Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 24 April 1923

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    20 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE PUBLISHED DAILY. ESTABLISHED 1833. No. 93. VOL LXXXI. TUESDAY, 24th APRIL, 1923. PRICE 15 OENTS.
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  • WORLD OF SPORT.
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      ENGLAND v. SCOTLAND.
      243 2 SCOTLAND WINS CHAMPIONSHIP. Loudon, April 14.When England met Scotland in the Association football match to-day in Glasgow, it was showery and a crowd of 8,000 witnessed lhe game. During the first ten minutes Scotland was continually attacking, then England began to press and Kelly headed a gohl
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      FOOTBALL.
      347 2 London, April 11.The following matches were played to-day in the League Division I.B<dton Wanderers!), Tottenham Hotspurs 2; Sunderland 3, Sheifield I nited 5. Division ll.Derby 1, Bury '0; Southampton 0. Manchester I nited I). London. April 14.The following are the results of football matches pla\ e l to-day League
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      RUGBY.
      200 2 London, April 14.A Paris message says the sun was shining brightly an 1 a cool breeze blew across the ground when France met Ireland to-day in a rugby football match before twentvfive thousand spectators. The Frenchmen began in promising style, their forwards heeling well and the backs handling finely.
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      CRICKET.
      431 2 P.C.C. V. P.F.S. The cricket match between a team from P.C.C. and the Penang Free School played on the Esplanade on Saturday, was not concluded owing to rain. P.C.C. made 148 for 9 wickets and declared. The Boys succeeded in compiling 46 for 4 wickets. Bennett (51 and Hogan
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  • CORRESPONDENCE.
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      EXCESSIVE TAXATION.
      365 3 hl Editor of the "i’inang Gazette.’'] qnme relief has been given the Sr -±"t home by the Budget. In taX a which recently so narrowly Ma Muitlu-r imposition of an Income i not only unnecessary but Ta 1 .f. tclv affected the welfare of in,l T sol thousands
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      RIFLE SHOOTING.
      385 3 I the Editor of the I’inang Gazette. J Sin—Referring to the first paragraph in the Here and There" column of your issue of 13th inst., on the subject of infer-State. inter-port, inter-club. &c.. Team Shoots. th“ Committee of the Taiping Branch of the M.S.V.R., 8.R.A., thank you for
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      SPIRITUALISM AND MUMMIES.
      327 3 [To the Editor of the "Pinang Gazette.”] Sir,With regard to the letter of Cacoethes Scribendi,” 1 quite admit that Experientia <locet.” But this is not applicable to spiritual matters: Revelation is above reason, and Experience, I Cor. 2.13-14. The connection of the visible with the invisible world,
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      IRELAND.
      199 3 [To The Editor of the Pinang Gazette.”] Sir.With regard to Mr. Bernard Shaw's contribution to the "New Leader." which you reproduced in your issue of the 17th inst.. if half of what is stated in that letter is true, the state of things in Ireland must be something deplorable.
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      THE NIGHT MAIL.
      277 3 [To the Editor of the "Pinang Gazette.”] Sir,1 am much obliged to you for the information given in your last night’s issue regaiding the Night Mail. I his w’ill give me ample time to cable Home to my nephew to postpone his visit to the Federal Capital
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    SOCIETY OF ARCHITECTS.
    411 3 S. T.” ENTHUS 1 AST 1 CALLY SUPPORTED BY PROFESSION. A meeting of the Singapore Society of lichiiects was held at the Asiatic Society s room. Raffles Museum on the 19th inst. The President, Capt. S. Douglas Me.idbws, A. R. I. B. A., presided, and some 30
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    GUNNERS’ DINNER.
    231 3 S. F. P.” It was a happy idea to have a re union dinner of the Royal Regiment of and the gathering on Friday at the Hotel Europe, Singapore, saw nearly sixty members of the Royal Regiment and their guests meeting together to exchange reminiscences and generally recall
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    CANTON FIGHTING.
    25 3 Hongkcng, April 21.Sun Yat Sen’s foices have so far been victorious. A big battle is imminent for the control of the North River.
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    EMPIRE DEVELOPMENT.
    362 3 VISCOUNT EDNAM URGES EXTENSION OF TRADE. London, April 10.In tlie House of Commons, introducing a motion urging the Government’ to take immediate steps to effect the fullest extension of Empire trade, and the development of the Imperial resources in close cooperation with the overseas Dominions, Viscount Ednam complained
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    EXCHANGE.
    117 3 PENANG. APRIL 24. 1923. (By Courtesy of the Chartered z Bank.) London Demand Bank 2/4 o/32 4 months’sight Bank 2 1 1/4 3 Credit 2/4 12 3 Documenta' 2-4 9/1 (’> Calcutta Demand Bank Ils 1 <.'>['! 3 days’sight Private 175?>| z i Bombay Demand Bank 1731 5 [Madras
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    Coming Events.
    64 3 Apr.2sSoccer. P.C.C. v. Chinese Recreation Club. 5.15 p.m. ?GSemanggol Rubber Co.. Meeting. 9 Union Street, 12 noon. 26 Football. C.Q. vs D. Coy P.V.1., Esplanade. 27 St. George’s Ball, Town Hall. 28 Malan Tin, Ltd., 11 a.m. May 3—Football, A Coy P.V.L vs P..W. V. 1., Esplanade. Messrs
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      154 3 UNHAPPY AFTER MEALS. It is surprising how many people are afflicted in this way, though thoroughly enjoying a good dinner they, half-an-hour afterwards, are in pain, troubled with a dull, heavy, overloaded feeling and decidedly uneasy. This is due to weakened digestive powers, aud if it be allowed to go
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    SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.
    821 4 S.T.” Mr. and Mrs. Arthur H. Miles left for home on th** M.S. Zealandia yesterday. Mrs. McNiece, mother of the American Consul here, left for the United States yesterday, via Europe. Mr. and IKFrs. Whitaker returned to Ipoh, yesterday, after a short spell in Penang. Mr. H.
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    THE FUTURE OF RUBBER.
    1779 4  -  Inter-Planting of Crops. (BY J. C. PASQUAL). S.T.” (Concluding Article.) Coming to inter-planting with crops of commercial value, prominence must be given to tapioca, that much-maligned crop the cultivation of which is under an embargo by the Government, and only tolerated as a catch crop for
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      The Trouble in Patani.
      2773 4 A REJOINDER. [To the Editor of the Pinang Gazette.”] Si r ,Absence from home and a difficulty in collecting the various vituperations which have appeared in the Bangkok papers—to which I am not a subscriberhave caused me to defer replying to those whose equilibrium has been
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    CRICKET IN IPOH.
    419 4 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, April 23. An interesting match was played yesterday on the local padang, the teams being a Tapah Eleven and Mr. Marsdens sidea combined Ipoh and affair. Tapah had first knock, and opened very well. The innings eventually closed for 143, P. S.
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  • AHEAD OF THE MAIL.
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      TAX ON THE PREMIER’S STRENGTH.
      194 5 L))ll( |<.n, April 9._Mueh sympathy s in lh<* newspapers for Mr. Bonin La*, wl, has tO Par 1(Ill(1|lt with the prospect of big donexti<. an<l foreign problems, which it |s hoped will not prove too much for I, strength. However refreshed and i((lt iiied he
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      VISCOUNT CURZON AND THE LABOURITES.
      305 5 London, April 11.A feature of the earlier stages of the disorder in the Hon-eid Commons was the exchanges between Viscount Curzon and Mr. lack Jones. Mr. Sexton, with difficulty, restrained Mr. -Times from crossing the Hom to attack Viscount Curzon, Sit I G. Banbury, and
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      THE GOVERNMENT DEFEAT.
      598 5 London. April 11.The Speaker exliicated the Government out of the diHiculty by deciding that the time"iimtred motion that the Speaker n leave the chair” applies not to a "m-ideration of the estimates for a whole se-sion but literally for the day n| even tor the hour covered
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      SUGGESTED FUND FOR HOUSING.
      198 5 London, April 7.Sir Laming Worthington Evans, who was Secretary for War in Mr. Lloyd George’s Cabinet, interviewed, said that hi- proposal was to devote the Budget surplus of £lOO millions to a housing programme which would greatly stimulate building. He pointed out that the State and
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      TAX ON BETTING.
      300 5 London, April 11.Among the taxation proposals which Mr. Baldwin is considering and which he is reported to favour is a tax on betting. The Customs Department of the Treasury have been inquiring into the question during the past few weeks, such a tax being regarded as kindred
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      PLAGUE DECREASE IN INDIA.
      84 5 London, April 16.1 n the House of Commons, replying to Mr. Kenworthy with regard to the plague in India Earl M interton said it was difficult to say there was no. cause for alarm because there was always cause for alarm when there was a fresh
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      RETRENCHMENT COMMITTEE’S LABOURS.
      149 5 London, April B.Lord Inchcape, who has arrived in Paris, is in excellent health. In an interview he freely acknowledged the great assistance which was given his Committee by members of the Indian Government and the Civil Service. Every department of the Government, he said, realised the need
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      THE RIOTING IN AMRITSAR.
      56 5 I/ondon. April 16.Replying to Mr. Hope Simpson, with regard to th? cause of rioting at Amritsar, Earl Winterton said he was of opinion that it was due to a cause that always led to similar riots, namely, the extremeh acute state of feeling between men of
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      COMMENT ON FRONTIER OUTRAGE.
      55 5 London. April 17.The Times” in leading article on the frontier outrage piints out that the Murderous Outrages Regulation jrives the authorities wide discretion in this particulai problem of frontier defence which can only be solved gradually. In the meantime, great and continual sympathy is needed fpr
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      CURRENCY POLICY.
      86 5 London, April 16.Sir James Wilson, in an article in the Asiatic Review” on Indian currency poli«y, says it is impossible to imagine that the Exchange value of the rupee will rise to the legal figure of ten rupees to the The fairest and most practicable solution of the
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      ACTION AGAINST PATHE FRERES.
      128 5 London, April 10.The action brought by Miss Phyllis Lett, the well-known contralto, against Pathe Freres, for alleged libel and breach of contract, and also for an injunction restraining the firm from producing records taken in December, 1910, has been settled. It was announced in the King’s
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      INDUSTRIAL FATIGUE.
      87 5 London, April 15.The report of the bo'i d of research i”t o industrial fatigue to the efficiency in cotton weaving hosed on twelve months’ observation of huodieds of looms m Lancashire, says that the reduction of five per cent in output was observed in certain sheds during reiiods
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      RUNNING FIGHT WITH REBELS.
      111 5 London, April 8.The Daily Mail’s” Dublin correspondent states that rebels [Here surprised ini houses in (ilencar dis trjet, County Kerry. They bolted ami were pursued by Free State soldiers. There was a running fight which continued for three hours. Nine rebels were killed, and a large
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      FREE STATE AND GERMAN TRADE.
      119 5 > London, April B.—The Dublin correspondent of The Times” states that considerable comment has been aroused as a result of the Free State's abandonment of the 27 per cent, duty on imports from Germany, under the Reparations Recovery Act. Ireland has an increasing trade with
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      IRISH PEACE PROSPECTS.
      180 5 Dublin, April 11. Free State troops are sweeping Clonmel and are searching for de Valera, but he and his othe members of the other rebel executive have made their escape to the mountains, where persons knowing the neighbourhood could evade capture for months. Liam Lynch’s death has
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      IRISH REBEL ACTIVITIES.
      66 5 London, April It).The Dublin cor respondent of The Times” states that armed men stopped a train between Dublin and Blessington, removed a rail and started the train at full speed towards Dublin. The train jumped the points and fell into a ditch. Armed men held up a
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      THE OILFIELDS STRIKE.
      307 5 Yenangyoung, April 18.V. Myo Nyun. Liesident, has sent telegram to-dav to H. E. the Governor, of Burma and the Home Member, Maymyo, in which he stated: Oilfield labourers union representing 3,(MX) members and on behalf cf 15,000 oiflfield labourers in' Yenangyoung. Chauk, etc., most respectfully implore Government
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    CONSTITUTIONAL REFORM.
    1109 6 It must have been noticeable that in (the agitation for further Constitutional Reforms on Western lines in-Malaya the most prominent part has been played, not by the Malays, by the members of other communities. Frequently. of course, the Malays are used by Indians. Chinese and Eurasians, particularly by
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    THE MAILS.
    68 6 I'he homeward mail, by the Nankin closes at G p.m. on Thutsday* the 2Gth instant. A mail for Australasia, by the Marella, (via Singapore) closes at 7.15 a.m. tomorrow. The homeward mail, by the Armand Behic. closes at 7 a.m. on Friday the 27th instant. The Mail despatched
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    HERE AND THERE.
    1292 6 The Hon. Mr. W. H. Thorne, in the Legislative Council. was Films. successful in obtaining the postponement of the Theatres Bill with regard to films in the Colony. We have no doubt that a more satisfactory system of censorship will be devised before the next meeting of
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    ST. GEORGE'S DAY AT THE E. AND O.
    270 6 Despite the inclement weather. gathering assembled at the F. A H'■ last night when St. Georiu* s IbywaS commemorated by a special iliiw i fancy dress dance. Tho ball-room tastefully* decorated for tho occision. ihe i flag of St. George being everywh'i'
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    SELANGOR ST. GEORGE'S BALL
    46 6 (From Our Own ('orresi'" 11 Kuala laimpnr. '1 1 Over 40l> were present at "dfancy dress ball at the >• 1 extensions, which were us I 1 p time. The Middlesex lkin<l |du" costume prizes were won 1 Tucker and M ss Moir.
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      21 6 E. O.” Wednesday, 25th—Special Tiffin Orchestra. Thursday, 26th—Orchestral Concert 9-30 p.m. Saturday, 28thGuest NightDancing. J//’, (tud Mrs. Arthur Miles. r. C
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    THE NEAR EAST.
    172 7 Conference Resumed. Reuter’s Telegrams.) Lausanne, April 23. tii't meeting of the resumed l» eare Conference was held this afterSir Horace Rumhold. who prenoon. 1 M.led, explained that the work remain to be done will be divided between Jhree Committees. The first, dealing with the political and judicial
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    CONCESSIONS IN TURKEY.
    103 7 ANttlllPP SYNDICATE’S PLAN L London, April 23. The Daily Telegraph’s diplomatic corie'pondent 'ays a new and powerful Syndicate, wholly independent of die Idie'tt* gioup. i> being formed in the United States for the purpose of having up and developing- existing op timi' ami concessions m Turkey proper,
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    EGYPT A NATION.
    128 7 AT It IN A LIST ()BJ ECT lONS. Cairo, April 23. The W aid. or Nationalist Executive, ha' i"Ued a manifesto condemning the new Constitution. It declares it doe' imt respect the nation’s rights, leaves the door open foi foreign interference, mid does not reprc'ent the will
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    ITALIAN POLITICS.
    27 7 A SPLIT IN THE CABINET. Rome, April 24. Signor Mussolini has accepted the 'signation of the members of the dniiet belonging to the popular partv.
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    THE SENUSSI.
    98 7 I ItiHT WITH ITALIANS. Rome, April 23. A communique states that three de'whnients of Italian troops occupied ,p headquarters of the chief of the ,p h’Hsi at Aghedabia in the morning m April, and put the enemy 11 hght. J le Italian losses were four Ld sn^’e,s killed
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    RAILWAY ACCIDENT.
    43 7 Paris, April 23. RUan/ 'i'.'-'o ,aessa K® sa .Vs a French dier L ii l i 1 two French solM Oll 1 ai| d wo injured in a collitraijis' j' P ass *nger and goods night 0 ,,s kirchen on Saturday
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    LORD CREWE.
    19 7 I Paris, April 23. ""‘'idt-n.l. Ambassador, has I’aris o'ered, and returns to 1 <>n the 26th April.
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    REPARATIONS.
    166 7 German Leader’s Views. (Reuter’s Telegrams. Berlin, April 23. In a speech at a demonstration, Herr Stresemanu, leader of the German People’s Party, said Lord Cur zon’s speech in the House of Lords created a new political situation, and formed a suitable basis for the continuance ot Inter-Allied discussion. Au
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    THE MARK.
    11 7 London, April 23. Marks relapsed to 133,066 to 135,000.
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    REICHSBANK’S RATE RAISED.
    19 7 Berlin, April 23. The Reichsbank has raised the discount rate from 12 to 18 per cent.
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    SOUTH AMERICAN ARMAMENTS.
    68 7 ANOTHER CONFERENCE. Santiado de Chile, April 23. The President of Chile has invited the Presidents of the Argentine. Brazil and Uruguay to confer at Monte Video in September, in view of differences that have arisen over the armament question, and the prospect that it will not be
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    LOCKOUT THREATENED.
    88 7 SHIPBUILDING DIFFICULTIES London, April 23. The Shipbuilding Federation notified a lockout on the 30th April of member' of the boilermaker', iron and steel shipbuilders, woodworkers and plumbers’ Unions, unless the Unions previously intimate that they are prepared to accept the national overtime and nightshift agreement, conluded on the
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    MIDINETTES LOCKED OUT.
    24 7 Paris, April 23. The striking Midinettes of several important dressmaking firms in the Rue de la Paix have been locked out
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    BOXING.
    31 7 McTIGUE AND CARPENTIER MATCHED. New York, April 23. Tex Rickard announces a match between McTigue and Carpentier for the world’s light heavyweight champion ship on July 14 in New York.
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    DAVIS CUP TENNIS.
    40 7 Sydney, April 23. A public subscription has been opened to provide a business substitute for Anderson, and thus enable him to play in the Davis (hip matches. Meanwhile, the Association is uithholding the cable announcing Australia’s withdrawal.
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    INTERNATIONAL TENNIS.
    38 7 AUSTRALIAN PLAYER AND EXPENSES. Sydney, April 24. The tennis player, Anderson, has decided not to. accept subscriptions on the ground that the question of expense is a matter for the Lawn Tennis Association to deal with.
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    THE TEA DUTY.
    158 7 Motion for Reduction Vetoed. London, April 23. In the House of Commons, a motion for the reduction of the tea duty from Bd. to the pre-war level of 5d.. which was supported by all the Opposition groups, was defeated by 257 to 179. Supporters of the motion
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    DUTY ON IMPORTED CIGARETTES
    69 7 BRITISH PROTEST TO PEKING. London, April 23. In the House of Commons, replying to Sir Joseph Hood, Mr. R. McNeill said the British Minister strongly protested to the Chinese Governmen* against illegal action by the provincial authorities in Chekiang and Fukien in imposing an ad valorem
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    THE CHINESE EMBASSIES.
    77 7 London, April 23. In the House of Commons, Dr. W. R. Chapple asked whether the Government had received a request- by Dr. Wellington Koo to the diplomatic body to release about £326.606 of customs surplus for the’ purpose of covering arrears of pay and expenses of the
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    BRITISH SUBJECTS IN TUNIS.
    60 7 ANGLO-FRENCH AGREEMENT. London, April 23. In the House of Commons, in reph to questions, Mr. R. McNeill stated that an Anglo-French agreement lias been reached.with regard to the question of France’s right to conscript British subjects resident in Tunis, rendering it unnecessary to refer anv case
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    THE PATRIARCH TIKHON.
    64 7 RUMOURS OF TORTURE. Riga, April 23. It i' rumoured that the Cheka is trying to extract a recantation from the Patriarch Tikhon by torturing him tn means of electricity. A more refined form of cruelty consist' of allowing the Patriarch to receive Bolshevik newspapers only, especially those
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    THE FRONTIER OUTRAGE.
    106 7 REMARKABLE STORY. Peshawar, April 23. A remarkable story of the predominant motive for the Ellis outrage has filtered through. It is stated that the crime was the result of a vow taken by the ringleader of the gang, wishing to avenge humiliation inflicted upon him when some
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    LOYAL SIKHS MURDERED.
    51 7 Lahore, April 23. Six loyal Sikhs were murdered in the last few weeks for political motives in the Hoshiarpur and Jullundur Districts of the Punjab, by persons dressed as Akalis. The Government believe it to be the work of a revolutionary gang. A number of arrests were
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    RUBBER RESTRICTION.
    104 7 Loopholes Seen from London. (Reuter’s Telegrams.) London, April 23. The recent reaction in rubber shares is surmised by the Financial Times” to be due to the defects in the enforcement of the Stevenson restriction scheme, particularly in the liberality of production licenses granted to the native owners. The
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    RUBBER FLOTATION.
    48 7 Txmdon, April 23. Lambak Rubber, Limited, has been formed with a capital of £266,660 to acquire a rubber estate of 5,529 acres in Central Johore, at £88,280 in cash. The amount issued. 145.600 pound shares, at par, has been fully subs cribed. The lists are closed.
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    ALLEGED RUBBER SMUGGLING.
    447 7 REPUTED RING” IN F.M.S. Reports have come to our hands that rubber smuggling on an extensive scale is being practised in the F.M.S. The information at our disposal alleges that there is in existence a ring of smuglers, who for the successful working of their plans, depend
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    SUN LIFE LIBEL ACTION.
    98 7 London, April 17.A settlement is announced in the King’s Bench of a libel action taken by the Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada against Mr. Henderson and another. Mr. Patrick Hastings, K.C., said that the plaintiffs had large operations in India and complained that the defendant,
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    THE DUTCH INDIES.
    272 7 Naval Problems. (Reuter’s Telegrams.) The Hague, April 23. A Dutch Royal Commission is considering a bill providing for the construction of a fleet to guarantee the neutrality of the Dutch East Indies. It rejects the suggestion to suspend the passing of the bill pending the reestablishment of
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    M. LOUCHEUR’S MISSION.
    229 7 London, April ID.The ice is melting. It may take some month' before it is possible to escape from the frozen seas, but the breaking-up 1' apparent,” declares the Paris cor respondent of The Times” comment mg on the new trend of thought aroused by M. Loueheur’s visit
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    ABERDEEN PORTERS’ RUSE FAILS.
    60 7 London, April 9.—Wearing their best clothes and accompanied hv their wives pushing perambulators as if the'were holiday making, numbers of porters passed the Aberdeen fishermen’s pickets and started to unload the German trawlers. The ruse was detected and the porters were chased off the trawlers which
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    SPECIAL POLICE FOR FARM STRIKE AREAS.
    55 7 London, April B.ln order to com bat the activities of terrorist gangs whose violence is increasing several hundred mounted police have been draffe<l to the Norfolk farm strike areas. The extension of the strike to Suffolk and Cambridgeshire is threatened owing to the farmers’
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    POSTMAN MURDERED AS SPY.
    80 7 London, April 8.Armed men niurcteied a postir :i at Carrigtohill and placed a note on the post bag stating that they were convinced that La was spy. The brass helmet worn by Ferdiriaud Magellan in 1521 when he was killed on the Island of Mactan in
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    LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
    760 7 Penang Municipal Vote. (I'rom Onr Own Correspondent). Singapore, April 24. In the Legislative Council, replying to the Hon. Mr. Yeoh Guan Seok, Sir Frederick James stated that a request had been made through the Secretary of State that the claims of Malaya to a share in the allocation
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    RUBBER RESTRICTION.
    340 8 AMENDMENTS IN THE LAWS OF EXPORT. Among the new measures to be introduced into the Legislative Council to-day is an ordinance to amend the Export of Rubber (Restriction) Ordinance, 1922. The object of this bill is to amend the law relating to the restriction upon export of rubber.
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    FRASER’S WEEKLY REPORT.
    488 8 Singapore. April IX.The week under review has been a quiet one in all branches of the local share market, the official announcement concerning the disposal of tin stocks held by the pool was considered on the whole to be satisfactory. but tin prices have'subsequently shown a downward
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    RATU VILLAGE RUBBER ESTATES.
    386 8 REPORT OF THE DIRECTORS. The Directors of the Batu Village Rubber Estate, Ltd., report for the twelve months ended 31st December, 1922, that the net profit for the period after making due provision for depreciation amounts to .99 which deducted, together with Directors’ Fees for 1921
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    ROUND THE MARKETS.
    389 8 Messrs. Baker. Morgan and Co.. Ltd.. Kuala Lumpur, repotted on the 20th April :The situation in the present market is broadly this: Taking a lesson from the past two years' slump rubber and other Companies are building up reserves to an extent that was not done previously,
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      260 8 y— S PRITCHARD’S FOR I f High Class Provisions I AT if I Moderate Prices. 'l' n J HORS D’OEUVRES. II Anchovies in oil per bottle $O-95 j| Hors D’oeuvres mixed per small 0-65 m l-00 Bloc set, 6 tins 3-20 Caviare Casino Brand small tin 1-15 Olive Farcies French
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    VATICAN AND IRISH FREE STATE.
    841 9 THE PAPAL ENVOY'S TASK. The Dublin correspondent of the Morning Post say's it is of course highly desjtable that the Vatican should be made aware of the tiue state of affairs in Southern Ireland, instead of getting its information, as heietofore, highly filtered in its
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    CHRISTIAN FEDERATION OF MALAYA.
    810 9 OBJECTS AND REASONS. A meeting of all interested will l>e held in the Penang Free School this evening at 6 o’clock, for the purpose of forming a Unit of the Christian Federation of Malaya in Penang. The prospectus states that one of the great thoughts suggested
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    SINGAPORE AND WIRELESS.
    437 9 Happily placed as this port is in many respects, says the Free Press outside .the volcanic lielt that runs down less than a hundred miles away, from Sumatra in the north-west, curving round through Java and the easterly islands of the Dutch Indies,, through Manila, Formosa and
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    FORGED COUPONS.
    360 9 O. M.” REMARKABLE WORK OF SCRUTINEERS. Mr. C. W. H. Cochrane, Acting Under Secretary, F. M. S„ forwards a copy of a memorandum relating to forged rubber coupons. It is pointed out that the total quantity of rubber exported on forged coupons was a very small percentage of
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    LOCAL SHARE LIST
    62 9 The following are the latest quotations in Messrs. Kerinedy Co.’s share list Yesterday To-day. j si Shares. ZS Z 2 S PS X n X Sc. c. c. Sc. Mining. Hitam Tin 1.40 1.45 1.374 1.424 Nawng Pet 1.224 1-25 1.20 1.224 N. Taiping 1.174 L2O South
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    RUBBER PRICES.
    66 9 24th April, 1923. Loca l. cts. Smoked Sheet 52 Penang- Fine Pale Crepe 524 .Unsmoked Sheet 48 Singa- (Smoked Sheet 53j PORE (Crepe 53ji London and New York. I nvnnv f Sm <>ked Sheet LONDON Cr(>pe New York G3H The following were the rubber quotations in London on
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    TIN PRICES.
    104 9 London. The Straits Trading Co., Ltd., gives the following London prices, on April 23 Spot £212.15« up £5 3 mos. buying 212.15$ 4.15$ 3 selling 213 4.175.6 d The Eastern Smelfing Co., Ltd: London, April 23, £212.15s spot, and £212.15« three months buying, £213 selling. Local. April 24th:
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    PRODUCE PRICES.
    278 9 Benares Opium p. chost $5,000,00 nom. Cloves no stock Gold leaf 72.00 sellers Mace Pickings no stocks Nutmegs 80s 1105... Coconuts per 1,000 46.00 sellers Copra Sundried 12.15 sales 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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    KENNEDY & CO’S SHARE LIST.
    1126 9 KENNEDY CO’S SHARE LIST. E iS NAMES 5.2 X an H 3 RUBBER [Dollar.] S c S of* Allenby Rubber Co 1 20 1 Alor Gajah Rubber Estate 1 25 1 40 Amalgamated Malay Estates 2 25 2 35 Ayer Hitam Planting Syndicate 12 50 *3 50 Ayer Kuning Rubber
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    LOCAL SHARE PRICES.
    65 9 rvi M1 t 71'1'’ u'l e ,n P° rtan t changes in Malaya Ltd. in to day's ('l>e ll S,,:ireH Buyers. Sellers, f u l ,,t>redFi,lg M /6 Kam, 4 51.375 1.424 Mj dau Ti„ j r,n 4 43/"1 IS I f!!'» .97} h,wi i, i-w "11..,1
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      349 9 new advertisements. for sale. 7 seater second-hand Ford Car, "L condition. Price moderate, only jV-Hi Apply owner:—2o6, Magazme Rmd. Penang. h blinder Studebaker P. 1070 In ,’ilH.t condition. New Snnm s Mag--4-> (HM> or near oner. Vpply E. J. Bennett. Penang. auction. NOTICE OF SALE. |IV ORPEU OF IHH MORTGAGEE.
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      146 9 A COMMON TROUBLE OF CHILDHOOD HOW BABY’S OWN TABLETS BANISH INFANTILE CONSTIPATION. A difficulty many parents experience is to find a suitable constipation remedy for their children). The purgatives used by adults are too harsh, castor oil is dreaded by every child, and the various laxative powders usually prescribed are
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    THE TIN MARKET.
    927 10 London. March 27.Friday’s market had a steads tone, closing pi ices showing a rise of ss. On Monday the market reacted. however, and values lost £7 ss. Upon less optimistic reports from America. a Hat tone was seen in the market here on Monday. Prices quickly gave
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    SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.
    141 10 TO-DAY’S DEPARTURES. A ing Thye for A lor Star. Menggala for Deli and P. Brandan. Kopah for Deli. Calchas for Port Swettenham, Singapore and China. Gienapp for Port Swettenham, Singapore, China and Japan. Rasa for Pang Nga and Setul. Kampar for Teluk Anson. Klang for Port Swettenham. taking
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    PENANG MAILS.
    360 10 CLOSE DAILY (except Sunday). BT 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. 'j By train Teluk Anson.Kuala Kubu, Kuala I 7.15 a.m Lumpur, Klang,
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    THE SUMATRA ESTATE MURDER.
    260 10 )csteiday, says the Lieli Courapt of t'.e 12th instant, Mr. M. C. A. Hartog v.ac murdered by a coolie near the otlice of the (lOerach Batoe Estate belonging to the Hamburg America Plantation Com pany. The deceased, who was an Englishmain was held in the highest
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      302 10 LET YOUR NEXT DRINK BE SIMONDS’ MILK STOUT The real Milk Stout bears the Hop Leaf on the lal>el. And when you ask for Milk Stout you should make wMMB certain that the Hop Leaf is there, for there is no other stout that is so strengthening and invigorating. It
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    MARKET PRICES.
    512 11 CHOWRASTA MARKET. Penang, April 24, 1923. cts Government Mutton Head, sheep or goat each 1.00 Liver with heart lung do 1.20 Tripe do 1 .«K> Goat or Sheep per lb 58 Sweet Bread pair 40 Leg of Mutton lb 58 Kidney pair 40 Feet the four 50 Mutton
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      76 11 When a man asserts his dishe'ii* in advertising, ask him whose soap he uses, whose he drinks In nine eases out of ten they will be advertised articles, and though he states that he has not changed 1:1« taste for years it proves not so much that he-is not influenced
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      329 11 I large stocks PINANG I r, gazette vjalvanized Wire, Galvanized Wire Netting, I (VARrous GAC-GES AND SIZES) g Listof Plflces where Gazette Barbed Wire, Changkols, Tin Plates, Pick can be bought at 15 cents, g Axes, Shovels, Garden Shears, Cross Cut S Local. Saws, Parangs, Axes, Dietz Hurricane Railway Book
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