Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 24 February 1926

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    20 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE ESTABLISHED 1833. PUBLISHED DAILY. No. 44. VOL. LXXX1V. WEDNESDAY, 24th FEBRUARY, 1926. PRICE 15 CENTS.
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    MURDER FOR A FEW RUPEES.
    474 2 COMRADES SPEND' STOLEN MONEY ON AMUSEMENT. A crime which in its cold-blooded premeditation recalls the hold-up of the Post-office in which three boys, all under 19, were concerned, has been committed by three youths living in the industrial suburb of Pantin. Last Saturday evening a
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    FUTURE OF ARTIFICIAL SILK INDUSTRY.
    247 2 A PLACE FOR MANICURISTS. Important developments in the artificial silk industry were outlined at Manchester by Professor J. Huebner, of the Manchester College of Technology, who has just returned frojn a tour of the artificial silk industries on the Continent. He said they were only
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      371 2 /Ka 3d nr Perfect FOUNTPENS 67fc I A Swan is a delightful gift -rich and good in appearance, true and fine in t quality. It is like handing one’s friends a fund of convenience and comfort. Any 4C Swan Fen is a fitting gift; but one in gold, rolled gold
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    END OF THE IRON AGE.
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    PARIS FASHION NOTES.
    1091 3 (By A Won an Correspondent.) Paris, January 27. What would Paris be without its pretty women and what would the pretty women of Pa» is b“, without their delightful clothes One is compelled to a unit that neither would be very attractive. The women are as flowers
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    LYING “POSSUM”.
    349 3 BIRDS AND BEASTS THAT SHAM DEATH. Extraordinary instincts. One of the most extraordinary instincts found in the wild is that which leads birds and animals to feign death, writes a head: keeper. Should you, for instance, capture a wryneck alive this timid little bird will twist its neck
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      604 3 Hr banks. BANK OF INDIA, .USTRALIA AND CHINA. ,ral«l i" n 5 al orI Charter 1S.»3.) £3,008.000 ■gp C»P' ,al £4.000.000 of Proprietors £3.000.000 1 Head Officet BlS nOPSGATE. LONDON. E.C. Agencies and Branches. Amritsar. Bangkok. Batavia, Canton, Cawnpore, Cebu. Sb Haipho' Hankow. HongK' II'” 10 T1,<,I,t Karachl K l
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    BRITISH ENGINEERING NOTES
    1355 4 INDUSTRIAL IMPROVEMENT. Encouraging reports of activity in widely different branches of British engineering are now being received from practically all of the great industrial centres. The year 1S25 closed with a general feeling os; confidence that the worst of the trade depression was over. tFiat at last
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    A GREAT SOLDIER AS PRIME MINISTER.
    286 4 g MR. AMERY ON THE DUKE OF WELLINGTON. Mr. Amery, Secretary of State for Do- minion Affairs, presided at a lecture by Sir Charles Oman, M.P., on “Prime MinJ isters of the 19th Century the Duke of Wellington,” at King's College. Mr. 1 Amery
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      308 4 S'* All-British i Standard a CARS E> T° K et there —and back again 'i h3 —with ie reat est comfort and 5 Pi fJj the least expense is the function of ji the ‘Standard’ Car. Fitted with h Dunlop tyres, comfortable and Ji ■i ffl roomy, with ample reserve
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      726 5 GUARANTEED FOR EVER AS TRUE AS STEEL” RALEIGH “BEST OF GOOD CYCLES.” THE ALL-STEEL BICYCLE THE FINEST EXAMPLE OF BRITISH CYCLE MANUFACTURE. “T c,aL ROBINSON Co., Ltd., T RAFFLES PLACE SINGAPORE. Xi //z\ v \> V Sole Agents for Straits Settlements and Federated Malay States, K AL,mH special <no speed).
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    BY THE WAY.
    1483 6 GIRL GUIDES IN MALAYA. The annual report for 1925 of the Girl Guides Association bv Mrs. A. Cavendish. Chief Commissioner for Malaya, is indeed encouraging to all divisions throughout the Peninsula. Splendid progress, it is indicated, is being made in Penang and Province Welleslev where, du ing
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    P. C. C. TENNIS TOURNAMENT.
    59 6 Tho following were the results of t|ie ties played yesterday.— Single Handicap Class “A.”.— —3 R. N. Byatt beat —3 J. R. Bennett 6—1, G—2. Single Handicap Class “B.” 15 T. R. AJt-y beat —4 A. Williams 6—1, 6—1. Single Handicap Class “C.” 4 J.
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  • POLICE COURT.
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      Rubber Smuggler Heavily Fined.
      290 6 PRISON FOR PICKPOCKET. A fine of 1,000 or in default six months’ rigorous imprisonment was imposed on Peh Ah Tai, a Teochew, living at Telok Kumbar, for attempting to smuggle 3| piculs of rubber into Penang yesterday. The accused pleaded guilty before Mr. C. W. A.
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      CAR COLLISION CASE.
      788 6 MAGISTRATE’S RULING QUOTED FOR DEFENCE. Syce Fined. Yesterday, in delivering judgment in a case' affecting the collision of two cars on the Batu Ferringhi road, Mr. C. W. A. Sennett. the Second Magistrate explained at length a definition of the role of the road. In acquitting the
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    MOTOR HORN NUISANCES.
    194 6 WHEN THE ELECTRIC HORN MAY NOT BE USED. A motor car regulation that is perhaps not generally known; certainly not generally obeyed, is that which prohibits the sounding of an electric horn on a car within the Municipal limits of Penang, except in extreme cases of emergency.
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    DAZZLE HEADLIGHTS.
    164 6 A REMINDER TO MOTORISTS. A reminder to motorists that dazzle headlights constitute a punishable offence was contained in the prosecution to-day of Lee Soon Poe who was charged with permitting motor car No P. 475 to be used on a public thoroughfare—Macalister road—at 7.15 p.m. on the 12th
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    RASH DRIVING CHARGE WITHDRAWN.
    73 6 The charge of rash or negligent driving preferred against Mr. Merican’s syce who was involved in the collision with Mr. S. N. King's car at the junction of Macalister, Racecourse and Pangkor roads has been withdrawn. When the case was mentioned in the Penang Police Court
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    TIN PRICES.
    80 6 The Straits Trading Co., Ltd., gives the following prices, on February 23 London. Spot £294.7.6 Up £2.17.6 3 m/s. baying 283.15s 1.7.6 3 > selling ,.284 ,.1.7.6 Local. February 24: Singapore sold 200 tons at $143 Penang 25 tons at $143. Messrs. Boustead and Co., Ltdz— To-day’s quotation
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    SOCIAL & PERSONAL.
    1451 6 SOCIAL PERSONAL. The management of the A. C. S., Parit Buntar, changes hands next month, from the Rev. W. E. Horley to the Rev. P. L. Peach. Mr. Justice Deane, who has been sitting in the Courts of Appeal in Penang and Kedah, returned to Singapore during the week-end. Mr.
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    MUNICIPAL BAND.
    66 6 The following is the Band Proyrim 1 played at the Waterfall Garden* 1 from 5.15 to 6.I0 p.m. (weather permitting 1. March Health to Scotia s Shore I. 1 2. Gavotte Queen Christina 11,11 3. Humoreske Eine Fidele Negi i Hochzeit 2‘n n 4. Selection Emerald Isle 1
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    HOOD KIAT TRIAL.
    874 7 INJUNCTION AGAINST AN EDITOR. Parties to Give Evidence. Wong Yong Soo, the complainant in the case in which Goh Hood Kiat was charged with attempted murder, and Goh Lai Kan, the editor of a book entitled ‘The Trial of Goh Hood Kiat,” are both to give evidence
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    THE COLLINS CASE.
    845 7 SELANGOR GOVERNMENT APPEALS. Before the Court of Appeal, consisting of Justices Farrer Manby, Watson, and Dinsmore, in Kuala Lumpur, on Monday, the Hon’ble Mr. W. S. Gibson, Legal Adviser, argued the appeal of the Selangor Government against the judgment of the Chief Justice, delivered on Jan. 18,
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    DEATH BED MARRIAGE.
    420 7 VALIDITY OF CEREMONY TO BE TRIED. Application in Supreme Court. The validity of an Eurasians death be>d marriage four days before his death is the issue which Mr. Justice Deane directed to be tried in the Supreme Court, Singapore, on Monday, arising out of the petition, for
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    SEA VETERANS.
    416 7 FAMOUS SHIPS. In the series of article in their House Magazine reviewing the long list of famous ships built by William Beardmore and Co., Ltd., and their predecessors, we are reminded that it was this firm that built the first Castle liner for the South African trade'. This
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    SECRET SOCIETY TERRORS.
    420 7 FACTORY WORKERS ATTACKED. Mr. Bull, the Second Magistrate, Singapore, had a case» before him on Monday, in which a Chinese was charged in connection with a> recent affray whieh resulted in two other Chinese being stabbed. The accused was found guilty and came up for sentence. His
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    THE LAKE OF GOLD.
    430 7 A ROMANCE OF THE ANDES. English Engineer’s Find. There is a lake in a silent fold of the Colombian Andes, 10,000 feet above sea level, which is paved witJt gold, or very nearly so. Some of that gold was offered for sale in London recently—breast-plates of
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    DUTCH QUININE MONOPOLY.
    611 7 STRONG ACTION BY LEAGUE, Seeking a Substitute. Before the world successfully combat the malaria plague, the widespread effects of which is an almost incalculable economic factor to-day, to say nothing of its importance for humanity’s mortality tables, a monopoly held by one Government, Holland, on the quinine
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    COMING EVENTS.
    70 7 Feb. 25 27— Selangor Turf Club New Year Meeting. 20—League Cricket, P.S. and P.R.C. Esplanade. March o—Planters’ Dance, Taiping. 17—St. Patrick’s Day. April 2—Good Friday Public Holiday. 2nd, 3rd, 4th 5th—P. V. R. C. Annual Risley Rifle Meeting, The Rifle Range, Penang. 3—Public Holiday. 5—Public Holiday. 14—Hari Rava
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      462 7 SELANGOR RACES. SECOND DAY’S RESULTS. (from Our Own Correspondent). Kuala Lumpur, February 24. e was a larger crowd than on the M lay. Among those present were the “‘j; U1 of Perak and suite and Sir George V >y Maxwell. The weather was ‘o, but the starts were unsatisfactory. r
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    WEDDING
    53 8 At Morningside Parish Church, Edinburgh. John Archibald Hunter, Federated Malay State?, younger son of the late John Reid Hunter, of British Guiana, and Mrs. Hunter, 7 Merchiston Bank Gardens, to Jeannette Murray L’ndsay Milne, younger daughter of the late Res’. William Milne, Drumelzier. Peebleshire. and Mrs. Milne, 5 South
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    MUSSOLINI’S NEW DEPARTURE.
    544 8 Just a fortnight ago, the world was treated to the edifying spectacle, or unedifying. whichever way one chooses to look at it. of Signor Mussolini trailing his coat in front of an impotent Germany. The Supreme Fascist is reported to have said, in the course of a
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    THE COAL INDUSTRY.
    484 8 At Home and in the Dominions and Colonies the public ition of the report of the Coal C »mmission is being awaited with the keenest interest. This is not surprising, since coal is the foundation stone on which British trade is laid. The primary object of the
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    SCOTTISH LETTER.
    1015 8 “THE IMMORTAL MEMORY”. POPULARITY OF BURNS. (From Oar Own Correspondent.) Edinburgh, January 27. The popularity of Robert Barns, to judge by the number of public dinners on the anniversary of his birthday, shows no sign of decline. All the festivals are not held on “The Twenty-fifth,” of course
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    The following denotes how watchful
    112 8 eyes are ever upon u. A Bloomin’ It is algo a striking comPassenger. mentary on a certain typi of passenger. A traveller heard the he id steward of the ship on which he happened to Ir, rating a young assistant. “You do nothing.” complained th,
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  • SINGAPORE NEWS.
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      LIBEL ACTION.
      132 8 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Singapore, February 24. The hearing of the libel action brought by Maultim, Immigration Fund Inspector, and K. C. Marican agiinst Ismail Marican and the Straits Printing Works was continued yesterday when Mr. II. G. Sarwar, District Judge, spent the greater part the day in
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    PENANG FOOTBILL LEAGUE.
    55 8 DARUL AIHSAN vs. MUNCIPA liTY The following team has be m p,^ C (h9 to represent the Municipa aWa n Esplanade to-morrow aft- rr*-- g o0 n; Teh; Lim Khav Seng and 'lan Km W. F. Fletcher, Phung Hassan: M. S. d'Ornlle. TeoJ, b«> K. Coombs, Ch-
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    In connection with the celebration of Hari Raya Puasa,
    75 8 ith uu ThursWednesday ll3 day, April 14 and 15, will 1 y )|.B- holidays throurflio'-'t and in connection with tin wl Hari Raya Haji, Monday. j (V jn be observed as a l’» l> 1C j lllie ft Peiuk and Selangor,
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      36 8 “Ek £r* 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’ 1 j 1 GOLDEN SERIES. J
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    ITALY’S VOLTE-FACE.
    123 9 fl oW Friend of Germany. what will happen at GENEVA? London, February 23. V remarkable change has overcome the l ta IoGerman and Italo-Austrian relations dtirinr the past few days as a result of Reciprocal explanations by the heads of the three Governments. According to the diplomatic correspondent
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    COMMONS AND CHINA.
    166 9 PREMIER’S CAUTIOUS REPLIES. London, February 23. Sir Frederick Hall, in the House of Commons, requested an opportunity for the House to have a full statement on the present position in China. Mr. Baldwin, the Premier, said that no material change had taken place since Sir A. Chamberlain
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    CANTON PORT CLOSED.
    121 9 CHINESE DELIGHTED. Canton, February 23. Forty steamers are lying idle as a result of the closing of the port. The Canton Government does not at present give any signs of complying with the Customs Commissioner’s requirements. The Chinese appear to be delighted at the check given to
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    POISON GAS FOR CHINA.
    88 9 GERMANY REFUTES ALLEGATION. London, February 23. In the House of Commons, Sir Gran* ville Wheeler drew attention to the report that German chemists were employed by Chinese militarists for the manufacture of poison gas. Sir L. Worthington-Evans replied that as a result of further enquiries he
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    WASHINGTON’S BIRTHDAY.
    155 9 r S. PRESIDENT’S TRIBUTE. Washington, February 23. 1'red lent Coolidge, speaking at the x atiopal Educational Association on the occasion of the anniversary of George ashington’s birth, paid a tribute to the at>‘ t a )roa( j ou t] oo fc an( j declared that ‘'O was nothing
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    LEAGUE COUNCIL.
    171 9 Britain Yielding. M\Y SUPPORT FURTHER CANDIDATURES. London, February 23. The possibility of Britain after all supporting further candidatures for the League Council was indicated by Sir Austen Chamberlain at Birmingham, after pointing out that the composition of the Council had already been adopted before Germany's entry came into
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    BRITISH INDUSTRIES FAIR.
    240 9 BIG ORDERS SECURED. (Rugby Radio Service.) London, February 23.S The Prince of Wales visited the British Industries Fair at Birmingham this afternoon. Another visitor was St Austen Chamberlain, Foreign Secretary. The results of the Fair, as reviewed by the Exhibition Management, are most satisfactory. One exhibitor has
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    FRENCH DEBT.
    85 9 MR. CHURCHILL’S EXPLANATION. (Rugby Radio Service). London, February 23. Questioned as to when he expected to be able to resume negotiations with the French Government with a view to completing the debt settlement with France, Mr. Winston Churchill. Chancellor of the .Exchequer, said that the French Minister of
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    UNEMPLOYMENT.
    58 9 25,657 DECREASE IN A WEEK. (Rugby Radio Service.) London, February 23. Unemployment continues to show an appreciable decline. The latest weekly return records a decrease of 25,657 in the number of workless. In six weeks there has been a reduction of nearly 114,000. The total figure is low 1,139,300.
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    LOCARNO TREATY.
    40 9 SIGNED BY THE KING. (Rugby Radio Service.) London, February 23. King George has signed the instrument ratifying the Locarno Treaty. It is intended shortly to deposit the Treaty with the League of Nations in accordance with its terms.
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    SOVIET SEEKS CREDIT.
    222 9 Government’s Refusal. NOISY DEBATE IN COMMONS. London, February 23. After a prolonged debate which ended with tie closure at two o’clock in the mornir g the House of Commons adopted by 157 votes to 55 a money resolution authorising the introduction of a Bill extending the duration
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    SYRIA.
    64 9 SUBDUED REBEL’S PROCLAMATION. Paris, February 23. Le Matin publishes the text of a proclamation issued by Ramadan Shallash* the Syrian rebel and ex-Turkish General, who recently submitted to the French authorities Shallash urges his countrymen to becalm themselves and to hearken to M. De Jouvenel who holds out his
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    PETROLEUM IN TURKEY.
    49 9 STANDARD OIL MONOPOLY. Constantinople, February 23. The newspapers announce the conclusion of an agreement between the Government and the Standard Oil Company where-by Turkey wiil get its supplies from the Standard Oil Company depots in Constantinople. Smyrna and Samsun, thus giving the Company a monopoly.— Reuter.
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    POLAND AND LITHUANIA.
    61 9 THE FRONTIER INCIDENT. Warsaw, February 23. The Lithuanians, in their desire to annoy Poland on the eve of the League meeting in Geneva, advanced as an explanation of the frontier incident, in which Lithuanian guards were alleged to have forcibly occupied a Polish forest, that shots were
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    MDLLE. LENGLEN.
    65 9 SUFFERING FROM HEART TROUBLE. Paris, February 22. Mdlle. Lenglen, who is reported to be suffering from heart trouble, states definitely that she has decided on her doctor’s orders not to play any more singles at the Riviera. Her next meeting with Miss Helen Wills will be in June
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    CRICKET IN W. INDIES.
    51 9 M.C.C. v. DEMERARA. George Town, February 23. The return match between the M. C. C. and Demerara was drawn. The M.C.C. made 385 in the first innings (Hammond 111 Calthorpe 64.) Demerara scored 34b (Fernandes 120). In the second innings the M.C.C. made 121 for 2
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    GOLF IN U. S. A.
    30 9 COMPSTON-MASSY TOUR. Ormond Beach (Florida), February 23. In a thirty-six boles match Gene Sarazen and Leo Diegel beat Compston and Massy by 8 and 7.—Reuter.
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    NEW ZEALAND.
    31 9 NEW HIGH COMMISSIONER. Wellington, February 23. Sir James Parr has been appointed High Commissioner for New Zealand in London in succession to Col. the Hon. Sir James Allen. —Reuter.
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    NATIONAL TREASURES.
    283 9 Prohibiting Their Export. SIR. H. SLESSER S BILL. (Rugby Radio Service.) London, February 23. The House of Commons to-day passed the first reading of a private Bill intro duced by Sir Henry Slesser, SolicitorGeneral in the late Labour Government, prohibiting the export of works of art and ancient
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    CANADIAN BONDS.
    83 9 TO BE ISSUED SHORTLY. New York, February 24. The Canadian Government is shortly entering the money market with an issue of $40,000,000 ten-voar 4i per cent bonds at a price of 984. The issue will be floated by a syndicate of New York bankers. Other impending Canadian issues
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    MEDAL FOR BRAVERY.
    48 9 HIGHEST AWARD TO SCOUT. London, Febrnary 23. Sir R. Baden-Powell bag awarded the bronze cro-F, the highest award a scon 1 can receive, to Patrol-Leader Alexander If’m Chonch, of Shanghai, for risking his life in assisting French police to capture an armed robber. —Rent r.
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    ITALIAN CREDIT INSTITUTE.
    40 9 LOAN BY AMERICAN BANKERS. New York, Febrnary 24. Negotiations have been completed with American bankers for a loan of $20,000,000 to the Italian Pnblic Utilities Credit Institute. This is the first external transaction arranged by the Institute.—Renter.
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    U. S. TAXES.
    19 9 REDUCTION BILL PASSED. Washington, February 24. The House of Representatives has approved the Tax Reduction bill.—Reuter.
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    HOME FOOTBALL.
    29 9 SCOTTISH LEAGUE. London, February 23. The following are results of the post' poned matches in the Scottish Leagoe Dundee 1, Partick 0. St. Mirren 2, Motherwell 2.
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    FOREIGN EXCHANGES.
    60 9 (Rugby Radio Service) Yesterday’s forego exchange rates were Paris, 134} New York. 4.86tb Brussels, ‘107 Geneva, 25.27 Amsterdam, 12.14 Milan, 121 Berlin, 20.43 Stockholm, 18.16 Copenhagen, 18.68 Oslo, 22.36; Vienna, 34.52 Prague, 164} Helsingfors, 193 Madrid, 34.52 Lisbon, 2i Rio 7A Buenos Aires, 45 13/16 Bombay, ls.6 3/16d.
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  • Obituary
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    18 9 OBITUARY. BISHOP REYNAUD. Paris, February 24. Bishop Reynaud, Missionary in China for 47 years has died in Paris—Vale.
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    PETALING TIN LIMITED.
    972 10 FIFTH ANNUAL MEETING. The fifth annual general meeting of the above Company was held at the Company’s Registered Offices, Ipoh, on Wednesday the 10th day of February 1926. There were present Mr. A. G. Glenister (Chairman). Messrs. L. T. Williams and W. J. Wayte (Directors), Messrs. R.
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    ROUND THE MARKETS.
    359 10 BAKER MORGAN’S WEEKLY REPORT. Messrs. Baker, Morgan and Co., Ltd., Kuala Lumpur, in their weekly report, dated Feb. 22, state: Rubber has continued its decline, all through the week, yet the demand for the local dollar rubber shares remains as strong as ever and stock is difficult
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    EXCHANGE.
    126 10 PENANG FEBRUARY 24, 1926. (By Courtesy of the Chartered Bank.) London Demand Bank 2/4 2 4 4 months* sight Bank 2/4 13,32 3 Credit 2/4 17/32 3 Documentary 2/4 9/16 Calcutta Demand Bank Rsl53|'l 3 day’s sight Private 156 I s Bombay Demand Bank 1534 2 Madras Demand Bank
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    HOME FOOTBALL.
    999 10 THE RISE OF THE SPUES. Leadership Contests. The positions in the English and Scottish Leagues to «late are as follows Division I. Goals. P. W. L. D. F. A. Pts. Huddersfield (1) 29 14 5 10 62 45 38 Sunderland (7) 30 16 9 ***** 37 Arsenal (20)
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    THE MAILS.
    40 10 The hnmpward mail by the s.s. Karinala clones »t G p.m. .on Saturday, the 27tb instant. The P. &0. Packet Morea with mails despatched from London on February 4 is expected to arrive here at 10 a.m. to-morrow.
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    “BUY BRITISH.”
    580 10 HOME RAILWAYS’ SLOGAN. As a sign of the times it is encouraging to observe that the great railways of Britain are taking a leading part in the campaign to “Buy Briltish.” The first intimation to the» public that this was to be their policy in placing orders for
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      452 10 LUMBAGO SENTAS A WARNING. A lame bark is a terrible affliction which must get- worse if you neglect it. Rubbing oils may help, but they seldom cure, because the seat of the trouble is deep down in. the kidneys. That is why Die Witt’s Pills are invariably recommended and it
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      24 10 KONDO’S TONSORIAL PARLOUR 35 LEITH STREET. Under New Management. Up-to-date and Hygienic. Terms Moderate. MASSAGE! MASSAGE!! MISS SATO VIOLET kAY TREATMENT. Telephone No. 493.
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      162 10 Rcinovji Quickly Stops AU Instantly I Every man or woman f who still has coms or Adi. IT* callouses ought to try I “Gets-It” and see how marvelously it works r> B Com pains stop. Thĕ K B I com or callous shrivels B I up, it comes out a
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    BOXING IN PENANG.
    179 11 BATTLING KEY’S OPPONENT. Cheng Hai Accepts. Mr. Bayaiii informs us that he is now in a position to divulge the name of the Penang boxer who has accepted Battling Key’s offer for a fight. He is Cheng Hai, former wejter-weight champion of Malaya, who was seen in
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    P. C. C. BOWLS TOURNAMENT.
    239 11 The followi ig were the results of the ties play ed y< sterday.— Champions! ip.—A. Lindley beat B. E. Mitchell 21 —7 Single Han licap.— +4 D. Lucey beat —2 Dr. C. H. Hertz 21—17. Mixed Dbul le Handicap.—Ser. Mr. and Mrs. E. Reim tnn
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    SELANGOR RACES.
    243 11 THIRD DAY’S HANDICAPS. The following ara the weights for the third day Race 1.—(5 furlongs). Cesarion Girt 10.7, Dinty 9.7, Gunner 8.12, Moorflown 85, Lady Diff 8.00, Conundrum 8. )0. Race 2.—(5 furlongs). Sunnyday 11.7 Marguerite 10.12, Marcheta 9.3, Ht 8.11, Ma Cherie 8.6, Lanador 8.1, Rodeo 7.2,
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    KING OF SIAM.
    455 11 Coronation Ceremony. MUCH TRAVELLED MONARCH. The Coronation of His Majesty, King Prajadhipok of Siam, took place in Bangkok to-day. The most important rites in connection with the ascension to the Throne began yesterday and will continue until to-morrow. At the time of the Coronation the Court and
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    The s.s. Mirzapore from Kobe via Ports
    34 11 is expected to arrive here at 6 a.m. to-morrow and will leave for Colombo and Bombay at noon the same day. Steamer will work in the Roads.
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    THE SHARE LIST.
    231 11 The following are the latest quotations in Messrs. Kennedy <i Co.* a share list at 1 p.m. to-day Yesterday. To-day. 2 g E g Sharer. „5 s *5 oo co 00 t e. Be. Sc. I c. Rnhher (Dollar.) A Molek 2.75 2.90 2.70 2.80 ex Rata
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    SINGAPORE PRICES.
    58 11 LONDON STANDARD (LOOSE) S. R. Sheet 94 cts per pound per pl. $125.33 No. 1 Crepe 95 cts per pound= per pl. $126.66 Easier. (By Courtesy of Messrs. Allen Dennys.) The following were the rubber quotations in London on February 23: Smoked Sheet 2/3J Plantation 1st latex crepe
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    MALAY-SIAMESE PROSPECTING CO., LTD.
    423 11 CIRCULAR TO SHAREHOLDERS. The following circular has been issued to shareholders of the above Company.— Phin Soon.—The property at Tanjong Tualang mentioned in our circular of 6th October last was prospected by boring and sampling as thoroughly as the time allowed in our agreement with the
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    KENNEDY & CO’S SHARE LIST.
    1220 11 KENNEDY CO’S SHARE LIST. NAME». 2 8 3 9 3 sf CO 00 RUBBER [Dollar.] Togo f Allenby Robber Co 3 (p 3 Alor (Jajah Rubber Estate 280 3 10 Amalgamated Malay Estatea 4 00 4 25 Lt Ayer Hitam Planting Syndicate -'1 5922 50 Ayer Knnlng Rubber Estates 1
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      580 11 5cw Advertisements. CONSUMPTION HAS BEEN T o LET. CURED. rTcompound House, near Golf A Remedy for Consumption Has i fnllv furnished. Reasonable rent Been Found. C "Vful tenants. Twelve months from c ,r April- Box No. 48, c/o Pinang notices. ~.>v ardath tobacco co., lTD- have an °P ening for
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      53 11 BRASTAGI. THE FAMILIE HOTEL Catering especially for Eurasian and Asiatic Families. Clean and comfortable. TERMS MODERATE. Car for Hire English Spoken. For full par.iculars or special terms apply to The PFoprietrix, THE FAMILIE HOTEL, Brastagi, Sumatra. Bud’s Cakes Confectionery u Recommended FOR Quality and Purity.” ALL KINDS OBTAINABLE AT Pritchard
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    SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.
    809 12 TO-DAY’S DEPARTURES. Kalmoa for Asahan. Pan**h. Bagan Si-Api-Api, Penipahan, and Batu Bahra. Mata Hari for Bagan Datoh, Teluk Anson, Port Swettenham and Singapore. The toll of the wireless operators’ strike is reflected in a circular sent to all shareholders in the Marconi Intern tional Marine Communication Co., Ltd.
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    PENANG MAILS.
    423 12 CLOSE DAILY (except Sunday). BI TRAIN. Federated Malay 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:—Parit
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    PRODUCE PRICES.
    230 12 Benares Opium p. «heni t5.000.00 nom, Cloves 100.00 buyers Gold leaf 72.00 sellers Mace Pickings no stock Nutmegs 80s 125.00 nom. 110s 110.0b Coconuts per 1,00° 50.00 non. Copra Sundried $11.45 buyers Rattans 11.15 sale<« Rattans Coarse 10.50 Green Snail Shell* 13.00 Siam Rice No. 1 15.00 p-r
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      175 12 MIT7T-~Tr_~l ——-TFTTlg OVERLAND CROSSLEY I I ONE TON TRUCK (British Built) I with Magneto Ignition I The Best and Most Economical Truck. w With Pneumatic Tyres I $1,750 I g Solid Tyres on Rear Wheels $1,850 I I Cycle Carriage Co., Ltd., PENANG. a— I 1 B r /11 1
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      255 12 Bring the Printing Worfa into your own Office IW DO you realise that nearly all the work you now send out to the printer can be done in your own Office more easily, more quickly, and at one-third of the cost, by installing the Roneotype. The range of this machine
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    A WAR AGAINST CRUELTY.
    1593 13 PRINCE OF WALES AND N. S. P. C. C. Appeal For Funds. The Prince of Wales presided at the Festival Dinner olf the National Society for the Prevention of Crue.lty to Children which was given at Guildhall. The company numbered between SCO and 6C0. Tho Prince-
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      206 13 The George Town Dispensary Ltd.. I THE LEADING CHEMISTS, PENANG. I OUR REPUTATION ’YOUR GUARANTEE. I THE 5 Cheapest House in the Trade FOR B Estate Medical Supplies. I SAFETY FIRST. I I I I You are absolutely safe when you deal with 9 “THE GEORGETOWN.” Each order is executed
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      69 13 \U y IF YOUR HEAD FEELS LIKE THIS jf you are headachy, liverish, bilious, illt.empered, “blue,” try a little dose of Pinkettes to-night and you’ll feel 100% better in the morning. Pinkettes are laxative perfection, gently stimulating the liver, correcting constipation, banishing bilious attacks, dealing the> skin, aiding digestion. Your
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      213 13 ’Kfinanuu nnnaiHB **□□nnuunnmoM i th new 14-30 up- I 1 ARMSTRONG a =..1. n i SIDDELEY I n a HAS ARRIVED. a n Adjustable Front Seats Four Wheel Brakes, Semi Elliptic Springs. J now $3,050 j n n n Made by the men who make the g a famous Siddeley
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    THE ROPE TRICK.
    454 14 MAGICIAN’S DENIAL. Hypnotic Suggestion? Mr. Frederic Culpitt, the celebrated magician from Maskelyne’s Theatre, London, who with a variety company in flupport is on tour in India, made an interesting statement with regard to the celebrated rope trick. There isn’t such a trick, so far as my experience
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    DEATH DRUG.
    278 14 A NEW FORM. A new drug habit which is taking possession of Ch’na may eventually lead to the abandonment df the pure opium habit. If it does so its effect will be even more deadly, for according to some authoiities the practice of this new vice means death
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      160 14 Miller Heavy Baties Challenge Comparison Known performance is a Duties far outwore the pretty good basis on which best of four tires of other to select a tire. Here is a makes. I typical performance —one of many reported to the p or consistent day-by-day Miller factories: performance, under simi-
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      59 14 LABOUR CODE 1923 F.M.S. LABOUR ORDINANCE 1923 S.S. EMPLOYERS OF INDIAN LABOUR are hereby reminded that assessment returns for the preceding quarter must be sent to the Office of the Deputy Controller of Labour, Penang, during the months of April, July, October and January. Forms for the return will be
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      133 14 JAMS I For quality and Excel- lence You cannot do 1 better than insist upon 3 having 1 zz I Duerr’s Jams I g Macle from English i 3 Grown Fruits f AND Marmalade I Obtainable at all Retail Stores. EE E iE E SOLE AGENTS: KATZ BROS., LTD., I
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    MARKET PRICES.
    578 15 CHOWRASTA MARKET. Penang, February 24, 1926 eta Government Mutton— Matton Indian. per lb 55 Mutton— Head, sheep or goat 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 lb 68 Lamb do
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      664 16 THE BL! J". FUNNEL LINE. SAILINGS FROM PENANG WEEKLY SERVICE LONDON AND N. CONTINENT. TYPE'S Ed. I.on ion, Rotterdam and Hamburg. I AU TOM EDON I M trseili-'S, l.on i;>fi. R -ttor.latn and Hamburg. HECTOR Mr. 10 M ir«ei I les. Lon ion, Rotterdam Glasgow. PERSEUs Mar IS M ira-i
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      604 16 ifTTTTWraWS |S r\ lffiH| MSI B i 1 I ®“8fc -p gH L 1 lA WKS I’ 8 gJj||S| Efl9 BBa. 3 rak kSBEH||| M-flSf (NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA.) i nBinnii l Ikir LUNUUN LINE. Steamer. Ports of Call. Sailing Dates. Colombo, Suez, Port Said, Gibraltar, Marseilles Loudon, Hull and Antwerp.
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      577 16 P. O.-BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR LINES. (Companies Incorporated in Enoland.) MAIL. PASSENGER A CARGO SERVICE, PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL S. N. Co. (Under Contract with His Majesty’s Government.) P. <£ O. SAILINGS. LONDON—FAR-EASTERN SERVICE. For Singapore, Hongkong, Shanghai, Moji For Colombo, Aden. Port Yokohama and Kobe. and London. M r 111
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