Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 27 August 1923

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    21 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE PUBLISHED DAILY. ESTABLISHED 1833. No. 196. VOL LXXXI. MONDAY, 2.7 th AUGUST, 1923. PRICE 15 CENTS.
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    THE TURF LAW SUIT.
    1578 2 MR JUSTICE DARLING ON THE JOCKEY S ART. As previously stated, judgment for < K) guineas was given for Mr. H. J. Boam, racehorse owner, of Hove, in the action which he brought before Mr. Justice Darling and a jury against Michael Beary, jock y, to
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    FAULTY START AT A RACE MEETING.
    147 2 IMPORTANT ACTION IN THE PARIS COURTS. An important action, which will decide whether racing authorities can be held responsible for faulty starts, is to be heard in the Paris Courts at the instigation of a wealthy American. It appears that recently the American attended
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      1048 2 CL m T« J TENDERS INVITED, □non Classified s The Municipal Commissioners of Afl IQP mPFIf’Q George Town, Penang, hereby invite nUVti UOV lllVillO* tenders lor the undermentioned work jp “Alterations and Additions to back Wanted, For Sale, To Let, &c., portion of house No 23, Clarke can be inserted
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    IF GERMANY SHOULD "COLLAPSE."
    1060 3 Me hear a good.deal just now about the possible “collapse” of Germany. Nervous politicians and financiers in this country hint at it apprehensively. In Germany itself the newspapers, now mostly under the ownership of the great Markocracy. talk about it with cheerful candour- If, they say,
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    GERMANY DETHRONES U.S. DYES IN JAPAN.
    396 3 Germany’s systematic and well organised campaign to control the markets of the world, beginning with the United States an<d extending activities to the Orient has registered its first remarkable effects when in an exceedingly short time she dethroned American dye manufacturers in the Japanese
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      303 3 LADY IN AUSTRALIA TELLS HOM’ SHE DROVE OUT THE POISONS OF RHEUMATISM Rheumatism is in the blood, therefore it is useless trying to cure it by rubbing ointments or liniments on the skin. Mrs. W. Douglas, of Brunswick Road, Albany, Western Australia, proved this for herself a while ago, and
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      337 3 t J drw-A V kJ. 7. ‘(yOaltine is making me strong and healthy Concentrated nourishment made easy of digestion—thatis why “Ovaltine’’ is unsurpassed for restoring health and strength after illness. The tonic food elements extracted from barley mail, eggs, creamy milk and cocoa are combined in Ovaltine in the form
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    SOCIAL & PERSONAL.
    2165 4 SOCIAL PERSONAL. Mr. and Mrs. Henggeler have gone to Kelantan for a short holiday, Mr. K. R. Blackwell is appointed temporarily a Supervisor of Customs, Johore. Mr and Mrs. Cyril Hughes, of Effingham Estate, have returned from Home. Mrs. R. Gunton Turner, of Bahau Estate. Bahau. left for England via
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    PERAK GYMKHANA CLUB.
    977 4 Summer Meeting At Taiping. MR. F. K. DICKSON’S HAT TRICK.” (From Our Own Correspondent.) Taiping, August 25. Unclouded skies, warm sunshine, and a record gathering and excellent entries were the pleasing features ofi the gymkhana held to-day at Taiping. Paradoxical as it may seem, the very features
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    SITES FOR PENANG HILL BUNGALOWS.
    95 4 The sites for bungalows on Penang Hill, applications for which were invited some little time ago, ha*ve been allocated. Sites have been granted to the following:—Hon. Mr. John. Mitchell, Hon. Mr. W. H. Thorne, Messrs. D. A. M. Brown, Palgrave Simpson, A. W. B. Hamilton,
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    TAIPING SWIMMING CLUB.
    255 4 PENANG SWIMMpp f I '"-“-U?. I Lupini, t I The Taiping Swi ramin J f I Annual Sports to-dav at I the Swimming Pool. ThpaH the largest seen f O/ the I The weather kept fine, if I though the clouds were wt I head towards the
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    "MALAYA" CUP FINAL.
    85 4 SINGAPORE DEFEATS PERAK. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, August 27. In the “Malaya” Cup Soeoer final, Singapore beat Perak by two goals to one. Heavy rain waterlogged the ground, spoiling the quality of the play, but an exci ing contest was seen, Perak putting up a
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    POLO AT TAIPING.
    23 4 ANOTHER SUCCESS FOR PENANG. (ITom Our Own Correspondent Ipoh, August 27. Last evening at Taiping Penang the Jelf Polo Cup.
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    BOXING AT THE CIRCUS.
    32 4 A six rounds boxing contest h r p Velasco (of Harmston’s Circus) an< Johanney (Penang) will be H Harmston’s Circus to-night. Keen teresst is being taken in tu
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    NEWS FROM THE FEDERAL CAPITAL.
    144 4 OPENING OF WAN FREE SCHOOL. (From Our Own Correspond Kuala Lumpur, Angus The Wan Wye Free and maintained by Ab y eW w»» eldest sain of the late Mi- sir formally opened on N ltlir( l pof a Lionel Woodward in the pre large company.
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    PENANG FIRE FIGHTERS IN RIVALRY.
    837 5 vl .v COMPETITION AT ANNUAL EEE> 1 |>|.SPLAY. Efficiency of l hc highest standard mark,’the ninth annual display of the Penang Municipal Eire Brigade which was held thl corner of Cecil .Street and Brick n Road on Saturday afternoon in sun 1 «rather. The'largc crowd
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    750 CHINESE BANDITS SLAIN.
    425 5 Peking, August 6. —Owing to a threatening attitude developing among 1,200 ex-bandits from Sudan, Heilungkiang, who were incorporated into the National Army and being trained at Tsitsihar, 50 were executed on August 3. This alarmed the remainder, who attempted to escape but were surrounded by tjoops
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    THE BASE.
    244 5 Still we are looking forward, says the “Free. Press’’ Topicist, to that exposition of the Government case <for the giving •a way of the Colonial land to the Imperial Government for docks and aerodromes and such-like contraptions. There will be no opposition at the Legislative Council. for all
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    MALAYAN ATHLETIC CHAMPIONSHIPS.
    63 5 Arrangements are well in hand for the Amatory Athletic championship meeting of British Malaya, fixed to be held tais year at S-eremban on September 14 and 15 next. Entries close on the evening of September 9 and entry forms may be obtained from the secretaries of all
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      EDUCATION.
      676 5 (To the Editor of the “Pinang Gazette.*’) •Sir, —I have read with interest the letters of your two correspondents “Family Man’’ and “Chew Chay Saye” on education in your issues of the 21st and 22nd msts., and I find that while the former tackles both the moral as well
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      LIGHTS ON CARS.
      91 5 (To the Editor of the “Pinang Gazette. Sir, —Your comments on the subject of “Lights on Cars’’ appearing in your columns of the 24th inst. are inteiesting, but I cannot understand why a small red mascot light is a cause of complaint, when it does not infringe
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    THE MEDICAL CONGRESS.
    469 5 ARRANGEMENTS OF SINGAPORE COMMITTEE. There will be between 150 and 200 medical men at the Congress of Tropical Medicine to be held at Singapore says the “Straits Times.’’ Official delegates are being sent by the Governments cf India, Burma, China, Japan, the Philippine Islands, Macao, Indo-China, Siam,
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    ENGLISH WOMEN ENGINEERS.
    134 5 London, August 8. —English women are turning their attention to professional vocations formerly confined exclusively to men. A number of them in London are engaged in civil, mechanical and electrical engineering, and there are at least half a dozen firms or woman constructors who have completed large
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    Coining Events.
    100 5 Aug. 27—Harmston’s Circus, DatoKiamat Gardens, 9.15 p.m. 29 The Truants,” Sungei Patani Club, 9.15 p.m. Sept. I—Warren Shield Shoot, Taiping. I—Temerloh Estate, Adjourned Meeting, 9 Beach Street. 12 noon. I— Football. P.C.C. v Malakoff and Caledonia, Esplanade. 5.15 p.m. 2 and 3—Malaya Command Rifle Meeting, Taiping. B—M.F.A. Cup
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    THE MOSQUE OF ST. SOPHIA.
    272 5 Constantinople, August 7. —In order to remove all vestige of Greek domination of Constantinople, the Turks intend changing the name of the historic mosque of St. Sophia to Mehmedie Mosque, that is, the Mosque of Mahomet. Founded by the builder of Constantinople itself, Constantine the
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    INSANE EMPRESS DYING.
    246 5 Brussels, July 21. —Death will soon put a term to the tragic history of Charlotte, widow of the murdered Emperor Maximilia.i of Mexico. The “mad empress,” as she has been known for years, has been lying ill at her chateau near Brussels, and is sinking fast. She
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    REPORT OF SCARLET FEVER SERUM FOUND.
    226 5 Rome, July 21. —The newspapers report the discovery of the scarlet fever bacillus by two Italian doctors, Dr. di Cristina, director of the children’s hospital at Palermo, and Dr. Caronia, director of the children’s hospital at Rome. The doctors are sending records of cases
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    WHEN CHITS ARE ILLEGAL.
    75 5 The Hongkong Hotel Go. are remind’ne its patrons of the provisions of th« Uhnioiv, Ordinance, 1917, which provides Dv,t subject to certain exceptions intoxi--nf,‘ngr liquor for consumption on or at ”v licensed premises cannot be sold ‘nvcrvf for cash” and that every person .•Pom linuor is
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      61 5 NEW HEALTH AND NERVE POWER quickly gained with I regular use of M SAUATOCEN *1 Mrs- Bjornsterne Bjornson. the wife S&M of the celebrated Norwegian poet and novelist, wrote ‘‘Bjornson uses SanatSjBSg ouen every day Ami finds that the effects of this admirable revitalisim? food are exceeding y beneficial to
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      165 5 As every cook knows, |X perfect raising is everything in successful cake making. For that reason Raisley should be added to all and rich cake mixtures. Then every atom of flour will be raised to perfection and thoroughly cooked. Raisley SURE Formerly known Paisley Flour Made by Brown Polaon. Ltd.
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    BIRTHS.
    57 6 Phillip.—On August 23, at the Maternity Hospital, Singapore, the wife of Mr. David Phillip, a son. Carson.—At the European Hospital. Kuala Lumpur, on the 24th August, to Mary, the wife of A. 11. Carson, a daughter. Savage.—At the European Hospital. Kuala Lumpur, on the 24th August, to Maud, the
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    MARRIAGE.
    53 6 Gossip-Grange.—On the 27th August. at St. George’s Church. Penang, by the Rev. Keppel Garnier. Colonial Chaplain. James Gossip, M. D. J.P. 2nd son of the late J. A. Gossip Esq. and Mrs. Gossip. Knowsley. Inverness. Scotland, to Elsie Marguerite, 3rd daughter of W. Grange Esq. and the late Mrs.
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    THE EX-SERVICE MIND.
    994 6 Not the least disquieting of the cabled news received in the earlier part of last week was the announcement, presumably by the Ministry of Labour, that unemployment at Home had increased by 20.000 to 1,212.000. In view of the general European situation, the information cannot be regarded
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    THE MAILS.
    40 6 The homeward mail, by the Kashmir, closes at G p.m. on Friday, the 31st instant. The Blue Funnel steamer Meriones. from the United Kingd< in for Penang, is now expecte<l to arrive here on Tuesday, the 28th instant.
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    HERE AND THERE.
    1670 6 1 The triumvirate of politics, Mr. Dark bishire, Mr. Penny, and Our Other Mr. M. R. Thornton, obM. P. ject to Singapore being designated a cesspool > with any sort of adjectives. Mr. Thornton r admits that a few more drinks are consumed there than there should
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      35 6 “E. O.” The Best Situated Hotel in the East. 842 feet Sea Frontage. Unique Ball Room—Up-to-date Orchestra. Guest Nights and Dancing every Tuesday and Friday. Special Tiffins even* Wednesday and Saturday—Orchestra. Orchestral Concert every Wednesday.
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      200 6 if Harmston’s Circus )■♦»< To-night I To-night!! Final Contest of 6 Rounds BETWEEN VELASCO and JOHANNY ALSO TWO ROUND PRELIMINARY At the Circus Tent to-night. >■♦»< Location DATO KRAMAT GARDEN. Special trams will run after every performance to all parts of the town. >»♦< POPULAR PRICES PREVAIL. Full Box (6
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      25 6 THE TIDES. High Water. Low Water. To-day. 12.48 p.m. 7. 31 p.m. To-morrow. 1. 24 a.m. 7. 39 a.m. 1. 21 p.m. 8. 0 p.m.
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    145 6 DEATHS. Dudley.—On the 23rd August. Lizzie Mutthama. beloved wife of Mr. J. Dudley. of Carey Island. Carson. —At the European Hospital. Kuala Lumpur, on the 24th August. Mary, dearly beloved wife of A. 11. Carson. Sundr am.—At 109 Chin Sweeßd., off Havelock Road, Singapore, on Aug. 22, Jessie Sundram, beloved
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    REPARATIONS.
    476 7 Speeches by M. Poincare. AGAINST ARBITRAFRA' TION. Reuter’s Telegrams.) Paris, August 26. Poincare, in' unveiling the war orial at Chassey. declared that, in W n the valuation of the German '.'vnicnts unanimously made by the [Xarations Commission, it would be i,. s < to pretend that Germany had U?C
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    THE GERMAN SOCIALIST PROGRAMME.
    171 7 August 12.—‘The Times” Ber- r states that the Socia- has already begun negotia- lv formation of a grand coali- '.ondiag OIn jf err Stresemann to Ur «reitscheid. nJ',' ‘hdist programme only briefly «ith ti' S Huhr being more concerned i ail 'r disaster at home though
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    SOCIALIST EDITOR AS MINISTER OF THE INTERIOR.
    61 7 k'hdo n a I’'tot H 'J, 1 Berlin corres- T'oet 1 imes” states that the j[ j <;|, l.V the same as fore--1!"i Mon '"lidt is Vice-Chancellor 7 construction. Herr V«a w Minister of the Inte- a Cologne Socialist tl l”’»inir.,., 1 K
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    RECHSBANK POLICY.
    95 7 The President’s Defence. [Reuter’s Telegrams.] Berlin, August 25. The failure to check the floating debt, not the Reichsbank, was responsible for the growing inflation, according to Herr Havenstein, defending himself before the Central Committee of the Reichstag He pointed out that the floating debt in August was 194
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    WORTHLESSNESS OF THE MARK.
    106 7 A FAR-REACHING DECREE. Berlin. August 26. The worthlessness of the mark for foreign purchases is illustrated by the issue of a far-reaching decree compelling the taxpayers to surrender foreign currencies in proportion to their tax assessments. Public companies are surrendering twice the amount of public bodies
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    CHINA’S FINANCES.
    199 7 ECONOMIST’S VIEWS. London, August 26. In the course of a series of articles on China’s finances, the Economist urges prompt elaboration of Mr. R. McNeill’s statement, cabled on the Ist August. It declares that general measures may relate to an attempt to settle the controversies of the North
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    SOVIET AND CHINA.
    68 7 A THREATENED ALLIANCE. Riga, August 26. A message from Moscow states that following the failure of M. Joffe’s negotiations with Japan. Soviet diplomacy is now threatening an alliance with China. Vilenski, the Bolshevist Far East expert, writing in the Isvestia,” asserts that Russian support is China’s only
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    WIRELESS FOR SHIPS’ LIFEBOATS.
    99 7 MARCONI’S NEW INVENTION. London, August 26. Apropos of the movement which was given a filip by the arrival of the survivors of the Trevessa for the invention of a transmitting wireless apparatus capable of installation in lifeboats, the Marconi Company is exhibiting at the shipping Exhibition
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    THE 2ND ROYAL SUSSEX.
    37 7 Malta, August 25. The troopship Egypt left Chanak for Malta. It is believed the Second Royal Sussex Regiment, which is aboard, will be given a rest at Malta before proceeding to North China.
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    MALAGA MUTINY.
    88 7 Ringleaders Imprisoned. Reuter’s Telegrams. Madrid, August 25. The Spanish Minister for War states that all the ringleaders of the mutineers at Malaga were arrested and imprisoned. Spanish Fleet Assists Against Rebels. Madrid, August 25. Military operations, with naval cooperation on a large scale, are being undertaken with the
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    A WORLD CONGRESS.
    68 7 LATE PRESIDENT HARDING’S PLANS. New York, August 26. At the time of his death. President Harding was preparing a definite plan to call a World Congress next year according to a hitherto unpublished interview, rhree weeks before his death the President declared that» his conscience no longer
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    LORD BIRKENHEAD IN AMERICA.
    118 7 EXCEPTION TAKEN TO SPEECH. New York, August 25. Lord Birkenhead’s first speech has aroused a controversy resulting in Mr. Breckinridge, Assistant Secretary for War in Mr. Wilson’s Cabinet, writing to the Bar Association, protesting against Lord Birkenhead being permitted to speak at the Association’s forthcoming convention.
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    LAWN TENNIS.
    92 7 U. S. DOUBLES CHAMPIONSHIP. Brookline, August 25. In the final of the American doubles lawn tennis championship, Tilden and Norton defeated Williams and Washburn 3—o, 6 —3, 6—3, 5—7, 6—2. The latter couple defeated the Australians. Anderson and Hawkes, in the semi-final 7—5, 2—6. 6—2, 6—4. American Mixed
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    TORPEDO AEROPLANE.
    36 7 Paris, August 25. The first torpedo aeroplane for the French naval air service has completed its trials. It has a 600 tyorse power motor. The torpedo, weighing 1.540 pounds, is suspended under the fuselage.
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    FLYING RECORD.
    22 7 Paris, August 25. The aviator, M. Drouhin, climbed 11,480 feet at Tonssus-le-Noble in a 14 horse power Aviette, a record.
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    RELIGIOUS RIOTS.
    83 7 Numerous Casualties in India. [Reuter’s Telegrams.] Simla, August 25. Hindu-Moslem faction fighting during the Muharram celebrations in the United Provinces, resulted in numerous casualties and much destruction of property. At Saharanpur and Gonda, the police ffred. The disturbances are subsiding. The trouble arose through Mohammedans topping off branches
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    BULGARIAN EX-MINISTER ASSASSINATED.
    60 7 A SUPPORTER OF STAMBULISKI. Prague, August 26. M. Daskaloff, the Bulgarian Minister at Prague during the Stambuliski regime, was wounded in the stomach by revolver shots and died in hospital. The assailant was arrested. M. Daskaloff refused to recognise the new Bulgarian Government and remained at Prague,
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    GREECE RATIFIES
    15 7 LAUSANNE TREATY. Athens. August 26. The Government has ratified the Treaty of Lausanne.
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    MR. BALDWIN’S HOLIDAY.
    21 7 London. August 25. Mr. Stanley Baldwin, the Prime Minister. departed for Paris, en route to Aix les Bains.
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    SINGAPORE NEWS.
    67 7 COLMAN SOCCER SHIELD FINAL. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Singapore, August 27, In the final of the Colman Football Shield, the Simpolan Mahibah Club defeated Darol Bahar by one goal to nil. The Hdn. Mr. F. M. Baddeley, the Officer administering the Government, presented the shield and medals to
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    WRECK OF THE EGYPT LOCATED.
    65 7 SIX MILES FROM SCENE OF COLLISION. London, August 15. —A Paris message says newspapers report from Bi-est that a Swedish salvage company has located the wreck of the P. and O. steamer Egypt at a depth of 64 fathoms, six miles from the scene of
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    THE OKARA INQUIRY.
    231 7 Calcutta, August 20. —The inquiry into the loss of thei steaoner Okara was expected to be resumed this morning, but was postponed owing to the indisposition of Commander Graham, one of the members of the Court. It will probably be resumed on the 28th. Report of an
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    LOCAL WEDDING.
    721 7 GOSSIP—GRANGE. St. George’s Church, Penang, this morning, was the scene of a wedding of considerable local interest. The contracting parties were James Gossip, M.D., J.P., second son of the late Mr. J. A. Gossip and Mrs. Gossip, Knowsley, Inverness, and Miss Elsie Marguerite, third daughter of Mr. W.
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    FREEMASONRY IN KRIAN.
    629 7 Installation Meeting at Parit Runtar. Four years only have passed since the formation, in the centre of an important planting district, of Lodge Krian, No. 1190, of the Scottish Constitution. Despite a period of great trial and stress, due chiefly to the slump, Freemasonry has dug its
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    STRAITS-BORN INDIANS.
    217 7 A meeting of the local born Indians to consider the advisability of forming an Association to be termed Straits born Indian Association was held in the Penang Hindu Sabha, on Saturday, Mr. M.Gopaldas, a retired Government official, presided. A letter on the object of the meeting from Mr.
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    RUBBER PRICES AND OUTPUT.
    595 8 The price of plantation rubber is now the same as at the end of May, after a fall of about lAd. per lb. in the interval. Messrs. Sanderson 'and Cri. comment on the 'fact that the possibility of th« London market holding prices up in face
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    RUBBER POSITION.
    175 8 The July issue of the Rubber Trade As sociation of London monthly statistics gives results to June 30, 1923. The total United Kingdom imports for the half year were 33.475 tons compared wth 32.736 tons in 1922. and 51.666 in 1921. The total exports from the United Kingdom
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    NEWS FROM JAPAN.
    89 8 Tckio, August 22.—1 t is now confirmed that th re are 89 survivors, of which 43 of the navy and 46 of the DockjUrd Co., were rescued from the wrecked Sub» marine 75. The Command or is also among the rescued. It is learned tbut refloating operations
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    RUBBER ROADWAYS.
    529 8 The directors report 1922 was a year of inci-oasing activity and progress. Roadways. —Thu section of roadway in Borough High Street, Southwark, laid in 1920 with the rubber cap vulcanised on to an expanded metal plate, continues to give fairly satisfactory results, although a few of the blocks
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    PRODUCE PRICES.
    200 8 Benai es Opium p. chest $5.000.00 noiu. Cloves 110.00 sellers Gold leaf 72.00 sellers Mace Pickings no stocks Nntmegs 42.00 sellers Coconuts per 1,000 46.(10 sellers Copra Sundried 10.25 buyers Rattans 11.20 sellers Rattans Coarse 10.50 Green Snail Shells 13.00 Siam Rice No. 1 15.00 per bag do
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    THE FORBES RUSSELL COMEDY CO.
    400 9 RETURN VISIT TO PENANG. The opening perfoimance by the Forbes •Russell Comedy Co .at the» Town Hall on Monday next Sept. 3rd marks an event in Penang theatrical history. On theiy last visit, only -a few months ago, Mr- Forbes Russell and his talented band
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    SHOOTING TRAGEDY IN POONA.
    99 9 Poona, August 18. —A shocking tragedy occurred last night when Seigt. John Peaiston of the Auxiliary Force. Madras, shot dead Miss Ingham, daughter of the Works Manager, Engineering College. It appears that Pearston loved the girl but was transferred to Madras. He obtained a month’s leave
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    SCHOOL POISONING AFFAIR.
    91 9 The Hangchow District Court has imposed death sentences on Yuer Heng, former student leader at the Chekiang First Normal School, and on the two cooks, following the poisoning of the whole student body with arsenic in February, when twenty-four died. The testimony at the trials disclosed that
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    MUNICIPAL COMMISSION.
    129 9 The following is the business for the meeting of the Municipal Commission, to-morrow 1. Minutes of last meeting to be read and c nfirmed. 2. Any special business the President may bring forward. 3. Questions. 4. Some bills to be passed. 5. Municipal Commissioners to retire at the
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    LOCAL SHARE LIST.
    91 9 The following are the latest quotations in Messrs. Kennedy Co.’s share list Saturday To-day. u E 5? Shares. >» S 3 5 CO 02 PQ 02 c. i c. fc. Jc. Batn L 70 80 75 80 Mining. K. Kamuntiug 46/- 47/- 47/- 48/Kamunting 36/ 37/- 36/6
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    RUBBER PRICES.
    40 9 27th August, 1923. Local. cts. Smoked Sheet 51i} Penang* Fine Pale Crepe 51Onom Unsmoked Sheet 47 Stnga- (Smoked Sheet 52’ pore (Crepe 52} London and New York. r (Smoked Sheet London Crepe R3 d New York G 292
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    TIN PRICES.
    60 9 Local. The Straits Trading Co., Ltd, Aug. 27: Singapore sold 175 tons at 896. Penang buyers no sellers at $95.50. Messrs. Boustead and Co., Ltd:— To-day’s quotation for Singapore refined tin $96 per picul, business done 175 tors, Penang refined tin $95.50 per picul, buyers no sellers, unrefined
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    TIN OUTPUT.
    19 9 Tongkah Harbour Tin Dredging Co., X. L. from 19th to 25th August, (being one week) 14 tons.
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    EXCHANGE.
    258 9 T. O. M.” PENANG. AUGUST 27, 1923. (By Courtesy of the Chartered Bank.) London Demand Bank 2/4 1/16 4 months’ sight Bank 2/4 7/32 3 Credit 2/4 5/8 3 Documentary 2/4 21/32 Calcutta Demand Bank Rs 175 1 3 days’sight Private „177 5 Bombay Demand Bank „175 Madras Demand
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    KENNEDY & CO’S SHARE LIST.
    1107 9 KENNEDY CO’S SHARE LIST. NAMES M 5° RUBBER [Dollar.] g eg c S c Allenby Rubber Co 1 35 1 40 Alor Gajah Rubber Estate 1 45 1 55 Amalgamated Malay Estates 2 22| 2 25 Ayer Hitam Planting Syndicate *4 00 14 50 Ayer Kuning Rubber Estates 50 60
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    SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.
    286 10 TO-DAY’S DEPARTURES. Mito Maru for Suez and London. Ellenga for Port Swettenham, taking maiN for Klang, Kuala Lumpur and Singapore. ▼an Hogendorp for Deli and Langsa. Rasa for Setul. Taiping for Teluk Anson. Kedah for Dindings and Sitiawan. Tt is reported from Koeteradja that the British S. Ferrara,
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    THE MIIKESAN MARU.
    56 10 The Mitsui Bussan Kaisha’s steamer Miikesan Maru, regarding whose whereabouts some anxiety was felt in shipping circles (tespite wireless messages to pick her up, arrived in Singapore yesterday. Her delay was due to shortage of water. She left Nagasaki on the sth instant and was due to
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    PENANG MAILS.
    379 10 CLOSE DAILY (except Sunday). BT TRAIN. Federated Malay States, Malacca. Johore and Singapore. Registration and Parcel Post, except where otherwise stated, close half-an-honr earlier than the Ordinary mail. FOR AT Batu Gajah, Tapah Road, By train Teluk Anson,Kuala Kuhn. Kuala 7.15 a.m. Lumpur, Klang, Port Swetten- also at
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    MARKET PRICES.
    538 10 CHOWRASTA MARKET. Penang, August 27, 1923. cts Government Mutton Head, sheep or goat each 1.00 Liver with heart lung do 1.20 Tripe <l° 1.00 Goat or Sheep per lb 52 Sweet Bread pair 40 Leg of Mutton lb 52 Kidney pair 30 Feet the four 50 Mutton Head,
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      454 10 0 Assets over $5,000,000 S.C. Assurance in force over $17,000,000, 1 The Great Eastern Life Assurance Co., Ltd. l IN (Incorporated in Straits Settlements). j[| X HEAD OFFICE Winchester House, Sin*apo«o. LONDON OFFICE 32, Old J«w ry M c X H The Company has £20,000 deposited the Supreme Court of
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    THE RUHR OCCUPATION.
    991 11 MR. HUGO HIRST’S SPEECH. The Annual General Meeting of the General Electric Company, Limited, was held at Magnet House, Kingsway, W. C. Mr. Hugo Hirst (the Chairman and Managing Director) presided. The Chairman said, the management of this Company has every reason to be pleased with the
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    Dividend of 5 Per Cent.
    83 11 The Chairman then proposed. “That a dividend at the rate of 5 per cent, per £nnuin be declared on the Ordinary shares of the Company for the year ending March 31, 1923.” This resolution was seconded by Mr. Arthur Chamberlain and unanimously approved. On the
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    ENGLISH M.P. AND FRENCH MOTOR ACCIDENT.
    101 11 Paris, July 20. —Mr. Keene Jacob Williams, motor car driver to Colonel Pretyman Newman, the Unionist M.P. for the Finchley Division, was fined five hundred francs [about £6 at present exchange] at the Montbrison Correctional Court yesterday on a charge of manslaughter. While returning
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    COST OF THE CEYLON POLICE FORCE.
    88 11 The cost of the Police Force for the twelve months end id December 31. 1922. wa s Rs. 2.746.750 says the Inspector General of Police in his Administration Rep n t for 1922. The cost of Police per man iv Rs. 902-35, the cost
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      1361 12 r- N. y. K. I “ELLERMAN” LINE TTIIIZ PT T TI7 T7T T japan-calcutta line. ellerman AND BUCKNALL Ann. BJLUn. Jr (JIMAUJLt lull’ll!» F re j g ht service maintained between STEAMSHIP CO., LTD.. INTENDED SAILINGS FROM PENANG. Kobe and Calcutta, calling at Hongkong (Incorporated in England.) HOMEWARD. Singapore, Penang,
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      717 12 P. 0.-BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR LINES. (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-FAR EASTERN SERVICE. From London Due Penang. To Marseilles A London about htnw KARMALA Aug. 31 KASHMIR NELLORE Sept. 14 MACEDONIA
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