Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 30 May 1922

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    20 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE PUBLISHED DAILY. ESTABLISHED 1833, No. 118. VOL. LXXX. TUESDAY, 30th MAY, 1922. PRICE 15 CENTS.
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    ASSESSMENT APPEAL.
    975 2 S.F.P.” JUDGMENT FOR RURAL BOARD. Judgment in the test case arising out of the appeal by Mr. Abraham Frankel amunst an assessment by the Rural Board of a portion oi his Siglap Estate. \va- delivered in tbe Supreme Court, Singapore, bv the Chief Justice. Sir. Walter Shaw, in
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    MARKET PRICES.
    529 2 PENANG, MAY 30, 1922. S ets GOVERNMENT MUTTON— Head, sheep or goat each 1.00 Liver with heart lung do 1.03 Trine do J.<o Gout or Sherp per lb 55 Sweet read each 30 Leg of Mutton lb 55 Kidney pair 30 Feet the four 40 MUTTON— Hea-i. sheep
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    EUROPE HOTEL CASE.
    777 3 —"S. F. P. MAX AGER’S AND RESIDENTS STORY. Furthei lieai’inu in the case in which E. P. ’’ernando. till recently a clerk employed ai the Europe Hotel, stands charged with criminal breach of trust of about —money handed to him by some guests and residents, came up
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    NIGHT MAIL SUSPENSION.
    107 3 The General ?Janager of the F. S. Railways, replying to the Central Perak Planters’ Association, writes Ovit the decision to withdraw night train-» between Kuala Lump ar and Penan;* .a-; decide I after very cirelul coiisidt it: >; from the British Resi i -nis and fro a
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    THE MALACCA CASE.
    191 3 M.M.” The case heard in the District Court. Malacca, concluded before Mr. E. E Colman on Wednesday, the 24th inst.. in which Kte Teck Ho, late storekeeper anti salesman to the United Engineers. Ltd., in Malacca, and Ah Kow. a partner in another engineering establishment in Malacca
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    COMPANY PROMOTION.
    219 3 We have seen company after company floated with what to our minds appears to be utter reckle-snes. says the “Straits Times.’’ Men take places on boards of directors to deal with business they do not understand. They go in blindly and never seem to realise that they are
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    THE MISSING MR. KENNEDY.
    180 3 Another European Disappears! It now appears that the story of the rikisha coolie who is allege»! to have been thrown into th sea by a Mr. Kennedy is untrue. The following details we»-e told to a ”Tribune' representative who ma le enquiries on the matter. It
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    THE PRINCE AND SINGAPORE.
    124 3 We have already publishe»! the wireless message sent by IL R. H. the Prince of Wales to H. E. the G. 0. C. when IL M. S. Renown was passing Singapor The following message was sent by His Excellency the General Office Commanding “To His Royal
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    CENTRAL ENGINE WORKS, LTD.
    108 3 The following is the Directors report for the year ended Dec. 31. for presentation at the annual general meeting at Central Building, Singapore, at noon <>n May 31:— After allowing for Directors an»l Auditors’ Fees and after allowance l"i‘ depreciation and writing off all »l*?bi> considered
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      176 3 All that is best and choicest J I in NEW SEASON’S J GOODS now on show. I i» Shepherd Checks of a quality that g cannot fail to please, fast colours, s width 40 ins. Price 60 cts. per yard. =2 I SsSbw I Fancy Zephers embodying this 2 season's
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    PENANG SWIMMING CLUB.
    1025 4 ANNUAL MEETING. The annual general meeting of the Penang Swimming Club was held in the ('lub bungalow. Tanjong Bungah. on Sunday at noon. Mr. J. IL Irwin. I resident of the Chib, occupied the chair, in the preseiic* o( a large attendance. The Secretary, Mr. P. W.
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    FRASER AND NEAVE LTD.
    454 4 20 PER CENT DIVIDEND. The following is the Directors' Report for the year ended .'list December. 1921. Accounts. After making ample provision for depreciation and bad debts, the net profit amounts to $200.3t »2.75. 'which with the balance of $19,028.03 brought forward from last account, gives
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    THE LATE MR. JOHN D. KINNEAR.
    271 4 T.O.AL” Mr. F. G. Coales. Executive Engineer. Headquarters. P.W.D.. F.M.S.. writes:— Mr. John D. Kinnear whose death took place in Tai ping Hospital on April 27th under distressing circumstances was an Assistant Engineer in the Public Works nartment and attached to th** staff* of
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      SINGAPORE RACES.
      83 4 THE SCRATCHINGS. I From Our Own Corres|>ondeni). Singapore. Alay 30. The scratchings for the first day of the Singapore Aleeting are as under R ACT I—Princess1—Princess Alimer. R ace 2—Helanel. Golden Alary. R ace 4—Heartspear. Killara. Harpoon, Ganesh. Sweet Alarie. Colonsay. Beau Brummel. Archdeacon. Calculator. Kleita. Nil Desperandum.
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      CRICKET.
      347 4 P. C. C. v P. R .C. The game between the P. C. ('.and the P. R. 0. at the Esplanade on Saturday, was saved from mediocrity by the p<.*rformances of Dr. Martin ami F. C. D. La Brooy. The former put up a splendidly hit «'»0 and the
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      PENANG GOLF CLUB.
      149 4 The following are the results of tennis ties played yesterday Men's Doubles (Apen.—Terrell and Hamilton beat Bennett and Syer by (►—2, —4: Byatt anil Donaldson beat Aladsen and AVebb by 8— —4: Gregson and Everest beat Watson and Liston by (> —0. —2. Ladies Doubles.— Aliss B.
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      P. C. C. BOWLS TOURNAMENT.
      152 4 The follow ing bow’ls ties are fixed for Thursday, the Ist June Singles Handicnn f'lasq A. 5 G. B. F. Southam v+lF. N. Sy>*r (2): —3 R N Goodwin v—l AV. H. Threlfall (3). Ladies Singles Handicap.— 7 Airs. P. Liston v Alr<. C. Henrv
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    GODOWN MURDER.
    749 4 —“S.F.P.” THE QUESTION OF BAIL. Charged with having committed what prosecuting counsel described as a brutal and foul murder, two Sikhs, Pagat Singh and Harnam Singh were placed in the dock of Singapore Assizes. At the outset of the trial Mr. Justice BarrettLennard referred to an application which
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    HEAVY BAIL IN STABBING CASE
    146 4 Application was made for bail by AirCampbell in the Third Court, Singapore, in the case in which Abdul Karim stands charged with attempted murder by stabbing. of a Chinese, about the 12th instant at Damar-rd. Dr- Rasiah. who had seen the complaina.nt. who is now
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    F. M. S. RAILWAYS SUED.
    647 4 PLAINTIFF SUCCESSFULBefore the Hon- Mr. -Justice Branch in the Supreme Court. Sereinban, a civil suit somewhat out cf the ordinary came on tor hearing, in which the plaintiff, a timber contractor ot Kuala Pilah, sued the F. Al. S. Railway Administration for possession of 373
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    THE BADAK BUBBLE.
    517 4 ITlEli I.MPilssiuii Tv salting- 1 The fourth day's tria. r Orton G-r 05,,,.,,,,,,. H Sc ar b-rough a.id .Allred < i. tors) on the criminal ch. tl U", cy to defraud the sh; uebolde, COnSp pective shareholders in t IJ-/'?' 4 prr and Jungle tip niininir Rv
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      153 4 Once more Influenza in epidemic fo,nl ig. thoroughly upsetting the life and K of the Ccuntry. We would warn you to take care, and if that heavy feverish t'd ing be noticed- do not hesitat* and it to get a firm hold upon you. ju t I bottle- of Woods’
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    CATHIRAVALO vs. CORNWELL.
    411 5 T.O.M ING CIVIL SUIT. .npieine Court, Ipoh, on Friday Mr. .Justice Matson, the \i < ithiravalo versus J- G. «utt i u ls commenced. Punford Wood appeared for (T and Mr. L. T. Williams for P l! .m. athiravalo is asking t ion that he is entitled
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    INCREASED TELEPHONE CHARGES.
    363 5 1 -eiicral meeting of the Central I i'A, held in Ipoh on May 13. it l de<] n the proposal of the Chair Jd (miided by Mr- J. S. Ferguson. 1,1 should not delay action in lodC a vigorous protest against the in°f telephone charges. The ChairJ
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      SHACKLETON'S FUNERAL.
      228 5 London, May 3.—Dr. Hussey in a message from South Georgia sent by wireless via Cerrito says: ‘‘Borne over piles of whalebones across little mountain st reams the body of Shackleton was laid at rest for ever in the little hillside cemetery of South Georgia on the sth March.
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      SOUTHWARD ON THE “QUEST.”
      590 5 London, May 4. —Commander Frank Wild from aboard the Quest" which has returned to South Georgia wires a vivid story of the expedition’s ‘thrilling es capes’ amid pack ice and hurricanes. He says: “We left Leith Harbour on the examination of Cooper Bay and Larsen Harbour
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      INDIANS IN BRITISH GUIANA.
      124 5 London, May 15.—The “Times'’ West Indian correspondent says that the delegation sent by the Government of India to report on the proposal that East In dians should be permitted to leave India in large numbers to settle in British Guiana has completed its exhaustive en quiry-
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      UNIVERSITY EDUCATION.
      132 5 London, May 15. —Proposals to federate the Universities were raised at the annual Conference of the Universities of Great Britain and Ireland held in London- Mr. H. A. L. Fisher. President of the Board of Education, was of opinion that the expense of University’ education and the development
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      KING HUSSEIN.
      96 5 London, May 7. —A Mecca telegram states that on the occasion of local protests against events in Syria, King Hus sein in a speech associated himself with these protests but enjoined the people to be quiet as the time had not yet ar rived for non-pacific measures. He
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      LORD R. CECIL'S TENTS.
      109 5 London. May 13.—-Lord Robert Cecil has at last made up his mind regarding his political alleg’ance. judging from a speech at Hitchin in which he said his inclinations make him co-operate with I the Conservative Party, but the section controlling the party machine seemed io care
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      AN INDIAN DIVORCE CASE.
      104 5 London. May 11. —Granting a decree “nisi” to Captain Archibald Jackson, D. 5.0., Warwickshire Regiment, on ground of his wife’s adultery with Major Edward Gavin Byrne, Mr. Justice Hotridge remarked that £3OO damages agreed on in the case was insufficient. He awarded the petitioner £5OO. The
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      EX-KAISER ANGRY.
      86 5 London. May s.—The “Times' Berlin correspondent says From his retirement in Doorn, the ex-Kaiser who is launching prosecutions for “lese majeste, unsuccessfully asked the Berlin Foreign Office to proceed against Ternheim. the author of the satire “Libusna. the Kaiser’s Charger,” in which the horse ’S supposed to record
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      PASSION PLAY AT OBERAMMERGAU.
      53 5 London, May 15. —The Passion Pl<ay at Oberammergau opened to-day before 4.000 spectators, including 1.100 Britishers and an equal number of Americans. M. Anton Lang, who is playing the part of Chiist, in a speech, said that he hoped the play wou’d lead to friendier intercourse
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      ETNA ACTIVE.
      40 5 London, May 5. —The “Times correspondent at Rome cables that Etna *s again active and the crater is belching forth dense dark clouds of smoke, which are filling the sky. Violent rumblings are being heaid from miles around.
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      “NO JURY WILL SAY GUILTY.”
      300 5 MIL BOTTOM LE Y’ s DECLA RATION. Mr. Bottomley, at the Old Bailey, where he was committed for trial, concluded one of the most dramatic docu meats ever read in a British court of law, with the words: “Week in and week out, by tongue
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      BURDETT-COUTTS SALE.
      274 5 London. May 9. —A sum of 14-Uoo gui neas was realised at to-day’s sale of the Burdett-Coutts treasures. The principal objects of competition were: Swansea dinner dessert service, 1,550 guineas. Garrick Hogarth Shakespeare chair. 2.000 guineas. A Louis Quinze cabinet, 4,000 guineas. London. May 16- —The sale of
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      NAVAL AND MILITARY CANTEENS.
      146 5 London, May 11- —An association has been formed under the presidency of Lord Askwith to protest against Government trading, as practised by the Navy Army and Air. Force institutes. The Secretary, in the course of a statement, says the objects of the association are to compel
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      FROM SNOW TO SUNSHINE.
      81 5 London, May 18.—While East Scotland at the end of last week was suffering from heavy snowfalls, which caused many deaths among-flocks on the moors, warm sunshine flooded the south of England with suddenness after a week’s bleak weather, constituting a transformation from winter to summer. There
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    WIRELESS TELEPHONY.
    1184 6 A week or so u-<‘. a 11 uter message stated that the Postmaster-General had conferred in London withtwentv reprt‘s, utativef of the principal wirelos companies w ith the obj"ct of framing a sy>t inatic scheme for establishing Stations and co-ordinatinu information which might be i--ued broadcast by wireless.
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    HERE AND THERE.
    1300 6 In the minutes of the Committee of Penang Chamber of Mail Services: Commerce reference Reply to Protests, was made to the discontinuance of the night mail and to the curtailment of the day service, which had resulted in serious inconvenience to the travelling public and business community.
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    THE “CAIRO” ACCIDENT.
    241 6 The body of Stoker T- Mahoney. M. S. "Cairo” was washed ashore Kelawei on Saturday- It will be '«nr.l» bered that the unfortunat»* man rei tween the "Cairo' and I'' Bahadur while th» former h-*' taking oil fuel aboard in the tianr the morning cf the Boya
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      230 6 I AMERICAN I r PULLEYS j More than Five Million in Use. Every one of them is helping to save power, g S to put every possible ounce of it to work. S This high efficiency of American Pulleys is |f d ue io correct design and construction and their
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      12 6 H. M. THE KING’S BIRTHDAY. SATURDAY, 3rd JUNE. DANCE AT THE“E. O.”
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    45 6 Khoo Chong Thuan and Khoo Chong Yeok desire* to think all those who kindly attended their mother's funeral on the 2t»th instant, those who sent wreaths, letters and telegrams of condolence. and motor car>. and others who rendered general assistance in connection with the funeral.
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    REPARATIONS.
    258 7 The Proposed Loan. IMPORTANT development. Reuter’s Telegrams Paris. Max 26. I ie (’oinwittee of ’be Reparations Jon. which i" < onsidering the M>( j (rerniiHi external loan. ad.i till Max 31. in order to enable 11lt > nl her> complete their mvestiA German Note. Berlin. May 29. h understood
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    THE HAGUE CONFERENCE.
    384 7 The Hague. May 27. I' Foreign Ministiy has appointed 1) Bakhuxzen of the Consular Sei- to organise the Conference Com-i "...as of t'xperts at The Hague on •p 26. in accordance with the Genoa n solutions. Invitations to Cenoa. The Hague. May 29. Invitations to the Conference
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    IRISH FREE STATE PACT.
    233 7 Conferences »n London. London. May 26. Anglo-Irish Conferences on the situation < real»*»! by the Collins—D? iuera Pact, began in London. At a lengthy, informal meeting between Mr. (iriffith ami his colleagues ami Mr. Churchill, the Dail Eireann Presi»lent submitted the Provisional Government’s view of the
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    MR. CRANE.
    131 7 A PFCFLIAR REPORT. Loudon, May 27. A sensational story published broadcast from an American paper. that Mr. tarn*. American ex Ministei in Peking- was sentenced to twenty yeai"’ imprisonment by a French court martial al Datna-cU" foi inciting Syria’." to revolt. wa> »lenie»l by Mr. Crane in an
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    THE ENGINEERING LOCKOUT.
    45 7 ANOTHER CONFERENCE. London, May 26. The A. E. V. has de»-i»led to caR a national conference of ,lelegates at York on June 2. This de,-ision is due to the financial strain on the union in ,-onse»|uenc* of the protraefe<ln»*"S of th»* lockout.
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    THE WORLD FLIGHT.
    107 7 DELAY IN FRANCE. Paris. May 27. Major Blake, with Col. Broome an I Capt. MacMillan, left for Lyons to ,lay. They were delayed, waiting for a second lie Havilaud machine, that is accompanying them on the world flight, which fog compelled to land at Penshurst; also in
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    NAUEN WIRELESS STATION.
    44 7 EXTENSION OF PLANT. Berlin. May 27. 'I he wireless pluiit at Nauen ibeing developed. Seven more masts will be erected, and four old masts scrapne»l The Trans-Ra»lio Company has im reas»*»! its capital by 25,006.09.1 marks, to obtain th»* requisite funds.
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    QUEEN WILHELMINA.
    19 7 Rotterdam, May 2». Queen Wilhelmina. Pitnce Henry and Princess Juliana sailed,for a cruise off th»* Norwegian coast.
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    MR. BOTTOMLEY GUILTY.
    33 7 Seven Years’ Penal Servitude. London. May 29. Mr. Horatio Bottomley, M.P.. was sentenced to seven years’ jrenal servitude for fraudulent conversion of Victory Bonds. He intimated that he would appeal.
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    THE RED ARMY.
    110 7 MOSCOW’S DECISION. L' inion. May 27. At a meeting of the Central Fixe, utive of the Soviet, in Moscow, a motion for the -reduction of the Red Army was withdrawn. The Executive passeil a resolution that since the Genoa Conference failed to ,lefiue the relations between the
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    A MOSCOW TRIAL.
    52 7 SOCIALIST COFNSEL MOBBED. London. May 27. An official Soviet despatch say* th»* Socialists. amlervehle. Rosenfehl ami Liebknecht, who arrived in Mos c«»w to defend Socialist Revolutionaries. charged with conspiracy against the Soviet, were mobbed at the station. and followe,! to their hotel by hooting crowdwhom militia kept
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    SOVIET SHIP AT HULL.
    29 7 THE “KARL MARX London. May 27. The first Bolshevik ship, the “Karl Marx.” arrive,! at Hull with u cargo of timber. Hying- the Soviet Hag.
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    FRANCE’S POLICY.
    104 7 SPEE( H BA’ “THE TIGER." Nantes. May 28. M. Clemenceau, in a speech at a banquet given in his honour, said th? same people who thought France incapable of victory in the war were now a» Using her of wishing to re-open the war. “We do not desire
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    CHINA’S FOREIGN TRADE.
    164 7 THE POTENTIALITIES. London, May 27. With the reservation that the re-»»r--gauisatiun of a great country like China is difficult, and that large re suits cannot be expected immediately, a long article given prominence in the “Tinies" present»s a hopeful pictuie of China’s recovery. It concludes l.et the
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    BRITISH NORTH BORNEO.
    59 7 BIG DECREASE IN OPIUM CONSUMPTION. i London, May 28. Replying to the Rt. Hon. John V Wilson. M.P., the Hon. Edward Woo l spates that owing to the North Borne > Company’s policy of ’-estricting th'consumption of opium by. inter ab:«. increasing the price, the consumption has
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    THE DERBY.
    262 7 Pondoland’s Condition. London, May 27. At Newmarket. Pondoland did a nice fi'e fuilong canter last evening, with a hind leg bandaged, but he ap to walk home sound. Owner’s Statement. London, May 26. Mr. Solly Joel later stated that Pondoland’s prospects were good. “Whatever beats him will win.’’
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    AMATEUR GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP.
    121 7 MR. E. HOLDERN’ESS WINS. London, May 27. At Prestwick, in the Amateur Golf Championship final. Mr. E. W. E. Holderness (Walton Heath) beat Mr. •T. Caven (Cochrane Castle) one up. Mr. Holderness represented Britain against America in the Amateur event last year, and was beaten by Mr.
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    THE METAL MARKETS.
    168 7 TIN RELAPSES. London, May 26. Copper.—Business is largely pioi»*"sional, and advanced on bear covering purchases. There is a scarcity of sei lers, under the influence of Amein a'. reports, but it is not overlooked tn.it American production ami the impoitation into America of copper ores and concentrates
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    SOCIAL & PERSONAL.
    1197 7 SOCIAL PERSONAL. “S.T.” Mr. E. T. C. Garlaml arrived in Ipoh from London on Saturday. i The Hon. Mr. F. S. and Mrs. James were the guests of Mr. Crichton at Kuala Kangsar on their journey to Singapore. Mr. M. B. Shelley has been Gazetted to act as Official Assignee
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    DISTRESSING MOTOR ACCIDENT
    107 7 —“S- T.” On Saturday morning a distressing ac cident took place just by the Empire Theatre. Singapore, in South Bridge Road, in which a motor lorry ran over a Chinese child of about tuui' who had escaped his mother s eye and tried to cross the thoroughfare.
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    DUFF DEVELOPMENT CO. CASE.
    217 7 McAlister and (’<»., as agents tor the Dull Dexelopment Conipany. xvrite that thex' are in receipt ot a cablegratn. dat<*»i 2-hii instant, from the Duff Development Companx. Lomlon. to the effect that a nnaniinoii" udgment in favour of their principals xvas delivered on the 24th inst.
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    KURAU ESTATE.
    755 8 The second annual general meeting of the Kurau Rubbt'r Estate, Ltd., was held at the registered offices of the company. Pinners Hall, and 9, Aust in-friars, E. C., Mr. E- L Hamilton (the Chairman) presiding. ihe Chairman said the issued capital remains at £112,500 and the expt .iditure
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    KUALA KETIL RUBBER
    143 8 Messrs Lean and Co’s Weekly Report says rubber-shares show a declining tendency and are rather offering, but buyers are few and far between. Bids are invited for a bloek of shares in the Kuala Ket l Rubber Coy. which concern is now asking the shareholders’ consent to
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    METAL TRADE.
    360 8 TIN PRICES IRREGULAR Business has been affected unfavourably in the past few days by the continuance of the industrial disputes ano bv the disturbing rumours and reports from Genoa, which have tended to create much anxiety with respect to the results of the Conference, says the Financier’’ (May
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    Coming Events.
    115 8 May .’ID. June 1-3 —Singapore Race<. May .Ji'— \thenaeum, Penang, paper on ’’The History of A<lvocacy by Mr. Hastings Rhodes. ‘J p.m. C.M. t’lnb. May 31—P.C.C. “At Home.'’ I'ennis. Presentation of Prizes. Dancing. May 31 -Lodge Scotia. Installation Meeting. June 1 Football. l/’.A.I v Moslem. P. Buntar. June
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    EXCHANGE.
    260 8 I.—Ex. PENANG, MAY 3(1, 1922. (By Courtesy of the Chartered Bank.) London Demand Bank 2/.‘> 27/.'*2 4 months’ sight Bank 2/4 2/1 3 Credit 2/4 7/32 3 Documentary 2/4 9/32 Calcutta Demand Bank Rsl7G i 3 days’ sight Private .«IXI 5 Bombay Demand Bank 17G 5 Madms Demand Bank
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    THE “ EGYPT ” DISASTER.
    732 9 THE EGYPT DISASTER. ,-i itTIIKIt I'ARTKVLARS. Max 23. A I’aiis message s an interview with a representa- Matin in which Captain (’onnnander of the Egypt. de- all precautions had been taken I I ie collision. The Egypt’s syren (1. I'he log was so thick that ,'|iiite possible that the French
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    SUNGEI TUKANG RUBBER.
    1278 9 MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS. The following has been communicated from Kuala Lumpur A meeting of the local shareholders, representing over 10,(MM) shares in the Sungei Tukang Rubber Co., Ltd., was held on the 2(>th May. P 322, when the following views and comments were placed before them by
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    LOCAL SHARE LIST.
    185 9 The following are the latest quotations in Messrs. Kennedy A Co.’s share list Yesterday. To-day. X pc 72 Shares. Z 5 3 c. c. £c. c. Rubber (Dollar). Alor Gajah L<M) 1.10 1.00 A. Hitam 10.00 10.02 9.75 10.25 Bassett <»5 75 00 70 Bukit Katil 50
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    RUBBER PRICES.
    72 9 3oth May, 1922. Local. cts. Smoked Sheet Penang Fine Pale Crepe 25 Unsmoked Sheet No. 1... 17| Singa- Smoked Sheet 24} PORE j Crepe 24 London and New York. I Smoked Sheet 7 l/2d London f Crepe 7 |/2d New York Gl4? The follow ing were the rubber
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    M.S.V.R. B.R.A.. TAIPING BRANCH.
    66 9 The following is the result of a long range shoot at Taiping on Saturday, won by Mr. T. J. McGregor. Total. Ntnue. 9<M) 1000 with yds. yds. H’cap. T. .1. McGreg »r 44 40 95.2 Mrs. McGregor 40 35 91.5 A. .1. Cassidy 34 40 8(1.0
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    RUBBER INDUSTRY.
    171 9 THE RESTRICTION QUESTION (Itoid Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur. May 30. fhe "Malay Mail Colombo correspondent says a “Times of Ceylon” cable states that rubber s decline is attributed to liquidation on large speculative account, caused by increasing stocks. fhe “Financier expresses the opinion that the time is
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    THE DUNLOP COMPANY.
    46 9 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur 30. The “Malay Mail” Colombo Correspondent says a “Times of Ceylon” cable states Sir Eric Geddes will probably be appointed C'hairman of the Dunlop Rubber Company, and play an important part in the reconstruction of the Company-
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    TIN PRICES.
    86 9 London. The Straits Trading Co., Ltd., gives the following London prices, on May 29: Spot £l5l up 125.6 d 3 mos. buying ..152.5s IDs 3 selling 152.75.(»d 10s Local parity £75.26 Local. May 3(hh: Singapore sold 235 tons at £76.75. Penang buyers no sellers £76.75. Messrs Boustead and
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    TIN OUTPUT.
    19 9 Tongkah Harbour Tin Dredging Co., N. L. from 21st to 27th May (being one week). 25 tons.
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    THE COPRA MARKET
    49 9 Messrs- Barlow and (Co-, report: Slightly lower prices have prevailed during the past week but a fair amount of business has been transacted- Closing quotations are as follows: —No. 1 Standard £10.15 to £lO-45 No- 2 Standard £lO-0o to £10.15 No. 3 Standard 9.70 to 10.-
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    STRAITS LOAN A FAILURE.
    56 9 London, May 26. The underwriters of the Strait Settlements’ £4,200,(MX) loan have been left with 9S per cent, of the issue, which is quoted at 11 per cent, discount. The underwriters of the Straits Loan expect to be left with 72 per cent of the issue»
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    SERBIAN KING’S WEDDING.
    39 9 DI KE OF YORK AS SPONSOR. London, May 29. H.R.H. the Duke of York goes to Belgrade on -June 3. to be Sponsor at the wedding of King Alexander of Serbia and Princess Marie of Rumania.
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    U. S. RAILWAY WAGES.
    31 9 Chicago, May 29. A reduction of the wages of the railway maintenance of way workers on •July 1 is expected to reduce the annual payroll by $4<S,(HM).OOO.
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    FAMOUS VATICAN CHORISTERS.
    56 9 London. May 12. —The Pontifical Choir, the most famous in the world, consisting of 73 men and boys, including 14 priests, have arrived from the Vatican to sing at the Albert Hall to-morrow. Thei choristers, who wear a picturesque lace-frilled white surplice over a purple undergown, are
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    PRODUCE PRICES.
    189 9 Benares Opium p. chest £5.000.00 nom. Cloves 115.00 sales Gold leaf 72.00 Mace Pickings 65‘.00 Nutmegs 805... 45.00 sellers 1105... 37.00 Coconuts per 1,000 39.00 Copra Sundried 10.25 sellers Rattans 11.20 Rattans Coarse 10.50 Green Snail Shells 13.00 Siam Rice No. 1 15.50 per bag do do do
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    EXCESS PROFITS TAX.
    92 9 POSITION OF RUBBER ESTATES. [Reuter’s Telegrams London, May 26. The Court of Appeal has decided that the third part of the fourth schedule of the Finance (Number 2) Act, 1915, does not provide for the appreciation .of such capital assets as a rubber estate, by growth, and
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    REAL ISSUE OF GENOA.
    1219 10 THE MILITARISM DANGER. Mr. Sydney Brooks, writing in Bie Sunday Times” says. Genoa is bringing rapidly to a head two fundamentally opposing views of European reconstruction. 1 here is the French view and the British view: the view of those who stand pat on the Treaty
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    SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.
    139 10 TO-DAY'S DEFARTURES. Menggala for Deli’and P. Brandan. j Tanda for ('alcutia. I’hemiu* for Singapore ami China. Renong for Bhuket (Tongkah). Ixopah. Renong. Victoria Point. Mergui. Tavoy 1 ami Moulmein. Perak. S.S. Co_ for Teluk Anson. Klang for Port Swett nham and Singapore 'taking mails for Port Swettenliam. Klang
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    PENANG MAILS.
    247 10 CLOSE DAILY (except Sunday). BY TBAIN. Registration anti Parcel Po*t. except where otherui*. stated, close h df au iiour earlier than the Ordinary mail. FOR AT Federated Mtlay S,.i> Malacca. Johore, Singapo. e and H<»ngkn I|H»h. Batu Gajah. Tapih Road.) By train Teluk Anson. Kuala Kubu. Kuala 7.15
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    THE MAILS.
    31 10 The homeward mail, !>y the I libngwa. closes at 10 a.m. to-iuorrow. The El-inia. with mails from Euvoo 'l* expected to arrive here on Thursday’ night or Friday morning.
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    WORLD OF SPORT.
    251 11 “ORBY S’’ DERBY. Mr. Richard Boss”) Crocker, whose death occurred recently, won the Derby of 1907 with Orby, and the Guineas .n 1908 with Orby’s half-sister. Rhodora. An elderly man of medium height, wrote Robin Goodfellow” on the day after Orby’s Derby, “impassive of fea ture. with
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    SURREY CAPTAIN’S MAGNIFICENT BATTING.
    144 11 London. May 13- —Cricket enthusiasts at the Chai to-day were given an exhilarating display of batting by Surrey players. The Hampshire bowlers. who seemed to be considerably below form, were punished severely by Sandham and Abel who scored 73 and 63 respectively, but it was left
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    COLOURED BOXER’S CHALLENGE.
    101 11 Paris. May 16.—Mr. Brady, the wellknown American boxing promoter, who is now in Paris, told a representative of “Auto that he holds a contract signed by Harry Wills, the coloured heavyweight boxer, undertaking to meet any opponent Mr. Brady selects. Mr. Brady has advised M ills to
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    BOXING AT HOME
    31 11 London. May 8. —In a 15-round heavyweight contest in London to-night. the soldier. Horace Jones, the Canadian Champion, knocked out the ex-Guarus-man Pen will, in the first round.
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    LADIES’ INTERNATIONAL GOLF.
    64 11 London. May 13. —Having each beaten Wales and Ireland in the Ladies inter national Golf Championship at Sami wich, England and Scotland met in the final which England won by 8 matches to 1. A feature of the play was Miss Cecil Leitch’s match, in which she
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    ST. ANDREWS RECORD BROKEN BY DUNCAN.
    38 11 London, May 12. —George Duncan ha won the “Daily Mail” Golf Tournament with a score of 300 for 72 holes, inclu ding a round of 68, thus breaking the St- Andrews record.
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    HUTCHISON NOT TO DEFEND HIS TITLE.
    55 11 London. May 15. —“Jock’’ Hutchisan has telegraphed that he does not intend to defend his golf championship title at Sandwich. The American professionals’ expenses have not been guaranteed. Th? Australian, Kirkwood, playing in the £BOO Golf Professicnals’ Tournament at Lossiemouth, finished the first round
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    KIRKWOOD WINS GOLF TOURNAMENT
    25 11 London. May 16. —Kirkwood, the Australian professional, won the £soo Co f Tournament with a score of 290 for fou. rouirds.
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