Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 18 December 1926

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    20 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE ESTABLISHED 1833. PUBLISHED DAILY. No. 288. VOL. LXXXIV. SATURDAY, 18th DECEMBER, 1926. PRICE 15 CENTS.
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      484 1 ]hc Talk of the Day! OVER L A N D BELTING! I I try wassiamulls i I < Crf »j< You mean GRIPOLY ”of Course I BEFORE GOING ELSEWHERE. g v f In You are sure to get there each and everything in the way of Silk, Jj| Curios, Mattings,
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      13 1 I TOK IS AT SU, PHOTOGRAPHIC ART STUDIO ’Phone 772. 68, BISHOP STREET.
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    FEDERAL COUNCIL
    1635 2 Unofficial Criticism Of the Budget. LIFE OF THE TIN INDUSTRY. At Monday’s meeting of the Federal Council, the H n’ble Mr. Robson began the Unofficial criticism on the Resolution and the Budget says the Malay Mail. He said that unless the item for the extension of telephones was
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      983 2 ORDERS BOOKED NOW tenders invited. for the coming X’m.. and ZS! New Year. Special prices filter?, chemical plant, service tank etc. a.tmnc C»di with required for supplying water from the for out-stations. Cash Pahang river to Pekan Town. Tenderers order. Free delivery any will be required to prepare their own
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      63 2 First Class Passenger Steamer for New York s. s. City of CairoJ’’ Sailing from Penang Dec. 24 Due arrive New York Jan. 30, 1927. This steamer has excellent passenger accommodation available. Fare £97 Single. For further information apply to:— McAlister co., ltd., Tel. 327. Agents. MARY SETON, E. Amber Mansions,
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      1038 2 NOTICES. =-___J 4 2X?ces. The Straits Trading Co., Ltd. If you really nPe R pliable and Notice is hereby given that the Transfer FAPHCcinn Caroli* i Books of the above Company will be OBarChlightS closed from 21st to 30th December, 1926, SPrHHIpCC Poll D both days inclusive, for the purpose
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      134 3 I' l<l I CINE-KODAK-1| STOCKS JUST ARRIVED AT “THE GEORGETOWN” i You can mak 3 motion pictures of your friends or of scenes that interest you with the same ease and certainty th you now make still pictures with your ordinary Kodak. IT’S INEXPENSIVE TOO! II We develop your film
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      364 3 RBI > 11 il»—’ tt ,WT W■■ WMIWf a k A NEW i i Gramophone i s A M M H M g of Scientific Principles! jj jj the Viva-Tonal I g Coluinbia I M JJ JJ Here is the instrument you have been longing JJ for. The full musical
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      224 3 UNITED CINEMA From Thursday, 16th to Sunday, 19th December. LAURA LA PLANTE and HARRY MYERS in ‘THE BEAUTIFUL CHEAT” A gorgeous comedy drama of the little shop gri who leaped from the o' slurity of the five and ten to world fame as Maritzi the famous Russian actre- ,in six
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      372 3 1“ P. G.” CROSS-WORDS PUZZLE COM PEI ITtON. PUZZLE NO. 97. First Prize $5O. Second Prize $2O. Third Prize $lO. and Four Consolation Prizes of $5 Each. We publish below our puzzle No. 97, entries tor which close at 11 a.m. on Friday, December 24. THE NINE SQUARE. CLUES. Each
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    PARIS FASHION NOTES.
    941 4 THE BLACK BOTTOM. By an Expert. ■I 1 Paris. November 17A new dance wh’ch has appeared in Paris, and which some enthusiasts hope will supplant the fox-trots, one-step and Charleston, is the Black Bottom, and is now being danced everywhere. Dancing masters are being besieged with applicants
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    OXFORD MEN IN HIGH POSTS.
    232 4 A BISHOP OX THEIR “SLIMNESS.” Archbishop's Retqrt. Among the matters before the autumn session of the Church Assembly a Church House, Westminster, was a report on religious education in which the names were given of 2“ persons to serve on a commission of inquiry into
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    DEATH AN EPISODE.
    177 4 WHY SIR OLIVER. LODGE HAS NOT VISITED SON’S GRAVE. “I have never been to see my boy Raymond’s grave in Franc? he has asked me not to,” Sir Oliver Lodge said in a Memorial Hall lecture recently. “My son says, ‘I take no interest in that grave-
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    £1,000,000 PATCHING JOB.
    37 4 To patch up Parliament will cost over tC],fCC,C€O and will take from 12 to 15 years. This is revealed in a. memorandum on the defective condition of the stonework at the Houses of Parliament-
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      316 4 Malarial Fever! A doctor’s interesting experience with Wincarnis! A ship’s doctor writes «I had 18 cases of Malarial Fever on hand during the voyage from Liverpool to Nigerian Creeks and back, and I was particularly struck with the fact that the sick stewards affected were taking Wincarnis during their convalescence
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    STRAITS TRADING CO.
    1648 5 Reduction of Capital. MR. RENNIE SUGGESTS AN AMENDMENT. An extraordinary general meeting of Straits Trading Company, Limited was held at Ocean Building, Singapore, at noon on Thursday for the purpose of considering and, if thought fit, passing the following re- solution: (1) That the nominal capital of
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      504 5 MMJIVg r.TW] I— 111 IMI IHE WONDERFUL RESTORATIVE 11 HAS BEEN USED Al SEVERAL LONDON HOSPITALS WHENPATIENTS HAVE BEEN REJUVENATED BY A COURSE OF TREATMENT" Say. the Manchester guardian.” Ihe Leading Medical Journals and Newspapers of England have reported upon the won deHui discovery called Phyllosan. The results obtained with
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      112 5 Helps Those Hard Coughs. The danger of influenza is its tendency to develop into pleurisy and pneumonia. Stop your cold before it reaches this danger point and for the cough anu painful, wheezy breathing, take Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy. It is for sale everywhere. AS GOOD FOR YOUR WIFE AS FOR
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      518 5 Watery Pimples On Baby’s Head Cuticura Healed My baby’s head broke out all jver with watery pimples that itched and burned terribly keeping her awake. She used to scratch them and make them bleed, and in a very short time the trouble spread to the back of her ear. Her
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    SOCIAL & PERSONAL.
    1255 6 SOCIAL PERSONAL. Dr O'Grady, of the General Hospital, Kuala Lumpur, has been admitted to the .European. Hospital. Mr. R. J. H. Sidney, late headmaster of the Victoria Institution, Kuala Lumpur, left Home yesterday for Malaya. Mr. R. Moor, of the Malayan Civil Service, has been appointed to act as Deputy
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    TREASURY WINDFALL.
    92 6 £2,CO(kOCO in Death Duties. Over £2,000,000 will go to the Exchequer in death duties through the will of the Baroness Strathcona which has been lodged at Dunoon. The total aggregate for duty is £6,687,863. The movables of the estate in Great Britain alone amount to nearly £4. 000,060Among
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    DISEASE FROM BULBS.
    72 6 FLOWERS SAID TO' CAUSE DERMATITIS. Dermatitis, a form of skin disease, may be caused by handling bulbs, according to an article ib the “Lancet.” ‘Lily Rash’ from cutting the Stems of flowers, chiefly narcissi, and from handling the bulbs of hyacinths, daffodils, narcissi and tulips,” writes Dr.
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    PENANG AUTOMOBILE CLUB.
    1169 6 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING. The annual general meeting of the Penang Automobile Club was held at the Penang Cricket Club yesterday af ernoon. Mr. W. J. Williams was in the chair and the others present were Messrs. M. J. Thorpe, J. R. Danson, F. M. Sharrock, Ho Kim
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    PENANG HUNT CLUB.
    270 6 CHRISTMAS EVE MEET. Point to Point. A very attractive course has been set by the committee of the Penang Hunt Club for the point-to-point race on Friday next. H's Highnes the Sultan of Peiak ha« been invited to act as starter. The start will be from about
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    JUNGLE MADE INTO HOME.
    439 6 MAHARAJAH’S HOME. From a world of white palaces, magnificently bedecked elephants, and gorgeous ceremonies., where he lived in a large house of his own amid palm trees, with five indian servants, Mr. George Burrow’s, for five years head gardener of the State of Patiala in India,
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    CHURCH SERVICES.
    341 6 St. GEORGE THE MARTYR (Church of England.) 4th Sunday in Advent. 7-45 Litany. 8 am. Matins. Hymn 247, 8-30 Holy Communion, Hymn 244, 9.15 Holy Communion (Tamil), 10.30 Matins (Chinese) 6 p.m. Evensong, Hvmn 53, Ps XCVIII 208. Ps XCIX 207, Magnificat 48, Nunc Dimittis 66, Hymns 202.
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      50 6 Do You Dread the Night? Coughs and colds always seem to> grow worse at night-fall and croup comes without warning at midnight. Avoid an uneasy, feverish, sleepless night by keeping in the home a bottle of Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy. It is soothing, healing and contains no narcotics. For sale everywhere.
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      159 6 THE COMMONEST FORM OF DYSPEPSIA. How To Get Sure Relief. Nine times out of ten when you have trouble in your stomach it is due to excess acid and food fermentation. The acid irritates and inflames the stomach lining, and the fermenting food forms gas which distends the stomach, thus
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      483 6 Wanted Euronean partner for r- cretirtal Or No. 426 c/o Pinang Gazette. 0 Apply Wanted Imrupdiatelv r Clerks for general office work, j,"" 1 ence will be given to school br 2492 MISCELLANEOUS. Wanted Furnished or unfn l Bungalow. Reply Box No Pinang Gazette. c 2493 Wanlert Offices or Upper
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      508 7 I NEW SHIPMENT OF I 7 POLAR” REFRIGERATOR Tlie Most Efficient Refrigerator. J The Utmost Economy Of lee. MODEL A. B. &C- MODEL F. G MODEL D. .3 Model A.” Model “B.” I vtr^ icer ami piovision chamber underneath. Overhead icer with provision chamber beneath. Two E I Suitable for
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    OVER THE ODDS.
    399 8 “When constabulary duty’s to be done, to be done,” sings W. S. Gilb» rt, “a policeman’s lot is not a happy one, happy one”, and no one will be such a curmudgeon as to begrudge poor Robert any little amenity which may relieve the monotony < f
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    Behind the Scenes
    1591 8 The King will soon be one of the most isolated householders in the fashionable west-end of London. Time was when every mansion in Grosvenor Place was a private residence, but the houses are now in great demand for offices. Commercial and professional interests are also encroaching upon
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    TIN PRICES.
    34 8 7he Eastern Smelting Co Ltd £-l6o"l I)ec,mbw >6.' «W.Utl £3OO 10-0 three months’ selling £99R n 7 d r n t P ecember 17 W£3o7-125 three months’ buvinu £298-12-6 three months’ selling.
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    SINGAPORE PRICES.
    54 8 LONDON STANDARD (LOOSE) S. R. Sheet 63 cts per pounds XT W r PlNo. I Crepe 63 cts per pound per pl. JSJ. Quiet. (By Courtesy of Messrs. Allen Dennys.) The output of The United Malacca Rubber Estates Ltd., for the’montbot November was 30.101 lbs. Total for 7
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    TIN OUTPUTS.
    241 8 The output of Tdipiun Tin Dredging C O Ltd., (2 Dredges for the first hilf month of December was piculs 3 n 3 hours 63?, yards 80,000. The output of North Taiping Tin Dredging Co., Ltd., for the first half month of December was 180 piculs 312 hours,
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    THE NORTH TAIPING TIN DREDGING Co., Ltd.
    45 8 We are requested by the s tar tho to state that, in ft, Company’s Dredge to deeper gronnd on the Mni joii 0 that work be stopped 1" approximately 3 months t nake necessary alterations t-> i 1
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    UNITED TRADERS, LIMITED.
    100 8 UNITED TRADERS, LIMITE D. The following are our latest q tions Rubbers. B Y e Alor Gajahs 1.50 B. Lin tangs ,67| Bukit K. B. 'U' 45 Colinsburgh 2.20 Katoyangs 2.7° M. Pindas 0 Tambalaks '7q 1.55 U. Pandans Tins. .01? B. Padangs Hitams l? KinUS rn D 200 Kuchais
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      196 8 555 cigarettes are produced by the State Express methods of manufacture. They are the only cigarettes which contain the uniQue 555 leaf. In addition they are Made by hand One at a time. CIGARETTES ARDATH TOBACCO CO. LTD. LONDON NEW STOCKS OF Ashes of Roses Perfume, and Toilet Products. Blood
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      104 8 “E. O.” Giristmas New Year Festivities. XMAS EVE 24th December. Xmas dinner and Cinderella: Dance. Xmas Crackers $4. BOXING DAY —27th December. (instead of Sun. 26th.) Carnival Dinner and Dancing till 1-45 a. m. $5. Latest French Novelties NEW YEAR EVE—3 Jst DEC t Gala Night. Special Dinner. 7 Pierrot"
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    IN CHINA NOW.
    162 9 Southerners In Hangchow. SUN’S LOYAL FORCES. British forces for hong KONG. Shanghai, December 17. It appears that a mera handful of Southerners in plain clothes entered Hangchow on Tuesday and cut the railway early on Wednesday morning, but evacuated the city on Wednesday night, following the restoration
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    SURPRISE FOR SHAREHOLDERS.
    214 9 U. S. STEEL CORPORATION’S PROPOSAL. London, December 17. It is officially announced that the United States Steel Corporation has unanimously voted, recommending to stockholders at the annual meeting to be held in April 1927, that the Corporation’s common shares be increased by 2,033,210 shares which is equivalent
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    DANISH AFFAIRS.
    144 9 NEW CABINET’S PROGRAMME. C ipenbagen, December 17. flgsdag, the new Premier, Herr Mai g lai, outlining the Cabinet mine, stated that it would consider the principal task of discovery of a soluti n the economic crisis by reducing*!: s ate and district expenditure in achieve a substantial reduction
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    FLYING BOATS FOR THE EAST.
    92 9 AIR MINISTRY’S PROJECT. London, December 17. Jbtli reference to the report that a a*-f*t of flying boats will fly to Singapore Australia next summer, it is stated ph*- Air Ministry that the project is n g c-nsidered with the object of Ull,| g further experience
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    MIGHTY MOTHS.
    104 9 Tiny Planes’ Triumph. LONDON TO Bagdad. Bagdad, December 17. The mt ritorious performance of flying from London, in a couple of 26 horse power Moth aeroplanes, has been accomplished by Captains Stack and E. S. Leete, who have just crossed the 860 miles of the Syrian desert. They
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    JUST FOR A CHANGE.
    126 9 MUSSOLINI TALKS PEACE. Rome, December 17. Signor Mussolini, interviewed, emphasised that the Franco-Italian agreement was one of the fundamental necessities of European evolution. H s guidir g idea was the necessity for satisfying Italy’s crying need for moral, spiritual and physical expansion by means of a
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    REVOLT IN LITHUANIA.
    83 9 GOVERNMENT OVERTHROWN. Berlin, December 17. It is reliably reported from Memel that the Lithuanian Government has been overthrown and its members arrestedMartial law has been declared. General Smetana, backed by the military forces, has taken over the Government. BLOODLESS. Riga, December, 17. The coup d'etat in Lithuania
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    MEXICAN OIL LAWS.
    103 9 THREAT TO COMPANIES. Mexico City, December 17. The Government has telegraphed foreign companies that if they do not apply for the confirmation of their titles, in accordance with the oil laws within the time limb, they will be deemed to have renounced their rights. A statement however
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    CHICHERIN’S HEALTH.
    14 9 Frankfort, December 17. M. Chicherin is undergoing treatment at the sanatorium here.
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    A WORKER’S PARADISE.
    195 9 Industrial Mission Impressed. EFFICACY OF PROFIT SHARING. CONDITIONS IN CANADA AND THE U. S. A. London, December 17. The Government iniustrial mission sent to study industrial condition in Canada and U.S.A, has returned very much impressed with the many new experiments in the United States and Canada
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    GERMAN POLITICS.
    214 9 GOVERNMENT RESIGNS. Berlin, December 17. The government has resigned owing to the Socialist vote of non-confidence being adopted in the Reichstag by 249 votes to 171. STABILITY WANTED. The Reichstag adjourned. The 19 to 1 majority against the Government consisted of Socialists, German Nationals. Communists and Extreme Nationalists.
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    AMERICAN OIL SCANDAL.
    153 9 PRESS OPINIONS ON RESULT OF TRIAL. New York, December 17. The newspaper comments on the acquittal of Fall and Doheny are tinged with political bias. The Republican Herald and Tribune rejoice at the acquittal as a wholesome corrective to sensationalism. IF admits that the result is far
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    TENNIS CHAMPION’S DEATH.
    103 9 PATHETIC ENDING TO GREAT CAREER. London, December 17. The secretary of the United States Lawn Tennis Association said that Larned for the past six months had been paralysed from the waist downwards and had been in great agony. Larned served in the Flying Corps during the war
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    M. C. C. TOUR.
    237 9 The First Test Match. ALL INDIA’S FINE DISPLAY. (From Our Own Correspondent). Calcutta, December 17. Consistent batting by the M.C C. tourists helped them to raise the total in the first innings to 362 which, considering the very steady bowling, is very creditable. All India have
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    CEYLON LEGISLATURE.
    69 9 RUBBER RESTRICTION. Motion for Abolition Defeated. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kandy, December 17. At the meeting of the Legislative Council, the motion for the abolition of rubber restriction was defeated by 18 votes to 14, the proposer declining to vote. INDIAN COOLIES FOR CEYLON. The draft of the
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    BINK OF FRANCE.
    74 9 DISCOUNT RATE REDUCED. Paris, December 17. The Bink of France has reduced its discount rate to 6o per cent. The rate was raised to 7•> per cent. wb p n the franc was quoted at 200 to the sterling, in order to compel repatriation of French capital.
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    FRENCH BUDGET.
    46 9 TREASURY IN FAVOURABLE POSITION. Paris, December 17. The Senate by 250 votes to 6 passed the budget showing an estimated surplus of 105,000,000 francs. M. Poincare declared that the Treasury was now in a more favourable position than it had been for several years.
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    COTTON TRADE HOURS.
    58 9 SURPRISE FOR LANCASHIRE. London, December 17. Lancashire is surprised at the decision of the short time Organisation Committee and Federation of Master Cotton Spinners at an association meeting in Manchester to-day, to abandon short time in the American yarn spinning section. The official reason given is the
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    NICARAGUAN REVOLT.
    25 9 Managua, December 17. President Diaz, in a message to the Nicaraguan Congress, strongly deprecates Mexico’s “interference and aggression” which he describes as inexplicable.
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      174 9 USEFUL PRESENTS I FOR GENTLEMEN. j Cocktail Shakers Best Quality Silver Plate. 1 Pint Sze $ll-50 I >5-oo I M Best Quality Electro Plate. 1 1 Pint Size $5-25 I 6-00 VIF n|f^ Best Quality Beer Mugs 1 111 in assorted Shapes. Prices $ll-75, $l2-50 and $l4-50. I JOHN LITTLE
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    19 9 OBITUARY. The Hague, December 17. «elhnt d^ th is annonn ced of Dr. Dresy8 *'ader of the Dutch Liberals.
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    THE SHARE MARKET.
    941 10 Messrs. Kennedy and Co., Penang, reported yesterday as follows J'he Share Market, which was very depressed during the earlier part of the week, has undergone a decided improvement during the last two days. The price of Tin, which closes £3OO-5-0 shows a gain of 3-0-0 over the
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    MARKET PRICES.
    521 10 CHOWRABTA market Penano, December 18, 1926 eta Mutton— Mutton Indian jer lb 55 Head, sheep or go*»» each Lu Liver with hoar* do I.3'J Tripe do 10° Goat or Sheen per lb 55 Sweet Bread pair Leg of Mutton lb 55 Lamb do 55 Suet 55 Kidney pair
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      255 10 Never iest a night’s 0« Why does baby cry Indigestion— nearly eve rv t R that and you need never lose a night’s rest. Kemov Woodward’s will do it. Here is the experience of a among hundreds on our records:— *1 gaVe Woodw o r d’s Gripe Water to my
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    THE SHARE LIST.
    160 11 following were the latest quo' tatwns i n Messrs. Kennedy and Co.'s share list at 11 a.m. to day Yesterday. To-day. Shares. S j £2 CQ x cq to t 0. c. c. c. Ininirg. Eastern Siam, Tin 27/- 28/- 27/6 28/6 Hitam 1.20 1.25 1.22* 1.25
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    EXCHANGE.
    130 11 IE VANO, DECEMBER 18, 1926. (By Courtesy Of The Chartered Bank.) Lcndoa Demand Bank 2/3 23/32 t 4 months’ sight Bank 2/4 3/32 r 3 Credit 2/4 11/32 3 Documentary 2/4 3/8 Calcutta Demand Bank 155} 3 day’s sight Private m 157} I D Bombay Demand Bank M 155}
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    FOREIGN EXCHANGES.
    58 11 (Rugby Radio Service.) London, December 17. Paris, 121|; New York. 4.85/? Brussels, 34.88; Geneva, 25.08}; Amsterdam, 12.13; Milan, 108|; Berlin, 20.38; Stockholm. 18. V>; Copenhagen, 18.21; Oslo, 19.20}; Vienna. 34.39}; Prague 1631; Helsingfors. 192}; Madrid, 31.86,Lisbon 2}j; Rio. s}; Buenos Aires. 46}} Bombay, l/s}ffd Shanghai, 2/4|d Hong Kong,
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    COMING EVENTS.
    30 11 Dec. 18—Perak Gymkhana Club (Taiperg) Skye Meeting. 18—Hockey Match, Penang v. Selangor at Penang. January I—Hockey Mat?h, Penang v, Perak at Penang. 8, 11, 13, 15, 18—Penang Races.
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    KENNEDY & CO’S SHARE LIST.
    1258 11 KENNEDY CO’S SHARE LIST. NAMES. I S gc tn tc RUBBER S o I c So Allenby Rubber Oo ..2 70 2 8' Alor Oajah Rubber Ratate 2 70 2 90 enm Amalgamated Malay Hetatea 4 5 r 4 FB Ayer Hitam Planting Byndtaate 4 6< 4 70 ex Ayer
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    SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.
    788 12 I’G-DAY’S Malaya for Bhuket (Tongkah), Renong and Kopab. Sembilan for Tanjong Poera, Pangkalan Brandan, Pangkalan Soesoe and Langsa. Teesta for Negapatam, Karikal, Porto Novo, Cuddalore, Pondicherry and Mad rag. Delta for Colombo and Bombay. van Overstraten for Singapore, Hongkong Swatow and Amoy. Ipoh for Port Swettenham and Singapore.
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    PENANG MAILS.
    484 12 CLOSE DAILY (except Sunday). BT TRAIN Federated Malay States, Malacca, Johon and Singapore. Registration and Parcel Post, except wherr otherwise stated, close half-an-hour earlier than the Ordinary mail. Resumption oe Night Mail Service. The following additional mails will be closed daily (Sunday excepted) at 6 p.m. Parit Buntar,
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    PRODUCE PRICES.
    220 12 PENANG, DECEMBER 18, 1926. Benares Opium o ch«at $5,000.00 notu Cloves 75.00 seller Gold leaf 72.00 sellers Mace Picking? 160.00 sellers Nutmegs B(’s 100.00 nom HCe 95.00 Cuocnnts per I,ool’ 50.00 nom Copi a Sundiied $10.30 sales Rattan» 11.15 sales Rattans Coarse 10.50 Green Snail Shell* 13.00 Siam
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