Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 27 April 1926

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    20 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE ESTABLISHED 1833. PUBLISHED DAILY.* No. 94. VOL. LXXXIV. TUESDAY, 27th APRIL, 1926. PRICE 15 CENTS.
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    Selangor Turf Club.
    148 2 Summer 1926 —Race Meeting. Saturday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, Tuesday sth, Bth, 10th, 12th and 15th June, 1926. Eight races each day commencing at 2.30 p.m. Nine races for all Horses. Three races for all Maidens. Nine races for ex Griffin Horses. Eleven races for ex Griffin Ponies.
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    QUEER DINNERS FOR STRAND LANDS.
    615 2 SOME CURIOUS DISHES. It is said that there is nothing new under the sun, but I have attended dinners that to me had a certain novelty. In China dried rats are esteemed a delicacy, writes Lieutenant-Colonel P. T. Etherton in the “Daily Mail.” I was
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      1178 2 cttxeaxssxfisxsxsExsaxa MISCELLANEOUS. I RATES OF SUBSCRIPTION, f Use.? and Includm, tree town delivery or 5! Stamp, of Malaya Highest:p««W. i® X prices paid. Prompt cash. Registered X postage. u corr espondence only. Box No. 41, c/o PAYABLE IN ADVANCE. JJ Pinang Gazette. JJ II 350—1« th s 19-5 ft A
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      128 2 NOTICES. PENANG TURF CLUB. The Half-Yearly General Meeting of the Penang Turf Club will be held on Tuesday, 27th inst., at the Chamber of Commerce, Penang, at 4-30 p.m. BUSINESS. To pass accounts for the preceding Half Year. General. S. C. VICKERS, Secretary. 722—tu th s 27-4 A. DENNYS LAND,
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    VALUE OF THE CLASSICS.
    538 3 LATIN AND GREEK STILL NEEDED. Lord Oxford and Asquith, who is president of the Classical Association, tvged the importance of the classics in education in a speech at the Association’s gatherings at Edinburgh, says the “Daily News.” His address delivered to the members of the Association,
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    IGNORANT MOTHERS.
    141 3 “DON T KNOW WHICH END OF BABY TO HOLD.’” “Some mothers don’t know which end of baby to hold, and they will not attend clinics to be taught. It is soleiv a question of pride.,” said Miss Hester Viney. principal of the College of Nursing, speaking at a
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    CHAPLAIN BANNED.
    103 3 ►Sentence was pronounced at a Consistory' Court at Chelmsford on the Rev. Basil Loney, formerly in the Chelmsford Diocese as Chaplain to the Custom Mission to Seamen. He was previously convicted in the police court, where he pleaded guilty to false pretences in connexion with a bank book.
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      213 3 N SEE IT TO-NIGHT! L 0 AT A F THEATRE ROYAL t o 1 >77 s n t A N S! ,il g Tn r wSSgA vi—' —y c> 37 ‘jn^ t^e palace of Rime- I j TH ses H (Cha»- de Roche) jT Pharoah is entertained /7 j Cecil
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    AN ETHIOPIAN EPIC.
    1547 4  -  —A.H. in the “Field.” THREE LIONS UNDER ONE BUSH. On the morning of August 31st we were travelling between Maxoha and Arat Ambo. It is a very hot traet of country. There is a certain amount of thorn bush bounded by plains in this terrain, which extends
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    BANNED QUOTATION.
    220 4 DIOCESE CHANCELLOR OVERRULED. “He that beareth forth good seed shall doubtless come again with joy and being his sheaves with him/’ This quotation from the PsaJms. was the subject of an appeal at the Court of lArches, Westminister, by the Vicar, the church-wardens, and ceitain parishioners of Riby.
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    British Trade and Shipping.
    1722 5  -  Balancing the Account. By Archibald Hurd. (Joint Editor of “Brassey’s Naval and Shipping Annual”) It has been suggested that there a widespread impression that Great Britain pays for her enormous imports by her exports. whereas, on the actual e.i hangc of commodities, there is an annual
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    JAPANESE NEWS.
    210 5 Nanyo Nichi-Nichi Shimbunsha. RUBBER AND TIN QUOTATIONS. Tokio, April 23—Rubber f.a.q. spot, muntained the quotation at Y. 0.87 (middle price) to-day, while tin Banka was priced at Y 188 per pikul, the tone of the market being weak. The Water Level Campaign. The central committee of the Japan
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    SIR GEORGE MAXWELL.
    108 5 BANQUET BY MALAY OFFICERS OF THE SERVICE. The farewell dinner which was held by the Malay Officers in honour of Sir George Maxwell, Chief Secretary, F.M.S., on Saturday last at the Selangor House, Kuala Lumpur, was well attended, there being over sixty members present. The dinner was
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    LOSS OF THE PENANG.
    113 5 Four Chinese coolies and Captain Ure’s boy have not yet reported themselves to the local shipping authorities and while it is still possible that they w’ere also picked up and-have failei to report themselves as yet, it may be that they are the only four who
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    LIGHTNING AND TELEPHONE SERVICE.
    91 5 250 ’PHONES OUT OF ORDER. The heavy storm which broke over Singapore on Sunday appears to have wrought havoc~nn local telegraph lines. We are officially informed that about 250 telephones are known to be out of order, but it is suspected that many more may have
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    By the Way.
    1367 6 White Line wants watching. A correspondent informs us that on his way to town this morning he saw three Chinese schoolboys riding bicycles on the wrong side of the line which divides the road leading round to the Convent school. They were riding three abreast, making towards
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    SIAMESE NEWS.
    268 6 DENMARK SIAM. A special Siamese Government Gazette of- the 7th instant contains the new Treaty of Friendship, Commerce and Navigation between Siam and Denmark. It was signed in Copenhagen by H. S. H. Prince Vipulya and Count Moltke on the Ist September last; and the ratifications were exchanged
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    U.S. AND FRANCE.
    128 6 —Reuter. DEBT AGREEMENT. M. Peret expects to go to London next week as an agreement with America will probably be signed in the meantime. —Reuter. FRANCE MUST REVISE. Washington, April 26. The Debt Commission decided that France must revise her debt offer, but emphasized that the latest
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    A KING’S PRAISE.
    129 6 SPANISH DECORATION FOR BRITISH AIRMEN. (Rugby Radio Service.) London, April 26. A special order, issued by the Air Ministry, states that King Alfonso has telegraphed to King George My people and myself are sincerely and immensely grateful for the splendid and successful search operations in finding in
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    WEST TO EAST BY RAIL.
    108 6 Reuter. PROBABLE OPENING OF TRANSSIBERIAN LINE. London, April 26. The Morning Post says that news has been received in London that an agreement has been reached in principle between the Soviet Government and the International Sleeping-Car Company for restoration of the Trans-Siberian Express, whereby it
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    RUSSIAN OPERA.
    320 6 RETURN VISIT OF IMPERIAL COMPANY. “The Paupbr Prince.” The return visit of the Russian Imperial Light Opera Company, after a successful tour in India, was welcomed by a good audience at their performance of The Pauper Prince m the Town Hall, Peuang, last night. It was once again
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    BOXING.
    700 6 How Scott Beat Goddard. POOREST FIGHT FOR YEARS. After an absurd exhibition of elementary slogging, combined with about eight painful minutes of mauling and scrambling and hugging and hauling, Phil Scott knocked out Frank Goddard at the Albert Hall, London, in the 3rd round of a 20-rounds contest, which
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    EXCHANGE.
    131 6 PxSNANJ APRIL 27, 192 (By Courtesy Of The Chartered Bank.) Lo3do£ Demand Bank 2/3 29/32 4 months’ sight Bank 2/4 5/16 3 w Credit 2/4 1/2 o 3 Documentary 2/4 17/32 Calcutta Demand Bank R» I&s} t 3 day’s sight Private 157}. Bombay Demand Bank 155} 5 Madras Demand
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    SOCIAL & PERSONAL.
    1112 6 SOCIAL PERSONAL. Mr. C. W. Shorland, of the Malayan Civil Service, arrived from Home, via India on Saturday by the s.s. “Taiera. Mrs. O’Hara Hickson, who went home last Odtober on a health trip returned to the F.M.S. on the 20th inst., by the s.s. “Antenor.” Mr. J. H. Littlefair,
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      A CASE FOR A COMPASS.
      268 6 [To the Editor of the Pinang Gazette.”] SIR, —I was very much interested in the letter under the above heading which appeared in your correspondence columns last Friday. The dispute about the niche arose when the old niche was palled down and a new one
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    MOONLIGHT BAND PROGRAMME.
    57 6 To-day at the Esplanade at 8.30 p.m. 1. March Ever Contemptible» Stanley 2. Overture Calif of Bagdad Boieldieu 3. Waltz September Godin 4. Fox Trot Don’t Bring Lulu 'Brown 5. Selection Toto Morgan 6. Intermezzo Softly Unawares Lincke 7. Fox Trot Paddlin’ Madelin’ Home Wood 4 8.
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    BANKRUPTCY COURT.
    386 7 LEE PANG SENG’S EXAMINATION CLOSED. The public examination of Mr. Lee Pang Seng was concluded before Mr. Jr&tice Ebane in the Singapore Bankruptcy Court on Saturday morning, after the bankrupt had given further evidence relating to the purchases of rubber by his managers at the beginning of last
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    FIRST SIGHT LOVE A DISEASE.
    218 7 DOCTOR. ANALYSES MARRIAGE. “Love at first sight is really a disease.” said Er. J. R. Rees, the psychotherapist, speaking on “Problems of Family Adjustment.’’’ at Carnegie House Piccadilly. Lots of people married, he said, because it was just the thing to do. Married life was
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    COMING EVENTS.
    39 7 April 27—Soccer League Match. Monopolies v. D. Aihsan, Esplanade, at 5 10 p.m. 29—Soccer League Match, Chinese v. P.R.f\, Esplanade, 5-10 p.m. May 8, 11, 13 15—Singapore Summer Races. June 5, 8. 10 12 Selangor Summer Races.
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    SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.
    89 7 TO DAY’S DEPARTURES. Kopah for Belawan (Deli). Moji Maru for Rangoon and Calcutta. Rengan for Bernam River, Kuala Selangor, Port Dickson, Malacca and Singapore. Klang for Port Swettenham, and Singapore. Viminale for Singapore, China and Japan. The following ships are in communication with the Stations at: Penang—Aldebaran, Benares,
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    PENANG MAILS.
    390 7 CLOSE DAILY (except Sunday). BT TUIN. 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 op Night Mail Service. The following additional mails will be closed daily (Sunday excepted) by the 7-30 p.m, train:—Parit
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    NEW WIZARD OF THE ETHER.
    118 7 The latest improvement in wireless telephony has been made by Mr. J. D. Chisholm, a great-nephew of George Stephenson. He has invented a secret form of wireless telephony, eliminating eavesdropping, says the Daily News. He is able to broadcast throughout Europe from his Birchington studio,
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    PENANG HARBOUR.
    539 8 TFAerf, Oh! where his my little dog gone Oh where, Oh where can he be With hi.s ears cut short and his tail cut long. Oh where. Oh where can he be At first sight there does net appear to be the faintest vestige of a connection between
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    THE PUBLIC HEALTH.
    483 8 Of all the duties imposed upon those in whom local government vests authority that of protecting the public health is the most important. Pure water and plenty of i\ good drainage and sewerage, efficient scavengering, and ample sanitary accommodation are the first essentials of life in any
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    THE BUDGET.
    249 8 Though Mr. Winston Churchill’s Budget follows the lines which have been anticipated, it is inconceivable that the Chancellor’s statement of national revenue and expenditure will fail to be productive of controversy. Happily, we are too far away from the heart of things to be anything but mildly interested
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    Letter From London.
    1462 8 Jn Jtaly. SIR FELIX SCHUSTER. London, April 1. Business men who have been in Italy recently came back to London with impressive stories of Italian prosperity. Everyone is at work, there are no beggars, and money is plentiful. Sir Felix Schuster, the great international banker, has recently
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    THE MAILS.
    43 8 The homeward mail by the s.s. Ekma closes at 6 p.m. on Friday the 30th instant. The 8.1. Packet Teesta with mails despatched in London on April Bth is expected to arrive here at 6 a.m- on Friday the 30th instant.
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    81 8 FUNERAL NOTICE. The funeral of the Hon. the late Mr. Yeoh Guan Seok will take place on Sunday the 2nd of May 1926, at 10.30 a. m. The remains of the decease! will leave his residence No. 9 Pangkor Road for Batu Lanchang Cemetery. Friends and relatives are kindly requested
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    "PIEBALD" BUDGET.
    1474 9 FIVE PER CENT. TAX ON BETTING PROPOSED. NO REMISSIONS. MOTOR INDUSTRY BEARS THE BRUNT. Reviewing the general conditions of British industries, Mr. Churchill, «uh-nilting his annul! Budget statement to the House of Commons said "7’ picture is not black, nor is it grey; it is piebald ivith dark
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    POLAR EXPEDITION.
    144 9 LATEST MOVE. London, April 26. The latest move in connection with the race to the North Pole is contained in a message from Oslo which says that the steamer Chantier with Commander Byrd’s Expedition aboard passed Trondhjem Fjord yesterday. It was met at sea by a Norwegian steamer
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    SYRIAN REVOLT.
    47 9 —Vale. PROGRESS BY FRENCH TROOPS.]! Paris, April 26. A message from Beirut states that Sueiida, the stronghold of the Druses, was captured after six hours* fighting and stubborn resistance by French troops, who inflicted heavy losses on the enemy. The Druses left two guns behind.-
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    MOROCCO.
    76 9 NEGOTIATIONS WITH RIFI. Ujda, April 26. The French and Spanish Governments have fixed May 1 as the time limit for a conclusion of negotiations with the Rifi. If no agreement is reached by then, the French and Spaniards will resume the offensive.—Reuter. We have thank Messrs Evatt Co., of
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    CALCUTTA RIOTS.
    177 9 More Fatalities. MILITARY CALLED OUT. Calcutta, April 26. Five Mohammedans and one Hindu were slabbed to death to-day. Two who were injured yesterday have died. A Hindu was killed last night at Kidderpore. The majority admitted to hospital are Mohammedans. Practically all the shops in the Indian quarter
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    RUSSO-GERMAN TREATY.
    183 9 Reuter. MAINTAINING PEACE. Berlin, April 26. The text of the Russo-German Treaty has been issued. It contains four articles and begins by stating that both will do everything towards maintaining peace and are convinced that the interests of Russian and German peoples necessitate intimate co-operation. The first of
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    WHITE STAK LINE.
    112 9 —Reuter. AN EXPLANATION. London, April 26, Messrs Morgan, Grenfell and Company and Mr. P. A. Franklin. President of the International Mercantile Marine Company view as premature certain reports in the Press and have authorised the announcement that the negotiations are proceeding to purchase shares in the White
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    THE FRENCH SPY SCARE.
    96 9 TRIAL TN CAMERA. Paris, April 26. The trial has begun of the alleged British spies. The tribunal decided to proceed in camera.— Reuter. [The three alleged spies mentioned are Mr. J. H. Leather, chief representative of a British wireless firm, Mr. E. O. Philips, his manager,
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    FOREIGN EXCHANGES.
    66 9 (Rugby Radio Service.) Yesterday’s foreign exchange rates vverc Paris, 145| New York, 4.86? Brussels 135 f Geneva 25.18 Amsterdam, Milan 120.95 Berlin 20.421* Stockholm, 18.16 Copenhagen, 18.60; Oslo, 22.52 Vienna, 34.50 Prague, 164|; Helsingfors, 193 Madrid, 33.54 Lisbon, 2| Rio. 7 Buenos Aires. 45 Bombay, Is. 5?d.; Shanghai,
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      14 9 SAFETY FIRST. Is your own license up-to-date, and have you renewed your driver’s license
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    NEW "SOCCER" LEAGUE.
    286 10 BUSINESS HOUSES COMBINE IN SPORT. During the past few weeks efforts have been made to form a Soccer League catering specially for the employees of local business houses, and at a meeting held yesterday evening under the chairmanship of Mr. A. F. Ferguson, it was definitely decided
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    THE COLOSSUS.
    362 10 Under this title Mr. Gordon Craig writes a lively article in The Mask on Mr. Bernard Shaw Surely no one needs assuring that nothing car trip up Mr. Shaw, that nothing is too much for him. One of the most lamentable facts that the theatrical historian of the
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    BLOWN BY HIGH WIND TO DEATH.
    142 10 2 STEEPLEJACKS FALL 80 FEET. Two steeplejacks. Edward Cooper, of Tenby.street, Splott, Cardiff, and P. Sugg. oLSpring Gardens-terrance, Roath, Cardiff, fell or were blown from the staging near the top of an 80ft. chimneystack at Dos Nail Works, Newport, and were killed. Ope of
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    JOURNALISTS’ DUAL FAREWELL.
    555 10 MR. W. MAKEPEACE AND MR. A. W. STILL. Malayan journalism will become the poorer during the next two months by the loss through retirement of its two ablest and most esteemed members. Today Mr. A. W. Still leaves for England after having occupied the editorial chair of
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    BRITAIN’S TRADE.
    292 10 INTERVIEW WITH MR. H. A. N. BLUETT AT BATAVIA. A representative of the Aneta Press Bureau has the pleasure of an interview with Mr. H. A. N. Blue t, His Majesty’s Commercial Attache at Batavia, who has just arrived from England by the Johan de Witt after an
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    IRAN SIMPAN RUBBER, LTD.
    647 11 DIVIDEND OF 55 PER CENT. FOR THE YEAR. The IGth annual general meeting of the I tan Sampan Rubber Co., Ltd. was held at the registered office of the Company, No. 1 Embankment, Kuala Lumpur, on Thursday April 22, at 2.T0 p.m. with Mr. D. H.
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    "SPEED-HOGS."
    167 11 The risk of taking a corner sharply at speed on a motor cvcle was illustrated on Sunday by a motor cyclist riding an overhead valve Raleigh out of the Runnymede Hotel. He accelerated in taking the turn and his machine, skidding from under him, dragged him some distance along
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    THE SHARE LIST.
    246 11 The folloiving are the latest quotations in Messrs. Kennedy <k Co.’s share list at 1 p.m. to-day Yesterday. To-day. "o E F Shares. O Q 0 SQ OT m 00 So. S c. tc. S c. Rubber (Dollar.) Allenby 3.00 3.20 3.10 3.25 A lor Gajah 2.80
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    UNITED TRADERS, LIMITED.
    91 11 The following are our latest quotations Rubbers. Buyers. Sellers. Amalgamated $4.50 $4.75 A. Moleks 2.95 3.10 Bedfords 1.20 1.30 Brogas 1.75 1.85 Connemaras 2.60 2.75 Colinburghs 4.25 4.40 Hamiltons 3.25 3.40 Jerams 1.75 1.85 Katoyangs 2.20 2.35 Mentakabs .66 N. Scudais 3.10 3.25 C. Bennts .81 .83|
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    LOCAL SHARE MARKET.
    152 11 The following are the changes in the report of THE MALAYA COMPANY, LIMITED for to-day Rubber Shares. Buyers. Sellers. Allenby Rubber Co $3.05 $3.30 Ayer Molek Rubber 3.00 3.20 Batu Lintahg Rubber 1.32 J 1.371 Benta Rubber Estates 8.00 8 25 Broga Rubber Estates 1.75 1.95 Connemara
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    TIN PRICES.
    120 11 The Straits Trading Co.. Ltd., gives the following prices, on A pril 26 London. Spot £280.5s Up 1 3 mos. buying 270.15 s 1.5 s 3 selling 271.5 s 1.5 s Local. April 27 Singapore sold 75 tons at sl3B} Penang buyers no sellers at $136/«. 7 he
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    SINGAPORE PRICES.
    58 11 LONDON STANDARD (LOOSE) S. R. Sheet 78 cts per pound per pl. $lO4 No. 1 Crepe 73 cts per pounds per pl. $97.33 Easier. (By Courtesy of Messrs. Allen Dennys.) The following were the rubber quotations in London on April 26 Smoked Sheet 1/11$ Plantation Ist latex crere
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    RUBBER SALES.
    47 11 The General Produce Agency Ltd. Beach Street, Penang, report that the following prices ivere realised at their auction room to-day: Good F.A.Q. Ribbed Smoked Sheet 107 to $lO7l F.A.Q. do 104 106 Low F.A.Q. do 100 103 Immediately after auction market dropped ten dollars weak.
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    PRODUCE PRICES.
    232 11 PENANG, APRIL 27, 1926. Benares Opium p. $5,000.00 notu. Cloves 100.06 buyers Gold leaf 72.00 sellers Mace Pickings 160.00 sellers Nutmegs 80s 100.00 nom. 110 s 95.00 >’ Coconuts per 1,000 50.00 nom. Copra Sundried $11.85 buyers Rattans 11.15 sales Rattans Coaree 10.50 Green Snail Shells 13.00 Siam
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    KENNEDY & CO’S SHARE LITS.
    1253 11 KENNEDY CO’S SHARE LITS. na bB h OO to RUBBER [DolUr.] g o o c Allenoy Rubber Oo 3 10 3 2f Alor OaJ&h Robber Eetete 2 85 3 00 ex Amalfamated Malay Estate* 4 50 4 75 Ayer Hitam Planting Syndicate 2t 22 50 Ayer Knning Rubber Estate* 1
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    BLAKE AND CO’S SHARE REPORT.
    527 12 Singapore, April 24. The past has been an uneventful week with an atmosphere of uncertainty overhanging the market. Rubber has been fixed round 78 cts. locally and although Singapore opinion anticipates lower levels many think an early improvement likely- A great deal depends on the
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    BARLOW’S REPORT.
    270 12 Singapore. April 22. —Rubber. —We have again to report a further drop in the price of this commodity. The lowest touched for spot sheet was 75’ on Monday last 19th inst.. since when there has been a slight improvement. Only 400 tons were catalogued for yesterday's auction sale
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    457 12 PENANG LEAGUE FIXTURES. Badminton is becoming a firmly established sport in the East, and the Penang Badminton League which we publish below should be of interest. Doubles. April 27.—P.F.5. v. 0.F.A., Referee: Kok Liang; A.C-S.U. v. Spartans, Referee Joo Earn. 28—C.A.D.A. v. H.B.R.P, Eng Cheang; H.Y.S. v. C.SC., Kim
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    630 13 AMERICAN AGITATION FOR CHANGE. The Prohibition controversy is largely geographical, writes the Washington correspondent of the “Observer” The “Weft” sentiment is mainly in the large cities, chiefly on tho Atlantic seaboard and other communities having considerable foreign. populations. The “Dry” territory embraces practically all the farming territory and the
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    933 14 ITS GROWING INDEPENDENCE. Mushroom Newspapers. The Turks claim to have a modern literature superior to that of any country in the Balkans or the Middle East, says the Constantinople correspondent of the “Manchester Guardian.’’ Its writers are more numerous, their art more diversified, and the general development
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    SPIDERS AS EXPERT ANGLERS.
    652 14 TWO WAYS OF “FISHING” FOR MEALS. Questions relating to animal intelligence and the theory of evolution are raised by some extraordinary facts narrated in the current number of “The New Natural History'’ (George Newnes. Ltd.), by Professor J. Arthur Thomson. He says that spiders seem to
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    MARKET PRICES.
    572 15 CHOWRASTA MARKET. Pbnano, April 27, 1926 Government Mutton— te Mutton Indian per ib 55 Mutton— Head, sheep or goal each 1.00 Liver with heart A lung do 1.30 do LOO Goat or Sheep per lb 55 Sweet Bread pair 30 Leg of Motion ib 55 do 55 Kidney
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