Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 18 November 1920

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  • 20 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE s’UbtISHED DAILY ESTABLISHED 183?. No. 266. VOL. LXXVIII. THURSDAY. 18th NOVEMBER, 1920. PRICE 15 CENTS
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    • 415 1 F obui ’.able everywhere wholesale from I 8 M®W i i Q ni Sam Leong Co., Penang, g ggpaSCTu' 1 1 mi *iaW'tl>hiWi 11 i IrnUSgl IF YOU HAVE NOT TRIED. g f BEAR BRAND MILK I HUDSON S LIGHT RAILWAY I I i g I you can have no
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    • 24 1 ■M-.-yr.-CT f HIE BESI CAR IK TOWM g^gfiys g J 3 -I V -WlAfi Ib -ni> Bolt Meats 18. F. 1.Ong S«m Leong 00.
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  • 235 2 B. I. S. N. WORKSHOP STRIKE. Calcutta, November 5. —It was reported before that 3,500 men of the Garden Reach works of the B. I. S. N. Company a 4 Howrah had gone on strike. The remaining 500 men did not come to work this morning.
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  • 267 2 GOVERNMENT OF INDIA’S WARNING. Simla, November 4.—Wilh reference to Reuter's telegram this morning regarding the difficulty of finding accommodation for Indian students in Universities in the United Kingdom the position so far as is known to the Government of India is that during the present year
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  • 84 2 Bombay, November 5. —The Bombay strike situation shows little change. The strike is practically over, so far as the working of plant and supply of gas to private consumers is concerned, while street lighting shows a considerable improvement. The Gas Company has now taken over the
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  • 256 2 Calcutta, October 29. —The second cotton forecast shows the total area under crop this year as three per cent, below the estimate at this t 4 ime last year. The weather conditions have not been quite favourable and the present condition of the crop is reported
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    • 894 2 POSITIONS WANTED. I FOR SALE. Planter 5 years experience, good testi- One Invic.a Motor Cycle in good condi monWasp X Malay, Tamil, Chinese. Hon. Born Lamp etc, M5O or near offer, seeks billet as Assistant on Rubber Estate, Appl> Box No, c/o g -v At present disengaged. Apply Box No.
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    • 1634 2 NOTICES. ROYAL NORWEGIAN INSURANCE CONSULATE. SELECT COMMITTEE ON THE J THB L NDON ABBDRANCB LLuIoLATI Vt UUUrIUIL, foreign countries all are re- quested to forward their full name? and undersigned agenu f The Select Committee appointed to addresses to this Consulate as early as nation are prepared to accept Flßf
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  • 446 3 —“Pioneer.” Cairo, October 8. —On Friday last Egypt was visited by an earthquake which considerably disturbed the populationIt occurred at 4-11 a.m., when everyone was awakened by the banging of doors and windows, the swaying of lamps and their beds and the violent» shaking of the earth
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  • 355 3 -“C.0.” The startling discovery has been made by an evening paper that there is at present at work in Colombo a scientific burglar who chloroforms his victims before dispossessing them of their valuables. The enterprise of our contemporary in making this pronouncement a week after every deta,
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  • 65 3 Havana, October 9.—A financial panic has caused a run on the Internat’.onal. the Spanish, and the National Banks of Cuba, and the International Bank has suspended payment- It is hoped that with Government assistance the others will continue payment. The panic was caused by rumours that heavy
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    • 374 3 -fa... “OLD ENGLISH CURVE CUT.” I The Ideal Tobacco for 'i ■< Pipe Smokers. a tin an b e purchased at all 1 the leading dealers for $1.40 per 1/4 lb. tin. j jgsa: I a S J THE SIGNODE SYSTEM j: app™ nail-less STRAPPING 1 is of Intere.st to
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    • 364 3 1 I" Draw the cork and I i Haig Haig Five Stars L p Scots Whisky will sing li i own praise s. ar kA M rIIK b-> D’stuhrs Sihci I V <1 L HAIG HA®! j LIMIT ID yJ- J mciAu.r tfexen* 1 l JitjC jT I FINE WHISKY
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  • 459 4 —“M.L.” A REMARKABLE ACCIDENT. A party of fcur ladies and four gentlem°n were out picnicing at the Waterfalls, Sungei Penang, on Tues lay of last week, when a somewhat remarkable accident happened to one of the ladies which might have had very serious const quences, and probable loss
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  • 150 4 —S.T.” A nasty accident alleged to bs dne t< carelessness, occurred in New Bridge Road, Sii gapore, on Svurday Fr< m the facts gltanei it appears that a motor lony, trailing another, was preceding along the road and met two rickishas, with a G< neral Hospital
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  • 113 4 -“M.M A distressing s?ene was witnessed on Tu sday evening opposite the Government P<inttng Office, Brickfields Road, Kuala Lumpur, when a Chinese child of about nine years was run over by a motor car coming in the direction of the Station from Brickfields Road. The child was
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  • 203 4 Ab interesting point as to the validity n England of a foreign judgment by a r ife against her husband cau e not long -ii ce before the King's Beach. The wife -aed the husband upon an order for mi.inenance made again t him by a magistrate
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  • 479 4 A TRAVELLER’S LOT. The “Malay Mail” has receive! th following letter for publication:— ‘T do not know whether the follows g x periencts of a railway passenger on rr Siamese Railways may be of interest r<> a .j of your readers and deter them from eiuexploited in the
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  • 80 4 A London cable of November 13th to the “Civil and Military Gazette’’ gives the following “soccer” results: Woolwich Arsenal 1. Blackburn Rovers 0 Bolton Wanderers 1, Derby County 0 Liverpool 3, Bradford 1 Burnley 3, New caslle United 1 Everton 2, Bradford City 2 Manchester City 3, Huddersfield Town
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  • 78 4 A correspondent writes: With reference to the postponed soccer mat-ch, Bankers and Brokers v. Merchants, it is alleged the following are being invited to play Bankers and Brokers. —Gow, Whitlock, Hoefeld, A Sharp, WVan der Woude, E. E. Chambers. Oxjpnham, Lean, Woodford, Sharpin and J- G. Brown. Merchants. —L.
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  • 97 4 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, November 18. The death has occurred, in Seremban Hospital, of Doctor J- R. Delmege, from cerebral malaria. Another Reel Practice will be held in the Town Hall, to-morrow at 6 p.m. It is hoped there will be a letter attendance,
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  • 417 4 MEETING IN PENANG. A meeting convened by Messrs. Lim Eu Toh, Yeoh Paik Tatt, Quah Beng Kee, Lim Eow Hong, Goh Soon Cheng and Lim Seng Hooi, to which all Straits Chinese (British subjects) over 21 years of age were invited, was held at th i Chinese
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  • 170 4 Amount previously acknowledged $123,412.86 Otl'ice Staff of Larut Tin Dredging Limited, Taiping $lOl.OO Campbell Street Section, further collection (’hop Scang Loong 100, Madam Li Poh Heng 20, Sin Kheng Huat Low 20, Leok Lam Keat 20, Kwong Heng Loong 10, Koo Yuen 10, Tck
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  • 187 4 The Singapore Court of Appeal opened on Tuesday morning, Mr. Justice Sproule presiding, and being associated on ‘he bench with Mr. Justice Crabb-M att, the acting solicitor genei al of Penang, and Mr. Justice V,. 11. Thorne, th? last two named being specially appointed to sit
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    • 470 4 ■VW ADVERTBSEMEWTIk POSITIONS VACANT» Experienced Krani wanted for office, mast be quick at figures and accurate worker. Salary $BO per month. App y Box No. 443, c/o Pinaug Gazette. FEDERATED MALAY STATES RAILWAYS CONSTRUCTION DEPARTMENTVacancies xist for Surveyors with experience on land and setting out work. Must be experienced in
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    • 126 4 THE BURDEN LIFTED. Sciatica causes the most acute agony, making your life a burden, but if you don’t fight the disease, it will gradually get a firmer and firmer hold on you —and then f There is only one jure weapon that you can use in your fight—and that weapon
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    • 119 4 > TO-NIGHT TO-NIGHT IN AID OF THE CHINA FAMINE S FLOOD FIND THE V/ RIETY ENTERTAINMENT WILL STAGE A BANGSAWAN ENTITLED “THE BLIND KING” AND A PLAY IN ENGLISH ENT.TLED “THE SLEEPING BEAUTY” .THE ACTRESSES WILL BE ALL GIRLS AT THE TOWN HALL, AT 9-15 P. M. SHARP. TICKETS OBTAINABLE
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    • 175 4 IMPERIAL EMPIRE THEATRE ~PENANG ROAD. In the Second House at 9-15 p.m. ROBERT BRUNTON Presents J. WARREN KERRIGAN and LILIAN WALKER, (The most popular Screea Sweethearts.) 5 Heels THE JOYOUS LIAR.” Reels 5 1 Reel PICTORIAL NEWS No. 464 Reel 1 (more exclusive pictures of Prince’s Tour i 1 Reel
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  • 1875 5 THE GREAT COAL STRIKE. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Edinburgh, October 20. The strike has only reached its third day, yet the ro'al loss occasioned am >au s to several times the highest estimate c f that illtbO'y surplus on which the miners based tbeir original demands The eflects
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    • 110 5 The Negative FLAG of the Naval Code. -Say “NO” when offered IMITATIONS M tr* of Lea Perrins’ Sauce. +l To distinguish the original and genuine JSlil j K. V Worcestershire Sauce from the many imitations, see that the signature of TTZ7 LEA PERRIHS appears in 11 lute across J the
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    • 242 5 Pritchard co.. kTD.. (Incorporated in Straits Settlements) i PENANG &IPOH. CHRISTMAS AND NEW VCAR GIFTS FOR FRIENDS at HOMS Manila Cigars Reina Victorias High Ulfe in the Londres Princesses Delivered at any address in the United Kingdom Post Free and Duty Paid. Csylon Tea, 1n 1 Ib. Packets and 5
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  • 18 6 Wilcoxson—On November 15, at the Ma'emity Hospital, Singapore, to Mr and Mrs W J Wi!coxBon, a daaghttr.
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  • 1192 6 Mr Winston Churchill recently announced that the Army in Mesopotamia is to be withdrawn almost i.i mediately from the country. The latest report is that the Imperial Government has ordered a drastic reduction of British end Indian troops in Mesopotamia. This is not quite the same thing, but it
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  • 1035 6 Toe meeting of the Assembly of the League of Nations, at The “World Geneva, would have Parliament. created greater interest if the United States had been represented. However, the Assembly, which is looked upon ai the enfant terrible of the new world order, may spring surprises upon
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  • 104 6 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Singapore, November 18, Offing to shipping delays, M C'emenceat has abandoned his F M 8 visit, and l c aves by the Ellora to day. Quiet Visit to Penang. The as. Ellora, with Mona Ciemeoceao, will arrive here from Singapore at noon on Friday,
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  • 16 6 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Singapore, Novembsr 18. The Ma'aya cricketers have left Hcm>. kong.
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  • 16 6 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Singapore, November 18 The Java sugar ia dropping heavily.
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  • 38 6 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Singapore, November 18, At Ampang Tin meeting, a dividend of 11 per cent was declared. A special meeting to authorise the sale to Ulu Piah for 220,000 shares will be held shortly.
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  • 111 6 ‘‘The Jojous” i-t one of the pictures to be screened at the Emp re Theatre to night. The story which is in five parts shows how a person arrested for a crime which he did not commit kept rhe Police fooled for the sheer fun of it
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  • 301 6 -”M M N Y K s s Shidzuoka Marc, from London, Oct. 30—To Singapore: MrsJß Thorburn, Mr aud Mis J Roach, Mr G R Shaw. Per N Y K s s Atsuta Maru, from Loudon, Oc b 16 —To Singapore :Mr L Choishar, Mr and Mrs
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    • 35 6 THE TIDES. The following are the tides for to-day and to-morrow, Penang Standard Time High Water. Low Water To-day. 4 38 p m. 10.34 p.m. To-morrow. 14 18 a.m. 11.26 a.m. 6.34 p.m. 12 m’nt.
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  • 39 6 DEATHS. Been—Oa November 16 h, at the General Hospital, Singapore, Isaac B e::, aged 23 years, late of ihe Nedsrlandsch Inoische Haodelsbank, Hoogltong. Zimmerman—At 702 Serangoon Road, Singapore on the 16ch instant, Charlotte, widow of Ch, Z.minermau, age 51.
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  • 267 7 fIR ST MEETING AT GENEVA. the council confers. [Reuter’s Telegrams.] Geneva, November 14. e Headquarters of the League of N.tiOM Centro f attraCtioD thiS .(terooon, on the occasion of the first B ertiog f,Le Cinncil held in lhewh,te “j gold s» lon overlooking the Lake. M L®
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  • 506 7 Tokio, October 31 Baron Yoshiro Sakatani, ex-Minister of Finance, presided to-day at a joint meeting of various organisations, established in Japan with th« object of promoting American-Japa-nese friendship. The meeting passed a resolution stating that it was confident that an Y rences would be settled satisfactorily on
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  • 184 7 LORD NORTHOLIFFE’S VIEWS. Paris, November 15—The papers are devoting much attention to an interview with Lord Northclifle which appeared in the “Journal des Debits.” Lord Northcliffe stated that the French and British peoples often experience cansiderable difficulty in understanding one another’s ways. Their frames of mind are
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  • 280 7 London, October 29. —The published explanations of the British action in renouncing the right to seize goods of individual Germans in enforcement of tho Peace Treaty are far from having placated French opinion. The “Temps,” which has condemned the recent ten dency of other French papers to
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  • 295 7 THE PREMIER’S STATEMENT. London, November 15. In the House of Commons, at question time, Mr Lloyd George emphssised that every possible step was being taken to protect the police in Ireland. The Government was simply enforcing the law in Ireland, and he thought they were doing it successfully. The
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  • 307 7 SEBASTOPOL’S FALL. [Reuter’s Telegrams.] Loudon, November 15. I i S bastopol fdl in:o the hands of the Bvhbeviks on November 15. Reds Use Poison Gas. Loudon, November 15 The latest telegrams from Constantinople state that the Bolsheviks are giving no quarter to General Wrangel’s forces, and that complete
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  • 188 7 Riga. October 11. —The frontier agreed upon is approximately that already announced. Starting from the point where the Latvian and Russian territories meet on the Dvina it follows fthe common boundary of the two former Russian provinces of Vilna and Vitebsk, then roughly the Vilna-Minsk provincial boundary
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  • 64 7 SOVIET TROOPS TO ENTER CHINESE TERRITORY. London, November 15. The Moscow Wireless reports that M Tchitcherin sent a message to the Chinese Foreign Minister, stating that in response to a request from the Chinese troops, Soviet troops will enter China to assist the Chinese against the Semenofl detachments which
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  • 51 7 FIGHT ON THE EUPHRATES. London, November 15 A War Office Mespotamia communique says a 34th Brigade column, advancing from Samawa to the north, seized the bridse over the Euphrates at ImamAdullah. Two hundred insurgents coun-ter-attacked, but were driven off. The British casualties were over forty. The insurgents lost more
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  • 24 7 Paris, November 15. Au Athens message says the Greek elections disappoint the Venizelists’ hopes. M Venizelos will resign the Government.— Vale.
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  • 39 7 “GROWING AOIIVII'IES.” (From Our Own Correspondent). Singapore, November 18. At the Ssrairs S ttlementa Siugapcre Association’s meeting, ihe rules were revised, the subscription increased, and'the Committee enlarged to meec the growing activities of the Association.
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  • 40 7 London, November 15. The Morning Post” correspondent at Santa Margheri a tays imm* diately after the siguature of the Adriatic Treaty, the Italian and Jugo-Slav Governmen s signed a defensive convention agai; st the leetcratiou of the Hapsburgs
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  • 46 7 CHILDREN TRAMPLED IO DEATH. Nrw York, November 15. Six children were trampled to dea.h auu tea injured in a panic caused by a shout ot “Fire I” at a cinema theatre, two of the proprietors w -re an ested on a charge of manslaughter.
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  • 288 7 Mat Uris, a Young Malay, was charged with and pleaded not guilty, to theft of 8783.88, the property of a money changer uamed Abdullahsah Mericar, on the 31st October last, and escaping from legal custody. The story of the prosecution was to the effect that on the morning
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  • 105 7 Inspector A. V. Cockle, of the Magazine Police Station, is investigating a case of murder alleged to have been committed in a house in McNair Street, tenanted by a. barber, between last» night and this morning. It appears that the occupants of the house, including a
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  • CORRESPONDENCE.
    • 168 7 [To The Editor of the “Pinang Gazette. Sir,—l learn that the Muslim Institute of Singapore addressed some of the lead ing members of the Muslim Community of Penang, asking for their co-operation in the movement to secure a seat on Legislative Council, and desiring to know whether they
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  • 1356 7 SOCIAL PERSONAL. —Ex. The Hon, Sir John Alexander Strachey Backuill, Kt, arrived in Colombo on October 27, Friends will regret to hear that Mrs Swindell is temporarily laid ap with influenza.—“ S.F.P.” Mr P W Gleeson has resigned the Secretaryship of the F M S Chamber of Commerce, which has
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  • 286 7 “3 F P,” A most succfsstul oi ner was held at Johore Bahru on Armistice Night. The hosts numbered abcut sixty, with Major W. BY. Draper, MC, in th»> Chai»-. The guest of honcu< was the Hon. Mr. JF. Owen, General Adviser, Johore, whil-t other guests
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  • 315 8 The ‘Times” writes: The keenest public interest centres round the Prince of Wales; and though there <is the strongest desire to respect his privacy, the public watch him with almost parental anxiety. Everywhere fervent wishes for his health and prosperity are the staple of conversation.
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  • 206 8 -“C.0.” If the report of the dinner to Mr. E. B Denham at Colombo as it appears in a morning paper js correct —and we are not in a position to assume otherwise, the evening Press not being invited to attend —though the majority of
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  • 180 8 Important, experiments with the ob ject of finding out which varieties of paddy yield the best harvests are being carried on near Dacca in In<Va. I'p tc now the variety which the Agricultural Department has been able to find out, as giving the largest yield. i s called
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  • 148 8 New York, October 10. —The biegest diamond ever seen in the United States has been taken on board the Aquitania, and is now being carefully guarded until it has been appraised for Customs duty. It is a perfect stone, egg shaped, 1| in. long and 1{ in.
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    • 345 8 1,, y ICM BOHHMMM* -<* RESCH’S! AUSTRALIAN LIGHT LAGER I Obtainable from .—ALL LEADING DEALERS end THE E. O. HOTEL. WHOLESALE STOCKS HELD BY THE SOLE AGENTS: I Hottenbach, Lazarus Sons, Ltd., i {lncorporated in Straits Settlements) I S. S. AND F. M. S. I I HERE WE ARE til
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    • 690 8 We Qan Supply from Stock i Acetic Uid Cotton Waste Scythes Axe Heads Disinfectant Shovels Belt Dressing Filters Sorrocks Bicycles Gouges Sodium Sulphite Bill Hooks Lalang Knives Soft Soap Bolts and Nuts Latex Cups Spouts Box Strapping Linseed Oil Stencil Ink Brass Wire Gauze Lubricating Grease Tapping Knives Brooms Metrolacs
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  • 777 9 KENNEDY CO.'S SHARE LIST. names. J I SS S Jc, So, o BUBBE R (DOI «•> isc .Uor EsUteg 2.91 3.00 Syndicate 20.03 z'er tuning e 220 2.40 «''?SSb b :;,E.UU 10» AT' ie Rubber Estate < K -tt R ubber l gb ber Co., 1-2 C 13C L t
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  • 146 9 The following are the latest quotations in Messrs. Kennedy Co.’s share list Yesterday. To-day. te SHARES. >. J 3 *3 a v a aa ao Vi Rubber (Dollar c. c. c. c. Allenby R. 70c 75c 60c 65c A. Hitam 20.00 22.00 20.00 B. 70c 80c 60c
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  • 26 9 The following are additional rubber outputs for October Ayer Molek lbs 12,892 Hevea (Johore) 31,069 Kuala Pergau 38,713 Trafalgar n 4,000 Trafalgar (coconuts) 17,500
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  • 31 9 R trut Btsin Tin Dredging Co, N L, first ?nlf N ivember, 240 hours worked, 28,000 cub c yards treated, output 160 piculs. S opped 3| days cleaning boilers.
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  • 192 9 Penang, November 18, 1920. SP. Tapioca $6.75 sellers M. P. Tapioca $B.OO sellers Gild leaf $72 sellers. Pepper (W. Coast 3 lbs. b oz) sellers. Black Pepper $35 sellers. White Pepper nominal Trang Pepper nominal Mace Pickings M $5O sellers Cloves $llO nominal Nutmegs average of $47.50 sellers. (No.
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  • 120 9 Penang y November 18,1920. (Be Courtesy of the Chartered Bank). London Demand Bank 2/3 3/4 4 months* sight Bank 2/4 1/4 3 Credit 2/4 5/8 3 Documentary 2/4 23/32 Calcutta Demand Bank Rs. 133 3 days’ sight Private 143 Bombay Demand Bank 133 o Madras Demand Bank 133 3
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  • 65 9 Nov 19—Reel Practice, Town Hal’, 6 pm. Nov 20 Football, Chinese Sporting Club v Kennedy C’o, Esplanade. Nov 27—FcotbaV, Police v Topbam Jones and Railton, Esplanade. Nov 29—P C C, Meeting, 6 p.m. Nov 30—Rugby, Scotland v The Rest, Penang. Dec 10— v erang At Home and Exhibition,
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  • 246 9 M?essrs- William Jacks Co., London, reported on the 20th October: All prices fell since our last report, on the strike actually taking place, as in well-informed quarters it was considered that the Miners’ representatives were as well able to realise as the Owners’ r'epresen'iitives that trade prices
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  • 138 9 Presiding at the meeting of the Victoria (Malaya) Rubber Estates, Limited, Mr. H. Eric Miller said that the crop bar vested during the* past year showed the satisfactory increase of 148,485 lbs. over the previous year. This increase was attributable to "three causes —the absence of
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  • 104 9 lhe following is a copy of a telegram dated October 25th, from the Ceylon Association in London, to the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce, received on October 27th —At the request of Rubber Growers’ Association send you following for transmission all Associations concern.ed including South India and Press.
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  • 76 9 At the annual meeting of Seaport (Selangor) Rubber Es'-ate Sir Frank Swettenham pointed ouf, that, in view of the practical certainty of output restriction being generally adopted, it will be necessary to reduce the estimate of 575,000 lbs for the current year by 25 p’cThe estate is reported
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  • 619 9 The eleventh annual meeting of the Kamuning (Perak) Rubber and Tin Company, Limited, was held at the offices of the Rubber Growers’ Association (Incorporated), 38, East-cheap, E.C., Mr. Gilbert Francis Traill (chairman of the company) presiding. The Chairman, in the course of moving the adoption
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  • 229 9 The report of the Renong Tin Dredging Company. Limited, states that No. 2 dredge has been disnrantled and removed to Rasa, where it is now in course of erection. It is antiq’pated that this dredge will commence work on the new property before the end of 1920.
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  • 273 9 Colombo brokers are experiencing a very slack time just now. Complaints of dulness of business are general, aud the depression appears to have extended to all classes of goods except copra. "Business is dull in almost every direction,” said a well-known Fort broker to a representative
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  • 327 9 In an address on f he “Industrial Situation,” delivered at the Glasgow Chamber of Commerce, Lord Weir said the present emergency imposed a very heavy ourden on the statemanship of the three authorities mainly concerned—the Government, the trade unions, and the employers- The phenomena associated today with
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  • 227 9 The American Monthly Market Report, dated the 20th September, states that in Victoria, the price for first grade butter has been increased from 2/2 to 2/6 per lb., f.o.b. Bountiful rains have fallen throughout the dairying districts of the State, and production is increasing very rapidly, so the
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  • 223 9 TO-DAY’S DEPARTURES. Trang for Del’. Kinra for Port Swettenham, Pert Dickson, Malacca and Singapore. Seang Bee for Rangcon (Mergui and M ulmein via Rangoon). Pangkor for Teluk Anson. Expbctbd Abbivau» El!ora, Singapore, 19th. Ddwara, Singapore, 21st. Novara, Singapore, 22nd. D.nera Bombay, 23rd. Sicilia, London, 24th. Teesta, Madras, 25th.
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  • 26 9 577 coolies arrived per Thongwa, yesterday, cf which 252 were lauded ak Penang, th» balance proceeded to Pork Swett-'n' Rm f< r q’i*raiitine there:
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  • 62 9 DAILY (except Sunday). BY TRAIN. 1 Parit Buntar, Bagan Serai, Taiping, I Ipoh. Batu G&jah, Tapah Road, By train Teluk Anson, Kuala Kubu, S-7.16 a.m. Kuala Lumpur. Seremban, j 6 p.m. Malacca, Johore, Singapore and Hongkong > Parit Buntar and Bagan Serai By train also 10.15 a.m.
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  • 24 9 Despatched irom Penang Delivered in London. 16. h October By B I 12th November 20oh By B I 15th M
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  • 16 9 A homeward mail, by the Porthos,” vis Singapore, closes at 7-15 a.m. on Saturday.
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  • 44 9 The Bsrd will play the following programme of music at the Dato Kramak Gardens at 5 30 p.m. to-<’ay 1 March Jolly Comrades Allan 2 Overture... Zsmpa Herold 3 Dance The Carnation Zulueta 4 Waltz Thoughts Alford 5 One Step... lona Battye
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    • 139 9 TO PLANTERS. RUBBER ESTATES WANTED. Since 1912 we sold the following Estates and can now place sound producing properties in connection with which reports brought up to date and plans must be furnished, giving parti culars of crop for past three years. Es tates sold the DJEMBER, THE DAEJAN, WOLBERS,
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    • 70 9 IMPORTANT NOTICE. j; IIBBk If you are WfSp OPTIMISTIC Jp j And have 1] !j MISTY— OPTICS I note my I TELEPHONE jl i'i Mb g Number Jlij as 945. J ijs □Make your appointment to suit your convenience. The House of Repute for Optical Efficiency H. LAZARUS, Consulting-Optician F.
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  • 275 10 A(, a meeting of the Federation of Boot and Shoe Manufacturers at the Agricultural Hall, where the Inernational Shoe and Leather Fair is in progress, Sir Percy Densham said there was little pro" bability of a further reduction in the price of boots and shoes. “We have
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  • 270 10 St- George’s Workhouse m the Mint, Borough, has beep closed by the Southwark Board of Guardians, and the inmates transferred to their other institutions. This is the workhouse described by Dickens, where Oliver Twist “asked for more,” though in the novel he placed it some distance from
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    • 224 10 Fuel Saving In these days, with fuel so expensive, you need the resilient, power-saving quality only to be found in Firestone rubber. The new improved Non-Skid Tyres contain an extra quantity of this supremely good rubber; they give greater service at lower cost. And there is no question as to
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