Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 22 April 1924

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    21 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE CHRONICLE PUBLISHED DAILY. ESTABLISHED 1833. Mo. 92. VOL LXXXII. TUESDAY, 22nd APRIL, 1924. PRICE 15 CENTS.
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      19 1 I i T. NAGATA, g X j U DENTIST. I K x NEXT DOOR TO x I “THE DISPENSARY.”
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    BUKIT DARAH (SELANGOR) RUBBER CO., LTD.
    1959 2 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING. Minutes of the eighth ordinary general meeting of shareholders held at the registered office of the company, “Ainbewatte House,” Slave Island, Colombo, on the 7th inst. Present: Messrs. R. Whittow (chairman), C. C. Durrant, G. R. Whitby (directors); by attorney Dr.
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    PARIS FASHION NOTES.
    1135 3 (By a Lady Correspondent.) Paris March 26. The. Concours Hippique, which opened at the Grand Palais in the Champs Elysees on March 22nd, and continues till April 13th, has brought with it thrills in horsemanship, and much good-looking men. One sees the finest specimens of French manhood.
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    Coming Events.
    84 3 April 24—Football League, Rovers v Nomads, Esplanade. 25 St. George’s Ball, Town Hall, 9.15 p.m. 26 Cricket League. C.R.C. v P.S., Esplanade. 29—Football League, Albion v Wanderers, Esplanade. May 3—Ciicket League. E.S.C. v P.R.C., Esplanade. S—Football League, Nomads v Casuals, Esplanade. 10—Ci icket League, P.S. v P C.C..
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      521 3 Heart Pajjjg and fb| <1 Headache Jr» JI k A' S Remarkable Cure of a man whose health was broken fe by the hardships of war service Mr. B«R* Browne, a farmer and dealer, as a resist of hard r military service, suffered from severe «tart pains, headache and sleeplessness.
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    EASTER CRICKET.
    1702 4 Penang’s Victory Over Perak. POOR BATTING BY BOTH SIDES. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipob, Sunday, April 20. The Penang-Perak Cricket match was commenced on Saturday at 10.40 a.m. on the Ipoh Club padang in fine weather and when the home team had got the visitors out for 78
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    SINGAPORE vs SELANGOR.
    223 4 ONE RUN VICTORY. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Singapore, April 22. Sensation crowded sensation in the Singapore v Selangor match on Monday which reached the climax of excitement in Selangor’s great one run victory. Singapore’s first innings closed at 129 and going in with 49 ahead Selangor fared
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    WATER POLO.
    526 4 The visit of the Singapore Chinese Swimming Club at Tanjong Bungah on Easter Sunday proved a big attraction. Two events were down for decision a 50 yards team race and a water, polo match, and long before the start a large crowd had assembled on the beach and
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    GOLF IN PENANG.
    308 4 S.S. F.M.S. CHAMPIONSHIP. Win for Penang Man. The golf competitions on the Penang links were continued on Saturday, Sunday and Monday, the last day seeing the final of the S.S. and F.M.S. Championship in which Craig beat Kyle in the semi-final to be again vanguished by Crabb
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    PENANG GOLF CLUB.
    127 4 TO-NIGHT’S CONCERT. w The concert, which was to have been given by Mr. and Mrs. L. Premyslav at the Penang Golf Club some time ago, will take place this evening at 9-30. Mrs. R. N. Holmes is also contributing. The programme is as follows 1. Violin Solo—(a)
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    EASTER FOOTBALL.
    115 4 A DRAWN GAME. The Chinese Sporting Club, Taiping, sent a Football eleven down here during the Easter Holidays and this side met a Chinese team representing Penang on the Esplanade on Saturday. Although a much better side in combination the visitors found it difficult to penetrate the home
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    FOOTBALL AT MEDAN.
    112 4 The Singapore team which drew with the Dutch Club at football on Good Friday, inst. the combined Medan team and was defeated by 3 goals to one on Sunday last. After leaving the Golf Club At Home on the night of the 14th instant, says the Malay
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    MUNICIPAL SPORTS.
    1248 4 An Unqualified Success. Favoured with fine weather and a large attendance—the largest yet seen on any occasion of this nature—the second annual sports meeting of the Municipality of George Town, which were held on the Esplanade, Penang, yesterday afternoon, proved an unqualified success. Everj thing went with a
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    RACE TRAINING.
    170 4 Work on Thursday morning M confined to the inner tracks, presumably owing to the rain of the day before. h consequence there was nothing of sped» interest to note, the majority of the horfl working being sent for good pace exerci# some finishing with a run up tto
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      167 4 IN CEYLON BABY’S OWN TAEIIETS ARE USED AND RECOMME>' ?L BY MANY. Mr. J. M. Simon Perera, of Gardens, Colombo, is on* of t.if ous people who can speak mce of the efficacy of Baby Tablets as a remedy al 11 infants and little children. M'littlp nie* “About a year
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    JAVA NEWS.
    773 5 INTERESTING TENNIS AT SOURABAYA. (Translated.) At Embong Sawa, Sourabaya, on the sth and 6th instants, on one of the tenniscourts of the Lawn Tennis and Cricket Club ground, a very interesting tennis match in the final stage, between Mr. Thomas Leslie Miller and Mr. Yamamoto for the championship
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    SIDELIGHTS ON SHRIMPS.
    430 5 ZOO EXPERT SAYS THEY DO MAKE GOOD MOTHERS. It is announced that the man who wrote the music of “Y r es, we have no bananas is now busily engaged on a new composition entitled “Do Shrimps Make Good Mothers?” writes “C. O.” in the “Evening Standard.”
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    FRAUDS ON EX-SERVICE MEN.
    350 5 Arrested at Bradford on a warrant issued over a year ago, George Harold Derby Abbott, described as an engineer, formerly resident at Akerman-road, Brixton, pleaded guilty at the Westminster Police-court to obtaining sums of money by false pretences. Appearing for the Public Prosecutor, Mr. Clayton said
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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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    BIRTHS.
    53 6 Owen, —At Sibu, on 4th March, the wife of Donald A. Owen, of a son. Taylor.—On March Ist at Miri, Sarawak, the wife of E. G. Taylor, Sarawak Oilfields Limited, a son. Allan Grant. —At the Maternity Hospital, Penang, on 19th inst. to Mr. and Mrs. G. Allan Grant,
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    BATTLE HONOURS AND CLASPS.
    674 6 Now that the approved lists of battle honours for regiments have been published, and the various units are aware of the honours they may inscribe on their colours, the question of clasps for the individual is again upper most in the minds of ex-service men. Battle
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    SOVIET SENTIMENTS.
    411 6 M. Trotsky has delivered a dissertation on the requirements of Russia. In a speech at Moscow he described Russia as a reliable debtor» anxious to obtain money from England. He refuses to admit, however, that there is any question of saving Russia, which according to him, can dispense
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    HERE AND THERE.
    1399 6 Marie Corelli, the distinguished novelist, whose death is annonncMarie ed by Reuter to-day, was of Corelli. mixed Highland and Italian parentage. She was adopted by Charles Mackay, the well-known song writer and ’'litterateur’ and brought up during childhood in England. She was afterwards sent to France and
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      ALLEGED COLOUR-BAR.
      291 6 (To the Editor of the "Pinang Gazette.) SB SIR, —Recent happenings in the hW’lative Council regarding the agitation for admittance of all British Subject races into the higher ranks of the >vil Serwce ran has given Government an excellent onportunity to make a delinit--statement as to the real
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      364 6 vvv« -,:?.e& i IT Cheapness doesnot S mean economy! m f w£ 1 TO Economy must always be considered, but the greatest consideration should go to the quality of the Li J 4 article desired. t fl '?'Yj In the case of the cheap, cigarette, < nothing is gained when
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      19 6 “E). O.” St. GEORGE’S. SPECIAL DINNER DANCE On St. George’s Day, Wednesday, 23rd April, 1924, Dancing Till 1-45 a.m.
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      87 6 THEATRE ROYAL From Monday, 21st to Wednesday, 23rd April, at 7-50 p.m. and Day Show on Saturday, 26th at 3 p.m. 1 2. Circus Days Reels 2 3. Eve’s Film Review. 4 8. Doris May in Boy Crazy” by Beatrice Van Reels 5 9 —14. Tom Douglas and Henry G.
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      160 6 TIDE TABLES. Penaug P. Sw’ham Singapore Apr. H.W. L.W. H.W. L.W. H.W. L.W. 22 2.5 a 8.9 a 6.38 a 0.49 a 0.25 a 5.57 a 2.19 p 8.46 p 6.53 p 1.03 p 6.09 p 23 2.43 a 8.43 a 7.17 a 1.25 a 0.12 a 6.39 a 2.56
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    LABOUR PARTY CONFERENCE.
    496 7 premier s Speech. I rTY CABINET DOING aK well Reuters Telegrams.) T A bn i n. April 19. centred in the jtnnection of the InKj A Y'-rk. Mr. noe, de- nr bad be- in mind. ,-.!<• both iictnin that I K x Conference. with the ndon. after
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    BRITISH WORLD FLIGHT.
    151 7 Bound for Baghdad. (Reuter’s Telegrams Cairo, April 20. Squadron Leader Maclaren resumed his flight to Baghdad from Ziza at 9.25 this morning. An Uneventful Journey. Baghdad, April 21. Squadron Leader Maclaren has arrived after a non-stop seven hours' flight from Ziza. The trip was uneventful but there
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    ANGLO-IRAQ TREATY.
    198 7 AGITATION AGAINST ACCEPTANCE. Baghdad. April 20. An agitation, largely conducted by lawyers and accompanied by very wiki misrepresentations, has broken out aeainst the acceptance of the Angl<>-Iraq Treaty, which possibly the Constituent Assembly will refuse to accent without large modifications It is indeel reported that only 14 out
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    AKALI SIKHS.
    105 7 FURTHER ARRESTS. London. April 19. The fourth Akali Jatha. numbering 500. has been arrested at Jaito, making the total arrests over 2,000, including the third Jatha which was arrested a fortnight ago. The fifth Jatha is starting shortly and will probably also be arrested. The feature of the
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    MAHSUD RAIDERS CAPTURED.
    114 7 GOOD WORK ON NORTH-WEST FRONTIER. Peshawar. April 21. The frontier constabulary were exceptionally successful in an operation at Dera Ismail Khan against Mahsud raiders who recently kidnapped a number of Hindus and ambushed the police. The en ire gang of eleven Mahsuds. including four notorious outlaws responsible
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    PRINCE OF WALES.
    19 7 London, April 21. The Prince of Wales returned to London in the evening from le Touquet.
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    SCOTTISH CUP FINAL.
    133 7 Airdrieonians" Victory. (Reuter’s Telegrams.) London. April 19. At Ibrox Park. Glasgow, in the Scottish Association Football Cup Final, the Airdrieonians beat the Hibernians by 2 goals to nil. Run of the Play. The weather was dull. There were 50,000 spectators. Both teams were at full strength. The
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    FORTHCOMING TEST MATCHES.
    61 7 KEEN SOUTH AFRICANS ARRIVE. London, April 21. The South African cricketers have arrived in excellent condition. They are very keen. Taylor, the captain, interviewed by Reuter. expressed*the opinion that they ought to win the majority of the county games. It would be presumptions to say they were
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    PROFESSIONAL BILLIARDS CHAMPIONSHIP.
    57 7 NEWMAN’S RECORD BREAK. London. April 19. At Burrough’s Hall. London, the Professional Billiards Championship semi--final result* 1 a- follows —Newman Komi. McConachy 8.703. Newman today made a record Championship break of 857, the previous best being h s own of '«'a? last year. N nvimm meets Reece
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    INTERNATIONAL CHESS.
    70 7 AWARD OF PRIZES. New York. April 20. The International Chess Tournament closed with the award of prizes to the first five competitors. Brilliancy prizes were awarded to Reti for his game against Boguljubow and also Marshall and Capablanea. the latter for defeating Dr. Lasker. Special prizes for the
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    TILDEN AND THE OLYMPIC GAMES.
    21 7 Philadelphia. April 22. Tilden announces his resignation from membership of the American Davis Cup Olympic teams.
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    INTER-ARMY RUGGER.
    20 7 Paris, April 21. In an inter-Army rugger match, the British best the French by 21 points to 17.
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    BOXING.
    39 7 CARPENTIER-GIBBONS FIGHT. Paris. April 20. The American promoter. Jack Carley, and Francois Descamps have signed a contract for a match on May 30, at Chicago, between Georges Carpentier and Tom Gibbons. It will be a ten round contest.
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    QUEENSTOWN SHOOTING OUTRAGE.
    26 7 TWO ARRESTS. London. April 21. Two men have been detained in military custody at Cork, for alleged complicity in the recent Queenstown outrage.
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    RECEPTION AT CHINESE LEGATION.
    44 7 London April 21. Mr. and Mrs. Chao Hsin Chu held a reception at the Chinese Legation in honour of Mr. Liang Shi Hye and the Hongkong representatives to the Empire exhibition. One hundred and fifty Far Eastern guests were present.
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    SOUTHAMPTON STRIKERS.
    22 7 DECISION TO RESUME. London. April 19. A mass meeting of Jhe Southampton strikers decided to resume work on April 23.
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    WHAT RUSSIA WANTS.
    137 7 Willing to Make Great Concessions. (Reuter’s Telegrams.) Moscow. April 21. M. Trotsky, in an interview, declared that Russia, as a reliable debtor, wanted to get money from England, but there was no question of saving Russia, which could dispense with such aid if necessary. "We want to
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    STRIKE MOVEMENT IN RUSSIA.
    37 7 Riga. April 21. The Socialist leaders. Flodardahn and Theretelli, in speeches, declared that the strike tvave was gaining volume all over Russia, although the Government's suppressive terrorist measures have hitherto prevented serious outbreaks.
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    U.S.A. AND JAPAN.
    80 7 BARON HANIHARA’S EXPLANATION. Washington. April 20. Baron Hanihara has written to Mr. Hughes disclaiming any intent to convey a veiled threat in the use of the phrase grave consequences in his recent letter. Mr. Hughes, replying, characterises the letter as a frank and friendly explanation and adds
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    ANOTHER EGYPTIAN OUTRAGE.
    68 7 AIR FORCE CORPORAL STABBED. Heliopolis. April 19. Corporal Ryan of the British Air Force was fatally stabbed near the aerodrome. A number of Air Force men pursued two fugitive Egyptians and caught one. who dropped a bloodstained dagger. The prisoner said he was a student. It transpires
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    SITUATION IN TURKESTAN.
    53 7 NO FURTHER FIGHTING. Bombay, April 20. With reference to reports of renewed anti-Bolshevik revolts in Turkestan, it is stated that Peshawar traders, who maintain very close touch with Bokhara and the neighbouring regions, learn that at present there are small signs of the recrudescence of fighting. Trade
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    TURKISH AFFAIRS.
    22 7 Constantinople. April 21. The Turkish Assembly passed the entire constitution charter and budget, and adjourns to-morrow for six months' recess.
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    U.S. MERCHANT MARINE ACT.
    67 7 ENFORCEMENT POSTPONED. Washington, April 20. The Inter-State Commerce Commission has postponed the date of the enforcement of the section of the Merchant Marine Act mentioned on March 29 until June 20. Farmers Preferred. Washington, April 18. The Senate has adopted the amendment to the Immigration Bill
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    AMERICAN FLIERS.
    31 7 FURTHER PROGRESS. New York. April 20. A message from Seattle says that the three Americans, who are flying round the world arrived at Dutch Harbour from Chignik yesterday evening.
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    FLIGHT TO CANTON.
    21 7 PORTUGUESE AIRMEN IN EGYPT. Cairo. April 21. The Portuguese airmen, who are flying to Canton arrived at Heliopolis.
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    EARTHQUAKE IN ENGLAND.
    80 7 Divine Service Interrupted. VIOLENT TREMORS. (Reuter’s Telegrams.) London. April 21. Excitement was created in parts of England recently, by earth tremors which were intensified during the weekend by an earthquake in Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire. An alarming incident occurred during divine service in the parish church at Tibshelf.
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    FRENCH ATTITUDE TO EXPERTS' REPORTS.
    96 7 Paris. April 22. M Poincare has communicated to the Reparations Committee, the French Government’s attitude as regards the experts reports. He says that the Government approve the plan fully as do the other Allied Governments and invites the Commission to formulate suggestions with regard to
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    SERIOUS WHARF FIRE.
    288 7 QUARTER OF A MILLION DAMAGES. A serious fire occurred on the Telok Ayer Reclamation ground. Singapore, v. hen a Government godown (No. 3), and its contents were completely gutted. These contents consisted chiefly of rubber, which belonged to Messrs. Aldens Successors. Ltd., and the amount of the
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    SERGEANT MAJOR GROGGINS.
    290 7 CHINESE COMPANY > TRIBUTE. Prior to his departure to return to his regiment after acting as Regimental Sergeant Major of the P. and P. W. V. C. •Sergeant Major T. Groggins was a guest of honour at the Club premises of the Chinese Volunteer Club last night
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    PENANG MUSLIM MERCHANTS’ SOCIETY.
    159 7 The t'A- Jih ami ;al _ener meet:: gof the above soc -ty was held at th club premises. No. Transfer R.o,id. -terday. with Mr. Am n "ahib. the president, in the chair. A large number of members was pres nt. The report and lhe acecurtts for
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    AFFRAY IN CINTRA STREET.
    121 7 ONE MAN KILLED. An affray occurred in Cintra Street this morning between the hours of 9.30 and 10, when two parties of Chinese clashed and a general fight ensued. Knives and other weapons w,?re used with the result that five men were wounded. one of whom
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    ALLEGED MURDERER ARRESTED.
    72 7 The Police in Kedah wanted Chernat bin Slaiman for the murder of a Chinese in Baling, South Kedah. Information was received on the morning of the 18th regarding the man with his description. 'Hit- same evening the man was arrested at Pulau Betong, Balik Pulau. and produced
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    ESCAPING FROM CUSTODY.
    106 7 Wong Sing was charged before Mr. G. C. Dodd in the Police Court. Penang, with theft and escaping from the custody of the Police in Kuala Lumpur. The man pleaded guilty to theft and was remanded until the arrival of his finger prints. While being taken away
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    MR. WESTWOOD’S TRAGIC DEATH.
    37 7 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Singapore, April 22. Seized by a stroke while playing bridge on Easter Sunday Mr. H. C. West wood, of the Eastern Extension Telegraph Company, died within a few hours.
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    160 7 OBITUARIES. GENERAL DUNNE DEAD. London. April 2 The death is un >ai se lofG< n d Sii John Dunne. [General Sir John Hart Dunne was borne at Cart< n, Co Roscommon. Ireland, in 1835 and served through the Crimea compaiun and also throughout the China War of 1860. He commanded
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    ITALIAN MOTOR ENGINEER’S CLAIM.
    1035 8 The lhearing was adjourned. —“S. F. P.” ALLEGED WRONGFUL DISMISSAL. An Italian motor engineer and electrician, Ferdinando Bonzani, engaged in Milan by Messrs Ambrosoli Stoppani, for employment in Singapore, is plaintiff in the action which commenced in the Supreme Court before the Chief Justice, Sir Walter
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    PERSIAN PREMIER’S RESIGNATION.
    471 8 LOSS OF MAJORITY IN THE MEJLISS. Teheran, April 7. —The political situation has undergone a sudden change by the departure to-day of Sardar Sepah for his estate in«Mazanderan after resigning the premiership in consequence of having lost his majority in the Mejliss and the confidence of the
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    £215 IN HIS POCKETS.
    102 8 MAN “FORTUNATE TO HAVE FALLEN INTO HANDS OF POLICE.” A sum of £215 in Bank of England Treasury notes, and gold were found upon a manager, named Harry Nutkins (50), of St. John’s-road, Uppei Holloway, who, was found drunk and incapable in Camden-road, St. Pancras. The
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    SOCIAL & PERSONAL.
    1349 9 SOCIAL PERSONAL. Mr. H. E. Sommerville, director, Mansfield and Co., Singapore, is on a business visit to Penang, Mr. H. Parker, of the Runnymede Hotel, will be leaving for home on a holiday some time next month. A discourse on Singapore was given by Mr. C. W. Darbishire, M. P.,
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    CROCODILE AT PASIR PUTEH.
    208 9 CAUGHT POACHING IN FISH POND. Early on Friday morning an exciting incident took place at Pasir Pnteh, Perak, when a crocodile was netted at a fish pond. The saurian was having a hearty repast of the small fry in the pond, when a dog espied the
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    CHINESE MALAYAN TENNIS TOURNAMENT.
    107 9 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, April 21. In the Malayan Chinese Tennis Tournament Selangor beat Malacca by four games to one. The local champion lost to the Malacca champion 6-1, 2-6, 6-3. Singapore lost to Perak by three games to one, Choon Leong beating Wong
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    RUBBER PRICES.
    34 9 22nd April, 1924. Local. cts. (Smoked Sheet 41i Fine Pale Crepe 41| Unsmoked Sheet 35| Sing a- (Smoked Sheet 42 PORE (Crepe 42 London and New York. London Sheet New York G22}
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    RUBBER SALES.
    48 9 The General Produce Agency, Ltd., Beach Street, Penang, report that the following prices were realised at their auction room to-day Good F.A.Q. Smoked diamond sheet $53 toss3| F.A.Q. do 51 52 Off quality and Low F.A.Q. 48 50 Plain Sheet Loose and Lump Scrap 30 38
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    TIN PRICES.
    80 9 London. The Eastern Smelting Co., Ltd:— London, April 17, £247.10s spot, and £246.15s three months buying, £247 three months selling. Local. The Straits Trading Co., Ltd, April 22: Singapore sold 175 tons at sl23] Penang buyers no sellers at sl23]. Messrs. Boustead and Co., Ltd:— To-day’s quotation for
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    TIN OUTPUT.
    25 9 The output of the Tongkah Harbour Tin Dredging Co., N. L, from 13th to 19th April, 1924, (being one week) was 13 tons.
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    PRODUCE PRICES.
    173 9 Benares Opium p. chest $5,000.00 nom. Cloves 105.00 sellers Gold leaf 72.00 sellers Mace Pickings no stock Nutmegs 80s 102.00 sellers 110 s 95.00 Coconuts per 1,000 50.00 Copra Sundried 10.70 trans. Rattans 11.20 sellers Rattans Coarse 10.50 Green Snail Shells 13.00 Siam Rice No. 1 15.00 per
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    THE MAILS.
    78 9 The homeward mail, by the China closes at 6 p.m. on Saturday, the 26th instant. The P. &O. Packet Khiva, with mails despatched from London on the 3rd April, is expected to arrive here at noon on Friday the 25th instant. The mail despatched from Penang on the
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    SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.
    138 9 TO-DAY’S DEPARTURES. Nam Sang for Singapore, China an«t Japan. Kalmoa for Deli Asahan. Van den Bosch for Singapore. Takada for Singapore, China and Japan. Ghirbi for Pangnga. Kopah for Deli. Klang for Port Swettenham and Singapore. Atjeh for Sabang and Deli. The B. I. S. N. Co’s (Apcar
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    PENANG MAILS.
    350 9 CLOSE DAILY (except Sunday). BT TB4IN. Federated Malay States, Malacca, Johore 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 the 7-30 p.m. train:—Parit
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    EXCHANGE.
    118 9 PENANG, APRIL 22, 1924. (By Courtesy of the Chartered Bank.) London Demand Bank 2/3 31/32 4 months’ sight Bank 2/1 1/8 3 Credit 2/4 7/16 3 Documentary 2/4 15/32 Calcutta Demand Bank Rs 165|'| 3 days’sight Private „168 5 Bombay Demand Bank 165} g Madras Demand Bank 165} >
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      23 9 Planters’ Medical Guide, by Dr. E. N. Graham, $3/- per book or $3/30 post free, stocked by the Pinang Gazette» Press, Ltd., Penang.
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    AFGHAN AFFAIRS.
    586 10 KHOST MAULVIS’ DEMONSTRATION. Simla, April 6.—The following details have been received from Peshawai about the recent armed demonstration in Natun Afghanistan has lately supplied some interesting rumours, the chief amongst which is that of a large Mangal demonstration against the Governor of Khost. It is stated that some
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    FIVE YEARS OLD MURDER.
    242 10 SKELETON IN A CUPBOARD. A murder committed five years ago has been accidentally discovered by workmen during the execution of repairs to a house in Marseilles The hous? was occupied until recently by a Spanish upholsterer, Louis Tarrau, 64 years oi age, who formerly had living
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    SANDYCROFT RUBBER.
    804 11 ANNUAL MEETING. The twentieth ordinary general meeting of Sandycroft Rubber Co., Ltd., was held at Chartered Bank Buildings, Singapore. The chairman, the hon’ble Mr. Lowther Kemp, presided, and there were also present Messrs. A. E. Baddeley, J.C. Benson (Directors) and Mr. P. N. Knight for the Secretaries, Messrs.
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