Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 11 August 1920

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    20 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE PUBLISHED DAILY ESTABLISHED 1833. No. 183. VOL. LXXVIII. WEDNESDAY, 11th AUGUST. 1920. PRICE 15 CENTS.
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    SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.
    837 2 Mr and Mrs W Eyre-Kenny are in Penarg. Mr D A A Christie came out of hospital •to day, says Tuesday’s Malay Mail.” Inspector Mr Qiarrie, of Bukit Mertajam is going Home shortly on long leave. Co’onel John Ward, of voted against the Government, in the Dyer
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      THE RICE CRISIS.
      498 2 [To Ths Editor or tbs ’‘Pimamo Gazsm.”] Sir, I have read wbh great the recent letters, especially these tf Mr. Koh Leok Hup, which have appeared in your paper and beg leave to strike this warning note Id> übt if ever in the histories of past Committees
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      THE TEACHING OF SANITATION.
      384 2 [To Tbu Editoe or rm ”PnuMQ Gihhi’ Sir,—The Municipal Health Officer, Pera g, undoubtedly strikes at the root of the matter when be suggests that general sanitation should be taught systematically and practically in the schools The grossest ignorance of matters sanitary is daily manifested, and
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    MUNICIPAL COMMISSION.
    1473 2 AN INTERESTING MEETING. The ordinary meeting of the Municipal Commissi n?rs was held in the Cuamber cf the Municipal Office yesterday af erno n. There were present Mr G A Herefora (President), the Hon Mr W H Thorne, Dr P Liston, Messrs D Richards, Veoh Guan Seok, and
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    Java Sugar Crop.
    304 2 The first telegrams about the 1920 Java sugar crop show -d that the tonnage of cane pe" acre is not high, but this is made good by the high sugar content. The factories tn Eastern Java, are as a rule not as good as last year, while,
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    Selangor Turf Club
    57 2 Skye Meeting Nbxt Month. A Skye meeting will be held by the Selangor Turf Club on the Kuala Lumpur racecourse on Friday and Saturday, September 24th and 25ih. There will be five tbces on the first day and six on the second, these being handicaps for all
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    IPOH RACES.
    625 2 FIRST DAY’S RESULTS. From Our Own Correspondent, Ipoh, August 10. On the opening day of tbe Ipoh Meeting, tbe weather was moderate and the running good. H H The Sultan of Perak was present. Results Race I—(s furlongs). ORTHEZ 7 2, H H The Sultan of Perak’s br
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    KHOTA TAMPAN RUBBER.
    83 2 In moving the adoption of the account? ab the annual ire tino in n, M on July 7, the chairman, Mr L r? 3^w pointed out that there had been ment daring tbe past year i n 00gt P ro daction and in price radised. He the
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    RUBBER CROPS.
    34 2 The following are additional rubha, puts for July Sr °ut Bandar Sumatra ibg lfi Eastern Sumatra 17 Glen Be.™ Langkat Sumatra M Lankat Rubber Punggor s) J Serdang Central <0 25 Tamiang
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    PRODUCE.
    171 2 Penang, August 11, 1920 SP. Tapioca s9.oo' gf!lc Gold leaf Pepper (W. Coast 3 lbs. 5 oz) Sel^ ller Black Pepper co, White Pepper rrangPepper no ni Mace Pickings Nntm'eg." average of sJs o P’ 'piffll, Copra Sundried $22 25 MII (Soonde ...j 8)00 b Gutta s Bubu ...S2o.
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    EXCHANGE.
    123 2 Penang, August 11 f 1920. (By Courtesy of ths Chartered Bask). London Demand Bank 2/3 3/1 4 months’ eight Bank 2/4 l;l 3 Credit 2/4 19/31 3 Documentary 2/4 11/16 Calcutta Demand Bank Rs, 116 3 days’ sight Private 123 Bombay Domand Bank 116 Madras Demand Bank 116 3
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    COMING EVENTS.
    77 2 Aug 13—St Xavier’s Variety Entertainment?, Town Hall, 9-15 P-®* Raffl?s College Fund. August 15— PS C, “A” Class, 220 “B’’ Class 75 yds band caps August 19, 20, 21—Ban Loan Company, Town Hall Aug 20—Lodge Krian, Parit Bantar, Installation Meeting 1 6 30 p.m. August 29—P SC, 220
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    Band Programme.
    101 2 The Band will play tbe following programme of music at the EBplanade> r 6 p.m. to-day 1. Fantasia The Chapel Bell ...Re* 2. Polka ...Chic 3. Duet dela Guidi Acid ep 4. Waltz Los Sirenes S r trB B n% 5. March La Machicha Marque A Goanese woman
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    STRAITS SETTLEMENTS ASSOCIATION.
    1597 3 i.—" Pioneer.” SINGAPORE BRANCH RE-NAMED. A general meeting of the Singapore Branch of the Straits Settlements Association was held ab the Exchange Rooms, Singapore, to discuss the position of the Association having regard to the fact that the Straits Settlements Association it> London has been wound up
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      897 3 POSITION» VACANT. NOTICES. jobbing and News Compositors T he Planter An Illustrated Pplanter’s a Apply Managing Director Paper. The fi-8t number will appear on 7 o ttP Press Limited August 16th. Published by the IncorpoPinang Gaz rated Society of Planters. Price $1 a copy, $l2 per annum, poet free. Competent
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      198 3 WHEN BABY IS CROSS AND SLEEPLESS. When baby is cross and sleepless there is something wrong and the little one is taking the only means he has of telling it. Under such circumstances the temptation to administer a sleeping draught, or opiate of some kind, is often great, but don’t
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      693 3 Straits Settlements and Federated Malay States VICTORY_BONDS. Bearing interest from the date of purchase at 5 per cent, per annum, payable on the ist September, and the ist March* REPAYABLE AT PAR ON THE 18T SEPTEMBER. 1934 PRICE OF ISSUE-100 PER CENT All proceeds of this issue will be lent
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    "THE PRESS PARLIAMENT."
    1204 4 Colonel Amery, M.P., Under Secretary for the Colonies, who was on The Times’ editorial s'afi for a number of years, at a luncheon to the Council of the Empire Frees Union in July, eaid Pressmen were like politicians, and were sometimes inclined to become absorbed in the
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    HERE AND THERE.
    1121 4 In advocating a vigorous campaign against the diseases of Rubber Tree the rubber tree and Diseases. support of tha R G A’s appeal on behalf of the Imperial College of Science and Technology, Mr E L Killick repeats the statement that the greatest menace to the rubber
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    SIAM ROAD RAID.
    100 4 THE JUDGMENT. Judgment was delivered in the Second Court, Penang, to day in the Siam Read gambling case in which six persons, includiog four Government servants, were charg.* ed before Mr A C Baker with playing i D ’j common gaming hoese. In the course of a
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    Mr Robinson Resigns.
    41 4 FROM SINGAPORE RENT BOARD. [Fbom Oub Own CoßaasroNnurr.] Singapore, August 11. Mr Robinson, a member of Singapore Rent Board, has resigned, owing to Govern, meat’s reply to his recent questions to the Government regarcing the housing of subordinates.
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    House Property Sales.
    25 4 From Our Own Correspondent. Singapore, August 11, A sale of house properties in the Towe are* realised $221,500, the average pricebeing high,
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    Football.
    401 4 .—Ex. The following football matches have beec arranged PC C v Hatton Lane Club, Tuesday, the 17th August, at the Esplanade. P C C v Indian Recreation Clab, Thursday, the 19th August, at tte Esplanade. P C C v Free School, Thursday, the 19th August, on the Free School
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      276 4 ABDULLA'S CIGARETTES. TURKISH Tin of 50’s. No. 1. $2.45 No. 5- 2.15 Yenidjeh Mahalla, No; I. 2.00 No. 11. 1-75 EGYPTIAN No. 14. $l.BO No. 16. 1.45 I VIRGINIAN I No. 7. J 1.20 I SOLE AGENTS: Caldbeck, MacGregor Co., Ltd., I I Wholesale and Retail, Wine and Spirit Merchants.
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      17 4 E. 0. PENANG. RAFFLES, SINGAPORE. STRAND. RANGOON. SARKIES BROTHERS, Proprietors. Miss. S. B. Smith. P. P. C.
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      40 4 THE TIDES. The following are the tides for to-day and to-morrow Penang Standard Time:— High Water. Low Water To-dat. 10.04 am. 3.45 a.m, 10 51 p.m. 4 58 p.m. To-mobrow. 10 58 a.m. 4.56 a.m. 11.42 p m 551 p.m.
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    POLISH SITUATION.
    1983 5 MOSCOW REJECTS ALLIED PROPOSALS. GERMANY AND IHE CRISIS. 1 London, August 7. Polish communique suggests that the v ,h counter-move continues. In the hbourhood of Drobiczyn they gained J. The Poles succeeded here in enemy detachments, which crossJIIVJUg v t i c bug, back to the north bank,
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    IRELAND.
    26 5 POLICEMEN WOUNDED. London, August 9. Armed men ambushed nine policemen at Killdorrery, County Cork. Five constables were wounded and all their arms and equipment taken.
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    IMPERIAL PRESS.
    264 5 THE OTTAWA CONFERENCE. [Reuter’s Telegrams.] Ottawa, August 7. The Imperial Press conference confirmed the principle that no news carrier, either cable or wireless, should be concerned with the collection and distribution of news. Canada and the Empire. Ottawa, August 8, At the Imperial Press Conference, Sir Gilbert Parker
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    ARCHBISHOP MANNIX.
    88 5 instructions to'liverpooi POLICE. L The Fir- ,T. August 9. structions ’have been London that Archbishop fr W not be allowed to J an d USt though the liner Baltir Liverpool, Mersey port this e v therefore that ihn r 8 H ap P ear s to tranship the
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    LAMBETH CONFERENCE ENDED.
    64 5 London, August 7. t h? n T ,h > T S T nl the “"elusion Of will Conferenc e, 250 Bishops will attend, to-morrow, a Communion Service m St. Paul’s Cathedral. The emce wdl open with a procession from hp s juth to the great west doer.
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    OLYMPIC GAMES.
    36 5 A DUTCH SUCCESS. y Antwerp, August 8. r 'At the Olympic Games, in the 50 kilometre cycling race, final, Peeters (Holland) was first and Johnson (England) second. Halfin (Australia) burst a tyre and retired.
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    SOUTH NORFOLK BY-ELECTION.
    68 5 A LABOUR GAIN. London, August 9. The South Norfolk by-election resulted as follows: G. Edwards (Labour) 8,594 Batty (Coalition Liberal) 6,476 Roberts (Independent Liberal) 3,718 Labour Majority 2,118 The vacancy was due to Mr. W. CozensHardy’s succession to the peerage. The result at the last general election
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    APPEAL COURT.
    743 5 THE RIGHT OF APPEAL- The Court of Appeal, consisting of the Chief Justice (Sir John A S. Bucknill Kt. 8.. K. C.), Mr. Justice Barrett Leanard and Mr. Justice A. B. Vouies, yesterday, decided the point reserved by Mr- Justice Woodward in the lower court for the consideration
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    RAILWAY BUILDING CASE.
    307 5 In the Court of Appeal yesterday, the appeal of Mr. C. E. Rooke, Asst. Traffic Manager, F.M.S. Railways, who had been convicted in the Police Court by Mi. A. C. Baker for voluntarily causing hurt to a young Chinese in the Railway building, Penang, and fined S2O.
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    N.-W. FRONTIER NEWS.
    323 5 THE AFGHAN MISSION. Calcutta, August 1. —The “Englishman’s" Frontier Correspondent writes in connection with the return of the /Afghan mission from Mussoorie It is generally; believed here that an armistice has been for a definite period and that one! of the terms is the immediate consti detiou
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    MESOPOTAMIA.
    296 5 London, July 23. —Writing to tho “Times” Colonel T. E. Lawrence says ho does not consider it astonishing that tho patience of the Mesopotamians has broken down after two years. They welcomed the news of our Mandate becausa they thought it meant dominion selfgovernment, but at present there is
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    P. AND O. BANK.
    822 6 —Ex. LORD INCHCAPE’S STATEMENT, The statutory meeting of the members of the P and O Banking Corporation, Limited, was held on July 8, at the registered office, 122 Leadenhall stree’ E.C. The Right Hon Lord Inchcape presided, and said the issued capital of the corporation is
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      237 6 PRITCHARD Telephone o r f Telegrams: With Departmental f PEANCO Connections. J CO., L 1 D., PENANG. INCORPORATED IN THE STRAITS SETTLEMENTS PENANG IPOH. AGENTS FOR THE WELL KNOWN STEEL SAFES MADE BY SAMUEL WITHERS CO. FIRE, THIEF AND DAMP PROOF. I PRICES SIZES l ON APPLICATION. CASH BOXES. Extra
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      155 6 STRAIGHT TO THE MARK. It Com Where the Paia la—Aad Steps IL A man or woman who has never suffered the excruciating agonies of Sciatica eanftot realize the full intensity of pain. And a man or woman who has evsr suffer*! Sda tica can never forget it. To such sufferers
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    SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.
    140 7 Expbctkd Ab rivals. Torilla, Singapore 11th. Venezuela, Hongkong, 11th. Haleakala, Colombo, 12tb. Lake Gilpen, Rangoon, 12cb. Tam ba Warn, Singapore, 13th. Teesta, Negapatam, 13cb. Thongwa, Singapore, 14th. Atauta Mare, London, 14 th. Lake Fielding, Calcutta, 14 th. Ellora, Singapore, 14:h. Tara, Madras, 18h. Teesta, Singapore, 21st. Mishima Maru,
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    PENANG MAILS CLOSE.
    305 7 DAILY (except Sunday}. BY TRAIN. Parit Buntar, Bagan Serai, Taiping, Ipoh, Batu Gajah, Tapah Road, By train Teluk Anson, Kuala Knbu, >7.15 a.m. Kuala Lumpur, Seremban, 6 p.m Malacca, Johore, Singapore and Hongkong j Parit Buntar and Bagan Serai By train also 10.15 a.m. 3.45 p.m Taiping
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    The Mails in London.
    28 7 Despatched from Penang Delivered in London, 6tb July By M M 9th August 7th By P& O 9th 10th By B T 9 h
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    THE MAILS.
    34 7 The B I packet Teesta, with the mails from Europe, is expected to aniva here at 6 am, on Friday. The homeward mail by the Thongwa closes at 10 a.m on Saturday.
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      177 7 THE EVENT OF THE SEASON I COMMENCING THURSDAY, AUG., 19th Maurice E. Bandman PRESENTS THE Bandman Oome dy Company IN A REPERTOIRE OF THE LATEST LONDON PLAYS. Booking Plans at the ROBINSON PIANO CO. NEW SHIPMENT RECEIVED. EXCEPTIONAL VALUE in Ladle’s Panama Hats, Coloured Bamboo and Straw I Manila Hats.
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      46 7 MEW ADVERTISEMENT». MISCELLANEOUS. Private Dancing Lessons require! by three young Englishmen. State terms and particulars to Box No. 323, c/u Pinang Gazette. FOR SALE. Premier Motor Cycle 1914, 4 b.p, free engine, good condition, jast repainted *>3oo. Taiping district. Apply Box No. 324, c/o Pinang Gazette.
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      104 7 R. young Co., Ltd., PENANG. Civil Engineers Contractors. Constructional Engineering in all Branches. Reinforced Concrete Designed and carried out by our own Staff and Workmen. I Responsibility accepted for Designs <Bl Erection. I Importers of Rolled Steel Joists, Angles, Tees, I, Bars and other building materials. I i I iMahUldctarers
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      198 7 another spontaneous attraction with a superfeature WITH EVERTHING FOR EVERYBODY. For Three Nights Only—Mon. 9th to Wed. 11th August, 1920. IMPERIAL pa c Ja ur KMPIKE THEATRE, PENANG ROAD. In the Second House At 9 p. m. A picture with a fine a‘ory dealing with humours, human-interests and gripping moments
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      1383 8 P O -BRITISH INDIA PACIFIC MAIL STEAMSHIP Company, g REGULAR MONTHLY TRANS-PACIFIC SERVICE. Hongkong, Shanghai, Kobe, Yokohama, Honolulu and Ban Francisco. v s s ECUADOR From Hongkong about Bth Sept 1920 JuL JHE s s COLOMBIA From Hongkong about 6th Oct 1920 A and every 28 days thereafter. Companies Incorpora
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      506 8 I I w L. —ll ’’t- SS?' sv < > -3 ■atk-.'*! j Star Brand BRITISH I Z.AGER BEHR I 3 Cases of 6 dozen Pints at $26. I I Per Case Duty Extra. Obtainable from all Dealers. THE STANDARD LIFE COMPANY. ESTABLISHED HEAD OFFICE —EDfNBURGH INCORPORATED 1825 FUNDS—£I3,6OO,OOO 1910
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      350 8 FHB MKRAANTILK BANK <F INBIA, LiMITKB. (ißeorporated la Kaglaai), Authorised Capital £3 UJO.OQC Subscribed Capital 18T,000 P*id-up li0:0(000 Reserve Fund and Undivided ProfltB 1,14fi,400 Board of (.Directors. R. J. Black, Esq., (Chairman), J M. Kyrie, Esc H. Melviil Simons Esq., P. R. Chaim*™, Ef Bir David Yule, Lord Carmichael, GOBI.
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