Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 6 November 1919

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    20 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE PUBLISHED DAILY ESTABLISHED 1333. No 257. VOL. LXXVII. THURSDAY, 6th NOVEMBER, 1919. PRICE 10 CENTS.
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      33 1 I UP-TO-DATE PRINTING I of every description undertaken, from a visiting card to the largest size poster, by The Pining Gazette Press, Ltd. with care and promptitude. given free and artistic display guaranteed.
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    EAST INDIES COMMISSIONER.
    749 2 AN EXPLANATION. < Mr G O Blacker, the newly-arrived Commissioner for the East Indies for the Federation of British Industries, writes to the Straits Times Having just arrived in the Straits as Commissioner for the Federation of British Industries, I find myself bombarded with questions something like
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    VICKERS’ AEROPLANE CONTRACT WITH CHINA.
    194 2 Description of Machines. London, October 19.The Times'’ aeronautical correspondent says the Vickers T v hny oommercial aeroplanes ordered- by China are similar to the winner of the trans Atlantic flight. Their length is 42 feet, height 15 feet and the span 67 feet. The two
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      1152 2 POSITIONS VACANT. MUNICIPAL NOTICE. Junior Reporter wanted for this paper The Municipal Commissioners of George! a knowledge of shorthand desirable. Town, Penang, hereby invite tenders for I Apply, by letter, to Managing Editor. maintenance of Municipal Electric I stating qaalifications. Installation during 1920 as follows Municipal Offices. I nre«er wanted
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      1273 2 CIGARS A CHOICE SELECTION OF W 1 JAMAICA CIGARS /Jgj BjOgl of Isa 'GropieaT factory 1 will arrive shortly from Kingston. j Orders booked in rotation. 1 I llulb These are Hand-made Cigars feOhriM from the Choicest Jamaica- > ll\ ifc jNOlAljLiw grown Tobacco with Havana A pri AS' co,
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  • AHEAD OF THE MAIL.
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      ACTIVE VOLCANO IN HAWAII.
      69 3 Nev York, October 2.A telegram from Hawaii where the volcano of Mauna Loa is in active eruption, states that a stream of lava 1000 yards wide is flowing into the sea from the voiocano. There are millions of dead fish in tne water, which is boiling
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      MR. HUGHES'S OPPONENT.
      57 3 London. October I,—Mr. A. J. Hampson, who has been selected a s the Labour candidate to oppose Mr. W. M. Hughes in the election at Bendigo in December next, catches the earliest possible steamer to Australia, and hopes to reach Bendigo before Christmas. He has mailed his
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      LABOUR TROUBLES IN JAPAN.
      65 3 New York. October 3.—A despatch from Tokio states that a Capital and Labour Cooperative Society has been formed for the purpose of preventing arbitration in labour troubles. The founders include Prince Tokugawa. Viscount Kyoura and Baron Shibusawa. The capitalists propose to raise a fund o f
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      POTATOES AT RECORD PRICES.
      68 3 Sydney. Oct. 2.A- a result of the removal of the price-fixing restrictions on potatoes, there was an excited demand for this commodity on the Sussex-street markets. Prices jumped £7. to the great rate of £25 per ton Medium grades sold from £22 to £23 per ton.
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      MONEY' FOR D'ANNUNZIO.
      65 3 London, October 4.A message from Fiume states that the Italians of Brazil have sent d'Annunzio £20.000. and that a son of ex Premier Orlando has brought an additional £40.000 Servian advices state that d'Annunzio sent an aviator to drop messages in Spalato and other Dalmatian cities, saying
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      ITALIANS AND SERVIANS FIGHT.
      93 3 The Trieste correspondent of the "Daily Express” states :A very grave pitnation exists on the Dalmatian coast. There have been sanguinary encounters between Servian and Croatian soldiery and Italian troops at Spalato and elsewhere. The Italians in some places crossed the armistice lines, and took lo
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      DISMEMBERED HUNGARY.
      66 3 Paris. October 6.The Petit states:"Hungary’s peace treaty reduces the country to 140.000 square kilometres, with a population of 10.000.000. Hungary surrenders 185.000 square kilometres, with 10.000,000 inhabitants. and gives Czecho Slavia Preeburg and Kassa; while Transylvania. with 3.000.000 Roumanians and an area of 120.000 square kilometres. reverts to
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      BELGIAN KING AND QUEEN.
      62 3 Ottawa. October 6.King Albert and Queen Elizabeth of Belgium- crossed the Niagarabndge on a visit to Canadian soil. A full attendance of Cabinet Ministers greeted the Royal visitors. The King and Queeli vrere much amused when an attendant, after enveloping them with oilskins preparatory, to their
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      JAPAN PENETRATES SIBERIA.
      113 3 Washington. October 6,—The Tokio correspondent of the New York. 'World' state.- that the Japanese military party proposes to control Siberia from Lake Baikal and X ladivostock. As a result of the intrigues and quarrels among the different Russian factions, the Omsk Government has been compelled to grant
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      JAPAN STIRRED BY LABOUR TROUBLES.
      151 3 Osaka. October 6.—The word sabotage has been in everybody's mouth since its introduction at the Kawasaki dockyard Newspaper colums are filled with labour troubles actual or impending. Ev©n the workers at the military arsenai Osaka threatened sabotage which was prevented at the eleventh hour by
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  • RICE CONTROL.
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      Bangkok Opinion.
      312 3 Though we doubt the wisdom of the present policy of the Rice Control in this country, says the Bangkok Times,” it must not be supposed that we do not appreciate the value of the work it has done, or that we imagine any neighbouring country could teach this
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      RICE RETURNING TO NORMAL COST.
      160 3 Canton, October 17.The qgws regarding the Lifting of the prohibition on the exportation of rice from Wuhu has resulted in a notable falling down in the price of the rice sold locally, and the hastened trip of many Cantun rice merchants to XVuh4 in order
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    LIVING COSTS DOUBLED IN FOUR YEARS.
    163 3 According to the result of an investigation just completed by an economist of the War Trade Board- the cost of living has gone up 102 per cent in the United States, 107 per cent in Canada, 153 per cent in Englund and 200 per
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    JAPANS COAL OUTPUT.
    113 3 ,"New York Times.” The output of the coal-mines of Japan increased from 21.083.000 tons in 1913 to 22.901.000 tons in 1916 and 27.500.000 in 1918- The growth of the industries is shown by the increase in industrial consumption from 7.550.000 tons in 19’4 to 10.426.000 tons in
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    PURCHASING AEROPLANES WITH FOREIGN LOAN.
    106 3 of our trouble- would be simple. "El Faso Time* Peking. October 15.—The Peking Ministry of War has complete»! arrangements with an Englishman. Hale, for an airpl me loan £BOO.OOO for a term of twenty yeais, secured by Six per cent Treasury Nctts The airplanes wiU
    of our trouble- would be simple. "El Faso Time*  -  106 words
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      592 3 I oPisCATiONS FOR SHARES WLL BE RECEIVED UP TO NOON ON THE 19TH DAY OF NOVEMBER. 1919, I» Began River Rubber co., ltd. (Incorporated in the Straits Settlements K c.nder the Companies Ordinance 1915). I Capital $350,000. Divid' d into 175,000 shares of $2 each. DIRECTORS. HON WALTER FREDERICK NUTT,
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      63 3 WHY TAKE OIL OR SALTS? when perfect regularity can be ensured by the occasional use of the dainty little Liver and bowel regulators which act as gently as naturePlnkettes are laxative perfection; cure biliousness, torpid liver, sick headaches, pimples and skin blemishes. Of chemists, or send 90 cents for a
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      446 3 Mb NOTICE. Notice is hereby given that Ernest Otto Gammeter of Calcutta, India has acquired in the Straits Settlements the exclusive privilege of making, using and selling an Invention for An improved means for securing wrist watches upon the wearer’s wrist.” Such Invention is made in the above design. And
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    A SPORTSMAN’S SKETCHBOOK.
    893 4 BY LOOKER ON." London, October 8. Though the strike position wss far more set ions last Saturday than the week before, sport was less affected. The train volunteers had got into their stride, and it was comparatively easy for athletes who had only to travel short distances
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    BOLSHEVISM AND CHRISTIANITY.
    327 4 In the Christian” I find says Mr. Handley Dunelm, writing to the Times,” under the heading From America” (p. 14), a paragraph whose contents should be widely circulated just now in this country. The American correspondent of the Christian” writes of the great interest aroused” in the
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    THE MENACE OF FIUME.
    261 4 Paris, September 29,—Most Deople here consider that Italy is within measurable distance of revolution. For the moment Signor Tittoni is steering a perilous course, trusting to snatch Fiurne and have just enough room to nun in and save the internal situation as well. It is possible
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    THE CHINGAY PROCESSION.
    94 4 All the Government Offices will be closed at 1 30 p.m., to morrow also on tha 11th inst. Foi- the Chingay procession, the premises of the Singapore Cold Storage Co., Ltd., will be closed to-morrow at noon. The procession starts from the Pitt Street Temple at 2
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    SCOTTISH LETTER.
    1056 4 THE GREAT RAILWAY STRIKE. [From Ovb Own Cobmsmndint.] Edinburgh, October 8. Looking back upon the railway strike, undoubtedly its most notable feature was the calmness with which the nation lived through the nine days’ stoppage. I write, of course, more particularly of the North but I have reason
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    NATIONALISATION v. PRIVATE ENTERPRISE.
    359 4 A correspondent writing to the Editor of the Straits Times,” asks is not competition the soul of business The Commonwealth (Australia) Government is not only successfully competing, but absolutely leaving in the lurch most of their competitors, with their Commonwealth Bank. I think you will admit
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      272 4 NEW ADVERTISEMENT!. POSITION WANTED. Experienced Rubber Planter seeks employment as senior or junior Assistant in Kedah or the F.M S. Please apply Box No. 334, c/o Pinang Gazette. POSITIONS VACANT. Experienced Chinese Clerk wanted for Eitate in Province Welles’ey. Thorough knowledge of Book-keeping essential. Apply stating salary, etc. Box No.
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      29 4 SPECIAL CASH OF#! ONE DOZEN, ASSORTED, TUCK’S Ohristmas and Year Post A W postage 1 .OO PER PACKET. 5 ct» e» 1 TheJPinang Gazette Press, Union Street, Penang* I
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      402 4 (IMPERIAL PICTURE PALM I LAST 3 NIGHTS I LAST 3 NIGHt S I TO-NIGHT! TO-NIG HT BATTY’S VARIETY CO I IN A COMPLETE CHANGE OF PROGRAMME I BABY VIVIANNE STAR I THE TALK OF PENANG. IN HER LATEST HIT ITS ALL OVER NOW.” "■"•““J’ I Miss EVA HALL. I I
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    P.C.C. TENNIS.
    390 5 THRELFALL AGAIN CHAMPION. The Penang C ioket Club’s tennis tournament wa? cuncuied iist evening, wacu Messrs W H Threlfall an! E S Haslam contested the Cnauip.cusUp final, Thre.iall winning easily to become Club Champion once more, the holder, Mr R A Hunt, being now in Batavia. Unfavourable weather
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    INTERNATIONAL TENNIS.
    95 5 Messrs. Brooks and Patterson, the tennis players, have returned to Austra ia Brooks, in the course of an interview, said there would be no difficulty in holding the Davis Cup in the next battle in Australia. He had seen every p’ayer of note likely to compete, and was
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    A TENNIS INCIDENT.
    116 5 A correspondent of a Hongkong paper wr i t€s: -'A very curious incident occurred during the tennis match at a loca' club recently. One of the players made a bard drive from the back of the Court, the bail just skimming the top of the net. Wuen
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    YACHATING.
    290 5 Another of the series of point races for the Vice-President’s Cup took place at Singapore. Conditions were ideal regarding weather and a most enjoyable morning’s sport was experienced Mes-rs. Smith and Stevens started the follow UK boat» at 10.12. th e craft crossing th» line as follows Helen owner
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    GOLF.
    105 5 The following is the result of the Men’a Monthly Medal Competition for October at the Sepoy Lines Golf Club, Singapore A. H. Dickinson 40 42—13 69 J Lornie 40 42 4 7B H. F Monk 45 38 4 79 J. W. Hadlon 45 46 8 83 The ball sweep
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    THE OFFSIDE RULE,
    125 5 A correspondent writes to the S.T.” Will you or any of your numerous readers kindly exp'aio a point of association football. Yesterday in the match between an S R C team and Rafflss, the referee gave two foul kicks because a player was nearer to his opponents’
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    H.M.S. Hawkins at Hongkong.
    226 5 Admiral’s Ofticial Landing. H M S Hawkins, with Admiral Sir Alexander Dufi, K C B, the new Commander-in-Chief of the China Station on board, steamed into Hongkong harbour at 4 p.m. on Sunday, October 26, and anchored outside the Naval Dockyard. The next morniag she fired
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    Singapore Assizes.
    187 5 S. T.” The s’xth assizes for Singapore commenced before Mr Justice Brown, who is presiding in such jurisdiction for the first time, on Tuesday morning. Before the actual list was commenced with, Mr G«*unt, appearing for Foong Kwok, first accused io the case, in which he stood charged
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    Singapore Supreme Court.
    213 5 New Fork World.” Iq the Supreme Court, Singapore on Friday morning, Mr. Brown fixed the dates of cases down for hearing this month. There are 22 altogether, two of which are only down for mention. The principal cases to be heard are Singapore Rubber Treating Company, Ltd.
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      118 5 PRITCHARD 4 CP Ls (INCORPORATED IN THE STRAITS SETTLEMENTS.) CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR GIFTS FOR FRIENDS at HOME Jsa jnsular”Manila Cigars. Reina Victorias per box of 100 $22.50 Wit High Life in the East per box of 50 $lO 75 Mtt. Londres per box of 100 $19.00 netl. Princessas per
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    BRITAIN’S FINANCIAL OUTLOOK.
    1373 6 Those who have read the reports of the Chancellor of the Excht quer’s financial statement and the Parliamentary debates thereon cannot fail to have beon impressed by the spi.it of optimism that inspired the Government speakers. Ir is idle te deny that the colossal indebtedness of the
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    HERE AND THERE.
    1242 6 The P. A. M, ab the recent general meeting in Penang, passed 'Pbat a resolution asking that Bonus. the period for the bonus for crops cultivated in excess of the required areas be extended for two months beyond the 31st December next. The Government has been good
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    TIN PRICES.
    27 6 To-day’s quotation for unrefined tin k Penang was $134 25 per picul, buyers, ir sellers; and for refined tin $135 per kj buyers, no sellers.
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    TIN OUTPUTS.
    42 6 The output and profits from the Kraoi»: Pulai, Limited, mine, for October were as follows Output Dressed Ore from the Mine 180 piculs, estimated profit $OOO.OO, from Tribute 247 piculs, estimated profit $4,060.1)0. Tots 427 piculs. Total estimated p.ofit $4,6C
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    THE RUBBER MARKET.
    447 6 in his side _“g f.p.” The following were the rubber quotation in London on Oct. 31st, received yesterday Plantation Ist latex crepe 2s 5d Smoked Sheet 2s 5d [By courtesy of Messrs. Beust ad ifol The late Mr. Frank Laver was one'if ii five Australians who visited
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      19 6 Anniversary of the Armistice. DINNER DANCE AT THE E. O.” Tuesday, llth Nov. E. O. ORCHESTRA AND JAZZ BAND.
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      42 6 THE TIDES. The following are the tides for To-day, and To-tnorrow, Penang StandardTimea High Water. Low Water. To-dat. 10.49 a m. 4.59 a.in, 11.13 p,m. 5 0G p.m. To MOBROW. 11.35 a in. 5 45 a.m. 11 54 p.tn. 5 52 p.m.
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    U.S. LABOUR WAR.
    333 7 vat STRIKE UF MiNERS. sA :io>a* ;KtOTS f ItaOM»] October 31. e of the co»l s-rike, which Ainerio., invol. OJO Uoionis- -nine”. nd P O6a ,s;1 r D .Vwon»»' Jtteniion is foetusand far-reaching conser .solved to Europe in this struggle. nrrhv the miners demand a 60 1
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    A New Battleship.
    218 7 DETAILS OF MONSTER CRAFT. London. November 1. John Brown and Company, Ltd., have finished the construction t: -a battleship Hood, believed to be the t- capital ship completed by any country -•‘»nd. She combines a battleship’s tet and resistance with a battle c uiser’s l?~-wi gnnpower, Her
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    The Prince at Montreal.
    67 7 the STUDENTS. L e Montreal, October 30. ies conH r eni !n3:rat ODB to the Prince fiXk > o9t I J? ayB and Rumina'J 1 Laval Vniver"'•«kt ~j j Ja Highness with a Gn’dd admitted him T» S tb in B being *»«ebT“ ,0y f P
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    PETROGRAD FRONT.
    92 7 YUDEMTCH'S success. [Reitteb’s Teuegkamm.J London, November 1. The War Office announces at noon on October 31st that General Yudenitch regained ground west of Petrograd, and recaptured Ropscba, ten miles south o’ The gap between the right of the Esthomans and the left of Yudenitch’s ar T U We3t
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    "Baltic Iron Division."
    31 7 RECRUITB FROM BERLIN. Berlin, Obtober 30. The Socialist newspaper Freiheit deciares that hundreds are still enlisting in the Baltic Iron Division, for which rectuits continue to leave Berlin.
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    Bethmann-Hollweg.
    114 7 HIS VIEWS. London, November 1. At Berlin, Dr von Bethmann-Hollweg giving evidence before the Commission of the National Assembly, which is enquiring into the possibilities of peace during the war, said After our indiscribable coLapse, which was only possible because we have all sinned, I won’t throw blame on
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    Devastated Regions.
    89 7 RECONSTRUCTION IN FRANCE. Paris, November 1. M. Claveille, Minister of Public Work?, who has returned from the devastated regions with most consoling impressions,’’ says at the time of the armistice, inter ali<*, 33,000 kilometres of the main-lines and 1 200 bridges, also great depots and workshops, were destroyed.
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    The French Review.
    368 7 EXECUTION OF THE TREATY. Paris, October 31.Yes’erday, the Supreme Council discussed M. Clemen ceau’s suggestion to invest the A ersailles Supreme War Council, with Marshal Focb at its head, with the necessary powers to be taken during the 15 years of supreme command on the Rhine, and
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    SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.
    939 7 S. T.” Inspector E J McLernon is the Worship ful Master elect of Lodge Prince of Wales for the ensuing year. Mr J H Holliman has severed his cju nectiou with the F M S Police and has accepted a post on a rubber estate near Port
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    CANNON STREET FIRE.
    1223 7 CORONER'S ENQUIRY. A sad tale was unfolded in the Coroner’s Court, presidea over by Mr V G Ezechiel, yesterday afternoon, by relatives of the victims of the fire, which occurred on the 26 h October at Cannon street, Penang, resulting in the loss of five live?, three
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    Estate Manager Attacked.
    222 7 .—TO.M.” At the Ipch Assize 3 on Tuesday, Mat Aji, a Malay, was charged with causing hurt to Mr PH Gordon of Kalumpong Estate. Kuala Kuran, and with the theft of a big containing $1,200 on August 23. Mr Shelley, in the coarse of his opening statement,
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    BOYCOTT EFFECT ON JAPANESE TRADE.
    248 7 The Japanese Ministry of Agriculture and Commerce in its review of Japan’s foreign commerce during the first three quarters of the year regarding exports from Japan to South China during the period covered by the report 910,000 yen as compared with 804,000 yen registered during
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    "IS JAPAN DESIROUS OF ACTING FAIRLY BY CHINA?".
    222 7 Shanghai, October 24The North-China Daily News,” in a leading article, says that nothing but private representation by two or three Powers is likely to achieve a settlement of the Shantung question satisfactory to China’s amour propre and natural claims. In the present
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    SABOTAGE AT NAGOYA.
    78 7 Nagoya, Japan October 25.Over 400 lightermen are engaged in sabotage. Thousands of the port workers are thrown idle and shipping is tied up. Wages can’t meet high prices if they both are going in the same direction.Newark News.” The building of an English church Ypres, to cost
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  • CORRESPONDENCE.
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      MR. BELL’S GRATUITY.
      333 7 [Te iu Editob or thb Pinawg GazxeraJtQ Sib,—Newspaper leaders are reckoned *3 public opinions. May I, Mr Editor, therefore impress upon yon that yours of yesterday is far from being the opinion of the ratepayers, whom I may, in this instance, call the public, as they have
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      FORSYTH-MARTIN FUND.
      60 7 £To THU ItolTOB THI PiMANU .GAfKCS.*'! Sir,I beg to acknowledge, with besb thanks, the following contributions to the above Fund Amount already acknowledged $467.25 Carola 50.00 Lodge Kedah per Mr. F. W. Wade, Secretary 110.00 Lodge Scotia (2nd Donation) per Mr. W. A. Ward, Treasurer 20.00 Total: $647.25
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    FIRE AT BAGAN TUAN KECHIL.
    381 7 FIVE HOUSES DESTROYED. After the village had enjoyed immunity from fires for five years, a disastrous conflagration occurred at Bagan Tuan Kechil, opposite the Hindu temple, about 5 o’clock yesterday afternoon, involving eight shop houses, five of which were burnt out, the other three suffering
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  • THE RUBBER MARKET.
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      MONTHLY REPORT.
      628 8 Messrs. Sime Darby ami Co., Ltd., {Singapore reported on 3rd November, for the month of October as follows: London prices daring the month for Fine Ribbed Smoked Sheet and Fine Pale Crepe were as follows: On the 2nd October Rubber 2/2, 2/2, market quiet. Ou the 9th October
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      Kuala Pergau Rubber Plantations.
      294 8 Little Rock Arkansas Gazette.” Presiding at the eighth annual general meeting of the Kuala Pergau Rubber P antations. Limited, held at the registered offices of the company, London House. New London Street, E C, Mr F O Streeten said that the cost of production during the
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    PADANG JAVA RUBBER.
    548 8 PROSPECTS OP THE INDUSTRY. The ninth annual general meeting of the Padang Java Rubber Estate, Limited, was held at the registered offices of the company, 7, Martin’s Lane, Cannon Street, E C., Mr W Arthur Addinsell (chairman of the company) presiding. The Chairman said: The report and
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    "Tins."
    158 8 A Kuala I umpor Dittt. The time has come, the broker said, To talk of many things Of Ampangs, Raubs and Sun^eiGaus, Of Tronohs and Taipings, Of Tit’s, Ayer Wengs and Trongs, Kintas and other tins. O merchant men the broker said, Come up and bring your W.ong. The
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    TIN IN SIAM.
    139 8 -“Ironmonger.” The cessation of the war has not affected the production of tin ore in Siam, which continues to average about 1,000 tons a month, half of which is produced by Chinese methods in Chinese-owned mines; but as a number of foreign firms are engaged in investigating
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    COMING EVENTS.
    95 8 Greenville S. C.) Piedmont.” Nov 7, 9 and 11.Chingay Procession, Penang. Nov 9.Batty Variety Company, Imperial Picture Palace. Nov 13.Penang Turf Club Meeting, at 4 15 p.na Chamber of Commerce. Nov 15.Fire Brigade Display, Dato Kramat, 4 p m Dec 17,—Board of Liconsing Justices Meeting, 2.30 p.m Nov
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    SHARES.
    986 8 I ag NAMES J g-2 3 t -1 3 i 30 I RUBBER (Dollar.) c 3e. c Alor Gajah Rubber Estate ...I £.15 4.2 a Amalgamated Malay Estates Ayer Hitam Planting Syndicate 10.0 16.UJ Ayer Kuning Rubber Estates LjW I.W Ayer Molek Rubber Go. |.90. Ayer Panas Rubber Estates
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    WRECK OF THE FAZILKA.
    730 9 iSD IAN PASSENGER’S STORY. .ii w in 2 narrative of the loss of the Applied by !“<«»“ p«"w'v.dta left '/“'T T the 29th ultimo. The sei We D hp sa’ d to have been rou’h from the jig lt m about 3-40 a m on October
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    THE "FAZILKA."
    56 9 e understand that a petition has been ressed to the Hou. the Resident V: L* P. enan2r B igoed by about three luiian passengers rescued from r praying that property belongre pa3Beu erB left on the vessel be l OrF 0 ths owners and that precautions iandL t
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    Feed Production In Malaya.
    181 9 8 Ival uab’e balletic issued by the F M "FoLp rt j ent Agriculture entitled, Mr Fr Q Qct on i* 3 Malaya prepared by Mr' J Y P r 7’ Agriculturist, FM S„ and Jurist n. l b f Um actiog Assistant AgriP f e
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    LOG BOOK.
    916 9 The L nited States Department of Commerce has announced that the output of American shipyards during the year ended August 31 was 4,187,670 gross tons. A red buoy has been moored in the anchorage, in 21 feet of water, with Tumpat light house bearing S. deg 32 E.
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    SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.
    176 9 Yesterday’s Late Arrivals. Japan, Munro, 3,837, Kobe, A. A Anthony Co, general. Penang, Blacklock, 541, Renong, Adamson Gilfillan Co, general. To-day’s Arrivals. Bharata, Gray, 1,956, Madras, Islay Kerr Co, general, Kedah, Maples, 94, Sitiawan, Eastern Shipping Co, general. Tara, Brisley, 3,651, Singapore, Islay Kerr Co, general. Sappho, Scott,
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    Indian Labour.
    33 9 The following are the numbers of arrivals from and Departures to the Madras Presidency for October Adults. Minors. Arrivals 8,161 1,252 Departures 2,432 127 The arrivals relate to aided pas?engeis only.
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    PENANG MAILS CLOSE.
    289 9 DAILY (except Su day) Federated Malay States,"} By train 7.15 a.m Malacca, Johore, Singa- > also at 6 p.m pore and Hongkong— jon Saturdays Kuala Kubu, Kuala "> Lumpur and Seremban J By train 10 a.m, Parit Buntar, Bagan Serai, and Taiping J 10 a.m. 3.45 p.m
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    THE MAILS.
    92 9 The City of Florence fakes specially superscribed letters only, closing at tbe Post Office at 3 p.m. The homeward miil B” by tne khiva, closes at 6 p tn. on Saturday. Dr. Karl Muck will land in Denmark, thus confirming what Hamlet said about that Kingdom.Columbia Record.” The
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    LOCAL SHARE MARKET
    90 9 The following are the latest quotations in Messrs. Kennedy Co.’s share list: Yesterday. To-day UD <D SHARES. >, Jj SJ, Jj m z? tn Rubber (Dollar). J c. c. c. c. S. Patani 80c 85c 80c 90c preir Mining. Deebook 10/- 11/- 10/6 11/Telok Kruin 1.90 2.00
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    RUBBER CROPS.
    81 9 The following are additional rubber outputs for October Ayer Hitam lbs 44,652 Bahru Selangor 12,000 Beverlac 14,900 Blackwater 15,126 Bukit Cloh 33,000 Bukit Selangor 28,691 Bernam Perak 27,000 Dindang 13,500 Dusun Durian 74,449 Glenealy 30,700 Hill Rise 21,500 Hopeland 6,385 Jeram 26,000 Kalubi 2,543 Kapar Para 102,826 Langat
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    PRODUCE.
    190 9 Penang, November 6, 1919. S. P. Tapioca No. 2 sl2.sosales M. P. Tapioca sl3.oosales Gold leaf $72 sellers. Pepper (W. Coast 3 lbs. 5 oz) sl6| buyerf. Black Pepper $25 nom. White Pepper $65 sellers. Trang Pepper nominal Mace $9O nom. Mace Pickings $5O sellers. Cloves $7O sellers. Nutmegs
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    TIN MINING IN SIAM.
    223 9 It is believed that there are yet great pos sibilities for mining developments in Siam. Hitherto, because of lack of adequate facilities for transportation, it has been the mineral-bear-ing areas situated near the centres of population that have mainly been exploited, while tlie vast mountain ranges
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    BAND PROGRAMME.
    53 9 The Band will play the following programme of music ab the Data Kramat Gardens from 5-30 p m. to-day 1 Two Step Everybody’s Doing it Now Berlin 2. Selection Dandy Dan ...Slaughter 3 Clarinet Solo». Romanza and Polacca ...Le TLiere 4 Waltz Wedding Chimes ~,Wiegand 5 March Under
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    CIVIL AVIATION IN INDIA.
    357 9 Suggestions fob Development. Bombay, October 20.In reference to the development of civil aviation in India the Government of India are advised that at the present stage of development any scheme of air transport should be governed by two main principles, first, the most costly part of
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    TRANSPACIFIC FLIGHTS.
    137 9 Washington, September 26.Th» Navy Department is considering the question of a flight from San Diego (California) to ths Philippines, with stops at Hawaii, Guam, (Ladrones), and Wake Islands, north of the Marshall Islands. The distance t o be covered is about 7,000 miles. Vancouver, September 18.Captain Eric Donaldson
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    ITALIAN FLIGHT TO TOKIO
    301 9 Lieutenant Alessandro Bianchedi of the Italian Army Aviation Corps, arrived in Canton on October 24th for the purpose of selecting a site near Canton where the aeroplanes of the Italian Aviation Crops that will make the flight from Rome to Tokio, can land on their way
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    IN THE GREAT TIME COMING.
    113 9 And tis thus with our profession, and thus it will ever be; still There are some who appreciate its labours, and some who, perhaps, never will. But in the great time that is coming, when loudly the trumpet shall sound, And they who have laboured
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    MARKET PRICES.
    377 9 PENANG, NOVEMBER 6, 1919. BEEF ctßi Soup per catty 24 Roast do 40 Steaks do 40 Stew or Curry Meat do curry 26 stew 40 Rump Steak do 40 Ox Tail each 40—50 do Tongue do 5560 do Feet do Heart per catty 35 Liver do 60 Fillet
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    EXCHANGE.
    223 9 Penang, November 6, 1919. (By Courtesy of the Chartered Bank). London Demand Bank ...2/4 1/4 4 months' sight Bank ...2/4 5/8 3 Credit ...2/4 7/8 3 Documentary ...2/4 29/32 Calcutta Demand Bank Rs. 1 3 days’ sight Private Bombay Demand Bank Moulmein Demand Bank 2 3 days’sight Private f'S
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    GERMAN WILES.
    656 10 KING EDWARD ON THE EX K AISER A White Book has been issned contain ing the documents rela’ing to the discussions in 1906 and 1907 between Captain Luetken, representing the then Danish Premier and Minister of Defence; MIC Christensen, now the leader of one of the Opposition partita;
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    MUNICIPAL’ COMMISSION.
    558 10 fhe following are the minutes of a nuet-. mg of the Muaicipal flomjaissicaera aeld on Tuesday, the 28th October, 1919 Fr«sent Messrs. G. A. Hereford (President), F Duxbury and A. M. Goodman. Messrs. Yeoh Guan Seek, Quafi Beng Kee, Chee Wor Lok and Hon., A. F. Goodrich. 1.
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    KEEPING OUT THE GERMANS.
    285 11 Leites Fsom or Tx~: a 3lr W F Rice, C. 5.1., IC-S., Additional Secretary to the Government of India, writes thus to the Secretary, European Association; In continuation fmy letter No 972 War dated 19th September, 1919, relating to you r Association's enquiry to [hg intentions
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    N.W. FRONTIER NEWS.
    221 11 Simla, October 21.A Press com m n niqufl issued to-day states: All remaips quiet north of the Kurram. Gangs are still active in the T-ichi and Deraj at. Seven miles of copper wires were removed from the Tochi Road while in. l5O camels were carried off from
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    MAIL TRAINS.
    155 11 lndia's baa vice. Simla, October 13.The Director Tea*ral of Posts and Telegraphs haa arranged with rhe various Railway Companies concerned to pur, on special mail and passenger trains in connection with the incoming and outgoing mail steamers ac Bombay, Four special postal trains m connection with incoming steamers
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    SIAM COMMERCIAL BANK.
    93 11 The results, subject to auAt, of the 26th half-year of the Siam Commencal Bank, Ltd. show a net profit f Tls. 707.880.78 including Tcs. *****2.37 brought forward from last half-year. Subject to ccnnrmation at the general meeting of shareholders, to be held on the 21st November, the
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