Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 12 March 1920

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  • 20 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE. PUBLISHED DAILY ESTABLISHED 1833. No. 59. VOL. LXXVIII. FRIDAY, 12th MARCH, 1920. PRICE IO CENTS.
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  • Page 1 Advertisements

  • 604 2 THE OVERSEAS BANK CASE. The case was again mentioned in the District Court, yesterday afternoon, i" which a Chinese named Song Say Beng, h charged with attempting to cheat by presenting a draft No. A 0005 in favour of Poh Seng and stating that he was Poh Seng,
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  • 159 2 Another good house rewarded the successful efforts of the Pierrot Pie Company at the Town Hall last night, when they presented No 4 Pie, the audience being as enthusiastic as ever. Miss Madeline Ro-s.ter was as übiquitou versatile and vivacious as usual, and she had excellent support from
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  • 120 2 Mr H B Laytoa writes to the Free Press” stating that in the report of the proceedings in the Feature Films case, it was incorrec ly stated that Mr Lavton appeared to prosecute. There was no question of any pro-ecution on the present app ication, which was
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  • 416 2 GREAT BOOM IN RUBBER PREDICTED. Sir West R dgeway, who is an ex Governor of Ceylon, on his way to North Borneo, was interviewed by a representative of the •‘Times of Ceylon Questioned as to his views on the food situation of the island, Sir We«t Rid
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  • 244 2 An Agreement was made the 10th day of February, 1920, between »he Straits Settlements Government and the British India Steam Navigation Coy for an extension of the Agreement dated the 4th day of December, 1912, for a period of three years
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  • 215 2 Madras, February 28. Last night at about one o’ clock a sad drowning accident took place on the Marina when Miss Heathco p met her death. It appears that in company with friends she went for a picnic on the beach and while having a sea bath
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  • 369 2 EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION. Mr. Lowther Kemp asked in Council for a statement for quarterly periods showing the total number of coolies entering the Colony from China and leaving it. The Colonial Secretary’s replies were Owing to the short notice given in asking the question, I am able to
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  • 310 2 “S. F. P.ii An interesting case came up for hearing before Mr. Justice Sproule on Tuesday last, in connection with the will of Hunma Somapah, whose son-in-law Rammohun Singh was recently murdered outside No. A Owen Road Singapore. Mynee (the daughter of Somapah and widow of
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  • 152 2 —“S. F. P.” Bra HArL In Singapore Harbour. Sitting in the Third Court Singapore, Mr. Sykes was engaged the whole of Wednesday, afternoon in dealing with a case, in which no fewer than 53 Hokiens were charged with attempting to export amongst them subsidiary silver and copper coins
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 220 2 '"’town HALL, SATURDAY, 20th MARCH, at 9-15 p. m, Mrs. HERBERT COOPER AND THE KINTA AMATEURS WILL PRESENT ELIZA COMES TO STAY. 2 Usual Prices. Booking Plan at the Robinson Piano Co. 2 TO BE OPENED SHORTLY. BANQUE INDUSTRIELLE DE CHINE. (Incorporated in France.) Authoized Capitil Fra 250,000.000 Subscribed do
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    • 77 2 OVER-EATING AND EXCESSIVE SMOKING are two of the most common causes of Constipation. And Constipation is the root cause of biliousness, sick headaches, disordered liver, pimply complexion, foul breath. To prevent ill-effects following heavy meals and over-indulgfence in tobacco Pinkettcs are perfection. They act as gently as nature, and neither
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    • 316 2 town Hal? I PENANG. 'I TO-NIGHT I TO-NIGHT I TO-NIGHT I last PERFORMANCE I LAST performance I LAST PERFORMANCE I OF THE I PIERROT pj PIERROT pJ PIERROT P|e| COMPANY. I Grand Farewell I Programme I This will be positively the I last opportunity of Seeil s I Pierrot Pie
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
    • 410 2 o□nnnnnnnnnnunnannnnnnnnnnnnnn (imperials j-j Picture Palace EMPIRE THEATRE Penang Road. Q 0 0 From Thursday, 11th, to Sunday, 14th, March, 1920. j-j 0 0 0 In the Second Show at 9 p.m. j-j -■j A Great Stage Success Brought to the Screen The Famous Broadway Drama p A Stitch in Time
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  • 750 3 ARMING THE TERRITORIAL -FORCW. 'I he new army of Territorials, it is understood, will be armed with the short rifle, and the long rifle is to be discarded, writes a contributor to the Morning Pest”. The long v. short rifle controversy may therefore be considered at an end.
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  • 291 3 Everyone may be said to be interested in the work of the Tropical Disease Prevention Committee, whether his lot is cast in the tropics, and he has to wage war against the mosquito and other noxious things or whether he can largely ignore these pests by residence
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    • 1803 3 POSITIONS VACANT. In the Matter of The Companies TENDERS INVITED .t once: c om rd nan 1915 and the Jtioior $lO per month. Apply Matter Of SembrOflg Rubber Tend, rs are invited for the purchase of njeooyg pinan’ Gazette. Estate limited a quantity of old metal-brass, copper, iron, j. s°.
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    • 37 3 EVENING GOWNS, AFTERNOON DRESSES AND Millinery AT PRITCHARDS We have received an assortment of the very latest creations in Evening Dresses, Afternoon Gowns and Millinery. We shall be delighted to show you these in Our Drapery Department.
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  • 56 4 Crowther —At General Hospital, Singapore, on March 9, to Mr and Mrs ORF Crowther, Tanjong Olak Estate, Muar, Johore, a gon, Frakel. —On March 9, 1920, atTanjong Katong, to Mr and M:s D Frenkel, a son. Ross. —At the Maternity Hospital, Singapore, on March 6, to the wife of
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  • 1056 4 It will have been observed from the excerpt of minutes of a meeting of the Committee of the Penang Chamber of Commerce held on the 2nd instant, which we received for publication yesterday, that the Hod, Mr, Goodrich, as the Chamber’s nominee on the Legislative Council, had no
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  • 43 4 Yesterday’s quotation for refined tin in Penang was $196.50 per picul, buyers, no sellers; and for unrefined tin $196, tin ore $196 per picul, business done. Tin was quoted in London on Mar Bth at £391 spot, and £386 three months.
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  • 133 4 The output of the Renong Tin Dredging Company, Limited, for the second half month ending 29th February, was: No. 1 Dredge stop; ed renewing Launders, No. 2 Dredge dredging shallow draught to Dismantling site, No. 3 Dredge pls. 122.12. The order p ohibiting the importation of d )gs
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  • 966 4 We can support the “Malay Mail’ when it says that almost daily Box somebody comes to this office Numbers. and asks Can you tell me the name of advertiser No. So and So.” And the reply is: “No, we cannot give the name because we have no
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  • 533 4 Mr Jastice Whitley j, goiog on Mr Justice Sproule left as Penang je«erd.y. to, The Hon Mr H W Firmstone the Resident Councillor, jj, “'«'««J on insptcticn duty. ralau D r P S L t« er Lis »iH act m cipal Commissioner darin* v u Samuel’s absence
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  • 44 4 COLLISON WITH SUEZ CANAL BANK. [Rirrm’s Telegrams Port Sai', Mich 8. The British (Holt Line) steamer Tbeseu? (6,274 tons) from Singapore for Rotterdam and London, struck the Cara! ban-. propeller being damaged. Too ve;=fc being towed to Port Said.
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  • 119 4 Stockholm, March The Swedish Cabinet has resigned There are no details. A cricket match has been between the Penang Cricket C‘ u 8 Penang Recreation Club to mo r 0 2-15 p.m. on the padang. Titi Tin Co., Ltd’s output for was 538,09 piculs, made up as
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  • Page 4 Miscellaneous
    • 40 4 THE TIDES. The following are the tides for To-day, and To-morrow. Penang Standard Times High Water. Low Water. To-day. 4.00 a.m, 9 48 a m, 4.00 p.m. 10 52 p.m. To-morrow. 4 11 a.m. 10.24 a.m. 4.51 p.m. 11.30 p.m.
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  • 895 5 the declaration. IEB« s 1 ENCL’S ATTITUDE. Tklmbams.] Paris, March 7. g veroment has instructed T f InresenUtives in London with French r p P IC the Supr-me Coulcil’s economic it is impossible for accept any disguised revision rwiiles Treaty, or any diminution nowersof the Reparations ComLrqueDfy the
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  • 61 5 TO AID EUROPE. Washington, March 7. The Ways and Means Committee of the House of Representatives passed a resolution authorising the Government Grain Corpora Hon to sell 5 000,000 bushels of wheat to needy European countries on credit. The wheat will be offered as a substitute for the
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  • 133 5 MR SNOWDEN’S VIEWS. London, March 10. A striking admission is made by Mr Philip Snowden. Writing in a labour paper, he confesses the Soviet Government of Russia has been compelled to abolish the Local Soviet Councils, and points out that the official order abolishing them admits that the
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  • 93 5 .New York, March 7. Arrangements for the evacuation of the Japanese from Siberia have been completed The first detachments are leaving Vladivostok on the 23rd March. Japan is deeply concerned at the rapid spread of Bolshevism and desires theicreation of a buffer state between Japan and
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  • 123 5 SCENE IN BERLIN HOTEL. Berlin, March 8. A scene of extraordinary violence occurred in the Adlon Hotel. Prince JoachimAlbrecht of Prussia, cousin of the ex Kaiser, observed two French officers and ordered the orchestra to play Deutschland ueber Alles.” The Frenchmen remained sitting, whereupon the Prince
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  • 262 5 CALCUTTA RESOLUTIONS. [Rbutxr’s Tnmmw. Calcutta, March 6. A Khilafat Conference passed a resolution in favour of a final m 3 ssage being spnt to the Viceroy and the King-Emperor severing connection with the British Government if Mohammedan feeling with reference to Tuikey is not respected. A further
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  • 160 5 PRESIDENT WILSON’S REPLY. Prague, March 7. President Wilson’s reply to the Allies’ Adriatic note of February 26th is most conciliatory. It expresses willingness to support direct Italo-Jugo-Slav agreement, provided it accords with the agreement of December 9th, and maintains opposition to the application of the Pact of London.
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  • 56 5 ACCIDENT TO SILVER QUEEN.” London, March 6. The Silver Queen Vickers-Vimy «"ashed, the pilots, Lt-Col Van Ryneveld and Flight-Lt Brand, being slightly injured. Airmen's Plans. London, March 6. The South African High Commisioner states that there is a possibility of Lt-Col Van Ryneveld continuing the flight to the
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  • 37 5 Karachi, March 1. The Italian airman, Lieutenant Ferrarin, participating in the Rome-Tokio flight, left Bunder Abbas this morning for Karachi, but was forced to return owing to engine trouble. He restarted at noon for Charbar.
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  • 29 5 London, March 6. The Eastern Telegraph Company anticipates that the new cable to Bombay will be completed and may be in working Older before the monsoon
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  • 13 5 Tokio, March 8. Work has been partially resumed at Yawata.
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  • 18 5 Toulon, March 6, The Japanese squardon under Admira Horuchi has arrived ft om Malta.
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  • 117 5 NEW RESERVATIONS. [Rsctxr’s Telegrams.) Washington, March 6. Efforts are now being made to pass certain compromise reservations on the Peace Treaty, including a revised reservation on Article 10, whereby military forces and other specific agencies would be named as means which the United States would decline to
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  • 92 5 SOME STRAIGHT TALK. Rio de Janeiro, March 7. Commenting on the United State? Senate’s approval of reservations as regards the Monroe Doctrine, Paiz protests against what ib describes as an attempt on the sovereignty of Latin America, and says it upholds pan-Americanism based on the
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  • 300 5 MR DANIELS’ PROPOSALS. Washington, March 6. Before the House of Representatives Naval Committee, Mr Daniels recommended a Naval building programme for the next fiscal year larger than the General Naval Board’s proposal “if the Treaty is not ratified by this session of Congress.” Mr Daniels’ recommendation w that
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  • 59 5 Washingtcn, March 7. The majority report of the Senate Committee on war decorations to American naval officers upholds Admiral Sims’ contention that Mr Daniels’ policy in decorating officers who lost their ships would b» detrimental to the navy, but all the reports agree that no permanent harm
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  • 37 5 Bombay, March 2, Several thousand cotton mill workers struck owing to non paymi nt of wages to previous strikers, workers not sympathising with the strike being stoned. An extension of the trouble is feared.
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  • 49 5 London, March 10. Mr Lloyd George has consented to receive a deputation representative of the cotton trade as regards Government assestance in the development of cottongrowing throughout the Empire. The deputation will plead for a larger subsidy than £lO,OOO annually for five wars, which the Government offered,
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  • 137 5 NATIONALISATION QUESTION. [Raxm’s Tiukjbaiu.] London, March 9. A special Trades Union Congress, meeting on March 1 Ith, will be the most momentous in the history of the Labour movement. It is called to decide the question whether and how the Government shall be compelled to adopt nationalisation
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  • 330 5 Effort To Force A Strike London, February 27. —The adjourned meeting of the Trades Union Congress, to consider what action should be taken to compel the Government to nationalise coal mines, is fixed for 11th March. The agenda contains no recommendation by the Parliamentary Committee but sets forth
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  • 107 5 FINANCAL GROUP’S OFFER. London, March 8. The Directors of the London, Singapore and Java Bank announce that certain proposals have been made to them on behalf of a financial group with the object of acquiring a controlling interest in the Bank by the purchase of
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  • 62 5 AN EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTE. Paris, March 8. In view of the large numbers of Chinese students coming to Paris, a Chinese Institute for higher education has been established in connection with the University of Paris. The institute is under the presidency of M Painlive and other distinguished men.
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  • 138 5 London, March 7. A deputation of the Parliamentary Committee of the Trade Union Congress and National Sailors’ and Firemen’s Union to the President of the Board of Trade in regard to employment of Chinese labour on British ships, pointed out the number of Chinese seamen on
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  • 392 5 MEETING IN PENANG. A meeting of Englishmen in connection with Sb George’s Day was held in the Penang Ci icket Club last evening. There were present Mresrs G A Hereford, who was voted to the chair, Allen Dennys, W H Thorne, J J L Harvey, E G
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  • CORRISPONDENCE.
    • 464 5 [To The Editor or na “Pxnang Gazsttr.”] Sir.—With reference to the article in your esteemed paper of yesterday’s date on the Defence Force Bill and beaded The Compulsory Principle there are one or two points which seem to be rather vague so far as the Bill is
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  • 754 6 —S.F.P.” MARINE COURT OF ENQUIRY. The Marine Coart enquiry into the stranding of the British Steamer Kajang on Palau Taganak on January 23 last was held in the Marine Court, Singapore, on Tuesday, presided over by Air R Scott (District Judge,) assisted by Commander B A
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  • 60 6 In an infant school the teacher chose the miracle of the water being turned into wine as the subject of the usual Bible lesson. “When the new wine was brought to the governor of the feast, what did he say?” A little girl, remembering what she had
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 105 6 SAFBTY TYRES THE BEST IN THE p LONG RUN. 'I SOLE AGENTS» 1 AOAMbON, CILFILLAN AND CO. LTD. I (INCORPORATED IN ENGLAND). <* BBWWWWUJHIW..’'w BRITISH “n Q” expanded metal DD DIAMOND MESH AAA/yW\ lAAaaaa/y i X/ \r $f it 3 U Zk/Xf \/x! A E W W W 1 SOLE
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    • 138 6 HOW CAN YOU STAND A HEADACHE? There is nothing more maddening than a dull grinding headache, or short sharp twinges in the temples, over the eyes and at the base of the brain. How can you stand it? You could stand it if yon had to, perhaps, but you don’t
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    • 376 6 Just A ived BlOOd Ample Supplies of Mixture !f you a medicine. I I a t any .uch disease as It «composed of dfcM A A XA 1 > mentioned below, ingredient» which w don t waste time and quickly attack, overmoney on lotions or come, and expel from ointment»
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  • 1374 7 MESOPOTAMIAN PROJECTS. February 17—Captain the L W G A Orrnnhy Gore asks to-morrow H°° arrangements were made wbe Juddered with the Persian or nt for trans-Persian line from to the Caspian, and who finds Me«°P n capital. It is reported that *Cl,»p<> Syndics»» has been wishful
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  • 268 7 The Pioneer’s” Egyptian correspondent writes: As Sir Ismail Sirry Pasha, minister of public works, was driving from his office, a bomb was thrown at his car. A terrific explosion took place but the minister ordered his chauffeur to drive on and it was not until
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  • 88 7 The half yearly general meeting of the Guild was held at the Guild Room,the Burlington, on Thursday night, Capt. H. Duringer in the Chair. The report and accounts were adopted and passed and it was decided to invest 10,000 in the Victory War Bonds. The ballot
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  • 684 7 QUIET RUBBER MARKET. [Fbom Oub Own Cobbrbromdbnt.] Singapore, March 12. At the opening of Singapore rubber auction, there was practically no demand. Towards the close a slight revival was noticeable, at lower price», in sympathy with advices from London. The quantity catalogued was 1,145 tons; offered 941 tons
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  • 114 7 Penang, March 12, 1920. {By Courtesy of the Chartered Bank). London Demand Bank —2/3 25/32 4 months’sight Bank ...2/4 1/4 3 Credit -2/4 11/16 n 3 Documentary ...2/4 3/4 Calcutta Demand Bank Ra* 90 3 days’ sight Private 97 Bombay Demand Bank 90 Madras Demand Bank u 90 3
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  • 108 7 To-day’s Arrivals. Ipoh, McDonald, 528, Singapore, Adamson, Gtlfillan Co, general Guls, Mat Latip, 48, Gala, Kennedy, and Co, general. Serapeum, Dutch, 166, P. Asiatic Pettoleum Co, oil. Madras, Jone?, 4,237, Rangoon, Islay Kerr i Co, general. Expected Arrivals. Ek ma, Singapore, 13tb. Ceylon Maru, Japan, 13th. Kashmir, Singapore,
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  • 38 7 A homeward mail by tae Pyrrhus taking specially superscribed letters and parcels, closes to-morrow at 5 p.m. and 4 p.m. respectively. The homeward mail “B” by the Tara, closes at 10 a.m. on Wednesday 17th inst.
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  • 72 7 The following are the latest quotations in Messrs. Kennedy Co.’s share list Yesterday. To-day CD SHARES. a co ca 02 Mining. c. c. c. c. Jelantoh T 2.30 2.35 K. Kamunting 67/6 70/- 70/- 72/6 cum Kinta A. Ord 10 00 11.00 Lingui Tin 650 7.00 6.50
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  • 39 7 The following are additional rubber outputs for February:— Ayer Molek lbs. 12,495 Burma 6,338 Bintang 17,000 Bukit Katil 2,800 Clovelly 8,000 Jimah 25,404 Kota Tinggi 24,000 PunggOr 7,810 Pundut 49,000 Pelepah Valley 37,000 Siginting 12,100 Sitiawan 5,000
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  • 76 7 Messrs. Allen Dennys Co. advise us that the undermentioned prices were realised for rubber sold by them at private and auction sales held this week Cts Per Lb. Smoked diamond sheet No. 1100 to 108 diamond No. 2 95 99| Unsmoked sheet No. 2 80 Crepe fine
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  • 187 7 Penang, March 12, 1920. SP. Tapioca No. 2 $16.50 —sellers M. P. Tapioca $16.75 —sellers Gold leaf $72 sellers. Pepper (W. Coast 3 lbs. 5 0z)... nominal. Black Pepper $44 White Pepper nominal. Trang Pepper nominal Mace $9O nom. Mace Pickings $9O sales. Cloves $l6O sales Nutmegs average of
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  • 47 7 The Baud will play the following pro gramme of m*isic at the Esplanade, from 6 p.m. to-day 1. Selection A Waltz Drfam ...Strau-s 2. One Step Dixi Laud ...Hares 3. Waltz The Dove ...Rose 4. Two Step Tiie Gaby Glide Hirsch 5. March Castaldo ...Novacek
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 594 7 Malarial Fever Dysentery Dr. Cassell’s Tablets are the Sure Means to Splendid Health and Fitness. India. South Africa. Mr. George Cobble. Janjgir P. 0., C.P., Mr. C. E. Diederike. an OIFi er in the India, write:—"l feel 1 mu#t write «nd Cape Point Prison. C.l’., s<nrh Africa, tell joh of
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 1370 8 LIVERMORE DEARBORN 4 Co. Inc. INDIA independent steamship lines. JmL (Incorporated in the United States of America.) Regular service between New York, A Mw> w Singapore and Java ports and vice versa, FOR NEW YORK (MMriN IbowMM Id RBfflamd.) COSTIGAN due Singapore, Second half February ■eesMeBBHHSSESESS TIGER due Singapore, Early
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    • 493 8 J. G. STEWART’S FAMOUS WHISKIES Non=Pareii AND Gold Medal OBTAINABLE FROM ALL DEALERS OR FROM F. G. Taylor Co., Ltd., SOLE AGENTS, PENANG. m,. Aiders' Successors (Eastern) Limited. Formerly R. F. BRADFORD, 33a BEACH STREET, PENANG. REPRESENTING ALDENS' SUCCESSORS LTD.. LONDON AND LIVERPOOL and ALDENS 9 SUCCESSORS INC, NEW YORK
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    • 343 8 THE MERCANTILE BANK INBIA, LIMITED. (laoorporated in England), Authorised Capital £1,5U0,90C Subscribed Capital 1,500,00 C Paid-up 750,5« Reserve Fund and Undivided Profits 785,0« Board ofj|Directors. R. J. Black, Esq., (Chairman), J. M. Ryrle, E«q. H. Melvill Simons Esq., P. R. Chslmer». Em Sir David Yule, Lord Carmichael, G C S
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