Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 26 April 1924

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    20 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE PUBLISHED DAILY. ESTABLISHED 1833. No. 96. VOL LXXXII. SATURDAY, 26th APRIL, 1924. PRICE 15 CENTS.
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      526 1 i “NIKKO” MODERN art R I «GRAPHIC STUDIO I 7 tbarn Road, Penof. j Telephone No. 579. □■SOh=J Z2__i I “ARMCO IRON NESTABLE “CALCO AUTOMATIC q II If > ou a PP reciate a tast > biscuit CULVERT WATERGATE. I j| try PATRIA Convenience and economy in trans- Not a
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      20 1 x. s X3BE xs x xas X| |< T. NAGATA, DENTIST. ii t NEXT-DOOR TO I > fl “THE DISPENSARY.” i I
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    CRIME OF THE SCARLET "S."
    647 2 REMARKABLE NEW STORY OF LEON BERON MURDER. Leon Beron was murdered on New Year’s Eve 1910 on Clapham Common by a Russian woman revolutionary, who also inflicted the “S” cuts with a knife on his face, and Stinie Morrison was innocent. That this is the
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    DEATH SENTENCE COMMUTED.
    130 2 MR. HENDERSON’S THIRD ACT OF CLEMENCY. The Home Secretary,- Mr. A. Henderson has advised the commutation to imprisonment for life of the death sentence passed on George John Alan Stagg at Stafford Assizes for the murder of Thomas Edgar Ball, the Aston Villa footballer. Stagg shot Ball,
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      1477 2 ssxssxsxaxaxaxoxss FOR PRIVATE SALE, a 12'714" Mil I’WmffffW ffil Diicc nr QTiBQrPIDTIHN K Suction Plant consisting of Oregon, E- 111 RAIES OF SUBSCRIrI lON. v hardwood, bolts etc., for pontoon u -x X |U 51'6" X 55'X 6', three boilers, one cross I Zxx>- i Including free town delivery or
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    RUBBER NOTES.
    1097 3 ANNUAL REPORTS. Although some recovery from the lowest has taken place in the crude rubber market the quotation is still well below the pivotal price incidental to the export restriction enactment, writes Mr. E. L. Killick m “Ihe Financier.” So long as the price is under Is. 3d.
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    SYMINGTON AND SINCLAIR’S WEEKLY REPORT.
    483 3 London, March 27. 1924. After the severe shake-out recorded in our last Report, our market has been left in a healthy condition. Fluctuations have been small, and after an active week’s trade, prices show a decline of |d. from those quoted last Thursday. The best
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    RUBBER PROPAGANDA.
    629 3 Ihe low price at which rubber now stands—the plantation-variety was.quoted at 121>d. per lb. at the commencement of the current week—has had a most depressing effect on the market, and at the auction at Singapore on the 20th ultimo, out of a total of 679 tons only 346
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    EXCHANGE.
    116 3 PENANG. APRIL 26, 1924 (By Courtesy of the Chartered Bank.) London Demand Bank 2/3 15/16 4 months’sight Bank 2/4 3/32 3 Credit 2/4 3 8 3 Documentary 2/4 13/32 Calcutta Demand Bank Rs 164} 3 days’sight Private „168 Bombay Demand Bank 164} Madras Demand Bank 164} > g 3
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      579 3 oopT.-A IN INFANTS. pl X Nourishes and cure» at ~„.e time. i t::< ther of every arti-■ -a eathersets in. i son of summer es off thousands diarrhoea, with rdered digestive the action of hordes of testine,” to quote I njU spnguishe-l physician writing iiie« or< ri ,fes>i<u ;il journals.
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      24 3 Pitman’s Shorthand Rapid Course. (New Era Edition) Complete Edition with supplementary Exercises or §3/30 post free, Rocked by the Pinang Gazette Press Ltd., Penang
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      160 3 SPECIAL ATTRACTION b AT S iWHITEAWATS ft FOR g TEN DAYS ONLY I ft k THE WHOLE OF OUR STOCKS OF J LADIES’, I MENS’ “■> I E CHILDRENS’ HIGH-CLASS J i BOOTS i SHOES r This Remarkable b Offer Opens on 4 TUESDAY, J t 22nd April, 1924, Y
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    ST. GEORGE’S BALL.
    1196 4 A BRILLIANT SUCCESS. Although local Englishman have for several years past celebrated the feast of their Patron Saint, St. George the Martyr, with a ball under the guise of subscribers to St. George’s Ball,” that held at the Town Hall, Penang, last night was given for the
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    WOMAN CRUSOE OFF EAST COAST.
    364 4 BIRD LIFE STUDY. One of the loneliest jobs in England will be that which Miss E. L. Turner, the famous naturalist, takes up when she becomes birdwatcher on Scolt Head Island for the Norfolk and Norwich Naturalists’ Society. Scolt Head Island, lies off the coast
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    THE MAILS.
    31 4 The homeward mail, by the China closes at G p.m. to-day, the 2Gth instant. The homeward mail, by the Elldnga clones at 10 a.m. on Monday the 2nd proximo.
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    A TRIP THROUGH SOUTH SIAM.
    1435 4  -  Modern Bangkok. (BY J. C. PASQUAL.) (21st Article.) The modernisation of Bangkok has quite obliterated the few places of interest within my recall on my last visit, and I hardly recognised the Oriental Hotel, the swank hostelry of the time, where I strolled in for
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    EAST COAST ROAD ACCIDENT.
    345 4 “S.F.P.”* Crown witnesses, in the coroner’s en quiry into the circumstances resulting in the death of the Japanese woman who was knocked down and fatally injured by a motor car driven by Mr. G.H. Mackrow along East Coast road, Singapore, on the morning of the 2nd
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    MOTOR FATALITY.
    934 4 PRELIMINARY ENQUIRY. Mr. H. A. Forrer, Second Magistrate, in the Police Court, Penang, was occufied yesterday afternoon in healing the preliminary enquiry into the case against Kuah Cheng Chai, who is charged with causing the death of a Chinese girl aged 7 years, named Loh Chay, who died
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    GOVERNMENT SERVANTS LIABILITY.
    658 4 ment mi r; t.o.m PENSIONER'S Pl u Before Mr. Justice Dart, preme Court. Ipoh, the Hon v ’fl Jones on behalf of one Santh fl from Mohamed Ariffin the BUIII ,"fl due on a promissory note fl exchange for the sale o f Somo I cattj, fl
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    DR. MARIE STOPES.
    103 4 HER SECOND CHILD REPO rT£D TO BE DOING WELL Dr. Mane Stopes, the birth-control movement, and fant son are reported to be i Ol This is Dr. firs > child, her first-born having 1 years ago shortly after birth. Her husband, Mr. H- Ro, in ij’N tion
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    SCOTTISH LETTER.
    2198 5 r)iE hkbbepiax exodus. Oor o>vn Correspondent) Edinburgh. April 2. ised How of emigrants from Th 1 or^’ !1 ]pg t 0 Canada, which comwill be continued and I this season. The the Seerof Brahan, who m pr, Long Island depopulated r< only of sea-birds, is being L*H I,ch
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    Coming Events.
    66 5 April 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. B—Football League. Nomads v Casuals, Esplanhde. 10—Cricket League, P.S. v P.C.C., Esplanade. 13—Football League,. Rovers v Wanderers, Esplanade. 24—Cricket League, C.R.C. v E.S.C., Esplanade. June H—Cricket League, P.
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    AN EMPEROR’S "BAD HAT."
    419 5 PEN PICTURE OF NAPOLEON 111. In his volume of memoirs, “Moss from a Rolling Stone” (Dent, 10s. 6d.), Mr. E. A. Brayley Hodgetts gosspis agreeably concerning old days and journalistic experiences in Berlin, Moscow. Paris, and London, and about the wits of the Savage Club. He
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    THE BRUGNON VOLLEY.
    417 5 A NEW LAWN TENNIS STROKE. In the racent match between the •Sporting Club of Paris and Queen's Club, spectators were astonished and delighted by one particular stroke of one player, the young Firmchman. J. .Brugnon. writes A. E. Crawley in the “Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News.'" Stroke
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    LUXURY.
    593 5 END IT AND YOU END PROGRESS, Day after day one ma\ read in the papers the fulminations of ardent Socialists against the “luxuries” of the well to-do. But, having closely studied a co’ siderable number of these diatribes, I have come to the conclusion that the definition of the
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      104 5 WHAT YOUR EYES TELL. Clear bright eyes indicate good health. Eyes that are dull, yellowish, heavy, and that cannot keep wide awake and alert during ths working hours of the day, indicate liver torpidity, imperfect digestion, bowel laziness, or other conditions of ill-health. T<> gently stimulate the liver, to aid
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      239 5 Burning, Scalding Pains in Bladder WHAT THE SYMPTOM MEANS. AND HOW THE TROUBLE CAN BE CURED Scalding urine is surely one of the most painful symptoms of kidney and bladder trouble that can be named. It is often difficult to trace the cause of the trouble, but the symptoms are
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      125 5 OUR WEEKLY CARTOON. “IN THE PUBLIC EYE.” J 111 II JlfMe- if n Z, jLl> A I J. V z i Il i v I 'v •I y W Wk M ■u i.' ll' II ll' 11)1 At Westminster and the War Office they call him Mr. Secretary Walsh.” In
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    BIRTHS.
    85 6 Gunnison. —At Batti Gajah Hospital on the 21th to Dorothy the wife of J. A. Gunnison Rubanh Estate Teluk Anson a daughter—both well. Creighton.—On April 22, 1H24. at the Maternity Hospital, Singapore, the wife of R.G. Creighton. Mersing, Johore, a daughter. MARRIAGE. Woodroffe—Townley.—At St. Andrew’s Cathedral, Singapore, on April
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    THE WORLD FLIGHT.
    329 6 Of the two attempts now under way to circle the earth by means of the air. the British effort is naturally of most interest to us. The Hight of Squadron-Leader Stuart MacLaren, Flying Officer Plenderleith and Sergeant Andrews is being keenly followed, and the news that they
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    THE OPEN DOOR.
    285 6 The question of the open door to the Malayan Civil Service is again before the public, and the Asiatic viewpoint has been fairly sufficiently presented both inside and outside of Council. In a consideration of colour, restraint is hardly to be expected, and the tone of the
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    REMEDIES.
    400 6 Somebody has discovered that bare-foot dancing on grass in the early morning will destroy the influenza germ. We are not disposed to argue on the efficacy of this method of exterminating the dreaded parasite. Were it to be taken up seriously, we should certainly rise with the lark, to
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    HERE AND THERE.
    1402 6 The success of the Ball held last evening at the Town St George’s Hall on the occasion of Ball. St. George’s Day .requires no comment as the result of the foresight and hard work of those responsible for the organisation, it was assured from the first. Members
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      THE COLOUR BAR.
      213 6 [To the Editor of the Pinang Sir,—J’Accuse is wise to ret i the contest with what little 11 command. Were he to would have consider certain pi’ the question which he has not .u trouble to study and has brns 1( j with the impatience ot a
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      39 6 “ID. Er* O.” Saturday, 26th April.— Special Engagement of the •s. s. President Garfield’s” Jazz Band. Dancing ~9-30 p. m. till 11-45 p. m. Mr. <(• ’//•<. A. 4. Thomas. P. P. 0. Mr. J- Mrs. (J. S. Webb, p.p d
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      41 6 LYRIC TH EATRE ROYAL. DOUGLAS FAIRBANKS in THE NUT and WHEN THE CLOUDS ROLL BY” Reels 12. Elaine Hammerstein in Greater than Fame.” EMPIRE THEATRE, The Timber Queen and With Stanley in Africa Serials. Madge Kennedy in HELP YOURSELF Parts 5.
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      128 6 UDE TABLES. Penang P. Sw’hain Singapore Apr. H.W. L.W. H.W. L.W. H.W. LAV. 26 5.22 a 10.51 a 10.46 a 3 28a 2.22 a 9.22 a 5.8 p midng’t 11.18 p 4.08 p 4.35 p 9.33 p 27 8.3 a 12.45 a 5.33 a 3.33 a 10.45 a 7.14 p
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    BRITAIN AND RUSSIA.
    364 7 t t, British Bankers’ n Memorandum. Reu ter' S Telegrams.! Moscow. April 25. Council of Trade ThP P rotest agrtinst the memorandum of April that Russia cannot (jec'arcs 111,1 1& 90 ()ebts of the Tsarist and ‘Lerninents, which would R Pn<dUß to the level of degrade the
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    AMERICA AND GERMANY.
    90 7 SECRET SOCIETIES. Berlin. April 25. The Allied Ambassadors have jointly requested Germany to put an end to the activities of secret societies, which were contrary to the Peace Treaty and were threatening the safetv of the occupying forces. Restricted Credit for German Bank. New York. April 26.
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    ANTI-JAPANESE LEGISLATION.
    124 7 INDI GATED. Washington, April 26. inrMi^'] in einPnt s un der consideration *hich' C (> 'J 10 exebls on of Japanese, Cooliihra’ 18 ,bf> outcome of President artm S n tent conb ‘renees with State th» p.„ nt otbc which would permit HtbT ent bill. It is reporting’
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    AMERICAN PEACE.
    24 7 The r, Wasll ’ngton, April 25. has invited the and ttica, Salvador, I?at a,. ~|in* ’nala to a confe- restore peace in
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    IRISH BOUNDARY DISPUTE.
    193 7 Crisis Threatened. (Rauter’s Telegrams.) London, April 25. An Irish crisis is threatened by the breakdown of the Boundary Conference. The delegates are at present remaining in London, but a further meeting is not likely. It is understood that the Ulsterians persisted in their refusal to consider any
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    BELGIUM ADOPTS EXPERTS’ CONCLUSIONS.
    80 7 Brussells, April 25. M. Theunis and M. Hymans have communicated with the Reparations Commission. declaring that the Belgian Government was willing to adopt the experts’ conclusions entirely with a view to bringing about a practicable and equitable settlement of the Reparations question, hoping that the Commission
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    SHIPBUILDING DISPUTE.
    55 7 PARTIES AGREE TO ARBITRATION. London, April 25. There is ground for the hope that a serious industrial dispute has been averted on account of the Shipyard Unions agreeing to the Employers’ invitation to submit to arbitration the national claim for an advance of ten shillings weekly as well
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    FAMOUS FRENCH FLIER.
    63 7 BOUND FOR TOK 10. Paris. April 25. There was a spectacular flight of the famous French ace, Doisy, who totally without preparation, set out with the object of flying to the furthest European capital possible without alighting. He reached Bukharest, a distance of 1250 miles in eleven
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    AERIAL MISHAP.
    56 7 PILOT AND PASSENGERS MISSING. Hague, April 25. Art aeroplane belonging to the Royal Dutch Air Service left England for Holland yesterday evening. Two Dutch passengers are missing. Three naval aeroplanes and a torpedo boat destroyer are searching for them. The company announce that there is no hope of
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    NEWFOUNDLAND POLITICS.
    55 7 NO CONFIDENCE IN WARREN MINISTRY. St. Johns, April 25. The New Foundland Assembly has passed a vote of no confidence in the Wairen Ministry by a majority of 16 to 15 which includes Sir Richard Squires. The Premier announces the dissolution of the legislature. A general election will
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    PLAGUE AT BOKHARA.
    16 7 Moscow. April 26. A hundred cases of bubonic plague are reported at Bokhara.
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    EASTERN REVOLUTIONARY MOVEMENT.
    65 7 Moscow University to Support (Reuter’s Telegrams.) Riga, April 26. On the occasiop of the anniversary of the so-called Eastern University at Moscow, Trotsky, Clarazetkin, Radek and others spoke enthusiastically on the Eastern Revolutionary Movement, which the University solemnly swore to support by providing thousands of steadfast and
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    SINGAPORE NEWS.
    325 7 CONCRETE ROAD CONSTRUCTION. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Singapore, April 26. The Municipal Commissioners have decided to continue concrete road construction at Lavender Street to a six inch thickness compared with nine inches laid at Kallang Road as an experiment. Battling Key beats Moreno. Battling Key has retained his
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    SQUARE DEALS.
    223 7 OLD MANSIONS BEING GIVEN UP TO BUSINESS. “It is safe. t o predict that in ten years’ time there will not be a private occupant of any of the old mansions in Cavendishsquare, Hanover-square, Grosvenorsquarek Berkeley-square, and Portmanisquare.” This statement was made by a member o f the
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    SOCIAL & PERSONAL.
    2444 7 SOCIAL PERSONAL. Mr. G. Simpson of Taiping has taken over the duties of C.P.0., Perak. Mr. J. Graham, who has been in Ipoh on official duty for the past few days, has returned to Kuala Lumpur. Mr. C. E. Evans has taken up a post as stock verifier, in the
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    27 7 OBITUARY. LATE MR. C. F. MURPHY. New York, April 25. The death is announced of Mr. Charles F. Murphy, successor to Mr. Croker, leader of Tammany Hall.
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    M. OSSENDOWSKI'S QUEER STORIES.
    496 8 TARANTULA dope. M. Ossendowski’s “Man and Mystery in Asia’’ (just published, Arnold, 145.) is the work of a well-known mineralogist and authority on Central Asia who is now a professor on the Polish General Staff and who during the war was sent on a special investigating
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    CAN MEN BE SAVED FROM DRINK?
    260 8 T am absolutely determined that if you take on,? glass of alcoholic drink. I shall send you to prison for six months with hard labour.” This statement was made by Mr. Hay Halkett, the Marylebone magistrate, in placing Argyle Fergiusson (41). farmer, of Battle,
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    MOTOR SHOW AT WEMBLEY.
    491 8 DIFFERENT MODELS WEEKLY. The Motor Section of the British Empire Exhibition at Wembley will provide London with a spring and summer motor show. Judging by the perennial interest of the autumn show at Olympia, this extra motor show would be a popular feature of the exhibition.
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      319 8 THE WONDERFUL RECORD OF THE STOMACH AND LIVER TONIC MOTHER SEIGEL’S SYRUP. •However you regard it, the fifty years’ record of Mother Seigel s Syrup is truly w ond/?rtul. Is it not wonderful that, after fifty yeai’s, no other remedy should have been discovene-d which is half so good for
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      583 8 I) How To Get Rid Of I Superfluous Hair Without R azars I or Offensive Depilatories. Until the discovery of Veet afeove the skin S urf iCe W\ Cream,women have had to th hair 1/ resort to scraping razor I 1L Veet has no W\ blades and evil-smelling, offensive odour
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    "OUR BOYS ARE STILL A1."
    474 9 I ri T I HOM stbain OF YEARS. I I experts are closely scrutiI voung st udente of to day With lh di.cm ering whether the war la vlf tO i rheir powers of concentration rr.nnina. 1 0, tlie *7 lent' were, of course, childn-
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    PRODUCE PRICES.
    199 9 WeßOpininp. chost $5.000.0f) aoiu S* 105.00 sellers 72.00 sellers •Me Picking no stock •'utmpgfßOs 102.00 sellers n 110 s 95.00 coconuts per 1.000 50.00 CopreSundried 10 *80 sellers S an 11.20 seller wtans Coarse 10 50 ween Snail Shp]| H 13 00 ■'amßicpVo. 1 li.OOperba. do do do
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    PADANG PLANDOK TIN.
    1191 9 GENERAL MEETING. The annual general meeting of the Padang Plandok Tin, Ltd., was held at noon to-day at the office of the Borneo 0., Ltd. There were present Messrs. F. E. Dilley jin the chair) J. D. Kemp, P. Simpson, Allen Dennys and a representative of the
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    "CASH CHEMISTS," LTD.
    155 9 The Hon. Mr. W. H. Thorne presided at the tenth annual ordinary general meeting of the shareholders of “Cash Chemists,” Limited, which was held at the Chamber of Commerce, No. 1, Downing Street, Penang, at noon to-day There were also present Messrs. D. A. M. Brown, J.
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    CHURCH SERVICES.
    344 9 S. GEORGE THE MARTYR. (Church of England.) April 27. Ist Sunday after Easter. —7-45 a.tn. Litany; 8 a.m. Matins; Venite 123: Benedicts 94; Hymn 125; P3O a.m. Holy Communion; 10 am. Matins; (Chinese): 6 p.m. Evensong Hymn 134; Psalm 206; Magnipiat 126; Nunc Dimittis 93: Hymns 498. 504
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    LOCAL SHARE LIST.
    418 9 Messrs. Kennedy and Co., Penang, reorted to-day as follows The Share Market opened quietly after the Holidays and with a short business week transactions have been limited. The price of Tin has fluctuated within narrow margins and closes £B-10-0 lower £240-0-0. Rubber is |d. better l/oj| but
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    RUBBER PRICES.
    67 9 26th April. 1924. Local. cts. (Smoked Sheet 41 Fine Pale Crepe 41 Unsmoked Sheet 36 SINGA- (Smoked Sheet 41 4 pore (Crepe 411 Dull downward tendency. London and New York, tzx (Smoked Sheet Is.OM dull London Orepe lsoS j New York G22| The following were the rubber quotations
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    TIN PRICES.
    72 9 London. The Straits Trading Co.. Ltd., gives the following prices, on April 25 Spot £240.5s down £5.15s 3 mos.buying 240 5.15 s 3 selling 240.5 s 5.15 s Local. April 26: Singapore 300 tons at $120.50 Penang buyers no sellers at $120.50. Messrs. Boustead and Co., Ltd: To-day’s
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    PADANG JAWA DIVIDEND.
    60 9 Messrs Kennedy. Burkill and" Co., inform us that they have been advised by the London Secretaries of the Padang Jawa Rubber Estate, Limited., that the Directors have declared an Interim Dividend of one penny per share, which is equal to 4 1/6 per cent, in respect of
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      533 9 NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. T. s.s. “GLENGARRY” Voy' 5. Consignees of cargo per the above vessel DOGI-TIOM «r A from Eur °P e are hereb y notified that the sur«VBIiIUN WANTED. ivey of cargo landed in a damaged condition w iH b e held on 30th April. 1924, at 230 p.m. at
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    SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.
    284 10 TO-DAY’S DEPARTURES. Sitiawan for Asahau. Elephanta fbr Rangoon and Calcutta. Lake Gilpen for Rangoon and Calcutta. Moji Maru for Rangoon. Ipoh for Port Swettenham and Singapore. China for Ceylon, India, Aden, Port Said, Marseilles Europe (taking mails for Western Australia via (Colombo). President Garfield for New York, m/s
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    PENANG MAILS.
    401 10 CLOSE DAILY (except Sunday) BT TRAIN. Federated Malay States, Malacca Johor* and Singapore. Registration and Parcel Post, except when 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
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    A STRONGHOLD OF FRONTIER RAIDERS.
    554 10 SIR F. YOUNGHUSBAND RECALLS A FAMOUS MISSION. General Sir Francis Younghusband gave n stirring account of some oif his adventures on the North-West Frontier of India to a gathering of Navy and Army officers at the Kitchener Home for Officers and Ex-Officers, Sloan Street, London,
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      375 10 A word to those with indigestion Such stomach disorders as indigestion, you feeling well and able to eat. t dyspepsia and gastritis are caused by meal without a qualm It’s IT .n iettr b acid sourness in the stomach. Aou derful, but you have to have but to get rid
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    CHINA THREATENED WITH CIVIL WAR.
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    SAFF ATTACKED FOR £25,000.
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