Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 21 August 1920

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  • 21 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE PUBLISHED DAILY ESTABLISHED 1833. No. 192. VOL. LXXVIII. SATURDAY, 21st AUGUST, 1920 PRICE 15 GET ITS.
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    • 502 1 NIKKO MODERN ART PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO, No. 7, Northam Road. |_TrL: No- 579« j BEAR BRAND MILK i y° u can ave 110 'd ea ,at i CIGARETTES j Pcr,ecll V Sterilised Him Perfect Contentment ii iM&O&WWI ii it vx /ZL< and joy are for the discerning smoker h 1 1
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    • 14 1 THE BESI CAR IN TOWN Sole AHents S.S. a EM.SOng Sam L»ong a Co.
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    • 2898 2 POSITIONS WANTID. AU CTIONS. WOTICES MALAYAN ATHLETIC SPORTS. tra j ts S ett cmcnts an j F c d ct atcd Wanted post Companion Govern.” PENANG SALES ROOM. HAMILTON. OXENHAM 4 CO., The Governor; Th. Y by Young English Lady.' For particular. BROKERS. PENANG. H The becre, Vy- P Q\Z
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  • 1311 3 ALLIES’ REPLY O OBJECTIONS. T-»t» A i- s’ reply t> the objactiui s raised by the O t delegation to the p'ov s on 1 or ti.e drat r i<a‘yof ptace wi'h Turkey waj pub is ltd iu mail week. No substantial modifications iu the treaty were
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  • 137 3 The recent typhoon did much d mage in the interior districts of Kwangtung, reports the Canton Times. According to latsst reports received, among the places which have been badly flooded were Yunpiug, where a number of houses colLpsed In Hoiping. grea*' damage was done to property and hundreds
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  • 119 3 A Constant Increase. These who balieve that the cost of living in England is now decreasing should study the following statistics prepared by the Ministry of L*b ur, In January this year the average re*ail price? (including food, clothing, fuel and light, etc, as well
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    • 246 3 HERE THEY ARE! ALL NEW BIG FEATURES J 4 in one Programme at ihe IMPERIAL EMPIRE THEATRE, PENANG ROAD. Thursday, I9tb, to Sunday, 22nd August, 1920 Second House at 9-15 p, m. Middle East Films, Ltd, present RED BLOOD YELLOW 5 I Reeh G. M. ANDERSON, with a big cast
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    • 287 3 A WASTE OF GOOD FOOD. In many countries during the Great War, it was made a criminal offence to waste food wilfully. War or no war, no right-minded individual ever does wilfully waste good food, but a great many of as do waste it, in spite of ourselves. Any of
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    • 213 3 Come to Pritchards for the latest Creations in Gowns and Millinery. ickers tjj HANE) /pB SLWING I MACHINE. w Llfl I Vo Lt l I n\ British. K v\ Always Reliable. ““..“'""n Price Nainsook various styles coats tnmmed and Colours. 2 6tt lace Insertion Price from Price from $6 to
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  • 890 4 VIGOROUS CAMPAIGN STARTED IN SINGAPORE. The Anti-Mosquito Committee, formed under t'.e joint auspices of the Government a; d the Singapore Municipality, ha? already got to work, having ps its obj-ct the total elimination of the mosq fro in Singapore primarily, and the Strait* Settlements g» n
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  • 116 4 The S lama Saui ary Board met on the 16cb inst in the Laud Office, Selama, Mi T W Clayton D O La:ut and Matang (Chairman) with ADO Raja-Salim, Messrs J J Lloyd, Soo Ah Soon, and Lob) Abdul Sukoor Pungl ulu 8e ama (members present. Nothing imtortant
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  • 640 4 J VPANESE OPINION. Mr. Kizo Hashimoto, a prominent shipowner and Kenseikai member of the Diet, not satisfied with the recent answer of rhe Minister of Communications to biinterpellation in the Dipt regarding th« new merchant marine pdicy of America, will shortly address writte i interpdlviou to the
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  • 233 4 SINGAPORE PRESENTATIONS. An interesting function took place inside the entrance to the Singapore Prison, when H. E. the Officer Administering the Government, Sir J. W. Murison, presented the Imperial Service Medal to Mr. C. Harper, late .Senior Warder, Singapore 1 risons. The European warders anrj the sub-warders
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  • 242 4 Possession of Fire Arms. In the Second Court, yesterday, a Hailam named Ng. Ka Bat, was charged with 1 eint in possession of firearms—an automa ic pistol—and ammunition—loo rounds oi cartridges—without a licence on the 19tl> lust. Mr. Z. B. Cornelius, supsrvisor of the Government Monopolie», stated that
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  • 369 4 S.T.” It is the privilege of Ceylon to lead the way, and it has a right to do so bee use it buss great indigenous population W» see clearly, however, that what has be? n c needed to Ceyl n must at no very distant 'ate be conceded
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  • 181 4 The efficiency of the Singapore Fir*= Brigade is evidenced in the report of thf Superintendent for the y-ar 1919, jest -i-sued There were 32 genuine fires within the Municipal limits, snd only one fatality, a Chinese who lost his life through attempting to save some of bis
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  • 200 4 “S.F.P.” The e. 3 Ayuthia, which a short time ago «M the sabject for pointed comment by reason or her entering the port of Singa poie fljing the German fl-g, was an object of discussion at a gfn ral mee'ing of the members of thn S'raits Merchant
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  • 671 4 Messrs. Kennedy Co., Penang, report as follows: The share market has been quiet throughout the week, but at the close some of the more popular Rubbers have come into better demand and with holders wdll distributed there is comparatively little stock available at current levels. Mining quotations
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  • 355 4 Messr? Eraser Go’s weekly rfn rhe conditions of the market ar( V P n tbe same week by week, oul r at has been considerably more bu-i n thtr# Ibe slight rise in the pi i ce ot dT’ London 8 lcok»d on by purely temporary bat
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  • 60 4 Tn was quoted in London on Aug 19th at £275 10s spot, ana 282 three months. Tin was quoted in London yesterday at £278 spot, and £270 10s three month», Yesterday’s quotation for raw tin in Penang was $140; tin ore $l4O per picul. To-day’s quotation for raw
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  • 29 4 The following were the rubber quotations in London yesterday implantation Ist latex crepe 1b 10|d Smoked Sheet Is Market quiet. [By courtesy of Messrs. Boustead Co
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  • 15 4 The following is an additional rubber output for July:— Bukit Jelutong Ibs 7,Ml
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  • 130 4 Penang, August 21, 1920. SP. Tapioca $8 501 nominal. M. P. Tapioca $9.00 J Gold leaf U'4 eeLen. Pepper (W. Coast 3 lb«. 0z)... sel.ers. Black Peppci i-’l «1White Pepper Domina Trang Pepper D om mal Mace Pickings $5O DomlD Clovcb Jllon®cd Sugar! No! 2 i»»Cuttapusu LRambong No 1
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  • 52 4 The Band will pl»y b B gramme of music at the G O, 5 45 p.m. Godfrey 1 Reminiscencts. Of Scotland 2. One Step U* cle Skatmg P* rf y .‘"sUiKyga 3. Selection The Emerald Is e 4. Waltz Thrills 5. Fox Trob Young ..Pere« 6. March A
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    • 354 4 NEW ADVERTISEMENT». POSITION .WANTED. Lady, trained Nurse Good sailor, wishing to return to England, offers to look after children or invalid io return for passage. Reply Box No. 320, c/o Fiuang Gazette POSITION VACANT. A Clerk Conductor wanted f»r a small Estate io Kulitn. Apply to Box No. 337, cj
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  • 5167 5 TIE EXECUTIVE’S REPORT ON INDIAN LABOUR. fi a following is the continuation of the of the Executive of the General nittee of British Malaya on Indian °lour and labourers. e Committee are of opinion that it 9 we r e offered, immigrant labourers thereby have a
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    • 190 5 HOW MUCH IS YOUR BABY WORTH? You will surely reply, "He is worth, to me, more than all the money in the, world!” Such being the case you will be glad to know of a medicine which will h‘ Ip your baby’s teething, enable him to sleep soundly, digest well
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  • 1178 6 The |Labcur report, just issued, has provoked much comment of a favourable nature, and one feature of it especially is widely discussed. We lefer to the Committee’s ncommendations with regard to the supply of rice to estate labourers, and the opinion on the increase in price from
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  • 1787 6 His Majesty’s appeal to the county and city authorities of the Ex-Service United Kingdom on be- i Men. half of the 190,000 exservice officers and men who are still unemployed at home, follows a letter from the King to Earl Haig in which His Majesty, writing from
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    • 52 6 THE TIDES. The following are the tides for to-day to-morrow aud Monday, Penang Standard Time High Water. Low Water To-dat. 4 18 a.m. 10.41 a m. 3.03 pm. 10 33 p.m. To-morrow. 4,52 a.m. 11.35 a.m. 4 30 p.m. 11.04 p.m, Monday. 6.30 a m 2.42 p.m, 9.09 p.m. 00
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  • 37 6 IN MEMORIAM. Robin. —In loving memory of Albert A. Robin, the dearly-loved husband of Bertha Robin and devoted father of Enid and Barbara Robin, who died at Penang on the 22nd August, 1919. “Eve? in our thoughts.”
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  • 676 7 THE FIRST SITTING. [Reuter’s Telegrams.] London, August 18. \t last the silence regarding Minsk is J n by the official Bolshevik report of the proceedings there yesterday. The Conference opened at seven in the evening, with a speech by M. Damshovpkv the Chairman of the Russian delega--1 who
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  • 276 7 A ROMANTIC STORY. London, August 18. A romantic story of how the stock of gold held by Russia when the Tsar was deposed, has been dispersed, is related by Mr Novitsky, ex-Assistant Minister of Finance of the all-Russian Government in Samuel Montagu’s Review of Foreign Exchanges. He
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  • 135 7 “NOT IMPROVING” London, August 18. The “Times' Teheran correspondent says the situation in Mesopotamia is not improving. The line of communication with Persia is completely interruptedBakuba, 30 miles from Baghdad, has been looted. It ig reported that Colonel Leachman, the well-known political officer, was killed at Ftluja. An attempt
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  • 98 7 Vladivostok, July 30.—The peace delegates of the Vladivostok Assembly, numbering seven members, have left f° r Blagoveschensk, V erdhne-I dinsk and Chita to carry on negotiations with a view to the formation of the Far-Eastern Republic. The ninth Ussuri Cossack gathering has decided to form a defence
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  • 76 7 Seoul. July 29. —Degrees have been issued for the creation of provincial, municipal and village Advisory Councils as a first step towards establishing local selfgovernment. The police announce that seven Koreans with three bombs in their possession. with which, it is alleged, they intended to assassinate
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  • 103 7 PROPOSED AMENDMENTS [Reuter’s Telegrams.] London. August 18. Four amendments to the League of Nations Covenant- have been submitted by Denmark, Norway and Sweden for consideration by the League at Geneva on January 15th, one providing for a fixed annual meeting and the second a special meeting on
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  • 52 7 MR. N. D. BAKER AND PEACE. Columbus (Ohio), August 18. Mr. N. D. Baker, the Secretary for War, addressing the Democratic State Convention, spiritedly defended the League of Nations. He declared there would be no peace or disarmament without Article 10 of the Versailles Treaty, which was America’s
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  • 104 7 A CANADIAN SUCCESS. Antwerp, August 13. In the Olympic final 110 metre Hurdles, Thomson, (Canada) was first, Barron (America) second, and Murray (America) third. Won by a yard and a half in 14 4/5 secs. 10.000 Metre Walk. Antwerp, August 18In the final of the 10,000 metre walk,
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  • 30 7 DEPORTED TO ENGLAND. London. August 17. The Lord Mayor of Cork has been deported to England, in a destroyer. He has been hunger-striking ever since his arrest.
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  • 48 7 Nashville (Tennessee), August 19. The House of Representatives ratified the Women’s Suffrage Amendment, which the State Senate passed last week. Tennessee being the 36th State to favour the measure, this makes the Bill valid, which Congress has already passed, giving women the Federal vote.
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  • 140 7 ARRANGEMENTS WITH AMERICA Berlin, August 18. It is semiofficially announced that negotiations have taken place in Berlin the restcration of direct wireless '’ommunicarion with America, for ptivato traffic, Hitherto the American naval station controlled the entiie service, tut it was transferred on Augu«t Ist for private traffic to
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  • 48 7 Washington, August 18. Following on a dispute between the Labour Department and Mr Gaminette, the Immigration Commissioner, respecting the ex r eui of the latter's authority, the r< organ’»»’ion of the Immigration Bureau ba» been ordered, owi; g, as officially inJicated, Io iu utter disorgacisatiop.
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  • 954 7 SOCIAL PERSONAL. The “Liberte” states that M. Clemenceau will visit India iu October Mr. G- P. Owen, is still in hospital in Java undergoing special treatment. Messrs. Sayer and Hill have joined the Federated Engineering Co., Klang. Mr. S. S. Taylor has arrived from Home to take up a planting
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  • 222 7 “M.L.” Invitations are being issued by H.H. the Sultan of Johore for the marriage of his two sons. Preparations which were begun fully two months ago for this unique event in the history of Johore are nearing completion now. A whole army of carpenters, painters, electricians, etc.,
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  • 127 7 Profession Pairs. —A, J. L. Donaldson and R. N Hamilton beat J. R. Bennett and H. Fearon 6-3, 6-1 Double Handicap “B.” —3 F. Wilkins and W. J. Edmonds beat Scr. J. A. McEwan and O.E- Provis 6-0, 6-1. The following ties are fixed for Tuesday: Double
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  • 127 7 M.M.” A correspondent writes: —The volun tary parade at Klang on Tuesday was a great success. Over 30 turned out and every one carried a rifle. The ranks contained several ex-officers, some of high rank, and comradeship was good. Sergt. Major (Instructor) Ingate had a fine opportunity
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  • 952 7 BANDMAN COMEDY COMPANY’S SUCCESS. We may agree with Mr Justice Russell, hat there is nothing new or original in the ide» of ‘'Nothing Bat the Truth” or •‘The Truth for an Hour”, of which the former was alleged without justification to be a plagiarism, but in
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  • 636 8 TSARIST POLICE METHODS. Mr Beitran i RaistU, who toured Soviet Rus ia in the company of the British Labour repre eutativrs, although not a member of their delegation, has some critical things to say regarding the Bosbevik regime in an article which he contr bates
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  • 181 8 T hope that the lady members of this parish will not attempt to attire themselves in some of the present-day fashions,” said Father Parlin, of St. Paul s Catholic Church, Cardiff, at High Mass. If a woman immodestly dressed approached the alter for Holy’ Communion, he said he
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    • 289 8 r- INSIST ON GETTING Monochie’s PROVISIONS I Fresh Stocks Held By:— MESSRS. TONG JOO CO. I MESSRS. CHONG KEE COY. Sole Agents for S. S. F. M. S. F. G. TAYLOR Go. Ltd., PENANG AND SINGAPORE L HU KJK OF REMOVAL s w e K s On and after Monday,
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    • 706 8 dltlClirfll r Arrive U.A Qne 13 B H p Type v D “Vickers Petters” For Skins that Itch vertical Semi-Diesel Crude Oil Envino r-r o o i cornDl>rn and Scale plete with Self-starter and accessorise o i B?‘hethe affected and X?u a Sslpand two special water tanks (Makers, Petters Ltd.,
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  • 248 9 To-day’s Arrivals. Laomedon, Hanney, 4,268, Yokohama, W, Mansfield Co, general. Teesta, Watkins, 3.428, Singspore, Islay Kerr Co, general. Markan, Datc’n, 2,746, Rotterdam, K. P. M, general. Gleutara, Griffi'l s, 4,123, Kob?, Bomtead Co, gene: al. Pilsna, Rednarz, 4,618, Kobe, Soc Com Italiana, general. Menam.Joig, 3,987, Antwerp, Co, general.
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  • 318 9 DAILY (except Sunday). BY TRAIN. z 1 Parit Buntar, Bagan Serai, Taiping, Ipoh, Batu Gajah, Tapah Road, By train Teluk Anson, Kuala Kubu, -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
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  • 28 9 Despatched from Penang Delivered in London. Goh July fijr M M den 7ih By Pk O 9 h 10th By B I 9 b
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  • 15 9 The homeward mail by Sh 4 TarSj qloses at 10 a.m. ou Wednesday.
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  • 250 9 S. GEORGE THE MARTYR. The Services next week will be as follows 12th Sunday aftir Trinity. 7.30 am. Matins. Pss 65 and 66. 8 a.m. Holy Communion. 5 pm. Sunday School. 6 p.m—Evensong. Hymn 280, Ps LXVTII as set, Magnificat 46, Nunc Dimittis 123, Hymns 305, 223, 23.
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  • 116 9 August 21 t 1920. (By Courtesy of ths Chartered Bank). London Demand Bank 2/3 3/4 4 months’ sight Bank 2/4 1/4 3 Credit 2/4 25/32 3 Documentary 2/4 7/8 Calcutta Demand Bank Rs, 118 3 days’ sight Private 125 Bombay Demand Bank 118 Madras Demand Bank 118 3 days’
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  • 36 9 August 21—Bandinan Ccmedy Company, Town Hall August 29—P SC, 220 yds handicap, •‘B” Class 30 yds scratch. September 10 and 11 Malayan Athletic Sport?, Kuala Lumpur. September 13—Penang As-izes, Nov 13 and 15—Public Holidays.
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  • 178 9 The S.S. Gammaria, with a large collection of Indian animals for the Zoological Gardens, berthed in the Royal Albert Dock and the work of transferring the animals to the Zoo began at onceThe first to reach Regent’s Park were two centipedes, which arrived in a taxicab and
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    • 225 9 I FORD TRUCK CHASSIS! s I •M I I ONE TON LOAD I I WORM DRIVEN REAR AXLE SOLID OR PNEUMATIC TYRES j ON REAR WHEELS I ENQUIRIES INVITED. )i»K Er Sole Agents j WEARNE BROS., LTD., IPENA N C. J Head Office: —Singapore. i Branches: —Kuala Lumpur and Ipoh.
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    • 190 9 Be MOTOR 3. fl. CYCLE Great Success ii the scoitish six Dogs Trial. WON 4 GOLD 3 SILVER MEDALS. A SMALL SHIPMENT JUST ARRIVED. PRICES AND CATALOGUES ON APPLICATION. Cycle s carriage co., l td., PENANG. A Revelation in Economy l> s USB' ANDRE CITROEN CAR The Citroen Car is
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  • VICEROYS OF INDIA.
    • 234 10 London, August 12. —The “Times" in a leader disapproves the memorial promoted by Tagore. It submits that the posts of Secretary of State for India and Viceroy should be not exchangeable and contends that if the precedent is now created future secretaries of state might be
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    • 192 10 Calcutta, August 13. —The Committee of the Indian Association has disapproved of the non co operation movement as being impracticable and opposed to the best interests of the country. Madras, August 13- —This evening Mr. Gandhi addressed another large gathering mostly of Mahomedans. near the Triplicane Mosque on non-co-operation.
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    • 225 10 Calcutta. August 13- —At the High Court Sessions to-day Justice Buckland and a special jury were engaged in hearing a murder case in which the present exchange depreciation is said to have led to the commission of the offence. In this case Abdul Jabber and Saraitullu
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    • 103 10 Simla. August 13.—1 t is understood H. H. The Maharaja of Darbhanga has placed a sum of Rs. 10,000 at the disposal of the Lieutenant-Governor of Bihar and Orissa to relieve the sufferers caused by the floods and famine in Orissa. Kharagpur. August 12. —The flood
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    • 177 10 j The Si I vertown j j Special J Wood preservative j I (Oak tint) 1 Preventative against White Ants, rot and decay. AGENTS I j gfIRKER&On? j g PENANG. J Red Ferrofler Pajj] Non-Poisonous j supersedes all others, tor preventing i rust and corrosion on Iron and Steel. I
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    • 875 12 DOLLAR STEAMSHIP LINES. ORIENTAL-NEW YORK LINE B B FOR NEW YORK. FOR VANCOUVER. s s M. S. DOLLAR Loading Singapore r August U Through Bills of Lading issued. 1 Cargo Booked at Current Kates. for further particulars as regards freight bookings apply’t 0 SANDILANDS, BUTTERY Co AGENTS. PENANc, THE BEN
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