Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 5 April 1923

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  • 20 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE PUBLISHED DAILY. ESTABLISHED 18S8. No. 77. VOL LXXXI. THURSDAY, sth APRIL, 1923. PRICE 15 CENTS.
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  • CHINA’S AFFAIRS.
    • 219 2 Peking, March 14.—Mr. Hsiung Pingchi. the Director of the Tsingtao Administration. has telegraphed to the Government stating that the salt field was handed over on March 12. The documents connected with tih-e transfer have been sent to Peking by a special delegate. Ministers Return to Office.
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    • 236 2 The Chinese carpenters of the Mak Yip (wood workers) Hongkong Guild, the carpenters usually engaged by building contractor-', have complained to the Secretariat for Chinese Affairs. 1 hey state that the employers did not comply with an agreement made last year, whereby th*'v are each entitled to an
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    • 178 2 The radio telephone service between Kobe films and ships in the harbour, an enterprise launched by the Japan Sea Port Radio Telephone Company of Kobe is proving a popular innovation. The sei vice previously had been confined to Japanese steamers but on February Bit was installed
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    • 440 2 Recently new and greatly simplified methods of writing Chinese have obtained some amount of official sanction m China and are now being adopted bj manj Christian missionaries. The new script is based on the phonetic method of spelling, and olaims to represent accurate y all
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    • 78 2 When a naan asserts his disbelief in advertising, ask him whose soap he uses, whose beverages 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
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    • 250 2 ADVERTISING IN BAD TIMES. Members of the Chamber of Coin 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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  • AHEAD OF THE MAIL
    • 233 3 INDIAN QUESTIONS London, March 26.—1 n the House of Commons to-day, replying lo Lieu-lenant-Colonel K. Howaid-Buiy and Mr. Lansbury, Earl Winterton emphasised that the restoration of the vote for the expenses of the Indian Services Commission was not the per sonal action of the icerov but was
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    • 133 3 London, March 26.—Colone 1 Wedg pvood asked: In the event of the Government of India adopting the ver/ ■exceptional procedure of certifying th increase in the salt lax without its morning before the House of Commons mior to its becoming law. will the mouse of Commons be
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    • 128 3 London, March 26.—Mr. I'. J. IL lannon (Conservative suggested that n view of the great services of the ndian Trade Commissioner’s office in uondon in the past to impelling him aes, the Government should make a Tepresentation to the Indian Legislature urging its re-establishment. I Earl Winterton
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    • 230 3 London. March 26.—1 n the House c 1 Eommons, replying to Lieutenant Eolonel C. K. Howard-Bury iConse.•ative), Earl Winterton pointed out Dint Dr. McGovern has proceeded to ■hasa against the wishes of the TiBetan Government and withe ut th»* miowledge or permission of the Gov
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    • 365 3 REPRESENTATION IN UPPER HOUSE. London, March 20.—1 n the House* ,if Lords, Lord Strathspey asked the G vernment to take immediate steps <» consult the Dominions with Jie objec’ of bringing forward definite proposal for the consolidation of the Empire. He urged the fact that there should
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    • 106 3 London, March 20.—Replying in the House of Commons to a question by Colonel Assheton Pownall whether a decision had been reached with regard to the suggestion that the Royal Military Academy at M oolwich should be moved to the Royal Military College, Sandhurst, Colonel Guinnes> said the
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    • 99 3 London, March 22.—A veidict of suicide while of unsound mind was returned at an inquest, at Hammersmith, regarding the death of Colonel E. Shephard, a retired officer of th Indian- Army. His son-in law gav* evidence to the effect that Colon*» Shephard rec ently
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    • 84 3 Leafield, March 17.—Accouhng to present plans,.it is intended to boll the British Empire Economic Confer ence in October, and it is probable that this Conference and the Imperial Conference will be held together. In view of the character of the Empire popu lation, Australia will undoubtedly be
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    • 74 3 London, March 22.—Captain Cook’s Diary of his First Voyage to the South Seas was sold at Sotheby’s for £5,000 to the Public Librarian of New South Wales. The manuscript goes to Mi* ehell Library, Sydney. At the sale or Earl Powis’s library at Sotheby’s
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    • 187 3 London. March 26.—Lieut. Colonel Remington, in the “Daily Telegraph,” throws considerable doubt on the wisdom of the measure of Indianising the army as announced by Lord Rawlin son. He says a change of such a tremendous importance should have re ceived the open sanction of Parliament, Cabinet
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    • 143 3 London, March 22.—The ‘‘Morning Post” engages in an outburst agains* the Imperial Government’s policy as regards Kenya where it says that ag: tators who temporarily ceased to Iron hie the I nion because they know very well that there is no change to be go* out of a self-governing
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    • 138 3 London, March 21.—Ladv Barnes accompanied by Sir George Barnes cut the first sod of the Indian Pavilion at the M embley site of the Empire Exhibition. Mr. J. W. Bhore, acting High Commissioner for India, said tnere wa.good reason to anticipate that India’s participation would be worthy of
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    • 119 3 London, March 18.—Speaking al Garston, Liverpool, Mr. J. H. Thomas referring to the controversy with regard to himself and other Labour lea ders dining with Their Majesties at Buckingham Palace, said that had Mr. Ramsay Macdonald been ignored aLeader of the Opposition it would have
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    • 79 3 Teheran, March 19.—The Cabinet has been completed by the appoint ment of Mokhber-es-Saltanen to the Ministry of Public Works and Nasr-ul-Mulk to the Posts and Telegraphs, the latter being replaced as Minister of Finance by Baha-ul-Mulk. Adib-es-Saltaneh has been appointed acting Minister of the Interior as the
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    • 67 3 London, March 27. —It is officially announced that Sir Almeric Fitzroy, for reasons of age, is resigning the office of Clerk to the Privy Council on May 31, after which the duties will be combined with those of the Secretaryships to the Cabinet and Committee of
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    • 176 3 London, March 20.—The question o' the pensions of ex-Cabinet Minister was again raised in the House of Com mons by Mr. George Lansbury who called attention to tha fact that Loid George Hamilton, who was receiving a "pension of £2,000 a year, was a director of the
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    • 163 3 Leafield, March 17.—The OverseaSettlement Department is despatching a delegation to Australia at the instigation of the "Commonwealth Govern ment to examine the working of tinschemes of settlement already in fore or in contemplation, and arrangements which have been made for the reception and absorption of settlers. M>
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    • 191 3 London. March 16.—‘‘The Times” Constantinople correspondent states that a revival of ancient pomp marke I the Khalifa’s holding- of a “Sela malik” at Scutari. He crossed the Bosphorus in a most picturesque an.l antique 14-oared caique, curious l v painted, and a frieze of flowers an
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    • 120 3 London, March 15.—The golde casket removed from the ante-cham ber at Luxor two months ago lias now been examined. It contains a parco; of the King's signet lings. They ar of solid gold and are exquisitely engraved, some of the bezels consisting of scenes of the gods and
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    • 98 3 Cape Town, March 21.—Mr. Mac keurtan (Ministerialist) has g-ven notice of a motion in the House of Assembly requesting the Government to consider the advisability of the pari introduction of legislation providing for allocation to the Asiatic community of any one or more of ’he provin
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    • 169 3 London, March 22.—-The Army e*. trance examination will begin on t> 26th June, w hen there w ill be oper for competition no fewer than 50 ca det ships for Woolwich and 200 fo. Sandhurst. Any cadetships that ma," be awarded to King’s India Cadets or honorary
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    • 143 3 London, March 17.—The “Dailx Mail’s” correspondent says that exca vations have been begun at Ur of the Chaldees in Mesopotamia for the records Abraham left, also to recover the world’s oldest and finest library of original works of history, religion, art. law and science, five, possibly tp.i
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    • 149 3 London. March 21.—1 n the Hous <0 Commons, to-day, Mr. Charles Roberts, referring to slave-running in the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf, as 1 ed whence the dhows captured by His Majesty’s ships sailed and to which ports were they bound? Lieutenant-Colonel Amery said that in
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    • 72 3 London, March 22.—The difficult*, of obtaining female domestics is be coming so acute that the Minister or Labour has set up a Women s Com mittee to enquire into the present conditions as regards the supply, and particularly to inquire as to the effee l of
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    • 87 3 London, March 19.—The leeent criticism of Cabinet Ministers, particulai ly Mr. Churchill, on the ground tha! they used confidential information acquired during their period of office in. connection with the publication of memoirs, has been carried a stage further. The Prime Minister told a questioner in the House
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  • POLICE COURT.
    • 491 4 ALLEGED GANG ROBBERS IN COURT. At 7-20 p.m. yesterday, acting on information received. Inspector McLernon, of Magazine Station, accompanied by Inspector Fowler, of Dato Kramat Station, Sub-Inspector Pawanchee and a posse of detectives and constables, proceeded to Burmah Road and concealed themselves in a compound house
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  • 55 4 RANEE INQUIRY COSTS. (From Onr Own Correspondent.) Singapore, April 5. The costs of the investigation into the Ranee disaster have to be paid by the owners of the Boribat. Fireman’s Disobedience. Mr. James Murphy, a fireman aboard the steamship Lena, was sentenced to 21 days’ rigorous imprisonment on
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  • 159 4 The Singapore Assizes were resumed after the Easter vacation, with the Chief Justice, Sir Walter Shaw, presiding. A Chinese boy. named Lee Chow Yoon, aged 15, was charged with using as genuine, a forged document, and it was explained by Major Whitley that on March 5, the accused
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  • 231 4 MONTHLY TENANCIES. An important point regarding time of expiration of notice to quit in case of a monthly tenancy was raised in a case that came before His Honour the District Judge yesterday. Mr. Brereton Martin appeared on behalf of the plaintiff (Chop Khiam Aik Chan) in three
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  • 368 4 CROWN PRINCE AS CO-RES-PONDENT. AN OLD LOVE AFFAIR. Washington. Feb. 21.—The ex-Crown Prince of Germany may shortly make a dramatic reappearance in the limelight of publicity, says the Sunday Express.” It is practically certain that his name will be cited in the sensational divorce case between Geraldine Farrar, the famous
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  • 202 4 In response to numerous requests, Mr. Edgar Warwick has decided to present Bernard Shaw’s amusing comedy Pygmalion as one of the Warwick Comedy Company’s two performances at the Town Hall next week. It will be given on Monday, and Raffles on Tuesday. It will be remembered that Pygmalion was
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  • 267 4 WARWICK COMPANY LADIES IN ACCIDENT. A motor accident which might have resulted in more serious consequences than happily it did, took place shortly after 5 o’clock on Monday evening on Ampang Road, at the junction with Circular Road, Kuala Lumpur. Mr. F. P. Short, of the Societe Internationale
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  • CORRESPONDENCE.
    • 267 4 (To the Editor of the “Pinang Gazette.”) Sir—The other day a poor Indian was lying by the road near the Dato Kramat Gardens, and a Chinese who was passing that way got down from his cycle, picked up the poor Indian, put him in a ricksha and
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  • 267 4 STILL A MYSTERY. Latest reports from Hangchow state that the mystery of the arsenic poisoning tragedy, in which twenty-seven students of the Chekiang First Normal School lost their lives and two hundred and fifty others were rendered seriously ill, has not yet been cleared up. The
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  • 405 4 GOOD FIGHT AGAINST KYLE. The final of the Straits and F. M. S. Golf Championship was played off on the Selangor Golf Course on Monday mornA gallery of about 150 collected to watch the final between Mr. E. P. Kyle and Mr. W. S. Gibb. This number
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  • 37 4 London. March 27.—Tn glorious weather at Rye. the Oxford and Cambridge golf match began to d :y. Oxfotd beat Cambridge by Cree matches to two ir the foursomes The singles wiji be played off to-morrow.
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  • 68 4 London. March 14. —Hall, the South African. Test Match bowler, who is a native of Bolton, thus possessing the birth qualification to play for Lancashire, is on his way to join the Old Trafford ground staff. Whether he is eligible to assist Lancashire in 1923 will
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  • 43 4 London. March i'7.—Ar Queen’? Club in lhe challenge round of th*: amateur doubles racquets championship J. Simpsoni and R. Williams, the holders. retained! the title, defeating the challengers, the Honourable C. Bruce and H. Leatham. 11-15, 5-15, 15-8? 17-5. 9-15, 15-8, 15-4.
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  • 17 4 Ixmdon; March 14. —Cambridge University beat Oxford University at billiards by two games to one.
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  • 65 4 London, March 14.—The Prince of Wales rode in two events at the Beaufort Hunt. In the point to point race for the Royal Lancer’s Cup he fell but remounted and finished third. He was not placed in a light-weight event. Riding in the First
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  • 123 4 WHEN THEY ACHE. BURN. SMART SWELL. ITCH. BLISTER PERSPIRE AND CALLOUSE. All you need is a highly medicated and oxygenated footbath prepared by adding Rendel Bath Saltrates to plain hot water Refreshing, soothing, healing, and antiseptic, its wonderful effects upon sore, tired muscles, aching bones,
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  • 332 4 AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP FIGHTS. (From Our Own Correspondent). An interesting boxing tournament was held on Monday night at Ipoh Town Hall, under the auspices of the Perak Boxing Association to decide several amateur championships. The following acted as officials: Mr. V. G. Savi (M.C.), Mr D. A. Riley
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  • 451 4 PENANG BEATEN IN THE FINAL. At Kuala Kangsar the final of the Polo Tournament was between Penang and Iskandar Polo Club. Penang got away on the throw in with the ball. After a few rushes up and down the field there was a dash for the
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  • 2717 5 MR. LLOYD GEORGE AND POLITICS. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Edinburgh, March s.—The students at la Scottish University possess a unique privilege. They elect a Lord Rector, who I is the head of their University Court, and holds office for three years. It is an ancient right, jealously guarded.
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  • 36 6 Symonds.—At Kuala Lumpur, on 29th March, to Mr. amd Mrs. S. L. Symonds, a soni. Potts. —To the widow of Mr. A. B. Potts, at the European Hospital, Kuala Lumpur, on 22nd March, a daughter.
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  • 1138 6 Reuter reports to-day that peace making is apparently not making much progress in Ireland: but this assertion is accompanied by the statement that the Government has not lost confidence in the suppression of the Republican organization. To say that “peace will eventually be effected by the
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  • 1023 6 While local importers will be able to replenish stocks of sott Hardware and the goods at a small margin Ruhr Occupation, on the selling prices of the last few weeks, the position with regard to iron steel and hardware is very different. The prices of the latter
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  • 91 6 DEVELOPMENT OF AUSTRAI 1 TRADE. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Singapore. April 5. The site of Telok Ayer Quay granted to the Glover Meat Coinpai of Queensland for the erection of )L| storage accommodation to deal with the frozen meat trade from Queen, land and New South
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  • 94 6 VISIT TO I Poll. (From Our Own Correspondent. Ipoh, April 5 11. E. the High Commission?] ain! Lady Guillemard and party arm I", car to-day from Kuala Kangsai. will give an “At Home’’ to-day at the Old Residency. They will attend the races to-morrow and
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  • 98 6 FIRST DAY’S HANDICAPS. The following are the weights for tin first day of the Ipoh Skye Meeting Polo Pontes. Grandan Kilat 11.0, Maharaja 11. Chick 10. EX-GRIP ’TN A. Applause 12.12. Mah Jong 11.1. Poii-i i 10.7, Tidapa 9.6, Pogo Star 9.6. Ex-Griffin B. Rompin 11.5. Nora
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  • 198 6 The homeward mail, by the Thonuwa. closes at 10 a.m. to-morrow. A mail for Western Australia, by the Gorgon, (via Singapore) closes at 7.U a.m. to-morrow. The B. I. Packet Ellenga. with outward European mails is expected to arrive here at 6 a.m. to-morrow. The charge against Muthukiuna.ru.
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
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    • 27 6 E. O. Friday, 6th April—Guest Night and Dancing. BETWEEN THE DANCES Mesdames Norma and Ella Backe AND Signor Guido Bertolini WILL APPEAR IN Classical, Characteristic Eccentric Dancing.
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  • Page 6 Miscellaneous
    • 61 6 A \\|linillHIIIII!inilllllllllllll t m I TOWN HALL. RETURN VISIT OF THE POPULAR S g j Edgar Warwick Comedy Co. I I Bernard Shaw’s Most Amusing Comedy PYGMALION On Monday, 9th April I AND I I RAFFLES 1 The Greatest of all Detective Plays =E On Tuesday, 10th April. Prices $3,
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    • 22 6 THE TIDES. High Water. Low Water. To-day. 2.47 p.m. 9.32 p.m. To-morrow. 3. .9 a.m. 9.27 a.m. 3.21 p.m. 10.1 G p.m.
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  • 87 6 DEATHS. Lee Tak Poh. —On April 3, af 26 Duxton Hill, Singapore, beloved wife of Ooh Cheng Moh of Mansfields, mother-in-law of Mr. Teo Boon Gan. She leaves 2 sons, 4 daughters and 2 grandchildren. Miller. —Op April 3. Elizabeth Miller, 72. wife of Adolphus Miller, at 26-1, Race Course
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  • 238 7 Arrests of Irregulars. Reuter’s Telegrams. London, \pril 4. I hough peace making is apparently not progressing in Ireland, the taplures ot Irregulars is proceeding steadily. Reports of the arrest of a dozen niort* Irregulars are received in Dublin almost daily. It is noteworthy they include women, who act as
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  • 233 7 London. April 4. Lady Northclifte was married to Sir Robert Hudson (Hon. Secretary of tie Liberal Central Association) a; Hartlebury. Castle Chapel Ceremony. London, April 4. The wedding of Lady Noithcliffi and Sir Robert Hudson was solemnised by special license, in the Chape at Hartlebury Castle. The
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  • 24 7 Helsingfors. April 4. A bulletin regarding Lenin says the temperature is 99J, and the pulse 104. The pulmonary catarrh has not extended.
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  • 41 7 Cairo, April 4. Lord Carnarvon had a fair night. His condition is still grave, but is more hopeful. Cairo, April 5. Lord (•urnarvon died peacefully at two in th»* morning. He was conscious almost to the end.
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  • 212 7 Strike Developments. Reuter’s Telegrams.] London, Aj ril 3. Apart from the decision to re-open the Camperdown Jute Works in Dundee, the strike at which works led to the lockout of 30,000 jute workers, the industrial situation has not improved. The builders and electrical worker* continue to negotiate. Hitheito
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  • 182 7 London, March. 25th, In calling together representatives of the farmers ami labourers of Norfolk, yesterday, the Bishop of Norwich hoped that a meeting, on neutral ground at his palace, would be productive of good. The Bishop paid a tribute to the parties’ absence of bitterness in the
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  • 63 7 CONSIDERABLE DAMAI F. Constantinople, April f The American destroyer Fox collid ed with the British light-cruiser Cerent the entrance to the Bosphorus, owing to the current. Both were co” siderably damaged. No Fatalities. London, April 4. The Admiralty reports that the accident to the Ceres was slight. There
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  • 79 7 AVIATOR’S FEAT WITH 7 H.P. PLANE. Paris, April 4. The Aviator Barbot, the holder o« the record for motorless flying, flew for a quarter of an hour at a speed o» 90 kilometres, at a height of 200 fee* in an aeroplane fitted with a 7 hors,
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  • 66 7 London, March 22.—Jersey is no 4 disposed to fall in with ihe Treasury’s recent request to make an annual contribution to the Imperial Exchequer. A largely attended meeting at St. Heliers resolved to instruct the Parish representatives to vote against th* proposal, which would impair the
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  • THE RUHR.
    • 351 7 Reuter’s Telegrams. l Berlin, April 4. Ihe brench have extended the area of occupation to the outskirts of Hagen. The Hagen Incident. Berlin, April 4. The newspapers state that an advance guard of four soldiers on a moti.r lorry was held up at Hagen by an excited
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    • 53 7 ALLEGED FRAUDS. Fort Worth (Texas), April 4. The Federal authorities arrested IS oil company promoters who are accused of using mails to defraud the vesting public. It is alleged tl at mil lions of dollars were obtained by mileading circulars. Warrants have be i issued for the arrest
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  • 154 7 Ceremony at Goldsborough. London, March 2li.—Thousands from all parts of Yorkshire flocked to the sleepy little village of Goldsborough. where in the parish church, with dignified and simple ceremony, the first grandchild of Their Majesties was christened George Henry Huliert by the Archbishop of York. The congregation included
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  • 70 7 Lim Ah Woo and Poh Afi Chi who were both sentenced to death at Pe nang Assizes by the Hon. Mr. Justice P. J. Sproule, the former for killin*, his wife and mother-in-law at Bukil Mertajam in January last, and the latter for the murder of
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  • 344 7 Soviets’ Reply. [Reuter’s Telegrams.] London, April 4. The newspapers give prominence i< the “insolent” reply of the Soviet Government to the protest by Mr. Hodgson, the British trade representative in Moscow, against the execution of Bishop Budkiewicz. The reply asserts the sovereign rights <»• Russia, and declares that
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  • 34 7 London, April 4. The Russians arrested another Bri tish trawler on the charge of illegal fishing off the Murmansk oast. A British light cruiser was despatc hed t protect British trawlers.
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  • 243 7 LATE STRAITS TRADING CO. We regret to record that news was received by the mail of the death of Mr. William James Murray, formerly Manager in Penang of the* Straits Trading Co.. Ltd., which occurred on the 4th March, after a short illness, at
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  • 80 7 DANCING TRIO AT E. O. To-morrow night, after dinner at the E. O. Hotel, Mesdames Norma and'Ella Backe and Signor Guido. Ber tolini will give exhibitions of < lassie..l characteristic and eccentric darn ing in the intervals between the ordinal; dances. The trio comes from ti Royal Theatre, Copenhagen and
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  • 1372 7 SOCIAL PERSONAL. II O VVI —“B. D. M.” Messrs. Durell and F. L. Pentelow arrived by the Kopah from Deli to-day. Mrs. Ewing and Miss Macdonald are leaving for home by next week’s P. 0. mail. The Hon. Mr. O. F. Stonor, who had been spending Easter at The Gap,
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  • 83 7 London. March 23.—At the* resumption of the Furness case the evidence of the dancer (Maurice), taken on commission in Paris, was read. He denied that he committed misconduct with the wife. He mentioned, incidentally, that he earned £6OO weekly for exhibition dancing in America. [Mrs. Furness sought
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  • 1290 8 ALTOGETHER BEYOND MR. ZORN’S COMPREHENSION! The announcement that m discussion will be initiated this afternoon by Mr. C. W. Dai bishire, M.P. for Westbury, Wilts, before the Parliamentary Commercial Committee a* the House of Commons, with regard to restriction! under the Stevenson scheme, has aroused a great
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  • 197 8 Benan s Opium p. chest $5,000,00 notn. Cloves no stock Gold leaf 72.00 sellerMace Pickings no stocks Nutm< gt 80s 110s v Coconuts per 1.000 46.00 sellers Copra Sundried 12.00 sales Rattans 11.20 sellers Rattans Coarse 10.50 Green Snail Shells 13.00 Siam Rice No. 1 15.00 per bag
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  • 37 8 The following are non-delivered cable for the week ending 4th inst, at the E. E. A. and C. Telegraph Co: Ah Yee, Second Floor 12 pepper street; Matsuba, c/o Asahi Hotel; Yuen Thye, Seckchuan Lane.
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  • 888 8 PROFIT IN INDUSTRY’S WORST YEAR. The thirteenth ordinary general meeting of the Vai d’Or Rubber Estates, Ltd., was held on March 7, at the registered office of the company, 45, Leadenha.llstreet, E.C., Mr. V. R. Wickwar (Chairman of the company) presiding. The Chairman said The depression in
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  • 628 8 SOUND FINANCIAL POSITION OF THE COMPNAY. The thirteenth ordinary annual general meeting of Radmila Rubber Estate, .Ltd., was held on March 24, at 4, Fort Road, Malacca, Mr. T. F. Anderson Pole presiding. The Chairman said the year s working has resulted in a profit of $7,639.70,
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  • 402 9 REPORT OF THE DIRECTORS. The Directors of Kuala Sidim Rubber 'Go.. Ltd 1 report for the year ended .31st December 1922. as under: Cultivation. The total cultivated area «at the close of the year remained as before viz 1,894 acres of which 947.5 were mature. 150.5 acres
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  • 252 9 I Mr. Chas. Kerry is very cheerful in his latest half-yearly talk to Malaya Tin Corp, shareholders. This is because tin recently improved from around £l5O to ttore than £lBO, and “70 p. c. of this difference means additional profit.’’ Th* 1 Corp, has holdings in Ratrut,
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  • 129 9 Malayan Tin Dredging, Ltd., for March, yardage 402,5 t Ml cubic yards, output 1,825 piculs. Kramat Pulai. Limited, for March, from the mine, tin 250 piculs, from tributors 304 piculs. total 554 piculs. Rahman Hydraulic Tin, Ltd., for March, 1.100 piculs. Kamunting Tin Dredging, Ltd., for March, 58<b
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  • 92 9 The following are the latest quotations in Messrs. Kennedy Co.’s share list Yesterday To-day. 2 2 E Shares. 2. s s X CO CQ OT c. c. c. c. Rubber (Dollar). K. Sidim 2.05 2.15 c. Punggor 55 60 50 60 Mining. Kuala Lumpur 6/- 7/6 6/6
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  • 64 9 sth April. 1923 Local. cts. Smoked Sheet 56 s Penaxg Fine Pale Crepe 56\ Unsmoked Sheet 52 SINGA- (Smoked Sheet 57} pore (Crepe 571 London and New York. London {Smoked Sheet I.4id (Crepe ls.4jd New York G33] The following were the rubber quotations in London on April 4
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  • 35 9 The following is an additional rubber output for March lbs. Alma 15.000 Ayer Tawah 25.229 Bukit Toh Alang no tapping Bindings (Suffolk) 20,189 Kelubi 4.162 Malaysia 19.301 Shanghai Klebang 7.700 Tanjong Pau 13,598
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  • 130 9 London. The Straits Trading Co.. Ltd., gives the following London prices, on April 4 Spot £214 down £5 3 mos. buying 214.10 s 5.5 s 3- selling 214.15 s 5.5 s The Eastern Smelting Co., Ltd:— London, April 3, £219 spot, and £219.15$ three months buying, £220 selling.
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  • 1124 9 KENNEDY CO’S SHARE LIST. 8 2 W S 3 NAMES S| ac v> 3 RUBBER [Dollar.] S c f c S Allenby Rubber Co 1 15 1 25 Alor Gajah Rubber Estate 1 20 1 40 Amalgamated Malay Estates 2 10 2 30 Ayer Hitam Planting Syndicate 12 5013 50
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  • 436 9 TO-DAY'S DEPARTURES. Pangkor for Pulau Langkawi and Kantang (Trang). Suwa Marti for Colombo, Dhanushkodi, Suez, Marseilles and London. Pumea for Singapore. Kinta for Port Swettenham, taking mails for Klang, Kuala Lumpur and Singapore. Kedah for Bindings and Sitiawan. Taipeng for Teluk Anson. Bengal Maru for Rangoon and Calcutta
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  • 282 9 CLOSE DAILY (except Sunday). RY TRUR. 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, Bj’ train Teluk Anson,Kuala Kubu, Kuala j 7.15 a.m Lumpur, Klang, Port Swetten-
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  • 512 9 CHOWRASTA MARKET. Penang, April 5, 1923. cts Government Mutton Head, sheep or goat each 8o Liver with heart lung do 1.20 Tripe do 1.00 Goat or Sheep per lb 52 Sweet Bread pair 30 Leg of Mutton lb 52 i Kidney pair 30 Feet the four 40 Mutton—
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    • 292 9 A LEGACY OF THE WAR. Sir. Oujng to severe hardships, while on active service my health suffered seriously. Even after leaving the service, I did not pick up at all, and I never seemed to be well. Then, two years ago, my* health broke down completely andl I had to
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    • 156 9 The Book for You to Buy is Henderson’s Tamil Made Easy $3-50 COMPLETE $3-50 The only English—Tamil Manual that enables you to a speak and understand Tamil like a native without recourse to the expense and inconvenience of a Dictionary at all Bookstalls. A GOOD OPPORTUNITY. DON’T MISS B. H.
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  • 1279 10 THE REHR TROUBLE. M. Charles Seignobos has a reputation sis a historian which extends much further than the circle of his pupils at the Sorbonne, although the latter is sufficient Iv large, as he has been a professor there since 1883. 1 he profound knowledge and
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  • 115 10 PENANG, APRIL 5, 1923. (By Courtesy of the Charterer Bank.) London Demand Bank 2/4 4 months’ sight Bank 2/4 1/4 3 Credit 2/4 17/32 3 Documentary 2/4 9/16 Calcutta Demand Bank Rs 174}1 3 days’sight Private „178 3 Bombay Demand Bank 174} 5 Madras Demand Bank 174} > S*
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  • 66 10 Apr. 7—Malay Peninsula Agric. Assoc., Meeting. Chamber of Commerce. Penang. 11.30 a.m. 7—l’adang Plandok Tin. Meeting. 29a Beach St.. 12 noon. 13—Town Club. Meeting. 2.15 p.m. 12—Football. lI.Q. vs C. Coy P.V.1., Esplanade. IS —Ex-Service Men. Penang and P.W. Meeting. Penang. 19 —Football. H.Q. vs B. Coy P.V.1..
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    • 77 11 London. March. 15. —Following are the acceptances for the Nottingham Spring Handicap.— Royal Alarm 9-2, Dry Toast 9-1, Broken Faith 9-1, Psychology 8-13, Austin Friars 8-6, Roman Fiddle 8-6, Clackmannan 8-6, Wilf Somers 8-6, Cyclax 8-6, Koroovo 8-5. Dragoon 8-5. Teresjken 8-4. Glass Idol 8-2. Port Royal
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    • 109 11 The following are the Newark Handicap acceptances Montfort 9-0, Mount De]vin! 7-11, Compiler 8-10, Lowood 8-7, Vespers 8-4, Rosmead 8-3, Barrie Boy 8-3. Perhaps 8-3, Finnarts Bay 8-0 Forest Glade 7-13, B]azoner 7-13, Sierra Leone 7-10, Red Lester 7-10, Muscari 7-9, Synorix 7-9, Rum Honey 7-9, Boscombe 7-8,
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    • 45 11 London. March 17.—0 n account of the new restrictions imposed by the Royal Calcutta Turf Club regarding the Derby Sweepstake. Liverpool cotton traders are promoting a Derby Sweepstake, the first prize being £25,000. Tickets will be sold at 10s. each.
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    • 60 11 London. March 22. —The Liverpool (Spring) Cup resulted as follows. —1. Clochnaben. 2. Bumble Bee. 3. Bhuld haonach. The starting price betting was 100 to 7 against Clochnaben, 10 to 1 against Bumble Bee. 100 to 8 against Bhuidhaonach. A field of thirteen ran. Three lengths separated
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    • 131 11 London. March 2L —The Lincolnshire Handicap was run in sunny weather be fore a huge crowd. The going was good. Tregenwell lost several lengths at the start and You You made the running from Soval, Vivaldi, and Westmead for five furlong-, when Soval came to the front. A
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    • 28 11 London, March 14. —Wasp, the winner of four races last year, and Night Watchman 1 the winner of two races, have left Newmarket for India.
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    • 171 11 ENGLAND’S VICTORY AT INVERLEITH. London, March 17. —In the Rugby match for the Calcutta Cup to-day England beat Scotland by eight points against six. The teams were as follows: Scotland.—D. Drysdale (Heriotonians), back :A. Browning (Glasgow High School). E. McLaren (Royal High School F.P), A.L. Gracie (Harlequins)
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    • 30 11 London, March 13. —In the first division League match Bur: ley 2 beat Bolton 1. In the Scottish. League match Alloa nil, diew with Third Ijanark nil.
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