THURSDAY, AUGUST 19, 1926,
COAL STOPPAGE,
RUBBER MARKET.
IS THE END IN SIGHT AT LAST?
SINGAPORE NOTES BY »
LATES DIVIDENDS. "
HOURS THE CRUX.
Rugby, Aug: 18.
CABLE.
By courtesy of Messrs. Carrol! Bros.]
Singapore, Aug. 19.
The con negotiations will be opened to-morrow. Mr. A. J. Cook, the Minera Secretary, to-day cent per b.
addreshed a letter to the Mine Owners Association, asking that meeting should be arranged be- tween the "Executive Committees of the two sides, and this has been fixed for to-morrow afternoon.
The Government was notified of this development, but, no request has, yet liben made for its partici-i pation. If the miners and owners require the aegistance of an inde "pendent Chairman for their deli
berations, "the Government will be willing to appoint one.
The Prime Minister was present to-day at a meeting of the Cabinet Committee which has dealt with the dispute.
The latest development gives general satisfaction, and the belter is strong that an end of the stop- page is within sight.
It understood that the only restrictions on the negotiations im- posed by the miners' delegates on their Executive, Committee is that there shall be a national as opposed to district acțilement..
„ Question of Hours,
The crux of the negotiations will probably be the question of hours. The men's representatives are likely to maintain as long na is possible their resistance to an in crease of the seven-hours" working day, she extension of which, unti! the coal industry is once again upon Ha feet, is regarded by the owners
stenomically indispensable.
Elaborate tables have been pre- pared by the owners comparing the wages that can be paid to the the various grades of men employed) in pits for seven and eight;hours"! work, respectively, and those are Eikely to form the subject of much? technical discussion between the two sides.—British Wireless. Ser- vice.
Bogey of Taxation.
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Swansea. Aug. 18. Speaking here, Mr. Winston Churchill, Chancel or
the Exchequer reviewed the coni, din- pute. He sald he had every hope in the belief that lasting and hóncungble settlement would be realised.
avoiding increasing taxation
The price of raw rubber is 8614
The following dividends have been declared.
Nyalas..... .15% Anal. Indragiris. .7 interim. Teluk. Ansons .10% Changkat Serdangs 10% New Serendaha...10%
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Alor Gajahs
Amalgamated Malays
Ayer Moleks Ayer Panas
Balgownies Bassetts Brogas
Bukit Jelotongs
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AMERICA TO WITHDRAW FROM PHILIPPINES.
SOLICITOR'S DUTY.
SEQUEL TO TRIAL JUDGE'S "CRITICISMS,
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. COURT OF APPEAL'S FINDING. the plaintiff on the appeal, at once
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was called in to prepare the con- veyance, did not make all the on- quiries that he might have made, (but that is a very different thing from saying that the plaintiff foally had no independent legal advics; and Mr. Parsons, who appeared for,)
disclaimed any imputation of Mr. Cebu, Aug. 18.
Singapore, Aug. 7.
Altkon's honesty in the matter. In Senator Oamena, a prominent In glving judgment yesterday point of fact, Mr. Altkon did exactly Filipino leader, speaking at a morning in the appeal brought by what, according to the opinion ax- luncheon in honour of Colonel Shaik Allie bin Omar bin Abdullah pressed by Fletcher Moulton L. J. Carmi-Thompson, who is the per- Bhashuan against a decision of Mr. in re Coomber, it was his duty to sonal representative of President Justice Deane, the members of the do; he oxpiained to his client the Coolidge investigating conditions | Singapore Court of Appeal express-nature of the proposed transaction. on the Islands, declared that Pre. od their views upon the extent of, and the consequences of it, but he sident Coolidge had promised that a solicitor's duty in advising his did not go further and advise her. the United States would withdraw client. In the original action plain-whether the stop she was taking from the Philippines as soon
tiff. Inche Noriah binte Mohamed was a wise step or not. *: the natural resources of the Tahir, claimed that a deed of gift understanding seems to have arisen Islands were developed.
dated April 1922, whereby she from the fact that the plaintif was Senator Osmena added that the transferred to Shajk Allie certain regarded by the judge as a parkon. promise was made when he visit property in Singapore valued at requiring special protection. It ed the United States. President $22,000, should be set aside on the seems to me that if the plaintiff, Coolidge saying:
ground that it had been executed. was to be treated" as in "need of 485 "We will withdraw, but we do under the undue influence of the protection she had to prove that her not intend to leave you with defendant. In giving judgment for mental powers had decayed to such limited resources. We desire Arst the plaintiff Mr. Justice Deane held an extent that she was in no better to assist you in promoting econ-that she did not have proper inde-ense than a young person just of omic development. We cannot pendent legal advice and comment-age, but, as already mentioned, the perform the work alone and we ed strongly on the conduct of Mr. evidence is all the other way."
her Mr. Justice McCabe Reny's want the Filipinos to participate." James Aitken, who acted, as
Reuter.
In their judyments the
Difficulties. Chief Justice (Sir William Muriaon) Mr. Justice. McCabe Reay, in the and Mr. Justice Brown disagreed course of his judgment, said: "3 with the strictures passed upon Mr.have had great difficulty in coming Aitken by the trial judge, but Mr. to a decision, for the reason, speak- Justice McCabe Reny considered ing generally, that I think it very that Mr. Altken should have gone dangerous to apply the rules of further than he did and have de- English law regarding transactions finitely advised the plaintiff to make between educated English people, the gift or not. The Chief Justice. either inter se or with their solici with whom Mr. Justice Brown con-tors, to transactions between ar old ARRIVES IN SAN FRANCISCO carred, said he was Inclined to con-literate Melay.
clude, although the matter was capable native man of business or New York. Aug. 18.
not free from oubt, that there was the one hand, and The largest shipment of gold in fact no presumption of undue in-between such a woman and an 58 hitherto received from Australia, fluence, but, even if a confidential English solicitor. In view of the aggregating about $30,000,000, relationship existed between the whole of the evidence, which shews parties to the appeal the appellant clearly the great trust imposed by has arrived in San Francisco:
2.70 13.00 4.80 1.35
1.65
Bukit Katila
1.10 1.20
Changkat Serdanga
9 70
Connemaras
3.05
Glenealies.
2.90
10 30
1.85
2.60
4.10
9.30
3.95
4.20
Malakoffs
275 4 80
Mandai Tekongs
.95
Mayfields
15.75
Indragiris Jerams Jimahs
Kedahs
"Kempas
Kuala Sidims Lunas
Malaka Pindas
Mentakabs New Serendahs
Pajams
Punggors
Sandycrofts
Scudais
Sungei Bagars Tapebs
Tambulaks Teluk Ansons United Maluccas Utan Simpana.....
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It is largely comprised of Brihad discharged the onus upon him the respondent in the appellant, I tish sovereigns, being transferred to shew that the gift was not am of opinion that such a confi- 2.75 to the Federal Reserve Bank. Prompted by undue failuence exer- dential relationship existed be
New York, for account of the cised by the appellant over tween them as would justify the: Bank of England settlement of respondent; and that the respon Court in granting relief unless it
adequate independent international balances.-Reuter.
appeared that respondent 'hat in- advice and well knew the nature dependent advice. It is here that and effect of the deed which she the great dificulty presents itself. executed,
The learned trial judge, who hadi After referring to the evidence all the parties before him, found! given, during the case the Chief that her sclicitor failed in his duty Joktice said it appeared that Mr. to her and did not go far enough Aitken thoroughly explained to the in the advice her gave her. What respondent the effect of the deed he said to her was, in effect, what and was satisfied that she was men was held in re Coomber to have; tally very capable, did understand been sufficient as between Mrs.! the gTect of it; and wished to pre-Coomber and her solicitor, but it is sent the property to the appellant precisely here that doubt arises in Peking, August 3. because he had been kind to her. Reports that the staff of the What Mr. Aitken did not do was what
my mind. Can it be said that Shanghai, Aug. 18.
Chinese Legation in Tokyo has to ask her if she had enough to was necessarily suficient between was sufficient in England An interesting article appear- The possibility of reducing, tax-ed in yesterday's Russian paper, secretly sold the site of the legalive upon apart from the property. English solleftór in this tion had been postponed. "Indeed, the Shanghai Zarya regarding Library have stirred 134 members to make the gift or not....
tion to the Japanese Imperiali and to advise her whether she ought
country and un. cld liter- my whole efort will be directed to the formation of a new Society in or the old Chinese Parliament ta was said that the onus in regard are, on the surface, very similar.
Itate Malay woman? Moscow known as the Brethren of on over-pressed industries or neces the Black Star, which has been issue a lengthy circular telegram to the presumption of undue in-Mrs. Coomber's gift was to her son; te the country denouncing the fluence was atill not discharged the appellant is related to the rea- xaries for popular consumption. established for the purpose of alleged deal and calling upon the because Mr. Aitken did not enquire pondent. Even if all the men on the coal eradicating Communist, officials Government to order, the entire as to her other means and whether difference remains. and, in view of But the fundamental Belds go to work to-morrow it will from office.
Tegation home and try them for she could afford to make the gift; the age, nationality, lack of educa only be by the very greatest of
The article states that lately their alleged betrayal of national for these considerations were, ittion and general state of depen- Exertions and contrivance that hundreds of mysterious letters, interests. additional taxation can be avoided. Signed by the organisation and
was argued, an essential factor indence of the respondent I think it The circular says that the Chi-the giving of Independent advice..was not sufficient for her aclicitor bearing a black star on the nese legation in Tokyo is situated Hla lordship then repeated that part merely to ask whether she knew fletterhead have been received by in the most prosperous district of of the judgment of Fletcher Moul and understood what she was doing. practically all the prominenthe Japanese capital When the ton L. J. in re Coomber, "In which He should, in my opinion, have Communist officials, threatening site was acquired by the then Im he said a solicitor's duty on this gone further; he should have treat- SMUTS REAPPEARS. murder unless they resign from perial Government. Chine paid peint was clearly dealt with. The ed her as if she was a young per office and hand over a certain more than $1,000,000 for it. but whole trend and obvious intention son in England and definitely ad- amount of money.
since the earthquake of 1923 the of Moulton L. J's judgment on this vised her to make the gift or not. It is further stated that "the land has risen in value to such an point, he continued, was to elimin-I agree, however, that no moral Society has carried out the extent that to-day "it is at least ate the idea that approval, as dis-blume whatever attaches to Mr. threats in many, instances. Al worth more than $5,000,000. The tinct from advice, la necessary..... Aitken for what was at most an ready several high Communist M.P.'s then go on to say that the No doubt solicitors often went honest error of judgment, and in- officials have been found murder-stuff has no right to dispose of the beyond what was necessary and diced, I do not think the learned trial the Town Hall yesterday evening, ed in various parts of Moscow. property and that if the pay has gave approval or disapproval. as, in judge intended his strictures to be which was the first. occasion In each instance a black star was been in arrears it is the business fact, Mr. Campbell said he would read in that sense, although he which he had delivered a speech stuck on the forehead of the mur- of the Walchiaopu to raise funds have done. But they were only certainly used some expressions in public at a political gathering dered man. Reuter,
for them. For them to sell the concerned here with the, limits of which are open to this construc-| land to the Japanese Library is not solicitor's duty: not with only a grave reflection on the extent to which friendly interest Chinese Government but will make could and often did go. both the Chinese people and China
BREAKS FOUR YEARS SILENCE,
Johannesburg. August 18, Addressing a crowded meeting in
in Johannesburg since the strike of 1922, General Smuts" was fre quently interrupted by a small and rowdy section, which continually shouted, hooted and waved red
There were many free fights. and a number of the, most pro- minent rowdies were ejected.
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interested.
YEN'S CLIMB.
REASONS GIVEN BY
EXPERTS."
The
New York, August 18. yen'a
the tion."
an international laughing stock. "Every Thing the Law Required
The telegram urging the Government to reculli
concluder
by
the
The Chief Justice remarked that he did not quite follow Mr. Justice McCabe Reay's judgment; it seem- fed to differ from theirs.
Mr. Roland Braddell (for the) appellant) and it did not come to
If it was a dia-i
of Him." the legation staff and send a com- that the learned judge below, in any conclusion.
The Chief Justice said he thought General Smuts, referring to the
petent man to Japan to negotiate holding that the respondent was not senting judgment, however, it did ag and secession questions, said
fer the rescinding of the agreement | that owing to the different voice towards parity is being watched between
courageous climb alleged to have been entered into Aitken did not go into the question In the report it would, probably be properly" advised because Mr. not affect the decision of the Court. with which Ministers spoke, nobody knew where they stood with regard world, especially in New York, Kuo Wen."
the legation and sympathetically throughout the Japanese
of her means and advise her that treated as a dissenting judgment. Library authorities.-- to the great question in which the where experts ascribe its advance.
she ought not to make the gift," had Mr. Dudley Parsons, for respon- Country
gone outside the principles laid dent, applied for and was granted The Arstly, to improved conditions. in Prime Minister was keeping quiet, Japan as shown in recent trade re
down by Moulton L. J. "It appears a stay of execution for four months. while the country was very anxinus ports, coupled with the fact that
to me," his lordship sald, "that all He stated that they wished to apply to hear General Hertzog's views at exports are now understosti to ex-
the advice which the law requires to counsel at home for an opinion; the imperial Conference, as to what ceed imports necessitating the sale
was given and that the omission to it depended on that opinion whe- policy he would advocate there. of dollars and the purchase of yen;
go further and give or withhold ther the matter would proceed fur- They wanted to know whether Gen-secondly, to a widespread bellef
approval from the point of view of ther or not."S. F. P." eral Hertzok would demand the that the Japanese Government in-
the assignor's material interests is declaration of South Africa's intends to take advantage of the
!not a sufficient ground for saying' dependence, which he (Hertzog opening of the export season to
that the assignor did not have inde- had favoured in the course of a restore the gold standard; thirdly,
58,000 GUINEA PICTURE.
pendent advice.. I ought to speech at Stellenbosch.
add that in view of the remarks by to recent heary purchases of yen
London, July 29-A sale at Moulton L. J. in re Coomber con- General-Sinuts said that such a by Indian and Chinese speculators, Christles yesterday proved that cerning the duties incumbent upon declaration would mean the break armed at the sensational collapse Romney is still the best selier., up of the Empire. They wanted of the price of liver and the re-
a solicitor advising a client "in re- Sir William Bromley Davenport gard to a voluntary gift, I find my-
Africa.
Interruptions became so serious
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to know General Hertzog's policy, salt of the expected abolition of told an interviewer that the pic-self unable to endorse the strictures for the pulley he had pursued had sliver currency in India; fourthly, ture was prized as a family pos- which the learned trial judge has not been in the interest of South to rumoured heavy buying during session and he did not like selling passed upon the conduct of Mr. "Scaramouche."
the last few weeks in all foreign his Grandmother, but a country Aitken, In my opinion Mr. Aitken that a Labour leader appealed for centres, by Yokohama Specie Bank, gentleman could not afford to re-did everything which the law re- As the Bank of Japan's official tain priceless pictures in these quired of him in the position in order, but ineffectually, and the uproar was to tremendous that the ent; fifthly, to bolated covering days of appalling taxation. which he was placed." Chairman advised General Smuts time of the earthquake-Router's longer responsible for the custody by "shorts" who sold heavily at the He was relieved that he was no to speak later, when a hearing American Service. would be, ensured. A vote of
of that treasure which burglars| Mr. Justice Brown's Judgment August 20-At Lammert Bros', -thanks was carried with deafening|
would have secured two years ago was also read. It was necessary, Salen Room, stationery and other cheers. There were more free
if he had not replaced it with a he said, to make some reference to miscellaneous goods, 11 a.m. fights while the hall was emptying.
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was determined to get it at all the conduct of Mr. Aitken. “I am
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