Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 30 April 1923

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    20 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE PUBLISHED DAILY. ESTABLISHED 1833. No. 98. VOL LXXXI. MONDAY, 20th APRIL, 1923. PRICE 15 CENTS.
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      656 1 f NIKKO” I i MODERN art I PHOTOGRAPHIC I I STUDIO I No. 7, Northam Road, Penang. Telepho ne No. 579. g MM ft a JBM .jU I? D I UUEIMIMHnnnMMJIQDDMMJinnMMinnnn JODELIT fRPCJJQ’TFi'RKm n ,V< lu Don’t run away with the idea that there S < rf L A s
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      25 1 V ESTD ~?Z ||j M ,ZE[I BYRmLn LADIES’ GENTS’ GOLD SILVER Hi CIGARETTE CASES >• IN ATTRACTIVE DESIGNS jj ij- B. de SILVA, SINGAPORE AND PENANG.
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    NEW WANDERING RACES.
    893 2 ROMANCE OF A RUSSIAN PRINCESS. Three straight, military figures, garbed in the roughest of working clothes, yet with an a.i i of grand) dukes, stood before a pudgy, spectacled German immigration official in Hamburg recently. They ve > e being sentenced to leave the country within forty-eight
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    PORT TRUST REPRESENTATION.
    791 2 The iesults of the >ecent elections in Bombay of representatives of the various commercial bodies to serve on the board of the Port Trustees will infuse a full measure of new blood into the body. By the ballot held in the rooms of the Chamber of Commerce,
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      1029 2 QI /M 1 For Sale one B.S.A. 4 seater Motor MllOl*t CI3SSIII6Q Car, in excellent running order, any trial given. Owner wants cash, will accept Ad vertis e ments 1 ,eo r nrar offCT **'*Vvl Uv CllldllO* Apply Box No. 114, c/o Pinang Gazette. Wanted, For Sale, To Let, &c.,
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      27 2 TO PRINTERS We bold a larjre stock of Kidd’s Printing Inks (In various colours) To be disposed of at reduced pH cos. The Pinang Gazette Press, limited
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      838 2 PENANG DRAWING OFFICE. A courge of private Does the Distance from I one year, will be given to those who "p. Which yoi> do your buy- t ,2 tag make any difference r»^ p Pl r v. to you, providing you get I Architect. 22, Seang Tek Road. lf! au|
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    THE RIDDLE OF THE RUHR.
    1388 3 WHENCE THE SOLUTION lh<* effects of the French occupation* of the Ruhr, both upon the political situation and upon trade, remain exceedingly < bsi'ine. So tar as the economic reaction on »1 eat Britain is corieepnied, it Appears that up to l the present the
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    THE GOLDEN ROSE.
    241 3 The bestowal of the Golden Rose by the Pope upon the Quee of Spam, as caused a considerable amomt of intejest, says the Morning Pest.” because that rewaid of virtue had not been bestowed undei the two previous Pontificates, its last recipient being the late Queen of
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    AUSTRALIAN TEAM FOR INDIA.
    826 3 NEGOTIATIONS UNDER WAY. Advices from Ceylon state that, although the proposed visit of the Australian team to India and Ceylon at the beginning of next year is not now occupying the same attention in the Press as it did when the visit xvas first mooted, the
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      656 3 HANDEL maatschappij. NEI)E klands trading society. ESTABLISHED 1824. CapLal <1 i 80,000,000 abt. £6,660,687 Statutory H l9 U 5 211 abt. £1,620,434 f 22.660,000 abt. £1,888,333 Singapore, Calcutta, Hongkong. -m.,1»». Kobe. Kota Phl-pi» Paleinbang, Cneribon, Vtr s«..r.b V a. A? n (!l Bandoeng, Tjiliatj.ip, Baud qi, :i«ir. Djember, Solo, DjokjiaLn'n
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      51 3 Just for Once Insist on MILK STOUT you will insist always after that. And you’ll never want to miss it when you’ve tried it once. It’s a revelation nourishing, creamy, tonic, invigorating. So say MILK STOUT.” OBTAINABLE FROMALL HIGH CLASS DEALERS. Bt ewers— W. 4 G. S 0401 Ltd READING,
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      31 3 MASSAGE AND RENU LIFE VIOLET RAY Specially -for Rheumatism and evqry Nervous Disease by Miss SATO and Miss HATSUYO 35, Leith Street, Penang. Tel. No. 493. tu th sat u p
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      269 3 -1 .J<L The Package. j I i I j I I ''lsisxkS s,! i J PR lCE.3s6d.(!nErS land) A i The Original. 1 Of all Chemists and Bazaars. iiiihiWiiiiliiilliiiiiiiiiiliiliKiiiTiii a iiiiiii:i!!ili!i;J"ir:i:nin, Ffifiiifu :.:.'!O!!i:!ir:iin¥iiiiiiuiiiiiiiHiliniillliiid S GROSSMITH’S Phulnana A Bouquet of India’s Choicest Flowers qx Richly Oriental in character and supremely deHghtful
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    SOCIAL & PERSONAL.
    1238 4 SOCIAL PERSONAL. Mr. S. N. King is promoted to be an officer in Class Vin the Malayan Civil Service. Dr. E. 11. Black. Health Officer, Ipoh. and Mrs. Black are visiting Kuala Lumpur. Mr. N. Coulson is appointed an assistant District Judge for Singapore. Penang and Malacca, Dr. Cheong Chee
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    PENANG AND PROVINCE WELLESLEY VOLUNTEER CORPS.
    222 4 His Excellency the Governor has been pleased to accept the resignation by Lieutenant C. A. Elliot of his commission in the Straits Settlements Volunteer Force. His Excellency the Governor has been pleased to accept the resignation by Second Lieutenant C. W. Twynam, M. C..
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    FAREWELL TO MR. SARWAR.
    626 4 Air. H. G. Sarwar, who left by train for Singapore, this morning, was entertained by the Muslim Aferchants’ Society, on Saturday night, at 7 o’clock at the request of Air. K. P. Ameen Sahib,the President, Mr. S.AI. Joonoos addressed the gathering on behalf of the merchants,
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    GOVERNMENT ENGLISH SCHOOL
    629 4 PRIZE Day. The first annual prize-gi v i n <. Government English Schoo] v''A Road, took place on Saturday at The Honourable Resident ConLm' Mr. A. B. Voules. had ted to present the prizes and on hi s the assembled company stood toatf2’ Val while the Free
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      755 4 V-« k'Jli NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. ss GLENAPP Voy 5 Consignees* of cargo per the above POSITION VACANT. I steamer from Europe are hereby notified thp survey of cargo landed in a Expert Operator required for Oxy damaged condition will be held an 4th Acetylene Welding High Pressure Plant. May. 1923, at
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      268 4 TO PERMANENTLY CURE CHRONIC CONSTIPATION. For liverishness,” constipation, biliousness, headache, drowsiness, bad complexion, etc., try drinking before breakfast a little Alkia Saltrates dissolved in plain water. Feel fit as a prize fighter all day. When yon sleep the heart immediately slows down, and then the sluggishly moving blood deposits greasy
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    MALAYAN COLLIERIES.
    2487 5 voting against the resolution. Malay Mail.” The Peck vs. J. A. Russell Bickering. BY SIT h’IJIOLDLB. hP illt annual general meeting-of v.,k,van Collieries, 1.M.. was held th I Board room of the conin 'Hongkong and Shanghai Bank r'. 1 Kuala Lumpur. Mr. J. A. i t he chairman
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    Moonlight Band Programme.
    79 5 The Alunicipal Band will play the following programme of music at the Esplanade from 8.30 to 10.30 p.m on Monday. 30th April 1 March The Top Notch Arthur 2 Overture Mirella Gounod 3 Waltz Moon Dreams Eville 4 Selection Stradella Flofow 5 Prelude Tn C Minor Rachmaninoff
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    SECOND KUMAR OF BHOWAL.
    794 5 A SANNYASI’S ROMANTIC CLAIM. Dacca. March 26.—Few more romantic platters have occurred in the recent history of Dacca than the appearance'of a sannyasi. about two years ago, who is now alleged to be the second Kumar of Bhowal, Soon after his arrival in the city the
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      21 5 MARTIN’S A Remedy for f.H «rregularitle». Baperseding Bitter Apple, Pennyroyal, PM Cochia. Onr.ER on «uL CHBMISTS A wri N rhamlai BCirTHAHPTGN
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      395 5 O Ui' liWSm» LI 11 mLUJTHIDIU. I U L nJTnniSSYEYuy Cound Natural Sleep Js assured by taking "Ovaltine" before retiring Sleeplessness is usually due to nervous strain or physical exhaustion. /T A cup of delicious Ovaltine,” taken just before retiring, soothes the i/erves, restores bodily strength, and assures sound sleep.
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    BIRTHS.
    58 6 Strobel. At Florita,” Gottlieb Road. Penang, on 29th. April, 1923, to Mr. and Mrs. O. Strobel a son. Grantham.On April 23. at the Catharina Hospital. Tanah Radja. toMr. and Mrs. .1. Grantham of Kisaran, East Coast of Sumatra, a son. By ATT.At the European Hospital, on April 2Sth. the
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    THE ESSENCE OF SPORT.
    1123 6 He must be indeed a very cold-blooded Britisher who. as a lover of football, on reading the cabled descriptions of the exciting scenes at the Wembley Stadium on the occasion of the final struggle for the Association Cup did not wish himself nnon'g the immense crowd
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    HERE AND THERE.
    1250 6 a We are obliged to the Secretary of the F. M. S. Chamber of F. M. S. Mining. Mines for a copy of the 1 Year Book of the Chamber for 1922, from which it is 3 observed that the membership is 270, j including nine firms
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    PHENOMENON AT SEA.
    87 6 SULPHFR AND DEAD I'MI. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Singapore. April .30. A curious phenomenon is reported by Captain Rowe of the steamer Takada which arrived from Hongkong an hour after passing the new volcanic island tn April 25 li. He observ *d the waterfall of dead fish,
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    PERAK ST GEORGE’S BAIL.
    99 6 (From Our Own Correspondent Ipoh. April 3«>. Saint George’s Ball at Ipoh on X|!r day. in the Town Hall, provedi magnificent success. Between tb(" and four hundred were present. I- 1 decorations were a feature, ai’l 1 departure from the ordinary. In ,!1 main hall, red
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    INTER STATE FOOTBALL.
    33 6 (From Our Own Correspondent Kuala. Lumpur. April in an Inter-State football Kuala Lumpur, Selangor Beat Sembilan by two goals to lowscoring both. It was a very po" 1 I l,
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    THE MAILS.
    98 6 The homeward mail, by me closes at 10 a.m. on hid- I proximo. United Patani (Malay) l' ll l I n -jng Ltd., reports a profit of tl-' 1,1 forward £5.350. A Central Conference of I' ll Episcopal (’liurch is at I at Wesley Church. Singa|>< t lt
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      302 6 I WHEN BUYING I SAUSAGES ALWAYS ASK FOR WA L L S. I The acme of Succulence I Made in Several Varieties Including: Walls Pork Sausages, Walls Oxford Sausages, Walls Sausages in Tomato, TRY ALSO Walls Famous Pork Pies. Obtainable from all Dealers. Wholesale only from I Huttenbach, Lazarus Sons,
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      27 6 E. Q” Tuesday, Ist May, Guest Night—Dancing. Wednesday, 2nd May, Special Tiffin Orchestra. Orchestral Concert9.45 p.m. Friday, 4th May, Guest NightDancing. Saturday, sth May, Special Tiffin Orchestra.
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      108 6 LYRIC THEATRES, LTD., 22= From Monday, 30th April to Wednesday 2nd May, 1923. Albert E. Smith presents Earle Williams in 5 Reels LUCKY CARSON Reels 5 Robertson Cole presents Zasu Pitts and David Butler in 5 Reels BETTER TIMES Reels 5 Maurice Tourneur presents Pauline Starke ami Lewis J. Cody
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      18 6 THE TIDES. High Water. Low Water. TO-DAV. Midnight. 6.29 p.m. To-morrow. 12.21 a.m. 5.3&a.m. 12.45 p.m. 7.12 p.m.
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    70 6 DEATHS. Bernard.At 26. Lorong 1. East Coast Road. Singapore, on April 27. Emilie Mary Bernard (neĕ Corbet). Aged 58. Wee.On April 27, at Onyx. 81. Devonshire Road, Singapore, Wee Hong Yan. age 45. NeubrONNER.At the General Hospital. Singapore. Cyril Vincent Neubronner. Ong.At her residence. No. 113. Heeren Street. Malacca. Mrs.
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    THE CUP FINAL.
    827 7 Bolton the Victors. K X RADRDINARY SCENES. haN Y INJURED AT WEMBLEY STADIUM. Reuter’s Telegrams.) London. April 28. the Wembley Stadium, in the Asn Football Cup Final. Bolton Wanbuivrs beat West Ham United by two goals to nil. The Game. T he weather was glorious and the
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    REMARKABLE FEATUURES.
    203 7 London. March 26 One of tlie most remarkable features of Cup football since the war has been the way in which Second Division teams have forced their way to the Final tie. M hen West Hani and Bolton Wanderers meet at Wembley this will be the third Cup
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    MEMORABLE CUP FINAL GOAL.
    143 7 London, March 28.Many people will probably recall the l ust time in which Bolton M andlerers appeared iin the Cup final, foj it was a memorable occasion. It was the all-Lancashire final of 1904. when the M anderej s met Manchester City, and to this day
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    THE WORLD’S FINEST SPORTS ARENA.
    435 7 Mr- A. E. Crawley, writing j,n the Observer” says that sport clean and vigoious, is a national tonic, and England Fas prescribed it to the rest of the world. It is appropriate, therefore, that the finest sports arena ir- the world should be ji this
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    PROFESSIONAL BILLIARDS.
    32 7 SMITH TO MEET NEWMAN. London. April 28. 1n the Holborn Hall, the semi-final of the professional billiards championship resulted as follows; Fdkiner 8,695. Smith thus meets Newman in the final.
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    IRELAND.
    135 7 Government and De Valera. (Reuter’s Telegrams.) London, April 28. The so-called terms of settlement laid down by De Valera in his proclamation are high sounding, but in essence they appear to deal with formulae rather than facts- It is expected that the Free-State Government will reply immediately. Meanwhile it
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    JAPANESE IN SAKHALIN.
    65 7 A LONDON DEMONSTRATION. London, April 30. Despite the fact that the Japanese Ambassador informed them that he does not think a deputation will serve a useful purpose. Labour May Day demonstrators are planning a march to the Embassy with the object of presenting a resolution which will
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    FRENCH ART IN TOKIO.
    57 7 Paris. April 30. The Japanese Charge d’Affaires has written to M. Poincare stating that the Japanese Government is providing a special credit for the proposed exhibition of French art in Tokio. and asks M. Poincare to approach the French Minister of Instruction in order that the
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    PAN-AMERICAN CONFERENCE.
    29 7 LIMIT FOR CAPITAL SHIPS. Santiago-de-Chile. April 29. The Pan-American Conference Armaments Committee approved adherence to the Washington Treaty, fixing the limit for capital ships at 35,000 tons.
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    INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE.
    52 7 Washington. April 28. Mr. Charles Hughes, referring to criticism that the British Empire had six votes to America's one in the selection of Judges, declared that the United States ought not to object to an increase in the voting strength of peoples which had developed under
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    THE MANCHESTER FAILURE.
    27 7 London, April 28. It is generally believed that the failure of Messrs. Reiss Frothers. Limited, of Manchester, will not lead to father unfavourable developments.
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    DOYEN OF U.S. SENATE DEAD.
    36 7 Philadelphia, April 28. Mr. Knufe Nelson, the Doyen of the United States Senate who was born in f 843, died of heart failure in a train proceeding from Washington to Chicago.
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    SUMMER TIME IN AMERICA.
    51 7 New York, April 29. Summertime began at two in the morning. The change affects 350 cities and towns in the Eastern Stat es and a few cities in the middle-west including Chicago. The larger railways continue to use standard time. Sum mertime will end on September
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    TRAIN DYNAMITED.
    26 7 Berlin, April 29. Dynamite outrages against a French passenger train are reported from Coblence. Throe French railways officials are said to have been killed.
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    BOKHARA.
    28 7 BOLSHEVIST INVASION. London, April 28. The Times” Peshaavar correspondent says Centra] Asian travellers report that the Bolshevists in February overran the last remaining portion of East Bokhara.
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    POSITION IN TURKEY.
    108 7 Bolsheviks and Kemalists Mutually Distrustful. (Reuter’s Telegrams.) Constantinople, April 29. It is reported that the Police have discovered a Bolshevik plot, wherein the Bolshevik Commercial Delegation is said to be involved, to organise a demonstration of the workers on May Day. Leaflets were seized calling upon the
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    AT LAUSANNE.
    164 7 ECONOMIC CLAUSES. Lausanne, April 28. Progress was made by the Third Committee which settled practically all the economic clauses of the treaty, the Turks displaying goodwill. The discussion of the articles dealing with economic concessions was suspended pending negotiations by the interested parties with the Turkish Government, therefore
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    BRITISH TRIBUTE TO BELGIUM.
    160 7 PRINCE OF WALES UNVEILS BRUSSELS MONUMENT. Brussels, April 28. It was glorious weather. with aeroplanes droning overhead, and the capital alive with flags, bunting, uniforms and enormous cheering crowds, on the occasion of the Prince of Wales unveiling, in front of the Palais de Justice, the
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    ALLIANCE BANK FAILURE.
    46 7 NO APPRECIABLE EFFECT IN BOMBAY. Bombay, April 29. The failure of the Alliance Bank at Simla has had no appreciable effect here as it was not altogether unexpected. The share and Government security markets are not affected and the exchange market is firm.
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    BANQUE INDUSTRIELLE.
    58 7 DIRECTORS CHARGED. Paris, April 28. The magistrate who is examining the charges against ex-directors of the Banque Industrielle de Chine appointed a Committee of three financial experts to ascertain the source of 3,400,000 x francs, which M. Andre Berthelot paid to his brother Philippe. Andre declares lue made
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    NEW HAMBURG-AMERICA.
    39 7 STEAMER LAUNCHED. London, April 29. Tlie new Hamburg-Amerika twin crew steamer ''Deutschland” was launched at the Blohman Voss and shipyards. Hamburg. Herr Ebert performing the christening ceremony. The ship will be placed on the Hamburg-New York service.
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    ITALIAN POLITICS.
    139 7 The Catholics and Mussolini. (Reuter’s Telegrams.) Rome, April 28. Signor Mussolini’s acceptance of the Popular Party Minister’s resignation has surprised and disappointed the Roman Catholics throughout Italy. There is not a little consternation at the Vatican itself. Signor Mussolini has thus his displeasure with the vote of the
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    MR. STANLEY BALDWIN.
    51 7 TEMPORARY LEADER OF THE COMMONS. London. April 28. During Mr. Bonar Law’s absence, Mr. Stanley Baldwin, whose handling of the Budget has enormously increased his reputation, will lead the House. He has virtually done so for some days, and has enhanced the good opinions of his Parliamentary
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    THE DAVISON SCHOLARSHIPS.
    97 7 London. April 29. Sir M. P. Grigg. Secretary of the Rhodes Trustees, in an interview in the Observer hails the Davison Scholarship Fund as the most important step forward in the path marked by Cecil Rhodes’ will. He particularises the excellent American results obtained by the Rhodes
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    SPEEDING UP MAILS.
    86 7 SU CC ESSFU L KX PE RIME NT. London, April 28. A successful experiment was made by the Plymouth Chamber of Commerce to demonstrate the possibility of time saving in the delivery of American mails. A launch intercepted an incoming liner at Plymouth and conveyed test mails
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    AIRMAN LOST.
    52 7 AND FOUND. Paris, April 28. The newspapers state that Madon, Commander of the Bapt expedition, disappeared between Pisa and Rome,* and it is believed he has fallen into the sea. A Forced Landing. Rome, April 28. Madon has arrived. He reports that he made a forced landing in
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    WELSH OIL STRIKE.
    46 7 EXTENSION OF MOVEMENT. London, April 28. Sixteen hundred men of the National Oil Refineries at Skewen, near Swansea, struck in sympathy with the fitters, who have been striking for the past three weeks against a reduction of wages. The strike is now complete.
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    BOILERMAKERS’ STRIKE AVERTED.
    51 7 London, April 29. On the eve of a lock-out, the Boilermakers’ Society decided t" fall into line with the two other unions concerned. A ballot of members will be taken in the coming week and it is anticipated that employers will postpone the lockout notices for a
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    BALTIMORE BUYERS’ STRIKE.
    27 7 New York, April 28. A buyers’ strike against the dearness of sugar, organised by the Civil Federation of Women’s Clubs, has begun at Baltimore.
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    THE "MOSSAMEDES."
    209 7 31 Persons Missing. [Reuter’s Telegrams.] Cape Town, April 28. All the Mossamedes’ boats, except one, were picked up, 227 persons being saved out of 258. Struck Rock in Fog. Cape Town, April 28. Details of the Mossamedes’ disaster, given by the survivors, show that the vessel struck a
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    KENYA PROBLEM.
    149 7 DEPUTATIONS IN LONDON. London. April 30. The centre of interest in the Kenya question, in which British settlers’are bitterly opposing the demand of Indians for unrestricted admission and conferment of equal rights to citizenship, has shifted to London. The Governor, Sir R. T. Coryndon, also white and Indian
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    A RELAY RACE RECORD.
    53 7 OXFORD LOSES TO DELPHIAPhiladelphia, April 29. Oxford was beaten in the two mile relay race by Pennsylvania State, whose time 7 minutes 48 4/5 sec. broke the world’s relay record of 7 min. 50 2/5 sec. established by the joint Oxford and Cambridge team side at
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    A CASE SETTLED.
    43 7 Washington, April 29. The United States Minister at Peking has assented to a settlement of the case of Colt man, which involves an apology and indemnity and the removal of the officers who ordered the firing of the fatal shots.
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    LENIN’S HEALTH.
    269 7 S. T.” Helsingfors, April 28. A bulletin states that Lenin’s general health is somewhat better. An interesting demonstration of the latest thing in fire engines was jgiven on Monday at the Ipoh Fire Brigade Station. At the invitation of Messrs. Wearne Bros., Ltd., a number of gentlemen were
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    CRITICISM.
    1201 8 \\e. >; We had two items of news the ollie, day, which ought, perhaps, to have been put side by side, says the Straits 'rimes.” The one was a notice of motion condemning criticism of, and expressing confidence in Col. Pearson, Engineer-in-( 'hief, Singapore Municipality. The other was a
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    SKIPPING INTELLIGENCE.
    248 8 rO-DA y’B DEPARTCRES van Hogemiorp for Deli and Langsa. Sardinia tor Singapore, China and Japan. Taipeng for Teluk Anson. Kedah for Dindings and Sitiawan. Lady Blake for Mergui. Tavoy, Rangoon and Moulmein. Ekma for Port Swettenham. taking mails for Klang. Kuala Lumpur and Singapore. Laisang for Calcutta. The
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    PENANG MAILS.
    174 8 CLOSE DAILY (except Sunday). 8Y TRAIN. Federated Malay State*, Malacca, Johore Singapore and Hongkong Registration and Parcel Post, except where otherwise stated,'close half-an hour earliei than the Ordinary mail. FOR A T Batu Gajah, Tapah Road, B>' train Teluk Ansoii.Kuala Knbtr, Kuala 7.15 a.m Lumpur, Klang, Port Swetteu-
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    LADY DOCTOR’S HEROIC OFFER.
    379 9 HEEDS INTO TIUAH TO ItIADEIt ASSISTANCE. April 21,-Mrs. Starr. k ,|„,toi of the Peshawar Medical 1..- volunteered to g" U P Hilo Tjr tll in an endeavour to get mt > i]i( h witll Miss Ellis and minister to mental and physical needs. Natu]]v this heroic
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    UNIONISTS’ DIFFICULTIES.
    384 9 London, April 15.The Observer’ gives prominence to a two-column arti <le by its political correspondent, who declare that Mr. Bonar Law will soon retire. Dealing with the Premier’s difficulties. and describing the crisis in the nionist Party, he says that Mr. Bo nar Law has played the transitional
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    OUR SAXON ANCESTORS.
    351 9 London, April 13.—Quite unobtru sively Margate and Mitcham have been doing for England what Luxor has done for Egypt. The Professor of Anatomy in London University, ?J. r F. GF Parsons, outlines in The 1 imps the results of explorations w hich have been in progress in
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    DUKE OF YORK’S MARRIAGE.
    197 9 DAZZLING DISPLAY OF PRESENTS. London, April 23.A dazzling display of jewellery was the feature of the wedding presents displayed at Buckingham Palace to-night. The King’s gift to the bride is ah ermine cape and a beautiful suite including tiara, necklace, brooch ami earrings composed of diamonds
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    CRICKET.
    299 9 P. C. C. V. P. R. c. The cricket match between the above clubs played oinf the Esplanade on Saturday afternoon resulted in a win by the Recreationists by 53 runs. P. C. C. batted first and succeeded in obtaining only 65 runs towards which Haddam contributed 23 and
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    PENANG GOLF CLUB.
    168 9 In the Golf Match between England and Rest played yesterday. England won by 7 points to 3|. The following are the scores. England. The Rest. Arthur A- Rutley 0 Gibson A Grant 1 1 .ias A Watson 1 Donaldson it Ferrier 0 Bird it Hill 1 Boyd
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    P.V. MUSKETRY.
    79 9 PRINCIPAL SCORES. The best scores made in the P. V. musketry classification for 1923 were: A Company.Pte. P. Simpson 102. C.S.M, R. A. E. Clark 96, L/Cpl. H. M. Evans 95. H. Q. R. E. Section.Pte. F. T. Kinder 103. B. Company.Sergt. C. A. de Cruz 108, C.
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    Coming Events.
    128 9 May 2Football. P.C.C. v Subordinate Civil Service Association, Esplanade. 5.15 p.m. 3—Football, A Coy P.V.I. vs P. W. V. 1., Esplanade. 5 Singapore Races, Entries Close. 9Football. Colours v Whites. Esplanade, 5.15 p.m. 12, 15, 17 and 19Singapore Races. 16Football. P.C.C. v Penang Health Culture League, Esplanade, 5.15
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    THE RANEE DISASTER.
    289 9 RECOMMENDATIONS OF COURT OF INVESTIGATION. In the current issue of the Govern ment Gazette” appeal s the report of the Court of Investigation' into the circumstances attending the collision between the steamers Ranee and Boi-ibat, off the East Coast, on March 14. From the annex to the
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    RUBBER CONTROL.
    265 9 lin exercise of the powers vested in them by section 14 of' "The Rubber Dealers Enactment. 1919,” and with the approval of the Chief Secretary to Government, the Residents of Perak, Selangor, Negri Sembilan and Pahang, each in respect of the whereof he is Residents have made the
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    TIN AND RUBBER.
    33 9 Weltevreden, April 25.Rubber AprilMay has, been, done at 83 at which price there is a further demand. There is r>o business in tin at the Banka limit of 1521. Aneta.”
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    SUNGEI GETTAH RUBBER.
    622 9 ANNUAL MEETING. The tenth annual general meeting of the Sungei Gettah Rubber Estate, Ltd. was held in the Registered Office of the Company, No 8. Beach Street, Penang, on Saturday. There were present Hon. Mr. W. H. Thorne (in the chair), Messrs. A. R. Thornton, J. H.
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    RUBBER AND TIN SHARES.
    216 9 Messrs. Fearon and Co., Kuala Lumpur, report that the dullness referred to in our last weekly report has continued during the period under review and business in all sections has been on a restricted scale. The price of rubber has further receded to l/3d. per lb.
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    LOCAL SHARE LIST.
    98 9 The following are the latest quotations in Messrs. Kennedy Co.’s share list Saturday To-day. 75 Z 3 CO Sharer. Ji CC CK 03 00 c sc. sc. sc. Amalgamated 2.00 Mining. Hitam Tin 1.35 1.40 Jelantoh 20 30 20 Jelantoh Tin "A” Issue 90 1.00 90 K.
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    RUBBER PRICES.
    42 9 30th April, 1923. Local. cts. (Smoked Sheet 53 Penang] Fine Pale Crepe. 53 Unsmoked Sheet 50 Sing a- (Smoked Sheet 53( pore I Crepe 535 London and New York. London ISmokoO Sh»«. 1,.31d I Crepe h.3/>d New York G 32
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    TIN PRICES.
    97 9 London. The Eastern Smelting Co., Ltd:-j London, April 26, £209.10« spot, and £209.10s three months buying, £209 15s selling. London, April 28, £2ll spot, and £2ll three months buying. £2ll 5s selling. Local. The Straits Trading Co., Ltd. April 30: Singapore sold 125 tons at $105.75 Penang buyers
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    PRODUCE PRICES.
    87 9 Benares Opium p. chest $">,(1)00,00 nom. Cloves no stock Gold leaf 72.00 sellers Mace Pickings no stocks Nntmupf 80s 1105... Coconuts per 1,000 46.00 sellers Copra Snndried 11.50 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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    EXCHANGE.
    114 9 PENANG, APRIL 30, 1923. (By Courtesy of the Chartered Bank.) London Demand Bunk 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 Bsl72i'] 3 days’sight Private 174 i 3 Bombay Demand Bank 172 L 2 Madras Demand Bank 172| >
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    AGRI-HORTICULTURAL SHOW.
    122 9 A meeting of the Trades sub-section o£ the Malayan Agri-horticultural As.-ioc ation was hell on Monday, then being present Messis. A. Johnst<i e (McAlister and Co.), S. A. Yell, (Huttenbach Lazarus and Co.), W Lawsen, (Wearne Bi-os.) E.P. Kyle (Kyle, Palmer and Co.), L. Y. Swoe (L. Y.
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    ANTI-RESTRICTION.
    781 10 ANSWERS TO MR. WINSTON CHURCHILL. From the Rubber Association of America, Iric., we received General Bulletin No. 2 to the Press” dated New York, March 21. purporting to be a reply to Mr. Winston Churchill, former Colonial Secretary- orf Great Britain, a warning of the crisis which threatens the
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    MARKET PRICES.
    505 10 CHOWRASTA MARKET Penang, April .30, 1923. cts Government Mutton Head, sheep or goat each 1.00 Liver with heart lung do 1.20 Tripe do Goat or Sheep per lb 58 Sweet Bread pair 40 Leg of Mutton lb 58 Kidney P» ir 30 Feet the four 50 Mutton Head,
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    GETTING ON THE TELEPHONE.
    410 11 .here aie very few people nowadays v\ lio fee] that they can live without the telephone. It is a pantomime having it installed. ounting fact that three of the men came twice, fourteen able-bodied men visited our small house in the task of comaiectiing us up,’’
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    ART AND MATRIMONY.
    279 11 THE RIGHT TO LIVE IN SEPARATE FLATS. It is reported from Budapest that a Civil servant in a high position asked the authorities for the tena’cy (or disposal) of dwelling places, of which there is a very great scarcity at the Hungarian capital. to let to him
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    TOPICS IN BRIEF.
    136 11 The balance of power is a bank balance. The story of crime’s decrease is not to be told in short sentences. Why doesn’t France threaten Germany with prohibition unless she pays up You caini’t cover Americanism with a hood without knocking it into a cocked bat. King
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