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THE SLUMP IN RUBBER. LEGISLATION REQUIRED.

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THURSDAY, JANUARY 6TH, 1921.

CONSCRIPTION IN JAPAN.

During the last week of two litals pro Filizough the streets carrying mit Japanese Rossiocy will have been noticed marching flags or paper lanterns, conducting a youth to the railway station, where he will take as a conscript. Generally the band has tram for the army division which he antery parinken freely of sake and there is appar ently much enthusiasm with repeated shouts

ANGLO-JAPANESE ALLIANCE. RENEWAL UNDER CONSIDERA- TION.

A correspondent of the N.-C. Daily

10th, asit :----- Vans, writing from London on November

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- OFTIOJALK IN TAVOUR. There are two great points to which the committee is devoting its attention: (1)

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whether the Alliance, shall be renewed, and E LIUROPEAN OFFICES, it door (four in

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A meeting of people interested in rubber plantation was held Euala Lumpur on December 28th and passed-nea con the following resolutions ha

That this meeting of representatives of all planting associations in Melays and other bodies in Aslava having interest in the rubber growing juduery, approves and tot bantal. To the stranger it appears that is, the Foreign Office is busy discussing the WNISHED HOUSE & PLAT at th supports the recommendations formulated the men drawe as conscripts take up their Anglo-Japanese Alliance which ought to be Peak, for about 6 months, beginning at the end. by the special committee which met on duties with the greatest enthusiasm, and renewed in the coming year. Apparently of March. Plate and an optional Apply Box December 10th at Kuala Lumpur.ba this impression is encouraged by the

The menting on December 15th udan authorities, the head of the ward no intre: there is a small expert committee sitting BP, care of Daily Press Office. mously adopted the following recommendas queatly arranging or cousins not merely commercial mou, or politicians,ANTED FURNISHED HOUSE on

which is hearing the evidence of witnerves, 1That in view of the necessity for endoff But to anyone who cares to chala who can pose with some degree of occupation in February Reply Box BQ, care

of the processions A&

or diplomatute, bug well informed indivi- Immediate action the most effective remedy penetrate

Caine Road or Middle Level.or beacsta the surface the for the presens condition of affairs is to enthusinam in very forced. It is the men justice as being in touch with public of Daily Prem Office. prevent by legislation rubber being put on escaping the call who are congratulated, the opinion

fact being that conscription is no more That it is most desirable that other popular in Japan than elsewhere While countries (Leyton, the Netherlands Indies, conscription is supposed to apply equally etc.) should take similar netign, and that to all Japanese subjects, even the priest Government be requested solapproach ahem hood not being exempt hitter cumplaints (2) the form in which it can be renewed-Central (with use of life),

one block) 16 to 19, Connaught Road on the subject, but that, without waiting are heard among the working classes, this There is no doubt that the Alliance will be for the result of this, legislation in Malays in one way or another the more wealthy renewed." "Virinally everybody is in favour

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B essential, and such legislation should be manage to escape service. One way in of renewal, not because they regard inst

Care of Daily Press Office. introduced ing soon 4 possible and be which this is accomplished is by the regulas being a particularly efficacions unde

[134 operative from January 1st, 1921. tion under which the students of certain standing, but because on the other hand, 3-That as the primary object of legislaachools ar collages approved by the Ministry if we are to idence Japan on Western- tion is to reduce production as well as of Education may on request, defer their lines in her general policy, we are moreWO LARGE BUOES to let for 050- stocks, restriction of collection would be service until the age of 28. After complet likely to be able to do so from a friendly 14, Des Voeux Road Central, Top Floor. the most desirable method, but, if this is ing their studies these pupils are treated as than from a purely detached standpoint. considered impracticable, restriction should one-year volunteers, but it is asserted that be effected by prohibition of export except in many cases even this service is evaded Japan wishes to adopt a particular Bae of There are many people who think. If

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Care of Daily Press Office, anong, the more waliby by permission policy she will do so whether this country rubber exported in excess of the restricted being obtained for the student to continue is in favour of it or whether it is not, but

risi allowance.

his studies abroad, when the one-year ser at any rate the British official world is 4.That the restricted allowance for the vice is postponed indefinitely. Nominally hopeful that occasionally under an alliance period from January 1st, 1991, to Jund every male Japanese is compelled to per Japan might be willing to pay some Bort 30th, 1991, should be 50 per cent of the zonal service from the age of 17 till the of armpathetic attention to the Britisht actual production of the corresponding completion of his 10th year, but in practice point of view... A renewal is therefore period in 1990. In cases where authentic apparently the men taken as conscripts are regarded as certain, although it-will- baj Figures are not chainable the flowance about 90 years of age. There are reasome time before any definite announce should be fixed by Boarda to be established, sons for complete exemption, among whichment is made. or by District Officers, as the case may be are deformity, blindness, deafness, dumb- sad, shout, not exceed 80 be. Per acro fus meas or great difficulty in articulating, the 8 months in question. Cases in which deformity of the nose causing difficulty in the above rules, may apply unfairly should respiration, imbecility, epilepsy, etc. The people are in favour of some conditions On the other hand, a vast majority of be dealt with by boards, who should also loss of certain fingers of the right hand being attached to the renewal of the treaty have discretionary powers to deal with all also canacet men to be rejected, owing to Without exception British sentiment is in abnormal caset

That no exemption of small holdings end it has been complained bitterly by settled on just, reasonable and straight

the difficulty of holding or firing a rifle, favour of the Bhantung question being should be made for the following reasons army authorities that mutilation is defiber-forward lines. People realize that if this

(a.)The small holder is not an ex- | alelj" adopted by some them to escape ser open sors is allowed to continue in Bino porter, but sells to a dealer hy vice. All those of stature below 4 sheis Japanese relations it may in time to come (6.) It is engential, to the success of the 8 sun (a shoku is 11 15-16ths of a foot and lead to serions trouble, and it will always schema that all rubber exported should a rus's tenth part of a salu) are exempt. embitter the good feeling which otherwise be identified. So whe The average height is between dok# 1 ought to exist between these two Oriental (d)-Whether small holdings are, or run and shaka 4. sun, those reaching an nations, British opinion, would, therefore are not, included some machinery for equivalent of a feet 6 inches being very like to see a settlement of the Shantung Buch identißcation is necessary, though it fau The terms of service is for threw years question made a condition of the renewal would be neither possible nor essential to for cavalry, but generally only two years of the Alliance; the more so since Japan "avoid all felage.

for other arms. The return of the men to has been steadily and persistently advised civil life is the occasion of much rejoing by Great Britain to take this course, and among friends, but this is not so evident it seems that the refusal to do so is only as the apparent rejoicings on leaving to actuated by the fear of public opinion enter the barracks Recently, however, the which seeing to dominate her governing Socialists have publicly welcomed the recircles.

That the ports of Singapore and Penang should be icft free for the import and export of focal foreign rubber, but that means should be found to include in the scheme of restriction rubber produced in these islands, t

7-Financial sesistance required for mature areas should be granted condition ally or cessation of all production for months from the date when the loan is granted.

8-That financial assistance should be given if possible to immature areas of "'years or over.

That the exteng of financial aid given should not exceed #3 per acro per month.

10-That applications for help should for the present be considered by the Plaaters Lower Board.

11-That with regard to security the Committee hopes that, where a first charge impossible, individual cases will be dealt

with on their merits.

18-That no dividenda should be declared until loans are repaid and that 50 per cent. of all nett profits should be applied to

repayment.

13-That for the present simple interest should be calculated half-yearly at 7 per cont. per annum and added to the loan.

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lease of comrades from service, imetingMoreover, people would like to see them at the barrack, gates, and forming a some sort of"} procession similar to that encouraged by stand with re

definition as to how we the authorities when men join, up as re- tendencies in Branchuria and Siberia. With

a to Japan's Imperialistic cruits. The authorities interferred with these we have no aympathy, and we of Ce such procession in Kyoto, but that was because a banner was borne in front of the demonstration bearing the characters Helenged From PrisonThe Japan Chronicle.

course also shall under no circumstances consent to tie ourselves up in a form which might seriously embroil us under certain circumstances with the United States

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DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF YELLOW RIVER BRIDGE FOR. PEKING-HANKOW RAILWAY.

THE PEKING-HANKOW LINE the sealed proposals of BRIDGE CONTRAC

Chinese Government Railways invites... TBS for Designing and Building a New steel Bridge about 4,800 meters in length arous the Yellow River (Hwang Ho). Proposals will be received up to Noos of Jux SOTH, 1991, ut China Pima, rules, and specifications can be the Once of Peking Hankow Railway

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It is, therefore, to be hoped that the Japanese will regard this evidence of keert materials. They therefore recommend interest which the British public are taking reduction in the price of rice as from the question of the renewal of the All ponted

All January 1st, 1921 and sise the discontinuance as being purely sympathetic. We are labourer and subordinato employees or for ourselves; we merely hope to contri ance of the rice allowance now granted to not intending to create trouble for Japan (7)The Committee believe that the bute towards the settlement of world pro Indian Immigration Committee have a blems which are demanding inmediate large balance at credit of their fand and Attention, unless we wish them in time to recommend that payment of assessment due asume proportions which we may keenly inspect of the 4th quarter of 1020 bo regret later onl

Rived, and also that payments due to employers, as recruiting rebate for the same period, be cancelled, parte

The Committee recommend that until

rubber,

GAMBLING AT MACAO,

To make the foregoing recommendations operative legislation would have to be into such time a statistics are available from duced in the, Colony, and the Federated and non-Federated States. Their adoption which a reliable forecase of the future of A DEMAND FOR ITS SUPPRESSION. would in the opinion of the committee affect the rubber industry can be formed; no fur. Macerese, the Portuguese, paper st other features of the present position and it ther areas of land should be alienated for Macao, has a long (article jin jin isue was unanimously agreed that the follow ing opinions and additional recommenda- (B)-The Committee recommend thas for tions (not requiring legislation) bo sub-time and as a measure of Snancial relief land rents be made payable and collected reduction of output to 50 per twice a year, oh let June and 1st cent. of 1990 crops would make it impossible. December. for many estates to employ as much labour FA as they now employ and the result would Holders of rubber shares will be alarmed be sa increase in the number of labourers to see from the following list of quotations released

for shares in Straits currency the extent to which shares have recently fallen in the market:

mitted

(2.) The Committes believe that Chinese labour is even now finding its way back to China in considerable numbers and that this depletion of that class of labour will continue. They, however, consider it likely that there will remain in this country for some months fair sumberg of Chinode, who will find it difficult to procure work..

(3) Indian tabqurars are less independ.“ Can eat than Chinese and will to

a greater extent look to their employer, and to Government for employment. Moreover, as Indians as a cless are considered to be more suitable generally than Chinese as permanent workers on estate the Com mittee are of opinion that effort should be made by employer, and by Government to retain them here and to provide them with employment.

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Alor Gajah (190,000-1) 2.10.

Amal Malay (1,000,000-2) 2.25 2.73. Ayer Hitam (500,000—8) 18.00. Arer Kuning (180,440) 3.00. Ayer Malek (200,000-1.00) 2.00. Ayer Panas (730,000 5) 8.30-9.50 Balgyme (200,000—1) 6.30." Bassett (700.000-1) 95-1.05. Batang Besar (450,000) 3.25. Broga (.00) 29 diagnos Bukit Jelutong 400,000) 60. Bukit Katil (400,000—1) 70-80 Bakit K.B. (150,000-1) 90, Bakit Timah (500,000~10) 13.00. Glonealy (444,000-1) 1.50. Indragiri (175,000) 7:00. Raytor (200,000--5). 7,00.- Jeram Kuantan (350,000) 1.00 Timah (350,000) 1.20. Kamasan (250,000-2) 3.75, Kedah (500,000-1) 3.50. Kluang (660,000—5) 4.00-5.00. Kempaa (350,000-2) 5.50.

(4)-Ia view of the above opinions, the Committee urge that Government take action as soon as possible to provide relief works for a portion of the labour which is likely to be thrown out of employment. Such works in the opinion of the Comuele Bidim (600,000-1) 2.50, mittce should include anti-malaria men auree, the widening and

ropair of some of the existinto good

roads, the

making of new ronds, extensions to rail- ways and the carrying out of any other required public works. The Commitee will take steps to appeal to employers to do. what they can within their anancial power. to avoid discharging labour.

(6.) The Committee believe that nil classes of labourers in this country fully realize the gravity of the present situation. and that they would be content to work temporarily at rates of wages which would. provide them with the bare necessities of

Lanes (620,000) 5.80.

Malaks Pinda (1,000,000-1) 1-10-1-30 Malakoff (1,000,000-9) 1.75-8.25. Mandai Tekang (375,000) 45-55% Muar (81) 75 Mayfield (300,000-2), 8.50.

New Sorendah (600,000) 2.25-2.50. Nyala (350,000—3) 6.76. Pojam (1,000,000-5) 9.00-10.00. Pantai (240,000-) 1.10-130 Parit Perak (200,000—1) 9.75. Pulau Bulang (2,000,000-47 90. Perak R. Valley (318,7251) 2.75. Funggor (350,000—1) 1:00.. Radella (200,000-3) 5.30

Sidal (400,0/105) 5.30 Bargei Bagan (600,0002) 3.50, Tambaiak (450.020) 70 (200 Tapah (600,000--10) 15.00 Temerloh (280,000--1) 1:30 Touk Anson (400,000—8) 12.00 Tralalgir (175,000) 1.50 Ul Rendah (1) 1.10 Ula Benut 50 60

life. In that belief they recommend thatBandycroft (360,000-89) 3.00. Government call upon all labour employing departments to reduce angam temporarity, (6.) The Committee are of opinion that further reduction in the price, of rive would tend to reduce the cost of living generally and that any additional loss which Government would incur by doing would be counterbalanced by lower wages. payable and by a reduction in the price of contract labour and of locally produced (Continued us foot of next column.)

United Malacca (400,000-1) 1.40% -Usan Simpan 2-50:

of December 28th on the subject of the public facilities which exist in the Colony for gambling. It begins with a reference to the recent drastic suppres sion of all such facilities in Canton, and in that we have had to receive lessons the paper says: "What we feel keenly on morals from the Government of Canton and that we are unable to put up a defence which carries any weight.

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"We cannot plead the need of a gambling revenue," says the article, “as such a need does not exist. The public revenues, without those from the gam bling, are, more than sufficient to defray the public expenses; and even if they were not, it would not be duncult to prove that these expensex could be so reduced sa to bring them within the limits of legitimate revenue, without doing any

TAVOURED with instructions from Mrs. harm to the Colony DAY (THUHSDAT), 6th January, 1921, at HCALTO, will sell by Public Auction TO. The article ascribes the decadence of 2.15 p. at my Enies Room industry, and trade in Macro to the fact

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The evils resulting from the gambling facilities which the Colony affords are dwelt upon, and the article concludes with the contention that the Colony does not profit from the vice but loses immensely from it, and adds that were the Government to consult the public opinion of the Colony on the question they would find that there is general dis- POSTAGE approval of the Government community itself to the retention of this evil.

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The judgment of Bangkok Court of Appeal in the case of the Mitsut Bussan Kaisha, Ltd. v. Kiam Hoa (Pbra Anuvatr) has been delivered. The Appeal Court revised the decision of the lower Court. dismissing the plaintiff's claim and adopt ed the dissenting opinion of the Judges of the Lower Court, Phya Promathat and Mr. AE, Laydeker. The damages ad- judged are. Tes. 661,429 for the first nine months of the charter. The Appeal Court gives the plaintiffs leave to prove their damages for the remaining three months of the charter Court costs, and Tes. 4.000 counsel's fee were awarded plain- tiffe The judgment was signed by Sve judged.

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