Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 24 June 1926

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    20 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE ESTABLISHED 1833. PUBLISHED DAILY. No. 141. VOL. LXXXIV, THURSDAY, 24th JUNE, 1926, PRICE 15 CENTS.
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    A HAPPY MORNING.
    914 2 The river had been low, dead low, at the opening day, and it had continued to fall till it was now at summer levelEvery morning, says a Times’’ correspondent, we looked eagerly at the sky and the weathercockthe same haze heralding a bright day, the same shifting
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      1531 2 MISCELLANEOUS. NOTICES. RATES OF SUBSCRIPTION. Po tage stamps nJ Coin* for NOTICE OF REMOVAL Including free town delivery or II Collections. We buy, sell and exchange. X Price Lists Free. Straits stamps especial- We t o j n f ornl nur Clients that our poa ge ]y wanted. Toledo Stamp
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    GOLF.
    1634 3 DAILY MAIL’ £1,260 TOURNAMENT. Boomer, of Paris, The Winner. bt. Andrews (Fifeshire), Aubrey Basil Br.omer. p: )l>gZ ?n al t.i the St. Cloud (it!;. Paris, won the final stages of the Daily Mail,’’ £1.260 tournament on the old links here' with rounds of 73,75,76, and 73, giving an aggregate
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    LOST ORDERS.
    114 3 15,000 TONS OF COAL FROM GERMANY AND U. S. It was. stated at Cardiff that the Portuguese State Railways have placed orders for 10,060 tons of German coal and S,(XK) tons of American coal. Formerly South Wales had this business. In a report on the industry the first
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      1226 3 NOTICE OF SALE. In the Supreme Court of the Straits Settlements Settlement of Penang. Suit 1924 No. 510. In pursuance of an Order of Court dated the 22nd day of February 1926. IMPORTANT SALE of valuable. Shop House property forming part of the Estate of Mashoredin Merican Noordin, deceased. Mr.
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    TALES TOLD TO THE MAGISTRATES.
    1041 4 DARBY AND JOAN WITH VARIATIONS. This morning I purposed devoting to the Stipendiary’s Court, where Lord Ilkeston presides, but Frank Bull, a tall packing-case maker, two solicitors, and a company of witnesses absorbed two hours in deciding whether Frank Bull had or had not taken
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    CANARY’S 14 NOTES.
    146 4 More than 180 roller canaries were in song recently at the Surrey Tavern, Kennington Oval. S.E at th e jubilee show of the British Roller Canary Club, which continues to-day. There ar e 14 different tours (notes) possible to a roller, and each has a maximum number
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    ARMS FOR HONG-KONG
    86 4 Ho Ching sun. 24, a Chinese seaman in the steamer Pembrokeshire, was charged at East Ham with concealing 63 automatic pistols and 6.700 rounds of ammunition. A Customs officer said that the arms and ammunition were found concealed under cargo in the foie poop of the ship.
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      216 4 y s'* YCvj BLJGJ and NERVES NEED BUILDING UP Take Dr. Williams’ Pink Pills. Everybody has a store of nervous energy. When work or worry without sufficient rest exhausts this store, a condition results that medical men call neurasthenia. It is commonly met with in those who have had many
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    SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.
    639 5 Mr. 11. B. Egmont Hake has left Kuala Lumpur for Singapore. Mrs. M. Ismail, of Johore Bahru, arrived from England on the 18th inst. by the Hector.” The Chief Secretary to Government and Mrs 'Peel are leaving for Fraser's Hill to-day, returning on Tuesday next. Her many
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    JAPAN AND DISARMAMENT.
    40 5 The Foreign Office formally denies the reports from Geneva that Japan i s considering a new Disarmament Conference and says that Japan is looking solely to' Geneva and earnestly striving to make fhe deliberations there n success.
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    THE PENANG INDIAN ASSOCIATION.
    400 5 ANNUAL REPORT. ihe following are txcerp.s from the anni:l report- of the above Association to be presented at the first annual general meeting on June 28. Membership}'The following members having complied with the conditions laid by the Articles of Association, have been admitted Governors” -.—The Hon’ble
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    AIRSHIP RESEARCH.
    300 5 ADVANCE IN EFFICIENCY OVER ZEPPELINS. Some of the wonderful advances in ail ship design and construction w hich have been made recently by British technicians, and which will be incorporated in the 5,000,(XX> cubic feet vessels now being built, were disclosed, in an address at the Royal Aeronautical
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    STORIES OF THE STRIKE.
    1545 5 THE SPECIALS AND THE GUARDIANS. Me take the following from a Home paper But where is the train?” ;uked. Came the answer: That s the trouble, I blew the whistle, waved the flag, and here I am, anyway.” Easier I On a journey to the City
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    SECRETS OF HOLYROOD.
    572 5 GOLDEN COFFIN IN ROYAL TOMBS. Rizzios Burial Place. There is resident in L nlou at the n < i.ent <ne ci the cicei nes i old lEriinburrh. Mr. R|. T. 'Skinner, whose name lei/ntly came before the public as the purchaser of dummy's Diary.” He has undertaken
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    CIVIL SERVICE STRIKES.
    157 5 The Army, Navy and Air Force Gazette” says Th e Government printing works are in future not to be among the society houses,” and unionists returning to work there are made clearly to understand that they may be working alongside nonunionists. This may prove to be, as
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    AMERICAN FILMS IN CANADA.
    401 5 hardly any others shown. How far Canada is dominated by United States motion picture films was evealed by a statement in the Ontario Legislature by the Hon. William Price, Provincial Treasurer, who said that last year 99.5 per cent, of all the films shown in Canada
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    NEW TYPE OF MAN-APE.
    266 5 OBSERVER’S CLAIM TO HAVE SEEN IT. For several years past traces have been found in Java and Sumatra of an animal which had not been seen until a month or two ago. The spoor showed characteristics which might belong to a bear, an ape, and a
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    NAPOLEON’S ELBA VILLA.
    54 5 The Italian Government is about to take steps for the restoration and preservation of Napoleon’s villa on the island of Elba. The villa had been allowed to fall into a dilapidated state, but the Government has now set aside a sum for repair s and will henceforth
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    MALAYA PRAISED.
    187 6 Mr. Amery’s Tribute. HOPEFUL MtSSAGE. London, June 23. In the c mrse of eulogistic references to the progress of the Colonial Empire during the past year, Mr. Amery, Colonial Secretary, speaking at the Corona Club, dwelt on lhe economic progress of the Straits Settlements, Malaya an i C-ylon
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    EUCHARISTIC CONGRESS.
    232 6 IMPRESSIVE SCENT** AT SERVICE. Chicago, June 23. Proceedings at the second public session of the Eucharistic Congress closed with an impressive Benediction Service celebrated by Cardinal Mundelein in the vast Stadium which was filled with 160,000 worshippers carrying banners, lighted can Iles and flickering lights, the huge dark
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    AMERICAN POLAR EXPEDITION.
    79 6 COMM LNDER BYRij’S RETURN. New York, June 23. Commander Byrd has returned from the Polir Expedition by the Chantier. He was greeted on arrival by a huge crowd. The craft in the harbour were gaily decorated and sounded their svren 3 while sixty nival aeroplanes hovered aloft.
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    LEAGUE SESSIONS.
    63 6 IMPORTANT STATEMENT. Berne, June 23. M. Motta, Chief of the Political Department, in a statement to the National Counci’, said that future meetings dir* cted against the Governments represente 1 by delegates at Genevi would be prohibited during sessions of the League. The organisations nf the Federal Council
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    MARITIME CONFERENCE.
    45 6 .Reuter. SEAMEN’S CRIMES: DRAFT AGREEMENT TO BE AMENDED. Geneva, June 23. The final vote on the convention regarding penalties and crimes of seamen did not obtain the requisite two-thirds majoritv, conse inently the draft was sent back to the Drafting Committee for amendment.
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    MOONLIGHT BAND PROGRAMME.
    60 6 To-day at the Esplanade at 8.30 p.m. 1. March The Contemptibles Stanley 2. Overtu-e Maritana Wallace a’ S a x a CV Swayne 4. Fox Trot Ukulele Lady Kahn S^ ecton Cavalleir Rusticana” Mascani fi. Cappnccio The Butterflies Hume 7 Rag Jimmy Sale Wood K One Step
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    "NO, NO, NANETTE ! "
    512 6 "NO, NO, NANETTE Wonderful Sho;v By The Quaints.” WELCOME RETURN VISIT. Penang gave The Quaint?,” Mr. R. B. S ilisbury’s talented comp my, a great welc me las’ night when they opened a short season at the Town HUI with No, No, Nanette.” Advance bookings for the performance were heavy,
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    MR. QUAH BENG KEE.
    48 6 AN AT HOME” I HIS HONOUR. Tee Hu Yew Seah is giving an At Home” on Saturday next in honour of the apro'ntment of their patron, the Hon’ble Mr. Qnah B mg Kee, O. B. E, as an official member of the Legislative Council.
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    JAPANESE NEWS.
    203 6 rlreatly affelrted by <r»f» law,—(Nanyo Nichi-Nichi Shimbunsha.) YEN CURRENCY IN FAVOURABLE CONDITION. Tokio, June 21.A big decrease in Japan s imports realized during 10 days ending June 20 has caused a favourable turn, < n the exchange, market, of Yen. Kenseikai and Tokio Council. Mr. S. Iriyama of
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    A SIKH CUSTOM.
    645 6 The Five K’s” Of The Gurus. POSTMAN HEAVILY FINED. A Sikh named R.injitsingh, a postman employed in the Penang General Post Office, was charged this morning before Mr. G. A. Hereford sitting as District Judge, with (1) going armed in public with a dagger without the permission
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    TYPIST’S RECORD.
    105 6 94 WORDS A MINUTE FOR AN HOUR. Mlle. Piau, th e French typist employed by the League of Nations at Geneva, who claims to hold the world’s speed record for dictation, broke another record on May 24, when she typed for an hour ab the rate of 94
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    BOXED WITH HIS WIFE.
    98 6 Jimmy Wilde, the ex-fly-weight champion, speaking at a dinner to judges and officials of the Boy Scouts at Sunderland expressed his disapproval of boxing among women. He said they expected in women refinement and not brutality. Personally he used to box with his wife, but simply
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      CRUELTY TO ANIMALS.
      464 6 (To the Editor of the Pinang Gazette.”) S r,Some time ag &gt; you dealt with cruelty to animals and laid the lash on larrikins who rob birds’ neats. Many such rascals are now robbing fruit g.rdens (rambutana, durians an! mangosteens) all about the countryside and, not content
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      BREAD AND MILK.
      337 6 Sir,Complaints are rife regirdiiig (he poor quality and high price of bread which is not only delivered at private residences but sol i to scores of Malays. Eurasians and Europeans by men mostly Klingswho hawk it in baskets over the country aide. I get my bread from
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      KEDAH INDIAN ASSOCIATION.
      127 6 Sir,My attention has been drawn to the letter appearing under the above heading in your issue of Saturday last. In reply I have to state that the building site in question, about 5 relongs in area, is situated about 1 nrle from the town (i. e. Chief
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      WHAT IS A EURASIAN ?
      96 6 WHAT IS A EURASIAN S lR ,Judging from your issue of yesterday, I conclude that the discussion re the above has been agitating your columns for a week or so and am unfortunate in not having been here to read it. The final stage seems near at hand hence I
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      "THREE STAR.”
      112 6 Sir,Would you please settle a controversy, on which a bet has been made.” Can the Southern Cross constellation at certain periods be seen in the Straits Settlementsand vice-versa The plough and North Polar Star? I would thank you for your kindness in settling this dispute. Yours etc., Lloyd
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      A LOST OPPORTUNITY.
      167 6 [To the Editor of the Straits Time?.”] gi r&lt; Even allowing for the force of habit, it is surprising to find the Society’ of our Bright Youngsters being so slow in the uptake as not to recognise that a devoluted or decentralised Chief Secretaryship allows of the
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      MOTOR-CAR RECORDS.
      278 6 (To the Editor of the Straits Times.”) Sir,I have read with much hilarity theßirneo Company’s advertisement in the locil Pre?? about a Chevrolet car which allegedly did the Penang-Singa-pore run at an average speed of nearly 38 miles an hour. I seem also to remember reading in (he
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    MOTORSHIP "LALLANG.”
    315 6 SUCCESSFUL LAUNCHING After a lapse of about twenty y. arg when the s.s. Gula was launched at l’r a i Dock, a similar ceremony took place at the same place this morning when Mr. J j la Lian Teng’s motorship Lallang” fully left the slips and took the
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    COURT OF APPEAL.
    315 6 SEQUEL TO RUBBER WORKS FIRE. An appeal arising out of a decision of the Chief Justice (Sir William Murison) in an action which he heard shortly after taking up his appointment as Chief Justice occupied the attention of the Singapore Court of Appeal (Mr. Justice Brown, Mr.
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    SINGAPORE SOCCER.
    102 6 DRAWN MATCH WITH BATAVIA. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Singapore, June 24A crowd of nearly 10,090 spectators witnessed a splendid soccer match at the Stadium, between Singapore and Batavia. The result was a draw. 2 goals each The visitors, who played attractive football, led by two goals shortly before
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    ANGLO-CHINESE SCHOOL.
    43 6 The Annual Sports of the above School will be held on Saturday June 20, on the C. R. C. Grounds at 2.30 p- nt. Parents and Guardians of pupils, expupils and friends of the school fire cordially invited to be present,
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    Federal Council.
    2073 7 Contribution of Two Millions Sterling Towards Singapore Naval Base. Prai Scandal Shelved. The Federal Council met this morning with the usual pomp which attends ceremonial sessions. The gnard-of-honour was furnished by a Malay squad from the Police force under a Malay A. P. C. Tne national anthems of
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    DUKE AND DUCHESS OF YORK.
    93 7 -.Exchange- EXPECTED VISIT NEXT YEAR TO AUSTRALIA. Mr. Bruce, the Prime Minister, announced in the House of Representatives that the Federal Parliament would be opened at Canberra, the new capital, on May 9 next year, the 2Gth anniversary of the opening of the first Federal
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    A WAR HERO’S DEATH
    56 7 John Baxter Draper, of Burton-on-TreiL, who gave two pints of his blood during two operations within an hour wh&lt;m i n hospital in wartime to save a wounded comrade, has died at Burton-on-Trent. At the time he gave his blood Dreper vas a healthy man and
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      65 7 ONLY TWO MORE DAYS OF WHITEAWAY’S ~o DOLLAR WEEK Friday 25th Saturday 26th 9 Thousands of Big Dollar Bargains have been sold during the last three days to hundreds of happy purchasers. If you have not already taken full advantage of this Big Event make a point of calling during
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    THE FLYING SERVICES.
    552 8 Another point has arisen in connection with the leading article which appear* 1 in Tuesday’s issue of the Pinang Gazette under the above caption. And that is the value of a local association composed of.past members of th* Flying Services in regard to the conimerci.il aspects of
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    PRY AND PRAI.
    406 8 Once more unto the breach, dear friends, once more. Or close Prai Channel with our reputations dead With due apologies to the Bard of Avon, we parody the immortal lines occurring in Henry V. They seem to typify the attitude of the Federal Conn" cil towards the
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    FOOTBALL AND FISTICUFFS.
    125 8 A team comprising the members iff the S aff Taiping Tin. captained by M‘. Jones, and a Trong Road team, led by Mr. Black, met at soccer on the Trorg Padang on Sunday last and ended in a fiasco, writes a correspondent. After, two goals had been
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    By the Way.
    1164 8 festivals of the Saints are generally celebrated on the anniversaries of the’r death; but, to day, we have an exception to the rule, for it is the feast of the Nativity of St. John the Baptist. The Irish have a superstitious notion that on the Eve of
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    SINGAPORE PRICES.
    32 8 LONDON STANDARD (LOOSE) S. R. Sheet 68 cts per pound per pl. $90.66 No. 1 Crepe 68 cts per pound per pl. $90.66 Easier. (By Courtesy of Messrs. Allen Dennys).
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    RUBBER SALES.
    39 8 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 $9l to $92l F.A.Q. do $BB $9O Low F.A.Q. do $BO $B7
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    TIN PRICES.
    131 8 The Straits Trading Co.. Ltd., gives the following prices, on June 23: London. Spot 273.15 s Up £2.15s 3 mos. buying 273.5 s 2.15 s 3 selling 273.7.6 2.12.6 Local. June 24: Singapore sold 200 tons at sl39s Penang buyers no sellers at sl3B}. The Eastern Smelting Co.
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    FOREIGN EXCHANGES.
    62 8 (Rugby Radio Service.) Yesterday’s foreign exchange rates were Paris, 171| New York, 4.87; Brussels, 171| Geneva, 25.13 Amsterdam, 12.11| Milan, Berlin, 20.43| Stockholm, 18.12 Copenhagen, 18v34|; Oslo. 22.03|; Vienna, 34.42} Prague, 164| Helsingfors, 1011 Madrid, 30.01 i Lisbon, 2}} Buenos Aires, Bombay, Is. sJod Shanghai, 2s. 11L1 Hongkong,
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    MINING INDUSTRY BILL.
    1529 9 First Instalment of Governments Legislative Programme. RECEIVES SECOND READING. .REASONS GOVERNING COMMISSION’S RECOMMENDATIONS. ,i t fl t t ,nslal nent of the Government's legislative programme, which is calculated to promote peace tn the coal industry, is contained in the Industry Bill winch, after a division, received a
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    FRENCH CRISIS.
    442 9 .Reuter. Grave Situation. PREMIER'S EXPLANATION. London, June 23. The gravity of the French political situation is made evident by the succession of Paris messages. The first, timed at 10.55 this morning, said that M. Doumer, on leaving the Conference at the Quai d’Oisay, declared that all portfolios had
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    OPEN GOLF TITLE.
    278 9 Americans Establish Record Lead. FIRST DAY’S PLAY. WHITCOMBE RETURNS BEST BRITISH SCORE. St. Annes, June 23. One hundred and seven competitors having qualified in the eliminating rounds of the Open Golf Championship, commenced play, to-day, for the Title. The weather is ideal. Play to day and to-morrow36
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    WIMBLEDON.
    205 9 SUZANNE” RAISES MORE OBJECTIONS. London, June 23. Suzanne who was billed to appear on the outer court in the Singles at two o’clock to be followed by her appearance on the centre court in the Doubles, caused a sensation among the huge and enthusiastic crowd by not appearing until
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    HOME CRICKET.
    60 9 AUSTRALIANS v DERBYSHIRE. London, June 23. The match between the Australians and Derbyshire commenced at Chester field to-day. Collins won the toss and elected to bat. The visitors had made 223 rnns for 2 wickets when rain stopped play. Collins made 93 and was at the wickets for
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    BRAZILIAN LOAN.
    50 9 .—Reuter. TRANSFERRED TO NEW YORK. New York, June 24. The $25,000,000 Brazilian loan, originally intended for floatation in London, has been transferred to New York and will be offered at 91-2 at 6g percent., redeemable in thirty years.Reuter. [Additional Reuter Telegrams are to be found in Page 6.]
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    MALAYAN FISHERIES.
    890 10 PUNGENT SINGAPORE COMMENT. A few days ago we were interested to learn thkt the Government trawler Tongkol”, after a voyage up the East Coast, had returned to port with a catch of three tons of fish, which is, all must agree, a most creditable performance, the more especially
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    THE MAILS.
    37 10 The homeward mail by the s. s. Ekma closes at G p.m. to-morrow. The B. I. Packet Teesta with mails despatched from London on June 3. is expected to arrive here at G a.m, to-morrow.
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    GREENWICH PARK.
    929 10 The Whitsun exodus from London was smaller than usual this year, for the strike, by reducing the resources of many a bumble home, rendered impossible for thousands the seaside excursion so dear to those in populous city pent, says The Times. Fortunately London is well supplied with beautiful
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    SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.
    104 10 TO-DAY’S DEPARTURES. Ghirbi for P. Langkawi and Kantang (Trang). Reteh for Belawan (Deli), Paneh and Asahan. Ampang for Pangkor, Dindings and Sitiawan. Hong Hwa for Port Swettenham, Singapore and China. Goal Para for Singapore. Dalgoma for Calcutta. Takada for Calcutta. Kinta for Port Swettenham and Singapore. The following
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    PENANG MAILS.
    476 10 CLOSE DAILY (except Snnday). hi num. 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 (Snnday excepted) by the 7-30 p.m, train:Parit
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    LIFTED 430 LB.
    90 10 OH AMPION’S NEW RECORDS. Mr. J. C. Price, th e Gloucester champion weight lifter, who on Easter Monday lifted 4231 b. right hand dead lift and 402|1b. left hand dead lift, has since been notified by the British Amateur Weight Lifting Association that these performances have been
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      408 10 PURCHASE FROM ENGLAND. thing you want at Lowest Possible Current PricesWatches, Clocks, Jewellery, Silver Ware, Cutlery, Electro Plate, Leather, Fancy and Optical Goods, Boots, Clothing. Musical Instruments, Wireless, Guns, Motor Cars, etc., etc., etc. Price List of all Departments sent post free on requestAladdin's Cave. Sandgate, Kent, England, Postage Stamps
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      239 10 STEEL CASTINGS Made to suit Lloyds, Board of Trade, or other specifications from lib to 10 TONS. WORK DONE INCLUDES: Machine moulded gear wheels, Gear wheel blanks, Screen roller paths, Top and Bottom Tumblers, Wearing Plate?, Bashes Pads. Press Tops, Brackets, Dredger Buckets, Top and Bottom Castings for Bucket Ladder
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      88 10 Theatre Royal. Programme from Thursday, the 24thSunday 27th June, 1926, MATINEE SUN. 27TH AT 2.30 P. M. 1. COMEDY 2 Pans 2. RAPIDS OF LIFE 6 Parts 3. NEWS 4. BEBE DANIELS in SHE COULDN’T HELP IT” sPart s 5. claire Windsor in THE LITTLE CHURCH AROUND THE CORNER” 6
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    PENANG CRICKET CLUB.
    682 11 BOWLS TOURNAMENT. The following tie® have been fixed for Monday, June 28: Teams of Three: f 2 J. M. Chalmers (0.5.), F. P. Montgomerie and A. W. Matthews v. Ser. J. M- Chalmers (D), F. T. Clifton and W. L. Summers Ser. A. J. Plumb, A. Ferguson
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    PENANG GOLF CLUB.
    115 11 TENNIS TOURNAMENT. The following were the results of the ties played yesterday: Mixed Doubles:Mrs- Samuel and Terdre beat Mrs.. Ward and Potts 64, 7—5. Men’s Doubles:Threlfall and Syer beat Bathurst and Wilson 63, 64. The following ties have been fixed for Thursda.y, June 24: Ladies’ Singles (Handicap)
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    CHANDU 'SMUGGLING.
    313 11 SOME NOVEL METHODS REVEALED. Some novel methods of smuggling chandu were revealed in the District Court Singapore, when Mr. P. A. F. David dealt with several Chinese, passengers from on board the steamer Fook Sang, who had been arrested at the docks by Mr. J. Listerman, Revenue Officer
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    AN AMERICAN ON RESTRICTION.
    325 11 An interesting pamphlet on restriction, from the American viewpoint, has just been published by Mr- David M. F gart. late Special Agent of the United States Department of Commerce. The Stevenson plan, he says, is far mere effective as a protective .measure for Dutch industry than
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    THE QUAINTS.
    85 11 Due to the extension of their season the above Company have decided to present The Quaints”themselvcfeon Friday the 25th inst. instead of The Unfair Sex”’ which will be presented on Monday the 28th inst. If desired, patrons can exchange their tickets on application at the booking agents, The
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    THE SHARE LIST.
    282 11 The following are the latest quc&gt;. tations in Messrs. Kennedy dr O.o' t hare list at 1 p.m. to-day Yesterday. To-day. Sharbh. *3 p *3 50 GO CQ S .c. t o. Sc. c. Rubier (Dollar.) Allenby 3.42 J 3.50 3.40 3.50 A. Hitam 24.50 25/ 0
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    UNITED TRADERS, LIMITED.
    89 11 The following are oar latest quotations F übbers. Buyers. Sellers. Allenbys 3.40 3.50 A. Panas 13.75 14.25 B. Katils 1.37| 1.42| P. Kepcngs 5.10 5.20 Connemaras 2.95 3.05 Hamiltons 3.40 3.G0 Jerams 2.05 2.10 K. Sidims 3.90 4.00 S. Tukangs .73 .76 U. Benuts .88 .92 Tins.
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    PRODUCE PRICES.
    230 11 PENANG, JUNE 24, 1926. Benares Opium p. cheat &gt;5,000.00 nout. Cloves 100.00 buyers' Gold kaf 72.00 seller Mace Pickings 160.00 sellers Nutmegs 80s 100.00 nom. 110 e 95.00 Coconuts per 1,000 50.00 note. Copra Sundried $12.10 sales’ Raltars 11.15 saleRattans Coarse 10.50 Green Snail Shell* 13.00 M Siam
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    KENNEDY & CO’S SHARE LIST.
    1253 11 KENNEDY CO’S SHARE LIST. NAMBS. J 1 1 S 4? 3 RUBBKK 0 f c I J o Allenby Rubber Po 3 40 3 53| A)or Gejah Rubber B» Ute 3 15 3 25, .'L Amelgemated Rat«te« 5 CO 5 10 Ayer Hitam Planting Syndicate 24 5025 0 Ayer Boning
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      544 11 New Advertisements. The Ulu Piah Company, Limited. POSITIONS i.’. Pe MI 8 1 l Notice is hereby given that a First In- i.l 4 terim Dividend of 5 ner cent for the an ed An experienced Clerk for current year will be paid on the 7th Import Department. Apply to
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    HOW TO REGAIN LOST TRADE.
    590 12 A FULL DAY’S PAY FOR A FULL DAY’S WORK. British Industry is again ready to face the problem of re-establishing itself in the markets of the world, writes Sir Percival Phillips in The Daily Mail. The task has been made harder by the reverses suffered
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    CANCER CURE.
    286 12 PROFESSOR ADAMI AN THE NEED OF PUBLICITY. In a discussion on cancer at the Roya* Institute of Public Health Congress a’ Bristol Professor Adami, the pathologist and vice-cbancaller of Liverpool University, said that great publicity as to infor mation about cancer was given in America We might well
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    COMING EVENTS.
    115 12 July 3Cricket League Match, T.C.C. v. P.R.C. Esplanade. 2-15 p.m. 6lpoh Gymkhana Club Races. Blpoh Gymkhana Club Races. 10Ipoh Gymkhana Club Races. 10 New Moon. 10-—Cricket League Match, E.S.C. v. P.C.C. Esplanade, 2-15 p.m. 12 Ipoh Gymkhana Club Races. 13 Penang Assizes. 13, 15.17-“ Princess Ju-Ju” Town Hall.
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    EXCHANGE.
    125 12 PENANG JUNE 24, 1926. (By Courtesy Of The Chartered Bank.) Lor-don Demand Bank 2/3 11/16 4 months’ sight Bank 2/4 3/32 3 h Credit 2/4 15/32 3 Documentary 2/4 1/2 Caxcutta Demand Bank Rsls3|) 3 day’s sight Private ***** Bombay Demand Bank M 1531 I o Madras Demand Bank
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      250 12 WHIN A Direct from English Potteries on terms of cash on delivery (or with order). Finest quality Tea Sets from 4/8. Dinner Sets 14'6, Toilet Sets 109. Keenest prices quoted tn Stores, Canteens Schools, Hotels, etc. Satisfaction guaranteed. WRITE NOW FOR FREE ART CATALOGUE. Liverpool Pottery Co. Burstem, Stiffs, Eng.
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      72 12 Off For the Summer Vacation. First in the summer vacation kit, put a bottle of Chamberlain’s Colic and Diarrhoea Remedy. Invaluable for sudden and severe pains in the stomach and bowels, cramps and diarrhoea. A great emergency medicine. Costs but little but when needed, worth fifty times its price for
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      354 12 Packkd by N.Z. Co-op. Honey Producers* Association Ltd., Auckland, N.Z, o fihefinesue'leTb 4 Q lk I JLCIJL LONDON rondiuoTbl A IS w which the delicate Jk Bl I I aroma and flavour JH' ii H H honey as l\\ S »k- stored in the hive //I If lT by the
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    BROADCASTING.
    1199 13 LONG-DLSTANCE PROBLEMS. Broadcasting within the Empire is not yet, in the fullest sense of the word, an accomplished fact, says a Times” correspondent. In England and in the Dominions there are fully developed and efficient broadcasting services, but so far it is not the common experience of listeners in
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    SWORD FISHING.
    398 13 AN EXCITING SPORT. That 976 lb- swordfish hooked, played and captured off the Cavalli Islands, N.E., New Zealand, by Captain Mitchell, is sa’id to be the biggest fish ever taken with rod and line. Fishing in February in the same waters he took a 685-poundei, which itself was
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      172 13 i I I -Ol I I J I There are a wonderful number of good dishes to be got out of the Bovril bottle. For Bovril adds t beef and life to soups, stews, I sauces, gravies, hashes, pies, pud3 dings, casseroles,” and every 5 other kind of meat dish.
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    THE INVENTOR.
    1011 14 SENATOR MARCONI’S VIEWS. Some people. I am told, writes Senator Marconi in the Weekly Dispatch,” regard inventors asluckly feilows su idenly touched, like poets, with divine inspiration, and thereupon evolving epoch making discoveries like a conjurer or expert at sleight-of-hand. Nothing is further from the truth. The inventor
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    KENT’S CAVERN SKULL.
    713 14 LIGHT ON PRE-HISTORIC INVASION OF ENGLAND. Sir Arthur Keith, F.R.S., Conservator of the Museum of the Royal College of Surgeons of England, has sent a report to the Torquay Natural History Society on a human skull which was found last autumn in Kent’s Cavern, by Mr. Powe
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    MARKET PRICES.
    656 15 CHOWBASTA MARKET. Psnang, June 24, 1926 S ct* Government Mutton Mutton Indian per lb 55 Mutton Head, sheep or goat M each 1.00 Liver with heart A lung do 1.30 Tripe do 1.00 Goat or Sheep M per lb 55 Sweet Bread pair 30 Leg of Mutton M
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      1344 16 THE BLUE FUNNEL LINE. INTENDED SAILINGS FROM PENANG k R jgsß3 'a iSHBI S k E WEEKLY SERVICE. LONDON AND N. CONTINENT. |9 M MS SM dS MS K A NINGCHOW July 3 London, Rotterdam and Hamburg. gg Bk* MEM Bal ML Whl *“1 jg S EPMAEUS July 8 Marseilles,
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      585 16 P. 0.-BRITISH INDIA AND AVCAR LINES. (Companies Incorporated in England.; MAIL, PASSENGER CARGO SERVICES. PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL 8. N. Co. (Under Contract with His Majesty’s Government.) P. &lt;ft O. SAILINGS. LONDON—FA R.R A STERN SERVICE. Fur Singapore, Bongkong, Shanghai Moji, For Colombo, Adan, Port Said. Marsaill. Yokohama and Kobe. and
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