Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 25 April 1928

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  • Title Section
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    20 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE ESTABLISHED 1833. PUBLISHED DAILY, No. 94. VOL. LXXXVI. WEDNESDAY, 25th APRIL, 1928 PRICE IO CENTS.
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      15 1 ■MfIBOBBHHHMBHBanaerv T. NAGATA BROTHERS DENTISTS. Head Office: Next to the Dispensary Branch Office Leith Street
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    BRILLIANT THIEF.
    415 2 £25,000 DIAMOND NECKLACE. Through Hole In A Soap Box. A daring theft of a £25,(00 diamond necklace from a well-known firm of French jewellers, by means of a trick which resembles the legendary coups of Arsene Lupin in its ingenious simplicity is reported. The news of the robbery
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    Y QUEEN OF THE SOUTH.
    87 2 MEETING AT GRAVESIDE, s of people from Tonbridge places in Jeffrey Farnol’s pries attended the funeral of r Giles aged 66. the Romany he Southern Counties,” who palming recently. k buried at Hildenborough, the grave of her husband, s Giles, who died in August S
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      752 2 i'GSiTiONS VACANT. UCTION. *5." *> Wanted an Office Clerk for a well Bv Order of the Straits Settle- L situated healthy Estate. Thorough know J ledge of Estate accounts essential. ments Government MJW.,®®.- experience of either field or factory work an advantage. Reply in own handwriting. V z enclosing testimonials
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    AMERICA AND EUROPE.
    1347 3 I DIFFERING POINTS OF VIEW. i The War Debts. < I America has Lely been occupying a prominent place in public attention on this side of the Atlantic. Tn particular, the refusal of the United States to join the League of Nations is unpleasantly contrasted with the
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      184 3 Ihe'Standardof TOW 8 J r the Best’Standard' ever produced J&gM lIF w zSucS 1 ‘V/y A fjßfo —< j x k/PJ fl wS? SSgk gg£ 8 mtisssS JsSSssW *!hb .ffiSgS&SSF J$F The 6 cylinder Overseas Standard will hold its own on any road. It has speed and power for real
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      173 3 .■■■MnHBBBHHnsasinBnBisxaDKSBRKEsanEKnEraHEaQSEnzEBHKaESHExaMni I recoiuds HEAR THESE! I Sol Hoopiis Trio B rrn J St. L' uis Blues ***** icbi.U.H I Paul Specht’s Orchestra lifts n/ H(,t FrPt Foxtrot. Il»b D KoJ c ar ppt B o Don Voorhees Orchestra Where is My M-ytr ***** iciememine The Knickerbockers 11 Harry Reser’s Syncopator’s
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    Men, Women, and Memories.
    1472 4 In New York: “Our Betters Mr. O’Brien Sir Edmond Browne. When I said to some of my friends in New York that I had come to their city for a rest they all smiled. ‘New York for a rest I” they said iron cally. I did
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      398 4 COESUMPTIOH HAS BEEN CURED. A Remedy for Consumption H aj Been Found. I DERK P. YONKEKMAN, DISCOVERER i>p Tira NEW REMEDY FOR CONSUMPTION. Marvellous as it may seem after centuries of failure, a remedy has been discovered tliak has cured the deadly Consunontion even in th« advanced stages of the
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  • The World of Motors.
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      Another Penang Traffic Blunder.
      978 5 Northam-Road Debacle. a Lord Cottenham And Motoring Without Fears. By “PILOT” (Motoring-Editor of the Pinang Gazette.) TH E motoring public of Penang has to thank the Traffic Department for another act of stupidity on Monday —an omission which caused no end of inconvenience to vehicular traffic
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      283 5 I I DOUBLE i SHELL i i R I FOR I I I THE I NEW FORD. Is Ml '1 I i 1 MOTORISTS!— Do you wish to reduce your annual expenditure on tyres by t Least 50 per cent If so, whether the tread of the tyres with which
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      193 5 BY ROYAL WARRAN WAKEFIELD CASTROL MOTOR OIL is used by all who achieve outstanding Feats of reliability Speed and endurance. CASTROL costs the same as ordinary oil, but —what a difference it makes There’s a grade of CASTROL to suit i your car. Try it!! All good dealers stock CASTROL.
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    By the Way.
    1291 6 R« John Brown of Koala Lumpur j /v f writes to the Malayan Daily Express on the subject of journalistic etiquette. He observes that the recent disclosure of a correspondent’s name is not the only occasion to which exception can be taken. Certain letter?, he adds, have
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    PONTIANAK GOLD.
    201 6 INSTITUTION OF MINING AND MR. H. WILSON. The secretary of Pontianak Gold Dredging Concessions, Ltd., has received the following letter from the Secretary of the Institution of Mining and Metallurgy:— Dear Sir, —At a meeting of my Council held to-day, your letter of Jan. 12 last, with its
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    THE WORLD SITUATION.
    62 6 LECTURW TO PENANG VOLUNTEERS. Major T. A. Lowe. D. S. O., M. C., Intelligence Officer, Malaya Command will lecture on the World Situation on Saturday, April 28th, at P. P.W.V.C. Headquarters, Peel Avenue. The lecture will commence at 7 p.m. and last about 1 hour. The Commanding
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    LAWYERS AT LAW.
    336 6 Claim for Damages of £247,000 Dismissed. The case in which Mr. Lim Cheng Ean a Penang solicitor, wan sued for damages amounting to $247,574.50 by Khoo Saw Ee for wrongfully and negligently advising her in respect of the purchase of some land from the Hon. Mr. Quah
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    CHINESE UNIVERSITY XI BEATEN BY P. C. C.
    217 6 DAVENPORT’S HAT TRICK. Visitor’s Disappointing Display. The match between the Chinam University (Shanghai) XI and the Penang Cricket Club attracted ihe largest crowd of the season to the Esplanade yesterday. Those who expected something above the ordinary standard of Penang Football must
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    ENGLISH LEAGUE FOOTBALL.
    167 6 CUP WINNERS SWAMP PORTSMOUTH. London, April 24. In a First Division match Blackburn Rovers defeated Portsmouth by six goals to nil. In the Northern Section of the Third Division Nelson lost, at home, to Tranmere Rovers by five goals to three. —Reuter. The Annual General Meeting of
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    DISTRESSING POSITION OF BRITISH OFFICERS.
    168 6 .—Reuter. “Borderland of Starvation.” nationalist authorities taking no action. GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIONS Reference to the position of British Officers employed by the China Merchants Steam Navigation Company was made in the Haase of Commons yesterday. Commander Kenworthy, the member jor Hull, described their condition as being
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    BLUE FUNNEL STOKER MISSING.
    279 6 PRESUMED TO HaVE JUMPED OVERBOARD. When the Blue Funnel steamer Sarpedon arrived in Singapore on Sunday from Hong Kong, her captain reported that a Chinese stoker on board the vessel was missing and is presumed drowned. The vessel left Hong Kong at noon last Wednesday and
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    BUTTERWORTH FIREWALKING CEREMONY.
    73 6 MARIAMMAN TEMPLE. Messrs. S. Moonoosamy Pillay, T. Kathiresam Pillay, A. 8. Kuppu Chettiar, K. Rangasamy Konar.and K. Manikkam Pillay, the members of the Committee of Management of the Mariamman Temple at Butterworth have issued invitations for the firewalking ceremony which will take place at the temple between
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      48 6 KREMENTZ T> OBTAIN THE BEST ask for Krementz collar buttons, and be sure the name is stamped on the back. Neither heat nor humidity will affect .or tarnish them. Guaranteed for a Lifetime //fit General S. S. and F. M. S. WASSIAM: ’LL ASSOMULL CO. Singapore and Penang
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  • FEMININE REFLECTIONS
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      MRS PEPSY'S DIARY.
      770 7 Monday. April 2nd: —Mr. Pepys’s Coucin Gladys, wishing, to know of me a recipe for making the little flat cakes, sold a,s Piaster Cakes, I do advise her to take for them A lb. of sugar, lb. of butter, lb of flour, 2 teaspoonfuls of baking powder,
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      INDOOR FOLIAGE.
      411 7  -  BY MARJORIE CROOME. Ihe successful cultivation of ferns in depends not only upon careful ling and ventilation, but also upon a lough re-potting once every year. I should be remembered that ferns in 1 ins are growing under artificial condill,ns; consequently it is most essential h i they
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      A WEEK-END BEAUTY CASE.
      464 7  -  BY A WOMAN CHEMIST. Fortunately clothes take up very little room in tho suit case to-day, so there is always space left to tuck away the fewimportant toilet aids that must be carried when one spends the week-end away from home. There is no need to
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      NAVY AND WHITE.
      100 7 Navy blue relieved by dainty touches of white will be very smart this season, so why not copy this little frock in these colourings The tiny gilet, with its quaint primroses might be of crisp white lawn, with pearl buttons, and the cuffs over which the prettily
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      CAPES.
      424 7  -  BY ISOBEL FRANCIS. Capes are no longer an eccentricity fpr the few, they are being used to complete many of the most attractive outfits f° r spring and summer wear. There are capes to waist level, made in tier fashion from navy cloth, and finished with a collar of
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      MY PLANS FOR APRIL
      630 7  -  BY A HOUSEWIFE. As the “Master of the House,” has suddenly decided that there Is a certain amount of outside, decoration to be done this year, we must have that finished before I begin the spring cleaning, which is thus postponed until rather later than I
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      QUESTIONS I AM ASKED.
      510 7  -  BY MOLLIE LITTLE. Because I am a fashion artist, most of my friends seem to regard me as an-in-fallible authority on all matters pertaining to dress. Consequently, I am always being questioned by somebody about her own particular problem, which usually happens to be the problem
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      178 7 For your leave IN ENGLAND A CHOICE OF 25 0 CARS Henhs will supply any car you may select, and gua an ee to repurchase same at the termina ion of your leave. Remember, the alue of any guar >ntee depend- upon the ability of the guarantor to carry o
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    KEEP CALM.
    565 8 Pregnant with optimism, remarkably well balanced, and of a clarity which is the exception rather than the rule in this country, the speech of Mr. J. W. Kennedy, the new chairman of the Malay Peninsula Agricultural Association, at Parit Buntar on Sunday struck a note of calmness and
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    SINCLAIR’S ACQUITTAL.
    120 8 ’—Reuter. STRONG PRESS COMMENT ON VERDICT. New York, April 24. The American Press is shocked at the acquittal of Harry Sinclair in connection with the Teapot Dome Oil Scandal and all strongly comment on the verdict. The Democratic New York World says The case will neither vindicate Sinclair
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    EARTHQUAKES IN GREECE.
    72 8 —Reuter. MILLIONS OF POUNDS DAMAGE. Athens, April 24. The Ministers have returned from Corinth and estimate the losses there at £BOO.OOO and the total earthquake damage at £2,500,000. A correspondent states that only fifty out of 3,000 houses in Corinth are standing and they are badly damaged.
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    POLICE CONSTABLE SENTENCED TO DEATH.
    78 8 KILLED MALAY WOMAN. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, April 25. Menga, a Punjabi police constable, who while on patrol duty at Tai ping, shot and killed a Malay woman was tried at the Assizes yesterday and was sentenced to death. Accused, when asked what defence
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    Practical Golf.
    429 8  -  No 71-How The Professional Excels. by George Gadd. After a w i n te r when many even hardy golfers have shirked the severe conditions, the game does not come back to one very easily. But be patient, and do not try and force the pace. The aim
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    GENERAL PRODUCE AGENCY Ltd.
    36 8 Rubber Prices. We beg to report that the Singapore prices for Standard Ribbed Smoked Sheet for to-day are as follow Spot 271 c May/June 27ic July/Sept. —271 c Oct/Dec. 27ie Remarks—Market Quiet.
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    SINGAPORE PRICES.
    73 8 London Standard Loose. S. R. Sheet cts per pound per pl.=$36/66No. 1 Crepe 28 cts per pound per pl.=$37/33 Dull. London 7|d New York 16 j ctB. (gold). {By Courtesy of Messrs. Allen Dennys.} TIN PRICES. The Straits Trading Co., Ltd. r gives the following prices o» J.pri7
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    VOLUNTEER NEWS.
    76 8 Parades week-ending Sunday May Penang. Monday April 30th Eurasian Company 5.30 p.m. Tuesday May Ist “A” Company (L. G. C'a,,) J-™ Signal Section 0.30 Band Wednesday May 2nd “A” Company (Recrnits) 5 P“Malay Company P >UJ Thursday May 3rd Friday May 4th Saturday May sth “A” Company Rifle
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    THE MAILS.
    44 8 i I tllP The homeward mail ny jr r jday» Elephanta closes at 6 p.na- 0 the 27th instant. mails' The B. I. Rohna w,th u 5 despatched from London on is expected to arrive here a on Friday, the 27th instant.
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  • CORRESPONDENCE.
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      THE COUNCIL VACANCY.
      213 8 (To the Editor of the Pinang Gazette Sir,—Allow me to convey to you the sincere thanks of the Indian Community for your leader yesterday on the sudden death of the Honourable Mr. P. K. Nambyar. The Indian Community has lost in him, its leader and its champion,
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    SUDDEN DEATH OF MR. CYRIL WEBB.
    167 8 WELL-KNOWN MARINE ENGINEER. News was received on Monday of the sudden death of a very well-known man in local shipping and engineering circles, Mr. Cyril Webb, who died aboard the Hong Peng in Singapore at about 4 p.m. Mr. Webb’s father was, we believe,
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      171 8 SPECIALJ)FFER. MAXMINTS Per lb. $l-00. Per 4 lb. tin $3-75. (Usual Price $l-25 per lb.) Meltis Assorted Fruits Per drum 55 cts. Per 6 drums $3-00. (Usual Price 78 cents.) PRITCHARD’S Confectionery Dept. Ask For I' J “HOLAC” H z Jrw Salad Oil, I W' B H 0 ft. /1
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      25 8 “E. O. Guest Night and Dancing— Every Tuesday and Friday. Special Tiffin Every Wednesday and Saturday—E. O. Orchestra. Orchestral Concert every ether Sunday. i i
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  • Page 8 Miscellaneous
  • Obituary
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    98 8 DEATH. McConnan —On April 22, 1928 at the European Hospital, Tai ping, Captain C. W. McConnan M. C. ACKNOWLEDGMENT. Mr. P. D. Nambyar and Dr. and Mrs. N. K. Menon beg to thank their numerour friends who were kind enough to send wreaths, letters or telegrams of condolence, and console
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  • Chancellor’s Budget Speech.
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      A BRILLIANT ACHIEVEMENT.
      760 9 ,—Reuter. RATES RELIEF. London, April 24. The House of Commons was crowded and in an animated state in anticipation of Mr. Churchill’s Budget speech. The tremendous public interest was witnessed by the long queues at all the public entrances to the House of Commons some time before
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      ECONOMY CAMPAIGN PREVENTS DEFICIT.
      1270 9 FIXED DEBT CHARGE. London, April 24. The Chancellor of the Exchequer (the Rt. Hon. Winston Churchill), made his Budget state- ment in the House of Commons 1 this afternoon. He said the Budget of last year had succeeded in j spite of adverse circumstances. One blow
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      Government Departments Save £10,500,000.
      120 9 Beer Revenue Down. “Courageous, Bold, Solid And Constructive’ e Opposition Congratulates Chancellor. The Chancellor of the Exchequer (the Rt. Hon. Winston Churchill) introduced his budget for 1928 into the House of Commons yesterday. The surplus from last year, in spite of many adverse circumstances, amounted to
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    AUSTRALIAN SHIPPING LINE SOLD.
    255 9 ,—Reuter. WORKERS’ UNIONS THREAT. DECLARE LORD KYLSANT’S VESSELS “BLACK” TENDER OF £1,900,000. The Government of Australia whose attempt to run its own shipping line involved the country in a considerable loss has sold its vessels to Lord Eylsant who, on behalf of the White Star Line
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    CHINA MISSIONARIES.
    66 9 —Reuter. PRAISED BY ARCHBISHOP OF CANTERBURY. London, April 25. The extraordinarily high character and record of missionaries in China received a tribute from the Archbishop of Canterbury at a meeting of the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel. He said that some incidents and peri's faced by
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    SIMPLE MONUMENT ON GREENLY ISLAND.
    264 9 —Reuter. Labrador Rock. RELIEF PILOT AT BRINK OF DEATH. SPECIAL SERUM OBTAINED. A simple stone monument of Labrador Rock is to be erected on Greenly Island to commemorate the landing of the Bremen after the first non stop trans-atlantic east to west flight. Floyd-Bennet who
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    COMMUNIST DEPUTY’S APPEAL
    85 9 —Reuter. SENTENCE UPHELD, Paris, April 25. The appeal was heard against the sentence of a fine of one thousand francs, or in default eight months’ imprisonment, passed on the communist deputy Vaillan Conturies for inciting soldiers to insubordination, The charge was in connection with an article published
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    NEWS IN BRIEF.
    65 9 —Reuter. SWARMS OF LOCUSTS IN EGYPT. Cairo, April 25. Swarms of locusts have arrived in upper and lower Egvnt and are attacking the cotton plants.— Reuter. New York, April 24. The next meeting of the Institute of Pacific Relations will be held at Kyoto in November, 1929.—
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    DRUG TRAFFIC BY POST.
    41 9 Reuter. COMMITTEE’S DECISION. Geneva, April 25. The League of Nations Opium Committee has decided to refer the illicit traffic in drugs through the Post Office to the next conference of the International Postal Union in April 1929.
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    BOMBAY MILL STRIKE.
    36 9 —Reuter. FEW OUTLYING MILLS STILL WORKING. Bombay, April 24. The mill strike has further extended and 117,000 operatives are now out. Production has ceased except in a few mills in the outlying distrietg.-
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      200 9 ©REW© 1 1 he Jackdaw of Reims uncocking a bottle of CiHWMIPAGIMiB The Wine of Kinas The King of Wines 1 AGENTS JOHN LITTLE Co., Ltd., (Incorporated in England.) PENANG, SINGAPORE AND KUALA LUMPUR. I FERTILISERS I We can give prompt delivery of all kinds of J, Artificial Manures suitable
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    Connemara Limited.
    1328 10 Twelfth Annual General Meeting At Kuala Lumpur. Preparing For November. The twelfth annual general meeting of Connemara Limited was held at the registered office of the company, No. 1, Embankment, Kuala Lumpur, on Wednesday, 18th April, 1928 at 12 noon, with Mr. C. Ritchie in the Chair. After
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    THE SHARE LIST.
    150 10 The following were the latest quotations in MESSRS. KENNEDY Co’s share list at 11 a.m. to-day Yesterday. To-day. Ĕ E Share-*. S 3 T 5 d 3 0Q 0Q CQ OQ c. c. c. c. Mining. Bangrin Tin 40/3 41/3 40/6 41/6 Idris Hyd. 14/9 15/6 16/-
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    LOCAL SHARE MARKET.
    61 10 The following are the latest quotations in THE MALAYA COMPANY LIMITED’S share list:— Mining Shares. Buyers. Sellers. Bangrin 40/6 41/Idris 16/- 17/Ipobs 40/- 40/9 Kuala Lumpur Tin 32/3 32/9 M. Consolidated 1.02 IJ4 Nai Hoot .17 .19 Penawat .70 .72 Pengkalen 7.00 7.25 Rahman 1.60 1.65 Takuapa
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    UNITED TRADERS, Ltd.
    68 10 The following are our latest quotations for to-day Rubbers. Bn yers. Sellers. Bangrins 40/6 41/6 Chenderiangs 16/3 17/Idris 16/6 17/3 Ipohs 40/9 41/9 Kamuntings 18/3 19/Kepongs 35/- 36/Kinta Kellas 25/9 26/9 Malayan Tins 24/6 25/6 Pahang Cons. 12/- 12/6 Pangnga Rivers 1/- 1/6 p. Rambutans 18/6 19/6
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    OVERSEA BROKERS, Ltd.
    76 10 The following are our latest quotations for to-day Mining. Buyers. Sellers. Bangrins 40/6 41/B. Padangs .54 .56 Batu Caves 1.32$ 1.35 Hong Fatts .62$ .65 Idris 15/6 16/6 cum Kents 4/6 5/K. Lumpurs 32/6 33/Kuyohs .85 .87$ Kuchais 1.72$ 1.77$ Kampongs 24/6 25/Nai Hoots .18 .20 Norths
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    EASTERN TRADERS, Ltd.
    76 10 The following are our latest quotations for to-day Tins. Buyers. Sellers. Norths 1.09 1.11 Rahmans 1.60 1.65 Kamuntings 18/- 18/6 B. Padangs .52$ .54$ Kintas 1.42$ ex 1.47$ ex Hong Fatts .62$ .65 Laruts 17/- 17/6 Nai Hoots .17 .19 Taipings I.lls 1.1.3 Hitams .97 .99 M.
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    RUBBER RESTRICTION STATISTICS.
    660 10 (6th RESTRICTION YEAR.) I. Exports and Imports of Rubber, British Malaya (Trade Figures). m Total 3 Im5 a ports J by foreign Rubber. Nov. 1927 28,277 151 28,428 19,860 Dec. 32,185 142 32,327 17,865 Jan. 1928 27,731 165 27,896 16,618 Totals 88,193 458 88,651 54,343 Feb. 1928...
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    PRODUCE PRICES.
    212 10 Penang, April 25, 1928. Benares Opium p. chest $5,000.00 nom doves 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 nom as on Copra Sundried $11.55 sales 21/4/28 Rattans ILIS «ale Rattans Coarse 10.60 Green Snail
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    EXCHANGE.
    125 10 Penang, April 25, 1928. (By Courtesy of The Chartered Bank). London Demand Bank 2/3 21/32 4 months’ sight Bank 2/3 7/8 3 Credit 2/4 1/4 3 Documentary 2/4 5/16 Calcutta Demand Bank 153 J 3 days’ sight Private 156 B Bombay Demand Bank 153 g Madras Demand Bank 153
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    KENNEDY & Co's SHARE LIST.
    943 10 KENNEDY Co's SHAR E LIST. NAMES. g I I h —-A-til RUBBER [Doil&r.] S o R Allenby Rubber Co i on Alor Gajah Rubber Estate '”l i Xn !30 Amalgamated Malay Estates i 4? Ayer Hitam Planting Syndicate 1 00 Ayer Knning Rubber Estates ir Ayer Molek Rubber Co Ayer
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    THE MUNICIPAL COMMISSION.
    638 11 ORDINARY MEETING. Amendments to Provident Fund Rules. An ordinary moeting of the Penang Municipal Commissioners was held in the Municipal Offices yesterday. Mr. G.L. Ham (President) presided, and others present were. D>r. J. E. Smith, Mr. F. H. Gruinmitt, Dr. K. L. Teng, Mr. Khoo Sian Ewe,
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    DARTMOOR’S RECORD UNBROKEN.
    170 11 CONVICT'S DASH FOR LIBERTY FAILS. Even a motor car did not enable a convict to Dartmoor’s record that nobody escaping from the Moorland prison had long enjoyed freedom. George Whitehead, who is serving a period of imprisonment for seven years for shopbreaking and shooting, escaped through a
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      758 11 New Advertisements. ordinance (Mnkruptcy). 1 i —si POSITIONS VACANT. w TK “"H* COURT 0F THE BTRAITS settlements. T n t J SETTLEMENT OF PENANG. Junior Dispenser. Wanted immediateiy. Apply The George Town Dis* vr pensary, Penang. In Bankruptcy No. 44 ot 1927. Re N. HAMID SULTAN Dresser Wanted. For healthy
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    500 12 Dr. Struthers has succeeded Dr. Ryles as Health Officer, Lower Perak. Mr. H. Welham, Editor of the Malay Mail-, is i n Singapore on a visit for a few days. Mrs. L. Forbes and Mrs. J. C. Shenton, of Batu Gajah, are at present staying on Kledang
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    LATE MR. P. K. NAMBYAR.
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    AN ELIZABETHAN MARINER.
    525 13 Bartholomew Gosnold. SCULPTOR’S DIFFICULT QUEST IN ENGLAND. On May 31, 1602, a small vessel, the Concord, which had stiled from Falmouth, England, beached on that ptrt of the shore of America now known as Round Hille, South Dartmouth. Maes. The vt-ssel was under the co nmand of
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    PENANG MAILS.
    620 13 CLOSE DAILY except (Sunday). BY TRAIN. Federated Malay States. Malacca, Johore and Singapore. Registration and Parce 1 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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    THE CUP THAT CHEERS.
    422 14 EFFECT ON WOMEN WORKERS. Tea As A Powerful Stimulant. “Though direct statistical evidence is lacking, there is a widely held impreseion that a cup of tea acts as a powerful but harmless stimulant to flagging energies,” states a report issued by the Industrial Fatigue Research Beard,
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    12 WEEKS IN LIGHTHOUSE.
    394 14 KEEPER’S LONELY VIGIL. The 14 weeks’ vigil of the keepers of the Longships Lighthouse who bad been marooned far out at sea off Land’s End by heavy Atlantic gales for six weeks beyond their usual period of duty ended on February 19. The two men, whose
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    MARKET PRICES.
    610 15 CHOWRABTA MARKET. Penang, April 25, 1928. Mutton— S cte Mutton Indian per lb 55 Head beep or goat each 1.00 Liver with heart 4 lung do 1.30 Tripe m do 1.00 Goat or Sheep m per lb 55 Sweet Bread M pair 30 Leg of Mutton m. Ib
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