brand 1
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    ARSENAL PROVE TOO GOOD FOR MANCHESTER CITY.
    1849 29 Clyde Lose Their Unbeaten Record In The Scottish League. London, Oct. 14. The first clash he tween the Arsenal •nd Manchester City took place at jrhbury yesterday and resulted m a lecisive win for the League Champions by three goals to nil. The
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    WILTSHIRES DEFEAT THE S. C. C.
    680 29 Wiltshire* 2 S.C.C. 1. The best that could be said about the hockey match between the Wiltshires and the S.C.C. on the padang on Thursday afternoon was that play was fast and the game keenly contested. The exchanges were evenly distributed and a draw
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    JOHORE LINE CROSSED SIX TIMES BY SINGAPORE.
    1168 30 United Services Lose By A Single Point At Bangkok, Singapore 20 points: Johore ..Nil. Playing under very different conditions to those which had ruled for the first two weeks of the season Singapore beat Johore in the first Inter-State match of the season
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    FARLEIGH ROBERTSON TROPHY.
    251 30 Negri Sembilan Lose To Perak. ‘From Our Own Correspondent) Perak 24 pts. Negri Sembilan 3 pts. Ipoh, Oct. 13. Perak had little difficulty in wresting the Farleigh Robertson Trophy irom Negri Sembilan whom they beat by 24 points to three today. Five minutes from the start Bell
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    United Services Too Good For The Police.
    339 30 United Services Too Good For The Police United Services. 4; Police .1. On a slippery, rain-soaked pitch at the Depot Thomson Road, on Oct. 10 the United Services gave a splendid exhibition of hockey to defeat the S.S. Police, one of the strongest teams in Singapore last year, by four
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    Easy Win For Navy Rugby XV.
    495 30 Med. College 0; H.M.S. Tern,, i, The Medical College were „„a b l put out their full first they met H.M.S. Terror on sn,? on the College ground and a beaten by 18 points c a goal goal and three tries) to nil dro
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    AMAZING SUCCESS OF ONE DOLLAR BIG SWEEP AT KUALA LUMPUR.
    1027 31 Carwren Pays $142. Several Other Good Dividends. sartaiT crtsTsm, U0% VS ***** r a t nd iy i232 l 92 e) 567 6 Set nd <Ath,^*) I 3nS.'Thid From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur. Oct. 13. There were several upsets,
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    WEEK-END EVENTS AT R.S.Y.C.
    465 31 Ramona’s Easy Win In Race For Jean II Cup. Four six-metre yachts turned out I on Sunday for the second race for the Royal Singapore Yacht Club Jean II Cup over the same course as the previous Sunday. Ramona won easily. Ramona led all the way
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    Interesting Fights At Air Base.
    620 31 Organised mainly through the effort# |oi the physical training officer. Mr. L. S. Rutlev. the R.A boxing tournament was carried through in the newest of the hangars at the Base, a dezen Wlldebeeste torpedo bombers i oelng left out on the aerodrome tor the night
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    GREAT SCRAP FOR THE FLYWEIGHT TITLE.
    815 32 Fernandez And Suares Draw Again. Alter one of the most pleasing and exhilarating lights seen for a long while Little Lewis won the flyweight J title of Malaya at the Great World Stadium on Sunday by defeating Brown Roberts of Penang on points over
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    Blackheath Overwhelm Newport.
    222 32 Playing at the Rectory Field Blackheath overwhelmed Newport to the tune of 23 points to 3. but Cardiff restored the prestige of Welsh clubs by winning at Gloucester by a try to nil. while Swansea defeated Richmond by 12-7. One of the most thrilling matches of the
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    A WORLD RECORD.
    29 32 —Reuter. Polish Woman Runner's Success. Osaka, Oct. 14. Miss Stella Walasiewicz (Poland) Improved on her own world record by running two hundred metres in 23.8 seconds.—Reuter.
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    ETCETERAS PACK IN GREAT FORM.
    1126 32 S.C.C. TOURNAMENT. But P.S. And A.P.C. Superior Outside The Scrum. P.S. and A.P.C. 18pts. Etcs. and I. 3pts. Weakness outside the scrum cost the Etceteras and Insurance dear in their first S.C.C. tournament game on the padang on Tuesday afternoon and they were defeated by
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    MOTOR RACING.
    38 32 —Reuter. Mrs. Petre Sets Up A New Record. London. Oct. 11. Mrs. Kathleen Petre, driving j super-charged Bugatti, today at Brooklands broke the women's record for one lap of 2S miles, averaging 124.14 miles per hour
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      PULAU KAMIRI, LIMITED.
      1080 1 I Text Of Circular To I Shareholders. I (From Our Own Correspondent.) I Kuala Lumpur. Oct. 9. 9 As reported yesterday, shareholders ■ct Pulau Kamlrl, Ltd., received another Bircular from the secretaries, Gibson Butler and Co., with which K as attached a report by Mr. E. J
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      MALACCA RUBBER.
      25 1 (From Our Own Correspondent.) London. Oct. 10. The Malacca Rubber subscription list closed five minutes after opening. The issue was ten times over-subscrib-ed.
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      KEPONG (MALAY) RUBBER.
      191 1 Issue To Finance Purchase. The directors of Xepong (Malay) Rubber Estates, Ltd., have arranged to purchase further estates in Central Johore, and are issuing new shares to finance the purchase. The total area it is proposed to acquire is 3.590 acres, of which approximately 3.562 acres are
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      PINEAPPLE EXPORTS.
      294 1 Endorsements On Declarations. Pineapple exporters are notified that the form of certificate prescribed by section 8 <b> of the Pineapple Industry Ordinance 1934 shall be an endorsement on the outward declarations furnished to the Import and Export Office and the endorsement shall state that the tins have been
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      UNITED ENGINEERS TO PAY 2½%.
      253 1 UNITED ENGINEERS TO PAY 2½ Working Account Profit Of $167,685. The United Engineers directors’ report and statement of accounts for the year ended June 30. for presentation to the shareholders at the twenty-third ordinary general meeting of the company to be held at the registered office, River Valley Road, Singapore.
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      RUBBER CONTROL.
      80 1 Restriction Expected To Remain At 30 Per Cent Amsterdam, Sept. 20. It is expected in Amsterdam rubber circles, the Algemeen Handelsblad learns. that by October 15, the International Rubber Regulation Committee will tlx the percentage of restriction for the first quarter of 1935. Maintenance of 30 per cent,
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      RUBBER SITUATION.
      61 1 Singapore Official Quotations. Quotations Forward Contracts Spot Seller Price* A d. Nov- JanDatc L'don S'pori* Oct. Dec. Mar. Oct 11 6 13/16 23 23% 24% 25% 12 6 15/16 23% 23% 23% 24% 13 6 15/16 23% 23% 24% 25% 15 6 15/16 23% 23% 24% 25% 16
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      SINGAPORE TIN PRICES.
      24 1 Oct. 11 Tin, S pore Price $113.75 per picul. 12 114.00 13 114.37% 15 ***** 16 113 87% 17 113 87%
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      FRASER & CO.’S SHARE REPORT.
      844 2 FRASER CO.’S SHARE REPORT. Markets Idle And Uninteresting. Fraser and Co.’s share report, dated Oct. IC, states It would be idle to pretend that there is anything which calls for enthusiasm in the conditions prevailing today in the local share market, and the record of business done during the past
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      RUBBER DIVIDEND.
      29 2 The F. M. S. Rubber Planters' Estates. Ltd., directors have declared an interim dividend on account of the working of the current year of 2> per cent.
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      MALAYA RUBBER STATISTICS
      466 2 Acreages of tappable rubber not tapped on estates of 100 acres and over, for the month ending Aug. 31. 1934. ACREAGES OF TAPPABLE RUBBER NOT TAPPED Acreage of Area Tappable Rubber Tappable On Estates which have entirely On Estates which have partly never been tapped Total Percentage
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      BIG TURNOVER & SMALL PROFIT PER UNIT.
      669 3 BIG TURNOVER SMALL PROFIT PER UNIT. Singapore Cold Storage Company’s Policy. The Annual General Meeting of the nsa pore Cold Storage Co.. Ltd., was >ld at the oflices of Messrs Boustead id Co.. Union Building, on Saturday. r c R. Cherry presided and the others esent were: Mr. W. H.
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      TANDJONG RUBBER.
      52 3 Another rubber company to resume ividends is the Tandjong, a lember of the Harrisons and rostield group. The directors recomi'*nd the payment of 4 per cent., less lor the year ended June 30 last, n.* previous distribution was 10 per ?nt. in respect of 1928-29. The Issued ipital
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      TIN RETURNS.
      142 3 I! I*' 1 blowing tin returns are for the month September: Uopeng.—2oo pels. T(kka.— 402 pels. Ta iping.—s39 pels. K L S a n Dredge 945, tributers 3 net, Kinta.— 455 pels. Vlv., Hy S, raulic —163 pels. Tr t 7 TribUters 281 Pels. IKrul1 Kruln —'Tributers 416
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      RUBBER RETURNS.
      182 3 The following outputs are for the month of September. 1934, and figures in brackets denote the figures of corresponding period of last year. Pelepah Valley.—(4l.ooo ib.,), 55,000 lb. Kota Tinggi. —(38.000 lb), 42,000 lb. Siginting.—(3o,3oo lb.), 22, 800 lb. Clovelly. —(20.700 lb.), 18,300 lb. Kuala Kepis.—(2s,soo lb.), 24.400
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      MALAYA TIN STATISTICS
      237 3 Domestic Production, as represented by exports from Federated Malay States. Unlederated Malay States, and Straits Settlements (Settlement of Malacca), of Tin, and Tin-in-Ore at 75.5 per cent, during the month of September, 1934. n w Tons T °ns Federated Malay States i693 Unfederated Malay States Johore 26
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      COMPANY RESULTS.
      399 3 Dimbula Valley (Ceylon) Tea.—2*/ 2 p.c. on Ordinary, payable Oct. 1. Harrisons and Crosfield (Eastern merchants)—On 6 p.c. Cumulative Preference at rate of 6 p.c. for three months to Sept. 30, less tax at 4s. Queen Anne Residential Mansions and Hotel.—s per cent, on Ordinary. Brooklands Selangor Rubber.—s
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      COMPANY DIVIDENDS.
      54 3 Strathisla Pays Final Of 10 Per Cent. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Oct. 12. Strathisla < Perak) Rubber Estates. Ltd., are paying a Anal dividend of ten per cent, for the year ending June 30. Kapar Para Rubber Estates Company. Ltd., are paying an Interim dividend of 3%
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      STOCKS AND SHARES.
      805 4 Fraser And Co’s Quotations. Singajjore, Oct. 17. Minin*. LsAue Val. Pd Buyers. Sellers. £1 £1 Asarn Kumbang 36 6 38 6 £1 £1 Austral Malay 59 61/£1 £1 Ban grin Tin 27/- 28/1 1 Bata nf, r Padang 0.38 0.31 1 1 Baiu Caves 0 92 0.96
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      Trade And Finance.
      429 4 EXCHANGE RATES. Singapore, Oct 17. SELLING. London, 4 months’ sight 2 4 7 32 London, 3 months’ sight 2/4 3 16 London. 60 days' sight 2/4 3 32 Lcndrn, 30 days’ sight 2 4'h London, demand 2/4 3 32 London. T.T. 2 4 3 32 Lyons and
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      HOME AND AMERICAN STOCKS.
      274 4 Last Night’s London Quotations. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Oct. 16. Closing quotations today of the principal British stocks are given below. The rise or fall is in relation to the price of Oct 11. GOVERNMENT STOCKS, BRITISH Rise or Fall Conversion Loan 3% 118 tv.
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    • RUBBER SHARE PRICES.
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        LONDON EXCHANGE PRICES OCT. 6.
        668 4 Allagar (2/) 1 /9Vi: Alor Pongsu «2/) 2/6Vi; Anglo-Malay <£l) 15/; Ayer Kunlng (£1) 31/6; Bagan Serai (£l> 13 3; Bahru (Sel.) (2 3/912; Banteng (£1) 25/74; Batang (2 > 1/1; Batu Caves (£1) 23 3; Batu Tiga (£1) 32 6; Bekoh (2 1/04: Bertam
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        SINGAPORE DOLLAR SHARE PRICES OCT. 17.
        695 4 Capital Issue Closing Prices Paid Up Value Dividend* Praser Lyall Company Co. Evatt. 454,175 1 3 p.c. int. a/c year 28-2-35 Allenby ($1) 1.85 1.95 180 1 924 216.779 1 Nil for year 30-9-33 ..Alor Gajah ($1) 1.50 1.60 1.50 160 439,125 1 NU
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