Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 17 August 1928

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    20 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE ESTABLISHED 1833. PUBLISHED DAILY. No 188 VOL. LXXXVI. FRIDAY, 17th AUGUST, 1928, PRICE 10 CENTS.
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    WORLD WAR ON CANCER.
    399 2 KING OPENS GREAT CAMPAIGN. World Experts Welcomed. I trust that in to c 'me men may be able to look back to the deliberations of this international conference as the beginning of the ultimate triumph in the long war against cancer.” With these words the King
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    SEAMAN STARTS A CHARITY.
    235 2 PRISON FOR FALSE PRETENCES. A rt markable story of bo v a seaman, who apn‘ar-i at Sou'himpston Police C< urt. tried *to s» core the patronage of the Prince Wales fra benevolent scheme to assist distressed seamen, was unfolded when J-»hn Hallett, aged 27, was sentenced
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      94 2 Swollen joints, backache, stiff pains in the muscles, the constant ache and pain day and night, are all signs that your blood is full of poison. That is why you suffer pain. Forty years of successful results prove that there is no quicker way of curing all rheumatic conditions than
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    James Crossley Eno, Health Advocate and Philosopher.
    1807 3  -  Magnetic and Remote Figure. Founder of Mighty World Wide Business. By the Rt. Hon. T. P. O’Connor. I NEVER spoke to him what is more I never knew any' body who did and yet at a time when I was able to visit
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      233 3 r> Shopping A strenuous occupation in modern traffic Home triumphant, every purchase satisfactorily made, but tired, hot and flushed. An application of “‘HAZELINE’ SNOW” (Trade Mark) will remove dust, cleanse the pores and leave the face cool and refreshed. In glass pots, at all Chemists and Stores BURROUGHS WELLCOME CO.,
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      156 3 LIKE LIFE ITSELF FULLY AND APTLY DESCRIBES THE j y Columbia I Er I wr «dll IBiRRiIhI ilr I 311 fcpfl ’IB >!■ "a? E JBlirlSffiffli if II 9 k Price $375/-. Other Models from $45/-. I [\l>l\\O( PENANG A I' 2 ESTABLISHED 51 YEARS. LEA PER RINS’ SAUCE Its
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    SOUTH AFRICAN ORANGE GROVES.
    194 4 COLONEL ARRESTED. Sequel To Indian Tour. Colonel B.N. Sivenmer, alleged to be the accredited representative of Realty Corporation of South Africa, Ltd., and Wakers Fruit Farms, Ltd., has been arlested by the police at Bangalore on the complaint of Mr. E. Russell, who stated that he
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    ALLEGED “REDS” IN K. L.
    174 4 MORE SEDITIOUS LITERATURE. In the Kuala Lumpur Police Court on Thursday morning a number of young Chinese and one Chinese woman were brought up in custody before Mr RS. Jervoise, and charged with being found in possession of seditious literature. The dock was filled to
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    THE SINGAPORE DOCK.
    41 4 £20,C00 TO BRING OUT. It is reported that the total cost of towing the Singapore dock to Singapore will be £20,r00. Nearly half of this is on account of dues payable for the passage through the Suez Canal.
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    SINGAPORE BATHING PERILS.
    153 4 SHARK AND CROCODILES SEEN OFF THE COAST. Several incidents have occurred lately which show the risks which bathers take in dispensing with pagars along the Katong and C'hangi beaches. A rumour is current that a young Chinese boy was bitten by a crocodile while bathing in shallow
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    INSURANCE MAN ARRESTED.
    57 4 SINGAPORE WARRANT EXECUTED IN HONG KONG. Mr. J.W.H. Van Laer, a Dutchman, employed by the Java Sea and Fire Insurance Company, Singapore, has been arrested in Hong Kong. It is understood that an allegation has been made against Mr. Van Laer of criminal breach of trust in
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      324 4 A daetor of Dental Surgery write» "jfalzana ma Are* the teeth strong M and hard and to A. lX~*- atop» tooth decay.** /r Make A Your Teeth Stronger with Kalzana Very few people get enough calcium from their ordinary food. Yet medical science insists that it is the most important
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      161 4 r' y I ’j ?-;U S z? A CLEAN CHILD. A clean child is a healthy child, provided that the cleanliness is inside as well as outside. It is the child whos? digestive tract is clogged up that causes parents anxie y and trouble by being fretful, irritable, and almost
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      310 4 THE' GIFT OF A SON Wfcr ’THE gift of a frail little being —nor is it an ordinary dried milk whose whole future in the P° w der. It is pure cows’ milk world depends upon your care, dr ed and modified m such a way means a great responsibility
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      114 4 B THE ARTISTIC WOOD PRESERVATIVE RUSTIKOL J Renders Woodwork Proof against dry ,J, pr Sap Rot, White Ants and all other destructive Insects and Vermin. 4 V 4 I LIGHT BROWN BS|l| DARK BROWN MEDIUM BROW 3 |||j|| GREER v t f CHEAPEST and BEST C V Obtainable from all
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    PENANG LAWN TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS.
    485 5 Yesterday’s Results. BRILLIANT PLAY BY CHINESE PAIR. AN UNFINISHED GAME. The best of yesterday’s matches in the Penang Lawn Tennis Championships the men’s doubles between Cheah Wat Sun and Cheah Wat Hye, and G. Robertson and J. A. Hunter. The Chinese pair were superior throughout driving
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    REST MORE.
    223 5 MAYORESS’S ADVICE TO WOMEN. Mrs. W. H. J. Priest, Mayoress of Plymouth, told an audience, consisting mostly of women, at the Royal Sanitary Institute congress at Plymouth that many lives were lost unnecessarily owing to the strain of modern life. She said: We do not get enough rest.
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    LIT PIPES WITH £1 NOTES.
    82 5 John Ogden, of Turf Lne, H yside, near Oldham, who was buried at Roycor, was one of three m«-n who gamed not* riety during the war by keepirg their pipts alight with £1 notts one evening at a local factory. Og ien was an expert
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    SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.
    439 5 Mr. Foibes, Chief Assistant District Officer, Batu Gajab, is ill with ii.fluenzi Mrs. G. C. Micgreg iranl Miss Macgregor have gone to Fraser's Hill for a fortnight. Mr. S. B. Palm* r. who has been spending a short holiday al Maxwell’s Hill, has returned to Bruas. The
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    FOREIGN EXCHANGES.
    68 5 (Rugby Radio Service.) London, August 16. Paris, 124.25 New York, 4.85 ft Brussels, 34.90; Geneva, 25.21 Amsterdam, 12.10 J Milan, 92.80 Berlin, 20.37; Stockholm, 18.13 Copenhagen, 18.19; Oslo, 18.19; .Vienna, 34.421; Prague, 163 t; Helsingfors, 193; Madrid, 29.12 Lisbon. 27j Athens, 375 Bucharest, 797 i Rio, s|| Buenos
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    EXCHANGE.
    123 5 Penang, August 17, 1928. (By Coxirtesy of The Chartered Bank). London Demand Bank 2/3 21/3? 4 months’ sight Bank 2/3 27/32 3 Credit 2/4 5/16 3 Documentary 2/4 3 8 Calcutta Demand Bank ***** 3 days’sight Private 156 I g Bombay Demand Bank 1531 2 Madras Demand Bank 1531
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      458 5 I EUROPE'S CHALLENGE TO AMERICAI Ik- ?r3 x V 4 •o. Kc* xF v*rf%»- „dffr tc. Stiff fFk 3B .i?t v I From Thursday, 16th to Sunday, 19th August. I “The Chess Player” 10 reels I x Snperb Story of exciting adventure, intrigue and romance, I pictorially interpreted in a
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      666 5 MALAYAN FOOTBALL COMPETITION NO. 36 $lOOO in PRIZES. IS OFFERED FOR 10 MATCHES ONLY 10 For a correct forecast of the 10 matches mentioned in the c >upon, a prize of $BOO will be given, and also a prize of $2OO for the next best coupon. Should no competitor succeed
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    U. S. LAWN TENNIS FEDERATION.
    201 6 Tilden Barred. QUESTION OF HIS AMATr.UR STATUS. COMMITTEE’S DECISION. New York, August 16. THE United States Lawn Tennis Association has decided that Bill” Tilden is ineligible to compete in the annual East reruns West contest at Forest Hills which commences on August 18. Tilden was
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    LARWOOD AGAIN!
    60 6 NOTTS HEaVY DEFEAT OF NORTH ANTS. Nottingham, August 16. N »tts required only two days to inflict a heavy defeat on N'Tthants, thanks to a brilliant spell by Larwood, their fast bowler who captured five wickets for 53 runs. The scores were Northants 164 (Larwood 5 for 53)
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    THE ISOLATION OF RUSSIA.
    150 6 Chicherin On Kellogg Pact. PREDICTION OF WAR ON SOVIETS. NO INVITATION. Moscow, (By Mail.) The Kellogg tr aty is obviously designed to isolate Russia”, declared M. Chicherin in an interview. He cited passages in the negotiations, like the inclusion of the Le igue Covenant, the Locarno
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    EROSION OF THE SEA.
    104 6 SEVERE DAMAGE DONE IN MANY PARTS OF CEYLON. Very severe damage, done by the erosion of the sea is mentioned by the Director of Public Works, who, in his report fcr last year. says that in places in the western province of Ceylon the sea advanced
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    JUDGE CHARGED WITH MURDER.
    140 6 CHICAGO ELECTION ECHO. BRIBERY AND FRAUD CHARGE. BAIL OF £3,000. New York, (By Mail). JUDGE Emanuel Eller of the Superior Court is cited, together with his brother Morris Eller, a tax collector and self-styled boss of the bloody Twentieth Ward, and eighteen other men all of
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    LANDS IN SOUTH AFRICA.
    100 6 COLONEL CHARGED WITH CHEATING. Accused of cheating. Colonel B. M. Swimmer, conducting propaganda at Bangalore, for colonisation in South Africa as a representative of the Union Government of the South African Railways. and harbours, has been placed before the station magistrate at the in stance cf
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    The Sea Ball.
    22 6 —A new form of sport which has become exceedingly popular at British holiday resorts. A happy crowd at Margate.
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    DEATH OF SIR GEORGE TREVELYAN.
    493 6 AUTHOR AND POLITICIAN. FORMER ADMIRALTY CIVIL LORD. MAN OF ADVANCED VIEWS. London, August 17. THE DEATH OCCURRED IN THE EARLY HOURS OF THIS MORNING OF SIR GEORGE TREVELYAN, THE WELL KNOWN AUTHOR AND POLITICIAN. Reuter, George Otto Trevelyan was born on July 20, 1838, in
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    BOUSTEAD & CO, LTD.
    151 6 BOUSTEAD CO, LTD. RUBBER SVLES DEPARTMENT. Penang, August 15. The market has been slightly easier this week, prices closing one cent lower on balar ce. Little business has been done in spot Rubber lut the forward positions have attracted mo e attention. Quotations for Novemb» r/December, 1928 remain steady but
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    BRITISH SUBMARINE RAISED.
    128 6 Sunk In 1919. GRIM DISCOVERY OF 40 SKELETONS. ENQUIRY TO BE HELD. Moscow, August 16. THE British Submarine L 55, sunk in 1919, has been raised by a Russian salvage company. It wasco vered with a thick layer of rust, and the skeletons of forty men who
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    A GOLFING FEAT.
    47 6 SINGAPORE PLAYER’S FAVOURITE HOLE. (From Oar Own Corre-pondeut) Singapore, August 17. On Tuesday evening Mr. Wilson playing over the Bukit Ttmah golf coarse did the 11th hole in two on his first round and on going round agtin did the same hole in one.
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    P. C. C. BOWLS TOURNAMENT.
    53 6 CHAMPIONSHIP PAIRS. The following are the results of bowls tonrnamnnt ties played yesterday Championship Pair J. M. Chalmers (D) and J. G. Barrett beat Dr. C. H. H-rtzand G. B. F. Southam 21-14 A. Ferguson and H. W. Sanders beat J. G. Allan and D.
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    SINGAPORE FOOTBALL.
    47 6 RECREATION CLUB DEFEATED BY R. A. (From Our Own C irrespondent.) Singapore, August 17. In the S. F. A. League fi-st division the R. A. beat the S. R. C. by four goals to nil after lea ling by three g >als at the interval.
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    PENANG FUNERAL.
    34 6 The funeral of Me F. R< zells, late Market Inspector. Penang Municipality took place at rhe Pulau Trkus Reman Catholic cemetery this morning and was largely attended. The Rev. Father Renard officiated.
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    THE UMBRELLA DIVE.
    14 6 .—A new sport which provided a thrill for holiday-makers at Brighton,
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    ANOTHER AIR RAID ON LONDON.
    266 6 THRILLING PARACBirrr Descent by H? NO CASUALTIES. London, Au Wst London last nij-lit M n. the biggest air raid of tn, air manoeuvres. A 1, lIU|I bombers, despite the alt™ seventy-two defending I"” 1 succeeded in bom',i n Ministry and hitting Jih-, > A,r tives.
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    GRIEVANCES OF F.M.S. RAILWAY OPERATIVES.
    73 6 MEETING ON SUNDAY. (From Our Own Correep »ndent.) Kuala Lumpur, August b. The operative* in tie F. M- S. Central Workshops at Kuala Lump holding a meetir g on oßf Veerasamy to preside t > grievances.” a „t f A notice convening the up' that
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    TIN PRICES.
    122 6 The Straits Trading w gives the following August 16: T ON DON 1(10 P9l 1 up Bpot t ‘"(>'l7 6 do«n 3 mos. buying '3 selling 21<> LOCAL. A o 6 n>t 17: I'o at 5 Singapore 1H Penang 25 tens at Sl i- Cf>< L ‘d Messrs.
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    TIN OUTPUTS.
    27 6 1 UN rpm t "TfKKan DingW |ing The /output ing Dredgintr. I*» 1 'P fir9 t half month of Ar.uuH 731, hours run L 1
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    NO NEED FOR WORRY.
    481 8 With the first of November fast approaching, there is a tendency to indulge in speculation as to the ultimate fate of rubber. In the removal of restriction, the pessimists are inclined to see a return to the disastrous consequences which attended the list slump. On the
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    MODERNISING THE POLICE.
    362 8 In the Malayan Police Magazine for August, there is an interesting article on the box system, which is now in operation in various parts of the world and which has revolutionised the old method of b*at working in so efficient a manner that it is well worthy
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    SINGAPORE PRICES.
    40 8 London Standard Loose. S. R. Sheet 31’ cts per pound per pl. —142-33 No. 1 Crepe 31} cts per pound per pl. $42/Steady. London 9 7/ '6d New York 19} cts. fgold). {By Courtesy of Messrs. Allen Dennys)
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    GENERAL PRODUCE AGENCY Ltd.
    34 8 Rubber Prices, We beg to report that the Singapore prices for Standard Ribbed Smoked Sheet for to-day are as follow Spot 32}c Aug/Sept. Oct/Dec. 31| c Jan/March 31 Remarks—Market Steady.
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    THE MAILS.
    15 8 The homeward mail by the s s. Edavana closes at 6 pm. to-day.
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    By the Way.
    1584 8 T is gratifying to receive such a letter as that which reaches us this morning from Mr. Conan Lyle of Malacca ant which will be found in the correspondence columns of this issue. We remember the car and Mr. Lyle’s courtesy in indicating our route at a
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    COTTON OPERATIVES ON STRIKE.
    177 9 Indian Wages Dispute. mgoibtions with owners break DOWN. COMPLETE DEADLOCK. 7 W jtf /if tbe time lvhen lhe ne^otia fiiitiV between the Indian cotton mUIand the striking (Operatives ivl rinched the stage when a settlet J th' 1 dispute appeared imminent suddenly and untipecledly broke down.
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    NEWS IN BRIEF.
    145 9 CONTROL OF OPIUM SMOKING IN FAR EAST. Geneva, August 17. The supplementary ag-n ia for the forthcoming Assembly of the League of Nat'ons includes the Canadian representatives report on the control of opium smoking in the Far East.— Reuter. Washington, August 17. Mr. Kellogg has accepted President
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    NOTTINGHAM FIRM SECURES IMPORTANT CONTRACT.
    76 9 SEVERE COMPETITION. London, August 16. The Station Ironworks Company, near y O,, ingham, have obtained a contract for V' ti tons of cast iron pipes for tbe ohiob Aires water undertaking. his is the first contract of any im Portarice obtained from this authority in
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    JAPANESE TROOPS AT SHANTUNG.
    80 9 WITHDRAWAL OF 6TH DIVISION. Tokio, August 16. Lr o Ranc, on bas been obtained fmrr w tb(lr awal of the 6th Division bavet lantnn The first detachments LXm red to Bail from Tsing,ao r ff j7 r 8 a proB P p ct of the 3rd
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    CHINESE STEAMER WRECKED.
    42 9 HkPOit'p NOW SAID TO BE LN FOUNDED., p Hankow, August 16. of the H nrc ®s state that the report I' "«oXm”* T h he Ihin S, u Tun f'O’n aPi J report originated >ninf Be news agency.— Reuter.
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    ANOTHER ATTEMPT TO FLY THE ATLANTIC.
    132 9 FROM ILLINOIS TO SWEDEN ’PLANE EQUIPPED WITH WIRELESS CARRIES COLLAPSIBLE BOAT. Another attempt is to be made to fly the Atlantic, on this occabion from Rockford (Illinois) to Sweden, via Greenland. The flight should have commenced three weeks ago, but the machine crashed in
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    BROADCASTING EXPERIMENT.
    82 9 RELAYING AMERICAN CONCERTS TO ENGLAND. London, August 16. An experiment is shortly to be made by the engineers of the krit’sh Br adcasting Corporation in association with the engineer of the National Broadcasting Company of America, with the object of relaying American programmes to British listeners by a
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    MECHANISATION OF THE ARMY.
    94 9 MORE HORSE TRANSPORT TO GO. London, August 16. It is officially ann >unced that the 3rd, sth and 24th Horse Transport Companies of the Royal Army Service Corps are to be disbanded. Mechanization of the second line of transport of the Army has progressed to such
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    CHIEF SECRETARY’S “AT HOME.”
    49 9 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipob, August 16. The Chief Secretary and Lady Peel held a successful. “At Home yesterd»y at the Residency. There was a large attendance. A tennis match between Chun Gah Ming and Khong versus S. Covell and Spooner, greatly interested the gathering.
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    PENANG CONVENT SCHOOL BUILDING FUND.
    143 9 The Lady Superior gratefully acknowledges the following donations towards the School Building Fund. Misaks St. John and V. Arnstedt $100 Mrs. Sinpson 50 Mrs. J. Reitsma 25 Mrs. Helen Lim 10 185 Previously acknowledged $11,303 To‘al $11,488 August 17, 1928. For refusing to join a
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    TROUBLE IN SOUTH AMERICA.
    253 9 Native Prospectors Rise. TWO MONTHS <>F GUERILLA warfare. SITUATION NOW IN HAND. During the last two months guerilla warfare has been taking place in the diamond fields of South America. A number oj native pros pectors, finding that they had been paid in counterfeit money, rose
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    WATCHMAN CHARGED WITH ATTEMPTED MURDER.
    120 9 SEQUEL TO PENANG AFFRAY. The preliminary enquiry into the case in which Tahir Singh, a Bengali watchman, is charged with the attempted murder of Mrs. Heah Joo Seang wife of a well-known rubber merchant and two other Chinese nonyas, commenced before Mr. A. L. Birse,
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    CONVICTED LAWYERS.
    121 9 NAMES STRUCK OFF THE ROLLS BY HIGH COURT. The Acting Chief Justic Q Mr. Justice Mooketji, and Mr. Justice King formed a Bench at the Allahabad High Court, to consider the cases of Lal Bahadur and Tarachand, two legal practitioners practising in Budaun, who were recently convicted of
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    NEW LUXURIOUS GERMAN LINERS.
    205 9 FOR ATLANTIC SERVICE. TO CHALLENGE SPEED OF “MAUR TANIA.” QUADRUPLE SCREWS. The two new North German Lloyd liners—the Europa and the 1 B remen— which were launched yeste-day, are believed 'to be capable of steaming at well over 26 knots. It iss'ated that th*y will rival
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    PENANG COURT OF APPEAL.
    256 9 TO DAY’S HEARING. The Penang Court of Appeal consisting of Mr. Justice Prichard (President), Mr. Justice Stevens and Mr. Justice Dinsmore, to-day continued the hearing of an appeal against a judgment of Acting-Chief Justice Sproule. The case is one in which Lau Tai Thye is held
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    MR. L. E. HAYNES SUED.
    576 10 FRAUD ALLEGATIONS IN HONG KONG. His Army of Shroffs. The latest Hong Kong papers contain further details of the remarkable actions in which members of ‘‘Haynes’ Regiment of Shroffs*’ sued Mr. Leslie E. Haynes and the South China Trade Protection Association. The title quoted above
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    FIGHT AGAINST MALARIA.
    165 10 SIR MALCOLM WATSON’S NEW ORGANISATION. An important development in the fight against malaria in the tropics was announced by Sir Charles McLeod at the annual meeting of the Ross Institute and Hospital for Tropical Diseases, Putney Heath. “The committee,” he said, “have under consideration the question of
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    LOCAL SHARE MARKET.
    87 10 The following are the latest quotations in THE MALAYA COMPANY LIMITED’S share list: Mining Shares. Buyers. Sellers. Bangrin 44/- 44/6 Chenderiang 16/6 17/6 Hong Fatt «42 .43 Jelapang 27/6 28/Kinta Tin Dredging 1.42$ 147$ Kuchais Ord. 1.37$ 1.42$ Kuala Lumpur Tin 34/3 34/9 Kuyoh .37$ .40 M.
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    UNITED TRADERS, Ltd.
    74 10 The following are our latest quotations for to-day:— Tins. Buyers. Sellers. Batu Caves 1.30 1.32$ Hong Fatts .42$ .45 Jelapangs 27/6 28/Kamuntings 19/3 19/9 c.r. Klang Rivers 3.80 3.90 c. K. Lumpurs 34/3 34/9 Kuchais (Ord) 1.37$ 1.40 M. Consols. .77$ .80 Norths' .92$ .95 ex Petalings
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    OVERSEA BROKERS, Ltd.
    88 10 Tbe following are our latest quotations for to-day Mining. Buyers. Sellers. Batu Caves 1.30 1.32$ B. Padangs .46 .48 Huey Yots Prefs. 25/- 25/6 Hong Fatts .42 .45 Johans 27 .29 Kinta Dredges 1.42 1.45 K. Lumpurs 34/6 35/6 Kuchais 1.35 1.40 Kuyobs .38 .40 Lahats 15/-
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    EASTERN TRADERS, Ltd.
    99 10 The following are our latest quotations for to-day Tins. Buyers. Sellers. Norths 1.03 c. 1.05 c. Taipings 1.07 1.09 Kintas 1.40 1.45 Hitams .77$ .79 Talams 1.10 1.12 Ulu Piahs .67$ B. Padangs .46 .48 Ratruts 27/3 27/9 Tejas 13/3 13/9 Sione Tin 23/6 24/Souths .46 .48
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    SINGAPORE RUBBER AUCTION.
    115 10 The Singapore Chamber of Commerce Rubber Association held its 877th. auction on Wednesday, when there were catalogued 1.506,749 lbs. 672.66 tons. Offered 1,193,964 lbs.; 533.02 tons. Sold 1,139,521 lbs.; 508.71 tons. Spot. London 9|d. New York 19| cents. Prices Realized. Ribbed Smoked Sheet. Cents Per lb. Standard
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    NATIVE PRODUCE.
    14 10 Sundried Coora was quoted in Penang yesterday at $10,60 per picul, buyers.
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    MELVILLE (JOHORE) RUBBER ESTATES, LIMITED.
    21 10 15 tons Ribbed Smoked Sheet deliverable 2$ tons monthly January/June 1929 at 31$ cte. per lb.
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      RUBBER CRISIS.
      557 11 the Eiitor of The Pinang Gazette). u ir Fur some months there has been r of correspondence in connec- lith tb« Robb” In n ’"-y and 11<ri harsh things have been said about and the Advisory Comf Abet of the criticism baa been a 'tractive, and v-ry little
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    THE SHARE LIST.
    222 11 The following were the latest quotations in MESSRS. KENNEDY Co’s share list at 11 a.m. to-day Yesterday. To-day. Ebe?® Share-». p s >» c fIQ UQ 0Q UQ tc. Sc. t c. t c. Mining. Ba lane P. .47 .49 .45 .47$ Bata Caves 1.27$ L 324
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    SINGAPORE BISHOPRIC ENDOWMENT FUND.
    330 11 12TH LIST OF DONATIONS. Amount required to raise the saLry as proposed by the Commission (1927) and approved by the Diocesan Council $Bl,OOO. An appeal is being mide to raise one quarter of this sum, viv., $2O 275. in ord< r to raise the salary at
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    SYMINGTON AND SINCLAIR’S WEEKLY REPORT.
    743 11 London, July 19. Quiet conditions have ruled in the Rubber Market during the greater part of last week. There has been throughout a steady demand for Spot and nearby positions and a welcome feature has been a revival of enquiry for Rubber c.i.f. America in
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      27 11 MUI CHONG Co., Merchant Tailor. Just completed with New Dressing Room absolutely High Class Tailor For fit style and finished call at 170 a, Penang Road, Penang.
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    FRASER’S WEEKLY REPORT.
    520 12 LITTLE INTEREST IN TIN MARKET. Enquiry For Australian Stocks. Singapore, August 14. There is little to record in the way of fluctuations in the price of either Tin or Rubber during the past week. Tin shows a small loss on balance and there has been little local
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    PRODUCE PRICES.
    191 12 Penang, August 17, 1928. Benares Opium p. cheat 15.000.00 nom Cloves 70.00 nom. Gold leaf 72.00 seller Mace Pickings 125.00 nom Nutmegs 80s 100.00 nom 110 s 95.00 Coconuts per 1,000 50.00 nom Copra Sundried $10.60 sales Rattans 11.15 sa’e Rattans Coarse 10.60 Green Snail Shells 13.00 Siam
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    BLAKE AND COMPANY.
    514 12 WEEKLY SHARE REVIEW. All Loans Firm. Singapore, August 15. Slack conditions still prevail and with commodity quotation practically unaled there is naturally little expansion to the volume of business passing. The buying demand for all loans, Government and Municipal, is the firmest feature. But orders are impossible
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    LONDON METAL MARKETS.
    239 12 Messrs. William Jacks and Co reported on July 25 as follows: American Trade reports continue to improve, and the purchase of a paltry 200 tons of Tin by the U. 8. Steel Trust changed the sentiment from extreme pessimism to optimism. Copper—The leading dealers look for an
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      161 12 C i You can’t taste the paper (it’s the thinnest and the purest) —so you can taste the tobacco (and it’s tobacco worth tasting!) ARMY CLUB CIGARETTES SO’s in airtight tins CAVANDERS Ltd. Est. 1775 Pioneers of Hygienic Cigarette Packing. ill Hll Lr x I u Hz X Mo i
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    LORD PEEL ON SAFEGUARDING.
    212 13 INDUSTRIES THAT HAVE BEEN SAVED. REMEDIES FOR Unemployment. Ix)T<] Arnold initiated a debate in the House of Isolds on safeguarding and other import duties imposed since 1924. He submitted that it could not be shown that any real improvement in employment had resulted. Lord Hunsdon held
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    DASH FROM DOCK
    180 13 SOLICITOR’S ALLEGED BLOW AT SHIPOWNER. Harold Lloyd, the Cardiff solicitor who was committed for trial on a charge of fraudulent conversion figured in a remarkable scene when he took his place in the dock at Cardiff to answer a further charge of converting a sum of £625
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    THE MOTORING BEGGAR.
    180 13 MATCHES SOLD TN LONDON STREETS. An extraordinary story of a man who was said to have been in the habit of motoring more than 70 miles to sell matches, in the. streets of London was fold to the Portsmouth magistrates when' Ernest d’Enton, aged 34 of no
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    HORSE JUMPS CAR.
    128 13 OVER. THE HEADS OF WOMEN OCCUPANTS. A runaway Army horse jumped o\er a motor-car travelling at nearly 40 miles an hour in Farn bo rough-road, Aidershot. The horse, racing out from ar side turning leading from Rushmoor, came level with the car, which was travelling towards Farnham
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    SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.
    108 14 To-day’s Departure». City of Bedford for Colombo. Saez, London, Rotterdam. Hamburg, Antwerp and Avonmoutb. Rohna for Port Swettenham and Singapore. Kedah for Belawan (Deli). Edavana for Rangoon and Calcutta. Juna for Victoria Point, Mergui, Tavoy, Moulmein and Rangoon. Dardanua for Colombo, Suez, Port Said. Boston. New York and
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    PENANG MAILS.
    551 14 CLOSE DAILY except (Sunday). BY TRAIN. Federated and Non-Federated Malay States Malacca. Johore and Singapore. Registration and Parcel Post, except whercotherwise stated, close half-an hoar earlier than the Ordinary mail. Resumption Or Night Mail Service. The following additional mails will be closed laily (Sunday excepted) at 6 p.m
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      483 14 Asset» over $8,000,000. S. C. Assurance in force over $30,000,000 I The Great Eastern Life Assurance Co., Ltd I (Incorporated in Straits Settlements). HEAD OFFICE: Winchester House, Singapore. LONDON OFFICE: 32, Old J ewry F The Company has £20,000 deposited with the Supreme Court of England and complies with the
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    MARKET PRICES.
    614 15 CHOWRASTA MARKET. Penang, Außost 17, 1928. Mutton— cte Mutton Indian per lb 55 Head beep or goat M each 1.00 Liver with heart A lung do 1.30 Tripe do 1.00 Goat or Sheep M per lb 55 Sweet Bread pair 30 Leg of Mutton M lb 55 Lamb
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      630 16 THE BLUE FUNNEL LINE. INTENDED RATLINGS FROM PENANG. WEEKLY SERVICE, LONDON AND N. CONTINENT. ABPHALION Aug. 24 London, Rotterdam and Hamburg. PHILOCTETES Aug. 23 MiWilPs, Lon ion, Rotterdam and Hamburg. •THESEUS 7 London. Rotterdam and Hamburg. AENEAS Sept. 13 Marseilles, London, Rotterdam Glasgow. NINGCHOW Sept, 21 London, Rotterdam an I
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      707 16 li3=gil HAMBURG-AMERIKA UNI E fl I INCLUDING JglgJ HUGO STJNNES LINIEN PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICES. OUTWARDS. Due Singapore, t s.s. “Carl Legien F >r—Hongkong, Shanghai and Japan, 28. h August, t m. s. F >r Hongkong, Shanghai and Japan. sth S -pt. 8.8. “Tirpitz” For—Port Swettenham, Mmila, Shanghai Du- Penang,
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