Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 19 March 1926

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  • 20 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE ESTABLISHED 1833. PUBLISHED DAILY. No. 64. VOL. LXXXIV. FRIDAY, 19th MARCH, 1926. PRICE 15 CENTS.
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    • 313 1 tokisatsu, PHOTOGRAPHIC art studio ’Phone 772. 68, BISHOP STREET. r^..„.,^r T SRh 1 FROM I INSISTON t '<;l3»LSsit i DOG’S HEAD s W ffSl BRAND i obtainable at all stores ,I 3IF A rs OR from UOCa S HEAD SOLE AGENTS: i PI iIMMCQC S™ e Darby Co., Ltd; ‘g
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    • 13 1 THE Eastern Optical Co., (PENANG DIVISION) 188, PENANG ROAD, PENANG Head Office SINGAPORE.
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  • 518 2 SOCIAL REFORM MARRIAGE. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Travancore, March 10. Last Saturday witnessed the celebration at Trivandrum, the capital of the State, of a social reform marriage which has occasioned some uneasy feelings among the conservative section of the public. The bridegroom is Mr. Rama Ayyar, Assistant Mycologist,
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  • 160 2 PROSPECTS IN CANADA. Toronto, Ont. At the annual meeting of Imperial Oil, Limited, to-day Pres. C. O. Stillman, referring to the possibility of a domestic supply of crude petroleum, said This year, for the first time we can say there is some hope, although it is too early
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  • 103 2 INCREASING IN CANADA. Edmonton, Alta. *F« reshadowing the era of agricultural development declared to be close at band, local real estate firms report renewed activity during the past few months in the sale of Alberta farm lands. Not for a long time has farm property been so much
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    • 950 2 jsxßaxsxssfcssxssxsßXM TENDERS INVITED. RATES OF SUBSCRIPTION. x m The Municipal Commissioners of n Including free town delivery or ft George Town, Penang, hereby invite X postage. m tenders for the undermentioned work K pavariw in AnvAwr>«? Construction of Cement Concrete H PAYABLE IN ADVANCE. x Drajn a|ong |he North side
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    • 1115 2 PARBOILED RICE. I MAATSCHAPPIJ. NEDERLANDS TRADING SOCIETY. A I XI 7 f TT’T’r' w I established i 8 24 LOCAL WHITE RICE. I Capital (Paid-Up) f. 80.000.000 abt. £6.666,667 SEOCHIAM AND “TUAPFH” I Statutory Reserve f. 20,536,861 abt. £1,711.405 I Special Reserve f. 22,660,000 abt. £1,888,333 I HEAD OFFICE IN
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  • 1309 3 SOCIALIST AIMS. The Nationalization Danger. Birmingham, February 11. Manufacturers in the Birmingham area arc seriously concerned with the problem of the coalmining industry as it affects the outlook for their own trades, and a meeting called for this «.fternoon at the Queen’s Hotel by the Midland
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  • 104 3 SKYE MEETING. (Under S. R. .4. Rides 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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  • 74 3 FACTORY OPERATING TO CAPACITY. As indicating the improved conditions in business, the Ontario Steel Products Company, since, last September, has been operating its spring and axle plants to capacity. The outlook for the year appears excellent, and the industry may have to go overtime. This company .supplies
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  • 73 3 REFINERIES MAKE RECORDS. Tn the four weeks ending December 31 Canadian sugar refineries made high figures on manufacture and export, and indicate that they are doing a good business. There was manufactured in Canada during the period 72.305,240 pounds of sugar, as compared with 53,0 SO 1 ,939
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  • 75 3 The “Fur Trade. Review’’ of New York, a recognized authority on furs and fur farming, in its issue of January 26, says The source of supply of the finest breeding foxes is Canaxla., and more than 8000 live silver foxes were exported from Canada in 1925, as compared
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  • 55 3 While eastern Canada has been receiving plenty of winter weather, and the west coast of the continent has just been swept by storms. Alberta has been basking in weather of the tropical variety for practically the whole winter. Golf and tennis have been played all during the-
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  • 39 3 There are approximately 80.000 square miles in Alberta that have good petroleum possibilities according to a statement by Dr. Allen of the T Diversity of Alberta. Development work has included 96 wells completed and fifteen being drilled.
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    • 179 3 The Parit Perak Rubber Co., Ltd. (Incorporated in Penang). Report and Accounts for the year ended 31st December, 1925. Notice of Meeting, Notice is hereby given that the tenth Ordinary General Meeting of The Parit j’ti-ak Rubber Co., Ltd., will be held at the Registered Office of the Company, •>3
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    • 350 3 1 Shampoo Powders Bad For the Hair Most shampoo powders, prepared shampoo 8 and soaps contain too much five alkili This dries the scalp, makes the h.ir brittle; and ruins it. The best thing for steady use is Mulsified JP/A cocoauut oil shampoo (which is pure and g greaseless, and
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    • 300 3 Serve your With cream that has the delicious S -7 /OC 1“ C fragrance and flavour of the pure rich vJT Lt/ L wor ld famous Devonshire and which is S/AFE. Locally pro- duced cream is generally served unboiled, and because of the impurities it contains it is UNSAFE. NESTLE’S
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  • 859 4 THE DEBT QUESTION. Count Volpi’s Demands. Serious differences of opinion have arisen already in the negotiations which are taking place in London between the Chancellor of the Exchequer and the Italian Minister for Finance. From the British point of view the facts are simple- During the
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  • 611 4 HOW MANY CHAIRS CAN A CLERK SIT ON 1 How many chairs can a Civil Servant sit on? This problem fascinated the House of Commons on February 20, when members were asked) to approve a, supplementary estimate of £9,000 for furniture for the extra staff necessary to deal with
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    • 202 4 The Soap that suits the Climate There is a strong demand growing steadily here and in other Eastern Countries for Oslverfs 20° Jq Carbolic Medical The old resident knows, and the newcomer soon learns how often such a powerful antiseptic Soap is wanted, "CALVERT’S” is always the same, always reliable
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    • 270 4 GENERAL MOTORS tkx c XV akefield Castrol “AA Makers ot for Engine lubrication of ESVallv*l\ all cars. CHEVROLET Wakefield Castrol “C” O AKLAND for Er s ines f G M -9. J. 1 Trucks. “D” Gear Oil Is? for Gear Box and Back OLDSMOBILE Axle Castroleu >« for CU P
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  • 149 4 OBITUARY. The following deaths are announced The Rev. Dr. Charles McHugh, Roman Catholic Bishop of Derry 7 since 1907, was professor at St. Golumb’s Diocesan seminary from 1890 to 1905, and parish priest at Strabane from 1905 to> 1907, when he was appointed Vicar-General at Derry and later consecrated as
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  • 482 5  -  (RY E J. FRENCH.) The first coins struck in Ireland were those of the Danish Kings of Dublin in the tenth or eleventh century. Then came the Hiberno-English silvei pennies, halfpennies and farthings, beginning with John and, from Edward TV. on, groats and half groats. The
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  • 255 5 SIR S. HOARE AND CONSERVATIVE “BULWARK.” Sir Samuel Hoare, addressing the women’s branch of the Chelsea Conservar tdve Association, said the black spot on the horizon was the danger of a great industrial upheaval when the coal subsidy came to an end in the spring, just when trade
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  • 51 5 Montreal, Que. Statistics recently collected by the city treasurer show that Montreal has a population of 967,500 as compared with 277,829 in 1901 466.197 in 1911 and 618,506 in 1921. The city’s present revenue is 114,112 and its valuation is 1(1.037,840,537. The total property valuation in 1920 wlas
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  • 89 5 TO-DAY’S DEPARTURES. Chenab for Calcutta. Kopah for feelawan (Deli). Tara for Port Swettenham and Singapore. Penang for Lumut and Singapore. Egra for Rangoon and Calcutta. Garada for Singapore. The following ships are in coauunnicarion with the Wireless Stations at: Pbnano—Amboise, Fulda, Genoa Maru, Harburg, Kamakura Mara, Koranna, Kutsang,
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  • 442 5 CLOSE DAILY (except Sunday). BT 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:
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    • 337 5 7 Her mirror jk reflects the wisdom ■P L of her choice B X Wa jg /.H To protect and develop the \8 Z natural beauty of her skin, s^s knows nothing to equal “•HAZELINE’ SNOW" (Trade Mark) In glass pots, at Chemists and Stores BURROUGHS WELLCOME CO jZi London
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    • 3 5 CROSS WORD PUZZLE.
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    • 244 5 Try making your g I VEGETABLE DISHES more palatable I I by adding a little I LEA PERRINS* I SAUCE J Manufacturers of Every Description of BSTD. 184 C. 5 Surgical India Rubber Goods Syringes, Water Bottles and Beds, Air Cushions, Enemas, Bed Sheetings, Teats, Tubings etc. Catalogues of Surgical
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  • 1112 6 /f\NE of the most interesting features of W' Europe’s economic development since the war has been the recovery of the German chemical industry. Before the war German chemists, to all intents and purposes, had a world monopoly. The Kaiser Wilhelm Institut in Berlin sucked the brains of
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  • 155 6 —Reuter. STARTLING EVIDENCE. Chieti, March 18. Startling evidence was given at the resumption of the Matteoti trial when two clerks testified that they saw the actual kidnapping of the man by four others whom they were unable to identify, and one of whom struck the victim in
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  • 131 6 —Reuter. SCOTT KNOCKS OUT GODDARD. London, March 18. At the Albert Hall, in a twenty-rounds-contest for the British heavy-we ght championship, Phil Scott knocked out the holder, Frank Goddard, in the third round. Goddard, generously plastered with powder, presented a weird spectacle, his enormous bulk contrasting with Scott’s muscular
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  • 34 6 Renier. London, March 18. At Stamford Bridge, in the Army triangular soccer tournament, the match between the British Army and the Belgian Army ended in a draw of 2 goals each.—
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  • 63 6 (Rugby Radio Service.) Yesterday’s foreign exchange rates were Paris, 136 New York, 4.86« Brussels, 121 Geneva, 25.25 Amsterdam, 12.13|; Milan, 121 Berlin, 20.43 Stockholm, 18.13 Copenhagen, 18.59 Oslo, 22.78 Vienna, 34.48 Prague, 164| Helsingfors, 193 Madrid, 34.48 Lisbon, Rio, 7|; Buenos Aires, 44j Bombay, Is. 6d. Shanghai, 3s.
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  • CORRESPONDENCE.
    • 277 6 SHOULD CHELLIAH HANG [To the Editor of the Pinang Gazette.”] Sir, —It is superfluous for me to write about the esteem in which you, as an Editor, are held by the Asiatic population, for the way you have teen studying minutely, with right motive, the local problems, giving expression frankly
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  • 278 6 EURASIAN INSPECTOR FALLS INTO POLICE TRAP. Sentence of six months’ rigorous imprisonment was pissed on Charles Rayney, Eurasian, assistant Inspector. Vehicles Registration Department, Singapore, by Mr. P. F. David, the District Judge. Rayney pleaded guilty to charges of receiving an illegal gratification, to v.it $l2. Mr. Whitley, the
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  • 149 6 LAST NIGHT’S BRILLIANT FUNCTION. Drowning the Shamrock. The annual ball in honour of St. Patrick, the Patron Saint of Ireland, was held on Wednesday night at the Town Hall, Ipoh, says the “T.0.M.” of March 18. Following is a list of the hosts :—Mr. D. Cuscadon, Mr. Dillon
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  • 35 6 Reuter. CENSUS BUREAU’S ESTIMATE. New York, March 18. Tbe Census Bureau estimates that the population of the United States on August 1 will be 117,135,317, an increase of over 11,000,000 since 1920.-
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  • 177 6 COOLIES REFUSE 15 PER CENT. The trouble which has been brewing between cargo coolies, especially Chinese, and their employers has resulted in a strike to-day, owing, it is stated, to the refusal of the labourers to accept the terms of their employers. A meeting of the Chinese
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  • 322 6 Messrs. William Jacks Co., reported on February 24, as follows There has been no special feature in trade during the past week. Copper.—The American Producers find it difficult to get together after the cut-throat competition that has been gampant for so long. Consumption there is likely to
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  • 229 6 The Straits Trading Co., Ltd., gives the following prices, on March 18 London. Spot £294 Down £5 3 m/s. buying 285.15 s „3.12.6 3 selling 286.5 s 3.7.6 Local. March 19: Singapore sold 150 tons at SI4I K Penang buyers no sellers at sl4l|. The Eastern Smelting Co.,
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  • 1106 6 SOCIAL PERSONAL. We are informed that the appointment of Mr. J. Straton-Ferrier to the position of Full Manager of the local branch of the Mercantile Bank of India, Ltd., has been confirmed by the Board of Directors in London. Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Graham are shortly leaving Bangkok for
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  • 209 6 <( Nanyo Nichi-Nichi Shimbunsha. KUO MING TUNG ARMY IN DERANGED MIND. Tokio, March 14. —Mr. Yoshisawa, Minister at Peking, is lodging a strong protest .against the Chinese Government which is stated to have lodged a counter demand. It is authoritatively reported that two Japanese destroyers, which were proceeding
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  • 126 6 Through the instrumentality ”&gt; li(M less programme, music is 1 j 0 to by a vastly greater nuinbei &lt;• than ever before, and a book with the development of the aPP of music should make a very ,j r Such a book will be pubi |S Murray called
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  • 616 7 DR WHEELER’S VIEW OF DISCOVERIES. The controversy concerning the discovery (reported in The Daily Mail) of the Roman remains at the corner of Gracechurch-street, E. C. said by the investigators of the Royal Commission on Historical Monuments to be part of tbo Roman Forum in London, continues
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  • 66 7 Edmonton, Alta. The return of prosperous conditions to the agricultural industry is evidenced in the fact that during 1925 farmers in Alberta broke all records in purchasing provincial savings certificates, the previous high mark having been established in 1920. For the year 1925, the total investments in
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  • 92 7 «ENDING CANADIAN FISH TO ENGLAND. Halifax, N.S. An entirely new market for the conisuniption of Nova. Scotian fish in its fresh date ha. s been opened up in England, and several large shipments have gone forward by various ocean liners sailing from this port. lhe fish are
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  • 1098 7 TALES TOLD TO THE MAGISTRATES. Gaolers are among the. most humane of men. Never have 1 found one harsh or intolerant towards his charges, and often they are. very helpful, with advice, to confused or illiterate prisoners. Sometimes, by his geniality and good-natured chaff, the gaoler softens
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  • 85 7 MANITOBA GOES IN FOR BEEKEEPING. Winnipeg, Man. Remarkable progress has been made in Manitoba in the production of honey during recent years, according to figures issued by the Provincial Government, In 1914 the honey crop was estimated at less than 52.000 lbs., rn 1919 it had increased to
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    • 197 7 Jv? w i THAT BOY OF YOURS. Keep Him Well with the Aid of Baby’s Own Tablets. I i i No matter how strong and rosy your child may be he requires a laxative some- times so that the stomach may be kept j sweet and the system clean. Formerly
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    • 81 7 HwH new t+ri j 1 1 1 STOCKS Q J 1 WiM Lil HmM lowest jOU prices. pnnns 55 x WHITEAWAYS Have pleasure in announcing a SPECIAL DISPLAY OF HANDSOME BRASS BEDSTEADS Representing the finest exhibition of these goads ever seen in the colony. All styles with round or square
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  • 498 8 Penang Municipal Commissioners may be amateurs in administration, but they must know that the Municipality is a public body, the servant of the public and that such a vitally important public matter as the construction of coast roads should be discussed in public and reported in the Press. The
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  • 461 8 ’Tis better to have tried and failed than never to have tried at all. While this is perhaps the most charitable and philosophical way in which to accept the humiliating failure characterising the negotiations at Geneva, it by no means covers the inadequacies of the League of
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  • 364 8 Whatever the shortcomings of the country in other respects, Iraq is admittedly an admirable training ground for aviators. Accordingly, the Royal Air Force is conducting a series of experiments there. Fifteen aeroplanes, each able to carry twenty-five fully-equipped soldiers at a speed of two miles a minute, are
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  • 1267 8  -  THE GOLFER’S CHANCE TO IMPROVE. BY HARRY VARDON, (Six Times Open Champion). It has been suggested that the 21 British amateurs who have been selected by the Royal and Ancient Club to prepare themi-c'.ves for ithe Walker (up match against the United States, at St. Andrews, in
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  • 270 8 FOUND DEAD IN HOTEL. (From Our Own Correspondent). Singapore, March 19. At the inquest on the British subject Mr. Owen Warburton, a rubber restriction officer, who was found dead in a room in a Japanese hote’, the proprietor of the hot-] stated that when deceased arrived on
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 261 8 I WHISKY I SH SW a Vm SaniJersua c Son f Di.ull.rt, LEITH. S A Fine, Mellow Whisky of 20 u. p. s Obtainable at CHONG KEE CO., J KIM SENG CO. 1 &gt;«♦*&lt; G. H. SLOT Co., Ltd., AGENTS. I THE GOLD RUSH.” For the convenience of those attending
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    • 33 8 “E. O.” Guest Night and Dancing— Every Tuesday and Friday. Special Tiffin Every Wednesday and Saturday—E. O Orchestra. Orchestral Concert every other Sunday. e DEARS’ I J J GOLDEN SERIES. j &lt; j jibs
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  • Page 8 Miscellaneous
    • 92 8 See Cordelia the Magnificent and Enjoy in Tiiumph at Theatre Royal. From Thursday 18th to Sunday 21st March, 1926. By Arrangement with Famous Lasky Film Service Limited. Show Starts at 7-30 pm 5 parts to the hour. Programme. 1. News. 2. The Fighting Skipper. Epis. 11 an 1 12 4
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    • 24 8 TIDE TABLES. To-Day. High Water. Low Water. .3.17 a.m. 9.36 a.m 3.40 p.m. 10.16 p.m. To-Morrow. 3.46 a.m. 9.58 a.m. 4.7 p.m. 10.56 p.m.
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  • 868 9 London Press Comments. COMPETITION.” London, March 18. i 8 describe las a fiasco at Geneva \'.'t'J-oie of strongly-worded artic’es morning’s newspapers. The n mvs the home of the institution i to prevent war has been transformed into the scene 1,1 .’i'p crnd'st manifestations and the tr '0 that drive
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  • 421 9 —Reuter. U. S. Claim Against Britain. MILLIONS INVOLVED. London, March 18. British circles are astonishei at the idea underlying Senator Borah’s resolution, concerning which a cable from W ashington says that the Foreign Relations Committee has not yet acted. It is indicated that Mr. Kellogg will welcome
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  • 41 9 Reuter. SETTLEMENT REACHED. London, March 17. Settlement of the London engineering dispute is indicated in the announcement that the Rol ert Hoe men on strike have decided to resume work on Monday when the lock-out notices will be withdrawn
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  • 49 9 (Rugby Radio Service.) London, March 18. It is announced that the Prince of Wales intends to visit the Continent early in April. He may possibly visit Biarritz among other places. The period of his stay abroad is not likely to exceed ten days or a fortnight.
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  • 431 9 —Reuter. French Chamber Scene. DEPUTY FAINTS. Paris, March 18. A ministerial statement of the new Briand Government, read in the Senate Chamber, said that the Government was anxiou% finally to settle the inter-allied indebtedness and would pursue the negotiations which were at present in a promising condition.
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  • 218 9 —Reuter. LEAGUE AND UNITED STATES. Geneva, March 18. A public sitting of the Council of the League of Nations agreed to the motion of Sir Autin Chamberlain to draw attention to all Governments, which received from the Government of the United States a copy of the American Senate’s
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  • 15 9 Renter. New York, March 19. President Coolidge’s father is dead’—
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  • 180 9 Reuter. Question in Commons. RELEASE SCALE DISCUSSED. London, March 18. In the House of Commons, Col. H. C. Woodcock asked the intentions of the Colonial Office with regard to a further increase in releases of rubber under the Stevenson Restriction Scheme. Mr. Amery said he was closely watching
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  • 169 9 REPLY TO POWERS’ ULTIMATUM. Peking, March 18. The Foreign Office has given a satisfactory reply to the Powers’ ultimatum. A thousand students demonstrated outside the Gibinet office protesting against the reply. The Guards fired, killing 17 and wounding 16.—Reuter. [On March 16, Reuter cabled The Powers have sent
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  • 111 9 LAND OF CAPITALISTS 16,000,000 IN BRITAIN. (Rugby Radio Service.) i London, March 17. Remarkable figures regarding small investors in Britain were given in an address by Mr. Walter Runciman, who said they showed there was to-day a wider distribution of wealth in Britain than ever before. There were now about
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  • 37 9 LORD AND LADY IRWIN LEAVE LONDON. (Rugby Radio Service.) London, March 18. Lord Irwin, the new Viceroy of India, and Lady Irwin, left London this afternoon for Marseilles where they will embark for India.
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  • 40 9 Reuter. AGREEMENT. London, March 18. The International Labour Conference on the eight-hours-day at the meeting in London, which was attended by the Labour Ministers of Britain, France, Germany, Italy and Belgian has signed an agreement at the Labour Ministry.—
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  • 41 9 —Reuter. CAMBRIDGE’S SECOND TRIAL. London, March 18. The Cambridge crew, at the full course trial this afternoon from Putney to Mortlake, finished in 19 minutes 18 seconds. The conditions were not so good as those of Oxford’s yesterday.
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    • 143 9 I “WHITE MOUNTAIN” j ICE CREAM FREEZER. j in St i“v W y make. EaNr® STOCKED IN ALL SIZES 2 qts. to 12 qts. PRICES. Size. 2 3 4 6 8 10 12 Ml $B-60, 10-59, 12-00, 16-00. 19-00, 24-50, 29 50 S I I JOHN LITTLE Co., Ltd., dft
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  • 320 10 JERAM KUANTAN. The following are extracts from the Directors’ Report of Jeram Kuantan Rubber Estate Ltd., to be submitted &lt; t the annual general meeting of the Company in Singapore on March 25: The profit and Loss Account for the year after making due provision for depreciation
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  • 354 10 The following are extracts from the Directors’ report to be submitted at th» 3 annual generrl meeting to be held in Singapore on March 25 The Profit and Loss Recount shows a net profit for the year of $241,312.85, to which must be added the balanc-
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  • 83 10 COUNSEL’S 61 WORDS 1N.60 SECONDS. While Mr. Martin O’Connor, barrister, was addressing the jury in the Whitechapel County Court, Judge Cluer interposed with the remark “I have timed you and you have taken €0 seconds to say 61 words. Your pauses are unnecessary, and it is worse than
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  • 538 10 London, February 18. After remaining steady but inactive on Friday an i Saturday the Rubber Market took a decide! downward turn on Monday and Tuesday, which carried prices on Tuesday evening 3-1. to 3|d. per lb. below those quoted in our last week’s Report. Yesterday
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  • 179 10 CIRCULAR TO MEMBERS, NO. 6 IN 1926. Subject 5. The following Motion will be submitted at the forthcoming meeting of the P. A. M. “This Association urges strongly the retention for some time of the existing legislation regulating rubber export, and that the releases under it should
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  • 112 10 Port Arthur, Ont. Within five years the Thunder Bay district, including Nipigon, will be one of the large newsprint paper centres in the world, according to F. N. Youngman, manager of the Thunder Bay Paper Company, who has returned from Toronto, following a consultation with the provincial
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    • 285 10 *H kU LI CSK U U I TALBOT I M W The World’s Best Ten Touring 4-5 Seater Body of the highest 15 B quality. H H Petrol Consumption 35-40 Miles J per Gallon. Ask for our liberal Terms —Trials Arranged. u Cycle Carriage Co., Ltd. PENANG. M Singapore, I
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    • 232 10 The George Town Dispensary [4 I THE LEADING CHEMISTS, PENANG. OUR REPUTATION —YOUR GUARANTEE. THE Cheapest House in the Trade FOR Estate Medical Supplies. SAFETY FIRST. I S You are absolutely safe when you deal with 3 “THE GEORGETOWN.” Each order is exeSal cuted by a QUALIFIED ENGLISH CHEMIST S
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  • 1334 11 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING. Trade Situation In Siam. The ninth annual general meeting of the shareholders in Barrow, Brown and &lt;»., Ltd. took place on Saturday, March 6th, at 11 a. m., at the Registered Offices of the Company. Notice convening the meeting having been read,
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  • 45 11 The output of Ronpibon Extended No Liability for the fint half of March was 100 piculs. The output of The Renong Tin Dredging Company Limited, for the first half month of March was Dredge No. 1 71 piculs, Dredge No. 2 357 piculs.
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  • 19 11 The result of the bowls tournament tie played yesterday wias Championship:—J. Duguid beat D. Lucey 21—9.
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  • 123 11 PENANG MARCH 19. 1926. (By Courtesy of the Chartered Bank.) London Demand Bank 2/4 1/16 4 months’sight Bank 2/4 7/16 3 Credit 2/4 19/32 3 Documentary 2/4 5/8 Calcutta Demand Bank Rs 1544) 3 day’s sight Private 157 JI B Bombay Demand Bank 154 Madras Demand Bank 1541 3
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  • 52 11 March 21st. sth Sunday in Lent. 8.30 a.m Holy Communion and Address at St. Mark’s Church, Butterworth. 7 p.m. Evening Service and Address at Caledonia Club. March 25th Thursday, Annunciation of our Lady, 7.30 a.m. Holy Communion at S. Paul’s Chapel, Bukit Tengah. B.
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  • 319 11 Thi fill) u‘,n, 7 quo tations in Messrs. Kennedy &lt;k Co.’g share list at I p.m. to-day Yesterday. To-day. 2 E 2 E Shares. S X D SO 00 0Q 00 c. t c. c. S c. Rubber (Dollar.) Aver Panas 12.50 13.00 12.75 13.00 Broga 1.77
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  • 154 11 The following are the changes in the report of THE MALAYA COMPANY LIMITED for to-day:— Rubber Shares. Buyers. Sellers. Bassett Rubber Co 1.40 1.45 c/r Batu Lintang Rubber 1.40 1.45 cum Broga Rubber Estates 1.75 1.85 Kedah Rubber Co. 4.40 4.60 cum Malaka Pinda Rubber 3.00 3.10
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  • 99 11 The following are our latest quotations Rubbers. Buyers. Sellers. Amalgamated $4.20 $4.40 A. Kunings 1.120 Bassetts 1.42| L47jc.rts. Bedfords 1.35 1.40 Connemaras 2.35 2.55 Jerams 1.77| 1.82| Kedahs 4.15 4.35 Lunas 3.50 3.75 Mentakabs .57} .GO S. Tukangs .70 .72} U. Benuts .76 .78} U. Malaccas 2.85
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  • 55 11 LONDON STANDARD (LOOSE) S. R. Sheet 105 cts per pound per pl. $l4O/No. 1 Crepe 105 cts per pound per pl. $l4O/Firm. (By Courtesy of Messrs. Allen Dennys.) The following zvere the rubber quotations in London on March 18: Smoked Sheet 2/6 Plantation Ist latex crepe 2/6 (By
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    • 621 11 New Advertisements. FOR SALE. Ferd Tourer, only 2,400 miles, owner l]rix ,n. fully equipped. What offers? ‘\pply Box No. 79, c/o Pinang Gazette. TO LET. Bungalow at Kroh furnished. Apply SO, c/o Pinang Gazette. NOTICES. mv. “Gienapp” Voy. 11. Cot Jgnces of cargo per the above vessel from Europe are
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    • 227 11 *■■■**■■**■■**■■»&lt;■■ 8 A NEW SHIPMENT I JUST UNPACKED AFTER THE SALE. Silks of all kinds in different shades and I 5 designs. r j Embroidered Silk Shawls and Kimonos, J Curios of all kinds, etc., etc. At Very Moderate Prices. I Wass iam till Assomull Co., I No. 20, 22,
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  • 579 12 CHOWRASTA MARKET. Penang, March 19, 1926. cts Government Mutton— Mutton Indian M per lb 55 Mutton— Head, sheep or goat w. each 1.00 Liver with heart 4 lung do 1.30 'fripe «M do 1.00 Goat or Sheep per lb 55 Sweet Bread pair 30 Leg of Mutton lb
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    • 324 12 1 WALL’S SAUSAGES P° r k Sausages. J &gt;jfiSHSHffljr' 'i Oxford Sausages. In lb. 1 lb. Tins &lt; WALL’S PORK PIES. J J In lb. 1 lb. Tins. 4 Obtainable from all dealers. S J wholesale only from Huttenbach, Lazarus Sons, Ltd. J i PENANG. i I START I INDENTING
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    • 381 12 rZZZZn DENNISON’S I I CREPE PAPERS &gt;. H i -All Shades in Stock. fi Ĕ N? X 290 S Number 00 Blue White Number 48 Reseda Gree Z ui 1 feHWM 51 Cel estial Blue &gt;• 2 I }lack «MM 51| Azure Blue 1? J 52 National Blue •&gt; 21
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  • 582 13 POSTMASTER.-GENERAL AND EXPERIMENTS. In regard to statements which have recently been published both in Britain and abroad, which forecast the early inauguration of Transatlantic radio telephony of commercial standard, the Postmaster-General desires it to be understood that these are premature. AA hile the experimental results are
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  • 129 13 ULTIMATUM TO PLAY PRODUCERS. New York, February 12. A controversy affecting the rights of British and 'foreign playwrights has arisen between the Dramatists’ Guild and their producers- Tim authors recently went on strike owing to differences with managers regarding profits from screen adaptations of their plays. They
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  • 749 13 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING. The tenth annual general meeting of the shareholders of Connemara, Limited, was held at the registered office of the Company, 1 Embankment, Kuala Lumpur on Tuesday, March 16, the Chairman the Hon. Mr R. C. M. Kindersley, presiding. After the notice convening the meeting bad
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  • 67 13 A new I dinar stamp has been issued in Jugo-Slavia.. printed in Belgrade from plates made in. Austria, thei previous issue being printed in England. The portrait of King Alexander is the central feature of the design, but the border is reproduced from one of the famous Pirot
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    • 203 13 4 w 1 Q,- wl \cfe VM 4 sj oJSsEPi iMTni F_W- mil WWi' wluw There was an old woman had so much to do, She had floors to polish and passages too One day she tried RON UK, ci polish ths best, And now the old woman has twice
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    • 86 13 I Come Early s and Order EASTER EGGS i AND NOVELTIES J We have a wonderful selection of j J Novelties for Easter from which J J to make a choice. J r Prices 50 cents to $3. J I Chocolate Eggs Wrapped in Foil Prices 10 to 35 cents.
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  • 1072 14 At the apex of his career as Colonial Secretary, in the middle of the South African War, Mr. Joseph Chamberlain passed the Colonial Stock Act, 1900, which authorised trustees to invest their funds in Loans issued by Colonial Governments. Needless to say, the Act was popular in the
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  • 439 14 OVER 2,000,00 b RECEIVING RELIEF, Berlin. February 11. The official unemploymen: figures, of which the finance Minister gave a rou-h indication in his Budget speechyesteriy, are now published. The total number or persons in receipt of unemployment relief at the beginning of this month was 2,030,000. It
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  • 75 14 March 20— Municipal Sperl». April2—GoO'i I’ri.la. v. R. 0. 2nd, 3rd, 4th 4 Meeting. Annual Bisley R Th.- Hille Ran«’. 1 v ,„„&gt;l 2nd. 3rd. 4th an.l Knal M. S. V. R. Prize Meeting Lumpur. gkyo 3,5, Ipoh Gymkhana Cl" Meeting. 3 Public Holiday. s—Public Holiday. )lic aD
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    • 590 14 I Asset» over $5,500,000. Assurance in force over $19,000,000. 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 Life Assurance
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  • 441 15 DIRECTORS’ REPORT. The following are extracts from the directors’ report to be submitted at the tenth ordinary general meeting to be held at the registered office of the Company, 33, Beach Street, Penang, on Wednesday, March 31 The revenue from lubber was $223,397.62; less revenue
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  • 214 15 PENANG, MARCH 19, 1926. Benares Op’nm p. nheaf $5.000.00 non.. Cloves 100.00 bn vers Gold leaf 72.00 sellerMace Pickings no stock Nutmegs 80s 125.00 nona 110« 110.0 b Coconuts per 1,000 50.00 nom. Copra Snndried w $12.05 sales Rattans 11.15 sale Rattans Coarse 10.50 Green Snail Shell- 13.00
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    • 319 15 iC====^G=====^r===^(======= ss 3 C= Fine—for the Whole Family! 1 QUAKER OATS gives wonderful body building 1 strength vigor nour* powers, this delicious food r ishment. Every member of is not body-heating. It is J your family will gain from easy to prepare and easy 1 eating it. As a muscle-
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    • 243 15 OVERLAND CROSSLEY I I ONE TON TRUCK {British Built) with Magneto Ignition I The Best and Most I Economical Truck. With Pneumatic Tyres S j $1,750 j Solid Tyres on Rear Wheels I I $1,85 I Cycle Carriage Co., Ltd., PENANG. I® Van der Sluys products ra “MONOGRAM” I Brand
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    • 1213 16 THE BLUE FUNNEL LINE. INTENDED SAILINGS FROM PENANG |S| k ||Sk \a Illi! iM I “BSth WEEKLY SERVICE. LONDON AND N. CONTINENT. 4k W&O ||||l I MENTOR Mar. 26 London, Rotterdam and Hamburg. JflHl S& »£p.. ®K»S H S HELENUS Apr. 1 Marseilles, London, Rotterdam and Hamburg. RHESUS Apr. 9
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    • 604 16 P. 0.-BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR LINES. (Companies Incorporated in England.) MAIL, PASSENGER CARGO SERVICES. PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL 8. N. Co. (Under Contract with His Majesty’s Government.) P. &lt;£ O. SAILINGS. LONDON—FAR-EASTERN SERVICE. For Singapore, Hongkong, Shanghai, Moji', For Colombo, Aden Port Q- u Yokohama and Kobe. d London. MACEDONIA Mar.
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