Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 29 May 1923

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    20 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE PUBLISHED DAILY. ESTABLISHED 1833. No. 121. VOL LXXXI. TUESDAY, 29th MAY, 1923. PRICE 15 CENTS.
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    MR. CHURCHILL ON WAR.
    1502 2 BRILLIANT EXPOSITION. Lieut-Colonel Repington says Mr. Churchill held high office during the war and threw into his work the whole of his immense, and often fruitful, activity. He made some mistakes, and like everyone who did anything, he was bitterly attacked. He is therefore entitled to
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    ALLEGED FORGERY.
    154 2 B.T.”' A. R. Veerappa Chetty, 84, Market Street, Singapore, was arrested on a warrant, on the information of Ng Hong Guan, by Det. Inspector Phear and charged before Mr. Gourlay, that between July 1, 1922, and May 25,’1923, at Singapore he fraudulently and dishonestly did use as genuine
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    CHEATING CHARGE.
    154 2 The Free Press” regrets that in its report of the police court; proceedings against Capt. M hippey, it was incorrecC ly stated that Clapt. Whippey pleaded guiltythe word not”’ being left out. Capt. Whippey returned a plea of not guilty to both the charges of cheating preferred against
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      1020 2 banks. CHILD CRIED. WITH PAIN (Incorporated in England.) Had Breaking Out On Face Capital uoS andArms.CuticuraHealed. Reserve Fund and Undivided Profits 1 359 Board of Directors "Mv child was troubled with a breaking out on her face and arms. Sir R. J. Black Bart (Chairman), J v It was of
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  • AHEAD OF THE MAIL.
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      MR. BONAR LAWS RESIGNATION.
      438 3 MR BONAR LAWS RESIGNATION. j jea fn'l<l (Oxford), May 22.—A bulletin lt .j this afternoon skates that Mr. gonar Law has had a slight operation on r throat to-day, but that otherwise his ~I Ml ition is unchanged. His resignation nrounced late last night, followed upon n examination of three
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      LIBERAL PLEA TO TREAT RUSSIA AS EQUAL.
      161 3 London. May 10.While the Daily Telegraph" joins other Conservative organs in approving of the Note to Russia, and expresses gratification at the impending break, several Liberal morning papers do not favour more than a strenuous protest, and unanimously join Labour opinion in condemning
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      ANOTHER LONDON MURDER.
      121 3 London, May 10.A sensational murder Ms committed in Brixton last night witihln a stone’s throw- of a crowded tho°tighfare. A couple of men hired a taxi-cab on Brixton Hill and ordered the f hauffeur to drive into a side turning. A n| oment later several shots were
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      STORMS IN NAIROBI.
      107 3 I-ondon, May 20.A Nairobi message the phenomenal rainfall (in April?) as tb P highest ever known and May pro,n|scs to equal it. Severe storms have lusml a large number of washaways at noints on the roads and railways, of l, eni a most severe nature, rein the
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      THE SITUATION IN KENYA.
      152 3 London, May 9.-Dr. Whitehead formerly Bishop of Madras, the Rev. Herbert Anderson, late Secretary of the Missionary Council for India, Mr. Leith, a V esleyan m ssionary, and Rev. John Mackenzie. Principal of Wilson College, Bombay, in a joint letter to The Tinies," argue that the
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      THE "OBSERVER’S" OPINION.
      235 3 London, May 20.An article in to-day "s Observer" on Kenya and the Empire" says that in accordance with uhe underlying principle of the resolution passed by the Imperial Conference in 1921, Benya as a community of the British Commonwealth should be free io develop on its own
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      ALL-RED AIR ROUTE.
      123 3 London. May 20.The Sunday Express" announces that uhe all red air route scheme for the establishment of an Imperial airship service is on the point of being accepted by the British Government. A conference between the Committee on Imperial Defence and Commander Burney. M.P. (who is the
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      CHURCH CASE TO BE TRIED IN INDIA.
      125 3 London, May 18.—At the resumed hearing of the Church case, Mr. Hugh Alexander Craig, Locomotive Superintendent of the Burma Railways, now in England on leave, giving evidence, said contracts for three years with option over a further seven years” contract's were discussed by
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      ITALIAN CARABINEER BAITED.
      76 3 London, May 20.—A Constantinople message says an Italian Carabineer on h’s way to the post at Stamboul was baited bv a number of Turkish military students and finally fired his rifle io frighten the students who were hustling him. He wounded a retired Turkish General on the
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      MOTOR HOGS IN AMERICA.
      76 3 Philadelphia, April 16,-Henry G. Brock, a millionaire society man. is tie first motorist, in America to be convicted on a murder charge arising from a motoring accident. Brock, who pleaded guilty to murder in the second degree, was sentenced to ten years’ imprisonment I is car,
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      DACOIT RAIDS IN SIND.
      372 3 London, May 14.At question time Boday, in the House of Commons, Mr. Harry, b’nell suggested that the Government should communicate wiith ithe Governor of Bombay with a view to protecting the residents of Islamkot, Thar and Parkar district (Sind) against! dacoits raids. Earl Winterton replied that
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      FRONTIER OUTRAGES.
      133 3 London, May 14.Replying to Lieu-tenant-Colonel Howard Bury, in the House of Commons to-day, Earl Winterton sard ijhat he supposed that the murderers or Mrs. Ems ana me two uir lvcre at Landi Ko-tal were outside the British administered territory. He emphasised the fact that in the Kohat case
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      THE KHALIFA’S POWERS.
      119 3 London, May 14.The Constantinople correspondent of The Times” states that the Tanin” declares that Sultan Wahid-ud-din, acting on advice, proposes Jo convoke a Moslem Congress at Pamai, for the purpose of regulating all outstanding questions concerning the power, prerogatives end method of election of the Khalifa. 11'
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      FESTIVAL OF KANDIL.
      49 3 London, May 14.The Khalifa attended in State at the mosque of St. Sophia to celebrate the first festival of Kandil. He widely departed from precedent. Declining to enter the Imperial pew, he took his place among the thronged congregation kneeling on the floor of the mosque.
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      BECKETT-SMITH FIGHT.
      141 3 London, May 14.In the Beckett-Smith contest at Holland Park, Smith made a fine fight and had the better of .most of the rounds, scoring with a good variety of blows, but Beckett! was always trying at close quarters. He relied chiefly on left hooks and rights to the
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    SOCIAL & PERSONAL.
    1070 4 SOCIAL PERSONAL. —“M.M.” Mr. G. (Jordon Macleod is due to reach Bangkok about the end of the month. Mr. E. A. Dickson, District Officer, Kinta, will be leaving on long leave to England in July. The death is announced otf Mr- James Arthur Carnegy, age, 39 years, at Trengganu. on
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    PLAGUE IN INDIA.
    173 4 BENGAL RECORDS LOWEST FIGURES. SbllJa week ending April 28 show that the epidemic is still raging in all provinces being the highest» in the Punjab and lowest in Bengal. During the week seizures stood at 6,241 all over India, of whom 4,784 died. The Punjab's loss was
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    A DISASTROUS FIRE.
    126 4 Calcutta, May 12.A report of a disastrous fire has reached here from Bankura. At noon on Tuesday last a fire broke out in the village of Dubrajpur, four miles from Sonamukhi, in Bankura district. It is one of the largest villages in the district, densely inhabited, consisting
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    FRASER’S WEEKLY REPORT.
    125 4 May 24.With the Local Share Mairkef disorganized by holidays there is very little business to report for the week under review. Tin continues weak and shares show a further decline in prices Rubber on the other hand has improved a little an there is more enquiry fc-r
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  • CORRESPONDENCE.
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      FOOLISH CENSORS.
      767 4 [To the Editor of the Pinang Gazette.”] Sir,In your issue of the 22nd May under the heading Here There on the film entitled Foolish Wives,” we fear that what you wrote is misleading and we take this opportunity of challenging your statements. We come to the conclusion that
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      CHINESE BANDITS,
      654 4 (To the Editor of the Pinang Gazette). Sir.The eventual crisis in which China is engulfed relating to the raid on trains by bandits in Shantung and the capturing of foreigners and the holding of them for ransom, has promised to introduce a new play on the old stage
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      THE BRITISH THRONE.
      402 4 [To the Editor of the "Pinang Gazette.”] Sir,Regarding the Empire on which the sun never sets, while so many of the monarchs of Europe have disappeared from the scene during the last decade, the British Throne is established as firm as ever. In these days of socialistic
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    P.C.C. BOWLS TOURNAMENT.
    78 4 No bowls ties were played yesterday owing t.o rain. On Monday, in the Single Handicap, Ser. A. J. Plumb W. O. from 5 G. B. F. Southam. Thursday, the 31 sit May: Championship Pairs.-A. J. Plumb and E. J. McLernon v. J. Ellis and T. E. Masen
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    BOXING.
    297 4 THE OLYMPIA CONTESTS. London, May 18. Descriptions of the two boxing contests at Olympia, yesterday, are now available. In the match for the light heavy weight championship of the British Empire, the Irishman Dave Magill was aggressive and was nearly always attacking. Jack Bloomfield, however, countered well and hit
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    COUNTY CRICKET.
    67 4 London, May 14.The County Cricket match between Leicestershire and Lancashire ended tio-day with a substantial victory for Lancashire as follows: Leicestershire vs. Lancashire. (At Leicester). Leicesterlst innings. 94 (Parkin 8 for 52) 2nd innings, 98 (Parkin 5 for 46, R. Tyldesley 3 for 15.) Lancashire:lst innings, 301 (Hallows
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    Coming Events.
    54 4 May 30.Football, P. C. C. v Central Union, Esplanade 5.15 p.m. 30 Inter-Port Shoot, Rifle Range. 31 Corpus Christi. June 2lnter-State Cricket: Penang vs Perak, Penang. 2 King’s Birthday Parade, 8 a.m. Polo Ground. 3 King's Birthday. 4 Inter-State Cricket: Penang vs Perak, Penang. 20P.A.M. Meeting, Kuala Lumpur.
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    ITEMS FROM IPOH.
    163 4 GYMKHANA CLUB'S (From Onr Own Corr(. spn(l( t j Ip h Ma X 29 rhe proposed programme o f th,. Gymkhana Club’s Summer Meeting 7 held on July 10, 12 and 14. is out Th will be eight races each day f Or st amounting to $7,450,
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    FORGED RUBBER COUPONS.
    46 4 (From Ont Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur. 29. A Chinese was committed f 0 the Assizes on a charge of usimz forged rub ber coupons. The accused declared he bought them on the five-foot wav f rom a clerk, believing them to he genuine.
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    FEDERAL COUNCIL.
    148 4 RUBBER restriction. (Fiom Oup Owm Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, May 9o In the Federal Council, the Fen. Ab. E. ,S. Hose, the Acting Chief Secretary presiding, the only business was the Restriction of Rubber Export Bill which was introduced on a certificate of urgency. Mr Nathan by invitation was.
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    DEATH OF BRIG-GENERAL HUSSEY.
    117 4 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Singapore. May 29The death occurred suddenly in Singapore General Hospital of Brigadier-Gen-eral Arthur Herbert Hussey, from black wafer fever- The deceased was admit ted in the morning and died at night. H' recently returned with the G. 0. C. from Borneo, where
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      191 4 A PENALTY OF EXISTENCE IN THE TRoPICS. From a tourist’s point of view to take the Eastern trip is indeed a ful experience. One skims through, seeing and doing only what is be.-t, nowhere long enough to feel the climatic pull on one’s health. But )e far is the lot
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    CEYLONESE ASSOCIATION OF PERAK.
    467 5 AL meeting in ipoh. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh. May 17. Th postponed annual general meeting he Ceylonese Association of Perak 01 i\i I it the Ceylon Tamils’ Associa*:l Hall on Saturday, May with Dr. H. E. Hughes, President, m the chair. LLe «ere also pi-esent
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    ARMED MEN SURPRISED.
    165 5 .—S.T.” A sensational arrest of a group of eigh) "ou!d be gang robbers was effected at Kuala Lumpur, on Friday afternoon at It would appear that Mr. Dally, As'istan' Commissioner, Intelligence hrin.h. got information that a big gang tulj.piy was about to be committed- It ff as
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    KUALA SELANGOR MYSTERY.
    150 5 If murder of three Tamil tappers rjk IDen a w °uian) in a Chinese j. property at the 20th mile, Klangtlic V > e an B or Road, was reported to tnae t' ani P°^ ce on Tuesday lastf. The nip j S ,ate °f Kuala Selangor,
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    MUNICIPAL ABATTOIRS.
    597 5 SINGAPORE’S PROBLEM. At the ordinary monthly meeting of the Singapore Municipal Commission, the President laid on the table the health statement and said that Dr. Hunter would explain to Mr. Baddeley about the rise in the death rate in connection with which he had raised a qnery. Dr.
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    SINGAPORE PROFITEERS DEFEATED.
    216 5 Mr. David G. Stead, late manager of the New Souilh Wales Trawling industry, who was engaged last year by the British Malayan authorities to carry out investigations in connection with the fishing industry there, has submitted a report of his work to the Acting-Premier and Chief Secretary
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    PARIS FASHION NOTES.
    1186 5 SOME ATTRACTIONS. (By a Lady Correspondent.) Paris, April 25. 1 here are seasons when Paris rejoices in musicals or in theatricals, or some particularly eccentric dancer at An evening s entertainment; and, again, there are seasons when nothing but the most usual dances and dinners take place.
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    Moonlight Band Programme.
    116 5 The Municipal Band will play the following programme of music at the Esplanade from 8.30 to 10.30 to-night: 1 March The Shop Girl Monckton 2 Melody In F Rubinstein 3 Waltz’ A Night of Romance Nicholls 4 Selection Leslie Stuart s Songs Allen 5 Bolero Tricotrin Hume
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    UNDESIRABLE FILMS.
    1276 6 In another column we publish the letter of a correspondent from Singapore, who is obviously interested in the exploitation of films of the type that we condemned in a Here and There” paragraph which appeared in our issue of the 22nd inst. He is evidently annoyed over our
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    HERE AND THERE.
    1566 6 Questions addressed to the Government by the Hon. r. Hospital Con- W.H. Thorne, in the Leditions. gislative Council, jester day, elicited the information that the terms of the agreem® f sisters and nurses recruited for the Hospitals of the Colony are under negotiation with the Colonial Office,
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    THE MAILS.
    117 6 Mails from Australia are xpeeb"’ arrive in time for delivery at j to-morrow. fhe A mail for Western lt ;J5 Gascovne (via Singapore) clos' 1 a.m. on Thursday, the 31st instan The B. I. packet EUenga, withl from Europe, is expected to ,l at 6 a.m. on Friday,
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      28 6 E. O.” Tuesday, 29th May, Guest Night Dancing. Wednesday, 30th May, Special TiffinOrchestra. Orchestral Concert, 9-45 p.m. Friday, Ist June, Guest Night Dancing. Saturday, 2nd June, Special TiffinOrchestra.
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    RE-OPENING OF PARLIAMENT.
    398 7 pi imier’s Enthusiastic Reception. Reuter’s Telegrams.] London, May 28. Wi.cn the House of Commons rei the Whitsuntide holidays a large attendance. mere \j, Stanley Baldwin had an euthux!ll reception. Mr. Chamberlain 'rfired Opposition cheers but the jjnisterialists were silent. V’ Rain>a> Macdonald, Mr. As- lu <1 Mr.
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    BRITISH SHIPS IN EASTERN WATERS.
    124 7 question of survey. London, May 28. Un,i Ues V onp r in the House of ComP 'i'u* 1 ,Ut tllat a British Ri'tio I*'" r,tl sh-manned ship, re- lit 11 British port, can be kept it i n 1,111 v '".foreign waters, so that imnJ?")
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    NEW P.M.C.
    24 7 MR i v! HU 111 NGTt tN-EVANS. j( p London, May 28. i Sir 1-ami'ig Worthiosll na>i *<■ as been appointed ie, -treneral.
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    DE VALERA’S MESSAGE.
    137 7 Further 'lesistance Use-ess. [Reuter’s Telegrams.] London, May 28. A captured copy o f a message from De A alera on the 23rd or 24th May, addressed to the Dublin Irregulars, definitely reaffirms the decision to abandon armed resistance and declares that the Republic can no longer be
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    LAND PURCHASE IN IRISH FREE STATE.
    68 7 AN OLD SCHEME REVIVED. Dublin, May 28. Introducing a Government bill with the object of completing the Land Purchase Scheme com'menced in 1870. Mr. Hogan said that about 70.000 tenancies remained unpurchased. He hoped that not a single agricultural tenant or landhftd would be
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    TRAFFIC IN OPIUM.
    81 7 CHINESE DENIAL AT GENEVA. Geneva, May 28. At a meeting of the Opium Commission, the Chinese representative in the name of his Government made a definite statement denying rumours that an opium monopoly was to be established in China. Sir John Jordan s Re>cib,cn. Sir John Jordan’s
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    CHINESE BONDS.
    101 7 MEETING OF HOLDERS. London, May 28. Mr. C. Birch-Crisp presided over a crowded meeting of holders of Chinese Marconi and Vickers 8 per cent. Treasury Bonds, which discussed means of securing interest payment. The Chairman said the new loan of £20.000,000 was secured by a surplus of customs
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    WIRELESS ON NOVA ZEMBLA.
    65 7 RUSSIAN GOVERNMENT’S LATEST. MOVE. Christiania, May 28. The Russian authorities have decided to erect a wireless station on the island of Nova Zembla, to communicate with Archangel and other stations in North Russia and Siberia, especially to call attention to the weather in the Kara Sea,
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    MORE RAILWAY STRIFE ANTICIPATED.
    63 7 EMPLOYEES AGAINST WAGE REDUCTIONS. London, May 28. Difficulties in the railway likely to be increased by the bal railway shopmen, resulting m thirds majority against the of the railway companies proposal to i< 1 wages by 2/- per week m May and 1/- per week in
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    FRENCH RULE IN THE RUHR.
    446 7 Big Seizure of Marks. [Reuter’s Telegrams.] Berlin, May 28. A message from Essen states that 1* lench troops entered the Reichsbank and confiscated about 75 milliard marks the biggest seizure hitherto in Hie Ruhr. Communist Terrorism. The Vossische Zeitung’s” special correspondent in the iihr states
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    THE MARK STILL FALLING.
    20 7 London May 28. Marks continued to depreciate and closed at 281,000 to 283,000 to the £l.
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    TURKISH WAR LIABILITIES.
    120 7 AGREEMENT REACHED AT LAUSANNE. Lausanne, May 28. An agreement has been reached in regard to the reparations to the Allies by the Turks, whereby the Allies claim no further reparations beyond the £0,000,000 (Turkish) seized at the Deutsche bank and the £5,000.000 paid to-England for two warships
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    BRITAIN’S REPLY TO SOVIET.
    54 7 Satisfactory on Most Points.” [Reuter’s Telegrams.] London, May 28. Reuter learns that the British reply to the Russian Note will be made at the earliest moment. The Cabinet considers the deply satisfactory on most points, except propaganda, in which there is a complete divergence oi opinion
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    NO DIPLOMATIC CHANGE AT WASHINGTON.
    87 7 SIR AUCKLAND GEDDES’ INTENTION. New York. May 28. With reference to the reports from London in regard to the change in the British Ambassadorship, the Associated Press correspondent in Washington states that no intimation in that connection has hitherto been received at the Embassy. Sir
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    U.S. INDUSTRY AND TRADE.
    69 7 Washington, May 28. The Federal Reserve Board’s monthly report states that the "large volume of production and trade continued. There was some slackening in activity in the last part of April and early in May, partly due to seasonal causes but insufficient to threaten prosperity. While
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    THE CUP FINAL AT WEMBLEY.
    50 7 DISAPPOINTED TICKET HOLDERS WANT MONEY BACK. London. May 28. The Football Association Council reported that upwards of 5000 applications from ticketholders at the Cup Final for a refund of their money have been received, representing £4.100. It is proposed to make all repayments by cheque.
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    RANGOON MURDER.
    370 7 S.T.” Among the more recent sensational cases which have taken place in Rangoon I this year is that which has come to be fa- i miliarly known as the Royal Lakes murder. in which a Burman Diamond Broker i met with his death under most tragicci rcuhistances. The
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    LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
    1430 7 Penang Maternity Hospital Accommodation. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Singapore, May 29. In the Legislative Council, the Hon. Mr. Tessensohn moved that General Order No. 80 (2) 'dealing with the admission to the Maternity Hospital of wives of Government servants be rescinded and that they be made open hospitals
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    MOTOR TRANSPORT IN BRITISH MALAYA.
    1782 8 THE OPPORTUNITIES. An aiticle in The Times’’ Trade Supplement, a portion of which appeared in our issue of yesterday, says: The fedei'ation of States known as Negri Sembilan has a total area, of about 2,550 square miles, and the population, mainly composed of Malays, Chinese,
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    PROMISSORY NOTE CASE.
    916 9 ALLEGED FORGERY. A preliminary enquiry was held by Mr. A. A Aston, Acting Second Magistrate, yesterday, into the charges of forging a promissory note for $l5O and using the same as genuine, preferred against a Chinese shop-keeper of Batn Gantong, named Yeap Cheon. t onrt Inspector D.
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    LOCAL SHARE PRICES.
    107 9 ■j i..‘lowing are the important changes -1 report of the Malaya Co., Ltd., for to-day. Shares. Buyers. Sellers, g Ltd S 1.00 s 1.021 Tel k A: Rubber Est. Limited 6.25 6.75 T ne’l a Coconut Rub. Est. Ltd -55 .65 B 1 .I’eli r Dredging .47
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    SHIPPING NOTES.
    279 9 MORE ABOUT THE OKARA.” Colombo, May 12.With reference to the allegations regarding the Okara’s unsea worthiness, a Colombo resident is said to have received a letter from an officer on board that vessel written shortly before she left Calcutta stating that the vessel’s lifeboats were useless and filled
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    THE ILL-FATED OKARA.
    99 9 Calcutta. May 21.The commemoration service organised by the committee of the Diocesan Seamen Institute for those serving in the S. S. Okara and all other seamen who died at sea on duty during the storm in which the ship foundered was held yesterday at St. Stephen’s Church,
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    CHINKOA'S EXPERIENCES IN CYCLONE.
    471 9 A thrilling story of the adventures of the British India steamer Chinkoa during the cyclone in the Bay of Bengal was told to an Englishman” representative by the chief officer and members of the crew of the vessel on her arrival in Cal cutta on Friday.
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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. so tn Shares. t>> zg -S »2 «2 CQ GC C SC. SC. SC. Rubber (Dollar). Jimah 1.15 1.20 1.174 1.224 Punggor 474 55 50 60 T Anson 6.00 6.50 6.25 6.75 Mining.
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    RUBBER PRICES.
    41 9 29th May, 1923 Local. cts. fSmoked Sheet 49|) Pen ang j Fine Pale Crepe 49i>nom VUnsmoked Sheet 45 Singa- (Smoked Sheet 50? pore (Crepe 50A London and New York. i (Smoked Sheet ls.2]d DoN ICrepe h.2]d New York G2B]
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    TIN PRICES.
    118 9 London. The Straits Trading Co., Ltd., gives the following London prices, on May 28: Spot £196.15s down £2.5s 3 mos. buying 196.1 Os 2.1 Os 3 selling 196.15 s 2.10 s The Eastern Smelting Co.. Ltd: London, May 26, £199 spot, and £199 three months buying. £199 5s
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    PRODUCE PRICES.
    154 9 Benares Opium p. chest $5,000,00 nom. Cloves no stock Gold leaf 72.00 sellers Mace Pickings no stocks Nutmegs 80s HOs... Coconuts per 1,000 46.00 sellers Copra Sundried 10.10 buyers 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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    EXCHANGE.
    112 9 PENANG. MAY 29, 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 Hs 1741' 3 days’sight Private 177 B Bombay Demand Bank 174] 2 Madras Demand Bank 174} g3 days’sight
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    KENNEDY & CO’S SHARE LIST.
    1120 9 KENNEDY CO’S SHARE LIST. S NAMES J 3.2 ll* I W I 2 o? M RUBBER [Dollar.] S c S c 8 o Allenby Rubber Co 1 15 1 Alor Gajah Rubber Estate 1 25 1 40 Amalgamated Malay Estates 2 05 Ayer Hitam Planting Syndicate 13 00 13 Ayer
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    202 10 CLOSE DAILY (except Sunday) BY TRAIN. Federated Malay States, Malacca, Johore Singapore and Hongkong Registration and Parcel Post, except where otherwise stated, close half an-hour earlie» than the Ordinary mail. FOR AT Batu Gajah, Tapah Road, By train Teluk Anson,Kuala Kubu. Kuala 715 a.m Lumpur, Klang, Port Swetten-also
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    MARKET PRICES.
    511 11 CHOWRASTA MARKET. Penang, Mry 29, 1923. cts Government Mutton Head, sheep or goat each 1.00 Liver with heart lung do 1.20 Tripe do i.QO Goat or Sheep per lb 55 Sweet Bread pair 40 Leg of Mutton lb 55 Kidney pa i r 30 Feet the four 50
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