Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 16 March 1923

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    20 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE PUBLISHED DAILY. ESTABLISHED 1888. No. 62. VOL LXXXI. FRIDAY, 16th MARCH, 1923. PRICE 15 CENTS.
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    THE PARK ROAD MURDER.
    1033 2 CHINESE ON TRIAL. The last case on the calendar of the Assizes was commenced in the Supreme Court, this morning, when Poh Ah Chai, alias Ah Si, was placed in the dock on a charge of having on or about July 18, 1921, murdered Ho Wah
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    ALLEGED ROBBERY AT SEA.
    167 2 T. O. M.” RAID ON A PERAK “TONGKANG.’ From Parit Buntar comes the report of a “robbery at sea.” and the fact that it is referred to as a robbery at sea is suggestive of, some exploit of the old pirating days along and about the
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    PAPER STOCKS.
    271 2 —“MM.” A SINGAPORE ENTERPRISE. John Dickinson and Co., Limited. 65. Old Bailey. Lond on. have opened a brandy office in Singapore. I'he name of Dickinson is well-known to all those who have any interest in the jraper an 1 printing world and the firm have undoubtedly chosen well
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    BENTONG MINING CASE.
    79 2 —“M.M.” The hearing of the appeal of Lee Siew Pu. the 2nd defendant appellant in the mining partnership case from Beutong, was concluded at Kuala Lumpur, after occupying the attention of the Court six days. The appeal wa dismissed, and the original judgmetP of Sir Lionel Woodward
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    SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.
    767 2 Mrs. F. M. Campbell has returned to the F.M.S. The Chief Secretary, F.M.S.. visited Kuala Selangor on Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. S. H. Duff, who have been on a visit to Penang, returned to Alor Star to-day. Mr. E. F. C. Garner, of the National Bank of
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    NEW PENANG-COLOMBO CABLE.
    309 2 LAID WITHOUT A HITCH. The laying of the new* cable between Colombo and Penang has now been completed. The cable is a high speed one, similar in type to the cable which was laid to Penang some 10 years ago, and contains 6.30 lbs of copper to
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    CABLE SERVICE.
    449 2 Messrs. Gattey and Bateman, Secretaries of the Singapore» Chamber of Commerce, write to the Straits Times”:—We are directed to refer to your issue of the Bth instant in which you published a letter from the Eastern Extension Australasia an»l China Telegraph Co., Ltd., under the above heading. In
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    The Band Programme.
    50 2 Thtftinicipal Band will play the following prognflle of music at the Esplanade from 6 to 7m-- to-day:— 1 MaiV Smart Troops Lehnhardt 2 IntcWzzo Omena Hartz 3 W* Embers Lestrange 4 Seleßn The Shop Girl Caryll 5 Foxß’t Keep me Going Bayness 1 God Save The King
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    SINGAPORE NAVAL BASE.
    394 2 My country always wrong.”—“ Straits Times.” It has seemed to us inevitable that Singapore should become one of the great naval points in the British Empire. Almost as soon as war was declared in 1914 the China Station Fleet was ordered to make its headquarters here, and
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    DIOCESAN ASSOCIATION.
    493 2 Annual General Meeting. i s The annual general meeting, of the Singapore Diocesan Association was held at St. Mary’s Hall. Kuala Lum- pur, the Bishop of Singapore pre- siding. There was a fai»* atten- dance. The Rev. B. C. Roberts having offered a prayer: His Lordship, in moving
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    P.C.C TENNIS TOURNAMENT.
    47 2 The results of P.Rf t..„ ties played yeS terd a) "aw n W Mixed Doubles Handicap,,, Miss Dunn and G c \v. M. Anderson and’ L \v T’ I* 1 1 b—4. Arnold ;J Singles .Handicapper N. A. Sedwick beat F H A 6—2.
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    THE GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP.
    99 2 —‘Tree Press.” Singapore will p r) hvhiv hIV( presenffatives fr om th s in Club, at the annual G o lf CwT" M ala ya t which take. K llaJa 28th. presentative of the leading C| uks eouM^buttheviestsfaid^,£ Ky e. th Sel a he «ill be play,ng
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    EXCHANGE.
    113 2 PENANG. MARCH 16, 1923. (By Courtesy of the Chartered Bank.) London Demand Bank 2/4 4 months’ sight Rank 2/4 if] 3 Credit 2/i 9|lfi m 3 Documentary 2/419/32 Calcutta Demand Bank RslTlii 3 days’sight Private 178 I Bombay Demand Bank ***** 2 Madras Demand Bank 174 j 3 days’sight
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    PENANG ASSIZES.
    513 3 CHINESE SENTENCED TO DEATH. Sentence of death was passed by the Hon. Mr. Justice P. J. Sproule, at Penang Assizes, yesterday, on Lim Ah Woo. a diver formerly in the employment of Messrs Topham, Jones and Railton, Prai, who was found guilty, on the unanimous verdict of a
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    SINGAPORE ASSIZES.
    225 3 The second case that came cn for trial at the second Singapore Assizes liefore the Chief Justice. Sir Walter Shaw, with Mr. N. H. P. Whitley, D.P.P., prosecuting, was that in which Chanj Van and Lan Hong stood charged with committing armed robbery from a Chines woman in
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    "AMON."
    151 3 If is rather sad that the iosf popular Pharaoh of r e c e nt times shpid wake up after 3 000 years to find his ime wrongly spelt, especially after he |d been at pains to change it- AccorsTK to Professer Peet, the EgyptologistJthe Pharaoh whose remains have
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    THE BRITISH CHAMBERS AND CHINA.
    979 3 A REVIEW. OF RECENT CONFERENCE. Now what the Conference of the Associated British Chambers of Commerce has completed its labours, says the “Shanghai C hinia Press’’ we feel at liberty to refer to various resolutions which were passed. But before doing that we would like
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    KIDNAPPING AND TORTURE IN HONAN.
    209 3 Yencheng. Honan, February 19. —Small robbers band's still abound everywhere in Honan and a reign of cruelty exists in most <>f the country districts. Kidnapping is evidently a paying game although the officials are most anxious that none of the foreign missionaries fall into the
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    CHINA AND JAPANESE LOAN.
    279 3 Peking- February 26. —Th*» Government ategoi jcally denies that it K negotiating for a Japanese loan to th*» amount of $100.000,4)00 »>n condition that it agrees to the proposed renewal of the lease of Port Arthur and Dalny. It declares that, steps are being taken to
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    MR. CUMMINS AND THE P.A.M.
    1200 4 The long and interesting letter Mr. E. N. T. Cummins Jias addressed to the press of Malaya, and the text of which we published in yesterday’s issue, is a valuable contribution to a subject that deserves the fullest and frankest discussion by practical planters ami
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    HERE AND THERE.
    1079 4 The news telegraphed by our Singapore correspondent of the The Loss of the shipping collision be- s. Ranee.’’ tween the Siam Steam Navigation Company’s steamer Boribat and the Straits Steamship Company’s vessel Ranee, resulting in the loss of the latter, with many lives, will be received with
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    THE MAILS.
    487 4 The P. &0. Packet Karmala. with outward European mails, is now expected to arrive here at 3 p.m. to-day. If the steamer arrives at the time stated correspondence will be ready for delivery about 5 p.m. The M.M. Packet Paul Lecat. is dueti arrive here at 4 p.m.
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      305 4 MILKO. JV/JJJ s a full cream, dried milk powder, prepared from the fresh AllLulVvJ milk of seleeted cows, fed on rich Canadian pastures by a wonderful new process. During this process, nothing is removed from the milk except water, and nothing is added. IV/J JT IZJY goes into solution, quickly
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      25 4 E. O. TO-MORROW, Saturday, 17th March, SUPPER and DANCE AFTER THE Warwick Town Hall Performance. Mr, and Mrs. J. P. Souter. I 1 P. C
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      259 4 r MHHMNI I TOWN HALL, I I Saturday and Monday, March 17th and 19th. 1923, 1 EDGAR WARWICK announces the a WARWICK COMEDY Co. Saturday March 17th.—The tremendous laughing success TEDDY WANTS A WIFE As now l>eing played at the Apollo Theatre to packed houses. I Monday, March 19th—The screamingly
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      20 4 THE TIDES. High Water. Low Water. To-day. Midnight. 6.36 p.m. To-morrow. 12.11 a.m. 6.46 a.m. 12.43 p.m. 7. 6 p.m.
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  • Obituary
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    26 4 DEATH Gould —At tlie Government Hosplta’ Malacca on Monday March 12 1923. Ralph Colin Gould. Advocate and Solicitor S. and F. M S.. »ged 45 year>-
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    AIR ESTIMATES.
    420 5 Future of Singapore. Reuter’s Telegrams. J London, March 14. In the course of the Air Estimates’ jebate in House of Commons, Sir sjniuel Hoare gave an assurance that j, ]e provision would be made in the tll service plans for the near future i,,. '(lengthening Singapore Development of
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    THE ARMY ESTIMATES.
    161 5 tank DEVELOPMENTS. London, March 15. In the House of (’ominous, introducI; 'g the Army Estimates, the Hou. Walter Guinness said the present J "'my establishment was sufficient to l|,,; d with certain standing risks of the lanpire in Asia and elsewhere, if risks 'materialised singly but if
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    IRELAND.
    43 5 UK VALERA PROCLAMATION. London, March 14. I lie De Valera party has issued h l* l,J, lain;ition decreeing an indefinite e 'iod of national mourning, the susP'lision of horse-racing, hunting and ‘er sports and the closing of all I 1 of amusement.
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    THE EGYPTIAN CABINET.
    45 5 Cairo, Mardi 15. I 'l h,\\ 11| o- proti acted political ri ''.'"'7'Hg partly from the Nationalist '’’-"■iiimi relative to the question of '"vm.dgnty of the Sudan Ibrahim C li Pasha, lias succeeded in form- u Cabinet, containing five mem’ln* hist Ministry.
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    HOUSING PROBLEM.
    72 5 Government Subsidy. Reuter’s Telegrams. London, March 15. In order to encourage the provision of working-class houses, the Minister of. Health (Mr. A. Neville Chamber lam) is conferring with representatives of Municipal Corporat ons and Associations. If. was agreed to offer a subsidy of £fi a house yearly for
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    INDIANS IN KENYA.
    76 5 MEETING AT DELHI Delhi, March 15. 1 he situation in Kenya was discussed at a public meeting, attended b" prominent members of the Indian Legislature. Mr. Sastri moved a resolution w hich was adopted, declaring that India s vital interests were involved in tin* struggle in Kenya
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    EMPIRE RELATIONS.
    83 5 MR. BRUCE’S VIEWS. Melbourne. March 15. I he Federal Premier, the Hon. Mr. S. M. Bruce, in a statement, says the action of Canada in concluding, independently of Great Britain, a treaty direct with the I nited States opened up a new and important aspect in the Imperial
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    AUSTRALIAN NORTHERN TERRITORY.
    48 5 C()TTON AND OIL POSSIBILITIES. Melbourne, March 15. The Hon. Mr. Pearce announced in the Senate that the Government vras endeavouring to secure the sei vices o 4 world-famous experts to report on the possibility of cotton-growing and developing .oilfields in the Northern Territory of Australia.
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    DRUG SMUGGLING.
    101 5 LONDON MERCHANT SENTENCED. London, March 15. Tiie hardware merchant. Air. Howard Montague Fogden Humphrey, was fined £2OO or six months’ impri sonment in the second division, the maximum penalty, at the Guildhall, for unlawfully procuring morphine heroin and cocaine for a company* in Amoy, contrary to the Dangerous
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    DUTCH INDIES TAXATION.
    74 5 The Hague, Ma’ch 15. The First Chamber passed the Ea-i Indies Budget. In the course of the debate, the Minister for tin* Colonies stated that proposals to prolong th produce taxes for twelve months and to levy a tax on petroleum for twelve months would very shortly
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    LORD CREWE BETTER.
    17 5 Paris, Match 15. Lord Crewe is recovering. No fur ther bulletins will be issued.
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    COLOMBO STRIKE ENDED.
    16 5 Colombo, March 15. The strike mentioned on the Bth March has virtually ended
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    BRITISH DEBT TO U.S.
    22 5 Washington, Alai ch 15. Britain made the first, payment ui. der the debt funding agreement amounting to $4,128,009.
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    DAVIS CUP TENNIS.
    15 5 New York, March 14. Spain has challenged for the Dav ,s Cup.
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    THE RUHR.
    170 5 T.ie Railway Service. Reuter’s Telegrams. Paris. March 14. A Dusseldorf message says 268 trains were running in the occupied territory yesterday. The total number of Gelman railwaymen employed is now 1394. The French expelled 32 Schutz polizei from Wulfrath and Belbert. A French railwayman at Kettwig shot down
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    BRITISH TRADE WITH RHINELAND.
    51 5 FRENCH SOLICITUDE. London. March 14. The British Government nas made representations to Erance in regard to the difficulties of British traders i i Rhineland. The French Governmen’ has replied most sympathetically ami has given assurances that steps will be taken to eliminate obstacles as f«u as
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    BULGARIAN REPARATIONS.
    59 5 A BIG CUT Sofia, Mt.rch 15. As the outcome of a conference be* ween the Inter-Allied Reparation Commission ami the Bulgarian Government. Bulgaria’s obligations unde’ the Peace Treatv are reduced from 2,259.000.099 to 550.000.000 gold francs. payable in easy instalments. Arrangements and guarantees were satisfactorily se Hed. The
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    NEAR EAST.
    56 5 THE TURKISH PROPOSALS. London. March J 5. Erance and Italy agreed to the British suggestion to send experts to Lon don to discuss the Turkish countei proposals which are expected in Lou don to-day or to-morrow wnh a view to the resumption of the iiausamuConference. It is expected
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    RUSSIA AND THE LEAGUE.
    44 5 London, March 15. Russian circles in London announce that Al. Chicherin has acceded the League of Nations’ invitation to participate in the proposed International Conference to consider the extension of the principles of the M .udiington Treaty to non-signatory Staff*.
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    GERMAN LINE TO THE FAR EAST.
    49 5 London, March 15. It is confirmed from Hamburg tlia» the Hamburg-Amerika Lin< and the Argo Ub of Bremen, which is backe i by the Norddeutscher 1..0yd, will jointly inaugurate a new line to the Far East under the flag of the Atlas Line.
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    SINGAPORE ELECTRICITY SUPPLY.
    113 5 —“S.F.P.” We understand that the Committ°? appointed bv the Goveinncnt to consi der the question of a citral power station for electricity supply have lecommended that the power station be erected bv the Afunicipal Commission ers. The building of the station will occupy three or four yeais,
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    S.S. RANEE SUNK.
    192 5 Collision with Siamese Steamer. MANY LIVES LOST. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Singapore, March 16. The Siam Steamship Company steamer Boribat collided with the Straits Steamship Company’s Ranee at midnight on Wednesday, about 65 miles from Singapore. The Ranee sank in ten minutes. I hirty-one lives are known
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    AGRI-HORTICULTURE.
    123 5 COMING EXHIBITIONS. (From Our Own Correspondent.! Kuala Lumpur. Alan h 16. Ihe Kuala Lumpur Agi i-Hoi ticultural Show has been postponed till the later part of June, owing to the Singapore Races at Whitsun. It was stated at a Committee meeting that H. E. the Governor ’s to give
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    CINEMA PROSECUTION.
    28 5 (From Our Own Correspondent. Singapore, March I<‘. The Manager of the Singapore Empire Cinema was fined $25 for exhibiting a banned film enti tied “Re? Grande."
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    TAPAH RUBBER PROFIT.
    50 5 (From Our Own Correspondent. Singapore, March. 16. Tapah Rubber Company reports a profit of $34,034, compared with a los> of $22,917 last year. The amount is carried forward. The output was 427,888 lbs., and the all-in cost was fid. a lb. The profit was 2]d. per lb.
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    FATAL MOTOR CAR ACCIDENT.
    209 5 The heavy downpour on Tuesday appears to have been responsible for another fatal accident in the SingajKire streets. Dr. Howorth was driving hicar down Fullerton Road at about 4.30 p.m. with his syce sitting in the front of the car with him. When he was opposite
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    WHAT IS WRONG WITH THE F.M.S.
    1826 5  -  Agriculture. (BY J. C. PASQI’AL). (17th Article). Every encouragement possible was given in the early days for the development of the agricultural resources of the States. Land was given out. on a lavish scale, and on most liberal terms, and no questions asked. Excepting
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    S.C.C. BILLIARD ROOMS.
    521 6 .—“S.F.P.” OPENED BY H.E. THE GOVERNOR. With delightful informality, IL E. Sir Laurence Guillemard opened the two wing billiard rooms of the Singapore Cricket Club in the presence of a large attendance of members. Having paid a visit of inspection to the Europe wing, which was all
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    KNOTTY POINT FOR FOOTBALL OFFICIALS.
    199 6 Shanghai, Feb. 26.—Some week* ago the English Football Association wa* appealed to fora decision on the following point “A goal kick wa* being taken and the back touched the hall forward with the intention'of the goalkeeper picking it up. 1 here was. however, some nrsunderstanding.
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    SOCCER.
    83 6 —“M.M.” BRITISH MALAYAN TEAM FOR JAVA. During Easter Week a British Malaya football team will tour Java. The plavers leave Singapore l>v the S.S. Meli h ior Treub at 4 p.m. on (rood Friday, March 3(Hh, ami during week’s stay will play matches against representative Dutch teams-at Batavia and
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    SHANGHAI RUBBER COMPANIES’ OUTPUT SCHEDULES.
    704 6 Mr. David Arakie, writing in the China Press,” says there is apparent a desire on the part of the Shanghai rubber companies to build up reserves from future profits, and this commendable action should receive the hearty support of the shareholders. It is a reasonable
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    PHILIPPINES AND RUBBER.
    765 6 The proposed project of the United States Government and manufacturers to inaugurate extensive plans for the production of rubber in the Philippines, says the “Shanghai Mercury,” clearly demonstrates certain factors. Probably the most essential is the contemplated shortage of this valuable commodity and the present rapidly sinking
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    SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE
    540 6 Parigi for Deli. Segfi, E,|i T Trang for Deli. 411,1 s aban y Kamnar for Teluk Anson Demodocus for Port Swok r mails for Klang K ham .taki» g and Singapore. ,l •■imp® I.ake Gitano for Rang,.,,, (Merg,na,„t Monlmei,, vi alr Moorish Prince for Suez -m i v
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    PENANG MAILS.
    99 6 BY TRAIN. Federated Malay States, Malacca. J° hor Singapore and Hongkong To morrow. Europe by s.s. Rembrandt n in via Singapore mr p in. Australasia by s.s. Eurelia via J)in Singapore BY STEAMER. TO-MORK° vV Suez. Port Said and Lond-m pern»i Aloiilm 11 1 Rangoon and Calcutta (My
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      38 6 If it’s your NERVES R JS you must have K fISANATOGENI XjWB i k« True T«bic r«aa w Ira Dr. Claude Wheeler says: The debilitated nervous system absorbs Sanatogen as the parched earth drinks 'tgj up water.” RAf
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    EGYPT’S ROYAL BURIALS.
    339 7 |)(l |.-|.:ss<il< I'ETBIE’X THEORY. r(l t .ss >i W.M. Flinders Petrie, in I lU n- illustrated by lantern slide*, 1 on “Royal Burials in with special reference to re excavations, said the object unthe burials of the Egyptian t;, r. wa-> to ensure as tar as possible
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    WHAT WILL BRITISH RAILWAYS DO?
    295 7 tin Kailway* are now on their own, s;i\s the “Efficiency Magazine.” No more State Control. No more subsidies. 1 hey ate all organised into four big thoups all held togethei by the “Hate< and Fares Tribunal.” Competition has been abolished. We hav? now one great
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    WIRELESS TELEPHONE AND DEAFNESS.
    171 7 Ihe Evening News” draws atten’"»ii to the remarkable alleviation of which persons have experiem h“n listening to a wireless telePmiie. ()ae explanation advanced i* ’mt persons have used a headpiece 111 b brings the receivers into close ""'bict with the ears and which itself l' l,,
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    RELICS OF THE TRUE CROSS.
    329 7 the reported discovery INNEW YORK. I here is nothing improbable. Catholic authorities s ay, in the reputed discovery in New York of fragments of the True The relics were found in the hollo" base of a silver cross from Austria, "hich, with other antiques, was
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    RUSSIAN MINE FIELDS OPENED TO PRIVATE INVESTORS.
    356 7 Vladivostok- February 16. —The order, issued some lime ago, that all gold and platinum fields ihe I rak. Siberia ahu the Far Eastern Province "ere national property, has now been rescinded and the properties are now open for private exploitation, with the c.xeep
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    INOCULATION FOR MEASLES.
    159 7 The complete cure of measles by in oculation, which was discovered several years ago by Dr. Charles Nicolle, the Director of the Pasteur Institulat Tunis, has l>een tested by experiment iu the Paris hospitals, and is nov. given to ihe world as a definitely established scientific fact.
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    SUNGEI GAU TIN MINING CO.
    420 7 —“S. T.” PRACTICAL FINANCIAL HELP FROM GOVERNMENT. The f ourteenth annual general meeting of the iSungei Gau Tin Mining Company was held at. its registered office, Gresham House. Bat.tery Road, Singapore. Mr. W. P. Plummer presided, and the others present wetre Messrs. D. J. Ward.
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    TELUK ANSON RUBBER ESTATE.
    284 7 The directors of Teluk Anson Rubber Estate, in their repoiq for the year ended Dieccmber 31- 1922 state that the directors recommend that $25.000 be transferred to reserve and the balance of $l3-929.27 be carried forward to next year’s accountsThe area of the estate remain's unchanged.
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    NEWS FROM JAPAN.
    94 7 Tokio, March 12.—The death is announced of Mr. Tokari, M.P., of the Seivu party. Tin is quoted at over Yen 140, but there are no sellers owing to the scarcity of stocks. Cotton yarn is quoted at Y. 257.50, the tone being weak. Japanese firms, who have
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    LOCAL SHARE LIST.
    108 7 The following are the latest quotations in Messrs. Kennedy Co.’s share list Yesterday To-day. X x Shares. S 20 QQ CO OD sc. Sc. sc. sc. Mining. Asam K. 36/6 37/6 37/- 39/Chenderiang 8/3 8/9 9/- 10/Hitam Tin 1.52 A 1.57« 1.55 1.60 K. Kamunting 45/- 46/Kamunting
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    RUBBER PRICES.
    41 7 IfiTH March, 1923. Local. cts. (Smoked Sheet 56 Fine Pale Crepe 56 Unsmoked Sheet 54 SING A- (Smoked Sheet 56| pore (Crepe 56| London and New York. t (Smoked Sheet ls.4’>d London Crepe lg4 d New York G 35
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    RUBBER CROPS.
    28 7 The following are additional rubber outputs for February lbs. Bedford 5.850 Bernam-Perak 25.841 Bruas-Perak 11,000 Glenealv 18,522 Hill Riile 14.000 Reyland 5.745 Ratanui 23.966 Trolak 17.350
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    TIN PRICES.
    50 7 London. The Straits Trading Co., Ltd., gives the following London prices, on March 15 Spot £231.15s up £7 3 mos. buying 232.5 s 7.10 s 3 selling 232.10 s 7.10 s Local. March 16th: Singapore sold 140 tons at Si 18.50. Penang buyers no sellers at SI 18.50.
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    TIN OUTPUTS.
    90 7 Ronpilton Extended No Liability, first half of March, 170 piculs. Kampong Kamunting Tin Dredging, Ltd., first half of March, hours run (two dredges) 355, cubic yards treated 49,000, total piculs 416.76. nett value 529.798J3. No. 2 Lost 155 hours boiler cleaning and general repairs. Asam Kumbang Tin Dredging,
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    Coming Events.
    150 7 Mar.l7—St. Patrick’s Day. 17 and 18—Penang Golf Club, Monthly Medal. 17 and 19—Warwick Comedy Co., Town Hall. 17— Mayfield Rubber Plantations, Meeting, 1 Weld Quay, 11.30 a.m. 18— P.S.C. 220 yds H’cap.“A” Class, and 75 yds H’cap, B” Class. 20— Football, B. Company vC. Company, P.V., on C.R.C.
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    MALAKOFF RUBBER CO., LTD.
    352 7 The thirteenth repo- 1 of the dreetvrs of the M dakoff Rubber Company, Limited, covering the year ended 31st December. 1922, states that the net profit for the year, after making full provision for depre« iat i<*n*. and for Income Tax of #6,817--38, amounted to #39.855-96,
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    THE SPOTTED DOG.
    225 7 What used to be called the coach-dog is new more rarely kept than it deserves to be. says the “Morning Post.” The probable reason of its decline is the advent of the mot<>r-car and our lesser use of carriage horses: but a generation ago the stables of
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    BIG COLONISATION SCHEME IN AUSTRALIA.
    112 7 A cinema film depicting scene* on the property which it js proposed to acquire for an Australian colonisation scheme has been screened at the Fox Film Studio in Sydney- The property consists of about 590 000 acres and adjoins the’ Murumbidgee irrigation area. Half the
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    CARS COLLIDE IN KUALA LUMPUR.
    80 7 Another collision resulting in two cars lieing badly damaged, occurred at the junction of Perak and Mount Roads, Kuala Lumpur, when Mr. Coleman, of the (’ol<l Storage Co., was gome- awav from town in a Ford car. While taking a turn at the junction. Mr,
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    RESTRICTION.
    461 7 “Manchester School” (Singapore! writes to the “Straits Tinies”: “Restriction is well under way now, and it is the duty of us, citizens, to support it loyally, but possibly one fact which contributed to the legislation has been under-stressed. The economic side of the question had bee i fairly well
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    PRODUCE PRICES.
    200 7 Benares Opium p. ch p st #5,000,00 nom. Cloves no stock Gold leaf 72.00 sellers Mace Pickings no stocks Nutmegs 80s 1105... Coconuts per 1,000 46.00 sellers Copra Sundried 12.05 sales Rattans 11.20 sellers Rattans Coarse 10.50 Green Snail Shells 13.00 Siam Rice No. 1 15.00 per bag
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    PROVINCE WELLESLEY AND KEDAH CHURCH MISSION.
    51 7 S. Paul's Mission ('hapel, Bukit Tenirah* sth Sunday in Lent. March 18. —Holy Communion and Address 8 a.m. S. Mark's Church, Butterworth. Sunday 18th March. —Evening Prayer and Sermon 6 p.m. k S. Paul's Mission Chapel. Bukit Tengah, Thursday, 22nd March. —Holy Communion 7.30
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