Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 24 March 1922

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    20 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE. PUBLISHED DAILY. ESTABLISHED 1833. No. 66. VOL. LXXX. FRIDAY, 24th MARCH, 1922 PRICE 15 CENTS.
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      36 1 J BRITISH BOND Writing Pad c of ICO leave* with 25 envelope* i 1 I S 1 il J Hermione Box contain* 50 fancy- S lined Notepaper, 50 Envelope* $1 ii .< Pinang Gazette Preu, Ltd. j!
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    PARIS FASHION NOTES.
    845 2 GOWW PRICES. (From Our Lady Correspondent.) Puri”, February 27. Incessant movement, feveri’h activity, comings and goings of many ParisientiHS, and of foreign women jast arrived in the capital for the season—they examine, admire and take on the new inodes which are being displayed in the me de
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    Oldest Car in Malaya.
    88 2 S.F.P,’» An attempt is being made to get down the oldest car in Malaya a steam car which was shown in Singapore in 1901 and which boars the number F M 8 1, in order to exhibit it in the Exhibition. Ao eff ctive method of
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    KEEPING THE WIRES HUMMING.
    469 2 HONGKONG CABLEMEN CARRY ON. In putting on record the splendid fashion in which various individuals and sections of the community of Hongkong rose tn the occasion during the strike the part played by those who helped to keep the telegraphic communications open should not be allowed
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    Manchester Weekly Market Report.
    410 2 Messrs James F Hutton Co., Ltd Manchester reported on Wednesday, March 1 The improved demand for spot cotton remains the principal feature of the cotton markets. Liverpool sales have not quite up to last week’s level, bu* still shew an appreciable increase on those of previous
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    SINGAPORE NEWS.
    176 2 haytor rubber position. (From Our Own Oorre-pondent Singapore, March 24, At the anneal mee’ing of Haytor Rubber Company. Mr G.bboos, presiding, said although there was loss on the year of $14,455 the financial position was strong, with cash and liquid securities totalling $93 000. Selangor shareholders expressed the
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    Ceylon Association Meeting.
    234 2 Rubber and Tea Prospects Reviewed. London March 13. At rhe meeting of the Ceylon Association, Mr Owen was reelected and paid a tribute to Sir E Roiling Sir S Boi« Mr Rutherford aud Mr Hardy. Mr Owen referring to the Labour Ordinance anticipated rises in wages in
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    Attacked by Crocodile.
    128 2 A magisterial inquiry at Teluk Anson disclosed particulars of a woman being carried away by a crocodile. The husband of the deceased a Chinese woman named Goh Buan giving evidence stated that his wife went to river to wash clothes. About ten minutes later be heaid her
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    Teluk Anson Fatalities.
    92 2 In the case of a Tamil, named Thasan, who was an inmate of the Bagan Datoh estate hospital, who was discovert d banging from a beam by means of a rope, a verdic" of suicide by hanging was returned. A Chinese named Tan Sooi, aged 20 went
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    The Chartered Bank.
    100 2 The local branch of the Chartered Bank advises tie nceipt of cabled advice from its Head Offices that at the approaching annual general meeting of shareholders, the Director will recommend that a dividend be declared for the past half year at the rate of 14 per cent
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    Association Football.
    28 2 A football march between the Post Office Recreation Club and the Hongkong Bank will be played on Wednesday April 5 at 5-15 p.ou. at the Esplanade,
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    Monsoon Cargo Losses
    373 2 Insurance Companies’ Action. When the present system of moles in Hie harbour (Singapore) was suggested it was urged that although the harbour in itself is peculiarly safe and subject to far less craft dangers than many others there wss a period of the year—i e the North
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    Javanese Claim to Independence.
    255 2 Asia is fueling its strength and even from the lightly-governed Du-ch possessions in the East comes the reiterated cry for independence. What material advantage the Javanese or other islanders affected to gain by th» change demanded it is not easy to see with European eyes No
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    Exhibition Needlework.
    218 2 Among the exhibits in the Arts and Crafts Section (amateur) of the Malaya Borneo Exhibition will be a beautiful collection of embroideries from Kuala Lumper executed by Mrs Legge. Thia lady as mentioned, recently, has exhibited previously at the International Art Exhibition in London where she obtained a
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    SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.
    120 2 TO-DAY’S DEPARTURES. Padang for Alor Star. Lake Gilpeu for Rangoon and Calcutta (Mergui and Moulmeiu via Rangoon). Indo Maru for Rangoon and Calcutta (Mergui and Moulmein via Rangoon). Ascno for Singapore. Perak [S S Co] for Teluk Anson. Kedah for Dindings and Sitiawan. Khiva for Ceylon, India. Aden,
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    PENANG MAILS CLOSE.
    318 2 DAILY (except Sunday). BY TRAIN. Farit Buutar, Bagan Serai, Taiping, Ipoh, Batu Gajah, Tapah Road, I Teluk Anson, Kuala Kuhn, |By train Kuala Lumpur, Seremban, j-7.15 a m Malacca, Johore, Singapore 6 pm. and Hongkong J Farit Buntar and Bagan Serai By train 9.30 a.m. &4 p.m.
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    AUSTRALIAN MAIL.
    18 2 Mails from Australia are expectad to arrive in time for delivery at 9 a m tomorrow.
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    Coming Events.
    216 2 Mar 24—Peuang Club, Dance, 9.15 p m. Mar 24—Penang Golf Club, Meeting, 630 p m. Mar 25—Cricket. Married v Single. Mar 25—Lodge Nspier, Installation Meeting, Telek An’on, Mar 25 and 26—Penang Golf Club Competitions. March 26—Special General Meeting, Penang Swimming Club, noon. Mar 27—South Taiping Tin Dodging. Ex.
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    LINCOLNSHIRE HANDICAP.
    80 2 granely wins 1 Rei er s Telegram,. follows Granely 7-8 Monarch 8-6 Roman Bachelor 8-11 Thirty-two ran. Won by 5 l engths ha|f a ween second and third. The betting was 20 to Ir r > 1 Monarch, and 5 to 1 Roman The Lincolnshire Handicap i year
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    THE GRAND NATIONAL
    334 2 Ln,Bion. March 5.-ter-rumours with regard to th.. 7 National have set the market such an extent that the b; 1( L U afraid to take a plunge. Southam*' a mystery owing to the trainer warning that he may not start on of youth. The majority of th'
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      164 2 NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. notices. An ordinary meeting of the Commissioners will be held at i cipal Office at 4 p.m on Monday inst. (By Order.) L. A. COUTIER BIGGS. Secretary to the Municipal ('oinm SUNGEI ARAK RUBBER COMPANY. LIMITED. (Incorporated in the Straits St Notice is hereby given that Ordinary General
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    AT THE ROYAL WEDDING.
    1231 3 A WOMAN'S IMPRESSIONS. Dress interest at weddings is usually confined to women’s clothes. The ceremony of Princess Mary’s wedding was an exception. The men were an easy first. Beautiful velvet and shimmering tissues, lovely as they are, were eclipsed by the scarlet and silver and scarlet
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    COTTON GROWING
    1256 4 What is wrong with the idea of growing cotton in Malaya on a commercial scale We ask this question because it seems to us that unless there is some factor, at present unknown to us, which rules the profitable prodection of cotton in this country cut of court,
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    HERE AND THERE.
    1682 4 <• S F P In February last year, the findings of the Select Committee on conCouncil Re- stirutional reform in the form. Straits Settlements wag published. Nothing has since been heard of it, though in other parts of the Empire the basis or representation on Legislative Councils
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      15 4 “E. O.” Special Tiffin Every Wednesday and Saturday. Mr. E. E. Chambers. P. P. C.
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    THE PRINCE OF WALES.
    805 5 COLOMBO TO KANDY. ixTIH'SIASM ALONG THE ROUTE Reuter’s Telegrams.] Kandy, March 23. The Prince of Wales' visit to Kandy is I, and to remain one of the delightful reminiscence* of his tour, first account of the wondrous beauties of the journey from Colombo, and stolidly, because
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    THE PRINCES VISIT TO JAPAN.
    292 5 FULL PROGRAMME The following are the arrangements for the Prince’s visit to -Japan The Prince of Wales will arrive at Yokohama in H.M.S. “Renow*n” on April 12. and will go straight up to Tokyo. Among the entertainments arranged in his honour are dinner parties at
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    ALLEGED BRIBERY.
    78 5 STATE GOVERNOR ARRESTED London, March 23. A Okmulgee (Oklahoma) telegram says a warrant has been issued for the arrest of the Governor of Oklahoma. Mr. Robertson, and the State Bank Commissioner, Mr. Dennis, on charges of accepting bribes to permit a bank to do business after it was
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    ALLIED CONFERENCES.
    95 5 FRANCE’S ATTITUDE. Paris. March 22 A change, in the French Government's intentions as regards international meetings is contained in the announcement stating that in deference to the Allies' unanimous opinion, France will consent to be bound by the arrangements in which she participated in the London and Cannes
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    FAR EASTERN REPUBLIC
    39 5 PROTEST TO POWERS. Reval, March 23. The Government of the Far Eastern Republic sent notes to Japan. Britain and America protesting against alleged support to the White Guards, and the export of Republican property from Vladivostok.
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    BRITISH NAVAL ECONOMY.
    43 5 London. March 22In the House of Comment, replying to Sir Frederick Hall, Colonel Amery said while naval reductions were naturally dependent u|x&gt;n genera? ratification of the Washington Naval Treaty, they were not necessarily dependent upo»‘ ratification of the Pacific Agreement.
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    FRENCH RAILWAY BONDS.
    22 5 London, March 22. Messrs. Rothschild offer £5-000,000 French Northern Railway 6 per cent Bonds, at the price of 90.
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    IRISH SITUATION.
    182 5 BORDER TERRORISM. London, March 22. In the Hou-&gt;e of Commons, questioned regarding the situation on the Ulster boundary, Mr. Churchill read telegrams from both the Irish Governments, containing charges and counter-charges of raids and terrorism. He thought the whole question of controlling the border must at the earliest
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    HONGKONG’S COUNCIL.
    58 5 PETITION FOR POPULAR ELECTION. London, March 22. In the House of Commons, Col. John Ward presented a petition from the British inhabitants of Hongkong for the sub stitution of popular election for Government nomination of non C hinese members of the Legislative Council, and the adoption of a
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    MUI-TSAI REFORM.
    61 5 A PRESS TRIBUTE. London, March 22. Ihe “Daily News" is gratified at the news that the “child slaves of Hongkong” are to be freed, and congratulates Mr. Churchill on the characteristic thoroughness of his announcement and the prudent measures he has taken to ensure the drawing up of
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    THE NEAR EAST
    47 5 AN ARMISTICE PROPOSED Paris. March 22. The Allied Foreign Ministers resolved jointly to telegraph to Athens. Constan ti’jople and Angora, proposing a three months’ armistice* in Asia, Minor, and-the establishment of a neutral zone, ten kilometres wide, under the control of Allied Cc mmissioners.
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    MR. BOTTOMLEY.
    82 5 FURTHER SERIOUS CHARGES. London, March 22Two further «charges against Mr. Horatio Bottomley. M.P., were announced at Bow Street Police Court to-day, when the hearing of the charge of converting to his own use £5.000 of Victory Bonds was continued, namely, of taking £15.000 from an account of which
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    SUMMONS AGAINST MR. BOTTOMLEY.
    246 5 London, February 24. —The affairs of Mr. Bottomley, member of Parliament, formerly editor of “John Bull” and the author of various Bond Clubs to which a large public contributed hundreds of thousands of pounds, are at last coming to a climax- The administration by Bottom ley
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    MR. MONTAGU'S RESIGNATION.
    825 5 EFFECT ON HOME POLITICS. London, March 10. —Never before has the House of Commons re-echoed with such exultant cheering as greeted the an nouncement of Mr Montagu s resignation. It emanated from the I nionist benches, but was so loud and prolonged that it seemed general. Some
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    SOCIAL & PERSONAL.
    1125 5 SOCIAL PERSONAL. Sir John Hare, the actor, left £30,000 Mr- Geo ige Hemmant has gone on I leaveMr- C. A- Hutchinson of Eng Joo Estate has been appointed manager of Eow Seng and Paya Besar Estates. Mr. A- S. Hall of Taiping i* a homeward passenger by the “Yorkshire” via
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    U. S. COTTON INDUSTRY WAGES.
    403 5 [Reuter’s Telegrams.] “M.M New York, March 22. Sweeping wage reductions in the cotton manufacturing industry, which have ai ready led to numerous strikes in the New England States, have now reached the important textile centre of Lawrence (Massachusetts), where mills employing 11,000 persons announced "a
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      A BRUTAL MURDER.
      231 6 London, March 8- —The London police quickly followed up the brutal minder of an unmarried girl living in a flat at West Brompton and arrested the alleged prepetrator, ex-Flying Officer Ronald True, within twelve hours of the occurrence while he was watching a munic hall per formance.
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      UNEMPLOYED WOMEN.
      95 6 London. March 6. —A conference of unemployed women, held under the auspices of the Trade Union Congress, resolved to demand greater Government assistance- The speakers declared it was impossible for single girls to live on twelve shillings weekly unemployment pay A member of the Actresses’ Assooi ation said
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      THE DRAMA AT HOME.
      89 6 London. March 7-—With cycles of Shaw and Galsworthy plays- Shakespearean productions, and a new Pinero piece drawing siood house's serious students of the drama are less pessimistic than they have been lately, asking when London was last so generously served with the best kind of plays-
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      NO SKY-SCRAPERS FOR LONDON.
      83 6 London. March 7-—The proposal of the committee on London Building Acts to alter the regulations to permit of th** erection of buildings 120 feet high in stead of the present maximum of 80 feet has been disapproved by the Royal Institute of British Architects by 79
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      AIR FLEET TO BE DISPOSED OF.
      87 6 London. March 8. —In the House of Commons Captain F- E- Guest- confirmed that. Government had decided with regret to dispose of all five airships in view of the pressing need for economy and the inability of India or the Dominions to contribute towards
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      LORD “CASABIANCA.”
      82 6 London. March 6. —A piquant plan has been suggested to the Tory leaders to allow Sir George Younger to continue as leader and after a decent interval elapses to press him to accept a peerage. Tn other words gently draw the teeth of the man whose speech, like
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      THE VOGUE OF SCARLET.
      49 6 London. March 6.—The Paris correspondent of the “Times” says, scarlet is the new fashion. It predominated at the Autumnal* Spring races this afternoon. Scarlet, leather toque«, umbrellas and parasols, black gauntlets with scarlet cuffs, and patent leatfier shoes with scarlet heel*- Skirts 4re not longer-
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      A FAMOUS PACK.
      36 6 London, Maroh 7.—lt is announced that Lord Tredegar, for financial reasons, is relinquishing the foxhounds which have been maintained by the family for centuries- In future thei pack wi|l be maintained by subscription.
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      FAMOUS REGIMENTS TO BE DISBANDED.
      43 6 London, March 6-—The regiments destined for disbandment as an economy measure include the» 4th Battalion of the Royal Fusiliers, the. 3rd and 4th Battalions of the Sixtieth King’s Royal Rifle», and the 3rd Battalion of the M orcestershires-
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      UNWRITTEN LAW IN FRANCE.
      181 6 London, March 5. —The Paris correspondent of the “Time®” says eyes were filled with tears when the foreman of the jury in the Bordeaux assize announced the acquittal of the Parisian actress, Madame Perron, for murdering her husband, the director of a local* theatre. It is
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      NEW MARRIAGE CODE.
      203 6 London, March 6. —The Paris correspon dent of the “Times” says the public are growing weary of the acquittals in the “Crimes passionels,” such as the Perron affair. It is realised that these crimes are committed too frequently and with too much impunity and that there is
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      CYCLONE IN EAST AFRICA.
      97 6 London. March 4. —The Beira correspondent of the “Times” write* The failure to establish telegraphic communication since last week ha- been explained by the arrival of the runner “Enchinde.” with the news of a disastrous tyelone in Chiinde on the 24th February. This was followed by
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      GALE IN THE CHANNEL.
      108 6 London, March 8- —There has been a terrific gale in the Channel, accompanied by mountainous seas- The cross-Channel services from Victoria have been temporarily suspended- The seas broke over the Esplanade at Freshwater. Isle of Wight, flooding the low lying count *y and temporarily isolating the
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      BIG WHEAT CORNER
      93 6 London. March 1. —The “Daily Mail" says a number of Australian and American speculators attempted one of the biggest wheat corners on record- Eighteen million quarters of corn were held back until rises of a shilling a bushel- Approximately £5O million was required to manipulate the corner,
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      AFGHAN MISSION IN LONDON
      67 6 London, March 4. —The members of the Afghan Mission, interviewed on their arrival in London, expressed their pleasure with their journey from India and their reception in this country. They spoke in optimistic terms, of the results they expected from the new relations between Britain and
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      SOLDIERS’ GRAVES IN FRANCE.
      56 6 London, March 3- —The Imperial W’ar Graves Commission has decided tvf ro*. fuse all applications for the removal of the bodies of soldiers from graves in the French war theatres to Britain, as such action is opposed tor the unanimouslv adopted and strongly supported policy of
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      TRADE FAILURES.
      127 6 London, March 7- —Messrs. Stubbs, the trade enquiry agents, report the unusual total of 1,160 failure of traders since the Ist January. The c&lt;»mpulsoiy liquidations of companies have been quadrupled com. pared with 1919- Petitions will be presented in the Law C’ourts one day next week for the
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      A DISPUTED BILL.
      107 6 London, March 8-—The report of the Auditor-General on appropriation accounts cf sums granted by Parliament for the Civrl Services and Revenue Departments for the year ended the 31st March. 1921, mentions that the mission to Iman Sanaa cost £9,975, including £2.155 spent in presents to chief* and
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      HISTORIC COLOURS.
      108 6 London, March 6- —Sandhurst Parish Church. Kent, was the scene of an interesting ceremony on the occasion of the Bi«hop of Dover receiving from Brigadier S. M. Edwardes and Lieutenant-Colonel A- C- Edwardes in the name of the regiment the old colours of the 102nd King Edward’s Own
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      QUEENS DESIGN GARDENS
      93 6 London, March 1. —A uniquely instructive exhibition of Ideal Homes, organised by the “Daily Mail,” embracing designs for garden, garden city and home, was opened by the Countess of Athl'one at Olympia- The latent methods of construction and decoration and labour-sav-ing household devices were displayed- A striking
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      NIGHT AIR EXPRESSES
      59 6 London. March 6- —The service of goods air expresses from London to* Paris, which will enable parcel's despatched after business hours from provincial towns to be delivered in the French capital the following morning, will* commence early next month- The expresses will be equipped with navigation lights
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      ARMY AND PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
      52 6 London;. March 8- —With a view to encouraging Army officers to take up Association Football and improving the position of the game in the» Public Schools, the Army Football Association has instituted a series of matches between a team of officers called Army Crusaders and the
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      MEDICAL EDUCATION FOR WOMEN.
      100 6 London, March 1. —The “Daily Mail" says the committee of the London hospital has decided in future not to accept wo. men students, not because they object to the medical education of women, but owing to the difficulty of teaching certain subjects in mixed classes. Mr.
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      LIBEL DAMAGES AGAINST SHOWMAN.
      109 6 London, March 7. case was heard at Gir l,ff old Greenwood, a *oli c i toi Ha who was acquitted of ;i f murder of his wife ls f damages agaiiet a ■e-.hff V;i^''7''" pnetor for the exhibition q' a “chamber of horrors.” qn in declared
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      MANGANESE DISCOVERED IN BRITAIN.
      46 6 London, March 6,—Manganese h discovered in the neighbourhood '7"°'’ on the estate of Miss Davi l S o n 0 f 7’’ trary, Inverness. Three-fifths o f th posit is manganese ore. The dee ll( r sunk the richer becomes the yield"
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    SECOND ASSAULT UPON EVEREST
    455 6 Darjeeling. March 6.—1 have );|S t r, turned from an inspection of the mater' got together for the expedition, S ay s the "Englishman’s correspondent. General Bruce, with his nephew. C an tain Bruce, arrived in Darjeeling day, and will be going over the arran?». ments
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    NEW SOURCE OF RADIUM.
    152 6 A new source of radium ha* ed up in Cornwall, the anci&lt; o’ tin and copper indu*tries. an d mine was opened out betor* t i found to be suitable tai tli* 7| duof radium, but work wa! u n ering the period of hostild" cessaiy
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      142 6 REST FOR MOTHERS. How many babies wake up just about the mother’s bed-time a,nd keep her busy for a good part of the night. The mother may nc&lt;f see anything apparently the matter with the child, but. she may. depend upon it that when baby is cross and sleepless there
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    RUBBER OUTLOOK.
    913 7 Ml Hl&lt; AN MANI FACTt lilNO activity. y|on &lt; i respondent of the “Times’ j, supplement says the report issued 1 ip. Rubber Growers’ Association to |t jt s now defunct Restriction i.’rie l regarded in Ceylon as largely h sible for the recent sudden drop in p,
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    TELUK ANSON RUBBER
    426 7 The following is the twelfth yearly re port of the directors to the shareholders of the above company, to be presented at the annual meeting on March 28, at noon, at Messrs. Derrick and Company’s office. Your Directors herewith submit their report and statement of accounts for
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    JAVANESE LABOUR.
    416 7 Reports respecting Javanese indentured labour, whether employed in other dependencies of Netherlands India or in the Federated Malay States or Borneo, hav** been somewhat contradictory during th* last few months. The statement made more than once was that such labour would not be allowed to be employed on
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    THE RUBBER POSITION.
    562 7 The renewed fall in the selling price of plantation rubber, so that the record lowquotation of 7 a d. per lb for first latex crepe was marked- is attributed partly to the liquidation which has been in progress, and partly to the increased outputs for January, which
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    BRITISH INCOME TAX.
    376 7 Mr. Sidney King, 17 Fenchurch Street. London, E.C- 3 writes May I remind those of your readers who receive iiwome from the United Kingdom and have already made a claim to the Inland Revenue for repayment of the Income Tax deducted therefrom for last year, that a
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    NEW SERENDAH RUBBER.
    610 7 —&lt;• MM” LOSS ON YEAR The twelfth annad general meeting of the New Serendah Rabber Company Ltd WNa held at the registered office of the Company 1 Embankment Kuala Lumpur on 21at March with Mr J A Rossel’ n the Chair. The Chairman said the financial position
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    Malacca Land Owners.
    309 7 Owing to the fact that certain lands near Malacca now held by customary tenure are being used for building and not for agricultural purposes, a bill is about to be introduced into tbe Legislative Council to empower the Governor in Council to make an order that land
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    FRASER’S WEEKLY REPORT.
    201 7 Singapore, March 21. Business daring the pa-t week has been fairly steady, the chief feature being the large turnover in Government Loans, Tin at £145 5.0 shows a rise of 7s. 6d. over the week but business in shares has been negligible. Rubber is again slightly lower
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    Messrs Fearon and Co’s Report
    203 7 Messrs Fearon and Co reported on March 22 as follov. j Inactivity has again characterised the sb-re marked i during the week. Rubber 1 3 receded i Singapore Sheet 26 cents London Sheet 7§d and New York 14 cents while the share market has remained
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    Singapore Rubber Auction.
    108 7 The Singapore Chamber of Commerce held its 543rd auction, on Wednesday, March 22nd, when there was catalogued 1,776,198 lbs. 793 tons; Offered 1,390,813 lbs. 621 tons; Sold 1,179,855 lbs. 527 tons. Prices Realized. Ribbed Smoked Sheet; Singapore Standard Quality 26 to (4 lots all in ca&lt;es) Good
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    Province Wellesley Chaplaincy.
    90 7 26th March, 4ah Sunday in Lent. Holy Trinity Church, Nibong Tebal. 8 a m. Roly Communion (English); 9 a m. Holy Communion (Tamil). Caledonia Club. 7 pm. Evening Prayer and Sermon. S Paul’s Mission Chapel, Bukit Tengah, Thureday, March 30—Holy Communion 7.30 a.m. ALL SAINTS’, TAIPING. 26th
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    LOCAL LIST.
    101 7 Ihe following ar- toe latest quotations in Messrs Kennedy Oo.'s share list Yesterday. To-day. F SHAKEN. -S 3 3 "5 a 33 co J c. f c. fo. So. Mining. Renong Tin 21/- 22/- 20/6 21/6 South Taiping 2oc 30c 27ic 32ic Ulu Piah 85c 90c 80c 85c
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    RUBBER PRICES.
    39 7 24th March, 1922. Smoked Sheet 24|c Fine Pale Crepe 24 c Unsmoked Sheet No 1 17|c a I Smoked Sheet 27|0 Singapore &gt; n J Crepe 26|0 I Smoked Sheet 8d London Crepe M New York G 13fa
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    TIN PRICES.
    121 7 The Straits Trading Co., Ltd., gives tbe following London prices, on March 23 Spot £144,5s up 175.6 d 3 months buying £145 15s 175.6 d 3 selling £146 175.6 d Local Parity $72,27 March 24th Singapore sold 100 tons at $73.75; Penang buyers no sellers at $73.50. The
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    PRODUCE PRICES.
    210 7 BP. Tapioca 56.60 sales M. P. Tapioca $7.00 sellers Cold leaf $72 sellers Black Pepper $l6 50 sellers White Pepper ..,$24.50 sellers. Trang Pepper no stock Mace Picking* $45 sales Cloves $l2O sellers Nutmegs 80s $45 nominal 110 s $37.00 sellers f Nc. 1 $lO 00 per picu.
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    EXCHANGE.
    115 7 Penang, March 1922. By Cocrtbhy or tbe Chartered Hank). L 'udou Dema id Bank 2/3 23/32 4in on tbs' sight Bank 2/3 31/32 3 Credit 2/4 1/8 3 Documentary 2/4 7/32 Calcutta Demand Bank Rs. 179 3 days’sight Private 185 Bombay Demand Bank «*179 o Madras Demand Bank 179
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