Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 7 December 1922

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  • 20 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE. PUBLISHED DAILY. ESTABLISHED 1833. No. 279. VOL LXXX. THURSDAY, 7th DECEMBER, 1922. PRICE 15 CENTS.
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    • 568 1 J j CIGARETTES i 55 5 SvlM nymous with Refinement and ;> Quality. i; I Haboko Tea. j I MOULDY ROT. B Carefully selected and free from 5E The following figures are taken from the Agricultural Bulletin of the B EE Federated Malay States Vol. IX No. 3, 1921 and
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    • 15 1 •■■■■■■M «SBK fUBKVi I T. NAGATA, i DENTIST. J NBXT DOOR TO S “THE DISPENSARY.
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  • 1134 2 BUTTERFLIES OF FASHION. (By A Lady Correspondent.) Paris, November 8. Clothes are the things one is looking at just now in Paris. In the Ateliers, dressmakers are working far into the night. Women, from all countries, are to be seen in the rue de la Paix, —butterflies
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    • 1037 2 POSITIONS VACANT. NOTICES. I TMir’lD AI Nffilfl? Parents who wish to have children MUNICIrAL NUllCt.. a(hnitted into any of the English Schools in should make application to the Applications will be received by the Schools concerned before December undersigned up to 4 p.m. on Thursday the 14th instant, for the
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    • 330 2 THE SECRET OF THEIR WEAKNESS WHAT PALLID NERVOUS WOMEN SHOULD DO TO GET STRONG. Many women, mothers who have the care of children, girls who work and come home tired every night, and even society women who have an endless round of duties and little time for rest and relaxation,
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    • 129 2 a 1 I I Priced I 75 cents PER TIN OF 50 I I I HAND MADE. SOLE IMPORTERS: I I G. H. SLOT CO., i PENANG. SHIPMENTS Have Just Been Received j OF 1 I DUERR’S! JAMS I AND I j MARMALADE) made up in Glass Jars of 14
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  • 658 3 —“S. T.” forthcoming retirement. The Hon. Captain Alexander Richard Chancellor, Inspector-General of Police, and member of the Legislative Council, Straits Settlements, is due to leave the Colony on the 28th instifnt on long leave, prior to retirement, during which time Mr. C. Hanningan. Chief Police Officer, will
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  • 188 3 Although a keen lover of animals, the Prince of Wales has a distinct dislike tor reptiles. He admitted this feeling during a surprise visit just paid to the “Zoo.” Introduced to Peter 11., the tame little al’i gator kept in the private quarters for demonstration
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  • 423 3 —“S. T.” AN INTERESTING WEEK END OUTINGDie Engineering Association of Malaya held a series of meetings at Johore Bahru and Singapore on Saturday and Sunday, about GO m< mbers being present. The majority of those present came from the F. M. S. and Kedah, arriving at Johore Bahru
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  • 248 3 Kipling once had some strongly personal remarks to make about the “oont.” He ha also jibed at flannelled fools at the wickets and the muddied oafs at the goals. Combining the two ideas one won ders what the Imperial poet would have found to indite to the
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  • 118 3 PENANG. DECEMBER 7. 1922. (By Courtesy of the Chartered Bank.) London Demand Bank 2/4 1/16 4 months’ sight Bank 2/4 3/16 3 Credit 2/413'32 3 Documentary 2/4 7/16 Calcutta Demand Bank Rs 1754 1 3 days’sight Private „178 I 3 Bombay Demand Bank 1754 I g Madras Demand Bank
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  • 435 3 —En gi n edrin gy At a general meeting of the Institution of Heating and Ventilating Engineers, Mr. Robert Fortuno banister-at-law, read a paper on some points in the law of engineers’ and architects’ contracts- Th- paper purported to be limited to the 1 v.
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  • 237 3 CHARGE AGAINST CABINET MINISTER. Peking, November 20-—Wu Chin-lien presided in the House of Repiesent lives this afternoon when 403 members wet present Yu Hsian-ching moved the impeachment of Lo Wen-kan. explaining his reasons therefor- The motion was earned by 375 votes to 28- Other members made speeches regarding
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  • 144 3 Madame Adeline Genee. President of the Dancers’ Circle, occupied the chair at its tenth cEinner, organised by the “Dancing Times.” and held at the Trccadero Restaurant. Mi-s Susie Loe. who spoke on “Dancing fiom the Cradle,” said that restriction of bodily movement was distinctly harmful to children.
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  • 536 3 EXCITING SCENES IN RANGOON. Rangoon, November 29. —About six weeks ago the residents of Anderson’s Hotel in Sule Pagoda-road and in building- in .he immediate vicinity we e sta tied timing the early morning hours on hearing a tremendous crash. Investigation showed that the rear portion of the
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  • 278 3 The number of people who go in for dancing this year seems to be extraordinarily numerous. There are no indications, however, that we have reached a stage when some of the old gracefulness is returning to our ballrooms and dance halls. It is not sufficient that one should
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  • 48 3 j) cc x—Dancing Recital. Miss McNamee and Pupils, 6 p.m. f) ec x—Lodge Kedah, Snngei Patani, Regular Meeting. 6 p.m. r) ec 9—Papan Tin, Ltd., Meeting, Chamber of Commerce, 12 noon. Dec 16—Rugby. Penang v Tai ping, at Penang. Pec 17—P.V.R.C. Shoot, Donegal Badge. 7 a.m.
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  • 44 3 London, November 24. —Owing G damage to her boiler. the British liner Tuscania has been obliged tc pu: in at Marseilles, and must remain a week until the damage is repaired. Two hundred passengers have been landed and leave for London.
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    • 444 3 P MPLES ON 3 WEEKSOLDBABY Turned To Blisters. Could Not Sleep. Cuticura Heals. When my baby was about three weeks old ;small pimples broke out which gradually turned into blisters. She could not sleep on account of the irritation and wanted to scratch all the time. She did not have
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  • 1158 4 SOCIAL PERSONAL. Mr. Leong Eng Khean is visiting Penang. Mr. L. Fearon has returned from Brastagi.—“ M. M.’’ Mr. G. A. John has been appointed Manager of Batn Riol Estate. Pahang. Mr. K. R. Blackwell has been appointed a magistrate for the State of Perak. Mr. F. A. Mahnev. Assistant
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  • 368 4 Miss McNamee is to lie congratulated on the great success of the Dance Recital by herself and her pupils at the Town Hall last evening. There was a very good attendance. The solo dances were a Fan Dance, by Miss Helen Patterson Cymbals, by Miss
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  • 1590 4 MR. “TIM” HEALY’S APPOINTMENT. P. G. Special). The happy choice of Mr. T. M. Healy for the new post of Governor-General of the Irish Free State recalls the appointment of another Irishman in the time of Henry VIII, the Earl of Kildare, who acted then as
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  • 356 4 the OPII'M OTv Before the p l( nar ’>er 30. the delegates to th,, n Cross Conference. met informally j n order t scheme for the order „f h) "Pl appoint a series of st,l,.** following says the Siam Observer."'" I. Regional Intercourse isahon Colonel Mixer (Xi.
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  • 230 4 Japan’s trade with British India il stated by the Japanese Department of Agriculture and Commerce in its report to be steadily expanding. Even the heavily reduced trade of 1921 was more than twice as big as before the wor war. Imports from India into Japan e
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  • 41 4 P .C.C. BOWLS TOURNAMENT. The R d DouMes S Handicap^ th e «a and W S. Dunn b«t J. M. Chalmei' (<?--/ ib viti g The Penang 1 n,t o f gecretaOapplications for tn An inform»! f the Penang GoH 7 p.m.
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    • 570 4 NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. POSITIONS VACANT. Wanted Storekeeper Rubber Godowns. Must be experienced and thoroughly competent. Security required, j Harrisons Barker Co.. Ltd. PENANG TURF CLUB. Applications are invited for the post of Secretary at a salary of $5OO per mensem. Apply with copies of testimonials to SECRETARY, Penang Turf Club. MISCELLANEOUS.
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  • NEWS FROM INDIA.
    • 326 5 H M.S. VINDICTIVE’S FIND. Colombo, November 22. —The seaplane carrier, H.M.S. Vindictive, which arrived at Colombo during the week-end, has brought an extraordinary story of the discovery of savages adrift i n open canoes miles away from land in a state of utter exhaustion from thirst.
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    • 176 5 Bombay. November 24—The Right Hon. Srinivasa Sastri arrived by the S.S. Naldera this morning after his eventful Dominion tour.lnterviewed on boardlby an Associated Press representative, Mr. Sastri would not venture to make any prophecy just yet a«s to how the change in Downing-street would affect Indian
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    • 103 5 Colombo, November 23. —The competition for the best design for Colomba’s new Town Hall to cost a million rupees attracted 30 competitors, who included leading architects in all parts of Indir.. Ceylon and the Far East. There we.’e three prizes of Rs. 5.000, Rs. 3,500. and
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    • 111 5 Dacca. November 23. —Mr. C- H. Blyth the English globe-trotter, who left lor Calcutta by rail yesterday morning, gave to a newspaper correspondent a most interesting account of his experiences. It appears that he had come across many wild elephants on his way from Singapore to Burma, and
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  • 73 5 Mr. McTavish attended a christening where the hospitality of the host knew no bounds. In the midst of the celebration. Mr- McTawish rose up and made the round of the company, bidding each a profound farewell. “But Sandy, man,” objected the host, “ve’re nae goin ‘yet, with the
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  • 391 5 There is no secret junta, says the “Malay Mail The powers of the Unofficial minority are strictly limited. These gentlemen are constantly told by their critics that they might do more than they dlo. Surely a certain amount of combination—evert a limited combination—is a step in
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  • 200 5 The ventilated shoe is the invention of a Canadian, and the ventilation is obtained by an airpump worked automatically by the action of the feet in walking- There is a centre .sole of pure rubber between the leather lining of the shoe and the sole, and this occupies
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  • 131 5 A significant resolution has been adopted by the Parel Co-operative Conference which held its first session at Bombay under the auspices of the Bombay Central Co-operative Institute. The resolution runs —“That conference is of opinion that both capital and labour should adopt the principle of co-operation to
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  • 129 5 The first sample of Arghan grown on the estate of the Arghan Company in the Federated Malay States has reached London. It is noteworthy that it was finer fibre than any samples obtained from the native habitat of the plant. Messrs. Crows and Bevan, the analysts to
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    • 413 5 IWHITEAWAYSI g a IMW 7 g 1A A 1 ZB rg*. BRING THE I CHILDREN I TO SEE THE I BIGGEST I I CHRISTMAS I I =TREE= I In Penang which is Heavily Loaded with I BEAUTIFUL TOYS. I n j Charming Dolls, beautifully dressed, ppipro <q qc DrCSSCU long
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  • 20 6 PEREIRA. —On Sunday. December .’>, at No. 270, Banda Hilir. Malacca, to Mr. and Mrs. Paul Frankel Pereira, a son.
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  • 48 6 WALLACE-MACLEOD.— At St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church. Penang, on the 4th inst., by the Rev. Archd. Ewing, S. R. Wallace, of Klang. F.M.S.. elder son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Wallace, Langside. Glasgow, to Mina Paterson, younger daughter of Mr. John Macleod of 1.» Derby Street. Kelvingrove, Glasgow.
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  • 1089 6 M. M.” It cannot yet be said that Ireland is at peace. but the historic events, marking the passage by the Irish and British Parliaments of the Constitution which gives a Dominion status to Ireland, provide an augury of of the most hopeful character. In the dark
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  • 1047 6 A reply from the Secretary of State for the Colonies to the Ceylon Ceylon National Congress Salaries. states that the proposals of the Governor of Ceylon for the increase of salaries of members of the Government Service were carried in the Legislative Council by a majority of
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  • 47 6 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur. December i. The following is the Negri Sembilan Rugby team against Johore in (he “Malaya” Cup match on Saturday. McHardy; Pennefather Haines. Lauder and Stokes-Hughes; Woollard and F.3>r: Fowler. Graham. Douse, Dunsford. Kerr Maxwell, Burgess and Beckett (Captain.)
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  • 46 6 (From Our Own Corre'pondent.) Singajxire, December 7. The Conitrollei of Rubbei Export. ,taa, that the Straits Government is 'n mmmunicatiou with Ceylon Government regarding increase of the present flat rate holdings of 25 acres and umlei A reply is expected in a few days
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  • 91 6 In view of the withdrawal nt hr'.fine Tax in 1923. it is to lie noted that, ew! in the case of certain (onipann'S itiuth have commenced business in li'2l"r no assessment to income tax will on the profits of Companies in id*financial vear ending later than the. a
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  • 22 6 w,. learn that the i«e=wu>,’r "r-e the Bibbv Line hav been r,-r the Ist December. D- m axailable locally.
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  • 138 6 s T- Cell'll* A mail for Australasia. (n (via Singapore) closes at o morrow. The homeward mail by tllr clo,usatl t >a.m.mIS.. 1 S..uIrd 1 rd >. A homeward mail, b Behic, closes at t> p-m. on The P. 0. packet Sardmja b arr ive here at G
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    • 11 6 “E. O.” TO-MORROW FRIDAY GUEST NIGHT AND DANCING. SARKIES BROTHERS, Proprietors
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  • Page 6 Miscellaneous
    • 123 6 This Programme Consists of WHAT YOU ARE REALLY LOOKING FOR SEEING THE BEST PICTURES AT LYRIC KINEMA From Thursday. 7th to Sunday 10th December, 1922. Samuel Goldwvn presents A Frank Lloyd Production 7 parts THE GREAT LOVER 7 parts featuring John Sainpolis and Claire Adams. X\ ILLIAM FAVERSHAM in the
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    • 22 6 THE TIDES. High Water. Low Water. To-day. 2. 6 p.m. 8.16 p.m. To-morrow. 2. 7 a.m. 8.50 a.m. 2.44 p.m. 8.48 p.m.
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  • 45 6 DEATHS. MACLEAN.—At Greenock. Scotland, on November 21. Ltchlan Maclean. Boilermaker. Age SI years. For 26 years with the late Tanjong Pagar Dock Co. Retired 1902. Father of D. Maclean. Engineer s.s. Selangor. SEET TIANG Lim. —On December 4. at 107. Selegie Road, Singapore, age 65.
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  • 365 7 r d Curzon’s Proposals. Reuter’s Telegrams.) Lausanne, December 5. secrecy is maintained wi*h r to Hie Allied conclusions, the imi is that the Allies will limit iinpi' s ,01 t I)lini |>er of warships traversing th? besides offering the Tuiks a further concession. Lausanne, December G. j (1
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  • 50 7 THE RIGHTS OF CHRISTIANS. Washington, December 6. A resolution has been introduced into the House of Representatives expressing. tin* hope of the American Government that Turkey will take measures “to stay the hand of fanati<l'lll and lawless violence and assure to fliristians in Turkey all their rights.”
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  • 38 7 SI’ITLEM ENTA RY ESTIMATE. London, December G. Supplementary Estimate of ftor relief ,f unemployment been issued. The money is mostly W|U h’ed to meet the cost of labour or improvement of drainage and to local aufht lities.
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  • 28 7 GEOFFREY DAWSON AGAIN EDITOR. London, December 6. n?!’ Dawson has been apJ "'led Editor of the “Times,” in '<''ssinn to Mr. Wickham Steed, who 8 Signing.
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  • 36 7 A LEGAL APPOINTMENT. London, December G. j Alfred Karnev Young, Chief C‘ Ce of the Leeward Islands has aiul' 1 1* hief Justice of Fiji tv udieial Commissioner of the Wes l<‘in Pacific.
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  • 40 7 New York, December 6. 11 lu"hibit mu navy has put out to b k 11,- great flotillas of lini»),,. j"' -1 to number > «it th |"L "<* 'fid to be hovering in ;is i; M;i ''"ai(! stocked with ChrislJs hquor.
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  • 69 7 Historic Privy Council Meeting. (Reuter’s Telegrams.) London, December G. A historic Privy Council was held in Buckingham Palace this morning, when the King signed the proclamations giving effect to the Irish Free State and appointing Mr. Healy 'the first Governor-General. General Smuts and Ireland. Cape Town, December
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  • 231 7 November, 27- —In the House of Commons Mr. Saklatvala moved and the Communist Newbold seconded the rejection of the Irish Constitution Bill. The Attorney-General, in the course of a technical explanation, stated that the ultimate authority on any question between the Constitution, and the Treaty
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  • 134 7 Lord Birkenhead at Bristol said it was an immense step forward when they realised that Mr. Griffith and Mr. Collins were sincerely bent upon peace. M hen he (Lord Birkenhead) signed the Irish Treaty, he knew well what the effect would be upon the minds of
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  • 97 7 QUESTIONS IN PARLIAMENT. London, December G. In the House of Commons replying to Mr. Charles Roberts in regard the abolition of Mui-Tsai at Hongkong, Mr. OrmsbyGore said the Governor had recently issued a proclamation on the lines of Mr. Churchill’s statement of the 21st March. It was
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  • 60 7 THE LOAN TO AUSTRIA. London, December 6. The House of Commons passed the second reading of the Trade Facilities Bill to increase to £50,000,000 the amount that may be guaranteed after Mr. Ramsay Mac donald expressed the Labour Party's approval, but he criticised the Allies’ past policy towards
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  • 35 7 London, December 6. In London, sterling on New York rose to $4.56 3/8. Other currencies showed heavy buying, I’rench francs a G 5-30, Belgian at 11-05 am German marks 37,500 to the pound.
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  • 148 7 The London Conference. (Reuter’s Telegrams. London, December G. 1 he International Anthrax Commission passed a resolution, including the agenda for the next Conference of the International Labour Office, a Draft Convention requiring that hairs and wools used in brush-making, upholstering and in the textile industry be disinfected before they
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  • 55 7 A SERIOUS THREAT. Athens, December G. A meeting of the inhabitants of Tenedos passed a resolution emphasising the determination of the Island to remain an integral part of Greece and declaring if the Island is annexed bv Turkey the entire population will depart after setting fire
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  • 94 7 Sofia, December 6. A band of Macedonian autonomist reported to number some thousands seized the town of Kustendil and cut off communication with the capital, which is a hundred miles distant, arrested some of the inhabitants and took over the administration. M ith the exception of
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  • 66 7 Sofia, December 6. After a session that has lasted 1 1 months, the High Court concluded the high treason trial of members of the Radoslavoff Cabinet, which was functioning at the outbreak of war. Judgment has not yet been announced. Simultaneously trials have been proceeding of
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  • 43 7 HIGH-HANDED ACTION AT ODESSA. Riga, December 6. The Soviet Government have closed and sealed the Lloyd Trestino premises at Odessa and confiscated three steamers with Italian merchandise until normal commercial activity is guaranteed to the Russian representative in Italy.
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  • 97 7 EIGHT MEN SENTENCED TO DEATH. Johannesburg, December 6. Eight men found guilty of murder in connection with attacks during the Rand rebellion on Brakpan Mine were sentenced to death. Scene In Court. Johannesburg, December 6. It is alleged that defenders of the mine were done to death
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  • 44 7 SIX LIVES LOST. Newport News, December 6. Major Gearhart, Captain Doyle and four Privates were killed in a aeroplane collision at Langley Field, where both machines crashed. Two of the Privates jumped and were killed. The others were incinerated in the wreckage.
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  • 326 7 Treasury Statement. (Reuter’s Telegrams. Washington, December G. Mr. Mellon, Secretary to the Treasury, in the course of his annual repot I says the past year witnessed a further recovery from depression, closing with bountiful harvests. Reduction in the gross debt during the year amounts to about a billion
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  • 90 7 AMENDMENT OF LAW EXPECTED. Washington, December 6. It is expected that President Harding’s forthcoming message to Congress will deal, inter alia, with immigation. The Cabinet has already discussed the problem. It was stated at White House that no decision had been reached, but officials believe M» Harding
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  • 78 7 SUCCESSFUL TESTS. New York, Dereu: her 6. Successful demonstrations were giv»* i with an amphibious tank, which attained a speed of 30 miles an hour on the level, with rubber-tyred wheels, climbed a gradient of 1 in 21 with cater pillar wheels and crossed the Hudson River with
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  • 155 7 The extraordinary fall in temperature on Saturday night and Sunday morning took most people by surprise, says a Hongkong paper of November 27- A drop of something like thirty degrees within 24 hours occurred, for the lowest temperature recorded by the Observatory on Saturday was 63 degrees, whereas
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  • 179 7 The British Position. (Reuter’s Telegrams. London, December 6. The question of British naval strength as affected by the Washington treaty was raised in a discussion in the House of Lords, where the Marquess of Linlithgow stated that definite announcements as regards the laying down of the two capital
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  • 94 7 THE SHIP SUBSIDY BILL. Washington, December 6. It is believed that the whole question of free tolls for coasting ship 4 traversing the Panama Canal will b? re-opened as the result of Senator Borah’s introduction of a proposed amendment to the Ship Subsidy Bill. If the Bill
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  • 49 7 NONE IN MALAY London, December 6. The names of twenty-four firms to which warrants of appointment as tradesmen to the Prince of Wales have been granted are now gazetted. Nine belong to India, one each to Ce.,lrt». Japan, Malta, and Melbourne ami eltven to England.
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  • 29 7 Pittsburg, December 6. Seventeen-thousand employees of the United States Potters’ Association here called off the strike and agree,! to resume at the old scales of wages.
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  • 166 7 The reappearance of Mr. Lloyd George as the leader of the smallest party in the new House denionstra.es the correctne-s of the comment on the 14th ult. that his party is fading from public conscious ness- It is an extraordinary contrast from the afternoon when he stood on
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  • 100 7 London, November 24. —The Manchester November Handicap probables also include Ugly Duckling (Doyle), Qui’o (Crickmere), North Waltham (Hulme) Snowball (Ingham). Omit Jazzband. The following additions are probable starters in the Manchester November Handicap.—North Waltham, Snowball and The Alder. No jockeys have been specified. The latest betting is
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  • 75 7 Found guilty at the Singapore Assizes before the Acting Chief Justice, the Hon’ble Mr- P- J- Sproule, of committing gang robbery in Keppel Road on October 22nd. two Hokiens, Ow Kit and Ow Wah Seng, were sentenced to seven years’ rigorous imprisonment and to receive fifteen strokes of
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  • CORRESPONDENCE.
    • 286 7 [To the Editor of the Pinang Gazette.”] Sir,—Upon the reduction of tram fares and the contemplation of a reduction in ricksha fares in Penang, the public were under the impression that they had at last favourably disposed of their hardships. But they havn’t quite escaped from one of the
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    • 73 7 [To The Editor of the “Pinang Gazette.”] Sir, —In your Monday’s issue you have a leader on the price of petrol, for which I am sure every motorist will thank you. In it you say “the time has arrived, if it is not already overdue, for a reduction
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  • 135 7 Tokjo, December 2- —The transfer of the administration of Tsing-Tao has been postponed until Deoeonber 10thThe arms ammunition for the Chinese police force will be transported to UjinaA party of local rebels raided a dinmer party at Tsing-Tao, where the Chinese official commission and; leaders of rebels had
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  • 276 7 Yesterday, says the “Malay Mail of Tuesday, we published an article fiurn the “Times of Malaya” which stated that the educated public in Malaya was getting impatient at the present very ineffective form of public representation on the Legislative Council and the Federal CouncilWe hope they are, but
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  • 444 8 Rumours of war in the Near East have been of benefit to the diamond trade. Explaining how good has thus come out <>f evil, Mr. (Jordon Nathan, of Hatton ga< den, said “I have always noticed that in times of political trouble there has be n 'i
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  • 173 8 The body of Percy Thompson, the H ford citrk. who was found s.abbed near h:- home early on October 4. was exhumed and removed to the crematorium in the C ity of London Cemetery, Manor Pai k. Dr. Spilsbury, the former Home Office pathologis.. and Dr. P. Drought,
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  • 153 8 Delhi, November 24. —A communique say- the attention of the Government of India has been drawn to a suggestion which has appeared in *he Press to the effect that the protection given to the ex Sultan of Turkey on board a Bri.ish man-of-war implied a
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  • 124 8 With reference to the discussion on the use of Empire produce in the restaurants of the forthcoming British Empire Exhibition, Sir Edgar Walton, the South African High Commissioner in London, interviewed by Reuter, said he felt that there must be some misunderstanding inas much as anv produce
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  • 323 8 —“Commerce.” The Ceylon Government has appointed a commission to report on the propects of combining the distillation of arrack on a large scale with the production of power alcohol and the manufacture of sugar. The government distillery at Kalutara has an annual output of between7o,ooo and
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  • 308 8 Mr. Charles J- F- Meyers, Accountant. Sourabaya. warns the public again>t handing the Income Tax Department any book» or document-, as these j only ’.eturned after great difficulty ;i nd much delay whilst there is also the possibility of their being entirely lost. a,« in the
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  • 234 8 Sourabaya, November 22- —Though the foreign quotations during the period under review continued firm, prices on the local market declined, this being attributable to the excessive supplies coming in. As far as we could glean 1.000 tons No- 2. December shipment were done direct with Saigon at
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  • 574 9 THE AMALGAMATION DISCUSSION. Although w neither desire, nor pro- enter into a controversy with Mr. I[’"‘‘' ()n the subject of his letter of '"''liiv. says Ttvsday’s "Free Press,” 'l it wt.iihl be courteous to reply to ~|oi-to dispel some misapprehen’’lll under which he labours. Mr. I if we read his
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  • 276 9 I he Municipal Band will play the following programme of music at the •'pbiiade to-day from fi to 7 p.m.:— March 'rhe Great Tattle Army Alford Intermezzo The Lake of Shadows Paul L' lngenue Penso s l etion Patience Sullivan •"hiostei) O—Hi—O Olman Bod Save The King.
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  • 204 9 The Directors of Devon Estates (Malacca). Ltd., report for the year ended 30th Juno 1922, that the n<4 profit for the year amounted to $235,526-35 to which must be added the balance of $5,871.21 brought forward from last account making a total of $241.397-56 available «for distribution.
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  • 189 9 Manchester November 8. —The rubber goods trade is now feeling the effects of its annual “off season,” and business on the whole is quiet. This is particularly so in the tyre section, which is kept busy from January to September. During the last quarter of the year
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  • 183 9 Benares Opium p. chost $5,000.00 nom. Cloves 100.00 sellers Gold leaf 72.00 Mace Pickings 63.00 sales Nutmegs 80s 45.00 sellers 1105... 35.00 Coconuts per 1,000 30.00 Copra Sundried 9.92 i sales Rattans 11.20 sellers Rattans Coarse 10.50 Green Snail Shells 13.00 Siam Rice No. 1 15.50 per bag
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  • 101 9 The following are the latest quotations in Messrs. Kennedy Co.’s share list Yesterday To-day. 00 gO CD Shares. >» S 0 0 02 02 ffl CQ c. Sc. c. c. Rubber (Dollar). Glenealy 80 1.00 90 1.10 New Serandah... 2.10 2.40 2.20 2.50 Mining. BatangP. 55 571
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  • 65 9 7th December, 1922. Local. cts. {Smoked Sheet 48 Fine Pale Crepe 47 Unsmoked Sheet No. 1... 41 SINGA- (Smoked Sheet 48| PORE 1 Crepe 48 London and New York. London Sheet ls.l|d (Crepe Is-lfd New York G 27 The following were the rubber quotations in London on Dec.
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  • 137 9 Tue following are additional rubber o itputs for November lbs. Alma 18.500 Ayer Tawah 24.243 Ayer Hitam 18.008 Blackwater 9,076 Bukit Cloh 17.000 Bukit Selangor 24.807 Bahru Selangor 7.000 Bukit Toh Alang 24.561 Bakap Plantations 12.500 Batu Matang 16.927 Batu Lintang 13.623 Caledonian 23.150 Cicely 50.000 Chemor United
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  • 113 9 London. The Straits Trading Co., Ltd., gives the following London prices, on Dec. (J: Spot 179.5 s up £3. 5s 3 mos. buying 180.10 s 3.10 s 3 selling 180.125.6 d 3.10 s Local parity $89.25 The Eastern Smelting Co., Ltd:— London, Dec. 5, £176.25.6d spot, and £177
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  • 22 9 Ngow property of the Siamese Tin Syndicate, Limited, for November, 1,830 piculs. Padang Plandok Tin Limited, for November, 112 piculs.
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  • 1077 9 KENNEDY CO’S SHARE LIST. NAMES i X oc E-t RUBBER [Dollar.] c c c Allenby Rubber Co 55 65 Alor Gajab Rubber Estate 1 30 1 40 Amalgamated Malay Estates 2 10 2 25 Ayer Hitam Planting Syndicate 11 00 12 00 Ayer Kuning Rubber Estates 50 75 Ayer Molek
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    • 36 9 RUBBER COMPANIES ACCOUNTS ■Y R. S. STEWART, C.A. F. C. EBBELS The most Popular and Indispensable Book of its kind in the Planting Sphere Price $3.50 Postage Extra. FOR SALK AT THE Pinang Gazette Press, Ltd.
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    • 197 9 Simonds Bottled Ale It sparkles- it foams, and iplsY the flavour is splendid. It will give you an appetite. You will enjoy it Mh||M as you never enjoyed a beer before. A BRITISH ALE Klili Bii- Brewed Expressly for I Residents in the East. Be sure and ask for BK
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  • 964 10 PIRACY OF THE SUI AN.” THE LOSSES AND CASUALTIES. In the long list of the piracies which have occurred in the waters adjacent to Hongkong, few have been more daring and sensational than the seizure of the Hongkong, Canton and Macao Steamboat Company’s steamer Sui An on November 19th, by
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  • 338 10 TO-DAY’S DEPARTURES. Pungah for Asahan. van Goens for Deli, Langsa, Edi, T. Semawe, Segli. Olehleh and Sabang. Takada for Calcutta. Trang for P. Brandan. Perak, [E.S. Co] for Teluk Anson. Kinta for Port Swettenham, taking mails for Klang, Kuala Lumpur and Singapore. Philoctetes for Colombo, Dhanushkodi, Suez and
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  • 330 10 CLOSE DAILY (except Sunday). BY TRAIN. Registration and Parcel Post, except where otherwise stated. cl6se half-an-hour earlier than the Ordinary mail. FOR AT Federated Malay States, Malacca, Johore, Singapore and Hongkong Ipoh. Batu Gajah, Tapah Road,"] By train Teluk Anson.Kuala Kubu, Kuala 7.15 a.m. Lumpur. Klang. Port Swetten-z
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    • 260 10 x|| e HORLICKS f R® MALTED MILK E h HORLICK S part E ►2 f,.~ Vjy ~4>A Thousands of Folk have thanked HORLICK S 1 MALTED MlLK—the FOOD-DRINK—For W T P?» the strength it gave them to cairy-on.” It is X 3 unriva Ued for ola and young alike. HORLICKS
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    • 220 10 u,est REDUCED I STANDARD TOURING CAR I I $1,300 I ONLY 1 EX GARAGE I 1 SELF STARTER EQUIPMENT 1 $l5O EXTRA. I Wearne Bros. Ltd., I PENANG. BOOKS -The Ideal Gif! AND THEN WHY NOT BOOKS for CHILDREN? du® WE HAVE JUST THE RIGHT BOOKS FOR THE CHILDREN JUST
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  • 567 11 ACCOMMODATION IN THE HOUSE Referring to the possibility of an in crease in the number cf women members of Parliament, a writer in the “Evening StandardI’’ 1 of the 2nd November asks what accommodation would be provided for a group of women members in the House who will
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  • 173 11 COX AND CO. AND KING AND CO. Fuller particulars are available of the agreement by which Messrs. Cox and Co acquire the old established banking and East India Agency business of Messrs. Henry S. King and Co. and their Indian branches, Messrs. King, King and Co. and Messrs.
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  • 141 11 Madras. November 16. —The weather in Madras is again very wet. After a sunny day. last evening the sky suddenly became overcast and by eleven o’clock rain fell heavily accompanied by thunder and lightning which continued throughout the night with the result that this monning the
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    • 771 11 g o Propaganda played a vital part in the WAR. Advertising is its counterpart g in TRADE. 5 o A Your best TRADE WEAPONS g are striking ADVERTISEMENTS and CATALOGUES. A 0 We Can Help You! H WE specialise in designing and printing Qj g Booklets, Catalogues, Price Lists, Folders,
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    • 253 11 L «••-•s* j k wja GOOD afir h In Propaganda it is Truth that counts"— tim s Highland Ma\t Whiskies are 1 scarce and must be scarce for some years yet. It is old Highland Malt I Whiskies that give to HAIG de HAIG It* jOHlk FIVE STARS SCOTS WHISKY
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    • 1457 12 “ELLERMAN” LINE. Nippon YusenKaisha. THE BLUE FUNNEL LINE. 1 JI fL. STEAMSHIP CO., LTD., UNDER MAIL CONTRACT WITH THE INTENDED SAILINGS FROM PENANG. (Incorporated in England.) IMPERIAL JAPANESE GOVERNMENT HOMEWARD. (Subject to alteration without Notice.) “ELLERMAN” LINE. EUROPEAN LINE. The following fast steamers of the Fortnightly Service. Pyrrhus December 13
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    • 666 12 P. 0.-BRITISH i\ni? AND APCAR LINE* (Companies Incorporated j\ v x rj 'I.AMi) MAIL, PASSENGER&CARGQ SERv !C!s PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL Srv <- Uo. (Under Contract with His Majesty's Government) o. SAILINGS. LONDON-FAR EASTERN SERVICE From London Due Penang. To Marseilles I nn L about *-°ndon i aooui Lcav c P
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