Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 16 April 1920

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  • 23 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE 'PUBLISHED DAILY ESTAI LISHED 133 L No. 87. VOL. LXXVIII. FRIDAY, 16th AL RIL, 1920. PRICE 10 CENTf
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 510 1 S£!texg®i£E J Obtainableeverywhere wholesale from S S’ B i Ii- i is a a£ a p Ong Sam Leong Co., Penang, g azrmnr jiTii'iTiiiruiunvrinnuaamaafl p' T THE I USED BY I a—, I UNEQUALLED FOR I 3HANT CALCULATOR jZ“. :|T|Z“: 1 ENDS ALL FIGURE WORRY. I lAAI u u I
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    • 32 1 1 i i:" xt-i; j THE BEST CAR IN TOWN i > f i ImĔjm 8 ftMMcno iH tttna s Sole Agents S.S. a t.M.Sg Ong Sam Leong Co, 2 l fliiiiiiiiiiiiriuiiiiiiiiii«.UH®ininii; l
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  • 855 2 Dr and Mr. Glenny have l< fo for Home. Mr. A. R. Thompson ha* gone on leave“M. M Mr. and Mrs. G W. Bradbame have retained to Joh-ire from Home, Mr. H. d’E .te r re Darby, a director of Messrs. Sime, Darby and Co has arrived
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  • 817 2 EXAMINATION RESULTS. The following are the Penang results of the University of Cambridge Local Examinations, December, 1919 Senior Boys. Students under 18 years of age who have obtained Honours: Class I.— E A Lamb, and Teoh Kim Ghe* (Free School), Lee Boon Choe and Oo Chong Siah (So
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  • 791 2 COMMITTEE MEETING. The following excerpts from the minutes of a Committee Meeting of the Penang Chamber of Commerce held at the Chamber on Tuesday, the 13th April, are supplied by the Secretaries, Messrs. Evatt Co. Present: Messrs. C. M. Henderson (Chairman), A. Sharp, W. A. Fell, A.
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  • 368 2 London, March 11. —Mr- Joseph Barcraft, a distinguished Fellow of the Royal Society and Reader in Physiology at the University of Cambridge has just emerged from a six days’ confinement in a hermetically sealed glass box. The purpose of the experiment was to ascertain if it
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  • 92 2 A new programme with specially selected pictures w T as presented last night at the Empire Theatre. In the first house was screened a historical picture dramatized from the novel by J. Marion Crawford, entitled “In the Palace of the King” in which there are 1,000 beautiful
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  • 343 2 The British Income Tax Repo r t Perhaps the moit illuminating feature of the income tax report ssy* a London, correspondent, couaista of the remarkably clear graphs showing the amounts payable in respect of tax and the effective rates of tax per pound of income ander the existing and proposed
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  • 795 2 Chinese With Natural Aptitude for the Game. It may not be generally known, says “S.A.M.” in the “Evening Standard that the game of billiards, and especially the six-pocket form of it, is played with quite as much zest in the Far East as here in England.
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 64 2 SOME PEOPLE RUSH ABOUT and tire themselves unnecessarily, thinking to cure their constipation by spasmodic fits of over-exertion. Others more sensible, take reasonable exercise daily, and use the little gentle-as-nature laxatives, Pinkettes, occasionally, thus ensuring healthy regularity. By dispelling constipation Pinkettes cure Biliousness, Sick Headaches, Liverishness, foul breath. Of druggists,
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    • 356 2 NOTICES. RAFFLES COLLEGE. A public meeting win fr o h Town Hall Penang, at 4 p, !n on T n tis April 20th, to discuss the present nu 7 with regard to College, P 5 The Chair will be taken by the a Resident Councillor. MALAYAN TIN DREDGING LTg A
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  • 802 3 ACCUSED FINED .$l,OOO EACH. The trial was c mclud d yesterday after noon of the c+se in which Cheah Kee Chuan and Ng Nooi (female) were cba ged with (1) counterfeiting G vernment marks used by the Superintendent, Government Monopolies (2,) using as genuine counterfeit marks. No.
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  • 252 3 At the end of a three dsys’ watch, Inspector Kenny and hit men were successful in making a very smart cap'm eon Monday last, of a couple of twnkows laden with no fewer than 560 bags of Government rice, valued a k $25,209, which put oat
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 973 3 POSITION WANTED. NOTICES. r Fitter» or cftn take charge of a Fi om the 18 th instant the Postal Address r '.'act ry, curing, Rubber Engine of this Estate will be Parit Bantar, Perak. •v, xperiencs in Mechanical Manager, Jochong, Estate. r, holing excellent tea i 688—17-4 P J De
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    • 67 3 COCONUT CAKES. Large Oilmill at Java, disposing of considerable stocks of first class Cakes for cattlefood purposes, seeks business relations. For sample and particulars apply to OILMILL “JACATRA" BATAVIA, D. E. I. [mmtelus] j To say that a Brandy is better I than MARTELL’S is an empty I I boast;
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    • 61 3 PRITCHARD'S China, Glass AND Furniture Department. Brass and Electro Plated Bedsteads i IT I JI I H I 1 llt W i I fib i F-lWf mi’ Il 11IL4IJ.SJ I 4 l_l z N&WE.ST DESIGNS. prices on Application. A Uargs and Varied Selection “f Uamps I j I 'f! ~4
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  • 1054 4 Daring the war the British Empire, to the delight of ita friends and the confusion of its enemies, provided a magnificent example of anity, A splendid spirit of patriotism and comradeship was exhibited by all classes and, to defend the Empire, democracy, the Dominions and
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  • 29 4 To-day’s quotation for refined tin in Penang was $172.25 per picuh buyers, no sellers and for unrefined tin $171.25, tin ore $171.25, per picul, buyers no sellers.
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  • 206 4 The output of tin ore from the Ngow property of the Siamese Tin Syndicate, Limited, for March was 1,384 pikuls. The amount of tin and tin ore exported from the F M S, during the week ending the 31st March was 12,942 91 piculs. The Johore Assizes commenced
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  • 1828 4 The “Times” announces the appointment of a Rear-Admiral Eastern Naval to •*<>, YaOß'ae. where. Problems- formerly, a Captain was employed, and mentions that a redaction in the establishment of officers is indicated. This had already been reported, we believe, or at any rate foreshadowed. The personnel of
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  • Page 4 Miscellaneous
    • 37 4 THE TIDES. The following are the tides for To-day, and To-morrow Penang Standard Times High Water. Low Water. To-day. 11.01 am. 4.51 a.m 11.03 p.m, 5.23 p.m. To-morrow. 11.33 a.m. 5.31 a.m, 11.44 p m. 5.59 p.m.
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  • 781 5 sIBI ke and hunger-strike. [Rivtbb’s Tslsgbams.) London, April 13. Tue strike stoppage in Ireland is more -eriow than anticipated. Instead of one i aill continue till the priaonerß are ii Rail"»? Dd her tr,napOrt P ractlcall y t Standstill. The street» of Dublin are eroded with idler»- roceas ion
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  • 27 5 Washington, April 13 Altogether ten women have been arrested for picketing the British Embassy They will be tried before the Federal Grand Jury.
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  • 69 5 COALITIONIST RETURNED. London, April 14. The by-election in North-West Camberwell (caused by Dr Macnamara becoming Minister of Labour) resulted as follows Dr T J Macnamara (Coalition Liberal) 6,618 Miss Lawrence (Labour) 4 733 Mr J C Carroll (Liberal) 3,386 Coalition Majority 1,885 The result at the last gen
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  • 58 5 Loudon, April 14. The result of the Basingstoke by-electiou wss as follows Sir A Holbrook (Co. Unionist) 8 515 Sir H Verney (Liberal) 5,293 JH R und (Labour) 5,352 Coalition Majority 3,222 The result at the la t general election was as follows Sir Auckland Geddes (Co U.)
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  • 145 5 ECHOES OF AUGUST, 1914. London, April 14. The Evening Standard is pub lishiog extracts from Sir G orge Arthu’s forthcoming Life of Ljrd Kitchener, which show that Lord Kitchener correctly forecasted the German strategy. The French General Staff expected an invasion via the Meuse, not Belgium,
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  • 27 5 London, April 14. British Treasury Bills have been raised by 1 per cent, to 6| per cent, for three months and twelve months bills.
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  • 271 5 THE POST-WAR STRENGTH. London, April 13. The Times' announcement of the ap* pointment of Rear-Admiral Borre’t a 8 Senior Naval Officer on the Yang'se indicates a reduction in the establishment of officers afloat and the commodore’s rank in China. When the present organisation was approved a year ago
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  • 516 5 FRENCH PREMIER INTERVIEWED [Riuna’s Tblxobams.] London, April 13 M Milierand, interviewed in Paris after his speech in the Chamber, again empbassised that the recent minor divergence in no way affected the deep-rooted AngloFrench friendship. He pointed out that the French, living on the left bank of the
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  • 84 5 BOLSHEVIK CONCENTRATION, Constantinople, April 14. The Bolsheviks are concentrating in the north of the Crimea The Reds occupied Alexmdrovsk in the course of a naval engagement in the Caspian Sea. The Russian Trade Commission. Copenhagen, April 14. The Russian Trades Commission (mentioned on April 3rd) is anxious to
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  • 51 5 SHOT BY SENTRY. Berlin, April IS. A sentry shot and killed an American named Demott, while Ke was attempting to escape from prison at Wesel, where he was awaiting the death' sentence. "Freiheit” denounces "murder by soldiery who are afraid of the annulment of the death
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  • 41 5 Washington, April 13. All German vessels taken over by the Government in war time have been sold to private interests. The Shipping Board sold 28 vessels for $21,750,065, including eleven ex-German ships, in the week ending April Toth*.
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  • 36 5 MINERS’ BALLOTS. [Riurra’s Tblkobams.] London, April 13. Iu the miners’ ballot, the majority in favour of a strike in South Wales was 69,000. There were'small anti-strike majorities in Leicestershire, Warwickshire and the Forest qf Dean.
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  • 318 5 London, March 30.—The figures concerning the coal ttreCde are almost invariably disputed, but the estimates which are likely to be reasonably accurate are that the miners’ demand would mean the addition to the wages bill of £40,000,000. The Government’s latest offer will mean £36 to £3B millions
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  • 171 5 COMMITTEE’S INVESTIGATIONS. London, April 13. The House of Commons Committee on the Taxation of War Wealth has resumed its sittings. Sir John Anderson, Chairman of the Board of Inland Revenue, submitted three alternative schemes to meet the suggestion that a liberal abatement based on the amount
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  • 17 5 Paris, April 14. A Cairo message says M Clemenceau is mpreviog and ia motoring daily.
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  • 137 5 The f rowing telegrams nr? c 'mrriu rested to us for publication,— From His Excellercv the Corr m’ssioner, Wei hai-Wei to His Excellency the Governor of the Straits Settlement», 2oth March, 1920, Owing to aeries of scanty crops at least 10.000 Wei-hai-Wei Chinese suffering from
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  • 221 5 EASTERN STATES HARD HIT. [Bsonu’a Twwmairi.J New York, April 13. Whilst the railway strike appears to be dying down in the Middle West, the situation in the East and South has grown worse. The number of strikers has increased, causing a serious stoppage of traffic, and the closing
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  • 97 5 Washington, April 13. A Guatemala telegram says many noncombatants were killed by the shell-fire of Cabrera’s forces, which have been bombarding the city since Thursday. The city is undefended except for volunteers armed with rifles. Cabrera’s forces are entrenched at La Palma. Another telegram states that the Cabrera
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  • 24 5 200 VICTIMS. Brussels, April 14. An explosion occurred at a chemical factory at Steelbem. It is estimated there are 200 victims.
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  • 13 5 Berlin, April 13« The "Tages Zeitung” Bays the exKaiser is dying.
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  • 263 5 Rotterdam, March 14.—Evidently the ex-Kaiser is being kept well posted on events in Germany. Great activity prevails at Amerongen, and there is a constant stream of cars coming and going. The ex-crown Prince is greatly agitated, and is showing keen anxiety to learn the very latest news
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  • 44 5 DELAY AT KALIDJATI, Aneta Service. Weltevreden, April 15. —The ball-bear-ings of Captain Matthews machine broke down. The machine had to b 6 delmounted. If the trial flight above Kalidb jati is successful, he will leave on Fridaff for Bali or Lombok direct.
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  • 39 5 ITALIAN AVIATORS KILLED. [Rkutbr’s Txligrams.] Karachi, April 13. A Bushire message says the Italian airmen, Gordesco and Grasse, competing in the Rome to Tokio flight, crashed when attempting to land at Bushird to-day. Both were killed.
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  • 50 5 Baghdad, April 7. —Captain GordestfKJ and Lieutenant o «»8e who are flying from Rome to wed in Baghdadi this afternoon Biplane, havp ing flown frr ’'v. Thejfl intend resum SHOT A’ A Bagb that Cap to Bagh Kurds, Aleppo. was m after t who recaptur.. slightly damaged.
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  • 636 5 —“B.G." Moulmein, April 6.—«Ou Sunday morning, soon after leaving Rangoon, Lieuts. Mclntosh and Parer discovertd that rhe exhaust pip« of thtir machii e h*d blown out and that flnnes were being proj ct d on to the petrol tank, wh eb, to add to their discomfiture, was
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  • 934 6 BY LOOKER ON." Loudon, March 18, We are approaching t e fullest period of eport in the whole year. It begins on Saturday with the important international Rugby game of the season, in London, and then follow in quick succession the Boat Race, the Inter-*Varsity Sports, the
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  • 114 6 To-day's Arrivals. Kedah, «Sully, 91, Pangkor, Eastern Shipping Co, general, TrarTg, Pithie, 73, Deli, Eastern Shipping Co, general. Bendoran, Galley, 2,587, Antwerp, Sandilatds Butte y Co, g-mer-. 1. Serapeum, Daich, 168, P. S<esoe, Asiatic Pet. oleum Co, general Krian. Barnes, 453, Singapore, Adamson Gilfillan Co, general. Expected Arrivals
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  • 23 6 The homeward mail D," Teesta, closes at 10 am. to-morrow registration 9 a.m. and parcels 8 a.m.; pillar-boxes 9 am. to-morrow
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  • 63 6 April 16—Lodge Krian, Parit Buntar, Regular Meeting, 6-30 p m. April 18—Penang Swimming Club, Monthly Races, 11am, April 23—St George’s Ball, Town Hall. April 24—Bassett Rubber Annual Geneial Meetir.g, Com any Ltd, No 1 Weld Qoay, 11-30 am. April 24—Parit Perak Rubber Co, Ltd, Chamber of Commerce, 12.30
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  • 107 6 Lordon, April 3—At Dublin, to day, in »he International Rugby football match France b?at Ireland by 17 ooints to 7. Lodoo, April 3.—The Rugbv match at Dublin between France and Ireland was played in the rain. Ireland missed many chances,their backs showini lack of combination. The French on
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 164 6 RUB OUT THE PAIN. Wherever the ache or pain, simply rub in Little’s Oriental Balm. As you rub in the Balm, you rub out the pain,—quickly, simply and surely. There is*no better remedy for headache, earache, backache. It relieves lameness, sprains, strains, swellings. The more cruel sufferings of Rheumatism, Neuralgia,
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    • 560 6 ESTATE OF THE LATE SULTAN IDRIS Sale of Valuable Town Properties IN Ipoh, Kampar and Kuala Kangsar, In pursuance of the Preliminary Notice which has already appeared in the Press, the undersigned have received instructions to sell BY PUBLIC AUCTION, At the Town Hall, Ipoh, On Friday, the 14thday of
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    • 300 6 SCHEDULE. kampak pkopertieh. NO. of Br »d. Title No. Rentals. Reomk.. Premises. tj q 9233 451 66 00 2 Jalan Idt.a 8 2233 J 2231 449 60 00 2230 448 60 00 8 2229 447 60 00 0 2228 446 60 00 2227 445 60 00 2296 444 60 00
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  • Page 6 Miscellaneous
    • 230 6 annnnnnnnnnnuaauanDnunaannanna a SPECIAL NEW PICTURES AND MUSIC AT THE g IMPERIALS I E EMPIRE THEATRE, PENANG ROAD. 2 From to April, leso. H First House at 7-45 p.m, g IN THE PALACE OF THE KING H 6 PARTS PARTS 6 U Cl Story by J. Marion Crawford, the well known
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  • 140 7 EFFECT OF NEW PURCHASE. [From Oub Own Corbbspondbnt.] Kuala Lumpur, April 16. At the annual general meeting of Connemara Rubber Co., Ltd., Mr. Moullin, who presided, stated that the profit was $8,766. It was proposed to write off the preliminary formation expenses. The estimate for the current year
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  • 126 7 The following are the latest quotations in Messrs. Kennedy Co.’s share list Y esterday. To-day SHARES. 8 Js '5 a "5 X qq X uq Rubber (Dollar) c- c. c. c. Broga R. 10c par 10c dis par Jimah 2.90 3.00 2.75 2.90 Kluang 9.75 10.00 8.75
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  • 543 7 THE DIRECTORS’ REPORT. The Report of the Directors of Parit Perak Rubber Company, to be submitted at the fourth ordinary general meeting to be held at the Chamber of Commerce, Downing Street, Penang, on Saturday, the 24th April, at 12-30 p m, states Your Directors beg to
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  • 439 7 Controller’s Letter to the PAM. The following copy of a letter from Mr Oliver Marks, Acting Controtter of Labour, dated April Ist, 1920, was addressed to the Secretary of the P A M. Sir.—l have the honour to address you on the subject of the rate of
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  • 37 7 It is notified that the price of first grade rubber for the period 16th April to 22nd April, L 920, inclusive, is ninety-one and a half cents per pound, equivalent to $122.00 per pikul.
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  • 44 7 The Band will play the following programme of music at the Esplanade, from 6 p.m. to-day 1. Fantasia ...Carmen ...Bizet 2 Schottische. Blue Bonnets ...Ballour 3. Selection The Mikado ...Sullivan 4. Waltz Roses of Picardy ...Wood 5 March The Old Ship ...Keefe
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  • 26 7 The P S.C. monthly medal handicap competitions, A Class 440 yds, and ‘‘B’’ Clas* 75 yds, will be held on Sunday at Ham.
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  • 191 7 —S.T.” Penang, April 16, 1920. (By Courtesy of the Chartered Bank). London Demand Bank ...2/3 25/32 4 months’ sight Bank ...2/4 5'32 3 Credit ...2/4 23/32 3 Documentary ...2/4 25/32 Calcutta Demand Bank Re. 98 3 days’ sight Private 103 Bombay Demand Bank 98 Madras Demand Bank 98 3
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  • 280 7 Hu Tak, a Cantonese, pleaded guilty before Mr R D Acton, District Judge, yesterday, to the theft of one gold coin valued at $73 from the person of a Chinese girl named Chua Sin Cheng at Burmah Road, on the sth inst. It was stated by Inspector Lucy
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  • 169 7 The following telegram received from the Secretary of State for the Colonies is published in the F M S Gazette for general information at the request of the Allied Reparation Commission:— With reference to paragraph twenty annex two part eight Treaty of Versailles which runs as
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  • 349 7 PENANG, APRIL 1 1920. BEEF cts; Soup per catty 32 Roast do 60 Steaks do 60 Stew or Curry Meat do curry 40 stew 60 Rump Steak do 60 Ox Tail each 50—60 do Tongue do 70 do Feet do Heart small per catty 40 Liver do 70
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 403 7 pinang Gazette RATES of casual advertisements. for SALE, to let, situations VACANT, Etc, Minimum Charge 52.00 For 1 insertion 1-75 per inch insertions 1.50 3 i 4 1.35 6 13 8 L 25 10 Lo „12 o<B6 „18 7s ,25 >i 0,60 Advertisements are charged by space. A line of
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    • 127 7 THE FAMOUS FULTON 2 TON MOTOR LORRY NOW IN STOCK. IMMEDIATE DELIVERY. STRAITS MOTOR GARAGE, I 49. BEACH STREET. j STOCKS NOW ON HAND Momi Cases, Box Strapping, European Acetic Acid, Porcelain Cups, Fairbanks Scales, Mangles, Warehouse Trucks, Etc. i I Prices on Application. McAlister Ltd> CHIEF OFFNCBD- FAR EASTERN
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    • 1464 8 p gr> -BRITISH INDIA PfICIFIC MAI L:™^“ IP Com P any BT fl|JB JB REGULAR MONTHLY TRANS-PACIFIC SERVICE. mm——— Hongkong, Shanghai, Kobe, Yokohama, Honolulu and San Francisco. AMD s s COLOMBIA From Hongkong about 21st Apr 1920 ■m. V JJ MU TJU -L 8 s VENEZUELA From Hongkong a u°
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    • 146 8 BRITISH O” EXPANDED META DD DIAMOND MESH i Yi i Y I Y ja S M Jk Ja JL J S X/ \z \z X/ VV■¥ I I M /WWW (111 I 1 A 1 \AAAA/V\ 1 I I II A j (kAXA A a SOLE AGENTS: Ji Wm. JACKS
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