Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 25 April 1930

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    20 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE ESTABLISHED 1833. PUBLISHED DAILY No. 93. VOL. LXXXVIII. FRIDAY, 25th APRIL, 1930. PRICE IO CENTS
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    Scottish War Disaster Recalled.
    937 3 Raising of H.M.S. “Natal.” THE news that the Admiralty contract has been placed for the removal anddiepersal of H.M.S. Natal, the 13,500-ton cruiser, which sank in the Cromarty Firtb, recalls one of the most poignant stories of the Great War, Travellers alcng the shores of the
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      387 3 1 Y/hat does I i WteSs 1 machine j i IS!®® belting cost! I vwZw y° u I << Not “What do you pay for it” HERE'S a difference. Ordh a y belting slips on the pulleys, R vastei pow*r, slows up production and wastes time. That is why T
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      51 3 LATEST SHIP ENT AT r:: All Over Printed Chiffons Printed Bridge Coats Printed C. D.C. Kimonos Hand Emb. Silk Underwears Shawls, Tea Gowns, etc., etc. I QROSSLEY I ENGINES I WE VARIOUS I sizes in stock. I SOLE AGENTS. I HARRISONS BARKER C“ UP I I IbCUKPORArE© IN THg STRAITS
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      125 3 PIAMOS I For Hire I From $lO.OO per month. ROBINSON PIANO CO., PENANG. By Test The Besd Is Unequalled For Preventing And Curing Bark Diseases of I RUBBER TREES. I WT is easily applied, penetrates to the correct depth, does not wash off in rain, and by keeping the tree
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    COOKING DUEL CHALLENGE.
    234 4 FAMOUS SOI DIER AND FAMOUS CHEF. In the presence of Brigadier-General 1 Sir Ormonde de I’Epee Winter, a traveller who had admired the cocking of M. Hubert Marty, the Bfrenqaria chef, ventured the opinion that no Englishman, least of all an old eo!dier could choose a good
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    Doub’e Death Sentence.
    178 4 j JUDGE’S DATE ERROR Sentence of death was p?s'ed —twice—lat Belfast Ass z o 8 on Samuel Cushnan I (26), farm labourer, who was found guilty lof the murder of James McCann, post Iman, on May 16 last year. Lord Chief Just’ce Moore, in pronounI cing judgment,
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    Caharlie Chplin’s New Company.
    110 4 Mr. Charles Chaplin is planning to organise a new e mpany. He will sail probably for millions the five acre plot he bought in 1917 for 33,C00 dollars and establish a 50 acre plot in the Ban Fernando Valley, where the National First Bennett Universal Studios
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    Back To Pre-War Headdress.
    57 4 The kepi is once more to be worn by the French Army, in place of the cap adopted during the great war. The troops n Paris will be the first to return to the »ld headdresr, and all the s 1 tiers in the .ray will
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      205 4 v a *T| IbVj A« f X. Xxi i I Baby’s Best V» I/k Health Insurance 3 I I B v- cow's milk is Nature's food for a calf. 31 < It is not suitable or safe for your baby. Jg «g Even al its best, its naturally fieavy curd
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      366 4 A.«t. exceed «11.000, A..ur<mce in force exceed «38,000,000. f The Great Eastern Life Assurance Co., Ltd. (Incorporated in Strait# Settlement#). HEAD OFFICE: Wincherter Houm Smsapore. LONDON OFFICE l 27. Old Jewry, EC, Tae Company ba# £20,000 deposited with tbe Supreme Court of England and complie# with tbe British Life Assurance
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    PENANG SEA-BATHING TRAGEDIES.
    495 5 Two In Three Days. YOUNG CHINESE DROWNED AT ESPLANADE. Two sea-bathing tragedies have occurred in Penang daring the past three days. On Wednesday <a Malay student of the Hutchings School was drowned behind the Ranking Hotel and yesterday a Chinese lad of 23 years who went for
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    BURGLED HER OWN HOME.
    195 5 WIFE OF PRESIDENT CONFESSES. The riddle of constant and numerous thefts of si'ver plate belonging to the Government from th Q mv B’on of the President of Potsdam. Dr. Mont— whose social position ranks above tbr<t of a Lord Lieutenant in Ergland—solved by the confetsion of
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    Municipal Band.
    47 5 T< -day at the Fsp’ n<de at 6 P,m. 1 March Friend Or Foe Graham 2 Overture Rnv Blas Mendelssohn 3 Selection Tne Beauty Spot fate 4 Wa'tz Lustige Bruder Vol'st p dt 5 F nale 1 May Be Wrong Hume God have the King.
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    MALAY RUNS AMOK AT KOTA BAHRU.
    599 5 IWO PERS INS MURDERED. MADMAN SHOT DOWN BY POLICE. C bps of M days running amok are comparatively rare in these days, tut one of these cases occurred yesterday afternoon at the little township of Kota Bahru wh«cu liea beyond Batn Gajah on the
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    SPEECHES WITHOUT NOTES.
    132 5 I see it suggested that Mr. William Graham —who was taken ill at the Reuse of Commons recently but has now recovered —had perhaps increased the strain on his health by his practice of speaking on the moat complicated and detailed matters without notes (*»ribB the London
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    Cricket.
    70 5 P.R.C. v R.X.R.C. The following have been selected to play for the P.R.C. against the 8.X.R.0 on Siturday, April 26. on the play coirmei cmg at 2 p.m. M.F.C. Orr (capt C Scully, H. M. Thomaez, D L. da Silva. W. Stewait. C. G. Rodrigo, A. do Z'lva. G.
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    SEQUEL TO LOSS OF TONGKANG.
    297 5 SINGAPORE CASE. Presumed To Have Sunk. (From Oir Owa Cjrrespo i lent.) Singapore, April 25. A sequel to the loss of the tongkang Soon Ho Seng between Singapore and Pontianak in January lafet year, when it was pr n sumed the veesd had foundered with
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    A Shot In Street.
    119 5 LONDON ACTOR TAKEN TO AUSTRIAN HOSPITAL. Said to be a London actor, Alexander Maclachlan, who arrived at Linz, Upper Austria, recently, was taken to hospital by the police because, it ig alleged, he intended to commit suicide owing to a disappointment in love. He fired his
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    Since Their Birth.
    173 5 Her Two Children Have Never Needed Medical Aid. Canadian Mother’s Grattfnl Tribute To Baby’s Own, Tablets. Mrs. Griffith, of 21 Merchison East Hamilton, Ontario, writes: My baby boy was s x weeks old when I firs» used Biby’s Own Tablets for him, and I have never been
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    SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.
    548 5 GR Dewey, of Batang Malaka estate, übb returned from home leave. M G. F. Murphy is a pa?aerger on the Antenor due in Singapore to-day, P Thane, of Sanpei Sekah estate, Nilai, has returnei from H Jtne leave. Mr. P. F. Blakeley, formerly of Sung kai, has
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      144 5 ■>— ■> the Happy Baby C'O many foods to choose from Vj increases your chances of selecting the wrong one, but if you adopt HUMANISED TRUFOOD you have the assurance that a food y has been chosen which provides •J without question the nourishment J Hature Intends Infants T Should
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    FIRST AUSTRALIAN WICKET.
    313 6 --Reuter. Woodfull Bowled. beaten by ball FAIRFAX. PRACTICE AT LORDS. London, April ‘24. MEMBERS of the Australian cricket team were officially welcomed at Australia i House to-day by the High Commissioner for Australia. Many Australian residents in London were present. English Cricket was represented by Mr. P.
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    Prison Fire In U. S. A.
    187 6 Reuter. PITIABLE SCENES. Columbus, April 24. There was a pitiful sight at the penitentiary when the relatives of 318 dead convicts came to claim the bodies. They tearfully formed a queue outside the Governor's office where the Governor’s 19 year old daughter received them.
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    Price War Over.
    89 6 Reuter, tO ONY AND ROYAL DUTCH. New York, April 23. It is reported here that the price war in the Far East between the Royal Dutch and the Standard Oil Company of New York has been settled with the advance of prices by a hundred per cent.
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    Australia’s Chief Justice.
    94 6 Beu ter. OPPOSITION TO GOVERNMENT’S PROPOSAL. Melbourne, April 24. The Labour Government’s proposal to appoint a Chief Justice in Sir Isaac Isaac, the first Australian born Governor General has aroused a strong hostility here. I Mr. Latham, the leader of the Federal opposition said that the present
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    “BREMEN” COLLIDES WITH TANKER.
    146 6 'Rugby Radio Service. DENSE FOG. i NO SERIOUS CONSEQUENCES. f VOYAGE DELAYED. London, April 24. A collision which took place off Dunge ness between the German giant liner A re(men of 46,500 tons and a small British tanker the British Grenadier of 7,000 tons had fortunately
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    British Davis Cup Hopes.
    72 6 —Reuter. UNEXPECTED REVERSE. GERM \N PL4YER DEFEATS AUSTIN. London, April 24. The British Davis Cup hopes received an unexpected reverse in the opening match against Germany at the Queen’s Club when Landman beat Austin 6-3, 8 6, 5-7, 4-6, 64. The match lasted hours and was
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    MUSSOLINI’S DAUGHTER MARRIED.
    192 6 .—R miter. Simple Ceremony. LEADING DIPLOMATS PRESENT. DICTATOR’S RECEPTION. Rome, April 24. EDD the eldest child of Signor Mussolini, aged 19, has been married to Count Galeazzeo Ciano aged 27 to-day. Edda has three brothers and a baby sister, born only last autumn, and she is a
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      37 6 HAVE JUST RECEIVED I A CHARMING SELECTION °F TENNO j FROCKS ANO GOLF SUITS at prices from $4.50 to $13.50. 'White a waqs PFNANr TELUK ANSON, I IAII I G rH.HA.INU ALOR STAR. I Ldj JBF. LrXS£fIE33E3SaakSZHBIMBi
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      78 6 Ofc] r ’i! 11 be reconstituted milk prepared DAILY by the Singapore Cold Storage Company i» the nearest approach 1 Ito fresh dairy milk in 1-this country. Used in H Govt. Hospitals. i A tSk Grand Hotel, Medan. (Sumatra.) UNEST LOCATION IN THE CITY. FACING THE ESPLANADE VERY ROOM WITH
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    Echo Of Penang Failure.
    326 7 London Bankruptcy. Receiving Order Against Mr. F. G. Taylor. Cotton Goods Merchants. AN echo of a Penang mercantile failure of H)2l is contained in a communication received by the Official Assignee,Penang, from the Official Receiver, Bank uptcy Building, Carey Street, London, W.C., 2. The communication states
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    GOVERNOR AMONG THE CHINESE.
    335 7 THE KHOO CLAN. Visit to Famous Kongsi House. Accompanied I y the lion. Mr.E. W. F. Gilman, Acting Resident Councillor, Penang, and his personal staff, His Excellency the Governor, Sir Cecil Clementi, K.CMG., this morning paid a visit to the Khoo Kongsi House in Cannon Square.
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    NEW PENANG BANK AGENT.
    174 7 YR. H. PROVIS. Business Conditions In India. Aboard the s.s. Bohna which arrived in port this morning was Mr. H. Provis, the new agent of the Mercantile Bank of India, Penang, who came from Madras to take over the new duties. He is succeeding Mr. Norman
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    St. George’s Ball.
    210 7 TO-NIGHT’S FUNCTION AT THE RUNNYMEDE. The annual Ball organised by the Society of St. George’s, Penang, will be held to-night at the Runnymede Hotel, and the function will be graced by the presence of His Excellency the Governor and Lady Clementi, who will arrive at 9. 40
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    “MAN” WHO WAS A WOMAN.
    778 7 MALAY’S DISGUISE. Surprise For Ricksha Puller. COURT ITEMS. Four Tamils, Kawari, Arulandy, Toosay and Marimuthu were charged with a conspiracy in stealing thirty-one hammers, two of which were chiseled at the end and two coils of rope, the property of T. H. L. Merican before
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    MR. LAX’S FAREWELL CONCERT.
    362 7 ON SUNDAY NEXT. Another Musical Feast. HIS many friends in Penang will be sorry to learn that Mr. Arthur S. Lax, Musical Director of the E. and 0. Orchestra for nearly three years, is leaving 1 enang for good on May 5, having secured an appointment
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    A SPORTING ENSEMBLE.
    25 7 A Sporting Ensemble. —A colourful combination of scarf, bag and beret in matching mafprinls, which is forecast by Paris for summer wear.
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    Singapore Turf Club Spring Meeting.
    798 7 Full Entries. Interesting Racing Promised. Below will be found the full entries, showing the engagements of each horse over the meeting, for the Singapore Turf Club Spring Meeting which will be run at Singapore on May 3,7, 10, 14, and 17. At will be noticed
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    PARKS FOR THE PEOPLE.
    490 8 A considerable period has elapsed since the question of providing Penang with more open spaces was raised, by Mr. C. D. D. Hogan, we think, at a meeting of the Municipal Commission. Has anything been done in connection with the subject, and if so, in what
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    RESIDENT COUNCILLOR’S “AT HOME.”
    220 8 TO MEET NEW GOVERNOR Large and Representative Gathering. Favoured with delightful weather, the “At Home given by the Acting Resident Councillor of Penang, the Hon. *’r. E. W. F. Gilman, and Vrs, Gilman, in honour of His Excellency the new Governor, Sir Cecil Clementi and Lady
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    By the Way.
    1183 8 Penang, Friday. gy7 pretty incident, hitherto we believe, unrecorded, occurred on the first morning of the Governor’s visit to the island. As His Excellency with Lady Clementi approached the Convent they were greeted by some three hundred of the lit’le inmates, each with a Hag, who lined
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      79 8 wMifesw wo 302 Tears Ago the F ■■aigs to distil Scoi-5 Whisky. Many ether distillers followed, but none excelled tZiem, and none can claim the years of experience that belong alone to the Haig family. ®R <Ssl» y. KnifilM3S2g 1’A;417 gfr----HI 1 1 Bl; il 1 I I I n
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      25 8 a is. O. Recognised «s Malaya’s Leading Hotel. Ideally situated Excellent Cuisine. Unsurpassed accommodation. SARKIES BROTHERS, Troprietors. a 0 1 J BSIBW Wbitelcbd 1 f
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      106 8 THEATRE 3OYAL To-Night f ill Sunday, 27th. The Silent Sensation Of The Season. Mr. Mrs. Martin Johnson “SIM B A” From The Straits Times Of ’llth April. /1 ’dlrnb tb« won ierful ti tn ot Afr cm jtii gLi life, ii drawing crowded hons 8 to the Pivilion, It is
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      24 8 TIDE TABLES. High Water. Low Wate To-day. 10.45 a.m. 4.35 a.m. 10.35 p.m. SOG p.m. To-morrow. 11.11 a.m. 5.05 a.m. 11.10 pm. 5.35 p.m.
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    DERBY SWEEPSTAKE TICKETS.
    212 9 will be thus distributed. Rugby Radio Service. SALE RESTRICTED. HOME SECRETARY’S STATEMENT. CHARITY LOSSES. London, April 24. The sweepstakes on the Derby are this year on a much-restricted scale as the result of the declaration recently made by Mr- J. R. Clynes, the Home Secretary, setting forth
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    STABBING AFFRAY ON TONGKANG.
    165 9 FATAL AFFAIR. Police Searching For Man. Tij details of a gruesome murder com- !in a tongkang oil' Batu Maung, Penar it midnight on Wednesday are just to hand. would appear that on tongkang N* (104 which Lad been anchored off irm Maung there was a difference
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    Empire Broadcasting.
    96 9 CHELMSFORD SHORT WAVE. A dvice has been received from the Secretary of State that from the 22ud pril. 1930, a broadcast of news will be made from the Chelmsford Short Wave Station (call signal GSSW) at 16.55 G T daily. The broadcast will bo of approximately fifteen minutes’
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    Cotton Restriction Plan In U.S.A.
    132 9 the co-, < 1 clause. British Unit'd 2’iC.S. TENTATIVE BILL. Jackson, Mississippi, April 24. A plan for restricting the acreage of land under cotton in the state of M ississippi has been approved by the State Senate. This, however, cannot become effective until other tates
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    FRENCH AIR ESCORT.
    71 9 then return to Calais— Had i o Se rv ice. FOR PRINCE OF WALtS. London, April 24. The Prince of Wales will be escorted during part of his Homeward flight over France to-morrow by French planes under the command of Captain Lakaman, which will accompany his machine
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    American Boat-Race Dinner
    127 9 British Unit-d Press OXFORD AND CAMBRIDGE OAR MEN. New York, April 24. I The first to be held in the United tates. an Oxford and Cambridge boat-race dinner was held at the British Commonwealth Club, here, on April 11. Ail graduates of both Universities were asked to
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    "Public Enemies” of Chicago.
    87 9 Reuter. COMMISSION’S REP RT. Chicago, April 24. A special crime commission established to consider the problem of cleaning up merica’s greatest criminal city has drawn up a list of 28 men whom it describes as "public enemies” and advises the police to deal with them accordingly.
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    American Boxer's Tour.
    75 9 —B r itish United Press. MEETING LEN HARVEY IN ENGLAND. New York, April 24. Vince Dundee, the Newark, N. J? midd leweight, is leaving for a European tour. It is reported that among the matches he has fixed up is one with Len Hervey in England. nother
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    Shanghai Municipal Council.
    61 9 British United Press. MORE BRITISH REPRESENTATION ALLOWED. Shanghai, P pril 24. British representation on the Shanghai Municipal Council has increased from five to six, while the number of Americans on the council has been reduced from two to one, by the latest elections. The customary two Japanese
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    Diplomatic Economy.
    70 9 the Salvador Congress. litish Unit'd i ess. LEGATIONS TO BE CLOSED. San Salvador, (By Mail). Diplomacy is to come under the economy axe in the Republic of f alvador, according to the newspaper, La Patria. The Salvador Legations in Britain, Germany. Spain. Belgium, Costa Rica and Nicaragua are
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    SERIOUS DISORDERS AT PESHAWAR.
    513 9 —Reuter. TROOPS BOMBARDED. EUROPE N H CKED TO DEATH. ORDER RESTORED. Bombay, April 24. It is reported from Lahore that serious disorders have broken out at Peshawar where the rioters attacked the Police, and Civil authorities. The Deputy Commissioner and other officials were injured. The troops,
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    Third International.
    90 9 ,—Reuter. PL NS FOR WORLD REVOLUTION DISCLOSED. Eiga, April 24. 1 ccording to documents in the possession of Communist agents arrested here the Third International has drawn up plans for a 5 years’ campaign leading to a world revolution. It is gathered that emissaries have been despatched throughout
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    SLIGHT MISHAP TO R.100.
    203 9 btcuter. REPAIR NEEDED. ELEVATOR SCR4PES SHED. ZEPPELIN’S CRUISE. London, April 24. i Anglo-German air rivalry will be visibly evident at Cardington on Saturday when the Graf Zeppelin arrives there in the course of her European tour. The Zeppelin’s Commander Dr. Hugo Eckener, is already in London
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    America — Europe Mail Contract.
    63 9 America Europe Mail Contract. P cuter. CONTRACT SIGNED. Washington. April 25. Three ocean mail contracts for operation between New York and Europe have been signed with the Lnited -tates lines. The contracts entail an expenditure of £15,600,000 on American iship building. The New Y’ork Southampton mail contract provides for the
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    News in Brief.
    23 9 ,—Reuter. London, April 25. The death has occurred at Berlin of the Central Asiatic explorer i rof. Albert Von Lecoq.-
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    Notice To Mariners.
    53 9 DRESSING OF SHIPS. Litin .’omm. J.H. Owen writes: His .'Excellency Sir ecil Clementi, K. G desires to thank the gents, Masters and crews of the vessels in Port yesterday for the welcome shewn him in dressing their ships. Notice issued by His Excellency’s Command this 24th day
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      13 9 You should give Martell’s Brandy ths preference over ethers as it is superlative.
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    Moslems Condemn Mr. Gandhi.
    1584 10 “We Will Not Imitate The Gambler.” Hurling India Down The Abyss. Khilafat Committee On Congress Inconsistencies.” GANDHI hs admitted lV| blunders before. Let all India off^r’he united prayer that he does it oi.ce more, and »ha', ter, brfcre a blunder greater and more far-reaching in itsd
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    TIN AND RUBBER.
    56 10 Latest London, New York and Local Prices. TIN-. LONDON. Spot £l6O-10-0. Down 2/6 3 Months’ £162-12-6. Down 5/&lt; SINGAPORE. $81.58 per picul. Down 75 c. 150 tons done RUBBER-. London 71/4 d. Down 1/16 d. New York 14 jc. (Gold) Down Jc. Local 241/4 cts. Unchanged By
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    LEADING BROKERS’ SHARE LIST.
    149 10 TO-DAY’S PRILE&. The following were the latest quotations in MESSRS. KENNEDY Go’s share list at 11 a.m. to-day Yesterday To-day, Sharbs. I m &lt;n m do io. to. t o. 10. Rubber (Dollar). Radella 4.75 5.00 4.75 5.00 cum Min ng. Ayer Hitam Tin. 15/9 16/3
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    SINGAPORE PRICES.
    140 10 LONDON STANDARD (LOOSE.; S.R. Steel 241 cts, per pound =p*rpl=l32/33 Quiet. London 7|d New York cte. (gold). (By Crurtesy of Messrs. Allen Dennis). General Produce Agency. Ltd. Singapore Prices for Standard Ribbed Smoked Sheet for to-day are as follows: Spot 241 cents per lb. May/June 24| Jnly/S?pt. 26
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    The Mails.
    14 10 The homeward mail by the s.e. Talma closes at 6 p.m. to-cay.
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    RUBBER ESTATES.
    90 10 MARCH CROP RETURNS. The following a-e the latest crop, returns for March: lbs. Perak River 16.615 Juru 31,020 Semanggol 21,782 Amalgamated Malay 62,500 Balau 34,000 Beranang 35.500 Bertam [Taisho] 68,374 Borelli 34,000 Brooklands 103,000 Bukit Kepong 22,541 Chembong 75,233 Cheras 49,000 Connemara 47,700 Glenshiel 59,864 Kamasan 23,940 Kepong
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      178 10 New Advertisements. TO LET. To let recently painted houee ‘‘SLAMAT”, 384, Burmah Road, immediate entry. Lirge garden. Garage. Apply Adamson Gdfillaa Co. Ltd., 'phone 328. a Gleaiffer” Voy: 30. Consignees of cargo per the above vessel from Europe are hereby notified that she is du« in Penang at 3 p.m.
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      274 10 NOTICES. Notice of Removal. The Penang R,ni o 8n DP y Cn beg to inform the public of tae r b 1 of their office and showroom to 71 o*’ 1 hopStTMt. 71 B Notice is hereby given that the mark depicted above is the property o f I m
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      205 10 Commencing Friday, 25th April Twice Nightly 6.45 p.m. and 9.30 p.ni. MAJE S T I C 'PHONE &gt;»79. (Near Intersection of Penang and Buimah Beads) WARNER BAXTER, Mary Duncan and Antonio Moreno IN Romance of Rio Grande’" ■'AWSU A pulsing, moving romance with lilting score of lively Spanish tunes and
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    Shipping Arrivals and Departures.
    1763 11 Port Of Penang. Schedule Of Principal Lines. THE following is a list of vessels arriving and sailing from Penang during the week: In Port To-day. aJ. “Ampang” from Sitiawan, Bindings and Pangkor. Sails for Pangkor, Bindings and Sitiawan to- lay at 5 p.m. 3 8. “Jnna”
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    FOREIGN EXCHANGES.
    61 11 (Rugby Radio Sbrvicb.) London, April 24. Paris, 123.96; New York. Brussels, 34.825; Geneva, 25.08« Ama terdam, 12.08; Milan, 92.77; Berlin. 20.365 Stockholm. 18.09 Copenhagen, 18.16 Oslo, 18.16; Vienna, 34.495, Prague, Hels'ngfors, 193; Madrid, 39.115; Lisbon. 108.30; Athens, 375 Bucharest. 817 i Rio s}g Buenos Aires, 43|; Bombay, 1/5?
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    EXCHANGE
    71 11 Penang. April 25, 1930. By Courtesy cf The Chartered flank On London Bank Dfmard 2/3 i 4 m/'s 2/3 15/16 Private 3 m/ts Credit 2/4 1/8 3 Documentary 2/4 1/4 On New York Bank Demand 56 1/16 France T.T. 1,425 India T.T. 154| Ranskok T.T. «Of Batavia T.T. 139
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    MALAYAN GOVERNMENT’S POLICY.
    787 11 Planting Land. “REMARK*BLE INSTANCE OF INEPTITUDf.” SYMINGTON AND SINCLAIR. London, April 2. SINCE our last report the Kubber Market has been inactive and prices havei not varied more than 1-16 d. from day to day. Only a small business has been put through. The market seems to
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    PRODUCE PRICES.
    174 11 Penarg, April 25, 1930. dtF. B«narss Opium p, cheat nom 5,000.00 Cloves I* 90.00 Gold leaf sailers 72.00 Mace Pickings nom 170.0 0 Nutmegs 80s w 70.00 110 s 60.00 vocoanuts per 1,000 90 00 Copra Sundried rales 9.30 Rattans eales 11.15 Rattans Coarse 10.60 Green Snail Shells
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      13 11 You should give Martell’s Brandy the preference over others as it is superlative.
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      46 11 I tesai ‘j W I I x "X 0' I Good Covers are worthy I of the Best Tubes I DUNLOP MOTOR TUBES I S ma——ninn«iiwai»iifiinw«u*Li..i* ?a»ii L nwmmiv-- uijiuit—■ Stocked by all Motor dealers. I THE DUNLOP RUBBER COMPANY, (S. S.) LIMITED.. I PENANG. I
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    E. & O. ORCHESTRAL CONCERT.
    650 12 E. O. ORCHESTRAL CONCERT. The following programme will be rendered by the E. O. Orchestra, under the direction of Mr. Arthur S. Lax, on Sunday, April 27 at 9-30 p.m. &lt; i 1. Msrch The Spirit of St. Louis” Roloff 2. Overture The Siege of Rochelle Balfe 3 Intermezzi Scene
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      347 12 Butterworth AND Up-Country Residents. M essrs Pritchard &C“ L‘announce the opening of their new Provision AND Cold Storage Premises at Butterworth Thursday, May Ist. If you do not want to come across to Penang order All Your Requirements by Telephoning, Butterworth No. 4. This new branch will maintain the i
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      30 12 You should give Martell’s Brandy the Preference over others as it is superlative. THE CARLTON. Th» Only Down Town Reatourant •l. Beach Street, PINtNQ Grnie, PandTrinbe®, Cold Beer, Wises. me.'
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      242 12 TOMIC UWME l\ j\ WHICH TONES AS IT CLEANSES 0 I I I I) I A MEDICAL authority and actual experience I I/ I rl prove that regular dosing with old-fashioned I i sa^ts produces a lowering effect accompanied. Si temporary enervation and' weakness. I o 0 At last this
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      130 12 SUBURBAN HEIGHTS—WIPING DISHESB y gluyas williams I I ft. JIIL I STTCILS OUT TO KITOHEW SELECTS A CUP AMP SftYS TWS TOWEL RLWMAGkHn PANTRY AND REMARKS TO WIFE A Pl$H W£L ANP WET, HE Ofr VO A PRAWERS ANP AT LAST HE'LL HELP HER WIPE BE6JNS WIPING THING WITH FT
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    PRICELESS BOOK IN INDIAN VILLAGE.
    493 13 PERSIAN SCHOLAR’S FIND. Ancient “Rubaiyat’’ Bought For Rs. 60 HOW a priceless manuscript copy of the Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam was purchased for Rs. 60 at a Calcutta bookshop was revealed by Professor M. Mahfuzul Haq, of the Presidency College, at the monthly meeting of
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    UNCLAIMED FORTUNES.
    216 13 NEW LIMITED COMPANY IN BUCHAREST. The Transylvanian paper Bras*oi Lapok describes the founding of the first limited company for tracing the heirs to unclaimed fortunes. This company, which has just been started in Bucharest, is called “The Inheritance Research Company, Ltd.,’* and the director has stated to a
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      206 13 ii| 'xX. f BRIGHT BATHS ARE HEALTHY &lt; Keep your bath always bright and healthy and clean :g as new. Sprinkle a little S^nT Vi non a damp cloth and z 4 I rub and every trace of z* f z 1 X grease and dirt disappears, g f leaving
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      13 13 You should give Martell's Brandy the preference over others as it is superlative.
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      175 13 MAI. A YA TTHERE is more Sweetened Condensed IkWlhWB Milk consumed per head of population in Malaya than in any other country in the world. Vw f AX Is it not significant that, in this country, as n so man Y others, “Milkmaid” Sweetened Condensed Milk has stood V supreme
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    WOMEN ASKED TO LEAVE LOUNGE.
    318 14 ALLEGED AS3AULT. S'rand Hotel Sued For Damages. THE question of women going to restaurants unaccompanied by men, in which connection there has some agitation on the part of feminists recently, came into prominence st the King’s Bench when Mrs. Clara Heator, of Beckenham, sued the
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    277 14 HAPPY DAYS ON AN OLD WINDJAMMERThe chance to learn what life in sailing ships is like —the real sea life which sailormen lived during a thcusand years and more xill be given to some serresof ycurgsters (writes a correspondent) if the proposed scheme to build a large Equarerigged
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    Musical Horn For Queens Car.
    159 14 SPECIAL TO WARN POLICE. Anyone hearing four mus'eal notes from a motor horn will, in future, know that the Queen’s cir is near. The Queen has teen delayed in traffic blocks several times lately owing to the ever-increasing traffic in central London. The car which
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      301 14 THRESHER and GLENNY. TAILORS SHIRTMAKERS EVENING DRESS TROPICAL KIT Special facilities for prompt delivery of the immediate requirements of gentlemen arriving in London from overseas, ,who, on production of this advertisement, will be entitled to a special discount i of 10%. Call on arrival at 152-153, STRAND, W.C.2 (Next to
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      16 14 "BOSCH” Plugs have provrd to be best rm the rond, in *he air and an th*
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    MARKET PRICES.
    612 15 CnOWRABTA MABKET Penang, April 25, 1930. Mutton— S o&gt; Matteo India* M per lb 60 Head Sheep or goat M each 1-3 J Liver with heart A lu*fI u*f do 1.51 Tripe M do 1-00 Goat or Sheep M per lb 60 Sweet Bread M pair 40 Suet
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      150 15 e« °o r V w &lt; ■jXffSKSSSt'MM&SV. 2 g| EM Hl 3jyßS£ f OLE AGENTS Henry Waugh Co,, Ltd., f VV*WVVVVVVVMVVVVIVVVVVVVaaa CAST IRON Soil and Rainwater Pipes T Smu DocraLa Sipclb Double 0 SacXXT SOCKKT SOCKBT SOCKFF X F ttrrf £am4 Eared Plain Plain PWa T fl fi 1 S
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      211 15 •a ril u. power The new Ford Truck, powered by a fmr-cylinder, fortyhorsepower engine, is rated as a 30 cwt. truck It is a remarkably /i efficient unit, desigaed to give an uaisaa! range of performance at economical cost Mechanical up keep is exceptionally low beciuse of implicity of design
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      1338 16 (THE BLUE FUNNEL LINE I dollar steamship line IINTENDED SAILINGS FROM PENANG. I oWAMERICAN MAW EIM» &lt; WEEKLY SERVICE. LONDON tN. CONTINENT. &gt; —zfrK Ac=&gt; ’AUTOMEDON Apr. 30 London, Rot erdam and Hamburg. J jjgyZJL CALCHAS May 8 Marseilles, London, Rotterdam and Hamburg. &gt; 's AUTOLYCUS May 15 London, Rotterdam,
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      640 16 P. 0.-BRITISH INDu" AND APCAR LINES (Companies Incorporated in England.) MAIL PASSENGER A&gt;D CARGO SERVICES Peninsular and Oriental S. N. &&gt;., under con- Penang, Teluk Anson. Port Swettenham tract with His Majesty's Government, Lsadon and Singapw Senice and Far East Mail Service. MaU Har Outwards from London for China and
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