Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 6 April 1923

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    20 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE PUBLISHED DAILY. ESTABLISHED 1883. No. 78. VOL LXXXI. FRIDAY, 6th APRIL, 1923. PRICE 15 CENTS.
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  • WORLD OF SPORT.
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      MELTON HUNT STEEPLECHASE.
      263 2 PRINCE FINISHES FOURTH. London, March 28.A Held of nine ran in the Melton Hunt Open Steeplechase at Burton Lazar. The Prince of Wales, who rode his Austialian presentation horse Kinlark, finished fourth. The winner, Culprit, was ridden by Captain Bennett, who rod? the winnier of the last
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      THE GRAND RATIONAL.
      396 2 TIOW SERGEANT MURPHY WON. London, March 23.Aintree wis misty to-day when the Grand Nat in mil was run. There was a huge attendance and the King, the Prince ot Wales and Prince George received a great reception from the crowd. After two breakaways the flag fell for
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      INTERNATIONAL CROSSCOUNTRY RACE.
      54 2 Paris, March 25.England, Scotland, France and Belgium competed in the International Cross-Country Race (10 miles) at Maisons la Fifte. France won with 43 points. England’s points were 70, Belgium 108; Scotland 109. The best individual performance was that of Blewoii (England) who covered the distance <n 58
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      PERAK—PENANG CRICKET.
      323 2 On the first day of the PerakPenang match at Ipoh, the Malay Mail” says it was a jmint worthy of note that only two bowlers on ea< h side successfully accounted for all the wickets. While Perak unsuccessfully tried more than a brace of bowlers Penang did no;
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      PENANG CRICKET CLUB.
      44 2 The results of P.C.C. tenni> tournament ties played yesterday were follows Final Singles Handicap (Tas* A” J. R. Huxter beat N. A. S>?dwi< k(> B—G. Final Singles Handicap (’las* B” M. T. P. Rule beat IT. D. Davies 6—2, C l.
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      RUGBY FOOTBALL.
      177 2 London, March 24.In the Rugb\ match, at Twickenham, between th'* British and French armies. l/ousteau the French half-back, opened the scor ing with an unconverted fix, an, 1 Lieutenant Wright, of the Air Foret centre three-quarter, replied with try, which was also not converted. Just before the interval
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      INTER-VARSITY SPORTS.
      121 2 London, March 24.The InterA arsity sports were witnessed by huge crowds in brilliant weather. Oxford’s victories were as follows Ihe Mile.T. Milligan, Cni versit j College. Time: 4 mins. 25 secs. Putting the Weight.F. Bi own, of America, Exeter College, 421 t. Bins. 120 Yards Hurdles.R. Siapledon. Queen’s
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    THE RUSSELL CASE.
    1128 2 Judge’s Summing Up. London, March 15.This afternoon Mr. Justice Hill began his summing-up in the Russell, Baby Case,” the second hearing of which has so far lasted 10 days. He had not concluded when the Court adjourned until to-morrow morning. In concluding his speech for the husband,
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    ANOTHER CEYLON DISASTER.
    445 2 COLLISION IN A TUNNEL. Colombo. March 24.Another serious accident, involving loss of life and a big toll of injured, has occurred on Ceylon Government Railway, this time on the up-country line. About 1 a. m. when the up-country mail train, which leaves Colombo at 10 o’clock every
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    TOPICS IN BRIEF.
    172 2 lhe new watch on the Rhine seems to ha- an iron han 1 Archaeologists have found canned beef in the tomb of Tut-ankh -amen, 3,350 years old. No bids from war departments have yet been made. Columbus died poor, being wholly ignorant of the lecture possibilities in
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    THE FUTURE OF TIN.
    1810 2 Producers’ Combine Suggested. A correspondent of th Financier” says that with the spectacukv »ise wl. ch has occurred in base-metais during the last month or so, it is only natural that inquiries should be made u io the probable outcome of the movement and its consequent
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  • AHEAD OF THE MAIL.
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      IRISH PEACE PROSPECTS.
      133 3 London, March 23.—The Dublin correspondtmf of The Times’’ states that the postponement of Mr. Ma<Cartan’s peace motion in the Dail until the 23rd March has led to the belief that the peace movement inaugurate! by the Archbishop of Uashel is bearing fruit, and that the formula will
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      APPLICATION IN RESPECT OF A DEPORTEE.
      134 3 London, March 23.The King's Bench has dismissed the application of Mr. Patrick Hastings on behalf of the Irish deportee. Art O’Brien, for a writ of habeas corpus’ so that he might be brought up to test the vali dity of the order under which
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      THE IRISH REBELS.
      42 3 London. March 23.General Sweeney, commanding the Free State troops in Donegal, has issued a proclamation that any further burning of property in Donegal will be followed by the execution of the seven rebels *eiiten< ed to death at DrumboeCastle.
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      FREE STATE FINANCES.
      75 3 London. March 26.The Dublin corespondent of The Time's” state.that Mr. Cosgrave will make an important statement in the Dail on Mon day a> to the Free State’s finances. It i* expected that the 1922 deficit will be greater than the estimat'd £‘l H.UHOJMMI. It is reported from
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      CITY OF HOUSE TO LABOUR PARTY.
      109 3 London. March 24.The Countess of Warwick to-day formally handed over her mansion, Easton Lodge, nea r Dunmow. standing in several acres of parkland, to Mr. Ramsay Macdonald on behalf of the Executive of the Labour Party. Jt was decided to use the lodge for
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      DEPUTATIONS TO THE DUKE OF YORK.
      103 3 London, March 23.The Duke o. York ami the Hon. Elizabeth Bowes Lyon received congratulatory deputa tions from the City of London an 1 Army Ordnance Corps, of which the Duke of York is Colonel-in-''hief, at Buckingham Palace this morning. The deputations presented beautiful silvei
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      IMPERIAL DEFENCE COMMITTEE.
      76 3 London, March 26.Replying to a question by Mr. George Lambert in the House of Commons, Mr. Bonai Law announced that the Earl of Bal four and Lord Weir would serve on the sub-<ommittee of the Imperial De fem e Committee appointed to co ordinate the activities of
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      DORIS HAWKER CASE.
      311 3 London, March 23.A meeting of the Committee of the Princess Louise Home, Kingston Hill, while declining to accept direct responsibility for the sending out of Doris Hawker to Madras, has decided to inform the Home Office that it is willing to receive the child at its Home
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      THE NASH DIVORCE CASE.
      105 3 London, March 23.Captain Nasa ha* been granted a decree in nis petition for divorce on the ground of his wife's misconduct. The respondent was unrepresented. [A recent special cable to the Pioneer” stated that in the King’s Bench Captain J. V. Nash was sued by ('allot
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      A SPRING-CLEANING FATALITY.
      78 3 London, March 23. Deceased los« her life through spring-cleaning Tn thusiasm,” said the Westminster coroner, Mr. Oddie, enquiring into the death of Beatrice Hobbs, a housemaid at Lord Inchcape’s Mayfair residence. M itnesses gave evidence that springcleaning was going on while Lord Inchcape was in India. Deceased
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      CALLIPOLI LICHT RAILWAYS.
      112 3 London, March 25.The correspon «lent of The l imes’’ who has Just left Gallipoli states that light rail wav* have been thrown out in all directions across the plain from Kelia to th? camps where 15,H00 British troops are housed in Nilsen huts. The railwax runs a«-ross
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      COMMUNIST DISTURBANCES.
      64 3 London, March 26.The Dusseldoif correspondent of The Times” state* that according to German reports Communist’ disturbances are increasing. The newspapers declare that the Communists have organised fighting forma tions throughout the Ruhr, partially armed. Some 3,000 Communists paraded the streets at Rothausen in military f«n-mation. They raided nine
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      PILGRIMAGE TO WAR CRAVES.
      67 3 London, March 25.A thousaml bereaved relatives visited the British War cemeteries in the salien* to-day, one of the largest pilgrimage hitherto made. It ««insisted entirely of people without means, and their expenses from London were 1 <lefrav.‘«l by St. Barnabas’ Hostels ami Toe. H. A thousand
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      MARY QUEEN OF SCOTS' RELICS.
      185 3 London, March 22.A collection of Mary Queen of Scots’ relics, sold io London at the instance of Sn George Clerk, of Pen wick, owing to the bui den of taxation, fetched 40(1 guineas. The collection included a gold neck lace, a tortoise shell fan, -two
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      TRADE COMMISSIONER FOR INDIA.
      123 3 London, March 23.At a meeting of the East India section of the Chamber of Commerce to-day, Sir Charles C. McLeod resigned the chairmanship owing to pressure of other engagements. Sir Stephen DemetriaJi of Balli Brothers was elected to succeed him The meeting passed a resolution regretting
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      SECRET SERVICE AGENT’S SUICIDE.
      131 3 London, Mar«-h 23.The adventurous career of a secret service agent among the Bolsheviks in Russia wi* «Inscribed at an inquest at Battersea on Major Herbert Rowlandson, an exofficer in the Punjabis, who was foum. poisoned at Battersea Park on the 19th March. His cousin stated that
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      FUTURE OF GIBRALTAR.
      148 3 London. Mar«-h 23.1 n the cours. of the debate in the House of Commons before the passing of the Navy Vote, Mr. Carlyon Bellairs suggested that Gibraltar should be handed over t > private enterprise, the navy retaining certain rights of entry and so tort!.. Lieutenant-Colonel Amery
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      THE TIGRIS IN FLOOD.
      178 3 London, Mar«-h 23. Ihe Bagh«li»l correspondent of The lim°s“ state* that the Tigris, swollen by the melting of the Kurdistan snows and heavy rains, is rising to an unprecedentei! height, and Baghdad is in danger of inundation. The Maude Bridge, buiT by the British during the
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      949 3 POSITIONS VACANT T) O 1 T> renang Sales Koom. Wanted an Acting Manager for Lingui Tin Mine, .Johore, with prospects of a permanency. Apply in writing to Sinie, Darby Co., Ltd., Singapore. By Public Auction, »623 11-1 At 38, Beach Street, I T i On Saturday, 7th April, 1923, Applications
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      306 3 If it’s your NERVES ja you must have 3 SANATOGENI I ha True Tonic l eod w aS Dr. Claude Wheeler says: The deb lita.ed nervous system absorbs Sanatogen as the parched earth drinks up water." MULLER, PHIPPS AND SELLERS, LIMITED, Singapore. Good Health is Our Greatest Asset There’s Good
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    MARRIAGE.
    26 4 Gillingham-Archer.Mar. 14. 1873. at British Consulate. Kobe. Japan, before Abel Gower. Esq.. Consul. John Gillingham to Sarah Archer. Present address. 1 Grosvenor-crescent. St Leonards-on-Sea. Sussex.
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    LIBERAL REUNION.
    1249 4 M hen the mail left Home one of the subjects that loomed large in the press was the question of uniting the wings of the Liberal Party led respectively by Mr. Asquith and Mr. Lloyd George. Both these distinguished politicians as well as many of their followers had
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    HERE AND THERE.
    1328 4 In an endeavour to meet the complaints of agents and conThe Mails, signees regarding the late arrival of manifests, invoices, etc., the G.P.0., London, has inaugurated a quicker service to the Far Las e ters for Penang, Singapore, Hongkong and Shanghai are now being despatched weekly to
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    ROBINSON & CO., LTD.
    303 4 ROBINSON CO., LTD. (From Our Own Correspomlent.* Singapore. A pril 1 Messrs Robinson A Co.. Ltd. report a profit of $218.023, making the I'a’aiic $347.811 at profit and loss account. It recommends a final dividend of 1 l el cent on the preference shares, making percent, for the year, and
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      179 4 BOON PHARMACY, Chemists and Druggists. 182, Penang Road. Phone No. 1016. Day and Night Dispensing. Goods of the HIGHEST Quality combiaed with ECONOMICAL PRICES and a serric* which we aim to make as perfect as possible. s MODES L j ROBES ET COSTUMES. g g PARIS, MAISON. PERSONAL g LONDON,
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      27 4 E. O. Friday, 6th AprilGuest Night and Dancing. BETWEEN THE DANCES Mesdames Norma and Ella Backe AND Signor Guido Bertolini WILL APPEAR IN Classical, Characteristic Eccentric Dancing.
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  • Page 4 Miscellaneous
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      60 4 I TOWN HALL. RETURN VISIT OF THE POPULAR s Edgar Warwick Comedy Co. s in li ĔE Bernard Shaw’s Most Amusing Comedy PYGMALION g On Monday, 9th April J S AND g RAFFLES I The Greatest of all Detective Plays g On Tuesday, 10th April. g Prices $3, $2, $l.
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      23 4 THE TIDES. High Water. Low Water. To-day. 3.21 p.m. 10.1 G p.m. To-morrow. 3.51 a.m. 10. 4 a.m. 3.58 p.m. 11. 5 p.m.
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  • Obituary
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    62 4 DEATHS. Money.March. 6. at Folkstone, after long illness. Edgar George, eldest son of late Lt.-Col. E. D. Bourbel Money, aged 58. Kwong. At Kuala Lumpur on April 2nd, Mrs. Kwons Kin Cheong (nee Yap Yuet Hing), daughter of late (’apt. Yap Kwan Seng. Dyason.At the Maternity Hospital. Singapore, on April
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    RAILWAY WAGES.
    184 5 Strike Threatened. Reuter’s Telegrams. l London, Ap. i! 5. HA critical situation has developed on the Railways in connection with a demand by the Companies that men in tin- engineering shops submit to th? abolition of the last 6/6 of the weekly- bonus which engineeis othei than those
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    COMMERCIAL CONFERENCE.
    61 5 Til E GR< iWTII or ESPERANTO. X enice, April 5. VA Commercial Conference, attended bjirepresentatives of 2ffff Chambers of Commerce and Banking Associations 2 1 countries, including China and Ugtoaii. held a four days’ sitting here. The whole proceedings were success- folly conducted >n esperanto. The Conference passed
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    IMPERIAL ECONOMIC CONFERENCE.
    21 5 MR. BRUCE TO ATTEND. Melbourne, April 5. Bfriie Hon. Mr. Bruce represents Aus- at the Imperial Economic Con'ftrence.
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    POINT-TO-POINT RACING.
    40 5 PRINCE OF WALES’ VICTORY AT HAWTHORN HILL. London, April 5. Their Majesties witnessed the Prince of Wales easily winning by t?r. lengths, the Welsh Guards’ Challenge Cup at Hawthorn Hill point-to-poii t There were five starters; tw finished.
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    CANADIAN STORE CATTLE.
    137 5 FIRST CONSIGNMENT TO HENG LAND AFTER 30 YEARS. London, April 5. r l he first Canadian store cattle t» ai'iive in England for thirty .vtars ard .'first that ever entered (he Pori of MauS‘<hester were disembarked at Manclres- ttfr to-day. They consisted of 425 BHiorthorn Hereford and
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    ECONOMIC FLYINC.
    55 5 .POSSIBILITIES OF LOW POWERED AIR CRAFT. Paris, April 5. M. Barbot Hew fen miles in a low Lowered aeroplane from Francazal tent ard Toulouse at a height of 1,600 Ifeet. It is calculated that the machine Ivhich weighs under 500 lbs. with ipilot, coijd cross the Channel consugluing'
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    THE LATE LORD CARNARVON.
    28 5 Bl RIAL IN ENGLAND. Cairo, \pril 5. Lord Carnarvon’s body was taken to HKasrelaini Hospital to be embalmed lndore being sent back to England.
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    SOVIET AND PATRIARCH TIKHON.
    153 5 American Request Refused. Reuter’s Telegrams. London, April 5. I’he limes” Riga correspondent says the I nited States has unofficially requested the Soviet Government to allow the Patriarch Tikhon, to travel to America where he formerly lived. T rotzky and Kameneff who have virtually become Dictators were
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    THE UKRAINE.
    72 5 CONFLICTS AND POGROMS. Berlin. April 5. According to nexv* received at Lemb i g from Rovno, there have been *e rious conflicts in the Ukraine between Bolshevist troop* and peasants. The Bolshevists suppressed the revolt with great bloodshed and executed 349 peasants, apparently because they protested against the
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    CHINESE EDUCATION.
    248 5 SOME MORE ADVICE. Loudon, April 5. The Hon. Bertrand Russbll in an article in the Man Chester Guardian” on thBoxer indemnity and Chinese educa tion utters a warning of the necessiQ for care in spending money if the greatest benefit is to be obtained an serious mistakes avoided.
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    QUICKER MAILS.
    88 5 THE NEW ARRANGEMENTS. Loudon, April 5. In order to meet complaints Lv agents and consignees regarding tht late arrival of manifests, invoices etc the Post Office has specially arrange for the quicker delivery of mails to the Far East. Letters for Penang, Singapore, Hongkong, and Shanghai are now
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    ILLICIT MORPHINE TRADE.
    61 5 A WARNING TO DENMARK. Geneva, Vpril 5. The Chinese Government having re ported that 300 kilogramm sof morphine were secretly smuggled inf.» Amoy alone in a year, alleged to have been sent from Denmark, flic Secret a riat of the League of Nations immediately acquainted the Danish
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    THE CAMBRIDGE LOCAL EXAMINATIONS.
    906 5 Penang Successes. folk wing are the Penang lesujts of tin* C nibridge Local Examinations held in December Senior Boys.Students under 18 years of age who have obtained honour*. Class I.Tneh Say Koo (Penang Free School), Ooi Khye Thuan (St. Xavier’s). Class 11- C. J. Campbell, Lui
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    KING EDWARD VII COLLEGE OF MEDICINE.
    333 5 MARCH EXAMINATION RESULTS. The list of succes*ful candidates in the March Examinations of the King Edward 111 College of Medicine, Singapore, is given below: The numbers fol’owing the name* indicate distinction in j Forensic Medicine, (2) Hygiene, (2) Mateiia Medjca. Physic* and (5) Biology.
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    ANGLO-FRENCH RELATIONS.
    132 5 M. LOUCHEUR AND MR. BONAR LAW. Reuter’s Telegrams. London. April 5. It is noteworthy from the point or view of Anglo-French relations, that the French ex-Minister, M. Loucheur xvho is at present in England, had a two-hour most cordial inter'iexv at Daxvlish with Mr. Bonar Law, who recuperating
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    THE FRENCH NAVY.
    91 5 STRONG DEFENSIVE FLEET REQUIRED. Paris, April 5. Interviewed by the Petit Parisien” M. Raiberti, Minister of Marine, declared that France must lay down plans for a strong defensive fleet to be com pleted by 1933. Without a fleet. France could not have a Foreign policy. France had
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    SOCIAL & PERSONAL.
    1558 5 SOCIAL PERSONAL. Mr. and Mrs. Trump are going to China by the Glenogle. M.M.” Mr. A. V. Cherry of St. John’s Institution, Kuala Lumpur, left for India on a holiday. Mr. Ralph Scott, District Judge, Penang, goes as Resident, Negri Sembilan, when Mr. Hose goes to Carcosa to act as
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    RANEE DISASTER.
    907 6 S. T.” FINDING OF THE COURT OF ENQUIRY. The Marine Court of Enquiry, at Singapore. comprising Mr. I*. A. F. David. District Judge, as President, assisted by Captain Calthrop-Calthrop, A.M., K.N.. Master Attendant, Captain Rushton of the Pilot Association, and Captain Lucas, of the steamer Buccinum', gave its
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    CONFUSION IN TRADE RETURNS.
    375 6 OR R ECT DEC' LAR AT lON S NECESSARY. The following letter has been addresed by the acting. Commissioner of Trade and Customs, Federated Malay States, to the Secretaries of the F. M. S. Chambei of Commerce: Sirs,—l have the honour to invite your attention to
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    The Band Programme.
    144 6 The Municipal Band will play the following programme of music at the Esplanade from 6 to 7 p.m.. to-day: 1 March The Great Little Army Alford '2 Overture Soir D’Automne *Boui!low 3 Waltz Belles of Blight Baker 4 Selection High Jinks Baker 5 New Dance Maxina Hurndall
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  • CORRESPONDENCE.
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      WHAT IS WRONG WITH THE F.M.S.
      251 6 (To the Editor of the Pinang Gazette.) Sir.The only thing that is wrong in the F.M.S. is that the officers responsible for the administration of the Government of the Malay States have failed for the last half century to carry into effect the terms
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      BENGALIS.
      149 6 (To the Editor of the Pinang Gazette.”) Sir,I was surprised to read in your issue of the 3rd inst. a letter by A Bengali from Kuala Lumpur. Personally I take it as an insult to be called a Bengali. In the Punjab, the world Bengali always means a snake
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    MR. WARWICKS STORY.
    256 6 Mr. Edgar Warwick tells us of an amusing incident that occurred last week at Raffles Hotel, in Singapore, when the Warwick Comedy Company was playing at the Victoria Theatre there. One morning at breakfast he was approached by the head dining room boy with a request for
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    THE SIAMESE RICE CROP.
    141 6 B.T.” The crop report of Siam for the third week in. February has now been issued. It show’s that out of 9,044,770 rai under, paddy in the seven Circles, the area harvested at February 21st amounted to 7,603,600 rai. as compared with 7,718,500 rai at the
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    RACE SWEEP PROSECUTION.
    535 6 .—T.O.M.” CASE AGAINST IPOH GYMKHANA CLUB: At the Ipoh Police Court. Ipoh. the case was called, before Mr. VV J. K. Stark, in which the President and Committee of the Ipoh Gymkhana lub and several others are summoned for alleged breaches of the Gaming Ena. ment. Mr.
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    Coming Events.
    132 6 Apr. 7Malay Peninsula Agric. Assoc., Meeting. Chamber of Commerce, Penang, 11.30 a.m. 7Padang Plandok Tin, Meeting, 29a Beach St., 12 noon. 7M.F.A. Cuptie, Stia T. Tokong F.C., vs Bahrul Alam F.C. M.F. A. ground, 5.15 p.m. s M- F. A. Cuptie, Muth-hibol Ahzan F.C. vs Malay Teachers’ Association,
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      177 6 INSTANT HELP FOR WORRIED MOTHERS. NIGHT HOLDS NO TERRORS FOR THE MOTHER WHO KEEPS BABY’S OWN TABLETS IN THE HOUSE. What mother does not know those rights of unrest when babysleepless, feverish and in pain—keeps her awake, I tense with anxiety, yet helpless to give the little one relief! To
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      18 6 MARTIN'S PJLLS A Remedy for a!l regularities. aparaeding Hitt®» Apple, Pennyroyal. Pil Cochia, ','rder or ai.l. Chemists. OfcleL
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      392 6 IS YOUR SKIN ON < EIRE? fi You will sigh with relief at the first magic touch O f D.D.D. Prescription. A few drops of this great X W medical discovery—and all itch is gone. The skin is cooled and refreshed. Healing begins at once D O O Prescription GIVES
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    RUBBER CONTROL.
    1097 7 MANUFACTURERS AND GROWERS BEFORE PARLIAMENTARY COMMITTEE. Under the auspices of the rliamentary Commercial Committee a Bcussion, initiated by Mr. C. W. Darbishire, M. P„ took place on March 7 in C< nnmittee Room No. 6 of the House Of (Commons on the special restriction of the output of
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    RUBBER PRICES.
    43 7 6th April, 1923. Local. cts. (Smoked Sheet 56 Penang] Fine Pale Crepe 56 I Unsmoked Sheet 52 Sing A- (Smoked Sheet 57 pore (Crepe 57 London and New York. T (Smoked Sheet ls.4\d London Crppe New York G 3 3 t
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    RUBBER CROPS.
    51 7 The following is an additional rubber output for March lbs. Ayer Kuning (F.M.5.).., Ol.Oito Bradwall 23,282 Chersonese nil Dennistown 6.000 Highlandsand Lowlands 97.100 Kuala Geh 18.100 Klabang 31.900 K rian Plantations 6.400 Majedie (Johore) 15.100 Narborough 30.175 Permas 15.375 Pusing nil Sekong 19.300 Sungei Krian nil Sungei Way
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    TIN PRICES.
    106 7 London. The Straits Trading Co., Ltd., gives the following London prices, on April 5 Spot £212.10« down £l.los 3 mog. buying 213.5$ 1.5$ 3 selling 213.10$ 1.5$ The Eastern Smelting Co., Ltd: London, April 5, £212.10$ spot, and £213.5$ three months buying, £213 10$ selling. Local. April 6th:
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    TIN OUTPUTS.
    97 7 Johan Tin Dredging, Limited, for March, piculs 220, yardage 41.000, hours run 625. From Tables pls. 160, from Puddlers pls. 60. Messrs. Osborne and Chappel send the following list of returns for March: Mines Piculs Gopeng Consolidated Ltd 1,000 Tekka Limited 720 Tekka Taiping Limited 950 Pengkalen Limited
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    PROVINCE WELLESLEY AND KEDAH CHURCH MISSION.
    80 7 Alor Star Church, Ist Sunday after Easter, Sth April.Holy Communion K a.m., Evening Prayer and Sermon 5.15 p.m. On 9th April, the Chaplain leaves for a tour in S. Siam and Kelantan, and expects to return about 25th April. ALL SAINTS’, TAIPINS. Sth April.
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    RUBBER PRODUCERS.
    117 7 THE ANNUAL MEETING. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Singapore, April 6. At the annual meeting of the Rubber Producers’ Association of Malaya, Mr. Freeman, who presided, voiced the appreciation of the Standing Committee for the loyal support of the members in the matter of crop reduction. The sacrifices had
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    LOCAL SHARE LIST
    102 7 The following are the latest quotations in Messrs. Kennedy Co.’s share list Yesterday To-day. Shares. S J> 5 5. X X X c. c. c. c. Rubber (Dollar). K. Sidim 2.05 2.15 2.20 2.30 Somme 20 40 25 30 Sungei T 30 35 Tambalak 65 75 60
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    THE "STABILISATION" OF RUBBER.
    278 7 Mr. H. F. Mitchell. The Red Lodge. Caterham, writes to the Financier”: ith reference to the facile talk that is going about just now regarding stabilising the price of rubber at Is. 6d. per lb. it is to be hoped that the council of the R.
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    INCORPORATED SOCIETY OF PLANTERS.
    175 7 Mr. Charles Watnev, London A* ent of the I. S. P. writes -o the Financier f the 2nd March :As I am frequently asked by planters and others wishing to become planters whether there is a possibility of any opening for them should they go out
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    LADY MARY CAMBRIDGE.
    88 7 ENGAGEMENT OF QUEEN’S NIECE London, March 28.The Marquess of "Worcester is engaged to the Queen's niece. Lady Mary Cambridge. [Lady Mary, who is 26, is the eldest daughter of the Marquess of Cambridge, brother of Queen Mary. who was created Marquess in 1917 in lieu of his
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    CHEROK PETAI TIN, LTD.
    252 7 REPORT OF THE DIRECTORS. Ihe Directors of Cberok Petai Tin. Limited, report for the year ended 31st December, 1922, shewing a loss of $11,784,08 after allowing 10 per cent, depreciation on the Company’s Buildings, Battery, Pipes and Pipe Line. Operations during the year resulted in a
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    THE LONDON MARKET
    480 7 Messrs. William Jacks <fc Co., London, reported on the 7th March, as follows: I'he rise in Copper and Tin brought on a flood of profit-taking orders, no doubt induced through the further aggressive action on the part of the French in the Ruhr, but the strength of
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    SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.
    655 7 TO-DAY’S DEPARTURES. Thongwa for Madras taking mails for Europe etc, via Bombay. Kopah for Deli. m's Jutlandia for Belawan and Singapore. Ellenga for Port Swettenham, taking mails for Klang, Kuala Lumpur and Singapore. Kampar for Teluk Anson. The cargo aaid passenger steamship Bontekoe has sailed: on her maiden:
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    PENANG MAILS.
    117 7 CLOSE DAILY (except Sunday). IT YMIN. Federated Mal.ny State». Malacca. Johore. Singapore and Hongkong Registration and P«-ircel Post, except where otherwise stated, close half an-hour earliei than the Ordinary mail. FOR AT Batu Gajah, Tapah Road, J By train Teluk Anson.Kuala Knbu, Kuala 7.15 a.m. Lumpur. Klang, Port
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    HEALTH OF GEORGE TOWN.
    190 7 The health statement for the Municipality of George Town for the week ending the 31st March, 1923, shows the following Total deaths: Male 41, Female 24 (65), Birth rate 19.10, Infant mortality 234, Death rate 26.41 per mille per annum compared with 27.22 in the preceding
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    EXCHANGE.
    119 7 PENANG, APRIL 6, 1923. (By Courtesy of the Chartered Bank.) London Demand Bank 2/4 5/32 4 months’ sight Bank 2/4 1/4 3 Credit 2/4 17/32 3 Documentary 2/4 9/16 Calcutta Demand Bank 3 days’ sight Private 178 3 Bombay Demand Bank 174 2 Madras Demand Bank 174 S 3
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    LOCAL SHARE MARKET.
    95 7 The Malaya Company, Limited, reports the following important changes in to day’s share prices. Shares. Buyers. Sellers Amalgninated Malay Ests 2.00 2.30 Ayer Molek Rubber Co 1.15 1.30 Chenderiang Tin Dredg 10/-- 11/6 Hitam Tin Ltd 1.50 1.55 ex Nawng Pet Tin Ltd 1.32} L37L North Taiping
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