Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 9 April 1923

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    20 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE PUBLISHED DAILY. ESTABLISHED 1888. No. 80. VOL LXXXI. MONDAY, 9th APRIL, 1923. PRICE 15 CENTS.
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    “LOST" CREW COMES HOME.
    491 2 JOYFUL MEETING WITH THEIP “WIDOWS.” The twelve members of the crew of the Grimsby trawler Sargon, which was given up for lost off Norway for three weeks, but had been towed to Iceland by a German trawler, landed at Grimsby and received a remarkable welcome. The
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    DISCOVERIES IN CHINA.
    224 2 an ancient Nestorian liturgy.—“ China’s Millions.” In these days, when so much interest is being taken, in the discoveries recently made, and still being made in Egypt, it may be of interest to our leaders to know that in 1900 there was a great discovery of anciert
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    TAIPING CHURCH WORKERS' BAZAAR.
    106 2 —“T.O.M.” The Taiping Church Workers’ Association held a Fancy Bazaar and Sale of Work at the Town Hall, on Wednesday, and there was a fairly large attendance of visitors and buyers. Lady Guiliemard, with the support of the Hon. the British Resident. Major C.W.C. I’arr, 0.8.
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    SINGAPORE ASSIZES.
    272 2 —“S.T.” POSSESSION OF COUNTERFEIT COIN. At the Singapore Assizes, on J hursdav, the Chinese youth, Lee how Toon, who was’charged with using a forged document, with which a mortgage was obtained on a rubber estate in Johore, was found guilty and sentenced to two years’ rigorous impri sonment.
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    MANCHESTER WEEKLY MARKET REPORT.
    379 2 Messrs. James F. Hutton A (’<» Ltd.. Manchester, rejiorled on the 7ti. March, as follows American cotton has again bee i very strong and the week has been potable for the amount of <pe< ulativr activity both at New York ami Livei pool, which has caused
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    CHINESE PROTEST PARADES.
    114 2 Shanghai, March 25.—Over onthousand students and merchants, ‘n eluding a number of girls, participated in a protest meeting held yesterday at the Chinese General Chamber of Commerce against Japan’s refusal to restore Port Arthur and Dalny, whose lease expires on Monday next. Resolutions were passed urgino* a
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      WELL-KNOWN SINGER’S LAW SUIT.
      339 3 London, March 26.—1 n an unprecedented case in the King’s Bench Mis*' Phyllis Lett, the well-known contralto, is suing Messrs. Path.Freres for alleged libel and breach of contract, and is also asking for an in junction in respect of phonographic records of her voice, taken ten
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      PRINCE OF WALES’ ADVENTURE.
      100 3 London, March 27.—The Prince e’ Wales was the central figure in an ex citing incident in the Army point to point steeplechases at Arbor Field Cross, near Reading. Riding in the Earl of Cavan’s Cup Race, his mount baulked at a wate’ jump and plunged into
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      THE DORIS HAWKER CASE.
      63 3 London, March 28. —In the House of Commons. Earl Winterton promised to arrange with the Madras Government for the immediate return home of Doris Hawker subject to satisfactory arrangements being made, to provide the girl with passage money. Mr. Archer Shee said that the money had
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      HEEL ACTION SETTLED.
      64 3 London. March 17. —Sir John Stavridi’s libel action against the “Dady Express regarding allegations that Sir John w rs engaged in a plot with M. Venizelos which was disadvantageous to Great Britain. has been settled and the paper has apologised. Counsel pointed out that Sir John Stavridi
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      APPEAL BY GERMAN WOMEN.
      85 3 London, March —A Berlin message says mass meetings of women, belonging to the social democratic party were held in Dortmund, Cologne and Elberfeld yesterday, and resolutions were passed appealing to women all over the world to raise their voice in support of Germany and to end
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    SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.
    683 3 TO-DAY’S DEPARTURES. an der-Parra for Deli and Langsa. Soudan for Colombo, Dhanushkodi and Bombay. Edavana for Port Swettenham, taking mails for Klang. Kuala Lumpnr and Singapore. Namsang for Singapore, China and Japan. Baud for Singapore. van Overstraten for Singapore and China. Rasa for Pang Nga and Setul. Taipeng
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    PENANG MAILS.
    72 3 Registration and Parcel Post, except where otherwise stated, close half-an-honr earliei than the Ordinary mail. BT STEAMER. TO-MORROW. Langsa Peng Fook 11 a.m. Pulau Jĕrejak 3.30 p.m. FRIDAY (13th instant). Ceylon, India, Aden, Port 3 Dongola 6 p.m. Said, Marseilles and Regtn up to 5 p.m. Europe Parcels
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      25 3 TO PRINTERS We hold a larire stock of Kidd’s Printing Inks (In various To be disposed of at reduced prices. The Pinang Gazette Press limited
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    IPOH SKYE MERING.
    1125 4 Mr. “Strode” Again Rides Four Winners. (From Our Own Correspondent.) The second day’s races of the Ipoh Gymkhana Chib’s Skye meeting were notable for the splendid riding of Mr. “Strode” who again is on the first day piloted four winners, though not in succession. But this and
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    PENANG GOLF CLUB.
    84 4 The following is the result of the Eclectic Competition played on March 30th and 31st and April Ist and 2nd 1923. nett. A. Boyd 5,4.2.4.4.4.2.4.4=33-2=31 J. G. Brown L. M. Evans 5,4.3.5.4,4,3.5,5=38-6=32 W. W. Roger 5,5,3,4,3,4,3.4.4=35-3=32 J. D. Harris 4,5,4,4.4.4,3.5,5=38-5=33 R. S. McNiece 6,3.3,4,4.4,4,0.4=38-5=33 A. J. L.
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    M. F. A.
    140 4 CUP TIE COMPETITION. An exceptionally large crowd turned out at the M.F.A. ground on Saturday afternoon to witness the tie bet ween Stia lanjong lokongand Bahru 1 Alam. It was a fine game throughout, resulting in the latte: beating the visitors by one goal, secured in the
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    CORONER’S COURT.
    1034 4 HILL RAILWAY CLERK’S DEATH. In the Second Court, Penang, this morning. Mr. H. C. Bathurst held an inquest into the circumstances attending the death of a Tamil Christian named D. M. Packiam, formerly a clerk on the Penang Hill Railway, which took place at the General Hospital on
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    WARWICK COMEDY CO.
    128 4 FAREWELL VISIT. The members of the M arwick Comedy Company arrived yesterday from the F.M.S. in readiness for their return season here, which commences to-night with Bernard Shaw’s delightful comedy Pygmalion.” This revival should prove a tremendous success, for we remember the very fine performance which the
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    LYRIC KINEMA.
    222 4 An attractive programme will b« screened at the Lyric Kinema, Penang Road, for the first half of the week, the outstanding feature of which is a 6-part production entitled The Prince of the Mountains” with Harry Peel in the principal role. This star will doubtless be remembered in
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    CHINESE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
    329 4 LARGELY ATTENDED “AT HOME.” The Penang Chinese Chamber of Commerce gave a successful A. Home” at the Chamber’s premises. No 2, Penang Street, on Saturday afternoon, in honour of the Honourable Mr. Yeoh Guan Seok, M.L.( and Mr. Quah Beng Kee, 0.8. E., the frrst Penang
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    “A DAGGER IN HIS HAND.”
    292 4 .—‘‘Free Press.” HEAVY PENALTIES IN ARMS’ CASES. Heavy penalties were imposed on two Chinese, by Mr. Gourlav in the Third Court, Singapore, for being found in possession of daggers. Chie J Detective Inspector Costello proseeu ted the men, and said that he eonsi dered the
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    A NIAGARA FOLLY.
    126 4 Niagra Falls, March 10.—With bated breath a group of people watched a Oamadian, youth trying to enter the United States by traversing, like a tight-rope walker, the narrow girder beneath the cantilever bridge, 150 feet above the rapids. The path was ten inches wide, and a mis-step
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    THE AL-MAHSOOR ISLAMIC SCHOOL
    494 4 ANNUAL EXAMINATION op STUDENTS. The annual oral examination (l f t students of the Al-Mashoor Ll ;ini School, Penang, was held yesten] llv the spacious “Khemah” erected f I the occasion at premises No. 41 |.,i Soon Street. Penang. A very L, t number of the
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    ARMED ROBBERY.
    208 4 “S.T.” An armed robbery was coniniit'’"l in broad daylight on Wednesd; l when about 11.30 a.m. on that four Chinese entered house 11 Prinsep Street, Singapore, saying wished to see the towkay of the and give him a basket of fruit". K only occupants at the time were
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    CHILDREN'S AID SOCIETY
    83 4 The following is the second i-j subscribers in Penang —Bir Adams $lO, Rev. K. Garnier j Pledger $lO. Mrs. Reimann S HL A. C. Biggs $5, Mrs. Russell Dickson $5, Mrs. Adams $5. Mrs. I $5, Mrs. J. Hogan $3. Mrs. T. Mrs. Blackstone $2, Mrs. Bne
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      273 4 I I JUST FIVE MINUTES MORE! A TALK TO SUFFERERS FROM INSOMNIA. After a restless night, during the long hours of which you have tossed and turned vainly longing for sleep, you sink just when day is breaking into a sort of torpor, which lulls and seems like slumber come
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    SCOTTISH LETTER.
    2279 5 EDINBURGH’S NEW BURGESSES. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Edinburgh, March 14. Edinburgh made a notable addition gt<i it» burgess roll by conferring the ■freedom of the city upon Ixird Alness ■and Sir Robert Horne. The (listin mguished careers of these sons of the ■tnanse reflect honour upon their native
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    DESERTERS FROM HONGKONG.
    152 5 FOURTEEN SOLDIERS STOW AWAY. The “Manila Daily Bulletin” of March 21st states: —Eleven British Tommies stationed with His Majesty s army at Hongkong, had a nice trip over on the Empress of France, which arrived here yesterday afternoon. I'he 11, dressed in the heavy wool long trousered
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      607 5 f STSTE (XPRESS jgow HAND-MADE CIGARETTES J I versus J MACHINE-MADE. I A cigarette machine has no soul. It is fed J I 7/ with Tobacco, —and it makes cigarettes. What is the composition of these cigarettes Tobacco, yes and what else Stalk, Dust, ml Z F Sand, etc., all
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    BIRTHS.
    40 6 Goodwyn.— At the Maternity Hospital, Penang, on 7th inst.. to Mr. and Mrs. Harold Goodwyn. of Sitiawan, a son. Giles. —On April 6, 192.3, at the Maternity Hospital, Singapore, the wife of Mr. F. C. (files, of a son.
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    PLANTERS AND RESEARCH.
    1193 6 It will 1 »e seen, from the report which I we gave of the proceedings of the annual general meeting of the Malay Peninsula Agricultural Association, that Mr. J. \V. Kennedy made rubber research the principal theme of his Presidential address. That he was not a voice
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    HERE AND THERE.
    1301 6 The Malay Mail gives the following on the subject of the law Malayan of naturalization in the Naturalization. F. M. S.: Any person, not being a natural born subject of the Ruler of the State, who has resided in a particular State of the F. M. S.
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    SINGAPORE NEWS.
    144 6 MALACCA LAND ASE. (From Out Own Correspondent. Singapore. April An unusual case was taken in th Supreme Court, over a matter aii'i out of an action by the District Otti l ot Malacca, exercising the duties < olleutor of Land Revenue. A tei h, of land in Malacca,
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    KUALA LUMPUR CASES.
    54 6 (From Our Own Correspondent. Kuala Lumpur, March In Kuala Lumpur Police I u Kandasamy withdrew the charge assault against Professor ('*****:1' samy, and the case was struck out. The case in which Hong Guan charged by Mr. J. A. Russell with j minal intimidation was mentioned l!
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    THE MAILS.
    67 6 The homeward mail, by the I' n i closes at li p.m. on Fridav. the instant. w ’The homeward mail, by the I' u closes at 10 a.m. on Saturday, th'' instant. Windsor (F. M. S.) Rubber 1 (Limited, leporis i profit of E 7.-' 1 fund of
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      30 6 E. O. Friday, 13th April, Guest Night. The Globe Trotters will appear between Dances. Dinner, Dance and Performance $4. Dance and Performance $2. By Tickets for Cash Only. Apply Office.
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      123 6 I TOWN HALL. j 1 RETURN VISIT OF THE POPULAR 1 I Edgar Warwick Comedy Co. 1 E IN Bernard Shaw’s Most Amusing Comedy J PYGMALION J TO-NIGHT, 9th April AND RAFFLES EE The Greatest of all Detective Plays To-morrow Night, 10th April. s s Prices $3, $2, $l. Booking
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      21 6 THE TIDES. High Water. Low Water. To-day. 7.58 p.m. 11.59 p.m. To-morrow. 10.4 a.m. 3. 8 a.m. 9.20 p.m. 3.54 p.m.
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    THE RUHR CRISIS.
    675 7 M. Loucheur’s Visit to London. FFCRTS TO MEND THE BREACH. Reuter’s Telegrams.] Paris, April 7. ■M. Loucheur’s visit to London is the sob* topic of the Lobbies and Chamber where many deputies assem bled, despite the recess. M. Loucheur’? Belf-nnposed task is generally approved and the cordiality
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    RUSSIAN WHEAT FOR THE RUHR.
    35 7 London. April 7. During the past two months the Russian Soviet authorities have d espat ch ed 8,000 tons of wheat to the Ruhr for the use of the population.
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    WIRELESS TELEPHONY AT SEA.
    29 7 Berlin. April 7. The Stinnes steamer “General San Martin will be fitted with a wireless telephone when she sails for South America from Hamburg shortly.
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    IRELAND.
    143 7 PEACE EFFORTS. London. April X. There is growing popular support in Ireland in favour of an appeal for the mediatory services of Monsignor Luzio, the Papal Envoy, who is at present touring the Free State. This is regarded as holding out an unusual prospect of success. Monsignor Luzio recently
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    TURKISH REPLY TO ALLIED NOTE.
    63 7 CONFERENCE ON APRIL 23. Constantinople, April X. The Turkish reply to the Allied note fixes April 23 as the date of the Lausanne Conference. The reply maintains certain reservations on economic and financial questions, mixed tribunals and guarantees for foreigners. Constantinople, April X. The Government
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    PRESIDENT’S WARNING.
    95 7 ADVICE TO AMERICA AND EUROPE. Augusta (Georgia), April 7. President Harding, in a speech, gave a warning against the development of classes.” and the organisation of blocs,” declaring that they are a menace to the nation. He asserted that international relations were never better than to-day, and added
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    RUM-RUNNING.
    114 7 BAD TIME FOR THE DEFENCE. Now York. April 7. An exciting chase and the arrest of rum smugglers on the New Jersey coast ended disastrously for the government forces. A coastguard cutter captured a motor launch loading liquor from a socalled rum fleet and arrested the crew of two
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    AMERICAN VESSELS AND PROHIBITION.
    62 7 Washington, April 7. 'fhe Attorney-General, Mr. Daugherty, has advised Mr. Hughes that the clause of the contract under which the Shipping Board is selling its merchant vessels, whereby ships should not be operated by the purchasers to the violation of the laws of the United States,
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    LABOUR TROUBLES.
    91 7 Latest Developments. [Reuter’s Telegrams.] London. April 7. The labour horizon remains cloudy. The principal disputes relate to the builders, railwaymen and farm workers. It is estimated that 500,004 building operatives will stop work next week end. if they do not comply with the notices posted to-day, enforcing a
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    RHONDDA STRIKE ENDED.
    15 7 London, April X. The Rhondda miners’ strike was called off’ last night.
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    FIREMEN’S STRIKE AT SOUTHAMPTON.
    74 7 LINERS DELAYED. London, April 7. A lightning strike developed among Southampton tiremen, who belong to the Union, whose officials declare they were not consulted over the recent national wages agreement, under Which their members’ wages were reduced by a pound monthly. The Union Castle liner “Windsor
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    A LIGHTNING STRIKE.
    102 7 London. April 7. The s. s. Almanzora has sailed, manned by an emergency crew. Other vessels are sailing normally manned by members of the Sailors' ami Firemen’s Union which was. a signatory to the national wage agreement. Steps are being taken to secure similar staff’s for the
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    FRENCH STOKERS’ SYMPATHY.
    52 7 Le Havre, April 7. 250 of the engineroom staff’of the liner France struck in sympathy with the stokers’ grievance. The France's departure to America was prevented. Le Havre. April 9. The sailing of the France is cancelled, owing to the engineers’ obduracy. 250 passengers were conveyed back
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    AN AERIAL OFFER.
    43 7 Paris, April 7. The Nation offers a prize of 25,000 francs for the first airman in a glider fitted with a motor who crosses and recrosses the Channel in a single Hight, without consuming more than three litres of petrol.
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    THE FRENCH FLEET.
    39 7 Washington, April 7. Officials refuse to enthuse over the French Senator De Kerguezeeh’s statement that France is willing to scrap her entire fleet if the other nations did likewise. Some officials characterised the suggestion as ridiculous.
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    THE JAPANESE PRINCE’S BODY.
    113 7 Paris, April 8. It is stated that the remains of Prince Kitashirakawa will leave Paris on the 22nd April. The body will be taken to Marseilles in a special waggon lined with white silk. The steamer Katos at present in a British port arrives at Marseilles
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    FINLAND AT SEA.
    39 7 Helsingfors. April 7. A Commission of naval experts, headed by the Chief of the General Staff, has been appointed to work out a naval and shipbuilding programme, which will be submitted to Parliament in the autumn.
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    STEVENSON SCHEME.
    92 7 American Views. [Reuter’s Telegrams.] London. April X. Following a visit to London to study the probable effects of the Stevenson Restriction Scheme on the crude rubber trade in the United States. Mr. B. G. Work, of* the B. F. Goodrich Company, states there will be no shortage under
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    TEXTILE WORK IN CHINA.
    232 7 BRITISH EDUCATIONAL SCHEME. London. April X. In a letter to the Observer,” Mr. Charles Watney, the Parliamentary representative of the Textile Machinery Makers' Association, calls attention to a scheme to establish a textile technical school in Shanghai now before the British Government, and says he believes
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    MEMEL RIOTING.
    64 7 Berlin. A pril X. The Lithuanian authorities at Memel declared a state of siege in connection with the suppression of the German inhabitants’ general strike as a protest against the incorporation of the Memel region in Lithuania. Businesses were ordered to re-open on Monday. The trpops violently broke
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    BELGIAN FAIR.
    56 7 Brussels, April 9. The fourth official commercial fair, which King Albert will open to-day. occupies two large buildings in addition to a number of kiosks. It has attracted private firms from the whole of Europe, the Far East and America. The only Governments represented are the Union of
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    INDIA RAVAGED BY PLAGUE.
    53 7 Simla. April 7. A plague epidemic is raging in practically all the provinces of India. 9,000 cases have been reported for the week ending 24th March. 8,000 of which have proved fatal. The outbreak is most noticeable in the Punjab, the United Provinces, the Central Provinces.
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    BILLIARD RECORDS.
    77 7 London, April 7. Playing at the Holborn Hall in London against Inman in the semi final of the professional billiards championship, Newman made a new championship record break of 850. beating Smith’s 785, He made a final score of 1920. Newman also established a world’s record withcbnsecutive breaks
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    “AN OIL DISCOVERY.”
    35 7 Melbourne. April 9. A Government expert has investigated the oil discovery at Williamstown, and declares that there is no evidence of oil from below ground, and that the geological conditions are unfavourable.
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    REAR-ADMIRAL KNAPP DEAD.
    14 7 Harford, April 7. The death is announced of RearAdmiral Henry Knapp.
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    SOCIAL & PERSONAL.
    1523 7 SOCIAL PERSONAL. Mr. N. Coulson is appointed a police magistrate for the Settlement of Penang. Mr. A. Stewart. Secretary of Messrs. James Craig, Ltd., Klang, is shortly going Home on a holiday. The Sikh Advisory. Board for Malacca is composed of Bhai Lenar Singh and Bha Chainchai Singh. On his
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    RUBBER PRODUCTION.
    471 8 REVISED ESTIMATED OUTPUT. Messrs. Symington and Sinclair in their weekly rubber market report says The estimates of production in the report of the Rubber Growers Association delegates who visited America, taken in conjunction with the export figures of Malaya and Ceylon published by the Colonial Office, indicate that
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    RUBBER EXPORT CONTROL.
    216 8 In the House of Commons, on March 7, Mr. Alfred T. Davies (C.. Lincoln) asked t e Under Secretary for the Colonies whether complaints had been received from tyre makers and makers of other rubber good- on the action taken, by the Rubber Committee appointed by the
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    ADLAY—A NEW GRAIN PLANT.
    166 8 From Mr. P. J. Wester. Bureau of Agri=culture, Philippine Islands comes a reprint of an article contributed by him to the Journal of Heredity (an organ of the Ame rjean Genetv Association) on Adlay—described as “a new grain plant from the Orient, a. relative to Indian
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    RUBBER RESTRICTION.
    398 8 ■—“Chjna Express.’’ A very definite statement has been put forward by Mr. Winston Churchill on the subject of Government restriction of rubber output, which was authorised by him v her he was Secretary of State for the Colonies. He points to rubber pm chases bv the United States
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    SUNGEI-TIMAH ESTATE.
    306 8 Tie subscription list opened on March 14. for an issue by the Sungei Tfmah E-tate (Perak), Li mited of 210,000 Oidinary shires of 2s. each at par. Th>s company was foimed particularly to acquire and develop certain plantations and lands known as Sungei-Timah estate, situated clo-e to the
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    RUBBER AND TIN SHARES.
    187 8 Messrs. Fearon Co., Kuala Lumpur,, reported on the 4th inst. that owing to the Easter Hol.days we have a short week upon which to rej>ort and the markets have not yet settled down to business. Rubber at l/4f is |d down over the period while the
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    THE RUBBER MARKET.
    665 8 Messrs. Symington and London, reported on the sth With considerable selling pressure dnii g the week onr market has per lb. for the near positions and slig 5 less for distant deliveries. r 1 The estimates of production pn dished last weekin the K e P ort
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    TOPICS IN BRIEF.
    88 8 What France needs is less sabre-rattle and more baby rattle. Allowing a woman driver the right of way is chivalry— to say nothing of prudence. The United States went to war for a principle and now she can’t even get the interest. You can get a sensible
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    ROUND THE MARKETS.
    256 8 Messrs. Baker. Morgan < <>.. Kuala Lumpur, reported on the < inst The principal features of a short week have been some heavy movements in Loan and continued enqiiir for rubbers. London buying orders in the latter have been coming throng 1 daily at rising prices, until
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    FRASER AND CO’S WEEKLY REPORT.
    287 8 Messrs. Fraser ard Co.’s weekly report dated April 4. states: The incidence of the Easter Holidays has curtailed business in the local markets and with noi very pronounc ed changes jr the price of tin or rubber to j iecord, transactions have been on a
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    THE HO HONG BANK, LTD.
    343 8 The sixth annual general m of the Ho Hong Bank, Ltd.. V K at the Bank’s registered 7 Market Street, on Thursday. 1 Mr. Lim Peng Siang, tlu> man, said .the greater part of Hpu from a trading point of view a/i?,,' 1921, and we
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    MALAYA’S TRADE VALUES.
    103 8 The total value of foreign imports merchandise, excluding Parcel Post, int British Malaya for the month of Marc 1923, 4 6,8 (i 5.14 7 1• i 1." 1 The total value of foreign imports merchandise, excluding Parcel Post, in: British Malaya for the month of Marc. 1922,
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    RUBBER QUESTION.
    104 8 New York. March 10. —The I utd States Chamber of Commerce has agree) to name a committee to co-operate with the Department of Commerce in study the rubber industry in Brazil. Bo’ |VU Columbia, Ecuador, Peru and the PB’Jir pines. Secretary of Commerce rt Hooo at the same
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    CHURCH INCIDENT IN COCHIN STATE.
    122 8 Madras, Mauch 28.—A Trichur (Codin’ State) corespondent, reports that a s tb ation, which causes anxiety, ha" 1 ;1 owing to Nestorians entering a i" lIlU whftch is in the possession of Indept dent Christians. After the Putin Magistrate and the Police had issued orders
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    The Band Programme.
    53 8 The Municipal Band will play the programme of music at the Esphin." 6 to 7 p.m., to-day:— 1 March Krnmmholtz. i iieu 2 Overture The Calif of Bagdad b" 11 3 Waltz Love's Adieu 1 4 Selection Carminetta 5 Fox Trot I’m Nobodys Baby Pn' ,s God
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    PARIT PERAK RUBBER.
    806 9 lIKEPORT Ob’ THE DIRECTORS. h‘‘ Directors of the Parit Perak RubCo.. Ltd., report for the year ended December, 1922:- The revenue from ber was 87G.0H1.1U less expenditure on bei area $(»1,342.62 ($14,738.48), to ch must be added :—transfer and relation fees $30.00 fines and forfeited jes $137.46
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    SINGAPORE RUBBER SALES.
    198 9 At the Singapore Chamber of Commerce Rubber Association’s 597th auction, on sth, April. 1923, there were catalogued 1,676,633 lbs., or tons 748.49. offered 1.111,937 lbs. or tons 491». 40. Sold 511,514 lbs. or tons 228.35. Prices Realized. L’don spot Is. 4Kd. N. York spot 33}» cts. Ribbed
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    PRODUCE PRICES.
    195 9 Benares Opium p. chest $5,000,00 nom. Cloves no stock Gold leaf 72.00 seller* Mace Pickings no stocks Nutmegs 80s 1105... Coconuts per 1.000 46.00 sellerCopra Sundried 12.50 sellerRattans 11.20 sellerRattans Coarse 10.50 Green Snail Shells 13.00 Siam Rice No. 1 15.00 per bag do do do 2 15.50
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    EXCHANGE.
    117 9 PENANG. APRIL 9. 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 1/2 3 Documentary 2/4 9/16 Calcutta Demand Bank Rs 174 5 3 days’sight Private ~178 s Bombay Demand Bank ~174 2 Madras Demand Bank „174 S
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    LOCAL SHARE LIST
    107 9 The following are the latest quotations in Messrs. Kennedy Co.’s share list Saturday To-day. 50 go g aj Shares. >» —< >» co tn ffi co c. c. c. c. Rubber (Dollar). Mayfield 6.00 6.50 Semanggol 1.00 1.10 1.10 1.20 Tambalak 60 70 65 70 Mining. Batang
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    RUBBER PRICES.
    66 9 9th April, 1923. Local. cts. (Smoked Sheet 58 PenangS Fine Pale Crepe 58 \Unsmoked Sheet 53 Singa- (Smoked Sheet 59 PORE (Crepe 59 London and New York. r (Smoked Sheet Is.4h<l T.OXDON Crppp New York G 33 J The following were the rubber quotations in London on April
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    RUBBER CROPS.
    59 9 The following is an additional rubber output for March lbs. Anglo-Johore 13.392 Bukit Palong 6.629 Bakap Plantations 11.000 Batu Matang 17.785 Batu Lintang 8.996 Consolidated Malay 49.200 Chulsa (Selangor) 16.000 F.M.S. 46.700 Jong Landor 35.350 Kedah 16.746 Kong Sang 14.772 Mambau (F.M.S.) 24.000 Parit Perak 12.514 Sungei Salak
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    TIN PRICES.
    67 9 Local. The Straits Trading Co., Ltd, April 9th: Singapore sold 75 tons at $110.25. Penang sold 50 tons at $109.75. Messrs. Bonstead and Co.. Ltd:— To-day’S quotation for Singapore refined tin $110.25 per picul, business done 75 tons: Penang refined tin $109.75 per picul, business done. 50 tons:
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    TIN OUTPUTS.
    33 9 Ipoh Tin Dredging, Ltd., for March, 520 piculs. Malau Tin. Ltd., .for March. 7.5 piculs. Tongkah Harbour Tin Dredging Co., N.L. from Ist to 7th April, (being one week) 16 tons.
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    MUNICIPAL COMMISSION.
    149 9 The business for the special meeting <>f the Municipal Commissioners to lie held to-morrow, is as follows I. Minutes of last meeting to be read and confirmed. 11. To confirm:— (a) Amendment to Bylaw 62 (Bylaws for Offensive and Dangerous Trades). (b) Additional Bylaw to the Bylaws for
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    KENNEDY & CO’S SHARE LIST.
    1122 9 KENNEDY CO’S SHARE LIST. Q NAMES Je or> E-i RUBBER [Dollar.] 8 c c Allenby Rubber Co 1 15| 1 Alor Gajah Rubber Estate 1 20 1 Amalgamated Malay Estates 2 10 2 30 Ayer Hitam Planting Syndicate 12 50 13 50 Ayer Kuning Rubber Estates 60 80 Ayer Molek
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      589 9 NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. NOTICFS POSITION VACANT. IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT. We beg to announce to the publie WANTED good Tamil Cook. Gaji that we have established Rubber Auctions2s. Apply Box No. 93, c/o Pinang Rooms at No. 24. Beach Street and Noe. Gazette. I and 10, Church Street and that auction sales of
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      SUCCESSFUL TENNIS TOURNAMENT IN LOWER PERAK.
      84 10 A highly successful lawn tenuis tournament was carried out during Easter by the Bagan Datoh Club. The following are the full results Men’s Singles A.—D.H. Kleinman, runner-up, J. F. W. Chandler. Men’s Singles B.—A. Bayley; run-ner-up, A. C. Smith. Men’s Doubles.—A. F. Spooner and
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      COVERED COURT CHAMPIONSHIPS.
      43 10 Loudon, March 24. —In tiie Euro peau Covered Courts Championships finals, which were played at Dulwich to-dav, B. Norton beat Dr. Fyzee, 7—5/ 4—6. 6—o. 6—l. Creig and Ranubwami beat Wheal ley ami Dr. Fvzee, 6—3, I—6, 6—l. o—6, C—l.
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      GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP OF MALAYA.
      55 10 (Won by Edward I’. Kyle for the thi’-d time in succession.) There wa> a lad was born a 1\ le Could dicht a ba' about a mile: I wish I could annex his style.. An' drive as fai as Eddie, For Eddie is a goufin* deil.
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      HAMMERS’ EARLY HISTORY.
      112 10 West Ham United, (who play Bolton Wanderers in the Association Cup Final) like many other famous football clubs, had its beginnings in a team which bad con notion with a Sunday School. Old St. Luke's, who used to play back in Issp, w ere the origin of
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      IPOH GOLF CLUB.
      210 10 T.0.M.” The annual general meeting of the Ipoh Golf Club was held in the club house on Thursday, April The election of officers ami commit tee for the ensuing year resulted a> follow x President —Mr. R. P. Brash. Captain:—Mr. S. Brayshay. Committee: Messis. 11. I). Kiddle.
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    OUR WATCH ON THE RHINE
    91 10 Theie are 8,700 British troops in Cologne, ind the country arourd it which constitutes our area of occupation under the Treaty of Versailles. Their number, which has been gradually reduced owing to the peacefulness of the situation has nothing to do with the importance to
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    LURE OF LONDON.
    73 10 When a young ex-soldier in the AustiaIj.tn Imperia! Forces was charged at Th i m°s Police Court w ith the unlawful pos sessi' n of several articles, a gentleman interested in social work said that ma y Australian soldiers who were sent home return xl to this
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    AN ARAB RACE MEETING.
    365 10 WINNING WILES OF THE CAMEL “JOCKEYS.” For sheer comedy and broadest of farce nothing in the world could bea the ’race-meeting held weekly a Luxor. For instance (writes a Special Correspondent), we will Like camel-race held the other day. It typical. The race was once round
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    THE ETHICS OF BETTING.
    215 10 whatever the law says.—“ Shanghai Mercury.*’ Every now and again a questio i arises al Home as to whether Letting should be legalized. A year or s.; ago the point came up in connection with a judgment, confirmed on appeal, that sums paid by cheque in
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    STOPES v. SUTHERLAND.
    115 10 An appeal has been entered hv Lv. M.brie Stopes, the lady scientist a d advocate t c instructive birti c ntiol. against the judgment given .’.gainst her by the Lord C hief Justice, on the findings of a spec :tl jury. the action for damages for libel
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    NEWS FROM JAPAN.
    94 10 Tokio. April 3.—ln consequence of the death of Prjnce Kitashirakawa, three days’ court mourning has been ordered and the Prince Regent s tour in Formosa has been postponed for a few days. The late Prince has been promoted to a colonel of artillery’. Messrs. Masanori Katsu, Ichiro
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    BASIS OF AIR POWER.
    615 11 MAKE THE NATION FLY” AS WAY TO SUPREMACY. In a stirring call to Englajid to “wake up” to the dangers of our present air position Mr. Robert Blatchford wrote on the 12th March, “We have cut down our expenditure on air power and we are drifting
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    BURMA RICE MARKET.
    239 11 Rangoon, March 30.—Tin speculative tone of the rice market still cot tinues. Although numerous milling notices have been issued these have all been taken up to fill sal?s (by speculators) of guaranteed milling notices specials. The market has remained steady on this account., but tutlarge number of
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