The Straits Budget, 30 May 1935

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    31 1 The Straits Budget BEING THE WEEKLY ISSUE OF THE STRAITS TIMES I ESTABLISHED NEARLY A CENTURY. I No. 1033. SINGAPOKE, THURSDAY. MAY 30. 1935. Price 25 cents (S.S. Currency) or 7d.
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    The Week In Malaya.
    539 1 (DATISFACTION with the way work on the Naval Base is progressing i> expressed by Mr H J Young, deputy Civil Engineer-in-Chief to the Admiralty Mr Young arrived in Singapore a short while ago m th«course of a tour of British naval works in tlie F»r East.
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    General Mouchet, with M. A. P. Ballereau. French Consul in Singapore, aboard Athos II on Saturday.
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    LECTURES ON MALARIA CONTROL.
    57 1 ,i Moscow. Professor Swellcnjfrefoel of the t niversity of Professor Moshkoyski of the 1 .‘.f tl.e l{.»<kel.llo. Foundation, India, lecturers at the anti-malarial Amsterdam and l)r. Paul Russell of the K M( di nc singa ore —Straits Times photographs, courses now being held at the KingKdward
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    A SULTAN VISITS R.A.F. STATION.
    157 1 HALF AN HOUR FLIGHT OVER JOHORE. now I must have my own aeroplane.” said H H the 8ultan of Johore at the RAF Station at Seletar last Friday. His Highness had Just alighted from one of the new Singapore III fiylnf boats in which he
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    CROMWELLS CHARTER THE SEA BELLE.
    139 1 Yacht Being Refitted At Tanjong Pagar. Mr. and Mrs. J. H R. Cromwell have chartered the Sea Belle II. the yacht formerly used by Governors of the Straits Settlement and which has latterly been in Service as a training vessel for the R.N.V.R Mr. and
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    LATE MR. A. L. HOGAN.
    118 1 Member Of Weli-known IVnanjf Family. The tunerul ol the late Mr. A. L Honan whose remains were brought from London, took place at the Batu Ga.jah cemetery on Saturday, following a short service at the house and graveside, conducted by the chaplain ol IVrak. Mr.
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      “THE NATIONAL SPORT.”
      984 2 —Straits Times, May 23. Politics are South Africa’s national sport.” That remark, made to the writer by one oi the leading participants in the sport,” contains considerably more than a germ of truth. The visitor, listening for tlie first time to political speeches in South Africa, or
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      AIR ARMAGEDDON.
      847 2 .—Straits Times. May -4. Air fleets blackening the skies above the capitals of Europe, raining down explosives and gas upon civilians, blowing to smithereens ancient and beautiful shrines of national history, wreaking the blind ferocity of the jungle upon the complex and marvellous civilisation of today—such are the
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      WAGES AND WORKING HOURS.
      780 2 will and co-operation.—Straits Times. May 25. Somewhat startling is the announcement that Far Eastern delegates will confront the International Labour Conference in Geneva next month with a demand for the betterment of the conditions of the workers. Yet that is the intention of the Chinese representatives,
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      THE F.M.S. SURPLUS.
      770 3 -Straits Times, May 27. What to do with twenty ">illion dollars? That is the problem of the F.M.S. at the moment; and its solution appears likely to become a popular pastime among those who manifest a willingness to guide erring officialdom. As a matter ol fact the
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      NO BETRAYAL—YET.
      896 3 Straits Times. May 28. Verbal intimation has now been given by Mr. J. H. Thomas, Secretary of State for the Dominions, to General Hertzog, Prime Minister of the Union of South Africa, that the Imperial Government does not, at present, feel justified in making any move toward the
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      PERAK’S PLANS AND PROBLEMS.
      802 4 competitors of other races.—Straits Times. May 29. Recently we remarked on the welcome growth of interest in the State Councils of the Federated Malay States since their expansion and the enhancement of their responsibilities and powers. The meeting of the Perak State Council the other day
      competitors of other races.—Straits Times. May 29.  -  802 words
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    BIRTH
    21 4 CLARK —To Marguerite wife of Adrian Clark (Solicitor-General, S.S.> a daughter. Adrienne Marguerite Tiles, born 9.40 p.m. Mn> 21, 1935
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    MARRIAGES
    61 4 STOVELL—HIPWOOD.—On May 25 by thrVen. the Archdeacon Graham-White at St. Andrews Cathedral, Singapore, Frederick George Vincent Stovell to Betty Isobel Hipwood. WATSON—CLINTON.—On May 23, 1935. at St Andrew’s Cathedral. Singapore. Erie C. Watson of Singapore to Kathleen Douglas Fox Clinton daughter of the late Walter Douglas Clinton of Oregum
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    INDIAN PROTEST MEETING.
    366 4 REMARKS IN JUBILFF SOUVENIR RESENTKI) A resolution appealing to the Government to take steps to proscribe a Jubilee souvenir progi amme published h v Iessrs. T. B. Rogers and edited by Mr. J. H. Martin and to institute proceedings against the author of the article objected to
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    MR. C. CRAIB KILLED IN CAR ACCIDENT.
    62 4 Mr. Charles Craib, a European employee of the Rubber Reu a_ tion Department, Johore HaMlor the past six months and tornu i ly a planter in Johore and Selanuoi was killed in a motor accident :t Kota Tinggi on Tuesday. The funeral took
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    CATHEDRAL WEDDING.
    50 4 Captain Frederick George Vincent Stovell, son of the late Capitain Stovell and Mrs. Stovell of Jersey was married to Miss Betty Isobel bnwood, only daughter of Sir Changes Lady Hipwood. of Chislehurst. h on Saturday at St. Andrew’s Cathedi Captain Stovell is a member oi Singapore Pilots Association.
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    11 4 DEATHS RICHARDS.—Ulrlc Garnet. Richards at his residence No. 26. Manggis Road.
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    NOTES Of The DAY
    129 5 THE wheel has turned full circle so far as the Straits Times and Sarawak are concerned. On Saturday, May 11, in a leading article discussing the correspondence of Sir James Brooke and Baroness Burdett Coutts, this newspaper described the first Rajah as one of the finest
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    SMOKED HEADS.
    113 5 IN 1849 the Straits Times published a leader attacking the conduct of an expedition sent against the pirates of the Seribas district. Among other gory details it was alleged that four native traders going about their lawful business were captured. their heads cut off, and the said heads
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    VICTORIAN INVECTIVE.
    122 5 VICTORIAN INVECTIVE A CCORDINGLY Sir James indited a letter to Lieut.-Col. Butterworth. Governor of the Straits Settlements and Presiding Judge of the Court of Singapore. “Is there no moral standard by which public functionaries are judged?'' asked the Rajah. “Is there no moral delinquency, abhorrent to the upright mind, which
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    SECOND BROADSIDE.
    154 5 THE argument that Mr. Woods must first be given an opportunity to answer the Rajah’s charges in court, if he was to be deprived of public office on account of those charges, merely fanned the flames at Kuching. This time the Rajah took the gloves off properly. Said
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    STRAITS RUMOURS.
    119 5 |N defence of Mr. Woods it may be said that the carnage which occured in several fighvs with pirates was admittedly great, and accurate information of what was happening in Borneo was hard to get in Singapore. There was in fact a group in this Settlement which took
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    JOHORE ABROAD.
    63 5 AS an instance of the interest evoked throughout the British Empire by the Jubillee gift of the Sultan of Johore I may cite the May 3 issue of the Rand Daily Mail, Johannesburg. A photograph of the Sultan and Sultana, together with double-column headlines and half a column
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    “JAVA WINDS.”
    141 5 I WONDER whether there is anything 1 in the belief so firmly held by former Singaporeans in the harmfulness of the Java winds.” which blow from the south at this time of the year. Half the people one meets in Singapore at present are either suffering from ’flu
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    ANGIN JEHAT.
    92 5 THE present phase of our climate is commented upon by Mr. Roland Brad dell in “Lights of Singapore” as follows: “May and June are the most disagreeable months, owing to the prevalence of the southerly winds, which we call Java winds “it is remarkable that the stronger these
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    “FOUNDED IN 1796.”
    94 5 THIS caption appeared in the Straits Times last Tuesday above a picture of the Fook Tak Shi temple in Telok Ayer Street. I confess that when I saw it I jumped to the conclusion that the sub-editor responsible had shown a lamentable ignorance of Singapore history. I
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    A LANDING PLACE.
    144 5 NEVERTHELESS, there seems to be no doubt that the Fook Tak Shi temple must be accorded the distinc- tion of being the oldest institution, though not actually the oldest building. in Singapore. The trustees maintain that this temple stands at a spot where Chinese and Malay fishermen
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    A BORED BOARD.
    118 5 TTHE painless and unregretted decease of the Malayan Communications Beard last week only shows the danger of setting up bodies with vague functions and grandiloquent titles. All the brass-hats and Olympians were supposed to meet on this board and discuss—well, Malayan communications. which might mean anything. The
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    MERSING ROAD.
    128 5 IT is good news that the new road to 1 Mersing through eastern Johore will be opened within a few days. This is the only road of any length that has been constructed in the Peninsula during the last three years, and it should, by opening up an
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    “LEGONG.”
    111 5 TOPING to find rn antidote to over- much city life I went to see the Bali picture Legong at the Alhambra yesterday. The colour photography is extremely satisfying where groups of natives or clearly defined backgrounds are depicted, but scenes made up largely of foliage, padi fields and sunlight
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    A BACKWOODSMAN.
    114 5 A CURIOUS bit of evidence, bearing on the early exploration of the mountains which form the eastern boundary of the Kinta Valley, is described on this page today. Our contributor found the initials W.C.” carved on a tree when he climbed Mount Penelope in 19.i1. thus providing an
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    ELEPHANT FLIES.
    102 5 PNG trousers should be worn, not shorts, and sleeveless singlets should be also ruled out. Elephant Ilies are numerous on this route, and their bite is painful for several days. The track is fairly clean but at least two and a half hours should be allowed for the
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    CHINA EMBASSIES.
    115 5 A STHAITs TIMES reader, puzzled by recent changes in China, has asked what exactly is the difference between an embassy and a legation. The answer is that an ambassador is the highest ranking officer which a country can send abroad, and countries only exchange ambassadors when they look
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    E.E., M.P. AND A.E.
    108 5 EMBASSIES and legations are known 4-1 generically as diplomatic missions, but the principal appointments in each case are differently defined. In a legation the personal representative of a government is known as an Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, whereas in an embassy he is known as
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    ROYAL ARCANA.
    133 5 'T'HERE is no difference in the lunctions of an ambassador and a minister. The only difference is one of status, reflecting th<* importance attached to the country in which the diplomat is stationed. An interesting relic of former times, when kings were more powerful than their ministers, is
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    A CHARMING CUSTOM.
    138 5 SINGAPORE business men driving to their ofllces yesterday morning saw the roads gay with bunting, and were thus reminded that it was Empire Day. Their own buildings, however, were (it void ol leslivc dress, and so wore the Government and Municipal buildings. It was left to the
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    MALAYAN MEDALS.
    126 6 A CERTAIN amount of heartburning is bound to be caused by the Malayan awards of Jubilee medals, published yesterday, but one does not see le w any other method of selection could have been adopted. Tin* distribution of a few hundred .in dais throughout the whole ol Malaya
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    RUBENSTEIN.
    146 6 I HAVE never seen a more responsive audience at a Singapore concert than that which applauded Arthur Ruben stein on Thursday night. The hall was “alive*’ in a sense that the Victoria Theatre never used to be when world-famed instrumentalists played there ten years ago to the small group
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    MYTHICAL CORPSES.
    154 6 RESIDENTS of Singapore should be on their guard against any tearful stranger who comes to their doors with a yarn about an aunt or an uncle or some other person lying dead and no money to bury him or her with. The ending of that sentence is not
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    BURONG CHECHAWI.
    169 6 OTHER instance of birds attacking a human being on an estate is given by Mr. C. Eldon Scott, uf Permas Estate in the following letter to the Straits Times With reference to the occurrence n lated by your planting correspondent in your issue of Tuesday last. 1 had
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    R.A.F. DISPLAY.
    134 6 SINGAPORE is to have its own Empire Air Day on August 24. when the Royal Air Force will give a display at Seletar. This scheme will be warmly welfouud. for the general public sees scarcely anything of R.A.F. training. Only a small minority of Singapore people has even
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    A CANNING EXPERT.
    119 6 JT is good news for one oi Singapore's main industries that a canning expert is to be brought out from Home. This officer, who will De employed by the Department of Agriculture, will spend part of his time in the inspection of pineapple factories, and he should
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    EYES AT NIGHT.
    104 6 jyiRS. Marjorie Cameron, of Kuala 1 Lumpur, had an unpleasant experience a few days ago. She was standing in front of her dressing-table in her bedroom at eleven o clock at night when she happened to glance at the window. Looking at her through the slats was
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    SINGAPOREANA.
    95 6 Ak NYONE who has .£7O to spare should note that a fine set of early Singapore newspapers is for sale. A London bookseller is offering the Singapore Chronicle and Commercial Register, Jan. 6. 1831, to Dec. 26, 1833, and the Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser, Oct. 8. 1835
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    DICKENS IN CHINA.
    120 6 {CURIOUSLY conflicting verdicts on the film version of “David Copperfleld,” which will be shown in Singapore in the near future, are being published Mr. E. V. Lucas was unflattering in his comments in Punch.” and the writer of the London entertainments feature in the Straits Times was
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    DEATH IN BULBS.
    138 6 INQUIRIES made from electrical engineers confirm the belief that there it. sufficient power in an electric light wire, such as is ordinarily fitted in a house, to kill a healthy adult. Why deaths from this cause are not more frequent is a mystery, having regard to the
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    EARLY SINGAPORE.
    148 6 A LITTLE-KNOWN visitor to early Singapore is recalled by Mr. F W. Douglas in a letter to the Straits Times. He writes: “The* reference in Ariak Singapura's notes to old buildings and temples existing before Rattles time would seem to be borne out by the following, taken from
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    MERCHANT PRINCES.
    129 6 *jPHE book from which Mr. Douglas quotes gives a glimpse of the Beach Road houses as they were in the forties. “On the east side of the harbour.’’ says Martin. enterprising British merchants are erecting substantial and ornamental houses. The ground is generally raised three feet, and the
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    ULTRA-MODERN.
    134 6 THE following is an extract lr < ln letter written by a resident Nanking to a friend in Singapore “Not long ago I attended H u d ding of young, modern China n affair was in a big hotel. The br-cL and groom stood at the door t h
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    MALAY TAMIL.
    81 6 LJAS there ever been a Malay m this country who could speak Tamil Somehow the idea of the calm and composed Malay speaking this more pid, effervescent and exeitabh o: anguages seems quite impossible. The Malayan School of Agriculture does not think so. however, tor it is about
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    OFFICE GADGET.
    128 6 I HAVE been busying my.w. nr. 1 in inventing a little device vn; it is thought, will fill a long-tel* m.a in Malayan offices, godown .mu other enclosed spaces. This invention wil be sold unci, t name of the Infallible Durian D< lector Its purpose is to facilitate
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    PRODNOSE’S QUERY.
    122 6 THE following cutting from Beach- comber’s column in the Daily Ex press is forwarded by a Straits Tim»->‘ reader, presumably as a hint not t take life too seriously: Prodnose: How is the ordinary reader ported to be able to distinguish truth fiction in your column? Myself: In
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    Mr. A. J. Aitken.
    40 6 Mr. A. J. Aitken. director and manager of Bintan Plantations, has entered the Cairnholm Private Hospital He originally intended sailing for horn* on the Ranpura on June 7, but his holiday has now been indefinitely postponed.
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    SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.
    1755 7 The Hon. Dr. H. Tempany. is at present in Singapore. Mrs. L. R. S. Rogers, of Jabi estate. Alor Star, has arrived from England. Mr M. B. Oliver, the Ipoh banker, is ,t present in Singapore. Mr. J. L. Wilson, an engineer, arrived irom Miri and is
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    MR. PALGRAVE SIMPSON.
    148 7 Nearly Twenty-Eight Years In Penang. Hie Hon. Mr. Palgrave Simpson, of Penang, lias attained the ag? of 54. He was admitted to the Straits Settlements bar in 1907 and two yeirs later to the F.M.S bar. He was at first with Messrs. Drew and Napier in Singapore,
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    Straits Bar Committees.
    86 7 The following have been elected as members of the Bar Committee for the Settlement ol Penang lor the year April. 1935 to Anril 1936 Mr. B. F Ross, president; Mr. Llm Cheng Ean, vice president, and Messrs. R. D. Hume. H. McNiece. N. Raghavan. and Mr P.
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    MALAYAN ENGINEERS AT CHANGI.
    948 8 Fortification Of Singapore. <By Our Services Correspondent.) MY APPRECIATION of the lay-out of an all-important part of the Singapore defence system, the R.E. and R.A. cantonment at Changi, became clearei 4 on Friday when I joined a party of Malayan engineers on a three-hour tour of
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    SIX INJURED IN CAR MISHAP.
    100 8 COLLISION IN GROVE ROAD. Mr. H. M. Perreau, a well-known resident of Singapore and a warden of the St. Andrew’s Cathedral, and his three daughters, the Misses S.I., M.E., and H. E. Perreau were injured following a motor-accident in which their car and another driven
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    P. & O. PASSENGER OVERBOARD.
    105 8 P. O. PASSENGER OVERBOARD. LOST BETWEEN PEN\\T AND SINGAPORE. Mrs. Galvin, wife of an assistant surveyor attached to the Works and Building Department at the RAF station, Seletar, was lost overboard from the P. and O. s.s. Naldera between Singapore and Penang on Saturday. On Friday she embarked with her
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    RE-PLANTING.
    319 8 Correspondence. BUDDING v. SEEDLINGS. MANAGER’S REPLY. To the Editor of (he Straits Times. Sir. —I have read the letter from Mr. Rasmussen which appeared in your issue of Apr. 25 with interest. It has only recently been brought to my notice. It is suggested that the fact that the
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    Federal Topics: Swimming Pool: Golf Club May Revive Project: State Council And Publicity: Activities Of M. A. R. S.: Creditable Broadcasts: Jubilee Memorial Fund.
    1005 9 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur. May 23. AT the annual meeting of the Selangor Golf Club on Friday next week it is highly probable that
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    INSPECTOR MINNS LEAVES. Bemoans Lack Of Musical Taste.
    451 9 (Straits Times Special.) After 31 years’ service in the British Army and ten in the Straits Settlements Police, Chief Inspector, F. E. Minns, well-known as the j bandmaster of the popular Police Band in Singapore, left for England on Friday on retirement.
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    BIG ELECTRIC DEVELOPMENTS.
    93 9 SCHEMES INVOLVING $491,500. A recent meeting of Municipal Committee No. 7 approved proposed estimated expenditure of $440,000 for the installation of an additional 10,000 K.W., Turbo alternator at the St. James Power Station with necessary equipment, and of $51,500 for the laying of an additional E.H.T. cable
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    JOHORE POST FOR MR. W. E. PEPYS.
    56 9 ACTING GENERAL ADVISER. i The Hon. Mr. W. E. Pepys, M.C.S., Commissioner of Customs and Excise, Straits Settlements and Federated Malay States, has been appointed to act as General Adviser. Johore. with efTect from May 20. This notification is contained in a Johore
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    DEATH OF MR. JACK JOULE.
    88 9 Employee Of Harbour Extension Scheme. The death took place lust Wednesday at his residence, Seah Im Road, Singapore, of Mr. Jack Joule, European timekeeper employed with Messrs, Topham, Jones and Rallton. In the Singapore Harbour Board extension schem Mr. Joule was 45 years of age.
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    THE KING’S JUBILEE.
    163 9 How Jesselton .Malays Celebrated. From A Correspondent.) Jesselton, May 22. The Hon the Resident kindly allowed Mr A Hamidsha to use the Band Stand tor the Malay community’s celebrations In connection with the King’s Jubilee. It presented a most lively appearance on the Jubilee Day with hundreds
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    “...AND DOWN CAME A BLACK BIRD...”
    518 10 Experience Of A Malayan Estate Manager. The Straits Times Planting Correspondent writes The following is an incident which took place on an estate in my district. The occasion was when the manager was making his morning round of tapping inspection in company with his
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    RETIRING MEDICAI MEN’S PLANS.
    323 10 PROF. KAY-MOUAT TO LIVE IN MALAYA. The plans of three prominent Singapore medical men. shortly retiring, have been made known. Professor C. J. Smith, Senior Pro- lessor of Surgery at King Edward VII College of Medicine since 1925, Senior Surgeon, Singapore, since 1917, and in Malaya
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    RESCUE DRAMA IN INDIAN OCEAN.
    151 10 THRILL FOR HECTOR PASSENGERS. Passengers in the s. s. Hector, which arrived in Singapore from Europe last week, have a remarkable story to tell. During the voyage between Colombo and Sumatra an Arab dhow was sighted flying distress signals. The Hector altered her course and
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    TIN SUPPLIES.
    605 10 (]orrv*pondvnce. ANGRY BROKERS AND BUFFER POOL. To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir,—As there is likely to be something of an outcry from certain quarters at the refusal of the Buffer Pool committee to supply the London Metal Exchange brokers with spot tin. as announced in the
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    DISMISSED “BOY” CHARGED.
    400 10 ALLEGED THREAT To KILL EUROPEANS (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur. May 20 Clad in a blood-stained Chinese suit. Tan Ah Kam appeared before Mr. F. K. Wilson, in the Kuala Lumpur Police Court, on a eharee of criminal intimidation by threV tening to cause injury to
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    “MEDICAL COLLEGE LIMITATIONS SHOULD BE REALISED.”
    976 11 Retiring Senior Surgeon’s Criticisms. EACH STUDENT COSTS $40,000. rAS King Edward VII College of Medicine, Singapore, ever achieve its chief object—the training of men who uni take their place in the senior branches of the Governnh nt medical service in Malaya This question, of
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    A SILVER JUBILEE.
    29 11 The Rev. F. G. Swindell, former Archdeacon of Singapore, whose marriage to Miss G. I). Page took place on May 23. 1910, at St. Andrew’s Cathedral.
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    GEN. MOUCHET SEES NAVAL BASE.
    207 11 Commander Of French Army In Cochin-China. During the few hours in which the French steamer Athos II was in port on Saturday morning. General Mouchet visited the Naval Base. General Mouchet is relieving General Vidon in command of the Southern Division of the French Army
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    MAJOR-GEN. W. G. S. DOBBIE.
    334 11 MALAYA’S NEW GENERAL OFFICER COMMANDING. (By Our Services Correspondent.) For tlio last four years the G.O.C., Malaya, has been of the Royal Artillery. The last Royal Engineer to hold the appointment was Major-General H. L. Pritchard who. on leaving Malaya in 1931. look up the
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    WEDDING OF MR. F. S. SOLE.
    120 11 TO MISS ALICE MCGREGOR. The wedding took place on Friday at the Presbyterian Church of Mr. F. S. Sole, of the Standard-Vacuum Oil Co., son of Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Sole, ol Fiiern Unmet, London, and Mi: Alice Alexandra McGregor, daughter of Dr.
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      SUNDAY TAPPING.
      659 13 PUZZLED PLANTER ANSWERED. To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir,— The answer to Sunday Puzzle’s problem of the 10th inst. ij; easy. Most decidedly, stop tapping; on Sundays without any fear or hesitation, and conditions will begin to improve at once. It is obvious that your correspondent
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      TIN PROSPECTS.
      808 13 Quota Increase And Pool Stock. (To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir, I have read with great interest the letter from Mr. Cox which you have published this afternoon. I seem to remember a previous letter from his pen. compared to which the present one seems to
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      EURASIAN VIEWS.
      271 13 Three Ideas Before The (.’omnuinity. (To the Editor of the Straits Times.' Sir.-It is unbelievable that honest old “Veritas” has intentionally trod on the corns ol the gods on Mount Selangor. It is unwise to camouflage truth. May I ask Is the Review seen in every Eurasian home?
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      OLD RUBBER AREAS.
      161 13 Natural Covers Better Than Manuring. (To the lalitor of the Straits Times.) Sir. The task ol the planter is becoming more and more knotty day by day. One section those who agree with Mr Rasmussen have a defini' idea that the forestry system will im prove soil
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      WEEK-END TRIPS TO THE COAST.
      630 13 A NEW ROAD TO MERSING. Week-end holidays at Mersing, the attractive watering place on the east coast of Johore, now become a much more praetic: ble proposition for persons resident in Singapore and South Johore. Within a few weeks the last mile or two of
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    CONVERSION OF LANDS FOR MINING.
    1057 14 Perak Council Delegates Authority To Committee. The Perak State Council has, by eight votes to two, (Official members abstaining from voting) delegate I its power to approve applications for conversion from agricultural to mining lands to a standing committee. The resolution, it was explained, was
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    SINGAPORE MAN AS COL. BLOOD.
    175 14 Mr. Gregory Dye. a 24-year-old garage proprietor who is the son of Mr Leo Dye. of Singapore, and who was in Singapore from 1926-28, being well known in Malayan scouting circles, was chosen from 700 applicants for the part of Colonel Blood, the daring officer
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    NEW CHINA SERVICE.
    146 14 —Sin Chew Jit Poh. TO MALAYA AND THE N.I. Nanking. May 21 The Communications Ministry has approved a suggestion oy the China Merchants’ Steamship Navigation Co for the appropriation of $1,500,000 to purchase nine passenger steamers from the United States. These are for a deep-sea service to
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    40,000 CHILDREN ENTERTAINED.
    118 14 JUBILEE WEEK IN SINGAPORE. The number of children for whom entertainments were provided and to whom gifts were presented by the Children’s Executive Committee during the Jubilee celebrations was 41.372. The number of gifts and prizes distributed rwas 349.670. A store in River Valley Road was borrowed
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    SAFETY OF MAILS TO AND FROM SIAM.
    86 14 Special Van On International Express. •From Our Own Correspond cr/ Bangkok, M -y For the safety of correspond* travelling by the international exp between Bangkok anu Penang a spe postal van has been built solely for run. It Is fitted with a safe
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  • Malayan Planting Topics.
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      AND NOW —A BUFFER POOL FOR RUBBER ?
      1769 15 AND NOW —A BUFFER POOL FOR RUBBER An Intriguing Proposal—But The Money May Be Hard To Get--Directors’ Pees Action Of Shareholders' Protection Association R.R.I.’s New Headquarters—Kuala Lumpur Or Sungei Buloh? (By Our Planting Correspondent.) qne of the most interesting items oi rubber news recently received in Malaya from the Straits
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    SPORTS TRADE IN MALAYA.
    187 15 Growing Business Largely British. ‘From Our Own Correspondent.» Kuala Lumpur. May 22 At tlie meeting of the Kuala Lumpur Rotary Club today an address on "The Sports Trade in Malaya" was given by Roturian C. S. See. The total value of sports goods imported Into Malaya
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    “VAIHASI VISAGAM.”
    58 15 The Tamil labour force of Siliau Estate, Llnggi Plantations Ltd.. Siliau. N S celebrated the Hindu festival of Vaihasi Vlsagam at the Estate Temple with the usual rejoicings. The coolies Including most of those from during tiie day. and during the evening tiie diety ‘Marlaman’ was taken round
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    KING’S JUBILEE MEDAL AWARDS IN MALAYA.
    2209 16 Full List In Government Gazette Extraordinary. FA STRAITS Settlements Government Gazette Extraordinary gives the following list of recipients of the King's Silver Jubilee Medal in the S.S. and Malay States: His •:(’''!lenc> Sir r. Shenton W Thon u.i’M.G., O.B.E., Governor oi :he Sir. Settlements
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  • A SINGAPORE MERCHANT’S NOTEBOOK.
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      DEFINITE IMPROVEMENT IN TRADE.
      1112 21 Municipal Loan Lessons —Dangers Of Inferior Manufactured Articles. By OUR COMMERCIAL CORRESPONDENT. tT is always very gratifying to l*o able to report on a distinct improvement of business conditions in the Singapore and AI.S. markets. Produce prices ,iv tinner. The share market io\vs renewed activity. Kxuiipc’e
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    STILL LOOKING FOR A YACHT.
    208 21 AN OFFER TO CHARTER SEA BELLE II. Will the Sea Belle II. the present R.N.V.R. drill ship, come out of retirement" as a yacht, and take the world’s richest girl and her husband and personal still to Batavia and Bali, the next stage of their
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    NANKING HONOURS MR. TAN KAH KEE.
    116 21 Brilliant Jade Order To Be Conferred. Nanking, May 10. In recognition of his munificent donations for the cause of education. says a Nanking message, t lie Chinese Government, in an order to the Executive Yuan, authorises the conferment ol tin* Order oi the Brilliant
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    TIN CONTROL.
    593 21 ('•of rrsjioiulrnre. CHEERING SIGNS IN THE MARKETS, T> the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir. As a regular reader of your valuable paper I should like to comment on the information from London you receive on the tin question. Great weight is placed bv your London correspondent on
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    YACHT’S 6,000-MILE VOYAGE.
    1932 22 flarhtnir Tog. Vision Of St. Anthony In Singapore Eventful Journey From New Zealand —Through The Barrier Reef May Con tin ue To Europe. (H\ Our Shipping Correspondent.) |7 VER Y now and again a keen yachtsman sets out tor the open sea in search oi adventure. A
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    HITLER DEFINES GERMANY’S FOREIGN POLICY.
    385 23 -Reuter. equality AGAIN DEMANDED. Chancellor Criticises FrancoSoviet Alliance. Chancellor Hitler, in his important ;rcch in the Reichstag last week m iterated Germany’s demand for equaVv and announced her willingness to •Participate in any efforts for the oractical limitation or abolition oi irnis. H* stressed Germany’s
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    PLANE CRASHES INTO BARRACKS.
    83 23 —Sin Kuo Min. < an ton Airman Killed HO Cadets Injured. Canton, May 22. Another plane disaster occurred in anton yesterday. One of three miliplanes which were engaged in an xercise flight over the city crashed n to the roof of the barracks of the instructional
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    FIRST AMBASSADOR.
    18 23 Mr. Akira Ariyoshi, the Japanese .Minister to China, and now Japan's first Ambassador to that country.
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    GRAVE REVOLT NEAR VLADIVOSTOK.
    95 23 Sin Chew Jit Poll Soviet Aerodrome And 40 Planes Destroyed. Shanghai. May 22. A serious revolt is reported at the Ussuri mines located north «»i Vladivostok. Some 1.000 Manchurian and Korean miners employed at the colliery suddenly stormed an aerodrome near by and destroyed the hangars
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    PRAISE FOR GEN. CHIANG KAI-SHEK.
    94 23 Sin Chew Jit Poll. His Work In Unifying The Country. Shanghai, May 20. In no small measure, it is felt, Gen. C’hiang’s great work of pacification of the country has contributed towards the foreign powers’ confidence in the Central Government and resulting in the decision
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    ABOLISHING EXTRALITY.
    64 23 of the contemplated talks Sin Chew Jit Poll China To Approach The Foreign Powers. Nanking. M *y 21. Ir is understood that the Chinese Government will shortly approach the foreign powers with a pioposal to revise the agreements relating to foreign settlements and concessions in The surrender ot
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    REACTION TO BRITAIN’S NEW AIR POLICY.
    413 23 Reuter. “Prospect Of War Has Now Definitely Receded.” London, May 2d. piRST comments oil Britain’s 1 new air programme generally follow the normal party lines. The morning newspapers welcome Mr. Bald win’s response to Herr Hitler’s speech as improving the situation. The Times says
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    WHAT BERLIN SAYS
    103 23 -Reuter. “SPARK OF HOPE AT THE ELEVENTH HOUR” i “A spark ot hope at the eleventh hour.” is how “Sllex” in the Deutsche Allgemeine Zeitung greets Mr. Baldwin’s speech. He adds: “England will treble the air weapon, in order to have parity with France, because air parity
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    Opposition Views Expressed.
    362 23 British Wireless Londo i. May 24. Mr Stanley Baldwin’s speech in tie* House of Commons made a profound impression on the House which was more crowded than on anv other post war occasion. The opposition who marshalled 52 votes against the Government’s 340 votes, was confined to
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    JAPANESE NAVAL “ CLUB ” AT AMOY.
    53 23 JAPANESE NAVAL CLUB AT AMOY. is** barracks in Shanghai Stn l£u<> Mill Amoy. May 20 A new "clubhouse" is being built here lor oil leers and men of Urn Japanese warships stationed in South China The structure is to be on the same lines as the jortess-like Japanise barracks in
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    KING AND “LAWRENCE OF ARABIA”
    500 24 MESSAGE OF CONDOLENCE TO HIS BROTHER. r[E King has sent a message of condolence to the brother of Lawrence of Arabia/' Aircraftman I. E. Shaw, whose death was announced on May 20. Tributes to the greatness of T. E. Shaw have been paid by many
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    YOUNG BRIDE’S RINGS STOLEN BY PIRATES.
    81 24 Reuter. Incident On Missionaries’ River Launch. Shanghai. May 21 Mrs Lawrence and Dr. Lawrence were members oi i party of missionaries aboard three launches leaving Chengtu Robbers boarded the Lawrences' launch, taking $200 cash and also jewellery, including the wedding and engagement rings belonging
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    TWO ENGLISHMEN CANONIZED.
    86 24 from Britain.—British Wireless. ST. THOMAS MORE &lt;? ST. JOHN. Rome, May 20. Cardinal Fisher, Bishop of Rochester, and Sir Thomas More, Lord High Chancellor of England in the 10th century were canonised yesterday in Rome. The Pope appointed June 22 as the Festival of St. John, of
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    Daring Act Saves Fated Plane.
    75 24 Renter Wireless. Sir Charles Kingsford Smith and his two companions who narrowly escaped drowning while flying across the Tasman Sea owe their safety to the daring act by Taylor the navigator, who climbed on to the struts carrying a vacuum flask in a hand bag
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    New Manchu Cabinet.
    59 24 Mr. Chons: Hsiao-hsu (above). Prime Minister of Manchukuo. has resigned. A new cabinet has been formed under the premiership of Mr. ('hang Ching-hui. Minister of Defence. The new members include Mr. Yu Tse-shan as War Minister. Mr. Chang Chin-tu (industry). Mr. Ting Kan-siu (communications). Mr. I.i Shao-kan
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    ABYSSINIA APPEALS TO LEAGUE.
    149 24 Reuter Wireless. Emperor’s Cable To Geneva. STRONG complaints against Italy are contained in a telegram to the League received from the Emperor of Abyssinia which will he read to the Council when the dispute comes tip for discussion. The Emperor complains that Italy since the Ualual
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    BRITAIN’S “GOODWILL TO CHINA.”—Sir John Simon.
    143 24 BRITAIN’S “GOODWILL TO CHINA.” —Sir John Simon. Reuter. Referring to the British decision to raise the status of the Legation in China to that of an Embassy Sir John Simon said in the House of Commons tonight: “I would like to take this opportunity of stating that this decision is
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    NO CHANGES IN TIN COMMITTEES.
    126 24 -Straits T*.m?s copyright. Statement In The Commons. From Our Own Correspondent. London, May lid. In the House of Commons last night Mr. J. C. Wilmot (Lab. Fulham, E.) asked the Colonial Secretary, whether there had been since April 1. 1935, any, and if so, what
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    “Reluctant To Serve.”
    141 24 Sir Philip Cunliffe Lister made statement in the House of Commons n Mar. 5. He mentioned that Sir John Campbell represented British Malay.cn tlie Butler Stock Committee, .instated that Nigeria had appointed .V.' John Howeson Mr. Howeson. however, was according to the Colonial Secretary, reluct an to
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    GENERAL STRIKE THREAT.
    79 24 -Reuter. New York. Max U A threat plunge the l uited States in a general strike miles* Labour's demand for a two year* prolongation of N ILA, and similai legislation was met. was voiced tonight by Mr. William Green at a meeting of workers in Madison Square
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    NEW WARSHIPS FOR UNITED STATES.
    58 24 Reuter. -Reuter Washington. May 22 Without recording a vote the Sena today increased by 11,090.000 d" the 460 million dollar Naval Approption Bill in order to finance the of the construction of 24 new ,r ships.—Reuter. The King has extended the Ear Clarendon’s term of
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    BRITAIN TO CREATE 71 NEW SQUADRONS.
    2298 25 British Wireless. Reuter. MR. STANLEY BALDWIN’S SPEECH IN NATIONAL DEFENCE DEBATE. London, May 23. QFTERRING to Herr Hitler’s speech K\i r Baldwin recalled that the stateM'riits made by the Prime Minister and Foreign Secretary on May 2 included appeal to Germany to make a
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    LAUNCH RAIDED BY ROBBERS.
    132 26 Reuter. Mrs. Lawrence Describes Her Ordeal. Shanghai. May 21. The raid ol Mrs. Lawrence and Dr. Lawrence’s launch is described in a letter from Mrs. Lawrence who says that early in the morning one ol the missionaries shouted Get up we are in the hands ot
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    TO VISIT NANKING.
    61 26 Mr. Hirota Leaving On June b. Shanghai, May 20. A Tokio message states that Mr. Hirota, the Japanese Minister, is leaving on a visit to China on June 6. He will meet Chinese leaders in Shanghai and Nanking. Meanwhile, Gen. Chiang Tso-pin, Chinese Ambassador to Japan, is
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    A MOTHER’S TRIBUTE TO HER SON.
    126 26 —Reuter. Last Epitaph Of Col. Lawrence. -HE WAS A GOOD UPRIGHT MAN.” Hankow, May LawTenet' of Arabia's” final epitaph was uttered today by his shy, grev haired bespectacled mother ol her arrival from the interior of China. My son she said, was always self-sacrificing.”
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    Empire Pilots Wanted.
    42 26 Reuter Wireless. In view oj the fact it takes two years to train a pilot, the Question of personnel for the expanded RAF. will be immediately considered Recruit in (i from all parts of the Empire will be encouraged
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    CHINA SEEKS SEAT ON LEAGUE COUNCIL.
    47 26 Sin Kuo Min. Nanking, May 23. The Chinese Government, through Mr. Quo Tai-chi, has applied lor a special seat on the League Council. In view of China’s increased prestige it is Relieved that her request will likely be granted.—Sin Kuo Min.
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    KING TO REVIEW ROYAL AIR FORCE.
    188 26 British Wireless 350 PLANKS AT ONK AERODROME. London, May 21. The King will review the Royal Air Force on July 6. The occasion is part of the Jubilee ctlebrations and will take the double from of an inspection at Mildenhail aerodrome of about 850
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    DAYANG ELIZABETH WEARS A RING.
    82 26 —Straits Times Copyright. WAITING FOR RAJAH’S PERMISSION. From Our Own Correspondent London. May 22. The Dayang Elizabeth, (laughter of the Rajah and Ranee of Sarawak, whose forthcoming engagement to Mr. Harrv Row leader of the May Fair Hotel, London, dance band, was mentioned in the
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    POPULAR JUBILEE STAMPS.
    41 26 .—British Wireless. London. May 22. Tiie Jubilee issue of stamps by the Post Office is proving immensely popular. The issue is limited to two months, but it has been necessary to provide over one thousand million stamps.—British Wireless.
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    METAL DEALERS “FURIOUS” WITH THE I. T. C.
    220 26 12,000 tons of white*. —Straits Times Copyright. (From Our Own Correspondents London, May 21. It Is understood that the International Tin Committee which met at The Hague on May 13, has decided not to alter the recent policy of the Buffer Stock
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    ROMANCE OF SARAWAK PRINCESS.
    399 26 —for one picture at least. Times copyright. Dayang Elizabeth To Marry. From Our Own Correspondent. London. May *ji&gt;. 1 understand that the engagement will oe announced shortly of the Dayang Elizabeth, daughter of the Rajah and Ranee of Sarawak, and Mr. Harry Roy, who is leader
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    MONGOL-MANCHUKUO PARLEY.
    59 26 Sin Kuo Min. To Settle Buirnor Lake Dispute. Mukden. May Representatives of the Outer M"gol and Manchukuo Government attended by Soviet and Japanese an visers. respectively, have begun netiations at Manchuli. with a view settling the Buirnor Lake clash s&lt;&gt;: months ago. Among the objects of the parley
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    LEAGUE SETTLEMENT OF ABYSSINIAN DISPUTE.
    290 27 Solution Found To A Very Delicate Problem. |T\1,V has accepted a compromise in the 1 ABYSSINIAN DISPUTE. A Reuter message from Geneva says that complete agreement was reached Friday night on every point. Italy has accepted a compromise based on a slightly modifier! version of
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    Silver Smuggling As A Crime.
    48 27 Reuter. Nanking. May 22. The Chinese Government has decided to treat smuggling of silver from China as a crime, menacing he safety of the Republic and t unishable by death or at least by entenees of more than five years' imprison ment. Reuter.
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    SHANGHAI ECHO OF ASSASSINATION.
    149 27 —Reuter. Man Arrested Claims To Be A Yugoslav. Shanghai, May 24. An echo of the assassination of King Alexander of Yugoslavia and M. Bathou, French Foreign Minister, in Marseilles last year was heard in Shanghai yesterday when a writ ol detention was issued- against Michael Abranovieh,
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    W. AUSTRALIAN SECESSION.
    140 27 not proper to be received. British Wireless. PARLIAMENT WILL NOT RECEIVE PETITION London, May 24. The Joint Committee of both Houses of Parliament, appointed to consider the petition of the state of Western Australia for secession from the Commonwealth of Australia, presented its reports today. The conclusion
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    IMPERIAL AIRWAYS’ NEW DIRECTORS.
    64 27 Hon. Esmond Harmsworth And Mr. I. (Jeddes. Imperial Airways announces that Mr. I C. Gcddes and the Hon. Esmond Harmsworth have been appointed directors. Mr. I. C. Geddes is a director oi Anderson, Green and Co.. Ltd., maiagers of the Jrient Steam Navigation Co., and the
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    KING KNIGHTED BY TINY REPUBLIC.
    82 27 It was announced in the Court Circular from Buckingham Palace that Mr. Melvill Jamieson, ConsulGeneral of San Marino, was received by the King and that he handed to his Majesty the insignia of the Grand Cross of the Order of Knighthood of San Marino. Mr.
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    REAR-ADMIRAL CRABBE.
    31 27 —Reuter. London, May 23. It is announced today that Real Admiral Lewis Crabbe succeeds Rear Admiral Chilton as Senior Naval Officer on the Yangtse as from Aug. 23.- Renter.
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    JAPAN AND JUBILEE.
    46 27 Prince and Princess Chichihu attended the Tokio thanksgiving service on King George's Jubilee l&gt;ay. The service was at the St. Andrew’s Church, and this picture shows Sir Robert Clive, British Ambassador to Japan, greeting the Imperial couple at the entrance to the church.
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    BRITAIN AFTER NEW AIR RECORDS.
    162 27 British Wireless. Campbell-Black’s Aim. WONDER COMET WITH BIG FUEL LOAD. London, May 24. Before the Northern Summer ends in September Mr. Campbell Black, co-pilot with Mr. C. W. A. Scott, of the Comet twin-engine monoplane which won the Kngland-Aus-tralia speed and handicap races last October,
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    Another Giant Plane Crash.
    48 27 Renter. New York. May 211. The United States warship, Pennsylvania, the flagship of the mid-Pacific Fleet manoeuvres, reports that six fliers were killed today when the giant United States Navy seaplane developed a spin, crashed at a terrific speed into the ocean and disappeared
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    Russia To Build More Giant Planes.
    42 27 Reuter Moscow* May 23 It has now been decided to build five new giant aeroplanes of the same type as the Maxim Gorky which crashed on Saturday with the loss of more than 40 lives Reuter
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    BIG INCREASE IN TIN CONSUMPTION.
    93 27 Reuter. March Figures. U.S. POSITION VKRY ENCOURAGING. London. May 24. A consi«L‘)*aM(» mo'ease in tin consumption for March and for the Jirst quarter of the year is revealed ov the May issue today of the International Tin Research Hullelin. World consumption in March was 12.085
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    NEW RED NAVY BASE.
    157 27 JAPANESE REPORT OF VLADIVOSTOK. Construction of a new Soviet naval base at Possiet Bay, in an inlet south ot Vladivostok and near the KoreanU.S.S.R. border is now under way. according to military information received at Changchun, Manchukuo. Soviet Navy officers completed a survey of the bay
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    JAPANESE INVADE NEUTRAL ZONE.
    174 27 Reuter. Sin Kuo Min 400 Chinese Irregulars Killed In Clash. Shanghai May 20 According to Japanese reports heavy lighting occurred yesterday at Maoshankou in tin* demilitarised zone between a Japanese d&lt;tchment Irom Jehol and 400 Ciilne.sc irregulars. These irregulars, it is alleged, had been campaigning against
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    FIVE CONSERVATIVE M.P.s REBEL.
    304 28 Reuter Wireless “DISAFFECTION A BLOW AT NATIONAL UNITY MR. BALDWIN. F\K C onservative members of the House of C ommons have renounced the National Government whip because they feel 41 concerned over various points in the governments policy. Thev are the Duchess of Athol!, Lt. C
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    DUCHESS OF KENT.
    54 28 a happy event In September.—Straits Times copyright. Expecting A Happy Event In September. (From Our Own Correspondent.' London. May 25. I am informed on high authority that the Duchess of Kent, who as Princess Marina of Greece was married on Nov. 29 last year, is expecting a
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    CHINESE PROTESTS.
    72 28 —Sin Kuo Min. Unheeded By Siam And Netherlands Indies. Shanghai. May 27. Despite representations by the Nanking Foreign Office to the Siamese and Netherlands Indies Governments concerning alleged discrimination against overseas Chinese, says a Chinese report, the situation remains unchanged. Meanwhile, members of the Overseas Committee are conferring
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    NEW JAPANESE-MANCHU AGREEMENT.
    48 28 J ‘Uiinuj UUUiV UCIWITIi Korea and Manciiukuo. Sin Chew Jit Poll. Changchun May 23. A Japanese-Manchukuo pact was signed at Changchun yesterday providing lor the establishment of Manchu customs houses on the Korean frontier. and joint railway traffic between Korea and Manciiukuo.- Sin Chew Jit
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    SINO-BRITISH AMBASSADORS.
    28 28 —Reuter. Mr. Quo Tai-ehi has been appointed Ambassador to Britain and Sir Alexander Cadogan has been appointed British Ambassador to China. The appointments are widely approved.
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    KIANGSI MISSION TO JAPAN.
    27 28 .—Sin Kuo Min. Shangnai. May 21. A Kiangsi commission to study development and other projects in Japan passed through Shanghai yesterday.—Sin Kuo Min.
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    U.S. TIN TRADERS AND THE TARIFF PROPOSALS.
    380 28 consumption—Straits Times Copyright. &lt;From Our Own Correspondent.) London. May 26. The American Tin Trade Association has drawn the attention of its members to certain aspects of the Bill introduced by Mr. O. Reynolds, chairman of the House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee, proposing
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    SOUTH-WEST AFRICA & THE UNION.
    238 28 SOUTH-WEST AFRICA THE UNION. 15 ***** tTAlStlllf, 111 and Saudi, Arabia.— Aneta-Trans-Ocean. League Raises A Mandates Point. gOUTH-WEST Africa’s relations with the South African Union were discussed at a public session of the League Council which agreed to a report concerning the 2oth session of the Mandates Commission on the
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    ROYAL WEDDING JUBILATIONS IN STOCKHOLM.
    246 28 Danish Crown Prince And Princess Ingrid. AFTER one of the most gorgeous and brilliant royal weddings that Stockholm has ever seen, the Damsh Crown Prince Frederick and his bride, Princess Ingrid of Sweden, arrived in Copenhagen on Sunday on the first stage of their honeymoon.
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    U.S. NAVAL PLANKS 1,323-MILE FLIGHT.
    33 28 —Reuter. Honolulu. May 26A squadron of six Naval aeroplaiatoday completed a flight of miles from Midway Island the c of the United States Naval mano ‘&gt;* in the Pacific.—Reuter.
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    DRUG TRAFFIC CONFERENCE.
    24 28 DRUG TRAFFIC CONFERE NCE. drug traffic next summer. Wireless. The League of Nations Council decided to call a conference 01 drug traffic next summer.
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    PAST vs. PRESENT.
    308 29 Old Rafflesians Win The Shield. Fifty-six years young Mr. Conrad H. Clarke, donor of many sporting trophies in Malaya, led the Old Rafllesian cricket eleven to victory in the annual Past vs. Present Rafflesians’ match for a shield presented by himself. His entry into the cricket field
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    CLARKE CUP TRIAL.
    650 29 No New Talent Discovered. Fifteen Players Selected. Following the Rest trial match on the S.R.C. packing on Saturday and Sunday 15 players were chosen and from them will be selected the eleven to do duty for the Rest next weekend against the Europeans in the annual Clarke
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    BRIGHT BATTING BY SERVICES MEN.
    502 29 A. L. Hill’s Last Match In Singapore. The Etceteras sulTered their first setback in the S.C.C. cricket tournament on Sunday when they were beaten by the Public Services, Law and Services by 35 runs. As far as the tournament Is concerned this was easily the
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    EUROPEANS AND REST DRAW AT K.L.
    548 29 Brilliant Innings By Macnamara. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur. .May 26. Kain before the tea interval today caused the annual match between the Europeans and Rest to be abandoned. The Rest were then 109 runs on with six wickets in hand. Loh Ah
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    MALAYA CUP FOOTBALL. Burma Rifles Outclassed. SELANGOR TEAM FAILS TO SATISFY.
    454 32  -  (By “Echo.”) Kuala Lumpur. May 25. Selangor opened their Malaya Cup programme for the season today with a runaway victory over the Burma Rifles, whom they encountered for the first time. They scored seven goals, but might have had
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    THE FINCH CUP.
    88 32 -Reuter. Singapore P.W.D. Qualify For The Final. By defeating the Johore P.W.D. by three goals to two at Balestier Road on Thursday, the Singapore P.W.D. qualified for the final of the Finch Cup soccer competition. They will meet the winners of the Selangor P W.D vs Perak
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    Johore And The Negri Draw.
    349 32 Johore And The Negri Draw G. PINTO THE BEST FORWARD. (From Our Special Correspondent.) Segamat. May 26. Fine weather enabled an unusually large crowd to turn up for the Malaya Cup fixture between Johore and Negri Sembilan at Segamat—incidentally this was the first match of the southern section of the
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    THE CLUB VERANDAH.
    669 32 Boxing Gossip. A Promising Chinese Youngster. Clarke Cup Controversy. I ITTLE or no publicity nas been given to the doings of Boy Quee, I who has not lost a fight since taking up boxing as a profession. This Chinese youngster, he is only 19. is developing along
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    Boy Quee Shows Fine Form Against Silver Starr.
    597 32 (By Our Boxing Correspondent.) Not for a long time has a welter-weight boxer received such a hammering in the local ring as was Yamanaka’s lot on Friday at the New World Stadium from Amie Raphael, the only thing to his credit being
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      RUBBER INDUSTRY’S PROBLEMS REVIEWED AT PARIT PERAK MEETING.
      1015 1 “INTOLERABLE BURDEN OF TAXA TION. GOVERNMENT’S LABOUR POLICY PRAISED. Indian labour, the burdens of juit rents and export tax, and the effects of Rubber Regulation were dealt with by Mr. L. E. Slowe in his address at the nineteenth annual general meeting
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      HOME AND AMERICAN MARKETS.
      346 1 ('losing Prices In Guidon Last Night. •From Our Own Correspondent.) London, May 28. Closing quotations today of the principal British stocks are given below. The rise or fall is in relation 'o the price of May 23 GOVERNMENT STOCKS. ItltlTlSIl. Hist* or Pall Conversion la&gt;nn 5'**
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      TRAFALGAR, LTD., MEETING.
      346 1 DIVIDEND OF FIVE PER ENT. The annual general meeting of Trafalgar, Ltd., was held yesterday in Singapore, at the offices of the secretaries, Messrs. Paterson, Simons and Co., Ltd. Proposing the adoption ol the report and accounts, the chairman. Mr. A. P. Cameron, said The company has
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      COMPANY RESULT.
      43 1 krian I'uhbi'r Plantations I &gt;i vidonci. London. May 24 Knan iiuljijt i Plantations Co.. Ltd n pol l u pr iJit lor 1!&gt;:14 oi t:&lt;&gt;.511 and a divififi.fi oi 4 p**r cent is recommended Tin: 'Ji'ii'j l or ward is 1.707.
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      RAUB OUTPUT.
      20 1 IL«ub Au.-.trailan Hold Mining Company's output lor tin- lour weeks ended May 1H amounted co l.b‘21 :i') mures
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      APRIL RUBBER STATISTICS.
      234 2 Following arc the figures of stocks, production, and exports of rubber, including latex, concentrated latex and revertex, for April, in Dry Tons: Stocks at Production Pioduc Bcginning of by Estates tion by month of 100 acres Estates of Exports and over less than (including re- Stocks at
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      MALAYA KEEPS CLOSE TO QUOTA.
      573 2 WEEKLY RUBBER REPORTS. The Malayan rubber statistics lor April show an increase in production and decease in stocks. The weekly report of Lewis and Peat, of Singapore, issued yesterday comments on the situation. The report is as fouows Malayan statistics for April show a slight
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      INCREASE IN MALAYAN TRADE.
      55 2 Better Figures For Month Of April. Statistics issued on Friday show that Malaya's trade in April was $88,433,000. compared with $78,454,000 for the corresponding month last year. Imports totalled $43,013 000 (against $36,024,000' and exports $45,420,000), against $42,430,000'. The figures for March, 1935, were Imports. $40,248,000;
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      PINEAPPLE EXPORTS.
      94 2 During the week ending May 18 exports of tinned pineapples from Malayan ports amounted to 67,510 cases, of which: 56,493 (83 per cent.) cases were to the United Kingdom, 2,452 (3 per cent.) cases to the Continent of Europe, 4,527 (7 per cent.) cases to Canada, and 4,038
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      THE RAUB AUSTRALIAN GOLD MINING CO., LTD.
      1585 2 (Incorporated in Queensland' RAUB, PAHANG, F.M.S. May 22nd 1935. REPORT NO. 494. The Chairman Directors., The Raub Australian Gold Mining Co,, Ltd. SINGAPORE. S.S. Gentlemen.—Herewith is the Report of Operations of the Raub Australian Gold Mining Co.. Ltd. for the four weeks ending
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      SINGAPORE SHARES REPORT.
      814 3 raub output WELCOMED. FREE DEALING IN RUBBERS. Rubber shares have been freely in and there is every indication that any further rise in the •ommodity would be quickly reWcted in share quotations.” The firmness of tin shares .corns to be rather a topic for •onversation than a
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      MORE U.S. INTEREST IN RUBBER.
      175 3 The weekly rubber market report of Le S and Peat of London, dated May 14, states: Most ol the past week the market was very dull and uninteresting but during the last day or two. a little more interest has been shown and prices have
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      Trade And Finance.
      442 3 EXCHANGE RATES. Singapore. May 29 SELLING. London, 4 months’ sight 2 4 1 Hi London, 3 months’ sight 2. 4 1 32 London, 60 days’ sight 2 4 Iondon. 30 days’ sight 2/3 31 32 London, demand 2 3 15 16 London. T. T. 2 3 15.
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      SINGAPORE TIN PRICES.
      23 3 May 23 Tin. Spore Price $115.50 per picul 24 114.50 25 114.624 27 114 50 28 115.75 29 114 50
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      BIGGER N.I. TIN PROFITS.
      110 3 Mar 'll .o...,,. 71, copyright!. Straits Times nearly doubled by BILLITON. (From l,r w n Correspondent.) mu London. May 26. The profits for 1934 of the Billiton company, which works tin in Indios a,K 01 BilIiton Netherlands Indus, amounted to £267 000 comparoc. with £*****0 in
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      N.I. RUBBER STATISTICS.
      103 3 Slwks -as Latex Sprayed Dry 54 y 11.570 Total estate rubber 12.519 Native Rubber r i&gt; Sheet Rubber: T F-r °m factories 4204 Other 'lit Scraps, etc. &lt; i ii 1 Slabs c 106 Total native rubber 13.506 Orand Total Storks. Irehminary figures in ions of stocks
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      SINGAPORE RUBBER PRICES (Sellers).
      74 3 May Spot June July-Scpt. Oet.-Dec. Jan.-Mar. I/don Spot c. c. c. c. d. «V 3 20 1 ■&gt; 20 21*4 22 1 &gt; 23 6 •?4 20 20 1 1 21‘s 22 ’h 23 1 G 20 1 1 21'h 22's 23'k G 7 21 21k
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      CROP REPORTS.
      48 3 following arc crop figures for April: Rubber;— a Kirs. Ankola j jij^ Bajoe Kidocl 71 r un 2 I jika.sintor 24 (J7J I-angen ***** Donowarir ***** Balombissio t 12 500 Tea:— llk.s. Alikol.i 32 272 f'asir Mu dang '28,815 t’offff; pic. Bajoe Kirloel 1,084 Balanqriri ]0
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      DEBENTURES AND LOANS.
      164 3 SINGAPORE MUNICIPAL. srr5 r r 1901 red. 1940 $400,000 Int. Mar. 31 Sept. 30 HO 112 nom 4V/« 1907 red. 1947 $1,600,000 Int. Mar. 31 Sept. 30 114*2 116*2 nom l90 g red. 1955 $1,000,000 Int. Mar. 31 Sept. 30 118 120 nom 4'i 1913 red. 1963
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      RUBBER SHARES.
      729 4 London Exchange Prices On May 17. Allaftar (2 n 1 Alor Pongsu &lt;2 &gt; 2 l 1 Anglo-Malay (£1) 12 3: Ayer Kuning (ii* 29'; Bagan Serai &lt;£1&gt; 10 9; Bahru (Sel.&gt; (2'&gt; 3 5; Banteng (£I&gt; 20/: BaUuig (2') /10V*; Batu Caves (£1) l) 6; B. tu
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      RUBBER PROFITS.
      114 4 £1.156; forward. £2,630.—Straits Times opyright Sunjjei Chinoh Pay Seven Per Cent. From Our Own Correspondent London, May 27. Scottisn Malay Rubber Co., Ltd., report a profit i&lt; 1934 of £11.984 and a dividend oi 3 per cent, is recommended Tne cai’ T-torward is £5.114. Other company results are:
      £1.156; forward. £2,630.—Straits Times • opyright  -  114 words
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      STOCKS AND SHARES.
      1460 4 Issued by Fraser and Co. and Lyall and Evatt, Exchange and Stock Brokers. Singapore, May *29. MINING. Issue Val Buyers Sellers Buyers Sellers Issue Val. Buyers Sellers Buyers Seller;' Fraser Co. Lyall Evatt Eraser Co. Lyall Evatt 4 Ampat Till 4 1 dxd 4 3 4 6cd
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