Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 16 February 1928

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  • 19 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE ESTABLISHED 1833. PUBLISHED DAILY. No. 38, VOL. THURSDAY, 16th FEBRUARY, 1928. PRICE 10 OENTS.i
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 306 1 NIKKO STUDIO FOR modern art photographs yr,. 7, NORTHAM Road. Telephone No. 579. ,St ‘COCKTAILS’ I I &I' ‘A TRUE SAYING’ NMX A COCKTAIL! I 1785 I \MI 'WITHOUT 4" wK\b \wßßOM#tC®;j w Gordons i t W *»Bri is gWaste I 'wH 1,8 4* w of the other J y
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    • 12 1 TOKISATSU, PHOTOGRAPHIC j ART STUDIO ’Phone 772. I 68, BISBOP STREET. I
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  • 409 2 AMY THE COOK AND HER SUITCASE. A Pair of Socks. Amy, the cook, nearly got arrested for claiming her ovn suitcase. A very determined young woman is Amy, and when she found that her lister’s young man had obtained the suitcase from the Piccadilly Station
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  • 421 2 WHY THEY FAIL. I have just met a man who admits that he has already broken one of his principal New Year resolutions. And no doubt tens of thousands of other people have done likewise and will now rest contentedly until next year before they bother themselves with
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    • 1036 2 HoVIS BREAD MIJMIIt AL NOTICE Why fade at 30? In Hovis alone can you PANGKOR ROAD. All you need do to retain or restore r “that schoolgirl complexion** is enjoy the full nutritive I to take proper care of your skin* r .1 tin > Daring reconstruction Pangkcr Road qualities
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    • 262 2 s «e<. N9:— -itg-Ig• J-.,,.,: ‘M-ii: iff? hl-’ HULLO EVERYBODY! j IM A COW AND GATE BABY. v e Mother Says I’m the Finest Kid on the Island. I Know I Feel JUST THE STUFF CHEERIO! I I Stocks Just Arrived at The Georgetown I $l-50 per tin. j j
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  • 857 3 “THE INCOMPARABLE ASTREA.” Miss Sackville-West’s Study Of Aphra Beho. The name of the inimitable Mrs. Aphra Behn has become a minor byword for licence and unseemliness in the poetic history of the Restoration period, says John O'London's Weekly. Her high flown and indecorous plays
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  • 394 3 AN AMAZING REPORT. British Workers’ Delegation to Russia. oviet Russia To-day” (Labour Research Department, 6i) is another of those ridiculous reports representing the verdict of tourists who go to Moscow knowing nothing of the Russian language or country. The British Workers’ Delegation of 1927 is nominally responsible
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  • 254 3 THAMES BARGE BUILDERS HIT BY CHEAP LABOUR. Keen competition by Dutch barge builders and irritating labour restrictions I have combined bo drive the Thames barge building industry to the verge of idleness. Until four or five years ago all the barges required on the Thames were built(
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 444 3 THE IDEAL HOME CINEMA. ,nri P ll’ H > fathe “Baby Cine (Product of Patbe of France.) I I"” I I fllllC A PROJECTOR: $6O Dl UWI/Cj r th teBt Bi S PliC r n J aud chea P fBt Home Cine 1 th R Or \t’ Llbrar filrnB always
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  • 1600 4 TROUSERS FOR CHARWOMEN. WHAT ABOUT THOSE PLUS FOURS? There is matter for modern feminist’, satisfaction in being asked to give a forecast of the dress of to-mor-row, for in the world of which 1 hud a child’s-eye view any attempt at such a forecast would have seemed
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    • 260 4 I ONE GOOD THING I AFTER ANOTHER. A f: H NEW MODEL j; I B. S. A. 0 1.74 h. p. :i MOTOR CYCLE •j now on show •i Price $295. H > Z* Together with a comprehensive range of I 1928 MODELS i? Reduced Prices for 1928 ♦i H
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    • 224 4 Pritchard Co., b td. Union Street Premises. 4 Soft Furnishings of Exclusive Designs and Outstanding Quality at Moderate Prices. High-Grade Tapestries and Silk Brocades Prices from $3-50 to $B-50 per yard. “Simdour” Casement Cloth and Lace Nets Bost quality in al! colours. Guaranteed fadeless. Casements Price $l-75 per yard. Lace
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  • 623 5 nRF j.-fS OLD FRIENDS. at w ith the Widow of Imam Perang. Hrwi; is an account of His High Commissioner’s gjcellercy his visit to Raub, His lc a i ,1 at the various mnkims On December 30, he I id drees at Tras from the r‘-* and
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  • 101 5 Pea W. February 16, 1928. ConßTxsi Of Tub Chartkrkd Bank.) Demand Bank 2’4 ♦n> ntb 9 sight Bank 2/4 1/32 ”’> Credit 2/4 5/8 klcntU K Documentary 2/4 11/16 Bank 155 1 n d nb 155 155 If •> 7 df 1 H 155 I 157 J i land
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  • 754 5 Essence Of Rugby Forward Play. AN EDINBURGH MATCH. They know how to play and how to appreciate Rugger in Scotland. I realised that when I watched a first-class club match in Edinburgh last season in which several well known players were taking part. At least, I was told they
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  • 64 5 MOTHERWELL’S SMASHING VICTORY. London, February 15. The following are the results of League Matches played yesterday DIVISION 1. Derby Co. 2 Liverpool 3 DIVISION 2. Reading 3 Bristol City 2 DIVISION 3. (Southern Section). Southend Utd. 1 Exeter City 2 DIVISION 3. (Northern Section). Accrington St. 2 Tranmere
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  • 134 5 SEATS UNOBTAINABLE. TOTALISATOR BILL RE. DRAFTED. The special sports correspondent of the Singapore Free Press cables from London as follows: Tranmere Kovers have transferred their centre-forward, Waring, to Aston Villa for a fee of £4,700. Thousands of applicaticns for seats at Wimbledon have been refused
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  • 290 5 YESTERDAY’S RESULTS. The following are the results of tennis tournament ties played yesterday Championship Singles (Semi final) G.H. Pinckney beat R. D. Hoblyn 6-1, 6 2. Smgles Handic"o Class “A”: —l5 A. J. Nadig beat —15.4 A. J. L. Donaldson 7 5, 6-0. Doubles Handicap Class A”,
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  • 70 5 The following are the results of bowls tournament ties played yesterday Singles Handicap —5 E. Reimann beat —5 W. B. Houston 21- 14 Scr T. E. Mason beat +2 A. Lindley 21-6. The following ties have been arranged: Monday Singles Handicap Class B (Semi-final) Scr C. Fittock v
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 86 5 No need to SUFFER Don’t suffer any longer from lame back or the agony of lumbago. An application of CHAMBERLAIN’S PAIN BALM will ease the pain at once and bring prompt relief and comfort. This wonderful liniment has no equal for banishing muscular inflammation and the severe pains that come
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    • 323 5 I IMPERIAL MOTORS *1 22, NORTHA.M ROAD, PENANG. ’Phone 1281. Invite You to inspect the Latest Model I Studebaker. Studebaker 77 7 m Studebaker standard UneaticiUecl rotver s« custom $2,540 Sa!oon Completely illustrated E J Unequalled Trices i j mi 't J ißk JSO4 h CCORDING to the ratings of
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  • 125 6 On Extensive Cruise To Australia. Reception At Glugor. Airmen To Remain Here One Week. Far-Reaching Experiments. Considerable interest ivas aroused m Penang this afternoon by the arrival of the four Royal Air Force flying boats which left England in October last year on
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  • 458 6 SUCCESSFUL TRIP. The four Koyal Air Force flying boats, which are engaged in a scientific cruise from England to Australia, alighted at Penang this afternoon, and as was expected, their arrival created tremendous excitement, especially among the Asiatics. They left Plymouth in the middle of October
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  • 335 6 MODIFIED EQUIPMENT. The object of the tour is to obtain experience in problems involved when flying-boats carry out extended independent cruises far from shore bases. Another object is to gain experience of problems connected with the reinforcing of points on Imperial routes, with aircraft drawn
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  • 235 6 Report Of Sub-committee. FAIL! D 10 FUNCTION EFFICIENTLY. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Singapore, February 16. The report of the Sub-committee of the Straits Settlements Association on the working of the Bankruptcy Office, states that on basic duties, the department has failed to function efficiently. Owing to certain
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  • 129 6 —Reuter. TO BE USED FOR DIALECTICAL PERSUASION.” Washington, February 15. Senator Britten, of the House of Representatives Naval Committee, declared after an interview with President Coolidge, that the latter was hopeful that Congress would pass the Government’s $74,000.000 Naval Building Programme without material change. One of the
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  • 124 6 r.— Reuter. HUGE SUM INVOLVED IN AMERICAN ACTION. Newark, February 15. Probably the largest damages ever allotted to an individual plaintiff were awarded to George D Haskell, a New England manufacturer, whom the jury directed to be paid $8,000,000 from the estate of James B. Duke, the late
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  • 80 6 —Reuter. "STILL L‘ OKING FOR TROUBLE.” London, February 15. Still looking for trouble,” is the title of a leader in the Manchester Guardian on the Master Cotton-Spinners’ decision indicated yesterday. The paper says that tbe present proposals are all the more astonishing since not only has
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  • 594 6 Penang Bankruptcy. CHINESE INSOLVENT SINCE 1922, The ease was continued in the District Court to-day, before Mr. J. S. W. Arthur in which serious charges were made, under the Bankruptcy Ordinance, against Cheah Soo Tuan, trading as Guan Hup Hin and Co. of Beach-street. Mr.
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  • 178 6 GAUMONT’S LADY AGENT. British films should be seen a little more often on Singapore screens now that Mrs E. C. Hickling, who is wellknown in Singapore, has returned with the agency for Gaumont films in this territory. The late Mr. Hickling was previously the agent for Gaumont,
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  • 303 6 PROTEST AGAINST LONDON EXCHANGE AFTERNOON SESSION. Said To Be Calamity. Members ef the London Metal Exchange are up in arms against the suggestion that they should work more "overtime.” They are objecting strenuously to the dictum of the directors that there shall be an afternoon session
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  • 340 6 In the Penang Supreme Court this morning the case in which Chee Su Ea, sued two of the widows of Kee Tek Kow, for re-conveyance of some lands in the Province an! for delivery of a conveyance, washtard by Mr. Justice Sproule. Mr. Lim Cheng Ean appeared
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  • 80 6 PROMPT ARRIVAL OF BRIGADE PREVENTS BIG FIRE. The Fire Brigade received a call at about ba’f past eleven this morning, to a small fire at a godown in Beach-street, n *r Messrs. Katz Bros. The brigade, unier Mr. L. E. Coleman, found that some tar which was
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  • 23 6 —Reuter. London, February 15. The First Green Howards have arrived at Southampton from Shanghai aboard the transport Dorsetshire.-
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  • 518 6 Builders Buvin</ ii r. tl p j j rom ine government The aviation corresnrv 1 Evening Standard recently announcement that the which is twice as 1 »rg> as a? built, is to be sold. aifib: P yet RIOO is being built atHjvl Yorkshire, under contractf )r
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  • 253 6 BRAZILIAN SCIENTIST’S SUCCESS Production and use of a s rum which makes snakebite harmless was expla’B at St. Louis recently by v. Afranio 1 0 Amaral, Director of the Anti v-i in msd tute of America, who perfected rnm. The serum, which acts as an unfa» antitoxin, has
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  • 827 7 NO FOOTPATH AT PANGKOR. ROAD. Minutes of Last Meeting. Minutes of an ordinary meeting <>f the Municipal Commissioners of George Town, Penang, held on Tuesday, 31st January, 1928. Present: —Mr. G. L. Ham (President), Dr. J. E. Smith, Mr. M. H. M. Noordin, Mr. Yeoh Chcang Ann, Mr.
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  • 427 7 The Hon. Mr. H. Fairburn, InspectorGeneral of Police, S.S., is expected to arrive in Penang to-morrow. Mr. and Mrs. T. O. Naughton and children left Singapore for Australia by the Centaur on Monday on holiday. Mr. A. E. Dick, manager of Golden Hope Estate, sailed yesterday on
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  • 74 7 LSARL OF ATHLONE’S TERM OF OFFICE EXTENDED. At the request of the South African Government, the Earl of Athlone's term of office as Governor-General and Com-mander-in-Chief is to be extended for two years from January 21, 1929. His term of office as High Commissioner will be similarly extended.
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  • 204 7 Zam-Buk RilAs Skin And ILuk Of Disfiguring Disease. Contagious and ravaging diseases of the scalp, afflicting both children and adults, are a cause of grave concern to the Health Authorities of this country. Sufferers should know that in ZamBuk they have the surest and most soothing remedy
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 445 7 ‘•A &IS9 rn,\ W» ~r—r-rrAgg, Careless Washing Spoils Children’s Hair r (1 k hair styles of to-day make beintifnl hair a necessity. itiful hair is now easily ob,|v a matter of shampooing, tain''"- 1 J p ing makes the hiir soft and out all th<> real life and lustre, ,vc
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    • 466 7 ii H •■YU— i -'ii —r ii j ii I 1 STANDARD VALUES I ARE NOW HOUSEHOLD WORDS THROUGHOUT THE EAST. 11l J fHARDWEAR? I fH<"f’OPULAR’'I S 41 <>Igo™ 1 M*—i v i Wool Hose Au-jkl orro rrfTTf rnt MW FA ST KHAKI 0 Zr Lsresr Pftocrss A f 1
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  • 395 8 Traffic control in Penang has improved vastly in the course of the past few years. Indeed it would be no departure from the truth to say that the system now in vogue compares favourably with the methods employed throughout Malaya. But—and this is no reflection on the authorities
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  • 431 8 On more than one occasion recently, His Excellency the Governor has given us a broad hint that the Colony must find new sources of revenue. This hint has been 5 interpreted in ways as diverse as they are many by the dismal Jimmies. The most popular construction put
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  • 57 8 The General Produce Agency Ltd., Beach Street, Penang, reports that the following prices were realised at their auction room to-day: Good F. A. Q. R bbed Smoked Sheet s7s} t 0 $76 F.A.Q. do 73 74 Low F.A.Q. off do 69 72 Plain Uijsmoked Sheet 52 58 Lump
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  • 147 8 The Straits Trading Co., Ltd. gives the following prices on February 15: London. Spot £229 down £2.5s 3 mos. buying 231.10 s 2.5 s 3 selling 231.15 s 2.5 s Local, February 16: Singapore sold 250 tone at slls| Penang buyers no sellers at slls|. Messrs. Eastern Smelting
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  • 1493 8 public depends upon the Pre?B fcr the news of the world and, in view of the great public interest that is taken in the cruise of the Royal Air Force flying bous, we think that whoever in the Resident Councillor’s or in the Harbour Master’s department, is
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  • 30 8 SINGAPORE PRICE S Londoo Standard Loo w S. R. Sheet 57 cis No. 1 Crepe 57 cts v S^ ady London 15$ I New i < b (By Courtesy of Messrs
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  • 29 8 Rubber Price*'the SingaP We beg to re P or b!)C ,i prices for Standard .as.— Sheet for to-day are as s^c Spot March 5-Sic April/June Jnly/Sept.
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
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    • 50 8 E. O. Guest Night and Dancing— Every Tuesday and Friday. Special Tiffin Every Wednesday and Saturday—E. dh O. Orchestra. Orchestral Concert evary other Sunday. (SXUBXSEXSSXUexSXSXK "THE I j QUEEN OF TABLE WATERS.” ji •S Sole Agents i Katz Bros., Ltd. X s >: sss x ss sa x an x
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  • Page 8 Miscellaneous

  • 129 9 New Assurance Given. Nothing Will Be Done To Cause Hardship. 0 Awaiting Committee’s Findings. Speaking an the subject of Rubber Restriction in the House ofCom- the Premier emphasised that the last thing the Government wished to mas to take any step which would be likely
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  • 284 9 —Reuter. question in parliament. London, February 15. Referring in the House of Commons t■> the question of the Rubber Restriction Scheme, Mr. Stan!* v B Idwin said that before any amouncement was made the Colonial Cilice confidentially informed th" Advisory Committee on the Stevenson Restriction Schein*
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  • 96 9 —Reuter. COMPROMISE ON EDUCATION MLL FAILS. Berlin, February 15. u)p f Pf r f B o f Party leaders to p'Hh a c mpromise on the Education 4 1 ai ed, according to the R’ght ««Centre Party leaders. A Coalition ag h f m can conee Q ne
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  • 39 9 •—Reuter. CPVfrxr PROGRAMME CANCELLED. Co'ombo, February 15. I>B M Ju f Chinese Nationa(y n decided to cancel their 10 yavJ r amrne and continue the cb; r 2.. uropp No reason for the is Riven.—Jteufer.
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  • 256 9 DISCUSSIONS IN PROGRESS. London, February 15. Replying to a question Mr. G. Locker-Lampson said the discussions between the British and Egytian Governments were still in progress in Cairo. He hoped, however, they would be concluded in the near future, Mr. Locker-Lamps an confirmed the statement that
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  • 61 9 Reuter. AMERICAN ACTRESS BANNED FROM LONDON PLAY. New York, February 15. In connection with the British authorities* refueal to allow the American actreps, Miss Alden Gray, to appear in a play in London, the Actors’ Association of America has enquired of the American Consul-General in London whether England
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  • 58 9 I.— Reuter. SWARAJIST LEADERS PROCLAIM A BOYCOTT. Calcutta, February 15. On the eve of the Simnn Commisuon’a arrival in Calcutta en route for Madras, the Swarajist Nationalist leaders in Bengal have issued a manifesto proclaiming an immediate general boycott of British goods, especially cloth, and have decided
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  • 364 9 but has yet reached no decision. Rugby Radio Service. ILLUSTRIOUS STATESMAN. KING DEPLORES DEATH OF VALUED FRIEND. SERVANT OF THE STATE. Striking tributes to the memory of the late Earl ot Oxford and Asquith have been paid the world over. The Belgian Government in a
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  • 169 9 —Reuter. CONFRONTED WITH PROBLEMS AT PRESENT INSOLUBLE. Havana, February 15. Some of the most influential members of the Pan-American Conference frankly admit that the Conference is confronted with problems at present insoluble. The United States and the Argentine, notably, have clashed over the Tariff issue and tbe Conference
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  • 393 9 —Reuter Lord Cecil’s Motion. SYSTEM OF ARBITRATION UNSATISFACTORY PROPOSAL WITHDRAWN. There was a long debate in the House of Lords on Lord Cecil's motion urging the Government, after consultation with the Dominions, to accept the jurisdiction of a Permanent Court of International Justice. Lord Cushendun expressed
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  • 68 9 (Rugby Radio Service.) London, February 15. Paris, 124; New York, 4.87 H Brussels, 35.01; Geneva, 25.34 Amsterdam, 12.101; Milan, 92.05 Berlin, 20.43| Stockholm, 18.16 Copenhagen, 18.20 Oslo, 18.31; Vienna, 34.59 Prague, 164|; Helsingfors, 193| Madrid, 28.66 i Lisbon, 2H Athens, 3671 Bucharest, 794 J; Rio, 5H Buenos Aires,
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • 32 9 Unchallengeable Fact? FRANKEL’S OFFER THE FINEST SELECTION OF High-Class Silverware AT LOWEST PRICES CONSULT US BEFORE YOU DECIDE ELSEWHERE “LEST WE FORGET FRANKEL’S SUPPLY THE BEST.” FRANKEL BROTHERS, 16, BISHOP STREET, PENANG.
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    • 145 9 wEwISI There’s no excuse for the Born 1820 man who complains that going stronsl he cannot get good old Scotch whisky at a reason- if able price. JOHNNIE J WALKER is obtainable wherever good whisky is sold, and is guaranteed all over the world. JOHN LITTLE Co., Ltd, (Incorporated in
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  • 1189 10 OPERATIONS OF THE U. 8, POOL. Thames Flood Damage. The recent tidal wave on the Thames is r< sponsible for a rise in the London stock, says A. W. Still writing to the Straits Times from London under date January 18: The Port of London warehouses were flooded,
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  • 467 10 PHILIPPINES SUITABLE LOCATION. Financial Support Assured To Project. Unlimited capital necessary for the extensive and intensive development of rubber lands in the Philippines is available from American capitalists if they are only assured of lair dealing and of Filipino co-operation in the work of d veloping the economic
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  • 73 10 The following are the latest quotations in THE MALAYA COMPANY LIMITED’S share list Mining Shares. Bayers. Sellers. B. Padang .52 .54 Bangrin 34/3 34/9 Hitam 1.02| Kinta Tin Dredging 1.40 1.45 M. Consolidated 1.10 Mambau 1.37| 1.42| North Taiping 1.27| 1.30 cum Rahman 1.55 1.60 South Taiping
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  • 67 10 The following are our latest quotations for to-day Rubbers. Buyers. Sellers. B. Palangs .52| .55 Hong Fatts .11\ .80 Kintas 1.40 1.45 Kuchais (Ord) 1.95 2.05 Kuyohs 1.00 1.05 M. Consols. 1.07| 1.!2| Nawang Pets 1.22i Norths 1.30 1.32| c. Petalings 4.55 4.65 c. Rahmans 1.52| 1.57|
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  • 85 10 The following are our latest quotations for to-day Mining. Buyers. Sellers. Batu Caves 1.30 1.32| Bangring 33/- 34/Bundis 45/- 47/Eastern Siams 22/- 22/9 Hitams 1.00 1.02 Harbours 11.25 11.50 Jelapangs 33/- 34/K. Rivers 3.50 3.65 K. Lumpurs 33/6 34/Kundangs 24/- 25/Laruts 18/- 18/6 Mambaus 1.38 1.42 cum
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  • 104 10 The following are the latest quotations for to-day Buyers. Sellers. Tine. Norths 1.26 c. 1.30jc. Souths .62| Kinta Electric .12j p. .17| p. B. Caves 1.30 1.35 Rantau Prefs. 1.82| 1.87| Lahats 17/6 18/6 Chenderiangs 16/6 17/6 Tronohs e 18/- 18/6 Kamuntings 19/6 20/Ulu Piahs .59 .61
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  • 175 10 TO VIEW BR AZILIAN ACQUISITIONS FROM THE AIR. Henry Ford recently announced that he is contem plating an aeroplane trip to Brazil within the present year for the purpose of viewing the Amazon region, where he recently acquired vast rubber lands. It is presumed that he
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  • 1142 10 KENNEDY Co’s SHARE LIST. NAMBS. 5 J g g C OQ H 5 RUBBER [Dollar.] S c S e So Kllenby Rubber Co 2 25 2 50 Alor Gajah Rubber Estate I 80 2 GO Amalgamated Malay Estates 3 25 3 50| Ayer Hitam Planting Syndicate 3 3) 3 50
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  • Page 10 Advertisements
    • 351 10 liilll'W '/istetv! When 70a open tin of BLACK While Cigarettes you will hear a loud hiss. Tliafg th e sound made by the air rushing into the tin to fill the vacuum. It is because of this complete vacuum and the fine quality of the tobacco used that u BLACK
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  • 417 11 NO LUNCH FOR LORD SION EH A VEN. What is probably one of the most contemptible acts of job control ever perpetrated ou a vessel of the Australian Commonwealth Line occurred when the stewards of the Morcton Bay, the flagship to the Balmain regetta, declined to serve
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  • 165 11 .KEDAH BRANCH. The annual general meeting of the Kedah Branch of the E.S.A.M. was held in Sungei Patani on the Uth inst. At the outset of the meeting, reference was made to the deep loss sustained by the Nation and the E.S.A.M. and all Ex-Service men
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  • 183 11 BLIGHTY. England seems to have realised that her only hope in firmly establishing her right to compete in ths world s film market, is by producing pictures that will compare favourably with the American product and, in “Blighty’’ Britain certainly seems to have made great strides in directing,
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  • 268 11 SHIP THAT SAILED NEVER RETURNED. The thirteenth day of last month was on a Friday. Weather-beaten old seamen stood about in groups, down in dockland, London, and recalled tales of bygone ships that sailed on such an unlucky date. It was on a Friday in 96,” said one
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  • 47 11 TO ESTABLISH FACTORY IN CANADA. Montreal, February 16. The Star reports that the United States Steel Corporation has decided to establish itself in Canada and build big factories for the Candian market and export. The first will be established at Ojibway, near Windsor.— Reuter.
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  • 88 11 Mr. Sr>m Fitch, of Epping, Essex, who has claimed to be the oldest bunting man in England, is mourning the disappearance of a favourite old hunter. Essex Hounds were near Epping, and apparently aroused memories in the breast of a bay cob which is 25 years
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  • 89 11 The health statement for the Municipality of George Town for the week ending February 11, 1928, shows a total of 63 deaths— 9 males and 24 females the death-rate being 23.30 per mille compared with 28.85 in the preceding week and with 34.98 in the corresponding week of
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  • 22 11 The following are additional rubber outputs for January lbs. Perak River Valley 16,139 Juru Estates, Limited 24,413 Semanggol Rubber 14,915
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  • 317 11 The following were the latest quotations in MESSRS. KENNEDY 4 Co’s share list at 11 a.m. to-days— Yesterday. To-day. Share”. >» >» 3 0 <D O M 02 CQ 02 sc. sc. sc. c. Rubber (Dollar). Alor Gajah 1.90 2.10 1.80 2.00 Ayer Panas 9.50 10.00 9.00
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  • 143 11 The output of Kampong Kamunting Tin Dredging Ltd., for the half month of February was (Two dredges) hours run 506, cubic yards treated 67.000, total piculs 303 20, nett value $22,607.51. No. 2 Dredge lost 123 hours on account of Leaky Boiler. The output of Asam Kumbang Tin
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  • 207 11 Penang February 16, 1928. Benares Opium p. chest $5,000.00 nomCloves 70.00 nom. Gold leaf 72.00 sellers Mace Pickings 125.00 nom. Nutmegs 80s 00.00 nom. 110 s 95.00 Coconuts per 1,000 50.00 nom as on Copra Sundried $11.55 sales 15/2/28 Rattans 11.15 sale* Rattans Coarse 10.70 Green Snail Shells
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  • Page 11 Advertisements
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  • 510 12 DR. TAGORE ON WORLD PEACE. Time-Honoured Art of Manslaughter Must Go. Dir. Rabindranath Tagore writes iu Foreign Affairs“When. some desperate dreamer, iu a prehistoric age, prophesied to our remote ancestors that their custom ot making a meal of their fellow-beings was anti social and immoral and therefore
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  • 106 12 MIDLAND’S CAPITAL TO BE INCREASED. The capital of the Midland Bank is to be increased to £13.300,000. This announcement was madp in a statement signed by Mr. Reginald McKenna, the chairman. Thp directors propose that an offer be made to the shareholders of new shares of £1 each,
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  • 150 12 The average man of 45 is reluctant to admit that his powers of resistance to the strain of daily affairs has diminished. He flatters himself that he retains the energy- of youth, and is accordingly prone to overtax nerves and muscla. Again, his resistance to
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  • 113 12 GOI FERS FIND FAVOURITE SONGS AN AID TO APPETITE. Does singing during a meal assist the digestion At a dinner of some sixty members of the Shrub Hill Golf Club Chestfield, Whitstable, this novel idea was tried with great success. On the suggestiion of Mr. Georgo Reeves,
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  • 138 12 IT IS BETTER TO DIE THAN BE A COWARD.” Field Marshal Sir William Birdwood, Coiuniander-in-Ctuef in India, unveiling at Gorkhpur the war memorial of the Gurkha Rifles, said: “This memorial is a tribute to your work as our allies. No people was ever more staunchly served by
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  • 96 12 Central Neirx. DISCOVERY OF GENUINE WORK BY ITALIAN MASTER CLAIMED. A dusty old painting, discovered in a garret at Villeneuve la Garenne. near Paris, is believed by its owner to be a genuine w r ork by Titian. It was found by the chauffeur of M. Gaston
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  • 45 12 At the age of thirty-six Mr. Robert L. Clarkson has been elected president of the Chase National Bank, one of the two largest banks in the United States, says Reuter. Mr. Clarkson began his career as a messenger-boy in a brokerage house.
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  • 43 12 Driver Morley, of Doncaster, ivith the L.N.E.R. Pacific engine St. Simon, hauled the 9 a.m. express from Ripon to King s Cross and made eleven minutes en route. The 156 miles from Doncaster were covered in 159 minutes.
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  • 94 12 TEN YEARS’ LICENCE TO OCCLPY BRITISH UNINHABITED' LANDS. Two uninhabited British islands in the South Atlantic Ocean have been “let” for ten years. Messrs. John Rasmussen and Company, of Sandefjord, Norway, the Colonial Secretary announces, have been granted an exclusive licence to occupy tn© islands, which are
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    • 77 12 WWW. WW. T. .WWWWWWWWS .•WWWW' VWWWWWW«VWS> ii Good News! Good News!]'Good News! I A Huge consignment of $20,000. We have pleasure in informing our Patrons that we f are in receipt of the most magnificent heavy Spanish Shawls, embroidered Kimonos, in all shades and the most enchanting Curios and Crepe-de-chines
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    • 41 12 l/AJCTW® PSLLS. I APIOL STEEL I 1 Sure and certain for all Female E I complaints. Every lady should I keep a box in the house. E 9 Chemists and Stores sell I them throughout the world. B I Proprigior: I
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    • 362 12 J FOR BEAUTIFUL HEALTHFUL HOMES. —-zz- I -ft i'i Exeels y-' X- X i Beauty because its velyefy finish VXi 1 i k and* artistic colourings< display I *s* furniture and pictures to grea&est k t i i k advantage. "Wl 1 1 L because it combines i• 1 ►F
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    • 262 12 TO-NIGHT And till Sunday 19th February B Commencing at 9 p.m. CHARLES «A cm Qy The Screen’s Funniest Comedian IN fiEfl A Burlesque :on Carmen" >1 4 W REELS SUPPORTED BY “BLIGHTY” Britain's Mightiest Masterpiece of Cinematic Art. Featuring ELLALINE TERRIS And LILIAN HALL-DAVIS. A SUPER—MASTER PICTURE IN 9 REELS.
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  • 125 13 To-day’s Departures. Adbert Voegler for Colombo, Saez, Port Said, Gonoa, Marseilles, Rotterdam and Hamburg. Tapah for P. Langkawi and (Ranting Trang. Rengam for Asahan and Batu Bahra. Kinta for Port Swettenham and Singapore. Ampang for Pangkor, Bindings and Sitiawan. Perseus for C lombo, Suez, Port Said, Marseilles, London,
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  • 608 13 CLOSE DAILY except (Sunday). BY TRAIN, Federated Malay States Malacca, Johore and Singapore. Registration and Parce’ 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 p m
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    • 284 13 I J Upon SoZ/z-UljZ^r^* I < A Pro-phy-lac-tic 77% w Ike Original alwayt t pERE are a few facts which everyone should know about the sold in the Yellow 0 .LI Pro-phy-lac-tic Tooth Brush: kY j\?\. t 1. It is made from the finest quality of bristles obtainable. 2. Its
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    • 380 13 Everything Seemed a Burden.” a(T Leuer th s f must tvrite and tell you of the great benefit I have derived from Kruschen Salts. For three years I suffered from constipation, depression and nerves which ever ythi n B seem a burden. T" After attending doctors on and off for
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  • 200 14 STANDARD GROUPS AND THEIR TRADE WITH SOVIET. Price-Cutting Charge. The Standard Oil Company, of New York has at last broken its silence in regard to the criticism of its dealings with the Soviet Government uttered nearly six months ago by Sir Henri Deterding, director-general of the big
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  • 217 14 BOY REPAID A HOSPITAL “LOAN.” Behind the gift of a penny to the collecting box in the Out-Patients M ard of the London Hospital, Whitechapel, is a tale of self-sacrifice. One day a boy of 5 entered the hospital for some medicine for his mother. One penny is
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  • 99 14 STORY OF AMERICAN SYNDICATE’S PLAN TO FLOOD THE COUNTRY.” To flood the British market with cigarettes at a cheap rate, in opposition to British manufacturers, is stated to be the object of a new move in the tobacco world. An American syndicate has. it is stated, entered
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  • 86 14 MOTORISTS’ NEW ORDER OF THE ROAD TO MAKE HIGHWAYS SAFER. Chivalrous motor-drivers in England who for three years have had a sheet,” have formed a new organisation known as the Order of the Road, the object of which is to increase the safety of the highways and
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  • 65 14 —Reuter- DR. G. WESTCOTT’S 17 YEARS AT LUCKNOW. The death is announced of the Bishop of Lucknow, Dr. George Westcott. Dr. Westcott, who had held this office since 1910, was sixty-five years of age. A son of the late Bishop Westcott, of Durham, he was assistant
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    • 221 14 jjjmi w ■>:■••; iffiWfez-zV. ■HKr g w duSg l!||k< WiEF »|i’.> «>: Wflii* I > -MF JEB W ■Mr i S"" W f z v :li-Xj&.-.-lA HP/ A I > >/ 'T wt 1 raMyi ■■■■W v s A My word they are good! No wonder you men are so
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    • 456 14 Give the form of Cod Liver Oil that i$ “nice enough for more” A MOTHER’S highest reward is to see her childre grow up strong and healthy. Chest and Im troubles are among th.e worst of the dangers of childhood. Several generations of moth haxefound that cod liver oil builds
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  • 617 15 CHOWRABTA MARKET. Penang, February 16, 1928. Mutton c te Mutton Indian per lb 55 Head heep or goat each 1.00 Liver with heart A 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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  • Page 15 Advertisements
    • 612 15 r banks. nG and shanghai < "Jking corporation. B i» Hongkong.) “ANCHOR BRAND J >* or1 f paid np |20,000,0M P«Prce Funds:— I!p £8,000.000 js* j T T HONGKONG. Y \r ß :"w.c.u nt u.♦ r|x r*Jjl B ar > Dairen, Foochow, dfle 4H» wßta «SmBSIwB dßbl rZ»' Col n
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    • 156 15 J latest labour* 5 saving device. 5 X w Capstan (Rubbed i x Up) Tobacco. As the "f name suggests it is S 5 your favourite To- A bacco only RUBBED a 5 UP. All you have to S do is to produce your pipe and fill it. S j
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    • 1360 16 THE BLUE FUNNEL LINE HAMBriiC-AMERIKA LINIE INTENDED RAILINGS FROM PENANG TJTTPO QT'T’WNIE'Q I TMTKM WEEKLY SERVICE, LONDON AND N. CONTINENT HUvIV/ JJ JUIITAL/Li •PERSEUS In P.rL Marseilles, London, Rotterdam and Hamburg. PASSENGER AND CARGO SERVICES. RHEXENOR F-b. 21 London, Rotterdam and Hamburg. OUTWARDS. HECTOR Mar. 1 Marseilles, London, Rotterdam and
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    • 489 16 P. 0.-BRITISH AND APCAR LINES (OOMPANIHe IMCOBPORATED lg Englav, MAIL, PASSENGER AND CARGO B|RV|A Peninsulaf* and Oriental 8. N. Co. under Bailingi contract with Hit Mejetty't Govern- lndi« Ot ment, London and Far Eagt Mall Service. < Co Ltd Gotwarde ftom London for China and jApan. For 8l "Mtor, due
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