The Straits Budget, 26 December 1935

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      Federal Finance.
      816 2 present price?—Straits Times. Dec. 19. What is the F.M.S. surplus at the present time, and how much more is required before overstringent economy and excessive taxation are relaxed? The answer to the first part of the question apparently cannot be given simply as the figure shown in the
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      Malaria.
      994 2 .—Straits Times, Dec. 20. Something must be done at once to meet the danger of a considerable spread of malaria on Singapore island. The first thing that the layman must do is to try and see the problem in its true perspective and ignore some of the more scaring
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      FROM KAMPONG TO FACTORY.
      917 2 the Netherlands Indies.—Straits Times, Dec. 21. Those who believe that Government should not have pigeonholed the Trade Commission’s recommendation relating to a local equivalent of the Board of Trade will be strengthened in that fcinion by an article in the Asiatic Review.” In that article B)r
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      THE MALAYAN CUCKOO.
      979 3 -Straits Times. Dee 23. The cuckoo is not indigenous to Malaya, but it is now making an unwelcome appearance. This bird, we should explain. has the annoying habit of laying its egßs in other birds’ nests. The trustful roster mother sits on the eggs, only to find
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      BROADCASTING COMPLAINTS.
      975 4 —Straits Times, Dec. 24. Several readers have written to the Straits Times offering adverse criticism of the quality of the Empire programmes broadcast by the 8.8. C. We had, and still have, every sympathy with those complaints. We have examined prov rammes covering several months and have found
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    ALLEGED PERJURY BY CINEMA MANAGER.
    348 4 Statements After Incident Outside Theatre. jl|R. Walter Denis Lambert, of 137, Bukit Timan Road, Singal" pore, the manager of the Pavilion Theatre, appeared on Monday before the acting Criminal District Judge, Mr. M. H. Blacker, on a summons on two counts of alleged perjury. The
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    METHODIST MISSION HAS PUT $2,200,000 INTO ITS SCHOOLS.
    422 4 An important speech was made by Bishop Edwin F. Lee, head of the Methodist Episcopal Mission in Malaya and the Philippines, at an Anglo-Chinese School dinner in Singapore last week. Bishop Lee pointed out that his organisation had put over two million
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    FORMER GUIDES OFFICER AS CONSUL.
    88 4 Colonel Reginald Scomberg, Seaforth Highlanders, who was attached for some time to the Malay States Guides, has been appointed British Consul, Pondicherry, from next February. Of recent years Colonel Schomberg has held various posts under the Government of India. The present British Consul there has
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    AGRICULTURAL SCHOOL.
    74 4 The title of Vice-Principal of the School of Agriculture Malaya, will bo abolished from Jan. 1. Hitherto the Director of Agriculture has been Principal of the School. Under the new arrangement, the Director will remain primarily responsible, but he will. confine himself to the measure of general supervision
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    NOTES Of The DAY.
    178 5 personally,” says Mr. Roland Braddell in the December Roda, “I would far rather our Press encouraged the local writer than gave me syndicated articles by outsiders however eminent.” I agree, but where are the writers? We have no leisured or semi-leisured class of cultured people in
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    PRESS SPOTLIGHT.
    162 5 This scarcity of local writers is a pity, for a Malayan newspaper, in addition to giving news and comment, should illuminate various facets of the life of the country. What can be done by well-informed and public-spirited persons, through the Press, is shown by the widespread interest aroused
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    GRIT AND BILE.
    203 5 A FREE Press correspondent yester- day trotted out the ancient myth, beloved of people who have made themselves unpopular in the East, that “few Englishmen in civil life come to the East if they have sufficient grit and ability to hold their own in the sterner competition
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    RUSSIAN RUBBER.
    161 5 friend tells me that he heard a pessimistic discussion of Russian synthetic rubber in a planter’s club last week. There is surely no reason for gloom, even though that industry is expected to show an output of 25,000 tons this year, and the quantity of Hevea rubber imported
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    RICH MAN’S GAME.
    172 5 QOLF is still the rich man’s game in Malaya, partly owing to the cost of club membership but also to the distance of the courses from the towns, making ownership of a car necessary. In many other countries this is not so, there being public golf courses,
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    DEATH ESCAPED.
    127 5 yET another reminder of the necessity for a criminal court of appeal in the Colony is afforded by the quashing of the death sentence on Vincent Banka and Sim Teng Kali. Prior to 1934, when there was no appellate court to review convictions in murder cases, those two
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    YOUNG AUSTRALIA.
    199 5 A party of boys is to visit Singapore in January under the auspices of the Young Australia League, and “Commonsense” has written to the Straits Times to criticise the project on the grounds that it will make the boys restless when they return to their own homes. Surely
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    BOSH!
    200 5 AM not usually explosive or dogmatic in this column, but the use of the adjective “delicate” to describe euthanasia, as a subject for discussion in the Straits Times correspondence columns, has caused me to see red. Why be so mealy-mouthed? We all have to die; we all know that
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    MALAYAN HINTERLAND.
    182 5 ANYONE interested in the history of Malayan exploration should make a point of looking up a paper read to the Stiaits branch of the Royal Asiatic Society by Mr. A. M. Skinner in 1878. This paper, which is a classic in its own sphere, supplements and at some
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    THE FIRST MAPS.
    179 5 THE FIRST MAPS was known about the interior was to a large extent passed on by word of mouth, for not until 1876 was it possible to walk into a shop and buy a map of Malaya. That map was no more than a sketch, compared with our modem productions,
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    IN THE SEVENTIES.
    233 5 'J'HREE historic Journeys were made during that period, only one of which was mentioned in the Rotary address. Again, I .will quote Mr. Skinner: The Journey from Larut to Perak, and down the latter river, which was performed in 1874 by Messrs. Dunlop, Swettenham and Pickering, effected
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    $250 FOR APPEAL.
    156 5 I HAD never realised the injustice of 1 one feature of the rubber restriction scheme until I talked to a proprietary planter yesterday. If this man’s property had been correctly assessed he would be producing GO per cent, of his potential crop Actually he is tapping only
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    ADAM’S FIG-LEAF.
    200 6 V AM lost in admiration at Mr. Laurence Henderson’s feat in writing two columns about Adam’s fig-leaf, or rather, in using that garment as a peg on which to hang a discourse—a philosophical codpiece, as it were I now see how naive I was in embarking upon this
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    GAS-PIPE ALLEY.
    152 6 IT is probably not known to most people that the city lathers have decided to name Singapore streets after local fruits. Thus last year there were added to the map Chiku Road, Duku Road. Langsat Road. Lorong Llmau. Mangls Road. Pulasan Road. Rambai Road and Rambutan Road. This
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    GREEN AWNINGS.
    172 6 JJOR some years now I have been Jogging up and down Cecil Street at all hours of the day and night—and Cecil Btreet, as you know, is not one of our most fashionable thoroughfares. In fact, it is undeniably dingy, the only bright spot being the Straits Times
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    SLUM NOCTURNE.
    188 6 HAVE been reading a report entitled 4 “Opium And Labour,” published (as you can guess) in Geneva. In that pamphlet the vice-chairman of the 1908 S.S. Opium Commission is Quoted as follows: Chinese coolie, when he goes home after his day’s work, Is absolutely exhausted and unable to
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    QUEEN’S SCHOLARSHIPS.
    181 6 1 /CONGRATULATIONS to Noel L’Angellier and Ahmad bin Mohamed Ibrahim on winning the Queen’s Scholarships. It was time that the Colony scholarships came to Singapore again. Our satisfaction is the more sincere in that the interference with normal school work caused by these scholarships has been reduced to
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    MALAY SCHOLARS.
    198 6 satisfactory feature of the awards this year is the dual Malay success. The Malays were beginning to dispair of ever producing candidates of the required standard, even though one of the F.M.S. scholarships is reserved for their community. There are, however, two controversies arising out of the Queen’s
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    PLANTING CRUSOE.
    206 6 lIERE is a tragic picture of a pioneer coffee planter, taken from a paper entitled “About Kinta" which was written by H. W. C. Leech In 1879 Mr. Handystcle’s attempt proved a miserable failure, as might easily have foreseen: ignorant of any Eastern language but Tamil, he took
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    NATURAL MAN.
    145 6 NATURAL MAN T'HE theory that cancer is solely a scourge of modern civilisation, and is not found among primitive peoples, is certainly not universally true but it is true in the case of the Dyaks of Borneo. I have been dipping into an address by Dr. A. W. Nieuwenhuis, professor
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    BISHOP’S PROTEST.
    345 6 jy|Y note on euthanasia has evoked a letter from the Bishop of Singapore which the editor has passed on to me. It is as follows: Sir, —It is presumably part of Ana:: Singapura’s” stock-in-trade to be provocative. and possibly nothing will give him more delight than the turning
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    ROYAL FUNERAL AT PENANG.
    319 6 THE CREMATION OF PRINCE SVASTI. (From Our Own Correspondent.! Penang, Bee. 23 The funeral of Prince Svasti, father of the ex-Queen of Slam, yesterdav was an imposing affair. The procession was led by the Right Rev. Phrn Dharmavarodom, the Lord Abbot of the Rajadhivas Temple at
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    $150,000 BUILDING FOR CHINESE.
    138 6 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, Dec. 20. The design by Boutcher and Co local architects, for the Chinese assembly hall has been accepted in the open competition organised by the Perak Chinese Chamber of Commerce. The building is estimated to cost $150,000 and will provide an
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    SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.
    1041 7 Mr. Justice Howes has left Ipoh for Hong Kong on a holiday trip. Mr. Justice W. Burton is a passenger by the s.s. Ranchi which sailed on: Friday morning. I Mrs. Dunn, widow of the late manager of Sungei Matang estate. Taiping, has sailed for Home. Mr.
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    F.M.S. APPOINTMENTS
    84 7 The following appointments are notified in the F.M.S. Government Gazette: Mr. H. T. O. Wright to be a Locomotive Running Assistant. F.M.S.R. Mr. T. L. White to be a European Master, Malayan Educational Service. Enche Kamarudln bin Omar to act as Assistant District Officer. Krian. Class I, Malay
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    Government House.
    220 7 Saturday, Dec. 14 Captain R. S. Be.ison, R.N., LieutCommander B. E Kendall, LieutCommander H. C. R. Alexander and Miss Jessie Keith had luncheon at! Government House. His Excellency and Lady Thomas dined with Lieut-Colonel and Mrs. R.J H. L. Fink and afterwards attended the! performance “Ten Minutes Alibi"
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    S.S. APPOINTMENTS.
    68 7 The following appointments are notified in the S.S. Government Gazette: Mr. M. B. C. Frend to be Secretary to the Board of Licensing Justices, Singapore, during the absence on leave of Mr. D. H. Trumble from Dec. 24. Dr. W. J. Dixon. Raub, Pahang, to be a member
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    ANOTHER FRUIT GARDEN AT THE HIGHLANDS.
    46 7 Mr. Sharma, the Kuala Lumpur lawyer, is opening a fruit garden at Cameron Highlands and has secured a site in the Habu Valley. Mr. M. B Lynch, ol the legal firm oi Lim and Lim. Pcnung has returned from leave.
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    Contents.
    103 7 Leaders Federal Finance Malaria 2 From Kampong To Factory 2 The Malayan Cuckoo 3 Broadcasting 4 Telegrams— Covering past week’s news 21—24 Picture Supplement L r >—lB Financial Supplement— Financial and Commercial News to date, following page 28 Malayan General News— Week in Malaya 1 Social and Personal 7
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    FOUNDRY WAGES DISPUTE SETTLED.
    152 7 Work Resumed at K.L. Prom Our Du n Correspondent Kuala Lumpur, Dec. 21. A settlement was reached today in the dispute in the Chinese foundries after a week’s stoppage involving 500 workers. Work will lx* resumed on Monday. Agreement had already been tenoned on all points
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    IMPERIAL SERVICE MEDAL.
    82 7 Three Awards In F.MJ3. Announced. It is announced in the F.M.8 Government Gazette that His Majesty The King has been graciously pleased to approve of the award of the Imperial Service Medal to the following persons: Arthur Lambc Jumeaux, late Senior Assistant Instructor. Technical School. Kuala Lumpur.
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  • DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES.
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      BIRTHS
      39 7 DONALD At Batu Gnjah on ID* 17th Inst, to Ethel. wife of J. D. Donald IVrale River Estate Haran Datoh. n son. KENDALL. —At Malacca, on Dee. 20, 1935. to Lorna. wife of T. A. Kendall a son
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      ENGAGEMENT
      39 7 KHOO -MM.—Khoo Clioon Hoc. *<,.l of th«* Into Khoo iioon Sen.*, to Mary Llm Ouat Neo. fifth dauphtcr of Mr. A Mrs. Llm Tick Hln. Tlif marriage will take place at IR7 Moulmein Road on January 3. 1936.
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      MARRIAGE
      35 7 KING—MrDONALD —On December 14 I93f* at St. Andrew's Cathedral, Singapore. Hebert Ttiiwreiice. aon of Mr. Ai Mra. 1.. H Kin? of Hongkong »o Itonu Martraret, daughter of Cupt. A: Mr. G McDonald of Singapore.
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    88 7 DEATHS SCOTT. On No\. 16. at I'iilat, Radium Cap d'Ail, Franc**, Walter I>nre late ol the Malayan Civil Servlet and aon of the late William Pa it may Scott, aued 65. PECK. —Perk Terk Cliyc. a«<ed 54. elder brother ol Perk Tork Klan. passed away pcacefullv n( 4 50 pm.
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    DOUBLE TRIUMPH FOR MALAY STUDENTS.
    374 8 First Queen's Scholarship Successes In F.M.S. And Colony. 1U|ALAY scholars have scored a double triumph in the Queen s Scholarship examinations in the Colony and in the f ederated Malay States. In addition to the success of Ahmad bin Mohamed Ibrahim, son of Dr. S.
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    EXPECTED VISIT BY DUKE OF WESTMINSTER.
    45 8 The Duke of Westminster’s yacht Cutty Sark is expected in Singapore soon. The Duke is making a cruise to the East. The progress of the cruise is indefinite, but agents for the yacht at Singapore have been provisionally appointed.
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    MALAYAN DIVORCE.
    32 8 (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Dec. 20. In the Divorce Court today Mr. Justice Merriman granted a decree nisi to Mary Louise Franks against G. C. R. Franks of Singapore.
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    COLONEL LOVE’S LAST ORDER.
    106 8 Farewell To F.M.S.V.F. Lieut.-Col. R. H. A. D. Love, Commandant, Federated Malay States Volunteer Force, has issued a special order on the eve of Ids retirement: “In saying good-bye to all ranks of the Federated Malay States Volunteer Force, I wish to thank them for their
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    GIRL ELECTROCUTED BY RAINPIPE.
    96 8 Alimah binte Syed Abdullah, the nine-year-old daughter of Syed Abdullah bin Syed Alsagoff, a member of the well-known Arab family in Singapore, was electrocuted at the back of her home in Java Road, Singapore on Sunday night. Alimah was playing and she touched a rainpipe which
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    FRENCH CRUISER IN PORT.
    112 8 Indo-China Squadron Flagship. Another foreign naval visitor has arrived at Singapore for a short stay. She is the French cruiser LamottePicquet, which, on her way to IndoChina as flagship of the French squadron stationed in those waters, dropped anchor in the Roads on Monday morning. The
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    GALLANTRY 90 YEARS AGO COMMEMORATED.
    514 8 COMMEMORATING the part played by former sergeants “in one of the most brilliant victories standing to the credit of the British Army,”—at the Battle of Ferozeshah —the Ist Battalion the Wiltshire Regiment held their annual ceremonial parade at Tanglin on Friday—the anniversary of the famous
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    COAL AREA IN KWANGSI.
    337 8 Investigation For Malayan Company. MR. LEONG SIN NAM RETURNS. TVDWKAY Leong Sin Nam, jp 1 the Perak State Councillor, racehorse owner and one of the leading tin miners in the F.M.S., who went to China about three months ago to investigate certain mining propositions in the
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    THIRD MAGISTRATE LEAVES.
    74 8 Presentation To Mr. C. H. Whitton. Mr. C. H. Whitton, the third Maglstrate. Singapore, took his seat In the third court for the last time on Saturday. He left the next day for Kuala Lumpur to take up his new appointment as Deputy Public Prosecutor of Selangor.
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    SEREMBAN MAGISTRATE FOR KUALA LUMPUR.
    84 8 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Seremban, Dec. 20. The Seremban magistrate, Mr. J. Calder. has been transferred to Kuala Lumpur. Mr. B. S. Davis. Protector of Chinese. Negri Sembilan. will take Mr. Calder’s place, while Mr. D. Gray will relieve Mr. Davis at the Chinese Protectorate.
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      LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL
      753 9 Out Of Harmony With Times? To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir.—In looking through my file of the Straits Budget, I find that your distinguished predecessor Mr. A. W Still, in one of his instructive leaders, was in favour of Council Reform This Is what he wrote:—
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      EUTHANASIA.
      523 9 “Say Bo” Replies To Dr. B. J. Ess. To the Editor of ,he Straits Times. S1 r.—Perhaps too much has already been said in your i aper with regard to the delicate subject of euthanasia. I and as there are always views for and 1 against anything I take
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      CAMERON HIGHLANDS
      417 9 Commission Required To Investigate. To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir.—The recent memorandum by the Department of Agriculture on the commercial future of Cameron High- lands is apparently based on the results achieved by the Government Experimental Gardens at Tanah Rata. This truly doleful document would appear
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    A RECORD XMAS AIR MAIL FOR MALAYA.
    77 9 —Reuter. London, Dec. 1G. Record Christmas air mails for India, Malaya and Africa left Croydon this week-end. The mail for India and the East weighed 2\U tons or about 200,000 letters, while the African air mail wighed one ton. During the nine days
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    MALACCA WEDDING
    84 9 <From Our Own Correspondent) Malacca. Dec. 20. Tlie marriage will take place at the Wesley Church. Petaling Hill, Kuala Lumpur, tomorrow of Mr. J. A. R. Wellington to Miss Welna A. Abraham. The bridegroom is a teacher and group Scout Master at the Banda Hillr English School. Malacca.
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    ESTATE ASIATIC STAFFS.
    427 9 Dinner In Honour Of Mr. K. C. George. •From Our Own Correspondent Kuala Lumpur. Dec. 16 Mr. K. C. George, president of the Selangor branch of the Estate Asiatic Staffs’ Association, was entertained by the members at a dinner at the Coliseum Cafe on Saturday evening, prior
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    NEW ACTING STATE TREASURER, MUAR.
    126 9 Inche Abdul Majid Bin Ahmad. From Our Own Correspondent.) Muar, Dec. 17. Inche Abdul Majid bin Ahmad, Assistant Collector of Land Revenue, Muar, has been appointed to act for the State Treasurer. Muar. Class II. with effect from January 1 Inche Majid Joined the Johore
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    NEW SCHOOL’S SUCCESS AT THE HIGHLANDS.
    404 10 Pupils Entered For 1938. DUPILS for 1938 have already been entered for the Tanglin School, Cameron Highlands which opened in May with 20 pupils and there is a waiting list for next term. There announcements wore made at the Tanglln Propu) alory School prizeglviing
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    FIRST AVIATION LIGHT IN MALAYA.
    156 10 Notice To Mariners. On Dec. 21 a flashing white light, showing for one second in every j three teas seen for the first time by mariners approaching Penang. It is thp first aviation light in Malaya. Visible for 15 miles it is an experimental light
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    A Woman’s Life In The Upper Highlands. THE SOLITUDE OF THE HILLS.
    1050 10  -  By E. L. R. rE Upper Highlands, by which name residents of the Highlands know the area beyond Bintang (including 'j Ginting Kial and the Telom Valley) is for the general public unexplored and “ungetatable” country. This, however,
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    NEW MEMBER OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
    54 10 ‘From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, Dec. 18. At a special meeting yesterday, the Penang Chamber of Commerce unanimously nominated Colonel G. D. A Fletcher to be their representative on the Legislative Council i n place of the Hon. Mr. H. S. Russell, who has
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    MR. F. R. TWISS TO RETIRE.
    76 10 Mr. F. E. Twiss, secretary of tha Selangor Golf Club, goes Home on retirement early next year. Entries are being received for a mixed foursomes match, to be held on Monday, Dec. 30, which will be In the nature of a farewell to Mr.
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    WARM WELCOME FOR SIR A. CALDECOTT.
    284 10 HONG KONG CEREMONY. I I Reference to the hard lessons he had learnt during the recent “rather dark years” in Malaya was made by sir Andrew Caldecott, former Colonial Secretary of the Straits Settlements in his speech at a public welcome in Hone Kong
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    Airways Officer Married.
    167 10 Thomas Syrett. Mr. Alfred C. Thomas, chief officer in Imperial Airways, who has flown in mail planes on the Karachi-Singapore section, was married at St Andrew's Cathedral. Singapore, last week to Miss Aida V. Syrett. The bridegroom’s aviator friends attended the ceremony, those present including Capt. Barnard.
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    FUNERAL OF PRINCE SVASTI.
    61 10 H.R.H. Prince Chalermboe of Siam and a party of seven arrived at Penang recently by the International Express and came on to Singapore by the night mail. About ten children of the late H.R.H. Prince 8vasti and the priests arrived at Penang from Bangkok on Sunday
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    MORE SHIPS AND TRADE AT THE WHARVES.
    457 11 Singapore Harbour Board Turns Deficit Into Large Surplus. Trade handled at the Singapore wharves during the year ended June oO, 1935, totalled 2,830,055 tons, which was 15 per cent, more than the previous 12 months’ figures. This fact is given in the report
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    CAPTAIN COMMITS SUICIDE.
    56 11 Japanese fishing boat whose skipper. Captain 11. Oshiro, com* mitted suicide after a month’s imprisonment in Netherlands India for allegedly fishing within the three-mile limit near Batavia was towed into Singapore on Thursday She is the Singapore-built drifter Kosei .\laru, which had been held in captivity in
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    RE-ARRESTED ON MURDER CHARGE.
    199 11 HAST (OAST ROAD CASE DEVELOPMENT. CORONER’S VERDICT AFTER INQUIRY. There has been an unusual development in connection with the Kant Coast Koad. Singapore. murder. Rengasamy, formerly a gardener, ha* been re-arrested on a Coroner’s warrant, charged before Mr. Norman Cirice, the Singapore second magistrate, and remanded.
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    Lady Kingsford Smith Thanks R.A.F.
    55 11 l ady Kingsford Smith, widow of Air-Commodore Sir Charles Kingsford Smith, has sent the following cable from Australia to AirCommodore Sidney Smith, Air Officer Commanding the R.A.F., Far East: Heartfelt thanks to you and your staff for your praiseworthy search for my husband and his
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    R. A. F. APPOINTMENT.
    90 11 A distinguished K.A.F. officer, Group-Captain Arthur Hicks Peck, D. 5.0., M.C., arrived at Singapore on Friday to take over the post of Senior StafT Officer for the K.A.F., Far Fast. Group-Captain Peck was welcomed on arrival by Air-Commodore Sidney Smith. Air Officer Commanding the RAF FarE
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    LUANG PRADIT COMING BACK TO SIAM.
    71 11 ("From Our Own Correspondent) Bangkok. Dee. 18. Tin- wile of Luan* Pradlt, Minister j„r the Interior Slam, has left for J ipan to meet her hu tand who Is on his way to Siam from America poppy Day sales throughout Siam. Including the King's
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    UNCONTROLLED SWAMPS A DISCREDIT TO SINGAPORE.
    1096 12 Breeding Places Must Be Filled In And Drained. CAREY ISLAND EXAMPLE. THAT malaria on Singapore island can and must be controlled is the contention of Dr. A. L. Hoops, C.8.E., a noted authority on anti-malarial measures, in the letter published below. Dr. Hoops points
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    MALAYAN-MADE SHOES ADMIRED IN U.S.A.
    132 12 Kotarians Told Of Journey Home. ‘From Our Own Correspondent). Kuala Lumpur. Dec. 18. At today’s meeting of the Kuala Lumpur Rotary Jiub Mr. T. Malley gave the third and last instalment of his entertaining account of a trip Home via Japan and America, and he
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    WOMEN HURT IN ACCIDENT.
    121 12 Bank Official On Trial On Jan. 3. Jan. 3 has been fixed as the date for hearing charges of causing grievous hurt to Mrs. A. Q. A. Moseley by a rasl} and negligent act and causing hurt to Miss K. Good, preferred against L. M. Wylie
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    REPLANTING RESTRICTION.
    64 12 Applications For Relief. Jan. 31, 1936, is the latest date on which applications will be accepted by the Committee appointed by the Federated Malay States Government to consider applications for relief in respect of loss owing to the restriction of new planting imposed by the Rubber Regulation scheme.
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    FISH FOR JAPAN IN SINGAPORE.
    255 12 TRAWLERS MAKE TRANSHIPMENTS. OPERATE 4,000 MILES FROM HOME. Japanese fishing vessels are now regularly using Singapore as a transhipment centre for catches made ofT Western Australia. The 480 tons motor trawler Shinkyo Maru (Captain Sanada) paid her third visit to Singapore on Thursday carrying in
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    RECORD SEA MAIL RUSHED TO READERS.
    157 12 As a result of rapid work, splendid organisation and the simultaneous employment of the whole staff, a record Christmas sea mail was sorted at the G.P.O. on Friday morning and de livered the sapie day. More than 600 bags, including 647 of steamer mail
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    NOW’S THE TIME FOR ROAD-MAKING
    2662 13 Roads Mean Economy—How To Build Them —A Proper Survey NecessaryLadder- T apping. By Our Planting Corre$pondent. o NE of the interesting but long overdue measures now being estimated for on many of the older estates is that of road and path construction. The need particularly
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    QUIT RENT CAMPAIGN TO GO ON.
    775 14 Ma lacca Unda u n ted. (From Our Own Correspondent). Malacca, Dec. 15. AT the quarterly meeting of the Malacca Planters’ Association today it was decidet that the Association should continue its campaign for reduction of quit rents ‘‘as a reasonable case for such
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    APPEAL AFFECTS MOTORISTS.
    187 14 Imprisonment Quashed: Judgment Reserved. <From Our Own correspondent Seremban. Dee. 16. An appeal which raised points described by the judge as being of great importance to all motorists, came uo for hearing before Mr. Justice J. Aitken in the Seremban Supreme court. Mr. Ernest Jeff argued the
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    MOTHER OF BRITAIN’S “BLACKSHIRTS’ ” LEADER.
    62 14 MOTHER OF BRITAIN’S “BLACKSHIRTS’ LEADER. Lady Mosley Touring Far East. Travelling quietly through the Far East are Lady Mosley and Mr. E. H Mosley, mother and brother of Sir Oswald Mosley, leader of the British “Blackshirts.” They were recently in Shanghai and are expected in Singapore soon. Lady Mosley and
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    TROUBLE ON ESTATE.
    393 14 COOLIES CHARGED WITH ASSAULT ON MANAGER. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Dec. 16. The hearing opened in the Rawang police dourt today of the case in which seven coolies employed on Bukit Darah estate are charged with assembling for the purpose of assaulting the manager. Mr.
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    “RIDICULES THE COMMUNITY.”
    144 14 PLEA TO STOP HINDU PRACTICE. Hindus are one of the most superstitious nations in the world and Alagu Kavadi by self-morti-fication is one of the innumerable ignorant, false and superstitious beliefs of the Hindus. “This kind oL belief not only exploits the poor masses but also ridicules
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    From the FEDERAL CAPITAL
    1133 19 Infantile Paralysis—Outbreak In Selangor Malay Mail’s Story-Ten Editors-“Dog” Wags Its Tail—A Tax Disparity. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Dec. 19. gOME consternation has been caused among parents by the grave warnings issued concerning the recent occurrence in Kuala Lumpur of cases of acute poliomyelitis (infantile
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    Japanese Merchantman Aids British Seaman.
    236 19 While racing at full speed for Penang to get medical aid for one of her sailors, lying seriously ill and in agony, H.M.S. Duchess, one of the destroyers from the China Fleet which came down to Singapore recently, sighted the N.Y.K. cargo steamer Mito Maru
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    HIGHEST EXPORTS SINCE JANUARY.
    150 19 FIFTY MILLION MARK PASSED. MANUFACTURED ARTICLES. PRELIMINARY figures relating to Malayan trade during November show a falling oil in imports, but an expansion in exports. The month's total at S52.8fI4.0H is not only the highest sincf January, but is also the first instance of the fifty
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    CANADIAN BARONET AND ARTIST.
    90 19 Sir Francis Rose In Singapore. Sir Francis Cyril Rose, ol Montreal. Canada, a we’l-known artist and poet, who has held several exhibitions In France and America, and Mr Charles Mills, an amateur photographer have arrived in Singapore on a tour of the East. His great ganefiather
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  • A SINGAPORE MERCHANT’S NOTE-BOOK.
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      SLACK IMPORT TRADE.
      1450 20 Anticipated Rush Which Fails To Materialise —Sanctions And Exports—Indirect Inquiries. BY OUR COMMERCIAL CORRESPONDENT. DUASA ahead, Christmas ahead and Chinese New Year ahead! The importers’ busy time with a last minute chance to improve on the year’s turnover figures aaid to show a comfortable balance on the
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    Stamford Raffles Packs To Go Home.
    444 20  -  GLIMPSES OF THE PAST. By J. T. Thomson.) (Translations from the Hakayit Abdulla. THEN, on a certain day, Mr. Raffles to me, “Tuan, I intend to sail In three days hence, so collect all my Malay books.” He then called me Into the room
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    SINGAPORE’S CROCODILE HUNTER.
    199 20 RASH ACT COSTS $50. That in certain circumstances it i s illegal to shcot at even so dangerous an animal as a crocodile was the lesson learnt by an Engllsh-spea- ng Straitsborn Chinese, Boey Peng Kow. The knowledge, however, cost hia $50 which was the fine imposed
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    TIN RESTRICTION IS NOT IN “MELTING POT”
    574 21 —Straits Times Copyright. —Sin Chew Jit T\>h. -Reuter. “Gross And Most Exaggerated Suggestion From London.” (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Dec. 17. The suggestion contained in a Reuter cable that “tin restriction has been placed in the melting pot is a gross and
    —Straits Times Copyright.; —Sin Chew Jit T\>h.; -Reuter.  -  574 words
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    EQUALITY FOR ALL POWERS.
    89 21 BRITISH PLAN AT CONFERENCE. London, Dec. 17. New ground was broken at the Naval Conference today when Viscount Monsell introduced a proposal inviting the Powers to state what tonnage they contemplate constructing in the next few years. Behind the proposal is the idea that any eventual
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    LADY KINGSFORD-SMITH.
    52 21 Reuter. Sydney, Dec. 18. Lady Kingsford-Smith has decided to replace her husband as a director of the TransTasman Air Development Co., using her own resources until capita] of £200,000 can be obtained. The Company will adhere to Kingsford Smith's plan of a semi-weekly air service between Australia and
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    Graphic Description Of Fighting In North.
    328 21 —Reuter. A masterstroke of strategy has gai fed for the Abyssinians a considerable victory over the Italians in the north. Rome admits the Abyssinian success. Romv, Dev, 17. A successful advance by .‘5,000 Abyssinians was admitted in to- 1 day’s communique, which adds that
    —Reuter.  -  328 words
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    PLOT AGAINST GENERAL TADA ?
    77 21 PLOT AGAINST GENERAL TADA .—Reuter Bomb Explosion Near His Residence. Shanghai. Dec. 17. A message from Tientsin states that a bomb exploded near the residence of Major-General Tada, Japanese Com* mander-in-Chief in North China, a Chinese passer-by being seriously injured. One Chinese worker was killed and two seriously injured by
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    Lieutenant Dismissed His Ship.
    189 21 Reuter. London, Dec 10. J lEUT. Hugh Je Fanu Richard; of H.M.S. Vidette, has been dism./s--ed his ship and severely reprimanded by a court-martial at Devonpo'- on charges of negligently performing his duties. The court-martial was a further sequel to the disappearance of quantities of rum,
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    MORE JAPANESE FORCES FOR NORTH CHINA.
    117 21 Sin Chew Jit Poh. Tientsin, Dec. 10. The status oi the Japanese North China Command will soon he raised and a general will be appointed to /ike charge The strength will be ii>c reused several fold in the near future. i'okio is r* ported
    Sin Chew Jit Poh.  -  117 words
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    PREMIER REITERATES BRITISH FOREIGN POLICY
    1631 22 COLLECTIVE ACTION FOR SECURITY. Britain Is Ready To Apply Oil Sanctions. THE eyes of the whole world were focussed on London on Thursday when the House of Commons and the House of Lords simultaneously debated the Government’s foreign policy consequent on the resignation of Sir
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    BRITISH FOREIGN SECRETARY RESIGNS
    702 23 —Reuter. STORM OVER THE PEACE PLAN. Europe Surprised By Sir Samuel Hoare’s Action. London, Dec. 18. ftir Samuel Hoare resigned at t).50 p.m. His resignation, which has been accepted, was expected Thqre is much speculation in regard ’o his successor. It is suggested that Mr. Baldwin
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    DOMINIONS WERE NOT CONSULTED.
    60 23 British Wireless. Replying to a question in the House of Commons on Dec. 18 the Prime Minister, Mr. Stanley Baldwin, said the Dominions were not consulted before the Paris proposals were communicated to the Malian and Abyssinian Governments, but the Dominion Governments, had so far as
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    JAPANESE DEMANDS TO SUIYUAN.
    121 23 north-easi uoiut-i c n to strengthening defences there—Sin Chew Jit Poh (Governor Prepares. Nanking. Dec. 19. It is learned that the latest Japanese demands to Inner Mongolia are directed mainly at the Suiyuan Government, Inner Mongolia comprises Charhar. Suiyuan and Ninuhsia provinces. which border on Outer
    north-easi uoiut-i ‘ ; c,n to strengthening defences there—Sin Chew Jit Poh  -  121 words
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    M. Herriot In A Quandary.
    156 23 advised a change m climate.—Reuter Wireless. MAY RESIGN FROM CABINET. Paris, Dec. 18. i M. Herriot has resigned the presidency of the Radical-Socialist’ Partv. i His position was rendeml diili-i cult owing to many members of the Party voting against the Government of which he
    advised a change m climate.—Reuter Wireless.  -  156 words
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    STUDENTS TO ARM.
    294 23 limits nl non-violence- Sin Chew Jit Poll Reuter. Ugly Scenes In Peiping. Peiping Dec. 17. MARTIAL law has been proclaimed in Peiping as a result of the student trouble. A crowd of 10.000. mostly students, gathered last night at the Temple of Heaven when it was resolved
    limits nl non-violence- Sin Chew Jit Poll; Reuter.  -  294 words
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    JAPANESE BASE AT AMOY?
    223 23 against 600 Central casualties. 8ln Chew Jit Poh REPORTED DEMAND TO NANKING. Shanghai, Dec. 1(>. Acting under instructions from Tokio, Mr. Ariyoshi, the .Japanese Ambassador in Chinn, has demanded that tin* Chinese authorities should Jupjin an area in Amov for the establishment of a military and
    against 600 Central casualties. 8ln Chew Jit Poh  -  223 words
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    CHINESE TROOPS SHELLED.
    195 24 Jan. 1 next year to reply.—Sin Chew Jit Poll. Bombardment In East Charhar. Peiping, Dec. 18. military positions y in East Charhar are being intermittently bombarded by Manchukuo artillery. Because of the strong Chinese concentrations near Dolonor and In Kuyuan, the Manchus have refrained from a fresh
    Jan. 1 next year to reply.—Sin Chew Jit Poll.  -  195 words
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    ‘NOT INDEPENDENT ENOUGH.’
    161 24 -Reuter. JAPANESE REBUFF FOR NEW REGIME. Peiping, Dec. 19. The first attempt of the new HDpei and Chahar Political Council to assert its authority in North China has met with a rebuff from the Japanese military. Delegates of the Council who approached Major-General Doihara with a view
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    CHRISTMAS AT SANDRINGHAM.
    42 24 at the beginning of the week.—British Wireless. The King and Queen have left London for 8andrlngham. Other members of the Royal Family who are joining Their Majesties at 8andringham for Christmas will follow at the beginning of the week.—British
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    HONG KONG EDITOR DIES FROM PISTOL WOUNDS.
    44 24 Reuter. Hong Kong, Dec. 20. Mr. Lai Kung-chi, editor of the Kung Sheung Man Pao, one of the leading Chinese newspapers, who was shot twice in the back by an unknown assailant on Dec. 10, died today.—
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    SOLICITOR PROTESTS.
    228 24 .—Reuter. PEPPER CRASH CASE EVIDENCE. London, Dec. 18. PARABED Bishirgian, John H Howeson. and LouiV Hardy reappeared at the Mansion House Police Court today. Mr. Andrew Barrie, a solicitor, testified he was invited to join the board of Williams, Henry and Company in 1928. Subsequently In* joined the
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    FASCIST GRAND COUNCIL.
    79 24 —Reuter. Rome, Dec. 20. The Fascist Grand Council met at 11 p.m. and adjourned at 4 a.m. till Jan. IS without reaching a decision on the peace plan.A communique issued at the close makes no reply to the peace proposals but announces Italy's determination to intensify her
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    JAPANESE ATTACK.
    231 24 Reuter. CHARGE BY OUTER MONGOLS. Moscow, Dec. 19. ONE Outer Mongolian officer and two soldiers are stated to have been killed in a clash with the Japanese military on the Outer Mongolian frontier, according to a report, from Ulan Bator (Urga, the Mongol capital). It is stated that
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    PARLIAMENT ADJOURNS.
    69 24 —British Wireless London, Dec. 20. Both Houses of Parliament adjourned today till Feb. 4 with the usual provisions for an earlier reassembly at need. At question time in the House of Commons Lord Cramborne, Undersecretary for League Affairs, stated that no recent discussions had taken place, nor had
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    Hopes For Settlement Of British Coal Dispute.
    226 24 sidy out of public iunds.—British Wireless London, Dec. 20. The principal subject to be discussed on the motion for adjournment in the House of Commons today was the position in the coal industry arising out of yesterday’s decision of miners’ delegate conference to
    sidy out of public iunds.—British Wireless  -  226 words
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    JAPANESE DEMANDS.
    246 24 from Charhar territory. -Sin Chew Jit Poh. Extension Of The Neutral Zone. Peiping, Dec. 21. THREE demands have been presented by Major-General Doihara, of the Japanese Kwantung Command, to General Sung Che-vuan, chairman of the Hopei-Charhar Political Council, according to a reliable source. The demands are (1) The
    from Charhar territory. -Sin Chew Jit Poh.  -  246 words
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    SILVER MYSTERY EXPLAINED.
    62 24 —Reuter. U.S. Buys Direct From China. Shanghai, Dec. 20. The report that the Chinese Government is shipping silver direct to America is confirmed by a spokesman of the Central Bank of China who revealed that quantities of white metal have been sold to the Chase Bank and
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    U.S. “Mystery” Buying.
    151 24 U.S. “Mystery” Buying Reuter. —Sin Chew Jit Poh. Washington, Dec. 19. Mr. Henry Morgenthau, Secretary to the Treasury, today reiterated that the United States Treasury is still buying silver, but refused to say where. He said they bought silver every day this week. “There are many places—you would be surprised.
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    EUROPEAN WOMEN GIVE HEROIC DISPLAY.
    631 27 Misses Coleman And Sullivan And Mrs Holt Shone. European Women 2; Girls’ Sports Club 2. THERE can be nothing but admiration to the two women’s teams for giving an exceptionally large crowd round the S.C.C. Padang yesterday such an excellent display of hockey. They put
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    FOUR POINTS LEAD IN S.C.C. TOURNAMENT.
    268 27 Fast Open Game With Many Spectacula r Movem en ts. P. S. and Insurance 29 pts.; Etceteras nil. "piE Public Services and Insurance, who have lost only one game in the S.C.C. tournament this season, outplayed the Etceteras from start to finish yesterday and
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    BLACK SWAN TROPHY RACE.
    686 27 RAMONA GETS THE GUN AGAIN. C.C. Best Wins Huia Cup With Breeze. frAMONA, who won the first race for the Black Swan trophy on Dec. 8 by the narrow margin of 17 seconds from Kathleen, was again first over the winning line yesterday from the same
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    SINGAPORE THE HOCKEY CHAMPIONS.
    898 28 Selangor And Perak Well Beaten At Kuala Lumpur. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Dec. 22. CINGAPORE can justifiably call themselves hockey champions of Malaya for the 1935-36 season as a result of their weekend at Kuala Lumpur for they defeated Selangor 3—0 and Perak 3—1.
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    AUSTRALIA WINS FIRST TEST.
    192 28 -Reuter. Nourse And Rowan Fight Hard To Avert Defeat. Durban, Dec. 18. AUSTRALIA won the first Test match today by nine wickets. South Africa were still 14 runs in arrears with only seven wickets in hand when play was resumed this morning. A. D. Nourse <91
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    GARRISON G. C. TEAM ROUTED.
    395 28 Capt. Hamilton Gets Only Win Against S. G. C. TUF Singapore Golf Club beat the Garrison Golf Club in an interclub match at Bukit Timah on Sunday morning by 7 points to one. The scores. Garrison players mentioned first, were as follows; Lt. C. F.
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    WOMEN’S GOLF.
    89 28 A women’s matdh was played at the Island Club between that Club and Sepoy Lines resulting in a win for the latter by 4% points to 3y 2 points. The results, Sepoys Lines mentioned first, were as follows: Mrs. Pallister 1, Mrs. Kelly i Miss Patterson 0. Miss
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    KEPPEL GOLF CLUB.
    57 28 Seventeen cards were taken out for the December Mixed Foursome Com petition which was won by Miss Grieve and C. J. Clackett 47-10^37. December Medal. The replay between E. *’.ent and B. la Cloche for the December Medal re suited in a win for B. la Cloche
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    ASTON VILLA LOSE ONCE AGAIN.
    439 28 1 Sunderland’s Success. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Dec. 21. fjpiIE severest Christmastide rao* and fog for the past ten resulted in the postponement 0! two First Division, two Second Division and four Third Division league matches yesterday and handicapped players throughout the country while
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    THE MALCOLM CUP.
    31 28 The final of the Malcolm Cup wa? played at the Garrison Golf Club on Monday and resulted iln a win foi Major Buchanan and Saptain Han mond. j
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  • The Straits Budget FINANCIAL SUPPLEMENT
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      OVERSEAS ASSURANCE CORPORATION.
      1007 1 Satisfactory But Difficult Year. Presiding at the fifteenth annual general meeting of the Overseas Assurance Corporation Ltd., in China Building, Singapore, Mr. S. Q. Wong, chairman, said: As the figures before you refer in the main to business written in Malaya, my remarks—except where China and India
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      CEYLON & BORNEO ASK FOR MORE.
      62 1 CEYLON BORNEO ASK FOR MORE. tion Committee.—Straits Times copyright. REQUESTS REFUSED BY I.R.R.C. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Dec. 14. I understand from a high authority that the demands from Ceylon and British North Borneo for increased rubber basic quotas, following the concession to the Netherlands Indies, has already been
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      NETHERLANDS INDIES RUBBER STATISTICS.
      144 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. Native Rubber held by licensed dealers in Estate and the Outer 1935 Dealers Islands End January
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      STORCH BROTHERS LIMITED.
      440 1 PAY CUTS PARTIALLY RESTORED. The eighth annual general meeting of Storch Bros: Ltd., was held at Kuala Lumpur on Dee. 12. Mr I. Storch was in the chair. In proposing the adoption of the accounts and report, the chairman said that it gave him great pleasure to
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      TAKUAPA VALLEY TIN DREDGING N.L.
      29 1 The following telegram haa b« en rrreived from the mine:—First half of December Dredge Takuapa No. 3 271 hn.. 52.000 eu. yds., 168 nch
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      AYER MOLEK RUBBER.
      25 1 Rubber crop of Ayer Molek FMate for the month of November. 1935 was 13 417 lb. To'al for 1 month 13.417 lb.
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      WEARNE BROS., LIMITED.
      901 2 PROFITABLE YEAR’S WORKING. The annual meeting of Wearne Brothers, Ltd. was held at Singapore on Saturday, Mr. C. F. F. Wearne presiding. Before proposing the adoption of the report and accounts Mr. Wearne said: The year covered by the accounts lias been one of increasing prosperity for
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      RICE PRICES SLUMP AFTER BOOM.
      322 2 Some Dealers Liquidate: Others Hold Out. SINGAPORE speculators who bought heavy stocks of rice on a rising market, in expectation of a war in Europe and consequent boom prices, have suffered heavy losses. War fears, which led to hoarding of rice, and the heavy purchases
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      NOVEMBER CROPS.
      49 2 Crop tigurr* lot the month of Noremoer, 1935, art*: Rubber. Estates Bajoe Kidoel Co.—48.155.3 kgs. DJa&lnpa.—60.063 kps. TJUtasintoe. —17,100 kn* Langen.—30,831 kgb. Donowaric.—13.404 kgs Tea. Ankola. —50.124 hks. Pvusir Mudang.—***** hk.v Coffer. Estates Be joe Kldocl Co. —344 pel*. Cftroneila Oil. Estates Baloe Kldoel Co —€30 kgs
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      UNITED MALACCA RUBBER.
      20 2 Rubber crop for the month of November, 1935 was 45.940 lb. Total for 7 months 342,636 lb.
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      CROMLIX RUBBER.
      74 2 Capital Reduction Confirmed. (From Our Own Correspondent.* London. Dec. 16. In the Chancery Division this afternoon. J. Bennett confirmed the reduction of the capital of Cromlix Rubber from £60,000 to £30,000 by the cancellation of ten shillings of each of £1 share. Counsel for the company contended that
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      EXPORTS OF TINNED PINEAPPLES.
      96 2 During the week ending Dec. 14. exports from Malayan ports amounted to 74.750 cases, of which: 46,118 (62 per cent.) cases were to the United Kingdom, 1,162 (2 per cent.) cases to the Continent of Europe, 2,125 (3 per cent. cases to Canada, and 25.345 (33
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      RUBBER OUTPUTS.
      102 2 The following are the outputs for Nov.. 1935, and figures in brackets denote the corresponding period of last vear. Brunei. (36,818 lb.), 35,187 lb. Bukit Tirnah.—(9.77l lb.), 9,038 lb Changkat. —(24.400 lb.), 23.576 lb Haytor. (15,972 lb.), 11,800 lb Indragiri.—(B2,962 lb.), 74,470 l’b Lunas. (48 800 lb.), 40,960
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      GOOD POINTERS IGNORED
      405 2 RUBBER INACTIVE ON EVE OF HOLIDAYS. Stanton Nelson and Co.. Ltd their report dated Dee. 20 s t a^ There has been nothing to rejuvenate the rubber market during the week j and in addition to the usual dts- inclination to trade, which always precedes the Christmas
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      CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSN.
      141 2 1257th Auction. December 18. 193b. lbs. tons Catalogued 817.239 364.84 Offered 817,239 364.84 Sold 745.10c 332.64 Spot London 6 5'16d. New* Yorl: 13 1'16 cts PRICES REALISED. Ribbed Smoked Sheet. Cents per lbStandard Quality 21% to 21% Good Average Quality 21 Vi to 21% Pair
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      SIAM’S DOMESTIC QUOTA.
      539 3 PROBABLY ONLY 56 I p.C. NEXT YEAR. in view o/ the possibility of Siam asking' for preferential treatment in any new scheme of restriction which may be introduced after 2936, particular interest apaches to this article from a special correspondent describing the mining situation as it exists
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      BUKIT KATIL RUBBER.
      24 3 jpubber crop of the Bukit Katil Estate for HW month of November, 1935, was 21.807 lb. for 7 months 142,884 lb.
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      FRASER & CO.’s SHARE REPORT.
      574 3 FRASER CO.’s SHARE REPORT. Markets Close In Quiet Mood. Messrs. Fraser and Co. in their report dated Dec. 23 state: With the arrival of th? festive sea- i son. heralded by a first-class political sensation in England, a growing feeling of unrest in France, an intensification of the war scare
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      STOCK EXCHANGE.
      396 3 Funds Decline But Otherwise Quiet. i on non. Dec. 23 Renewed nervousness was rc fiectcd in a reaction in gilt-edged securities on tne stock Exchange today. Elsewhere, however, there was no decided tendency. Industrials were irregular, with an outstanding movement in Imps, wnieti rose 5s. to 157.s. bd
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      AUSTRAL MALAY TIN.
      98 3 Hie secretary of Austral Mala;, Tin, I/U., report. 1 the following outputs of Its ic-ocla*-ed companies for the half month of !)»cumber, 1935. Kampong Kamunting Tin Dredging, Ltd. (Karangan*. —Hr«. run 325, cu. yds. treated 60,000. total pels. 232, net value $15,600. Asam Kumbang Tin Dredging Ltd.—
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      SINGAPORE RUBBER PRICES (Sellers).
      26 3 spot Jan.-Mar. Apr -June July-Stpt London 19 21 15/10 22* 23 23* 15/16 m* M as ?4 22 22 *5 23 ?SH
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      SANDAKAN LIGHT AND POWER.
      307 3 Exchange Position Causes li<>ss. A nett loss oj $46 203 49 during the past year was reported t>y the Direr tors oi the SanriaK.m Light and Power Company -1922. Limited, at the thirteenth ordinary yearly meeting of shareholders hem u t Hong Kong »n Dee 4
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      PRODUCE.
      203 3 Singapore. December 24. 12 noon Huyfr. Seller (Jam bier 8 50 Java Cub** 9.50 Hamburg 10.00 White Montok Pepper 17 00 Blank Pepper 9 00 Pnlr Flake Tapioca 4.15 Med Pearl Tapioca 5.30 Small Pearl Tapioca 5.20 Lmgga Sago Flour Sarawak Sago Hour Palembang Jelotong 9.25 Banja Jelotong 9
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      RUBBER SHARES.
      659 4 London Exchange Prices On Dec. 11. Allaear (2 1 1/34; Alor Pong.su (2/) 1/10; Angio-Malay (£1) 11 9; Ayer Kuning (£1) 27/6; Bagan Serai (£1) 14/6: Bahru (Sel.) (2/) 2 8; Banteng (£1) 18/; Batang (2 /9»4 Batu Caves (£1) 2(1'; Batu Tiga (£1) 23/9; Bekoh (2 1
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      TIN SHARES.
      164 4 London Exchange Prices On Dec. 11. Ampat (4 5/44; Anglo-Burnia (5/i 14 6; Ayer Hitam (5/) 15'1‘i; Bangrin (£1) 20 Oopeng Cons. (£1) 1%; Hongkong (5 15/; Idris (5 > 5/10*x 2 Ipoli (16 27/6; Kampong Lanjut (£1) Kamunting (5/) 12 6; Kepong (£D 11/9; Kinta (5 10
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      SINGAPORE TIN PRICES.
      15 4 Dec. 19 Tin. Spore Price lloe\ ,,ei picul. 106V, 10fl IS 105,5
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      STOCKS AND SHARES.
      1465 4 Issued by Fraser and Co. and Lyall and Evatt Exchange and Stock Brokers. Singapore, December 24, 10 a.m. MINING. Issue Val. Fraser it Co. Lyall Evatt Issue Val. Fraser Co. Lyall Evatt Buyers Sellers Buyers Sellers Buyers Sellers Buyers Sellera 4/- Ampat Tin 5/- 5/9xd 5/4>/ 2
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