Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 13 August 1928

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    20 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE ESTABLISHED 1833. PUBLISHED DAILY. No 184. VOL. LXXXVL MONDAY, 13th AUGUST. 1928. PRICE 10 CENTS.
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    Men, Women, And Memories.
    1628 3 Mr. Raskob —Henry Yates Thompson James Martin White. When I was in New York a few months ago I began to hear, mainly in. connection with great Catholic charities which moans also mainly Irish charities —the name of Raskob. The name was quite unfamiliar to me,
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      359 3 «snfree to There are two Catalogues that should h n the and -of 2! every hooklover. They are both published bv Mudie’s j and are sent free. One contains lists of the very latest 1 f nglish literature—Poetry,fiction, belles-lettres,etc Any book in it will he mailed to vou on its
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    DEADLY NEW GAS.
    498 4 PEER ON THE HORBOR OF AIR RAIDS. London At The Mercy Of Any Nation. Lord Rayleigh, F.R.S., a distinguished scientist, and Lord Halsbury a barrister, made- the Peers’ flesh creep with their forecasts of what may happen in the next war. They discussed air attacks on London.
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    PHILIPPINES SCANDAL.
    209 4 POSTAL OFFICIALS AND MYSTERIOUS LOSSES. An official report showing property losses in the Philippines Bureau in posts amounting to P. 307,000 has been received by Governor-General Stimson. Certain postal officials may he implicated. Resignations are expected to come shortly. The losses consist of accounts suspended or disallowed in
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    INDUSTRIAL EVOLUTION.
    287 4 GREAT BRITAIN AHEAD OF CONTINENTAL NATIONS. Unemployment Problem» Sir Arthur Steel-Maitland, Minister of Labour, speaking recently at Carclew, Cornwall, said he sometimes wondered whether the painful honesty with which it was published each week the numbers of unemployed had not given rise to an entirely false impression—that Great
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    ELECTRICITY IN THE F. M. S.
    186 4 GROWING U.<E OF ENERGY FOR TIN DREDGES. The Federated Malay States is now developing rapidly in the supply and use of electricity for power and lighting, and the plant subject to inspection having more than doubled in capacity in the last two years, writers
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    PRIMATE’S CHOICE.
    223 4 SOUTH LONDON AS HIS NEW HOME. The. resignation of the Archbishop of Canterbury will involve a meeting of the Privy Council, with the King.presiding, and a quaint announcement in the London (razefte. It is likely that the samp proc dure will be adopted as was used in 1908,
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    By the Way.
    1671 5 0N AUGUST 13, 178 f, the British flag was hoisted by Captain Light on the island of Penang which had, the year before, been ceded to the East India Company by the Saltan of Kedah. The flagstaff at the signal station and many of the ships in
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    Final Results Of Amsterdam Olympiad.
    947 6 Fanfare Of Trumpets. 1 America Defeats The British Empire. Stamford Bridge Meeting. f Reuter. —Reuter. Amsterdam, August 12. The ninth Olympiad closed after the Queen of Holland had distributed the first prizes to each winning country. The Prince Consort presented the second prizes and Count
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    FINAL TEST MATCH.
    72 6 —Reuter. HOBLS AND SUTCLIFFE’S FINE START. London, August 12. The third and final Test Match opened on Saturday at the Oval in glorious weather before a crowd of about 18,000. The AV s’ Indies won the toss and decided to bat. The <-fa»e of play scores were
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    P. C. C. WIN AT KLANG.
    64 6 SUNDAY CRICKET. The Penang Cricket Club defeated a Klang eleven in the match played at Klang yesterday. Klang batted first and put up a total of 185 rut s. The Cricket Club replied with 188 runs for five wickets, the p incipal contributors being
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    SIR AUSTEN CHAMBERLAIN’S HEALTH TRIP.
    376 6 .—Reuter. PRIME MINISTER ON HOLIDAY. PRINCE OF WALES’ EAST AFRICAN TOUR. THE KING’S YOUNGEST SON. Sir Austen Chamberlain, who has been suffering from bronchopneumonia, is making satisfactory progress towards recovery. A complete rest from official duties has been ordered and he will leave at the
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    CONSUMPTION OF RUBBER.
    36 6 Reuter. SUGGESTION FOR ITS STIMULATION. London, August 13. Legislation to compel all road vehicles to use rubber tyres is suggested by the Financial Tinies for the purpose of stimulating the consumption of rubber.
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    GOLD CHAMPIONSHIP CUP.
    48 6 REMAINING COMPETITORS. (Fri m Our Own Cjit spondent.) Singapore, August 12. At the end of the second round of Singapore Island for the G Id Championship Cup the following remain in the competition Meldrum, Lim. G. F. Murphy, Jackson, H ckey, Upton Carson and Lowson.
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    LOSS TO JEWISH COMMUNITY.
    67 6 DEATH OF MRS. SASSOON. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Singapore, August 13. The death took place on Saturday of Mrs. H. R. Sa i s on, a well-known and respected m-mber of the Jewish community of Singapore. The wife of the late R. E. Sassoon, she has
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    ATTACK ON DESERT CONVOY.
    234 6 .—Reuter. Iraq Inciden BRiTISH DRIVER SAVES PASSENGERS. DEFENSIVE MEASURES. One Mohammedan was killed and two injured in the attack on the local desert convoy carried out by band its ten miles on the Iraq side of the Syrian frontier. They also ambushed the mail convoy and
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    COURT OF APPEAL
    58 6 INDISIOSITION OF MR JUSTICE DINSMORE. Owing to tbe indippositfan o f M r Justice Dinsmore the Per arg Court of Appeal did not sit to day. Tbe remaining appeal will be beard to-morrow. The Judges leave f< r Afar Star on Wednesday evening ai d will sit
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    COLLISION IN THE HUMBER.
    281 6 Reuter. JAPANESE STEAMED DAMAGED. PROJECTED NORWEGIAN CRUISE ABANDONED. SEAMAN INJURED. A coUision took place at the mouth of the Humber betwee i the Orient liner Ot-anto and the Japanese steimer Kitano Maru and both had ts make for the docks. The former returned to Grimsby and
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    CLAIMS OF INDIAN NATIVE STATES.
    318 6 Reuter. Butler Commission. DEPUTATION TO BE SENT TO LONDON. PRINCES AND GOVERNMENT. It is possible that the claims of t\ e subjects of the Native States of India may come into prominence simultaneously with the enquiry of th e Simon Commission. The committee headed fry
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    SINGAPORE-JALA BY AIR.
    1230 7 J >s FOR NEW SER V ICE COMPLETE. flew ComPany's Plans. a commercial air service beIhjbh East Indies and Malaya ;W mplete, and on Jan. Ist, 1929, will be inaugurated by the put ch East Indian Airways). mnder Henri Nieuwenhuis, n director of the new comi ii'-vii
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    MEDIEVAL DRAMA IN TIBET.
    395 7 STRUGGLE BETWEEN RIVAL LAMAS. Better j Struggle For Supremacy. Ihe obscure j>olitical drama in Tibet I which seems to be a struggle for political supremacy between the Dalai Lama, residing in Lhasa, Oentral Tibet, ami the Tashi formerly residing in Shigatse, Southern Tibet, has produced a
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    SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.
    625 7 Mr. D. Howard Leicester, A.R.1.8.A., of Swan, Maclaren and Craik, left for Ipoh yesterday. Mr. R.C. Banks, of the Asiatic Petroleum Company, Singapore, has returned j from Home leave. Mr. J. L. Pattison, Traffic Inspector, Singapore Traction Company, has returned from Home leave. Mr. H. Elphick, a
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    CARDOSA v. INGEMAN.
    158 7 over for the September list. Malay Mail. DISPUTE OVER EXPENSES. Before Mr. Just ice Acton, in the Kuala Lumpur Supreme Court, on Friday, a case was mentioned in which Mr. J. S. A. Cardosa, of Cardosa and Co., Weld-rd., claims from Mr. C. Ingeman, of Minerva Motors,
    over for the September list.—Malay Mail.  -  158 words
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    BIRTH.
    25 8 PETRIE Hay.—At the Miternity Hospital, Penang, on. the 12th instant, to Marjorie, wife, of F. W. Petrie Hay, Padang Estate, Padang Serai, a daughter.
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    KELANTAN.
    406 8 In some quarters there is a tendency to gauge the prosperity and progress of a country or a state on the figures set out in the annual reports of officials. This process does not possess the virtue of infallibility and were it to be applied to the State of
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    F. M. S. RIVERS.
    642 8 S r George Maxwell, writing in British Malaya, sngg sts that the F. M. S. Rivera Control Commission which haa wis ly I recommended that the subject be handled i by the Federal government and not by the four State governments suggests that the investigation should
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    Our Scottish Letter.
    1430 8 of Irisf) Immigration.. PREPARING FOR HIGHLAND GAMES. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Glasgow, July 19. Historically, the Scottish memory is not readily to be taken back farther than the ’45, or, at a pinch, the Union of the Parliaments in 1707. The leal Scot may not be sure
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    THE MAILS.
    89 8 The homeward mad b 7,. v the Edavana closes at 6 p.m. on r u 17th instant. snatched The B. I. Bahna with rnails Jefle from London on July t b? to arrive here at 6 a.no. 17th instant. The agents advise that the is now expected to
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    Great Britain and World Disarmament.
    154 9 Rt. H on. W.‘ C. Bridgeman’s Speech. e British Cavalry Joining French Manoeuvres. German Press Comments. 7 pth proposals rn ide by Mr. Kello jg for the outlawry of wir t p,- t ahn<»> exactly the name thing in principle an those made by Great
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    BRITISH PROPOSALS AT GENEVA.
    475 9 —Reuter. NAVAL LIMITATION. London, August 12. HefrTring to the disarmament question, the First* Lord of the Admiralty, the Kt. Hon. William Bridgeman, at Hellifield, Yorkshire, last night, said Great Britain had done more in this direction than any other power and she was prepared to do
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    FUNERAL OF CROATIAN DEPUTY.
    153 9 —Reuter. 2f( V’ n o PEOPLE PRESENT. Belgrade, August 12. people gathered at Zagreb p w occasion of the funeral of the n on) 1 r beputy, M. Raditch, who was fr f ii > cn P p htina, which lasted Ll„ c f,c k in
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    “SLAP IN THE FACE OF LOCARNO.”
    158 9 in the French manoeuvres.— Rugby Radio Service. BRITISH EXPLANATION. Berlin, August 13. A “slap in the face of Locarno” [is the description of the Frankurter Zeil ting of the report that the Bth King’s Royal Irish Hussars will participate in the French Rhineland manoeuvres.
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    SYRIAN CONSTITUENT ASSEMBLY.
    56 9 —Reuter. BEIRUT MESSAGE. Paris, August 12, A message from Beirut says that M. Ponsot, the High Commissioner, has suspended the Constituent Assemby in Syria for thrre months. The reason is the Assembly failed to ag-eeto M. Ponson’s request that articles of the constitution, which are considered irreconcilable
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    FIRM BELIEF THAT AMUNDSEN LIVES.
    175 9 ,—Reuter. PROFESSOR’S FAITH. SEARCH FOR ITAI.Ia” TO (OMISL'E. UNTIL OCTOBER. Professor Samoilovitch, the leader of the Krassin expedition, has expressed his firm belief that Captain Amundsen is alive and intends to search for him and the members of the Italia crew until the end of
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    AIR EXERCISES.
    78 9 —Rugby Radio Service. REGULAR AND TERRITORIAL ARMY. London, August 12. Air craft to the number of 300 and reserves and ground units of the regular and territorial army will participate in air exercises near London and the Home Counties this week. The exercises are to be conducted to
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    TENSE SITUATION AT MUKDEN.
    452 9 ,—Reuter. Hands Off Manchuria. JAPAN’S WARNING TO NA 110NALIST GOVERNMENT. against reconciliation. A tense situation has arisen around Manchuria following a conversation between Chang Hsueh liang and Baron Hayashi who went to Mukden to explain Baron Tanaka’s views with regard to reconciliation between Manchuria and the
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      156 9 PENANG-SINGAPORE NON-STOP RUN. P G. STAFF FEAT. An Oldsmobile car driven by the Editor of the Pinang Gazette and the Motoring Editor of the Pinang Gazette left Butterworth at midnight on Friday in an attempt to make a nonstop engine run to* Singapore. Ipoh was reached at 3.37 a m
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    LOCAL SHARE MARKET.
    94 10 The following are the latest quotations in THE MALAYA COMPANY LIMI TED’S sharn list M<ning Shares. Buyers. Sellers. B. Padang .47 .49 Hitam .78 .80 Hong Fatt .40 .42} Jel?pang 27/6 28/6 Katu Tin 25/- 26/Kent (F.M.S.) Tin 4/9 5/3 Kmta Tin Dredging 1.42} 1-45 Kuala l.umpur
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    UNITED TRADERS. Ltd.
    65 10 The following are our latest quotation for to day Tins. Buyers. Sellers. B. Padangs .45 .47} Hitams .77} .80 Johans .27} .30 Kampongs 26/3 27/3 K. Lumpnrs 34/3 35/3 Kuyohs .37} .40 Laruts 17/3 17/9 Mambaus 1.17} 1.22} Penawats .65 .67} Puchongs 24/9 25/9 Ratruts 27/- 27/6
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    EASTERN TRADERS, Ltd.
    97 10 Tbe following are our latest quotations for to-day Tins. Buyers. Sellers. Norths 1.04 c. 1.06 c. Taipings 1.07 1.09 Kintas 1.40 1.45 Hitams .78 .80 Talams 1.11 1.13 Ulu Piabs .67} .72} B. Padangs .46 .48 Ratruts 26/9 27/3 Tejas 12/6 13/6 Sione Tin 24/- 24/6 Souths
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    OVERSEA BROKERS, Ltd.
    101 10 The fol'owing are our latest quotations for to-day Mining. Buyers. Sellers. Bangrins 44/6 45/B. Padangs .45 .47 Hong Fatts .40 .42} Hitams .78 .80 Huey Yots Prefs. 25/- 25/9 Johans .27 .29 Kinta Dredges 1.40 1.42} Kucbais 1.35 1.37} K. Rivers 3.80 3.87} Kamuntings 19/- 19/6 c.r.
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    EXCHANGE.
    129 10 Penang, August 13, 1928. (By Courtesy of The Carter el Bunk) London Demand Bank 2/3 21/32 4 months’ sight Bank 2/3 27/32 3 Credit 2/4 3/16 3 a Document try 2/4 1/4 Calcutta Demand Bank 154 3 days’ sight Private 156 o Bombay Demand Bank 154 g Madras Demand
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    BARLOW’S REPORT.
    301 10 RUBBER. Singapore, August 10. The period under review was interrupted by the August Bank Holiday in con' sequence of which the market was closed for two days. To-day’s cables give both london and New York unchanged the former at 9}d. and the latter at 19f cents gold, these
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    THE LENDU RUBBER COMPANY, LIMITED.
    182 10 The report of the Lendu Rubber Company Ltd., which was submitted at the nineteenth annual general meeting held in London on July 25, states: After providing for London Charges, including Adminis rat'on and General Office Expenses, there remains a sum of £5,019 18s. 41. at
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    PRODUCE PRICES.
    214 10 Penang, August 13, 1928. Benares Opium p. chest $5,*****0 nom Cloves 70.00 nom. Gold leaf 72.00 seller Mace Pickings 125.00 nom Nutmegs 80s 100.00 nom 110 s 95.00 Coconuts per 1,000 50.00 nom Copra Sundried $lO 67} sales Rattans 11.15 sale Rattans Coarse 10.60 Green Snail Shell» 13.00
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    KENNEDY & Co’s SHARE LIST.
    1126 10 KENNEDY Co’s SHARE LIST. NAMES. i 2« 30 to i-i a RUBBER [Dollar.] c S c c Allenby Rubber Co 1 30 1 35 Alor Gajah Rubber Estate 1 15 1 25 Amalgamated Malay Estates 5C 2 75 Ayer Hitam Planting Syndicate 2 10 2 30 Aver Kuning Rubber Estates
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      VOTIVE TEMPLE ON THE LIDO.
      184 11 BRITISH UNITED PRESS.” —British United Press. VENICE’S THANKS. SEQUEL TO A WAR TIME VOW. (.Cnpyrighl) Venice, (By Mail.) The crypt of the votive temple on the Li to, which was built by the Venetians to carry out their solemn promise to erect a Church to
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      4,000 YEARS OLD “YACHT” WHICH IS MODERN.
      204 11 Ml Llvl 0 v" 1 U sc that of the yachts of 1897.” British United Press. EXPERTS’ DISCOVERY. ANCIENT EGYPTIANS HAD LITTLE TO LEARN. {Copyright) Chicigo, (By Mail). A 4,000 years rid Egyptian boat, buried tt an important funeral ceremony in the Tweiflh
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      ZOOLOGY CLASS ON OCEAN BED.
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      CAPTAIN CHALMERS RETIRING.
      86 11 StNIOR BO IRDING OFFICER. (Frrm Our Own Correspondent.) Singapore. August 13. A ronggeng was given on Saturday evening in honour of Cap ain A. H Chalmers who is retiring fr m the position of Senior Boarding Officer after 32 v«ars serv’ce with loed shipping comnanus and the
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    NEWS IN BRIEF.
    178 11 —Reuter. R. A. F. FLYING BOATS AT BRISBANE. Brisbane, August 11. Tfie R. A. F. flying boats touring Australia have anived from Sydney.— Reuter. Amsterdam, August 12. Four persons were killed at an aviation display near Maastricht when a machine landed emong the spectators Reuter. Melbourne, August
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    PREHISTORIC MONSTERS.
    119 11 —Reuter. FOSSILS LEFT WITH SWEDISH MISSION. Peking, August 12 A party of travellers reaching Kalgan after crossing Mongolia write to Peking that they encountered the R >y Chapman Andrews expedition at the Swedish Mis sion Station at Hattinsume at the end of July. Andrews left the missionaries in
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    MALAYA CUP.
    188 11 SELANGOR NARROWLY DEFEAT PERAK. (From Our Own C respondent.) Kuala Lumpur, August 11. Selangor beat Perak by one goal to nil ■n a game which was somewhat listless except towards the end of the second half when Perak was trying hard to equalise. Selangor were unlucky in having
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    SCOTTISH LEAGUE FOOTBILL RESULTS.
    71 11 Reuter. OPENING MATCHES. London. August 12. The following were the results of the opening matches in the Scottish League which were p’ayed on Saturiay Aberdeen 4 Cowdenbeath 2 Airdrieonians 0 Moth’ rwell 1 Ayr 2 St. Mirren 2 Clyde 2 Falkirk Dundee 0 Celtic Hamilton 1
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    BUTTERWORTH POLICE COURT.
    248 11 GAMBLING CASES AGAIN ADJOURNED. When the case in which thirteen persons including seven women were charged with gambling at Kampong Bagan Jermal was called this morning, Capt. E. Pratt, the District Judge, was informed that Counsel for the defence, ,(Mr. J. Taylor), was unable to be present
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    INDIAN AS OCIATION OF PENANG.
    248 11 WINDING OP PETITIONS. A petition for the winding up of the Indian Association of Penang under the provisions of the compar iep Ordinance of 1915 was ar*j urned ruitil S ptembp r 10 by Mr. Justice Stevens in the Penang Supreme Court to day in
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    COFFIN, GRAVE— BUT NO CORPSE.
    154 11 FRAUD AT BUT TER WORTH. The story of h>w s »me resi ients of Butterworth were induced to give sums of money as contributions towards a charitable cause was told to a Pinang Gazette representative at Butterworth this morning. It was said that a Ohinose
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    RAILWAY WAGES.
    76 11 —Rughy Radio Service. SHOPMEN ACCEPT SMALL RF DUCT I ON. London, August 12. The Riilway Shopman 'ast nigh accepted the agreement with the Railway Companies for a per cent, reduction in wages and salaries. The agreement has already been approved by the Loc mo ive Engineers and Firemen
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    THE SHARE LIST.
    283 11 The following were tne Isteat quotations in MESSRS, KENNEDY. Co’, share list at 11 a.m. to-day Saturday. To-day. E E E Sharks. b s >» a o s 35 UQ CQ tn c. to. I c. t c. Robber (Dollar). Allenbv 1.20 1.30 1.30 135 Alor Gajah
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    SINGAPORE PRICES.
    37 11 London Standard Loose. S. R. Sheet 31j cts per pound per p 1.—142-33 No. 1 Crepe 32 cts per pound per pl.=s42 66 Quiet. London 9|d N-w York cts. [By Courtesy ol 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 as follow Spot 32c Aug/Sept. 32c Ocl/Dec. Jan/March 31c Remarks—Market Quiet.
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    TIN PRICES.
    14 11 Messrs. Eastern Smelting Co, Ltd. Penang Busin ss 100 tons at sloBj
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    RUBBER OUTPUTS.
    25 11 The output of The Ayer Molek Rubber Company, Ltd., for the month of Julv was 20,128 lbs- Total for 9 montbt= 117,216 lb?.
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    TIN OUTPUTS.
    23 11 Tie output of Tonghah Harbour Tin Dredging Co., NL. from sth to 11th August (being one week) was 216 p cls.
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    SAVINGS BANK DEPOSIT BOOK.
    229 11 TAMIL ATTEMPTS TO CHEAT. Sitting as a Police Magistrate in the Butterworth Police Court this morning. Capt. E. Pratt, District Jadg*», sentenced a Tamil named Chinapen to three months imprisonment for cheating by attempting to obtain a duplicate Savings Bank deposit book. The facts were that
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    FOREIGN EXCHANGES.
    68 11 (Rugby Radio Servich.) London, August 12. Paris* 124 22} New York. 4.85?» Brussels, 34.90; Geneva, 25.21$ Amsterdam, 12.10 i% Milan, 92.80 Berlin. 20.38 Stockholm, 18.13 Copenhagen, 18.18 J Oslo, 18.18}; Vienna, 34.414; Prague, 163}« Helsingfors* 192| Madrid, 29.06} 2} Athens, 375 Bucharest, 797} Rio, 51f Buenos Airee, 47;
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    RUBBER POSITION.
    884 12 Little Ground For Optimism. NATIVE OUTPUT IN MALAYA AND CEYLON. Mr. A. W. Still, writing to the Straits Times from London under date July 18 says —ln recent utterances at company meetings, and in the opinions expressed in various trade circulars, there has been a more optimistic tone
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    646 12 Weekly Market Report. Penang, August 13. Although business in the Share Market was somewhat restricted owing to the Holidays, sentiment was generally bullish and movements in the majority of cases favoured holders. The Mining Section continued to be the centre of attraction while a firmer tone prevailed
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    EXPENSIVE STRIKES.
    417 13 SPEECHES AT CONCILIATION CONFERENCE IN LONDON. Payment of Labour. The movement towards peace in industry was carried on another step at the Mansion House last month. A large gathering of the members of the Industrial Peace Union of the British Empire and of the Empire Trade League unanimously
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    SURGICAL MARVEL.
    181 13 MONKEY “DEAD’’ FOR ONE HOUR FULLY REVIVED. A money “dead’’ for 55 minutes was fully revived at Tashkent recently by Professor Mikhaelovsky, of the Physiological Institute of the Mid-Asiatic University. The experiment is being widely comment'd upon in Soviet scientific circles, where intensive research has been going on
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    POSTMAN SENTENCED.
    166 13 EIGHTEEN MONTHS FOR STEALING ONE DOLLAR. The Chinese postman who was recently remanded on bail of Si,ooo on a charge of theft of one dollar was sentenced to ]8 months’ rigorous imprisonment by the District Judge (Mr. J. L. McFall) at Singapore on Friday. Chief Court Inspector Mer
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    SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.
    99 14 To-day’s Departures. van Heemakerk for S »bani?, Olehleh West Snmatra and Pa>iang. Rawang for Pangkalan Brand an and Langkat. Edavana for Singapore. Ampang for Pangkor, Dindinga and Sitiawan. Kedah for Singapore. Sumatra for Port Swettenham, Singapore, Bat via, Semarang and Soerabaya. The following ships are in communication with
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    PENANG MAILS.
    573 14 CLOSE DAILY except (Sunday). BY TRAIN. Federated and Non-Federated Malay States Malacca Johore and Singapore. Registration and Parcel 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
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    MARKET PRICES.
    614 15 CHOWRASTA MARKET. Penang, Aaeast 13, 1928. Mutton— S ct* Mutton Indian per lb 55 Head heep or goat each 1.00 Liver with heart A lung do 1.30 Tripe w. do 1-00 Goat or Sheep M per lb 55 Sweet Bread M pair 30 Leg of Mutton M lb
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