Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 22 April 1927

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    20 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE ESTABLISHED 1833. PUBLISHED DAILY. No» 90. VOL. LXXXV» FRIDAY, 22nd APRIL, 1927. PRICE 10 CENTS.
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      16 1 T. NAGATA BROTHERS DENTISTS. Head Office: Next to the Dispensary Branch Office 52> Leith Street, j
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    SYMINGTON AND SINCLAIR'S WEEKLY REPORT.
    658 2 London, March 24. The Rubber Market has again passed a somewhat featureless week. A fair business has been put through with Srparticularly good demand for Spot Rubber, partly for American Account. The demand for forward deliveries has been less marked. Manufacturers are apparently still disinclined
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      1291 2 MISCELLANEOUS. NOTICES. yy AIVTRO Wanted by Lady at Home. Malay Peninsula Agricultural Charge of two girls aged about 9 Association. Large, old established and pro- l>narge 01 iw g g gressive firm of Whisky Distil- an d 11 years. Educational Faci- Notice g hereby given tfcat the twenty lers and
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      52 2 BARGAINS IN BOOKS Our catalogues contain a wonderful selection of Books in NEW condition as published but offered at Bargain Prices. Post Free on request. All newly published books sent by return of post at lowest London Prices. Postage extra. WILLIAM GLAISHER Ltd., BOOKSELLERS SINCE 1552. i 265, HiCH HOLBORN,
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    COMPANY MEETINGS.
    1725 3 CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA. Chairman’s Masterly Review of Eastern conditions. Shareholders’ Appreciation, The seventy-third ordinary general meeting of the shaj eholders of the Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China was held on March 30 at the bank’s premises, 38, Bishopsgate, E. CSir Montagu Cornish Turner, the chairman,
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    MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA. LTD.
    1528 3 RATE OF DIVIDEND MAINTAINED. Mr. J. M. Ryrie’s Interesting AddressThe Thirty fourth Annual General Meeting of the shareholders of the Mlercantile Bank of India, Ltd., was held j ©n March 29, at Winchester House, Old Broad-street, London, E.C. Mr. J. M. Ryrie (the chairman) presided.
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      60 3 You can keep well in a trying climate by taking Halls Wine THE SUPREME TONIC From all first-clast Chemists ami X Wine Merchants and African and t Eastern Trade Corporation Ltd., J Singapore and Penang. Sole Proprietors: Stxphin Smith Company, Ltd.. Bow. London. England. Amazing How D.D.D. PrßsmFjtion Cures SkinTrouhles
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    CONTEMPORARY ASTERISKS.
    1866 4 THE OLDEST MEMBER. A link with the past is severed by the death of Sir Henry Craik, M.P., whose activities in the realms of education and authorship had made for him a name long before be entered Parliament. He celebrated his e’gh'ieth birthday Lst October, and at his
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      299 4 I X i v f i tl vim Prickly Heat e& Does your child suffer like Radox Bath Salts put in this? Most children do in their baths every day will stop the Tropics. a ,hls No, S 1 !h' K irritation be allaved and the It is horrible for
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      272 4 Sfc— J I I i yll I n- f iu 1 I V V V Lr 3 I Have You Heard the Marvellous Electric Reproducing g U AMPICO”?[ In appearance it is simply a PianoGrand or Upright—but in its case is •J concealed the wonderful invention ft which endows that
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    SELANGOR TRADE.
    1194 5 CHAMBER OF COMMERCE MEETING. fhe annual meeting of the Selangor Chamber of Commerce was held at the Aces of the secretaries, Messrs. Evatt e d Co.. Kuala Lumpur, the chairman, JL j. H. Keer, presiding. \fter preliminaries, the chairman addressed the meeting as follows Gentlemen. —At annual general
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    PROF. LANGSNER.
    260 5 FAMOUS PSYCHOLOGIST IN PENANG. Professor Maxmillain Langsner, em«nient psychologist of Vienna, arrived in Penang last night on the B ui'_kok express, accompanied by his secretary Mi. Wentworth. They are en route for Medan, and aft«r a brief visit in Snmtira, they will return to Ptnang and make a
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    JAPANESE NEWS.
    171 5 THE NEW CABINET. Tokio, April 19. —The new Cabinet headed by Baron Tanaka. President of the Seiyukai Party has been formed. The Ministers of the Departments are as follow: Prime Minister and Foreign, Baron Tanaka Interior K. Suzuki Finance K. Takahashi War General Y. Shirakawa Navy Admiral K.
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    RECENT BOYCOTT EFFORTS.
    1359 5 STRAITS BORN CHINESE VIEWS. Chinese Officers in the Protectorate. The attitude of the Straits-born Chinese towards the unrest in the city may be gauged from the opinions expressed by two very prominent local Chinese who were interviewed by a “Free Press*’ representative on Wednesday. One of the
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    LONDON METAL MARKETS.
    284 5 Messrs. William Jacks and Co., report ed on March 30 as follows: Business has again been very quiet I during the past week and pi ices have I therefore tended easier in the ab-l sence of consumers’ buying. Copper.—Americ-a and Italy have been in the market for
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      236 5 United Cinema EMPIRE THEATRE. Telephone No. 264. From Thureday, 21 st to Sunday. 24th April. CARL LAEMMLE PRESENTS REGINALD DENNY in WHERE WAS I By Edgar Franklin. Universal-Jewel. Here D a bril ant farce that will keep your smiles moving all the time. 1 aughter all the way—and high e
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    By the Way.
    1489 6 happy returns of the day JYI to Her Royal Highness the Princess Elizibeth Alexandra Nary of York who celebrates the first anniversary of her birth to day. Her father, the Dake of York, now in his thirty-second year, is the second son of King George and heir
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    FAREWELL TO THE GOVERNOR.
    66 6 FUNCTION AT SELANGOR GOLF CLUB. (From Our Own Corresponden‘.) Kuala Lumpar, April 22. There was a large gathering at the Selangor Golf Club yesterday evening to bid farewell to Sir Laurence and Lady Guillemard. The Han. Mr. J. Lornie acting British Resident, Selangor, made a short
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  • SPORT.
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      Another Boxing Win for America.
      84 6 OLYMPIA CONTESTS. London, April 21. At Olympia, in a boxing contest over fifteen rounds, Milton Cohen, America, conceding 3-t lbs. out pointed Kid Pattenden, England, and Pancho Dencio, a Filipino fly-weight, drew with Moracchini, France. PHIL scon WINS. In a twenty rounds contest for heavyweights,
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      AUSTRALIAN CRICKET TEAM.
      44 6 MALAYAN VISIT SANCTIONED. Sydney, April 21. The B >ard of Control has sanctioned the visit of the Australian cricket team to Malaya which will probably include several internationals. It is proposed to leave on May 3 and return on June 28.
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      GOLF.
      69 6 LADY CHAMPION DEBARRED. New York, April 21. Miss Mary Browne, one of the foremost women golfers in the country, and a former National Women’s Tennis Champion, has been debarred from competing in any amateur Golf tournament, under the jurisdiction of the United States Golf Associa ion. Miss Browne was
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      HOME FOOTBALL.
      22 6 London. April 21. In a Scottish League match played today. Qu-en’s Park beat Greenock Morton by 2 goals to 1.
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    BANK OF TAIWAN’S FAILURE.
    324 6 SERIOUS CONSEQUENCES. Tokyo, April 22. An important Bankers’ Conference this afternoon at the Premier’s residence broke up without a decision. Consequently the Government is apparently faced by two alternatives firstly, resorting to the convocation of a special session of the Diet for the purpose of passing
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    TELUK ANSON SENSATION.
    378 6 McVITTIE AND DARBY CHARGED, At the Police Court, Teluk Anson, on Thursday, H. C. Darby and McX ittie European ex-Service men, were charged with having, it was alleged, impersonated a public servant. Inspector Dowling informed the Court that he had been instructed by the Deputy Public Prosecutor
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    WIRELESS MARVELS.
    100 6 SOUND ”OF A FACE r BROADCASTED. London, April 21- Like nothing ever heard,” is the description given to the “sound of a face transmitted from London to New York. Mr. J. L. Baird, who invented the Televisor, sat before a television apparatus in his London laboratory. His face
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    BANK RATE.
    74 6 BRITISH SECURITIES ACTIVE. London, April 21. The Bank of England discount rate is 4 k percent. The recent large influx of gold into the Bank of England led to a revival of talk upon the early reduction of the Bank rate, bat the decision to-day came as somewhat
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    FOREIGN EXCHANGES.
    67 6 (Rugby Radio Service.) London, April 21. Paris, 124; New York, 4.85} g; Brussels, 34.93} Geneva, 25.25 Amsterdam, 12.13 f Milan, 94.05 Berlin, 20.49 Stockholm, 18.13 Copenhagen, 18.25 Oslo, 18.71| Vienna, 34.55 Prague, 163 i Helsingfors, 192& Madrid, 27.03| Lisbon, 2IJ Athens, 3651 Bucharest, 768 R'o. s|Ll Buenos Aires,
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    PENANG LIBRARY.
    44 6 The following new books have been received at the library The Diary of a Journalist, by Sir H mry Lucy, Ist. Series. James Bryce, by H. A. L. Fisher, 2 Volumes. Siam, by W. A. Graham. 2 Volumes (Pnstnled by the Author).
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    SOCIAL & PERSONAL.
    1486 6 SOCIAL PERSONAL. Rev. Father ’Louis Goyhenetche, of Taiping, is on a short visit to Ipoh. Th e Bev. E. T. Loader, Chaplain of Negri Sembilan, is leaving for Home by the s.s. Devanha. Rev. Father Renard, J.P., vicar of the Church of Immaculate Conception, Pulo Tikus, Penang, is on brief
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    PROVINCE WELLESLEY SPORTS.
    72 6 The first annual athletic Province WAleiley Sports nf(l r will b* held on Satnr 'av, Apm the auspices of the Bntterwor. i tion Club. f apparent An extraordinary case suicide occurred in an Toman gipshop in the. Europe Hotel b,:11 gapore, where a merchant P"; t(j j
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    THE WHITE SLAVE TRAFFIC.
    1959 7 RECOMMENDATIONS in league REPORT. The first part of the report on the international traffic in women and children which has been made to the League of Nations by a special Committee of experts reached London recently. The Com mittee recommend various remedies for the evil, which
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    MONKEY GLAND.
    634 7 VORONOFF’S TEST. What promises to be a revolution in odtie breeding is foreshadowed in recent experiments by Dr. Voronoff, who has been applying his well-known methods of gland grafting to livestock. Dr. Vor noff has obtained a larger breed by grafting an extra gland. He started his experiments
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      419 7 u- TWHITEAWAYS I GIVE FULL J VALUE FOR MONEY j NEW GOODS JUST ARRIVED. I Palm Beach Suitings. A suiting of reliable quality in the latest smart shades of brown and grey heather design, light in weight, cool to wear, and fast colour. Suits made to measure of these materials
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    CHINA CORRUPTED.
    594 8 Mr. J. O. P. Bland is not only a forceful and convincing writer with great charm of style: he is one of the greatest living authoiities on China, where he has spent the latter half of the sixtyodd years of his life. He joined the Chinese Imperial Maritime
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    ROAD HOGGING.
    385 8 Notwithstanding the efforts of the authorities, traffic offences continue in Penang unchecked. The offenders for the most part are, motorists— people who should know better. Every day they cheerfully transgress the simple rules of the road and take risks, which involve the safety of themselves and others. Yet
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    TRANS-CONTINENTAL AIRWAYS.
    371 8 A remarkable article on the growth of trans-continental airways recently appeared in the London Press, from the pen of Professor L. Dudley Stamp, of the London School of Economics. He declared that of recent years the development of these airways had over-shadowed the continued progress of railways, almost
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    PRACTICAL GOLF.
    422 8  -  by George Gadd. No. 15. -Selecting Your Clubs. I am sure that my golfers handicap themselves by the clubs they use. Their selection is a matter over which infinite care should be taken. Instead, I am afraid, it is made in many cases in a most hapazard fashion.
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    SUPREME COURT.
    216 8 THE DAMAGED TOBACCO. JUDGMENT FOR DEFENDANTS. The hearing of the action between Md. Ebrahim and the British India S. N. Company and Shakkarai Rowther, in which the plaintiffs as cons gnees, sued the first defendants for damages for negligence as carriers and the second defendants for damages for
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    POLICE COURT.
    76 8 AFRAID TO GO HOME. A twelve years-old Chinese boy who was produced before Mr. S. N. King in the Police Court, Penang, this morning, charged with- attempting to commit suicide, by jumping into the sea, said that he had done so because his towkay did not pay him
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    P.C.C.
    10 8 BOWLS TOURNAMENT Championship.—W. B. Houston beat E. Reimann 21—10,
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    PENANG FOOTBALL LEAGUE.
    65 8 The Penang R creation Club were defeated by the Municipality, by two to nil, in the match played on the Esplanade ye-iterday. A man found himself at a teetotal Preferred banquet. He suffered paIt In Bottles, “t**' 15, nnti < J e 3CTt *"'’<’'l. a neighbour pressed,
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    ST. GEORGE’S SOCIETY.
    214 8 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING. The annual general meeting of the Penang St. George’s Society was held in the Penang Cricket Club yesterday evening, with Mr. A. R. Thornton in the chair. The chairman referred briefly to the accounts which he said showed a fair credit balance. Office Bearers.
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      MUNICIPAL REFUSE TUBS.
      150 8 [To the Editor of the “Pinang Gazette, j Sir,—In last night’s Ry the Way made some good hints about the M. C. refuse tubs. These when originally sen out have holes drilled at the bottom tu what happens is that the boles are stopped up with refuse
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      180 8 Carlsberg Beer. I The clever discovery of the method of producing < pure yeast is due to Prof. Emil Chr. Hansen. On 12th November, 1883, an actually pure yeast <J was used at CARLSBERG for the first time. Pasteur said The air in the Yeast Cellars at Carlsberg is just
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    ANTI-RED DRIVE.
    1161 9 Communist Members Barred from New Ministry. A Warning. Chinese Policy Governed by Bribes. The newly formed Government at Nanking is taking severe steps for the exclusion of Communist members from the Government, and to that end has refused to issue Portfolios to all members of the Ministry who
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    SOVIET CONGRESS.
    121 9 Russia Professes Peace. SYMPATHIES WITH CHINA. Moscow, April 21. The All Russian Congress of Soviets, closing the Session, unanimously passed a resolution urging the consolidation of friendly relations with foreign states. The resolution pointed out that the peaceful activities of the Soviet had met with great difficulties in
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    THE DUKE’S TOUR.
    176 9 ENTRY INTO VICTORIA MARRED BY FLYING TRAGEDY. I Melbourne, April 21. A tragedy marred Victoria’s rapturous i welcome of the Duke and Duchess of 1 York. The Renown, escorted by 4 warships and 40 aeroplanes had steamed up the Bty as close as possible inshore for the
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    AVIATION.
    53 9 DUTCH MONOPLANE’S FINE FLIGHT. Marseilles, April 21. A single-engined Dutch monoplane, piloted by Herr Beckman, left Rotterdam at 10.14 this morning and arrived at 4.53 in the afternoon, with three passengers for the Indian Mail. It covered 740 miles in a single stage at an average speed of 110
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    CAIRO TO THE CAPE.
    85 9 SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF FLIGHT. London, April 22. The aeroplanes under the Command of Commodore Samson, have arrived at Capetown, having completed the fight from Cairo without stopping. The machines are of an entirely new type which has not yet been introduced into the Air Force, and
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    LEVER BROTHERS.
    102 9 ADVERSE CONDITIONS IN CHINA. London, April 21. It was announced at the annual meeting of Lever Brothers that for the second year in succession, no dividend would be paid on ordinary shares or copartnership certificates. Mr. D’Arcy Cooper, the Chairman, said that China presented a most difficult picture.
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    BANDIT OUTRAGE.
    303 9 President Calles Blames Catholic Priests. GHASTLY SCENES. GOVERNMENT AEROPLANES SEARCHING FOR THE BANDITS. Mexico City, April 21. 130 passengers perished in the train hold-up. President Calles has ordered the Minister of War personally to take charge of the operations against the bandits and to take them dead or
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    NICARAGUAN AFFAIRS.
    76 9 LIBERAL SKIRMISH WITH U. S. MARINES. Managua, April 21. United States Marines are in action against a company of Nicaraguan Liberals, who, carrying red flags and wearing red hatbands, are attempting to cipture the village of Posoltega in defiance of the United States authorities order that there must
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    MISSISSIPPI FLOOD.
    70 9 SERIOUS POSITION. Memphis, Tennessee, April 21. There is growing meance of the flood disaster in the Lower Mississippi valley. The situation is very grave and it is estimated that so far 4,000,000 acres have been flooded and 100,000 rendered homeless. Communications are seriously impaired and the streets of
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    FRENCH COLONIAL TRADE.
    55 9 —(Vale). ENORMOUS INCREASE FOR 1926, Paris, April 21. Le Matin notes that for 1926, the trading effected by tLe French colonies with France exceeded 16,000,000,000,000 francs, and with all countries exceeded 30,000,000,00 \OOO, or amounted to onethird of France’s exterior trade. In 1925, the trading of colonies
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    THE HIGHLANDS & LOWLANDS PARA RUBBER CO., LTD.
    352 10 THE HIGHLANDS LOWLANDS PARA RUBBER CO., LTD. The following is the report of the Directors, for the year ended December 31, 1526, submitted at the annual general meeting on April 5, 1927: Accounts.—The year’s working resulted in a profit of £113,319 6s. 6d., which with the net amount brought forward
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    THE AYER KUNING (P.M.S.) RUBBER COMPANY. LTD.
    439 10 The following is the report of the directors. for the year ended December 31, 1926, submitted at the annual general meeting on April 5, 1927: Accounts.—The year’s working resulted in a profit <»f £64,500 9s. 2d., which with >he net amount brought forward
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    KAMASAN RUBBER.
    455 10 17TII ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING. The 17th Annual General Meeting of Kamasan Rubber Company, Ltd., was held at the Registered Office, No. 1, Embankment, Kuala Lumpur, on Tuesday, April 19, the Chairman, Mr. F. W. Tyler, presiding. After the Notice convening the meeting had been read by a representative
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    PRODUCE PRICES.
    218 10 PENANG. APRIL 22, 1927. Bera ea Opium p. <sh«r* $5,900.00 nc-u* Clone 70.00 nom. Go’d leaf 72.00 sellers Mace Pick igt 125.00 nom. NotmeraßCs 100.00 nom. 110 s 95.00 Cocon nt® per 1.000 50.00 nom Copra Sundrled $lO.BO sales Rattm 11.15 sale« Rattar a Coai?» 10.50 Green Snail
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      373 10 I Shampoo L, Bad For the Hair J Most shampoo powders, prepared shamr and soaps contain too much free alkali Th* dries the scalp, makes the hair brittle ruins it. 1 a 11 The best thing for r~ steady use is mulsified cocoanut oil shampoo I zSasU--’ f fe.3L (which
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    PONTIANAK GOLD.
    849 11 OLD WORKINGS AND NATURE OF GROUND. Mr. Peters’ Report. Mr. Peters in the course of a report dated March 31 says: There are large areas of lowlying land, "Saamp and low rounded hills rising less than 50 feet above the surronnding country,” on the South East, South West,
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    HEALTH STATISTICS.
    89 11 The health statement for the Municipality of George Town for the week ending April 16. 1927, shows a total of 71 deaths—32 males and 39 fem a lee——the death-rate being 2b. i per mille compared with 29.34 in the preceding week and with 36.42 in the corresponding week
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    CHILDREN’S HONOUR.
    546 11 AMERICAN STANDARDS. An investigation into the moral standards of children, which Las occupied the attention of a group of psychologists of Columbia University for more than two years, shows that the home influence pr—dominates in deCrmining a child’s a'titu ie toward the pr hleiud of life, writes the
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    SHANGHAI SWEEP.
    38 11 WINDFALL FOR BANGKOK MERCHANT. (From Our Own Correspondence.) Bangkok, April 21. At the Shanghai Savings Society monthly drawing, a half I r z-\ to the value of £3OOO. was drawn by an Indian merchant of Bangkok.
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    SINGAPORE PRICES.
    40 11 LONDON STANDARD (LOOSE) 3 R. Sheet 69* cts per pound per pl. $92 66 No. 1 Crepe 694 cts per pound per pl. 192-66 Steady. London 20L New York 41 cts. (gold.) (By Courtesy of Messrs. Allen Dennys.)
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    GENERAL PRODUCE AGENCY LTD.
    105 11 RUBBER PRICES. We beg to report that the Singapore prices for Standard Ribbed Smoked Sheet for to-day are as follows Spot 70c May/.June 71Tc July/September 74jc Oct./December 76jc Steady. Yesterday Mr. J. Calder, Assistant Superintendent, Government Monopolies accompanied by M. E. J. O’Reilly raided house No.
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    THE SHARE LIST.
    148 11 The following were the latent quo tatiuu* i n Messrs. Kennedy and Co's share list at 11 a.m. to day Yesterday. To-day. E 2 Shares. t J* 03 S c. e. c. sc. Rubber (Dollar). Kamasan 7.00 7.50 7.00 7.50 ex Malaka P. 2.80 3.90 3.75 3.85
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    LOCAL SHARE MARKET.
    64 11 The following are the latest quotations in THE MALAYA COMPANY LIMITED’S share list Mining Shares. Bnyers. Sellers. Kuyoh Tin lT>O 1.35 Malaya Consolidated 1.12$ 1.17$ Nawng Pet 1.474 1.52$ Rahman 2.32$ 2.37$ Ratrat 26/3 26/9 South Taiping .75 .77 Taiping Tin I.3is 1.3» Takuapa 39/6 40/Tronoh Mines
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    UNITED TRADERS, LIMITED.
    88 11 Tae following are our latest quotations Rubbers Buyers. Sellers. Allenbys 2.05 2.10 B. Eintangs 1.574 1.624 cum Bukit K. B. .52| .574 Changkats 10.25 10.50 M. Pmdas 2 80 2.85 cum N. Scudais 2.95 3.00 S. Banana 4.25 4.40 Tambalaks 1.50 1.60 Tina Bangrins (New)... 32/- 32/6
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    OVERSEA BROKERS LTD.
    126 11 Yesterday. To-day. Buyers. Sellers. Buyers. Sellers. Mining. B. Padangs .68 .70 .65 .68 Hong Fatts $1.22 1.25 1.20 1.24 Johans .15 .18 .14 .17 Kintas 1.90 1.98 1874 1.95 Kuchais 2.02 2.05 200 2.05 Menglembue .40 .45 -40 .434 Norths -96 .98 .96 .974 Papacs .29 .30
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    TIN PRICES.
    128 11 The Straits Trading Co. Ltd., gtv s the following' prices. on April 21: Lowdok Spot £298-5s Down £4 3m/s. buying 293-154 3 10s selling 294 w 3 10s Local. April 22: Singapore sold 150 tons $l5l 50 Penang 25 tons at $l5l-50. T/ie Eastern Smelting Co.. Ltd London,
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    PROVINCE WELLESLEY AND KEDAH CHURCH NOTICES.
    51 11 24th April —lst Sunday after Easter 8 a.m. Holy Communion at Sungei Patani and 6 p.m Evensong and Add'ess. N.B —The Chaplain will be on tour for the next fortnight and will theref re not be able to arrange any services in the Provi
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    SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.
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    EXCHANGE.
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    SUNGEI REYLA ESTATE.
    909 13 MR. a. p. hadows interesting review. The annnal general meeting of the Sangei Reyla (F.M.3.) Robber Estate. Ltd., was held at «he registered offices of the company, 65, London Wall, E.C.2, on March 30, Mr. A. P. Hadow presiding. After Mr. John W. Dykes hav.ng read the
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    OPERA ENTERPRISE.
    523 13 FAITH IN PUBLIC. S r Tnomis Beecham revealed the secret of what he described recently as the greatest musical enterprise of his life. It is the development of opera in this country in order if possible to make Britain piram >u it. The scheme will require a certain
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    COMING EVENTS.
    38 13 April 23—Annual Polic? Sports. 26—Soccer League Match, Etceteras v. Monopolies, Esplanade. 28—Soccer League Match. Municipality v. I). Aihsan, Esplanade. 30 —Cricket League Match, C.R.C. v. P.S., Viet. Green. 30—Cricket League Match, E.S.C, v P.R.C., Esplana le.
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    HEALTH CRUSADE.
    413 14 WORK OF EASTERN BUREAU OF LEAGUE OF NATIONS. Simla, April 5. General satisfaction and approbation are expressed on the achievements and work of the Eastern Bureau of the League of Nations Health Organisation during 1926 by the Health Committee at Geneva. In regard to the constitution of a
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    LITERARY INTELLIGENCE.
    245 14 London, March 28. Some biographers and critics of the Duke of Wellington have called him a hard and heartless man but his correspondence with Lady Salisbury, which has been edited by Lady Burghclerp and is to be published by Mr. Murray very shortly, should dispel this legend for
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    MARKET PRICES.
    684 15 CHOWRABTA MARKET. Pbmakq, April 22, 1927 Mutton— g C B Matton Indian pw lb 55 Head, sheep or goat each 1.00 Liver with heart A lung do 130 frip® do 100 Goat or Sheep per lb 55 Sweet Bread pair 30 Leg of Mutton lb 55 Lamb do
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