Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 5 February 1926

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    20 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE ESTABLISHED 1833. PUBLISHED DAILY. No. 29 VOL. LXXXIV. FRIDAY, sth FEBRUARY, 1926 f’RIOE 15 CENTS
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    HOW TO BRIGHTEN ENGLAND.
    530 2 ARCHITECT’S VIEWS. Attempts are being made to “brighten” England, as evidenced by the decision to use coloured concrete for the erection of houses and the erection of a pink concrete bridge on the Dalemain road between Penrith and Ullswater, Mr. P. Morely Horder, an architect, of
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    VICIOUS TEACHING.
    236 2 PROFESSOR WANTS TO ABOLISH MATHEMATICAL TRIPOS. The abolition of the Mathematical Tripos was advocated by Professor G. H. Hardy, the retiring president, in bis address at the annual meeting of the Mathematical Association, held at the London Day Training College, South-ampton-row, W. C. A large proportion of students,
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    Ipoh Gymkhana Club.
    145 2 SPRING MEETING 1926. FIRST DU SATURDAY 30th JANUARY 1326. SECOND DAY TUESDAY 2nd FEBRUARY THIRD DAY THURSDAY 4th FOURTH DAY SATURDAY 6th Nine Races each for Horses. Ex-Griffin Horses, and Ex-Griffin Ponies. Seven Races for Ipoh 1926 Pony Griffins. Stakes.— $44,150 plus Added Money, which amounted to
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      442 2 TENDERS INVITED. Government Notification. Tenders are invited for the supply of road metal for road construction and maintenance during 1927, 1928 and 1929. Form of Contract and Specification may be seen and printed forms of tender with all particulars obtained at the P.W.D., Office, Bukit Mertajam, any day between 10
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      917 2 The Soap I that suits I THE mercantileZbanToP* the Llimate (Incorporated in EnglanJ.) There is 3. Strong demand Authorised Capital growing steadily here and in Subscribed Capital I other Eastern Countries for I Pai<i-up wt w. Fund and Undivided P rnSu ’J* i < it I Board of Directors «L
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    ASKING QUESTIONS.
    1829 3 There is nothing easier, few things pleasanter, than denouncing other people’s vices; and there is always a feeling in our nr nds that we somehow manage to "Compound for sir's we are inclined to By damning those we have no mind to.’ I try, even in the pulp-t
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      366 3 |HAUNTED| ROOMS I Ft i rOv n I I \tu-M I I [s> H 'V &> g>£- >? >» /X •A\ DRY room in your house is haunted Danger <6 lurks in every corner, under the beds, in the /Z bathroom, in the dark cupboard- under the stairs. LA’ Invisible
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      412 3 1 A Strong Body can conquer I I Tuberculosis i 1 An important feature in the treat- s m ment of tuberculosis would be a diet 5 with an excessive calcium content <2 writes Dr. Ph. B. Matz in the “American Review of TuberH taken by the doctor in fighting
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    EX-KAISER AS CROESUS.
    1123 4 At last the German people and its Parliamentary representatives have awakened to the seriousness of the amazing campaign organised by their former Royal rulers to plunder—the word is not too strong—the coffers of Prussia and the various German States and to obtain possession of vast estates in
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    CANCER.
    306 4 CRITICISM OF BRITISH DISCOVERIES. Tho medical world has been much struck by an address delivered at New Haven by Dr. James B. M. Murphy, of the lnstitute which brings into doubt the correctness of the claim of Dr. Gye and Mr. Barn ard, of London, that they have isolated
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    LOST BRITISH SHIP.
    199 4 “NOT NAVIGATED WITH PROPER SEAMANLIKE ABI LITY. The finding of the court of inquiry into the stranding and total loss of the s.s. Sceptre, of Newcastle, which went down last May near Cape Agulhas, South Africa, with thirty-four hands, has been issued. The court expresses the opinion
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      246 4 4gj Fi OwWl •**£*—>- -rr' zr_ —^cax^y* There was an old wtt.ih had -o much to do, She had floors to poJ h and p is# ges too One day she tried RON UK. e: p' iish the best, And now the old woman has iv»La as much rest. floor
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    SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.
    415 5 TO-DAY’S DEPARTURES. Talma for Singapore, China <fc Japan. Carnarvonshire for Colombo, Port Said, Oran, London, Rotterdam and Hamburg. Kopah for Bela wan (Deli). Ellenga for Rangoon and Calcutta. Teeata for Port Swettenham, and Singapore. The Franconia, one of the Cunard Fleet is due to arr ve at Singapore
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    PENANG MAILS.
    408 5 CLOSE DAILY (except Sunday). BT TRAIN. Federated .vfalay States, Malacca, Johore and Singapore. Registration and Parcel Post, except where otherwise stated, close half-an-hour earlier than the Ordinary mail. Resumption of Night Mail Service. The following additional mails will be closed daily (Sunday excepted) by the 7-30 p.m. train:
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    PRODUCE PRICES
    229 5 BeiiareeOpinm r <vh«K >5,1)00 OU non. bnyurs Grold leaf 72'Hi filers Mace Pickings riO Nntmpgs 80s 125 fHT ijom. 11 Oe 110 in, Coconuts per I.OH'’ 50.00 nou. Copra Hundred $ll 35 sellers Rattans H.JS «de Rattans Coarg* h Green Snail She lio Siam Rio No. 1 do
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    EXCHANGE.
    127 5 PENANG FEBRUARY 5, 1926. (By Courtesy of the Chyrtered Bank.) London Do mand Bank 2/4 5/3J 4 months’ sight Bank 2/4 l/~ 3 Credit 2/4 11/16 3 Documentary 2/4 23/32 Calcutta Demand Bank Rs 154 1 M 3 day’s sight Private 156 Bombay Demand Bank 154 Madras Demand Bank
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    THE PRINCE—APOTHECARY.
    106 5 The Prince of Wales has accepted from the Society of Apothecaries its first honorary diploma, by virtue of which he is licensed to “practise medicine and surgery.” The presentation of the diploma wa? made by Dr. Vincent Dickinson. Master of the Society, at York House, St. James Palace,
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      301 5 The George Town Dispensary Ltd., I THE LEADING CHEMISTS, j PENANG. I I OUR REPUTATION —YOUR GUARANTEE. I THE B I Cheapest House in the Trade FOR a Estate Medical Supplies. I I SAFETY FIRST. I I I You are absolutely safe when you deal with M “THE GEORGETOWN.” Each
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      50 5 PENANG PAST BY BOOKWORM, This little book contains more information respecting the infancy of this Settlement than has hitherto been known to have been published in handy book form. NOW READY FOR SALE at 80 CtS. per copy. Post free $l/- to S.S. and F.M.S. OBTAINABLE FROM The “Pinang Gazette.”
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    IPOH GYMKHANA CLUB.
    923 6 KEEN RACING. Two Deal Heati. (From Our Own Correspondent). Ipob, February 4. The Rae* course again presented a brilliant t-cene to-day for the penultimate day of the Ipoh Gymkhana Club’s Spring Meeting. The weather was bright and the afternoon trilling hot. The going was fast. The crowd
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    IPOH GYMKHANA.
    245 6 FOURTH DAY. Handicaps. Race 1.—(5 furlongs.) Noisy Oyster 9.10, Never-was-A 9.10, Nanette 9.9, Dodden 9, Trevarth 8.12. Lady Hampton 8.6, Bintang Tiga 7.10. Suzanne 7.8, Jung Frau 6.12, Kongsi Am pat 6.12. Race 2.—(5 furlongs.) Jacotte 9.10, Fop 9.5, Havilah 9, Sir Hat in 8.12, Zarina Boy 8.10,
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    P. C. C. TENNIS TOURNAMENT.
    435 6 The following is the dra'v for the Single Handicap Class “A” —30.4 G. H. P nckney Bye; —2 J. Schiess vs. —3 F. N. Syer; Scr D. D. B, Cook vs. —15.2 A. K. A. B. Torrell; —15.2 J. H. Bowyer vs. —l5 E. J.
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    CRICKET.
    60 6 P.C.C. V. P.R.C. The following gentlemen will represent the P.C.C. to-morrow: E. G. Bird, D. D. B. Cook, H. C. D. Davies, A. J. L. Donaldson, J. D. Fettes (Capt.), W. F. Fletcher, J. W. Haddon, P. N. Knight, A. W. Matthews, R. V. Patterson cud J. Wilkinson. Umpire:
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    PENANG CLUB.
    27 6 The sale of the Club’s newspapers and periodicals for the ye >r 1926, will take place at the Club-house to-morrow Feb. 6 at 7.15 p.m.
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    DEATH OF SIR JOHN LE SAGE.
    365 6 SIXTY YEARS OF JOURNALISM. Sir John Le Sage, late managing editor of the “Daily Telegraph.’’ died at his home at Hurlingham on January 1. He had been on the staff of that paper for sixty years. Sir John, who vas 88 years old, retired
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    POLICE CHANGES.
    80 6 Recent changes in the Singapore Police Force involve the appointment of Mr. Nicol, Chief Court Inspector, as acting A.S.P. in charge of the Rochore division, and the appointment of Chief Inspector Caldwell as acting A.S.P. in charge of Orchard Road, also the appointment of Mr. D. Kenny, Chief
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    SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.
    592 6 The Hon. Mr. Yeoh Guan Seek returned on the s.s. Ipoh from Singapore to-day. Mr. P. M. Robinson returned to Penang from Port Swettenham on the s. s. Ipoh to-day. We understand that Col: J. Kunhardt, who is now in Rangoon, expects to visit Penang early in
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    PENANG POLICE COURT.
    187 6 ALLEGED HOUSE-BREAKER CHARGED AGAIN. Khor Ham Eng, the Hokien, who was joint accused in a house breaking and theft charge before Mr. C. W. A. Sennett in the Police Court, Penang, yesterday, appeared on a similar charge this morning. To day s charge concerned the theft of
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    THRIFT SOCIETY.
    1115 6 DEFEATING THE MONEY-LENDER. Progress In Penang. The postponed January Ordinary General Meeting of the Government Servants’ Co-operative Thrift and Loan Society, Ltd., was held yesterday afternoon at the Penang Free School. There were present Messrs. W. H. Threlfall, J. H. Pedlow. R. Boyd (Asst. Officer in Charsre of
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      SAFETY FIRST.
      193 6 [To the Editor of the “Pinang Gazette”.] Sir, —There are many chauffeurs who do not know when to apply the horn. Some of them think that they must toot the horn in places where there is no obstruction, and others imagine that in a crowded thoroughfare there is
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    BALIK PULAU POLICE COURT.
    51 6 At Balik Pulau Police Court, be'ort Mr. A. Williams, District Officer, Insue', tor Lyons charged three Chinese, l- c? Ah Long, Leo Ah Heng and Teng Cheng with gaming in a vacant house in Pinang the previous day. All three convicted and fined the> maximum each
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      104 6 Forewarned is Forearmed WHAT DAY AND MART^ 5 NEGLECTED. MANAGING DIRECTOR’S FRANK STATEMENT. London. Jaoutry 19 t-o I the of Thirty year, aeo ai our f MI wd Ma. agiug Director of M r Mabtik. "but »h.= b *“r d blacking to polish catue. >• ks«p oar name before the
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    THE SCHOOLBOY OF TO-DAY.
    554 7 “WILL BE A BETTER MAN THAN HIS FATHER.” “Take him all in all, the present boy will make a better man than his father. In many cases the father himself is seeing to it,” declared Mr. Ewart McClure, president of the Incorporated Association. of Headmasters, at
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    AIR LEAGUE APPEAL.
    129 7 DIFFICULTIES OF DISARMAMENT. An important article by Lieut.-Col. Ivan B.Davson in the “Air League Bulletin” considers the possibility of limiting Air Forces and reaches the conclusion that such limitation will be extremely difficult because. Air power is not- so much a matter of the actual strength of
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    CAPTURED MARKET.
    96 7 HOW THE PRINCE’S TOUR HAS AIDED BRITISH TRADE. The first of four train-loads of British steel window frames was despatched to the Argentine by a London and Chester firm. The consignment, states the firm, is the largest ever sent out of thi/s country, and is a direct result
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    DIARIES.
    905 7 —Times. Whoever thia year has started a new diary has done it, if he is a wise man, in secret, for if it bd known to his friends that he keeps a punctual record of his own doings and theirs, they will treat him with a reticence that may
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      151 7 Investigate the 20 Royal Reasons. To be expected One naturally expects to find Royal Typewriters in well-organised big business oflices to-day. It is not a mere coincidence that one’s expectations are so often realised. Such organisations demand the best and have facilities for investigation and determination as to what is
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      30 7 GUAN KONGSI 240, Beach Street, Penang. Estate, Mine and Building Material Suppliers, General Import Merchants, and Commission Agents. All orders will receive prompt attention. Telephone No. 1116. Tele. Address GUAXKONGSI.”
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      233 7 UNITED CINEMA From Thursday 4th to Sunday 7th February 1926. WILLIAM FOX Super-Special FOOTFALLS It is a picture with a new idea—distinctly and startlingly new. In addition, it is a notable achievement of the screen, accomplishing as it does the seemingly impossible feat of conveying impressions of sound and hearing
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    THE VOLUNTEERS.
    508 8 The Pinang Gazette is not alone in its constant demand for more recruits to swell the ranks of the Enropean Company of the local Volunteer force. The Straits Times has now entered a plea for more keenness on the part of the young men of Malaya and asks
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    SAFETY FIRST.
    420 8 Last Monday night, while passing down Beach Street, our curiosity was aroused by the spectacle of rows of motor car?, some forty in number, drawn up in front of the Central Police Station. On enquiry, we w’ere informe 1 that the vehicles were there for the purpose of
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    RUBBER CONTROL.
    80 8 NEGRI SEMBILAN PLANTERS’ RESOLUTION. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, February 5. At a crowded meeting at Seremban yesterday, organised by the Negri Sembilan Planters’ Association, a resolution urging on the Government the necessity for maintaining some form of control over rubber exports, was unanimously carried after an
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    BY THE WAY.
    1345 8 HONESTY IS THE BEST POLICY. We have still to hear that the Kelantan Government has made arrangements to pay its debt to the Duff Development Company. May we call the attention of its advisers to the remarks of Lord Macaulay in his Essay’on Clive, where he observes
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    SINGAPORE NEWS.
    165 8 HONGKONG STRIKES. (From OurUwn Correspon len Singapore, February The Singapore Free Press Hongkot g correspondent writes that the Govenuu at a Legislative Council meeting ret»*rr»*<l to the attempts of Canton emissa i *s t l) incite a new strike in Hongkong an I <ij‘ that if the attempt
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    RUBBER PRICES.
    42 8 February, 5. 1926. Local. ct». (Smoked Sheet ...10-J M'<irl« P«NANG<Fine Pale Crepe ...Kh» i'"’ lUnmnoked Sheet ”.> STANDARD (Smoked Sheet... 107 ,l Grades I Crere ...107 London and Nkw York. (Smoked Sheet ...2|B LO! DOS Ictt. ..2/S, New York i| I
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    SINGAPORE BASE.
    456 9 Lernment s Naval Policy. h'HAT hie WAR TAUGHT. (HOGBY lIAI’IO Sbrvicb). London, February 4. P H»i. W. C. Bridgeman, Tn- (1 f the Admiralty, spoke l, r i>i o f the Government’s B '/joy at the Constitutional y l eX p r eiged satisfaction that 810B 101 ’’Admiralty
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    HARNESSING THE SEVERN.
    87 9 developing ELECTRIC POWER. (Rugby Radio Service.) London, February 4. Colonel Moore-Brabazon, Under-Secre-!:l fi'i Transjmrt, stated in the House Commons that the Committee of Civil n« M orcli li 11 'pr>r«e.| to the effect that a case had been established for lln liTtaking further investigations with a 'iK\
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    NEW FLYING-BOAT.
    75 9 FOR AUSTRALIAN AIR FORCE. (Rugby Radio Service.) London, February 4. At Southampton, on Saturday, Lady °"k, wife o f Sir Joseph Cook, High f or Australia, is to christen lr<? t super-marine Napier amphibian Uftg boat, which has been built for the A ”«tralian Air Force. V ’P
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    FOREIGN EXCHANGES.
    71 9 (Rugby Radio Service.) ,4y 8 foreign exchange rates le? n 129 Nvw York 4 86 BruB bioi e "eva 25.24 Amsterdam W.’L 121 Berlin 2GA3; Oslo ar l 8,16 c °Penhagen 19.7 T ,Pnna 34.58 Prague 164] 2i.’ n p. ior JO3 Madrid .34.4; Lisbon lUi lo 7|
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    WIRELESS STRIKE.
    157 9 Reuter. M. P.’s Peace Move. MEETING WITH MEN’S LEADERS. London, February 4. A step towards a settlement of the marine wireless strike has been taken as an outcome of a meeting in the House of Commons between representatives o f the men s union and a number of
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    GERMANY AND RUSSIA.
    113 9 MUST HELP IN DISARMAMENT. London, February 4. In the House of Commons at question time Mr. Locker, Lampson said he believed the postponement of the preliminary Disarmament Conference was due to the wish that Germany should participate in the conference as a member of the League and
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    PROTEST AGAINST TAXES.
    78 9 —Reuter. PARIS SHOPS CLOSED. Paris. February 4. All shops and business houses in the Rue Saint Honore closed for an hour as a protest against the new taxation and fiscal inequality. Notices were posted up outside the premises quoting figures showing the disproportionate amount paid by business
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    IMPERIAL CONFERENCE.
    71 9 Reuter. QUESTIONS IN THE COMMONS. London, February 4. In tbe House of Common’. Mr. Baldwin, in reply to a question, said the Government was communicating with the Dominions and India with a view to fixing the most suitable date for the Imperial Conference, upon which be hoped to
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    SPANISH AIRMAN.
    29 9 —Reuter. OX HIS WAY TO RIO. Pernambuco, February 4. With tbe necessary repaiw completed, Commander Franco, the Spanish airman, has resumed his flight to Rio de Janeire.-
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    AT RIO DE JANEIRO.
    24 9 —Reuter. Rio de Janeiro, February 4. Commander Franco has arrive 1 here, escorted by’ a welcoming squadron of Brazilian aeroplanes.-
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    HEROISM AT SEA.
    49 9 Reuter. KING PRESENTS MEDALS. London, February 5. At an Investiture at Buckingham Palace, His Majesty bestowed the Board of Trade silver medal for rescue work during a typhoon in Kowloon Harbour, (China) upon Messrs. George Parker, John Smight and Harold Wainwright, ex-apprentices of the Egrefnont Castle.
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    HOME FOOTBALL.
    13 9 —Reuter. ENGLISH CUP RE-PLAY. London. February 4. Millwall 2, Bury 0.
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    RUSSIA BREAKS FAITH.
    140 9 .—Reuier. Spreading Propaganda. AGREEMENT NOT OBSERVED. London, February 4. Replying te a question in the House of Commons by Sir Frederick Hall, Commander Locker-Lampson said evidence had been received that the Soviet Government, in China and elsewhere, was not observing the terms of the Russo-British Trading Agreement,
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    U. S. PROHIBITION.
    111 9 Reuter. CONDEMNED BY CLERGY. New York. February 4. A movement, aiming at modification »f prohibition by legalising the sate of beer and light wines, has been inaugurated b\ tbe Church Temperance Society, which consists of the clergy and laymen belonging to the Episcopal Church, includin 21 bishops,
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    MINE EXPLOSION.
    93 9 .—Renter. 3 KILLED: 16 ENTOMBED. Pittsburg, February 4. Three men were killed and several entombed as a result of a coal mine explosion which occurred while th** miners were dealing with an outbreak of tire. —Reuter. Later. Hope has been abandoned of rescuing any of the remaining entrapped
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    COTTON-GROWING.
    58 9 Reuter. MISSION TO COLUMBIA. London. February 4. The International Federation of Master Cotton Spinners’ and Manufacturers’ Associations has deci<led to send a mission to Columlra to study the present cottongrowing situation and future possibilities. The mission, consisting of Mr. Arthur Foster, a prominent manufacturer, and Mr. A. S. Pearse,
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    TROUBLE IN PORTUGAL.
    37 9 Reuter. REVOLUTION QUELLED. Lisbon, February 4. At eight in tha evening it was semiofficially announced that complete calm reigned throughout the country. Two leaders of the insurgents were arrested and taken aboard a warship.—
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    REPLY TO DRUSES.
    73 9 MUST CEASE HOSTILITIES. Paris, February 4. According to a Beirut, message the High Commissioner, in reply to a reque’t for direct peace negotiations, has told the Jebel-Druseg that they must first cease hostilities. —Reuter. [The last message received from Beirut was to the ejfect that all was
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    PRINCE OF WALES.
    51 9 London, February 4. Accompanied by a party of friends, the Prince of Wales went to a London theatre last night. After the performance he walked with ease to his car and was cheered by the crowd. —Reuter. [Recently H. R. H. was thrown from his horse while
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    MOTOR CAR SMASH.
    1392 9 Court Story of Collision. HERALDING XMAS DAY. A collision between two motor cars at the 82 milestone on the Bata Ferringhi road on Christmas Day, had a sequel ia the Penang Police Court yesterday afternoon, when a syce named Ibrahim was charged before Mr. C. W. A.
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    COLOUR BAR.
    70 9 —Reuter. GENERAL SMUTS* WARNING. Capetown, February 4. The Assembly by 64 votes to 47 gave a third reading to the’ Colour Bar Bill, after General Smuts had u’tered a final impressive warning against it. He declared that the Bill would mean the opening of the floodgates and the
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    BRITISH BIRTH RATE.
    37 9 —Reuter. LOWEST ON RECORD. London, February 4. Last year’s birth rate in England and Wales was 18.3 per 1000, the lowest ever recorded, except during the war years 1917-18. The death rate was 12.2.-
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    TIN OUTPUTS.
    111 9 The output of Kamnnting Tin Dredging Ltd. during the whole month of January was 2,091 piculs, hours run 1,873, yardage 267,000, Estimated realised value of oro $167.000. The output of Kramat Pulai Limited, for the month of January was from the mine 420 piculs, from tribntorj 198 piculs,
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      112 9 j A. J. S. I I MOTOR CYCLES |l 1926 1926 B i ModeU Mo<lels 1 I In stock for inspection I Model G 4 3.49 H.P. de Luxe Sporting Model j Price ssoo' nett. n Hn Model G 6 3.49 H.P. Overhead Valve Model W| 1™ Price $525 nett.
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    HOPE FOR THE MIDDLE CLASSES.
    505 10 What future, if any, have the middle classes They still exist. The men go about in last year’s overcoat. The women shop more and more cheaply. Can they exist much longer At first sight it seems that they cannot. Economic pressure is remorseless. Even if
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    YEAR IN PRISON AT 81.
    123 10 Sentence of 12 months’ imprisonment was passed on Thomas Evans, 81 years of ago, who pleaded guilty at the Shropshire Quarter Sessions to a charge of pocket picking, evidence being given that he had led a life of crime, having been convicted on 43 occasions,
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    COMING EVENTS.
    104 10 Feb. 6—Tpoh Races. 6—P. R. C. Annual 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, V.S. and
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    COLO STORAGE AND FOOD SUPPLIES.
    315 10 BRITAIN’S HEAVY IMPORTS. In a paper presented before the British Cold Storage and Ice Association in London the present position and the relation of refrigeration to the marketing and distribution of perishable produce was discussed by Mr. Austin Chadwick (super’ntendent, Manchester Corporation Markets', whn said
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      117 10 Fraser Neave Ltd. "DRY” GINGER ALE Crisp DRY Beverage specially prepared for mixing with spirits. An excellent Diluent for Whisky or Brandy. Large $1.20 Small $l.OO per dozen ‘‘HOUSE OF QUALITY” Penang. P. K. Shakkarai Raw th er Co. (Established 1901.) 127 Pitt Street, Penang. Landing, Shipping, Forwarding and Commission
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      199 10 ii THAT BOY OF YOURS. Keep Him Well with the Aid of Baby’s Own Tablets. No matter how strong and rosy your child may be he requires a laxative sometimes so that the stomach may be kept sweet and the system clean. Formerly the laxative medicines given to children were
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    TRAVANCORE NEWS.
    542 11 CASTE AND NON-CASTE HINDUS. Travancoro January 21. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Of late, the dogmatic pertinacity of the Caste Hindus in the observance of the custom of treating the non-caste Hindus as unapproachables has brought about results which, in the long run, are sure to cripple the solidarity
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    SINGAPORE PRICES.
    58 11 LONDON STANDARD (LOOSK) S. R. Sheet 108| cts per pound per pl. $144.66 No. 1 Crepe 108 cts per pounds per pl. $144/Dull. (By Courtesy of Messrs. Allen Dennys.) The following were the rubber quotations in London on February 4: Smoked Sheet 2/7 4 Plantation Ist latex crepe
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    TIN PRICES.
    83 11 The Straits Trading Co., Ltd., gives the following prices, on February 4: London. Spot £2<s2.ss Up £2.15s 3 m/s. buying 278 2.15 s 3 selling 278.5 s 2.15 s Local. February 5: Singapore sold 125 tons at $l4O Penang buyers no sellers at Messrs. Boustead and Co., Ltd'.—
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    THE SHARE LIST.
    248 11 following are the latest quotations in Messrs. Kennedy Co.’a share list at 1 p.m. to-day Yesterday. To-day. E 2 E 2 BHARBB. x t>> >» 7" S’® P on x M 00 t c. S c. ic. c. Rubber (Dollar.) Amalgamated... 4.00 4.25 3.90 4.10 ex Bnkit
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    LOCAL SHARE MARKET.
    136 11 THE MALAYA COMPANY, LIMITED, report the following changes in to day’s share prices. Rubber Bayers. Sellers. Bassett Rubber Co $1.30 $1.35 Batu Lintang Rubber 1.40 1.45 Mentakab Rubber Co .471 .524 Sungei Tukang Rubber .68} -71} Temerloh Coconut 1.30 1.35 Ulu Bennt Rubber .72} .77} Tin Mining
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      1083 11 ftew Advertisements. position wanted. am P (British) Milling Company, Limited. Bv a capable thoroughly exppri- (In Liquidation.) Tapping and Weeding Conduct° r (13 y p *r.-* xperiPnce in tapping). Notice is hereby given that a Meeting p r( .«> r ow. Excellent references. Reply of the of the above Company
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      75 11 Y ottr Ey e Does it trouble you If so try Sellers’ Lotus Honey, the safest, surest and most high-praised Nature’s cure for Eye troubles. Cures even Cataract, etc. Literature frse. Boou Pharmacy, Penang Road, Penang, (S. S.) w DELICIOUS, The Standard WHOLESOME, for Purity and REFRESHING. Excellence. i V
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    VOLUNTEERING.
    625 12 AJtE THE YOUNG MEN IN MALAYA SHIRKING? The end of the year marked another milestone in the forward movement of our Volunteer Forces, and it is now a fitting time to review the situation and to see how we stand. Those of us who saw the Singapore Volunteer Corps
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    WIRELESS TRAINS.
    162 12 MARVELS AT THE SCHOOLBOYS’ EXHIBITION. A model train controlled entirely bywireless was a feature of the Schoolboys’ Exhibition, at the Royal Horticultural Hall, Westminster. Major Raymond Phillips, who invented the system, said that there was no reason why it should not be applied to passenger trains. He demonstrated
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    A MALACCA ESTATE.
    598 12 CCuAii TLD LITIGATION IN ST PREME COURT. The Chief Justice, Sir William Murison, was engaged in the Supreme Court, Singapore, on M ednesday in the hearing of a complicated action relating to a share in the estate of the late Chee lam Chuan, a well-known towkay in
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    JAPANESE NEWS.
    235 12 EX-PREVTER KATO’S FUNERAL. Tokio, 2—To-day, there ig no sitting in the Diet on account of the late Count Kato’g funeral service which takes place to-day. Elliot Library Purchased. Sir T. Elliot, British Ambassador at Tokyo, departed for home yesterlay. It is understood that the Ambassador, prior to his
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      253 12 I OMELETS I should always be seasoned with I LEA PERRINS* I SAUCE J Manufacturers of Every Description of es id. 1847. Surgical India Rubber Goods /iTF/ _j Syringes, Water Bottles and Beds, Air /T y' Cushions, Enemas, Bed Sheetings, Teats, Tubings etc. /T/) 7 v Catalogues of Surgical or
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    THIS MATTER OF FACT WORLD!
    490 13 SOME EXAMPLES. Airships and freezing machines and vacuum cleaners are all in the day’s work; we have no time to take them for anything but granted but in social matters it would sometimes be pleasing to express a little surprise, writes “A. A. A.” in
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    FURY OF THE SEA.
    337 13 V. C’S THRILLING STORY. Captain A. F. Carpenter, V.C., the commander of the Vindictive at Zeebrugge, presented the prizes won by boys and girls at London schools in the lifeboat essay competition which is held annually by the Royal National Lifeboat Institution. The challenge shield and
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    LINCOLN CATHEDRAL.
    681 14 DEATH-TICK BEETLE. Sir Charles A- Nicholson and Sir Francis Fox described, at a meeting of the Royal Institute df British Architects, last month, the repairs which are now being carried out to Lincoln Cathedral. Sir Charles Nicholson said that the oldest parts of the present fabric were the
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    HAUNTED BY A VISION.
    141 14 TORMENTED MAN CONFESSES TO MURDER. A man walked into the Potsdam police station Beriin. and, declaring himself to be haunted by the ghost of his victim, confessed that during the war, in 1917, while serving aa a stoker in a minesweeper he smuggled a girl on
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      356 14 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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    MARKET PRICES.
    623 15 CHOWRABTA MARKET. Penang, February 5, 1926. oto Government Mutton— Mutton Indian per lb 55 Mutton— Head, sheep or goat M each 1.00 Liver with heart A long do 1.30 Tripe do 1.00 Goat or Sheep per lb 55 Sweet Bread pair 30 Leg of Mutton lb 68 Lamb
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