The Straits Budget, 18 August 1938

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    29 1 The Straits Budget BEING THE WEEKLY ISSUE OF THE STRAITS TIMES [ESTABLISHED NEARLY A CENTURY7 So. 1201. SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, AUGUST 18, 1938. Price 25 cts., (S.S. Currency) or 7d.
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    THE WEEK IN MALAYA.
    1228 1 f?ok ;he lirst time tor at least seven years, rubber estates in Malaya are planning to open up new areas for planting. For the past four years new planting has been prohibited under the n rms oi the international rubber regu- it ion agreement, and for
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    Singapore Cable Chief Retiring.
    41 1 yjR. T. H. WILLIAMS, divisional manager 0/ Cable (itid Wireless, Ltd., Singapore. who retires on Saturday. In charge here since 1935, Mr. Williams wiU be succeeded by Mr H. T. Bennett, assistant divisional manager -Straits Times picture.
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      War Clouds.
      833 2 square miles? Straits Times, Auk. 11. 11 it true that Japan will hav‘* to mot .l.'* million more men before sh» -an will the war in China —the estimate given by Mr. H. Bessel] TUtman. special war correspondent oi the Daily Express, in his interview with the Straits
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      Haji Nor’s Crop.
      262 2 Strains Times. Aug 11 Since it, is at all times important to help the Malay peasant to increase his income, and especially at present when rubber production is so limited the position revealed in the letter publish* d on this page today is well worth studying. A
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      Rubber Yields.
      763 2 m good measure.—Straits Tirrv Aug. 12 Planting practices in Malaya are changing. Methods which were i regarded as the essence of sound estate management only a few v ears .ago are being attacked on the ground that too much is taken from the soil and is not replaced.
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      Planters’ Guests.
      349 2 lr> a. i! not more so.- Straits Times, 1;. 12. r rhtTp is a paragraph in tht number of The Planter which o\ ;v to bo brought to the notice of eve: rubber company director at Home w■ is in the habit of taking a winter t Malaya
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      The Airboats.
      758 3 .skyway supremacy.—Straits Times, Aug. 13. The inauguration yesterday of tr.- tri-weekly Empire air mail b ween Malaya and Great Britain nr rks the virtual completion of the world’s most ambitious postal scheme since England’s introduction of penny postage. It also marks ta bringing ot Australia and New Zealand
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      More Clerks?
      909 3 their trainees.” —Straits Times, Aug. 15. I: the youth of Malaya leaves tne schools better prepared for the practical realities of life in future, the starting-point of that change will have to be sought in Mr. H. R. Chee.seman‘3 report, released by Government last week. This report turns
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      Banishment.
      1082 4 -Straits Times, Aug. 16. It is so rare for a banishment order to be attacked in the courts o! Malaya that the habeas corpus proceedings heard in Singapore some days ago attracted the attention of laymen as well as lawyers. No doubt the reason was that the public was
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      The Control Era.
      771 4 —Straits Times, Aug. 17. Last week it was announced that lubber restriction —or. as it is now fashionable to say. regulation was to continue for another five years, and it is to mark the opening ol this new period that the Straits Times has issued its rubber
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    SYMPATHY FOR SIAM’S DUCKED M.P.
    105 4 (From Our Own Correspondent.. 1 Bangkok. Aug. 15 IUAI LIANG Jaitakal. the M P wh was thrown into a pond in t'*e Siam Assembly grounds a week ago has issued a statement to the effect that he was threatened by member' before the ducking took
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  • NOTES Of The DAY.
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      Johore Afghans.
      212 5 C'SCB a note on northern Indians in J Mai;l ya appeared in this column trro.iy it nas occurred to me tha: probably very lew people are aware of tf;.:. remarkable unit of the Johore Forces, the Kabuli company. T seems extraordinary that a compare of regular troops recruited
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      Ginger Ted.
      229 5 TT-IERE was great excitement at the Cr.pitol last Saturday night, the .‘.traction being Vessel of Wrath.” du*. ..iter standing in a queue for ten .T.'.nutes. and triumphantly bearing oil tir.e last SI 50 seats in the house. I wished I had gone to a less-boosted Sm with less
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      “Singkapura.”
      179 5 ec ‘ho of the Lion City discussion mes irom a distant city, where it tn followed in the Straits Budget. writer calls attention to a curious >’hich has been overlooked in all nations about the origin of the Singapore, so far as I know writes Memory Ls not at
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      “ Bobo Chop!”
      83 5 Bobo Chop!” k POLOGIES are due today to the shade of Captain Rodney Mundy, R.N.. who loudly and Impatiently exclaimed Bobo chop! Bobo chop! in the palace of the Saltan oi Brunei on December 18. 1846. This was bad Malay, but not so bad as I suggested yesterday, for a
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      Quinine Knight.
      173 5 FIRM in Amsterdam has had the bright idea ol publishing a magazine called Malaria Monthly.” evidently as propaganda for quinine in its competition with the new German drugs used lor malaria. From this little magazine I have learned that someone once got a knighthood for prescribing quinine. Nowadays
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      Java Cinchona.
      186 5 •po anyone who knows only the rubber and e .conut estates of the Malayan plains, a visit to a cinchona estate in the Java highlands is a most interesting e perience. The manager of one such estate whom I met several months ago had over a million trees
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      Old-Time Planter.
      186 5 Old-Time Planter 'pH AT was a remarkable estate in more ways than one. It had existed since the sixties and the manager’s house itself dated from 1878. while its Dutch occupant had worked on the same estate nearly three decades without Home leave. He was the old type of planter,
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      Kelantan Salad.
      177 5 HTALKING ol planters’ bungalows, Mr. Montgomery, 0.8. E.. of Kelantan. will be annoyed. I am afraid, when he learns that he has appeared in Patrick Balfour's column in the Evening Standard. I trust he will forgive me for quoting the following; “So there he stays, and there he
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      State Heronry.
      199 5 is an item which will gladden the hearts of bird-lovers. It is taken from the annual report of the British Resident of Selangor. Mr. S. W Jones, published last month: “The heronry on Pulau Ketam was. thanks largely to the continued good off ces of the police, immune
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      Egrets' Nests?
      200 5 JJIGHTEEN herons and bitterns are listed as occurring in the Malay Peninsula, but the only one that everybody will recognise is the cattle egret, the large white bird which is seen in the padl fields. following the plough or perching on the backs of the buffaloes, relieving them
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      K. L. Serigala.
      213 5 K L. Serigala. CINCE there are many men who have spent years in the Malayan Jungles without seeing the wild dog. a reddishbrown animal wnich hunts in packs and is capable of pulling down a sambhur deer in combined attack, it is ironical to learn that this animal was seen
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      Coconut Queries.
      118 5 II7HY arc so lew people killed by falling coconuts in this country, where there must be millions of palms The answer is that ripe nuts usually tail in the night. That at any rate i? the explanation given in the notes on the Kuala Langat district In Mr
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      White-Ant-Proof?
      188 6 RECENTLY I asked In this column whether there was any timber in the Malayan Jungle, or in the world, which white ants could not eat With the exception ol a letter from a Sarawak forest officer, who confirmed the belief that Borneo iron wood fbllian) is proof against white
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      Teak's Reputation.
      170 6 jy|Y friend’s reply is particularly interesting on the question of teak which many people believe to be immune to white-ant attack, but his entire survey Is surprising as showing that it is safer to use our own Malayan timbers than the best that can be Imported. He writes:
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      Betis And Giam.
      176 6 vyo conic to M;ilavan woods proper •mv !r!enrt'.s letter continuesj the best performance under exhaustive tests was veil by Bells, with Giam, a member of the resak lanuy j all ol which family performed very well-taking second place. Both of these gave better performances than bilian. the
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      Night Fairs.
      176 6 is a striking difference between Singapore’s attitude towards its Malay fair and that of Kuala Lumpur. Here, it may be remembereo, I the Rural Board has grumbled about the number ol eating-stalls in the Saturday fair and has suggested that the fair ought to close at sundown. In
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      Gift Horses.
      216 6 ALTHOUGH a book on the horse in Malaya has been written by our present Inspector-General of Police, and published in Singapore recently, this noble animal is already nearly as rare as the one-horned rhinoceros, outside the race tracks and polo grounds, and the Deli pony is even rarer.
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      Tale Of Exile.
      201 6 JHE same writer tells a story about a horsey Sarawakian which moves even a reader like myself, who has never ridden anything more spirited than a seaside donkey but remembers the old mounting-stones outside English inns and Cornish chapels. Here is the yarn: “Ingrained habit dies hard
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      Straits English.
      233 6 CEVERAL days ago I was among a group of Europeans who were discussing the standard of English revealed by boys educated in Singapore schools and subsequently employed by local firms. The general view was that this standard could not be raised very much until the proportion of schoolmasters
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      Girl For $15.
      62 6 one of those crude people wno like to call a spade a spade and a ***** a *****. 1 have diverted by the delicacy of an advertisement which appeared in the Straits Times last w’eek .It was worded as follows TWO ATTRACTIVE terrier Puppies, two months old.
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      Malacca Flicks.
      185 6 CURIOUS bit of Malayana arrived in our office post-bag yesterday, in the shape of a cinema programme screened in Malacca in 1911. I did not know that cinema entertainment was available in this country as long ago as that. This programme was shown in 1 hall in Tranquerah
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      Turf Traditions.
      194 6 ANOTHER memento of bygone times in the Colony which I have seen recently is a programme of the Singa pore autumn race meeting of IB7t> now preserved by the Turf Club. The length of the old racecourse a«. Kampong Java was just over a mile, and one learns
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      Diamond Jubilee.
      247 6 Turf Club also possesses a programme of the Diamond Jubilee meeting held in Singapore in 1897 This is opulently printed on pink satin, as was the custom in those days The whole programme breathes i pleasant “community” spirit which is lacking in the highly organised racing of today.
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      Bankers' Fun.
      62 6 YESTERDAY I received a notice from the Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank warning me that if I allow the amount in my current account to fall belou $lOO,OOO I shall only receive interest at the rate of one-half per cent, per annum on the monthly balance. T noted
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    SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.
    158 7 it was announced in the Johore Gazette that the SulP,° n with the approval of the L i.,inr of t u e Straits Settlements, Dato Roland Braddell an unofficial member of (he L ut lv e Council and the Council ol ?i a, ‘n Johor, for a
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    JOHORE APPOINTMENTS.
    195 7 THE following appointments are announced in the Johore Government Gazette Dr J. R Gwynne. Deputy Health Officer. Johore Bahru, to act as Health Officer. Johore Central. Batu Pahat. Mr. R. A Ward, an Officer of Class V. Malayan Civil Service, to act as Second Assistant Adviser Batu Pahat.
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  • DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES.
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      BIRTHS
      50 7 DYCE —At Maternity Hospital. Singapore Aug 10. to Doris, wife of John Dyce. a son. DICK.— At Bungsar Hospital on August 6th, to Elizabeth, wife of J. Dick of Federal Dispensary, a daughter. NEWBERRY.—At the Maternity Hospital. Singapore, on the 12th. to Doris, wife of A. Newberry, a daughter.
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      ENGAGEMENTS
      159 7 CLARKE— BLACK. —The engagement us announced between Capt. W. N. J. Clarke. H.A M.C.. only son of Mr. and Mrs. James Clarke of Creavery, Ranclalstown, Co. Antrim aiid Theresa Oarrltt, only daughter of Mrs. Hamid Black 16. Brunswick Terrace. Hove. ‘INNER- -HOPE.—The engagement is announced between E. J. (Jack)
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      MARRIAGES
      91 7 n'h 'SHAW —At Nazareth, Palestine Litchfield. son of Mrs. M. Meek of Warwickshire, to Jessie (Jean) ,1 daughter of Mrs. H. Shaw of Singi,oS; on ,Ai.R. 12. (by cable). F JANSEN.—The marriage took place ln «apore on Aug. 10. 1938, of Mr. C. B. i)AVTPo ff^ nd Mlss R
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    CHIEF GAME WARDEN.
    122 7 Mr. E. O. Shebbeare. INDIAN FORESTS OFFICER. E. O. Shebbeare, of the Indian Forest Service, has the Straits Times understands, been appointed Cnief Game Warden, Malaya, in succession to Captain A. T. A. Ritchie, who recently relinquished i he post. Formerly Conservator ot Forests. Central Provinces. India.
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    PENANG ANGLO-CHINESE WEDDING.
    52 7 ‘From Our Own Correspondent> Penang. Aug. 14. THE first Anglo-Chinese wedding at 8:. George’s Church. Penang, took place today when Mr. Kim Khye Fu. the Penang State footballer, married M’ss Kathleen Alice Bloodworth of Coventry. England. The Rev. H. J. Paine officiated and there was a big
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    NEW LOCAL CHAIRMAN OF HARBOUR BOARD.
    52 7 IT was announced in the Straits Settlements Gopernment Gazette, that the Governor has appointed Mr. J. R. Wiygs to act as local chairman ol the Singapore Harbour Board during the absence on leave of Sir George Trimmer, who went on leave prior to retirement
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    S.S.V.C. Brigade-Major.
    58 7 It is announced in the Government Gazette that the appointment has been approved of Captain J. F. Paterson, R.A.. to be Brigade-Major. Straits Settlements Volunteer Force. It is also announced that the appointment of Sergeant George Cannon Hughes to be a Company Sergeant Major Instructor, Volunteer Forces, Malaya,
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    NEW CHIEF FOR NAVAL BASE.
    194 7 Capt. T. B. Drew Due In October. THE new Commodore, Malaya, 1 Capt. T. B. Drew, of H.M.S. Royal Oak, will arrive from England in the P. O, liner Rawalpindi on Oct. 26. He will be accompanied by Capt. P. C. W. Mainwaring, who has
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    PAHANG C.P.O.’s SEA TRIP.
    61 7 Mr. W. A. C. Haines, Superintendent of Police. Chief Police Officer, Pahang, and Mrs. Haines are leaving by the P. and O. liner Chitral for a sea-trip to Hcng Kong. Mr. Haines has been suffering from fever since his expedition into the jungle in connection with
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    MR. EGMONT HAKE.
    61 7 MR and Mrs H. B. Egmont Hake, of Kuala Lumpur, have been spending a fishing holiday with Mr. B. W. Wilkinson on the shores of Loch Inver, in Sutherlandshire. They have recently been staying with Mr. and Mrs. Wilkinson. who were formerly well known in Selangor and
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    SCOUT GUARD FOR MR. J. A. HUNTER.
    56 7 There was a guard of honour of Boy Scouts and Girl Guides at the Batu Gajah rajlway station on Friday when Mr. John Adams Hunter, Lieutenant Gcvernor-dcsignate of Malta, and Mrs. Hunter, entrained by the day mail for Penang to catch the P.
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    Death Of Negri Sembilan’s Tungku Laxamana.
    209 7 (From Our Own Correspondent) Seremban, Aug. 14. CARLY Negri Sembilan history is recalled by the k death at Sri Menanti yesterday of Tungku Laxamana Abu Bakar. The Tungku was a son of Tungku Muda Chik and therefore grandson of Yam Tuan Raja Radin, the
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    Contents.
    320 7 Leaders— War Clouds 2 Rubber Yields 2 The Airboats 3 More Clerks 3 Banishment 4 The Control Era 4 Telegrams— Covering past week’s news 25—28 Pictorial Section 17—2 f Financial Supplement— Financial and Commercial News •to date, following page 32 Malayan General News— Government Says No To Chinese Refugees
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    EX-MALAYAN OFFICER BECOMES GENERAL.
    110 7 (From Our Own Correspondent.* London, Aug. 11. MALAYANS who remember Col. Alan Cunningham as one of the local staff officers responsible for some of the initial planning for the Singapore Base will be interested to hear that he has just been promoted major-general to command the
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    BUS WORKERS PROMISED FULL POLICE PROTECTION.
    416 8 Fresh Efforts To Get Men Back Oil Service. SECRECY SURROUNDS TALKS WITH CHINESE MEDIATOR. CTEI*S are being: taken by the police to afford every possible protection to striking employee> of the Singapore Traction Company who return to work and protection will also be given
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    EUROPEAN DRIVER FINED.
    44 8 FLORIGNY a European, pleaded guilty in the Singapore Fourth Police Court, on Aug. 9. to a charge of falling to conform to traffic signals on Apr. 12 at the junction of North Bridge Road and Coleman Street He was fined $2
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    NEW BRIGADE MAJOR FOR VOLUNTEERS.
    29 8 Cupt J F Paterson, Royal Artillery, has been appointed Brigade Major. Strait* Settlements Volunteer Forces it was announced in the Straits Settlements Government Gazette
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    RUBBER WORKS STRIKE.
    159 8 Company Ready To Meet Men. Singapore. Aug. 16. DECAl'SE they believed considera- tion 0. their petition for higher was being unnecessarily delayed. more than 400 employees of the Singapore Rubber Works, Ltd., went on strike late on Monday afternoon. Following negotiations between the employers and the men
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    NEW AIR CHIEF DUE ON SEPT. 9.
    47 8 From Our Own Correspondents London, Aug. 11. AIR Vice-Marshal J. T. Babington. who succeeds Air Vice-Marshal A. W Tedder as Air Officer Commanding, R.A.F., Far East, will arrive in Singapore in the P. and O. liner Rajputana on Sept. 9.
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    Fines For French Liner Stewards.
    130 8 POSSESSION OF ILLICIT CHANDU. TWO French liner stewards. Charles Victor Drouet and Guillaume Gouttebroze, pleaded guilty In the Singapore Criminal District Court, on Friday, to a charge of being in possession of non-Government chandu. Drouet was sentenced to one day s simple imprisonment and a
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    CAPT. MARK-WARDLAW DUE FOR FLAG RANK.
    68 8 < From Our Own Correspondents London. Aug. 9. pAPT. W. P. Mark-Wardlaw\ former i Commodore-in-Charge of Naval Establishments. Singapore, has relinquished command of H.M.S. Sheffield in the 2nd. Cruiser Squadron. Home B'Jeet. This will be his last command as he is due for promotion
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    Singapore Malays “May Be Driven Out Of City.”
    451 8 NEED FOR AID STRESSED IN CHEESEMAN REPORT. A STRIKING plea for vocational training for Singapore Malays is made by Mr. H. R. Cheeseman, of the Malayan Education Service, in his recently published special report on the subject. ‘•The poverty of the Singapore
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    MRS. A. W. TEDDER BACK FROM AUSTRALIA.
    72 8 A. W. Tedder, wife of Air ViceMarshal A. W. Tedder, until recently Air Office Commanding R.A Far East, arrived in Singapore from Sydney by the aircraft Capella on Sunday. Mrs Tedder who has been on a holiday In Australia since her husband left
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    LOYALS OFFICER GETS JOHORE POST.
    33 8 JIEUT. H. D Oclee. of the Loyal Regi ment. is to be Adjutant Instructor tc the Johore Volunteer Force, it was announced in the Johore Govern men’ Gazette
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    Special Law To Protect Sakai Being Drafted.
    288 8 CPECIAL legislation for the protection of the aboriginal peoples of the Malay Peninsula is being drafted by the Government of the Federated Malay States. The annual report of Mr. G. E'. Cator, the British Resident in Perak, states that Mr. H. D. Noone,
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    GOVERNMENT SAYS “NO” TO CHINESE REFUGEES PETITION.
    376 9 IMMIGRATION quotas not to be relaxed. Local Situation Already Causing Concern. AKTKR careful consideration by the Malayan Govern* A merits, it has been decided not to remove the restrictions placed on the entry into Malaya of refugees from (hina. This is the reply
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    Undang To Pay Respects To Yam Tuan.
    140 9 fl,>m Our Own Correspondent.) Seremban. Aug. 15. Menanti will be the scene of an ancient Malay ceremonial today Haji Ipap bin Abdullah, the installed Undang of Rembau. s 11 is customary “mengadap” or before the Yang di Pertuan Hcsar. the “mengadap." the new
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    NEW TRAFFIC COURT STARTS.
    127 9 42 Summons Cases For Mention. SINGAPORE’S new Traffic Coui. opened at Sepoy Lines, on Monday when Mr. C. H. Koh. Assistant District Judge and former Sixth Police Court Magistrate, assumed duties as a magistrate. Welcoming Mr. Koh to the benen, Mr. G M. Coltart, Singapore lawyer,
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    Death Of Leading Member Of Jewish Community.
    643 9 MR. JULIAN FRANKEL. MR. Julian Frankel, one of Singapore’s best-known residents. died at his home at Siglap, Singapore, on Sunday morning. His funeral took place at the Jewish Cemetery, Thomson Road, in the afternoon. MR. Frankel leaves behind an aged mother, his wife,
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    F.M.S. Interest In Giant R.A.F. Airboats.
    149 9 FALSE REPORT OF SELANGOR TRIP. K. L. Planes Flock To Port Swettenham. From Our Own Correspondent Kuala Lumpur, Aug. 12. CO popular have the new R.A.F. Sunderland flying battleships grown in the imagination of the upcountry public, that when a report was received yesterday
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    Insulation Of Electric Lamps.
    262 9 IMPORT MANAGER FINED. /CHARGED with importing and selling electric lamps, which were alleged to have been inadequately insulated in the opinion of the inspector of the electrical applfances, P.W.D., on July 5 H. L Marshall, manager of the import department of Boustead and Co., Ltd., was
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  • Correspondence.
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      THE PADRES.
      378 10 CATHOLIC TITLES EXPLAINED. “Fathers" And “Brothers" In The Church. To the Mi tot of the Straits Times Llr -Th< to th( question by your correspondent .signing himself h Lfcvman” as t.o “Why do Romat. Catholic priests tack on the word r .tht r to their r;at e c
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      THE PUBLIC VIEW.
      157 10 Men Armed With Cudgels Outside Depot. To the Editor of the Straits Time*. 81 r,- I endorse the sentiment of your correspondent, S. Adaikalam, regarding the bus strike problem. Something must be done for the .suffering public that has borne about a month’s inconvenience caused by the
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      RAYAT'S ROKO.
      602 10 Surprising Charge At Malacca. THE MALAY AND JUS TOBACCO. Tit the Editor of the Straits Times S.r.— In you*" issue ol Aug. 5 you r< p< ri on a ea.se in which a Malay has Jbccr: tak* n to court for manufacturing tobacco grown on his own land
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      F.M.S. CLERKS.
      454 10 COMPARISONS WITH COLONY. 1 Petition To Be Sent '1 o Colonial Oifice To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir,—Tlie clerks in the FM.S. are .sorely disappointed at the appaient discrimination by Government between themselves and their brother clerks in the S.S particularly those in the lower grades
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      BORN IN THE F. M. S.
      196 10 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, —Recently you published a leader In connection with the law regarding children bom in the Federated Malay States of British parents. Perhaps the following notice recently published by the F.M.S. Government might be of interest to
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      STRIKERS' CASH.
      515 10 The Straits Times Criticised. CHINESE SOCIETIES SUPPORT. To the Editor Viraits Tin Sir,—Your aril civ r:d view* current topics pt- requently interest to readers L myself w! i at a complete loss very often, *r\ they will, to fathor.: J hr mentv. ■,< your leader-writers In a leaderette
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      MR. C. L. TURNER DEAD.
      36 10 ‘From Our Own Correspondent Batu Gajah, Aug. i''T'HE death occurred at the Europe Hospital. Batu Gajah. of Mr Lloyd Turner, Veterinary SurePahang North. The funeral took piace at the Gajah cemetery
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      A YEAR AGO.
      472 11 Second Battle Of Shanghai. CHINESE PATRIOTS’ REFLECTIONS. |(i the i dit >f oi the Straits Times. 0ue day rr.cre. and the Chinese eommer» rating the first annl--v.iry of zU Battle of Shanghai <•37. So it will rot be out of place, brleflv recollect what led to the
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      “AN OPENING DOOR.”
      267 11 Municipal Officers Who Take A Risk. To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, —I have read with interest your leading article of the 5th. Inst, in which you state that you had spurred one Municipal Commissioner into action by an editorial note in the Straits Times
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      THE SECOND MONTH.
      297 11 Every Day Less Support For Strikers. To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir. —It is now more than one month since tlie Singapore Traction Company's employees came out on strike, and at the moment there seems no sign of a settlement. In the meanwhile the public
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      STRIKE TRENDS.
      474 11 Indian Observer’s Warning. PUBLIC SYMPATHY WANING. To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir.—Apropos your leaderette in the Straits Times of Aug. 4 on the subject of the present deadlock in the negotiations between the Singapore Traction Company and their employees, I would point out that Mr. Small’s
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      EDITORIAL VIEWS.
      203 11 Reply To Criticism Of Straits Times. To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir. In complete disagreement with Fairpla v’s attack on you in today’s Straits Times. I consider that you have b».»n most Impartial in your comments on the strike—far more so than the very partial bias
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      PLANTER FINED FOR FATAL CRASH.
      214 11 Cyclist Hurled Over 40 Feet. from Our Own Correspondent Kuala Lumpur, Aug. 15. CTATEMENTS that the and his machine were hurled 44 feet through the air were made by the police when W. B. R. Rudgard, 31-vear-old assistant manager of Rasak Rubber Estate, Selangor, pleaded
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      MR. T. H. WILLIAMS TO RETIRE.
      218 11 Function For Cable And Wireless Manager. MR. T. H WILLIAMS, divisional manager of Cables and Wireless Ltd., Singapore, was the guest of honour at a dinner given on Sunday night prior to his aetirement to England. by the Overseas Telegraph Chinese Association. On behalf
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    MR. H. J. PAGE’S TRIP TO BORNEO.
    68 11 PAGE. director oi the s it;:*.V r‘ 7, esear ch Institute, is to IJ ,Jtn co this month and is tourV (> j aiu -l East Coasts. He will 1 u re to a meeting of planters t rt h BNB on Aug.
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    THOUSANDS OF ACRES OF PADI LAND PREPARED.
    712 12 Irrigation Department Schemes Making Steady Progress. Bl(; PERAK AREAS STILL TO BE OUT TO SETTLERS. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuaia Lumpur, Aug. 12. LIOW several thousands of acres of land are being reclaimed and irrigated for great padi growing schemes—as a pari of
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    MEDALS FOR NEGRI POLICE.
    240 12 Inspector-General At Ceremony. 'From Oui Own Co respondent. Seremban, Aug. 12. TWO members of the Ne«iri Sembilan 1 Contingent of the F.M.S. Police \v( re honoured with the presentation of Police Long Service Medals by the Inspector General, Mr. C. H. Sansorr.. M G., at Seremban
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    Sappers To Go To Gaol.
    143 12 THEFT OF MAJOR'S MOTOR CAR. One Gels Two .Monills For Rash Driving. DO BERT JAMES MCILROY. ol the Royal Engineers, was sentenced to eight months’ rigorous imprisonment by Mr. Conrad Oldham. in the Singapore Second Police Court on Friday, when he was charged, with another
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    STRIKERS SELL FLOWERS.
    192 12 Collections For Relief Fund. CINGAPORE Traction Comk pany strikers temporarily forgot their troubles on Saturday to sell flowers for the Singapore China Relief Fund on the occasion of the anniversary of Sino-Japanese hostilities at Shanghai last year. The flowers were made by the strikers and their families.
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    CHARGE AGAINST MASTER OF BRANDON WITHDRAWN.
    588 12 “Should Never Have Been Brought,” Says Counsel. A COMPLAINT, made by five European seamen, J. MeCar.. nay, C. Christianson, W. lickard, W. Wilson and J. Chaj. nun. who were recently acqu tted on a charge of disobeying tlie lawful command of their captain, brought
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    MALAYAN EDUCATION ‘TOO BOOKISH & LOP-SIDED’.
    1664 13 MALAYAN EDUCATION ‘TOO BOOKISH LOP-SIDED’. Chief Inspector Urges Opening Of More Trade Schools. “PRACTICAL BIAS” SOUGHT.” r pHAT there is need for a more practical bias to the curriculum of English schools in Malaya is the opinion of Mr. H. R, Cheeseman, Acting Chief Inspector of Schools, S.S. F.M.S., in
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    “QUEEN BEES” AT SELETAR.
    128 13 Pilotless Planes Being Assembled. TO FLY IN SPECIAL AREAS ONLY. Work is in progress at tin* Royal Air Force Station, Seletar, on the assembly of a nuifiber of “Queen Bee” radiocontrolled aircraft for use in the newly-established Anti-Air-craft Co-operation Unit. Assembly should be completed within three
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    BURGLARS EXHUME BANGKOK BODIES.
    67 13 •From Our Own Correspondent./ Bangkok, Aug. 11. A NEW industry has been Introduced by the burglars of Bangkok. The Siamese papers state that they now exhume bodies of the dead especially in the Chinese cemeteries, pi«k out the gold teeth from the corpses and sell the
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    OPEN VERDICT ON PLANTER FOUND SHOT IN HEAD.
    900 14 Inquest On Mr. J. L. Conic. wa.s out shooting flying foxes NIGHT BEFORE HIS DEATH. »m Our Own Correspondent) Malacca, Au*r. 10. HOW 1h Y>\ ihi before his death a planter had been > .shooting ilvvit* foxes, which were eating durian* at
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    STRAITS TIMES LIBRARIAN.
    775 14 Death Of Mr. F. D. Haigh. i fTE R a short illness. Mr. j Frederick Dunwell Haign. I librarian of the Straits Times and Free Press, died on Wednesday afternoon at the Singapore General I Hospital, at the age of 58. Mr. Haign was bon: in Yorkshire
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    EUROPEAN ON CHARGE OF CHEATING.
    164 14 Clast* Transferred From K.L. To Singapore. «From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur. Aug. 10 /\N being identified this mornlmg in the First Magistrate Court, before Mr. A. J. Grattan-Bellew, by a Singapore Chinese whom he is alleged to have cheated. Gene Bersin. alias E. R.
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    Singapore's Anti-Opium Clinic Closes.
    208 14 LACK OF FINANCIAL SUPPORT. LACK of financial support has necessitated the closing of Singapore's Anti-Opium Clinic. Dr, Chen Su Lan. the director of the clinic, told the Straits Times on Wednesday. “We wen to have launched a campaign for funds in July last year, but this
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    COFFEE SHOP LICENSING.
    145 14 Rural Board And Police At Variance. THE Singapore Rural Board 1 and the police are at variance on the question of licensing of coffee shops in rural areas, it was revealed by the chairman, Mr. C. W. A. Sennett, at a board meeting on Thursday. The Board
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    “FORESTRYCUM SULPHATE OF AMMONIA IS OUT OF DATE.”
    3009 15 planting Topics Startling Statement By A Leading Visiting Agent. LEGUMINOUS COVER-PLANTS ARE MORE VALUABLE. Soil Fertility Must Be Maintained If Yields Are Not To Suffer. From A Special Correspondent. To sum up: "Forestry” or "Forestry” cum sulphate of ammonia, is economically out
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    School Building For Katong.
    257 16 OPENING CEREMONY. ASIfi.OOO school building for the Bethel Church of England School at Fowlie Koad. Katong, was opened on Thursday by Mrs. Shui Kei Wong and blessed by the Bishop of Singapore. •There is still much to do and we do not intend to relax our
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    CABARET GIRL IN COURT.
    150 16 Police Story Of Attack By Gunman. LJOW three Chinese Gance nosi11 esses on their way home were attacked by a man with a revolver shortly after midnight on Jan. 20, and how one of them. Lai Man! was robbed of her purse and money to the
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    F.M.S. TOWNS MAY SOON HAVE MUNICIPALITIES.
    362 16 Rural Boards To Control Small Villages? (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Aug. 10. BECAUSE the Federal Capital and other principal towns (J f the F.M.S. may soon have municipalities, instead of Sanitary Boards, the administrative control of villages is receiving attention, and the
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    TRANSPORT WORKER BOUND OVER.
    125 16 Found With Golf Club While Out For Walk. DAM Das. an employee of the Singapore Traction Company, was convicted on a- charge of going armed in public and was bound over for six months in one surety of $100. in default four months’ rigorous imprisonment. b
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    Straits Budget Pictorial Section
    737 17 AS ARTIST OF THE FO’C’SLE: Abl: Seaman Stanley Hugsill is here seen working on his oil painting cf a Singapore street scene, aboard his ship, the Blue Funnel vessel Sarpedon, at Singapore, last iveek. —Straits Times picture. The wedding took place at St. Andreic’s (''ithrdral c
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      NURSERY SCHOOL-SUGGESTION FOR SINGAPORE MOTHERS.
      1254 21 You Can’t Expect Too Much From “Aittah.” THE European children of 1 Singapore have often adversely criticised in die columns of the “Malayan Bungalow" and recently the misdeeds of such of them as frequent the Singapore Swimming Club have brought .'Own on the heads of
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    COURT DOUBLES AWARD IN PENANG LAND CASES.
    268 21 (From Ouf* Own Correspondent) Penang, Aug. 10. GIVING judgment ill the Penang land acquisition housing clearance cases, Mr. Justice Howes today awarded $163,560 instead of $82,550 awarded by the Collector of Land Revenue. Court was packed to listen to the judgment. Those present
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    I.S.P. Conference At Penang.
    235 21 TO BE OPENED BY SIR SHENTON. From Our Own Correspondent Kuala Lumpur, Aug. 9. THE Governor, Sir Shenton Thomas, will, it is understood, open the annual conference of the Incorporated Society of Planters to be held this year on Sept. 23 and 24 at Penang Town
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    “NOVEL FORMS OF TAXATION” NOT APPROVED BY S.S.A.
    247 22 Criticism Of Bill To Amend Estate Duty Ordinance. “TOO TECHNICAL TO BE UNDERSTOOD,’’ COMMITTEE CONSIDERS. P[E Bill to amend the Estate Duty Ordinance—now before the Legislative Council—was criticised at the last meeting of the committee of the S.S. (Singapore) Association. The association,
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    MALAY WHO MADE TOBACCO FINED.
    144 22 Licence Necessary, Says Magistrate. (F*om Our Own Corresponcient.) Malacca, Aug. 10 AN aged Malay, Hajl Nor bin Wangsar, was fined $4 on a charge of manufacturing tobacco at Parit Sedang 8enan In the Sungei Rambai district on Aug. 1. At the last hearing the accused
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    CIRCUS STRONG MAN SENT FOR TRIAL.
    70 22 •jTHE strong man oi a Chinese circus, Wong Kim Fong, was committed to the Assizes by the Singapore Second Magistrate Mr. Conrad Oldham, on Aug. 10 on two charges of criminal intimidation. He Is allegeo to have threaten' d to shoot Ng Sjew Siong
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    Traction Workers In Court.
    70 22 a charge of criminal intiv midation by threatening L. C. Edwards, M. Gurusarny, until recently president of the Singapore Traction Company Employees’ Association, appeared in the Third Police Court on Thursday. Chanan Singh and Dalsinger Singh, two Sikhs, also Traction Company employees, were charged with criminal
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    Perak Bodies’ Petition To Mining Expert.
    247 22 Prospecting Policy Criticised. From Our Own Corresponcient) Ipoh, Aug. 10. pRITICISM of the F.M.S. Government’s policy in regard to tin prospecting is contained in a petition presented by the Perak Mining and Planting Association and the Perak Chinese Mining Association to Sir Lewis Fermor,
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    SELANGOR BROADCASTS MAY CEASE.
    239 22 Society To Meet This Month. LACK OF FINANCIAL SUPPORT. From Our Own Correspondent Kuala Lumpur, Aug. 9. STATION ZGE., Kuala Lumpur, may soon go off the air because of lack of financial support and a feeling among a section of members of the Malayan Amateur Radio
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    “ BRIGHTER BEDOK ” MOVEMENT.
    226 22 BRIGHTER BEDOK MOVEMENT. Rural Board Chairman On Kiosk Application. AN attempt “to brighten life at Bedok,” as the Singaoper Rural Board chairman, Mr. G. W. A. Sennett, put it, was discussed at a meeting of the Rural Board on Aug. 11. Application had been made to the Board by a
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    Education Commission Plans.
    282 22 MEMORANDA INVITED. Member?* Due To Arrive In October* f J l HE Commission which is to study the future of higher education in Malaya under the chairmanship of Mr. F, W. M. Pickthom, M.P. for Cambridge University, is inviting memoranda from members of the public and representative
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    SINGAPORE GIRL’S MARRIAGE.
    157 22 Ix>ndon Registry Weddirr A Year Ago. •Prom Our Owr. Correspondent" London, Aug. Neariy a year a'ter her marrfag* in London, the announcement the wedding of a Sigapore girl apper- ed in The Times this morning. The bride was Miss Alice Isaae: Cowje, well known in social circles
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    $5000,000 ORIENTAL PALACE FOR SELANGOR’S SUTLAN.
    489 23 Magnificence Will Be Unrivalled In Malaya. DOMES AND ARCHES. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Aug. 12. a *l)UKA V3 PALACE” of such Oriental splendour as feudai A princes of India were accustomed to will he the future •o-dence of the Sultans of Selangor
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    NEW MANAGER FOR HONG FATT.
    82 23 A CIRCULAR issued to shareholders in Hong Fatt <Sungei Besi) Ltd. on Aug. 10 confirms the resigntion of Mr. Choo Kia Peng from the directorate and che co-option of Mr. Khoo Teik Ee. The circular also states that the Chinese manager of the mine has
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    GROVE ROAD WORST LIT IN CITY, SAYS CAPTAIN.
    417 23 Army Officer On How His Car Overturned. A CONTENTION that Grove Road was probably the worst n lit road in Singapore was made by Capt. N. A. Armitage, of the Royal Engineers, Changi, during the course of his defence in the Fourth
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    Admission To Colony Bar.
    60 23 Before Mr. Justice Horne in the Singapore High Court on Aug. 9, Mr. Swee Cheng Liew was admitted to practise as an advocate and solicitor in the Straits Settlements. Mr. M. C. Johannes appeared for the petitioner. Mr. G. L Howe, Crown Counsel, represented the Attorney
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    Cattle-Raiders Languish In Kelantan Prison.
    242 23 MOST of the prisoners in Kelantan’s gaol are ordinary kampong Malays mv. agriculturists, who have committed some lapse—an Assault due to jealousy, or a cattle raid and it must be le ttemheved that till very j cattle-raid ing was oo .eu on as a praiseworthy
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    Crown Explains Driver’s 3 Months In Civil Prison.
    407 23 DEFORE Mr. Justice Pedlow, D on Aug. 9, an explanation as to why Omar Din, a lorry driver, was kept in the Civil Prison for about three months was given by Mr. Paul Storr, Crown Counsel, in the Singapore High Court, in
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    CIVIL ENGINEERS’ BIG WORK FOR MALAYA.
    311 24 Selangor Resident’s High Tribute. SHARE IN COUNTRY’S OUTSTANDING PROGRESS. (From Our Own (•orrespondent) Kuala Lumpur, Aug. N. *TK0A1 time to time I entertain distinguished visitors from other countries and one and all they expressed admiration of the material progress of these states," said the
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    NEW MALAY PAPER.
    187 24 Shares Onlv For Malays. I •TO publish a Malay newspaper, financed and entirely controlled by Malays, the Utusan Melayu Press, Limited, is offering shares to the public According to the prospectus, the company is to have a nominal capital ol $100,000 divided into 10,000 shares of $10
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    PLANTER’S CAR IN FATAL CRASH.
    190 24 Malay Cyclist Killed. (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Auk. 8. DLOOD examinations are being carried out by the Malayan Institute for Medical Research to assist the police in the investigation of a causing death charge against W. B. K. Kudgard, 31-year-old assistant on Rasak
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    OFFICER HURT BY PANTHER.
    75 24 Major F. H. Vinden In Hospital A FTER being scratched by a black panther in th e Tungku Mahkota’s zoo at Johore, Major F. H. Vinden, G. S O. 11. Malaya Command, was admitted to the General Hospital. Singapore on Thursday evening. Major Vinden. who was
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    Kampong Crafts Important.
    121 24 Tlj.NGkL MAHKOTA AT JOHORE SHOW. (From Our Own Correspondent) Muar, Aug. 5. THE Tungku Mahkota of Johore opened the Johore State Agricultural Show and the Arts and Crafts Exhibition at the Muar Club padang. yesterday, stressing the importance of handicrafts and kampong industries. The Tungku Mahkota was
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    Clash At Ipoh Public Dairy.
    119 24 PUNJABIS AND CHINESE. (From Our Own Correspondent) Ipoh. Aug. 8. A CLASH at I poll’s public dairy betw’een about 100 Chinese and 50 Punjabis, today resulted in four Punjabis and three Chinese being injured and sent to hospital. The trouble is believed to be due
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    HEAVY SEAS AT PENANG.
    128 24 Sand On Steps Of Shore Houses. (From Our Own Correspondent) Penang, Aug. 12. "TUMULTUOUS seas lashed the 1 coast of Penang last night, causing considerable damage. The new coast road a popular resort for young and old taking the air in the evenings, was a scene
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    Ships In Collision In Keppel Harbour.
    146 24 i COLLISION occurred on Wednesday morning shortly he. A f ore 8 o’clock between the B.I. steamer Tilawa and the K.IV.M. vessel Nieuw Zeeland in Keppel Harbour, hut no one was injured. On the Tilawa, parts of the railings on the left side and
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    CATHEDRAL WEDDING.
    145 24 Davies-Cooke. AT St. Andrew’s Cathedral on Friday Miss Helen Mary Cooke, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E T. Cooke, of Spalding, Lincolnshire became the bride of Mr. Harold Leslie Davies, son of Mr. and Mrs. H. Davies, of Newport, Mon., and chartered accountant of Gattey and Bateman, Singapore.
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    N. I. Depression Is Lifting.
    125 24 •THE partial depression in tne Netherlands Indies is steadik lifting with better prices being obtained, said Dr. G. H. C. Hart, ol the Economic Depaitment of th Netherlands Colonial Office, wh.n he passed through Singapore on Aug. 9. Dr. Hart, who was formerly director of
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    OFFICER FINED.
    100 24 charged with driving in a manner dangerous to the public, Captain N A. Armitage. of the Royal Engineers. Changi, was convicted on an amended charge of negligent driving and fined $lO by the Singapore Fourth Magistrate (Mr. K. A Blacker), on Aug. 9. The case was a sequel
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    MORE BOMBS RAIN ON CANTON.
    359 25 Twenty Planes Over Citv HARROWING SCENES IN CATHEDRAL SHAMBLES. Canton, Aug. 9. RENEWED air raids were made on Canton this morning, R when 20 planes dropped bombs near the power station ,n<l along the Bund. Eight machines raided the Canton-Hankow Railway, Miul are still in
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    CANADA TO BUILD HER OWN WARPLANES.
    75 25 —Reuter Ml Factories To Share Production. Montreal, Aug. 10. j Royal Air Force ‘contemplates a single standardised type of air'ir u kuilt Canada, declared y lardman Lever, head of the British '"Mission to Canada Canadian factories will share in ucti °n. each individual factory
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    FOREIGN SECRETARY FIGHTS FIRE.
    64 25 -British Wireless. London. Aug. 8. 1 OKI) HALIFAX, the Foreign Secretary, was among volunteers who lent a hand in fighting a fire which broke out on his estate near Garrowby, Yorkshire, during a thunderstorm. The fire occurred in a farm building on Woodley Wold, part of
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    BENGAL POLITICAL CRISIS.
    120 25 —Reuter. Bribery Charge Hurled In Chamber. Calcutta. Aug. 8 'INHERE is intense excitement 1 throughout B. .gal today as a result of a series o non-confidence motions by the Opposition in the Legislative Assembo against each i» ember of the cabinet. Tile crisis was precipitated by the
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    RAILWAYMAN’S GREAT HEROISM.
    103 25 Reutei Chinese Saves Train Froin Disaster. Peking. Aug. 8 r r»HE BRAVERY of a Chinese station- master near Chingwangtao saved main li» r es when 'aerillas. who are most active in tha region, tore ip several sections of the trank just before th arrival of tire express
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    Phoenix Islands Dispute Settled.
    206 25 Router and Britisli Wireless. JOINT REGIME TO BE ESTABLISHED. London, Aug. 10. pRIENDLY settlement of a dispute which arose early in the year between the British Government and the United States over the Pacific islands of Canton and Enderbury in tlat Phoenix Group is revealed today.
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    ITALIAN INTERVENTION ALLEGATIONS.
    102 25 —Reuter Difficulties Created For France. London, Aug. 10. allegations that Italy was giving Gen. Franco assistance in contravention of non-intervention were raised by Sir Noel Charles. British Counsellor at Brussels, in conversation with the Italian Foreign Minister. Count Ciano. It is believed Sir Noel emphasised that the
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    REPUBLICAN ADVANCE CLAIMED.
    32 25 Reuter Barcelona. Aug. 10. THE Republicans claim a second crossing of the Segrc River half wav between Lerida and Balaeuer, and to have cut the main Lerida-Balaguer Road. Reuter.
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    Japan Attacks Chinese Currency.
    183 25 —Reuter. HANKOW NOTES TO BE DEPRECIATED. Peking, Aug. 8. JN spite of the fact that the Provisional Government stated in February, when the new Federal Reserve Bank was opened, that the Hankow Government banknotes would be allowed to circulate for one year at par with Federal
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    Czechs Accuse Germany.
    213 25 Reuter. TRYING TO DEFEAT BRITAIN’S EFFORTS. Prague, Aug. 10. A protest against jthe recent German verbal attacks on Czechoslovakia is made in an official agency broadcast. The only chance for Lord Runciman’s conciliatory mission, it says, lies in an atmosphere of coolness and impartiality “The Czech Government
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    GERMAN FRONTIER REPORTS CAUSE ANXIETY.
    377 26 —Reuter. y, ork On French And j Czech Borders. 1*LARGE-SCALE MILITARY j PREPARATIONS. Ixrndon, Aug. 11. OECENT reports of large scale German military preparations have not escaped the attention of i diplomatic circles in liondon and abroad and are r reusing some concern says Reuter’s
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    BIG FIRES SWEEP PHILIPPINES.
    102 26 Heut**r 11.000 People Lose Home?. M tnila. Aug A 30L"I 14,000 people m the PhilipA pi nos r< homeless a- the result of two fires which devastated *arge iirea. £:«ht thou: and lost their homes *hen about 1 000 h )u.s*-.s were gutted In on- of
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    BENGAL ASSEMBLY CRISIS.
    69 26 —Reuter No-Confidence Motions Lost Or Dropped. Calcutta. Aug. 10 ot no-confidence against the .Minister of Labour and another Minister in the Bengal Assembly were defeated without division Seven motions against other Ministers were not rnovec A crisis arose earlier this week is a result of a series
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    FIRST SEA LORD RETIRES.
    147 26 Sir Roger Backhouse Takes Over. London. Aug 10. DETIREMENT of Lord Chatfleld. First Sea Lord and Chief of Naval Staff since 1933. took effect today when he was succeeded by Sir Roger Backhouse, reports British Wireless Lord Chatfleld. who is 65 years of age. entered the
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    BRITISH OFFICER SHOT NEAR JERUSALEM.
    33 26 Reuter. Jerusalem. Aug. 14. A 3ritish military officer was amjushed and killed today while driving •i ear to Bethlehem at a spot four suies South jf Jerusalem Reuter.
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    ARMISTICE DECLARED IN BORDER DISPUTE.
    306 26 Agreement Reached After Talks In Moscow. Moscow, Aug. 11 AN ARMISTICE has been declared in the Soviet-Manchukuo-Korean dispute following agreement between the Soviet Foreign Commissar, M. Maxim Litvinoff, and the Japanese Ambassador to Moscow, Mr. Mamoru Shigemitsu. Russian and Japanese troops are to remain in
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    “NO ILLUSIONS” SAYS IL DUCE.
    66 26 Reuter, “Crime Not To Prepare.” Tivoli, Aug. 11. “ll/E have no illusions and we are preparing” Signor Mussolini was cheered when he made this remark while addressing troops near here at the end of the military manoeuvres While in many parts of the world cannons
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    SECRET START TO ATLANTIC FLIGHT.
    66 26 —Reuter. Berlin. Aug. 11 IT was revealed in Berlin this morning that a German Fockewulf Condor aeroplane left Staaken aerodrome secretly at 7.53 last night tBST* on a non-stop flight to New York. A Boston message reports that th 3 plane passed over Notredam Bay.
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    MILLION TROOPS TO DEFEND HANKOW.
    581 27 —Reuter. Plans Revised During Lull in Offence. YANGTSE FLOODS RECEDING: DRIVE EXPECTED SOON. Hankow, Aug. 12. RESPITE provided by the Soviet-Japanese border clanh and floods on the north bank of the Yangtse River has allowed General Chian*? Kaiwhek to revise his plans for the defence
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    JAPANESE USING GAS.
    54 27 -Reuter. Geneva, Aug. 9. A REPORT from Dr. Talbot, attached to the British hospital at Nanchang, affirming that 19 Chinese soldiers whom he attended during the fighting on the Yangtse were suffering from gas poisoning, allegedly mustard gas, has been submitted to the League Secretariat by Dr.
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    FAMOUS COMPOSER’S DEATH.
    63 27 Reuter. Sir I>aoilon Ronald. London, Aug 14. SIR Landon Ronald. Principal of the Guildhall School of Music and conductor ol the Royal Albert Hall Orchestra mow New Symphony Orchestra) died today. Sir Landon Ronald was one <>f England's greatest and wellknown conductors and composers. He was the
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    BRITAIN SENDS ANOTHER REMINDER TO FRANCO.
    58 27 Reuter London, Aug. 5 BRITAIN is reminding Gen. Franco for a second time that he has not replied to the non-intervention plan for the withdrawal of volunteers from Spain. The British Agent with the Burgos Government. Sir Robert Hodgson, has been instructed to request
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    Sudetens: Hodza Sees Leaders.
    262 27 Reuter. IMPORTANT STEPIN PRAGUE. Prague. Aug. 11. *J*HE most important development in the problem of the Sudeten Germans since the arrival of Lord Kunciman from Britain occurred this afternoon when Sudeten delegates, headed by Herr Kundt, leader of the Sudeten group in Parliament, met a cabinet
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    Queen Mary’s Record.
    167 27 noon on Aug 5. 3* 6 knots British Wireless BEATS NORMANDIE BY 1 1/4 HOURS. Tendon, Aug. 8. TTHE Cunard-White Star liner Queen Mary, which established new records for single way runs on two occasions during east to west Atlantic crossings, claimed on completing a voyage today
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    Japan Seeks Support.
    302 27 —Reuter GERMANY A ITALY APPROACHED. Limit To Use As Allies. Berlin, Aug 9. r pfiK approach whi’N Japan i» understood to made to Germany to ascertain the extent of ’he support the Reich would be pn*« pared to give in t*> event of a Japanese-Soviet conn' *t
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    LORD RUNCIMAM MEETS HODZA.
    156 27 1 lt< t. Prague, Aug. 9 I ORD RUNCIMAN. who is attempting; to mediate between the tx Government and the Si.rt*‘V!n (terriwis, today visited Dr Milan He Kina, thi* Czech Premier. Lord Runciman has ritherto nfc most of his time in Prague study ;.p the various
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    GERMANY ALARMED BY FOREIGN REPORTS OF BORDER & ARMY MOVES.
    349 28 GERMANY ALARMED BY FOREIGN REPORTS OF BORDER ARMY MOVES. —Reuter. iNot “War Preparations" Says Berlin. SIGNS OF STRAIN OVER SUDETEN DISPUTE. Aug. 15. FOLLOWING d weekend during which some an- xious feeling was displayed in the world’s capitals, the situation today appears to have eased considerably. In Germany alarm was
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    TRYING TO TRACE BORDER TREATY.
    93 28 R«*ut**r Fruitless Efforts. London, Aug. 12 PVEI? since tin- treaty of Hungehung was mentioned efforts have been made in Britain to find previous references to it, says the London Correspondent. of the Manchester Guardian These efforts have failed—not one ret re nee to the treaty
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    FILM STARS AIDING REDS?
    107 28 Reuter U. 8. Charges, i GRAVE TERRORISM ALLEGED. I Washington, Aug. 14. IONS that some members of the film colony at Hollywood were using their high salaries to finance Communism are made in the report of the investigator for the Congressional Commission whi h is studying
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    HITLER RECEIVES BALBAO.
    35 28 Reuter. Berlin. Aug. 14. Herr Hitler today received Air-Mar-shal Balbao. Governor of Libya. During his visit to Berlin Air-Mar-shal .&gt;aloao will see Field-Marshal Guering and. It is understood discuss ah imaments. Reuter
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    BRITISH MISSION “RESTRAINING.”
    401 28 —Reuter. Lord Runciman's i Influence. Prague, Aug. 14. THE serious illness of Father Hlinka. leader of the Slovak Autonomists, (the Slovak People’s Party), who has contracted pneumonia, raises a highly important problem regarding his successor, whose choice may seriously affect tlie situation in Czechoslovakia. His deputy. Herr
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    GERMAN RESERVISTS IN MANOEUVRES.
    77 28 Reiser. Berlin. Aug. 7. The German decision to include reservists in closed formation in this autumn’s manoeuvres is explained by the newspaper Deutsche Wehr, which says that France formed divisions exclusively of reservists in 1934. Until 1935, Germany had no possibi'ity of training reservists, but last
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    Nazi Army: Paris Calm.
    203 28 —Reuter. •WAR MOVES’ DISCOUNTED. Paris, Aug. 12. JJIPLOMAT1C and political circles in Paris a*re not inclined to put too much faith in today’s reports of Germany's preparations for war on the French and Czechoslovak borders. •But, declares Reuter, it is authoritatively stated that instructions have been
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    GERMAN ARMY MOVES.
    123 28 W 11U dl —Reuter. Authorities Alarmed By Foreign Reports. Berlin, Aug. 14 /“JERMAN press references to army manoeuvres have suddenly ceased the authorities apparently being alarmed by the prominence given to the movements abroad. Reports reaching Berlin confirm the reported wholesale conscription of labour and motor* transport
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    CONFERENCE TRAINS CRASH.
    74 28 On Way To Congress Of Pacification. Mexico City, Aug. H pOUR persons were killed and least 12 injured in a head-on crash between two passenger expresses near the city of Qveretaro. EigW carriages were derailed. Both trains were loaded with tour ists to the International Pacification Conference
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    BARNETT DROPPED FROM FIFTH TEST TEAM.
    259 29 fagg And Leyland Are Included. AMES REPLACES PRICE; EDRICH GIVEN ANOTHER CHANCE. London, Aug. 15. QXKNKTT been dropped irora the fourteen players from whom Kngland’s team for the fifth Test will be chosen, and Fagg and Leyland 4 v been included. The match will
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    RAIN SAVES THE NON-BENDERS.
    247 29 DAIN saved Sir.?apore Non-Benders in their annual match with the aiigor Non-Bei*.ders on the padang e: tlu* weekend. But lor Barrels ai.d Rolle Singapore ‘Auild have put up a poor show. Two butsmen who were expected to score *ell Hopkins and Leijssius. did not rtako a
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    British Athletes Beat French.
    58 29 ‘"Renter. London, Aug. 14. U*? BRITAIN beat France by heirt P nts to in the athletics enH U n hite Cit &gt; over the ♦“vcni n( Bnta,n won all the track steenlf. u &lt;xce pt the two miles the l. 1 tse 1,1 which France took
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    Singapore Boy At Lords.
    59 29 Bertram Clarke, (left) son of Dr. tfoel Clarke of Singapore, jeas one of Eton’s opening batsmen against Harrow at Lords and played innings of 47 and 1H runs at a time when runs were badly needed. The match ended in a draw, Eton scoring 230 and
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    NORTH JOHORE EUROPEANS WIN.
    468 29 •From Our Own Correspondent.) Sega mat. Aug. 14. A COLLAPSE in the second innings against "he hne bowling of Higgins of Rer.gam, whe lock nine wickets i coupled with a briglr half-century from Mathews, was mainly responsible lor the defeat of the North Jahore Rest at
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    CENTURY TO SUTCLIFFE.
    69 29 London, Aug. 15. /GLAMORGAN and Yorkshire won their county matches in two days. Glamorgan winning by seven wickets against Northants and Yorkshire by an Innings and 141 runs against Leicester. Details Northants. 66 (Clay five for 29) and 172 (E. Davies five for 42). Glamorgan 129 and
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    BUDGE TO GET £20,000.
    131 29 London. Aug. 15. PRESENT plans for Budge are that he will take part in a sevenmonths’ tour arranged by the sporting goods firm that sponsored the tours of Fred Perry and Ellsworth Vines. He will be guaranteed £20.000 Budge’s first match will be against Vines not
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    YORKSHIRE’S PATH MADE EASIER.
    234 29 —Reuter Favourites In Championship. London, Aug. 9. T*HE results of county matches ending today have greatly strengthened Yorkshire’s chances of again winning the championship. They are more widely favoured than ever. Details are:— At Northampton. Warwickshire beak Northants by eight wickets. Northants 207 (Hollies 6 for
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    LOSS TO TAIPING RUGBY
    58 29 'From Our Own Correspondent) Taiping August 15 Rugby in this town this season will suiter a great deal from the transfer of Mr T. N Hart to Kuala Kangsar Last year he was responsible in arranging the many matches in this district and in helping to
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    FRIVOL SURPRISES AT PERAK SKYE MEETING.
    776 30 Whitaker Brothers Ride Five Winners Out Of Eight. DOUBLES TO KALAW AND EMPENNAGE. piMVOl.. who won l&gt;y a neck from Policy, with rancan only a neck uwav third and Kvergreen a short head behind fourth, paid the be*' pi it**, on the i.iml day
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    AUSTRALIA TO PLAY GERMANY IN DAVIS CUP.
    124 30 Montreal. Auk. 13. AUSTRALIA beat in the final oi the Pacific zone of the Davis Cup competition, and will meet Ger n any, winners of the European zone lor the right to challenge the holders America. Quist put the match beyond doubt, beating
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    CELTIC WIN BY EIGHT GOALS.
    117 30 Loi don. Aug 14. CELTIC won by an eight-goal margin when Scottish League matches started yesterday. Results:DIVISION i Arbroath 3 Albion Rovers 2 Ayr United 2 Ruith Rovers 1 Celtic 9 Kilmarnock 1 Falkirk 1 Queen’s Park 0 Hibernian 2 Hamilton A. 2 Motherwell 8
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    INDIANS WIN HOSE CAT.
    62 30 (From Our Own Correspondent* Seremban. Aug. 15. ■T'HE Indians won the Hose Cup soccer competition for the first time beating the State Medical Club 2—l. Medical Club scored first through Abdullah, the Indians equalising when Sundraraj netted. The deciding goal was also scored by Sundraraj 20
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    Minor Counties' Table.
    252 30 The Minor Counties cricket table up to July 28 is as follows:— First Inns. No. Pts. Pts. PerP. W. L. W. L. Rst. Pos. Obtd. centage Buckinghamshire 1 1 0 0 0 0 6 6 100.00 Cornwall 1 1 0 0 0 0 6 6 100.00 Norfolk
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    CHINESE WILL BE LEAGUE CHAMPIONS.
    463 30 GUNNERS AHEAD IN SECOND DIVISION. WITH 26 points from 16 games ana I 'i:r mor matches to play th» Ch nrse .ire *un» of becoming first di v s'on league champion again. hjiigli the Gunners are ahead in tlu second division the Inniskillin-'s RAF urd
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    Winchester’s Captain Gathers Fresh Laurels.
    189 30 London, Aug. 5. D. B. PROUD, captain of WinChester, who scored a century in 18 minutes for the Rest against the Lord’s Schools the day before, was almost entirely responsible for the creditable total of the Public Schools against the Army at Lord yesterday. Incidentally,
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      60 30 l)oiil»lr loirs The first double tJte paid $109 r,&gt; each ci eleven winning ticket*. Four ticket holders received S261 from the double on races seven and eight Mir Bi«* S&gt;v€*r|i The total pool on the bit* sweep on race eight was $37,300 The draw re suited as follows: First *****
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    DIVIDENDS FAIRLY HIGH AT IPOH SKYE MEETING.
    689 31 fCalaw Wins Easily To Pay Best Price. MR. L. WHITAKER RIDES FOUR WINNERS. (From Our Own Correspondent) lpoh, Aug. 11. rvIVIDKNUS were better than average on the first day of the Perak U rurl club’s Skye meeting today. Best, price of the day
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    Fagg Was Fifth To Score 1,000 Runs In July.
    104 31 O n,v four cricketers had scored 1,000 runs in July before Fagg made his 26th run against Hampshire on July 30—K. S. Ranjitsinghji, D. Denton. C. P. Mead and E. Tyldesley. Each of the five batsmen, except Tyldesley scored four hundreds—the
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    BOWLERS GET TEN WICKETS EACH.
    98 31 London. Aug. y. 'yHE Australians beat Durham by an innings and 179 runs. After declaring their innings at 380 for five the visitors dismissed Durham for 105. Fleetwood-Smith took six wickets tor 53 and O’Reilly four for 32. Durham followed on and were all out
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    SELANGOR T.C. AUTUMN MEETING.
    56 31 Entries close at noon on Friday, Sept. 9. for the Selangor Turf Club’s Autumn meeting to be held on Saturday, Sept. 24. Wednesday. Sept. 28 and Saturday. October 1. There will be two runs for all class two horses, two for all class three horses and
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    Hard Hitting Bouts In Gordons' Inter-Company Novices' Finals.
    377 31 XHKUE were four first round kno novices’ boxing finals of the Go cided last week at Selarang. Hard hitting was evident in ne i hat between L/C Gardner and Pt was a willing contest, ended when G jaw to put Gibb down
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    MR. VAN TOOREN WON $7,900 AT PENANG.
    508 31 DODD CHAMPION JOCKEY. MR A. VAN TOOREN ot Port Swettenham won $7,900 in stakes at the Penang Turf Club’s Autumn Meeting J Duval heads the trainers list, lollowed closely by M. van Breukelcn, who saddled four winners on the last day. Dodd. E
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      39 31 DOUBLE TOTE The double totes returned $271 and $311. BIG SWEEP Empennage Foxy Ladolet Jackie Mac Bechester Explode Sir Patrick Pacarose Spring Girl *****—First. ***** —Second. *****—Third. ***** —Starter *****— Do. *****- Do. *****— Do. *****— Do. *****— Do.
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    LANCASHIRE DROP INTO FOURTH PLACE IN COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP.
    330 32 -Reuter. Chances Of Winning Remote. MIDDLESEX TAKE FULL POINTS, YORKSHIRE ONLY FOUR. London, Aug. 12. EAILDLESEX had a good win in the county matches just concluded, beating Kent by an innings margin. Middlesex slightly reduced the margin between them and Yorkshire, who
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    Duration Of Tests Discussed.
    86 32 London, Am;, a. The following statement has been issued by Lieutenant-Colonel R. S. Ra.it Kerr, secretary of the M.C.C.: "The question of the duration of England v. Australia Test matches in Fngland was discussed at Lord’s at a conference between representatives of the M.C.C. and representatives
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    CRITCHLEY WINS BELGIAN TITLE.
    106 32 Golf. MISS FISH WICK IS WOMEN S CHAMPION. Brussels, Aug. 12. ORIGADIER-GENERAL A C. Critch- ley beat H G. Bentley, the British Walker Cup player. 2 up in the final of the Belgian open championship. Henry Cotton was a competitor. Marcel Dallemagne won the title last
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    AUSTRALIANS OUT FOR 297.
    50 32 London. Aug. 12. THE Australians made 297 runs against Surrey—a much smaller total than was expected after their stumps score of 204 for four. Barnes contributed 63. Surrey had replied with 105 for seven when rain caused an abandonment of play. O’Reilly took four for 25.
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    County Cricket Table.
    228 32 County Cricket Table 1st Innings Lead. Match P W L D. L. D. Pts. Aver. Points awarded 12 4 4 /orkshire (1) 22 15 2 5 0 4 196 8 90 Middlesex (2) 19 13 5 1 0 1 160 8 42 Surrey (8) 19 11 3 5 1 3
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    BUDGE QUITS THE AMATEUR RANKS.
    316 32 MATCH WITH VINES IN JANUARY. New York. Aug. 9. rvOXALD BUDGE, world's leading amateur tennis player, has decided to turn protessional. He is expected to start exhibition matches with Ellsworth Vim i in Berlin in January. That Budge would eventually turn professional has long oeen
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    ALL BLACKS HAD MORE RESISTANCE IN SECOND TEST.
    119 32 Rugby- Brisbane, Aug. 4. ORILLIANTLY sustained for 25 minutes, the rally by the Australians in the second half of the second Test against the New Zealanders today almost gave the home side a moral victory. Bv their 20-14 win, New Zealand retain
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    Malayan Rugby XV For Hong Kong.
    67 32 (From Our Own Correspondents Penang, Aug. 12 The Malayan Rugby Union at&gt; making arrangements to send Malayan Rugby team to H &gt;a r Kong towards the end of tbf coming season, said Mr. W. D. Ersklne-Crum at a meeting of Rugby enthusiasts of the
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    FOUR WORLD SWIMMING RECORDS.
    152 32 ARNE BORG'S TIMES ECLIPSED. Tokio, Aug. .1 FOUR new wor:d records and v new national record were »s: .-.tlished in today’s Eastern Japan swarning championships held at tin .\N jj shrine pool today. The li years, old world record lor 1500 metres freestyle established ay Arne
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    ST. ANDREWS PAST BEAT PRESENT.
    206 32 DAST beat Present with four miivu:r&gt; to spare when St. Andrews’ School present pupils and Old Boys met cricket on Sunday. It was a good match for Thoy. woo scored a bright 86 and took seven wickets for 30 P Singh and Sullivan batted well
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    LABUAN SCHOOL SPORTS.
    89 32 The eighth annual athletic sp*. of the Labuan Government School wer e held at the School unc the patronage of Mr. R. W. Jakem M.C.S., Resident. Labuan, on Aug Th e feature of the meeting was :rv‘ long jump event, in which Peng Omar Alii, the winner
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      FRASER AND COMPANY’S SHARE MARKET REVIEW.
      714 1 Devaluation Rumours Encourage Gold Buying. Q'jiHT CONDITIONS WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN PRICES. vkly repor* on the share ...rk t issued at the close of jMiiess oil 1 uesday, F raser and .'orpuny write: political news and currency rrour' accompanied by an almost lTcu-dented demand
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      SINGAPORE PRODUCE PRICES
      229 1 Singapore. Aug. 17, 12 noon. Buyers Sellers Gambler 7.25 Hamburg Cube $13.00 Java Cube $ll.OO **eppet White Mumok $13.25 1 Whit c 512.75 Black 8.25 Copra Mixed $3 10 1 Sun Dried $3.40 I ain&lt; &gt;cn Small Flake $3 60 Fan Flake $3.50 Medium Pearl $3 90
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      July Tin-ore Production.
      77 1 *T*HE following particulars ol t.n-ore production refer to July Hours Yardage ore. K’’n! r i T umpur Tin 670 145,393 464 Malayan Tin 922 Malaysian Tin 211 Nawng Pet 242 Rahman Hydraulic... 950 Satupulo 662 148.000 935 Southern Malayan 1.65.1 Takuapa Valley. Dredge 1 612 145,000 437
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      SINGAPORE RUBBER PRICES (Sellers).
      59 1 Date Spot Aug. Sept. Oct.-Dec Jan.-Mar. Apr.-June Toncl on A„c it 26*', 26% 26% 27% 28 28% 7 13 18 12 26% 26 Vs* 26% 27V- 27% 28% 7% I.*, 26% 26% 26 V: 267. 27% 27% 16 26% 26% 26 k- 26% 27% 27% 7%
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      FIXED TRUST QUOTATIONS.
      114 1 (From Our Own Correspondent.) London. Aug. 15. The following are today’s “bid" quotations for Fixed Trust: s. d. British Empire “A” 20 IV2 British Empire “B 9 1\' 2 British Empire Cumulative 15 0 British Empire C’.-rehensive 15 0 British General “A” 18 6 British General “B”
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      CURRENCY CHAOS IN N. CHINA.
      197 1 Japanese Decree Defied. AN order in Peiping fixing tin* purchasing power ot notes of the Hankow Government at 90 per cent, of their lace value is not being complied with by the general public, says Reuter. The order, which was promulgated on Monday, goes back
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      JAPAN TAKES LARGER IRON ORE SHIPMENTS.
      50 1 IN June, the U M S. product d 211 2‘JU, tons of iron ore all cf wh’ch was shipped to Japan. Johore slfipped 58 096 tons; Kelantan 22.040 tons and Trengganu 131.090 tons. These shipments were made from mines owned and worked V Japanese
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      RAWANG CONCESSIONS ANNUAL MEETING.
      866 2 Dredging Results For Year Considered Satisfactory. ACCOUNTANCY CHANGE WILL SHOWHIGHER WORKING COSTS. A I)1)RKSSING shareholders at the annual meeting ot’ Rawang &lt; 'oncessions Ltd. in Kuala Lumpur &lt;&gt;n Thursday, Mr. H. A. Coates, a director who presided, said:— T have already addressed the .shareholders of Rawang
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      SINGAPORE RUBBER AUCTION.
      154 2 4IS Tons Sold THE Singapore Chamber of Commerce Rubber Association held its 1,294th auction on Aug. 10 when oi 1.219.807 lb. &lt; 544.56 tons* catalogued, 1.027.883 lb. &lt; 458.88 tons) was offered and 937.010 lb &lt;418.31 tons) was sold London spot 7%d. New York spot 18 l
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      KUALA KAMPAR TIN FIELDS.
      647 2 PROGRESS MADE Willi NEW DREDGE. LOWER YARDAGE TREATED. 4 !'PLKSMNG shaivivuders at the annual meeting of Kuala Kampar Tin p’ielcK Ltd. in Kuala Lumpur on Friday. Mr. H. A. Coates, a director who presided, said:— Thi No. 1 dredge had to be &lt; losed down for
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      MALIM NAWAR TIN PLANT CLOSED DOWN.
      478 2 Quota Being Produced By Its Associated Companies. 4 PDRKSFIXG Muu'choidvt&gt; at [i\* annua! meeting «»t Malim Xa i war Tin Ltd. in Kuala Lumpur on i Fnda\, Mr. H. A. Coates, a director who presided, said: The fall In the price of tin during
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      STANTON NELSON’S RUBBER REVIEW.
      472 3 wiK\l» CONFIDENCE IN PRICE THEM). Ft RTHER ADVANCE LIKELY. I weekly report on the rubber i a k( issued at noon on Thursday. Stanton Nelson and Co.. Ltd., write: 1). the face of recent events in the r r East coupled with the threatening outlook in
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      JULY TIN DOMESTIC EXPORTS.
      36 3 T nH s^c production, as repre■j XviV« ci by (!X P°rts from the F.M.S. •'r. Mala(, ca. of tin and tin-in-v&gt; July totalled 3.539 tons. :&gt; ,u es 16 tons released under stocks.
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      LEWIS & PEAT'S RUBBER REPORT.
      209 3 LEWIS PEAT'S RUBBER REPORT. CONDITIONS MORE HEALTHY. j IN a weekly report on the rubber market issued at noon on Frltiais. Lewis and Peat 'Singapore). Ltd write The International situation has again caused a certain amount of hesitancy among holders and a little nervous selling has taken place during the
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      GUTHRIE’S RUBBER REPORT.
      273 3 Improved Tour In Ilir Market. IN a weekly report on the rubber market issued on Thursday. Guthrie and Co.. Ltd. write The political situation, particularly in the Far East, has continued to overshadow the market which has ruled generally dull and at times easy or. limited speculative
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      TIN-ORE EXPORT DUTY.
      45 3 THE export duty on tin-ore collected by the Malayan Government in June was only $462,255, the lowest for many months. The total collected in the half-year ended June is $4,548 143 which compares with 53.838.179 collected in the corresponding period of 1937.
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      COLONIAL TRADE EXPANSION.
      210 3 Tin Output Increased. AN all-round increase of British Colonial trade from €466.000.000 in 1935 to nearly €506.000.000 in 1936 its recorded in the economic survey of the Colonial Empire lor the latter year, issued today by the Stationery Office. Exports rose trom €239.000.000 to nearly €259.000.000. and
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      JULY RUBBER CROPS.
      176 3 r PHE following crops of rubber were harvested by the respecti e estates in July: lb. Alor Pongsu 38.073 Bedong Rubber 65.234 Temerloh Rubber 22.875 Penang Rubber 146.000 Sabrang Rubber 65.000 Straits Rubber 171.000 Rubana Rubber 75.000 Bagan Serai Rubber 52.000 Tali Ayer Rubber 73.250 Batak Rabit
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      COLONY RUBBER STOCKS HIGHER.
      64 3 /\N Augt. 31 Colony rubber stocks .stood at 50.963 tons compared with 49,641 tons t the end of J’ ly m-re we rr 4... t *ons in the hands o&lt; dealers and the balanc of 5.865 ton. was held by harbour boards, rail wav codowns d
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      Kramat Tin Dredging.
      569 3 Production Costs Rise Slightly. 4 DDKKSSING shareholders at the* animal meeting ot Kramat Tin Dredging Ltd. in Kuala Lumpur on Friday, Mr. H. A. Coates, a director, who presided, said:— The dredge operated satisi actorily throughout the year, but the ground treated was of considerably lower value
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      “TWO CONFLICTING FUNCTIONS” OF TIN BUFFER POOL.
      1412 4 Subsidiary To Quotas Or Spearhead Of Control COMMENT BY THE TIMES AND FINANCIAL PRESS. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Aug. 10. |V/|K. R. (J. Mills, whose appointment to manage the tin buffer pool wa&gt; announced this week, left London on holiday yesterday to
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      JULY TIN SHIPMENTS.
      92 4 TIN shipments from Malay in July totalled 5.923 toi s compared with 4.116 t«ms in June This brings the total shipments for the seven months ended July to 41.485 compared with 5- 701 tons in the corresponding period of last year Of the July shipn ents, 4.270
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      N.I. OIL OUTPUT.
      78 4 Amsterdam, Aug. 6. THE oil output of Java and Madura for the first half-year of 1938 amounted to 510.308 metric tons, against 422.621 tons in the same period of 1937. The production of Northern Sumatra was 453,261 tons, against 384.942 tonsPalembang. 1.334 637 tons (1,372.094); Djambi, 475.329
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      PAHANG PARA RUBBER SYNDICATE.
      283 4 liM'rrasnl Proceeds Of Sales. THE annual general meeting oi tht Pahang Para Rubber Syndicate Lt&lt; was held last week. Mr. Cyril Hughes (the chairman said that proceeds of -ubber sales a 1 £14,31C showed an increase of £806 During the year they harvested a croj of
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      BRITISH OVERSEAS TRADE.
      141 4 Exports. Slight Recovery In London. July 15 THE downward trend of British over seas trade continued during K though there was a slight recovery: exports. Exports were valued at £37.469.?'' against £36.893.525 in June as £47.594.677 in July last year J5 value of imports was €73.038.91 against
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      RAUB GOLD OUTPUT RISES SHARPLY.
      98 4 •THE output of fine gold from Australian Gold Mining C°.. in the four weeks ended Aug. 13. s a sharp rise of 152 ounces compaj with the preceding four-weekly The local secretaries this morn state:—- “The crushing battery treated 5tons of ere returning 1,640.62 oun
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      STOCKS AND SHARES..
      1182 5 Issued By Fraser And Co., EXCHANGE AND STOCK BROKERS. Singapore, August 17, 10 a.m. MINING. slM¥ Van Buyers Sellers i \jni&gt;at Tin 4/- 4/4% Asam Kumbang 28/6 30/6 Austral Malay 44/- 48/-n. cd 5 1 Ayer Hitam 24/9 25/9 1 Ayer Weng Off 0^63 1 Batu Selangor
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      FRASER & COMPANY LIST OF CURRENT DIVIDENDS.
      204 5 FRASER COMPANY LIST OF CURRENT DIVIDENDS. Singapore, Aug. 16. 5 p.m. finsncla CWaj «oi Company Dividervi Close Date 8s Div Tin oavable Data to data toS?®* Malay 9d 9d bonus T^ u Selangor 2%% Aug. 20 Aug. 25 Aug. 21 12*tf&gt; Tin r ,%tot. Aug. 13 Aug. 20 Aug. 14
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      RUBBER SHARES.
      591 5 London Exchange Prices On Aug. 9. Allagar (2/) 1/; Alor Pongsu (2/&gt; 1/10; Anglo-Malay 9/9; Ayer Kuning 24/4%; Badenoch 19/6; Bagan Serai 17/6; Bahru (Sel.) (2/) 2/1%; Banteng 13/9; Batang (2/j /8%; Batu Caves 15/6; Batu Tiga 28/8; Bekoh (2/) 1/0%; Bertam Con (2/) 3/0%; Bidor 23/9; Blkam
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      London Stock Exchange.
      332 5 Easier Trend In Most Sections. London, Aug. 16. TWE following are today’s closing middle prices on 'He London 8tock Exchange: Shares of £i denomination unless otherwise stated Yesterday Rise or fall Conversion Loan o u.c 1944-64 114% funding Loan 4 o.c 1960-90 113% War Loan 3% p.c
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      TIN SHARES.
      160 5 London Exchange Prices On Aug. 9. Ampat (4/) 3/9; Anglo-Burma (5/) 13/3; Ayer Hitam (5/) 1 7/32; Bangrin 1 3/32; Gopeng Cons. (5/) 9/6; Hongkong (5/) 1 3/32; Idris (5/) 7/3; Ipoh (16/) 1 7/32; Jelapang 31/; Kampong Lanjut 18/6; Kamuntlng (5/) 9/0; Kepong 19/32; Killinghall (5/) 17/6;
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      SINGAPORE TIN PRICES.
      19 5 Aug. 11 Tin. S'pore Price $98.25 per picul 12 97.75 15 97.50 16 97.25 17 97.75
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      139 6 1936 and 1937 issues completely sold out The STRAITS TIMES ANNUAL for 1938 will be ready Nov. 1st. 220 pa&es including several full pa&es of coloured prints pictorially portraying the infinite charm of Malaya. Several full-pa&e colour plates depicting the vivid beauty of Malayan life and landscape. These plates are
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