Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 5 May 1926

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  • 20 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE ESTABLISHED 1833. PUBLISHED DAILY. No. 101. VOL. LXXXIV. WEDNESDAY, sth MAY, 1926, PRICE 15 CENTS.
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 638 1 NIKKO Photographic Studio Every Possible Assistance and advice given to amateurs. No 7, Northam Road, Penang. TEL 579. Hliii||!iiiil||||llllllllliliillli||||||lllillllllllilllllllilllllllllllllllilll!llllllllllllllllil!lllllllllllllllIlllllllH CHRYSLER I DRINK Holloway’s GIN I SIX-FOUR I 1 H ORDINARY MARTINI R i 5 g 3 dashes Angostura Bitters Holloways r Ol iJBi i Matured Sweet London Gin; J 4
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    • 31 1 THE Eastern Optical Co., (PENANG) (MANUFACTURING OPTICIANS) 188, PENANG ROAD, PENANG Wy ested by our Optometrist. Lenses ground to prescriptions. Frames <!fe Mountings fitted properly. Office hours:—B.3o a.m. to 8 p.m.
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  • 1034 2 IMPROVED OUTLOOK. The paper industry in Great Britain is pursuing a steady course, and, if there are no startling developments "to chronicle, there is the satisfaction of knowing that conditions are steadily, if slowly, becoming more favourable, writes a correspondent of The Times Trade supplement. January was
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 742 2 NOTICES. RATES OF SUBSCRIPTION. PKNANG nnU CLUB. Including free town delivery or H postage. u Members are notified that in future U J only two Ladies’ Tickets per Meeting PAYABLE IN ADVANCE. J wU f be issaed to Ordinary and Sub- a year II scribing Members free of charge. Addit
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    • 131 2 Lengthen I the life jof your h j Boots and Shoes by 5 using g Boot Polish! (in the mauve tins). g SOL D E VER YWHERE. j RONUK, Limited, Portslsde, England. B K. MATSUO, DENTIST. Head Office Branch 101, Bishop 94> Barrack p Street Rd., Taiping, Penang, S. S.
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    • 253 2 G. 422 jT When your skin jL I| is disfigured 1 I remember ENO iB B 'vs#\ Rashes, pimples, prickly heat, a 9 /feL > JT3A Jf B sallow complexion are all signs of blood impurities. The i B daily use of ENO brings a g K clear and healthy
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  • 611 3 A BATTLE.OF GIANTS. When Greek Meets Greek. Tht-ra is an irresistible fascination in watching another man at work writes W. O. S.” in the “Glasgow Herald.” Besides I was cold after walking through the village in the snow. So I turned contented 1 j’ enough, into
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  • 120 3 May 6—Soccer League Match, Municipality v. P.R.C. Esplanade, 5-10 p.m. 8, 11, 13 15—Singapore Summer Races. B—Cricket League Match, P.S. v. P.C.C. Esplanade, 2-15 p.m. 11—Soccer League Match, P.R.C. v. Monopolies, Esplanade, 5-10 p.m. 13—Soccer League Match, P.C.C. v. Municipality, Esplanade, 5-10 p.m. 15—Cricket League Match, E.S.C. v.
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  • 337 3 TO-DAY’S DEPARTURES. Rensiena for As-ahan, Paneb, and Butu Bahra According to an Associated Press message to Manila papers, Senator Jones, Republican, Washington, ch: inran of the Senate Commerce Committee, has written the United States Shipping Board that the practicable effect of the terms of the bids for the
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  • 416 3 CLOSE DAILY (except Sunday). 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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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 177 3 HINDU MANNERS, CUSTOMS a AND CEREMONIES. I BY THE ABBE. J. a. DUBOIS. Price $4.50. Postage 5 J cts. extra. COOLY TAMIL As understood by labourers on Rubber Estates. Specially arranged for planters and planting students BY W. G. B. WELLS. Price 34.00. Postage 30 cts. extra. INGE VA OR
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    • 370 3 —Wi—■ ww—--r wry.- _r --j- vrrvrVKrrr-’anm» *w»im I T k'Vx I The ENERGY of HEALTH >■ fl Your growing child is H y expending far more energy in c ax o-‘ e <’ baby is free from g| order to keep his health than he r -L s k sue.i
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  • 1964 4 AN ILLEGAL INDUSTRY OF THE PAST. Perhaps the most exciting incidents connected with illicit distilling in the West Highlands and Islands in the old days, says Neil A. Johnson in the “Glasgow Weekly Herald,” concerned the risky and adventurous task known as running the cutter.” Running the
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    • 374 4 CONSUMPTION HAS BEEN CURED. A Remedy for Consumption Has Been Found. Marvellous as it may seem after centuries of failure, a remedy lias been discovered that has cured the deadly Consumption even in the advanced stages of the disease. No one will longer doubt that Consumption can be cured after
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    • 203 4 i PPMIM Sheer Goodness has won for Toffee de Luxe i’.s worldwide fame. Pure sugar, fresh farm batter and rich, thick cream are its ingredients. It simply cannot help being delicious! Just taste it for yourself and seel APPT Maclcmlosh’s Toffee de Luxe Purity and Quality guaranteed by JOHN MACKINTOSH
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    • 378 4 T. NAGATA BROTHERS. DENTISTS Head Office: Next to The Dispensary Branch Office: (Newly opened.) 52 f LEITH STREET. PENANG. From 9 a.m. to 5 pm. at Both Offices. aionnnionnniißßM mcMMnnnMMi 1 BECK’S KEY BEER J Chop Kunchi. 5 The Sparkling Lager that Care s si n’g 1 y C Soothes
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  • Feminine Reflections
    • 1061 5 Monday. 12th April —To drink a dish of tea this day with Mr. Pepys’s neice Gladys. ami although her house to shine mightily, also her tea table well furnished with cakes of her own baking, yet do find her more depressed than ever I have seen her.
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    • 610 5  -  BY LOPPY BACON. Fortunately, in these days, no woman need make a martyr of herself by weari ing a shade which is fashionable but unI becoming to her. Apart from the fact that the favourite colour is no. longer one I accepted tint, we seem to have
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    • 102 5 This trim little frock is made of navy blue repp with cuffs, collar and tie ends, hem and buttons of scarlet. One of the pretty features of this frock, is the way the pleats are arranged, so that they hang from the V-shaped tabs at the sides
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    • 535 5  -  BY LYDIA LIDSTONE. Have you noticed how little mannerisms and gestures can indicate character. It is most interesting to observe people from this standpoint. The French are artists in self-expres-sion by gesture. You have perhaps noticed when talking with them, or when watching a French actress on
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    • 571 5  -  BY MRS. ABBIE HARGRAVE. All of us have our little day-dreams, the things we mean to. do each year, and sometimes really accomplish, but, more often, don’t! A recurring dream of mine is that I’ w ill not waste the summer, not a single golden, health-giving moment
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    • 1326 5  -  BY PAULINE BOUCHIER. All too often the bathroom receives but little attention after the initial expense of fitting it up has been incurred. Periodically, the bathroom may be decorated but, unless paint and paper are positively dilapidated, money is spent more readily upon other rooms, and the
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    • 209 5 TIN AND RUBBER QUOTATIONS. Tokio, April 30. —Tin, Banka, maintained the quotation at YlBB a pikul to-day, while rubber was quoted at. Y 0.90 (middle price) a pound f. a. q. spot. May-Day Precaution. Two hundred persons have been arrested in Tokyo by the police, who were ordered
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    • 131 5 The publication of Philip Guedalla’s “Independence Dtiy”' recalls the tribute paid to the author’s work by Sir Edmund Gosse when he described him as ‘the hope of literary history’, the paladin to whom we look to deliver us from the dragon of historical dreariness.’ The new volume is
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    • 59 5 MUNICIPALITY v. P. R. C. To be played on Tliursday, 6th May, on the Esplanade at 5.15 p. m. The following have been selected to represent the* Municipality Pawan Teh; Lim Khay Seng. Tan Kean Soon Md. Ali, Phung Swee Leng, Nadarajan K. Coombs, M. S. d’Orville,
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  • 1307 6 WE should like to know upon what authority Mr. Quah Beng Kee claims to be the representative of the Chinese of Kedah and Penang At the farewell banquet by the F. M. S. Chinese to Sir George Maxwell at Kuala Lumpur on Monday evening Mr. Quah Beng
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  • 225 6 .—Reuter. FIRST RESULTS. London, May 4. Owing to rain there was no play on tl e first day everywhere, except at Essex. The following were the results: I rT.3!;SURREYIV.‘HAMPSHIRE. The match between Surrey and Hampshire at the Oval was drawn. Surrey scored 243 (Jardine 79) and 145 for
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  • 33 6 New York, May 4. The Stock Exchange opened weak and considerable selling of British stock tended to restrict trading in cotton and wheat futures which receded by a fraction.— Reuter.
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  • 324 6 British Offer To U.S. TENTATIVE AGREEMENT. (Rugby Radio Service.) London, May 4. The correspondence between the British and the United States Governments regarding administrative measures which the British Authorities have offered to assist in the prevention of liquor smuggling into the United States, has been issued. An aide
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  • 60 6 ’—Reuter. OFFENDING INSCRIPTION ALTERED. Lahore, May 4. The controversy centring in the famous Lawrence Statue, which more than once has led to a breach of the peace, has apparently been ended by the action of the Government in altering the offending inscription Will you be governed by pen
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  • 114 6 I.—Reuter. GREGORY’S CENTURY. London, May 4. The match between the Australians and Leicester ended in a draw. The weather was fine and the crowd numbered 3,000. The wicket was also good. The Australians made 336, Gregory being top scorer with 120 not out. He gave a spectacular display
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  • 30 6 —Reuter. ENGLAND BEATS AUSTRALIA IN FINAL. London, May 4. In the final of the Empire Annteur Billiards Championship.Eai lam (England) with 2,000 points beat Shailer (Australia) 1394.—Reuter.
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  • 41 6 .—Renter. UNFAVOURABLE TIME. Washington, May 4. President Coolidge declare! that the conditions in Europe were unfavourable to calling the third Hague Conference, notwithstanding her participation therein which might be beneficial to the United States in many ways.—Renter.
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  • 36 6 —Reuter. Washington, May 4. A cruiser has been ordered to proceed to Bluefields, Nicaragua, in order to safeguard American interests as the Nicaraguan Congress has declared that a state of war exists.—Reuter.
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  • 21 6 —Reuter. London. May 4. The Prince of Wales arrived to-day at Croydon from Paris and motored to London.—Reuter.
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  • 499 6 TAMIL SENTENCED TO DEATH. UNANIMOUS VERDICT. The trial of Sinnasamy, the Tamil charged with the double murder of a mother and daughter, grass cutters, employed on the Byram Estate, concluded to-day when he was found guilty by the special jury and sentenced to death. Yesterday afternoon accused's
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  • 58 6 Yesterday’s foreign exchange rates were Paris, 149 A New York, 4.85} Brussels, 149} Geneva, 25.1 Amsterdam. 12.081; Milan, 120.8 Berlin, 20.4 Stockholm, 18.13 Copenhagen, 18.61 Oslo, 22.33 Vienna, 34.39 Prague, Helsingfors, 192| Madrid, 33.62} Lisbon, 2x a Rio, 7# Buenos, Aires, (holiday) Bombay. ls.ssd.; Shanghai 2s.lid.; Hongkong, 25.2
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  • 202 6 DUTCH KEENLY INTERESTED. Sir Frederick Whyte, ex-M. P. for Perth, late President of the Indian Legislative Assembly, has arrived in New Zealand, says the “China Express and Telegraph.” In the course of an interview he threw an interesting sidelight on the controversy in regard to the naval
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  • 1511 6 SOCIAL PERSONAL Mr. and Mrs. Barnard are at “The Cottage,” Taiping Hills. Mr. H. N. Ferrers, of Kuala Lumpur, left for England by the s.s. “Fionia.” Inspector Lloyd, 0.C.P.D., Kuala Lumpur, has been promoted to be a Chief Inspector. e Mrs. A. M. Goodman and Mrs. W. H. Dinsmore are
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  • 1501 7 A GLORIOUS EASTER. ETON’S WAR MEMORIAL. DUTCH WELCOME SINGAPORE NAVAL BASE. {From Our Own Correspondent.) London. April 8. Historic Ceremony Broadcast. The warmest Eastertide for eightyrive years ended. as it began, in a blaze of sunshin.e Here and there on the outskirts of .the Metropolis thunderstorms which
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 73 7 nursing mothers should be careful to avoid constipation, for this condition lets loose poisons into the blood which rob the baby’s food of purity and strength. The most efficient laxative for woman’s use is which act as PinkftteS gently as nature, and being purely vegetable cannot harm even the most
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    • 271 7 NEWS OF INTEREST TO MEN! NEW STOCKS JUST ARRIVED AT WHITEAWAY’S MEN’S WEAR DEPARTMENT. Men’s Double Terai Hats. Made of a fine finish felt with narrow brim, trimmed with ribbon to match, fl Ij i fl 1| stocked in shades of grey and fawn. *JI S Price $l7-50 each. white
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  • 19 8 Sturrock.—At Sepang Valley Estate. Nilai, on the 2nd inst., to Mr. and Mrs. J. N. Sturrock. a daughter.
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  • 21 8 Smith—Vincent.—On May 1, 1926, at Wesley Church. Fort Canning, by the Rev. Edwin Lee. John H. Smith to Mina Vincent.
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  • 531 8 Of late several absurd and misleading statements have appeared in print regarding the procedure governing the production of a newspaper in this part of the world. The point has been stressed, with a frequency which tends to cloy the most indiscriminating of palates, that a newspaper
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  • 303 8 Japan has sprung a surprise by building four cruisers which, although smaller and less costly than the 10,000-ton cruisers permissible under the Washington Treaty, are very formidable fighting ships. They are —the Furutaka, Kabo, Kinugasa and .4os<r. As the first-named has recently been completed, the Tokyo authorities
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  • 1484 8 Scots Jit Jlome Jlnd Jibroad. THE RACIAL CHARACTER. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Edinburgh, April 7. The Scot and his racial character is a perennial subject of discussion; generally the verdict is of a flittering characters but sometimes stress is laid -what shall we say?- -upon idiosyncrasies which verge
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  • 43 8 An enthusiastic audience greeted “Bubbly” at the Town Hall. Penang, last night. The sketches were again a delightful feature of a happily blended programme, and one looks forward to the third performance—“ Keep Similing —by the English Comedy l.’evue Company on Saturday.
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 234 8 I o f>l V I J A >v J?— I JJ&KKS& I IW |yt jwkrg >m’ V' mi TSfflnaMl h J -fiSSSff Sm K£ ■MP* i4^7-^ tSTj<&'\'-' < JLi i-u-2^a|^^R/M|W gjBF Two professions u| One smoke I A friendly rivalry has always existed between the two services, yet one thing
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    • 18 8 “Lk S 9 O.” P. O. Malwa in Harbour. Dancing To-Night. reg*st en t TRACE GENUINE SWISS MILK.
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  • Page 8 Miscellaneous
  • 51 8 DEATHS. Campbell.—At the General Hospital. Singapore on April 30,1926, William S. I. Campbell, late Captain of s.s. Will o’ the Wisp. Aged 64 years. Gage-Brown.—April 1. in London. Elinor Edith, of Kuala Lumpur, eldest surviving daughter of the late Sir Charles Gage-Brown. K. C. M. G., M. D.. agod 68
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  • 2229 9 BRITAIN’S WORKERS WITHOUT MEANS OF TRANSPORT. UGLY STRIKE SCENES. POLICE BATON ATTACK ON HOOLIGANS IN THE EAST END. Compieh stoppage of all transport services has thrown the whole oj Britain. and particularly London, into utter confusion. In London the long, weary tramp from the suburbs to the
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  • 253 9 WHY THERE IS A DEADLOCK. Great Britain is now faced with the most serious industrial upheaval in its history and the country may well regard with grave anxiety the prospect before it. As stated in a former lea ling article we consider that the only effective solution
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  • 53 9 DOUBTFUL AGREEMENT. New York. May 4. It is authoritatively learned that American oil circles are inclined to doubt the accuracy of the despatch from Mexido City to the effect that the Mexican Government and the British Legation had reached a satisfactory agreement regarding the new Mexican Petroleum
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • 28 9 E, 0. HOTEL. As the P. O. s. s. Malwa is in Port there will be dancing at the E. O. Hotel this evening at the usual time.
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    • 202 9 (wife u.f j.mf J.f .mJ nnr r-.-'c.' w a R Black Label Red Label H g 9 gGuaran eed flpjpjr Special CI I A h ”1 12 years Old Highland Whisky F U L $39-40 per case $28.00 per caie rj Duty Extra. Duty Extra. d Special Prices to Clubs
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  • 1890 10 Entertained by Chinese Community. MR. KIA PENG’S TRIBUTE. •Y We take the following report from the Malay Mail of May 4 Sir George Maxwell must have felt both proud and happy last night, as he realised the sincerity of the friendships he has made during a
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  • 227 10 *****.000 FEWER GALLONS OF SPIRIT LAST YEAR. British people drink far leas intoxicating liquor than they d'd before the War, and each year the emsumption of alcohol is declining. Here is a comparison of consumption between 1913 and last year, issued by the United Kingdom Alliance. Spirits
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  • 240 10 But Tinski” AT THE CLUB—SUNGEI PaTANI, KEDAH. (Contributed.) If constant applause, repeited encores, an 1 miles of smiles are anv criterion of success then th* l Pierrotic Entertainment in the Sungei Patani Club on Friday evening last certainly achieved that And, and the Sungei Patani Choral an
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  • 672 10 FURTHER DETAILS OF DOIT INTEREST OFFER. Further details are available from th Manila Bulletin regarding the tion published recently that a bid nJ G 53,000,000 by the Dollar interests had probably been accepted by the U.S. ping Board for the five “President’’ boats at present operated
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  • 117 10 GRIM SCENE IN CAGE AT THE ROME ZOO. In full view of the public at the !>• a huge Bengal tiger sprang at 1 keeper, fixing his teeth and daws o’’ his neck, and dragging him a^on^rpL e floor of the cage, and killing him keeper, a
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  • Page 10 Advertisements
    • 428 10 This/slier ,1 Sjgil a Secret.' She has found in Ven*Yusa the cream to preserve all her fresh youth* ful beauty. Share this joy of a good A complexion I Make Ven*Yusa an in* dispensable part of your daily toilette. This fragrant skin tonic shields against y the ravages of heat
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    • 36 10 BRASTAGI. THE FAMILIE HOTEL Catering especially for Eurasian and Asiatic Families. Clean and comfortable. TERMS MODERATE. Cars for Hire English Spoken. For full pariiciVara or special terms apply to The Proprietrix, THE FAMILIE HOTEL, Brastagi, Sumatra.
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  • 932 11 FINAL LEAGUE FOSITIONS. The positions of the clubs in the Eng ish and Scottish Leagues at the close of the season on Saturday were as folio .v Division I. Hud lersfield 42 23 8 11 92 GO 57 Arsenal 42 22 12 8 87 63 52 Sun erland
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  • 89 11 The health statement for the Municipality of George Town for the week ending Ist May 1926, shows a total of 89 deaths—s 7 males and 32 females—the death-rate being per mille compared with 32.58 in the preceding week and with 25.41 in the corresponding week of last year.
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  • 282 11 The foUouing are the latest quotations in Messrs. Kennedy <k Co.’g share list at 1 p.m. to-day Yesterday. To-day. E E on Sharks. fe c*> gz 2 B 30 CQ GO c. t c. Ic. c. Rubber (Dollar.) Allenby 3.45 3.55 3.45 3.55 Amalgamated... 4.70 4.90 4.75
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  • 63 11 The following are additional rubber outputs for April:— lbs. Ayer Kuning (F.M.5.).., 68.000 Bradwall 44.501 Chersonese 40.817 Dennistown 23.358 Highlands and Lowlands 118.0' 0 Klabang 75,900 Krian Plantations 35.420 Sungei Krian 59.230 Sungei Way 65,012 The following were the rubber quotations in London on May 4 Smoked Sheet
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  • 100 11 The Straits Trading Co.. Ltd., gives the following prices, on May 4 London. Spot £268.5s Down 10/3 m/s. buying 264.10 s Unchanged 3 selling ~264.15 s Local. May 5: Singapore sold 175 tons at $136 Penang buyers no sellers at sl32|. 7he Eastern Smelting Co.. Ltd:— London, May
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  • 59 11 The output of Southern Perak Dredging Ltd., for the month of April was 550 piculs. The output of Kramat Pulai Limited, for the month of April was from the mine 600 piculs, from tributers 171 piculs, total 771 piculs. The output of Malayan Tin Dredging Ltd., for the
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  • 102 11 The following is the Band Programme to be played at the Waterfall Gardens to-day from 5.15 p m. to 6.15 p.m (Weather permitting) 1 March The Golden Stripe Cahill 2. Polka Pliny Boettger 3. Waltz Swanee River Moon Clarke 4. Selection As You Were Darewski 5. One Step
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  • 96 11 The following are our latest quotations Rubber Buyers Sellers Xllenbys 3.45 3.60 A. Moleks 3.05 3.20 Bedfords 1.25 1.35 B. Katils 1.35 1.40 Changkats 10.25 10.75 Hamiltons 3.20 3.35 Jerams 1.90 1.97| Kempas 10.25 11.00 Kundongs 4.50 4.75 Lunas 4.3' 4.50 Pajama 15.Uv 15.75 S. Tukangs ,77|
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  • 244 11 AYER KUNING. The following arc extracts from the Report of the Directors submitted to the Shareholders at the sixteenth annual general meeting of the Company held in London, on April 21 Accounts.—The year’s working resulted in a Profit of £69.f96 19s 9d. which with the net amount
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  • 290 11 Accounts.—The year’s working resulted in a profit of £126.417 Ss. 4<l which with the net amount brought forward from 1924 £36.980 6s. 6d. £163.397 14s. lOd.. deduct.—lnterim Dividends totalling 171% (less tax) paid in 1925 £54.159 3s. 6d., there remains a balance of £109.238 Ils. 4d., which
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  • 25 11 Penang .Sikhs celebrated the anniversary birth of the Ninth Guru., Teg Bahadur, last Sunday. The meeting was la.rgelv attended and sweetmeats were served.
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  • 1223 11 KENNEDY CO’S SHARE LISI. I ft co -y RUBBER [Dollar, j" 1 c f 0 c Allenoy Robber Co 3 45 3 5f Aior Oajah Rubber Estate 3 10 3 £0 Amalgamated Malay Relate» 4 7; 4 90 Ayer Hitam Planting Byn lles-te 23 51 24 CO Ayer Kuning Rubber
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  • Page 11 Advertisements
    • 212 11 New Advertisements. Jo!,an Tin Dredging'.Limited. (Incorporated in the F.M.S.) MISCELLANEOUS. Notice is hereby given that the Sixth s.“ 0 2 r°° ,e,e M cted Ru^ er pr,ce Maoa!!er El,en 'r h 7 Monday 17th May, 192 b at 11.30 a.m. J Notice is further given that the TransFOR SALE. fer
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  • Page 11 Miscellaneous
    • 145 11 HALL 5 5 POSITIVELY FINAL PERFORMANCE M HOMEWARD BOUND” S Thursday, May 6th at 9.30 p.m. I THE RUSSIAN IMPERIAL LIGHT OPERA COMPANY AND THEIR BALLET p fl L s 1 n t N I a WW TOffnil V A I; ar m l tit<vtuM y INI “OHAT NOIR” hi
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  • 549 12 BY AN UNDERGRADUATE. Some short time ago a stunt-writer convicted the modem undergraduate, and particularly the Cambridge undergraduate of the most disgusting effeminacy. In an article which a leading contemporary published he asserted that the undergraduate powders his face, pencils his eyebrows, rouges his lips, scents his
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  • 139 12 PENANG MAY 5, 1926. (By Courtesy Of The Chartered Bank.) London Demand Bank 2/3 3/4 4 months* sight Bank 2/4 5/32 o 3 h Credit 2/4 1/2 3 Documentary 2/4 17/32 Calcutta Demand Bank Rs 154 1 m 3 day’s sight Private M 156 I Bombay Demand Bank 154
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  • 59 12 The homeward mail by the t»,s. Macedonia closes at 5 30 p.m. on Saturday the Bth instant. The mail despatched from Penang on April 10 by the s. s. Morea was delivered in London on May 1. The mail despatched from Penang on April 6by the s. s.
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  • 351 12 SYMINGTON SINCLAIR’S WEEKLY REPORT. London, April 8. There have been only two and a half business days since our last report. The rubber market remained firm up to the holidays but the opening on Tuesday showed an easier tendency and a distinct decline took place on Wednesday. The nett loss
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  • 232 12 PENANG, MAY 5, 1926. Benares Opinnn p. 45,000.00 non.. Cloves 100.00 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 $11.65| sales Rattans 11.15 sales Rattans Coarse 10.50 Green Snail Shells 13.00 Siam Rice
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  • Page 12 Advertisements
    • 293 12 CORNS? Put a Drop of GETS-IT FU e IJraMr coSwa I V CMWM* TheyFit-But Oh!my Cam tWorks like magic on any kind of corn, no matter how old, where it is, how bad it hurts. One touch and the pain goes. Almost unbelievable. Then the corn loosens up and goes.
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    • 59 12 LABOUR CODE 1923 F.M.S. LABOUR ORDINANCE 1923 S.B. 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 April, July, October mid January. Forms for the return will be
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    • 276 12 Men find in “4.11 Eau de (ologne a re- Hli ii k 5 COI I’ freshing deodorant after strenuous exer- x NHL Glj 8 tion. S Q Just a little “4711 poured into the bath Gj O produces a feeling of fitness and freshness Q that conies only from loosened
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  • 533 13 CURIOSITIES OF THE COUNTERFEITER S ART. To have been “schooled in London,'' ie a mark of distinction in the “crook” world, and youthful backsliders look upon a coaching in the Metropolis. Just as other men hanker after a university career. The wily ways of tho “crook’’ are
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  • Page 13 Advertisements
    • 416 13 I BOOKS THAT INTEREST I TITLE AUTHOR PRICE zz The Mirage of the Dawn Kathlyn Rhodes co The Land of Mist Sir Arthur Conan Doyle 2 Rough Passages Alice Perrin 3 zz The Way of Stars L. Adams Beck 3 zz rhe Celestial City Baroness Orczy 3 zz The Pearl
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    • 319 13 BEST TREATMENT FOR BACKACHE. What is the best treatment for an aching back The question has been asked thousands of times by suffering men and women in all parts of the world, and numberless methods of treatment have been tried. Some have failed hopelessly others have given temporary relief, but
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    • 207 13 Remington Repeating io l\/rOVE the sliding forearm back JLVx to eject, forward to load simply and quickly operated. Hammerless well balanced with beautiful lines. Easily taken apart for cleaning and carrying. MODEL 17 20 bore 5 shots This latest Remington Repeater is built on similar lines. Weight but 5% lbs.
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  • 540 14 VTAL ON A TABLE ALONGSIDE. A house at Nanwich, occupied by a family named Nixon, which had been barred to strangers for years revealed a grim secret when an entrance was forced by an official of the Bankruptcy Court, Mr. H. Hughes, accompanied by
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  • 220 14 DAUNTLESS MISSIONARY’S WORK IN INDIA. /V minister who made a great name in the Indian mission field by his courage in helping to fight cholera epidemics and in tending the suffering has passed away at Aberdeen in the person of the Rev. James Shepherd. He was
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    • 1056 16 THE BLUE FUNNEL LINE. INTENDED SAILINGS FROM PENANG- IM I M I WEEKLY SERVICE. LONDON AND N. CONTINENT. I■■ IB! TANTALUS May 6 London. Rotterdam and Hamburg. B» B .ji|| PATROCLUS May 12 Marseilles, London, Rotterdam and Glasgow. -,/V'7' v'/ t ‘*'<»-'* ADRASTUS May 20 London, Rotterdam and Hamburg. MERIONES
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