Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 5 November 1927

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    20 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE ESTABLISHED 1833. PUBLISHED DAILY. No. 254. VOL. LXXXV. SATURDAY, sth NOVEMBER, 1927. PRICE IO CENTS.
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      9 1 TOKISATSUj IPHOTOGRAL’ELC ART STUDIO ’Phone 772. 68, BISHOP STREET.
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    STAGE SALARIES.
    566 2 SIR G. DU MAURIER’S VIEWS. When Actresses Are Worth Big Pay. SIR Gerald du Maurier, the leading actor-director in England gave his views on the subject of stage “stars” and their salaries, to th« theatrical correspondent of the Daily Mail. Everyone (be said) seems to be talking about
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      363 2 ay p f A a A Teething without Tears. Six Months There’s the first tooth trying its way through the pink gu m Now, if Baby has been fed on “Cow and Gate” Food, it will be a fa M*. strong, hard, white tooth because “Cow and Gate” Food is
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      61 2 Poppy Day 1927. FANCY DRESS BALL AT E. O. Hotel ON Saturday, 12th November, 1927 9.45 p.m. to 1.45 a.m. SUPPER. Ham and Egg or Sausages and Mashed Potatoes. LATE LAUNCHES. PRIZES. Tickets $5 each including supper CAN BE OBTAINED FROM E. O. HOTEL OR Hon: Secretary and Committee, Penang
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    CRIMES WE COMMIT.
    441 3 Unconscious and Unconvicted Criminals. MOST Englishmen are, under the English law, unconscious and unconvicted criminals. Many of them commit crimes repeatedly. Marder, larceny, embezzlement, and such-like familiar matters are not the only crimes punishable under the law. The list includes a great multitude of offences, which are
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    GIRLS OF NINE WHO USE LIPSTICK.
    307 3 MINISTER ON “A DERANGEMENT WHICH WILL RIGHT ITSELF.” Modern Vagaries. The thesis that young people are deteriorating is probably as old as the world and without doubt the lament that ‘things are not what they were in my young days’ began with the day
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    HARROW’S “CARVED ROOM.”
    493 3 Fourth Form Treasures. AFTER being used as a classroom since the beginning of the seventeenth century, the Fourth Form room at Harrow is to be preserved as a show place. The Fourth Form Room is probably the only classroom which has been in continual use for such
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    THE FLUTTERING GHOSTS OF GROSVENOR HOUSE.
    213 3 GILDED DESOLATION IN LONDON’S PROUDEST MANSION. Ghosts are fluttering in Grosvenor House to-day. No one hears them. They are lost and stunned among the sledge hammers. They have been disturbed by the crowbar that pierced the thrush’s egg blue panel in the centre of
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      75 3 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! the relief of knowing that there is a bottle of Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy in the house. See how it clears
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      167 3 EMPIRE THEATRE. ’Phone 264. From To-Night to Sunday, 6th November. Matinee on Sunday at 2-30 p.m. Fted Humes in “Hands Off” 5 Parts ADAPTED FROM THE STORY BY J. ALAN DUNN. hit f> j W rue meaning of friendship when you sae this gripping drama of two pals hi. an
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      67 3 r&y X TO-NIGHT k zr- E r-j A N G ROAD HAROLD LLOYD IN HIS FUNNIEST COMEDY “FOR HEAVEN’S SAKE” This is a scream from the start. For Heavens Sake Dont Miss It# “LETS GET MARRIED” Starring Richard Dix. “TOWER OF LONDON” Screen Snapshots No. 25. “HOT SHEIK” Comedy. For
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    Marrakesh the Red.
    1070 4 A City of Africa Marrakesh is two and a half centuries younger than Fez, but whilst that city is Oriental, Marrakesh is an epitome of Africa. It is the city of Youssuf ben Tachfin. the founder of the Almoravide dynasty, who came out of bis Saharan oasis,
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      48 4 Prepare for X rnae EARLY BY VISITING PRITCHARD’S WHERE YOU WILL FIND Everything for the Person, THE HOUSE AND THE TABLE X’MAS BAZAAR AND TOYLAND NOW OPEN IN THE UNION STREET PREMISES. The display of this year surpasses anything ever before seen in Penang. Pritchard co. ltd. PENANG.
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      113 4 Wanted: Sub-Agent for Japanese cement of a brand already very well introduced in Singapore and F. M. S., quality fully up to the B.S.S. Applicants have to furnish first class Bank references. Box No. 485, c/o Pinang Gazette. RALEIGH MOTOR CYCLES. Model No. 15 Medel No. 16 2-48 h. p.
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      235 4 Eva Pastilles are prescribed re I\° \i *H 0 by Doctors the World overt gU I Coughs. Colds C t?rh I” I** WaBI IWMIt1 WMlt ChK,S S-ĕ Thtoau V V,pours Pirate into i M er mwt h giving instant relief. parts EVANS’ Backaches?-M>e/come relief! t'SI Scatter the painful congestion. Sloans
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    MOTORING ON EUROPE’S WORST ROAD.
    756 5 MAKING A COUNTRY ATTRACTIVE. Quaint Experiences. THE Balkans are reputed to be the cradle of the wars in Europe, and, judging from the highways, that might well beithe case. Never in a motoring experience covering eighteen countries have I been over such a track as
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      326 5 7 l> > X? I \Wk I i [I \j--f iv\ Insects and Death Go Hand in Hand The Grim Specter, Death, is ever on duty-—directing his deadly horde of destroyers. Insects are his favourite agents and they serve his purpose well. Flies, cockroaches, mosquitoes, 1 and bed bugs are
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      64 5 Eases Rheumatic Pains. A stiff neck is soon eased and rheumatic pains in arms and shoulders disappear when Chamberlain’s Pain Balm is rubb p d on the aching spot. It feels good to the skin, penetrates quickly to the very seat of pain, scattering the congestion, relieving the pressure and
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      27 5 X’MAS Cop Bazaar NOW_OPEN. You are Cordially Invited to Inspect THE SPECIAL DISPLAY OF Seasonable Goods IN All Departments» (INCORPORATED IN ENGLAND) Penang, Singapore and Kuala Lumpur»
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  • TO-DAY’S SPORTING NEWS.
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      LEAGUE FOOTBALL AT HOME.
      889 6 To-Day’s Matches. TINE FARE IN FIRST DIVISION. THE form of Everton, who last sea-on, narrowly missed relegation, has been one of the outstanding features of F rat Division football. Can th*o keep it up To day they entertain Leicester City and can be assure! of a
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      SINGAPORE TURF CLUB MEETING.
      342 6 FIRST DAY’S HANDICAPS. Tne handicaps for the first day of the Singapore Turf Club Meeting which begins on Stturday next are as follows: Race 1. The Penang Purse (Horses, Fourth Division), 5 Furlongs —Gay Rew 1 er 9.2 Firooz 8.13 Melgee 8.13 She 8.10 Protia 8
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      HOCKEY.
      112 6 COLOURS v. WHITE. The following have been selected to play, on Monday, at 5 p.m. sharp cn the Esplanade Colours Cheah Sw»e Eng N. A. M Griffin and J. S. W. Arthur; W. F. Fletcher G. A. M. Hyde an 1 Yang Cheng Phoy C. G. Rodrigo, A, G.
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      PROFESSIONAL GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP.
      49 6 AMERICA’S LAST FOUR. Dallas. Texts. November 4. In the third round of the American Paofessional Golf Championship, Tn rm sa beat Gene Sarazen 3 and 2 Waller Hagen beat Armour 4 and 3 Golden beat Gallett 4 and 2 Espinosa b at Dutra by one hole.
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      PENANG HOCKEY LEAGUE.
      28 6 PUBLIC SERVICE 5 DEFEAT SCHOOLMASTERS. In the match played on the Esplanade yesterday Public Services defeated the Schoolmasters’ Association by s x goals to ni’.
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      SWIMMING CLUB.
      21 6 TO-MORROW’S LADIES RACE. The Ladies 50 yards’ handicap will be contested To-morrow at the Swimming Club at 11 a.m.
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    CHURCH SERVICES.
    406 6 St. GEORGE THE MARTYR (Church Of England.) [2lst Sunday after Trinity.] 7.45 Litany, 8 a in. Matins, Hymn 269. 830 Holy Communion, Hymn 311. 2nd Part, 9.30 Holy Communion [Tamil], 10 3‘) Matins Chinese, G p.m. Evensong. Hymns 185, 391, 540, 31, Magnificat 73, Nunc Dimittis G 6
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    FOREIGN EXCHANGES.
    65 6 (Rugby Radio Service.) London, November 4. Paris, 124.05 New York, 4.863 Bmss-ls, 34.94; Geneva, 25 25; Amul2 08; Milan, 89.00| ’Berlin, 20 40 Stockholm, 18.10; Copenhagen’ 18.17 Oslo. 18.46 Vienna, 34.50 Prague 164} Helsingfors, 193} rid, 28.54 L «bon, 210 Athens* 366Bucharest, 790; Rio, 5f 4 Buenos Airs’,
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    SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.
    885 6 Capt. T. P. Coe, M. C., is acting as District Officer, Larut. Mr. W. G. Fioyd his been appointed a telegraph engineer to the J ihore Government. Inffie Jaifar bin H*ji Abdullah has bp»n appointed to act as revenue auditor, J ok o Mr. N. Grice, M.
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      940 6 New Advertisements. notice? MISCELLANEOUS. sam Kumbang Tj n DredZT' (Incorporated i„ foe Federated -j Wanted to r*-nt one or two Lock-up UII J" Garages, pear south end of Kelawei of 23. dD’ ’i Road. Applv in writing to Mr. J. E. A. ‘'‘dead. Clarke, 38, K-lawei Riad, Penang. NOTICE 1
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      163 6 TOWN HALL. For a Short Saason only commencing Saturday, 12th Novem FORBES RUSSELL PRESENTS THE FORBES RUSSELL COMEDY COMPANY, with MISS APRIL VIVIAN leeWl Supported by a TJentei Company of English Artistes in a ciretmo repertoire of successful plays from the Principal London ['.ratr-s. The successful Com I l urjr
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    SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.
    134 7 To-day’s Departures. Rajula for Negapatam. Karikal, Porto Novo, Cuddalore, Pondicherry and Madras. Pungah for Asahan and Batu Bahra. Ekma for Rangoon and Calcutta, m/s Cremer for Singapore, Hongkong, Swatow and Amoy. Brandan for Pangkaian Brandan, Pangkalan Soesoe, Tanjong Poera and Langsa. Ipoh for Port Swettenham Singapore. F xiksang
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    PENANG MAILS.
    497 7 CLOSE DAILY except (Sunday). BY TRAIN. Federated Malay States. Malacca Johore and Singapore. Registration and Parcc 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 p.m
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    COMING EVENTS.
    11 7 November 19—Pot Pourri Party. Taiping Town Hall, 9.30 p.m.
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      80 7 WHITEAWAYS NEW STOCK OF ELECTRO-PLATED AND SILVER WARE. ENGLAND’S BEST. OUR NEW stocks are the finest in the East for designs and quality. Each show case on our ground floor is filled with ElectroPlate and Silver Ware, come and view our special display. You are bound to find something you
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      422 7 “P G.” CROSS-WORDS PUZZLE COMPETITION. PUZZLENO. 143. t Prize $5O. Second Prize $2O. Third Prize $lO and Four Consolation Prizes of $5 Each. publish below our puzzle No. 143, entries for which dose at 11 a. m. on Saturday, November 12. DIAMOND. CLUES. down. across. 8. To shoot. 2—24. Annual
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    SYDNEY HARBOUR DISASTER.
    456 8 The appalling disaster in Sydney harbour, where the s.s. Tahiti, on Thursday last, rammed and sank one of the harbour ferry steamers which was carrying one hundred and fifty passengers, of whom at least thirty are known to have perished within sight of their homes and thirty
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    Behind the Scenes
    1497 8 It was inevitable that the projected move of the Prince cf Wales into official residence at Marlborough Hjuse should raise the question of household appointments. The recent reference of His Royal Highness to his future responsibilities, was interpreted as indicating that he might agree that the time
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    ADJOURNED MEETING OF MUNICIPAL COMMISSIONERS.
    201 8 REVENUE ESTIMATE AMENDED. The adjourned meeting of the Municipal Commissioners to consider the draft estimates for 1928, was held at the Municipal Offices yesterday. Those present were Mr. G. L, Ham (President). Messrs. J. H. Ped low, A R. Thornton, Yeoh Cheang Ann, C. D.
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    KUALA DINGIN ESTATE.
    90 8 KALIAMMAN TEMPLE FOR LABOURERS. The long felt want of a Temple for the large number of Indian labourers em ployed on Kuala Dingin Estate, Selama (Kedah) has been met by the Manager who has built a Kaliamman Temple for them. Invitations have been issued for the dedication
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    FORBES RUSSELL COMPANY.
    69 8 We are informed that the Forbes Russel Comedy Company will open their season in Penang on November 12, at the Town Hall, with “Bluebeard’s Eighth Wife,” and from Monday, November 14 to Wednesday, November 16, the following plays will be produced in that oHer; —“The Last of
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    PKNANG LIBRARY.
    154 8 The following new books have been received at tbe Library. The Annual Register 1926, Edited by M. Epstein. The Black Flemings, by Kathleen Morris. Buddhist Records of the Western World, by Samuel Bell. By Car To India, by Major ForbesLeith. By Request, by Ethel M. Dell. Cast Not
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      70 8 UDE TABLES. To-day. High Water. Low W iter. 9.4 a.m. 3.16 a.m. 10.3 p.m. 3.38 p.m. To MORROW 10.6 a.m. 4.12 a.m. 10.46 p.m. 4.30 p.m. FUNERAL. Mr. Lim Mah Cbye, J. P., who died 22nd August, 1927. Aged 71 years. Funeral, 20tb November, 1927, at 10 a.m. when bis
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    THE SYDNEY HARBOUR DISASTER.
    170 9 Uniter. Eighty-Six Casualties. nfil-KNOWN WOMAN AVIATOR A VICTIM. DIVERS’ GRIM TASK. The latest information regarding the Sydney fi rry boat disaster shows that eighty six lives have been lost, including Mrs. Millicent Bryant? one of Australia's first women aviators. Sydney, November 4. THR casualties in the
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    ANTI-BRITISH BOYCOTT AT CANTON.
    196 9 '.—Reuter. A NATIONALIST BID FOR SUPPORT. Hong Kong, November 4. An anti-British boycott has been in force at Canton since November 3. A large number of uniformed pickets at the cuHtoms house and steamers and wharves are seiz'ng I ritish goods and searching Chinese passengers. They
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    GOVERNMENT OF INDIA’S TRADE MISSION.
    99 9 —Reuter. OVERSEAS COTTON-GOODS MARKETS. New Delhi, November 4. to q p P overnmen t of India has decided the n a M s ion insisting of Dr. Meek, ilnteli; ,rfc, or-General of Commercial L th/n K and r Maloney, Secretary no inr Mill-owners’ Association, kprep
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    FRENCH PETROL COMMISSION.
    37 9 Reuter. LAllthp Paris, November 5. l^^isaion^H 8 r h ard by the Petrol t l «thp Crp r Chamber were opposO f X° f i a m onopoly for the Q of petrol.—- Reuter.
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    PRINCE OPENS SCOTTISH MOTOR SHOW.
    232 9 would command a market. Rugby Radio Service. PROGRESSING INDUSTRY. HINT ABOUT COLONIAL AND DOMINION MARKETS. BRITISH CARS PREFERRED. Opening the Scottish Motor Show at Glasgow, H. R. H. the Prince of Wales referred to the growth of the motor industry in Great Britain, and urged
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    FRENCH RADICAL-SOCIALIST PARTY.
    115 9 —Reuter. PROMINENT POLITICIAN SEVERS HIS CONNECTION. Paris, November 4. The proceedings in the Chamber were enlivened by the announcement that M. Franklin Bouillon, a notoriously stormy petrel of politics, has resigned the Chairmanship of the Foreign Affairs Committee and severed a twenty-five years’ connection with the Radical-Social-ist
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    STORMS IN AMERICA.
    114 9 .—Reuter. FLOODS AND EARTHQUAKES. New York, November 4. Floods, owing to the continued heavy rain, have caused widespread damage in New York State and New England and four fatalities have occurred at Vermont. The damage is estimated at hundreds of thousands of dollars. Many bridges were washed
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    CHICAGO MAYOR’S LATEST.
    52 9 —Reuter. OFFICIAL LANGUAGE “AMERICAN.” Chisago, November 4. They don’t speak English in Illinois, but American,” says Mayor Thompson in a letter to the Chicago Library Board, adding that the “official language of Illinois, by a law passed through the efforts of the late State Senator, Frank Ryan,
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    TRAFFIC IN STATE SECRETS.
    38 9 .—Reuter. ESTHONIAN MINISTER ACQUITTED BUT DISMISSED. Reval, November 4. M. Birk, lately Esthonian Minister to Russia, charged with publishing State secrets, has been judicially acquitted and released, but has been dismissed from the Service.-
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    TRAINING FOR LIFE IN AUSTRALIA.
    206 9 —Reuter. New Govt. Scheme. GIRLS WHO DESIRE TO EMIGRATE. SCHOOL TO BE OPENED. A domestic training school for girls, established by the British and Australian Governments, is to be opened at Market Harborough. After training, girls are eligible for Jree passages to Australia where household
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    COTTON YARN ASSOCIATION BOMBSHELL.
    91 9 Reuter. BUSINESS SERIOUSLY AFFECTED. London, November 4. The Cotton Yarn Association has withdrawn all restrictions on the production and prices of American spinnings, and the announcement came like a bombshell. The situation on the market is chaotic, business being seriously affected. Merchants refused to place important
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    SOUTH AFRICAN PRECIOUS STONES BILL.
    31 9 ,—Reuter. Capetown, November 4. After seven divisions the Assembly returned the Precious Stones Bill to the Senate, whose amendments the Minister of Mines refused to accept.-
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    “BUSINESS MAN” OF THE ROYAL FAMILY.
    215 9 —Rugby Radio Service. DUKE OF YORK'S POSITION. SIGNIFICANCE OF NEW COURT CIRCULAR. INTEREST IN WELFARE WORK. It is stated that H.R.H. Duke of York, who in recent years has devoted his energies particularly to the welfare side of modern industrial life in which he
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    SPACE FOR BURIAL OF ILLUSTRIOUS DEAD.
    128 9 —Reuter. POSITION AT WESTMINSTER ABBEY. London, November 4. The immediate erection of a new building within the grounds of Westminster Abbey to provide space for the burial of the nation’s illustrious dead, is urged in the report of the Cathedral’s Commission of the Church
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    MARRIAGE OF EX-RAISER’S SISTER.
    94 9 Reuter. MANY OBJECTIONS RAISED. Berlin, November 5. It is stated that the ex Kaiser has informed his sis‘er, Princess Victoria that if she marries Alexander Ziubkoff, the impecunious minor of a Russian noble family, he will break off all her relations with him. It is reported
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    GERMAN SEAPLANE’S FLIGHT.
    26 9 —Reuter. Ponta del Gada, November 4. The German seaplane, 1220, which was delayed by bad weather at Lisbon, has arrived at the Azores.-
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      58 9 POPPY DAY, 1927. Messrs. Brown, Phillips and Stewart, Penang, are the Honorary Treasurers of the above fund to whom subscriptions should be sent. BE PREPARED Should a FIRE occur at your place can YOU extinguish it Why wait and see? Protect your property with FOAMITE FIREFOAM and be certain that
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    AN ISLAND FITTED WITH ENGINES.
    532 10 Film Story with a Punch. HOW that British films which portray filling picture houses to capacity naval aspects of the war are wherever they are shown, producing companies will no doubt strive to keep, “a good line” going as long as they can. find suitable
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    INDIGESTION SHORTENS LIFE.
    122 10 Indigestion shortens life because it interferes with the assimilation of food and either directly or indirectly disturbs nearly ewery vital organ. Nearly all forms of indigestion, either acute or chronic, are due to or accompanied by excess acid, and no real relief can be obtained until this
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      322 10 Motorists everywhere are trying and buying > the new World Morris > I THE new Morris a World models were introduced just twelve months ago. Duri ing that short time they have fully proved how well they filled a long felt need. For this is a car typically British in
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    AMERICAN CORPORATION AND THE BLUE NILE.
    290 11 Reuter. TO BUILD A DAM. WHIT GREAT BRI LAIN THINKS OF THE STORY. London, November 4. Telegrams from America, stating that the American Engine- ring Corporation has received a concession to build a dam at Lake Niana, Abyssinia, find little credit in well-informed London
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    MANCHESTER WEEKLY MARKET REPORT.
    434 11 Messrs James F. Hutton and Co., Ltd., Manchester, reported as follows on October 12:— Vhe figures given by the Bureau ret on Saturday shewed no great dig 3t" y compared with the last report, there beuv a decrease of 14,000 bVpp, the ctual .figure being 12,678,000
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    PATANI PARA.
    760 11 Strong Financial Position of the Company. The fourth ordinary general meeting of Patani Para Plantati >na, Ltd., was held on October I’, at the offices of the company, 16, Philpot-lane, E.C. Mr. W. D.| Campbell (chairman of the company) presided. The representative of the sper tarjo» (Messrs. Lyall,
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    TIN PRICES.
    115 11 The Straits Trading Co., Ltd., gives the following firices, on November 4: Londok. Spot £260 Up £1 3 mos. buying 256 0.15 s 3 selling 256.5 s 0.15 s T'.'e Eastern Smelting Co., Ltd:— London. November 4, spot £260.10three months’ buying £256 and three months’ selling £256.5?. Atessrs.
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    THE SHARE MARKET.
    738 11 Messrs. K .N.M DY and Co., Penang, reported on Friday as follows Since our last report there has been little change in the Share Market and business has again been on a limited scale. The price of Tin has declined to £255-5-0 which is £6-5-0 below last
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    THE SHARE LIST.
    158 11 lhe following were the latest quotations in MESSRS. KENNEDY AND CO.’S share list at 11 a m to day Yesteriay. Today. E Shares. >* -2 p co <n m oq $O. c. c. c. Rubber (Dollar). Bukit K. 2.00 2.10 200 240 cum Mining. Batang P. .51
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    UNITED TRADERS, LIMITED.
    87 11 The following are our latest quotations To-day. Rubbers. Envers. Sellers. A. Moleks $2 05 $2.15 Brogas 1.37| 1.42| Colinsburghs 3.60 3.75 Glenealys 2.50 2.70 K. Sidims 2.60 2.65 M. Pindas S. Tukangs 1.071 1.12| Tapahs 2.40 2.50 Tins. Bangrins 32/9 33/9 ex Hong Fatts 1.02 1.05 Jelapangs
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    OVERSEA BROKERS, LIMITED.
    86 11 The following are our latest qu titions To-day. Mining. Buyers. Sellers. B. Padangs Cbin Chins 1.2?| 1.25 Flong Fatts 1-03 1.05 Hitams .70 .72 Kuchais 2.(‘3 2.07 Kuyohs 1.27 1.30 Kinta Dredges 1.32 1 35 M. Consols 1.15 1.17 Mambaus 142 1.45 Na vng Pets 1.40 1.45
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    EXCHANGE.
    196 11 PENANG, NOVEMBER 5, 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 153|'| 3 days’sight Private 1551 d Bombay Demand Bank 1531 I g Madras Demmd Bank 1531 3 days’
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    TIN OUTPUTS.
    108 11 The Returns of Messrs. Osborne and C iappel for October 1927: M aes Piculs Gopeng Consolidated, Limited 1,200 Tekka, Limited 600 Tekka. Taiping, Limited 1,150 Pengkalen, Limited— Company 650 Tributers 372 1,022 Rambutan, Limited 250 Kinta Tin Mines, Limited 600 Idris Hydraulic Tin, Limited 9bo Lahat Mines, Limited—
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    RUBBER OUTPUTS.
    76 11 The following are additional rubber outputs for October:— lbs. Kuala Kangsar 60,362 Jong Landor 46,600 Bakap Plantations 15,' 50 Titi Karangan 13,365 Batu Mataug 12,('00 Arras 10,300 South Malay 11,767 Patani Para 38,001 Sungkap Para 29,580 Kim Seng 10,483 Tawar 10,891 Tanjong Rambutan 23,050 Baling 12,660 Kuala Dingin
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    PRODUCE PRICES.
    211 11 PENANG NOVEMBER 5, 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 00.00 nom. 110 s 95.00 Coconuts per 1,000 50.00 nom. as on Copra Sundried $l2 buvers 3/11/27 Rattans 11.15 sales Rattans Coarse 10.50 Green Snail
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    NEWS IN PICTURES.
    146 12 The Duchess of York opened a new library of the St. Leonard’s School at St. Andrews, deceiving an address from the Provost. uchess of York was not favoured by the weathej when she inspected a guard of honour composed of a detachment of Girl Guides drawn up
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    RETURN OF THE HORSE
    663 13 Cheaper Than Mechanical Traction. AFTER a period in this country when the breeding of horsea dropped to an alarming extent, there is evidence that horses of all classes are again holding their own with motor vehicles, and even increasing in numbers. Inquiries made by a Morning
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    MAN WHO HID HIS INSANITY.
    425 14 Shrapnel in Middle of Brain. made a criminal by mistake. man underwent injuries in I the war which made him assume the attributes of a criminal, whereas he was a splendid, honest man. For the sake of his wife and children some representation ought to
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    344 14 PIN-MONEY GIRLS. A distinguished Guardsman once remarked to me that, if he had had the illluck to be born a woman, he would spend every penny he possessed, or could lay hold of, on beautiful clothes. And lam not sure but what he
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    MARKET PRICES.
    580 15 CHOWRASTA MARKET. Penang, November 4, 1927 Mutton— eta Mutton Indian per lb 55 Head beep or goat each 1.00 Liver with heart lung do 1.30 Tripe do 1.00 Goat or Sheep per lb 55 Sweet Bread pair 30 Leg of Mutton lb 55 Lamb do 55 Suet 40
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