Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 11 August 1925

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    20 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE ESTABLISHED 1833. PUBLISHED DAILY. No. 183. VOL. LXXXIII. TUESDAY, 11th AUGUST, 1925. PRICE 15 CENTS.
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    SINGAPORE APPEAL.
    799 2 SENTENCE ON MALAY QUASHED. In the Supreme Court, Singapore, on Friday, before fhe Acting Chief Justice, Mr. Justice P. J. Sproul*, the appeal of Aman bin Unus against his conviction and sentence of six months’ rigorous imprisonment on a charge of retaining stolen property was allowed. Mr. E.
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    IPOH GYMKHANA CLUB.
    241 2 SUMMER MEETING. 1925. FIRST DAY Tuesday 18th August. 1925. SECOND Thursday 20th THIRD Saturday 22nd Three Races each day for (a) Horses, (b) Ex-Griffin Horses, and (c) Ei Griffin Ponies. Stakes to the value of $30.000 in addition to 10 per cent, e: Non-Selling Cash Sweeps as
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    CALCUTTA NEWS.
    741 3 MILITARY TRAINING. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Calcutta, July 2b. At the meeting of the Senate on Saturday, presided over by Sir Ewart Greaves, Vice-Chancellor, the report of the Committee appointed for the purpose came up for consideration, and it was recommended that some form of drill or physical
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    FUTURE OF IRAQ.
    886 3 RANGOON GAZETTES’ VIIEW6.” Under the modern conditions of indifference to public expenditure in Britain practically no interest has been excited by j the very significant report on the financial condition of Iraq which has been presented ■to the Government by Mr. Hilton Young jas the outcome of
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  • CORRESPONDENCE.
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      THE BORIA.
      510 4 {To the Editor of the Pinang Gazette.”] Sir, —How biting are those letters sent in by “Anti Boria,” “Bacon” and “King of Clubs” which appeared in your yesterday’s issue; yet how pathetically each one ended. Anti Boria having labelled me as “no better than the Boria Actor” asked
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    JAPAN.
    175 4 the matter will be necessary. (Namyo N-N-Shimbunsha). ANTI-BRITISH IN PEKING. The anti-British campaign in Peking is still blazing The Chinese employees of the British Legation and barracks have started to join the strike. Rubber and Tin Quotations Rubber prices in the market here again dropped enormously to-day when the
    the matter will be necessary. (Namyo N-N-Shimbunsha).  -  175 words
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    INDIAN LABOUR.
    42 4 We are officially informed that the following are the numbers of arrivals from and departures to the Madras Presidency for the month of July 1925. Adults. Minors. Arrivals 7,025 1.322 Departures 3.506 159 The arrivals relate to aided passengers •only.
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    TAIPING MURDER.
    1594 4 preliminary ENQUIRY. In the Taiping Police Court on Friday, before Mr. T. S. Adams, five Punjabi watchmen were charged with the murder of Veer Singh, a mine watchman. Mr. L. A. Morris, Assistant Commissioner of Police Perak North, and Chief Inspector D. Marquess, O. C. P. D., Taiping,
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    CHINA FAMINE RELIEF FUND.
    116 4 Amount previously Acknowle-ged $5,725.20 Messrs. Chin Seng and Co. 25. Mr. Ch*ng Eng Heng 100. Mr. Ho Kim Teik 25. .dr. Goh Chong Keng 20. M- 8 Woodhdl 20. Mt. Khor Kim Cheng 10. Messrs. Chin Leor.g and Co. 10. Messrs. Soo Seng Kongsi in. Messrs.
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    GOOD NEWS FOR SOME OF US.
    612 4 (CONTINUED.) Notification No. 1429, published in the Straits Settlements Government Gazette of August 7, announces that the balances in the undermentioned accounts in the Post Office Saving Bank, Penang, have remained unclaimed for a period of over ten years. In our issjie of yesterday
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    PARIS-LONDON TRIP.
    471 4 'FRENCH AMPHIBIAN FLYING BOAT. A Schreck amphibian flying boat, carrying a pilot, and with two passengers squeezed in the rear cockpit, landed on the Thames after flying from the Seine in three hours, 20 minutes. The flight was made in connexion with the Air Union, the French air
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    RUBBER PRODUCTION.
    218 4 CONTROLLER’S ECT1 Ma r| K The Controller of informs The Malay .Mau as f.,n o c dl]y The increase i n the percent™ release to 75 percent. i s produce for this quarter an expo quantity of about 6,800 tons more i that of last quarter. 11Hn The
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    ALLENBY RUBBER.
    54 4 Messrs. Harrisons Barker and Co.. Kuala Lumpur, agents of the Allenby Rubber Company, Limited, inform us that they have received advice that tbe Directors have declared a dividend of 10 per cent in respect of the financial year ending 28th February 1926, payable to shareholders on the Register
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    RUBBER CROPS.
    425 4 The following are additional rnhh-r outputs for July:— lb Perak River 22.289 Juru 22.072 Semanggol 18.067 Cicely 64.975 Eow Seng 2.545 Lower Perak 20,029 Yarn Seng 43.810 Gordon (Malaya) 22.500 Sungei Tukang ‘20.311 Tebing 22,0(0 N.V. Langsa 40.367 Glengowrie 24.300 United Plat rubber 71.656 do J c/nuts I.ll7.4s
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    PARIS FASHION NOTES.
    1111 5 (By A Lady Correspon»lent.) Paris, July. 15. The Paris season has ended, it lies with the yesterdays not yet decentlyburied. It has been brilliant in every way, we are now busy thinking about our summer holidays and every body is off to Deauville, Dinard. Biarritz, etc etc.
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    COMING EVENTS.
    115 5 Aug. 11 —Court of Appeal, Penang. 11—Municipal Commission. 4 p.m. 13 —Presentation of Medal, Governor’s Office, 11 a.m. 15— Football, B. Alam v. M. Ahzan, Dato Kramat Padang. 16— Football, D. Aihsan v. Crescent, Dato Kramat Padang. 17— Government Servants cooperative Thrift and Loan Society, Annual General Meeting,
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      112 5 UNITED CINEMA. Kuala Kangsar Road. From Monday, 10th to Wednesday, 12th August, 1925. On» 1 of th» 1 most popular of all Chinese Photoplays The Grandson 10 Reels Featuring Miss Helen Mary Wang. Those who see this picture will never forget it. It touches the Heart-strings in manner uncommon now-a-days.
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    VITALISING COMMERCE.
    612 6 Commerce ib the lifeblood of a na ion, and its development is synonymous with national prosperity. The present condition of British industry, which has been a source of grave anxiety to statesmen, economists, financiers and publicists alike, serves as a barrier to commercial progress. It is singularly unfortunate
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    "AS YOU WERE."
    707 6 In allowing the appeal of the Malabaris convicted of attempted extortion from the manager of Tambang Estate and his assistant. Mr. Justice Brown, the text of whose judgment appears in another column, was particularl.v careful to state that bis decision did not mean that in his opinion
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    AUCTION BRIDGE.
    1295 6  -  FOOLISH PRE-EMPTIVE BIDS. BY ERNEST BERGHOLT. (Author of Bergholt’s Modern Auction.’' etc.) I have frequently had occasion to issue a warning against the rash and unnecessary redundant bids that one nowadays sees made by would-be dashing players, who never se p m able to rise superior to a
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    SIAM AND SPAIN.
    32 6 NEW TREATY SIGNED. -(From Our Own Correspondent). Bangkok, August 10. A new treaty of Friendship, Commerce and Navigation between Siam ami Spain was signed in Madrid on August 3.
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    THE MAILS.
    39 6 The homeward mail by the Kashgar closes at 6 p.m. on Saturday, lhe 15th instant The P. A. O. Packet Narkunda with mails despatched from London °p23rd July is expected to arrive here ;u 5 p.m. to-morrow.
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    EMPIRE FOODSTUFFS.
    256 7 Committee’s Report. NATIONAL EFFORT. [Reuter’s Telegrams.] London, Augnst 10. I Imperial Economic Committee’s tinJl report on the marketing of Empire foodstuffs declares that the time is ripe for a national effort to stimulate the ponsinnetion of Empire produce in the T’nited Kingdom. As far as the State is
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    NAVAL ECONOMY.
    86 7 ADMIRALTY LETTER. London. August 10. The Commander-in-Chief at Portsmouth has issued an extract from an Admiralty official letter stating that the rebuilding of the fleet has been seriously burdening the financial resources of the country. The Admiralty must scrutinise very severely every detail of expenditure and contribute its
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    FRANCE’S WAR DEBTS.
    80 7 GENTLE M A NI /Y OF FE R London, August 10. ”1 will make Great Britain ami America a gentleman’s offer for a settlement of debts,” declared *M. Caillaux to British and American pressmen this evening, adding that he would undertake to pay the limit of France’s
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    SECURITY PACT.
    45 7 IMPORTANT CONVERSATION. London, August 10. M. Briand, accompanied by the foreign experts, M. Berthelot and M. Fromageot. «strived this evening and were cordially welcomed by Mr. Chamberlain and the 1 reach Ambassador. Important conversions on the Security Pact are due to login to-morrow.
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    TREATY OF RAPALLO.
    71 7 TERMS OF ADDENDUM. Paris, August 10. Pie* correspondent of the Petit Pari'’’‘n in Berlin learns that a conference •tween Russia and Germany was held Berlin recently and drew up an adto the Treaty of Rapallo. The t'nns ot the addendum are kept secret, •’d it is believed
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    ECONOMIC COMMITTEE.
    33 7 ERNMENT’S FULL support. London, August 10. In <i letter to Mr. Mac Kinder, Chair--11 ''l ’he Economic Committee, Mr. d 1 win promised the Government’s full I'iompt consideration of the report.
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    ITALIAN AIRMAN.
    16 7 ARRIVAL AP TOWNSVILLE. Birsbane, August 10. ll P ec,Q ha 3 arriv ,i al
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    FIGHTING IN SYRIA.
    234 7 French Reverse. MICHAUD COVERS RETREAT. [Reuter’s Telegrams.] Paris, August 10. General Sarrail’s despatch regarding the fighting in Syria was read to pressmen by M. Paitileve late yesterday evening. It stated that the Druse attack on the French troops originated from dissensions among the members of the family
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    THE RIFF WAR.
    160 7 GENERAL SARRAIL’S REPORT. Paris. August 10. The official communique dealing with the remaining section of General Sarrail’s report, states that he does not mention the exact number of French losses. General Michaud retired towards Ezraa fighting vigorously, although he had lost a portion of his troops. The
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    PEKING LEGATION.
    41 7 EM PLOY EES’ ST R IKE. Peking, Augnst 10. Two hundred employees of the British Legation have struck purely on political reasons. They declared that their object was to make the British Government realise their mistaken policy in China.”
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    U. S. NAVAL TOUR.
    86 7 ARRIVAL AT DUNEDIN. Dunedin, August 10. A portion of the American Fleet arrived at dawn 24 hours before they were expected and caught the city unawares. Nevertheless the welcome was very cordial. Crowds quickly turned up and cheered the vessels as they steamed up the channel
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    MARITIME MISHAPS.
    124 7 LINERS AGROUND. Quebec, August 10. Two Canadian and Pacific liners met with mishaps during the week-end. The Montrose, proceeding to Liverpool with 350 passengers on board, struck an unknown obstruction in the channel. With her rudder damaged and her tank leaking, she returned to port. Her passengers aad
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    COURT OF APPEAL.
    627 7 What’s in a Name? GUARANTEE OR BILL OF EXCHANGE. The Court of appeal which oj>ened its session, at the Supreme Court, this morning. consists of Acting Chief Justice Sproule and Justices Whitley. Brown and Watson. The first appeal to be called was that of K. Vsan Rowther
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    ANGULLIA’S APPEAL.
    229 7 ■—(.Sl'F.) TO BE HEARD IN PENANG. In the Supreme Court Singapore on Saturday morning, before Acting Chief Justice, Sproule, the case of M. E. Angullia, formerly a very well-known Indian trader in Singapore, who was sentenced to three months’ simple imprisonment for failing to keep proper hooks of
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    SEGAMAT APPEAL JUDGMENT.
    384 7 —(M. O.) The following is the text of the judgment of Mr. Justice Brown in the Supreme Court, Johore, quashing the conviction of the Malabaris Raman and Kunchi Nair, by the Segamat Magistrate who had found them guilty of attempted extortion from the manager of Taanbang estate
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    POLICE COURT.
    136 7 ALLEGED RASH DRIVING. Lim Ewe 800 was this morning charged with driving his car in a rash manner and failing to stop when required. It was alleged that accused knocked down a woman and a chi hl and drove on The hearing was adjourned for a week, bail
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    ENGINE ROOM TRAGEDY.
    144 7 An inquest was opened at Singapore, on Saturday, into the death of a Chinese fireman who, it appears, was in the engine room of the Dutch steamer Lembang at Palo Bakom on Thursday last, when he turned on an oil cock with the result that he and
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    KEDAH NEWS.
    526 7 Sir G. Maxwell’s Visit. GREAT OF ADVISER. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Alor Star, August 10. Sir George Maxwell, the Chief Secretary to the F. M. 8., accompanied by Lady Maxwell were the guests of the British Adviser during the week-end. A dinner was held in their honour in
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    CHIEF SECRETARYSHIP.
    66 7 PLANTERS AND ABOLITION. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipob, August 11. The Planters’ Association of Malaya* is considering the holding of a meeting in Kuala Lumpur to consider the rumour about the abolition of the Chief Secretaryship. It is nnderstood that representatives of the Chambers of Mines, Commerce, Bir
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    RELIABILITY TRIAL.
    44 7 FIRST THĔEE. (From Our Own Correspondent) Singapore, August 11. The first three in the Motor Cyclo reliability trial are as follows V. H. Hilton (Raleigh), G. Dyce (Rudge) an G. L. Peet (A. J. S.) with 96, 95 and 94 points respectively.
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    PENANG CRICKET CLUB.
    148 7 TENNIS TOURNAMENT. The results of tennis tournament ties played yesterday Singles Handicap Class A”— —l5 J. Duguid beat scr C. B. Terdre 6-3, 8-6. Singles Handicap Class B” 3G. J. Gilmour beat —l5 F. Spilman 3-6. 6-3, 6-4. 4 D übles Handicap Class B” ’5 J. Wilkinson
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    SECRET ISLE IF THE SOUTH SEAS.
    370 8 WOMEN IN A VOYAGE OF DISCOVERY. The British barquentine St. George, which left England with a party of scientists fourteen months ago on a great voyage of discovery in the South Seas, limped into Balboa, Panama, on July 1, short of food and coal
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    "DON’T CALL US COUSINS."
    175 8 BISHOP ON AMERICA. Declaring that he had found “very feu Englishmen who know anything about America,” Bishop Oldham, of New York, told a largely clerical audience some hometruths about his country at a luncheon in London on June 22nd. “Don’t call us cousins,’ he said "call
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    VICTORIA INSTITUTION.
    225 8 OFFICIAL INSPECTION. What says “The Malay Mail,” w 7 as perhaps a unique event in school history in Malaya took place at Kuala Lumpur on Thursday, in the form of a demonstration to show the capability of the Victoria Institution grounds to provide recreation students. An official inspection
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    RACE OF GIANTS.
    101 8 FIND IN MEXICO. The remains of a race of giants have been discovered in a cave situated in the mountains of the Mexican State of Chihuahua according to a report h\ a party of prospecting minei-s. The Mexican Government is sending a commission of anthropologists to investigate.
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    CANON KILLED.
    105 8 DAGGER TH RVST AT MASS. Canon Capozza was killed as he knelt at mass before the alter of a Church in Bari by an old man armed with a dagger. A woman who tried to prevent the murder er from escaping was also stabbed. The old man lived
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    JODHPUR POLO TEAM.
    38 8 London, July 31.—The Maharaja of Jodhpur w ith the members of his polo team and Sir Sefton Brancker flew over London yesterday on a new Rolls Royce D. H. air express from Edgeware to Croydon.
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      86 8 MORE HUMOURS OF HISTORY. By Arthur moreland. No. 93. William the Lion. PED !MCe i .o-/ AA- rr iK Wscotlanoz'- 7 [Ft'J /V ano English .wr H J!r A Afe. Ol wfct A US» A ■I: «3 I A D ri 11 < Be,Ore he had reMve «d from his
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    THE SHARE LIST.
    299 9 The following are the latest quotations in Messrs. Kennedy tk Co.'s share list at I p.in. to-day Yesterday. Tu-day. 2 g 2 E SHARKS. >» P> 25 s "7 c oj 22 CO e. c. •c. sc. Rubber (Dollar.) Allenby 2.30 2.40 2.25 2.35 Alor Gajah 1.60
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    LOCAL SHARE PRICES.
    140 9 THE MALAYA COMPANY LIMITED report the following changes in to-day share market. Tin Mining Shares. Buyers. Sellers. Chenderiang Tin Dredgwg 23/ 23/6 Hitam Tin Ltd 1.374 1.42$ Idris Hydraulic Tin 40/6 41/6 Johan Tin Dredging 55 .56 Kamunting Tin Dredging 36/6 57/6 Kinta Tin Ltd 1.07$ 1.10
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    SINGAPORE PRICES.
    59 9 LONDON STANDARD (LOOSE). S. R. Sheet 109 ets per pound per pl. $145.33 No. 1 Crepe 107 cts per pound** per pl. $141.66 Steady. (By Courtesy oj Messrs. Allen Dennys.) Hie .following were the rubber quotations in London on August 10: Smoked Sheet ...3/3 Plantation Ist latex crepe
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    RUBBER SALES.
    40 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 $l3l to 133 F.A.Q. do 128 130 Low F.A.Q. do 115 127
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    TIN PRICES.
    103 9 The Straits Trading Co., Ltd., gives the following prices, on August 10: London. Spot £262.10s Down 1.15 s 3 m<>B. buying 265.2.6 ~1.12.6 3 selling 265.5 s 1.15 s Local. August 11: Singapore sold 100 tons at $134 Penang buyers no sellers at $134. Hie Eastern Smelting Co..
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    TIN OUTPUTS.
    29 9 The output of the Pegang Prospecting Company Limited output estimated for July Pls. 723.20, estimated to realize $57.849.43, tribute at 7 per cent, payable to Co. $4.042.46.
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    KENNEDY & CO’S SHARE LIST.
    1208 9 KENNEDY CO’S SHARE LIST. names. g j S g» I H RUBBER g c 9 0 c Lllenby Robber Cc 9 25 2 'A5i Llor Gajah Robber Eatale 1 60 I 80 ei Amalgamated Malay Estate* 2 90 3 101 Ayer Hitam Planting Byndk«*u jg qq ]g to Ayer Kuning
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      673 9 New Advertisements. The Ayer Kuning Rubber Estate r Limited. I’OR SALE. (Incorporated in S. S.) Robinsons pianola (or piano) LOST SCRIP. llent condition with 24 rolls $5OO. Ownei-going on leave. Box No. 194, c/o Application having been made to the pinang Gazette. Directors of this Company to issue to 1
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    SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE
    139 10 TO-DAY’S DEPARTURES. Pnngah for Asahan, and Batu Bahra. van Linschoten for Singapore. Glenfalloch for Port Swettenham, Singapore and China. Celtic Prince for Boston, New York and Baltimore. Enmaeus for Port Swettenham, Singapore, Hongkong, Shanghai and Japan. Gairsoppa for Singapore China and Japan. Kopah for Belawan (Deli). Laisang for
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    PENANG MAILS.
    351 10 CLOSE DAILY (except Sunday). JTiTWIRJ Federated Malay States, Malacca, Johore and Singapore. Registration and Parcel Post, except where ■otherwise stated, close half-an-hour earlier than the Ordinary mail. 3 Rfsi mption of Night Mail Service. The following additional mails will be closed daily (Sunday excepted) by the 7-30 p.m.
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    EXCHANGE.
    129 10 EENANU. AUGUST 11. 11+25. (By OonRI’MSY Ujr I’HM! ‘H Mt tick -4; Rank.) London Demand Bank 2/1 5'32 4 month*’ nigbt Bank 2'4 3 8 3 Credit 2'4 21 32 3 Docnnumiarv 2M 11/16 Calcutta Demand Bank R« 3 days’sight Private 159 Bombay Demand Bank 154 i j c
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    515 10 CHOWRASTA MARK|. :t Benang, August ii 199; Government Mutton— cu Mutton Indian per lb Mu TTON Head, sheep or goat Liver with heart A 1 linß d -W Tripe l Goat or Sheer rer 1 Sweet Bread Leg of Mnttr.f. n' r 3C Lamb b 55 '""iSr Turkey
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      172 10 IHarmst on Circus FIRST APPEARANCE AT BUTTERWORTH. GRAND OPENING NIGHT I Wednesday, 12th August, 1925. iu I 9 15 p m I hr Location: Kampong Gajah. is Late Ferry Service to Penang. iffl I W. HARMSTON, Proprietor. 8 THEATRE ROYAL, MONDAY, 10th—WEDNESDAY, 12th Ist Show 7-45 pm. PUNCTURED PRINCE SAILOR
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      GRECO-BULGARIAN TENSION.
      165 11 (Sequel to a Murder.) Loudon. August 3.—An Athens message Gieco Bulgarian tension ha-s arisen tl rto the murder of a Greek la-nd-named N ikolades by a Bulgarian line d Comitadgis Stanamaka. The Greek Foreign Minister has declared that the order was intended to terrorise 5,000 Greeks in Bulgaria,
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      PATIALA AT SAVOY HOTEL.
      83 11 100 ROOMS OCCUPIED. London. August 3.—Newspapers are ttiv ing prominence to the doings of the Maharaja of Patiala, who with a retinue occupies a hundred rooms at the Savoy Hotel where he has been receiving visits from Indian friends including the Lun Sahib of Nawanagar. The
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      LASCAR’S GALLANT ACTION.
      97 11 |{.list T l-.S D'KOWNING COMRADE. London, August 4. —A quartermaster of the P. and O. S.-S. Ram hi while the ship had anchored off ('owes fell over board during beaching from one of the ship’s launch's. A fast tide was running. The man was immediately in difficulties.
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      SWIMMING THE CHANNEL.
      51 11 FRENCH WOMAN’S ATTEMPT. London, August 5. —A Boulogne message sa.xs a French-woman, Mlle Jeanne Sion, who entered the water at Cape Grisnez yesterday morning to swim the Channel was compelled to abandon the attempt at 9-40 in the evening ow.ne io the effects of the temperature and
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      BRITAIN AND FREE STATE.
      62 11 STATEMENT ON FINANCIAL POSITION. London, August 5. An official statement on the financial position between the British Government and the Irish Free s tate lor 1924-25 shows that the former repaid on account of compensation for damage to property £‘493.586 and £90.346 n respect, .of personal
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      NEW P. AND O. “ RANCHI.”
      163 11 NEW P. AND O. RANCHI.” SUCCESSFUL TRIAL RUN. London, July 31. —The new P. and f *‘aniship Company's passenger and mail 'fvanit r Ranchi, for the London —Bombay s 'iMcc, has made a successful trial trip. is the second of two sister ships built Messrs. Hawthorn Leslie Bros. I" 'IHcoming
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      DRAYTON HANDICAP.
      44 11 '""'Un, July 30. —The Drayton Handi""suited as follows.— l,lv L Sheep (5 to 1 against) 1 en I<ir e (7 to 1 against) 2 Star (8 to 1) 3 vv, '\e ran. Won by six lengths, three -'■‘s separated second and third.
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      428 11 TO FIGHT TILL HOPE IS GONE.” Dondon. July 26th. “We shall fight until hope is gone, then kill the women and children, and then ourselves go forth to die in battle.” This is how Abd el Krim replies to the news that France and Spain have
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      ITALIAN AIRSHIP’S FLIGHT.
      37 11 2.400 MILES IN 24 HOURS. London August 5. —A Rome message says the airship Esperia, which has been on a flight to Tripoli, has accomplished the return journey of 2,400 miles in 24 hours.
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