Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 26 May 1923

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    20 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE PUBLISHED DAILY. ESTABLISHED 1833. No. 119. VOL LXXXI. SATURDAY, 26th MAY, 1923. PRICE 15 CENTS.
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    THE CUP FINAL.
    1435 2 V NFORGE PT A BLE SCENES. Many years ago the final tie at Fallowfield, Manchester, was a dreadful fiasco; on several occasions crowds have so encroached upon the field of play as to hold up games; there was the Ibrox Park nightmare, when an electrifying run by
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    MORE CHALK.
    197 2 Fishermen and golfers are of course noted for their tall stories, and in a club a member of each fraternity once sat for hours telling impossible stories against each other. The fisherman was getting worsted, and admitted -that the golfer could easily beat him in telling lit s.
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    SHYLOCK AND MIDAS.
    157 2 .Ex. If I were asked to lecture to the American Congress this year, I would choose as my subject Remember Shy lock and Midas.’’ Shylock was a little too keen in the collection of his debts. lie insisted upon what he called his rights, no matter what
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    NEGRO LYNCHED.
    43 2 New York, April 30,—A mob at Columbia Missouri, partly comnosed to students of the University of Missouri, dragged a negro from gaol and, lynched him? 1 he negro had been accused of attacking ih foui teen-year-old daughter of a university professor.
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      880 2 01 /"»i 1 The Estate road through fields (> and hon Classified 12 on lUkap Estate, Nibong Tebal, P.W. and leading to Sungei Duri Kampong A Will be closed to all traffic for one day Advertisements. on 2nd June next. Wanted, For Sale, To Let, &c„ By Au’ nagek can
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      933 2 BANKS. CHARTERED AUSTRALIA AND RcerTOr iabilit^oZ h Kiv)) I 1R BISHOPSOATE '.ondon. f,.c Uy Agencies and Branches. l//,( Y-'/ Alor Star. Amritsar. Bangkok R* (0) j Bombay, Calcutta. Canton, Cawnpore Colombo. Delhi. Haiphong, Hankow R I kong, Iloilo, Tpoh, Karachi, K] ang (ft Kuala Lumpur, Madras, Manila, Medan V CUTICURA
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    WU PEI-FU.
    1301 3 lIIS WORK FOR HIS COUNTRY. -pi,.. IVkinu correspondent of the says promptitude and an absence lt circumlocution common in the Orient are characteristic of the dealings of Wu I i- 1 When 1 telegraphed to him rsonally to say that, with his permission, ("proposed to visit him at
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    BLIND MAN REGAINS SIGHT.
    78 3 London. April 30.A remarkable incident occurred during the voyage of the steamer Diogenes, which has arrived at Southampton from Australia. Mr. Herbert Gilson, a South African poet, who wa® discharged from the army totally blind, joined the vessel at Durban for the purpose of going to
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    AN INDIAN COMMISSION.
    46 3 Calcutta April 25.Tho Calcutta Englishman” states that Mr. Austen Chamberlain has accepted the presidency of the commission which is to deal willlhe conditions of employment in the puolic sei vices of India. This will necessitate Mr. Chamberlain's staying in India for some time.
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      273 3 A CHEMIST TESTIFIES TO THE REMARKABLE EFFICACY OF MOTHER SEIGEL’S SYRUP. A chemist has exceptional opportunities for judging the value of the medicine he sells. He sees his customers looking ill and depressed. He sells than what they ask for. Later he either sees them ill as before, or rid
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      2738 3 5 The Subscription List will open on the 21st day of May, 1923, Can be W<?rked to as the main line of the F.M.S. Railways runs alongside. The and will close on or before the 4th dav nf limn 1071 concession is aSO known to contain tin which is believed
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    SOCIAL & PERSONAL.
    1275 4 SOCIAL PERSONAL. Sir Harry Lauder was recently’ performing in Brisbane. An appreciation of Mr. H. G. Sarwar, now District Judge, Singapore, appears in the Malay Tribune,” contributed by S.Q.S.” To-day being the 56th anniversary of Queen Mary’s birthday, the flagstaff on Fort Cornwallis and the ships in harbour were dressed
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    SINGAPORE ASSIZES.
    138 4 S. T.” The trial of the two Boyanese motorcar drivers, Manan bin Ampook and Manchong bin Jayis, who were charged with the murder of another Boyanese syce in the garden of a house in Lloyd Road on the morning of April 5, concluded at Singapore Assizes before Mr.
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    NEWS FROM JAPAN.
    54 4 l okio. May 23.-Vice-Admirals Okada keisuke, Ide Kenji and Abo Kiyotane have been appointed Vice-Minister of Navy a inember of the Generals’ Counci! and President of the Department of Naval Material, respectively. Rubber F.A.Q. spot is quoted at 56, ami .»!._> on future deliveries. The tone of
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    SINGAPORE ITEMS.
    295 4 MUNICIPARITY’S NEW ABATTOIRS. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Singapore, May 26. The Municipal Commission sub-Com-mittee’s report on the new abattoirs recommends their erection at Kallang Basin. It doubts whether the Australian livestock trade will continue for long to be able to compete with the frozen meat trade’ and considers
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    CORRESPONDENCE.
    186 4 FOOD HAWKERS. (To the Editor of the Pinang Gazette. Sir, It is always good to discharge the duties entrusted to us in a conscientious manner but it would be better still if we could act in the spirit and not in the letter, because The letter killefh, but the
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    CLAIM BY MOTOR FIRM.
    227 4 S. T.” A claim for $643 in respect of work done and goods supplied' was brought by the Colonial Motor Co., Ltd., against Mr. H. M. Thompson in the Supreme Court, Singapore, before the Chief Justice, Sir Walter Shaw. Mr. Stuart Bell appeared for the plaintiffs,
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    "JUAL MORA" RAID.
    1024 4 Malay Volunteers Charged. Two members of C Company, Penang Volunteers, Abdul Razak (Sergeant) and Chem Bee (Private) appeared in the Second Court, before Mr. A. V. Aston, yesterday afternoon, on a summons issued at the instance of Ghulam Mohamed, a Bengalee watchman of the Penang Bazaar commonly
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    STRAITS CURRENCY BILL
    352 4 A Bill will be introduced in fh. L,,,... lafive Council on Monday to Colony wil.hl currency legislation suiub'f to the circumstances of the present t ln|! The objects and reasons state that the existing law isi Ordinance No. 147 f U) rency Notes), the original Ordinance bi-ought
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    CHINA CLAY.
    198 4 Caveat Emptor,” writes to the Straits Times.” lam one of those residents in the Colony who wish prosperity to any new business because of economic reasons, for a going and successful enterprise spells healthy economic conditions. But for the same i-eason 1 would' rather that a business, especially
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      430 4 NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. POSITION WANTED. Billet Wanted by an well experienced Tapping and Factory Conductor, with some knowledge of cilice work, very hard working, last place a division over 300 acres in charge. Holds excellent Testimonials Reply to Box No. 144, c/o Pinang Gazette. AUCTIONS. Penang Sales Room. AUCTION SALE OF
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      104 4 ORDINANCE NO 44 (BANKRUPTCY). IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STRAITS SETTLEMENTS. SETTLEMENT OF PENANG. In Bankruptcy. No. 22 of 1922. Re S. K. M. M. MOHAMED SHERIFF Notice is hereby given that th» 1 and Final Dividend declared in above matter has been cancelled an» withdrawn. Notice is also
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  • FEMININE REFLECTIONS.
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      Mrs. Pepys: Her Diary.
      356 5 Max I'*- 1 P aiß l d° a P ar cel by H post i 1 Bassett of very fine Asparagus, which doth her much in the growing and no less in 1})(> matter of generosity, tho’ she 'nth die has more of it than she
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      Stagnant Women.
      448 5  -  By C. C-J. Stagnation is lack of movement. onipaie the 'tagnant pond with the sparkling- brook full ot lite amt animation. The one dull: the other vivid. Stagnation is not confined to Nairne. There are 'tagnant men and women, but I think the latter will be found to
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      Love’s Wonder Women.
      661 5  -  By S. Stuart-Dewden. S. T.” Of all the wonder-women of History, vx ho have enslaved kings, including our own Merrie Monarch,” pride of place must be given to Hortense Mancini, who xvas at one lime installed in St. James’ Palace, and was bowed down to by courtiers
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      Style with Comfort.
      15 5 Spring Costume of reseda green velour, braided, and trimmed with black satin.
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      May’s Child.
      321 5  -  By Rosamund.” If you were born on the Ist of May you are very popular to your own anil the opposite sex; you area natural leader. I his is also a characteristic of those born on May 2nd, who command. but cannot serve well under the rule of
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      Inartistic Women.
      359 5  -  By Wyn Ray. A nexv cry of pipes for women’’ seems to have created no small stir of late. Photographs of ladies xvith pipes in their mouths have been published, and several opinions given of fair ones who are discarding cigarettes for briars.” They have, however, not convinc
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      Don’t be "Groovy."
      539 5 You know the real groovy’ girl xvhen you meet her. The girl who says she doesn’t know hoxv you or anyo ie else could do this, wear that, go here., stay here, or show the slightest glimmer of originality. Don’t you feel like shaking her/ Yet getting
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      Changed Germany.
      650 5 lhe New Woman. Ihe Berlin correspondent of the Morning Post” states that the resurrection of Germany is uaturallx’ the theme* of many articles m the German nexvspapers, especially as Easter Day happens to coincide with the anniversary of Bismarck’s birth, (hie of the most remarkable of these articles,
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    Coming Events.
    57 5 May 26Penang Schoolmasters’ Association, Sports, Free School Ground. 27—Penang Swimming Clni Annual Meeting, noon. 30.Football, I’. x* (cntial Union, Esplanade 5.1.5 p.m. 31Corpus f'hristi. June 2lnter-State Cricket: Penang vs Perak, Penang. 2King’s Birthday Parade, S a.m. Polo Ground. 3King’s Birthday. 1 Inter-State Cricket: Penang vs Perak. Penang. 20P.A.M.
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    FRANCE AND GERMANY.
    1182 6 The cabled reports from Paris of the ministerial crisis that had led to the decision of M. Poincare and his Cabinet to resign a proposal which President Millerand declined to accept, must have led to conjectures qs to the effect that the crisis would be likely to
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    HERE AND THERE.
    1454 6 Mr. Stanley Baldwin, the new Premier has done an excellent The New stroke of business in obChancellor. taining the consent of the Rt. Hon. Reginald McKenna to succeed himself as Chancellor of the Exchequer. It is the sort of selection that might have been expected of the
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    "FOOLISH WIVES."
    64 6 We understand that summonses haw been issued against K. H. Tann. the exhibitor of the film Foolish Wives for painting the pu ic thoroughfares with advertisements yit out the permission of the Mmi’ciP 1 authorities, and also for erectiim number of sign posts on a nunil"'i roads giving
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    THE MAILS.
    49 6 A mail for Australasia, by the EciHioL (via Singapore) closes at P- n! day. The M. M. Packet Chili with <’ I tl nental mails is expected to arrive at 7 a.m. to-morrow. The homeward mail, hv the 1 1 closes at 10 a.m. on Friday, the proximo.
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      174 6 —-r= ===>: >: c7”' "'7""”“ >= Illi DAY AND EVENING GOWNS <2 jj Just Arrived. HI I ■< '.xAtfS’ Dress Making Undertaken at ‘j Room No. 67. Annexe E. O. Hotel. TAMIL IN FOUR MONTHS WITHOUT A “DICTIONARY” Henderson’s Tamil Made Easy. The Every-day Tamil of the Tamils for Everybody.
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      4 6 E. 0. Hotel, PENANG.
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  • Page 6 Miscellaneous
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      114 6 LYRIC THEATRES, LTD., From Thursday, 24th to Sunday, 27th May, 1923. Albert E. Smith presents The Renibrant of the Screen 8 Reels The Prodigal Judge Reels 8 An Edward Jose production. Featuring Jean Paige (The Star of Black Beauty. William Fox presents the late Lieut. Ormer Locklear (The Star of
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      33 6 THE TIDES. High Water. Low Water. To-day. 9. 35 p.m. 3. 47 p.m. To-morrow. 10.16 a.m. 3. 53 a.m. 10.26 p.m. 4. 42 p.m. Monday. 10.57 a.m. 4.43 a.m. 11.14 p.m. 5.29 p.m.
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  • Obituary
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    19 6 DEATH. Osborne.—On May 19th, Francis Douglas Osborne of Rosnaree, Slane. Co. Meath. Ireland, after a serious operation By cable.
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    THE NEW CABINET.
    295 7 Mr. McKenna the Chancellor. l0R I) ROBERT CECIL’S OFFICE. Reuter’s Telegrams.] London, May 25. The Baldwin Ministry is practically jjenti.al with Mr. Bonar Law’s, ex(t.pl that Lord Robert Cecil and Mr. J. C Davidson, who was Secretary to Bonar Law, will fill the hitherto vacant posts of
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    THE NEW CHANCELLOR.
    39 7 The Rt. Hon. Reginald McKenna, who has been appointed Chancellor of tlie Exchequer, is shown iirthe above sketch, bringing in his Mar Budget of 1916. Messis. Asquith. Balfour, Bonar Law and Lloyd George are also included.
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    CHANCELLOR OF THE EXCHEQUER.
    656 7 The new < haucellor of the Exchequer was H,l| i in Iso:*,. u e represented North Mona’Uthshire as a Liberal from 1895 until 1918. en after hi* defeat at the election in that l he entered into financial life, becoming "mail of the London Joint Citv
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    THE EMPIRE IN THE EAST.
    71 7 NEW ZEALAND VIEW OF SINGAPORE BASE. Wellington, May 25. Mr. Massey, the Premier, in a speech, said the selection of Singapore as a naval base was worthy of all possible encouragement by the countries endeavouring to establish the Empire firmly in this part of the
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    POOR RUBBER PRICES IN CEYLON.
    29 7 Colombo, May 25. Two hundred and fifty-five tons of rubber offered at yesterday’s sale were withdrawn, mainly as the bids were below 80 cents.
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    EXPLOSION ON DANISH CRUISER.
    41 7 FORTY-SIX injured. Copenhagen, May 2«. Sixteen persons were seriously injured and 30 slightly injure, in an explosion on board the Danish iiuisei Gevser,” during a demonstration with' fog-developing apparatusin the course of naval manoeuvres oft South Zeeland.
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    FRENCH CRISIS ENDS.
    157 7 Purely Legal Decision. TREMENDOUS RECEPTION TO PREMIER. [Reuter’s Telegrams.] Paris, May 25. Ihe papers to-day are unanimous in emphasising the Senate’s decision as regards the Communists as being purely legal and not implying a lack of confidence in M. Poincare politically. They dwell on the treim ..dims
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    THE FRENCH MINISTRY.
    13 7 Paris, May 24.President Millerand refused to accept the Cabinet’s resignation.Vale.
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    CONTROL OF OPIUM PRODUCTION.
    180 7 AN AMERICAN SUGGESTION. Geneva, May 25. At a sitting of the Opium Commission of the League of Nations, Mr. Stephen Porter. President of the Foreign Affairs Committee in the American House of Representatives, proposed that the employment of opiate products for other than medical and scientific
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    TO THE NORTH POLE BY AIR.
    92 7 AMUNDSEN COMPLETING HIS ARRANGEMENTS. Bergen, May 25. It is now settled that Captain Amundsen will start on his projected North Pole flight from Wainwright, Alaska. He will proceed to Spitzenbergen about June 2(1, and is expected to take 22 hours. A Norwegian patrol ship
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    QUEEN OF HOLLAND’S VISIT TO ENGLAND.
    45 7 London, May 25. It is stated that Rydal Hall, in the Lake district, has been taken for the private visit of the Queen of Holland, which she contemplates making from the end of June till the middle of August.
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    SUMMER TIME IN FRANCE.
    28 7 London, May 25. Summer time operates in I’rance as from the night of May 26. It will cause some dislocation of the AngloFrench services.
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    ANGLO-BURMA OIL CO.
    27 7 London, May 26. The London Gazette” notifies that a petition- has been presented by a creditor for the winding-up of the Anglo-Burma Oil Company.
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    COMMUNIST CHAOS.
    191 7 Looting at Essen. STRIKERS INCREASE THEIR RANKS. [Reuter’s Telegrams.] London, May 26. Ruhr telegrams show that the Communists’ disturbances have not diminished, but have spread to Essen, where the crowds looted the warehouses. Most of the shops were closed. Similar scenes occurred at Bochum, where order was restored
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    GERMAN COMMUNIST RELEASED.
    13 7 Paris, May 26. The German deputy Hollein has been released.
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    U.S. ARMY OF OCCUPATION.
    47 7 EX PENSES AGREEMENT. Paris, May 26. Au Allied-American agreement has been signed, giving America priority in the first four years over Germany’s cash payments, after the repayment of the cost of the Allied occupation. I he remaining eight instalments will have complete priority.
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    SOVIET PLAYS GENERAL POST.
    68 7 WHITER OF INSOLENT NOTE REMOVED. I Riga, May 25. A message from Moscow states that the Soviet Government has removed Weinstein, who was responsible for the insolent reply to the British Note from the Foreign Department and given him a responsible position in the Commissariat Department,
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    RECONSTRUCTION OF AUSTRIA.
    52 7 HOLLAND’S INTEREST. The Hague. May 25. The Second Chamber passed the Bill relative to the reconstruction of Austria. The Party Leaders’ objections were met by the League of Nations agreeing to the Bill being so amended that Holland was only required to sign two of the three
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    THE BANGKOK BURGLAR.
    191 7 The Bangkok Times” of May 17 says One of these days the Bangkok burglar will be taken seriously. He has paid a successful visit to the Chapel Royal, even if the booty was, as we aye told, nothing to speak of. We doubt if he will be
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    TURCO-GREEK CRISIS.
    114 7 The Reparations Demand. [Reuter’s Telegrams.] London, May 26. A critical situation has arisen at Lausanne, in consequence of GraecoTurkish disagreement on the question of reparations. The Greeks refused the Turkish demand for an idemnity, and offered to cede a strip of territory to Turkey and facilitate direct TurcoBulgarian
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    SHIPPING LINE TO AVOID AMERICA.
    157 7 RESULT OF LIQUOR RULING. New York, May 25. The Xew York agent of the Spanish Royal Mail Steamship Company announces that the Company has ordered the discontinuance of all American sailings after June 11, owing to the Supreme Court’s liquor decision conflicting with Spanish law.
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    BUSINESS OUTLOOK IN AMERICA.
    84 7 SAT ISF ACT( )R Y STEEL POSITION. New York. May 25. Mr. Gary, President of the United States Steel Corporation, in an address at the Iron and Steel Institute, reported that the business outlook in the United States was good. All the Corporation’s furnaces and mills
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    INTERNATIONAL SOCIALIST CONGRESS.
    62 7 Hamburg. May 25. The International Socialist Congress decided to make London the seat oi the new International. The French Socialist leader, M. Blum, denounced the Treaty of Versailles and the Ruin occupation, and expressed the opinion that it was impossible to attain security 'of payments by the
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    COUNTY CRICKET.
    176 7 NOTTS GOING STRONG. London, May 25. Notts beat Northants by 196. For Notts, Richmond, in the first innings, took five wickets for 28, and Carr, in the second, compiled 100 not out. The Middlesex-Essex match was drawn, Middlesex gaining two points for leading on the first innings. For
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    MALAY BOY KILLED BY CROCODILE.
    236 7 A Sampan Crew Attacked. The creeks and small tributary streams running into the Krian river in the vicinity of Caledonia and Nibong Tebal, have long been infested with crocodiles of all ages and sizes. Dogs, goats and poultry, as is usual when these formidable reptiles
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    INTER-PORT SHOOT.
    96 7 THE PENANG TEAM. Te following have been selected to represent Penang in the Inter-Port Shooting Match, which takes place on Wednesday, the 30th inst. The teams number 12. the two lowest scores being counted out. The conditions are one sighterand seven rounds at 200, 500 and 600 yards:
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    P.C.C. BOWLS TOURNAMENT.
    181 7 The results of bowls ties played yesterday were as under Singles Handicap. |5 B. E. Mitchell beat f 3 J. G. Barrett 216. Ladies’ Singles. fl Mrs. McLernon W. O. from Mrs. Drayton. Monday, the 28th May Championship Pan-sA. J. I’h.nib and E. J. McLernon v. J.
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    HOME CRICKET.
    265 7 London, May 4.A. C. McLaren has resigned his position as instructor to the Lancashire Country Cricket Club, owing to a knee injury contracted in Australia last year. It is understood that J. T. Tyldesley will be appointed coach of the Lancashire Cricket Club in succession to Mr. A.
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    HAS TIN BOTTOMED?
    1840 8 LONDON OPINION. Unlike most of our contemporaries, whose interest in tin is in direct proportion to the intensity of boom conditions at any particular moment, we find the present position peculiarly interesting, says The Mining Journal of the 28th April. In the middle of March Eastern prices
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    ENDOWMENTS BOARD.
    1328 9 the annual report. Vr G. C. U. Muller, Secretary of the Mohamedan and Hindu Endowments Bo ird sends a copy of the accounts and the report for the year 1922. K a pit an Kling Mosque. di The revenue collected in 1922, including the recovery of the 1921
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    SMART SEIZURE NEAR GOPENG.
    250 9 ILLICIT LIQUOR DISTILLERY BROKEN UP. A smart seizure was made at Pulai near Gopeng a few days ago, when Mr. G. F. Pykett, Supervisor of Customs, Perak, located an illicit sam.su distillery. There were two men in charge when Mr. Pykett and his men happened along
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    RUHR CUSTOMS.
    655 9 REMARKABLE RESULTS OF FRENCH BLOCKADE. The special correspondent of the Daily Telegraph in Essen, writing on April 3 says:Up to now it has not been possible to obtain a comprehensive idea of how the Customs posts with which the Riihr is girdled were working. A cordon, properly so-called,
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    EXCHANGE.
    118 9 PENANG. MAY 26. 1923 (By Courtesy of the Chartered Bank.) London Demand Bank 2/4 1/8 4 months’ sight Bank 2/4 7/32 3 Credit 2/4 15/32 .3 Documentary 2/4 17/32 Calcutta Demand Bank Rs 174| 3 days’sight Private 1,77 a Bombay Demand Bank 174| g Madras Demand Bank 174| z
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    THE SHARE MARKET.
    321 9 Messrs. Kennedy and Co., Penang, report as follows There has been no outstanding feature in the market during the week but business is fairly active and anything offering below quotations can easily be placed. Tin closes at £199 a loss of £3-7-6 on the week, but Rubber
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    CHURCH SERVICES.
    376 9 S. GEORGE THE MARTYR. (Church of England.) Trinity Sunday. May 27.7.45 a.m. Litany, 8 a.m. Matins. 8.30 a.m. Holy Communion, 10.30 a.m' Matins (Chinese). 6 p.m. Evensong. Hymn 162. Ps XCIII 201. P s XCIX 207, Magnificat 134. Nunc Dimittis 136. Hymns 510. 160, 161. Thursday. 8 a.m.
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    LOCAL SHARE LIST.
    76 9 The following are the latest quotations in Messrs. Kennedy Co.’s share list Yesterday To-day. Shares. 5 s >» s S S <D CQ OQ OQ QQ C SC. SC. SC. Mining. Ipoh 15/- 16/- 13/6 15/K. Kamunting 45/- 45/6 Kamunting 34/6 35/Rahman H. 18.75 19.25 18.50 19.00
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    RUBBER PRICES.
    64 9 26th May, 1923. Loca l. cts. (Smoked Sheet 51t>) Pen a ng-j Fine Pale Crepe 51|znom I Unsmoked Sheet 45 SiNGA- (Smoked Sheet 52/, pore (Crepe 52i London and New York. 1“ Shee uW New York G2BJ The following were the rubber quotations in London on May 25
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    TIN PRICES.
    73 9 London. The Straits Trading Co., Ltd., gives the following London prices, on May 25: Spot £199 Unchanged 3 mos. buying 199 up 5s 3 selling 199.5 s 5s Local. May 26th Singapore sold 150 tons at s9B|. Penang buyers no sellers at $99. Messrs. Boustead and Co., Ltd:
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    AUSTRALIAN TIN SHARES.
    35 9 Messrs. Hamilton, Oxenham and Co., have received the following quotations from Australia Ra wangs 2/11 Nawng Pets 2/11 Ulu Yams £1.0.0. Tupai 37/6 Kamuntings 35/6 Kotas 37/Tongkah Harbours £1.3.6. Assam Kumbang 35/6
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    PRODUCE PRICES.
    203 9 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 sellers Copra Sundried 11.15 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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    KENNEDY & CO’S SHARE LIST.
    1095 9 KENNEDY CO’S SHARE LIST. NAMES I gj > J £8 RUBBER [Dollar.] S c S c S 0 Allenby Rubber Co 1 15 1 20 Alor Gajah Rubber Estate 1 25 1 40 Amalgamated Malay Estates 2 05 15 Ayer Hitam Planting Syndicate 13 0013 50 Ayer Kuning Rubber Estates
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      78 9 When a man asserts his dmbelie. in advertising, ask him whose soap he uses, whose beverages he drinks In nine eases 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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    SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.
    492 10 TO-DAY’S DEPARTURES. Ghirbi for Alor Star. van Riebeeck for T. Semawe, Segli, Olehleh, Sabang etc., Padang. Oldekerk for Port Swettenham, taking mails for Klang, Kuala Lutnpur, Singapore, China and Japan. van der Wijck for Langsa, Olehleh, Sabang etc, Padang. Ethiopia for Rangoon and Calcutta (Mergui and Moulmein via
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    PENANG MAILS.
    206 10 CLOSE DAILY (except Sunday). BY TRAIN. Federated Malay States, Malacca, Johore Singapore and Hongkong Registration and Parcel Post, except whert otherwise stated, close half-an-honr earliei than the Ordinary mail. FOR AT Ratu Gajah, Tapah Road, By train Teluk Anson,Kuala Kuhn, Kuala I 7.15 a.m. Lumpur, Klang, Port Swetteu-
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    TRAITORS TO THEMSELVES.
    507 10 We printed, says the Straits Times,” an official communique in reference to the Rubber Industry, and we wish to say that, with every word of it, weHmost cordially agree. The appeal made by the Government is necessary, and we hope that it will have a good effect.
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    NORTH BORNEO WAR MEMORIAL.
    296 10 Ou Tuesday. May Bth.. General Malcolm performed a ceremony unique in the history of North Borneo, that of unveiling the North Borneo War Manorial. Today there stands in the c -ntre of Jesselton's main street a granite obelisk, raised upon a plinth, says the Free Press”
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    PENANG LIBRARY.
    536 11 NEW BOOKS. the attached list of new books have been received at Penang'Library Angelo and Ministers, bv Laurence Housmann 0980. Beaumaroy Home from the Wars, hy Anthony Hope DB5BO. lhe Brimming Cup, bv Dorothy Canfield D 8573. The British in China, by C. A. Middleton Smith .*****. By
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