Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 11 June 1923

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    20 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE PUBLISHED DAILY. ESTABLISHED 1833. No. 131. VOL LXXXI. MONDAY, lith JUNE, 1923. PRICE 15 CENTS.
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      816 1 “NIKKO” I MODERN ART I PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO j No. 7, Northam Road, Penang. Telephone No. 579. I y j&a Jc* ...iz z a4 aßg Baßßl^44i, ki a Ka *«s*&A»&i i lODFIITfI THE MOTORISTS SURE shield. «SL jm I i It is a very common human (REGISTERED) I failing to under-estimate
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      32 1 x on nn n i; y LADIES' GENTS’ I 1! GOLD SILVER ii CIGARETTE CASES ii IN J. 11l ATTRACTIVE DESIGNS j B. P. de SILVA, SINGAPORE AND PENANG. i “k =>: =>: xi
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    Penang Turf Club.
    100 2 AUTUMN RACES, 1923. 31st July, 2nd, and 4th August. Total Stakes $27,500 10 per cent of Sweep money to be divided amongst winning owners with a Gold Cup to the winner of Division A—Horses Ist Day and a Cup to the winner Division A—Exgriffin Ponies 2nd Day
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    ASSOCIATION.
    964 2 THE LINCHENG OU.TRAGE. The Shanghai branch of the China Association held its annual meeting in the Shanghai Club. Mr. E. F. Mackay occupied the Chair. The Chairman said an incident which lias deeply stirred the foreign communities in China and has called forth severe criticism from European and Ameiican
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    A TAX ON BETTING.
    637 2 HOW A CHURCHMAN LOOKS AT IT. Bishop Welldon says the Chancellor of the Exchequer is "greatly* attracted by a tax on betting.” If he tries to impo- L it he will meet some opposition from ue Christian Churches. It will perhaps be worth while, then, to
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    Ipoh Gymkhana Club.
    107 2 SUMMER MEETING, 1923. 10th, 12th and 14th July, 1923. EIGHT RACES EACH DAY. 3 Races for ail Horses. Stakes $1,200, $1,100 and $1,000. 2 Races for Ex-griffin Horses Stakes $800. 2 Races for Ex-Griffin Ponies Stake $600. Third Day $700. 1 Hack Race for Gentlemen Riders only.
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    Coming Events.
    92 2 June 11, 12—Courtneidge-Holloway Comedy Company, Town Hall. 19, 21 and 23—Selangor Races. 20—P.A.M. Meeting. Kuala Lumpur. 23—Prince of Wales’ Birthday. 26—Entries for Ipoh Races Close. 30, July 1,2 —Malayan Agri-Horti-cultural Show, K.L. July 10, 12 and 14—Singapore Races. 20— Penang Race Entries Close. 21— Inter-School Sports, Esplanade. 31,
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      483 2 Short Classified Advertisements. Wanted, For Sale, To Let, &c., can be inserted in the Pinang Gazette at THREE CENTS A WORD counting the address to which replies aro to be sent, Minimum Charge 1 each Insertion. 6 Consecutive Insertions $5. Cash must accompany order, otherwise the advertisements will be charged
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      476 2 Government Notification. Tenders will be received at the Resident Councillor’s Office, Malacca, up to noon of the 20th June, 1923. for the following works:— Erection of Volunteer Head Quarters, Drill Hall and Outhouses, etc. at Malacca. Every person applying for a form of Tender will be required to deposit the
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      313 2 municipal notice. An ordinary meeting of the Municipal Commissioners will be held at the Municipal Office at -1 p.m. on Tuesday the 12th instant. L. A. COUTIER BIGGS, Secy, to the Municipal Commissioners. PETALING TIN, Ltd. (Incorporated in the T*. M. S.) LOST SHARE CERTIFICATE. Whereas application has been made
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      203 2 E. O. BAKERY 199, Hutton Lane, Penang. Telephone No. 963. Prices Moderate. Delivery daily to all parts. Trial Solicited BAKERS, CAKEMAKERS PASTRY COOKS. FRENCH ROLLS a Speciality. BRASSO. THE BEST METAL POLISH. Imparts a Lasting Brilliance, AGENTS BARKER KENGCHLAN, SINGAPORE. I T--II i I I H i I A I
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    DUTCH EAST INDIES.
    1305 3 *xterview with former RESIDENT of SINGAPORE The Bandoeng Correspondent of the Straits Times” says Dr. C. J. K. van Aalst, president of the Netherlands Tra- < mg Society (Factorij der Nederlandsche Handel-maatschappij), w h o wa s for a long time in charge of the bank in
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    HOME BY AIR.
    42 3 A London wire of May 16 says: The Burney airship scheme is to begin next May. Airships carrying 200 passengers will leave on Mondays and Thursdays, arriving at Bombay in four days. The fares will be £7O and £45.
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      327 3 [w R W "Hurrah f Itistimejbr our Chfaltine'' NOTHING else does the kiddies so .?UJ ch OO< J. as a CU P of delicious Ovaltine.” It gives them health and strength and builds up sturdy bodies and alert minds. /7* Ovaltine is a delicious beverage a food i hjrif v
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      216 3 Does the Distance from which you do your buying make any difference to you, providing you get good English Merchandise at MUCH LOWER PRICES $7.50 17/6 Fine Black Glace Kid. No. 16P48 This lady's shoe is a very smart model. In Court Style with medium-pointed toe. Cut from Fine Quality
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      418 3 Fifteen Delicious rS Cheese Dishes oa y Cheese is an important ingredient in many J U Cornflour dishes, such as Macaroni BQ if y cheese, cheese souffle, cheese fondu and cheese straws. Cornflour and cheese help each other X general aim of providing V i jft nourishing and attractive fare.
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    SOCIAL & PERSONAL.
    1085 4 SOCIAL PERSONAL. Mr. and Mrs. J. Hunter, of Kenny Estate, Jeram, have gone Home on leave. Mrs. M. z A. V. Allen and her son are leaving Kuala Lumpur for Home, on July 14tlr, by s.s. Malwa. Dr. Day has gone to Singapore for reasons'of health. He will be leaving
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    MUNICIPAL COMMISSION
    124 4 "Bhe business for the meeting of the Municipal Commission, to be held to-mor-row. is as follows 1. Minutes of last meetin_ fo be read and confirmed. 2. Any special business the President may bring forward. 3. Questions. 4. Some» bills to be passed. 5. R«’ transport allowance of
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    F.M.S. COURT OF APPEAL.
    165 4 MALAYAN COLLIERIES CASE. The F. M. S. Court of Appeal begin* its sittings on the 11th instant, when the following important appalls be argued Tay Siew Eng (f) vs Eu Tong Seng Decision, of Mr. Justice» Farror-Manbj in Civil Suit No. 934 of 1921. F. C.
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      1463 4 —l.iiu i nvAGc "Profits <it- different The following table sets out the expected G o nnneentrate and the ABRIDGED PROSPECTUS. be received on the footing of the full Prospectus and the picul issued DollarB J s e u r ed capital form issued therewith. hnl^ re THIS PROSPECTUS HAS BEEN
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      60 4 NEW HEALTH W AND NERVE POWER quickly gained with I regular use of S SANATOCEN fek. I NCr s Bjornsterne Bjornson, the wife KiEkl ot the celebrated Norwegian poet and novelist, wrote "Bjornson uses bans ofieri every day and finds that tn effects of this admirable revitalising food are exceeding'y
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    MEMORIES OF MALAYA.
    1297 5 UsniiniscencßS of Ku Yu. BY .1. 0. PASQCAL. No. 3. r-p. G.” Special.} -There was a great deal of lawlessness Province owing to the unsettled in inf 11 .f Kedah and the influx of bad traders from that State, and it was .pl! Phillip who was mainly
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    CHARGED WITH BIGAMY.
    331 5 Joseph Ambrose Samuel, an overseer employed by the Municipality, was charged before Mr. Ahearne in the Second Police Court, Singapore, with bigamously marrying Chellammah Josiah during the lifetime of his wife. Jananony Samuel. Mr. Shelley Thompson prosecuted and Mr. M. V. Pillai appeared for the tiefence. The
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    The Band Programme.
    39 5 The Municipal Band will play the following 6 to 7 p.m.. to-day IJto h Hew tt 2 Intermezzo Rainbow 3 Waltz Parma MoNekton 4 Selection The Boy Fried 5 One Step Broadway God Save The King.
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    EDUCATION IN THE STRAITS.
    772 5 SIR WALTER SHAW AND THE UNIVERSITY DREAM. T nUal lneetin 8 of the Teachers’ tion h n .7 aS held at Raffles InstituShaw" i e r the F hlef Justice Sir Walter Shaw, delivered an address. Mr. D A ’.°P P 1 inci P a l
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    NEWS FROM JAPAN.
    111 5 Tokio, June 7.—Mr. Higuchi Teppeh accompanied by an expert and followers, w ill start on an attempt to climb M.t Everest in Docember. The expenditure is estimated at Y. 60,000. The Premier, Baron Katoh, with a view to discussing the question of the, proposed preliminary Rusiso-Japanese conference,
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      80 5 PRITCHARD Co., Ltd. Special Announcement. We are Displaying on Saturday next, June 16th and Succeeding Days, A SELECTION OF Afternoon and Race Gowns ai s E ven i n g Frocks. EXCLUSIVE MODELS Secured from Recent Dress Exhibition I 1 r—\ //J 3 I w <i WJJ r or Hats,
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    THE BULGARIAN REVOLUTION.
    1433 6 The earlier reports which were allowed to reach the outside world from Bulgaria rather gave an impression that the revolution which has occurred there had l>een both bloodless and effective. It was suggested that the cleverly laid plans ot the combined Military League and of the party
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    HERE AND THERE.
    1069 6 The engagement of H. R. H. p J nc^ Sb Maud to Lord Charles A Royal Engage- Alexander ment eldest son of the tenth Earl of Southesk, is an interesting event, which will lead to the further democratisation of Koy aiy and create much interest in Scotlanc.
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    SINGAPORE NEWS.
    148 6 THE GOVERNOR'S Tol'il. (From Our Own Correspondr-nt. Singapore. June 11. H. E. the Governor, aboard the “>■ l( belle.” left on Saturday fora fdrtniuht'? tour of the east coast. His departure was delayed till one o’clock owing to the receipt of an important cable from the Secretary of
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    INSPECTOR COWAN'S DEATH.
    121 6 A VERDICT OF SUICIDE. (From Our Own Corre.-you i Kuala Lumpur. June 11. At the inquest on Inspector Cowan who recently shot himself in his quarters, a verdict of suicide was returned. The evidence showed that deceased was >ao in debt and had been drinking heavily. Soccer.
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    THE MAILS.
    174 6 Mails from Australia are expected to arrive in time for delivery at 8-> a.m to-morrow. The homeward mail, by the Elk Uy*'» closes at 10 a.m. on Friday, the L? instant. One bag of correspondence ironi the United Kingdom for Penang expected to arrive at Singapore on n
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      127 6 MROBBB fIW «EBS» «eaaßrnsafias UBND WHEN BUYING I SAUSAGES ALWAYS ASK FOR i WALLS. The acme of Succulence I Made in Several Varieties Including:— Walls Pork Sausages, a Walls Oxford Sausages, I Walls Sausages in Tomato, I TRY ALSO Walls Famous Pork Pies. g Obtainable from al! Dealers. Wind esale
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      27 6 “E. O.” Tuesday, 12th’ June, Guest Night Dancing. Wednesday, 13th June, Special TiffinOrchestra. Orchestral Concert, JI-45 p.m. Friday, 15th June, Guest NightDancing. Saturday, 16th June, Special TiffinOrchestra.
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      167 6 I TOWN HALL, LAST TWO NIGHTS i iii ill ROBERT COURTNEIDGE and >: W. E. HOLLOWAY’S Company. ill (||l| To-night at 9-30 HI F re d w Permain, Cherry Hardy and Leslie Graham in Sir Charles Hawtrey's great success fl “AMBROSE APPLEJOHN'S ADVENTURE.” Jj Tuesday. June 12th, Farewell Performance. W.
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      21 6 THE TIDES. High Water. Low Water. To-day. 10.51 p.m. 5. 22 p.m. To-morrow. 11.13 a.m. ’>• 0 a.m. 11.28 p.m. 5.53 p.m.
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    BLOODLESS REVOLT IN BULGARIA.
    712 7 Government Overthrown. bolt from the blue. Reuter’s Telegrams.] Sofia. June 9. •yi ie Government was overthrown at .i rtV o'clock this morning by an organiof reserve officers, supported by the active army. A Popular Movement. Rukharest. June 10. Detail' 0 ie Bulgarian revolution that the military
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    PROHIBITION.
    129 7 AMERICAN COMMISSIONER’S REPORT. Washington. June 10. Mr. Haynes, the Prohibition Commissioner., in his annual report, expresses a fair degree of satisfaction” at the liquor prohibition enforcement in the nited States, and generally hopes that increased co-operation by the local authorities will leave the Federal officers lee to deal with
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    THE LAST "WET" LINER FOR AMERICA.
    66 7 London. June 10. The last wet liner, the Mauretania, has departed for America. The company supplies the passengers on the Majestic going out on Wednesday with forms in which they are asked to estimate and also pay for the liquor they are likely to
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    U.S. RAILWAY WAGES.
    26 7 x Chicago. June 9. The Pennsylvania Railroad Company granted an increase of wages to 112,000 employees, involving an additional annul expenditure of $8,500,000.
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    THE BANQUE INDUSTRIELLE.
    85 7 GRANTING OF CREDIT QUESTIONED. Paris. June 10. In the case of the Ban me Industrielle de Chine. M. Pernotte. replying to M. Doyen’s reference to the imprudence in granting credits, declared that such credits had not been extensive. The profits of the bank to Dec. 31. 1919.
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    MURDERS OF OFFICERS.
    45 7 ARRESTS IN AFGHANISTAN. Simla. June 9. A Kabul message says the Afghan authorities arrest?d two Hangn-Khel Shinwaris. on the charge of murdering Majors Anderson and Orr. mentioned on the 9th April. The accused are at present in custody at Jalalabad ayaiting trial.
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    INDIAN CONGRESS.
    28 7 MANY VOLUNTEERS ARRESTED. Nagpur. Jone 9. Hitherto 524 Congress Volunteers have been arrested for defying the order prohibiting processions and the carrying of the Nationalist flag.
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    ITALIAN FOOD PRICES.
    33 7 Rome, June 9. In order to diminish the high cost of living the Cabinet decided to abolish or substantially reduce the customs duties on the most important articles of food.
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    VISCOUNT ISHII.
    14 7 Marseilles, June 9. Princess Nobuko and Viscount Ishii have arrived from Japan.
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    NORTHERN TENNIS.
    46 7 MISS RYAN’S SUCCESS. London, June 9. At Manchester, in the Xort ie Tennis Championships final, Miss Rjan won the title for the fourth year, by defeating Miss Holman b d, ’’Yhe vouthful British Davis U'W p|av m,.. j. Wheatky. Doctor Fyze'e’is not'defending bis title.
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    REPLY TO GERMANY.
    404 7 A Joint Allied Note? M. POINCARE’S CONDITIONS. [Reuter’s Telegrams.] London, June 9. The “Daily Telegraph’s” diplomatic correspondent indicates that M. Poincare yesterday intimated to London his assent to a collective Allied reply to Geimany, and a subsequent conference, conditional on the cessation of passive resistance, the rejection
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    THE LOWLY MARK.
    12 7 London, June 9. Marks are 392,000 to the pound.
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    ASSASSINATION IN DORTMUND.
    28 7 TWO FRENCH SOLDIERS SHOT. Paris, June 10. Two French non-commissioned officers were assassinated in the streets of Dortmund last evening. No details are to hand.
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    An Affray with Civilians.
    34 7 Paris, June 10. Two non-commissioned officers were shot during an affray with German civilians, according to German eyewitnesses who reported the affair to the French authorities and described the shooters.
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    FRENCH AIR MISSION.
    113 7 ILL-FATED ADVENTURE. Paris, June 9. The French air mission, which was to fly round the world, will shortly be ordered to abandon the attempt, in consequence of numerous mishaps. Alter much delay in starting. Lieutenants Picard and Madon traversed Italy, and were crossing to Tunis when Lieutenant
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    GALATA INCIDENT.
    125 7 Attack on Greek Priest. [Reuter’s Telegrams.] Constantinople, June 9. A brawl occurred this morning in the Greek Church at Galata during the reading of the Patriarchal sentence of excommunication on Damianos and other hooligan aggressors of the Patriarch. British police arrested Damianos, who struck the interpreter, but Turkish
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    THE FUTURE OF CHINA AND SIBERIA.
    142 7 VIEWS OF JAPANESE AMBASSADOR 4 London. June 10. Responding to the toast of “Asia” at the dinner of the Oxford I niversity Asiatic Society, the Japanese Ambassador expressed the opinion that Russia was not entitled to control Siberia’s great wealth herself but must, open
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    THE BRITISH FLEET.
    94 7 COMING REDISTRIBUTION. Malta. June 9. An official announcement of the relief of the Seventh Destroyer Flotilla at present in the Mediterranean by the Third Flotilla of the Atlantic Fleet, which comprises the latest built British destroyers, is interpreted here as the first step towards effecting the coming
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    THE LOAN TO AUSTRIA.
    35 7 BRITAIN’S CONTRIBUTION. Vienna, June JO. The Minister of Finance announced that the League of Nations loan to Austria totalled £32,623,000, of which Britain has contributed £14,000,000, America £5,400,000 and Austria £3,800,000.
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    AUSTRIAN BOND ISSUED IN AMERICA.
    35 7 New York. June 10.' Messrs. Morgan announce that they are offering here $25,000,000 of 6 per cent Austrian Government Bonds at 90, guaranteed by Britain. France and ether European nations.
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    PRINCESS MAUD ENGAGED.
    29 7 London, June 10. The engagement is announced of Princess Maud, second daughter of the Princess Royal, to Lord Carnegie, eldest son of the Earl of Southesk.
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    DEATH OF PRINCESS CHRISTIAN.
    128 7 London, June 9. The death has occurred of Princess Christian. The late Princess Christian has been one of the busiest of Royal ladies in practical philanthropy, and hep daughters, Princess Helena Victoria and Princess Marie Louise, follow in her footsteps. She was born at Buckingham Palace,
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    CHINESE POLITICS.
    76 7 A Possible Crisis. [Reuter’s Telegrams. I Peking, June 10. A political crisis appears to be developing in the direction of a coup d’etat, with the object of deposing President Li Yuan Hung, and making Tsao Kun president. The police and gendarmerie struck this morning and the streets are
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    THE CHINESE BANDITS.
    97 7 BRITISH FIRMS’ PROTEST AND APPEAL. London, June 9. A cable lias been received in England from Shanghai, signed by the principal British engineering firms operating in China, protesting against the Lineheng outrage, and drawing attention to the present danger io British lives and enterprise in China. The
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    THE OPIUM PROPOSALS.
    73 7 AMERICA AND OTHER POWERS' RESERVATIONS. Geneva, June 9. 1 he American delegate, Mr. Stephen Porter, notified the president of the Opium Commission that he does not object to the reservations proposed by certain Governments to the American proposals. On the contrary he promises to report favourably to
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    CHINA'S OPIUM POLICY.
    120 7 London, June 10. Mr. Chaoh Sin Chu, in a statement to Reuter in London, pointed out that the opium committee meeting at Geneva was open to the public for the first time. He said the publicity given to the opium question would arouse public opinion in China
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    CHINESE POLICE CHIEF IN-LONDON.
    64 7 London, June 9. General Wang, the Chief Police Inspector of Kiang-Su. arrived from New York for a fortnight’s stay. In an interview. he said he intended studying the system at Scotland Yard with a view to organising a Chinese Central Criminal Office on the same lines.
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    BROCKLEBANK LINER ASHORE.
    40 7 London, June 10. The 5,000 ton Brocklebank liner “Maidan,” bound from Calcutta to London, is ashore on St. John’s Island in the Red Sea and is sinking. Another steamer, twenty miles off, is proceeding to her assistance.
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    DEATH OF FAMOUS FRENCH NOVELIST.
    158 7 London, June 10. The death is announced of Pierre Loti, the French Novelist. The public cremation of the body of the head priest of the Buddhist temple, Penang, woh died recently, took place in the temple grounds yesterday afternoon and was witnessed by a large
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    HUGE FIRE AT BUTTERWORTH.
    426 7 Whole Township Threatened. GOOD WORK BY PENANG TUG. Fire broke ont in a row of stone built shophouses, in Butterworth last night about midnight. The flames spread with alarming rapidity and at one time the conflagration assumed such a threatening aspect that it threatened to include
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    CASE AGAINST CHANDU CLERK.
    181 7 -“M. M.” Before Mr. Pryde, in Kuala Lu.upur police court, evidence was recorded in the case in which Mok Khai Choon (Cantonese), believed to be in China at present. was charged with criminal breach of trust as a public Servant in respect of -51.270.09 in cash
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    TRAFFIC CONTROL.
    199 7 Our readers, says the “Malay Mail,” will not have failed to notioe that the police have lately be»n waging -a mild campaign against motorists, mostly on account of trivial technical offences against the regulations rather than for serious lapses like furious driving or non-obser-vance of the rules of
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    SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.
    256 8 TO-DAY*» DEPARTURES. van Hogendorp for Deli and Langsa. Rasa for Setul. Taipeng fpr Teluk Anson. Kedah for Dindings and Sitiawan. From Monday, the 11th June, 1923, onwards it will oe necessary temporarily to remove the Buoy on the Tembaga Shoal to allow the Dredger to work. Mariners are
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    PENANG MAILS.
    387 8 CLOSE DAILY (except Sunday). BT 18*11 Federated Malay States, Malacca, Johore. Singapore and Hongkong Registration and Parcel Post, except where otherwise stated, close half an-honr earlier than the Ordinary mail. FOR AT Bata Gajah, Tapali Road, By train Teluk Anson,Kuala Kuhn, Kuala 7.15 a m. Lnmpur, Klang, Port
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    RUBBER AND CENOTAPH SILENCE.
    79 8 The suggestion that the roadway around the Cenotaph should be paved with rubber to ensure greater silence has been followed by an offt) from Rubber Roadways, Ltd to supply the necessary rubber blocks, free of cost, to the Westminster City Council. The Works’ Committee of the
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    RUBBER AND INTERNATIONAL POLITICS.
    542 8 AN AMERICAN VIEW. The “Economist” prints an article by an American correspondent on the above subject, in which the writer shows his dissatisfaction with the restriction of output scheme- He writes: While many American rubber manufacturers have shown a remarkably sympathetic consideration to the troubles of
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    PRODUCE PRICES.
    192 8 Benares Opin in p. chest $5.000.00 nom. Cloves 120.000 sellers Gold leaf 72.00 seller? Mace Pickings no stocks Nutmegs 42.00 sellers Coconuts per 1,000 <A.. 46.00 sellers Copra Snndried 10.70 sales Rattans 11.20 sellers Rattans Coarse 10.50 Green Snail She’ls 13.00 Siam Rice No. 1 15.00 per bag
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    LONDON RUBBER MARKET.
    634 8 Messrs. Symington Sinclair's Weekly Market Report, dated London, 17th May, states: —Another small failure has occurred in our market this week, causing further liquidation, and prices are again id. lower than those reported last Thursday. At one time on Tuesday, business in Spot Rubber was done as
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    EXCHANGE.
    117 8 PENANG. JUNE 11, 1923. (By Courtesy of the Chartered Bank.) London Demand Bank 2/4 1/32 4 months’ sight Bank 2/4 1/8 „’3 Credit 2/4 13/32 3 Documentary 2/4 15/32 Calcutta Demand Bank Rs 1731] 3 days’sight Private 176} s Bombay Demand Bank 173| g Madras Demand Bank 173 A
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    THE SHARE MARKET.
    330 8 Messrs. Fearon Co., Kuala Lumpur, reported on Wednesday a large enquiry for rubber shares during the past week stocks in London have again been reduced and now stand at 53,764 tons being 860 tons less than was reported last week. We understand also that shipments from British
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    LONDON RUBBER MARKET.
    287 8 Messrs. Gow. Wilson Stanton, Ltd., reported on the 17th May: The Rubber Market during the past week has shewn a very irregular tendency and taken as a whole has been a trifle eas’er. At current levels, merchants are disinclined to operate and business has, in consequence, been
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    THE RUBBER MARKET.
    256 8 Messrs. Barlow Co., Singapore reported on Thursday :—During the past week the general tone of the market has been firmer, the price for Awarded Spot Sheet varying from 52 to 53 cents per lb. In spite of London’s quotation having adv anced an }d. making the spot
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    WHO WAS "THE BAT."?
    1091 9 oI'ESTTON ANSWERED AT THh -riiE town hall. 1 transparency of the plot in The vrHin Toronto” played on Friday wis more than counterbalanced ni b he elements of mystery and 1-V five permeating Mary ‘Roberts Wharfs mystery play “The Bat,” R h; he members of the
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    FRASER AND CO.'S WEEKLY REPORT.
    328 9 Messrs. Fraser and Co’s weekly report dated June 6 states:— During the week tin has remained fairly steady, but the share market has been apathetic and business in tin shares has'been on a very restricted scale. Rubber on the other hand has been firm and
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    "I CONSIDER THEM A BOON TO US WOMEN"
    251 9 LADY IN NATAL HAS CONVINCING PERSONAL PROOF OF THE EFFICACY OF DR. WILLIAMS’ PINK PILLS. Mrs. M. Begg, 6 Queen Street, IXirban, South Africa states: “When at the age of 25 the premature birth of mv third baby put me info a
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    LOCAL GOLDSMITHS’ STRIKE.
    529 9 THE EMPLOYERS’ VERSION. GoL h Lnt T^ re f the Woh Hong As r Uild are Btill st rike outenm <layS ag R WaS the nnl e p I°t a dls Pnte over the wage emnln° n bet een the employers and the thov yees th e
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    "ABRAHAM LINCOLN."
    500 9 For three years the merry adventures of ’’Ambrose Applejohn” have delighted London audiences, so there is little wonder that he is a welcome guest wherever he goes. This play has proved one of the most popular in the varied repertory of the Courtneige Holloway Company and will be
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    S.C.S.A. SPORTS.
    1032 9 A NNIVERSARY CELEBRATK)N. The first annual atheletic sports in celebration of the sixth anniversary of the Penang Subordinate Civil Service Association were held on the Dato Kramat, Gardens, commonly known as Colman's Park, on Saturday afternoon. There was a large attendance of interested spectators, including the Hon. Mr.
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    CRICKET.
    195 9 P. C. C. vs. E. S. Co. The cricket match between the P. C. C. and a team from the Eastern Smelting Coy., Ltd., played on the Esplanade on Saturday afternoon ended in a victory for the latter by 91 runs. Following are the scores Eastern Smelting XL N.
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    M.F.A.
    155 9 HUTTON LANE F. C. VS. MUTHHI BOL AHZAN F. C. At Dato Kramat football ground last evening, there was an exceptionally large crowd of spectators, to witness Hutton Lane F. C. and Muth-Hibol Ahzan F. C. (Kampong Jawa) try conclusions in the semi-final of the Mohammedan Football Association Cup
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    PENANG GOLF CLUB.
    74 9 The following Penang Golf Club tennis ties are fixed for Tuesday. 12th June: Men’s Doubles Handicap.—Chambers and Boyd v. Haslam and Read (1) Bird and Everest v. Whitlock and Donaldson (2) Blackstone and Pledger v. Powell and Ford (3) Sykes and Watson v. Cherry and Wells (4);
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    RIFLE SHOOTING.
    62 9 THE DONEGAL BADGE. The P. V. R. C. shoot for the Donegal Badge took place yesterday, when sixteen fired at 300 and 600 yards, one sighter <nJ seven shots counting. The best six totals were as follow A. A. De Cruz 75. F. Mann 70. A. Pearson 65.
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    SELANGOR RACES.
    144 9 THE ENTRIES. 3h e following are the entries for the Selangor Turf Club Meeting to be held on the 19th, 21st and 23rd June Races 1, 4 and 7. —(Ponies The Bolter, Chandan, Barangkali, Motherless, The Druid, Nankin, Captain Cuttla, Digger, Zoom, The Hobo, The Snail, Avro, Sheila,
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    PENANG SWIMMING CLUB.
    46 9 The result of the P. S. C. 75 yds “B” Class Handicap at Tanjong Bungah, yesterday, was as follows, after a good race: 1. G. H. Irwin (35 2. G. Puftock (35 secs.) 3. R. Addison (scr-) The “A” Class racei was postponed.
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    LOCAL SHARE LIST.
    130 9 The following are the latest quotations in Messrs. Kennedy Co.’s share list Saturday To-day. aS g aS Shares. J> g, 00 M M c sc. sc. sc. Rubber (Dollar). Allenby 1.25 1.30 1.27} 1.32} Amalgamated 2.20 2.25 2.25 2.30 AyerMolek 1.17} 1.25 1.30 1.40 Lunas 7.50 7.75
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    RUBBER PRICES.
    67 9 11th June, 1923. Local. cts. (Smoked Sheet 49 1 Penang] Fine Pale Crepe 49 tnom I Unsmoked Sheet 43 Singa- (Smoked Sheet 49/ pore (Crepe 491 London and New York. T (Smoked Sheet London j Crepe ls New York G2BJ The following were the rubber quotations in London
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    RUBBER CROPS.
    72 9 The following are additional rubber outputs for May lbs. Asahan 45,000 Anglo-Sumatra 62,424 Boven Panei 42.173 Bah Lias 50,353 Bedford 4,348 Bernam 25,422 Bruas 12,200 Bila (Sumatra) 35,000 Central (Sumatra) 19,988 Glenealy 19,634 Hill Rise 12,340 Investment Trust 71,000 Investment Tea 671,337 Mendaris 94,779 Reyland 8,330 Ratanui 24.556
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    TIN PRICES.
    60 9 Local, The Straits Trading Co., Ltd. June lit Singapore sold 50 tons at $99.50» Penang buyers no sellers at s99}. Messrs. Boustead and Co., Ltd:— To-day’s quotation for Singapore refined tin $99.50 per picul, business done 50 tons; Penang refined tin per picul, buyers no sellers; unrefined tin
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    NAVAL POWER IN THE EAST.
    566 10 The Admiralty proposal to modernise the harbour of Singapore so as (o make it capable of docking the most modern capital ship has given Sir Percy Scott an opportunity once more to rage furiously against the waste of money involved, says the “Englishman. The gallant
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    BANDIT RAID IN HONAN.
    276 10 Peking, May 23. —M hilts the haggling at Lincheng continues, another bandit raid is reported at Hemyang, in Honan province- Over one thousand bandits at tacked Tatzsepo during the week end and after looting the locality, held the mother, son and daughter and three relatives of
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    CART. WHIPPEY GUILTY.
    740 10 —“S.T.” SENTENCED TO TWO MONHTS’ IMPRISONMENT. The case in which Capt. R.H. Whippey was charged with cheating Messrs. John Little and Co. was concluded before the Third Magistrate, Mr. Gourlay, on Wednesday’ afternoon. Accused called an American, who was a fellow passenger of his on the Van
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    THIRTEEN DROWNED NEAR AHMEDABAD.
    66 10 Ahmedabad, June 2. —A drowning tragedy resulting in thirteen deaths is reported from Db.kor, which is a place of Hindu pilgrimage. Last. Wednesday a boat with a seating capacity for sixteen took in thirty pilgrims across the Gomati tank to the temple. Soon after the start
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    PEKING CABINET RESIGNS.
    33 10 The/'Nanyo Nichi-Nichi Shimbun’’ has leceived a Tokio cable stating that the Pevking Cabinet has finally resigned. All th e residents at C hang Sha were removed on board a steamer.
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