Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 12 April 1929

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    20 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE ESTABLISHED 1833. PUBLISHED DAILY. No. 81. VOL. LXXXVII. FRIDAY, 12th APRIL, 1929. PRICE 10 CENTS.
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    The Decline Of Liberty.
    903 3 How Can We Regain It Need For A Freedom Party In The House. MR.A.P. HERBERT, in a recent letter to The Times, admirably points out how much good the present Government could have done since it started in the way of codifying the game laws and
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      115 3 Manufacturers of Every Description of Surgical and Mechanical India Rubber Products. Syringes, Water Bottles and Beds, Air tSTU 1847. Cushions, Enemas, Bed Sheetings, Teats, I Tubing, Valves, Washers, Railway Goods, i Electrical Gloves, etc. (jU *y/' Catalogues of Surgical or Sports Rubber z/ Products sent on application. 1 G INGRAM
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      163 3 I Assets over $9,500,000. S. C. Assurance in force over $35,000,000. The Great Eastern Life Assurance Co., Ltd. (Incerporated in Straits Settlements). HEAD OFFICE: Winchester Hons», Singapore. LONDON OFFICE 1 32, Old Jewry, E.C. The Company has £20,000 deposited with the Supreme Coart of England and complies with the British
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    MINUTES OF MUNICIPAL MEETING.
    1141 5 Use Of Esplanade. SAFEGUARDING INTERESTS OF PUBLIC; OPEN SPACES. Minutes of an Ordinary Meeting of the Municipal Commissioners of George Town, Penang, held on Tuesday the 26t b March, 1929. Present: —Mr. J. H. Pedlow (Deputy President), Dr. J.E. Smith, Mr. M. H. M Noor in,
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    SCHOOLBOY FOOTBALLER ORDERED OFF.
    406 6 Inter-School Match. UNFORTUNATE incident on fsplanade. kicking an opponent. THERE was an unfortunate incident on the Esplanade yesterday in the match between the Anglo-Chinese School (Penang) and the Methodist Boys School (Kuala Lumpur) which culminated in the referee ordering the A, C. S, goalkeeper oft the
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    SATURDAYS CRICKET MATCH.
    66 6 C. R, 0. v. M. B. S. (KUALA LUMPUR.) The following have been selected to represent the C. R. 0. on Saturday, April 13, at 1. p.m. sharp K. S. Lim (Captain), Choong Eng Hai, Lim Eng Chong, Oh Eng Leong, Yap Yoon Fah, Yap Kim Hoe,
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    THE KING IMPROVING.
    62 6 —Rugby Radio Service, RHEUMATIC TREATMENT APPLIED AT BOGNOR. London, April 11. The King passed a good day. Despite a cold wind His Majesty spent practically the whole morning sitting and walking in the grounds of Craigweil House. In the afternoon Dr. Howitt travelled down to Bognor and
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    SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.
    90 6 To-day’s Departures. Rajula for. Port Swettenham and Singa pore. Kedah for Belawan (Deli). Juna for Victoria Point, Mergui, Tavoy Rangoon and Moulmein. Imataca for Malacca, Singapore and Bankok. Ekma for Rangoon and Calcutta. The following ships are in communication with the wireless stations at:— PENANG—Australien, Calchas, Chattanooga City,
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    PENANG MAILS.
    520 6 CLOSE DAILY except unday). BY TRAIN. Federated and Non-Federated Mai .y 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 Ma'l Service The following additional mails will be closed daily (Sunday’ excepted'
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      40 6 rWfifiBMEKO" ANNOUNCE TWO MONSTER DOLLAR WEEKS Commencing Monday, April 15th w i BETTER AND BIGGER I BARGAINS Than Ever Before BUY NOW and SAVE MONEY New Attractions Throughout the Store. ri WHITEAWAYS r Xt B PENANG T tL. I I
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      41 6 An advertisement in the Pinang Gazette is a tireless salesman. It talks business all the time. It tells your story to potential customers f«r more efficiently than a commercial traveller. Adv'rtising in the Pinang Gazette is the cheapest method of salesmanship.
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      90 6 Of Interest to Golfers:— EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY A REDUCTION IN PRICE IS ANNOUNCED OF THE DUNLOP “MAXFLI" (MAXIMUM-FLIGHT) GOLF BALL In Lattice and Recessed Markings. > OU N UOP STOCKED 'F BY r r PRITCHARD a CO., PENANG IPOH, S. PATANI. ..3, ORDINANCE NO. AND THE LABOUR CODE, LmiAN EMPLOYERS OF
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    By the Way.
    1025 7 we entirely a s ree with jly Mr.Yeob Cbeang Ann’s suggestion that a statue should be erected to the memory of Sir Francis Light we are not with him in the matter of the site. The centre of the Padang is n ot suitable. It may be
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    BLOOD TRANSFUSIONS AS CANCER "CURE."
    94 7 —British United Press, EXPERIMENTS BY SOVIET PHYSICIANS. Moscow, April 11. Soviet physicians are carrying out blood transfusions as experiments for a cancer cure. Children, they point out, are immune Irom cancer. They have transferred the blood of children to cancer patients and are studying the
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    SILENT RUSSIAN CONFERENCE.
    88 7 —British United Press» SPEECHES IN DEAF-AND-DUMB SIGNS, Moscow, April 11. Conferences here are usually long v-inded affairs at which everyone speaks -r as long as he is permitted,* but one ational conference has just taken place ’•here not a single word was spoken. t was the second
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    GALLOWS HILL AS MEMORIAL.
    53 7 British United Press. POMERANIA’S “NATURAL” MONUMENT. Berlin, April 11. A gallows hill at Bublitz in-Pomerania is to be preserved as a monument. The hill, which the City Council of Bublitz has enclosed, was once the scene of all excecutions for murder and other crimes com nitted
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    E. AND O. ORCHESTRAL CONCERT.
    111 7 The following programme will be rendered by the E- and 0 Orchestra, under the direction of Mr. Arthur Lax, on Sunday, April 14th 1929, at 9.45 pm. 1. March Processional “The Queen of Sheba” Gounod 2 Overture “William Tell” Rossini 3 Suite “Fo’ir Indian Love
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    MUNICIPAL BAND.
    41 7 There will be no Band Peformance at the Esplanade on Wednesday, the April 17. The Sultan of Johore, travelling on the P. and O, liner Macedonia, intends to disembark at Marseilles for a tour of Europe lasting eight months.
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    PENANG FREE SCHOOL CRICKETERS.
    159 7 Good Bowling. K. L. TEAM’S DISASTROUS START. The Methodist School, Kuala Lumpur made a disastrous start in the all-day match against the Penang Free School at Green Lane losing six wickels with only 32 runs on the board. La Brooy and Maniam put on 21 for
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    FUH TAN UNIVERSITY DEFEATED.
    155 7 WELCH REGIMENT TOO GOOD. (From Our Own Correspondent). Singapore, April 12. At the Stadium yesterday the Welch Regiment defeated the Fuh Tan University by four goals to one after a good game in which the home side was always better than the visitors. In the first
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    GERMAN COALITION CABINET APPOINTMENTS.
    123 7 Trans Ocean Service via Pan Asia. CRISIS ENDED. Berlin, April, 11. President von Hindenburg appointed members < f the Catholic Centre Party, Herr Von Guerard and Herr Steger wald Wirth, respectively Ministers of Justice and Transportation in occupied territories by which, after ten months, the Grand
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    FOREIGN EXCHANGES.
    66 7 (Fugby Radio Shrvioh.) London, April 12. Paris, L24.22i; New York 4.85 H; Brussels, 34.95 Geneva, 25.22 Amsterdam, 12.09| Milan, 92.75 Berlin, 20.45 Stockholm, 18.19 Copenhagen, 18 21; Oslo, 18.20 Vienna, 34.56 Prague, 164 Helsingfors, 193 Madrid. 32.54| Lisbon, 105 Athens, 375 Bucharest, 817 i Rio, 5H Buenos Aires,
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    HEALTH STATISTICS.
    88 7 The health statement for the Munic pality of George Town for the week ending April 6, 1929, shows a total of 62 deaths—43 males and 19 females the death-rate being 22.43 per mille compared with 20.98 in the preceding week and with 28.26 in the corresponding week of
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    PETROLEUM JUNK ON FIRE.
    322 7 ABLAZE ON MUDBANK. Seven-Hour Fight With Flames. At 5 o’clock last evening large crowds were attracted towards the south end of Weld Quay where a Chinese junk, with a cargo of benzine and petroleum, the property of tbe Standard Oil Cj., was ablaze on the mudbank.
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    OUTBREAK OF FIRE IN IPOH.
    61 7 SHOP GUTTED. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, April 12. An outbreak of fire in Treacher Street yesterday evening completely gutted a Chinese provision dealers’ shop. The fire spread to the adjoining building burning out the top floor. The fire brigade took over an hour to
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      EX-SERVICES (PENANG) ASSOCIATION OF MALAYA.
      264 7 Visit of H. R. H. The Duke of Gloucester. (To the Editor of the Pinana Gazette). Sir, —My attention has been called to the first two paragraphs in the “By the Way column of your issue of the 11th instant. I have to inform you
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    "SOUTHERN CROSS" FLIERS ALIVE AND WELL.
    23 7 —Reuter, Sydney, April 12. Tue South rn Cross aviators have been found alive and well.— R 6U^r
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      586 7 NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. POSITION WANTED. J"j[ J Estate Manager with 18 years’ varied Bread from En ish Wholemeal planting experience, available to take up rn j u i i r* i permanent appointment at short notice, lou f P r€ Pared by London Pood desires engagement. Excellent references. Specialists, the best
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    MALAY SETTLEMENT IN PENANG.
    543 8 We have never professed an understanding of the inscrutability of bureaucracy. To do so would be a mere waste of time as bureaucracy is invariab’y at sea with itself. On the other hand, we are not oblivious of the fact that bureaucracy cm do a great
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    SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.
    459 8 Dr. Walkingshaw is being transferred from Alor Star to Kuli a to relieve Dr. Douglas who is going on leave. Mr. and Mrs. Ferguson-Davie, with their dughters, have arrived at 17, Sioane-gardens, S.W., for the summer. Mr. F. George Penny, M.P., has been able to leive Lond
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    Younger Generation Of China And Progress.
    1390 8  -  Nation’s Best Qualities. Great Admiration For Western Culture. By Dr. Hans Driesch (Professor of Philosophy, Leipzig.) riguuy (Anglo-American N. S, Copy rt9 From times immemorial, the Chinese Empire has been governed by a small group of intellectual men, and even during the reign of
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      405 8 1 IVV f* 10 t 1 w made W gj| Mfdidi&d from ftar&'y ffi 'Kw T> ARLEY is a valuable food and the distilled \fw Fy 7 jLJ essence contains properties that are not dw a J only restorative but are also health giving in a LvJ wH greater degree
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  • Obituary
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    38 8 FUNERAL. Friends and relatives are reminded that the funeral of Mrs. Cheah Hock Khoon Nee Khoo Suan N oh will take place on Saturday, 13'h April, at 10.30 a.m. and they are also requested not to send bitcheaiiS.
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    INDIAN LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY.
    413 9 .—Reuter. Public Safety Bill. RULED OUT OF ORDER. CHALLENGE TO CHAIR. Th fl Legislative Assembly re-assem-bled yesterday and Mr. Patel ruled the discussion of the Public Safety Bill out of order. Delivering his ruling, he said that the Government statement was a direct challenge to the chair.
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    NEWS IN BRIEF.
    113 9 Reuter, SPANISH CABINET’S NAVAL PROGRAMME. Madrid, April 11. The Cabinet has decided to build 8 rn Bf>r s. 14 submarines and 6 destroyers. rans- Ocean Service via Pan-Asia. Berlin, April 11. Cabinet has refused the request rotzky who is now in Constantinople outer Germany.— Reuter. Rome, April
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    SELLING LIQUOR ON AMERICAN SHIPS.
    172 9 ,—Reuter. RESTORATION ORDER. NO PUBLIC BARS TO BE OPENED. DRINKS WITH MEALS. The sailing of the a s. Leviathan yesterday under the flag of the United States Lines Incorporated, to which the liner has been sold by the Uni ed States Shipping Board, marked the
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    LABOUR PARTY’S ELECTION PROMISES.
    85 9 —Reuter. CRUSADE AGAINST POVERTY. London, April 11. A ‘‘great crusade against poverty” is promised by the Labour Government. A speech by Mr. Arthur Henderson, broadcast from London described Labour’s policy “to provide work” through large schemes of s cial and industrial re-orga-nisation, national development, including housing
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    MORE AIRMEN MISSING.
    86 9 —Reuter. IN SEARCH FOR “SOUTHERN CROSS.” Sydney, April 11. Lieut, Keith Anderson and his pilot Robert Hitchcock both of whom were recently engaged in litigation with the •SbufAern Cross filers Kingsford Smith and Ulin in connection with a Pacific Flight and who have been searching for the
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    TORNADO IN ARKANSAS.
    79 9 .—Reuter. SCORES OF INJURED AND 29 KILLED. Little Rocks (Arkansas), April 11. Up to the present nine persons have been killed and 40 injured by a tornalo which swept the district north of Newport. Later. It is now estimated that there are 29 dead and scores injured.
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    LIVERPOOL M.P. NOT TO STAND.
    78 9 —Rugby Radio Service. ILL-HEALTH. London, April 11. Sir ’Leslie Scott, K.C., Conservative Member for the Exchange Division of Liverpool and Solictor-General in the Coalition Government, has decided not to stand for election at the forthcoming General Election on the grounds of illhealth. Sir Leslie Scott
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    THE FATHER OF THE FILMS.
    310 9 Theodore Roberts. LIFE TRAGEDY DISCLOSED IN WILL. NO FAMILY AFFECTION. Although he was loved by thousands of men and women who had seen him in films, Theodore Roberts, the Grand Old Man of thi Screen who died last month, believed that no member of his
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    REDUCTION IN NATIONAL INCOME.
    55 9 —Rugby Radio Service. LOWEST FOR 10 YEARS. London, April 11. A reduction in national income is shown by the Commissioners in their report for the year ended March 31. Gross income was estimated at £2,404,000 lowest since 1918—19. This was reduced by exemptions and allowances to
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    MAJOR WARDROP PROMOTED.
    51 9 .—Rugby Radio Service. RETURNING FROM NORTH CHINA COMMAND. London, April IL The War Office announces that MajorGeneral Wardrop, who is en route to England after vacating his appointment as General Officer Commanding the North China British Forces has been selected for promotion to the rank of Lieutenant
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    BY RAIL FROM CHINA TO CALAIS.
    189 9 on Chinese-owned railways.— British United Press. WORLD’S LONGEST TRACK. FINAL STRETCH NOW UNDER CONSTRUCTION. 5 YEARS TO COMPLETE. Kowloon, on the South Coast of China, may soon be linked by rail with Calais, to make the world’s longest track. It is estimated that the
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    PARIAH DOGS TO BE ROUNDED UP.
    180 9 will arise the “kutha wallas’’.— British United Press. SWEEPING CALCUTTA CLEAN OF PESTS. Calcutta, April 11. A scheme for the rounding up of the Ibouands of diseased pariah dogs which have for so many years infested the streets of Calcutta has been thought out
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    NEEDLE 60 YEARS IN BODY.
    118 9 British United Press. SWALLOWED WHEN THREE YEARS OLD. New York, April 11. After travelling through a man’s body for 60 years an ordinary sewing needle has been removed from his shoulder in an operation performed at Weston, West Virginia. The man is Mr. Porter L.
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    TOOTHBRUSH TAKEN FROM STOMACH.
    98 9 —-British United Press. PATIENT NOT CLEAR HOW HE SWALLOWED IT. Montreal, April 11. By means of a highly delicate operation a toothbrush has been removed from the stomach of a man at Victoria Hospital, London, Ontario. Mr. John W. Burgess swallowed the toothbrush some time ago,
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      SEMANGGOL RUBBER COMPANY.
      914 10 20th Annual Meeting. DISTRIBUTION OF COST PER 18. THE 20tb annual general meeting of the Semanggol Rubber Co.,Ltd., was held at the Registered Office, 87, Bishop Street, Penang, to-day. Mr. J, McNeill presided and was supported by Mr. J. D. Kemp and Mr. A. R. Thornton (directors),
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      SYMINGTON & SINCLAIR’S WEEKLY REPORT.
      903 10 SYMINGTON SINCLAIR’S WEEKLY REPORT. THE RUBBER MARKET. CONSUMPTION FIGURES RULE HIGH. MODERATE FLUCTUATION. London, March 14. Since our last Report the Rubber Market has again been somewhat inactive with only moderate fluctuations, and prices at the time of writing are 3d. to Jd. down compared with those quoted here last
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      MANCHESTER MARKET REPORT.
      355 10 Cotton Prices. STILL ON VERY LOW LEVEL. Wednesday, March 20. UNTIL the beginning of this week prices continued to rise steadily but then a reaction set in and during the past three days Spot Cotton at Liverpool has declined steadily. This sudden fall in values is attributed
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      WILLIAM JACKS AND CO REPORT.
      343 10 FLUCTUATIONS IN METALS. HEAVY SHIPMENTS OF TIN. RUBBER EASIER. London, March 20, Up till this week fluctuations in metals have been on conservative lines, but this week our markets suddenly became infected with the Wall Street fever, and on Monday speculation in copper, lead and
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      TRADE AND COMMERCE.
      147 10 SINGAPORE RUBBER AUCTION. The Singapore Chamber of Commerce Rubber Association held its 9llth. auction on Wednesday, when there was catalogued 1,278,798 lbs.; 570.89 tons. Offered 1,067,461 lbs.; 476.54 tons. Sold 877,236 lbs. 391.62 tons. Spot. London 11 1-16 d. New York 22} cts. Prices Realized. Ribbed Smoked
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      SINGAPORE PRICES
      39 10 London Standard Loose. S. R. Sheet 37} ds per pound per pl. $5O/33 No. 1 Crepe 37} cts per pound per pl.=sso/33 Steady. London 10 jd New York 22} cts (gold) (By Courtesy ot Messrs. Alien Dennys.)
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      RUBBER.
      32 10 TO DAY’S SINGAPORE PRICES. The Singapore Prices for standard ribbed smoked sheet for to-day are as follows: Spot 374 c per lb May/June 38c Julv/Sept. 38}c Oct/Dec. 39 Jc Market Quiet.
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      TIN PRICES.
      61 10 Messrs. Eastern Smelting Co., Ltd. London, April 10, Spot £208.10s three months’ buying £209 three months’ selling £209.55. Messrs. Boustead <k Co, Ltd—11th April quotation for Singapore refined tin $106.75 per picul, business done 200 tons, Penang refined tin $106.75 per picul buyers no sellers, unrefined tin $lO5-75
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      MARCH TIN OUTPUTS.
      35 10 Bangrin pels. 884.79 hours worked 1,117 yardage 187,500 Siamese Tin Syndicate Ngow Estate (3 dredges) pels. 1255.13 hours worked 1931} yardage 292.800 Takuapa (2 dredges) pels. 1086.94 hours worked ***** yardage 251,851
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      THE MAILS.
      15 10 The homeward mail by the s.s. Ekma closes at 6 p.m. to day.
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      PRODUCE PRICES.
      182 10 Penang, April 12, 1929. Benares Opium p. chest $5,000.00 nom Cloves 90.00 nom Gold leaf 72.00 sellers Mace Pickings 170.00 nom Nutmegs 80s 70.00 nom 110 s 60.00 nom Cocoanuts per 1,000 50.00 nom Copra Sundried $9.35 sales Rattans 11.15 sales Rattans Coarse 10.60 Green Snail Shells 13.00
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      EXCHANGE.
      127 10 Penang, April 12, 1909. By Courtesy of The Chartered Bank) London Demand Bank 2/3 11/16 4 months’ sight Bank 2/3 7/8 3 Credit 24 5/16 3 Documentary 2/4 3/8 Calcutta Demand Bank 1534*) 3 days’ sight Private 156} > Bombay Demand Bank 153} o i Madras Demand Bank 153}
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      THE SHARE LIST.
      292 10 The following were the latent quotations in MESSRS. KENNFnv Co’s share list at 11 to-day m Yesterday. To-day. on tn Shares. n >» ts B -s CQ m cq C. C. $O. sc t Rubber (Dollar). Bukit J 80 .90 .75 .85 Bukit K. B 50 .55
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      MALAYA COMPANY LTD.
      83 10 TIN QUOTATIONS. The following are the latest quotations in THE MALAYA COMPANY LIMITED’S share list:— Buyers. Sellers. Tin. B. Padangs .42 .44 c. Johan .27} .30 ex Kuchai Ord 1.32} 1.35 M. Consolidated .55 .57} Mambau .90 .95 Petaling 5.70 5.85 Rahmans 1.36 L3B Rantau Pref. 1.30
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      OVERSEA BROKERS, Ltd.
      71 10 The following are our latest quotations Buyers. Sellers. Mining, Bangrins 35/3 35/9 Haad Yais 8/6 9/Johans .27} .30 Kinta Dredges 1.48} 1.50} Katus 29/3 29 9 Laruts 15/3 15/6 M. Consols. .55 .57 Norths .69 .71 Penawats -82 .84 Rahmans 1.37} 1-39 Ratruts 17/- 17/6 Rantau Prefs
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      UNITED TRADERS, Ltd.
      67 10 The following are the latest qa° ta tions Buyers. Sellers. Tin. B. Padangs .42} J Eastern Siams 7/6 y Hitams .62} Huey Yota (Pre) 24/Jelapanga 20/- yQ Johans .27 Kents 5/6 K. Lumpnrs 31/6 »6 Lnknte 1-20 'f' Malaya Consols-" Nawng Pets .95 Pungahs 26/9 27/6 Rantau
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    MR. BRANDRETH WINS APPEAL
    516 11 Bankruptcy Receiving Order Discharged. £104,000 CONDITION. JUDGE SAYS EX-DIRECTOR IS ABLE TO PAY HIS DEBTS. MR. C. A. Brandreth, late managing director of NerSag, Ltd., won his appeal in the Appeal Court against a receiving order in bankruptcy. It was decided to rescind the order on
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    Investors’ Guide.
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