Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 10 March 1926

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  • 20 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE ESTABLISHED 1833. PUBLISHED DAILY. No 56. VOL. LXXXIV. WEDNESDAY, 10th MARCH, 1926. PRICE 15 CENTS.
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 444 1 photographs Studio Fvery Possible AssistL ?dvke given an ce a to amateur s. v 7 Northam Road, Penang, fro. TEL- 57’’- ALHAMBRA CIGARS J re lEe ONLY cigars which satisfy ALL smokers. J l Bfixli H S HR ALHAMBRA CIGARS DEFY ALL COMPETITION. E3d ess R 9 tP r V
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    • 16 1 THE Eastern Optical Co., I (PENANG DIVISION) ISB, PENANG ROAD, PENANG Head Office g SINGAPORE. I
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  • 378 2 THE OLD ORDER CHANGETH.” As there are in Britain 2,000,000 more women than men, it is perhaps not his fault that the modern young man’s opinion of himself has become so inflated and that his manners have become so hopelessly casual, writes Hallie Fryer in the Daity
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  • 434 2 A CHICAGO EXPERIMENT. During the shopping rush some articles were stolen from a London shop, and the magistrate, in dealing with the case, commented on the great temptation in stores where goods were piled on the counters. In Chicago about six or seven years ago, a man, in
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  • 104 2 SKY MEETING. (Under S. R. .4. Rules of Racing.) Eight Races for all Ponies. Four Races for all Horses. Two Races for Polo Ponies. Two Races for Hacks. Two Consolation Races. Entries close at 5 p.m. on Saturday 27th March 1926 at the Secretary’s Office. One Unlimited
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 301 2 B RATES OF SUBSCRIPTION. n Including free town delivery or III g postage. m K payable in advance. V A gt 01 U a year HI K Local |36 J I Country (S.S. F.M.S.) $42 I K Foreign (Siam, Sumatra, iiu England, the Continent X &c.) 148 y Monthly Quarterly
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    • 240 2 NOTICES. The Kedah Rubber Co., Ltd., (Incorporated in the Straits Settlements.) NOTICE is hereby given that the Directors have declared a further Interim Dividend of 15 per cent, on account of the year ending 30tL April 1926, payable on the 29th instart. AND NOTICE is also hereby given that the
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    • 253 2 orasararaaoiorani ieswipWb Sheer Goodness has won for Toffee de Luxe i'.s worldwide fame. Pure sugar, fresh farm butter and rich, thick cream are its ingredients. It simply cannot help being delicious! Just taste it for yourself and seeI Mackintoshs Toffee de Luxe Purity and Quality guaranteed by JOHN MACKINTOSH SONS,
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    • 499 2 The George Town Dispensary Lil THE LEADING CHEMISTS, I I PENANG. I OUR REPUTATION —YOUR GUARANTEE. I THE I Cheapest House in the Trade FOR Estate Medical Supplies. I SAFETY FIRST. S You are absolutely safe when you deal with I “THE GEORGETOWN.” Each order is exefl cuted by a
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  • 1065 3 STORIES OF THE SINISTER THAMES. The River Police. Leave Piccadilly, its epileptic lights, its feverish, loyt air of searching for s >mething that it will t ever find, and go down to the Embankment on a clear night of stars, writes H. V. Morton in the Daily Express.
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  • 566 3 FAMOUS CONDUCTOR S PLEA. Imitators Not Wanted. The present dearth of comic opera in England is deeply to be deplored. There are revues, musical comedies, musical plays and American concoctions with jazz tunes—all of which seem to have successful and long ru> s—but never one single genuine
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  • 59 3 March 17—St. Patrick’s Day. 20— Municipal Sports. April 2—G o 1 Friday Public Holiday. 2nd, 3rd, 4th sth—P. V. R. C. Annual Risley Rifle Meeting, The Rifle Range, Penang. 3 —Public Holiday. s—Public Holiday. 14—Hari Raya Puasa, Public and Bank Holiday. May 8, 11.13 15—Singapore Summer Races. Jun
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 1126 3 banks. CONSUMPTION HAS BEEN AND SHANGHAI CURED. banking corporation. A Remedy f.ir Consu nption Uai $50,000,000 Peen Found. Vu.l up 120,000,000 I* UP I ve Funds:— £4,500,000 Sud" lg §27,000,000 w-- JM bihtv of Proprietors 20,000,000 V r Office,—HONGKONG. Bran d.es and Agencies. j, k Batavia, Bombay, Calcutta, An)o (’’i',,-.
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    • 241 3 ii- Illi M!1IIIH:HIGIlli;’1llliriH !l!llillll!!ll! THE NEW I j Grafonola Cabinet Model is now only g I Bill s22 i i fflW iiiW’l Tonal Quality, Finish I w ll' and Beauty are ali I nl'/ I j 7 combined in this Ins strument at a much s I j x I
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  • 1504 4 KING AND CANNES. Unfounded Rumours. A friend, writing from the Riviera, tells me that many of the big hotels have been arranging special entertainments, and are proposing to charge special prices for the month of March during the visit of King George of England These preparations may perhaps
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  • 213 4 MILLIONS AVAILABLE FOR GENERAL BUSINESS. Toronto, Ont. ‘‘There is in Canada at present 8125,CfO.CCO n ere money available for general purposes than usual at this time of year’' says iSir John Aird, President of the Canadian Bank of Commerce. “There is plenty of money available to finance new
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  • 309 4 ARE YOU RUN DOWN While it is true that many of us finish the day with a balance of energy in hand, there are plenty of men and women who work, and play, too, far beyond their strength, and live constantly on the verge of a nervous breakdown. If your
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 308 4 I P i 447. X //jA'... 12 I HvW wßte i.. A-./.-wviftW-' s c4t.-. »rS9U J JLv_ PEPS Protect Agajnst deadly i;j/ J' Throat Lung Disease. Z ]JZ’ The bacteria of consumption, pneumonia, diphtheria, influenza and many other deadly organisms inhabit the polluted air of our cities. Passing into the
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    • 426 4 i W<Ay Trouble Yourself A When your purchases from us are not cnly satisfatt r get exei ything CHEAPER than at the CLEARANCE SALES I places. We have only just receiv-d a new cons, r, IH 1 s 1 uh I kir ds of silks inmost chHrmiog colours. Our comp
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  • 1191 5 THE SELF-SUPPORTING EMPIRE LEAGUE. Proposed Indian Branches. The incidents which occurred during His Maj< sty’s tour of toe British Industries Fair and the -uggestion made on that occasion focus attention upon a movement which is full of great possibilities for India.as well, as other parts of the Etnp're,
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  • 354 5 BY A BARRISTER. Lor 1 Cai son was probably right when he said recently that the amalgamation of two branches of the legal profession is not far off, although the recent plebiscite of the solicitors was not favourable to the reform. But are the unfortunate public to wait
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  • 191 5 ENCOURAGING PROSPECTS IN) MONTREAL. Montreal, Que. The prospects for construction work m the city and surrounding district for the new year would appear to be extremely' satisfactory, according to K. 1). Cnure.h, president ctf the Builders’ Exchange, who is qroticd as saying “Not in the last twenty
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 187 5 The TOP NOTCH’Scotch, jifey wIV C 'W/ifefa/ 4.W 5* xxJ/\ zlrfv*' aid stop. ~Yx\ zy aad he e ‘®PP ,tl I s w/Ri I > Wfil Mf •pi r k-[g\ Mfffr ./UHv w i i I’2' BOUSTEAD Co., Ltd., PENANG. •E» j-we-w vmi onnar «M» HK)MB9saaes «mbd e*99»nM»«KB3B j A
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    • 235 5 CLUB” Jj|v "NEW CLUB” Supplied in all standard gauges and loads A N 7 one of these Remington UMC grades will give I JljL you entire satisfaction. Not only are these cartridges quick-firing and hard-hitting but every j I one in the box may be depended on to give equally
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  • 4162 6 Prai Debate Again Adjourned. UNOFFICIALS’ FIRM ATTITUDE. The debate on the Prai debacle wag resumed in the Federal Council on Monday morning, when the Chief Secretary moved his resolution says the Malay Mail. He said Sir, —The resolution standing in my name is that pending furthei information regarding
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  • CORRESPONDENCE
    • 305 6 [To the Editor, of the “Pinang Gazette”.] Sir, —Re your article on Chauffeurs, Drivers, Syces or whatever they may call themselves, I beg to state that I, for one, am in accord with all you say, and think it high time something was done, not so much
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  • 762 6 Sir George ami Lady ing to Fraser’s Hill thi v/oZ- are go. When Dr. Dowden n > Wellington is to act as P JfQ )r Mr. Walter West', r elected a Fellow of fi e IL fallen*. Mr. Thurstan, of c Pljll and Co., Ltd., Kuala Lumpur
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  • 695 7 Hl l)(;1 r proposals outlined Our Own Correspondent.) Calcutta, Fehi u;’.rv 25. v pt to commit suicide is allegIpve been made by Mrs. Bienveni- hcz v.i/e of the Cuban Vicedo r i alcutta, who was discovered I•, i neonscious on the floor of her n ;e Grand Hotel
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  • 90 7 housemaster to succeed. At a special meeting of the governors of Marlborough Schoo], held at the Cax("ii Hall, Westminster, Mr. G.C. Turner, Present assistant master and houseniast,r at Marlborough., was appointed icadumcfpi. ~f the sc h oo in succession to i. veil Norwood, now headmaster of Harrow School.
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  • 588 7 “SOCIAL AFFECT AT 10 NS. A Judge’s Comment. A.s a commentator on our manners and 's.oms. Mr. Justice McCardie long since established his fame. He is not weary in well doing ,says the “Daily Telegraph.” The dull way of Old Bailey tri <us has just been enlivened
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  • 240 7 REVENUE LOST BY SELLING SHARES TOO LATE. How the Revenue department missed the market in. selling certain shares held bv them is revealed in the report of the Comptroller and Auditor-general on the Revenue department’s appropriations accounts for 1924-25. A number of fully' paid ten-shilling
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  • 421 7 £l,OOO A YEAR FROM BRIDGE. London Clubmen who live by Cards. Montague Cameron von Stein Monteith, a retired major in the Indian Army, who appeared in the London '’Bankruptcy Court recently with liabilities of £2,270 and assets of no value, stated that since December 1922 he had
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  • 408 7 A MILLION BILLION YEARS TO COME. Dr. F. R. Moulton. Professor of Astronomy at the University of Chicago, has told the American Association ifor the Advancement of Science that the world will continue from now fcr at least a milllion billion years. The earth is an infant, he
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 344 7 WHITE A WAYS THE HOUSE FOR BIG VALUE LOW PRICES, NEW STOCKS OF CHINA-WARE. j/ a A fc' ...1 J .1 The “Tudor” Dinner Ware The “Imperial” Dinner Ware Plain white with embossed design, exact to sketch, owing tp the enormous sale Exact to sketch in pl.iin white. A very
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  • 61 8 Hodge.—On March (itb, at the European Hospital, Kuala Lumpur, to Dr. and Mrs. H. P. Hodge, a son. FRASER. —On March 6, 1926, to Heera (nee Kennedy), the wife^of D. Fraser of Serkan Estate, M. R. P., Ltd., Malacca, a daughter. GINSBURG. —At the Maternity Hospital Singapore, on March
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  • 491 8 The disclosures made by two young I English engineers on the causes of American prosperity are of more than F ordinary interest in view of the almost incessant appeals made to Government by the Public for assistance in solving domestic problems. These young men made an exhaustive study
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  • 437 8 In anotlur column w r e publish a letter from a correspondent wb as Fed Up.’' delivers himself of a few point d reI marks on the avarice and incompetence of motor-car drivers in Penang. The lett r exp’an s itself. It constitutes a further proof of
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  • 1687 8 4 4 TIT appears from correspondence and H from conversation with members that the Malayan Planters’ Provident Fund is still very imperfectly understood by many planters, says T/i f Planter for March. We do not doub that this is the case. The Provident Fund owes its being
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 235 8 ■KKanrsßauaon > !KENS I T A S n 75 G J fc®Ei55"SW a s ra&MrfWi'i cents Per 5 ReaUy 'Jh iW s n Good Tm D Cigarettes << 'Jj c.„ s OW' Cw’ 3 Be rv 5? j CIGARE TES B OBTAIN ABLE EVERYWHERE. n D El WHOLESALE ONLY FROM
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    • 40 8 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. DEARS’ J J GOLDEN SERIES. J Jfr. Harold Dove. P. P. C. I
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  • Page 8 Miscellaneous

  • 329 9 Renier. Germany's Admission. PROCEDURE going smoothly. London, March 9. K«nter ffiirto that Sir A. Chamberlain pin/ the Government fally in- I of the procee lings at Geneva. Guo to hid despitches, San lay’s C .t'lo/s di 1 much to remove Germany’s r.-hennion with regard to her position
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  • 113 9 .—Reuter. GOVERNMEN T’S STERN DECREE. Madrid, March 9. It is officially announced that the President of the Barcelona Bar, recently appointed bv the Government to that post, visited the Prime Minister and the Minister of Justice and informed them that he declined tn accept t|je appointment on account
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  • 50 9 —Reuter. SERIOUS OUTLOOK. Peking, March 9. I’eking and Tientsin are practically, plated ami the railways are interrupted, ‘“‘forts at Taka are firing indiscrimiat all craft attempting to navigate he river ’eiho. An American cruiser J «tn; sent at Take. H. M. S. Foxglove ■saving Tientsin f >r Take.—Reuter.
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  • 45 9 T.—Reuter. flight to the congo. Brussels, March 9. Vp,i' airmen Medaets and lefj with Coppens, a mechanic, Ik]/ e '°ck this morning for Beb-E* n an a ht p uipt to fly to the V a n via Cairo and the Nile upy.—Renter.
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  • 39 9 *—Reuter. PROCEEDING TO ATHENS. Cairo, March 9. hiai' in has arrived at Solh jp H ,UPR sage has been broadcast to k'k ot'? e rranean to keep a niorrn, n R Proceeds to Athens torr°w .—Reilfnr
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  • 51 9 —Renter. I,; RTHER DETAILS. Ah Bluefields, March 9. M, as 1 v nt y gix of those entombr^eip'B*e explosions, have 'host. Un. w °are known to be dead, min»' i° r are ra PP n i' 1 *Bi »;i ro nearly 200 were killed ,r Kplobha in
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  • 555 9 —Reuter. M. Briand Accepts. NECESSARY MAJORITY ASSURED. Paris, March 9. There was an uninterrupted stream to the Elysee this morning when Parliamentary leaders of all parties called to consult M. Doumergue. The latter’s decision at noon was still uncertain, but it is believed that he will favour M.
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  • 149 9 EFFORT TO STIMULATE DEMAND. (Rugby Radio Service.) London, March‘9. It is understood that an agreement is in a fair way to being reached between the Dominions Office and the Dominions as to the method of utilising a sum to be set apart for facilitating the marketing of and
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  • 161 9 Reuter. The Assembly Incident. MR. PATEL’S EXPLANATION. Delhi, March 9. The tension in which the Legislative Assembly sitting closed yesterday, partly owing to the suddenness of Mr. Patel’s announcement of the adjournment and partly owing to his remarks, after the •Swarajists had walked out. that the Assembly was
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  • 150 9 THE EASTWOOD CASE. Ottawa, March 9. The Canadian Department of External Affairs has referred the case of the British schooner East wood to the British Embassy at Washington whither the owners’ protest against the alleged action of the United States revenue cutter Seneci and the affidavits of the
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  • 56 9 ANOTHER DROP IN A WEEK OF 18,660. (Rugby Radio Service.) T ondon, March 9. The official weekly return shows a further decrease of 18,660 in the number of unemployed. In the past eight weeks the decline has amounted to ov r 145,000. The total figure, which is 1,107,000, is
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  • 52 9 ,—Reuter. DECISION TO BALLOT ON INCREASE. London, March 9. The Master Cotton Spinners’ Federation has decided that a ballot be taken in the American section for an increase of working hours from 30i to 35 per week as from April 5. The Federation has strongly recom- mended
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  • 59 9 Reuter. MILLIGAN UNABLE TO MAKE WELTER-WEIGHT. New York, March 9. Tommy Milligan, the Biitish welterweight, has voluntarily forfeited the right to meet Micky Walker for the World’s Welterweight Championship as a result of his inability to make the weight. His manager states that Milligan is likewise renouncing the welterweight
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  • 34 9 —Remer. HAGEN BEATS BOBBY JONES. St Petersburg (Florida), March 9. Tn a seventy two holes golf match for the unofficial American championship, Walter Hagen beat Bobby Jones by 12 and 11.
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  • 43 9 MORE ENTRIES. New York, March 9. Japan, Cuba and Mexico have cabled their intention of participating in the Davis Cup, American zone. —Reuter. Reuter cables that Celtic beat St. Mirren by 6 goals to one in the Scottish League competition.
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  • 324 9 Production Increasing. £30,000,00(1 INVESTED IN BRITAIN. (Rugby Radio Service.) London, March 9. The Times, to-diy, devotes a special supplement to artificial silk. The supplement opens with a leading article in which this nejr industry is welcomed as likely to prove of utmost importance to this country. It is
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  • 67 9 (Rugby Radio Service.) Yesterday’s fore’gn exchange rates were Paris, 133 F; New York, 4.86j 2 Brussels, 107 Geneva, 25.25 Amsterdam, 12.12 Milan, 121 Berlin, 20.41 Stockholm, 18.12 Copenhagen, 18.74 Oslo, 22.62 Vienna, 34.50; Prague, 164 Helsingfors, L92f Madrid, 34.48 Lisbon, Rio, 7} Buenos Aires, 45« Bombay, Is. 6|d.
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  • 210 9 HINDUS AT VARIANCE. Defendant Discharged. After hearing further evidence in the case in which Mr. Rimalingam Pillay managing director of the Ganesh Printing Works, charged Mr. A. Subbiab, Secretary of the Valiba Sungam, with assault, the Magistrate, Mr. C.W.A. Sennett discharged the defendant. The President of the Valiba
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  • 77 9 Wan Sam So, the Chinese woman against whom two charges of procuring a minor (a girl under 16 years of age) for the purposes of prostitution in March, 1925, were withdrawn at Penang Assizes yesterday by the D.P.P., was charged afresh with the same offence under the
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • 192 9 golf’ CLUBS. I SUITABLE FOR ALL. J. H. Taylors “Autograph” /;/J Clubs. Drivers Price $7-00 h)! aii Brassies 7-00- JW 111 Sv Irons, Mashies, w |l]| Niblicks, Putters... 675 |u N Robt. Simpson’s Famous JE'f Nl I Clubs Jr 1 I I Perfect Balance N Drivers Price $B-50 lu i
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  • 996 10 CHAMPIONS’ STRONG POSITION. Manchester City at Bottom. The positions in the English and Scottish Leagues to date are as follows Division I. Goals. P. W. L. D. F. A. Pis. Huddersfield (1) 32 17 5 10 69 47 41 Sunderland (7) 31 16 9 ***** 38 Bury (5)
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  • 41 10 The homeward mail by the b.s. Mantua closes at 5-30 p.m. on Saturday the 13th instant. The P. &O. Packet Devanha with mails despatched from London o n February 18 is expected to arrive here at 3 p.m. to-morrow.
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  • 699 10 ARE COMBINES GOOD BUSINESS BANK CHAIRMAN’S VIEWS. The views of Mr. Beaumont Pease, Chairman of Lloyds Bank, on this subject i) e interesting. Additional jood jor thought can be Jound in the announcement zvhich we published on Monday that a huge oil merger has been concluded in America with total
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  • Page 10 Advertisements
    • 224 10 PETER J Dawson X ‘SPECIAL” S I Scotch Whisky, I OBTAINABLE AT T CHONG KEE Co. KIM SENG Co. J OR A S SOLE AGENTS: V Caldbeck, Macgregor Co., Ltd., [lncorporated in Shanghai.] 5 ’Phone 587. PENANG. WALL’S SAUSAGES or k Sausages. J Oxford Sausages, J In' Ji lb. 1
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    • 51 10 PENANG the PAST BY BOOKWORM. This little book contains more information respecting the infancy of this Settlement than has hitherto been known to have been published in handy book form. NOW READY FOR SALE at 80 CtS. per copy. Post free $l/- to S.S. and F.M.S OBTAINABLE FROM The “Pinang
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    • 331 10 Let Everyone in the Family Know Instant Postum WHOLESOME, refreshing, Postum is for every member of the family, young and old alike. Give it to the children and watch them thrive. Postum is the great I food-drink made from whole wheat, bran and sugar cane. It comes to you prepared
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  • 743 11 pi \IM VGAINST SEMARANG L CHINESE. jtdgment for Bank. Chief Justice. Sir William Murison I)V r judgment on Monday morning 11,,, adjoiu-ned summons by the Over- rhii .s'' Bank against Chop Bian r$ a ?a < the Singapore Free Press. 'll' jiiy issue, his lordship said, is •hetlier
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  • 137 11 (Ti\i-.]. SMARTLY sentenced. 1 1 'in Our Own Correspondent.) Singapore, March 9. the Singapore Assizes f hineso, Lim Ah Kiew, -■h ling were sentenced to ;il iigoious imprisonment and "''O' strokes with the “cat’’ for an '"'■"■'l itibbery and extortion. The ac<.US| 1 Gsited (ho shop of a
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  • 195 11 THE SWEE LEE CEP. The first match in the contest for the Swee Lee Oup, presented by the late Mr. Heah Swee Lee for competition amongst members of the Penang Polo Club, was •p ayed off on the Polo Ground y esterday afternoon. Yesterday’s winning team play
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  • 120 11 P. C. C. v. H. M. S. CONCORD. The following players will represent the. P. C. C. to-morrow, at 5 p. m. on the Esplanade G. P. Noakes TT. Thiode and E. A. Davies D. D. B. Cook, J. B. M. Wilson and W. F. Fletcher; C. Fittock, A.
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  • 71 11 P. C. C. v. P. S; The following players will represent the P. C. C. on Saturday, at 2-15 p. m. on the Esplanade: E. J. Bennett, E. G. Bird. D. D. B. H. C. D. Davies. A. J. L. Donald<v'n, P. N. Knigjit, H. L. Marshall. C.
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  • 286 11 The following were the insults of the ties played yesterday: Single Handicap Class A.’’ —15.2 A. K. A. B'. Tern-ell beat —l5 E. J. Bennett G— 3, 3—6. 6—2. iS,ingle Handicap Class “B.”—Ser. A. AV. Frisby beat —15.4 L. M. Howlett c—3, 3-6. 6—4. Mixed
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  • 89 11 The following were results of the tics I laved yesterday.— Championship.—J. G. Allan beat A Ferguson 21 —15. Mixed Double Handicap.— 4 Mrs. G. J. Gilmour and B. E. Mitchell beat -3 Mi's. Montgomerie and J. M. Chalmers (C. S.) 21—7. A’esterday morning, Dennis Dawson,
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  • 261 11 FINAL GENERAL MEETING. The final general meeting of the Menglembu Lode Syndicate, Limited, (In Liquidation) was held, in pursuance of Section 223 of the Company’s Ordinance, 1923, at the Registered Office of the Company, yesterday. The following were present :—Messrs. R. P. Phillips, (Liquidator), Chairman, D.
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  • 138 11 CONFIRM ATO RY M EETING, An Extraordinary General Meeting of the Company was held on the23rd ultimo, when the following Resolution was put to the Meeting, and passed unanimously That, in view of the sale of the Company’s property, the Company be wound up
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  • 327 11 The health statement for the Municipality of George Town -for the week ending 6fh March 1926, shows a total of 70 deaths—4s males and 25 females —the death-rate being 26.83 per mille per annum, compared with 26.07 in the preceding and with 22.67 in the corresponding week of
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  • 123 11 T/ie folloiving are the l qn tations in M ssrs. Kennedy de Co.'« share list at I p.m. to-day Yeaterdxy. To-day. 2 ‘Rrti X ZS 2Q PQ f c. c. S c. c. Rubber (Dollar.) Aver K. 1.20 1.30 1.20 1.25 Parit Perak 4.70 4.85 4.80 5.<»0
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  • 198 11 The following are ad iitional rubber outputs for February:— Its. Henrietta 24,500 Sungei Matang 28,000 Laras (Sumatra) 45,669 Rampah (Cocoanut) 161,000 nuts Benar (Selangor) 10,680 Kuala Pergau 50,000 Lenggeng 30,970 United Serdang (Sumatra) 440,' 61 Sialang 160.972 Tandjong 152,577 Central (Sumatra) 30,100 Asahan 50,000 Soengei Rampah 19.120 Anglo-Sumatra
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  • 101 11 The Straits Trading Co.. Ltd., gives the following prices, on March 9 London. Spot £292.7.6 Down 2/6 3 m/s. buying 282.15 s Up 10/3 selling 282.17.6 Up 7/6 Local. March 10: Singapore sold 100 tons at $142 Penang buyers no sellers at sl42|. lhe Eastern Smelting Co., Ltd:—
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  • 30 11 The following are the E. E. T. C. undelivered telegrams Ongliong Merk Kiantjiong. Bansin. Taywhangee 113, Kiatchao Railway. Gim lampin Chanyucheong 44, Sikchaiyue Lane. Robert Johnson. Tehthong seang.
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  • 64 11 The following is the Band Programme to be played at the Waterfall Gardens to-day from 5.15 p.m. to 6.15 pm. (weather permitting):— 1. March Blaze of Glory Holzmann 2. Intermezzo Softly Unawares Linck 3. Fox Trot Save your Sorrow Sherman 4 Selection The Dollar Princess Fall 5. One
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  • Page 11 Advertisements
    • 432 11 New Advertisements. AtJCTION miscellaneous. PENANG SALES ROOM. Wanted: 10,000 Rubber Stumps. An Auction Sale Quotations ex Estate giving age of On Thursday, 11th March, 1926, etumps and if from selected seeds to 1 Manager, Jabi Estate, Alor Star. AT 11 A. M. At No. 38, Beach Street. FOR SALE. of
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  • Page 11 Miscellaneous
    • 133 11 1 TOWN HALL, I J RETURN VISIT THURSDAY, FRIDAY, g 9-30 1 MARCH 11th MARCH 12th g I The Russian Imperial Light Opera Co., 73 and their Ballet beautiful j Thur. GYPSY LOVE 5= a musical play in 3 acts. j Fri. “SYLVIA” (TheChardash Princess) a light opera in 3
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  • 492 12 TO-DAY’S DEPARTURES. Van der Hagen for Sintapor Kudat for Bhuket, (Tongkah), Kopah Renong, Victoria Point, Mergui, Tavoy and Moulmein. Japan for Singapore, China and Japan. Hong Peng for Port Swettenham, Singapore apd China. Oldenburg for Singapore, Hongkong Shanghai and Japan. Hector tor Colombo, Suez, Marseilles and London. According
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  • 462 12 CLOSE DAILY (except Sunday). BY TEJUW. Federateu 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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  • 241 12 PENANG, MARCH 10, 1926. rennre» Opinio p. ol om: 45,000.00 notu. Cloves 100.00 buyers Gold leaf 72.00 sellers Mace Pickings no stock Nutmegs 80s 125.00 nom. 110 s 110.0 b Coconuts per 1,000 50.00 nom Gopra Snndried $12.25 sales Rattan I 11.15 sale* Rattans Coarse 10.50 Green Snail
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    • 465 12 BEST TREATMENT FOR RACKACHE. What is the best treatment for an aching back 1 The question has been asked thousands of times by suffering men and women in all parts of the world, and numberless methods of treatment have been tried. Some have failed hopelessly others have given temporary relief,
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    • 88 12 'mJ YOUR MIRROR WILL TELL YOU jf you meed Pinkettes. If your face is pimply or yellow, if you see slime upon your tongue, its answer is you do, because these symptoms indicate a disordered condition of the liver or of the intestinal tracts Pinkettes are laxative perfection. As gently
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    • 368 12 The Asiatic Petroleum Co., (S. S.), Ltd, j p (Incoi porated in England.) Wish to advise all motorists and consumers of 4 r “SHELL” OILS that commencing from .March 4 0 Ist 1926, SHELL MOTOR OILS P will be sold under the names by which they are so well known
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  • 987 13 EDITOR Si XT TO PRISON. I Christian Agitation. (b rom Our Own Correspondent.) Travaaicoire February 2G. Judgment a> delivered in the sensational nraabhoonii’ case in which Mr. 1 K. C. Na r o At i ingal, the Editor and i proprio or o’ the Vernacular weekly 1 ‘Jenmabhoomi
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  • 607 13 FOUR MURDERS A DAY. Rangoon, February 27. Sb’ Tbrconft Butler held a durbar to-day at Government House. In his speech, referring to the last general election for Ihe Burma Legislative Council and the appointment of the new Ministers, he pointed out that the largest number of seats
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  • 118 13 EXPORTS GROW RAPIDLY. Ottawa, Ont. Final figures of the cattle exports from Canada to the Uniter! Kingdom dining 1925 show a total of 110.257 head, as compared with 82,026 in 1924 and f. 6.649 in 1923. Prior to the FordneyMcCumber tariff in the United State!?, Canadian exports cf
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  • 1598 14  -  A S?.K) .K BARRAGE ERG AMERICA Father Ronald Knox. I saw t j other day, I think in tl t ges of the lasgow Herald,” that t' ere is a movement quite seriously afoot in tihe United States for going one bet’ 1 in the wa\ of prohibition
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  • 153 14 FROM FARM SERVANT TO OWNER. Ottawa, Ont. Every new Canadian parliament brings to the fore seme member who hars rapidly risco to wealth a«d independence as a result of farm operation on the western prairies. Henry Elvins Spencer, the newly appointed Progressive Whip, hag represented Bartie River since
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  • 616 15 CHOWRABTA MARKET. Penang, March 10, 1926 ct* Government Mutton— Mutton Indian per lb 55 Mutton— Head, sheep or goat each 1.00 Liver with heart A Inng do 1.30 Tripe m. do 1.00 Goat or Sheep per lb 55 Sweet Bread pair 30 Leg of Mutton M lb 55
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    • 160 15 I OVERLAND CROSSLEY ONE TON TRUCK {British Built) i with Magneto Ignition The Best and Most Economical Truck. i < With Pneumatic Tyres k $1,750 j Solid Tyres on Rear Wheels I I $1,850 I j Cycle Carriage Co., Ltd., I PENANG. i 8 >8 1 tKegal Qabinets. ■a 3
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