Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 14 April 1923

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    20 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE PUBLISHED DAILY. ESTABLISHED 1833. No. 85. VOL LXXXI. SATURDAY, 14th APRIL, 1923. PRICE 15 CENTS.
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      11 1 j T. NAGATA, i DENTIST. i NUT DOOB TO “THE DISPENSARY."
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    INDIAN SALT TAX CERTIFIED.
    1834 2 GOVERNOR-GENERAL GIVES HIS REASONS. Delhi, March 29. —The GovernorGeneral has certified the Finance Bill with the Salt Tax at Rs. 2-8 per maund. The following is the statement by His Excellency Lord Reading, published in a “Gazette Extraordinary,” explaining the reasons which moved him to certify
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      949 2 Short Classified Fr h £™tr<»ema Seeds. e '8 cents a lb. f.o.r. Bedong. Advertisements. Appl> SA K3TATE> Wanted, For Sale, To Let, &c Bedong. “n- 656—8-5 can be inserted in the Pinang THREE CENTS A WORD BOOKS YOU WANT. We can suppl} them. Buy from us and save counting the
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      933 2 OLD FREES ASSOCIATION. BANK S. a timz of Old Frees will lie held HONGKONG AND at.lhTcStawe Town Hall on Tnesday, BANKING CORPORATION 17th April. 1923. at 5-15 p.m. topass (Incorporated in Hongkong.) rnk s and elect officials. The HWble Mr. ?eoh Guan SH>k Paid-up Capital ~/1 4.1 »1,.,?» Reserve Funds
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    SWEEPSTAKES FOR CHARITY.
    1766 3 ARCHBISHOP AND THE EVIL OF APPEALS TO CHANCE. Preaching in St. Patrick’s Cathedral recently from the Gospel of St. Luke: “Take heed and beware of covetousness,” the Archbishop of Dublin said:— I observe that a proposal has been introduced into the Parliament of the Irish Free State
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    KINTA ESTATE OWNER’S CLAIM.
    81 3 Before Mr. Justice E. C. Watson in the Ipoh Supreme Court, the hearing of t' e suit was continued ;<n which Mohid *e>n Buicha of Batu Gajah is suirg Law Yew Guan also of Batu Gajah for alleged damages to the former’s rubber estates by tailings
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    THE IRISH CATTLE TRADE.
    458 3 —Ex. Irish farmers and cattle dealers will lead with regret the statement which tin* Earl of A master made in the House of Lords. When in spite of the opposition of a united Ireland, the Importation of Animals Bill became law two months ago, Viscount Long
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    NEWS FROM JAPAN.
    179 3 Tokio. April 7. —The remains of the late Pr nee Kitashi rakawa will leave Marseilles for home aboard the Katori Mary. Mr. amabe Tomoharu. of the Prince’s staff, j.nd accoinpa' ving nurses, will leave Kobe for France by the Mishima Mani on the 15th inst. The death
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    SLEEPLESSNESS & INDIGESTION
    181 3 SLEEPLESSNESS INDIGESTION The two go hand in hand, as well you know if yon have the misfortune to possess a disordered stomach. Obviously you can't get sound, refreshing sleep if harmful acid is attacking the delicate lining of your stomach the whole night through. It is this acid that s
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      294 3 I 1 A 5 7 'Twi tyideiveave RfIRIS GARTERS No metal r»« touch you These garters are made of I*4 inch live, long stretch elastic. They fit your legs smoothly and are extremely comfortable. Long wear in every pair. Ask for them by name —Wideweave PARIS. Your outfitter er haberdasher
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    SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.
    763 4 Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Fettes returned from home a few days ago. Mr. and Mrs. A. Cavendish have arrived in Singapore from Penang. Mrs. Ewing and Miss Macdonald are homeward passengers in the Dongola. Mr II J Cooper has been elected to the chair of the
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    DISTRICT COURT.
    147 4 The 30,011 Guilders Case. ACCUSED CONVICTED. In the District Court, yesterday afternoon. before Mr. R. Scott, Boon (’hew, a Siamese. was sentenced to undergo two years’ rigorous imprisonment to be followed by two years’ police supervision on the charge of house-breaking and theft of 30,000 guilders belonging to
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    CORONER'S COURT.
    322 4 SEQUEL TO MOTOR CAR ACCIDENT. In the Second Court, this morning, before Mr. H. C. Bathurst, Coroner, and a jury, an inquest was held in connection with the death of a Chinese named Ooi Tok Khan, which occurred on the morning of the sth April. Dr. J. C.
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    GOVERNMENT SERVANTS CHARGED.
    307 4 S. Sabapathy Pillai and S. Vitilingam were charged at the Klang Police Court on Tuesday with having had in their possession cash amounting to $78.40. which there was reason to snsnect had been stolen or fraudulently obtained. The Magistrate said he considered that from the evidence which
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    SINGAPORE NEWS.
    345 4 ROBINSON’S DIVIDEND. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Singapore, April 14. At the annual meeting of Robinson Co., Ltd., the Hon. Mr. W. Tx>w-fher-Kemp, who presided, said the decreased profit was due to a smaller turnover, attributable to the decreased spending power of the community. The prospects for the future
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    PENANG CHORAL SOCIETY.
    336 4 The Committee of Perang Choral Society reports for the financial Year ending 31st December 1922. that the membership during the year numbered 63 classified as follows.: —ladies 28, gentlemen 30. no- active members 5. total 63. A very successful variety concert was held in April and was
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      IRISH FREE STATE.
      146 4 THE BUDGET STATEMENT. [Reuter’s Telegrams.J London, April 13. The Free State Budget was introduced by Mr. Cosgrave in the Dail. It shows no alteration in taxation. The import duties remain, but preference will be investigated. The revenue for the year ended the 31st March totalled £28,000,000, blit
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    THE CREW OF THE EMDEN.
    645 4 The statement having been made that the late Captain von Muller “ran the “Emden” ashore on Keeling Cocos Island, where he was taken prisoner with the survivors, except the landing party, which escaped and made a marvellous journey back to Germany,” Ca>pt. G. F. Bright,
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    STATE OF TRENGGANU
    271 4 ADMINISTRATIVE reform The State of Trengganu, in the \i, Peninsula, is one of the native St transferred from the suzerainty f f to Great Britain in 1909. population*is probably the most hX and industrious of all the Mai r?' State is the most backward foi ik administrative
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    SZE HAI TONG BANK.
    534 4 “S.T.” The sixteenth annual general me-u. of shareholders in the Sze Hai Tong Bank ing and Insurance Co., Ltd., was held at the bank premises, 3S Chulia Stmt Singapore, on April 7, Mi Seah En- Lim presiding. The directors’ report and accounts h the past year
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      339 4 NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. MISCELLANEOUS. Bachelor, 30, Public School, wishes to become paying guest, Penang bungalow. Apply Box No. 101, c/o Pinang Gazette. NOTICES. NATAL DIRECT LINE. The following sailings from Calcutta to South Africa via Colombo have been fixed. The s. s. UMONA leaves Colombo about April 17th and has good
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      83 4 OLD PEOPLE like Pinkettes because they neither gripe noi purge and promptly relieve Piles. To the business man Pinkettes are a boon because they keep his system clean and his body well without causing any discomfort whatever. And women find Pinkettes a blessing for the reason tha* their use. when
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    BOTTOMLEY BANKRUPTCY.
    1037 5 LIABILITIES £105,405. In the bankruptcy of Horatio Bot(nniley, formerly M. P. for South Hackney, there has now been received the creditors, from the Official Receiver. a summary of the debtor’s statement of affairs. This shows: Liabilities £105,405 Ex|M‘cted to rank 90,272 Intimated net assets 27,206 The Official Receiver,
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    £3 3s. DIVORCE.
    345 5 New York. March 12.—Americans in search of easy divorce have received from the Socialist Governor of the State ot Yu< atan. Mexico, a seductive invitation to visit his capital. He assures them that there the bonds of matrimony may be severed cheaply after a residence of only
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    JUDGMENT AGAINST THE RAILWAY.
    98 5 _“M. M.” The Hon. Mr. Justice Farrer-Manby has delivered judgment in the civil suit, the Straits Steamship Co. Ltd., Plaintiffs, and the F. M. S. Railway Administration as defendants, in which plaintiff claimed $3,827.53 for damage caused to the steamship “Krian” in Tumpat harbour, by defendant’s
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    SMUGGLING RUBBER.
    50 5 HEAVY PENALTIES IMPOSED IN JOHORE. On April sth and 9th thirteen Chinese were convicted at Batu Pahat in Johore for smuggling rubber. Five of the acca used wehe fined $43,000 each, two S26,(XX) each, four $20,000 each and two $12,300 each. 21,196 lbs. of rubber were cPnfis cated.
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    RACING IN ENGLAND AND INDIA COMPARED.
    1298 5 COL. EASON WILKINSON’S TOUK. Colonel G. Eason Wilkinson, the inspector of racecourses for the Jockey Club, writes a special correspondent of the “Yorkshire Post” on March 6, has returned to his home at Dringhouses Manor, York, on the conclusion of his tour of the
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    CURLS.
    305 5 When the admirable Surtees yvrote “Plain or Ringlets” he gave literary immortality to a style of coiffure universally affected, and, no doubt, much admired in the early years of the ictorian epoch. Ringlets, indeed, subsisted much longer than most fashionable modes of dressing the hair have done, for they
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    FARMERS AND LABOURERS.
    1188 6 We made a passing allusion yesterday to the postponement of the debate in the House of Commons on the Government’s proposals to improve the agricultural industry. It was stated by Reuter s correspondent, that as a result of the disorders in Parliament for whicn Labour members were
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    HERE AND THERE.
    1193 6 We must put a* stop to this sort of thing, The public must The Road Hog. be protected from people like you. One sees miraculous escapes every da V*” Mr. Ahearne, the Singapore Second Magistrate, in sentencing an Indian, for rash and negligent driving, through whwh he
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    THE MAILS.
    508 6 S. T.'’ The homeward mail, by the Porthos, closes at 6 p.m. to-day. The Blue Funnel s.s. Glaucws, is expected to arrive here on the 19th instant, with 5 mail bags from the United Kingdom. A mail for Australasia, by the Iloutman. (via Singapore) closes at 6 p.m.
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      23 6 “E. O.” St. George’s Day, Monday, 23rd April. Gala Night, Special Dinner, Fancy Dress Ball. EXTENSION. A/r. J. I). Kemp. P. P. c.
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      225 6 Variety Entertainment. 2 “D Company of the Penang Volunteer S Infantry will give a Variety Entertainment =E S AT THE I Town Hall, Penang, i On SATURDAY, the 21st April, 1923. 1. Corporal Sahlayhoon and Hong Peck Leong, a short EE sketch in Malay. 2. The Frog Catcher, Liak-Swee-Kay, S
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      28 6 THE TIDES. High Water. Low Water. To-day. 11.51 p.m. 6.16 p.m. To-morrow. 12.17 p.m. 6.16 a.m. Midnight. 6.45 p.m. Monday. 12.19 a.m. 6.41 a.m. 12.41 p.m. 7.12 p.m.
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    IN THE COMMONS.
    265 7 Closure on Army Bill. Reuter’s Telegrams.] London, April 13. ]n the House of Commons, the Government’'' majorities to-night were The discussion on the Esiim.ites was closured by 242 votes to |,'»s and the House continued till aftei ~'olnioht quietly discussing minoi |>t imates. An All-Night Sitting. London,
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    LABOUR M. P.’S CANDOUR.
    194 7 COLLEAGUES REPROVED FOR INSULTING TAUNTS.” Lot don. March 22. —Commenting < a Monday's House of Commons debate on lush deportations, Mr. Arthur Pcnsonby, Labour M. P. for Brightside (Sheffield) says ii a “Nev Leader’’ article that the matter was clumsily handled, and the worst was made
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    TWO YEAR OLD TRAGEDY RECALLED.
    57 7 KDERER CERTIFIED INSANE. Boston. April 13. Alienists who examined Sacco, "ho along- with anzetti, was con'"ted of the murder of a paymaster U| d guard at South Braintree in 1920, '‘F'lted to the Court that the prisoner ,ls of unsound mind, ami should be '“’«Hmtfed
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    FAR EASTERN APPOINTMENT FOR DUTCH-GENERAL.
    24 7 The Hague, April 13. General Pabst of the East Indian 1 ">y ill shortly be appointed Miuis’“i at Tokyo.
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    REMEDY FOR DIABETES.
    56 7 London, April 13. a result of recent speeding up of pio< u< tion in the Insulin remedy for b* 1 -ii'?’ i- s anticipated that soon "il he generally obtainable all over h "mid. It has just appeared on the ,l,! 'h market at the price of
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    MAILS BY AEROPLANE.
    31 7 Teheran, April 13. ■"■Kiplane, bringing mails, has 1 11 Moscow. If is rumoured ;i hnerunner of a weekly posami’ i' i' s ‘‘>’vice between Berlin Gheran via Moscow.
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    LABOUR TROUBLES.
    167 7 The Farm Workers. [Reuter’s Telegrams.’ London, April 13. Five and a half hours’ conference between mediators representing the farmers and farm workers proved to be abortive, the employers’ offer being unacceptable. Building Trade Dispute. I he Building Trade Union Federation, which has hitherto argued that the employers’ terms
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    BIG STRIKE VOTE BY BUILDERS.
    434 7 London, March 21. —The result of the rational ballot of the building trade operatives on the wage reduction proposals of the employers was officially announced to-day as follows: For acceptance of the terms 42.606 Against 140.952 Majority against 98,346 A majority of 2o per cent,
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    PARIS MIDINETTES STRIKE.
    72 7 Paris, April 13. As the result of a strike of midinettes, a dozen policemen are guarding the entrances of important dress making firms in the Hue de la Paix. The midinettes are demanding a 4(1 per cent increase of wages, making a scale ranging from 150 francs
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    A NORWEGIAN EXODUS.
    30 7 Bergen, April 13. Considerable concern is being caused by the emigration of Norwegian workers, largely of the best types, io America, in consequence of the industrial stagnation.
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    OCCUPIED GERMANY.
    584 7 The Transport of British Goods. [Reuter’s Telegrams.] London, April 13. 1 he German attitude in connection with the transit of British goods in occupied Germany, mentioned by Sir Philip Llovd-Greame in the House of ommons, is illuminated by a Cologne message, which explains that Germany offered to waive
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    RAILWAY AMALGAMATION.
    29 7 Columbus (Ohio), April 12. The Van Sweringen Company has completed the consolidation of five railroads under the name of the Nyw York, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad.
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    CONCESSIONS FROM ANGORA.
    241 7 American Opinion. [Reuter’s Telegrams., New York, April 13. The newspapers are fearful that the Chester concession in Asia Minor will eventually involve the United States in Near Eastern politics. The “Open Door.” The ‘New York limes” believes that with Mosul oilfields the subject of Anglo-Turkish dispute, the
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    SOUTH AMERICA.
    165 7 THE ARMAMENTS QUESTION. I Santiago de Chile. April 12. With the presentation of the Chilian report to the Armament Committee, it is considered that agreement on the limitation of aimaments is impossible during the present session of the PanAmerican Conference. Chile has been confronted with Brazil’s determination to
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    COMMUNISM.
    70 7 BULGARIAN LEGISLATION. Sofia, April 13. The Bulgarian Premier, M. Stambolisky, in a speech, said the Government was preparing a bill to deal with the Communist movement, providing that in any village where there are more than ten Communists, their land and property will be confiscated and formed into a
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    NEW M.M. LINER.
    45 7 Paris, April 13. The Messageries Maritimes new liner Aramis will shortly sail on her maiden voyage to the Far East. She is 1,140 feet long, and displaces 20,000 tons. The new liner carries 10] first, 116 second and 110 third class passengers.
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    WIRELESS.
    26 7 London, April 13. Felicitous official messages were exchanged yesterday on the occasion of the inauguration of the Colombian wireless service through the station at Bogota.
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    RELIGIOUS TROUBLES ENDED.
    13 7 Lahore, April 14. The situation at Amritsar is now quiet.
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    PENANG HILL RAILWAY.
    1013 7 Long Delayed Scheme Nearing Completion. P. G. Special.) After many vicissitudes, the Penang Hill Railway is now within sight of completion. For long it seemed as if the project were fated to occupy a place in the local Chamber of Commerce reports, merely as a point to
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    CANE SUGAR INDUSTRY.
    112 7 LEGISLATIVE DEADLOC K IN FIJI. [Reuter’s Telegrams.] Suva, April 13. A legislative deadlock has arisen owing to the Imperial Government’s promise to refund £SB,(MM) of the exjxut duties to the Colonial Sugar Refining Company without consulting the Fiji Legislative authorities. The elected members of the Council refused
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    PLAGUE IN INDIA.
    109 7 SERIOUS INCREASE. Simla, April 13. The Public Health Commissioner states that the rise in the mortality from plague began in December. 1 here were 36,900 deaths in March, compared with the mean average of 14,400 for the previous four years. The rise is serious, as it shows
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    OPIUM IN CHINA.
    114 7 Ijondon, April 13. Mr. Chao-Hsin-Chu, in a letter to the “Times,” says he wired Peking regarding the report of Mr. Aglen, and suggested that China should consider legalising the domestic growth of the traffic in opium. He received <i reply showing the proposal was never formally placed
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    THE HUDSON BAY COY. AND THE SOVIETS.
    34 7 Moscow, April 13. It is semi-officially announced that the Soviet’s Council has ratified the concessionary agreement of the British Hudson Bay Company for trading operations in Kamchatka.
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    SINGAPORE MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS.
    144 7 The following action was taken at a committee meeting of Singapore Municipal Commissioners on.* the 6th instant: Race Course Road. —Approved exemption from payment of assessment on Vegetarian Temple, 59 Race Course Road, and decided to consider further the jiosition of other vegetarian temples. Drinking troughs.—Decided that
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    GIANT AIRSHIP.
    1460 8 CRUISING RADIUS OF 4,(XX) MILES. A message from LdUcehurst, N. J. states that a great rigid dirigible airship designed to‘regain public confidence in its type in bhe lace of the ZR-2 and Roma disasters, whitch is near ing completion of its skeleton outlines at the naval air station
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    SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE
    463 8 TO-DAY’S DEPARTURES. Camphuijs for T. Semawe, Segli, j Olehleh, Sabang etc., Padang. Edavana for Rangoon and Calcutta (Mergui and Moulmein via Rangoon.) Amboise for Singapore, China and Japan. Mossel for Olehleh, Sabang etc, Padang. Malaya for Bhuket, (Tongkah) Renong and Kopah. Kwaisang for Calcutta. Lake Faulk for Rangoon
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    PENANG MAILS.
    268 8 CLOSE DAILY (except Sunday) 8Y THUN. Federated Malay States, Malacca. .Johore Singapore and Hongkong Registration and Parcel Post, except where otherwise stated, close half an hour earlier than the Or-linarv mail. FOR AT Batu Gajah, Tapah Road. By train Teluk Anson,Kuala Kuhu. Kuala j 7.15 a.m. Lumpur, Klang,
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    KING OF ITALY SUES DOLLAR CO.
    387 8 The Kingdom of Italy has filed suit for Tls. 5,000 damages against the Robert Dollar Company in the United States Court for China a.< a result of the collision between the Italian gunboat Ermanno Carlotto and the tug A. B. Dollar on January 22.
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    NEW POLICE DEPOT.
    175 8 “S.T.” This time last year, the Malaya-Borneo Exhibition was in progress, and to-day if a visit is paid to the site on Robinson Road there will be seen t|iat some of the pavilions, after enlargement and improvements effected to them, are accommodating over 100 police recruits. There
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    HOTEL VAN WIJK.
    251 8 The report by the directors of the Hotel j van Wijk Co.. Ltd., for the year ended December, 31. 1922, states After makii g the usual provision for depreciation and writing off a]l debts known to be bad, there is a loss on the year’s working $M>36.70
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      311 8 WHY YOUR STOMACH FAILS AND WHY IT NEEDS THE AID OF MOTHER SEIGEL’S SYRUP. There is scarcely a man or a woman amongst us who does not occasionally feel “out of sorts.” Nothing serious, pro bably. but ouite enough to lessen our energy a r d happiness. Somet mes we
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      25 8 TO PRINTERS We hold a lartre stock of Kidd’s Printing Inks (In various To be disposed of at reduced prices. The Pinang Gazette Press, limited
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      283 8 fThis weakening condition arises from some failure of the body to dispose effectively of the waste products of digestion. The natural way to tone up, stimulate and regulate the system thus inducing a healthy appetite —is tp take plenty of fresh air, and drink ENO’s “Fruit Salt” first thing every
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    JERAM KUANTAN RUBBER.
    436 9 |t |.:i,)RT <>E THE DIRECTORS. Tiu> Directors °f Jeram Kuantan Estate, Ltd., report for i" twelve months ended 31st ,h< j that after making due SU 'for 'depreciation the Accounts P"' |WB of the year’s working of (subject to Directors tees), \vhich has to he added the
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    RUBBER RESTRICTON—STEVENSON SCHEME.
    181 9 RU BBER RESTRICTON—STEVENSON SCHEME. March 19.—1 n the House of Commons, <>n Sir Burton Chadwick asked the 1 nder-Secretary for the Colonies whether his attention has been drawn to a statement reported in the Press recently from Mr. Winston Churchill, the htte Colonial Secretary, regarding the legislation initiated by him
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    EXPORT OF RUBBER.
    118 9 the (nr'' Kures are supplied by i s in charge of restriction in the nl “d. -rated States. Rubber which passed through the Customs in March. Tons. 3.154.0 2(19.5 "'■"TO,in, 50 g Tlu< c 4.658.4 ar '‘a) M <)r S. (restriction lii'ipi LS. already published total 15c>7u
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    THE SHARE MARKET.
    592 9 Messrs. Kennedy and Co., Penang, report as follows The announcement as to the disposal of the accumulated stocks held by the Tin Pool has been, on the whole, favourably received by the market which appears to be however, a little uncertain as to the likely effect on
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    THE RUBBER MARKET.
    196 9 Messrs. Barlow and Co., Singapore, report that the market has remained quiet. There were rather better advices from London on Monday and consequently prices for Awarded Sheet advanced to 59 cents, but at the local auction held, this was not maintained, for the London quotation was down
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    LOCAL SHARE LIST
    106 9 The following are the latest quotations in Messrs. Kennedy Co.’s share list Yesterday To-day. ĔE E E Shares. >» 5 0 CD OO CD 0Q c. c. c. c. Rubber (Dollar). Bassett 1.05 1.071 105 1.10 Jimah 1.30 1.50 1.20 1.30 Mining. Hitam Tin 1.50 1.52| 1.45
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    RUBBER PRICES.
    36 9 14th April, 1923. Local. cts. (Smoked Sheet 55 Fine Pale Crepe 55 Unsmoked Sheet 50 Singa- (Smoked Sheet 56 pore (Crepe 56 London and New York. (Smoked Sheet f.ONDON New York G 33 j
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    TIN PRICES.
    45 9 London. The Straits Trading Co., Ltd., gives the following London prices, on April 13 Spot £215.10s down £l.l Os 3 mos. buying 216.5 s 1 3 selling2l6.los 1 Local. April 14th: Singapore sold 100 tons at $109.75. Penang sold 25 tons at $lO9.
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    TIN OUTPUTS.
    32 9 Talam Mines Limited, total output from all sources for March, piculs 477. Nawng Pet Tin. Limited, first half of April, hours run 94. yardage treated 7.000, ore won, piculs 140.
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    PRODUCE PRICES.
    200 9 Renares Opium p. chest $5,000,00 nom. Clnves no stock Gold leaf 72.00 sellers Mace Pickings no stocks Nutmegs 80s ,7 1105... Coconuts per 1,000 46.00 sellers Copra Sundried 12.50 sellers 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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    POLITICAL CRIME.
    62 9 —“S. T.” Hongkong, Apr’ll 11. —Chan Wing Hsin, ex director of Canton Arsenal, and 3on of an ex-Governor of Kxxangtung, was shot and seriously injuied i.j, a Hongkong stieet last evening. The assailant escai>ed. The motive for the crime is believed to be political as the victim played
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    FRASER AND CO.’S WEEKLY REPORT.
    472 9 Messrs. Fraser and Co.’s weekly report dated April 11, states: The local share market during the past week has been quiet with very few changes in quotations to note. Tin shares have I>een comparatively inactive, the tendency however, being in most cases slightly easier. With
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    F. M. S. TIN EXPORTS.
    87 9 The export of tin from the Federated Malay States in the month of February amounted to 3,020 tons, which compares with 3,188 tons in January and 2,572 tons in the corresponding month last year. The export for two months of the current year amounts to
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    EXCHANGE.
    184 9 PENANG, APRIL 14, 1923. (By Courtesy of the Chartered Bank.) London Demand Bank 2/4 1/8 4 months’ sight Bank 2/4 7/32 3 Credit 2/4 1/2 3 Documentary 2/4 9/16 Calcutta Demand Bank Rs 174 J 3 days’sight Private „177 3 Bombay Demand Bank „174 Madras Demand Bank „174 g-
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    CHURCH SERVICES.
    361 9 S. GEORGE THE MARTYR. (Cui h< u of Excland.) April 15th. 2nd Sunday after Easter. —7.45 a.m. Litany, 8 a.m. Matins, 8.30 a.m. Holy Communion, 9.15 a.m. Holy Communion (Tamil), 10.30 a.m. Matins (Chinese), 6 p.m. Evensong. Hymn 504. Ps LXV 155, Ps LXVI 156, Magnificat 128, Nunc
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    EGGS PAST AND FUTURE.
    365 9 MR. DARBISHIRE AND HLS CONSTITUENTS. The House of Commons was in merry mood on March 16 over the Merchaaidise Marks Bull, which provides for the compulsory marking of imported eggs, as well as other produce. Mr. Pretyman, who moved the second reading, told of an old'
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    P. C. C. TENNIS TOURNAMENT.
    47 9 The result of a P. C. C*. tennis tournament tie played yesterday was as follow s Mixed Doubles Haid'cap Class A. (Final). —Miss Fitzpatrick and M. T. P. Rule beat Mrs. Gardner and H. I). Davies 5 —7, 6- —4, 7 —5.
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    KENNEDY & CO’S SHARE LIST.
    1101 9 KENNEDY CO’S SHARE LIST. E 8 NAMES RUBBER [Dollar.] S c 3 c 0 Allenby Rubber Co 1 15 1 --i Alor Gajab Rubber Estate 1 25 1 40 Amalgamated Malay Estates 2 10, 2 30 Ayer Hitam Planting Syndicate 12 50,13 50 Ayer Kuning Rubber Estates 60 80 Ayer
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    CEYLON RUBBER RESEARCH SCHEME.
    655 10 The first report of the Executive Com mittee of the Rubber Research Scheme is to hand says the “C'eylon Observer.’ From it we gather that the interests of the rubber planter, judging by the array of technical officers (10 in number), are being well looked after.
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    SINGAPORE RUBBER SALES.
    139 10 At the Singapore Chamber of Commerce Rubber Association’s 598 th auction, on 11th April, there were catalogued 1,428,820 lbs., or tons 637.87, offered 921,758 lbs. or tons 411.50. Sold 561,931 lbs. or tons 250.86. Prices Realized. Udon spot Is. 4|d. N. York spot 33;( cts. Ribbed Smoked
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    THE RUBBER POSITION.
    637 10 Messrs Symington and Sinclair’s weekly market report, dated 15th March, states that the selling pressure mentioned in our last report continued till Monday, when prices reached the low level —compared with recent weeks ot 1/4 foi Spot Crepe, and 1/4« for Spot Ribbed Smoked Sheet, with forward
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    Coming Events.
    107 10 Apr.l4—M.F.A. Cuptie, Hutton Lane F.C. vs Crescent F.C. M.F.A. ground, 5.15 p.m. 15—P.V.R.C.. Shoot at 7 a.m. Deliberate. 300 and 600 yds. 15—P.S.C. Monthly Handicaps, A Class 50 yards, B Class 50 yards, 11 a.m. 15—M.F.A. Cup tie. Darnl Aihsan F.C. vs Malay Volunteer Club, M.F.A. ground. 5.15
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    REPORTS, DIVIDENDS AND NOTICES.
    335 10 Labu.—Divd. 7i p. c. for 1922. In 1921 5 p. c. Cheviot.—Divd. 5 p. c. for 1922. Same as for 1921. Suiigkai Chumor. —Int. divd. 5 p. c. for year ending June 30. Last year no divd. Bah Lias. —Crop to Oct. 31 1,24;>,418 lb., realising
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    CANADA AND RUBBER.
    299 10 Mr. H. R. Poussette, Director of Commercial Intelligence Service, maxle the following statement, according to the Toro nto Globe: "The rubber industry may be taken next. In 1910 the value of production was $5,849,271 (Canadian) a little less than that of the automobile industry for the same
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    SELANGOR HOT SPRINGS.
    221 10 Those who have visited Dusun Tua anil bathed in t e hot spr.mgs there, speak very highly of the place. There are many people, however, who are ignorant of the many attractions afforded by this easily accessible health resort in, Selangor. A cncular says: The Government Bungalow
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    SOUTH CHINA.
    522 11 DR. SUN’S HARD TASK. Canton, March 20. —Northern troops, apparently sent by General AVu PeLfu to reinforce General Shen Hung-ying, who is now occupying the South and West River districts of Kwangtung with a nominal strength of 60,000 men, are arriving at Nanyung, a northern Hunan-Kwangtung border town.
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    THE SUGAR MARKET.
    75 11 Washington, March 25.—A storm of criticism has been directed agains? the of Commerce because of a statement issued on February <S saying there would be a sugar shortage this year on account of crop failure. Following this statement the price of sugar rose enormously. Now the department
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