The Straits Budget, 6 June 1935

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      MUNICIPAL RELIEF.
      804 2 pre-slump salaries. —Straits Times. May 30 High hopes of financial reliel have been raised in Singapore rate-, payers by the motions which have been tabled by Mr. John Laycock lor tomorrow’s meeting oi the j commissioners. Lately there has been growing dissatisfaction with; the comparatively high charges of
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      AN INDIAN PROTEST.
      815 2 —Straits Times. May 31 It is not intended in this article to give further publicity to the inexcusable blunder w r hereby statements offensive to the Indian com--1 inunity were included in a Jubilee souvenir programme published in Singapore. The letter from the Colonial Secretary, in which
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      THE MUNICIPAL ISSUE IN KUALA LUMPUR.
      846 2 lacts and figures--Straits Times. June 1. i In January the Kuala Lumpui Sanitary Board passed a resolution by a majority of the unofficial members, the officials not voting, pressing fur steps to be taken as soon as possible to convert the civic organisation of
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      A UNIQUE KNIGHTHOOD..
      799 3 Straits Times, June 3. It is almost unknown for a member of the Malayan Civil Service to be knighted unless he attains the premier administrative' appointment in the Colony or the Federation. The ablest of advisers in the Malay States and the most brilliant of departmental heads
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      NON-EUROPEAN COSTS.
      772 3 ,—Straits Times. June 4. Having appointed a commit let to report upon the advane* n nt o', local-born men to higher po > the Singapore municipal commissioners have now appointed a erond ’committee to consider the report oi the first committee. This is a t curious situation, the
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      HOUSING SHORTAGE AND MONEY GLUT.
      842 4 comes to build. Straits Times. June 5. Why are Singapore investors so shy of building at the present, time? On all sides complaints are heard of a shortage of small, easily worked, up-to-date and economical houses. Unenviable indeed is the lot of the European who
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    TWO DAYS FLIGHT TO HONG KONG.
    93 4 SINGAPORE PLANES’ NEW VENTURE. Two Singapore III flying boats, thp new equipment of No 205 Squadron R AF. Singapore, will leave or their first important Service cruise on June 20 Singapore to Hong Kong in less than 48 hours—that is the chief aim of
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    MR. D. M. HOLLAND.
    50 4 Many Attend Funeral At Seremban. •From Our Own Coi respondent Sere.nban. June 3. The funeral took place today of Mr E M. Holland, of Bukit T.andok Estate Sepang. who died in a local hospital from pleurisy. The funeral was largely attended, among others being the sident.
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    BIRTHS
    60 4 BI ACK—To Dorothy, wife of Mr. H. D. Black. Penang Harbour Board, a daughter <Jean> on May 27. in London (by cable). HEMBER.—On May 28. at the General Hospital. to Clare Hember. wife of M. B. Hembcr the gift of a daughter. HASKINS.—At Bungsah Hospital K. Lumpur on June
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    MARRIAGES
    73 4 CRAWFORD—LUCAS—At the Presbyterian Church Singapore, on Saturday, June 1. 1935. Donald Torrance Patterson Crawford of Third mile Estate, Seremban to Dora Edith Francis, youngest daughter of Mrs. M Lucas of Hollowav. London. MCLACHLAN—TORRANCE.—At. St. Andrew's Cathedral Singapore, on June 1. 1935. by the Rt. Rev. the Bishop of Singapore,
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    $450 ALLOWANCE To EX-RAJA MUDA.
    197 4 Selangor Criticism. “GREATER GENEROSITY WOULD BE GRACIOUS Criticism of the $150 monthly allowance granted by t|„. Selangor State Council to Tengku Musa Eddin, ex-Raja Mucin of Selangor and eldest son of the Sultan of Selangor was made in the Malay Maii on June 3. "Taking
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    MR. J. A. ARMSTRONG.
    109 4 Kodak Manager Transferred To East Africa. Mr. J. A. Armstrong, Singapore manager of Kodak. Ltd. for the past three and a half years, left Malaya on Tuesday on transfer to a senior appointment with Kodak iEa." Africa). Ltd. A very popular member of the Singapore business
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    90 4 DEATHS ONG.—Mrs. Ong Sam Leong (nee Yeo Yean Neo) age 73 passed away peacefully at her residence Bukit Rase, Bukit Timah Road at noon Saturday, May 25. 1935. VAN CUYLENBURG. —At the General Haspital on May 31, 1935, Cadwallader Morgan Van Cuylenburg dearly loved father of Mrs R. H. Wilson,
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    NOTES Of The DAY
    131 5 ’TOMORROW the Straits Times will publish what is. we believe, the Inst authentic and detailed account ol the escape of a party of German prisoners of war from Singapore island in February, 1915. The author is Mr. Hermann Jessen. now living in Hamburg, who was a
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    NIGHT FLIGHT.
    119 5 OF all the documents relating to the Mutiny that I have read, this is by tar the most exciting. The attack on Tanglin Barracks, the escape of nine prisoners of war and a Hylam boy.” the cross-country flight towards the coast in pitch darkness, the purchase of two
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    JUBILEE DAYS.
    137 5 any publishing arm which is enterprising enough to bring out a really good pictorial souvenir of the Silver Jubilee, as celebrated in this country, would reap a rich harvest. The only souvenir I have seen so tar is that published by the Straits Echo, and I for one
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    ZHI RIVALS.
    90 5 IT should not be understood trom ‘Fairplay’s” letter published in the Straits Times today that advertising in the ordinary sense is permitted in the Singapore broadcasting service. Radio Service of Malaya (1934) Ltd hold the only broadcasting licence in Singapore, and there has been, and still is, considerable
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    MARCONI AND B.B.C.
    105 5 THE situation is similar to that which existed in England before the BBC. was founded. Marconi's, the pioneers of broadcasting, ran the early transmissions and received useful publicity in consequence. In Singapore the firm which operat- es the ZHI station were the first to provide regular radio
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    RAFFLESIAN SNIFF.
    158 5 J-JERE is a seasonable extract from that famous chronicle the Hikayat Abdullah: “Again, on a certain day, as Mr. Raffles was speaking to his writer regarding the answer to a letter from the Raja of Sambas, there suddenly came a Malay with six durians, with the hope that
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    “MONKEY BUSINESS.”
    121 5 DEOPLE who feed the monkeys in the 1 Singapore Botanic Gardens should take warning from an experience which befell a colleague of mine last Sunday morning. He motored to the Gardens with several friends and parked near the tea kiosk They got out and wandered in the direction
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    “REASONABLE.”
    133 5 T'HIS same colleague takes exception to the notice displayed at the Gardens entrance: “Speed Limit 15 m.p.h. A Reasonable speed 12 m.p.h.” He says that he put the matter to the test in the Gardens, and when he thought he was travelling at a very reasonable speed his speedometer
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    PENANG’S FUND.
    126 5 NOWHERE in the country has the idea of a tund to commemorate the Silver Jubilee, to be used for the relief of distress, been taken up so enthusiastically as in Penang. The fund in that Settlement has reached a figure more than twice that so far attained in
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    A HIGHLANDS FRUIT.
    131 5 117ITH reference to the letter pub- lished in the Straits Times today extolling the tree tomato, I hear that this fruit is rotting under the trees at Cameron Highlands, there being no market for it. This is surprising news, for when 1 lived in Kuala Lumpur this
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    AFTER THE PARADE.
    148 5 ■RETAILS will be found elsewhere in today’s issue of a welcome move to solve a perennial Singapore traffic problem—the parking and dispersing of cars before and after the King’s Birthday Parade. The traffic branch of the police have thought out a new scheme. It is difficult to
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    A COCONUT BOOK.
    78 5 '■pHE only use of coconuts In cookery known to most people is in the preparation of an almost unchewable adornment for cakes and puddings. This is sheer ignorance, however and a Coconut Cookery Book is now being produced In Malaya to lighten our darkness. New recipes have
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    IMPOSSIBLE.
    137 5 POR years now', in lact ever since I came to this country. I have been searching for a drug or diet which would keep me awake after tiffin. I have not yet succeeded, but a colleague, observing a peculiarly stupid and dull expression on my lace during the very
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    SUBWAY-ITIS.
    132 5 ft ERE is an extract from an interview with Mr. James Lin. son of the President of China, that was broadcast from Manhattan Q Has it been difficult to adjust yourself to America A. In America everything is hustle and bustle. For example, I saw a man rush into
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    SEA AND HILLS.
    156 5 LIERE Is a note on the Pasir Panjang 1 hills, contributed by one who lives there. “The outlook is this: in front, a seascape such as inspired Conrad: behind. a landscape which G. B. Shaw once described as like the coast of Devon. “At break of day
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    BEHEADERS.
    160 5 CIAM has Just changed over from beheading to shooting as a method of execution, and so the old-style executioners are out of business. There are only twelve of these experts in the whole country. I learn from the Bangkok correspondent of the Singapore Free Press. They have now been
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    HOGANS OF PENANG.
    188 5 A VERY old resident in the Straits writes: The Hogan family of Penang has been connected not only with that Settlement but Singapore as well, for more than a century: and is one ot those families which, like the Leicesters, can show an unbroken record of service
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    MYSTIFYING.
    141 5 FOLLOWING u hint in the Singa- pore Merchant’s Notebook the other dav. 1 have been meditating upon a minor commercial mystery When me steamers Naldera and Burduan rrived at Singapore from London last month they i f various small consignments ol goods tor the local (»oveinment. For some extraordinary
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    MALAYAN ECHOES.
    131 6 •’Tlll.Kh were two echoes ol Malayan history at the wedding of Mr. Basil O’Connell. or tit*' F.M.S Police, which took place recently in Terryglass. County Tipperary. As is customary in Roman Catholic weddings tsa\- the Malayan Police Magazine > the bridegroom presented gold and silver to the bride
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    SINGAPORE WATER.
    170 6 IJOW many Singapore ratepayers know that water is more expensive in this city than in any other town in Malaya? The charge tor water lor domestic use in Singapore is 35 cents per 1.000 gallons in shophouses and 50 cents in compound houses, as compared with 25 cents
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    TELUK KERTANG.
    136 6 AN illustration ol how the F.M.S. rice tax diverted trade from its* most convenient, and therefore its most economical channels, is Riven by the Taiping Record. With the removal of the import duty on rice on the Ist. May 1935. Teluk Kertang,’* says this journal, “the j second
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    KINABALU.
    172 6 IT must be an unforgettable experience to see the great Borneo mountain ol Kinabalu from the air. as witness an article in The Mirage <Miri.> Mr. A. D. Crowther writes: Climbing rapidly to a little over 2.000 feet to cross the narrow neck of land between Marudu Bay and
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    SOCIAL WORKERS.
    141 6 IT is a long time since the churches have had two representatives in a Malayan honours list. Today, in addition to the Rev. W. Murray, of the Presbyterian mission in Singapore, there is Miss Foss, of the Church of England girls’ school in Kuala Lumpur, who receives the
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    BENEATH TAIPING.
    138 6 A RUMOUR is going around Taiping that wealthy tin interests have ellered to buy up that town and mine the land on which it is built. Similar stories have been told of Kuala Lumpur and Seremban from time to time, and perhaps they were not entirely without foundation
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    MIRI IDYLL.
    136 6 I HAL) always imagined that when the young men of the A.P.C. were transferred to Miri they were headed lor a lazy tropical paradise spoilt only by the smell of oil. But it appears that Miri is really a strenuous place, even worse than Singapore, if a writer
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    STRAITS TRADERS.
    105 6 IIOW wide is the distribution of Straits Trading Company shares is shown by an experience which has just befallen the sub-editor who is responsible for the Straits Budget. In two recent issues the Straits Traders quotation was omitted from the financial supplement, together with several other industrial counters.
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    THE CHIEF ENGINEER.
    113 6 THE following is Truth's note on a new Malayan military appointment: After just a year on half-pay following his promotion to stall rank. Colonel William Cave-Browne is appointed Chief Engineer in Malaya in succession to Colonel A. C. Dobson. This post: has naturally gained considerably in importance
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    R. A. F. BLUE.
    129 6 I17HETHER or no sartorial rumours are floating around Seletar I cannot say. but for what it is worth I give the following Daily Express story: Tile Royal Air Force is puzzled. Ls n> much-criticised unifonn—hurriedly UeM oed at the end of the war—doomed Members of the
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    PADANG PARADE.
    161 6 HPHE sensation of yesterday s parade 1 was the “Singapore III” Hying boat, which looked enormous as it roared upwards over the Cricket Club. One was also struck by the strength of the regular forces. Without a volunteer on the field the parade extended nearly the whole length
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    UNSEEN MURDERS.
    169 6 MOW many people accustomed to attend Malayan assize courts would agree with the following remarks, made by a writer in the Malayan Police May a line: It must be very rare that an in- 1 nocent man is found guilty of murder. Especially is this so in this:
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    REPRIEVES.
    155 6 i pERHAPS the strongest argument against capital punishment is thu* a wrong verdict must be given sooner or later, the machinery of the law not being infallible, and if a mistake is made it can never b' put right There are two consoling thoughts, however. One is that in
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    ORCHARD ROAD.
    133 6 A PROVOCATIVE but by no means unjustified criticism of Orchard Road by a stranger Is quoted in an article in The Roda. This thoroughfare is described by Mr Horace Bleackley in A Tour of South tin Asia.” as follows: This highway ought to be the mo.e splendid in
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    MOTOR BOOM.
    127 6 CHOPHOUSES can hardly be described as “hovels.” and there are a groat many more important things to b done in Singapore before Orchard Hoad is beautified. Mr. Bleacklcy’s remarks are interest ir.g. however, as showing the impres sion made by this thoroughfare upon visitors eight or nine years
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    SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.
    1197 7 Mr Loke Tai Nam is on his way to H mu Kong on a business trip Mr strugh. a Kedah pi inter, who nilved in Singapore last week is Maying at the Sea View Hotel Mi James Low oi Elaels Estati Meiigkibol, recently .rapped a tigress, measuring
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    HEAD OF MALAYAN CUSTOMS.
    156 7 Mr. Pepys’ Appointment Approved. It is notified in the F. M. S. Government Gazette that the Secretary of State for the Colonies has approved the appointment of Mr. W. E. Pepys. Commissioner of Trade and Customs. Federated Malay States. Class lA. Malayan Civil Service, to be
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    MR. HERMANN JESSEN.
    124 7 Memories Of Pre-War German Resident. A correspondent writes: May 1 lx* permitted to disagree with the state merit in Notes of the Day that Mr II Jessen (who wrote the description of the escape lrom tin* Singapore pri jsoner-ol war camp published on Thurs day> was ‘a
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    CERTIFICATES OF HONOUR.
    612 7 RECIPIENTS IN THE COLONY. Biographical details are appended of four Malayans who have been awarded Certificates of Honour in recognition of their loyal and valuable services to the Governne nt of (lie Straits Settlements. Mr. Reginald T« ssensohi.. J.P., has bren a Municipal Commissioner of Singapore since
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    MALAY RULERS & THEIR ADVISERS.
    148 8 MALAY RULERS THEIR ADVISERS. —Reuter. SIR F. SWETTENHAM SULTAN IDRIS. THE relationship tot ween the I Malay rulers and the British advisers was discussed by Sir Frank Swettenham last night when he was the guest of J onour at the annual banquet i the Association of British I lalaya in
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    JUBILEE FUND AND P. B. F.
    373 8 Should Planters Show Any Preference (By Our Planting Correspondent.) There has appeared in the press a letter lrom Mr. N. T. Cummins urging that, it money for charity ts available, the claims of the Planters’ Benevolent Fund should have prior recognition by planters and
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    LOCAL WEATHER BULLETINS.
    301 8 MALAYA AND SIAM TO EXCHANGE REPORTS. (By Our Aviation Correspondent.) [MALAYA and Siam have agreed to exchange, by wireless, weather bulletins twice a day. This decision, of vital importance to aviators dying through what in the monsoon season is one of the worst stretches of the Imperial
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    AUXILIARY AIR FORCE.
    84 8 Official Announcement. The Kuala Lumpur Flying Club report for May states that nflieial announcement is made that approval is given for the formation of the Colonial Empire’s first auxiliary air squadron at Singapore. It is understood that the squadron will he equipped with a Hawker Audax high
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    MEDIUM ESTATES.
    801 8 Correspondence ARE ASSESSMENTS TO BE REVIEWED? To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, —Owing to the excess export rights drawn in 1934, and believing the Controller of Rubber’s circulation of a statement as to the desirability of utilizing their provisional export credits, many estate owners have to
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    HIS EXCELLENCY’S GUESTS.
    311 8 KING’S BIRTHDAY IHII IN SINGAPORE. About eight hundred guests attended the ball given by H E the Governor and Lady Thomas on Monday in honour of the biithdav oi H.M. the King. His Excellency and Lady Thomas, who looked remarkably well after their holiday in the hills,
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    CALCUTTA SWEEP.
    41 8 It is understood that Mr. J. A. Clark*' ol Evatt and Co., Singapore, has drawn Bahram. Derby favourite, in the Calcutta Sweep, and that an otter o: £8.000 <$70,000 Straits) has been made for a half-share in the ticket.
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    A BRILLIANT SURGEON HONOURED.
    2077 9 Mr. C. J. Smith's Memories. MEDICAL COLLEGE ALUMNI SAY FAREWELL. VIKDICAL men and students in Singapore were losing a ready and sympathetic helper and a very good friend, said Dr. Chen Su Lan, president of the Alumni Association, King Kdward VII College of Medicine, Singapore, at
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    TOURIST TRAFFIC IN MALAYA.
    151 9 FOR INDIA. Departure Of Thomas Cook’s Local Manager. Alter 13 years’ service in Singapore. Mr. J. C. Walker, (right) manager of the local branches of Thomas Cook and Son. Ltd., left on Saturday by the s s. Hosang for England where he will join the London
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    RICE MILLING CRISIS
    45 9 (From Our Own .Correspondent). Bangkok, June 1. The rice milling trade faces a critical situation. Market prices of padi are soaring and the mills are unable to produce rice in accordance with their export contracts. Several mills have been compelled to close.
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    REMINISCENCES OF MR. G. P. BRADNEY.
    581 10 TWENTY YEARS IN MALAYA. Mr. <i. T. Hradney, Auditor. S.S. and t.M.S., is about to leave Malava on retirement. He will be in Singapore lor two or three days before sailing for Home by the \ntenor on June 12. Moamvh’ic he and Mrs. Bradney
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    THROUGH MALAYA IN 10¾ HOURS.
    225 10 MOTORIST’S DASH FROM PENANG. Leaving Butterworth. Province Wellesly (opposite Penang) at 9 o’clock on Saturday nigh'. Mr. N. G. Reddish arrived at the Victoria Memorial. Singapore, at 7.42 on Sunday morning. He made the 518-mile run in a 1935 Chevrolet Standard Tourer. His run is
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    OLD SINGAPORE RESIDENTS’ DEATHS.
    480 10 Eastern Extension Official. Three well-known local residents have died within the past few days. They are: Mr. M. I'. Murrav. assistant divisional manager of the Eastern Extension Australasia and China Telegraph Co.. Ltd.: aged 50: .Mr .M. van Cuylenburg, formerly of the Public Works !)epartmont. Singapore,
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    MAJOR BUSCH.
    50 10 Survivor Of Paknam Incident. From Our Own Correspondent.) Bangkok, June 1. The death has taken place of Major Busch, a Dane, resident in Siam since 1HD0, formerly an olllcer in the Siamese Navy. He was one of the few survivors of the Franco-Siamese collision at Paknam in 1B93.
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    NEW BARRACKS FOR SINGAPORE.
    429 10 Work In Progress Near Telok Rlangah Road. Construction work is proceeding on Gillman Barracks which are to accommodate Singapore's second battalion of infantry. The barracks are locate! between Telok Blangah Hoad and th western end of the Faber Ridge, east ol Alexandra Road. They will be
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    CHINESE LABOUR ON JOHORE ESTATES.
    2662 11 Planters Still Maintain There Is A Shortage. THK Chinese labour situation, the increased illicit distillation of samsu and the condition of the state road to K'.uang were among matters discussed at the annual general meeting of the .Johore Planters’ Association last Monday at the Joliore
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    FUNERAL OF MR. C. O. CAMPBELL.
    96 12 LARGE ATTENDANCE! AT BIDADARI. A large number of mourners attended the funeral at Bidadari on Monday of Mr. C. O. Campbell.: The service of which was conducted by the Ven. Archdeacon Graham White. Mr. P. S. Laing. the hon- secretary ol the Singapore Turf
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    MR. CHAY SING HAI.
    93 12 Retirement From Messrs J. G. Campbell Co. The stair of the legal firm of Messrs. J. G. Campbell and Co. gave a reception at the Adelphi Hotel on Thursday in honour of Mr. Chay Sing Hal. a senior clerk in the firm, who is retiring after
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    JUBILEE MEDAL RECIPIENT.
    37 12 .Mr. Reginald S. Potger, oflice assistant, Survey oflice, Singapore, one of the recipients of the King’s Silver Jubilee Medal. He was garlanded and entertained at a tea-party by the staff of the Survey Office.
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    PROVIDENT FUND PROPOSAL.
    438 12 I.S.P. SUGGESTS INCREASE TO 10 PER C ENT. Mr. W. Leggatt, chairman of the Incorporated Society of Planters, has addressed the following letter to the Rubber Growers’ Association, suggesting a general increase in the rate of contributions to the Planters’ Provident Fund. (The 1 cross-headings are ours.)
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    C.P.O & INSPECTOR CHARGED.
    467 12 C.P.O INSPECTOR CHARGED. MALACCA SEQUEL TO TAMIL’S DEATH. iFrom Our Own Correspondent) Alor Gajah, May 30. Consequent upon the inquest into the death of a Tamil. Achutan. who was shot at by the police while hiding in a coconut tree after assaulting an- i other Tamil, at the Alor Gajah
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    MALACCA C. P. O. DISCHARGED.
    173 12 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Alor Gajah, May 30. Hearing was continued in the case in which Inspector Nunn and Mr. E. E. Beck, Chief Police Officer, Malacca, were charged before Mr. M. C. ff. Sheppard with culpable homicide not amounting to murder and with abetment
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      446 12 WHAT LOW-COST MINERS WOULD LIKE. To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir—As another regular reader ol the Straits Times, may I be permitted to join issue with your correspondent, Mr. C. D. Cox? There has been too much talk of fights to a finish,” survival of
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      THE F.M.S. SURPLUS.
      94 12 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir.—ln your leading article of the 27th instant you ask what should or might be done with the extra twenty millions. Well, in addition to halving the quit rent on rubber land, which at the present price of rubber is
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    GERMAN PRISONERS’ ESCAPE FROM SINGAPORE DURING THE MUTINY.
    2971 13 First-Hand Account Of How Nine Men Reached Medan. *NO PLANS MADE BEFOREHAND. Stiaits Times publishes today a iirst-hand account of the escape from Singapore island of nine German prisoners of \\ai who were in the camp at Tanglin Barracks at the time
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    SIR ARTHUR YOUNG.
    38 13 Governor of the Straits Settlements at tlie time of tlie Mutiny. It was Sir Arthur who announced the reward of S5.000 for the recapture of the German prisoners who escaped as related on this page.
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    GOVERNOR AND THE INDIANS’ PROTEST.
    423 14 “ASPERSIONS ON A VERY LOYAL AND IMPORTANT COMMUNITY” The following letter from the Colonial Secretary was read at the mass meeting of Indians held at the Victoria Memorial Hall last Tuesday to protest against statements made regarding this community in a Jubilee souvenir programme published
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    MR. M. FRANCIS GOING BACK TO INDIA.
    107 14 Inventor’s 50 Years’ Stay In Malaya. From Our Own Correspondent. Seremban. May 29. A pioneer Indian government servant will return shortly to his mother country after over naif a century in Malaya. He is Mr. Manuel Francis of Seremban. a brother of Mr.
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    HEALTHY HIGHLANDS.
    49 14 It is understood that not a single case of malaria has been recorded at Bintang fthe Recreation Area). Cameron Highlands, for over a year, and there have only been a few cases in the Renglet and Lower Highlands area, some eight to ten miles down the road.
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    STEPPED FROM MOVING CAR.
    179 14 MOTHER DIES AFTER HEAVY FALL. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur. May 30. The death took place in Bungsar Hospital yesterday of Mrs. Edith Ward, aged 32. wife of Mr. W. F. Ward, of Victoria Estate, Kedah, as the result of an accident near Tanjong Malim
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    NEW REGIMENT DUE NEXT FEBRUARY.
    84 14 Wiltshires Going On Transfer To Bombay. 1st Bn Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers, relieving 1st. Bn. the Wiltshire Regiment at Singapore, are due to arrive by the troopship Lancashire on Feb. 1. 1936. it is announced in Command Orders issued on Friday. The battalion is at present
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    MRS. CROMWELL SPENT $5,000 IN SINGAPORE
    401 14 “Richest Girl’’ And Chinese Fashions. *Froin A Special Correspondent i CTORIES of fabulous sums of money spent in Singapore 'nMrs. J. H. R. Cromweii, formery Miss Doris Duke, (he world's richest heiress, are already circulating among the local shopkeepers. j Actually. I understand Mrs.
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    FUNERAL OF MR. C. CRAIB.
    105 14 Many Mourners From Johore. The funeral of Mr. Charles Craib. European employee of the Rubber R gulation Department, Johore Bahru for the past six months and formerly a planter in Johore and Selangor who was killed in a motor accident a: Kota Tinggi, took place
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      GRIEVANCES AGAINST ASSESSMENTS.
      2974 15 Reply To A Straits Times Correspondent— Some Mis-statements Question Of Adjustments How Calculations Were Made An Unjustified Allegation Forestry And Rubber Mr. Watsons Article Restoring Fertility Of Soil. (By Our Planting Correspondent.) IN the Straits Times of May 11 appeared a letter under the signature of Under-Assessed
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    M.C.S. MEDALLISTS.
    324 16 Correspondence. MR. NUTMEG WOI 1 n LIKE ONE. To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir. —Jn common with many of your readers, I have studied tlu list of recipients of the Jubilee Medal and have noted with pleasure how truly and indifferently this souvenir has been distributed
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    LONDON PRAISE.
    235 16 Addition To Malayan Planting Literature. Extracts are given below from til first London review of Mr. M. J Kennaway’s book. “Some Agricultural Enterprises in Malaya.” to be received in this country. “W. W. R writes in the Financial News as follow's: Mr. Kennaway is a great believer in
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      HOW PINEAPPLE INDUSTRY’S PROBLEMS MIGHT BE SOLVED.
      2021 21 Overcoming Prejudices Against Our Products—Big Campaign Called For —Meanings Of “F. 0. B. By OUR COMMERCIAL CORRESPONDENT. ONE of the most pro mising developments in Malayan agricultural and industrial acti- ities is no doubt to be found in the consolidation of the pineapple
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    A MALAYAN IN CASHMIR.
    112 21 “A NEW WAY TO GO HOME.” (From Our Own Correspondent.> Kuala Lumpur. May 2D. At the meeting of the Kuala Lumpur Rotary Club today Mr. W. A Gordon Hall completed hi, talk of a little while ago on “A New Way to G > Home.” This
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    ST. JOHN’S ISLAND.
    1706 22 liar hour Singapore's Quarantine Station Not An Eye-Sore But A Miniature World Of Beauty —Ensuring The Health Of The Port. (By Our Shipping Correspondent.) Q INGAPORE residents who read a lew weeks ago that 7.500 persons were detained at St. Johns Quarantine Station within the short period
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    A SYLVAN SPOT.
    22 22 Looking from the summit of St. John’s Island across the reefs towards Singapore. —Straits Times Photograph. —Straits Tillies Photograph.
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    F.M.S. QUIT RENTS.
    223 22 Sale Notices In Seremban District. To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir.—In your leading article on Monday you made a reference tJ F.M.S. surplus funds and quit rents Many estates have not paid quit rents this year, because they have been awaiting an announcement by th*.
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    NEW JAPANESE THREAT TO NORTH CHINA.
    549 23 N EW JAPANESE THREAT TO NORTH CHINA. -Reuter. An Ultimatum To Peiping. 14 -WARNING-LIKE DEMANDS” TilK Japanese newspapers in I Tokio last Thursday gave prominence to a “warning-like ■’iemand containing 14 items presented to Peiping by the .iajianese inilitary. :ary. it is reported the Japanese i.re demanding Tlu> dismissal ot
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    NORMANDIE’S MAIDEN VOYAGE STARTS.
    183 23 -Reuter. A city of 3.'J*M li many miles of Greets al:d ll V' tJ equipment oi tb** -nos Hiviera pleasure -esons TTVI feftT'°S a l' e N wucn Ha\re r Now j., s 1 Wednesday on her maiden voyage She ,s the first electically driven genera,es
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    DRUG MENACE IN MANCHUKUO.
    92 23 —Sin Chew Jit Poh. 10.000.000 PEOPLE NOW ADDICTS. Shanghai, May 30. Out of Manchukuo’s population of 3U.000.000. the proportion of opium and other drug addicts has risen to fully one-third .since tlie Japanese invasion of 1931. This claim is contained in a report being submitted to
    —Sin Chew Jit Poh.  -  92 words
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    LEAGUE CRITICISES THE LOYALTY OF PERSIA.
    102 23 Reuter Allowed 119 Tons Of Opium To Go To Chir~ Geneva. May 30. The League Opium Advisory Committee. discussing today the Governments’ reports tor 1933. criticised the lack of "international loyalt- shown b.v Iran 'Persia* in respect oi a shipment frjm Iran to China
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    “OUR PATIENCE IS GIVING OUT.”
    115 23 Reuter W’reless. HUNG A R Y N YV WANTS CONSCRIPTION Budapest May *>0. “Out patience is giving out. We demand general conscription with a maximum of two years’ service, the possibility of armaments equal to the Little Entente and a proportionate air force, declared Dr.
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    FREE STATE AS BASE FOR WAR ON BRITAIN.
    237 23 Router Wireless. Mr. de Valera Says It Would Not Be Used. Dublin, May 29. Replying to an opposition onslaught in the Dail, Mr. de Valera gave an assurance that Free State territory would not be permitted to be used as a base
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    Rush To Join R. A. F.
    59 23 the rank of airman pilot British Wireless. London. May 27. Nearly 8,0(10 wen have made application to join the Royal Air Force since the Secretary for Air made his appeal for recruits last Thursday 2,000 applications have been received at the Air Ministry for
    the rank of airman pilot – British Wireless.  -  59 words
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    “MAD ACT OF COCAINE ADDICT”—LONDON MURDER TRIAL DENIALS.
    269 23 Reuter. London. May 29. Mrs. Rattenbury was in the Old Bailey witness box for three hours today. She strongly denied the murder allegations. Mrs. Rattenbury and her 19-year old chauffeur. Stoner, are charged with murdering Mrs. husband Both plead not guilty. Mrs
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    COMPLETE DEFEAT OF U.S. GOVERNMENT.
    164 24 500 CODES INVALIDATED BY SUPREME COURT DECISION. AN IMPORTANT JUDGMENT, GRAVELY AFFECTING A THE WORKING OF N.R.A. IN THE UNITED STATES, WAS GIVEN IN THE SUPREME COURT LAST MONDAY, SAYS A REUTER CABLE FROM WASHINGTON. The judgment declares unconstitutional Section III of the National Recovery
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    25 24 The Chinese art treasures for the London exhibition will be shipped aboard the H.M.S Sullolk, which will on June 8—Sin Kuo Min. Sin Kuo Min.
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    PLIGHT OF CHINESE OVERSEAS.
    152 24 —Sin Chew Jit Poll. NANKING TOLI) OF THEIR PROBLEMS. Nanking. May 28. Addressing the weekly memorial meeting of the Central Government yesterday. Mr. Chow Chi-kang said three grave problems were now alTectlng overseas Chinese, as follows: First, overseas trade has been by world depression: Secondly. anti-Chinese
    —Sin Chew Jit Poll.  -  152 words
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    W. Australia To Fight On.
    67 24 -Reuter Wireless. “The people of Western Australia will fight on until they have received justice from the Commonwealth Government" declared the Premier Mr. Philip Collier, co?nmenting on the report of the Joint Committee of the Houses of Lords and Commons. He added the present position
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    RECRUITING FOR NEW R.A.F. UNITS.
    101 24 opened in the provinces.- Reuter Wireless. Centres Beseiged By Applicants. The big Royal Air Force expansion push is now’ in lull swing and although the Air Ministry appeal was issued only on Thursday, the recruiting centres in London have been beseiged by aspirants and the
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    R.A.F. EXPANSION AND CIVIL AVIATION.
    152 24 —British Wireless. Not To Delay New Air Mai! Speed-Up. London. May 28. Sir Philip Sassoon 'Under Secretary For Air' speaking in London today said the new programme of R.A.F. expansion were in no sense emergency measures. It did not represent the limits of elTorts that
    —British Wireless.  -  152 words
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    U.S. MISSION HACK IN SHANGHAI.
    28 24 Sin Kuo Min. A party of members of the U S. economic mission has returned to Shanghai from a tour of Kiangsi Province.
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    RAJAH OF SARAWAK SAYS O. K.
    175 24 take place in a year’s time.- Straits Times copyright. WEDDING TO TAKE PLACE NEXT YEAR. From Our Own Correspondent. London, May 27. The Rajah of Sarawak has sent a cable to the Ranee about the forthcoming engagement of the Dayang Elizabeth, their daughter, to
    take place in a year’s time.- Straits Times copyright.  -  175 words
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    QUEEN MARY: 68.
    122 24 —British Wireless. BIRTHDAY TOUR OF NORTH LONDON. London. May 27. Yesterday was the Queen’s 68th birthday, and following a family luncheon party, Their Majesties celebrated the occasion by making a motorcar tour in north-west London. Their daughter, the Princess Royal, and their grand-daughter Princess Margaret, accompanied them.
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    A FORECAST OF NEW BRITISH CABINET.
    193 24 —Reuter. CHANGES EXPECTED ON JUNE 7. 9 London, May 28. Zero-hour for Cabinet reconstruction is expected to be June 7 when the House of Commons rises for the Whitsun Recess. It is anticipated that Mr. Ramsay MacDonald will then resign and Mr. Stanley Baldwin
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    THE POPE CONDEMNS EUGENICS.
    113 24 Reuter Wireless. “World Would Return To Horrors Of Paganism,” His Holiness the Pope roundly condemned eugenics and sterilisation when receiving representatives the Hospitals’ Congress which is :n*vtir.g in Rome and is attended by deiegat* irom thirty nations. He regretted the subject figured on the programme, and
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    “NO MORE WAR” PACT IN S. AMERICA.
    94 24 Reuter Five Ways To Stop A Revolution. Buenos Aires. May 27. There has been great rejoicing h* r<* over the signature of the Argentina Brazil anti-revolution pact providing that when revolution breaks out either country the other will. Firstly, watch the people in
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    FRENCH GOVERNMENT RESIGNS
    361 25 Reuter Wireless. M. FLANDIN’S CABINET HEAVILY DEFEATED. President Asks Socialist To Become Premier. Paris. May 31 On the Plenary Powers Bill ihe Government was deleated by 353 votes to 202. The Government resigned This unexpectedly heavy defeU of the Government opens one of 'he gravest crises since
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    Serious Step By Police.
    27 25 Reuter. Paris, May 31. Sea's have been placed on the doors of one or more financial establishments by orders of the Public Prosecutor.—Reuter.
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    BUTTERFLY WU IN LONDON.
    161 25 —Reuter. CHINESE FILM STAR ENTERTAINED. London. May 30. The Chinese film star, Miss Butterfly Wu, arrived in London today on a short visit and was entertained to a tea party at the Chinese Embassy given by Mr Quo Tai Chi and his wife. The party was
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    TENSE ATMOSPHERE IN TIENTSIN.
    91 25 —Reuter. Japanese Soldiers Appear Before Governor’s Office. Tientsin. May 31. A very tense atmosphere was caused yesterday by 200 Japanese soldiers assembling at the Governor’s office with two armoured cars and one tank. Japanese troops mounted u trench mortar on the roof of a Chinese house,
    —Reuter.  -  91 words
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    HOPEI GOVERNMENT.
    73 25 Bin Kuo Min. Removing From Tientsin To Paotingfu. Tientsin, May 31. The removal of staffs, archives etc. of the Hopei Government from Tientsin to Paotingfu. the new seat ol go ernment located about 90 miles away on the Tientsin-Pukow Railway, was begun yesterday. this action is without significance,
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    MARCONI’S NEW SECRET RAY.
    319 25 MUSSOLINI SEES ROME DEMONSTRATION. THERE is strong reason to believe that Senator Marconi’s experiments with ultrashort wireless waves have had results which even he, master though he be, had not anticipated. An official communique has just been issued announcing that he has performed experim >nts at
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    PORTUGAL’S DEFENCE PLANS REVEALED.
    118 25 —Reuter. 15- Year Scheme Of Reconstruction. Lisbon, May 30. The appropriation of 65,000,000 has been approved by the National Assembly for the reorganisation of Portugal’s defence forces and general economic reconstruction. These are part of a 15-year plan for schemes which include: The building of 14
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    ITALY STILL TO MOBILISE HER TROOPS.
    325 25 Reuter Wireless. Despite The Abyssinian Settlement. Rome, May 28. THE agreement at Geneva makes no difference regarding the mobilisation of Italian troops according to fhe Foreign Office spokesman. The troops have been sent for defensive purposes and would continue to bo sent to Italian
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    BRITISH ACTIVITIES IN AFRICA.
    108 25 foundation whatever."—British Wireless. Sir John Simon Denies Rome Allegations. London. May 27. Sir John Simon gave an emphatic denial in the House of Commons today to a series of misstatements recently published in Rome. alleging that the British Government had concentrated troops on both White and
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    SECOND ’QUAKE SHOCK AT QUETTA.
    284 26 formed of any further news —British Wireless. 3,000 Dead Already Recovered. Karachi, June 2. A further shock ot 45 seconds duration was experienced at Quetta, Baluchistan, this afternoon and the hills to the east and west were enveloped in an impenetrable cloud of dust. Many
    formed of any further news —British Wireless.  -  284 words
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    “IT WAS LIKE THE DAY OF DOOM.”
    141 26 —Reuter. Lahore, June 2. “We thought it was the day ot doom," was the general explanation ot the first injured refugee to arrive today here from Quetta. Refugees said that 90 per cent, of the inhabitants in the low lying areas were killed,
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    VOLUNTEER LEADER’S DEATH CONFIRMED.
    75 26 —Sin Kuo Min Tientsin, May 29. The Japanese claim that Sun Yv.ngchun, Chinese volunteer leader, was killed in the neutral zone fighting 1 has been substantiated. Sun’s head is being openly displayed by the returning Japanese troops, apparently as warning to the peopie of Jehol. Meanwhile,
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    BRITISH TRIBUTE TO CHINA.
    260 26 Improved Conditions. CHIANG’S PROGRESS IN ANTI-REI) WAR. London, May 28. Satisfaction at the raising of the British Legation in China to an Embassy as recognition of the importance of the mutual interests of China and Britain was voiced bv the chairman, Mr. D. (1. M.‘Bernard, at
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    NATIVE RUBBER DUTY.
    64 26 kilogram of dry rubber. —Anet., Copyright. The Netherlands export duty on native rubber on June 1<» next was fixed today at ten cents per half kilogram of dry rubber. —Anet., Copyright. This is an Increase of one cent, and follows an increase of the same amount made
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    YOUNG CHAUFFEUR TO DIE.
    192 26 —Reuter. End Of Rattenbury Murder Trial. A nineteen-year-old chauffeur, Ston-; er, was sentenced to death at the Old Bailey for the murder of the husband of his mistress. Mrs. Rattenbury. Mrs. Rattenbuy, who was also charged with murder, was acquitted. The jury found Stoner guilty and
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    TOKIO TURNS DOWN NANKING APPEAL.
    324 26 Purely Military Matter.” Tokio. June 1. The Chinese Ambassador. Gen. Chiang Tso-pin. has invoked Mr Hirota’s good offices to prevent, the North China, situation assuming serious proportions, saying that it had apparently arisen owing to mutual misunderstanding and that the Chinese authorities sincerely desire a
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    FRENCH CABINET FORMED.
    122 26 SEVEN MINISTERS OF FLANDIN GOVERNMENT Paris, June 1. M. Bouisson, the new Socialist Prime Minister of France, who has succeeded M. Flandin, announced today that he had formed a Cabinet as follows M. Bouisson —Premier and Minister of the Interior. M. Caillaux and M. Herriot—Ministers without portfolios.
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    FRESH JAPANESE ULTIMATUM.
    240 26 China Must Comply. “OR DEFENCE MEASURES WILL BE TAKEN.” Peiping. June 3 An official report states thjr Col Takahashi. Charge d’Alfaires of th» Japanese Embassy, yesterday made representations to Gen. Ho Ying-chin Chinese War Minister and chairman of the Peiping Branch Military Council. alleging that: The Chinese
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    NEW CAPITAL OF NORTH RHODESIA.
    131 26 and farming activities. —British w in less. Livingstone Change LUSAKA TOWN ARISEN FROM THE BUSH. London, May 31. Northern Rhodesia is this week changing its capital when Lusaka Town, planned and built from the bush, takes the place of Livingstone. The Legislative Council chamber and
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    JILL’S BIRTHDAY.
    71 26 —Austral Now 5 Duke Of Gloucester’s Greeting. Little Jill Foster, who presentee posy of wild flowers to the Duk*' Gloucester when he visited her pants’ home in Glppsland, Victoria, dm ig his Australian tour, was delight u o receive a card from him on her m birthday, which
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    “EXCESSIVE” RUBBER TAXES IN MALAYA.
    359 27 ■traits Times Copyright. Mr. J. G. Hay As A Severe Critic. Krom Our Own Correspondent. London, May 31. STRONG criticism >1 the exk eessive and unnecessary rate of taxation levied on the rubber industry by the Malayan governments was made by Mr. .1. G. Hay,
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    FRENCH EMBASSY FOR CHINA.
    48 27 ....VWCU I Reuter. Paris May 31. Uie French Government has officialy inlormed the Chinese charge •'iTaires, Mr. Hsiao Shih-yung, of the Tench decision to raise their China legation to an Embassy. A bill auorising the necessary credits will be submitted to Parliament very soon.—
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    A REPRESENTATIVE LIST.
    1530 27 British Official Wireless ENGLISHMEN IN THE HONOURS. i HPH L biixhday and -Jubilpp honours conferred today are more comprehensive than usual. Trey include persons who have rendered eminent seiviee in Britain and hroughout tin* Empire in politics, industry the professions. arts, science and the fighting and civil
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    THE RULERS OF JOHORE AND PAHANG.
    960 28 HONOURED BY THE KING. Certificates Of Honour For Four Malayans. NINE Malayans are honoured in the King's Birthday Honours List published on Monday. In addition a Gazette Extraordinary announces that Certificates of Honour are awarded to four' Malayans. Nineteen new Justices of the Peace
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    SUCCESS OF THE TERROR BALL.
    59 28 The Charity Ball aboard H.M.S. Terror resulted in proceeds amounting to $7,002.77. Advertisements brought in $4,022. sale ot tickets $2,025.25, bar receipts $905.52 and donations $5O. The receipts were allocated as follows $2,200 each to St. Andrew’s Mission Hospital, the Child Welfare Society and the
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    VERY DISAPPOINTING FINAL S. A. F. A. MALAYA CUP TRIAL.
    641 30 Crowd Gets More Laughs Than Thrills. (By Our Football Correspondent.) XI, e final S.A.F.A. Malaya Cup trial, which was played at Anson Hoad Stadium last week and ended in the Blues defeating Whites by three goals to one. was the
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    COLONY VS. F. M. S. AT WHITSUN.
    330 30 Lawn Tennis. Malay States Teams For Annual Contests. I From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur. May 31. Ong Ee Kong. Selangor champion, who is expected to retain his title in the tournament now proceeding, having, already reached the final, will be un- able
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    THE SULTAN CUP.
    51 30 (From Our Own Correspondent; ipoh, May 2rt In the inter-club lawn tennis doubles for the Sultan Cup competition the Perak Chinese Recreation Club entered the final by defeating the Teiuk Anson Chinese Club by three matches to one. The P.C.R.C. will meet tile Taiping Chinese tn the
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    S. C. C. FULL RINK TOURNAMENT.
    297 30 Lawn Bowls. P. O'Neill Dunne’s Team 'l ake The Honours. The SC.C. Full Kin!: Am riean lawn bowls tournament proved to be a gn.at success. P. O’Neill Dumn s team were beaten twice, by Edward s team and i Ferguson’s team, but won their
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    THE “DOG” LOSE.
    74 30 Annual Soccer Match With Penang C.C. From Our Own Correspondent*. Penang. June 1. The Penang Cricket Club defeated the Selangor Club by three goals to nil. The game was one-sided, but only poor finishing saved the Selangor Club from a double figure defeat. Clark scored the only
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    DISPUTE OVER STORCH CUP.
    280 30 SELANGOR CLAIM A TIE. Local Tourney Results And Ties. From Our Own Correspondent Kuala Lumpur. May 30 In the lawn tennis tjurnament be ’ween. Selangor. Perak and Negri Sent* bilan a< Ipoh recently for the Storch Cup. Perak were adjudged winners, with 31 points to Selangor’s
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    GARRISON G.C.
    53 30 The Garrison Golf Club monthly nux ed foursomes competition was plaK last week and the following were tm best returns: Lieut, and Mrs. C F. G. Bond 42 7 Lieut, and Mrs. J. G Tyrrell 48—10 Mr. and Mrs. J. K. Gale 50—12 Maj. L. E. Travers and
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      FRASER’S SHARE REPORT.
      807 1 RUBBERS CHANGE HANDS IN FAIR QUANTITY. The weekly report of Messrs. Fraser and Co., of Singapore, dated June 4, states: It can scarcely be said that the news received from Europe and America during the past week has been very r- assuring to sensitive markets. In America
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      RUBBER CROPS.
      41 1 The Straits Rubber Co Ltd. and Allied Companies’ rubber crops for May are: Penang.—433.500 lb. Sabrang.—80.000 lb. Straits—214.000 lb. Rubana. —106.500 lb. Bagan Serai.—35.000 lb. Tali Ayer.—106.500 lb. Batak Rabit.—37.500 lb. Merchiston. —38.500 lb. Mount joy.—58.000 lb Kurau.—32.500 lb.
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      TIN OUTPUTS.
      400 1 Following are tin outputs for May:— Tukuapa, Dredge No. 1.—371 hours 97.00U cu. yds. 470 pels. Takuapa Dredge No. 2 628 hrs.. 190.000 cu. yds., 743 pels. Estimated value of output $79,000. Mine working costs $27,600. Both dredges ceased operations; quota completed. Renong Consolidated.—Hrs. run 326. cu. yds
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      HOW JOHORE HELPED SINGAPORE.
      431 1 But for the action of the Johore Government in ottering to take up the whole of the issue, the recent Singai pore Municipal loan of $4,000,000 at 3 per cent, would have been Issued at 3'/4 per cent., thus costing the ratepayers of Singapore $lO,OOO a
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      RUBBER STATISTICS.
      105 1 The following rubber statistics have been received from the Rubber Growers’ Association, through the Malayan Information Agency, London: Net Export* Mar. Apr. tons. tons. Ceylon 2,604 3.26f> Other countries Ilian Ceylon. Malaya and the Netherlands Indies (partly estimated) 8.289 9.281 Absorption. United States of America 42.620 44,714 United
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      MALAYAN RUBBER EXPORTS.
      118 1 Ocean shipments of rubber, including latex, revertex and concentrated latex during the month of May Total Tons Transhipment Export Straits Malay Grand Name of port Proper Settlements States Total Singapore 22.237 2.571 8 546 33 354 Penang ‘585 nil a 942 11.527 Malacca 280 nil 135 415
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      PINEAPPLE PACKERS ALARMED AT GOVERNMENT PLANS.
      567 2 Legislation Going Too Far And Too Fast? MARKET DEPENDENT ON PRICE. (From A Special Correspondent.) Pineapple packers m Malaya are gravely perturbed at the trend of events, and are unable to share the satisfaction apparently felt by Government regarding the immediate future of the
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      N. I. Rubber Levy.
      105 2 —Reuter. Batavia, June 3. Aneta Agency learns that the method of imposing the extra export levy on rubber is still beinc considered. The Dutch Premier, Dr. Colijn, has pointed <rut on several occasions the necessity of obtaining extra revenue by an export fiscal tax on rubber.
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      PEPPER PRICES.
      51 2 Straits Times copyright. 'From Our Own Correspondent. 1 London. June 4 Today's closing prices on the London popper market were as follows: White Muntok. unchanged at 9 1 d. in bond. Black Lampong. spot. 3 1 16d. sellers. There was a little more inquiry for black.- Straits Times
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      AUSTRAL MALAY VIEWS ON TIN CONTROL.
      1180 2 A “GET-TOGETHER” PI .F A The views of the Austral Malay group on tin control w invoiced by Ali\ H. Huntsman at the annual meetings of these companies at Taiping* on Friday. Malaya had never spoken with one voice on tin restriction, he said,
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      RUBBER NOT BADLY HIT.
      540 3 RISES IN FRANCE ANI) U.S. THE MARKET SOUND TECHNICALLY. Despite the unfavourable news Irom Europe and the United States, rubber has not been subjected to any heavy selling. The positions commented upon by Messrs. Lewis and Peat, of Singapore, in their weekly report, issued on Friday
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      TIN STATISTICS.
      93 3 Export Figures For April. statisUM^ivelfth^oHo 11 mlnln statistics:-- foll0wm 8 April tin Export* at estimated Slgnatorj tr 'lf ela llu Malaya >l Quotas Bolivia J-2J4 2.698 N. I. ;*»25 1.743 Nigeria "l.., 1.362 Siam 408 R 47 816 Total for Signatories 10.009 ~02i April l< VaI f H
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      TINNED PINEAPPLES.
      339 3 During the week ending May 25 ex- Mui'fv...?' ti, mcd P‘net»PP!es irom Malayan ports amounted to 59 in •cases, of which 46.468 <79 per cent, cases were to the United Kingdom, 3.365 (6 per cent.) cases to the continent of Europe. 7.934 <13 per cent., cases to Canada,
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      UNTAPPED RUBBER.
      334 3 Acreage Statistics For April. following are the acreages oi tappuble rubber not tapped on estates of 100 acres and over, /or the month ending April 30: Straits Settlements: Acreages Acreage of tappablc of tappable rubber not rubber end tapped. 1933. Province Wellesley 11.052 44.285 Malqcca 21.153 ******* nan
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      HOME AND AMERICAN MARKETS.
      330 3 'Straits Times copyright.) < 1*rom Our Own Correspondent. London, June 4. Closing quotations today ol the principal British stocks are givon below. The rise 01 fall is in relation »o the price ot May 30 GOVERNMENT STOCKS. BRITISH. Rise or e FaU Conversion Loan 1 •*•>
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      SINGAPORE RUBBER PRICES (Sellers).
      66 3 Ma\ Spot June July-Sept Ocl.-l>'i Jan. -Mar L'don Spot r c. r. r. c. fl 3** 20 1 'JO *21 1 22 1 23 (J 31 20 20 1 1 20" 21 7 22 ft Jlillf 1 JO', 20-v 21 22 23 5 7 4 20'»
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      DEBENTURES AND LOANS.
      158 3 SINGAPORE MUNICIPAL. 5 r 1901 red. 1940 $400,000 Int. Mar. 31 Sept. 30 112 no,n 4%,', 1907 red. 1947 $1,600,000 Int. 8 Mar. 31 Sept. 30 nv 2 lW'i ww 4 2 S ,e 3l s t 9 pt. S 30° 0n 000 U8 ,20 no,,, 4
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      RUBBER SHARES.
      684 4 London Exchange Prices On May 24. Allagar (2) 19'*; Alor Pongsu (2/) 2/3%; Anglo-Malay (£1) 12/3; Ayer Kunlng (£1) 29'; Bagan Serai (£1) 11/9; Bahru (Sel.) (2/) 3'6%; Banteng (£1) 21 3; Batang (2/) 1/0%; Batu Caves (£1) 22/6; Batu Tiga (£1) 30/; Bekoh (2/) 1/; Bertam Con.
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      TIN EXPORTS.
      71 4 Foreign exports of tin, being final shipments on ocean-steamers at all Malayan ports during the month of May, 1935: Destination. Tons. UK. 255 U.S.A. 3150 Europe 1.034 Brit. Possessions 240 Japan 224 N.I. 1 Other countries 19 Total 4,923 SUMMARY. Cumulative Total 1935 1934 Tons. Tons. Jan. 5,920
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      SINGAPORE TIN PRICES.
      21 4 May 30 Tin, Spore Price $114.00 per picul 31 ***** June l 114.50 4 113.37 Vi 5 113.25
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      STOCKS AND SHARES.
      1472 4 Issued by Fraser and Co. and Lyall and Evatt, Exchange and Stock Brokers. Singapore, June 5, 10 a.m. MINING. Issue Val. Buyers Sellers Buyers Sellers issue Val. Buyers Sellers Buyers Sellers Fraser Co. Lyall Evatt Fraser Co. Lyall Evatt 4 Ampat Tin 4 3 4 6xd 4/3
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