Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 10 March 1924

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    20 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE. PUBLISHED DAILY. ESTABLISHED 1833. No.» 57. VOL LXXXII. MONDAY, lOth MARCH* 1924. PRICE 15 CENTS.
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    THE ELKAYES CASE.
    730 2 S. F. P.” MANAGER’S DISMISSAL I PHELD. The seventh day of its hearing brought the Elkayes Match Factory action to a close in the Supreme Court, Singapore, when Mr. Justice Acton delivered judgment for the defendant. The action was one in which G. C. Evance, the former
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  • RUGBY FOOTBALL.
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      Ireland Beats Wales.
      322 3 (Reuter’s Telegrams.) London. March 8. At Cardiff, in the Rugger International, played in sunny weather, before 45.000 spectators, including the Prince of Wales, the Duke of York, Mr. Ramsay Macd maid and Mr. J. H. Thomas. Ireland beat Wales by 13 points to 10. Irish Dash. London,
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      FOOTBALL CUP AND LEAGUE RESULTS.
      59 3 London, February 27. —The following are results of Association Cup re-plays to-day: Liverpool 2. Southampton 0 Wolver ham pt on 0, West Bromwich 2. The following matches were played in the League to-day: First Division Huddersfield 1, Newcastle i Birmingham 2, Burnley 1. Second Division
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      SCOTTISH CUP.
      59 3 Tin- following are. the Scot.ish Cup re plays: Hamilton 1. Partick 2: Qreen’s Park 0, Falkirk 2. London, February 27. The following is the draw for the Fourth Round of the Scottish Cup to be played on the 2nd March Airdrieonians vs. Ayr United. Aberdeen vs. St. Bernard.
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      SCOTTISH LEAGUE.
      35 3 London, February 27. —The following are results of matches in the Scottish League: Hibernians 3, Kilmarnock 1 Ayr 2. Clyde 1 Airdrieonians 4, Dundee 2: Raith 1. Motherwell 1 Morton 1. Aberdeen 1.
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      RUGBY FOOTBALL.
      108 3 The following ant 1 the results of rugby football matches Bridgewater 3, Devonport Services 3. Leicester 14, Harlequins 5. Liverpool 8, Manchester 5. Northampton 12. Blackheath 6. Richmond 0, Bristol 8. Swansea <). Aberavon 12. Llanelly 11, Bath 3. Birkenhead Park 21, Guy s Hospital 3. Cardiff o,
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    INTER-SERVICES RUGBY.
    170 3 (Reuter’s Telegrams.) London. March 8. At I xbridge, in the Rugger InterServices Championship, the Royal Air Force beat the Army by 8 points to 3. Army Defeat Navy. London, March 1. —A Twickenham message says the Amiy attacked fiercely after halt an hour. Lieutenant Aitken converting. The Army
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    ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL.
    285 3 London, March 1. The following are results of football matches played in the League to-day: First Division. Arsenal 3, Liverpool i. Blackburn 3, Aston Villa 1. Everton 2, Newcastle 2. Manchester 3, Middl sboreugh 2. Sunderland 1, Nottingham 0. West Bromwich Albion 2, Chelsea 2. Birmingham 2, Preston
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    NORTHERN UNION.
    73 3 London, March I—The following are results of matches in the Northern Union Cup second round. —York lost to Warrington 5-7. Barrow lost to Hull Kinston 17-9. Oldham beat Dewsbury 18-0. Hunslet beat Swinton 13 2. Huddeisfieild beat St. Helens 24-13. Halifax V. Bat,ley postponed. Wigan beat Broughton 49-0.
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    LAWN TENNIS.
    55 3 London, March 2. —At Paris in the semi-finals of the single- covered coiut championship of France Cochet beat Lacoste 2-6. 63, 61, 2-6, 6-2 and meets Barotra in the final to-morrow. Swimming. At Adelaide th<> Swedish swimming champion Arneborg lowereu Charlton s world's record for the quarter m?ie
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      515 3 Mental Inertia JjL the most prevalent OF MODERN COMPLAINTS Jj k <g®, S 1 what i 8 the cause of I H C'pS mental inertia» in the L/Wlf® bulk of cases it is weak ,~x) JF I| /a nervous vitality. Men 'A ,j WSSJKSr ‘and women of the I' 'I
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      23 3 Pitman’s Shorthand Rapid Course, (New Era Edition) Complete Edition with supplementary Exercises or §3/30 post free, stocked by thcPinang Gazette Press Ltd.. Penang
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      438 3 I UfTZw' s '.Ki) I» Al fw 1 iM-/. Cafcg j 2> ill' M'&nb-aw 1113 W f “We begin the dag well i ■l* with ‘OValtine’' I MANY thousands of people resident in the East attribute their excellent health and ability to with- stand the trying climate to their daily
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    SOCIAL & PERSONAL.
    1360 4 SOCIAL PERSONAL. The bookmaker. John Howett, well known at Tattersails, left £102.737. Mr. B. W. Elies, Secretary to Resident. Perak, is going Horne in the middle of this month. The Hon. Mr. W. Lowther Kemp, who arrived in Kuala Lumpur on Tuesday has ieturned to Singapore. Mr. 11. Carpmael is
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    The Band Programme.
    52 4 The Municipal Band will play the following programme of music at the Esplanade from 6 to 7 to-night I 1 March To the Front Hume 2 Gavotte My Sweetheart Keefe < 3 Waltz Confidence Robinson 4 Selection Afgar Cuvillin 5 Fox Trot Now and Then Spencer G<ml
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    SELANGOR TURF CLUB.
    339 4 Successful Skye Meeting. CONCLUDING DAY’S RESULTS. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, March 8. The following are the results of the concluding day of the Selangor Turf Club Skye Meeting Race I—(Five furlongs). MAWGHLI Mr. Dew 1 SUSIE Mr. Vasey 2 GAVOTTE Mr. Strode 3 Won by
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    SEREMBAN RACES.
    108 4 THE HANDICAPS. The following are the, handicaps for the races to be held under the auspices of the Negri Sembilan Sporting Club at Seremban on March 15: Glass A. —Six Furlongs. Bonza 14.7: Cleopatra 12.J2; Chinta Hati 12: Rudge 11.12; Shanghai 10.6; Nankin 10.0 Class B.—Five FuriOngs. Asoka
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    SPORT IN SINGAPORE.
    109 4 PELKY BEATS IRON BUX. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Singapore, March 10. Young Pelky outpointed Iron Bux in ten rounds on Saturday, winning by a large margin, despite giving away more than a stone. Pelky won mainly through Bux’s inability to keep moving fast enough against his faster
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    CRICKET LEAGUE.
    336 4 A DRAWN MATCH. The Chinese Recreation C ’ub succeeded in obtaining a draw against thr Penang Cricket Club on the Esplanade on Saturday afternoon The P.C.C., who were one man short, were all disposed of for a total of I£l, towards which total H. C. D. Daw-6 contributed
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    C.R.C. TENNIS TOURNAMENT.
    269 4 The following are the results of ties played yesterday: Doubles Handicap Class A. —l5 Cheah Wat Sun and Saw Tiang Sooi beat —5 Ho Kim Teik and Oh Teiki Lee Doubles Handicap Class B.— —15.2 Teoh Pin Chong and Dr. Teoh Cheng Toe beat —3O Khaw Joo
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    FEDERAL COUNCIL.
    1163 4 M.M.” The British Resident of Selangor in the Federal Council, replied to the questions raised by the Hon, Mr. Choo Kia Peng, relating to Selangor. He said that the Victoria Institution on was an aided school. The trustees had the plans prepared for new buildings to be erected
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    RECEIVING ORDERS AGAINST TRADESMEN.
    204 4 '\S. T” In the Bankruptcy Court, Singa.]xjn Mr. Justice Acton granted receiving and adjudication orders against Chop Ch an Joo Guan and J.E. Samuel (on his own petition). His Lordship also g.anted an application for discharge by Leonard Valen tine Rodriguez. but suspended the order for
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    ARMS CASE.
    217 4 -“S. F. P.” In the District Court. Singapore, Inspector King of the Arms and Explosives Department produced two Chinese who were cha-rged as the result of trying to sell an automatic pistol and two clips of ammunition. The men pleaded guilty to the charges and Inspector King told
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    MUNICIPAL COMMISSION
    127 4 —President. SPECIAL MEETING. The business for the meeting ot Municipal Commission to be held tomorrow is as under I. Minutes of last meeting to be road and confirmed. IL To consider Draft Supplemental Budget No, 2/23. Ordinary Meeting. 1. Any special business the Presid- a may bring forward.
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    INDIA IN PARLIAMENT.
    3329 5 Secretary of State’s Speech. j,,,! February 27. —In the House Lord Olivier said the most im consideration is wh.'t is known K *nva business. I hope my noble I (1| wv right will not think that 1 1T > to say anything which need him any apprehension
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    LAST POST FOR CHARLES I.
    86 5 The sounding of the Last Post by buglers of the Grenadier Guards at Charing Cross on the anniversary of the death of Charles I. is to be the -object of a. question in the Hous-* of Commons. Mr. Foot proposes to ask the Secretary for
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      184 5 THE SECRET OF RENEWED ENERGY. Any diminution of energy is due to nerveweakness. either temporary or chronic. Nerve-weakness is caused by a draining away of phosphorus, needed to keep the nerves in perfect health. To renew energy, therefore, the nerves must be brought to their high-water mark of efficiency. As
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      150 5 j PRITCHARD’S PROVISIONS DEPT. S I FRESH SUPPLIES I CONTINUALLY ARRIVING QarnpheU's Soups. i 5 Julienne Soup per tin .30 J Mock Turtle .30 J Ox Tail .30 x Celery .30 Vegetable .30 g Chicken .30 Vegetable Beef .30 J IV egetables. Sliced Turnips (Maconochie) per tin .30 Parsnips .30
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    BIRTH.
    15 6 Crawford.—At the Maternity Hospital. Singapore, to Mr. and Mrs. R. H Crawford, a daughter.
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    MANNERS.
    1016 6 Comparison is al wavs odious. Comparison of the kind drawn by our contemporary, the Stn.its Echo, in its issue of Saturday regarding local manners, is even more obnoxious in that it displays a regrettable lack of taste and foresight. In a paragntpb dealing with the first performance of the
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    SINGAPORE'S FUTURE.
    247 6 ’rhe people in Singapore and elsewhere who envisaged that port as the “Portsmouth of the East within a very short time have had to curb their enthusiasm. The Labour Government has decided not to proceed further with the work on the Singapore naval base, “in the present state
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    HERE AND THERE.
    1365 6 Mr. Mahomed Ali has protested against the deposition of the Mr. Mahomed Khalif. He recently made Ali a characteristic attack on Lord Olivier, with reference to the Jaito affair. Mr. Mahomed Ali had just read Reuter’s summary of the Secretary of State’s speech, and with manifest chagrin
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    THE MAILS.
    270 6 The homeward mail, by the Angers, closes at 8 a.m. on Thursday, the instant. The homeward mail, by the Karniala. closes at 6 p.m. on Saturday, the L’tL instant. Six Chinese were remanded to the House of Detention by Mr. IL Forrer for begging for alms. While coming
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      33 6 “E. &»O.” SPECIAL ENGAGEMENT Tuesday, 11th, and Friday, 14th March. MISS JILL HILL, MISS IVY NORTON AND MISS KITTY BARLOW IN Songs, Dances and Musical Monologues Between Dances. Dancing Commencing at 9-30 p.m.
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    SINGAPORE BASE.
    245 7 Not At Present.” Reuter's Telegrams.) London. March 8. v. IC donald and Earl Beatty met w hen the Premier explained •'Cabinet had decided that the that* tl l scheme could not proceed in ~t, t \tate of the nation’s finances. I* 'dtv made it clear that the Ad•SiSpted
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    MORE TROUBLE IN IRELAND.
    138 7 MILITARY ACTIVITY IN DUBLIN. London. March 9. Wholesale demobilisations of the Irish national army, eliminating in the discharge of over 900 officers during the p :t d week, led to trouble at several military centres. A number of demobilised officers at Teniplemore went off with machine
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    THE ABBEY DIVISION.
    71 7 PIQUANT SITUATION. London, March 9. There is a piquant situation in the Westminster Abbey Division where, after numerous prominent Conservatives announced that they will support Mr. Churchill. Air. Baldwin issued a letter stating that the Conservative opponent. Mr. Nicholson, should receive the whole-hearted support of the Unionist
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    SWARAJ IN THE CENTRAL PROVINCES.
    77 7 OBSTRUCTIONIST TACTICS. Nagpur. March 10. The Swarajists’ obstructionist tactics m the Central Provinces Council culminated in the total rejection of the budget. A salary of only two rupees yearly for ministers was voted, whereupon Mr. Standon. the finance member, declared that the Governor would have
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    AN ENGAGEMENT.
    24 7 London, March 9. An Asheville (North Carolina) message s;iys the engagement of Mr. John Cecil ■md Miss Cornelia Vanderbilt is now announced.
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    TELEGRAPH COMPANIES DIVIDENDS.
    37 7 London. March 8. 'no Eastern Telegraph Company dll iu<unces a final dividend of 2-\ per I'er» lO per cent for the year Eastern Extension Telegraph r 'npany, announces a final dividend of a share.
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    IN GERMANY.
    107 7 Palatinate Tension. (Reuter’s Telegrams.) London, March 8. lhe Inter-Allied mission has s again been despatched to the Palatinate as the result ot certain disquieting events. I here is still much tension in several centres there, in view of alleged French reprisals for arrests of anti-Separatists. Allied Military Control.
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    GERMAN GENERAL ELECTION.
    110 7 REICH GOVERNMENT’S REQUEST. Berlin. March 9. In view of the approaching general election, the Government of the Reich has appealed to the authorities in the occupied territories for liberty of the press and freedom of speech throughout the occupied zones, in order to ensure uninfluenced voting, and
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    GERMAN COMMUNISM.
    420 7 Berlin. February. 12. —Evidence which has reached the police and military authorities in various .parts of Germany is believed to indicate that the Communists had arranged to take siniu taneous action tomorrow in (‘very German city; the chief object being to provoke the police to bloodshed. There is
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    HAMBURG DOCKERS TO STRIKE.
    17 7 Berlin. March 10. The Hamburg dockers have decided to strike on March 11.
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    EVEREST EXPEDITION.
    52 7 London, February 29. —A Liverpool message says the Wayfarer-' s Club of Mountaineers and Rock Climbers bade farewell last n’ght to North Country members of the Everest expedition, Messrs. Leigh, Bentley, Beet ham, F. J. Hazard and A. C. Irvine, wh» sailed this morning aboard the Anchor liner
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    FALL OF THE FRANC.
    385 7 Consternation in France. (Reuter’s Telegrams.) London. March 8. Many reasons are advanced for the sensational fall of the franc, which is causing consternation in France. The fundamental weakness is attributed interalia to the Ruhr policy and the French Government’s refusal to impose adequate taxation, owing to
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    FRENCH SECURITY.
    151 7 A YELLOW BOOK. Paris. March 8. The French Foreign Office has issued a yellow book, dealing with the InterAllied negotiations regarding French security, a voluminous collection of letter’s and documents covering the period January, 1919, to December, 1923. It does not reveal secrets, but throws light upon the
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    FRANCE AND COTTON CULTIVATION.
    117 7 POSSIBILITIES OF CAMBODIA. Paris, March 10. The Senate Colonies Committee inquiring into the question of the production of cotton heard Colonel Bernard as regards the climatic and other advantages afforded in Indo-China, where the Society for the study of the cultivation of cotton is successfully experimenting
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    BURMA LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
    22 7 His Excellency the Governor of Burma has appointed Sir Robert Giles to be President of the Legislative Council. Burma.
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    GREEK CRISIS.
    188 7 Cabinet Resigns. (Reuter s Telegrams.) London. March 8. I he resignation of the Greek Cabinet is announced from Athens, as a sequel to a fresh crisis evoked by a group of army officers backing up the Republican demand for the immediate deposition of the Dynasty. A delegation of
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    BANDITRY IN EAST SIBERIA.
    112 7 Riga. March 9. The Soviet press publishes reports from Vladivostok with regard to an attack on the East Siberian village of Kommisarovna on February 20 by 300 Chunchus, who, it is alleged, were reinforced by Chinese soldiers from the garrison of Mishiyan. The village was burnt,
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    BIG HAUL OF BANDITS.
    67 7 Riga. March 10. A Minsk message says that 22 wellequipped bandits, including three women, led by Ataman Yegor Monich. who carried out a series of robberies on the railways, were tried and condemned to death. Eight were sentenced to 10 years’ imprisonment and 27 to shorter
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    MINE EXPLOSION.
    101 7 MANY MEN ENTOMBED. Salt Lake City, (Utah) March. 8. 175 coal miners are entombed as the result of an explosion at the Utah Fuel Company’s mine which is afire. A Fruitless Search. Salt Lake City. March 9. Although the rescue party penetrated the workings of the Utah Fuel
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    CROSS-COUNTRY RUNNING
    82 7 BIRCHFIELD HARRIERS’ RECORD. London, March 8. At Doncaster, for the national cross country championship over ten miles, the going was heavy. Corporal Cofterell (Royal Corps of Signals) was first in 56 minutes 50 seconds. E. Harper (Hallamshire Harriers) was second in 56 minutes 54 secs., and J. Webster
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    BOXING.
    26 7 firpo beats spall a. Buenos Aires. March 8. Firpo. the Argentine heavy-weight champion, knocked out the Italian. Spalla, European heavyweight champion, in the fourteenth round.
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    THE KHALIFATE.
    44 7 Mahomed Ali's Protest. (Reuter’s Telegrams.) Aligarh. March 8. Mahomed Ali, the Moslem leader, in a speech, vigorously protested against the action of the Turks in deposing the Khalif. declaring they had no authority to do so. He predicted civil war in Turkey.
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    THE TURKISH SITUATION.
    602 7 London, March 4. —Constantinople correspondents of 1/ondon papers state the foimula as accepted by the Assembly ab rogates the Khalifate on the ground contained in the motion of the Republican Government. The late arrival of news in London has hitherto precluded much comment. A “Dai.y Telegraph” leader
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    KEMAL ON HIS POLICY.
    185 7 London, March 2.—At the opening of the Turkish Assembly there were crowds around the Assembly buildir, which was packed. Mustafa Kemal, referring to the past year which saw the proclamation of the republic, the regime best suited to the Turkish nation, said that the republic must
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    RUSSIA AND TURKEY.
    65 7 “FREEDOM OF TRADE.” Constan ti uople. March 8. A Moscow message says the Soviet Government granted “immediate freedom of trade between Turkey and Russia, subject only to the payment of customs dues for the local produce and the manufactures of both countries, while 4 urkish traders will
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    OIL INQUIRY.
    77 7 THE MEXICAN REVOLT. Washington, March 9. Before the Oil Committee, Mr. Curtis denied Mr. Bennett's statement that the word principal in a telegram referred to him. The Committee, later, investigating the Attorney-General’s administration, subpoenaed witnesses from the South-West, who are to be asked about American oil interests promoting
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    U. S. WHEAT TARIFF.
    51 7 Washington. March 8. I’resident Coolidge has ordered an increase of 12 cents per bushel in the import tariff <»n wheat, an increase of 26 cents per I(M> lbs in the duty on wheat flour and a decrease in the ad valorem rates on certain other mill
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    NEW CARDINALS.
    46 7 New York. March 8. Archbishop Hayes of New York and Archbishop Mundelein of Chicago sailed in the “Berengaria” for Rome, where they will be elevated to the Cardinalate. Five thousand persons thronged the pier, and farewelled the Prelates, the band-shaking delaying the liner’s departure.
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    FATAL RIDING ACCIDENT.
    31 7 New York. March 9. Mr. Alfred Smith, President of the New York Central Railroad Company, was killed by being thrown from his horse in Central Park, New York.
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    FRENCH FINANCIAL REFORM.
    57 7 Paris, March 10. The isenate Finance Committee examined M. Poincare’s financial proposals the whole of yesterday afternoon, and passed a number of articles but amended others. The Committee hitherto has approved four milliard francs increased taxation. The Commission remains hostile to investing in the government power to
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    KITCHENER MEMORIAL.
    76 7 London, February 29. —A Khartoum message says the Governor-Genera I opened to-day the School of Medicine built as a memorial to Lord Kitchener at a cost of £26.000 (Egyptian) whereof the inhabitants of the Sudan contributed £13,000, and the British Rf-d Cross in Egypt £lO,OOO. The endowment fund
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    LONDON MIDLAND AND SCOTTISH RAILWAY.
    38 7 London, March 1. —Mr. Henry Burgess, Director of Irish Transport and Coal Controller of Ireland in war-time, succeeds Sir Arthur Watson in the General Managership of the London Midland and Scottish Railway. —Copyright.
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    ARMY RACQUETS.
    25 7 London, February 29. —In the Army racquets doubles final Moore and Gwyn Gore beat Williams and Newton 15-8, 15-8, 16-14, 14-18, 11-15- 15-6-
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    AUSTRALIAN SCULLING CHAMPIONSHIP.
    25 7 London, February 29. —An Auckland message says Hannani won the Australian Sculling Championship, beating McDevitt by 12 lengths. Time—24 min. 11 sec.
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    21 7 OBITUARY. London, March S. The death has occurred of the Rt. Rev. E. C. S. Gibson, ex-Bishop of Gloucester, aged 76.
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      LUDENDORFF’S SPEECH IN MUNICH COURT.
      415 8 London, February 29.—A Munich message says the evidence of von Ludendorff in the form of a speech lasting for three hours and consisting of political propaganda was read this afternoon before a crowded court by Ludendorti, who was wearing horn-rimmed spectacles and who occasionally almost
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      BRITISH COMMONWEALTH.
      192 8 London, February 29. —Mr J. H. Thomas, Colonial Secretary, speaking at the Canada Club dinner last night said that the Government had expressed the opinion that the Irish differences could not be settled by any outside bo<;y and therefore held that the boundary question should be settled by
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      CONFINEMENT IN LUNATIC ASYLUM
      171 8 London. February 29. —In the King’s Bench to-day, Mr. Justice Lush pronounc'd judgment for the ftrnier Harnett tor £20,000 with costs against Doctors Bond and Adam jointly, and. £5,000 against Dr. Bond with costs. Stay of Execution. In the Harnett case to-day, stay of execution was
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      WIRELESS COMMITTEE.
      336 8 London, February 29.—Hitherto criticism of the Wireless Committee’s Report has been entirely foreshad wed by expressions of gratification at the prompt publication of the report wnich cuts ac ross long-standing tangles. Seemingly at last it brings the question within measurable distance of a settlement. The “Times” congratulates the
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      LAUSANNE TREATY BILL.
      135 8 London, February 28. —Th- House of Lords to-day passed the second reading of the Bill for ratifying the Lausanne treaty after a debate in which Marquess Curzon declared that Brita n s prestige stood very high in Turkey, and urged that we should pass a sponge over
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      TURKEY BREAKING WITH OLD TRADITIONS.
      231 8 London, February 28. —A Constantinople message says Mustafa Kemal Pasha is expected to make a decisive pronouncement on Saturday with regard to the drastic proposals discussed in the Assembly yesterday including the banishment of all members of the dynasty. It is already apparent that the
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      STAG MAKES HOME IN FRANCE.
      37 8 London. February 29,—An Ftaples message says the English owners have abandoned their claims to the stag belonging to the Mid-Kent Hounds which henceforth will be given a comtci table home in France.
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      THE INDIAN BUDGET.
      253 8 London, March 1. —The new Budget has been prominently published everywhere with commendatory headings. The “Times” describes the balancing as a notable achievement and pomts out regarding the salt tax of last year that the increase was proposed entnely in order to balance the Budget, but says
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      SIR JOHN STEWART’S ESTATE.
      130 8 London. March 1. The petition brought by Lady Stewart for the appointment of a judicial factor on ihe estate of her husband Sir John Stewart, the Dundee whisky distiller who was recently found shot dead, was to-day mentioned in the Edinburgh Court. Ine petitioner stated that
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      120 8 London. February 29. —A Paris message says some comments on the Dreyfus case appeared in the debate in the (’ham ber yesterday, when several Royalists endeavoured to raise a discussion upon the circumstances of the death of Phillippe Daudet, who was found dead in a taxi in
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      212 8 PERSISTENT RHEUMATISM. HOW DR. WILLIAMS PINK PILLS DRIVE IT OUT OF THE SYSTEM. With every turn of cold or damp weatiher one hears the cry, “My enemy Rheumatism, has returned to torture me!” So it will, while people continue their futile ata temptvs with outward applications to cure this deep-seated
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      361 8 THE unavoidable PINANG Errorsof Diet GAZETTE RtaCd It sometimes happens that the food we eat does not agree with us—probably because we have L,St Of Flaces Where the Gazett o}®* unintentionally eaten too much or because the can be bought at 15 Cen Ie quality of the food varied. The
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    1941 9 Attitude of the Dutch. F.M.S. PLANTERS’ MISSION TO JAVA. In the up-stairs assembly room of the Club I nion in Djocdja on the 20th February, a meeting of rubber planters was held. convoked by the Association of Rubber Producers, at which meeting the restriction problem was discussed. The
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    355 9 Messrs. Lean and Co., n their report state that for the moment there are no dealings in Rahman Hydraulics, but they should be resumed as soon as holders know how they stand with regard to allotments and a price is established for them. The Directors’ action in having
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    196 9 Benares Opium p. 55,000.00 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 11.50 buyers Rattans U-20 sellers Rattans Coarse 10.50 Green Snail Shells 13.00 Siam Rice No. I 15.00 per bay do do
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    116 9 The following are the latest quotations in Messrs. Kennedy Co.’s share list Saturday. Tu-day. tn -/5 Shares. ,5 J? sc. sc. sc. sc. Mining. Batang P. 50 52} 57} 60 Hitani 1.45 1.47} Johan 45 47» 47} 50 Mambau 77} 80 80 85 Murai 3.10 3.15 3.20
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    58 9 sth March, 1924. Local. ct». 1 Smoked Sheet 44 Fine Pale Crepe 44 Unsmoked Sheet 40 Singa- (Smoked Sheet 44| pore (Crepe 44\ London and New York. New York G 24 The following were the rubber quotations in London on March 8: Smoked Sheet Is.lsd Plantation Ist latex
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    RUBBER CROPS.
    41 9 The following are additional rubber outputs for February:— lbs. Anglo-Johore 23,248 Bukit Palong 11.965 Consolidated Malay 59,500 Chulsa (Selangor) 22.600 F.M.S. 70,000 Kong Sang 12,835 Mambau (F.M.S.) 18,000 Sungei Salak 37,000 Sepang Valley 19.300 Tangga Batu 14,500 Thirdmile 23.500
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    78 9 London. The Eastern Smelting Co., Ltd:— London, March 7, £292.5» spot, and £291.15s three months buying, £292 selling. Local. The Straits Trading Co., Ltd, March 10: Singapore sold 125 tons at $145.50. Penang buyers no sellers at $144.50. Messrs. Boustead and Co., Ltd:— To-day’s quotation for Singapore refined
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    19 9 Tongkah Harbour Tin Dredging Co., N. L. from 2nd to Bth March, (being one week) 9 tons.
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    196 9 PENANG. MARACH 10, 1924. (By Courtesy of the Chartered Bank.) London Demand Bank 2/4 1/16 4 months’ sight Bank 2/4 1/4 3 Credit 2/419/32 3 Documentary 2/4 5/8 Calcutta Demand Bank Rs 166 "i 3 days’sight Private 169 3 Bombay Demand Bank „166 Madras Demand Bank 166 3 days’sight
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    1089 9 KENNEDY CO’S SHARE LIST. NAMES t 1 a J I RUBBER [Dollar.] S oj S e S Allenby Rubber Co 1 12} 1 17} Alor Gajah Rubber Estate 1 10 1 25 Amalgamated Malay Estates 2 GO Ayer Hitam Planting Syndicate 00(12 00 Ayer Kuning Rubber Estates 40 50 Ayer
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      437 9 advertisements. miscellaneous. accommodation "motor lorries in the vicinity of nnlv to the Asiatic Petro(la) Ll»»™*. ,o. J to purchase a quiet Estate V Silinese or Menado preferred. I’°"' n d-hand Surveyor's Compass A1 oj e <'S complete. Apply Box. No. 80, Gazette. Tenders invited. Government of Kedah. tenders FOR THEATRE
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    SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.
    135 10 TO-DAY’S DEPARTURES. Ellora for Port Swottenham and Singapore. van Hogendorp for Deli Edi and Langsa. Sitiawan for Pang Nga. Rasa for Setul. Rawang for P. Brandan. Kedah for Dindings. The P. »t O. s. s. Ali pore, from Kobe and Singapore, is expected to arrive here at 4
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    PENANG MAILS.
    396 10 CLOSE DAILY (except Sunday >. 8T TRAIN. Federated Malay States, Malacca, I .non and Singapore. Registration and Parcel Post, except where otherwise stated, close half an hour earlier than the Ordinary mail Resumption of Night Mail Service. The following additional mails will be closed daily (Sunday excepted) by
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    105 10 Mar. 11—Football League, Rovers v Wanderers. Esplanade. 12— St. George’s Society, Meeting. I’.C.C., (>.30 p.m. 13— Football League, Albion v Casuals Esplanade. 15—Kuala Sidim Rubber. 11 a.m. IS—Football League. Nomads v Rovers. Esplanade. 20—Penang Library, Annual Meeting, 1.30 p.m. 20—Football League. Albion v Casuals. Esplanade. 22—Cricket League, E.S.C.
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    680 10 MURDERS AND ROBBERIES. (Translated.) Batavia, February 28. News of a brutal murder and robbery in which a Chinese pedlar (jeweller) met his death on Hoboko Estate. Bandar Pulau, East Coast Sumatra, early this month has reached Batavia. According to the facts and information published by the Sumatra
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