Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 28 November 1921

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    20 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE PUBLISHED DAILY. ESTABLISHED 1833, No. 274 VOL. LXXIK. MONDAY, 28th NOVEMBER, 1921. PRICE 15 CENTS.
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      564 1 I' N0 ,.7, NORTHAM ROAD. Telephone No. 579, J illiMiiMMMMiMMlMisill □nnuß*□□□ x*. ann^». annnonuaaMAanuKMAuUM*M«n ■ai- n ti W BH fl W v *T In regard to accidents, you never know W st 51 oiTt I Z O I <b i 3 yourmck.” »JL fl .fl lI '"‘l r fc s
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      30 1 ENVELOPES' i J OF EVERY J DESCRIPTION AT THE j J LOWEST :j 2 PRICES J J Ring up 498 S Pinang Gazette Press, Ltd. J S V AR.-A Jp
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    IRISH AFFAIRS.
    1688 2 ACTIVITIES IN AMERICA. Lomlon, November 2. —A considerable interest is being taken io the announcement of the Irish Associat on that in recognition of the Irish republic it is transferring its national headquarters to Washington to “watch the activities of the Conference.” What lengths they will go if
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      973 2 SMALL DVERTISEMENIS, NOTICES. paid forin advance, p er ]j s to Langkawi, Setul z- r»7.hi;«hrd in the and Sangdan.—Motor Boat are plll)llSll<.C cau hi.-e.i rt Kang», Pe.hs, to iUu to u Pin a n g Gazette the above placer-. at 3 cents a Word SINGH, Agents, Perlis with a Minimum
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      691 2 Runnymede Hotel Ltd. SPECIAL DINNER DANCE l|v On ST. ANDREWS' NIGHT, Wednesday, 30fh Nov., 1921 j .yr. prepare for MASKED > j DANCE On CHRISTMAS EVE 'A in Pierrof and Pierrette /J Costume. 1 Party for Children in pierrof t and Pierrette Costume on J Boxing Pay. I W 1
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    "MALAYA" CUP RUGBY.
    1261 3 SELANGOR WIN AT PENANG. ThAretf» 9 a large ftttendaoce at fch match pl«yed at the Esplanade, on K jay evening, when Penang and Sel--s’ B 'ur fi f teen 9 met in the northern section loetition for the H M 8 Malaya" Cup. rhpLult of excellent game
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    SINGAPORE v NEGRI SEMBILAN.
    103 3 Home Side’s Narrow Win. (From Cur Own Correspondent.) Singapore, Nov. 28. In a Malaya Cup rugby match* Singapore beat Negri Sembilan by three points to nil, Singapore were the better side, and had much more of the play than tie score indicates, but it was not
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    Varsity Rugby.
    548 3 Ex. The Oxford XV started the season in a manner which has given great satisfaction. They beat the Old Merchant Taylors by 4 goals (1 penalty) and 3 ties to nothing arid Gloucester by 6 goals and 1 try to a try. Thus in two matches they scored
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    BOXING IN THE COLONY.
    287 3 Colonel Christie’s statement in a letter to the p ess the other day, that while be could not say anything about Singapore, the amatp-nr- he saw in Penang would not have the -lightest chance against amateurs n England was quite true. At the same time, it
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    The Mutton Mystery.
    325 3 We are able to state, on infot mation obtained from a reliable source, that there is no foundation for tbe rumour that has been current to the effect that the local butchers have refused acceptance of the sheep which arrived at Singspore early this month from Western
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    Pawnbrokers’ Liabilities
    203 3 Test Case Decided in Their Favour Before Mr Justice Barrett-L°nnard in the Supreme Court, Singapore, Hadjee Eusope bin Hadjee Mohamed Arshad, a dealer in precious stones «nd jewellery brought these actions to recover various articles of jewellery from pawn-brokers with whom they had been pledged by a man
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    Coming Events.
    52 3 28— p c C Annual Meeting, 6 p in. Nov 30—E <fc O Hotel, 8t Andrew's Night Dinner and Dance. D ec 1 Athenaeum, Lecture by Mr NH P Whitlev, Chinese Merchants’ Club, Leith Street, 9.15 p no. Dec 2—Penang St Andrew’s Society, Annual Ball. Dec 15 and
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    SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.
    145 3 TO-DAY’S DEPARTURES. Genoa Maru for Colombo, Dhauushkodi and Bombay, Pangkor for Teluk Anson. Renong for Bhuket (Tongkah), K&pab, Renong, Victoria Point, Mergui, Tavoy and Moulmein. Glenfalloch for Singapore and China, Expected Arrivals. Sbidzuoka Maru, Singapore, Dec 3. Kaga Maru, Singapore, Dec 17. Yokohama Maru, Singapore, Dec 31. Ships
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    PENANG MAILS CLOSE.
    278 3 DAILY (except! Sunday). BY TRAIN. Parit Buntar, Bagan Serai, Taiping, Ipoh, Batu Gajah, Tapah Road, j Teluk Anson, Kuala Knba, |By train Kuala Lumpur, Seremban, )7 15 am Malacca, Johore, Singapore j& 6 pm. and Hongkong Parit Buntar and Bagan Serai By train alsc 10.15 a.m. 3.45
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    The Mails
    34 3 The homeward mail, by the Tara, closes at 10 a.m. on Wednesday. The Dongola, is due to arrive here on Saturday, 3rd proximo, and is expected to have European mAils on board.
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    EXCHANGE.
    137 3 Ptnang, November 28, 1921. Br Courtbst oe the Chartered Bank). London Demand Bank 2/3 7/8 t 4 months’ sight Bank 2/4 1/8 3 Cradle 2/4 13/32 3 Documentary 2/4 1/2 Calcutta Demand Bank Rs. 170 3 days’sight Private 175 p Bombay Demand Bank 170 o Madras Demand Bank >,
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      162 3 T- —.r LEEKAY! LEEKAY 1 LEEKAY THE SIAMESE OPERA at TOWN HALL. FOR FOUR NIGHTS ONLY. SHOW STARTS AT 8.30 P.M. Now is your opportunity to see a group of SIAMESE ACTRESSES AND DANCERS L To-night: The Legend of “KAOW NAMA” To-morrow: THE MERCHANT of VENICE. b II ADMISSION.- Reserved
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    SOCIAL & PERSONAL.
    1652 4 SOCIAL PERSONAL. Mr G R Sykes is to be Police Magistrate, Malacca. Mr R W Cooper has passed bis examination for First Mate, B O T., Mercantile Marine. Lord Chelmsford is suffering from overstrain due to exce*Bive work. He has been ordered complete rest. Ti e appointment ot Mr Satotsugu
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    Curious Case in Johore Police Court
    469 4 S T.” A very curious case came up for bearing before the Magistrate at the Police Court Johore Bahru The complainant a Javanese of about twenty-fi’o years of age, who said he was employed in the printing office as a clerk, had a strange
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    Malaya-Borneo Exhibition.
    483 4 An Arc Exhibition will be held in connection with the forthcoming MalayaBorneo Exhibition in Singapore. Excluding the section devoted to amateur and professional photography, Exhibits will be confined to amateur work only, aud will comprise d< awing and painting in oils, water colours, pastels, black and white, etc
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    F. M. S. CHAMBER OF MINES.
    607 4 VISIT TO GOPENG CONSOLIDATED. (From Our Own Correspondent The most striking feature of the work carried on at Got eng Consolidated is the desolation. Where one is accustomed to think of a tin mine as a hive of human industry with hundreds, and perhaps
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    The Band Programme.
    260 4 The Band will pl«*y ’he following programme of music ac the Esplanade at 6 p.m. to-day. 1 Mirch ...The Gainsborough ...Roney 2 Selection •’be Mikado ...Sullivan 3 Waltz ...Imagination ...Williams 4 Fox Trot ...Siren of a Southern Sea ...Weeks 5 One Step ...Clorinda ...Ring A large nu-nber
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    LOCAL SHARE LIST
    83 4 The following are the Utm in Messrs Kennedy Co.’ B Yesterday «O-dgy SHARES. 5 j O» b i a tn e 5 c J c S 0 J h Rubber (Dollar) 1 panui 6 25 V 5 700 P-Per.k 1.50 uo 10. Miaiog. Deebook DN L 5/.
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    TIN OUTPUT.
    20 4 Tongkah Harbour Tin Dredein» n N L, from 20th to 26th Novemb/r (V°' one week) 16 tons. (be
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    TIN PRICES.
    108 4 The Straits Trading Co, Ltd, Nov 28th Singapore, buyers no sellers at $81.12-i Penang, buyers no seller» at $81.12| 2 The Eastern Smelting Co., Ltd London November 23rd £l6O 10i 9po t and £162 5s three months buying, £162 10s Belling. London, November 24th, £l6O 10s spot, and
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    PRODUCE.
    213 4 Penang, Novembbr 28, 1921 SP. Tapioca 56.25 buyers M. P. Tapioca $6.50 sales Cold leaf $72 sellers Black Pepper $15.50 sellers White Pepper $24 sellers. Trang Pepper no stock Mace Pickings $4O sellers Cloves no stock. Nutmeg» BUb $41.00 buyers 110 s $29.00 buyers J No. 1 $lOOO perpicul
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    Home for Destitutes
    204 4 We understand that the following fir and gentlemen have given or J* following in aid of the Home ’or ’fPenang :-Cbops Seng Cheong, Loan r Chip Heng Bee, Lam Guan, Kean „d T,. Cbnan 1 b« of He.fr»» them for 6 months from Noveno er, G H
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      535 4 NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. POSITION WANTED. By a Book-keeper (Indian) in any capacity—Snuatious held Head Bookkeeper on Firm, Chief Clerk, Head Conductor and io charge oo Estate, Good references. Apply Box No. 321, c/o Pinang Gazette, POSITIONS VACANT. A qualified Dresser wanted for Bagan Serai Estate. Apply to Dr. Nicholas, Caledonia Estate.
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      BOTTOMLEY-BIGLAND CASE JUDGMENT.
      256 5 b^—There was a V'.', 1 1 than ever at Bow <• 31,t, d ‘,he hearing of the Bottomw e'’ btU was resumed. During r S the Magistrate intimatdn' cvC u-t be a committal on the c^ t,b r 'libel. The Political Agent, cross examined by the delength
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      PROTECTION OF WITNESSES.
      43 5 London. November s.—Mr. H. Botfomba, given notice that he wil] infroduc* !to the House of Commons on foesday a Bill seeking to make Counsel unarable to the Law of Libel, if they charges against the characters of without conclusive evidence
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      FRICTION AT SCOTLAND YARD.
      264 5 London. November 3.—An animated debate n >k place in the House of Comms day "ii the subject of the resig■j. i f Sir Basil Thomson of Scotland' Li. The matter was discussed at jMinii time, and later formed the submo nwion of adjournment, which enjualh rejected
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      SLUMP IN SHIPBUILDING.
      236 5 ‘‘i' depressing facts were related b f y E.. Noble, the new president of tin»* r, h ast oas t Institution of End h dn d Shipbuilders, at the thirtyJ Jfmual meeting, at Newcastle-on-»L Sa *d that our merchant navy »as W /'‘hdively much weaker than it
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      CONSCIENTIOUS OBJECTORS.
      140 5 London, November 7.—ln the House f Commons, Sir J. D. Rees asked whether any Bill wa*s contemplated rendering; conscientious objectors and others of military age who avoided military service during the war ineligible as candidates for public offices. Lieutenant-Commander Hilton-Young replied that in view of the fact that
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      MOTHER’S ATTEMPT TO KILL HER SONS.
      117 5 London, November 5. —The Paris correspondent of the "Times” says that there was a painful scene at the Finisterre Ass zes, where a widow, Niquet by name, was charged with murdering one son and with attempting to murder another by pushing both over the
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      MASSACRE BY KURDS.
      99 5 Therean, November 8. —Five hundred Persian, gendarmes have been massacred by Kurds in Sujbulak, including an officer, Major Jafer Khan, who passed third out of the French military school of Sf. Cyr. The Gendarmerie Commandant, Colonel Malik Zadeh, appears t<> have invited the Kurdish chiefs to dinner
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      THE CLOUD OF RUIN IN EGYPT.
      100 5 London, November 7,—The Cairo correspondent of the “Times' wires: Representative members of the British community here have handed me for despatch to the "Times” a strongly worded protest against Government’s willingness withdraw British troops. The protest describes it as tantamount to an abandonment of
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      CLOSING OF PUBLIC HOUSES.
      81 5 London, November 7. —Ten o’clock in the evening has been fixed as the closing hour for licensed premises in Newington, Finsbury and Islington. To*day die Bishop of Southwark, heading a representative deputation from Newington, said that from his personal experience be knew that the last hour
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      LORD MAYOR’S SHOW ECONOMY.
      77 5 London, November 9- —The Lord Mayor’s show in London has been shorn of its customary pageantry on the score of economy. Charity was the prevailing note in the procession in which there were ew troops and many boy-scouts, and gir guides. Children’s institutions represented a few
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      INDIAN AUXILIARY FORCE.
      81 5 London. November 8.-Hep£ing to Colonel Sir Charles Yate m the House Commons, Mr. Montagu stated that the strength of the Indian Auxiliary Force exceeded 30,000. With regard to the question as to what he estimated the number of men in Ind a va,l ble f Ustment, who
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      NEW LIONS FOR THE ZOO
      23 5 Ixmdon November a-The ted to the Zoo by the Maharaja of Nava nagar have arrived in good condition.
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      FRENCH WOMAN’S HEROIC DEED.
      139 5 London, November s.—The Paris cor respondent, of the "Times” states that 0.4 prisoners of war, returning from I urkey to I' rance, have signed a petition to General Gorfrand that the wjife of M. Mesnil, a- battalion commander, he recognised specially for her devotion and bi
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      LANDRU’S TRIAL.
      118 5 Loudon, November 10. —A Paris messags says that Landru's trial is becoming a society function. Public seats are unobtainable except to the highly privileged ladies, who punctuate the proceedings with peals of laughter. Finally Landru turned angrily and rated the spectators. The police gave evidence to the effect
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      NETHERLANDS’ NAVAL PROGRAMME.
      95 5 London- November 7.—The “Times correspondent cabling from Rotterdam, states that the Netherlands Government has drawn up a programme ’of naval armaments for the next decennium with an expenditure of £30,000,000, including the following for the Dutch Ind.es: 24 destroyers, 32 submarines, 4,500 mines, 72 scouts, 18 bombers
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      SUCCESSFUL TRIAL OF "HELICOPTER.”
      77 5 London. November 7.—The "Daily Mail” -tate- that trials have been successful with the Helicopter, tiie invention cf Louis Brennan who is also the inventor of the well-known monorail and the first importer of the typewriter in Australia. The machine rose gracefully and landed as gently «i-
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      THE BRITISH LEGION.
      77 5 London, November 10. —Earl Haig, in a letter, estimates that £1,750,000 wll be annually needed by the British Legion to carry on the work of relieving the dependents of the fallen. Earl Haig says it is imperative that the Legion’s income for benevolent purposes should be firmly
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      CAIRO TO BAGHDAD AERIAL ROUTE.
      68 5 London, November 4. —The adoption of the aerial mail service from Cairo to Baghdad f o r correspondence from Bn tain is leading to a substantial saving in time. The Postmaster-General announces that the latest mail' ftom London to Mesopotamia have taken only ten days
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      GIBRALTAR TUNNEL.
      62 5 London, November 5. —The “Observer gives prominence to an article advocating the boring of a tunnel in the Straits of Gibraltar, enabling the continuation o f the railway frdm Paris to Tangier». The article gives details of the proposed scheme and it is pointed out that the tunnd
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      AUSTRALIA’S IMMIGRATION POLICY.
      48 5 London. November 5. —The "Times gives prominence to Immigration >Super’ntendent Gullett’s pamphlet entitled “Unguarded Australia,” and compares the English and Australian wages and opportunities. The journal summarises Australia’s attitude as “Welcome, if you an quite sure that you are the kind of man we want.”
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      FATAL PARACHUTE DESCENT.
      33 5 London, November 7.—Flying over the Romeo Centocelle Aerodrome, S. Garavaglia descended 1.600 feet in attempting av experiment with a parachute. The latter however failed to open and he was killed.
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      MINISTRY OF TRANSPORT.
      156 5 London. November 5. —The Ministry of Transport, which many regarded as a superfluous Government organisation, evolved and until recently controlled by Sir Eric Geddes, has found unexpectedly strong backing in Labour quarters. The heads of Labour organisations have marshalled a number of arguments in a letter to
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      HARD HIT COLLIERS.
      113 5 London, November 6. —Notwithstanding the recent increasing orders from abroad, creating a general improvement, the onlysubstantial hope for the coal industry lies in a genuine resumption of trade. As regards wages, severe hardship.' are inflic ted by the forthcoming reductions based on the latest ascertainments regarding the
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      TARTARS AND SOVIET.
      44 5 Teheran, November 9.—-An unconfirmed but steady rumour is circulating here that the Tartars have risen against the Soviet Government in the outlying districts of Azerbaijan and Bolshevik sailors m the Caspian are meeting the menace to Baku from th e sea.
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      KINNAIRD CASTLE BURNT
      43 5 London, November 7. —The fourteenth century Kinnaird Castle- Brechin. Forfarshire, the seat of the Earl of Souther>k, has been destroyed by fire. Many priceless pictures and books were saved, but a Raeburn valued at £lO.OOO is among the works missing.
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    THE EXCHANGE CRISIS.
    440 5 STORY OF THE RUPEE S RISE AND FALL. The annual report of the Indian Currency Department for last year, prepared by 2dr. A. C. Me Watters, Controller of Currency, contains an interesting account of recent vicissitudes of exchange. The steady rise of silver from the 5u pence
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      401 5 z |n"the good old days" when life was simpler there was none of the strain and stress of modern business life. Xx. Everyone now has to work at higher pressure and a severe strain is thrown on th e nervous system. The result is fatigue, a lowered vitality, and a
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    BIRTHS.
    36 6 Stewart —At Kuala Lumpur on November 25th, to Mr and Mrs Adam Stewart of Klang a daughter. Cooke Yarborough—At Lyshanger, Liflf, Hampshire, on November 22, 1921, to Mr and Mrs H C Cooke-Yarborough, a son.
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    MARRIAGE.
    56 6 Johnstose-Turnboll—At the Presbyterian Church, Singapore, on November 25, 1921, by the Rev G H D uglaa, MA, Robert Johnstone M C, late Royal Flying Corps, only son of the late Caprain Robert, Johnstone. Scotland, and of Mrs J M Sime, Singapore, to Phyllis Margaret, elder daughter of Mr an
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    OIL OUSTING COAL.
    1335 6 Rather a lugubrious statement regarding the present situation in the shipping world from the builders and owners point of view was made a" the inaugural meeting held in London last week ot the International Shipping Conference. The wellknown British shipowner Sir Owen Phillips, who presided, told the
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    HERE AND THERE.
    1713 6 What might he termed *’an interesting coincidence” is that while A Coincidence, tbe F.M.B. is raising a a voinw i oßn of 10,000,000 sterling at Home, and people are still discussing Mr Churchill's for affording assistance in the development of Crown Colonies and 1 Protectorates, on the
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      45 6 FORTHCOMING EVENTS AT THE E. O.” WEDNESDAY, 30TH NOV.. ST. ANDREW S NIGHT SPECIAL DINNER DANCE, EXTENSION OF LICENSE. DANCING TILL 2 A.M. SATURDAY. 24TH DEC.. XMAS EVE DINNER AND DANCE. SATURDAY. 31ST DEC., NEW YEAR EVE SPECIAL DINNER AND PIERROT AND PIERRETTE COSTUME BALL.
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    28 6 DEATH. Smith —At the European Hospital Kuala Lumpur, on Nov. 26, Ruth Alvina, the dearly belcved wife of W E Smith, Assistant Timber Controller. F M S R.
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    ASSOCIATION OF NATIONS.
    1550 7 •uidi-X'T HARDING’S PROPOSAL pREb 1 [Reuter’s Telegrams.] Washington. November 26. I Harding conversed with foregarding the possibility eoutinuing the present Conferences. ~h view to their possible development “Association of Nations. Presiinto an t Raiding favours annual conferences, cons der any menaces to in >ra peace. j s
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    NOTHING TO FEAR.
    140 7 FRENCH PREMIER ON FRANCO(J ERM A N RELATIONS. New York. November 25. Speaking at (he Lotus Club, M. Briand uroed that the peopl e linked by ties of blood to the peoples of the Centra! Powers should tell the German people they had nothing to fear from
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    THE RHINE ARMY.
    60 7 RETURNING AMERICANS. Antwerp- November 27. The American transport “Cantigny” is proceeding to America, with 600 soldiers of the American army of occupation, and the bodies of 800 Amer can soldiers killed in France. Other transports, with more American detachments, will sail shortly. “Lo Journal” states that the
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    THE INDEMNITY.
    46 7 BRITISH NOTE TO FRANCE. Paris. November 27. Britain sent a Note to France, asking by what means France proposes to safeguard Germany’s other creditors, if the "Wei-baden agreement is enforced, and declaring that Britain views with concern France’s delay in ratifying the Financial Convention.
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    AMERICAN HONOUR FOR M. BRIAND.
    26 7 New York. November 25. The New York and Columbia univer sities have conferred the honorary doctorate of laws on M. BriamK
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    NORTH AND SOUTH CHINA.
    103 7 CONSUL GENERAL’S VIEWS. London. November 25. Mr. Lo Chong, the Chi.oesĕ ConsulGeneral, in an address ftt the Lyceum Club, dealing with the differences between North and South China- said history showed the North and South always settled down after a t ine. He hoped that the
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    CHINA AND BRITISH PHARMACY.
    27 7 London, November 25. The British General Medical Council has given permission for the translation of the whole of the British Pharmacopoeia into Chinese.
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    U.S. TRADE WITH CHINA.
    30 7 New York. November 25. American exports to China in the last twelve months were of the value of nearly $150,000,000. compared with $25.000.00 before the war.
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    JAPAN’S CROWN PRINCE.
    17 7 APPOINTMENT AS REGENT: Tokio, November The Crown Prince of Japan has been appointed Regent.
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    BRITAIN AND FRANCE.
    536 7 LORD CURZON’S SPEECH CRITICISED. London. November 25. British press opinion on the references to 1 rance in L>rd Curzon’s si»eeci> is divided. One section, while understanding France’s fear of Germany, points out her ability rely iqAjn the assistance of fellow nations in the ease of attack and
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    FRANCO-KEMALIST AGREEMENT.
    195 7 A BRITISH NOTE. Paris, November 26. A British Note with reference to the Franco-Kemalist agreement has been received couched in the friendliest terms. It expresses pleasure at France’s assurance that the agreement does not imply r e cognition of the Angora Government, cither de jure or de facto.
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    EXCITED ITALIAN STUDENTS
    191 7 ATTACK FRENCH ONSULATE. Paris, November 26. New» from Turin says that a crowd of students excited by press reports ami statements attributed to M. Briand at Washington regarding the Italian army, attacked the French consulate, smashing windows and damaging furniture. The police rushed up lorries and dispersed
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    FRENCH REVIEW.
    366 7 .-Vale. Paris, November 27. According to the Havas representative at the Washington Conference, M. Briand, upon his return to Pari«. will at once sub mit to Parliament a comprehensive statement aiming at a substantial reduction in military expenditure reconcilable with the unimpaired efficiency of the army. In an
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    PERSIAN OIL.
    43 7 CONCESSION TO STANDARD COMPANY Teheran, November 26. Parliament granted a fifty Reais’ concession to the Standard Oil Company, ro exploit the oilfields of the northern provinces. The measure is expected to revive trade by open ng the north to foreign enterprise.
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    SHIPPING CASE APPEAL.
    68 7 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Singapore. November 28. in Singapore Supreme Cmirt, the Straits Steamship Co., Ltd.- appealed against the decision of the District Judge in dismissing their claim, against the Singapore Launch Company, for damages arising out of the collision in Harbour between the appellants’ steamship Krian,'
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    IRISH NEGOTIATIONS.
    82 7 A NEW CRISIS. London, November 25. The Irish negotiations ar<- again in a critical state. Sir James Craig had an hour’, conference, with Mr. Lloyd George this morning, and returns Jo-Jiight t’> Belfast, where the deafhroll is now 24. to take charge of the situation. Bad Week in
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    SHIPPING CONFERENCE.
    65 7 THE WIRELESS REGULATIONS. London, November 25. The international Shipping Conference closed with a series of resolutions, limiting the obligations to carry wireles s in stallations to life-saving purposes, dis pensing with the regular wireless < perator. provided a reasonably skilled seaman was available, as human watchers should be
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    TRADE REVIVAL.
    74 7 HOPEFUL SIGNS. London. November 27. Mr. Stanley Baldwin, in a hopeful speech, at Liverpool, said there were more indications of a trade revival, than th contrary. It was considered that the corner had been turned in the United States, while bottom had been reached in India. There were
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    COTTON TRADE HOURS.
    51 7 L-ndon. November 25. Th. ballot of the members of the Fe«lermion of Master (’<>( tonspimif-rs failed to secure th«> necessary ho per cent, majority in favour "f running (he mills working Americe.n cotton 24, instead of 4s hours weekly, therefore each mill will continue io regulate its
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    PORTO ROSA CONFERENCE ENDED.
    63 7 Porto Rosa, November 25. The Conference which has been sitting here f"r a month under Italy's auspices to regulate the various questions affect, ing the States formed from the old Aus tm-Hungarian Empire, closed wth the signature of eighteen protocols- conventions and resolutions by the States
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    ANOTHER WIRELESS TRIUMPH
    31 7 London, November 25. The Carnai vLn w irtfless station successfully transmitted messages d’rect to Aus tralia by means of the so-called valve transmitter. Sydney and Melbourne replied indirectly.
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    THE BUTTERWORTH FERRY.
    168 7 A INFINITE MOVE AT LAST. 4 1 The question of th e rejuvenation of lhe Butterworth Ferry, Penang’s 'just grievance” (he Colonial Secretary termed it in the course of ;t, defin te statement on the subject at the last mealing of the Legislative Council, -will b e
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    BISHOP PERRICHON’S CONSECRATION.
    72 7 (From Our Owp Singapore, November 28. There was a large attendance, yesterday, in the Cathedral of the Good Shop herd, at the Consecration of the Reverend L. Perrichon as Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Malacca. Bishop Bouchut of Cambodia officiated. The new Bishop’s first work
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      493 8 .HARTAL IN THE PRINCIPAL TOWNS. Calcutta, November 17.—The hartal hi Calcutta to-day was more extensive than on previous occasions. Vigorous propaganda had been carried on previously by means of leaflets and meetings to ensure its success and in some eases shopkeepers had been threatened
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      AN APPEAL FROM GANDHI.
      707 8 Bombay November 19.—Mr. Gandhi issued the following appeal this morning to men and women of Bombay: “It is not possible to describe the agony 1 have suffered during the past two days. lam writing this now at .3 30 a.rn. in perfect peace after two hours’
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      MR. GANDHI'S NEMESIS.
      118 8 London. November 5. “Gandhi’- countrymen are level-headed enough to see that he has been playing with fire.” says the missionary, the Rev. G. Low from Jaipur, in the “United Free Church Record.” a statement to which the “Scotsman” gives prominence. “After deliberately breaking the law with the
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      ABSCONDING FOR SEVEN YEARS.
      427 8 SIKH SURRENDERS Lahore. November 17. A great sen*a tion vas created at Nankana Sahib on the !stl instant on the occasion of Guru Nanak s birthday when before a huge gathering of Sikhs. Bhai Gurd’t Singh of Komagata Marti fame who absconded foi the la-t seven
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    THE MOPLAH AFFAIR.
    53 9 ASPHYXIATION DOUBTED. [Reuter’s Telegrams.] London, November 25. The Government of Madras reports that investigations, hitherto, have cast doubt on the alleged cause of the death of the Moplahs reported to have been asphyxiated. The men were in an ordinary luggage van. The Surgeon-General has been instructed to
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    MOPLAHS TAKE HEAVY KNOCK.
    100 9 Madras, November 19.—The latest telegrams about the Malabar situation say that during the third phase of ope rations which started on the 11th inst, casualties were 29 killed, of these 20 were inflicted by the l-39th Garwals. The total results of operations from 11 th to
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    AN UNFORTUNATE OCCURRENCE.
    520 9 Madras, November 21.—'1 he following press communique has been issued Government much 'egret to announce that the}’ have received a report th >t of a hundred convicted prisoners who w< re entrained at Tirur fifty-six were found dead of asphyxiation at Podanur. Other- received adequate medical attention
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    GANDHI AND HIS PENANCE.
    65 9 A MOURNFUL MEETING. Bombay, November 25. Alter a mournful meeting of the representatives of different communities at Mr. Gandhi’s house discussing the events of the week-end, Mr. Gandhi declared he was breaking his fast now that the trouble was over, but if it restarted he would
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    RACING AT MANCHESTER.
    45 9 NOVEMBER HANDICAP RESULT. London, November 26. The Manchester November Handicap resulted as follows: Blue Dun (7 to 2) Air Balloon (100 to 6) 1 Franklin (10 to 1) v 3 Twenty-four ran. Won by three lengths -."four lengths between second and third.
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    CRICKET.
    162 9 C.R.O. v. P.R.C. Played at Victoria Green on Saturday. Scores; C.R.C. —Thea» Lye b Scharenguivel 16 Eng Kim c Scharenguivel b Scully 16 Chee Chong b Scharenguivel 5; Huan Cheang b Rodrigo 2; Joo Kooi c Austin b Scully 15; Cheng Khay lbw b Rodrigo 1 Keng Chuan c
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    PENANG SWIMMING CLUB.
    258 9 The following are the results of the Monthly Medal (Competitions, held at Tanjong Bungah yesterday “A” Class (220 Yards). 1- J. D. Harris (60 sec.) 2. P. Saffcry Scr. 3. W. I. Legg (60 sec.) Four swam. In a fairly interesting race, Harris won by 9 seconds
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    TANJONG MALIM DOUBLE TRAGEDY.
    157 9 News of a dastardly outrage which was perpetrated on the borders of Esoot Estate, Tanjong Malim, reached us late last night, says Saturday’s “Malayan Leader It appears that on Sunday last two coolie women suffering with ter rible knife wounds were discovered underneath the railway bridge
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    A CRIMINAL APPEAL
    725 10 “M.M.” CONVICTION QCASHED. The Chief Judicial Commissioner, the Hon. Mr. Justice L. M. Woodward, m the Supreipe Court, Kuala Lumpur- on Nov. 23rd delivered his judgment in the criminal appeal case, in which two Sikh policemen appealed against the conviction and sentence of 15 months’ R.l. passed
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    186 10 <: S. T.” A correspondent on return from Burma writes: —Great changes have taken place in Rangoon during the last ten years. I saw a great many new buildings. After Bangkok the spaciousness of the streets w a s striking—wide roads and broad side walks. Double tramway
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    502 11 kidnapped ex route to law COLLEGE. Within a very short time of the arrival of Mr. w. E. Johnson in Colombo an amusing diversion occurred. Mr. Johnson’s first appearance was to be befor e the Law students but the Medical students had planned to be first
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    183 11 Some interesting reminiscences of Eton by Mr. Gladstone, who was at the College 100 years ago. are recounted in “Eton Chornicle.” Thev were fold to aft »ld Etonian who was dining at Hawarden shortly before Mr. Gladstone’s death He declared that his friend Arthur Hallam was
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    85 11 RESOLUTION BY MALAYS. A mass meeting of Malays- was held in Ceylon recently for the, purpose of moving a resolution requesting Government that they be given a in the Legislative Council. The following resolution was carried “That the t me and occasion has arrived when the most
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