Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 29 April 1924

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  • 20 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE PUBLISHED DAILY. ESTABLISHED 1833. No. 98. VOL LXXXII. TUESDAY, 29th APRIL, 1924. PRICE 15 CENTS.
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    • 606 1 |fOKISATSU,| I -.UfOGRAPniC i I A gr STUDIO. I phone 772. 6S BISHOP STREET J I c. C. WAKEFIELD CO., LTD., g BRITISH THROUGHOUT ‘I I Of Interest to Planters j STILL ANOTHER CASTROL SUCCESS. I g i JUNE llth TO 15th 1923- 1 i lw I (II II 111
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    • 25 1 x a x x x g=s xsxsxb T. NAGATA, Ihl x DENTIST. ii I NEXT DOOR TO fi 111 I “THE DISPENSARY.” I i I
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  • 1598 2 CHAOS AND CONTRAST. The arrival of Dr. Jesse Jones and his colleagues of the Phelps-Stokes Commission at Mombasa brings again into prominence the fact that Kenya has no policy of native education writes the Nairobi correspondent of The Times.” Attention is called to this
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  • 61 2 April 29—Football League, Albion v Wanderers, Esplanade. May 3—Cricket League, E.S.C. v P.R.C., Esplanade. B—Football League. Nomads v Casuals, Esplanade. 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 It—Cricket League, P. C C, v C. R.
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    • 931 2 < sgs s s= ss s x NOTICES. X MH RATES OF SUBSCRIPTION, x Federated Malay States. 11l Including free town delivery or W portae g WAR SAVINGS CERTIFICATES. IU PAYABLE IN ADVANCE. x J,. j War Savings Certificates issued by the year fit Federated Malay States Government will Local
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    • 21 2 Daily Mirror, Atlas of the World, s2'so pw book or $2/80 post free, stocked by the Pinang Gazette Prees, Ltd., Penang.
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    • 1096 2 'i I THE mer canthT^ ,> n| Ast (I ,NDIA A I r- sr (Incorporated i n r I Authorised Capital Subscribed Capital Paid-up KjzT r Re erveFn dM lc "<ii’ided PTOi X J Boardot Dire«» B V LA V Sir R J Bl ack B art (r? W Ryne
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  • MOTOR NOTES.
    • 613 3 I n**“* (he motor-car develops as a The nl '”'hi de the more does it under[gisuies 5 u in design, says the to of the “Manchester f:ans^ rt is no radical change, r.uard jall in-oadly the car remains l lBay ’’t S< \at it was when
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    • 89 3 fire P' an yb°dy has ever belli lc ’t e d from Government officials fines an Un \°f lnone motorists pay in !|j p r Contact in “The Motor.” ■sts su ms were paid by motorPenalti Ull,lg l^ree vp ars, in respect of A r' S
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    • 90 3 MOTO R SHIPBUILDING ACTIVITY. l 1 degree of activity was l<: ®onth 11,1 s h*l’building industry ''""lins to “The Motor t-.; 1>:i; tor 11 lrgo VPSS S deadweight, and a I of some 14.900 tons '.cere L? Ot tons, were u! "’U<l Alt)"'. of 64.200 tons, a “I av .,j.
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    • 163 3 It is, pedhaps, (inadvisable to pay too much attention to .speeches mad in Par liament dealing with technical matters, but Sir R.. Thomas’s remarks last month tin the. debate on the Trade Facilities Bill are worthy of comment. Ln criticising the ]>olicy of
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    • 189 3 The report of the Danish East Asiatic Co. for the year 1922-23 seems to prove conclusively that it is mor? profitable to run motor ships than steamers in times of depression like the present. During this period many shipping companies have had the greatest difficulty o f
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    • 124 3 Towards the end of last year, Mr. Lauritz Kloster, Christiania, placed an order with Burmeister and Wain for two 6,650ton motor ships. A third contract has now been awarded to the. Kockums Ship yard, Malmo, for a 7,500-ton vessel, in vhich an engine of the
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    • 146 3 An order has been placed by the East Asiatic Co., for a new motor ship of 12,000.t0ns deadweight. She is to be built by Messrs. Burmeister and Wain. The East Asiatic Co. now possess 21 motor ships, with a total carrying capacity of over
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    • 219 3 Messrs. Harland and Wolff have delivered three single-screw motor ships to the Bank Line, and the first of a series ot twin-screw’ vessels, the “Inverbank, for tne same owners, was launched at their Govan yard on March 24th. She is considerably’ larger than the single-screw craft, being
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  • 753 3 WEMBLEY WONDERS. industries of the United Kingdom will be shown in a novel setting at the British Empire Exhibition at Wembley, writes Sir Percival Phillips in the “Daily Mail.” Instead of a vast hall containing a confused mass of exhibits, mounted with varying degrees of artistic skill,
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  • 539 3 MURDER CONVICTION SET ASIDE. An interesting case bringing to light a peculiar custom was dealt with recently before Mr. Justice Scott-Smith and Mr. Justice Fforde, in the High Court, Lahore. It appears that in the Mianwali district amongst the Bhangi Khels, any person who abducts a girl
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  • 97 3 London, April 15.—The Paris Municipal Council has decided to tax foreigners visiting Paris. If a visitor remains more than two days he will be required to obtain a permit for which a fee of 20 francs will be charged, and which will remain valid
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 157 3 WHERE DOCTORS ARE FEW AND FAR BETWEEN. BABY’S OWN TABLETS SAFEGUARD CHILDREN’S LIVES. Parents who live ‘up country.’ or in places remote from citiee and towns, find Baby’s Own Tablets a wonderful help and cotoafort in the home. A Canadian remedy for th? ordinary ailments of infants and small children,
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    • 281 3 IE WJ Regain j your Vitality British Doctors regularly recom- i mend Hall’s Wine as a most j j wonderful Strengthening and i Energising Tonic. i Hall’s Wine is unequalled for restor- ing vital energy. The first dose does j you good and the benefits are lasting THE SUPREME TONIC
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  • 1247 4 (By a Lady Correspondent). Paris, April 2, 24. Because the Salon is no longer the objective of every artist in Paris, principally for the reason that the factions are too numerous and diverse in opinion, it has become the mode to hold cafe exhibi-1 tions in groups.
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  • 293 4 I HEAVY FLUCTUATIONS. I Rangoon, April 24. —Since the Easter Holiday's the market has been fluctuating very much. On Tuesday it opened very strong with speculators quoting Rs. 497-8 for May .specials. Over the holidays meedong for April was done at Rs. 507-8. and small mills quality
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  • 121 4 First Division. London, April 22. Huddersfield 1 Burnley 0 Tottenham 0 West Ham 1 Second Division. Coventry City 0 Derby County 1 Leicester City 3 Nelson 1 Stoke 0 Fulham 0 Crystal Palace 2 Clapton Orient 1 Third Division (Southern Section) Aberdare 0 Merthyr Town 0 Northampton 1
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  • 156 4 TEAM TO TOUR SOUTH AFRICA. London, April 15.—At a meeting of the International Rugby Board, it was announced that the- following Rugby football players had accepted the invitations to tour South Africa Englishmen.—T. Holliday (Aspatria), A. Smallwood (Leicester), A. Young (Cambridge University), H. Whitley (Northern I nion), A.
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  • 42 4 LATEST BETTING. London, April 14,—The latest Derby betting is as follows:—9 to 1 Tom Pinch and Bright Knight, 100 to 9 Diophon, 100 to 8 Donzelon, 100 to 6 Sansovino, 18 to 1 Hurstwood, and 5 to 1 Bucks Yeoman.
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  • 110 4 The awards at the sixth International I Exhibition of Rubber, other Tropical Products and Allied Industries, at Brus- seis were I Best commercial samples of plantation Lruibber, Mailaya section.—Gold medal Port Dickson-Lukut F. M. 8.), Rubber Estates (Lukut Estate) Silver cuu to Mr. A. M. Kennedy, manager.
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  • 132 4 The homeward mail, by the Ellenga closes at 10 a.m. on Friday, the 2nd proximo. The B. I. Packet Tara, with mails despatched from London on the 10th April, is expected to arrive here at 6 a.m. on Friday, the 2nd proximo. The s.s. Ellenga, from Singapore and
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  • 667 4 STRIKING ANOMALIES. The discovery that a statute will be necessary for throw ing ppen the Wembley exhibition on Sundays may well puzzle the public who can see “wild west’’ films seven days a week, writes a legal correspondent of the “Observer.” Most people would have supposed the
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  • 164 4 London, April 14.—At a meeting of the ci editors in London of the late Sir John Stewart, it was announced that his liabilities amounted to £592,140 and his assets t j £56,218. [A petition was brought on the Ist March by Lady Stewart for the
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  • 1028 4 WHOLE FAMILIES EMIGRATED. The approach of spring has marked the seasonal revival of migration from Great Britain to Canada, and from all ports of large contingents of emigrants have already sailed. Considerable interest has been shown in the organised movement from the islands of the Outer
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  • 407 4 We have oniy WMth fore September to eat o Jstw Diner-Out m a Home paper i. know whether it is ray fancy, tai have tasted to me more than cious this year. After a boat I practically lived on them for days. lam told, but I don’t J ther
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  • 966 5 —“S.F.P.” TIVE coi xcil's powers ■exh to banish. erPS ,ing ari n Ut l>v the Oovemor-in- ,Citing a .voung Chinese bul■council ban Koon Tin was 7 "chief Justice, Sir Walter fiadP Supreme Court, Singapore, Sha*- p.jvies applying for a writ t corpus. The point raised by (lfhab
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  • 751 5 FAVOURABLE PROGRESS. Pharijong, (Tibet), April 6.—At last we are all collected in Phari. The Expedition, interpreters, porters, cooks, all in Phari and all well, and what a different Phari from 1922. It was a great surpiise and a very great relief, for 10 days ago these plains had
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  • 556 5 London, April 3. —No definite step was taken yesterday towards an agreement between the pilots and mechanics and the Imperial Air Transport Company. It was unofficially stated at the Air Ministry, however, that the Secretary of State for Air had seen representatives of both parties, and was
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  • 111 5 COMMITTEE OF INQUIRY TO BE APPOINTED. London, April 14. —In the House of Commons, replying to Major Meyler, Mr. Walsh said that the Government pro posed to establish a committee to explore the questions affecting discipline in the Services raised by the amendments on the occasion
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  • 122 5 GERMAN VERSION TO BE PUBLISHED. London, April 15.—A German account of the sinking of the Lusitania will be given in a new volume of the German official naval history .of the War covering the events in the North Sea from February to December, 1915. The volume
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  • 629 5 Calcutta, April 16,—Mr. C. R. Das was elected and installed Mayor of Calcutta to-day. T/he election took after the Councillors and AldermerWnad taken the Oath of Allegiance at the first business meeting of the Corporation. Only two ciandiida.tes Were proposed for the Mayoralty, Messrs. C. R. Das
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  • 218 5 There has been a new and very jolly little Bohemian club opened in the IVestEnd. It is called Bohemian because it is bound to be called that by many who go there, and because, though much abused, the word does describe certain characteristics of the club.
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    • 29 5 Millets, their Nutritive and Economic Value, Cultivation, etc., in Malaya, by L. M. Berenger, fl/- per book or fl/30 post free, stocked by the Pinang Gazette Press, Ltd., Penang
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    • 53 5 YOUR LAST CHANCE g TO REPLENISH YOUR FOOTWEAR S AT 5 5 REDUCED PRICES. I LADIES’, I I MEN’S AND I CHILDREN’S BOOTS SHOES f TO BE CLEARED. t THIS OFFER i POSITIVELY J CLOSES ON i SATURDAY, May 3rd 1924. j Whiteaway, Laidlaw Co., Ltd. S [INCORPORATED IN ENGLAND]
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  • 34 6 —Wemyss.—On the 26th April, 1924, at St. Andrew’s Cathedral. Singapore, by the Rev. E. A. Hone, John William Jones to Gertrude Dundas, youngest daughter of Mrs. J.. Leith Wemyss, of Westgate-on-Sea, Kent. England.
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  • 462 6 Hot on the heels of (he movemerit in support of re-union between the Church of England and of Rome, follows the news of the drastic steps taken by the Roman Catholic Bishop of Nottingham to bar mixed marriages. In high-handed fashion he lhas ruled that no marriages—other than
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  • 309 6 Once before we have had occasion to call attention to the awkward corner created by the Traffic Department at the junction of Light Street and Farquhar Street. On that occasion if we remember correctly, we advocated the removal of the pillar marking the corner for up traffic
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  • 331 6 One of these days when we have nothing to do, we are going to take up the study of phrenology. The desire to elucidate what lies behind the numerous and variform protuberances on the human cranium has been fired by the statement of a specialist at Home, who
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  • 986 6 From an excerpt of the annual report of the Singapore Y. M. Technical O.A. published elswhere, Education. it will be noticed that the Association have in view the setting up of a Technical School in Singapore to train youth to a realisation of the dignity of manual
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  • 590 6 farewell DINNER, On the occasion of their depart-.! from Penang, the Hon. M r t Mitchell, Mrs. Mitchell and VI Gabrielle Mitchell, were entertained- farewell dinner at the Penan- bl last night bylthe European Cnmw of Penang. The card room was fully decorated for the
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    • 209 6 j *****111 ifem I VIRGINIA /9 I SISSK(XB®SS I CIGARETTES I Made by hand—One at a time -J :L. 1 kJLjLJI i 1 I JtROIJS Deware of Cheap <&'”” j biljP manufactured by Machin® J >aq Lan fJ he rar e Of thousands P er rTlin A g? of Tobacco
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    • 25 6 “E. O.” Guest ls?ht and Dancing— Every Tuesday and Friday. Special Tiffin every Wednesday and Saturday—Orchestra. Orchestral Concert every other Sunday. Next Concert —4th May.
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  • Page 6 Miscellaneous
    • 160 6 TIDE TABLES. Peuang P. Sw'ham Singapore Apr. H.W. L.W. H.W. L.W. H.W. L.W. 29 10.22 a 3.44 a 1.58 a 8.16 a 6.50 a 0.59 a 10.8 p 4.29 p 2.28 p 8.52 p 8.16 p 1.33 p 30 10.58 a 4.28 a 2.53 a 9.05 a B.oBa 2.12 a
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  • 25 6 DEATH. At Penang, on the 28th April, Elvira Hogan, widow of the late John Hogan, Notary Public, Penang. Aged 90 years. (English papers please copy.)
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  • 382 7 Premier on Experts’ Reports. neuter s Telegrams.) London. April 28. lh erebeno'l""'’ tahont «»*<> .ii acknowledging the prefr MaC Jan illuminated address at that the Expert's report is f peace settlement, nnoortium} oi <* i jf n ot taken advantage wb |>intpean statesmen Of th., most God-sent ff
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  • 106 7 gloomy account given. London. April 28. Agloomy account of the cotton trade the United States was given by Mr. Mrtlett, president of the New York otton Exchange on his arrival at IT, rpK 1 tr«m New York this morning. e i '.d that last year, whilst the
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  • 82 7 to mckenna. duties. v London, April 28. bis Wei i'‘ 1)on 11,1 is cancelling some of ale over th?T e nentS in urder to P re tn. UI et discussions in the taw» ,r w morning, differences ’he jk-'" ar sen 0,1 the subject Rr °nt
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  • 53 7 /""""■in- t!„ t ,n Apnl 2S '"■'•■’bdown of the Irish ■W.-l. 11. fl, as, !*f rvi..,.. r Colonies, had a >< a "ill) s;- Colonial Office Hj‘ ’"""s /’raig ami Mr. Leo s '"mnissioner of the almost M l, bomas was lsol '«i.'»,f, o l all v
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  • 163 7 The Offending Clause. (Reuter’s Telegrams.) London, April, 28. The Daily Telegraph’s New York correspondent states that President Coolidge has intimated in very plain terms that he may veto the Immigration Bill, if the clause excluding the Japanese is allowed to remain, being of the opinion that the
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  • 86 7 BUNDERABBAS REACHED. Baghdad. April 28. Doisy, accompanied by Sergeant Vesin, flying from Breguet aerodrome bound for French Indo-China for instructional work, hopes to arrive at his destination in eight days. Their machine is not an amphibian, but the Frenchmen intend to keep close to the coast line,
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  • 14 7 Baghdad, April 28. A Portuguese aeroplane bound for Macao has arrived.
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  • 61 7 RESTRICTED SERVICE RUNNING. Wellington, (N.Z.) April 28. It is officially i eported that a number of railway guards have resumed duty. There is now running a restricted railway service. [Reuter wired on the 22nd inst that the railwaymen throughout the Dominion had struck for higher wages
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  • 24 7 Berne, April 28. In a twenty-round contest for the light heavyweight championship of Europe, Clement, the Swiss champion, outpointed Bonnel, the French champion.
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  • 44 7 New York, April 28. Alekhine broke the world’s record in blindfold chess yesterday when he played with 26 opponents, with a score of 16 wins, five draws, and five losses. Except for a short interval, he played continuously for twelve hours.
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  • 26 7 New York, April 28. In a seventy-two hole match, the British open champion, Havers, defeated Sarazen by a five up and four to play.
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  • 23 7 Washington, April 28. After a battle lasting throughout the night the revolutionaries entered Tegucigalpa. Hard fighting continues in the streets.
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  • 32 7 Munich. April 28. A number of the participants in the famous Hitler November rising, sentenced to 15 and 18 months’ imprisonment in a fortress, were all released on parole.
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  • 27 7 Ottawa. April 28. The immigrants into Canada for the past year were 150.000 a record since pre-war, which compares with 73,000 in the preceding year.
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  • 75 7 Dominions’ Responsibilities. (Reuter’s Telegrams.) Wellington (N.Z.), April 28. Speaking at the State luncheon in connection with the visit of the Empire Squadron, the Rt. Hon. Mr. W. Massey stated that the last has not been heard of the Singapore scheme. The Dominions must stand to
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  • 65 7 FEARED TPITAL LOSS. London, April 28. A message from Adelaide states that the fire on the City of Singapore is under control. The vessel is hard aground. From the engine-room aft the depth of water is equal inside. The outside plating is damaged. There is fear of
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  • 60 7 OVFR A HUNDRED ENTOMBED. Wheeling (Virginia), April 28. It is feared that there'is little hope of rescuing over a hundred miners, entombed in a burning mine following an explosion. which rocked the surrounding districts. Smoke is pouring out at the entries, preventing rescue work. Hitherto two men
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  • 26 7 New York, April 28. A banking syndicate is offering a loan of forty million dollars at six per cent on Dutch Government bonds.
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  • 156 7 EX-SERVICES’ ASSOCIATION’S ANNUAL MEETING. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Singapore, April 29. At the Ex-Services’ Association’s annual meeting, the Chairman, Major Keys said that they proposed to hold a concert and ball during an intensive week in June. The Hon. Mr. G. S. Carver was elected President. The question
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  • 49 7 ACCUSED ALLEGES FALSE EVIDENCE. (From Our Own Correspondent). Kuala Lumpur, April 29. Board man in appealing to the Supreme Court, asked that new evidence be produced and declared that he was convicted on manufactured false evidence, which he could prove. The hearing was adjourned till to-day.
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  • 54 7 The Municipal Band will play the following programme of music at the Esplanade from 6 to 7 to-morrow night 1 March The Vederta Alford 2 Serenade Fiora di Levante Fascina 3 Waltz Belles of Blight Baker 4 Selection The Mikado Sullivan 5 Fox Trot Na —Ja Wenrich
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  • 527 7 HALF YEARLY MEETING. In the absence of the Hon. Mr. A. B. Louies, the President, Mr. E. E. Chambers occupied the chair at the half yearly meeting of the members of the Penang Turf Club, which was held at the Chambei of Commerce, Penang, yesterday afternoon. Others
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  • 254 7 NONIAS IN COURT. Four well-dressed Chinese nonias, decked with jewellery, appeared in the dock before Mr. H. A. Forrer, in the Police Court, Penang, this morning, charged with playing in a common gaming house. Inspector Brown, of the Gambling Suppression Department, said he raided No. 11, Kajang
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  • 1178 7 SOCIAL PERSONAL. Mr. H. R. Cheeseman. Inspector of Schools, Penang, is in Kuala Lumpur. Dr. M. J. Rattray is en route for home and returns to Singapore early in August. Dr. T. S. Macaulay and Mrs. Macaulay, of Seremban’ returned from Home by the Khiva. The Bishop of Singapore arrived
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  • 335 7 DEATH OF AN OLD RESIDENT. By the death of Mrs. Hogan, wife of the late Mr. John Hogan, which took place at her residence, The Avenue, Northam Road, Penang, last night,, there has passed away from Penang one of its oldest residents. The deceased lady who celebrated
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  • 928 8 SIR ERIC GEDDES ON MODERN ADVERTISING The sixth annual dinner of the National Advertising Society and General Benefit and Benevolent Institution was held at the Connaught Rooms. Lord Riddell presided. Sir Eric Geddes, in proposing the toast of “The National Advertising Society,” said that in July
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  • 356 8 S.F.P.” LATHAM AND CO’S HEAVY LIABILITIES. In the Singapore Bankruptcy Court application was made, to Mr. Justice Acton for an order that the estate of the late Mr. Cornelius B. Ort, former sole proprietor of the business of Messrs Latham and Co., Raffles Place, should be administered in
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  • 112 8 Kalmoa for Asahan. Tsushima Marn f or mails for India) Marseilles and London Port I Colombo (Parcels.) Kopah for Deli. Tydeus for Port Swettenh», pore. “““Hid Klang for Port Swetlenham pore. and I Owing to the s. s. R anin for annual survey Par dj Penang to B
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  • 348 8 CLOSE DAILY (exeepl a,*,, I BI TRAIM. Federated Malay States, Malacc i I and Singapore. Registration and Parcel Poet, eicept I otherwise stated, close half-an-ho£2l than the Ordinary mail Resumption o> Night Mail Ben :i l The following additional mails will be >| daily (Sunday excepted) by the
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  • 89 8 PENANG. APRIL 29, (By Courtesy of the chaß Bank.) t, 2(3 London Demand BanK glj 4 months’ sight Ran 3 Credit 3 Calcutta Demand Bank 3 days’sight Po vatP ’’i Bombay Demand Bank Madras Demand Bank 3 days’ sight Private Rangoon Demand Bans 3 days’sight Private-- c Hongkong Bank
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 243 8 z* EBSBMBB WORKMANSHIP I DYERS RATTAN WALKING STICK MAKERS PACKING CONTRACTORS SHUE-MAKERS I PAPER AND WOODEN FRAME MAKERS TAILORS j PHOTO ENGRAVING TAXIDERMISTS WATCHMAKERS. SPECIALLY MADE TO ORDER. y Japanese General Goods DRY BATTERY J DAIBUTSU COMPANY, TO AN y SIZEt REPAIRS'- I BADMINTON RACKETS GRAMOPHONES TENNIS RACKETS CAMERAS SHARPEN
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    • 68 8 a If it’, your NERVES A you matt hare K I SANATOCEn I "GH Dr. Claudi WHiiLiituy»: The debilitated nervoua system absorbs Sanatogen as the parchad earth drinks up water." SANFORD’S Violet Rubber Stamp Ink 1 OZ. BOTTLE 50 CTS. SANFORD’S Ink Eraser (in liquid form) I $1 EACH. i
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  • 91 9 The following are the latest quotations in the report of THE MALAYA COMPANY, LTD., for to-day. Shares. Buyers. Sellers. Batang Padang Dredging .46 .48 Hitam Tin Ltd 1.47 A 1.50 Kiwng Pet Tin Ltd 1.40 1.471 North Taiping Tin 1.121 1-15 Pengkalen Ltd 11.75 12.25 Ratrut Basin
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  • 597 9 Messrs. Baker, Morgan Co., Ltd., Kuala Lumpur, report under date April 26, as follows: After the Easter holidays the markets in both tin and rubber shares opened strong, since when rubbers have kept firm, right up to the close, though the price of the commodity has reacted
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  • 27 9 During the period under review very little business has been transacted, arid prices at the close show little change, viz No. 1 Sundried $11.05 Mixed 10.75
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  • 141 9 OFFERED 343 TONS SOLD 284 TONS. The Singapore Chamber of Commerce Rubber /Association held its 652nd auction on April 24. 1924, when there was catalogued 1,137.962 lbs. or 508.02 tons offered 769,183 lbs. or 313.38 tons sold 636,467 lbs. or 284.14 tons. Prices Realized. Spot. London Is.
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  • 112 9 The following are the latest quotations in Messrs. Kennedy Co.’s share list Yesterday. To-day. E Shares. 5 P q> PQ 02 CQ OQ sc. sc. sc. c. Mining. Asam K. 46/- 47/- 46/- 47/Tdris Hyd. 20/- 20/6 20/- 20/6 cum Kuala L. 8/6 9/- 8/- 8/6 Murai
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  • 42 9 29th April, 1924. Local. cts. {Smoked Sheet 41 Fine Pale Crepe 41 Unsmoked Sheet 36 SINGA- (Smoked Sheet 41} pore (Crepe 41} Dull downward tendency. London and New York. tzv (Smoked Sheet... ls.O£d dull London Crepe Is.Ogd New York G22}
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  • 51 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 to ss3} F.A.Q. do 51 52 Off quality and Low F.A.Q. 48 50 Plain Sheet 42 44} Loose and Lump Scrap 30
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  • 101 9 London. The Straits Trading Co., Ltd., gives the following prices, on April 28 Spot £243.15 up £3.10 3 mos. buying 243.12.6 3.12.6 3 selling 243.17.6 3.12.6 The Eastern Smelting Co., Ltd: London, April 28, £243.17.6 spot, and £243.12.6 three months buying, £243.17.6 three months selling. Local. April 29:
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  • 208 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 10.50 buyers Rattans U-20 sellerRattans Coarse 10.50 Green Snail Shells 13.00 Siam Rice No. 1 15.00 per batdo
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  • 1085 9 KENNEDY CO.’S SHARE LIST NAMES a J h! 5 u CC on E- < RUBBER [Dollar.] S o o 9 c Allenby Rubber Co 1 10 1 15 Alor Gajah Rubber Estate 1 00 1 10 Amalgamated Malay Estates 2 00 Ayer Hitam Planting Syndicate H 00 12 00 Ayer
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • 311 9 Uflll/ advertisements. POSIDON VACANT. in Province WAN pxoerienced person to carry inn of Dresser and Store on the o’? 1 4go/- per mensem with O rk Mshed quarters. Position t f, S n Ist 1924 i ”xpevacant ~>ns only need apply to:— Skrx Pacific Trading Co., T hE -/weld Quay,
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    • 190 9 The Malayan Agri-Horticulturai Association. Tenders are invited for Catering at the Agri-Horti> cultural Show and Trades Exhibition, Race Course, K. L July 11 th-13th inclusive, for tiffins, teas, and dinners, and for light refreshments. Tenders should include specimen menus, and brands of drinks, etc., to be supplied, and should reach
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  • Page 9 Miscellaneous
    • 55 9 theatreroyal. from Monday 28th to Wednesday, 30th April, 1924, at 7-30 p.m. Blaze away (Parrott Comedy) jßas A. Wise in The Blue Grass J parts. Patho Gazette, 987/8. Oorotht Dalton in The Weaker Sex 5 parts. Princess, featuring Mabel Norwand, a Comedy Drama 6 parts, n meat's Away (Comedy) 2
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  • 869 10 MR. ZANG WILL’S NEW IMPRESSIONS. The Westminster Gazette” writes: Mr. Israel Zangwill is just lack from America. His previous visit to the States was in 1908, when his play The Melting Pot” was produced. He was a guest of Roosevelt at the White House on that occasion,
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  • 546 10 CHOWRASTA MARKET. Penano, April 29, 1924. cts Government Mutton Mutton Indian per lb 55 Mutton Head, sheep or goat each 1.00 Liver with heart 8r lung do 1.30 Tripe do Goat or Sheep per lb Sweet Brfead pair 30 Leg of Mutton lb 55 Lamb do Kidney pair
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    • 24 10 Pitman’s Shorthand R\pid Course, (New Era Edition) Complete Edition with supplementary Exercises $3/or $3/30 post free», stocked by the Pinang Gazette Press Lfd., Penang.
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  • 616 11 paragraphs from, the weekly lectures on advertising by Mr. Cyril. C. Freer, at the Polytechnic, Kegent Street W. 7.] RETAIL ADVERTISING. Departmental store advertising is a thing in itself, and the advertising manager of one of these houses works harder than probably any other man in the business.
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