Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 9 May 1923

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  • 20 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE PUBLISHED DAILY. ESTABLISHED 1833. No. 106. VOL LXXXI. WEDNESDAY, 9th MAY, 1923. PRICE 15 OENTS.
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 595 1 linßU nniiiniiinni.'iiß!ifi'i-:>» l I!mini| i |illl,li,,,,,lilMli,H 'f%, f NIKKO” I P i 5 modern ART I j PHOTOGRAPHIC I I STUDIO g No. 7, Northam Road, Penang. I Telephone No. 579. 1 r-.Tim- H[M irir tMr r z -^g--—. v:;7;; «V. f 4}- .-ar-aßhffg.rF ia>- ;--tt v~:===3hp GORDON’S SLOE GIN
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    • 30 1 t x X Ata 111 111 «SBR B LTt [J LADIES’ GENTS’ GOLD SILVER «I CIGARETTE CASES HI! ATTRACTIVE DESIGNS jjj B. P. de SILVA, P SINGAPORE AND PENANG. j
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  • AHEAD OF THE MAIL.
    • 194 2 Loudon, April 30.1 n the Houje of Commons to-day, Mr. Jack Jones, (•ailing- attention to the Wembley in cidents when the Cup Final was played on Saturday, provoked a heated dud between himself and Mr. E. Mosley who represents Wembley in the House of
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    • 65 2 London. April 25.1 n the House >f Commons in answer to questions. Ear’ M interton stilted that the number of chests of opium stored in Calcutta for auctions in the’years ending March 31, 1921, 1922 and 1923 were respectively 1,550. 9-35, and 2.890. He would enquire
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    • 205 2 London, May I.ln connection wita the approach of the Economic Conference, the 1 imes” draws attention Io the lamentable lack of commercial organisation m Britain and points out that the Government is always able to ascertain the views ot organised labour. but there is no central co-orff? r
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    • 131 2 London, May I.The Manchester Guardian’s” London correspondent says that in view of the quandary of British Cabinet Ministers over the Kenya question between India and white settlers who threaten a rebellion, the question is being asked why the decision on the matter should not be referred to
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    • 88 2 London, May 1.Sir Samuel Iloare, in the course of a speech in London today, said that judged by every standard of defence the British Air Force was not strong enough. He emphasised the necessity of extensive development of imperial air communica tions and said that he had
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    • 27 2 London, May 2.lt is anticipated that the expedition for the salvage of bullion aboard the Egypt will begin operations in a few days.
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    • 458 2 Paris, April 2.General Denikin, .11 his newly published book, La Decomposition de I’Arniee et du Pouvon gives a moving account ot the even s of the spring and summer of 1917 in Russia, which resulted in the utter dissolution of that fine army which only a
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    • 57 2 Leafield (Oxford), April 28.The British Medical Journal” publishes a summary of the experiences of workers in eight hospitals in which selected eases of diabetes have been treated with Insulin. Except in eases which have already reached the stage for coma, all patients treated with this recently
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    • 124 2 Mith the object of demons! rat mg the advantages of the air mail service between Plymouth and London a trial flight was made yesterday under conditions meant to reproduce as near!, as possible those of the arrival of the ocean mail from America. The programme was so arranged
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    • 80 2 London, May 2.Sir Robert Williams presiding at a meeting of the Church Missionary Society yesterd.iy referred to the educative influence which was the result of missionary work in India and Africa. The education of the Indian Christian villager was a matter of greatest urgency. There had been
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    • 43 2 London, May I.Various suggestions are being made to commemorate Mrs. Starr’s lieroii- exploit, including a proposal of Mr. S. M. Mitra that the sum collected in Britain should establish a Starr Hospital” at Kohat with Mrs. Starr at its head.
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 926 2 Short Classified medical department. a 1 Examination of Hospital Assistants, Dressers, and Nurses by the Medical MUVeiUbelllclllo- Department of the F.M.S., will be held i. J rr T«. la* Rrr' 111 tHe Town Hall, Taiping. on 18th June, Wanted, For Sale, To Let, &c„ m i||<)win( I|ays am can be
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    • 1036 2 TOWN HALL, PENANG banks. 12th MAY, 1923. the INDIA LIMITED. F THE (Incorporated in Etigl ail( Penang Amateur Troubadours Authorised Capital 1 ft-. Subscribed Capital "Uifiq Concsrt and paid-up Reserve Fund and Undivided Profits 1 35, Board of Directors Ths Childrens Aid Society sir R j Ryne, Esq.. H. Melvill
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  • 477 3 TO-DAY’S DEPARTURES. Kalmoa for Asahan. Parigi for Saban g. m/s Siberg for Deli. The s.s. Paul Lec.it (Homeward) is now due here on Saturday evening, the 12th instant, and will sail the same day. The s.s. Delta, from London and Colombo, is expected to arrive here at 6
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  • 192 3 CLOSE DAILY (except Sundtyh BY TRAIN. Federated Malay States, Mafacca, Joliote. Singapore and Hongkong Registration and Parcel Post, except where otherwise stated, close half an-honr earlier than the Ordinary mail. FOR AT Batu Gajah, Tapah Road, 2 By trail' Teluk Anson,Kuala Knbu, Kuala 7.15 a.m. Lumpur, Klang, Port
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  • 510 3 CHOWRASTA MARKET. Penang, Mry 9, 1923. cts Government Mutton Head, sheep oi goat each 1.00 Liver with heart lung do 1.20 Tripe do 1.00 Goat or Sheep per lb 55 Sweet Bread pair 40 Leg of Mutton lb 55 Kidney pair 30 Feet the four 50 Mutton Head,
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 433 3 a le of Land in Kedah. The undermentioned two blocks of State Land, to be held under agricultural titles, will be sold by AUCTION At the LAND OFFICE. SUNGEI PATANI, On 26th May, 1923, at 11 a.m. Portion \rea Situation Mukim District Upset price t 99.3.087 Selambau Teloy Kiri K.
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    • 77 3 When a man asserts his disbeliei in advertising, ask him whose soap he uses, whose beverage® he drinks In nine cases out of ten they will be advertised articles, and though he states that he has not changed his taste for years it proves not so much that he is
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    • 145 3 TAMIL IN FOUR MONTHS WITHOUT A DICTIONARY” Henderson’s Tamil Made Easy. The Every-day Tamil of the Tamils for Everybody. I. Simplified Grammar. IL Practical Speaking Practice Exercises, Prose Examples. in Present, Past, Future. Price $3.50 AT FEDERAL RUBBER STAMP CO., PENANG. I New Zealand J I STILTON I CHEESE New
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  • 892 4 A Fall in Rubber. AMERICAN MARKET DEMORALISED.” A private cable was received this morning from London by a mercantile firm in Penang to the effect that the price of Rubber had fallen to 1/13 per lb. and that the American market was demoralised owing to the
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  • 374 4 The Chief Justice, Sir Walter Shaw, and Mr. Justice Barrett-Lennard sat in ijhe Supreme Court, Singapore, on Saturday to hear District Coui< appeals. The first that came up was that of Chop Swee Guan against a finding by 7 Mr. Acton, Late Civil District! Judge, Singa
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  • 312 4 The football match between Colours” ami Whites,” fixed loi to-day. is off. owing to the Volunteei parade. Aldo Antonietti. the celebrated violinist, is sailing on May 19. for a tour in the N. E. I. The s.s. Angers (outward) will arrive here on the 12tli instant at 5
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  • 765 4 Mrs. Greg is returning to Bangkok this week by train, from Penang, after a visit -c Brastagi. The award of Colonial Auxiliary Forces Long Service Medials have been made lio Privates B. Davies and F. P. Godfrey, M. S. V. R. Mr. Arnold Jones, of the Siam
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  • 763 4 THE LUMUT CAMP. Lumut, May 1. A Camp for the Malay States Volunteer Regiment as briefly mentioned in a wire which was published in our issue of Monday opened last Sunday at Lumut, the seat of the Government of the Dindings. i Every year there has been great difficulty
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  • 151 4 WOULD-BE ROBBERS sfvtpv The trial of the six Cl,i ne e charge of assembling for the 07 1 111 I) 111*1 > committing gang robbery w a < f ed yesterday afternoon, before Mr. Justice Spronle. Senior i> n Judge, and a jury, when accused elected to make
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  • 663 4 ACCUSED CERTIFIED INSAXE. This morning, Appathian, a. Malayalam was brought into the dock on the char-e of murder alleged to have been committed on the 23rd March last at Kampong Bahru, Dindings. The charge having been read ont to the accused, a special jury was empanelled, with Mr.
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 297 4 NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. TENDERS INVITED. The Municipal Commissioners of George Town, Penang, hereby invite tenders for the undermentioned work: The. construction M concrete paving to Vehicle Stand, Prangin Road.” Full particulars can be obtained at the Municipal Engineer’s Oilice. Tenders which should be endorsed: Construction of concrete paving to Vehicle Stand
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    • 60 4 TO BREAK YOURSELF OF THE CONSTIPATION HABIT use Pjnkettes, (the dainl|y little liver and bowel regulators which neither gripe nor purge. An occasional dose of MSB dispels constipation, biliousness, liverishress, sick headaches, keeps he skin clear and the greath sweet. Of chemists c r post free at 60 cents the
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  • Page 4 Miscellaneous
    • 165 4 ENTERTAINM ENTS. TOWN HALL, PENANG TWO NIGHTS ONLY 9-30 Wed. S Hurs. May 16th 17th 0-30 SANDMAN’S USTCTI SIRCTII LTD. PRESENTS THE COMPTOM COUTTS COMEDY CO., INCLUDING COMPTON COUFTS NIQUA LEWIS 12—WEST END ARTISTES—I 2 IN A REPERTOIRE OF NEW LONDON SUCCESSES INCLUDING M iss Billie Sinclair, Miss Enid Sass,
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  • WORLD OF SPORT.
    • 250 5 April 28.—The following |lh r( u lis of football matches Xved l”-'k' in the League. League Division I,—Arsenal 2, ShefI .],i I nite.l <>; Sunderland 2, Aston V| Birmingham 1, Burnley 0; mJ-kburn 0. (’helsea 0; Cardiff City 2, ()h]ham Everton 1, Preston North Huddersfield 1. Tottenham 6;
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    • 590 5 I a k I'oxon. willing in the Daiiy \,w-" -ay- that people often ask wliai i- the ideal mental equipment foi in ihlete. The general opinion -i ni- io be that the highly-strung, imaginative man is handicapped -n -poll, and that the phlegmatic, unemotional type is always more
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    • 340 5 FIFTH-HOUND GAMES. Margate, April s.At the close of play this morning in the fifth round of the Kent County Chess Association Congress, Grunfeld had further im j loved his position in the Masters’ Tournament by defeating E. E Col man, who made a most inc >mpiebensible error.
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    • 348 5 The Free Press” gives the following as the most noteworthy gallops on Saturday morning. Horses and ponies other than those mentioned below were on 4he easy list. Patsy in company with Radium ran six furlongs in 1 minute 7 2-5 secs the gelding moved very freely and
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  • 90 5 The Wimmera district, in the NorthWestern section of the State of 5 ictoiia,is one of the most prolific wheat producing areas in Australia. In this district skilled farming is producing results undreamed of by the pioneer settlers. Over successive test periods since 1897. the rise
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  • 1103 5 AUSTRALIA RAISES £700,000. In no Dominion is horseracing more < popular than in Australia, anid in every State of the Commonwealth betting in one form or another oni horse races is re cognised to the extent of either the licen sing and registration of bookmakers or the
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  • 631 5 Simla, May I.—A communique issued by the Foreign and Political Department says articles have recently appeared in the press regarding the visit to Lhasa of j Dr. McGovern, of the British Buddhist Mission. The facts are these. In December 1922 tine Buddhist Society of Great Britain
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  • 30 5 The following are non-delivered cables for the- week ending 9th inst, at the E. E. A. and C. Telegraph Co: Khoobooeng, 85A Weld Quay, Bond, passenger, steamer Affon.”
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 375 5 I I 1 1 1 ifewson li «T r nl L-’/k Mt I -W, A Mother laye: Our Baby boy L g was brought up on Glaxo. I think w t -SMS he would thank you all if ha ng I 4\j eouid for the benefit* he ha* de- »7/
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  • 1099 6 The article which we published last week, based on the address of the ViceChancellor of the Calcutta University, would appear to have excited considerable interest in local educational circles We publish a couple of letters to-day from among the correspondence received as an indication of the trend of
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  • 161 6 The B. &O. Packet Delta is due to arrive here at 6 p.m. on Friday, the 11th instant. This steamer is expected to have outward European mails on board. The homeward mail, by the Karmala, closes at 6 p.m. on Friday, the 11th instant. The homeward mail, by
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  • 1419 6 We are indebted to Mr. E. P. Richards, M. Inst. C. E.. the Town Improve- Deputy Chairman of the ment. Singapore Improvement Trust, for sending us a batch of literature which explains the why and the wherefore of The Bill for the Town Improvement and Development Ordinance,”
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  • 145 6 NORTH BORNEO WAR MIAH>H |AL UNVEILED. (From Our Own Correspondent 1 Singapore. May 'The Free Press Borneo correspondent cables that Brig-General Sir Yenl Malcolm yesterday unveiled the N< d Borneo War Memorial, consistin- 1 granite obelisk, bearing the natno ot thirteen Borneo men who fell in d' ll
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 204 6 NOT A TOY!! A GRAMOPHONE and 12 RECORDS for $32.50 CALL AND HEAR IT TO-DAY. I I I ROBINSON PIANO CO.. LTD., PENANG. I GREAT REDUCTION j sE g I N price OF 5 I ROYAL TYPEWRITERS. I i i I I ya 1 f g li FOR FULL PARTICULARS
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    • 14 6 E. O.” Wednesday, 9th May, 9-45 p. m. Special Orchestral Concert BY’ THE MELODIANS.”
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  • Page 6 Miscellaneous
  • 92 6 DEATHS. CROPLEYAt 701», Serangoon Road, Singapore. Daphne Edwina, the beloved daughter of the late Edwin Cropley and Mrs. C. C. Oehlers, in her 12th year. ThomasOn May 6. 1922, Mr. Gregory Bernard 'Thomas. aged SI. OBITUARY. London, May 9. The death has occurred of Mr. John Seymour laicas, R.A., F.S.A.,
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  • 367 7 gfst Course a Concerted Reply. v I()S f OPPORTUNITY. Reuter’s Telegrams.) London, May 8. the if ou>e of Commons, replying 11 t f or a statement in regard '"le 'ue.»n... Safe, Mr. Stanley p Li! the Government was of J'" t i as the Note was
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  • 421 7 M. Lofchecr’s Views. Paris. April i>. In the course-- of an interesting c mversalion 1 had recently with M. Loucheur. late Minister of IE ptrations ami a distinguished economist, says the financial correspondent of the Daily Telegraph he gave me his flans for German' to effect
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  • 219 7 FIFTEEN A’EARS’ IMPRISONMENT. Wenlen, May 8. 1 he French Court Martial sentenced Krupp von Boehlen to 15 years’ impiisoament, ami a fine of 100,000.0(10 marks. Prosecutor’s Contention. AVerden, May Cavalry and infantry blocked the streets leading to the Courthouse. To wards the end of the trial,
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  • 238 7 THE KING CONVERSES AV ITH SIGNOR MUSSOLINI. Rome. May 8. King George had a half-hour’s conversation with Signor Mussolini. Il is announced that Their Italian Majesties ami the Crown Prince will pay a return visit to London in September. The State Entry. Rome, May 7. The
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  • 51 7 recrudescence of feeling. Amritsar, May 9. In a recrudescence of the sporadic H mlu-Moslem rioting, 50 Hindu., were injured in an affray and tuo shops were burned down to-day. lhe authorities speedily restored order and arrested 8 Moslems. The town is terrorised, and the Hindu shops are
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  • 15 7 Paris, May 8. Princess Kitashirokawa and Prince Asaka continue to improve rapidly.
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  • 423 7 Text of British Note. (Reuter’s Telegrams.) London, May 8. AA ith a view to arriving at a definite conclusion as to whether the rela tioiis between the two Governments should longer remain on an anomalous unprecedented footing.’’ the British Note to Russia demands the cessation of propaganda,
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  • 654 7 A whirlwind of madness is gripping Moscow with growing violence, writes a correspondent of the Daily Telegraph” on the 9th April. The approaching death of Lenin has paralysed whatever there was of statesmanship and of common sense in the Bolshevik party. Signs multiply themselves of a Communist
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  • 61 7 WOUNDED IN MOSCOAAT New York, Mav 8. lhe Associated Pres' of America (oirespomlent in Moscow states that Mr. Henry Sloggett, a member of the British mission, was seriously wounded as a result ot shots fired by the militia while pursuing a burglar who boarded Mr. Sloggelt’s
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  • 149 7 A SF PER-EXPRESS SERA’ICE. London, May 8. According to what the Daily Chi S aide" describes as most reliable in thority the Cabinet is on the point n approving a strongly backed scheme for a supei-express mail and passenger service of 1(1, ()OJ. miles across the Empire
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  • 70 7 FULL RETRIBUTION TO BE EXACTED. Peshawar, May 8. _The frontier authorities are taking all possible steps to exact full retribution for the Kohat tragedy. Following the destruction of the house of the gang responsible for the outrage, by Afridi Lashkar, the gang fled to the hills. The
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  • 27 7 Cairo. May 8. Forty-two cases of plague were reported yesterday, of which eighteen were discovered after death. Ihi were mostly in the Girga province.
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  • 151 7 Strained Relations with Greeks. POSITION OF UNCERTAIN IY. (Reuter’s Telegrams.) Athens, May 8. The latest doings of the Turks, like the closing of the Constantinople bianch of the Bank of Athens, the threatened confiscation of property deposited in Constantinople banks by departing Greeks, and the violation of the
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  • 65 7 F. I.I.ERM AN- BUCKNALL REDUCTIONS. London, May <S. The Ellerman-Bucknall Steamship Company have reduced their first and second class fares from Southampton to the Far East, as follows Ist Class 2nd Class Singajiore £7B£B(> £so£s(‘> Hongkong £B4—£92 £56—£62 Shanghai £9o—£9B £(’>0£66 Kobe and Yokohama £94—£102 £62'£ 8 The
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  • 138 7 HOBBS COMPLETES HIS HUNDREDTH ('ENTUR Y. London, May 8. Lancashire beat Oxford by 107. lhe Lancastrian. Hallows, in the first in nings. made 117, and Hall, from South Africa, took 6 wickets for 23 in lhe second innings. Notts beat Leicester by 10 wiekeis. Surrey beat Somerset by
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  • 95 7 AMERICAN PRESTIGE RESTORED. Deal, May 8. After sensational defeats yesterday, American prestige was sensibly les tored to-day. Americans won matches and lost 3. Nevertheless, British confidence is rising with the ie--1 urn to form of Tolley, Holderness and other lesser known players. Tolley, in beating the Liverpool
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  • 63 7 London, April 25.—The undue public-' y given by a certair section of the Press to iridecent details in recent law cases, especially divorces, was the subject of i. debate in the Houses of Lords. Mhile ail were agreed as regards the evil opinion was divided
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  • 53 7 The Municipal Band will play the following programme of music at the Esplanade from 6 to 7 p.m., to-day 1 March Jolly Comrades Allan 2 Overture Prometheus Beethoven 3 Waltz Swanee River Moon Clarke 4 Selection Le Pre Aux Clercs Herold's 5 Fox Trot Humming Brean God
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  • 100 7 B. I. Boats in a Cyclone. Reuter’s Telegrams. J THE OKARA WRECKED. Colombo, May 8. The British India Steam Navigation Co.’s s.s. Okara” is a total wreck, and all lives are presumed lost. Incoming vessels report erceptmg s.o.s. signals during an unprecedentedly heavy cyclone between Calcutta and Rangoon.
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  • 99 7 flic Okara is a s.eel screwi steamer of 5,291 gross *tons, and was built for the B. I. S. N. Company in 1895 by Messrs W. Denny and Brothers, Dumbarton. Her port of registry is Glasgow. The dimensions of he Okara are 410 x 50.7 x 28.9 f
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  • 365 7 TRAIN PASSENGERS’ ORDEAL. Tientsin, May 8. A number of foreigners who escaped from the attacked train at Lincheng have arrived. Ladies, interviewed, declared that the bandits started firing on the train before its derailment, all the windows being smashed. The bandits robbed the passengers of all their
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  • 661 8 AMAZING CATHEDRAL SCENE,. The special correspondent of the Chicago Tribune” wires from Moscow: From several hundred churches, in the dark hours of the morning, 10,000 bells crashed their brazen melodies announcing the Resurrection. The air vibrated with clangour as if those who pulled the tongues of
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  • 140 8 The health statement for the Municipality of George Town, Penang, for the week ending sth May. 1923, shows a total of 53 deaths33 males and 20 femalesthe death-rate being 21.53 per mi lie. per, annum. compared with 27.22 in the preceding week and 21.52 in the corresponding week
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  • 267 8 RUSSIAN GRAND DUKE’S APPEAL. The Grand Duke Alexander of Russia, brother-in-law of Nicholas 11., has issued an appeal through the to Christians of the whole world on behalf of Patriarch Tikhon. Th e appeal, which appears in the Matin,’’ simultaneously with its publication n the
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  • 305 8 Messrs. William Jacks A Co., London, reported on the 11th April, as follows. Reports from America still continue very strong, and large orders have still to be placed by the Railway Coys, aad other large consumers for all metals. Unfortunately the various trade disputes in this country
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  • 94 8 The total value of foreign imports of merchandise, excluding Parcel Post, into British Malava for the month of April, 1923, $54,474.857=£6,355.400. The total value of foreign imports of merchandise, excluding Parcel Post, into British Malava for the month of April, 1922. $33,543,34G=£3,913,391. Imports increase $20,931,511=£2,442,009. The total
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  • 60 8 An orchestral concert will be given at the Runnymede Hotel to-night (Wednesday) at 9-30. when the following programme of music will be presented 1 Overture Semiramis G. Rossini 2 Piano Solo Rigoletto F. List 3 Fantasia Faust G. Gounod 4 Clarinette Solo Sixth Air Varie Brepsant 5
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  • 889 8 AN AUSTRALIAN ANNIVERSARY. Captain Cook’s diary has been bought by the Australian Government, and it is to find an appropriate resting-place in the archives of the Commonwealth National Library, says the Times.” In the log of the gallant little Endeavour there is told the story how the
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  • 1196 8 IMPORTANT PROGRESS. Towards the end of 1920 the Duke of York opened at Endsleigh-gardens Euston. road, fhe Hospital and School for Tropical Diseases, says the Morning Post.’’ The premises had been secured by the Sea men’s Hospital Society, which had received from the Red Cross the splendid grant
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 406 8 NEED IN EVERY STRAITS HOME. AMMAL OIL on FAF //vcg ¥l.l »>»aA ALU 7. jg)\ S if&jf 1 A .igtyr cuts f--l l3<r anti t sis I vfz soars kuhhs Kx t '*es Ptnt'ltS tCZtMA-/‘-JUI I OhlUHiTl'i M SCIATCA BAD ItGS /jCj i t j soar urns r. backs cntt-pio
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    • 247 8 Ĕito Detachable 3 H. P. Twin Cylinder BOAT Designed and Manufactured by Ole Evinrude The Master Mind of Motor f .:it Construction The ELTO Motor can be easily attacked t toe stern of any small craft, coiro r-'. git at on e nto t e fi n c.-t motorboat—built;i nd
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  • CORRESPONDENCE.
    • 902 9 Editor of the Pinang Gazette.”] linns t sav that your leader on SIR- <insai res” has greatly in- >• Literary ter pste<l subject which should be lls ''rntilated than it is at present, far ***** ak nlainlv. Your language Bnt iT involved to me. though of I am
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  • 414 9 The Bandman Eastern Circuit, Ltd., have pleasure in announcing their latest theatrical importation, which will be presented to the Penang public on May 16th at the Town Hall. The Compton Coutts Comedy Company were specially organised in London for their Eastern tour, ami sailed from
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  • 123 9 ;.-“S. T.” The nigh express due at Tank Road at 8.16 on Monday with mails from the F. M. S.. Penang, MaJacca, etc., did not airive till 12.7 p.m. in consequence of a collision which took place between Wwo goods trains at Ba-tang Malaika. As far
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  • 419 9 ORDINARY MEETING. The fortnightly meeting of the Penang Municipal Commission was held in the Municipal Chambers last evening. Thore were present :Mr. J. S. W. Arthur (President), Mr. F. H. Grumitt, Mr. J. H. Pedlow. Dr. Lim Cheng Guan, Hon. Mr. P. K. Nambyar, Mr. M. H. M.
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  • 131 9 S. T.” The preliminary inquiry against Tong Fook who is charged with kidnapping his younger brother from the custody of his father was concluded before Mr. Ahearne at Singapore on the 4iii inst. In the complainant’s information rhe accused was stated to be the nephew
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  • 193 9 PENANG, MAY 9, 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 1/2 3 Documentary 2/4 9/16 Calcutta Demand Bank Rs 173( 1 3 days’sight Private 176 3 Bombay Demand Bank 173 i Madras Demand Bank 173( >
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  • 644 9 MALAYA’S PART. The position as regards the Pavilion has not changed since last month. The London Secretary cabled on the 16th March that the plans would be completed by the 21st March and that the tender would be cabled about the Ist May. The delay in the completion
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  • 85 9 The following £re the latest quotations in Messrs. Kennedy Co.’s share list Yesterday To-day. Shares. >» t>> S 3 S CO GO CO GO 8 c Bc. Bc. Bc. Rubber (Dollar). Jimah 1.20 1.30 1.10 1.20 K. Sidim 2.15 2.25 2.15 2.20 Mining. BatangP. 47i 50 50
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  • 66 9 9th May. 1923. Local. cts. (Smoked Sheet 44) Fine Pale Crepe 44 J-nom Unsmoked Sheet 40 J Sing a- (Smoked Sheet 44 pore I Crepe 44 London and New York. r (Smoked Sheet IfISDOJ Cr(ip(i New York G3l’> The following were the rubber quotations in London on May
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  • 35 9 The General Produce Agency, Ltd.. Church Street, Penang, reports the prices of rubber realised at' their auction rooms to-day Gd. F.A.Q. Smoked diamond sheet 8 59.50 F.A.Q. do 58.50 Off quality do 57.50
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  • 89 9 London. The Straits Trading Co.. Ltd., gives the following London prices, on May 8 Spot £206.10$ down £3.15s 3 mos. buying 206.10 s 3.10 s 3 selling.. 206.15 s ~3.10 s Local. May 9th: Singapore sold 75 tons at 8101. Penang sold 50 tons at 8101. Messrs. Boustead
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  • 22 9 Tongkah Compound No. 2 N. L. for April, hours run 602 hours, yardage treated 71,640 cubic yards, output 574 piculs.
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  • 200 9 Benares Opium p. chost 85.000,00 nom. Cloves no stock Gold leaf 72.00 seller® Mace Pickings no stocks Nutmegs 80s 1105... Coconuts per 1.000 46.00 sellers Copra Sumlried 11.60 sales Rattans 11.20 sellers Rattans Coarse 10.50 Green Snail Shells 13.00 Siam Rice No. 1 15.00 per bag do do
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  • 1101 9 KENNEDY CO’S SHARE LIST. 'uE 3 NAMES 5.2 eg S 3 RUBBER [Dollar.] S c 8 c 8 Allenby Rubber Co 1 20 1 Alor Gajah Rubber Estate I 25 j 40 Amalgamated Malay Estates 2 20 Ayer Hitam Planting Syndicate 12 5013 Ayer Kuning Rubber Estates 50 60 Ayer
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • 306 9 BACKACHE. HEADACHE, AND OTHER ACHES SIMPLY MEAN IMPURITIES IN BLOOD. Otherwise you couldn’t have such trouble, says medical man. Purify the blood by drinking a good home-made medicinal water and see how quickly they go. The following simple inexpensive compound will give you the essential constituents of famous natural curative
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