Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 23 May 1925

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  • 20 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE PUBLISHED DAILY. ESTABLISHED 1833. No. 117. VOL. LXXXIII, SATURDAY, 23rd MAY, 1825. PRIOR 15 CENTS,
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    • 635 1 kodak films for sale. i OJISTIC LOCAL VIEWS //V STOCK. >’IKKO STUDIO 7 Northam Road, Penang. I jOk- a CALLendERS I I grand hoteljjrastagi I VULCANIZED INSLIAIED RUBBER W Unique Health Resort in the Sumatra Highland* 4,800 feet above Sea Level. rz S Telegraphic Address: Postal Address: S i Wkß
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    • 9 1 ESBRsasnanEßSEKsssaijai T. NAGAI A, DENTIST. NEXT'DOOR TO “THE DISPENSARY.”
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  • 654 2 Dr. Alexis Carrel, the principal investigator of the Rockefeller Institute f° r Medical Research, whose work in prolonging living cells long after the death of the organism is well known has raised a wide discussion in America by declaring that medical knowledge of tihe nature
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  • 76 2 MAGISTRATE COMPLAINS OF A “GREAT EVIL.”' Another scandalous case of a young man drawing the dole and getting drunk.” said Sir John Blaker at Brighton to W&lliam Hany Hill (21), who was charged with drunkenness. “It is really time that something was done. Every one is
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  • 794 2 .—“S. F. P.”' WHAT THE PRISON DOCTOR DOES. Interesting evidence regarding the ap plication of tests to malingering prisoners in the Singapore Prison was given in the course of a case before the Acting Chief Justice, Mr. Justice Sproule, at the Singapore assizes. The accused was a
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  • 113 2 Youth’s Sudden Loss of Sight During Festivities. While a dance promoted bv the North London branch of the Excelsior Philanthropic Society was in progress at Finsbury Park, a young man of about 19 years of age suddenly went blind. The Mavor of Islington Mr. Sidney Harper).
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    • 877 2 N RATES OF SUBSCRIPTION. x m t' z\ H Including free town delivery or lln i X postage. iij PAYABLE IN ADVANCE. x K ia a year 111 y 1 Local $36 Country (S.S. F.M.S.) $42 J X Foreign (Siam, Sumatra, HI /x\r M England, the Continent 148 I V
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    • 55 2 Why Stop a Cough Because of the chance you take in neglecting it. Your cough, unknown to your self, may be a symptom of bronchitis, pleurisy or pneumonia. Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy has certain healing and curative qualities that stop coughs and rid the system of the cause. This depend able
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    • 309 2 I ALLEGRO! STROPPERS FOR GILLETTE OR AUTO STROP BLADES I STOCKS JUST ARRIVED I At The Georgetown.” Price In London One Guinea I I Z z Price at “The Georgetown” $9.00 I 1 A CUBt me saJ,s Alle «ro Btro PP e„ H are just wonderful. lean now get s
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  • Feminine Reflections
    • 1371 3 April 27th.—This day do speak very firm to my Maid Jane, bida *°her have a greater care of the beddlDg xHter bottles that they look not so 'Tmnting and discoloured; also the UUU vases used for Howers, these last L :dSS S poil the look of the
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    • 167 3 A chain of wool beads is the latest novelty that is being bought. These wool beads are made in bright and varied colours, and it seems the idea has been inspired by the beads the Afiican natives wear. They are to be known as cannibal chains. The
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    • 412 3  -  By Pauline Bouchier. The outburst of sun and flowers which comes at the beginning of May, has always been a time for joyous feelings, lenewed hopes and vigour after the heavy winter months that have past. Old Customs. In towns, few of the old customs concerning
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    • 581 3  -  By Joan Rossiter. Many delightful results can be obtained by making flowers from shells. An added attraction is that they are so easy to make, and they need so f ew materials*, the shells themselves being the most important element. If y° u happen to live near the sea,
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    • 655 3  -  By Rosamund. This, 1 confess, is a question often asked. let how seldom is a really convincing answer given! A popular idea, I had almost written ‘fallacy’ is the one that credits women with dressing to please men. But if that were so, I am
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    • 861 3  -  By Dorothy Leyland. It seems as though small ostrich feather boas were coming into fashion again. 1 have seen a good many of them in the shops. They will, no doubt take the place of the choker which neigned supreme during the winter months. The smartest
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  • 520 4 WAR WILL NOT RESULT! Information from Buenos Abes states hat “Ea Prensa”, the leading newspaper in Argentina, publishes a special article b\ Robert Lansing, who was Secretary of State in the M ilson Cabinet. The article, which deals with Americas relations with Japan, points out the pessi
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  • 155 4 Mr. J. H. Thomas, M. P., said at a gathering organised by the Maze Hill Branch of the National Union of Railwaymen at East Greenwich When I tell you that there are 1,200,000 people out of work to-day and that included in that number there
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  • 148 4 The problem of parking cars in London and other large cities is one which becomes more pressing every day. It is obvious that it will have to be faced seriously -soone or later, and the sooner th» 1 better for all concerned. But, (as the “Daily Mail” Motoring
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  • 374 4 WAR SECRETS REV EALEI) General Sir lan Hamilton supreme command of the b Va< campaign, confessed in a sne/k^ 11 annual dinner of the 29th Div at t!1 Cafe Rloyal, that there w<u S 1915 when he began to waver i? o^ in as to whether the
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  • 219 4 IMPROVEMENT REMOTE A possible improvement in the appsi ling political chaos in China is sugg«M by reliable reports from Peking and Muiden, announcing that the Bwo rival Tuch uns, Chang Tso-lin and Mu Poi-fu. n-egotiafing a mutual agreement for rl» purpose of restoring unity in that fortunate country.
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  • Page 4 Miscellaneous
    • 837 4 “P. G.” Cross-Words Puzzle Competition. PUZZLE No. 15. First Prize $5O. Second Prize $2O. Third Prize $lO. and Four Consolation Prizes of $5 Each. We publish below our puzzle, entities for which close, at ll a in., on Saturday, May 30. ACROSS. JF'pry 4 gggs |6 |7 ‘O PH DOWNWARDS.
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  • 1283 5 General Meeting. SH k REHOLDERS’ CRITICISMS. The sixth annual ordinary general i( of the shareholders of the Sungei ,k Rubber Company, Limited, was held t noon yesterday at 33. Beach Street. r Michaux presided and the others nrosent were: Mr. N. E. S. Gardner 'Director) Mr. B.
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  • 245 5 A disastrous fire broke out at about 3-45 a.m on Thursday, the 21st instant, from one of a row of buildings in front of the Customs House at Sqngkhla (Singgora) and the Hames soon spread to another block facing the big new market, and in less than
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  • 630 5 Mr. A. S. Briddon arrived in Penang from Singapore by the s.s. President van Buren. Mr. Denam, of the F. M. S. Railways, is due to arrive in Penang by the P. and O. s.s. Kashmir. Mr. C. L. Ward, of the Planters’ Stores and Agency Co.,
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  • 171 5 MITCHELL PIER.” AN INCONVENIENCE. The following letter has been received from a correspondent The public in general I feel sure are deeply grateful to the Harbour Board for supplying a long felt want, in arranging for a regular launch service, from Mitchell Pier to suit all tides, but I am
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    • 164 5 TREAT DIGESTIVE TROUBLES AT HOME. You may do this, confident of success, if you use Bisurated Magnesia as prescribed by doctors and used in hospitals. Such disorders as indigestion, dysjiepsia, and gastritis are due to the presence of excess acid in the stomach, and Bisurated Magnesia neutralises this harmful acid
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    • 654 5 IT IS AGAIN Commander de Pinedo’s Seaplane Flight. ROME MELBOURNE TOKIO. Is one more event to be added to the tong list of World Famous Flights during which “Castrol” was used exclusively. THE UNBEATEN RECORDS. Trans-Atlantic Aeroplane Flight—by Capt. Sir John Alcock. England to America and back—-H. M. Airship B.
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  • 809 6 LOCAL CHINESE TO HELP. A The Committee of the Penang Chinese Chamber of Commerce held a meeting last Tuesday, the 19th, at 3.30 o’clock, to consider the question of relieving the famine distress ir. North China. Mr. Leefong. the representative of the Chinese National Flood Relief Drive, was
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  • 69 6 WOMAN REPAYS OVER £2O, BUT STILL OWES £sr A woman seeking advice at Old-street told the magistrate that six months ago she borrowed £lO. f’liince then she had been paying 17s. 6d. a week, and now it was stated that she. still owed £8 ss. Mr.
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  • 687 6 AMAZING REPORT. Remarkable statements regarding malpractices in connection with National Health Insurance administration are made in the report of the National Insurance Audit Department for 1924, published as a White E’aper. The auditors made 74 special reports on failure to account and serious financial irregularities in connection
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  • 111 6 Simla. May 4.—Accepting the Lee Commission’s recommendations, the Secretary of State for India has passed orders giving the right to retire on a proportion te pension to those officers who though prepared to come out to India before January Ist. 1920 could not come out for no
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    • 408 6 (EXCLUSIVE LINES I IN S MENS TAILORING. MENS I NAVY BLAZERS Y-JyjU Made of a good quality 1 Jr" all wool flannel. This is J without doubt the best J value to be found. Very J smart and looks well for J T sports wear. Well made J T aQ
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    • 125 6 \Jungr Georgs NATHE DISTILLERS AGENCY -EDINBURGHI THE NEW STUDEBAKER. The Improvements in Delail on the f New STUDEBAKER Models are numerous. (STANDARD SIX MODELS ARRIVED. Balloon Tyres f Hydraulic Front Wheel Brakes. J $3,025 cash Deferred Terms Arranged. MALAYAN MOTORS PROPRIETORS WEARNE BROS., LTD., j PENANG. i The “Pinang Gazette”
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  • 1821 7 GAY MAY: (From Our Special Correspondent.) London, April 19. With the King back in Town, and the of the Budget disappearing into -he mists of history, London is already \king on the tir-t signs of its brightest season of the year. The Society diary for May is
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  • 529 7 ANOTHER LEADER KILLED. Sofia. April 21.—During Last night the police surrounded the house in Sofia of Captain Yankoff, one of the principals of the group responsible for the exploding of the bomb during the requiem service in the Cathedral last Thursday. After much bombing Yankoff was killed.
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    • 420 7 •IJ. Does any other Car give you quite such value for money as the Morris? Does any other Car at anything like the price give you an equipment #7 A complete with every conceivable accessory from Driving Mirror and Windscreen Wiper. to Shock Absorb rs ami Grease Gun Do*s any
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  • 20 8 To Mr. and Mrs. Gurchurn Singli at Virik Lodge.” 34, Logan Road, Penang, on 22nd May. 1925. a son.
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  • 641 8 The present deplorable condition of the coal industry is in a great measure due to the constant demands for additional wages and threats of impending stiikes, according to Sir William Seager. The demands for additional wages are persisted in notwithstanding the fact that the present capacity
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  • 577 8 Field-Marshal The Right Hon’ble Sir John Denton Pinkstone French, Earl of Ypres and of High Lake. Viscount French. K.P., 0.M.. G.C.8., G.C’.X .0., K.C.M.G., D.C.L. L.L.D.. etc., etc., Captain of Deal Castle, has, in fulness of years and honour joined the company of distinguished septuagenarians who have recently
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  • 1156 8  -  SOME REFLECTIONS ON RECENT RESULT BY HARRY VARDON (Six Times Open Champion.) So much is said and written nowadays about mighty driving at golf, and the L person who achieves it is glorified with j such enthusiasm, no matter what his failings may be in the
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  • 179 8 PRINCE GEORGE’S DOINGS. (From Our Own Correspondent.) 'Singapore, May 23H. R. H. Prince George attended the Military Pageant yesterday afternoon and took a very keen interest in the proceedings. Last, night the Prince, accompanied by the Hon. Mr. E. S. Hose. Mi# Hose and the Government House party,
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  • 106 8 n’wii Bridge London Leiter -I'""' OT a'"“ Scotch r Jr Yemen s Pagel 11 Paris Fashions I Tn th* l Public Eye. ~'X” Own Cross Word Puzzle. ,T i rigor*” 18 Sentence of six ’’’T', I xfr. imprisonment was he Second Police Magist’..*- y ell g m Bok
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    • 19 8 “K. O.” H. M. THE KING’S BIRTHDAY, JUNE 3rd. 1925. DINNER AND DANCE. Dinner on the Lawn, Weather Permitting.
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  • Page 8 Miscellaneous
  • 21 8 DEATH. Brewer. —Suddenly on May 21, 1925, at the Singapore Piivate Hospital. Monica Mary Brewer, ‘beloved wife of Frank William Brewer.
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  • 379 9 Joint Action. COLLABORATION OF FLEETS. [Reuter’s Telegrams.] (Vale.) Paiis, May 22. fhe correspondent of “Le Matin Madrid says that ex-Minister Malvy s completed his special mission to ‘iiHin. In the course of a conversation he said he was very satisfied with the results. It’ s learned that the
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  • 102 9 START BA’ AIR. Oslo, May 22. It is reported that Captain Amundsen started at 5.15 yesterday afternoon from King’s Bay for the North Pole, which he expected to reach at midnight, if all went well. The flying will be ended within 4s hours from the start, the machines
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  • 67 9 MESSAGE OF WELCOME. Melbourne. May 22. In reply to Mr. S. M. Bruce’s message cl welcome to the American Fleet. Admiral Coontz. the American Commander. sent the following wireless message, 'lour greetings, sincerely welcome, are appreciated by th n officers, the men ■Old myself. We arfl a
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  • 49 9 FURTHER RULING. New A’ork. May 22. 1 1 r referee in Mr. Jay Gould’s estate r ma de a further ruling. He gives "iv-Gonh] < children by the first wife i. but rules against ■•'ovipation in these sums by the three ien of George Gould and Guineveve Sinclair.
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  • 42 9 FUNDING completed. Washington, May 22. nn| ing of the Polish debt has r,n: dG completed, the Treasury U'lish lends, aggregating e\p>, (l Payments are to be made C> lx months and will spread over J ears.
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  • 293 9 Drawback Rates. REVISED FIGURES [Reuter’s Telegrams.] London, May 22. The drawback rates of silk articles produced in Great Britain and North Ireland from material on which customs or excise duty is paid are as follows:—Silk in article of noil yarn 17d, thrown yarn undischarged 45d, thrown yarn and
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  • 139 9 BILL REJECTED. London. May 22, The House of Commons rejected by 216 votes to 118 the second reading of the Prevention of Unemployment Bill, introduced by the Labour Party, providing for the establishment of a National Employment and Development Board with a State grant of £10,000,000 a year.
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  • 33 9 NEW CHINESE PROFESSOR. London. May 22. Dr. J. Percy Bruce. ex-President of the Shantung Christian Mission, has been appointed Professor in the Chinese School of Oriental Studies at the London University.
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  • 25 9 LAWYER ARRESTED. Cairo. May 22. An Egyptian Lawyer, named Shashini. has also been arrested in connection with the murder of the late Sirdar.
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  • 114 9 ARRIVAL AT BHUKET. Bhnket. May 22. The Italian airman. Colonel De Pinedo, has arrived here. Arrival in Penang. Gieat was the excitement in town shortly after 11.30 a.m to-day when the n -ise of the propeller of Colonel De Pinedo’s machine heralded his arrival from Bhuket which he
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  • 55 9 Our readers are reminded that the Chaplin Comedy The Pilgrims will be the attraction at the Theatre Royal to-night and the following 3 nights. The supporting pictures are Spit Fire and i’* The Sport of Kinas”in 7 and 5 reels respectively. The Chaplin picture will be shown between
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  • 141 9 Government Defeated. CABINET RESIGNS. [Reuter’s Telegrams.] Brussels, May 22. The new Government was defeated today by 98 votes to 73. There were seven abstentions. Militant Communists. In the Chamber, the Communist, M’ Jacquemotte, declared that his party would fight any Government. The Catholic, M. Renkin, condemned the negative
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  • 58 9 ENSURING EQUILIBRIUM. Paris, May 22. The Cabinet approved the measures which M. Caillaux will introduce in the Chamber on Monday to ensure the full equilibrium of the budget by fresh taxes and to create two new commissions, firstly, to modify and simplify fiscal enactments and secondly, to consider
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  • 81 9 NATIVE DEMONSTRATION. Umtata, May 22. The greatest native demonstration of the tour held in honour of H. R. H. the Prince of Wales took place here. Forty thousand native agriculturists, including 15,000 horsemen, assembled to greet the Prince, riding in across the vast sloping plains of the
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  • 37 9 MISS WETHERED RETAINS TITLE. London, May 22. At Troon in the final of the Ladies Golf Championship of thirty-six holes Miss Wethered (Worplesdon), the holder, beat Miss Cecil Leitch (Carlisle), at the 37th hole.
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  • 229 9 P. C. C. vs THE REST. In order to have sufficient time to finish a one innings Cricket Match the game between the Penang Cricket Club and The Rest started yesterday afternoon and has so far proved to be a very interesting fixture. Batting first the Rest, when stumps
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  • 66 9 THIRD DAY’S SCRATCHINGS. The following are the scratchings for the Third Day of the Singapore Races Race I —Yam Seng. Race lll—Gentle Eva, Carrie B and Fop. Race V—Son of Erin. Race Vll—Astrico. Man of War, Sir Hatan and Cesarion Girl. Race Vlll—Rubberneck, Samarani. The following have been
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  • 307 9 Derby Probables. REVISED LIST. [Reuter’s Telegrams.] Lon Jon, May 22. Ihe following are the probables for the 142nd revival of the Derby Stakes to be run at Epsom on May 27 and their jockeys Aske (Ld. Zetland’s), McLachlan Jr. Bucellas (Mr. J. P. Hornung’s). Jellis. Conquistador (Lord Derby’s),
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  • 244 9 SURREY’S FOUR CENTURIES. London, May 22. At the Oval, Surrey beat Warwickshire by 9 wickets. Surrey scored 442 (Hobbs 120 and Sandham 181) and 58 runs for 1 wicket. Warwickshire put up 209, (Fender 6 wickets for 56) and 290, (Quaife 76 and Calthorpe 73). Peach took 7
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  • 14 9 The homeward mail by the Sardinia closes at 6 p m. to-day.
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  • 722 9 Great Soldier’s Death. HIS CAREER. [Reuter’s Telegrams.] London, May 22. A bulletin says that the Earl of Ypres had a fairly comfortable night. His condition in the morning was» much about the same but he was weaker. Later, The Earl of Ypres is dead. Brief Biography. French.
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  • 65 9 TWO DOCTORS KILLED. Beirut, May 22. The motor car in which the members of the League of Nations Malaria Committee were returni ig from a tour of Lebanon crashed into a precipice. Dr. Lathian Kuery (Great Britain), Dr. Barling (United States) and Mademoiselle Besson (French Secretary) were killed.
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  • 31 9 BIG COMPANY FORMED. Chicago. May 22. A score of prominent residents have formed a $10,000,000 Company for a commercial air service between Chicago and New A’ork, beginning next autumn.
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  • 180 9 DEPARTMENT OF THE FLYING CORPS IN THE NAVY. A Tokio, May 20. «A proposal for establishing a department to administer the naval flying corps arose in naval circles. Kobe Municipality General The general election for members of the Kobe Municipal Assembly will take place on May 25th. There
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  • 133 9 Major-General Sir George F. MacMunn, K. O. 8., K. C. S. L, D. S. 0., has written for the current number of the Journal of the Royal Artillery an account of th© little-known Battle of Romani, which practically escaped notice amid the greater happenings in France. This
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • 71 9 A CAR EOR EVERY PURSE. In stock, ready for immediate delivery. Chrysler $3,500 Hupmobile 3,200 Jewett 3,200 Austin 12 3,200 Jewett 2,300 Clyno 2,200 Cars supplied for cash or on deferred terms. Low rate of interest. Buy your new car from a substantial firm in a position to back up
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  • 1371 10 CRITICISM OF MR. BEERBOHM’S METHOD. The pleasure we take in personal caricature writes A. A. B. is much the same as that aroused by satirical invective, and is not very creditable to human nature. There is something in the misfortunes of our friends, wrote the French
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  • 165 10 ARREST OF STUDENTS IN BERLIN. Berlin. April 21. —The Berlin police arrested during the night of April 18 32 Bulgarian students who had formed themselves into a club, with, it is alleged, Communist revolutionary- aims. Three Chinese who accepted an invitation to attend the gathering of the Bulgarians
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  • 108 10 May 24 —Penang Swimming Club, Annual Meeting, Club-house noon. 23—Cricket, P.C.C. v. The Rest. 23—Cricket League, E.S.C. v. P.R.C. Esplanade. 28—Football, P.R.C. v. Municipality. 30—Inter-State Cricket, Penang v. Selangor, Kuala Lumpur. 30— Football, P.C.C. v. Perak Club, Penang. 31— Football. Crescent Star Sports Club vs. Lumut and Sitiawan,
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  • Page 10 Advertisements
    • 436 10 Temple Bar Pipes. Made from carefully chosen Old Bruyere Root and fitted by hand with the finest hard ebonite, these pipes possess Vy all the qualities so much fly IK appreciated by the pipe y f sm ker I Every pipe carries the guarantee of the makers, > Messrs. Weingott
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    • 249 10 I > r /> a— |EsUbl74?j n ml I Order the besteven if you take less b The apparent saving in inferior quality is false economy I FROM THE Origii\ex.l Recipe 1746 white horse Scotch Whisky I WHITE HORSE DISTILLERS LTD., GLASGOW LONDON c.p. 10 AGENTS: Messrs. Adamson, Gilfillan Co.
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  • 8 11 PANCHO VILLA WINS.
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  • BOXING NEWS.
  • 239 11 PROTEST AGAINST PROPOSED ALLOCATION. Six organizations representing claimants on German Reparations have sent a protest to the Chancellor of the Exchequer regarding the proposed allocation of moneys paid by Germany to the ieduction of debts due from the Allies fc Great Britain. The protest states: “We, the undersigned,
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  • Page 11 Advertisements
    • 173 11 AVOID IGNITION TROUBLES BY FITTYKG YOUR CAR OR MOTOR CYCLE WITH A g I BOSCH MAGNETO I I «»■> I SPARKING PLUGS j These accessories are made especially for the Tropics by S Robert Bosch A. G., Stuttgart, Germany, and are guaranteed to be the genuine and original Bosch product.
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    • 24 11 Pitman’s Shorthand Rapid Course, Key for New Era. £l/50 per book o r £l/80 post free, stocked by the Pinang Gazette Press, ltd., Penang.
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    • 210 11 “OH HOW ’W 1 LOVE MY ml “DARLING” FOXTROT Played by the Colombia Novelty Orchestra, is going to haun’t you. It’s a top hole catchy tune and you’ll hear it everywhere. /7 tA OTHER NEW TITLES Dear One Foxtrot I Gleneagles Adoring You f Hotel Band Eat More Fruit Foxtrot!
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  • Page 11 Miscellaneous
    • 89 11 Saturday to Tuesday. 23rd to 26th May. THEATRE royal. CHARLES CHAPLIN in his latest feature written and directed by himself. “THE PILGRIM” (Screening between 10-15 and 11 p. m.) The laugh of a lifetime—for everybody. Not just a comedy but a classic. Do you thiuk any one but Chaplin could
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  • 283 12 CELEBRATIONS AT PENANG. At 7 o’clock this morning, the Cadets and Scouts of the various schools in Penang headed by Mr. H. R. Cheeseman, Inspector of Schools, and the officers of the respective companies marched from the Free School accompanied by bugle and fife and drum bands to
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  • 190 12 ADVENTUROUS RIDE. Colesburg Junction, May 12. —The Prince of Wales uistingushed himself as a horseman during his we>ek-end stay at Sir Abe Bailey’s estate when the Prince’s party spent hours riding spirited horses. Veld officers and the Prince’s staff, all of whom are capable horsemen, had much trouble
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  • 53 12 The total gross receipts from motor taxation from December 1 last to February 28 last in Great Britain amounted to £11,118,002. The total number of licensed motor vehicles on February 28 was 1,067,000, incljdi ng 426,000 cars taxed on horsepower 329,000 cycles, 207,000 commercial goods vehicles, and
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  • 256 12 Mr. John Marlow, president of the Boot and Shoe Manufacturers’ Association, addressing a gathering of his employees at Northampton, said It is unfair that you who are workers should be called upon to help keep those vho will not work. The dole should now be
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  • 844 12 Messrs. Kennedy and Co.. Penang, reported on to-day as follows During the week under review Rubber has again advanced, 2/11 having been offered for “spot” sheet, but as was anticipated the market has since eased, the closing quotation being 2/7. The rise has hardly affected the share
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  • 282 12 Mr. F. C- Peck writes as follows to the Singapore papers: •Sir, —Now that the action of the Eastern Mining and Rubber Co., Ltd., against myself has been disposed of, I shall be glad if you will kindly allo-w me to draw attention to a
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  • 73 12 An Osaka cable, dated May 14, says: Major Zanni’s plane overturned while he was attempting to start about» noon today for Kasumigaura. Major Zanni and his two assistants escaped without injury. A previous message said Major Zanni, the Argentine aviator, is probablyfleaving Kasumigaura for Alaska on the
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  • 237 12 Benares Opium p uulu. Cloves 90.00 Heller Gold leaf 72.00 sell»' Mace Picking* no stock Nutmegs 80s 110,00 nom. 110 s 100.00 Coconuts per l.O'i‘> 50.00 Copra Sundriod 12.25 sellers Rattans 11.15 sales Rattans Course 10.50 Green Snaii Shell* 13.00 R ce No. 1 15.00 p rbs do
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  • 201 12 The following are the latest quo-, tations in Messrs. Kennedy <k Co.’s share list at p.tn. to-day Yesterday. To-day. X g x’ Sharks. Jz o'® s'® co CO X C. C. sc. SC. Rubber (Dollar.) Bassett LW 114 1.10 Lt2i Changkat S. 4.00 4.50 4.00 4.30 cum
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  • 118 12 THE MALAYA COMPANY LIMITED report the following changes in to-day’s ((notations. Shares. Buyers. Sellers Ayer Molek Rubber Co $1.45 $1.55 Bassett Rubber Co Ltd 1.10 1.14 Malaka Pinda Rubber 1.95 2.00 Mentakab Rubber Co Ltd .25 .271 Ulu Benut Rubber Co .37 .40 United Malacca Rubber 1.60
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  • 76 12 May 23, 1925. l/WAh- Ctj pSiu-.l.ed Sheet 92 Ps a XG-, Fine Pale Crepe ..92 marke I i’riHmoked She»4 78 steady Sjnga (Smoked Sheet ...94| POR/4 (Crepe ...94i London and Nev. York. London SI,«M ...2/8J New York ...51’ Smoked Ribbed Sheet 91 f to 94| per H do.
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  • 21 12 The Eastern Smelting Go., Ltd: London, May 22. spot. £249.17.6 and £251 three months buying £251.2.6 three months selling.
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  • 118 12 PENANG. MAY 23, 1925 (By Courtesy of the Bank.) London Demand Bank 2/4 1/8 4 months’ sight Bank 2/4 11/32 3 Credit 2/4 3/4 3 Documentary 2/4 25/32 Calcutta Demand Bank Ral.ss}'| 3 days’sight Private 159 Bombay Demand Bank 155} c Madras Demand Bank 155} ĕ 3 days’sight Private
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  • 206 12 <>-I) A Y’S DEPARTURFS. Amazone for Singapore, Saigon, Tourane and Haiphong. Pungah for Asahan and Batu Bahra. Eurylochus for Suez, Genoa, Havre, Liverpool aud Glasgow. Sitiawan for Alor Star and P. Langkawi. President van Buren for Colombo, Suez, Port Said, Alexandria, Naples, Genoa, Marseilles, Boston and New York.
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  • 356 12 CLONE DAILY (except Nunday) 8T 131»«. Federated Malay State*, Malac<;a, Johor* aud Singapore. Registration and Parcel Post, except where otherwise stated, close half an hour earlier than the Ordinary mail Resumption 0» Night Mail Service. The following additional mails will be closed daily (Sunday excepted) by the 7-30
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  • 114 12 THE EXHIBITION. The Siam Kingdom Exhibition has been fixed to open at Lumpini Park, Bangkok, on Januaiy Ist 1926, and is expected to last one hundred days. Siamese Royalty in America. H. R:. H. Prince Chandaburi, Minister of Commerce, accompanied by his two daughters and a •Secretary is
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  • 623 12 8. GEORGE THE MARTYR (Church of Ev Sunday after 7.45 Litany. 8 a.m. Mati n 8.30 Holy Communion, n? HyiUn Iff (Chinese), 6 p.m. Evenson» n" 1 Ps CXLVIII 280, P. CXLIX to” 282, Magnificat 46. N Un( D A Ps CL Hymns 202. 301. 300 mittls 6«
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    • 52 12 Best Liniment. For cuts and bruises, there is nothing equal to Chamberlain’s Pain Bahn. It not only relieves the pain almost instantly, but. it. is an antiseptic liniment and when applied promptly causes the wound to heal without any danger of blood poison. You cannot afford to be without it.
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    • 406 13 London, May 11. —Racing personalities thronged the King’s Bench to-day on the occasion of the opening of the libel ac i tion brought against the Associated Newspapers, Limited, and the “Morning Post by Mrs. Arthur Bendir, owner of the race-horse Condover, Mr. Harper (trainer), and H. Beasley
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    • 63 13 DISPLAY NOT EQUAL TO LAST YEAR’S. London, May 12. —First impressions of India’s display at Wembley are that it is not up to the standard of last year’s show in spite of Mr. Vincent, the Controller’s untiring efforts, without official support, to portray a representative all-India, exhibit.
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    • 104 13 RELATIONSHIP WITH THE DOMINIONS. London, May 12. —Remarking that since his return from Iraq. Mr. Amery has been close ly studying the future organisation of the Colonial Office the political correspondent of The Times says, that the expected bill will shortly be introduced in the House of
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    • 145 13 REASONABLE CONDITIONS. London, May 11. —Discussing the Allied Note to Germany before its presentation, the Paris correspondent of The Times said that apart from the specific object >t laying down conditions which would have to be fulfilled before evacuation of the Rhineland territories could be begun it was
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  • 396 13 SHOCKERS KEPT FROM PUBLIC. MR. GILBERT FRANKAU REVEALS A SECRET. My ambition was to write poetry,” confessed Mr. Gilbert Frankau, speaking at the Bermondsey Book Shop, Bermondsey-street, S. E., He added that he managed to sell cigars, but not poetry. When he returned from the war, broke,” he declared that
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  • 381 13 450 H. P. AND 180 MILES AN HOUR. A mammoth motor-car, more powerful than anything hitherto conceived by the automobile engineer, is now being assembled for Mr. Malcolm Campbell, the racing motorist writes the motoring corresl>ondent of the “Daily Mail.’’’ Last year, when Mr. Campbell lowered the world’s
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    • 18 13 Pitman’s Junior Typist Book, $l/75 per book or $2/- post free, stocked by the Pinang Gazette Press, Ltd.
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    • 51 13 Supplied By Ail Chemists. Physicians prescribe Chamberlain’s Colic and Diarrhoea Remedy because it relieves cramps in the stomach and intestinal pains quicker than any preparation they can compound. It can be bought from any chemist. A bottle will keep for years and no home is complete with out it. Sold
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  • 596 14 NOVEL POINT RAISED TN DRUNKENNESS CHARGE. The unusual and interesting point as to what constitutes a taxi driver’s employment was raised before Mr. Wilberforce, the Bowstreet magistrate, when Bertram Claud Hall, a taxi driver, of Peabody Buildings, Horseferry Estate, W. C-, was charged with being
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  • 151 14 £270 HAUL AFTER STACK PIPE CLIMB. Sentence of 18 iftonths’ imprisonment was passed at London Sessions on John Patrick Sharpies (34), a painter, who was awarded the D. C. M. and the M. M. for gallantry in the field during the war. He pleaded guilty to
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  • 33 14 "Is your husband in world?” a woman was asked at Marylchoiie County Court. M Oman. —No, but he is getting on in that direction he has qualified for the dole.
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  • 584 14 CHOWRASTA MARKET. Penang. May 23, 1925. cte Government Mutton Mutton Indian per lb 55 Mutton Head, sheep or goat eaoh 1.00 Liver with heart lung do 1.30 Tripe Ho 1.00 Goat or Sheep per lb 55 Sweet Bread pair 30 Leg of Mutton lb 55 Lamb do 55
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    • 176 14 z J®\ 44 The Major r It’s Worth It! In the pure ribbed rice paper used on CAVANDERS ARMY CLUB Cigarettes the name “ARMY CLUB” is water-marked in the paper, obviating the use of Printers Inks with their attendant dangers to health, and costing two and a half times as
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  • 380 15 POLICE SURGEONS CLASSIFY MOTORISTS. Divisional police surgeons have classified drunkenness in motorists into three stages, according to Dr. P. P. Warren at Enfield Police Court. They are (1) When a man had had alcohol and was fit to drive, (2) hen a man had had alcohol
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  • 206 15 TWO MEN SENTENCED TO PENAL SERVITUDE. Sentence of three years’ penal servitude and twenty strokes each with the ‘‘cat was passed at the Old Bailey on James Walsh -(3o) ahd John O’Su’livan (21), cattle dealers, upon the charge of being armed with revolvers and robbing
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  • 95 15 WHIRLWIND SPEED. Contests for the Canadian typewriting championships were held simultaneously in five cities of Canada. Miss Irma Wright of Toronto, won the one minute contest with a speed of 11 < w ords a minute. This, says the ‘‘Daily Mail,” is far Behind the feat of the
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