Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 28 March 1924

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  • Title Section
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    20 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE PUBLISHED DAILY. A ESTABLISHED 1833. No. 73. .VOL FRIDAY, 28th MARCH, 1924. PRICE 15 CENTS.
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    VERSAILLES TREATY.
    842 2 MR. HENDERSON’S SPEECH. Mr. R. McNeill (U., Canterbury) moved the adjournment of the House to call attention to the speech of the Home Secretary (Mr. Henderson) at Burnlej. (1) What was the policy of the Government with regard to the revision of the Treaty of Versailles; and (2)
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    PENANG SOCCER LEAGUE.
    995 3 WANDERERS’ FOURTH VICTORY. On the first occasion when the Wanders and the Casuals met to play oft’ their soccer League fixture, the latter were awarded the game by two goals to one but, as the result of a protest by the Wanderers that the second goal scored
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    PUBLIC SCHOOLS & FOOTBALL.
    531 3 PUBLIC SCHOOLS FOOTBALL. RUGBY OR ASSOCIATION OR BOTH By Old Boy. As one who went to a Rugby school in his younger days, the reported proposal o-f the special of th"' Football Association to further the interests of their own code by endeavouring to persuade the Rugby-playing schools to play
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    FROM THE TIMES OF 1824.
    213 3 Saturday, Feb. 28, 1524- Price 7d Masquerade at the Opera.—On Thursday night, which is called in the bills a grand masquerade was given at the King’s Theatre, and was kept up with considerable gaiety and good humour till a late- hour yesterday morning. The theatre
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    MALAYAN COLLIERIES.
    351 4 The $60,000 Deposit (From Our Own Correspondent). Kuala Lumpur, March 28, Mr, Carver, continuing yesterday, dealt at length with the deposit of $60,000 by Messrs Russell Co. He said it was in no way connected with Malayan Collieries. To make that deposit Mr. Russell had exceeded the limit
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    SINGAPORE ASSIZES.
    409 4 “S.F.P.” TEN YEARS FOR “HOLDING-UP” VILLAGE. The story of how the village of Jurong, situated about eleven miles along the Jurong road, was held up by a gang of eight ruffians, strongly armed with revolvers and knives, was told at the second Singapore Assizes on Wednesday, during the
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    CHINESE DIVORCE.
    559 4 a lawful widow of the deceased.—“S. F. P.” IMPORTANT DECISION BY CHIEF JUSTICE. An important decision relating to Chinese divorces was given in the Supreme Court, Singapore by the Chief Justice, Sir Walter Shaw, in the action in which Tan Sie Im. sueing in forma pauperis sought a
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    ARGENTINE WORLD FLIGHT ATTEMPT.
    306 4 AIRMEN’S VISIT TO LONDON. Two Argentine officers and a mechanic have arrived in London with the intention of purchasing British aeroplanes for use in an attempt to fly round the world with England as the starting and finishing point. They are Major Pedro L. Zanni, of
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    SINGAPORE FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION.
    545 4 ANNUAL MEETING. The annual meeting of the. Singapore Football Association was held in the Cricket Club, the President, Mr. J. M. Sime, presiding over representatives of the various Clubs interested in the Association competitions. In moving the adoption of the rejmrt and accounts, the Chairman paid a
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    Coming Events.
    163 4 Mar. 28—Football, Kuala Kangsar College vs P.F.S., Free School ground. 29—Police Sports, Esplanade. 2.30 p.m. 29 Cricket League, P.R.C. v C.R.C., Victoria Green. 30— P.S.C. “A” Class (50 yards Handicap). *‘B” Class (50 yards Handicap. 31— Uln Piah Co., Ltd., General Meeting, Kennedy. Burkill and Co., 3 p.m.
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    THIRTY-THREE YEARS EAST.
    534 4 -“S. T.”- FORTHCOMING DEPARTURE OF MR. JOHN BENTLEY. By the P. and O. steamer Naldera, which leaves for home to-day, Singapore will lose an estimable citizen in the person of Mr. John Bentley, who has filled the position of head cutter for the past 29 years for
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    COL. CHRISTIE CHARGED.
    221 4 Amongst the passengers who arrived in Singapore by the Italian steamer Fiume L. on Tuesday from Colombo, was Col. James Christie, 0.8. E., a wellknown Malayan resident. Proceeding to the Oriental Hotel where he had booked rooms, Col. Christie was confronted by Detective Inspectors Higgins and Porter
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    KILLING A “RHINOCEROS.”
    83 4 CHINESE SPORTSMAN’S FEAT. A rumour went round Kuala Lumpur that a Chinese gentleman had shot a rhinoceros somewhere in the Pudu district. Mr. J. D. Hussey, 0.C.P.D., on hearing this, proceeded to the spot, which was some 200 yards away from the Pudu police station, and found
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    PASSENGERS OUTWARD.
    737 4 Per P. O. s.s. “Kashmir” (Commander E B. Bartlett, 0.8. E., R.N.R.), from London, Feb. 29.—T0 Yokohama: Misses Burrough. To Kobe: Mr. and Mrs. Allen, Mr. W. McClelland, Mr. J. S. Pringle. To Shanghai: Mr. W. H. Arnold-Forster, Mr. D. A. Barr, Mr. W. Beveridge, Mr. John Bentley,
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    A MADMAN'S ESCAPADE.
    235 4 A Chinese lunatic got into the grounds of 4, Sophia Road, on Monday forenoon without being observed. He collected all the zinc pailsand banged them about, and ended by allowing the whole of the water in the tank to flow out, to the consternation of the inmates
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    SOCIALIST SUNDAY SCHOOLS.
    598 4 LONDON VICAR ox THEIp TEACHINGS. Socialist and Proletarian Schools r their Dangers was the subject of a tore delivered at Westminster by Rev. E. L. Macassey. vicar of St p et Hammersmith, to the Anti-S oc i a li Union and Reconstruction Society “I am not here
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  • FEMININE REFLECTIONS
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      Mrs. Pepys’ Diary.
      1079 5 Monday. March 3rd,—Expecting of Mr. Pepys’ Aunt Lettice with her daughter G 1 adys to lunch on the morrow (Shrove Tuesday) with Mistress Towne ;l lso this time, carefully instruct mv maid Jane how she shall cook us a 3ith of pancakes. Though that I may not
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      The Modern Bathroom.
      463 5  -  By Marion Rhys. It is difficult to imagine that barely half a century ago a reference to a bathroom in a house was received with the smile of incredulity. Hot water was occasionally found in the “boiler” attached to the kitchen range, but as a character in
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      DESIGNS IN COLLARS.
      83 5 The first collar is an artistically knotted one of white crepe de chine. The second is a sweet Pan style, which is especially suitable for the bobbed girl. A very smart organdie collar that stands away from the neck is the centre sketch. A wired Medeci collar
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      FROCKS FOR BUSINESS.
      406 5  -  By Penelope. We know that were we to be very brave and turn up at the office in a gown of vivid red, stockings and shoes matching to a nicety, and crowned with a cloche hat of the same shade, the result would not be applauded. Nothing
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      Born in March.
      641 5  -  By “Rosamond.” If your birthday happens to be on March Ist. you should have one very outstanding feature—the ability to keep a secret! Also, although not very demonstrative, your affections are deep and true. Born on the 2nd. adaptability to circumstance should be marked in you; fitting
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      Charm of Tapestry.
      630 5  -  By Anne Anstruther. There has been a revival of interest of late in tapestry. The weaving of these fascinating wall and other coverings iW still carried on in different parts of Great Britain and Ireland, notably in the quaint old “Tapestry School House” in ancient Canterbury. Those
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    SEA-TRADERS.
    583 6 Like Gilbert’s policeman, the lot of the Mercantile Marine is not a happy one.” The British Mercantile Marine—that wonderful body of men whose achievements went unsung during the War—is one of the nation’s proudest assets. It possesses traditions which cover several centuries of unsurpassed mastery of the seas, of
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    A COMPULSORY SABBATH DAY.
    294 6 One of the latest reforms which have been put into operation in the new Turkey, will doubtless excite the admiration of manj’ and the envy of some. In an outburst of zeal which we suspect is not wholly pions, the Angora Assembly, some time ago, decreed
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    APOLOGISING.
    263 6 There is an art in apologising. Nobody, of course, likes to apologise at all. But to apologise grudgingly is to make an unwelcome act seem very much worse. If you accidentally bump against someone in the street, or have any other occasion to apologise to a stranger, use the
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    HERE AND THERE.
    1526 6 Road transport was spoken of in terms of high praise by the Road press during the last railway Transport. strike, and there can be no doubt that the petrol-driven vehicle enhanced its reputation considerably as an economic and reliable proposition. In this connection the avoidance of empty
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    THE MAILS.
    107 6 The homeward mail, by the Naldera, closes at 6 p.m. to-day. The homeward mail, by the feesta. closes at 10 a.m. on Friday, the 4th proximo. The mail despatched from Penang to London on the 4th March, by the s.s. Cordellere, was delivered in London on the 27th
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      78 6 “E. fc» O.” Guest Night and Dancing every Tuesday and Friday. Special Tiffin —Orchestra Every Wednesday and Saturday. Orchestral Concert every other Sunday at 9.30 p.m. Next Concert —6th April. THE NETHERLANDS TRADING SOCIETY begs to advise friends that the CENTENARY of the establishment of the Society will be celebrated
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  • Page 6 Miscellaneous
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      155 6 TIDE TABLES. Penang P. Sw'haiu Singapore Mar. H.W. L.W. H.W. L.W. H.W. LW. 28 5.04 a 10.57 a 9.52 a 3.37 a 2.46 a 9.39 a 5.34 p i1.38p 3.59 p 4.38 p 9.45 p 29 7.51 a 0.58 a 0.38 p 6.08 a 3.51 a 11.04 a 7.54 p
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  • Obituary
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    47 6 IN MEMORIAM. In Loving Memory—Charles Valentine Bentley—Died March 23rd, 1920. “O, thou wilt come no more Never. Never.” OBITUARY. London. March 27. The death is announced of Sir Walter Parratt. Dean of Faculty of Music at the London University since 1916. He was 83 years of age.
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    A REPARATIONS PRESERVE.
    565 7 Mr. Asquith’s Anxiety. (Reuter’s Telegrams.) London, March 27. Mr. Asquith, in the House of Comnions. asked for information on the situatj<in West Europe, especially regarding the reports that French organisations wer e energetically perfecting a system of local agreements which Cl llV ert the occupied territories into
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    BRITAIN AND RUSSIA.
    77 7 CLAIM BEGETS COUNTER-CLAIM. Riga, March 27. A message from Moscow says that in the c >urse of a report on the International situation to the Congress of Russian Engineers, M. Zinovieff stated that Britain had presented Russia with a claim for 10,390,000,1)00 gold roubles, excluding three milliards
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    LONDON BUS STRIKE.
    461 7 Discussion in Parliament. (Reuter’s Telegrams.) London, March 27. Amid Labour cries of “Oh and Opposition cheers, Viscount Curzon asked whether the Emergency Committee of Ministers whose establishment Mr. Macdonald foreshadowed yesterday, had made any proposals to mitigate the hardships resulting from the tram and bus strike in
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    AIR CRASH AT HONOLULU.
    34 7 WHAT AN AIR POCKET DID. Honolulu. March 28. Three army airmen were killed and one injured when a Martin bomber crashed after dropping into an air pocket and catching fire.
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    M. POINCARE.
    16 7 TO REFORM MINISTRY. Paris. March 27. M. Poincare has consented to reform the Ministry.
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    CITY OF AMSTERDAM LOAN.
    71 7 London, March 27. The issue has been arranged in London of the City of Amsterdam £2.000,000 to £3,000.000 loan at 5K per cent issued at a price below par for fifty years. The currency is redeemable by annual drawings at par with option to the borrowers
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    SIAMESE LOAN CLOSED.
    21 7 London. March 27. The Siamese Loan of £3.000,000 at 6 percent and issued at 95j has been closed.
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    VITALLY ESSENTIAL.
    165 7 Australian Premier on Singapore. (Reuter’s Telegrams.) Melbourne, March 27. In the House of Representatives, the Rt. Hon. S. M. Bruce reviewed the work of the Imperial Conferences and emphasised Australia’s determination to have a voice in the framing of foreign policy while remaining within the Empire. He considered
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    MUNICH TRIAL RESULT.
    45 7 LUDENDORFF AND HITLER DISCHARGED. Munich. March 28. The five weeks’ trial of General Ludendorff and Herr Hitler concluded with a verdict of not guilty. The accused received an ovation and were presented with flowers by the public as they left the court.
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    CLOUDBURST IN ITALY.
    43 7 MANY FATALITIES. Rome, March 27. There were about 100 fatalities in a cloudburst and landslide at Amalfi. All tourists are believed to be safe. Houses, vineyards and olive plantations were carried away and a number of fishing boats were sunk.
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    FLIGHT OF THE "VULTURE."
    41 7 NOW ON LYONS-ROME STAGE. Lyons. March 27. Captain Maclaren has proceeded on another stage of the world flight, having left for Rome. Civitavecchia. March 28. Captain Maclaren has arrived. He will resume the flight to Rome to-morrow.
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    INTERNATIONAL RUGGER.
    160 7 LEEK BEATS LILY. Paris, March 27. In the Rugger International, in heavy rain, before 30,000, Wales beat France by 10 points to 6. Played In Downpour. Paris. March 27. In a continuous downpour and in very poor light, the Frenchmen held their own in the first half but
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    INTERNATIONAL CHESS.
    51 7 New York, March 27. In the Chess Tournament. Tartakower and Edward Lasker drew. Alekhine defeated Reti. Alekhine Advances. New York, March 27. By defeating Reti, Alekhine ousted Dr. Lasker from the first position in the chess tournament. Dr. Lasker is now second, Reti and Tartakower tie for third
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    ANOTHER DISARMAMENT CONFERENCE.
    47 7 Washington, March 27. Senator Borah lodged a resolution in the Senate, calling on the President to invite such nations as he deemed wise, to a combined economic disarmament conference at Washington, especially to consider the limitation of the size of submarines to 10,000 tons.
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    SINGAPORE NEWS.
    602 7 CHAMBER OF COMMERCE MEETING. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Singapore, March 28. At the annual general meeting of the Singapore Chamber of Commerce, Mr. D. T. Lewis, reviewing the year’s trade, pointed out that imports and exports trade was greater than in 1921 and 1922. As regards tin, higher
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    POLICE COURT.
    175 7 D. R. S. PROPERTY. With two previous convictions for theft against h m, Lam bin Baboo, a Malay, was sentenced to one months rigorous imprisonment by Mr. H. A. Forrer to-day for dishonestly retaining stolen property, to wit, a motor car tyre inner tube worth $3.50. The charge
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    SOCIAL & PERSONAL.
    1183 7 SOCIAL PERSONAL. Mr. and Mrs. Goodman Ambler are leaving for Home via America. Mr. H. L. Mitchell, A. S. P., goes to England on leave by the P. and O. China, next month. Mr. S. K. Sibbald, of Kuala Lumpur, is on a visit to Penang and is going up
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    MRS. R. N. GOODWIN.
    61 7 On behalf of Mrs. Goodwin, wife of the late Mr. R. N. Goodwin, ManagingEditor of the Pinang Gazette we are asked to convey her sincere thanks to the numerous friends who have expressed their condolence to her in her bereavement. We are also requested to state
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    BOAROMAN CASE.
    59 7 JUDGMENT IN CIVIL ACTION. Judgment was entered, with costs, by Mr. Justice McCabe Reay, in the Kuala Lumpur Supreme Court, for the plaintiffs in the civil action brought by the State of Selangor against R. A. Boardman. The amount of the claim was $1,150, in respect of a
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    P.C.C. TENNIS TOURNAMENT.
    50 7 The following is the result of a tennis tournament tie played yesterday: Double Handicap Class “A”.— —15.2 E. J. Bennett and L. D. Wood beat —15.2 M. K. Whitlock and A. J. L. Donaldson 6—2, 6 —3. Weather permitting the final tie will be played this evening.
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    EN VACANCE.
    31 7 Talking of the Khalifate, the Echo de Paris” says: “The old buffer between Europe and Asia has ceased to exist.” Not at all. He has simply gone to Switzerland.
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    ENGLISH PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
    2186 8 SIR JAMES BARRIE’S TRIBUTE. Sir James Barrie made one of his rare appearances as a public speaker by visiting Wallasey Town Hall to address the scholars of the Wallasey High School for Girls, a secondary school conducted by the Corporation, and to distribute prizes to the girls.
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    FINE SURGICAL OPERATION.
    253 8 WORKMAN’S AMAZING ACCIDENT. An extraordinary accident at a steel works brought a man under treatment at Nottingham General Hospital, where an operation of a character probably hither, to unheard of has been successfully performed. John Henry Hitt, aged 37, o f Aldecar, Langley Mill, whilst following his
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    SCOTTISH CASTLE UNEARTHED.
    242 8 RESULT OF EXCAVATIONS AT COULL. In a lecture before a joint meeting of the Aberdeen Natural History and Antiquarian Society and the Historical Association of Scotland, Mr. W. Douglas Simpson, F.S.A., Scot Lecturer in British History at Aberdeen University, made public for the first time the results
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    SUNGEI RAMAL RUBBER.
    358 9 TMENTY PER CENT FOR THE YEAR. The tenth annual general meeting of the Sungei Ramal Syndicate, Ltd., was (held on Tuesday, at the registered office, 1 Embankment, Kuala Lumpur, with Mr. E. W. Tyler in the chair. Tire notice convening the meeting having been read by a
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    TAIPING RUBBER PLANTATIONS.
    393 9 IMPROVED RESULTS. The thirteenth annual general meeting of Taiping Rubber Plantations, Limited (Federated Malay States), was held at Winchester House, E.C. The Hon. Everard Feilding presided, and in moving the adoption of the report and accounts, said their restricted crop, with the portion on hand taken at
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    GOVERNMENT TIN.
    35 9 We are officially informed that the Government of the Federated Malay States has up to date sold 6,000 tons of its stocks of tin. This represents the total released under the Bandoeng Agreement.
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    LONDON RUBBER STOCKS DOWN.
    832 9 POINTS FROM RECENT COMPANY REPORTS. The Port of London figures relating to the movements of crude rubber during the past week indicate a further reduction in stocks. Landings of only 694 tons compare with deliveries of 1,092 tons, and the stocks are thus reduced by 398
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    SYMINGTON AND SINCLAIR’S WEEKLY REPORT.
    429 9 Messrs. Symington and Sinclair report under date February 28 as follows: After slight fluctuations during the week, prices on our market to-day show no change on those reported last Thurs" day. There has been some good buying of Spot and Near Rubber, probably for manufacturers’
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    NEW YORK RUBBER MARKET.
    137 9 New York, February 11. —Increased demand for crude rubber resulted in higher prices and net gains of l-4c to l-2c per pound were registered during the past week. Business was quite active and sales of smoked ribs were noted at 25 3-4 c per pound for
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    PROVINCE WELLESLEY AND KEDAH CHURCH MISSION.
    73 9 March 30. 4th Sunday in Lent. —Alor Star Church, Holy Communion 8 a.m.. Evening Prayer and Sermon 6 p.m. S. Paul’s Mission Chapel, Bukit Tengah, Thursday, April 3.—7.30 a.m. Holy Communion. Messrs. A. A. Anthony Co., advise us that the 8.1.5. N. Co’s (Apcar
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    LOCAL SHARE LIST.
    96 9 The following are the latest quotations in Messrs. Kennedy <fc Co.’s share list Yesterday. To-day, E 2 E 2 Shares. ff P a> co do ca a? sc. Sc. sc. c. Mining. Asam K. 43/- 44/- 43/- 44/Hitam 1.471 1.50 1.47 j 1.50 Johan 47 49 48
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    RUBBER PRICES.
    40 9 28th March. 1924. Local. ct». (Smoked Sheet 40 Fine Pale Crepe 40 Unsmoked Sheet 35 Singa- (Smoked Sheet 40’ pore (Crepe 10 4 London and New York. London fSmokefl sh< l ’«Wd (Crepe Is.Ofd New York G2l f
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    TIN PRICES.
    111 9 London. The Straits Trading Co., Ltd., gives the following prices, on March 27 Spot £256 up £l,ss 3 mos. buying 255.5» 1.5» 3 selling 255.10 s 1.5» The Eastern Smelting Co., Ltd:— London, March 26, £255 spot, and £254 three months buying, £254.5» selling. London, March 27, £256.10»
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    PRODUCE PRICES.
    153 9 Benares Opium p. chp«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 Sundried 11.25 sellers Rattans 11.20 seller* Rattans Coarse 10.50 Green Snail Shells 13.00 Siam Rice No. 1 15.00 per bag do
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    EXCHANGE.
    116 9 PENANG. MARCH 28, 1924. (By Courtesy of the Chartered Bank.) London Demand Bank 2/4 1/.32 4 months’ sight Bank 2/4 7/32 .3 Credit 2/4 1/2 .3 Documentary 2/417/32 Calcutta Demand Bank Rs 167 3 days’sight Private „170 3 Bombay Demand Bank „167 Madras Demand Bank 167 .3 days’ sight
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    MARKET PRICES.
    545 9 GHOWRASTA MARKET Penang, March 28. 1924. cte Government Mutton— Mutton Indian per lb 5® Mutton— Head, sheep or goat each 1.00 Liver with heart A Inng do 1.30 Tripe do 1.00 Goat or Sheep per lb 50 Sweet Bread pair 30 Leg of Mutton lb 50 Lamb do
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      454 9 new advertisements. MISCELLANEOUS. Wanted Car, good condition, state price, maker, where to l>e seen. Apply Box No. UH, c/o Pinang Gazette. FOR SALE. Beautiful specimen Silver Fox Fur. Also White Fox. Mrs. Coleman, Taiping. B. S. A. 5 seatar 1913 sleeve valve Silent Knight engine. $5OO. The Adjutant, 2/20 Burma
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    “ WHAT THE PUBLIC WANTS.”
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