The Straits Echo (Mail Edition), 6 June 1922

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    19 1 The Straits Echo. MAIL EDITION. ISO FBR Single Copy cto. VOL. 20. PENANG. TUESDAY. JUNE OTH, 1922 NO. 23
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      311 1 CONTENTS. T <gt> it IfIIC1LLAIIOUI: (Continued): On Rubber 654 Portugal and China 667 China and the United Kingdom 660 “Sladang” in Kuala Kangear 668 The Glorious First of June 666 A Chief Officer Stabbed 668 The (hina Crisis 666 Distress in Penang 669 On Exchange and a Permanent Forward Kedah!
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      173 2 WMafrsn vM d the “STRAITS ECHO" I B MAIL EDITION. B e ft 'jL Published the day prior to the departure of each mail far Europe, and contains the latest local and States news originally published tn the, TJm daily issues, as well as all important news from various parts
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    ON RUBBER.
    1592 654 -B.F.P. Rubber and tin pores continu i to b. th paramount subjects of interest in this country. In regard to the first of these commodities much is being written and said as to the question of restriction. Tne wordy battles of the “Ayes” and the Noes is waged
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      23 654 fbc «rails €ci)O. .J news of the week prior *> ignore oHiails for Europe. PUBLISHING OFFICE: rbe Criterion Press, Limited. 5«, Beach Street, Penang.
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    122 654 OEATH. Li-» 4Mr Gob Soon Leong of Alor oUr, jat Vo 17 Cannon Street, Penang, 11 tor' She left 7 children, 5 daughters) to mourn her loss. in reform stjle »,11 take place on Thursday, Ist lane, 1.--. fuhtives and friends are k.ndly reminded not to send sweetmeats fbit-shien). acknowledgment.
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    M. A. P.
    529 655 Mr. E. T. C. Garland arrived i« Ipob from London on Saturday. Mrs. Ukita, wife of the Consul-General for Japan, has arrived in Singapore. The Bine Funnel liner Phemius arrived here this morning from Liverpool bringing as passengers Messrs. C. Thomson and John Ford. Mr. M. B.
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    RANDOM NOTES.
    734 655 U the Slimp. Visitors returning from Perak inform us that it has not taken long for the beasts of the jungle to improve the shining hour of neglect of rubber estate in certain districts. Deer of all kinds are encroaching upon the plantations and injuring the bark of
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    CHARLIE CHAPLIN.
    382 655 A Lbgal Battlb Qvbi Conor* Ha. Charlie Chaplin’s battered bowler hat, baggy trousers, and cane, hii little moutache and laughter-provoking shoes, nyi a New York message, dated 2nd ultimo, are the chief features in a great legal battle which opened at Loe Angele» yesterday. The comedian has applied
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    PENANG SWIMMING CLUB.
    1093 656 tMWUAL OENERAL MBBTIM*. Inna FW*»W Pow* l I 1 L"Ttb. B PeMng'swi» lin 8 Club I Irwin pre«d.ng over. U S.* tt the meeting having I of the bet meeting I 'rfw b fir ,V tafines» wm to receive *PP rove opt the report of the Jseceanto
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    WOMAN CROOK
    417 656 JUGGLING WITH HUNDRED POUND NOTE. In the underworld it is usual for the crook during a talk with his pals to reflect on the absurdity of such a being as a “woman master crook,” but there have been instances when women crooks have made their male com painions
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    M.S.V.R. BRI. RIFLE ASSOCIATION.
    73 656 (Taiping Branch) The following was the result of the long range shoot held at Taiping on May 28:— Score Score Total Name 900 100 J with yds. yds. Heap. T. J. McGregor 44 40 95-2 Mrs. McGregor 40 35 91-5 A. J- Cassidy 31 40 86-0
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    DUNLOP RUBBER.
    71 656 (From Our Own Corrttpondenl.) Kuala Lumpur, May 30. The correspond, nt of the Malay Mail in Colombo says that a Times of Ceylon cable states that Sir Eric Geddes will probably be Chairmen of the Dunlop Rubber Company and will play an important part in its reconstruction. The
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    RUBBER TRADE.
    615 657 PRESENT PROSPECTS. Light is thrown on the cause of 100 recent shar p drop in values in the woi !<■ s principal rubber markets by Messrs Guthrie Co Ltd, who, in the course of comment on the last weekly sales in Singapore ascribe the relapse to heavy liquidations
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    BRITISH DOMINIONS TRADE.
    171 657 We h ve received from the Editor a copy of the April number of British Dominions Trade”, a trade j mrnal of the British Overeat Do. uiuos. It is a beautifully got up and weil printed production, containing interesting articles with reference to the trade ot the
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    THE DEFENCE FORCE OF THE BLOOD.
    396 657 —Ex. Among the great scientific discoveries oj our time, that of the phagocytes, or mobile defence forces of the blood, must take high rank. Metohnikoff’s widow tells the story of the discovery in the recently published life of her husband. One day, when the
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    TRADE.
    400 657 further suh UEs bocal stocks of Bum. augmented to yesteidey, when the B I r e,t arrived fiom Uanimon Ls E 1 charged 2,800 2hl' PWdi 1 -Gb bags of the Puttee varieh S fj” .of nee bran, 2173 b sg o f 2L,? 8 S' riband 42 bags
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    RUBBER CRISIS.
    1835 658 fIESTKICTION PROBLEMS. column! ’■J-W Tla J w Bnm Bbstmchox. ;Tl the Editor, Times of Malaya.) J_At the meeting of the Ipo Umimd. This “law” is talked of uit were S°“ e mevitaWo sel l u 0 «Aura! phenomena such as that .Uh is described as the law o
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    F. M. S. RAILWAYS.
    312 659 Alterations in Service, On and after June 1 the following alterations in the train service will be in operation: Th© 9.55 a.m. train from Ipoh to Tapah and the 2.10 p.m. Tapah Road to Ipoh on week-days will resume running. There will be an additional train
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    CRICKET.
    384 659 P. C. C. t. P. R. C. Th® cricket match played on th® Esplanade on Saturday between P.C.C. and P.R.C. ended in a draw owing to want of time. The premier club batted first and completed their innings, after nearly two and a half hours’ play, with 114 bo
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    E. AND O. HOTEL.
    139 659 Second Concert. The second of the series of fortnightly concerts will be given at the F. 6. Hotel to-morrow, Wednesday, at 9.30 p.m. under the direction of Mr. E. O’Neil Shaw, when the following programme of music will be played: 1. Overture Rosaund Schubert 2. Quartette
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    LOTHARIO MEETS HIS "FATE."
    376 659 betrothal- Dimbenouement. A gay and boastful fica. near Lisbon, hL venture— and a lesson-h 411 «dto forget. CQ likely Aj a result ho niav and k; j bachelor. v day» i Eothario whoee nuae wearied all his friend, and with endless tales of '<m real and
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    PENANG GOLF CLUB.
    69 659 Tennis Tournament. The following were the r tennis ties played on n Mens Doubles Open by Hamilton beat Bennett and beft t G—2, 6—4; Byatt Madsen and W ebb by jjg. son and Everest DorMJ*ton by 6—o, 6—2. Ba Miss B. Brown and wss gmad 15 beat
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    CHINA AND THE UNITED KINGDOM.
    1706 660 Britain i> as *P' nt great d j al E China in pushing her trade, w Lotion <> f Christianity, and in "jXd less reputable direction* H»» Kwok sioae the earliest iV always been of the greatest '“"L to Wests™ nations, beginning S 1b« tbe
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    RANDOM NOTES.
    827 661 Two Tragic Anniversaries. A hundred and eight years ago on Monday the curtain fell upon the last act in the tragic life of the Empress Josephine. Of all the women who entered into his life Napoleon seems to have loved her best and her affection for him outlived
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    “GLOW-WORM” LIGHT.
    343 661 U.S. Scientist’s Discovery of a Cold ILLUMINANT. Princeton University announces that Professor Newton Harvey, after expeii mental work on the luminous principle of fireflies, bacteria, Crustacea, and other organisms, has discovered a means whereby he procures continuous cold light. Tlu light-producing substance is dissolved in water and contained
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    OIL FOR THE NAVY.
    269 661 i.FP. THE SUPPLY NEAR siN GiPOBB Geoffrey Drage'3 t W Mr. has not at present enough oiu"””?” 1 to send the Battle Fi Jt eaable H Hongkong, and that in cau at the present time" Hongkore J?g** pore must fall at once” A 4 8“P--whose knowledge
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    ARGHAN FIBRE.
    245 661 U. b- f A Disclaimer. The following letter signed by A. J. Van der Poorten, dated May 10th from Greenwood Group appears in the Times lof Ceylon.—With reference to the mystery i ous oversea Arghan fibre plant w ic is said by the London Company promo r to
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    SINGAPORE RACES.
    920 662 HRST DAY'S RESULTS. TtfSSAUTB DBOP3 DBA»- Pr Our Own Corretpondent.) /from Singapore, May 3 «ither favoured the opening a Y Sporting Club’s Spring lt he Sing»?" d attendance, ««““[•“i «7 E. S James, Officer g j,th. Hon. M GoTOrlimeoti arr ived the fifth race in winch a •'“tble
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    JUSTICE IN MALAYA.
    359 662 KEDAH APPEAL COURT. Movements of British Judges. The Hon. Sir Walter Shaw» accompanied by his Private Secretary, Mr. J. M. .Handy, arrived here from Singapore this morning and proceeded to Alor Star to preside at the first 4 ull Court of Apeal held in Kedah under the
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    RUBBER TRADE.
    164 662 Markets Firming-up. To-day’s telegraphic advices from the world’s principal rubber markets indicate steady firming-up, London now quoting 7fd, New York “timer” at 144 cents (gold), Singapore steady a point up since yesterday to 264 cents per lb. Locally F.A.Q. Sheet is up to $34 per picul. Further encouraging
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    SUNGEI TUKANG RUBBER CO., LTD.
    1386 663 ANNUAL MEETING, The second annual general meeting of the above named company was held on Monday, May 29, at the Chamber of Commerce, Penang, Mr. A. R. Thornton ntesiding. There were also, prosent ‘messrs. "F. TI. Grumitt and C. O. T. Powell, directors and Messrs.
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    THE PRINCE’S TOUR.
    188 663 Chinese Decorations. x ort t. We have received from Mr. Teoh P&ik Tatt, President of the Chinese Town Hall and Chairman of the Committee charged with the decoration of Penang Road —which presented such a fine spectacle on the occasion of the recent visit of His Royal
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    KUALA KETIL RUBBER CO., LTD.
    979 664 General Meetmg T f B“ bber Co P T y ’a7th tld on Saturday, the 27th outed was ist ered Office of h Bank Buddings, Penang, Mr. Deo. the mating havT hd notice con 8 E CollinB of'the McAuliffe, Davis and Hope, <te Chairman ti
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    P.C.C. BOWLS TOURNAMENT.
    56 664 The results of the bowls ties played off yesterday were: Championship E. J. McLernon beat C. Henry Hertz 21—9; G. B. F. Southam beat A. J. Plumb 21—8. Teams of Three— C. H. Njcol, G. Wright Motion $-nd B- Di®^® n J. M z Cha Im er*,
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    RUBBER CRISIS.
    110 664 RESTRICTION PROBLEM. A Significant Dbclaration. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, May 31. The Malay Mail’s correspondent in Colombo says that a Times of Ceylon cable states that Mr. W. Forsyth, presiding at the meeting of the Nagolle (Ceylon) Rubber and Tea Plantations declared that it would be
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    ANGLO-DUTCH NEGOTIATIONS.
    229 664 R. G. A.’a Attitudb. J I (Reuter a Telegram.) London, May 30. Following the appointment of the Dutch Government representative to discuss the position of the rubber planting industry with the Colonial Office, the Council of the Rubber Growers’ Association passed a resolution deferring consideration of restriction schemes
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    EUROPEAN ARRESTED.
    50 664 Serious Charges. (From Our Own Corretpondent.) Singapore, May 30. C. M. Rice has been arrested here on a provisional warrant for alleged cheating in Kuala Lumpur and Ipoh. He was produced before the Second Magistrate to-duy and the pass was posfponSd pending the production of the original warrant.
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    THE PRINCE’S TOUR.
    1185 665 VISIT TO BRUNEI. History is being made fast to-day in that small but ancient State of Brunei on the North-West Coast of Borneo, which H. R.->H. the Prince of Wales lited on May 19. Over 400 years ano the Sultanate of Brunei was a great and powerful
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    THE BOXER INDEMNITY.
    398 665 Sir,—W’ith rdere Dct to asfred ift the II6W o! Co soncerning the Boxer 1 b permitted t 0 SUg A medium of yoiir nimw’?» this money j Great Brtiain. could l iC utilPiPuu ,n Th r en Ki‘ 2' thc 'Sfi? he 1 mted States hits terrn+ku
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    CRICKET.
    64 665 Perak v. Selang o The following ha« W&June present Perak on the Jr fler at Kuala Lumpur-- > yfarCCapt.), P. H. yO’ sur, A. C. J- Toy er? .(.ji,. I. Edwards, E. ~s v Beven.H.J. B. Farrer." and H. de Z. Be,ierve:-,C. C. H»’" 5 j jorereph,end bv C,C
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    THE GLORIOUS FIRST OF JUNE.
    880 666 anniversary of that great frdsy” h hag ever since been IM be ‘““k ol t**? '?i«t of Jwe and it i» “Mt that |W “I <d the mo«t splendid pages fcrty T aval history should be read •J> tiBh n»va h 7 and conti( euce
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    THE CHINA CRISIS.
    834 666 Interviewed in Peking by Reuter’s agent shortly after his victory over the Fangtien War-Lord, General Wu Pei-fu asserted that he does not intend to interfere in politics beyond carrying out his original intention to call a National Conference of representatives of all the provinces with the object
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    M. A. P.
    501 667 Measrs. Owen Owen, T. Blackie and Phya Sitrabong arrived by the Malaya today from Tongkab. The Hon. Mr. V. Gibbons being absent on leave, Mr, J. C. Benson has become an acting member of the Singapore Harbour Board. Mr. J- A. Elias has been appointed a member
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    RANDOM NOTES.
    867 667 First of June. The day, of course, takes its title of “glorious” from the victory gained in 1794 by Lord Howe over the French fleet off Ushant. it was the first serious naval battle of the war, and, for that reason, was regarded with more enthusiasm than its
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    SOUTH CHINA.
    45 667 Situation in Macao. fFrom Our Own Corretpondtnl.) Singapore, June 1. A Hongkong message of May 31 state» that further labour troubles have occurred Yesterday the rice coolies struck demand' ing improved wages conditions. Boarding house employers are also dissatisfied *n have submitted demands.
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    EXCESS PROFITS DUTY.
    40 667 MERLIMAU TEST CASE. Appeal Court’s Decision. (From Our Own Corntporit**) Kuala Dampur, May d The correspondent of cable Colombo says that a Ceylon bse states that the Appeal against the Merlimau regard to Excess Profits o I
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    PORTUGAL IN CHINA.
    52 667 T. 0. M TROUBLE IK MACAO. Shooting ok Con»’*(From Osr Singapore. W Wires from Macao Part»and the shooting of Chine" 7 gaese soldiers. The Macao though martial The engagement Mollie Crawford, and Mrs. JR- rnoeu£< J°° n a I Garrard, of of Dr. and the f Manchester.—
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    "SLADANG" IN KUALA KANGSAR.
    545 668 a g CBKHTON S MIRACULOUS MI-*’ ESCAPE. Jfce T 0. M. Kuala Kangear correslast Monday that a nii’Upf n a rubber l,oldin f "t** Kle&nd from Kampong Merbau six miles from Kangsar had tM killed by a sladang, and a few days s Malay «as chased
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    A CHIEF OFFICER STABBED.
    637 668 News of the high handed methods adopted by the various Chinese Labour Guilds employed on shipping WO rk in the Colony is well illustrated, says the Hongkong Daily Press, by an unpleasant incident which occurred on the Kihshan, when the Chief Officer of that vessel was
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    RICE TRADE.
    494 668 MARKET CONDITIONS. The local rice market is still steady, no j in va^“ 9 bein? noted dnr >4 <*• R tlwo da B Consequently consumers of Burma sorts are still able to obtain all ent y n A« ,re dealera at tl,e ent of 38 cents a gantang,
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    MALAYA’S PLIGHT.
    626 669 (To the Editor of the Straits Echo.) Your leading article of Saturday last dealing with the grave financial situation is universally appreciated. The whole of British Malaya is suffering most severely from the slump and there does not appear* to be any visible means of relief unless those
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    DISTRESS IN PENANG.
    238 669 CHINESE UNEMPLOYMENT FUND. Home. Account, March and April, 1922. The following accounts have been received from Mr. Yeoh Paik Taft, Chairman, of the Penang Chinese Labourers’ Unemployment Fund: Receipts. Balance from February, 1922... $410.91 From Hon. Treasurer March to April 3,450.00 By sale of articles produced by
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    P.C.C. AT HOME.
    393 669 PRIZE distribution. The members of d Club held an “At Crickel evening, the occasion bem,, tat.on of prizes to the „4 year s tennis and Bowk m The function, which began withTu”**' party played between singles was a pronounced success rj l court that attracted most attention
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    FORWARD KEDAH!
    1182 670 to-morrow s historical 1 EVENT. GtEAKINaS IM AdVAMv®. Alor Star, May 31» 1J22. 1-1 briefly mentioned in a telegram, A will mark an important day ™istorv of Kedah because for the L ime foreign judges, technically le will sit in twos or threes to hear uC' the appea's
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    PENANG GOLF CLUB.
    331 670 May Monthly Mbbal. The competition for the May Monthly Medal resulted in a win for Mr. E. E. Watson with a net score of 72. Optional Ball Sweep. The Optional Ball Sweep resulted ae under: Mr. E. E. Watson 36 net Mr. R. D. Milligan 36 net
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    MONGOLIAN TRAVEL.
    778 671 —Shanghai Times. PEBCRIPTION OF A FASCINATING “Present Travel from Tai Yuan Fu via mount Wu Tai to the Mongolian Bor- der” was the subject of an absorbing address given by Mr. Emil S. Ijischer to members of the Royal Asiatic Society in ■the Lecture Hall recently. Mr. Fischer
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    THE LAW OF LIBEL.
    309 671 The following letter appears in a recent issue of the London Times: Sir, —The committee of management of the Incorporated Society of Authors, Playwrights, and Composers desire to call the attention of tho public to the iniquity of the present law of libel. Not only are
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    MUNICIPAL COMMISSION.
    488 671 .-ST I* FOK T x i(iHTLY if n Ibe ordinary fortnight!.. tho Municipal Comm® of in the Municipal Chamber v.l u l4 afternoon when there wer.k J S. Codrington (President) P m“ l i M r kemp, Mr. C R Q Qrv i > bPedlow, Dr. Li m
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    ON EXCHANGE AND A PERMANENT CURRENCY EQUIVALENCE.
    917 672 One of the recommendation» that apnuri to have been most by [b. financial «P ertg at the Genoa Co ference is that there be a cessation of the uotieatioo of the printing press to the creation of w-caUed money, in other wrdethtno more
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    “MR. PIM PASSES BY.”
    104 672 The Perak Amateur Dramatic Society is producing Mr. Pirn Passes By at the Town Hill, Penang, on Saturday, the l (l th instant, at 915 p.m. It is a comedy from the facile pen of A. A. Milne and the erak Amateurs have already produced it
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    M. A. P.
    524 672 A Reuter's cable announces the death of Mr. Henry Withy, the wellknown shipowner. Capt. E. V. G. Day has been appointed a po.ioe magistrate, coroner and assistant district judge for Malacca. Mr. J. D. Sinclair, Secretary of the Malacca Club, intends to proceed to England on leave
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    RANDOM NOTES.
    1180 673 Betrothed or Fiance. A correspondent in the Times pleads for the use of a good old English word in thia regard. He says I should like to enter a protest against the continual use by various writers of the words fiancfi and tiancĕe, word distinctly un-English. In the
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    SHARE MARKET.
    491 673 LEAN a CO.-, WEEKLY BEPo Bt locally, the advance report that a Dutch London at the request rf th Brt'”? Government to disease an arrauL. ,V the restriction of product!o™ Whih J" may be a step in the right direction v early yet to bank on any from*
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    SINGAPORE RACES.
    730 674 SECOND DAY’S RESULTS. Our Own Corretpondeni.) fin* Singapore, June re lts S j 922 A?P j the Singapore Sprin o the Allah Stakes. UJ with $lOO to the second f A Stop t Glass B P®l’ U 2 and under that have entered SK Entrance fee, »25. Distence,five
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    HEALTH RETURNS.
    161 674 The health statistics for the Municipality of George Town for the week ending May 27, 1922, give a total of 66 deaths —39 mules and 27 females, the death rate being 27-32 per mille per annum compared with 22.35 in the preceding week and with 32 98 in
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    THE RUBBER INDUSTRY.
    141 674 DUNLOP’S FUTURE. Shares Up. i V (From Ovr Own Ctrreepondnnt.) Kuala Lumpur, June 2. The Malay Mail’s correspondent in Colombo says that Times of Ceylon cablet state that Dunlop ordinary shares have jumped to fifteen pence since Sir Eric Geddes’s appointment. Sir Eric Geddee states that he
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    M.S.V.R., 8.R.A., (TAIPING BRANCH).
    381 674 The following is the shooting 1 programme for June:— Sunday 4 M. S. V. R. (Practice), Sunday 11 B. R. A. Spoon Shoot (200, 500 and 600 yds.) Sunday 18 M. S. V. R. Warren Shield Practice. Sunday 25 B. R. A. Spoon Shoot (200, 500
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    FORWARD KEDAH!
    3358 675 HISTORY OF THE KEDAH JUDICIARY. FIXING a DaIE COURT OF APPEAL. Good Work by BiaittWL (i'r.m Our Hp«cial Corr "pendent.) Alor Star, May 31. To-daj will indeed aea wotte milestone in the forward march of Aedan aud rt wdl 1)8 interesting to recall inc milestones of the Kedah
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    PLANTER WINS HIS CASE.
    2056 677 c. V. BRANDON vs. DUNLOPS. London, May 15, 1922. In the King’s Bench Division of the High Court of Justice to-day judgment for the plaintiff was delivered in the notion in which Charles Victor Brandon, who, up to last year had been an assistant on Pay
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    EASTERN SHIPPING CO.
    211 678 ADDITION TO FLEET. pRBPABATIONg FOB TbXAL TbIP. The Eastern Shipping Company’s naw steamer Kopah was out for a short run to Pulo Bim&u and back to the Company’s dockyard yesterday for the purpose of trying her engines which were found to be in excellent condition. We understand
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    NEW DENTAL PROCESS.
    216 678 ANAESTHESIA BY SLOW FREEZING. A new amethetizing method for use in dental surgery was demonstrated on Jay 3 at the Hotel Metropole by Dr. harles Gruebel, one of the chief surgeons >f Paris Dental School. The demonstration followed a luncheon at which Sir < harles Higham, M.P.,
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    THE JUNE “PLANTER.”
    612 678 -6. F. P. The Jane number of the “The Planter,” _ie official organ of ths Incorporated Society of Planters, is a bright and interesting issue. Mr. A. B, Milne, who has been editor for the last few months, has a brief valedictory in which he says that
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    RANDOM NOTES.
    464 679 On Dueling. The Times records that the lecturer on Byzantine Art at the Vienna University lodged with a bank manager. Both gentlemen are doctors of sorts. The learned authority on ancient Greek architecture in Constantinople, was not satisfied with the service of the menials of the household— the
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    PASSPORTS.
    138 679 The following information has been forwarded to us by the Hon Mr. John Mitchell, Consular Agent for France:— British subjects resident in the United Kingdom may in future, as previously notified, enter France without a visa on production of their national passport, which must be in order. This rule
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    AMERICAN HEALTH SERVICE.
    598 679 INFANT WELFARE. Why Babies Die. More than 100,OUU ut the 250,000 children less than one year old who die every yeir in the United States die from causes connected with their birth, says the U. S. Public Health Service- The need, it adds, for further study and
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    FRONTIER INCIDENT.
    585 679 A Siamese Comas, I Last month ~a I surprisingly acrimonjon P’ ot I iu a latnese Conte uporary^ o I of an incident on the RJ e I About the middle of I. frc t* I of Kedah I murder of Mr. Domrht, I near the frontier-4ros«d u
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    RUBBER TRADE.
    468 680 •—S. T. THIS WEEK’S SALES. gabber continues Jo nse* s^d,^ n tk rt tein “to the effect tbat T ,k dg i m and Best Crude changing hands BALE 3 in Penang. n ’n, this week the following prices Rubber sold by the Borneo n t data c
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    KING’S BIRTHDAY.
    212 680 There was a fiirly large crowd on the Esplanade this morning to witness the parade of the Police and Cadets in honour of the 57th anniversary of the birthday of H. M. King George V. The parade which was under the command of Mr. B W. Allen, Acting
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    THE PRINCE’S VISIT.
    329 680 Chinese Decorations Following is a copy of a richly-deserved congratulatory letter received by Mr. Yeoh Paik Tatt, Preident of the Chinese Town Hall and Chairman of the Chinese Subcommittee, from the Honorary Secretary of Prince of Wales Reception Committee Yeoh Paik Tatt, Esq., Tiang Lee Co., Penang.
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    LINER AS TRADE SHIP.
    398 680 —Ex. The s.B. Orontes, of 9,023 tons register and 10,000 h.p., is now lying at Tilbury, where an army of shipwrights and engineers are transforming the liner into a floating exhibition. In future she will be known as the “British Trader” the name selected by those
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    CENSUS OF BANGKOK.
    89 680 The following figures have been compiled by the office of the Medical Officer of Health, Local Sanitary Department, Ministry of Local Government. Bangkok:— Pace. Male. Female. Total. Siamese 09,50« 105,794 205,802 Chinese 80,045 22,524 102,569 Europeans 792 504 1,296 Americans 40 27 67 Malays 2,10« 2,2«8 4,396
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    THE RUBBER POSITION.
    1201 681 Again the Port of Loudon statistic» show landings in excess of dohvene*. thus increasing the London stocks wit in" the last 'fortnight by 848 tons say* Truth of May 10. In view of the c.abled advices Of the recent heavy shipments from the East, the market was
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    MEDICAL BAN ON MARRIAGE.
    471 681 Suggested Compulsory Trbaymwvu I Disease. I A conference convened by the Ntta. I al Council for Combating Yeue- I real Diseases was held at Q ui u I hall on May 3, by I of the City Corporation. The object of I the Conference was “to
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    MORE HIDDEN ARMS.
    319 682 M ORE HIDDEN ARMS. [RES h «nuw» CONTBOL Ui'FICEKS POOLED. the times correspondent.) FBO Berlin, May 3. nf hidden arms at SinarT t dIS Xh 1 “rted ou April 30. means an isolated event, was b) uu nothing equipment, continue h ide by the Inter-Allied Conmnsevery case in circum*W sting
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    CAVEMEN ASTRONOMERS.
    135 682 Pwbistomc Drawings of Stars Found. Studv aslr ,uom y French Aenrl ffiestion put before the sor ßigot<lan wh° f by Profesdoin, the eminzM°p Btated that Dr Bau found cave .1 .fetich geologist, had t’ric cavemen raWingS ade b v prehisthe Pleiad e T entlnS th conste,la- 4r MoX
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    PENANG GOLF CLUB.
    191 682 TENNIS TOURNAMENT. The following were the results of the ties played off on Thursday:—Mixed Doubles, Mrs. Gardner and Davies —3) beat Mrs. Sharp and Fearon —1) by G—2, 6—o; Miss B. Brown and Liston 5) w. o. from Mr. and Mrs. Hogan (set.). Men’s Singles “A,” Threlfall
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    THE PRINCE’S VISIT.
    137 682 —S.T. Troops’ Good Work. The following special order of the day has been sent to us by Major General Sir N. Malcolm, k.c b., d. 5.0., Commanding Troops, S.S. for publication: The General Officer Commanding wishes to record his high appreciation of the manner in which the
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    P. & O. PLANS.
    342 682 P. O. PLANS. Progress With New Ship. A sign of the progress of Eastern passenger services towards a normal measure of regularity and equipment in ships is the publication by the P. and O. and British India companies, for the first time since 1914, of an advance programme of steamer
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