Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 6 March 1924

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  • 20 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE .PUBLISHED DAILY. ESTABLISHED 1833. No. 54. VOL LXXXII. THURSDAY, 6th MARCH, 1924. PRICE 15 C3NTS.
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    • 341 1 ItokisatsuJ PHOTOGRAPHIC ART studio. I I ’Phone 772. «I e 1 68 bishop street- J j«IIWMMWIW* rtw Mil IT fl lII tTj T I B THE THE TYRE with I fl I IVIIMIB ’X Y I I gW X THE REPUTATION, I n! |1 1 j I Ifk FIRE EXTINGUISHER
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    • 18 1 ii x x=>:wx T. NAGATA, jj I DENTIST. -j 0 NEXT DOOR TO |j x s “THE DISPENSARY.”
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  • 837 2 A TURNING POINT IN POLITICS. The death of Lenin and the advent of <• Labour Government to office in Great Britain are, in my view, two factors likely to be fraught with great sig.iificance to Russia,” said Prince Wiasemsky, .eader of the Russian National Progressive Party,
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    • 1440 2 FOR BALE Trade with Australia I RATES OF SUBSCRIPTION. Good collection ot orchids. ill Including free town delivery or I Fems in fancy pots. 1 “Slamat,” 3X4 Burmah Road. 4, X postage. iiH xW Jfir-’WW-'* 111 490 —7-3 PAYABLE IN ADVANCE. v c> j’j a year 111 Motor Cycle Douglas
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    • 742 2 BANKS Prevent Sore Throat chartered bank by using ir Lf >lNA. (Incorporated m England i v p ORMAMINT W I Reserve Fund Th«G«rm-killingThroatTabltt. Reserve Liability of Proprietors £301) Formamint relieves sore throat Head Office Sector d BISHOPSGATE LONDON E c membranes. Pleasant to Agencies and Branches, taste and easily carried
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  • 1134 3 |OM OFFICE SECBETS. v suggested that in cases i. was i' <t l,l ‘j ~f condemned murderers, f r .>nrie\e v t motive of clemency was not statements in explanation i he issued by the Home Secretary, leeal expect in the “Evening writes «I h comments
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  • 449 3 Lord Bledisloe w rites to the “Times’” As a fervent Disrae ian who can find little or no Disraelism in the tenets or the public utterances of the leaders of the older poetical parties, may 1 presume to suggest that r is n it change of
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  • 100 3 Peter, th« London page who went to Washington to deliver a message to President, Coolidge has returned, bringing with him eighteen prettv American girls from the Ziegfeld Follies. New York, to appear in a London production. The girls all have bobbed hair, and landed at Tilbnrv all dressed
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  • 1390 3 hope of this country's loyalists.—“Ath letic News.” DEARTH OF CLASS BOWLERS IN CRICKET. The year of 1924 xvill probably be memorable in the annais of cricket. England xvill have the chance to restore her prestige with the coming of the South Africans, who open the’r tour at
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  • 233 3 ALLEGED TO HAVE POSED AS HIS SECRETARY. i Mildred Parsons, 45. a x’ldow, living in Westmorcland-road, Bayswater, pleaded guilty at Marylebone Police Court to a ch args of obtaining £25 by false pretences from a shop manager l y i falsely representing herself to be the
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  • 123 3 Th? Hon. Wilfrid Char'es William Egerton, described as of Connaughtsquare. W., applied for his discharge from, bankruptcy. He was srid to have earned £2.100 on a profit-sharing basis, with a firm of champagne importers. The discharge was suspended for three years.
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    • 22 3 Daily Mirror, Atlas of the World, $2 50 per book or $2/80 post free, stocked by the Pinang Gazette Press, Ltd.. Penang.
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    • 292 3 MEN’S TOILET SEPT. THE “ALLEGRO” STROPPER A New Shipment of these Stroppers has just been Received. The Stropper that Means 50 Jhe Blades are automaticper cent, to the efficiency cally reversed, thus stropof Gillette or Auto Strop W p n j a |j our e( u Blades. This machine is
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  • 1121 4 NOTICE is hereby given that an Extraordinary General Meeting of Y arak Rubber Company, Limited will be held at the Registered Office of the Company, No. 8, King Street. Penang on Tuesday, the 18th day of March, 1924 at 4 o’clock in the afternoon when the
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  • 710 4 BOTH ACCUSED DISCHARGED. The hearing of the preliminary enquiry into the case against Tan Ah Kuang, a Hylam employed at the Straits Bar, Penang Road, and Tan Nyo Nya, the proprietress of the bar, who were charged with the murder of a newly born female child, which
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  • 220 4 The unusual circumstances surrounding the death of Harry Atkinson (44). chief steward of the Ellerman-Wilson steamship Tinto, a native of Hull, who was described by the captain of the ship as one of nature's gentlemen, ever obliging and most attentive to duty.’’ were investigated by Dr, R, L,
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  • 295 4 F.M.S. AND THE STAMP BILL. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, March 6. The Federal Council met in the new Chamber. In reply to Hon. Mr. Robson, it was stated that after the Colony passed the Stamps Bill, the advisability of introducing similar legislation in the F.M.S. would
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  • 194 4 Results of yesterday’s ties: Single Championship.—Cheah Wat Hye beat Gunn Lay Cheang 9 —7 Retired G. Lay Cheang. Single Handicap Class A —Oh Eng Leong walk over from Chung Chee Leng. Single Handicap Class B.—Choong Eng Kim walk over from Lim Eng Hooi. Doubles Handicap Class B.
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  • 113 4 The following are the results of tennis ties played yesterday; Single Handicap Class “B.” 5 D. D. B. Cook beat —4 I. tykes 3 —6, 6 —2. 6 —4. Doubles Handicap Class “B.”— —2 J L. Goddard and A. W. Fiisby beat —15.4 W. J. Edmonds and
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  • 147 4 Commander C. A. Peal. R. N., Harbour Master, Penang, received the following by wireless which was broadcasted by Rangoon At 3.54 a. m. an S. O. S. message was received from the s. s. Strathlorne at 19.25 Greenwich mean time that she was on fire. Her position
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  • 912 4 The heamg was again adjourned.— ‘S. F. P.” defendant under cross EXAMINATION. The hearing of the Elkayes Match Factory action, although in its fifth day, still appears to be a long way from its termination, was resumed before Mr. Justice Acton in the Supreme Court, Singapore. The
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  • 586 4 “M. T.” ANNUAL MEETING In the Cathedral Ch u House w: gapore, the Bishop of >„ J. Ferguson Davie) presided over t!„. teenth annual meeting o f the lll Diocesan Association. Among sent were Sir Walter Shaw, the C7’-’ A. Hone, Mrs Fergus Davie, p/p--more, and I>. (Miss)
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  • 232 4 iearing "’a*S.F.P. The hearing of the action brought the present trustees under the will ofth? late Towkay Thio Teow Siat. a wealthy I Chinese merchant with considerable n I terests in Malaya and the Dutch has Indies, in which they allege that thr e medicine chops
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    • 367 4 The Kuala Sidim Rubber Company, Limited. (Incorporated in the Straits Settlements.) Notice is hereby given that the Fifteenth Annual General Meeting of the Company will be held at the Registered Office, No. 1 Weld Quay. Penang, on Saturday, the 15th day of March, 1924, at 11 a.m. Notice is further
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  • 1138 5 T HE SECOND CHAMBER. x SCHEME OF REFORM. .1 Hugh Cecil, in the Morning sivs'the result of the General l' L should remind both Conservamoderate Liberals of the urgent I restoring to our Constitution the n ivin<' and preserving influence of an <ea nt Second Chamber, furnished with P in
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  • 698 5 A DREAMER IN STONE. One Who Knows Him. writing in the ”C«-y lon Observer” says. Fourteen years ago. a sculptor received a commission to sculp a series of figures to decorate the new building of the General Medical Council in the Strand. The result was an uproar in the
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  • 1046 5 A BISHOP ON THE PRACTICAL ISSUE. It is often the case that wide-spread beliefs and convictions continue to be accepted without challenge when circumstances have changed, and the grounds on which they have been arrived at no longer exist, writes the Bishop of M illochra. Author of Thirty
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  • 338 5 Wells containing* deposits of helium have been discovered in many parts of C anada, and the Duke of Sutherland. Under-Secretary for Air, believes that these discoveries wilt be of considerable value to British flying. HeUium is a buoyant gas and, being non-inflammable, is unaffected by heat, sparks or
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  • 178 5 At Ophir, near Orange, New South Wales, an obelisk was unveiled in January to commemorate the first discovery of gold in Australia. The obelisk bears the names of Edward Hammond Hargreaves. John Hardman Lister, James Tom, and William Tom. No event >eems to have been so important
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  • 151 5 HUSTLED HEMP GROWING. The investigation into the activities of the Colorums, a fanatical organisation which has been causing much trouble in the Philippines, reveals a grotesque situation, says a British I nited Press rn.esage from Manila. The members of this sec* firmly believe that
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  • 38 5 London, December 20.—1 n the House of Commons, replying to Mr E. Harmsworth as regards the increase in th? cost of living, Mr. MacDonald stated that the Government would lose no opportunity to check profiteering.
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  • 1085 5 MR. ALFRED NOYES STRIKES AT FREE VERSE.” Mr. Alfred Noyes in a trenchant criticism of modern poets, speaking on the guest of honour of the Authors’ Club, in mail week said:— The nearest to a definition of poetry, on its technical side, was made by Edgar Allan Poe,
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  • 292 5 AN AMERICAN VIEW OF WEMBLEY. Mr- J. H. Logeman, Chairman of the International Exhibit Committee of the Advertising Clubs of the World, is paying a flying visit to London to make the preliminary arrangements for the great International Advertising Convention at Wembley. The thing that
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  • 52 5 The Municipal Band will play the following programme of music at the Esplanade fr-m 6 to 7 to-morrow night 1 March Our New’ Commander Latann 2 Gavotte Wilhelmina Newmann 3 Waltz Omaha Nicholls 4 Selection To —To Morgan 5 Fox Trot The Japanese Sandman Whiting God Save
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    • 312 5 HAD ALL HIS TEETH OUT ON THE ADVICE OF A LONDON SPECIALIST. Decayed teetfh are blamed for mzny troubles now-ardays, and it is no unctxn. mon thing to hear of people having every tooth they possess extracted with the idea that this will removei the cause of their maladies. A
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  • 44 6 Marti a—Gaud a kt.—On March I, 1924. at the Cathedral of the Good Shepherd. Singapore, Adelaide Belinda Martia, daughter of the late Mr. I). M. Martia, Assistant Engineer. Singapore Municipality, to Mr. Arthur Philip Gaudart of the Asiatic Petroleum Co. (S. S.) Limited.
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  • 583 6 The other day. we said there were some who regarded the Burnlev bv-elec- tion as symptomatic of the future trend of British political struggle—a return to the two party system, and these parties Labour and Conservative. Mr. Churchill’s letter to the Press on the occasion of Mr.
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  • 264 6 The best and wisest of men have long i recognised the singular virtue of the sausage. It is pleasant to discover that the i pioneers of our civilisation are preaching its powers in lands where the heathen in his blindness bows down to wood and stone.
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  • 160 6 In a village some distance from London evening wireless parties are all the rage. At such gatherings it is the custom to provide light refreshment in the form of sandwiches and coffee. The really novel feature of the craze is that all invitations bear the implied phrase
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  • 122 6 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Singapore. March 6. Sir Ponnampalam Rarnanathan with his American wife and their daughter arrived by the Kamo Maru yesterday and were welcomed by the members of the Indian community from all parts of the country. The visitor is indisposed and intends to
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  • 1595 6 The decision of the Straits Racing Association to give the The S. R. A. appointment of Stipendiary Steward to Mr. George Redfearn has met with general approval. The Free Press says the S. R. A. is to be congratulated on the step it has taken in appointing
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  • 125 6 By special request, the mastering “His Majesty the American ""I repeated to-night at the Empire I n»- 1 Penang. This film is one of Douglas Fairbanks’ latest productions. It shown last week at the Theati»* to crowded houses. From F riday n < to
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  • 34 6 The B. I. Packet Tara, with despatched from London on 11 February, is expected to arriv 1 6 a.m. on to-morrow. Teesta. The homeward mail, by the closes at 10 a.m. to-morrov.
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    • 264 6 I I I x X X X Have you tried this superb cigarette Words S will not convey the pleasure of a personal test. X X We ask you to try this cigarette knowing that W X we may safely leave the verdict to you. X x x CIGARETTE SPECIALISTS,
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    • 26 6 “E. O.” Dancing on Thursday, March 6th INSTEAD OF FRIDAY. Orchestral Concert every other Sunday in future instead of every Wednesday. Commencing from Sunday, 9th March.
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    • 63 6 s Towi\ i~fskll, Penang, FRIDAY and SATURDAY, March 7th and 8th. I EDGAR WARWICK announces an avalanche of jazzcopation, The j London Syncopating Orchestra UNDER THE PERSONAL DIRECTION OF EDGAR ADELER The HOUSE FULL boards are being dusted I Do you know what bees’ knees are I Plans at ROBINSON
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    • 26 6 THE TIDES. High Water. Low Water. To-day. 1. 19 p.in. 7. 20 p.m. To-®mnow. 1. 13 a.m. 7. 39 a.m. 1. 51 p.m. 7. 53 p.m.
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  • 89 7 Attitude to Conservative Party. (Reuter’s Telegrams.) London, March 5. v. Churchill, i" statement regard- 'ii candidature in Westminster Division) says he is by no means the Conservative Party, which recognises to be the rallying lie n< I tor the opponents ol Socialism. Nicholson, the Conservative candi- '\avs he
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  • 132 7 I January 26.—A striking artijj. •ussing the political situation from I r ~u ][lt view of the churches ap- ;he Church Tinies.' The wripears in ter says: IJ, th present circumstances. it a t 1 ition had been formed, it would have been dominated by Mr.
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  • 146 7 ITS PARLIAMENTARY POWER. The Paris ‘Liberte” has published a table showing the percentages of Socia list membership in European Parliaments which tends to confirm and widely help the view that a wave of Socialism is sweeping Europe owing to tt. popular discontent. In the Swedish Parliament the
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  • 58 7 MAJOR ASTOR’S EXPERIENCE. London, March 5. There was a most unusual occurrence in the House of Commons. Major the Hon. J. J. Astor (Dover— U), who had just returned from Egypt, voted in a division yesterday, without having taken the oath, consequently he automatically vacates
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  • 41 7 FNDER CONSII)ERATION. London, March 5. In the House of Commons, replying to it question, Mr. C. G. Ammon stated that no decision had yet been made with regard to the Singapore base. The matter was at present being considered.
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  • 148 7 RELATION TO SINGAPORE BASE. London, March 5. Presiding at a lecture by the Hon. T. b. Cochrane, at the Society of Arts, on the Oil Fields of Sarawak, Lord Bearsted pointed out that the Sarawak field was *'nly (>3O miles from Singapore. The development of the field
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  • 33 7 Malta, March 5. 1 ,l British steamer Colorado, from Br'f UK to Boston, convoyed by the 1 ls j Reamer Lepanto, arrived for reIrs her engines being out of order.
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  • 146 7 New Note to Germany. (Reuter s Telegrams.) Paris March 5. The Conference of Ambassadors, at w Inch Marshal Foch was present, agreed to the text of the note to Germany on the subject of the resumption of military control. The British proposals were adopted on their main lines.
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  • 78 7 Paris. March 5. I he Dyestuffs Agreement Rill provides for the manufacture under the French 1 rov eminent s control of synthetic nitrates by the Haber process, the patents of which are held by the Badische Anilin Company. As the Senate modified the Bill in the direction
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  • 47 7 Berlin, March 5. It was decided that silver coinage up to five marks per head of the population be issued representing an additional 300,000,000 gold marks if the whole amount is issued. It is stated that the Reichsbank possesses sufficient silver for the pin pose.
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  • 89 7 PRESIDENT COOLIDGE’S DECISION. Washington. March 5. President Coolidge informed the Philippine Independence Mission that his opinion is that the time is not yet come to separate the Philippines from the United States. In a letter to the Chairman of the Mission, President Coolidge declares that the 1 nited
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  • 151 7 ANOTHER SENATE SENSATION. Washington, March 6. The Democrat, Mr. Heflin, caused a sensation in the Senate when.* in the course of a debate, he referred to a telegram sent to Mr McLean at Palm Beach by Mr. Bennett the editorial writer of the Washington Post informing him
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  • 31 7 A REFERENDUM. Regina, (Saskatchewan), March 6. The Legislature passed a bill fixing July 21 as the date of the referendum regarding the government sale of liquor.
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  • 77 7 New York, March 5. The Immigration Commission has modified the hours of inspection of first class passengers, but declined to agree to the inspection of vessels arriving an appreciable time after sunset. A Decision. New York, March 5. At a meeting this afternoon with the representatives of
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  • 108 7 Anti-Japanese Measures. (Reuter’s Telegrams.) London. March 5. According to news from Moscow, the anti-Japanese measures in Vladivostock are due to non-existence of a RussoJapanese treaty. The Russian view is that the Japanese officials have no right in V ladivostock. and that the Japanese are only there by courtesy of
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  • 70 7 Louden, March 5. In reply to Commander Kenworthy, Mr. <’.(L Amnion said he would give particulars of the reduction of the Japanese Naval estimates since the earthquake, which would retard the building programme for approximately a year. Commander Kenworthy asked whether this would effect the British building
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  • 147 7 PILOT’S THRILLING STORY. London. March 5. A thrilling story was told at the inquest on Flying Officer Smith and Sergeant Lister, who were killed at Bigginhill aerodrome. The survivor, Pilot Meech, said a Vickers Vimy F. 9181 ascended on a morning flight for the Air Ministry and
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  • 59 7 LORD RAWLINSON’S STATEMENT. Delhi. March 5. General Lord Rawlinson, in a speech in the Budget debate in the Legislative Assembly, stated that 18.000 British and 20.000 Indian troops had been retrenched. The total strength of the combatant arms was now 200.000. He declared that no further reduction
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  • 43 7 London. March 5. In the House of Commons, a private member’s motion .was carried without a division, affirming that a minimum living wage for all workers should be a first chargeon industry and calling for a special commission of enquiry.
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  • 76 7 London. March 5. In the House of Commons, asked whether steps had been taken with regard to remission of the Boxer indemnity, and whether in view of the promotion of more friendly relations with China, arrangements for the utilisation of the indemnity payments can be expedited, Mr.
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  • 68 7 AMEER ALUS OPINION. London, March 5. The Rt. Hon. Ameer Ali, interviewed in London, expressed the opinion that the abolition of the Khalifate would prove to be a disaster for Islam and civilisation, and especially would create revolution and disorder in the ranks of unadvanced Moslem communities
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  • 31 7 Washington, March 6. President Coolidge has issued an amnesty in which he has pardoned all persons convicted of desertion from the forces of the United States in wartime.
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  • 702 7 Pawnbroker Fined. In the District Court, Penang, before Mr. G. A. Smith this morning, Chin Peng Yew. manager of a pawnbroker’s shop in Campbell Street, was summoned on a charge of not exercising due care in taking in pawn certain stolen articles, to wit. a locket, a ring
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  • 140 7 The case of the Willesden twins advanced a stage at the local police court. It first came before the court when a landlord applied for the ejectment of tenants who had had twins, after promising to have no family. The ejectment was not granted, and the landlord
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  • 713 7 Rritish Naval Visit. (Translated). Batavia. February 27. About 7.30 a.m. on the 22nd inst.. H. M.S. “Hawkins,” accompanied by the ’Petersfield” and- “Bluebell,” steamed into Tandjong Priok Harbour. The “Hawkins” gave a salute of 21 guns. The "Saluting Battery” of the harbour returned the salute. The Dutch
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  • 94 7 INTERESTING RECORD OF AMAZING PRACTICE. There appeared in the ‘Kentish Gazette of March ISOS a paragraph which related how one of the labourers working on the Military Canal, having quarrelled with his wife brought her with a cord round her neck to Hythe. where he tied her
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  • 726 7 Mr. and Mrs. Bailey of Raub. Pahang, are on a short visit to Penang. Mr. A. R. Mynott, Warden of Mines, F. M. S.. is due back shortly from Home leave. Mr. T. Burr, of the F. M. S. Railways, is due back from home leave by
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  • 1052 8 Sundays Times.’’ BY T. P. O’CONNOR, M. P. I have been rather amused by some of the speeches made by Scotchmen—mainly clergymen —with regard to the invasion of their country by emigrants from Ireland. They evidently don’t, known the Irishman in Scotland as well as I
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  • 676 8 How would you write in not more than a dozen words the social history of the last 30 years, stressing the changes in fashions and customs and the landmarks or milestones of the decades writes Tne old Stager” in the “Evening Standard. I assure you Edward
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  • 873 8 THE FATHER OF THE MODERN ARMY. The Earl of Birkenhead, writing in the Sunday Times.” says Vi scount Haldane of Cloan was born in the year 1856. of a Scotch family which has produced many citizens of distinction and public service. His youth was greatly occupied with metaphysical
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  • 120 8 TO-DAY’S DEPARTURES Pangkor for P. Langkawi and u (Trang). M Ra ntang Pungah for Asahan. Kedah for Bindings. Kinta for Port Swettenham Robert Dollar for Port Said New Pulau Jerejak. 10r k. The following ships are in communis tion with the Wireless Stations at J Penang—Ascot, Ceram, C
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  • 369 8 CLOSE DAILY (except Sunday), BT TRAIN. Federated Malay States, Malacca, Johore and Singapore. Registration and Parcel Post, except where otherwise stated, close half an-honr earlier than the Ordinary mail Resumption of Night Mail Service. The following additional mails will be closed daily (Sunday excepted) by the 7-30 p.m.
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  • 31 8 The following are non-delivered cables for the week ending sth inst, at the E. E. A. and 0. Telegraph Co: Degroot Stoomschip Amazone Prevot. Prevot Aikoeng, Dawm c/o Harkis.
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  • 90 8 Mar. 6—Football League. Albion Nomades, Esplanade. 7 and B—London Syncopating r chestra. Town Hall. 9.30 P-9 1 B—Cricket League, P.C.C. v C.R.C., Esplanade. 11—Football League. Rovers v Wanderers. Esplanade. 13—Football League, Albion v Casuals Esplanade. 15—Kuala Sidim Rubber. 11 a ll 18—Football League. Nomads Rovers, Esplanade. 20—Penang Library,
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    • 261 8 I refreshing s/ thirst quencher —just dissolve a «dash” of ENO’s «Fruit yMatff Salt in a glass of cold water and you have a Qfflr cooling drink that pleases and invigorates add a squeeze of lemon or orange and it is even more delicious. After tennis, polo, walking, or other
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    • 98 8 THEATRE ROYAL 4 BY special request Thursday, 6th, Friday 7th March at HIS MAJE S T Y 7-50 p.m. Day Show on Sun. 9th at 2-30 p.m. TJJ E 1. Lizht Showers FEATURING ZXeji n(cws. DOUGLAS FAIRBANKS Hutchison and Lucy Fox) Shown to CROWDED 7. International News No. 43 HOUSES
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  • 1033 9 Son issue as a supplement to Ii [{libber Position' a statement I'l' the effect of restriction on stocks ~ther points. In large type the -‘•‘•i 1 vations are made: —“The Dutch ■ell""" ,eou-.lv restrict their output of ,a: l lt eoiitinuance of the Stevenson til"' 1 1 x
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  • 329 9 Ihe Report of the Directors of the above company for the year ended 31st December, 1923, states. Cultivation —The total cultivated area at the close of the year remained as viz acres, of which were mature. 394 acres planted in 1. IX were added
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  • 241 9 (IN LIQUIDATION.) The adjourned extraordinary general meeting of the Menglembu Lode Syndicate, Limited, in Liquidation, was held at the Registered Offices of the Company. No. 9. Union Street. Penang, at Ila. m. yesterday and there were present Messrs R. P. Phillips (Liquidator) in the chair. J.
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  • 115 9 London. The Straits Trading Co., Ltd., gives the following prices, on March 5 Spot £29].10s up £1.15s 3 mos. buying 289.10 s 2 3 selling., 289.15 s „2 The Eastern Smelting Co., Ltd:— London, March 4, £290 spot, and £287.1 Os three months buying, £287.15« selling. London. March
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  • 30 9 Southern Perak Dredging, Ltd., for February. 650 piculs, ,438 hours run. Chenderiang Tin Dredging, Ltd., for February, Dredge hours 494. cubic yards 64.000 piculs 156. Tributors piculs 162.
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  • 300 9 Benares Opium p. ch“«t $5.000.00 nom. Cloves 110.00 sellers Gold leaf 72.00 sellers Mace Pickings 115.00 Nutmegs 80s 100.00 110 s 90.00 Coconuts per 1,000 50.00 Copra Snndried 12.25 sellers Rattans 11.20 sellerRattans Coarse 10.50 Green Snail Shells 13.00 Siam Rice No. 1 15.00 ppr bay do do
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  • 223 9 Statement of quantity and value of rubber exported during February, 1924. Exported Export during 4 Declared Declared Exported during Total export similar period alne of Value for Destination during February during the of previous Increase. Decrease, ber exported same pern February. 1924. 1923. year. year. 1,1 ot
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  • 104 9 The following are the latest quotations in Messrs. Kennedy Co.’s share list Yesterday. To-day; r, 5 Shares. CQ QQ CO 3Q Jc. sc. Sc. Sc. Mining. Asam K. 41/. 42/Batang P 52| 5Q Ipoh 21/- 22/- 22/ 22/6 cum Jelantoh 10 20 Nawng Pet 1.70 1.75 1.80
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  • 39 9 6th March. 1924. Local. ct*. fSmoked Sheet 44] PENANGjFine Pale Crepe 44] Unsmoked Sheet 40 SINGA- (Smoked Sheet 44| pore (Crepe 441 London and New York. rz- I Smoked Sheet... Is.ld LONDON (Crepe Uld New York G24]
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  • 77 9 The following are additional rubber outputs for February:— lbs. Kedah 32.430 Batu Lintang 16.048 .long Landor 46,650 Bakap Plantations 11.700 Batu Matang 20.300 Patani 31.036 Parit Perak 19.749 Sungei Arak 7.713 United Serdang 294.924 Sialang 137.530 Tandjong 126.272 Anglo-Sumatra 60.250 Sungei Kari 15.363 Tanah Datar 19.455 Asahan 44.000
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  • 119 9 PENANG, MARACH 6. 1924. (By Courtesy of the Chartered Bank.) Txmdon Demand Bank 2/4 1/16 4 months’ sight Bank 2/4 1/4 3 Credit 2/4 9/16 3 Documentary 2/4 19/32 Calcutta Demand Bank Rsl67l'| 3 days’ sight Private 170] y Bombay Demand Bank 167] 2 Madras Demand Bank 167] >
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  • 1086 9 KENNEDY CO’S SHARE LIST. NAMES J 1 S x V- 5 RUBBER [Dollar.] 3 e 8 c S Alleuby Rubber Co 1 12} 1 17} Alor Gajah Rubber Estate 1 10, 1 25 Amalgamated Malay Estates 2 00 Ayer Hitam Planting Syndicate 11 00 12 0G Ayer Kuning Rubber Estates
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  • 424 9 CHOWRASTA MARKET Penang. March 6. 1924. CtM Government MuTton— Mutton Indian per Ih 47 Mutton— Head, sheep or goat each 1.00 Liver with heart A lung do 1.20 Tripe do 1.00 Goat or Sheep pier lb stl Sweet Bread pair 30 Leg of Mutton lb 50 Lamb do
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