Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 8 April 1927

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    20 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE ESTABLISHED 1833. PUBLISHED DAILY. tfo. 80. VOL. LXXXV. FBIDAY. Bth APRIL, 1927. PRICE 10 CENTS.
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      472 1 FOR i envelopes i> OF EVERY j! description at th LOWEST J; PRICES nine up B ipinang Gazette Pres», Ltd.;’ gg" jsa, Presenting the New Model 50” VENESTA i CHRYSLER FOUR riirrfr CHFSTS Built as Only Chrysler Builds KUBBLK CHEOIb. The new Chrysler Four is the fourth and final V
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      15 1 T. NAGATA BROTHERS DENTISTS. Head Cffice: Next to the Dispensar, Branch Cfta 52 Leith Street
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    PERAK TURF CLUB.
    198 2 AMATEUR RACE MEETING. (UNDER S.R.A. RULES OF RACING.) Easter Saturday and Easter Monday. THE 16th AND 18th APRIL, 1927. First Race at 2-30 p m. each day. 10 Races for ail Ponies. 6 Races for ail Horses. 2 Races for ail Hacks. Stakes $lO,OOO exclusive of Added
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    BACKWARD BRITISH TRADERS.
    606 2 TRICES TOO HIGH.” Criticism, of the neglect by British manufacturers and merchants to take advantage of the rich market for our goods awaiting development in Argentina is made by 'Sir Malcolm Robertson, His Majesty’s Minister to that country. His views are confirmed by the Financial Secretary of
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    ARE THEY WORTH IT?
    167 2 UNIVERSITY MEN IN BUSINESSThe modern university graduate is being scorned by several prominent employers in New York. They contend that the luxuries of university life—dances, football, games, clubs, and other frivolitiescause the graduates to demand salaries sufficiently high to permit a continuance of a life of
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      410 2 POSITIONS VACANT. Wanted Experienced Salesman. Apply with copies of testimonials and state salary required to Pritchard Co., Ltd., Penang. 744 8 11-4 Draughtsman wanted to take levels and prepare plans of ground, rubber factory, godowns, etc. Knowledge of mechanical work a recommendation. Whole or part time job. Mention experience and
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      243 2 NOTICES. Bagan Datoh Golf Club, TELUK ANSON. ANNUAL EASTER TENNIS TOURNAMENT. OPEN. Usual EventsValuable Prizes. Accommodation and Meals provided. Entries Close latest 11th. Apply to Hon. Sec. 757—8-4 Perak Turf Club. A Steeplechase (about 2 miles), for each day will be included in the programme for the Amateur Meeting on
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      258 2 NOTICES. Stamps. British Colonials. My speciality is British Colonial RARITIES. I shall be pleased to hear from serious and advanced collectors. Selections sent on approval at reasonable prices J (References please.) TAIIFN Craiaard." S. Blake Hall Road. AL.LE.IT, Wanrtead. London. E. 11. En«lard MUNICIPAL NOTICE. DESTRUCTION OF RATS. The presence
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      362 2 NOTICE OF SALE. IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STRAITS SETTLEMENTS SETTLEMENT OF PENANG. Suit 1924. No. 20. In Pursuance of an Order of Court Dated the 31st day of January, 1927. Important Sale of valuable shop houses in Chulia Street. Penang, the subject matter of two Deeds of Settlement
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    LITERARY NOTES.
    2116 3 A History of the Rand. The Memoirs of a Diplomat. (From Oar Own Correspondent). London March 10, 1927. The Greatest Goldfield. Some day the man with the gift will write the romance of the world’s greatest goldfield. He will tell strange stories of the Witwatersrand, of life in
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    £l,000 STAMP.
    229 3 INVERTED SWAN.” A stamp of great rarity was put up for sale in a London auction room recently. It is a-fine spec’men of the Western Australia, 4d. issued in 1854, with an inverted swan in the centre, or as described by the auctioneer with an inverted frame.” Fewer
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      130 3 CHILD WELFARE. There is nothing that marks the great advance in social organization more thaa the attention that is nowadays bestowed upon child welfarelegislation to insure adequate schooling, laws prescribing that conditions under which children may lar bour, and a host of other safeguards. Conservation of the child’s health is
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      136 3 1 I I B Mr-J i M Have You Heard the Marvellous Y Electric Reproducing AMPICO”? In appearance it is simply a PianoGrand or Upright—but in its case is concealed the wonderful invention which endows that Piano with the services of such artists as Rachman in off, Moiseiwitsch, Omstein, Godowsky,
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    CONTEMPORARY ASTERISKS.
    1965 4 AN AIRWAY TO CANADA. The great airship which the VickersBurney Syndicate is building at Howden will probably fly to Canada this autumn, going out by the Azores and returning direct over Newfoundland. The Syndicate considers that its first abject should be to establish a regular airship service ..ver
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    HYDE PARK ORATORY.
    298 4 ANTI SOCIALISTS’ SUCCESS. The efforts of Conservative members of Parliament to oust Red oratory from H>de Park are becoming increasingly successful. Each Sunday the Hands off Britain demonstrations attract larger and m re enthusiastic audiences, and the parrot-like hecklings of the handful O f Comma lists present
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    SCIENCE V. THE BURGLAR.
    275 4 MYSTERY DEVICE OF SAFE BREAKERS. All the resources known to modern science are being explored in the effort to resist the activities of the modern burglar. More and more the burglar who works alone and enters houses by forcing doors or windows, his only implements a
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    COMING EVENTS.
    103 4 April 9Cricket League Match, C.R v. E.S.C., Viet. Green. 9Cricket League Match, Pv. P.R.C., Eplanade. 12Soccer League Match, Monopo lies v. P.R.C., Esplanade. 14Soccer League Match, Chine e v. Municipality, Esplana-ie. 15, 16, 17, 18—M. S. V. R. R- He Meeting, K. Lumpur. 16—Cricket Match, Penang v. Esplanade.
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    BLAKE ANO CO.’S SHARE REPORT.
    512 5 Singapore. April 6. London Rubber stocks show a small decrease on last week, amounting to £331 tons making the total at present held 62.634 tons. This decrease although up to expectations was insufficient tu have any appreciable affect on the commodity prices! Rubber shares likewise
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    BOUSTEAD AND CO., LTD.
    181 5 RUBBER SALES REPORT 1 Penang, April 6. The market locally has continued to show a steady tendency, and prices have remained at about last week’s level. London stocks are reported 533 tons lower, leaving a balance of 62,634 tons while cables to hand this morning quote
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    FRASER’S WEEKLY REPORT.
    503 5 Singapore, April 5. In spite of a steady rise in the price of Tin, the share market continues dull and neglected and quotations remain practically unchanged. Rubber stocks shew a decrease but the price of the commodity shews no alteration during the week there has been a
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    PRODUCE PRICES.
    215 5 PENANG. APRIL 8. 1927. Benares Opium p. >5,000.00 noiu. Cloves 70.00 nom. Gold leaf 72.00 sellers Mace Pickings 125.00 nom. Nutmegs 80s 100.00 nom. M 110 s 95.00 Coconuts per 1.000 50.00 nom. Copra Sundried >lO.BO sales Rattans 11.15 sales Rattans Coarse 10.50 H Green Snail Shell* 13.00
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      127 5 f ENHANCING PLAIN FOOD. j Ordinary dishes can be made deliciously I fl different by the use of I LEA PERRINS’ I SAUCE J Spray UTb destroys FUES-FLEAS /'MOSQUITOES ROACHES and other household insach -E- World’s Motor Speed Record O N DUNLOP TYRES. Maximum Speed 207*5 miles per zi hour
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    By the Way.
    1695 6 ARI Raya has come and gone but -9 i the price of ice remains at 4 or 5 cents, instead of li cents, a pound. We can discover no reason for this and presume that it is pnre profiteer iug on the part of the dealers. Ice
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    DISTRICT COURT.
    882 6 Chop Khye Seng. PROSECUTION UNDER BANKRUPTCY ORDINANCE. Before Mr. G. A. Hereford in the District Court yesterday, Song Teik Hoon a Chinese trader, was charged at the instance of Mr. V. W. W. S Purcell, the Official Assignee, Penang, as follows: 1. That you between the 26th day
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    PENANG GOLF CLUB.
    772 6 Annual General Meeting. SATISFACTORY POSITION. The annual general meeting of the Penang Golf Club was held in the Club House yesterday evening. Mr. J. CrabbWatt presided, and the others present were the Hon. Mr. R. Scott, Resident Councillor, Messrs. J. S. W. Arthur, J. S. Dawbarn (Secretary),
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    SOCIAL & PERSONAL.
    1197 6 SOCIAL PERSONAL. Mr. Russell Grey is leaving for Home next week. Mr P. A. F. David, Dis‘rict Judge, Singapore, leaves for Home on retirement by the Macedonia. Mr. J. B. J. Birch, Probationary Assetant Commissioner of Police, F.M.S has passed Standard II in Malay. Mr. M. W. Wheatley, of the
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    PENANG WEDDING.
    123 6 MASON—PROUDFOOT. The wedding was solemnized yesterday afternoon, at St. George’s Church, Prnang, the Rev. Keppel Garnier officiating, of Mr. Thomas Ewart Mas m, of Messrs. Mansfield and C>, and Miss Ellen Jane Proudfoot, of the General Hospital. The bride was given away by Mr. D. McLeod Craik, and
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    "LITERARY HIGH TREASON."
    228 6 A new crime known as literary high treason,’’ has been established in a series of recent judgments by the Supreme Court at Leipzig. Seditious literature cannot, of course, be permitted by aD Y civilised State but in this instance the principle laid down as to the nature
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      61 6 Instruct us to send you A Parcel of Books weekly, monthly or quarterly for an inclusive moderate annual payment. The parcel will contain new or second-hand books in good condition Let us know type of literature you desire included, and mention offer 36a will then send special quotation. E* C
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    SOUTH AFRICA’S FLAG.
    290 7 A POSSIBLE COMPROMISE. Influences have been at work in Government, circles since the Provincial Council elections with a view to getting lid of the flag issue which threatens to destroy Labour politically, and thus imperil the foundations of the Pact. Taking advantage of this, says the Cape
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    "RED" TEACHING.
    356 7 MR. J.C.C. DAVIDSON’S APPEAL lt is no good being blind to the fact that politics have entered into educa- tion. and we have to turn them out,” said Mr. J.C.C. Davidson. M.P., tb e new Conservative Chairman- speaking at the first annual general meeting of the Lancashire and
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    JAPANESE NEWS.
    92 7 RUBBER QUOTATION. Tokio, April 5. Rubber f.a.q- spot was quoted to-day at 80’ sen at which business was done. Viscountess Saito to Visit Geneva. Admiral Viscount Saito. Chief Delegate for Japan to the tripartite disarmament conference to be held at Geneva, will shortly start from Japan, accompanying his
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    SALE OF HONOURS.
    329 7 SOCIALIST AND LLOYD GEORGE FUND. Great fun was made of Mr. Lloyd George's Liberal Fund in the House of Commons when Mr. Thurtle (Soc.. Shoreditch) introduced a Bill to make illegal any arrangement to recommend the grant of an honour in return for a donation to a
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    AN 1848 AEROPLANE.
    454 7 The series of models of the earliest types of aircraft in the national aeronautical collections at the Science Museum. South Kensington, has been enriched bv two notable additions. The first. John Stringefellow s successful model aeroplane of 1848. has recently be°n reconstructed for exhibition at the Science
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      438 7 fßeCarefu! What You Wash Your Child’s Hair With If vou want to keep children's hair in good nditioib l>e careful what you wash it with. C Mau.' soaps, prepared shampoos and sham nowders, contain S free Hull. This dries the scalp, makes the hair brittle, and is Ae ry harmful
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    BIRTH.
    22 8 Trail. At the Maternity Hospital, Penang, 8;h instant, to Mr. and Mr?. Alex D. Trail, a daughter. Java papers please copy.
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    PENANG'S CONGESTED AREAS.
    351 8 In the Legislative Council and out of it, the needs of Pei ang are being continually emphasized, yet such is the spirit of conservatism, that the ancient but'happy custom of filing requests still servives and flourishes. That Penang has little of the'faith that is sublime in the
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    WHEN IS A THIEF NOT A THIEF?
    521 8 Whether the electric current can be stolen or not has been the subject of academical argument before a police magistrate in Colombo and a Divisional Court of the Supreme Coart of the Colony of Ceylon. Boastead an! Co., Ltd., of Colombo, prosecuted a
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    RUBBER OUTPUTS.
    68 8 The following are additional rubber outputs for March lbs. Ayer Kuning (F.M.S.) IfO.OOO Badek 25,400 Bradwall 47.000 Chersonese no tapping Dennistown 34,907 Highlands and Lowlands 164.200 Klabang 88.200 Krian Plantations 25,800 Suugei Krian 85,700 Sungei Way 73.789 Anglo-Johore 33,000 Bukit Palong 11,850 Consolidated Malay 69,500 Chulsa (Selangor) no
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    PRACTICAL GOLF.
    400 8  -  by George Gadd. No. 13.—Pivoting and Footwork. There is a great deal of misunderssanding, 1 am afraid, as to the correct meaning of pivoting and what it stands for. Many players screw themselves round on the ball of their left foot in a most awkward manner and believe
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    SINGAPORE NEWS.
    453 8 KRETA AYER INQUEST. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Singapore, April 8At the Kreta Ayer inquest, Mr. R. H. Onraet, replying to Mr. Braddell, said that if the crowd attacked and he thought they would get the station he would shoot. If his men were insufficient to disperse the crowd
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    POLICE COURT.
    226 8 MOTOR CAR PROSECUTIONS. Mr. C. W. A. Sennett, second magiebate, Penang, disposed of a farther batch of motor cases this morning. In one case the driver of a hiring car No. P 2849 was charged with driving ini reckless manner. It appears that while proceeding along Bnrmah Road
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    SINGAPORE PRICES.
    39 8 LONDON STANDARD (LOOSE: S R. Sheet 70 cts per pounds J per pl. ,w I No, 1 Crepe 70 cts per I per pl. I Steady. London 70. New York 41. {By Ccnirtesy of Messrs. Allen i
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    GENERAL PRODUCE AGENCY LTD.
    33 8 RUBBER prices. We beg to report that the prices for Standard Ribbed Sheet for to-day are as follows s ot May/June I.L July/September 1,1 Oct./December 1 1 Market Steady.
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    TIN PRICES.
    43 8 n T fd T/ie Straits Trading Co. Reduced gtvts the following P April 7: London. ig i t Spot £309-10s joffi 3 m/s. buying 299-15 s 3 selling 300 Local. April 8: Singapore sold 75 tons < Penang buyers no sellers at
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      230 8 I Wherever CARLSBERG BEER has been on > show it has received the highest honours. > Carlsberg Beer. i The arrangements for bottling are not i (surpassed by any bottling hall in the world. i G. H. Slot Co., Ltd., ;i PENANG. *i 4> i*t n i**i**i**s* i < *i**l**i**®
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      62 8 EL fe* O. FRIDAY NIGHT. EXHIBITION DANCES MARION DALTON and PARTNER /Late McKensie Scb. of Dancing! I Washington Hotel, London. J TANGO, CHARLESTON, WALTZ. <sXsXaXa X a X S 3 X X S THE I 111 QUEEN OF f TABLE WATERS.” I I Sole Agents Katz Bros., Ltd. n a
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    38 8 ACKNOWLEDGMENT. Mr?. L. C. Taylor and family thank all those who attended the funeral of her son. Clarence, and also those who sent wreaths, letters of condolence and telegrams. F. M. S. and S. S. papers please copy.
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    CHINA.
    2094 9 Refugees’ Story of Hankow Conditions. Soviet Influences. Anti-Foreign Demonstrations at Hankow. There is very little neics through to day from China. The situation appears to beat a standstill, with the exception of Hankow, where the Japanese are vigorously defending the concession. The raid on the Soviet Embassy at Peking
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    NOTICE.
    51 9 EASTERN ORIENTAL HOTEL. Traffic Arrangements. On and after the Ist April, 1927, the gates at the main entrance to the Hotel will be closed from 12 midnight to 6 a.m. During these hours the watchman stationed at the entrance will open the gates only when necessary. By Order SARKIES
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    TRANS-ATLANTIC FLIGHT.
    83 9 DE PINEDO DESCRIBES MISHAP. Rome, April 7. A telegram from Marquis De Pinedo says that the seaplane burst into flames as the result of a stray match being tossed by an individual aboard a motorboat while his machine was being refilled. There were no casualties. De Pinedo immediately
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      47 9 503 'E* T A 4 CYL. MODEL 12 H. P. Reduced to $2,360. Here is a car which compels your immediate attentionif you wish to take advantage of an astounding price reduction. Not a single quality feature is sacrificed in attaining this figure. GROSVENOR MOTORS, Penang Ipoh.
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      172 9 -a -Jr I IC r-H iniiiiin-1 BORN STILL i M GOING 1820 o A FLstr °ng Black Label” ifiP) Red Label” Guaranteed Special Old fk over Highland f 12 Years Old Whisky $39-40 per doz. $2B-00 per doz. Duty Extra. Duty Extra. Special Prices to Clubs and Dealers. AGENTS JOHN
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    LUBBER POSITION.
    1440 10 INCREASE OF LONDON STOCKS. > A. W. S writing from London to the Straits Times under date March 9, 8 ys Stocks have risen during the past week and so 1 ave prices: The stocks are now 59.945 tons compared with 10,498 tons at the same date last
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    EXCHANGE.
    126 10 PENANG, APRIL 8, 1927. (By Courtesy Of The Chartered Bank.) Lcndon Demand Bank 2/3 11/16 4 months’ sight Bank 2/4 1/16 »> 3 o Credit 2/4 1/4 t 3 Documentary 2/4 9/32 Calcutta Demand Bank 154 M 3 day’s sight Private 156 Bombay Demand Rank 154 Madras Demand Bank
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      318 10 CORINNE GRIFFITH I N DECLASSE” A T Theatre Royal From Thursday, 7th to Sunday, 10th April, 1927 Day Show on Sunday at 2-30 p. m. Starts at 7-30 p. m. 5 reels to the hour. 1. Final Episodes9 &10 Lightning Hutch Serial 4 parts 2. Ben Lyon in The New
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    ARCHAEOLOGY.
    167 11 Ancient Tombs In Egypt. MR. CECIL FIRTH’S DISCOVERY. Cairo, April 7. The PUP rstrnctrire wis once cased in |j, lo white lira stone with a tounded top aid a great walled pit below whence a stairway Ia<is under the rock to limeB tone-lined pmagea lea ling to a small
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    MAYOR ALIY OF CHICAGO.
    99 11 EX COWBOY ELECTED BY HUGE M UORITY. New York, April 7. The Republican. William Hale Thompson, an ex-cowboy, was elected Mayor of Chicago by a maj >rity of 83 000, debating the Democrat, William Denver Sp c'acle. 4.000 cons’ableg and 1,400 detectives, all armed, pitrolling streets
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    LUCKNOW CONSPIRACY CASE.
    116 11 JUDGMENT AND SENTENCE. Lucknow April 7. The b’ggest conspiracy case in India wi hin n cent years ended in Mr. Justice Hamilton passing ju Igment in the socilled Kakori conspiracy cas°. This was a sequel to holding up and robbing a passenger train near Lucknow on August
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    THE TJ'LBOET.
    112 11 BRITISH CRUISERS’ RESCUE WORK. Hongkong, April 7. 11. M. S. Stormcloud tonk off all the pa-sengers fmm the Dutch steamer Tjilboet to Hongkong. His Maj a sty’s ciuisers are standing by. The work of rescuing the of the Tjilboet was particularly onerous, the Chinese appearing absolutely incapable of
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    MILITARY TRAGEDY.
    111 11 LIEUTENANT SHOOTS O. C. Gibraltar, April 7. Lieut.-Colonel J. S. Fi’zgerald, Officer Commanding the 2nd East Surrey Regiment, was shot d*%i by Li-utenant A. C. Duffield of the same Regiment. At the inquest on Colonel Fitzgerald, the Adjutant, in his evidence, stated thfct Lieutenant Duffield entered the Orderly
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    THE PHILIPPINES.
    35 11 PLEBISCITE BILL VETOED. Washington, April 7. President Coolidge vetoed the bill, which was unanimously passed by the legislature of the Philippine Islands, P r°n’'!’. ne: or a Plebiscite on the question Philippine independence.
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      THE POOR MAN'S SMOKE.
      413 11 [To the Editor of the Pinang Gazette.”] Sir,Having read your lea ie« of April 5, and your corrie pond eras’ views on the above subject. I should like to add a few words. Ihe labourers of this Colony are the only sufferers. The rate in Penang.
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    OFFICIAL SECRETS ACT CASE.
    40 11 ACCUSED COMMUTED FOR TRIAL. London, April 7. The inquiry into the case of Colin Mayers, who was charged with an offence under the Official Secrets Ac’, resulted in his being committed for trial, bail being refused.
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    HOME FOOTBALL.
    45 11 Reuter. London, April 7. The following are the results of the ties played t -day:ln the First Division. Leicester beat Cardiff City by 3 goals to 1. In the third Division (S uthern S ciion), Millwall beat Northampton by 4 goals to 1.
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    SEQUEL TO CAR COLLISION.
    185 11 Messrs. Caldbeck, McGregor were defendants in an action in which judgment was given in the District Court Singapore Mr. Wee Swee Teow claiming SSCO for damage suffered by him due to the negligence and wrongful driving of the driver of a lorry owned by the defendants.
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    MEDICAL JARGON.
    238 11 JUDGE’S FUTILE STRUGGLE WITH DICTIONARY. Why cannot doctors in their certificates use language that even lawyers can understand asked Judge Sir Alfred Tobin at Westminster County Court, after wrestling with medical terms in the case of an injured workman seeking compensation. The report of the doctor for the
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    CHURCH SPLIT DANGER.
    234 11 SIR T. INSKIPLS CRITICISM OF REVISED PRAYER BOOK. An attack on the proposed revised Prayer Book was made in a paper by Sir Thomas W. H. Inskip, K. C., Soli-citor-General, which was read in his absence at the London Meeting of Lay Churchmen at Church House, Westminster,
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    THE FULL CUP.
    153 11 It is better that the cup should be filled to the brim rather than that his Majesty’s Government, by one false step or one hasty step, should have acted too i soon,” declared iSir William Joyson(Hicks, the Home Secretary, at the annual dinner of the Primrose League,
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    PROVINCE WELLESLEY AND KEDAH CHURCH NOTICES.
    132 11 April 10Palm Snndav 8 a.m. Hnlv Cbromnnion at S. Panl’s Chapel. Bnlrit Teneah 5.30 pm. Evensong and Address at S Mark’s Church. Butterworth 11th Monday in Holy W ek7.30 Holy Commnn’on at Holy Trinity Church. Nihon” Tebal. I?th Tuesday in Holy Week7.30 Holv Communion
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    THE SHARE LIST.
    167 11 T'w following were the latent quoin Messrs. Kennedy and j Co.'s share list at 11 a.m. to day Yesterday. To-day. Shares. i s a CQ X CQ QC sc. c. c. c. Rubber (Dollar). A lor Gajah 2.95 3.05 2.85 2.9 5 ex Bassett 140 1.45 1.37*
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    LOCAL SHARE MARKET.
    90 11 The following are the latest quotations in THE MALAYA COMPANY LIMITED’S share list Mining Shares. Buyers. Sellers. Hitam Tin 1.12} 1.15 Kuyoh Tin 1.30 1.35 Kuala Lumpur Tin 3r/6 37/6 Malaya Consolidated 1.17 J 1.20 Nai Hoot .67 .69 North Taiping .98 1.00 Papan .28 .29 Rahman
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    OVERSEA BROKERS LTD.
    99 11 Yesterday. To-day. Buyers. Sellers. Buyers. Sellers. Mining. Bangrine New 32/6 33/3 32/6 33/H. Yote P. 30 9 31/- 30/6 30/9 Johans .22| .25 .23£ 25i Kents 2/6 p. 3/- p. 2/8 p. 3/3 p. Kuchais $2.20 2.22| 220 2.25 M. Consols 118 1.20 1.17 1.19 M. Siamese
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    UNITED TRADERS, LIMITED.
    163 11 The following are our latest quotatic ns Rubbers Buyers. Sellers. A. Moleks $2 80 2.90 B. Lin tangs 1.57$ 1.65 Bas-etts 1.37$ 1.42$ cum Glenealys 2.90 3.00 Lunas 3.95 4 05 M. Pindas 2 80 2.90 cum 8. Tukangs 1.32$ 1.37$ U. Benuts .72$ .75 Tins Bar
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      43 11 Norddeutscher Lloyd. (Incorporated in Germany.) OUTWARD SAILING. s. s. Schwaben** due 16th April. Will sail for Hongkong, Shanghai, Moji, Kobe and Yokohama. For passage, freight and ether particulars please apply to Handelmaatschappij Giintzel Schumacher, Ltd., Agents. 9, China Street Ghaut. Tel. No. 1157.
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    KINTA TIN.
    467 12 INCREASE OF CAPITAL. An extraordinary' general meeting of the Kinta Tin Dredging Company, Ltd., was he'd in the Company’s Office, Hong Kong Bank Chambers, Singapore. The hon’ble Mr. D. J. Ward presided, others present being Messrs. J. A. Elias, T. F. Anderson Pole. Lee Chim Tuan and WE.
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    BRIBERY IN IRAQ SUSPECTED.
    263 12 SALE OF AIR FORCE STORES. In tho Air Services Appropriation Account. 1925-26 (Stationery Office, 25.), the Auditor General. Sir Malcolm G. Ramsay, brings to light a strange state of affairs in Iraq (Mesopotamia). He says My officers, in tho course of a local audit in Iraq,
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      11 12 ALL MODERN HOUSEHOLDS SHOULD KEEP A CASE OF Al'S AERATED WATER
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    BISHOP AND ST. PAUL.
    223 13 A MISTAKEN CHILD OF HIS AGE. The Bishop of Birmingham, Dr. Barnes, speaking at the National Free Church Assembly at Birmingham said that to the masses of the people the New Testament was virtually unknown. The young people of university standing were modernists because modernism was
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    LOCKED OUT OF HIS CHURCH.
    214 13 DISPUTE LEADS TO A POLICE S TATION. A dispute is in progress between the Rev. A. B. Ryland-Hardinge, minister of Emanuel Church, Alum Rock, Birmingham, and the church council, the minister having refused to accept as binding the decision of the council to dismiss him.
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    SENTENCED AS A SPY.
    187 13 R. A. F. OFFICER’S PREDICAMENTCaptain Vivian Stranders, an Englishman. was on March 9 found guilty of espionage by the French Correctional Court, Paris, and sentenced to two years’ imprisonment. He was also fined 1,000 francs (about £8). Captain Stranders, who served in the British Army during
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    FATHER IS MASTER.
    144 13 RIGHT TO DECIDE FOR HIS BOY. A father has the light to choose his child's religion and everything else, and if his wife does not like the decision she must ask the court to decide between them,’’ said Mr. Hay Halkett. the Marylebone magistrate. A city merchant
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    SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE
    138 14 TO-DAY’S DEPARTURES. Meriones for Colombo. Kamaran, Jeddah, Su#z, Port Said, London, Rotterdam and Hamburg. Sloet van de Beele for Langsa, Sabang, Olehleh, Padang and Batavia. Hong Hwa for Port Swettenham, Singapore and China. Laisang for Port Swettenham and Singa pore. Tairea for Negapatam and Madras. Kuala for Belawan
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    PENANG MAILS.
    473 14 CLOSE DAILY fexcept Sunday). IT num Federated Malay States, Malacca, Johor and Singapore. Registration and Parcel Post, except when otherwise stated, close half-an-hour earlie than the Ordinary mail. Resumption op Night Mail Service. The following additional mails will be closedaily (Sunday excepted) at 6 p.m Parit Buntar, Taiping,
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    "THE GREAT DELUSION."
    107 14 MANUFACTURER S REPLY TO CRITICISM. Neon,” the author of The Great Delusion,’’ in which it is stated that carrjmercially and militarily aviation is an exploded fiction, is stated to be the widow of a wealthy scientist and scholar. The book continues to evoke likely comment. The makers
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      318 14 i iM <> I A delicate Boy Kalzana is the building material of all body cells. A lack of calcium in water and food, may lead to many serious complaints like anaemia, tooth decay, rickets, scrofula and general weakness. A well-known physician. Dr. R. L. Kollewijn, writes A calcium deficiency
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      361 14 I.’b: IJ f Here Are the Improvements Review this notable list of Dodge Brothers improvements—an important twelve months’ record of progressive engineering. A new five-bearing crankshaft (replacing Stylish new body lines. Rich and lighting iB %X’e?rS and throttle levers placed above the and Sport types. S wheel for greater convenience.
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    MARKET PRICES.
    668 15 CHOWRABTA MARKET. Pkmanq, April 8, 1927. Mutton eta Mutton Indian par lb 55 Head, sheep or goal each 1.00 Liver with heart A lung d J 130 Tripe do 100 Goat or Sheep per lb 55 Sweet Bread pair 30 Leg of Mutton lb 55 Lamb do 55
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      650 15 BANKS THE MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA. LIMITED. laeorportted in Ingland. l fnlKariwd Capital M,WS.NI InMrlbad Capital I.MMW aUuf l.tM.Ht Mm Fund and Undivided Proft» 1.811.M4 Board of Directors. J. M. Ryrie, Esq., (Chairman), P. R. Chai m«ri, laq., Sir David Yule, Bart., Charles J aiabro, Esq., J. O. Robinson, Esq.,
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      561 15 I Assets over $7,000,000a S. C. Assurance in force over $23,000,000. The Great Eastern Life Assurance Co., Ltd. (Incorporated in Straits Settlements). HEAD OFFICE: Winchester House, Singapore. LONDON OFFICE: 32, Old Jewry, E. C. fl The Company haa £20,000 deposited with the Supreme Court of England and complies with the
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      1241 16 i>. ..c-f.iMXTirT i mi? HAMBURG-AMERIKA LINIE. THE BLUE FUNNEL (lncorporated in Germany.) INTENDED SAILINGS FROM PENANG. p or Genoa and/or Marseilles, Rotterdam, Hamburg. WEEKLY »f R»ICE. LOWOON AN! N. CONTINENT Vs. Saarland (P) via Genoa. Marseilles 30th April MERIONES In Port. London. Rotterdam and Hamburg. TITTPfI CTIMMPC lINTFNI §ANTENOR Apr.
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