Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 29 April 1920

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  • 20 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE PUBLISHED DAILY ESTABLISHED 1833. No. 98. VOL. LXXVIII. THURSDAY, 29th APRIL, 1920. PRICE 10 CENTS.
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 621 1 .TCg JI 0 Obtainable every where wholesale from 00 j I- J h SgM I I: I I g a o. Ong Sam Leong Co., Penang. IP YOU HAVE NOT TR!£D. I T\!T IS C TfeTfc £Mn efww if I J U H "wiv the door of Prosperity g I
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    • 42 1 j THE BEST CAR IN TOWN I f J f I g I Sole Agents S.S. a EM.S. g Ong Sam Leong A Co, g re. 1... MK ...I Illi .ill iHI llil till lill HU Illi Illi till llfl Illi Illi
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  • 1674 2 DONALD v DUNCAN. Before Mr Justice A V Brown, Judicial Commissioner, of Ipob, on Tuesday morning, Mr H Lloyd Covdy appeared with Mr W H Thorne of Penang in support of a motion by Mr Malcolm Duncan, the defendant in the action brought by Mrs Davida Andrew Donald
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  • 25 2 [From Ottr Own Corrrspondbnt.] Singapore, April 28. Messrs. Barlow’s rubber report states that the demand is good, sheet 91 1 cents, crepe 90| cents.
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  • 1254 2 SOCIAL PERSONAL. Mr- W. W. Rae, whe arrived on April 22 joins the staff of the Hongkong Bank, Bangkok. Mr. Hammond, managing director of the Anglo Dutch Plantations has gone to England. The Hon Mr. A. F. Goodrich and Mrs. Goodrich are leaving for home to-day via Singapore. Mr. and
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  • 168 2 Penang, April 29, 1920, SP. Tapioca No. 2 slo^—sellers M. P. Tapioca sll.oo—buyers Gold leaf £7? Be llers. Pepper (W. Coa.-t 3 ir>«. 5 oz) nominal. Black Pepper $36 nominal. White Pepper nominal. Trang Pepper nominal Mace Pickings $65 noninal Cloves $l4O nominal Nutmegs average of $65 sales fNo.
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 148 2 i| r Your I Pen, ffv i I Sahib!” I When travelling don’t forget to take with you I the ever-ready Waterman’s Ideal. There are I many occasions when you will find it indispeni sable. No busy man can afford to be without one. B Three Types: “Self- I "Regular.”
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
    • 197 2 annnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnannnMnaunn c 1 IMPERIAL Sg 5 EMPIRE THEATRE, PENANG ROAD. u n H Programme from Thursday, 29th April to Sunday, 2nd May, 1920. n p Q First House Bp. m. 5 Parts. ALICE BRADY IN A WOMAN ALONE Parts 5 Z USee what can happen to a woman when she
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  • 561 3 CAPTAIN CARROLL ARRIVES. Captain Reginald 8, Carroll, apo., accompanied by Mrs. Carroll, arrived in Penang this morning from Bombay, via Singapore, and Penang is promised soon a series of exhibition flights in continuation of the propaganda work in Malaya of Messrs T K Wong, Limited. The biplane
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  • 315 3 —“M.T.” A personal friend of Mr J O Winterscale, who died at home at the of last month, writes thabjhe first came to Malacca in 1888 as a Government School Assistant. After a few years’ service there he left and took service under tbe Perak Government
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    • 471 3 POSITIONS WANTED. Assistant Manager (ex Planter) of large 7nbbef Works desires change. I borough knowledge of Rubber, milling and mixing. Box No 157. c/o Pinang Gazette. 748 FiHpr or can take charge of a Factory, curing, Rubber Engine Machinery, experience in Mechanical 1C years, holding excellent tesll--1 ;]q PJ. De
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    • 2719 3 NOTICES. Attention is invited to the UNIVERSITY of HONGKONG. BATU LINTANG, Ltd. TRONG TIN NO LIABILITY, following provisions of the MATRICUIUION 7^ R SNO JUNIOR Notke hereb tbat an Extta INCOME TAX ORDINANCE, LOCAL EXAMINATIONS. I ordinary General Meeting of the aboveThe above Company declares a ninth M k“T named
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  • 709 4 A GOOD WORD FOR CAPITAL 1 Among the papers which arrived by the home mail were sevsral which deplored the trend of things political, to which Mr Lloyd George has given an impetus by his declaration of war or the Labour party, tending to make the co-operation of capital and
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  • 48 4 Tin was quoted in London as follows April 23rd, at £346 spot, and £343 Us three months; April 26th, at £347 spot, and £345 three months; April 27th, at £348 spot, and £347 three months April 28th at £347 10s spot, and £346 10s three months.
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  • 523 4 The Band will play the following programme of music at the Dato Kramat Gardens from 5 30 p.m. to-day 1. Ballet Music. Gustava ...Auber 2. Mazurka Augusta ...Barlow 3. Cavatina From The opera Lucia di Lammermoor ...Donizetti 4. Waltz Ma Belle Adoree. Roy 5. March Souvenir de Belgrade
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  • 1349 4 In the Houm of Commons, replying to a question, Col Amery stated B. N. Borneo the British North Labour and Borneo Company will be Death Rate. for return lowing the death rates upon their tobacco and rubber plantations for the last five years. The inference is that
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  • 395 4 —Ex It is notified in P V Orders for May that His Excellency the Governor acd Commander in-Chief desires to express his appreciation of the steadines, aad smartness of the turnout of the Guard oi Honour which was furnished by th« Penang Volunteers on the occasion of his
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    • 191 4 [DE RESZKEj CIGARETTES J i A shipment just to hand. 1 Stocks of both Egyptian and Virginian in tins H I ■■■■lf n of 50’s. M rI IMPORTERS: BEHR CO, Penang, Singapore a Medan. I T—II 1111 l ■III lIIIIIBIMW—■ “i j Am I Small Shipment. BLITAft COFFEE I POWDEB.
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    • 43 4 NOTICE. On and after 30th April, 1920, our connection with the CRAG HOTEL will cease. All debts due to and owing by the Hotel up to 30th April, will be settled and collected by the E, O. Hotel. SARKIES BROTHERS, Singapore and Rangoon.
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  • Page 4 Miscellaneous
    • 39 4 THE TIDES. The following are the tides for To-day and To-morrow Penang Standard Times High Water. Low Water. To-day. 10.39 a.m. 4.15 a.m. 10 33 p.m. 4.50 pm. To-morrow. 11.07 a m. 4 54 a.m. 11.12 p.m, 5.34 p.m.
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  • 571 5 anglo-french declaration. STERN WARNING TO GERMANY. [Rrnni’s Tklbgbams.] San Remo, April 27, Tbe text of the Anglo-French declaration ia a* follows:—The Allies examined the letter of Herr Goeppert of the 20th April, presenting a request by the German Minister of War to the eflect that the German Government
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  • 145 5 GERMANS EMPLOYED. London, April 27. In the House of Commons, replying to Gvu inander Kenworthy and Mr J D Gilbert 8 ,ffs ar ds the employment of German civii’ans with the Bii'ish Army on the Idee as batmen, motor-drivers and tele-P‘-’nists, Mr Churchill explained that •49
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  • 20 5 London, April 27. fc Bin Tre afci 8 with Austria and Bill received the Royal Assent.
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  • 166 5 POLICE BARRACKS ATTACKED. [Rsutub’s Tkuobams.] London, April 26 A determined attack was made on Cionroche Police Barracks, Wexford, early this morning. Three hundred men incessantly fired rifles and revolvers. A Sergeant and five Constables successfully defended the building. The raiders decamped after two hours. Limerick Incident. Soldiers and
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  • 503 5 DEBATE IN PARLIAMENT. London, April 26. In the House of Commons, Lord Robert Cecil called attention to tbe state of Ireland. Tbe position was more serious than at any time in a hundred years. Sixteen murders bad been committed during the last three weeks and now averaged
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  • 71 5 London, April 27 In the House of Commons, Mr Chamberlain, replying to Mr J Hood,said tbe Corporation Profits Tax would apply to all limited companies registered in tbe United Kingdom whether carrying on business in the United Kingdom or abroad, and whether only holding companies or
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  • 251 5 INDENTURED LABOUR. [Riutsb’s Tklbgbams.J London, April 26. In tbe Colonia! Office debate, General Seely said he wanted a declaration of policy that all indentured labour shall be abolished. Furthu- that the object of British presence in all Colonies was for tbe benefit of the whole of the
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  • 114 5 THE WINE AND CIGAR DUTIES. London, April 27. In the House of Commons, on tbe Report Stage of the Budget, an amendment bo omit the new sparkling wine duty was nega'ived without a division. Mr Chamberlain repeated his previous arguments in support of bis taxes on alcohol. He
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  • 117 5 ALLEGED GIRL SLAVBS. London, April 26. In the House of Commons, replying to Colonel John Ward with regard to the abolition of girl slavery in Hongkong, Col. Amery said the law of Hongkong does not recognise the existence of a servile status. As regards Mui Tsai
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  • 63 5 BEDOUIN RAID. Cairo, April 27. Two thousand Bedouins attacked Semakh, south of Lake Tiberias There were a few police casuibies. The small British fores withdrew. According to the latest reports, the situation is well in band. Aeroplanes participated. Official opinion is that it was a purely local incident, and
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  • 78 5 FRENCH FORCE ATTACKED Paris. April 27. A battalion of French infantrv and a squadron of cavalry, occupying Urfa, the last pist between the Tigris and the Euphrates, we e surrounded by Mnstapha Kemal’s troops. The French were compelled to leave the town after the conclusion of an armistice. The
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  • 39 5 DR NANSEN’S TASK. Chr'stiania, April 26. Dr Nansen has deci led to undertake rhe direction of f e repatriation cf prisoners from Siberia, in accordance wirh tie > ©quest of the Council of tbe League of Nations.
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  • 128 5 LEAGUE COUNCIL’S ATTITUDE. [Rzutbb’s Tk-bubams.] London, April 26 The Council of the League of Nations has issued a memorandum explaining i'B attitude rrgarriing Armenia, cabled on April 11th. It says the League itself cannot take direct military or financial action. Tbe best solution, which is also the Armenians’ desire,
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  • 149 5 SIR RUDYARD KIPLING'S SPEECH. Londo°, April 27. Sir Rudyard Kipling, in a ppeech in London, with reference to the work of the la perial War Grav s Commission, emphasis d that the basic principle on which the Commission was working was abac, lute equality and permanence. He
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  • 146 5 THE SCHEMES RECOMMENDED. London, April 27. The Speaker’s Conference was concluded It drafted two schemes of Federal devolution. The Right Hon. J. W. Lowther’s scheme recommends devolution of certain Imperial Parliament powers to subordinate legislatures in England Scotland and Wales, consisting of members of the House of Commons
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  • 115 5 .QUESTION IN THE COMMONS. London, April 27. In the House of Commons, replying to Mr. G. H. Hirst, Mr. Cecil Harmsworth stated that the Government did not propose to take any steps to maintain the continuance of the polity of the open dood in Korea after August, wEen
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  • 89 5 THE CONCRETE SHIPS. London, April 27. The report on the Appropriation Account for 1918/19 for the Ministry of Shipping shows th® total deficiency to be met from vote of credit amounted to just over £100,000,000. The report deals at some length with the financial aspect of building
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  • 29 5 Cherbourg, April 27. The German cruisers Thuringen. and Kolberg and seven destroyers arrived and were given up to France as compensation for the Scapa Flow sinkings.
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  • 42 5 REVOLUTIONISTS’ SUCCESS. [Reutbb’s Tiugbams.] Los Angeles, April 26. The Sonora revolutionists have captured Guaymas without resistance250 marines from the gunboat Guerrero joined the revolutionists and towed the gunboat to Mazatlan for repairs. There was no disorder. Business is proceeding as usual.
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  • 31 5 New York, April 26. The Brotherhood of Trainmen revoked the charters of nine local bodies whose members participated in the recent unauthorised strike. This affect» at least 2,000 men.
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  • 39 5 Washington,’April 27. The Government won the suit under the Anti-Trust Law against the Reading Railroad Company which was shown tn be connected with a number of coal companies. The Court ordered the dissolution of the Company.
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  • 27 5 BIG DEATHROLL. Simla, April 87. As the result of a railway collision near Moradabad four carriages took Are. Fifty were killed and 50 injured.
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  • 54 5 Dayton (Florida) April 26. Tony Milton, driving a 16 cylinder car on the beach, claimed to have established six new world’s records, the times being for a kilometre 14.65 secs, three miles 72.18 secs, four miles 86.14 secs, five miles 120.04 secs, half mile 11.86 secs, one
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  • 28 5 London, April 27. The light cruiser Curlew was commissioned at Rosyth this morning by Captain W. M. James for service on the China Station.
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  • 21 5 Antwer, April 27. At the Olympic games, in the final of the ice-hockey, Canada beat Sweden by 12 to 1-
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  • 162 5 The Indian Extremists at Home with the co-operation of a few eccentric English politicians utterly ignorant of Indian affairs, have held a number of meetings to denounce the Punjab atrocities. The doctrine preached at these gatherings is that the authorities, by their provocative policy, were really responsible for the
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  • 167 5 The Bolsheviks, finding the methods of propaganda they have hitherto adopted in Mahommedan countries have achieved very little sue cess, are now varying their tacticg where Moslems are concerned. Instructions, sent out from the Central Communist Committee at Moscow to their agents, declare that the propagandists must
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  • 302 5 RULES AND VOTING. MR. KENNEDY ELECTED CHAIRMAN, [Fbom Oub Own CeaßiepoNDSNT.] Kuala Lumpur, April 28. At the annual general meeting of tbe PAM, about 60 were present. It was decided to close the War Belief Fund and hand the balance of tbe fund tc the Planters’
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  • 528 5 M.M.” At the annual meeting of the NegriSembilan Planters* Association, Mr Marshall asked whether any information could be f-iven as to what had been done by local estates with regard to remitting, money to India for coolies. Tbe Chairman said that members knew that a resolution dealing
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  • 402 6 HIS CAREER IN MALAYA. Mr. R. O. N. Anderson, who has just retired from the F.M.S. Service, graduated at Trinity College, Dublin. One of his fellow students was Sir Maurice Fitzmaurice, K.C.M.G., Past President, Inst. C.E., and several other distinguished engineers also graduated in the
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  • 111 6 Rome, Feb. 9.—The Giorinale d’ltalia says that the Cardinals living in Rome have asked the Pope to increase their salaries, as they cannot make both ends meet, owing to the increased cost of living. With the exception of the Papal Secretary
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    • 87 6 PRITCHARD Telephone 335. o f Telegrams: With Departmental f J PEAN CO Connections. y C/Cz.j -L 1 -LX? C PENANG. PENANG IPOH. INCORPORATED IN THE STRAITS SETTLEMENTS. Provision Deportment. We fiave just received a Shipment of Australian Jams 1 lb. Tins. “SILVER LABEL” BRAND. INCLUDING Orleans Plum Fig Conserve Apricot
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    • 307 6 NOISES AND NERVES. *‘A noise in the road outside or the clatter of the children at their play was enough to cause me real agony,” said one nervous woman. Think what that means! When a man or woman is a prey tcf run-down nerves every sudden sound causes misery. It
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    • 170 6 Can be used with either hot or cold water. ft, N /«Bp ERASMIC SHAVING STICK Softens the beard soothes the skin. ERASMIC*’ Perfumers LONDON A. PARIS. k— J i Thompson Larsen, Ltd. (Incorporated in Singapore.) S 3 II 11 I i I I General Merchants, I B 5 ĕ I
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  • 1132 7 Hie following are the minutes of a meeting ,o' the Municipal Commissioners held on Tuesday, the 13th April, 1920. Present Messrs. G. A. Hereford (President), A. M. Goodman, Yeoh Guan Seok, Lim Eu Toh, P. K. Nambyar and Dr. Prosper Liston. Ab i sent: Air. J. R. Murray,
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    • 648 7 gg 7rom i J» ENGLAND Direct from the Factory to your Buy all your Dress Requirements and Household Goods from B the great British Mail-order House. You will be delighted with I the quality and workmanship of the goods, the up-to date and B attractive styles, and the low prices.
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    • 634 7 Itangye’s! i Diesel Cfiglfiss. I f i i PROTECTED BY PATENTS. I I I jti, I i fJuLI 'OO 'l' B I r Vti'-— r 1” J-.i I -J S H B S j TO WORK ON ALL BRANDS OF CRUDE AND RESIDUAL QlL£ I POWER AND FUEL CONSUMPTION GUARANTEED
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  • 894 8 BOMBAY MILLOWNERS. Bombay, April 12.—The I2th annual general meeting of the Bombay Millowners’ Association was held this evening, Mr Rahimtulla Currimbhoy, chairman, presiding. In moving the adoption of the report the chairman made pointed leference to the Reform Act as a measure closely bound up with the
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    • 445 8 INFLUENZA AND CATARRH Soon Cured by Veno’s Lightning Cough Cure. You cannot always avoid catching coughs, colds, influenza, or nasal catarrh, but you can avoid letting them develop into more serious trouble. The way to do it is to take Veno’s Lightning Cough Cure on the first indication of a
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    • 368 8 Vino/ia REQUISITES. All British fWU-j &ouafCino/ia L; J S/oof/i "T’HE Tooth Paste which, by its z zm distinctive efficacy, has won the z approval of an ever-growing clientele. To offer it to discriminating customers whose standard of quality is exacting is to ensure a steady trade, productive of highest satisfaction
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  • 1695 9 INCREASE IN NET PROFITS. The tenth annual general meeting of the Guala Kalumpong Rubber Estates, Ltd., was held on March 30 at Canuou Street Hotel, E C., Mr Fredrick Anderson (the Chairman) presiding. The Chairman said the profits have more than doubled, and have enabled us to recommend a
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  • 257 9 PENANG, APRIL 29, 1920. BEEF— z eta. Soup per catty 32 Roast do "O Steaks do 60 Stew or Curry Meat do curry 40 stew 40 Rump Steak do 60 Ox Tail each 50 —60 do Tongue do 70 do Feet do Heart small per catty 40 Liver
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  • 371 9 To-day’s Arrivals. Thongwa, Deene, 3,428, Singapore, Islay Kerr, Co, general. D van Twist, Dutch, 1,240, Batavia, K. F. M. general. Teesta, Rowe, 3,428, Madras, Islay Kerr Co, general. Madras, Simpson Jones, 4,327, Kobe, A. A. Anthony and Co, general. Koemai, Dutch, 165, Langsa, K. F. M, general. Expbotbd
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  • 26 9 1,472 coolies arrived to-day per ss. Teesta, 613 go to Pulau Jerejak for quarantine. The balance go on to Port Swettenham for quarantine there.
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  • 15 9 The homeward mail “F,” Khiva closes at 4 p.m, to-morrow registration 3 p.m,
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  • 100 9 April 29—Tennis, Khoo Hooi Hye v Wheatley, Victoria Green. April 30—Muslim Merchants Society, Annual Meeting, 3 pm. April 30—Rugby Practice, Esplanade,, 5 15 p.m. May I—Cricket, P C C v P R C, May I—Grand Concert and Dance, Butterworth, 9 p.m. May I—Serendah Hydraulic Tin Meetin?, No 1
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  • 115 9 Prnang, April 29, 1920. (By Courtesy of the Chartered Bank). London Demand Bank ...2/3 3/4 4 months’ sight Bank ...2/4 532 3 Credit ...2/4 11/16 3 Documentary ...2/4 3/4 Calcutta Demand Bank Rs. 100 3 days’ sight Private 104 Bombay Demand Bank 100 Madras Demand Bank 100 3 days’
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    • 394 9 HEW advertisements. miscellaneous. Wanted ft Calcott Two-seater farParticulars to Box No. 163, c/o Pinang y notices. The Penang Cricket Club will be Closed so Sundays fter 16bh Ma FBEN MITCHELL, Hon. Secretary. Mr Adolf Henry West is authorised to sign our fi m per prccurati.n as from Ist May, 1920.
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    • 150 9 RESCH’S] LAGER BEER. J H BREWED AND BOTTLED IN SYDNEY. i| jg BY MESSRS. RESCH'S LIMITED. I il g OBTAINABLE FROM ALL FIRST CLASS F I DEALERS AND AT THE BARS OF THE L 1 E. *>O. NOTEL OR WHOLESALE ONLY L s 1 FROM: HUTTENBACH j‘ 1 BROTHERS A
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    • 1536 10 yv nDITHH TNhIA PACIFIC MAIL STEAMSHIP Company, I _KKIiIOII I NVIA (INCORPORATED IN U.S.A.) V JL REGULAR MONTHLY TRANS-PACIFIC SERVICE. Hongkong, Shanghai, Kobe, Yokohama, Honolulu and San Francisco. AND 8 s VENEZUELA From Hongkong about 19th May 1920 A V > WTTX 8 s ECUADOR From Hongkong about 16th June
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    • 134 10 BRITISH t( n n>> expanded metal DD DIAMOND MESH A/WVW\ s ils 1 I L 1 ir If if 11 1 A A A A Z /VWYYV ft M I Jm flfl. flw flfl. t a M I JL fIL 9 SOLE AGENTS: Wm. JACKS A Co., Singapore. SUB-AGENTS: R.
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