Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 20 September 1927

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  • 20 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE ESTABLISHED 1833. PUBLISHED DAILY. No. 215. VOL. LXXXV. TUESDAY, 2Oth SEPTEMBER, 1927. PRICE IO CENTS.
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 548 1 I fhe Talk of the Day! OVER L A N D i (‘A’OV J <■ -<-■ *l* fl .n....,!,--- K l'f I Hi ‘COCKTAILS’ 1 J a |P* ex. 11 rKKaxde o r>. tFx.cs 'W»/ ‘A TRTTF SAYTW lu7 twelve corner bent rW,| ft t J I If \i «J
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    • 14 1 i.~— JS-j TOKISATSU, PHO 1 OGRAPiIIG ART STtJDIO ’Phone 772. i 68, BISHOP STREET.
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  • 831 2 A Village Shocked. THE Rev. Jack Putterill, the Communist curate of Thaxted and son-in-law of the notorious Red vicar, has left this long suffering little village in the heart of Essex for his summer holiday, recently, wrote the Thaxted correspondent of the Morning Post. But before he
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 1390 2 POSITIONS VACANT. MISCELLANEOUS. NOTICES. Wanted A Native Nurse to take Wanted to purchase good second-hand The Tronoh MIDCS, Limited, charge of child two months old. Only motor cycle, must be in excellent con- (Incorporated in England.) capable and good-natured applicants to dition and not u ore than a year old.
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    • 245 2 4 A. Now you have nothing more to worry about.” “But I did so want to feed Baby Gate in all cases where breast feedmyself.” ing is impossible or insufficient, and “Yes ves ihatisaverv oroner de- 1 y U lhat il f Yes yes, that is a ej 1 P
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  • 1820 3 America and the Schneider Cup. THE keenest interest has been aroused by the news that Lieutenant Williams. the American speed ace is to hustle across the Atlantic with a solitary machine to represent America in the contest for the Schneider Cupseaplanetrophy on the Lido Venice, on S-*ptemb j
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    • 108 3 Nature gave them that thin outer coating of enamel to protect them. To keep this intact you must keep it clean and polished. Use powder to polish, of course, just as you would for polishing anythinp elsfe. o But it must be the right powder, one specially prepared for the
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    • 73 3 Children Like Chamberlain’s Pain Balm. For “black and blue” bruises, sprains of wrists and ankles, strains of cords and muscles, stubbed toes, cuts, burns and other mishaps of childhood, Chamberlain’s Pain Balm always gives relief. Does just as much for older people too. Eases their rheumatic pains, backaches and neuralgia.
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    • 185 3 Yj—— z 100 much sury\ 1 jToo much air, \loo much exercise/ Then come dizziness, weariness, throbbing temples, and headache. There’s an end to pleasure, to fine plans, and to games. In such emergencies Aspirin T ablets is a real boon. It not only relieves headache in a few moments,
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  • Page 3 Miscellaneous
    • 251 3 United Cinema. From Monday, 19th to Wednesday, 21st. Show Starts at 7-30 P. M. 1. “Pep of the Lazy J” 2 Reels 2. “Blue Blazes” with Pete Morrison 5 Reels INTERVAL 3. “Let ’Er Buck” with Hoot Gibson 6 Reels 4. “Chasing the Chaser” Pathe Comedy 1 Reel 5. “Galloping
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  • 997 4 Mild Dissipation. Seven Dials Becomes Respectable. AT eight o’clock on almost any August evening the curious watcher can see in the south-east corner of Trafalgar Square a portentous gathering of charabancs; and hovering near, or half hiding themselves in the doorways of the various travel-agencies which have
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 370 4 L-g>. J?F I N Wl» K I zxfflW&? A/ Vfr •>, ‘•’Zi '■>' ZZZZ.T", M 1 <§jSBs i i —r- 1 -A^*? 5 I v «•Sllenburgs Foods I The ‘AHenburys’ Foods are particularly suited to the feeding of babies in hot climates. They are I germ free, and being simply
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    • 36 4 The Crown Perfumery Co., Ltd., LONDON, P/VRIS NEW YORK. ’te f; if Sa fWM IB® IP MSy w® ®s ft. Az fusw itlS -E.WCRK Agents for Penang and F.M.S. BOUSTEAD CO., LTD. (INCORPORATED IN THE F.M.S.)
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    • 252 4 i Instant Postum—- ma< le in an Instant! r —Z* X V ’Y YYci (pONVENIENCE ofprep. —Jh aration is an ad. 5. J vantage appreciated by iFjagßjl J every house-wife. In- Stant Postuni is n °t only f r aSy tO but de 11C1OUS and ama2 ingly .-3 id//*" economical..
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  • 1175 5 NEW THEORY ON PILTDOWN SKULL. SCIENTISTS in the United States, says the “Sunday Tinies,” looked forward with keen interest to this rear's proceedings at the British Association. and particularly to Sir Arthur Keith’s survey of the modern understanding of Darwinism. Their interest was heightened by
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  • 151 5 NEW "MORALITY” MOVEMENT IN 1 GERMANY. I The new “morality” movement in Germany, which is strongest in the South, where the influence of the Catholic bi shops is predominant, has for the first time made itself felt in Prussia in the ease of a statue erected by
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  • 395 5 Sequel to 111-Treatment an Englishwoman. The astounding ill-treatment of Mis. Dorothie Bodley, an Englishwoman, by the Italian authorities, after she had crashed in a seaplane off Cagliari, Sardinia, on the 3rd June, had a remarkable sequel recently in the form of a handsome apology’ from the
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  • 296 5 CANONISATION OF “DESPOT” STEPHEN. On a day of blazing sun with a shade temperature reaching 100 deg. Fahr, a solemn procession, in gilded canonicals, marched from Belgrade Cathedral, led by the Patriarch Demetrius, to canonise King (or Despot) Stephen Lazarevitch, who ruled at the close of the
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  • 470 5 Messrs. Baker, Morgan and Co., Ltd., Kuala Lumpur, reported on Monday, as follows;—We alluded last week to the possibly imminent termination of what has been known, for the past two years, as the American Trade boom. As the days go by signs are certainly not wanting, in
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  • 280 5 Could prehistoric man read and write 1 Did he originate the modern alphabet We know that men of the Stone Age were artists, as their coloured picture» of the mammoth and reindeer are still to be seen well preserved in certain caves. But had they literary aspirations
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 165 5 WHEN YOUR LITTLE ONE CANNOT EAT. The normal, growing child is always ready to eat, and any’ disinclination for food must be set down to ill-health. Ninety-nine times out of one hundred that ill-health, is merely’ a temporary indisposition, sonre slight derangement of digestion, or of the intestines, or of
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    • 56 5 Chamberlain’s Pain Balm Eases Pain. Rub Chamberlain’s Pain Balm on the painful spots. It is penetrating, starts up the circulation which carries away the congestion and pressure that causes the pain. That is how it helps rheumatic pains, lumbago, backache, neuralgia, swollen, aching joints and muscles. Sold and recommended everywhere.
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    • 59 5 LABOUR ORDINANCE 1923 S.S. LABOUR CODE 1923 F.M.SEMPLOYERS OF INDIAN LABOUR are hereby reminded that assessment re turns for the preceding quarter must be sent to the Office of the Deputy Controller of Labour, Penang, during the months of April, July, October and January. Forms for the return will be
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    • 217 5 I’ I 1 -T/r-r,, -.-r. \IU i i 'j i MOTHER’S JOY What greater joy for a mother them to watch her beloved baby growing in health and strength day by day To all mothers unable to feed their babies the choice of a substitute food is of the greatest
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  • To-Day's Sporting News.
    • 847 6 Success of Gopeng Hill Climb. Tae hill climb organised by the Perak Motor Union and held at Gopeng near Ipob, on Sunday was a great success. The events took practically the whole day to run off and although there were two spills no serious injuries were sustained
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    • 156 6 Port Vale’s Great Victory. HEAVY DEFEAT OF LIVERPOOL. London, September 19. Liverpool who inflicted a 5—2 defeat on Derby County on Saturday were themselves defeated by a similar margin yesterday by Bury. Blackburn Rovers who are doing quite well this season gained a handsome victory over Manchester
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    • 57 6 H.M.S. “HERMES” DEFEAT PENANG. A football match was played on the Renong ground between H.M.S. Hermes and Penang yesterday when the suilors defeated the latter by four goals to nil. The following played for Penang: Rodrigo; Francis and F. Reutens; C. Fittock, Ferguson and J. Boyle; E. A.
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    • 215 6 H. M. S. HERMES HEAVILY DEFEATED. The P.C.C. inflicted a heavy defeat on the H. M. S. Hermes, on the Esplanade yesterday, winning by 7 goals to nil. The following represented the P. C. C.: J. Wilkinson A. V. Perrin and R. C. Bishop P. N. Knight, Capt. E.
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    • 91 6 H. M. S. HERMES DEFEATED BY VOLUNTEERS. A shooting team from 11. M. S. Hermes were defeated by the Penang and Province Wellesley Volunteer by 2 events to one at the rifle range on Sunday last. The results were as follows: No. I:—Rifle-Range 200 yds. and 500 yds:—
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    • 473 6 The mainspring uf greyhound racing is the deeply rooted instinct and desire of the greyhound to race. From his very youngest days he will chase anything that moves. That instinct has been bred into his bones for centuri» s, and so he becomes the perfect
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    • 121 6 KUALA KANGSAR VICTORIES. (From Our Own Correspondent). Ipoh, September 19. For the first time since its inception about 20 years ago, Penang won the Polo Cup presented by His Highness the Sultan of Perak at Kuala Kangsar during the week end. The team, comprising Mess'-s. H*ah
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    • 40 6 ROUND MANHATTAN ISLAND. New York, September 19. The Californian swimmer, Byron Summers, has made what is believed to be the first non-stop swim round M mhattan Island. His time for the forty miles was Bhrs. 56| minutes.
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  • 718 6 Estate of Mohammed Ariff. A MAN OF MANY WIVES. MR. JUSTICE PRICHARD in the Supreme Court this morning heard an application by Jeleha binte Mohamed My din, who claims to be a widow of Mohamed Ariff deceased who died in March 1922 for a declaration that she and
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  • 585 6 Inside a dozen studious and places where films are planned sad faced men are sitting gloomily to-day, their heads between their hands, writes Iris Barry in the Daily Mail. Some sit alone. Others congregate in dismal groups. Their faces betray signs of intense thought. But they
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  • 198 6 The following were th» 1 tations in the ,at est quo lMessrs. Kennedy and cm share list at 11 a m to-day Tester hy. Tq Shares. c th r 3 k I u c. t; Rubber (Dollar). 1 c Amalgamated 4 m a 125 4JW <»«., Eastern
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  • 96 6 The following are the latest quotations in THE MALAYA COMPANY LIMITED'B share list Mining Shares. Buyers. Sellers. Batang Padang ,67' 79 Bangrin Tin 32/6 33/Chenderiang 21/6 22/6 Hitam Tin .87' 99 Kuyoh 1.55 i.57| Nai Hoot .27J 30 North Taiping 1.20 1.22 Poin Soon 18/6 19/6 Puchong
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  • 88 6 The General Produce Agenrj Beach Street, Penang, report that thi following prices were realised al auction room to-day: Good F.A.Q. J Ribbed Smoked Sheet J 72 to F.A.Q. do 71 'h Low F.A.Q. and off do 68 70 Plain Unsmoked Sheet 49 ’/J Lump Scrap 36 I Loose
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 11 6 For Sports Notes and Comments see To morrow's tPinang gazette. I
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    • 48 6 Pain in the Sdomach. It is most annoying, an well as disagreeable to be troubled with pains in the stomach, and there is no reed of it, for one dose of Chamberlain’s (Jolie and Diarrhoea Remedy will allay the pain. Sold everywhere. The Borneo Co., Ltd., wholesale agents.
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    • 100 6 HOTEL BELVEDERE BRASTAGI Rooms, $6-50 to $8 per day. 4,800 feet above sea, View from Hotel for 90 miles. Electric light, running water in all rooms, full sewerage, Billiards, Go’.f, Tennis, Riding I and Dancing. G. J. WALTER, L=ZSCOTC»-I\=J jcsA WH ISKY jEZI A lo I 0 PKj I Tasfes
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  • Motoring Notes.
    • 1381 7 Increased Sales Of English Cars Reported. By “The Pilot” (Motoring Editor of the P'inang Gazette.') BY irony of fate I was prevented from both taking part and in watching the Perak Motor Union’s Hill Climb at Gopeng on Sunday,—a matter which caused me a very great
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  • 624 7 Second-Lieutenant E.V.G. Day, M.V. 1., has been promoted to the rank of Lieutenant. Mr. Khon Kim Lian, manager of Tambalak Rubber Estates, is on a short holiday in Penang. He is staying at the Crag Hotel. We are sorry to hear that Inspector F. B. Beckingham, of
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  • 151 7 —Nanyo Nichi Niehl Shimbunsha. RUBBER QUOTATIONS. Tokio, Sept. 16, —Rubber f.a.q. spot was quoted to-day at 71 sen at Which business was done. SOY WORKERS ON STRIKE. About 1,500 workmen in Noda Soy Brewing Co., have gone on strike. IMPERIAL DAUGHTER CHRISTENED. It is officially published that the
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 310 7 I The Hygienic I Hair Dressing I SALOON, I 9, Argyll Road, Penang. I Modern equipment for Quick fl and Smart Hair Dressing. I electric HAIR CLIPPERS I USED. Charge 50 cts. only. I LADIES HAIR Bobbed, Shingled or Bingled in I the latest styles. I Charge 50 cents only.
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    • 240 7 J I As fine a car as anyone t would wish to own I X I THE t I WHIPPET I I SIX The latest creation and pride of The Willys-Over- J I land Company. f Price $1,875! •I» Z •I* »i» t Let us show you this car to-day
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  • 508 8 The deadlock which has been reached between Rumania and Hungary in respect of the expropriation of Hungarian property in Rumania under the Rumanian Agrarian Reform Law, is but another manifestation of the bitterness and distrust which has succeeded the reconstruction of Central Europe. Rumania, notwiths‘anding the efforts
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  • 446 8 If the British United Press is to be believed, and it is certainly entitled to credence, there exists in Sydney, New South Wales, a family of hum m beings —father, son (ten years old), and two diughters, aged six and three, respectively— who are possessed
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  • 142 8 Tne Straits Trading Co. Ltd., gives the Inllowing prices, on September 19: London. Spot £284.15s Down 10/3 m/s. buying ~278.15 s 15/- selling 279 15/Local. September 20: Singapore sold 150 tons at $l4l Penang buyers no sellers at $l4l. Messrs. Boustead and Co., Ltd Yesterday’s quotation for Singapore
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  • 1448 8 example is better than preky eppt is a proverb which has come do vn to us from the Romans and the Imperial government, which has been exhorting all true Britons to be British and to support British industries, might practice what it preaches. What is the use
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  • 32 8 LONDON STANDARD (LOOS S. R. Sheet 55 cts per poundper pl. No. 1 Crepe 55 cts per poundQuiet. London 16d New York 33 cts (gold,* {By Courtesy of Messrs. Allen
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  • 37 8 RUBBER PRICES. We beg to report that the prices for Standard Ribbed Sheet for to-day are as follows Oct./December j' Jan/M»rch c Apnl/June Remarks :—Market Qj' et London Stock increased up *>lh 1
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 397 8 IU R 1 1 ;l HAVeiiNE 1 REC U-S PAT OFF, For 21 years, Havoline has been recognised as the highest i J i > quality motor oil, with a reputation for absolute uniform- ity. It is the oldest branded motor oil on the market. i i The vital importance
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    • 69 8 11 E>. Gr 1 O.” Guest Night and Dancing— Every Tuesday and Friday. Special Tiffin Every Wednesday and Saturday —E. O. Orchestra. Orchestral Concert every other Sunday. < x sss s x s x ss x se ns «THE Il QUEEN OF B 8 TABLE WATERS.” It 1 'J Sole
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  • Page 8 Miscellaneous

  • 517 9 The Hungary-Rumania Deadlock. discussion adjourned. g IR AUSTEN CHAMBERLAIN OFFERS TO RESIGN. Today's meeting of the Council League of Nations failed to r( ,nove the deadlock which had been cached in t/ie dispute between Hungary and Rumania, and further discussion of the matter was rfjourned until December.
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  • 89 9 ZIG HLUL PASHA’S SUCCESSOR, Cairo, September 19. Tl Vn fl n, r cent death °f Zaghlul Pasha was ts n J t many factors conferring unatthP aiportan ce on the Wafd Congress, *’s c r^ ns ’°n of which a manifesto hirsnir? 1 7 a^ri P’ n 8
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  • 117 9 ELEVENTH HOUR HITCH. POSSIBILITY OF ITS BEING ABANDONED. An extraordinary position has developed with regard to the projected Levine flight to Karachi. The machine is ready for the flight to-day and the weather is favourable, but Mr. Levine is at Paris and efforts to communicate
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  • 61 9 FORTY-TWO MACHINES ENTERED. Roosevelt Field, September 19. Forty-two aeroplanes have assembled for the Spokane A’r Derby, consisting of three trans-continental races. The first race, for light aeroplanee, is 2,350 miles; the second, for heavy machines, is 2,275 miles. These involve compulsory stops, whereas the third will be
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  • 122 9 STILL NO CHANGE. (Rugby Radio Service.) London, September 19. According to the results of the Irish Free State election so far declared the Government party has a lead of three over De Valera’s party, and th<> combined Government groups are one ahead of the Opposition groups. The position
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  • 69 9 TWO BENGALI YOUTHS SENTENCED. Calcutta, September 19. Two Bengali youths, G. C. Das and S. C. Dhang, who were arrested on August 9 after the discovery of arms, ammunition and proscribed documents in a house in a suburb of Calcutta, have been sentenced by a Special
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  • 51 9 GREAT BRITAIN TO BE “UNMASKED.” Riga, September 20. At the trial of a fresh batch of five alleged counter-revolutionaries, Balmasov, Solsky, Stroyer, Samoilov and Aderkas, opening at Leningrad, the authorities represent that the trial will afford the unmasking of foreign governments, particularly Great Britain, Finland, Polhnd and
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  • 69 9 (Rugby Radio Service.) London, September 19. Paris, 124; New York, 4.861; Brussels, 34.93 Geneva, 25.22; Ams terdam, 12.133; Milan, 89 32; Berlin. 20 43 Stockholm, 18.08 Copenhagen, 18 16i Oslo, 18.41 Vienna, 34.50 Prague, 164 j Helsingfors, 193 j; Madrid, 28 11 Lisbon, 2tb Athens, 36d Bucharest, 785
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  • 475 9 Vale. Convention Inaugurated by President Doumergue. ARC DE TRIOMPHE PARADE. HOMAGE TO THE FRENCH UNKNOWN SOLDIER. President Doumergue inaugurated the American Legion Convention at the Trocadero in the presence of Marshal Foch, General Pershing, Mr. Savage and the leading military and civil authorities. Speeches were made by
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  • 47 9 PASSED BY INDIAN ASSEMBLY. Simla, September 19. The Assembly, by 61 votes to 26, passed the Bill dealing with scurrilous antireligious writings. Many amendments were negatived, but one supported by the Home Member, making the offence non-bailable, was carried by 54 votes to 40.
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  • 51 9 ELECTRICAL COMPANY’S SOUND POSITION. Berlin, September 19. A meeting of the Allgemeine ElektriGesellschaft sanctioned an increase of the company’s capital by 30,000,000 marks to 186,250,000. Herr Deutsch, the Chairman, said that the company had at present 65,000 employes and had orders exceeding last year’s by 70 per
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  • 205 9 HEADQUARTERS RAIDED. PLAN TO BLOW UP STRATEGIC POINTS. The military authorities, having arrested the Communist agents who were smuggling in 140 cases of German made dynamite, followed this up by raids on the communist headquarters, where they discovered more dynamite and also documents proving that a
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  • 161 9 A “SECRET” SHIP. The aircraft carrier H. M. S. Hermes left the harbour at 8 a.m. this morning for Colombo. She is due to reach Portsmouth on October 26 and will then go into dock to be refitted, having finished her commission. She will later
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  • 121 9 INTER-SHIP SOCCER. (From Our O.vn Correspondent.) Singapore, September 20. After an interesting and even game, H. M. S. Herald defeated H. M. S. Ormonde at soccer by 2 goals to nil. VOLUNTEERING AFFAIRS. At the Annual Meeting of the Volunteer Rifle Association. Captain Sleers, suggested that the first
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  • 89 9 NINE BUILDINGS DESTROYED. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, September 20. A disastrous fire broke out at Kajang early on Sunday and the damage is estimated at between $150,000 and Nine of the biggest buildings were destroyed, including rubber and rice stores and provision shops. The Kuala
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • 271 9 STILL born I 9 J X going v STRONG “Black Label” “Red Label” I y e j Special Old I 12 Years Old Highland Whisky i $39-40 per case. $2B-oo per case. Ilj Duty Extra. Duty Extra. ft “HEAD and SHOULDERS ABOVE ALL OTHERS.” Special Prices to Olubs and Dealers.
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  • 841 10 Sir Walter Through American Eyes. The fifteenth of August brought round once more the anniversary of the birth of Sir Walter Scott. At a time when Scottish people are looking forward to the u veiling in Edinburgh early in September of a memorial to Scottish soldiers, gifted by
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  • 40 10 The homeward mail by the s. s. De van ha closes at 5.30 p.m. on Saturday 24t’p instant. ihe P. O. Kashmir, with mails despatched from London on September I, '*4 exrected to arrive here at noon tomorrow.
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  • 412 10 The motto used by Richard I was Christo Duce.” Dieu et mon droit is supposed to have been originally a war cry or slogan, and is said to have been first uttered by Richard. Referring to a victory in France he remarked, Not we but God and our
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  • 157 10 The cisual removal of some ivy has disclosed the ruined and forgotten tower of a once famous Pilgrims Chapel in Brentwood, Essex. All that now remains of the chapel, which was built by the monks of St. Osyth’s monastery in 1221, is a ruined tower
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  • 208 10 PENANG SEPTEMBER 20, 1927. Benares Opium p. chest $5,000.00 nom. Cloves 70.00 nom. Gold leaf 72.00 sellers Mace Pickings 125.00 nom. Nutmegs 80s 100.00 nom. 110 s 95.00 Coconuts per 1,000 50.00 nom. Copra Sundried $11.25 sales Rattans 11.15 sales Rattans Coarse 10.50 Green Snail Shells 13.00 Siam
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  • Page 10 Advertisements
    • 803 10 ONLY I in I jX/bL Cents Per Doz, I Standard 14oz. Bottle, I Cllildhoo( s lessons Crisp, Crystal Clear Affect The Whole Life Teach your children to use CutiBAT cura Soa P daily to keep the akin WwilSVI clear. Soothe and heal rashes, OVIBI* II eczemas and other irritations with
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    • 193 10 Iu I Sffl Jlfi Ii I I PIANOS! J IN PERFECT CONDITION FOR $250-00. I VYTE have a few second hand Pianos. I T by well known makers, which have <. been accepted in part payment for Electric Reproducing Piano’s, Player-Piano’s, etc., and are offering these at very low prices
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  • 297 11 The Autumn 1927 Race Meeting. Saturday, Wednesday, Saturday, the Bth, 12th 15th October, 1927. 8 Divisions of a handicap for all horses: Divisions A, B, C and D 6 furlongs. Divisions E, F, G and H 5 furlongs. 8 Divisions of a handicap for all horses: Divisions
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  • 765 11 WHY MEN GET DRUNK. MEN get drunk for a variety of reasons. MaAy are born to intoxication and attain to the state without effort. Others achieve intoxication by deliberate application these have sorrows to drown, or too much money to spend. And there are some—but
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  • 544 11 WHY ENGLISH IS SO VITAL. A correspondent in the London “Evening News” suggests that Mr. Jinks, the Irish M. P. who saved Mr. Cosgrave’s government by his absence, should be the means of giving us a new word, “jinking,” to describe the act of abstention from
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  • Page 11 Advertisements
    • 491 11 ftew Advertisements. POSITION VACANT. Estate Clerk wanted immediately for Estate in Kelantan, good ralary and free Quarters offered to efficient man with thorough knowledge McAuliffe Davis and Hope system of accounts. Apply stating qualifications to Be x No. 466, c/o Pinang Gazette. POSITIONS WANTED. Planter, fully experienced, open for engagement
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    • 145 11 FOR EVERY WOMAN. Crepe-de-Chine Underwear. Silk Pyjamas in delicate colours. Fascinating Peking Jewellery. Gay Guest Towels. Italian Embroidery on Crash Linen. Gifts from $l-00. Thursday, 22nd E. O. HOTEL, Friday 23rd. Room 127* EVERYBODY whose vocation or pleasure takes him or her out at night WANTS A WINCHESTER FLASHLIGHT. Prices
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    • 106 11 CLASSICAL—Piano Teaching Pieces and Piano Solo. VIOLINS —Models of the Italian Masters. PIANOS —Fine German Instruments Just Received. DANCE HITS —Come by each Mail. Ycur Musical Requirements Delivered at Your Door. Piano Tuning and Repairing Our Es peciality. Call or ’Phone. C ASTORBEL, 76b, HUTTON LANE. ’Phone 792. TOWN HALL,
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    • 226 11 GLAXO is the only food that het 7 been used in 5 Royal Nurseries. 7 Surely if there was a better it j would have been given to these Royal Babies. Your Baby is as precious as a Royal Baby, and must have the best food Glaxo, made from the
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  • 720 12 (sth restriction year.) I. Exports and Imports of Rubber, British Malaya (Trade Figures). Total M I,n -S o. ports c c§ J orei n Rubber. Nov. 1926 34,302 59 34,361 12,202 Dec. 36,811 229 37,040 14,716 Jan. 1927 34,946 136 35,082 14,995 Totals 106,059 *****6,483 41,913 Feb.
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  • 93 12 The following are our latest quotations To-day. Rubbers. Buyers. Sellers. A. Moleks 2.20 S 2.40 Bassetts 1.25 1.35 Brogas 1.50 1.60 Glenealys 2.65 Indragiris 10.50 11.25 M. Pindas 2.05 2.15 N. Scudais 2.75 2.85 U. Benuts .62$ .65 Tins. Batu Caves 1.35 1.40 Haad Yais 28/6 29/3
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  • 68 12 The following are our latest quotations To-day. Buyers. Sellers. Batu Caves 1.35 1.40 Kamuntings 19/6 20/3 c. Kuyohs 1.55 1.57| Mambaus 1-42 1.45 ex Petalings 4.80 4.85 Penawats -05 p. .06 p. Rahmans 2.35 2.40 Ratruts 25/6 26/Souths .77 .78 Sione Tins 1/- P« 1/6 PTejas 27/6
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  • 123 12 PENANG. SEPTEMBER 20, 1927. (By Courtbsy Of Thb Chartered Bank.) London Demand Bank 2/3 11/16 4 months’ sight Bank 2/4 3 Credit 2/4 7/12 3 Documentary 2/4 9/32 Calcutta Demand Bank 3 days’sight Private 155 j b Bombay Demand Bank 153| I Madras Demand Bank 153| g* 3 days’sight
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  • 101 12 To-day’s Departures. Pungah for Asahan and Batu Bahra. Rimba for P. Langkawi and Alor Star. Thay Gwan for Port Swettenham and Singapore. van Linschoten for Singapore. Kuala for Belawan (Deli). Klang for Port Swettenham and Singapore. Kutsang for Calcutta. Hong Peng for Rangoon. The following ships are in
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  • 525 12 CLOSE DAILY Sunday). BY TRAIN. Federated Malav States, Malacca, Johore and Singapore Registration and Faroe’ Post, except where otherwise stated, close half-an-hour earlier than the Ordinary mail. Resumption Of Night Mail Service. The following additional mails will be closed daily (Sunday excepted) at 6 p.m Parit Buntar, Taiping,
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  • 1151 12 KENNEDY CO'S SHARE LIST. NAMES, S no Z 2 aS TS co x 8 RUBBER [Dollar.] S c S c c Allenby Rubber Co 75, 2 85 Alor Gajah Rubber Estate 2 30| 2 50 Amalgamated Mplay Estate» 4 00 4 25 cun» Ayer Hitam Planting Syndicate 3 90 <
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    • 61 12 Everybody Uses It. That’s one great thing about Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy; every user is a friend, and is glad to tell her neighbour all about it. It is certainly great for cougjhs and colds, for croup and any kind of cough that hits either the young or tike elderly people.
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    • 220 12 FW ißw I- IM > Ila zCKb iSi < 'J Isteiv! I When you open a tin of BLACK WHITE Cigarettes you will hear a loud hiss. That's the •ound made by the air rushuig into the tin to fill the vacuum. It is because of this complete vacuum and
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  • 368 13 Seventy Miles From a Railway. The ‘E.P- ranch, which the Prince of Wales owns and recently visited, is situ a ted on the foothills of the mighty Rock which lie to the west, with the praiIvD, lies to the east. Th train journey ends at Calgary, and
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  • 151 13 A LORD LIEUTENANT’S WORD OF ADVICE. For the first time in Germany a public official has issued a statement to the effect that the “Verboten” is incompatible with the self-respect of the general public. The Lord Lieutenant of Kasse., Dr Freidensburg, has suggested to all the public bodies under
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  • 153 13 MEDIEVALISM IN THE CARPATHIANS. From Carpathio-Russia, the Czechoslovak district in the Carpathian mountains, where things are still rather primitive, a n almost incredible story is reported. In the village of Stavna, near Uzhorod, a seventy-year-old beggar woman, named Boncura, lias been generally believed to be a witch.
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    • 55 13 Helps Children Over Hot Weather. Summer complaint makes little headwav with children whose careful mothers use Chamberlain’s Colic and Diarrhoea Remedy for stomach and bowel complaint, severe and sudden intestinal cramps and weakening diarrhoea. Given in a little sweetened water it is easy to take. For sale everywhere. Th e
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  • 728 14 Sir W.' Boyd Dawkins’s Early Discoveries. The site of the Battle of Sedgemoor, where the last hopes of the Monmouth rebellion of 1685 were routed, is little known even to the natives of the West Country. For a generation or two, says the “Daily Telegraph,’’ there have
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