Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 26 April 1923

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    20 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE PUBLISHED DAILY. ESTABLISHED 1833 No. 95. VOL LXXXI. THURSDAY, 26th APRIL, 1923. PRICE 15 CENTS.
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      382 1 rkroJ)’S LETTER press I jjt-M ROLLER f J COMPOSITION j; i RUNTS'- < 1 P. G. Press, Ltd. mamara' Hx l ililiiiiilliiiil ilUiiililiUliiilllUhimi. Oliver” Typewriter j RUBBER LATEX. I <._ A jfei S '1 IS THE POSSIBLE LARGE o( L-« Preserved HIGHEST CLASS TO w.th AGRISOL are now being shipped
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      14 1 i T. NAGATA, I 5 DENTIST. NUT DOO* TO i j THE DISPENSARY.” g
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  • THE FAR EAST.
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      THREE THOUSAND DROWNED.
      316 2 DYKE GIVES WAY. Harbin. April B.More than three thousand persons were drowned on Saturday and other thousands were stripped of all their possessions and rendered homeless when flood water of the Sungari River broke through the Hsinkiang dyke near Fuchatien. In the general inundation of rhe country
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      NAVAL TRADITION SMASHED.
      130 2 Peking, April 7.An unusual procedure was adopted to-dav when Admiral Tu Shih-kwei appointed Commander Hsu Feng-tsao. chief of staff of the Admiralty without a Presidential Mandate. Ihe appointment was gazetted only by an order of the Ministry ot the Navy in order to avoid the opposition of
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      JAPAN AND DRUG MONOPOLY.
      220 2 Peking, April 11.A Japanese advisor to the Government has submitted to the Finance Minister, Mr. Liu Enyuan, a proposal to legalise the opium traffic and to grant the monopoly n the trade to Japanese interests which are prepared to advance to the Government in return a
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      HONGKONG HOUSING.
      36 2 Hongkong, April 7.The Governor of Hongkong has appointed a Commissj( n to advise as to vhat measutrs aie possible to increase the quan.tz ai.o decrease the cost of housing auc- mmodatiou in the Colony.
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      SCARLET FEVER
      34 2 Peking, April 4.Scarlet fever is rife in the capital, and qmie a number of foreign children ha.*e been attacked. It is expected that li’4 schools may have to be clo j d.
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      SUN YAT-SEN AND JOFFE.
      557 2 It would have been interesting to have listened-in” on that recent halfda v conversation between Adolph Joffe and Sun Yat-sen, at Shanghai, says the Christian Science Monitor. The sl ort dark, bearded. Teuton-looking envoy of the Soviet Government who has contributed not a little to the
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      PHILIPPINE BANK.
      200 2 Manila, April 12.Governor-Gene-, ral Wood in a statement issued to-d i\. asserted that the new General Manager of the Philippine National Bank, the government financial institu’io". appointed to succeed Mr. E. W. Wilson, would be an American, and tha the policy of the bank as set forth a
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      922 2 QI pl 1 6 cylinder Studebaker P. 1070. In dilOlTl vIHSSIIICCI excellent condition. New Simm’s Magneto. $2,000 or near off er. Advertisements. Apply E Besxett Penang 744—24 26 28-4 Wanted, For Sale, To Let, &c., For SaleOwner leaving Colony, can lx? inserted in the Pinang Maxwell Car, lately overhauled and
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      18 2 MARTIN’S A Remedy for all '«regularities, taperaeding Bitter Apple, Pennyroyal, PU Coch la, Order of «lx. Chemists. esgrtM
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      1026 2 NY V 1 CUTICURA HEALS For Colombo and g I PIMPLES ON FACE s l May, has excellent accoin rea d 4 ll V u er P a r Ug t ht n e ff’ S Head. Had Hair Cut Off. patron, ITr I My daughter had a breaking out
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    THE ROYAL WEDDING.
    3774 3 TO-DAY’S CEREMONY IN THE ABBEY. DESCRIPTION OF BRIDE’S DRESS. Tlll riaw ..Illis Royal Highness |lllk( York with the Lady Eliza,„.,l, lioW e S -l.yon takes place at WestminAbbey to-day. The last Royal wedin Westminster Abbey was that o£ r j llC PS< Mhfv aH<l Capt.un iscount I
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    MUNICIPAL COMMISSION.
    421 3 The following are the minutes of a specM.l meeting of the Municipal Commissioners of George Town. Penang, held on Tuesday, the loth April 1923. Present Messrs. J. S. YV. Arthur (Deputy President). C. R. Samuel, J. H. -Pedlow, Dr. L’m Guan Cheng. Hon. Mr. Y r eoh. Guan
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    CONDEMNED MAN’S WHIM.
    523 3 HYMN THAT BROKE UP THE PARTY. Earl Throst, hanged in the lowa State Penitentiary at Fort Madisoni for the murder of a girl school teacher, died as he had livedan aesthete with a fancy for the niceties of social intercourse. But Tony Buzetti, whose tua on the
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      269 3 I CONSIDER THEM A BOON TO US WOMEN” LADY IN NATAL HAS CONVINCING PERSONAL PROOF OF THE EFFICACY OF DR. WILLIAMS’ PINK PILLS. Mrs. M. Begg, 6 Queen Street, E’urban, South Africa states: When at the age of 25 the premature birth of my third baby put me info a
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    DISTRICT COURT.
    2631 4 ALLEGED THEFT OF ELECTRICITY. J l DGMENT RESERVED. In the District Court, yesterday afternoon, before Mr. R. Scott. Shaik Ebrahim, Chief Clerk, Stamp Office. Penang, and his stepson, Che Ahmad, were charged with (1) theft of electric current, the property of the Municipality of George Town, Penang, on
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    SEMANGGOL RUBBER.
    1094 4 Annual Meeting. The fourteenth annual general meeting of The Semanggol Rubber Company. Ltd., was held in the Registered Offices of the company 9 Union Street, Penang, at noon to-day. There were present Messrs. D. A. M. Brown (in the chair) G. Stothard. G. N. Save. J. McNeill, B.
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    JOTTINGS FROM IPOH.
    455 4 ANOTHER PASSAGE CASE. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Tpoh, April 25. Another claim for passage and salary has been tiled in the Court of the .Indicia! Commissioner. In this. Mr. T. is the plaintiff and the T.arnt Tin Drolling Company. Limited, of which Mr John Cameron is General
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    ADVERTISING PAYS.
    91 4 The agents of Messrs. M rt piia! Sons, Ltd., write to our A" Department as follows ()tl rti |Xl We have pleasure in wit! l ,week’s advertisement i” c' ll11 j»e Burford’s Soaps an»l t' ll l V'mion- same vour usual special a’ t>l .j l1 j.n iir
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      379 4 NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. POSITION VACANT. WANTED experience I Tamil Conductor. A sound knowledge of field work especially on hilly land essential. Able to speak Telugu. Apply by letter, enclosing references, to MANAGER. Sungei-Tawar Estate, Kuala Ketil, Kedah. AUCTION. Penang Sales Room. TO BE SOLD By Public Auction, At 38, Beach Street,
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      117 4 RHEUMATIC AGDNY. ACMES, PAINS SWELLING. STIFFNESS, SORENESS ANO INFLAMMATION NEED NO LONGER OE SUFFERED NOW. WHY you ask Read this: A hot bath in the highly medicated and oxygenated mineral water produced by Rentlei Rath Saltrates is guaranteed to rid you of the misery within ten t> iniite*. T rv
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    ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL
    692 5 X| I i-l VXD SCOTTISH LEAGUE TABLES. jolfbwing <uv the tables of the 1]1() Scottish Association Fooy>all les brought up-to April 11 in accor'(X with the cabled results division. I>. W. I). L. Pts. 37 25 *4 8 54 36 20 10 6 50 iI T 37 19
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    Coming Events.
    28 5 [.'“‘[ball. C.Q. vs D. Cov P.V.1., Esplanade. S|- George’s Ball, Town Hall. Ma-’o MUla Tin Lt<1 11 am A Coy P.V.I. vs P. W. '•I., Esplanade.
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    LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
    1336 5 Free Press.” Rubber Restriction Law. Among the fourteen Bills which were before the Legislative Council for consideration was the Rubber Restriction (Amendment) Bill, in regard to which the Attorney-General stated that experience had shewn that the law as it stood was defective in various particulars. The amendments would
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    MANCHESTER WEEKLY MARKET. REPORT.
    372 5 Messis. James F. Hutton Co., Ltd.. Manchester reported on March 21st as follows American cotton prices have been unsettled acd a slight fall is to be recorded on the week's trading. There is still an absence of ary substantial support from our local industry and the
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      182 5 Made by Hand W One at a time* hand craft Hand-Making costs approximately ten times more than Machine mass producfflM tion, but it produces an infinitely superior BO Cigarettethat is why we incur this huge v. extra cost in MAKING 555 BY HAND I W VIRGINIA CIGARETTES ZW® /BW /■>
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    BIRTHS.
    38 6 Saunders,At Penang, on the 26th April, to Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Saunders, a son. LaidlawAt the European Hospital, on 24th April, to Edith Dorothy, wife of Douglas Laidlaw, of the Chartered Bank. Kuala Lumpur, a son.
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    STATISTICAL INFORMATION.
    1135 6 Those interested in the rubber, tin and other industries of Malaya have for years been complaining that the figures to which they had access, purporting to show the statistical position of these industries, lacked completeness and reliability. This was also true of statistics dealing with the movements of
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    HERE AND THERE.
    1074 6 When the Secretary of the WirelessCommittee in Singapore Broadcasting. invites all interested in the broadcasting of wireless communications to write to him on the matter, we may be sure that something is in prospect. As everybody has some interest in the question, one might expect a great
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    HEALTH STATISTICS
    79 6 The health statement lor the Mr cipality of George Town. Penang. i\, r k week ending 21st April. 1923, <h (t J total of 69 deaths37 males mid femalesthe death-rate being 2>.04 mille. per annum, compared v 25.19 in the preceding week and T in the corresponding week
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    THE MAILS.
    424 6 S. T." The homeward mail, by the Nankin, closes at 6 p.m. to-day. The homeward mail, by the Armand Behic, closes at 7 a.m. to-morrow. The P. 0. Packet Sardinia. i> I to arrive here at 6 a.m. on Monday.th30th instant. This steamer is expectd to have outward
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      213 6 A GRAMOPHONE for $5O. I JI I THE I THE GRIPPA J* 1 1“ GRIPPA The New Grippa Portable Gramophone is fitted with a Powerful British made motor and plays 12 ins. Records* Case of solid oak. all Nickel fittings, weight 9% lbs., Clear loud and natural tone and its
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      14 6 E. O.” Thursday, 26th—O rch es tra 1 Concert 9-30 p.m. Saturday, 28thGuest NightDancing.
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      109 6 MAX LINDER ATTRACTION AT LYRIC THEATRES, LTD., e o Td g Robertson—Cole presents MAX LINDER, gentleman comedian and world war hero, in the greatest and funniest comedy of the year 5 Reels SEVEN YEARS’ BAD LUCK” Reels 5 A comedy as funny as its title. Goldwyn presents Reginald Barker’s production
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      21 6 THE TIDES. High Water. Low Water. To-day. X.SX p.m, 3.13 p.m. To-morrow. 9.59 a.m. 3.38 a.m. 10. 4 p.m. 4.14 p.m.
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    34 6 DEATHS. ReutENSAt Penang, on April 24th. Theodore A. Reutens. Aged >.”» years. PAGLAR.At her residence. No. 211, Jalan Besar. Singapore. Mary Cecile, beloved wife of Mr. P. L. Paglar. Chief Engineer, s. s. Sarie Borneo.
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    HOUSE OF COMMONS.
    165 7 British Government and Russian Acts. Reuter’s Telegrams.) London, Api 'I 25. In )h(l of Commons, replying i|l|( s fioiis with regard to the series t ;l() miimitted by the Russian Government, of which British subjects iHe victims, including the seizure Hull trawler by the Bolshevist* fl ihe
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    SUBMARINES OF THE POWERS.
    140 7 I I -t th. AMERY’S FIGI RES. London, April 25. In the House of Commons, replying to I apt. IL Berkeley in regard to the .•submarines launched since 1913, and now commissioned or capable of being < ommissioned. Lt.-Col. Amery gave in following figures of tin*
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    LABOUR DEFEAT ON HOUSING.
    61 7 London, April 26. In the House of Commons, after a debate characterised by numerous interruptions, the Labour motion for the reception of the Housing Bill was defeated by 34(1 votes to 140, the largest majority which the Government has Imd. It was greeted with loud and
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    THE BOXER INDEMNITY.
    71 7 London, April 25. In the House of Commons, replying Mi. I*. Hannon. Mr. McNeilJ said dial a iciiiniittee to consider the provedure in connection with the utilisa,l(lll °l the Boxer Indemnity was d'out to be appointed. IL* was very doubtful regarding the desirability <d ntilisiucr the indemnity
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    OPIUM EXPORTS FROM INDIA.
    60 7 London, April 25. I House of (Omnions, in resI'' H|S >o questions, Earl Winterton jd the number of chests of T" 1 1 s 'd<] at the Calcutta auctions '’'.J 11 1 years ending March 31, 1921. 1923, were respectively 1,550, am He. would enquire from
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    IRELAND.
    108 7 ,l;l;l;(il labs executed. London, April 25. m ui'b.'i s eaptured in a rerut e( at" T .'i' VPS Ken v we,e exe|;hl,i: I 'alt'e. I hey included an I 'inian, a deserter from the East '•"i.s regiment. Advan ce to Normal Conditions. Dublin, April 25. bifi, 'n lt |vV
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    REPARATIONS.
    195 7 A Cold Douche. (Reuter’s Telegrams. London, April 25. An authoritative announcement in London yesterday, expressing surprise at the tendency in Germany to interpret Lord Curzon’s speech of April 26, as indicating the possibility of British mediation and declaring that Germany must approach France direct, acted, according to Berlin messages,
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    THE REICHSBANK RATE.
    87 7 London. April 25. The President of the Reichsbank. Herr Sa ven st ein. explaining the 6 p»*cent rise in the discount rate, severelx referred to the German industrialistwho were null'fving- the Reichsbank’s efforts to stabilize the mark. He complained that their daily speculation- in foreign exchange far
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    THE MARK.
    16 7 London. April 25. Marks stand at from 132,000 to 134.600; French francs at 68.4-5.
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    INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE.
    104 7 QUESTION OF AMERICAN MEMBERSHIP. New York. April 25. Ihe newspapers are of opinion that Ihesident Harding’s speech on the International Court of Justice indi cates that the President intends to seriously press the project of American membership, despite the opposition of the Republican leader- ami others.
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    THE TURF.
    47 7 DRY TOAST WINS CITY AND SUBURBAN. London, April 25. The following is the result of the Citv and Suburban Dry Toast 20 to 1. Roman Fiddle 10 to 1. Condover 100 to 14. Thirteen'ran. Dry Toast won by neck; a length separated second and third.
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    AUSTRALIA AND THE DAVIS CUP.
    49 7 ANDERSON ACCEPTS PUBLIC ASSISTANCE. Melbourne, April 25. The Davis Cup player, Anderson, has agreed to accept public assistance conditional only upon it being applied for procuring a business substitute. The Secretary of the Association declares it is practically certain that the team will compete.
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    KIDNAPPED GIRL SAFE.
    16 7 MISS ELLIS AT PESHAWAR. Simla, April 25. Miss Ellis has arrived at Peshawar.
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    CHESTER CONCESSION.
    249 7 Knocking the Gilt off the Gingerbread. (Reuter’s Telegrams.) Constantinople, April 25. Further details of the Chester Concession rather knock the gilt off the gingerbread. The concession is valid for 99 years, but the Government may buy the railways after thirty years, and if the construction of the sector
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    BANQUE INDUSTRIELLE.
    78 7 Paris, April 25. Among ten Banque Industrielle ofli cials to }>e prosecuted are Senator Andre Berthelot, on charges of wrong fully issuing share- and distributing fictitious dividends. M. Pernotte i--imilarly charged, also w’ith negotiating the said shares. It is exjiected the trial will begin in June. Further Prosecutions
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    U.S. STRIKE.
    36 7 New York, April 25. A strike call. op»*rating at noon, w-i--mad»» by the Marine Transport Workers’ Union, numbering 126.666. A demand is being mad»* for in< rea-«* I wage- and an eight hour day.
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    BURMESE OIL STRIKE SETTLED.
    53 7 (GMPANIES’ TERMS ACCEPT ED. Rangoon. April 25. An agreement ha- been reachetf whereby th»* strikers at Yenang Yaung will resum»* to-m»»rrow on term- off’ei ed by th»* compani»*s. Ihe strikers demanded a large in<*rease in wage- and recognition of equality of treatment of Amerh an and
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    CALCUTTA JUTE STRIKE SETTLED.
    20 7 WORK RESUMED UNCONDITIONALLY. Calcutta, April 25. The employees <rf the Nuddea Jut» Mills have resumed unconditionally.
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    THREATENED SHIPYARD LOCKOUT.
    46 7 MORE HOPEFUL POSITION. London, April 25. The prospect of averting a shipyard lockout is more favourable as a result of the decision of the Conference of the Federation of the Shipbuilding Trades, which strongly recommends the three Unions concerned to accept the position.
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    PARIS DRESSMAKERS.
    15 7 LOCKOUT TERMINATED. Paris, April 25. The Dressmakers' Federation decided to terminate the lockout.
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    CRICKETER’S HEALTH.
    19 7 London. April 25. Mr. P. F. Warner underwent a severe abdominal operation, which turned out most successful.
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    LUSANNE.
    154 7 Mixed Arbitral Tribunals. [Reuter’s Telegrams.J Lausanne, April 25. Ihe Economic Committee, discussing the economic clauses of the Treaty, upheld the provision for mixed arbitral tribunals though the Turks desired to substitute the ordinary courts of law. Russia and the Straits. Lausanne, April 25. At th»* meeting of th»* first
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    DESERT FIGHTING.
    35 7 HEAVY LOSSES OF SENUSSI. Rome, April 25. In the fighting on April 23, th»* Senussi lost 666 killed ami wounded, including the Chief, Abdullah Solium, who wa- killed. The commander was seriously wounded.
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    WEDDING HONOURS.
    60 7 London. April 25. On th»* occasion of th»* Royal w»*»l--»ling. His Majesty ha conferred on the Duke of \ork th»» Order <»f Knight <»t th»* Thistle, ami on th»* Earl of Strathmor»* th»» Knight*Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order, and on Wing Comdr. Louis Greig, Comptroller to
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    FREEMASONRY.
    58 7 HONOUR FOR ROYAL BRIDEGROOM. London, April 25. At the annual festival of th»» United Grand Lo»lge of England, held in th»» Freemason-’ Hall, and preside»! over by the Duke of Connaught, th»» Duke of York was appoint»»»! Senior Grand M arden in -uc» e--ion to th»* Prine»» of M
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    EMPIRE PREFERENCE.
    81 7 SYDNEY RESCINDS THE ABSOLUTE” POLICY. Sy»lm»y, April 25. The City Council’s Electricity C»>mmittee recommemletl th»* re-ci—ion of th»* absolute Empire prefereme policy in favour-of 15 per cent Empii t* preference. [Reuter cabled on April 12: A- tm* result of the Sydney City Council’s adoption of the policy of
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    P. & O. INTERIM DIVIDEND.
    40 7 P. O. INTERIM DIVIDEND. London, April 25. The Peninsular and Oriental S. N. Co., Ltd., announce an interim dividend at the rate of 12 per cent per annum on deferred shares, tax free, for the six months ended March 31.
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    A NEW "RHODES TRUST.”
    75 7 London, April 25. A new Rhodes Trust” has bee i founded by Mrs. 11. P. Davison in memory of her husband, a former partner of Messrs. J. P. Morgan ami Company, under which three, each, of Oxfortl ami Cambridge students, wiil be enable»! to spend th»*
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    U.S. AND MEXICO.
    38 7 New York, April 25. President Harding’s speech, reviewing the position of the United States towards the other Republics of the Western Hemisphere, said the last remaining difference, namely, with Mexico, was happily approaching a solution.
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    SINGAPORE NEWS.
    369 7 TITI TIN CAPITAL. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Singapore, April 26. At the annual meeting of Titi Tin. Mr. Sime, who presided, sai»l the Consulting Engineer’s valuation of the actual probable ore reserves in the main lode was $475,000, providing $250,000 was found for new mining equipment. If that
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    ST. GEORGE’S DAY.
    291 7 S. T.” Hundreds of visitors poured into Kuala Lumpur on St. George's Day. for which a special ball was arranged at the Selangor Club. There was an excellent display of manpiees on th»* padang, which was beautifully illuminated with electric fairy lamps, in red, white and blue.
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    RUBBER EXPORT LICENCES.
    85 7 THE TIMES” AND NATIVE PLANTERS. (Reuter’s Telegrams.) L»>ndon, April 25. The Times” City Notes, referring to the ex»essive number of export licences grante»! to native planters under th»» rubber restriction scheme, owing- to incomplete statistical information with reganl to native-ow’nel estates ami th»» consequent overestimate in th»»
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    SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.
    672 7 Mr. M. I). Rutley of the Asiatic Petroleum Co., is on a visit to Kuala Lumpur. Mr. W. E. Wait, of the Ceylon Civil Service, ha® been appointed Contioller of Labour in Ceylon. Mr. A. F. N. Thavenot of the Siamese Ministry of Justice, who has been
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    SINGAPORE NAVAL BASE.
    95 7 S. T.” Westminster, March 26.The question of the proposed construction of a naval base at Singapor»* at a cost of 11 ,(XX),600 was mentioned in th»* House of Commons this afternoon, when Mr. Limbert asked the Prime Minister whether the scheme had been considere»! by the Army
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    SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE
    518 8 > TO-DAY’S DEPARTURES. Pangkor for Pulau Langkawi and Kan tang (Trang). Aing Thye for Alor Star. Jin Ho for P. Brandan. Kinta for Port Swettenham, taking mails for Klang, Kuala Lumpur and Singapore. Jacox for Rangoon and Calcutta (Mergui and Moulmein via Rangoon.) Kedah for Dindings and Sitiawan.
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    PENANG MAILS.
    394 8 CLOSE DAILY (except Sunday). BT TRIIN. 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 Kubn, Kuala I 7.15 a.m. Lumpur, Klang. Port
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    BOVRIL LIMITED.
    505 8 RECORD YEAR’S PROFITS. Presiding at the twe 1 ty-sixth annual general meeting of Bovril Ltd., Sir Geoige Lawson Johnston (chairman) congiatulated the s’ areholders on the record }< suits of the past year’s tad irg. and on the strength of the position the company had now attained. The
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    "KING OF THE RING."
    88 8 Mr. Robert Fossett, of Tiffield. Towcester Northants, circus proprietor, known amongst the fraternity as Sir Robert” and The King of the Ring,” who died in December, left £15.000. He left all his property equally among his eleven children. Among showmen’s fortunes <he famous partnership cf Barnum
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    MALAYA'S STATISTICS.
    1471 9 official reports. T| \dnii! ist I at ion Report of the Im- Export Office for the year 1922, I’"" r A. Hoose acting Registrar and Exports states:'I I Office ";> s 1,1 haige of Mr. Herei the 2Mth January, when he was Adviser. Johore. Mr. J 1 w
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    FREE STATE EXPENDITURE.
    106 9 Dublin newspapers comment adversely on the Free State estimates of expenditure of 42 millions. The Irish Times” describes a< toll of £42.250,000—as an appalling toll for a small country whose tradle and industry have been stricken! almost unto death. Freeman’s Journal” says that even a rich country
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    PENANG GOLF CLUB.
    40 9 ENGLAND v. THE REST. A golf match, England v. The Rest, (18 a side) will be played on Sunday, the 29th inst., in the morning. The April medal will be jiostponed till the first Sunday in May.
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    LOCAL SHARE LIST.
    92 9 The following are the latest quotations in Messrs. Kennedy Co.’s share list Yesterday To-day. if W 50 Shares. J| g 2Q a? co a? i’c. Sc. c. c. Mining. Johan 431 45 42i 45 Nawng Pet 1.20 1.221 1.22 i 1.25 South T. 1,15 1.171 1.121 1.15
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    RUBBER PRICES.
    68 9 26th April, 1923. Local. cts. (Smoked Sheet I’ en ang j Fine Pale Crepe 531 Unsmoked Sheet 50 SINGA- (Smoked Sheet 54‘. pore 1 Crepe 54 J London and New York. London Hmoked Sheet ls.3jd I Crepe ls.3H New York G3l.j The following were the rubber quotations in
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    TIN PRICES.
    110 9 London. The Straits Trading Co., Ltd., gives the following London prices, on April 25 Spot £210.5s down £5.10s 3 mos. buying,. 210.10 s ..5.5s 3 selling 210.15 s ..5. 5s The Eastern Smelting Co.. Ltd: London. April 24. £215.15s spot, ami £215.15s three months buying, £2J6 selling. Local.
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    PRODUCE PRICES.
    157 9 Renares Dpi urn p. chest $5,000,00 nona. Cloves no stock Gold leaf 72.00 sellers Mace Pickings no stocks Nutnu g? 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
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    EXCHANGE.
    117 9 PENANG. APRIL 26. 1923. (Rv Courtesy of the Chartered Rank.) London Demand Rank 2/4 5/32 4 months’sight Itank 2/4 1/4 3 Credit 2/4 U 2 3 Documentary 2/4 9/16 Calcutta Demand Rank Rs 1 73?» 3 days’sight Private 175?» s Rombay Demand Rank 173| 2 Madras Demand Rank 1731
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    KENNEDY & CO’S SHARE LIST.
    1118 9 KENNEDY CO’S SHARE LIST. NAMES Ji o_c a. i. y OC on H 2 RUBBER [Dollar S c S c 8 c Allenby Rubber Co 1 20 1 Alor Gajah Rubber Estate 1 25 1 49 Amalgamated Malay Estates 2 25 35 Ayer Hitam Planting Syndicate 12 50 '3 50
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    MOTOR NOTES.
    710 10 TESTING A BICYCLE. A DAILY PRACTICAL TEST. From a recent article by Kuklos” in the Daily News,’’ of Loudon, many might imagine that the modern cycle manufacturer takes no trouble to test the various parts of his machine before offering the completed article to the public. It is
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    176 10 The latest production of Lodge Plugs Ltd. Rugby. England, is a new model of plug designed specially for Sports engines and other engines which are considerably hotter than the average. Tn order to indicate its purpose clearly, this plug will be known as the Lodge Sports”
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    MARKET PRICES
    435 10 CHOWRASTA MA BKEt Penang, April 26. i 9 2. Government Mutton— Head, sheep or goat ei .i Liver with heart I U nL 1' Tripe Goat or Sheep 1 Sweet Bread P n erlb Leg of Mutton n' r Kidney Fm "■thX U Mutton Head, sheep or goat
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    THE CHINESE POISON CASE
    516 11 China Press.’’ It appears to be established that the terrible poisoning case at a Hangchow’ Government college was due to malevolence on the part of one or two of the native cooks. two of the cooks have confessed to getting arsenic from the college laboratory and
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    311 11 M.M.” In the Seremban Police Court on Saturday, Mr. 11. A. Forrer delivered judgment in a criminal prosecution which has caused considerable com ment in and around Seremban. consequent upon one of the accused being a well-known Chinese towkay. ami the other a Malay
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