Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 22 April 1929

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    20 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE ESTABLISHED 1833. PUBLISHED DAILY. No. 89. VOL. LXXXVII. MONDAY, 22nd APRIL, 1929. PRICE 10 CENTS.
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      192 1 H. TOKISATSU STUDIO, with up-to-date Photo paphy by electric light. ’Phone 772, 68 t 70, Bishop Street, PENANG. [rr, —LljQ*— 11 i. "‘A? sgnpjto. fjjj ttttf B Gordon’s 0 i MOTOR UNION Dl*y INSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED H Sbbba it S^w.. MHI i fUg f :t fcisS and I 0 SI
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      14 1 T. NAGATA BROTHERS. DENTISTS. Netf.Offict next to the Dispentary. Bruck Office 52, Leith Street
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      2415 2 TENDERS INVITED. NOTICES. BANKS. UC&IICUV i nVl» rA'rtlMriw TheMonlcip. l Commi«io D er.ofGeorge PENANG TURF CLUB. H ZmU^M OHi Bkß X# CDTCTAI Town, Penang, hereby invite tenders for BANKING CORPORATION. ■■ba the supply of:— A gen M ai Meeting of Members of the (Incorporated in Hongkons) W SCOTCH VvHISK* 6000
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    The Suir Mystery
    1177 3  -  WHITHER DID JOHN SAVAGE GO AFTER COMMITTING HIS CRIME? By ELLIOTT O'DONNELL. The Famous Ghost Hunter. AT about 9 o’clock one evening in the early part of the last century a young man and girl came strolling down a winding lane leading to the River Suir. “Isn’t
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      290 3 In this ,j climate J;f<; Halls -your whole 199 VSm> system cries |g| out for Hall’s Wine Hall’s Wine is a genuine medicated wine. It enriches the blood and tones up the nerves, rejuvenating the entire system. That is why doctors recommend it as the unfailing tonic in all cases
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      100 3 I Before she sets out for evening a woman must Wl ri be satisfied with her appearance, r i 'll i/ 11. 1 Her frock may be perfect, her hair look its loveliest, but if she Lz'.T.X is uneasy about her complexion, I v her enjoyment is spoilt. f woman
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      229 3 I I j This Month’s Hits. UKULELE IKE m 5158 Little Bad Little You I Just A Night For Meditation I ALBERT SANDLER’S ORCHESTRA 5189 {The Magic Violin a (.Just A Little Fond Affection FRED ASTAIRE I 5173 ig k at From “Funny Face” J IMy One w Only M
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    DOG’S LIFE IN QUARANTINE.
    507 4 Without the Option. VISIT TO THE WORLD’S MOST PATHFJTIC PRISON. How does a dog “do” six raontha “without the option” A Daily Express representative solved this question by paying a visit to one of th« quarantine stations approved by the G wernnient, where, in a collection
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    BRITAIN LARGEST CELLULOSE CONSUMER.
    128 4 BOOM IN FINNISH PRODUCTION. Helsingfors, April 21. Great Britain holds first place among consumers of Finnish cellulose pulp. During 1928 she imported 108,735 tons of sulphite and 10,944 tons of sulphate pulp from Finland. The United States were next on the list with an import of
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    MUSSOLINI AS BENEFACTOR.
    118 4 British United Press, PRESENTS SEWING MACHINES TO SEAMSTRESSES. Bologna, April 21. Three poor seamstresses have received a gift of a sewing machine each from Signor Mussolini, the Italian Premier, in response to an appeal to his generosity. At a sewing competition held at Malabergo, near, here, for
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      565 4 —7?;;? n Get a Car for your Leave ON THE BEST TERMS C' New Cars <*f any approved make ready for you on A v ai rival. Written guarantee given to repurchase at —Z"'-* sjrcEg;Mf ."i 1 €5% of prevailing catalogue price if returned within g 4 six months. Secondhand
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      305 4 i Vi Gives You Extra Value &H tftKnt By Firestone Gum-Dipping process the cords of the carcase are dipped in a rubber solution, J which saturates and insulates every fibre of every cord with rubber, minimizing internal friction. On tthe cars of hundreds of motorists in the day-in and the
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    CANON COMMITTED FOR TRIAL.
    982 5 bERIOUS ALLEGATIONS. Tributes To High Character. CANON Heury Thomas Bowlby, of The Chantry, Chichester, formerly headmaster of Lancing College, was committed for trial at Worthing on three charges of indecently assaulting girls under 13 years of age on March 5 last. Bail was allowed in his
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      399 5 B K/ W n k l, Twfe v «□R§V\ >n hilr® tL Afl I vwhja Jf ill g. My jk I, Illi I MI for 30 years Jj I Scores of Parker Pens have jM BH B given lifelong Service HW ffl B SINCE the first long-lived Parker Pens !I
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      29 5 Pining Gazette small advertisements have no holiday season they work all the time If you have anything to sell let the Pinang Gazette bring it to the open market
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      258 5 rHPRE" EMINENT IhT EVERY COUNTRY OF INSIDE 1 JlpSw INFORMATION iiiwMW V' in vA OAi UV'WkL'i 'in vll A fewTHi w it M i iiiip» Searching scrutiny shows that 55S I 1 Z- 5 Cigarettes are absolutely free from h all deleterious matter and contain i only long strands of
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    PRINCE GEORGE’S CAREER.
    859 6 WHY HE LEFT THE NAVY. Greeting from Civil Service. PRINCE George, who is leaving the Navy for service in the Foreign Office, was present recently among his new colleagues at the Civil Service annual dinner at the Connaught Rooms. He himself revealed the reasons why he is
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    HEIRESS WEDS CLERK.
    264 6 NEW YORK SOCIETY SURPRISED. Marriage of Copper King’s Daughter. Society circles in New York were surorised in mail week by the announcement hat Mrs. Barbara Lawson-Johnston, the wenty-five-year-old heiress to one of America’s greatest fortunes, was married n January 1 to Mr. Fred Wettack, junr., a clerk.
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    NO COMPENSATION IN "MRS. X" CASE.
    240 6 HIDDEN FACTS IN HYDE PARK CHARGE. No compensation or costs are to be paid to Mr. Edward Henry West, who was found not guilty of a Hyde Park assault charge last October. This announcement was made in Parliament by Sir William JoynsonHicks. Dr. Salter
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    A WIFE WHO WON’T GO.
    250 6 •chuck her out? Separation Order Defied. If married woman refuses to leave her husband after he has obtained a separation order against her, what can the bus band do in the matter ASKED to solve this new domestic problem, Mr. Bingley, the Marylebone Police Court
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    YOU KNOW ME. AL."
    326 6 WHEN A U.S. ADMIRAL WAS A KING’S HOST. A lively and amusing card is Admiral Hugh Rodman, of the U.S. Navy, and his book, “Yarns of a Kentucky Admiral’’ (Hopkinson, 18s.); is a scream. He invited the King and queen of the Belgians to dine with
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    COMING EVENTS.
    89 6 Apr. 23—St. George’s Day. Annual General Meeting, Bassett Rubber Co., Ltd., Boustead and Co., H a.m. Annual General Meeting Kuala Sidim Rubber Co. Boustead and Co. 10-30 a.m. 25 Examination of Dressers at the General Hospital at 9 a.m. Jewish Holiday. (First day of of Passover.) Birthday of
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      15 6 When all other forms of Salesmanship fail try a small advertisement in the Pinang Gazette.
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      186 6 White a wag# Second Of DOLLAR BARGAINS Admiralt y Bath Towels. I Heavy weight absorbent. Ira. wear resisting quality. Ciw value unsurpassed I LUSH I» 3 Size 47” x 24” WONDERFUL BARGAIN Price $l.OO each. MAMMOTH i I Writins Pads I I 200 Sheets of 1 I I I Fine
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    OLD HANDS DEFEATED AT CRICKET.
    460 7 Under 30’s Triumph. W DEAN CAPTURES 6 FOR 16 RUNS. CLOSE FINISH. The Under 30 XI defeated the Over 30 XI by 20 runs on the Esplanade yesterJay after leading by 81 runs on the first innings* The Over 30 had thejasaistance of W. W.
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    P.C.C. LAWN BOWLS TOURNAMENT.
    96 7 RESULTS AND TIES. The tollowing are the results of bow’s ornament ties played on Friday: (Final): G. B. F. Southam at B. Houston 21-12. Double Handicap: 3L. R. Tffield A. S. Morton beat Scr. J.M. Chalmers E. J. Bennett 21-12. t t! e following ties have
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    ENTHUSIASTIC RECEPTION FOR M.C.C. TEAM.
    76 7 '"Reuter. TREMENDOUS CROWD. Dover, April 21. Yan'an t cricteter 8, except ChapO'ber r 3f J’ ne ar e returning by lia after t/ 3 at r arrived from Austra eCcordf-1 b r J r ’°uaphant tour and were They w.. ClVl r C6 Ption at
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    BRILLIANT BILLIARDS PLAYER IN PENANG.
    345 7 Willie Smith. DARLINGTON MAN’S RECORD BREAK. 2,743 AT MANCHESTER. The news that Joe Davi-% the Chesterfield billiards player, had retained the Professional Billiards Championship by defeating Tom Newman at Thurstons Hall, London, coincided with the arrival in Penang of Willie Smith, the wizard of the
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    PROFESSIONAL BILLIARDS CHAMPION.
    33 7 -Reuter. DAVIS RETAINS TITLE. London, April 21. At Thurston’s Hall Joe D »vis, of Chesterfield, retained his title of ptofetsional b Wards champion defeating Tom Newman by 18,000 to 17,219,-
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    AMATEUR FOOTBALL.
    28 7 —Reuter. CUP HOLDERS DEFEATED BY ILFORD. London, April 21. At Highbury in the Amateur Cup final Ilford defeated Leyton, the holders, by three goals to one.-
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    ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL.
    50 7 PENANG POLICE DEFEAT BUTTERWORTH R.C. In the presence of a fairly lirge crowd at Butterworth Padang yesterday, the Penang Police Football Team defeated the Butterworth Recreation Club in a friendly game of soccer by four to two goals. Mohamed and Bawasah each scored two goals for the S.S.P.
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    CHINESE RECREATION CLUB MEETING.
    133 7 ELECTION OF OFFICERS. At the annua! general meeting of the Chinese Recreation Club held on Saturday the following were elected officebearers for the emuing year President, Mr. Lim Lean Teng (re-elected) VicePresidents, Mr. Ciiooni? Lye Ilin, Mr. Lim Chin Guan, the Hon. Mr. Cheah Cheang Lim
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    THE DUKE OF GLOUCESTER AT SINGAPORE.
    357 7 ROUND OF ENGAGEMENTS. FINAL SCENES OF THE ROYAL VISIT. (From Our Own Correspondent). Singapore, April 22. AFTER breakfasting at Government House the Duke of Gloucester, accompanied by His Excellency and members of the Garter Mission left for the Cenotaph. The road along the whole
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    ABOLITION OF MILITARY CONSCRIPTION.
    33 7 Reuter. WOMEN SUPPORT PROPOSAL. Geneva, April 21. The Women’s International League of Peace have handed Tsiang Tso Ping a resolution supporting his proposal for the abolition of military conscription.—
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    MISSISSIPPI FLOODS LAND.
    32 7 Reuter, EMBANKMENT BREAKS IN MISSOURI. Quincy (Illinois), April 21. The embankment at Marion County, Missouri, broke yesterday evening and the waters of the Mississippi flooded 4,000 acres of land.-
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    FOREIGN EXCHANGES.
    167 7 (Rugby Radio Service.) London, April 21. Paris, 124.251; New York 4.851; Brussels, 34 Geneva, 25.211 Amsterdam, 12.08; Milan, 92.671; Berlin, 20.471 Stockholm, 18.161 Copenhagen, 18.21; Oflo, 18.20 Vienna, 34.56 Prague, 164 Helsingfors, 193 Madrid, 33 091 Lisbon, 1081: Athens, 3741; Bucharest, 8161 Ri°» s’gt Buenos Aires,, 47/®; Bombay,
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  • CORRESPONDENCE.
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      THAT GERM OF INACCURACY.
      101 7 (To the Editor of the Pinang Gazette.) Sir,—The J/, D. E. of April 19 made a very serious blunder in informing the public that “His Royal Highness on board the suftolk will be EXORFED to YOKO HOMA from Hongkong. Yokohoma the land from where no traveller
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      Y.W.C.A.
      72 7 Sir, —On behalf of the General Committee of our Association, I thank you for your help to our movement, by publishing the latter re our Hostel in your paper. We have been considerably impressed by the ready courtesy of the papers in all centres and feel sure that tha
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    THE LATE MRS. MENDIS.
    277 7 POPULAR WIFE OF PENANG LAWYER. The sad news of tbe death of Mrs. Mendig, wife of Mr. V. J. Mendis, a wellknown and popular lawyer of Penang, will come as a great shock to her many friends. The deceased was 24 years of age and was
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    DEATH OF MR. P.M. JALLEH.
    121 7 OLD RESIDENT OF PENANG. The death took place on Saturday of Mr. P. M. Jalleh, an old resident of Penang, at the age of 75. The deceased was a Government pensioner and had been in g od health for a long time after his retirement.
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    A.C.S. UNION.
    147 7 At the sp c>al general meeting held on Saturday, 20lh April, 1929, a few vacancies in the Committee were filled, lhe correct list is as fellows President, Rev. P. L. Peach, (Exofficio) Vice-Presidents, Mr. Kee Hup Gin Mr. O ig Joo Sun Mr. L>w Swee Kbek; Hm. Secretary,
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      178 7 NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. POSITION VACANT. Wanted Third grade Dresser for healthy Kedah Estate near town. Reply with copies of testimonials to Box No. 128, c/o Pinang Gazette. FOR SALE. Chestnut Pony, excellent lady’s hack. $2OO. Owner going Home. Apply Mrs. Bathurst, 61, Scotland Road, Penang. FOR SALE. 2 Single Iron Bedsteads.
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      381 7 The Harland Engineering Co., Ltd. I. A Breakdown on a Motor does not only entail the cost of Ke- pairing; in most cases it involves also Loss of Output which may total up to a high figure. Therefore when buying a Motor, a little trouble in considering the various details
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      24 7 TIDE TABLES. H gh Water. Low Water. r I O-DAY. Miiday. 5.58 a.m. Midnight. 6.24 p.m. To-morrow. 1.0 a.m. 6.26 a.m. Midday. 6.55 p.m.
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      37 7 Theatre Royal Monday, 22 to Wednesday, 24. II II II 11 Ji® -j. tu ring? FAY COMPTON STEWART ROME C/ DOROTHY BOYD JACK RAYMOND by O': Morita SUPPORTED BY “3 Ring Marriage” With Mary Astor Lloyd Hughes.
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    THE POOR MAN’S DRINK.
    447 8 In our campaign for the purification of the poor man’s drink we have never been so fatuously optimistic as to believe that our ideas on the subject met with the approval of all. There is a strong element in this country which is opposed to the
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    SPEN VALLEY ELECTION CAMPAIGN.
    99 8 —Bugly Radio Service. straight fight. London, April 21. I Lord Burnham, who owing to illhealth was forced to leave India in advance of the other members of the Simon Commission, arrived in England yesterday. Sir John Simon and the remainder of his colleagues are due to
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    GIANT TRUST THROTTLING COMPETITION.
    43 8 —Reuter. DISTRIBUTING CONCERNS INDICTED. Los Angele?, April 21. Following complaints by independent cinema interests that a giant trust was throttling competition the Federal Grand Jury indicted ten of the most prominent distributing concerns under the Sherman Anti Trust Law.-
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    SIR RABINDRANATH TAGORE OFFENDED.
    43 8 —Reuter. AMERICAN OFFICIALS. Los Angles, April 21. Sir Rabindranath Tagore, the Indian poet, who recently arrived from Canada suddenly left for Japan. His secretary stated that he was offended by the “contemptuous” treatment of the United States Imufgration Officials.
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    FOREST FIRES.
    51 8 —Reuter. HEAT FELT 10 MILES AWAY. San Sebastian, April 21. The forest fires have now been controlled except at the frontier town of Irun where still the destructive heat from the conflagrations in the neighbourhood of San Sebastian can be felt in the town which is 10 miles
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    WASHINGTON TREATY.
    43 8 .—Reuter. FIRST CAPITAL SHIP REPLACEMENTS. Washington, April 21. The preliminary estimates of the Navy Department for the fiscal year 1931 recommend the raising of funds to build two battleships, which will be the first capital ship replacements under the Washington Treaty.-
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    ASSISTANCE FOR AMERICAN FARMERS.
    39 8 —Reuter. EXPORT DEBENTURE PLAN, Washington, April 21; President Hoover after a study of the reports of the operation of similar schemes in other countries has disapproved of the export debenture plan to assist American farmera.-
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    FRENCH EXPRESS DRIVER RELEASED.
    40 8 .—Reuter, SEQUEL TO ACCIDENT. Pari?, April 20. The engine driver of the express train from Pari?, which collided with a goods train, in which eight persons were killed and 21 were injared has been released.— Reuter,
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    By the Way.
    1520 8 WHAT THIS journal has advocated for more years than we care to remember is now echoed by the Straits Times which, in a paragraph, draws reference to the tribute to Penang tendered by the Duke of Gloucester. “It is one of the fairest places on this earth”.
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    MOTOR SPEED RECORD ATTEMPT.
    309 9  -  By Major Campbell. —Reuter. effort marred by bad WEATHER OIXDHIONS. 224 M.P.H. REACHED. At ferneuk Pan yesterday t Captain Afalco’m Campbell attempted to break ike motor speed re cord of 231 m.p.h. set up by Major St grave on Daytona Reach. Weather conditions were against tpe
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    REPARATIONS CONFERENCE.
    192 9 Radio Servin, hopes that breakdown will be averted. London, April 21. Hopes a re entertained by the British rt>B that the breakdown of the Experts 01 -krence on German Reparation* now prc( *eding in Baris may be averted. The! death of Lord Revelstoke on ~r i p nect9B
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    NATIVE MENACE IN SOUTH AFRICA.
    374 9 present by one Senator. British United Press. DIFFICULT PROBLEM. EQUAL STATUS WIIH WHITE WORKEKS. ECONOMIC RECOGNITION. South Africa to day faces her greatest problem, that of the future status of the native and the half-caste. It is argued by one side that the increasing numbers
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    OPENING OF ALL-FASCIST PARLIAMENT.
    105 9 —Reuter. SPEECH FROM THE THRONE. Rome, April 21. Their Majesties drove in state to the opening of the first All-Fascist Parliament. Signor Mussolini, in court dress, with his Ministers met their Majesties in the vestibule of the Palace Monte Citorio whence they proceeded to the chamber
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    CONTINENTAL CHEMICAL INDUSTRY.
    85 9 .—Renter. PRODUCTION, SALE AND REGUIATION OF PRICES. Rerlin. April 21. Negotiations which have been proceeding for some time between the German Dye Trust and a leading French-Swiss chemical works have been successfully conclude 1. The Continental chemical industry has reached an understanding regarding the production, sale and
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    SUPPRESSION OF COUNTERFEITING.
    26 9 -Reuter. PROTOCOL SIG NED. Geneva, April 21. Twenty-three countries including Russia and India signed the Conventions Protocol for the suppression of connter- faitino
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    FRANCE AND SMALL-POX OUTBREAK.
    256 9 ,—Reuter. Closed Conference. REQUEST TO BRI ISH GOVERNMENT. MEDICAL EXAMINATIONS. 7 he French Government has asked the British Government to compel passengers sailing to the Continent to undergo medical examination before embarking, France has taken every possible step to prevent the spreading oj small-pox. infection, Paris,
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    SUMMER TIME AND COLD WEATHER.
    81 9 and sleet have falkn.— Rugby Radio Service. A COINCIDENCE. London, April 21. Summer time came into operation in Great Britain to-day. Clocks are being put forward one hour in the night. The change over seems likely to coincide with a spell of cold weather with
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    AUSTRALIAN AIRMEN’S MACHINE FOUND.
    60 9 Router. ONE MAN DEAD. Darwin, April 21. Keith Anderson’s aeroplane has been found in the Tanimi Desert by a sear.h ing aeroplane. One airman is dead and the other missing. The dead tn-.n has not yet been identified. A packhorse patrol is hastening with relief supplies
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    AMERICAN SUGAR PRODUCTION.
    68 9 .—Reuter. PROPOSED RESTRICTION OF FREE IMPORTS. Washington, April 21. Mr. Stimson vigour.>u*ly opposed th»proposal to reetret the free imports of sugar from the Philippines and was of the opinion that it was entirely unnecessary to protect American sutar production and that such a move woum inevitably be
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    LONG DISTANCE FLYING.
    60 9 Ra 11. *A A RECORD FLIGHT FROM INDOCHINA. Paris, April 21. The airmen, Bailley and Reginensi, completed the return flight from lodoChina. They left Saigon on April 12. Their time for the return journey beat all speed records for this flight. Th* acutal flying time for the
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    RUSSIAN ANTIQUES IN CHINESE PAWNSHOPS.
    437 9 —British United Press. VALUABLE TREASURES. RELICS OF IMPERIAL REGIME. FIND NO MARKET. Tucked away in obscure corners of Chinese pawnshops and second hand dealers stores in Northern Manchuria lie valu able antiques and treasures of the Imperial regime in Russia Harb n, April 21. During
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    THE KINGS MESSAGE OF APPRECIATION.
    174 9 Rugby Radio Service. “LETTER TO MY PEOPLE.” London, April 21. Tbe Sunday Times announces that the King will shortly address a message of appreciation and thanks to the people of the Empire for the many expressions of sympathy with him in bis long illness. Tbe
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    GIRDERS COLLAPSE FROM SKYSCRAPER.
    52 9 WORKMEN KILLED. New York, April 21. While crowds were streaming into Lower Broadway several huge girders collapsed from the eleventh st< rev of the new Western Union building carrying the scaffolding on which were several working- > Four were killed instantly and possibly several were buried
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  • LATEST COMMERCIAL NEWS.
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      MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA.
      1043 10 Annual Meeting. ■"TRADE IN MALAYA HAS SUFFERED.” DECLINE IN RUBBER. THE thirty-sixth annual general meeting of the share holders of the Mercantile Bank of India, Ltd., was held on March 26, at Winchester House, Old Broad-street, E. C. Mr. J. M. Kyrie (the chairman) presided. The
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      GUTHERIE & CO., LTD.
      262 10 GUTHERIE CO., LTD. RUBBER REPORT. Singapore, April 19. On the publication of the uufavourab’e Amer cm statistics, values fell away heavily and in view of the heavy ship ments which are estimated at 25,000 tens for the first half of the month the Market lost all confidence and prices were
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      EXCHANGE.
      127 10 Penang, Anri I 22, 1929. (By Courtesy of The Chartered Bank.} London Demand Bank 2/3 23/32 4 months’ sight Bank 2/3 7/8 3 Credit 24 5/16 3 Documentary 2’4 3/8 Calcutta Damand Bank 153$') 3 days’ sight Private 156$ I 3 Bombay Demand Bank 153$ a Madras Demand Bank
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      CHARTERED BANK: ANNUAL MEETING.
      1163 10 Anticipations Unrealised. TRADE IMPROVEMENT PETERED OUT.» RUBBER INDUSTRY. THE 75th ordinary general meeting of Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China was held on March 27, on the back’s premises, 38, Bishopsgate, E. C. Sir Montagu Cornish Turner (the chairman) presided. In moving the adoption of
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      SINGAPORE PRICES.
      54 10 London Standard Loom. 8, R. Sheet 33) ds per pound per pl. $44/66 No. 1 Crepe 33) cts per pound per p1.=144 66 Steady. London 9ii New York 19$ cts. gold. (By Courtesy of Messrs. Allen Dennys.) General Produce Agency Ltd. Spot 330 per lb. May/Jane 33§c Julv/Sept.
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      PRODUCE PRICES.
      213 10 Pena ig, April 22, 1929 S cts. Benares Opium p. chest mm CUnvPS 9U.VV G .id leaf Bellera J 2.00 Wace Pickings nora Xn Nutm gs 80s o 70.0 fhcoanuts ner 1,000 Copra Sundried sales Ba l e 3 11.15 R tttans Coarse Gra«n Snail Shells 1 LOU
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      THE SHARE LIST.
      330 10 The following were the latest quotations in MESSRS. KENNEDY Co’s share list at 11 a.m. to-day:— Saturday. To-day. E E Shares. is CQ UQ CQ OQ c. sc. SC. $O. Rubber (Dollar). Allenby 1.95 2.05 175 2.00 AlorGajah 1.40 1.70 1.25 1.70 A. Molek 1.80 2.00 1.50
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      MALAYA COMPANY LTD.
      50 10 TO DAY’S QUOTATIONS. Buyers. Sellers. Tin. Hong Fatts .57$ .60 Johan .27$ .30 Kuchai Ord 1.27$ 1.30 M. Consolidated .52 .54 Nawng Pets .97$ 1.02$ Penawats .79 .80 Petaling 5.50 5.60 Rahmans 1.30 1.35 S. Way 3.00 3.05 Taiping 1.00 1.02$ Talams 1.20 1.25 Temengor 27/6 28/-
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      OVERSEA BROKERS, Ltd.
      63 10 TO-DAY’S QUOTATIONS. Buyers. Sellers. Mining, Kinta Dredges 1.38 1.40 M. Consols. .52 .54 Nawng Pets .85 .95 Penawats .78 .80 Rahmans 1.32 1.34 Ratruts 17/3 17/9 Rantau Prefa 1.26 1.28 c. Sungei Ways 2.95 3.00 Tilams 1.25 1.27 Tejas 8/3 8/9 Taipincs .98 1.00 Rubbers. B. Lintangs
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      UNITED TRADERS, Ltd.
      81 10 The following are the latest quotations to-day Buyers. Seller*. Rubber. Batu Caves 1.54 1.57 Chenderiangs 8/3 9/Hitams .59 .62 Hong F.-.tts .59 .62 Jehpargs 20/- 20/6 Kam pongs 21/9 22/9 K Rivers 3.00 3.05 K. Lumpers 30/6 31/3 Kuchais (Ord) 1 30 1 32$ Mambaus .80 .85
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      KENNEDY & Co's SHARE LIST.
      1034 10 KENNEDY Co's SHARE LIST. HAMES. 5 3 33 RUBBER [Dollar.] S s Allenby Rabbet Oo j 9 8 Alor Gajah Rubber Estate i 25 T Amalgamated Malay Estate» 2 7' U Ayer Hltam Planting Syndicate 2 75 q Ayer Kaning Rubber Estates gp Ayer Molek Rubber Oo 1 5j 1
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    ARROL AND CO. PARTNER’S AFFAIRS.
    685 11 Singapore Free Press, Bank Owed $126,000. BxNKRUPT’S HOPtS OF BIG 4SSETS. MANAGER’S OVERDRAFT. WHEN the public examination of Choo Tian Lock, a partner in the firm of Arrol and Co., was continued in the Bankruptcy Court before Mr. Justice Deane, Singapore, on Friday, the bankrupt
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    SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.
    527 11 Mr. A. Williams, M.C.S., is to act as District Officer, Bukit Mertajam and Nibong Tebal. Dr. J. G. Brandon Bravo, after terminating his partnership with Dr. H. A. Savage, has left the Northam Pharmacy and is continuing practice at the Railway Building and at the Guan Pharmacy,
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    NEW WAR MEMORIAL PROJECT.
    216 11 BRITISH MISSION ON SOMME BATTLEFIELDS. As the years pass and the constructional work of the Imperial War Graves Commission is nearing completion the public’s remembrance of its war dead, scattered over many countries, is growing more devotted and intense. The ninth annual report of the Commission,
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    SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.
    97 11 To-day*» Departures. Rim ba for Alor Star and P. Langkawi. Rahman for Pangkalan Brandar, Pangkalan Soesoe LangkatAtnpang for Pangkor, Dindings Sitiawan. Kedah for Singapore. Yuensang for Calcutta. Elephants for Singapore. Proteus for Rangoon. The following ships are in communication with the wireless stations at:— Penang —Alaska Maru, Atsuta
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    PENANG MAILS.
    546 11 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 Ma'L Service The following additional mails will be closed aily (Sunday excepted at
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    The Quality Of Mercy.
    945 12 “Old Lags Become Rarer. Passing Of The Professional Criminal. THE Old Bailey calendar used to be an infallible index to the roguery and rascality in our midst. Now session after session passes by, and the l ‘old lag,” the ex-convict with a record, becomes rarer. It
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      296 12 MOTORS [l product V\ BORNEO CHEVROLET, LTD., Penang, Ipoh and Taiping. (■®BB(®i^^(BBBBMMBBaBBIIEffIH®BBfIBBiSEHBI!BE<»22i£Zi'- J t ?3S3«SiB^BSt a SEE SOLAR ECLIPSE stewarts lloyds ltd., M IN o Siam. w. I. Pipes and Fittings May 9th., 1929. r FOB The most impressive phenomena in the range of GclS. Wcltd* SLIld SteSLIXI. human experience.
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      66 12 y THE MODERN WALL DECOKATON. 1 .(S Halls distbmek@_23 > t A 7.sr :i T SR T h oil-bound 2 iUTV WATER PAINT 1 lx Banish monotony from YOUR home I i H Obtainable in Eighty Tints from all Dealers a William Jacks Co., (Malaya), Ltd-, M IN WHICH 18
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    Down to the Sea in Shops.
    924 13 Jiumoup and of ONE of the most lively records of adventures at sea that has been published for many years is “The Diary of a Rum-Runner,” by Alastair Moray (Philip Allan, 10s. 6d.), reviewed by T. Michael Pope, in T. P.’s Weekly. The author
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      71 13 g| The modern ice-man J calls once l| j and the ice stays always J t m If you have a good Ra Ml ice-box, the Frigidaire B3| cooling unit can be |sa yra placed in it at low cost. rTm I FRIGIDAIRE PATERSON, SIMONS and Co.. Limited. |O Wfvl
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      192 13 MS W' .idk r if t UP TA UP lb*. A -W UP ITO Year in and Year;out each month brings larger sales than j the month before. Why W I-J Because it is the one cigarette MADE IN that NEVER VARIES! LONDON CRAVEN n The Cork-Tipped Cigarettes which NEVER
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    Huddersfield Come A "Cropper" At Villa Park.
    1393 14 Tottenham Defeat Chelsea. Bradford City Secure Two Points At Darlington. Promotion Struggles. London, April 20. THE following are the results of the English and Scottish League matches: DIVISION 1. Aston Villa 4 HuddersfieldT. 1 Burnley 3 Bolton W. 1 Burv 1 Manchester C.
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    TAIPING TURF CLUB RACES.
    339 14 AMATEUR MEETING. SECOND DAY’S RESULIS: FINE WEATHER. SUCCESS FOR MR. GIFFORD. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Taiping, April 20. Fine weather favoured the second day of the Taiping Turf Cmb’s amateur meeting to-day. There was a good attendance, those present including the Sultan of Perak, the Resident
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    WHY NEW YORK GIRLS LEAVE HOME.
    105 14 —British United. Press. 7,000 MISSING IN 1928. New York, April 21. Seven thousand girls ran away from their homes in New York last year, the largest number of disappearances in any one year being recorded. Their average age was 15 years, a lower figure
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    HOTEL TRAGEDY.
    89 14 INDIAN ARMY CAPTAIN SHOT DEAD. Captain J. Dening of the Indian Army was found shot dead in a locked apart ment in the Westminster Hotel, London, where he was staying, with wounds on his head and a revolver by his side. Captain Dening, whose excellent qualities as an
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      31 14 Houses wanted, for sale or to let, situations vacant or wanted, motor cars, cycles for sale or wanted —ANYTHING for sale or wanted. —Try a small advertisement in the Finang Gazette.
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      96 14 f ’I I;SlO»-• i I Mill ***** 11 e H TQAOt N cnGAKBTris TIPPED PURE NATURAL*GROWTH Catarrh of the Stomach Cured vSaA feck's»-»* 'ie- X iUk «•■‘i X P ac^'AinSmall J 1 Bottles contain- K tng 36 Tablets I ’St and Large p J f J Bottles contain- ins 100
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    MARKET PRICES.
    543 15 CHOWRABTA MARKETPenang, April 22, 1929. Mutton— S ct Mutton Indian per ib 55 Head Sheep or goat each 1-00 Liver with heart A lung do 1.50 Tripe do 1.00 Goat or Sheep per lb 55 Sweet Bread pair 30 Suet 40 Kidney pair 30 Feet the four 50
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      109 15 I The CHAMPAGNE 3 i g H B 1 c XZ Monopole I red-top S I I < •»*’w» rtnon f* se I L j 8 3 SOLE AGENTS: s Katz Bros. Limited, Penang. ill!,luulllll!lt PYRAMID HANDKERCHIEFS FOR MEN Met II ■■—MO4SB pyramid label on every handkerchief Sole Agents for
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      256 15 I T’GRAMS “KYLPA” ’PHONE 1373. I THE I I ATLAS METAL ALLOYS Co., Ltd., I 1, CENTRAL BUILDINGS, I I WESTMINSTER, LONDON, S. W. 1., I I ARE FULLY REPRESEVIED IN 3 I MALAYA I I BY I I KYLE, PALMER CO., LTD., I B I FOR A L L
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      1251 16 THE BLUE FUNNEL LINE. HAMBURG-AMERIKA I.INIE INTENDED SAILINGS FROM PENANG. PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICES. WEEKLY SERVICE, LONDON AND N. CONTINENT. MB 4 AN TENOR Apr. 25 Marseilles. London, Rotterdam and Glasgow. MBRIONES May 3 London. Rotterdam and Hamburg. OUTWARDS, Due Singapore. ’MENELAUS May 9 Marseilles, London, Rotterdam and Hamburg. Duisburg
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      595 16 P. 0.-BRITISH )NDi> AND APCAR LINES (COMPAMica Incobporatbd in Es QU!iD VAIL PASSENGER AND CARGO BERvic 2a Peninsular and Oriental S. N. Co. under Sailings of steamy O f contract with Hi» Majesty’s Govern- India S. N, c a ment, London and Far East Mail Service. (Incorporated g Outwards from
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