Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 13 August 1920

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  • 20 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE PUBLISHED DAILY ESTABLISHED 1333 No- 185. VOL. LXXVIII. FRIDAY, 13th AUGUST, 1920. PRICE 15 CENTS.
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 561 1 [oTiinable everywhere wholesale from t? I r i i I x p. I On Sam Leong ft Co., Penang. jsjhbcw 1 IMINIM AX I SE G machines i !c-z- P f •C. NEW shipment I dire c xtingutsbers. 4 I Bargain Price SIMPLICITY. —No experience is necessary to use the
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    • 21 1 THE BEST CAR .N TOWN «waxina «tv* ih-kud a u Sole Agents S.S. F.M S< I Ong Sam Leong a Co,
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  • 1610 2 ENQUIRY OPENED. The inquest into the death of Mr G F Stapp, managing store keeper employe! by the F M S Railways Dept., Kuala Lump ar, who was the victim of an unfortunate motor accident which occurred on Saturdav morning last, was commenced b fore Dr Murray
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  • 55 2 (From Oar Own Corr'spondfint.) Singapore, August 13. Ti e irquest was resumed into the death of Mr Siapp, of the F. M,S. Railways, in the motor accident at Singapore. The Jury found that death was caused by the and negligent act of Mr Cooper, who will have to
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  • 227 2 I Commenting on Mr George Renwick’s I cable on “The Tragic Cities of Central I Europe,” which, he says, should be read by I all, Professor B J Wilden-Hart, Professor I of History and Economics at Keble College, I Oxford, joins issue with a Special Corrui.
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  • 154 2 A scheme is being promoted to convey bankers’ cheques and securities by air between London and Paris, presumably with rhe object of saving money in interest by the more rapid completion of banking bu-i oess. One of the aeroplanes to be so used is on exhibition at
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 573 2 TOWN HALL, PENANG. FRIDAY AUGUST, 20th and SATURDAY AUGUST 21st. Maurice E>. Bandman PRESENTS THE Bandman Oo me dy I Company IN A REPERTOIRE OF THE LATEST LONDON PLAYS. Booking Plans Now Open at the ROBINSON PIANO Co. Manly Vigour and Strength Dr. Cassell's Tablets Put New Life into Weak,
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    • 1009 2 POSITION WANTED. labour code, 19i 2 Youngf European- Speaks Malay. “Indian Immigration Fund Orrt Experience Rubber, Coconuts, Sugar can?. ,n *«cs, Splendid testimonial, Used camp life, teetotaler. Willing go anywhere Seeks EMPTjOVPnfI “L T position Estata or elsewhere. At present Ro of Indian labour Singapore Communicate Box No. 326, hereby
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
    • 166 2 SPECIAL PROGRAMME FOR 2 NIGHTS ONLY. IMPERIAL EMPIRE THEATRE, PENANG ROAD. Second House At 9-30. 5 AN ALABASTER BOX 5 A Vitagraph Blue Ribbon Special Feature. ALICE JOYCE <k MARC MACDERMOT. Released by the Australasian Films Ltd., Singapore, and picturised from the novel of the same name. A story full
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  • 271 3 ._<• Malaya Tribune.” STRAITS SINGAPORE ASSOCIATION. The 8 S A can take the lead in forming a definite and healthy public opinion on all important matters which arise from time to time. It has now no actual mandate from tbe general community, but at least it is
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  • 275 3 Malayan Leader.” No better example of the discerning appreciation of the Government effort can be offered than the independent testimony 1 of the esteemed Chinese correspondent who writes in our correspondence columns iu reply to critics who questioned his outspoken estimate of the situation a little time ago.
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  • 244 3 •‘Straits Times.’’ It is possible that the period of st ess is close at hand. Just after the encing of tbe war, all the world markets were so dep'eted that goods were to re stock them at almosj any price manufacturers cared to name. But the process of
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  • 163 3 There is still a state of truce between the bank clerks and the bankers both in England and Scotland. The Ministry of Labour, which is acting as a “go-bet-ween.” is arranging conferences in Scotland between the clerks and filetr employers. In London hopes were held out of a
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  • 771 3 LOYALTY AND MUTUAL TRUST. London, July 30. —Last night’s dinner to the Indian Princes was a brilliant function. The guests included the Maharajahs of Alwar, Kapiu thala, Cooch Behar and Jhalawar, the Rajahs of Pudukota and Aunon, the Jam Saheb of Nawanagar, and the Yuvarajah of
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 952 3 WANTED. |M. 0. S. M. MANIAM, .a m (Late of G. Rahim Khan,) r? •♦s»hAr 3O, with 9| yea s B^- e “ce ’in rubber, ueekg position 114, TRANSFER ROAD. PENiNG. Mediate l y M Manager or Senior Assistant •th orospects. Highest references. Apply C 325. e/0 P-»”C o zat
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    • 309 3 I To say that a Brandy is better I than MARTELL’S is an empty I I boast; to beat it FOR QUALITY a I I frank impossibility. J (brandy. 1 fl SOLE AGENTS: Adamson, Gilfillan’& Co., Ltd. (INCORPORATED IN ENGLAND) 1 my— bARCAINS Library ora Rack Ve can supply you
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  • 37 4 Panchaud—On the 9ch August, at Rothesay, Scotland, to Sarah (nee Stratton) the wife of Ceci) Augustus Panchaud, Assoc. r s m, Assoc, i m m, a daughter (Isabel), By cable. F Al S papers please copy.
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  • 56 4 Fcot-Moir—At the Queen Hotel, St Colme Street, Edinburgh, on the 19th July, by the Rev James Baikie, Wardie U F Church, Archibald Ballantine Foot, Rangoon and Bangkok, s cond son of Mr and Mrs James F Foot, Graemesdyke, Bo’oese, to Mabel Jane Stobo, elder daughter of Mr and Mrs
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  • 1247 4 It is fairly safe to say that few would deny that during the lust half century, England has tried to govern Ireland well. Yet the demand for autonomy has only swelled the louder from year to year. The Irish complain of English rule not because it is bad,
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  • 1430 4 As noted, yesterday was the sixth anti niversary of Britain's declaraAustria. tion of war on Austria, whose position, to-day, is regarded las untenable. The republic, a shadow of 13 I the great Empire that was ruled from a I Vienna in 1914, has been cut off from
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  • SINGAPORE NEWS.
    • 87 4 From Our Own Correspondent, Singapi re, August 13. The Japanese c uisers Nia-hin and Tone recently in Penang, have arrived in port. Rubbbr Firmkr, At Singapore auction?, 866 tons were catalogued, 753 al tons’offered and 507 tons sold. The market [firmed7up on the week owing to a
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  • 80 4 The football between Penang Cricket C ub and Chinese Recreation Club attracted a large number f o rhe Esplanade ground, last evening, when an interesting and well contested game ended iu a win for the P.C C. by three goals to one. The Chinese team started with ten men&gt;
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  • 245 4 I Al the opening of the usual weekly auctions on Wednesday morning, there w»; la fairly firm tone. Standard Sheet wai leaay of sale at up to 63 c nt?, a 1 1| cents, while Fine Pale Creps at ’0 cents I n arks a decline of
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 230 4 IRESCH’S I AUSTRALIAN LIGHT LAGER S Obtainable from —ALL LEADING DEALERS and J THE E. O. HOTEL. WHOLESALE STOCKS HELD BY THE SOLE AGENTS: Huttenbach, Lazarus Sons, Ltd., (Incorporated in Straits Settlements) S. S. AND F. M. S. A REVELATION IN ECONOMY ANDRE CITROEN CAR. I .t» if I &gt;
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    • 6 4 E.£O. HOTEL Dancing After Dinner TO-NIGHT.
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  • Page 4 Miscellaneous
    • 41 4 THE TIDES. The following are the tides for to-day and to-morrow Penang Standard Time:— High Water. Low Water To-day. 11.43 a.m. 5.51 a m 12 00 m'nt. 6 34 p.m. To-mobrow. 12 26 a.m. 6.36 a m. 12.24 p.m. 7.12 p.m.
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  • 240 4 DEATH. Panchaud—On the 9th Ausus» 1 at Rothesay, Scotland, Sarah Jeffrey Duncan, the beloved wife of Cecil Augustus Panchaud, Assoc, r s m., Assoc, i m.m of Penang. (By Cab e). F.M.8. papers please copy. IN MEMORIAM. Croning—In loving mt mory of toy beloved wife, Jane who died on the
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  • 694 5 THE BOLSHEVIK ADVANCE. I Reuter's Telegrams.] Warsaw, August 10. polish communique says: ‘Enemy t vaby continue to press the Poles in direction of Miawa and temporarily captured Ciechanoff. T4ie Polish War Minister, Lesniowski, has resigned, and has been replaced by General Sutnowski. The importance of the above commuUJl ao
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  • 15 5 THE SIGNiNG CEREMONY. Paris, August 10. The Turkish Treaty was signed at Sevres.
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  • 76 5 CONVERSATIONS IN WASHINGTON. London, August 12. In the House of Commons, replying to Mr. Richardson, Mr. Cecil Harmsworth said the British Minister to China, Sir Beilby Alston in the course of his journev homeward, via Washington, informallv discussed matters of mutual interest in the Far East with
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  • 19 5 CHINA’S ACTION. Brussels, August 11. The Chinese Minister notified China’s adhesion to the International Institute of Commerce.
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  • 62 5 ARRIVAL IN LONDON. London, August 10. Archbishop Mannix arrived in London at an early hour. He was greeted at the station by a few Irish enthusiasts, but there was no incident. The Archbishop immediately drove off to a private destination. His only remark was that the authorities had
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  • 42 5 THE GENERAL ELECTION. Copenhagen, August 11. The Senate election results were as follows: Conservatives 14 Radicals 8 Social Democrats 19 Liberals 31 These figures compared with 18 Conservatives, 12 Radicals, 15 Social Democrats and 27 Liberals in the previous Senate.
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  • 40 5 A SOLDIER’S ERROR. Florence, August 11. Seven were killed, and 53 injured by an explosion at a munitions depot, through a soldier throwing a supposed discharged shell on a heap of scrap iron. The depot was wrecked.
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  • 37 5 London. August 10-Viae-Admiral Sir William Pakenham, President of the Royal Naval College, Greenwich, has been appointed Com-mander-in-Chief of the North America and West Indies station, in succession to Vice-Admiral Sir T. D. W. Napier, deceased.
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  • 19 5 Brussels. August 10. It is authoritatively stated that the Franco-Belgian military leaders signed a military agreement.
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  • 28 5 London, August 10. Hampshire beat Somerset by 191 runs. Lancashire beat Notts by 95 runs. Kent beat Gloucester by 80 runs. Warwickshire v. Northants was drawn.
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  • 85 5 ITALO-GREEK AGREEMENT. [Reuter's Telegrams.] London, August 10. The Italo-Greek dispute, which has been delaying the signature of the Turkish Peace Treaty, has ended, agreement being reached by the two. countries regarding the Dodecanese, whereby small islands are transferred to Greece, while regarding Rhodes, the period in which a
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  • 403 5 Rhodes played a great part in the history of the world from Dorian times, and probably from ages much earlier, down to its conquest by Suleiman the Lawgiver from the Knights of St. John. It was the headquarters of the Peloponnesian fleet at one period of the
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  • 83 5 KING’S MEDAL INSTITUTED. London, August 11. In recognition of the services rendered to the Empire by the Native Chiefs and other dignitaries in the Colonies and Protectorate in East and West Africa and elsewhere, the London Gazette” publishes a royal warrant instituting a new silver or silver-gilt medal,
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  • 110 5 THE SURRENDER CEREMONY. New York, August 11. General Villa, the bug bear of many Mexican /Governments, whose life has been one long succession of fights against anyone who wanted a fight, at length decided the time for repose had come, and he surrendered to representatives of the Huerta
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  • 35 5 New York, August 11. The Eastern States are sweltering in a heat wave, with the thermometer over 100 degrees. Outdoor work is suspended at many places, and numerous cotton mills closed.
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  • 475 5 MINERS REFUSE TO WORK IT. The Miners’ Federation Conference deI cided to offer uncompromising opposition ito the Government’s Mines Bill and in the event of its passing into law to refuse to take part in its administration. Mr. Vernon Hartshorn, M.P. (South M ales), moved That
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  • 439 5 From the hotel st Therspia (a wateringpl&ca on the Bosphorus 9 miles from Constantinople), where I was lunching in Europe, I listened to the fighting on the opposite shore in Asia, two miles away, says a correspondent. Therapia is in the most beautiful
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  • CORRESPONDENCE.
    • 775 5 [To Tsn Editob or ths “Pnuxa Gobs.' 1 Sir,—Possibly this question will have been settled before this reaches you, but 1 feel that I must contribute a word or two to the discussion although 1 was only one of the Volunteer officers, as to whose demerits there
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  • 72 5 Aug 13—St Xavier’s Variety Entertainment, Town Hall, 9-15 p.m. Raffles College Fund. August 15— PS C, “A” Class, 220 yds “B’’ Class 75 yds. handicaps. August 19. 20, 21—Bandman Comedy Comp«nv. Town Hall. Aag 20— Lodge Krian, Parit Buntar, InIsfallation Meeting, 6-30 p.m. Augu°t 29—P SC, 220 yds
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  • 839 5 Mr F Billet, who has been in Penang General Hospital for some days with penumonia, is progressing. We are asked to say that Mr H Lazaraa is leaving for Kuala Lumpur and Ipoh on business visits. The Humphrey Bishop Co are giving a performance at the Town
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  • WORLD OF SPORT.
    • 1034 6 torn Our Pwn Correspondent. London, Joly 14, The weather has upset cricket to a very great extent al over the country (write Mr F B Wilson, ex-captain of Cambridge University XI). Lords got the full benefit of it, for, although E on were able to beat Harrow
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 230 6 PRI I CHARD Telephone e T telegrams: With Departmental r TTD PEANCO Connections. CO., LTD.,(_ 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 1 ■1 Wf T". 1 PRICES SIZES J| |r
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    • 168 6 I TANGYE’S I SEMI DIESEL ENGINES. I =1 PROTECTED BY PATENTS. S I S JSo lr' I -aJFp 3 TO WORK ON ALL BRANDS OF CRUDE AND RESIDUAL B 5 OILS, POWER AND FUEL CONSUMPTION GUARANTEED g FOR FULL PARTICULARS APPLY TO S Huttenbach, Lazarus Sons, Ld. •H (incorporated io
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  • 458 7 SECOND DAY’S RESULTS. -From Ove Own Coebewokdbm».] Ipoh, August 12. gather was fine and the going good The weather Raoe Meet ortb uH the baitan of Perak attended, jog- Be U Race I—(6 farlongs). ,arVR vVATTEN Mr ‘•Hart’s br in Billet 1 Ark PRINCE M, Mr br g
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  • 785 7 MR SWETIENHAM IN THE BOX. Before Mr. S. QOodriogton, Magistrate, in the Koala Lamp ar Police Coart on Men* dav afternoon, the prosecution was contita d with in which Yto Tbeam Seng, Manager of Chop Jin Cheong Tek Kee, Ngee Guan, Lim Ong and Yeo Theam Chong
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  • 916 7 SERIOUS SITUATION. With fifty ships definitely tied up in Kobe and Osaka harbours and more being added to that number dail, the situation of shipowners is most serious this week, says a recent issue of the “Japan Advertiser.” Only the absolute necessity of continuing operations that owners may
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  • 436 7 MYSTERY OF HER FORTUNE. The question of the Empress Eugenie’s will and the wealth she has left is a complicated and at present a somewhat speculative one. Mr. Edward Legge, author of “The Empress Eugenie, 1870-1910,” summarises the interesting situation as follows: Less than two days had elapsed
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  • 46 7 The Band will play the following programme of music at the Esplanade, from 6 p.m. to-day 1. Introduction. Il Trovatore Verdi 2. Polka Dewars Special ...Barn 3. Selection Tribute of the hundred Virgins ...Barbiere 4. Waltz Souvenir ...Strauss 5. March The Brigade Major. Faust
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  • 117 7 Penang, August 13, 1920. (By Courtesy of the Chartered Bank). London Demand Bank 2/3 3/4 4 months’ eight Bank 2/4 1/4 3 Credit 2/4 19/32 3 Documentary 2/4 11/16 Calcutta Demand Bank Rs. 116 3 days’ eight Private 123 Bombay Demand Bank 116 Madras Demand Bank 116 3 days’
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  • 153 7 Expected Arrivals. Thongwa, Singapore, 14th. A taut a Maru, London, 14th. Lake Fielding, Calcutta, 14th. Ellora, Singapore, 14th. Tars, Madras, 18ib. Danfra, Singapore, 20th. Teesta, Singapore, 21st. Mishima Maru, Singapore, 25tb, Dilwara, Bombay, 26th. Maru, London, 28tb. Takada, Singapore 29th. Kalyan, Singapore, 29cb. Nankin, London, 29th. Plassy, Singapore,
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  • 619 7 2,197 coolies arrived to day. 790 go to Palau Jerejak for quarantine. The balance go to Port Swettenham for quarantine there. On the Ellerman and Bucknail Steamship Co. starting a regular monthly service in July from Montreal to Port Said, Soudan, Aden, Bombay, Colombo, Singapore, Batavia, and other
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  • 27 7 Despatched from Penang Delivered in London. 6th July By M M 9th August 7th By P& O 9th 10th By B I 9th
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  • 25 7 The homeward mail by the Thongwa closes at 10 a.m. to-morrow; registration 9 a.m parcels 8 a.m., pillar- v oxes 9 a.m. to-morrow.
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  • 17 7 Tin was quoted in London yesterday at, £276 lOs spot, and £283 10s three months.
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  • 38 7 The total output of the Tronoh Mines, Ltd., from all sources for July was piculs 1,721. The output of the Middleton Tin Mines Ltd., for July was sluicing 73.96 piculs, tribute 66.04 piculs, total 140 piculs.
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  • 81 7 Messrs. The Borneo Company, Ltd., 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. 1 56 to 63 diamond No. 2 50 55 Unemoked sheet No. 1 54j
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  • 175 7 Penang, August 13, 1920. SP. Tapioca ...$9.25 buyers. M. P. Tapioca ...$9.75 buyers. Gold leaf $72 sellers. Pepper (W. Coast 3 lbs. 5 05)... sellers. Black Pepper $2l nominal. White Pepper nominal. Trang Pepper nominal Mace Pickings $5O nominal. Cloves $llO nominal Nutmegs average of $55 sellers. {No. 1
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  • 364 7 PENANG, AUGUST 13, 1020 BEEF— ctsi Soup por eatty 32 Roast do 60 Steaks do 60 Stew or Curry’Meat do curry 40 stew 40 Rump Steak do 60 Ox Tail each 00—60 do Tongue do 70 do Feet do Heart per catty 40 Liver do 70 Fillet of
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 139 7 HOW CAN YOU STAND A HEADACHE? There is nothing more maddening than a ia;l grinding headache, or short sharp twinges in the temples, over the eyes and at the base of the brain. How can you stand it T You could stand it if you had to, perhaps, bat you
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    • 91 7 WOMEN NURSING BABIES should be careful to avoid constipation, for this condition lets loose poisons into into the blood and thus robs the baby’s food of purity and strength. The most efficient laxative for woman’s use is Pinkettes, which neither gripe nor purge. Being purely vegetable, Pinkettes cannot injure even
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    • 12 7 I ll -1 DENTIST T. NAGATA, NEXT DOOR TO THE DISPENSARY. BXDXSBXBS
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
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    • 191 8 BRITISH I D” EXPANDED METZ D U DIAMOND MESH «k JL v I /v '4 w if V IX X JOO I AAA I I y !I 1 f SOLE AGENTS: Wm. JACKS JL Co., Singapore SUB-AGENTS: R. T. REID Co., Penang. X In times like the present when all
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