Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 21 March 1923

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    20 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE PUBLISHED DAILY. ESTABLISHED 1833 No. 66. VOL LXXXI. WEDNESDAY, 21st MARCH, 1923. PRICE 15 CENTS.
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    OPENING OF THE TOMB.
    2277 2 Sudan on a 'hootng expedition.—“ The Times. A MAGNIFICENT SPECTACLE Luxor, February 16. —Thi s hats been perhaps the most extraordinary day in the whole history of Egyptian excavation. Whatever anyone may hav e guessed or imagined of the secret of Tutankhamen’s tomb, they surely cannot
    Sudan on a 'hootng expedition.—“ The Times.’’  -  2,277 words
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      926 2 SHORT CLASSIFIED Fresh Centrosema ADVERTISEMENT! S ee( j s Wanted, For Salo, To Let, Ae., mn be inserted in the Pinang 8 Cents fl lb. f. O I*. Bedong. Gazette at THREE CENTS A WORD Apply counting the address to which BUKIT KOSA ESTATE, replies are to be sent. Bedong.
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      250 2 ADVERTISING IN BAD TIMES. Members of the Chamber of Com merce of the United States have declared themselves emphatically in favour of continuing advertising in bad times, and as the Chamber includes many of the biggest men in the country this testimony is of much value. The opinions were secured
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      374 2 ST GEo _^bau > I above, will be hel.r’ ,lscri b»n I Club, on Thur B ,lay," t h h ;^»jn I bp.m. 22n, l IM I m GENI) A. I (2) lo elect a P res id I mittee f or 1993 and (3 > Tofixthe,late^<hi sw I 521-21-3
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      STATE OF BRITISH TRADE.
      302 3 ;I VII \v BY SIR ERK’GEDDES. jt ;l field (Oxford), March 13.—Sir Geddes, ex-Minister and Presi ,|,iii 1 1“‘ I' '‘deration of British In«.peaking at Birmingham, revl(.\ved the present state of British t M compared with the year 1913. Sir |.j H Gedde- said in 1921
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      HIGH-SPEED MOTOR WAY.
      197 3 London. March 4.—The development of commercial motoring has rea< lied a stage when those intereste 1 mii'ider that the ordinary roads are antiquated, and that the only solution is foi motors to have their own roads like railways. Financiers have ap prcai lied the Ministry of Transport
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      INDUSTRIAL MAGNATES’ ANXIETIES.
      93 3 London, March s.—The “Daily Mail'-" Dusseldorf correspondent that the steel and coal magnates, laced with the closing down of the'r "oik', are making more insisten' '"inands to Dr. uno to open negotiati"iis. One important plant at Duisburg has exhausted its steel reserve and di-missed its employees, and
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      P. AND O. MAIL CONTRACT.
      73 3 Guidon, March o.—Replying to Mr. 'l(filbert, the Postmaster-General s aid that he was not able to state th* auiiual amount of the Government of India s contribution' to the British mt (lHic e s contract payment with b**' IL and O. as the matter was
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      MEMORIAL TO ARGYLL AND SUTHERLAND HIGHLANDERS.
      56 3 London, March 4.—A message from Ainien- states that the Duke of Argyll '"Veiled at Beaumont Hamel a memojl,l in the form of a Celtic cross to the all ;n of the Bth Battalion. Argyll and '''bcilaml Highlanders. Full military bjnmurs were rendered by detachments
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      RESTORING NELSON’S FLAGSHIP.
      36 3 London, March s.—Following an l l, 'd )V he l imes” to save NelY' 1 s ictory an anonymous reader has n ''h The work of rest ora 11,11 ’tin now be begun.
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      TIGRIS EXPLOITS RECALLED.
      271 3 Lorn lon, March s.—The Admiraliv (ourt has a Wauled £10,195 to the na)al for. es under Captain Wilfred Nunn in connect ion with operations on the 19E> IS a ai,,st Turks during 1911The President found that the operaions were not carried out jointly by tlie Army and
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      DEPUTATIONS TO THE KING.
      124 3 London, March s.—His Ma.,esty the King received at Buckingham Palace a number of deputations presenting addresses of congratulation on the marriage of the Duke of York and the birth of a grandson, including the Corporation of London and the Convocations of Canterbury and York, headed respectively
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      DISAPPEARANCE OF CAPT. C.C.O. MACKWOOD.
      94 3 Loudon, March 2.—Captain Chari's Cecil Oswald Mackwood disappeared t few hours after the “Kaiser-i-hind” had left Gibraltar. It is presumed that he fell overboa rd. [Captain Mackwood belonged to th? Royal Berkshire Regiment. He was a son of the late Mr. C. O. Mackwood, and
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      TO HELP NEEDY UNDERGRADUATES.
      70 3 London. March (>. Hie late M John William Oddie Fellow of Corpus Christi College, Oxford, who left estates valued at £21.000, after making various bequests, left the residue of his property to Corpus hristi allege, Oxford. The income from the property is to be expended on
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      MINERS’ TALK OF STRIKE.
      88 3 London, March I.—The miners are dissatisfied with the Premi ei s negative answer to their deputation de manding an inquiry as to whether adequate wages are paid "to them, ami the, have summoned a special conference for March 27. Already the talk ot -i strike has
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      STATEMENT OF BOTTOMLEY’S AFFAIRS.
      66 3 London, March 5.-A statement of Bottomlev’s affairs shows liabilities amounting to £90,000 expeeteiltii rank mid net assets amounting to £2f,000The debtor received £700,000 in resnect of War Loan Clubs and paid ou. £87,000 in excess. The debtor earned a big income prior to this insolvency, which
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      LONELY I.C.S. PENSIONER.
      281 3 London. March 7.—An inquest wa> held at Westminster on Henry Fred?ri<k House, retired Indian Civilian, who died suddenly in Chaiing Cross Hotel, where In* had been staying iiregularly for some years. He arrived at the hotel on Saturday in a taxicab, and as he alighted groaned and
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      WIRELESS DEVELOPMENT.
      168 3 London. March s.—“We will now construct a group of high-power stations giving daily communication with all the capitals of the earth just as we now daily communicate with Paris.” stated Mr. Godfrey Isaacs t: a “Daily Mail” representative with regard to the Government's decision announced by Mr. Bonar
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      THE RUSSELL CASE.
      168 3 London. March 6.—A packet of photographs of the Hon. John Russell when a baby was handed to the jury in the Russell case to-day for comparison with Mrs. Russell’s l.aby. Lady Ampthill in the witness box declare I that she saw no reseinblam between the photogiaphs and
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      WORLD TOURS BY AIRSHIP.
      66 3 London, March 7. —A New Aork message states that in a speech whica was broadcasted by radiophone Admiral Moffett, Chief of the Aeronautics Bureau, stated that a new dirigible was being completed at Lakehurst, New Jersey, which, when commissioned, would be sent on “trips over the
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      OXFORD UNDERGRADUATES AND BANNED MEETING.
      68 3 London, March 4.—The Mayor of Oxford, after consulting the ViceChancellor of the University, banne 1 the birth control meeting in the Town Hall. The meeting was subsequent!.; held in Ruskin College, and was ad dressed by Dr. Marie Stopes. Undergraduates assembled, but the Proctor of
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      POSTER COMPETITIONS DECLARED ILLEGAL.
      169 3 London, March 6.—The proceedings in connection with the prosecution f.*r an alleged lottery which were commenced at Bow Street bn the 22nd January, when the lithographer-, Messrs. Joseph Weiners, Ltd., were summoned in connection with a post ballot competition in which a prize of £3,000 was
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      LUXOR FINDS SAFE.
      170 3 Luxor, March 4.—One remarkable fact concerning Lord Carnarvon’s discoveries is that not a single object has yet appeared on the market pin port ing to come from the tomb. This is a tribute to the painstaking work of Mr. Howard Carter. It is most unusual, as since
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      LIBERAL RE-UNION.
      138 3 London, March 4.—Replying to M Lloyd George's pronouncement on Liberal re-union Sir John Simon, in a speech at Cleckheaton, yesterday, sai l Mr. Lloyd George, in dealing with the qualifications for political life, omitted the only one that commanded public confidence, namely, “the qua lity of speaking what
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      AEROPLANES FOR TURKESTAN.
      68 3 Londoii, March 6.—The Moscow correspondent of the “Dailv Mail states that a lengthy article in (he official organ of the Flying Section o' the Russian Red Army urges the necessity of providing the Soviet Republic of Turkestan with a powerful squadron of aeroplanes “owing to the special
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    Coming Events.
    140 3 Mar.2l—Football, Merchants v The Rest, Esplanade. 5.15 p.m. 22 Penang St. George’s Society, A.G.M. Cricket Club. 23—Annual General Meeting. P.W. and Kedah Church Mission, S. Mark’s School, Butterworth, 5.30 p.m. Chairman, Bishop of Singapore. 23 Penang Club, Dinner and Dance, Ladies’ Night. 24 North Tai ping Tin Dredging,
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      307 3 I' w I 1 I F N ‘V’ jot» I was sufieting Iron, ovrnttain too high tension, VHj Mid Jecplestnets. 1 gave Glaxo a trial, and have found the greatest benefit from it.** JU I The best of all Tonics I In sickness, in convalescence; if insomnia troubles ZT you,
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    CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
    4183 4 THE CHAIRMAN’S ANNUAL REVIEW. PROPOSED PENANG ASSOCIATION. The annual general meeting of the Penang Chamber of Commerce was held in the Chamber, Downing Street, Penang, yesterday afternoon at 2.30. Mr. A. W. Blackstone (Messrs. Paterson, Simons Co.. Ltd..) President of the Chamber, occupied the chair. The others
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    MUNICIPAL COMMISSION.
    518 4 conservancy CHAR fiES tow REDUCED. The fortnightly meeting of the lf nilW pnlCommtssnm was held inthOh, n Chambers. Penang, last evening Iff were present Messrs S r%i.(President), J. D. Kemp C R s^ 01 •LH Pedlow. Dr. him G mn C 1„ Mr. Aeoh Guan Seek, Hon. Vr
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      190 4 NERVE-WEAKNESS. How to Remove and Prevent it“The symptoms of er y e xh S I !'\[edieal a distinguished physician in 1 > 1 ~-iniut Times.” comprise the whole ex 'fhe of all the manifestations ot neo<>•■> j t ie wandering thought, the he.i' 1 in depression, the mental and 11,111
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    THE TIN MARKET.
    1008 5 I «loii. b'ebiuary 16. —This market |ir to have trt'ken <>n a new lease of (t j u iy and values, after having f<>r tune 'hownl little variation but re.jijne 1 stability- have once again start. <>n ill»' upward trend. A feature has hi eii -"me considerable
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    THE LONDON MARKET
    268 5 Messrs. William Jacks A Co-, Ltd-, reported on the 21st. Feb-: —Consumers all over the world are now realising (heir mistakes ini not going into stock during 1922. and as their requirements are mgent, with supplies limited owing t o the depleted stocks, the advance in prices
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    K.M.S (MALAY STATES) RUBBER.
    408 5 INCREASE OF CAPITAL APPROVED. An extraordinary general meeting of the K M.S- (Malay State®) Rubber plantations, Limited, was held at 5. Whittington Avenue, E- C-, to consider a resolution increasing the capital of the company to £150,000 by the creation of 65.000 new >hare'« of £1
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    ROUND THE MARKETS
    533 5 Messrs. Baker Morgan A Co., Ltd-, Kuala Lumpur, rei)°rted on the 16th March —During the pa-I week the local tin-share market has at lart made some soi< of attempt to respond to the metal but has had great difficulty in following it’s meteoric excursion*. Small rises commenced
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    PRODUCE PRICES.
    198 5 Renares Opium p. chest $5.000,00 noin. Cloves no stock Gold leaf 72.00 sellers Mace Pickings no stocks NutmcgF <SOs 1105... Coconuts per 1,000 46.00 sellers Copra Sundried 12.10 sales Rattans 11.20 sellers Rattans Coarse 10.50 Green Snail Shells 13.00 Siam Rice No. I 15.00 per bag do do
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    PLANTERS’ POWERS
    622 5 We i-ead with very great jntei'ed the other day the letter of Mr. E. N. T- Cummins on the future of the P. A. M-, say* the “Straits Times-” That th e association hax done great and valuable work we quite clearly recognise, and yet there is -reasoni
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      120 5 A GnajrantMd r (B LEVER WATCH The four lines uf letter* in this square stand for two is i v i n IB boys und Lwouirte najnes. hSHB W< guarantee to «send you, T>KI B I A iSBBh Absolutely Free, one of g i Q R B I our fameuk
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      118 5 Forewarned is Forearmed WHAT DAY AND MARTINS NEGLECTED. MANAGING DIRECTOR’S FRANK STATEMENT. London. Jannary 19. Thirty yearn ago we had the world at our feet,” said Mr, Burlison, managing Director of Messrs, Day and SMARTIN’, but when the change from blacking to polish came, we neglected to keep our name
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      211 5 DANCING FOXTROT played by the Savoy Havana Band is irrisistible. Perfect time and a Melody that will captivate you. The reverse side is Phi Phi Onestep —the hit of the Musical Comedy which is playing to crowded houses in London —at the present time. Columbia Record No 3151 PRICE $2.
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    BIRTH.
    17 6 Turner. —At Maternity Hospital. Singapore, March I'.». 1923. to Mr. and Mrs. David Turner, a son.
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    THE CHAMBER AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS.
    1133 6 Mi. A. W. Blackstone had a decidedly more pleasant and encouraging text yesterday for his presidential address as acting Chairman of the Chamber of Commerce than some of his predecessors in the important office to which he has now been elected for the ensuing year.
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    HERE AND THERE.
    985 6 One of the voyagers in the Resolute which is doing the Another Tribute, world trip. Miss Nina Wilcox Putnam (Mrs. R. J. Sanderson) was interviewed by a replesentative of the Malaya Tribune,” to whom she expressed herself in very complimentary terms regarding the work of the British
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    SINGAPORE NEWS.
    83 6 BANNED FILM CASE. (From 0,„. Own Corre sp o„ de t) n a Pore, Marcli Mr. It. M. Denali. Concessioner tlhl 1 athe Lilin Agency, was fi ne< s 2 n t costs, for distributing the Banned F;q Rio Grande.” The Hon. Mr. Tessensohx. A dinner was given
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    IPOH NEWS.
    107 6 MR. PHYSICK’S RETIREMENT. (From Our Own Correspondent.' I poh. March 21. Mr. h. S. Physick. ex-Chainnan of tin Perak Branch of the F.M.S. Chamber of Commerce, who is leaving for home for good, on Friday, is being entertained to a farewell dinner by the European community. representing all
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    PERAK ASSIZES.
    115 6 (From Our Own C‘ rresjHindent.) Ipoh. Mar. h 20. The second Perak Arizes lor this year commemed before Hi. Lordship Mr. Justice Wat-on yesterday. Among the cases taken up to-day wa> that against the Chinese. Heon V»ooii. wlm was charged with voluntaii causing grievous hurt to Mi. Mark
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    DROWNING TRAGEDY
    51 6 Pattani, March 11- —1 he bang l i 1 11 ping agen't< as-ijAant, tihe A Chop Ban Kai Chee and hop r Hong, together with the latter >•» drowned going out to the Je.um ala,” early yesterday inommg dark at the time- and the exceedingly rough- S am
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    P. C. C. TENNIS TOURNAMENT
    32 6 The result of a tenni* ToU'tiatne played'yesterday was a> under T Doubles Handicap Ohi>s P. Rule and E. A. Taylm bea' > an'd N. A- Sedwick 7—5. 6-
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    THE MAILS.
    94 6 A mail for Western Austria. '•> j’ l Gascoyne, (via Singapore) cio> a.m. to-morrow. Ellenga. The homeward mad. b> thc ->3rd closes at 10 a.m. on instant. w j t h maiß The B. I. Packet 1 h n t 0 arrive from Europe, and is evp (C
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      165 6 RUNNYMEDE HOTEL, Ltd. j Thursday, 22nd instant, Dancing after Dinner. Saturday, 24th instant, Special Tiffin —Orchestra Guest Night —Dancing. -v'. nniuutitii:-Illi IHUlihlffi 1 MODES g ROBES ET COSTUMES. 1 PARIS, MAISON. PERSONAL g LONDON, ATTENTION 1 3 BRADFORD GCOrgCttC TO S and at OF PARIS. MA ORDERS f and ENQUIRIES
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      20 6 E. O. Dancing after Dinner. On Wednesday, 21st Mar., instead of Tuesday. Guest Night and Dancing, On Friday, 23rd March.
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      89 6 GRAND CHANGE OF PROGRAMME AT THE LYRIC KINEMA, T PENANG’S ONLY PICTURE SHOW. From Monday, 19th to Wednesday 21st March. Samuel Goldwyn Present- Will Rogers in Rex Beach s 7 parts Laughing Bill Hyde parts 7 Strongly Supported by 6 parts “The Wheels of Destiny** parts 6 In the First
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      20 6 THE TIDES. High Water. Low Water. To-day. 2.11p.m. 8.42 p.m. To-morrow. 2.21 a.m. 8.35 a.m. 2.35 p.m. 9. 4 p.m.
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  • THE RUHR.
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      Strong Measures at Essen.
      363 7 Reuter’s Telegrams.] Essen. March 2(1. \ii.ing out <>i (he shooting of a l.jpuch soldier, mentioned on the 18th u q., the French authorities arrested tl hodages the Chief of Police at |>»eii. the President of the Tribunal i| l( > Director of the Reiehsbank Branch pihei
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      GERMAN DEPUTY RELEASED.
      41 7 Berlin, March 20. At the opening of the Reichstag. the '‘deiit. Herr Loebe. condemned the 1111 't of Herr Quaatz, a Reichstag DeP’t’y. at Bochum, and said that fol"wiug a vigorous protest. Quaatz was '’’at liberty hist evening.
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      THE EXCHANGES.
      23 7 London. March 20. .J tytc li tram s appreciated to 71.90. ''riaii tram s are 83.15. Sterling is «fuker at 84.69].
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      TURKISH COMPANY LAW.
      90 7 ANGORA’S REPLY. ’mstantinople, March 20. to the High Commissionprotest. Angora insisted that tgh c ompanies, in compliance with hew registration law, supply the J'p'tnment with a copy of their arti"l association and balance sheets, fin h cas ‘*s deposit guarantee s- number of companies are ."'•‘d to
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      INTERNATIONAL COMMERCE.
      67 7 INT ERNATIONAL COMMERCE. Ingress at Rome. I Rome, Maich 20. Hliainl ull^l< Ss °f the International iih'mj"' lunnierre passed unanidi ‘T'lutions c ondemning flag 'inii 11l lllia t’ < 1 a s declaring that no place i' SS:,I v I ‘“'Mictions should bbdin'i,'" 11 transport of immigrant-; 'list i a,l(
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      LENIN’S CONDITION.
      25 7 L ENIN’S CONDITION. Riga, Alarch 20. '"H'nin legarding Lenin announiii f| '"’""’ance of the improvement The dp the arm and leg. ’■"'gciiient of speech remains.
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    IMPERIAL CONFERENCE.
    99 7 Mr. Bonar Law’s Statement. Reuter’s Telegrams.] London, Marc h 20. In the House of Commons, in replv to questions, Mr. Bonar Law hoped the list of subjec ts to be included in the agenda of the Imperial Economic (onierence would be settled in consu ation with the Governments
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    IRELAND.
    75 7 improved CONDITIONS. 1 aiudoii, Marc h 20. At the opening o f Londonderr Assizes. Air. Justice Wilson announced a marked diminution in crime, the county being now practically normal. I here is a very great improve* m.ent in the relations between the six ounties adjoining the counties along the
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    N.Y.K. EXPANSION.
    176 7 PROSPECTIVE ORDERS FOR TH.” CLYDE. London, March 211. Ihe “Liverpool Journal of Commerce” says Clyde ship builders have been sounded with regard to a respective big order for the* Nippon Yusen Kaisha, which, if it succeeds in securing a substantial subsidy for whic h it is negotiating with
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    BRITISH DEBT TO U.S.
    55 7 Washington. Marc h 20. The Treasury is informed that Biitain will not exercise the* five yeais option provided by the* debt funding settlement, but will pay the first half yearly interest of 869,000,000 on th“ 15th June, and the* remaining 823.000,000 of principal when it is
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    PACIFIC COAST FISHERIES.
    54 7 JAPANESE CREWS BARRED. London, Alarc-h 20. The* “Times” Ottawa correspondent understands that the* Canadian Government proposes to prevent the employ ment of Japanese c rews on fishing boats operating with Seine licenses ou the Pacific Coast. All fishing crews will have to be licensed, which will not
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    INDIAN BUDGET.
    33 7 SALT TAX REJECTED. Delhi, March 20. The Assembly, by 59 votes to 44, rejected the Government’s prcqmsals to increase the. salt tax in order to meet the deficit on the Budget.
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    The Band Programme.
    107 7 The Municipal Band will play the following programme of music at the Esplanade from 6 to 7 p.m.. to-day: 1 March Fauch-A-Ballach O'Keefe2 Intermezzo Caresse Y*? -1?" tj Scvanee River Aloon laike 4 Reminiscences of (iounod g o nod 5 Two-Step lona Battve God Save The King
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    SITUATION IN CHINA.
    208 7 A Doleful Picture. Reuter’s Telegrams.] London, Alarc-h 20. A dismal sj)c*c tac-ic* of the state of China is given by the “Times” Peking correspondent, who states that the c ountry is more disorganised than ever, and is incapable of standing alone, and declares that if relief is
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    OIL LEASES.
    115 7 A AIERICAN 1)1 SCRLMIN AT( i R Y REPRISALS. London, March 20. Ihe “Manchester Guardian” New York correspondent telegraphs that it has just become* known that Mr. Fall, prior to his retirement on the 4th March, refused to approve* the oil leases of the Roxana Petroleum Corporation, a
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    BURMA OILFIED STRIKE.
    16 7 Rangoon, Alarch 20. Four thousand workers of the A’enangyuang Oilfield struck, without warning.
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    COLOMBO SHIPPING CASE.
    105 7 INTERESTING DECISION. Colombo. Alarch 20. The Distric t Judge deliveied judgment in a case* in which tin* British Petroleum (’ompany, of London, sued the (’rown for £60,000, damages io the* ste*amer“British Fhisitrn,’’owing to alleged neglect and carelessness of th Crown. The Judge held that (he ste i
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    DUTCH RUBBER COMPANIES.
    101 7 LARGE FUSION PLANNED. Aprsterdam, March 20. A large fusion is projected by the oft'er of the Amsterdam Rubber Company to purchase the Nedeilandscli Rubber Company on the basis of one share of the former ex-dividend 1922. against two shares of the latter, ami one Amsferdam Company share
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    BRAZILIAN RUBBER.
    47 7 ESTIMATED OUTPUT. Rio de Janeiro, March 20. The* estimated production of Brazilian rubber in 1923 is 30.'>00 tons. British and American interests ait* trying to acquire the major jMirtion*. The latter are negotiating with a view to accjuiring the most important plantations in the Amazons.
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    THE WARWICK COMEDY CO.
    396 7 “NIOBE—ALL SMILES.” Reminiscent of the story of “Pygmalion and Galatea,” the farcical comedy of Niobe—all Smiles has for its dominant idea the coining to life in modern surroundings of a Greek statue. As presented last night at the Town Hall by the Warwick Comedy Coy before
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    IPOH GYMKHANA CLUB.
    219 7 APRIL SKYE MEETING. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, Mu.; h 29. The IjM»h Gymkhana Club, to encourage amateur riding, is holding a Skye meeting in Ipoli. on Friday, April 6, and Saturday, Api-il 7. Entries close with the Honorary Secretary on Monday, April 2nd. .it.s p.m. I
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    RUGBY.
    196 7 IRELAND BEATS WALES. London, March 10. was cold and the sky threatening when Wales and Ireland met in Dublin for the annual Rugby football match. Th crowd of spectators numbered 15,000. The ground was in excellent condition. At the outset the Welshmen harassed the Irish defence but the Irish
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      THE TROUBLE IN PATANI.
      844 7 [To the Editorof the Pinang Gazette.”] Sir, —During the Spanish-American War, the Sultan of Brunei sent a request to Lord Salisbury that he should cause the Government of the United States to hand over the Philippines to Brunei, as those islands had been wrongfully taken from
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    SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.
    848 7 S.T.” Passengers by the Kedah from Siiiawan were: —Mrs. Savage, Inspector Lecky. Mr. and Mrs. J. Rutherford and family are expected to arrive by the Kashgar about March 30. Mr. G. R. S. Whittle sails from Singapore for Home via Rangoon on Thursday by the Chindwin. The
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    LOWER PERAK COCONUTS.
    1313 8 DIVIDEND OF 8 PER CENTThe 12th annual general meeting of the Lower Teitik Coconut Co-, Ltd., was held on Thursday, Ist March 1923, at 12 noon, at the offices of the Agents Secretaries, Messrs. (Jordon Frazer Co-, Ltd. The Chairman’s Spesch, The Chairman, in pioposintg the adoption
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    BURMA RICE MARKET
    421 8 Rangoo:'. March 14. —The small of railway j>addy and the continuance <>n a 'mall 'cale of Chin >>c buying caused the rice market yesterday to maintain the xti< ng tone ’'f the previous day. The on Mot day included sCt> tons <>f 'inall mills specials for March
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      294 8 Williams HOLDER TOP SHAVING STICK The Perpetual Stick in The “Holder that Holds” Every Williams’ Shaving Stick and Re-Load is wrapped in a hermetically sealed fibre covering, which keeps its quality unimpaired. And every one also has the threaded metal collar, which grips it tightly in the holder so it
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      62 8 A WOMAN’S FIGURE AND COMPLEXION are be®t preserved by natural means. Taken when necessary, PinkeHes gently assist Nature and therefore are every woman’s need- They induce daily regularity, banish biliousness and sick headache ss clear the skint and purify the breath- Your che.mi'f sells Pinkettes, or post free- r >o
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    THEFT BY HYLAM BOYS.
    534 9 ENTIRE EUROPE HOTEL STAFF DISMISSED. Dramatically sweeping action on the part of the nianagenienf of the Europe Hotel arising out of the attitude of th e staff of Hylam “boys” «employed in the hotel dining room, which caused their nummary led to the guests and residf.nis
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    CHINESE HIGH SCHOOL AT SINGAPORE.
    311 9 A correspondent of the “Straits Times says the new buildings of the Chineste High School at Bukit Timah Road. Singapore when completed- w ill add another attractive feature to that mainway between Woodlands and the city by the road The. architecture of the buildings will
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    THEFT FROM P.C.C. OFFICE.
    986 9 TAM BY CHARGED. The disappearance of $458 from a lockfast drawer in the office of the Penang Cricket Club, formed the subject of a case before Mr. H. C. Bathurst in the Police Court, Penang, to-day, when Rajah pleaded not guilty to a charge of theft
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    LOCAL SHARE LIST
    111 9 The following are the latest quotations in Messrs. Kennedy Co.’s share list Yesterday To-day. 2 j” Shares. -X t>> -2; 5 32 GO X 72 C. SC. C. SC. Mining. Batang P. 47| 50 45, 50 Johan 55 00 55 57i K. Kamnnting 45/fi 4fiffi 45/- 46/
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    RUBBER PRICES.
    39 9 21st March, 1923 Loca l. cts. (Smoked Sheet 57i Fine Pale Crepe 57} Unsmoked Sheet 54 SINGA- (Smoked Sheet 58} PORE (Crepe 58} London and New York. London {S>Doke.i Sheet ls.4jd (Crepe 15.4-'.d New York G 35
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    TIN PRICES.
    362 9 London. The Straits Trading Co., Ltd., gives the following London prices, on March 20 Spot £222.175.C»d down £2.l2sJ>d 3mos. buying,, 223.lob 3 selling,. 223.125.t’»d 75.6 d Local. March 21st: Singapore buyers no sellers at sll3£. Penang sold 100 tons at $ll4. Messrs. Boustead and Co.. Ltd:— To-day’s quotation
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    KENNEDY & CO’S SHARE LIST.
    1132 9 KENNEDY CO’S SHARE LIST. w «0 NAMES 53 3 O =5 OS'XS -v, -E* O 23 an He RUBBER [Dollar.] S Cjs cls 0 Allenby Rubber Co I 15 1 25 Alor Gajah Rubber Estate 1 40j 1 60 Amalgamated Malay Estates 2 25! 2 50 Ayer Hitam Planting Syndicate
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      895 9 NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. s VACANT JM XV(I Chinese Junior Clerk, also (,,,x i l ih*wx J miscellaneous. r XS--f i!S lih i icWf’Yin Mess near Race Course. h X'B' cJ] »> IS -i4 |v (>x No. fi’J.c/o Pinang Gazette. J Ti JI I WW' Jp| NOTICES. /|g| I j KKA TAIPING,
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      16 9 MARTIN’S A Remedy for ftaperteding Bitter Apple, Peunjrroy*!, Pil Cochla. A, Order or chemists ».errfA&.- M*HTIN.Cbemi.ISCUTMAMPT<»H
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    SCIENCE TO HELP AGRICULTURE.
    535 10 AN IMPERIAL PROGRAMME. The new Botanical laboratory (plant technology) at the Imperial College of Science and Technology, Prince Consortroad. South Kensington, was opened by the Duke of Devonshire. Lord Buckmaster presided. This extension of the Botany Department is part of a scheme of development for the
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    SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.
    67 10 TO-DAY’S DEPARTURES. Sampit for Asahan. Hakone Mara for Colombo, Dhanushkodi, Marseilles and London (taking mails for Australia via Colombo). Pulau Jerejak. The following ships are in communication with the Wireless Stations at Penang—Bandai Maru. Grotius, Isla dePanay, Java Maru, Kut&Tng, London Maru, Malacca Maru. Namsang, Radnorshire. Rembrandt and
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    PENANG MAILS.
    379 10 CLOSE DAILY (except Sunday). IT TRAIN. Federated Malay States, Malacca, Johore. Singapore and Hongkong Registration and Parcel Post, except where otherwise stated, close half an-hour earlier than the Ordinary mail. FOR AT Batu Gajah. Tapah Road. 1 By train Teluk Anson.Kuala Kubu. Kuala 7.15 a.m. Lumpur. Klang. Port
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    EXCHANGE.
    118 10 PENANG. MARCH 21. 1923. (By Courtesy oe the Chartered Bank.) London Demand Bank 2/4 5/32 4 months’ sight Bank 2/4 1/4 3 Credit 2/4 9/1(1 3 Documentary 2/4 19/32 Calcutta Demand Bank Rs 174] 3 days’sight Private 178 3 Bombay Demand Bank 174} 2 Madras Demand Bank 174} S
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      1028 10 BANKS. (QMnPHrpflirp HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. W (Incorporated in Paid-up Capital $20,000,0001 Reserve Funds WiBIK I S UB mwS No metal can touch you Reserve Liability of Proprietors 20,000.000 Head Office, —HONGKONG. Branches and Agencies. Amoy. Bangkok. Batavia. Bombay. Calcutta, Canton, Colombo. Chefoo, Dairen. Foochow, X Hankow. Hongkew Harbin,
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      292 10 [HOW HOT WATER CURES SICK HEADACHES. i WHY EVERYONE SHOULD DRINK iBEFORE BREAKFAST A HALF TI M [BLERFUL WITH A LITTLE COMMON ALKIA SALTRATES IN IT. Headaches are always caused by self-poison-i:,<g. Auto-intoxication the medical men call I it. Liver and kidney poisons, known as toxins, j are drawn into
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      76 10 When a man asserts his di./belifein advertising, ask him whose soap he uses, whose beverage» he drinks In nine cases out of ten they will be advertised articles, and though he states that he has not changed his taste for years it proves not so much that he is not
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      207 10 Simonds h Bt Bottled Ale UWLa R sP»Me3- it foams, and EaBB the flavour is splendid 808 !t wil] give y ou an appetite. You will enjoy ■raipk 88 you never en i°yed a eer before. A BR!T,SH ale s' I Brewed Expressly for f Residents in the Fast j
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    HOME FOOTBALL.
    521 11 London, March s.—At Cardiff today M ales and England scored two goals each in an International Association football match. len thousand people assembled at ardiff to see the match. The day was fine and the ground heavy. Following dangerous attacks by the English right wing the M e»shmen
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    ACCIDENT AT FOOTBALL MATCH.
    81 11 London. March HL —The a»sociatit.,i cup-tie match at Charlton to-day was marred by a serious accident to a number of spectators. The pressure of the crowd on the fencing behind th-* Charlton goal resulted in the break down of twelve yards of the barrier. Onlookers in
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    BOXING
    31 11 INDIA’S LIGHT WEIGHT CHAMPION KNOCKED OUT. London, March 10. —A Melbourne message says Hughie Dwjer, lightweight champion of Australia, knocked out Kid D’Silva, the Indian champion, in the ninth round-
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      184 11 DICK’S ORIGINAL Balata Belting Strong and Durable. Natural Adhesiveness Prevents Slipping Does Not Shrink All Sizes in Stock I at Competitive Prices. AGENTS McAlister C° I»** i F. M. S. and Straits Settlements. v J BEFORE INSTALLING A NEW ENGINE CONSULT US RE Q THE RUSTON AIRLESS ATOMISER COLD-STARTING OIL
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      27 11 TO PRINTERS Y e bold a large stock of Kidd’s Printing Inks (Zn various colours) To be disposed of at reduced prices. The Pinang Gazette Press, LIMITED
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      1375 12 —l “ELLERMAN” LINE Nippon Yiuen Kaisha. THE BLUE FUNNEL LINE INTENDED SAILINGS FROM PENANG. £> (lucoipoiated in England.) IMPERIAL JAPANESE GOVERNMENT > q HOMEWARD. X-i P i inf (Subject to alteration without Notice.) J* ELLERMAN LINE. EUROPEAN LINE. TITAN March 27 Marseilles, Havre, Liverpool Glasgow. The following fast steamers of
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      632 12 P. 0.-BRITISH INdiT AND APCAR LINES. (Companies Incorporated in England) MAIL, PASSENGER CARGO SERVICES PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL S. N. Co. (Under Contract with His Majesty’s Government) P. O. SAILINGS. LONDON-FAR EASTERN SERVICE. From London Due Penang. To Marseilles I Ondo about n Gave Pea KASHGAR Mar. 30 KASHMIR Apr. 13
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