Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 16 April 1926

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    20 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE ESTABLISHED 1833. PUBLISHED DAILY. No. 85. VOL. LXXXIV. FRIDAY, 16th APRIL, 1926. PRICE 15 CENTS.
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      14 1 THE Eastern Optical Co., (PENANG DIVISION) 188, PENANG ROAD, PENANG Head Office I SINGAPORE.
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    THE RIFF CASE.
    933 2 ABD-EL-KRIM’S LETTER TO THE TIMES. The following is a literal translation by a Times Correspondent at Tangier of a letter transmitted to him for publication in The Times.” To The Editor of The Times. Peace. We rejoice to communicate to you true information concerning the situation of
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      1146 2 —xbs t xwx^»?sx» Xsai xB NOTICES. RATES OF SUBSCRIPTION. S I The Soap g X Be K Malakar, 378, J lan Raya, I r p Including free town delivery or llh Kulim, Licensed Surveyor and Leveller, I that SUtIS g C potuage. S S 1 S acceptB snr ™ys moderate
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      502 2 Stiffness,Cramp Aching Muscles 9 Sloans swiftly and surely brings f welcome relief j Tired out —muscles stiff and back-aching after a hard day’s work That is the time you’ll be glad of the bottle of Sloan’s you keep handy in the house. Just put a little Sloan’s on the aching
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    POLITICS WITHOUT PUBLICITY.
    890 3 SMALL INFLUENCES THAT HAVE BIG RESULTS. The Memoirs of Colonel House, which I have treated more than usual sensation even in an age of sensational personal revelations, have shown up the influence that was at work behind many important movements in American politics. The plain-speaking Texas Colonel
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    BUKIT TIMAH RUBBER.
    860 3 LABOUR SHORTAGE DURING THE YEAR. The annual general meeting of the Bukit Timah Rubber Company was held at French Bank Buildings, Singapore, on Saturday, there being present Mr. A. W. Still (Chairman), Messrs. H. D. Mundell, Rev. J. M. Ouitlon, E. A. Gibson (directors), and C. V.
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    COMING EVENTS.
    17 3 May 8, 11, 13 15—Singapore Summer Races. June 5, 8. 10 12 Selangor Summer Races.
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    MUNICIPAL COMMISSION.
    901 4 MINUTES OF MEETINGS. The following are the ininvtes of special and ordinary meetings of the Municipal Commissioners of George Town, Penang, held on Tuesday, the 16th March, 1926. Present:—Mr. B. Nunn (President), Dr. J. E. Smith, Mensre. M. H. M. Noordin, Khoo Sian Ewe, J- D. Kemp, P.
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    MOBILE WIRELESS TELEPHONY.
    540 4 RAILWAY EXPERIMENTS. A wireless service on moving trains has been one of the latest forms of mobile wireless telephony. Some few experiments have already been made with both reception and transmission in England, but the most ambitious effort was that on. the 2nd March, when the Cornish
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    AEROPLANE TO RED LAKE.
    73 4 Toronto, Ont. It is announced that with the opening of the lakes next spring that an aeroplane service between Hudson station on the Canadian National Railway and the now Red Lake gold area will be established. A conference wa.s held last week between the Ontario government
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      TAMIL NEW YEAR.
      587 5 (To tho Editor of the “Pinang Gazette”) Sir, —In your issue of the 13th inst., a Burmese is of opinion that Dravidians have no proper claim to call April 13 as their New Year. In my opinion our Burmese friend is labouring under a great delusion as
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      AS IN PENANG.
      169 5 (To the Editor of the “Pinang Gazette. Sir, —With reference to your Butterworth correspondent Ratepayer's letter which appeared in your issue of April 9, under above heading, in which he complained of the systematic stealing of ducks and fowls at Butterworth, by means of snares, I can
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      PENANG EXHIBITION.
      91 5 (To the Editor of the “Pinang Gazette.”) Sir, —At a recent General Committee Meeting of my Association I advised them of the correspondence which has been published in your columns on the project of holding an Exhibition, at Penang- The Committee were strongly in favour of giving their
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      IMPROVING PENANG.
      134 5 (To the Editor of the “Pinang Gazette.”) Sir, —I notice that in the Agenda for Municipal Meeting a motion for constructing a Coast Road from North Beach will be brought forward. As a ratepayer, I again submit that there are more important works to be attended to such
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    HOME FOOTBALL.
    456 5 THE LEAGUE POSITIONS. The positions of the leading and last few clubs in the English and Scottish Leagues to date are as follow. Division I. Huddersfield 39 22 6 11 <B6 53 55 Arsenal 38 20 11 7 79 59 47 Sunderland 40 20 14 6 92 74
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      59 5 LABOUR CODE 1923 F.M.S. LABOUR ORDINANCE 1923 S.S. EMPLOYERS OF INDIAN LABOUR are hereby reminded that assessment return# for the preceding quarter must be sent to the Office of the Deputy Controller of Labour, Penang, during the months of April, July, October and Tan nary. Forms for the return will
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      306 5 Serve f your With cream that has the delidoua f I fragrance and flavour of the pure rich K Tfe J milk of world famous Devonshire and which is SAFE. Locally proV duced cream is generally served unboiled, and because of the impurities it contains it is UNSAFE. NESTLE’S CRE
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    By the Way.
    1624 6 years ago, yesterday, at 2.20 a.m. occurred the awful dicas’er to the great White Star liner Titanic, the largest ship then afloat, on her maiden voyage. But for the gallant effort of the Carpathia ■which picked up her S.O.S. seventy miles away the appalliig loss of 817
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    HON. MR. YEOH GUAN SEOK.
    466 6 PENANG’S SAD LOS 4 It is with very deep regret that the Pinang Gazette announces the death, of the Hon. Mr. Yeoh Guau Seok, a partner in the legal firm of Messrs. Logan and Ross and the Penang Chinese representative on the Legislative Ciuncil of
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    CRICKET.
    77 6 P. C. C. v. C. R. C. The following will represent the P. C. C. on Saturday. April 17 at 2-15 p. m. on the C. R. C- Ground E. J. Bennett. D. D. B. Cook, H. C- D. Davies. A. J. L. Donaldson, H. L. Marshall, C. H.
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    SOCCER MATCH.
    89 6 Pritchards and the Bohemians,"” who will play a friendly soccer match on the Rennong Ground at 5.10 p.m. tomorrow, will be represented by the following teams. Pritchards—Tan Kok Hoe: Mong Siew Poh.and Lean Teik Lim; D. Limuco, Khoo Soo Huat, and H. R. Jennings: Foo Joo Sun. Ibrahim,
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    P. C. C. TENNIS TOURNAMENT
    44 6 The following is the result of tennis tournament tie played yesterday: Double Handicap Class “A.” Final (Unfinished Tie). 20 E.J. Bennett and N. A. Sedwick beat —15.3 J. Buguid and J. H. Bowyer 7 —9, 11 —9, 6 —2.
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    8,000,000 ACRES FOR COLONIZATION.
    130 6 Quebec. Que. More than 8,0C0,0C0 acres of Crown Lands in the province of Quebec are available as farm lots, according to a report of the Provincial Minister of Lands and Forests. During the past year 166,598 acres were taken up for agricultural and industrial purposes. The
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    SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.
    845 6 Mr- Yap Pow Ching, of Kvala Lumpur, who was on a< visit to Tpoh has returned to Kuala Lumpur. The Hon’ble Mr. B. W. Elies, acting British Resident, Perak, arrived in Kuala Kangsar yesterday and is staying at Government House. Mr. M. Rajanayakam, of the University College.
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    THE RAILWAYS.
    428 8 Sitting and waiting is a game which generally finds favour with public bodies. Some of them, in their enthusiasm for this mildly exhilarating pastime, stretch the rules—a feature peculiar to the game is that the rules are elastic —and simply sit. At the annual meeting of the Penane
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    MERCHANDISE MARKS.
    560 8 Our laws will never be brought up to date until we have popular representation. The Chief Justice may direct attention to defects in the locil Ch n*se marriage laws, an 1 the absence of Moneylenders’ Ordinance; the Chamber of Commerce may complain of the state of the law
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    Scottish Letter.
    1590 8 Tselepfione jubilee. IMAGINATIVE SCOT’S INVENTION. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Edinburgh, March 17. << p t talks!” is wha>t an astonished 1 Emperor of Brazil exclaimed when he put Bell’s telephone receiver to his cars at the Centennial Exhibition at Philadel- i pbia some fifty years ago. No doubt,
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    COMMONS UPROAR.
    384 9 —Renter. 13 Labour M.Ps Suspended. OBSTRUCTIVE TACTICS. London, April 15. An extraordinary situation developed in the House of Commons at six o’clock this morning after an all-night debate in committee on the Economy Bill, resulting in the suspension of thirteen Labour members as a result of the introduction
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    VOLCANIC ERUPTION.
    53 9 —Reuter. AT SANDWICH ISLANDS. Ililo (Sandwich Islands), April 15. A volcano at Mama Loa spectacularly erupted last night, streams of lava descending twelve thousand feet from the crater and flowing towards the forest villages of Kau district. The flow illumi nated the entire island and was visible to
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    CHINA CRISIS.
    45 9 —Reuter. LATEST REPORTS. Peking, April 15. The Kuominchun have evacuated the city, and the Chinese and Allied troops have taken over control. Marshal Tuan Chi-jui has returned to the Presidential Palace and resumed functions. General Tsao Kun has gone to the Legation quarter.-
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    LEAGUE OF NATIONS.
    47 9 .--Reuter. GERMAN NOTE. Geneva, April 15. Ihe League Secretariat has received a German note agreeing to participate in the committee to study the composition of the council and the method of election but reserving freedom of decision as re- gards entry to the League.-
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    THE TIGRIS.
    39 9 —Reuter. NO FURTHER DANGER. Baghdad, April 15. The Capital is no longer endangered by the breach in the bank of the Tigris which has been repaired by thousands of men dropping sandbags in the river from barges.—Reuter.
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    PRINCE OF WALES.
    15 9 —Reuter. London, April 15. The Prince of Wales left to-day for Bii.rritz.—Reuter.
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    COAL CRISIS.
    89 9 —Reuter. Deadlock Reached. HOPE OF FURTHER DISCUSSIONS. London, April 15. After sitting privately for over an hour this morning the Executive of the Miners’ Federation met Mr. Baldwin and Sir A. Steel Maitland at 10 Downing Street at noon, when, it is understood, the miners informed the Premier
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    MARITIME CONFERENCE.
    138 9 —Reuter. INSPECTION OF EMIGRANTS. London, April 14. One hundred delegates, including representatives of Britain, Australasia, Canada and Japan, were present at a conference which unanimously passed a resolution calling upon the governments represented at the forthcoming International Labour Conference to demand the withdrawal from the agenda of the
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    BELGIAN LOAN IN U.S.
    78 9 —Reuter. RUBBER AS SECURITY. London, April 13. Some of the difficulties the Belgian Government has encountered in its negotiations to raise a stabilisation loan aboard are mentioned by the Daily Telegraph diplomatic correspondent who states that American bankers have declined to consider Belgian and other Franc
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    RUSSIA AND FINLAND.
    58 9 NON-AGGRESSION TREATIES. Helsingfors, April 15. The Soviet representative verbally informed the Finnish Foreign Ministry that the Soviet was ready to negotiate separate non-aggression treaties with Finland and the Baltic States and Poland, including the provisions under which the contracting parties undertake to remain neutral in the event
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    PRESIDENT COOLIDGE.
    19 9 Reuter. Washington, April 15. President Coolidge had a mild attack of indigestion and has cancelled to-day’s engagements.-
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    BILLIARDS.
    176 9 EMPIRE CHAMPIONSHIP. London, April 15. At Thurston’s Hall, the Empire Amateur Billiards Championship was continued. Result J. Earlam, England, 2,000 T. McCluney, North Ireland, 879. —Reuter. Pitman’s list of new books for the spring of 1926 contains a number of useful announcements, mostly of Educational works. The show hand
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    RUSSO-GERMAN TREATY.
    243 9 —Reuter. Primarily Economic. NO NEUTRALITY CLAUSES. Berlin, April 15. It would appear that the new RussoGerman Treaty upon which negotiations are proceeding, contains both economic and political clauses and in regard to military action is neutral and negative rather than offensive and defensive. The newspapers express surprise at
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    THE TESTS 1926.
    298 9 Interest is growing in the forthcoming Test ma’ches to be played between Australia and England, and sportsmen on both sides of the Globe are concentrating their attention upon the possibilities of the respective teams. In keeping with tradition and for the purpose of maintaining its value and
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    GREEN LANE MOTOR ACCIDENT.
    59 9 CLUE FOUND. In connection with the mysterious motor accident in Green Lane, which was exclusively reported in yesterdays Pinang Gazette it is believed that the Police have secured a clue. We were reliably informed this morning that one of the occupants of the oar, when the
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    THE TEN COMMANDMENTS.
    69 9 We learn from the management of Film News that Mr. Paul Verdayne, special erploiteer for the Paramount Super-film The Ten Commandments is expected to arrive here on Monday evening. The Ten Commandments will be screened at The Theatre Royal towards the end of the current month. The
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    SHIPPING CONFERENCE.
    339 9 —Reuter. State-Owned Vessels. QUESTION OF IMMUNITY FROM CLAIMS. London, April 15. The International Shipping Conference has adopted a resolution, dealing with matters affecting the safety of life at sea. The resolution noted with pleasure that. Britain will shortly call a Diplomatic Conference to revise the Convention on this
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    INDIANS IN AFRICA.
    76 9 MORE HOPEFUL OUTLOOK. (From our own Correspondent.) Allahabad, April 15. According to Capetown despatches, definite conclusions have been arrived at regarding anti-Asiatic legislation ther% The Union Minister is expected to make an announcement in the Assembly on April 23. The conclusions are said to be tentative but
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    ALIENS AND THE LAW.
    274 9 The necessity of aliens reporting themselves and notifying changes of address even when leaving the Colony for Johore Bahru was emphasized by a prosecution before Mr. Howitt, Third Magistrate, Singapore, when Mr. Michael Nemoff, a Russian subject who was formerly an officer in the Imperial Guard,
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    EASTERN MINING SHARES.
    1133 10 ACTION AGAINST EXECUTORS DISCONTINUED. Instigated by Dr. Birnie.” Further litigation relating to shares in the Eastern Mining and Rubber- Co., occupied the attention of the Chief Justice, Sir William Murison, in the Supreme Court, Singapore on Tuesday morning, the action says the Singapore Free Press being one
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      322 10 IMPORTANT NOTICE. THE BUAN HAK CO., 14, Beach Street, Penang. I. the undersigned, proprietor of the above, beg to notify my patrons and the public that being informed by a few customers that during my absence some goods they required were not in stock, aad sometimes they could not get
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      165 10 Theatre Royal. From Thursday 15th to Sunday 18th April, 1926. Matinee Sunday at 2-30 p.m. Show starts at 7-30 p. m. Comedies Borrowed Husbands 7 parts starring Earle Williams and Florence Vidor. News Alice Brady in Little Italy 5 parts Mildred Harris and Cullen Landis in One Law for the
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    DISTRICT COURT.
    1876 11 Brokers’ Liability for “Rights.” DOCTOR’S SHARE DEAL. A case* of considerable interest to Brokjr< turns in the Straits Settlements and M. S. was heard before Mr. G. A. Hereford in the District Court on Tues,jay. when Dr. P. G. Temple, Medical Officer. Teluk Anson, sued Messrs Arrol an
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    LONDON METAL MARKETS.
    305 11 Messrs Win, Jacks and Co., reported on March 24 as follows: The unpleasant revelations that have just been made regarding the Locarno Pact and the League of Nations Conference have naturally come as a surprise to the Commercial World both here an 1 on the Continent, and
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    PENANG BADMINTON ASSOCIATION.
    132 11 The Badminton League held under tht auspices of the Penang Badminton Association, commenced yesterday when the Hu Yew Seah played the. Old Frees’ Association, on their grounds and won by 3—o. and the Crescent Star Sports Club played the Spartans and lost to them by 3 —o.
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    WILD GANG FIGHT.
    89 11 SHOTS EXCHANGED. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Singapore. April 16. A wild exchange of shots durins a faction fight between rival gangs of Cantonese resulted in the killing of an innocent bystander and the wounding of three others, including a Chinese childAbout twenty jfien took part in the
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    STRIKE MANIA.
    45 11 We wonder if the F. M- S. Railway clock has also contracted the strike fevei which has been rather prevalent in Penang of late for it has refused to function. At 9 o’clock this morning the time indicated was five minutes to five.
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    TIN OUTPUTS.
    103 11 The output of Tin No Liabil’tv for the Ist half of A'ril was 314 hours. 45.500 yards. 375 piculs. Ths output of Takuapa V a i]ey Tin Dredeing N.L. 'nr the fi'St half of April was 403 piculs. 290 hours worked, 65,000 cubic yards treated. The output of
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    THE SHARE LIST.
    235 11 The follou-i ng are the latest quetations in Messrs, Kennedy de Oo, f g share list at J p.m. to-day Yesterday. Tu-day. 00 DO Sharr-i. t A X X oc c. S: o. 3c. c. Rubber (Dollar.) Aver K. 1.17 i 1.25 U7i 1.52 Bedford P. 1.30
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    LOCAL SHARE MARKET.
    129 11 The following are the changes in the report of THE MALAYA COMPANY LIMITED for to-day:— Tin Mining Shares. Buyers. Sellers. Batang Padang Dredging .77 > .79 ex Tin 22/6 23/6 Hitam Tin Ltd 1.37$ 1.40 Johan Tin Dredging .48 .50 Kinta Tin Dredging 1.30 1.35 Klang River
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    UNITED TRADERS, LIMITED.
    128 11 The following are our latest quotations Rubbers. Buyers. Sellers. Allenby s $3.00 $3.15 Bedfords 1.25 1.30 cum Changkats 9.00 9.50 Glenealys 2.70 2.85 Indragiris 10.00 10.50 K. Sidims 3.70 3.95 M. Pindas 3.00 3.15 N. Scudais 3.00 3.15 Pa jams 14.00 14.50 Tambalaks 1-30 1.35 U. Malaccas
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    TIN PRICES.
    112 11 The Straits Trading Co.. Ltd., give.the following prices, on April 15 London. Spot £286.15« Up 15i.3 mos. buying 273.15 s 10/3 selling „271 10/Local. April 16 Singapore sold 150 ton*» at ?138$ Penang buyers no sellers at sl3Bs. The Eastern Smelting Co.. Ltd:— London. April 12, spot. £2BO
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    SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.
    111 12 TO-DAY’S DEPARTURES Kopah for Belawan (Deli). Tara for Port Swettenhain and Singapore. Glenamoy for Colombo, Port Said, London, Rotterdam and Hamburg. Fooksang for Calcutta Edavana for Rangoon and Calcutta. Takada for Calcutta. Sri Muar for P. Langkawi and Kantang (Trang). The following ships are in cotuinunicarion with the
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    PENANG MAILS.
    420 12 CLOSE DAILY (except Snudav). BT TRAIN. Federateu Malay States, Malacca, Johore and Singapore. Registration and Parcel Post, except where otherwise stated, close half-an-honr 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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    EXCHANGE
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    POST OFFICE POLITENESS
    163 13 I was buying stamps in a Post Office the other day (writes “Kappa” in the “Nation),” when a taxi-driver came in for a postal order. As he paid his money he said cheerily to the dour assistant: “Pleasant weather to-day.” No answer. As he counted his change
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    BIG COKE PLANT.
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    PHILIPPINES RUBBER.
    1005 14 FIRESTONE SUBMITS REPORT AT MANILA. Declaring that at least 200,000 hectares of land on a 75 year lease would be necessary to guarantee any substantial returns, Harvey S. Firestone Jr., son of the president of the Firestone Tire and Rubber Company, submitted to the rubber committee of the
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    EASTERN TIN TRUST.
    229 14 The Eastern Tin Trust and its stable companion, the Tin Selection Trust, which were formed a little over a year ago, are fulfilling the expectations of their promoters, says “Commerce”'. It was felt that with the increasing world demand for the metal and the lagging behind of
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    PRODUCE PRICES.
    233 14 PENANG, APRIL 16, 1926. Benares Opium p. >5,000.00 notu. Cloves 100.00 buyers Gold leaf 72.00 sellers Mace Pickings 160.00 sellers Nutmegs 80s 100.00 nom. lICb 95.00 Coconuts per 1,000 50.00 nom Copra Sundried $11.60 buyers Rattans 11.15 sale-< Rattans Coarse 10.50 Green Snail Shell* 13.00 Siam Rice No.
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    MARKET PRICES.
    628 15 CHOWRASTA MARKET. Penang, April 16, 1926 n cti Government Mutton— Mutton Indian per lb 55 Mutton— Head, sheep or goat M each 1.00 Liver with heart 4 lung do 1.30 rri pe do 1.00 Goat or Sheep per lb 55 Sweet Bread pair 30 Leg of Motion lb
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