Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 18 January 1923

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  • 20 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE PUBLISHED DAILY. ESTABLISHED 1833. Mo. 15. VOL LXXXI. THURSDAY, 18th JANUARY, 1922 PRICE 15 CENTS.
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    • 450 1 I rzJ /5? I $5 *ll I a > K-Jw (|g[F H I Made by Hand o ne at a t me ij gordon’_s_sloe gin I RUBBER LATEX, i MAKES THE i r i s LAKbL quantities ot Latex preserved ĕ BEST GIN SLING. g with AGRISOL are now being
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    • 28 1 aa« a x 4 i i T. NAGATA, j a a s DENTIST. V 0» Q NEXT DOOR TO a 8 M X O 5 “THE DISPENSARY.” A
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  • 1013 2 IS THE DEATH PENALTY JUSTIFIED M P SUGGESTS LASH ALTERNATIVE. When we pass the sentence of death on one of our fellows we, in effect, say we cannot deal with this, and we must turn it over to Providence- V e cannot do our own, job More forcibly than for
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  • 214 2 Lahore, January 8- —A division bench consisting of Justices Bioadway and Martineau of the Lahore High Court has accepted 1 the appeal of the two prisoners, Inayatullah and Fakhru. who were sentenced by the lower court at Delhi in connection with the murder of a
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  • 74 2 Rangoon, January 4- —Sir Harcourt Butler attended on Wednesday night the farewell perfoimanic-e of Madame Pavlova at the Excelsior Theatre which was packed- The Governor received a most enthusiastic welcome on his arrival and departure- His guests included the Aga Khan and Mating Kin, Burma Executive Councillor. Madame
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  • 67 2 Calcutta, January 9 —The Asansol correspondent of the “Statesman” says that an explosion occured early on Thursday morning at the Parbelia colliery, Ranigunge, resulting in the deaths of several employees and serious injuries to a num ber of others. The accident is believed to have been
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  • 291 2 Calcutta, January 9.—Prince and Princess Bidya of Siam, accompanied by the Registrar, Co-operative Societies, Bengal, will leave Calcutta to-morrow for Santahar to inspect ganja cultivation at Nowgong. From there they will proceed to Darjeeling. One of the oldest Chinese residents of Rangoon passed away on Thursday,
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    • 1773 2 POSITION WANTED PENANG TURF CLUB. MUNICIPAL NOTICE. I have $5OO/- and iny services to invest. Ihe Race Course will be open for the Applications will be received by the Have yon anything to offer? Please training of horses from the Ist inst. No undersigned up to 4 p.m., on Monday,
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    • 477 2 I f ,4 jr > I fe IE I 1 7 1 HORLICK'sI MALTED MILK Thera is ao Knar I for building up the tyue» J weakened through extremes ol Climate than HORLICICI MALTED MILK. Th, constituents of HORLICK'S are Malted Barley, Wheat 1 Milk. Give renewed vigw *ad vitality.
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  • 583 3 s o.n the l\ I hRENC h. la» 'r a>.v 7—"’bile .t IM that -y nave »»<1 «0n.p1.- iocs must arise as the in- a, b ...iue.ee to the failure of the vlla the Paris Reparation "’'"GW indebtedness confer al,( ’"i iin Britain, as in 1 rance, ',„ng
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  • 253 3 tlip] 1 aui ity has been added to bet Ji S t disasters which have 7‘ le Asians since the Boli;min'<. S (U,, e lllto P° wel> Malaria is \f 7 "L n. en Ge of Russia and ?n "f l-io' Ise i' 1 B beginning
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  • 409 3 London, January 6.—M. Klotz, who was Finance Minister in several Cabinets before and during the war, ha.> begun in the "Journal” an account of the technical arrangements made before the war by the Finance Ministry to meet the danger of German aggression. He points
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  • 330 3 Paris, December 18. —The naval policy of the French Government was explained by M. Raiberti, the Minister of Marine, in the discussion of the Navy Budget in the Chamber of Deputies to-day. Before the war, M. Raiberti said, the French Fleet had a tounagp of 770,000.
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  • 58 3 The Municipal Band will play the following programme of music at the Esplanade to-day from 6 to 7 p.m.:— 1 March Bow Wow Bilton 2 Waltz Fanfare Davis .3 Selection A Runaway Girl Monckton 4 Euphonion Solo The Sea Road Wood 5 Fox Trot I want to
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  • 614 3 M ERCH AN T SER VICE “PICKFORDS.” A tramp steamer not on any regular service, but here, there and everv where, more on the byways than th? highways of the seven seas picks up some very peculiar cargoes, writes a correspondent to “The Navy.” Pots, and pans and
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  • 128 3 Heie is another list of qualifications demanded of a preacher, this time m Nevada. Some miners sent a delega’c to a neighbouring town to find a parson who would admonish bad men an.l bury the dead. “Friends,” said th? miner, “we want a preacher who is young
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  • 99 3 The haggis is in danger of becoming popular in London. A good deal of careful publicity "work has no doub+ gone to bring the haggis where it now stands. But there it is. Last year the Savov Hotel, through an unfortunate mistake, consigned its supply of
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  • 542 3 M hatever opinion one holds regarding the “mui tsai” question -that the system represents a necessary Chinese custom or that it amounts to slavery —one cannot help feeling, says the “China Mail” (Hongkong) that the Chinese General Chamber of Commerce in deciding to oppose the Government’s protective measure
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  • 261 3 As fascinating as Robert Louis Stevenson’s story of “Treasure Island" are the accounts of the searches men have made and to-day are making, of the treasure beds of the seas for millions and millions worth of sunken gold, silver, and jf" As fantastic as
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    • 499 3 I WHITEAWAY’S I FOR I SPORTS AND TENNIS WEAR. EE Mens White iTYfflk Tennis Shirts. S Wool Socks. Plain Cawnpore twill =2 cashmeres tennis tennis shirts with S socks in medium collar, light and S weight very com- •Iff durable in wear. ZZ fortable to wear jKNr/iS Price $2-25 each.
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  • 21 4 Walden—On 14th inst., at Maternity Hospital, Penang, to Mr. and Mrs. H. R. Walden, Scarboro Estate. Sungei Patani, a daughter.
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  • 1294 4 It is to be regretted that the British Chancellor of the Exchequer’s visit to America, with the object if possible of coming to some fresh arrangement regarding the terms of repayment of the enormous loans granted by America in wartime, failed to achieve a satisfactory settlement of
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  • 1190 4 The Commissioner of Police. Shanghai, has approved the The “Pedicab.” placing on the streets of that city of two hundred pedicabs, or cycle-rickshas. If the experiment is successful, it is probable that the Pedicab Company will develop the service, and six thousand vehicles are estimated as the
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  • 66 4 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Singapore, January IN The Singapore Harbour Board repoA shows a deficit of $73.699, compar'd with a surplus of $2.215,872 in the previous year. The main falling in receipts was from the dry docks. Reductions were made during the year in wharfage and general
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  • 97 4 Commencing to-night and continuing for other three nights, the Lyric K’inema will screen a five-reel Paramount nictni* entitled “Wagon Tracks” featuring illiam S. Hart. Jack London’s famous story “The Sea Wolf.” another Paramount production in 7-parts, will also be with Tom Forman and Noah Beery in th'
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  • 199 4 —“Free Press. The homeward mail by the v closes at 6 p.m. to-day. The P. O. Packet Morea is due to arrive hep* at noon to-morrow-steamer is expected to have oiiaw European mails on board. The homeward mail b\the Lebon closes at 6 p.m. on Satim 20th instant.
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    • 55 4 “E. O.” RACE WEEK. Monday, 22nd January, SPECIAL TIFFIN—ORCHESTRA. Tuesday, 23rd January, RACE DINNER and DANCE. Wednesday, 24th January, ORCHESTRAL CONCERT, 9.45 p.m. Thursday, 25th January, BURNS NIGHT. Under the patronage of 'Penang St. Andrew’s Society Scotch Dinner —Dancing—Scotch Music. Friday 26th, THE DANSANT, 5 to 7 p.m. Sat. 27th,
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  • Page 4 Miscellaneous
    • 146 4 LATEST NEWS of the world’s events will be graphically depicted to-night along with a PARAMOUNT PROGRAM with no equal in town. LYRIC KINEMA, For Thursday, Friday. Saturday Sunday, 18th, 19th. 20th 21st Jan., 1923. A paramount Picture Thomas H. Inch presents WILLIAM S. HART 5 Parts with Jane Novak Robert
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  • 864 5 fhe Latest Measures. Reuter’s Telegrams. Paris, January 17. v ...mi-offi' i'* l statrment says that l„. result of Germany's latest de- It" lhe FreU' l' and Belgian Govern, titled to collect immediately .mt Of the Allies, the coall tax imposed bv the German GovItaly associates nerselfw.ih The three
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  • 52 5 MARTIAL LAW. Berlin, January 17. A Meniel telegram says the Lithuanians proclaimed martial law. Further Allied warships are expected. A Provisional Government. Paris, January 17. The Conference of Ambassadors decided to send an Extraordinary Com mission to Memel to constitute a P ,r >- sional Government, under the aegis
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  • 70 5 GENERAL HARINGTON’S WARNING. Constantinople, January 18. The murdered British Coldstream Guardsman was buried with military honours. Essad Bey. the Turkish Police Commandant, was summoned to General Headquarters, where General Harington warned him that if such incidents were repeated, the military authorities would take their own measures io
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  • 133 5 MISS KEMP’S IMPRESSIONS. London. January 17. Miss Kemp, who spent many years travelling ami picture-painting in China, lecturing to the Asiatic Society, on Chinese idealism, said that whereas in India, Egypt and Greece the name of a god or goddess was given to a temple, temples in China
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  • 16 5 London, January 17. The late Reverend Frederick Doxaj ex-Missionary in China, h;ft E 8,500.
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  • 11 5 Calcutta, January 17. The Dock strike has ended.
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  • 86 5 Mr. Arthur Henderson Returned. [Reuter’s Telegrams.J London, January 18. The Newcastle (East) by-election, necessitated by the death of the Labour member. Mr. J. N. Bell resulted as follows Mr. Arthur Henderson (Labour) 11,066 Major Barnes (Ind. Liberal) 6,682 Captain Gee, V.C. (Conservative) 6,480 Labour Majority 4,384 The result
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  • 289 5 THE INTEREST PROBLEM. Washington. January 17. Members of ihe American Debt Funding Commission state that the suggested figure of 3 per cent for the interest on the British debt is not favoured as it is below the rate that America is jiaying on certain loans.
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  • 19 5 Washington, January 17. President Harding is confined to bed with influenza, and has cancelled all eng’agements.
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  • 168 5 APPEAL DISMISSED. London, January 17. The Court of Appeal dismissed the appeal from the judgment of Mr. Justice Russell, in the action by the Duh Development Company against the' Government of Kelantan. The Master of the Rolls said the Court was bound to accept the statement by
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  • 58 5 CONCESSION TO AMERICAN CORPORATION New York, January 17. A partv of officers and engineer will sail for Baku on the 27th January for the purpose of drilling, under th? terms of an agreement between the International Barnstall Corporation and the Soviet Government, giving the Corporation a concession to
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  • 196 5 No Modification at Present Necessary. [Reuter’s Telegrams.] London, January 17. The Duke of Devonshire, the Colonial Secretary, has informed the Governments of Ceylon and Malaya tint it is not desirable to modify the present scale of export allowances laid down in Appendix “A” of the Rubber
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  • 39 5 London, January 17. The London Joint City and Midland Bank last year made a net profit of £2,253.000. compared with £2,454 000 last year. The dividend is IS per cent., which is the same as in 1921
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  • 30 5 Albany, January 18. The Governor of New York has paidoned Jim lairkin, the Irish strike leader, who is serving five years on the charge of criminal anarchy.
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  • 18 5 London, January li. The subscription list tor the Dutch Indies Loan closed before noon.
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  • 257 5 “S. T.” THREE MURDER CHARGES AGAINST ONE ACCUSED. Th?' three Chinese charged at the Singa, J before Mr- Justice Bar-ret-Lennard, with coining offences. were found guilty- Ah Soon and Soon heong were sentenced to four years rigoiou> imprisonment, on each of the three charges and Eng Guan to
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  • 113 5 The following iss the agenda far a special meeting of the Singapore Municipal Ccmmissichers to be held on Friday To consider recommendation by ommittees Nos- 5 and 6 as follows A. That Messrs. Binnie Son anj Deacon be appointed Consulting Engineers (without a resident partner) for design and
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  • 23 5 —“S- T.” Hongkong, January 16- —A message from Ca/n+on states that the invading forces have been repulsed with heavy causalties-
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  • 869 5 NAVYMEN DEFEAT P. C. C. AT SOCCER. H. M. S. Despatch had the best of matters in the football match with the P. C. C. at the Esplanade last evening. The men from the cruiser kicked off from the Fort end and immediately made ground on
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  • 346 5 MALAYA CUP RUGBY. The Final Tie, Saturday will see the unusual spectacle of the holder of the “Malaya” Cup a spectator in the encounter between Perak and Negri Sembilan, on its own ground, says the Malay Mail.” The majority of the large crowd, which the match will draw, is likely
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  • 129 5 NEW ARRANGEMENTS. Calcutta, January 9- —The “Statesmaai” understands that a new arrangement, has been made this year by the Royal Calcutta Turf Club in connection with their Dferby Sweep- A plan has been adopted which it is claimed will restrict participa tion in the Sweep largely to
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  • 257 5 The hearing of the action brought by Chop Kwong Hang Yuen against the Sincere Insurance and Investment Co-, Ltd., to recover $30,000 due under two fire insurance policies executed.' in 1920, was resumed in the Supreme Court, Singapore, before the Acting Chief Justice, the hon’ble Mr- P-
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  • 1853 6 PROFITS OF $lO.OOO A MONTH PROMISED. The second annual general meeting of the shareholders of Petaling Tin, Ltd., was held at the Company’s Registered Offices, Ipoh, on Saturday, Mr. F. E. Mair (Chairman of the Company) presided, reports the Times of Malaya.” The Chairman, in his speech,
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  • 526 6 —“S.T.” A Brighter Outlook. The thirteenth annual general meeting of Pantai, Limited., was held at the company’s registered offices, Gresham House. Singapore. Mr. W. L. Watkins presided, and others present included Messrs. J. M. Sime, W. P. Plummer F. C. Peck. G. C. Knox and Capt. Edwards. The
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  • 169 6 —“Free Press.” The business world appears to have begun the year in. more optimistic mood and there is a greater tendency towards freedom of dealing- A good deal of this is undoubtedly due to the considerable rise in. the price of rubber and the steady and well maintained
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  • 109 6 Addressing the celebration meeting of the anniversary of Birk beck College (University of London), Lord Riddell very interestingly described some greui minds. Clemenceau.—A man of overwhelming energy, vitality, courage, ruthlessness, humour, and quickness of pei ception. Lloyd George.—Not ruthless or biller. Delighted in compromise. If ai enemy
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  • 649 11 A RATIONAL SOLUTIONOne of the most pressing British problems to-day is the problem of unemployment, says a correspondent of the “Morning Post Countless pens have traced definitions and suggested solutions. Yet to many people it would seem as though we had the proper solution in. our hands, but
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  • 145 11 Peking, January 3.—A Canton message says that the Government has decided to reunite with the Central Government. Shanghai, January 3.—The news of the recognition of the Central Government by the Canton Government is probably explained by a Canton message which reports that the Provinces of Amman and
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