Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 1 May 1923

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    20 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE PUBLISHED DAILY. ESTABLISHED 1833. No. 99. VOL LXXXI. TUESDAY, Ist MAY, 1823. PRICE 15 OENTS.
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      10 1 i T. NAGATA, j DENTIST. HUT DOOB TO THE DISPENSARY."
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    CHARTERED BANK.
    2112 2 THE ANNUAL MEETING. The 69th ordinary general meeting of the shareholders of the Chartered Bank of India. Australia and China was held on 4th April 1923, on the bank’s premises. 38, Bishopsgate, London, E. C., Sir Montagu Cornish Turner (the Chairman) presiding. The Chairman said the figures in
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      939 2 01 1 For Sale Almost new Singer Sewing K/idSSlllCCl Machine, and Electric Iron. $6O or near offer. Owner going home. Apply Advertisements. 1K c/o Pinang fiaze,te Wanted, For Sale, To Let, &c., can be inserted in the pinang Fresh Centrosema Seeds. Gazette at 8 cents a lb. f.o.r. Bedong. THREE
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      197 2 N. Y. K. For Colombo and Bombay. s.s. SADO MARU due on the sth May, has excellent accommodation for Saloon and deck passengers. For further particulars please apply to Paterson. Simons Co., Ltd., Agents, N. Y. K. Bombay Line. 747tu th s 5-5 s.s. GLENAPP” Voy. 5. Consignees of cargo
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      555 2 Something Jor I FREE ADVICE OXELECTRIC energy The Municipal Electricity S t partment is now prep are( applications for the supply energy for driving workshon, tones at an exceptionally Ow Amongst the vari„„ s appfct wlneh E et. He.ty is lleing Penang to-day may 1«. mention l Factories, Sawing Mills,
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    SCOTTISH LETTER.
    1749 3 MB BONAR LAXX IN DOWNING street. (Fl om Our Own Correspondent). Edinburgh, April 4. A[| Bonar Law has changed very little habits since he left the West of Scotland. Unlike Prime Ministers of (len time, he does not believe in early Do al wavs sets to it that
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    REPRESENTATION.
    424 3 In the good old days, when the Governor was called Twa Ong” or Twa Wang” (first king) and the Colonial Secretary Jee Ong” or Jee Waing” v, tr, -d king) by the Hockiens ami Teochews, respectively, in Singapore, wealth and popularity were the two poiints considered by a Governor
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    PLAGUE IN CEYLON.
    162 3 Colombo, Anril 21.During the past few days there have been se.era! cases of nlavue at the General Hospital and two moituary coolies employed at the hosnitalbave contracted the Jiscas 0 and have been removed to the Tniec'ious Tfi. oases Hosnital. On Sunday a man of Sea Street
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    ANOTHER MOTOR SMASH.
    112 3 M. M.” A collision between a motorcar and a motorcycle took place at Klang on Thursday afternoon, resulting in the cycle being badly smashed up. the rider fortunately escaping with a few minor bruises. The .accident took place in front of the Malay mosque .on the main
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      160 3 I CUT M HEALS I ITCH MRNING On Hands and Arms. Formed Blisters. Unable To Sleep. *‘l burned my hands and arms causing terrible itching and burning which formed little blisters. I was unable to sleep nights. Through rubbing the blisters they broke, causing the skin to dry and crack,
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    SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.
    631 4 Mrs, Craigen of Tali Ayer Estates is staying on Penang Hill. Chief Detective Inspector John Costello leaves Singapore, on leave, about the middle of the month. The death has occurred in London of Mr. Charles Crump, senior vicePresident of the Football Association. Mr. E. Keating, the manager
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    Moonlight Band Programme.
    85 4 The Municipal B ind will play the fallowing programme of music at the Esplanade from 8.30 to 10.30 t° night: 1 March The Motor Rosey 2 Overture Fair Maid of Perth Waddell 3 Waltz Queen of the Cinema Gilbert 4 Selection The Messenger Boy Monckton 5 An
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    TO-DAY’S SHARE PRICES.
    99 4 The Malaya Co., Ltd. reports the following important changes in the share market. Shares. Buyers. Sellers. Batang Padang Dred Co Ltd .44 .473 Chenderiang Tin Dredging 9/- 10/Hitam Tin Ltd 1.37 J 1.42-1 Lingui Tin Ltd 4.00 4.50 Nawng Pet Tin'Ltd 1.20 1.25 North Taiping Tin Dred
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    CRICKET AT TAIPING.
    174 4 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, April 29. A cricket match between the Ipoh Catholic Club and the Ceylon Association, Tai ping, was played on Sunday at Taiping on the Perak Club ground. The Catholic Club, having gone to Kuala Kangsar for a hockey match, went on to
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    HOCKEY AT KUALA KANGSAR.
    107 4 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, April 29. On Saturday, the Ipoh Catholic Club took a Hockey team to play the Kuala Kangsar Sporting Union, the occasion being in the nature of a faiewell to Mr. T. Kitching. the State Hockey Captain, who with Mrs. Kitching is
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    KEDAH AND PROVINCE GOLFING ASSOCIATION.
    64 4 I xrer-Club Com petition. Teams of eight representing each Golf Club play one home and one away match with each other team. The table reads as under Played Won Lost Pts. Snngei Patani 3 3 0 6 Caledonia 2 2 0 4 Kulim 3 1
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    SINGAPORE NEWS.
    272 4 DOUBLE MURDER. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Singapore, May 1. Following two murders on Friday, a sensational double murder occurred in Tanglin Road. A Teochew shopkeeper attacked relatives with a vegetable .knife, killing two men outright and seriously wounding his wife and nephew. The latter is not expected to
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    WORLD OF SPORT.
    132 4 FOOTBALL RESULTS. London, April 16.—The following are the results iri the football matches. First Division.Sheffield United, nil Everton, 1. Newcastle, 1; Bolton, nil. Second Division. Barns-ley, 2 V est Ham, nil. Third Division.— (Southern Section).— Charlton, nil Brighton, 1. In the final of the Metropolitan Charity Cup,
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    CUP FINAL TICKETS.
    223 4 London, March 28.For the Cup-tie Final at Wembley Park o.:j April 28 the reserved ring seats at ss. and the stand seats at ss. and 7s. 6d., were very considerably over-applied for, and in consequence a full allotme'ft, in accordance with t h le application received, could
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    CRICKET TEAM FROM WEST INDIES.
    85 4 London, April 13.The first-class cricket fixtures for the coming season are published to-day. In most respects the season will be a repetition of that of last year, the County Championship dominating everything. A special feature, however. is the visit after an interval of many years
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    BOXING.
    73 4 London, April 24.—Ini a twenty-round contest at the National Sporting Club last evening, George Cook, Australian heavyweight, champion, beat the British heavyweights Frank Goddaird. om. points. The Australian was much quicker than his opponent and scored well with left leads to the face.He frequently bore Goddard to the ropes
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    BANTAM-WEIGHT CONTEST.
    48 4 London, April 10.A contract has been signed, between Ledoux and Routis for the contest for the bantam-weight championships of Europe and France. The contest takes place on May 10 in France on the same afternoon! as the CarpentierNilles fight fop the heavy weight championship of Erance.
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    DEMPSEY’S NEXT MATCH.
    70 4 Vancouver, April 13.The New York Bctxiirg Commission has agreed that if Tommy Gibbons knocks out Jack Renault, the Canadian champion, it will approve of a GibbonsDempsey match, which the Commission previously declined to permit, on the gjound’ that a. good little man can never beat ai good
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    GOLF PLAYER’S AMATEUR STATUS.
    40 4 London, April 4.Mr. W. I. Hunter, (Amateur Golf Champ’on in 1921), has been lanpointed; Secretary of the Southern California. Athletic Country Club, which safeguards his amateur status, thus enabling him to compete for the American championship.
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    MASTER OF ROLLS CHALLENGE CUP.
    25 4 London, Anril 4.C. J. H. Tolley (t* Amateur Golf Champion in 1920), ha", won the Master of Rolls Challenge Cup.
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      LIQUOR ON AMERICAN SHIPS.
      46 4 SHIPS AT SEA UNAFFECTED. [Reuter’s Telegrams.j Washington, May 1The Secretary of the Treasury announces that a date will be fixed when the new regulations, in accordance with the Court’s new prohibition ruling will become effective» Ships now at sea are not affected.
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      THE MANDATED TERRITORIES.
      84 4 INDIAN ACTION. Simla, May 1Arising out of the Hon. Mr. Ormsby Gore’s refusal to disallow the Tanganyika Ordinances, Sir Devaprasad Sarvadhikary, representing Calcutta in the Legislative Assembly, tabled a resolution for next session asking for the appointment of a Com mittee to consider the continuance of the
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    WELSH GRAND NATIONAL.
    33 4 The following is the result of the Welsh Grand National: Clonree 1 Grey Dawn 2 Jimmu 3 Amo; g the also vans” were Shaun Spadahi, Punt Gun, Pencoed and Vive.
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    DERBY HOPE.
    125 4 London», April 6.Lord Woolavington. interviewed, said’ he isi very hopeful of winning the Derby with Town Guard. The colt has wintered well, and is doing his work well. London, April 6.The following is the betting in the Derby r -6 to 1 against Town Guard. 7 to 1
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    COCONUT BOON.
    494 4 SHORTAGE OF SFPPi responsible' There has been a reinarkab’e the price of coconut produce past few. weeks, says the t" 18 Ceylon” of April 14. at the end of p)99 1 82 to Rs. 85 per ea'n'dy ped rapidly, and lots were > withdrawn from the sale after
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    EXCHANGE
    170 4 PENANG, MAY 1. 1923. (By Courtesy of the Chartered Rank.) London Demand Bank -/4 'Y’ 1 months’ sight Bank 2/4 14 3 Credit 2/4 112 3 Documentary 2/4 9/16 Calcutta Demand Bank RsL2? 3 days’sight Private 17L s Bombay Demand Bank 172* 5 Madras Demand Bank /J-nf 3 days’sight
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      403 4 NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. 1,... I. <. ~_1 MISCELLANEOUS. Smart Frocks for all occasions. Latest styles. Mrs. Topliss near Museum, Tai ping. Wanted Furnished House at Tanjong Bungkh or Penang for 14 davs from 11th May. Reply Box No. 118, c/o Pinang Gazette. FOR SALE. For Sale.-One 37 B- H- P Tangye
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      344 4 Talk to Advertisers and Buyers The man with reliable goods to se’ is the man vho advertisesand ad vertices discriminatingly. The reason is obvious after h moment’s consideration. No amount of advertising will se cure large and permanent sales f o’ inferior goods. Advertising in tha case is mere publication
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      6 4 MULLER, PHIPPS AND SELLERS, LIMITED Singapore.
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      GOVERNMENT'S WIRELESS POLICY.
      227 5 i \niil 24.1 n the House if -Mr. Percy Hurd ask- v'liv it was proposed to spend i f( ;l r<»e sum of public money on 01,1 j'litional highpower wireless sta ;1 view of the fact that Hie Gov- ,nt wireless stations in Leafie.’d, and Northolt were
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      GOVERNMENT’S HOUSING BILL.
      210 5 London, April 24,—Mr. Nevill? Chamberlain introduced in the House of Commons to-day, the Government Housing Bill which empowers the ministry of health to contribute not more than £6 annually for more than twenty years for each one or twostoried house or Hat provided by the local authorities,
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      THE TEA DUTY.
      168 5 London, April IS.The amendments to the budget resolutions indicate the lines of the Opposition’s sug gestions tor an improvement regarding Hie tea duty. The Independent Liberals suggest that it be reduced to sd. 1 he National Liberals suggest 4d. and he Labour Party Id. The National Liberals
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      MEDIAEVAL LITERATURE OF EUROPE.
      72 5 Tamdon, April 18.—The Philadel I' hook-collector, Mr. Bosenbach, mis sailed for New York, in an 4 )iu??r V said that he had «ent p ,OOO to England and £55,000 to aate and Italy since the 25th Feb"‘•ny last f Gie purchase of private dims of books
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      IMPORTS OF PRODUCE.
      55 5 lj, I "ii, April 20,—There was dress debate on ag(ii Ute to-day. It is understood that a- oivernment intends to support I 11 l l|lx ate Bill which has been read "<• yecond time providing for the "'g of imported agricultural pr >- :l 1 the name
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      SIGNS AT BY-ELECTIONS.
      173 5 London, April 10,—The Libera! victory at Anglesey was generally anticipated, but it had not been expected hat the majority would be so large, i he real interest of the result is that the Liberal candidate stood without prefix or suffix’’ and he had the support of workers
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      THE LUDLOW BY-ELECTION.
      101 5 London, April 17.Mr. Bonar Law has telegraphed to Colonel Windsor Clive, Conservative candidate at Ludlow, wishing him success. He expresses confidence that the reduction in taxation made possible by the drastic curtailment of Government expenditure will materially assist in. th? improvement of trade. He hopes the concessions
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      THE CONSERVATIVE PARTY.
      56 5 London. April IS.A warning against party disunion was uttered l.\ Viscount Younger in a speech at th' 1912 Club. Referring to the attitude of Coalition ex-Ministers. he said the rift .was daily widening and unless a (trastic step was taken the Conservative Party, like the Liberal, would
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      TRAGIC SEQUEL TO NAVAL DISASTER.
      156 5 Lo'ndon, April IS.A verdict ot suicide whilst of unsound mind was returned at an inquest at Fulham on Miss Beryl Westen, the nineteen-year-old daughter of Colonel John Sutton Edward Westen (retired), who was found shot, dead on Monday in he? bed-room at Earl’s Court. Colonel
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      THE KENYA PROBLEM.
      164 5 1 ondon, April 20.Dr. Arthur, the missionary accompanying the Kenya deputation, in the course of an interview said that his task was to see that he rights of the African natives were not merely not forgotten, but were made the basis of Government s final decision. The
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      AMORTISATION BONDS.
      71 5 London, April 18,—Profiting by th? decision to appoint a committee to enquire into the taxation of betting, the Income-Tax-payers Society has submitted to Mr.’ S. Baldwin a scheme of premium bonds drawn up by laid Decies and aiming at raising- £lOO, 000,000 annually m bonds bearing interest at
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      ASIATICS IN SOUTH AFRICA.
      312 5 Cape Town, April 17.1 n the House of Assembly, to-day, Mr. H. G. McKeurtan, Ministerialist (Durban-Um bilo) put forward a motion urging legislation providing for the segregation of Asiatics in one or more provinces, and the allocating of areas in which they could develop in accordance
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      EMIGRATION FROM SCOTLAND
      174 5 London, April 16.What is regarded with some misgiving in Scotland as the prelude to a fresh exodus from the Highlands to the Dominions occurred yesterday, namely, the de]iarture to Alberta of S(M) men, women and children from Loch Boisdale, Outer Hebrides. They have mostly been landholders in
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      UNREST IN EYGPT.
      65 5 London, April 18.The Cairo correspondent of the Daily Mail’’ states that matters are approaching a crisis in the relations of the King and the Cabinet owing to the King's insistence on the inclusion in the draft constitution of clauses making him virtu ally an absolute monarch. The
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      EVENTS IN OCCUPIED GERMANY.
      54 5 Berlin, April 17.The Republican Emerg-encv Corps paraded at Magdeburg 150 companies strong with drums and colours. It was intended as i reply to the decision of the State courts overriding the ministerial order for the suppression of Nationalist organisations. Bavaria’s example in tolerating the Irregular forces
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      CONTINUOUS DANCING CRAZE.
      217 5 London, April 15.The craze for continuous darn ing which has recently bitten certain circles in England has reached extraordinary heights in America. A New York telegram speaks of a wave of Marathon’’ dancing sweeping over the United States, with hundreds of tired and exhausted couples staggering over
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      BAVARIA’S FASCISTI.
      165 5 Munich. April 17.Proceedings have been instituted in the Bavarian Court at Leipzig against Herr Hitler, leader of the Bavarian Fascist]’. A warrant has been issued for the arrest of Herr Eckhardt, editor of the Fascist! organ, on a charge of insulting the Bavarian Cabinet's members and also of
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      HOCKEY IN VIENNA.
      33 5 London, April 15.A Vienna telegram states that the Oxford I niversit, Hockey Club drew with the Vienna Athletic Club, scoring one goal all. The Oxford team were received with enthusiasm.
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    TO REDEEM THE IDLE AND CRIMINAL.
    207 5 By putting the landless man an the manless land,’’ Colonel Milner of Ceylon Salvation Aivny proposes to deal with the Great Unemployed of Colombo. His proposition is to provide a Home’’ or industrial Centre’’ for the army of wo; kless, avd idlers who eke
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      164 5 A WORD OF ADVICE. l ivre is perlups no place in the world where a person voluntarily takes more risks against his health than in the Tropical East. One cannot avoid doing soon account of the severe climate, dangers of bad water and a hundred other natural causes. These are
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    TRACTORS IN MALAYA.
    1177 6 Cultivation of the land by motor power is not a new theme. The question engaged the attention of agriculturists in America and Europe long before the war. but the economic exigencies created by the European holocaust were principally responsible for biinging the possibilities of’mechanical tillage into the
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    THE MAILS.
    37 6 The homeward mail, by the Thongwa. closes at 10 a.m. on Friday, the 41 h instant. The B. 1. Packet Elleuga, with mails from Europe, is expected to arrive here at 6 a.m. on Friday.
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    HERE AND THERE.
    1099 6 The announcement that the rubber export percentage, under The Rubber the provisions of the Position. Restriction scheme, is relaxed from 60 to 65 per cent as from to-day, will in all probability meet with a doubtful reception in this country, whatever may be the impression created in
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    F.M.S. COMMERCE.
    233 6 MR. HAMPSHIRE’S REVIEW. ((From our own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur. April 30. At the annual meeting of the E.M.S. Chamber of Commerce. Mr. Hampshire, who presided, referred to the decline in the membership, and said the Chamber required the support of the whole of the Mercantile Community. Beyond doubt,
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    CORRESPONDENCE.
    135 6 SPIRITUALISM AND MUMMH’>- I’o the Editor of the Pinang Gaz ite. j Sir. Experientia docet.’ in thism>eapparently it doesn’t." so that real v. alter all. we do live and learn, don i While considerable c vidence about t t evolution theory” may peihaps obtainable from Tutankh-Amen s tom is
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    "A TALE OF TWO CITIES."
    82 6 r I'haiFS The film adaptation Dickens’ masterpiece.’ A I ale Cities.” will be screened on P'' l next and following nights. not had the opportunity of st V ~t film, but from the reports in tie t 0 pore Press, Penang can look i p|
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      25 6 Tuesday, Ist May, Guest NightDancing. Wednesday, 2nd May, Special Tiffin Orchestra. Orchestral Concert9.45 p.m. Friday, 4th May, Guest NightDancing. Saturday, sth May, Special Tiffin Orchestra.
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    COMPANY FRAUDS.
    179 7 j|, ree Men Sentenced. iii’Ml R SELANGOR MAN 1 INVOLVED. > Reuter's Telegrams.) London. April 30. Tlit Ilil)e day trial of the three men phave ot bogus company-pro--I|]titlg .sulle.l >n Enever being senI to three .'ear/ penal servitude, jifum’tt to 15 month- in the second Jivtsioti and Haynes
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    PREVIOUS PROCEEDINGS.
    347 7 A Kenter cable of the 14th December stated that L twin Alexander Enever, William Henry Bennett and Leslie Ernest Haynes were charged at Westminster' Police Court with *’conspiracy with others to cheat persons who could be induced to invest money in Humphry and Denman Company.” Counsel for (he
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    LIFE SAVING AT SEA.
    162 7 ADVISORY COMMITTEE’S REPORT. London, April 30. pj., '.'J T"' 1 >he Merchant Shipoveri '< IS v V C ommittee, presided at M- 11 ol ,nan Hill, on life saving liicinn that in view of the the p s ailCes "ttending the loss of and In' u
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    EGYPT'S ELECTORAL LAW.
    33 7 The e]., (airo 1. I"' "’'ilgat(< )l "hi<'h has been ""'•’les f ol universal t 'i"" ver l,n 't being 21 with, "'"‘"h so.,?n' i" 2 indirect election died elector-delegates.
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    HOUSE OF COMMONS.
    225 7 The Empire Exhibition. (Reuter’s Telegrams.) London, May 1. In the House of Commons, replying to Viscount Sandon, Lieut.-Col. Buckley said the question of whether the British Government would exhibit at the Empire Exhibition was at present being considered. He would gladly bear in mind the suggestion that
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    IRELAND.
    108 7 A ONE-SIDED TRUCE. Dublin. April 30. The absence of news of acts of violence and disorder since noon leads to the assumption that the Irregulars’ cease fire” order began to operate at that hour, though Dublin is not yet very confident regarding this onesi ded truce. Irish Envoys Arrested.
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    THE MOSSAMEDES WRECK.
    77 7 MISSING BOAT GIVEN UP FOR LOST. Cape Town, April 30. Latest news indicates that it is practically certain that the Mossamedes’ missing boat, containing from ten to thirteen of the passengers and crew, including two Englishmen lost. Survivors declare that the Boat was the last of a
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    IDLE SHIPPING.
    62 7 BRITISH POSITION IMPROVING. London, April 30. Lloyd’s List publishes statistics compiled by the Chamber of Shipping, showing that the shipping laid up m the United Kingdom on the Ist April was 546,000 tons, compared with 732,000 on the Ist January, and 1,112, 000 in July, 1922. This is
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    AT LAUSANNE.
    35 7 RUSSIA’S PROTEST. Lausanne, April 30. M. Vorowsky states that the Soviet Government sent a note to the Italian Government, protesting against the exclusion of Russia from the onterence unless she signs the tiaitConvention.
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    THE ANGORA CONCESSION.
    38 7 ON VENTION SIGNED. Constantinople, April 30. Colonel Clayton Kennedy, on behalf of Admiral Chester, exchanged signatures of the Convention, embod\ing the Chester concession, with levzi Bey, the Commissar of Public M orks, at Angora yesterday.
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    THE RUHR.
    126 7 Further Mines Seized. (Reuter’s Telegrams.) Dusseldorf, April 30. The French seized four more mines at Gladbeck, Recklinghausen and Gelsenkirchen. France Adamant. Paris, May 1. 1 hose in England and elsewhere who have been advocating the intervention of the League of Nations in the Ruhr received the plainest intimation
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    DIFFICULTIES OF THE FRENCH.
    371 7 London, April 3.I have finished a long tour of the industrial region of the Rehr, states Mr. Renwick, Berlin corlespondent of the Daily Chronicle,” in cider to find the real state of affairs resulting from the eleven weeks of occupations. In Essen the boycott of the
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    U.S. ARMY OF OCCUPATION.
    60 7 MAINTENANCE CLAIM FILED. Wash ington, April 31). The State Depajtinent, before Mr. Wadsworth left Paris, filed with the American-German Claims Comm'ssion, a claim for $255,000,001) for the cost of maintaining the Army of Occupation as a precautionary measure in the event of the failure of the
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    THE MARK FALLS AGAIN.
    16 7 W. London, April 30. Marks have depreciated to 148,*****1,000 under Continental influences.
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    LONDON-BERLIN AIR SERVICE.
    36 7 London, April 30. A regular weekly London and Ber lin air service was inaugurated by the departure of a British machine from Croydon this morning, calling at Amsterdam, Bremen and Hamburg en route.
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    BRITISH VESSEL SEIZED.
    73 7 AMERICA’S POSITION. London, April 30. In the House of Commons, Mr. R. McNeill, replying to Mr. C. P. Trevelyan, said the United States’ authorities seized and still detained a British vessel on the ground that her small boats entered the three mile limit illegally, although the vessel
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    LIQUOR ON AMERICAN SHIPS.
    274 7 Supreme Court Ruling. (Reuter’s Telegrams.) Washington, April 30. The Supreme, Court decided that 1* oreign and American steamships are prohibited from bringing into American ports, intoxicating liquors under seal intended for the use of passengers on outward voyages. It held however that American steamships were not
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    EXPANSION OF CREDIT.
    151 7 FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD’S WARNING. Washington, April 3(1. Federal Reserve Board statement" again call attention to the rapid expansion of the credit demand and in dustrial expansion, and issues a warning to the effect that a continuance of this credit must soon result in increased borrowings by the
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    TIBET’S PROBLEM.
    165 7 RIVAL LEADERSHIP. Calcutta, April 30 Doctor McGovern, who is on his way home after a visit to Lhasa in an interview, stated there were two parties in Tibet, namely, the Progressives, head ed by the Dalai Lama and the Com mander-in-Chief, Tsarong Shape, and the Conservatees, led by
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    SALT TAX.
    38 7 INDIAN AGITATION. Simla, April 30. The agitation against ratification of the salt tax continues. Two communal representatives in the Legislative Assembly have resigned, in obedience to a resolution passed at Karachi, protesting against the Viceroy’s action.
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    MORE RUBBER.
    78 7 The Export Percentage Increased. (Reuter’s Telegrams.) London, April 30. In accordance with the provisions of the rubber exports restriction scheme in Ceylon and Malaya, the Secretary of State for the Colonies’ has approved for the quarter begin ning the Ist May, the relaxation of the percentage of restriction
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    SHY OF RUBBER SHARES.
    162 7 London,. April 3.Rubber plantation authorities are expressing surprise that the share market- has not responded to the influence of the rapid redaction of London’s inflated stocks of rubber. One authority suggests that the stocks, now reduced to 66.000 tons, are getting dangerously low for the needs
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    THE COTTON INDUSTRY.
    141 7 A PESSIMISTIC VIEW. London, Mav 1 British manufacturers should mak a strong bid for trade with the Far East, especially China, i s urged by Mr. Godfi ey Cheesman, Secretary of the National Union of Manufacturers, hl an interview to-day. He quoted the Managing Director of a
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    LOCKOUT OF BOILERMAKERS.
    79 7 SHIPYA RDS THR EATEN ED. London. April 30. A lockout of 10,000 boilermakerwas enforced to-day, and work in the shipyards is jeopardised, some yards being at a standstill. A good deal of repair work is being diverted to the continent. Employers are doing their utmost to minimise
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    THE LEAGUE AND PUBLICITY.
    29 7 Geneva, April 3(1. Mr. Hsia Chi Feng, the well-known Chinese publicist, has been appointed a member of the Information Section of the League of Nations.
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    ALLEGED CRIMINAL INTIMIDATION.
    123 7 MR. J. A. RUSSELL’S SUIT. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, May 1. The preliminary hearing of the charge of criminal intimidation in the case, Mr. J. A. Russell versus Mr. Hong Guan, has opened. It is expected it will conti nue all week. Mr. Shearn isfor
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    FYZEE’S BAD LUCK.
    29 7 London, April 10.Fyzee who was suffering from stiffness ow ing to a cold was beaten in the covered courts’ champiionfchips) by J. M. Bell from Gibraltar.
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    PENANG TURF CLUB.
    600 7 HALF-YEARLY MEETING. The half-yearly meeting of the Penang Turf Club was held in the Chamber of Commerce, Downing Street, last evening. The Hon. Mr. A. B. Voules, President of the Club, occupied the chair. The others present were:Messrs. Hastings Rhodes. E. V. C. Thomson, J. G. Brown,
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    AERATED WATERS.
    199 7 REDUCED PRICES. In onr advertising columns, it will be noticed that Messrs Fraser and Neave, Ltd. announce a reduction of price. The reduction amounts to 20 cts. per dozen on all their waters. The new prices mean that aerated v aters, w e are given to undestand, are
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    CRIME IN KEDAH.
    280 8 LAST YEAR’S SENSATIONAL MURDERS. In his annual report. Mi. W. Pee', the Biitish Adviser to the Kedah Ooven.:nwrit, has the following references to C] ime in the State There was unfortunately no diminution of crime in the earlier part of the year, but there was considerable improvement
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    Coming Events.
    130 8 May 2 Football. P.C.C. v Subordinate Civil Service Association, Esplanade, 5.15 p.m. 3—Football. A Coy P.V.I. vs P. W. V. 1., Esplanade. 5 Singapore Races, Entries Close. 9Football. Colours v Whites, Esplanade. 5.15 p.m. 12, 15, 17 and 19Singapore Races. 16Football, P.C.C. v Penang Health Culture League, Esplanade,
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    RECURRENCE OF EARTHQUAKES.
    111 8 Earthquakes reports are increasing in fiequency in the N. E. I. On) the 23rd, the Observatory at AVeltevreden recorded a seismographical disturbance to the north of thp Celebes, which apparently w;v /oentaed in an undersea plateau on the Eastern side of Borneo. Telegrams from Berouw, Dutch Borneo,
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    BUKIT TOH ALANG.
    458 8 REI )UCT lON O F ISS I. LD C A PIT AI. Mr. Maitlai d presided at an exUaordinaiy general meeting of the liukit Loh Alang Rubber Estates, Ltd. on April 9th, at Shanghai. Others present were Mr. Hugo Reiss, Mi. A. J. Welch (directors), and Mr.
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    PRODUCE PRICES.
    199 8 Benares Opium p. chest $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 Copra Sundried 11.50 sales Rattans 11.20 sellers Rattans Coarse 10.50 Green Snail Shells 13.00 Siam Rice No. 1 ,15.00 per bag do do do
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    THE TIBETANS.
    1579 9 ~i rHT ox THKIR life AND SE" (-I'STOMS. |.;.0. KniwH. F.R.G.S., Leader n-itish Buddhist Mission to f the sit is impossible to state with ril i' like precision the population 77h"’\’orMJ'len Land, no recorded rl s been taken since the year 'J'- D when the Chinese estimated there
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    NEWS FROM JAPAN.
    101 9 Tokio, Apiil 23.Four cargo boats were offered for sale by the Toyo Kisen Kaisha to the Kokusai Steamship Company. The bargain is now practically off as the Yasuda bank as a creditor of the latter refused to pay cash. Two hundred houses between the naighbouihood of the
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    LOCAL SHARE LIST.
    97 9 The following are the latest quotations in Messrs. Kennedy Co.’s share list Yesterday To-day. w 2 ao Shares. ZS 5 05 0 fl) CO i» CO 00 t C SC. SC. SC. Mining. Batang P. 45 47A 45 50 K. Kamunting 42/3 43/- 43/- 44/Kanaunting 34/6 35/6
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    RUBBER PRICES.
    40 9 Ist May. 1923. Local. cts. (Smoked Sheet 52/> Fine Pale Crepe 52{> Unsmoked Sheet 48 Singa- (Smoked Sheet 53 pore 1 Crepe 53 London and New York. i .Av.». (Smoked Sheet ls.3?d LONDOS I Crepe New York G3D>
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    RUBBER CROPS.
    33 9 The following are additional rubber outputs for April lbs. Ragan Serai 15.00 C Batak Rabit 25.500 Kuran 14.500 Merchiston 6.000 Penang 94,000 Rubana 49.000 Sabrang 72.500 Straits 143,000 Tali Ayer nil
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    TIN PRICES.
    82 9 London. The Straits Trading Co., Ltd., gives the following London prices, on April 30 Spot £210.15$ down 5s 3 mos. buying 210.15$ 5s 3 selling., 211 5s Local. May Ist: Singapore sold 200 tons at 5106.75. Penang sold 25 tons at $106.75. Messrs. Boustead and Co.. Ltd: To-day’s
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    TIN OUTPUT.
    19 9 Tongkah Harbour Tin Dredging Co., N. L. from 22nd to 28th April, (being one week) 19 tons.
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    FRASER AND CO.’S WEEKLY REPORT.
    475 9 Messers. Fraser and Co.’s weekly report dated April 25 states: Although quotations have fiuctuate'd very slightly during the past week a fair business, has to be recorded in all sections of the market After a somewhat rapid decline, a recovery of £7 in the price
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    KENNEDY & CO’S SHARE LIST.
    1112 9 KENNEDY CO’S SHARE LIST. EE c NAMES Sc SO on E-* «e RUBBER [Dollar.] S c S c 8 c Allenby Rubber Co 1 20 1 22|’ Alor Gajah Rubber Estate 1 25 1 40 Amalgamated Malay Estates 2 (X Ayer Hitam Planting Syndicate 12 50 *3 50 Ayer Kuning
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    SHPPING INTELLIGENCE.
    298 10 TO- DAY’S DEPARTURES. Menggala for Deli and P. Brandan. Pulau Jerejak. Sitiawan for Asahan. Esther Dollar for Port Said A New Aork. Kopah for Deli. Rasa for Pang Nga and Setul. Jin Ho for P. Brandan. Klang for Port Swettenham, taking mails for Klang. Kuala Lumpur and Singapore.
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    PENANG MAILS.
    318 10 CLOSE DAILY (except Sunday). BY TRAIN. Federated Malay States. Malacca. Johore Singapore and Hongkong Registration and Parcel Post, except where otherwise stated, close ha!f an-hour earlier than the Ordinary mail. FOR AT Batu Gajah, Tapah Road, By train Teluk Anson.KualaKubu, Kuala 7.15 a.m Lumpur. Klang. Port Swetten-also at
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    ROBBER DEN DISCOVERED.
    110 10 The Kuala Lumpur correspondent of the Times of Malaya” writes. Mi. I. D. Dailey. Assistant Commissioner, intdligc.Lce Branch, n the c raise of his in xenigaticns concerning foui men who are wanted by the police alighted upon a veritable den of thieves in the neighbourhood of Slim
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    MARKET PRICES.
    499 10 CHOWRASTA MARKET. Penang, Mkv 1, 1923. cts Government Mutton Head, sheep or goat each 1.00 Liver with heart lung do 1.20 Tripe do 1-00 Goat or Sheep per lb 58 Sweet Bread pair 40 Leg of Mutton lb >'' Kidney P air 30 F ee t the four
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    THE VOLUNTEER FORCE.
    385 11 ANOTHER APPEAL. v °hmteer Force under post-war conditions has now been in existence for a sufficiently long time to show how it may be expected to turn out. as P ern) anent institution, says the b ree Press. there can, of course, be no doubt of the
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    AN EMPLOYEE’S ACTION.
    411 11 -“S. F .P.” JUDGE ON RUBBER DEALERS’ COMMISSION. In d'eliveiing judgment in the action brought against Messrs. Meyer and Measop by a Chitiese store-keeper Wee Yam Meng, who was formerly in their employ, Mr- Justice Barrett-Leonard, in the Supieme Court, Singapore on Friday afternoon, criticised the practice
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