Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 31 May 1928

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    20 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE ESTABLISHED 1833. PUBLISHED DAILY. No. 123. VOL. LXXXVI. THURSDAY, 31st MAY, 1928 PRIOR 10 CENTS.
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    Agriculture in the British Empire.
    1504 4 Problems of Development. Value of Imperial Cooperation. lit a rec-nt issue of Punch, (Londons well-known humorous journal), there app‘ ared a picture of an eldeily lady —a keen Imperialist—enquiring of the local grocei if he could guarantee that the ant»’ eggs she was about to
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      549 4 f SKIN I TROUBLESj Overcome by the Wonderful Blood Purifying S Properties of Dr. Morse’s Indian Root Pills. g PERSON suffering from Cj eruptions of the skin hat yr much to endure. It is not fl! f 'G f 1 merely the discomfiture and fl I I irritation and painful
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      181 4 ifTI J IN A WITH HOT OR COLD WATER IT is difficult after the theatre or an evening’s prolonged excite- I ment to go to bed and sl-cp right away. But Horlick’s soothes the nerves, sleep follows, and strength and energy is imparted for the morrow. X juMade from the
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  • Peace Throughout The World.
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      Memorial Day In Paris.
      112 6 U. S. Ambassador And The New Optimism. American Motor Combine. Speaking in Paris at the Memorial Day celebrations, the American Ambassador said that in no country outside the United States was the new optimism in favour of world peace more noticeable than in France. Only a
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      PUBLIC SENTIMENT GREATLY IMPROVED.
      230 6 —Reuter. NATIONAL SAFETY. Paris, May 30. Speaking at the Memorial Day celebrations, the American Ambassador stated that the general situation as far as concerns the sentiment of the public had greatly improved. lie added that in no country outside the United States was this new optimism
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      AMALGAMATION OF MOTOR-CAR INTERESTS.
      172 6 —Reuter. CHRYSLER AND DODGE. New York, May 31. An enormous amalgamation of motor-car interests has been brought off through the Chrysler Corporation’s acquisition of Dodge Brothers. The capital of the new organisation, whose production ranks next to that of the General Motors Corporation and Fords, will
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    FORMOSA COMMUNIST INTRIGUE
    114 6 —Reuter. ALLEGED PLOT WITH KOREANS AND JAPANESE. Tokyo, May 30. The news embargo has been lifted fr m the so-called For nosan Communist intrigue. Details are scarce, but it seems that the police recently unearthed a plo* among c rtain Formosan and Korean and Jipanese Comma lists
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    LOCK-OUT IN COTTON MILLS.
    89 6 -Reuter, SERIOUS TROUBLE IN LANCASHIRE. London, May 29. Sixteen thousand weavers are locked out at Nelson, Lancashire, following the dismissal of a weaver for alleged ineffici ency. The operatives in the mill concerned struck and now the employers have closed all the mills in the district.
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    ITALIAN AIR ARMADA.
    69 6 Reuter. EXTENSIVE FLIGHT OF ‘WESTERN MEDITERRANEAN. Cartagena, May 29. A great welcome was accorded to the Italian Air Armada of sixty-one flying boats, under Commander Fanous and Airman General De Pinedo, when it arrived here in connection with the tuur of the Western Mediterranean. The flight, starte
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    RESEARCH TOUR OF NEW GUINEA.
    79 6 —Reuter. AEROPLANE TRANSPORT. Sydney, May 30. The airman, Peck, has arrived from New York with a monoplane, in which he is to explore the interior of New Guinea in search of disease resisting species of sugar cane. Peck, who will be accompanied by Doctor Brandes,
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    WEST AFRICAN REGIMENT DISBANDED.
    73 6 jects were massacred.— Rugby Radio Service. FORMED 30 YEARS AGO. London, May 29. An Army Order announces that the King has approved the disbandment of the West African Regiment. The regiment was formed in 1898 in Sierra Leone as a consequence of the discontent resulting from
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    UNRULY SCENES AT A FOOTBALL MATCH.
    111 6 SINGAPORE INCIDENT. DETEC I IVES COMPELLED TO DRAW REVOLVERS. (From Our Own Corresjonient.) Singapore, May 31. During a Second Division football match between the Police and the S. C. F. A. the crowd became unruly. Two de tectives were forced to draw their revolvers.
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    NEWS IN BRIEF.
    257 6 —Reuter. U.S. TAX REDUCTION BILL PASSED. Washington, May 29. President Coolidge has signed the Bill for tax reduction, amounting to $222,000,000, which Congress yas able to pass in spite of the fact that the appropriations for 1928-29 exceed those of 1927-28 by 627,000,000. Reuter. London, May 29
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    PRINCE OF WALES’ AFRICAN TOUR.
    92 6 —Rugby Radio Service. TO COMMENCE IN SEPTEMBER. London, May 29. It is stated that the Prince of Wales will leave for his tour in East Africa somewhat earlier than was at first contemplated, the first week in September being the most probable date. It is
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    PRINCE OF WALES A KEEN AVIATOR.
    85 6 fulfil his engagements.— Rugby Radic Service. NEW MODE OF TRAVEL. London, May 30. The Prince of Wales flew to London this evening from Norwich where he opened a new pleasure ground. He travelled in a Bristol fighter. In the sime machine on Sunday he
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    MOHAMMEDAN FEAST.
    48 6 —Reuter, RIOT AFTER CELEBRATIONS AT BAKRID. Delhi, May 31. On the occasion of the celebration of the Mohammedan Feist at Bakrid a communal riot broke out in the village which is thirty miles from here. The police fired and two Hindus were killed and three wounded.
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    PENANG POLICE COURT CASES.
    255 6 UNSTAMPED LETTERS CHARGE. CARBURETTOR REMOVED FROM MOTOR-CAR. For conveying twenty-eight unstamped letters.on board the s.s. van Rees, a Chinese named, Chan Siam, who pleaded guilty to the ch arg*», was fined $l4 by Mr. S. N. King in the Penang Police Court this morning. Yeap Chian,
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    STEAMSHIP OWNERS CLAIM FROM AGENTS.
    247 6 ALLEGED WRONGFUL DEDUCTIONS. The only case to come before Mr. Justice Stevens in the Penang Supreme Court to-day was one in which Messrs. Hai Hmg and Co., acting as agents for the owners of the s s. Seang Bee, the China and Southern Trading Company
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    MOTOR PLUNGES 20 FEET DOWN EMBANKMENT.
    74 6 TWO SINGAPORE ACCIDENTS. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Singapore, May 31. Two motor cir accidents occurred on the Bukit Timah-road yesterday. A Buick with half a dozen occupants took a bend too quickly with the result that it ran off the road and plunged twenty
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    HOLIDAY.—King’s Birthday.
    127 6 HOLIDAY. —King’s Birthday. On Monday (4 h pr ximo) General Post Office closes at noon; Saving; Bank and Money Order Branches closeds Government Telegraph Office open day and night; Post Office Daily List morning issue only; Sub Offices 8 a.m. to noon and 4 p.m. to 5 p.m.; Deliveries to
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    Municipal Commissioners And Newspaper Article.
    548 6 A Rebuke President And Outburst Of Popular Indignation. Au ordinary meeting of the Peuang Municipal Commissioners was held at the Municipal Offices on Tuesday. Mr. G. L. Ham presided and others present were Mr. F. H Grummitt, Mr. J. A. Black, Mr. Yeoh Cheang Ann,
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    THE PENANG CHINA DISTRESS FUND.
    430 6 Subscription List No. 4. Balance of Amount previously acknowledged 1,128.50 Per Messrs. Kwan Sin Chuan, Lai Gnai. Pah, Puay and Tak T-»ong from the Penang Leather Tanners Chop Kwong Weng Yoon 100.00 Chop Eow On 100.00 Chop Teong Guan 100.00 Chop Sang Faat 100.00 Ch
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    VOLUNTEER NEWS.
    82 6 Parades week-ending Sunday, lane 10 Penang. Monday June 4 Whole Corps King’s Birthday Parade Polo Ground Tuesday June 5 “A” Com- pJD pany Lewis Gunners Signal Section Wednesday June 6 “A” Company Recruits p'.., Saturday 9 Chinese Company, u D g e> Sunday 10 Chinese Company f t
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    SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.
    700 7 Mr. F. Burdett Ivens, of the law firm of Bannon and Biiley, Kuala Lumpur, has gone to Bangkok. We much regret to hear that the Hon’ble Mr. Justice W. H. Thorns is unwell and has bad to go into hospital at Batu Gajah, Dr. B. J. Ess,
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    HAND FED CROCODILE.
    126 7 Uganda possesses a crocodile which has broken all the known rules of life of Kipling’s Mugger. It feeds out of the hand. There is a small native village called Njango, between Kampala and Entebbe, on the shores of Lake Victoria, where an African, by the use of
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      507 7 BABY CARRIAGES OF EVERY DESCRIPTION. The IMPROVED 'Folda Car C 7 "Compactum W Car R) a M 0/V£ of one of /Xx.--;— .--3£ VH/TEAWAYS standard VALUES). «MM I TEAWAY* STANDARD VALUtt THIS is a Pushes without equal Splendid Quality Pram at a very AN i&xcrLent holding Pram, for value. Metal
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      181 7 TO-NIGHT AND TILL SUNDAY, 3rd JUNE. Second house at 9 p.m. PAULINE FREDERICK and MILTON SILLS in “SALVAGE” 6 reels A Robertson —Cole Production. GEORGE SYDNEY, Vera Gordon and Louise Fazenda in MILLIONAIRES’ 7 reels The Picture of a Million Laughs EMPIRE NEWS BULLETIN First house at 7-30 p.m. BEN
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    BRITISH MALAYA.
    645 8 The Right Hon’ble William OrmsbyGore, Under Secretary of State for the Colonies, now on his way Home, cannot, as a constructive statesman, have failed to perceive how very backward we are in the matter of Government in British Malaya. Sir Laurence Guillemard. whose last act as Governor was
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    SINGAPORE PRICES.
    36 8 London Standard Loose. S. R. Sheet 32 cts per pound per pl.—s 42 66 No. 1 Crepe 32 cts per pound per pl.=s42-66 Steady. London New York Holiday. (By Courtesy of Messrs. Allen Dennys').
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    GENERAL PRODUCE AGENCY Ltd.
    40 8 Rubber Prices. We beg to report that the Singapore prices for Standard Ribbed Smoked Sheet for to-day are as follow Spot 32c June July/Sept. 32f j Oct/Dec. 32|c Remarks —Market Quiet. London Stocks decreased 4087 tons.
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    TIN PRICES.
    87 8 The Straits Trading Co., Ltd., gives the following prices on May 36: London. Spot £226.17.6 Down £1 3 mos. buying 226.5 s 1.5 s 3 selling 226 10s 1.5 s Local. May 31: Singapore sold 150 tons at $115.25 Penang buyers no sellers at $115.25. Messrs. Boustead Co.—
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    TIN OUTPUTS.
    21 8 The output of Tin Bentong No Liability for the month of May was hoars 653, piculs 404, yards 80,200.
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    Practical Golf.
    533 8  -  No. 76-Importance Of The First Hole by George Gadd. It is always wise to make a special effort to play the first bole well, because if you are as temperamental as most golfers you will make a good espouso to success, and, on the other hand, failure will
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  • CORRESPONDENCE.
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      MUNICIPAL COMMISSIONERS.
      282 8 [To the Editor of the Pinang Gazette.] Sir, —Y >nr contemporary, the Straits Echo, on May 25 criticised the indifference of the Asiatic Commissioners in the Council. The President and some of the Commissioners deprecated this at their meeting on Tuesday last. I think that your contemporary is
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      BOYCOTT.
      265 8 Sir, —I sba 1 be very grateful to your correspondent A Chinese With Horse Sense if he will reveal to me his more effective ways of being patriotic.” Love for my country prompts me to sever my relations with the Japanese. I have many Japanese friends but I have
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    MILLIONAIRES.
    144 8 E. Phillips Oppenheim’s stories are too well known for us to assure the public of their being popular and when we mention that the film entitled “Millionaire* is adapted from one of this popuar author’s books, you can expect sometbir.g good. The co-stars are George Sidney and Louise R-zmda.
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    THE MAILS.
    32 8 hv th* 8A The homeward mau t nf>rr oWMalwa closes at 6 1 mai The P. O- hhl May 10 despatched from L°n p/n is expected to arrive n to-day.
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    PETALING TIN, LIMITED.
    77 8 Q that P nct 1 We beg to announce i on Dredge No. 4 comm-ncM reaC h 26th instant and is tim e payable ground in two mon I .nan Chin 8 3 J The s.s. Malwa from hPr 4 Singapore is expected to a avo f
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    51 8 FUNERAL NOTICE. The funeral of Mr. Lim Ewe Sean will take place on Sunday, the 3rd June, 1928, at 10 a.m. sharp, when his remains will be removed from No. 73, Muntri Street for interment at the Bata Gantong Cemetery. Friehds and relatives'are kindly requested not to send swealmeats or
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  • Southerners Marching On Peking.
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      Attempt To Envelop Machang.
      142 9 Chinese Government Replies To Japan. Peace Of Manchuria. The Southerners are making a hold Lid jor Peking. In the meantime, ILO.OOO Nationalists, north of theYellow River, are advancing along the Tientsin I'ukow Railway jor the purpose of enveloping Machang, the historic battle-ground in North China. Seventy
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      NORTHERNS AT TSINGTAO TO RETIRE.
      302 9 Reuter. SHANSI RAIDERS. Shanghai, May 30. Largely as a repercussion of Japanese policy in North China all the Southern mil tarists are co-ordinating to carry out a fresh thrust towards Peking, as ordered by Chiang Kai-shek. One hundred and fifty thousand Nationalists, north of the
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      VIOLATION OF RTERITORIAL SOVEREIGNITY.
      328 9 —Reuter. CHINA’S DOMESTIC AFFAIRS. Nanking, May 30. With reference to the Japanese Government’s statement of May 18, the Nationalist Government’s reply points out that the responsibility for the maintenance of peace and order in Manchuria rests solely with the Nationalist Government. The statement that the Japanese
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    MORE TROUBLE IN MEXICO.
    95 9 Reuter. OVER 100 FEDERALISTS AND REBELS KILLED. Mexico City,'May 29. Eighty. t W o rebels and twenty-nine /“'b ralists were killed in an attack by 1 insurgents of Manzmillo. It is be*ev,,d that part of the attempt was to cr,Pe a por t o f en
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    FIRST CANADIAN AMBASSADOR AT PARIS.
    39 9 —Reuter. Ottawa, May 30. In the House of Commons, Mr. Mackenzie King announced that Mr. Phillippe R >y, the Canadian High Commissioner at Paris, was to be appointed the first Canadian Ambassador at Paris.
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    DISAPPEARANCE OF ITALIAN AIRSHIP.
    236 9 i. Reuter. SUPPLY SHIP IN DANGER. RELIEF EXPEDITION SETS OUT FROM ARCHANGEL. S. 0. S. RECEIVED. No definite news is to hand regarding the safety of the Italian airship, Italia, which cruised over the North Pole last week and was on her return journey to the
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    CO-OPERATIVE CONGRESS AND LABOUR.
    87 9 —Reuter. CLOSER WORKING ARRANGEMENT. London, Mty 30. The annual Co-operative Congress, held at West Hartlepool, re-affirmed last year’s decision to enter into a closer arrangement with the Labour Party. Mr. A. Barnes (Lab. East Ham) opposing the resolution to rescind the decision, declared that the Co
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    GOLD COAST SCOURGE.
    88 9 Reuter. ANOTHER RESEARCH VICTIM OF YELLOW FEVER. London, May 30. The West Coast of Africa has claimed its third notable victim of Yellow Fever since September in the person of Doctor William Alexander Young, Director of the Medical Research Institute on the Gold Coast, who died at
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    GUN-RUNNING TO CHINA.
    29 9 i.— Reuter. COLOMBO POST AUTHORITIES TO TAKE ACTION. Colombo, May 29. Henceforth the Post authorities will search every Far East-bound vessel to prevent gun-running to China
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    MORE TROUBLE IN YUGO-SLAVIA.
    281 9 —Reuter. Anti-Italian Disturbances. BELGRADE MINISIER TO PRESENT A NOTE DEMANDING SATISFACTION. The Italo-Yugo Slav disturbances are still proceeding, students having joined the demonstrators. The Italian Minister at Belgrade has been instructed to present a Note of protest against the anti-Italian disturbances at Sebenico and Spalato, demanding
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    COMMUNIST TREACHERY.
    120 9 —Reuter. OUTSPOKEN CONDEMNATION AT LABOUR CONFERENCE. London, May 29. A feature of the Congress of the National Union and the General and Municipal Workers’ Union, at Keswick was the resolution, unanimously carried, declaring that the policy of the Communist Party and the Minority Movement directly conflicted with the
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    Surrey’s Dramatic Victory At Nottingham.
    463 10 Fender and Peach Cause Collapse. Derbyshire Lose After Declaring. Kent Centuries. —Reuter. London, May 28. The most surprising result of the holiday matches in the English County Championship was the defeat of Notts by Surrey. In spite of a century by Hobbs Surrey had to
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    SOCCER AT SINGAPORE.
    48 10 R. A. DEFEAT PULAU BRANI. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Singapore, May 31. In the Singapore Football Association League match the R. A. beat Palau Brani by 3 goals to one. In a Second Division game the Dukes II beat Seletar by 1 goal to nil.
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    HOBBS READY FOR AUSTRALIA.
    245 10 GREYHOUND TRAINER CENSURED. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Singapore, May 31. The Special Sporting Correspondent of the Singapore Free Press cables from London as follows Jack Hobbs, the famous Surrey and England cricketer, says he is ready to go to A ustralia in the autumn if invited.
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    CALCUTTA SWEEP.
    25 10 Router. HUGE FORTUNE AWAITS WINNER. Calcutta, May 30. It is reliably seated that the winner of the Calcutta Sweep will receive £262 COO.
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    FRENCH TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS.
    82 10 —Reuter. BETTY NUTHALL BEATEN. Paris, May 30. In the final of the Mixed Doubles of the French Hard Court Championships Cochet and Miss Bennett beat Hunter and Miss Wills 3 6, 6 3, 6-3. In the third round of the Men’s Singles Hunter beat Kingsley 6 2,10-8,
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    IRISH OPEN GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP.
    100 10 —Reuter. WHITCOMBE’S RECORD. Newcastle, May 29. On a plea of physical strain Walter Hagen withdrew his entry for the Irish Open Championship in the first round of which Ernest Whitcombe made a course record of 68. Newcastle, May 30. Whitcombe accomplished an almost unprecedented feat with
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    PENANG POLO TOURNAMENT.
    26 10 -OPENING MATJH TOMORROW. The tournament for the Saltan of Perak and the MacDougall Cups opens to-morrow at the Polo Ground at 5-15 p.m.
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    SEREMBAN EPWORTH LEAGUE.
    36 10 ENTERTAINED AT KLANG. The Seremban Union Epworth League will be entertained by the Klang Union Epworth League during the King’s Birthday Holidays. Tennis, football, badrnirton, ping-pong and crjket maj.'ic M will be played.
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    By the Way.
    1686 11 CflX ab' nt st vanish o’clock yesterday rf evening, and half a nJle b yond U the Tanjong Bnngah Swimming n l) On the Batu Feringhi Road, two well(1 little puppies sat in the centre of r ;i and whimpered, heedlees of the '.rile of their sitra'ion.
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    RUBBER SALES.
    55 11 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 1411 to $42 F.A.Q. do 40| 41 Low F.A.Q. Off do 39 40 Plain Unsmoked Sheet 26 32 Lump Scrap 18
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    PRODUCE PRICES.
    210 11 Penang, May 31, 1928, Benares Opium p. chest $5,000.00 nom i Cloves 70.00 nom. Gold leaf 72.00 sellerMace Pickings 125.00 nom. Nutmegs 80s 00.00 nom. 110 s 95.00 Coconutfl per 1,000 50.00 nom Copra Sundried $11.30 buyers 23/5/28 Rattans 11.15 sale Rattans Coarse 10.60 Green Snail Shells 13.00
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    EXCHANGE.
    138 11 Penang, May 31, 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 1.4 Calcutta Demand Bank 153 T 3 days’sight Private 156 p Bombay Demand Bank 153 g Madras Demand Bank 153 ?g-
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    THE SHARE LIST.
    104 12 The following were the latest MESSRS-" KENNEDY Co’, share list at 11 a.m. to-day Tuesday. To-day. E 2 Sharer. ffl OQ ffl c. Sc. S c. c. 48/9 49/6 49/- tyi- eum z n'a Klang R. 3.45 3.50 3.42 J 3.47 J ex Knchai Tin Ord 1-721
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    67 12 The following are the latest quotations in THE MALAYA COMPANY LIMITED’S share list:— Mining Shares. Buyers. Sellers. Bangrin 45/6 46/6 Haad Yai 19/6 20/Kinta Tin Dredging 1.50 1.55 Kuala Lumpur Tin 33/9 34/Kuchai Ord. 1.72| 1.75 M. Consolidated 1.02} IJ'5 North Taiping 1.05 1.06} Penawat .67} .68}
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    UNITED TRADERS, Ltd.
    73 12 The following are our latest quotations for to-day Rubbers. Buyers. Sellers. Bangrins 45/3 46/6 Chenderiangs 17/- 17/9 East Siams 18/- 18/9 Idris 17/6 18/3 Ipehs 42/- 43/Kamuntings 18/6 19/3 Kinta Kellas 25/9 26/9 K. Palais 28/3 29/3 Lahats 16/6 17/6 Malayan Tins 27/6 28/3 Pahangs 12/- 12/6
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    90 12 The following are our latest quotations for to-day Tins. Buyers. Sellers. Norths 1.04} 1.05} Rahmans 1.57} 162} Kamuntings 18/6 19 6 B. Padangs .50} .51} Kintas 1.49} 1.52} Taipings 1.15 c. 1.16 c. Hitams .94 .96 M. Cor. sol a. ICO 1.02} Ban grins 45/- 45 6
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    89 12 The fol’owing are our latest quotations for to-day Mining. Buyers. Sellers. Bangrins 45/3 46/B. Padangs .49 .51 Batu Caves 1.36 1.39 Hitams .93 .95 Kinta Dredges 1.48 1.50 Kuchais 1.72 1.75 Kents 4/9 5/K. Lumpurs 34/- 34/6 M. Consols 1.03 1.05 Norths 1.04 1 06 Petaiings 4.55
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    FOREIGN EXCHANGES.
    68 12 (Rugby Radio Service.) London, May 30. Paris, 124 New York, 4.883 2 Brussels, 34 98 Geneva, 25 33 A msterdam, 12.091 Milan, 92.65 B rlin, 20.40; Stockholm, 18.19; Copenhagen, 18.19; Oslo, 18 19; Vsmna, 34.70}; Prague, 164 f; Helsingfors, 194 Madrid, 29.22 Lisbon, 2A Athens. 374} Bucharest, 789}
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