Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 26 March 1930

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    20 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE ESTABLISHED 1833 PUBLISHED DAILY No. 69. VOL. LXXXVIU. WEDNESDAY, 26th MARCH, 1930. PRICE 10 CENTS
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    Penang Turf Club.
    286 2 B EASTER MEETING 1930. Under S.R.A. Rules of Racing. Ist Day—Wednesday, 16th April, 1930, 2nd Day-Saturday, 19th April, 1930. 3rd Day—Monday, 21st April, 1930 THREE Runs for Horses Class II and 111 comb neL THREE Rars for Horses Clats IV and V combined. Entries of Ponies will
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    Perak Turf Club.
    235 2 April Amateur Meeting 1930. Friday and Saturday, 4th and sth April, 1930. 2 Runs For Class 3 Horses 2 Runs For Class 4 5 H orses (Combined) 2 Runs For Class 2 3 Ponies (Combined) PROGR AMMES—Available from the Secretaries of all Turf Clubs. ENTRIES CLOSE at
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      2129 2 v v v* < <w ■nzvr.-.u. t Tn~-r" < <*y* £r\ian POSITIONS VACANT. FOR SALE. BACING ~7 TO O ATE q Wanted: Building INSPECTOR to Lump or fj ne s j a g BU itable for filling, PUBLISHED MONTHLY, THE LIGHTED, supervise erection Grorp Hospital at roa dmaking, etc. Delivery
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      59 2 ST aster holiday AttractionTHE SEVENTH Malaya-ix Exhibition KUALA LUMPUR. Organised by the Malayan Agri-horticultural Association. Ihe Exhibition will be bigger and better than in previous years. This is rendered possible as it will l> e staged at the New Exhibition Grounds, Ampang Road, Kuala Lumpur. Ju For particulars apply to
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    A PEER'S WHISKY AND SODA.
    286 3 LORD CHURCHILL’S VIEW. Iniquitous Prices In Trains. A SHAREHOLDER seated at a meeting of the G. W. R. that the correct answer to motor competition was a penny-a-mile fare. Viscount Caurchiß, who presided, said that the question of a reduction to one penny a mile
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    EARL TO SERVE FREE DRINKS.
    55 3 On a day as yet a secret the Earl of Buckingham will serve free drinks at the bar of the Hampden Arms, of which he is the licensee. The inn is at Great Hampden, Bucks. In serving the drinks the Earl will he acting in
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    An Unfortunate Accident.
    77 3 Picture postcards are a great convenience to the traveller who is too hurried to write letters. But accidents will happen. One old lady, who was spending a week or two in the North recently wrote on a coloured postcard, whic i she sent to her relatives: “Am
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      104 3 "Of course I'llAhave anotherione, I do like Martell’s brandy 1” WING CHEONG FOUNDRY. Telephone No 931. No. 74, J PENANG ROAD, PENANG. Mechanical Engineers Contractors, Iron Brass Founders. Boiler Makers Manufacturers of Rubber Machines. SIN SIN, THE LEADINJ TAILORS. 152, CAMPBELL STREET, PENANG. 5 Reasons Why You should come to
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  • FEMININE REFLECTIONS
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      MRS. PEPYS’S DIARY.
      725 4 Monday This day, for eating before the remains of n cold joint, do serve a very fine Artichoke Soup, or, as some do prefer to call it, a Palestine Soup, made as I shall here write. First peel, under water, 11b. of artichokes with a little lemon
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      ROOMS TO GREET THE SUN.
      395 4  -  BY MURIEL RAPSON. The freshness of the early spring mornings make one’s room look a little dull and winterish, and most women will want to make pleasant little changes in the decoration of their homes during the next few weeks. An enormous amount of improvement
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      HE WAS ENGAGED BEFORE!
      463 4  -  BY MARION WEBSTER. “If I were engaged to a man and knew he bad been engaged to another girl before he met me, I should never be really happy,” was a remark I overheard one girl make to another in the train the other day. The
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      Gleam Of Grey Tweed.
      63 4 The new featherweight chiffon tweeds are so fine in texture that they may be made into frccks that hang gracefully, despite their tailored air. The frock in the sketch is made of grey and mulberry speckled tweed, the vestee, revers and cuffs are of grey crepe-de
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      A DISH OF PANCAKES.
      434 4  -  BY "RO3AMUND.” Because we are apt to forget pancakes for 364 days of the year, it is the more necessary that we should produce the perfect pancake on the one day when it is the indispensable 'dish —on Shrove Tuesday. Let us then, refresh our memories.
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      WHERE EYE-BEAUTY COMES FROM.
      351 4  -  BY A WOMAN CHEMIST. Bright eyes add charm to the plainest face and there were many “old-world’’ ways of obtaining bright eyes by artificial means. But, to-day, we prefer to follow simple rules of health and toilet to achieve this end, the first being to sec
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      FOUND IN THE MUSEUM—A NEW BAG DESIGN.
      324 4  -  BY PAULINE BOUCTITER. Every woman likes a pretty bag, and I know one fashion expert who says s h ow me your bag and I’ll tell you your character.” Though this may be rather an exaggeration of their importance, bags certainly are chosen
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      Coming Events.
      74 4 Mar. 29—Taiping Turf < lub, Annual Meeting Grand-stand, Taiping Racecourse 6-30 p.m. 29 Malaya Consolidated Tin Dredging Co., Ltd, Annual Meeting, Chartered Bank Chambers, noon» 29 and 30 Cricket: P.C.C. v. P.R.C. Esplanade. April 4 and s—lpoh Turf Club Amateur Meeting. s—Municipal Sports, Esplanade. 7 Entries close for
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      158 4 Of course I'll have another one, I do like Martell's brandy!" Another Important Advancement in Tyre Design by The World’s Largest Producer of Rubber. THE NEW ROYAL CORD In designing the New Royal, the Company’s engine rs added to their pist achievements by discovering a method of making balloon tyres
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    HOLLAND-D.E.I. AIR ROUTE.
    101 5 —Reuter. Indian Aerodromes. OBJ CHON TO PREMATURE USF. MINISTER’S STATEMENT. London, March 25. 66 MM I SUNDER STANDBYI INGS” over the alleged British obstruction of the Dutch Air Line to the Dutch East Indies were dealt with by Mr. Montagu, the for Air replying to the debate
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    Help To The Blind.
    138 5 reader attached to a radio set. British United Press. TALKING FI .MS. New York, March 25. Books can now be heard” by people who wish to save their eyes or enjoy a book with several others. The Book Reader,’’ a variation of the talking film produced
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    Visiting Chicago.
    112 5 DON’T BUY BULLET PROOF JACKETS. Chicago, March 25. If the nervous visitor to Chicago, the city of gunmen, should purchase a bullet proof jacket, he may stand in danger of arrest. Mr. G.L. Potter and his lawyer during a visit to Chicago from Lafayette, Ind., and imbued with
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    Forgetful Bank Depositors.
    113 5 rest more —B itish United Press. £169,000 UNCLAIMED. San Francisco, March 25. Do not forget the money you have put in the bank,” seems a foolish warning but yet it is one that is necessary in California. Bank depositors in California are responsible for no less a
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    "Dry" Celebrates.
    89 5 the von th wnen me juugu he came to get in his condition.-Bnt«h United Press. FATE OF A TEMPERANCE PRIZE. Mexico City, March 25. The Government recently awarded a prize for the best anti-alcohol poster to be used during an extensive temperance camP The prize was won by
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    Illness Costs America £200,000,000.
    68 5 sent raw ui B' itish Unit d Press INADEQUATE HEALTH SERVICES. Washington March 25. Fverv year the United States loses 4-200 000,000 because of the lack of ade- u o „ifh services in rural districts, declares Dr H S. ummings, the American “iTwdl be"T years before
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    SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.
    488 5 Mr. W. B. Jackson baa b°en appointed a Po ice Magistrate for Singapore. The Rev. W. E. Horky, M. 8.8, is expected in Ipoh from Singapore on Saturday. Miss J. R. Gibson, Nursing Sister, has been seconded for service under the Government of Kedah. Mr. Harvey recently
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    The Loneliness Of Lord Haig.
    188 5 A glimpse into the lonely life of the late Lord Haig was given by the Archibald Fleming, D.D., speaking at a service held in the Field Marshai'd memory at Sr. Columba’s Church of Scotland in London. Lord Haig was a lonely m«n indeed all the
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    Penang Golf Club.
    24 5 MONTHLY MEDAL. The March Monthly Medal (Bogey) will be played for on Staturday and Sunday, the 22.fi and 30i.fi aufi 1930.
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      514 5 r -Cv® V A I i ww F rl v /< fcJI .JOMH g Careless Washing Spoils the Hair The simple hair styles of to-day make beautiful hair a necessity. Luckily, beautiful hair is now easily ob tained. It is simply a matter of shampooing. Proper shampooing makes the hair
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      11 5 "Of course PH have another one. do Hhe Martell’s brandy I"
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      140 5 7 I 1 ‘if ‘WL-. Jfl m wniw Tp Mr' SMILER FEZD ON COW ©GATE Stocks just Arrived &rom Somerset AT 6e eor 9 etow n MiweOr A New Cow Gate Product Cow Gate Chocolate Milk > Delicious Nutritious Rich in Vitamin “D” > Chocolate Milk is a Highly Nourishing
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      148 5 |<==>"i[=z!M=nHßt=zMaHi=znHir=]M(=]g Humour As D Others See It. p I ZLI- TIP ife, I had no dinner to-day I saw a dead rat swimming in the soup.” Idiot 1 A dead rat can’t swim.” Hummel, Hamburg. “Are you engaged to Emil “Yes, are yon?”—Sondagsnisse-Strix, Stockholm. ft ht/j \v “Nurse, I would
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    GRAND NATIONAL PROBABLES.
    148 6 40 Left In. FRIDAY’S RACE AT AINTREE. HORSES AND JOCKEYS. London, March 25. THE following are the probable starters in the Grand National to be run at Aintree on Friday Horse, Jockey. Gregalach Everett Gatebook T. Morgan Donzelon Lyall Shaungoilin Cullinan Grakle Piggott Donegal Speck Lordi Stott
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    German Shipping.
    155 6 —Renter. PROPOSED MERGER OF VARIOUS COMPANIES. Bremen, March 25, At the general meeting of the Norddeutsche Lloyd the president explained the terms of the proposed agreement with the Hamburg-Amerika Line on which matter a joint meeting of the stock holders of both 1 the companies will finally vote
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    Art Exhibition.
    67 6 Rugby Radio Service. HONORARY DECORATIONS FOR ITALIANS, London, March 25. In recognition of the success of the Exhibition of Italian Art which has just concluded in London the King has conferred an honorary Knighthood on Signor Grandi and the Cross of the Order of the British Empire upon
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    Accident To Former Head Master Of Eaton.
    47 6 g—Rugby aho Service. DR LYTTELTON INJURED. London, March 25. Dr. Lyttelton, a former Head Master of V.ton and Htoleybury, was knocked down by a motor car in London and was taken injured to'che hospital. H e is 71 years old.
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    S.S. "EUROPA" MAKES NEW RECORD.
    61 6 —Reuter. MAIDEN VOYAGE. New York, March 25. The German liner Europa arrived at New York having made the Trans-Atlantic crossing in 4 days 17 hours 6 minutes beatingher sister ship, the Bremen's record of 4 days 17 hours 42 minutes. The Europa duplicated the Bremen's
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    U.S. SENATE AND TARIFF BILL
    140 6 .—Reut< r. 10 MONTH TO PASS. Obstacles To Early Agreement. Washington, March 25. It is just ten months since the House of Representatives approved of the Tariff Bill and sent it to the Senate but there are two outstanding obstacles to an early agreement in
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    Mr. Edwin Howard.
    62 6 —Reuter. APPOINTMENT ON “NORTH CHINA DAILY NEW?.” London, March 25 Mr. Edwin Howard, sails from London on March 27 to take up post on the staff of the North Chna Daily News. Mr. Howard was formerly editor of the of Allahabad, India. Since 1928 he has been
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    Wireless Telephony Test With Australia.
    51 6 proceeding for seven months. Rugby Radio Service. GREAT SUCCESS. London, March 25. The Post Master General stated in the House of Commons that very great success had attended the Post Office wireless telephony test with Australia which had been proceeding for seven months. Rugby Radio
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    University Golf Match.
    64 6 Rtuter. OXFORD LEAD CAMBRIDGE IN FOURSOMES. London, March 25. Including in their team three Americans, R. Baugh (Captain), Sweeney and H. Scheftal, Oxford led by four matches to one in the foursomes of the Inter ’Varsity golf match at Hoylake. Baugh and Sweeney beat the leading Cantabs,
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    Japanese Budget.
    28 6 —R uter. APPROVED BY THE DIET. Tokio, March 25. The working of the Japanese budget has been approved and it will be enforced on April 1.-
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    Municipal Band
    47 6 To-day at the Esplanade, at 6 p.m jl. March Ever Forward Dobson (2. Overture L’ Amour Au j t Village Bouillon J Three Dale Dances \A ood 4 Selection A Southern Maid Fraser1 Simpson 5. Fox Trot Tain’t No Sin Donaldson God Save The King
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    CLAIM AGAINST COMPANY PROMOTER.
    375 6 BY VISITING AGENT. Well-Known Racing Men. SINGAPORE CASE. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Singapore, March 26. JOE DAVID, the well-known company promoter, and Jack Murray, an equally well-known visiting agent, and both well-known racing men were parties in a Supreme Court action commenced yesterday before Mr. Justice
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    P.C.C. FIELDS TWO SIDES
    179 6 BOTH SUCCESSFUL. P. R. C. and Police "A” Defeated. In a friendly game on the Esplanade yesterday P. C. C. defeated the P. R. C. by four goals to one. The P.C.C. attacked in the early stages of the first half and after a struggle for
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    Oxford And Cambridge Society.
    103 6 PENANG BRANCH MEETING. A meeting of the Local branch members of the Oxford and Cambridge ociety of M alAya will take place at the Penang Cricket Club on Monday, March 31, at 6 45 p.m. for the purpose of discussing arrangements for the Annual Boat Race
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    "MERE NUDITY NOT OBSCENE."
    378 6 PENANG LAWYER’S SUBMISSION. Photo Store Proprietor Fined $lOO. CINEMATOGRAPH FILMS. TENG Teow Hoe and Ooi Chooi Hong, the proprietor and manager respectively, of the Penang Photo Stores, No. 39 Bishop Street were charged before Mr. J. S. W. Arthur, First Police Magistrate, Penang (1? with having
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    "Henry Ford Of Contemporary Literature."
    170 6 British United Press. MR. EDGAR WALLACE New York. American reporters interviewed Mr Edgar Wallace on every possible occasion during his recent journey in the United States, competing not only for “live stories about the detective fiction writer but for vivid phrases describing him One scribe
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    Canadian Religious Body.
    152 6 .—British Unit'd Piess. SUNDAY PLEASURE FLYING CONDEMNED. Victoria (British Columbia), March 25. Aeroplane pleasure jaunts on Sunday are being condemned by the officials of the Lord’s i Day Alliance here as a contravention of the 1 Lord’s Day Act of Canada, which forbids 1 Sunday excursions. Aeroplanes
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    Municipal Commissioners Against Bagan Luar Scheme.
    3889 7 Weld Quay Improvements Most Pressing Need. Full Dress Debate. City Fathers Agree With Chamber’s Views. Municipal Commissioners' Meeting. At a full dress debate y ester day, the Municipal Commis* sioners expressed themselves strongly against Mr. Trimmer s Scheme for deep water wharfage accommodation at
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    GOVERNMENT SERVANTS’ THRIFT AND LOAN SOCIETY.
    233 7 HALF YEARLY MEETING. Nett Profit Of $1,698.13. The half-yearly ordinary general meet-* ing of the Government Servants’ CoOperative Thrift ard L&lt; an Society* Limited, will be held in the Survey Office Hall on Thursday, April 10, at 4.30 p.m. The Profiit and Loss account
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    The Mails.
    44 7 The homeward man by ibes.s. Sird/ianA clears at 6 p.m. on Friday, the 28ih instant. lhe 8.1. Rohna with inn Is deep itched from London on Marcn 6 is expected to arrive here at 6 a.m. on Friday, the 28. h instant.
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    THE LIQUOR LAWS.
    479 8 In Malaya, the restrictions governing the sale of liquor in hotels and other establishments holding first class licences are comparatively few. As a matter of fact liquor may be sold at any time between the hours of ga.m. and midnight. That is something to be thankful for
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    SHORT-SIGHTED.
    235 8 So the Municipal Commissioners have set the seal of their disapproval on the proposed scheme of harbour extension at Bagan Luar, and the seal of approval on the improvement of Weld Quay. Concerning the latter they have the support of all. Having arrived at this decision, rather late in
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    THE E. & O. CONCERT.
    85 8 THE E. O. CONCERT. $370 COLLECTED FOR Y. W. C. A. We are informed that the collection takein aid of the Y. W. C. A. at the Concert at the E. O. Hotel last Sunday, organised by Mrs. A. H. Lancaster, shows the generous total of $370.35 this includes chits
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    By the Way
    593 8  -  a in. Penang, Wednesday. yESTERDAY at their meeting the Municipal Commissioners excelled. They sat for something like an hour and a half and actually engaged in something approaching debate. At a»y rate we must be grateful for small mercies. Their discussions provided food for the news-hungry Press.
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      11 8 *O/ course I'll have another one, I do like Martell's brandy!"
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    Mr. MacDonald And Five-Power Basis.
    967 9 Mr. MacDonald And FivePower Basis. Conference Not A Failure. Plenary Session Fixed For Next Week, Delegation Heads Meet, Mr. MacDonald refuses to regard the Naval Conference as a failure and at a meeting of the delegates he strongly stressed the importance of conducting the discussions on a Five-Boiver Basis, A
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    Canadian Government Liquor Bill.
    47 9 Reuter. THIRD READING PASSED. Ottawa, March 2G. The Canadian House of Commons by 73 votes to 11 passed the third reading of the Government’s Bill forbidding clearances of liquor cargoes destined to the United States, luc Bill now goes to the Senate. Reuter.
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    Penang Supreme Court.
    48 9 The suit between the Hewitt Art Furniture Company, Limited, (Messrs Adams and aH and Brossard and opin tMessrs. pJUraveand Matthews) which was down for hearing today was postponed to the April sittings. His Lordship wil to-morrow hfar Bankruptcy matters instead of on Friday as usual
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    DUTCH NATIVE RUBBER PRODUCERS.
    69 9 —Beuter. NO SUPPORT FOR RESTRICTION. Batavia, March 25. A conference of Governors and Residents of the outer possessions tus unanimously agreed that no results can be expected from any efforts to induce the native rubber producers and traders voluntarily to restrict pro- I duction and export.
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    SHEFFIELD CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
    76 9 K enter. Safeguarding Resolution. IRON AND STEEL INDUSTRIES. London, March 26. Conflicting views on the question of the safeguarding of the iron and steel industries were expressed at the annual meeting of the Sheffield Chamber of Commerce which, however, passed a resolution by 29 votes to
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    Settlement Of Young Plan.
    76 9 Reuter. GERM.ANY TO PAY AMERICA $273,000,000. Washington, March 25. In view of the settlement of the Young Plan in which the United States took no official part, the Ways and N eans Committee of the House of Representatives has approved the Bill under which the United
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    French Senate and Indo-China Disturbances.
    60 9 ttQuter. MINI-TE JS TATE fl ENT. Taris, March 26. In the French Senate, the Colonial Minister, M. Pietri, alluding to the recent native disturbances in Indo-China sai d that the Government will unflinchingly prosecute the disturbers of peace and will not allow their work to
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    AIR ESTIMATES DEBATE.
    268 9 Rugby Radio Service. GLIDER FLYING. i New Auto-Giro Boat. AERONAUTICAL RESEARCH. Mr. Montague, the Undersecretary for Air, stated in the House of Commons that an auto-giro flying boat was still under development and will probably be ready before the end of the year. 'He also stated that
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    S.R.A. CLASSIFICATION LIST.
    197 9 LATEST AMENDMENTS. Burra Peg And Burr Cross Deleted. The following latest amendments are announced to the Straits Racing Association Official &lt; lassification List: It will be noticed that two class 1 horses have been deleted. Burra Peg never won a race in Malaya. Burr Cross won at
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      11 9 "Of course I'll have another one, I do like Martell’s brandy!”
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      168 9 “His Master’s Voice” Records A Few Good Orchestral Numbers Recently Issued Berlin State Opera Orchestra C 1799 The Operaball Overture Ueuberger I Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra P 3133 f Turkish March Mozart V Ruins of Athens Turkish March Beethoven B 3145 Hungarian Dances Nos. 1& 3 Brahms London Symphony Orchestra D
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    HOKKIEN WITH FLOUR BAG TROUSERS
    446 10 Noodle Maker. NO WORK FOR NINE MONTHS. GOOD EXCUSE. KNOWN to the police as the “Hokkien with the flour bag trousers”, because be seldom wears anything else, Tari Looi a noodle maker from Noordin Street appeared before Mr. F. K« Wilson, Magistrate of the Penang
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    Tamil Carries Indian Hemp.
    167 10 POSTPONED. hi Nadasan, a Tamil, is facing a gaol sentence to-day because he accepted one dollar to carry a bundle of Indian hemp given to him for delivery by another Tamil. This was brought out this morning in the Diatrct Court before the irst Magistrate, Mr.
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    Thieves Sentenced.
    123 10 SIX MONTHS FOR CHINESE. The Chinese coolie who stole GO katties of telephone wire from the Telephone Department last week in the hopes of starting a private excharg was sentenced this morrib g in the Disfunt Court by Mr. J.. 8. W. Arthur, the First Magietrate, to six
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    A WOULD-BE DIXIE DEAN.
    391 10 Smashes Lamp Glass. AMBITIOUS ATTEMPT BY CANTONESE. FINED $2. An ambitious attempt on the part of a youthful Chinese waiter to emulate the exploits of Dixie Dean, the famous soccer player, led him into the Penang Police Court this morning where before Mr. F. K. Wilson,
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    Too Many Friends.
    170 10 CRIMINAL BREACH OF TRUST. Too many friends who borrowed moi ey from him and failed to return it was the cause of V. C. George, a Tamil clerk, being charged this morning before Mr. F. K. Wilson. in the Penang Police Court, with criminal breach of trust
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    What The Wise Wife Knows.
    83 10 No man can consider himself thoroughly understood by bis wife unless she knows when he needs' Pinkettes. For without such understanding she does not recognize the true reasons for his illtemper, gloomy spirits, lack of appreciation of his food, or sympathetically suggest to him these
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    S.S. Klang.
    113 10 The Klang left for Port Swettenham and Singapore yesterday with the follow ing passengers on board Mr. 8. L, Roberts, Mr. A. L. Cater, Mr. J. C. Innes, Mr. C. A. Elliot and Mr. and Mrs. H. B. Bites. S.S. Kinta. The Kinta which arrived in Penan? this
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    CAR WHICH "RUSHED AT HlM."
    458 10 CLERK’S INJURIES, 1 Sequel To Accident In Garage. An accident which took place lest September 29th in the garage of the Penang Motors in Leith Street resulted in Tan See Liew, a Chinese clerk, employed by the establishment losing the first phalynx of one of
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    Parking Place For Motor Cars.
    98 10 NEAR FORT CORNWALLIS. At yesterday’s Social Meeting of the Municipal Comm ssioners an extra item of $B,OOO was intn ducei by the President when submitting Supplemental Bu ’get No. 1 for 1930. Mr, Ham stid be bad just received that estimate from the Municipal Engineer
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    SEQUEL TO MOTOR-CAR ACCIDENT.
    106 10 POLICE &lt; OCkT DETAILS. Details regarding a motor car accident which took place about three months ago is being heard this afternoon in the Penang Police Court, before the Magistrate, Mr. F. K, Wilson where a Malay named Mohamed is standing trial. Mr. T.E. Conaghan is
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    Chinese Benevolent Association.
    68 10 ANNUAL MEETING. At the 13 th annual general meeting of the Chinese Benevolent Association held yesterday, the following office-bearers were elected for the ensuing year: President, Mr. Tan Chin Kim; Vice-President, Mr. Koh Sin Hock; Members of Committee: Messrs. Dim Guan Chuan, Yeap Thean Boon, Tan Choo
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    CHERMANG DEVELOPMENT CO., LTD.
    1141 10 Statutory Meeting. MODERN SCIENTIFIC SCHEMr. LAND IN PAHANG. A full explanatory speech of the position of the Chermang Development Company, Limited, was made by the Chairman (the hon’ble Mr. P. M. Kobinson) at a statutory meeting of the Company held at the offices of Messrs. Evatt
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    LEADING BROKERS’ SHARE LIST.
    292 10 TO-DAY’S PRICES. The following were the latest quotations in MESSRS. KENNEDY Go’s share list at 11 a.m. to-day Yesterday To-day 8 g E e Sharks. =3 &gt;» -J 9 0 «0 CQ 00 0Q 00 C. So. I 6. IG. Robber (Dollar). AMolek L5O 1.60 1.50
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    FOREIGN EXCHANGES.
    67 10 (Rugby Radio sbbvicb.) London, March 25. Paris, 124.25; New York. 4.863 2 Brussels, 34.88 Geneva, 25.135 terdam, 12.12 f Milan, 92.97; Berlip. 20.385 Stockholm, 18.10 Copenhagen. 18.16 O«lo. 18.17 Vienna. 34.575. Prague, 164|; Helsingfors, 193 j Madrid 39.00 Lisbon, 108.30 Athens, 375 Bucharest. 818; Rio 515 Baenos Aires,
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    LETTER FROM COLONIAL SECRETARY.
    202 10 AID FOR RUBBhR INDUSTRY Suggestions Already Puf Forward. (From Our Own Correspondent.) a i u Singapore, March 26. A letter has been sent from the Colonial Secretary’s office to the Chambers of Commerce, the Planters’ Associa tion of Malaya, th® Asiatic Association, the I. S. P,
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    TIN AND RUBBER.
    55 10 Latest London, New York and Local Prices. TW: LONDON. Spot £l7O-0-0. Up 10/3 Months’ £l7l-15-1. Up 5/SINGAPORE. $86.25 per picul. Down 25 c. 250 tons done RUBBER London 711/16 d. Up 1/16 d. New York 15f c. (Gold) Down Jc. Local 25f cts. Down 1/4 c. By
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    SINGAPORE PRICES.
    153 10 LONDON STANDARD (LOOSE./ 8.R. Sheet 26 eta, per pound =per pl=$34/66 Steady. London 7 11/163 New York 15j cte. (gold) (By Oouneay of Messrs. Allen Dennys).. General Produce Agency Ltd. Singapore Prices for Standard Ribbed Smoked Sheet for to-diy are as follows:— Spot 26 cents per lb. April
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    JASMIN (MALACCA) RUBBER ESTATES, LTD.
    49 10 5 PER CENT D VIDEND. The local a rents a r e advised by cible from the Secretaries of this 0 pany that the Board of D rectors recommended a dividend of 5 p® r c u lees Income Tax for the year 1929.
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    Shipping Arrivals and Departures.
    1468 11 Port O Penang. Schedule Of Principal Lines. following is a list of vessels arriving and sailing from Penang during the week: In Port To-gay. g 0 Rawang from Kantang, Ghirbi, Pungah and Kantang. Sailed for Kantang, Pungah, Ghirbi and Kan tang to-day at 1 p. m.
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    PRODUCE PRICES
    217 11 Penang, March 26 1930. ct 8, Benares Opium p. cheat nom 5,000.00 Cloves H 90.00 Gold leaf sellers 72.00 Mace Pickings nom 170.00 Nutmegs 80s 70.00 Hoe 60.00 Cocoanuts per 1,000 50.00 Copra Sundried buyers 8 80 Rattans eales 11.15 Rattans Coarse 10.60 Green Snail Shells 13.00 RICB:
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    EXCHANGE
    72 11 Penang, March 26 1930 Bv Ciurtuy of The OharWeA Bank) On London Bank Demand 2/3 1 4 m/ts 2/3 15/16 Private 3 m/ts Credit 2/4 1/8 3 Documentary 2/4 1/4 On New York Bank Demand 56 1/16 France T.T. 1,425 India T.T. 154&gt; Bangkok T.T. 80| Batavia T.T. 139|
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    KENNEDY & Co.’s SHARE LIST.
    1109 11 KENNEDY Co.’s SHARE LIST. NAMES. S Cig RUBBER V c c a Allenby Rubbei O« 1 P 5 1 8 Alor Gajah Rubber Batate 4 1 60 ex Amalgamated Malay Betatea ..2 5 2 75 Ayer Ritam Planting Syndicate 2 7f 3 00 Ayer Kuning Rubber Bebatea 30 40 Ayer
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      25 11 "Of course I'll have another one, I do like Martell's brandy!" FOR Travel Information CONSULT Th, AMERICAN EXPRESS co 1.. E .&O. HOTEL- PENANG. 968
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    Practical Golf.
    373 12  -  Steel Club Dangers. By George Gadd. Careful Handling Required. Iconfess that I did not think the introduction of the steel clubs would create so much interest and I did not realise that they would be so popular. They have undoubtedly seized the imagination of golfers and they are
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    NEW SONG OF THE SHIRT.
    266 12 LAUNDERING WITHOUT TEARS. A laundry that does not reduce your shirts to rags, and—shoes that fit comfortably! These are two of the advances in civilisation forecast in the report of the Department cf Scientific lndustrial Rsesarch (Stationery Office, 3s. 6i.). Says the report A somewhat
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    When "Fires Were Fires".
    176 12 When the old London firemen who Rprved under the late S r Eyre Massey Shaw, from 1861 to 1891, are entertained by the Firemen’s Association a’ the forthcoming reunion dinner, one o their number will be disappointed. H 1 is Mr. A. Gieen, who lives alone
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    The Prince’s Library.
    134 12 Several “knowledgable” persons (wri e* a Daily Dispatch Gossip) are busy jus* now selecting books for a library to be installed in the new country house which the Prince of Wales will occupy on his return home. It is an open secret that the Prince has never
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    WHEN A MAN’S MARRIED, YET STILL SINGLE.
    180 13 The irc&gt;me-tax man gat back in his chair at Somereet House, When ia a married man really a single man?” He repeated the question as a sequel to the statement made by a an income-tax collector that a man not living with his
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    Dead Thief in Tomb.
    146 13 PRIEST’S RESTING PI ACE NEAR THE SPHINX. An Egyptian worker has discovered a large tomb near the Sphinx. An interesting feature was the discovery on the floor of the tomb, beside the ccffin, of the body of a man who is believed to have been a
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    Cheese After Sweet Is A Table "Heresy."
    133 13 Dr H C Robinne, president of the Pure Hundred Club, has, at the invitation of a Paris newspaper, given a few precepts of good eating” which savour of the maxims of Brillat-Savarin (says Reuter). They are It never does to be cramped for
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    World’s Best Wives.
    111 13 Mr. Henry Ford, the motor millionaire, pays a great tribute to British women. It the British are the only people who cm pioneer, he says, it is because their wives go with them. They are better and more sober than most women not only that, but real
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    A Resourceful Motorist.
    118 13 A resident in a housing estate (writes a Liverpool Post gossip) has a baby Austin which he keeps in a little wooden garage at the side of the house. Owing to the siza and nature of the path, which is a winding one, the car cannot be
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    Dogless Doggy Man.
    103 13 Mr. Chsrles Cruft, whose famous dog show was held at the Royal Agricultural Hall, has never owned a a dog (writes a Star gossip). Hie home at Highbury abounds in stuffed birds and fish, but no trace of a deg, not even a stuffed one, will be
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    A Prison Chief Thinks"THE SCAFFOLD IS BEST."
    243 14 A Prison Chief Thinks "THE SCAFFOLD IS BEST." The Only Deterrent To Bond-street Shooting. REVOLVER battles in Bond-street on the lines of those of Chicag t were envisaged by Colonel Hales, Governor of Parkhurst Prison, Isle of Wight, when he urged the retention of the death penalty recently. He was
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    How The Money Goes.
    124 14 An electrical manufacturer, owing to general slackness of trade, was compelled to discharge 50 girls (writes a Daily Dispatch gossip), Not far from his factory was another electrical factory which was full up with orders. He fully expected that these discharged girls would apply totte other
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    FAKE AFTER ALL.
    92 14 A book bought for £4 by Mr. Arthur Carlton, an entertainer, from an old acquaintance, was believed by an official of the British Museum to be a rare first edition (1653) of Izaak Walton’s The Compleat Angler.” It was sent, however, to Sotheby’s, the auctioneers, for sde
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    MARKET PRICES.
    599 15 CHOWRASTA MARKET Penang, March 26, 1930 Mutton- s ol Matton Indian M per lb 60 Head Sheep or goat each 131 Liver with heart lug do 15) Tripe do 1.06 Goat or Sheep perib 60 Sweet Bread pair 40Suet 4Q Kidney M pair 30 ee m the four
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      1314 16 ■U THE BLUE FUNNEL LINE INTENDED SAILINGS FROM PENANG. DOLJLAJR, STEAMMIIr X/IFUIr WEEKLY SERVICE. LONDON N. CONTINENT. J; (Jfrtfl MAlL LINE i AENEAS Mar. 27 Marseille’, London, Rotterdam and Glasgow. iwtn'L. TEUCER Apr. 3 Lindon, Rotterdam and Himburg. &gt; Itrf tSh T MENELAUS Apr. 10 Marseilles, London, Rotterdam and Hamburg
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