Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 4 April 1924

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  • 21 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE PUBLISHED DAILY. ESTABLISHED 1833. j No. 79. VOL LXXXII. FRIDAY, 4th APRIL, 1924. PRIOR 15 CENTS.
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    • 683 1 -awe» <0 aanc shk> e e 9 TOKISATSU, j 10T0GRAPHIC I f art studio, i ’Phone 772. I 68. BISHOP STREET’ I f’ I I AUSTIN TWELVE I I ,NS,BTON I LATEST MODEL. FOUR-FIVE SEATER. I &@3 DOG’S HEAD I f p A. 1 9 AMD OBTAIN BRAND Engine 4-Cyiinder.
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    • 45 1 x BT m I KPATMUiZEO HSSW IT MUGT. J. SPLENDIT) SELECTION OF J DIAMOND AND GEM I) SET JEWELLERY > X OF EVERY IJESCIUPTION AT ALL PRICES’. g B. P. de SILVA, j 3f 1, Bishop Street, Peneag. Qge x w >■- x *x s xanx J
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  • 2130 2 BY P. P. GILPIN IN THE “WEEKLY DISPATCH.” “Mr. Newmar Quette has sent his horses to Bolingbrook to be trained by Jack Cornish is something like the brief paragraph that appears quite frequently in the sporting columns of the Press. Not of much significance
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    • 919 2 < TENDERS INVITED. I RATES OF SUBSCRIPTION. Tenders 1 Including free town delivery or fl ing w hite washing and repair 2 pos,ase ill to Sikh Temple, Brick Kiln Road, I PAYABLE IN ADVANCE. X p enang and reach the M/T Secretary, Sikh Temple, Brick I Country (S.S. F.M.s’.j *42
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    • 271 2 every drop of Hall’s Wine and the good Hall’s Wine does is lasting. jjaUbW** from a’l first-c mtit Chemists and Wine Merchants and H. IRVING JONES Singapore. Sole Proprietors Stephen Smith Ltd. Bow. London |||linillllliinTrniiiiii»niiii iiillllllllllll ***** Penang Hills Railway. PENANG-THE BEAUTY SPOT OF MALAYA. TIME TABLE. UP TRAINS MONDAY
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    • 601 2 BANKS THE MERCANTILE BANr 0| INDIA, LIMITED. (Incorporated in 1’- aland.) Authorised Capital Subscribed Capital Pa d-up I’qJ Reserve Fund and Undivided Profits Board of Directors. Sir R. J. Black Bart. (Chairman) i, Ryrie, Esq., H. Melvill Simons, E sq J Chaimers, Esq.. Sir David Yul e 'd Lord Carmichael.
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  • 1616 3 EVIDENCE OF MR. GAWLER. rhP hearing of the action arising out < e acquisition of land owned by Mr. K Olsen at Sembawang, for the purof the Singapore Naval Base was ntinued in the Supreme Court on Wednesday, before the Chief Justice Sir Klter Shaw, with whom
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  • 115 3 Vigorous public action to assert a right of way was taken at Bakewell. Hundreds of townspeople met at Haddon Hall, and the urban council’s dark and surveyor headed a procession through the Haddon meadows. When the first barrier was reached, workmen, employed by the
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  • 399 3 DR. TAGORE’S ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE. No greater compliment could have been looked for by Dr. Rabindranath Tagore, the celebrated Bengal poet and philosopher, upon his arrival in Singapore, than was to be found in the cosmopolitan character of the large gathering which assembled at the Wharf long
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  • 199 3 SIR ERNEST WILD AND COUNSEL’S ABSENCE FROM COURT After a jury had been empanelled to try a prisoner at the Old Bailey it was discovered that counsel for the prosecution was not present. The Recorder (Sir Ernest Wild, K.C.) said “I will not have this Court treated
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  • 421 3 OWN STORY OF FIRE CHIEF’S RECKLESS BRAVERY. After thirteen years Mr. Winston Churchill, who was Home Secretary at the time, has recalled his experiences under fire in the Sidney Street affair in the East End—perhaps the most lurid affair of the kind that has ever
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  • 288 3 !SIR lAN HAMILTON’S HINT TO NEW WAR SECRETARY. “I am glad to say. as an old soldier, that the new Secretary of State for Wai (Mr. Stephen Walsh) has gone down exceedingly well among soldiers,” said General Sir lan Hamilton, speaking at a house
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  • 42 3 Paris, March 22.—The “Matin' says says that Lassene has beeci suspended for six months for addressing an offensive communication to the Council of the French Rugby Union. He will consequently not captain the French team against Wales on shortly.
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    • 190 3 WHAT THEY SAY IN SIAM about BABY’S OWN TABLETS. In Siam, as in other countries throughout the world, Baby’s Own Tablets are the trusted children’s remedy in many homes. Here is what Mr. Ro Suh San, of the Siam Electricity Co., 1095 Song Ward Road, Bangkok, says about them ‘‘Formerly
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    • 224 3 HEARING BELIEVING j May we demonstrate the tonal J 4 qualities of the new i GRAFONOLA f To You? 4 Call in and hear the Gramophone ad- J vance of the century. Z I PURE SCRATCH I The latest dance hits are =1 J Who Cares Fox Trot 5 Runnin
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  • 1686 4  -  Hua Hin. (BY J. C. PASQUAL.) (20th Article.) In nay haste to reach Bangkok, The Jewel City of Asia,” I have inadvertently skipped over Hua Hin, the popular seaside resort which bids fair to be the Brighton of Siam, and is situated to the South
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  • 89 4 In reply to a question about the recent lawsuit in which £25,000 damages were awarded against two doctors, one of whom was a Commissioner in Lunacy, Mr. Wheatley, Minister of Health, stated that the sum of £5,000 which was ordered by the judge to be paid
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  • CORRESPONDENCE.
    • 318 4 (To the Editor of the “Pinang Gazette.”) Sir, —I quite agree with the views expressed by “A| Hindu” on the above subject in your issue of last night. It is true that, in 1917, it was resolved and accepted by the Govt., that all the five members of
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    • 190 4 (To the Editor of the Pinang Gazette.”) Sir, —Now that the authorities seem convinced that propaganda, etc., and the proper care of the body will do a great deal towards eliminating V. D., it behoves them to do their utmost to encourage sport to its fullest extent. No doubt
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  • 263 4 D’ARCY EXPLORATION COMPANY’S OPTION. Report of British Borneo Petroleum Syndicate for year 1923 states that D’Arcy Exploration Company have intimated that they exercise their option on petroleum concession rights of syndicate in respect of about 30,000 square miles of territory in British North Borneo. An important geological expedition
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  • 568 4 ROVERS DRAW WITH ALBION. On the first occasion the Albion met the Rovers under the auspices of the Penang Soccer League, the former were victorious by the broad margin of 5 goals to nil but when the two teams met again on the Esplanade, Penang, yesterday evening,
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  • 285 4 EASTER MEETING. A two days prize meeting has been arranged by the Singapore Rifle Association to be held at Easter, on Saturday and Monday, April 19 and 21. Entrance fees for all matches are 50 cents, or six dollars for all the events of the meeting. Entries
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  • 381 4 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING. The twenty-third annual genera meeting of the Malay Peninsula Agricultural Association was held in the Chamber of Commerce, Penang, this forenoon with Mr. J. W. Kennedy (President) in the chair. The others present included Messrs, k. S. Chantier (United Patani), H. H. Wardlaw
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  • 172 4 DOCTORS ON WHERE MONKEY GLANDS FAIL. ‘One may endow a man of 70 with the virile attributes of a man of 25. He may feel youthful and invigorated for a time, but his arteries remain thick and his heart and lungs are unchanged. Then something gives way,
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  • 146 4 The 1922-3 census of the Boy Scouts Association reveals striking figures. With several substantial returns not yet to hand, the world total of Scouts reaches 1,275,000, an increase of 40,597 on the year. This total includes 380,468 Scouts in the British Empire and 265,708 in the
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  • 518 4 c. P. The ages old problem of where H go in winter time, hymned or b 'B prosaically submitted t<> baffled ■H tion after baffled generation, pear to have had its solution i n Mixed Court, Shanghai. recentiß according to a Municipal Health Den? ment
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  • 114 4 April 5 Cricket League, P.C.C. v E.S.C.. Esplanade. 5 Parit Perak Rubber Company Meeting, 33 Beach St. Penang, noon. 6 Bulan Puasa begins. B—Football League, Albion v Nomads, Esplanade. 10—Football League, Casuals Rovers, Esplanade. 12— Way Down East.’’ Theatre Royal. 15—Football League, Casuals f Wanderers, Esplanade. 21—Agricultural Shows
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  • 36 4 The homeward mail, by the closes at 6 p.m. do Saturday, the 1instant. The mail despatched from to London on the Bth Marek, by s.s. Insulinde was delivered in Hindon o the 3rd April.
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  • 33 4 April 6, sth Sunday in Lent. —The Chap a will be taking Penang. S. Paul’s Mission Chapelf Bukit 1 env Thursday, April 10.—7.30 a.m. Holy e munion.
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    • 25 4 Pitman’s Shorthand Rapid Course (New Era Edition) Complete Edition with supplementary Exercises $3 or $3/30 post free, stocked by the Pinang Gazette Press Ltd., Penang.
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  • FEMININE REFLECTIONS
    • 853 5 Monday. March 10th.-Up very be□nH assisted by my Maid Jane, do times ana o verv fine job of the spring matmake mi IvvS < (wire), in my spare room. That a ving. a rusty look to it not to be borne anv should say I treat not
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    • 693 5  -  By Mrs. Courtney James. Is home life dull That depends. It should not be, if it is filled with love and the real spirit of comradeship between husband and wife. A thousand times No! if the home be gladdened by the presence of children. But there
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    • 41 5 This short coat is very fashionable. It «ould be very charmingly carried out in chestnut colour, embroidered all over in brown, gold and orange which blend with the cloth, leaving the collar, cuffs and edge perfectly plain.
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    • 260 5  -  By Babette. Fashion, for once in her life, is trying to be nice to us all. Here she is, standing on the edge of Spring with arms outstretched, offering '‘something for everybody. And it’s about time she did try to make up for the shabby tricks she has
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    • 319 5  -  By Pauline Bouchier. Use the best cream and powder that you can get, if you would keep your skin in good condition, but the very first consideration is good health. *Health is the foundation of beauty, and the way to be healthy is to have plenty of fresh
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    • 646 5  -  By Mrs. Courtney James. I have written of wives who are always gadding about. Now’ let me speak of those who will not go out. There is, of course, a happy medium in all things. Devotion to domestic duty is good, but to make oneself a
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    • 736 5 By A Society Seer. Many superstitions are connected with human hair. Perhaps some of them are founded upon acute observation. For instance, Aristotle made many shrewd deductions from the colour, quantity, and texture of the hair of men and women, and what he wrote has borne
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  • 487 6 The statement made by Lord Lambourne during the course of his speech in the House of Lords on the question of cruelty to children has excited considerable comment, and in certain quarters a certain amount of misconception. Lord Lambourne said A man who commits these crimes—some of them on
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  • 318 6 Great Britain is still the most highly taxed country in the world. As far as we can see. she is likely to remain so indefinitely. unless she discards her present kid-glove methods of doing business. The British taxpayer pays £l5 18/- per head, the French taxpayer escapes with
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  • 339 6 How do office boys employ their office time? A self appointed committee on the conservation of energy and promotion of industry among the inky fingered juveniles who adorn modern offices, gave the results of its investigations into the habits of the species as follows The habits of
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  • 1252 6 It is verv seldom that earthquake shocks are felt in PenEarthquakes ang and even that in a in Penang- mild form —but in that useful production, which is better known as the buku merah,„ the Singapore and Malayan we find it recorded that on April 4,1881, a
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  • 265 6 HONG GUAN’S LETTER OF AUTHORITY (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, April 4. Mr. Russell’s evidence yesterday con sisted of explanations of the circumstances under which the letter of authority was given to Hong Guan. It was given to look for coal properties in Borneo other than
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 214 6 y 1 I Reduced R 0 OolVwk u I Prices J /RHwBI B I INY CARLSBERG J H PENANG. i «Y Q NEWS! The Bargain hunters of the City and Suburbs, and their friends will be delighted to hear that Doulatram’s Grand Cheap Sale I Commences Ist April, 1924, at
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    • 78 6 You Have HEARD the London Syncopating Orchestra, You are now to have an opportunity of DANCING to it On Tuesday, Bth April Next, IN THE E. O. HOTEL BALL ROOM, Combined Dinner and Dance tickets, bookable in advance at the E. O. Hotel $5, Dance tickets only. Cash on sale
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  • Page 6 Miscellaneous
    • 65 6 I TOWN HALL, PENANG, i 0 SATURDAY, APRIL sth, AT 6 P.M. hh LEO WALLACE-YOUNG, the Renowned Protean Actor presents X I THE CLASSICS’ I U COSTUMED COMEDY AND DRAMA. X An all-star Combination Including the Charming Actress MISS CELIA AVON. Dramatic thrills during exquisite hours of charm and gaiety.
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    • 157 6 TIDE TABLES. Penang P. Sw’ham Singapore Apr. H.W. L.W H.W. L.W H.W. L.W. 4 0.17 a 6.40 a 5.1 la 11.27 a 10.45 a 4.37 a 0.46 p 6.59 p 5.24 p 11.50 p 11.08 p 4.54 p 5 0.48 a 7.06 a 5.43 a 11.22 a 5.09 a 1.13
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  • 201 7 Mr. Murrey’s Advice. London, April 3. U Mnrrev the London organiser of n,Hiding Trades’ Federation, advised tbe Wpniblev strikers to resume the li/tPlv He pointed out that conimniedi gtrike W ould seriously ti,lU ndice pending negotiations with the era in the event o£ a failure of ®hkh there
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  • 82 7 London, April 3. The House of Commons, after an all-night sitting, passed the third reading of the Army Air Force Bill unamended. There were lengthy debates on the questions of the abolition of the death penalty in the Army and the use oi troops in trade
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  • 37 7 Fl' RTIIE R CONSID E RATIONS e ADJOURNED. London, April 3. It is understood in the Lobby ot the House of Commons that further consideration of the Evictions question were adjourned to a Cabinet to-day.
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  • 54 7 RAGING VIRULENTLY. Lahore, April 3. Plague is raging virulently here. At Mooltan there are thirty deaths daily. Here the four colleges have already closed. The Punjab university examinations will probably be postponed. The Commissioner of Mooltan has forbidden the holding of the usual large annual religious fair
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  • 48 7 ALL HANDS SAFE. Alexandria. April, 3. ~e Clan Maciver” wirelesses that the Frangestan has been abandoned •a»d is on fire in latitude 18 deg. 44 min. North and 29 deg. 20 min. East. She is sinking. The Clan Maciver is winging all hands to Port Said.
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  • 36 7 Kalmar, April 3. JRbe steamer Fortiosa iorWlamburg fbom Vladivostock ha cargo oflsoya beans caught fire. cargo was dmnaged, but a portion of J 1 reloaded mid transhipped and has arrived at •Kalmar.
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  • 43 7 BELGIANS WIN TRIANGULAR TOURNEY. London, April 3. Bi the International triangular soccer ‘'urnanmnt, the Belgian Army beat the ni, 'h Army, by 3 goals to 1 at oolwich. Having also beaten the r(ll 'h Army, the Belgians win the championship.
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  • 43 7 efrther results. New York. April 3. y?. h Biternational Chess Tournament, betu 1 ’'/‘b d Edward Lasker. The game a .i: Lasker and Janowski was wned after Sixty two moves. Boimi- we Hth Reti defeated <>W with Tarta4,1 drew with Ale-
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  • 190 7 Communist Member’s Outburst. (Reuter’s Telegrams.) Paris, April 3. M. Poincare’s reply to interpellations of the Government’s policy in the Chamber was interrupted owing to a violent scene, which necessitated the temporary suspension of the sitting. The trouble arose through a supplementary remark to M. Poincare’s speech
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  • 105 7 COMPLETE FRENCH UNANIMITY. Paris. April 3. It is announced that both the experts committees investigating reparations have reached complete unanimity, the finishing touches being put to the reports which are expected to be presented to the Reparations Commission during the week-end. The Chamber passed a vote of confidence
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  • 117 7 MEMBERS OF MEGANTIC’S CREW FINED. New York, April 4. The Federal Judge. Mr. Garvin fined seven of the crew of the White Star Liner’’ “Megantic” $1,500 each for bringing liquor into the country. Only Nominal Fixes. Mr. Garvin recalled that he only imposed nominal fines on
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  • 36 7 Washington, April, 3. The House of Representatives passed a bill authorising the expenditure of $25,000,000 on the installation of a Diesel type engine in the United States Shipping Board vessels.
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  • 21 7 Vienna, April 3. The Russo-Rumanian negotiations have been definitely broken off. The Rumanians refused to consent to a plebiscite.
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  • 114 7 TO-MORROW AT THE TOWN HALL. Leo Wallace Young's performance of The Classics” will take place to-morrow at six p.m. By special request, scenes from “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” and “Richard II” have been added to the interesting programme of quick characterisations of comedy and tragedy. The entertainment promised
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  • 128 7 A Royal Visit. (Reuter’s Telegrams.) Bucharest, April 3. Prince Naruhiko Higashikuni was welcomed on arrival by the King, the Crown Prince, ministers, diplomats, the chief of state and dignitaries. A guard of honour was drawn up at the station. The Mayor of Bucharest presented the customary bread
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  • 101 7 QUEENSLKND PREMIER’S VIEWS. London, April 3, The Premier of Queensland, the Hon. E. G. Theodore, entertained at a luncheon in London, said he was convinced* that Australia respected the Japanese nation. Some said that Japan was a menace to Australia, but he did not think so. Australia could
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  • 24 7 CO\l MERCIAL NAVIGATION TREATY. Warsaw, April 3. I’he Senate approved the ratification of the Commercial Navigation Treaty between Japan and Poland.
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  • 99 7 CLASS AREAS BILL. Capetown, April J. The Minister of the Interior, moving the second reading of the Class Areas Bill in the Assembly, said it was introduced owing to pressure by the Indians on the Whites. The Bill only aimed at separation as regards residence and
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  • 297 7 TIRADE AGAINST PREFERENCE. The appearance of a letter in the “Yorkshire Press” from Lord Parmoor, in which, appealing for funds for “the Free Trade Exhibit” at Wembley, he describes the Exhibition as a rare opportunity for showing “how peculiarly dependent Britain is for her prosperity on many countries
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  • 210 7 RUBBER PRODUCERS' ASSOCIA TION. (From Our Own Correspondent.) ♦Singapore, April 4. At the Rubber Producers’ Association of Malaya annual meeting, Mr. J. M. Sime regretted to say that the operation of Government control was not an unqualified success. There was daily evidence, however that the laws dealing with
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  • 110 7 ACQUITTED ON GANG ROBBERY CHARGE. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, April 4. At the Assizes yesterday, a Chinese, charged with gang robbery, was acquitted. It was alleged that he was one of four to enter a Tamil sundry goods shop at the second mile, Chemor Road, held up
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  • 204 7 OCCUPANTS NEARLY DROWNED. News of an exciting experience in which three Dutch gentlemen nearly lost their lives when their car fell into a river, reached us this morning. On the 16th March, Mr. Peters, Ageni of the Koninklijke Paketvaart- Maats chappij at Boeleleng, the chief
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  • 165 7 MEETING AT KINTA. An ordinary general meeting of the Association will be held at Kinta on 3rd and and 4th May next. Visits will be made to Malayan Tin Dredging. Ltd., The Sub-Stations of the Ipoh Electric Installation, and The Lahat Mines, Ltd. One or more
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  • 1500 7 SOCIAL PERSONAL. Mr. J. Caulfield James, of Bangkok, is passing through Singapore on his way to Java. Mr. E. N. Taylor, acting A. D. 0., Tanjong Malim, has gone to Hongkong for a holiday. We hear that Mr. L. W. Tivy, manager of K la toy an g estate, Tanjong
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  • 1480 8 (7) HOW A YOUNG MAN FOUND HAPPINESS. Sung Kiang-Hai and Lily Wong were regarded with jealous eyes as they were walking leisurely in a field in their college. They were the best of friends and were often seen together. They helped and sympathized with each other. Whenever
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  • 169 8 LINK WITH INVASION BY FRENCH IN 1797. Looking more like a min of 60 than one bordering on 100, Mr. John Thomas, Fishguard’s grand old man, who lives alone in a small cottage, is one of the few remaining drivers of the old stage-coach days.
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  • 948 8 r The economic position in Germany js t brilliant. The real wealth of a nation i consists in material things. Germany, occupying the centre of the Continent, i is the natural mart and exchange ot r Europe. Excellent waterways and rail- ways ensure cheap freight,
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  • 120 8 HUSBAND’S FATAL JEST A pinch of snuff caused the niurde” Asnieres (near Paris) of a man nanuj Grandgeat. He was living with his A on good terms, and they had a friend at dinner. When the guest Madame Grandgeat took out a snuff box and helped herself
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 376 8 VISITORS TO THE OLD COUNTRY are recommended to stay at one of THE EMPIRE HOTELS BAILEY’S HOTEL Gloucester Road, Kensington, London, 5.W.7. SOUTH KENSINGTON HOTEL Queen’s Gate Terrace, Kensington, London, 5.W.7. BUSHEY HALL HOTEL BUSHEY, HERTS. A SHORT DISTANCE FROM LONDON THE BRITISH EMPIRE EXH BITION. EMPIRE HOTEL, BATH The
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    • 59 8 NEW HEALTH W AND NERVE POWER qvickly gained with I regular nee nf J SANATOGEN I Mr*. Bjornsterne Bjornton. the wife of the celebrated "Norwegian poet and novelist, wrote "Bjornson uses Sanatoeen every day and finds that the effects of this admirable revitalising food are exceeding y beneficial to him.
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    • 153 8 i Sheer Goodness 1 has won for Toffee de Luxe its world wide fame. Pure sugar, fresh farm butter and rich, thick cream are it» ingredients. It simply lannot help being delicious! Just taste it for yourself and kcl BY "MaclaalSslfs Toffee de Luxe Purity and Quality gua anlttd bf
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  • 743 9 WOMAN OF 90 TELLS OF 10 MONTHS’ SIEGE. Bedridden and rather weak with the burden of her 90 years, Mrs. Jan? Mulholland, a soldier's widow, living at Glenhurst Villas, Boston, can still remember her adventures in the terrible days of the Indian Mutiny, says a special correspondent
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  • 102 9 London, March 21. —Mr. James Davenport, member of the Council of the Rubber Growers’ Association, in a letter to the Press refers to the American proposal for the formation of common purchasing agencies for certain imported raw materials, including rubber, and points out that, whereas the price
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  • 495 9 WHY THEY FAIL. To the great annoyance of French ommunists, the Chamber of Deputies on M ednesday night, carried by a large majority a motion abolishing the Government match monopoly, writes Harold Cox in a Home paper. Th»‘- incident is significant, for it signalises a definite confiession of
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  • 195 9 Benares Opium p. chest $5.006.00 norn. 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 10.95 sales Rattans 11.20 sellerRattans Coarse 10.50 Green Snail Shells 13.00 Siam Rice No. 1 15.00 per bav do do
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  • 140 9 The following are the latest quotations in Messrs. Kennedy Co.’s share list Yesterday. To-day. E 5 2 Shares. C 5 0Q m 02 SC. Sc. SC. C. Rubber (Dollar.) Ayer Panas 5.00 5.25 5.25 5.50 Katoyaug B. 80 90 75 80 Perak R. V 1.00 1.05 Sandycroft
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  • 61 9 4th April, 1924. Local. cfs. (Smoked Sheet 41| Fine Pale Crepe Unsmoked Sheet 36 Stnga- (Smoked Sheet 42 PORE tCrepe 42 London and New York. (Smoked Sheet Is.Ojd LONDON lerepe Is.Ogd New York G22g The following were the rubber quotations in London on April 3: Smoked Sheet b.Ofd
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  • 27 9 The following are additional rubber outputs for March:— lbs. Lunas 7.400 Kuala Geh 19,600 Ma jedie (Johore) 8.950 Muar Itam 11.121 Permas 18,358 Sekong 20.300
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  • 106 9 London. The Straits Trading Co., Ltd., gives the following prices, on April 3 Spot £265.10s up 4_ 3 mos. buying,, 264.10 s 4.5 s 3 selling 264.15 s 4.5 s The Eastern Smelting Co., Ltd:— London, April 3. £265.10s spot, and £264.10s three months buying, £264.15s three months
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  • 153 9 Menglembu Lode Mining Co., Limited, for March. 309 piculs. Chenderiang Tin Dredging, Ltd., for March, Dredge hours 431, cubic yards 55,000, piculs 172. Tributors piculs 200. Kuala Lumpur Tin No Liability, for March, hours run 601, yardage treated 73,500, tin ore won piculs 355. Johan Tin Dredging Ltd.,
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  • 118 9 PENANG. APRIL 4, 1924. (By Courtesy of the Chartered Bank.) London Demand Bank 2/4 4 months’ sight Bank 2/4 1/8 3 Credit 2/4 15/32 3 Documentary 2/4 1/2 Calcutta. Demand Bank Rs 1671) 3 days’sight Private 170] o Bombay Demand Bank 167] 2 Madras Demand Bank 167] g 3
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  • 574 9 CHOWRASTA MARKET. Penang, April 4. 1924. cts Government Mutton— Mutton Indian per lb 50 Mutton Head, sheep or goat each 1.00 Liver with heart lung do 1.30 Tripe do 1.00 Goat or Sheep per lb 50 Sweet Bread pair 30 Leg of Mutton lb 50 Lamb do 50
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • 734 9 NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. LOCAL share market. I of Vhe mIIIyI for to-day’s share prices. Wanted one Second Hand Avery’s Shares. Buyers. Sellers, pi.fforni Seale to weigh up to one ton. Batang Padang Dredging .45 .47* n \’o 107. c/o Pinang Gazette. Hitam Tin Ltd 1.47-A 1.50 Nawng Pet Tin Ltd 1.521
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  • 416 10 MR. SNOWDEN’S TASK. With the issue of the estimates for the Civil Service and Revenue Departments, says the Parliamentary correspondent of a London paper, it becomes possible to forecast the amount of the expendituic for which the Chancellor of the Exchequer will have to make provisions in
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  • 311 10 INSANITY AND DRUNKENNESS AS GROUNDS OF ACTION. Divorce reforms are suggested in the Matrimonial Causes Bill which Lord Buckmaster has introduced in the House of Lords. Any married person may apply for a divorce on any one or more of the following grounds—that the defendant— Has since the
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  • 176 10 TO-DAY’S DEPARTURES. Teesta for Madras taking mails for etc., via Bombay. Tara for Poi> Swettenham Singapore Kopah for Deli. City of Manila for Colombo, Port Said and New York. United States of America (Parcels), Rhexenor for Colombo, Suez and London United Kingdom (Parcels). Sicilia for Colombo, (taking ma
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  • 424 10 CLOSE DAILY (except Sri-, BT IRAIN. Federated Malay States, Mahu c J and Singapore. Registration and Parcel Post, exo 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 the
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  • 58 10 A PRESS FORECAST. The London “Sunday Express P |C diets a general election before the ell(1 of the summer. It considers th.*o Parliamentarians, particularly the 011 servatives, who complain of the expense' of going to the polls, are not anM” for an election, but the belief prevail''
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