Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 20 December 1928

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  • 20 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE ESTABLISHED 1833. PUBLISHED DAILY. No 294. VOL. LXXXVI. THURSDAY, 20th DECEMBER, 1928 PRICE 10 CENTS.
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 216 1 T. NAGATA BROTHERS DENTISTS. MMfa: «utbilßfcwmn (rank (Sa ■> U* tfeai, y z jdflfiSA 7 1 MINIMAX 1 I (Chemical Hand Fire Extinguisher.) C TTI% 1 Iklbßw .1 11© Jl Do not’Run Risks fll W Run Continentals” j Sign mA i tRHB/ 1 rhe MQBt Rdiab,e T y res f
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    • 17 1 H. TOKISATSU STUDIO, with up-to-date Photo* graphy by electric light. ’Phone 772, 68, 70, Bishop Street, PENANG.
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  • 535 2 New Year Meeting 1929. First Day, Saturday. January 12th Second Day, Tuesday, January 15th Third Day, Thursday January 17th Fourth Day, Saturday, January 19th f ifth Day, Tuesday, January 22nd CONDITIONS. Entrance Fees. Horses $3O/- per Race. Penang 1929 Griffins Free. Penang Cup $4O/There will be two
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 1002 2 POSITIONS VACANT. TENDERS INVITED. 1 Wanted immediately a thoroughly JOHORE GOVERNMENT, competent Clerk for Estate Office and FbCtory. Applicants ehonld give fall Tenders will be received at the office of particulars of experience and qualifica- t he State Secretary, Johore Bahru, up to lions. Apply to the Manager, Prnanti noon
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    • 390 2 Tekka Limited. A. Mohamed Rawther (Incorporated in England.) Landing and Transhipping Agent. Advice has been received of the declaration of a dividend of 4|l. per share Shipments promptly clearec (less Income Tax at 4/-a. in the payable and despatc ied m England on the 3rd December, 1928, to shareholders registered
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    • 293 2 Cow Gat e "id and tone iHSH and weig Z Prepared from rich Englih Milk; made L A and packed in tbe I West Country and sent d rec t 1° PENANG. CowiPate HR MHkfcod Igp’ I STOCKSJU ST ARRIVED. Through the Difficult Months. Doctors advise breast feeding because its
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  • 1327 3 Wisdom In Tabloid Form. English Aphorisms. AJ Peep Into A Very Private Notebook. Mr. Pearsall Smith has given na in his “Treasury of English Aphorisms” a feast of good things, which I hope many will enjoy. It is true that a long series of “Laconics,” as they have been called
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 311 3 /X_ 7 *4 '^•l j I Power that I Drives any load nstantly responsive power, every ounce I^MSg" l ’fijs/f Jof it working, flies from the propeller fI&M jfjjj of the new Johnson. Larger pistons and bore and a lengthened stroke deliver such HeTt' Jt 1 a surge of power
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    • 18 3 TRnxNf KB BRAND P SALMON&SHRIMP fl fg M PASTE the supreme Sandwich-maker jg tk-i Maconoc’jie Bros., Ltd., London
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    • 304 3 ft /ft W 1 V s I ffi I C > W/ z > 7 c/7 A r* nr Mt Wwf i z- t t e I Articular Rheumatism 3 is disease murh darg?rr>’.fe a quick and safe cure. Atophan tr\n thought of by many ill persons eh,nma.es quickly ard
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  • Article, Illustration
    1876 4 BY THE WANDERER London, November 15. This elegant little evening frock is in flowered chiffon, and you can see for yourselves how graiceful it is with its pointed skirt and flowing scarf. It relies Jcr trimming upon the buckle on the fehoulder and hip. You have probably read
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 525 4 wi I» I X WiA v w wffll w» v-- ,f Here s your s -iMkSm&s, guarantee of Purity Quality in every Craven "/i" cigarette Analytical report from Institute of Hygiene's London Laboratory, on Craven "A” Cigarettes: Analytical data obtained in oui laboratories in respect of these cigarettes show that
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  • 923 5 "JMABI .LLW]YD|,” (THE KISSING BUSH AND THE APPLE GIFT. By Herbert M. Vaughan. TIMES change, and our popular festivals also change their* character with them, so that the Welsh Christmas has lost some of the old familiar features it had in my youth. Yet the Plygain,
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  • 500 5 Big Programme. CLOSELY GUARDED SHIPYARD SECRETS. A great programme of liner building is being carried out by the British steamship companies. The amount expended in this wave of passenger ship building runs into millions of pounds, and more than a dozen companies are concerned. Many
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  • 208 5 “Among the benefits that the afterwar years have brought I place the emancipation of woman from the thraldom of superfluous and inconvenient cliothing,” said Mr. W. H. Ansell, in the course of an address to the Architectural Association at Bedford-square recently. “The modern girl,” he proceeded, “in
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  • 1016 5 MEMORIES OF SAILING SHIP DAYS. By A. H. Bone. THREE of us lay among the fore and aft sails in the upper sail locker, where we had orders to stay throughout the night. The ordor came from the mate, but w r e knew we had the
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  • 500 5 Mead’s Maiden Over. DIFFERENCE BETWEEN ENGLISH AND AUSTRALIAN CROWDS. The newcomers to the M.C.C. team now touring the Antipodes have not had long to wait for their first experience of “barracking,” for which the Australian crowds are famous. After the tourists had so summarily dismissed Victoria in
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 691 5 BANKS. Chartered bank of India, I AUSTRALIA ANO CHINA. I incorporated in England by Royal Charter 1853.) i Ul >-Capital £3,600 80* Fund €4.000.0 M Liability of Proprietors £3.000,Ml Head Office: bisHOPSGATE, LONDON, E. C. Agencies and Branches: r Star, Amritsar, Bangkok, Batavia A Calcutta, Canton, Cawnpore, Cebu i ?°Lho.
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    • 38 5 Penang War Memorial Fund. The public is again reminded that a Subscription List in connection with the above Fund has been opened. Donations should be addressed to the Secretary, the Municipality, and cheques made payable to War Memorial.**
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    • 269 5 PHYLLOSAN Supreme in Restoring and Maintaining Health. ASK YOUR CHEMIST. HJ3' .11 -a uo patjuims si f 9tumi y Sueuaj puc aiodßSuig •co Tinwossv nawvissvA *S H P up *S 'S ««’V SQjois isaq Aq pjog •suJfrsap jnjpnnaq atp jiff's jou aSrnnep jjim ajeiuip jou amp *waip Suisoj jo AjTjiqissod
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  • 1179 6 Australian Collapse. Five Wickets Fall For 58 Runs. All Out 397. AnoMer Australian collapse in the second Test match at Sydney this morning paved the way for an easy M.C.C. victory by 8 wickets. The game ended soon after the luncheon interval. Having won the
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  • 423 6 SOLD FOR 424,000. PURCHASED BY MANAGING DIRECTOR. FAIR OFFER. AN extraordinary general meeting of shareholders of The Dispensary (Penang) Limited, was held yesterday at the registered office of the Company. No 3, Weld Quay, Penang. Mr. S. Wood-Hill (Director) presided and others present were Mr. E.
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  • 389 6 Reuter. Depends On Research Not Restriction. Ormsby-Gore’s Report. DEVELOPMENT OF FACTORY PRODUCTION. London, December 19. A report by Mr. OrmsbyGore, on his visit to Malaya, Ceylon and Java has just been issued in the Blue Book. The report is 166 pages long. The most interesting part
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  • 45 6 —Reuter. AFRICAN AIR ROUTES. London, December 19. The Imperial Airways Limited announce a merger between themselves and the Cobham-Blackburn Air Lines Limited arranged for the operation of air service? in Africa particularly the establishment of a route from Egypt to Capetown.— Reuter.
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  • 35 6 —Reuter. HOLDER DEFEATED. London, December 19. The Prince of Wales watched the Amateur Squash Rackets Championship at the Bath Club when W. Macpherson wrested the title from the holder, Captain Cazalet.— Reuter.
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  • 43 6 Watchers on the Sussex coast beginning a new search for the remaining bodies of the Rye Harbour lifeboat victims. The mast of the submerged steamer, Hlice, to whose aid the lifeboat went, is seen not far from shore.
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  • 56 6 .—Reuter. NO WAR PREPARATIONS. Paris, December 19. M. Briand was busy yesterday receiving the South American representatives to whom he advocated a peaceful settlement of the Bolivo-Para-guayan conflict.— Vale. Buenos Airep, December 19. A message from Asuncion states that the Paraguayan Government has orLrel th© demobilisation and
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  • 29 6 VILLA DEFEATS MANCHESTER CITY. London, December 19. Aston Villa gained a decisive victory over Manchester City at home by five goals to one in a League fixture.—
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  • 191 6 —Reuter. Commissioner’s Report. “INCOMPETENCE OF CAPTAIN AND CREW” ANTIQUATED LIFEBELTS. New York, December 20. The United States Commissioner O’Neill has reported to Congress on Mr. Tuttle’s investigation into the sinking of the Vestris. He recommends sweeping reforms in maritime regulations and attributes the heavy loss of life,
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  • 156 6 —Rugby Radio Service. NEARLY £860,000.000 SPENT ALREADY. London, December 19. Major Tryon, Minister of Pensions, in a memorandum, states that £860,000,000 will have been expended on pensions by March next. Unemployment among disabled exservice men, excluding those totally incapacitated, is lees than five per cent, of the
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  • 1867 7 Two Meetings. Hackney Carriages And Dog By-Laws. Committee Decisions. MINUTEiS of au ordinary meeting of the Municipal Cuttumibsioneas of George Town, Penang, held on Tuesday the 27th November 1928. Present:—tMr. J. IL Pedlow, (Deputy President), Dr. J. E. Smith, Air. AL H. M. Noordm, Mr. Khoo
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 92 7 EASY n/wcv |MA<EDY| 'fosfop that COUGH And sure to give relief and comfort For over half a century children and adults, the world over, have been taking CHAMBERLAIN'S < COUGH REMEDY It’s pleasant to the taste; contains no narcotics or harmful drugs. It relieves coughs, colds and croup Prevents the
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    • 123 7 Do You Realise That There Are 1 Only Three More I Shopping I 9 Days j A I Before CHRISTMAS? Visit I For I I Crackers Al IN PACKETS 0F 12 Am H Q rUP/lQ Prices 50 cents and 75 cents IxlllUk) \Jfll Um In Boxes: Prices from 95 cents
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  • 56 8 Tan.—At premises No. 13, Green Hall, Penang, on Wednesday. December 19, 1928, to Madam Koh Suat Hoon, wife of Mr. Tan Ba Cheng of Rangoon, a daughter (granddaughter of Madam Saw MahjHoe of Rangoon and Mr. and Mrs. Koh Leok Hup of Penan*). Both well. S. S., F. M.
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  • 604 8 The Chinese are an old, old, race. It is the boast of their philosophers that they were far advanced in social development before Terah, deserting Ur of the Chaldees, took the road that led his son Abram to Canaan. They remmd us that when our ancestors were naked savages
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  • 93 8 RECEIVED BY RESIDENT COUNCILLOR, Sir Hayes Marriott, the Acting Governor, returned from Pnlan Langkawi with Lady Marriot by Sea Belle II this morning, and were received by the Hon. Mr. Meadows Frost, Resident Councillor, Mr. Meadows Frost, Mr. J. S. W. Arthur, Mr. F. T.
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  • 57 8 STATIONERY DEPOT GUTTED. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, December2o. The Selangor Fire Brigade was called out at 3 o’clock this morning to a fire in Pudu-street. The fire was controlled after 15 minutes, but the Chinese Stationery Depot was gutted. The neighbouring shops were saved.
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  • 98 8 PENANG PRELIMINARY ENQUIRY. Tbe preliminary enquiry into the death of a Javanese woman who was found dead in front of “Mayfield,” Micalister-road, on November 3, was held by Mr. N. D Mudie, at the Penang District Court to day. Mr. J. S. W. Arthur, D. P.
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  • 1490 8 Riches 3rom ‘tshe Southern Seas. Lady Grey Of Falloden. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, November 22. It would not be altogether fanciful to imagine the humbler creatures of this world mourning for Lady Grey, whose death has caused more than conventional regret even to those who knew
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 108 8 SANDEMAN’S RECOMMEND: BROWN BANG (Finest Old Brown Sherry). Obtainable All Stores. HIMW SOLE AGENTS: Huttenbach, Lazarus Sons, Ltd., S. S. F. M. S. I j I Ir'L I I I <9* M :i V» s v <9 ST «::::::::::::n::::nns«::::::J PATRONIZED BY ROYALTY (ESTABLISHED 1872) What Shall I Give Her For
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    • 119 8 E. O. CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR FESTIVITIES. X’MAS EVE —Monday, 24th December, X’mas Dinner and Dance $5-00 X’mas Crackers. X’MAS NlGHT—Tuesday. 25th December, Orchestral Concert, 9.30 p.m. BOXING DAY— Wednesday, 26th December. Carnival Dinner and Dancing till 1.45 am. $5-00. Latest Novelties from Paris and London. NEW YEAR EVE-Monday 31st
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  • Page 8 Miscellaneous

  • Rebels Seize Two Forts Near Kabul.
    • 413 9 Official Statement. British Aeroplane Reported Shot Down. Occupants Safe. In the House of Commons Sir Austen Chamberlain said he had no information as regards the developments in Afghanistan since he learned that brigand tribesmen had captured two forts west of Kabul on December 15. 'The British Legation
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    • 333 9 •—Reuter. REASON FOR THE RISING. New Delhi, December 19. The rebels, it is reported, have seized two forts overlooking Kabul, with large quantities of arms and ammunition and are awaiting reinforcements to press the attack. A Royal Air Force ’plane, engaged in an attempt to establish communication
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  • 102 9 -Reuter. WORTHLESS WHEAT. Liverpool, December 19. cargo from the s.a. Celtic which °n the rocks in Queenstown Har- ,r '3 arriving at Liverpool. The work f paging was most difficult on account ’he rough weather which not merely the salvage of the ship itself Practicable
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  • 55 9 —Reuter. REPRESENTATIVE ARRESTED. Jharas, Bengal, December 19. The Bengal Government recently ordered Mr. John W. Johnston, the representative of the League of Antiimperialism at the All-India Trade Union Congress t > leave India immediately. Mr. Johnston neverthle-ts addressed a meeting of the Congress last night. He was
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  • 462 9 ing will be widely welcomed.— TransOcean Service, via Pan-Asia. STATEMENT IN PARLIAMENT. NO NEW DECISION ON REPARATIONS, EVACUATION PROBLEMS Questioned in the House of Commons about his conversations at Lugano regarding the evacuation of the Rhineland Sir Austen Chamberlain said these had afforded an opportunity for
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  • 58 9 —Reuter. ESTIMATE PASSED WITHOUT DISCUSSION. London, December 20. The House of Commons, without discussion, agreed to the supplementary estimate of £295,000, including £155,000 as a grant in aid of the Lord Mayor’s Fund for the assistance of the distressed mining areas in England and Wales, and £20,695
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  • 223 9 ’■—Reuter. Passes A Quiet Day. DANGEROUS PHASES OF ILLNESS SURMOUNTED. SATISFACTORY BULLETINS. Last night's bulletin stated that the King had passed a quiet day, both general and local conditions continuing to make slow progress. Ihe Lancet says that the dangerous phases of His Majesty's illness
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  • 67 9 —Reuter. PROTECTION OF SHIPPING. London, December 19. In the House of Commons Sir Robert Thomas referring to the continuance of piracy in the China seas asked what measures»had been adopted to protect shipping there. The Rt. Hon. W. C. Bridgeman replied that the whole question, which
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  • 78 9 —Reuter. U. S. TREASURY AGENTS. New York, December 19. The U. S. Treasury Agents have seized on a pier on the Hudson River a ton of narcotics valued at £1,000,000. This is the largest haul ever made. The narcotics were in five large cases and arrived
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  • 49 9 .—Reuter. RET JHSTAG RATIFIES FOUR AGREEMENTS. Berlin, December 19. The Reichstag has ratified the trade and shipping agreement with the Union of South Africa, the trade agreement with China, the Panama Arbitration Treaty with the United States and the International Convention for the Abolition of Slavery.— Reuter.
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • 1 9 Horange
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    • 26 9 II Tfiu I DREAMLAND AT i|l F RAN KELS TOYS U FOR YOUNG AND OLD Reduced Prices LARGE ASSORTMENT I FRANKEL BROS, BISHOP STREET, PENANG. K
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    • 72 9 Get the Kiddies Toys AVe have a wonderful selection. OF Toys of Every Discription Plush Toys, Dolls, Tea Sets, Kitchen Sets, Dolls Outfits, Furniture Sets, Musical Toys, Jazz Sets, Trains, Soldiers, Train Sets, Boats, Mechanical Toys, Games, Floor Toys and Carnival Novelties. Inspection Cordially Invited. JOHN LITTLE CO., LTD., (Incorporated
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    • 82 9 is! W wll H Mif To-Night Till Sunday, 23rd. A MIGHTY iWh PARAMOUNT PICTURE EMIL JANNINGS The World’s Greatest Actor in THE WAY i 9 OF ALL J 9 GREAT 5 171 17 QIJ GREAT REELS, j I jILiOn. j reels. It is one of the most dynamic pictures of
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  • 1032 10 -OOHE FISHING INDUSTRY of the C} world has made phenomenal progress daring the last 20 year?, and most countries are now paying particular attention to the harvest of the sea from their own waters but it is only in recent years that attention has been given to
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  • 555 10 RETIRING CHIEF JUSTICE. Warm Tributes From Selangor Bar. Caught unawares at the end of his official duties, the Chief Justice (Sir Henry Gompertz) who, with Lady Gom pertz, is taking his final leave of Malaya on Dec. 27, was made to receive the warm tributes of members
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  • 415 10 His Excellency the Officer Administering the Government and Lady Marriott took up residence at “Bel Retiro,” Penang Hill, this morning and will remain there until December 26. The calling book will be kept at the house. Mr. J. M. Meade, acting Inspector of Schools, Perak, is at
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  • 169 10 The greatest genius on the screen to-day, is the title awarded by all critics in Europe and America, to Emil Jannings, and to be accorded such an honour, means ability above the ordinary. Living the part is the secret of this great
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  • 119 10 BUILDING FUND. Previously acknowledged $5,212-64 Mr. C. Amirtbanayagam 55.00 Mr. G. Santhosham 35.00 Mr. P. E- Danam 34.00 Mr. V. Daniel Pillai 29.00 Mr. A. Joseph 15.00 Mr. V. M. Arunachalam 15.00 Dr. S. Sinnadurai 10.00 Mr. S. Packiam 10.00 Mrs. Peter David 10.00 Mr.
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  • 124 10 To-day’s Departures. Rengam for Asaban and Batu Bahra. Glenbeg for Colombo, Suez, Port Said, Oran. London, Rotterdam and Hamburg. Tungsong for P. Langkawi and (Kantang) Trang. Kumsang for Singapore, China and Japan. Kinta for Port Swettenham and Singapore. Matang for Bhuket, (Tongkah), Renong and P. Panji* The following
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  • 535 10 CLOSE DAILY except (Sunday). BY TRAIN. Federated and Non-Federated Malay States Malacca. Johore and Singapore. Registration and Parcel Post, exceri where otherwise stated, close half-an hour earlier than the Ordinary mail. Resumption Op Night Mail Servkjw The following additional mails w ’l be clcsed daily (Sunday excepted) at
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  • 89 10 The health statement for the Municipality of George Town for the week ending December 15, 1928, shows a total of 84 deaths—39 males and 45 females the death rate being 31.07 per mille compared with 22.19 in the preceding week and with 27.46 in the corresponding week of
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  • Page 10 Advertisements
    • 910 10 New Advertisements. notices. TENDERS INVITED. Tin Dredging Ltd. Federated Malay States Railways. Cabled advice has been receiver! J London of the Declaration of a D j m jji x. of 5 per cent, less Income Tar </ Tenders a™ invited for the .apply of the £> and b|a L Oxygen
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  • 2037 11 Issue Of More Shares. Climb Towards Perfection: Where Raffles Slept! IO"/,, Dividend. Thj eignth annual-meeting of the Rnnnmede Hotel Limited was held at the Registered Office of the Companv, 3 Weld Qaay, this morning. Mr. J.D. Kemp presided and those present were Mr. A.R. Thornton and
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  • 123 11 London, December 19. Prince George, who will celebrate his twenty-sixth birthday at sea to-morrow, will arrive at Southampton on Friday. He will stay at Buckingham Palace. Reuter. Prague, December 19. Negotiations for a Russo-Czecho-slovak Trade Treaty will be opened in the new year. By this Treaty Czecho-slovakia
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  • 62 11 (Rugby Radio skbvice London, December 19. Paris, 124.05 New York. 4.85 f« Brussels, 34.88 Geneva, 25.18 Amsterdam, 12.08 Milan, 92.65 Berlin, 20.36 Stockholm, 18.12 Copenhagen, 18.18; Oslo, 1819; Vienna. 34.45; Prague, 1631; Helsingfors, 1921; Madrid, 29.784 Lisbon, 1104 Athens, 375; Bucharest, 809 a R’o, sgt Buenos Aires, 4744
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  • 174 11 Cambridge Defeated. MERTHYR TOWN FINANCIALLY EMBARASSED. ICE SKATING. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Singapore, December 20. The Special Sports Correspondent of the Singapore Free Press cables from London The largest in-door ice skating rink in the world has been opei.ed to the public at Richmond. The floor
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  • 136 11 COLOURS v WHITES. The following have been selected t° play on Saturday, December 22, 1928, at 5 p.m. prompt on the Esplanade Ground. Colours G, J. Gilmour ;H. E. Goodman, J. L. M. Boyd, Green, J. B. Pickering and G. Bennett; L. C. Mountain and C. G.
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  • 21 11 The Monthly Medal will be phyed for on Saturday and Sunday next, 220 d and 23rd i nstant.
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  • 71 11 SERVICES* DEFKAT CRICKET CLUB. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Singapore, December 20. The Services defeated the S. C. C. at hockey on the Padang yesterday by three goals to nil after a fast and interesting game in which bo f h sets of forwards were good. The Club defence
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  • 129 11 COMMITTEE COLLECTING INFORMATION. At a meeting held last night it was decided that The Town be divided into three divisions for purposes of collecting information in relation to the past, pre sent, and prospective conditions of the Malays living there, by the Sub-Com-mitee who will report
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  • 67 11 Mr. S. Wood-Hill gratefully acknowledges the following subscriptions Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Miles 50 A. B. G. 2 Mr. W. G. Folev 5 Mr. n. M. Preshaw 20 Mr. Justin S. Dawbarn 10 Mr. A.Risoe 5 Hon. Palgrave S mpson 25 Mr. J. Curran Sharp
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  • 99 11 Rugby Radio Service. LABOUR SUPPORT. London, December 19. The National Executive of the Labour Party to-day met the executive council of the Confederation of Employers in the iron and steel trades to discuss the conditions of those industries The Confederation Committee indicated that it contemplated
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  • 78 11 Trans-Ocean Service, via Pan Asia. BIG CHANGES. Rome, D< camber 19. Big changes have taken place in the Italian Colonial administration. The Colonial Minister, Signor Federozoni; the Governor of Tripoli, Signor Deboni and he Governor of Cyrenaica, Signor Terruzzi, have resigned. Signor Mussolini has announced the unification
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  • 85 11 Trans Ocean Service, via Pan Asia, SUSPENSION OF PROMINENT TEACHER. Berlin, December 19. Herr Franke, one of I the most prominent teachers in Germany in the minority schools of Upper-Silesia and chairman of the German Teachers’, Union, has been suspended by the Kattowitz authorities without apparent justification.
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  • 78 11 SON OF PENANG MAN SENTENCED. (From Oar Own Correspondent.) Singapore, December 20. Before the District Judge yesterday S. Cathiravalo, the son of a well-known Penang gentleman who died in 1924, was charged with perjury. He pleaded guilty. Mr. Stevens, for the defence pleaded for leniency and the
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  • 59 11 ATTACK BY CHINESE GUNMEN. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Singapore, December 20. A daylight murder occurred in Queenstreet, yesterday. Two Chinese gunmen attacked a Chinese fish seller and shot him through the heart. One assailant was caught after an exciting chase, during which Detective Inspector Dixon was
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  • 63 11 The homeward mail by the 8.8. Ellenga closes at 6 p.m. to-morrow. The homeward mail by the 8.8. Kashmir closes at 8 a.m. on Sunday, the 23rd instant. Tne 8.1. Rajula with mails despatched in London on November 29 is expected to arrive here at 6 a.m. to-morrow.
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  • 38 11 Rubber Prices, We beg to report that the Singapore prices for Standard Ribbed Smoked Sheet for to-day are aa follows— Spot 29|c per lb. Dec. 294 c Jan/March 29|e April/June 30Jc Remarks :—Market Qniet.
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  • 53 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 $3B to 38} F.A.Q. do 37 374 Low F.A.Q. Off do 36 36| Plain Unsmoked Sheet 27 29 Lump Scrap 18 21 Loose
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  • 42 11 London Standard Loose. S. R. Sheet 29 cts per pound per pl. $3B 66 No. 1 Crepe 291 c ts per pound per pl.=s39 66 Quiet. London 8 9/161 New York 171 cts. (gold) {By Courtesy of Messrs. Allen Dennys.}
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  • 96 11 Messrs. Eastern Smelting Co., Ltd.— London. December 18, spot £225 three months’ buying £223.17.6 three months’ selling £224. London December 19, Spot £224-10a three months’buying £223.10j three months’ selling £223.155. Messrs. Boustead Co.. Ltd—19th Dec. quotation for Singapore refined tin $112,624 per picul» business done 250 tons. Penang
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  • 72 11 The output of Pahang Consolidated Co. Ltd., for the month of Novmber was 3,421.15 pels. The output of Ipoh Tin Dredging Ltd., for the month of November was 785.00 pels. RATRUT B4SIN TIN DREDGING Co., N.I. The following telegram has been rf chived- from the Mine at S:chon:—
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  • 24 11 The following are additional rubber outputs for November:— lbs. Bedford 21,453 Glenealy 49,284 Hill Rise 25,500 Reyland 15,400 Ratanui 42,563 Trolak 31,500
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  • Page 11 Advertisements
    • 225 11 Ifc WHEN YOU CANNOT EAT. The Reason and The Remedy. Loss of appetite is Nature’s warning that something in the complicated machinery of the system has gone wrong. And that something almost invariably is the blood- Good blood helps the digestive organs in their work by supplying them with the
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  • Page 11 Miscellaneous
    • 35 11 '""""T\ i Ik* v W //4 -V hr 7 /If/’ V>l dy b How is your brother after his operation Complications have set in.” Serious Very. He baa become engaged to his nurse.”— Kasper, Stockholm.
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  • 179 12 The following were the latest quotations in MESSRS. KENNEDY Co’s share list at It a.m. to-day;— Yesterday. To-day. E B 8 E Shark?. jj cq PQ (8 to. $O. tO. tc. Mining. Bangrin Tin M 40/6 41/6 40/6 41/3 z Idris Hyd. 17/3 17/9 17/- 17/9 Johan
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  • 60 12 The following are the latest quotations in THE MALAYA COMPANY LIMITED’S Share list Mining Shares. Buyers. Sellers. Batu Caves 1.55 1.60 Bangrin 40/- 41/Kuchais Ord. 1.55 1.60 Nai Hoot .21 .22} North Taiping .64 .66 Petaling 4.92} 4.97} Pungah Tin 9/6 10/- p. Rahman 1.87} 1.92} Talam
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  • 78 12 The following are our latest quotation* for to-day Buyers. Sellers. Tins. Batu Caves 1.57} 1.60 Hitams .67} .70 Hong Fatts .40 .42} Jelapangs 25/6 26/Kents 5/7} 5/10} Kuchais (Ord) 1.57} 1.60 Kuyohs .30 .32} Laruts 16/- 16/6 c. M. Consols. .67} .70 Norths .65 .67} Penawats .90
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  • 87 12 The following are our latest quotations for to-day:— Buyers. Sellers. Tin B. Padangs .47 .49 Hong Fatts .40 .42 Kuyohs .30 .32 Kuchais 1.57 1.60 Kinta Dredges 1.52 1.55 Katus 27/3 27/9 Laruts 15/6 16/- c. M. Consols. .68 .70 Mambaus 1.10 1.15 Penawats .90 .92 Pungahs
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  • 126 12 Penang, December 20, 1928. •■■SBHBaBMMHBI (By Courtesy of The Chartered Bank) London Demand Bank 2/3 27/32 4 months’ sight Bank 2/4 3 Credit 2/4 13’32 3 Documentary 2/4 15/32 Calcutta Demand Bank ***** 3 days* sight Private 156 D Bombay Demand Bank 1531 2 Madras Demand Bank 1531 k
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  • 1178 12 KENNEDY Co’s SHARE LIST. names. 5 2 c 1 il _________1 M ao H S RUBBER [Dollar.) 9 c 9 o 9 a Allenbv Robber Oo 1 K 1 90 A or G&jah RuH»* B8tate 1 10 1 25 Amalgamated Malay Estate* 2 60 2 80 Aver Hitam Planting Syndic
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  • 226 12 Penang, December 20, 1928. I Benares Opium p. cheat 15,0 )0.00 nom I Cloves 93.00 nom. Gold leaf 5 73.00 seller I Mace Pickings 145.00 nom I Nutmegs 80s 80.00 nom I 110s 70.00 nom. I Coconuts per 1,000 50.00 nom I Copra Sundried ***** buyers I Rattans
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  • 581 15 CHOWRASTA MARKET. Penang, December 20, 1928. Mutton— S ct Mutton Indian M per lb 55 Head heep or goat M each 90 Liver with heart 4 lung do 1.30 Tripe M do 1.00 Goat or Sheep M per lb 55 Sweet Bread pair 30 Suet m 40 Kidney
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