Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 5 July 1927

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    20 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE ESTABLISHED 1833. PUBLISHED DAILY. No. 151. VOL. LXXXV TUESDAY. sth JULY, 1927. PRICE IO CENTS.
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      12 1 i TOKISATSU, PHOTOGRAPHIC ART STUDIO ’Phone 772. 68. BISHOP STREET. I 1
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    “FAIRBAIRNISM” AT OXFORD.
    721 2 THE HERESY OF EXETER. Oxford rowing men, Fays “The Observer,” are romewhat disturbed by the appearance in their midst of a rowing heresy which has hitherto flourished mainly at Cambridge—though it has made an appearance on the Tideway, too. They have viewed the flowering of th« heresy
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    COMING EVENTS.
    116 2 July 9,10—P.V.R.C. Bisley 1927. 4 Badminton, U.I.A. v. A.C.S.U. Referee D. Ah Foo; P.F.S. v* O.F.A. Referee D. Cheow Hock. 5 Bidminton, C.S.C, v. H.B R.P. Referee D. Yip Hoong; H.Y.S. v. Spartans Referee D. Boon Piew 6 Badminton, U.I.A. v. A.C.S.U. Referee S. Ah Foo; P.F.S. v.
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      947 2 POSITIONS VACANT. TENDERS Wanted Two Dressers with sound Government of Perak. i knowledge of microscope work. Salary -will dpp.nrt on experience Apply to he rpceived at the cffice Box No. 2X5. c/o Pm» g Gazette. o{ Se< tf tary to Reeident Taipine. 1360 6 7 Perak, F.M.S., up to noon
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      320 2 Solid Gold Wrist Watch Send Gj-p Here is the opportunity to buy one of Masters fashionable Solid Gold Wrist Watches (I.a h ’s size. 55/-, Gent.’s size. 65/-). by sending only 5 now and promise to pay ba lance on deli v' ry. It is a safe way to buy.
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      324 2 Birthright. I CU Everything depends upon the start in life you give your Baby. Now is the time to lay the foundation of Baby’s future health. If you cannot feed Baby yourself give him the next best thing, Cow and Gate Milk Food. Cow and Gate Food is made from
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      127 2 CHANGE OF PROGRAMME TO-NIGHT ’Phone Ko. 264 Penang Road. at the United Cinema EMPIRE THEATRE Matinee Saturday at 2-30 p. m. Show Starts at 7-30 p. m. From Monday, 4th to Wednesday, 6th July “The Little Warrior” (Western Drama) 2 parts “Everlastirg Whisper” (Tom Mix) 6 parts “Rasters Heart Eeat”
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    THE MOSCOW THEATRE.
    1172 3 TENDENCIES AND EXPERIMENTS. Nowhere in the world, perhaps can the theatre-goer ex- rc’se such a wile range of selection as in M smw. Side by side with the old-establi-hed classical Russian theatres, writes a c rretpondent of I he Observer.” a number of new producers, representing the
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    THE “SHOP LIZARD.”
    356 3 Visiting Card Comedy. Shop l zirds are a serious pest this spring, says “The S a They are particularly fond of gram phone saloons, and if not (iisturbet, will settle in audition, rooms for hours at a time. They also like browsing upon book* and pictures. One
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    FORESTS OF FIJI
    189 3 NATIVE WOODS OF HIGH VALUE. While the Dominions are paying attention to the need of restocking their depleted fores’s with yoJLg trees, Fiji is also realising the necessity of looking to the future. A forestry expert, Mr. J. Mead, lent to the Fiji Government by the authorities
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      285 3 x Frequent changes I in the weather I render everyone liable io certain ailments. B Rheumatism, Toothache, Neuralgia, Colds, Influ- B enza and the fever with which it is associated are B frequent results. Immediate relief may be obtained B by faking one or two B Aspirin I Tablets U
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    “UNION INEVITABLE.”
    902 4 BOTH SCOTTISH CHURCHES IN AGKLjL. Ally's I'. The road to fusion of the two. great Churches in Scotland was cleared for the final steps by the decisions of both General Assemblies in Edinburgh on the 28th May. The Church of Scotland unanimously accepted the deliverance on Union moved
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    AIRSHIP STRENGHT.
    382 4 R 23 RESEARCH TESTS REPORT. The Aeronautical Research Committee has issued the report on the full-scale pressure experiments on the hull and hns of the airship R 33. The importance ol a crueful estimate of the aerodynamic forces which come into play on large, highspeed airships was emphasised
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    A WONDERFUL BERYL.
    245 4 UNIQUE GEM SAVED FOR BRITISH M USEUM. The British Museum of Natural His tory, through the action of the Trustees, recently saved for permanent preservation a magnificent crystal of beryl of gem quality, which in the ordinary course of events would have been heated to give it
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      220 4 7th July, AT THE Drury Lane Theatre Hall Two Shows, Nightly at 7-30 and 9-30 p.m. The Soul Stirring Photo Flay Miracle VISHNU AVATAR OR SRI KRISHNA LEELA Different from any other picture of a similar title shown before IN 8 STUPENDOUS REELS (all tinted). The Most Gripping, The Most
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    LAST OF A FAMOUS GARDEN.
    588 5 EDWARD GIBBON AND A GREAT .PASSAGE.” Something more than a centuiy ago Byron and Shelley went on a romantic tour together, in the course of which they came to Lausanne and visited Gibbon’s famous summer-house, where the Decline and Fall' was finished. “My companion.' Shelley
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    HAWORTH PARSONAGE AS BRONTE MUSEUM.
    289 5 PURCHASED BY >IR JAMES ROBERTS. By the generosity of Sir James Roberts, a wealthy Bradford manufacturer I now living in retirement at Hastings, the Bronte > ciety arc to be given possession of the* famous Pars nage House at Haworth f r use as a
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    ROMANCE OF AN OMNIBUS.
    459 5 HOW TWO YOUNG MEN MADE A FORTUNE. The complete stoTy of a romance of the road begun in the streets of London in an independent omnibus has been revealed by the sale t»f the twelve omnibuses of the Orange Omnibus Company to the London General Omnibus
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    SOLDIERS WHO NEVER FIGHT.
    305 5 Conspicuous in the blaze of brilliant uniforms which was seen at the aticau at the celebration uf the Pope’s 70th birthday were those of the famous >wiss Guard—those hundred halberdiers who, with a bodyguard of 50 nobles, the Guadie Nobile, constitute the little army of the
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      62 5 Every User is a Friend. The personal recommendations of people who have been cured by Chamberlain s Cough Remedy, have done more than all else to increase the sale and use of this preparation, until there are now more bottles of it sold each year than of any other cough
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      199 5 MOTHER’S JOY What greater joy for a mother than to ij watch her beloved baby growing in health and strength Cay by day To all mothers unable to feed their babies the choice of a substitute food is of the greatest importance. “Lactogen” makes the choice easier, and happy is
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    SUPREME COURT.
    424 6 Alleged Wrongful Dismissal. CLAIM FOR DAMAGES, Tn the Penang Supreme Court this morning, Mr. Justice Sproule delivered judgment in the suit between K. R. Ramanathan Cbetty plaintiff, and N. M. L. Snpramaniam Chetty. defendant, in which the plaintiff sued the defendant for •wrongful dismissa'. Mr. R. D, Hume
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    UNITED CINEMA.
    367 6 Carl Laemmle, president of Universal Pictures Corporation, recently gave enthusiastic praise to Harry Pollard for that director’s unparalleled production of sure-fire comedies. The latest of these is ‘The Cohens and Kellys,” with Charlie Murray, George Sidney an 1 V-n Gordon, which opens at the Empire Theatre on Thursday,
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    P. AND P. W. V. C. BISLEY.
    365 6 COLONIAL CHAPLAINS COMPETITION. The Penang Volunteer Bisley which began on Saturday on the Kampong Bahru Rifle Range has progressed very satisfactorily to date. The outstanding feature of the meeting hitherto has been the remarkable success of the Eurasian Company, who have carried off
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    SMUGGLING BY TOURISTS.
    293 6 DIAMONDS HIDDEN IN SOAP, Smuggling by r turning tourists from Europe this summ r will probably beat al! record?. Every one is a smuggler at heart, in the opinion of Mr. Ernest W. Camp, chief of the United Stites Division of Customs. It is estimated by the
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    MALAYAN ROMANCE.
    1962 6 ENDS IN BREACH OF PROMISE ACTION. The special jury awarded the plaintiff £1,200 in an action, brought by Miss Agnes Graham, a shorthand typist, of West Newport, Fifeshire, against Mr. James MacKechnie, a clerk in a n.erchant’s office at Singapore, for damages for breach of promise, heard in
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    THE SHARE LIST.
    140 6 The following were the latest quotations in Messrs. Kennedy and Co. s share list at 11 a.m. to day Yesterday. To-day. on ao Shares. Jg -2 IS CP GO 02 sc. sc. c. c. Mining. Eastern Siam Tin 23/- 23/6 22/9 23/3 Haad Yai 29/- 30/- 29/-
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    LOCAL SHARE MARKET.
    91 6 The following are the latest quotations in THE MALAYA COMPANY LIMITED’S share list Mining Shares. Buyers. Sellers. Batang Padang .75 .77$ Bangrin New 31/9 32/9 Jelapang 44/6 45/ Haad Yai 28/6 29/Huey Yots Pref. 31/6 32/6 Kuchai Ord. 2.05 2.07$ Kuyoh 1.52$ 1.55 Ku da Lumpur Tin
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    OVERSEA BROKERS LTD.
    82 6 Mining. Buyer?. Seller?. Batu Caves $1.24 $1.26 Bangring New 31/3 31/9 Johans .20 .21 K. L. Tins 38/3 38/6 Kuchais 2.02| 2.05 Kuyohs 1.54 1.56 Larnta 22/-c. 22/3 cum Marabaus 152 l 1.55 M. Consols 1.22| 1.25 Norths 1.14 1.16 Nai Hoota .50 .52| Petalings 4 50
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    UNITED TRADERS, LIMITED.
    84 6 The following are our latest quotations Rubber?. Buyer?. Sellers. Amalgamated $3.90 $1.20 B. Lintanga 1.42| 1.47| B. Katils .90 1.00 Glenealys 2.50 2.75 Kedabs 3.75 4.00 Pajama 2.30 2 45 Tambalaks 1.20 1.30 Temerlohs 1.15 1.20 Tm?. B. Padangs .72i .75 Hitams .95 i.oo Johans .20 .22i
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    RUBBER OUTPUTS.
    116 6 The following are additional rubber outputs for June lb?. Ayer Kuuing 67 0()9 Ba dek 30,800 Brad wall 54.900 Chersonese 53 SQQ Dennistown 39 539 Highlands and Lowlands 152*400 Klabang «1.600 Krian Plantations 46. «00 Sungei Krian 70,000 Sungei Way 60 53s Kuala Kangsar 6, ,8 Nai borough
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    SINGAPORE PRICES.
    37 6 LONDON STANDARD (LOOSE) 8. R. Sheet 58| cis per pound per pl. |7B/. No. 1 Crepe 58 els per pound per pl. $7B/. Quiet. London 16|d New York Holiday. {By Courtesy of Messrs. Allen Dennys.)
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    RUBBER SALES.
    39 6 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 $77 to 78 F.A.Q. do 75 76 Low F.AQ. do 72 74
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    GENERAL PRODUCE AGENCY LTD.
    47 6 RUBBER PRICES. We beg to report that the Singapore prices for Standard Ribbed Smoked Sheet for to day are as follows Spot 581 c Ang/September 59 |c Oct./December 60 c Jan/March 1928 61c Remarks: —Market Quiet —Downward tendency. London Stock decreased 561 tons.
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    TIN OUTPUTS.
    218 6 The output of Kuala Lumpur Tin, No Liability for the month of June was hours run 564 05, yardage 72,923, pels. 331. The output of Malayan Tin Dredging Ltd., for the month of June was piculs 2,100. cubic yards 4 12,600. The output of Krarait Pulai, Limted for
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    PRODUCE PRICES.
    207 6 PENANG JULY 5. 1927. Benares Opium p. chest $5,000.00 nom. Cloves 70.00 nom. Gold leaf 72.00 sellers Mace Pickings 125.00 nom. Nutmegs 80s 100.00 nom. 110 s 95.00 Coconuts per 1,000 50.00 nom. Copra Sundried $ll.OO buyerg Rattang 11.15 gales Rattang Coarse 10.50 Green Snail Shells 13.00 Siam
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    By the Way.
    1709 7 steady drift towards bureau cracry in the imperial government and the governments of the colonies which rule them pelves, must be checked. Bureaucracy is subversive of freedom. In modern days it introduced dry-rot into the fabric of the constitution of the great Turkish empire an d brought
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    SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.
    818 7 Mr. P. K. Paul, of Messrs. Baker, Morgan and Co., Ltd., is going on leave in September, The Rev. Philip Browning has gone to Sitiawan and Lumut and returns to Taiping on Thuisday. Mr. E. J. M. Eldridge, 0.8. E., assistant superintendent of the Chandu Monopoly at
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    BRITISH SPORT.
    518 8 Is the standard of British sport on the decline Is its condition as parlous as the pessimists would have us believe Since the war, Great Britain’s achievements in the sporting world have not been maintained at that high level to which we had, by a comfortable but dangerous
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    BUSINESS AND EDUCATION.
    605 8 Chambers of Commerce in England, for some months past, have agitating themselves over the question of the fitness and cipacity of university graduites for business career?. The old idea that no mm who made, or tried to make, a profit on a deal with another, in trade
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    Our London Letter.
    1284 8 J? {Brilliant (Seremony. HISTORIC RELICS OF THE NAVY. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London. June 9. The Trooping of the Colour on the Horse Guards’ Parade in honour of the King’s birthday was seen at its b est because of the sunshine that flooded the stately scene and
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    SINGAPORE NEWS.
    94 8 CHINESE EXTORTIONERS CHA RGED. (From Oar Own Correspond” Singapore, Joly 5Two Chinese restriction odic-r 3 a three other Chinese have b j with attempting to extort c? 1 1 pig rearer. They demanded the, and when he refuse I. tried to bat him, but he ran awav and
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    MINING TRAGEDY.
    66 8 FOUR CHINESE WOMEN KILL (From Our Own Kuala Lumpur. J lll Four Chinese mining w 111 drowned yesterday evening at The victims with others were u Ejpg, the Yukon Gold Co.’s dredge when the earth slipped an 1 into the pond. So far two bo lit s recovered.
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    133 8 DEATH. Hetherington. —On June 2, 1927, at The Crook, Crowthornn, Commander Henry Reginald Hetherington, R. D., R. N. R., (Ret.), late Captain P. O Company, eon of the late Rev, Henry Hetherington, Vicar of West Bradenham, Norfolk —and beloved husband of Hilda Hetherington. ACKNOWLEDGMENT.! Mr. Pat Zilwa tenders his grateful
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    NAVAL CONFERENCE.
    198 9 American Delegate Defines the Position. 5 5-3 RATIO. COUNTER-SUGGESTIONS FROM JAPAN. Geneva, July 4. Admiral Jones, a member of the United States delegation to the Naval Conference, in a long address at a recep tion at the American Colony in celebration of Independence Day, emphasised America’s need for
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    HOME POLITICS.
    138 9 MINISTRY OF OVERSEAS TRADE. (Rugby Radio Service.) London, July 4. Since the Chancellor of the Exchequer announced in his Budget speech that, as a measure of economy, the Ministries of Transport and Overseas Trade as separate departments were to be abolished, and that the functions of the Mines
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    COLONIAL AFFAIRS.
    116 9 WORK OF THE RESEARCH COMMITTEE. London, July 4. In the House of Commons, at question time, the Rt. Hon. L. M. S. Amery said that he proposed that one of the first tasks of the recently formed Colonial Research Committee should be to consider the organisation of a
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    GENEVA CONFERENCE AND CHINA.
    89 9 A DISCLAIMER. Geneva, July 4. Chao Hsin-chu has issued a statement, that it having been repeatedly reported in Far Eastern papers that the Naval Conference at Geneva may also consider questions relating to China, he was requested by the Chinese Nationalist government to declare that the
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    CHURCH ASSEMBLY.
    78 9 PRAYER BOOK REVISION. (Rugby Radio Service.) London, July 4. A very largely attended meeting of the Church Assembly, under the Chairmanship of the Archbishop of Canterbury, began consideration to-day of the proposed new form of Prayer Book for the Church of England. Every section of Church opinion was
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    KING FUAD’S VISIT.
    371 9 Brilliant Scenes. WELCOMED IN LONDON. (Rugby Radio Service.) London, July 4. King Fuai was warmly welcomed to London this afternoon on his first State visit to England. King George greeted the Royal visitor with great cordiality. The Duke of Connaught and the Royal Princes were present at
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    DOCKYARD CO’S AFFAIRS.
    177 9 RELIEF MEASURES WITHHELD. Tokyo, July 5. The solution of the Kawasaki Dockyard Co.’s relief question has been further complicated by a law suit brought against Kawasaki’s, involving 11,500,000 yen. Consequently the Premier, after, con sultation with the Ministers of Home Finance and Justice, has decided that it
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    SOVIET ANTI-RELIGIOUS DRIVE.
    39 9 BAPTIST PASTORS RE-ARRESTED. Riga, July 5. It is reliably reported from Leningrad that the authorities are auain arresting Ministers of religion. Most of the Baptist pastors who were released from prison in January have been re-arrested.
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    GALE IN RUSSIA.
    48 9 SEVERAL CASUALTIES. Odessa, July 4. A violent gale has done considerable damage and twenty persons have been drowned as the result of the capsizing of yachts and small craft in the harbour. Six were killed and 10 severely injured in the overturning of a tramear.
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    BEAM WIRELESS.
    90 9 London —South Africa. LOYAL MESSAGE (Rugby Radio Service.) London, July 4. The first message received from South Africa by beam wireless on the opening of the service this afternoon was a message from the Governor-General, the Earl of Athlone, conveying an expression of loyalty and devotion to the
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    FRENCH COMMUNISTS.
    125 9 DEPUTY SURRENDERS. Paris, July 4. The Communist Deputy, Marcel Cachin an i four other persons implicated in anti-French propaganda have surrendered and have been imprisoned. Four others have obtained postponement of the terms of imprisonment on various grounds, including the Communist Simard, who was freed along with Daudet
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    WIMBLEDON TENNIS.
    222 9 AMERICANS WIN DOUBLES. Wimbledon, July 4. The weather was clouly, with a stiff breez The attendance was moderate. In the semi-final of ths ladies’ doubles, Mss Wills and Miss Ryan Mrs. Godfree an! Miss Nath ill 6 2 6 2. MIXED DOUBLES. Mr. and Mrs. Golfree reached the
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    INDEPENDENCE DAY.
    89 9 CELEBRATIONS IN PARIS. Paris, July 4. American Independence Day was celebrated in Paris in glorious weather, many Parisians enthusiastically joining in to visit Lafayette’s tomb in the morning. This was followed by a ceremony at the American War Monument and a march of members of the American L°gion
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    COTTON TRADE.
    53 9 MINIMUM PRICES RAISED. London, July 4. The Cotton Yirn Association has raised the minimum prices of American yarns by varying" amounts, from 11. a pound for coarse counts to fI. a poun 1 for finer. The action has surprised the Manchester Royal Exchange and business in yarn cloth
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    JAPANESE SILK TRADE.
    43 9 PRICE REGULATION. Tokyo, J uly 4. The Department of Agriculture is issuing a budget for the creation of a semi-official institution with the object of regulating the price of raw silk, of which the average annual export value is £8,000,000.
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    AVIATION.
    101 9 Byrd Entertained at Paris. THE BETSY ROSS FLAG. TO BE DEPOSITED IN NATIONAL MUSEUM. Paris. July 4. M. Bleriot entertained Commander Byrd and his colleagues, Chamberlin and Levine to luncheon. The American Charge d’Affaires and members of the French cabinet were present. Mr. Wanamaker has acceded to President Doumergue’s
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    LINDBERGH’S VISIT TO CANADA.
    47 9 ENTHUSIASTIC SEND OFF. Ottawa, July 5. Thousands of citizens cheered Colonel Lindbergh as he took off in the Spirit of St. Louis for New York after a stay of two days at Ottawa. Ha was escorted by a squadron of United States aeroplanes.
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    STUNT FLIER CRASHES.
    53 9 NO ONE HURT. Mana, Hawaiian Islands, July 4. Richard Grace, a Hollywood aviat >rand stunt flier, took off for San Francisco this morning, but owing to rudder trouble he returned within an hour. The aeroplane crashed and was totally wrecked but Grace and his puppy ani a
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    CANADIAN AIR FATALITY.
    128 9 IMPRESSIVE OBSEQUIES. Ottawa, July 4. Impressive obsequies were directed by the Dominion government for Lieutenant Johnson, who lost his life as the result of an aeroplane collision during the Jubilee celebrations. The body lay in state the whole morning in Parliament Building. The funeral service in the
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    CHINA.
    53 9 INDIAN BRIGADE TO BE WITHDRAWN. JLondon, July 5. The Daily Mail says that the government has instructed the immediate withdrawal from China of the Brigade of British troops sent from India. The withdraw .1 is made possible by the i. crease of the forces of other powers in China,
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    FOREIGN EXCHANGES.
    171 9 (Rugby Radio Service.) London, July 4. Paris, 124; New York, 4.85A-> Brusse s 31.94; Geneva, 25.23 Amsterdam 12.11$; Milan, 87.95 Berlin, 20.49 Stockholm, 18.13; Copenhagen, 18.17; Oslo, 18.78$ Vienna, 34.52 Prague, 163$ Helsingfors, 192$ Madrid, 28.35; Lisbon, 217, Athens, 362 Bucharest, 795 Rio, s|j Buenos Aires, 47a]; Bombay,
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    TINGKIL TIN MINES, LTD.
    904 10 annual meeting. The annual meeting of the Tingkil Tin Mines, Ltd., was held in the Company’s Office, Hong Kong Bank Chambers, Singapore, on Saturday. Mr. D. J. Ward presided. others present being Messrs- F. .Anderson Pole and W. E. Rayner. The Chairman, in moving the adoption
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    JAPANESE NEWS.
    176 10 “Nanyo Nichi-Nichi Shimbunsha.’’ RUBBER quotation. Tokyo, Rubber f. a. q. spot was quoted to-day at 76 sen at which business was don». No Japanese Troops in. Tsinan-Fu. The military’ authorities flatly denied rumour that Japanese troops are advancing to Tsinan-fu from Tsingtao. Japan at Geneva. The Naw authorities
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    PENANG VETERANS SHIELD.
    400 10 The shooting for this Shield took place on the Bukit limah Range, on bunday morning when nine of the twelve teams entered filed. Three teams were absent, one each from the Malay and Eurasian I Companies and the Machine Gunners. I Though the weather opened in a
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    A CAPTAINS COURTESY.
    118 10 When the Norweign vessel Helikon arrived in Singapore on Sunday, her master, Capt. J. Jorgensen, reported that he took over two shipwrecked fishermen from the Cit\ of Bedford in the Singapore Straits. 1 he ity of Bedford was outward bound from Singapore when the two native fishermen
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    EXPLOSION ON STENTOR
    48 10 On arrival off Dover the British steamer >tentor, bound from Liverpool for Amsterdam landed three engineers named Lay lor. Myles, and Mattason, who were burned about the hands and face as the result of an explosion on the vessel. They weie taken to Dover Hospital.
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    755 11 The following is the result of the draw Singles Handicap Class "A”. Scr. W. Hope v. +1 A. C. Brooks. —4 HC. Bathurst v. —3O N.A. Sedwick. —2 C. B. Terdre v. —5 A. V. Perrin. —2 J. C. Strachan v. +3 W.J.A. Grant—s R.
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    TIN PRICES.
    138 11 The Straits Trading Co. Ltd., gives the following prices, on July 4: London. Spot £295 Down £5-2-6 3 m,s. buying 282-15 b 12/6 selling 283 10/Local. July 5: Singapore sold 275 tons at $145-121 Penang buyers no eelleis at $145-12|. Messrs. Jioustead and Co. Ltaz— Ytsterdsy’s quotation for
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    367 11 A MESTROVITCH “RIMA” FUR BELGRADE. Considerable public discussion has been caused in Belgrade by the municipality’s decision to erect a piece of sculpture by the famous sculptor, M. Ivan Mestrovitch, in the central square of the town. The work is entitled “The Victor,” and represents an
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    SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.
    75 12 TO-DAY’S DEPARTURES. Rahman for Bernam River, Kuala Selangor, Port Dickson, Malacca and Singapore. Kuala for Belawan (Deli). Klang for Port Swettenham Singapore. Kutsang for Calcutta. The following ships are in communication with the Wireless Stations at Penang.—Anomia. Amazone Maru, Benledi. Bingo Maru, Celebes Maru. Fulda, Mantua. President Wilson,
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    PENANG MAILS.
    518 12 CLOSE DAILY (except Sunday). BT TRAIN. Federated Malay States, Malacca Johore, and Singapore. Registration and Parcel Post except where otherwise stated, close half-an hour earlier than the Ordinary mail Resumption Of Night Mail Service. The following additional mails will be closed daily (Sunday excepted) at 6 pm Parit
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    EXCHANGE.
    122 12 PENANG. JULY 5, 1927. I (By Courtesy Of The Chartered Bank London Demand Bank 2/3 11/IC 4 months’ sight Bank 2'4 1/16 3 Credit 2,4 1/4 3 Documentary 2/4 9/32 Calcutta Demand Bank 154} 1 3 days’sight Private 156 B Bombay Demand Bank 154} I g Madras Demand Bank
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    CONTEMPORARY ASTERISKS.
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    THE FUTURE OF COAL.
    477 13 NOT BEATEN BY OIL. A firm belief that coal will not be supplanted by oil as the fuel of the future, together with a hint to the mining industry to seize their opportunities, were leading features of the presidential address delivere 1 recenly by Viscount Ednam
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    YOUTHFUL VETERANS.
    217 13 What stri es me more than anything else is the fact that some of you are wearing the medals of th° Great War, which shows to me that, to serve yonr King and country yon went out at an age when you were c msidered to be vsell
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    SCOTTISH ARMS.
    943 14 HISTORY FROM THE OLYMPIA PAGEANT. It is related, says a writer in The Times”, that at a critical moment in the battle of Balacl va the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders burst into a cheer and betrayed a tendency to charge prematurely. Theieupon Sir Colin Campbell shouted, ‘‘Come, co,me,
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      888 14 Sti»a. soco Flit Cockroaches! I /COCKROACHES hold midnight revels in mil- Ift lions of homes —you pay the bills for L- these vile insects’ feasts! It is your food on which these disgusting intruders glut them- selves, your provisions that they contaminate J < and ruin, your dishes and crockery
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    MARKET PRICES.
    626 15 CHOWRASTA MARKET. Penang, July 5, 1927. Mutton— ctg Mutton Indian per lb 55 Head heep or goat each 1.00 Liver with heart lung do 1.30 Tripe do 1.00 Goat or Sheep per lb 55 Sweet Bread pair 30 Leg of Mutton lb 55 Lamb do 55 Suet 40
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