Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 15 May 1922

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    20 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE. PUBLISHED DAILY. ESTABLISHED 1833 Wo. 107. VOL. LXXX. MONDAY, 15th MAY. 1922, PRICE 15 CENTS
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      15 1 T. NAGATA, S I; DENTIST. J NEXT DOOR TO J' t THE DISPENSARY.” i; J
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    INDIAN IMMIGRATION.
    486 2 THE NEW ACT. The Hon’ble Mr- B- N- Sarma. Member of the Viceroy's Execut-ve Council, now in Madras on a *hort official visit, is an old Madrasi resident having been a practising lawyer in thi* Presidency and for a number of term* a public-spirited non-offieial elected member of
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    MANCHESTER WEEKLY MARKET REPORT.
    362 2 Messrs. Janies F. Hutton Ltd, Manchester, reported on Wednesday, 19th April as follows: Trading during the past week has been interrupted by the Easter Holidays. The raw material markets have again been very steady and prices shew little change from those we last reported. The only
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      752 2 BANKS. ■II,— i- J.l "BL 1 J” TH C Mt=RCANf|LF BANK OF INDIA HONGKONG SHANru I LIMITED. CORPo3atio9 IBA i.. .>u in England.) (Incorporated l( r, Authorised Capital £3,000,000 Paid-up Capital I Subscribed Capital 1,800,000 Reserve F hn(i i H Paid-up 1,050,000 Sterling I Reserve Fund and Undivided Silver Profits
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    PARIS FASHION NOTES.
    979 3 SKIRTS WIDENED AND LENGTHENED. (Euo.u O( R OWN <>rrespom>ext.) Paris. April 1 I. Already, French women have widened and lengthened their skirts and the short, tight skirt is rarely seen in Paris now. New tailor-mades are appearing every day. and new millinery is everywhere to be seen.
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    MUSICAL EVENING AT E. & O.
    94 3 MUSICAL EVENING AT E. O. On Wednesday evening next. J7th inst. the first of a serie- of fortnightly concerts will be given at the E. A O. Hotel, the programme being a- follows 1 Overture Raymond Thomas 2 Cello Solo “O Star of Eve Wagner 3 Two Intermezzo-; a. from
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    EXCHANGE.
    109 3 PENANG. MAY 15. 1222. I By Courtesy gf ihe Chartered Bank.) London Demand Bank ‘2/3 i/s 4 months’>i:;ht Bank 2/4 1/11» 3 ('-dir 2/1 5/b’» .> Documentary 2/1 <>/s ('alcuUa Demaml Bank Rsl7i 3 days* sight Private ISI Bombay Demand Batik ~17» Madras Demand Bank ..177 ?x* 3 days’sight
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      254 3 f» g,BI I S 2 T I <, 4 Hk. i I *•< vJ/JJBaK I I J .i $i AI I I Delightful Home Concert. iblt at any time with a, player Piano and You phi it without any practice. 'Che Story and (’lark a p,, piano incorporates the famous
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      17 3 ARRIVED CHAMBERS’S INCOME TAX GUIDE ■T JOHN BURNS. OBTAINABLt AT ?iaang Gazette Press. Ltd Price S 2.
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      401 3 rung* 7 n Oil THE WILL-TO-BE-WELL Almost anything can be accomplished by a resolute act of the will." Proi essor James. ‘*l must—l will—get back my health The man who says this to himself reallv meaning it —is thereby helping and hastening his own recovery —so much does will-power influence
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    SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.
    779 4 Mr. F. W. Douglas has returned from Home. Mr. and Mrs. George F. Pykett leave lor bom** this week. Dr. Macaskill has returned to Kuala Lumpur from England. t The British Resident of Selangor and < Mrs. Slonor have left tor Bukit Kutu. Mr. Tan Soo Guan
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    CRICKET.
    827 4 P. C. C. v. Mr. Holm-Brown's XI. R. N. HAMILTON S BRILLIANT BATTING. Fine weather favoured the cricket match between Mr. Holmes Brown’s team ami the P.C.C. at the Esplanade on Saturday, ami there was a large attend- t ance on the Club verandah ami lining i the ropes.
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    CRICKET.
    170 4 IL C. vs. Eastern smelting < ’OMPANY. Played on the former’s ground at Victoria Green. The C. R. were unable tn field a full eleven. C. R. T. Thean Hock b Rodrigo X L. Keng Ch nan b Rodrigo L. Hor Yin b Seenimadar 3 Sin Took b Seenimadar
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    P. C. C. BOWLS TOURNAMENT.
    96 4 'l’he following P.C.C. Itowls ties are fixed for Wednesday, the l<th May Double Handicap 3 C. H. Hertz ami G. B. E. Southam v—s E. J Benm-U and G. Wright Motion (2): scr J. S. Rose and J. G. Allan v +5 C. H. Nicoland
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    A DANGEROUS HOUSE.
    491 4 Action Against Municipal (ommissioners. On Friday. 1 a fore the Chief Justice. Sir Waiter Shaw. Mr. Roland Braddell on behalf of the two Indian owners of 2(’>. Minto Road. Singapore, moved for an interlocutory injunction to restrain the Municipal (’ommis<ion°rs of Singapore from further proceeding undera nuisance
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    A BOXING IDOL.
    1389 4 Georges Carpentier. It can haidiy be denied writes Major, the Hon- Henry Lygon m the National Review." that the present almost, universal .nterest in boxing is mainly centred upon one person— Georges Carpentier. Until he arose to fame, shortly before the war, interest in the noble art,
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    THE TWO DEMPSEYS
    474 4 It is highly improbable that we shall see Dempsey in a -erions vein over hereAt least. I hope not. says a writer in the Daily Mail Despite the various attempts that are being made to foist a match upon the British public, I do hope that our
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    RUBBER'S FUTURE.
    295 4 silt I- <-i ii.1.1-'.'.iA ;i, s j The following <ii:»|>| cable Among the pa>seug» ls Anehiscs which arriv* i May .lr.l. was 11. E s ir mard. K. 8.. Governor ,f o, Settlements ami High c (1I lhe Malay States, si,. r was accompanied by ;|l p was
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    CENTRAL PERAK P. A.
    432 4 Telephone Rates and Night Mails Suspension. A general meeting of the Central Perak I’. A. was held at Hal» Street. I poh. on Satimhi. Mr. Kenneth (’ox. chairman, presided, and the others present were Mo-r-. P. J. R. Waugh (vice-chairman). IL M. Dawson, J. S. Ferguson,
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    SCOTTISH LETTER.
    1965 5 >rrisii library. n <)v.n < orr.-pondent.) Edinburgh, April 19. I H u formulated to con- 1,1 Scottish Library out ci 5 vhocates’ Library in Edin i was made some time <• Acuity <>f Advocate, l<> trans- v to the state, subject to nations. Owing to the Lhe onal
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    AN UNDER-WATER CUTTING TOOL.
    226 5 A demonstration of the French apparatus for cutting steel under water with the oxy-acetyk ne flame, invented by M. Eugene Royer, Director of the Chantier du Rhone. Lyons, was given at the works of Messrs- Siebe. Gorman and Co-, Ltd in Westminster Bridge-road. Repre>entatives of the
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    EARTHQUAKE IN JAPAN.
    164 5 Tokio. Apiil 26. —Considerable material damage was done to walls of the houses and the-exhibits at the Ueno Park exhibition as a result of the earthquake. The only casualties at present reported are one person killed and one injured. In Yokohama the shock was more severely felt,
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    WIZARD KIRKWOOD
    77 5 New York, April 1. —At Pinehurst, Kirkwood amazed the gallery- In the first round of the North v. South tournament. he made a miraculously short first hole. Hi's drive landed among the trees off the fairway- It was impossible to take a right-handed swing so Kirkwood, taking the
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    Coming Events.
    83 5 May 17—< 'hamber of Commerce. Special Meeting. 2.30 p.m. May 19—Penang Club. Cinderella Dance, 9.15 p.m. May 20—Football. Krian Club v M< slem. P. Runtar. May 21—P.S.C.. Monthly Handicaps. May 23—Prince of Wales’ Vis’t to Penang. May 23—S|mrt<. Esplanade. 2.45 p.m. May 27—Football. I.C.A.U. v Moslem, P. Runtar.
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    INCREASING THE YIELD OF RICE
    531 5 Mr- Percy A. Hill, a rice farmer in the j Philippines, writes in “Sluyter’s Month Jy”The problems of rice culture have a special interest to Oriental peoplesTwo crops per year as a remedy for in creasing production of rice is commonly prescribed. This, in spite
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    THE DUTCH BANKING TROUBLES.
    341 5 The suspension of a small Dutch bank (the Kortenaerbank), at The Hague, illustrates afresh the severity of the testing time through which smaller and weaker banks in that country are passing. The Kortenaerbank, formed in 1910, was a firm of little importance, but as a correspondent
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    A EUROPEAN ASSOCIATION.
    1243 6 One result of Mr. Montagu s disturbance of the pathetic contentment of the masses of India and the introduction of political and racial feeling into public affairs is the need that has been felt for F.uropean Associations. There are branches in the chief centres of India land
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    HERE AND THERE.
    1166 6 A meeting of the Selangor branch ot I the Chamber of ComLoans. merce was held hist week at Kuala Lumpur, but the proceedings were not reported, ap- parently. What purports to be the result is given by our Ipoh comtemporary. ’l’rade was the subject discussed, and it
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    THE TRAIN SERVICE
    232 6 An Important Aherutioit. On and after Thursday. Mav I' j 1-55 p.m. passenger train from Pm.i.j Taiping and interme«liate statiots i retimed to leave Penaiig at i.h 1 j arriving at Taiping al 5.1)7 p.m. j change is of the 'General Post vaiHi but a sensible one
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    STUDENTS CONFERENCE AT PEKING.
    78 6 STUDENTS C ONFERENCE AT PEKING. Ceylon Odette lntervie««J. (From Our Own < oitc*P''H" Sing tpot'e. Mt Mr. A. M. K. arriv e»i in Singa|'<'f' 11 attemling. a> the f Worl.i Clirrtiaii Student- (’onfert nee in I’cking. interv ievv w ith th the conference wa- m*»rtm" tributing inu» h to nun''.d
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    THE WEATHER.
    110 6 Though iiu’sp.’ii <.’ r r.3± f U which commence»! with ll j the current nionth r 11,1 l>erio<! of the y••ar. t 11 I’"-' I the temperature. I<' n ;|1 I Ishowns th»- maxiniuiu maximum ami luinimn 11 ti as r»-gistered at Ford < Iveginning <»f Bie 11,1
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      21 6 E. &_O. H. R. H. The Prince of Wales’ Visit. SPECIAL DINNER AND DANCE, On Tuesday, 23rd May. EXTENSION OF LICENSE.
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    51 6 DEATH. Chan HeangThoy.—Al N 0.5.3 Perlis Road. Penang. <>n Sunday. 14th May, 1922. at S-|.> a.in.. Mr. ('han Heang Thoy. .1. P. (F.M.S. an<l Singapore papers please copy). OBITUARY The deatlrhas oc-c urn of Sir Walter ‘Raleigh. Professor of Ijigl’-.h Literaituye at Oxford, following typh >id level contracted at Baghda
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    GENOA CONFERENCE.
    792 7 G ENOA CONFERENCE. Russian Reply Discussed. AT "Reuter s Telegrams Genua, May 13. ini. il sub-com miss ion at Th? *****I 1011 i; the Russian reply, length di* 11 u rp bert on.> rupture ha.'occurred. 11« adjourned tor a few hours, s ~'he. in which M. Barthoi j )t r
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    MOSCOW NEWS.
    79 7 THE VOLGA FAMINE London. May 13. A Moscow official telegram says the worst famine crisis in the Volga region was passed on April 15, when 6J mil lions were receiving relief. The fact that thirty million poods of seed hav been supplied makes the future hopeful. Germany and
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    RUSSO-GERMAN TELEGRAPHS RE-OPENED.
    23 7 Berlin. May 13. The “Zeit’’ reports that the telegraphic service has been resumed between Germany and European ami Asiatic Russia-
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    RUSSIA BUYING.
    73 7 INTERMEDIARIES IN U- S. New York. May 12Representatives of the “Nebal" Syndicate (Netherlands Baltic Trailing Company) are here buying manufactures for Russia, especially agric ultuaal machinery, motor cars and factory equipment. The Syndicate, which, it is understood, is composed of about forty manufacturers in Holland, s backed by
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    RUSSIAN OIL.
    27 7 New Yotk. May 13. T he Standard Oii Company announce that they have become equal owners with Nobel interests in the* Nobel Russian oil properties.
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    CREEK PREMIER RESIGNS.
    30 7 Athens, May 13. As a sequel to the Chamlier’s adoption of a. vote on the Government by only a single vote, M. Gounaris has resigned the Premiership.
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    STEEL COMPANIES.
    30 7 INQUIRY’ INTO AMALGAMATION. Washington, May 12. The Senate has ordered an investigation of the pending merger between the hitherto independent Lackawanna Steel Company with the Bethlehem Steel Company.
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    JACK DEMPSEY COES HOME.
    13 7 London. May 14 Jack Dempsey has departed lot American.
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    MR. SASTRI’S MISSION.
    113 7 The Status of Indians. Simla. May 13 On Ihe eve of his departure for Australia and other dominions to {dead the cause of equality for Indians. Mr. Sast' i was given an official banquet by the iceroy. The latter declared that the mission had the fullest support
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    THE OBJECT IN VIEW
    164 7 Simla. May 6- —ln the course of a lengthy communique the* Government of India state the object of the visit of the Right Hon. Srinivasa Sastri to Ihe Dominions i- to assist the* Dominion (Government' to give effect to the Imperial Conference resolution by granting to
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    CHEAPER RAILWAY RATES.
    72 7 A STIMULUS TO TRADE. London. M;iv 14The English and Welsh Railway* announce important reductions >n goods rates, which should powerfully promote a revival of trade. The percentage of increase over pre war rates is reduced in many cases 25 pet cent, while the collection and delivery c
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    THE ARMY AND NAVY.
    76 7 FACILITATING REDUCTIONS. London. May 13 In order to carry out the* reduction of the establishments, the British Army and Navy announc e* s< hem *s of allowanc es and gratuities which are offered to officers who elect to retire before reaching the age limit. The Army
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    THE DRUG TRAFFIC
    56 7 AMERICAN ACTION. Washington. May 14. The Senate passed an amendment t.> the Anti Narcotic- Act. prohibiting illicit importation of narcotics, the* penalty being a fine of 85.000 and ten years' imprisonment. A Board will 1 e established and authorised to permit the importation of necessary cpianti lies
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    CANADIAN NAVAL ECONOMY.
    165 7 Ottawa. May 13. In the House of Commons the Minis- I ter of Defence announced that the a-j nadian Government’s naval programme! would be* a small ship ami two trawlers at Halifax and Esquimalt for the* train-, ing of the Volunteer Reserve ForceOther ships would be discontinuedin
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    THE KING’S TOUR.
    265 7 War Cemeteries Visited. Boulogne, Mav 13. King George concluded his tour of the cemeteries. After inspecting pres and imy Ridge, he visited inter alia the cemeteries at Lillers, Bethune, Lys, ArraG, Bapaume, Albert and Etaples, in the presence of Marsh.d Foe h. and placed a great wreath
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    JAPANESE ATTACHE’S FUNERAL.
    91 7 IMPRESSIVE MILITARY CEREMONY. London. May 13. Au impressive military ceremony marked the funeral of Major Jiro Kawase of the Japanese Embassy at Golder's Green Orematorium. The cortege was escorted by a battalion of th? Goldstream Guard', with draped colour.'. the hand being followed by six -Japanese» otiic
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    FIRED AT CHINESE MINISTER.
    91 7 STUDENT’S EXAMINATION. Paris, May 13 The Chinese student Lee Ho Ling, who on March 20. fired at the* Chinese Minister. Mr. Cheng- Lo. wa' interro gated by the examining magistrate»- A diary, in Chinese, found on tin* prisoi er, has been translated, and it showed that
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    PRICE OF PETROL.
    30 7 AMERICAN ENQUIRY. Washington. May 13. The Department of Justice* has in stituted an enejuirv into the* recent increase in the price of petrol by the* big producers.
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    FLOODS IN MANITOBA.
    35 7 Winnipeg. Marc h 13. Twenty square miles of the Assiniboine River area are flooded- A great lake has l>een formed in the Raeburn district- are* strengthening the Canadian Pacific* Railway with sandbags.
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    WRANGEL ISLAND
    44 7 Ottawa. Mav 13. J he Canadian Premier announced hi the House of Common* that the* Canadian Flag is flying on Wrangel Island, which will be maintained as part «'f anada. An expedition is being fitted out to go t o the island.
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    GERMAN MINISTER TO U. S.
    31 7 New Y>>rk. May I 1 Doctor Weidfeldt. the fii't German Ambassador to the Uniteel Stutts .'iuce the* war. arrived aboard the st »am »r Aniei ica.
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    FRINGE AT MANILA.
    371 7 .—Sir Herbert Russell. A Mishap at Polo. Manila. May 13. I’he "Renown" anchored in Manila Bay at eight this morning. Altera visit by Governor-General Wood and various official*, the* Prince* of Wales landed, with his stall and drove to Malcanan Palace, where* he had lunch. In the*
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    THE PRINCE’S TRAMCAR RIDE.
    149 7 I’he* Consul-General fe»r Japan has issued the- following On the- morning of April 29 the* Prince* of Wales witnessed a game* e>f tennis on the- ground of the* Nishi-Hongnaji ami visited the* famous Buddhist temple* in Kyote». also Kyoto University. At night in plain clothes and
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    PENANG ROAD DECORATIONS.
    95 7 Amount previously acknowledged 8315. Overse-a-Chine'se Bank. Ltd.. 825, Mr. Uheah Choo Yew. 825. Mr. Lee- Tian Sie*w. 825. Chop Kong Guan. Campbell Street, 825. Chop Sam Aik, f’ampbell Street.B2s. (’hop Kwong Leong,Campbell Street. 820. Chop Seang Leong, 810, Chop Po Don Leong, (’ampbell Street.Blo, (’hop Seang Ho.
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    INDIAN AGITATORS.
    53 7 GANDHUS SON ARRESTED. Bombay, May 12. Ih wadas. Gandhi’s son, has been arrested at Allahabad. Pandit Ramadhani. President of the All-India Congress Committee. and Kashiram. Secretary of the Indore Congress Committee, were also arrested. Young Gandhi sentenced. Allahabad. May 13. Gandhi s soti was sentenced to >*ighte. n
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    BRAZILIAN LOANS.
    30 7 Rio de -Janeiro. May 12. It is authoritatively announced that the Government will not assume responsibility for loans which certain states f Brazil arc seeking to raise abroad.
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    THE KEDAH GAOL SENSATION.
    324 7 Escaped Prisoner Stabs Mata-Mata. SUBSEQUENTLY SHOT BY POLICE. It will be recalled that about a month ago a gang of prisoners, 19 in number, broke out of Alor Star gaol, taking 1O rifles and bayonets, without ammunition, and one loaded revolver with them, and made good
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    MALACCA CASES.
    141 7 Ex-Bailiff Sentenced, [From Our Own Correspondent], Kuala Lumpur, May 15. Before Mr P. A. F. David. District Judge from Singapore, with Major Langley, Acting Attorney-General, Singapore, prosecuting, in the Malacca District Court on Saturday. Walpole Augustus Dewitt, late Bailiff of the Supreme Court, Malacca. pleaded guilty to criminal
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    MURDER OF IRENE WILKINS.
    179 7 Bournemouth Mystery Re-Opened. London, May l>. —There has been a sequel to the murder in Decemlier last of Irene Wilkins, Bournemouth, to which place she was decoyed by a Iwigus telegram. It will lx* rembered that her body was found in a field and that, despite
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    BAGAN SERAI.
    710 8 STRONG FINANCIAL POSITION. The s« eond annual general meet ing of the Bagan Serai Co-. Ltd., was held at the registered offices, Pinners Hall, s and 9 Austin Friars, E.C'-, Mi E. L II nnil ton (the chairman) presiding. The Chairman said the profit for the year, as
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    CHERSONESE (F.M.S.) ESTATES.
    237 8 The C’her-cnese (F-M.S-) Estates, Limited, report a profit of £34,207 17 11, which, with the net amount brought forward from 1920, £18,723 17 0, gives an available balance of £52,931 14 11. out of which the Directors propose to transfer to income tax reserve £5.000. and reccmnu
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    RUBBER PROPAGANDA.
    280 8 China Express.” The Rubber Growers' Association has launched an appeal to rubber producing companies for financial support to enable the Association to carry out more active propaganda work- Producing companies are invited to guarantee an amount of 1per acre of rubber planted, of which not more than 6d.
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    SERENDAH HYDRAULIC TIN.
    458 8 A FIVE PER CENT. DIVIDEND The sixteenth ordinary general meeting of Shareholder- of the Serendah Hydraulic Tin Mining Co-. Ltd., was held at the regi-tered office of the company. Kuala Lumpur, on Wedne-day, with Mr. J- A Russell in the chair. The follow ing report was presented
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    THE COPRA MARKET
    48 8 Mcssr- Barlow Ar Co-, Singapore. ”c--jKirt During th< past week more business has been transacted but prices have rema ned steady- Closing quotations are as follows: —No- 1 Standard $10.25 to *lO-55. No- 2 Standard $lO.OO tc- s' 25, No. 3 Standard $9-70 to $lO.OO-
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      229 8 f The immediate satisfaction I I of very low prices: the I j lasting satisfaction that I I comes with good service. I I ifihi 1 1 1 S I j BLUE SERGE. A timely purchase placed in our hands a few hundred yards of this popular suiting. The price
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    MARKET PRICES.
    397 9 PENANG, MAY 15. 1922. S cts government mu rroN— Head, sheep or goat each 1.00 Liver with heart hi ng do 1.03 Tripe do 1.(0 Goat or She»p per lb 55 Sweet Rread each Q 0 Leg of Mutton lb 55 Kidney pair 30 Feet the four 40
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    MENTAKAB RUBBER.
    63 9 Vendor Sued. (Erckm Di r Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, May 15. At Malacca, before Mr. .Justice Brown, the Mentakab Rubber Co., sued d’owkay Chew Bee, vendor of Mentakab Estate, for s2<i.O<M) in connection with the shortage of planted area, vide the (’hairman’s s|M-ech at the annual meeting on
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    THE RUBBER INDUSTRY.
    126 9 Chairmen's Points. (Ero.m our own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur. May 15. I'he "Malay Mail Colombo correspondent says a London cable to the 'l'imes of (’eylon states that Sir Erank Swettenham, ('hairman of Highlands and Lowlands Rubber Company, declared that they could produce at below the market price, unless
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    LOCAL SHARE LIST.
    99 9 The following are the latest quotations in Messi's. Kennedy Co.’s share list Yesterday. To-day Shares. Z sc. -i‘ c. sc. S c. Rubber (Dollar). Allenby 15 17-1 17-1 20 Mining. Tin Bentong «'’/<• T kah Hr. 9.25 9.50 9.00 9.25 Ulu Piah 75 so 7a <7* General.
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    RUBBER PRICES.
    45 9 15th May, 1922. Local. Smoked Sheet 24?» Penang -Fine Pale Crepe 24 I Unsmoked Sheet No. 1... 17?> Si NG A- I Smoked Sheet 26 pore )Crepe 25| London and New York. Smoked Sheet Sd Lonim»n f r )Cn*pe nd New York Gl6
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    RUBBER CROP.
    14 9 The following is an additional rubberoutput for April lbs. Unite*! Malacca 4.
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    TIN PRICES.
    80 9 London. The Eastern Smelting Co.. Ltd:— London, May 12, £149.1(>s s|s»t. ami £150.175.6d three months buying. £l5l selling. Local. 'l’he Straits Trading Co, Ltd, May 15: Singa|M»re sold 125 tons at s7a 7/X. Penang buyers no sellers at 575.X2?». Messrs Boustead and Co:— To-day’s quotation for Singa|»ore refined
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    TIN OUTPUTS.
    65 9 Tronoh Mines. Ltd., for April 1,686 piculs. Tongkah Harbour Tin Dredging Co.. N. L. fi'*»m 7th to 13th May. (Iwing one week), 22 tons. The Ayer Kuning (F.M.S.) Rubber Co. Ltd. has declared a first and final dividend of 10 |n*r cent, in n*s|H*ct of PJ2I. The year’s
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    REPORTS, DIVIDENDS AND NOTICES.
    254 9 Kombck- —Divd 3 p.c. for 1921 forward £27.739Labu —Profit 1921 £27.718, and £1,400 brought it: £5,700 provision estate amortisation reserve; divd- 5 p.c, £13,418 forward. Sungei Choh.— Crop 1921 576.119 lb at f.o.b- 5 S4d-, and realising 7 91d- profit £1.796. and £13,329 brought in, which
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    HOPEFUL MARKETS
    140 9 The British Iron and Steel Markets still remain quiet, but in spite of the unfortunate Engineering dispute, there is a distinct improvement in the tone of these Markets. Buyers are now realizing that prices have reached bottom, and are beginning to feel that higher prices will be ruling
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    RUBBER STATISTICS.
    91 9 Census of Ownership. From the "Straits Times’:— We had sent to us the other day. a paragraph dealing with an ownership census of rubber estates compiled by a New York firm. It gives the planted area as 3,321.(MM) acres and states that the ownership is thus divided: Alxmt
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    PRODUCE PRICES.
    199 9 Benares()pium p. chest $5.000.00 nom. (’loves 120.1 M) sellers Gold leaf 72.00 Mace Pickings 45.00 sales Nutmegs 805... 45.00 nom. 1105... 37.00 sellers < ’oconuts per I .000 39.00 Copra Sundried 10.35 sales Rattans 11.20 sellers Rattans ('oarse 10.50 Green Snail Shells 13.00 Siam Rice No. 1 15.50
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    RENT RESTRICTION.
    389 10 5.F.R..” Petition Meeting at Singapore. 1 here was a fairly large attendance at the meeting convened l»y the Clerical L nion which was held in the ictoria I heatre. Singapore, on Friday. Mr. da Silva presided. He said the meeting had been calk'd for the purpose of ascertaining
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    ARBUCKLE FILMS BARRED.
    152 10 New York. April 19.— Fatty" Arbuckie s acquittal on the charge oi having caused the death of a young film actress at a drinking party will not be followed by his reappearance on the screen. At the reoiiest of Mr. M H. Hay-g who recently resigned the
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    SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.
    466 10 TO-DAY’S DEPARTURES. Atjeh for Deli. Jin Ho for P. Brandan. Jacox for Singapore and I b>ngk<>ng. Pangkor for Teluk Anson. Glenfalloch for Singapore and China. A Hamburg message says the British steamer Nevasa from Karachi on entering the port collided with the British steamer Maimyo from Calcutta. The
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    PENANG MAILS.
    153 10 ClJiSf. DAIL' (except Siinuav'. BY TWIN. Registration and Parcel Post, ex l ept where otherwise stated, close it uf an hour eariiei than the Ordinary mail. FOR AT Federal d Malay States. Malacca. Johore. Singapore and Hongkong Ipoli. Hani G ijxh. Tapah Ro.itl.'l By train ’l'elnk Anson.Kuala Knbu.
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    THE MAILS.
    36 10 The Teesta, with mails from Europe, is expected to arrive lu-re on Thursday aftei'iioon. I iie mails desputcliod <»;> the iNtli ultimo by M M Packet .\mb<»i>e was lelivered in London on the 13th instnnt.
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    DEBTS OF HONOUR.
    872 11 Judge as Arbiter of Morals. A Reuter message stated that the Court ol Appeal has reversed the decision of Mr. Justice Astbury, on April .5. that a trustee in bankruptcy cannot recover! money paid to a bookmaker by* cheque by the bankrupt to cover betting losses. The
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