Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 24 February 1923

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    20 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE PUBLISHED DAILY. ESTABLISHED 1838. No. 45. VOL LXXXI. SATURDAY, 24th FEBRUARY, 1923. PRICE 15 CENTS.
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    THE TIN MARKET.
    988 2 London, January 26.—The market on Tuesday had a firm tone, and closing prices reflected an advance of 32s 6d cash, and 30s three months, whilst on Wednesday a further 10s was added to \allies. Final quotations on Thursday were practically unaltered, reports the Metal Bulletin.” Released at
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    THE MARK AND AUSTRALIA.
    307 2 —“The* Age.” In Australia, as in other parts of the world, many people have been trying to make easy money by speculating in German marks. The air of onfidem e with which they handed to the brokers £5O or £lOO in exchange for man” thousands (or
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    JOYS OF OBESITY.
    471 2 Paris. January 15.—An amusing dis j cussion has been aroused in the Paris Press by a book of a very different character from “La Garconue.” Avalready announced, the Goncourt Prize was recently awarded to M. Hemi Beraud for his two books, “Le A’itriol de Lune” and “Le
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      1062 2 POSITIONS VACANT- One 3?> H.P. Rover Motor Cycle, all chain drive, in perfect condition. $650 Wanted immediately. A Kapala or nearer offer. Box No. 38, c/o Pinang with 20 or 25 good tappers to tap 15 Gazette. year old trees. Good wages. Estate 337 —2O 22 24 27 *****0 13
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      1142 2 [ITCHING BURNING I' RASH ON FACE Charter I J lu '.'«l In Large, Red Spots. Very ca P i tal Painful. Cuticura Heals. l:X c S lityofl My little girl’s face broke out in Head Office a rash which took the form of large, 38. BTSHOPSGATE LONlhiv red spots and
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    ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL.
    670 3 n \N'D SCOTTISH LEAGUE TABLES. vinl ..re the tables of the Th' j Scottish Association Football i:ngli, h "I ronuht up-to-date in accordance wst cabled results ,thth Fib st Division. 1». W. 1). 1.. Pts. •>8 20 3 5 43 |jverP M,! 97 If. 8 3 40 Wo*
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    RUGBY INTERNATIONAL.
    259 3 t 1-fbruaiy in—ln the mteinali H ;t| i' )O lball match England beat Til,. n) Iy hy 23 poijjts to 5 points- v as l >,, ayed at Leicester before (x ">dit l lil<>1 il<> ground was in good *a Hlii h l!H! ’’t weather fine. There Aft<,
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    RUGBY TEAM TRAVELS BY AIR.
    47 3 London. February 12—Members of the Harlequins Rugby team went by aeroplane from London to Cologne on Friday. They met the Rhine Army fifteen o n Saturday and defeated them by 53 points to 3. returning to London by aeroplane <n Sun day.
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    RUGBY UNION AND NUNEATON PLAYER.
    34 3 London. February 13.—The Rugby In ion has refused to reconsider its decision m disqualifying the Nuneaton player wno asked the Nuneaton Club to a-sist him to obtain w» ]k.
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    M.C.C. IN SOUTH AFRICA.
    519 3 Leafield. February 14,—The fourth q St i nia, c b between England and 1 outh Africa at Johannesburg has been drawn. England’s second innings was declared <dosed when 376 had been made for six wickets and South Africa opened their second innings requiring to make 325
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    JAPANESE TENNIS PLAYERS IN LONDON.
    167 3 A team of Japanese lawn tenni> players who live in Txmdon were beaten by Surrey by nine matches to lov? at Purley Bury on January 27. The results were:—C. A. Sedgwick (captain) and P. J. Oakley (Sui '-ey beai K. Yamamoto and H. Iwasaki (6
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    LAWN TENNIS.
    551 3 -”S. T CHAMPIONS MEET ON THE S. C. C. GROUND There was keen anticipation in Singa p< re tennis circles when it was known that a match had been arranged between A. AV. hue an ex-champion of England, with D. H. Kleinman against J. A- Dean and R.
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    GRAND NATIONAL CANDIDATES
    69 3 London, February 13. —Conjuror IL well ridden by Mr. C- P. Dewhurst the young amateur and the son of the owner, won a three mile three furlong steeplechase at Birmingham in irreproachable style. Myrath another Grand National candidate was not placed. Chin Chin a Grand National candidate
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    GRAND NATIONAL AND LINCOLNSHIRE BETTING.
    89 3 London, February 13. —The following is the present betting on the Grand National: —10 to 1 Forewarned, ICO to 8 Duettiste. 100 to 7 Conjuror 11. 100 to 6 Arravale and Sergeant Murphy, 20 to 1 Turkey Buzzard, 25 to 1 Libretto and Punt GunThe
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    SELANGOR BOXING ASSOCIATION
    194 3 A meeting of those interested in boxing was held at the M. S. V. R. head quarters, for the purpose of forming a Boxing Association for Selangor. Dr. E O- Travprs was in the chair and there was a large attendance. The chairman, after explaining the object
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    INDOOR POLO IN AMERICA.
    28 3 London. February 13. —The British Indoor Polo team was beaten in New Yoik by a trio < f American officer- bv 10 goals to 5
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    ASTOUNDING USURY.
    441 3 A House Purchaser's Surprise. Allahabad. February 13.—1 n the Allahabad High Court, Mr. Justice Ryves and Mr. Justice Gokul Prasad recently disposed of what may be termed an extraordinary case of redemption of a house which illustrates how a comparatively small sum can swell up to a huge
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    NEWS FROM JAPAN.
    191 3 Tokio, February 20. —A resolution condemning Government’s irresolute foreign policy has unanimously been passed in the House of Peers, though Premie’ Kafo pleaded earnestly against it Tin is quoted at YllB Cotton yarn is quoted at Y. 254.30 owing to its better outlook. The Kakushin Party has
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  • CORRESPONDENCE.
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      THE PUBLIC AND THE TELEPHONE.
      633 4 (To the Editor of the Pinang Gazette.”) Sir.—l have the honour to state that for some time past the Telephone Engineering Staff besides doing work in connection with the new Cable system, have been tracking down and cutting out defective parts of the existing apparatus
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      RESTRICTION AND THE SMALLHOLDERS.
      198 4 (To the Editor of the Pinang Gazette.”) Sir, —There is no doubt, that the rubber restriction is giving a lot of extra work to the various district office staffs throughout the Colony and Malay States. This work has to be done in addition to their current
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    CORONER’S COURT.
    634 4 INQUEST AT BALIK PUL AU. In the District Office, Balik Pulau, yesterday, an inquiry was held by Mr. G. Hawkins, sitting as His Majesty’s Coroner, into the circumstances attending the death of a young Chinese named Li in Beng Chia which occurred on the night of the 18th
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    LUMUT TIGER STORY.
    242 4 -“M.M.” A strange tiger story, yet vouched for as true, comes to us from Lumut in the Bindings. Shortly after dusk one day there was a great commotion in the cooly lines on Pundui Estate owing to a report that “Mr. Stripes” was seen in a patch
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    HOSPITAL ASSISTANTS AND DRESSERS.
    639 4 ANNUAL MEETING OF F. M. 8. ASSOCIATION. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, February 21. The second annual general meeting of the F. M. S. Hospital Assistants and Dressers Association was held in Ipoh, delegates attending from all over the F. M. S. The meeting was presided
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    PARIS FASHION NOTES.
    1173 4 MORNING IN THE BOIS. (By A Lady Correspondent.) Paris, January 31. The inevitable morning stroll in the Bcis de Boulogne must be taken before all else. In the Allee des Acacias, the charming silhouette of the Parisienne-is seen to its liest advantage. Some delightful creatures bravely expose
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    EX-SERVICES ASSOCIATION OF MALAYA.
    176 4 MEETINc; u the Selangor Club Kuala J h !(J I'earson. Chairman „f ,r 'I” presided aud the represetded t-Kuala gapore. Kuala Selangor t.,;’ l> h Sin. Perak. Kajang. K| a J 1 Malim. a binjonu A draft annual report and q. lt accounts ft,r the i
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    IPOH SPORT.
    88 4 A whole dav criukpt in<>i i i season ir on ednesday with home match o the Club pa all I 1 1a..1;I a I; I user t. again The semi-final s(age t t 00l tournament of the Ipoh Club h bee,, reaehetl. In the “A” Ki P "V
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    PENANG GOLF CLUB.
    61 4 Ihe annual general meeting of the members of the Penang Golt Club w as held last evening, when the following officers were elected tor the year:—President, Hon. Mr. A ll' Voules; Captain, Mr. J. S. W. Arthur; Hon. Secretary. Mr. T. W. Douglas; Committee, Messrs. J. Crabb
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    P.C.C. TENNIS TOURNAMENT.
    76 4 The following are the re*ults u( P.C.C. tennis ties played yeslerday:--Singles Handicap Cla>s “A.”—EH. Pedlow beat C. E. B. Waldron G—l. 2—6, 6—l. Singles Handicap Class “C."—IL Green beat (r. H. Eldridge 9 —7. 4—6, 6—3: A. Gilmour beat W. -1. C. Shall) 10—8, I—6*. 6—3; G.
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    THE VLADIVOSTOCK FLEET.
    98 4 London. February 9.—lhe b i,! Mail’s’’ Moscow correspondent states that Admiral Stark is holding a Ml gain sale of the ships in which he h‘t Vladivos took when the Peds entPit< He has disposed of a gun boat to for £1,600, and also three ships, rifles, 12
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    EX-SERVICE MEN’S PROTEST.
    189 4 London, February '"""Xl of ex-Service men to P’ 1 r the employment of non- en l )D y f in the Civil Service to the of ex-Service Civil Ser' ant-, i reed to return to Mr. Bon.ii their Service niedah. 11,1 f toria Crosses and Military The
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  • AHEAD OF THE MAIL.
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      FREE STATE OR REPUBLIC?
      287 5 FR EE STATE OR REPUBLIC? 1 February 11.—“ If de Aa- „i\ to advi-e his followers to k’ ll 'l' theii arms on condition that )UII ol a Free State or Repub• l,f lubinitted to the Hectors we shall filing to accept, said Mr. Cos--I*' ihp President, in an interview
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      “DAILY MAIL” BANNED IN IRELAND.
      101 5 him 11. i ehruary 13. >n the arri- die m.o' 'teanier at Kingstown. s .it» iiouji' 'ci/ed a consign- f the Ii i'h edition ol the “Dail' Mail. I lie .i ithi ritie> refused anv n: mt m. hut it is believed to have Iw,
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      LATE MR. W. S. BLUNT’S BEQUESTS.
      361 5 b’liilon. I'ehruary 1 I.—The late Mr. 'iltiid Scuwen Blunt left £78.000 S’d" -lueatiled £‘2oo each to the Fraa'.Mi M<!i;i'tei\ at Crawley. the (fuaw i"iiial ground at Thakeham and Io I'l'v.ud Browne, the well-known und Pei'ian 'cholar, towards 'i Mahoinedan mosque that may be '''iil
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      REVIVAL OF TRADE
      46 5 ""“lon I,- -'"i'"'th tin. t" 1:11 v I'b—ln connec- ry returns, imports "‘i'u’/J a bdal unexceeded K I '"o<,f h v hich is regarded tL?’? 1 ~f B is to' lu tt ’ln-1 T 1,1 v °lnes does >'‘al effect of the improve
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      LUXOR DISCOVERIES.
      341 5 I ond’>n kehruary 12.—1 n a letter to Ihe limes’’ Sir H. Rider Ha-zard-suggests that after the nece"s--saiy X-rays examination an?l wax mo'<‘s. <*’<•. have been completed Tutankhamen s mummy should be sealed up in a chamber in the Great lyramnl. He says that relics of people who,
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      MOSES AND LUXOR.
      155 5 Luxor. Februarx 12. Luxor was. presumably, within an easy stroll of the place here Moses was hidden it* the bulrushes, otherwise there can be no meaning for the animal' represented in the hunting- scenes depicted on virions chests taken out of the tomb. These animals include ostriches,
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      OXFORD STREET LICENSING SCENES.
      67 5 London, February 12.—Scandalous scenes in Oxford Street, when the public houses on one side closed and customers tumultuously rushed to the other side f'o houses still open, wei** described by a witness at Marylebotm Licensing- Sessions in the course of an application to extend the closing
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      AYR RECLAMATION CONTROVERSY SETTLED.
      75 5 London. February 12.—Following the fierce controversy over the proposal of the Ayr I'gwii Council to reclaim land from the bed of the River Ayr near the historic Auld Brig a letter from the First Commissioner of Wink' was read at a meeting of the Council stating
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      SUICIDE OF MAJOR SEBAGMONTEFIORE.
      90 5 London, February 12.—A verdict of suicide while of unsound mmd was returned at the inquest, on Major Cecil Sebag-Montefiore who was found shoi in lhe office in Grafton Street of Batman, Limited, travelling agents, of which he was a governing director. Deceased was a member of
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      AT SMYRNA
      260 5 Leafield, February 11.—The latest information received from Smyrna, in official quarters in London, seems to 'hoxx that the Turks have thought better of the menacing attitude adopted by them at Smyrna. Although they have put down more mines in Smyrna harbour, and the Allies have had to issue
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      WARLIKE PREPARATIONS.
      168 5 London, February 11.—The ”D.id\ Mail s’’ correspondent in Constant;»*ople 'ays General Harington will endeavour to see I'inet Pasha to intimate to him that the British Government is willing to 'ign the T’eaty as it 'too! at LpU'anne. but it is doubtful whether the latter, who is hurrying to
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      EXTREMISTS AND SMYRNA AFFAIR.
      85 5 London, February 13.—“ The ’l imes” Constantinople correspondeii* states that it is now believed in influential quarters that the Smyrna affair was due to the eagerness of the local extremists to use tin* Lausanm* deadlock as an excuse for the imine diate resumption c.f war. Ihe
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      COMPULSORY MARRIAGE IN TURKEY.
      83 5 Louden, I'ebYuarv* 12. Accoiding to the “Daily Mail’'” (’onstanfilop’ 1 correspondent the preamble of th? Matrimonial Bill 'fates that the |»umlation of Asia Minor has fallen U five per square mile, and therefore provides that all Turks aged 25 shall narry forthwith and have addition' to
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      RUHR RAILWAY ADMINISTRATION.
      67 5 Ixmdoii, February 12.—The ‘‘Daily Mail’s’’ Paris correspondent staffs thai the French and Belgian authorities ar»? faking over on Tuesday complete control of the Ruhr railway administiat’on. German railwaymen who ar- 1 willing- to work under military supervision will be given the oppoitutiitv to do so. while those
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      EX-SERVICE MEN STOWAWAYS
      49 5 London. February 13.—Two exiservice men charged at Hull with b»ing stowaways on a steamer from Freitatitle plead *d that thev went to Austlilia under the Government’s immigraion scheme 18 months ago ami were unable to earn more than 15s. w»*etly. They were fined a guinea each-
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      PROSPECTS OF LIBERAL REUNION.
      228 5 London, February 12.—The prospects of a Liberal re-union art* regarded as weakened bv the resignation of the Asquithian Whip, Mr. J. M. H<>gge, following the resignation of his colleague, Mr. George Thorne, ami the appointment of Mr. Asquith’s former Secretary, Mr. Vivian Phillips, as sole. ('hief
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      POLITICS AND SOCIETY.
      140 5 London, February 13.—Brilliant scenes were witnessed at the customary reception held on lhe eve of the new Parliamentary session. Over a thousand attended a big reception at Londonderry lloibe. where Mr. Bonar Law 'iood be'ide the Marchioness of Londonderry as 'he re<-eived th? gUC't s. Earl Grey
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    CLAIM AGAINST ROYAL DUTCH.
    315 5 A case in which Sir Henri Deteiding and Mr. Hemlriku' Cohjn, of St Helen’s Court, E.C., and the Royal Dutch Petroleum Co., were defendants, came befor»- Mr. Justice Darling in the King’s Bench Division on January 24. The plaintiffs were Mr. James A. Lit tit*, Mi
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    THE TELEPHONES.
    1241 6 To-day we publish a letter from the Assistant Postmaster General reminding members of the public that they can do a good deal for themselves to improve the efficiency of the local telephone service, if they co-operate by an implicit observance of certain rules which are now mostly honoured
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    HERE AND THERE.
    1241 6 The first meeting of the enlarged Legislative Council will be I Council. held on Monday, when there will no doubt be a large attendance of members, old and new. 3 The occasion may be regarded as one which will stand out in local records, j marking, as
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    THE GLOBE TROTTERS.
    253 6 There xvas a somewhat disappointing attendance at the Town Hall last night, xvhen the curtain went up on the second performance of The Glolie Trotters." The programme xvas entirely changed,but the high standard of excellence attained on the first night was maintaineil. Al! the artistes acipiitted themselves
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    THE MAILS.
    160 6 The homeward mail, by the An-k closes at 6 p.m. to-day. A mail for Australasia, by the (via Singapore) closes at u ]\londay. vhiva. The homeward mail, by the closes at 6 p.m. on Iridax, 111 proximo. i .a al' the The General balance fh o vF.M.S. Government.
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      31 6 THE TIDES. High Water. Low Water. To-day. 5.13 p.m. 11.48 p.m. To-morrow. 5.28 a.m. 12.15 a.m. 7.17 p.m. x 11.48 p.m. Monday. 8.35 a.m. 2.19 a.m. 8.58 p.m. 2. 5 p.m.
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    RUHR CUSTOMS.
    275 7 French to Replace Germans. Reuter’s Telegrams, j Essen, February 23. french to-day decMpd to reI ,j German customs mis by l tiirougl‘"iit the Hulu, peace Suggestions. London. February 23. Rhineland) message says 1,...... and to the town of Velbert “the Fi *ncb Coloil.lu.lii.g u II propertroops, not blacks.
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    GERMANY HARD HIT.
    169 7 Und.-n. February 12.— The Paris correspondent of the Daily Mail says that the French and Belgian authorities «ire on Tueslay taking over complete control of the Ruhr Railway adminis-ration. The German railwaymen willing to work under military supervision will be given opportunity to do so, and those
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    CHINESE CUSTOMS.
    60 7 FRENCH OPINION. Marseilles, February 23. Ip i aTI, )e r of Commerce associaI' 1 "J'd with a resolution of the t|* p,. '’uber, that in the revision of sifi niies Us<o,n Tariff, fhe clasl'.' 11 01 1 M‘“'xls as luxuries should nddir ils Tar as possible, and Unix
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    WHOLESALE COUNTERFEITING.
    59 7 IMPORTANT discovery. New York, February 23. 'l pVe lopments are ex York r" a,lse I ,oni arrests in New •'"iiiit ’"embers of a huge Med q’"r which <n ls 1-1] "'led States with spurities s i. :,ll< specie. The authori-I-ivi-iiH I "ere also made in Fran. 1 I,:i
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    JAPANESE SMUGGLERS.
    29 7 ,X, S AT GRIMSBY. London, February 23. Mu aj s, s ailors of the Yeiu b, GI ei' 1 Haatburg.were fined Rliigf ‘t Grimsby for smugand whisky.’
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    RAID IN DUBLIN.
    155 7 Many Irregulars Captured. Reuter’s Telegrams. London, I' el.i uai 23. Impoitanl arrests ~f Irregulars n "...lie as the result of a raid »u he Dublin suburb of Drumcondra this morning by Free State Detectives. Ihe names of those captured are not d’selosed. They are said to include
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    IRISH FREE STATE.
    48 7 THE CrSTDMS DUI lES. Dublin. February 23. Ihe Irish Free State Revenue Commissioners promulgated Customs Regulations. to be enforced from the Ist April, after which Customs duties will be collected on all dutiable commoditiaentering the Free State from abroad, including Great Britain and North Ireland.
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    COLLISION OFF CUXHAVEN.
    39 7 Berlin. F'ebruarv 23. News from Hamburg states that the Japanese steamer Lisbon Marti collided off Cuxhaven with the British steamer Fllwick. The latter was beat bed in a sinking condition with water in the engine room.
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    NEW P. & O. LINERS.
    97 7 NEW P. O. LINERS. London. February 23. The “Manchester Guardian” sayj it is understood that the P. O. S. N. Coy., project four 18.1KMI ton ships, for the passenger service to Australia, via Suez, the completion of which will release ships of the “M” type for seivice to India and
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    THE “MOLDAVIA.”
    102 7 The P. and 0. Moldavia has arrived back oil her maiden trip from Australia. Captain Cecil W. Burleigh, D.S. 0., her commander, said the new vessel had proved herself a remarkable good sea boat. “The Moldavia, which is a 16,000-tonner with a single funnel, does not look her
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    NEW P. AND O. “MOOLTAN.”
    77 7 London, February 15—The n e w 20,000 ton liner “Mooltan” was launched at Belfast to-day and is intended for the Pand O. Company’s Australian service- The vessel accommodates 650 first and second class passengers. Two Aberdonians walked from Aber deen to Glasgow to see a
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    LOYAL NORTH LANCASTERS.
    101 7 Malta, February 23. The movement of the Loyal Lancaster Regiment to North (him» has been deferred until the trooping season of 1923-24. It will proceed to Malta on release from Constantinople. Messers. Wearne Bros, have just supplied the Johore Customs with a motorlaunch. fitted with a Ford
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    RUBBER RESTRICTION.
    114 7 Suggestions for Modification. Reuter’s Telegrams, j Unidoii, February 23. Mr. H. S. Hotchkiss, Chairman of the Special Committee of the Rubber Association of America, who recentl conferred with representatives ot th l British Rubber Growers* Association, in an interview in London, said a rejHirt embodying suggestions for the
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    INDIAN COTTON.
    43 7 IMPROVED CROP PROSPECTS Calcutta. February 23. I'he final estimates of the Indian cotton crop of 1922-23 show that the area sown is 21.119,(MM) acres, and the yield 0,196,000 bales, increases of 11 and 16 per cent respeatively compared with last year.
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    MR. SASTRI’S REPORT.
    108 7 INDIANS AND THE EMPIRE. Delhi. February 24. Mr. Sastri’s report is published on his recent visit to Australasia and Canada, with the object of furthering the principle of equal right of citizenship to Indians throughout the Empire. Mr. Sastri emphasises the constitutional. educative value of the mission,
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    PRINCESS MARY’S SON.
    215 7 London. February 8. —Their Majt'tie s the King and Queen waited at he c te‘field Hou>e until after Princess Mary's child was born- Their Majesties’ anxiety yesterday was shown by the fact that the Queen went to Chesterfield House before lunch. The King joined her in the
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    AIR FORCE RESERVE.
    84 7 London, February 10.—The Air Ministry are inviting applications for the Air Force Reserve, which will be expanded by the entry of a number of ex-officers and qualified civilians as officers. It is hoped that the Reserve will reach 700 officers and 12,000 men. Negotiations are proceeding with
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    ALLEGED MURDER.
    102 7 -“M.M.” Shortly after 6-30 p.m. on Wednesday a dastardly outrage was committed in Station Street in close proximity t > the Central Police Station, which resulted in the death of a Chinese. F rom the meagre details which are available, it would appear that two Chinese had a
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    PORT OF PRAI.
    193 7 A Committee of Inquiry. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Singapore, February 24. The following have been appointed a Joint Committee for the Straits and the F. M. S. to consider the future administration of Prai. The Hon. Mr Voules (Chairman). Mr. P. A. Anthony. The Hon. Mr. A.
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    SINGAPORE NEWS.
    31 7 LAWN TENNIS. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Singapore, F’ebruary 24. In a tennis match. Dean beat A. W, Gore 6—2. 6—3. There was a large attendance. The play was moderate.
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    EXHIBITION TENNIS.
    58 7 MR. A W. GORE'S VISIT TO PENANG. Mr. A. W Gere. English tennis ex_ Champion, is coming t v Penang, from Singapore- and a game has been arranged with Mr. Kh«>o Hooi Hye on the Penang Cricket Club court* on Monday at 5 p.mMember* ef the C- R.
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    RENT ORDINANCE.
    299 7 THE SINGAPORE MEETING. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Singapore, February 24. At a mass meeting in the Memorial Hall, resolutions against the abolition of the Rent Restriction Ordinance were carried unanimously. The attendance was representative of the tenants’ class. The following resobdion was to be put at the meeting:—“That
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    SOCIAL & PERSONAL.
    1257 7 SOCIAL PERSONAL. Mrs. H. G. R. Leonard has left for Home. Mrs. H. S. Mason of Teluk Anson is spending a holiday in Kuala Lumpur. Mr. Gerard A. Smith of the labour Office has gone to Singapore for a few £*ys on official business.—“ M. M.” We hear that Captain
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    VOTES FOR WOMEN.
    210 7 DECISION IN BENGAL COUNCIL. Calcutta. February 16.—For the third time the question of women franchise came up for discussion at the meeting of the Bengal Legislative Council to-day in considering amendments to the Calcutta Municipal Bill. This time the advocates of women franchise succeeded in removing sex
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    PAHI PLANTATIONS.
    511 8 ARGTTAN PROSPECTS. The statutory general meeting of PaliiPlantations, Ltd., was held on January 23rd. at the registered office of the company. 125, High Holborn, W. C., Mr. T. H. Phillips (Chairman) presiding. The Chairman said as regards Arghan. you will have gathered from the statements made at the
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    ON CHANGE.
    246 8 Messrs. Fearon and Co., Kuala Lumpur, in their weekly report on the local market, state The markets have not yet fully recovered from the interruption caused by the Chinese New Year Holidays, and the volume of business which passed has not been large. There is a steady undercurrent
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    THE COPRA MARKET.
    51 8 Messrs. Barlow and Co., Singapore, report that in spite of the holidays, a rather larger volume of business has passed although prices have fallen away slightly. Closing quotations are as follows:—No. I Standard $ll.OO to 811.30: No. 2 Standard $10.70 to $11.00; No. 3 Standard $10.40 to
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    RUBBER REACTION.
    635 8 After a sharp advance to over Is fid per lb the price of spot rubber has had what is probably but a temporary reaction to just under that figurp, writes Mr. Killick in the “Financier” of the 30th January- American buying has been much more pronounced of late,
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    DUTCH PRODUCERS’ ALOOFNESS.
    525 8 The “Statesman.” (Calcutta) commented on the sp ee ch delivered at the meeting of the Java Para Estates by Mr. R. J. Arnold, in which he dealt with the restriction of rubber outputs, says: “The sacrifice necessitated by the restriction upon export has fallen upon. the British
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    IMPROVEMENTS IN THE PREPARATION OF RUBBER.
    431 8 For the information of member' <-f the Rubber Growers’ A"<a i uion and others the fallowing 'purification. filed at the Patent Office (United Kingdom), r* nubli'hed. W« Rabbet (><w t »r' Association (Incorporated), of 3s, Ea't-cheap in the City of I. ndon. incorporated under
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    PRODUCE PRICES.
    149 8 Reiutrca Opium p. chest $5.(M)0.()0 noin. Cloves no stock Gold leaf 72.00 sellers Mace Pickings no stocks Nntuu ps 80s 1105... Coconuts per 1,000 30.00 sellers Copra Sundried 11.25 sales Rattans 11.20 sellers Rattans Coarse 10.50 Green Snail Shells 13.00 Siam Rice No. 1 15.00 per bag do
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    NEW INDUSTRIES FOR MALAYA
    502 8 ‘CE.” A statistical paper laid before the Federal Council af a recent meeting discusses at length the po'sibilities of new industries for Malaya. Amongst the industries under review are those of nipah palm, paper pulps, fibre*, latex for paper pulp, slab rubber, desiccated coconut, kapok, cinchona,
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    THE LONDON MARKETS
    353 8 Messr*. William Jack and C London, reported on the 31't January as follows: A' we anticipated, the plethora of Gold in the United State* led to a general upward movement in price* of all their c< mmoditie*. and American sellers who had been depre«*ing the market had
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    FRASER AND CO.’S WEEKLY REPORT.
    467 8 Messrs. Fraser and Co.’s weekly report dated February 21, states With the advent of Chinese New Year and the general-holiday feeling which prevailed during the week-end, business for the period under review has been on a somewhat limited scale. In spite of the rise in
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    TIN AND RUBBER SHARES.
    352 8 Messrs. Lean A Co’s weekly market report states that tin has been remarkable for its strength and the eagerness shown by shippers to secure supplies at a high premium and, although after a three day's rise which lifted the price by £6-12-6. a decline of £l-7-6
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    FORGED RUBBER COUPONS
    541 8 alleged i.:xri, :xsiV| I Kl ALA I There I Kuala Lnmpnr.on W nes lav I liminary inquiry intna h I Chinese, named Yap Chai I with being in possession of tw'„ W I feit rubber coupt tts* Mr ]J) I Assistant Commission,.,. !nto|l I Department, conducted I
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    RUBBER MOVEMENTS
    292 8 —“C. E.” Both the commodity and the 'hare market* aie going fhr ugh a tional period at present, and ar e' ll J 1 fluctuations. In anothci way the United State* seem* to he > t confused, the question of price improvement, am* t being misunderstood, so much
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    INDIAN LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY.
    626 9 pcrioX ORDINANCES 'Proved. L’.hnurv 10th.— Princess Mary’s I' 1 11 the subject of the special W'P inc ‘of Mr. Seshagiri Ayyartot,ie sSenlb,V settle(l down |ol uSlllt .aion w;us not so simple a quesEUII H the end of a long day, how- !”>'>•; s-o-ina and Mr. Hullah were
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    RUBBER AUCTIONS.
    122 9 Ilul'l S n T 0, e Chamber of Commerce auction Asso <-iation held its 591st ’hen/ u 011 February 21, when 674 71 eata,o «ued 1,511,35-1 lbs.: Uni 928,674 lbs.: 414.58 s .02,151 lb s 237.5(1 tons. I’Rices Realized. HtßßKii/.. ,s b 1 N. York 351 cts. Bi
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    LOCAL SHARE LIST
    182 9 The following are the latest quotations in Messrs. Kennedy Co.’s share list Yesterday To-day. ’’O 00 Shares. 73 >» CO M X Sc. c. ic. tc. Rubber (Dollar). Amalgamated 2.40 2.60 2.25 2.50 A. Hitam 13.50 15.00 13.00 14.00 Ayer Molek 1.35 1.60 1.35 1.50 Bassett 1.20
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    THE SHARE MARKET.
    504 9 Messrs. Kennedy and Co.. Penang, report as follows Since our last report the Chinese New Year holidays have intervened and business has in consequence been somewhat restricted although a cheerful tone prevails. The price of tin has steadily advanced to £2(12-5/- a gain of £l5-5/-over the period,
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    RUBBER PRICES.
    65 9 24th February. 1923. Local. cts. {Smoked Sheet 59| Fine Pale Crepe 59| Unsmoked Sheet 52 Sing a- (Smoked Sheet 60i pore (Crepe 60| London and New York. London (Sjnoked Sheet ls.s|d (Crepe 15.05 d New York G 36 The following were the rubber quotations in London on Feb.
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    TIN PRICES.
    76 9 London. The Straits Trading Co., Ltd., gives the following London prices, on Feb. 23 Spot £200.10s up £2.15s 3 mos. buying 202.5 s 3. 25.6 d 3 selling 202.10 s ~3. 25.6 d Local. Feb. 24th: Singapore buyers no sellers at 8103. Penang buyers no sellers at 8103.
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    CHURCH SERVICES.
    430 9 S. GEORGE THE MARTYR. 25th Feb.. 2nd Sunday in Lent. —7.45 a.m. Litany. 8 a.m. Matins, 8.30 a.m. Holy Coni inunion. 10.30 a.m. Matins (Chinese), 6 p.m. Evensong. Ps CXIX VV33 —56 238. VRS7 72 236. Magnificat 234. Nunc Dimittis 230. Hymns 490.. 259. 248. Wednesday. 10a.m. Matinsand
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    KENNEDY & CO’S SHARE LIST.
    1143 9 KENNEDY CO’S SHARE LIST. NAMES 1 S-2 a <- 'o 0Q an Hi RUBBER [Dollar.] S c 3 c c Allenby Rubber Co 1 15 1 25 Alor Gajah Rubber Estate 1 40 1 W Amalgamated Malay Estates 2 25 2 50 Ayer Hitam Planting Syndicate 13 0014 CO Ayer
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    SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE
    122 10 TO-DAY’S DEPARTURES. Sitiawan for A lor Star. Elephanta for Rangoon and Calcutta (Mergui and Moulmein via Rangoon.) Pungah for Asahan. Malaya for Bhuket. (Tongkah) Renong and Kopah. Jin Ho for P. Brandan. Tpoh for Port Swettenham, taking mails for Klang. Kuala Lumpur and Singapore. Angkor for Ceylon. India,
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    SUEZ CANAL TRAFFIC.
    164 10 The net tonnage of the 4.345 vessels which transitted the Suez Canal lu 1922 amounted to 20.743.245 tons, which is a record in the Canal traffic The previou> highest figure was 20,275,120 ton- in 1912. The figures for 1922 show an excess of 2.624,246 tons over those
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    BAROMETER OF THE PANAMA AND AMERICA'S SHIPPING.
    504 10 With the experience of -evend years vf us** the operation of tbe Panama Canal would to be improving. I p till the end of the year concluded with June 30, 1922. -ays “Engineering*' the canal had been u-ed by over -ixty-one million tons
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    PENANG MAILS.
    392 10 CLOSE DAILY (except Sunday). BI TRAIN. Registration and Parcel Post, except where otherwise stated, close half-an-honr earlier than the Ordinary mail. FOR AT Federated Malay States, Malacca, Johore, Singapore and Hongkong Batu Gajah, Tapah Road, 1 By train Teluk Anson,Kuala Kubu. Kuala 7.15 a.m. Lumpur, Klang, Port Swetten-
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    SHAKESPEARE IN SIAMESE.
    103 10 The King of Siam has translated 'Romeo and Juliet int’* Siamese and i--ued the work with note-, mainly on the rendering of English idiomatic phra-e>. If the more poetical hi- Maje-ty has had frequent recourse to learn ed —mainly Pali —word-. but for the most part hi-
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    43 10 Fel> 28—Moonlight Band, Esplanade. 8.30 p.m. Mar.2ands— Moonlight Band, Esplanade. 8.30 p.m. 13—Penang Assizes. 30 to April 2—Cricket, Singapore vs Selangor at Kuala Lumpur, Penang vs Perak at Ipoh or Taiping. 30 to Apr. 2—Straits and F.M.S. Golf Championship, K. Lumpur.
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    EXCHANGE
    131 10 PENANG. FEBRUARY 24. 1923. (By Courtesy of the Chartered Bank.) London Demand Bank 2/4 5/32 4 months’ sight Bank 2/4 1/4 3 Crĕdit 2/417/32 3 Documentary 2/4 9/16 Calcutta Demand Bank Rs 173 'i 3 days’sight Private „177 B Bombay Demand Bank „173 2 Madras Demand Bank 173 3
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    RUGBY CENTENARY.
    550 11 ORIGIN OF THE GAME. Discussing the Rugger Centenary, the “Daily Telegraph” -ays: Nobody will be able to say that the ceremony with which it is proposed to honour the name and the deeds of M iiliam Webb Ellis at Rugby School will have an interest that is less
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    300 11 Just over half a century ag° The conquering German’- terms w e ie dictated. Frauccl underneath th«at ciuel blow. But the s e «ere matte’’ j>ot to be debated. She gave her w rd the effort sir uld be made And at a c< s(, -he
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