Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 22 August 1928

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    20 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE ESTABLISHED 1833. PUBLISHED DAILY. Mo. 192. VOL. LXXXVI. WEDNESDAY, 22nd AUGUST, 1928. PRICE 10 CENTS.
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    A Challenge To Dr. Bryce.
    1856 3 Mr. Ashplant’s Scathing Reply. Tube Bore And Yield Factor. Have We Been Misled After reading Mr. Ashplant’s latest statement on his discovery that “latex tube bore is the chief determinant of the yield value’’ in rubber, a very serious doubt will arise in the minds
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    AMERICA’S NEW WORDS.
    742 4 Misuses Of English Language. SAY LISTEN Most of the slang words and expressions invented in America have a rela tively brief life, but some get fixed and are already accepted to all intents and purposes as part of the language. But a more subtle change is taking
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    WOMAN’S NIGHT OUT.
    113 4 Mrs. Margueretta Wilkins, aged 26, of Queen’s Gate-terrace, South Kensington, S. W., was summoned at Burnham, Buckinghamshire, for being drunk in charge of a motor-car. It was alleged that early on Saturday morning last she collidel with another car when travelling at 40 miles an hour. Inspector
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    LIVING STATUES.
    177 4 PEVOURERS OF UNWARY BIRDS IN A SANCTI ARY. I The existence of a living statue that devours unwary inhabitants of one of Londcn’s bird sanctuaries is revealed in the annual report of the Committee on Bird Sanctuaries in the R >yal Parks. The report for Hyde Park and
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    By the Way.
    1536 5 cannot be of.'en that the fieadJ master of one public school threatens to thrash a boy from another school yet that happened at Westminster at the beginning of the last century when Dr. Vincent ruled the school. He had cancelled the arrangements for a cricktt match with
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    Crushing Defeat of the West Indies.
    520 6 Triumph Of Sussex. Jupp’s Wonderful Bowling At Swansea. E. Tyldesley’s Double Century. London, August 21. Kain interfered with play in the North of England in the matches finished to-day. At Leeds orkshire and Kent did not each complete one innings and the match was
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    KEDAH GYMKHANA CLUB MEETING.
    248 6 HANDICAPS FOR SATURDAY. NO ENTRIES EOR DELI PONIES RACE. I handicws for the Kedah Gymi I khana Meeting to be held at Aloj Star on Samrlay -re as follows Race 1. (Handicip for certified Polo Ponies) —3 Furlongs:—The Coef 12; Gipsy Girl H.9; The Bolter 11.6;
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    GREEK ELECTIONS: VICTORY FOR VENIZELIST PARTY.
    106 6 228 SEATS OUT OF 250. ALL COMMUNIST CANDIDATES DEFEAT! D. Athens, August 21. The election returns at midnight were as follows —Venizelists 228 Royalists 15; Kafandarists 3; Pangalists 1 Independents 3 Communists nil. It is estimated that M. Venizelos will h ive a majority
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    S1NGAP0RE FOOTBALL LEAGUE
    55 6 CRICKET CLUE DRAW. Singapore, August 22. In the S. F. A. League (First Division) the Singapore Cricket Club and the R. A. drew at two goals each after being one all at 1 alf time. Rogers and Harris scored for the club and Wilson (2) oae from
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    ARATOON-ROAD INCIDENT.
    45 6 WATCHMAN COMMITTED FOR TRIAL AT ASSIZES. Tahir Singh, the Beugtli watchman, who is alleged to attempted the murder of Mrs. Joo Seang, in Aratoon-road, on June 15, was yesterday c rnmitte 1 fur trial at the Assizes by M»-. A. L. B rse.
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    BLOOMS IN HAMPTON COURT GARDENS.
    13 6 —The many-hued blossoms attract crowds of visitors daily.
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    MALAYA CUP.
    46 6 5 FOR THE WB^®, l®^ on^en t«) l£nala August 22. SelawM>8 Malaya (rnp team on Sitnr wen as follow^:—Walker; Seng Kong; Ponniah. C. \de Silva an<s5. <ie Si va; Lai Ke. Sousa and Welsh. cP If Kiffg is unable to play wiil\lay at centre-forward/"<
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    INTER-STATE TENNIS.
    30 6 PLAY Pr.RAlC X- 1 (From rorresponcferJSfck 4fuala I Jim pur, >k n The Mowing Perak Tpoh Xn SaThrday and HKwett^LWn p e, Braiue anuxIIovRc iZ> V> .X A
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    PENANG LAWN TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS MEETING.
    64 6 SECOND ROUND. The Penang La’wn Tenn's Cnampionships meeting was continued yesterday, when two doubles matches were played. «The results were ft. A. M. Hyde and J. Utermark beat F» Wee Yeang and Tan Th» an Seng, 12 10; 6 1. Wat Hye and Cheah Wat
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    ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL.
    47 6 XI TO MEET CRICKET clur r Ihe will play for the Police XJ the P. C. C. at 5.10 p.m. sharp A. R. Ibrahim Che Hussain and Singh; Insp. Wightman, ►A. and Bawasah Merican Ansp. Frew, Insp. Hunt, and WkM. *C LinesHjMii ?tlufe8niu (a). \cfS
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      DEMONSTRATIONS IN ALBANIA.
      82 6 TRANS OCEAN CABLES. Comment In Italy. question of changing the REGIME. Berlin, August 22. The Albanian pro-Monarchy demonstrations are being much commented on in Italy, where it is learnt that the Albanian Assembly will this week deal with the question of changing the regime. *lt is understood
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    UNREST OF SWISS PEASANTS.
    280 6 POSITION BECOMING SERIOUS. Berlin, August 22. The Basler Nachrichten reports that the Swiss peasant unrest is assuming serious dimensions in Berne. The drought baa caused desperation. Schweizer Barer, has summoned the peasants to make a big march towards Berne, stating that Switzerland was becoming a tax-burdened
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    P.C.C. LAWN BOWLS TOURNAMENT.
    46 6 YESTERDAY’S RESULTS. Tne following are the results of bow’s tournament ties played yesterday Championship —J, G. Allan beat P. A. Fisher 21—20. Mixed Double Handicap: -j- 4 MrsLucey and J. G. Burett b°at 4. Miss McLeod Craik and D. McLeod Craik 21—17.
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    UNDELIVERED TELEGRAMS.
    40 6 The following telegrams await delivery: MaruthamuMu, Thundel 21, Gang Toepen Railway, Hookie, Limchum. Bukhai and Jumgum. H. E. Sir Hayes Marriott, acting Governor, and Lady Marriott, returned to Singapore at noon to-day by the Governor’s Yacht Sea-Belle IT.
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      759 6 nigh-Qa,, Uuarante.d The Sunday Gazette. JL L F M? I >31* "f I. FOOTBALL FORECAST Eftj'FV COMPETITION. I/O WW w to our s/NHAA wi/wC/ «oX‘rv tr7 oB S5vl) V J TO BE WON. New Advertisements. This week’s Sunday POSITION Gazette will contain details and coupons for the usual Wanted Tamil
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    Fatal Accident In Botanical Gardens.
    810 7 Inquest Finding. I Driver Not Guilty Of Criminal Negligence. Death From Misadventure. > The inquest into the death’of Joyce Kirby, the 6 years obi daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Kirby of Ipoh, who died as the lesult of being knocked down by a motor-car in
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    LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
    267 7 ORDERS OF THE DAY. At the Legislative Council meeting on Monday, the Hon. Mr. Tan Cheng Lock Will ask:— d) With a view to the abolition of extremely cruelr ethod of slaughterfully conscious pigs and cattle with «e knife obtaining in the local abattoirs, *hich involves preliminary terror
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    THE RHEUMATIC CHILD.
    204 7 WOMAN DOCTOR URGES USE OF WHOLE CORNFLOUR. Lack of Vitamin B in the ordinary diet of children was described by Dr. Margaret Emslie, late senior assistant medical officer for maternity and child welfare at Croydon, Surrey, in an address to the Royal Sanitary Institute Congress at Plymouth
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    SINGAPORE TO LONDON BY ROAD.
    128 7 ORDINARY TOURING CAR. GOLD CASKET FOR GOVERNOR IN LONDON. PROPOSED ROUTE. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Singapore, August 22. THE Morris Cowley Singapore—London motorists left yesterday morning. At the last moment Captain Antony Zetto, the Italian walker, abandoned the idea of accompanying the expedition. The earns
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    CEYLON AND RUBBER RESTRICTION.
    100 7 REPLY TO DEMAND i FOR RELEASE. Colombo, August 21. With reference to’ the resolution moved by Mr. H. R. Freeman in the Legislative Council on July 5, demanding lease for Ceylon not later than August 1, from the Rubber Restriction Scheme, and its intrigue against the
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    SINGAPORE APPEAL COURT.
    111 7 SUCCESSFUL PLEA BY CHINESE FINE REDUCED. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Singapore, August 22. Before Mr. Justice Prichard, in the Appeal Court yesterday, Ang Chwee Guan, the proprietor of a small liquor shop, appealed against a fine of $850 for having undutied liquor in his shop. Mr. Knowles
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    DEATH OF FATHER BROSSARD AT KUALA LUMPUR.
    80 7 28 YEARS IN MALAYA. 7 rom Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, August 22. The death occurred of Father Brossard, late last night, at the European Hispital, after an illness of some months He was 54 years of age and had been in Malaya
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    DOWN DEVONSHIRE WAY.
    12 7 NO COMPLAINTS. —All smiles during holidays in North Devon.
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    CORRESPONDENCE.
    196 7 CHURCH AND STATE. [To the Editor of the Pinang Gazetted SIR, —With regard to your yesterday's leading article on Church and State, Dr. Lang who is to succeed the Archbishop of Canterbury stated as follows some time back Men want true religion as never before, and they have not
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    THE LATE Mr. A. A. B. STEWART.
    199 7 With reference to the recently reported death of Mr. A.A.B. Stewart, manager of the Cold Storage Company’s Orchard Road Branch, the last English mail to hand gives particulars of how he met his death. He was staying at Aboyne, Deeside, with a party
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    NAGAPA PILLAY’S BANKRUPTCY.
    55 7 SUPREME COURT MOTIONS. Mr. Justice Stevens was only occupied on the B a nch in the Supreme Court today for a few minutes. Mr. J. J. Saunders applied that certain motions connected with the bankruptcy of Nagappa Pillay should stand over until after a meeting of creditors.
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    FOREIGN EXCHANGES.
    64 7 (Rugby Radio Sbrvice London, August 21. Paris, 124.20 New York, 4.85/« Brussels. 34.89; Geneva, 25.20; Amsterdam, 12.10$; Milan, 92.80; Berlin, 20.37 Stockholm, 18.13 Copenhagen, 18.19; Oslo, 18.19; Vienna, 34.42$; Prague, 1641; Helsingfors, 1921 Madrid, 29.18 Lisbon, 2 3 7 f Athens, 375 Bucharest, 792$ Rio, 5$| Buenos Aires,
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    NAVY WEEK AT PORTSMOUTH.
    113 7 Warships Open To Public. LATEST TYPE OF AIRCRAFT CARRIER. H.M.S. “FURIOUS.’ London, August 22. Portsmouth is having what is known as Navy Week, during which warships are open to the public. One of the principal features is the Aircraft Carrier, Furious. The Furious is prominent by
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    EUROPEAN’S DEATH.
    288 7 A JUNGLE TRAGEDY. Companion Who Thought He Saw A Tiger. Interest in the sensational Momeik case from L the Shan States, in which one European named Robert R. Rae is alleged to have murdered another European named Piggott, has now been transferred to Rangoon. Before Mr. Justice Darwood
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    EXCHANGE.
    168 7 Penang, August 22, 1928. (By Courtesy of The Chartered Bank), London Demand Bank 2/3 21/32 4 months’ sight Bank 2/3 27/32 3 ,Y Credit 2/4 5/16 3 Documentary 2/4 3/8 Calcutta Demand Bank ***** H 3 days’sight Private 156 d Bombay Demand Bank 1531 2 Madras Demand Bank 1531
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    THE TONGKOL.
    436 8 It is recognized by the Government at Home and by the Governments of every self-governing Dominion and Crown colony with the exception of that of the Straits Settlements that official statements issued to the Press shall be communicated to every registered newspaper and that preference shall be given
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    OVERDUE.
    295 8 Through the local branch of the ExServices Association of Malaya a long standing reproach to Penang is ab)ut to be removed. A proposal is afoot to erect a War Memorial to those who gave their lives for the Empire in the Great War. The project cannot: fail to meet
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    SINGAPORE PRICES.
    39 8 London Standard Loose. S. R. Sheet 30£ cts per pound per pl.-=$40 G6 No. 1 Crepe 31 cts per pound per pl.=$41/33 Easier. London 9 5/16d New York 18| cts. fgold). [By Courtesy ot Messrs. Allen Dennys')
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    GENERAL PRODUCE AGENCY Ltd.
    35 8 Rubber Prices. We beg to report that the Singapore prices for Standard Ribbed Smoked Sheet for to-day are as follow Spot 31c Ang/Sept. 31}c Oct/Dec. 30 fc Jan/March 30c Remarks—Market Easier.
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    TIN PRICES.
    42 8 The Straits Trading Co., Ltd. gives the following pr'ces on August 21: London. Spot £211.17.6 down 12/6 3 mos. buying 207.15s 5/0 3.♦ selling 208 5/0 Local. August 22: Singapore 150 tons fit $106 Penang buyers no sellers at $106.75.
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    THE MAILS.
    39 8 The homeward mail by the s.s. Rajputana closes at 6 p.m. on Friday, the 24th instant. The P. &O. Kashgar with mails despatched from London on August 2 is expected to arrive here at 9 a.m. to-morrow.
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    Practical Golf.
    517 8  -  Tee And Brassie Shots. by George Gadd. How is it that golfers who can hit the ball successfully from the tee are not nearly as proficient in playing almost the same stroke with a bras s i e through the green There is little or no difference between
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    PALOEWEH EARTHQUAKE.
    577 8 FURTHER DETAILS OF DISASTER. Drowned in Hot Tidal Waves. Further details of the terrible havoc and loss of life caused by the eruption of Roka Tindah on the Dutch island of Paloeweh on the night of August 4 are sent by the Free Press correspondent in Jav who,
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    THE SHARE LIST.
    195 8 The following were the latest quotations in MESSRS. KENNEDY Co. share list at 11 a.m. to-day Yesterday. To-day. E 2 Shares. c s e PQ on cq x c. I c. Sc. tc. Mining. Bangrin Tin 43,6 44/6 43/- 44,Batu Caves 1.34 140 1.35 140 Eastern Siam
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    Explained.
    32 8 Policeman (hearing loud sound f 0ar,nK circus tent). t this noise I hear (fllS i re Assistant: It’s all ri^ht 00 J meD j two-beaded lady having an a with herself
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    21 8 DEATH. Ball.—At the General Hospital, Penang, on Tuesday, the 21st August, 1928, H. Ball, European Master, Education Department, aged 38 years.
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    Anglo-French Naval Compromise.
    716 9 Europe Still Apprehensive. French Publication Of SemiOfficial Communique. No Secret Clauses. European countries are still somewhat apprehensive regarding the Anglo-French A aval compromise. A semiofficial communique has been issued from fans which explains that the compromise is meant to serve as a basis of settlement for the
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    NEWS IN BRIEF.
    168 9 TORNADO Sweeps MINNESOTA 51,000,000 DAMAGE. St. Paul (Minnesota), Aug. 21. holesale destruction of property the path of a tornado which Bv,e Pt Minnesota last night. Four persons were killed and 40 injured. The damage 18 Situated at $1,000,000 —Reuter. Alexandria, August 21. The Government has decided to
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    BRITISH EMIGRANTS TO CANADA.
    159 9 LOVAT CONFERENCE CONCLUDED. NEW ARRANGEMENTS WITH DOMINION. TO EXPEDITE SETTLEMENT. NEW ARRANGEMENTS ARE TO BE MADE BY THE CANADIAN GOVERNMENT AND THE BRITISH OVERSEAS SETTLEMENT DEPARTMENT TO EXPEDITE THE FLOW OF SUITABLE BRITISH EMIGRANTS TO CANADA. London, Au&nat 21. Lord Lovat. the Under- Secretary for the
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    FRENCH BUDGET ESTIMATES FOR 1929.
    79 9 LITTLE ALTERATION IN TAXATION. Paris, August 22. M. Poincare has completed his plans for the 1929 Budget which, he will shortly be submitting to the Chamber. Apart from a slight income tax relief there will be neither an increase nor a decrease in taxation. The
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    PLOT TO ASSASSINATE PRESIDENT CALLES.
    58 9 WOMEN AND MEN ARRESTED. Mexico City, August 22. Seven women and five men have been arrested and charged with plotting to assassinate President Calles and General Obregon during their visit to Celaya in April. According to the police a girl, aged twenty-one, intended to scratch
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    DEATH OF WILLIAM COATS.
    63 9 HEAD OF FAMOUS COTTON FIRM. London, August 21. Mr. William Hodge Coats, head of the great cotton firm of Coats died to-day at the age of sixty-two. He was one of the richest members of the Coats family, in which there have been twelve millionaires since
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    EUROPEAN BANKS DEFRAUDED.
    240 9 International Forgers. GERMAN POLICE ARREST RINGLEADERS. HUGE SUMS STOLEN. FOR YEARS A GANG OF OLE VER INTERNA TIO Na L forgers have successFULLY BEEN 0PERA TING THROUG HOU 'r EURO PE, Wl TH THE result ihat BANKS HAVE LOST HUGE SUMS BY MEANS OF FORGED LETT. ERS-OF-CREDIT.
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    MR. HOOVER’S RESIGNATION ACCEPTED.
    65 9 U.S. PRESIDENT MAKES NEW APPOINTMENT. Superior (Wisconsin), August 21. President Coolidge has accepted the resignation of Mr. Hoover from the Cabinet, and has appointed as his successor to the Secretaryship of Commerce, William F. Whiting, who was a friend and political supporter of the President for
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    CONGRESS FOR COMBATING ALCOHOLISM.
    59 9 ENFORCEMENT OF PENALTIES. Antwerp, August 21. The International Congress for Combating Alcoholism passed a resolution pledging itself to work for, firstly, the enforcement of severe penalties against drunken motorists, including the withdrawal of driving licences. Secondly, laying down exact rules for doctors to diagnose the state
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    REPORTED WIRELESS FROM ATLANTIC FLIERS.
    75 9 8. O. S. CALLS. Stamford (Connecticut), August 21. Wireless messages, believed to have been sent out by the aviators, Janate and Hassell, have been picked up by an amateur operator. The latter stated that on Sunday night he received six repeated S. O. S. calls,
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    TALES TOLD TO THE MAGISTRATE.
    720 10 A WOMEN’S MONDAY MORNING. Usual Week-end Bag At Bow Street. Many Bow-street policemen are suffering from eating food that did not agree with them; but during the week-end there were sufficient members of the E. Division left to make the usual Monday morning “bag” at
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    CHANG TSO LIN’S DEATH.
    861 10 REPLY TO MR. PUTNAM WEALE. Japanese Consul’s Statement. We are asked by Mr. K. Tamaki, the Consul-General for Japan in Singapore. tx> publish his counter statement against the statement of Mr. Putnam Weale in relation to the cause of the death of the late Marshal Chang
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    INDIAN DEFAMATION CASE.
    631 10 CLAIM AGAINST “THE PIONEER. ’1 Details of the Plaint. The Secretary of State for India in Council, Mr. Lethbridge Colvin, Agent of the East Indian Railway, Mr. Hugh Augustus Macnish Hannay, Chief Operating Engineer, and six other officers and employees of the Railway have instituted at the
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    SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.
    783 10 Mr. C. A. Speldewinde, Assistant Con- j servator of Forests, Tapah, has gon© to Kledang Hill for a fortnight’s stay. Mr. A. E. Moreira, Assistant Editor of the Times of Malaya, is spending a holiday, with his family, on Taiping Hill. Mr. A. W, Still is reported
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    MlNERS VOTE FOR PEACE.
    323 11 TIRED OF WAR FOR WAR’S SAKE. Mr. Cook in a Scene. The conference of the Miners’ Federation of Great Britain, after a heated discussion at Llandudno on July 20, rejected jy 3t>9,000 votes to 192,OCO a resolution rrom the Forest of Dean calling for the suspension
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    NYALAS RUBBER ESTATES.
    425 12 DIRECTOR’S REPORT. Five re.* ent Dividend Recommended. The following is the Directors’ report and Accounts for the year ended March 31bL, 1928, to be presented to shareholders at the annual general meeting in the Company’s registered offic s, French Bank Buildings, Singapore, at noon on Tuesday, August
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    PRODUCE PRICES.
    224 12 Penang, August 22, 1928. Benares Opium p. chest 15,000.00 nom Cloves 70.00 nom. Gold leaf 72.00 seller Mace Pickings 125.00 nom Nutmegs 80s 100.00 nom 110s 95.00 Coconuts per 1,000 50.00 nom Copra Sundried $10 35 buyers Rattans 11.15 sale Rattans Coarse 10.60 Green Snail Shells 13.00 Siam
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    LOCAL SHARE MARKET.
    79 12 LOCAL SHARE M A RK ET The following are the latest quotations in THE MALAYA COMPANY LIMITED’S share list Mining Shares. Buyers. Sellers. Hitam .77 .79 Kinta Tin Dredging 1.42| 1.47| Larut Tin Fields 17/-~ 17/6 M. Consolidated .75 .77| Moan. Tin 14/6 15/Petalmg 4.17| Puteh Tin 1*57) J- 62
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    UNITED TRADERS, Ltd.
    73 12 The following are our latest quotationfor to day rpj n8t Buyers. hellers. Bangrins 43/3 44/3 Chenderiangs Id /9 b Eastern Siams 13/3 14/Idris 15/9 16/6 Ipohs 36/6 37/6 Kents 5/3 Kinta. Kellas 25/9 26/9 K. Pulais 27/- 28/Lahats 15/6 16/3 Pahangs 10/9 116 Pangngas 3/ 3/6 p.
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    100 12 The following are our latest quotations for to-day Mining. Buyers. Sellers. A. Hitams 8/ 8/6 B. Padangs .46 .48 Batu Caves 1.35 1.371 Harbours ..T 10.00 10.50 Hong Fatts .42 .44 Hitams .75 .79 Johans .27 .29 Kinta Dredges 1.40 1.45 Kuchais 1.35 1.37| Kampongs 26/6 27/Laruts
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    105 12 The following are our latest quotations for to-day Ting. Bnypra. Sellers. Norths ex .95 Taipings 108 1.10 Kintas 1.47| Hitams .75 .77 Talams 1.09 1.11 Ulu Piahs .67 .70 B. Padangs .46 .48 Ratruts 28/- 28/6 Tejas 13 3 14/3 Sione Tin 23/3 23/9 Kuyohs .39 .41
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    HOW THE B. B. C. SAYS IT.
    476 13 ‘‘Awtomobeel” And Cazewalty. RECOMMENDATIONS TO ANNONNCERS. Pronunciations for more than 300 words are given in a booklet entitled “Broadcast English, R-commendations »o Announcers Regarding Certain Words of Doubtful Pronunciation issued by the British Bnaicasting Corporation, It embodies the findings of a committee, appointei
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    A SECULAR AGE.
    214 13 HUNDRED HALF-WAY HOUSED TO VICE. The Rev. Dr. J. H. Ritson, speaking at the Wesleyan Methodist Conference at Liverpool said the white races and Christian nations were new dominated by a growing secular view of Life. The opposition to Christianity arose not in the nations but in
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    SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.
    105 14 To-day’s Departures. Kelantan for Bhulot, (Tongkah), Kopah Renong and Victoria Point. Shunko Maru for Sir gapore, Hongkong, Kobe, Osaka and Yokohama. Nagpore for Port Swettenham, Singapore, China Japan. Hathhola for Singapore, Sydney and New Zealand. Silverbelle for Colombo, New York, Boston, Philadelphia and Baltimore. The following ships are
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    MARKET PRICES.
    614 15 CHOWRABTA MARKET. Penang, Auizngt 22, 1928. Muttok— eta Mutton Indian per lb 55 Head beep or Roat each 1.00 Liver with heart A lung do 1.30 Tripe do 1.00 Goat or Sheep per lb 55 Sweet Bread pair 30 Leg of Mnttom lb 55 Lamb M do 55
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