Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 21 June 1923

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    20 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE PUBLISHED DAILY. ESTABLISHED 1833. No. 140. VOL LXXXI. THURSDAY, 21st JUNE, 1923. PRICE 15 CENTS.
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      384 1 T, NAGATA, I w j DENTIST. j NSXT DOOB TO "THE DISPENSARY." I E J i y.! RE 1 J™*"™ I ROOT DISEASE I A Really Good and Cheap Typewriter. s g 8’ t- The most troublesome root diseases of Rubber Trees in this country y! More Empires are in
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    HEALTH OF GEORGE TOWN.
    1814 2 ANTI MOSQUITO MEASURES. The following is a further portion of the Annual Report for 1922, by the Municipal Health Officer, Dr. J. Stuart Rose The work of our Anti-Mosquito gangs was somewhat hindered during the last few months of the year by the prolonged and late
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      1366 2 E. &O. BAKERY. p Two friends now in India want posts 199,. hutton Lane, Penang. UU I lul fill IlLl LO in Penang or Singapore as nursery Telephone No. 963. ITAI IV THI IRTinklO governess, companions or other suitable 111 I—IV "|/||P|H l\|k position. Good references. Apply Box. 11 Ul
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      24 2 Sugar Cane in Malaya, by J. C. Pasqual, at 50 cts. each or 80 cts. post free, stocked by The Pinang Gazette Press, Ltd.
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      483 2 BANKS ESTABLISHED 1824 Capital (Paid-Up) f- 80,000,000 abt Statutory Reserve f 19 ,445,211 abt e, Special Reserve f. 22,660,000 abt P 1 Branches.—Singapore, Calcutta tr Shanghai, Rangoon, Medan, Kobe' (Acheen), Padang, Palemban» Tegal. Pekalongan, Samaran" g Cheribo n, Weltevreden, Bandoeng, fiiliar Urab aya, jermasin, Macassar, Djember s',,l ap nßMkarta, (Acheen),
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    RAWANG TIN, LIMITED.
    1863 3 REPORT of directors. The Directors of Rawang Tin, Ltd,, limite'l. report on the Company’s operafor the year ended 31st March, VI-’,3. as follows The running of the 12 inch steam in t has again been most satisfactory and t he efficiency of the mine management is hn
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    RUBBER PRODUCTION.
    212 3 AMERICAN INVESTIGATIONS. Messrs. Harry W. Whitford and F. M. Feiker have been appointed by Secretary Hoover to investigate the sources of crude i übber and the development of rubber plantations in the Philippines. These appointments were made in accordance with th e recent appropriation of $500,000 for that
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    BALGOWNIE RUBBER.
    244 3 The report of the directors of Balgowme Rubber Estates, Ltd., to the shareholders for the year ended March 31, 1923, states —The profit for the year is $14,115.44, brought forward from last account $53,891.65, making a total of $68,007.09, which your directors recomment be dealt with as follows:
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    PENGKALEN. LTD.
    187 3 Mr. Douglas Osborne presided at Peni kalen, Ltd., at Redruth on May 10, and in moving the adoption of the report, which i showed a profit of £9,167 said practically the whole profit earned had come from the sale of power. Their enterprise had now become largely an
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    THE DISC SPRAY PROCESS.
    811 3 DESCRIPTION OF NEW RUBBER PLANT. Between Us a publication of the United States Rubber Coy, gives the first photographs ever taken of a disc spray rubber plant under commercial conditions. These photographs, says that organ, depict far better than words can describe the Company’s wonderful new
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    PRESERVATION OF LATEX.
    88 3 The Rubber Growers’ Association issue a handbook on “The Preservation and Shipment of Latex.” It has been prepared by Mr. H. C. Pinching, A.R.C.S.t Senior Scientific Officer to the R.G.A. in Malaya, and Mr. J. Edwardes, M.C., B. Sc., A.1.C., Research Chemist to the Association in Malaya
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      37 3 Rubber Companies Account Books, at $3.50 per book or $3.80 post free, stocked by The Pinang Gazette Press, Ltd. Atlas of the World, at $2.50 each or $2.80 post free, stocked by The Pinang Gazette Press, Ltd.
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      282 3 unavoidable ErrorsdDiet It sometimes happens that the food we eat does tSSjJwL not agree with us —probably because we have SSBj unintentionally eaten too much or because the quality of the food varied. The unpleasant symptoms which follow errors of eating and drinking are speedily relieved by an occasional “dash”
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    THEATRICAL CASE IN SUPREME COURT.
    2636 4 Alleged Breach of Contract. Alleged breach of contract Corms the subject of an aqtion which was commenced in the Supreme Court. Penang, today, before the Hon. Mr. Justice P. J. Sproule. The parties- in the case are Mr. Tohmas Joseph Fenwick (plaintiff) who alleges that
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    LADY GUILLEMARD.
    243 4 INSPECTIONS AT GIRLS’ SCHOOLS. Lady Guillemard, who was accompa nied by Miss Walker, the Hon. Mr. A. B. Voules (Resident Councillor), and Mr. H. R. Cheeseman (Inspector of Schools), visited various girls’ schools in Penang this morning. Her Ladyship, who evinced the. keenest interest in all she saw,
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    FOREIGN TRIBUTES TO MR. GLADSTONE.
    481 4 BULGARIAN WREATH LAID ON HIS TOMB. A graceful tribute to the memory of Mr. Gladstone, whose death took place at Hawarden twenty-five years ago, was paid by the Bulgarian Government, who commissioned M. D. Standoff, as theii official representative in London, to place a wreath
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      MALE EXTRAVAGANCE.
      214 4 (To the Editor of the “Pi nan f Sir,-I have read with interest pretty lecture, under the headin/ Extravagance,” advising VOUn g H marry, and being a bachelor *3 the lecture coming from one o f tk a ld sex, it was refreshingly We i nn he bit
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    THE TOWN PLAN.
    405 4 “M.M.” WIDTH AND ARRANGEMENT OF STREETS. Prof. Mulford Robinson in Width and Arrangement of Streets, writes:— it is with radial street (street commonly includes road and main road in American technical parlance) system that ‘the greatest area, is reached with the least length of street.’ circumferential streets
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      428 4 Short Classified Advertisements? Wanted, For Sale, To Let, &c., can be inserted in the Pinang Gazette at THREE CENTS A WORD counting the address to which replies are to be sent, Minimum Charge 1 each Insertion. 6 Consecutive Insertions $5. Cash must accompany order, otherwise the advertisements will be charged
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      36 4 Key for Shorthand Rapid Course, at $1.50 each or $l.BO post free, stocked by The Pinang Gazette Press, Ltd. Millets, on the Growing of Food-stuffs in the F.M.S.'and Colony, at $1 each or $1.30 post free.
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      190 4 TAPPING THE NERVE-FORCE. Worse Than Bleeding. “It is better to lose a pint of blood tli>w to •have the nerves tapped. No one can me. your nerve-force as it runs away, famous Doctor Oliver Wendell Hoin*>. It is easy to explain why this is ><> blood-making organs rapidly replace <’*
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    PARIS FASHION NOTES.
    1241 5 at the theatres. By A Lady Correspondent.) Paris. May 23. We in Paris have been making our ~I W] spring round of the amusing little Sing-Song places. We have been to ee or rather hear, Yvonne Printemps jp L’ Amour Masque ”at the Theatre Edward VII. Yvonne
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    OUR PAMPERED PUGILISTS.
    144 5 -Ex. The noble art of self-defence gets a mighty poor showing at the hands of some of its exponents nowadays. There were ludicrous scenes at Olympia recently when Jack Bloomfield, who is light-weight .champion of Great Britain, defeated Dave Magill, of Ireland, in the thirteenth round of
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    HEALTH STATISTICS.
    84 5 The health statement for the Municipality of George Town for the week ending 16th June, 1923, shows a total of 72 deaths—so males and 22 females —the death-rate being 29.26 per mille per annum, compared with 27.22 in the preceding week and 22.35 in the corresponding week of
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    IN EASTERN SEAS.
    1138 5 SOME TRAVEL MEMORIES. harlotte Cameron, O. B. E., writing in the “Daily Telegraph”, says with Singapore as a base there are endless possibilities of seeing unusual places, provided you can accept sea travelling of a nonluxurious character. It is the unfamiliar spot that invariably tempts mex and
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    DEATH OF MR. DONALD MILLER.
    520 5 THE FUNERAL. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, June 19th. The dtvith took place last night at his residence at Lahat Road, ipoh, of Mr. Donald Miller, the Manager of the local Branch of Messrs United Engineers Ltd. The late Mr. Miller was taken all about
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    AN AUTOMATIC TELEPHONE EXCHANGE.
    55 5 What is claitned to be the first automatic telephone centre in the world w’as opened at Weilheim in Southern Bavaria. At present communication can be established betw’een all subscribers within a radius of fifteen miles without human intervention. If the experiment succeeds the automatic system will
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      15 5 Office Stationery of every description at reasonable prices, stocked by The Pinang Gazette Press, Ltd.
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      221 5 ADDITIONAL NEW i ARRIVALS OF I LADIES’ DISTINCTIVE FOOTWEAR I Ex. s. s. M ALWA.” i J iffl Now Being Displayed in 7 I' our up-to-date Showrooms. We specialise in Ladies’ High-Grade Foot-Wear for Evening or Promenade Wear and our present stock, being all absolutely New Goods, fl. I fl
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    GOVERNMENTAL PROFITEERING.
    1231 6 The Shanghai papers to hand by today’s mail contain the report of an extraordinary meeting of a Local Shipping Company, the proceedings at which should be of interest to a large number of people beside the shareholders of Moller A- Co., (Shanghai) Ltd., for the reason that a
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    HERE AND THERE.
    1290 6 A special general meeting of the members of the Penang Commerce and Chamber of Commerce Council. is called for Tuesday next at 2.30 p.m. to consider and, if approved, to adopt rules for the election of a member of the Legislative Council as approved by H.E. the
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    SINGAPORE NEWS.
    179 6 SENSATION AT THE THEATRE. (From Our Own Correspondent). Singapore. June 21. The Great Nicola, a magician who is appearing in the Victoria Theatre, yesterday* afternoon, while suspended head down wards from the top of the nre escape, freed himself from a strait jacket in three minutes. An enormous
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    THE MAILS.
    214 6 The homeward mail, by* the Sardinia closes at 6 p.m. to-day. The P. A* 0. Packet Khiva, with outward European mails, is expecte< 11 arrive here at 6 a.m. to-morrow. One bag of correspondence from ie United Kingdom ex s.s. Rhexenoi v >‘ Singapore, is expected to arrive
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      335 6 LADIES! SOME POWDERS.” I Every woman owes it to herself to look her best. We have the best of Face Powders. T) T"W T 1 Tpefle Incarnat. Floramye. Azurea 1 I y Safranor. A- Pompeia in rose, rachel. blanche and natural. $l-25 per box. Also other makes in stock Dubarry’s
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      15 6 H E. O.” Friday, 22nd June, Guest Night— Dancing. Saturday, 23rd June, Special Tiffin Orchestra.
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      132 6 TO-NIGHT! TO-NIGHT!! x GRAND CHANGE OF PROGRAMME. GRAND EUROPE CIRCUS g 30 ARTISTES 30 jj 1 J. ROUGAL’S Performing Lions, Tigers and Elephants. ji' Excellent Troupe of Chinese Acrobats. jj MATINEE Saturday and Wednesday. Ill 0 DATO KRAMAT GARDENS. I LYRIC THEATRES, LTD., SS» From Thursday, 21st to Sunday, 24th
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      24 6 THE TIDES. High Water. Low Water. To-day. 4. 21 p.m. 11.26 p.m. To-morrow. 6. 5 a.m. 12. 1 a.m. 5. 42 p.m. 11.51 p.m.
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    BRITISH NAVAL POLICY IN THE ORIENT.
    261 7 floating Dock or Graving Dock QUISTION in parliament. Reuter’s Telegrams.] London, Jun? 20. In the House of Commons, replying to Commander the Hon. J. IM. Kenworthy, y' r B. M. Eyres-Monsell said the new lockyard and graving dock at Singapore uoiild he established in
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    SINGAPORE BASE.
    43 7 NEW ZEALAND’S OFFER. Wellington, June 20. A Ministerial statement was made in Parliament to the effect that the Government projw>sed to double the 'uval subsidy, £lOO,OOO of which should be offered to the Admiralty towar<L the new naval base at Singapore.
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    AMERICAN NAVAL PLANS.
    39 7 Washington, June 20. The Naw Department announces the intention to ask Congress to authorise the construction of eight cruisers, four river gunboats and three cruiser submarines. The gunboats are required for river patrol work in China.
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    SHIPS AND MEDICINAL LIQUORS.
    167 7 ANOTHER CONCESSION. Washington. June 20. Fresh instructions have been issued to empower the health authorities fully to consider the opinions of foreign ships’ doctors regarding the quantity of liquor necessary medicinally. This admittedly opens the way to the inclusion of liquor ordinarily provided as crews’ rations.
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    NEW YORK FIRM FAILS.
    53 7 New York, June 20. Another Stock Exchange failure has furred —Messrs. Zimmerman and l s hay, one of the leading firms, who, e Knauth, mentioned on the 18th u ne, dealt extensively in foreign exOninge, specialising in German marks, firm estimates its assets at ♦W,OOO, and
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    IRISH DEPORTEES.
    28 7 release on bail. London, June 20. T'he Irish deportees have been released 11 Art O’Brien in the sum of £1,500 11 the others in £750 each.
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    FRENCH REGIME IN THE RUHR.
    238 7 Reply to British Questionnaire. AN INSPIRED FORECAST. (Reuter’s Telegrams.) Paris, June 20. What is apparently an inspired forecast of the Franco-Belgian reply to the British questionnaire as regards the meaning of the. demand for the cessation of passive resistance in the Ruhr is contributed by
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    THE FLUCTUATING MARK.
    76 7 A RECOVERY. London. June 20. In London, German marks opened with a sharp recovery 500.000 to 520,000 under New York influence. Another factor was the conference in Berlin between the Impend Chancellorand leading banking representatives in regard to measures to stay the fall of the mark, at
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    GERMAN PROPERTY IN CHINA.
    59 7 THE BRITISH CLAIMS. London, June 20. British nationals have been notified that they must file their claims in Shanghai or London before the 31st October if they desire to take advantage of the Anglo-German agreement with reference to the payment of pre-war debts out of the
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    ERUPTION OF ETNA.
    71 7 MORE VILLAGES ENGULFED. Romo, June 21. Catania and Casazza are the latest villages reported to have been remorselessly swallowed by the molten streams in Sicily. Houses are collapsing like cardcastles at the approach of the lava. It is stated that the principal stream increased in volume and
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    A STEAMSHIP AUCTION.
    30 7 London, June 20. The Baltic Exchange auctioned the steamer **Nicolls” of 5,13 < tons gross and 3,298 tons net, which was built in Hongkong in 1919. for £44,500.
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    ROSELLE GROWING.
    178 7 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, June 19. Some time ago the growing of Roselle (the berries of which are good for making jams and jellies) said to yield a fibre which has been very favourably reported on from Home and said to be bettei than the best Bengal
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    GOLF AT GLENEAGLES.
    78 7 A New Record. [Reuter’s Telegrams.] London, June 20. I lie players who qualified for the £l,OOO tournament at Gleneagles were the following: Rowland Jones (Wimbledon Park), who went round in 67, breaking the course record. Gke (of Fulwell) 143. I'rank Ball (Langlev Park) 145 E. Ray 146.
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    PENANG GOLF CLUB.
    125 7 The following are the results of Wednesday’s tennis ties at the Penang Golf Chib: Men’s Singles "A”.—Meade (—l5) beat Chambers —4) by 6—l, 6—2; Bennett (—l5) beat Clark (—15.1) by 7—5, 6—4. Men’s Singles “B”.—Austin (+3) beat Webb (—3) by 6—3, 6—3. Mixed Doubles.—Mr. and Mrs. Hogan
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    THE ROYAL HUNT CUP.
    51 7 London, June 20. The following is the result of the Royal Hunt Cup. at Ascot—distance 7 furlongs 166 yards Weather Vane 10 to 1 1 Rockfire 10 to 1 2 Jarvie 20 to 1 3 Twenty-five ran. Won by a length a length between 2nd and
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    SELANGOR TURF CLUB.
    55 7 THE SCRATCHINGS. The following are the scratchings for the second day of the Selangor Meeting: Race 1. —Slippery Sam. Prince Charming, Kleita. Race 2. —The Hobo, Motherless. Race 4. —The Snail. Race 6.—Goonhilly. Race 7. —Jill, Pawang. Race 8. —Orthez. Killara, Kina. Race 1 9.—Distour, Astrico. All
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    P.C.C. BOWLS TOURNAMENT.
    102 7 The result oi a bowls tie played yesterday was as under: Championship.—G. B. F. Southam beat R. N. Goodwin 21 —15. Thursday, the 21st June: Championship.—J. M. Chalmers (d) v. E. Reimann (4). Friday, the -2nd June Championship.—T. E. Mason v. G. B. F. Southam (5). Single
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    SINGAPORE CRICKET TOURNAMENT.
    192 7 The Singapore Cricket Tournament opened on Saturday with the match between the S.C.C. and the S.R.C. on the Padang, and the meeting of the Services with the Lanka Union a>t Tanglin. The game between the rival Padang Clubs was marked by heavy scoring, only eight wickets falling
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    P. A. M. ANNUAL MEETING.
    740 7 MR. BRUCE ELECTED CHAIRMAN. RUBBER INDUSTRY'S FUTURE. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, June 20. The P. A. M. annual meeting at Kuala Lumpur was largely attended. Mr. Ritchie, who presided, declared that the results of the nominations to the chair and vice-chair were Mr.
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    SOCIAL & PERSONAL.
    1555 7 SOCIAL PERSONAL. Mr. Kenneth Stevens is staying in Kuala Lumpur. Mr. G.E Neal, armourer, Police Depot, is going Home this week. Mr. P. Watts, of the Borneo Co., Bangkok, is shortly proceeding Home on leave. The Misses Sword, daughters of the late Judge Sword of Queensland, are on a visit
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    FUTURE OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE.
    1649 8 DOMINIONS AND FOREIGN POLICY. The Right Hon. W. M. Hughes, late Prime Minister of Australia, writing to the “Morning Post,” says the socalled Imperial Cabinet called into existence by the war, serves to illustrate the wonderful elasticity of what is termed our “Constitution.” Under the
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    THE MESOPOTAMIAN OILFIELDS.
    134 8 The “Daily Telegraph’s” Paris correspondent says important negotiations are about to be concluded in London to give participation to Americnn oil interests in a Turkish petroleum company which will be entrusted with exploitation of Mespotamian oilfields. According to present arrangements the AngloPersian Company, the Royal Diutch Company,
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    FORGED RUBBER COUPONS.
    1410 9 FURTHER proceedings. I’] lC preliminary enquiry into certain c)iar ges alleged against Ong Eng Hock rl .l Tan Leong Ee, in connection with e false rubber coupons of five picul nomination, was resumed in the Second Court, yesterday afternoon. y r Franklyn Robinson, D.P.P., again i(l peared
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    HIGHWAY ROBBERY IN DAYLIGHT.
    88 9 A most daring highway robbery was effected at Singapore at nine o’clock on Tuesday morning by two Chinese armed with knives. Miss Adams, a lady engaged in the office of Messrs. Lewis and Pea-t, was proceeding from Grange Road in a ricksha when she wias stopped
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    DOCK ACCIDENT.
    430 9 EXONERATION OF CAPTAIN. W ith reference to the arrest and trial before the City Magistrate of Karachi of Mr. Lidstone Adams, Master of the s.s. Kioto, in connection with the death of a coolie, regarding which a question has been asked in the House of Commons, the full
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    “OKARA INQUIRY.”
    130 9 Our readers will be interested in the news that the Government of Bengal has determined to hold a preliminary inquiry into the sinking of the “Okara,” with the object of ordering a full public inquiry if that seems to them necessary. The y “Madras Mail” says it seems
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    EXCHANGE.
    256 9 PENANG, JUNE 21, 1923. (By Courtesy of the Chartered Bank.) London Demand Bank 2/4 1/32 4 months’ sight Bank 2/4 1/8 3 Credit 2/4 3/8 3 Documentary 2/4 7/16 Calcutta Demand Bank Rs 173|' 3 days’sight Private 176 p Bombay Demand Bank 1731 Madras Demand Bank 1731 > 3
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    SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.
    159 9 TO-DAY’S DEPARTURES. van Cloon for Singapore and China. Kedah for Dindings and Sitiawan. Taipeng for Teluk Anson. Perak for Port Swettenham, taking mails for Klang, Kuala Lumpur and Singapore. Sardinia for Ceylon, India, Aden, Port Said, Marseilles and Europe. Pangkor for Kantang (Trang). Cordillere for Ceylon, India, Suez,
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    PENANG MAILS.
    403 9 CLOSE DAILY (except Sunday). 81 TRAIN. Federated Malay States, Malacca, Johore and Singapore. Registration and Parcel Post, except where otherwise stated, close half-an-hour earlier than the Ordinary mail. FOR AT Batu Gajah, Tapah Road, 1 By train Teluk Anson.KualaKubu, Kuala 7.15 a.m. Lumpur, Klang. Port Swetten- at 6
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    CAR. COLLISION SEQUEL.
    100 9 Tn a civil suit at Kuala Lumpur, before Mr. R. Irvine, Mr. R. O. Bishop sued Mr. J. Milsum for damages as the result of a motor car collision. Both gentlemen are officers in the Agricultural Department. On March 18th. at 7.30 p. m., Mr. Bishop was
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    LOCAL SHARE LIST.
    58 9 The following are the latest quotations in Messrs. Kennedy Co.’s share list Yesterday To-day. 2 E Sharer. c t>> >» D co m co CO c sc. sc. sc. Milling. Hitam Tin 1.424 1.474 1.424 1.45 Pengkalen Ord. 7.00 7.25 Ulu Piah 1.774 1.80 1.75 1.774 Transactions
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    RUBBER PRICES.
    41 9 21st June, 1923. Local. i> cts. (Smoked Sheet 46 Fine Pale Crepe 45 pom Unsmoked Sheet 40 SiNGA- (Smoked Sheet 46 pore (Crepe 46 London and New York. Tnxrnnv /Smoked Sheet ls.2d London Crepe U2( New York G 27
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    TIN PRICES.
    88 9 London. The Straits Trading Co., Ltd., gives the following I.ondon prices, on June 20: Spot £190.10s up £2.15s 3 mos. buying 191 „2. 75.6 d 3 selling 191.5 s 2.10 s Local. June 21st: Singapore sold 100 tons at $96. Penang buyers no sellers at $96. Messrs. Boustead
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    TIN OUTPUT.
    34 9 Renong Tin Dredging Company, Ltd., Tin ore for the Ist half of month ending 15th June, No. 1 Dredge piculs 173, No. 3 Dredge piculs 322, making a total of piculs 495.
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    RUBBER AND TIN.
    28 9 WelteVTeden. June 18. —For June and July, rubber has been done at 75. There are- few transactions in tin. Thp Banka limit is 138. —Aneta.
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    LONDON RUBBER STOCKS.
    27 9 Messrs. Lewis and Peat report that London stocks for week ending June 16 were reduced by 950 tons. Total now on hand 51,500 tons.
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    PRODUCE PRICES.
    202 9 Benares Opium p. chest $5,000.00 nona. Cloves 120.00 sellers Gold leaf 72.00 sellers Mace Pickings no stocks Nutmegs 42.00 sellers Coconuts per 1,000 46.00 sellers Copra Sundried 11.00 sellers 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.
    1094 9 KENNEDY CO’S SHARE LIST. 3 I NAMES >. a X Jn Hi RUBBER [Dollar.] 8 ,e S oI o Allenby Rubber Co 1 25 1 30 Alor Gajah Rubber Estate 1 25 1 40 Amalgamated Malay Estates 2 25 2 30 Ayer Hitam Planting Syndicate 13 00 !3 50 Ayer
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      22 9 Dhoby Account Books, sufficient for 52 weeks, at 80 cts. each or $l.lO post free, stocked by The Pinang Gazette Press, Ltd.
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    A ROMANCE OF BLOOMSBURY.
    811 10 EARL’S HIDDEN MARRIAGE. The susceptible heart of Bloomsbury was recently fluttered by the story of as pretty a romance as has floated through its wilderness of private hotels and boarding-houses for many a long year. At the St. Giles’s register office, in September, 1916, a young
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    LAST OATH.
    84 10 ‘•May Almighty God kill me here if I am guilty! were the last words of a man named Strumer accused at Feldkirch, Tyrol, of poisoning his wife in order to obtain the insurance money. Strumer, who thus concluded a long speech in his own defence, then fell senseless
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    THE OILFIELDS STRIKE.
    264 10 INDIAN REPLACING BURMANS. Yenangyaung, June 12. —The position at the Oilfields now is that the Burman workers on the Yenangyat and Singhu fields are almost all on strike, while at Yenangyaung the majority of them have returned to work. In all these fields Indian labour is still
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    MYSTERIOUS DISEASE.
    143 10 SUDDEN DEATHS AMONG PEDIGREE CATTLE. Northampton. May 7.—Much alarm has been caused among agriculturists in Northamptonshire by a mysterious disease causing the almost instantaneous death of a considerable number of pedigree dairy cattle. So far the disease has been confined to one part of the country. Ministry of
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    DOCTOR’S ADVICE ON DIET.
    132 10 At the congress of thei Royal Institute of Public H uilth at Scarborough. Dr. H. Scurfield. of Sheffield. said that not the least interesting thing about n iw t knowledge concerning diet was th it it largely confirmed the belief of our forefathers who lived in
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    Coming Events.
    128 10 June 21 and 2.3—Selangor Races. 21. 22. 23—Grand Europe Circus, Dato Kramat Gardens. 22 St. Xavier’s Inst., Presentation to Rev. Bro. James, 5..30 p.m. 2.3 Prince of Wales’ Birthday. 2.3 Circus Matinee, 5 p.m. Dato Kramat Gardens. 23 Penang Golf Club, The Dansant. 6..30 p.m. 23—Club, Taiping, Guest
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    SITUATION IN PUNJAB.
    465 11 REIGN OF TERROR IN SIWALIKS. Allahabad, June s,—The Pioneer un < erstands that the situation in Jullundur and Hoshiarpur Districts is being seriously regarded by the Punjab -authorities. Additional police have been raised but their sufficiency is doubted, lor the Babbir Akah gangs have taken refuge in
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    PURSUIT OF FRONTIER OUTLAWS.
    158 11 Peshawar, June 8. —Details of the police encounter with raiders on the 6th are now available. The event occurred during the pursuit of a gang believed to consist of four outlaws, three Marwats and three Powindahs, which had raided the village of Naddi. At 8 p.m.
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    TILBURY COTTAGE HOSPITAL FOR SEAMEN.
    131 11 Poona, June 11. —In March last His Excellency Sir George Lloyd received an appeal from Admiral Sir Edmond Slade for assistance in the building of an Indian extension to Tilbury Cottage Hospital for Seamen in London in which there are a large number of Indian
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    HEAT WAVE IN CALCUTTA.
    89 11 Calcutta, June 12. —An oppressive heat wave passed over Calcutta at mid-day today. The temperature was highest at 2 p.m. when Alipore Observatory recorded 105 degrees in the shade, while in the city the temperature rose to the record figure of about 108 degrees. This sudden
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