Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 24 March 1923

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    20 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE PUBLISHED DAILY. ESTABLISHED 1888 No. 69. VOL LXXXI. SATURDAY, 24th MARCH, 1923 PRICE 15 CENTS.
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      20 1 ••WII3 S3flHifli«3itcr > a r j T. NAGATA, 5 I DENTIST. X NKXT DOOR IO t S ‘THE DISPENSARY S B
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    MORE SECRETS FROM THE TOMB.
    2086 2 GRAPHIC DESCRIPTION GE PHARAOH TREASURES. The official opening in the Valley of the Kings of the tomb of Tut-ankh Amen, Pharaoh of Egypt in 1350 8.C., took place on February 18. Ihose who went down into the tomb included Lord Allenby and the Queen of
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      1017 2 SHORT CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS. c *v* Advice has been received by cable that Wanted» or sale» a Dividend o f 3 pence per share (less can be inserted in the “Pinang Income Tax) has been declared. Gazette” at Local shareholders will receive their dividends on arrival of the Eastern List. THREE
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      285 2 HI R E caj r W nJ a r IS 0 F Can You See House Numbers Clearly 0 —and with the same glasses R make nut what’s written in your "p address book? If you cannot meet this test, H then you need special glasses for p near and
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      408 2 IWffiT WJB I SHHI “I suffered from .77 HI nearly six months Th tloUble Lr.L t h «ir always gJj* H I went and sent forTfr* 2“" I j CT a^ew^ays u S e th I bought more and after »5 H cake of Soap and one tin of o°°'
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    SCOTTISH LETTER.
    2283 3 (E ()I J) ORDER changeth. l t 1H Our Own Correspondent,) Edinburgh, February 28. r vniouth Castle, Hamilton Palace, M n'int'i'iart. and many another great residence have of late months either sold or closed. Fifty years a breakdown of old feudal gran'l',.'would have staggered Scotsmen in h .<e
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    STRANGE DEATH DANCE
    306 3 —“M. M.” At the Kuala Lumpur CrimiuaJ Assizes, before the Chief Judicial Commissioner, the trial of Athimoolan for the murder of a Tamil woman was concluded- Mes-rs. G P. Bradney and M. Cumarasami wpi£ the Assessors- Mr- Burton, the D.P-F. prosecuted and Mr. Johnstone was assigned for
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    SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.
    123 3 TO-DAY’S DEPARTURES. Aing Thye for A lor Star. Sitiawan for Asaban. .Elephanta for Rangoon and Calcutta (Mergui and Moulmein via Rangoon.) Jin Ho for P. Brandan. Malaya for Bhuket, (Tongkah) Renong and Kopah. Ipoh for Port Swettenham, taking mails for Klang, Kuala Lumpur and Singapore. Hosang for Calcutta.
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    PENANG MAILS.
    361 3 CLOSE DAILY (except Sunday). BY 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,
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    EXCHANGE
    117 3 PENANG, MARCH 24. 1923. (By Courtesy of the Chartered Bank.) London Demand Bank 2/*4 5/32 4 months’ sight Bank 2/4 1/4 3 Credit 2/4 9/16 3 Documentary 2/4 19/32 Calcutta Demand Bank Rs 174} j 3 days’sight Private „178 s Bombay Demand Bank 174} 2 Madras Demand Bank 174|
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      26 3 TO PRINTERS We hold a large stock ol Kidd’s Printing Inks (In various colours] To be disposed of at reduced prices. The Pinang Gazette Press, limited
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      160 3 X CXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX X I PRITCHARD 1 I CO., LTD., J I Have Just Received a I Splendid Selection of I easter! X s I EGGS I I I I NOVELTIES I a s X a a x Chocolate Easter Eggs x O 5 x 75 cents each x a
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    SOCIAL & PERSONAL.
    1228 4 SOCIAL PERSONAL. S.T.” Mr. O. E. Venables arrived by the Kedah from Sitiawan to-day. Mr. and Mrs. Bnlford arrived from Singapore by the Elephanta this morning. Mr. C. E. W. Hogge has been appointed Acting Secretary of the Royal Bangkok Sports Club. Mr. G. E. Cobb is leaving for Home
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    SENSATIONAL IPOH PROSECUTION.
    272 4 SEQUEL TO GYMKHANA CLUB SWEEP. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, Mandi 24. Mr. fianen, head of the Investigation Branch. Ipoh, has taken out summonses against the following Mr. P. G. Short (President) Mr. Hairis (Secretary) Mr. P. J. Vasey h rk of the Course) and Messis A.
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  • CORRESPONDENCE.
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      BETTER RUBBER.
      1041 4 [To the Editor of the Pinang Gazette.”] Sir,—Exactly three months have elapsed since Mr. M. J. Kennaway’s interesting and informative letter on Liquid Latex appeared in your columns, protesting against latex in liquid form being taxed and included in the scope of Rubber Restriction regulations, backing it up
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    MOTOR CAR FATALITIES.
    194 4 —"S.T.” A second road fatality occurred in Singapore on Wednesday, when a Chinese coolie employed in the erection of the temporary police barracks on the M.B.E. ground, was run down by a motor car and killed. The man was crossing Robinson Road at about 7 p.m. carrying
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    DEATH SENTENCE ON TAMIL.
    135 4 S. T.” After a trial lasting for two days. Sir Lionel Woodward, C. J. (’..at the Kuala Lumpur Assize Court. foundlAthinoolam. a Tamil cool? of Carey Island, who was charged with the murder of a Tamil woman, named Kat hay, on October 22. at Carey Island,
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    P. C. C. TENNIS TOURNAMENT.
    74 4 The results of the P.C.C. tennis tournament ties played yesterday were as under•— Final Mixed Doubles Handicap Class "B".—Miss Limb ami E. A. Lamb beat Miss Dunn and G. C. Watson 3 fi—3, 9—7. Doubles Handicap Class "B”.—F. Mann and McQuarrie beat E. J. Brownings
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    INCREASED GOVERNMENT CHARGES.
    1236 4 IMPORI ANT CORRESPONDENCE. Mr. A. C. J. Towers, Secretary, F.M-S. Chamber of Mine*- *end* the following printed correspondence on increased Government charges, a matter of great public Ircreased Government Charges Report <>f the Joint Committ»?e appointed to enquire into and report upon the iecent increases in the
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      259 4 HOW DISEASE STARTS. Guard Your Skin Against Fiery Eczema, Itch, Ulcers, Etc. In our climate, where the skin readily becomes harsh, dry ami inHamed, it is serious to neglect your skin at any time. You will best keep your skin healthy and free from disfigurement if you promptly check the
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      375 4 WHEN FOOD DISAGREES simply take a little Bisurated Magnesia, or Eismas' as it's often called, in a quarter of a glass of water and it will at once remove the cause of the trouble together with all the pain! Thousands say this has bel]>ed them when all else failed hospitals
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      SCOTLAND YARD'S GREAT COUP.
      528 5 ull< March 11.— I'he “Daily learn*, that swiftly and silently ,k (ii Armed Police throughout |U ‘''ountn hite on Saturday night ,D 'i .irlv mi Sunday morning carried Marches mid lightning raids on (M cupied by Irish Republicans. “"'p<»ed t<> be gun-running agents of i ln\h
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      INDIANS IN KENYA.
      172 5 London, March 11.—A Nairobi 'ne-sage s| a fe S that a mass meeting d •’"hans passed a resolution urging ’■omp'iete equality of status and decid"''l to send lielegations to London an 1 '"’ha. The London deputation wilt ’"elude a representative from Uganda '"'him leaders have departed from
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      REVOLUTIONARY CONFERENCE
      40 5 L'Uidon, March 12.—The Riga cor''H»'mdent of “The Times” states I,l a secret conference of the Revo"'imiary Military Council is proceed"t Moscow. Representatives of Angora General Staff are particiAnother Angora delegation '''•■utly passed through Russia and is "i Berlin.
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      THE LATE MR. HENRY HOUSE.
      276 5 St J O, l Ul °4“’ 9 The “Gening of Mr ’r Ul,<l^staml s that the will 1 Mi. Henry House, who died suddenly at the Charing Cross Hotel the other day, has been found. The deceased bequeaths the whole of his estate to his
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      NAVAL AIR FORCE CONTROVERSY.
      93 5 London. March 10.—The Pall Mall Gazette” says that, as a sequel to the controversy whether the Admiralty or Air Ministry should control the Naval Air Service, it is believed that a gre.r. co-ordinating Department, on the lines of a Ministry of Def. nee, will ultimately be
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      GRIMSBY TRAWLER’S STARVING CREW.
      130 5 London, March 10.— The GrimsLy trawler Sargon, which had been given up for lost, has called at Aberdeen for coal. The crew were emaciated and told a thrilling tale. After a hurricane in the White Sea the trawler was chased by a Bolshevik gunboat on the
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      MORE VIOLENT INCIDENTS.
      79 5 London. March 12. —The Essen correspondent of “The 1 ime/ reports i number of violent incidents during the week-end. A .member of the Essen fire brigade has been shot dead The guard on the police station at Latringhausen filed on a crowd an 1 wounded one. A
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      PARIS STREET CONGESTION.
      84 5 London, March Bth. “The limes’ Pans coriespoudent states that moving pavements under the grand boulevards as well as overhead tram-cars shaped as dirigibles, driven like an aeroplane by a propellor and suspended from a single rail, are seriouslv being considered as a means of relieving the congested
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      IMPRISONED BY THE BOLSHEVIKS.
      58 5 London,* March 10.—Five Humbei fishermen have arrived at l»ixth fro*.: Murmansk, where thev were captured by the Bolsheviks when they landed, hoping to secure furs for their wives by barter. Thev were imprisoned for five weeks in filthy, verminous quarters in intense cold. Commander Kenworthy, in
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      WIFE’S DRESS DEBT CASE.
      210 5 London, March 9.—On the resumption of the hearing of the case against Captain Nash, in which a dressmaking firm sought to recover £657 for his wife’s dresses, Mr. Justice McCardie had a surprise packet for the plainliff’counseL Consideration of the request made, at the last hearing
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      LIQUOR CONTROL BILL.
      78 5 Leafield, March 9.—The House of Commons to-day passed by 338 votes against 56 the second reading of th» Bill which prohibits public houses from selling intoxicating liquor for consumption on the premises to persons under 18 years of age. The second reading was moved by Ladv Astor.
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      FINE FINISH IN CROSSCOUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIP.
      102 5 London. March 10.—There were 313 starters at Beaconsfield in the Natio nal Cross-country Championship, which was won by C. Blewitt (Birchfield Harriers) in 58 mins. 32 >ecs. (’orjMiral Cotterell (Signals) finished second in 58 mins. 33 secs, and E. Harpers (Hallamshire) thiid in oS mins.,
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      MDLLE. LENGLEN’S VICTORY.
      26 5 London, Mandi 11.—Mdlle. Lenglen defeated Mrs. McKaue, 6—2, 7 in the final of the Ladies’ S ngles in the Riviera Championship at Mentone.
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      ENGLISH AND GERMAN UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL.
      63 5 London, March 9. —According Io “Sporting Life,” the first meeting since before the War of English and German University students has been scheduled for Easter, when Oxford are sending a Rugby fifteen to Heide'berg. London, March 11. —A Paris message states that a Belgian team
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      SCOTTISH RELIGIOUS REVIVAL.
      53 5 London. March 11.—A strange religious revival is sweeping over th? fishing towns on the shores of Moray Firth in Scotland. All sjiort is banned, and football is declared an evil. Prayers have been ottered for publicans and hotels closed. The revivalists pa rad the streets during the
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      OXFORD WINS INTER-’VARSITY BOXING.
      58 5 London, March 10.—Oxford has won the annual Oxford and Cambridge boxing contests hy 4 matches to 3. Simmonds (Christ Chun h) carried off the featherweights, Lagan (New) the heavyweights, Godfrey (Merton) middleweights, Eagan (New) lightweights. The Cambridge’s victories were secured by Clarke (Downing) in the bantamweights.
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    CHURCH SERVICES.
    465 5 8. GEORGE THE MARTYR. Cni iK ii or Engi.am». 25th March, 6th Sunday in Lent. (Palm Sunday).—7.4s a.m. Litany, 8 a.m. Matins, 8.30 a.m. Holy Communion, 10.30 a.m. Matins (Chinese). 6 p.m. Evensong. Psalm LXXXVI 189, Ps CXXX 258, Magnificat 137. Nunc Dimittis 136. Hymn 341. 99, 98.
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      76 5 When a man asserts his in 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 bi® taste for years it proves not so much that he is not
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      60 5 TH E PINANG GAZETTE List of Places where the Gazette can be bought at 15 cents. Local. Railway Book Stalls. Victoria Pier. Logan’s Archway E. O. Hotel. Runnymede Hotel. Messrs. Look Bros., Co., Penang Road. Outstations. Federal Rubber Stamp, Taiping do do Ipoh. do do P. Buntar. do do Alor
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      380 5 Whiteaway’s the Value House, Penang. LAMPS OF EVERY DESCRIPTION. Millers Brass S he r w oods I I I) Hanging Brass HangLamps. f Lamp 8 WF f B /Cf As sketch, all brass J 1 f i Duplex burner, f harp neat design, g Whs g brass M emlxissed brass
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    CAMOUFLAGED GERMANY.
    1112 6 According to the latest cables the Germans are still stubbornly determined to pursue a policy of passive resistance and to plead poverty as a reason for declining to accede to the French demands that they should pay reasonable reparations within their capacity. In yesterday's wires we were told
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    HERE AND THERE.
    1418 6 The doubling of the price of sugar on the local market in the Sugar Prices. course of a comparatively few weeks—the price is 22 cents a kati now, whereas it was only 11 cents recently—is stated to be due to the possibility of a shortage of supplies,
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    HINDU TEMPLE MANAGEMENT.
    207 6 As the result Xnnn. (he Senior Di-tncl 1 'll"' 1 1 R worth, by the Hindus of I rai. disputes that arise occasionally affairs of Temple management, h Penang Hindu Advisory requested by Mr- N™" the public meeting ami "1’ spU t e s. matter of settling
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    THE MAILS.
    20 6 1 v the Monte’’ 0 A mail for AnstralasiaJ’ t on (via Singapore) closes Monday, the 2tith mstant.
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      108 6 ill PIANO TUNING as it is absolutely necessary that a Pianoforte Im? tuned AT REGULAR INTERVALS, irrespective of how often it is used, the best possible plan is to enlist the aid of an expert. We employ an expert M. T. A. Diploma Piano Tuner ami, being trained he can
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      50 6 E. O. Monday, 26th March NO TEA DANCE. Tuesday 27th March DANCING AFTER DINNER. Wedn., 28th March ORCHESTRAL CONCERT AFTER DINNER. Good Friday, 30tb March NO MUSIC—NO DANCING. Sat., 31st (Easter Eve) GUEST NIGHT DANCING. Monday, April 23rd, St. Georges’ Day. GALA NIGHT. SPECIAL DINNER and DANCE. FANCY DRESS OPTIONAL.
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      199 6 TOWN HALL, PENANG, j J FOR TWO NIGHTS ONLY. March 29th and 30th. at 9-30 p.m. SACRED CONCERT Friday 30th. BANDMAN'S EASTERN CIRCUIT. Ltd. present I KAAI’S NEW HAWAIIAN I TROUBADOURS ff An Entirely New Company direct from the HAWAII N ISLANDS. ĔĔ 1 12 ARTISTS 12 I Thursday 29th
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      32 6 THE TIDES. High Water. Low Water. To-day. 3.33 p.m. ID. 6 p.m. To-morrow. 3.49 a.m. 9.57 a.m. 4.16 p.m. 11 .s p.m. Monday. 1.50 a.m. 11. 5 a.m. 5.5(* p.m. 11.55 p.m.
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      Holland’s Interest.
      502 7 Reuter’s Telegrams.] The Hague, March 22. In file Second Chamber, replying to with regard to difficulties lt navigation of the Rhine and the nvingon oi Dutch trade with Occu- (1( (iermany, the Foreign Minister H( sati>fa<tory results had alreadv l'. el i attained by the Government’s reprt.sentation>. The
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      AMERICA’S RHINE ARMY.
      157 7 ALLIES AND PAYMENT GF COSTS. Paris, March 23. Ai a meeting of the inter-Alli *<l '"•'aiitfee on the repayment of the of the American Army of Occupa--10,1 (he Allies’ proposals were subI l l l l to the American delegate, M?. '"Lworth. It is understood the prom'
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    PLOT IN GERMANY.
    152 7 Plan to Overthrow Government. I Reuter’s Telegrams. Berlin. March 23. is stated in certain quarters that a Ph't to overthrow the Government similar to those of Kapp and Putsch hus b eell dis(.o Veie(l as the m action by the Prussian Minister of the Interior against reactionary
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    THE EXCHANGES.
    31 7 London, March 22. 1 he feature of the exchange market is the wild movement of French and Belgian francs, which finally recede I to 69.9(1 and »9. 4a respectively.
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    LOCK-OUT AT DUNDEE.
    32 7 30.000 PEOPLE AFFECTED. London. Mai< h 23. Thirty-thousand are affected by a lock-out in the Dundee jute trade owing to a dispute over the question ot double spin ling.
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    COTTON TRADE WAGES.
    39 7 INCREASES IN AMERICA. New York, Mait h 23. The Stevens Woollen G ~»<is Factory at North Andover (Mass ichusetis ami the Goodall Mills of Sanford (Mainel have increased tin* wages •>; the operatives by 12A per cem
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    THE MERLIMAU APPEAL.
    65 7 AN IMPORTANT DECISION. London, Mart h 23. An important decision was made b\ the House of Lords in the appeal by tin» Merlimau Rubber Estates againtin* assessment of excess profits dutv. The question at issue was whether th purchase of an immature estate shoul lit* regarded as
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    INDIA’S BUDGET.
    28 7 THE SALT TAX. Delhi, March 23. The Council of State by 2S votes Io 10 accepted the Government amen i ment to double the salt tax.
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    BANQUE INDUSTRIELLE.
    58 7 CHARGES AGAINST MANAGEMENT. Paris, Maich 23. A voluminous dossier by the ex tmining magistrate on chaiges agaiiis the management of the Banque Indus fl idle <le Chine was banded to the Public Prosecutor’s office. Ihe charges are an infraction of the company laws with regard to the issue
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    SILVER COINAGE.
    58 7 London, March 23. In the House of Commons. Mr. Stanley Baldwin, replying to Mr. G R Thorne, said the saving from the reduction in the silver fineness o the token silver coms depended on the amount of silver coined, but i alreadv amounted to several millio.i pounds. He
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    JAPANESE COMMUNIST.
    32 7 Riga, March 22. Japanese Communist arrived from Moscow, where be participated in the Congress of the Third International. The Customs examination oi his luggage revealed a quantity of Communist literature.
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    LIBERAL RE-UNION.
    133 7 Efforts Fail. Rcutc. 3 Telegrams. London, Maich 23. Ilia negotiations for the re-unioa of Liberal group?, which have been ihe topic of the sjjeeches by Mi. Llovd (icorge, Mr. Asquith and their supporters for som£ time past, have defi nitcly broken down. Air. Lloyd George had supi>orted the
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    SUGGESTED FRIENDLY CONFERENCE.
    117 7 London. March B.—A speedy repl has been forthcoming from Mr. Llov.l George to Mr. Asquith’s enquiry at ambridge last night as regards the ex-Premier’s project for the formation of a Centre Party. Mr.-Lloyd George, replying to a series of questions bv flu l Liberal M.P., Major Entwistle,
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    BRITAIN’S AIR DEFENCE.
    127 7 FRANCE’S POLICY (’APSES ANXIETY. London. March 22. Ihe question of air defen» e continues to be prominent. Lord Birkenhead, in an interview in the "Evening Standard" favours the formation of an Air League to create an atmospheie in which the Government (‘ease talking and act. He outspokenh
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    NAVAL ARCHITECTS.
    60 7 DISCFSS ELECTRICALLY’ PROPELLED AVARSHII’S. London. March 23. At a meeting»- of the institution of Naval Architects a paper was read describing the electric propulsion of battleships which is now a featuie of tin l United States navy. It was stated there were indications that the Japanese naval authorities
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    EDUCATION CONFERENCE.
    132 7 A COMPREHENSIVE AGENDA. London, March 23. The agenda for the Imperial Ed ication Conference in London from the 25th June to the 6th July has be*’i completed. It covers a very wide range, and includes all the topics sub mitted by the Overseas’ Government In connection with one
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    AUSTRALIAN DEFENCE.
    42 7 Afelbourne. Afaich 23. The “Herald’’ states that as the result of the meeting of the Deten u* Council, the Federal Government wi.l provide in the Estimates for a more effective Navy and the development of the military and air forces.
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    GRAND NATIONAL.
    57 7 Sergeant Murphy Wins. Reuter’s Telegrams. London, March 23. Ihe Grand National resulted .is follows Air. Sanford’s Sergeant Murphy (100 to 6) 1 Sir Al. McAlpine’s Shaun Spadah (20 to 1) 2 Alajor C. Dewhurst’s Conjuror Second (100 to 6) 3 I wenty-eight ran. AY on by thiee lengths;
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    GRAND NATIONAL PROBLEM.
    378 7 The Racing correspondent of "'l’he Observer,” writing on the 25th February, says that so far as the spring handicaps are concerned, tlu Grand National appear-, completeh to eliminate public interest at the momeii». I'he market on the Grand National is decidedly wobbly. One day w* find Forewarned
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    SHAUN SPADAH FAILS.
    453 7 London February 24. —Shaun Spadah was favourite for the Norbitou Steeplechase of three miles, but the old (fraud National winner will never. I think, win again until the handi cappers realise that he never was a first-class horse on park courses ami that, furthermore, he is nothing
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    RUBBER RESTRICTION.
    60 7 The Standard Production. Reuter’s Telegrams. I London, March 23. It is slated officially that for th' l purposes of the rubber exports restriction legislation in Ceylon and Alalava, standard production rubber Mill be calculated as follows for the twelve months beginning the Ist November, 1922: Ceylon 60,034 tons.
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    WIRELESS ELECTRIC TRANSMISSION.
    137 7 STRIKING AMERICAN NAA’AL EXPERIMENT. New York, Ma 1 ch 23. The possibilities of wireless ele trical transmission in naval warfare were strikingly shown whe i the ba-*-tieship “Iowa" at full speed with nobody aboard was perfectly controlled by wireless from Shawmut several thousand yards away. She was
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    AMERICA’S BUDGET DEFICIT.
    71 7 THE BRITISH DEBT INTEREST. YV’ashingtou, Maich 23. The Budget Director. Mr. Lord, estimate the deficit for the fiscal yeai at 8180,000,000. The Budget Burea i 'ays it is expected that Britain wi’l pay about 860,000.000 cash, on th’ debt before the end of the fiscal yer., but
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    AMERICAN CONSULATE IN SMYRNA.
    69 7 BURNED DOYVN. Paris, March 23. The “Chicago Tribune’s” Constantinople correspondent says that despite the heroic efforts of the crew of the destroyer “Gilmer Query,” the American Consulate at Smyrna was destroyed by fire. The cause is unknown. The Y’ice-Consul was asleep when the alarm was given.
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    EGYPTIAN FRACAS.
    71 7 MANY CASUALTIES. Cairo, March 23. The newspapers report a fracas «’< an obscure quarter of the town o! Tanta, between Egyptian police an I soldiers of an Egyptian infantry regiment, in which 3(1 were wounde.l. mostly jiolice, .one of whom was fatally wounded. It is supposed the trouble
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    TREASURY BOND ISSUE.
    31 7 London, Alaich 23. The issue has been effected of 815,0(10,600 4 per cent. Treasuiy Bonds at 94A per cent., redeemable i’i 1931-33, exempt from the Corporation Profits Tax.
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    P. V. R. C.
    135 7 The P.V.R C. shoots for 1923, April to September, are as follows yds. Apr. 1 7 a.m. Snap Rapids 200 300 400 15 Deliberate 300 600 29 200 500 600 May 13 Deliberate 300 600 27 (Open A H’cap) 200 300 600 June 10 Deliberate 300
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    SINGAPORE CHAMBER.
    321 7 TRADE AND RUBBER RESTRICTION. (From Our Own Correspondent). Singapore. March 24. At the annual meeting of the Singapore Chamber of Commerce, the Hon. Mr. Ker, who presided said they had had a satisfactory year. With a surplus of 810,839 the Chamber wits in a sound financial condition. He
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    SELANGOR MEETINGS.
    169 7 BALAU PLANTING. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Maich 24. At the annual meeting ol Bala t Planting Syndicate, Mr. Jea\( ns. wh presided, said the capital cost p>i acre was 8341. The profit wa> 813,740, which, considering ihe low price for rubber, the high date < i
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    CENTRAL PERAK PLANTERS.
    120 7 THE SMUGGLING OF RUBBER. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, March 24. At the annual meeting of the Central Perak Planters Association, today, Mr. Kenneth Cox was unanimously re-elected Chairman, and Mr. Eva a Vice-Chairman. Mr. Cox, reviewing the prim.ipa, events of the past year, said the incorporation
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    “CASH CHEMISTS,” LTD.
    94 7 The ninth annual general meeting of the shareholders of Cash Chemists,” Ltd., was held in the Chamber of Commerce. Penang, to-day, the Hon. Mr. W. H. Thorne presiding. The report and accounts for the sixteen months ended the 31st December, 1922, were passed, and a dividend of
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    THE RUSSELL DIVORCE SUIT.
    1455 8 PLAINTIFF’S STORY OF STRANGE MARRIED LIFEKeen interest >s being manifested in the -Rus-sell divorce suit in which the Hon. John Hugo Russell, eldest son of Lord Ampthill is suing for divorce from his wife (late Mis* Harf) on the ground of misconduct will a man uniknown,
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    SINGAPORE CRICKET HISTORY.
    430 8 “S. F. P.” “Cricket in the Straits Settlements,” writes F. S. Ashley-Cooper in the course of some interesting notes on Early Cricket Abroad," which appear in P. F. Warne'-’s Cricketer Annual, “can be traced back to October. 1552, when a picked sitle. which scored 11 and and
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    IPOH GYMKHANA CLUB.
    463 9 SKYE MEETING, 1923. Friday, April 6th and Saturday, April 7th. FIRST DAY. FHIDAY, 6th APRIL, 1923. Race 1. Polo Scurry—--3 P.M. handicap for all Polo Ponies that hav h*en played legularlv «luring the last three months. Distance 1 furlongs. Entrance fee. 85. Races 2. 3 and 5.
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    EXPENSIVE GOVERNMENT.
    908 9 The report made by a Joint Committee of the F.M.S. Chamber of Mines, the F.M.S. Chamber of Commerce and the Perak Chinese Chamber of Commerce comes at a time when it is still most necessary to scrutinise local expenditure, says the Straits Times.” The Joint Committee made a
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    TAIPING TIN.
    250 9 ANNUAL MEETING. At the annual meeting of The Taiping Tin Dredging Co. Ltd., which was held in the registered offices of the company 33 Beach Street, Penang at 12.30 p.m. today, there were present:—Messrs D.A.M. Brown (in the chair), E. Reimann, A. H. Miles, S. D. Miles, W.
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    NORTH TAIPING TIN.
    225 9 A DIVIDEND OF PER CENTThe fourth annual general meeting of the North Tai ping Tin Dredging Co., Ltd., was held in the Registered Oflices of the Company, 33 Beach street, Penang, to-day at noon. There were present Messrs D. A. M. Brown (in the chair), E. Reimann.
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    THE RUBBER AUCTIONS.
    168 9 The 595th auction of the Singapore Chamber of Commerce Rubber Association was held when there was catalogued 1,580,614 lbs. or 705.63 tons. Offered 1.165,939 lbs. or 520.50 tons. Sold 914.903 lbs. or 408.43 tons. Prices Realized. L’don spot Is. 4\d. N. York spot 33j cts. Ribbed Smoked
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    THE SHARE MARKET.
    584 9 Messrs. Kennedy and Co., Penang, report as follows In consequence of the decline in the price of Tin this week the market in shares in this section has eased somewhat although a fair business falls to be recorded at slightly lower levels than those recently prevailing. After
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    THE RUBBER MARKET.
    227 9 Messrs. Iktrlow <fc Co., Singapore, reported on the 22nd inst, as follows: The market «luring the past week has been very «jiiiet. with prices of Standard Sheet fluctuating between 57 and 58l cents, 'rhe local auction held on Wednesday opewd with a better tone, which was maintained
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    LOCAL SHARE LIST
    119 9 The following are the latest quotations in Messrs. Kennedy A* Co.’s share list Yesterday To-day, y 75 Shares. 5 J 3 "5 s® x as x a? 8 c. 8 c. 8 c. 8 c. Rubber (Dollar). Kamasan 3.25 3.50 3.50 4.00 c Perak R. V 1.50
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    RUBBER PRICES.
    64 9 24th March, 1923. Local. cts. (Smoked Sheet 56 Fine Pale Crepe 56 Unsmoked Sheet 52 Sing A- (Smoked Sheet 57 PORE (Crepe 57 London and New York. r /Smoked Sheet ls.4}d London Crepe New York G 35 The following were the rubber quotations in London on March 23
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    PENANG RUBBER SALES.
    54 9 Messrs. The Borneo Company, Ltd., advise that the undermentioned prices were realised for rubber sold by them by private and auction sales held this week: Cts Per Pound. Smoked diamond sheet No. 1 to o 7 No. 2 51 „54 Unsmoked sheet No. 2 Crepe tine brown
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    TIN PRICES.
    106 9 London. The Straits Trading Co., Ltd., gives the following London prices, on March 23 Spot £224 up 5s 3 mos. buying 224.15 s 5s 3 selling 225 5s The Eastern Smelting Co., Ltd: London, March 23, £224 spot, and £224.15s three months buying, £225 selling. Local. March 24th:
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    PRODUCE PRICES.
    148 9 Benares Opium p. chest 85,000,00 nom. Cloves >io stock Gold leaf 72.00 sellers Mace Pickings no stocks Nutmegs 80s 1105... Coconuts per 1,000 46.00 sellers Copra Sundried 12.20 sellers Rattans 11.20 sellers Rattans Coarse 10.50 Green Snail Shells 13.00 Siam Rice No. 1 15.00 per bag do do
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    SINGAPORE TRACTION CO.
    546 10 on Shanghai railloss ears.—Shanghai Times. ADVANTAGES OF SHANGHAI TRAMWAY PROPOSAL. Negotiations for the acquisition, by the Shanghai Tramways of the Singapore Company, and the flotation of a new company, to be called the Singapore Traction Company, Ltd., are expected to Im 1 completed within a few days.
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    PEKING GOVERNMENT RUINING CREDIT.
    242 10 Peking, March n.—Representatives of the Peking Bankers’ Association called on the Ministry of Finance yesterday afternoon to discuss the situation and handed in memorandum stating that internal loans exceed -’?<»< UH »0,000. but there are always delays and shortages in the payment of interest and in
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    A TAME EUROPEAN ASSOCIATION.
    761 10 A CRITICISM FROM MADRAS. We have already drawn attention, says the Madras Mail to the efforts being put forward. mainly by one man who sees clear and talks straight, to drag the European Association out of its supine obscurity and to help make it what it
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    Coming Events.
    69 10 Mar.24—St. Patrick’s Day Dance. New Club. Taiping. 24—Golf Club, Dance. 7 till X p.m 27—Flu Piah Company, Limited, Meeting, 11 a.rn. 27 —Ayer Weng (Rahman), Meeting, 2.30 p.m. 29—Royal Hawaiian Troubadours. Town Hall. 29 —P.V.R.C., General Meeting, Drill Hall. (».30 p.m. 29 and 30—Kaai’s Royal Hawiian Troubadours, Town
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    COMMONWEALTH STEAMER ON FIRE.
    268 11 Colombo, March 9,—A sei ions fire has occurred in holds 3 and 4 of the Commonwealth Government steamer Erriba. The vessel arrived from Australia at 2-50 p.m. last Wednesday on her way to Aden, where she was to await orders. She called at Colombo to bunker,
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    BURMA RAILWAY DISASTER.
    196 11 Rangoon, March 12.—A memorandum issued to-day by the Traffic Manager of the Burma Railways, says that definite information has been received that only two passengers were killed in the accident on the Pegu Moulmein line, and not five as was at first reported. Driver Jeffries has succumbed
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    THE NAPOLEON OF THE UNEMPLOYED.
    215 11 “Wai” Hannington. the leader of the unemployed, who was arrested at Coventry, is a remarkable product of post-war conditions. He is the creator of the elaborate organisation of the unemployed which now covers the whole country with its local, district, and regional committees, and its
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    123 11 Tok io, Mairch 19—It is expected that th'? Kensei Party will strongly attack the Governiment in Pairllament, with reference to the unfavourable conditions of the Tokyo Takushoku Company which the C<>vernmemt is responsible for- Tin is quoted to-day at Y- 140- The Bid f or ’ncreased estimate f°r
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