Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 29 July 1924

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  • 19 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE PUBLISHED DAILY. ESTABLISHED l&U. No. 176. VOL. LXXXII. TUESDAY, 29th JULY, PRICE 15 CENTS.
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    • 639 1 1 rr~r.ni i ny n■ n Mll 3 ’tokisatsu, i i' lOTOGRAPHIC I I RT STUDIO. ’Phone 772. 68, BISHOP STREET IC. C. WAKEFIELD CO., LTD., J j TB t 1 BRITISH THROUGHOUT I I SOLIGINUM I ANOTHER CASTROL SUCCESS. Il I 2 25,000 Miles R. A. C Test of
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    • 15 1 r» i T. NAGATA, j DENTIST. ii NEXT POOR TO F f “THE DISPENSARY.”! I >
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  • 589 2 When the history of Parliamentary government in our time comes to be written the historian will have to pay careful attention to the steps by which members of Parliament have been gradually emancipated from the necessity of having ample financial resources of their own. Until the 1906 Parliament
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  • 204 2 MAN SLEEPS THROUGH AN ACCIDENT. Seven coaches of the L.N.E.R. London-to-Aberdeen express were derailed near Buddon Station, about eight miles from Dundee, while thp train was going at about 60 miles an hour, but not one of the hundreds of passengers was injured. One
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    • 1070 2 Short Classified Advertise meiJs. Wanted, For Sale, To Let, &c, can be inserted in the Pinang Q&F/M 'II Gazette at '&U THREE CENTS A WORD counting the address to which '\j replies are to be sent, e \z /y Minimum Charge 1 each \\>< fl\ Insertion. 6 Consecutive Insertions $5.
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    • 29 2 4!ilixts, 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 Preu, Ltd., Penang.
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    • 811 2 BANKS HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI fl ***** S rvvtl banking corporation I Every Baby deserves < «-fK th? Best! Anttorteed Capital «50.000,000 II II Issued and fully paid up $20.000 000 When breast milk fails, Mellin s Food I sterling £4,500 prepared according to Baby s age i silver L the
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  • 2778 3 PAPER BY MR. A. E. MOREIRA. At the meeting of the Central Perak Planters’ Association held on Saturday the following paper was read by Mr. E. Moreira, Acting Director of The Times of Malaya and the Tin and Rubber Journal. Mr. Moreira said—“ I am not sure
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  • 26 3 FAMOUS U. S. DETECTIVE LEAVES £4oo,bOu. Mr. William Pinkerton, head of the famous New York detective agency, left says a Reuter New Yoik message.
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    • 447 3 m 1 The Great British 1 onio for over 30 years Vail’s Wine is the tonic of unequalled value in every case of weakness. Every drop enriches the blood and feeds the nerves. Hall’s Wine keeps you bright and happy, and quickly restores you to glorious health. Free Wiaeglaateei A
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    • 11 3 whiieaways GREAT ANNUAL SALE NOW PROCEEDING AT > PENANG AND TAI PENG.
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  • 1447 4 Chief- Secretary Congratulated. I NOFFICIAL TRIBUTE. A meeting of the Federal Council was held in the Council Chamber, Kuala Lumpur, at 10 o’clock. H.E. the High Commissioner presided, and all the members were present. Messrs. A. S. Bailey and Wong Yick Tong made the affirmation as members of
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  • 117 4 LONDON MAGISTRATE WHO NEVER FORGETS. When Edward Boyling, aged 39, was found guilty at Marlborough-street of being drunk while in charge of a car, it was stated that he had an excellent war record. Imposing a fine of £2. with £2 2s. costs, Mr. Mead, the magistrate,
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  • 593 4 PORTRAIT VNVEILED AND ALTAR VESSELS DEDICATED. In the Chapter House of St. Andrew’s Cathedral Singapore, before the Holy Communion service on Sunday, a portrait of the late Right Reverend George Frederick Hose, D.D., formerly Bishop of Singapore, and Sarawak, (which, with a handsome paten and chalice, have
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  • 61 4 Early in the autumn a magnificent dance hall, to be known as the Strand Palais de Danse, will be opened on the site originally occupied by the famous Gatti’s, in Villiers-stpeet. The hall, which will be controlled by the London and Provincial Dance Halls, Ltd., will
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  • 49 4 Alice Beatrice Wood, of Marina, St. Leonards, ran into Hastings Police-sta-tion, threw down a pound note, and said, “Take me back to Leeds.” When she was fined 10s. for being drunk and incapable, she said “You must get drunk, or you would get miserable.”
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  • 503 4 SIAMESE GIRL’S ALLEGATIONS OF CRIMINAL FORCE. Before Mr. Pryde, District Judge, Singapore. Victor Reynolds, a Eurasian, was charged with using force towards a Siamese girl, named May Muang, living in Balestier Road, on the night of June 2.5 last. Mr. John Laycock is for the complainant, and Mr.
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  • 317 4 EXPERTS URGE DEVELOPMENT OF OTHER POWER SOURCES. Sir John Snell, chairman of the Electricity Commission, presiding at the World Power Conference at the British Empire Exhibition, Wembley, urged the proper utilisation of the world’s natural resource®. In Britain, he said, too much coal was being consumed.
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  • 520 4 ZEEBRUGGE REFOUGHT. In the Government Building at the Empire Exhibition at. Wembley may be seen models, made by some of the greatest expbrts t.vpifying the whole range of warships from the days of the galley of King Alfred’s Navy to His Majesty’s ship Hood —the
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  • 306 4 McKENNA DUTIES SEQI~EL. Mr. George Terrell, who was selected president of the National Union of Manufacturers at their annual meeting in London said that tNe programme which had been put forward by Mr. Baldwin and his colleagues was from the point of view of industry, a great
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  • 625 4 HIS INFLUENCE UPON MOTOR SHin DEVELOPMENT. Viscount Pirrie, whose unexpected death occurred in June, had accomplish, .j much that was great in his life, but h believed so emphatically in the motor-sb,-' movement that one cannot help a fee] of sorrow that he did not live to
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  • 273 4 One of the most valuable insights concerning the handling of .motorships devel--1 oped some time ago outside Yokohama breakwater, where a. congested fleet o ships were anchored when bad weather was encountered with little or no warning It appears that «a large American steamer became involved in
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    • 25 4 Pitman’s Shorthand R*pid Course, (New F.ra Edition) Complete Edition with supplementary Exercises $3 or $3/30 post free, stocked by the Pinang Gusette Press Ltd.. Penang
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    • 118 4 WHEN CHILDREN GRIND THEIR TEETH IN SLEEP it is almost always a sign of worms. Other indications are irregular appetite, had breath, pain and swelling of the abdomen, irritation in the nose. .Baby’s Own Tablets, the Canadian children’s remedy, given for a few days, destroy w orms,, and a marked
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  • 3562 5 ENGLAND WINS THE SECOND TEST MATCH. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, July 2. The second Test Match at Lords ended, lifee the first, in the crushing defeat of the South Africans. Curiously enough the margin against «them was exactly the «ame as in the game at Birmingham,
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  • 54 5 London, July 11. —The members of a German Film Company, directing the taking of a film in a park at Versailles, were arrested yesterday by the French police. It is believed, says the Paris correspondent of “The Times,” that the film, which was seized, was intended for the
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  • 70 5 London, July 11. —The Latvian police y esterday arrested 14 persons said to be leaders of the Communist revolutionaryorganisation, and seized a quantity of inflammatory literature calling on the people to overthrow the Government. Since Latvia signed peace with Moscow in 1920 hardly a week passes, says
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  • 725 5 OFFICIAL PROGRAMME. Arrangements for the Naval Review to be h.eld at Portsmouth on’July* 26 hav# now been completed, except for small matters of detail. The nature of th? arrangements indicates that the review will be to a much greater degree than any of its predecessors “a show
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    • 37 5 VITAL ENERGY by taktn< SANATOCEN I "Theuser of Sanatogen i- Ich >• c- gSd 'SOW warded in freedom from lautuor. 9MY] lIS «am of strength and activity alennett- o' tr nd and -j re»t»tin« pewar t® di»aa»«. I
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    • 119 5 OUR WEEKLY CARTOON. "IN THE PUBLIC EYE.” f S >Z x- f €> A 'll Im. I I i I C j N&2/ ’My* IM i. I y A =K. -5 T z .> yy MR. C. B. COCHRAN. London's finest showman, generally known as “Charles B.”, was born at
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  • 301 6 The publication of the result of the famous Russell divorce case in which the husband was compelled to withdraw his petition on account of inability to meet the financial liabilities involved has opened the eyes of the public to the anomalies of the Law. The appeal of Mrs.
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  • 240 6 In these days of Free Thinkers, new schools of thought, prohibition and jazz bands, It "is rather unusual to find unanimous agreement on any particular subject. But there is one question which, we are sure, will receive the benediction of all reasonable people and that is that persons
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  • 267 6 All roads lead to the racecourse to-day. on Thursday an i on Saturday. Everybody who is anybody considers it part of the daily round to attend the half-yearly meetings, very much as the elite consider it their bounden duty to attend at Ranelagh or the submerge»l 4.000
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  • 202 6 The homeward mail by the Malwa. closes at noon on Saturday, the 2nd porximo. Ihe P. 0. Packet Kalyan with mails despatched from London on the 10th July, ie expected to arrive here at 4 p.m. to-morrow. Certain structures and craft at Johore Bahru are. we learn, being
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  • 1655 6 It is said that a sure way to drive a< man mad is to keep him Loneliness. in solitary confinement for any great length of time, especially it he be compelled to be inactive, says the Rev. R. J. Campbell, j) D. We are necessary to each
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  • 64 6 JULY 29, 1924. Local. cfs fSm >ked Sh et Penang) Fine Pale Crepe 41 I Unsmoked Sheet 2 SINGA- (Smoked Sh *et 4PORE tCrepe 4’London AND Ne" V/mK LONDON {S" Ik New York g Following cables were receiv l morning:— London 1/Ojj market strong New York... G23j market
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    • 202 6 L /7 I s IBRRI igyC .<* 1 i PBCW <ZT I ?wk Smoker’s cough is unknown to the happy man who enjoys:— STSTE(XPRESS VIRGINIA CIGARETTES I ssm TjBI, w Fi Bajllh.* sj because they are i free front SAND AND DUST! i SOLE MANUFACTURERS: ARDATH TOBACCO CO LTD.. LONDON
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    • 41 6 “E>. O.” RACE WEEK. SPECIAL DINNER DANCE On Tuesday 29th, Thursday 31st and Saturday 2nd August. FANCY DRESS BALL Saturday 2nd August. Dancing till 1.45 a.tn. Two Prizes for Ladies and Two for Gentlemen. SPECIAL TIFFIN EVERY DAY. E. O. ORCHESTRA.
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  • Page 6 Miscellaneous
    • 91 6 TIDE TABLES. Penang P. Sw’hatn Singapore July H.W. L W H.W. L.W. H.W. LAV 29 11.8 a 4.58 a 3.38 a 9.54 a 9.46 a 3.02 a 11.41 p 5.59 p 3.46 p 10.17 p 8.51 p 2.57 p 38 11.42 a 5.45 a 4.13 a 10.34 a 10.22 a
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  • 125 6 DEATHS. Crossley.—At the European Hospital, Kuala Lumpur, on July 25, Doreen, infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. F. E. Crossley. Newton-Howes. —On Sunday July, 27 at Kuala Lumpur. Aubrey Vernon Roy, the beloved youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Newton-Howes. Aged 1 year and 1 week. Van Cutlenburg.—At
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  • 199 7 Plenary Session. POSITION UNCHANGED. [Rbutbr’s Telegrams.] London. July 28. A meeting of the British Empire Delegation to the Inter-Allied Conference was held following the Conference of the heads of the Allied delegations in preparation for this afternoon’s plenary session. It is hitherto gathered that the position is materially
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  • 124 7 MARRED BY RAIN’. London, July 28. Drenching rain intermingle-! with unseasonable snowfall was responsible for the cancellation of to-day’s performance of the Empire Pageant and also slightly interfered with the Royal inspection of 600 Scouts from all over the Empire attending the Jamboree. Despite the downpour the boys
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  • 102 7 SUPPRESSION’ OF NEWSPAPERS. London. July 28. Fresh ferment is brewing in Italy in consequence of the drastic enforcement of the regulation conferring upon the local prefects somewhat arbitrary powers to suppress newspapers. Many suppressions were effected throughout the country on a charge of violating the press •decrees and
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  • 41 7 REVERSAL OF DECISION UNLIKELY. London, July 28. In the House of Commons, replying to Mr. Foot Mitchell regarding the renewal of concession leases in China, Mr. Jowett said that there was no prospect of a reversal of the decision.
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  • 33 7 COLLAPSE OF A SCHOOL. Madras, Julj 28. Tn consequence of floods the Boys school at Cheruthuruthy, Cochin State, collapsed. A teacher and 64 scholars were killed and many were injured.
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  • 17 7 Cambridge (Massachusetts). July 28. Senator Lodge is seriously ill following an urgent operation yesterday.
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  • 17 7 Berlin. July 28. The death is announced of the pianist and composer, Busoni.
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  • 163 7 Government Victory. SITUATION NORMAL. [Reuter’s Telegrams.] New York. July 28. The Cable Company has received a message frotn an authentic source stating that the revolutionary outbreak at Sao Paulo has been concluded by a Government victory and adding that conditions at Sao Paulo are rapidly becoming normal. Property
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  • 68 7 AMERICAN NOTE. Washington, July 28. Minister Kornfield to-day delivers a note to the Foreign Office. Teheran, voicing with concern the safety of Americans in Persia and the need for better protection against further indignities. Whilst the officials do not discuss the communication sent. Minister Kornfield admitted that the
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  • 146 7 London, July 15.—The entire Polish Press says the Warsaw correspondent of “The Times,’’ bitterly denounces Lord Parmoor’s reported statement to the London representative of a Berlin news agency that “by joining the League of Nations Germany will be able to look after the welfare of
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  • 142 7 London, July 16,—The Riga correspondent of “The Times’’ states that mps sages from a trustworthy Petrograd source confirm the recpnt reports that new and well organised anti-Bolshevik groups have been active in various parts of North Western Russia. Towards the end of June they began operations simultaneously in
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  • 88 7 London. July 13.—The Congress of Communist Trade Unions, which open ed at Moscow on the Bth July has formed a special commission, consisting of 14 members, to consider conditions in Great Britain and “try out’’ the Russian Communist Party plans for penetrating Trade Unions and dominating
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  • 166 7 Classification of Nations. AMERICA FIRST. [Reuter’s Telegrams.] Paris, July 28. Twenty-six nations scored points in the national classification, previously cabled, which is a system drawn up by the French Olympic Committee. The award of medals is entirely distinct from the points award. 'J’wenty-seven nations received medals. The United
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  • 28 7 DOUBLES POSTPONED. London, July 28, Owing to incessant rain at Eastbourne, the Davis Cup Doubles between Great Britain and France had to be postponed till to-morrow.
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  • 29 7 ANOTHER AUSTRALIAN SUCCESS. New York, July 28. The Australians, Patterson and O’Hara Wood defeated the Kimsey Brothers in the final of the Doubles of the Metropolitan Championship.
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  • 42 7 GAME ABANDONED. London, July 28. At Manchester there was incessant rain during the night and in theimorning, and all hopes of play in the fourth Test Match between England and the South Africans to-day were abandoned at 1.50 p.m.
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  • 173 7 COMMENT ON ENGLAND S VICTORY. London. July 16. Thp fact that the fate of the rubber was a foregone conclusion doubtless accounts for little comment on the eclipse of thp South Af means. One writer, using the language of exaggeration, talks of a steamrollfi having crushed a
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  • 199 7 Eton. —Ist Innings 299 2nd Innings (for 6 wkts —declared) 143 Harrow.—lst Innings 251 2nd Innings (for 3 wkts) 87 London. July 12. —Th? klatch at Lord’s between Eton and Harrow ended in a draw to-day. Prince Arthur of Connaught again attended, and there were 3.000 spectators present
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  • 78 7 SCRATCHINGS. The following are the scratchings for this afternoon Race I.—Bonza. IV.—Alan L, Victrola and Radium. FINAL SELECTIONS. The following are our final selections Race I—(1) Cornstalk. (2) Carrie B. II—(1) Wellaway. (2) Arjuna. (3) Shantung. Ill—(1) Savitri. (2) Master Reggie. IV—(1) Son of Erin. (2) Genzano. V—(1)
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  • 412 7 “SWEE LEE CHALLENE CUP” TOURNAMENT. One of the three matches in the Polo Tournament for the Challenge Cup presented by Mr. Heah Swee Lee was decided on the Polo Ground yesterday evening when the C Team defeated the “A Team by the very narrow margin of 1
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  • 159 7 The principal attraction at the Theatre Royal is a splendid feature entitled “The Notorious Miss Lisle.” In this production, Katherine MacDonald, famed as the most beautiful woman in America, supported by a well known cast, including Nagel Barrie, Dorothy Cummings, Earnest Joy, Margaret Campbell and William Clifford, is
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  • 311 7 GENERAL MEETING. The annual general meeting of St. Andrew’s Society, Penang, was held at the Penang Cricket Club yesterday evening. Mr. J. G. Brown took the chair and the others present included Messrs. J. P. Souter, J. D. Kemp, Rev. A. Ewing, Messrs. D. Matheison, G. D.
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  • 424 7 SIX MILLIONS SALVED. After six years’ work the whole of the gold and most of the silver coin, amounting altogether to £6,250,(00. sunk in the White Star liner Laurentic by a German submarine at the entrance to Lough Swilly, Co., Donegal, has been recovered. Salvage operations by
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  • 54 7 FOUR CASUALTIES. r ßeuter’s Telegrams.] I ondon, July 28. Foil’’ were killed and 29 injured as the result <>f a col ision at Haymarket Station, Edinburgh, when a train proceeding to Port Edgar, on the Firth of Forth, ran it to a stationary gnburan train. Four carriages of
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  • 493 7 A. L. Hoops is returning to Malaya in September via» America. Mr. H. W. Rickeard, Gurun Estate, Kedah, arrives from home to-day by the s.s. Sarpedon.” Mr. A. H. Waddington. Assistant Controller of Labour, Seremban, will shortly be proceeding to Klang on transfer. Mr. B. Sherwood leaves
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  • 150 7 SERVICE TO EUROPE AND AMERICA. The Commonwealth Government, which holds a controlling interest in Amalgamated Wireless (Australasia), Limited, is proceeding with plans for the establishment of a comprehensive wireless service capable of affording direct communication between Australia and Europe, as well as America. Amalgamated Wireless, Limited, will
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  • 75 8 TO-DAY’S DEPARTURES Kalmoa for Deli and Asahan. Pnngah for Asahan. Rochussen for Singapore. KoMh for Deli. Klang for Port Swettenham and Singa for Rangoon (Mergui and Monlmein via Rangoon), and Calcutta. The following ships are in communication with the Wireless Station at:— Penang—Benmohr, Borneo Maru, City of Durban,
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  • 405 8 CLOSE DAILY (except Sunday) IT TUM. Federated. Malay States, Malacca, Johort and Singapore. Registration and Parcel Post, except where otherwise stated, close half-an-hour earlier than the Ordinary mail Resumption 01 Night Mail Service. The following additional mails will be closed daily (Sunday excepted) by the 7-30 p.m. train:
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  • 141 8 FROM HAY SEED LODGED IN THE EYE. An amazing case was recently treated at Gloucestershire Royal Infirmary. A farm labourer got something into his eye he was unable to remove, and because of the pain he visited the hospital. 'Die ophthalmic surgeon, on making an
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  • 51 8 July 29 4 31—Penang Races. August 2—Penang Races. 2—Malaya Cup Soccer, Singapore vs Negri Sembilan. 2—Malaya Cup Soccer, Johore v 8 Malacca. Malaya Cup Soccer, Negri Sembilan vs Johore. 9—Kedah Rubber Co., General Meeting. Katz Bros., noon. lb Malaya Cup Soccer, Malacca vs Singapore. 8. C. S. A.
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  • 529 8 CHOWRASTA MARKET Penang, July 29, 1924 S ote Government Mutton— Mutton Indian per lb 50 Mutton Head, sheep or goat ...’each 1.00 Liver with heart 4 lung do 1.30 Tripe do 1.00 Goat or Sheep per lb 59 Sweet Bread pair 39 Leg of Mutton lb 5q Lamb
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    • 543 8 PErPERMINT CURE For Coughs, Colds and Internal Troubles. e xexsx 1 I AaaeU over $5,000,000 S.C. Assurance in force over $17,000,000. g I The Great Eastern Life Assurance Co., Ltd. (Incorporated in Straits Settlement*). w <• x HEAD OFFICE Wineheater Home. Sintaeom. LONDON OFFICE: 32, OM Jewry, I The Company
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  • 97 9 THE MALAYA COMPANY, LIMITED 1 report that the following are the changes in their share list for to-day. Tin Shares. Buyers. Sellers. Batang Padang Dredging .56 .57 Hitam Tin Ltd 1.40 J. 45 Nawng Pet Tin Ltd 1.65 1.70 North Taiping Tin 1.08 1.10 Pengkalen Ltd 12.75
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  • 396 9 Messrs. Baker, Morgan Co., Ltd., Kuala Lumpur, report under date July--26: —There is no doubt that the Tin and Rubber share markets are better. There is a firm undertone in both. It seems to be fairly generally accepted that, in the case of the metal, the statistical
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  • 48 9 Th''» General Produce Agency, Ltd., Beach Street, Penang, revert that the followijig prices were realised at their auction room to-day Good F.A.Q. Ribbed Smoked Sheet $56 to 56i F.A.Q. do 54 55 Low F.A.Q. do 52 53 Plain T’nsmoked Sheet 45 47 Loose Scrap 32 38
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  • 138 9 Benarew Opium p. eh**,st $5.000.00 u<un. Cloves 100.00 sellers Gold leaf 72.00 sellers Mace Pickings no stock Nntm»gsBos 102.00 sellers 110 s 95.00 Coconuts per 1,000 50.00 Copra Snndried 11.90 buyers Rattans 11.15 sales Rattans Coarse 10.50 Green Snail Shells 13.00 Siam Rice No. 1 15.00 p-r l>a.
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  • 115 9 PENANG. JULY 1924. (By Courtesy of i’hr Chartered Bank.) London Demand Bank 2/3 31/32 4 months’ sight Bank 2/4 1/8 3 Credit 2/4 17/32 e 3 Documentary 2/4 9/16 Calcutta Demand Bank R«159 1 3 days’sight Private 162 Bombay Demand Bank 159 o Madras Demand Bank 159 3 days’sight
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  • 1064 9 KENNEDY CO’S SHARE LIST. I i c NAMES X f- RUBBER [Dollar.] 8 c 8 e S c Allenby Rubber Co 95 1 05 Alor Gajah Rubber Estate 93 I 06 Amalgamated Malay Estates 1 50' 1 75 Ayer Hitam Planting Syndicate 10 60,11 U 0 cum Ayer Kuning Rubber
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • 358 9 yrr FOR SALE. Interesting Old Chinese Porcelain Vase; uncommon shape and size 17 X 27": antique relief five-colour decollations depicting Buddhist religious scene —Goddess of Mercy, Paradise and the Eighteen Erhun and their Supernatural Steeds: life-like, distinctly old style hand-drawing: peculiar mark on bottom unique. Wealthy Chinese should purchase it
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    • 208 9 Lyric Theatres, Ltd., Theatre Royal. Penang Road. From Monday, 28th to Wednesday, 30th July, 1924. 1- 2. The Tattle Tail Century Comedy with Brownie, 2 parts. 3- 6. The Social Buccaneer Eps. 7 and 8, 4 parts. 7. Eve’s Film Review No. 84, 1 part. 8-13. Don’t Neglect Yonr Wife,
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    • 312 9 1 “The Boon Way;” j Think it over 3 Then consult Boon. 1 2 AMID the welter of claims and counterclaims of ri different products and Things Medicinal, and the 2 f personal bias of enthusiastic Salesmen, we place J 2 at your disposal an unbiassed personal service’for J f
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  • INDIAN NEWS.
    • 324 10 SITUATION STILL GRAVE. Delhi, July 17. —In connection with the disturbances at Delhi, the following statement is published by the Chief Commissioner:—Communal tension between Hindus and Musalmans has been greatly accentuated by several rumours of forcible conversion to either faith. Sppcial arrangements were made for the protection of
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    • 188 10 Delhi, July 21. —The communal situa tion is brighter. Since morning almost all the shops have re-opened and business appears to be approaching a normal level A Sikh sub-inspector who came here from a neighbouring district in police re inforcements, and who was in charge of a picket
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    • 291 10 Madras, July 17. —Reports received from various quarters show that there has been heavy rain and consequent floods, landslips, and breaches of railway lines. News from Coonoor states that on the 14th and 15th July that station expe- nenced severe monsoon weather, and that the stream
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    • 65 10 Ootacamund, July 17. —Tuesday s rainfall is considered to be the hea\ iest Ootacamund has experienced for many \ears. The Pykara bridge was washed away, and motor and cart traffic between Mysore and the hills has been completely blocked. The Naduvatam bridge, a few miles beyond
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    • 43 10 Calicut, July 16.—1 t is understood that the proposal to allow Moplah rebel convicts employed on the Nilambur Sholanur railway construction to live with «heir wives and children under police surveillance is already under tl|* consideration of the Local Government.
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    • 39 10 Simla, July 16-—Among the casualties during the month of June in M aziristaj) district were Private Clarke, Ist Battalion, the Royal Berkshire Regiment (killed), and Flying Officers D. McG. Murphy and McKeever, and Air Mechanic Roberts (wounded).
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  • 225 10 THREE HOURS FOR JOURNEY THAT FORMERLY TOOK SIX WEEKS. .Un air service which will complete in three hours a journey that has previously taken six weeks is to be inaugurated shortly in British Guiana. It will be operated by a British company using Napier-Supermarine flying boats, and will
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  • 208 10 PERISHING FROM PUGNACITY. It was an extraordinary thing, said Professor Gilbert Murray at the Wembley Conference of the League of Nations Union, that the greatest danger of war was among the white races of Europe yet these pugnacious nations were, on the whole, the highest races in
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  • 82 10 VERY FEW LEFT. The report of the Chief Inspector of factories states that in 1923 there were 125.551 accidents (867 fatal), an increase of 27.565 over 1922. V omen have returned to women’s industries, and very few are to be found even in men’s trades, for
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  • Page 10 Advertisements
    • 294 10 !i;i tlllllll J THE V/ 2 H. P. AJAX JUNIOR I 2 SPEED MOTOR CYCLE 5 FITTED WITH ELECTRIC LIGHT. i I Price $275 complete j The last word in light-weight cycles. Inspection invited. E 1 I I R. T. REID Co., Ltd., I 1 PENANG. IPOH. 1 «MMMPjamci* 3MI
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    • 121 10 IwUl KLOSTER BEER “LION HEAD BRAND.” SPECIALLY J LIGHT AND J BREWED FOR 1 r APPETISING. 3 4 THIS CLIMATt-. X j j I' i SOLE AGENTS: 4 KATZ BROS. LTD., PENANG. tf (FISH. I HADDOCKS, j j SMOKED SALMON, I HADDOCK FILLETS, 1 IRAN SELANGIN, f KIPPERS, 1 FRESH
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  • 380 11 MUTUAL ASSISTANCE TREATY. A meeting of the League of Nations Parliamentary Committee, held under the chairmanship of Sir Ellis Hume-Wil-liams, K.C., at the House of Commons, was devoted to a discussion on the draft Treaty of Mutual Assistance, the subject being introduced by Lord Cecil of Chelwood.
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  • 267 11 HOME SECRETABY ON THF NEW PROCESS. Mr. Henderson, Home Secretary, said m the Commons that the Wembley Exhibition authorities had given sanction to a modified form of steer Toping, introduced for the first time. The rope which was thrown round the steer s horns was attached to a saddle
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  • 109 11 There have been an unusual number of thefts of small motor-cars reported in London. In many cases the ears were stolen when left unattended outside buildings. “Motor thieves seem to prefer to steal small cars as it is easier to dispose of them,” said a member of a
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