Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 25 March 1922

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    20 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE PUBLISHED DAILY. ESTABLISHED 1833. Mo. 67. VOL. LXXX. SATURDAY, 25th MARCH, 1922 PRICE 15 CENTS.
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      334 1 r NIKKO mopern art i; photographic i STUDIO NO. 7. NORTHAM ROAD. Tel. No. 579. I ’IKE"? I SWEETENED CONDENSED MILK I More Empires are in use in The Straits yo wish se he b t quallty k for! i and F. M. S. than any other make. |f uses
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      31 1 > BRITISH BOND Writing Pad; < J of 100 leaves with 25 envelope* h L .$t Hermione Box contains 50 faisay > lined Notepaper, 50 Envelopes I $1 ii J Pinang Gazette Press, Ltd. <
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    REVENUE FROM CHINA TEA.
    237 2 In the House of Commons, Mr. Hilton Y’oung (Secretary to the Treasury), replying to Mr. Forrest, said that the revenue derived from China tea in the past three years has been: —1919, £221,000; 1920, £179,000; 1921, £236,000. Department of Overseas Trade. Mr. Baldwin (President of the
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    ANHUI’S FAMINE.
    334 2 Peking, March 2- —“North Anhui is stricken with a famine worse than has been since the terrible years of 1911 and 1912.” said Mr- Thomas F. Carter, of the American Presbyteriaai Mission at Nanhsiichow. The district in North Anhui is as densely populated an agricultural district as any
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    DR. SHELTON’S MURDER.
    178 2 Peking. March 4 —A telegram to the American legation from a missionary and coworker named Hardy, at Likiang. m Yunnan province, states that bandits killed Dr. Shelton in Yunnan Dr. Shelton was captured by bandits in Y’unna-n about a year and half ago, and his release was
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    TOKIO PEACE FAIR.
    128 2 Tokio, March 9. —Prince- Kanin will open Japan’s “Peace Exposition” in Uyeno Park to-morrow morning- Twelve thousand persons have been invited- The exposition is the most ambitious enterprise of its kind ever held in Tokio. At present the buildings are largely uncompleted, but they will* be fully
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      1390 2 NOTICES. 1 fl -J SHORT CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS. An ordinary meeting of the Municipal g| I g J r -r B Commissioners will be held at the Mum- BEE Jj S WANTED, FOR SALE, TO LET, &c. office 4pm on Monday the 27th can be inserted n the “Pinang mst. Order.)
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      821 2 BANKS. 'I TH C M f RCAN t ILF bank OF INDIA HONGKONG SHANcu/'”"’ 5 I limited. corporation I (Incorporated in England.) (Incorporated i n j[ f I Authorised Capital £3,000,000 Paid-up Capital I Subscribed‘Capital 1,800,009 Reserve Fund» 2o Paid-up 1,050,000 Sterling Reserve Fund and Undivided Silver I Profits 1,227,600
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    SCOTTISH LETTER.
    1951 3 POPULARITY OP IRISH RUGGER. (Prom Our Own Corkebpondbnt). Ertiubargh, March 1 The football eea-ou ih irawing to a close »nu u&tioual reprt-euta’ivM uatnt-8 are tntDbling over each other every week. In Rugby one is sometimes i* dined to iocluie France in the Intern** iuual Champiousnip That view however
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      420 3 I Top-Line Styles at J Holtom Prices. I T A A I T I i fe BL M ih• 8 i There is nothing novel or freakish about these Ties. In J the main they are just as handsome, substantial articles J as substantial people prefer to wear. Some of
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      223 3 I Pritchard’s Confectionery I Department. I > Further reductions in the prices >of all Confectionery A large > assortment just arrived including > many new kinds not obtainable > since pre-war days. A few examples given below: Caleys Chocolates. Prince of Wales per 1 lb. Box $2.20 J > per
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    SOCIAL & PERSONAL.
    1114 4 SOCIAL PERSONAL. Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Sime leave for home on May 2Mr- and Mrs. A- C- Jackson left Kuala I Lumpur for Home. Mr. F C. Dubois has arrived at Singa- pore from Penang for the racesH.E- the Governor has been elected. Commodore of Singapore Yacht Club The
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    BORNEO AND CAPITALISTS.
    162 4 Sir West Ridgeway says Borneo wants population and capital. It is a land of great possibilities and the Chartered Company are doing their best, with ths funds at their disposal, to develop its rich resources. For Europeans without capital there are no openings in Borneo, but for
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    HOMEWARD EXODUS.
    187 4 A large number of Ceylon residepts have left in the past three weeks, and a much larger number are contemplating departure within the next three month'.. There does not appear to be a lack of shipping accommodation, for a reporter of the “Observer confirmed the statement that there
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    PENANG FIRE BRIGADE.
    795 4 REPORT FOR 1921. The Acting Sup» ri .-.ten-tent, Munici'a Fire B-igace, reuo- ts that, th* total revenue in 1921 was $2 620.21 and the expenditure $38,816 29. Considering the trade depression and general business slackue?s which continued throughout the year it is a matter for congratulation that
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    P.C.C. Tennis Tournament.
    88 4 The following tie is fixed for Mondwy, March 27th. Ladies Handicap (Final) 3 Mrs A R Jones v Winner of—3o Mrs H .million v —-1 Mrs Sanderson (4). Tuesday, March 28th Mixed Doubles Handicap— —l5 Mrs Welham 4 A Q Read v —15.2 Mrs Thomae 4 BS
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    Association Football
    26 4 A football matcu between the Penang Cricket Club and the Hongkong Bank will be played on Wednesday at 5-15 p m at the Esplanade,
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    SINGAPORE CHAMBER.
    226 4 THE ANNUAL MEETING (From Our Own Corrb pondent Singapore, March 25, At the annual meeiing of Siugnpote Chamber of Commerce, Mr Gibbons, presiding, said there wrs a vast shrinkage iu the value of trade The total tonnage of exports exceeded tha u of the previous yea*-. The shrinkage
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    India's Sugarcane Crop Report.
    201 4 The final general iuem‘» r andum on the sugarcane crop of 1921-22 states :—This memorandum is based on reports received from provinces which contain on an ave--age 99 per cent of the total area under sugarcane in British India. Of the Indian States, estimates are fmnished
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    Municipal Commission
    115 4 The following is tne business for the special meeting of the Municipal Commission, to be held on March 27. 1 Minutes of last meeting to be read and confirmed, 2 Any special business the President may bring forworn. 3 Question». 4 Some bills to he passed. 5 Recommendation
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    Malaya-Borneo Exhibition.
    108 4 Order is now taking the place of chaos in the Forestry Section and a number o exhibits are already in place. In fact it is probably bus to say that this section is more advanced t>an any other. Big consignments ars arriving daily from all parts of the
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    Theft of A Magneto
    84 4 In the Ds'rici) Court, Penang on Thursday before Mr R Scott a Malay named Din bin Chi was charged at the instance of Det-Inspector Browning with the theft of a magneto valued at slsi> from motor car No 1988 the property of Mr J G Allan
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    An Action With a Thousand Documents.
    75 4 "B BP»* The action which Messrs Sime Darby and Co.» Singapore, are bringing a\;ain*t Lim Cbwse Chian of Chop Swee Hong Seng in the Supreme Court was mentioned to Mr Justice Barrett. Lennard. It was stated that there are a thousand documents in the
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    EURASIAN MURDER TRIAL.
    677 4 ACCUSED ORDERED TO BE DETAINED. The sensational Gotnes rnu'dar ciao dune to a conclusion shortly after midday on Thursday, when at the Singapore Assizes, before the Chief Justice, Sir V> alter Shaw, the jury returned a unanimous verdicc tnat at the time he murdered his Tamil mistress
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    THE MADRAS LANE MURDER.
    248 4 ACCUSED SENTENCED TO DEATH. At the Penang A*siz*s yestesday. before the Hon Mr Jus ice U H Whitley, Lim Hooi Whatb was sentenced to death for the murder of T*n Khoi Heng, in a room on the top floor of house No 58 Madras Lane early
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    DIVED IN FRONT OF TRAIN.
    725 4 RUBBER MAGNATE’S ru I DM A TH. The tragic d«*ath o f u P I director of Harran Cm Great Tower stree-, E(' 1 general merchnntg, whn Kensington Station, B inquiry More the r BU L (Mr H R Oswald) at H a the Evening
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      70 4 WHAT TO DO FOR A COLD A hot bath at bed-time, followed by a laxative, is the right for a cold, and the b?st laxative- t o uee ie •/u Kal**U* a! lai g* s-hipments of copra to Scandinatipation, curt biliousness, sick, headaches, torpid'liver, pimples and ill-smeli. mg breath. Druggists
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      25 4 TO PRINTERS We hold a large stock of Kidd’s Pkinting (In various colours) To be disposed of reduced prices. The Pinang Gazette 1 ees limited
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    THE ROYAL WEDDING.
    2321 5 A PEN PICTURE. X Jefliriea writes in the “Daily I believe than if King Henry IV. j been there to day, somewhere by his D lof Westminster to “«e the bridal of daughter of hi, line he would ■aid “God be with her. 'T’was a bgVO l
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    SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.
    258 5 TO-DAY’S DEPARTURES. Egra for Rangoon and Calcutta (Mergui and Moulmein via Rangoon). Peng Fook for Langsa. Lake Farmingdale for Singapore. Malaya for Bhuket (Tongkab) and Renong. Kumsang for Calcutta Ipoh for Port Swettenham and Singapore. Dacre Castle for Belawan and New York. Lake Gilpen for Rangoon ard Calcutta
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    PENANG MAILS CLOSE.
    145 5 DAILY (except Sunday). BY TRAIN. Parit Buntar, Bagan Serai, Taiping, Ipoh, Batu Gajah. Tapab Road, Teluk Anson, Kuala Kuba, |By train Kuala Lumpur, Seremban, S-7.15 a m Malacca, Johore, Singapore j&6 pm and Hongkong Parit Buntar and Bagan Sersi By train 9.31 *.m. A 4 p.m. Krch
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    CHURCH SERVICES.
    385 5 St GEORttK THE MARTYH. 4 h Sunday iu L«ii' —8 a.m. Matins; 8-30 ain Holv Couimuuion; 10.30 a.m. Matin’s (Chinese); 5 p.m, Sunday School; 6 p.m. Evenioni», P* XXXIX 124. Ps XL 126; Magnificat 47, Nu«ic Dimitiis 61; Aouiem What t*re these.” Hymns 112 -nd 197. lO am.
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    Coming Events.
    216 5 Mar 25—Cricket, Married v Single. Mar 25—Lodge Napier, Installation Meeting, Teluk Anson, Mar 25 and 26—Penang Golf Club Competitions. March 26—Special General Meeting, Penang Swimming Club, noon. Mar 27—South Taiping Tin Dredging. ExGeneral Meeting, Chamber of Commerce, noon. March 28—Prince of Wales arrives Port Swettenham, p m. March
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    BIRTH.
    16 6 Hilton—On March 24, *t Batu Gajah Hospital, to Mr and Mrs Fred Hilton, a son.
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    THE FIRE BRIGADE.
    1295 6 Mr Robert B Newington Acting Superintendent of the Municipal Fire Brigade, who signs the annual report for 1921 presented to the President of the Municipal Commissioners, makes handsome acknowledgment of the organizing skill and attention to his duties of the Superintendent, Mr AW B Hamilton, who is
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    HERE AND THERE.
    1772 6 The U S Secretary of State, Mr Charles Hughes, has sent a note to America and the Allies on the American Europe, demand for payment of the costs of occupation, which were given priority over other payments. From this it appears that Fratce and 1 Belgium have
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      15 6 “E. O.” Special Tiffin Every Wednesday and Saturday. Mrs. 11. E. Richards. P. P. C.
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      36 6 THE TIDES High Water. Low Water. To-day. 11.26 a.m. 5.16 a.tn. 11.14 p.sn 5.36 p.m. To-morrow. 11.47 a.m. 5.42 a.m, 11.43 p.m. 6. 4 p.m. Monday. 12' mn. 6 9 a.m. 12.10 p.m. 6 31 pm.
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    THE PRINCE OF WALES.
    785 7 KANDY BY NIGIFI. Reuter’s Telegrams.] Colombo, March 24. < Herbert Russell, Reuter s special S H ndent says Kandy by night has very much more wonderful than h Jidy by day during the Prince g twenty [v' visit, not because of the quaint nF’nials being dwarfed
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    COLOURED FILMS OF CEYLON VISIT.
    201 7 Mr. H H. Jeapes, who is taking the official film of the Prince of Wales’s tour arrived in Colombo accompanied by his assistant Mr- H. S- Jones. Mr. Jeapes accompanied the Prince of Wales on the “Renown” as far as Port Said, taking on the
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    INDIA’S FINANCE BILL.
    45 7 FISCAL AUTONOMY. Delhi, March 23. The Finance Bill was passed by the Assembly. The rejection of various pro posed new taxes leaves the estimated uncovered deficit £6.000,000A feature of the debate was the unanimity of members in favour of India's fiscal autonomy.
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    INDIA’S BUDGET.
    60 7 Delhi. March 24 The deficit in the current year was reduced by nearly £3,000,000. and the deficit in the coming year by about £2.000,000 as the result of the adoption of an amend merit, on the final stage of the Finance Bill, permitting the utilisation as revenue of
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    DUTCH INDIAN OIL.
    40 7 EXPORT DUTY TO END. Amsterdam, Macrh 24 A telegram from the Minister of the Colonies announces that the Dutch-Indian duty on exported oil will be completely abolished, commencing in 1923. and taxes on profits and income substituted.
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    BANQUE INDUSTRIELLE.
    92 7 THE BERTHELOT CASEParis, March 23The “Matin” say- M. Philippe Berthelot voluntarily informed the recent Court of discipline, presided over by M Poincare, that in 1919 his brother. M- Andre Berthelot, Chairman of the Banque Industrieile, gave him 3.500.000 francs .n bank-notes. of which he spent 2.500.000 in buying
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    ALLEGED BRIBERY.
    42 7 Okmulgee. March 23 The Governor of Oklahoma voluntarily submitted to arrest and afterwards he was released in 85,000 bail. The Governor and the State Bank Commissioner are charged with accepting bribes to permit a bank to do business after insolvency.
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    THE INDIAN HOTEL CASE.
    63 7 London, March 10. —In the action brought by Mrs. Florence May Holmes, formerly Mrs. Berkeley, against Major H.R.S- Whitchurch for the return of presents which she alleged she gave him in consideration of a promise of marriage. Mr. Justice Salter entered judgment fot £4OO for Mrs.
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    AIR FREIGHT WAR.
    52 7 London, February 25. —The air freight war has begun on the London to Paris airway, the French Company having countered the Handley-Page announcement by cutting their rate for large parcels, including collection and delivery, from fivepence to threejience per lb. The scale is now cheaper than the
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    BELFAST SENSATION.
    55 7 SEVEN SHOT IN RAID. London, March 24. A sensational crime was enacted in Belfast last night, when a band of armed men broke into the house of a publican, dragged him, his five sons and a barman from their beds, and shot them successively. Five were killed and
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    RESTORING ORDER IN IRELAND.
    207 7 DRASTIC PENALTIES. London. March 23. In consequence of the opinion expressed by an Ulster m» mbe in the House of Commons that the pen,. ..v. were insufficiently drastic, the Government submitted a new clause in the committee stage of the bill for the restoration of order,
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    THE UNIONISTS.
    167 7 London. Mai ch 3. —It is stated that the Unionist leaders are receiving communications from all over the country promising loyal adherence to the Unionist party, but not the Coalition- Politicians are waiting for the week end speeches to illuminate the situation, especially the speech of Mr. Balfour
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    PROPORTIONAL REPRESENTATION?
    122 7 London. March 4. —lhe latest rumour in the hopelessly c nfu-ed political situation is that- the general election may be postponed till October, as the Coalition groups are at present unprepared for an election, and that both parties w ill then fight separately- It i- noteworthy that the
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    LONDON MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS.
    159 7 London. March 4.—The most noteworthy feature of the London Municipal results is the complete failure of Labour’s big offensive. which is regarded as an emphatic victory for caution and economy in London’s Government. The middle class rate payers- crushed between income-tax and the almost unbearable local taxation,
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    REPARATIONS.
    193 7 THE PARIS DECISIONS. Paris. March 23. The Reparations Commission's decisions include the following: That of the 1.450,000.000 gold marks in kind, France will receive 950,000,000, and the suspension of payments temporarily permitted will be considered by the Commission on May 31. The Commission, if not satisfied with the efforts
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    FRESH GERMAN CRISIS.
    43 7 MARKS TWO PENCE A DOZENLondon. March 23. German marks are being sold at six a penny in London to-day- The slump is largely due to a new reparations crisis following the rec ipt of th. Commission s note to Berlin.
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    EXPEDITION TO CHINA.
    134 7 PROFESSOR GREGORY’S AIMS. London, Far ch 24Professor J"hu Walter Gregory, of Glasgow University, who is setting out on an expediton to South Western China, explains in the “Daily Chronicle” that apart from the collection of zoological and botanical material, his object i s to throw liuht on
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    THE BOXER INDEMNITY.
    51 7 London- March 23 In the House of Commons, replying to Major P. B. Malone regarding the Boxer indemnity payment to Britain, Sir John Gilmour said approximately £4.300,('00 had been paid up to 1920- moreover £1,250,0*>0 had been paid in respect of private British claims. Altogether £11.000.000 remains
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    ABOLITION OF MUITSAI.
    36 7 PRESS APPROVAL. London. March 23The abolition of the Mui-Tsai in Hongkong is belated but it is a decided reaffirmation cf the principles of humanity and freedom in British Government, declares the ‘“Manchester Guardian.”
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    SUBMARINE LOST.
    99 7 TRAGIC SEQUEL TO COLLISION. Gibraltar. March 23. A destroyer, during manoeuvres in the Straits, collided with submarine 542, which was lost with all hands. All Hands Lost London. March 23. The Admiralty in confirming the Joss of 542 with all hands says she was rammed by the destroyer
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    THE PACIFIC TREATY.
    375 7 U- S. SENATE STILL BUSYWashington, March 23In face of a threatened interminable debate on lhe Four Power Treaty. the Senate decided to limit individual speeches to an hour. Before the limit was imposed, a flood of speeches was unloosed by Senators, who had prepared long addresses and
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    OCCUPATION COSTS.
    137 7 AMERICA’S CASE. Washington, March 23. Mr. Charles Hughes, in a note to the Allies regarding the American demand for payment of the cost of occupation, declares that the French and Belgian occupation costs have been fully paid, and the balance in May last year amounted to 1-660.000.! »00
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    BONUS FOR AMERICAN SOLDIERS.
    47 7 FOUR MILLIARD DOLLARSWashington, March 24. Thi House of Representatives, by an overwhelming majority, passed an amended biil, providing a bonus for soldiers who participated in the war. involving an expenditure of about $4.600,000,000- The fate <>f the bill in the Senate is uncertain.
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    THE NAVAL ESTIMATES.
    99 7 London, March 24 In the House of Commons., in the naval debate, reptying to a question. C-clonel Amery explained that all the Estimates were framed on the assumption that the Naval Treaty at Washington would be finally ratified, as he believed it would be. but if. by
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    ISLAMIC CONGRESS IN PARIS.
    34 7 Paris, March 24- —An Islamic World Congress will take place in Paris in July. All the Moslem communities, notably from the British and Dutch Indies, are expected to participate.. —Vale.
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    THE GRAND NATIONAL.
    153 7 MUSIC HALL WINS. London, March 24. The Grand National Steeplechase, it Liverpool, resulted as under Music-Hall 11.8 1 Drifter 10-0 2 Taffytus 110 3 Thirty two ran. Won by twelve length--; six lengths between >ee< nd and third. The betting was 100 to 9 against Music Hail.
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    AMERICAN STEEL PRICES.
    33 7 Youngtown (Ohio). March 24. The independent steel manufacturers have increased their pi ice" by s2.*> per ton for slabs. 82 for -mail billet" and sheetbar" and s2| for heavy billets.
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    INTERNATIONAL RUGBY.
    19 7 WALES DEFEATS FRANCE Paris. March 23. At Rugby football Wales beat France by 11 points to 3
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    AMATEUR BILLIARDS CHAMPIONSHIP.
    24 7 London. February 26- —In the final of the Amateur Billiards Championship tho ex-champion Mr. Symes beat Mr. McLeod by 339 points.
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    AUSTRALIAN ELECTIONS.
    28 7 A FALSE REPORT. Melbourne. March- 23Trade Union officials deny the strike report mentioned yesterday, asserting that it is published in order to influence im pending elections.
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    TROOPS IN WEST RUSSIA.
    52 7 Lindon, March 23. In the House of Commons at question time Mr- Chamberlain said he believed the troops in West Russia had slightly increased since January but this was not necessarily a warlike measure. It is not believed the Soviet Government intended to embark on a
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    THE SOVIET DELEGATION.
    23 7 Riga, March 23 M. Chicherin, Commissary for Foreign Affairs, will replace Lenin as head of the Soviet delegation to Genoa.
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    CHEAP ROUBLES.
    26 7 Reval, March 23. The ruling rate for foreign remittances to Russia thr; ugh ’he Russian Imperial Bank is 580.000 Soviet roubles to th< dollar.
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    CROWN AGENTS’ ADVANCES.
    258 7 At the meeting cf the Ceyloi» Finance Committee an item of unu-ual interest was di"CU"-ed- A reporter of the “Ob server” wa- informed on official enquiry that the committee once again considered the question of voting the sum f R". 215.252.2!; being on temporary advances made by
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    METAL MARKETS.
    1084 8 AMERICAN ADVICES NOT ENCOURAGING. No good purpose is to be served in disguising the fact that, owing to continued disappointment with the trend of conditions and prices in the metal markets, a feeling of depression exists in some quarters, says the “Financier” of February 28. This feeling appears
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    R.G.A. AND R.S.A.
    228 8 Probably most of those who are interested in the welfare of the rubber plantation industy will welcome the merger of the R- G. A. and R- S- A in so far as future propaganda work is concerned, says Mr. E. L. Killick in the “Financier.” The chairman
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    PARA RUBBER IN INDO-CHINA.
    262 8 M. Aug. Chevalier was commissioned by the French Government in 1913 to in vestigate the position of the chief crons of Indo-China. He paid special attention to the rubber plantations there, and at the Rubber Exhibition in London last June he contributed a paper setting forth
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    MANILA RIOTS SEQUEL.
    97 8 Manila, March 6. —Eleven non-com-missioned officers of the Philippine constabulary who participated in the riots in Manila in December, 1920 w’ere today sentenced to death by the Supreme Court. Sixty-six privates who also took part in the rioting were sentenced to life imprisonment- The Supreme Court raised
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    HAYTOR RUBBER ESTATES.
    656 9 ‘‘S.F.P 1 COMPANY’S SOUND POSITION. The annual general meeting of ths Robber Estates, Limited, wa« held n the registered offices of the company French Bank Buildings, Singapore on Thursday presided over by the Hon Mr V Gibbons. In moving the adoption of the report and gccoants for
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    Reports Dividends and Notices.
    225 9 Tanaiang—Profit to Sept 30 £2,222 and forward, reset va £3,000 taxe’ and Dutch war profits tax £3.187 forward, bppo^ra —Loss to Aug. 31 £4,693, which d?duc r ed from £12,658 brought, in £7,965 forward. Crop 433,082 lb a a.I-in cost Is 0.47 d, and averaging 9.85
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    An Interesting Estate.
    291 9 Experimental Work in Lower Perak. On March 15, a large party of planters and others from Teluk Anson, visited Alpha Bernarn Estate, on the invita tion of the proprietor and manager, Mr A Naested. The first item nf interest was the cantor oil and padi mills. Both
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    THE TAIPING GROUP.
    312 9 Messrs Lean Co’s Weekly Ma'ket Report says Tin throughout the wetk h-s kept remarkably steady and closing a’ £144.17.6 fehows a dec’ine of 17/6. Rubber is slightly easier at 7 7/8 in London, and at 27 cents for Sheet and 26 cents for Crepe locally There has
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    The Copra Market.
    49 9 Messrs Barlow aod Co report: There was practically on change in this market ouring the past week bui slightly more business was actually transacted. Closing quotations «re as follows No 1 Standard $10.35| to $lO 62|. 2 10 00 to 10.35. 3 9 75 to 10.00
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    EXCHANGE.
    117 9 Penang, March 25, 1022 Bt Coobtust of th» Chabtmbbd Bamk). London Demand Bank 2/3 23/32 4 months’ sight Bank 2/3 31/32 3 Credit 2/4 1/8 3 M Documentary 2/4 7/32 Calcutta Demand Bank Rs. 179 3 days’sight Private „185 q Bombay Demand Bank „179 o Madras Demand Bank 179
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    THE SHARE MARKET.
    325 9 Messrs. Kennedy and Co., Penang reports as follows The Share Market is steady at the low levels prevailing and while enquiries are limited there is no pressure to realise. The price of Tin continues to fluctuate within very narrow limits, a gain of 17/6 being shown on
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    RUBBER PRICES
    73 9 25th March, 1922 Smoked **he-*r 24|c Pfnang > Fin» P«d«* Crep» 24 c J U?»smok»<i Sheet No I }Snok»d Sheet 274 c rS n-r 2 Crepe 27 c T Smoked Sheet 8 I London > n Q J Crepe 8d New York G 13£c LONDON RUBBER MARKET. The
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    Rubber Crop.
    15 9 The following is an additional rubber output for February Sungei Gettah lbs 9,136
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    TIN PRICES.
    102 9 The S raits Traduuf Co., Ltd., gives the following London prices, c.n March 24: Spot £144.7? 6d op 2? 6d 3 month? buying £145 17« 6d 2« 6d 3 selling £146 unchange i Local Paiity $72.34 March 25th Singapore sold 150 ton? at $73 75; Penang buyers no
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    PRODUCE PRICES.
    176 9 BP. Tapioca 56.60 ®sles M P. Tapioca £7.00 sellers Cold leaf 572 seller» Black Pepper $l6 50 sellers White Pepper ...$24.50 sellers. Trang Pepper no stock Mace Pickings $l5 sales Cloves $l2O seiless Nutmegs 80s $45 nominal 11 os $37.0u sellers (No I $lO 00,per picu No. ‘2
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    THE BURMA RICE CORNER.
    480 9 AN ATTEMPT IHaT FAILED. The unsuccessful attempt.to corner the 1921 rice crop in Burma says the Rangoon correspondent of Capital has resulted in an Indian commercial magna r e in Rangoon having to face the mu-ic to the tune of some Rs 1,25,00,000, and in order
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    MARKET PRIME.
    385 9 Penang, March 25, 1922. HKEF— oi» Soap per < »tty 35 Roast <l° 46 Steaks do 48 Stew or Curry Meat do curry 36 Rump Steak do 48 Ox Tail each 50 do Tongue do 80 do Feet do 50 Heart per catty 40 Liver do CJ Fillet
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    TAIPING TIN DREDGING LTD.
    487 9 DIR ECTORS’ REPORT. The fourth aiuiu&i report of the Director’» of the Taiping Tin Dredging Co., Ltd-, for the year to December, 1921, states: The Mine Manager’s Report deals fully with the work, at Taiping to the close of the Financial Year, and the same is
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    NORTH TAIPING TIN.
    435 9 DIRECTORS’ REPORT. The Directors of North Taiping Tin Dredging Co., Ltd., in their third annual report for the financial year ended 31st December, 1921, state During the periol unler reviw the Dredge made 7,379 hours running time, and recovered piculs 5,962.50- (Tons 354 cwts. 18 qrs. 0
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      AIKA MOVEMENT IN INDIA.
      287 10 Lucknow. March 6-—ln supporting Sir Ludovic Porter's motion for an additional grant for providing a mobile police fore© and the purchase of Ford vans for this purpose, says a correspondent to the “Englishman’’ Rai Bahadur Marshall Singh made reference to the Aika movement and spoke on
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      ANOTHER SHIP ON FIRE
      235 10 Calcutta. March 12. —Shortly before she wa> due to leave for Home with ISO passengers a fire broke out on the City of York at Kidderpore Docks to-night- Tho fire was discovered about 9-25 p.m- All the passengers were on beard, the majority comfortably settled for
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      CHROME TANNING IN BENGAL.
      142 10 The department of Industries, Bengal, has organised under the supervision of Mr. Mazumdar. Superintendent of Industries Burdwan division, a demonstration in the improved methods of chrome tanning in Tantipara. a village about 12 miles from Suri in the district of Birbhum- The place is inhabited by
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      WAYS OF THE OPIUM SMUGGLER.
      134 10 Calcutta. March 9. —Ingenious hiding places selected by opium smugglers are revealed in the Bengal Excise Department’s report-, which states that some of the method- adopted by opium-smugglers to cany on their nefarious trade were the employment of carriers dress 'd as sepoys or khansamas
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      CALCUTTA DOCK RIOT.
      221 10 Calcutta, March 7. —M hile Mr J. Boath, a Customs Preventive Officer, was going along Kidderpore Docks on inspection duty on Saturday night at about 8-30, he met a Japanese sailor of the steamer Tatsuno Maru, lying at No. 11 Docks, passing in a suspicious manner, accompanied
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      OFFICERS CAPTURED BY RAIDERS.
      129 10 Delhi, March 11- —Five British officers of the 27th Punjabis- while shooting in the Hurkhab Valley, near Peshin, were attacked by a party of raiders under the leadership of an outlaw named Nadir on the afternoon of the 3rd March, and two of their number who
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      RAILWAY INDUSTRY COMMITTEE.
      121 10 Delhi. March 11. —A committee of eight with Mr. Innes, Commerce Member rs Chairman, will recommend steps to en courage the establishment of necessary industries in India so that as large an amount as possible of the R-- 150 crores proposed to be 1 set aside for
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      FRUIT CULTURE.
      154 10 Many peepie talk c| investing money in visionary orchards in far-off Australia. New Zealand and say- a Madras correspondent of" Commerce,” but th y know not what an expanse cf land lies in Southern b'dia which can well afford them congenial occupation and remunerative returns at considerably less
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      THE COTTON POSITION.
      200 10 The arrivals of raw cotton into Bombay by rail and sea (foreign and coastwise) during the week ending February 18. 1922, were 68.690 bales of 400 lbs. each, as against 84.907 balets and 97.681 bales in the corresponding period of 1921 and 1920, respectively- The total arrivals
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    MALAYAN SNAKES.
    453 11 “T.0.M.” SKIN FOR SHOES. A Perak planter sends the following to the “Daily Mail*” —Here in the Malay Peninsula quite a little industry has recently sprung up among planters and others whose business takes them into the jungle- The snakes used for the purpose of making shoes are
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