The Straits Echo (Mail Edition), 28 March 1922

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    18 1 The Straits Echo. MAIL EDITION. (.0 Single Copy cis. VOL tO. PENANG," "TUESDAY, MARCH 28TH, 1922 NO. 13
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      259 1 CONTENTS. smmmdhiiMmi f Lum: Mtbcbllabbous: Continued) Tilde and Taxation 348 Singapore Topics 353 Penang’s Prospects 354 Home for Destitutes 359 Seeing it Through 360 Betrayers of Nurse Caveil 363 Food Supplies 360 Malaya-Borneo Exhibition 363, 372 Aircraft in Peace and War 366 4 377 The Colony and the FM S
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      184 2 d 3* TK« S “STRAITS ECHO” B MAIL EDITION. ®C w £vj V r Oa \V> Published the day prior to the departure of each mail far Europa. Al and contains the latest local and States news originally published (n the £/jr crc daily issues, as well as all important
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    TRADE AND TAXATION.
    950 348 It nil be of interest to people of various ai>*t»lities living and moving and having terbeing in this country, where “the irprwnon" is eorely felt and where too po»ul and telegraph chargee were •neatly incrMied, as well as duties on iHsbU» beverages and tobacco, to cite views
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    RANDOM NOTES.
    676 348 Malayan Resources. d 9 •ection of the MalayaXrnZo ThS ho a p r e e d oo x? ’V’ST* exhibits of rice ?u 10 n nmero Usl.^T l^: 1 D9P rto o t wuh industries, such as hemp, sova beT. pralucts r tha°t' aDd U,9r7 •’'’“«’“‘io proaucts that
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      32 348 CDe Straits echo. published daily 4 Public Holidays Excepted.) mail edition the oewi °1 week prior to jxe oi Mans for Europe. I'CBMSHIXG OFFICE: Ht Criterion Press, Liaited, JO, Be»cb Street, Penang.
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    BUKIT KEPONG RUBBER
    490 349 Annual Meeting (From Our Own Corretpondtnl.) Kuala bumpur, March 21. Presiding at the ninth annual meeting of the Bukit Kep- »g Rubber Estates Mr. Leggatt aunouacad that the profit amounted to 135,441. A final dividend of ten percent, making twenty p»r cent, for the year, was de<
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    M.A.P.
    961 349 ;-fU H. R. H. the Prince of Wales arrives at Colombo to-day. Mr. 1 C. Dubois leaver to-day for the Southern Settlement to attend the race meeting there. Uiir Singapore correspondent wires new s of the ,loath of Mt. C. R Brander which took place at tl.e General Hospital
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    INDIA & THE NEAR EAST.
    2256 350 INDIA THE NEAR EAST. SPIEST »eatydespatch. Isbuj Mw-«m_ Claim "Government's despatch, 754 «I wan official oommamqu* March 7, and pabliuD»»> Toe ~y ited in the accept‘f" Mr M’»**”’’ resi nl,t,on ra:ai Delhi, March 7. Alter wnsalna? 'Governments the United r ,X the Punjab, Bihar and Orissa, antral Province» end Assam,
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    THE KEDAH OUTRAGE.
    538 351 MURDER OF MR. SMART. Trial or Several Malays Before Mr Justice W. 11. Dinsmore and two Assessors at Sungei Patna: josterday the trial was commenced of seven Malays —Che Teh, Awang Besar, Che Pam, Che Phe Pe, Ahmat. Che Pam and Alang Pha—in oonnection with the murder
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    PENANG GOLF CLUB.
    27 351 U Medal fur March a „d the Ht’l onal Ball w,l| h r yefl ‘■'.day and Soniay next, the 2-,th and 2 th inst.
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    RADELLA RUBBER.
    438 351 -FT. DIRECTORS’ REPORT Following is thL n-pJttni, at the twelfth ordinsr, meeting of shareholder, to ui‘‘ '•W 2ath instant in The Direetor. beg U TO b.i t Sheet and Profit and 1.,,,, the year ended 31st Decent b After charging all P, J 77* Depreciation to working resulted
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    PRINCE'S RACE MEETING.
    226 352 fIMT Day's HaSokafs. f SAprilSin R.H. te.Pn»FR '*<7l (SrenParlonP) JI2 Cbeekyßoy <l> .pi Jaunty .Jay L *».®X ‘J. HoUnel 713 Golden Mar v 2 (Five Furlongs.) v 10. 0 The Joker 8. sfc» Miner 913 Badiie 912 Marell» 910 The Hobo 7.7 Renter 9.13 Polk 7. b
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    HOME POLITICS.
    140 352 :j 9 yy i s Aii EoKp ptAio. ••^■.L e w fc L T e Co litio Govdt. TTf" 110 tlle ppotions tion of rahra l nmcdi y ."fl» from hi, ’,7""' r Ll yd gJ with leader, W th ot,,er to preclude gHn uati °o-wide LelS 7
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    HONGKONG STRIKE.
    574 352 SHATIN SHOOTING AFFAIH Finding of Court of Enquiry. (From Our Own Correßpondent.) Kuala Lumpur, March 21. The correspondent of the Malay Mail in Hongkong says that the finding in the Shatin Shooting Enquiry was justifiable homicide.” It exonerates the Police and commends their patience and personal courage. This
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    SEEDS AND KERNELS.
    568 352 FOOD FOR MAN AND BEAST. 1 he crushing of oilseeds for the production of vegetable oils is one of the oldest Yorkshires industries. It i 8 mainly carried on at Hull and in th e immediate neighbourhood, states a Hull correspondent in the Financial and Commercial Supplement
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    SINGAPORE TOPICS.
    1224 353 '•’-SFP Ever anxiou, to plea* knowing tin*’ good ma.., dunce. are cou.mg m. thTopiciH asked a partnc. Hoonbihr. at dances nowaday, it, lade refused to <>': perturbed or to M"' H r dan. I,;. replying, but Ut. r cxpres -d hnr w f |f hinewhat in thi- style
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    P.C.C. TENNIS TOURNAMENT.
    328 353 '1 he results of the tehnh tie* phut/ I vestcrday were: Profession H R. Joynt A J. H. Pedkm G. E. B. Waldron A \V. p Wobbofv- R. II Xfpionship Purs, E E.Ck hers A W H Threlfall beat W S.Cr*» a I Gregson 6—3—6, &-1 (Jl.es
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    PENANG’S PROSPECTS.
    1017 354 be doabted .whether any Chair. 2, Lebetannaal gatberiwta.of the Chamber, of Commerce during the *X deeadee were looked forward «Kb greater impatience than Jreation. of Mr. &S. Gold>e at oeeting held yeeterday afternoon L lt n well-nigh certain that mid be in a position to rwhtofe views respecting
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    RANDOM NOTES.
    1294 354 Malayan Trade Journal. n connection with the forthcoming Exhibition in Singapore it is announced by the Committee in charge of the general arrangements that the Chinese Chamber of Commerce of Singapore will from now onwards publish a monthly journal, to be purely devoted to the trade, finance and
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    38 354 DEATH itarcb. 1922- at •ujartw <X late Mr. Kboo Tbean -fib f ,he lher of the late {t’Xanir, m bi’ 62nd yearIT M.S. p»pe« P le 8 “W DEiTHm at 129. Oakwood Hatton, late W l"* j Injure-
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    M.A.P.
    578 355 Mr. W. A. Balhetchet, eldest son of Mr. C. A. Balhetchet, of the Police Court, has passed the final examination at the Singapore Medical College. Ho is one of the four who passed. H R H. the Prince of Wales is to make a two days’ stay at Manila
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    LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
    363 355 ORDERS OF THE Oil Following are the Ordtm u (k at a meeting of the CouneJ 7. on the 27th instant b r he lhat this Council a ppw -pecial vote t ,f »20, X lo g r river wall north of Kim T* Malacca." Btf,. 2 b
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    P.C.C. TENNIS TOURNAMENT.
    20 355 J*-* The -n'*'TM* 8 P. r. a H.l 1G N A R; Slug) Haodinp Mre. B. Tonell >
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    THE KEDAH OUTRAGE.
    1109 356 MR 0. MURDER 1* <*• Marc A al i h gpngei r»«j“ Che Sah Tte«ri.l «t*^ e “Lu) Awang Besar jjouMial o |n ,v 0 2) C he Tan> M». Dias (No. 4) Che Teh b' nd 7 w ho were others J’ Smart, was e hrged
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    ST. GEORGE'S BALL.
    596 356 MEETING OF SUBSCRIBERS. A meeting of the subscribers to St. (George’s Ball was held at the Penang Cridket Club yesterday evening and there were present Messrs. A. F. Goodrich, in the chair, F. W. Harris, H- G. Gardner, C. D. D. Hogan, C. R. Samuel, F. M.
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    PENANG CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
    3724 357 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING. f bi: thirty hixth annual general meetng of the members of the Penang Cham-*x.-r of Commerce ws- held in the Cham !*r jea terday afUrmxm Thera were present Mr. W. S. Goldie (McAlister A < 0., Ltd.) Chainnao, the Hon. Mr. John Mitchell
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      96 357 Gen er Hospital. In view nf the un-atisfaetor\ progress ’>< mg made with alterations and improvements to the General Hospital sanction d last year yotjr committee made fur•■<‘presentations to Government on ’lu Jibjift and requested the Chamber's pr«-s, ntetivo to Council u protect the t- m th. 1922 stimates and
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    HOME FOR DESTITUTES.
    702 359 government s aid. 1 jjjriary Progress Report The following report, signed by Mr. Yeoh Paik Taft, has been forwarded to u tor publication A meeting of the executive committee of the Penang Chinese Labourers Unemployment Fund was held at the Chinese Town Hall. There were present Mr.
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    LOCAL SHARES.
    234 359 A. A. ANTHONY* CO.’S Dill! REPORT. Penang, March Share Market Quiet, teodney dm ward. Rubbers: —No movement Tb«i main a few enquiries for cheejprak Tins:—Taipings 67|cento-72j cm Norths 85 cents-90 oents, Southi2s«sa 30 cents, Batang Padanga 25 cents, Asanis 23/- 25/-, Harbour» M* 88 75, Hitams 51.12F11.17|, IXmoFF
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    SEEING IT THROUGH.
    503 360 of the Penang th* membert Tuesday C T afil Jhe vexed question £^X b dX suthrt B< L lit i Ue of the B lkS during k9 d 41, in common with ,thB gh ba l b »re 'n" l for mo tbS rtreggling' I‘ "tn tf>
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    FOOD SUPPLIES.
    543 360 Speaking at the annual general meeting of members of the Malacca Planters’ Association on Sunday the Hon. Mr. J. W. Campbell drew attention to the expediency of increasing our supplies of rice. It seems that the total area under padi in Malacca at the present time aggregates only
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    M.A.P.
    560 360 Mr. A. W. B. Hamilton is expected back from Home leave next Sunday by the Elephanta. Mr. E. E. Chambers, of the Chartered Bank, leaves for Home by the s.s. Khiva which sails at noon to-morrow. Mr. W. G. Clinton, Mrs. Graham Williams and two infants, Mr. J. Gray,
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    RANDOM NOTES.
    1273 361 Britain and China. Not much bM bean heard of the Amoy hewb caw lately and it would appear that the station against Mewra. Batterfield and Swire i« dying down. It will be remembered that there wae trouble over the «onftraction of a new jetty by the Company on
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    THE KEDAH OUTRAGE.
    2508 361 MR. R 0. SMART, Tt-.IAL OFfQ^j IALATS Ukath The trial of the four M,|.„ •J and 4, Che Sah hin Besar bin Pandai Sam»/ Ch Teh bin Mat with robbery a„d mariJer Smart on the 25th of concluded in the Sunwi pYJV» yesterday. The Court Mr. W.
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    BETRAYERS OF NURSE CAVELL.
    77 363 An Aneta cable to the Free Press dated WePevreden, March 21, says:— A Batavian newspaper iearua that two of the betrayers of Nurse Cavell are «I p'vseiit in the potch Indies Government Sirvire. The Belgian Consul has already telegraphed to the Belgian Government demanding their extradition.
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    SINGAPORE DOUBLE MURDER.
    260 363 THE VERDICT. (From Out Own Correspondent.) Singapore. March 23. The verdict in the against Gomes, who wi* charged with the murder of his wife an I chikl was given to-day, the jury finding the accused to lie of unsound mil.-I and that he Imi sent to the
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    MALAYA-BORNEO EXHIBITION.
    613 363 GETTING ON WITH IT. The mo-t ciirspry tour of Hie Lxbibi tion Ground- re veals th tremendous amount of work that remains to be done before the Exhibition is opened in ten day time. Thoi.stalls ana kiosks in the neighbourhood of the main entrance are well advanced and
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    TROUBLE ON ESTATE
    423 363 Manager and Assistant Auuat \t the J poll Assiz fc < on »Saturdav fore the Hon. Mr. Ju*tioe Whml ii Indian coolie.- of Areadia Estate, bm Datoh, were arraigned on a charpt of gj. lawful assembly. Air. T. V. Mills, DP P ed the prosecution and the
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    SUPREME COURT.
    1367 364 KE UN WILL cas£ Tbk JidgMext *4° 1 thXl^nTCourt -.X nthrr three pomt» at issue. to whether, 1 >nefit or friendly societies were or otherwise, having been decided I ,|jAs»ing the full text of his Lord-, jtrigr-nL*" cr.fH issue I am H decide uhrth-r the nomination* referred to
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    P.C.C. TENNIS TOURNAMENT.
    258 364 ST P 'l’he results of the tenuis ties played off yesterday were Singles Handicap lass E. A. Taylor beat H. Appleby 6—l, (> 4. Ladies Doubles Handicap, Mrs. Lcarmount A Mrs. Welham beat Mrs. .Jones A Mrs. Reimann 6—l, 6—4. Championship Palis. Final, A K. A’B. r
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    PRINCE'S RACE MEETING
    1055 365 S F P COMMENT ON HANDICAPS. The handicap* for the first day of the Prince’to mating have called forth the inevitable grumbles, on the part of those who m* their fund hopc-b of getting in at a nice weight blasted, says yesterday ■> Free i’resb. This however
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    SINGAPORE SPRING MEETING.
    174 365 1 I' r< 1 onim- for th» Sprmg \b ’ht Singapore Sorting Club has, I *l 'l. b< i n drafted and ■Jionhl out in a few <1 iy >. Probably as th rd lie t to Ipgri’fin, and one pouv griifinj races, per day, to be
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    RUBBER TRADE
    356 365 Market Conditioji Ihe London market i b Standard Sheet and Grep®. Singapore, however, show» a provement to 27 const from which was the highest figure rtdcWw terday. Trade m the commodity is suit dull locally, though iair quamtui 4 continue dribbling in from th fe Ihe New A
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    AIRCRAFT IN PEACE AND WAR.
    1039 366 T Wuhntfton Conference having readopted a resohtion iiw* at present practicable to w dfcetive limitation upon the or characteristics ofaircraft, military »t lB of jXsow* what the effect of this tit be. Aircraft inclnde dirigibles, alimbibe use of dirigibles in commerce /t it present considered
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    RANDOM NOTES.
    1163 366 A Sad Story, Here is the “inside” story—taken from Alice in Wonderland —of exactly what happened recently iu the Colonial Secretariat at Singapore.— I sent a message to the fish I told them This is what I wish.’ The little fishes of the sea They sent an answer
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    M.A.P.
    1015 367 The Saltan of Perak, Rajah Abdu Rashid and suite have arrived in Kuala Lumpur for the Prince 8 visit. The Hon. Mr. E. S- Hose has been elected President of the Selangor Golf Club in the room of Mr. Valentine Hill, retired. Mr. K. Browne is the new captain.
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    THE GOMES MURDER.
    681 368 en ItTHE ASSIZESACCUSE William Gomes, the <^’<rfp lo yed by the dT*og bts S ff O n charge of “.«trees. Snme rEw h« ““A-rt Gomes, comti, wo. Rot»" the Free Assizes *T, *be Shew, EX’tb. Chief Jastice, ST fi •ip** 1 J r is Lordship was informit
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    HEALTH RETURNS.
    377 368 The health statistics for the Municipality of George Town for the week ending March 18, 1922, give a total of 61 deaths—4o males and 21 females, the death rate being 25.25 permille per annum compared with 24.84 in the preceding week and with 29.11 in the corresponding week
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    RICE TRADE.
    202 368 SLUMP IN PARBOILED. Gradually falling daring the last two weeks, parboiled rice has now touched the lowest point yet recorded, the Rangoon variety being on offer at 810.30 a bag (equivalent to 37 cents a gantang) while for 35 cents more bags of the “Local kind can be
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    THE DEAR AMAH.
    308 368 The Selangor Chinese amah demands $4.5 a mouth rice and 84 tea money. The couelusion'tf an article in the Malay Mail reads.— “The fault, however, lies not with the amahs who have their livings to earn and often families to help, but with European mistresses. They know
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    RUBBER NOTES.
    680 369 POSITION ANO PROSPECTS. I’kivd and CiJritMeaara M>J• tha t Uie out- there Ul W a depul ur :X“Lka. FrutnlVT preaauig (.fleet on ltle outI ,ut e, ‘X”d < <tate* in W f ur index of what, U to be expeeU-d. ,t representa an increase in l’J® dut „f
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    QUININE AND MALARIA.
    374 369 The assertion made by Mr. G HGane, chief chemist of Messrs. McKesson and Robins, of New York, in a letter quoted in’Truth last week, that quinine is a specific for malaria when administered in sufficient quantity for a proper period, is strongly contested by a number of
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    MALAYAN SNAKES.
    458 369 SKIN Tomhoes A I erak Ranter seftos tk u to the Daily Mail.— l’">'iu»ula quite a hwXj9***« ceutly sprung up aßKnt others whase busi Bew the jungle. The purpose of making python, and these are uwi by estate coolies in the of their work or on organised to
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    THE COLONY AND THE F.M.S.
    1713 370 inevitable, though jrXtX. hit the fio t nci M poet two yenrt should <»**» IX^eiMteneev ’’herathe of th. Colony and •*£Xoisl«y States in m.nor „,t identical and that a Xnt of tension should have •*.“±l, in the F. M. S. appear to lAjthe recent dramatic
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    M.A.P.
    520 371 Mr. and Mr. J M Sime have for home uu May 2. Mr* W. R. Sanguiuetli has arrived in Aior SUr from Home Mr. R- N. Brunei Norman has been «pending the winter at Tsmgtao. Mr E. A. Snewm, of the Straits limes, passed through Penang to-day homeward bound
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    PRINCE'S RACE MEETING
    660 371 TRAINING NOTES. There was a fair attendance on the Course on Thursday morning, the weather was cool and a bit misty, and the going eisy, says the Singapore morning paper* After Tuesday’s gallops trainers were not inclined to overdo their charges and the exercise throughout was little
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    PENANG ASSIZES.
    291 371 MADRAS The trial afternoon at th. Aw,» J***Just.ce M. U. Whitley l of Lira Yu Heat, whj the murder of Ta o K» ’a Madras Lane, o n a. January 11. j The crime was alknj u committed very early i a tn.Z! a room on the top
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    AN ACTION WITH A THOUSAND DOCUMENTS.
    132 371 The action whioh Mw<r 6 ol (> and Co. are bringing again* Chian, of Chop Swee Supreme Court, was me Justice Barrett- Leonard onJbW iug. It was stated that there* sand documents in the action, explained that he bad o J go through a
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    RUBBER'S FALL
    1208 372 Li, aoiocidenca that the of days of fen>e pap«« n reueW ed relapse, alter whichprice, according to latest 11 j•_;* ia more or less a .X-.-nphfi advices, it is h 7’£ the London market. In tne therefore, tho obBerv t tlO f llB **tS£ and China Telegraph, for
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    MALAYA-BORNEO EXHIBITION.
    299 372 Forestry Section. Order is uow taking the plkce of chaos m the Forestry Section, and a number of exhibits are already in p ra ln {ac is probably true to say that the section is more advanced than any other’ l Biu ‘"o' 1 8 arr,viD >? daily
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    RICE TRADE.
    176 372 10-day’a rice prices show a decline of in n Ce i nt li a Mr both Sial “nd Bur meh, though the retail «antang prices remain the same. Parboiled rice, first I quality local is only five cents less than yesterday, while Rangoon is one cent less I
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    HON. MR. SONG ONG SIANG.
    1276 373 CHINESE COMMUNITY ENTERTAIN AT DINNER. On tho occasion of their departure l"f Europe, the Hon. Mr On B lanu (lD d Mr- Song Ong Siang were entertained by foernbcrs ot the Chin»;-» om m unity at dinner given at the Garbo Club on Tuesday evening,
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    SHARE MARKET.
    428 373 LEAN CO.'» WEEKLY (tat!. I Tin throughout I markably steady and clnaim» u /T... I shows a decline of 17 C jki? 1 I slightly easier at 7J- in London, iii* I for Sheet and I There has again heen analaoMafa I absence of demand and enquiry for
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    SINGAPORE & THE PRINCE.
    1034 374 SINGAPORE THE PRINCE. rke d on Saturday, P« fe 4' InTnl ?ood Ming should L 8 r o' f th hi > ,i9w rtr D r 'y here. after e .«ter Of official cererno.no F r.«d reapiiun» the Prince wilt ut tteD<l tbe timB J e eS “ll e «.Id
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    THE PRINCE'S VISIT.
    604 374 F.M.S. ARRANGEMENTS. Interesting Forecast. (From Our Special Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, March 27. Indication of the enthusiasm excited by the forthcoming visit of H. R. fl. the Prince of Wales is very evident to-day when the decorated route the Prince is taking is thronged by vast crowds both
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    M.A.P.
    1033 375 y r C W. Jackion, Architectui»* i Aeetetant, P.W.D., Penang, has ret red from the service and haw left foi Home, The Rev. J. A. B. Cook and Mrs Cook, who ere at present in Australia, are shortly returning to Singapore, leaving Sydney on April 1. Mr. Langham Carter
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    PRINCE'S RACE MEETING
    470 375 training notes 1 raining wa« carried mi u MJ-fc Saturday, Str advurao eouditiou,, were falling ruost of the the track a b>t ou th, spite of this a nomow registered. R Billet and Suttk a. on the track and they ail lookeH in good racing condition Arch
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    RUBBER TRADE.
    407 376 SERIOUS REACTION. Position and Prrsplci > fekffnphing this morning, our Kuala sayUbat the Malay at Colombo reporta .Lit Tioes of Ceylon special message London states that a serious reaction •u marred io the London rubber market, dcwuto 7,d. Manufacture it is added, are not buying st present the
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    SATAN REBUKING SIN.
    185 376 The Egoist writes in Friday’s Times of Malaya The Malay Mail, generally so staid and prim seems a bit unstrung and excited (its own phrase) over the visit of His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales to Kuala Lumpur. In a notice over its editorial columns it
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    INCOME TAX.
    389 376 Rules under the Income Tax Ordinance ye published in the Gazette, dealing with delivery of returns, forms, payment of tax, procedure on appeal and prevention of disclosure of documents. Four divisions are established and the following collectors appointed Mr. G. C. Valpy, general, D. W. Evans, Penang; A.
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    CRUELTY TO ANIMALS.
    235 376 f the S < Echo.} It was with much oleaanra n A L ness that I read in P th< Q? d t Opefnl January 7, recently receded Ech f appeal on behalf of x- 1 Horae ’y° nr burden of Malava e .P atl «nt beasts
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    THE GOVERNOR'S LEAVE.
    195 376 Says the Times of Malaya that S r l,e<,D z eCret f r BOm t,u,e P“i Laurence Gmllemard intended goin« lome immediately after the Prince leave» S.ngapore and there has been much speeul. t.on as why he 1» goiDg is -1 hs short leave." Some people are
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    HOSPITAL FOR PUKET.
    103 376 Some time ago His Majesty the King graciously donated the sum of 30 000 tirals with which to build a hospital at Puket- The hospital, which is known m Vajira Payabal,” was formally opened list January; and there remained a balance of Home Tcs. 5,583.45 from the
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    MALAYA-BORNEO EXHIBITION.
    629 377 Commence Section. The following copy of notdicntion re r,.v®d to day by Mr. Koh Leok Hap, Hon. Secretary, Chinese Sub-Committe® for Penang aud Province Wellesley P’ J fehed for general information “Exhibitor» are notified that the Exmm tion will l>e open to tho public at noon >'■ Friday,
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