Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 5 November 1926

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    20 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE ESTABLISHED 1833. PUBLISHED DAILY, No. 254 VOL. LXXXIV. FRIDAY. sth NOVEMBER, 1926 PRICE 15 CENTS.
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      482 1 ITT' P < fIIKIvO i pfotographi’ jrfio Pn«ible AssistFvery r° SM I 7 nd advice given anCe amateurs, L 7, Northao R»* l TtL 579. PRAI TO SINGAPORE ASBESTOS-CEMENT BUILDING MATERIAL S CONVINCING DEMONSTRATION OF I g BELLS STANDARD EVERITE CORRUGATED SHEETS SSpUpVDAI pqp H-ftje J 30” Wide. Stocked in
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      14 1 TOKISATSU, i PHOTOGRAPHIC I ART STUDIO Phone 772. I i i 68, BISHOP STREET.
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    TALES TOLD TO THE MAGISTRATE.
    803 2 A HALF-DRESSED ORATOR. Lily Kennedy, from Pimlico, has the super-shopping sense. Most women are content to make a good bargain; Lily is more concerned over making a, g°°d "retreat. Her system is simple but it requires a poker face, a persuasive tongue, and a. pair
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      1615 2 POSITIONS VACANT. TENDERS INVITED. NOTICES. Wanted a Junior Clerk. Only those Tenders invited for catering for Mess. E. S. A. M. who have passed Junior Cambridge need Thirty Europeans. in a isinc apply. Box Nu. 365, c/o Pinang Gazetie. particular* on application. Apply Box PENANG BRANCH. No. 364, c/o Pinang
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      415 2 I VAN ESS I i HAIR TONICJ Another Shipment of this Wonderful Hair Tonic I just arrived at THE GEORGETOWN»! O GET YOUR BOTTLE TO-DAY. 4 4 Hundreds of delighted customers have thank ns for bringing Van Ess” Hur Tonic to th v j r I notice. It is, without
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    CONTEMPORARY ASTERISKS.
    1397 3 GRENFELL OF LABRADOR. NkWMAKKkT bURPBISE. Dr. \v. T. Grenfell, unions as Grenfell of Labrador, who aas ior iuiiLy-ii»e years carried on a. bpieumd ineuicul and industrial work amongst the Eskimos of .Labrador, arrives at Liverpool! this week from St- Johns, Newfoundland, on the Furness, Withy liner Nova Scotia.
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    PRODUCE PRICES.
    216 3 PENANG, NOVEMBER 5, 1926. ein ree Opium f. eh*-»' 15,000.0(1 notu 'loves 100.00 sellers kold leaf 72.00 sellers Mace Picking» 160.00 sellerMdniegs 80s 100.00 noiu. 110 a 95 00 i’oeonuts per 1,000 50.00 noiu. bora Hr.ndried $11.35 buyers Rattani 11.15 sales -iaitans Coarse 10.50 Ireen Br>ai! Shell» 13.00
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      699 3 NOTICE OF SALE. Snrreine Court of the Straits Settlement. 1 Settlement of Penang. Suit 1924 No. 20. r.f an order of Court dated the 29th day of July 1923 D pursuant Impos’tSkfit Sale h in l 1( ,u ot :ri(l vacint land in Ohulii Street and lift Lane, Penang, nvnie
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      52 3 True Test of Merit. You judge a man not by what he promises to do, but by v. hat he has done. That is the only true test. Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy judged by this standard has no superior. People everywhere speak of it in the highest terms of praise. For
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      176 3 j E 1927 I GRAMOPHONE I I TRIUMPH. I s The New Gramophone just introduced by f Columbia has created a profound sensation. g J It is a revelation in volume, tone and detail. g Come and hear j TFIE IVEW J I VIVA-TONAL GRAFONOLA j New principles of Reproduction
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    FOODSTUFFS.
    625 4 THE PRESERVATIVES REGULATIONS. An important amending Order relating to the use of preservatives and colouring matters in foodstuffs has been is-ued by the Ministry of Heatth, says a Times Correspondent. Ry the amending Orher it is provided that the regulations shall not come into operation until July 1, 1927,
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    COMING EVENTS.
    111 4 Nov, 6Pot Pourri Concert, Ta ping Town Hall, 9 p.m. HArmistice Day. Public Holiday. 13Rugger Match, Penang v Perak at Ipoh. 17 Hockey Match. Penang v. United Services (Malaya) at Penang. 20Rugger Match, Penang v. Selan gor at Penang. 27Rugby Match, Penang v. Perak at Penang. December 3
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    SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.
    697 5 Williams of K" ala I Mr. S';»” 1 1 B" 1 1 ainl WPI±!L K r of Murchiston I b« f rru th r I 7|,;..lq>»rr<ra Phtoon, A I \-v-nb-rl. fr 11 cTZTiio b wbeenapI Kinta, will I I' 131 p; l'l f Kl'l)pin« Mr V, t
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    PENANG ASSIZES.
    537 5 Causing Death by Eash fct. ACCUSED CONVI :TED. Before Mr. Justice Brown and a Common Jury in the Second Divig’on.l Court on Wednesday afrernoon, Yasin b i Ratimin, the Malay who was charged with causing the death of a Malay woman who was about 60 years of age,
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    MALAYAN IMPORTS AND EXPORTS.
    290 5 The British Malayan return of foreig imports and exports for the month of September last shows that $80,219,279 (£9,358,915)s worth of merchandise was imporied into British Malaya, during the month. The imports for the corresponding month of 1925 amounted to $85,431, 694 (£9,967,381). The exports for
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    SINGAPORE TURF CLUB.
    200 5 ENTRIES FOR NOVEMBER MEETING. T;ic entries for tbe Singapore Turf Club’s November Mce'J are as follows: Open Ho ;ses isr Day. Packard, Combustion, Polynesian, Eurus (late deluvian), Melissa, Alan L, arissima, Svviftsure, Faugh-a-ballagh, risp, Tinker, Napoleon, Sarassin, Carmyle, Overthere, Tessiam, Hisdouble, Navarino, Star of Athcle, Sunsprite, Redsands,
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    JAPANESE NEWS.
    189 5 REBBER QUOTATION. Tokio, October 29. Rubber, f.a.q. sp'-t to-day, declined slightly, the quotation being 84l sen per pound. Japan’s Aerial Service. The department concerned is stated to have drafted a scheme for establishing the proposed aviation service for which the department has allotted seven million yen of which
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    WHALER’S HOLIDAY.
    227 5 ADVENTUROUS CRUISE IN 5-TON YAWL. 4 Norwegian Sportsman at Singapore. 1 Opinions differ as to what constitutes i an ideal holiday, but 'few people' would choose to spend twelve months in a five- i ton yawl in Eastern seas, which is what Captain Christopherson, of the Don Carlos,
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    MEDAN NEWS.
    665 5 HEAVY FLOODS. (loom Our Cwn Corresponded Medan, October 31. V ith heavy rains almost every day of last week and more than 13 inches on j one day, the rivers became unequal to the task of taking away the unusually large volume of water coming from the l
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      70 5 When Dreaded Croup Comes. A thing of dread, that comes in the night without warning. Just a hoarse, metallic cough, a choking, gasping for breath, a threat of suffocation. Oh I the relief of knowing that there is a bottle of Chamberlain.’s Cough Remedy in the house. See how it
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    By the Way.
    1681 6 EMEMBER, rFm**rnbi r Tne fifth of November, Tne Gunpowder tr-as m and plot: We see no reason Why Gunpowder treason Should ever be forgot [[J, 1559. a special service for tbe s(h of Novemb r formed pint of the ritn »1 of English Book of Common Prayer
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    JURU ESTATES, LTD.
    33 6 An Interim Dividend of 12g p r cent, actual less Tax, on account of the current financial year ending 31st. March 1927, was declared, payable in Glasgow, on 22nd October.
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      POPPY DAY AND THE E.S.A.M.
      437 6 (To tbe Editor of the Pinang Gaze te.”) Sir,I have been reluctant to throw mjself into the controversy about the proposed retention in Malaya of a percentage of Um Poppy D>y collec'ions, but this contrnv- ray threatens to b- come so acute as to j-.ipird
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    SINGAPORE NEWS.
    235 6 UNUSED RUBBER COUPONS. Disappointment in London. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Singapore, November 4. A London message says that the rubber fill shows that disip 'ointment was felt' wi'h the Colomal Office statement reg.rding unused c nipo is. The market was over optimistic and (“xpected a cancellation. Tue share
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    LYRIC THEATRE.
    92 6 We are requested to give publicity to the effect that at 10 pm. nightly the Funeral Film of Rudolph Valentino will beshown. This is a particularly interesting one, being replete with ii cid -uts both during his life-time and the time he died. Am mg the numerous notable
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    POLICE COURT.
    159 6 ALLEGED ROBBERY. Two H -kiens were produced before Mr. C. W. A. Sennett in the Police Court, Penang, yesterday charge 1 by Inspector Mathews wuh r .bbery in Western Roa-1 at 10 3 1 a.m. on Wednesday last. Insp cor Matthews said that they attacked a nun who
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    ST. ANDREW’S PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.
    164 6 INDUCTION OF NEW MINISTER. Ou Wednesday afternoon, tbe Rev. B. S Slewart wa« inducted to the charge of Sr. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church, Penang, in the presence of a large congregation, in succession to the Rev. Archibald Ewing. Toe officiating clergy were the Rev. G. 11. Douglas,
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    TIN OUTPUTS.
    297 6 The output of Johan Tin Dredging Limited for the month of October was piculs 150, Yardage 46.451, Hours run 671, Recovery by Tab’es 109.90 piculs Recovery by Puddlers 40 10 p cuts, total 150.00 p cul j Revenue from Sde of Ore $14,000. The output of Ku da
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    DISTRICT COURT.
    73 6 CAUSING GRIEVOUS HURT. Before Mr. G. A. H-reford, in the District Court, Penang, yei-terday Yew Giok, the carpenter whp appeared before Dr A. G. H. Smart on Monday, October 25 in connection with the inquest into the death of a Chinese mason, who wa 3 working with him
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    DEEPAVALI DAY IN PENANG.
    483 6 A CLEVER PARROT. Penang at the Great Hindu Festival of Deepavali, yeet-rdav presented a very gay spcctac’e. The Hindu celebrations were on a grander scale than has ever been known befor-. Though, unluckily it had not bee i declared a Public Holiday, many of the leading
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    PETTY THIEF’S TOUR.
    352 6 SMART SENTENCE ON CULPRIT. As a result of sever tl complaints of theft in European houses in Sepoy Lines and its vicinity during the past few weeks detectives were put on special duty a* the place, and on the night of October 31 were successful in arresting
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    TALES TOLD ABOUT LONDON.
    741 6 THE LEGEND JUK)V "'i'it I When I was newly Jong, long ago 1 in every street was al nearest to Bt. Pau.lL H ward Ralph in I supposing you. v. ci f B I hers down to N o you knew that you w B St
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    DEFAMATION CHARGE.
    1167 7 f iO I^2Fw O O.TOS-. jm aosw»^ *****8 d® 3 lo nf th* 3 case in which Mr. lV^ n g manager of the Union p.F VTc'rHk'Ml with defamation J.el hv Mr. C. Drap r. was co Strict Court, Sing; pore. >^ h ritttOp n ing the case
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    SINGAPORE ASSIZES.
    500 7 $20,000 WORTH OF FORGED NOTES. Successful Police Ruse. Forg -d rmtes of a face va’ue of over $20,000 fi’or.d in a cise at the sixth Singap ire which opened before Mr. Justice Deane on Tuesday, says the the Singapore Free Press. Althou h printed on piper which was
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    A TURKISH SUNDAY.
    458 7 OUTINGS AND EXCURSIONS. In summer, Constantinople is uncomfortably warm, and every one who can izoes out of town. But only cn Friday Le Turkish Sunday) can the great mass of the people escape from the dust and smells of Pera, Galata, and S'amFoul sa s The Times
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    NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN SOUTH AFRICA.
    440 7 GOLD. OH.. AND RUBBER DISCOVERIES. Dr. Percy Wagner, of the Government Geological Survov, has road a paper before the local Geologlcd Society giving s me details of a recent discovery of gold in the Rustenburg district, some seventv miles north-west of the Rand says J’hannephnrg
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    BIRTH.
    33 8 SHERCON.On November 2, midnight, at Nagalelai Es ate, South Kedah, to Gipsie, vvif-i of Dudley Shercon, a daughter. Mother and infant doing well. S. S. and F. M. S. pipers please copy.
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    MARRIAGE.
    57 8 EvansWellby On November 5. at St. Geor,e’s Church, Penang, by the B'shop of Hngap> re assisted by Rev. Keppel Garnier, William Hili Evans, Manager, Sungei B.gtk Estate, only son of William Evans, late Resident Councillor, Penang, and Mary Helen, eldest daughter of Mr. Howa d and Mrs. Helen Wellby
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    POPPY DAY.
    625 8 The unfortunate action of the E.S.A.M. in resolving to apply to headquarters at Home for a rebate of 75 ce t. of all funds collecte I in British Milaya fir the relief of distressed ex-S“i v.crtnen. will result in a disastrous falling-off in the subscription l»st unless the
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    COAL.
    470 8 AH the in Hcations .f we interpret the cabled news of to-day correctlypoint to an early se tlement of the coal strike. It has been obvious for weeks past that the men, (with the exception of a small minority of die h>r is, who do not yet realise how
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    THE LIVINGSTONE MEMORIAL.
    241 8 The appeal for funds, recently launched, to preserve the early home of David Livingstone will no doubt be successful. No more fitting me norial of any man could be foun I than the house in which his first and most impressionable years were spent, for the influences
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    Letter from London.
    1249 8 tsde Municipal Cleetions, Socialist Programme. London, October 1-1. It was sta*ei r c?ntly, with an air of authority, that at the next election the Socialists would mike the nationalisation of the coil mines the first, and in effect, the sole item of their programme. is no such
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    TIN PRICES.
    114 8 The Straps Tra.dino the following prices, on London’. Spot £3OO W-0 U J'.' 3 m/s. buying 203-1"- 1 Jem j. 3 selling 29! L> 0 Local. November 5: t l'l!| Singapore sold 25 1 1( Penang buyers nsell" s at 1 Eastern '>’■ A i; London, Nov hi'it.i.
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      232 8 Stained Glass. oĔWBw?w WWMW wyßiijw HANDCRAFT ancient and modern The beauty of stained glass is in itself a visualisation of the patient labour which directed the hands that fashioned it. In the same manner, the appreciation given to State Express Cigarettes is an indication of the care with which they
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      96 8 E. O.” Christmas New Year Festivities. XMAS EVE 24th, December. Xmas dinner and Cinderella Dince. Xmas Crackers $4. BOXING DAY 27th, December. (instead of Sun. 2Gth.) Carnival Dinner and Dancing till 1-45 a. m. $5. Latest French Novelties. NEW YEAR EVE-31st DEC. Gala Night. Special Dinner. Pierrot and Pierrette Costume
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    HELPING THE MINERS.
    812 9 Trades Unions Agree To Voluntary Levy. PENNY a day. pph’xL FALLS ON liiTlc KAfw (rugby Hadio Service.) ondon, November 3. Oegdes re >res*ntin« A pi I’rHes Unions 13 request of the con 3 'l". o f. r financial assistance (J t t ulsory lew. by" l Yi>ni<
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    IMPERIAL CONFERENCE.
    379 9 Work of Committees. N\H()\ALITI QULSTiO.VS. (-tUGBY Radio Service) November 3. To enable further progress to be made with the work of the various committees, the Imperial Conference will not meet in full session until Friday morning when such reports of c immittees as arere.dy for presentation will be
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    THE GOVERNOR’S HEALTH.
    23 9 His Excellency the Governor is in excellent health but is still confined to his room with phlebitis of the leg.
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    RUBBER EXPORTS.
    215 9 Time Limits in Ceylon and Malaya. SMALL OWsEKS EX I-MP i ED. EXISTING RIGHTS TO BE P ROT EOT ED. (Bugby Radio Sisrvicu.) London, N >vemb t 4. T h (i Colonial Secretary has approved of ihe steps being taken by the Governments of Ceylon and Mala v
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    AUSTRALIA AND U.S.
    155 9 f PLEA FOR BETTER UNDERSTANDING. London, November 4. That Australia and the United States are both young countries with many points in common was the theme of a speech by the Rt. Hon. S. M. Bruce who was entertained to luncheon by the United Sta»eg Chamber of
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    JAPAN’S GOLD EMBARGO.
    109 9 NOT TO BE RAISED YET. Tukio, November 4. The Finance Minister has definitely stated that the government’s recent lowering of the discount rare and the sending of specie abroad, was not connected with :he intention of raising the gold embargo which was not yet contemplated. Silk Slump.
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    PRINCESS ASTRID WEDS.
    102 9 SIMPLE CEREMONY AT STOCKHOLM. Stockholm, November 4. In the presence of the Kings of Sweden, Norway and Danmark, uncles of the bride, the KUgof Belg urn and a score of other’ royalties, and 1,200 guests, the civil marriage of Princess Astrid of Sweden to the heir of
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    NIPPED IN THE BUD.
    369 9 Revolt Plot In Spain. FRENCH POLICE COUP. Perpignan, November 3. What is believed to be an extensive revolutionary plot directed against Spain was nipped in the bu I by the prompt action of the police in arresting some 60 persons at various points on the frontier
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    FRACAS IN NEW YORK PRISON.
    56 9 TWO DEATHS. New York, November 4. Two prisoners an 1 warder were killed and two prisoners and 2 warders wounded in an exciting affray in the Tombs prison, between prisoners, who had secured r vol vers from an unknown source and the police. The latter
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    FRENCH FRANC IMPROVES.
    27 9 London, November 4. French francs which have risen by 28 francs since October 1, had another sharp appreciation and closed at 141} to the
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    COMPANY CHAIRMAN FOUND SHOT.
    24 9 Mr. Ro°cne Brunner, ex-Chairmin of the Brunner-Mond Company, and hts wife, were found shot dead in their house at Roehampton.
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    FOREIGN EXCHANGES.
    70 9 (Rugby Radio Service.) London, November 4. Paris, 143$ New York, 4.84/j Brussels, 34.82 Geneva, 25.13 Amsterdam, 12.12; Milan, 112|; Berlin, 20.39 Stockholm, 48.16 Copenhagen, 1823; Oslo, 19.36s; Vienna, 31.35s; Prague, 163s Helsingfors, 192.52s Madrid’, 31.00| Lisbon, 2U Rio 6U Buenos A r.s, 45| Bombay, 1/53ird Shanghai, 2/56 Hongkong,
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      85 9 ARMISTICE DAY. 1926. Readers whose intention it is to attend the Armistice Div Dinner and Dance (E.S A.M.) at the E. 0. Hotel, are retnindel that they should communicAe with th Hon. Secretary (Penang Branch) at No. 1, Downing Street, Penang, who is now arranging accommodation. i IMMEDIATE DELIVERY i
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      25 9 POPPY DAY, 1926. I Messrs. Brown, Philips and Stewart, Penang, are the Honorary 1 Treasurers of the above Fund to whom subscriptions should be sent.
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      235 9 J HEDGES BUTLER’S j WfNES SPIRITS. g BY APPOINTMENT TO HIS MAJESTY KING B GEORGE V AND H R. 11. TH E PRINCE OF WALES. S 1 CLUB” n 1 i DRY FULL AMONTILLADO 1 m SHERRY. s S $3B per case. dullßßh doty extra. 7F ALBION OLD GOLDEN fpV
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    AMERICAN ELECTIONS.
    602 10 Wets” Win At New York. UNITED OPPOSITION. New York, November 3. The first known results of yesterday’s elections for the Congress. show important Democratic and wet victories in the eastern states. The Democrd, Alfred Smith w.is elected governor of New York for the third time. The Democratic nominee
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    AGROUND IN SUFZ CANAL.
    49 10 MISHAP TO DUTCH STEAMER. Port Said, November «5. The Dutch steamer Karimoen, from Amsterdam and Antwerp for Batavia, grounded on the cmal bank in a feg but got off assisted by tugs which are towing -h f r to Ismailia where divers will examine her.
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    EARL BEATTY'S RETIREMENT.
    82 10 .Reuter. London, November 4. It ig officially announced that Earl Pea'ty who has been First Sea Lord and the NaVal Slaff since November 1319, has expressed a desire to be allowed to resign on the completion of the 7 years named in the King’s Regulations as the
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    MUNICIPAL POLLS.
    96 10 Labour’s Extensive Gains. APATHETIC ELECTORS. London, November 3. The final figures in the Municipal elections, give the following gains and losses respectively. Labour 158 gains 11 losses. Conservatives 19 89 Liberals 8 57 Independents 14 35 Remarkable apathy was reflected in the slackness of the polling, notably in
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    GERMAN TRAIN SMASH SEQUEL.
    146 10 TWO ACCUSED SENTENCED TO DEATH. Hildesheims, November 4. O.to Schlesinger -and Wil’y Weber were sentenced to death and the third man, Walter Wtb a r ,as accessory before the crime, was sentenced to two years’ imprisonment. [R- uter cabled on September 7. Arrested in a casual
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    IRON MINE DISASTER.
    96 10 Ishpemings (Michigan), N vember 4, Forty miners are believed to have 10-»t their lives in a large iron mine as a result of a cave in. A section of the mine surface, consisting of swamp ground 300 by 200 fe»t, f**ll fiOQ feet to the first 1
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    IN RED RUSSIA.
    58 10 ANOTHER PROMOTION. Mo-cow, November 4. Sergo Ordjoni Kidze has b»en appointed Chairman of the Controlling Commission of the Communist Party, replacing Kuibysheff. The pan’Rnasian Communist conference concluded by unanimously passing a resolution denouncing the Opposi tion’s drift towards social democracy and emphasising its determination to preserve party
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    EARNED RIGHT TO LIVE.
    70 10 FRENCH APPEAL FOR AMERICAN CRIMINALS. Paris, November 4. Several distinguished members of the Pars Bar have signed an appeal to the United States against the execution of Sacco and Vanzetti. They point out that even American judges are not sure of th?ir guilt and even if
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    M.C.C. ARGENTINE TOUR.
    37 10 TEAM CHANGES. London, November 4. Major L. Isherwood of Sussex and T. Pilkington, the old Etonian, will replace Carr and Haig in the M. C. C. team which will tour the Argentine this year.
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    AN EMINENT DIVINE.
    31 10 [Rugby Radio Service.] London, November 4. Dr. John Owen, Bishop of Saint David’s di* d to-day. He was one of the foremost authorities on the Church in Wales.
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    BETTING TAX.
    433 10 Bookmakers Peeved. NO BUSINESS AT WINDSOR. London, November 3* There was practicilly no business done in Tattersall’s ring at the Windsor race meeting to day. Consequently it was impossible to return any starting prices. It is understood that this is due to the fact that the bookmakers were
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    SOUTH AFRICAN PREMIER ENTERTAINED.
    301 10 GUEST OF BRITISH INDIAN UNION. London, November 3. We need have no fe.>r of those difficulties not eventually being settled to the satisfaction of one another,” said General Hertzog, spe iking at a luncheon in London to-day, given by the British Indian Union to the In
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    FIERY FASCISTS.
    139 10 Friction With France. FRONTIER FRACAS. London, November 3. Franco Italian friction has re-arisen as a result of recent incidents, no'ably at the Franco-Italim frontier station of Ventimiglia, where, it now appears, Italian Fascist militiamen beat a number <»f French railwaymen on the ground that they did not doff
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    TOWERS IN CHINA.
    185 10 DAILY TELEGRAPH’S” OPINIONS. Lon lon, September 4. The Japanese and AmeHcan protests to Canton prompt the Daily Telegraph to remark in a long leader that China will surely at last receive the attention which, if it had been given eighteen months ago, would hive saved the situation.”
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    CHINA IMBROGLIO.
    129 10 GENERAL’S DEATH C 0 N FIR ME D. Shanghai, November 4. Sun Chuan-fang’s local headquarters received a despatch fr -m Sun Chuanfang stating that the superintendent o f the American Mission try Hospital at Changsha sent a message to the American Consul at Nanking on October 28 to
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    ESSENTIAL CONDITIONS TO SOLUTION. Paris, November 3.
    53 10 Commenting on the murder of M. Robert, Le Journal says that the Powers should take in hand the solution of the Chinese problem, but the first necessity is that thev s'i *u! I l*e agreed among themselves, a coniiiimi which unfortunately is very
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    CANTON TAXES.
    48 10 JOINT PROTEST BY TOWERS. Peking, November 5. The ministers of all the Powers concerned have j untly protested to the Cninese Government against the Canton, Shantung and other authorities in China levying certain taxes on foreign trade, declaring that this a direct violation of the treaties.
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    MUSSOLINI'S ASSAILANT.
    88 10 ALLEGED LYNCHING OF WRONG MAN. Paris, November 3. A remarkable statement is made in a Genoa telegram to the Paris Midi, that the. boy Zamboni was not the real assailant of Mussolini, hut was lynched when, frightened at the sound of the shot, he tried to fleeReuter. The
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    DUFF DEVELOPMENT COMPAHI LTD.
    609 10 REPORT OF THE DIRECTORS. The following are extracts from the Directors’ report submitted*at the Twentyfifth Ordinary General Meeting of the Company, held at Winchester House, Old Broad S reet, October. 21, 1926. The Directors submit their report an 1 Audited Statement of Accounts for the year
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    LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL AND INDIAN REPRESENTATIVE.
    61 10 The Indian of October 1926, pu’lished at Singapore, says Rumour has it that the place of the Indian Member on the Legislative Council of the Straits Settlements is falling vacant in the near future, and the authorities are on the lookout for a suitable person
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    EXCHANGE
    127 10 PENANG, NOVEMBER 5, 1926. (By Courtssy Of The Chartered Bank.) LcndoD Demand Bank 2/3 25/32 4 months’sight Bank 2/4 5/32 3 Credit 2/4 7/16 3 Documentary 2/4 15/32 Calcutta Demand Bank R»ls4| m 3 Jay’s sight Private 156 j i o Bombay Bank w 154] I Madras Demand Bank
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    BLAKE AND CO'S SHARE REPORT.
    496 10 General— Depress! prevailed thronghuit thf* r.ot 3 ha e has fallen £10.10.0. and sU*' followed the metal in its d*. pl 8 exaggerated extent. Robben’ firmness, fell sharply nn Fearl J day, in sympathy with the but close steady at lower lev buying of (lidoernlng
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    RUBBER OUTPUTS.
    136 10 The following are additional t' outputs for October: lbs Kedah Parit Perak JO.lBatu Lint«ng Jong Landor Bakap Plantations m-x- i- H.k 3 Tit. Karangau Patani Para Batu Matang j Arras .J4OO South Malay Ta war Tanjong Ramhutan q Kuala Dingin B* 11 24«’ Sangei Pantar j. Sungkan Para
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    25 10 OBITUARY. Boston, November 4. The death has occurred from pneumonia, of the Reverend Jason Chase, a well-known social reformer and opponent of the drug traffic.—Reuter.
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    THE MECHANICAL PRINTER.
    537 11 FORTY YEARS OLD. Forty years ago—July 3, 1886— the first commercially operated linotype began producing composition in tlie composing room of the New York Tribune. Now there aro more than 52.090 lino ypts n use, in sixty-three different countries, p oducitig composition in fifty-two different languages. The
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    BRITISH MALAYA BUBBER.
    67 11 OCTOBER STATISTICS. The following is the statement of quantity and value of rubb r exportel during October. Tons. Tons. Tons. Tons. 1926 1925 Total 26 Total 25 U. K. 7,731.45 4,063.05 68,911.37 33,878.24 U.S.A. 24,983.19 20,183 54 208,127.41 181,122.97 C. Eur 2,78.8.65 2,551.65 22,215.78 21,105.18 Br. Pos.
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    THE SHARE LIST.
    230 11 ZLe following ivere the latest quo in Messrs. Kennedy and Co.'s share list at 11 a.m. to day Yesterday. To-day Shares. 1 >. p>. ffl rw cq 3 c. c. c. c. AyerWengß. 1.40 1.50 1.40 1.50 Batang P .90 92$ .91 9.3 |GopeogC. 51/- 53/- 52/-
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    LOCAL SHARE MARKET.
    100 11 The following are the latest quotations in THE MALAYA COMPANY LIMITED’S share list. Mining Shares. Buyers. Sellers. Batang Padaug .92} .95 3l 32/ Hitam 1.35 1.40 Johan .40 .4 Kinta Tin 2.25 2.30 Koala Lumpur Tin 42/- 43/Malayanlin 31/6 32/6 Mambau 1 90 1.95 Nawng Pet 1.80
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    UNITED TRADERS, LIMITED.
    227 11 Ttie following are our latest quotations Rubbers. Buyers. Sellers. Allenbys $3 10 $3.20 Brogas 1.62| Colinsburgh 4.50 4GO M. Pindan 285 295 M. Trkongs .80 .85 Puuggora 1.30 1.35 Tambalakg 1.50 I.GO U. Benuts .73 .76 Tins. Bangrins (New) 33/6 34/ Hitams 1.37| 1.42| Kuchais (ord) 2
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    MAN THE HUNTER.
    497 12 CAVES OF THE PYHENFES. The cavps in 'he Do>d gne region are now so well ki own that chara’ ancs fi led with American tourists mike a dMlv round of them during the summer, while the far in>re interestii g group in the Pyrenees remains almost unknown,
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    CREED OF YOUTH.
    308 12 FAITH WHICH NEEDS A SOLID BASIS. Modern youth and its attitude towards relygicai was a matter which was raised in acute form by the Archbishop of York at the Church Congress at Sovthport on October 6. He. however, approached the question from the other side, wh’ch should
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    SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.
    130 12 TO DAY’S DEPAR'I LiRFS Sumatra Marn fo< Singapore, H mukong, Kobe, O-akd, Yoki.aiciii ami Yokohama. Slo *t van do Beele for Laugsa, Sabang, Olehleh, Padang and Batavia. Kopahfor Belawan (Deli). Kimbangan for Belawan (Deli), Sibang. Suez, Port Said, Amsterdam, and Rotterdam. Malayan Prince for Boston, New York Baltimore.
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    PENANG MAILS.
    446 12 CLOSE DAILY (except Sunday). fl! TRAIN Federateu Malay States, Malacca, Johor and Singapore. Registration and Parcel Post, except when otherwise stated, close half-an-hoor earlie than the Ordinary mail. Resumption of Night Mail Service. The following additional mails will be close daily (Sunday excepted) at 6 p.n Parit Buntar,
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    THE GORDON RIOTS.
    1273 13 MR. DE CASTRO'S BOOK. By writing Barnaby Rudye Dickeng kept the Gordon Riots from being forgotten. But he uged them for tor his own purpose and in his own way. The actual events of th it terrible week, as they had been described in the newspapers and
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    BEST DINNER IN EUROPE.
    270 13 CHEFS MEET IN LONDON TO PASS JUDGMENT. Every prominent chef in London and on the Continent was either p or represent >d at a busmen’s holiday” at the Savoy on October 4. They were therethe company, including wives, numbered over 300to pass judgment, on what was
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    FALL-OFF IN TAXES.
    121 13 BIG DECREASES DISCLOSED IN REVENUE RETURNS. Big falls in revenue from certain taxes are shown in Exchequer returns for the past six months, issued on S»ptembr3o. Revenue totals £322,266,041, a decrease of £21,668,694 compared with the same period of 1925. A comparative increase of £671,722 for the
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    FAMILY OF EXECUTIONERS.
    672 14 HUMANITY AND THE GUILLOTINE. September marked one ol the grimmest of bi centenaries, for it is just two hundred years since Charles Sanson, the second of the famous Sanson dynasty” of executioners, died in Paris. This family held office without a break from 1684 to 1840. Only
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    A CRUISE UPON WHEELS.
    815 15 A Cruise upon Wheels, by Charles Alston Collins, that amusing and entertaining record of a journey across Prance, over the Jura, and down to Geneva was first published in 1862, says Ihe Times. As befits its period, its manner is as leisurely as the travellers’ progress,
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