The Straits Budget, 24 October 1935

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      A Colonial Council.
      808 2 Straits Times. Oct. 17. From time to time attention has been called to the fact that British colonial administration suffers from the inevitable periodical changes in political control from Downing Street. Mr. Malcolm MacDonald is the sixth Secretary of State for the Colonies since the War. He
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      Short-Sightedness.
      198 2 Dutch commercial aviation.—Straits Times. Oct. 17. The friendliness and goodwill that exists between the British and Dutch aviation companies operating the longdistance services between Europe and the East, seems to be entirely lacking in the relations of the Dutch and British postal officials. The Malayan Post Office decision to
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      Election Issues.
      1022 2 -Straits Times, Oct. 18. A general election in Great Britain some time next month now seems a certainty. It is an astute move on the part of the National Government leaders to precipitate the day of reckoning at the polls, for they are more certain of victory at
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      Exploitation?
      481 3 deliberate injustice.—Straits Times, Oct. 19. On many occasions in this olumn of the Straits Times we leave expressed the opinion that a Lumber of rubber planters in Malaya have been subjected to grossly unfair treatment by their employers. We have championed tne cause of the planters in their light
      deliberate injustice.—Straits Times, Oct. 19.  -  481 words
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      Above The Law.
      317 3 —Straits Times, Oct. 9. There is a curious entry in the F.M.S. Government Gazette dated July 26, 1935. Notification No. 3231 has reference to the Departmental Fines Enactment of 1934. It states that under the powers invested in him by this Departmental Fines Enactment, the Resident of
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      The Jubilee Fund.
      850 3 Straits Times, Oct. 21. Millions of people in this country wish to express to His Majesty the King their deep thankfulness for his reign over us during the past 25 years. In city and town and village there will be rejoicings. But a yeareven a Jubilee Year—is
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      Will It Work?
      863 3 r. —Straits Times, Oct. 22. Now that, after weeks of argument and threat, the League of Nations has decided to Impose a boycott of Italian exports, the position may be described with Justice as confusion worse confounded. There are all sorts of speculations as to how this
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      SIR ANDREW CALDECOTT.
      302 4 —Straits Times, Oct. 22. With the appointment of Sir Andrew Caldecott to succeed Sir William Peel, the Malayan Civil Service has the distinction of having supplied successive governors to the Colony of Hong Kong. The appointment was not un*expected, and It Is certainly not undeserved. Elsewhere we
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      Quit Rent Cupidity.
      807 4 Government. —Straits Times, Oct. 23. Great interest has been evoked in planting circles by the appointment by the F.M.S. Government of a committee to examine what, for many estates, is a substantial grievance. This committee is to make recommendations as to the method, extent and duration of
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    CORRECTION
    42 4 Dr. A. L. Hoops in his review of the F.M.S. Medical annual report, stated that over 20 per cent.” of the deaths in the F.M.S. were due to malaria, and not over 30 per cent as published elsewhere in this issue.
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    BIRTHS
    107 4 OATES.—On Oct. 12, at Bungsar Hospital, Kuala Lumpur, to Owen, wife of O. E. Oates of Kajang, a daughter. BROWN.—At Maternity Hospital. Singapore on October 18, 1935, to Alice Louise, wife of J. A. H. Brown, a son (Peter Davey). ARAKEE.—On Oct. 13, 1935, at the Maternity Ralph Arakie.
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    NOTES Of The DAY.
    177 5 SINGAPORE cyohsts. who mthertc J have enjoyed almost complete immunity from traffic laws owing to the difficulty of catching offenders, will have to be more careful in uture. Unless an unexpected hitch occurs in the Legislative Council at the end Jf t his month, the Municipal
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    OILY INTRUDERS.
    178 5 'THERE is nothing new in the “Oily Man” stories which we hear in Malaya from time to time. This method of eluding seizure is a very old dodge in this country. A book published some sixty years ago. speaking of Chinese burglars in Singapore, says: “When they have
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    “FARMS.”
    180 5 IN Malaya, where the police waste an unconscionable amount of time in trying to stop coolies doing what other people do with immunity in clubs, it is queer to open the Sarawak Government Gazette and come upon a notice inviting tenders for gambling farms Thirty-five of these farms are
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    METAL ROOFS.
    200 5 J.JOWEVER much we may regret the unaesthetic tendency of the Malay to substitute corrugated iron for attap in the roofing of his house, the fact remains that the former is being more and more used, and it is therelore desirable to draw attention to the advantages of aluminium
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    VISITOR’S EXPERIENCE.
    162 5 r J HE average tourist exploring High Street and South Bridge Road comports himself as though he expected to be robbed on every hand. Actually. apart from the traditional bargaining. the standards of honesty there are as high as anywhere else. One visitor who had a practical demonstration
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    JAVA FRUIT.
    122 5 JAVA FRUIT AGRICULTURAL experts from Batavia have recently been visiting Singapore to study the fruit business and have put up recommendations which, it is hoped, will increase Java's share of that business. Java's pushful salesmanship deserves to be rewarded, but it is curious that such recommendations should be possible when
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    LORRIES ON RAILS.
    110 5 IN order to meet the main competitive advantage of road transport, door-to-door delivery, the F.M.S. Railways maintain a lleet of lorries for collection and delivery. In the United States a trans-con-tinental railway company has gone a step lurther and lias joined forces with a motor delivery company
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    MALAY LUNATICS.
    161 5 *JpHOSE who read the story about the alleged Malay lunatic in this column last Saturday may have noticed the very similar case which our Batavia correspondent reported only four days later. In the former case a man was imprisoned in a pair of stocks for a week in
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    “HYDROTHERAPY.”
    141 5 HYDROTHERAPY.” “|N nineteenth-century Germany.” we are told by H. M. Robinson in the Literary Digest, “a patient entering the madhouse for the first time was drawn with a frightful clangour over a metallic bridge, then mechanically raised by ropes to the top of a high tower; from this height he
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    MONSOON OVERDUE.
    158 5 IT is time that the north-east mon soon was felt in Singapore. The Rugby season has begun, and yet the padang continues to be hard, although last Wednesday’s soaking rain made some improvement. The average rain f all for October is over eight inches, but so far we
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    MALARIA AT TRAS.
    158 5 INHERE is an illuminating note in the minutes of the Malaria Advisory Board, F.M.S., which were released for publication this week. Motorists who have crossed the main ranee by the Gap road will remember the little village ot Tras. in the foothills. It is not exactly a
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    $1 PER MONTH.
    148 5 f|>HAT is the financial aspect of the matter, but there is another and more encouraging one. Since the State could not afford to take the usual precautions at Tras, it was decided to try to protect the police by means of a drug, namely plasmoquine, and the
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    FIRST OR FIFTH.
    211 5 ri>HE Office Dog.” writing in the Malayan Kennel Gazette, replies to my note on the him recently shown at the Capitol in which the dog was ranked fifth of ten animals in order of intelligence by the director of the New York Zoological Society. This writer says:
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    HOLIDAY IN HIGHLANDS.
    144 5 'T'HE Cameron Highlands Society should take up the timely question raised by a Straits Times correspondent today. ‘‘There are lots of people.” says this correspondent, “who would like a lew days’ holiday but cannot allord th< hotel. The ‘seaside divings’ type ol place would suit them down
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    “A LAST RESORT.”
    176 6 MR John Layeocks letter «>n unemployment relief. published yestcrday, will be welcomed by all who believe that Government ought to lend a hand in relieving the semi-starva-tion that exists among some households and individuals of the clerical class. An attempt is being made in certain quarters to
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    AN OLD ESTATE.
    172 6 pvRIVING along Balestier Road yesterday. I was struck by the wonder- j lul change that has come over the adjacent low-lying ground in the last six or seven years. From an untidy and neglected waste it has become an exceedingly well laid out and intensively used expanse
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    THE FLOWERY LAND.
    178 6 IFE in Shanghai is hardly a restcure at the moment. Yesterday I happened to pick up a copy of the China Weekly Review, only to be presented with the following bill of fare: The Japanese Demands on the International Settlement Edict ol Withdrawal ol British Folios from
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    A REMARKABLE SWIM.
    152 6 Jk REMARKABLE swim along tin* Kutong coast is recalled by Anak Pulaii Pinany in the Straits Echo. This was performed by Mr. Cilia Cheng Kang in 1909. Entering tlv* water at Johnston’s Pier at nine a.m.. in reached tin* Chinese Swimming Club at 11.55. having thus covered
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    DUNMAN’S GARDEN.
    179 6 gOME weexs ago 1 mentioned in this column the decision oi the Cameron Highlands Sanitary Board r u perpetuate the memory of Mr. William Dunman. the first European resident ol the Highlands, by converting the open space beneath his house into a public garden and naming it Dunman's
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    MONSOON WEATHER.
    179 6 JN Singapore tin* south-west monsoon is almost imperceptible, thanks to tin* barrier provided by Java and Sumatra, while the north-east makes Itself felt only in spells of blustery and rainy weather. How different is the climate of Colombo, exposed to all the winds that blow in the Indian
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    BATA RUBBER.
    199 6 TPHE Czecho-Slovakian company founded by the late Mr. Bata has accomplished the teat ol beating the Japanese at their own game in Malaya in recent years, and has undoubtedly captured a large part of the trade in leather shoes which used to go to British manufacturers and importers.
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    BASIC ENGLISH.
    189 6 IT would be interesting to hear a schoolmaster's opinion oi the possibilities oi Basic English in the English schools of this country. One can see at once that a scienti fically selected vocabulary of 850 words, together with simple rules for using it. would be of incalculable assistance
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    EIGHT ERRORS.
    166 6 MORE hopeful innovation in English schools in this country—if a layman may venture to express an opinion—would appear to be Mrs Lumsden Milne’s system of teaching English pronunciation. Mrs. Milne has found that Asiatic students in Malaya, and in fact all English-speaking people educated in Asia, are addicted
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    “CULTURED.”
    220 6 •piIE question is: What is the accent of cultured EnglishmenV One ha< only to point to the distressing examples of varsity drawl in the stalls ol Malayan schools to show that th* speech of cultured Englishmen 1sometimes anything but pleasing A newspaper reporter, who hear.more types of voices and
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    “THIS VILENESS.”
    137 6 I THY to keep this column as urbanas possible, but I cannot refrain from quoting two extracts from tin Italian Press, just to show that tlv Singapore Free Press is not the onl> paper which has let itself go on th»‘ subject of Abyssinia. Here you are: Tribuna:
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    SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.
    892 7 Commission as Honorary Lieuten j KlS been granted to Bandmaster 'Veil Clementi Scott in the S.S.V.F. Tin* leave of absence granted to Mr U R Bull has been extended for three months with effect from Nov. 19. 19.15 son was born to Mrs. Alice Brown. Mr. J.
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    MARRIED IN PENANG.
    119 7 Watson-Anderson. From Our Own Correspondent* Penang. Oct. 18. The wedding took place yesterday i at St. George’s Church of Mr. George Craig Watson, of Messrs. Islay Kerr Co., second son of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Watson, of Potts Wood. Kent, and Miss Madge Kathleen Caldwell Anderson, only
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    HAKONE MARU.
    86 7 Tile following are travelling bv the Hakone Maru which left Singapore on Oct. 17. t For London Mr. G. Akatami, Mr H. J. Beek, Mrs. C. Bolland, Mr. and Mrs. S M Butter. Mr. and Mrs. Choo Sek Woo. Miss R. M. Driskell. Mrs. F. Gibbs. Mr. D.
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    Government House.
    94 7 Wednesday. Oct. 16 His Excellency presided at a meeting of the Executive Council held at Government House this morning. Commander R. B. Wilmot-Sitwoll, R.N., Squadron Leader and Mrs. R. A George. Squadron Leader and Mrs. E. D. H. Davies. Lieut-Commander Usher. R.N.. Lieut. Tibbits. R.N.. Lieut. C. F.
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    F.M.S. APPOINTMENTS.
    189 7 Tin* following appointments are notified in the F.M.S. Government Gazette Mr. C. E. H. Jacobs to be a Senior Education Officer B. Malayan Educational Service. Mr. W. Elphinstone to be an Assistant Commissioner of Police. F.M.S. Lieut. H. E. Creedon to be an Adjutant. Volunteer Forces. Malaya. Mrs.
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    Contents
    143 7 Leaders— A Colonial Council 2 Short-Sightedness 2 Election Issues 3 Exploitation? 3 Above The Law 3 The Jubilee Fund 3 Will It Work? 3 Sir Andrew Caldecott 4 Quit Rent Cupidity 4 Telegrams— Covering past week’s news 24 28 Picture Supplement 17 -20 Financial Supplement— Financial and Commercial news
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    SINGAPORE MAN WEDS AT SEREMBAN.
    113 7 Wee Tin Nam-Tan Hee Jua. 1 Prom Our Own Correspondent) St*remban, Ort. 20 Over 200 persons were present at the Miner’s Association hall, Seremban. lor the marriage o! Mr. Wee Tin Nam of Singapore, and Miss Tan Hee Jua. daughter of the late Towkay Tan
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    CHINESE OPPOSE MALAY FAIR
    101 7 Injury To Their Trade. From Our Own Correspondent) Taiping. Oct. 18. Chinese shopkeepers of Batu Kurau. a small township 15 miles from Taiping. nave petitioned to the Sanitary Board authorities. protesting against injury to their trade caused by a weekly Malay fair there. the na tter
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    JOHORE STATE COUNCIL MEETS.
    140 7 A special meeting of the Johore State Council was held on Monday at the Dewan. Joiiore Bahru, when the report of the sub-committee on the findings ol the committee as to the charges which might be defrayed from the Malayan ‘Currency Surplus* Fund, was considered in
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    DEATH OF MR. CHEONG GUAN CHEONG.
    82 7 The death took place early on Sunday morning at his residence 15. Lembu Road. Singapore, of Mr. Cheong Guan Cheong at the age of Mr. Cheong Guan Cheong was taken ill three weeks ago. Mr. Cheong was at one time a prominent merchant, and
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    S.S. APPOINTMENTS.
    71 7 The following appointments are announced in the SS. Government Gazette: Lieut. Harold Ernest Creedon to be an Adjutant Volunteer Forces. Malaya Mrs D S Ainger to be Ladv Supervisor. Powers -Sames Installation. Department of Statistics S.S. and F.M.B. Mr. H A L Luckham. M.C S.. to act as
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    GOVERNMENT AND THE UNEMPLOYED.
    692 9 MR. LAYCOCK ON SITUATION IN SINGAPORE. t ho Editor of the Straits Times. Sir.—I was very glad indeed to your leader of Wednesday last m <U*r the caption Why Leave It to the Public/* 1 should like to make it clear that while doing all I
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    MOVIE BALL YIELDS $2,610 Donation To Jubilee Fund.
    134 9 To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir—On behalf of the entertainment committee of the Singaoore Silver Jubilee Fund. I have pleasure in submitting herewith statement of account In connection with the recent Movie Ball at Raffles Hotel on Sept. 28 last,
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    RUBBER COUPONS.
    239 9 Should Their Sale He Prohibited? To tile Editor oi the Straits Times. Sir. It is not unknown to planters that after the introduction of the rubber restriction scheme. many estate owners took the opportunity to close down their rubber estates, and merely sell their allowed quota ol coupons.
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    FALSE EVIDENCE SENTENCE STANDS.
    127 9 Objection To Appeal. T’HE appeal of Moona Mohamed Hussain Maricar, who was convicted on two charges of giving false evidence and one charge of using, false evidence, was dismissed last, week by Mr. Justice Gordon Smith, in the Supreme Court, his lordship upholding a preliminary objection
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    GOLD IN NORTH MALAYA.
    39 9 It is reported that prospectors have discovered an alluvial gold-bearing lr< *a between Pahang and Kelantan. The area is, it is said, being worked by Hakka and Teochew Chinese settlers who have married Sakai women.
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    CAMERON HIGHLANDS
    418 9 An Knglish Community Of Trades People. To tin* Editor of the Straits Times. Sir.- Your article in yesterday’s issue was depressing and. after mature consideration. I am quite certain you hav. got tin* wrong end of the stick. The small European settler in the Highlands will have a
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    SOUTH BRIDGE RD. TO BE RELAID.
    171 9 MACADAM STRETCH TO COST $2,100. NEW “FARRER PARK” IN SINGAPORE. Municipal Committee No. 3. Singapore, have accepted an oiler by Messrs. Gammon (Malaya) Ltd. to relay the whole of the malaytex rubber macadam at South Bridge Hoad (1,000 sq. yards) at a cost of
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    F.M.S. LORRIES.
    66 9 The Straits Tunes is informed by the Under Secretary to Government, F.M.S.. that the instructions issued to Residents in the F.M.S. reyarding the purchase of motor lorries for Government has been "suspended for the time being." The original instruction, as reported by our Kuala Lumpur correspondent on Oct.
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    NOTABLE EXHIBITION AT PENANG.
    101 9 «From Our Own Correspondent» Penang. Oct. 1G Penang impressionists' annual exhibition opened today at the Malay Volunteer Drill Hall. The exhibits this year consists entirely of sketches, paintings and photographs except tor a lew wax work exhibits by Mrs. H Okc. Several exhibitors of previous years
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    DEATH OF RAJA MUDA OF PERLIS.
    60 9 (From Our Own Correspondent. > Alor Star, Oct. 18. The death has occurred at the General Hospital of Tuan Syecl Hassan, Raja Muda of Perils, after an illness lasting 23 days. The body has been brought back to Arau for burial. The Raja Muda,
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    SHIP FOR SINGAPORE COMPANY.
    56 9 HPHE 3,900-ton steamer Dimboola. which has been purchased by the Ho Hong Steamship Co. < 1932 >, Ltd., of Singapore, from the Melbourne Steamship Co., arriving here from Australia recently to go into the service of her new owners, has now been renamed Hong Slang. She
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    “TRADES UNION METHODS MEAN DESTRUCTION” “Of Course It Is A Trades Union”
    1412 10 CONFLICTING ADVICE TO ESTATE STAFFS. Aims Of Service And Reward. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Oct. 20. I wTHK All-Malayan Estate Asiatic Stalls’ Association is not a henevo1 lent society, nor is it an employment bureau. It
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    Honeymoon Fliers Taken For Spies.
    220 10 Littlejohns Reach Singapore. refuse to read it—it gives mu age as 25,” laughingly exclaimed Mrs. Littlejohn, the charming young bride of Mr. W. Berry Littlejohn, uho arrived in Singapore on Saturday on a honeymoon flight from Southampton to Sydney. They were eight days overdue. Mrs.
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    Lodger “Untouched” By Singapore Landlady’s Good-bye.
    336 10 Lodger Untouched” By Singapore Landlady’s Good-bye. The liner was due to sail for England in 15 minutes. From the deck a young man took his last look at the Singapore scene—sweating coolies, homesick Europeans, waiting syces—t)he centuries jostling each other in the dust and glare. “The best view of Singapore,
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    $6,000,000 SHARES WORTH A DOLLAR.
    233 11 Perak Hydro “Writing Down SURPLUS FUNDS NEAR $50,000,000 MARK. Dealing with the* investment of F.M.S. surplus funds last year amounting to .$5,495,165* the Auditor in his annual report on the F.M.S. states that securities were valued in the manner prescribed in v'olonial Regulations with the
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    $l00 FINE FOR DRIVING DANGEROUSLY.
    221 11 European To Appeal. Delivering a considered verdict on Friday. Mr. E E Colman. the Singapore Fifth Magistrate, convicted Mr. j J. H. Hargroves of 1 he Air Base, on a i charge of driving in a dangerous manner. Inspector Moult* of the Traffic jelice then
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    ECONOMY WHICH LED TO “GRAVE RISK OF LOSS”
    346 11 UNCOLLECTED ITEMS IN F.M.S. AUDITOR’S REPORT. uow a measure of economy proved a costly extravagance is vt*\t*ale(i in thi* re|X>rt ot’ the F.M.S. Auditor lor last year. “Towards the end ol 1933." it is .'tated. “a serious situation had arisen in the
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    AIR SERVICE PLAN INDEFINITE.
    158 11 I’KOJECTEI) FUGI.TS TO PENANG. TYPES OF PLANES NOT ANNOUNCED. \WHILE it is understood that an internal air service for Malaya has been planned to begin early next year, the details of the project are still indefinite. On Aug. 24 Mansfield and Co. announced in the Straits
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    ANTI-OPIUM CLINIC OVERCROWDED.
    254 11 3,045 Patients Treated. Overcrowded with patients sleeping on the floors and with wouldbe patients forced to wait until accommodation is available, the Anti-Opium Clinic in Kampong Java Road, Singapore, is experiencing a difficult time. As a resu».. o! a generous dona*'on by Mr. Aw Boon Haw the
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    S.S. PRIVATE PILOTS’ “A” LICENCES.
    60 11 To Be Issued By Director Of Civil Aviation. His Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint and authorise the person for the time being lawlully executing the duties of the office ol Director of Civil Aviation on his behali to issue and renew Straits
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    COLONY CENSOR BANS FILM OF GREAT STAGE TRIUMPH.
    382 11 ‘Ten Minutes Alibi” Unsuitable. Hulbert Comedy Also On Black List. Films that have been (peat drama tie and comedy successes abroad wert banned in the Colony durinq the period July 1 to September 30 Bulldog Jack.” a Jack Hulbert piclure, is on
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    FARE HALVED.
    93 11 Rivalry Between Japanese And Dutch Lines. <From Our Own Correspondent.! Batavia. Oct. 16 The first class passage lare direct irom Soerabava to Hong Kong, which was 115 guilders by tin Java-China-Japan Line and the Osaka Shosen Kaisha has now been ’•educed by tieNanyo Kaiun Kabashiki Kaisha (into which
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    EFFECT OF SANCTIONS ON LOCAL IMPORTS.
    353 12 Geneva Decision Will Be Applied By Decree. BLOW TO DEALERS IN ITALIAN MANUFA CTURES. GOVERNMENT officials in Singapore are awaiting instructions from the Imperial Government about the Geneva decision to ban Italian exports, which means an almost worldwide boycott of Italian goods. The League
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    $l,000 FINE REFUNDED
    109 12 Rubber Conviction Appeal! Succeeds. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, Oct. 18. The Hon. Mr. Justice Howes today allowed the appeal of Mr. Tang Eo Koh, a rubber dealer of Teluk Anson, who was convicted on a charge of abetting Lee Ee Eow in an offence under the
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    GAVE DOUBLE COMPENSATION.
    87 12 Land Office Blunder. It teas decided in the F.M.S. to exchange a piece of State land for alienated land required for a town planning, scheme. Later it icas agreed to pay compensation instead. In the end the compensation was paid and the land granted in addition. Steps
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    EUROPEAN FINED FOR COLLISION.
    83 12 Mr. Robert Jackson was fined $7 on Monday by Mr. E. E. Colmar, the Singapore Fifth Magistrate, on a plea of guilty tc having collided with a trolley 'bus at the junction of Stamford Road and North Bridge Road, through failing to await a safe opportunity
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    $6,592,089 IN F.M.S. SAVINGS BANK.
    161 12 I GOVERNMENT AUDITOR’S i REPORT. ERRORS IN INTEREST COMPUTATIONS. DEFERRING to the Government Savings Bank, the Auditor, F.M.S., in his report for 1934, states that the amount standing to credit of depositors on Dec. 31 last was $6,592,089, as against $5,444,459 at the end of
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    CONFERENCE PRAISES TROOPS.
    127 12 Success Of Annual Manoeuvres. Tlie manoeuvres between the Singapore Volunteer Corps and the Wiltshires. carried out on Oct. 13 for the annual inspection by the Officer Commanding Troops. Malaya, have been discussed in detail by a conference of senior officers. It was decided that both Volunteers and
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    CHINESE TRADE FAIR $150,000 ORDERS.
    272 12 QRDERS totalling more than $150,000 were booked by exhibitors at the Chinese Trade Fair in Singapore. Fully 200.000 people visited the fair, which held under the auspices of the Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce, ended last Wednesday having been open for 12 days. “I think
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    AIR ROUTE ALTERED TO AVOID ITALY.
    120 12 Business Man Fits Extra Tanks. 1MR. D. W. LUCRE, former FlyingOfficer in the Royal Air Force, who is now in Singapore on a 20.000-mile business trip lor the Ethyl Export Corporation of London, has decided to change his route back to England because of
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    CHIEF POLICE OFFICER TRANSFERRED.
    164 12 Farewell Dinner At Segamat. 'From Our Own Correspondent.' Segamat. Oct. 19 On his departure on transfer to Johore Bahru. Mr H. P. Armstrong. Chief Police Officer, Segamat. was entertained to a farewell dinner at the Segamat Club this week. There was a large attendance, which included
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    STRAITS TIMES SPORTS CLUB PICNIC.
    167 12 The Straits Times Press Sports Club celebrated its second arriversary on Sunday with a picnic at Mr. Aw Boon Haw's seaside bungalow at Pasir Panjang. A Malay ronggeng enlivened the proceedings. and a wireless set. lent by Messrs. Kee Huat and Co., Ltd., was played
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    MR. LIM PENG HAN FINED.
    68 12 Appearing on a summons originated by the complaint of Mr. J. W. d<Piro, Mr. Lim Feng Han, the son of Dr. Lim Boon Keng, pleaded guilty on Monday before Mr. E. E. Col man, the Singapore Fifth Magistrate, to a charge of driving his motor-car
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    LIRE NOT BOUGHT IN SINGAPORE.
    393 13 Money Changers Stop Dealings. EFFECT OF SANCTIONS ON LOCAL TRADE. NO immediate difficulties have arisen for Singapore firms who trade with Italy or Italian subjects, following the announcement of financial sanctions at Geneva last Tuesday. However, some precautions have been taken by financial houses in
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    ROBBED BROTHER’S HOST.
    483 13 Took Keys To Offiee And Opened Safe. A HOUSEBREAKING case before the Criminal District Judge concluded last week when the accuse a young Eurasian named W. F. Walters, w’ho was alleged to have broken into the house of Mr. E. I. Joseph, was convicted. On a previous
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    THE REGENT OF KEDAH.
    80 13 There was a large gathering of officials and others at a garden party at Mentaloon.” the residence of H.H. the Regent oi Kedah, last week, when addresses Horn Central and South Kedah were presented to H.H. the Regent, congratulating him on the recent award of the
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    5000 VILLAGERS NEED DRINKING WATER.
    984 13 Rural Board Cannot Find $40,000 To Extend Main. A water supply for Taniong Klim;, the fishing village on the north west coast of Singapore where there was recently an acute shortage of fresh water; proposals for the handing over :of Geylang Serai to the Municipal
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    MALAYAN KENNEL GAZETTE.
    135 13 Change Of Editorship. The current issue* of the Malayan Kennel Gazette is the last that will oe published under the editorship of Mr. C Ward Jackson. Mr Ward-Jackson has edited the Gazette in an honorary capacity for the past three and a hall years and has brought
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    ARMY PROMOTIONS.
    72 13 Orders issued by Brigadier A T. Shakespear state that Major H. J. Segrave, The Wiltshire Regiment, arrived in Singapore on Oct 11 and assumed command of the 1st Battalion. the Wiltshire Regiment. Captain D. F Brown. Royal Engineers, has been promoted to the rank of major, with effect
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    INFANTILE MORTALITY RISE IN F. M. S.
    1179 14  -  By Dr. A. L. Hoops. Malaria And Diphtheria Give Concern: Big Drop In Leprosy. DEPLETED STAFF DO WELL. THE annual report of the Medical Department, Federated Malay States, is specially reviewed for the Straits Times by Dr. A. L. Hoops, late Principal Medical
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    IMPOLITE TALK AND RECKLESS DRIVING.
    201 14 Trouble On Road From Johore. How the amenities of the road were not observed was related last week to Mr. E. E. Colman, the Singapore hfth magistrate, by a European ownerdriver and a Chinese motorist during the hearing of a case of driving a motor-car
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    ARTILLERY OFFICER IN COLLISION.
    93 14 As the result of a minor collision in East Coast Hoad on the morning of Aug. 29, a Chinese, Teow Son Tien, was fined $25 by Mr. E. E. Colman, the Singapore Fifth Magistrate, last week. He was charged with failing to slow down when coming
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    CLAIM FOR $10,000 FAILS.
    196 14 INJURED FOOT OF ARAR TRADER. STREET ACCIDENT. i After a hearing lasting two and a half days, the claim of an Ai\.b trader, Abood bin Oon, against the bingaporc Traction Co. for $10,000 as damages for injuries sustained when knocked down by an omnibus belonging to
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    1,500 IN MUAR PROCESSION.
    129 14 CHINESE NATIONAL DAY CELEBRATIONS. ‘From Our Own Correspondent.) Muar. Oct. 14 About 1500 Chinese took part in the organised by the Cheong Hwa Association at Muar last week in honour of the Chinese National Day. In the morning, at a gathering at the Cheong Hwa School
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    ALL-MALAYAN GARDENS.
    180 14 Mr. Holttum’s Lecture In Kuala Lumpur. (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Oct. 16. Mr. R. E. Holttum, Director of Botanic Gardens, S.S., in a lecture yesterday told members of the Selangor Gardening Association how they could make their gardens all-Malayan. He said that a garden in Malaya
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  • MALAYAN PLANTING TOPICS.
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      SUGGESTION TO CAMERONS SETTLERS.
      2197 15 Christmas Hampers Lallang At The Highlands—The Planters Pay Unrestored Cuts--Camerons Crops —Why Not Bush Cover Seeds? Experimen ts Suggested Caustic Soda For Tree Poisoning. (By Our Planting Correspondent.) r«OR the third year in succession the r Malayan Agri-Horticultural Ass:>1 iation are making up, and dispatchin„ to
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    MARRIAGE CAUSES ILL-FEELING AMONG VILLAGE CHINESE.
    289 16 Swain Sends To China For Bride, But They Soon Part. EXTRA POLICE DRAFTED AS PRECAUTION. •'From Our Own Correspondent.) I poll, Oet. 16. pUO.MPT notion by the Chinese Protectorate in conjunction with the Police is believed to have prevented what would otherwise have been
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    DR. A. C. DUTTA ENTERTAINED.
    290 16 Promotion To Medical Officer. i From Our Own Correspondent. i Malacca. Oct. 16. Chinese friends of Dr. A. C. Dutta.J C.H., held a tea party on Tuesday afternoon on the lawn of the Malacca Rest House in honour of the recent award to him of
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    MALAYA’S SUCCESS IN CHINA OLYMPIAD.
    50 16 .—Sin Chang Jit Poh. Poh Kim Seng, the Malayan champion athleto, with 17 points, won the individual championship for track events in the all-China Olympiad in Shanghai. Miss Teng Gf on Kiaw, of Penang, was third best woman athlete with 17 points.—Sin Chang Jit Poh.
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    CARRIED SAFE HALF A MILE.
    326 16 BURGLAR WHO BURIED HIS HAUL. From Our Own Correspondent) Ipoh, Oct. 15. A daring burglary on Changkat Kinding Estate, Tanjong Rambutan, was described in the Magistrate’s Court 1 yesterday when a Malay, Ibrahim, a chargeman on the estate, was sent- enced to 18 months’ imprisonment
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    K.L.M. BAN TO BE EXTENDED.
    339 16 NO .MAIL FROM MALAYA TO ENGLAND. DUTCH FIRMS WILL BENEFIT. Following the British Post Office ban on carriage of air mail from London to Malaya by the K.L.M., it is believed that a ban will also be imposed on K.L.M. mail from Malaya to London.
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    MORE MALARIA THIS YEAR.
    162 16 Startling Figures Before Advisory Board. ITRGING that a mosquito destniction enactment should be placed on the Statute Books as a precaution, the chairman of the Malaria Advisory Board, F.M.S., at a recent meeting, issued a warning that an increase in malaria in the near future was
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    BEAR ATTACKS TWO WOODCUTTERS.
    54 16 (From Our Oum Correspondent.) Ipoh, Oct. 17. While cutting firewood in the jungle near Bruas, two Malays were suddenly attacked by a bear. Other looodcutters nearby hearing cries, came to their assistance ana succeeded in killtng the bear. The two Malays were taken to hospital for
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    RISE IN RICE EXPORTS TO SINGAPORE.
    62 16 Good Cargoes Shipped At Siam. <From Our Own Correspondent.) Bangkok, Oct. 16. A sudden spurt in the rice export trade to Singapore is leading to very active movements among chartered shipping, which is now finding cargoes waiting for loading on arrival from Singapore. During
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      INVENTION WHICH MAY SUPERSEDE SHEET AND CREPE.
      1926 21 Rubber Powder Divergent Opinions Mr. R. O. Bishop’s Views Some Technical Points Explained. BY OUR COMMERCIAL CORRESPONDENT. *r»HE lor mat ion oi the International Rubber Powder Co., Ltd., with a capital of €250,000, has reawakened local interest in a type of rubber or
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    FORMER PLANTER IN ELECTIONS.
    113 21 Candidate For Vancouver South. Mr. A. B. Carey, a member of a pioneer planting family, and himself i planter for over twenty years In Malaya, is a candidate for Vancouver South in the Canadian General Elec tion now in progress, standing as a member of the
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    MALAYAN RUBBER AND TIN.
    215 23 EXPORTS TO ITALY MAY BE BANNED. MALAYA’S rubber and tin exports to Italy are likely to be affected by the application of economic sanctions. The economic sanctions sub-committee met in Geneva last Tuesday (says Reuter) and considered the list of key matevials necessary for war and
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    NO MALARIA ON TRAINS.
    180 23 Slight Risk Of Infection To Passengers. The risk of infection to railway passengers to Kuala Lumpur from Penang and Singapore is slight, declared the chairman of the Malaria Advisory Board, F.M.S., at a meeting held recently. He stated that during the first hail oi the year
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    ABYSSINIA CENSORS INCOMING CABLES.
    61 23 Hie Eastern Extension Telegraph has been notified by the Abyssinian administration that a censorshiD n incoming cables has been establsbed. and that only communications 111 Plain language will be admitted. A notice in the G.P.O. announces J lat communications with Italian and Eritrea via Eastern nible
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    FIRM TO PAY $532 FOR TYRES.
    108 23 Successful Action. M. Mitchelin and Co. sued the Eastern Trading Co. last week in the Supreme Court, Singapore, before Mr. Justice Gordon-Smith, for the recovery of $532.65, which represented the balance due for tyres supplied. At the outset, Mr. C. J. Koh, for the
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    THE ANOPHELINE'S RIVAL.
    120 23 Outbreak At Batu Gajah. A noteworthy point, states the F.M.S. Medical Dept, report for 1934, has been the occurrence of a local outbreak of malaria at Batu Gajah, Perak, in which A barbirostris was discovered to be the carrier Since this discovery concerning the outbreak in Batu
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    LIFE BANISHMENT PENALTY.
    250 23 SECRET SOCIETY EDICT IN PERAK. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, Oct. 15. a result of the outbreak of secret service activities among Malays in Perak, H.H. the Sultan of Perak’s proclamation which was issued about two years ago is again being circulated. This proclamation states that persons
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    HELPED MALAYANS FOR 23 YEARS.
    213 23 Retirement Of Dr. D. C. Macaskill. (From Our Own Correspondent). Kuala Lumpur. Oct. 17. Dr. and Mrs. D. C. Macaskill sailed from Port Swettenham for Home today on retirement from the East. The Malay Mail says: Malaya in general, and Kuala Lumpur in particular, will
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    MEN SENTENCED FOR BASE EXPLOSION.
    403 23 TWO DENY THEY WERE IN HUT. ONE WAS “MAKING TOYS.” THREE Hylams, Wee Ah Meng, Tan Ting Ann and Pan Kuan Peng, were convicted by the Criminal District Judge, Singapore, last week on charges of manufacturing explosives and being in possession of explosives without a
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    S. C. J. FRISBY, OF R.A.F.
    67 23 THE death occurred at the General Hospital, Singapore, last Monday it Leading Aircraftsman Stanley Christopher Jennings Frisby of No. 100 (TB) Squadron. Royal Air Force, after a short illness. The deceased was only 23 years of age. The funeral N*ok place at the Bidadari
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    U. S. COLONISES THREE PACIFIC ISLES.
    217 24 —Reuter. Air Bases For New Route. THE aviation bureau of the Commerce Department in Washington has confirmed that the United States is colonising the Jarvis. Baker and Howland islands in the Pacific. The object is to use them as potential air bases. It is
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    BRITISH FLEET IN MEDITERRANEAN.
    270 24 British Wireless. IF ITALY ATTACKED: FRENCH ATTITUDE. Paris. Oct. 18 During an interview with the French Prime Minister, M. Laval, on Tuesday, the British Ambassador in Paris, Sir George Clerk, asked for an assurance that,. in accordance with the undertaking of mutual co-operation given by members
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    ITALY TALKS OF WAR.
    207 24 blockade as a trump card. —Aneta Trans-Ocean. FORCIBLE REACTION TO GLASGOW SPEECH. Rome, Oct. 16. Mr Chamberlain’s Glasgow speech has produced a forcible reaction in all sections of the Italian press. Mr. Chamberlain’* hint that no illusions should be nursed about the duration of the crisis
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    IN AKSUM.
    171 24 ARMY OF OCCUPATION. Rome. Oct. 17 Troops entering Aksum found a huge store of grain, collected for military use by the Abysslnians. General de Bono ordered it to be distributed among the people who received it joyfully. Troops entered Aksum without firing a shot, after first surrounding it
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    MORE TROOPS.
    115 24 lfi,000 MEN FROM ITALY. Rome, Oct. 17 A hint that large scale operations in Abyssinia may be resumed shortly is given by the news that 16,000 troops are sailing from Naples for East Africa between yesterday and Saturday. Two ships, the Vininale and the Pollenzo, left Naples yesterday
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    EGYPT PREPARES FOR AIR ATTACKS.
    34 24 .—Reuter. Cairo, Oct. 16. The Egyptian Government has formed a commssion headed by a British expert to draw up measures to protect Egypt against possible airraids and gas attacks.—Reuter.
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    U.S. WAR CHIEF ON VISIT TO JAPAN.
    95 24 —Reuter. EMPEROR GRANTS AUDIENCE. Tokio, Oct. 14. The United States War Secretary. Mr. G. H. Dern, who is travelling to Manila on board the cruiser Chester, arrived ift Yokohama today on a courtesy visit of four days. He was met by the Mr.
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    FRENCH FORCES FOR S. TUNISIA.
    46 24 —Reuter. Paris. Oct. 17. France is drafting troops from Morocco to Tunis. The 5th Colonial Infantry Regiment and the 9th Colonial Artillery have arrived at Sousee. the former being sent to southern Tunisia. Garrisons are being created at Monastir and Mandia.—Reuter.
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    DIRECTORS RESIGN.
    66 24 —Sin Chew Jit Poh Shanghai. Oct. 16. The entire board of Hrectors of the China Merchants’ Steamship Navigation Co., the largest Chinese shipping interest in the country, resigned today. The reason given was that the Government plans for the development of shipping cannot be carried out. Mr. Chu
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    ITALIANS BUY CAMELS IN SOMALILAND.
    50 24 —Router. Berbera, Oct. 17. Italians are buying burden camels in British Somaliland and an Italian ship has left with 250 for Massowa. The situation here is quiet, but internment and refuge camps are being prepared for the reception of either belligerents and destitutes seeking succour.—Router.
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    STAY DOWN STRIKE ENDS.
    276 24 non-tederat’on workers.—Reuter and British Wireless. Miners’ 100 Hours In Pits. 6,000 INVOLVED IN PROTEST. London. Oci 17 The South Wales Miners’ Federation leaders decided last night to call oil the “Stay down” nrike at the Nine Mile Point Colliery and other mines in South Vales, and
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    ITALIAN EXPORTS EMBARGO.
    180 24 —Reuter. Geneva, Oct. 16. The text of Mr. Anthony Eden’s proposal for an embargo on Italian exports was issued tonight. The main points are: Governments will prohibit the importation of all goods consigned from and produced and manufactured in Italy or Italian possessions. Existing contracts will not
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    FRENCH DECREE.
    32 24 —Reuter. Paris, Oct. 17. A decree will be issued by the French War Ministry tonight regulating the prices to be paid for motor cars commandeered in the event of mobilisation
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    Provided with smart uniforms, similar in design to those worn by the regular male troops, women are being recruited into the Abyssinian army. Each woman soldier is provided with a mule, a rifle and a revolver in large holster. The women are frequently better equipped than the men. An Abyssinian woman soldier is seen here on her mule as she was about to leave Addis Ababa.
    67 24 Provided with smart uniforms, similar i n design to those worn by the regular male troops, women are being recruited into the Abyssinian army. Each woman soldier is provided with a mule, a rifle and a revolver in large holster. The women are frequently better equipped than the men. An
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    JAPAN MAY SPONSOR N. CHINA INDEPENDENCE.
    767 25 —Sin Chew Jit Poh. IF ALLIANCE OFFER IS REFUSED. Far East Held Imperilled By European Crisis. Shanghai, Oct. 18. IF Nanking refuses to co-operate with Japan in the develop- ment of North China and Manchukuo and in the suppression of Communist influence in Mongolia
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    Adowa Chiefs’ Homage To Gen. de Bono.
    114 25 A Reuter message from Adowa, via Rome, states that a great impression was created when Gen. de Bono received the homage of the chiefs and clergy in the province of Agame at Adigrat. Gen. de Bono entered the chief Coptic church, where he
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    ADDIS ABABA WILL NOT BE BOMBED.
    67 25 Unless It Is Used As Mobilisation Centre. Rome. Oct 18 An assurance that Addis Ababa and Diredawa will not be bombed, provided they do not become bases for troops or war material, is understood to have been giver, by the Italian Government in response
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    NO GAS MASKS.
    108 25 WET CLOTH PROTECTION. Addis Ababa, Oct. 18. A piece of wet cloth is so la* the sole means of protection devised by the Abyssinians against gas attacks. The rag must be carried by all soldiers in the pocket, according to an order issued by the Governor of
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    ADMIRAL’S AIR FORCE SON KILLED.
    54 25 —Reuter. Pilot Officer Fisher In Fatal Accident. The Air Ministry announced last night that Pilot Officer Nevil Fisher, the son of Admiral Sir William Fish. r Commander-in-Chiel of the Mediterranean Fleet, was killed in an aircraft accident at Brauncewell <Lincolnshire) yesterday. He was the sole
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    MISSING ITALIAN FLYINGBOATS.
    50 25 Reuter. Wreckage Found In Sea Near Elba. Rome, Oct. 17 The mystery of the disappearance of two Italian naval flyingboats with five men, which left Orbetello for Leghorn on Oct. 10, has been cleared up. Wreckage of these machines has been found in the sea near Elba.—
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    Meeting In Shanghai.
    156 25 Reuter. Shanghai, Oct. 17. A new Japanese demarche in China is foreseen as a result of the arrival in Shanghai of representatives from the Tokio Foreign, Navy and War offices bearing to Mr. Ariyoshi, Japanese Ambassador to China, instructions based on a recent accord reached by the
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    VIGOROUS POLICY FOR SHIPPING
    155 25 P O Chairman On Britain’s Need. Glasgow, Oct. 18. ALMOST alone among nations, Great Britain has left her mercantile marine without defence, and at the mercy of foreign restrictions and subsidies/* These are the words of the HonAlexander Shaw, chairman of the P. and 0. Co.,
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    EGYPTIAN CROWN PRINCE IN ENGLAND.
    67 25 British Wireless. London, Oct. 17. Prince Farouk, Crown Prince of Egypt, is a passenger on board the liner Strathaird which reached Plymouth today. His Highness, who intends making a long stay in England, proceeded to Tilbury where a cordial welcome awaits him this morning. On
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    FINANCIAL SANCTIONS
    281 26 Embargo On All Credit Operations. RAW MATERIALS BAN CONSIDERED NEXT. Geneva. Oct. 15 YESTERDAY was another day crowded with incident and progress. for which most credit must be given to M. Maximos, the Greek president of the financial sub-commit-tee and M. Coulandre. the French technical expert. M. Maximos
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    RECOMMENDATIONS. MACHINERY OF SANCTIONS.
    424 26 —Reuter and British Wireless. The committee adopted unanimously, with the abstention of representatives of Austria, Hungary and Venezuela, the recommendations in the following 1 terms, which had been prepared by the sub-committee of financial experts, and subsequently approved bv the Committee of Eighteen “Governments will take
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    IRISH “PEACE NEGOTIATIONS.”
    165 26 —Aneta-Trans-Ocean. Renewed Proposals In Dublin. Dublin, Oct. 12. In political circles animated discussion is going on renewed proposals lor peace negotiations between England and the Irish Free State, according to which a conference should be called forthwith under the joint presidency of Mr. Baldwin and Mr. De
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    TIN CONTROL AFTER 1936.
    126 26 —Reuter. Beck as Minister for Foreign AfTairs.—Reuter Wireless. Committee Working Out A Scheme. London, Oct. 14. The sub-committee of the International Tin Committee is at present discussing the form of an agreement on control which is expected to supersede the present agreement on its expiration. The
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    U. S. NAVAL PROGRAMME.
    65 26 .—Reuter. Battleships To Be Built In 1937. Washington, Oct. 14. ifVJRING the fiscal year 1937, the the United States intends to construct one battleship, 12 destroyers and submarines, states the Navy Department. The enlisted strength will be increased to 100.000 men. In the fiscal year 1936,
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    SPANISH PRINCE WEDS.
    117 26 —Reuter Wireless. MAGNIFICENT SCENES IN ROME. Home, Oct. 12. There were magnificent scenes at the wedding of Don Juan, Prince of the Asturias, and heir presumptive to the Spanish throne, to Princess Maria de Bourbon which was held in the biggest church in Rome. Seven thousand were
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    NO RESISTANCE AT AKSUM.
    106 26 GEN. DE BONO GIVEN KEYS OF CITY. Rome, Oct. 15. The bishop of the holy city of Aksum yesterday presented the keys of the city to General Emileo de Bono, at the same time paying homage to the Italian commander, according to a message received here
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    PEACE MOVE IN ROME.
    94 26 .—Reuter. Sir Eric Drummond Sees II Duce. Rome, Oct. 19. Hope of another peace move was aroused by the visit of Sir Eric Drummond, the British Ambassador, to II Duce yesterday, following a similar visit by the French Ambassador on Tuesday and the Paris report that
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    Italian Returns British Medal.
    84 26 ’—Reuter. Rome, Oct. 15. I ?EAR Admiral Giuliano Pitii has decided to return the British medal awarded him alter the operations against the Mullah of Somaliland in 1902’1904. He has sent a letter to Mussolini recalling how I tali/ helped England with ships and men. ‘7
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    JAPAN AND NAVAL TALKS.
    127 26 Conditions Of Participation. TOKIO REPLY TO BRITAIN. IT is understood that the Foreign Office and the Admiralty havi agreed to the terms of the Japanese reply to the British Government suggestion for an early naval conference. The draft reply will be submitted to the War Office
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    BRITISH TROOPS IN EGYPT.
    141 26 ESTIMATED AT 85,000. Paris, Oct. 12. British troops sent to Egypt from Great Britain have already occupied defensive positions on the Libyan frontier, asserts Le Jour’s special correspondent in an article describing British precautionary measures taken in Egypt. Some of the other regiments hav* been stationed
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    BRITONS ADVISED TO LEAVE.
    67 26 London. Oct. 15. The British Legation in Addis Ababa has warned British women, children and all other British subjects who can do so to leave without delay. There are nearly 500 British subjects and British protected subjects in Addis Ababa consisting of about one hundred British
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    DUKE OF BUCCLEUCH DEAD.
    238 27 the Prince of Wales.—Reuter and British Wireless. Royal Wedding Plans Changed. LADY ALICE SCOTT BEREAVED. 'J'HK Straits Times regrets to announce the death of the Duke of Buccleuch, father of Lady Alice Scott, the Duke of Gloucester's tiancee. The Duke, who was 71, has been seriously
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    DICTATORSHIP IN AUSTRIA.
    196 27 1.—Reuter. the Chinghai Government to Nanking.—Sin Chew Jit Poh. PRINCE STARHEMBERG IN CONTROL. PRO-ITALIAN POLICY. Vienna. Oct. 18. Austria now has an absolute dictator in the person of Prince Starhemberg. Vice-Chancellor and Minister of Security. Dr. Schuschnigg. the Chancellor. is little more than a figurehead leit in
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    GEN. DEVERELL AS C.I.G.S.
    206 27 BRITISH ARMY’S STAFF CHIEF. It is announced that the King lias approved the appointment,, o take effect early next April, of General Sir Cyril J. Deverell to be Chief of Imperial General Staff in succession to FitldMarshal Sir Archibald MontgomeryMassingberd. General Deverell has be?n Comman-der-in-Chief of
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    BRITISH CRUISER LAUNCHED.
    44 27 from the Empire station—British Wireless. H.M.S. Penelope, cruiser of the Arethusa class, the* keel of which was laid down <n May 1934 by the Duke Of Gloucester was launched last week at Belfast. The ceremony was broadcast from the Empire station—British
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    French Egotism And The League.
    222 27 and British W.’reless, SIR AUSTEN CHAMBERLAINS VIEWS. Paris. Oct. 15. “We are astonished and shocked by he apparent hesitation and egotistical •onsiderations which seem to characterise French conduct in the affair,” is the statement attributed to Sir Austen Chamberlain in an interview published n Le
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    British Warships Aid Blazing Italian Liner.
    110 27 —British Wireless. Alexandria Oct. 18. The Italian liner Ausonia 13,000 tons took fire after an explosion in the boiler-room today in the outer harbour at Alexandria. The fire spread rapidly to all parts of the vessel. Sailors from the British icarships H.M.S. Queen Elizabeth,
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    MUSSOLINI’S SON’S BAPTISM OF FIRE.
    84 27 Reuter. —Sin Chew Jit Poh. Rome, Oct. 19. Mussolini’s elder son, Vittorio, had his baptism of fire last night. While flying over the Abyssinian lines his machine was fired on and hit by bullets. Like his brother, he was able to bring back the plane
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    TERMS OF SWATOW SETTLEMENT.
    137 27 —Sin Chew Jit Poh. AREA FOR JAPANESE CONCESSION. Hong Kong. Oct. 19. It is authoritatively stated that the terms of the Sino-Japanese settlement at Swatow include: Exemption of Japanese goods from the agricultural products tax; Unrestricted Import of Japanese goods at Chaosan, and The Kiluk area
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    “To The Dead Of Adowa”
    50 27 The memorial to the dead at Adowa consists of a marble column from Italy inscribed “to the dead of Adowa avenged on October 6. 1935," (thirteenth year of the fascist regime). After the ceremony General De Bono reviewed the second army corps who captured Adowa.Reuter.
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    FRANCE’S YES TO BRITAIN.
    281 27 .—Reuter. Unequivocal Promise Of Support in Mediterranean. Paris. Oct. 19. *pHE British Ambassador in Paris, Sir George Clerk, last night received a Note from the French Government replying in the affirmative to all the points raised in the British inquiry regarding naval support in the Mediterranean.
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    EXPORT EMBARGO APPROVED.
    121 27 .—Reuter. Latest Sanctions Move At Geneva. Geneva, Oct. 18. The economic sub-committee has approved in principle of Mr. Anthony Eden’s proposal of a general boycott of Italian exports and also the French proposal of an embargo on exports of key products to Italy. A committee has been
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    MR. A. HENDERSON GRAVELY ILL.
    47 27 gave rise to grave anxiety.—British Wireless. London, Oct. 18. It was stated today at the nursing home where Mr. Arthur Henderson, president of the Disarmament Conference, has been for some weeks, following an operation, that his condition gave rise to grave anxiety.—British
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    BIG GUNS PROTECT A “SECOND GIBRALTAR”
    608 28 SECRET SUBMARINE MOVES. ITALIANS are converting Massawa into a second Gibraltar. Batteries of 15-inch guns, with a range of nearly 25 miles, are reported to be mounted in concealed positions among the sand banks, a few miles north of the base. Four-inch guns, capable
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    BRITISH ARMS FOR ABYSSINIA.
    431 28 Reuter. LEAGUE EMBARGO ON ITALIAN EXPORTS. The first consignment of arms and ammunition to Abyssinia since the raising of the embargo is reported aboard a British ship which passed through the Suez Canal. According to a Cairo telegram in Paris Soir a second British vessel, with
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    Tribesmen Surround Italians.
    150 28 Dessie, Oct. 20. Horsemen arriving here today told Reuter’s correspondent that a body of Italians estimated at between 500 and 700 is surrounded by Danakil tribesmen in the hills to the south east of Mount Moussa All. They have formed a square with -wo tanks in the
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    MINERS MAY STRIKE.
    283 28 —Reuter ard British Wireless National Ballot Next Month. London. Oct. 21. NATIONAL coal strike in England is threatened by the Miners’ Federation conference decision to take a ballot on all coalfields on the Question of a strike to enforce the demand for an increase in wages of
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    MR. A. HENDERSON DEAD
    185 28 WORK FOR LABOUR AND PEACE. The death is announced <say» Reuter) of Mr. Arthur Henderson. M.P. the Labour leader and president of thf Disarmament Conference. Mr. Henderson gained distinction a> an industrial negotiator, a local administrator, a Parliamentarian, with experience of office in the War Coalition
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    LORD PONSONBY.
    38 28 KEEPER OF PRIVY PURSE. The death has occurred of Lord Ponsonby, formerly Sir Frederick Ponsonby, Treasurer to the King and Keeper of the Privy Purse. He was raised to the peerage in the Jubilee Honours list.
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    BETTER TACTICS WINS MACKRAY CUP FOR MALAY STATES
    532 30 J.D. DALLE Y GETS ALL COLONY’S GOALS. (From a Special Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Oct. 20. DLAYING at Kuala Lumpur on Saturday, the Malay States beat the Colony by four goals to three and thus won the Muckray Cup for the sixth time.
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    N. J. KOK WINS AT DUTCH CLUB.
    122 30 Large Crowd Attends For Tourney Finals. The Dutch Club Autumn lawn tennis tournament was concluded on Sunday and the Consul General for the Netherlands presented the prizes. A large crowd gathered in the newly reconstructed Club building and the cocktail dance, which followed
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    Selangor The Better Side But Only Just Won.
    469 30 Selangor The Better Side But Only Just Won PERAK WERE THE FIRST TO SCORE. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, Oct. 19. DKKAK'S Colours were lowered today by Selangor, who gained 1 a well deserved victory by two tries (6 points) to one try (3 points). The game was played under
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    E.V. SMITH’S “HAT-TRICK” FOR THE CLUB.
    643 30 S.C.C. 4; S.C.R.C. 4. JT was stated recently that the S.C.R.C. hockey team had greatly improved and were capable of extending any local side. They demonstrated this last week on the Padang, when they held the S.C.C. to a draw of four all, before
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    AIRMEN DEFEATED.
    106 30 Bangkok Win Although R.A.F. Had Most Of Play. From Our Own Correspondent Bangkok. Saturday. Bangkok heat the R.A.F. (Singapore) by a goal and a try <K points) to a try (3 points) here today. In the first half Bangkok had the balance of play but the Air Force
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    Sensational Collapse Of Aston Villa.
    417 31 TWO ORDERED OFF AND AN ANGRY CROWD AT WOLVERHAMPTON. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Oct. 20. /CONDITIONS were none too good for football yesterday, especially at Belfast, where a boisterous wind blowing with the force of a gale kept a large number of people away.
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    CESAREWITCH FOR SIR A. BUTT.
    186 31 Home Racing. Near Relation Wins In The Last Stride. London. Oct. Hirp,IIK. Cesarewitch, which "as run at Newmarket today over a dis-: lance of 2 1 1 miles, resulted as follows:— 1 Sir A. Butt’s NEAR RELATION (E. Smith) 7.9. Princesse Fancigny Lueinge’s NIGHTCAP III
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    N.Z.’s LUCKY AGAIN.
    127 31 —Reuter. Harlequins Defeat The Light Blues. London. Oct. 19. Tlu* following were the results oi today’s Rugby Union matches: C< mb Services 5 New Zealand 6 i at Aldershot > Warwickshire 32 Notts. Lines and Derby 3 <at Leeds* Y. rkshiiv 18 Ulster Abe r a von
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    THE MEYER CUP.
    82 31 The final for the Meyer Cup was played over 36 holes at the Island Club on Sunday and was won by S. N. Kelly who beat Commander R W Moore by 2 and 1. At the end of the first 18 holes the match was all square.
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    MIXED FOURSOMES AT S. G. C.
    564 31 Win For Miss Wylly And W. Munro. The monthly mixed foursomes competition was played at Bukit Timah on Sunday and resulted in a win lor Miss D. ?4. Wylly and W. Munro with a net score of 33* t 55 cards were taken out
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    SELANGOR CLUB LAWN TENNIS FINALS.
    96 31 (From Oour Own Correspondent Kuala Lumpur. Oct. 17. Mr. and Mrs. G. O. Hovll won the open mixed d rubles In the Sjlangor Club lawn tennis tournament yesterday beating Mr. and Mrs. R B. Wyatt Smith 8—1, 6 2 in the final. F. K Wilson
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    PENANG UNLUCKY AT K.L.
    435 31 State Hockey. Selangor Backs Saved Them From Defeat. (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur. Oct. 20. pKNAN(i was distinctly unlucky not to win their first Inter-State hockey encounter against Selangor on the padang yesterday, but had to be content with a 1—I draw after having given
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      THE BRITISH MALAYA TRUSTEE MEETING.
      715 1 Company’s Decision Regarding Gilt-Edged Holdings. rE annual general meeting of the British Malaya Trustee and Executor Co., Ltd. was held in Singapore, on Saturday. The chairman was Sir David Galloway and other shareholders present were:—Mr. J. E. Cookson, Mr. H. C. Reilly, Mr. L. G.
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      HARRISONS AND CROSFIELD GROUP.
      40 1 Outputs for the month of Sept. Rubber. Djasinga.—22.B9l kgs. TJikasintoe.—22,sl6 kgs. Langen. —8,482 kgs. Donowarie. —4,682 kgs. Balombissie.—ll,2B9 kgs. Tea. Ank01a.—6,773 hks. Pa sir Madang.—37,l3l hks. rnfffff Bajoe Kid0e1.—1,079.5 pels. To date: 15,501.5 pels. Balangrlri.—42o pels.
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      KEMPAS RESULT.
      48 1 Kempas, Limited secured a profit of $73,490 for the year ended June 30 and $129,996 was brought in. The interim dividend of 5 per cent, absorbed $34,896. A dividend of 3 per cent, is/ recommended ($20,937), writing $24,740 off new issue expenses, and carrying forward $122,912.
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      DUTCH TIN FOR LONDON.
      102 1 —Reuter. 2,000 Tons Ready To Relieve Shortage. London, Oct. 19. Messrs. Henry Rogers have issued the following communique to the Metal Exchange: On behalf of Dutch tin mining Interests, we are authorised to state that Batavia has available ready for shipment 1,500 tons of tin and
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      NETHERLANDS INDIES RUBBER STATISTICS.
      167 1 The following information has been received from the Chief of the Central Bureau of Statistics. Batavia. Stocks of Rubber in the Netherlands Indies converted to long tons of 2,240 lb. Estate Rubber Native On Estates Held by Native licensed held by dealers licensed dealers in 1935
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      CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSN.
      151 1 1248th Auction held on Oct. 16, 1935. lb. tons. Catalogued 1,146,343 511.76 Offered 1,142,458 510.03 Sold 1,002,037 477.34 Spot London 6 3/16d. New York 12 11/16 cts. PRICES REALISED. Ribbed Smoked Sheet. Cents per lb. Standard Quality 21 to 21% (2 lots 21%) Good Average
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      NO CHANGE IN POLICY OF FINANCE.
      318 1 Budget Next Monday. STABILITY IN COLONY. *J*HE draft of the annual budget for the Colony, which will be presented to Monday’s meeting of the Legislative Council, will be on sound and conventional lines. The basis of the Co«ory finance for the year will be
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      SET-BACK FOR TRADE.
      71 2 SET-BACK FOR TRADE Big Imports Drop Last Month. •THERE was a distinct set-back in Malayan trade during September, imports amounting to $34,620,000 compared with $40,488,000, in August and $42,097,000 in September last year. Exports were 845,988,000, 848,800,000 and 854,205.000 for the respective months. The decline in imports was largely accounted
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      HOME INVESTMENT
      450 2 A Preference Covered 53 Times. In the general market malaise; certain electrical debentures have receded somewhat from their high levels, and look attractive. Midland Electric Corporatijai V per cent. Mortgage Debenture and Nortlh-Eastern Electric V/4 per cent. Consolidated Debenture are both obtainable free of stamp and both yield
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      A MORE HEALTHY FOOTING.
      532 2 Hut Rubber Market Still Hesitant. Prices have remained steady to t firm throughout the week and shown a small advance (state Lewis and Peat Ltd., in their report, dated Oct. 18). Although still hesitant, interest is gradually broadening and no reaction is in sight; in fact
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      TIN COMPANIES TO MERGE.
      185 2 i Southern Malayan And Southern Perak. A conditional agreement has been entered into between Southern Malayan Tin Dredging and Southern Perak Dredging, providing ior the acquisition by the former company of the assets and undertaking of the latter as at Sept. 30 last. The purchase consideration
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      BOMBAY BANKERS HOAXED.
      128 2 —Reuter. It Cost Them £100,000 7 i Bombay, Oct. 21. What appears to have been a most gigantic hoax on the Bombay bazaars was perpetrated today when a number of European bankers and prominent brokers received a letter from Simla purporting to have been issued by the
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      PEPPER CRASH ECHO.
      139 2 J. F. Adair Company’s First Dividend. A first liquidation dividend by J. F. Adair and Co., produce brokers, merchants, etc., of 39, Mincing Lane, E.C., is announced in the London Gazette. The amount per is 2s. 6d. J. f. Adair and Co. was involved in the pepper
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      TAKUAPA VALLEY TIN.
      81 2 Tlie following telegram has been received from the mine of Takuapa Valley Tin Dredging N.L.—First half of Oct. dredge Takuapa No. 1 329 lirs., 85.000 cu. yds., 200 pels. Dredge Takuapa No. 2 326 hrs. 80,000 cu. yds., 263 pels. Dredge Takuapa No. 1 and dredge Takuapa
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      U.S. CONSUMPTION OF RUBBER.
      85 2 Improved Daily Absorntion. From Our Own Correspondent) London, Oct. 16. The USA. lubber questionnaire statistics lor September are published. Sept., AU{*.. 1935. 1935. 1934 tons toms Arrivals o4.E69 38,665 28.835 Consumption ..37.553 39.242 30 35',; Stocks 326.236 329.54T Afloat 43.413 47.724 38 831 Consumption of reclaimed
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      WAR DEMAND FOR COMMODITIES.
      127 2 Relief To Shellac And Pepper. The present war demand for com modities Is bringing relief to the two markets which were affected by pool operations at the beginning of this year Stocks of white pepper available lor sale in Great Britain are now onl\ 13.000 tons.
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      UNITED SUA BETONG.
      154 2 Interim Payment Of 5 Per Cent. The directors of United Sua Be torn: Rubber Estates. Ltd., announce an interim distribution of 5 per cent., less tax. payable on Nov. 8. for the year ending on Dec. 31. 1935. This dividend is payable on a capital of £750.000,
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      N.I. EXPORT DUTY ON NATIVE RUBBER.
      33 2 Aneta Copyright. (From Our Own Correspondent> Batavia. Oct. 21. The Netherlands Indies export duty on native rubber has been fixed at 25 guilders per 100 kilograms (dry>.—
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      AUSTRAL MALAY TIN.
      80 2 The secretary of Austral Malay Tin. Ltd., reports the following outputs of Its associated companies for the half month of Oct 1935. Kampong Kamuntlng. —Hrs. run 281, cu yds. treated 58.000, total pels. 83, net vaiu» $5,700. Asam Kumbang.—Hrs. run 117. cu. yds treated 39.000, total pels.
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      FRASER & CO.’s SHARE REPORT.
      968 3 FRASER CO.’s SHARE REPORT. Tins Very Active: Rubbers In Fair Demand. tar as any actual developments European political situation are concerned, very little has happened nice our last report which calls lor fresh comment (states Messrs. Fraser und Co. in their report dated Oct. 22). Drums are still being banged
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      THE DUTCH RUBBER SCHEME.
      139 3 —Reuter. N.I. Government Provides 5,500,000 Guilders. London, Oct. 22. It is learned that the Netherlands Indies Government has made available over 5.500.000 guilders for taking over export licences for 20,000 tons oi rubber from estates ol natives. This works oui at an average price ol 28
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      NETHERLANDS INDIES RUBBER STATISTICS.
      153 3 The following information has been received from the Chief of the Central Bureau of Statistics. Batavia. Exports of rubber from the Netherlands Indies during the month of Scut.. 1935, converted to long tons of 2,240 lb. dry weight. mntal Netherlands Indies Sept. Jan. to Sept. Item
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      RUBBER CROPS.
      14 3 Outputs for September: Perak River Valley.—32.444 lb. Juru. —26.500 lb. Semanggol.—18.300 lb
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      STOCK EXCHANGE.
      389 3 Further General Improvement. London. Oct. 22 The following are closing middle prices on the London Stock Exchange Shares ol £1 denomination unless otherwise stated. Yester- Rise day. or T u.i Conversion Ixjan. 5 p.c. 1944-64 116% f Funding Loan. 4 p.c. 1960-90 113 7 I War Loan. 3
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      TIN QUOTA.
      46 3 —REUTER. Raised To 80 Per Cent. Of Standard Tonnages. LONDON. OCT 22. THE INTERNATIONAL TIN COMMITTEE AT THEIR MEETING IN LONDON TODAY RAISED THE PRODUCTION QUOTA BY 10 PER CENT. TO 80 PER CENT. OF STANDARD TONNAGES. TO BF RETROSPECTIVE AS FROM OCT. 1.—REUTER.
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      AYER WENG.
      27 3 The Ayer Weng < Rahman > Development Praspecting Company, Ltd.—Output lor the month of September, 1935, was 131 pels Total for 12 months 2.1 M nr Is.
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      SATUPULO, N.L.
      16 3 Satupulo no Liability output for the first half month of October. 1935. 288 piculs.
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      PENANG REVENUE INCREASE.
      176 3 $25,(MM) DROl* IN MONEY FROM RATES. DRAFT ESTIMATES FOR 1936. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, Oct. 23. a special meeting of the Municipal Commissioners yesterday, the president, before a full attendance of members, introduced the draft estimates for 1936. The chief points were: The estimated revenue shows
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      PRODUCE.
      176 3 Singapore, October 23, 12 noon. Buyer. Seller. Gambler Java Cube 9.75 Hamburg l°-0® White Montok Pepper 19.00 Black Pepper D.00 Mixed Black Pepper Fair Flake Tapioca 4.55 Small Flake 4.65 Med. Pearl Tapioca 5.40 Small Pearl Tapioca 5.40 Lmgga Sago Flour Sarawak Sago Flour Palemban Jelotong 8-75 Banja Jelotong
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      TIN OUTPUTS.
      17 3 Ulu Klanu Tin. —Monthly output for Sept. 1935—Pels. 333. yardage worked 51.100, hrs. run 304.
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      SINGAPORE RUBBER PRICES (Sellers).
      56 3 Oa t Spot Nov.-Dee. Jan.-Mai- Apr.-June London Oct 17 21 21% 22 22% fl‘4 18 21 Ms 21 13/16 22 3/16 22 13/16 6Vi 21 21% 22% 22Vi 23% 6 5/16 22 21% 22 22% 23 6 5 16 Spot Nov.-Dee Jan.-Mar Apr.-June July-Sept. london 23
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      RUBBER SHARES.
      618 4 London Exchange Prices On Oct. 14. Allagar (2/) 1/5; Alor Pongsij (2/) 1/10*4; Anglo-Malay (£1) 11 6; Ayer Kunlng (£1) 28/1*4; Bagan Serai (£1) 12/6; Bahru (Sel.) (2/) 2/8; Banteng (£1) 18 Batang (2/) /9*4; Batu Caves (£1) 19/3; Batu Tlga (£1) 25/7*4; Bekoh (2/> Bertam Con. (2/)
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      TIN SHARES.
      156 4 London Exchange Prices On Oct 10. Ampat (4/) 5 6; Anglo-Burma (5/) 15/6; Ayer Hitam 14/3; Bangrin (£1) 18/; Gopeng Cons. (£1) 1 13/16; Hongkong (5/) 14 3;' Idris (5/) 5/4%; Ipoh (16/) 25/; Kampong Lanjut (£1) 15/7%; Kamunting (5/) 12/0; Kepong (£1) 9/; Kinta (5/) 9/; Kinta
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      SINGAPORE TIN PRICES.
      19 4 Oct. 17 Tin. S’pore Price $112 per picul. i« lisv. 21 109V. 22 lOQii 23 108
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      STOCKS AND SHARES.
      1477 4 Issued by Fraser and Co. and Lyall and Evatt Exchange and Stock Brokers. Singaopre, Oct. 23, 10 a.m. MINING. Issue Val. Fraser Co Lyall Evatt Issue Val. Fraser it Co Lyall it Evatt Buyers Severs Buyers Sellers Buyers Sellers Buyers Sellers 4/- Ampat Tin 6/6 7/3 6/3
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