Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 3 November 1927

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    19 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE ESTABLISHED 1833. PUBLISHED DAILY. No. 252. VOL. LX.XXV. THURSDAY, 3rd 1927. PRICE IO CENTS.
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    LORD LEVERHULME.
    702 2 The Man Behind a Great Venture. Whenever we are brought into contact with a great man, whether in the flesh or through the medium of a book, we are tempted to ask where lie the springs of his greatness. What was it, for example, that made W. H.
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      1430 2 POSITIONS VACANT. TENDERS INVITED. NOTICES. Wanted efficient lady shorthand typist. Tenders will be received at the office DTJRBER SEED BASKETS. Apply Box No. 524, c/o Pinang Gazette, of the State Engineer, Perak, Taiping, up 5 17 to noon of the 9th day of November, nc 1927, for the supply of
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      45 2 For Coughs and Colds. M hen changeable- weather or exposure to cold and wet results in bronchitis, start at once taking Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy. Standard for over fifty years, and strongly recommended for stubborn, weakening coughs. For sale everywhere’ The Borneo Co., Ltd., wholesale agents
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      275 2 —W—— Iff? W t JT' z s 4 A Il S-•;'? I I 1 >• .<. .4 WgjßjsaMy.'-'A a Te&thing without Tears. Six Months There’s tbe first tooth trying to push its way through the pink gum. Now, if Baby has been fed on Cow and Gate Food, it will
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    MUNICIPAL COMMISSIONERS.
    854 3 Minutes of Last Meeting. Minutes of an ordinary meeting of the Municipal Commissioners of George Town, Penang, held on Tuesday the 25th October 1927. Present:—Mr. G. L- Ham, (President.) Dr. J. E. Smith, Messrs. M. H. M. Noordin. Khoo Sian Ewe, Yeoh Cheang Ann and H. H. Abdool
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      283 3 Keep illness at-arm’s length aX/ ,7 ’I Bovril gives the body rll’l/ t' iL strength to keepillness arm's length. TWi 14 fl 14 «Piil 2 1JS i 1 11 ■f a i~hnT -sv r iTOf-yn t r v THK ORIGIN AL AND ONLY QENUt NB. Atta Hke a Cham in
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    HOW IT PAYS TO ADVERTISE.
    544 4 SIR R. BENORAFT’S PROOFS. Striking Facts and Figures. SIR Russell Bencraft in his preaident al address to 300 delegates attending the 16h annual conference of the British Commercial Gas Association at Southampton laid stress on the great value which could accrue to business organisations through
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    HOW DUTCH WINDMILLS “TALK.”
    222 4 Holland possesses over ten thousand windmills, dotted all over the country, and forming most striking features of the landscape. ‘‘To most obse vers.” says a writer, in the October Wide World Magazine, ‘‘they all look very much alike, but the ‘set’ of the sails, when the
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      58 4 True Test of Merit. You judge a man not by what he promises to do, but by what he has done. That is the only true test. Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy judged by this standard has no superior. People every where speak of it in the highest terms of praise. For
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  • Feminine Reflections
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      MRS. PEPYS’S DIARY.
      994 5 Monday, October 10th :—At my readinc to my great satisfaction that it should be so, do come upon a method of preparing a Table Decoration, new to m e, but one that I do mean to copy without delay, and that to pack small pieces of sponge
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      “TYING THE KNOT.”
      680 5  -  BY VERA RADCLIFFE. Superstitions with regard to marriage, > are always interesting, partly. I suppose, because we have the fact so firmly im--1 planted in us that marriage must be a > lottery anyway It is strange to think that our custom of the honeymoon probably arose
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      In Gun-Metal Blue.
      145 5 Now’ that thicker coats are demanded, the one illustrated is of special interest. It shows a very attractive design in fine faced cloth of that gun-metal blue, which is not so dark as a navy, but has a great deal of purple in it. The front of
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      FOR THE NOT-SO-YOUNG.
      482 5  -  BY PAULINE BOUCHIER. Those who have passed their slim youth need not envy the fascinating modes designed for youthful figures, for they have little difficulty in dressing becomingly as well as fashionably, nowadays. In the first place, the vogue for rich, subtle shades in nut browns and
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      SOME “MADE-UP" DISHES.
      527 5  -  BY ROSAMUND- There is not a housewife in the land who is not, now and again, at her wit’s end tu know what to do with the remainder of the cold meat. “AVe ve had it hot for Sunday dinner, cold for supper, and cold again this
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      NOURISHING THE SICK CHILD.
      303 5  -  BY EVELYN FORSTER. “She is .eating nothing doctor,” a mother will often say, not realising that all the time it is her own fault because she is not providing the sick child with food which is temptingly served. Illness usually means plain food, but “plain” does
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      THE GARDEN IN WINTER.
      695 5  -  BY PEGGY SHEPPARD. aww that winter is almost here, our activities in the garden are diminishing somewhat. Yet the ardent gardener knows that there is plenty for her to do out-of-doors between November and March, and she w ill see that her garden has the full
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    SINGAPORE POISONING CASE.
    251 6 Coroner’s Strong Comments. UNQUALIFIED CHEMISTS. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Singapore, November 2. At the inquest up<m a Chinese who died of corrosive poisoning after taking a quack medicine bought from a Japanese, the Coroner said that fully qualified chemists were subjected to endless restrictions for the protection
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    SPECIAL SPORTS CABLES.
    187 6 BRJKEN TIME. London, November 2. The special sports com spondent of the Singapore Free Press cables as follows: Tue Olympic G; m*B Extc itive Com mittee, having refused to reverse their decision to permit of the payment of broken time for fo -tball amateurs who may c*
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    FORBES RUSSELL COMEDY COMPANY.
    178 6 FIVEJDAY’S SEASON IN PENANG. Penang is shortly to be favour'd by a visit from the Forbes Russell C.imedy Company, well known throughout the East as a band of players of exceptional all-round merit, who will open a five days* season at the Town Hall on November
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    THE FUTURE OF THE FILM.
    49 6 We thank Oyster for drawing attention to an inaccuracy in an article the above Leaning which apprared on October 31. We mentioned that the Royal Irish Fusiliers hnded on Gallipoli from the Fiver Clyde whereas the regiment was the let Battalion ißoyal Dublin Fusiliers»
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    SUPREME COURT.
    564 6 FOUNDER PUTS SHARE IN SON’S NAME. A Partnership Case. THE adjourned ewe in which Ng Swee Ee claimed against Thong Ean Yuen alias Thong Yuen San of Chop Nam Loong, of Campbell’street, Ponang, goldsmiths and genet al dealers, to have an account •aken of the partnership dealings between
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    DISTRICT COURT.
    146 6 TRAMWAY CONDUCTOR IN TROUBLE. Pawanteh. a Municipal tramway conductor, was charged before Mr J. S. W. Arthur, in the Penang District Court today» with criminal breach of trust in respect of five 3 cents tramway tickets. The accused pleaded guilty and Mr. Mendis who appeared for him, in
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    POLICE COURT.
    91 6 In the Penang Po ice C- nrt, this morning, Chooi Eng, a Chinese vagrant was sentenced, by Mr. S. N. King, to one week’s imprisonment and afterwards to be confined in the hcu-e of detention, for having bsen in fraudulent possession of one pair of slippers, two catties
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    CONSPIRACY TO DEFRAUD U.S. GOVERNMENT.
    215 6 —Reuter. “TEAPOT DOME” SCANDAL. ATTEMPTED TAMPERING WITH THE JURY. Washington, November 2. A joint statement issued by the Counsel for Harry Sinclair, who with Mr. Fall, ex-Secretary of the Interior, is charged with conspiracy to defraud the government in connection with the Tea-Pot Dome oil
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    FRENCH REPLY TO AMERICAN NOTE.
    223 6 —Reuter. NEW COMMERCIAL TREATY. Paris, November 3. The French reply to the recent American note concerning the new tariff, c imuiunic ited to the American Charged’ Affaires ye j terday evening, proposes the establishment of a provisional regime pending the conclusion of the commercial treaty
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    EXPEDITION TO NORTH-EAST SIBERIA.
    111 6 —Reuter. DISCOVERY OF NEW RANGE OF MOUNTAIN. London, November 3. The expedition to North-East Siberia last year which resulted in the discovery of probably the last great mountain range on the Globe, is described by the explorer, Sergei Obruchev in the Geographical Journal. He says the
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    AMERICAN DESTROYERS VISIT BANGKOK.
    31 6 A WEEK’S STAY. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Bangkok, November 2. The American destroyers have afrived and the personnel are being much feted. They are staying a week.
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    CRUISER SQUADRON LEAVES HONG KONG.
    22 6 Reuter. H ngkong, November 3. The first Crnigpr Squadron, under the Flagship Frobisher has left for Malta.—
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    SUPPLY BILL PASSED.
    659 6 OPIUM REVENUE CONTRIBtt t a deleted. BCti OS Commission to Investi«r a u Tax Possibilities. At the sitting of the Legislative n on Tuesday, the Supply Bill forToS was read a third time and Council having previously conaideS’ Bi lin committee. By vote of the F official
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    DEATH OF ESTATE MANAGER’S WIFE.
    87 6 THE LATE MRS. S. BAILEY(From Our Own Correspond Ipob, November d1 v The death occurred y; s anB gef of of Mrs. Bayley, wife < the Batu Matang Estate, la'P’ iiffe reut The deceased had been m 3te d health for some time, and g
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      759 6 New Advertisements. Dr. Stanley Jones. POSITIONS VACANT. His Fare Well McSSa C t 0 Pcnang “WHO IS JESUS.” Applications are invited, from planters with opening-up experience, for the post u b< i pt, U of Manager of the Experiment Station rltzgcrfflfl Alemorilll CilUrCn, (•state) which The Rubber Research Institute of
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    THE WORLD OF SPORT.
    1227 7 The Olympic Games: Yorkshire’s Cricket Captain: Penang Rugby Notes: The Bangkok Trip: Perak’s Revenge. BY ATHLETE.” Special Sporting Correspondent of the Pinang Gazette.} <VT ILL Great Britain be represented B w at the next Olympic Games The British Olympic Association has at last taken some steps
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    INSTALLATION of TOTALISATORS IN ENGLAND.
    125 7 X haB com P^ et Rugby CABINET RECEIVES A REPORT. London, November 2. A meeting of the Cabinet was held f y 3 doming, Sir Austen Chamberlain 'reign Secretary) presiding in the t p nce of Mr. Stanley Baldwin, who aa Rone to Edinburgh. p.
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    AMERICAN GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP.
    96 7 —Reuter. FIRST ROUND VICTORIES. Dallas, Texas, November 2. The thirty-two men who qualified com in the first round of the American Professional Golf Championship over thirty-six holes. The results were as follows: —M. Dutra beat Alcroft 12 and 11 Anthony Manero beat Bob Cruickshanks 4 and 2
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    WHEN PENANG RUGBY TEAM VISITS BANGKOK.
    819 7 ENTERTAINING TIME AHEAD. FANCY DRESS B\LL TO BE HELD IN THEIR HONOUR. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Bangkok, October 29. BANGKOK Rugby players are looking forward to the visit of the Penang fifteen, and as many of their friends as can make the journey, and
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    YORKSHIRE’S PROFESSIONAL CAPTAIN.
    132 7 .—Reuter. A CRICKET SENSATION. LORD HAWKE AND JACK HOBBS. London, November 2. A SENSATION has been created in the cricket world by the action of the Yorkshire County Club appointing Herbert Sutcliffe as County Captain. He is to remain a professional. Lord Hawke, who once said Pray
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    A FIRST ROUND VICTORY.
    44 7 K. O. FOR MIKE McTIGUE. London, November 2. Mickey Walker, the middle weight champion knocked out Mike McTigue ex-light heavy weight champion in a ten round bout at the Coliseum. The knockout came 2 mins. 15 secs, from the start.
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    PENANG HOCKEY LEAGUE.
    66 7 P. S. v P. H. C. L. The following will represent the Public Services (white) in the League Hockey match on the Esplanade at 5.10 p. m. on Friday. Cheah Swee Eng; F. V. Duckworth A. R. Kassim; S. A. Woosey, W. D. Fletcher and P. K.
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    YORKSHIRE RUGBY OFFICIAL SENT FOR TRIAL.
    326 7 £345 FRAUD CHARGE. James A. Miller, a retired schoolmaster, formerly president of the Yorkshire Rugby Football Union, and until recently honorary treasurer, was charged at Leeds with the fraudulent conversion of money amounting to £345. Mr. R. C. Davies, for the prosecution, said that
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      76 7 When Dreaded Croup Comes. A thing of dread, that comes in the night without warning. Just a hoarse, metallic cough, a choking, gasping for breath, a threat of suffocation. Oh I the relief of knowing that there is a bottle of Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy in the house. See how it
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    PUBLIC HEALTH.
    555 8 We are pleased to see that in the Penang municipal estimates for 1928 provision is made for a large increase of expenditure upon the needs of the conservancy department and, when the details are forthcoming, shall expect them to show that a considerable proportion of the $115,000 by
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    QUACK MEDICINES.
    458 8 Elsewhere in our columns to-day we publish an account of a Coroner’s enquiry recently held in Singapore into the death of a Chinese who died of corrosive poisoning as the result of a quack medicine bought from a Japanese. The Coroner had some very strong comments to make
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    By the Way.
    1634 8 Cfk/f R- John Keble Bell, commonly known as Keble Howard, the well-known author, has acted generously to Mrs. Maud Evelyn Giddie, who writes under the name Mark Cawood, in the matter of Paradise Island and, incidentally, both parties get a good advertisement at the moderate cost of
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    34 8 DEATH. Rajasingham.—Youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. A. E. G.ough of B a tu Gajah, F.M.S. and Jaffra, Ceylon and brother of Messrs. C. S. Bilasingham and E. E. C. Thuraisingham—funeral at Jaffna, 1/11/27.
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    THE EMPIRE’S ECONOMIC UNITY.
    322 9 Rugby Radio Service. Harnessing Resources. SIR ALFRED MONO AND EMIGRATION. RO ID TO INDUSTRIAL SUCCESS. Speaking at a public meeting held under the auspices of the Empire Industries Association, Sir Alfred Uond made a great appeal for the utilisation oj the wonderful trading resources of Great
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    ANOTHER NATIONALIST GOVERNMENT INAUGURATED.
    211 9 '—Reuter. TO RETAIN SOUTH CHINA REVENUES. Shanghai, November 2. Still another Nationalist government is being inaugurated at Canton under Wang Ching-wei who is for the moment the outstai ding Nationalist political in China. He is supported by the military leader at Kwang Tung and by members
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    PRINCE OF WALES IN BIRMINGHAM.
    38 9 Dd Wolverhampton.— Rugby Radio OPENS NEW ARTERIAL ROAD. London, November 2. Tho Prince of Wales visited Birming'°‘day f° r *h e purpose of opening e new arterial road between Birmingand Wolverhampton.— Rugby Radio
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    THE TROUBLE IN INDIA.
    49 9 fouZ. Pl Revolvers seized and many arrests made. Delhi, November 2. Ml -a! po P ce searched houses in Lahore, ProJ ,d 'i and and seized materi' T'<• H terature revolvers and Sever i* 8 r le manufacture of bombs. Heuter perBons have been arrested.
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    QUARTER OF A MILLION STERLING PROFIT.
    213 9 Reuter. ANGLO PERSIAN OIL COMPANY. SIR JOHN CADMAN AND DISQUIETING FACTORS. EXCESSIVE PRODUCTION IN U. S. A. The net profit for the year made by the Anglo-Persian Oil Company has exceeded £250,000, but Sir John Cadman warned the shareholders at the annual meeting that
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    BRITISH SEAMAN IMPRISONED IN RUSSIA.
    144 9 Reuter. OLD BAILEY LIBEL pASE. London, November 2. A thick set swarthy man with drooping moustaches, who was referred to as the Bolshevist executioner, and other Soviet officials, including a member of the “Ogpu” (Cheka), are among the numerous Russian witnesses for the defence in
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    WOMAN “ASSOCIATE” FOR THE ROYAL ACADEMY.
    81 9 —Rugby Radio Service. FIRST IN HISTORY. London, November 2. For the first time since the day of its origin in the eighteenth century the Royal Academy has elected a woman to be an active Associate.” She is Mrs. Laura Knight, who won success as
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    CHALLE’S FLIGHT.
    15 9 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Bangkok, November 2. Challe left for Paris this morning.
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    HORRIBLE TRAGEDY IN THE PACIFIC.
    269 9 —Reuter. The Boat of Death. AMERICAN LINER’S GRUESOME DISCOVERY. PILE OF BONES ON BOARD. When the American liner Margaret D >ll:-r was steaming across the Pacific to Seattle, a small Japanese fishing smack was sighted riding aim 7 essly over the water, obviously not being
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    FAMOUS NASSAK DIAMOND.
    94 9 —Reuter. DEALERS PROTEST THAT IT SHOULD BE TAXED. Washington, November 2. The customs officials are puzzled regarding the famous Nassak diamond, valued at $200,000, which is supposed to have formed one of the eyes of the ancient image of the God Shiva, in India. It was at
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    DANISH BANK SECURES AMERICAN LOAN.
    53 9 —Reuter. $5,300,000 AT 6 PER CENT. Copenhagen, November 2. The Danish Land Bank has concluded an agreement with an American bank for the loan of $5,300,000 at 5 per cent, the proceeds from which will be applied to the conversion of the 6 per cent,
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    UNEMPLOYMENT ON THE DECLINE.
    195 9 —Rugby Radio Service. MINOR FLUCTUATIONS. SEASONAL INCREASE WHICH DID NOT MATURE. LOWER OCTOBER FIGURES. There are indications that unemployment at home is steadily on the decrease. The usual seasonal increase which has come to be expected in August did not mature this year, and the figures
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    MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS IN; ENGLAND.
    60 9 Reuter. BIG LXBOUR GAINS. London, November 2. Big Labour gains are shown in the municipal elections held yesterday in over three hundred cities and boroughs in England and Wales, but not including London. The gains and losses up to tbe present are Gains Losses LABOUR 105
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    EGYPTIAN PREMIER ENTERTAINED.
    80 9 —Rugby Radio Service. IMPORTANT DINNER AT CLARIDGE’S. London, November 2. Sir Austen Chamberlain gave a dinner to-night at Claridge’s Hotel, in London, in honour of Sarwat Pasha, the Egyptian Premier. The guests included Lord Lloyd, the High Commissioner for Egypt, Mr. Winston Churchill, the Right Hon. Ronald
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    INTERNATIONAL LABOUR OFFICE.
    91 9 Reuter. STATEMENT TO THE MANDATES COMMISSION. Geneva, November 2. The International Labour Office spokesman, Mr. Grimshaw, has made a statement to the Mandates Commission outlining the views of the Native Labour Commission cabled on October 15— namely, that compulsory labour should only be employed for essential public
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    PAN-AMERICAN CONGRESS.
    42 9 Reuter. PRESIDENT COOLIDGE TO ATTEND. Washington, November 2. President Coolidge will attend the Pan-American Congress at Cuba in January at which tbe United States delegation will be. Chairman, Ex-Secre-tary of the State, Mr. Hughes and Ambassadors Henry Fletcher and Morrow.—
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      74 9 POPPY DAY, 1927. Messrs. Brown, Phillips and Stewart, Penang, are the Honorary Treasurers of the above fund to whom subscriptions should be sent. 1 u Terrell’s America’s Best STEEL OFFICE CUPBOARDS i (fitted with 5 adjustable shelves) L Special arrangements with the Manufacturers, permit us to make a drastic reduction
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    SOCIAL & PERSONAL.
    1595 10 SOCIAL PERSONAL. Mr. S. M. Middlebrook, Assistant Protector of Chinese, Penang, has gone to Singapore. Mr. W. G. Ayton, of Osborne and Chapel, Ipoh, is expected back from Home next week. Mr. H. d’Esterre Darby, Visiting Agent, Sime Darby Co., Ltd., returns from Home next week. Dr. O'Grady has been
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    KEMPAS LIMITED.
    1291 11 SOUND IIN’ANC IA L POSITION. Th? Seventeenth Ordinary Annual r o Meeting of Shareholders of nn P L‘d was held at 4, Fort Road. yXcci,’ on October 29, Mr. T. F. Andtr u, 1 Pole presiding. The Chairman, in proposing the adopijouoftbe report and accounts, said: Gentlemen, the
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    SINGAPORE PRICES.
    38 11 LONDON STANDARD (LOOSI 8. R. Sheet 60 cts per pound per pl. $BO/No. 1 Crepe 60 cts per pound per pl. $BO/F.rm. London 16j 1 New York 35 cts. gold. {By Courtesy of Afewg. Allen Dennys)
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    GENERAL PRODUCE AGENCY LTD.
    34 11 RUBBER PRICES. We b*»g to report that the Singapore prices for Standard Ribbed Smoked Sheet for to-day are as follows Spot 60c December 61c Jan/March 62|c April/June 64c Remarks:—Market Firm.
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    RUBIER SALES.
    53 11 The General Produce Agency Ltd., Beach Street, Penang, reports that the following prices were realised at their auction room to-day: Good F.A.Q. Ribbed Smoked Sheet s77} to s7B} F.A.Q. do 76 77 Low F.A.Q Off do 72 75 Plain Unsmoked Sheet 55 61 Lump Scrap 42 47 Loose
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    TIN PRICES.
    142 11 The Straits Trading Co., Ltd., vines the following prices, on November 2: LONDON. Spot £258 5s Down £1.7.6 3 mos. buying 255.15 s 1 3 selling 256 1 Loo al. November 3: Singapore sold 175 tons at $129.37} Penang 25 tons at $129 37}. Messrs. Boustead and Co.,
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    RUBBER OUTPUTS.
    37 11 The following are additional rubber outputs fur October:— lbs. Penang 206.000 Sabrang 60 000 Straits 175,000 Rubana 55,500 Tali Ayer 96.000 Bagan Serai 33,500 Batak Rabit 22,000 Kuran 16,500 Merchiston 32,000 Mon nt joy 23,500
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    THE SHARE LIST.
    210 11 Ihe following were the latest quotations in MESSRS. KENNEDY AND CO.’S share list at 11 a.m. to-day Yesterday. To-day. g «5 g jo Sharer. >» >» o s 0Q oQ PQ oo c. sc. c. c. Mining. Bangrin Tin 33/- 34/- 32/6 33/- ex Eastern Siam Tin
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    UNITED TRADERS, LIMITED.
    87 11 The following are our latest quotations To-day. Rubbers. Buvers. Sellers. Alor Gajahs 2.10 2.30 B. Lintangs 1.42} 1.47} c. Bassetts 1.05 1.15 Changkats 7.00 7.50 Jerams 1.40 1.50 Mentakabs .50 .52} Nellmays .55 .57} U. Malaccas 1.95 2.05 Tins. Chenderiangs 20/3 21/3 East Siams 22/6 23/3 Idris
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    EASTERN TRADERS, LIMITED.
    110 11 Th*» following are the latest quotations for to-day Buyers. Sellers. Tins. Taipings 1.17 1.19 Souths .70 c. .71} c. Huey Yot Prefs 34/- 35/Toh Allang 1.02} 1.07} Rantau Prefs. 1.55 1.60 Malayan Tins 25/- 25/6 Laruts 20/3 20/6 Rahmans 1.70 1.75 Chenderiangs 20/- 20/6 Norths 1.12 c.
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    OVERSEA BROKERS, LIMITED.
    68 11 The following are our latest quotations To-day. Mining. Buyers. Sellers. A. Wengs .95 1.00 Batu Caves 1.27 1.30 Hong Fatts 1.02 1.05 Kuchais 2.05 2.07} Kinta Dredges 1.35 1.40 K. Lumpurs 32/6 33/- ex Laruts 20/3 20/9 Linguis 1.80 1.85 Mambaus 1.42 1.45 Nai Hoots .27 .29
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    “FOR HEAVEN’S SAKE.”
    75 11 To-night will be the first screening of this great comedy, which is acknowledged ai Harold Lloyd’s best, and judging by the booking plan at R ibinson’e, the public mns: have beared of its reputation from Singapore, where it had to play an extended season, as it was
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    PRODUCE PRICES.
    211 11 PENANG NOVEMBER 3, 1927. Benares Opium p. chest $5,000.00 nom Cloves 70.00 nom. Gold leaf 72.00 seller, Mace Pickings 125.00 nom. Nutmegs 80s 00.00 nom. 110 s 95.00 Coconuts per 1,000 50.00 nom. as on Copra Sundried $11.90 buyers 2/11/27 Rattans 11.15 Rattans Coarse 10.50 Green Snail Shells
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    EXCHANGE.
    122 11 PENANG, NOVEMBER 3, 1927. ■By Courtesy Of The 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 ***** w 3 days’ sight Private 1551 Bombay Demand Bank 153} I 2 Madras Demand Bank 153 4
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    FOREIGN EXCHANGES.
    62 11 (Rugby Radio Sbrvics.) London, November 2. Paris, 124.05 New York, Brussels, 34.95 Geneva, 25.25 Amsterdam, 12.08} Milan, 89.00| Berlin, 20.39} Stockholm, 18.09} Copenhagen, 18.17 Osin, 18.44 Vienna, 34.49 Prague. 164} Helsingfors, 193} Madrid, 28.58 Lisbon, 2J Athens, 366 Bucharest, 790; Rin, s?} Buenos Aires, 47s}; Bombay, 1/s}«d; Shanghai.
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    BAND PROGRAMME.
    40 11 Friday 4th November 1927—Esplanade 6 to 7 p.m. 1. March Tfurrah Boys Lacalle 2. Overture Mirella Gounod 3. Selection Merry Widow Lehar 4. Fox Trot Lonely Eyes Akst 5. One Step San Francisco Vincent GOD SAVE THE KING.
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    SINGAPORE NEWS.
    120 11 MOTOR FATALITY INQUEST. (From Our Own Correspondent). Singapore, November 3. The Coroner opened the inquest on a Chinese bo.t aged five, knocked down by a lorry. The boy’s 12 year old brother said that he pulled his brother from beneath the lorry and carried him to the police
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    KENNEDY & CO'S SHARE LIST.
    1140 11 KENNEDY CO'S SHARE LIST. NAMES. J 5 b S 4 a n E- RUBBER [Dollar.] 3 c S c S e Allenby Rubber Co 2 2 80 Alor Gajah Rubber Estate 2 If 2 30 Amalgamated Malay Estates 3 9< 4 10 Ayer Hitam Planting Syndicate 3 70 3 90
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    SINGAPORE HARBOUR BOARD.
    611 11 YEAR’S WORK AND ACCOUNTS. The Annual Report. The following are excerpts from tlje report of the Harbour Board for the year ended 30th June, 1927: After providing for interest and Sinking Fund contributions in the sum of $2,583,479.50 and crediting $335,921.29 interest earned on investments, the Income
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    CENSORING U.S. FILMS.
    272 12 Banned Subjects «BWMMMMaaK MORE CiREIN CRIME PICTURES. FILM censorship problems are likely to be overcome in the United States as a result of the efforts now being made by the Association of Motion Picture Producers, which has declared war on questionable incidents in films. The association has
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    BATH-ROOMING LONDON.
    214 12 HOTELS THAT SURPASS AMERICAN. London hotelscan no longer be accused of lagging behind American hotels in the number and luxury of their bathrooms. It has hitherto been a reproach that London hotels failed to realise the importance of having a large number of bathrooms, but the visits of
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    HARROGATE AND VICHY.
    260 12 what King George said. —G. M. A. in the Manchester Guardian. A STORY OF THE KING. It is strange how life cut apparently to the same pattern issues in such a world of difference. If Harrogate has no Casino, it has its vast Kursaal, now the Royal
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    WOMAN’S IMPRESSIONS OF AMERICAN SCHOOLS.
    516 13 A Yorkshire Teacher's Experience. Vi s Vera Gill, Miftresa at Belle Vue S, cM <iary School, Bradford, who baa t teaching for n.ne months at MontHr High School, near New York, C ;iinc on education in America, eaye i u p r ica is often
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    MODERN BOYS AND GIRLS.
    345 13 DUTY OF THEIR PARENTS. Gratitude Out of Date.” The idea that children should be K’atefnl to their paren’s is out of date.” said Align L. M. Faithfull, former princiP'l of Cheltenham Ladies’ College, at a Mothers’ Union conference at the Mary ‘•ummer House, Westminster. It had
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    SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.
    114 14 To-day’s Departures. Mabidol for Bhuket, (Tongkah), Renong and Kopah. Reteh for Belawan (Deli), Panek and Adahan. Hong Hwa for Port Swettenkano, Singapore and Ckina. Am pang for Pangkor, Lumut and Sitiawan. Kinta for Port Swettenkam and Singapore. Mantua fer Singapore, Ckina and Japan. The following skips are in
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    PENANG MAILS.
    556 14 CLOSE DAILY except (Sunday). BY TRAIN. Federated Malay States. Malacca Johore and Singapore. Registration and Parce 1 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
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    MARKET PRICES.
    609 15 CHOWRASTA MARKET. Penang, November 3, 1927. Mutton— eta Mutton Indian per lb 55 Head heep or goat each 1.00 Liver with heart lung do 1.30 Tripe do 1.00 Goat or Sheep per lb 55 Sweet Bread m pair 30 Leg of Matton lb 55 Lamb do 55 Suet
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