Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 20 December 1929

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  • 20 1 Pinang Gazette CHRISTMAS NUMBER 1929 ESTABLISHED 1833. PUBLISHED DAILY No. 293 VOL. LXXXVII FRIDAY, 20th DECLuBER, 1929 PRICE 10 CENTS.
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    • 414 1 x Ejmw !B|®| PYJAMAS W?Sfc£e- L-■ X l "'sA M -n Z Light cotton, with block stripesin Blue, /I 'C* S j\ 'i jrffLd Mauve or Pink. Fast colours, Ali sizes. 3’-V '«K (mC »6-95 per l xasf* 1 J3fc> (fife*® I d ILjk> zSE I,® woes’ <ssr w>«a? sW,.
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    • 284 2 i PRITCHARD CO., Ltd. j For your supplies of freshO’Turkeys, Geese, Pheasants, Partridge, R Capons and OTHER XMAS FARE. e E i Sj"l C S r\ G* g I m g r fca< m >’ GjßifegjM H 8 d WR?? -saMk f A s IreSsß 5 M g H Ks
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  • 443 3 KING AND QUEEN DO NOT GO SHOPPING. NOWADAYS you or I may rub shoul<lp"<. with Royalty when buying Christmas presents and perhaps be none the wiser, for the younger members of our Royal house go shopping just like any one else. It was different at the beginning
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  • 385 3 London alone consumes something like 150 tons of nuts at Christmas-time. The bolly-tree is regarded as the fairies’ own tree in many parts of Ireland. It takes ten years to grow' a Christmastree of five feet to ten feet in height. The first wireless message was stmt across the
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    • 434 3 E .W. fiLii.'. ADDS RELISH TO THE SIMPLEST FARE |jgj fIHT S m F Z ®ET IA J Don t take risk» The Y__ antiseptic vapours liberated by Evans wF' l W> Pastilles quickly kill the germs that lurk in the /T i v >— z f obscure byeways of
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  • 1147 4  -  By HUBERT HARWOOD NOWHERE in the British Empire is Christmas observed with a more whole-hearted zest and enjoyment than at Sandringham, where the King and Queen love to spend their Yuletide; and nowhere have Christmas festivities a more splendid setting. Certainly no country-house in England
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    • 289 4 for the increasing g world-wide popularity I of Haig Whisky is I INSIDE THE BOTTLE I I I TTic I f Strength in Reserve To-day your children are healthy and happy, L igWm .skipping in the open air. To-morrow the weather may change or they may come in .contact with
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    • 86 4 The Baby s Best Aid to Perfect Digestion f ood health and a well-developed y and brain depend upon good ion during childhood. Thev are reward in families where VVoodGripe Water" is used regularly. I dose of this pleasant remedy I ach meal quickly checks acidity WU rmentation and gives
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    • 180 4 exclusive' READYMADE goods! FOR I (SILK) CHRISTMAS I GIFTS as. EVENG COATS o I—l A \A/i Q First Csass Embroidered Printed OiIZAWLO Pagoda Scenery Rose Flower High Class Rich Embroidered |Z I KA /NK IZYQ Printed in Beautiful Designs I\ llm L/IN DV I A AA AC Printed Dragon Embroidered
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  • 765 5  -  By Carl Brisson. WHAT is my opinion of the value of good looks is a question which has been put to me for the purpose of an article for this Christmas nurtber It is rather a difficult question to answer, for good looks have both their
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  • 655 5 His Christmas Festivities. TH E last notes of the Reveille” die out on the keen morning air, but for once the bustle of orderly sergeants with the strident bawlings to show a leg” is missing, Only orderly corporals whose duty is take over the Rouse
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  • 726 5 FACTS NOT GENERALLY KNOWN. December 25 was New Year’s Day in Anglo- axon times. C The original mince-pie was made of mutton and baked in the shape of a manger. Christmastide extends from Christmas Eve, December 24, to the Epiphany, Jami- j ary G. \uletide originally meant Aletide
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  • 328 5 CHRISTMAS VISIONS. MY secret had been well kept, Thanks to the remoteness of my moorland home there were none to notice the swivelled triped with its camera-like proprojector that nestled so snugly in thatdisused farm-shed in the tree-guarded hollow of the cow pasture. Yet, by its means,
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  • 149 5 What fire could ever equal the sunshine of a winter’s day The warmth comes directly from the sun. and is not radiated from the earth, as in summer; and w hen we feel his beams on our backs as we are treading some snowy
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    • 65 5 fit idunNiiui «nnHiUMiiiiiDuniiii:ii:ini!niS3wußii jiurauauiMMOiawißiiuiiiuiiniiHUHiiniifniiiiiiiuuiiiaaaMiuiraMißMi iuimuiui 4BMauwiMßiiMUuiwuuMuainiii;iuifi><tttiffHniHaiHiavs zvaauna I GET YOUR GIFT IN SILK FROM j I Wassiamull Assomall Co- I j All New For Christmas New Year Days I j SILK UNDERWEAR-A GIFT WHICH I Affords Comforts Lasting Joy. a i s z BEST WISHES TO ALL OUR CUSTOMERS FOR
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    • 148 5 ibiiiiim »1»« waaßaimßunauMmmmaranaiiaiiimaMß I 1 M I CLEARANCE SALE g i I For Xmas Gifts. i i i I Now on Display, toys, novelties, glass i and porcelain ware and many other i I I varities at very cheap prices. g i I I I I I OSAKA SHOTEN, I
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  • 1594 6 Imperial Broadcasting Plans. The Changing Navy. Britain’s Super Flying Boat. Oar Own Corresposde it.) London, November 21. THE King was anxious to get back to Sandringham because by day he found himself virtually confined to Buckingham Palace and its grounds. His physicians are quite satisfied with his
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    • 397 6 r «■■SI r® F '->1 <s£?sk A™ Sar*'? j i- INDIGESTION 7 «m xo defied wdh front taking four Kntarhen Sane tl.d I J> e j" fHirto WtM l fhntdd write an a f preen ton f'• ZraTf have differed from tndioettton and %tr,M Hit. After taking regularly far tereral
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    • 277 6 I Phone AJ« 1 Phone I 982 I 1 fX* 983 1 I Penang. Penang. (“THE HOUSE OF QUALITY.” EVERYTHING FOR THE FESTIVE SEASON. POMMERY AND GREXO CHAMPAGNE. !r Vi S Wine Provision johnny walker whisky. L. 4 S fe?/ I Department. hedges and butlers wines. I UJ. t ft
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  • 3227 7 Bankruptcy Ordinance. Important Court of Appeal Judgment Conflict with English Practice. Whether I was a partner or not the judge had no jurisdiction to make me a bankrupt in the way he did. This was case for the appellant, in a nutshell in the
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    • 1065 7 POSITION WANTED. NOTICES. j Experienced European Accountant GUenahaLe Voy 20. [desirens of obtaining p-rm«nent appoint- Coi.signers of cargo per thexbo e v ssel I merit from f»bor»t 16rh January. AV rite Bex f fOtn Europe are hereby not fi-<» that ehet i No. 311 c o Pinang Gaze te. j
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  • 1771 8 Brief Review Of Club 1 mportations. i Crowded Year. Most Successful Horses On The Turf. Cafe Royal. By Tic Tac.’’ WITH the conclusion of the Iskander Polo Club Amateur Meeting at Ipoh on Monday the curtain was rung down on Malayan racing for thia year.
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  • 110 8 The Unsolved Mystery. Madame Zomah, who is making her first appearance in the East at the special request of a number of well-known celebrities, will demonstrate her extraordinary Powers of Divination or Mind Reading. She has been described as the unsolved Mystery and Psychic Phenomenon, for up to the
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  • 532 8 New Year Meeting, 1930. Under S. R. A. Rules Of Racing. Ptrst Ra Oe Ist Day Thursday, 9th January, 1930. (8 Races) 2 *lO 2nd Day Saturday, 11th January, 1930. (9 Races) 2 .K n 3rd Day Tuesday, 14th January, 1930. (9 Races) 2.15 n m 4th
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    • 155 8 lIR s I g I Xms Cards. I I I I SEE I I I Pinang Gazette I Stocks. I i 8 I la, Penang Street, 1 PEH*»G. I Hl Daafoaas whether partial or total cured absolutely. Sueoess guaranteed. For full particulars apply Sri” Works, Beadon Square, Calcutta. 4749. *****—3-3-30
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  • 585 9 Fine Displays. PEEPS INTO 1.0 AL TOY LA ND. FOR THE TABLE. 4 ILK round the Penang > to-day ill at once disa pate any impression that >ing through .•ops are (‘hock-full of upseasonable goods, arranich i manner as to catch I attract the younger
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  • 28 9 Reuter. i PIPING COLD. Peiping, December 19. snow and piercing winds i in twenty-one people being i in the stilts this week./ 1
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  • 284 9 Reuter. LINER SINKS. RESCUE CRAFT TAKE OFF PASSENGERS. NO LIVES LOST. New York. D?cember 19. The Furness liner Fort Victoria (7,784 tons) with 200 vassengf re sank rf’.t-r a collision outside New York Harbour with the Clyde liner .ligonqutn, carrying IHO ngers in af< <
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  • 81 9 .British United Press SIX LO GUES I MEN IN THE WOULD. S ntiago. Chile The worlds loneliest spot Faster Island, populated by only half a dozen white men and a hundred natives, will receive o letters and arcels and p esents in time for Christmas by
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  • 140 9 Reutei. FREEDOM CONFERRED ON MR. MACDONALD AND MR. aNOWDFN. London. December 19. Mr. Ramsay MacDonald and Mr. Philip finowden received the freedom of the City of London at the Guildhall to-day with the traditional ceremony at which most of the members of the Cabinet were present. Mr.
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  • 123 9 .Reufcr. (OSTS AGAINST STATE. Berlin. December 19. The six alleged munition smugglers at Kiel were acquitted with costs against the state. Throughout the trial the press and the public were excluded and were not allowed to hear the reasons for the judgment. The case was one
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  • 330 9 <r. Opening Session. THE KING TO PRESIDE. FRANCES RIGHT London, December 19. TN HE Premier announced in the House of Commons that the King will preside and open the first public plenary meeting! of the Five Power Naval Conference, which will be held on January 21
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  • 271 9 Father Christmas, Santa ciaus, Saint Nicholas these are all one and the same t&gt;erson under different names. The Feast of St. Nicholas falls on i&gt;tli December, though under his alias of Santa Claus he will l»e still more in evidence at Christmas. It was t. Nicholas’s special
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  • 72 9 Peace in Industry." Vu’utcr IMPORTENT STEP BY CONF EREN E. London. December 19. An important step in the peace in m l istry” movement xvas taken at a conference of re]»-‘csentatives of the Trade Union ongress, and the Federation of British Industries, a confederation of employers’ organisations xvho have agree
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  • 597 9 HORSES IN TRAINING. NEW CLASSIFICATION LIST IN FORCE. By TVC-TAC. Elsewhere in this issue will be found a reference to the racing in Malaya during 1929. The rating for 1930 will begin with the Penang January Meeting to be run on January 9. 11. ]4, T
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  • 91 9 Bangkok Ma l aya Telegraphic Communication. STAFFS DUPLICATED. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Bangkok, December 16. In order to maintain communications between Bangkok and British Malaya the authorities have duplicated staffs and wireless plants at Singora. It is not known when the Peninsula land lines will be restored owing to the
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  • 45 9 To-day at the Esplanade at 6 p.m. 1. March Argandab Thompson 2. Overture Le Macon A über 3. Waltz A Wui* Dream Straus 4. Selection’ The &gt; sha Jones 5. Fox T»ot T ie 1! art f the Sunset Nicholls God Save the King.
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  • 813 9 Mr. Cheok Huan Cheong has returned to Singapore from a holiday in China. Mr. and Mrs. Huntley Peck arrived in Penang this morning from Madras by the Mr. and Mrs. G. W. F. Shannon arrived in Pe tang this morning by the 8. e. Rajida from Ind
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  • 471 9 E. O. ORCHESTRAL CONCERT. The following programme will be rendered by the E. 0. Orchestra, ut.der the direction of Mr. Arthur S. Lax, on Sunday. 22nd Decembef 1929, at 930 p.m. 1. March from Norma” Bellini. (The Druids Chorus) Norma’’ though it contains many charming and famous melodies, has long
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  • 136 9 Mr. and Mrs. E. V. Rimasamy Naicker and Mr. Ramanathan, a prominent Indian lawyer and Joint Editor of an Indian Weekly the were accorded a reception when they arrived at the Victoria Jetty from the s.s. Rajula. Mr. Naicker and party were garlanded after which
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  • 480 10 At this period of the year it is customary, when we can turn away from anticipations of the festive season with its good cheer, to look back on the past twelve months and what has been achieved to indulge ii| a mental stock taking as it were. We hop!
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  • 184 10 WF BETTER HALES t Almost every marrried man at some time or another refers to his wife a&gt;s: My better half’’. Theoretically, of course, a man and his wife are one person, but the assumption that the wife is tb|? better half originated in the
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  • 68 10 We grateful y acknowledge the following donations on behalf of the «Penang Convent Christmas Fund G. L. Ham Esq. $lO C. R. Samuel Esq. SlO Hon. Mr P. M. Robinson SlO R. -I Kirke Esq. -&gt; C. J Clackett Esq 810 A. J. L. Donalson Esq.
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  • 101 10 FEDERAL ARBITRATION COURT ORDER. Sydney, December 19, In the Federal Arbitration Court. Judge Beeby ordered work to be resumed on December 20 at mines in the Newcastle area on pre-stoppage wage nites. The award is to operate only until December 31 and without prejudice to parties in
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  • 626 10  -  A. H. L. Penang, Friday. WELL, being the Christinas number to- lay we suppose something of the spirit of yuletide must permeate these notes although is w*-remark-ed yesterday, except for the shops and the oe :asi mil annuals which come our way it is difficult to realise
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  • 63 10 n QUESTIONS IN CO Hong Kont. 1 Replying to unofficial Legislative Council reu. v cognition for the cap ain, of the s.s. Hatching and ate grant to the depenU officer and the guard v Colonial Secretary state i was receiving the Governisconsideration. ;z Regarding anti-piracj
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    • 102 10 x KNOWLEDGE i EXPERIENCE I CARE I I ENSURE ACCURACY i IN 'I DISPENSING I AND r EVERY BRANCH OF j PHARMACY I I t DONT 'I TAKE RISKS B ft by entrusting your preseripn L’tions to inexperienced hands I Let us take care ot your if Iff pharmaceutical needs
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    • 84 10 I CM I &lt; mas Eve- Special Dinner, Crackers. Cinderella &gt;Amce Novelty 1 Decorations new to Penang. $4-00 per cover. Xmas Night. Orchestral Concert persots] Setisonable masic Special Xtnns Dinner. $4-00 cover. Boxing Night. Special Dinner and Balloon Dance. $6-00 per cover. EXTENSION New Year's Eve Hogmanay. Distribution of Carnival
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    • 12 10 A first class cigarette at a moderate price is "Black d- White"!
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  • Page 10 Miscellaneous

  • 639 11 Government Majority Of Eight. a ;o:i Worst Features Of Socialism And Individualism.” :o:Mr. Lloyd George’s Criticism. -:o: the debate on the second reading of the Coal Mines Bill Mr. Lloyd George described the Bill as "incredibly bad" and said he did not believe the
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  • 122 11 miter. PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE OUTLINES POLICY. Rio de Janeiro, December 19. S. Julio Prestes, a candidate for thePresiyof the Republic at the election next March in a speech outlining hi» policy said monetary reform would be completed by making notes convertible into gold. The Bank of Brazil would
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  • 87 11 Renter. 'TY ADMINISTRATION SUED. Chicago. December 19. .11 am ''’c Andrews who was dismissed the superintendentship of public Is of 1 hicago at the height of Mayor &gt;ip in's campaign of Free American from the influence of the English hinz George,’’ won his suit against
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  • 131 11 Reuter. TREMENDOUS UPHEAVAL OFF NEWFOUNDLAND. Halifax (Nova Scotia), December 19. Eight cable repair steamers have not yet succeeded in repairing three under-sea cables. The ships are now here refuelling. The report of grappling operations indicates that there has been a tremendous upheaval and cracking of the
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  • 71 11 enter. REPRESENTATIONS TO SING—SOVIET GOVERNMENT. London, December 19. In the House of Commons Viscount Wolmer asked whether the Government proposed to make further representations to the signatories of the Kellogg Pact regarding the violation of the pact by Russia. Dr. Dalton replied that as he had previously intimated
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  • 279 11 British Common weal th. Rugby Radio Service. GOAL OF POLICY. SEPARATE REPRESENTATION AT CONFERENCES NEW ERA. The Secretary for India, Captain Wedgewood Benn, during the House of Commons debate last night stated that the goal of British Policy was the achievement by India of Dominion Status.
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  • 224 11 Reuter. WAR CANO S TO CARRY OFF LOOT. London, December. 19. Further details of the Nigerian riots received in London give the death roll at Opobo as twenty. The troops of the West American Frontier Force arrived in town just in time to prevent the mob looting I
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  • 52 11 Reuter. GRAND COUNCIL APPROV S CONSTITUTE )N Rome, December 19. The Fascist Grand Council has approved of the constitution of the Fascist Party and has passed a resolution inviting all who are unable wholly and unreservedly to conform to the strict discipline of the party to resign within
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  • 645 11 Rugby Rail io Service. Identification Established. MA HINE l RASHED INTO MOUNTAINS. VIOLENT STORM. An examination of the papers in the pockets the dead pilots confirmed, that the 'plane wrecked on the mountain near the village of Saint e Marie, north of Zaghouan, is the Royal
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    • 27 11 Christmas Convent Fund. $l,OOO Is Needed. Will you he’p to bring Santa Claus to the Children J first class cigarette at a moderate price is' Black &lt;£ White"!
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    • 129 11 B M H n a 8 aHEF '*7"" 8 s ÜBr Wm S 5W 8 6&gt; W s vTh 7 s Li 1 ©ON’T BELAY I 8 3 8 Says Santa Claus—g o 8 order your supplies of 8 TURKEYS, 8 DUCKLINGS. 8 GAME, n 8 CHICKENS, g- RABBITS, 8
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  • 1351 12 PORT OF PENANG» Schedule of Principal Lines. THE following is a list of vessels arriving and sailing from Penang during the week: Tn Pxwt To-day. tj. s. Swaerdecroon from I.angsa, Acheen and West coast porta and Padang Doe at daylight sailing to-day at 3 p.m. for
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  • 27 12 LONDON STANDARD (LOOSE.) S.R. Sheet 26 et». per ptntnd per p1=134/66 Quiet. London 7|d New York 16 cts. gold. {By Courtesy of Messrs. Allen Dennys.)
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  • 94 12 teja Malaya dredge opening our. THE following are outputs for the first half of December: Teja Malaya Tin Dredging Co. Ltd, No. 1 Dredge Piculs 102 The Dredge is new opening out after having been stopped during November owing to entangling of bucket line. R&lt;=»nrng Dredging Ltd. No.
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  • 206 12 TO-DAY’S PRICES. The following were the latest quotations in MESSRS. KENNEDY Co’s share list at 11 a.m. to-day Yesterday to-day on s Sharks. £i s i 8 a. to. t c. to. Mining. Ayer Hitam Tin. 13/3 12H 13/Batu Caves 107 i L’2i 1.06 110 Gopeng
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  • 57 12 Latest London, New York and Local Prices. T/Af: LONDON. Spot £ll3-2-5. Up 7/6 3 Months’ £186*74. Up 7/1 SINGAPORE. $94.00 per picirf. Down 50cts 200 tons done. RUBBER: London .7 70d Down 116 d Mew York 15 5 Bc. (Gold) Down 11d Local 26f4 cts. Down 1/4ct
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  • 60 12 Buyers. Sellers. Tin. A. Hitams 12/6 13/3 Haad Yaie 6/7} 6/10} Hongkongs 17/6 18/3 Johans .32} .35 Kintae 1.40 1.12} Klang Rivers 2.32} 2 37} Kuchais (Ord) 1 30 1.32} Laruts 10/6 11/3 Muang (Prefs) 18/9 19/6 Norths .77} .80 Pan gn gas 6/7} 6/10} Penawats .80
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  • 38 12 Shares. Buyers. Sellers. Johans .32} .35 Kintas 1.40 1.45 Kuchas 130 1.35 Nawng Pete .80 .85 Penawats .82 Rahmans 1.40 1.45 Talams 1.30 1.35 Tejas 7/ 7'6 Tekka Tai pings 22/6 23/6 Temeugois 25/6 25,'9
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  • 406 12 OB INEBE CHARGED. Sensational Evidence In Police Court Before Mr. F. K. Wilson' in the Second Police Court this morning further evidence was recorded in the case in which Ng Ah Hua is charged with having eoinftiitted. robbery in Bishop Street on Decembei 7 at
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  • 198 12 Reuter. LOAN FROM BANKS. Berlin. December 19. The frict’on between Herr Schacht. President of th Reichshank, and Herr Hilferding, Finance Minister, has been renewed in connection w th the Government’s efforts to negotiate a loan from American bankers of $100,000,000 to replenish ti e empty exchequer and
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  • 14 12 The homeward mail by the s.s. EUenga closes at 6 p.m. to-Jay.
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  • 61 12 &gt; Buyers. Sellere. Mining. Ayer Hitams 12/3 12/9 Batu Caves 107 1.12 Haad Yaie 6/3 6/9 Kinta Dredges 1 40 1.42 Kuchais 1.30 1.32} M. Cense Is. .38 .40 Nawng Pets .'&gt;o .82} Penawats .81 .8$ Rahman* 1.40 1.42 8. Malayans 16/3 16/9 c. S. Luas .30 .32}
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  • 29 12 TOTAL SUBSCRIPTIONS FOR KEDAH AND PERLIS, Alor Star. $1,466-00 Snngei Patani, &lt;V Kuala Ketil. $1,086-48 Kulim. 845-80 Perlis. 125-00 $3,528-28 (SI 1 E D DINSMORE 1
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  • 108 12 Reute/. SPIRITUAL EXERCISES. Vatican City. December 19. The text of the Pope’s speech on the occasion of the secret consistory has been published and he exhorts the faithful to indulge in spiritual exercises.” He recalls the fact that -Jesus retired to the desert for forty
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  • 113 12 JANUARY LAWN TENNIS TOURNAMENT. Entries for the next January Tennis Tournament are now ojien: Events Championslep: Championship Pairs: Single Handicap: Double Handicap; Mixed Double Handicap: Ladies Rouble Handicap Ladies Single Handicap and Veterans Single Handicap. (Open to players aged 40 or over and with 15 or more
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  • 71 12 I. R. C. VS U. I. A. A Hockey match will be played on the E-pl;ii x ul(’ this evening l&gt;etween the P. R. C. and th*' Uniti I Indian Association at 5 p,m. The following will play for the P.R. W. Webb: A de Zilva andG Perera: W
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  • 95 12 COMMENCING ON MONDAY. Tin l Supreme Court vacation will commence on Monday. December 23 and will continue till Saturday, January 11, inclusive The Vacation Judge will attend for the hearing of Summonses iff Chambers. Criminal Appeals and urgent matters in Court on Monday and Friday of each
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  • 45 12 .Reuter. BILL INTRODUCED INTO SENATE. New York, December 19 Senator Swanson of Virginia has introduced a Bill into the Senate with the object of promoting Commander Byrd to the rank of Rear Admiral in recognition of his explorations in the Antarctic.
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  • 53 12 women to town on Saturday Rugby Radio Service. BRITISH WOMEN RETURNING TO TOWN. London. December 19. Report- from Nanking state that the loea situuation is steadily improving and confidence is being restored. The British Consul General is authorising the return of British women to town on Saturday
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  • 45 12 Reuter, SCUNTHORPE DEFEATED. &gt; London, December 19. In the F. A. Cup replays, Rotherham l td. beat Scunthorpe by rive goals to four. In a match in the Northern Section of the Third Division, Halifax beat Wrexham by two clear goals.
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    • 11 12 Your car deserves good Plugs Fit Bosch” Plugs, they are best.
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    • 572 12 New Advertisements. POSITION VACANtU” Wmtod: A DredgemaHer (or Mme m Perak. Reply in first instance to Hamaopg, B rker Co.. Ltd., Penung. FOR SXLE. Velocette M Mor-Cycle and Side ear (Snortß) in koou cindiiion. No reaeombte ff-r refused. Apply Box No. 31" Pmang Gazette. Southern Perak Dreduntp Limited. ([pctftporaied in
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  • 1877 13  -  True Spirit Of Brotherhood. :a Dickens’ Lasting Halo. ;o: Lamb’s Passionate Love For Christmas. to: Social Pleasures. Henry E. Rosebjom. CHARLES DICKENS. .M I I I THIS great Englishman has been described as the founder of our modern Christmas, and as the apostle of the
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    • 133 13 E. 0.,” PENANG. f The Best Situated Seaside Hotel in the East, I KL kJw 902 Feet Sea Frontage. I wV I AL Modern Sanitation. t I I A Running hot A cold water. Long baths and sprays I M 'X n ver y room t Telephone in every room.
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  • 633 14  -  Eli N. G. HHEI.HS I KNOW people, stout, hearty folks bred on beef, beer, and Vitamin B who absolutely revel in the winter. *‘A braw fr-r-esh mor r n the m ir-r-rn” they sav (?&lt;r they are usually Scotsmen and can’t speak this B. B. C. English), and
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  • 175 14 British United fmss. ARRIVES AT POINT BARROW BY REINDEER TEAM. Vancouver, B. C. Point Barrow, in the &lt; xtreme north of Alhteka, is the only place where Santa C.aus arrives as h's shouldbehind a team of reindeer. Sar.ta Claus in is &gt;h? postman in charge of
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    • 54 14 li WHAT WE MAKE. I High Class Aerated Waters, g Cakes, Sweets, I Sandwiches, Ices. J All Varieties of Bread, also HOVIS. I X Read What the Lancet Says:— g The Food Value of HOVIS is Double JC X that of Ordinary Wheat Bread. I VICTOR Co., S S Penang,
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  • Page 14 Miscellaneous
    • 109 14 Come, Come, Come and See. The First World’s Famous hinese Circus to Malaya TO NIGHT TO NIGHT Grand Change Of Programme. The Great Chinese Circus. The various Hair-raising, dangerous Hor-e-Back Stunts Wire-Walking, Sworii and Knife Throwing, Boxing widi liger,and Leopard, Hilirious Torch Ju/gling, Fascinating Oriental Dancing, Wonderful Struggle between Tiger
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  • 139 15 AS IN OLD TIMES. Dressed in Tudor style, this merry party dragged the \ule log to their Surrey home, together with the pudding” queen. FEEDING TIME.The turkeys are quite ready to answer the call on the Knutsford Cottage Hospital Farm,
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