Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 16 March 1921

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    20 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE PUBLISHED DAILY. ESTABLISHED 1833. No. 61. VOL. .XXIX. WEDNESDAY, 16th MARCH, 1921. FFZCE !5 CENT
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    SLEEPLESSNESS.
    693 2 In the hot weather some people occasionally low? hall a night’s sleep. Then they talk quite seriously about their sleeplessness. They seem to know uothhig ol that vast host who every night endu e the silent martyrdom, in lite, sleej) s the supreme mystery; sleeplessness is the supreme tragedy.
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    DOUBLY HONOURED.
    71 2 There are still ladies whose ideas of .cheques are rather hazy. One such sailed into a milliner’s and bought a hat, offering a cheque for some pounds more than its value, and demanding change. “1 shall lie taking a great risk.” said the milliner, “I don’t, know you.”
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    AUSTRIAN CROWN JEWELS.
    42 2 Vienna, February 3. —The Austrian Government has decided to sue the ex-Emperor Charles for the recovery of Crown jewels worth £4,000,000, which were smuggled into Switzerland in 1918. It is understood Italy has already claimed portion of the jewels.
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  • NEWS FROM INDIA.
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      STRIKE FEVER.
      349 3 Calcutta, March B.—Presiding at the annual meeting of the Anglo-Indian and Domiciled European Association Colonel F. M. Leslie, in the course of an address, said: The political atmosphere is charged with electricity and it behoves every local citizen, to whatever community he may belong to do what in
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      CONFERENCE OF EMPIRE UNIVERSITIES.
      170 3 Calcutta. March 7.—The Calcutta I Diversity has decided to send six delegates to attend the Conference of Universities of the Empire to be held in Lmdon next July. Besides Sir Nilralan Sinar. Principal Heramba Chundei Maitra and Dr. Pramatha Nath Banerjee who>e names have already appeared,
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      THE CALCUTTA CORPORATION.
      83 3 Calcutta, Mandi 2.—At to-day’s meeting- of the Calcutta Corporation the Budget was presented and a committee was formed to consider the Budget and report within ten days. The Corporation Budger gives a deficit of Rs. 612,000 estimated receipts being Rs. 1,71.85,000 and the estimated expenditure Rs. 1,77,97,000
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      MR. BELL IN LHASSA.
      93 3 Allahabad. March 6.—The “Pioneer” understands that Mr. C. A. Bell is expected to return to India from Tibet next month. Mr. Bell’s reception at Lhassa was most cordial. Soon after his arrival there he paid calls on the Dalai Lama and the Prime Minister ami there
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      N.W. FRONTIER TROUBLES.
      279 3 Delhi, March 4.—A press communique says: The Wana Wazir situation continues unchanged and there is but little of interest to report. The totals of rifles and fine handed in by all sections of the tribe up to February 22 are as follows.—Government rifles 130: tribal rifles 186
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      BIC JUTE BLAZE.
      86 3 Calcutta March s.—An extensive fire has occurred in the Dalhousie Jute Mill at Champdeny, near Serampore. It originated in a jute stack in the mill compound containing- several thousand bales and despite the effort of the mills staff and others the flames -piead from stack to stack
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    SECRET SERVICE WORK.
    159 3 Ih'M' ALIENS WERE WATCHED IN WAR TIME. lhe King’s Bench Division has awarded Herliert Booth £*-)00 damages against the "Daily Herald” for publishing a libel accusing him of l»eing a spy and agent provacateur.” Herliert Booth joined the secret service during the war. He took excej)tion to
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    DRAMA OF THE HIGH SEAS.
    240 3 A drama of the high seas 12 years ago is recalled, wires the Bath correspondent of the “Daily Chronicle,” by an award of £2OO by the Eagle Oil Company to a sea-cook named James Cheeseman, one of the crew ot he tanker San Melito. In
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      285 3 IMPERIAL EMPIKK THEATRE PENANG ROAD. Offers the following for your approval To-night I From Monday, 14th, to Wednesday, 16th March, 1921. In the Second House at 9*15 p.m. 6 Reels keab Baird In The Capitol From the notable stage success by AUGUSTUS THOMAS The brilliant emotional star surpasses all her
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      132 3 —KBMIW IMrtV Hill R —BgHMBS TOWN HALL, PENANG. Opening Xstiursday, 17t6 frlarefj. >■♦>< THE FAMOUS H. B. WARING COY, OF WELL-KNOWN LONDON ARTISTES. THE MOST TALKED OF COMPANY THAT HAS EVER TOURED IN THE EAST 1716 Speckled ffiand Chas Quartermaine as Sherlock Holmes. Friday 18tfi TRnn Jeannette Sherwin as Ann.
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    PENANG CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
    5230 4 ANNUAL MEETING. CHAIRMAN’S REVIEW. The annual general meeting of the Penang Chamber of Commerce was held in the Chamber yesterday. There were present:— Messrs J L Lonie (president) W H Thorne, D L Adamson, F D Thompson, J G Brown, E J Bennett. Jones, Dilley, F
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    SUGAR PRODUCTION.
    299 5 ACTIVITIES IN EPPER BURMA. The opening of two large sugar factories in Upper Burma are among the latest of Sir Jamal’s exploitations in the northern part of this Province. The scarcity of sugar during the war made itself felt even in this land of plenty And the exorbitant
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    CANE CULTIVATION IN BEHAR.
    515 5 Ihe Publicity Officer of Behar ami Orissa has issued the following: With the rise in the price of sugar m Uecent years its manufacture in ditfeient parts of India has been found increasingly profitable. Capitalists aie investing their money in new sugar factories, and the Indian
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    SHACKLETON’S NEW EXPEDITION.
    301 5 Christiana, February 7.—Sir Ernest. Shackleton’is planning a new Polar expedition, this time to the Arctic. He expects to be away for two years. Sir E. Shackleton proposes to leave England in May or June next, and will take with him a dozen men, chiefly those who accompanied
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    "WET" LINER PUZZLE.
    193 5 No vessel of any nationality may enter a United States port or come within the three-mile limit with intoxicating liquor on board. This, in substance, is the decision given by the Department of Justice under the Prohibition Enforcement laws. Ihe department stales specifically that no ship transporting
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    CUSTOMS DUTIES IN BURMA.
    111 5 —Ex. Ihe raising of Customs duty has aroused considerable feeling among the Burmese community. For example*, as regards sugar it is said that while the retail price of sugar is going up firms are unable to clear their stocks from the wharves. When we wrote about
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    READ HIS OWN NAME ON WAR MEMORIAL.
    135 5 While examining the King’s Lynn war memorial, unveiled by Princess Mary, a man named Herbc i t Doy was astonished to find his own name? recorded among the fallen. It was ascertained yesterday, telegraphs the ‘‘Daily Chronicle” correspondent, that Doy had been reported
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    BIRTH.
    18 6 Alderson, —On March I4tb, at The European Hospital, Batu to Major and Mrs C. Alderson— a son.
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    THE CHAMBER AND CIVIC DUTY.
    1262 6 M T.” A considerable portion of to-day’s issue is devoted to the publication of a fall report of the proceedings at yesterday’s Annual General Meeting of the Chamber of Commerce. We do nat begrudge the space and can only hope that our generosity in the
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    HERE AND THERE.
    1523 6 In November last year, the official news of the betrothal of The King of H. M. tbe King of S' BI n e^ r tfca Siam co the Prince»s Annulled 1 Vallabha Devi was published, and the announcement evoked many congratulatory references and expressions of satisfaction by
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    ROYAL BETROTHAL ANNULLED.
    237 6 KING OF SIAM’S SENSATIONAL PROCLAMATION. [From Our Own Corrkspondent Bangkok, March 15. The King of Siam has issued a proclamation annulling his be’ro’hal owing be incompatibility of temperament between the King and the Princess Vallabha Devi, which may be accounted for by the chronic indisposition of the
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    THE NAVAL ESTIMATES.
    763 7 REDUCTIONS IN TONNAGE AND PERSONNEL. [Reuter’s Telegrams.] London, March 14. The Naval Estimates for 1921 22 are approximately 91,000,000 gross and 82,500,000 net tonnage as compared aith 105,000,000 gro?s and 91,000,000 net in 1920-20. The economies inclade the redaction of capital ships in fall commission from 20
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    Senor Date's Assasin Arrested.
    31 7 Madrid, March 14. The anarchist Ataneo Mateo has been arrested and has confessed to the assassination of Senor Dato. He has revealed the names of his accomp'ic*».
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    THE REPARATIONS.
    361 7 german anger at new PENALTIES. [Reuter’s Telegrams.] Berlin, March 14. A S’uttgart message states that anger at the naw penalties has evoked a joint appeal from the Wartemberg Chambers of Commerce, arguing that the business men and population will boycott British, French and Belgian merchandise until the objectionable
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    Franco-Turkish Agreement.
    192 7 KEMALIST HOPES. Paris, March 13. Following the signature of the Franco- I'urkish agreement Sami Bry, the Kemaliso delegate to the London Conference, in an interview with a representative of the Petit Journal stated that Turkey will never forget that the happy results reached in London are due to
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    League of Nations.
    110 7 —Vale. INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE. Paris, March 13.—The occupation of the Rhine cities continues to be without event. The decision of the French authorities to open popular kitchens for needy people has been gratefully received. It is obvious that the Prussian regime is unpopular with large sections
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    Seine Department By-Elections.
    48 7 COMMUNISTS’ HEAVY FALL. London, March 14 The district by-elections in the Seine Department, which is a Socialist stronghold, resulted in the return of two Government candidates, who defeated two Communists by an absolute majority of 63,864 votes. The Socialists apparently abstained from sapporting the Communists.
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    IRELAND.
    110 7 SIX SINN FEINERS EXECUTED. [Reuter’s Telegrams.] London, March 14. Six Sinn Feiners were hanged in Dublin this morning. Two were convicted of murder in connection with the massacre of officers in Dublin in November. The remaining four were convicted of high treason and participating in an ambush The men
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    Caucasus.
    54 7 COSSACKS REVOLT EN-MASSE. Paris, March 14. Official advices from Constantinople record that the insurrectionary movement in the Caucasus is gaining ground. The Don Cossacks revolted en-masse. General Bndienny has informed the Soviet that he is unable to lend assistance against the rebels because the majority of his regiments themselves
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    French Premier Returns to Paris.
    127 7 —Vale. A SUCCESSFUL CONFERENCE. Paris, March 12.—The French Premier arrived in Paris this evening from London. He expressed extreme satisfaction with resalts and also with the great cordiality of the reception he met with everywhere, M Briand stated bis absolute conviction that inter-Allied solidarity is
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    Harnessing the Rhone.
    48 7 M. MILLERAND’d TOUB. Paris, March 2—M Millerand has left on a tour of inspection of the great works undertaken for harnessing the Rhone river above Lyons, whose industry after their completion is expected to receive a tremendous impulse owing to the cheapness of electric power.
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    Lyons Fair.
    97 7 ,—Vale. MR. KELLAWAY’S VISIT. Paris, March 12.—Lyons fair is proving again an unqualified success this year. A number of distinguished visitors has jnst arrived, notably Mr KelUway of the British Board of Trad*. In an address ar a luncheon given in bis honour by the Municipality, Mr Kellaway
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    The French Silk Trade.
    54 7 -—Vale. CHINESE DELEGATES VISIT LYONS. Singapore, March 12.—Twelve delegates from the Shanghai silk trade arrived at Lyons to visit the fair and the Union of Silk Merchants in Lyons, who have for half a century been their chief connection. The delegates paid a series of visits
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    Germany’s Mercantile Marine.
    64 7 THE SHIPOWNERS’ PLEDGE, Berlin, March 14, The Reichstag ratified the agreement between the Government and the shipowners sanctioning a total grant of twelve milliards of marks for the reconstruction of the mercan ile marine. The shipowners pledge themselves to build at least one third of their former
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    U.S. Navy.
    60 7 PACIFIC QUESTIONS UNDECIDED. Washington, March 14. > Mr. Denby, speaking to Reuter’s correspondent, declined to deny the reports that the Navy Administration contemplate the concentration cf the entire fleet in the Pacific and the cremim of a huge naval base at Oahu, Ha*ai», Apparently the question is suit
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    THE CONSORTIUM AND CHINESE BANKERS.
    773 7 VIEWS OF AMERICAN GROUP. I Mr Frederick W Stevens, writes j from Shanghai on February 25 —As representative in China of the group of America bankers (for who only, I speak) I have been asked several questions, among others—what I think of the group of
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    FARROW RELEASED ON BAIL.
    141 7 Surprising Evidencb Forb Shadowed London, March B:—The Farrow’s Bank Case was resumed to day when all three defendants were committed for trial. They pleaded “not guilty” and reserved their defence. Hart and Crotch we»e allowed the same bail as previously but the sureties asked in the
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    SOCIAL & PERSONAL.
    1044 7 SOCIAL PERSONAL. H M A 8 Brisbane left Penang at 2-40 this morning. The Hon Mr Mitchell arrived by the Kinta this morning from Singapore. Colonel W J P Hume, British Resident of Perak, is on a visit to Ipoh. 4 Mrs. D. Graham and Miss Jean Graham, Ipoh, are
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    Test Match Demonstration.
    285 7 A Sydney wire of February 28 describind the last test match states :—lt appears that Wilson and Fender had cabled Home statements that the crowd jeered at Hobbs on account of his lameness The result was that when Wilgon and Rhodes walked to the wicked the crowd
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    Coolie Recruiting.
    71 7 Recruiting has been resumed in Madras Presidency generally except in the follow* ing taluqs which are still closed to recruiting owing to the prevalence of disease. Cbitoor, Taluqs of Ohandragiri and Voyalapad. Vizigapatam, Surungavarappu Kotta. Salem. All Taluqs Chenglepet, Between Chenglepet and Madras City. Tanjore, Taluqs of Mayavaram,
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    MONGOLIAN SITUATION.
    282 8 Mukden, February 20.—There is no new s bom Urga or Peking about the real situation in Oufer Mongolia but Japanese reports say that the Living Buddha or Hutukfu has declared the indepen dence of whole Mongolia. Inner and Outer, against the Peking Government. The Hutuktu styles him Self
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    5,245 FOREIGNERS IN TOKIO.
    213 8 According to statistics compiled by the Metropolitan Police Departmem, 5.245 foreigners resided in Tokio Prefecture, including the city and suburbs, at the end of December. More than half of them were Chinese, who numbered 3.466. Americans came next in number with 653, followed by British with
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    A JAPANESE ADVENTURE.
    211 8 Sydney. February 6. —A Japanese named Nagi Yamata. 31. was charged at the central police court with being a prohibited immigrant. Inspector J. Donoghue, of the Customs department, said he went to a Japanese laundry at Cha-tswood on Thursday, and questioned Yamata regarding his pass port. His
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    AGRICULTURE COLLEGE FOR THE WEST INDIES.
    108 8 —Ex. London, Feb. 22.—The Trinidad Gq vernment is immediately voting half of the £50,000 required to build the Agri cultural College of the West Indies at St. Joseph’s, but guarantees the whole amount. Jamaica provides £5,000 per annum for three years for upkeep. A
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    PENANG ASSIZES.
    608 9 UNLAWFUL ASSEMBLY CASE. 1 he trial of the three Chinese named Heng ('hap Ek. Chan Pong Heng and Min Ah Siap, who were charged with, and pleaded not guilty to, assembling for tlie purpost' of committing gang robbery, was concluded late yesterday afternoon. Ail the accused denied that
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    SINGAPORE ASSIZES.
    83 9 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Singapore, March 16. At Singapore Assizes, before Mr. Justice Barrett Lennard, the trial opened of three Chinese, Lee Puay, Lam Seng and Wong Moon, who were charged with a gang robbery, which occurred in December. It was stated that the accused robbed a coffeeshop
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    S.S.A. BALLOT.
    30 9 (From Our Own Correspondent) Singapore, March 16. At the Straits Settlements Association ballot Messrs. A. G. Anthony, Griffith, Jones, and E. A. Brown were nominated as Municipal Commissioners.
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    THE H.B. WARINC COMPANY.
    317 9 TO PLAY “ROMEO AND JULIET.” This famous company—whose repute t ion has preceded it —arrived in Penang this morning by s.s. Ekma, so that playgoers in the district need no longer doubt that the scheduled performances will take place. That this company should have arrived without
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    SPRING RACE GRIFFINS AT SINGAPORE
    274 9 Despite the wet weather there was quite a good attendance at Redfearn’s yard, Singapore, when the griffins for the forthcoming race meeting were drawn for. The following were the griffins drawn wih their subscribers: No. 6 B. G. (Sire Cesarevich Dam Minilya). Mr. A. D.
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    P.C.C. TENNIS TOURNAMENT.
    60 9 The following ties are arranged for Thursday, March 17th: Double Handicap Class “A” (Final). —2 E. S. Haslam and C. O- T. Powell v. —15.2 M. K, Whitlock and A. K A.’B. Terrell. Friday, March 18. Profession Paars. —S- F. B. Martin and A. K. A. B.
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    THE HONG MOH.
    314 9 The Hongkong Daily Press” of March 8, contains the following, which adds little to the details of the disaster already known here: 1 he. Singapore steamer Hong Moh has been wrecked on the Lamock Island, near Swatow. She was transporting a large number of Chinese coolies and
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    SIR BADEN-POWELL AND MALAYA.
    261 9 His Excellency the Governor has received the following letter from Sir Baden-Powell in response to an invitation to isit Malaya before returning to England after his tour in India, lhe letter is dated February 10. 1921 Dear Sir, 1 beg to offer my sincere thanks to
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    THE SHARE MARKET.
    479 9 Messrs- Chart Co., Ltd., Kuala Lum pur, in their report dated to-day, say: Stock Exchange markets people will be lieve anything when prices are rising and nothing when they are falling. In boom times everyone shuts out the possibility of a reaction, and in times of stagnation
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    INDRAGIRI RUBBER.
    31 9 (Irom Our Own Correspondent.) Singapore, March 16. At. a meeting of the Indragiri Rubber Company a resolution was passed recommending an increase in capital of $60,000 owing to depression.
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    STRAITS TIN.
    332 9 PRODUCTION COST PROBLEM IN THE F. M. S. lhe “Financial Tinies” of February 11 says—lt is interesting to learn that the Government intends to proceed with its inquiry into the cost of production in the Federated Malay States. Lt is to be feared, however, that the investigations may
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    LOCAL SHARE MARKET.
    66 9 The following are the latest quotations in Messrs. Kennedy <fc Co.’s share list Yesterday. To-day. SHARES. X 72 X 32 Rubber (Dollar) c. c. c. c. Miaiag. N. Taiping 1.25 1.30 1.20 1.25 Taiping Tin 1.25 1.30 1.20 1.25 T’kah Hr T. 11.50 12.50 12.00 12.50 General.
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    TIN PRICES.
    35 9 Tin was quoted in London on March» 15th at £157 spot, and £l6O three months. To-day’s quotation for raw tin in Penang was $77, refined tic, $7B 75 per picul, buyers, no sellers.
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    PRODUCE.
    177 9 Pnnano, March 16, 1921. BP. Tapioca $4.50 sellers. M. P. Tapioca $5.00 sales. Cold leaf $72 sellers Black Pepper $15.00 nominal White Pepper s3o| nominal Trang Pepper $25.00 nominal Mace Pickings $37.00 sellers Cloves $7B nominal Nutmegs 80s f 40.00 sellers 110 s $35.00 sellers {No. 1 123 50
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    COMING EVENTS.
    117 9 March 16—Penang Impressionists, Sketching Party. March 16—Penang Library, Annual Meeting. 4 p.m. March 17—Football, PC C v P RQ, Esplanade. March 17, 18 and 19—H B Waring Coy, Town Hall. Mar 19—Cricket, PC C v P R C, Esplanade March 20—P-S.C., Handicaps March 20—Motor Cycle Trials, P A
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    EXCHANGE.
    116 9 y, March 16 1 1921. Bt Codrtbst or thb Chabtbrrd Bank). Condon Demand Bank 2/3 25/32 4 months* eight Bank 2/4 1/4 3 Credit 2/4 1/2 3 Documentary 2/4 19/32 Jalcuti a Demand Bank Re, 170' 3 Hays’ sight Private 185 Bombay Demand Bank 170 o 4adras Demand Bank
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    Band Programme.
    51 9 The Band will play the following proramme of music at the Esplanade at 6 p.m, to-day. 1 ...The Wiggle A Wee Dance ...Arthur 2 Selection ...As you were ...Derewski 3 Waltz ...The Girl from Utah ...Rubens 4 Fox. Trot ...Avalon ...Rose 5 One Step ...Ever since he Pelmaniaei
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    SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.
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