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Kean Contest Expected. To-morrow's fight is expected to be one of the toughest ever enter-
TO-MORROW'S CONTEST INd into by the champion in defence of his title. Singer is a clever boxer and bard hitter, and fight tans here Javour in to wa dua to his youth and eagerness. Man. dell's inactivity in defending his crown is also considered to be a point in Singer's favour.
New YORK, July 16 - Sammy Mandel's annual appear. ance in defence of the lightweight championship, which he has guard- ed so carefully for nearly four years, will occur to-morrow night, when he inets Al Singer of New York in a 15-round bout at the
Polo Grounds.
Since winning the world's light weight championship from Rocky Kansas in Chiengo on July 3, 1926, Sammy has established a record Ice elusiveness saldom equalled in prize-ring history. When he wAS chosen to fight he has whipped the best men of his weight in convine ing fashion.
Mandell gave Jimmy McLarnin a boxing lesson in a title fight two
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years ago, and has beaten Phil McGraw, Jackie Fields, Billy Petrolle, Tony Canzoneri, and Luis Vincentini. Recently he lost twice to McLarnin at catchweights, con- veding six or seven pounds.
Al Singer, darling of New York decision to Kid Jewry, lost a Chocolate last August and knocked out
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One of the largest crowds over to see a lightweight championship fight here is expected at the Yau- kee Stadium to-morrow night. Singer is very popular and is being bailed by his friends as a Beany Leonard."
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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS. THURSDAY, JULY 17, 1930.
CHINESE LABOUR IN MALAYA.
GOOD" RESULTS FROM "FIRM" METHODS.
SECRET SOCIETIES ON THE DECREASE.
was $33,671.97 of which 8398.75 was
The report of Mr. A. M. Good- The income of the Singapore Po
Affairs for the Straits Settlements brought forward from the previous man, the Secretary-for-Chinese-oung Kuk Committee for the year
for the year 1929, "statea r
year. The principal items of in- come were the Government con- tribution of $10,000, annual sub xcriptions $1,382,50, special sub- scriptions $17,691.3 and interest 82,007.07.
The number of Chinese im migrants arriving at Singapore by sea from China (including Hong Kong) was 293,167 compared with 205,700 in 1998.
Of these 13,485 proceeded direct to Penang where US.667 disembarked, the remaining If Al wins he probably will be 4,319 continuing their journey to matched to fight Jack "Kig"Rangoon or Calcutta. Berg, English lightweight,
Ex-
perts here are of the opinion that Berg should have met Mandell as
result of his smashing Victory over Tony Canzoneri, former featherweight champion, here as winter. It is pointed out, however, that the appearance of Singer almost guarantees the fight a finan- cial success, while and Berg been pitted against the champion the gate receipts might not have been
large.
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been Singer's one ambition since Winning the lightweight title has he was 14 years old.
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All the fellows in school want- ed to be lightweight champion," he recalled, because they idolized Benny Leonard as I did. "We used to box a little in that school, and I usually brought the gloves. At that time I could lick any kid up to 115 pounds, and I only weighed
4 myself."
unexpectedly
If Singer does win he will be the Ignacio Fernandez early in the youngest lightweight champion of all time. He is listed at the offices winter, but otherwise has a good of the Boxing Commission as record. He fought a draw with years old last September 3.
Of Canzoneri is 1828, and defeated the records, however, it is whisper Bud Taylor. Andre Roucis, Younged he is not yet 21. Zazzarino, Davey Abad and Pete The dark-eyed Bronx boy broke Nebo among others. His latest into the business on July 2, 1927, victory was over "Fernandez, whom i Since then he has engaged in close he whipped in a return bout. upor. 5ghts.
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The constitution of the Board`at Penang was revised and the right of nominating ono member each was given to the Straits Chinreo British Association and to the Chinese British Association and to the Chinese Chamber of Commerce. The Chinese member of the Legislative Council is now a member cz-officin of the Board.
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The Board at Penang held three
various matters. incetings to discuss cracker-fring during the Chinese New Year and
of local portare.
The Malacca Board held four meetings during the year.
egatriation of Destitute Chinese. The income of the Protector of The expenditure on the Home Chinese Decrepita' Fund for the during the year was $22,371,40 and year was 82,081.91 of which 8178.91 the year's working showed a gain was brought forward from the of $10,973.82 from which, after a previous year; $900 was contribu During the year 139,067 deck deduction of 83,000, being' amount tion by the Government and 8900 by passengers left
for invested on fixed deposit at 6 per the Chinese Community and the re- Singapore China, thus leaving a balance at cent, as a reserve fund, there wasmanining $3 being a refund of a Singapore of 153,900; the carrea. balance of $6,300.57 at the close gratuity given to a decrepit who
died on board ship. sponding figure for 1929 was 146,346. of the year. -
The following table shows the The Endowment Fund for the number of Chinese immigrants and maintenance of this. Home has the number of Chinese deck passen-renched the sum of 837,049 which gers leaving for China during the has been invested as follows:- jast ten years and for the year prior to the outbreak of the war:
1913...
19:20 1021 1922
1923 1924
Deck pas- Immigrants sengers arriving leaving
st
for Singapore. China. Balance,
240,079 126,077 45,737 60,340 191,013 98,056
92,307 132,558 96,869 30,017 130,019 78,121 60,896 87,749 .... 181,130
93,681 214,692 1025
*7,920 136,72 1028 346,393 120,308 .928,283 389,269 155,199 1927
204,064 1928 ... 293,700 149,354 140,346 293,187 189,967 1929...
153,200 Passenger rates to and, from China have remained normal throughout the year. The large majority of immigrants continue to come from the Kwangtung, Kwang. si and Fukien province though there has been an increase in num- ber of immigrants speaking dialects of. Mandarin.
Of the total of Chinese im
migrants arriving at Singapore
from China 203,139 or 70 per cent.
were adult males, 46,325 15.8 per cent. Were adult females, 29,514 or 10 per cent. were boys and 12,189 or 4.2 per cent, werd girls.
$14,200 worth of Federated Malay. States 5 per cent. Loan and $15,000 worth of Singapore Municipal 5 per cent. Debenture Stock have been bought at a total cost of 830,603.13, and 84,744.37 has been placed on fixed deposit with the Sze Hai Tong Bank and 81,701.30 at the Ho Hong Bank
The cost of the maintenance of the Po Loung Euk Home, Penang, was 87,000.71. The amount to the credit of the Committee at the end of the year was 880,447.40 of which 877.400 is invested in War Loan and Municipal Debentures.
Ninety decrepits were repatriated at a cost of $1,322.24 leaving balance of $238.gr at the close of
the year.
One hundred and thirteen de stitute and infirma inmates of Tan Tock Seng's Hospital were ra patriated at a cost of $2,293.30 by
the Government.
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Three hundred and five sick and aged Chinese were repatriated from Penang at a cost of $3,940.66 which was borne partly by Government and partly by public subscriptions, Ten decrepits were repatriated from Malace during the year at a cost of $343.44 which
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The credit balance of the Malacca THE CHEUNG ON MYSTERY. Ward at the end of the year was 62,588.63 of which $2,000 is invested.
Forty visits were paid to the STILL NO NEWS OF MISSING Singapore Home by Committee members and 117 by the members of the Ladies Committee during the year. The innates owe much to the interest in their welfare shown by the Ladies Committee.
Labour,
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In July, 1929, the Hakka ap- prentices in several rattan shops stres work as a protest against What has happened to her? Not the length of their period of ap this question, for, unfortunately, even the local agents can answer Registration of Societies, prenticeship and the low rate of the vessel is not fitted with wire
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37 new societies were registered.out.
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In Singapore there were 26 pro- secutions under Ordinance 116 (Societies) involving 89 persons. Eighty-seven were convicted and two discharged.
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Six exempted and two registered. In August, the Municipality, de- societies ceased to exist. The sum cided to give notice to a number of 81,930 was collected in fees. of fitters in their machineshop on In Malacca 9 new societies, Were the ground that there was in- exempted from registration. and 4 sufficient work to keep them all em- exempted societies ceased to exist.ployed on full time. The whole. Nine new societies were registered: body at, once intimated that would
A report issued by the Naval 1 registered society ceased to exist cease work at the end of fourteen authorities states that the Kohatsu and I was dissolved. The fees col days unless the men under notice Maru, a Japanese vessel fairly well- lected amounted to 8510.
were reinstated and the mache known in the Colony, is lying sunk Lawful societies existing at the shop run on the "rotation" system. ut Lat. 37 deg. 18 N. and Long. end of the year were as follows: their challenge and made it clear made as to whether there was any The Municipal Engineer accepted 121 deg. 50 E. No mention was Singapore 742, Penang' 43, that he was prepared to close down loss of lives or property. Malacca 184.
for a number of months if neces- The Kobatau Maru was built in sary rather than agree to dictation 1902 and is owned by Matsura by the fitters in matters concerning. Shizue. She is a steel serow steam- the organisation of his shop. The fitters in the end withdrew their of registry is Kobe.
er of 1,774 tons gross and her port demands, thus admitting for the first time that an employer has the Messrs. Wada & Co., China Build- Enquiries made at the offices of right, when work is slack, to dis- ing, threw no further light on the miss workmen for whom he can not matter; an official told our repre and sufficient work instead of keep-sentative that although they char ing his whole Inbour force on short tered the vessel for a time about Thirteen of the persons convicted under the Ordinance were Hailams, with the Hailam employees in rub-
In. December, there was trouble since expired.
six months ago, their contract had who were charged with membership ber factories and one rubber estate. of subversive labour societies,
4 In the first factory the owner de- There were no serious outbreaks cided to close down the coolies during the year among the Fukien refused to leave and had to be and Tiochiu hooligan societies. ejected by the police. In the other Penang was free from unlawful factory, the cooling refused to work society disturbance throughout the under the kepala appointed by the owner. The owner agreed to allow year, except for one stabbing case in February in connection with them to appoint two of their own which pine persons, all Fukiens, numbers as kepalas. The output at were banished as members of the once fell off and discipline became
Sin Ghee Ein" unlawful society had. The owner anally gave them been placed in a bewildering situa-TJIKARANG ... S'HA, & Axor 3rd Aug. 5th Aug. Manila, Maʼnas. Two Fukiens were charged with notice; as in other case they refused tion by a judgment announced by assisting in the management of an
TJILEBOET KLUxo.& Axor 10th Aug. 12th Aug. to leave the factory and were ejected the Supreme Court of Mexico. unlawful society, the Firewood by the police. In the third case the stitutional, gays the court. A gimi The Morelos divorces are uncon- Dealers, under section 11 of the owner of the estate gave notice on Societies. Ordinance No. 116, in the November that wages were to be lar case concerning the District Court, and were acquitted. reduced as fram December 1 from laws is now. pending before the Two Hailams arrested at the end 17 cente 16 cents per entty. The same court, and as the legislation of 1928 were convicted in 1929, as coolies refused to accept the redue of the two States is identical there members of the Seamen's Union "tion and refused to leave the coolie is little doubt about the other deci a component of the Nanying Gen-lines. Finally they began to tapsjon. eral Labour Union.
the trees and treat the rubber them- dis-selves and again the police were called in to clear them off the estate.. About 160 Hailams were involved in these three incidents.
Malacca was free from society turbances during the year.
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The constitution of the Chinese ing the other party-and now these was 123; during 1929 there were 347 Advisory Board, Singapore, was people do not know what their admissions and 294 discharges, leav-revised and the right of nominating | status is, whether they are divorced ing 179 inmates at the end of the one member each was given to the or not, or, if they have married yea. Nine girls from the Home Straits Chinese British Association again, whether they have committed were adopted and 25 married durland to the Chinese Chamber of bigamy.
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