Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 5 April 1928

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    20 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE ESTABLISHED 1833. PUBLISHED DAILY. No. 79. VOL. LXXXVI. THURSDAY. sth APRIL, 1928. PRICE 10 CENTS.
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      488 1 NIKKO STUDIO FOR MODERN /RT PHOTOGRAPHS No. 7, North am Road. Telephone No. 579. “BLACK&WHITE” f ra i “Black and White” Whisky I I made a name for itself many I I 1) y years ago, by reason of its age B //tlr B' and uniformly high quality. I ||EF
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      9 1 TOKISATSU, PHOTOG&APHIC ART STUDIO ’Phone 772. 68, BISHOP STREET.
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    THE FIGHTING PRINCE.
    656 2 KNOWN OCCASIONS WHEN HE FACED DEATH. War Incidents. Few people realise how o fcen the Prince of Wales was in danger of death during his years of active campaigning in France and England. The story told by Major Dudley Ward at the Welsh Guards Comrades’ Association dinner—how
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    TRAGEDY OF COURTESY.
    106 2 MAN KILLED WHILE RAISING HAT TO A FRIEND. Mr. Herbert James Burrougb, farmer, of Wbitfetxble, was knocked down by a motorvan and killed as he was raising his hat to a friend. In the King’s Bench Division recently, Mr. Merriman, K C., for the executors and trustees
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      1479 2 HOT-i-BUNS I whenZLave. HW FOR GOOD FRIDAY o I r* v c THE ST JAMES’S TAILORING Co., rKiLhs Itd Bnpply savile row clcthes H Local 72cls. a Doz. at half original cost. Lounge, Golf, Dinner Sai»?, Overcoats by AnderOutstation $l.OO a Doz. (Cash.) son Sbeppberd, Scholte, Lesley <fc MtMTti U»
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      161 2 All Old Froth Blowers look for the sign of the RED HAND ALLSOPP'S BEER BECAUSE IT IS THE BEST. Caldbeck, Macgregor Co., Ltd., Penang. Incorporated under the Hongkong Companies Ordinances 1911-1915. (Incorporated in Shanghai.) The MAN who knows the climate knows the need for Calvert’s 20% CARBOLIC Medical Soap that
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    MORMON CAMPAIGN IN BRITAIN.
    555 3 VISIT OF MISSIONARIES. London Chief on Polygamy. Snch anxiety h»8 been aroused among young women visited by American missionaries of the Mormon faith now attempting to secure converts in Britain that the “president” of the Mormonism in the London district—Elder Clinton L. Mills—was invited to make
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    AN INTERRUPTED HONEYMOON.
    126 3 DETECTIVES DETAIN HUSBAND. Incident at Brighton Hotel. Detectives interrupted a honeymoon at Brighton. There arrived at an hotel on the Marine parade a man and his bridge. The man signed the register with the rank of captain, and it was stated that the couple had been married
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      1033 3 BANKS. HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. #jMgg J (Incorpor ated in Hongkong.) V 4ST j < .afhorU»' 1 Capital JSO.OOO.»»» and Ml? P"« “P »20.000.»H W?U/« Reserve Funds:— W I ffI.OWJOf It k etsrling X UA; S. 114,000,000 fill’ er t AKif F..erve Liability of Proprietors |20,000,tW Y\ Head Office.—HONGKONG.
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      62 3 S.S ORDINANCE NO. 197 (LABOUR) AND THE LABOUR CODE, 1923. EMPLOYERS OF INDIAN LABOUB are hereby reminded that assessment returrs for the preceding quarter must be sent to the Office of the Deputy Controlle* of Labour, Malaya, Penang, during the months of April, July, October and January. Forms for the
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      719 3 YOU MEED MEVER GROW OLD! Read this astounding testimony from Old People who have regained their Youth by taking the “little daily dose ,r of Kruse hen. Feel as if I could push a bus over.” ft" A month after starting with Kruschcn I became keen, energetic and active. lam
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    £l,000 A WEEK FOR FILM STAR.
    670 4 REVELATIONS IN COURT. Miss Dorothy Gish’s Salary. A contract with Mias Dorothy Gish, the famous American film star, at 1,000 a week pins travelling and living expenses of herself, her mother and a maid, was mentioned recently in the King s Bench Division, London.
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    NON-STOP TRAIN.
    139 4 BELGIAN DRIVER ALLEGED TO HAVE BEEN DRUNK. A train on the Belgian Northern Railway, scheduled to stop at nine s a.ions between Givet and Nam nr, made a t on stop run recently. The stationmaster of the first station, seeing the train pass the adverse signals, immediately telephoned
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      57 4 PC--- -—>> <■ ARMSTRONG SIDDELEY CARS. (Made with Aero Engine Accuracy.) 1928, 14 H. P. 5 Seater. $2,820.00 I i ATTTnjL, rt ‘<3§ -JL- i fl It V I j»Hy J 1 NOW FITI ED WITH AUTOMATIC CHASSIS LUBRICATION The best value and most economical car on the road. Wearne
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  • Page 4 Miscellaneous
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      94 4 TO-NIGHT And Till SUNDAY, Bth. Laughs Come Up I every time Buster goes B down under the ocean. Just watch him direct fish traffic at the L bottom of the sea:— j JOSEPH M.. SCHENCK Presents E 20,000 LEAGUES Story by OF HILARITY IN and Joseph 7 Mitchell l I
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  • FEMININE REFLECTIONS
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      MRS. PEPYS’S DIARY.
      873 5 idav March 12th.—At her request i should do so in good time, do send ti Bassett a way of- Preserving 10 •,r winter use which is cheeper than S r Waterglass. She doth keep her p and would preserve a goodly VI This way is to take
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      A SHOE AND BAG VOGUE.
      465 5  -  BY ISO BEL FRANCIS. There is a vogue just now for evening shoes in a pale> shade of kid which matches 1 the skin used for the small, vanity bag. Pink shoes are seen made with one strap fastened by a diamante buckle. Then, on
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      LAUND ERINGLACE.
      375 5  -  BY MARJORIE CROOME. The washing of lace is one of the most delicate operations of laundry work. j Real lace which is only slightly soiled, may be dry cleaned by sprinkling the lace with calcined magnesia, placing it betwreen sheets of dark blue tissue paper, and rol- ling
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      Bits and Pieces.
      74 5 The se little “patchwork” coatees are to l>? very fashionable in the spring and summer. They are very’ economical, too, because you can make th?m of any odd scraps of material you happen to have by yo”.. After the pieces have been sewn together, and the joins
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      BANISHING DARK CORNERS.
      489 5  -  BY JUNE HOPE. “What can I do with this room, it is so dark,” said Mary, as she threw open the door of the on? blemish in the Perfect Flat. “I did so want to make it cheerful,” she said, “I’ve done away with the gloomy tapestry’
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      WINES I MAKE.
      682 5  -  BY A COUNTRY HOUSEWIFE. There is a way of getting a good supply of wine for home consumption much more reasonably than we can buy it, and many a country-wife avails herself of the fact. Nor is there any reason why a town-wife should not make her
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      FASHION GROWS FANCIFUL.
      515 5  -  BY DORE CHARMON. After seeing the new season’s models, I cannot emphasize too strongly that trimmings of all sorts; embroidery, beading and braiding, are more fashionable than ever. They are cleverly’ manipulated to giv?' a frock an intricate appearance, and enhance original cutting, besides giving an effect
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      155 5 WAITING. FOR YOU IN ENGLAND 1 1 Imy 250 CARS To choose from and a Guarantee to re-purchase Here are six definite and adequate reasons why you should get your car from Henlys, England’s leading Motor Agents. 1. We guarantee to re-purchase any cars we sell on a definite and
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  • CORRESPONDENCE.
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      THE SWAN-SONG OF RESTRICTION.
      363 6 (To the Editor of the Pinang Gazette.) Sir, —The announcement that Restriction is at last to go will be welcomed throughout Malaya. It is a matter for general satisfaction that the Civil R p s°arch Committee, in spite of the undoubted influences brought to bear on
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      RESTRICTION.
      178 6 Sir, —I have just heard the announcement by the Premier that Rubber Res triction is to be totally withdrawn from the Ist of November, and I hail this news with joy because I was always an out and out anti-restrictionist. To quote from one of my letters to ynur
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      MALAYAN HINDU CONFERENCE.
      176 6 Sir. —Having read a short article in the Ptnangr Gazette of yesterday of the forthcoming third annual Malayan Hindu Conference at Taiping and the two resolutions that are to be moved thereat, I am of the epinion that another important subject touching the morale and dignity of
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    COMPENSATION FOR NANKING OUTRAGES.
    84 6 opportunity offered.— Rugby Radio SETTLEMENT OF CLAIMS. NEGOTIATIONS WITH NATIONALIST GOVERNMENT. London, April 4. Sir Austen Chamberlain stated in the House of Commons to-day that no satis factory settlement had been reached in the recent negotiations with the Nationalist Government of China on the settlement of
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    MOTH AEROPLANES FOR NEW ZEALAND CLUBS.
    63 6 —Rugby Radio Service. PURCHASED IN ENGLAND. London, April 4. The New Zealand Minister for Defence has announced that his Government have decided to purchase eight Moth aeroplanes from England. Four are to be sent to the Auckland and Christchurch amateur flying clubs, while others
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    INDIAN RAILWAY DISPUTE.
    68 6 Reuter. OPERATIVES LOCKED OUT: OTHERS DISMISSED. Calcutta, April 4. Following upon the lockou. of men employed at the Lillooah Railway workshops, 7,000 employees of Burn and Company, the manufacturers of waggons for the East In di in Railway, struck and have been dismissed. Bakshi, the Editor of
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    NEWS IN BRIEF.
    103 6 Reuter. AFGHAN JAPANESE TREATY OF FRIENDSHIP. London, April 4. Reuter is informed that the treaty of friendship between Afghanistan and Japan was signed in London to-day by the Afghan Minister in London and the Japanese Ambassador. Reuter. Hague, April 4. Max Huber, the Swiss Statesman who was
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    BUSTER KEATON.
    141 6 By far the best comedy he has ever made, is the general verdict of all, after viewing Buster Keaton’s latest, entitled The Navigator which will be screened to-night and till Sunday at the Theatre Royal. Original in conception and treatment, the whole picture is one of the funniest
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    ARRIVAL OF RT. HON. W. G. A. ORMSBY-GORE.
    75 6 LEFT FOR A LOR STAR. The Rt. Hon. W. G. A. Ormsby-Gore, Undtr-Secretary for the Colonies, arrived at Penang by the s.”, Kashgar this morning. He was met by th- Hon. Mr. Ralph Scott (Resident Councillor), Mr. Meadows Fr< st, who succeeds
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    ABOLITION OF RUBBER CONTROL.
    592 6 PENANG VIEWS. Government Does The Right Thing. Penang business men connected with the Rubber Market hold varied opinions with regard to the Government’s Restriction announcement but the majority agree that the Government has done the right thing. The following are some of the views gained by
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    SINGAPORE PRICES.
    35 6 London Standard Loose. S. R. Sheet 32| cts per pound per pl.=s43/No. 1 Crepe 321 cts per pound per pl.=s43/Weak. London i New York 20$ cts. (gold). (By Courtesy of Messrs. Allen Dennys.)
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    GENERAL PRODUCE AGENCY Ltd.
    34 6 Rubber Prices. We beg to report that the Singapore prices for Standard Ribbed Smoked Sheet for to-day are as follow Spot 35c April/Jane 35c Jaly/Sept. 35c Oct/Dec. 35c Market Weak.
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    CHURCH SERVICES.
    222 6 st. GEOBGE THE MARTYR. (Church Of England.) Good Friday 9.39 am. Matins. 1a m. Litany Hymn 108, Ante Communion, Hymns 109 a I 122, Story of the Cross. Easter Eve, 8 a.m. Matins and Ante C °Ea?t”r i0 Day. 8a m Holy CommunionlM» 132, ig a.m. Matins, Hymn
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    RUBBER SALES.
    42 6 The General Produce .Agency Ltd., Beach Street, Penang, reports that the following prices were realised at iheir auction room to-day: Good F. A. Q. Ribbed Smoked Sheet $42 to s42| F.A.Q. do 40 41 Low F.A.Q. off do 37 39
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    TIN PRICES.
    64 6 The Straits Trading Co., Ltd., gives the following prices on April 4: London. Spot £238.10s down 1.5 s 3 mos. buying 239.51 0.5.0 3,. selling 239.10 s 0.2.6 Local. April 5: Singapore sold 200 tong at $l2l/ Penang buyers no sellers at $l2l/-. Messrs. Eastern Smelting Co., Ltd.—
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    RUBBER OUTPUTS.
    132 6 The following are additional rubber outputs for March:— lbs. United Serdang (Sumatra) 219.185 Sialang 91,969 Tandjong Rubber Anglo-Sumatra 28.385 Sungei Kari 8,276 Tanah Datar Asahan 25,580 Investment Trust 470.244 Sumatra tea 83,713 Bah Lias 70,498 Toeraugie (Sumatra) 24,606 Mendaris (Sumatra) 60,778 Bila (Sumatra) 25,500 Central Sumatra 18,629 Wampoe
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    TIN OUTPUTS.
    99 6 The output of Kuvoh Tin Dredging Limited for the month of March was cubic yards 41,332, hours run 604, piculs 221. The output of Hitam Tin Limited for the month of March was piculs 200, The output of Kramat Pulai Ltd., for the month of March was from
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    LOCAL SHARE MARKET.
    57 6 The following are the latest quotations in THE MALAYA COMPANY LIMITED’S share list Mining Shares. Buyers. Sellers. Haad Yai 20/6 21/Kinta Tin Dredging 1.50 1.55 c. Kuyoh .92 .94 M. Consolidated 1.00 1.1'5 Mambau 130 I.3'| North Taiping 1.08 1.10 Rahman 1.62 j 1.65 Ratrnt 26/9 27/Takuapa
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      28 6 The Pinang Gazette will not be published tomorrow (Good Friday) or on Easter Monday. An edition will be published on Saturday. The Sunday Gazette will appear as usual.
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      809 6 New Advertisements. notices. POSITIONS VACANT. Madame Farina has just a rived from Unwanted: Tamil Cook immediately w ith a new coller-fi< r for Estate in Apply vx Evening, Afternoon illg Dl^seS) Electrical Department, F. M. S. etc^ etc > Prices very Moderate. Applications are invited for. two vacancies for temporary
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    PERAK TURF CLUB.
    155 7 EASTER AMATEUR RACE MEETING. Easter Saturday, April 7th and Easter Monday, April 9th. FIRST RACE 2-30 p. m. EACH DAY. Four Rac* s for Horses and Four Races for Ponies each day. Entries close at 3 p. m. on Wednesday, the 28th March, 1928, at the S*
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    SPORTING NEWS.
    91 7 EASIER CRICKET. P. C. C. V. E \STERN SMELTING CO. Owing to people going away or being otherwise engaged it has been found impossible to arrange a full week-end’s Cricket. A Club Xi will play an Eastern Smelting XI on Monday, April 9th, starting at 11 30 a.m.
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    INTER-STATE CRICKET
    60 7 PF NANG v. PERAK. The following have been selected to represent Penang on Saturday and Monday, at Ipoh :—T. S. Anthony, A. R. Bromley Davenport, P. H. StewartBrown. K. C. Bryant. A. J. L. Donaldson, F. V. Duckworth, N.A.M. Griffin (Capt.). J. W. Haddon, P. N. Knight, N.
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    BOWLS TOURNAMENT.
    36 7 The result of the bowls tournament tie played yesterday was :—Final Team of Three Scr Dr. Hertz, E. Dunkerley and H-W. Sanders beat 1 E. Reimann, D. McLeod Craik and B.N. Lee 21 19.
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    LAWN BOWLS.
    82 7 FINAL TIES ARRANGED. The following arrangements have been made for the playing of the finals in the bowls tournament. Tuesday Mixed Doubles Handicap—+l Mrs. Drayton and J. M. Chalmers (D) v 2 Mrs. Hertz and J. G. Allan. Wednesday Ladies Singles Handicap— Scr Mies Mitchell v Scr Airs.
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    SOCCER.
    78 7 P. C. C. v. MUNICIPALITY. The following have been selected to represent the P.C.C. in a friendly match against the Municipality on Tuesday, at 5.10 p.m. prompt on the Esplanade P. Steele; G.P. Noakes; and G. Bennett; W. J. Frost, G. F. G. Edlin and J. Ford; A. D.
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    HOLIDAY FOOTBALL IN PENANG.
    70 7 KUALA LUMPUR TEAM’S VISIT. The following have been selected to represent the Darul Aihsan Football Club in a friendly soccer match against a Railway Institute team of Kuala Lumpur on Saturday on the Esplanade H. R. Pawanteh A. O. Yahaya M. H. Che* Din, Che’ Hussain,
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    FOOTBALL MATCH.
    63 7 S. C. S. A. TO PLAY BALIK PULAU. A football match has been arranged to be plaved between the S.C S.A. an 1 the, Balik Puku Recreation Club at Balik Tulau on Saturday, the 14th April, 1928. The following will represent the Subordinate Civil Service Association: —Appadurai Che
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    MUNICIPAL COMMISSION.
    102 7 The following is the Agenda of an ordinary meeting of the Penang Municipal Commission, to be held on Wtdnes day, April 11 1. Minutes of last meeting to be confirmed. 2. Any special business the President mav bring forward. 3. Questions. 4. Some bills to be passed. 5.
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      191 7 TIKAMDAS DOULATRAM (Newly Opened JUST UNPACKED New stock of heavy silks, attractive curios in different shades and novel designs from every country. Prices Cheap and Moderate. Try once before you go elsewhere. Call At 27 Bishop Street, Penang. /A/S/ST O/V MAGNOLIA “FLOWER” BRAND ANTI-FRICTION METAL. The best and most economical
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      161 7 I. IMPERIAL MOTORS 22, NORTHAM ROAD, PENANG. Under Entirely New Management STUDEBAKER AND I ERSKINE j Arranged Satisfaction guaranteed REPAIRS AND SERVICE STATION UNDER EXPERT EUROPEAN SUPERVISION AND WE UNDERTAKE TO CARRY OUT REPAIRS TO ANY MAKE OF CAR. We TTry to Satisfy. 3 SERVICE COUNTS. f 1,1 Tel. No.
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  • Page 7 Miscellaneous
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      176 7 HERE IS AMERICA’S SWEETHEART AT HER ADORABLE BEST! THURSDAY to SUNDAY, sth to Bth APRIL. THE ETERNAL PIAYGIRL:— MARY PICKFORD in her latest, laughingest, liveliest and lovirgest screen conception 9 reels “MY BEST GIRL” 9 By KATHLEEN NORRISS, Bubbling with Joy Sparkling with Wit I! Throbbing with Romance The kind
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    BIRTH.
    19 8 Lias.—At Penang, on April 5, to Phyllis, wife of E.T. M. Lias, a daughter. (Singapore papers please copy).
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    UNTIL NOVEMBER.
    484 8 While it was accepted as a foregone conclusion that the Committee of Civil Research would recommend the gradual removal of rubber restriction, and, or, a substantial reduction in the pivotal price, few of us who have followed the recent trend of events had the courage to anticipate that
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    ENGLISH TEST TEAM SELECTORS.
    202 8 p. F. WARNER UNABLE TO ACT. Sports Superiority of Cambridge. The Special Sports Correspondent of the Singapore Free Press cables from London as follows The selectors of the English cricket team this summer are H. D. LevesonGower, J. W. H. T. Douglas and A. E. R.
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    THE HON. MR. MEADOWS FROST.
    131 8 NEW RESIDENT COUNCILLOR. Arrival in Penang. Capt. the Hon. Mr. Meadows Frost, who succeeds the Hon. Mr. Ralph Scott as Resident Councillor, arrived in Penang by the Kinta this morning. Penang welcomes the new Resident Councillor, whose vast experience in the affairs of Malaya will
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    EX-SERVICEMEN’S ASSOCIATION OF MALAYA.
    86 8 KUALA LUMPUR MEEHNG. (From Oar Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, April 4. At the annual meeting of the Kuala Lumpur branch of the Ex-Servicemen’s Association of Milaya, Mr. Ramplen Jones retired from the position of chairman and Mr. F. W. Doughs was elected successor. It was stated
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    “DAWN” TO BE EXHIBITED IN LONDON.
    84 8 Reuter. COUNTY COUNCIL’S DECISION. London, April 4. The London County Council, after an all-night sitting, adopted the recommendation of the Theatres and Music Halls Committee, that the exhibition of the film Dawn be allowed on condition that the scene in which a private in
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    Our London better.
    1541 8 Sfe Mystery Of Zinovieff Jsetter. BRITAIN’S GIANT MONOPLANE. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, March 8. The chief difficulty in tracing the origin of the alleged Zinovieff letter is that the people who know most about it are members of the Secret Service who can keep their secrets
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    THE MAILS.
    18 8 The homeward mail by the B.B* Mantua closes at 5.30 p.m. on Saturday the 7th instant.
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    Swan-Song Of Restriction.
    146 9 Final Withdrawal On November 1. “P. G.” Policy Vindicated. Opportunity For Retention Of Efficient Estates. Blow To Speculative Growers. For close on sir years the Pinang Gazette has fought Jor the abolilion of Rubier Restriction —a lone fight from the point of view of Malayan journalism, and
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    QUESTION OF DEBATE IN PARLIAMENT.
    350 9 -Reuter. PREMIER’S HESITANCY. (From Our Special Correspondent) London, April 4. OFFICIAL RUBBER RESTRICTION CONTINUES UNTIL NOVEMBER 1, 1928. ON THE ANNOUNCEMENT BEING MADE PUBLIC NEW YORK RUBBER BROKE 200 POINTS. EQUAL TO 7WO CENTS GOLD PER POUND. The Reuter message states that .Mr. Baldwin announced
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    PESSIMISTIC OUTLOOK OF MINORITY.
    557 9 ,—Reuter. DISASTER TO INDUSTRY.” London, April 4. Members of the House of Commons were intei viewed by Reuter on the announcement. Sir Robert Hutchison (Lab., Montrose), said it was a disaster to the industry, thousands will be ruined and many estates will have to close. “The
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    ANGLO-EGYPTIAN RELATIONS STILL UNSETTLED.
    478 9 ment on these matters. Rugby Radio Service. BRITISH REPLY. NAHAS PASHA’S FXPOSITION UNACCEPTABLE. NO ATTEMPTED INTERFERENCE. Replying to the Egyptian Note Sir Austen Chamberlain declines to accept it as a correct exposition of the Anglo Egyptian relations, or of their respective obligations. He declares that the
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    COURT MARTIAL OF CAPT. DEWAR.
    508 9 ,—Reuter. Rear-Admiral In The Box. LIVELY CROSS-EXAMINATION BY ACCUSED. TRIVIAL RUBBISH.” The Court Martial of Captain Dewar, who is conducting his own defence, commenced at Gibraltar yesterday. Rear-Admiral Collard, cross-examined, denied that he said he was fed up with the ship. What he said was,
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      188 9 v-. ■y j ANNUAL Clearance £ale NOW PROCEEDING. J Bargains in All Departments. I i John Little Co., Ltd., Bishop St. I (Incorporated in England.) PENANG. i I The Actual Consumer Receives: FAIRRES WRAPPED 1 SUGAR. II 4 UNTOUCHED BY HAND, ABSOLUTELYJ CLAN AND UNCONTAMINATED. I Ideal for tropical countries
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    RUBBER POSITION.
    1209 10 Malayan Companies and Restriction. NETTLES FOR CNCERTAINIY. Writing to the Straits Times from Txindon under date March 7, Mr. A. W. Still eaya Ic is reported that yet another inquiry is to be made into the Restriction Policy, the b >dy m mtioned being what is known ai
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    PRODUCE PRICES.
    218 10 Penang, April 5, 1928. Benares Opium p. chest $5,000.00 no n Cloves 70.00 nom Gold leaf 72.00 seller Mace Pickings 125.00 nom Nutmegs 80s 00.00 nom 110 s 95.00 Coconuts per 1,000 50.00 non as on Copra Sundried 111.40 buyers 3/4'28 Rattans 11.15 s*le Rattans Coarse 10.60 Green
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    EXCHANGE.
    122 10 Penang, April 5, 1928. (By Courtesy of The Chartered Bank). London Demand Bank 2/3 23'32 4 months’ sight Bant 2/3 7/8 3 Credit 2/4 9/32 3 Documentary 2/4 11/32 Calcutta Deman 1 Bink 153$') 3 days’sight Private 156 d Bombay Demand Bank 153$ I Madras Demand Bank 153$ 3
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    COMING EVENTS.
    11 10 April 6—9, S.S. and F.M.S. Golf Championship, Kuala Lumpur.
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    THE SHARE LIST.
    163 10 The .following were the latest quotations in MESSRS. KENNEDY Co’s share list at 1 1 a.m. to-day Yestertay To-day. g E Shares. jg 3 3? c. c. c. c. Mining. Bangrin Tin 40,3 4'/3 40/- 41/Haad Yai 18/9 19/9 20/- 21/Kinta 1.52$ 1.571 1.55 1.60 Klang R.
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    UNITED TRADERS, Ltd.
    68 10 The following are our latest quotations for to day Rubbers. Buyers. Sellers. B. Padangs .55 .574 Hitams 1.00 1.02$ Jelapangs 28/- 29/Kintas 1.52$ 1.57$ c. Kuchais (Ord) 1.92$ 1.97| Kuyohs .90 .924 M. Consols. LOO. 1.05 Norths 1.10 1.12$ Penawats .75 .77$ Rahmans 1.62$ 1.67$ Ratruts 26/9
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    OVERSEA BROKERS, Ltd.
    83 10 Toe fol’owing are our latest quotations for to-day Mining. Buyers. Seller?. Bangrins .39/6 40/3 Bata Caves 1.27$ 1.32$ Hitams .97 1.00 Harbours 9.00 9.50 Huey Yots Prefs. 31/6 32/3 Haad Yais 19/- 20,'Kuchais k 190 1.95 Kamuntings 18/3 18/9 c. Kuyohs .87 .90 Kinta Dredges'... 1.50 1.55
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    EASTERN TRADERS, Ltd.
    105 10 The following are our latest quotations for to-day Buyers. Sellers. Tins. Norths 1.10 1.12 Nai Hoots .20 .22 Rahmans 1.62$ 1.67$ Harbours 9.30 9.60 Kamuntings 19/- 19/6 B. Padangs .56 .58 Kintas 1.55 1.60 Kintas Partly .49 p. .53 p. Hong Fatts .69 .72 Takuapas 32/6 33’6
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    FOREIGN EXCHANGES.
    65 10 (Rugby Radio Service.) London, April 4. Paris, 124 New York. 4.88jj Brussels, 34 96 Geneva, 25.33 Amiterdam, 12.111; Milan, 92.40 Berlin, 20.41; Stockholm, 18.18; Copenhagen, 18.20; Oslo, 13.285; Vienna, 341 Prague, 164 j; Helsingfors, 193| Madrid, 29.024 Lisbon, 2| Athens, 368$ Bucharest, 772$ Rio, s«f Buenos Aires, 47H
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    MARKET PRICES.
    596 10 CHOWRASTA MARKET. Penang, April 5, 1928. M UTTON C^B Mutton Indian per lb 55 Head heep or goat each I.UU Liver with heart lung do JdU Tripe Goat or Sheep F 55 Sweet Bread P»* Leg of Mutton lb p 55 Lamb do r’ss Suet J” Kidney P»*
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    1683 11 no HE COCK’S shrill clarion would be a pardonable cry for the Pinang Gaeztte to day. It is indeed a matter for congratulation that the keenest brains in the Empire should confirm what we, in defiance of popular opinion, have been preaching for years. There is to
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    SAILOR FASHIONS.
    402 12 THEY CHANGE BUT SLOWLY. Passing Of The Beard. During the last thirty years or so there have been many small changes in naval fashions. But sailors are a conservative race and move slowly in such matters. One noticeable change is the now almost universal fashion of clean-shaving. In
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    408 12 Mr A. B. Cobden-Ramsay has been appointed a first-class Magistrate for Johore. The death has occurred suddenly, at Bath of Mr. Arthur Gardner Clayton, formerly of the Ceylon Civil Service. Mr. A. G. Shafe, manager of Bendixsen and Co., and Mrs. Shafe have left for a short
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    PISTOL FIRED IN COURT.
    247 13 INCIDENT AT ASSIZS TRIAL. “Big Noise” To Scare People. An alarming incident occurred at the trial at Sussex Asez-s of Ernest Charles Neal, 25, on a charge of t-tealing a postal order and 4G stumps from a Seaford post effi e. Neal was stated to hive
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    “EXILED FROM RUSSIA.”
    272 13 STORY AT GLASGOW TRIAL. An alien. Keys Berg, who was stated to have been deported from Britain, Russia, and Finland and while in Russia to have been senterced tode-uh, was sentencedin Glasgow Sheriff C urt to four months with hard labour ft r contraventions of the Aliens
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    SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.
    118 14 To-day’s Departures. Franken wald f°r Port S «vettenbatr, Manila and Japar. Takliwa for Calcntia. Ampang for Pangkor, Dindingg and Sitiawan. Kinta for Port Swettenhana Singapore. Kedah for Belawan (Deli), van Rees for Langsa, Sabang, Olehleh, Padang and Bitavia. Kashgar for Singapore, China and Japan. Ethiopia for and Madras.
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    PENANG MAILS.
    645 14 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 earlie) than the Ordinary mail. Resumption Of Night Mail Service. The following additional mails will be closed daily t Sunday excepted) at 6 p.m
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    A “COLLECTOR” OF COUNTRIES.
    382 15 ADVENTURES OF A MAN WHO HAS BEEN IN 38. A “Death” Order. Lieut-Colonel P. T. Etherton. since he started out thirty years ago as a boy of 18 ’o geek his fortune in the West Austra'an goldfield?, has u collected countries almost ag numerously as others
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    WOMEN AS THE BEST MOTOR DRIVERS.
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