Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 19 May 1923

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    21 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE PUBLISHED DAILY. ESTABLISHED J 833. No. 114. VOL LXXXI. SATURDAY, 19th MAY, 1923. PRICE 15 CENTS.
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      799 1 NIKKO” I I MODERN ART I f ppiOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO i No. 7, Northam Road, Penang. g Teieph° ne No. 579. J g [FORD DEPOTj MESSRS. JAMES BUCHANAN CO., LTD., f INSURF VAI TP CAR I HAVE RECEIVED THE ROYAL WARRANT OF APPOINTMENT TO H *1 I wUl\ H.R.H. THE PRINCE
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      10 1 T. NAGATA, g DENTIST. NUT BOOK TO J THE DISPENSARY.”
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    CHINA’S AFFAIRS.
    684 2 Peking, May 4.lt is reported that Mr. Liu En-y-uan, the Minister of Finance, intends to resign to-day. It is also reported that General (’hang Shou-tseng this morning discussed with Mr. Wu Yu-lin, the Minister of Communications, whether the latter is willing to take up the Premiership temporarily in
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    THE STRIKE IN JAVA.
    29 2 Aneta. Welfevreden, May 15.—The general lailway strike situation is rapidly improving. Several agitators have been arrestThe strike in west Java is not extending to Batavia.-
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    ECHO OF COLLISION.
    442 2 S. T.” DAMAGES TO A TWAKOW OWNER. The Chief Justice, Sir Walter Shaw, delivered judgment in the action in which a Chinese twakow owner, Tan Phey, claimed damages from the Osaka Shosen Kaisha, Ltd., for the loss of a twakow which was sunk in collision with the
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    UNIVERSAL DISARMAMENT.
    289 2 PROPOSED DEMONSTRATION IN JULY. A manifesto, signed by over one hundi ej religious and political leaders and representatives of literature and science, including women, was issued on the subject of universal disarmament. The signatories include Bishop Gore, Dr- Aiitord. Dr. Orchard, Lord Parmoor, the Rev. F. B. Meyer.
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    NEW DAILY PAPER.
    80 2 A Christian Chinese daily newspaper, (he Nanyang Daily News,” is to be started shortly in Singapore with a capital of $50,000 of which $25,000 will be called up immediately. The publication will be in Chinese characters, and its main idea, a« stated! in the prospectus will be
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      1022 2 Short Classified i Offices To Let Ist and 2nd Floors ArlvarflCP mpnk 'Io Hong Bank, Buildings. At junction iTaClVva llSdllvillD» [>f Beach Street and Market Street. it- o i t I•- j? Partitions may be made to suit Tenants. Wanted, For bale, lo Let, &c.,, Apply to Ho Hong Bank,
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      924 2 HowCuticuraHealed lnti I Itching Pimples y»» «am the h esl brcsd I We only use Crow My forehead broke out in little Flour. 0 ranj* pimples that itched a great deal. Good brend o-m 1 I They got SO bad, spieau- Liooa hread can only he ma(i(M I ingtomy scalp,
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    CRICKET.
    1086 3 p I' WARNER’S REVIEW. t|ii following review of the first class s and their prospects for the prewu"was written by Mr. P. F. J'uner, and is taken from the Malay Mail-” Yorkshire. Y(ikshiic’ s prospects fo; the coming ;l re excellent, and the team will be t Tsame (at
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    CHURCH SERVICES.
    382 3 S. GEORGE THE MARTYR. (Church of Enoland.) Whit Sunday, (Feast of the Pentecost). May 20.8 a.m. Holy Communion. 10 a.m. Choral Matins and Holy Communion. Venite 329. Psalm 4R Chant 134. Te Deum 3rd set (old PsalterL Benedictus 36. Hymns 208. 15ft. 6 p.m. Evensong. Psalm 145. Chant
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    EXCHANGE.
    112 3 PENANG. MAY 19, 1923. (By Courtrsy of the Chartered Bank.) London Demand Bank 2/4 5'32 4 months’ sight Bank 2/4 I/4 3 Credit 2/4 1/2 3 Documentary 2/4 9/1(1 Calcutta Demand Bank Rs 1742] 3 days’sight Private 177 Bombay Demand Bank 174|> Madras Demand Bank 1742 g 3 days’sight
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    NEWS FROM JAVA.
    833 3 THU RAILWAY STRIKE. At the time of writing, the long threatened strike of railway workers has at last broken out, says the Batavia correspondent of the Straits Times.” The cause is not so much economic as political. Even these islands are now beginning to keep pace with
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    GRAMOPHONE RECORDS GO ASTRAY.
    335 3 man being remanded in custody. Free Press.” A charge of criminal breach of trust as a servant was preferred against the head coolie employed by Messrs. Moutrie and Company, in the Third Police Court, Singapore. The charge was in respect of five cases of gramophone records
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    ACTION OVER PROVIDENT FUND MONEY.
    207 3 S.T.” A case relating to the disposition of money paid from the Municipal Provident Fund to the widow of a former employee was raised before the Chief Justice, Sir Walter Shaw, in the Supreme Court. Singapore, by Mr. Claude da Silva, who appeared on behalf
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    NEWS FROM JAPAN.
    162 3 Tokio, May 13.A sensational accident occurred when members of the Military Research Society in AVaseda College, and Fascisti armed with cudgels, disturbed an opposition society in the college during the course of a speech. Fifty were wounded, two seriously. It is stated that the outrage was out
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    NEW PROHIBITION REGULATIONS.
    110 3 Washington, May 4.The United States Government has decided to put the new regulations concerning liquor on ships into effect on June 10 instead of on June 15, as previously announced. The State Department will communicate the decision to all foreign, governments interested at onep as it is
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      377 3 1 111 1 11 1 111 S~ q i f X/ V \k il F/ ffcr W'"" I Irl Ml B V\ rS Ss qi W I til Tp i > II ~7 J J > Mrs. M. says- I have found r HrV jjMy Glaxo satisfactory in everv tespect;
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    SOCIAL & PERSONAL.
    1593 4 SOCIAL PERSONAL. Free press.*' Mr. G. B. F. Southam. is laid up with pneumonia. The death has occurred at Johore Bahru of Dato Mohamed, D. K., S. P. M. J., C. M. G., late Dato Mentri Besay. Mr. A. F. Spooner, Manager, Gedc-ng (Perak) Rubber Estates, Ltd., Bidor, is leaving
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    SINGAPORE RACES.
    761 4 Third Day’s Events. (From Our Own Correspondent). Singapore, May 17. The weather was glorious for Thursday’s races, and the going was excellent. The large attendance included H. E. the Governor and Lady Guillemard, Miss Walker, Sir Walter Shaw and H. H. the Sultan of Johore. Results. Race I.(Scurry
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    THE "OKARA" PRESUMED LOST.
    242 4 Madras, May rd.A Colombo message, dated May 8, to me Madras Mail says that vessels arriving m Colombo report a serious cyclone 111 the Bay oi Bengal amt unofficial iniormatioii has been received in Colombo ihai tne B. 1. steamer Ukara was a complete wreck. All
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    "SECRETS."
    524 4 THE COMPTON COUTTS COMEDY CO. When the scenery is clean, fresh looking and well set. instead of as is so often the case with travelling theatrical shows, dirty, ragged and slung up anyhow, it goes a long way towards creating a favourable first impression and therefore taking into consideration
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    AFTERMATH OF THE CYCLONE.
    140 4 JACOT OTQHt Fears are entertained for t i of the Calcutta b oUnd Jacox” which is now overdue. The vessel w as S ,la b caught in the cyclone w|>i across the Bay of Bengal <ln la M beginning of the month The master of tl„.
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    CRICKET AT TANJONG RAMBUTAN.
    157 4 On account of the Hari Raya iWl taking advantage of the dav-off"» team of the Kuala Kangsar Sportin', Union motored to Tanjong Ranibutan Io play the Mental Hospital Eleven The visitors, winning the toss, pii; their opponents in, and they totalled 60 odd, J. de Silva
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      109 4 ORDINANCE NO. 44 (BANKRUPTCY). IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE ST3AITS SETTLEMENTS. SETTLEMENT OF PENANG. In Bankruptcy. No. .34 of 1922. Re LIM KEOW (f) late proprietrix of the late Tai Seng Motor Repairing Co. Notice is hereby given that a First Dividend at the rate of $7/- per centum
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      262 4 j AT LAST! I S THE LONG WAITED AND MUCH TALKED PICTURE j FOOLISH WIVES] (In 151 Reels) j LYRIC CINEMA. 1 FOR FOUR NIGHTS' I 2 only I 1 BMWRr i Commencing Sunday, s May 20, at 9-30p.m. Sharp. s 1 The First and Only Picture in the History
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  • FEMININE REFLECTIONS.
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      Mrs. Pepys: Her Diary.
      328 5 March 14. Up and do hear to my ..jeu: that New Laid Eggs ma* be bought for Ei'L the egg the cheap.-a since the (heat War. So hasten in order, (instead of soup), a dish of Potatoe Eggs tor our dinner anti which Mr. Pepy* has
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      Making Her Trousseau.
      603 5  -  By Rosamund. Help vou your Undies!” iiialie] dimpled up at her newly e;>-Jj-'ge.l friend. Why, so I will, m'‘‘j 1 and love itisn't it one of in" Ml i.jects/ How often haven’t you '"aid me on the importance of putting 'mm first in more senses than one,
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      Orange and Cinnamon.
      26 5 A coat of brocade satin in shades of orange and cinnamon. It has a large collar of cinnamon velour cloth to match skirt.
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      The Story of Precious Stones.
      535 5 The Ruby. Tradition has always been busy wiin this beautiful stone of sanguine colour. A giant ruby from the farfamed mines of Burma is said to have been among other gifts of ill-omen give by Anthony to Cleopatra. It is probable that this was in
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      CHILDREN’S AID SOCIETY.
      118 5 Previously acknowledged §l4B. Proceeds from Children’s Aid Society’s Concert per Mr. P. Pedley, May 12th, §270.45, Collect on from St. George’s Church, May 6th. §lOO, Farquhar Street Mission Chapel §2O, Mrs. Arthur §3O, Hon. Mr. W. H. Thorne §lO, Mr. Griffin §lO, Mrs. Fettes §lO, Mrs. Macnab,
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      197 5 New Deliveries 0F FOLDING CARRIAGES ?Most Useful Types of gf Baby Carriages Combining Comfort, H ar d W Wear and Portability. Folding arrangement Simplicity itself. Z\ THE SPECIAL” FOLDING CAR Exact to illustration, folds into small compass as small illustration. Very simple to manipulate, nothing to get out of order.
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    WEDDINGS.
    100 6 Carey—Brogden.— At St. Mary’s Church, Kuala Lumpur, on May 14th, Ivor D. Carey, son of the late Arthur Edward Carey of Ceylon, and of Mrs. Carey, Seaview, Isle of Wight, to Lisa Brogden, second daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Brogden, of Menstcn in Wharfedale, Yorkshire. Beckingham
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    THE COMING POLITICAL TEMPEST.
    1098 6 The ominous news of the state of Mr. Bonar Law’s health lends added, significance to the reports which have long been current that important political changes are pending and that the Conservative Government, which a few months ago turned out of power the Coalition, may soon
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    HERE AND THERE.
    1180 6 Whit Sunday, or Pentecost, is one of the principal feasts of the Whitsun. Christian Church,. celebrated on the fiftieth day after Easter to commemorate the descent of the Holy Spirit on the disciples. The day became one of the three baptismal seasons, and the name Whitsunday is
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    ACCIDENT TO GOODS TRAIN.
    143 6 MAIN LINE BLOCKED BETWEEN TROLAK AND SUNGKAI. (Lrom Our Own Correspondent.! Kuala Lumpur, May 19. Two waggons in a goods train from Kuala Lumpur, northward, yesterday morning- became derailed between Trolak and Sungkai. The derailing was not discovered until the train had travelled nearly 11 miles.
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    PUBLIC HOLIDAY.
    50 6 Penang Librarv will be closed on Monday, the 21st Mav, a Public Holiday. The Chief Post Office will he closed on Monday at noon. There will lx* de iveries to town and suburban districts I’ noon. l( r There will l>e no issue of the Gazette on Monday.
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    THE MAILS.
    212 6 A mail for Australasia, by The b'.icchii-. (via Singapore) doses at I’ 111 The homeward mail, by the Andn Lebon,closes at 10 a.in. on e ll the 23rd instant. ar The homeward mail, by the a closes at 6 p.m. on Friday. 1 instil nt. f nil One
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      279 6 N. J. CLUB WHISKY We have pleasure in advising the Public that we are NOW able to SUPPLY the ABOVE WHISKY. Orders BOOKED will be despatched in ROTATION as soon as possible. SOLE AGENTS: Caldbeck, Macgregor Co., Ltd., ft (Incorporated in Shanghai.) ft PENANG. j| LIGNOLITE” WOOD PRESERVATIVE As used
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    IRISH DEPORTEES.
    573 7 jhe Return to England. Reuter’s Telegrams.] London, Mav 17. T 1 Irish deportees arrived at Hok1 Details of their departure from Slin show it wos still dark when 1 men left Mountjoy Prison, They in* conveyed silently for two miles 7' the steamer through empty streets, Xre there
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    SUNDAY CLOSING.
    74 7 '“Hill IHISH PAIO.TAMENT AND THE PUBS. London, May 18. lei Beland House of of a I‘ asse d the second reading the ch I einn,e< Bill providing for tlavs '.'i' 1 public houses on SunCraj,, s lh G’e Premier. Sir Tas Mst G'e Government would in ah, i'
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    BRITAIN AND RUSSIA.
    231 7 Krassin and Lord Curzon Confer. (Reuter’s Telegrams.) London, May 17. M. Krassin had a lengthy conference with Lord Curzon at the Foreign Office. h British Government’s Attitude. London, May 17. In the House of Commons, Mr. Stanley Baldwin refused definitely to promise that there would be no
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    EARL OF CAVAN.
    60 7 THE VISIT TO POLAND. Warsaw, May 17. The Earl of Cavan was ceremoniously received at Cracow, where he attended a review of troops, after which he proceeded to Warsaw. The papers have long, eulogistic articles acclaiming the distinguished representative <»f the British Army, and declaring that the
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    TURCO-GREEK CRISIS.
    55 7 LAUSANNE DEVELOPMENTS. London, May 18. The Turco-Greek deadlock at Lausanne on the Question of reparations is regarded as serious in well-informed quarters. The strenuous efforts of the Allies to effect agreement have hitherto been unavailing. It is anticipated that some decision will be reached ai a meeting of
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    MR. BONAR LAW'S HEALTH.
    145 7 SPECIALISTS’ OPINION. London, May 18. Harley Street specialists paid a visit Vo Mr. Bonar Law. who is spending a few days in Paris, following his stay at Aix-les-Bains. There is increased anxiety regarding his health and political future. His general health, however, is very satisfactory, but
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    TROUBLE IN BURMA OIL FIELDS.
    34 7 STRIKE RESUMED. Rangoon, May 18. The majority of the Burman employees on the Yenang Yaung oilfield again struck without warning. apparently in connection with the discharge of superfluous workmen.
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    SWANSEA STRIKE SETTLED.
    31 7 London, May 18. The strike at the oil refineries at Swansea has been settled. The men are resuming- work, the matters in dispute- having been referred to arbitration.
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    THE FINANCE OF THE OCCUPATION.
    223 7 French Premier’s Optimistic Review. (Reuter’s Telegrams.) Paris, May 18. M. Poincare made a statement in connection with the special Ruhr credit to a secret sitting of the Finance and Foreign Affairs Commission of the Chamber. According to a semi-official report, the Premier optimistically reviewed the
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    BELGIAN RAILWAY STRIKE SPREADING.
    111 7 INTERNATIONAL TRAFFIC HELD UP. London, May 18. The effects of the recent strike of railwaymen at Post Allers, and of other state employees in Belgium, are spreading, through the action of the Government in calling up all Railway telegraph, telephone and postal workers belonging to the
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    STORMY SCENES IN FRENCH CHAMBER.
    116 7 BANQUE INDUSTRIELLE QUESTION REVIVED. Paris. May 18. There were stormy scenes in the Chamber yesterday evening, when the Royalist. M. Ybarnegaray, raised the question of his long delayed interpellation relative to the Banque Industrielle de Chine. The ex-Premier, M. Briand urged that there was no
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    THE MANCHESTER FAILURE.
    132 7 RECEIVER’S HOPES. London, May 17. At a meeting of the creditors of Messrs. Reiss and Co. of Manchester, the Official Receiver made the statement that the Reiss family were already actively engaged on a scheme for securing the continuance of the okl-establishe'd family business. The Receiver, after
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    THE MARK.
    10 7 Loudon, May 18. Marks were quoted at 223,*****8,000.
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    EMPIRE NAVAL DEFENCE.
    277 7 Singapore Base a Necessity. MR. ARCHIBALD HURD’S VIEWS. Reuter’s Telegrams. London, May 18. In an article in the Daily Telegraph,” Mr. Archibald Hurd emphasises the commercial importance of Singapore and refutes the suggestion that the naval base scheme is contrary to the Washington Treaty. As regards the
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    THE WASHINGTON NAVAL TREATY.
    89 7 EXTENSION OF SCOPE CONSIDERED PREMATURE. London, May 18. In the House of Commons, in reply to questions, Mr. Stanley Baldwin said the Government would consider it pre4jagture to .consider the -extension of the scope of the Washington Naval Treaty until it was ratified by all the
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    AEROPLANE INVENTION.
    56 7 ir A COURT SEQUEL. Pai is, May 17. The Appeal Court awarded Pelterie, the inventor of the aeroplane Joy Stick,’’ 7,500,000 francs damages against the French Government and three leading aircraft manufacture!s lor a breach of the patent. The Government’s infringements mostly occurred in war time, when it
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    BOXING.
    45 7 BLOOMFIELD HOLDS HIS TITLE London, May 17. At Olympia, in a twenty rounds fight for the Light-Heavyweight Championship of the British Empire, Jack Bloomfield (the holder) beat the Irish Champion, Dave Magill, the latter s seconds throwing in the towel in the thirteenth round.
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    EUROPE’S LIGHTWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP.
    43 7 HARRY MASON THE VICTOR. London, May 18. In the boxing match of twenty rounds for the Lightweight Championship of Europe, Harry Mason of Leeds beat the holder. Seaman Hall. The latter was disqualified in the thirteenth round for hitting low.
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    THE BANTAMWEIGHTS.
    59 7 DUTCH CHAMPION DEFEATED. London, May 18. In a fifteen rounds’ contest. Bugler Lake, bantam weight champion of Britain, outpointed Van Dykthe Dutch champion. Dyk twice floored his opponent in the second round, but thereafter Lake piled up points and won easily. The Dutchman put up a very game
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    MURDERERS OF MRS ELLIS IN AFGHANISTAN.
    27 7 Simla, May 18. The murderers of Mrs. Ellis, at Kohat, have taken refuge in Afghanistan, under pressure from the Afridi Lashkars.
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    HOLOCAUST IN AMERICA.
    102 7 Schoolhouse Destroyed by Fire. MANY LIVES LOST. (Reuter’s Telegrams.) Camden, (South Carolina,) May 18. Sixty-six bodies were taken from the ruins of a schoolhouse at Cleveland which was destroyed by fire, caused by the overturning of an oil lamp during an entertainment which was attended by the
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    PRESIDENT HARDING AND HAMILTON’S STATUE.
    64 7 Washington, May 17. President Harding, in unveiling the statue to Alexander Hamilton, author of the United States’ constitution upheld Hamilton’s conception of the sanctity of obligation as a remedy for the present world conditions. «He was pleased that honesty could cure ten thousand ills. He
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    PRESIDENT HARDING.
    23 7 VISIT TO VANCOUVER. Vancouver, M;*.\ 17. President Harding has accepted an invitation to visit Vancouver in Jure en route to Alaska.
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    AMERICAN ATTITUDE TOWARDS JAPAN.
    66 7 New York, May 18. The Japanese Ambassador, Mr. Hanihara. addressing the Japan Society, declared that the American attitude towards Japanese immigrants was the only question in the whole bright outlook that was vexing most of the people’s minds. He declared that the question was one of
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    THE ANATOLIAN RAILWAY DEAL.
    105 7 KEEN BRITISH INTEREST. London. May 18. British financial and industrial circles are extremely interested in the transaction which resulted in a British group, comprising five London banking institutions, acquiring from a Swiss bank, the control of the Anatolian railway. This was originally a German concern, but
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    THE AERIAL WAY.
    52 7 MINISTER’S TEN DAY TOUR. London, May 17. The Air Minister, Sir Samuel Hoare, accompanied by Lady Hoare ami Major-General Brancker, left Croydon aerodrome for a ten days’ flying tour on the continent to inspect the continental air route and to confer with the Air Ministers, of the
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    ANTI-OPIUM COMMISSION.
    91 7 AMERICAN DELEGATES FOR GENEVA. Geneva, May 18. The United States’ delegation to the Session of the Anti-Opium Commission of the League, which opens on May 24. includes Mr. Stephen Porter, the President of the Foreign Affairs Committee in the House of Representatives, and Monsignor Brent, President of the
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    GOLF PROFESSIONALS.
    246 7 Surprises in Leeds Tournament. (Reuter’s Telegrams.) London, May 17. At Leeds, the weather was fine, but there was a troublesome wind. The surprise of the first round was the defeat of Kirkwood by Kinch of Woodcote Park by three and two. Dunean beat Vardon two and one. Ockenden
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    WALKER AMATEUR GOLF TROPHY.
    254 7 BRITAIN LEADS AMERICA. London, May 18. The first contest in Britain for the Walker International Amateur Golf Trophy began at St. Andrews to-day. In 1922, the match was played in the United States, the Americans winning. America waived the right to defend the title in her
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    DAVIS CUP TENNIS.
    47 7 FRANCE ENTERS SECOND ROUND. Bordeaux, May 17. In the first round of the Davis Cup, France defeated Denmark by three four matches to one. London, May 18. In fhe Da\is Cup, France won the final match of the robber, making the score 4/1 matches.
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    CRICKET.
    85 7 London, May 17. At Southampton, Hampshire beat Worcester by an innings and 26 runs. The Hants bowler, Kennedy, in Worcestershire’s second innings, took six wickets for 04. At the Oval, Surrey beat Gloucester by eight wickets. For Surrey, Hobbs made 67 and 50. Peach, in Gloucester’s first innings, took
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    THE TIN MARKET.
    1094 8 Metal Bulletin.” THE EASTERN POOL” METAL. London, April 20.Tuesday’s market closed at a decline of about 455., whilst Wednesday saw a further loss in values of about the same amount. On Thursday there was a further decline of 10s. to 17s. 6d. Liberal selling has been witnessed
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    ALLEGED CHEATING.
    314 8 Captain Whippey was again placed before Mr. Gourlay, at Singapore, tor alleged cheating, the charge being amended so as to specify the particular act, viz., that on May 11, by falsely representing that Ire was in possession of money on a letter of credit on the National Bank
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    Coming Events.
    190 8 May 19Singapore Races. 19Inter-State Cricket: Selangor vs Perak. Tpoh: Singapore vs Negri Sembilan, Seremban. 19 New Club. Taiping. Dinner and Concert, for Earl Haig's Fund for Blinded Soldiers and Malacca Medical Mission. 20 Whit Sunday. 20 P.V.R.O. Prize Shoot 7 a.m. 200, 500 and 600 yds. 21 Whit
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    SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.
    512 8 TO-DAY’S DEPARTURES. Elephanta for Rangoon and Calcutta (Mergui and Moulinein via Rangoon.) Jin Ho for P. Brandan. Rasa for Asahan. Japan for Singapore. China and Japan. Malaya for Bhuket (Tongkah,) Renong and Kopah. Ipoh for Port Swettenham, taking mails for Klang, Kuala Lumpur and Singapore. Fiume L for
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    INDIAN LABOUR.
    28 8 599 coolies arrived per s s Teesta,yesterday, of which 280 were sent to Pulau Jerejak, and the balance proceed direct to Port Swettenham for quarantine there.
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    PENANG MAILS.
    125 8 CLOSE DAILY (excepl Sunday) BT TRAIN. Federated Malay States, Malacca, Joliotv Singapore and Hongkong Registiation and Parcel Post, except when otherwise stated, close half-an-hour earlie» than the Ordinary mail. FOR AT Batu Gajah, Tapah Road, j By trait. Teluk Anson,Kuala Kuhn, Kuala I 7.15 a.m. Lumpur, Klang, Port
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    THE CHINESE BANDITS.
    1078 9 Oriental and Occidental neuter’s Telegrams.) London, May I*. .n the limes” on the h a le,,el Irll .e Brigadiei-General expresses the opinion I' I J <t aspect of the matter is that the "< J b Chinese to the f Europeans, a challenge of to the Occidental.
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    AGRI-HORTICULTURE.
    153 9 The activities of the Malayan AgriHoi ticultural Association are not confined to Kuala Lumpur, which happens to be the Headquarters, but embraces the whole of the country. It finds its membership in every State in and out of the Federation and in the Colony. It has received the moral
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    EMPIRE DAY.
    128 9 Empire Day will be celebrated as follows in Penang Schools. In the English Schools, Girl Guides, Cadets, Scouts and Cubs will be inspected. Addresses will be delixeied on the significance of Empire Day. In the girls’ schools patriotic songs wid be sung. In the Malay Schools, the bigger
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      398 9 [To the Editor of the Pinang Gazette.”] Str, You are right to call our attention from the present hotch-potch and ferment at home to the saner ground of literature. Butapart from the historical value to the student it is unfortunate that so few people in the present
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    THE "AMY TURNER."
    415 9 WRECK STORY BY SURVIVORS. Manila, May 3.The four survivors of the British barquantine Amy Turner, which sank off Guam on March 27, arrived in Manila to-day fi-om Surigao. They were Charles West, mate, working his passage as seaman, Cliff Cornish, boatswain. and V. Tracy and Frank Lindholm,
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    IPOH LOTTERY CASE.
    651 9 M.M.” POLICE PROCEEDINGS COST $4,113.75. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, May 18. An extraordinary general meeting of members of the Ipoh Gymkhana Club was held this evening at the Ipoh Club to effect a slight alteration in a certain rule and to pass the special expenditure incurred
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    AYER KUNING RUBBER.
    198 9 ANNUAL MEETING. Th|e postponed thirteenth annual general meeting of the Ayer Kuning Rubber Estate, Limited, was held in the Registered Office of the Company, No. 9, Beach Street, Penang, to-day, at noon. There were present:Messrs. L. C. Brown (in the chair), J. G. Brown, E. H. Bulford
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    THE SHARE MARKET.
    345 9 Messrs. Kennedy and Co., Penang, report as follows The price of Tin after declining rapidly to £192-7-6 has had a welcome recovery, closing £202-7-6 which however shows a loss on the week of £2-2/6. Rubber also fell away to 1/1| but closes unchanged 1/lf The share market
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    RUBBER AUCTIONS.
    119 9 The 603rd auction of the Singapore Chamber of Commerce Rubber Association was held, when there was catalogued 976,935 lbs.. or 436 tons. Offered 813.568 lbs. or 363.20 tons. Sold 582,398 lbs. or 260 tons. Prices Realized. L’don: Is. l[d. N. York 26| cts. Ribbed Smoked Sheet Cents per
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    RUBBER PRICES.
    67 9 19th May, 1923. Local. eta. [Smoked Sheet 47}) Penangs Fine Pale Crepe 47 /non» (Unsmoked Sheet 42 J SINGA- [Smoked Sheet 49 pore 1 Crepe 49 London and New York. i (Smoked Sheot London Crep(i New York G 27 The following were the rubber quota»tions in London on
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    PENANG RUBBER SALES.
    54 9 Messrs. The Borneo Company, Ltd., advise that the undermentioned prices were realised for rubber sold by them by private and auction sales held this week: Cts Per Pound. Smoked diamond sheet No. 1 46 to 47 No. 2 43 44} Unsmoked sheet No. 1 40 41} Crepe
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    TIN PRICES.
    128 9 London. The Straits Trading Co., Ltd., gives the following London prices, on May 17 Spot £198.10s up£s.l2s.6d 3 mos. buying 197.175.6 d 5.10 s 3 selling 198 5. 75.6 d May 18th: Spot £202.10s up £4 o 3 mos. buying 202.75.6 d 4.10 s 3 selling 202.125.6 d
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    TIN OUTPUTS.
    55 9 Ratrut Basin Tin Dredging Co., N. L. first half of May, output 128 piculs, 291 hours worked, 35,000 cubic yards treated. Renong Tin Dredging Company, Ltd., Tin ore for the Ist half of month end’ng 15th May, No. 1 Dredge piculs 143, No. 3 Dredge piculs 264, making
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    PRODUCE PRICES.
    229 9 Benares Opium p. chest $5,000,00 nom. Cloves no stock Gold leaf 72.00 sellers Mace Pickings no stocks Nutmeg? 80s 1105... Coconuts per 1,000 46.00 sellers Copra Sundried 10.90 sales Rattans IL2O sellers Rattans Coarse 10.50 Green Snail Shells 13.00 Siam Rice No. 1 15.00 per bag do do
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    FLYING THE WORLD.
    636 10 A PRIVILEGED CONFESSION. Sir Percy Sykes told an interesting story about the effect of the first aeroplane’s arrival at Bandar Abbas at the meeting of the Royal Geographical Society when Major Blake read a paper o Some Difficulties in Flying Round the World”. The first aeroplane, said
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    DEWEY DAY FETE DISASTER.
    162 10 Manila, May 2.The casualties incid ent to the Dewey Day” celebration here to commemorate the twenty-fifth anniversary of Dewey’s victory in the battle of Manila, Ray exceeded the casualties oi the battle itself. Major. Gregory Harrington of the Thirty-first Infantry may lose the sight of both
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    BRITAIN’S NAVAL POLICY.
    293 10 AMERICAN OPJNION. Washington, May, 3.The parliamentary announcement from Lon don that the command of the seas” is the ultimate aim of the British, government is accepted in American naval circles to mean that Britain plans to return to Ijer traditional policy, and contrasts are being drawn between
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    SZECHUEN EARTHQUAKE.
    270 10 Peking. May 3.Only the most meagre additional reports of the widespread disster wrought by the earthquake in Szechuen have been received since the first report came in of the disaster which has laid waste an area said to have a radius of over one hundred and fifty miles.
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    BILL OF SALE APPEAL CASE.
    205 10 An important decision by the F.M.S. court of appeal confirming the invalidity of a bill of sale was delivered on the 14th nit., in the case R.M.S. Sinniah v R.M.S. Mnttiah. In his judgment. Sir Lionel Woodward, C.J.C.. came to the conclusion that the appeal
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    613 11 POSITION or THE RICE MARKET. ihe outstanding event of the past quarter, so far as concerns foreign trade, has been the lowering of ex change on 3rd January io a mean level of les. 11 per pound sterling after over three years of a steady rate cl
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    175 11 lamp post and was badly damaged. S. T.” On Monday evening, at Kuala Lumpur, while two Tamils were indulging in a fight on the bridge in Brickfields Road, one was run avey by Dr. 'Williams’ car, which was coming into town. The doctor sounded his horn
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