Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 19 February 1926

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  • 20 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE ESTABLISHED 1833. PUBLISHED DAILY. Mo. 40. VOL. LXXXIV. FRIDAY, 19th FEBRUARY, 1926. PRICE 15 CENTS
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 592 1 TOKISATSU, PHOTOGRAPHIC art studio ’Phone 772. 68. BISHOP STREET. i HllillilliuihiniililllllaiidliHlliaiiH.iiiiililiiiaiiUllhllillllilllillllKlllllllllllllUllllHlllllllllllllllS [CHRYSLER DRINK HOLLOWAY’S GIN I Six FOUR More Palatable and Cheaper than Whisky. L 1 R ORDINARY MARTINI H 5 L— X rE 11 3 dashes Angostura Bitters Holloways EE 5 EE Matured Sweet London Gin Italian 1 f
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    • 14 1 THE Eastern Optical Co., (PENANG DIVISION) 188, PENANG ROAD, PENANG Head Office t SINGAPORE.
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  • 778 2 PAINTING THE OPERA RED. Never before have Russian artists gained so wide a reputation abroad as they enjoy at the present time in both hemispheres. The greatest singers, violinists, pianists, composers and conductors of the world, like Chaliapin, Elman, Heifetz, Rachmaninoff, Orloff, Kussevitzky, Stravinsky, Sergei Prokofieff, and so
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  • 169 2 SPRING MEETING, 1926. 20th, 23rd, 25th 27th Feb., 1926 Nine Races for all Horses. Nine Races for Ex-Griffin Herses. Nine Races for Ex-Griffia Pcnies. Four Races for Selangor Turf Club Spring 1926 Horse Griffins. Four Races for Selangor Turf Club Spring 1926 Pony Griffins One Race for
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    • 492 2 tasxsxsxsxsxsxsxsa I RATES OF SUBSCRIPTION. H Including free town delivery or HI X poetage. ft PAYABLE IN ADVANCE. y I a year J| X Local |36 2 J Country (S.S. F.M.S.) M2 X Foreign (Siam, Sumatra, hi 1 England, the Continent &c.) 148 tt n» F Monthly Quarterly and X
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    • 307 2 FOR SALE. One Six Cylinder Oakland Motor Car in good running order newly painted and overhauled. $1,000 or nearest offer. Rogers. Municipal Offices. 325—23-2 A. C. Car— four-seater aluminium body—recently overhauled and in excellent running order. Hood and battery both brand new. Owner going home. Apply B. w. Allen, Sungei
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    • 326 2 Cocoanut Oil Makes A Splendid Shampoo If you want to keep your hair in good condition, be careful what you wash it with. Many soaps, prepared shampoos and shampoo powders, contain too much free alkali. This dries the scalp, makes the hair brittle, and is harmful. Mulsified cocoanut oil shampoo
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    • 365 2 Mistress Mary, Quite contrary, Why does your house shine so a Its tables, chairs, Its floors and stairs Are 4 RONUKED/ Sir, you know.’* furniture CREAM The Brightest Shine in the Shortest Time!* Sold Everywhere. Ask also for RONUK BOOT POLISH (in the Mauve tin). It preserves and waterproofs all
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  • 243 3 Railway Agitators. A NEW ORDER. (Aneta Radio Service.) Scmarang, February 12. According to a report received by the Locomotief from Medan the Deli Railways have introduced a change in their service regulations, for the purpose of putting down the communist movement. A rule has been introduced whereby any
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  • 475 3 STANDARD OIL BU4LDS TANKS. The Standard Oil Coy. of New York is, it is reported, planning the construction of a tank installation at Tjilatjap harbour, in south Java. The Company intends to store the oil shipped in tank from Palembang by the Koloniale Petroleum Mij and later,
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  • 437 3 WHAT MATTERS TO-DAY. To-day only one thing really m iter n dancing— style, writes Patrick Chalmers in the Daily Mail. This is because foxtrot and waltz have became, in the course of six years, so simplified that they are little more than rhythmic walks and turns to
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  • 196 3 A controversy amongst the of America equal in intensity to that waged by the Christian Fundamentalists and Modernists is now raging as the result of a sermon by Rabbi Wise, New York’s popular Jewish teacher, in which he declared that the Jews must accept Jesus as a
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  • 140 3 A world-wide campaign against wearing short skirts and smoking by women has been launched by Mrs. John Henderson, widow of Senator Henderson, of Missouri, and a recognised social leader in Washington. Mrs. Henderson enlisted the aid of th ice powerful women’s organisations, and will appeal to
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 280 3 ?U a J?r T* <F I To Quickly SOOTHE CURE INJURED or DISEASED SKIN There's Nothing To Equal /*pT3TJ3p V' H /S FO f WK < Jaffes, .‘‘•ii. i Js. ISA» /$> <- <f Free From Animal Fats. Whether it be a cut hand, or an ulcerated foot, a burn
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    • 232 3 i i i WMJacI j Row Row Rosie Foxtrot jflF Collegiate l’m a little fonder (Mercenary Mary) 5 Tie a string around your finger Mercenary Mary) S Colorado Nights Waltz Mamie Foxtmt 9 ’s You forgot to remember Waltz Charleston Baby of Mine Foxtrot When Eyes of Blue H x
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  • 1181 4 BUT BRITISH LEADERS ARE PREFERRED. General Sir Andrew Skeen’s Committee, which is studying at Allahabad the desirability of opening an Indian Sandhurst at which Indians shall be trained to take the place of British officers in the Indian Army, is eliciting some remarkable evidence, and is
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  • 489 4 TEA FOR TWO.” Tin Pan Alley, the jazz music quarter of New York, is churning out new foxtrots at the rate of 600 a week. This is the most telling factor in the consideration of the question Is the dance craz« on the wane For dancing is
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
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    • 45 4 To keep well in a trying climate take Halls Wine THE SUPREME TONIC From first-clast Chemist* am! Wine Merchants, or from the A/tents: AFRICAN AND EASTERN TRADE CORPORATION. LTD.. Siogapore. Sole Proprietors Stfphbn Smith 4 Co.. I to. Bow. Lcni>c:<. Em.lasd. ■ll .....L L... uy
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    • 170 4 A Cr mirror reflects the wisdom h £r c fl°ice— Ww/ai n t To protect and develop ‘b yßr/ natural beauty of her skin, shc knows nothing to equal HAZELINE SNOW" (Trade Mark) In glass pots, at all Chemists and Stores £=> BURROUGHS WELLCOME Co London jrx 4326 SIEMENS (SCHUCKERT)
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  • 916 5 Keen Contests in Penang. TITLING KEY CHALLENGED, Penang has still the enthusiasm nt i money to support boxing of a class that is usually staged in Singapore was a le evident at the United Cinema, last ht when a very good programme was nigni, vuv throu h. It was
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  • 460 5 SPOILS OF WAR.” That 30,000 Christian girls at least are captive in Turkish harems at the present time, branded on the face so as to be stamped as fugitives and returned to thoir owners should they escape, was the sensational statement made recently by the* Rev.
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  • 123 5 PLAY WHICH MADE A THEATRE. The historic Surrey Theatre, now closed, which some are expressing a pious hope may be converted into another “Old Vic.,” owed its greatest success to a lucky chance. Douglas Jerrold, as a young man. was engaged to write plays for the “Old
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  • 176 5 ECONOMY BAN. The flight of the airship R 36 to Egypt and India, which had been planned for the early part of this year, has been abandoned in the interests of economy. It is probable that the authorities have been influenced by the
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  • 440 5 SIR CLEMSNTI SMITH’S ORIGINAL PROPOSALS. New Licht From Old Dispatches. With refer mce to Sir Frank Swettenham’s letter published in our issue of February 5, and our comments thereon, as ys the “Malay Mail,” our attentdoi has been called to certain paragraphsofa published dispatch, dated June 30,
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  • 340 5 MEETING WITH THE SULTAN OF LANGKAT. H. H. the Sultan of Selangor, and the Sultana (Tengku Ampuan). accompanied by the A. D. C.. Tengku Panglima, the Malay Secretary (Tengku Indrai), the Raja Muda of Selangor, his Private Secretary (Inche Dhud). Tengku Panglima Besar. Dato Bentara
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  • 432 5 THE POTATO CURE. No one, perhaps, believe-s nowadays that eels have their origin in pieces of horse-hair, though even so absurd a notion as this was entertained seriously in olden times. But beliefs which are almost as ridiculous still flourish in rural districts in England. There are people
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  • 417 5 BIRD THAT CAME FROM THE DEAD. After 34 years’ experience at the London Zoo, Head-keeper G. Blore Ims become a specialist in ju-jiasu as applied to such formidable kickers as ostriches. When it is stated that, the ostrich has been known to charge a train running at
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 302 5 Serve your With cream that has the delidow f /f i p 4 Q fragrance and flavour of the pure rich V jF" I' milk of world famous Devonshire and which is SAFE. Locally pro- duced cream is generally served unboiled, and because of the impurities it contains it is
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  • 1704 6 COCAINE IN BENGAL. With the exception of opium we in Malaya seldom hear of much illicit trafficking in deleterious drugs such as cocaine or heroin. It may be that drug addicts in this part of the world prefer to indulge their vice in chstndn, rather than the
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  • 707 6 miss McNamees piths. CHARMING DISPLAY. The fourth dance recital by the little pupils of Miss McNamee was given ’n the Town Hall last evening and in every way it x\as a delightful performance. Charmingly dressed, and obviously well trained, the children went through their many pretty tableaux with
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  • 1659 6 SOCIAL PERSONAL. Sir George and Lady Maxwell are visiting Singapore. Mr. Tan Lo Tee, of Parit Buntar, has gone on a visit to Singorra. Inspector S. J. J. Taylor has been transferred to Bagan Serai os O. C. P. D. Mr. and Mrs. Kindersley are leaving for England on March
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  • 384 6 The funeral of Mrs. Muttnknmaru, the wife of Dr. Muttukumarn, J.P.. place yesterday afternoon at the Batu Lanebang Cemetery and was largely attended, those present including visitors from the mainland. The procession was a Dngthy one and comprised innumerable moo r carp, carriages and other vehicle*,
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  • 79 6 S. S. ASSOCIATION’S RESOLD 1 1'A (From Our Own Correspondent). Singapore, I’ebrnbiy k. The Committee of th-Sir merits Associations passed a r r >j n; in view of the statement o f social hygiene made in t,h A.ritt Commons, that the Hon. b requested to voice, the mat
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  • 30 6 TENNIS TOURNkMEXTDouble Handicap I* in n ’i, and Hashim (-15) <nd Sim 800 Jeong 1-»’ jjm Single Handicap Smi Hi’' Min (—3O) beat Smi Loo J fl—l.
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  • 1108 7 PARIS DANOES GAILY. (By A Woman Correspondent.) Paiis, January 20. Although many Parisians went South tills year, those who remained in town, have been making merry in true French fashion. Small private entertainments, of tho intimate family character, peculiar to the French are daily and nightly occurrences,
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    • 120 7 patzenhofer lager beer Elephant and Cock Brand. o £1 ■sjwiwwjini !i ported by .y alliiiH S AJr •-,<*>a r sTTrTtsa. Obtainable from all Dealers and Paterson, Simons Co., Ltd., Penang. GUAN KONGSI 240, Beach Street, Penang. Estate, Mine and Building Material Suppliers, General Import Merchants, and Commission Agents. All orders
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    • 167 7 a! PARENTS ARE OFTEN PUZZLED to know wiat medicine to give their little ones. The child falls sick with griping pains, vomiting, diarrhoea, croup; or suddenly gets feverish, screams for no apparent exuse, refuses food, or vomits up what i has eaten. What is to be done on st ch
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    • 337 7 WHITEAWAY’S FOR GENTLEMEN’S BOOTS SHOES. s The Popular Court. I Made throughout of the finest quality materials, close fitting, upperscut in one piece, solid leather soles, smart appearance. All sizes and half sizes iu stock from 5 to 11. These shoes are also obtainable in Oxford style at the same
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  • 262 8 Whatever the Liberals may lack, whether it be seats in the House of Commons or a leader with the ability to revive the old party enthusiasm, they appear to be quite determined that they shall not lack a programme. Coal and power and rural and urban land
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  • 1839 8 The forthcoming London Season promises to do more than all our legislators can accomplish towards further improving our relations with the Overseas Dominions. As a cement of Empire our social life is sadly under estimated. It is a very potent factor for good will. Hence it is
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  • 420 8 TONGKANG. PILFERER SENTENCED. Shaik Ibrahim, a Tamil Mohammedan who pleaded guilty on the 12th inst. to three counts, of stealing and dishonestly retaining an amazing swag from a tongkang which even included aspirin tablets, was to-day sentenced by Mr. C. W. A. Sennett to three m'>nths’ rigoroni
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    • 36 8 “ID. fe 9 O.” Guest Night and Dancing— Every Tuesday and Friday. Special Tiffin Every Wednesday and Satu r d a y—E. O. Orchestra. Orchestral Concert every other Sunday. PEARS’ i I 1 GOLDEN SERIES. 1 <
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  • Page 8 Miscellaneous
  • 128 8 ACKNOWLEDGMENT. Dr. Muttukumara begs to thank those who kindly attended the funeral of his wife, sent wreaths, telegrams and letters of condolence and also those who kindly lent their motor cars. OBITUARY. ARCHBISHOP CIEPLAK. Passaic, (New Jersey) February 18. The death has occurred of Archbishop Cienlak, formerly head of the
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  • 1042 9 Iraq Treaty Approved. mr amery on labour amendment. (Rugby Radio Servicr). Reuter. London, February 18. bi the House--f Commons, Mr. Amery, Secretary f"F the Dominions and Colonies. moved Fhat this House approves the Treaty smne I between representatives (l f llis Majesty and the King of Iraq
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  • 492 9 —Renter. Poland Appeals For Seat. FRENCH SUPPORT. London. February 18. Sir Austen Chamberlain, who was the guest at a luncheon given by the Foreign Pi ess ssociation, said the Government had not yet taken a decision with regard to increasing the Council the League •<f Nations. It
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  • 158 9 The Arrested Men. TEMPORARY REMOVAL NECESS\RY. Athens, February 18. The Premier, General Pangalos. in a statement with regard to the arrests, mentioned yesterday, says that a temporary removal of those arrested is necessary because alarming rumours have recently been in circulation involving the names of M. Papanastasion,
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  • 125 9 —Reuter. COUNTESS OF CRAVEN AND HER HUSBAND. New York, February 18. Before proceeding to Montreal last night ‘‘to mother that wild boy” the Countess of Craven charaeteris-d the United States Immigration Authorities as “dolts” for excluding Countess Cathcart. —Reuter. BROUGHT IT ON HERSELF. Montreal. February 19. The
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  • 117 9 —Reuter. FURTHER DETAILS. Salt Lake City. February 18. It ig now definitely ascertained that twenty-eight were killed as th* result of the avalanche. It is believe 1 that at least fifty men, wom*n and children are buried beneath the snow and debris. The avalanche swept trees, rocks
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  • 101 9 $86,980 FOR PAINTINGS. New York, February 18. One-third of the late Lord Leverhulme’s paintings, appearing in alphibetical order of the artists’ names, were sold with scant ceremony in block for 86.980 dollars. The Gainsborough’s portrait of a young girl topped the prices at 20.000 dollars. —Reuter. [On February
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  • 116 9 BRITAIN RATIFIES LEAGUE CONVENTIONS. Geneva, February 18. The British Government has forwarded to the Secretariat of the League of Nations ratifications of two International Opium Conventions drawn up by the League. The first concerns the control of trade ii opium in the Far East for smoking purposes;
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  • 188 9 —Reuter. Meeting of State Council. R ESPONSIB LEGO VER N MEN!' WANTED. Delhi, February 18. The Council of State rejected without a division a resolution by the Bombay industrial magnate Mr. Pheroze Sethna for the immediate appointment of a Royal Commission to enquire into the working of the
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  • 100 9 —Reuter. NEGOTIATIONS AFTER RESUMPTION OF WORK. London, February 18. As a result of negotiations with the Ministry of labour the wireless operators’ strike has b°en settled. Work is being resumed immediately. London, February 19. The Secretary of the Wireless Union states that the wireless operators will resume
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  • 100 9 —Reuter. DOUBLES RESULTS. New York, February 18. In the national Indoor Lawn Tennis Tournament doubles Brngnon and Dailey beat Mangin and Jolliff by 3-6 6-0, 6-3 Tilden and Anderson bed Seligson and Kuhn 6-1, 6 2, thus entering into the semi-finals. The match between Tilden and
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  • 62 9 (Rugby Radio Service.) Yesterday’s foreign exchange rates were Paris, 1339; New York, Brussels, 107 Genova, 25.25 Amsterdam, 12.131 Milan, 120.65 Berlin. 20.42 Stockholm. 18.17 Copenhagen, 18.76 Osin, 23 27 Vienna, 34.55 Prague, 164} Helsinpfnrs, 193 Madrid, 34.44 Lisbon, 2} Rio 7tc Buenos Aires 45? Bombay. ls.6|d.; Shanghai, 3s.
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  • 40 9 —Reuter. London, February 18. The steamer Bolton wirelessed that a fire bad occurred aboard in the lower hold, one containing tobacco, and that she was proceeding to Brest and was expected to arrive there in the afternoon.-
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  • 152 9 —Reuter. Smugglers’ Deception. TRIAL AND SENTENCE. Berne, February 18. A German, named Johan Tim was sentenced to fourteen days’ imprisonment and fined 4,00) francs and his accomplice, a Swiss called Paul Tuoni, was fined 8.000 francs, for attempting to ship opium to Japan labelled clocks and watches. It
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  • 93 9 REGULATION OF CIVIL LIFE. I Constantinople, February 18. The Assembly in Angora voted en bloc the new Civil Code of over nine-hundred articles, regulating civil life on western lines. It notably deals with the status of women who will acquire divorce rights equal with men. The code
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  • 106 9 Reuter. Race With Bolsheviks. TO DISCOVER NEW CONTINENT.' New York, February 18. The world flier Lieut. Wade describe* his Arctic flight as a race with Bolsheviks to discover a continent which is thought to lie in the uncharted seas to the North of Alaska. He explained that the
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  • 121 9 .—Reuter. BIG DEVELOPMENTS PROMISED. London, February 18. Sir Samuel Hoare, President of the Air Council, in a speech at Cambridge, said the Egypt-India air route would begin next winter and would save 5 to 8 days in the transport of passengers and mails. He hoped that the
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  • 19 9 —Renter. STILL INDISPOSED. Washington, February 18. President Coolidge is still indisposed and is confined to his bed.-
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • 124 9 0 Lawn Mowers and Rollers. Kansonios Sims and $6 Jefferies Automaton Lawn Mowers. /J g Cutting: 16 inches zZ "v t” i I Iff Cutting 18 inches k' C R j| si7s II SLittle’a Special Low Cut- Barford and Perkins’Water II I ting Lawn Mower. Ballast Garden Roller II Cutting
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  • 464 10 AMERICA’S BRILLIANT BOY GOLFERS. America has definitely selected her team of amateur golfers to defend the Walker Cup in this year’s eight-a-side match against Britain at St. Andrews, and to challenge for the amateur championship at Muirfield. The most striking circumstance about the side-apart from its obvious
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  • 300 10 SUGGESTED NORTHERN INN OF COURT. The proposal to establish a separate Inn of Court for Northern Ireland has been received with much disfavour in Irish legal circles. Hitherto, in spite of the political changes that- have taken place, the Irish Bar has preserved the symbols of unity,
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  • 93 10 TO-DAY’S DEPARTURES. Le Maire for Belawan (Deli). Ajax for Port Swettenhara Singapore, Hongkong and Japan. Kopah for Belawan (Deli). Tara for Port Swettenham and Singapore. Elephanta for Rangoon and Calcutta. The following ships are in communication with the Wireless Stations at: Penang —Andre Lebon, Cowrie, Comliebank. C. Lopez
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  • 398 10 CLOSE DAILY (except Sunday). BT TRAIN. Federated Malay States, Malacca, Johore and Singapore. Registration and Parcel Poet, 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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  • 129 10 PENANG FEBRUARY 19, 1926. (By Courtesy of the Chartered Bank.) London Demand Bank 2/4 3/32 4 months’sight Bank 2/4 7»16 3 Credit 2/4 9/16 3 Documentary 2/4 19/32 Calcutta Demand Bank Rs 154 3 day’s sight Private 156 I a Bombay Demand Bank „154 I 2 Madras Demand Bank
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  • Page 10 Advertisements
    • 178 10 “St. Ivel” Ice Cream de Luxe READY TO FREEZE I Flavours Obtainable ,1 Vanilla, Strawberry Lemon I Price per tin 50 cents A (Sufficient for 5 Plates.) This Ice Cream de Luxe is specially prepared with St. Ivel Cream and when properly frozen produces the highest quality cream Ice ready
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    • 114 10 j Indispensable both as a I seasoning for the Kitchen and I a relish for the Table LEA PERRINS’ I SAUCE IN A CORNER OF ASIA, Being Tales and Impressions of Men and Things in the Malay Peiiins’ib BY SIR HUGH CLIFFORD, G.C.M.G., G.B.E, Price $2, Postage 30 cts. extra.
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  • Page 10 Miscellaneous
    • 184 10 u Dead Certainty by Nat Gould Starring VIOLET HOPSON at the Theatre Royal. From To-night Till Sunday 21st February, 1926. Show Starts at 7-30 p. m. EPISODES 3 AND 4 FIGHTING SKIPPER 4 parts FRANCIS FORD AND JACK PERRIN. THOMAS MEIGHAN IN PIED PIPER MALONE 8 parts A Romance of
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  • 995 11 DERBY DEPOSED. Blackburn Improve. The positions in the English and Scottish Leagues to date are as follows Division I. Goals. P. W. L. D. F. A. Pts. Huddersfield (1) 28 14 5 9 61 44 37 Sunderland (7) 30 16 9 ***** 37 Arsenal (20) 29 15 9
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  • 92 11 —Reuter. MUNITION MACHINES WANTED. London, February 19. The correspondent of the Daily Mail in Vienna states that negotiations are progressing between the Austrian government and Austrian firms and the Soviet government for the purchase by Russia of all machines in Austria capable of being used for making
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  • 177 11 EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING. An extraordinary general meeting of the Sungei Arak Rubber Co., Ltd., was held ait the registered office of the company, 33, Beach Street, Penang, this morning. Mr. E. Reimann presided, and there were present: Mr. R. Michaux, Mr. H. Waugh, Mr. H. Dove, Mr.
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  • 299 11 The following were the resußs of the ties played yesterday: Single Handicap Class “B.” 15.2 G. C. Watson beat —4 E. A. Davies 7—5. O—6. 6 1 G. C. Tait walk over from J. R. Strachan. The following ties have been fixed Monday, February 22.
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  • 117 11 The following was the result of the tie played yesterday: Double Handicap. 3 E. Reimann and J. G. Allan beat Scr. A. Ferguson and A. J. Plumb 21 —16. The following ties have been fixed Monday, February 22. Championship.—G. B. F. Southam v. J. M.
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  • 62 11 RE-AR RESTED AFTER SERVING SENTENCE. (From Our Own Correspondent). Kuala Lumpur, February 19. The Eurasian H. O. Rice, formerly clerk in the General Hospital, Singapore, was released to-day, after serving nine months for cheque forgeries in Penang. He was immediately re-arrested on an old warrant in connection with
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  • 48 11 Feb. 21st Ist Sunday in Lent, 8.30 a.m. at Butterworth Church Holy Communion and Address. 7 p.m. at Caledonia Club Evensong and Address. Feb. 24th Wednesday. S. Matthias A. M. 7.30 a in. at Bukit Tengah Chapel Holy Communion. B. Stokes (Chaplain).
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  • 157 11 The following are the latest quo. tations in Messrs. Kennedy A Co.'g share list at 1 p.m. te-day Yesterday. To-day. 2 E Sharks. ZS Zm ts P S 3 o 5 cn to Sc. Sc. S c. c. Mining. Asam K. 55/6 56/6 56/- 56/6 cum Batang
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  • 171 11 The following are the changes in the report of THE MALAYA COMPANY LIMITED for to-day:— Rubber Shares. Buyers. Sellers. Ayer Kuniug Rubber 1.35 1.40 Ayer Molek Rubber 2.80 3.00 cum Bassett Rubber Co 1.35 1.45 Batu Lintang Rubber 1.4 71 1.521 Kuala Sidim Rubber 4.00 4-20 Sungei
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  • 32 11 LONDON STANDARD (LOOSE) S. R. Sheet 101| cts per pound per pl. $135.33 No. 1 Crepe 101 cts per pound per pl. $134.66 Easier. (By Courtesy of Messrs. Allen Dennys.)
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  • 115 11 The Straits Trading Co., Ltd., gives the following prices, on February 18: London. Spot £289.15s Up £1.15g 3 m/s. buying 282.5 s 1.15 s 3 selling 282.10 s 1.15 s Local. February 19: Singapore sold 125 tons at $1424 Penang 75 tons at $1424. 7he Eastern Smelting Co..
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  • 37 11 The output of The Renong Tin Dredging Company Limited. for the first half month of February was Dredge No. 1 66 piculs, Dredge No. 2 235 piculs. Dredge stopped three days for Chinese New Year.
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  • 75 11 When the steamer Anking arrived in Singapore from China on Thursday last, Senior Revenue Officer Listerman boarded the ship and conducted a search for illicit chandu. A quantity of about 5,700 tahils of non-Government chandu was found hidden in the oil fuel filter and the coffer
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  • Page 11 Advertisements
    • 216 11 JUST ARRIVED A f ej FROM -Lk. O D RECT FROM ROLLAND CIE, RUE GODOT DE MAUROY 18. A beautiful collection of the latest styles of Evening Frocks, Afternoon Gowns and Sports Models at ROOM 67, E. &O. ANNEXE On view till Thursday 25th February only PRICED EXTREMELY MODERATE. 4
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    • 316 11 New Advertisements. POSITION VACANT. Wanted A Police Station Chinese Interpreter. Commencing salary $720/ Bar 840- 60A- 1440/Bar 1560- 60A--2160. A colloquial knowledge of Malay, Hokkien or Tiochin and Cantonese or Kheh required. Applications should be made to the Chief Police Officer, Penang, before 26th February, 1926. A. J. SHEEDY, Chief
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  • Page 11 Miscellaneous
    • 60 11 A DANCE RECITAL WILL BE HELD AT THE TOWN HALL BY MISS McNAMEE’S DANCING PUPILS SATUHDAY, 20th FEBRUARY at 6 p.m. 20 per cent, of the Profit in aid of THE Y. W. C. A. AND The First Penang Brownie Pack. Reserved Seats $2.00 Unreserved Seats 1.00 Children .50 To
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  • 387 12 Messrs. William Jacks and Co. London reported as follows on January 27 Speculators seem more inclined at the moment to operate on the Bear tack and the fears of trouble with the Railway workers caused lower prices all round. Germany is selling raw materials instead of consuming
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  • 210 12 Singapore, February 17. Rubbers being weak and featureless, we are confining this bi-weekly market report, to mining shares, which, with the metal moving upward should soon warrant better prices. Kuchais. on optimistic rumours have firmed to ?1,72?. middle Kintas are better at f 1.14 buyers;
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  • 163 12 2,713,000 DAIRY’ CATTLE RECORD. The Ministry of Agriculture’s 1925 report for England and Wales shows that the 1,499,700 acres of wheat was th*» lowest since 1904, and the 1,868,000 acres of oats the lowest since 1888. Barley was the only corn crop grown on as large
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  • 485 12 ANSON LED ASTRAY. How Lord Anson, in his voyage round the world in the middle of the 18th century, twice lost his way was recalled recently by Sir William Bragg. 'Sir William was inaugurating at the Royal Institution the 100th series of Christmas holiday lectures for
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  • 242 12 RenarewOpinm p. «h*» H t 15.000.00 notu. Cloves 100.00 buyers Gold leaf 72.00 sellers M»ce Picking» no stock Nutmeg» 80s 125.00 nom. 110» 110.00 Ooconuta per 1.000 50.00 nom. n opra Sundried $11.45 buyers Rattans 11.15 sales Rattans Coarse 10.50 Green Snail Shell. 13.00 Siam Rice No. 1
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    • 291 12 G. 423 _Jy When you w_cannot u remember ENO S Sleepless nights are often caused by fl a disordered digestive system. fl Thousands have found that sound H and restful sleep is induced by the K regular use of ENO, which corrects V the sluggish and imperfect action fl of
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    • 802 12 p— 1 BANKS, The Soap the mercantile that Suits INDIA, limited. the Climate Authorised Capital There is a strong demand Subscribed Capital £3Mo *> growing steadily here and in Paid-up Other Eastern Countries for Reserve Fund and Undivided Profats w Board of Directors V ■gl Sir David Lie. Bart/ 20%
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  • 665 13  -  BY THE RT. HON. PHILIP SNOWDEN, M.P. Political Parties are never free from internal troubles. But it is doubtful if British politics were ever in a more chaotic condition than they are to-day. It it doubtful, too, if party ties ever had less hold on the
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  • 145 13 NEW PICCADILY SCHEME. It has been decided to proceed at once with the installation of electrically worked traffic signals in Piccadilly between the Circus and Devonshire House. The object is to secure uniformity of traffic movement and to avoid delays to east and west bound traffic consequent
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  • 512 13 STUFF DREAMS ARE MADE OF. Mr. A. J. Cook has been telling a Labour Education Conference in Birmingham that he is a Socialist because he is a realist, writes John Blunt in the Daily Mail. I have heard many surprising explanations of why people are Socialists but I do
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  • 314 13 HEAVY ‘COSTS’ IN PLACE OF INTEREST. Undeterred by the knowledge that their activities will Ke very much curbed when Lord Carson’s Bill becomes law, money-lenders are reaping a rich harvest while they may. One method that is being adopted by some money-lenders, with success, is to lend their
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  • 420 14 250,000 WEEKLY BROADStHEETS. About 250,000 Communist broadsheets are being circulated weekly throughout Great Britain. Since the conviction and imprisonment recently of leading members and officials of the Communist Party a distinct change has been noticeable in the tone of printed publications and newspapers of the extremists. For weeks
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  • 334 14 TWO FOR THE ENGLISHMAN. Mhy is it no Frenchman can wear a modern hat properly e.nd no Frenchwoman ever wears one improperly? asks Mr. Edgar Milne in the Daily Chronicle.” I have recently been travelling over Europe: certain minor peculiarities have struck me, one with such force that I
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  • 438 14 Vv OMEN SILK SM I (;<;i ].q> s Some of their Methods. It is the general experience of c„ st officers at the passenge r poits 11 smuggling of silk goods is among worn/ A woman was recently ordered l )y Folkestone Bench to pay double duty seven
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  • 241 14 DESIGNER’S DESPAIR. Work at Hollywood is too strenuous for Romain de T.rtoff-Eit the trench fashion designer. He complains that the varity of fun actresses is such that th< having their own way in defiance of a.l canons of art and even of crnnmoiuense. Therefore ho is
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  • 59 14 Feb. 20—Miss McNamee’s Recital, Town Hall- 20 9Q 95 27— Selangor Turf t New Year Meet ’ng 20—League Cricket. P.S. and t- Esplanade. March 17—St. Patrick’s Dav. April 2—Good Friday Pnbbc H°J 2nd, .-ini. 4tl. A 'eting. Annual Bisley P The Rifle Range, Penang. .3—Public Holiday. s—Public Holidav.
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    • 493 14 Assets over $5,500,000. S. C. Assurance in force over $19,000,000. |J The Great Eastern Life Assurance Co., 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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  • 621 15 CHOWRA3TA MARKET. PeWano, Fi hruary 19, 1926. ctn Government Muttim— Mutton Indian per lb 55 Mutton— Head, sheep or goat M each 1.00 Liver with heart A lung do 1.30 Tripe do 1.00 Goat or Sheep per lb 55 Sweet Bread pair 30 Leg of Mutton M lb
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    • 184 15 Singer Cars II The extraordinary popularity of 1 II the Singer amongst all types 1 II of motorists is not the result of < II a mere passing phase. It is a < |r popularity soundly established J II upon the lasting bed-rock of j II SATISFACTION. j 1926 MODEL
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    • 239 15 «A/AflfflL Wn B Jf Li 7 I AD CAPSTAN Cigarettes are 4MADE IN ENGLANDJ TMi i. arj«4 by th» BritMh- American Tabaaea Ca.. (ItoalwV LM t A <hw»nmW is Cnfhaf) O' I 1 O Simonds’ INDIAN STOReTI Milk 1 OPPOS,r E I 1 1 I WHITEAWAY, LAIDLAW Co., Ltd., 3
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    • 1262 16 THE BLUE FUNNEL LINE. fffWIWKM'SI INTENDED SAILINGS FROM PENANG k T wßs Sg||S g WEEKLY SERVICE. LONDON AND N. CONTINENT. IM k Wgggg V g, EUM4EUS in port Marseilles, London, Rotterdam and Hamburg. IM MM MM Mk iSSa B®B Spk PH EMI OS Feb. 26 London, Rotterdam and Hamburg. AUTOMEDON
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    • 507 16 P. 0.-BRITISH INDijT AND APCAR LINES. A (Companies Incobpi rated in England I MAIL, PASSENGER CARGO SERVICES I PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL 9. N. Co (Under Contract with His Majesty’s Government.) I P. dL O. SAILINGS. B LONDON—FAR-EASTERN SERVICE. I For Singapore, Hongkong, Shanghai, Moji, For Colombo Aden p I Yokohama
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