Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 3 March 1925

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  • 20 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE PUBLISHED DAILY. ESTABLISHED 1833. No. 50. VOL. LXXXIII. TUESDAY, 3rd MARCH, 1925. PRICE 15 CENTS.
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 580 1 TOKISATSU, PHOTOGRAPHIC ART STUDIO Phone 772. 68, BISHOP STREET. (Damp .Resisting Paint, I 1 DO NOT EXPERIMENT. I BERGER’S I DAMP RESISTER WHITE OtffilEß I IDEAL FOR BATHROOMS. s ABSOLUTELY WATERPROOF The F.M.S. Government test proves that Solignumtreated Timbers J H YGE N I C J B are immune from
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    • 29 1 T. NAGATA, DENTIST. J i NEXT POOR TO 3 I x 8 S THE DISPENSARY." E a i *3 S6S K KP X fSS X H IS* v HMIMM
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  • 978 2 STILL MY LEADER.” Handshakes between Mr. Asquith and Mr Lloyd George exchanged amid the cheers of nearly 2,000 delegates marked the end of the public proceedings at the opening of the National Convention of Liberals at the Kingsway Hall, W.C., on January 29. Mr.
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 1136 2 Short Classified NEWOKS NOTICE OF SALE. Shaman Saiva and Sufi, A Study Advertisements. SIXl:o u w" ns t°d t Ma %7.00 Wanted, For Sale, To Let, &c. ORDER Ob THE MORTGAGEE Numerous Treasure-Robert can be inserted in the Pinang T 0 BE SOLD BY Trfld; X n l Gazette” at
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    • 316 2 M mi REMOVES HAIR LIKE MAGIC. For removing unwanted hair growths of any kind there is nothing so effective and pleasant to use as Veet. Veet is a new perfumed velvety cream that has practically superseded noxious depilatories. It is far better than razors which only make the hair grow
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    • 629 2 BANKS IHE MERCANTILE BANK op INDIA, LIMITED. (Incorporated in England.) Authorised Capital £3,000 00C Subscribed Capital 1,800 00G paid -up 1’,050’,000 Reserve Fund and Undivided Profits 1,407 Board of Directors. Sir R. J. Black Bart. (Chairman), J. jj Kyrie, Esq., IT. Melvill Simons, Esq,, p R Chalmers, Esq., Sir David
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  • 1637 3 KEDAH STATE AND BRITISH PROTECTION. (By Bookworm.) Apart from the view adduced by Mr. i T. Thomson on this subject nhich has already appeared, says correspondent, I will here inroduce Sir Stamford Raffles’s opinion, as detailed in a letter of his addressed to Lord Minto in
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  • 47 3 London, February 18.A Nice message says the Shah of Persia intimates through his Secretary that there is no truth in the report of his intention to abdicate. On the other hand, he will shortly return to Persia and is confident of his subjects’ loyalty.
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  • 1079 3 (By a Lady Correspondent.) Paris, February 4. 1925. Paris is a place where every woman can lead her own life with impunity. Women in England are cowards. They are afraid to assert themselves in the manner of line and colour and cut, for fear of incurring the
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  • 229 3 BRITISH CHAPLAIN’S TESTIMONY. Addressing a meeting convened by the Coleford, Gloucestershire, Unionist Association, the Rev. R Courtier Forster, who escaped from Galicia following banishment by the Soviet Government from Russia, where he had lived for nine years, said the Bolsheviks had abolished God, and Christianity in Russia
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 49 3 Unnecessary Words. Why waste words and advertising space in describing the many points of merit in Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy? The most fastidious are satisfied when we state that it cures colds and coughs from any cause, and that it contains absolutely no narcotics or injurious substances. For sale everywhere
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    • 160 3 WHEN BABY HAS INDIGESTION Mothers Hav e Found that Baby’s Own Tablets Will Correct It. Often it is necessary to give babies and young children something to break up a cold, ally fever, correct sour stomach, relieve constipation, or to ease the irritability that accompanies the cutting of teeth. Experienced
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    • 273 3 I H— .X WIJ X.TTW—I UI—I—I— T I—H I I I I HAVEYOUI I HEARD 11 I THESE NEW DANCE HITS H I Spain Fox TroU n agda ?n n 1 3517 WA 2 M lA rwM Wa tZ 1 3532 WiM Moonlight Memories f EE zE After The Storm
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  • Page 3 Miscellaneous
    • 108 3 Ftheatre ROYAL, 5 «11 Monday to Wednesday. Matinee Saturday. jg Ist Show at 7-10 p. m. Vi In Burton Holmes No Tender Foot (Boy Stewart) Reels 3 u I Valentine and Cormal Meyers in A Society 81 Sensation Reels 2 m Crooked Alley” (Toni Kerrigan) Reels 5 2nd Show at
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  • CORRESPONDENCE.
    • 164 4 A Suggestion. (To the Editor of the Pinang Gazette.”) Sir,l am glad to hear that the value of the prizes has been increased to $5O, $3O and $lO, but 1 think it would be better to increase the number of prizes instead of increasing the value. As it
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    • 331 4 Since the first cross-word between Cain and Abel, these puzzles have steadily increased to the present crescendo which has tied up street traffic, cut into family meal-time, and worn out the over-worked dictionaries. Like a ray of sunshine comes appended list by H. I. Phillips
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  • 109 4 Mar. S—P.C.C.5P.C.C. vs. Crescent, Padang. 7—P.R.C. v. E.S.C. Esplanade. 10Crescent vs. Municipality, Padang. 12P.R.C. vs. Crescent, Padang. 14P.C.C. v. P.S. Esplanade. 14—C.R.C. v. E.S.C. Vic. Green. 19Chinese vs. Crescent, Padang. 21 Municipal Sports. Esplanade. 22 P.C.C. v. Sungei Patani, Sungei Patani. 26 P.C.C. vs. Municipality. Padang. 28P.R.C. v.
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  • 177 4 JAPANESE FISHERMAN’S ORDEAL. A tale of the sea which savours a little of the story of Seventeen thousand miles in an open boat was told us to-day in connection with a Japanese fisherman, who was blown from Mergui, Burma, to Penang in a little fishing boat.
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  • 131 4 FOOTBALL BREACH HEALED. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Singapore, March 3. The controversy which has existed since last year between the S.C.F.A. and the S. F. A. is now regarded as closed, the Chinese having rejoined the S.F.A. The invitation to play the S.C-C. has been accepted, and the
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  • 101 4 Three peasants of Mesola, near Ferrara, Northern Italy, found in a suit-case by the roadside a newly born child. Holes had been cut in the suit-case to allow the child to breathe. The baby was wrapped in the finest silk and had under its head an
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  • 35 4 The following were the results of the t es played off yesterday: Championship.E. J. Bennett beat J. R. Bennett 6l, 64. Single Handicap C”.W. MacQuarrie beat E. O’Neill Shaw B—6,86, 46, 6l.
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  • 27 4 In the final of the Single Handicap of the Bowls Tournament which was played off yesterday, J. G. Allan beat J. Duguid by 21—8.
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  • 88 4 It is notified for general information that the Right Honourable the Secretary of State for the Colonies has intimated his approval of the Medical Departments of the Federated Malay States and Straits Settlements being styled in future the Mala; an Medical Servi e. The s.s. Bulan” from
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  • 540 4 ECONOMIC LAWS IGNORED. There is nobody more tiresomq than the well-meaning busybody, writes John Blunt. He can do as much harm as the fond parent who spoils his child and by over-indulgence undermines his character. We all know this perfectly well, we all know that misplaced, ignorant
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  • 242 4 millionaire who lost his MONEY. The trial was concluded at the Old Bailey of Henry Fenton, 52 of Chedswell, Dewsbury, who was charged with fraudulently applying to his own use £209,000 belonging to the Fenton Textile Association, Ltd., of which he was chairman, and with receiving £36,000
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  • 207 4 PENANG, MARCH 3, 1925 (By Courtksy of phr G’hai<t krr Bank J London Demand Bank 9,4 4 months’ sight Bank 2/4 l f 3 Credit o/4 513 m 3 Documentai v 2/4 21/39 Calcutta Demand Bank RhLs4|] 3 days’sight Private 158| Bombay Demand Bank ti 154 I 1 Madras
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 170 4 A DOCTOR’S WAY WITH INDIGESTION. The wife of a well-known London physician became a sufferer from digestive disorder, and, naturally enough, she asked her husband for a remedy. The doctor nude her up some medicine of the kind usually given to n ild cases, but it failed, so. without more
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    • 206 4 WW I 'Th lV. PCRSIA 531-623 A.O The very name of Ctesiphon, J ancient capital of Persia, con- I x I jures up visions of vast trade enterprises throughout Cen- I 7 tra came l caravans 7 a prosperous nation. 1 Ihe wise sayings of poets, V a not unbecoming
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  • 863 5 FURTHER PROCEEDINGS. In the Police Court, Penang, before Mr, N. K. Bain yesterday afternoon the hearing was resumed of the case in which Tan Phack Tin summoned her busband Yeap Lean Seng, son of the Yeap Chor Ee, for maintenance. Mr. A. R. Thornton appeared for the plaintiff
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  • 458 5 CLEVER SWINDLE ALLEGED. At the Central Magistracy, Hongkong, on Feb. 20, before M r J. R. Wood, Ngan Sui Chik, a Chinese, described as a cashier of the Societe Francaise de Gerance, appeared on remand, in answer to the charge of the theft of $6,660, in Straits
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  • 245 5 We are pleased to be able to announce that we are to have a return visit from that fine combination of artistes, headed by Miss Wish Wynne, who delighted us last December. Mr. Warwick has made arrangements for two performances to be given in the Town Hall on
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  • 130 5 Lord Eustace Percy, President of the Bdard of Education, has informed Lord Biunhajn, arbitrator in the dispute between local authorities and the teachers on the question of a reduction in the teachers’ salaries, that the C abinet has agreed to the compromise as to the contributions by local
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  • 250 5 SCOTLAND YARD DETENTIONS. Three detentions were made by Scotland Yard detectives investigating the many recent letter-box theft® which have caused serious losses to London traders. Behind the thefts lie the activities of a well-organised gang, which includes men whose expert work a® forgers enables them to change the
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  • 113 5 SIR P. OUNLIFFE-LISTER ON VALUE OF ADVERTISING. Sir Philip Cunliffe-Lister, President of the Board of Trade, speaking at the Glasgow Chamber of Commerce dinner said the country- should not under-rate the value of advertisement in securing more trade. Advertising, properly applied, could create the desire to
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  • 141 5 PLIGHT OF PERSECUTED LOYALISTS. Moving stories of the miseries suffered by Loyalists in Southern Ireland were told by Lord Carson when he addressed a meeting at the Duchess of Somerset’s house in Grosvenor-square, W., in aid of the Southern Irish Loyalists’ Relief Association. Most of those present
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  • 130 5 NEW FASHIONS HIT AN OLD INDUSTRY. The change from the days when women wore their hair long to the modern bobbed, shingled, and waved modes has reduced the number of hairpins required. Instead of the large quantity formerlyneeded to keep her thick tresses in order the modern woman
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  • 715 5 APPEAL AND CROSS APPEAL WITHDRAWN. The appeal in the Malayan Collieries case, lodged by Mr. J. A. Russell and Messrs. J. A. Russell and Co., against the judgment of Mr. Justice Whitley in connection with the suit brought against them by Mr. F. C. Peck, and the
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  • 137 5 OPPOSITION TO SAFETY RULES IGNORED. Despite the opposition of a number of strong vested interests, the Ministry of Health is continuing the drafting of legulations to give effect to the main recommendations of the Departmental Committee on the Use of Preservatives in Food. The task is proving a
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  • 346 5 (O-OPERATORS DENY CHARGE OF SPECULATIVE BUYING. An official statement issued by the English and Scottish Co-operative Wholesale Society, Limited, states the C operative Press Agency, asserts that any charge that the high price of tea is due to speculative buying on its part is without foundation. The suggestion
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  • 320 5 j .We are pleased to hear that Dr. Wu I Lien Teh (known to his friends in the straits as Dr. G. L. Tuck) has not been slow in winning popularity in the United States since his arrival there last August. It may be
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 58 5 A Germ Destroyer. There is no danger whatever from lock jaw or blood poison resulting from a wound when Chamberlain’s Pain Balm ig promptly applied. It is an antiseptic and destroys the germs which cause these diseases. It also causes wounds to heal without maturation anl in one-third the time
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    • 191 5 Be Careful What You Wash Your C hild’s Hair With If you want to keep children’s hair in good condition, be careful what you wash it with. Many soaps, prepared shampoos and shamj>oo powders. contain too much free alkali. This dries the scalp makes the hair brittle, and is very
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  • Page 5 Miscellaneous
    • 122 5 OUR WEEKLY CARTOON. IN THE PUBLIC EYE.” I us La \\J Mm MR. A. J. COOK. Mr. Cook is the extremely aggressive miners’ secretary, who took over Mr Frank Hodges’ job when the lattei became a member of Mr. Macdonald’s short-lived Labour Ministry. Mr. Cook is in sympathy if not
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  • 45 6 WOODROFFEAt Durian Daun Hospital, Malacca on 28th February, to Mr. and Mrs. A. S. Woodroffe, Sungei Salak Estate, Siliau, N. S. a son. Symes On March 2, 1925, at the Maternity Hospital. Penang, to Mr. and Mrs. Jack Symes, of Kamunting Estate, Jitraa daughter.
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  • 25 6 McC’onnan—de Pass.— At Tai ping on the 28th. February. Charles W. Me Connan of Windsor Estate,'Perak, to Doris Marjory de Pass of Formby, Lancashire.
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  • 531 6 For some time past we have advocated the introduction of wider and sterner measures with regard to the police traffic-control of our roads Our chief aim has been to follow the example of Shanghai and appoint locally a Board of Traffic Control for the purpose of inquiring into and
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  • 509 6 Very mysterious is the description applied by Sir Auckland Geddes to the meat trade at Home. It is rather astonishing to find a man of the business ability and acumen of Sir Auckland Geddes indulging in platitudes of this nature. He is merely reiterating what the man
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  • 206 6 To-day. is the anniversary of the death of Robert D ath, a jovial soul who kept the Falcon tavern at what is now called Battersea Rise. London, who died in the last quarter of the century and whose decease reminds us of an old English custom that drank
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  • 1443 6 HOMELAND HINTS TO INVESTORS. BY A LONDON CITY EDITOR. Investment interests are as wide as the world. Britons, especially, in all quarters of the globe are always glad to be acquainted with securities of a safe and sound character. The purpose of this column is to keep the
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  • 30 6 Golf Harry Vardon. Bridge E. Bergholt. London Letter Onr Own Scottish Letter J Correspondents Women’s Page) London am Paris Fashions) Paris. In the Public Eye. David V-Cross-Word Puzzle.
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 198 6 Only one in 200 'ft WK/ i v 'x 3Btz i/W &%< jX V f'isZ In other words, of all tobacco grown, only one half per cent, reaches the standard which we have set up for State Express cigarettes. No leaf is used which has not passed the strictest test
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    • 23 6 E>. O.” Guest Night and Dancing Every Tuesday and Friday Snecial Tiffin every Wednesday and SaturdayE. O. Orchestra. Orchestral Concert every other Sunday.
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  • Page 6 Miscellaneous

  • 305 7 Committee's Report. EVASIONS AND FAILURES. [Reuter’s Telegrams.] Paris, March 2. .According to Le Journal” the report of the Military Committee at Versailles is now being considered by the Allied Governments. It contains the substance of the report of the Military Control Commission to investigate the matter of
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  • 193 7 THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION. Berlin. March 2. Though the various political parties will not yet discuss the question of the nomination of candidates for the Presidency, many names have been suggested even that of the ex-Crown-Prince, though there is no foundation for that, while popular nationalists like Hindenburg, Mackensen, Tirpitz
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  • 116 7 SENSATIONAL DISCLOSURE. London, March 2. Commenting on the return of the World’s fleets just issued by the Admiralty, the Manchester Guardian describes as a sensational disclosure the fact that new Japanese cruisers apparently carry 12 eight-inch guns. It says, that if so, Japan is building cruisers far more
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  • 32 7 QUESTION OF REPRESENTATION.! London. March 2. In the House of Commons at question time, Mr. Ormsby-Gore said that the Colonies and Protectorates would be represented on the Imperial Economic Committee.
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  • 149 7 Violent Shocks. HOUSES I BROWN DOWN. [Reuter’s Telegrams.] Ottawa. March 2. The first earthquake shocks in Quebec were very violent. Several people fainted through fright and there was a general panic. Buildings swayed for two minutes while some small wooden dwellings on the outskirts of the city were
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  • 107 7 ONE ACCUSED’S CONFESSION. Cairo. March 2. In the course of the enquiry into the murder of the Sirdar, the brother of Anayat confessed that he had been concerned in it. [On February 11 Reuter cabled It transpires that the two men arrested on the 2nd inst. are Abdel
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  • 76 7 ALL SHIPS IDLE. Wellington. March 2. The waterfront dispute has entered a serious stage. It is declared that work cannot be carried on in the face of constantly recurring strikes The employers have decided that no further calls for Labour will be made until the Unions
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  • 65 7 STEAMSHIP COMPANY FINED. Washington, March 3. The Supreme Court held that the New York Porto Rico Steamship Company must pay a fine of $lOOO for each alien passenger illegally brought into the United States. The New York Court had imposed only a $4OO fine on each of such
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  • 38 7 AM ERIC AN PARTICIPATION. Washington. March 2. President Coolidge has requested Congress to authorise American participation at the proposed International Prison Conference in London in August, and authorises the appropriation of $lO,OOO as the delegations’ expenses.
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  • 142 7 MR. GRENFELL’S OBJECTION. London, March 2. The House of Commons passed the second reading of the Trades Facilities Bill after a debate in which Mr. Edward Grenfell complained of the unfair advantage given to new firms, who were a[ble to profit by the Act whereas old-establish-ed concerns
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  • 289 7 Uninteresting Cricket. ENGL A N D’S PI RSF.V ERA NCE. [Reuter’s Telegrams Sydney, March 2. The Whather was sweltering but latterly it became cloudy. Stumps were drawn at 5.35 p.m. owing to bad light. Australia’s Second Innings. Ryder b Gilligan 7 Gregory lbw b Hearne 22 Andrews
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  • 25 7 AUSTR ALASI A N RE PR ESENTATIVES. Sydney, March 2. Australasia, represented by Anderson, Patterson, and Hawkes, has challenged for the Davis Cup.
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  • 343 7 DEMONSTRATION IN PENANG. Penang teachers and selected boys and girls were given the privilege at the Empire Theatre yesterday evening of witnessing a gymnastic and dancing exhibition by the Singapore pupils of the Superintendent of Physical Education Mr. J. W. Jefferson. There was a large and enthusiastic audience
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  • 25 7 The Penang Soccer League match between the P.R.C. and the Municipality fixed for this afternoon has been postponed to a later date.
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  • 782 7 Sir John Smiley is in residence at the Hotel Royal, Bangkok. Miss A. P. Jackson has come out from Home as a Nursing Sister for the F.M.S. Medical Department. Mr. G. W. Templar returned to Penang by the P. and O. mail steamer, Mantua, and is proceeding
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  • 310 7 SEQUEL TO DRY WEATHER. The present long spell of dry weather is causing some anxiety to the Penang Municipal Water Department and we are informed that, unless we have rain, the Municipality will have to cutoff the water supply at certain intervals during the day, as the
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  • 107 7 ECONOMIC ARdANGEMENT. His Siamese Majesty’s Consul, Penang, informs us that he is in receipt of a telegram to-day from the Minister for Foreign Affairs. Bangkok, which reads as follows Provisional economic arrangement with Germany ratified. Restriction Former Alien Law abrogated since 25th February.” The abrogation of the
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  • 204 7 On March 3. 1545, there was born, in London, the dignified figure who adorned the Elizabethan age in the person of Sir Thomas Bodley. whose magnificent liberary at Oxford, opened by him with 20(H) volumes in 1602, now contains 800,000 printed volumes and 41,000 manuscripts, and in
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  • 234 7 The homeward 'trail !»y the Ellenga, closes at 10 a in. on Fridav, the 6th inst. The B. I. Packet Tara with mail despatched from London on the 12th February is expected to airive here at 6 a m. on Friday, the Gth instant. The s.s. Indo Maru
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 116 7 FIA T A N D BUICK CARS. IMMEDIATE DELIVERY FROM STOCK, 'PHONE WIRE or CALL GROSVENOR MOTORS, 27 'Phone 666. Cable Grosvenor." The Service J3ehind Your Car. After buying a car, service is one of thefgreatest considerations. The best car nerds spare 'parts at times. Are there spares for your
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  • 587 8 TO-DAY’S DEPARTURES. Hong Hwa for Rangoon. Rengam for Bernam River Kuala Selangor, Port Dickson Malacca and Singapore. Kopah for Belawan (Deli). Klang for Port Swettenham and Singapore. Fooksang for Singapore. Persia for Singapore and China. A new lifeboat wireless set which the Marconi International Marine Communication Company, Limited,
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  • 443 8 CLOSE DAILY (except R„ n d ay AT lE4IK. 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 o> Nioht Mail Service. The fofiowing additional mails will be closed daily (Sunday excepted)
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  • 225 8 BonnresOpinm p. chest #5,000.00 non?. Cloves 90.00 sellerGold leaf 72.00 seller Mace Pickings no stock Nutmegs 80s 115.00 norn. 110 s 110.00 Coconuts per 1,000 50.00 Copra Sundried 11.70 sellers Rattans 11.15 sales Rattans Coarse 10.50 Green Snail Shells 13.00 Siam Rice No. 1 15.00 per ba do
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 249 8 Wfiiteaway s REVISED PRICED T I Special Value II Imines THE i 5 Iceberg I VACUUM J L FREEZER I gHga t t S I I m it!wwii| S J y 'SHI I RA i I MSBr WSw i i V vS xT-'X yPAJCt m>d_savt IS WHITEAWAYSSTANDARPVALUtS S j For
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    • 159 8 A Favourite Rub Down. The golfer, the football player and the all round athlete know the value of Chamberlain’s Pain Balm. It is just the thing for a rub down after a hard game. All soreness disappears like magic and sprains and swellings are cured in onethird less time than
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    • 167 8 4 F£ F I' d X F g=3 /trade Wt F S St t xs s t X A DRILLS, hacksaw blades. a UkJ AUGERS. y. 4 Stocks Held By W X S R. T. Reid Co., Ltd., s 1 < PENANG. IPOH. > f DICK’S PATENT PACKING I Universal
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  • 388 9 DIRECTORS’ REPORT. s t The report of the directors of the Taiping Tin Dredging Company, Ltd., for the year ended December 31, 1924 says Diedge No. 1. was stopped on two occasions to instal new screen and to carry out extensive repairs to the ladder. With
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  • 420 9 DIRECTORS REPORT. In their report for the year ended 31st December 1924. the directors of The North Taiping Tin Dredging Company, Limited state that during the period under review the dredge ran for a total of 7,628 hours out of a possible 7,990 hours, recovering piculs 4.313.21
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  • 186 9 The following are the latest quotations in Messrs. Kennedy de Co.'s share list at 1 p.m. to-day Yesterday. To-day. Sharks. 5 ca a: co oo t c. f c, Sc. Sc. Rubber (Dollar.) Kamasan 2.75 3.25 3.25 3.50 Kedah 2.10 2.20 2.15 2.25 K. Sidim 2.10 2.15
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  • 107 9 March 3, 1925 Local. ct». all Smoked Sheet ...60 markets Pknang- Fine Pale Crepe ...60 steady ,Unsmoked Sheet 46 but quiet SINGA- (Smoked Sheet ...63| PORB (Crepe ...63i London and New York. London (Smoked Sheet ...l/6| (Crepe ...l/oj New York 37c Smoked Ribbed Sheet 62§ to 64| per
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  • 39 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. Ribbed Smoked Sheet $B5 to 85| F.A.Q. do 8.3 84 Low F.A.Q. do 78 82
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  • 89 9 The Straits Trading Co., Ltd,, gices the following prices, on March 2: London. Spot £250.5s Down £8 3 mos. buying 253.15 s 7.10 s 3 selling 254 7.10 s Local. March 3: Singapore sold 350 tons at $1264 Penang buyers no sellers at $1264. Messrs. Boustead and Co..
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  • 193 9 The output of Nawng Pet Tin, Limited Returns for February 1925 were hours run 725, yardage treated 34,500, ore won pikuls, 500. approximate cost of mining $6,500 approximate revenue $40,000 Rainfall 3.89 inches. Johan Tin Dredging. Limited., Dredge Output for February was piculs 173.35, recovery by tables pls.
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  • 1140 9 KENNEDY CO’S SHARE LIST. NAMES J c I X X F- RUBBER [Bolter.] S c S t* e Allenoy Rubber Co 12) 1 32) r Alor Gajah Rubber Estate I 0j 1 1C Amalgamated Malay Estates 1 90 2 05 Ayer Hitam Planting Syndicate 11 00 11 I’s Ayer Kuning
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • 549 9 New Advertisements. POSITION VACANT. The Municipal Commissioners of George Town, Penang, invite applications for the post of Temporary Power House Charge Engineer in the Electric Supply Department. The salary is $4OO per month and the appointment will be for 8 months only hut with possibility of permanency. The applicant must
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    • 694 9 I Weak Depressed I I Nervous Run Down? I lhere are some people who think Oh! there’s nothing much the matter with me. I shall probably feel better in a day or two.” K In thinking like that, they overlook the important fact that 9| Weakness—Depression—Nervousness and that Kundown feeling
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  • 407 10 EARLY MORNING POLICE VISIT. At Marlborough-street Charles Harvey (London), Ltd., and Charles Harvey and John Clark were summoned for supplying liquor at Bretts Club, Charing Cross-road W.C., without a licence and during prohibited hours. e Those summoned for consuming liquor included Francis G. Bell, Frank H.
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  • 166 10 50 PER CENT. INCREASE IN STORAGE CAPACITY. The Metropolitan Water Board’s new storage reservoir at Littleton, near Staines (Middlesex.) should be ready for filling in May. It w ill hold 6,500 million gallons of water and will cost £2,000,000. Its completion w ill ensure London against all likely
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  • 119 10 An application for leave to appeaJ made by Dr. Percy Bateman, of Deptford, was granted. Dr. Bateman was convicted at the Central Criminal Court of the manslaughter of Mrs. Mary Ann Harding, and was sentenced to six months’ imprisonment. He attended the confinement of Mrs Harding, and it
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  • 528 10 CHOWRASTA MARKET Penano. March 3. 1925 Government Mutton Mutton Indian p er Mtton Head, sheep or goat each 1 0 Liver with heart A lung do Iq. Tripe do In, Goat or Sheep per lb Sweet Bread pa j r Leg of Mutton b do 55 Kidney eee
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  • Page 10 Advertisements
    • 592 10 »1 111 IBM— .xz »»x a z-• z z :< z x Assets over $5,000,000 S. C. Assurance ill force over $17,000,000. g The Great Eastern Life Assurance Co., Ltd. g H (Incorporated in Straits Settlements). X HEAD OFFICE Winchester House, Singapore. LONDON OFFICE 32, Old Jewry, M. C The
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    • 70 10 Whooping Cough. V hen your child has whooping cough be careful to keep the cough loose and expectoration easy by giving Chamberlain s Cough Remedy as may he required. Th!£ remedy will also liquify the tough a J' d make if easier to expectorate. It has been used successfully in
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    • 17 10 Pitman’s Junior Typist Book, fl book or $2/- post free, stocked ty the Pinang Gazette Press. Lw«r
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  • 1095 11 Afraid of her husband, that is to say, afraid of the man she once loved better than her own life, a woman went the other day for protection to a London magistrate, writes A Gentleman with a Duster Ever since I married him,” she complained, he
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