PROPOSALS, N.E.L, Rubber Growers and Sir Cecil Clementi Singapore, Oct. 2
Rubber administrations in, Malaya, fave still determined not to" initiate: Yestriction proposals, declared the Governor, Sir Cecil Clementi, speech al the Legislative Assembly to-day.
"As the chief, difficulties are to found in the Netherlands Indies, he added, any action by Malaya is pre mature, When the Netherlands Authorities find a practical solution fair to both natives and. estate owners and guarantee to make it effective in Netherlands territory, Malaya will examine it with sympathy. and every desire to operate, but French and Belgian cooperation is a sine qua non—Reuter.
Batavia, Oct. 8.
Netherlands rubber growers con: sider the speech of Sir Cecil Clesufi, Governor of the Straits Set-Hlements, yesterday as an effort to throw the blame beforehand on the Netherlands Enst, Indies if restric. tion should fail in consequence, of excessive British demands—Reuter.
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