Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 19 October 1927

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  • Title Section
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    20 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE ESTABLISHED 1833. PUBLISHED DAILY. No. 240. VOL. LXXXV. WEDNESDAY, 19th OCTOBER, 1927 PRICE 10 CENTS.
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      18 1 NAGATA BROTHERS DENTISTS. I < V :> Read Office: Next to the Oispuarj > Bruch Office 52, Leith Stat, J r
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    TALES TOLD TO THE MAGISTRATE.
    597 2 A Swearing Duel in Court. CHARLES the greengrocer and his brother-in-law Ted the florist, who had been baying bulbs in Camberwell. S. E„ did not know that the Tower Bridge-road to Tooley-street was under repair. Driving a light van Charles misunderstood the signals of P.
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      1306 2 HOVK RRFAD auctions, NOTICES VlO DlxtiAL' IVlafb SOUND POSTAL TRAINING. HyI U —TT/M. 1 enang Auction IViari. g j ene Sanitary Inspection and Engineer--111 41OV1S alone can you ing, Building, Booking, English. All enjoy the full nutritive BY PUBUC AUCTION graced, qualities of the Wheat A LL the Founded 1885.
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      1103 2 HEVER DRUG A CLOGGED SAN JS S LIVER-IT ONLY HEEDS THE To™ CLEANSING. (Incorporated in Engl aild) luthoriaed Capital A Sluggish, Congest'd Liver is always made Aobacribed Capital ’SHaS worse by frequent dosings with strong earth- Fond «nd iTna; u j artic drugs. This merely irritates the hver divided Proßti
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    SUGGESTED TAX ON BETTING.
    1229 3 TOTALISATOR RETURN’S. Convention of Temperance Workers. (From Oar Own Correspondent.) Colombo, October 9. AS a result of the appeal in June last by the present head of the f mily of the late King of Kandy, a committee was appointed to inquire into the matter of
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    TAPESTRIES OF THE ABBEY.
    336 3 Little-Known Relics Revealed FEW people know that tapestries of remarkable beauty and artistic value are to be seen in the Jerusalem Chamber of Westminster Abbey. This chamber is rarely visited by the public, though an application to see it is seldom, if ever, refusid. There are
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      130 3 X'-.- yte COMING ll j 1 TO PENANG I j MOVIES' TREAT 0 ffl Hl RESERVE THESE DATES NOV. 6th, 9th, 13th, 16th f AND HELP SWELL “POPPY DAY” FUNDS. g 1 THIS SPACE WAS KINDLY LENT BY I ■> McAlister Co., Ltd. I L J -fc-.■■■■■■: ..■flWanted: Sub-Agent for
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      293 3 pi I US. U J j i MINE This is nothing to do with tin, but the title of the sweetly tuneful foxtrot played by the Waldorf Astoria Orchestra. You must hear > P this number. -b! OTHER GOOD DANCE RECORDS. I I I' i qoo£) /When My Baby Smilei
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    Public Opinion.
    1497 4 What the Leading Home Journals Say. IT is abundantly clear that a Labour Government, accompanied by the transference of industry from private into public hands, will prove no solution of our problems of economic organisation. The same difficulties will arise and the same methods of dealing with them
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      555 4 i W&L i «<«r I k- *y Careless Washing Spoils Children’s Hair Any child cai have beautiful hair—healthy and luxuriant. It is sim ly a matter of shampooing. Proper shampooing makes the hair soft and silky. It brings out all the real life and lustre, a’l the natural wave and
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      251 4 i'" KW isWSHSy < 1 J: wOvr i gvo®uw IS® 71k H If tur I /f! 'will The Camaraderie of a Table for Two FAINT light on gleaming silver and spotless napery, the murmur of happy voices and the ripple of low laughter—the delight of a perfectly prepared dinner—then, how
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  • FEMININE REFLECTIONS
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      MRS. PEPYS’S DIARY.
      867 5 Munday, September 26th: —Last week did write in this my Diary of Quince Marmalade, but since doing so do hap upon a way of preserving them to please e mightily, and so do write of that, also. The way is to pare, core and quarter your fruit,
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      SHAWLS AGAIN.
      437 5  -  by PAULINE BOUCHIER. This winter there is going to be a furore for shawls for evening wear, cloaks taking second place as wraps to wear over dance frocks. Of the new models, the most delightful are embroidered all over in bright colours while other charming creations are daintily
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      BREAKAGES WITHOUT TEARS.
      352 5  -  BY PEGGY SHEPPARD. 18 mixture is durable, and can be used 0 advantage on badly-broken china and gass. Home Made Cenjent. one ounce of isinglass. Dissolve in two wineglassfuls of spirits of np P r(> curable from a chemist) to ’ch has been added a small quantity
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      Tucks and Pleats.
      77 5 Tucks are one of the smartest of trimmings at present and they are the sole adornment'of this pleasing little “in between” frock. It is of soft green crepe-de-chine, or artificial silk, and has little revers and narrow vestee of white. The tucks are found at each side
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      FASHION’S LATEST.
      512 5  -  BY POPPY BAjCON. Although half the newest designs are fashioned of contrasted effects, there is nothing unrestrained about it all. First it was an arrangement of two colours and now it is of three. Why not four, I cannot say. We shall probably see that neat year. Three
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      THE NINTH MONTH.
      684 5 BY’ ROSAMUND. October’s festivals are few and scattered, although to the “man with a gun” the month begins hopefully, because on the list, pheasant shooting begins I The 18th is the festival of St. Luke, the Evangelist. Fine, warm, still weather, experienced, as it often is at
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      SILVER OR CERISE?
      464 5  -  BY LYDIA LIDSTONE. More and more colour is becoming important to us. It is thought that colours have certain vital forces and powers, and modern science applies the colour ct<w to certain diseases. There is a language of colour, of great antiquity. Red is the symbol of
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      MORE WOMEN DIE YOUNG.
      259 5 ESPECIALLY WHEN SINGLE. Healthy Married Life. A remarkable fact revealed in a report by the Government actuary, Sir Alfred W. Watson, on the expectation of life as shown by statistics, is that the death, rat» is increasing for single women between, the ages of 18 and
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      57 5 LABOUR ORDINANCE 1923 S,s. LABOUR CODE 1923 F.M.SEMPLOYERS OF INDIAN LABOUR sre hereby reminded that assessment returns for the preceding quarter must bosent to the Office of the Deputy Controller of Labour, Penang, during th» months of April, July, October »nd January. Forms for the return will be Buppfai| od
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    By the Way.
    1743 6 OF you draw a line from Ancona, a J little to the north of west, across the Adriatic to Spalato on the Dalmatian aide you will touch the island of Sagusto, the scene of the leading incidents in Mr. Cecil Roberts’s new novel, Sagusto, jmt published by
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    LABOUR TROUBLES ON THE CONTINENT.
    161 6 ’.—Reuter. SPANISH MINING DISPUTE. REFUSAL TO ACCEPT WAGE REDUCTION. London, Oc'ober 18. Further evidence of labour troubles on the continent is contained in a message from Madrid to the effect that miners in the Asturias region have struck, refusing to accept a reduction in wages
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    BIG STEEL AND TINPLATE MERGER.
    51 6 Reuter. A $20,000,000 COMPANY. Young Town, (Ohio), October 18. A $20,000,000 merger of st a el and tinplate companies Jn Northern Ohio is announced. I This brings together sixty-one sheet mills, producing 500,000 tons annually with a diversity of products, including full finished sheets for
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    THEATRICAL PRODUCER’S PAROLE.
    70 6 THE STORY OF A DINNER. Washington, October 19. The Attornev-General has approved the recommendation of the Parole Bo.rd to Release on parole from the Atlanta Penitentiary the well known theatrical producer, Earl Carroll, who is serving a sentence of a year’s in prison ment in connection with
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    NEW OIL WELL.
    65 6 i.— Reuter. TEMPORARILY CLOSED. London, Oc ol er 18. Sir Adam Ri*chi p General Manager of the Turkish Petroleum Co., Ltd., interviewed by Reuter said that the new oil well at Kirkuk has had to be closed owing to the absence of transport and nothing could be
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    THE RHINE ARMY.
    46 6 Reuter. A FURTHER REDUCTION. Wiesbaden, October 18. In accordance with the Allies’ decision to reduce the Army of Occupation in Rhineland, the Is*. Battalion of the Oxford and Bucks L’ght Infantry have left La igenschwalbach for the Albany Barracks, Parkhurst, Isle of Wight.—
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    SOUTH AFRICAN OIL REFINERY.
    29 6 REPORT DENIED. Cape Town, October 18. The Chairman of the Board of Trade denies all knowledge of the Government’s decision to establish an oil refinery.
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    CHALLE'S FLIGHT.
    14 6 ARRIVAL AT CALCUTTA. Calcutta, October 19. Lieutenant Challe has arrived at Calcutta.
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    LT. KOPPEN'S PROGRESS.
    63 6 ARRIVAL AT BANGKOK. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Bangkok, October 18. Lt. Koppen, who wjs welcomed by members of the Dutch community and the Minister for Air, landed at 3.23 this afternoon. The airmen have been presented with silver souvenirs of their visit. Lt. Koppen will be unable
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    PENANG’S MUSICAL COMEDY SEASON.
    450 6 —The “Black Bottom Revue.” “QUEEN HIGH.” BANVARD COMPANY’S FURTHER SUCCESS. THE Banvard London Musical Comedy Company, who presented Queen High to a crowded house at the Town Hall l-ist evening, are to be congratulated on another excellent performance. The whole show, which possesses rather more plot
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    TOWN HALL.
    48 6 BANVARD MUSICAL COMPANY. NO MATINEE TO-DAY. The Management of the Banvard Musical Company announce that, in view of the strenuous rehearsals taking place for forthcoming productions, they have decided not to give the matinee performance as advertised. The Revue will be staged this evening at 9.30.
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    BEAUTIFUL RED SPY.
    190 6 WIDOW’S POSE AS GRAND DUCHE'S. Speaks Nine Languages. A woman calling herself Alexandra Romanowa and claiming to be a Russian Grand Duchess, who was arrested at Budapest has been proved by the Hungarian police to be the widow of a Russian doctor named Kletschevitsch. The widow, who
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    THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS WORTH OF CHANDU.
    306 6 FOUND ON THE “SEANG BEE.” OFFICERS FRUSTRATE ATTEMPT TO LAND OPIUM. A quantity of chandu valued at $B,OOO was discovered on board the Seing Lee yesterday by the officers of the Monopolies Department, who went on the ship early in th** morning. They found
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    THE BANKING MERGER.
    108 6 Reuter. P. O. BANK’S NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Singapore, October 19. The P. and O. Bank announces that shareholders have been circularised to the t ffect that an offer has been received from the Chartered Bank to purchase a minimum of 51 per cent,
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    FOREIGN EXCHANGES.
    65 6 (Rugby Radio Servics.) London, October 17. Paris, 124.05 New York, 4.87 Brussels, 34.97 Geneva, 25.24| Amsterdam, 12.10 j Milan, 89.10 Berlin, 20.38; Stockholm, 18.17 Copenhagen, 18.17 Oslo. 18.50 Vienna, 34.50 Prague, 164} Helsingfors, 193}; Madrid, 28. r 6 Lisbon, 21 Athens, 366 Bucharest, Rio, s}« Buenos Aires, 47j|;
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    HEALTH STATISTICS.
    267 6 The health statement for the Municipality of George Town for the week ending October 15, 1927, shows a total of 78 deaths—49 males and 29 females the death rate being 29.34 per mille compared with 30.84 in the preceding week and with 16.10 in the corresponding week of
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    SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.
    502 6 Mr. W.E. Mac Naught has been ap po i n < ed to be Game Warden for the State f Perak. ot Mr. and Ms. L. S. Harland O f Cheng estate, Malacca, have returned from leave. RJa Uda, formerly Magistrate, K Ua i a Lumpur. is
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    KELVINATOR SERVICE.
    240 6 Among the passengers arriving on the President Wilson will be Mr. David Frankel of Frankel Brothers, Singapore who are the agents in that city, Penang and Kuala Lumpur for the automatic domestic electric refrigeration service known as Kelvinator. Mr. Frankel is accompanied by Mr. J hn F. Stevens,
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    THE WORLD OF SPORT.
    1624 7 Cricket Tour In South Africa Penang Rugby Matters Portable Greyhound Track New World’s Long Jump Record. BY ATHLETE.” (Special Sporting Correspondent of the Pinang Gazette,) THE English Cricket Team which is to tour South Africa will open its programme with a match against Western Province at
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    RUGBY FOOTBALL.
    205 7 WHITE’S XV’s ONE POINT VICTORY. In the practice match on the Esplanade last evening a Whites XV defeated a Colours XV by a goal and 5 tries (20pts) to 2 goals and 3 tries (19pts). Some keen play witnessed and after Fletcher, Fittock and Francis had scored unconverted
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    MACARTNEY RETIRING.
    99 7 AUSTRALIA’S “GOVERNOR GENERAL.” Sydney, October 18. G. C. Macartney, the New South Wales cricketer, has announced that he is definitely retiring from first class cricket. Popularly known as the “Governor General” he was one of the veterans of the 1926 Australian team, which lost the Ashes, in England.
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    INTER-PORT CRICKET.
    50 7 PENANG REPRESENTED BY MR. P. N. KNIGHT. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Singapore, October 19. The following are certainties for the inter port cricket team, P. N. Knigtt, N. J. A. Foster, R. L. L. Braddell, Capt. Congdon, N. H. P. Whitley, Capt. Ford and H. G. L. Richards.
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    SELANGOR TURF CLUB.
    69 7 1928 GRIFFINS. The Spring 1928 Griffins of the Selangor Turf Club are due to arrive at Singapore per the s. s. Hautman on or about the 10th November, 1927. Arrangements have been made to bring them to Kuala Lumpur immediately on arrival. The draw will take place
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    FREE SCHOOL ANNIVERSARY.
    170 7 OLD BOY’S FOOTBALL MATCH. In celebration of the 111th Anniversary of the Free School which falls on Friday (he annual football match, between the Old and Present Frees, will be played at the School Ground at 5.15 p.m. sharp. The school won the matches played in 1923,
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    BAND PROGRAMME.
    65 7 To-day. Wednesday, on Esplanade, from 6 to 7 p.m. 1. March “The Washington Post'* J. P. Sousa 2. Waltz “I Wish I Had My Old Gal Back Again” Jack Yellen 3. Fox Trot Take Your Finger Out Of Your Month” Frank Skinner 4. Selection “The Mikado” The Army
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      101 7 I ECONOMY j WEEKS at IWHITEAWAYS i 1 T 4* A JL I i I For two weeks we are making a special show of useful goods for Ladies’ and Men’s I wear, Household, China and I Glass, and Fancy Goods. I BUY NOW and I SAVE MONEY. I Search
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    SOUTH AFRICA’S FOLLY.
    448 8 That South Africa is threatened with a serious racial cleavage on the question of the Flag Bill, can no longer be doubted. From the cabled news to-day, it is clear that General Hertzog’s government intends that this contentious Bill shall become law before the end of the
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    ANTI-MALARIAL.
    412 8 As we read the excellent repori. of the Chief Justice’s judgment in the Angullia case, in the Singapore Free Press, we cannot find, as some of our contemporaries have done, that his lordship held that anti-malarial work must have priority over the development of lan 1. Such a proposition
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    SIAMESE ROYALTY AT K.L.
    75 8 TO VISIT PENANG. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, October 19. The Prince and Princess Purachatra were received at Kuala Lumpnr station by Mr. Strachan, the General-Manager and other officials, and drove to “Carcosa” where they will be guests for the day of the Acting Chief
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    PRACTICAL GOLF.
    359 8  -  No. 44—Be Up I by George Gadd. Though it is no new discovery, there is a tendency on the part of most golfers to play short. This season it has been specially marked owing to the rains having kept the turf soft. It is the same both in
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    PENANG TRAFFIC CASES.
    459 8 Cleaning up Burmah Road. I HEAVY FINES INFLICTED. i In the Penang Police Court, to-day, the Magistrate, Mr. S. N. King, inflicted 1 heavy fines on three drivers who were found guilty of driving to the danger of the public. Poi Tek Hfi and Yeap Gan Chean,
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  • CORRESPONDENCE.
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      Deepavali.
      430 8 (To the Editor of the Pinang Gazette.) Sir, —The Hindu Community is grateful for your sympathetic comment in By The Way columns of yesterday on their bohalf in connection with their i Deepavali festival on Monday next. As you have mentioned, there is i hardly time for the communitv
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    54 8 FUNERAL. The funeral of the late Madam Cheah Sum Cheow Neo, beloved mother of Mr. Ong Hock B d ng and grandmother of Messrs. Ong Chin Seng and Ong Chin Ooh, will take place on Sunday, 23rd instant at J 0.30 a.m. Friends and relatives are requested not to send
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    Troublesome Times Ahead In South Africa.
    629 9 Momentous Debate On Flag Bill. Freight War Reaches An Acute Stage. Government Mail Contract Threats. Judging by the cables received to day from Capetown there are troublesome times ahead in South Africa. A momentous debate on the Flag Bill teas opened in the Assembly,
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    COTTON INDUSTRY.
    111 9 k.— Reuter. SHORT-TIME ORGANISATION BALLOT. London, October 18. The result of the ballot of members of the American Cotton Section of the Master Cotton-Spinners Federation on the Bectionalisation of the industry for shorttime organisation purposes, was made known yesterday to a Committee but not publicly announced. It is
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    NORWEGIAN ELECTIONS.
    104 9 LABOUR SUCCESSES. Oslo, October 18. That Labour will gain ten seats, chiefly at the expense of the Conservatives and the Communists, is expected to be the result of the elections now starting, which will be conducted on the proportional representation system. The Norwegian Labour Party, with which the
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    STREET DISTURBANCES IN SINGAPORE.
    157 9 KNIVES AND PISIOLS CARRIED. RIVAL GANGS AND SECRET SOCIETIES CLASH. PROMPT POLICE ACTION. Another clash between gangs and members of secret societies occurred in China-street, Singapore, on Monday afternoon. Knives and pistols were in evidence but these were not used, the police arriving on the scene
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    FRENCH CAUSE CELEBRE.
    248 9 Reuter. ALLEGED ANTI-SEMITISM. Paris, October 18. Alleged anti-Semitism is the chief issue of the cause celebre which opened to a crowded court at the Seine Assizes. A Russian Jew and a naturalised Frenchman, Schwarzbart, are charge! with murdering Petlura Hetman of Ukraine in a street in Paris
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    AUSTRALIAN POLITICS.
    35 9 —Reuter. NEW NATIONALIST MINISTRY FORMED. Sydney, October 18. A new Nationalist Ministry has been formed in New South Wales with Mr. Bavin as Premier and Treasurer and Mr. Boyce as Attorney General. Reuter.
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    INDUSTRIAL LEAGUE OF PEACE.
    285 9 unions will send delegates.— Rugby Radio Service. Capital and Labour Meet. EFFORT TO ACHIEVE INDUSTRIAL PROSPERITY. VIEWS TO BE EXCHANGED. As an outcome of the meeting of representatives of capital and labour held in London, a conference is to take place of captains of industry and
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    ANTI COMMUNISM IN ITALY.
    111 9 Reuter. VERY SEVERE SENTENCES. Rome, October 19. A Special Military Court has passed severe sentences on three Communist Ex-Deputies and six other Communist prisoners who were charged with active communist and subversive propaganda at Rome last year. The Ex-Deputies Molinelli and Innamorati were sentenced to fourteen
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    POLISH STABILISATION LOAN.
    100 9 Reuter. RAPIDLY OVER SUBSCRIBED, London, October 18. The prospectus is published to-day of the Polish 7 per cent. Stabilisation Loan, of which £2,000,000 in sterling bonds is offered for subscription in Great Britain at 92 per cent., repayable within twenty years, at 103. Of the balance of
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    INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON TRADE BARRIERS.
    86 9 —Reuter. IMPORT AND EXPORT RESTRICTIONS. Geneva, October 19. The International Conference on trade barriers has been concluded. There was a general discussion on the preliminary draft of an agreement prepared by the League Economic Committee. A consensus of opinion favoured the adoption of a convention
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      35 9 SOLITAIRE SHOE POLISH DE LUXE. Have you tried a bottle It costs so little and saves so much. The SAME bottle will clean ALL your coloured Shoes. ASK YOUR DEALER AND GIVE IT A TRIAL.
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    SEA WARFARE ON THE SCREEN.
    1296 10 BATTLE OF CORONEL. German Commander Dominates the Picture. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, September 22. SEA warfare on the screen inevitably lacks the human dramatic forca of land war films such as Mons” and The Somme.” This was brought out unmistakeably at the presentation of
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    SINGAPORE PRICES.
    35 11 LONDON STANDARD (LOOS1). S. R. Sheet per pounds per pl. $77-66 No. 1 Crepe 581 pound per pl. $77-66 Firm. London 16fd New York 34| cts. gold. {By Oourteey of Meesre. Allen Dennyn)
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    GENERAL PRODUCE AGENCY LTD.
    35 11 RUBBER PRICES. We beg to report that the Singapore prices for Standard Ribbed Smokec Sheet for to-day are as follows Spot s«lc Nov./December 59|c Jan/March 61fc April/June 63c Remarks :—Market Quiet.
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    TIN PRICES.
    107 11 77? e Straits Trading Co., Ltd., the following prices, ot October 18: London. Spot £261.15s down 12/6 3 mos. buying „258.12.6 17/6 3 selling 258.15 s £1 Local. October 19: Singapore sold 100 tons at $133 Penang buyers no sellers at $132.75. Messrs. Boustead and Co., Ltd'.— Yesterday’s
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    TIN OUTPUTS.
    112 11 The output of Chenderiang Tin Dredging Ltd for half month ending 15th October was dredge hours 299, piculs 110. Hydraulicing piculs 75. S. Lah Gravel pumping piculs 45. The output of Kamunting Tin Dredg ing Limited during the Ist half month of October was piculs 1,060, hours run
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    UNITED TRADERS, LIMITED.
    97 11 The following are our latest quotations To-day. Rubbers. Buyers. Sellers. Alor Gajahs 2.10 2.30 Balgownies 2.90 3.10 Bukit K. B. .60 .65 Colinsburghs 3.60 3.75 Jerams 1.45 1.55 K. Sidims 3.50 3.75 Nellmays .55 .60 cum Tapahs 2.50 2.60 Tins. Bangrins 29/6 30/6 East Siams 22/6 23/6
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    EXCHANGE.
    125 11 PENANG, OCTOBER 19, 1927. (By Courtesy Of The Chartered Bank.) London Demand Bank 2/3 Ll/K 4 months’ sight Bank 2/4 3 Credit 2/4 7/12 3 m Documentary 2/4 9/32 Calcutta Demand Bank ***** 3 days’sight Private 155 J I d Bombay Demand Bank 1531 I g Madras Demand Bank
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    THE SHARE LIST.
    288 11 The following were the latest quotations in MESSRS. KENNEDY AND CO.’S share list at 11 a-m. to-day Yesterday. Today. E 22 Shares. zs zs C 5 0 Q) CQ co pq oq c. sc. c. c. Mining. Austral Malay Tin 105/- 110/ 100/- 110/Batu Caves 1.274 130
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    OVERSEA BROKERS, LIMITED.
    174 11 The following are our latest quotations To-day. Mining. Buyers. Sellers. Batu Caves 1.25 1.27| B. Padangs .53 .55 Chenderiangs 17/9 18/3 Chin Chins 1.10 1.15 Eastern Siams 23/- 23/9 Hong Fatts .95 .98 Haad Yais 25/- 27 6 Hitams .72 .78 Johans »18 .20 Kinta Dredges 1.37
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    EASTERN TRADERS, LIMITED.
    96 11 The following are the latest quotations for to-day Rubber. Buver?. Sellers. S. Tukangs 1.09 1.12 B. Lintanga 1.374 1.424 Tin. Taipings 1.19 1.21 Souths .75 .76 Rantau Prefs. 1.65 1.674 Norths 1.12 1.14 Ulu Piahs .88 .90 Hitams .764 «79 B. Padangs .49 .51 Hong Fatts .96
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    KENNEDY & CO'S SHARE LIST.
    1136 11 KENNEDY CO'S SHARE LIST. NAMES, J g ffi Tt> S RUBBER [Dollar.] Sc IS cS e Allenby Rubber Co 2 70 2 80 Alor Gajah Rubber Estate 2 10 2 30 Amalgamated Malay Estates 3 90 4 10 Ayer Hitam Planting Syndicate 3 70 3 90 ex Ayer Kuning Rubier
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    PRODUCE PRICES.
    216 11 PENANG OCTOBER 19, 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. as on Copra Sundried $11.90 buyers 17/10/27 Rattans 11.15 sales Rattans Coarse 10.50 j Green
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    WOMAN’S TALE OF MILLIONS.
    884 12 BOGUS LETTERS FROM SOLICITORS. Witness Suggests a “Master Mind.” HUNDREDS of millions were referred to in the sessions court at Lincoln when the hearing was continued of the Lincoln “Mythical Millions’’ case. The accused, Louisa Johnson, aged 33, of Lincoln, is charged with obtaining more than
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    RESTRICTION RUMOURS.
    184 12 A FURTHER CUT 1. Various rumours, says the Malay Mail of October 18, are in circulation locally regarding an alteration in the basis of assessment of standard production of rubber under the Restriction scheme, as tha result of the interviews His Excellency the High Commissioner had in Kuala
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    A NEW RELIGION.
    330 12 A very interesting literary personage is at present in Singapore in the person of Mrs. Townsend, formerly Signorina GinezBaronti who is the author of the much discussed book “Eyes of India” which deals with the half caste question in a new light, says the Singapore Free Press-
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    UNITED CINEMA.
    88 12 HAROLD LLOYD IN “HOT WATER.” No Harold iJoyd picture would l>e com-’ p-lete without a thrill of one nature or another. And “Hot Waiter” which will be screened at the Empire Theatre commencing from to-morrow night, is no exception to this rule, “Hot- Water” is a wholesome comedy
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    THE HISTORIC WALLS OF CANTERBURY.
    646 13 Evidence of Roman Work. WHETHER or not the existing wails of the historic city of Canterbury contain Roman workmanship is a matter which has ♦•xercised the minds of local archaeologists f< r many years, and the tendency has been to come to the conclusion that
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    NEW CHINESE PORCELAIN.
    488 13 An Important Discovery. Chinese have manufactured g porcelain for upwards of eighteen hundred years, and their ancient history shows that early rulers were chosen because of their skill as potters rather than for any administrative ability. The Chinese themselves credit their Emperor Hoang-ti, who is reported to
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    PICCADILLY READY SOON.
    285 13 AHEAD OF SCHEDULE. Piccadilly will soon be its old gay. bustling self again. “Philip of Hyde Park Corner” and his untiring band of pneumatic drill colleagues are already ahead of schedule in the task of converting what was one of London’s bumpiest roads into a smooth expanse.
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    SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.
    88 14 To-day’s Departures. Donggala for Asahan, Paneh, Lagan Si-Api-Api and Ban Bahra. Japanese Prince for B ston and New York. Awa Maru for Rangoon and Calcutta. Alipore for Colombo Bombay. Seang Bee for Singapore and China. The following ships are in communication with the Wireless Stations at:— Penang.—Alaska Maru,
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    PENANG MAILS.
    501 14 CLOSE DAILY except (Sunday}. BY TRAIN. Federated Malay States Malacca Johore and Singapore. Registration and Parce’ 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 pm Parit
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    THE MAILS.
    19 14 The homeward mail by the g. s. Malwa closes at 6 p.m. on Saturday, the 22nd instant.
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    MARKET PRICES.
    595 15 CBOWRASTA MAMET. Penang, October 19. 1927 Mutton— cts Mutton Indian per lb 55 Head heep or goat each 1.00 Liver with heart A lung do 1.30 Tripe do 1.00 Goat or Sheep per lb 55 Sweet Bread M pair 30 Leg of Mutton M lb 55 Lamb M
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