Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 26 February 1921

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  • 22 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE. PUBLISHED DAILY. ESTABLISHED 1833. t> I No. 46. VOL. LXXIX SATURDAY. 26th FEBRUARY, 1921. PRICE 15 CENTS.
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 577 1 NIKKO No, 7. NORIHAM ROAD. < i[ Telephone No. 579, < lll I —IIIIBI I™™ Jf You Want ttje 33est y3nlisl) rJSeer L XSry '^SS /888 H TOBACCO G> L. 4 Jluks Ji.ead sole Jmporfer3 Cigarettes Penan?, Singapore and Jpoh. u m INSURANCES. rn II If it lasi r-Tf— TT-IM
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    • 20 1 r tlfii BESI CAR ik ;uWd 'r 1 I j»-/» 1 Mia MMt> &S..A FM.S* Ong Sam Laong A Co,
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  • 340 2 BE( K ETT-B FR N S SEN SAI I<) N Au unofficial “dust-up" between Tommy Burns and Joe Beckett at Leeds lias been the subject of sensational rumours in the boxing world. The “Sunday Express” tells Ihe story. It. seems that on the day following the Northern Union
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  • 174 2 The second tunnel through the Simplon is expected to be ready for traffic this summer. Traffic between the Channel ports and those of the Mediterranean should then receive a great stimulus. The new tunnel was actually pierced simultaneously with the first tunnel to facilitate the aeration of
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  • 177 2 For the eleventh year in succession Australia. Day was celebrated by a special service in the old City church of St. Dunstan-in-the-East. Dr. Low-ther-Clarke, who lately resigned the Archbishopric of Melbourne, after having spent 18 years in Australia, was lhe preacher. He said that
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  • 38 2 Colombo, February 15. —/After an interval of some 12 years, experts are convinced that pearl fishing can be resumed at Ceylon three years hence. Kecent examinations reveal hundreds of million of spots covering previously famous beds.
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    • 1920 2 POSITIONS WANTED. NOTICES. THE Europe hotel SLIOMBIO> suction Gas and 01 Engines. Good re- A rr idcc f-rences, BuX No. 47, c/o Pinnng Gazette. JlllUArVnLft Jk g LUKES 294 26-2 r p| ie Management beg to an- gS* Disengaged snorrh, a Mineral Dredge noiIHCC that tile Xew Ladies’ and 2
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    • 376 2 |?i jn»TT SI V -Try I I —X From a fhoto of a Bonnie Glaxo Baky p I I I Glaxo lays for Baby I a firm foundation of f sturdy health A suitable form of milk is the only food for a baby up to Jfc Mi’y 9 months,
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  • 538 3 _‘<S T." A case which produced some argument» at a meeting of th* Singapore Rent Board, was that of 93-7, Queen Street, an occupant of which applied to the board to fix the rent, Mr E A Stevens appearing for the applicant and Mr A Davies for
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  • 453 3 Messrs James F. Hatton Co., Ltd. Manchester, reported on Wednesisy January 26th, as follows Liverpool Cotton, Y^ ter Last Week Fully 7 Mid-American—Spot 9.74 11.22 Mid-American do. Current Month 9.04 10.21 Sakellaridis F.G.F. Egyptian—Spot 21.50 23.00 do. Current Month 17.10 17.75 New York Cotton. Spot—Cents. 16.20
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    • 128 3 «llKZllllllllßßllllllllliaillEu M X9O B ■HBHnuaiBaaBMHaaMMaBKK&iESHDAai B B M M Reduce Your Cost Of Cultivation By Using i “Massey-Harris” i B AGRICULTURAL MACHINERY t B I? M B t H Full Particulars and Quotations may be obtained from the Sole Agents:— 5 ADAMSOM, GILFILLAN CO., LTD., B cE (INCORPORATED W ENGLAND.)
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    • 123 3 II in lIIMI Ml I Wil IWIW Ml ■'UH II ALFRED a DUNHILL’S B n BRUYERE PIPES, CIGARETTE Q HOLDERS AND TOBACCO. jj A BIG CONSIGNMENT OF THE ABOVE HAS NOW ARRIVED. ri Call and make your choice n NOW. U □IMPORTERS: H CALDBECK, MACRECOR CO.. LTD., U |B (Incorporated
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    • 194 3 Pritchard 3t Co., Ltd., (Jneorporated in tfie Straits Settlements) Poyal Cnfield a h. p. Fitted with i /kill T/H ie Enfield ylk 111 /a t e n two s P e e a 11 f pee Engine chasse E n«- Body, Coach sS =ss sB^ r Built, painted Stand a
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    • 195 3 &lt;« 'awmwagg?yz. 1 .-w. ,^wwa&gt;- *Mi IMPERIAL :A\ u EMPIRE THEATRE PKNANG ROAD J From Thursday, 24th to Sunday, 27th February, 1921. Another British Production full of interest and excitement In the Second House at 9-30 p.m. A Picture Production which the sporting Public in fact, everybody, will want to
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  • 756 4 -“M.M.” QUESTION of preference. An ordinary general meeting ol the Kajang PA. was held on February 18th, at Kajang Club, Mr. E. G. Uevne in the chair. The Chairman said that he thought all planters realised the importance of the Planters’ Unemployment Committee, ami he urg'ed members to make
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  • 472 4 —Ex. It is an open secret that M. Raoul Peret failed in his attempt &lt;0 form a Ministry because he would have both M. Briand ami M. Poincare in it, but could not reconcile their views on the execution of the treaty. I his alleged
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  • 302 4 Washington. January 29.—Bombing experiments conducted on the old battleship Indiana demonstrated the improbability of a modern battleship being destroyed or put completely out of action by this means, according to the report of Captain Leahy, Director of Gunnery. Naval officers are indignant at the testimony given by
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  • 508 4 A very gloomy view of fh e outlook for the current year is taken by well-known Wall Street firm. s known, all profits are taxed, whether incidental to a particular business or arising from the purchase am! of securities, and that is why w e
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  • 280 4 Tuskegee Institute —the well-known school for negroes which the late Dr. Booker Washington founded in Ala--1 bama—has a research department which, in addition to other tasks, compiles every year a record of I.V 0 1 chings in the United States. Ibe list for 1920 is now published,
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    • 716 4 I R. young Co,, Ltd., I PENANG. I I I Civil Engineers Contractors. 1 I Constructional Engineering in all Branches. if Reinforced Cocrefe i Designed and carried out by 1 our own Staff and Workmen. Responsibility accepted for Designs &ed!on. 3 Importers of Rolled Steel Joists, Angles, Tees, Bars and
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  • 558 5 "SCRATCH” FORCES ON THE SOM M E. Mr. Shaw Sparrow (The Fifth Army in March, 1918. By W, Shaw Sparrow. With an Introduction by General Sir Hubert Gough. Lane. £1 1- who writes an account of the fortunes of the Fifth Army in »hn first week of
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  • 433 5 What a Chaplain Woulu Do. At the Chapel Royal, Savoy, the Cuaplain, ’he Rev Hugh B Chapman, preached an a'uio-t gta&gt;tling sermon, spates the We tminster Gazette." First of all, he urged that in coonec'ion with this beautiful chapel there sh&lt; aid be a mission to th»
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  • 830 5 THE NEW YEAR FESTIVAL. I asked a Chinese his impression of China New Yeir, pays a writer in the ‘‘China Press.” His answer was short and very much to the point: “China New Year is the most national of all festivals and it is very inconvenient Nothing very
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  • 538 5 PURCHASING POWER VITAL. A Trade Commissioner gays that daring the past two or three months cargoes of steel rails have been landed in Britain. They have come from Belgium and Germany, and they have been sold at prices far below those which would be possible in
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  • 274 5 ‘‘An instantaneous picture of the population of the country" wai how Mr S P Vivian, the new Registrar General, de. scribed the c iming census to a “Daily Mail’’ reporter. Mire than 11,000 000 ceut-us forms have been printed for use in the households of England and Wales
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  • 60 5 The Band will play the following pro gramme of music at the Golf Club from 5.45 pm, to-day 1 March ...Tbe Handicap ...Rosey 2 Intermezzo... King Chanticleer Ayer 3 Selection ...The Mikado ...Sullivan 4 Waltz ...Pickaninny Blues Henri 5 Fox Trot ...Give me the Moonlight, Give me tbe
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    • 115 5 SICKLY BABIES. Sickly babies—little ones who are troubled with their stomachs and bowels, whose teething is painful, digestion bad, and who cannot sleep well —may be made healthy and happy by Baby’s Own Tablets, the Canadian children’s remedy. Mrs. Wilfred Damons, of Vai Brilliant, Quebec, writes:— “Please send me a
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    • 431 5 STOCK ADJUSTMENT. EE Owing to accelerated shipments from Europe and America stocks S have accumulated in excess of our regular requirements. We have therefore decided to dispose of all surplus stocks at 257. DISCOUNT. FOR CASH ONLY. 5 These surplus stocks include Perfumes, Eaux de Cologne, 2 Lavender Water, Toilet
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  • 1315 6 The early reports of tie Conference in London regarding the siination in the Near East do not provide much solid ground for confidence in a satisfactory outcome of the discussions. Even if some sort of a decision is reached, whereby the conflicting claims of the
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  • 1370 6 When one considers the unholy mi s g into which a democratic Bureaucracy.” Government can plunge a country at times, one is almost inclined to believe that a really benevolent autocracy could do quite as well t in the interests of the people. 1 f Europe, of
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  • 100 6 THE WAGES QUESTION (From Our Own Correspondent.) Singapore, February 26. At the meeting of Singapore Municipa. Ci mmission, in reply to qi stions, tb President stated that coolbs 1 wages WOU'' reduced to 70 cents a day on the Lt March, and the reductioc policy w'&gt;u'd be gradually
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  • 33 6 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Singapore, February 26. Ab the annual meeting of the" omen Temperance Union, Mis? Strout idh&lt;l« pointed comments on the coll^p 4 3 work during her absence.
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  • 178 6 Before Mr R Scott, in the Dhtnct Court, Penang, this morning, Mr Heim was charged with a contravention the law governing the regist r ati n °°Tbe°'cli»rge »a. (1) U&gt;.t b« file with lhe regietrer of the papers of the memorandum am r of association,diet of directors
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    • 401 6 ■sb re 1 Sp &lt;? v S A T Fo °A &lt; Demonstration: jrrr A scries of demonstrations of the improved Malaya J WJ type Austin Tractor will be held in the S. S. and X F. M. S. in the course of the next few weeks, and we 0.
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    • 16 6 L 0. PENANG. RAFFLES, SINGAPORE. STRAND, RANGOON. SARKIES BROTHERS, Proprietors. Rev. Keppel Garnier. P. P. C.
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  • 72 7 ENGLANDS FOOR TOTAL. The fifth and concluding match of the reties of test gtmts in Australia was commenced at Syanty yesterday. England batted first, end were all out for the very moderate total of 204. Australia, at the clote Of play had made 72 for the loss
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  • 34 7 [Reuter’s Telegrams.] x Wathington, February 23. Two-houudred delegates were present at the annual Convention of the Federation of Labour. Air. Gcmpers foreshadowed issues of a serious character, probably refening to extremist propaganda.
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  • 17 7 Berlin, February 24. The German-Australian liner Hagen, of 9,500 tons, has been launched at Hamburg.
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  • 18 7 Christiania, February 23. Fifty thousand spectators attended, in fine weather, a great Holmenkollen skiing meeting.
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  • 118 7 “S F P Fr&lt; d Billett took a string of horses to the Bangkok mee'iog and had pretty good luck, three Singapore wmneis turning up the fi&lt;c* day and one of the second. Tn the King’s Cup, Misty Morning, Mrs Graham’s pony, justified Ins previous records and won
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  • 174 7 M T.” Considering the lack of interest in lawn tennis lattly. owing «o the atrocious weather, the entries for rhe S C C tournament are more than satisfactory The championship with the present (Donnell) and two past holders of the title (Dean and Green), and the French player
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  • 194 7 The following are re-ults in the PC C tennis t&lt; urname.pt:— Ladies Singles Handicay— —5 Mis Hamilton beat —15.4 Mrs Dunn 6—l, 6—4. Singles Handicap Claaa C 40 G N Burnham beat —30.1 E A e'e Buriatte 6—2*6—3; —15.1 J D Sanderson beat —15,0 0 P Liston
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  • 1096 7 SOCIAL PERSONAL. Mr. J. S Strachar, of the F. M. 8. Police, has gone to Johoie on transfer. Sir Arthur Adams is expected to visit Penang in the course, of the next two or three months, Miss Richardson of Kuala Lumpur has been transferred to the Auglo-Chiutse Girls’ School he
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  • 149 7 At the annual general meeting cf the members of the Penang Chinese Ch»mber of Commerce, b*-ld at the Chamber on the 24th February, the following were elected office-bearers for 1921-1922: President, Mr Chee Wor Lok Vice President, Mr Lee Coin Ho; Hon Treasurer, Mr. Lim
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  • 163 7 In the Ceylon Legislative Council on February 11, the Hon Mr A Sabnpathy moved: That the G &gt;verntuent be pleased to withdraw the pa-e-port regulatims now in force in this island in regard to passengers from here to the Straits Settlement» and the FM S. Sir
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  • 245 7 Farming in bhe Central Russian provinces is reduced to its lowest ebb, and undar the present system there are no prospects of improvement, says a special correspond ent. The farmers are compelled to hand over all the harvest to the authorities at fixed prices, with the exception of
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  • 537 7 “INDIA AND ITS PROBLEMS.” The visit of Mr. Frt derick Stubbs, F. R. G, S., to Penang, was availed of by the Committee of the Athenaeum, la«t evening, when the well known traveller and writer delivered a lecture on ‘‘lndia and its problems." Mr J Crabb Watt presided
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  • 961 7 WESTERNISING THE EAST. There is probably no more absorbing topic in the whole realm of med'cal science than the study of Medicine in Indi*,” in teresting alike on account of its antiquity and bv reason of its magnitude. Dr. Cecil Webb-Johnson made it the subject of a
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  • 269 7 Yorkshire Busiirwe Msm's Blunt Speech. A remarkable speech was made at thf Machine Tool Trades Association by Mr J H Barker (of Greenwood and Batley Lim t*»d) in opposing a resolution boycot ting German goods. He said:— The Boches cannot supply all we need, but
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  • 47 7 March 2—Mayfield’Plantations, Meeting. 1 Weld Quiy, 3 p.m. March 3 FootbaP, P C C v PRC Esplanade. March s—Menglemlu Lde Syndicatr, Ltd Annual Meeting, 9 Unio» Street, noon March 15—-Penang Assize?, March 17—Football, PC C v PRC, Esplanade. March 20—Motor Cycle Trials, P A 0.
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  • 229 7 I who writes to the “Malay Mail and signs himself “Dear old inkslniger, Your boon companion f or life, says: “Dear Uld Sport,—-I think the suggestion that we should have women on the Federal Council one of the most topping notions of modern times. What the
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  • 185 7 pecially from e Gormum Pll i 8 r&lt; es «treugthenmg the &lt;dnFee“ uused Anti-bumping Bill, v London correspondent -lass eCOrdB Bh W tha “ore ”ud flier. CU Kli being imported, and there is strange evidence, un officially, of what is being done with esjiect to the latter.
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  • 239 7 The attire of natives or rather the lac-k oi it, has been occupying the attention of the Municipal Council, says a Nairobi correspondent. The matter concerns the natives in the township area, and before taking any action in the Jown, it was suggested by the police that
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  • 203 8 JAPANESE PURCHASE. 'The Japanese now in Berlin for the special purpose of studying Germany’s methods of conducting the world war have purchased the patents to a new German war invention, the “shell-less cartridge” according to a special dispatch to the ‘‘Washington Herald by Karl H. von Wiegand. “It
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  • 191 8 A total of 140 new railway lines having a mileage of 6.349, are called for by the decision reached at the twenty-eighth conference of the officials of the Department of Railways in Japan in attempting to draw up a plan to he submitted to the Diet
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  • 114 8 An anonymous ALP. has contributed £‘ooo and Air. Samuel Samuel, Al. I’.. £2OO, to the fund which is being raised among the Lords and Commons to enable Air. James Walton, AL to fight his action against the Yorkshire Alihers’ Association. Air. Walton, who is a working miner,
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  • 149 8 Although about 18,000 miners in Glamorgan sire and Afonniout ii Jiire were idle there are some, signs of a revival in the Welsh coal export trade. Shipments of this coal in British vessels are about to be* made to Colombo, Sabang, and other Eastern ports, with
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  • 76 8 The Delhi Motor Show, at which a disastrous fire has since occurred, was, opened on February 14 by General Sir Claud Jacob, Chief of the General Staff, in the absence of the Comman-der-in-Chief. On arriving at the pavilion General Jacob was received by members of the Committee
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 319 8 THREE CASTLES j VIRGINIAN CIGARETTES. |j “MAGNUM” size 1 -tk r** i I &lt;; These Cigarettes leave s j nothing to he desired l|fl by those who wish for Price a mild smoke somewhat $1.15 larger than u Castles Per tin of so. Ordinary» I =gt. —qjjF--.'." not" v ,r..v
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    • 334 8 AVERY |S| 8/16 12/25 14/28 18/36 25/50 40/80 TRACTORS AND PLOUGHS Avery Tractors Work on Cheapest Grade Kerosene. Avery Tractors Made in Six Different Sizes. IFOR FULL PARTICULARS APPLY TO Huttenbach, Lazarus Sons, Limited, (Incorporated in Straits Settlements) ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT. PENANG. Corn 1— n Pain 1 RUNsymede hotel, limited, jh
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  • 371 9 Messrs K&lt; nr.e iy «nd C", P nnug, report a- f illiiws The Share Market has been quiet hroughout the period under review and buyers do not appear to have any inclination to til] their requirements except at their own ideas which in many instances are below sellers’
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  • 312 9 Singapore. February 24.—Bus’ness remain? at a very lo w ebb and, mainlv for •.his reason in Iddmtrials especially, prices have tend d to sag. The sn go-tinn that the S S and F M S should istue a new Loan has done nothing to irnp-ov r condition
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  • 143 9 Singapore, February 24 —Ab the Rub ber Auctions on Wednesday there was a fair demand at prices somewhat below those of last week. Standard Sheet and Crepe were firm round 34 and 38 1/2 cents, declines of 2 and 1/2 a cent respectively, but very little changed hands
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  • 1182 9 ••T.0.M.” THE RUBBER OUTLOOK, Mr W N Payton, Chairm &lt;n of the Perak Brunch of the F M S Chamber of Com. merce, at the annual meeting at Ipoh, saD the prospects of any great recovery in tbrnear future in the price of rubber are not ?o bright
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  • 254 9 This matter was brought up by Mr Choo Kia Peng at the meeting of the Kuala Lumpur Sanitary Board held on Feb. 16 h. Tne questions and the Chairman’s replies were: Questions. I. How many occurred in Kuala Lumpur, Singapore and Perak since 1919? 2 What
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  • 203 9 -"8 T." Before Captain Rowbo ham, at Singapore Insp Alexander mentioned two cases of attempted suicide. Toe first related to f Cnin-ee woman who jumped into the ?e« from the steamer Hye Leong yesterday and was rescued by the ship’s boat. The woman said she
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  • 794 9 VALUES NOW AT BEDROCK. If there be one section,of the specula tive markets more than another deeply immersed in the Slough of Despond it is that which specialises in Tin shares, says the financier.” This condition of affairs has been going on for some time now, but
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  • 89 9 The first official act of the two women elected to the Kansas State Legislature ig to introduce a Bill defining married women as in their husbands’ employ, making the latter liable for any injuries the wives may sustain in the course of their household duties. A further
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  • 465 9 -“T.0.M.” E.M.S. GOVERNMENT STOPS BUYING. The Federated Malay Stales Government has decided to cease buy ing tin from 26th February. We understand that the Government intends to bold its stock of tin until Hie time arrives when it can be disposed of without loss. REVIEW OF TIN SITUATION. At
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  • 268 9 The “Mining World” of January 22nd, says:— Some rather remarkable movements have been seen this week, prices fluctuating quite severely, with an enormous turnover. Heavy selling has taken place on each day, from cue quarter or another, partly on American account, partly also, perhaps, from the Continent,
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  • 986 9 KENNEDY CO'S SHARE LIST I I o NAMES. 55 3U a I /1 OQ I 0Q H RUBBER (Dollar.) p j c -J 3e. Allenby Rubber Co. Ltd, 35c 40c ■Mor Gajah Kubber Estate 2.00 225 Amalgamated Malay Estates 2.60 Ayer Hi tarn Planting Syndicat* j 12 50 13.00 Ayer
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  • 262 10 TO-DAY’S DEPARTURES. Lake Gilpen for Singapore and China, Jia Ho for Pang Nga. Malaya for Bhaket (Tongkah) and Renoog. Fading for Pul&a Langkawi, Perlis and SetuL (poh for Port Swettenbam and Singapore, Koemai for Deli and Langsa. Edavana for Rangoon and Calcutta. Gregory Apcar for Singapore, China and
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  • 265 10 DAILY (except Sunday). BY TRAIN. Parit Buntar, Bagan Serai, Taiping, Ipoh. Batu Gajah, Tapah Road, j Teluk Anson, Kuala Kubu, |By trail Kuala Lumpur, Seremban, a.m Malacca, Johore, Singapore 6 p.u I and Hongkong j i J l Parit Buntar and Bagan Serai By train alst 10.15
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  • 113 10 February 26, 1921. (Bt Coubtbsy of thb Ohabtkbbd Bank). London Demand Bank 2/3 13/16 4 months’ sight Bank 2/4 1/4 3 Credit 2/4 9/16 &gt;&lt; 3 Documentary 2/4 21/32 Calcutta Demand Bank Rs. 1751 3 days’ sight Private 188 Bombay Demand Bank 175 c Madras Demand Bank 175 2.
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  • 303 10 S. GEORGE THE MARTYR. 3rd Sunday in Lhnt. 8 a.m. Matins Ps 119 vv 73—104. 8.30 a.m, Holy Communion. 9.30 a.m. Matins (Chinese). 5 p.m.—Sunday School. 6 p.m. Evensong—Ps 119, yy 105—128, 245 w 129—144 248, Magnificat 256, Nunc Dimittis 258, Hymns 266, 259, 595. Friday 6 p.m.
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  • 305 10 When the Pope received a deputation of the Roman ari-tocraoy presenting New Year greetings, his Holiness expressec satisfaction thac the Roman patricians were behaving as true gentlemen in maintaining good moral behaviour, thus moderating, by their good example, the present exaggerations in fashion and madnesi in dancing,
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    • 557 10 w wS /&lt;1 K Mr A Carpenter. tBL/zZL :£w» X &lt; /J &gt; &lt;»«■ z\ Kb No more Backaches Certain Relief in 24 hours Do«« it make you think—when you turn. In March, 1912, I was in a vety wake up ’sith a backache and a nasty critical condition with
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    • 184 10 THE 10 n.p. ANDRE CITROEN ~7/ &lt;' The Citroen is not a mere combination but a harmonious blending of those essential qualities which place it “Frimuinter Pares Petrol Consumption 35 to 45 Miles pt*r gallon. Oil Consumption 1 ,000 Miles per gallon. Malcolm Beranger Co. Ltd., Incorporated in France. SOLE
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  • 246 11 London, -lamian 23. —The inclusion ol women on juries in the law courts is occasioning a crop of minor difficulties. The Judge at the &lt; &gt;l&lt;l Bailee objected to Counsel addressing the Mixed Juries as “Ladies and Gentlemen,” and ruled that they would be addressed as “Members
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  • 277 11 In a statement made to a Loudon correspondent of the “Chicago Tribune.” in reply to Admiral Scheer’s insinuation that Great Britain would join forces with America’s enemies should America become involved in war, Lord Northcliffe remarks: If von Scheer's sea work is as clumsy as his propaganda
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  • 150 11 Air. E. t&gt;. IToppe. the English artist who recently arrived Amerra foi the purpose of choosing the most beautiful blonde, announces that he has found her in Aliss Marion Davies, the cinema actress. She was placed above numbers of actresses and women prominent, in society who competed
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  • 105 11 All good Londoners will rejoice to learn that so great is the Dutchmen’s pride in the old Dutch church in Austin Friars that over half-a-million has been refused for it. It is a beautiful building, and it is said to have the largest floor space of
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    • 446 11 n 13 u ej (j rj an d ca d □□□□□nnnnn n MAINLY ABOUT BOOKS. n 0 n n 0 Our service, while presenting to book buyers the offerings of publishers, Q 0 has the more important purpose of promoting more better planned and q better equipped bookstores, thus bringing
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    • 259 11 lll Illi" I J Eastern t&gt; Pacific Trading Co., Ltd., I importers and Exporters. f Offer from Steady Stoek: &gt; TAPPING KNIVES SWEDISH MATCHES f j CRYSTAL SODA SEWING MACHINES &gt; HUBBUCKS WHITE BEDSTEADS &gt; &gt; ZINC PAINT WRITING INK &gt; g CORKS RUBBER SHOES S SEAMING TWINE PLAYING CARDS
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    • 1316 12 pg o -RRinsH INDIA PACIFIC MAIL STEAMSHIP and COMPANY. APCAR LINE. (Incorporated in U. S. A.) Companies Incorporated in England.) REGULAR MONTHLY TRANS-PACIFIC SERVICE. aw* a KHA nA ecriUrWD QrDVirTQ Hongkong, Shanghai, Kobe, Yokohama, Manila, Honolulu, San Francisco. MAIL AND PASSEN 8B «COLOMBIA” From Hongkong about 23rd Mar. 1921. PENINSULAR
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    • 921 12 TRAVEL IN LUXURY TO AUSTRALIA. The newly acquired Fast Twin-screw steamer s.s. MARELL A, 7,372 tons register, is expected to arrive from Australia during first half of January, 1921, and is expected to be despatched for ADELAIDE, MELBOURNE and SYL&gt;NEY about middle January 1921, and every alternate month thereafter. This
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