Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 25 November 1927

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    20 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE ESTABLISHED 1833. PUBLISHED DAILY. No. 269. VOL. LXXXV. FRIDAY, 25th NOVEMBER, 1927. PRICE 10 CENTS.
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      422 1 HOCK SENG Co. y os 46 and 48 Beach Street, PENANG. General Merchants AND Commission Agents. Telegraph* Address: Hock Seng, Penang. ,l—l j|tJr Ask the Sole i Bell’s “Bigsix” Everite J® Corrugated Asbestos-Cement Roof Sheeting Price Complete $1,295. made with British Portland cement. UU Bell’s are the Pioneers of the
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      21 1 T. NAGATA BROTHERS j DENTISTS, ii fat Office: Next to the ffisjcutry > faitth Offa 52 Leith Sind. ij. S i> i
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    EDGAR WALLACE SUED FOR DEBT.
    325 2 Action in South African Supreme Court for £250. MR. EDGAR WALLACE, was on October 4 sued in the Rand Division of the Supreme Court at Johannesburg for £250, together with interest and costs, this being the amount of a debt alleged to have been d<ie
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    JEWEL MARKET IN A STREET.
    272 2 OF HATTON GARDEN. Hat'on Garden, the centre of the world’s diamond dealing, is carrying on brisk business at the present time in preparation for the London season. Thousands of pounds’ worth of diamond?, pearls, emeralds, rubies, sapphires, turquoises, opals, anl other precious stones change hands
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      1559 2 POSITIONS VACANT. TENDERS INVITED. NOTICES. Wanted efficient lady shorthand typist. Federated Malay States Railways. socVfty Apply Boz No. 524, e/o Pin,pg Gazette. _L_ PENANG 2217 uc Tenders are invited for the supply of who are not members of the Society and Oxygen and Acetylene Gases in particularly those who have
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      45 2 FOR HEALTHY HAIR “Vaseline” Pomade is an absolutely pure and harmless petroleum product. Applied regularly to the scalp with the finger tips it assists in preserving the beauty and vitality of the hair. CHESEBROUGH MEG. CO., CONS’D New York London Montreal Vaseline TRADE MARK POMADE
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      697 2 and Preserve a Soft (Complexion THAT sovereigns, the nobility, social leaders, cultured and charming women of many lands,’have voluntarily endorsed a particular treatment for the skin has amazed those to whom the Pond’s method was new. > Pond's r V>KNISHrNG J|\ ---w-- J Tbt ontcb they have tried pores and
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    THEATRE OF NEW IDEAS.
    482 3 INSPIRATION OF C. B. FRY’S SON. Music and Colour. HERE in Hamble, a village tucked away on a creek opening out to Southampton Water, a Daily Express correspondent has discovered a youthful idealist who has obtained a new conception of the arts, and shortly all wh
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    LEAP FOR LIFE.
    118 3 An acrobatic jump on to the cow catcher of a passing locomotive saved the life of a merchant of Lucca, Andrea Buongiorni, at a level crossing near that city. He was driving a cart over the crossing when he saw a goods train approaching and tried to
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    WOMAN’S ESTATE FOR DOGS.
    169 3 An old spinster of Budapest, Fraulein PopeJka, who died some months ago and left all her money to her three dogs, had a nephew who is now contesting the validity of her will, as he says she was insane when shei made it. His case rests
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    SCHOOL FOR CRITICS.
    653 3 WHAT MAKES A PLAY. Mr. M. Watson’s Memories. DAME MADGE KENDAL presided at the O. P. Chib’s first meeting of the season, at the Hotel Cecil recently, when an address on “Dramatic Criticism Then and Now,” was given by Mr. Malcolm Watson, dramatic critic of The Daily
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      82 3 The MAN who knows the climate knows the need for Calvert’s 20% CARBOLIC Medical Soap that powerful antiseptic soap always reliable in strength and quality. Sold by local dealers and bazaars. See that our name and trade mark i, I mrnji arc o° the box you buy, as inferior imitations
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      37 3 Phone 795. LEO Limited, c/o FRANKEL BROTHERS, 16, Bishop Street. JUST RECEIVED Beautiful Evening Frocks, Plain and Beaded. Lovely Day and Evening Flowers, Ladies Fancy Coloured Handkerchiefs’; ALSO Warm Costumes and Coats for ladies going; to’ Europe.
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  • Page 3 Miscellaneous
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      205 3 —ts -.-J— p JUST ARRIVED SOMETHING NEW IN AUTOMOBILES I THE MINERVA 12 H. P. 6 CYL. The new 12 h. p. Minerva, equipped like its elders with the Minerva s Sleeve Valve Engine, Four Wheel Vacuum Brakes, etc, brings within the rat ge of the motorist of moderate means
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    EXALTING ENGLAND IN U.S.A.
    345 4 PRO-BRITISH TEXT BOOK DENOUNCED. New Agitation in Chicago. THE American Society of Veterans of Foreign Wars have adopted resolutions protesting at the use in the schools of a modern history textbook written by Mr Carleton J. Hayes, Professor of History at Columbia University, and Mr. Parker
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    "OLD JOE."
    403 4 Austrian Emperor’s Jockey. “GLORIOUS” DAYS RECALLED. MR. JOE BUTTERS, who has r> c*ntly celebrated his Bdth birthday is a familiar figure in Newmarket, where every morning at Newmarket, the wiry little figure, mounted on a brown cob, is to be seen cantering briskly through the town. For thirty
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    20 YEARS TO WAIT.
    431 4 WHEN WAR HISTORY M\Y n» READY. Y BR Mammoth Task. It may be twenty y Pf > ra official bistori™ of G r r U« completed—lt i 8 a huge task ar An official of the H;A (Military Branch of the Committ 01 011 Imperial Defence
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    THE CORKS IN BOW LANE.
    272 4 One by one the little old haunts of the City of distinctive character, although scarcely known outside the coteries that frequent them, are dragged into t e public gaza on the eve of their diesn ution. One such curiosity, a tavern which nestles so close
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      63 4 labour o rd,nance^ 3 s S 8 labour CODE 1923 F. "tYDIAN EMPLOYERS OF are hereby reminded th a mll6t b« tnrns for the preceding Quar er consent to the Office of th D th troller of Labour, Pe ang oct ober months of April, July, January. -j] be BU
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    POPULAR PENANG WEDDING.
    461 5 Watson-Dennys. THE wedding took place in St. George’s Church, Penang yesterday, in the presence of a crowded congregation, of Mr. Eric Entwistle Watson, youngest son of Mrs. C. J. Watson and the late Mr. C. J. Watson of Broughton Park, Manchester and Miss Nancy Frances Norma Dennys,
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    THIEF AT HOME.
    171 5 BURGLAR WHO MADE HIMSELF COMFORTABLE. An unemployed glassworker, Harry Alexander, was living in the night refuge for homeless men while he was out of work, but he was dissatisfied with his quarters, and looked about for something better. He found it in the shape of an unoccupied
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    2,000-H.P. AIR MONSTER.
    135 5 HUSH HUSH FLYING TEST TRIALS. The most remarkable flying machine of its type ever constructed—an enormous new monoplane of metal developing over 2,000 h.p. and weighing 20 tons —is about to undergo secret flying trials at one of the British official testing stations. The size of the
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    EVERYBODY DOING IT.
    451 5 HUGE GROWTH OF HIREPURCHASE. Trade Boom. 66 O OMETHING like 16,000,000 hire purchase agreements are regularly in force annually, and the number of new agreements effected every year is about 4,000,000. The e figures are double what they were in 1907.” This remarkable growth of deferredpayment system
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    OBJECTION TO HYMN WORDS.
    211 5 WIDOW AND RECTOR IN EPITAPH DISPUTE. An ohj-ction by the Rector of Scarn ing, Norfolk, to the word?. Peac\ perfect peace,” being place! by Mrs. R’nger, a widow, of Dereham, on her husband’s tombstone led to an interesting appeal at Norwich Consistory Court. Mr. Hales, for
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      219 5 b 2 Penang J OUR ANNUAL SALE From Ist to 31st December 1927 X’mas Toys 33 per cent, discount. Other goods 15 to 25 per cent. discount. A few shop-soiled dresses and hats t going at any rational offer —we invite you to submit your figure. Beautiful Bridal Veils, Bridal
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      43 5 Do You Wish to reduce your printing and stationery bil If S', then communicate with us for your requirements. Our prices and the quality of our goods are always right. G. H. KIAT CO., LTD., Booksellers, Stationers, Printers Newsagents. PENANG. Telephone No 1057.
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      230 5 jsiNGINGj TONE of liquid purity, and a light responsive touch, has helped to make the I ZIMMERMAN PIANO fa r. one of our most popular instruments. I I < Specially constructed for the tropics, iron frame, solid Mahogany casing. Terms, if desired, can be arranged to suit I T I
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  • SPORTING NEWS.
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      STRUGGLE FOR WORLD’S CHESS TITLE.
      85 6 ALEKHINE WINNING. Bpencs Aires, November 24. Apart from Kings only two white pawns and three black pawns remained on the board at the conclusion of the thirty-second game, between Alekhine and Cayablanca in the World’s Chess Championship series. Alekhine (white) previously held an advantage of
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      "STRUDDY" RETIRES.
      28 6 FAMOUS WICKETKEEPER TURNS SCORER. London, November 24. The famous Surrey and England wicketkeeper Strudwick has retired and is to act as scorer fcr Surrey next season.
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      SELANGOR CUP FINAL.
      71 6 CHINESE DEFEAT TAMILS. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, November 25. The Chinese and Tamils met for the third time in the Selangor Cup final be•fore a large crowd. The Chinese won by two goals to nil and were the cleverer side though the Tajnils fought hard
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      MALAYA CRICKET TEAM.
      32 6 PROMISING START AGAINST KOWLOON. Hong Kong. November 24. The Malaya Team are playing Kowloon in a twelve-a-side match. Malaya have made 68 runs for the loss of one wicket.
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      INTER-STATE RUGBY.
      107 6 PENANG v. PERAK. The following team has been selected to represent Penang on Saturday at 4.45 p.m. at Penang. E. A. Griffin G. C. Ashworth, D. Rimes, A. R. B. Davenport and D. D. B. C< ok A. D. M. Polson (Captain) and Um Keng Chuan P. Paxton
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      HOCKEY TRIAL.
      110 6 COLOURS v. WHITES. The following have been selected to play, on Monday, at 5.10 p. m. sharp on the Esplanade Colours: H. J. Shuttleworth ;R. C. Bisbop and W. P, Day-Dewdney S. V. Adam. Capt. E. C. Prattley and C. Fittock; C. B. T»rdre, J. Stansfield, J. H.
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      SCHOOLMASTERS’ ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION.
      78 6 ANNUAL MEETING. At the Annual General Meeting of the Tdvrg Schoolmasters’ Athletic Associa* ♦ion held at the Anglo-Chinese Primary Schcol, Chnlia Street, on Thursday, the 24 h November, 1927, the followit g gentlemen were elected Office-Brarers for the year 1927—1928. Pres’dent, Mr. D. R. Swaine VicePresident, Mr.
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      ANGLO-CHINESE SCHOOL UNION.
      58 6 ANNUAL SPORTS. In our sports column, yesterday we stated that the A. C. S. Union Annual Sports would be held on the R»mong •Gnuud to night. This should have been that the Heats would be run eff to-night at d the Annual Sports would be held on
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    MELBOURNE WATERSIDE WORKERS’ STRIKE.
    119 6 ,—Reuter. POSHION VERY GRAVE. PROTECTION FOR MEN HANDLING PERISHABLES. Melbourne, November 24. A joint conference of oversea interstate shipowners which considered the waterside workers overtime strike, decided henceforth to insist on the full observance of all awards and agreements with the Waterside Workers Federation. The latter
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    NEWS IN BRIEF.
    147 6 ,—Reuter. London, November 24. The House of Lords, without opposition, adopted the resolution in favour of the appointment of the Indian Enquiry Commission, as nominated by the Government, Reuter, Cairo, November 24. Lloyd’s Bank has furnished a letter of guarantee in connection with the Soviet cotton deal.—
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    CHINESE GOVERNMENT AND RADIO.
    99 6 —Reuter. STRONG ACTION AT AMERICAN CONFERENCE. Washington, November 24. At the Radio Conference, the delegate of the Peking Government served a notice to the effect that the Chinese Government will not, without its expressed consent, recognise the right of any foreign power or its nationals to
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    ROMAN CATHOLIC PRIEST SHOT.
    46 6 .—Reuter. SEQUEL TO MEXICAN ATTACK. Mexico City, November 24. A summary Court Martial ordered the shooting of a Roman Catholic priest, his brother and two others in connection with an attempt to assassinate President Obregon. The senter ce was carried out immediately.-
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    BEER IS LESS FASHIONABLE.
    188 6 ENGLAND DRINKING MORE WINF. Beer is going out of fashion, judging from the official returns with regard to the quantity consumed in England. Whereas, before the war, an average of three barrels of beer was drunk during the course of the year, the amount is now
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  • CORRESPONDENCE.
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      A DANGER TO HEALTH.
      769 6 (To the Editor of the Pinang Gazette.") Sir, —It is sometimes the little things that count, and really serious damage can be done by little things which are not commonly thought of as dangerous at all. A good many people were surprised a year or two
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      HILL SCHOOLS FOR EUROPEAN CHILDREN.
      375 6 [To the Editor of tbe Pinang Gazette Sir, —I was much in’erestM when 1 read your leading article on Education for Furr pom children.” This is a matter that should not !><•. passed ov r lightly and the more publicity it receives the better. It
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    PENANG AMATEURS PLEASING PRODUCTION.
    391 6 The Unfair Sex. It was good to see tbe members of the Penang Amateur Dramatic and Choral Society at work last night when they produced the farcical comedy The Unfair Sex, by Eric Hudson, in aid of the Pnppy Day Fund. It was the first time
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    MOTOR SHIPS REPLACING STEAMERS.
    183 6 Attention was drawn last month to the increasing adoption of m >tor si ips by the statement of a w» 11 known shipowner that his firm w».s replacing its steamers by oil-engined vessels. Confirmation of the ma mer n which this policy is being pursued is
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      1218 6 New Advertisements. Federated M,lav c. POSITIONS VACANT. «atej, State of Peral. Wanted by European firm Junior (Third Clerk and Book keeper with knowledge Procedure 7/ A Ctk H of typewriting. Apply Box No. 555, c/o IB Pinang Gazette. «n the Supreme Court nf file r J H States at *l,ll,
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      128 7 FATHER CHRISTMAS ARRIVE! I AT I WHITE A WAYS I You can imagine the joy it gives the little ones when they hear Father I I Christmas is here. We invite all, both young and old, to opr I CHRISTMAS BAZAAR I THE MOST BEAUTIFUL TOYLAND EVER SEEN IN THE
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    MARRIAGE.
    43 8 Watson—Dennys.—On Thursday, the 24th of November, 1927, at St. George’s Church, Penang. Eric Entwistle Watson, yonnges’ son of Mrs. and the lite Mr. C. Y. Watson of Manchester, to Nancy Frances Norma, second daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Allen Dennys of Penang.
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    EDUCATION FOR EUROPEAN CHILDREN.
    489 8 Mr. H. G. Dalton, whose letter we publish in our correspondence columns to day, pertinently remarks that it is strange that a country with such resources as Malaya should be so backward in establishing schools for the education of European children. The fact of the matter
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    DAZZLE HEADLIGHTS.
    342 8 For all that has been said and written on the subject by experts, the problem of what are and what are not, dazzle headlights on motor cars, still awaits a satisfactory solation. Various devices have been tried and none of them has met with the unstinted approval of
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    "RESURRECTION."
    74 8 Tolstoy’s Resurrection was presentted in film form to an enthusiastic audience at the Theatre Royal last night. This flesh-and-blood drama of the great Russian’s immortal story grips new and greater millions through this film version. The Tolstoy story of prince and peasant, which has been read in eleven languages
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    ACKNOWLEDGMENT.
    33 8 The Pinang Gazette acknowledges with thanks the receipt of a letter with enclosure from A Chinese”, Kuala Lumpur. Tue communication, with enclosure, has been passed to the Resident Councillor, Penang, for disposal.
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    By the Way.
    1663 8 HE South African Government has signed a contract with a wellknown firm of diimond cutters in Antwerp for the establishment of a diamond catting industry in South Africa. The contract provides that the Government shall subsidize the company to an amount of £lO,OOO, t o be paid
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      20 8 44 gr» O.” St. ANDREWS DAY, Wednesday, 30th November. Special Dinner and Dance. hentatS L\ C'x br awo Z~j Z«i''
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    44 8 FUNERAL. The funeral of the late Mr. Gan Tiang Hoe will tike place on Sunday, 27th instant, at 10 a.m. at his residence. No. 58, Mnntri street, interment at Bata Gantong Cemetery. Friends and relatives are rrquea.ed not to send Bit Chean or sweetmeats.
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    Commons Debate On The Geneva Fiasco.
    1655 9 Labour Party’s Resolution. Why Diplomatic Preparation Was Not Made. No Navies At All! Zn the House of Commons, Mr. Ramsay MacDonald moved a resoluho» dcplo'ing the lack of preparation for the Geneva Naval Conference, and said the military character of the British Delegation contributed
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    CHINESE FOREIGN MINISTERS’ DECLARATION.
    180 9 UNIQUAL TREATIES. SHOULD BE ABROGATED WITHOUT DELAY. BECOME NULL AND VOID. The Foreign Minister of the Chinese Nationalist Government has issued a lengthy declaration in the course of which he claims that there is no reason for the existence of unequal treaties between former Chinese Governments
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    DEATH OF RUMANIAN PREMIER.
    375 9 .—Reuter. Stricken With Influenza. GRAVE POLITICAL DEVELOPMENTS EXPECTED. SENSATION IN EUROPE. Governments and diplomats from one end of the Continent to the other learned until apprehensive regret of the death of M. Bratiano, the Rumanian Premier. It is realised that his demise could hardly have come
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    ITALO-ALBANIAN TREATY OF DEFENCE.
    62 9 —Reuter. TO OPERATE FOR 21 YEARS. Rome, November 24. The Italo-Albanian treaty of defensive alliance has been signed. It will have a twenty years duration. It provides that if either party is threatened by a war which it has not provoked the other shall render assistance,
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    OUTBREAK OF PLAGUE AT KANDY.
    39 9 .—Reuter. EUROPEANS AND NATIVES SEGREGATED. Colombo, November 24. Following the outbreak of plague at the Kandy Club, Europeans and native servants have been segregated. The Europeans include the chairman of the Kandy Municipal Council.-
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      316 9 Tgfc Presents for Friends at Home. FINEST ORANGE PEKOE TEA. 51b. Tin Lined Wooden Chests $lO-50 81b. do. do. $l6-50 < 101 b. do. do. $2O-00 201 b. do. do. $37-50 Prices include Home duty and free delivery to any address in England, Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland. By special
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    RUBBER POSITION.
    1262 10 The Restriction Scheme Overhauled. It would be like sending coils to Newcastle to write in any detail about the new aspects of the rubber res'ricti >n policy which have b j en disclosed during thpast week, writes A.W.S. in a letter to the Straits Times dated October 26.—The
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    FRASER’S WEEKLY REPORT.
    527 10 Singapore. November 22. The last week has seen a decided hardening in the price of both Tin and Rubber. Tin has been consistently firm throughout the period and has every appearance of a further advance. Sterling shares hive coma in forso negool enquiry and there has baen
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    BLAKE & CO.'S SHARE REPORT.
    611 10 BLAKE CO.'S SHARE REPORT. Singapore, November 22. After weeks of depression the period under review ha* provided a change and markets have experienced a move in the right direction. Rubber has continued to rise steadily without any reactionary movement an 1 at close registers a rise of Id. standing at
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    EXCHANGE.
    120 10 PENANG. NOVEMBER 25, 1927. (By Courtesy Of The Charters. Bank.) London Demand Bank 2/3 11/1 4 months’ sight Bank 2/4 3 Credit 2/4 1/4 3 Documentary 2/4 5/16 Calcutta Demand Bank ***** 3 days’sight Private 155} I a Bombay Demand Bank 153} 2 Madras Dernrnd Bank 153| 3 days’
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    UNITED TRADERS, LIMITED.
    91 10 The following are our latest quotations To-day. Rubbers. Buyers. Sellers. Alor Gajahs 2.20 2.40 B. Jelutongs 1.00 1.10 Bukit K. B. .60 .65 Glenealys 2.75 2.85 J. Kuantans 1.45 1.55 M. Tekongs .70 .75 Pajams 2.55 2.75 U. Pandans 1.20 1.30 Tins. B. Padangs .57} .62} Hitams
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    OVERSEA BROKERS, LIMITED.
    92 10 The following are our latest quotations To-day. Mining. Buyers. Sellers. A. Wengs 1.02 1.05 Bangrins 38/6 39/6 B. Padangs .57} .60 Hitams .85 .90 Hong Fatts 1.12 1.15 Kinta Dredges 1.35 1.40 Kuyohs 1.25 1.30 Kamuntings 19/- 19/6 Kuchais 2.12 2.15$ Lahats 19/- 19/6 Laruts 22/9 23/3
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    EASTERN TRADERS, LIMITED.
    99 10 The following are the latest quotations for to-day Buyers. Sellers. Ting. Taipings 1.22} 1.25 Souths .70 ex .71 ex T. Harbours 12.75 13.25 Ratruts 24/- 24/6 M. Siamese 10/3 10/6 Rantau Prefs. 1.85 190 Lahats 19/3 19/9 Rahmans 1.90 1.95 Chenderiangs 19/6 20/Norths 1.09 I.lls Kuyohs 1.22$
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    PRODUCE PRICES.
    212 10 PENANG NOVEMBER 25, 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 $11.30 buyers 24/11/27 Rattans 11.15 sale? Rattans Coarse 10.50 Green Snail
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    RUBBER RESTRICTION STATISTICS.
    883 10 (sth RESTRICHCdF YEAR.) I. Exports and Imports of Rubber, British Malaya (Trade Figures). Total m t: ImA a -S "5 ports 05 E-t H foreign Rubber. Nov. 1926 34,302 59 34.361 12,202 Dec. 36,811 229 37,040 14,716 Jan. 1927 34,946 136 35,082 14,995 Totals 106,059 *****6,483 41,913
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    SINGAPORE RUBBER AUCTION.
    104 10 p Sin gapore Chambwotc. Rubber Association held auction on Wednesday, wh W. catalogued 1,199,040 lbs -.A here Offered 1,065,792 lbs.; 475 80 J’ 29 tons--839,291 lbs.; 374 68 tJnl SolJ London Spot, New York JMR PriceB Realised. Ribbed Smoked Sheet n Standard Quality J. s er Lb.
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    THE SHARE LIST.
    261 11 H e following were the latest quoMtScs KENNEDY AND CO.’S share list at 11 a.m. to-day Yesterday. To-day. E E Shares. J? o "5 o'® 3Q CQ M OQ t C. i c. c. c. Rubber (Dollar). n llbv 2.80 2.90 2.85 3.00 Animated... 3.90 4.10 4.(0
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    LOCAL SHARE MARKET.
    75 11 The following are the latest quotations in THE MALAYA COMPANY LIMITED’S share list Mining Shares. Buyers. Sellers. Batang Padaug .62$ .65 Hiram .9'» .92$ Haad Yai 27/3 27/9 Lain. Tin Fields 22/6 23/Malaya Consolidated 1.22$ 1.25 Norh Taipiug 1.10 1.12$ Rahman 2.02$ 2.07$ Sonih Taiping .71 .72
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    SINGAPORE PRICES.
    38 11 LONOON STANDARD (LOOSF). 8. k. febt-el 70 ct» per pound per pl. $9.3/33 No. 1 Crepe 69A cts per pound pcr pl. (92/66 Firm, London 19g 1 New York holiday. iby (lourttnty of Messrs. Allen Dennys)
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    GENERAL PRODUCE AGENCY LTD.
    33 11 RUBBER PRICES. We beg to report that the Singapore prices for Standard Ribbed Smoked Sheet for to-day are at foliowa Spot 70c December Jan/March 72c Aprii/June 74e Remarks:—Market Firm.
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    RUBBER OUTPUTS.
    26 11 The rubber crop of the Ayer Molek Hubber Company, Limited for lhe month -Of October wae 11,697 lbs. Total for 12 moutbe 178,274 lbs.
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    162 11 REBBER SALES DEPARTMENT. Penang, November 23. Since our kst report, markets generally have rrgistered a steady rise, London and Yuk closing respectively D and 4 gold cent higher on balance. The local market has rtfleeted the improved fentiment and bull speculators here are 2ga>n showing a
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    MANCHESTER WEEKLY MARKET REPORT.
    370 11 Messrs. James F. Hutton Co., Ltd., Manchester, reported on November 2 as follows: Colton values have during the week been very much at an average of the prices ruling for the past couple of months, and no material change is indicated in the various reports from
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    304 11 Messrs. Wm. Jacks Co. reports on November 3 as follows Copper.— Fullown g the unexp- cted rise in this metal and a continual depletion of Standard stocks, Bears became nervous, and’ covering of near dates has been a conspicuous feature. The advance is the natural outcome of
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    126 11 The Straits Trading Co., Ltd., fhe following prices. on November 24: T.nxnoN Spot £265 153 Up £1.153 3 mos. buying 263.15 s 2.2 6 3 selling „264 2.5 s Local. November 25: Singapore sold 150 tons at sl34j Penang 1 uyers no sellers at sl34s. The. Pastern Smelting
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    273 11 New Straits Steamer. The s.s. Kedah, the magnificent turbine steamer of the Straits Steamship Company, came into Penang Harbour for the first time this morning. She is relieving the s.e. Ipoh on the Penang—Port Swettenham run for two or three journejs and later will take
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    PROVINCE WELLESLEY AND KEDAH CHURCH NOTICES.
    67 11 27th November, Advent Sunday. 8-3(1 [E] and 9 am. [T] Holy Communion and Address at Holy I’rin Tj- Church, Nibong Teh 1 6 p.m. Evensong and Address at S. Mark’s Church Butterworth. 30th Wednesday, S. Andrew A. M 7.30 a.m- Holy Cummunion at S.
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    767 12 Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Wilkinson and Mr. F. W. Douglas are staying at Ginting Snnpah. Mr. and Mrs. Graham Hutchison, of Singapore, celebrated their silver wedding on Tuesday. Mr. G. H. Davis, manager of Kelly and Walsh, Ltd.. Singapore branch, returned from Home leave on Monday. Captain
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    305 12 Relics of an Unknown and Early Race. ACCORDING TO discoveries made by a Hyatt Verrill, in the Province of Code in the Republic of Panama, as printed in “The New York World,” an unknown race of highly developed culture existed there in the early dawn of
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    196 12 CRIMSON SMEAR ACROSS TWO COUNTRIES. A great crimson smear, spreading across the map of Europe and Asia, from the shores of the Baltic to the Behring Sea. flaunts before the eyes of the world the extent of the territory embraced by the Union of Soviet States to-day upon
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    300 13 GIRL’S STORY OF NIGHT VISITOR Clammy Hand. AN extraordinary story of a clergyman’s ghost,” which opens locked doors, rustles paper in a noisy fashion, and occasionally pinches people so severely that finger marks are plainly discernible upon the skin rmny days later, has been related
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    242 13 REMAINS OF A MAN 3,500 YEARS OLD. The skeleton of a warrior chief, who was forgotten by his tribe two or three hundred years before Tut ankh Amen was laid in his tomb in Egypt, has been fxctvttei at Corston Beacon, Pembroke, by Dr. Cyril
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    215 13 RECTOR REBUKES MEMBER OF CONGREGATION. The parish of Uzmaston, Pembrokeshire, in the diocese of Sr. Davi i’s. is awaiting with keen interest the outc>me of a duel between the rector, the R-v. Thomas Alfred Harries, and a woman m* mber of the church, Alias P. E. F. Thomas,
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    SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.
    707 14 To-day’s Departures. Rajnla for Port Swettenham Singapore. Kuala for Belawan (Deli). Santhia for Calcutta. Juna for Victoria Point, Mergui, Tavoy Moulmein and Rangoon. Ethiopia for Rangoon, Calcutta and Madras. The following ships are in communication with the Wireless Stations at: PENANG. —Andre Lebon, Bolton Castle, Eu.ylochus, Glenbeg, Heina
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    MARKET PRICES.
    613 15 CHOWRASTA MARKET. Penang, November 25, 1927 Mutton— eta 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 lb 55 Lamb M do
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      691 15 I’ BANKS; I<mEReo^ ANK 0F INDIA I 'AUSTRALIA AND CHINA. I by 807,1 £3,000.000 id-0P faP 'l al £4,000,000 B l iability of Proprietors £3,000,000 B r 1 U Head Office: I BISH°P sgATE IONDON EC B Agencies and Branches star Amritsar. Bangkok, Batavia, B Al° r r i ntta
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      456 15 I Assets over $7,000,000. S. C. Assurance in force over $23,000,000. The Great Eastern Life Assurance Co., Ltd. (Incorporated in Straits Settlements). HEAD OFFICE: Winchester House, Singapore. LONDON OFFICE: 32, Old Jewry, E. C. The Company has £20,000 deposited with the Supreme Court of England and complies with the British
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      1247 16 THE BLUE FUNNEL LINE. HAMBURG-AMEJIKA L^E INTENDED SAILINGS FROM PENANG. TJTTfirO 1/INI KN WEEKLY SERVICE, LONDON AND N. CONTINENT. IllAlU LIIUIAI 4 TEIRESIAS Dec. 2 London, Rotterdam an 1 Hamburg. AND .murr SAIL EDON Dec. 8 Marseilles, London, Rotterdam and Hamburg. fIEUTSCH-AU3TKALJSGHE OAMPFSGHIFFS-GESELLSCHftFL TANTALUS D-c. 16 London, Rotterdam and Hamburg.
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