Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 15 July 1927

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    20 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE ESTABLISHED 1833. PUBLISHED DAILY. No. 160. VOL LXXXV FRIDAY 15th JULY, 1927 PRICE IO CENTS.
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      18 1 T. NAGATA I BROTHERS DENTISTS. 1 Jl Head Office: Next to tlie Oispeniarj ■nnch Office 52, Leith Street
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    NOTHIHG NEW.
    418 2 CIGAR SHAPED SHIP DE IGN. It is wonderful how ship design, even the most freakish idea, goes round in circles, for now Senor Ettore Bugatti, whose racing motor cars are known all the world over, comes forward with a design for an express motoiship that will cross the
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    FLYING “ACE” IN TROUBLE.
    219 2 A GLASS OF BEER AND THE SEQUEL. Reports from Berlin that Mr. Chamberlin’s first request on landing in Germany was for a glass of beer excited some un favourable comment in America. Mrs. Ella Boole, president of the Women’s Christian errperaece Union, addressing the Prohibition Educational
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    COMING EVENTS.
    47 2 July 16—Glugor Shield Inter-School Athletic Sports, Esplanade. 20 Penang I urf Club Entries close 2 p.m. 30—Penang Turf Club Somme 30 Ist Aug.—Cricket Match Colony v. F.M.S., Singapore. August 1, 4 6—Penang Turf Club, Summer Meeting. 6 Cricket League Match, P.R C v E.S.C., Esplanade.
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    PENANG TURF CLUB.
    132 2 AUTUMN MEETING, 1927. Thursday July 28th Saturday July 30th Monday August Ist Thursday August 4th Saturday August 6th 30 Races for Horses. 12 Races for Ponies. STAKES $122,200. Bedding and Stabling Free. Travelling Allowance to Visiting Horses $2.5. Unlimited Cash Sweep each day.) z > For Members
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      1269 2 xfninni’iAii n H iuu**' L^, 1 y. Y POSITIONS VACANT. TENDERS INVITED. Graphic Accounts Junior Book-keeper required for Government of Selangor. Classic Mercantile firm- Apply with references w to Bex No. 310, c/o Pinang Gazette. Tenders will be received at the office rp r p IJnPnQ 1467—15 7 of the
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      47 2 Yoh can keep well in a trying dim. te by taking EMlsWine the supreme ionic all Class Chemists a, d gL f ne Verch ‘m f s and African and •‘•'fern Trade Corporation Ltd.. Singapore and Penang. Sole Proprietors' Steph» Sm.th a Compant. Ltd Bow London Fnglakd
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      312 2 auuj.iL..... a A delicate Boy Kalzana is the building material of all body cells. A lack of calcium in water and food, may lead to many serious complaints like anaemia, tooth decay, rickets, scrofula and general weakness. A well -known physician, Dr. R. L. K- llewijn, writes I "A calcium
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    WONDER BATSMAN.
    937 3 HAMMOND’S FEAT AT OLD TRAFFORD. What an Innings I lt was an innings in which we had strength, bravery, sweethess, and speed. I have never before seen finer hitting in front of the wicket against fast bowling. And it was all done with ease power i was given
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    MILLIONAIRESSES OF CHICAGO.
    348 3 BUSINESS ABILITY. Chicago, which is always searching for new reasons for civic pr.de, now claims the world’s record for millionaire women, i says The Evening Standard.” It seems th Q re are 153 feminine citizens of the mid-western “go getter capital who are millionaires in doll irs,
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    ESSAYIST DIES IN POVERTY.
    242 3 FRANCIS GRIERSON, THE MYSTIC. Mr. Francis Grierson, the musician essayist, novelist, and mystic, has died in Los Angeles in self sought obscurity in the company of bis devoted companion Mr. Waldemar Tonner, who has been his secretary and helper for nearly forty years. He died while
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      291 3 5&==SE=E!-gE=H~.:. ==flg( I I i)l IW I WHAT DOES I i IT MATTER” ff Is Irving Berlin’s Latest Waltz Success. Paul Ash and His i| Orchestra do full justice to this w i wonderful melodic hit, and the vocal chorus sung by Miss Rice and F. Burr will captivate you.
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    TRICKS OF THE SPEEDOMETER.
    990 4 “ERRORS NEARLY ALWAYS FAVOUR CAR.” It is usually at just about this time of year after th? first real road holiday, that we begin to hear afresh the deathless complaint of the car-owner about tue habits of his speed-indicator. The first bloom is off the new
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    MANCHESTER WEEKLY MARKET REPORT.
    344 4 Messrs. James F. Hutton and Co., Ltd., j Manchester, reported on June 22 as I follows I Although traders have now settled down completely to business after the holiday and the manufacturer is waiting, 1 eady to embrace any merchant who brings him an order which
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    LONDON METAL MARKETS.
    325 4 Messrs. William Jacks and Co., reported on June 22 as follows: Business has been quiet during the past week, and there is no special feature to report. Copper. —The Standard Market was depressed by heavy Bear selling on the increase in the American stocks of 9,000 tons.
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      24 4 J FOB 5 j ENVELOPES i; J OF EVERY description at tbi j! I LOWEST PRICES i; < Rlne up 498 < Piuans Gazette Press, Ltd.
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      676 4 BANKS. HONGKONG and SHANsJ'C BANKING CORPORATION (Incorporated in Hongkong.) Authorised Capital JaO.OOo Dm Issued and fully paid up t Reserve Funds:— Sterling Silver 31 513.500 001 Reserve Liability of Proprietors Head Office.-HONG KONG. Branches and Agencies. Amoy, Bangkok, Batavia, Bombav Cai Canton, Colombo, Chefoo, Dairen P* i* Hankow, Hongkew, Harbin
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    PRINCELY FORTUNES OF THE BAR.
    1039 5 ONLY TWO £6<J,(XX> A YEAR TITANS. 'iiiere can ue few lives as strenuous as L; successful ballister s. There is a supeistition, however, that princely fortunes can b made easily at the Bar, but the truth is that money is mine hardly earned in the
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    IN DRIEST INDIANA.
    361 5 WHISKY FOR BIDDEN AS MEDICINE. The State of Indiana is the scene of a very pretty tangle over prohibition just at present, says an American contemporary. In addition to the amendment to the national Constitution making the country dry and the accompanying Federal legislation, the Volstead Law.
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    WHY THE SKY IS BLUE ?
    330 5 WHY THE SKY IS BLUE The sun. which is a self-luminous body, is sending out rays of light in all directions through the erther or space, and you must remember that sunlight is not monochromatic, that is. it is not a definite colour but is made up of the colours
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      107 5 site w By R yal Warrant of Appointment T. T. RACES. ISLE OF MAN CASTROL AGAIN USED BY ALL WINNERS AND PLACES. SENIOR. Ist BENNETT (Norton) 2nd GUTHRIE (New Hudson) 3rd SIMISTER (Triumph) JUNIOR. Ist DIXON (H. R.*D.) 2nd WILLIS (Velocette) 3rd SIMPSON (A. J. S.) LIGHTWEIGHT. Ist HANDLEY (Rex
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      37 5 In The Penang Movies will be fount! weekly our lists of Latest books. If you find difficulty in obtaining a copy ask us for one. G. H. KIAT CO., LTD., Booksellers. Stationers, Printers and News Agents, PENANG.
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    By the Way.
    1804 6 Cf f R. H. the Prince of Wales’s Fl thirty third binhday on June 23 afforded an occasion for a good d*al of speculation upon his views xnd intentions in regard to the holy state of matrimony. Thirty-three is an ag*which few heirs to the Throne have
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    PENANG ASSIZES.
    1652 6 Father Finds Daughter Dead. HUSBAND CHARGED WITH MURDER. That he was arrested when on his wav to the Police Station to report his wife’s death was the statement made by Ram samy, a Tamil employed on the Tan Sin Ho Estate, Bukit Meria jam a r the Penang
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    GREEN LANE ROBBERY.
    263 6 MURDLR CHARGE FAILS. Heavy Sentence for Assault. After a hearing lasting about s*v*n hours at the Penang Assiz*s yesterday the jury returned a v- r i t of not gnilty, by a majoiity, in the case in which a ChiueSe hiwker named Teh Kim Cheow was charged
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    MALAYAN TRADE.
    176 6 ADVERSE FIGURES BEING REDUCED. The following is a comparative statement of the total value of foreign merchandise, excluding parcel post, imported and exported to and from British Malaya during 1926 and 1927. Imports. (In thousands of dollars). 1926 1927 January 87.905 83,330 Dec. 4.575 February 80.105 73,485 b,620
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    BOUSTEAD & CO. LTD,
    205 6 BOUSTEAD CO. LTD, RUBBER SALES DEPARTMENT. Penang, July 13. Prices have declined steadily, manufacturers showing very little interest and markets generally ch»se w’eak. London and N*w York are to day reported unchanged at l/4\L and 31} gold cts. respectively, but orders from (he?e qu .rters to day are somewhat lower.
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    TIN PRICES.
    136 6 T‘te Straits Trading Co. Lt< gms ths following prices, <yi July 14: London. Spot £286 7.6 Up £2 7.6 3 m/s. buying 280.2.6 7/6 selling 280.5 s 5/Local. July 15: Singapore sold 100 tons at $145 Penang buyers no sellers at »145. T.te Kastern Smelting 0c.., lid Loudon,
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    TIN OUTPUTS.
    46 6 The output of Nai Hoot Tin Limited for the month of June was 86.40 piculs obtained from the treatment of 7,302 cubic yards. The output of Tin Bentong No Liability for the first half month of July was piculs 170, hours 319, yards 45,300.
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    THE SHARE LIST.
    148 6 The following were the latest qn tat ions in Messrs. Kennedy and share list at 11 a.m. to-day 0,5 Tester lay. To day. so tn Shares. 7 5 C 2 J} C. c. sc. s c Mining. Bitane P. .671 .70 ,G7| .-n Batu Caves 1 32}
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    LOCAL SHARE MARKET.
    102 6 The following are the latest quotations i B TBE MALAYA COMPANY LIMITEDS share list Mining Shares. Buyers. Sellers. Batang Padang .671 .70 Bangrin New 30/3 30/0 Hitam Tin .95 1.00 Jelapang 44/- 44/3 Kuchai Ord. 1.97} 2.02} Ku)oh 1.50 1.52} Ku da Lumpur Tin 37/- 37/6 Malaya
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    OVERSEA BROKERS LTD.
    81 6 To-day. Mining. Buyers. Sellers. A. Wengs .97 Batu Caves 1.3? 1.3.5 B. Padangs .68 .70 Bang;ins New 30/3 30/9 Kamuntings 20/K. I Tins 37/Kuyobs 1-51 Laruts 23/9 24/3 M. Consols 1.18 1.20 Mt-nglembus .52 .54 Nai II lots .40 .42 Norths 1.14 P-talings 4 50 4.55 cum
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    UNITED TRADERS LIMITED.
    91 6 The following are our latest quotations Rubbers. Buvers. Seli-js. Alor Gajahs $2 35 c 2. »0 Balgownies 2.90 3-20 ex Br*gas L 35 1-45 ludragiris 10 50 11.00 J. Kuantans 160 Lunas 3.10 -50 Tapahs 2 80 U. Malaccas 195 2.0 a Tins. Bangring (New)... 29/6 Hong
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    FOREIGN EXCHANGES.
    60 6 (Rugby Radio Service) London, Jnly Paris, 124; New York, 4.8-5' Brussel?» 34.91: Geneva, 25 22}; Amsterdam, 12.10; Milan, 89.30; Berlin, Btocknolm, 18.12| C >p*t>hag'. Oslo. 18.80 Vienna, 31.1i>; 163|; Helsingfors, 10- 28.3 Lisbon, 2i 7 ff!Athene Bucharest, 785 Rio. 5L Bu- 47a j Bombav, 1/.5& 1 Shanu j,
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    BAND PROGRAMME-
    41 6 Friday, 15th July 1927,-Esphnade P to 7 p.m. Thornp* oll 1. March Argandab willianis 2. Overture The Eclipse rl'rk 3. Selection Hi-ih Jinks Wi-itherly 4. Cornet Solo Danny Boy p t qibes 5. Mazurka Coppelia God save the King-
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    CHINA.
    971 7 Municipal Council. memorandum issued. Shanghai, .Inly 14. rfae Municipal Council of the Tnterpitional Settlement has issued a Memorandnm regarding the 2 per cent, rates increase. It begins by referring to the false, misleading, irrelevant statements which have gained wide publicity,” an d says that the land regulations, under which
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    KAWASAKI DOCKYARD.
    200 7 Company’s Position. CRISIS REA( BED. Shanghai, July 14. Fuller reports from Japan show that the Kawasa i Dockyard situation has produced a crisis of considerable magnitude. Although the book assets of the company are 330,000,000 yen, it is estimated that at present they will not realise more than
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    FRENCH POLITICS.
    166 7 .—(Vale.) POINCARE’S VICTORY OVER THE SOCIALISTS. Paris, July 14. The Parliamentary session closed after a new governmental victory, Bath Chambers accepted th* figures proposed by M. Poincare, regarding an increase of salaries of Shite employees. Pitting the general interest of th*country against the demand for an. exaggerate»l increase,
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    SCOTTISH NATIONAL WAR MEMORIAL.
    84 7 UN V EILING AT EDIN BURGH. London, July 14. The Prince of Wales unveiled the Scottish National Memorial at Edinburgh in the presence of Their Majesties, Princess Mary, Field Marshal Lord Haig, the Earl of Metheun and a great gathering, including Scottish nobility an I celebrities.
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    THE GATE OF HELL.
    560 7 Living Unconcernedly on an Active Island Volcano. SMOKE, FIRE AND FLAME. The s. s. Rawalpindi was but two days out from Marseilles when we first sighted Stromboli, writes one of the newly arrived passengers on that ship. Stromboli meant little or nothing to the majority of
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    SIR RABINDRANATH TAGORE.
    248 7 The June number of Hutchison’s Mig-z ne contains an exclusive interview with the famous writer and poet. Sir Rabindranath Tagore. who is shortly paying a visit to Malaya. Tne interview touched upon matters of general interest with special reference to the East, Europe and Art, and he
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    BIRTH.
    31 8 Pedlow—On the l.’.th July, at the Maternity Hospital, Penang, to the wife of .J. Howard Pedlow, Malayan Civil Service —a son. S. S. and F. M. S. papers please copy.
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    HOUSING.
    451 8 With every day that passes, the housing problem in Penang b j cirnes more and more aen’e, and the Government, by its procrastination, is but adding difficulties to a task, which, sooner or later, it will have to take up, and which, if taken in hand now, would be
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    SIR HUGH CLIFFORD AND THE PRESS
    630 8 Our excellent contemporary, Straits Produce, calls attention to what it considers to be the incons stency of a Press, which complains of the interference of retired Malayans at Home with the affairs of the colony to-day and, at the same time welcomes Sir Hugh
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    Our London Letter.
    1392 8 "Trance Wins tbs king’s §old TLIGHT-LIEUT. CARR’S FINE ACHIEVEMENT. (Fr.,m Our Own Correspondent.) London, June 23. The King’s Gold Cup. The King and Queen were present at th» first eala performance of the International Horse Show at Olympia,* when the rnoxt important prize of the meeting, the
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    SINGAPORE PRICES.
    38 8 LONDON STANDARD (LOOSE' S. R. Sheet 57| cts per pound' per plNo. 1 Crepe 57i cts per pound' per pl- 1 Steady- o< S pifl (golo* London 16|d New York •> a (By Courted of Messrs. A
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    AMERICAN RUBBER.
    44 8 TRADING COMMD SION> REPI Yesterday we pub telegram from N pw r x ing that the Rub there had reduced tradmg by 40 percent. The m p ui per that the form°r rate was gctt* which is now reduced to per lb.
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    DETAINED IN QUARANTINE.
    28 8 r’g The Straits Steamship J iD e> “Ipoh” was detained m q t 0 b 1 the harbour, this morn” 1 n having on board
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    68 8 FUNERAL NOTICE. The funeral of Mrs. Geh Geow Cheang nee Lim Geok Kwm Neoh. mother of Messrs. G- h Ch«r Hm of Chor Kee Co. and Geh Chor Teik of Messrs. Boustead Co., who died on the 13th instant, will take place at her residence. No. 20, Presgrave Street, on
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    GENEVA NAVAL CONFERENCE.
    1510 9 Mr. Bridgeman And Gross Mis-representation of British Proposals,” To Save Taxpayers Millions Of Pounds I Great Britain Willing to Agree to Washington Ratio for Cruisers. Despite the fact that he gave expression to the opinion that the atmosphere at the Geneva Naval Conference had been vitiated by
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    RUBBER RESTRICTION.
    70 9 Effects of Smuggling. OFFICIAL STATEMENT. London, July 14. In the House of Commons, in reply to questions, the Rt. Hon. L. C. M. C. Amery said that as far as could be judged, rubber smuggling was not carried out to such an extent as seriously to affect the
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    HEAT WAVE IN NEW YORK.
    129 9 SEVEN DEATHS. New York, July 14. Yesterday was the hottest day of the year, the thermometer reach.ng 100 degrees in the shade here and in other cities of the Eastern seaboard. Seven died of the heat in New York and 8 in Philadelphia. Tnere were
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    U. S. LABOUR DELEGATION.
    92 9 TO VISIT RUSSIA. New York, July 14. A delegation of American Labour leaders, accompanied by other experts, is going to Russia shortly to prepare a report on the reasons why the Soviet should be recognised by the I nited States. It is declared that Senator Borah
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    OPIUM SMUGGLING.
    81 9 LARGE SEIZURE AT SEATTLE. Seattle, July 14. Officials claim to have male one of the largest seizures of opium ever made. Four residents were arrested and bailed out for $25,000 for alleged smuggling of narcotics, simultaneously, a Chinese was arrested at San Francisco whilst claiming a consignment from
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    ENGLISH FREEMASONRY.
    73 9 NEW MASONIC TEMPLE INAUGURATED. London, July 14. In the presence of 9,000 Grand Lodge representatives of English and Empire Lodges, the Duke of Connaught pushed the button of the model of a crane and foundation stone erected on the stage of the Albert Hall, from where the actual
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    THE GOLF “ OPEN.”
    137 9 THE GOLF OPEN.” R. Whitcombe and Vardon Fail. JONES LEADS FIELD. HODSON LEVEL WITH AMERICAN CRACK. St. Andrew, July 14. Bobby Jones with 72 and 140, and H' dson, (Newport) not Hudson, (Tenby) with 70 and 142 lead the field in the Open Golf Championship. The following cards were returned
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    THE RING.
    108 9 PAOLINO’S DEVASTATING PUNCH. New York, July 14. Paolino Uzcudun, the Spanish heavyweight, knocked out Harry Wills, the negro boxer in the fourth round of a contest at Ebbetsfield, Brooklyn. Wills, who is 3,5, weighed 15 stone 4l lbs. Uzcudun, who is 25, turned the scale at 13 stone
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    THE NUNGESSER TRAGEDY.
    46 9 WRECKAGE DISCOVERED. St. Johns, Newfoundland, July 14. Wreckage which is thought may be that of Nungesser and Coli’s aeroplane, “White Bird,” has been found in the interior of Newfoundland by two hunters. Railway authorities are arranging for a party to visit the spot.
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    TRANS-PACIFIC FLIGHT.
    98 9 CIVILIAN AVIATOR’S ATTEMPT. Oakland, California, July 14. Ernest Smith, a young civilian aviator» has started on a flight to Honolulu. A NEW PILOTING DEVICE. San Francisco, July 15. Mr. Smith, at one in the afternoon, wirelessed “Latitude, 37 north; Longitude, 123.50 west. Going Fine. Beacon great.” The “beacon”
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    SINGAPORE NEWS.
    205 9 CHEATING CASE AT ASSIZES. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Singapore, July 15« T. e case in which Hendrik Scheffelaar, a Dutch subject, is charged with cheating, came up at the Assize this afternoon and was postponed to the next Assizes, the Court agreeing that it could not take the
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    PERAK TURF CLUB.
    369 10 Third Day’s Results. SLIPPFRY ANN SPRINGS SURPRISE. (From Oar Own Correspondent). Tpoh, July 14. The Trices were hel«I in ideal climatic conditions, a pleasant change from preceding days. The attendance was more than was expected and the racing was easily the best at the meeting to date,
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    EXCHANGE.
    122 10 PENANG, JULY 15, 1927. (By Courtesy Of The Chartered Bank.) London Demand Bank 2/3 11/bi 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 1 s Bombay Demand Bank 154} 5 Madras Demand Bank 154} 3
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    CENSUS FACTS.
    988 10 FIVE MILLION UNMARRIED WOMEN. Census papers are full of untruths (writes Sir Leo Chiozza Money in the “Sunday News”). It is still very difficult to persuade women to reveal their ages, even to the most austere of census collectors hundreds of thousands of women never advance beyond thirty
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    FRASER’S WEEKLY REPORT.
    500 10 Singapore, July The past week has seen a distinct]» weaker tone in the Tin market, espe c i a i] in the price of Spot Tin which his had sharp decline. The share market h* been quiet with only a small b aain passing and quotations shew
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      127 10 WHAT THE TONGUE TELLS. It tells, first of all, the reason for th» child’s lassitude, of the disorder'd mach that robs the youngster of to play, of pain and general mah’asf 1 u to a congested intestinal tract. These disorders are so common childhood, accounting for OiLy o cent, of
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    SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.
    561 11 The Penang Polo Club will be “At Home” on July 20, at the Polo Ground, Sepoy Lines to members and their friends, when the final of the Swee Lee Cup will be played. Mr. G. F. G. Edlin, of Barbour and Co., Ltd., who went to Shanghai
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    PENANG WEDDING.
    159 11 fowles-stanton. The wedding took place at St. George s Church, Penang, yesterday, of Miss Alice Elizabeth Stanton, of Leasden, Londonand Mr- Stanley Charles Fowles, a locomotive foreman of the F.M.S. Railway, stationed at Kuala LumpurThe ceremony, which was attended by many passengers from the s.s. Rawalpindi. on which
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    GOOD TALKERS I HAVE MET.
    1637 11 “ALMOST ALWAYS A MAN”—ILLNATURED AND GOOD-NATURED. No social gift is imfra valuable than that of being able to gather together a group of good talkers; and any host or hostess who possesses that gift is sure of an interesting life, full of happy hours and
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    P. C. C. TENNIS TOURNAMENT.
    124 11 The following ties have been fixed: Wednesday, July 20. Profession Pairs. —M. B. Ljnch and C. D. D. Hogan v. J. R. Bennett acd G. H. Pinckney. Doubles Handicap: 3 G. J. Gilmour and T. A. Powell v. —l5 F. L. Goodwin and R. D.
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    SINGAPORE RUBBER AUCTION.
    112 11 The Sirigipore Chamber of Commerce Rubber Association, held its 820:b. auction on Wednesday, when there- were Catalogued 1,157,318 lbs 516.66 tors. Offered 733,133 lbs.; 327.29 tons. Sold 651,045 lbs.; 290 64 tors. Spot. London Is. New York 34| cis. Prices Realized. Ribbed Smoked Sheet Per Lb Standard
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    GENERAL PRODUCE AGENCY LID.
    34 11 RUBBER PRICES. We beg to report that the Singapore prices for Standard Ribbed Smoked Sheet for to-day are as follows Spot Aug/Septembtr 58}c Oct./De cember 59}c Jan/March 1928 60}c Steady.
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    PROVINCE WELLESLEY AND KEDAH CRURCH NOTICES.
    49 11 July 17—5th Sunday after Trinity 8 a.m. Holy Communion and Address at S. Mark’s Church. Butterworth 7 pm. Evening Service and Address at Caledonia Club. XVednesday July 20 -S- Margaret V. M.— 7.30 a m. Holy Communion at S. Paul’s Chapel Bukit Teng.ih.
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    NEWSAGENTS AND NEWSPAPERS
    430 12 LORD BEAVERBROOK ON THE LIONS OF THE BUSINESS. More than 400 delegates and their friends were present at the dinner of the National Federation of Newsagents at Yarmouth at which Lord Beaverbrook was the principal guest. The toast of “Our Guest” was proposed by Mr. Alexander MacLaren,
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    MARINE BEASTS Of PREY
    307 12 SEALS AND WHALES. For the usual Whit-Monday M inches ter Museum lecture at the University, the Keeper (Dr. G. IL Carpenter) took as his subject the “Marine beasts of prey.” He showed how the seals, sealions, and their kindred are true carnivora, adapted to life in
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      405 12 IO 182« SOCO (Nj) |M t Murdered by Flies! r m 'npHis could be written 011 the tombstones of countless thou1 sands of men, women, and children throughout the world. Under the microscope may be seen the fly, with its six hairy legs which carry disease from the place where
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      273 12 IHE WORLD’S GREATEST FASHION SHOWS IN COLOURS AT Theatre Royal Commencing Thursday, 14th Till Sunday, 17th July. Day Show on Sunday at 2-30 p.m. In the Second Show from 10 p m. COLLEEN MOORE ITnPWJI?? 10 Scintillating and Captivating is here I ip Igl in her Blue Alice Gown--in her
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    SYMINGTON AND SINCLAIR'S WEEKLY REPORT
    1009 13 London, June 16. The weakness which we mentioned in r Rubber n port last week has become and prices have fallen stead’ly Ynring the week. The fall amounts r lb- b r Spot and June delivery, and < I. p, r lb. f* r Julj
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    PRODUCE PRICES.
    208 13 PENANG JULY 15, 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 $10.95, sales Rattans 11.15 sales Rattans Coarse 10.50 Green Snail Shells 13.00 Siam
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    SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.
    136 14 TO-DAY’S DEPARTURES. TantalM for Port S.id, Havre, Liverpool and Ghsgow. van R-es for Langsa, Sabang, Olehleh, Padang and Batavia. Mirz pore for Colombo. Port Said, Marseilles, London, Antwerp. E.otterdam and Hamburg. Tairea for Madias. Phemius for Colombo, Port Said London, Hall, Rotterdam and Hamburg. Kuala f<-r Belawan (Deh).
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    PENANG MAILS.
    553 14 CLOSE DAILY (except Sunday). BY 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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    MARKET PRICES.
    648 15 CHOWRASTA MARKET. Penang, July 15. 1927 Mutton— c ts Mutton Indian per lb 55 Head beep or goat each 1.00 Liver with heart <4 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
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