Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 9 August 1928

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    20 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE ESTABLISHED 1833. PUBLISHED DAILY. No 181. VOL. LXXXVI. THURSDAY, 9th AUGUST, 1928 PRICE 10 CENTS.
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      599 1 'T. NAGATA brothers dentists. Hui Oita' to■** s P BUir Hjch flffa U> Uift amL nr i"' n i ii -y ALL THE LEADING MOTOR DEALERS STOCK METAL does not wear out—it rusts out. EVERYWHERE you look you can see rust working destruction on metal* THERE is only one way
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      16 1 H. TOKISATSU STUDIO, with up-to-cate Photography by electric light. ’Phone 772, 68, 70, Bishop Street, PENANG.
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    AN EARNEST BOY.
    706 2 Hoover’s Teacher A Proud Woman. AMBITIOUS ORPHAN. O’? all the millions of people who tuned in by the radio on the Republican Convention at Kansas City, probably not one except Mrs. Herbert Hoover awaited the outcome more eagerly and hailed the nomination with greater delight ihan an
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      1308 2 POSITION WANTED. TENDERS INVITED. NOTICES. A Madras LM P, .xptri.rced The Municipal Comrn ssiouere of amj Shoes afld Household Requisites, fstate hospitals and with very good George Town, Penang, hereby mine references, seeks sitnati n on an estate tenders for the und»rinentioned work. HALSBURY COMPANY, hospital. Apply Box No. 258.
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      416 2 “THE GEORGETOWN” APOLOGIZES! tngwr wriy ifTirraqEffEgffifrytfyy We apologize for the temporary scarcity of Cow Gate Food This was caused by a five breaking out on the s.s. Carmarthenshire/’ making it necessary for her to put back into the Port of London. A fresh shipment has just arrived and we can
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    THE “ SPECTATOR’S ” CENTENARY.
    592 3 THE SPECTATOR’S CENTENARY. REMARKABLE RECORD IN EDITORIAL CONTINUITY. Original Policy Rigidly Adhered To. A remarkable record in editorial “continuity" is achieved this month with the centenary of the Spectator. One hundred years of life has seen the policy originally laid down for the direction of its editors rigidly adhered to,
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    DOCTOR’S SUICIDE.
    106 3 CERTIFICATE WITHOUT EXAMINATION. Dr. Noel Maudsley of Ilford, whose issue of a certificate of unfitness for work for a patient whom he had not seen was the subject of comment at Stratford Police Court, was found dead of poisoning. At the inquest, a verdict of death from poisoning,
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    AN UNBREAKABLE RECORD.
    282 3 REJLIRKABLE TESTS. Run Over And Used As Door Mat. Mr. J. Goodson, the inventor of the new indestructible gramophone record, gave a demonstration of its qualities, at the Hotel Cecil, Strand, recently. The record was intentionally run over in the Strand by a motor-car. It was not
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    CHEQUERS REPAIRS.
    209 3 ROTTING TUDOR TIMBERS. The extensive dry-rotting of the Tudor timbers of Chequers—the Buckinghamshire house of the Prime Ministers of England—given to the State by Lord Lee of Fareham, is entailing much patient restoration work. The donor of the mansion set aside for the trustees a sum to maintain
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    CANCER RESEARCH.
    225 3 VALUABLE EXPERIMENTS WITH RATS. ’The results of recent important experiments in cancer research were an nounced by Sir Charles McLeod, presid ing at the annual meeting Of the Ross Institute and Hospital for Tropical Diseases, Putney Health. He said that the institute had given facilities to continue investigations
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  • FEMININE REFLECTIONS.
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      MRS. PEPYS’S DIARY.
      804 4 Monday,-July 16th: —For sending to Mistress Bassett, do write out a very fine recipe for a Preserve of Plums, that she or care to, may use. The was is to prepare, we.gh7~-*nd boil the plums for 40 minutes, to stir to them i their weight of good
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      MID-SEASON SHOES.
      479 4  -  BY JOAN ROSSITER. No unusual style of shoe has appeared as a mid-season novelty all the popularity seems to have been won by those shoes which are of mixed leathers. Brown ones, however, are still well-liked. Strange, python snake skins are seen bound with plain calf which tone
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      IN SILK OR WOOL.
      77 4 This simple frock may be copied in almost any material crepie-d?-chine, linen woollen fabrics, stockinette, or artificial silk are all 'equally suitable, though perhaps white washing silk would be the ideal mate-rial. The neckline is trimmed with a shaped band finished with a button to match
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      SEASIDE MISCHIEF.
      458 4  -  BY A WOMAN CHEMIST. The bathing outfit is of more importance than some girls think, for many’ things depend upon it —health, comfort and beauty. The bathing gown must havC no tight bands, and at some seaside resorts a pair of shoes are essential to comfort. One’s skin
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      CLOSING THE HOUSE.
      326 4  -  BY BERYL HARPER. Closing the house for the annual holiday is often a matter of anxiety, particularly to the newly-married housewife. There are so many things to be thought of, and a list of them will, perhaps, save some oversights. Firstly, turn off the gas at the
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      SEEN IN THE AFTER NOON.
      531 4  -  BY DORE CHARMON. To be well-turned out on a formal occasion is a necessity. The casual regard in which we held afternoon clothes a short while ago is a thing of the past, the woman who. values her reputation for good dressing sees that she
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      THEY SAY!
      563 4  -  BY MRS. ABBIE HARGRAVE I suppose nearly evervon from time to time, by v a <ri- gossip about themselves one they care for, bpcaus e i t determined edition of tl j to tell you K 'ay as it concerns you I Somsrtines, too, the vague they aip
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    SUN RAYS IN MILK.
    214 4 PREVENTING RICKI.'I> ~|in" New milk legislation, <'• with the COWS and the cowshe with the finished produ to the door of the consume), by Mr. J. H. Magg pn Federation of Dairymen < reS s speaking at the Moi Id I’ .th in Central Hall, Westinin
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      152 4 WHY DO WE SUFFER PAIN? Pain is a symptom. It is nature’s method of calling attention to some vital need of the body. M heu the blood is thin thip nerves are under-nourished. It is only through the blood that the elements they need can h> supplied. Pains of mmbago
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    By the Way.
    1413 5 --ACCORDING to our local conW temporary the gentle creatures t/ who, in pardonable exuberance niritH. attempted to wreck the kiner Jr'raph theatre at Ipoh the other day been generally making things n ly t are cruelly libelled by being nnected with the communists I If they ag
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    TELEPHONE SERVICE BETWEEN ITALY AND BRITAIN.
    104 5 Paraguay, Bolivia and Chile.— Rugby Radio Service. NEW AIR MAIL ROUTE. I I London, August 8. The Postmaster General announces that a telephone service will be established between this country and Italy, via Switzerland, commencing to morrow. Communication will be available from all parts
    Paraguay, Bolivia and Chile.—Rugby Radio Service.  -  104 words
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    CHINS AS CLUES TO PROFESSIONS.
    362 5 STATESMEN WITH DEEP “CLEFTS. Evelution Of The Flying Face. Does the shape of the chin indicate the career in which its possessor will be most successful Inspection of the mouths and chin lines of many prominent men and women proves that those who have “made
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    MISS COLYER AT, WIMBLEDON.
    16 5 Mias Colyer in play during a fast and hard-fought match at Wimbledon
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    WHEN TO DRINK WATER.
    340 5 SIMPLE SINS AGAINST BEAUTY. Blood Purifiers. How many peoole are responsible for simple sins against beauty! One of the most important is the failure to drink sufficient water. Most people do not realise the value of water. They drink tea, coffee, and all forms of alcohol,
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    SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.
    764 5 H. R. H. Prince Kampaene Bejra and suite are guests at the Runnymede Hotel. They arrived this morning at 8 o’clock for a short stay. Dr. J. F. Barnep, of Merlimau, proceeds on leave within the next few days. The Chief Justice and Lady Gompert z returned
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      454 5 When you are m Tired take fSANATOGEN i The True Tenie-Feod. M*km«u«i Ali Khan, Bko»al State > W Siaaa using Sanatagtn I faal W activa and kaan at avary mamant. Sanatagtn is like tha combinatiau f a thousand L MBS COVERED WTH ERUPTIONS Spread To Face and Arms. Lost Rest.
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  • British Legionaries At The Menin Gate.
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      Impressive Ceremony.
      119 6 Dr. Lang And The Spirit Of War. Will Soon Be Renounced.” An intensely impressive service of remembrance was held at the Menin Gate Memorial yesterday, at which there were present 11,000 British Ley ion pilgrims, headed by the Prince of Wales. Dr, Lang, the Bishop-Designate of Canterbury, gave
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      IMPRESSIVE TWO MINUTES SILENCE.
      326 6 to peek peace and ensure it.”— Rugby Radio Service. POIGNANT SCENES. London, August 8. Deep emotions were touched among the 11,000 British Legion pilgrims, headed by the Prince of Wales, at the service of rememhrance at the Menin Gate Memorial, atYpres, to-day. An impressive two minutes’
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      HEARTS FULL OF HIGH PURPOSE.
      222 6 —Rugby Radio Service. THE MARCH PAST. London, August 8. The Archbishop added, Ten years ago our hearts were full of high purposes, full of hopes for a better and a richer life for all our people. What has come of them How do they meet
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    SOVIET WIRELESS STATION AT STOCKHOLM.
    46 6 has been transmitted. Trans- Ocean Service. COPENHAGEN REPORT. Ccpenhagen, August 9. Special editions of the local papers here announce the discovery of a secret Soviet Wirelegs Station at Stockholm, fom which, it is allege! navil intelligence has been transmitted. Trans Ocean
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    BERLIN AND BRITISH FOREIGN SECRET AR.’S ILLNESS.
    84 6 —Trans-Ocean DEEP REGRET OCCASIONED. Perlin, August 9. Berlin political circles deeply regret Sir A oaten Chamberlain’s illness which will render it impossible for him to attend the Paris Peace Pact Conference. The Berliner Tcigeblatt says it is generally hoped that bis illness is
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    SINGAPORE GUNNER CHARGED.
    101 6 ALLEGED TO HAVE USED FORGED DOCUMENTS. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Singapore, August 9. A case was mentioned at the District Court yesterday, in which Gunner E. A. Lewis, of the Royal Artillery, is charged with cheating by using as genuine a forged dr cument. It is alleged
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    NARROW ESCAPE OF SINGAPORE EUROPEAN.
    83 6 COLLIDED WITH MOTOR-LORRY. (From Our Own Correspondent). Singapore, August 9. < Mr. B. E. Lewis, of Messrs. Swan and MacLaren, had a narrow escape yesterday when he collided with a lorry while rding a m °tor-cycle along Robinson-road. The collisicn occurred at the Maxwellroad junction,
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    PENANG COURT OF APPEAL
    383 6 TODAY’S HEARING. MR. BRADDELL AND LEGITIMACY BY RECOGNITION. LEGAL ARGUMENT. The appeal agiinst the judgment of Acting-Chief Justice Sproule, reversing the finding of Mr. Registrar Forrer that Khoo Hun Tee was a legitim tte son of Khoo Thean Tek, was continued in the Court of Appeal
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    LITHUANIA ACCEPTS POLISH PROPOSAL.
    52 6 assembled Foreign Ministers. TransOcean Service. Berlin, August 9. It is stated that Lithuania has accepted the-Polish proposal to attend the Geneva Conference. M. Valdemara is going to Paris when the Kellogg Peace Pact is signed in ord-r to put the Lithuanian case before the assembled Foreign
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    INDIAN ASSOCIATION, PENANG.
    87 6 An Extraordinary Ger eral Meeting of the Indian Association, Penang, was held last night at the premises of the Aesocia tion No. 421. D<*to Kramat Road, Penang, with Dr. N. K. Menon, the President, in the chair. About sixty members were present. Tbe business of the t
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    MARUTHUVAKULA SANGAM PENANG.
    92 6 A general meeting was held last night at the premises of the Sangam when Mr. C. Yahambaram Pillay presided. The followi- g office-bearers were elected for the current year. Patron, Dr. N. K. Menon, M.D. President, Mr. C. Yahambaram Pillay VicePresident, Mr. Veyna lyakannoo Secretary, Mr. S.
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    M. C. C. TEAM TO MEET WEST INDIES.
    189 6 AUSTRALIAN PH YERS SELECTED. LANCASHIRE I FADING IN CHAMPIONSHIP STRUGGLE. The Special Sports Correspondent of the Singapore Free Press cables from London, as follows For the third Test Match against tbe W*st Indies which at the Oval on Saturday the selectors have
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    CLERC CHAMPION.
    912 6 HOOI HYE LOSES THE MALAYAN TITLE. Thrilling Lawn Tennis Duel. Khoo Hooi Hye, who has held the Malayan lawn tennis ti'le for the past three years in secession, an! before that in 1923. was on Tuesday dethrone I after a vitally interesting game at the S.C.C.— and Paul
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    Captain Campbell- Man Of 10,000 Thrills.
    322 6 Lifetime Of Adventure. Twenty-Five Years As Racing Motorist. Miraculous Escapes Thrill upon thrill! A lifetime of adventure crowded into a few years. The man of ten thousand thrills—so they have called Captain Malcolm Campbell war veteran, racingdriver, automobile distributor. Twenty-five years ago Captain Campbell
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    SUSPECTED CASE OF CHOLERA ON S.S. “NALDERA.”
    52 6 A suspected case of cholera has been discovered on board the s.s Nalder a which arrived in Penang this afternoon, and anchored in the quarantine anchorage. The matter is having the attention of the Deputy Port Health Officer and Ihe agents who visited
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    NATIVE PRODUCE.
    13 6 Sun dried Copra was sold in Penang yesterday atslo.67| per picul.
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    STRONG U. S. NOTE TO CHINA.
    272 6 (JWUS--—Reuter. UNFULFILLED PROMISES: AMERICAN PROPERTY SEIZED. Shanghai, August 8. The U.S. Minister has sent a strong Note to the Foreign Minister drawing attention to the failure of the Nationalist Government to fulfill the promises made on several occasions to evacuate a American property occupied
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      DISCORD IN SOVIET THEATRE.
      266 7 ’—British United Press. Moth-Eaten Finery. SUCCESSOR TO IMPERIAL BALLET. VHCAL'REORGANISATION. (Copyright) Moscow, (By Mail). THE Soviet Opera and Ballet, which is the direct successor to the world-famous Imperial ballet, is facing a radical reorganisation which may wipe out the pre-revolutionary atmosphere which still lingers there. A
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      SEARCH FOR GREEK TREASURES.
      148 7 spot will be made— British United Press. EXCAVATIONS AT THE SITE OF PAESTUM. {Copyright}, Rome, (By Mail). Italian archaeologists, spurred on by the eagerness of the Government to disclose the buried glories of classical Italy, intend shortly to excavate the site of Paestum or Posidonia, where
      spot will be made—British United Press.  -  148 words
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      MOVEMENT FOR INTERNATIONAL CURRENCY.
      312 7 —British United Press. NOVEL PROPOSAL. ARGENTINE PLAN FOR INSTITUTE OF EXCHANGE. AUTOMATIC CITIZENSHIP. (Copyright.) Geneva, (By Mail). PLANS FOR THE CREATION OF AN INTERNATIONAL CURRENCY, COMPOSED OF BOTH GOLD AND SILVER COINS AND BASED ON THE VALUE OF A GRAMME OF GOLD. Are to be submitted
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      BY CANOE ACROSS THE PACIFIC.
      205 7 America resumed.— British United Press. SIBERIAKS PAY A VISIT TO ALASKA. {Copyright) Vancouver, B. C., (By Mail.) A party of Siberiaks in ten canoes has just crossed the Pacific for a friendly greeting and potlach (tribal feast) with a number of Eskimos who live on
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    CARS IN COLLISION AT PENANG.
    88 7 PASSENGERS ESCAPE INJURY. collision between an Austin 7 and a 1 itroen car took place at the juncv f Muntri-street and Leith-street, Yesterday evening. Mr,.* nfJ bn was travelling along n ri s’roet towards Penang-road, and -itroen car along Leith-street towards rd N’ihar-street. tir wo
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    FOREIGN EXCHANGES.
    66 7 (Rugby Radio Servicb.) London, August 8. Paris, 124 20; New York, 4.85 a Brussels, 34.90; Geneva, 24.22 Amsterdam, 12.05 Milan, 92.80 Berlin, 20.36 Stockholm, 18.14 Copenhagen, 18.14 Oslo, 18.19 Vienna, Prague, 1631; Helsingfors, 192|; Madrid, 29.941; Lisbon, 21 Athens, 375 Bucharest, 7991 Rio, 55i Buenos Aires. 47?« Bombay,
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    AMERICAN OLYMPIC BOXERS.
    121 7 Reuter. NO WITHDRAWAL. GERMANY WINS WATER-POLO CHAMPIONSHIP. Amsterdam, August 8. The president ,of the United States Olympic Committee has refused the boxing manager’s application to withdraw the American team in consequence of the decision of Referee Miller in the Sartos bout. Springboard Diving (Final) 1, Des Jardins
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    PENANG LAWN TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS.
    233 7 OPENING MATCHES. The Penang Lawn Tennis Association tournament opens on Monday next on the Cricket Club courts. The following ties have been arranged for the week Monday. T. Arimura v. T. E. Upton; C. A. Reutens v. T. Mine W. B. Wigg v. Dr, Letchmanasamy Yeo
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    P. C. C. LAWN BOWLS TOURNAMENT.
    158 7 TIES ARRANGED. The following ties have been arranged for to-night Championship: G. B. F. Southam v. Dr. C. H. Hertz. Mixed Double Handicap +4 Miss McLeod Craik and D. McLeod Craik v. 4-4 Mrs. McLeod Craik and D. Lucey. Ladies’ Single Handicap (Final): +3
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    P. C. C. LAWN TENNIS.
    38 7 The result of the tennis tournament tie played yesterday is: Final Mixed Doubles Handicap: —30.4 Mrs. L. M. Evans &G.A. M. Hyde beat —3O Mrs. Sturt and A. G. A. Mosley 6-3, 6-2.
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    OFFICIAL COTTON CROP ESTIMATES.
    164 7 —Reuter. AMERICAN FIGURES. general rush in buying at NEW YORK. New York, August 9. The appearance of the first official cotton crop estimate for the season stampeded the shirts on the cotton market. The estimate gives 14,291.000 bales or nearly 68 per cent, of the normal,
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    COLLEEN MOORE “NAUGHTY BUT NICE”
    114 7 "NAUGHTY BUT NICE.” Vivacious, peppy, devil-may care, only partly describes Colleen Moore in her latest picture, which opens its season at the Theatre Royal to-night. Here is one of the titbits of the comedy. Colleen’s well meaning friends insist on her spend ing the night
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    PENANG GAMBLERS FINED.
    35 7 A fine of $lO was imposed by Mr. A. L. Birse in the Penang Police Court, yesterday afternoon, on nineteen nonyas, for playing “Peh Bin” in a house on the Penang Hill.
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    OSCAR SLATER GETS £6,000.
    140 7 —Rugby Radio Service. Treasury Grant. WRONGFUL CONVICTION FOR MURDER. 18fe YEARS’ IMPRISONMENT. THE TREASURY HAS GRANTED OSCAR SLATER AN EX GRATIA PAYMENT OF £6,000 IN CONSEQUENCE OF HIS WRONGFUL CONVICTION FOR THE MURDER OF MISS GILCHRIST. London, August 8. OSCAR Slater, who served eighteen and a
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    RUBBER DEAL ACTION.
    110 7 FEARON v. PINCHING. Before the Chief Justice (Sir Henry Gompertz'.'in the Kuala Lumpur Supreme Court on Wednesday morning. the hearing was begun of a case in which the Official Assignee, in connection with the matter of Mr. L. L. F. Fearon, sues Mr. H- C. Pinching for
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    ANGLO-FRENCH NAVAL AGREEMENT.
    214 7 —Reuter. Reported Settlement. RESTRICTION OF GROSS IONNAGF. DIVISION OF CRUISERS. Tokio, August 8. THE NAVAL AUTHORITIES ARE REPORTED TO HAVE HINTED AT AN ANGLO FRENCH NAVAL AGREEMENT WHICH INCLUDES, Firstly, a division of cruisers into two classes—those armed with guns of over six inches and those under.
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    HEALTH STATISTICS.
    89 7 The health statement for the Municipality of George Town for the week ending August 4, 1928, shows a total of 60 deaths—4l males and 19 females—the death-rate being 22.19 per mille compared with 26.26 in the preceding week and with 27.83 in the corresponding week of last year.
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    MORIBUND KELANTAN.
    487 8 If our information is correct something is amiss in the State of Kelantan. One of the Unfederated States, Kelantan came under British protection by the AngloSiamese Treaty concluded in 1909. The country, which embraces roughly about six thousand square miles, is singularly well favoured. It is fertile, the
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    POST HASTE!
    332 8 We have in our possession an envelope addressed to one of our readers in Penang. It reached him yesterday morning. The postmark over the stamp shows that it was posted at Maxwell’s Hill on August 3 at 2 p.m. A postmark on the back shows that it arrive!
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    GENERAL PRODUCE AGENCY Ltd.
    33 8 Rubber Prices. We beg to report that the Singapore prices for Standard Ribbed Smoked Sheet for to-day are as follow Spot 32}c Aug/’Sept. 32jc Oct/Dec. 32c Jan/March Remarks—Market Firm.
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    SINGAPORE PRICES.
    37 8 London Standard Loose. S. R. Sheet 32| cts per pound per p1.—143/No. 1 Crepe cts per pound per pl.=|43 33 Firm. London New York 191 cts. f gold). [By Courtesy of Messrs. Allen Denny s)
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    Our Scottish Letter.
    1408 8 Qook-Maxton fiasco O n (Slydeside. Rod In Pickle For Socialist Leaders. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Glasgow, July 11. Unprecedented in the criminal records of the world is a trial now proceeding in Edinburgh. After nearly twenty years and an incarceration of IB| years in the bleak Peterhead
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    THE MAILS.
    47 8 T bv tbe The homeward ra oD Kashmir closes at 0.3 Pthe 11th instant. QM The Ka»hmi r frO j and Singapore is exp*'C at 7 a.m. on Satur y A(l en,P will leave for Colombo, A Marseilles and Low same day- Steamer will wor
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    Progress Of Kinta Dam Construction.
    135 9 Electrification Of Perak V alley. Tour Of Inspection. 50 Feet Of The Dam Laid Down. (Special To Pinang Gazette.) The special representative of the Pinang Gazette, who, during the past reek has been touring Perak, writing under yesterday's date from 4 henderoh, reviews the progress
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    VITAL QUESTION OF WEATHER CONDITIONS.
    376 9 WORKING TO SCHIDULE. (By Our Own Kepiesentative.) Chenderoh, Wednesday. I am writing this in the cool of the evening, on the verandah of one of the temporarily erected bungalows on the hi 1 1-side overlooking the dam site of the Perak River Hydro-Electric Power Company,
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    LONDON—BRIGHTON EXPRESS MOTOR ROAD.
    129 9 Rugby Radio Service. NOVEL PROPOSAL. London, August 8. The latest development in motor travelling is the scheme for the construction of a special motor road from London to Brighton. 1 he proposed road would have no cross roads and would have separate up” and d<)wn tracks
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    HUNDRED BILLION GALLONS OF WATER !
    365 9 HUNDRED BILLION GALLONS OF WATER 5,000 ACRES SUBMERGED. (By Our Own Representative.) Chenderoh, Wednesday. In an interview with one of the officials I learned that when the dam is completed a hundred billion gallons of water will be harnessed for the purpose of providing electric power for the Perak and
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    TROPICAL STORM ON FLORIDA COAST.
    209 9 —Reuter. $5,000,000 DAMAGE. ENORMOUS SEAS POUND PALM BEACH BOULEVARD. STREETS FLOODED. A tropical storm, reminiscent of the hurricane disaster of 1926, has been raging for some hours along the Florida Coast. At Palm Beach the famous Boulevarde was expected to collapse. Further down the coast,
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    NEWS IN BRIEF.
    155 9 —Reuter. FRENCH AIRMAN CRASHES ONE MAN KILLED. Peiris, August 8. The famous French pilot, Drouhin, while preparing for an Atlantic flight crashed and was seriously injured. Two others were injured and a fourth occu pant was killed.— Reuter. New York, August 8. A virtual amalgamation has been
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    VISCOUNT HAMBLEDEN LEAVES £2,500,000.
    93 9 Secretary for War. Rugby' 'Radio Service. HEAD OF SMITH’S BOOKSTALLS. London, August 8. Viscount Hambledeo, head of the famous book-selling firm of W.H. Smith and Son, and partner of the banking firm of Coutts, who died recently, left unsettled estate of the value of £2,590,000. His
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    NANKING SETTLEMENT ASSURED.
    381 9 .—Reuter. Signatures To-Morrow. SINO-JAPANESE DISAGREEMENT OVER MANCHURIA. VALIDITY OF TREATIES. It is understood that terms have been arrived at for a settlement of the Nanking incident between Great Britain and China. The document will be signed to morrow. In the meantime Japan and the Nationalist Government are
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    GENE TUNNEY TO MARRY.
    27 9 —Reuter. ENGAGEMENT TO MILLIONAIRE’S DAUGHTER ANNOUNCED. New York, August 9. Gene Tanney’s engagement with the millionare’s daughter, Miss Josephine Lauder is announced to-day
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      223 9 A MASTERPIECE FROM THE MASTER FROM THURSDAY, 9th TO SUNDAY, 12th AUGUST. D. W. GRIFFITH presents “DRUMS OF LOVE 10 reels. FEATURING Mary Philbin, Lionel Barrymore and Don Alvardo. A romance of exquisite beauty and delicate artistry The most glorius and entrancing of motion pictures produced since the Cinema revealed
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    TEMERLOH COCONUT AND RUBBER ESTATE
    242 11 18th. Annual Meeting. DIVIDEND OF 2$ DICLARED. The 18 h Ordinary General Meeting of the Temerioh Coconut and Rubber Estate was held at the Registered Office, 9, Beach street, Penar g, to-day. Mr. A. W. de W. Harries presided and others pretent were G. NeviU
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    RUBBER OUTPUTS.
    133 11 The following are additional rubber outputs for last month:— lbs. Anglo-Malay 126,948 Pataling 72.010 London Asiatic 296,001 Golden Hope 40,590 Selaba 103,601 Bikam 79,300 Snngkai-Chnmor 61,578 Seaport 50,000 R. E. of Johore 62,491 North Labis 55,500 Tebolang 31,622 Pernambang 137,209 Strathisla 55,931 Lanadron 92.193 Ledbury 63,534 Cluny 43,271
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    THE SHARE LIST.
    219 11 The following were tne Ist eat quotations in MESSRS. KENNEDY Co’s share list at 11 a.m. to-day Yesterday. To-day. g an g os Shares, >» s s OQ GQ CQ CQ c. t c. I c. c. Mining. Asam K. 47/_ 48/- 46/- 47/6 Bangrin Tin 43,'-
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    TIN PRICES.
    105 11 The Straits Trading Co., Ltd., gives the following prices on August 8: London. Spot £213.7.6 unchanged 3 mos. buying 211.17.6 3 selling 212 down 2/6 Local. August 9: Singapore 200 tons at $108« Penang buyers no sellers at sloB£. Messrs. Boustead de Co.— Yesterday’s quotation for Singapoie refined
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    RUBBER SALES.
    55 11 The General Produce Agency Ltd., Beach Street, Penang, reports that the following prices were realised at their auction room to-day Good F. A. Q. Ribbed Smoked Sheet £42} to 42} F.A.Q. do 41i 42 Low F.A.Q. Off do 40 41 Plain IJnemoked Sheet 30 34 Lump Scrap 22
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    PRODUCE PRICES.
    209 11 Penang, August 9, 1928. Benarfs Cpinna p. chest £5.000.00 noirt Cloves 70.00 nom. Gold leaf. 72.00 seller Mace Pickings 125.00 ncm Nutmeg?» 80s nom 110 s 95.00 Coconuts per 1.000 50.00 nom Copra Sundried £lO Rattans 11.15 sa'e Rattans Coarse 10.60 Green Snail Shells 13.00 Siam Rice No.
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    MALAYAN TEACHERS’ ASSOCIATION.
    264 11 THIRD ANNUAL CONFERENCE. Seremban, 13th—18th August, 1928. The following is the detailed programme Monday, 13th August. 9.30 a.m. —Opening of Conference by the Hon’ble Mr. J. W. Simmons, M.C.S., Acting British Resident, Negri Sembilan. Presidential address by Mr. P. E. Navared narn. 2.30 p.m.—General Meeting (Preliminary Session).
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    TIN OUTPUTS.
    83 11 The output of Tin from th® property of the Bangrin Tin Dredging Co., Ltd., for the men’h of July was piculs 564. The number of hours w r < rked during the same n®rir»d was 643 and the yardage treated 130,000. The output of Takuana Valley Tin Dredging
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    LOCAL SHARE MARKET.
    84 12 The following are the latest quotations in THE MALAYA COMPANY LIMI TED’S share list M ning Shares. Buyers. Sellers. Bain Cave 1.27| Hitam .80 Kuchais Ord. 1.35 Kuala Lumpur Tin 34/- 34/6 Larut Tin Fields 17/3 17/9 M. Consolidated .80 .82| North Taiping 1.04 1.05 c. Puteh
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    UNITED TRADERS, Ltd.
    71 12 The following are our latest quotations for to-day Tins. Buyers. Sellers. B. Padangs .45 .47k Hong Fatts .40 .42| Jelapangs 27/6 28/6 K. Lumpurs 33/6 34/3 Kuchais (Ord) 1.32| 1.37 k Laruts 17/3 18/M. Consols. .80 .82k Norths 1.02 k 1.05 c. Petalings 4.25 4.35 Pungahs 6/6
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    102 12 The following are our latest quotations for to-day Tins. Buyers. Sellers. Norths 1.02 1.04 Taipings 1.07 1.09 Kintas 1.37 k 1.42 k Hi'ams .75 .78 Talams 1.09 1.12 Ulu Piahs .67k .72k B. Padangs .46 .48 Ratruts 26/3 26/9 Tejas 10/6 11/6 Sione Tin 24/- 24/6 Souths
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    OVERSEA BROKERS. Ltd,
    109 12 The following are our latest’quotations for to-day Mining. Buyers. Sellers.* Hong Fatts .401 T/- g. 42 Hitams .78 Jelapangs 27/6 28/6 Kam pongs 26/- 26/9 Kuchais 1.35 1.37 k Norths 1.03 105 c. Nawng Pets .95 1.00 Phin Boons 6d. 1/Putehs 1.52 k 1.57 k P. Plandoks
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    EXCHANGE.
    124 12 Penang, August 9, 1928. (By Courtesy of The Chartered Bank). London Demand Bank 2/3 21/32 4 months’ sight Bank 2/3 27/32 3 Credit 2/4 3/16 3 Documentary 2/4 1/4 Calcutta Demand Bank 154 1 3 days’sight Private 156 c Bombay Demand Bank 154 g Madras Demand Bank 154 3
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    KENNEDY & Co’s SHARE LIST.
    1128 12 KENNEDY Co’s SHARE LIST. NAMES. "S X ar? Ha RUBBER [Dollar.] S c S o 9 c Allenby Rubber Co J 20 1 30 Alor Gajah Rubber Estate 1 00 1 25 Amalgamated Malay Estates 2 25 2 <5 Ayer Hitam Planting Syndicate 2 10 2 30 Aver Kuning Rubber
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    COMMUNISTS’ WAR ON KISSING.
    668 13 Satirized in Russian Press. ATTACK ON “SINISTER, ARISTO CRATIC SURVIVAL.” The Central Committee of the Young Communist 0 ganipation of the Guherniya of Saratof recently ordered all its local groups to wage a campaign against the practice of kissing as a sinister, aristocratic survival of the
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    CHILD ATTACKED BY HORSE.
    111 13 LITTLE BOY’S PLUCK. When Charles Storr, the three-year old son of Mr. and Mrs. Fr*d Storr, of Sunny Nook, Weston lane, Otley, Yorkshire, was attacked by a horse in a field near his heme recently, bis elder brother John, aged 5, k*pt the animal at bay
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    SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.
    111 14 To-day’s Departures. Seiyo Maru for Colombo ani Bombay. Automedon for Port SwettEnham, Singapore, Hongkong, Shanghai and Kobe. Kangean for Bdawan (Deli), Sabang, Port Said. London, Amsterdam, Rotterdam and Hamburg. Tungsong fcr P. Lankawi (Kantang) Trang. Ampang for Pangkor, Dindings and Sitiawan. Perak for Port Swettenham and Singapore. Naldera
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    PENANG MAILS.
    593 14 CLOSE DAILY except (Sunday}. BY TRAIN. Federated and Non-Federated rfalay States Malacca. Johore and Singapore, Registration and Parct 1 Post, except where otherwise stated, close half-an hour earlier than the Ordinary mail. Resumption Or Night Mail Service. The following additional mails will be closed daily (Sunday excepted) at
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    MARKET PRICES.
    607 15 CHOWRABTA MARKET. Penang, An «oat 9, 1928. Button— g cto Mutton Indian per lb 55 Head heep or goat each 1.00 Liver with heart A lung do 1.30 Tn P« do 1.00 Goat or Sheep per lb 55 Sweet Bread pair 30 Leg of Mutton lb 55 Lamb
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