Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 21 January 1926
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Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle
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Title Section21 1926-01-21 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE ESTABLISHED 1833. PUBLISHED DAILY. No. 17. VOL. LXXXIV. THURSDAY, 21st JANUARY, 1926 PRICE J 5 CENTS.21 words
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Advertisement588 1926-01-21 1 tokisatsu, PHOTOGRAPHIC ART studio I ’Phone 772. 68. BISHOP STREET. I a Th. n,,.., über I CONTINENTAL I mO on the Market £E/ B for s| fi tuborg, 1 I lENDURANCE.I From all Dealers m <*»• u« B Mjnsfll ZaS&M WW Wyl til Obta,naWe from s •t 0R rWil I588 words
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Advertisement8 1926-01-21 1 T. NAGATA, DENTIST. NEXT DOOR TO “THE DISPENSARY.”8 words
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Article207 1926-01-21 2 A Skye Meeting for Amateur Riders only will be held at the Race Course on Saturday. January 23rd, 1926. Three Races for all Ponies. Two Races for Penang 1926 Griffins that have not won a Race. Two Races for all Polo Ponies—Catch weights 11 st. 7. and207 words
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Article524 1926-01-21 2 I am able to-day to give details of an amazing “rag”—one of the most riotous in the mem< ry of the university authorities —which took place during the Prince of Wales’s visit to Cardiff a few days ago, when he laid the colours of the Welsh524 words
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Advertisement1087 1926-01-21 2 pxfß=3“n? x «3» x xrs AUCTION. I RATES OF SUBSCRIPTION. j nni/ii urnrniu mnr mil 5 y BUKIT MERTAJAM RICE MILL H Including free town delivery or X postage. COMPANY, LIMITED. I payable IN ADVANCE. (Incorporaled in the Stra ite Settlements). a year X Local $36 g NOTICE is hereby1,087 words
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Advertisement131 1926-01-21 2 NOTICES. ELLERMAN BUCKNALL S. S. COMPANY, LIMITED. s.* s. MAL ATI AN sails for Marseilles, London, Rotterdam and Hamburg Feb. 21. Passengers and Cargo—special cheap saloon rates to London £67. Marseilles £6O. For further particulars apply McAlister co., ltd. RUNNYMEDE HAIR DRESSING SALOON. On the Runnymede Hotel Premises (New Billiard131 words
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Advertisement330 1926-01-21 2 A NEW ZEALANDER’S MISTAKE. Under a mistaken, notion as to the nature of the malady, Mr. W. Mullis tried everything in the way of liniments to rub his Sciatica away. That he failed is not to be wondered at, because Sciatica is a disorder of the nerves and what he330 words
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Advertisement423 1926-01-21 2 The George Town Dispensary Ltd.. I THE LEADING CHEMISTS, PENANG. OUR REPUTATION —YOUR GUARANTEE. THE Cheapest House in the Trade FOR Estate Medical Supplies. SAFETY FIRST. I I You are absolutely safe when you deal with “THE GEORGETOWN.” Each order is executed by a QUALIFIED ENGLISH CHEMIST and we guarantee423 words
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Article866 1926-01-21 3 Pastures in Finsbury. the fate of the implacable. Titled Actress to Return. It is interesting news, theatrically and socially, that Lady Maurice Brett, wife <»f Lord Esher's second son, is returning to the stage. Her marriage to the wealthy young Guardsman in 1911 was quite a memorablp occasion,866 words
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Article371 1926-01-21 3 PROPOSED SEAPLANE ROUTE ALONG THE NILE. The proposed air service between Khartum and Kisumu, East Africa, was the subject of an address by Captain T. A. Gladstone., director of the Blackburn Aeroplane and Motor Company Limited, at a special joint meeting of the East and South371 words
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Article367 1926-01-21 3 SPECI’LATION IN ROME. Vatican officials are unable to confirm or deny recent rumours that the Pope is breaking his traditional seclusion this spring to personally participate in the celebration at Assisi of the seventh centenary of the death of St. Francis, which the- Government is organising367 words
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Advertisement328 1926-01-21 3 'z z fr JLi 7 i f > 4/ J :<yfiS Op w K' T l]” Welcome Everywhere. )p .r he gc»es Grandpa is the to keep it fit. As much as will cover lif< .e .1 mhil ot the party No one a ten cent piece taken in vour328 words
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Advertisement127 1926-01-21 3 Hili:;!’!! g THE NEW I PORTABLE I I MODEL OF THE S J Columbia I Grafonola I A revolution in volume. It has the j g rich |tone that has given the’Graf- j I onola pre-eminence among Gramo- 1 5 phones. I Price $75. I Robinson Piano Co., i PENANG.127 words
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608 1926-01-21 4 SIGNS OF IMPROVEMENT. Sir Aitbur Ste-l-Maitland, Minister of Labour, speaking at Ilkeston said there were signs of a slight, but quite definite, improvement in trade. It seemed, however, to have met with the chilliest sort of enthusiasm. He would have imagined that it w<608 words
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Article185 1926-01-21 4 HOW IT CATCHES ANTS. Many plants have the power to transform themselves into a contrivance- which answers the same purpose as fly papers. Among these plants is the thistle. Ants manage to climb the stem, as they are eager to obtain the sweet juices of the flower, and185 words
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Article570 1926-01-21 4 DIRECTORS’ REPORT. The following are excerp's from the Directors’ rep rt to be submitted at the annual general meeting to be held in Singapoie on the 27th inst. Bintan Plantations, Limited. —The Debentures of this Comp my, to be surrendered for fully p»id shares in Bintan Estates,570 words
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Article129 1926-01-21 4 Jan. 23—P010 Gymkhana, R. C. 2 30 p.m. 28—Taipusam Festival, Public Holiday. Cricket —Penarg v. Re lab, Esplanade. 30—League Cricket—P. R. C. v. C. R. C. Victoria Ground; P. C. C. v. E. S D. Esplanade. 30—Tpoh New Year Race meeting. Feb. 2, 4 6—lpoh Races. 9—Court of129 words
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Advertisement228 1926-01-21 4 I ._r I Cigarettes.' J. W. D. H. O. WILLS, I I tmnnnnruannnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn 1 Wall’s Sausages! n n n Pork Sausages. Hy j E h Oxford Sausages, n n n ‘a In lb. 1 lb. Tins U n- j c a n n n WALL’S PORK PIES. 2 In J'2228 words
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Advertisement82 1926-01-21 4 Fifty Years of Service Over fifty years of useful and invaluable service stands to the credit of Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy and in all that time we have never heard of a single dissatisfied user, nor a dealer who is not glad to recommend it in the highest terms to his82 words
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Advertisement34 1926-01-21 4 Pitman’s New Course in Typewriting, fl/50 per book, stocked by the pxnzn» Gaxotte Press. Ltd., Penang. Pitman’s Junior Typist Book, $l/75 per book or $2/- post free, stocked by th' Pinacg Gstette Press, Ltd.34 words
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Advertisement361 1926-01-21 4 f h yJ/P cup ot i y V I /MW p s «Ksi. S tf f How to ne Fresn and. Bit all (day long The constant round of duties saps your strength and energy. Before the evening comes you are too fagged'Out for the evening’s social activities. Here is361 words
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Feminine Reflections
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Article1468 1926-01-21 5 Monday, December 28th.—This day did take my lunch with Mr. Pepys’ Aunt Lt'ttice, to share as she sayth, pot-hick, but the same not at all to be despised, being a very pleasant Ragout of Turkey. This was made by her cook, as I was informed, in the1,468 words
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Article558 1926-01-21 5 J PAULINE BOUCHIER - BY J PAULINE BOUCHIER. At this season of the year, more than at any other, one meets girls who are suffering from a malady which can only be described as party-fag. In response to the- many invitations to come here and go there it is so easy to fill558 words
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Article, Illustration150 1926-01-21 5 A great many of this season’s dance frocks have all the fullness arranged at the back of the skirt, instead of in the front. The trimming, also, is found at the back of some of the most fashionable gowns. After all, this is the part oif150 words
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Article529 1926-01-21 5 ROSAMUND - BY ROSAMUND. Is there really a pleasant reaction setting in, in favouring a rather less slim outline for women I have wondered about this lately, and, I think, with some hopefulness, that the signs of the times all point to it. Certainly the tendency to flare and529 words
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Article499 1926-01-21 5 BY A WOMAN CHEMIST. To look pretty at the dance is the aim of every dancing girl. Really, it is rather a difficult matter, for a hot flushed face is not becoming, and what is the use of a smart frock, if the dancer herself is not at499 words
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Article1632 1926-01-21 5 DAME CLARA BUTT - BY DAME CLARA BUTT. It is left for me until my fourth Australian tour to make the monumental discovery that the concert platform sets Fashions in clothes, as well as in the interpretation of music. The fact did not occ’’r to me until I saw the list1,632 words
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Advertisement40 1926-01-21 5 Try This For Your Cough A nervous hacking cough cannot be cured by a glass of water, but it will disappear under the healing and soothijig effect of Chamberlain’s Cough RemedyEvery user is a friend. Tt is for Ealflt everywhere.40 words
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Article2157 1926-01-21 6 COOLIES’ WAGES AND “CRIMPING” DISCUSSED. Mr. CHANTLER’S SUGGESTIONS. A special meeting of planters called under the auspices of the Kedah Planters’ Association was held in the Sungei Patani Club yesterday afternoon to consider the labour question. An important speech was made by Mr. R. S. Chantler (United Patani)2,157 words
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Article327 1926-01-21 6 ECHO OF AYER ITAM ROAD INCIDENT. A case came up for hearing in the District Court this morning in which Lah bin Nardan a Malay was charge 1 with voluntarily causing hud to one Mntuyah, a Tamil on 2 th December 1925. Ahamad bin Nyak Ibrahim327 words
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Article110 1926-01-21 6 Mr. Hoover Attacked. attitude criticised. New York, January 20. Sharp criticism of Mr. Hoover’s handling of the rubber situation is voiced by the Democratic organ, The II arid, which contends that Mr. Hoover’s actions throughout have been full, of idiosyncrasies. He attacks the British trust, but110 words
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Article166 1926-01-21 6 M ANU FACTURERS CONSULTED. (Rugby Radio Service.) London, January 20. It is anticipated that the Bill containing the Government’s electricity proposals, outlined by the Premier in a speech a few days ago, will be presented to Parliament early after its re-assembly at the beginning of February. Meanwhile the(Rugby Radio Service.) - 166 words
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Article65 1926-01-21 6 (Rugby Radio Service) Yesterday’s foreign exchange rates were Paris 1291 New York, 4.86 J Brussels, 107; Geneva, 25.18; Amsterdam, 12.09|; Milan, 120 i Berlin, 20.42 Stockholm, 18.16 Copenhagen, 19.59 Oslo, 23.89 Vienna, 34.52 Prague, 164| Helsingfors, 1904 Madrid, 34.36 Lisbon, 2| Rio, 7?« Buenos Aires, 46)7, Bombay, 15.6A(Rugby Radio Service) - 65 words
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Article55 1926-01-21 6 RISE, THEN A FALL. (Rugby Radio Service.) London, January 20. There was a big rise of i early 150,000 in the figures of unemployment between December 21 and January 4, but a return, dated January 11, shows a decline of 30,300. The tot il figure of 1,221.400 is 58,450(Rugby Radio Service.) - 55 words
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Article39 1926-01-21 6 COLD CAUSES DEATH. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Allahabad, January 20. Very heavy snowfall occurred in Meshed, lasting continuously 24 hours with intense cold, and resultingin six deaths in the streets. Communications with north-east Persia are disorganised.39 words
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Article101 1926-01-21 6 POSTPONED MATCHES. The following were the results of the postponed matches played on Saturday: FIRST DIVISION. Sunderland 4, Huddersfield 1. SECOND DIVISION. Bradford C. 3. Swansea 1. THIRD DIVISION. Southern Section. Gillingham 3, Southend 1. Northern Section. Accrington 0, New Brighton 2. The postponed match first round of101 words
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Advertisement487 1926-01-21 6 New Advertisements. f JM MISCELLANEOUS. Wl —T-.-Wanted immediately Small Compound House, furnished or unfurnished. E. M. G., c/o Arrol Co. Box No. 376, c/o Pinang Gazette. The billet advertised has now been filled. u. R Applicants are thanked. Sore Throat Rubber Stumps wanted for planting Physicians and nurses use Formashortly.487 words
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Miscellaneous77 1926-01-21 6 Three 7-Reel Feature Treat at Theatre Royal. From Thursday 21st —Sunday 24th January, 1926. In the First Show at 7-30 p. m. 1. JOE ROCK in “THE BILL COLLECTOR” 2 Reels Comedy 2. HARRY T. MOREY in BEYOND THE RAINBOW 7 Reels INTERVAL. 3. WESLEY BARRY and MARIE PREVOST in77 words
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Article567 1926-01-21 7 ANNUAL REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE. The report of the Committee of the Singapore Turf Club for 1925, to b£ presented at lhe annual meeting on the- 29th inst., provides the following information The statement of accounts shows a surplus for the year of £05.640-96 after deducting £14.896.81567 words
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Advertisement17 1926-01-21 7 Bud’s Cakes Confectionery “Recommended I OR Quality and Purity.” ALL KINDS OBTAINABLE AT Pritchard Co., Ltd., PENANG.17 words
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Advertisement493 1926-01-21 7 Assets over $5,500,000. S. C. Assurance in force over $19,000,000. The Great Eastern Life Assurance Go., Ltd. h (Incorporated in Straits Settlements). HEAD OFFICE: Winchester Hot*e, Singapore. LONDON OFFICE: 32, Old Jewry, M. C. The Company has £20,000 deposited with the Supreme Court of England and complies with the British493 words
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Article21 1926-01-21 8 WOODFORD. —On the sth instant, to Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Woodford, of Merlimiu Estate, Chin Chin Division, a son.21 words
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Article388 1926-01-21 8 LOCARNO A BEGINNING. The Locarno Pact provides against another Franco-German struggle and pledges Germany to recognise the right of France to Alsace Lorraine. When the sinister part played in European history by these twin provinces is recalled, one is able to realise more adequately the achievement of Locarno and the388 words
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Article392 1926-01-21 8 Mr. R. S. Chantier, in the course of a lengthy speech at a meeting of the Kedah Planters’ Association, hell at Sungei Patani yesterday, struck the nail on the head when he observed that the cure for the shortage of plantation labour was recruiting from India. There392 words
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Article267 1926-01-21 8 Local turfites w-ill view with mixed feelings the announcement that the Cash Sweeps at the forthcoming skye meeting of the Penang Polo Club are to be run on ass basis. These sweeps have been of $2 denomination hitherto and they w’ere successful in that they encouraged the small267 words
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Article1451 1926-01-21 8 ST. AGNES S DAY. To-day is the feast of St. Agnes, a virgin martyr who on January 21, 304, when she was thirteen years old. fell a victim t> the p-rsecutions which disgraced the reign of Diocletian. She was a Roman maid, the daughter of Curis ian1,451 words
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Article163 1926-01-21 8 MALAY’S TEST LEADS TO TRAGEDY. To find out who, among a number- oi small Malay children, had stolen a ring belonging to his child, a Malay named Majid bin Patek, of Sungei Bengei, the Klang district, conducted a ti’iM ordeal. He got the children, one by <)neto163 words
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Advertisement144 1926-01-21 8 B 11 «r b ww- 1 n-trTKaC v glj I I ‘I» Tr: qbsk 8881 B !a■ H§■ Sm Ib m B I I WzM** Em i BOURNVILLE “BY TEST THE BEST” SEE THE NAME CADBURY N EVERY PIECE OF CHOCOLATE I r nnones □□□nMMnnn««s s 5 K E> N144 words
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Advertisement33 1926-01-21 8 “IL. O.” Guest Night and Dancing— Every Tuesday and Friday. Special Tiffin Every Wednesday and Satu r d a y—E. O. Orchestra. Orchestral Concert every other Sunday. IS’ I RIES. 11 K wl33 words
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Miscellaneous24 1926-01-21 8 TIDE TABLES. To-Day. High Water. Low Wal»-r. 5. 2 a.m. 11.44 a.m. 6.46 p.m. Midnight. To-Morrow. 6.34 a.m. 12.55 a.m. 8.14 p.m. 12.49 p.m.24 words
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Obituary129 1926-01-21 8 DEATHS. Lim.—Lim Chean Cbyp. age 54 years, on 20th January 1926, at his residence No. 217, Hutton Lane, leaving a widow, a daughter and 3 sons. viz.. Messrs. Li tn Eng Hong. Litn Eng Joo and Lim Eng Tatt to mourn his loss. SCOTT. —(nee Klassan) On 21st January at129 words
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Article338 1926-01-21 9 Lloyd George's Prophecy. HIS BLUNDER IN 1924. (Rugby Radio Service.) London, January 20. Addressing a Liberal meeting at Carnarvon this evening, Mr. Lloyd George 1 his attitude towards the Labour which has been the subject tly < i much speculation and gossip. t > b» i; in by(Rugby Radio Service.) - 338 words
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Article263 1926-01-21 9 INDIAN AGRICULTURAL CONDITIONS. (Rugby Radio Service.) L< ndon, January 20. Tl. King has approved the constitution of a Royal Commission “generally to txamine and to report on present conditiuiis < f agricultural and rural economy in British India, and to make recommendatii ns for the improvement of agricultiu(Rugby Radio Service.) - 263 words
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Article84 1926-01-21 9 I'l+'lClT CONSIDERABLY REDUCED. (Rugby Radio Service.) London, January 20. latest Treasury return of i» inrial revenue and expenditure shows enn 'i’b rable reduction in the amount I'•* 1 deficit which, on January 1, was £124,00f.000. ''durday it had dropped to ’JiiHKKf. A further reduction 1 week until the(Rugby Radio Service.) - 84 words
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Article295 1926-01-21 9 Opening of Makwar Dam. WHAT IT MI ANS TO EGYPT. (Rugby* Radio Service.) London. January 20. The Makwar Dam on the Blue Nile in the Sudan. will be officially opened by Lord Lloyd, British High Commissioner in Egypt. tomorrow. The Dam represents one of the world’s greatest engineering(Rugby* Radio Service.) - 295 words
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Article195 1926-01-21 9 AMENDED MESSAGE. (Rugby Radio Service.) London. January 20. The following is an amended message for ships Commencing 12.55 a. in.. G. M. T. on 31st January, the private radio telegram service to ships now conducted by Oxford from 1-10 a.m. to 1-50 a.m. and from 4-48 a.m. to(Rugby Radio Service.) - 195 words
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Article84 1926-01-21 9 EXTENDING CIVIL AVIATION. (Rugby Radio Service.) London. January 20. Aviation can do a great deal more for this country Cv mmercially than from a military point of view, said Air A iceMarshal Sir Sefton Brancker, Director of Civil Aviation, at Leeds, to-day, at a luncheon in connection(Rugby Radio Service.) - 84 words
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Article39 1926-01-21 9 DEBT MISSION VISITS PORTSMOUTH. (Rccby Radio Service.) London. January 20. Count Volpi and other members of the Italian debt mission visited Portsmouth to-day. They were shown over the battle ciuiser “Repulse,” and Nelson’s old flagship, Victory.”(Rccby Radio Service.) - 39 words
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Article23 1926-01-21 9 —Reuter. WANT FACTORIES IN AUSTRALIA. Melbourne, January 20. A German firm recently enquired regarding the establishment of textile factories in Australia-—Reuter. - 23 words
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Article301 1926-01-21 9 —Reuter. Lord Reading And India. BRILLIANT ASSEMBLY. Delhi, January 20. The Legislative Assembly was opened in State for the last time by the retiring Viceroy in bright sunshine. The streets were lined with troops and the Chamber w’as crowded. It was a brilliant spectacle. The Viceroy sat—Reuter. - 301 words
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Article91 1926-01-21 9 .—Reuter. PICTURE o£ THE FUTURE. London, January 19. Two-berth sleeping cabins, a dining saloon and a lounge, were among the details sketched by Air Vice-Marshal Sir Sefton Brancker,. lecturing to the Overseas League and describing airships which '’possibly in the very near future” would carry each a hundred.—Reuter. - 91 words
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Article95 1926-01-21 9 —Reuter. FRENCH REPLY TO GERMANS. Paris, January 20. According o Le Journal, M. Briand has replied to representations made by the German Ambassador, Von Hoesch, with regard to the strength of the Allied Forces in Rhineland, stating that he could not at present consider the question of reducing—Reuter. - 95 words
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Article57 1926-01-21 9 —Reuter. DESTROYER’S FRUITLESS SEARCH. Amsterdam, January 20. Grave misgiving are felt for the fate of the pilot and the observer of an army Fokker which left Schiphol yesterday for coastal defence practice. It is feared they have been lost in a snowstorm. A destroyer las made a search—Reuter. - 57 words
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Article46 1926-01-21 9 Reuter. DANISH AIR FLIGHT. January 20. Arrangements ire being completed for a Danish military flight to Tokio. Spare parts are being despatched to Karachi which will be one of the three main depots for the service flight, the others being Bangkok and Tokio.—Reuter. - 46 words
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Article191 1926-01-21 9 Mr. Churchill’s Warning. MUSI BE SUPPORTED London, January 21. If the Government is supported in its economy scheme, which it has prepared, no addition to the burden of taxation will be necessary,” declared Mr. Churchill, Chancellor of the ExChequer, speaking at Leeds Chamber of Commerce, but if the191 words
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Article82 1926-01-21 9 —Reuter. AMERICAN FEARS. Washington, January 20. The House of Representatives debated on the strength of the United States navy. Most of the Republicans defended the economies recommended by the Appropriations Committee, but the Republican, Mr. Britten, feare I the United States was in danger of falling below the.—Reuter. - 82 words
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Article75 1926-01-21 9 —Reuter. CONFISCATORY IN EFFECT.” Washington. January 21. Mr. Kellogg, in a formal statement, said that the position of the United States with regard to the Mexican Lajid Petroleum Laws, was that they contained provisions plainly retroactive and confiscatory in their effect He added that, in the absence—Reuter. - 75 words
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Article68 1926-01-21 9 .—Vale FURTHER SUBMISSION. Fez, January 20. In the region of Bibane, the former Caid, Oudali ben Abd El Saalem. an eager supporter of Abd El Kritn, has submitted with sixty families. In the territory of the Mduas and Beni Gueznaias operations, with a view to reinforcing the troops at.—Vale - 68 words
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Article74 1926-01-21 9 —Reuter. PORTUGUESE TERRITORY INUNDATED. Beira, January 20. Unprecedented rains in the low-lying Portuguese teiritory between Umtali and Beira have lesulted in serious floods which have caused a comple e suspension of the train, mail and telegraphic s« rvices between Rhodesia and Beira. Many natives have been drowned.—Reuter. - 74 words
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Article42 1926-01-21 9 —Reuter. ANSWER TO AMERICA. Washington, January 20. M. Henry Berenger, the new French Ambassador, told President Coolidge that France had resolved to settle her war debts as promp.ly and as fully as hr-r present and fu ure possibilities would allow.”’—Reuter. - 42 words
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Article32 1926-01-21 9 RESPONSE TO LEEDS APPEAL. (Rugby* Radio Service.) London, January 20. Leeds University’s appeal for a fund for £500,000 for cancer research work has now resulted in over £25,00*) being raised.32 words
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Article311 1926-01-21 9 —Reuter. Premier’s Promise. SCENE IN THE HOUSE Budapest. January 20. That there is going to be a great confrontation was promised by Herr Bethlen. in his speech in the House of Assembly during the debaie on the banknote scandal. The House was packed by deputies and the public..—Reuter. - 311 words
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Article111 1926-01-21 9 NON POLITICAL DISTURBANCE. Moscow, January 20. The semi-official version of the recent murders in the Bobruisk district, which were attributed t> unrest among the peasantry, is now stated to have been mere banditry with no political significance.—Reuter. [On. January 15 Renter’s correspondent at Riga cabled It is reported111 words
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Article56 1926-01-21 9 —Reuter. FRENCH MINERS’ DEMAND. Paris, January 20. The National Council of the Federation of French Mine workers has passed a resolution declaring that unless wages are inci eased by January 31, to compensate for the increased cost of living, a referendum will be taken on the question of—Reuter. - 56 words
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Article54 1926-01-21 9 ,—Reuter. SELLLING PREFERENCE STOCK. London, January 20. Applications are invited for the pur’ chase of £7OO five per cent, cumulative nrefeience stock of the British India Steam Navigation Company at 91 per cent. It is understood that the stock has hitherto been held privately and,—Reuter. - 54 words
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Advertisement78 1926-01-21 9 sa lutßs. 1 i i J Announce the Opening Of of their New Premises i on Ist FEBRUARY. I General Catalogue and Wines and l| h Provisions Price List Sent on M J Application. JOHN LITTLE CO., LTD., I (INCORPORATED IN ENGLAND) UJ Penang, Singapore and Kuala Lumpur. The Hupmobile78 words
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Article1088 1926-01-21 10 WINTER SPORT. At the end of November it wag announced in The Tinies that wild boars were coming in numbers from Alsace and Germany to the Jura mountains, and that this was recognized by the peasants as a sign of a hard winter. To leave England for Switzerland in1,088 words
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Article488 1926-01-21 10 HOW GENERAL PEREIRA DIED. A slr?nuous journey, often fraught with peril, from Yunnan-1 u to Peking, along the Tibetan and Mongolian borders, and upon which Brigadier General George E. P. re’ra died, was described by Dr. IL Gordon Thompson in a paper read before •he members of488 words
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Advertisement344 1926-01-21 10 Iwayslired AreY oo Affected that way? you ever noticed how J \j_ vWs. much better you can work, or x} walk, or play, when you feel quite well? Yes; and use twice as much energy and still feel less tired. Xet thousands of men and women feel week and tired,344 words
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Advertisement177 1926-01-21 10 Whooping Cough Whooping cough is hard on the child and hard on the parents. Control the dreadful whooping and coughing with Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy. It induces quiet sleep but contains no narcotics nor other harmful substances. Sold and recommended everywhereIt’S Your Blood that Must be Cleansed WHEN impurities collect and177 words
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Advertisement342 1926-01-21 10 JUST REPRINTED MALAYAN MONOCHROMES By Sir HUGH CLIFFORD. Price $2 Festage 30 cts. extra. I I IN THE PRESS IN A CORNER OF ASIA By Sir HUGH CLIFFORD, Price $2. Postage 30 cts. extra The Federal Rubber Stamp Company, BOOKSELLERS AND STATIONERS, 6. BEACH STREET, PENANG. And at Singapore, Kuala342 words
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Article674 1926-01-21 11 Al F. Heginbotharo, Assistant traffic v M. S. R.. is going on leave man ner, next month. Air lan Burgess, of Renggam PlantaJohore, has returned from Home Jeave, accompanied by his sister. Mr R. D. Dykes, of Messrs A. C. Mainer and Co., Seremban, is going on674 words
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Article109 1926-01-21 11 ARREST tn dato kramat road. An arrest was made early this morning o detectives at 199, Dato Kramat Road, '‘(rang, whore instruments and materials lls »-d i n fbo counterfeiting of King’s coins v, ae found, and also counterfeit coins. bin Peng Hong, a Hokien. of that Jresa,109 words
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Article147 1926-01-21 11 ENTRIES FIRST DAY. The following are the entries for the first day of the Ipoh Races, January .30: Races 2, 6 9. •Sunsprite, Zarona Boy, Sir Hatan, Star-of-Athole, Bonnie Friend, Fop, Gombroom, Cheerio, Son-of-Erin, High way, Silap, Genzano, Elkin, Red Tape, Carrie 8., Ganesh, Queen-of-Olubs, Calculator and147 words
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Article189 1926-01-21 11 MARRIED COUPLE’S HOSPITAL WORK. An illustration of the truth of the recent declaration by the Lord Chief Justice (Lord Hewart) that at 56 a man is very young, is provided by the remarkable energy of Mr. G. F. Sheppard, a London magistrate, and his wif->, who have189 words
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Article193 1926-01-21 11 FIRST CASE IN PENANG. A Third Party. An unosual case —stated to be the first of its kind to be heard in a Penang Court —came up before Mr. G. A. Hereford in the District Court this morning when Lim Swee Poh, a young Chinese of refined appearance,193 words
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Article131 1926-01-21 11 The homeward mail bv the bs. Edavana closes at 6 p.m. on Friday, the 22nd instant. The B. I. Packet Tara with mails despatched from London on December 31 is expected to arrive here at 6 a.m. on Friday, the 22nd instant. The launching of th« Plaerwat, No.131 words
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Article160 1926-01-21 11 The following are the latest quotations in Messrs. Kennedy Co.’g dhare list at 1 p.m. to-day Yesterday. To-day. E E E Ĕ Sharks. >» >» C o CC X X CD c. t c. ic. c. Mining. Batang P. 83 85 82} 84 Chenderiang 25/6 26/- 25/-160 words
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Article49 1926-01-21 11 January. 21. 1926. I .f>c A I Ctl (Smoked Sheet ...112 Market Pknan«;< Fine Pale Crepe ...112 I Unsmoked 9O STANDARD/Smoked Sheet Grades (Crepe 1181 London and Nkw York r .r.-.rw™ (Smoked She«t 3/0| LOSDOS |cr.p. 3/0] New York 73i <Dy e( urtesy of Messrs. Alden Successors'}49 words
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Article32 1926-01-21 11 LONDON STANDARD (LOOSE) S. R. Sheet 1165 cts per pound per pl. $155.33 No. 1 Crepe 115$ eflj per pound per pl. $154.33 easier. (By Courtesy of Messrs. Allen Dennys.)32 words
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Article65 1926-01-21 11 The General Produce Agency Ltd. Beach Street, Penang, report that the following prices were realised at their auction room to day: Good F.A.Q. Ribbed Smoked Sheet $154 to $157 F.A.Q. do 150 153 Low F.A.Q. do 135 149 The following were the rubber quotations in London on January65 words
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Article83 1926-01-21 11 The Straits Trading Co., Ltd., gives the following prices, on January 20: London. Spot £279 Down 5/3 mos. buying 274.5 s T7p 15/3 selling 274.10 s 15/January 21 Singapore sold 125 tons at sl3Bt Penang buyers no sellers at sl3B§. Messrs. Boustead and Co., Ltd’.— To-day’s quotation for83 words
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Article28 1926-01-21 11 The output of Kamunting Tin Dredging, Ltd. during the Ist half month of January was 1,041 piculs, hours run 911 Estimated realised value of ore $84,000.28 words
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Article28 1926-01-21 11 The following are the undelivered telegrams 1. Kingoonbee Kolam. 2. Ahchoe Hoathein. 3. Caughlree passenger Suwamaru. 4. Gaston Maedonia. 5. H*nglie. 6. Ojilvie Mitchell, Northam Roag.28 words
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Article1278 1926-01-21 11 KENNEDY CO’S SHARE LIST. NAMES. 8 I OQ 0Q RUBBER (Dollar.) 9 c 0 f Allenoy Rubber Co 3 40 T 5G Alor Gajah Rubber Estate 3253 40 Amalgamated Malay Eatetea 4 2 4 60 Ayer Hitam Plantin< Syndicate 21 00 22 03 Ayer Kuning Rubber Estat*. 1 40 11,278 words
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Advertisement29 1926-01-21 11 J, J»**. FOB s I ENVELOPES i J OF EVERY DESCRIPTION AT THE I LOWEST 5 j PRICES J HJ u• up 498 i ?i s'.; Gazc-lte Press, Ltd.;29 words
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Advertisement276 1926-01-21 11 I— rim imh -nimm-Tii-niii irrmi <b Z/ /s astonishing 1 How Cream can make commonplace savoury and 1 what a big range of deli- 1 cacies it makes possible at very little cost, to say nothing of the extra nour- ishment it affords. NESTLE y S\ P URE THICK CREAM276 words
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Article1547 1926-01-21 12 FIVE YEARS FOR ARAB CLERK. Deficiencies Amount to 170,000. Syed Omar Alsagoff, the proprietor of the firm of that name, whose clerk, Shaik Abdullah bin Mohamed Banama, was charged at the First Assizes on Monday with criminal breach of trust in respect of three sums amounting to $2501,547 words
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Article229 1926-01-21 12 EXCITING TIMES IN SINGAPORE. There were several shooting affairs in the vicinity of North Boat Quay, Singapore, on Monday night, when a number of men were wounded. About 60 or 70 coolies have been detained, and the Central Police Station presented a crowded appearance. About 7 p.m., in229 words
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Article144 1926-01-21 12 TO-DAY’S DEPARTURES. Ayu’hia for Belawan (Deli), Asahan and Paneh River. I’ungah for Asahan and Ratu Bahara. 3 rang for Kantang (Trang) Girbeee, Tongkah and Pang Nga. S<i Mnar for P. Langkawi and Kantang (Trang.) Glrnfalloch for Port Swettenham Singapore and China. Atnpang for Pangkor, Dindings and Htiawan. Kinta144 words
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Article387 1926-01-21 12 CLOSE DAILY (except Sundav). BY TBAII. Federateu Malay States, Malacca, Johore and Singapore. Registration and Parcel Post, except where otherwise stated, close half-an-hour earlier than the Ordinary mail. Resumption of Night Mail Service. The following additional mails will be closed daily (Sunday excepted) by the 7-30 p.m. tiain:387 words
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Article123 1926-01-21 12 PENANG JANUARY 21, 1926. (By Courtesy of the Chartered Bank.) London Demand Bank 2/4 5/32 4 months’sight Bank 2/4 1/2 „3 Credit 2/4 23/32 3 Documentary 2/4 3/4 Calcutta Demand Bank Rsls4|") o 3 day’s sight Private 156 Bombay Demand Bank 154| Madras Demand Bank 1540 3 days’sight Private123 words
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Advertisement133 1926-01-21 12 fPtrn Your Car On This Solid Foundation I I Start saving on tires to-day—Buy Hliller Corte REGISTERED U.S. PAT. OFF. GEARED-TO-THE-ROAD j Balloon Cords: For your present rims as I well as for small wheels. I Regular Passenger Car Cords Long mile- age and freedom from trouble. Truck and Bus133 words
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Article617 1926-01-21 13 CHOWRABTA MARKET. Penang, January 21, 1926. ct» Government Mutton— Mutton Indian M per lb 55 Mutton— Head, sheep or goat each „1.00 Liver with heart A lang do 1.30 Tripe do 1.00 Goat or Sheep per lb 55 Sweet Bread pair 30 Leg of Mntton lb 68 Lamb617 words
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Advertisement1039 1926-01-21 13 BANKS. THE WORLD’S (Itn.rpor.Uxl in England.) I utl ,or.»d Capital' K’ A Q ’T’ I? Q ‘T’ I I -:r c piul £2 rAoliSDl r.M'rve Fund and Undivided Profits 1,458,221 Board of Directors. I M Kyrie, Esq., (Chairman), 11. Meivili Esq.. Bart.. P. R. Chalmers, Eeq., c j p.ivnl Yule.1,039 words
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Advertisement198 1926-01-21 13 >--- r~ ear “St. Ivel” Palethorpes Fresh Pork Sausages 90 cts. per lb. A small shipment of the above has just been received. Singapore Cold Storage Co., Ltd., PENANG. g Van der Sluys products B If “MONOGRAM” I B Brand should be found in every house. H w Monogram” Refined198 words
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Article344 1926-01-21 14 Messrs Baker, Morgan and Co, Ltd. Kuala Lumpur reported as follows on Monday: —There is no doubt whatever that any pronounced movement in rubber upwards or downwards, has moie affect, than anything else, on the local Share market. Tin may rise or fall £2O in a week,344 words
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Article238 1926-01-21 14 Benares Op»nn r. eh&pt 15,000.00 nou. Cloves 100.00 buyerh Gold leaf 72.00 sellers Mace Picking* no stock Nutmeg? 80s 125.00 nom. UCs HO.Oo Coconuts per 1,000 50.00 nom. Copra Sundried sll.9obuyers Rattans 11.15 sales Rattars Coarse 10.50 Green Snail Shell»» 13.00 Siam Rice No. 1 15.00 p-r b>»238 words
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Advertisement524 1926-01-21 14 M,— K X X~ A 'JI JI *_j| More Brawn—Bone— I and Energy! i you feel the need of form as much firm, well* J JIX more strength? More knit bone as nine pots of I energy? Here is a delicious rice. Add QUAKER OATS food that will abundantly to524 words
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Advertisement92 1926-01-21 14 Chamberlain’s Pain Balm A touch of rheumatism or a twinge of neuritis, whatever the trouble is, Chamberlain’s Pain Balm relieves the pain. Burns and scalds are promptly relieved, cuts and bruises quickly healed and swellings promptly reduced. In fact no household should be without it. For sale everywhere. 1/ARY/ns PILLS.92 words
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Advertisement191 1926-01-21 14 ELtWOOD'S helmets INSIST ON FAMOUS HAVING FOR AN OVER ELLWOOD. y 100 YEARS OBTAINABLE FROM ALL STOREKEEPERS. JOHN ELLWOOD SONS, -at Charlotte Street. London, SI auiiiiTE Horse P’ Whisky j "/rom the ORIGINAL RECIPE 1746” AGENTS: Messrs. Adamson, Gilfillan Co. Ltd., Penang, Malay Peninsula. XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX STEWARTS AND LLOYD’S X Wrought191 words
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Article498 1926-01-21 15 LORD HEWART’S COMMENT. Pointed advice to people engaging servants who are absolute strangers to them without carefully testing their credentials was given by the Lord Chief Justice (Lord Hewart), who, sitting in the Court of Criminal Appeal with Justices Sankey and Salter, dismissed498 words
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Article458 1926-01-21 15 Judges have frequently added to sentences of penal servitude a number of strokes of the “cat,” writes Hugh BradyThe reason is, of course, that it is known that such punishment strikes fear into the hearts of criminals who have specialised in crimes of violence. No458 words
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Article307 1926-01-21 15 MR, A. M. SAMUEL AND THE ART OF SELLING. Yorkshire is locking forward to better trade during 1926. The j Hirnal of the Leeds Chamber of Commi rce for December says: The year closes on a greater note of confidence as to ihe future, the main cause307 words
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Article231 1926-01-21 15 £7,000,000 BATTLES!!IP. Princess Mary, Viscountess Lascelles, launched the battleship Rodney at Messrs. Cammell. Laird’s yard at Birkenhead, in the presence of 20,000 people. Motoring from Knowsky, where she wa* the guest of Lord Derby, Princess Mary remained in her car and was ferried across231 words
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Advertisement1359 1926-01-21 16 THE BLUE FUNNEL LINE. nVVMnWTVTSi INTENDED SAILINGS FROM PENANG IB r. I 11 I WEEKLY SERVICE. LONDON AND N. CONTINENT. k 1 I k I g|ggK|| ELPENOR Jan. 29 London, Rotterdam and Hamburg .18.8, ■B I DARDANUS Marseilles, London, Rotterdam, am. Glasgow. I AGAPENOR Feb. 12 London, Rotterdam and Hamburg.1,359 words
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