Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 16 April 1924

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    20 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE PUBLISHED DAILY. ESTABLISHED 1833. •No* 89. VOL LXXXII. WEDNESDAY, 16th APRIL, 1924. PRICE 15 OEWTS.
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    GIRL’S "WIRELESS" MIND.
    997 2 wny me new uhk arrests on Miss Dennis’s evidence. E. S.” Miss Eugenie Dennis, an eighteen-year-old schoolgirl from Atchison, Kansas, whose psychic powers are said to have been used successfully by the police in mid-western States, has come to New York to submit to tests in properly
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    ANOTHER SUZANNE INCIDENT.
    486 2 STORY OF SUDDEN REFUSAL TO COME TO LONDON. Mlle. Suzanne Lenglen recently won the Ladies’ Cup by defeating Miss Ryan at Mentone, after another incident, the full version of which is only now heard. At the end of the match she declared that, in view of what
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    REMINISCENCES OF THE GERMAN COURT.
    1478 3 T ||E KAISER AND THE WAR. ,r rhe Fighting Forces,” a new quarter- magazine for the Navy, Army, and Air rP e’ contains in its first- number, just j interesting reminiscences, writs' Lieutenant-Colonel the Hon. A. V. V Russell. M. G. of the German 'ouib
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    NO MIDDLE AGE!
    251 3 FASHION DESIGNS THAT ENABLE WOMEN TO LOSE YEARS. Middle age has been banished by fashion experts so far as dress is concerned. Fashion experts have decided that there shall be no middle age for women so far as dress is concerned Latest models reaching London from Faris
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    DEAN INGE ON HEREDITY.
    570 3 MULTIPLYING THE WORST TYPES. The Dean of St. Paul’s gave an address on the Bth March at Denison House at a special meting of the Council of the Charity Organisation Society on “Here- dity as it affects spine aspects of social well-being.” Sir Alfred Hopkinson, K.
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    THE HO HONG BANK.
    270 3 PROCEEDINGS AT ANNUAL 1 GENERAL MEETING. The following .report is supplied officially The seventh annual general meeting of the Ho Hong Bank, Ltd., was convened and held on Tuesday, April 8, at 2.30 p.m. at its registered office, 94 Market Street, Singapore. Besides, Mr. Lim Peng
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    CERTIFICATION OF INDIAN FINANCE BILL.
    850 3 THE VICEROY’S REASONS. Delhi, March 31.—A statement is published in a Gazette Extraordinary giving the reasons which moved the Governor-General to pass an order under Section 678. of the Government of India Act for the certification of the Indian Finance Bill, as recommended to the
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      26 3 Pitman’s Shorthand Rapid Course, (New Era Edition) Complete Edition with supplementary Exercises S 3 or S3/30 post free, stocked by the Pinang Gazette Press Ltd., Penang
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    LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
    2688 4 MONDAY, APRIL 14. His Excellency the Governor (Sir Laurence Guillemard), Lieut.-Col. R. L. B. Thompson (Officer Commanding the Troops). The Hon’ble the Colonia} Secretary (Mr. E. S. Hose), The Hon ble *he Attorney-General (Sir William Murison), The Hon’ble the Acting Treasurer (Mr. M. B. Shelley.) The Hon’ble the
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    PENANG SOCCER LEAGUE.
    542 4 CASUALS BEAT WANDERERS. After being defeated by the Wanderers to ‘he tune of two goals to one in the first round of the Penang Soccer League, the Casuals turned the tables against their opponents on the Esplanade, Penang, yesterday evening by the margin of four goals to
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    JAVA NEWS.
    307 4 FOOTBALL AT SOEKARADJA. (Translated.) A football ma'ch of less than eight minutes’ duration was witnessed with disappointment towards the end of last month at Soekaradja, South West Java, when the Poerwokerto Football Club met the players of the Tjilatjap Chinese Sporting Club. Within 6 minutes’ play the Poerwokerto
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    INTERESTING GOPENG CASE.
    1376 4 O. M.” VICIOUS BULLOCK’S VISIT TO BUNGALOW. Before Mr. K. R. Blackwell in the Gopeng Civil Court recently Bawah, a bullock carter, claimed from Mr. P. B. ’Marriott, a mine assistant employed by Messrs. Osborne and Chappel, the sum of $350 being the value of one bullock
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    JUDGE TRIES TO MAKE GUN "GO OFF."
    348 4 WEAPON BANGED ON DE'K BEFORE A CROWDED COURT A Judge banging a gun on his it in an effort to release the trigger an unusual sight for people "ho cio’ the court at Stafford Assizes. The incident occurred during t e r of
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    PARIS FASHION NOTES.
    1234 5 (By a Lady Correspondent.) Paris, March 19. snrng is in the Bois de Boulogne, apd, 'the intervals of bright sunshine, the “rocnses glisten in their lovely yellow nd purple robes. The wild cherry is in bloom. and over the trees, there is a filmy 11L r C
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    LORD NORTHCLIFFE'S WILL.
    231 5 London, April 2. A summons dealing with a number of questions arising out of the will of Lord Northcliffe was heard by Mi-. Justice Russell in the Chancery Division to-day. The plaintiff, Henry Preuss Arnholz, is the chief executor of the will. Twenty defendants include Lady Hudson,
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      SHOOTING SOLDIERS FOR COWARDICE.
      346 5 London, April 3. Amusing passages occurred at the first all-night sitting of the present Parliament at which there was an unsually large attendance. Members insisted on talking for six hours on the Army Annual Bill without resulting in the alteration of a single comma. Mr. Stephen
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      CAPITAL LEVY DISASTROUS TO EMPLOYMENT
      298 5 London, April 3. —After the Evictions Bill had been got out of the way, the House of Commons settled down to a debate on the subject of a capital levy which was of academic character, as it is recognised that the question is not a
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      THE LETTERKENNY ASYLUM STRIKE.
      98 5 London, April 3.—With the engineers also striking, 600 patients at the Letterkenny Asylum lack heat for cooking, but have plenty of bread and milk. Many milder cases are assisting the six attendants who did not strike. A number of inmates escaped including one dangerous character who
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      AIRCRAFT WORKERS’ UNION FORMED.
      223 5 London, March 31.—The possibility of a strike of pilots and mechanics employed in civil aviation was mentioned at a meeting held at the Croydon Aerodrome with the object of forming an Aircraft Workers’ Union. The position arises over the proposals of the new combine, which comes
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      NEW ERA FOR BRITISH AIRWAYS.
      133 5 Leafield, March 30. —The scheme for bringing British civil and commercial aviation under one national concern is now an accomplished fact. A new eia for British airways opens to-morrow, when the four principal British conrpa nies—the Handley-Page, Instone Airline, Daimler Hire, and the British Marine
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    SALVING THE LAURENTIC’S GOLD.
    244 5 Lecturing to the members of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers at Sto-rey’s-gate, Westminster, Commander G. C. C. Damadt, R.N., who was in charge of the Salvage Section of the Admiralty which recovered the bulk of the five millions sterling from the Laurentic, sunk off the North
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    NEWSPAPER DIVIDENDS.
    61 5 SUNDAY PICTORIAL” AND “THE DAILY MIRROR” ANNOUNCE MENTS. Sunday Pictorial Newspapers (1920) Limited announces an interim dividend on the ordinary shares of 6| per cent actual, less income tax at 4s. 6d. in the The Daily .Mirror Newspapers Limited announces an interim dividend on the ordinary shares of
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      21 5 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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      75 5 YOUR LOOKS AND YOUR OUTLOOK on life will equally benefit by the occasional use of Pinkett.es, the dainty little laxatives which dispel constipation, sick-headaches and bilious attacks in a night. By gently clearing the liwiaaiM system Pinkettes remove the causes of pimples, blotches, ill-smelling breath, flatulence, pile®, ensure daily regularity
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      302 5 There’s a reason T“Xrink Postum for its delicious, fascinating flavour. jLJ Drink Postum for its health-giving properties. Two very good reasons for Postum I Just make a test of it, use Instant Postum for thirty days instead of tea or coffee and see the difference. When the nerves become stronger,
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    BIRTHS.
    48 6 Morrison. —On April 13, at Batu Gajah Hospital, to Alp. and Mrs. Douglas H. Morrison. Ipoh,—a daughter. Joaquim.—At 6 Kia Peng Road, Kuala Lumpur, on the 14th April. 1924, to Hilda. Marie, wife Mr. of B. J. P. Joaquim, Advocate and Solicitor, F. M. S.. a son.
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    PRAI-AND WHY?
    459 6 Pourteen months have elapsed since the meeting of the Special Commission appointed to enquire into the whole question of the Port of Prai, and the findings of the Commission have not yet been published. There may be a host of reasons for the delay in making public the
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    NO TIPS-BY REQUEST.
    199 6 It is the unexpected that always happens. It happened in the Hotel Victoria. London, recently, when the waiters paralysed the diners by refusing to accept tips. When the president $f the gathering announced that a collection would be taken for the waiters, the head waiter intimated that
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    OVERHEARD IN THE GARDENS.
    548 6 (By Listener-in.) It was about 4 o'clock in the afternoon and the monkeys were congregated near the drive in the gardens. One grey old fellow was addressing his friends “You see,” he said, “I have lived many years and travelled the world over have seen men
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    HERE AND THERE.
    1131 6 Mr. William Heughan cannot be blamed if he fails to Sparse Audiences, take away with him from Penang the best of recollections. The attendance at the Town Hall last night was again poor. In fact it was so sparse that the accomplished baritone himself commented on it
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    SINGAPORE NEWS.
    186 6 GOOD FOOTBALL BY MALAYS (From Our Own Correspondent.) Singapore, April 16. The Malays gave a good display against the Royal Sussex in the first division of the League. The result wis a draw. HOUSEBREAKEK CONVIeIED. Charged with house-breaking at Taug Im, a Chinese who was caught on the
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      CHINESE AND V.D.
      302 6 [To the Editor of the “Pinang Gazette.. Sir—l shall be obliged if you will spare me a little space, to point out to the Coni-, mittee re the above subject, that besides all the suggestions put in by them J think they should add that no Strait’
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      55 6 “E. O.” GUEST NIGHT DANCINC on Saturday, 19th, April Instead of Friday, 18th (Good Friday.) ORCHESTRAL CONCERT on Sunday, 20th April, 9.30 a.tn. SPECIAL DINNER and DANCE on St. George’s Day 23rd April. DANCING TILL 1-45 A.M. E. O, ORCHESTRA. Dr. .4/r.s, A, A'. Kingsbury. P. P. C. Mr. <(■
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      76 6 TO-NIGHT TO-NIGHT THEATRE ROYAL Wednesday 16th Postively Last Night. RECORDS SMASHED TO ATOMS. Follow the Crowd to See THE GREATEST SENSATION Way Down. East 11 Reels THE BEST FILM EVER MADE. A Great Play. Magnificent Acting. Wonderful Sceneries. AT THE EMPIRE Monday, 14th to Wednesday, 16th and Day Show at
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      150 6 TIDE TABLES. Penang P. Sw’hani Singapore Apr. H.W. L.W. H.W L.W. H.W. L.W 16 10.46 a 4.18 a 2.36 a 9.09 a 7.38 a 10.39 p 4.44 p 3.03 p 9.39 p 8.56 p 2.21 p 17 11.23 a 4.59 a 3.21 a 9.51 a 8.38 a 2.45 11.23 p
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    PREPERATIONS PROBLEM.
    546 7 p;dJ of Settlement. Reuter's Telegrams.) London, April 15. -food th at the German lS ,llld i ~1 to accept the Dawes Bnet isP 1 eP \'Hies also accept it as a iflh t ti m s along with certain 5wi eo£ ,he exp oU ts,ae ornctAi. Benin, April
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    EMPIRE WIRELESS.
    90 7 ITISt A( R Y ARRANG E M ENTS AVr I£I£ATED. The ”1) i L 1(lon April 15. Cal,;n4'7 1 rapll learns tliat '"’eiiitit-c on wireless is Th* rc *Port to the Cabinet toCon^ ,n,llittpp yesterday heard tv "iyri., N| re P r esentatives and there is t( J'dn-vo
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    COTTON TRADE COMPETITION.
    153 7 Opposition of India and Far East. (Reuter’s Telegrams.) London, April 15. In the House of Commons, during the Committee stage of the Trades Facilities Bill, Mr. J. R. Remer, referring to the competition the Lancashire textile industry was meeting with in the Far East and India, moved
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    MINING DISPUTE.
    42 7 COURT' OF INQUIRY APPOINTED. London, April 15. The Minister of Labour has appointed a court of inquiry into the coal mining dispute with Lord Buckmaster as chairman, and Mr. E. S. Roscoe, Sir J. Brunner and Mr. A. G. Cameron.
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    SHIPYARD STRIKERS.
    34 7 LATEST DECISION. London, April 15. The Southampton shipyard strikers have decided to resume on the condition that an immediate conference be held to secure uniformity between Southampton and London rates of pay.
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    SILTING SCHELDT.
    81 7 SHIPPING SUFFERING SEVERELY. London. April 15. The port of Antwerp is suffering severely in consequence of sands making the Scheldt impassable recently. There have been numerous shipping casualties and an order has been issued forbidding ships exceeding 25 feet draught from coming up the river. Many ships have
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    EVENTS IN INDIA.
    120 7 STATEMENT OF GOVERNMENT’S POLICY DEMANDED. London, April 15. In the House of Commons, a debate on India was initiated by Viscount Curzon moving a motion expressing anxiety with regard to recent events i n India and regretting the lack of a clear statement of the Government’s policy
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    MALAYAN COLLIERIES’ CASE.
    138 7 JUDGMENT RESERVED. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, April 15. Mr. Braddell concluded his address before the adjournment for lunch to-day. His Lordship reserved judgment. Counsel on both sides agreed that His Lordship in his judgment need not go into details of the decree. They asked that
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    EASTER HOLIDAYS.
    29 7 It is notified for information that the 4 Pinang Gazette will not be published on Good Friday and Easter Monday. A holiday edition will appear on Saturday.
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    ANOTHER EARTHQUAKE.
    185 7 Severe Shocks Recorded. (Rauter’s Telegrams.) London, April 15. Observatories in Belgium, Italy and Egypt recorded yesterday afternoon a violent earthquake shock over 6,000 miles distant. The instruments at the Faenza observatory vibrated for four hours. The observatory at Helouan described the shock as being equal in intensity to
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    ANGLO-SOVIET CONFERENCE.
    244 7 EXAMINATION OF TREATIES. London, April 15. The conference between representatives of Great Britain and the Soviet Mission met at the Foreign Office at three in the afternoon and adjourned at 3.45 p.m. It will meet again tomorrow afternoon. A communique states that the subject of treaties between Great
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    TRUCULENT TROTSKY.
    129 7 MACDONALD CABINET WITHOUT PRINCIPLES. Moscow, April 16. M. Trotsky, in a speech at Tiflis on April 11, denied the report in the local press that he was opposed to war at all costs over the Bessarabian question, and said the situation between Russia and Rumania in that connection
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    Moonlight Band Programme.
    75 7 The Municipal Band will play the following programme of music at the Esplanade from 8.30 to 10.30 to-night 1 March Changing Guard Hume 2 Overture Soir D’Automne Bouillon 3 Waltz Nights of Gladness Ancline 4 Selection The Bohemian Girl Balfe 5 Dance Edina 5 andervell 6 Patrol
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    U.S. IMMIGRATION BILL.
    446 7 Amendment Rejected. (Reuter’s Telegrams.) Washington, April 15. The Senate discussed the Immigration Bill and rejected the committee amendment by 76 votes to 2 for ratification of the continuation of the socalled gentleman’s agreement. The vote upon the proposed Japanese Exclusion Amendment was postponed till to-morrow. American Press
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    U.S. NAVAL ARMAMENTS.
    87 7 CONSTRUCTION OF EIGHT FAST CRUISERS APPROVED. Washington, April 15. The House of Representatives Naval Committee approved the Bill authorising the construction of eight fast 10,000 ton cruisers, costing $11,000,000 each, exclusive of armament, also six gunboats costing $700,000 each for use in Chinese waters. The Committee also
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    CHURCH NOTES.
    177 7 The repKXrt of session of St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church, Kuala Lumpur, for 1923, shows that activities were well maintained. It records the termination of the ministry of the Rev. A. D. Harcus and the induction of the Rev. R. D. Whitehorn. The roll of members at December 31,
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    SOCIAL & PERSONAL.
    1022 7 SOCIAL PERSONAL. Mr. and Mrs. O. 8. Webb are leaving for home by the s.s. Nellore. The Hon. Mr. J. G. Fraser is shortly retiring from the Public Service of Ceylon. Mr. W. J. P. Grenier, of Kuala Lumpur, is in Ipoh in connection with a lawsuit. Mr. K.C. Caldicott,
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    KING EDWARD VII COLLEGE OF MEDICINE.
    314 7 The following is a list of the students who passed the March Professional Examination of the King Edward VII College of Medicine, Singapore Final Examination for the Diploma of ,L.M.S: —Goh Nok Kee (Honours), C. N. 1 Abrahim, E. S. R. Alfred, V. S.
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    EXPULSION OF "DAILY HERALD’S" ROME CORRESPONDENT.
    86 7 London, April 2. —“The Times’ Rome correspondent states that Mr. Giglio, Rome correspondent of the “Daily Herald,” has been expelled from Italy by order of the Minister of the Interior ‘on account of his caluminating propaganda against the Government and the prestige and dignity
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    AIR SECURITY.
    866 8 INSURANCE AGAINST WAR. If anything were needed to convince the nation of the necessity for placing air defence upon a sound basis it is the fact that the new Government, which cannot be suspected of any disinclination to cut down expenditure upon armaments, has decided to carry out
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    MARKET PRICES.
    550 8 CHOWRAST> MARKET. Penang, April 16, 1924. cts Government Mutton Mutton Indian per lb 55 Mutton Head, sheep or goat each 1.00 Liver with heart lung do 1.30 Tripe do 1.00 Goat or Sheep per lb 55 Sweet Bread pair 30 Leg of Mutton lb 55 Lamb do 55
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    NAVAL BASE LAND ACQUISITION.
    507 9 —“S F. P.” The decision of the Chief Justice and the assessors before whom the action arising out of the acquisition of land by the Government at Sembawang road owned by Mr. Oscar Olsen was argued, was read by the Chief Justice, Sir Walter Shaw in
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    FRUIT AND CANCER.
    162 9 OFFICIAL INVESTIGATION OF MONKS’ DIETARY. The immunity from influenza, consumption and other diseases enjoyed by the monks in tlh e large Carthusian monastery at Cowfold, Sussex, has, according to the Procurator, induced an official from the Ministry of Health to commence a detailed study of the dietary
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    SEQUEL TO SWARAJIST SUCCESS IN BENGAL.
    105 9 OVER A THOUSAND OFFICIALS TO BE DISMISSED. Calcutta March 31.—1 t is understood that as a result of the Swarajists.’ success in cutting down the demand for inspecting officers in the Education Department and also the demand) for the pay and establishment of Assistant
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    AYER KUNING RUBBER.
    1110 9 PROSPEROUStpERIOD AIIEAD. The adjourned fourteenth annual general meeting of the shareholders of the Ayer Kuning Rubber Estate, Limited, was held at the registered office of the Company, No 9, Beach Street, Penang, at noon to-day. Besides Mr. L. C. Brown, who occupied the Chair, there were present
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    RUBBER EXPORTS.
    130 9 The analysed returns of rubber exports for the first five months of the second restriction year are as follows, the figures being given in tons Second Restriction Year. Net Malayan. Nov. 1923. 1922. 1923. 1922. Total 17,543 21,641 Less foreign 7,441 5,167 10,102 16,474 December Total 25,*****,427 Less
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    HOLY WEEK SERVICES.
    187 9 CHURCH OF THE ASSUMPTION. April 16, Wednesday of the Feria, Day of Abstinence —7 p. m. Office of Tenebrae. April 17. Maundy Thursday—7 a.m. Solemn Highmass. Exposition of the Blessed Sacra meut up to 10 p.m, 7 p.m. Office of Tenebrae and Mandatum (washing of the feet).
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    WOMAN RUN OVER.
    96 9 At about 9.30 last night, an elderly Chinese lady was walking along Light Street, in the direction of Farquhar Street, intending to visit a relation. As she got near the Convent she tried to cross the road from the left to the right. Just then a motor
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    LOCAL SHARE LIST.
    100 9 The following are the latest quotations in Messrs. Kennedy .t Co.’s share list Yesterday. To-day, 2 B Shares. «5 *"~"i •C r fi co 4c. sc. sc. c. Mining. Asam K. 44/- 45/- 44/ 45/ Bataug P. 46 48 47 49 Hitam 1.471 1.50 1.47* 1.50 Tdris
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    RUBBER PRICES.
    71 9 16th April, 1924. Local. cts. (Smoked Sheet 41 Fine Pale Crepe 41 Unsmoked Sheet. 35 Sing A- (Smoked Sheet 41 j pore I Crepe 111 London and New York. (Smoked Sheet Is.Ojd e. t’dey London Orep(> i so }d New York G 22 The following were the rubber
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    TIN PRICES.
    104 9 London. The Straits Trading Co., Ltd., gives the following prices, on April 15 Spot £243.10s down £2 3 mos. buying 243.5 s 1.5 s 3 selling 243.10 s I.los The Eastern Smelting Co., Ltd:— London, April 15, spot, £244 and £243.5s three months buying, £243.10 three months selling.
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    TIN OUTPUTS.
    78 9 Kampong Kamunting Tin Dredging, Ltd., first half of April, hours run (two dredges) 605, cubic yards treated 91,000, total piculs 584.67, nett value $41,600. Asam Kumbang Tin Dredging, Ltd., first half of April, hours run 293, cubic yards treated 42,000, total piculs 842.1 b nett value $61,816.91. Digging
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    EXCHANGE.
    118 9 PENANG. APRIL 16, 1924. (By Courtesy of the Chartered Bank.) London Demand Bank 2/3 31/32 4 months’sight Bank 2/4 1/8 3 Credit 2/4 7/16 3 Documentary 2/4 15/32 Calcutta Demand Bank Rs 166 J 3 days’sight Private 170 a Bombay Demand Bank 166 2 Madras Demand Bank 166 5
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    KENNEDY & CO’S SHARE LIST.
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    BATU BALAI RUBBER.
    464 10 The report of the Directors of the Batu Balai Rubber Company, Limited, foi the year ended 31st December, 1923, states Development Account.—A total sum of $137,437.88 was expended on development of the Estate up to 31st December, 1923. The cost per planted acre to date is $267.39.
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