Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 23 March 1926

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  • 19 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE ESTABLISHED 1833. PUBLISHED7DAILY.’ No. 67. VOL. LXXXIV. TUESDAY, 23rd MARCH, 1926. PRICE 15 CENTS.
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 615 1 NIKKO Photographic Studio Every Possible Assistance and advice given to amateurs, N o 7, Northam Road, Penang. TEL 579. gHUiHiiiiiAHiiiiiuiiiiitiiiiiiiiuiLiiiiiiiiiiiiiuuiiiiiiiimitiiiiiiuiiiiiiiiimiiiiiiiiimiiiiiiimimiig I THE DMK LLOWA¥ S GIN I (CHEQUE 1 1 More Palatable and Cheaper than Whisky. WRITER B ORDINARY MARTINI H 8 j O £3 yyjj j 3 E: Is
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    • 13 1 THE Eastern Optica! Co., (PENANG DIVISION) 188, PENANG ROAD, PENANG Head Office SINGAPORE.
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  • 584 2 JOKES THAT NO LONGER APPEAL. Some amusing reflections on Light Refreshments were provided by Mr. W. Pett Ridge, who was Ithe chief guest &t a r< cent luncheon of the Wine Trade Club. Mr. Pett Ridge inaugurated a series of lectures at these functions, and, replying
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  • 172 2 FAR BEHIND OTHER PRESIDENTS. President von Hindenburg’s salary has 1 een raised to £3,000 per annum, with £6,000, for expenses. There is a further sum of £3,750 placed at his disposal, making £12,760 in all. This contrasts with the total sum of less than £3,500 paid in his
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 1372 2 fsxsexsxsaxsxsxssxsß NOTICES. I RATES OF SUBSCRIPTION, g p y Mo<ytß i7 s Ja n Raya Including free town delivery or II Knlim, Licensed Surveyor and Leveller, \gFl) J* X S. S., accepts surveys at moderate rates IK poetage. M o f every description. PAYABLE IN ADVANCE. J A B a
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    • 59 2 For Children’s Bruises For “black and blue’’ bruises, sprains of wrists and ankles, strains of cords and muscles, stubbed toes, cuts, burns and other mishaps of childhood, Chamberlain’fe Pain Balm always gives relief, Doos just as much for older people too. Eases their rheumatic pains, backaches and neuralgia. Just rub
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    • 292 2 The George Town Dispensary Ltd,, I THE LEADING CHEMISTS, I PENANG. I OUR REPUTATION —YOUR GUARANTEE. THE I Cheapest House in the Trade I FOR I Estate Medical Supplies. I SAFETY FIRST. You are absolutely safe when you deal with “THE GEORGETOWN.” Each order is exe- cuted by a QUALIFIED
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  • 953 3 A STRANGE ENGLISH TENDENCY. There is, I think, a measure of truth in Sir Aust*< i Chamberlain's suggestion t’hat the Englishman has a congenital tendency to civ stinking fish, writes “Alpha of the Plough” in the He made the. suggestion in discussing the great “Down and Out”
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  • 420 3 MR. CHAMBERLAIN’S HOPE OF T.-YX RELIEF. i Mr. Chamberlain made a tour of the Birmingham Section of the British Industries Fair on February 22. Speaking afterwards at a luncheon, he said that be had been informed by those in charge of the various stalls that they
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  • 336 3 £600,000 ON U.S. COMPANY SHARES. It is expected that the British Government’s holding of £600,000 in First Mortgage Gold Bonds of the British America Nickel Corporation will prove nearly, if not entirely, a total loss. This announcement is made by Mr. Malcolm G. Ramsay, Comptroller and
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 196 3 I I H (BRITISH MADE.) BALL-BEARING I STEEL FILING CABINETS I E v**j Ui g ,7 The Roneo line of Steel Office Furniture H includes Steel Desks, Tables, Chairs, Clo- S= thes Lockers, Stationery Cupboards. Card Cabinets, Waste Paper Receptacles,’ etc. B ALL-BRITISH MADE THROUGHOUT i RONEO LIMITED, J 6a,
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    • 1220 3 “77 5" BANKS. Careless Shampooing Spoils the Hair NEDERLANDSCHE HANDEL MAATSCHAPPIJ. Soap should be used very carefully, if you NF.DERLANDS TRADING SOCIETY, want to keep your hair looking its best. Many soaps, prepared shampoos and shampoo E.. ABLISITED 1824. powders contain too much free alkali. Thi< dries the sc dp,
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  • 694 4 only one. each. BY MURIEL MANNING. (Continued from Page 5.) The wearing of one earring is to be the fashion,. It is the rage in Paris, and the jewellers are shewing diamonds like oak-apples, and pearls as big as coffee beans, all designed to be worn singly. The
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  • 150 4 BECOMING INDEPENDENT OF BANKS. Winnipeg, Man. F. W- Ross, supervisor of all branches west of Port Arthur for the Bank of Nova Scotia, who has just returned from a trip of inspection of the bank’s branches in the West describes the liquidation of agricultural loans throughout the west
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  • 595 4 A LONDON EXPERT’S STORIES. The most apopular inhabitant of London is tha.. But it will not be doubted that I,- also is one of the clever est, a th following stories about him Show. The> were n iated to a representative of tile London Evening News by
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  • 153 4 ARAB DEFENCE CORPS TO BE ESTABLISHED. The disbanding of the British gendarmerie and the transfer of the 9th Lancers to Egypt constitute a danger to public security, according to a- leader writer in a Hebrew daily newspaper, who points out that offenders increased from 11.098 in 1921 to
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 402 4 Ordinance No. 125 (Merchant Shipping) Section 331. Notic? is ereby given that at the expiration of one year from date of this Notice the Receiver of Wrecks at the Port of Penang, Straits Settlements will proceed to deal with the following articles pursuant to section 331 of the abovementioned Ordinance.
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    • 53 4 Keep It Handy. Do not forget that there are more bottles sold each year of Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy than of any other cough medicine. Have you a bottle of it in your .home 1 It is good for the children and the grown ups too. Every user is a friend.
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    • 259 4 issK, wsswzsn Age A //ze credenfiafs W w Aa# count. the oldest distillers IN THE WORLD X Joltii Halo JOHN HAIG&C?L TD MARKINCH SCOTLAND. FOR THE “TEA” HOUR INSTANT POSTUM is a boon to those people who enjoy a warm invigorating drink to overcome the fatigue of the day’s labours.
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  • Feminine Reflections
    • 1381 5 March Ist:—Remembering to my great satisfaction that I lis I 1.. s<>. that it is indeed St. p' iVi in j since to wear Leeks too P«' l(is any Englishman, to eat niiM n bad a compliment. Do dell^ 11 fore on a dish of Leeks with
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    • 565 5  -  BY POPPY BACON. A high collar hais been universally accepted as the smartest neck wear for day-time. All other kinds of decolletage are considered out of fashion,’” unless it is a question of evening dress, in which the greatest admirer of necks and shoulders’ ctan be as
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    • 934 5  -  BY ROSAMUND There is luck for you if you were born on March Ist. but it lies in the strength of your own character- You should be fitted to carry on a business yourself, or to share all the secret aims of a business j tfriend or husband,
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    • 428 5  -  BY ROSAMUND. Not religion only, nou*adays, but f|a(shion too, bids us omit meat as much as possible from our Lenten fare—and for a matter of that, all the year round. Only the other day a doctor was telling me that the very latest medical fad is to abstain
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    • 77 5 Many of the smartest jumper suits have circular skirts and ornamental sleeves. The frock sketched has both these fashionable features. The collar is fastened by a double-headed, pin, thus introducing another new note. Rust coloured stockinette with the embroidery' in shades of brown would be a
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    • 75 5 Toronto, OntThere is a tremendous acreage of favourable ground in which silver may be found in Northern Ontario, that is still to be intensively prospected. A. G. Burrows, provincial geologist, says there as about 5,000 square miles of dia-base -with intruding quartzite and in this llarge area, outside
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    • 89 5 Toronto, OntSpeaking at a public meeting There recently, Charles McCrea, minister of mines in the Ontario government has announced completion of agreements which uill insure the spending in northern On j tario of 00», 000 by the end of 1927. The expenditure was declared to be in connection
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  • 1251 6 tells us that England was ll<7 ruled by the worthless King John from 1199 to 121 G but her real ruler was Pope Innocent 111 the most powerful pontiff who ever graced the papal throne. John, who had been chafing under his restricted power, let himself go
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  • 362 6 Quebec. Que. Quebec is to have a great game and fishing reserve on the Island of Anticosti, which lies in the Gulf of St. Lawrence and is the property df Senator Menier, of France, known as the ‘‘Chocolate King of France”. This picturesque island, while forming
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  • 1524 6 OFFICERS ENTERTAINED AT GOVERNMENT HOUSE. Progress and Prospects. The following officers of the M. S. V. R. and M. V. I. had the honour of dining with His Excellency the High Commissioner at Government House, Kuala Lumpur, on Saturday evening Lt.-Col. W. C. Wilson, D. S. 0..
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  • 203 6 Step on the gas. dear heart, and let her rip! I love to see that tense look in your eyes. The tightened jaw, the hard, unsmiling lip, As onward like a bird the good car flies. t The hedges are a streak on either side. Milestones leap
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  • 44 6 The homeward mail by the b.s Khiva closes at 4 p.m. on Saturday, the 27th instant. The P. &O. Packet Macedonia with mails despatched from London on March 4 is expected to arrive here at 6 a.m. on Thursday, the 25ih instant.
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  • 708 6 With a view to organising Y.M.C.A. work in Penang, a meeting is to take place in the Penang Free School building at 6.15 p.m. to-morrow', Wednesday. All interested are invited to be present. Mr. W. Skrine left Kuala Lumpur for Brastagi on Friday. Mr. E. G. Sebastian,
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 371 6 New Advertisements." POSITIONS Wanted a smart Junior C} er i, be quick and accurate at fi-n able to typewrite, \nnlv u an Pinang Gazette. P > L x MUNICIPALITY OF SINGAPORE Resident Medical Officer The Municipal applications from local gra. illalHll nv,h post of Temporary Resident v" r h Officer
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  • Page 6 Miscellaneous
    • 59 6 TOWN HALL. Penang, 10th April, >926. CONCERT AND DANCE IN AID OF The Girl Guides and Pearson's Fresh Air Funds” Under the Distiiißnished l,l The HON. MR. W. PEEL,' a,l<l MRS. PEEL. MRS. DODDS, District Comnn"' ionvr and Officers of The GIRL Gl IDLS Admittance $3 and $2. Booking at
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  • 1405 7 A PRACTICAL PROPOSITION. No doubt when the telephone first became a commercial possibility, bold spirits could be found who would prophesy, with a waggish shake of the head, We shall be seeing people over the wires next.” To-day that seemingly fantastic dream is on the eve of
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  • 164 7 FACILITIES jCOVER HEMISPHERE. Montreal, Que. The announcement by the Bank of Montreal of the extension of its Mexican business to a new branch at Tampi>co calls attention once more to an important position occupied by Canadian banks in a number of countries on the Western hemisphere, whose development
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  • 101 7 TO-DAY’S DEPARTURES. Reijnst for Singapore. Rimba for P. Langkawi and Alor Star. Van Heemskerk for Singapore. Kopah for Belawan (Deli). Peng Fook for Langsa. Klang for Port Swettenham and Singapore. Iserlohn for Singapore. The following ships are in communication with the Wireless Stations at: Penang —Capercife, Chenab, Daviken,
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  • 459 7 CLOSE DAILY (except Sundav). BY TRAIN. 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:
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  • 30 7 PENANG MARCH 23, 1926. (By Courtesy of the Chartered Bank.) London Demand Bank 2/4 1 S 4 months’ sight Bank 2/4 1 3 Credit 3 Docnmr Calcntta Dem v>
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 381 7 Phyllosan |f Humagsolan E e Aqua Velva s H Shavex Stacomb h s Rubinat s H Urace Yadil Clark’s Reducing Paste Hygeia Feeding Bottles 1 Synol and Kotalko Soaps Cuticura Talcums Amami Shampoos in ĔĔ Nos. 1,6, 7,8, 9 10. THE NEW VALET 7/6 SET. The latest introduction. British s
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    • 83 7 CHILDREN’S COLDS Avoid Serious Results by Using Baby’s Own Tablets. When a child shows the first symptoms of a cold, such as sneezing, redness of the eyes, clogged or running nose, prompt measures for relief may avert serious results. Mothers should always have on hand some simple, safe and effective
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    • 133 7 BRASTAGI. THE FAMILIE HOTEL Catering especially for Eurasian and Asiatic Families. Clean and comfortable. TERMS MODERATE. Cars for Hire English Spoken. For full particulars or special terms apply to The Proprietrix, THE FAMILIE HOTEL, Brastagi, Sumatra BROKEN MARBLE, ROAR METAL AND LIME FOR SALE. Delivery Ex Railway Siding alongside Quarry.
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  • 22 8 LEICESTER. —February 13, at Stone Field,” Blackheath, to Dorothy Lillian, wife of Dr. W. S. Leicester, Malayan Medical Service, a daughter.
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  • 447 8 Most of us are aware that the first definite increeses in the price of rubber were responsible for a corresponding increase in the cost of foodstuffs essential to our daily well-being. It is also an unfortunate truth that the recent downward fluctuations in the price of rubber have not
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  • 429 8 Put in a nutshell, the Socialist creed is, “the State for every one and everyone for the State.” It sounds very nice and equitable—to the Socialists—but it has been proved over and over again that pigs will fly before Socialism is evolved in a form which will make
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  • 303 8 Shade trees, desirable everywhere, are a positive necessity in the tropics. 'l’hey constitute an immense improvement to the appearance of our towns and to the countryside and give ease and comfort to all who use the roads, particularly to pedestrians whom they protect from the flaming rays of our
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  • 1157 8  -  for a Major Suit. BY J. J. BREBNER. I have seldom seen so many extraordinary hands within a short time as I saw in the course of an hour’s bridge play at a Lon.lon chib. A few of them were (I) the declarer of “three spades” doubled
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  • 103 8 SUGGESTED PRECAUTIONS. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Singapore, March 23. The Free Prese Hongkong correspondent says Canton is greatly stirred as a result of important developments arising from th» discovery of a plot to assassinate Chang Kai Shek. The greates' precaution is being taken. Elaborate schemes are outlined, including
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  • 158 8 (To the Editor of the Pinang Gazette.” Sir :—Your correspondent A Parent’ is a bit behind in things. If he had inquired at any local school he would have learned that neither the D. of K nor the I of S. needed to hurry to supply the information he
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  • 42 8 SPECIAL TRAIN. rhe Pinang Gazette is informs 1 for the benefit of residents on Penang Hill and others, a “special” tram will leave the Lower Station of the Penang Hills Railway at /.77 a. nt. on Sunday Murch 28.
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 144 8 Bill 7 JB» /Wwlw i gdttEjjjjsM 2du2 r V; jraWh I r w! rA4» b |rWtf® r wo minds I I .Onesmoke u All the world over there are two points of view—the man’s I and the woman’s. But their views on cigarettes are iden- Heal. They both will have
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    • 45 8 “K. fe 9 O.” Cuest 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. FpEARS’I J J GOLDEN SERIES. *1 y M M N W' -'Th’'' x lm <-M
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  • 28 8 DEATH. YEATS. —At home on Saturday, the 20th instant, Robert Yeats, formerly partner in Messrs. Edwd Boustead <fc Co., London, and Boustea l <t Co., Singapore and Penang.
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  • 374 9 —Reuter. Debate in Reichstag. CHANCELLOR'S EXPLANATION. Berlin, March 22. rp| 1P R.ichstag waa crowded for the dei.t,on Geneva. Chancellor Streseinann, a qipecb. said that the result of Geneva n r _i ttable because special interests countries had strongly and i" > Hu exerted t hems dves to the detri~,/of
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  • 137 9 Reuter. PRE FERENTI AL TRE AT M ENT SUGGESTED. London, March 22. In the House of Commons, Mr. A. E. Jacob (Conservative) suggested that, with a view to extending British markets and relieving unemployment, Mr. Amery should do everything possible to arrange for preferential treatment of
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  • 64 9 —Reuter. CONFERENCE IN SWITZERLAND. Geneva, March 22. In conformity with the decision of the League Council, the Secretariat has again mvited the Soviets to participate in a Preparatory conference, pointing out that *Le Swiss Government has given an assurance that the Soviet delegates will granted the same
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  • 55 9 uter. INCIDENT EN ROUTE. Copenhagen, March 22. pjLe Danish airman, Lieutenant ''ch, nd, who is attempting a flight to lf) has arrived at Aleppo from (l,ls *tantinople. There is no news of his mpanion, Lieutenant Botved, who >8 L] 8 of near Eskishehr, but it that there is
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  • 24 9 «'•U’e r ON JAPANESE STEAMER. Colombo, March 22. atriv ipan< 8e Gainer Sumatra Maru R* i,\ j. a this morning on fire.—
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  • 260 9 :.—.Reul er. Canton Government’s Offer. REJECTED BY BRITISH GOVERNMENT. London, March 22. Replying to Mr. S. P. Viant, in the House of Commons, Mr. Amery said the anton Government’s offer to mediate between the strikers and the Hongkong Government was based on the claim that they were not
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  • 161 9 DEATH OF FAMOUS BRIDGE BUILDER. (Rugby Radio Service.) London, March 22. The death is announced of Sir Bradford Leslie at the age of 94. He was the Grand Old Man of engineering and one of the most famous bridge builders of this and last century. H'S many
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  • 110 9 COMMONS AND DEEP-SEA FISHING. (Rugby Radio Service.) London, March 22. In the House of Commons, Commander Kenworthy, Liberal member for Central Hull, asked what was being done with regard to the claims of Norway, Iceland and other countries to extend the threemile limit beyond which deep-sea fishing
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  • 46 9 —Reuter. EMIGRATION TO BRITISH GUIANA. Delhi, March 22. After a lapse of five years the negotiations regarding the question of Indian emigration to British Guiana have ended, the Legislative Assembly approving the emigration of 500 families of unskilled labourers not exceeding 1500 persons. —Reuter.
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  • 54 9 —Vale. REDUCTION OF SERVICE. Paris, March 2. The Ministry of War is completing a bill reducing military service from eighteen to sixteen months with a hope of lowering the term ultimately to twelve months. After reorganization, the army will probably comprise twenty Metropolitan divisions, four North African and
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  • 441 9 Mr. Houghton's Indictment. ‘WIL!) lALK.’’ Washington, March 22. While official c rules are still silent in regard to the nature of Mr. Houghton’s report to President Coolidge, the newspapers, apparently startled at the sensation create! in Europe, are now endeavouring to allay European apprehension. Tne New York
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  • 58 9 .—Reuter. IMPORTANT U. S. HEARING. Washington, March 22. The Judiciary Committee of the Senate has approved of a programme for public discussion on May 4 before a Special Committee on proposals for the modification of the prohibition laws. Each side will have six days to present its
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  • 64 9 (Rugby Radio Service.) Yesterday’s foreign exchange rates were Paris, 137{ New York, 4.86 L Brussels, 119} Geneva, 25.25 Amsterdam, 12.13 Milan, 1201 Berlin, 20.42 Stockholm, 18.12 Copenhagen, 18.5 Oslo, 22.5 Vienna, 34.5 Prague, 164; Helsingfors, 193 Madrid, 34.5 Lisbon, 2j Rio 7| Buenos Aires 441 Bombay, Is. 6d.
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  • 76 9 FATE OF THE NEW LABOUR CODE. Tokio, March 19—The unpopular Bill for regulating labour organizations is expected to be shelved by a motion of the Seayu-Honto as well as a motion in the Upper House Big Tokio Fire. 870 houses in the suburbs of Tokyo wore burnt down
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  • 178 9 The Lincolnshire Betting. DOUBLE CHANCE LAME. (Specal Sports Service Singapore, March 22. The following is the latest betting on the Lincolnshire Handicap Aga Khan’s Zionist 13-2 Donzelon 9-1 Nothing Venture 101 Dignity and Bircbbronm 100-7 King Willow and Argeia 20 1 I.aiglon is ill and has been scratched.
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  • 43 9 POSTPONED MATCHES. London, March 22. The following are the results of the postpone i English League matches First Division Notts County and West Ham, draw. Second Division Wednesday 2. Notts Forest 0. Third Division, Southern Section Mill wall 2, Br ighton o.—Reuter.
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  • 188 9 Mixed Double Handicap to be played on Fiiday, March 26: 4 Mrs. Gilmour and B. E. Mitchell v. Scr. Mr. and Mrs. Reimann. The results of tennis tournament ties played yesterday were: Ladies Single Handicap, Final- —4 Mrs. B. Powell beat —l5l Mrs. T. W. Douglas 6—2,
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  • 44 9 The following Championship tie has been fixed for Wednesday, March 24 J. G. Allan v. G. B. F. Southam. The result of lawn bowls tournament tie played yesterday was. Single Handicap-—• —3 J. Ford beat 6 D. S. Harvey 21 —11.
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  • 166 9 Winnipeg, Man. One of the biggest mine rushes of the past SO year® is taking place in the Red J.ake gold hearing area of the Patricia district, 240 miles off Winnipeg and 80 jiriles north of the Canadian National Railway, according to reports brought to Winnipeg.
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • 160 9 O SjvXT'El' v O -‘HERCULES” I PILSENER BEER. I 1 i I gffuhs-K-A Ig3| facuitS-BK| Ml I Efcdll JOHN LITTLE &csLU I I Sole Agents For I i 1 I STRUTS SETTLEMENTS J C' ißE''" M% FFOERfrTEQ MALAY STATES Sb* IS*\ BORNEO JAVA SIAM HI 1 Q uarts $5-00 per
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  • 1345 10 REVIEW OF MARKET FOR 1925. Prices and Consumption. The following is the continuation of Messrs. Symington and Sinclair’s review of the Rubber Market in 1925:Basing our calculation pn Dr. Rutgers’ statements, and on the data contained in “Bulletin” 21 (vide p. 3), we estimate the output of
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    • 165 10 (WALL’S SAUSAGES P° r k Sausages. Oxford Sausages. T 1° J 2 lb. 1 lb. Tins J I WALL’S PORK PIES. In I lb. 1 lb. Tins. a Obtainable from all dealers. 0 Wholesale only from Huttenbach, Lazarus Sons, Ltd. f X PENANG. X I* W I The Super wk
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    • 29 10 Cramps in the Stomach No need of suffering from cramps in the stomach or intestinal pains. Chamberlain’s Colic and Diarrhoea Remedy never fails to relieve the most severe cas-
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    • 324 10 I b The Butter with a Reput-! f s ation Always Maintained. I S 1 1 '1(0 I I 1 14 y* 1 k Is s I Can be obtained at aH th F I I I Leading Stores. n r I Good News For Our Patrons. I Never before
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  • Page 10 Miscellaneous
    • 76 10 See u Around the World in the Speejacks at Theatre Royal. From Monday 22nd to Wednesday 24th March, 1926. Show Starts at 7-30 p m. 1. Traffic Jams [Comedy] Parts 2. Flying Finance [Comedy] 3. Mary Philbin and Norman Kerry in sth Avenue Models.’’ 7 >, 4. Around the World
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  • 443 11 NORTH TAIPING. rhe following are extracts from the p ir .tors’ Report of the North Taiping p, n p,-edging >y., Lt 1,. to be submitted t 0 shareholders at the annual general noting to be held on April 10 Returns —During the past Financial Year tl dredge
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  • 555 11 The following are extracts from the report of the Directors to be submitted to the Shareholders at the annual general meeting to be held on April 10 Dredge No. I.—During the period under review this dredge has worked through 40 acres of shallow ground. I’he average ground value
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  • 115 11 The Straits Trading Co.. Ltd., gives the following prices, on March 22 London'. Spot £292.10s Down £l.ss 3 m/s. buying 284 1.5 s 3 selling 284.10 s I Local. March 23: Singapore sold 100 tons at sl4l£ Penang buyers no sellers at sl4ls. lhe Eastern Smelting Co.. Ltd:—
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  • 487 11 The Batavia coi respondent of the Times, after a visit to Pontianak and Dutch West Borneo estimates the total production of D. Ĕ. 1. at 188,000 tons- The Pontianak exports in 1923 were 5,000 tons in 1924, 10,000 tons- He w rites. *Na tive rubber product
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  • 737 11 BAKER, MORGAN’S REPORT. “Market firmer, owing to bear covering,” Market almost stagnant and barely ‘steady,” firm after weak, tendency upwards,” Easier after firm, tendency downwards, but probably only temporary,” and so on These, and a few more similar advices regarding the rubber market, quite commonly reach us,
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  • 56 11 LONDON STANDARD (LOOSE) S. R. Sheet ds per pound per pl. $140.66 No. 1 Crepe 103} cfs per pound per pl. $l3B nominal. (By Courtesy of Messrs. Allen Dennys.) The following were the rubber quotations in London on March 22: Smoked Sheet 2/6} Plantation Ist latex crepe 2/6}
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  • 289 11 The following are the latest quotitions in Messrs. Kennedy de Co.'s share list at I p.m. to-day Yesterday. To-day. 2 Am “HARRS, t>> E 5 X 32 CQ 00 Sc. I c. I c. c. Rubber (Dollar.) Bassett 14> 1.45 1.40 I.socrts Broea 1.75 1.85 1.80 1.90
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  • 154 11 THE MALAYA COMPANY. LIMITED, report the following changes in to day’s share market. Rubber "Shares. Buyers. Sellers. Ayer Kuning Rubber $1.20 $1.30 Ayer Molek Rubber 2.75 2.95 Batu Lintang Rubber 1.35 1.40 ex Broga Rubber Estates 1.77| 1.85 Kedah Rubber Co. 4.50 4/ 0 cum Lunas Rubber
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  • 109 11 The following are onr latest quotations Rubbers. Buyers. Sellers. Allenbys $3.20 $3.3 > A. Moleks 2.85 3.00 B. Lintangs L4O 1.45 cum Brogas 1.77# 1.82# Colinburgha 4.30 4.50 Jimahs 2.40 2.60 Katoyangs 2.25 2.40 cum M. Pindas 3.25 3.40 Mentakabs .62} .67# Parit Peraks 5.10 5.25 cum
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  • 39 11 The General Produce Agency Ltd. Beach Street, Penang, report that the following prices were realised at their auction room to-day: Good F.A.Q. Ribbed Smoked Sheet $132 to sl33| F.A.Q. do 129 131 Low F.A.Q, do 122 128
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  • 1250 11 KENNEDY CO’S SHARE LIST. =0 m 9 NAMES. g g S 5 S’ He S. H i CO I rf) RUBBER [Dollar.] f 0 S 0 Allenby Rubber Oo 3 15 3 3’ Alor Gajah Rubber Estate 2 90 3 10 ex Amalgamated Malay Estate* 4 25 4 50 Ayer
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  • 230 11 PENANG, MARCH 23, 1926. Benare*Opinm p. nhmut >5,000.00 notu. Cloves 100.00 buyer 1 Gold leaf 72.00 seller 4 Mace Pickings no stock Nutmegs 80s 125.00 nom. 110 a 110.00 Ooconntsper 1,000 50.00 nom. Copra Sundriei $11.70 sales Rattans 11.15 sales Rattans Coarse 10.50 Green Snail Shell* 13.00 Siam
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  • Page 11 Advertisements
    • 176 11 LABOUR CODE 1923 F.M.S. LABOUR ORDINANCE 1923 3.8. 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 July, October and January. Forms for the return will be supplied
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  • 606 12 DIRECTORS’ REPORT. The following are extracts from the Directors’ repoit and statement of accounts for the year ended 31st December 1925 for presentation at the sixteenth annual general meeting of shareholders to be held at the registered office of the company. No. 1, Embankment, Kuala
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  • 1090 13 LESSONS FROM OVERSEA. 1 he 24th annual dinner of the London Master Printers’ Association was held at the Connaught Rooms, Major M. Clowes, the president, in the chair. Major Astor, M. P., proposing the toast of “British Industry,” said that the old lady had been ailing
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  • 187 13 PUBLIC LANDS FOR RAILWAY CONSTRUCTION. Victoria, B. C. The British Columbia Legislature has passed an act granting certain public lands in aid of construction of the Pacific Great Eastern Railway from Vancouver to a junction with the Canadian National Railway at or near Prince George, B. C., and
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  • 74 13 DOUbLE IN TWO YEARS. Montreal, Que. During 1925. there were 110,257 bead of cattle shipped from Canada to Great Britain, as compared with 82,086 in 1924 and 56,649 in 1923, an increase of 34.2 per cent, over the previous year and almost 100 per cent over 1923, according
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  • 98 13 Toronto, Ont. Hog marketing in Canada during the past yeir constituted a record, according to a statement made by the Dominion Live Stock Commission, supplies kept pace with those of 1924 in addition realizing prices anywhere to $B.OO per hog more on good bacon hogs than during
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  • 68 13 April 2—Good Friday Public Holiday. 2nd, 3rd, 4th sth—P. V. R. C. Annual Bisley Rifle Meeting. The Rifle Range, Penang. 2nd, 3rd, 4th and sth—Annual M. S. A r R. Prize Meeting, Kuala Lumpur. 3,5, Ipoh Gymkhana Club Skye Meeting. 3—Public Holiday. s—Public Holiday. 14—Hari Raya Puasa, Public
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    • 139 13 f SIEMENS I (SCHUCKERT) 1 ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES I- J Smoothing Irone Water Boilers Table Fane Toasters h Pendant Shades Langham Shades Lighting Sets Water Pumps R i f i Wiring Accessories. r I r a T~ I AGENTS FOR I S’EMEN’S SCHUCKERT WORKS, BERLIN, N. V. STRAITS JAVA TRADING COY.,
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  • 854 14 j SOME CLASSIC! EXAMPLES. In a sense no doubt it may be contend- ed that there is no such thing as humour in music, and certainly it is true that so far as instrumental music is concerned the humour alleged is more often read into it by
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  • 583 15 V CHOWRABTA MARKET. Penang, March 23, 1926. cte Government Mutton— Mutton Indian per lb 55 Mutton— Head, sheep or goat each 1.00 Liver with heart A Inng do 1.30 Tripe do 1.00 Goat or Sheep per lb 55 Sweet Bread pair 30 Leg of Mutton lb 55 Lamb
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