Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 1 February 1926

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  • 21 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE ESTABLISHED 1833. PUBLISHED DAILY. No. 25. VOL. LXXXIV. MONDAY, Ist FEBRUARY, 926, PKIOE i 5 GENTS.
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 968 1 «NIKKO Photographic S‘tid.o FveO Possible Assistance and advice given to amateurs. j| 0 7 Norfham Road, F'euang. nr, f r r 5» tan EB?3Mjfit »s MM H k a £5 a«M k 5s H I THE ASSURED’S SURE SHIELD. 0 SUPPORT BRITISH INDUSTRIES. J g *■\vn; yygigaiiHJiynrßgi L i! v
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    • 14 1 THE Eastern Optical Co., (PWANC DIVISION) 188, PENANG ROAD, FENANG Head Office j SINGAPORE.
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  • 937 2 PARLIAMENT AND PRESS LAW. Baghdad, December 31. The decision of the League of Nations in regard to the disputed frontier between Iraq and Turkey was made known in Baghdad in special editions of the newspapers published on the evening of the 17th December. The news was
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 1157 2 fsexasxssxsxssxssxaxM TENDERS INVITED. I KATES OF SUBSCRIPTION. X J The Municipal Commissioners of R Including free town delivery or H George Town, Penang, hereby invite X postage X ten^era f° r th® following works: I PAYABIF IN AnvANCF I L New Public Lavatory and Septic J lA yable w advance.
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    • 215 2 Teja Malaya Tin Dredging, Company, Limited. The undersigned are authorised to accept calls, payable Ist February, 1926, at the rate of ss. per share on the shares of the above-named Company. Remittances (at 2/4d. to the shonld be accompanied by Allotment Letters for the purpose of endorsation. GUTHRIE CO., LTD.,
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    • 299 2 II j IL is 'I Is there anyone ill at home to-day ANYONE who is completely run down through overwork or neurasthenia? Anyone just up after a serious illness? Anyone whose health wants thoroughly rebuilding If there is—it’s a case for a course of WINCARNIS. More than 10,000 doctors have
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  • 853 3 SUNSHINE AND BELLS. A charm of the Riviera climate- is that it rarely sulks, says a “Times” corres- pondenl, at Rappalo. Bad-tempered it may be, whe.n, sometimes for days together, it will taunt yon with cold winds that chill the body and seem to set every nerve on
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  • 527 3 3,303-MILES BY DOG TEAM. lhe first of the two winter mails to the retie Ocean this season goes from i dmonton on December 1 for V aterways, the railhead of the Alberta, and Great A aterways Railway. From Waterways, it is carried entirely by dog team, the
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  • 270 3 SEAMEN’S WIVES TO TACKLE STRIKE LEADER. The wives of the sailors who were involved in the unofficial seamen’s strike in Australia, which caused Jesses of millions of pounds and great distress among the men’s dependants, are to meet Mr. Tom Walsh, originator and leader of the
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 380 3 First Aid for the Skin Healing commences and pain stops the moment Germolene is applied to cuts, wounds, burns, and scalds. Keep Germolene handy for use whenever you injure your skin. Germolene soothe^the pain, cleanses the wound, renders septic complications impossible. Apply the dressing immediately, no matter how insignificant the
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    • 425 3 The George Town Dispensary Ltd., I THE LEADING CHEMISTS, I PENANG. I OUR REPUTATION —YOUR GUARANTEE. I THE B Cheapest House in the Trade FOR Estate Medical Supplies. I SAFETY FIRST. I I I I You are absolutely safe when you deal with H “THE GEORGETOWN.” Each order is exe-
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  • 554 4 STATE All) 0 FURTHER MANUFACTURES. The Brazilian Government has pub lished a decree (No. 16,793) giving eflbc to a schenp- of State aid for rubber manufacturing inriustrbs established with<n the Uni uof Brazil. The scheme is applicable to all factories which may be established uithin a period
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  • 192 4 WELCOMED BY IRAQ. Meseages of thanks and appreciation have been despatched to the British Government and the League of Nations Ly King Feisul and tht* Cabinet on the decision Mosul. The decision regarding the extension of the mandate over Iraq to 25 years by Great Britain is almost
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  • 712 4 ’—‘■Times.” 41 n 1 i v n'ri TWO R' V H-‘ T 'XS. The great feasts of the v-n r contrive to show that Pleasure is rs relentless a \vnmt as V/eik. WT*n P-na s ace ised cf being a c ty o-'er-dwoted to Jhe first of these
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  • 186 4 t .11 Qomplele details regarding the motor f shipbuilding production of tho world dnripg 1925, as published in the Ship, reveal some very interesting facts, t For the first. tijn% the output exceeds ope j million tons deadweight, which is more r thin three times
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    • 219 4 4 1’ g i I drr I yw/y'" r Let Monkey Brand I do your work I Monkey Brand is long lasting; and even the last little bit will do a solid job of work. Monkey Brand cannot spill like powders—does not crumble. There is no waste. The solid, handy
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    • 45 4 J ,y V f .i: •'■gz.-.T:,,. -j ‘WV’.Pitman’s JJtir Couiss iw Typswr iting, >l/50 per book, stocked by ths Pinang Gasotte Press. Ltd. Penaa*. 'ft! .TIT J J.'.'X; Pitman’s Juntos Typist Book, >l/75 per book or post free, stocked by the Pin&Dc G&sette Press, Ltd.
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    • 167 4 I can feta Us terrers with, B tuiUidiiiiishcd.. 'digydr so cs your I. systcni 'isprcperCij honndicd. You, I have a Stard-by, in I Horlidzs Malted Mill?,. Hortiriis is I made of rldi pure mdk combitied I with vekeat and malted barley. I Horlidfs is easily digested very S nourishing and
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  • 1406 5 SUCCESSFUL FINANCIAL YEAR REPORTED. Poppy Day Success. A general meeting of the Kuala Lumpui branch cf the Ex-Services Association of Malaya was held on Friday at the Selangor Club, says the “Malay Mail” v hen Mr. R. W. Blair, the Chairman, piesided, and the
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  • 340 5 WHY IT IS ON THE DECREASE. One of the reasons, apart from the increase of th© exportable percentage of output, for the steady decrease in rubber smuggling activities, is that some rubber dealers and exporters in Johore have been paying the maximum duty of 42 cents per lb.
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 343 5 mm n— l I STAR TYPE 7\yX CLEA NER excellent for cleaning typewriter type. Th» plasticity <>f the compound enable* one to get at the 1 run t corner of th type. After using ?\TAR TYPE 1.11 NER i <-an be ki ea-'ed in soil© other shape so that t
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    • 334 5 c/f Cak id lidt ANDERSON pffrleSS 15s?.N JOHNSTON fl“c L E E -IRROW BAYARD RENAULT BUICK ROVER BELSIZE SAXON cadFllac H^ dard CHALMERS STAR CHANDLER lunhEAM CHEVROLET SUNBEAM CLEMENT TALBOT TEMPLAR COLUMBIA JmrAM s T s LeY Xkl«-k~icht oaimlcr wolsclcv DELAHAYE dSrt e bros LIGHT cars. ESSEX CRAY HUPMOBILE AUSTIN
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  • 1284 6 SOCIAL PERSONAL. Mr. J. R. H. Scovell, the well known lawn tennis player, has returned to Kuala Lumpur from Home. Lieut. 11. S. J. Bourke has ceased to act as Assistant Staff Officer to Local Forces. S.S. and F.M.S. Major 11. A. A. Howell reverts to the appointment of Assistant
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  • 107 6 The annual general meeting of the Penang Chinese Junior Epworth League was held in the Antlo-Chinese School Hall on Saturday when the following were elected office-bearers for 1926 Superintendents Mr. Ang Cheng Kang and Mr. Lim Teik Hock. Assist. Superintendent Mr. Knal Khuan Sim President Mr. Tin
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  • 105 6 RUBBER PRODUCTION. (From Our Own. Correspondent.) Singapore, February 1. In the Legislative Council, this morning replying to Mr- Tan Cheng Lock, it was stated that Government was unable to make a statement at present as to what would be the exportable per centage of standard production rubber
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  • 1820 6 Trinity’s Fine Win. CAMBRIDGE LOSES BY A POINT. U’e take the following description of the rugby match played on December 17, between Cambridge University and Dublin University, from the Irish Times. It is worthy of note that the Irish team adopted the new and much-discussed formation having only
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  • 300 6 EIGHT-BACK FORMATION NOT SATISFACTORY. Recently the Pinang Gazette drew attention to the success of the All Blacks in their winning tour at Home and asked if an explanation lay in the eight back formation which they adopted. Now comes news of the defeat of Cambridge University by
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  • 57 6 P C. C. V. DARUL AIHSAN. On Tuesday, at 5.15 p. m. on the Esplanade ground, the Ifollowing will represent the P. C. C. —J. Wilkinson; H. Thiede, and E- A. Davies; P. N. Knight. J. Ford, and A. R. Jones D. D. B. Cook, A. Williams,
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  • 70 6 BUT NOT IN PENANG. According to our London correspondent the German Government has decreed that no use may be made of the name Hindenburg on a variety of commodities. In a letter to the Editor, a reader voices ’he hope that such prohibition will not be extended to
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  • 106 6 At the annual general meeting of the above association held in the association premises yesterday at 2. p.m. the following gentlemen were elected office-bearers for the year 192 G President Mr. Heah Joo Seang, Vicepresidents Messrs. Cheung Boon Tong, Geh Chor Teik and Tan Swee Chin, Hon.
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  • 261 6 SWATOW STRIKE RULES. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Singapore, February The Free Press Hongkong corrtwpmlent says the Swatow strike picket nils include the following No ships of any natiomli’y from Hongkong and Macao will be allowed to load or unload cargo. Passengers rm; land,, but luggage, etc. will be
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  • 272 6 BISHOP STREET PREVISES OPENED TO-DAY. Comprehensive stock. A visit to the -n«w branch of M’ 3 r John Little Co. L <L which wa? or<‘" p to-dav in Bishop street, is a she-r p nr and delight. Litre’s hold ar* pntation r the East for thoroughness ami
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  • Page 6 Miscellaneous
    • 102 6 p (J CROSS-WORDS COMPEL JION. Solution of Puzzle No. 53 We publish below th- correct ao lti of the Pinang Gazette Cross-Wn Puzzle No. 50, together with the nam. of successful competitors Ist Prize Mr. P. Byrne, Penang 2nd Prize Miss M. Gibroy, 3rd Prize Miss D. Wongjj Additional awards
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  • 897 7  -  BY I.C.P, yj,, ls more than one variety of bear l it ,und in India but the Indian sloth ~r e numerous than the others with throughout -the country. handsome skin of long black uiili a white muzzle and claws and '“7 horse shoe mark on
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  • 432 7  -  AN OLD LADY’S ADVICE. Writes John Blunt. An old lady of Appleby, Westmorland, who recently celebrated heir 100th birthday, gives as one of her maxims for longevity, “minding her own business. W o all know numbers of people who, on this basis, are not very likely tlo live to
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  • 1166 7 WAVE OF CONFESSIONS ON NEW YEAR’S EVE. New Year’s Eve saw criminals residing between Vauxhall Bridge-road and the Elephant and Castle hurrying to give themselves up to the police, writes R. E. Corder. It may have been good resolutions. or it may have been merely
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  • 255 7 BERLI AND CO’S AFFAIRS. In the Bankru tcy Court, Singapore, the affairs of Messrs. Berli and Co. in Singapore and Messrs. Berli and Co. in Bangkok which occupied the attention of the Bankruptcy Court two weeks ago, came up again, and were disposed of by Mr. Justice Deane,
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  • 260 7 MR. COOK ON AN OLD DEFEAT. MR. LLOYD GEORGE BLAMED. Mr. A. J. Cook, general secretary of the Miners’ Federation (the men’s organisation), speaking at Braiford said that when the Sankey Commission submitted its report in 1919 [as a result of which, among other things, the men received an advance
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 254 7 WHAT WILL MAKE ME EAT? Loss of appetite is nature’s first warnning that something in the complicated machinery of the system has gone wrong. And that something is invariably the blood. Good blood helps the digestive organs in their work by supplying them with the strength they constantly need If
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    • 182 7 UHIIIIIinnidHUKIiI’Hh iHißihiiiJUHalhhlihiiiii iin .oil 7? THE NEW V||g|| l PORTABLE I 1 MODEL OF THE 1 Columbia Grafonola I A revolution in volume. It has the 1 g rich tone that has given the Graf1 "onola pre-eminence among GramoI phones. I Price $75. I Robinson Piano Co., I PENANG. Il
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  • 467 8 Portland. Oregon, now joins the James River. Virginia, and Durban harbour, in tl eir message of comfort to Prai. Granted that the Prai dock should Lave faced the Penang Strait on the South bank of the Prai River, instead of facing the river or that the
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  • 354 8 Repeatedly the Pinantj Gazette has urged the Government to institute a Food Commission on lines similar to that which has done excellent work under the Home Government in bringing down the prices of the necessaries of life. A movement in this direction is long overdue. Market prices are
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  • 202 8 Germany’s toy trade is rapidly dwindling. In every country but three of those that buy German toys, the import figures for last year show a decline. The toys made by ex-soldiers in Great Britain, and those made in France, America, and Japan, are finding a ready
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  • 1530 8 R. L. STEVENSON’S NURSE. “CUMMY’S” DIARY. (From Our Own Correspondent). Edinburgh, January 6. The admirers of R. L. Stevenson are legion, especially in his native city of Edinburgh, and quite a library has been written about his life and works. The cult, indeed, has been overworked. But there
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  • 34 8 ’Tis said, the enterprising profiteer Is out for boodle at Chinese NtW Year I And when he’s scooped his pret Y little pool He’ll give a short rest t) the consumer fool
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  • 52 8 In the Supreme Court, to-dax. Justice Brown allowed the appe'i Chong Sap, who. had been convicte* sentenced to three months’ r i. 1 Sennett for the theft of iron the property of the Municipal 1 1 1 Department workshop. Mr. M. I‘ (Logan Ross) appeared tor 1 pel
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
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    • 36 8 “E. O.” Guest Night and Dancing Every Tuesday and Friday. Special Tiffin Every Wednesday and Saturday—E. O. Orchestra. Orchestral Concert every other Sunday. irpEARSJ y I GOLDEN SERIES. 3 H fl !i «F h h h;
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  • Page 8 Miscellaneous
  • 58 8 DEATH. T .n.—At Parit Buntar, Perak. 3 a.m. Sui day 31st: January Mrs. fan Weng Cbung (nee Lo Kee Pock). Age 72. Bel< ved mother of Tan Lo Choo, Lo Her ng J.P. Lo Eng, Lo Tee and the late Tan Lo Eong. Pate of funeral will be announced af.t
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  • 561 9 Tributes To U. S. Crew. KING’S MESSAGE. (Kcgby Radio Service). London. January .31. -gantry displayed by Cai tain I. i an-1 the crew of the President V in rescuing the crew of the 1 < .mier Antinoe, has aroused e atest a linirat’on here. j s (j. m
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  • 78 9 okuman tribute to troops. (Rccby Radio Service.) London, January 30. I lie l afi t of the Allied troops left the <> < gtiH Zone to-day, the evacuation ”11.1’ completed well within the time promised. Many German tributes have been paid Jhe correct manner in which the r
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  • 76 9 (Hi'cby Radio Service.) Wt r r^ay s f° re ign exchange rates Rrn ari 1294 New York, 4-86| <!• i Geneva, 25.22 Amster--2(»4-> 'J M’lan 120.65; Berlin, in’.-Z °ckholm, 18.16 Copenhagen, hl 1 i?*' 0, 2 9 Y en na, 34.55 Prague J G ibdsingfors, 193 Madrid, 34.41
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  • 119 9 —Reuter. Collision Averted. RIVER MERSEY SENSATION. London, January 31, A serious collision between the Cunard liner, Carmania, with revf-ral hundred passengers for New York, and the Sarpedon with 130 passengers for China, was narrowly averted in the river Mersey yesterday. The Carmania was proceeding into the river when
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  • 107 9 Router. SOLD FOR 27.000.000 MARKS. Berlin. January 30. Ihe sum of 27,000,000 marks is the agreed price for the purchase of the Stinnes fleet of which 6,000.000 is payable in cash, and mortgages to the valueof 21.000,000 held by Dutch capitalists, will be taken over by the new
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  • 107 9 ORDER TO FASCIST STUDENTS. Rome. January .31. Official disapproval of anti-German demonstrations is contained in an order issued by the Fascist Directory, f-rbid-ding Fascist students to participate, on the ground that the Government does not need such manifestations t) enable it to defend Italy’s case with dignity
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  • 107 9 SOVIET WITHDRAWS TROOPS. Paris, January 31. The Soviet Ambassador announces that the Afghan-Soviet incident has been finally settled, the Soviets having decided to withdraw their troops from the disputed island in the River Oxus and having ag'eed to its provisional occupation by Afghan troops. [On December 28, Renter
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  • 50 9 —Reuter- U. S. AND PRELIMINARY WORK. Geneva, January 30. The Secretary of State, Mr. Kellog, has formally copimunicated to the President Of the Council of the League of Nations America’s acceptance of the invitation to participate in the work of the committe which will prepare for the Disarmament Conference.
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  • 57 9 AMERICAN DISASTER. Birmingham (Alabama), January 30. It is feared that 38 miners have been killed in an explosion in a coal-mine near Helena. Ten bodies have been recovered. Sixty-three men were in the mine at the time of the explosion and 25 of them escaped.—Reuter. Later. The death
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  • 29 9 —Renter. £12,184,000 ALREADY PAID. London, January 30. The Mines Department states that up to January 30, £12,184.000 had been paid in respect of the coal-mining subsidy. —Reuter.
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  • 304 9 —Reu f er. New Influential Body. TO WATCH FAR EAST. London, January 30. A committee has been forme i under the chairmanship of Lord Southborough and styled ’’The China Committee,” for the purpose of watching the political situation in the Far and to make representations to the government
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  • 64 9 The result of the competition organised by the Pinang Gazette for which a prize of $lO is offered, will be published to-morrow. The Editor regrets that he is unable to nominate the successful reader in to-day’s issue as the work of judging is being don u by a
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  • 111 9 —Reuter. ATTEMPT TO BREAK ALTITUDE RECORD. New York, January 30. If his supercharger bad been functioning properly Lieutenant Macready, who yesterday spectacularly beat the American altitude record claims, would easily have boaten the world record of 39,596 feet established by the Frenchman, Callise. Macready reached 35,900 feet after
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  • 125 9 MR. W. L. GEORGE. London, February 1. Mr. W. L. George, the British novelist is dead.—Reuter Mr. George whose books are read throughout th world was born in Paris in 1885. His parents were British. His early schooling and university career were spent in Ids birth place and
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  • 97 9 Scots Constituencies. NO CHANGE. London, January 30. The results of two Scottish by-elections have been declared, the Conservatives retaining both seats. In East Renfrew, where Mr. A.M. MacRoberts sought re-election on his appointment as So lie. tor-General for Scotlano, the result was:— Mr. A. M. M cßoberts (Con.)
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  • 203 9 GIVEN 10 DAYS TO ABDICATE. Allahabad, Febru-iry 1. (From Our Own Correspon lent.) The Foreign Office at Delhi refuses to deny or confirm the reports regarding the Mahai; ji of Indor but it is understood that .he latter has been given ten days’ vohi t rily to
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  • 178 9 e.—Reuter. LAN DING IN STORM Y BAY. Pernambuco (Brazil), January 31. The Atlantic was, virtually, again spanned on the arrival this morning at Fernando Nt ronba of a Spanish aeroplane piloted by Maj. r Franco. The weather gave the Spanish aviators a rough welcome t Ftrnando Noronha. According
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  • 245 9 SECONDS OUT! A sixty years old Hokien, named Khoo Sooi Keng and a twenty one years old rickisha puller named Chan Siew were charged before Mr. C. W. A. Sennett to-day with disor lerly conduct by fighting in public in Campbell St. yesterday afternoon. The rickisha puller
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  • 302 9 Fourth Round Results. HUDDERSFIELD TROUNCED. London, January .31. The following are results of the fourth round of the English Cup played yesterday Swansea 6, Stoke 3. Cardiff C. 0. Newcastle 2. Fulham 3, Liverpool 1. Woolwich Arsenal 3, Blackburn R. 1. Southend 4, Derby 1. Bury .3, Mill
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  • 24 9 EOROTRA BEATS LACOSTE. Paris, January 31. Jean Borotia has recaptured the French covered courts championship, beating Lacoste 0-6. 6-3, 6-3. S-10, 8-6.—Renter.
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  • 48 9 WEST INDIES v M. C. C. Port of Spain, January 31. In fine weather before 5,009 the seconl test match was played. The West Indies scored 275 and the M. C. C. 14 for 1 wicket. For the Wert Indies Dewhurst had 55 and Frown 74.
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  • 72 9 —Renter. FOR EUROPEAN STATE. Riga, January 31. A preliminary agreement has been signed for floating in America a Latvian loan for ten million dollars at 7i per cent, for the construction of new railways, harbour extensions and industrial The loan is being issued through a group of American
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • 104 9 I I ]Sew are flow Open. DEPARTMENTS. j Wines and Spirits, Gents Outfitting, Provisions, Ladies Outfitting, II I Tobaccos, Sports Requisites, V Smokers Requisites, Hardware and Motor p Perfumery and Druggist Cycles, u Sundries, Crockery and Household jj E. P. Silverware, Utensils, Fancy Goods, Furniture, J Stationery, Refreshment Room. k
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  • 1081 10 TO-DAY’S DEPARTURES. van Riebeeck for Olebleh, Sabang, West Sumatra and Padang. Rawang for Pangkalan Brandan and Langkat. Sitiawan for Tanjong Star, Sungei Opis, Kuala Bahra and Setul. Am pang for Pangkor, Dindings and Sitiawan. Takada for Calcutta. Earl Jellicoe has been presented with the remnant of the champagne
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  • 435 10 CLOSE DAILY (except Snndav) BT TRAIN. Federated Malay States, Malacca, Joho e and Singapore. Registration and Parcel Post, except whe-> otherwise stated, close half -an hour earli-r than the Ordinary mail. Resumption of Night Mail Service. The following additional mails will be closj daily (Sunday excepted) by the
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  • 105 10 PENANG FEBRUARY 1, 1926. (By Courtesy of the Chartkrkd Bank.) London Demand Bank \i) 4 months’sight Bank Il 3 Credit 2M.1 3 Documentary Calcutta Demand Bank 3 day’s sight Private <r<i 0 Bombay Demand Bank i 9 Madras Demand Bank J’,’. 1 j 3 days’ sight Private Rangoon Demand
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  • Page 10 Advertisements
    • 477 10 I Assets over $5,500,000. S. C. Assurance in force over $19,000,000. The Great Eastern Life Assurance Go., Ltd. (Incorporated in Straits Settlements). HEAD OFFICE: Winchester House, Singapore. LONDON OFFICE: 32, Old Jewry, M. C. The Company has £20,000 deposited with the Supreme Court of England and complies with the British
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  • 809 11 FIRST DAY’S RESULTS. (I'roni Our Own Correspondent.) I poh, January 30. the Ipoh Races the weather was There was a larg« attendance and U poiuu was good. It was generally a .Vrit< dav. An objection in the last favournr., j C( wa g dismissed. Race I. p][\VX T
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  • 183 11 A SELECTION OF SCHOOLBOY ‘•HOWLERS.” Tbe University Correspondent— a monthly educational journal devoted mainly to University matters —gives in its January number a selection of tbe amusing schoolboy mistakes which it received a pr’ze competition. Among tbe “howl rs” are the following:— A relative pronoun is a family pronoun,
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  • 83 11 LONDON STANDARD (LOOSE) S. R. Sheet 110 cts per pound per pl. $146.66 Nr. 1 Crepe HOj, cts per pound per pl. $147.33 Easier. (By Courtesy of Messrs. Allen Dennys.) The following 'were the ruhher quotations in London on January 30: Smoked She Q t 2/10 Plantation Ist
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  • 644 11 IMPOSING FUNERAL PROCESSION. The funeral of the late Lim Seng Kin Neoh took place on Sunday, the 31st January, and the procession started at 11.20 a.m. from her residence, No. 46A, Northam Road, Penang. The route adopted was a very short one from Northam Road,
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  • CORRESPONDENCE.
    • 89 11 [To tbe Editor of tbe “Pinang Gazette.”] Sir.—Will you kindly permit me through your paper to point out to the Municipal Authorities the necessity for lavatory accommodation for up-country visitors to Penang The present state of affairs is disgraceful. Yours etc, Up Country. Kroh, January 29. \_This question
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  • 118 11 The fo'lowing are the latest quo. tations in Messrs, Kennedy Ac Co,'n share list at I y,ni, to-day Saturday. To-day E jo E Sharbs. t >» p CQ co CQ 30 t c. t c. c. c. Minint. Asaui K. 54/9 55/9 55/- 56/Bitang P. 80 82j
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  • 27 11 The output of The Ayer Molek Rubber Company, Limited for the month of Dec mber 1925, wis 18,27.3 lbs. Totrl for 2 months 32,997 lbs.
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  • 95 11 The Straits Trading Co., Ltd Local. February 1: Singapore sold 100 tons at sl37] Penang buyers no sellers at sl37}. Messrs. Boustead and Co.. Ltd-. Saturdtv’s quotation for Singapore refined tin per picul, business done 150 tons, Penang refined tin $136 87} per picul, buyers no sellers, unrefined
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  • 41 11 Theoutput of Tin Bentong No Liability for the month of Januiry was 643 hoars, 124,403 yards 1.025 piculs. The output of Tongkah Harbour Tin Dredging Co. N. L. from 24th to 30th January (being one wetk) was 13 tons.
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  • 225 11 Singapt r January 30. Rubbers finish the week, and month, with a firmer tendenev, due chiefly to bear covering.” The future trend of the market is uncertain and whilst this uncertainty exists little public interest can be looked for; the bulk of the business passing being
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  • 216 11 Singapore, Jan. 29.—Rubber. The market dating the past week has been very qu e\ and prices show a further heavy drop. A smaller quantity was catalogued for this week’s auction, and a fairly steady tone was in evidence. Nosiles of Awarded Sheet we-e mide under thg hammer, but
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  • Page 11 Advertisements
    • 659 11 New Advertisements. in the matter of Simpang Estate Company, Limited. POSITION VACANT. (In Liquidation). Wanted: 3 Young Eurasians to I ie Creditors, if any, of the abovelearn Mining Work. Only lads of good named Company are required on or reputation need apply in person to Gene- before the 16th day
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  • Page 11 Miscellaneous
    • 122 11 What is the Price of Pleasure See the Penalty Virginia Valli as the Basement-counter Girl paid for her one week of pleasure at Theatre Royal. From Monday 1st —Wednesday 3rd February, 1926. t( Lorraine of the Lions 7 parts Starring Patsy Both Miller and Norman Kerry. Virginia Valli in u
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  • 840 12 Our English creation and ise of the word happy are at once a- testimony and an encouragement to the essential cheeriness of our race, says a nonagenarian correspondent of the “Times. The word speaks only of laps and chanceS, and the haps and the chances of our life include
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  • 696 12 PSYCHO-ANALYSIS.” During the course of an inquest, reported in the “Pinang Gazette” of Friday’s date, on the body of a young barrister, "ho committed suicide “while of unsound “mind,” the statement was made that psycho-analytic treatment had been given to the dead man, says “The Times.” It was further declared
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    • 143 12 PATZENHOFER LAGER BEER Elephant and (Jock Brand. 9?1 iI KSprnnnHr.t fflfl ft® I i FEM I ||f w*rii||h 41 I W NS» F VJL« R j. ui I kdra/zenWern I V;.'A ?A&< u Obtainable from all Dealers and Paterson, Simons Co., Ltd., Penang. CALOPOGONIUM MUCUNOIDES The ivell known cover plant.
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  • 1062 13 r THE WAY TO POBTOFINO. There are those who call the walk from •Stla. Margherita to Portofino Mare the loveliest in all Italy. There are many lovely walks in Italy, however; but this ig beyond question J very beautiful, says a Times correspondent. It has, for oHe
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  • 451 13 —(John Bufi.) Tricksy- CreditorsThe. number o<f unscmpulous traders who seek to trick their creditors by going bankrupt seems to be ever on the increase, and the pity is that thousands of cases which are fraudulent ‘‘go through’’ without ■comment. These bogus bankrupts are a wily tribe, and often
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    • 391 13 i u my t m *£i L L NV~s^y//i 1 yfA 1 i ,s c r J fSf/'f' r’> y fc «*^Eep^— ;jf, i M V C~' >"* 1 a SrtebfM, neres Health for WCTF all 1 f From Britain’s most fertile fields and richest 14 i pastures come the
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    • 105 13 LABOUR CODE 1923 F.M.S. LABOUR.ORDINANCE 1923 S.S. EMPLOYERS OF INDIAN LABOUR .re hereby reminded that assessment re;umi for the preceding quarter must •>e sent to the Office of the Deputy Con•x>lfer of LaHour f Penang, doting the foWis of AprHJ July, Ofetober and January. Forms for the return wifi be
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  • 614 14 —C. E. J T. As one "f the Washington correspondents states, either Mr. Hoover has seen the liuht in regard to his assertions respecting rnbb r production and the action of the Stevenson scheme, or he has been given a hint, t e continues with
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  • 213 14 Benares Opium P- «bust $5,000.00 notu. Clo\e? 100.00 buyers Gold leaf 72.00 sellers Mace Pickings no stock Nutmegs 80s 125.00 nom. 110 s 110.0 b Coconuts per 1,000 50.00 nom. Copra Sundried $11.40 sales Rattans 11.15 sales Rattans Coarse 10.50 Green Snail Shell* 13.00 Siam Rice No. 1
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  • 346 14 Messrs. James F. Hutton and Co., Ltd., Manchester, reported on January 1. as follows The first week in the New Year has disclosed a rather favourable feeling. Actual business has not so far been very large, although amongst the considerable number of enquiries a good proportion
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  • 159 14 Mr. A. Roose, acting Registrar of Imports and Exports, has forwarded ns four printed sheets of statistics recarding imported rubber, giving the month by mo* th imports and their percentages of total impnr's. The following totals of imports f r the year in tons should be noted:— Per
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  • 105 14 Feb. 2, 4 6—Tpoh Races. 6—P. R. C. Annutl Sport-». Esplanade. 9—Court of Appeal. Penang. 13— Chinese New Year, Public and Bank Holiday. 15—Public and Bank Holiday. 17—Ash Wednesday. 18 and 20—Miss McNamee’s Dance Recital, Town Hall. 20, 23. 25 27—Selangor Turf Club New Year Meeting. 20—League Cricket,
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  • 647 15 CHOWRABTA MARKET. Penang, February 1, 1926 cte Government Mutton— Mutton Indian per lb 55 Mutton— Head, sheep or goat each 1.00 Liver with heart A lung do 1.30 f ripe do 1.00 Goat or Sheep per lb 55 Sweet Bread pair 30 Leg of Mutton lb 55 Lamb
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    • 329 15 STRAITS-AUSTRALIA SERVICE thf k. P. M. Regular Monthly Sailings from Singapore to Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne direct by the up-to-date passenger steamers "Houtman” and “Tasman.” Fitted with wireless, a Laundry, Barbershop, Spacious Swimming bath and ship’s band The Restaurants aboard the s. s. Houtman and Tasman supply British Food. Passengers
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    • 1284 16 THE BLUE FUNNEL LINE. IRTfWWfiSfWSH INTENDED SAILINGS FROM PENANG IB k wBBH gHB |m| WEEKLY SERVICE. LONDON AND N. CONTINENT. IB k’ Jk «H Ikg Sggfga DARDANUS Feb. 1 London, Rotterdam, and Glasgow. IB B fik r Mfcj AGAPENOR Feb. 12 London, Rotterdam an.l Hamburg. EUMAEUS Feb. 18 Marseilles, London,
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    • 576 16 P. 0.-BRITISH INDL\ AND APCAR LINES. (Companies Incorporated in England.) MAIL, PASSENGER CARGO SERVICES. PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL 8. N. Co. (Under Contract with His Majesty’s Government.) P. A O. SAILINGS. LONDON—FAR-EASTERN SERVICE. t*or Singapore. Hongkong. Shanghai. Moji, For Colombo, Aden, Port Snitf ‘4 Yokohama and Kobo. and London. KHIVA Feb.
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