Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 24 May 1928

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    20 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE ESTABLISHED 1833. PUBLISHED DAILY. No. 119. VOIr, LXXXVI. THURSDAY, 24th MAY, 1928. PRICE 10 CENTS.
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    AN M.P.’S PIPE.
    256 2 A SHOCK FOR THE COMMONS. Nearly Lighted. An extraordinary incident occurred during the debate on the Franchise Bill in the House of Commons when an M. P. thoughtlessly tried to light a pipe. His situation was rather like that experienced by most men in nightmares, when they
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    WHEN IS A MAN DRUNK ?
    555 2 WHEN IS A MAN DRUNK LEGAL VIEWS NEED REVISION. Our answer to the question, When is a man drunk goes back to the days when it was held He’s not drunk who’s on the floor. And risesagain and asks for more. The police court view is that if a man
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      1280 2 POSITIONS VACANT. TENDERS INVITED. »j AU ages are the better for Wanted first class Dredgemaster for The Municipal Commissioners of I Tin Mine, Takuapa District, Siam, usual George Town, Penang, hereby invite fl |X Lm I IX allowances and good salary to right man. tenders for the following works Apply
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    The He-Woman and the She-Woman.
    1519 3 Girl Voters of 25. Socialism for Soft Hearts and Soft Heads. It would be interesting to know, but indiscreet to inquire whether any of the huge majority of the House of Commons who voted to extend the franchise to girls between 21 and 25 honestly
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      134 3 Protect your Child Any moment your child may be infected at school, or in the street, by little playmates. Give her a Formamint tablet, morning and evening. That will protect her against Tonsilitis, Whooping Cough, Sore Throat, Influenza, Measles and Diphtheria. FORMAMINT TA.e Cerm-Killins Throat Tablet Me, =^^s^=-: «X c
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    HIDDEN COLONY.
    170 4 EUROPEANS IN AFRICA. Isolated For A Century. Details recently reached Johannesburg of a strange colony of 500 Europeans in ihe Riversdale district which has been isolated for nearly a century owing to the total absence of roads. The people have little or no communication with the outside world
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    SALUTE TO ROAST BEEF.
    224 4 AGINCOURT PAGEANT AT ST. GEORGE BANQUET. Twenty non-commissioned officers and men of the Grenadier Guards dressed as English men-at-arms of the time of Agincourt formed a guard of honour the annual banquet of the Royal Society of St. George at the Hotel Cecil. They carried spears,
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    SAVED BY CHILD.
    125 4 COUGHING WARNS FATHER OF FIRE. The persistent coughing of a little child saved four families, including a number of young children, in a fire at a workingmen’s club at Bordon, near Aidershot. Sergt. Tuppin, of the Ist Battn. Royal Sussex Regiment, who, with three other soldiers’ families,
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    THE END OF THE WAR.
    124 4 GENERAL WINS SENSATIONAL LIBEL The libel action for 50,000 dollars brought by General Sir Arthur Cnrrie against a newspaper of Port Hope (Ontario), the Guide and Mr. W. T. H, Preston, former Chief Canadian Trade Commissioner for Overseas, in respect of allegations in an article
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    BRITISH AMATEUR GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP.
    136 5 —Reuter. Americans Eliminated. ROGi R Wh.THEREI) IN BRILLUNT FORM. Prestwick, May 23. In the second round of the British Amateur Golf Championship Sir B. Holderness beat John M. C. Hugh (San Francisco) 2 and 1, J. Henderson (Dundonald) beat Harry Brower (An erica) 3 and J.
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    HOLIDAY CRICKET.
    74 5 PENANG CHINESE TO VISIT K. L. The Chinese Recreation Club Cricket XI will visit Kuala Lumpur during the Whitsun Holidays and play the Selangor Chinese Recreation Club on Whit-Sunday and Whit-Monday. The following will represent the Penang C.R.C. Ho Ah Loke, Oh Eng Leong, Khoo Peng Hock, Lim
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    ANGLO-CHINESE SCHOOL SPORTS.
    81 5 SHIELD CONTEST. The first section of the 1928 programme of Sports-games and Athletics of the Anglo-Chinese School will be held on the Renong Ground on Friday, May 25 at 2.30 p.m. The following school divisions will compete for the Shield presented by Mr. Md. Mydin in mass
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    P. C. C. ATHLETIC SPORTS.
    76 5 GOOD ENTRIES. The entries for the P. C. C. sports close to-morrow evening and all entries should be sent to the P. C. C. or to the Convener of the Sports subCommittee (Mr. E. A. Davies). Already sufficient entries have been received to provide good
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    RAIN HELPS BOWLERS.
    230 5 ROBINSON’S HAT TRICK AT HULL The Special Sports Correspondent of the Singapore Free Press cables from London that the soell of cold wet weather which has had a ruinous effect on some cricket matches has be,en a godsend to bowlers. Robinson of Yorkshire performed the bat trick
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    WALKING RACE.
    49 5 PENANG SPORTS OLUb’S EVENT. A walking race competition for the members of the Young Uni ed Sports Club will be held on Sunday, May 27th. The starting will be at 7 a.m. sharp from the Club Hous*’, Burmah Road. The winnii.g post is the Rahimdale, Kampong Bharu
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    PENANG GOLF CLUB.
    21 5 MONTHLY MEDAL. The May monthly medal will be played for on Saturday and Sunday May 26th and 27th.
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    OLYMPIC HOCKEY TOURNAMENT.
    49 5 —Trans- Ocean-Service. INDIAN TEAM’S SUCCESS. Amsterdam, May 24. In the first round of the hockey tournament at the Olympic Games Germany beat France by two goals to nil, India beat Switzerland by six goals to nil and Belgium beat Austria by four goals to nil.— Trans-Ocean-Service.
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    FOOTBALL AT SINGAPORE.
    32 5 MALAYS DEFEAT S. C. C. (From Oar Own Corresp* ndent.) Singapore, May 24. In the S. F. A. League, (First Division) the Malays beat the S. C. C. I—o.
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    WHY MALARIA RECURS.
    240 5 Once the spores of the Malaria parasite have become established in the blood something more efficacious than quinine—which at best is purely a palliative—is necessary to eliminate them. Unless these spores are completely exterminated they will remain dormant for varying intervals of time, only to break into
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      184 5 'Y' 'i,’ rfa4T/r Ry.r; yyiL-yyy,. ..„■.'-jSßp^ ■■_.,-a.-JakAs»/&, N L4-. >-» [RICHARD] »DIX T >n* J "c *Qi6z sK "*i x z £x> sßm jyrr» u J /ggFN N i >4U i r it H t L3S, I±£ From the story by Luther Reed and Ray Harris Screen play by Ray
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  • Parliament And Singapore Assize Sentences.
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      Question Of Punishment.
      135 6 Tribunal Enquiry Into London Police Methods. Hyde Park Incident. The attention of the Colonial Secretary was drawn to a ecen 1 case at the Singapore Assizes in which sentences on a number oj convicted Communists included the administration oj thereat. The Right Hon. L. S. Amery said
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      25 LASHES WITH THE “CAT.”
      280 6 CONVICTED COMMUNISTS. London, May 23. In reply to questions the Rt. Hon. L. S. Amery, Secretary of State for the Colonies, replied that he was aware that the sentences passed on the convicted communists in Singapore included 25 lashes with the cat.” He saw no
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      POLICE INTERROGATION OF MISS SAVIDGE.
      224 6 LABOUR AMENDMENT. London, May 23. The House of Commons unanimously agreed to Sir William Joynson Hicks’ motion to establish a tribunal to inquire into the interrogation of Miss Savidge at Scotland Yard. After the withdrawal of a Labour amendment to secure one woman on the
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    NEW AMERICAN RUBBER INSTITUTE.
    97 6 Reuter. TO ELIMINATE UNSOUND COMPETITION. New York, May 23. A group of leading American rubber manufacturers has formed an organisation <o be called the Rubber Institute, the object of which is to put the rubber industry on a sound economic basis. General Andrews, formerly chief of
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    ITALIAN AIRSHIP CROSSES NORTH POLE.
    46 6 —Reuter. SUCCESSFUL FLIGHT. Oslo, May 23. The Italian airship, Italia, left for the North Pole at 4.4 C this morning, weather being favouiable. Another message from Oslo, received late this afternoon states that the Italia -has crossed the North Pole.— Reuter.
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    NOT TO TAKE AMERICAN PAPERS.
    62 6 —Reuter. FITZ MAU RICE’S STOUT DENIAL. Montreal, May 23. Commander Fitzmaurice denies the report that he intends to take out American papers. He says, he intends to return to Ireland where much work is to be done. The aerodrome at Baldonnel can be improved, and
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    A JOURNEY TO THE MOON.
    51 6 —Trans-Ocean Service. COSMIC SPEEDS. Berlin, May 23. A rocket car this morning did 195 Kilometers (Over 2,000 metres). Herr Von Oppel says that in a short time the principle will be applied so that cosmic speeds can be realised in a future journey of the
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    FRENCH AIR LINER CRASHES AT COLOGNE.
    51 6 WUULL! lUO 14L11UUB French pilot, Charpentier.— Trans-Ocean' Service. THREE PERSONS KILLED. (Special Pinang Gazette Service.) Berlin, May 23. The French aeroplane, Goliath, on the Paris-Berlin rente, crashed outside Cologne, and. caught fire. Three persons were killed, among whom was the famous French pilot, Charpentier.
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    TERRIBLE BOMB OUTRAGE AT BUENOS AIRES.
    269 6 —Reuter. 9 KILLED 40 INJURED. ITALIAN CONSULATE ALMOST DESTROYED. WORK OF ANTI FASCISTS. The Italian Consulate at Buenos Aires was almost destroyed yesterday when a bomb secretly hidden in a cupboard exploded. Nine people we;e killed and forty injured. A fire added to the
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    AMERICAN COMMODITIES AND RESTRICTION.
    54 6 —Reuter. RELIEF BILL VETOED. Washington, May 23. President Coolidge has signed the Jones-White Merchant Marina Bill. He also vetoed the McNary-Hanger Farm Relief Bill. The latter was sharply crit’cised on the grounds that it was proposed to do with American commodities, something similar to the British
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    NEWS IN BRIEF.
    68 6 —Reuter. U.S. MINE DISASTERS: HEAVY LOSS OF LIFE. Harlan (Kentucky), M*y 23. Twenty-five miners are missing after the explosion in the Black Mountain Co d Corporation’s mine.— Reuter. Batavia, May 23. The Royal Air Force Flying Boats have arrived here.— Reuter. Bluefield, May 23. Up to the
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    LONDON-MADRID TELEPHONE SERVICE.
    62 6 Rugby Radio Service. OPENED TO-DAY. London, May 23. The Postmaster-General announces that a telephone service will be established between this country and Spain as from to-morrow. Communication will be available between all parts of Great Britain and all parts of Spain. The service will be effected by
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    “SORRELL AND SON.”
    79 6 “Sorrell and Son” the best selling novel which has been filmed by Herbert Brenon for United Artists, has its locale in England. Therefore, it was in keeping with the spirit of the story that the director of “Peter Pan”, “Beau Geste” and other successes should select British
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    SEQUEL TO CHANNEL SWIM HOAX.
    479 6 MEDICAL COUNCIL ENQUIRY. DR. LOGAN NOT TO BE FURTHER PENALISED. NAME TO REMAIN ON REGISTER. The General Medical Council, after hearing her explanation, decided not to remove Dr. Dorothy Logan’s name from the Register for falsely swearing an affidavit stating that she had swum the
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    HEALTH STATISTICS.
    91 6 The health statement for the Municipality of George Town for the week ending May 19, 1928, shows a total of 79 deaths—49 males and 30 females the death rate b*ing 29.22 per mille compared with 31 07 in the preceding week and with 33.85 in the corresponding week
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    EXCHANGE.
    123 6 Penang, May 24, 1928, (By Courtesy of The Chartered Bank.) London Demand Bank 2/3 21/32 4 months’ sight Bank 2/3 27/32 3 Credit 2/4 3/16 3 Documentary 2/4 I'4 Calcutta Demand Bank 153 1 3 days’ sight Private 156 b Bombay Demand Bank 153 2 Madras Demand Bank 153
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  • Anti-Japanese Propaganda Society.
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      Story Of Penang Branch.
      53 6 District Court Case Two Chinese Acquitted. Humiliation Day.” Two Chinese, who appeared at the Penang District Court n,j s morning on a charge of assisting in the management of an unlawful society, viz the Penang Oversea Chinese Anti Japanese Propaganda Society, were discharged by Mr. J.
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      MANAGEMENT OF UNLAWFUL SOCIETY.
      275 6 SUGGESTED BOYCOTT. Before Mr. J. S. W. Arthur in the Penang District Court this morning, two Chinese named Tan Keat, alias Tan Soo and Teoh Khye Chuan were charged with assisting in the management of an unlawful society, namely the Penang Oversea Chinese AntiJapanese Propaganda Society.
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    VOLUNTEER NEWS.
    79 6 Parades week-ending Sunday, June 3rd Penang. Tues lay. 29 h—- A Coy. (L. Gun Class) 7.00—8 00 p-m. Signal Section 5.30 p.m. Band 5.30 p.m. Wednesday, 30-h King’s Birthday Practic Parade— Polo Ground 5.30 p.m. Saturday 2nd— Malay Company Camp. Sunday 3 d King’s Birthday Practice Parade Polo
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    RUBBER SALES.
    53 6 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. Ribbed Smoked Sheet to $lO FAQ. do 38 39 Low F.A.Q. do 35 37 Plain Unsmoked Sheet 24 30 Lump Scrap 15 22 Loose
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    EMPIRE DAY CELEBRATIONS IN MALAYA.
    261 6 SCHOOL CHILDREN PARADE. Empire Day was celebrated by all the schools in Penang this morning with the u-tual demonstrations of affection and loyalty to the Throne. A parade of the Cadets and Scouts of the Penang Free School, St. X ivier’s Inetitu ion and the
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    “SAY IT AGAIN”
    155 6 The title makes one think hard, but when we mention that Say It Again 18 Richard Dix’s lastest picture, you can be certain of a good night’s entertaining < as Dix always portrays his characters with lifelike fidelity. The story 18 of mirth provoking situations and It
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    FOREIGN EXCHANGES.
    59 6 (Rugby Radio Service-) tKUWMI u.nui- n't London, May xt Vork 4.B'n« Paris, 124; New YorK, Brussels, 34.98; G eva n Berlin* terdam, 12.09«; 20.40 Stockholm, 18. 34.0?!’ 18.19 Oslo. 18.22; Vienna. 194; Prague. 1641; Madrid, 29.121 AM Bucharest, 785-j h g baD gba»« Aires, 47t; Bombay, 2/10.1 Hong
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    MEN WHO COULD NOT SLEEP.
    391 7 AND GREAT MEN WHO COULD. Tyranny Of Insomnia. “He suffered from insomnia.” Such is the statement that has been made in connection with the tragic death of Mr. Charles Sims, R.A. The subject of sleep and sleeplessness has recently been given prominence, too, in another
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    WEDDING RUSES.
    150 7 1,000-YEARS-OLD BOUNDARY COMEDY. Complications due to the fact that half the Bedfordshire village of Hockliffe (near Dunstable) lies in a different ecclesiastical parish from the other half were described to the Eaton Bray rural council by the Rev. T.B. Tatham, rector of the village. Half the villagers belonged
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    PASSING IT ON.
    131 7 TAILORS ALTER SUMMONS AND SEND IT TO CUSTOMER. Having received a county court summons from a firm of cloth merchants, Alfred James Deacon Pountney, aged 28, and George Owen Hunter, aged 40, tailors, carrying on business in Blackfriars road, S.E., altered it and forwarded it to a
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    HAUL OF ILLICIT CHANDU AT PENANG.
    51 7 $5,000 WORTH, The s. s. Yuen Sang was boarded by Government Monopolies officers immediately on her arrival from Hong Kong and Japan, via Singapore, this morning. Acting on information the officers discovered 696 tahils of chandu and 225 tahils of opium, valued at approximately
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    BRITISH SHIPS WITH ALL-FOREIGN CREWS.
    534 7 Wreck of the “Dalton.” LOSS DUE TO HAZARDOUS NAVIGATION. The report, just published, of the Naval Court of Inquiry into the stranding and loss of the British steamer Dalton in the Mediterranean last February, after stating that the loss was due to hazardous navigation and
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    THE HORRORS OF TSINANFU.
    256 7 A SINGAPORE COMMENT. It is now established beyond dispute, says the Straits Times, that Chinese troops committed atrocities in Tsinanfu which should make every Chinese patriot, whether in Malaya or anywhere else, blush with shame. Whether Japan was justified in sending troops to Tsinanfu, and whether
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    BIRTHS.
    35 8 Tyndale Powell —To Penelope Margaret, wife of R. 0. Tyndale Powell, B. M. R. Co. —A son, on May 22. SMITH— To Dr. and Mrs. J. E. Smith of 13 Dunn Road, a daughter.
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    EMPIRE DAY.
    532 8 To-day is Empire Day, founded twentyseven years ago by the venerable Eirl to Meath (still happily with us, hale and hearty, in the eighty-eighth year of his age), with the object of stimulating the feeling of pride in his glorious heritage of Empire, with which every Briton at
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    SINGAPORE ASSIZES.
    136 8 EUROPEAN ACQUITTED ON RASH DRIVING CHARGE. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Singapore, May 24. At the Assizes, J. W- Benn was acquitted on a charge of causing death by a rash act. Mr. Page, counsel for the defence, pointed out that the evi ence for the Crown was of
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    ALLEGED FALSE REPORT.
    123 8 RESULT OF PENANG POLICE INVESTIGATIONS. In connection with a charge of robbery made against Lee Lim, a Chinese, who was acquitted at the Penang District Court recently, Ang Chow Bah was yesterday charged before Mr. S. N. King in the Penang Police Court with giving false information.
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    THE MAILS.
    34 8 The homeward mail by the s.s. Egra closes at 6 p.m.to-morrow. The B. I. Rohna with mailsiespatched from London on May 3 is expected to arrive here at 6 a.m. to morrow.
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    HOLIDAYS.
    70 8 WHIT MONDAY AND HARI RAYA HAJI. On 28th instant (Monday) and 30th instant (Wednesday) General Post Office closes at noon; Savings Bank and Money Order Branches close; Government Telegraph Office open day and night, Post Office Daily List morning issue only; Sub Offices 8 a.m. to noon and 4
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    PENANG LIBRARY.
    15 8 The'Library will be closed on Monday 28tb. May, 1928, being a Public Holiday.
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    By the Way.
    1669 8 WHEN a government gazette announces that an official relinquishes charge” of his office does it mean that he resigns or that he relinquishes it for a time to go on leave? In either case there has been a surprising change in the judiciary at Rmgoon. The Burma
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  • Parliament And The China Trouble.
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      Britain Strictly Neutral.
      4 9 —Reuter.
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      CHINESE TRADE WITH ENGLAND.
      342 9 —Reuter. JAPAN’S INTERVENTION. London, May 23. In the House of Commons Mr. W. Forrest (Lab. Batley and Morley), asked the Foreign Secretary whether the Japanese Government, prior to forcibly intervening in China, communicated its intentions to the other Powers interested in China. Sir Walter de Frece
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      NATIONALIST FOREIGN MINISTER RESIGNS.
      266 9 —Reuter. FAILURE OF GUARANTEES. Shanghai, May 23. Mr. Wang-foo has resigned the post of Foreign Minister to the Nationalist Government. It has been known for some time that he is a persona non grata with the Cantonese clique of the Nationalist Government. The failure of his
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    PERSIAN STUDENTS TO STUDY IN ENGLAND.
    54 9 —Reuter. government scheme. Teheran, May 23. •l Mejliss has passed a Bill to send a r j sludgy t 0 p’ urO p e ever y y ear >r six years to study different sciences, anr H £30,000 will be appropriated J aly f
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    LORD BUCKLAND KILLED WHILE RIDING.
    228 9 COLLIDED WITH TELEGRAPH POLE. SUSI AIN. D FRACIURED BASE OF THE SKULL. GREAT INDUSTRIALIST. Lord Buckland, an outstanding figure in the industrial and commercial life of South Wales was killed yesterday while riding in the grounds of his residence near Brecon. Before his elevation to
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    GREEK DICTATORSHIP.
    144 9 —Reuter. PRESIDENT TO RECEIVE PARTY LEADERS TO-DAY. Athens, May 23. The President, Admiral Condouriotis, will receive the Party Leaders to-morrow and consult each separately on the political situation, but this is a mere formality as none of them is in a position to assume the reins of Government.
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    NEW GERMAN CRUISER LAUNCHED.
    60 9 Reuter. CEREMONY AT WILHELMSHAVEN. Berlin, May 23. Tbe sole survivor of the cruiser Koeln, sunk in the North Sea duiing the war was present at Wilhelmshaven to witness the launching of the new 6,000 ton cruiser Koeln by the widow of its predecessor’s Captain. The new
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    HAMBURG GAS EXPLOSION.
    247 9 —Reuter. —Reuter. The Foreign Secretary was asked in Parliament to-day wbetheriiis attention had been called to the accident at Hamburg where a tank, containing flaid for the manufac'ure of poison gas exploded, and whether in view of the terms of the Treaty of Versailles it was proposed
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      534 9 HEDGES BUTLERS Royal Vat Whisky I' Price Guaranteed 1(1 it 1 JL $40.00 1 Quality and s,rength E3SJ Per case I r VaOsrsZ (12 quarts) I j Every drop over 10 years old. Price quoted includes duty and freight to any Station or 1 Port in the Peninsula. F. M.
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  • FEMININE REFLECTIONS.
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      MRS. PEPYS’S DIARY.
      850 10 Monday, April 30th: —Do hast n to write here a note, like to be useful to any who have not yet finished their Spring-cleaning and havte articles of leather, either chairs, trunks or suit-cases they would clean and preserve. The Lest way is to beat up several
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      WIVES WHO NEED SMACKING.
      497 10  -  BY JUNE HOPE. Husbands have been known to be truly grateful to the wife who trots about putting away his clothes, but there are some who possess a dark suspicion when the valet-wife brushes his suits, that they will suddenly disappear in mysterious and baffling circumstances.
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      INSURANCE BENEFIT FOR THE SOLDIER.
      220 10 A START in civil life. An army order has been published on the Unemployment Insurance. Acts in their application to soldiers. It is pointed out that as after discharge of transfer to the reserve a soldier must be insured against unemployment he would, in the
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      Red on Brown.
      107 10 Fine flannel in havana brown is used to make this simple morning frock, though one of the new suitings would be just as attractive. A quaint arrangement of slanting lines is a definite feature of the model, which is not so complicated a schemp as that shown
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      PLUMES AND CURTSIES.
      418 10  -  BY VERA RADCLIFFE. In the brilliance of the London Season —May to July—the premier jewels of opulence, dignity, beauty and splendour shinp out prominently at Their Majesties’ courts. Each year the King and Queen hold two courts at Buckingham Palace. This year there will be an extra
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      THE BEST NECKLINE.
      432 10  -  BY ISOBEL FRANCIS. Flat necklines are favoured on most of I the new summer frocks, but that does not mean they lack trimming. Embroiderie Anglais is an attractive finish to round necks on the best silk frocks, when the embroidered flowers are frequently continued from a scarcely
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      MY PLANS FOR MAY.
      608 10  -  BY A HOUSEWIFE “Heigho! this jolly month of v Thus the poet expresses for ayJ heart-beats Wir If only the weather is May-lik e I to spend much of it out of doors Jt** that end, I shall start with overh my deck-chairs. One or two
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      SEARCHING THE SHOE SHOP.
      383 10  -  BY dore charmon. The choice of shoes has now knotty a problem as the c ok e They may ne longer beconsider ed J rately from the wardio f a suit, 53 some manner, to be a P art 0 nre s=ioß far matching that one
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    SOCIAL AND PERSONAL
    600 11 G E-C. Cubitt is leaving for Home he cud of June. <; Hcriot, previously of Bahau, j Benut estate, Rengam, Johore. 'b Hodgson, manager of Georgia rl < -bate, Labu, is going Home leave next month. r t i. ion of leave for two months has I
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  • CORRESPONDENCE.
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      THE BOYCOTT.
      700 11 [To the Editor of the Pinang Gazette.] Fir, One reads with amusement the voluminous outbursts of the jingoists’ vaunted patriotism in the columns of your paper, and these set every thinking person in Malaya to ask himself seriously whether the Straits-born Chinese are really interested in politics in
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    SINGAPORE PRICES.
    39 11 London Standard Loose. S. R. Sheet 30| cts per pound per pl.—s4o 33 No. 1 Crepe 30| cts per pound per pl. $4O- 66 Steady. London Bjd New York 18icts. (gold). (By Courtesy of Messrs. Allen Dennys').
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    GENERAL PRODUCE AGENCY Ltd.
    34 11 Rubber Prices. We beg to report that the Singapore prices for Standard Ribbed Smoked Sheet for to-day are as follow Spot June 31c July/Sept. —31 c Oct/Dec. 31c Remarks—Market Steady.
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    TIN PRICES.
    128 11 The Straits Trading Co., Ltd., gives the following prices on May 23: London. Spot £228.17.6 Up £1.2.6 3 mos. buying 228.7.6 1.5 s 3 selling 228.10 s 1.5 s Local. May 24 Singapore sold 100 tons at sll6| Penang 25 tons at sll6|. Messrs. Eastern Smelting Co., Ltd.—
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    PRODUCE PRICES.
    211 11 Penang, May 24, 1928. Benares Opium p. chest $5,000.00 nom Cloves 70.00 nom. Gold leaf 72.00 sellar Mace Pickings 125.00 nom. Nutmegs 80s 00.00 nom 110 s 95.00 Coconuts per l,00‘» 50.00 nom Copra Sundried $11.45 buyers 23/5/28 Rattans 11.15 sale Rattans Coarse 10.60 Green Snail Shell* 13.00
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    E. AND O. ORCHESTRAL CONCERT.
    158 11 The following programme will be rendered by the E. and O. Orchestra, under the direction of Mr. Arthur S. Lax, on Sunday, the 27th May. at 9-45 p.m. 1. March Heroes of the Empire Craigie Ross 2. Overture Fingal’s Cave Mendelssohn 3. Suite Three African
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      67 11 Maucfacturera of Every Description of Esi 1547 Surgical and Mechanical India Rubber Products, 7* y' aH Syringes-, Water Bottles and Beds, Air Cushions, Enemas, Bed Sheetings, leata, Yl*' SAP P Tubing, Valves, Washers, Railway Goods, J Electrical Gloves, etc. Catalogues of Surgical or Sports Rubber Products sent on application. tkade
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      474 11 v The Blessing of Health —bestowed by Wincarnis We are living no longer in days when every illness was attributed to the influence of some malignant demon, witch or wizard; yet how often do we hear the complaint “I am cursed with insomnia, loss of appetite, nerves But even in
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    THE SHARE LIST.
    169 12 The following were the latest quotations in MESSRS. KENNEDY Co’s share list at 11 a.m. to-day Yesterday. To-day. OD 00 OQ Shares. Js J p s r© PQ 02 CQ CQ c. c. c. c. Mining. Idris Hyd. 17/3 18/- 17/- 18/Johan Tin -20 .22} .22 .24
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    LOCAL SHARE MARKET.
    69 12 The following are the latest quotations in THE MALAYA COMPANY LIMITED’S share list:— Mining Shares. Buyers. Sellers. Bangrin 43/6 44/Hong Fatt .70 .72| Kinta Tin Dredging 1.47| 1.50 Kuchai Ord. 1.70 1.75 M. Consolidated 1.00 1.05 Mambau 1.25 1.30 North Taiping 1.05 1.07 i Puteh Tin 1.57|
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    UNITED TRADERS. Ltd.
    74 12 The following are our latest quotations for to day Rubbers. Buyers. Sellers. B. Padangs .50 Hong Fatts .68i .71 Kintas 1.47} 1.52| Kuchais (Ord) 1.70 1.75 Kuyohs .70 .75 M. Consols. 1.02| 1.05 Norths 1.04 1.06| Petalings 4.52 k 4.60 Pungahs 8/3 8/9 p. Rahmans 1.60 1.65
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    EASTERN TRADERS, Ltd.
    95 12 The following are our latest quotation? for to-day Tins. Buyers. Sellers. Norths 1.03 1 04k Rahmans 1.57 k 1.62 k Karonntings 18,6 19’6 B. Padangs .59k »51k Kintas 1.49 k 1.52 k Taipings 1.14 k c. 1.15 k c. Hitams .93 .95 M. Consols. 102 k 1.05
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    OVERSEA BROKERS, Ltd.
    103 12 The following are our latest quotations for to-day Mining. Buyers. Sellers. Batu Caves 1.38 1.40 B. Padangs .49 .51 Chenderiangs 17/6 18/6 Hong Fatts .70 .72 Haad Yais 19/6 20Kuyohs .70 .72 K. Lumpurs 34/- 34/9 Kuchais l-72k 1.75 k Laruts 17/3 17/6 M. Consols 1.04 1.06
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    KENNEDY & Co’s SHARE LIST.
    1132 12 KENNEDY Co’s SHARE LIST. I s NAMES. I I S jc I 1 =5 I co X 1 H d RUBBER [Dollar.] S c S c S t Allenby Rubber Co J m i Alor Gajah Rubber Estate 1 00 1 25 Amalgamated Malay Estates 1 70 2 00 Ayer
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      227 12 “!?011, andMT- I •**ncit muu n» wi*w 4 Ml MEUiaMNUMt HOLLANDIA STERILIZED NATURAL COW’S MILK Specially prepared for the Tropics, this Milk is perfectly homogeneous and from a hygenic point of view it is to be preferred to fresh Milk. OBTAINABLE EVERYWHERE. G. H. SLOT Co., Ltd., Penang. SOLE IMPORTERS.
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      204 12 ’7 77 PERFECTION B y their fine flavour, their H|||R U fragrant ardma, by their lllllMll 1A purity and perfect condition, fi BLAC K and W 111 T r av* A I CIGARETTES have won a Jr fl foremost place in the hearts 1 of all. Made in London, by
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    TALES TOLD TO THE MAGISIRATE.
    315 13 FRENCHMAN WHO SAT ON THE POLICE. Sequel—A Comedy In Court. Three plain-clothes policeman watched seven men reading racing papers in Bateman-street, W. S x bad m< u taches, nd the seventh, being French, did not «peak good English. All the seven were arrested for creating
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    EINSTEIN AS VIOLINIST.
    181 13 FAMOUS SCIENTIST IN A NEW ROLE. Einstein, after delivering a lecture “Concerning tl e fundamental ideas of physical science and their dovekpment” at Davos recently surprised the audience by declaring that he wculd play the violin at a public cone» it in aid of charity hat n’ght
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      284 13 Never neglect CONSTIPATION Check it at once with I Dr. Morse’s Indian Root Pills As a remedy for constipation, Dr. Morse’s Indian Root Pills are in a class alone. They give you clean bowels which act regularly, a healthy stomach, a lively liver and blood that is rich and red.
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      88 13 No need to SUFFER \A i«»i 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
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      1048 13 BANKS. There is no HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI substitute for Bovril. BANKING CORPORATION. (Incorporated in Hongkong.) l Authorised Capital $50.000.000 y! Y lssued and fully paid up $20,000,000 I Reserve Funds: l‘l I* Sterling £6,000,000 iVyi 4 Silver $14,000,000 Lk| Reserve Liability of Proprietors $20,000,000 H Head Office.—HONGKONG. *JL Branches and
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    SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.
    107 14 To-day’s Departures. Flowergate for Singapore and Manila. Tungsong for P. Langkawi and (Kantang) Trang. Ampang for Pangkor, Bindings and Sitiawan. Kinta for Port Swettenham and Singapore. Namsang for Singapore China and Japan. Ynensang for Calcutta. Patroclus for Colombo. Suez. Port Said, Marseilles, London, Rotterdam Hull and Glasgow. The
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    PENANG MAILS.
    597 14 CLOSE DAILY except (Sunday). BY TRAIN, Federated Malay States, Malacca, Johor and Singapore. Registration and Parce’ Post, except where otherwise stated, close ha!f-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 Pant
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      295 14 K ipp Ifouiust try them! The aS? only cigarette x fc. Maae Specially ,it ,< i to Prevent ._’?> j s<?r® IHk Throats «g /■OB <; J FTC CORK TIPPiĔb Cigarette I of this GENERATION MADE IN LONDON by CARRERAS, LTD. ■■■aiHIMaHIHH SoZe Agents: HUTTENBACHLAZARUS SONS,LTD.,SINGAPORE.PENANG,IPOH,KUALA-LUMPUR I Business Announcing Sale
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      407 14 Kruschen makes you feel young—keep young -and look young.' > Let a t d er th I am writing to tdl you how wonderful your Kruschen Salts are. I had awful headcl aches and used to get out of sorts, 1 tried all manner of different salts, tablets, etc., but
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    MARKET PRICES.
    584 15 CHOWRABTA MARKET. Penang, May 24, 1928. Mutton eta Mutton Indian per lb 55 Bead heep or goat each 1.00 Liver .with heart lang do 1.30 Tripe do 1.00 Goat or Sheep per lb 55 Sweet Bread M pair 30 Leg of Mutton lb 55 Lamb do 55 Suet
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      116 15 r~nm^_~~fp—ri—f Apo Hi naris Water. I I THE NATURAL SPARKLING MINERAL WATER. I It contains a small quantity of Bicarbonate < of Soda which corrects acidity and aids Digestion. /IsA for a WHISKEY POLLY Bottled at the BRITISH-OWNED Apollinaria Spring—Rhineland. Sole Agents: Katz Bros., Ltd. K. v *&g3gS3WTI I 'M!
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      236 15 PIGGOTT’S PATENT PRESSED STEEL TANKS ALL PLATES 4 FEET SQUARE. Any multiple of 4 ft. length or width up to 12 ft. deep. simple n i/saSaaeEsssssmv 7- m r-r V I BIXPCIMmMH STRONG CHEAP Standard .Unit Plates of latest design, with pressed ribs, giving increased rigidity and strength without any
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      1236 16 ZZZ,~ r.rtTKiri t imf~ frtT Sil HAMBURG-AMERIKA LINIE TTTiIC FUNNEL LINL. including and n. continent. USLSI HUGO STINNES LINIEN 5 PATROL ns Tn P>r London, Rotterdam, Hah Glasgow. PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICES. I AOMFDON Juno 1 London, Ritterdam, Hall and Hamburg. OUTWARDS. MENELAUS June 7 Marseilles, London, RotteMara and Hamburg.
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      588 16 P. 0.-BRITISH INDIA AND At’CAlt LINES (Companies Incorporated in Engl/nd.) MAIL PASSENGER AND CARGO SERVICES. Peninsular and Oriental S. N. Co. under Sailings of steamers of the British contract with His Majesty’s Govern- India S. N. Co Ltd ment, London and Far« East Mail Service. /T Outwards from London for
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