Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 19 April 1920

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    20 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE PUBLISHED DAILY ESTABLISHED 1333. No. 89. VOL. LXXVIII. MONDAY, 19th APRIL, 1920. PRICE 10 CENTS.
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    THE CROWN PRINCE OF ROUMANIA.
    100 3 Week in Ceylon. H. R H. the Crown Prince of Roumania arrived in Colombo by s.s. Africa. He was met on arrival by H. E. the Officer Administering the Government and entertained to luncheon at the Galle Face Hotel as the Queen’s House is being
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    THE WAY OF THE TURK.
    119 3 A striking light is thrown upon the gentle Turk by some official statistics recently made public of the number of British prisoners taken by our enemies in the late war, and the proportion of them that survived to return home. The total captured by Germany
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    JAPANESE AGITATE FOR TAX REFORMS.
    119 3 Osaka, March 27. —A joint general meeting of the representatives of 241 guilds throughout Japan was held at the Osaka Public Hall to-day. Mr. Muto who represented Capital at the Labour Conference at Washington, occupied the chair. The speeches indicated surprising opposition to the Hara
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    THE CROP THAT PAYS.
    76 3 As the Soviet Government is discovering in Russia, we can never escape from economic laws, says the Morning Post.” An industry cannot be compelled to produce a commodity at a loss--unless by slavery and the lash. As long as farmers are free men they will turn
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    U.S. MAIL AVIATOR KILLED.
    29 3 Newark, N. J., March 29.—The airman George Sherlock, engaged in the aerial post service, was killed here to-day, his machine crashing as he was landing.
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    LADY TEACHER’S MISHAP.
    130 3 “S.T.” At about 4-30 p.m., on Wednesday, while Miss Govindan, a lady teacher, of St. Joseph’s Institution, was proceeding in a ricksha along New Bridge Road, and when at the junction of the thoroughfare with Havelock Road, a motor car, 2654, driven by a Malay named Ahmat
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    SOCIAL & PERSONAL.
    1292 4 SOCIAL PERSONAL. Mr. Yeoh Guan Seok is appointed a member of the Rent Assessment Board Penang. Mr- R. Bird has been appointed a deputy collector of land revenue for Malacca. Mr. R. 0. Winstedt has been app<tinted a member of the Raffles Library and Museum. ■—■■■l M-JJf The King’s Exequatur
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    FRANCO-TURKISH CONFLICT
    49 4 I London, April 12. —The “Times” learns from Constantinople that Aintab between Aleppo and Marash which.has been practically besieged by Turkish. Nationalist bands for two months has been relieved after a sharp encounter by i French colonial troops. A thousand Turks were killed and the remainder dispersed.
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    CAPTMATTHEWS CRASHES.
    59 4 FLIGHT ABANDONED. (Aneta Service.) Weltevreden, April 18. —Capt. Matthews was yesterday reconnoitring the flying ground above Bali, when the motor gave trouble. Capt. Matthews lost control and crashed down into a banana garden next to the flying ground. The machine was destroyed. Capt. Matthews was injured, and Sergeant
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    ROME-TOKIO FLIGHT.
    28 4 [Reutkb’s Telegrams.] Rangoon, April 14. Lieutenant Ferrarin, for Tokio, left this morning for Bangkok. [Our Bangkok correspondent has reported the Italian’s arrival at the Bangkok aerodrome.]
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    ITALIAN AVIATORS KILLED.
    261 4 Karachi, April 13.—A Busbire message says two Italian airmen, Captain Corbesco and Lieutenant Grasse on their S V A biplane arrived here this morning but both 'men w-re killed. They will be bu r iedin the cemetery of the Persian Gulf telegraph department to-morrow morning. Two Italians
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    RETURN OF LIEUT. MCINTOSH
    628 4 Lieut, Mclntosh of D H 9 has returned to Rangoon on business in connection with bis aeroplane which, it will be remembered, crashed badly at Moul mein. Interviewed by ■he Rangoon Times,” Lieut Mclntosh said that, as the machine left the ground at the ascent in
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    Mail Airship Destroyed.
    24 4 [Reuteb’s Telegrams.] Loudon, April 15 Lloyd’s reports that a mail airship from Toulon for Rabat fell and was destroyed by fire.
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    ALLEGED MURDERER ARRESTED.
    186 4 “S.F.P.” On Thursday last the police arrested a man who is believed to have committed the six murders in Dunolp-st., Singapore, in November, 1916., A Chinese family were almost wiped out on November 28th, the only survivors being the old man and a little daughter, the former
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    DEATH OF MR. P. H. LE SUEUR.
    156 4 We regret to announce that the death occurred in Penang General Hospital at 19.45 a.m. to-day, from fever and influenza, after a short- illness, of Mr. Phillip Hewett Le Sueur, W A- C. A., Assistant of Messrs Barker and Co., Ltd-, Pemyig. The
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    TAXATION IN FRANCE.
    69 4 Paris, March 9.—The Paris municipal council is levying a tax of 40 francs (about 31/) for each female servant employed by householders, and 80 francs for a man servant. If the servants belong to an Allied nation the tax will be doubled, and if to a neutral
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    PASSAGES HOME.
    232 4 London, April 3.—The “Daily Mail’s” Calcutta Correspondent calls attention to the number of India politicians who secured passages to England to the disadvantage of waiting British men and women. The L'tnka Union Sioaapore hns been registered under the Societies Ordinance. Also the Moh Hang Paik Su of Penang
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      181 4 A Fresh Consignment of Mealie Meal lias arrived from South Africa and supplies can now be obtained from Messrs Huttenbach Brothers Co., Singapore. The Price per bag of approximately 190 lbs. is $23 F. O. R. orF.O.B. Singapore, 11th April. 1920. 695-23-4 TENDERS INVITED. F. M, S. GOVERNMENT. CONVEYANCE OF
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    THE LAND GRANTS.
    669 5 M M. There are rum oars current that the F. M. 8 land grants scheme is to be revised on more gmerous lines. We hope the rnmour is true, for throughout the F. M. S. —and, for the matter of chat, the Colony —there exists a widespread
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    WHO WON THE WAR?
    377 5 The “Civil and Military Gazette” has the following interesting narrative bearing on the question as to who won the war. As people are always discussing and arguing as to who won the war, perhaps the the views of a plain b'ua jacket may be worth recording.
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    MARKeT PRICES.
    385 5 PENANG, APRIL 19, 1920. BEEF— cts; Soup per catty 32 Roast do 60 Steaks do 60 Stew or Curry Meat do curry 40 stew 40 Rump Steak do 60 Ox Tail each 50—60 do Tongue do 70 do Feet do Heart small per catty 40 Liver do 70
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    THE PEOPLE WHO KNOW.
    1560 6 Every day’s cables prov dr) confirmation that the action <f France in bel ing the cat in regard to the occupation ot Frankfort snd o’.her German towr.s will turn out to have had ample justification. It is perfectly obvion?, rxcf-pt to those who will not see,
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    HERE AND THERE.
    1627 6 Captain Matthew’, the Australian aviator, who has experiA Run of 111- enced so much misfortu’ie Luck. since he left England on October 21 on the flight to Australia, has met with another mishap, according to a Weltevrede (Batavia) message and has giv< n up the flight. The
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    LONDON PRICES
    38 6 Messrs FG Taylor and C>, L’d, have received a cable from London da ed Apri16th, advising prices Rubber 2/2d per lb. Copra £57 par ton. Black Pepper 7|d per lb. Tapioca £1 12s 6 i per
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    WIN PRICES.
    70 6 To-day’s quotation for refined tin i Penang was $169, per picul, buyer? sellers; and for unrefined tin $l6B, tin or» $l6B, per picul, buyers, no se'lers. Tin w’as quoted in London as follows April 13th, at £346 spot, and three months; April 14th, at £349 10s spot and
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    TIN OUTPUTS.
    36 6 The output of Tin Bentong No Liability the first half of April 1920 was 1 307, piculs 252, yards 33,900. The output of Ronpibon Extende-. Liability for the first half of was 230 piculs.
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    RUBBER CROPS
    20 6 RUBBER Oner» The following are additional rubl e’- for March:— Majedie (Johore) Ihs Kuala Geh Permas l4O Sekong
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      39 6 TEE TIDES. The following are the tides for To-day, and To-morrow Penang Standard Times High Water. Low Water. To-day 12.24 p.m. 6,46 a m. 12.43 p.m. 7.17 p.m To-morrow. 1.03 a.m. 7.24 a.m. 1.20 p m. 7.58 p m.
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    GERMAN SITUATION.
    642 7 DEFENCE MINISTER’S STATEMENT. another revolt feared. [Reuter’s Telegrams.] .—Havas. Bedin, April 15. Ju the National Assembly, the Defence Minister, General Gessler, announced that he had ordereithe arrest of Major Ehrhardt, Commander of the Baltic Naval f,.. ce, a portion of whi.h is b p iug conveyed t Muenster,
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    BRITISH PRESS COMMENT.
    297 7 Pioue c r.” o.i April G—The Italian press Cy>amem 8 disapprovingly on the French o in Germany, the Epoca declaring wi.l unite the German parties and ra'. DUe her nationialism, while other of'the' \hian disroption London Press comment is on the “Titi towards France, The D ily
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    Disarmament of Germany.
    160 7 MR CHURCHILL’S STATEMENT. Loudon, April 15. Tn the House of Commons, Mr Chu r chill stated that the Inter-Allied Military Commission had reported that the following German guns were available for destruction in accordance with the treaty field guns 6,500, field howi’zers 2,500, heavy gun® 5.000, while
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    Germany’s Debt.
    41 7 Berlin, Apiil 16. In the National Assembly, the Finance Minister, Herr Wirth, stated that Germany consolidated d-bt ab Ma r ch 31st amounted to 92.000,000,000 marks and the-floating debt to 105,000,000,000 and the latter would be further greatly increased.
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    America’s Mercantile Marine.
    100 7 New York, April 14. Mr Benson, in an address to the Marine League, declared that propaganda is being used against the American merchant marine in an endeavour to tear down what we are bent upon making a permanent merchant marine, of ships built in America, owned by
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    U.S. Copyright Law.
    25 7 Washington, April 15. President Wilson signed a proclamation giving American copyright law protection to all British subjects, excepting those of the Dominions.
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    Slough Depot Purchaser.
    39 7 London, April 16, It was announced in the House of Commons that the purchassr of Slough Dep ;t was Sir Percival Perry, formerly of the Ministry of Munitions, tha European re presentative of the Ford Company.
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    German Dock Tonnage.
    31 7 Pari®, April 15. The Council of Ambassadors adopt'd the Naval Commission’s report as regards Germany handing over fl ating dock tonnage. The Commission discovered 192,000 tons of this.
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    Carnegie Foundation.
    21 7 London, April 15. Doctor Angell, ex-Dean of the University of Chicago, has been elected Pnsident of the Carnegie Foundation.
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    The Ex-Kaiserin.
    22 7 Amsteidam. April 15. An Amerongen message says the exKaiserin is buffering fiom heart trouble, bat her condition is not disquieting.
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    POLISH SUCCESS.
    70 7 FRESH ATTACK EXPECTED. [Rsutrr’s Telegrams.] Warsaw, April 16. Fo'Rwing very heavy fighting in Podolia, with occasion»! success, the 80-shevist army under the well known commissar, General Kamernff, nicknamed the Red N-*p leon, was badly defeated. The 41st Division, constituting the var-gasrd, was smashed, using two comtnanners, e’ght guns
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    The Soviet.
    107 7 WORK AND FOOD. Christiania, April 16. The All-Russian Trade Union Congre-s passed a resolution declaring the nece sity fur the woikers to submit to military discipline during work, the necessity for a campaign against attempts to avoid work, and for the ad .ption of a system of feeding
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    The Far East.
    96 7 FIGHTING WITH JAPANESE. Peking, April 15. The officials fear a serious situation is arising in the north. The Japanese have suddenly occupied many points on the Chinese Eastern Railway and arrested seven leaders of the Russian Workmen’s Committee. The workers struck as a protest and bombed the
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    Life of Kitchener.
    169 7 MORE ECHOES OF 1915. London, April 15 Articles in the ‘Evening Standard” from Sir George Arthur’s life of Lord Kitchener deal with the interview be) ween Lord Kitchener and Sir John French on April 14th, 1915, at which, according to Mr Asquith, Sir John French assured Lord
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    A Great Lakes Canal
    60 7 Washington. April 15, The Federal Engineering Corps reported to Coneys that it disapproved the construction at present by Government of a ship canal connecting Lakes Erie and Ou’ario, on the ground that such a waterway wcu’d not justify the expense until an outlet was provided to
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    The China Station.
    36 7 London, April 14. In the House of Commons, replying to Vu count Curzon, Sir James Craig stated that it was not intended ac present to station torpedo boat des'royers on the China station.
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    The Bank Rate.
    13 7 London, April 15. The Bank rate is 7 per cent.
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    Minimum Cotton Price.
    34 7 London, April 16. A Montgomery (Alabama) t(legram says the American Cotton Association passed a resolution fixing the minimum price for middling cotton of this year’s crop at 60 cents per lb.
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    DUBLIN.
    183 7 A MILITARY RAID. [Rbutrr’s Tkligrams.] London, April 15. A big military raid was made on many houses in the p< or quarter of Dublin at two this morning, with nume<ous arrest". More Prisoners Released. Loudon, March 16, All but five of the hundred persons arrested in a military raid
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    SINN FEIN.
    255 7 i.—“ Englishman Cable. WHAT IT HOPES TO ACHIEVE. London, April 3.—Sinn Fein excesses in Ireland have two objects in view (1) making British government impossible, (2) producing a condition uf affairs such as existed under the Spanish domination in Cuba before the United States intervened. All hope of
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    Northampton By-Election.
    55 7 FOOD CONTROLLER RETURNED London, April 15. The by-ejection at Northampton resulted as follows Mr C A McCurdy (Co. Liberal) 16,650 Miss Bondfield (Labour) 13,279 Coalition Majority 3 371 The result at the last general election was as follows Mr C A McCutdy (Co. Liberal) 18,010 Mr W Halls
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    Nyassaland Cotton.
    73 7 PROPOSED EXPORT DUIY. London. April 15, In the House cf Commons, Sir J D Rees suggested that the Governor of Nyassalmd should be instructed to delay the imposition of export duty on cotton until Parliament had approved the levying of export duty on raw products f>om British poisessions.
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    Retail Prices.
    38 7 SUB COMMITTEE’S PROPOSAL. London, April 16. The Profiteering Sub-Committee recom mends a system of fixing retail prices abetween the manufacturer, wholesaler, retailer and consumer. It finds fixation checks undue inflation of prices in times of scarcity.
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    Fatal Naval Mishap.
    22 7 Washington, April 15 Eight American sailors were drowned as the result of an explosion setting fire to tbeir lunch.
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    PRESIDENT WILSON.
    275 7 AT CABINET MEETING. [Rsutxr’s Tklxorams.J London, April 15 Ti e Times’ cnrre-’pnndaut at- New Yoi k on April 14 h says President Wils n presided over a Cabinet meeting to con aider the railway strike. The President was in splendid epiri s, and suffered no ill effects. He
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    Cigarmakers Strike.
    30 7 London, April 15. A Tampa (Florida) telegram reports a general strike of cigarmakers for recognition of the Union. Thirty of the largest factories ani 13,000 men are affected.
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    Newsprint Workers’ Wages
    36 7 New York, April 15. Representatives (f eleven of the largest newsprint manufacturers, employing 30,000 workers of the United States and Canada, have agreed to advance wages 20 per cent, thus averting a strike.
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    The Sonora Trouble.
    20 7 New York, April 15. An El Paso message says Mexican Federal troops are proceeding to Sonora State.
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    Guatemala’s Revolution.
    36 7 Washington, April 15. The State Department 1 arns that an armisiice was signed betwee i the flniomst of Guatemala and the forces of Cabrera, under which it is proposed that Cabrera leave the country.
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    AMERICAN SHIPPING.
    36 7 Washington, April 15. The Senate Sub-Committee has virtually completed the Merchant Marine Policy Bill, providing that all merchantmen owned by the United States Government be sold to private interests within the next ten years.
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    THE SILVER MARKET.
    104 7 London, April 16. Messrs. Montagu and Co’s, report dated April 15th says the tendency is downward. The cash price has kept up fairly well, owing to the demand for prompt delivery on account of the Indian bazaars and elsewhere, but the news from China is unpromising and
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    VISCOUNT JELLICOE.
    30 7 GOVERNOR OF NEW ZEALAND. London, April 16. It is officially announced that Viscount Jellicoe has been appointed GovernorGeneral of New Zealand, in succession to the Earl of Liverpool.
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    DEARER SUGAR.
    115 7 THE CUBAN CROP. [Rxutkb'B Tkj kgb*ms.J London, April 16. The Food Ministry foreshadows an iu crease in the price of sugar. It is understood that owing to the fact that contracts for supplies were made well ahead, Great Britain has been independent of the Cuban crop for which
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    RUBBER STATISTICS.
    89 7 R.G.A. AND THE NEEDS. London, April 16. The report of the Rubber Growers’ Association, emphasising the need of an accurate census of the rubber acreage in the East, remarks that the Governments of Ceylon and Malaya are apparently not yet able to undertake the work. It hopes the
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    BRITISH BARQUE’S DANGER.
    62 7 London, April 16. A Lorenzo Marques telegram says a Portuguese steamer encountered 20 miles east of Inhambane, the British barque Speedonia (3,265 tons) from Singapore to Table Bay after an explosion ou board, and t<X>k her in tow, but was obliged to abandon her, owing to the
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    HOLLAND.
    39 7 A SAFETY MEASURE. Hague, April 16. A bill was introduced in the StatesGeneral providing penalties up to five years’ imprisonment on persons corres ponding with foreigners for the purpose of furthering revolt in Holland and importing revolutionary propaganda.
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    IMPERIAL CONFERENCE.
    22 7 TO MEET NEXT YEAR. London, April 16. Viscount Milner has announced that» the Imperial Conference will probably meet in 1921.
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    PRESENTATION TO MR. BEAN.
    328 7 —“S.T.” At the Singapore Y.M.C.A. An interesting function consisting of a social, interspersed with a presentation ceremony, was held in the main hall of the Young Men’s Christian Association, Singapore, to bid a public farewell from that body to Mr. A. W. Bean, who has been
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    19 7 Obituary. Caps Town, April 15. The death was occurred of Major Sir Hamilton Goold-Adam», Governor of Qaiensland since 1914.
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    NAVAL DEFENCE.
    296 8 Proposed Imperial Conference. Sir Joseph Cook, Minister of the Australian Navy, referring to remarks made by Mr; Walter Long in the British House of Commons, on the question of naval defence, said it was interesting to note that on the question of armaments Mr. Long had arrived at
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    GERMANY’S NAVAL GUNNERY.
    116 8 Washington, March 26. —Rear-Admiral Plunkett giving evidence before the Senate Navy Committee to-day, said that Germany by superior gunnery had turned the British on their heads” at the battle of Jutland. The United States Navy,” the witness continued, “as it was at the outbreak of the war,
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    U.S. SUBMARINE FORCE INADEQUATE.
    96 8 Washington, March 29.—Rear-Admiral A. W. Grant, formerly commanding the Atlantic Fleet submarine force, giving evidence before the Senate Naval committee, said that the United States Navy submarine force was entirely inadequate to meet the demands of the war with Germany. It was too small and composed
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    HOW IT HITS THE WORKER.
    145 8 If the miners obtain their new demand, 45 million sterling will be added to their yearly spending power. Directly and indirectly this will increase the cost of living to every worker in our island. But the workers have a still broader interest at stake, the
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    JAIL BREAKERS RECAPTURED.
    134 8 Soldiers and Chinese police have recaptured 21 of the 178 long-term prisoners who broke jail at the Second Provincial Penitentiary of Kiangsu province at the village of Tsao Ho Chin, according to word received by the Shanghai police department. The prisoners escaped on the evening of March
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    CRICKET.
    199 9 P.C.C. V. C.R.C. The cricket match played on the Es]anade on Saturday afternoon between P.C.C. and C.R.C. resulted in an .rwhelming defeat of the visitors. Ihe home team batted first and put up of which Dr. Martin was responsible or ’lO2 and carried out his bat. The pis who
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    PENANG SWIMMING CLUB.
    89 9 The monthly handicap competitions of he Penang Swimming Club were held Tanjong Bungah yesterday forenoon, and resulted as follows: “A” Class, 440 Yds. A. W. Rhodes (Scr.) 1 G. Milner (Imin. 40 s.) 2 T. E. Dibbs (2 min. 30 s.) 3 Time 7 min. 46 secs.
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    INTERNATIONAL FOOTBALL.
    110 9 England Beats Scotland. London, April 10.—In an international association football match at Sheffield to-day England beat Scotland by five goals to four. The weather was wet for the match, which was watched by thirty thousand spectators. England began well but their defence wavered before the interval. The first
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    PENANG VOLUNTEER RIFLE CLUB
    160 9 The Chib Shoot on Sunday morning resulted as under Deliberate at 200. 500 and 630 Yards. L Cpl 1 in Teik Soon H’cap 43 mn<L 97.02 Sergt Noor ,70 95 10 2Lt Sved Salleh Ahagoff .09 95 08 M's A E Murray .63 93 53 Maj
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    Band Programme.
    88 9 •ie Band will play the following pro- nne of at the Esplanade, from j p.tn. to-day:— Reminiscences Of Donizetti ...Godfrey >ne Step >i/()h J ...Perez Reman*iker ...Lanner m X 3Ver R'fase ...Rivera arch Duke Comrade ...Teike a j h I d°- Company and Wesselink u ]<hais, Singapore, have
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    WORLD SHORTAGE OF RICE.
    1371 9 REDUCED SURPLUS FROM BURMA. Mr Fishei’s announcement in the House of Commons on behalf of the India Office, of concessions made to Ceylon in the price of part of the rice allotment to the island has a direct bearing on the circumstances in which control of
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    LOCAL SHARE MARKET.
    97 9 The following are the latest quotations in Messrs. Kennedy Co.’s share list Friday. To-day 2 2 SHARES. s QQ DQ a M Rubber (Dollar) c. c. c. c. Changkat 10.00 10.50 9.00 9.50 Glorify R. 1.10 1.15 1.05 1.10 S. Bagan 5.60 600 5.75 6.00 Tambalak 1.60
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    EXCHANGE.
    112 9 Penang, April 19, 1920. {By Courtesy of the Chartered Bank). London Demand Bank ...2/3 25/32 4 months’ sight Bank ...2/4 532 3 Credit ...2/4 23/32 3 Documentary ...2/4 25/32 Calcutta Demand Bank Rs. 100 3 days’ sight Private 104 Bombay Demand Bank 100 Madras Demand Bank r 100 3
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    PRODUCE.
    102 9 Penang, April 19, 1920. SP. Tapioca No. 2 sl2—sellers M. P. Tapioca $12.00 —sellers Gold leaf $72 seller*. Pepper (W. Coast 3 tbs, 6 oz) nominal. Black Pepper $36 nominal. White Pepper nominal. Trang Pepper nominal Mace Pickings $65 nominal Cloves $l4O nominal Nutmegs average of $65 sales {No.
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    BADAK TIN FIELD.
    1369 10 PROSPECTOR’S REWARD. Melbourne, March 11.—A special meeting of the Badak Mining Syndicate No Liability, to consider a proposal for disposing of the assets to a new company to be known as the Badak Company No Liability, was held at Scott’s Hotel, Melbourne, on March 10. Upwards of
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    SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.
    133 10 Yesterday’s Late Arrivals Laertes, Black, 3,664, Glasgow, W. Mansfield Co, general. Hong Wan I, Willester, 2,060, Rangoon, Chin Hin Co, general. Sappho, Cundy, 329, Teluk Anson, Adamson Gilfillan <k Co., general. Van Noort, Dutch, 1,235, Batavia, K. P. M, genera). Elephanta, Smith Lawson, 2,695, Calcutta, Islay Kerr Co,
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    THE MAILS.
    43 10 The homeward mail E,” Tara, closes at 10 a in. on Wednesday registration 9 a.m. and parcels 8 a.m. The B I packet Ttiongwa, with the mails from Europe is expected to arrive here a> daylight on Thursday, the 22nd instant.
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    COMING EVENTS.
    90 10 April 20—-Raffles College, Public Meeting, Town Hall, Penang, 4 p.m. April 21—Tennis, Threlfall v Hooi Hye, Victoria Green. April 23—St George’s Ball, Town Hall. April 23—Football Match, England v The Rest, Esplanade, 5-15 p.m. April 24—Bassett Rubber Annual General Meeting, Company Ltd, No 1 Weld Q iay, 11-30
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    ANGLO-CHINESE FREE SCHOOL, SINGAPORE.
    84 10 There has been something in the nature of a ‘lightning strike” among the teaching staff of this school, but we are glad to hear that the difficulty touching salaries has been adjusted, and that most of the teachers have now resumed their duties, says the “Straits
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    SHARES.
    1019 10 ff 38 NAMES. 5 g. 2 RUBBER (Dollar.) Allenby Rubber Co. Ltd, .De Alor Gajah Rubber Estate 4.00 4.-J Amalgamated Malay Estates Ayer Hitam Planting Syndicate -3.00. -4.a0 Ayer Kuning Rubber Estates J-g* 1.60 Ayer Molek Rubber Co. 3 4.1 U Ayer Panas Rubber Estates Balgownie Rubber Estate 7.6
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    NEWS FROM INDIA.
    907 11 BURMA’S TELEPHONE SYSTEM. When 7 Government takes over the telephones of Burma, it is anticipate 1 that the automatic system will be adopted. This would have been installed now, but as the present centra! battery set at the Government exchange is working quite satisfactorily it is postponed.
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