Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 23 February 1928

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  • 20 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE ESTABLISHED 1833. PUBLISHED DAILY. No. 41 VOL. LXXXVI. THURSDAY, 23rd FEBRUARY, 1928 PRICE 10 CENTS.
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    • 307 1 NIKKO STUDIO FOR modern art photographs 7, Northam Road. Telephone No. 579. ,fr—ii [[rr^- fit.- I ii ‘UETAL does not wear out—it rusts out. H J AfjFgk wgSfjjL EVERYWHERE you look you can see rust working destruction on metal. I %Mz THERE is only one way to stop this and
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    • 15 1 I TOKISATSU, 1 I PHOTOGRAPHIC j ART STUDIO j 'Phone 772. j 68. BISHOP STREET.
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  • 365 2 COMMUNIQUE FROM THE MINISTRY OF COMMERCE. Final Forecast. A communique dated 13th inst. from the M nistry of Commerce and Communications, gives tee following third and final forecast of the 1927 rice crop in the seven exporting Circles:— The latest report from the Ministry of Lands and Agriculture,
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  • 259 2 HANDS IT INTO A HOSPITAL AND WALKS AWAY. An elderly woman walked into the Westminster Hospital. She handed thi secretary a brown paper parcel, roughly done up Without a word she walked awav. Thank yon very much,” said the secretary, thinking the
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 1113 2 HoVIS BREAD ThatAgedlookdue 1„ Hovi. alone „n you M SSI.XS" U ,l S!'s'“ —M Hatsh Snun« enjoy the full nutritive Redaction on Urge orders. Apply, qualities of the Wheat 324 tath 86 3 in a form which will the finest skin make no heavy demand COVER CROPS. of r o
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    • 76 2 A. DENNYS 22 a, Beach Street. Telephone No. 308. Rubber Brokers and Auctioneers, Land, Estate, Shipping and Commission Agents. Sole Agents, MEAD CYCLES. Distributor* of CALOPOGONIUM MUCUNOIDES SEED. PROPERTIES VALUED or SOLD by AUCTION or PRIVATE TREATY. Monthly Auctions held of Pawn Broken Unredeemed Pledges in first week each mouth.
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    • 312 2 r w I What Will f Baby Become ,5; ■--'MI 'vvA Men and women whose energy and X s ability play the greatest part iu the yS* work and play of life owe moat to the 5 1 care devoted to their feeding in infancy. Yet it frequently happens that
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  • 950 3 (By A Woman Correspondent.) Paris, January 25. Even in Paris, Fashion sometimes gets on one’s nerves, and the lovely shops in the rue de la Pa x and elsewhere fail to attract. Then it is sometimes good to cross the Seine, and see Paris from another view-point.
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  • 470 3 Future of the Tea Market SIR EDWARD ROSLING ON RESTRICTION. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Colombo, February 12. A few weeks ago a cry was raised in Ceylon for the establishment of a Ceylon House in London in order to advertise more efficiently Ceylon produce. It was the
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    • 642 3 I Kruschen makes you I fee' young—keep young I —and look young. '(s• I FK r I \Tk r T I TX’ “I am writing to tell you how wonderful I y° ur Kruschen Salts are, I had awful headI aches and used to get out of sorts, I tried
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    • 268 3 1Z 854 ULCERS Cannot Resist ZAM-BLK. k /"ANLY the victim of poisoned or fiesh-eating sores can properly describe their incessant pain, heat and irritation —how they rob ore cf ail «.kcp and rest at night and make it impossible to move abcut during the day. Even in the worst cases
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  • 642 4 The following is the Directors’ Report to the shareholders, for the year ending December 31, 1927. Returns.—Daring the period under review the Dredge made 6014 hours running time out of a possible 6501 hours, and recovered piculs 6022.04 (tons 358 cwts. 9 qr. 0
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  • 134 4 To-day’s Departures. Pangah for Kantang (Trang) Girbee, Tongkah and Pang Nga. Mongolia for Singapore, China <fc Japan. Kudat for Bhuket (Tongkah), Kopah, Renong, Victoria Point, Mergui, Tavoy and Moulmein. Takada for Calcutta. Tapah for P. Langkawi and (Kantang Trang. Kinta for iPort Swettenham and Singapore. Ampang for Pangkor,
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  • 462 4 CLOSE DAILY except (Sunday). BT 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 p.m Parit
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 216 4 Sparkling! Cooling! Cheering! Drink Coca Cola The Delicious and Refreshing Beverage—Fure and Sparkling —Ready to Drink. Millions drink COCA-COLA daily. They like its distinctive flavour —its delicious and refreshing qualities a nc J above all, its purity. For COCA COLA is like no other beverage. Its flavour a perfect bknd
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  • 84 5 ENGLISH AND SmiTISH j iGUE HMIBM.L. F. A. CUP RE-PLAY. London, February 22. made no mistake in Sb< with the luckless apparently i in the I,ea K ne. and J v f nr goals to one. f League matches played J to W" DIVISION 1. CriiffC. 2 Birmingham
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  • 112 5 REPLAY SULTS AND DRAW. L i «l >n, F< bruary 22. In the third round replays in the Scottifh to Queen’s Park defeated Kilmer ock nd llib< rnims after draw r I'm 1 ”*n at Falkirk. In each n. tch vid ry w.s g dried by a single
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  • 26 5 —Reuter. AUSTRALIAN CUP TEAM BEATEN. Sydney, February 22. The French Lawn Tennis team b*at the Australian Davis Cup team by six matches to three.-
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  • 265 5 The following ties have been arranged fir Monday Doubles Handicap A’’ (Final)—l G. C. Watson' and F. V. Dockworth v Winners of —l5 D. J. Mackie and C. B. T* rdre v —15.2 N. M. Kennedy A R. F. B. Gnrr. Tuesday Chan.pionship Doubles, (Semi-final): R.
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  • 59 5 »J 1 'ving are the results of bowls t)ep p] aj p( j yet> tp r day Don Handicap Scr. J. M. Chai f G. B irnes beat Scr. W. Hotikt n 2| H? X ’’ldes Handicap: +2 Mrs. p z ’L G. Allan beat +5 Miss 21
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  • 163 5 T HE LURE 0F THE F.A. CUP. A million applications. Th tl> < P B D°*'ting sorrespondent of v, V ,r(i Free Press cables from L as follows tick* V nu,n Ber of applications for ft-II cup exceeds a toaro K decided not f, "-applications by competitors n to receive
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  • 525 5 Malay Teachers’ Farewell Function. Mr. H. R. Cheeseman, Inspector of Schools, Penang, who will leaving Penang for Johore on promotion on March 1, was on Monday’ evening entertained by the Penanp, Province Wellesley and Din iiru.s Ma ay teachers to a farewell function et Kampong Jawa
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  • 139 5 —Reuter. AMERICAN MOTORIST CRASHES INTO SEA. Daytona Beach, February 23. The American, Frank Lockhart, attempting to beat Captain Malcolm Campbell’s world’s speed record encountered disaster while travelling at an estimated speed of 225 miles an hour. The car plunged forty feet into the sea bounced out of
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  • 35 5 —Reuter. MICKEY WALKER RETAINS TITLE ON A DECISION. San Francisco, February 23. Mickey Walker, the middle-weight boxing champion, won on a decision over the T< xin, Jack Wills, after ten furious rounds.-
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  • 466 5 A son was born to H. H. the Sultan of Perak and the R*ja Prempuan at Kuala Kangear on Feb. 18. Mr. Justice Thorne WdS on Tuesday in Kuala Lumpur for the Court of Appeal and was the guest of the Chief Justice and Lady Gompertz. The
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  • 152 5 THE MERRY WIDOW. After viewing the Merry Widow,” the Metro Goldwyn Mayer picture which opened at the Theatre Royal last night, the audience could hardly bring itself back to ordinary existence. Von Stroheim has produced in “The Merry Widow,” a milestone in screen entertainment. John Gilbert plays Prince
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  • 101 5 MANY MALAYAN ASSOCIATIONS. News has been received in Penang of the death on Wednesday night of Mrs. Graburn at Lox wood, Surrey. Deceased was the mother of Mrs. P. JSproule of Penang and three of her four eons are also in Malaya. Mr. N.
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
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    • 220 5 I IMPERIAL MOTORS I 22, NORTHAM ROAl>, PENANC. ’l'hoii'f 1281. Invite You to inspect the Latest Medel h Studebaker. Studebal r r 11 1 Studebaker standard Unequalled rower 1 $2.540 a Sa,oon J. B Complete!}’ illustrated Unequalled Trices f I/* !S MCCORDING to the ratings of the Society Lustrous duotone
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  • 1627 6 /F Lord Ask with’s prophecy that tin is going to be alm >st as expensive as silver and gold (a pretty wide range with silver at about two shillings and gold at £1.5.0 an ounce I) Mr. Henry Ford’s little tin Lizzies will become little silver and
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  • 141 6 —Reuter. Wahabis’ Raid On Defenceless Caravans. AIR FORCE IN ACTION. Basra, February 22. In conn°ction with the Iraq trouble, cabled on February 21, it now transpires that Feisal-el-Dowish himself led the raiders, a force divided into three sections. The first two attacked the encampment as cabled, and the
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  • 148 6 Renter. STATE COUNCIL’S PARTICIPATION IN SIMON COMMISSION. London, February 22. The Council of S ate adopted, by 34 votes to 13, a motion appointing a Committee to participate in the Simon Commission. COMMONSENSE VIEWS. Later. The Council of State motion was proposed by Sir Maneckjee Dadabhoy, who advising
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  • 133 6 .—Reuter. REAR-ADMIRAL RELIEVED OF HIS COMMAND. Washington, February 22. A Naval Court of Inquiry has placed the responsibility for the collision, which occurred on December 17 last, between the submarine S 4 and the Paulding, jointly on the two Commanders. The Court recommends the detachment of
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  • 96 6 —Reuter. A GOVERNMENT COMMUNIQUE. Madrid, February 22. Foreign complaints of the new oil monopoly have evoked a communique denying that the Government has violated the laws, treaties or rules of neighbourly relationshios, declaring that the Government is prepared, “in a broad spirit,” to compensate owners of
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  • 34 6 —Reuter. SETTLED TO SATISFACTION OF ALL PARTIES. Berlin, February 22. Delegates of the striking metal-workers have recommended a resumption of work on Friday. The dispute may therefore be considered as ended.
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  • 146 6 —Reuter. An Impasse Reached In The Negotiations. TWO CRUISERS ARRIVE Wellington, February 22. The position in Samoa has apparently reached an impasse. Mau is believed, in obedience to an exhortation by some of the recently deported Europeans to stick to Mau, to be refusing to meet the Native
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  • 143 6 —Reuter. PAYS AN OFFICIAL VISITI TO MACAO. Macao, February 22. Sir Miles Lampson arrived here this morning. The Governor and a large gathering welcomed him on the wharf which witnessed the official landing. Sir Miles Lampson is having luncheon at Government House and is laying a permanent
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  • 96 6 —Reuter. TO BE RAISED IN THE UNITED STATES. Chicago, February 22. Cardinal Mundelein, Archbishop of Chicago, is sailing shortly for Rome to complete the arrangements for the flotation of a loan in the United States of $1,500,000 for the Vatican, the proceeds of which are to be used
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  • 71 6 Reuter. VARYING SENTENCES FOR CRIMINAL CONTEMPT OF COURT. Washington, February 22. Harry Sinclair has been sentenced to six months’ imprisonment, William Burns, head of the Burns Detective Aegency, to a fortnight. Sherman Burns, the operating head of the Agency, to a fine of $l,O 0 and Henry
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  • 72 6 about £33,000,000. Rugby Radio Service. GREAT BRITAIN’S RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS. London, February 22. Mr. A. M. Samuel, Financial Secretary to the Treasury, stated in the House of Commons that for the financial year ending March 31, it was estimated that the receipts from the Allied War Debts
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  • 32 6 Pleading guilty to a charge of vagrancy before Mr. 8. N. King in the Penang Police Court this morning Francis Herbert, a European, was sent to the house of detention.
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  • 1355 6 District Court Action. THREAT TO SUE PENANG BROKERS. THE hearing of the action in which Messrs Lean and Company Ltd., of Beach street sued Mr. D. R. C. Lawford of the Bukit Mertajam Rubber Company Ltd., Kulim for $411.96, being the balance alleged to be due
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  • 215 6 R A. F. BOATS LEAVE PENANG. Arrival At Port Sw e ft en ham. The four R. A. F. have been anchor-d at Gl agOr f -k left for Port morning where they wi!l Btay f SX fore proewding to and the ewenogg removed anil machines made r* adv aboard,
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  • 29 6 Vellasamy,, a Tamil, was BPntenceito three months’ imprisonment for being iu fraudulent possession of three fowls in Western-oad on February 19. He admitted seven previous convictions.
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  • 1237 7 DR. HEISER’S VIEW. Hookworm And Malaria Control. ,<• remarkable response of the native i I remarkable response of the native <la in the Straits and Java, and leadership in the fight against rn; uia are the outstanding impressions d by Dr. Victor G. Heiser, head of
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  • 487 7 A Diver’s Day’s Work. Every descent by a diver to the sea floor is an adventure into the unknown. Taking a “dip” in a home seaport may be comparatively safe, but when he is crawling about the bottom a hundred feet below the surface
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  • 607 7 Only Two Wives With Him. How He Lives In Finance. DANGERS AND PERILS. Abdel Kriiri, one-time master of the Rif and the man whose hardy mountaineer tribesmen reached the very gates of Fez before they were hurled back by the French in one of the fiercest
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 105 7 Ends Paring Corns or Calluses "Gets-It” ttja stops pain in 3 seconds N o matter where f it is, how bad it \(l 0 I// hurts, how long \,j n til you’ve had it, v gL or what kind of corn it is, “Gets-It” will stop the pain in 3
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    • 374 7 111(1 imih i ii mil itfiri 1 r i »r" t I WHITEAWAYS FOR TRAVEL REQUISITES. Airtight Steel Uniform Case Made from best steel sheets, reini, forced top and bottom, best L 'bippnne black fitted Drass lever e ingin lid which makes the case damp proof and airtight. zes inches.
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  • 499 8 In accomplishing the flight from England to Australia with a light aeroplane in the astoundingly short period of sixteen days, Captain Bert Hinkler has added another epic story to the glorious history of British aerial achievement. The more one contemplates Captain Hinkler’s feat, the more is one’s
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  • 399 8 What is happening to Penang Hill Who is doing it and what for are questions now heard every day in Penang. Day after day the hill looks more and more bare. Trees are being felled and burnt and parts of the hill are beginning to assume the aspect
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  • 68 8 HEAVY FINE IMPOSED. A Chinese motor-car driver named Teoh Bi Sooi, who ran into a handcart injuring three Tamils, in Perak-road on January 23, was fined floo by Mr. S. N. King, in the Penang Police Court this morning. His licence was ordered to be endorsed. A full
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  • 1645 8 of Wales greets the farmers. THE LATE DUKE OF RICHMOND. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, January 26. The Prince of Wales has an excellent memory, and astonished the party of Canadian farmers whom he received at St. James’s Palace this week with the remark, Hullo, how’s old
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 144 8 S>3T£{XPRSS I I CIGARETTES i ICWz A /f atur ity °f ea f s one °f p$ IVxthe predominant fea- Ek tures which give to State 2S Express No. 555 Virginia cigarettes their perfect smoking qualities. The purest leaf obtainable—the unique 555 leaf—allied to hand-making processes, >*< produces cigarettes of
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    • 31 8 ••E>. fe* O. Guest Night and Dancing— Every Tuesday and Friday. Special Tiffin Every Wednesday and Saturday—E. db O. Orchestra. Orchestral Concert evary other Sunday. ’SIiS pOontej k\C\ BRAND X“> JB
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  • Page 8 Miscellaneous
  • 43 8 DEATH. The death occurred of Mr. W. L. Thyreah, Driver, F.M.S.R. (Ex-pensioner) on the 19th instant at No. 37, Kuantan Road, Penang, at the age of 33. He was buried at the Western-road Cemetery on February 20, (F. M. S. papers please copy).
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  • 174 9 eC ord ‘Hop’ By British Airman. Triumph Of Small ’Plane. 2,000 Mile Dash Across The Timor Sea. Cost Of Flight—£4o. 7 7», Captain Bert Hinkler, has set up five new fid flight from London to Australia, which he z d.rteen days. He did the first nonstop
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  • 281 9 OOCKWORK REGULARITY. London, February 22. iptain Bert Hinkler to-day pitted his England to Ausia solo flight on an Avian ns aeroplane. be journey has been accomHin sixteen days, which Mutes a record, the fastest hitherto being that estab*l by the Smith brothers Hd9rdtha 720 h.p. Vickers
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  • 678 9 —Reuter. OFFICIAL APPRECIATION. London, February 22, Captain Hinkler’s feat in flying to Australia in record time on a light aeiyplane has caused the greatest satisfaction here. Sir Samuel Hoare, Secretary for Air, has expressed official appreciation in the following message. “Your flight from London to
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  • 168 9 Reuter. SEVEN NEW CRUISERS. WORK FOR HUNDREDS OF UNEMPLOYED OPERATIVES. BRIGHTER PROSPECTS. The British Admiralty has placed contracts for seven new cruisers and a Flotilla Leader. These orders will provide work for hundreds of ship building and engineering operatives at Home who have been out of
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  • 32 9 —Reuter. NEW PRESIDENT. Moscow, February 23. Exulanbator Amor has been elected President of the Soviet Republic < f Mongolia in succession to the late Dordchi, whose assistant he was.-
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  • 248 9 Singapore Enquiry. MALAY COMPLIMENTED FOR HIS FEARLESSNESS. ACCUSED REBUKED IN COURT. During the preliminary enquiry into the attack on the Chinese Ministers at the Singapore Chamber of Commerce on February 8, the Magistrate complimented a Malay driver who gave chase and caught one of the assailants.
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  • 85 9 —Rugby Radio Service. EXTENSION OF SERVICE TO STOCKHOLM. London, February 22. The Trans-Atlantic Radio Telephone Service has been successfully extended to Stockholm. Calls are operated in the London trunk exchange, which is connected with Stockholm by a through telephone cable circuit. Count Hamilton, head of the Swedish Telephone
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  • 65 9 —Reuter. SHIPMENT OF BULLION WORTH $5,000,000. New York, February 22. The first consignment of gold ever shipped to the United States by the Soviet Government has arrived, in the form of bullion to the value of $5,000,000. The purpose of the shipment is to facilitate
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • 49 9 W 1 Ts fa Easy Writing DU^ BLE DEPENDABLE Supplied in all sizes 4 and shapes. From fDuotola $5-50 to $l6-00 I Year Point. IN Black, Green and Red. YOU CAN GET PARKER PEN SERVICE AT I FRANKEL BROS., I “THE PEN CORNER” J i 76, BISHOP STREET. PENANG.
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    • 193 9 Born 1820 Still going Strong Al 1 k.\L ...t) Lrvx Guaranteed same quality throughout the world. You can pay your friend no higher compliment than to suggest that his palate is equal to the Johnnie Walker standard of Scotch Whisky. Its purity is guaranteed all over the wor ld* wK
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  • 1242 10 Neutralisation Of Restriction. Writing to the Straits Tinies under date January 25, Mr. A. W. Still says -Port of I.or don movements, disturbed by the recent floods, seem to have got back to the comparatively norma’. There has been a slight decrease in stocks daring the past weak,
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  • 200 10 BOUsTEkD AND CO.’S COMMENT. Commission Welcomed. The London corn spond*-nt of the Singapore Free Press cabled as follows on February 21 —Messrs, Boustead Company, writing to the Times on the subject of restriction, welcomed the Government s*ep in appointing an enquiry commiss:on since they contend they have a'ways
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  • 118 10 Penang, February 23, 1928. By Courtesy Of The Chartered Bank.) London Demand Bank 2/3 15/16 4 months’ sight Bank 2/4 3 Credit 2/4 9/16 3 Documentary 2/4 5/8 Calcutta Demand 155 1 3 days’sight Private 157 Bombay Demand Bank 155 g. Madras Demand Bank 155 g- 3 days’sight Private,,
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  • 685 10 (6th RESTRICTION YEAR.) I. Exports and Imports of Rubber, British Malaya (Trade Figures). Total x’ Im-5-ĕ I 11 CS Foreign Rubber. Nov. 1927 28.277 151 28,428 19,860 Dec. 32,185 142 32,327 17,865 Jan. 1928 27,731 165 27,896 16,618’ Totals 88,193 458 88,651 54,343 N.B. Above figures are
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  • 70 10 (Rugby Radio Service.) London, February 22. Paris, 124; New York. 4.8711 Brussels, 35.03; Geneva, 25.35 Ams terdam, 12.12; Milan, 92.05; Berlin, 20 43 Stockholm. 18 20 Copenhagen, 18.20; Oslo, 18.32; Vienna, 34.62 j Prague. 164 i Helsingfors, Madrid, 28.77 Lisbon, 2s< Athens, 368 Bucharest, 795 Rio, sil; Buenos
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  • 210 10 Penang February 23, 1928. Benares Opium p. cheat $5,000.00 nonr Cloves 70.00 nom. Gold leaf 72.00 seller? Mace Pickings 125.00 nom. Normegs 80s 00.00 nom. 110 s 95.00 Coconuts per 1,000 50.00 nom as on C ipra Sundrie I $11.35 buyers 21/2/28 Rittans 11.15 sale Rattans Coarse 10.70
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  • 32 10 February, 26th —Ist Snuday in Lent 9 a.m. [T] Holy Communion fc Address at Holy Trinity Cnurch, Nebong Tebd. Celebrant Preacher Rev. D. S. Ponniah Penang.
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  • Page 10 Advertisements
    • 403 10 IIHII B.; I 11 8,1 I 111 I 11 'listen! I When you open a tin of M BLACK ft WHITE* Cigarettes you will hear a loud hi«s. That’i the sound made by the air rushing into the tin to fill the vacuum. It is because of this complete I
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  • 2133 11 Annual Meeting. Question Of Coolies’ Wages. TH .urn i general meeting of the A u< lation was held on lB, in the Sungei p ini Club, 10 a. m. hantier was in the Chair, tales Managers were 1 Nation is the largest District sso ciation and represents
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  • CORRESPONDENCE.
    • 243 11 (To the Editor of the Pinang Gazette) Sir,—As you pointed out yesterday, the C.P.O. of Penang had been one of the Municipal Commissioners, he would have certainly pointed out the unsuitability of the roads selected for the new Trolley Bus route, and at any rate, Light
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    • 129 11 Sir, —Would it not be safer if the Traffic Department would be good enough to erect railings of about threee feet in height with chains as at Esplanade or wooden railings as at the Race Course instead of the present white line in existence? I think
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    • 253 11 Sir, —Your paper has always helped the public by bringing up matters and suggestions to add to the ament ies of life. As such, I crave space in your valuable columns. Recently there has been established at Butterworth a “Health Centre” and this will remedy a long felt
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  • Page 11 Advertisements
    • 201 11 Jewellery Bargains. To introduce our Catalogue to every resident of this country and to prove the extraordinary value of our goods, we offer to send post paid to any address in the world, either of the following Diamond-like Brooches at the reduced prices shown, and we will enclose with every
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    • 543 11 ppiYLLOSAN Federated Malay States Railways. Supreme in Restoring and NOTICE. Maintaining Health, ASK YOUR CHEMIST. and fr T 1 h re J r ——HM— 23rd of February, and until further notice the nigbt mail trains between Kuala Lumpur and S.ngapore will run in IMpw A flvprtispmpntc duplicate. The first portions
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  • Page 11 Miscellaneous
    • 210 11 STEP THIS WAY FOR Y’R GREATEST SHOW From Thursday, 23rd to Sunday 26th Feb. The renowned Cavalier of the films Ronald Colman and the Screen’s blonde Siren Vilma Banky in a new revelation of talents and charm “The Magic Flame” J® A tense, pulse quickening drama amidst the swirl of
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  • 757 12 JUDGE UPHOLDS MAGISTRATE’S VIEW. An Interesting Case. The Chief Justice in the Singapore Supreme Court on Tuesday gave judgment in the interesting Rubber Restriction Case which he heard the previous day, says the Free Press. Tne judgment was as follows This is a reference of Section 310
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  • 131 12 A “CLEVER” CLEANER. A Malay who was responsible for the loss of a motor car which he drove ovei the edge of a pier at Keppel Harbour on Sunday evening, was fined SI or in default one day’s rigorous imprisonment by the Third Magistrate. The
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  • 178 12 The following were the latest quotations in MESSRS. KENNEDY Co’s share list at 11 a.m. to-day:— Yestert*". To-day. on oe oo qq SHARE a Ju J O O D 2Q rn CQ 72 sc. c. c. c. Mining. Batu Caves 1.30 1.35 1.22» 127 J Idris Hvd.
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  • 36 12 Rubber Prices. We beg to repent that the Singapore prices for Standard Ribbed Smoked Sheet for to-day are as follows Spot 451 c March 451 c April/Jane 451 c July/S?pt. 45jc Quiet.
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  • 37 12 London Standard (Loose). S. R. Sheet 46} cts per pound= per pl. $62/ No. 1 Crepe 461 cts per pound—per pl. s6l-66 S teady. London 13}d New York Holiday. (By Courtesy of Messrs. Allen Denny)
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  • 55 12 Tice General Produce Agency Ltd., Beach Street, Penang, reports that the following prices ivere realised at their auction room to-day: Good F. A. Q. Ribbed Smoked Sheet $59 to $6O F.A.Q. do 57 58 Low F.A.Q. off do 54 56 Plain Unsmoked Sheet 45 50 Lump Scrap 30
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  • 102 12 The Straits Trading Co., Ltd. gives the following prices on February 22: t.ondon Spot £228.53 Up 10/3 mos. buying „231 10/3 selling 231.51 10/I.OCAL. February 23: Singapore sold 200 tong at $ll6 Penang buyers no sellers at $ll6. Messrs. Boustead and Co., Ltd:— Yebterday’s quotation for Singapore refilled
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  • 151 12 The output of Pahang Consolidated Co., Ltd., for the month of January was 3,457.44 piculs. The output of Ipoh Tin Dredging Ltd. for the month of January was 925 piculs. The m v. Japanese Prince is expected to arrive here from Port Swettenham at daylight to-morrow, the 24th
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  • 74 12 The following are the latest quotations in THE MALAYA COMPANY LI MI TED’S share list:— Mining Share?. Buyers. Sell-is. Batu Caves 1.25 1.30 Hitam .97j Hong Fait .75 .77} Kamunting Tin 18/- 19/ Kuala Lumpur Tin 32/- 33/ Kuyoh .95 100 North Taiping 1.27} 130 c. Penawat
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  • 66 12 The following are our latest quotations for to-day Rubbers. Buyers. Sellers. Batu Caves 1.25 1.30 Hong Fatts .77| .80 Jelapangs 33/- 34/ Klang Rivers 3.47} 3.52} c. Kuchais (Ord) 1.77} 1.82} Kuyohs .97} 1.02} Laruts 18/- 18/6“ Mtmbaus 1.32} 1.37} Nawaug Pets 1.15 1.20 R ntau (Prefs)
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  • 80 12 The following are our latest quotations for to-day Mining. Buyers. Sellers. Bangrins 33/3 33/9 Batu Caves 1.30 1.32} Huey Yots Prefs. 31/6 32/6 Harbours 10.75 11.25 Hitams .95 .97} Hong Fatts .75 .77} Kamuntings 18/- 18/6 Kuyohs .95 .97} Mambaus 1.27 1.32} Norths 1.28} 1 30 cum
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  • 107 12 The following are the latest quota cions for to-day Buyers. Sellers. Tins. Norths 1.26 c. 1.30} c. Souths, .55 .57 Kinta Electric .7} p. .10} p. B. Caves 1.30 1.33 Lahats 17/6 18/6 Cbenderiangs 16/6 17/6 Tronohs 18/ 18/6 Kamuntings 19/- 19/6 Ulu Piah? .40 .44 B.
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  • 822 12 KENNEDY Co's SHAR E L IST. names. b 3 RUBBER [Dollar.] s Allenby Rubber Co c I Alor Gajah Rubber Estate J 7 Amalgamated Malay Estat» "■> 2 »1 Ayer Hitam Planting Svndi Ayer Kuning Rubber EstaAyer Molek Rubber Co I n. Ayer Panas Rubber EstateBalgownie Ivi l>.. r E-t•
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  • 451 13 “THEY WILL USE DANGEROUS HAIR DYES FOR EVER.” Claim for Damages. “AU these hair dyes would appear to be dangerous, but I suppose women will go on using them for ever,” Mr. Justice Horridge remarked during a claim for damages made before a special jury
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  • 1441 14 Where Ihe New Era Is Leading “Homeless” England. That a new industrial era is coming fa-st upon us must be evident to anyone who reflects upon the following facts. Seventeen million working people are now receiving perhaps £4OO millions more wages than in 1914.
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    • 267 14 Runnymede Hotel Ltd. DELIGHTFULLY SITUATED AND FACING THE SEA AND PEAK. Modern Sanitary System. Hot and Cold Running Water. LARGE BALL-ROOM DINNER DANCES—WEDNESDAY SATURDAY EUROPEAN CHEF ORCHESTRAL 'MUSIC (SUNDAYS) 7.30 to 10.30 P m Wnu. Harold Perry, Manager. Maison Therese de Paris, 9, FARQUHAR STREET PENANG. Has always a large
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  • 589 15 CHOWRASTA MARKET. Penang, February 23, 1928. 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 m pair 30 Leg of Mutton M lb 55 Lamb M do
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    • 1393 16 THE BLUE FUNNEL LINE. |[h d ß|l HAMBURG-AMERIKA LINIE INTENDED SAILINGS FROM PENANG. C'T'IXINWQ I TIVTI7M WEEKLY SERVICE, LONDON AND N. CONTINENT |H WJ] HUGO S 1 1 IMM Ud LIINIJdLM RHFXENOR F-b. 21 London, Rotterdam and Hamburg. PmePKaffß AND CARGO SERVICES. H J CTOR Mar. 1 s lars-illes, L
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    • 565 16 P. 0.-BRITISH !Nni> AND APCAR Line- A (Companibs Incorporated in England > MAIL, PASSENGER AND CARGO iEßvicgi Peninsular and Oriental 8. N. Co. under Sailingt of contr»rt with Hh M()Wty’« Qovacn. *L> nnnt, Lwrfon and FM Em* Mall Soviet. (Ineorpot. i Outwards Itom Eondon fog China B,u4 i and japan.
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