Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 8 February 1926

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    20 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE ESTABLISHED 1833. PUBLISHED DAILY. No. 31. VOL. LXXXIV. MONDAY, Bth FEBRUARY, 1926. PRICE 15 CENTS.
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      14 1 THE Eastern Optical Co., (PENANG DIVISION) 18S, PENANG ROAP, FENANG Head Office t SINGAPORE.
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    PIRATE TERRORS.
    380 2 SHIPS BURNT TO WATER’S EDGE. Gang’s $lOO,OOO Haul. Pakkai (Kongmoon), Jan. 8. Banded together as the Kwangtung Tong, several gangs of pirates in this part of the Canton River delta are now resorting to various forms of “frightfulneiss” in their campaign of terrorOn January 2 a determined action
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    AN AIR PORT?
    336 2 POSSIBLE HONGKONG DEVELOPMENTS. Aerial Service Prospects. January 15. Now that Mr. Hetling has been flying in Hongkong for over a week, it is of interest to record a few impressions that have been formed of the conditions and future prospects of flying in this locality. The first
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      1227 2 AUCTIONS. NOTICES. I rates OF subscription. pENANG MLES ROOM. 5 Including free town delivery or 81 FANCY DRESS > OPTIONAL X* postage. I received from Peking a to bb held at the PAYABLE IN ADVANCE. j r *"■"*U_ll x special consignment of antique IOWTI Hall i Local a^6* r porcelains
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      407 2 I I I After an illness I take W incarnis I —the best tonic of all, I Build up your health again by taking a course of this delicious I strengthening, and restorative tonic wine. Put new vitality into your system, feed your nerves, repair your wasted tissues, create I
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    COMMUNIST FRAUD.
    459 3 LESS PAY, LONGER HOURS, MORE UNEMPLOYMENT. We are always being told, writes John Blunt by our cranks and sentimentalists, who really seem to be the most grossly gullible people in the world, that Russia is an earthly paradise, where justice rules and where everybody is contented. Communism is
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    HIS DESERTS.
    170 3 Hongkong, January 19. —Imprisonment for life and 20 strokes of the “cat” w’as the sentence on the pirate found guilty at the Criminal Sessions yesterday of complicity in the “Po On” piracy and the subsequent cruelty to passengers who could not find ransom. He was sentenced to seven
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      461 3 r Jl I Tiring Days 1 1 ““‘kt. iSk— Sleepless Nights «gs»™™ Nerve strength can be compared to the electric power driving intricate machinery. Weakening of this driving power will produce disorder of the most divergent parts of your system Sleeplessness may result, head' aches, listlessness and fatigue, while a
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    171 3 OBITUARY. MR. ERIC MUNROE ROSS. News of the death whilst on board the s.s. “Morea” not far from Home of Mr. Eric Munroe RosS, chartered accuntant and Shanghai partner in the firm of Lowe, Bingham and Matthews has reached the Hongkong office from London. A further message from the Shanghai
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    PARIS FASHION NOTES.
    1066 4 BY A WOMAN CORRESPONDENT. Paris. January 18. Dress on the Paris stage is always interesting. The plot df the play may be weak, the staging more or less good but the dresses are rarely anything but first class. The French actress takes as much pains in collecting
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    EXAMINATIONS WHICH KILL INTELLIGENCE.
    279 4 PROF. ARMSTRONG S ATTACK. At the conference of the Science Masters’ Association at King’s College for Women, Kensington, Mr. E.G. Laws (Leeds Grammar Schoo]) complained that examiners seemed to stress too much the value of memory and did not give sufficient opportunity for independent thought. “Nearly
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    BIRD ATTACKS MAN.
    112 4 MIDNIGHT FIGHT. Attending at midnight to the water supply feeling the turbines at the works at the head of the Luxulyan Valley, Cornwall, of English China Clays, Ltd., Mr. Albert Squires was attacked by a large bird, which, using both beak and talons, severely scratched his -hands
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    THE SPIRIT OF LOCARNO
    3349 4 in an American school class of English or foreigner- the native American teach- i put to h r iihvv-A nerican pupils—a toner in A u rc she, as a rule—lit- quesii n wha in America strikes the new con. r a* >p“c:ally good? Among iiffereiit oth-
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    COMING EVENTS.
    92 4 Feb. 9—Court of Appeal. Penan?. I.3—Chines» New Year. Public an Bank Holiday. 15—Public and Bank Holiday. 17—Ash Wednesday. 18 and 20— Miss McNamee’s Dance Recital, Town Hall. 20, 2.3. 25 27— Selangor Turf Club New Year Meeting. 20—I eague Cricket. V.S. and P.R Esplanade. March 17—St. Day. April
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      56 4 LABOUR CODE 1923 F.M.SLABOUR ORDINANCE 1923 3.3. EMPLOYERS OF INDIAN laß^ B are hereby reminded that assessmen turns for the preceding quarter be sent to the Office of the Deputy troller of Labour, Penang, during months of April, July» October Forms for the return will be upp on application at
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    TRAVANCORE NEWS.
    798 5 CHARGE AGAINST AN EDITOR. (From Our Own Correspondent). Travancore, January 26. Mr. K. G. Nair, the editor of a Malayalam weekly, the ‘Jt-mnabboomi” meaning Motherland, has been charged with an offence nnd» r sec. 153 A of the Indian Penal Code, and is takir g his trial at
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    THE COMING TESTS.
    1639 5 WHAT AN ENGLISH VICTORY MEANS. We all have» ur ups and downs in life a yeir of mis'ortune often succeeds a year of prosperity. There are thus»* whose lives are sharply divided into 30 years of ceaseless knocks from fortune, followed by 30 years in the calm
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    EXCHANGE.
    127 5 PENANG FEBRUARY 8, 1926. (By Courtesy of the Chartered Bank.) London Demand Bank 2/4 5/34 4 months*sight Bank 2/4 1/2 3 Credit 2/4 21/32 3 Documenta.-y 2/4 11/16 Calcutta Demand Bank Rs 154 1 3 day’s sight Private 156 I b Bombay Demand Bank 154 g Madras Demand Bank
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      214 5 Jheir soothing antiseptic vapours prevent cure colds J.,, ;m Evans’ Pastille into x m 1:1th and you feel instant t ii the u>st obstinate Your I arsh, burning r t is eased. Breathing be owes clear. I 1 ’a.-4 i Iles made to the ri nil |a el the Liverpool
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      346 5 >■< A.J li! T 1 Mhey know when w it’s timey6rovaltine’ The little one’s Ovaltine is ready and they’ are vyC"-» eagerly ready for it, too. They love its delicious 'JUKxCsL flavour and much prefer it to any other beverage. 4 i\\ Mother knows how good it is for children—how
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    SOCIAL & PERSONAL.
    1640 6 SOCIAL PERSONAL. Mr. L. McLean has been appointed to act as Treasurer, 8- S., with effect from January 20th. Major Blakeney and Capt. G. Stewart Sutherland arrived on the s.s. “Padang” .yesterday from Kuala Kurau. Mr. S. Rajam lyangar, a representative of the ‘‘Tamil Ncsan,” Kuala Lumpur, arrived here yesterday
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    CRICKET.
    249 6 P.C.C. v. P.R.C. The match on the Esplanade ground on Saturday between the- P.C.C. and the P.R.C. resulted in a drawn game, stumps being drawn when a victory for the P.C.C. seemed certain: P.C.C. J.W. Haddon c Reutens b Rodrigo 26 W. F. Fletcher b Orr 15 E. G.
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    RICKISHA IN COLLISION.
    101 6 Proceedings are to be taken against the driver of a motor-car P. 20 which collided with a rickisha in Light «-treet on Saturday night, at abont 6.15 p.m. The rickisha puller was taking a Towkay named Hong Ban Hock and his friend np Light Street in the
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    GAMBLERS FINED.
    61 6 A hundred and fifty dollars in fines was imposed on six Chinese who were charged with gambling by Inspector Lyons early on Sunday morning. The accused —One Ah Hun, Lim Chung Chu. Lim Ah Hing, Tay Sin Ten, Sia Chow Chua, TinAh Thoy—were each fined the maximum of
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    WIRELESS RECEIVING LICENCES.
    69 6 Licences for the use of wireless receiving apparatus for the period terminating on the 31st December. 1926. may be obtained at the General Post Office, Penang on payment of a fee of 5. On or after the 16th February legal proceedings will be taken against any person
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    CLEAN MILK.
    424 6 HOW IT IS BEING ENSURED. STORY OF THE TADPOLE. That cleanliness is next to godliness is a motto that once had no interest for the native milk sellers of Penang. To-day, however, thanks to the vigilance of the Municipal Sanitary Department supplies of clean, unadulterated milk are assured
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    E. & O. CONCERT.
    256 6 E. O. CONCERT. AN ARTISTIC PROGRAMME. Many Encores. Sunday evening’s concert at the F. O. Hotel will rank as one of the b« st heard there. None could have wished for a better blend of good music ar d the fact that the soloists were enc< red again and again
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    PUBLIC HEALTH.
    121 6 According to the law of the S raits Settlements every public place wher?in ir tcxicating liqucr is ccmsumed must I>p provided with a public convenience. This regulation caused a little rrssment when Pritchard Co., Ltd., repr< sensed by Mr. J. Soutar, applied to the local Licensing Board for
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    BY THE WAY.
    1223 6 Fotheringay February 8, 1926. When Mary, daughter of James V of Scotland, and his wife Mary of Lorraine, was born in 1542, her father lying on his death bed is said to have exclaimed that the Crown of Scotland had come in with a lass and would
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    FRENCH FINANCE.
    122 6 —Reuter. PROBABLE SPLIT IN CARTEL RANKS. Paris, February G. A whole day’s sitting of the Chamber ended in the passage of six articles of th* 5 Finance Bill. The unwonted calm which hitherto had characterised the debate was broken to-day by a stiff breeze between M. Lamoureux, the
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    BIG RUBBER DEAL.
    61 6 Reuter. LONDON FIRM’S PURCHASE London. February G. It is understood that the Danish Fast Indies Plantation Company has been so by the Sumatra Rubber Plantations tn Messrs. J. A. Wattie and Company. London, for 10,000,000 kroner. The deal includes 25,000 nnplan and 5,000 planted acres. Messrs. Wattie
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    FOREIGN EXCHANGES.
    61 6 (Rugby Radio Service) Saturday’s foreign exchange ra te were:— Paris 129.90; New York Brussels 106 975; Geneva terdam 12.13 A Milan 120j->; B 20.43; Stockholm 18.165; c °P e "\< 19.705; Oslo 23.89 Vienna Prague 1641 Helsingfors 34.455; Lisbon Aires 45<> Bombay Is. b,i+ 3 yokohai 3s. o}d.
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    MUNICIPAL COMMISSION.
    59 6 BUSINESS FOR MEETINGThe business for the inP *on Municipal Commission, to f o w3 Tuesday the 9th February is 1 1. Minutes of last meeting to e firmed. p reB iden 2. Any special business tie may bring forward. 3. Questions. t m 4. Decisions arrived at papers
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      78 7 EXTENSION of SALE —O—HB—£I —illll 118 '1 FOR LF7&SMIMi—M I' ~:iiir.' Ufflir ~MK' -.~±i J!ll THREE DAYS OHLY < MONDAY FEBRUARY Bth TUESDAY 9th WEDNESDAY 10th When all the display tables on our spacious ground floor will be devoted to CLEARING LINES AT HALF PRICE, QUARTER PRICE SB THOUSANDS of
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    BIRTH.
    20 8 Mackay’.—On Frilxy, sth February 1926, at th u Penang Maternity Hospital, to Mary, wife of Donald A. Mackay,—a son.
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    JACK ASHORE!
    504 8 Under the above caption in our issue of Thursday, February 4. we published a letter from a correspondent who drew attention to the lack of decent facilities available to sailors when ashore in our port. “There is no information bureau for sailors he wrote, "‘and some of the
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    BENCH AND BAR.
    682 8 The Colonial Bench should be filled by barrister-judges appointed from home, and by advocates of long experience of practice out here not by recruits from the Civil Service. We cannot, in a Crown colony, expect such intensive training as a barrister has to undergo in England, nor
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    ROYAL AUCTION BRIDGE.
    1193 8  -  THE THIRD CALLER By J. J. BREBNER. I have dealt with the tactics of the first and second caller when bidding at auction bridge, and it is but fitting that I should give a glance at the considerations that guide the third caller or dealer’s partner when
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      TRAM PRICES.
      147 8 [To the Editor of the “Pinang Gazette.”] Sir, —I beg to bring to your notice that residents and travellers to Jelutong are charged 6 cents for a trip to or from Magazine and Jelutong station and th? same amount is charged each way to or froth Magazine and
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    BOXING TREAT FOR PENANG.
    104 8 During, or after the Chinese New Year Mr. G. C. Bayani, managing partner 0 the Singapore Boxing Stadium, W 1 endeavour to stage a series of boxing contests in Penang, in which such fistic stars as Battling Key, Al. Trono and honm, Santos will participate. All
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    THE ‘ WING HONG.’
    96 8 THE WING HONG.’ QUARANTINED IN PENANG. The China Coast steamer, 11W whose Captain, surgeon and chew were each fined $5OO at on Thursday for failing to g declaration of the number of p g on board and the presence of t,aru j n infectious disease on board, arn vt g
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    L. G. AND LABOUR.
    252 9 Possibility of Co-operation. hunts of agreement. (Rugby Radio Service.) London, February 6. In the House of Commons Mr. Lloyd Geou;-* bt «ted quite clearly the extent to which Liberalism and Labour might cooperate. Tl tH debate on the address m reply to the King’s speech had
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    MR. RAMSAY MACDONALD.
    227 9 HOME FROM CEYLON. (Rugby Radio Service.) London, February 7. Mr. Ramsay Macdonald, the Labour leader, who with his three daughters has been on a visit to Ceylon, arrived in London yt sterday. In interviews he stated that he had greatly enjoyed ‘he rest and change. The main
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    GERMANY AND THE LEAGUE.
    101 9 LONDON COMMENT. (Rugby Radio Service). London, February 7. Satisfaction is being generally expressed. both in political quarters and in the I’l’f'ss, at the forthcoming application 7 Germany for membership of the Leaime of Nations. Tl H Observer to-day remarks From he date of Germany’s entry the
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    FARMING IN AFRICA.
    87 9 BRITISH PARTY’S TOUR. (Rugby Radio Service.) London, February G. in V** 1 °Lj p ct of studying agriculture ”> t t! Africa a party of 100 British 1 Is h farmers left Waterloo yesterday >r ontbarnpton, where they embarked fhe Ha! moral Castle. u i" par y
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    MUSSOLINI & GERMANY.
    292 9 MUSSOLINI GERMANY. —Reuter. Lies Alleged. THREAT OF REPRISALS. Rome, February 6. Signor Mussolini, making a speech in the Chamber with the object of clearing the air,” ironically commented upon the recent Bavarian allegations of his tyranny” in the Trentino, and declared that notwithstanding the Fascists’ policy of moderation towards Germany,
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    DISARMAMENT POSTPONEMENT.
    130 9 .—Reuter. AMERICA LLAMES FRANCE. Washington, February 7. Speculation as to whether France’s present enterprises in Africa and Syria do not supply the motive of her wish for postponement, is one of the reasons for disturbed American sentiment, public and official, regarding the adjournment of the Disarmament Conference, which
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    PERSIAN EXPORTS.
    74 9 PROHIBITED BY SOVIET. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Allahabad, February 7. Meshed messages to the Pioneer announce that the Soviet has prohibited the export of Persian goods, except cotton, to Russia, which gives rise to a very serious economic position and consterr ation in Northern Persia. The Russian Ambassador
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    SPANISH HONOUR.
    60 9 Vale. FOR MARSHAL PETAIN. Toledo, February 6. King Alfonso has delivered to Marshal Petain, the Spanish Military Cross. A Royal decree says the Sovereign is proud to confer this high dignity upon the famous liberator of the heroic town of Verdun and the prominent chief who highly served
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    MEXICAN BANDIT’S HEAD.
    62 9 —Reuter. GRUESOME AFFAIR. Chihuahua City. (Mexico), February 7. The body of Franciso Villa, a noted bandit, who was slain by his own followers in 1923, is reported to have been dug up and decapitated. A note was found near the headless body, saying that the head had
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    RUGBY ’NATIONAL.
    232 9 Reuter. Thistle Triumphant. HARD FIGHT WITH WALES. Edinburgh, February 6. About 40,000 spectators were present at the rugby international between Scotland and Wales, which resulted in a win for Scotland by 8 points to 5. The weather was showery. The Welshmen started with a loose rush but had
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    TENNIS AT CANNES.
    78 9 '—Reuter. MLLE. LENGLEN AND MISS WILLS. Nice, February 7. Special stands have been built at Carlton Courts Cannes, and all the seats have been booked for next week’s tournament for which Miss Wills and Mdlle. Lenglen have entered. Miss Wills, interviewed, said she was always glad to
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    GOLF IN U. S.
    36 9 —Renter. COMPSTON AND MASSEY DEFEATED. Ham pas (Florida), February 7. Jim Barnes and Johnny Farrell defeated Compston anil Massey by three and two at Temple Terrace Country Club in a 36-holes match.
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    POLE-JUMP RECORD.
    24 9 —Reuter. Boston, February 7. The Norwegian athlete, Charles Hoff, has broken the world’s record for an indoor pole-jump, clearing 13 feet inches.-
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    KRASSIN ILL.
    75 9 .—Reuter. DOCTORS RECOMMEND REST. Paris, February 6. According to newspaper reports Krassin is gravely ill in Paris. His doctors recommend a rest at some mountain resort, but it is feared he is unfit to make the journey.—Reuter. REPORTED RECOVERY. Paris, February 7. The Soviet Embassy states that M.
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    Y.M.C.A. SECRETARY.
    51 9 —Reuter. TO TOUR INDIA AND FAR EAST. London, February 6. Sir Arthur Keysail Yapp, rational secretary of the Y.M.C.A.. departs aboard the Ranchi at the end of February on a tour of India and the Far East, visiting Bombay, Rangoon. Singapore, Shanghai and Japan, reaching Bombay on March
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    JAVA’S TEA CROP.
    33 9 Reuter. DROUGHT CAUSES DECREASE. Batavia, February 6. The Java tea crop for 1925 totals 43,000.000 kilograms as compared with 47,500,000 in 1924. The decrease is attributed largely to the drought.—
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    HOME FOOTBALL.
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    WIRELESS STRIKE.
    117 9 EMPLOYERS WILLING TO NEGOTIATE. (Rugby Radio Service.) London, February G. It is learned in connection with the wireless operators’ strike that a deputation of Members of Parliament, representing each party in the House of Commons, who had an interest themselves in the dispute, waited upon the President of
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    CONTRACT FROM U. S.
    110 9 FOR BRITISH SHIPS. (Rugby Radio Service.) London, February 6. In face of the keenest continental competition, what is stated to be the biggest order for motor passenger liners placed in this country since the war has been brought back from America by Mr. McGovern, Managing Director
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    “ ANTINOE ” RESCUES.
    624 9 ANTINOE RESCUES. British Tributes. PRESENTATIONS TO AMERICANS. (Rugby Radio Service). London, February 7. The heroism of Captain Fried and the officers and men of the United States liner. President Roosevelt, in rescuing the crew of the British steamer, Antmoe, was acknowledged yesterday afternoon in a befitting manner. The President Roosevelt,
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    RESTRICTION MUST CONTINUE.
    3001 10 Public Meeting at Seremban. DR. BRADDON’S VIEWS ON RUBBER POSITION. The Chinese Miners’ II ill at Seremban •was crowded to overflowing on Thursday when under the auspices of the Negri Sembilan Planters’ Association, a public meeting was held, under the chairmanship of the Hon’ble Mr. Wong Yick
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    BARLOW’S REPORT.
    212 10 •Singapore, February 4. —Rubber. —The tone of the market during the period under review has been quiet, with a limited amount of business passing from day to day. There was a steady tone at yesterday’s auction, and the majority of lots offered were sold. Awarded,Sheet was withdrawn as
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    BLAKE & CO’S. SHARE REPORT.
    276 10 BLAKE CO’S. SHARE REPORT. Singapore, February 6. A fair volume of business is to be recorded in both Rubber and Mining shares, and at present levels, there ar- 1 qnite good enquiries for the popular rubbers, with prices alternately gaining or shedding a few points in sympathy with the daily
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    PAPAN TIN.
    714 10 The fifth annual general meeting of the shareholders of Papan Tin Limited was held at the registered offices of the Company, No. 9 China Street Ghaut, Penang, at 11 a- in., on Saturday the 6th February 1926. There were present Messrs. F. H. Grumitt (in the chair), H.
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    PRODUCE PRICES.
    226 10 Benares Opium p. 15,000.00 nou., Cloves 100.00 hnyers Gold leaf 72.00 sellers Mace Picking* no stock Nutmegs 80s 125.00 nom. w 110 s 110.00 Coconuts per 1,0 to 50.00 non*. Copra Sundried $12.40 sellers Rattans 11.15 Rattans Coarse 10.50 Green Snail Shelt* 13.00 Siam Rice No. 1 15.00
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      121 10 p Q’g” CROSS-WORDS COMPETI TION. Solution of Puzzle No. 51. We publish below the correct of the Pmang Gazette Poole No. 51, together with th, of successful competitors Ist Prize Mrs. S. Dennys, A lor Star. 2nd Prize Miss W. Antoinette, Penang. 3rd Prize Miss B. Fernandez, Taiping. Additional awards
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    IPOH RACES.
    276 11 CONCLUDING DAY’S RESULTS. (From Our Own Correspondent). Ipoh, February 6. The concluding day of the races was held in bright weather. Generally it was a favourites’ day. The going was good. Mrs. Brash distributed the cups. Race I. NANETTE Bowden 1 BINTANG TIGA Murphy 2 LADY HAMPTON... Thompson
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    CHINESE NEW YEAR.
    145 11 BIG ATTRACTIONS COMING. Every yearss the Chinese holidays come round, it is quite safe to look forward to a visiting carnival show, a circus or a big theatrical company. The attraction this year and which is to open next Thursday night is a new amusement enterprise in
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    F.M.S. AFFAIRS.
    95 11 FINANCIAL COMMITTEE APPOINTED. A supplement to the ‘‘F.M.S. Government Gazette” notifies the appointment by H.E. the High Commissioner, of a Financial Committee composed o‘f the following:—The Hon. Mr A. M. Pountney, Financial Adviser, S.S. and F.M.S. (Chairman) Mr. Ct S. Alexander, Treasurer, F.M.S., and Mr. G. P. Bradney,
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    THE SHARE LIST.
    227 11 The following are the latest quo tations in Messrs, Kennedy <k Co'> share hst at 1 p,m. to-day Saturday. To-day. 2 go g aa Sharer. p» o’® p 3Q ca oo c. f c. f c. c. Rubber (Dollar.) Allenby 3.00 3.20 3.05 3.20 Amalgamated... 3.90 4.10
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    RUBBER OUTPUTS.
    63 11 The following are additional rubber outputs for January:— lbs. Anglo-Johore 30.000 Bnkit Palong 17,100 Consolidated Malay 94,700 Chulsa (Selangor) 42,500 Mambau (F.M.S.) 58,000 Sungei Salak 75,000 Sepang Valley 44,700 Tangga Batu 13.500 Thirdmile (F.M.S) 83,000 Henrietta 62,000 Sungei Matang 37,700 Laras (Sumatra) 55,436 Rampah (Cocoanut) 160.000 nuts Benar
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    SINGAPORE PRICES.
    55 11 LONDON STANDARD (LOOSE) S. R. Sheet 115 cts per pound per pl. $153.33 No. 1 Crepe 114 cts per jound= per pl. $152/Steady. (By Courtesy of Messrs. Allen Dennys.) The following were the rubber quotations in London on February 6: Smoked 2/8| Plantation Ist latex crepe 2/81 (By
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    TIN PRICES.
    111 11 The Straits Trading Co., Ltd Local. February 8: Singapore sold 100 tons at $l4l Penang buyers no sellers at $141.37L lhe Eastern Smelting Co.. Ltd:— London. February 5. spot, £283.12.6 three months’ buying and £279.2.6 three months’ selling. Messrs. Boustead and Co., Ltd:— Saturday’s quotation for Singapore refined
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    TIN OUTPUTS.
    24 11 The output of Tongkah Harbour Tin Dredging Co. N. L. from 31st January to 6th February (being one week) was 14 tons.
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    LOCAL WIRES.
    150 11 NEW CHINESE GIRLS’ SCHOOL. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Singapore, February 8. In the presence of a large attendance, including many Chinese, Lady Guillemard opened the new Chinese Girls’ School, which is free of debt. Interesting speeches were delivered by Mr. Song Ong Siang and Dr. Lim Boon Keng.
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    "H.M.S. METHUSELAH’S" GUN TRIALS.
    63 11 The cruiser Enterprise left Plymouth on January 12 to undergo engine and gun trials at sea preparatory to relieving the Cairo on the East Indies station. Although the newest ship in the Navy the Enterprise has become known as “H.M.S. Methuselah,” having been laid down eight
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    KENNEDY & CO’S SHARE LIST.
    1278 11 KENNEDY CO’S SHARE LIST. NAMES. s J as tn RUBBER [Dollar.] S c> S c f Allenby Rubber Co 3 05 3 23 Alor Oajah Rubber Estate 3 0C 3 2C Amalgamated Malay Eatatea 4 GU 4 25 ex Ayer Hitam Planting Syndicate -0 50 22 50 Ayer Kunlng Enbber
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    ENGLISH-GERMAN COOPERATION !
    423 12 ENGLISH-GERMAN COOPERATION The most important economic problems of England and Germany are very much alike. They are. indeed, in many directions the same, writes Guenthe r Stein, London, in the Berliner Tageblatt. Both countries have to sell abroad the product of their industrial work; for, only in this way they
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    DISASTROUS CHINATOWN FIRE.
    129 12 Five Chinese women, who were entrapped on the second floor of No. 9 Sago Street, Singapore, when the building took fire in the early hours of Fiiday morning, were burned to death. The fire broke out in the second storey, which w r as used as a
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    SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.
    138 12 TO-DAY’S DEPARTURES. Glenshiel for Colombo, Pot Said, London. Rotterdam and Hamburg. Venice Mara for Boston. New York, and Baltimore. Suisang for Singapore, China and Japan. Rawang for Pangkalan Brandan and Langkat. Sitiawan for Setul. Kuala Bahra, Sungei Opis and Tanjong Star. Am pang for Pangkor. Bindings and Sitiawan.
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    PENANG MAILS.
    409 12 CLOSE DAILY (except Sunday). 8T TRAIN. Federateu Malay States, Malacca. Johore and Singapore. Registration anti Parcel Post, except where otherwise stated, close half-au-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 tiaiu:
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    PIRATE METHODS.
    428 13 ONE EARED MAN GIVES EVIDENCE. Hongkong, January 18. —A one-eared man .stood in the witness box at the Criminal Se»ssions this morning and accused a prisoner of directing the gjucsome operation by which he had been deprived of one of his ears. The accused appeared on four charges:
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    GREAT.
    387 13 Who are the twelve figures in human history most worthy of remembrance as the world’s greatest heroes? This question would tax the oldest, yet it is to be given to school children to decide. Prizes are to be awarded for the best essays on the dozen historic characters deemed
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    MR. CELERY CALLS.
    640 14 I hope you are at home, dear cooklady, as I’m doing myself the honour and giving myself the pleasure of paying you a call. I want to have a cosy gossip with you about some of the ways I like being done, writes W. Teijgnmouth Shore. Chop
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    THE WRONG GRAVE.
    212 14 LAST MINUTE DISCOVERY AT A FUNERAL. M hile a buriaj service was being held at a graveside in KensaJ Green. Cemetery the mourners discovered that a wrong grave had been prepared, the family grave in which it was intended that the burial sho'uld take place being some-
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    THE RUBBER OUTDOOK.
    430 14 —“C.E. T.” By this time Mr. Hoover regrets having started the Rubber hare, unless his trade is all so politically engineered that h« can afford to laugh at the poor sport provided. He has done one thing that must militate against a politician—he has made himself ridiculous
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    RUBBER INDUSTRY AND RUBBER SUPPLIES.
    413 14 prospect of a limited supply.—“C.E. and T.” In the current issue of “Commerce Monthly,” the organ of the National Bank of Commerce, New York, is an article over the initials “J.8.C., dealing with rubber consumption and supplies. It is noted that fifteen years ago American
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    MARKET PRICES.
    634 15 CHOWRABTA MARKET. Pbnanq, February 8, 1926. eta Government Mutton— Mutton Indian per lb 55 Mutton— Head, sheep or goat M each 1.00 Liver with heart lung do 1.30 Tripe do 1.00 Goat or Sheep per lb 55 Sweet Bread pair 30 Leg of Mntton lb 68 Lamb do
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