Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 24 August 1928

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    20 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE ESTABLISHED 1833. PUBLISHED DAILY. No 194. VOL. LXXXVI. FRIDAY, 24th AUGUST, 1928. PRIOR 10 OENTS
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      14 1 [T. NAGATA BROTHERS DENTISTS, tai Offitt: Neit to.ttt Ifcpeann Bruch Sffia il. loth Street
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    SYMINGTON AND SINCLAIR’S REPORT.
    834 2 Robber Steady. London, July 26. There have again been only minor fluctuations in the Rubber Market during ihe prst week. The tone was steady to firm up till last Tuesday morning when the figures of stocks held in the Malayan R-striction Area were published. 'These ht
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      1104 2 NOTICE. NOTICES. SOUND POSTAL TRAINING. Hy- SARIPUTTA SCHOOL. AH Mahiodaram., Buddhist Temple, Gunttr Hall. JT trade and Technical Coun-es. Rapid The above school undertakes to teach Pah. r 1F 7 saccessful training. Diplomas granted. Buddhism free under the distinguished «gT Fonuded 1885. Proapee.ua Free Pep. “b- W I 507. Chambers
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      642 2 MALAYAN FOOTBALL COMPETITION NO 37 $lOOO in PRIZES. IS OFFERED FOR 10 MATCHES ONLY 10 For a correct forecast of the 10 mateh»s in the c >up m will be given, aid also a priz- of $2OO for the next hr-si coupo pptitor succeed in forecasting the resuks of all
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    Company Meetings.
    2185 3 Jitra Rubber. Some Good Advice From Mr. A. P. Hadow. 4 Hope For The Future. The eighth annual ordinary general meeting of the Jitra Rubber Plantations,, Ltd., was held on July 26 in the Council Room of the Rubber Growers’ Association, 2-4, Idol-lane, E.C., Mr. A. P. Hadow
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      412 3 M -T-IBimili ■■ML&fMnEZSDr Keep your children healthy Vr>/ To worry and fidget about KtyLgffi < J them does no one any good; >7 k Ut a watc hful eye may t WnH h save a lot of trouble. At I i slightest sign that they M are “off colour” give
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      190 3 1 li IWgrt rfri 1 -wM» JOHWraiS/ I I L T'/dKL I Columbia I ——J I 4863 (The Man I Love I ayten and Johnson J l Love Lit a Il f Dance Little Lady t 40.J0 j A Rut m With a View jep. (Blue River (Swanee Shore JDh
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    British Malaya.
    2608 4 Important Address By Mr. Lowther Kemp. Sir Frank Swettenham As New President. E. T. The nnnual general m'eting of the Association of British Malaya was held in the Council Boom of the Rubber Growers’ Association, 2, Idol-lane, E-C.3, on July 25, with Mr. Lowther Kemp, th? President of
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      419 4 Il His F d Av decide his Future Every baby has a future of great possibilities. The infant in your arms may make a name that will ring round the world, and everything may depend upon the foundation laid in infancy. A baby who is not breast fed has the
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    SOCIAL & PERSONAL.
    1405 5 SOCIAL PERSONAL. Mr. C. W. Shorland, AI.C.S., Assistant Controller of Labour, Ipoh, has been confined to his house for the past few days owing to illness. Mr. A. Keir, Inspector of Schools, Perak, goes on transfer next month to Kuala Lumpur where he will act as Chief Inspector of Schools,
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      111 5 Say Germ Oh! And get the right kind of Soap for your daily uses. It keeps the skin clear, spotless, free from germs. And for Skin irritations too, 'GERMO is the correct Skin Soap. It contains just the proper j ingredients that combine the qualities required of a good Toilet
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      178 5 1 HER RESPONSIBILITY. Her child is a never-ending source of joy and a never-failing responsibility to the fond mother. It not infrequently happens that minor ailments of the child distress and puzzle her; she does not know just what to do, yet feels them not serious enough to warrant calling
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      223 5 14 BESULTS ONLY -dSbri /W 5OO F° r a Correct Forecast. 5O I 1 S S Ut t scores to give—no complications l as to the order in which teams gffiF should be placed. The FREE COUPQN which appears in this week’s ‘‘Sunday Gazette” is complete. A few strokes of
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    Dr. Shirras Vindicated.
    2806 6 Judge And “Abominably False Charge.” Accused Cleared. Medical Witness And “Engineered Conspiracy.” Heated Passages. (By Our Own l<9presentative.) Butterworth, Friday. AFTER hearing the evidence of Mr. D. W. F. Hatelie in the case, in which a serious allegation was made by Miss F. 1. Mclntyre against Dr
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    S. C. C. ANNUAL MEETING.
    308 6 FOREIGN SUBJECTS TO BE ADMITIED. At the annual meeting of the Singapore Cricket Club, Mr. R. J. Farrer presiding, brought up the question of the admission of foreign subjects to memb-rship. He said that on the agenda they would see an alteration of the rules.
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    SOCCER.
    77 6 Y. U. S. C. AND P. O. R. C. A football match between the Young United Sports Club and the Post Office Recreation Club will be played on Sunday the 26th inst., at 5 p.m. on the Dato Kramat Ground. The following will represent the Y. U. S. C.,
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    OPENING OF ENGLISH FOOTBALL SEASON.
    210 6 ALL ready. PIONEER SOUTH WALLS Hi, DYING. 1116 BOOKMAKERS AND PARGmi The Special %ort B 'he Singapore fZ London as follows f foiu All is now f or |k ment of th. 1928 9 football Saturday. The Arsenal’s Highbury fans been e X X extra
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    MIDDLESEX COLLAPSE.
    51 6 Reuter. TWICE our FOR UNDER A CENTURY. London, Angnat 23. Middlesex twice failed to compile hundred runs in their match at Chatham against Kent and as a result suffered defeat by an inn’ng’. The scores were as follows Kent 388 Middlesex 89 and S-i {Wright 6 for 22.)
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    SINGAPORE FOOTBALL LEAGUE.
    44 6 DUKES WIN. (From Our Own Correspondent) Singapore, August 21 In the S. F. A. League (First Diviso«) the Dukes teat the S. R. C. by five gna’ff to one. At half-time 'he Dukes were lea ing by two goals to nil.
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    TENNIS TOURNAMENT AT PARIT BUNTAR.
    189 6 PRESENTATION OF PRIZES. An enjoyable Tennis Tournament at Parit Buntar was brought to a close on Wednesday when the priz p s for the di erentevents were presented to he soccer ful competitors. The results were as follows. b Ladies Singles Handicap. Won by Mrs.
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    P. C. C. LAWN BOWLS TOURNAMENT.
    83 6 final ties. The following ties hav for Monday, Single an jr er gut i O n- 6R. V- 7idnal): Teams of Ttre<, an j HHertz. D. (0). ADowner v.+l. JLindley and B. (final) M.xed Double Hand. cap 4 >f e Mrs H rtz and
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      145 6 The Sunday Gazette. FOOTBALL FORECAST COMPETITION. $5OO TO BE WON. This week’s Sunday Gazette will contain details and coupons for the usual Football Forecast Competition. Whereas last season the First Prize was $2OO, it has been decided to increase it to $5OO for 14 correct results. Should no one forecast
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      38 7 25th ANNIVERSARY JRLjn JEji I' POSITIVELY ENDS SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER P Hundreds of new bargains are being offered during the final week commencing iONDAY 27TH august. J*-" WHITE A WAY, LAIDLAW Co. Ltd., IPOH, TAIPING, PENANG, TELUK ANSON. I
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    A REGRETTABLE LAPSE.
    466 8 A great change for the better has come over the spirit of j inrnalism within the last fifty years and particularly within the last decade during which every eflfort has been made to maintain the dignity and decency of the Press of the British Empire. When, owing
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    MALAYA'S HOUSING PROBLEM.
    366 8 One thing that Government could do and should do to help to solve the housing problem is to build one bungalow for the public for every bungalow that it builds with the public money for itself. We do not begrudge the civil servant his bungalow at a
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      SUNDAY WORK.
      105 8 [To the Editor of the Pinang Gazette.] Sir, —Since writing to you I have had a talk with Mr. W. Duncan the Chairman of the R.G.A. He has promised me every help in London, provided that the planters in Malaya help me. I hope that we shall soon
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    PENANG CONVENT SCHOOL BUILDING FUND.
    35 8 The Lady Superior gratefully acknowledges the following donations to the School Building Fund Mr. Henry Waugh $5OO Mr. T. Eisenberg 25 525 Previously acknowledged $11,488 Total $12,013 August 24, 1928.
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    THE MAILS.
    15 8 The homeward mail by the s.s. Rajpu tana closes at 6 p.m. to-day.
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    Our Scottish Letter.
    1225 8 Misconceptions Regarding tfje Slater Qase. The Highland at Aberdeen. So many misconceptions have arisen here, under the very shadow of the grirn old Parliament House of Edinburgh, regarding the Oscar Slater case that I hasten to correct the distortion which may become magnified in the distant view
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    PENANG VOLUNTEERS.
    233 8 OPENING OF MALAY COMPANY’S NEW HEADQUARTERS. The New Headquarters of the Malay Company of the Penang and P rov n ®t Wellesley Volunteer Corps m rew Avenue, was the scene of a p function last evening when an Home was given on the occasion <> opening of the
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      229 8 J 1 made 2/iSccrf&md W Jjj 2d diddled 'from fdar&y m K g> ARLEY is a valuable food and the distilled 'Jgj IrS’ JLJ essence contains properties that are not jjf■ fl I only restorative but are also health jji'inj* in a Jrjl wA greater degree than any other distilled
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      60 8 “EL fif» O.” THE BEST SITUATED HOTEL. Rooms with the latest Sanitary Arrangements and Long Baths —Showers. Spacious Dining Hall Under European Supervision. Up-to-date Ballroom. Reception Rooms. French Chef. Seventy Rooms. 4 Storey Building in Course of Construction Facing the Sea. ORCHESTRAL CONCERT EVERY SUNDAY, AT 9-30 p, m. WET
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    Stage Set For Signing Of Peace Pact.
    83 9 Ceremony At Paris. Mr. Kellogg Welcomed ,At Plymouth. A Great Moral Step. The et I (,r signing of the Kellogg Peace Pad at Paris. j spite A»« illness Herr Stresemann has decided to attend, and he will tll fill probability raise the question
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    SPAIN NOT INVITED TO SIGN TREATY.
    242 9 —Reuter. GOVERNMENT piqued. Madrid, August 23. The impending signature to the Kellogg Pact is practically ignored by the Spanish Press. It appears that Spain has not been invited to sign with the great Powers and in consequence she feds slighted. Qpneral Primo de Rivera
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    SPEEDING UP THE TRANSATLANTIC MAILS.
    146 9 NEW Sf ’HEME inaugurated, Cherbourg, August 23. nPth< l Of haBtenin the Enron/ rans Atlantic mails on the h y a a an B i’ 6 waa °P era ted this morning an r’ pi,ote(l by Lieutenant lie from the liner W P rt '"f
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    HERR STRESEMANN TO GO TO PARIS.
    359 9 —Reuter. RHINELAND OCCUPATION. Berlin, August 23. Herr Stresemann’s doctors state that his health still demands tho greatest care. While they did not Object to his visit to Paris to sign the Kellogg Pact, they are opposed to his participation in the League meeting at
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    FAILURE OF LONDON—INDIALONDON FLIGHT.
    86 9 —Rugby Radio Service. duchess of Bedford returning BY STEAMER. London, August 23. The Duchess of Bedford has arrived at Karachi from Bushire in the aeroplane. Princess Xenia, piloted by Captain Barnard. The Duchess left England two months ago in an att°mpt to fly to India and
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    FINNISH MILITARY ATTACHE AT MOSCOW.
    116 9 ,—Reuter. WITHDRAWAL DEMANDED. TOOK PHOTOGRAPHS OF RUSSIAN MILITAIY SECRETS. STRAINED RELATIONS. FOLLOWING UPON THE SOVIET GOVERNMENT’S DEMAND THE MILITARY ATTACHE AT THE FINNISH LEGATION <AT MOSCOW HAS BEEN WITHDRAWN. IT IS ALLEGED THAT HE TOOK PHOTOGRAPHS OF RUSSIAN MILITARY SECRETS. Helsingfors, August 23. The Military
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    ANTI DRINK CAMPAIGN IN RUSSIA.
    99 9 ,—Reuter. CHILDREN ENCOURAGED TO IMBIBE. Riga, August 24. In connection with the anti drink campaign in Russia, fifty-three tavern keepers have been arrested. An inspection of "the schools revealed the fact that 74 per cent, of children were addicted to drink from early years and
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    LITTLE HOPE FOR MISSING ATLANTIC ’PLANE.
    65 9 —Reuter. REPORT FROM GREENLAND. Copenhagen, August 23. The Government has received a tele gram from South Greenland stating that Hassell’s and Cramer’s aeroplane was sighted at 10.30 a.m. on the morning of August 19 near Fiskenasset on the south east coast of Greenland, flying
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    SIR GEORGE WILLS LEAVES £10,000,000.
    55 9 .—Rugby Radio Service. £4,000,000 DEATH DUTY. London, August 23. An estate valued at £10.000,000 as far as at present can be ascertained, has been left by Sir George Wills, President of the Imperial Tobacco Company. The Government will benefit on this valuation to the extent
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    LEAGUE WIRELESS STATION.
    153 9 —Reuter*. World-Wide Broadcasting. TO BE USED IN TIMES OF CRISIS. QUESTION OF ADMINISTRATION. ARRANGEMENTS ARE RAPIDLY GOING AHEAD FOR the establishment OF A LEAGUE OF NA TIONS WIRE LESS STATION AT GENEVA, TO Be used In TIMES of CRISIS. Geneva, August 24. The Federal Political Department, after
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    DRUG ADDICT RUNS AMOK IN CALIFORNIA.
    74 9 ,—Reuter. WHOLE FAMILY KILLED. Grass Valley (California), August 24. Loy Yeoung, a drug addict, ran amok on a ranch near Fairfield with a rifle. He killed ten Chinese, including the whole family of the proprietor and then escaped in a stolen moter-car. One employee,
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    NEWS IN BRIEF.
    57 9 Vale. London, August 23. The tendering for the £35,000,00 0 Treasury Bonds has resulted in applications amounting to £45,720,000 Reuter. New York, August 23. The Cotton Exchange has approved the principle of trading 50;bale units, also trading raw wool futures.— Reuter. Paris, August 24. M. Pasquier has
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    “P.G.” REPRESENTATIVE AS SLEUTH.
    137 9 CHINESE WHO ATTEMPTED TO CHEAT. The pitiful tale of the death of a Chinese woman who died in the Province leaving two children was told to a representative of the Pinang Gazette yesterday afternoon, when a Chinese by the name of Peter Lew, approached him and
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      151 9 *♦•♦♦♦♦♦>♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ vOH/V SINCLAIR S “EVER FRESH’’ TIN Ensures the Tobacco Reaching the Smoker in “FACTORY” Fresh Condition. Z 5 2 oz. Tins 75 cents. 4oz Tins ?/-45. IN THREE STRENGTHS PARSON'S PLEASURE (MILD) BMNIY’S (MEDIUM) PUNCHBOWLE (FULL.) SOLE AGENTS: John Little Co., Ltd. Penang. H [lncorporated in England.] SINGAPORE and
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      65 9 TO NIGHT and TILL SUNDAY, 26th. TIFFANY Presents The Greatest College Picture Ever made “COLLEGE DAYS” KeC By A. P. YOUNGER Adaptor of BROWN OF HARVARD A College Story that will set Nerves Tingling. YOUTH LOVE BEAUTY Romance. with a Cast of Screen Favourites and 25 University Football Stars. Supported
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    £l0,000 FOR A GOOD CAUSE.
    1095 10 BOOMING RUBBER Successful Advertising Campaign. DO not suppose, I beg, that I am setting out to tell you of some kind-hearted old lady’s bequest of a fund to finance a Home for Flea-Bitten Cats, or Inebriated Governesses or the like. Indeed, I have no such
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    LOCAL SHARE MARKET.
    362 10 The following are the latest quotations n THE MALAYA COMPANY LIMITED’S share list Mining Shares. Buyers. Sellers. Kinta Tin Dredging 1.45 1.50 Kuchais Ord. 1.45 L47* Kuala Lumpur Tin 34/6 3d/Lahat Mines 15/6 16/M. Consolidated -72* .75 Mambau 1-17* 1.22| North Taiping .90 -92| Puteh Tin 1-57*
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    RUBBER RESTRICTION STATISTICS.
    853 10 (6th RESTRICTION YEAR.) I. Exports and Imports of Rubber, British Malaya (Trade Figures). T °tal x -“g Imj- o. ports S 3 H 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
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    SINGAPORE RUBBER AUCTION.
    125 10 The Singapore Chamber of Commerce Rubber Association held its 878th. auction on Wednesday, when there were catalogued 1.583.242 lbs. 706.80 tons. Offered 1,276,021 lbs.; 569.65 tons. Sold 1,041,111 lbs. 464.78 tons. Spot. London New York 18* cents. Prices Realized. Ribbed Smoked Sheet. Cents Per lb. Standard Quality
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    BOUSTEAD & CO., LTD.
    135 10 BOUSTEAD CO., LTD. RUBBER SALES DEPARTMENT. Penang, August 22. Markets generally are easier again, and all values have declined. Spot and 1929 delivery are down 1 cent while November/December fthis year is quoted at 1 cent lowerf Shipments from the Straits have been unusually large during this month but London
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    PRODUCE PRICES.
    210 10 Penang, August 24, 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. 110 s 95.00 Coconuts per 1,000 50.00 nom Copra Sundried 110.30 buyers Rattans 11.15 sale Rattans Coarse 10.60 Green Snail Shells 13.00 Siam
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    EXCHANGE.
    128 10 Penang, August 24, 1928. (By Courtesy of The Chartered Bank), London Demand Bank 2/3 21/32 4 months* right Bank 2/3 27/32 3 Credit 2/4 5/16 3 h Documentary 2/4 3/8 Calcutta Demand Bank 153*1 3 days’right Private 156 j b Bombay Demand Bank 153* g Madras Demand Bank 153*
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    FOREIGN EXCHANGES.
    62 10 (Ruoby Radio Sbbvicb.) London, August 23. Paris, 124.25 New York, 4.85* Brussels, 34.90 Geneva, 25.20 Amsterdam, 12.10* Milan, 92.65 Berlin, 20.37 Stockholm, 18.13 Copenhagen, 18.19 Oslo, 18.19 Vienna, 34.42* Prague, 163*; Helsingfors, 192*; Madrid, 29.09* Lisbon, 2A Athens, 374* Bucharest, 794*; Rio, 51* Buenos lAires, 47*; Bombay, 1/51*
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    By the Way.
    1659 11 PAY is the Feast of St. Bartho „p W his symbol is a knife, in ailasion to the instrument with hp iB said to have been flayed «h ,ch bnoW very little about him i that his name appears in the lists ties in the gnspds. He
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    BLAKE AND COMPANY.
    485 11 Weekly Market Review. Singapore, August 22. Markets are rather more animated and fairly good business is passing. Rubber is a fraction below last week’s closing, but stocks continue to decline and share values tend to improve. Tin is lower, yet the popular market counters are well supported
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    PENANG LIBRARY.
    171 11 The following new books have been received at the Library:— Asia Reborn, by Ma r querite Harrison. Beau Ideal, by Captain P.O. Wren. B ack Gallantry, by Vai Gielgud. A Cruising Voyage Round The World, by Capt. Woods Rogers. Death Comes For Tbe Archbishop, by Willa Gather. An
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    THE SHARE LIST.
    231 11 The following were the latest quotations in MESSRS. KENNEDY Co’, share list at 11 a.m. to-day Yesterday. To-day. QD g Shares. Jp 0 o *5 0Q 0Q CQ OQ c. c. c. c. Rubber (Dollar). A. Hitam 2.10 2.30 2.25 2AO Broga .60 .65 .60 .65 Colinsburgh
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    SINGAPORE PRICES.
    38 11 London Standard Loose. S. R. Sheet 31J cts per pound per pl. $4l-66 No. 1 Crepe 31 i cts per pound per pl.=s42/Steady. London 9jd New York 19 cts. fgold). [By Courtesy ot Messrs. Allen Dennys.)
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    GENERAL PRODUCE AGENCY Ltd.
    34 11 Rubber Prices. We beg to report that the Singapore prices for Standard Ribbed Smoked Sheet for to-day are as follow Spot 31|c Sept. 31|c Oct/Dec. —301 c Jan/March Remarks—Market Steady.
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    TIN PRICES.
    138 11 The Straits Trading Co., Ltd. gives the following prices on August 23: London Spot £212.10j up £1 3 mos. buying 209.5* 1.5 s 3., selling 209.10 a 15s Local. August 24: Singapore 175 tons at sloss Penang buyers no sellers at sloss. Messrs. Eastern Smelting Co., Ltd. London,
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    TIN OUTPUTS.
    19 11 The output of Talam Mines Limited under tribute arrangements for the month of July was piculs 390.
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    NATIVE PRODUCE.
    113 11 Sundried Copra was sold in Penang yesterday at $10.40 per picul. Them.v. Malayan Prince is expectel to arrive here from Port S wet ten ham at daylight to-morrow the 25th instant and is expected to sail for Boston and New York on the evening of the same day.
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    INSURANCE CO.’S FUNDS.
    417 12 Dutchman’s Alleged Misappropriations. R TURNING TO SINGAPORE. J. W. H. Van Laer, a'Dutch subject, and a member of the Singapore office of the Java Sea and Fire Insurance Co., who was recently arrested in Hong Kong in connection with an application for his extradition to Singapore on
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    CHINGAY PROCESSION IN PENANG.
    346 12 IN HONOUR OF GODDESS OF MERCY. It has been definitely decided to hold, under the auspices of the Chinese Temple, Penang, a grand Chingay Procession, in honour of Kuan Im Hoot Chor, or the Goddess of Mercy, on Sunday, 28th Octobrr, Tuesday, 30th October, Thursday, Ist
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    NEW SHIPBUILDING.
    543 12 Deep Sea Tug And Penang Ferries. INTi RESTING CRAFT. The shipbuilding yard at Keppel Harbour presented a busy appearance last week, when a steel deepsea tug and a wooden harbour tug for the Singapore Harbour Board, two car and passenger ferries for the Penang Harbour Board, and a
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    ACCUSED’S CHALLENGE.
    274 12 STATEMENT QUESTIONED IN TOY PISTOL CASE. A police statement that a toy pistol made as much noise when fired as a real weapon was challenged by the accused in a case heard in the Singapore police courts on Wednesday morning. The accused, a Chinese, was charged with being
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