Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 17 August 1923

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    20 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE PUBLISHED DAILY. ESTABLISHED 1833. No. 88 VOL LXXXI. FRIDAY/, 17th AUGUST, 1923. PRICE 15 CENTS.
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    P. AND O. BANKING CORPORATION.
    1158 2 SATISFACTORY PROGRESS. The third ordinary meeting of the shareholders of the P. and O. Banking Corporation, Limited, was held at 122, Leadenhall Street, E.C.. the Right Hon. Lord Inchcape, G.C.M.G., K.C.5.1., K.C.1.E., presiding. The Chairman said he would like, in the first place, to refer
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    WEIRD EFFECTS OF A DRUG.
    288 2 Reports from San Quentin Penitentiary, California, says the New York correspondent of the “Daily Telegraph,” that convicts under the influence of scopolarain are incapable of telling an untruth are received by eminent New York physicians with a good deal of scepticism, although the positive claims
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    AMERICANISMS.
    171 2 Truth lies at the bottom of oil-wells. Promoters lie at the top. If it strains the neck of an ordinary man to gaze at the top of a fifteen-story building, wonder how the neck of a German mark feels as it looks up at the American dollar. One German
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      1004 2 m m 1 TENDERS INVITED. Short Classified Federated Malay States Railways. Advertisements. Wanted, For Sale, To Let, &c„ TENDERS INVITED. can be inserted in the Pinang r Sealed tenders will be received in the Gazette at o ffi ce of fhe General Manager, Railways, THREE CENTS A WORD Kuala Lumpur,
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      487 2 NOTICE. Tenders will be received at the office of the Harbour M aste p noon the 10th September, 1923, (Monday) for the supply o f ti nan Mp‘ for the Registration of (1) Passenger (2) Cargo and (3) Fishing boat plates for (4) Nets (5) pompangs and (6) Hooks and
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    THE TYRANNY OF SOCIALISM.
    609 3 SIR A. MOND DEFENDS THE CAPITALIST SYSTEM. A week-end oonference, under the auspices of ths Industrial League and Council, an organisation for the improvement of relations between employers and employed, was opened at the r sidence of Sii Ernest J. P. Benn, Blunt House, Oxted, Surrey.
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    D.M.D. STEPHEN S CONVICTION.
    236 3 ASSIZE JUDGE OX GRAVITY OF THE OFFENCE. The trial of D. M. D. Stephen, which began on July 30, at Colombo Assizes, before Mr. Justice Schneider and a special jury, came to a close at 5.10 p.m. on August 3. The Court was crowded to its
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    BOY SCOUTS IN INDIA.
    516 3 NUMBERS DOUBLED LAST YEAR. A year ago, says “The Scout Sign,’’ we weie able to publish the figures of the All India Census, 1921. We have now befoie us the figures for 1922 and are in a position to record the numerical progress of the Movement
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    CONDENSED MILK AND INFANT FEEDING.
    296 3 DANGERS OF THE OPEN TIN A special report has been issued by the Food Investigation Board of the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research dealing with studies in sweetened and unsweetened (evaporated) con densed milk made by Dr. William G. Savage and Dr. R. F.
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      755 3 BANKS. HANDEL 1 fllWlOjjM E 0 maatschappij. k SP> rir\DiN’<; society. k X I<;ST ABIJSH ED 1 *24. 0: f 80,000,000 abt. £6,666,687 MULLER, PHIPPB AND c.tn- O’ K, st ’7' 10 769,180 abt. £1,647,431 SELLERS, LIMITED, Singapore. s all’“ prve f 22,660.000 abt. £1,888.333 s,. «upon- Calcutta, Hongkone I!r
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      301 3 OUTSTATION ORDERS RECEIVE PROMPT ATTENTION. Dispensaries, Drugs and Chemicals. J Surgical Mines, Estates, I-V J I II WK Dressings, Etc. Hospitals VIII|| I k V PERCHLORIDE 1 g jL B F Supplied at of MERCURY Lowest Prices $2.50 per pound. ’Phone No. 1016. 182, PENANG ROAD. Redfern’s English Motor Tyres
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    SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.
    810 4 Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Swift and child left Selangor for Home by the Sarpedon. Mr. Sturt has been transferred temporarily to the Asiatic Petroleum Co s. agency at Bangkok. 2nd Lt. Edwards, Malay States, made a 44 possible” at 300 yards in the second stage of
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    POLO IN PENANG.
    1014 4 INTERESTING CUP CONTESTS. Favoured with excellent weather conditions there was a good gathering of Polo enthusiasts, including several ladies, at the Sepoy Lines last evening to witness the first round in the competition for the Penang Cup between the following teams: Penang A:—Heah Seng Hye, G. Milner,
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    P. C. C. TENNIS TOURNAMENT.
    284 4 The folloving P. C. C. tennis ties are fixed for Monday, the 20th August: Doubles Handicap, Class “A.”— —.4 A. D. Duncan and 11. H. Cobon v. Scr. H. R. Cheeseman and E. T. M. Lias (6) —15.3 J. W. Clark and W. W. Roger
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    THE PATRIARCH TIKHON.
    315 4 HOW THE SOVIET SAVED ITS FACE. lhe following details regarding the circumstances which preceded the alleged I “recantation” of Patriarch Tikhon and I his liberation from prison have been re--1 ceived from a usually well-informed source in Moscow, writes flic Russian correspondent of the “Morning Post.” On
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    IMPERIAL WAR COLLEGE.
    104 4 London, August 6. —The recommendation of the sub-Committee of the Coordination Staffs of the Navy and Air* Force is anticipated to lead to an early establishment of an Imperial War College, which had been considered some- time ago. The main principles are those operating already. The College
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    QUESTION OF CONSTITUTION.
    894 4 RETURNED BANISHEE CASE. In the Court of Appeal, before Sir Walter Shaw, Chief Justice, Mr. Justice Barrett-Lennard and Mr. Justice A. V. Brown, the hearing was concluded yesterday afternoon, of the appeal in connection with the case against Chow Tow Ti alias Lim Chin Taik, who was
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    KELANTAN RAILWAY.
    899 4 BIG BRIDGE ENGINEERING FEAT. A Special Commissioner of the “Malay Mail” says Kelantan seems to be one of those places which finds difficulty in getting out of the deep groove along which it has continued for years. The difficulties of communications, the absence of transport facilities, the ignorance
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    THE SINGAPORE BASE.
    514 4 “MALAYA’.sm, P I In the House of to the naval base at s**" I or. the score „f O essential t 0 the Empire ,t did not (Hear, hear.) H;. > f whole policy i t i nVo |t7' l I gressive policy. The.. U( ensure the
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    SIR GUY GAUNT’S REMARK.
    85 4 What did Sir Guy Guant say whon V’ K'rkwood interrupted his Singapore with the remark, E be staving there under Ihe < i| an admiral” There is an unusm tv of readings:— “You never were wr« old chap.”—“Times.” “My good Sir, I was a junr ant.”
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    HOT WEATHER PERILS AND THE BABY.
    99 4 HOW BABY’S OWN the ntet The summer months are gerous to infants an, ,-i Cholera infantum, coll< A Juhu dysentery’, come on s 0; hot season thatt ofte,, a--y |arM yon,l aid almo-t I» Io" iB „r i.ze he is ill. No other such
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    CAPT. EHRHARDT’S ESCAPE.
    323 5 OUR WEEKLY CARTOON. “IN THE PUBLIC EYE.** > \v ww i w <■ ME 'i AvA |S9M99M <(f v iSB I n B 8 lil ®M tSatffl I wW I Ulii y ukO i .pt -i—jg, Specially Drawn by David Wilson. Sir Robert Horne, who has again
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    TOMB FORTUNE TO PAY WAGES?
    444 5 What is Europe going to do if all the Chinese Legations excepting the one in London close down, asks the “Evening Standard.” Peking, and China generally, has been too busy for 13 months to find time for attending to such details as salaries and expenses
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    MANCHESTER TO INDIA IN FIVE DAYS.
    251 5 GENERAL BRANCKER’S HOPE OF AIRSHIP SERVICE. Major-General W. S. Brancker, Direc tor General of Civil Aviation, addressing the Manchester Chamber of Commerce said he had seen the start for the King's Cup at Hendon in the morning and had flown to Manchester in an
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    NEWS FROM JAPAN.
    41 5 Tokio, August 13,—M. Karahan arrived at Harbin on Monday and met M. Joffe. Mr. Nuida Eishiro has beer, appointed Consul-General at Calcutta. Tin is quoted at Yl.lB. Cotton yarn is steady and the market is quoted Y. 240.
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    INTER-STATE CRICKET.
    247 5 It is interesting to note that the Perak Sports Association has taken up the matter of the unsatisfactory method of ar ranging inter-State cricket matches m the North. In Perak and Penang, particularly, sportsmen have what seems to us a just complaint as regards the very limited period
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    “RANJI” STORIES.
    270 5 “Ranji” one© helped C. B. Fry’s governess to win a cricket competition. It wa« one of those affairs in which the competitors had to state the exact number of runs that would be made by famous cricketers in certain matches. The governess put “Ranji” down to get 175
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    LAWN TENNIS.
    227 5 .—“Free Press.” OUR WEEKLY CARTOON. “IN THE PUBLIC EYE.** > \v ww i w <■ ME 'i AvA |S9M99M <(f v iSB I n B 8 lil ®M tSatffl I wW I Ulii y ukO i .pt -i—jg, Specially Drawn by David Wilson. Sir Robert Horne, who has
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    COLONY TRADE REPORTS.
    241 5 —“S.T.” W© received some days ago the Straits Settlements Return of Imports and Exports for the quarter ended March 31. 1923. It is a much more bulky report than the old quarterly return, and it has been reconstructed on entirely new lines. The four groups, Foreign Countries,
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    Coming Events.
    125 5 Aug. 17—Harmston’s Circus, DatoKramat Gardens, 9.15 p.m. 17—Polo, Penang Cup, Sepoy Lines. 17—Football, P. C. C. v H. M. S. Magnolia, Esplanade, 5 p.m. IS—Gymkhana, Racecourse. 20—Legislative Council, Meeting, Singapore, 11.30 a.m. 25—Perak Gymkhana Club, Taiping. Gymkhana25—Municipal Fire Brigade Competitions and Display, 4.45 p.m. 25—Lodge Krian, Installation Meeting.
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    EX-GOVERNOR’S DAUGHTER’S WEDDING.
    226 5 OUR WEEKLY CARTOON. “IN THE PUBLIC EYE.** > \v ww i w <■ ME 'i AvA |S9M99M <(f v iSB I n B 8 lil ®M tSatffl I wW I Ulii y ukO i .pt -i—jg, Specially Drawn by David Wilson. Sir Robert Horne, who has again
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    TOWN PLANNING IN BOMBAY.
    256 5 The following, is from a paper by Mr. A. E. Mirams Member of the Bombay Tribunal of Appeal (The Town Planning Act Court) and a well known and popular valuer *and arbitrator. Describing the working of the Bombay Town Planning Act he writes: “Subjection (c), which
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      223 5 OUR WEEKLY CARTOON. “IN THE PUBLIC EYE.** > \v ww i w <■ ME 'i AvA |S9M99M <(f v iSB I n B 8 lil ®M tSatffl I wW I Ulii y ukO i .pt -i—jg, Specially Drawn by David Wilson. Sir Robert Horne, who has again refused the Chancellorship
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    MARRIAGE.
    32 6 Rigby—Thomasson. —On the 14th inst. at St. Andrew’s Cathedral. Singapore, by the Venerable F. G. Swindell, Archdeacon of Singapore, William Edward Rigby, Malayan Civil Service, to Bertha Thomasson, of Coates, Yorkshire.
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    THE WILL TO PAY.
    1145 6 In the latest Note of the British Government it was stated that the French Government had admitted their object in entering the Ruhr was not reparations but for the purpose of breaking Germany’s resistance and the creation of a will to pay.” The Note went on
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    HERE AND THERE.
    1260 6 The excellent work of the police in Penang in dealing with Motor Head- the matter of motorcar lights. headlights has been referred to in this column previously. In practically all cases, the requirements of the authorities are now being carried out. Only in a very few are
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    SINGAPORE NEWS.
    239 6 KOREAN TIDAL WAVE. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Singapore, August. IL A Tokio ’telegram received by the “Nanyo Nichi-Nichi Shiinbun states that the tidal wave along tho Yalu River resulted in 20,(XX) houses being inundated and 800 washed away. The deathroll is estimated at 2,000 Koreans, whilst 600 are
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    THE MAILS.
    65 6 The homeward t he Utb closes at 10 a.m. on 11 instant. is (ltU The M. M. Packet An Silll ;l y, to arrive here at ectc d to the 19th instant, and is I Continental mails on l>oar< v n! The Blue Funnel with twelve Ugs of
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      248 6 I OF SPECIAL INTEREST to ESTATE OWNERS, AGENTS MANAGERS. I We have been advised by our Principals, Messrs. g MALAYAN CHINA CLAY and POTTERY COMPANY, g S LIMITED, Gopeng, that they are now in a position to =E give quick delivery of their GOPENG STANDARD g LATEX CUPS. We shall
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      24 6 E. O. Dancing on Saturday instead of Friday By Request Saturday, 18th August, Polo Club Gymkhana Dinner and Dance. Dancing Till 1-45 a. m.
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      101 6 To-night! To-night!! Harmston’s Circus WITH AN ENTIRE NEW COMPANY 30 STAR ARTISTES 30 HEADED BY THE MARVELLOUS ARCOS TROUPE .Positively the Most Sensational, the Most Suprising, the Most Spectacular and Astounding Flying Act ever seen in the East. Location DATO KRAMAT GARDEN. Special trains will run after every performance to
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      24 6 THE TIDES. High Water. Low Water. To-day. 3. 18 p.m. 9. 52 p.m. To-morrow. 3. 56 a.m. 10.10 a.m. 3. 50 p.m. 10.27 p.m.
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    ENTENTE ESSENTIAL.
    405 7 French Appreciation o f British Desire. aME rica and reparations. Reuter’s Telegrams.] Paiis. August 16. is a* I»ncl> *l" ie,er 111,r Lts in consequence ot the <5 that a .K.tailf.l reply to a nn<l nC,, !"\t.te will shortly be issued. BrltlS ‘dwell on the necessity for ePa ;n7the
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    THE REPARATIONS RIDDLE.
    187 7 "U, August 6.— The “Times” corI' ’O'' nt states there is a movement ,ailCe ‘‘l favour of a more positive i rf ‘l’ :i,a tions instead of maintainof "d fensive ’‘■egotiative attitude ’i < in^ are "bo believes that conprf Tositions ar e preshtmii l 1 18
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    HEALDLONG CRASH OF THE MARK.
    243 7 HEAL D LONG CRASH OF THE MARK. I‘n corresn, U^ Ust 7 .—‘‘The Times” Ber- < a di of 1 1 111 nt Sa ys that the headlong d a l' r ‘gs iaS demoralised all dollars sL‘r| hvV P< r demands for ,Or <Bg n v COuld be ’net-
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    POINCARE SUPPORTS REPUBLICANS.
    82 7 London, August 6. —The “Cologne Gazette” publishes categorical allegations of the relations between the French and the Separatists asserting that M. Poincare appointed three members with the mission of uniting Separatist factions and hastening the declaration of a Republic. It is further said that M. Poincare fixed
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    MEETING IN COBLENZ.
    43 7 London, August 6. —A Separatist meeting designed to solidify factions was held in Coblenz, but ended in failure. The declaration of a Republic may be postponed for the beginning of October. 10,000.000 francs have been earmarked for intensive propaganda meanwhile.
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    ELLIS ISLAND SCANDAL.
    209 7 STR A GEDDES’S INDICTMENT. London. August 16. An outspoken account by Sir Auckland Geddes of the conditions on Ellis Island is published in the form of a White Paper. The Ambassador’s general criticism is that the place is too small, and what additional space is available is
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    RUSSIAN GENERAL’S PREDICAMENT.
    39 7 New’ York, zAugust 16. General Loukomsky, ex-Chief of Staff of the Russian Monarchist Army, who arrived with his family aboard the President Wilson” w T as not permitted to land as the Russian quota is exhausted.
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    DAVIS CUP FINALS.
    69 7 FRENCH REPRESENTATIVES DEFEATED. Boston, August 16. In the opening of the Davis Cup finals, Anderson (Australia) beat La Coste (France) 7-5, 6-3, 6-4. Hawkes (Australia) beat Brugnon (France) 6-2,6-1,7-5. Lacoste opened nervously, but subsequently showed up prominently. Anderson w r as superb, particularly in smashing, service and
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    HAIFA OFFICIAL MURDERED.
    80 7 London, August 6. —The Daily Mail Jerusalem correspondent states that the body of W. W. Jolly, Quarantine Superintendent in Haifa, was found on a beach tied up in a sack which had been washed up by the sea. Jolly had been killed by a heavy blow on
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    STILL PRECARIOUS.
    173 7 Communists Busy In Germany. MANY CASUALTIES. (Reuter’s Telegrams.) Berlin, August 16. While the Communist strikes in Berlin have ended, the situation in the provinces is still precarious, though the collapse of the Communist general strike design is shortly to be expected Liepzig, Haile. Teutschenthal, Helmstedt and Arnstadt are
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    THE LOSS OF THE "MARVALE."
    127 7 DUE TO ERROR OF JUDGMENT. London, August 16. The Court of Inquiry into the loss of the steamer “Marvale” found the casualty was due to a grave error of judgment on the Captain’s part, owing to over confidence regarding the position of the vessel. Nevertheless
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    ISLE OF MAN STEAMER’S END.
    113 7 SINKS IN DOCK AFTER COLLISION. London, August 16. The Isle of Man steamer Douglas.” emerging from dock at Liverpool, collided with the steamer "Artemesia” from Sourabaya. The Douglas was cut in half and sank in a few’ minutes. The crew’ and passangers were saved, one
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    LIVING BUDDHA’S WIFE MURDERED.
    169 7 London, August 7. —The “Daily Mail’s” Peking correspondent states that despatches from Urga, the Capital of Mongolia, announce that the wife of the Living Buddha, or Hutuktu, who was proclaimed Emperor in 1912, has been poisoned fatally by court attendants who are stated to have been
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    MORE BANDIT OUTRAGES IN GAZA.
    58 7 London, August 6. —There is renewed disorder in the Gaza district where two months ago Sir Herbert Samuel’s escort was attacked. A Government survey party encamped in Wadyzift 10 miles north-east of Gaza they were attacked by 20 armed bedouins. A native survey official was
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    AHEAD OF THE MAIL.
    286 7 Free State Elections. London, August 9.—The Irish Free •State elections are fixed for August 2-7. This will be the first time when Ireland will vote with a universal adult suffrage and proportional representation. The greatest uncertainty exists as to the result as the electorate is more
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    CHANCELLORSHIP OF THE EXCHEQUER.
    107 7 London. August 7.—The “Times” Lobby correspondent states that at Mr. McKenna’s refusal to accept the Chancellorship definite renewed efforts were made in lhe past week to persuade Sir Robert Hbtne to accept. This was unavailing fcffid doubtless the appointment will be offered to one of the
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    CONSTITUTION OF KENYA.
    195 7 London, August 7.—ln a letter to “The Times,” Mr. P. N. Ramaswami agrees with Sir Thos. Bennett that the Kenya decisions are less disappointing than at first sight. India has certainly secured more important concessions, but Kenya for a long time must be a Crown Colony. Regarding
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    SQUANDERING PUBLIC FUNDS.
    153 7 London, August 2. —There are many strictures on losses and irregularities in the report of the Committee on Public Accounts, which cites as an example the War Office’s difficulties in winding up the Mesopotamian campaign accounts. The case is mentioned of a tug hired at Singapore by
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    EGYPTIAN COTTON PURCHASES.
    26 7 London, August 6. —The “Daily MaiFs” Cairo correspondent states that the Fgyntian Government have allocated £500,000 to purchase cotton in the open market.
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    SPEECH DAY AT PENANG FREE SCHOOL.
    1317 7 Resident Councillor’s Address. Remember that your life at school is the most important part of your life, and affects the whole of your future career,” said the Hon. Mr. A. B. Voules, Resident Councillor, in addressing the boys of the Penang Free School, this
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    LEGITIMACY CASE.
    379 7 APPEAL DISMISSED. The next appeal heard by Sir Walter Shaw, Chief Justice, Mr. Justice BarrettLennard and Mr. Justice A. V. Brown, in the Court of Appeal, this morning, was that of Khoo Siew Kok, against the decision of Mr. Justice Sproule on the grounds that (1) The learned
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    THE PASSING OF LIBERALISM.
    852 8 A NEW ERA IN POLITICS. Mr. H. W. Massingham says one change above all others must arrest the eye. That is the passing of the Liberal Party. Within the last few years, almost within the last few months, there has occurred •a momentous event in political
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    RUBBER ROADWAYS.
    411 8 MARKED PROGRESS. The report of Rubber Roadways, Limited, for the year ended December 31, states that the period covered has been one of increasing activity and marked progress. The section of roadway in Borough High Street, Southwark, which was laid in 1920 with the rubber cap vulcanised on
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    TONGKAH COMPOUND CAPITAL.
    283 8 PROPOSAL TO INCREASE. Shareholders of the Tongkah Com pound N.L., Federated Malay States, at an extraordinary meeting to be held on 10th August will be asked to pass a resolution increasing the capital of the com pany by raising the amount payable in respect of each share
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    VICTORIA INSTITUTION.
    149 8 •s. T.’- Victoria Institution, Kuala Lumpur, was en fete on Tuesday for it was exactly 30 years ago, on August 14, that Mrs. Treacher laid the foundation stone of the one building the school could boast of then. Through the efforts of Mr. R. H. Sidney, headmaster, who,
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    SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.
    193 8 TO-DAY’S DEPARTURES. Kopah for Deli. Kampar for Teluk Anson. Langton Hall for Suez ami New York. Gleniffer for Suez and London. Nalgora for Singapore and Australasia. The Directors of the Siam Steam Navigation Co. Ltd. have placed an order for a new motor vessel for the Chantaboon run
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    PENANG MAILS.
    382 8 CLOSE DAILY (except Sunday). IT TRAIN. Federated Malay States. Malacca, Johore and Singapore. Registration and Parcel Post, except where otherwise stated, close half an-bonr earlie» than the Ordinary mail. FOR AT Batu Gaiah, Tapah Road, By train Tehik Anson.Kuala Knbu, Kuala I 7.15 a.m. Lumpur, Klang. Port Swetten-
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    EXCHANGE
    124 8 PENANG. AUGUST 17. 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 19/32 3 Documentary 2/4 5/8 Calcutta Demand Bank Rs 174 k 3 days’sight Private 176-1 p Bombay Demand Bank 174 k 2 Madras Demand Bank
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    MARKET PRICES.
    536 8 CHOWRASTA MARKET. Penang, August 17, 1923. eta Government Mutton Head, sheep or goat each 1.00 Liver with heart lung do 1.20 Tripe do 1.00 Goat or Sheep per lb 55 Sweet Bread pair 40 Leg of Mutton lb 55 Kidney P air 30 Feet the four 50 Mutton
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      166 8 t I I JMb I Par a I I I 1 1 I Your Opportunity We have a few good re-conditioned Pianos in 1 stock at very low prices. Each instrument has been thoroughly overhauled, casing repolished, 1 etc., and are exceptional bargains. I Prices Range from $2OO. I I
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    THE TIN MARKET.
    1008 9 London, July 20.—1 n the absence of any definite lead from the usual lead- ers the market is inclined to drift. There is very little to stimulate interest in tin I at present, prices being too low to encourage bears and too high to suit bulls. Judging
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    RUBBER EXPORTS TO U. S.
    76 9 July 24. —In reply to Mr. Wise, the President of the Board of Trade (Sir Philip Lloyd-Greame) gave the following quantity and value of crude rubber (foreign and Colonial produce) exported from the United Kingdom to the United States of America during the year 1922
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    BRITISH EMPIRE EXHIBITION.
    49 9 July 23. —Mr. Ormsby-Gore informed Sir H. Brittain that, the only Colonies and Protectorates which had definitely declared their intention of not participating in the British Empire Exhibition were Gibraltar. Gambia, Somaliland, North Borneo. Fiji was still uncertain, but hopeful it might» be possible to participate.
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    CROWN COLONY LOANS.
    72 9 In the House of Commons Mr. Wise asked the Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies the approximate loans of the various Crown Colonies, giving the population of white and black in each Colony. Mr. Ormsby-Gore, in a written reply, gives the figures, which include: Loansatend 1921 Census
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    PRODUCE PRICES.
    202 9 Benares Opium p. chest $5.000.00 nom. Cloves 110.00 sellers Gold leaf 72.00 sellers Mace Pickings no stocks Nutmegs 42.00 sellers Coconuts per 1,000 46.00 sellers Copra Sundried 9.85 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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    ALL SAINTS’, TAIPING.
    101 9 19th August. 12th Sunday after Trinity Matins and Sermon (Tamil) 9.15 a.m.; Children’s Service 5 p.m.; Evensong 6.30 p.m. The delay in the delivery of yesterday’s papers to subscribers was caused by an accident to the printing machinery, which has been rectified. Mr. D. Knapp of the
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    LOCAL SHARE LIST.
    102 9 The following are the latest quotations in Messrs. Kennedy Co.’s share list Yesterday To-day. 2 E 2 Shares. 5 0 "©s’® SQ UD CQ 00 c. sc. sc. sc. Rubber (Dollar). New Serendah... 3.00 3.25 3.25 3.50 Tapah 12.50 13.00 13.00 13.25 Mining. BatangP. 45 47J 42i
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    RUBBER PRICES.
    64 9 17th August, 1923. Local. cfs. Smoked Sheet 49 I Penang Fine Pale Crepe 49 >nom ,Unsmoked Sheet 47 Singa- (Smoked Sheet 50J PORE (Crepe 50} London and New York. r (Smoked Sheet London u3|d New York G2Bf The following were the rubber quotations in London on August 16
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    PENANG RUBBER SALES.
    62 9 Messrs. The Borneo Company, Ltd., advise that the undermentioned prices were realised for rubber sold by them by private and auction sales held this week: Cts Per Pound. Smoked diamond sheet No. 1 49 to 51 Smoked diamond sheet No. 2 45 „48 Unsmoked sheet No. 1
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    RUBBER SALES.
    39 9 The General Produce Agency, Ltd., Beach Street, Penang, report that the following prices were realised at their auction rooms to-day Good F.A.Q. Smoked diamond sheet 66.00 F.A.Q. do 64.00 Off quality Smoked diamond sheet 56 to 58
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    TIN PRICES.
    90 9 London. The Straits Trading Co., Ltd., gives the following prices, on August 16 Spot £184.125.6d up 125.6 d 3 mos. buying 186 15s 3 selling 186.25.6 d 15s Local. August 17th Singapore buyers no sellers at s93|. Penang sold 100 tons at $93.25. Messrs. Boustead and Co., Ltd:—
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    TIN OUTPUTS.
    182 9 Tin Bentong No Liability first half of August, hours 323, piculs 200, yards 33.400. Kampong Kamunting Tin Dredging, Ltd., first half of August, hours run (two dredges) 601 cubic yards treated 86.000, total piculs 568.29, nett value $31,186.80. No. 1 Dredge lost 8 hours boiler cleaning and general
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    RATRUT BASIN TIN DREDGING.
    41 9 Messrs. Boustead and Co.. Ltd., the Agents of Ratrut Basin Tin Dredging Co., N. L. inform us of the receipt of a letter from the Manager reporting that No. 1 Dredge was refloated on the Bth instant.
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    REPORTS, DIVIDENDS AND NOTICES.
    480 9 Mount Austin. —Divd. 4s. per ►hareBesoeki.—Final divd. 6 p. c., making 10 p. for year. Java United. —Final divid. 5 p. c., making 9 p. c. for year. Holland China Handels.—Divd. 7 p. c., Last year 10 p. c. Badek.—Profit for 1922, £7,279 plus £2,508 brought
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    KENNEDY & CO’S SHARE LIST.
    11 9 KENNEDY CO’S SHARE LIST. KENNEDY CO’S SHARE LIST. Cum aoarned interest.
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      78 9 When a man asserts his disbelief in’ advertising, ask him whose soap he uses, whose beverages he drinks In nine cases out of ten they will be advertised articles, and though he states that he has not changed his taste for years it proves not so much that he is
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      106 9 LYRIC THEATRES, Ltd., Theatre Royal. Penang Road. From Thursday, 18th to Sunday, 19th August. TO-NIGHT’S GREAT ATTRACTION. LES MISERABLES 8 Reels 8 Reels Read what the Encyclopedia Britannica” says about this Picture: “LES MISERABLES,” the greatest epic and dramatic work of fiction ever created or conceived; the epic of a
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    BURMA CRIME INQUIRY.
    775 10 PRESIDENT OF BASSEIN MUNICIPALITY’S VIEWS. U Nyun Maung. Barrister-at-Law and "President of the Bassein Municipality, in the course of his evidence before the Burma Crime Inquiry Committee, Baid —For about 16 months I was acting as President of the District Council of Burmese Associations and as President
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    The Band Programme.
    52 10 The Municipal Band will play the follow ing programme of music at the Esplanade from 6 to 7 p.ni., to 1 i v 1 March City Sights Czibulka 2 Intermezzo Caresmj Sevmonr 3 Waltz Lametm Williams 4 Selection Boccaccio Stipyie's •> Fox Trot Marx Jane. Curtis God
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      NEW TYRE FOR COMMERCIAL VEHICLES.
      295 10 Those of the older generation will recall the glorious feeling of immunity from punctures which they enjoyed when using “cushion” tyres on their bicycles in the early days of the pastime —at so the less pleasurable bumps which they experienced as the price of that
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      MOTOR TYRE WAR.
      353 10 Mr. H. Massac Buist says that British motorists have been exporting some £5,500,000 of money per annum for tyres that could be made as well in these islands. The. situation in regard to the French exchange leads the Michelin Company to make what is a very heavy
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      CANADA MAKING MCRE MOTOR CARS.
      209 10 The Dominion of Canada manufactured a total of 101,007 automobiles in 1922, which was 7 percent over the maximum production of than the output of 1921, according to a report on the automobile industry made public by the Dominion bureau of statistics. The total value
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      417 10 I Amet. over »5,000,000 S.C AMurence in force over $l7,000.000 J i The Great Eastern Life Assurance Co., Ltd.l H (Incorporated in Strait* Settlement*). LONDON OFFICE 32, OU J. Wry> M c X I HEAD Tbe^ompa^ ,n^T2o.oM Court of England and complie. with the British Life Awurance Compame. II ATT^
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    MALAYA’S NEEDS.
    649 11 WHERE BRITISH GOODS ARE WANTED. British Malaya is likely in the near future to prove a profitable field for the British manufacturer of electrical machinery, says the “Times’’ Trade Supplement. Before the commencement of the period of disastrous trade depression consequent on the fall in the prices of
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      1468 12 I N. Y. K. Nippon Yusen Kaisha. THE BLUE FUNNEL LINE H t loSako- «a ®k ws gss. —Kssr versa EUROPEAN LINE PELEUS Aug. 18 Marseilles, Havre, Liverpool and Glasgow. intended sailings for Fortniohtlv Service’ HYSON 22 London, Rotterdam and Hamburg. Rangoon and Calcutta LAOMEDON 29 London, Rotterdam and Hamburg.
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      722 12 P. 0.-BRITISH INDi t AND APCAR LINES. A (Companies Incorporated in England) MAIL, PASSENGER CARGO SERVICES PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL S. N. Co. (Under Contract with His Majesty’s Government) P. O. SAILINGS. LONDON—FAB EASTERN SERVICE From London Due Penang. To Marseille* ft London about MTtP ta« n( MANTUA Aug. 17 KASHMIR
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