Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 27 September 1921

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  • 19 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE. PUBLiBHEB JHttY. ESTABLISHED 1833, No. 32&; yOL. lXxik. 27th SEPTEMBER, 1921. PRICE 15 CENTS.
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    • 595 1 V- iObt»niat!^ < gfr< r be r^^y e, v A I «?<• 1 flat *■•••< 1 <’> T T J*^ .4kjr/ZT > f r 1' > ll .i Jlfc6. wANn- TO G<T [i ps: •’fe 1 W^h' Wi' -aWw>•■-^"■'^ ous > A -I- wt; I 1&' ”*< I 'FIRE PftOtECTION
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    • 22 1 J Ihe w/’<kl ift 10Wf« < i I I 1 MMS** I sale Attain S.I. F M.S* I Ong ••en Unong A Oo
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  • 1802 2 INTERESTING PAPER BY MR. J. D. FETTES. The following is the first portion of the interesting and instructive paper on the water supply of Penang, prepared by Mr. J. D. Fettes, the Municipal Water Engineer, tor submission to the members of the Engineering Association of Malaya, on
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  • 546 2 REPRESENTATIONS TO L GOVERNMENT. I Rangoon, «September 19. —A meeting lof citizens of RangOn, comprising chiefly members of the Burmese, His)u and Chittagonian communities, was held yesterday at. 2 p.m., at Hall Ko Aung Gyi being in the chair. The hall and the were filled. The following
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  • 257 2 Rangoon, September 21. —The Rice Market closed last evening at Rs. 637-8-0 for October, and Rs. 630 for Sep tember, and opened at the price this morning. January was quoted at Rs. 475; February. April. Rs. 457-8 < small mills Rs. 642-8-0 and Meedone Rs. 637-8-0. Qwing
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  • 140 2 Psnang, September V, 1921. (Bt Courtbsy op the Chartbbkd Basi) London Demand Bank 2/3 29/32 4 months’ sight Bank 2/4 7/32 3 Credit 2/4 17/32 3 Documentary 2/4 5/8 Calcutta Demand Bank Rs, 157] 3 days’ sight Private 163 o Bombay Demana Bank 157 s Madras Demand Bank 157
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  • 103 2 Sept 27—Municipal Commission, Sept 28—Athenaeum Meeting, 1 Le’ th Street, 9 p.ro. Modern Spiritualism.” Sept 28—P C C Tentffe Tournament Championship Final. Sept 28—P C C Tennis Tournament. Presentation of Priq?s. Sept -Church Workers’ Association, t Monthly Meeting, Parsooag, a 10 a.m Q) Sept 30—Entries for Boxing Associate
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    • 281 2 unexcelled values far mis week. JSA I i Jo I urfihk «fa wjl < Km#. ■|L>® s-k 3ji|| <jlQg 2385 m W Bracket Lamp— e namel 1 e d The Old Reliable Ansonia Brown or Cream, I inch burner, gives Alarm Clock-does not take, a good liffht. Price $2-25. back
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    • 217 2 Hand Horns, Two sp M e in W B complete tool kit4> Perfect ert,b 2 $9OO. Box No. *4, V?»’ I Motor Car for 8&u ,j v I Mitchell, 1919 E condition powerful, qukt J? E slightly used. Complete set o I b of seat covers p B AftlAx e
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  • 1143 3 [THREE BANDS OF REBELS S'ljlLL I AT LARGE. Simla, September 17.—At question time, in the Council of State to-day the Hon. Mr. Craik, home secretary, reply ing to Sir Maneckjee Dadabhoy iftjout affairs in Malabar said that in the light of the information elicited during the visit
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  • 221 3 MR. GANDHI INTERVIEWED. Madras. September 15. —Mr. Gandhi granted an interview to-day to a representative of the' “Madras Mail.’ Mr. Gandhi said he looked upon Swadeshi as the constructive side of non-coopera-tion as he expected it to lead to the manufacture of al] cloth needed by the
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  • 211 3 rill (J J j v r be making their-Singapore debut.— >. T.” Madras. September 16. —The Hindu understands that Gandhi has received a letter from the Chief Secretary, Madras Government, informing him that in the event <>f his intending to go to Malabar the m'litary authorities administering
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    • 904 3 VACANT, t MUNICIPAL NOTICE, Thoroueh'v experienced Tamil Clerk 4 anted for R,bbHr KBtate lu BvUtb Kedah. A special meeting of the Municipal Sood 9 .l*ry and free Only Commissioners will be held at thi „lu.oh me** (no Janna T*mil) need 1 A Box No. 251, c/o Pinang Gszstie. jS 4
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    • 105 3 PRITCHARD’S Wine and spirit Department. ROBERTSON’S “PRIVATE STOCK” WHISKY This is Whisky of Pre-War distillation —hence the distinction in the name Compare it with any other Whisky for quality, mellowness and price. It is a REALLY SPECIAL WHISKY. SIMONDS “MILK STOUT.” A Revolution in Brewing. An Ideal Invigorating Beverage f|g||||
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  • 46 4 Nicholas —On Friday, the 23rd September 1921, at the Maternity Hospital Penang, to Mr and Mrs Boy Nicholas. Windsor Estate, Krian Road, Taiping, a daughter. Srrres —At Ulu Pedas Estate, Negri Sembilan, on Sept. 23rd, 1921, to Mr and Mrs E D Serres, a daagbter.
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  • 1349 4 There was a Reuter’s cable in yesterday’s issue on the subject of the breakdown of negotiations, that have been proceeding for a long time, between the engineering and shipbuilding employers and men on the question of the withdrawal of the war bonuses. Such a withdrawal will involve a
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  • 1284 4 Srft was suggested to us recently that an'attempt might be Sagapore and made to revive interest in the (which met with an unfavourably reception some time ago) to form either a branch of the Straits Settlements (Singapore) Association or an ft dependent body run on somewhat similar
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  • 372 4 (Fom Our Own Corespondent) Kuala iftmpur, September 27. The Malay Mail Colombo correspondent wires that a London cable states that bullion gambling ie proceeding, in anticipation of higher rupee The Eastern Banks consider this view to be unsound. October Ist to Bth I as been fixed
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    • 382 4 (C. i. 1 ®gg;PURE IRON ARMCO Ingot Iron Roofing and Siding has no < superior for rust-resisting service. As a covering for houses, sheds, godowns or factories Corrugated aRMIO j Ingot Iron Sheets will stand the most vigorous test of j j i time and weather. It will endure the
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    • 9 4 Dinner AND ANCE AT THE “E. O.” Every Friday.
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  • Page 4 Miscellaneous

  • 48 5 RTI <;AL’S REPRESEVIATI ON. Reuter’s Telegrams. Lisbon, September 26. (nited States (ftrvernment ‘in i the that ‘it fui'Wd 1,1 t A nrooose Portugal’s participation ift Will a A I Washing* o Conference on the n) condition as Holland, since there r( Portuguese interests in the Far
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  • 128 5 A JAPANESE DENIAL. ft London, September 26. fhe Councillor of the «Japanese ftm Mr. Nagai, in a. letter to the ■Chamber <>f Commerce Journal” challenges the statement by Mr. Lenox sifn, quoted in that newspaper to the th' t the Japanese Preftier de cian .fl that tl#
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  • 158 5 POLICE CHIEF’S INDICTMENT OF FORCE. New York, September 23. The Chief of Police in Chicago has <tideivtr wholesale dismissals from the force. He says per cent of the p-licemen under his command are en gaged in the illegal sale and transp» rt of liquor, and declares there is
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  • 98 5 RECORD ACCUMULATION. London, September 26. British scientific and medical research will be enormously helped jpy the acqui sit ion of two grammes of radium. the largest quantity ever which ProfMsor Soddy, of Oxford Iniversify, broughtfto England last yeati h‘ Jn the Czecho Slovakian State Mines at Joachimstal. The precious
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  • 81 5 —Vale. THE6OPPAU DISASTER. 4» Paris, September 25. —Two thousand Walg ars' daily served out by the French occupation troops to roan population in the explosion zone at Oppau, Albania and Serbia. According to Rom" o orts. Albania 1s roobilizing against SerbiaRussian Famine. At Geneva, the League of Nations
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  • 97 5 BOMB OUTRAGES. London, September 26. hi were and 60 injured in sefctaJ riy ft fighting in Belfast during the week end. lhe casualties were mostly due to bomb outrage Two were killed and 34 injured by a bomb, which was hurled into the street and failed tf
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  • 305 5 DISCUSSION WITH ULSTER eSUGWESTED. Sir Horace Plunkett, interviewed by the “Daily News,” said:—“l havq felt increasingly in th e past two months thft the fullest and frankest' discussions would have been infinitely more helpful than this strange reversion to secMt diplomacy. The need for discussion has
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  • 94 5 CONFLICTING REPORTS. London, September 26. Contradictory report® with regard to Serbo-Albanian hostilities are being issued by the Serbs and Albanians. Messages from Tirana, the Albanian capital, speak of a heroic Albanian resistance to the attacks of the Serbian Arm£ scftth of the Mirditq district, the objective of
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  • 220 5 The report on the Singapore Municipal Fire Brigade’s work for 1920, just issued, states that there were 79 calls to fires, an increase of 28, but only 44 were genuine. The total loss on assessed property within Municipal limits was estimated at «101-295 a decrease of
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  • 64 5 Berlin, September 2>. A Frankfurt telegram says the tig rechst Dyeworks have closed down and dismissed all the workers, owing to alleged unreasonable wage demands. Another Concern Closes. x Berlin, September 26. A Frankfurt message says th e Chemis chi Fabrik, Griesheim, as well as the Hoechst Dyeworks,
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  • 23 5 Ludwigshafen. September 26. In addition to the 310 dead mentioned on September 25, there are still 90 missing at Oppau.
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  • 161 5 DEMONSTRATION AGAINST VON LETTOW VORBECK. By counterblast to the militarist demonstration in West Berlin, the papers published a telegram, from Zeitz in Mecklenburg, stating that General von Lettow Vorbeck, who commanded German tftops in East Africa during the war and is one of the most
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  • 51 5 In a message read at a gathering of ex-service men in Berlin the ex Kaiser referred to his brave comrades never vanquished in the field. Ludendorff and others spoke in a like boastful strain. The men of the Reichswehr were fo’bidden to attend the
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  • 133 5 In his report to the department of labour, the head of the Welfare Bureay at Ellis Isalnd states that after a year of personal investigation he finds that the Immigration station at New fork Harbour is utterly unfit for the purpose it was intended to serve.
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  • 96 5 .SIKH SENTENCED TO DEATH. fFrom Our Own Correspondent.) Singapore, September 27 At the Assizes, Goojah Singh, a Sikh watchman, was sentenced to death for the murder of a Sikh woman, Isorkhor, on August 3. The accused inflicted terrible injuries with a parang.. Mr. Justice Barrett Lennard described the
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  • 98 5 A shocking discovery was made by coolies on Mr. Mhd. Noordin’s Estate in Batu Lanchang Lane, Penang, tins morning. About daybreak, a report was heard which seemed to come from the direction of a shed where Kalah Singh, the Bengali watchman, had his quarters. The
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  • 118 5 TARTARS’ TERRIBLE PLIGHT Stockholm, September 20. An official Russian report from Sa, mara states that the famine amongst the Tartars is terrible. Thousands are dying from starvation, and an unprecedented catastrophe is imminent unless food arrives in time. League and Relief. Geneva. September 26. The sub committee appointed
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  • 376 5 “AN AUTHENTIC ACCOUNT” I nder the title of “Survivantel” a book has been published in France which is stated to be an authentic account of the death of the ex-Tsar, the Tsaritsa and their children. The autho ress, who calls herself Mlle. Marie Ber ditche,
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  • 108 5 London, August 29.—An astounding strike is reported in the “Daily Express.” Three hundred men employed on a housing scheme at Scunthorpes, Lincolnshire, were compelled to strike by the Operative Bricklayers’ Society. A big firm of contractors, whom the authorities had urged to complete the job quickly,
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  • 83 5 A correspondent writes to the “Bangkok Times Local freights again show a distinct decline during the week. Freight to Hongkong is 32| dollar cents and to Singapore 35. Little cargo is offering even at these rates, and there is plenty of tonnage available. KhoOn Seng chartered the “Rajah of
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  • 236 5 While Mr. W, S. Goldie and Mr. J. G. Brown were motoring to town this morning about 9 o’clock, they collided with anothei car, which was coming towards them, in’Northam Road, opposite the. entrance to the Ruimymede Hotel. It appears that the car, which
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  • 380 5 QUESTION IN COUNCIL OF STATE. Simla, September 19.—1 n the Council of State, Sir Maneckji Dadabhoy ask ed for leave to move for* the adjourn ment of the House to consider the arrest of the Ali brothers and others and the policy of Government in the matter of
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  • 77 5 Pegu, September 20. -Judgment was delivered this afternoon in the railway disaster case by Mr. F. Fisher, Officiating Deputy Commissioner Pegu V. R. K. Naidu, lately A. S. M. Tawy/i, was found guilty and sentenced to nine months on each charge, sentences to run concurrently, S.
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  • 63 5 Chu Eng Jin, a Hokien, who was sentenced to twelve months’ imprisonment at the Supreme Court, Penang, this year for fraudulently using as gfepuine a forged document, escaped from the Gaol on Sunday evening. Despite all efforts by the police to trace him, ha i® still at
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  • 41 5 A meeting will be held in the Chinese Merchants’ Club, 1, Le«h Street, Penang, at 9 p.m. to-morrow, Wednesday- A dis. cusssion, introduced by a paper, on “Modern Spiritualifti” will take place. Dr. l istontwill be in the chair.
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  • 211 5 THE BARNES CUP. Despite the unfavourable weather Saturday there was quite a large atten dance at the Balestier ground for Jv Barries Cup matches. Lady Guillemarc? being amongst those watching the play with much interest. The rain made the ground very heavy and it wa s hard work throughout
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  • 100 5 A very interesting polo match was witnessed in Hongkong on Sept. 13th. between teams representing the Wood Forbes Mission, then in Hongkong, and the Hongkong Polo Club. Hongkong won the match by five clear goals, al though the American team put up a very hard fight. The
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  • 109 5 The following were the results of play in the third and semi final rounds. Gibson beat Gajlie, one up. Mcßae beat Hendn\v, one up. Rut ley beat Gilberts» n, one up. Tongue beat Finlayson at 19th. Semi final Round. Gibson beat Mcßae. 4 and 2. Rutley beat
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  • 78 5 WESTERN OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP. New York, August 17.—The open golf championship of Western America resulted in a win for Walter Hagen, the United States professional, with a score of 28 7 for the 72 holea “Jock” Hutchison, the world’s open champion, was second with 292, French third with
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  • 194 5 Entries for the Boxing Tournament to be held in Penang in aid of the Un employment Funds, under the auspi<>s of the Penang Amateur Boxing Association, close on September 30. Aspirants to fistic fame have been coming forward in fair members, but the r e are
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  • 689 6 —“MM.” A SEREMBAN CASE. A civil suit of some interest to planters was heard in the Seremban Supreme Court, before the Hon. Mr. Justice L. M. Woodward, C J’.C., the parties to the suit being Mr. W. P. Handover, Manager of Sungei Nipah Estate, Ltd., Port Dickson. as
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  • 90 6 Tok io. September 7. —The Finance Department announces that Japan’s tj'ade with China, during the month of August amounted to Yen 18,723,000 jn exports and Yen 11.289,000 i n imports, the balance being Yen 7,434.000 in favour of exports. Since the beginning of January to the
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  • 201 6 TO-DAY’S DEPARTURES. Aing Thye for Alor Star. Fooksang for Calcutta. Peng Fook for Langsa. Persia for Singapore. Sitiawan for Adahan and Bata Bahra. Peogab for Pang Nga. van den BosclT for Singapore. Perak [E 8 Co] for Deli. Kedah for Dindings and Sitiawan. Sappho for Telak Anson. KUng
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  • 69 6 DAILY (except Hondar). BY TRAIN Farit Buntar, Bagan Serai, Taiping, Ipoh, Batu Gajab, Tapab Road, I Teluk Anson, Kuala Kubu, |By train Kuala Lumpur, Seremban, 715 am Malacca, Johore, Singapore 6 pm. and Hongkong J Farit Buntar and Bagan Serai By train alec 10.15 a.m. A 3.45
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  • 54 6 The BI Packet Te* sea, with avails from Europa is expected to arrive bgM at 6 p.m. to-day. The Homewani mail sa Khyber, will close at 2 p,m. to-morrow v < The Mail despatched from PenUng to Ldndon on the 24th ultimo, by thft I'eeuta, were delivered in
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    • 577 6 rWTSSrT] TRACTORS AND PLOUGHS.’ s ,ji if I e irn< sfei ’O-M 1 A Hl IL if" I J XT" zA 1 i I 1 J /r; j/O j A s, l i ■i 1 •-X- 5 I 1 1 *1 BRIEF SPECIFICATION Four Cylinder Horizontal Low Engine. fjCircuiar Forced
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  • 798 7 p Brash of Ipoh, a visit to pen» o 1 Beauman the well-known miner and iD P 22!— rain F Fenwick, a well-known koi nilot. was kiiflM instantaneous!» Bt, io o <> Mr A K Thomas, of Messrs Thomas and idse Ipoh, bas c Dce,,e d bis
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  • 371 7 WORKING PLANTERS,” I [To the Editor of the “Pinang Gazette-”]*) s ib, —-The report in yesterday’s issue of rb > “P. G.” anent the meeting of the 1.8. P., and also your leade<ette, must have been read with great interest by the planting community. May Lbe allowed a little
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  • 441 7 [To the Editor of the “Pinang Gazktte Sir, —With reference to your article tn the Pinang Gazette of last Thursday, the S F Press is quoted as suggesting that if an inordinate number of complaints are made during a certain number of months about a certain
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  • 923 7 Morning Post.” atN OBSERVATIONS. One of the best proofs that an ApgloLA meric an amicable co-operation in wSrld affairs is practic*ble is the fact that when the representative American comes into close touch with British public work he usually praises it. Nob only the Am&Scan sailor working with
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  • 814 7 Messrs Baker, Morgan <fc Co. Ltd., Kuala Lumpur, reported on Saturday as follows Fairly steady business has been maintained throughout the week, principally in tin shares, and the volume would have been larger but for the smallness of the Singapore tin sales, accompanied by a gradually
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  • 116 7 "M.M." Twenty-nne thousand Javanese .coolies bad been repatriated during 1921 up to the €nd of August. The total for the same period during 1920 was 8,000. Jhe 1921 total thus showing an excess of 12,000. To this total must be added 4,000 more who have been recently dismissed
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  • 584 7 Maximum Coolie Wage. The wages question was discussed at a general meeting of the Central Pahang Planters* Association, held at Raub on Sept 17th, Mr Rde Bondy in the chair. Mr de Bondy remarked that he bad sens out a circular suggesting a farther reduction in
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  • 333 7 The following is the report by ths directors to the fourth ordinary annual general meeting of shareholders to be held on Sept 30 at 10 a.m. in the registered office of the Company, at 4 Fort Road, Malacca. After charging to revenue all secretarial and office expenses,
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  • 87 7 The following are the latest quotations tn Messrs. Kennedy Co.’s share list Yesterday. To-day. > 8 S S 8 SHARES. >. a t £8 3 i S c. S o. So. Sc.' Miaiag. Asam K 36/6 37/6 36/- 37/Batang P’ang. 65c 67Jc 62Jc 65c Larut Tin D
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  • 90 7 The Straits Trading Co., Ltd., give the following London prices, on Sept 26th Spot £157 10s up£l.si 3 months buying £159.151 £!.los 3 months selling £160.0« £!.125.6d Local Parity $7B 85 Sept 27th Singapore buyers no sellers at s7B|; Peuang, buyers no sellers at s7B|. Messrs Boustead and
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  • 177 7 Penang, September 27, 1921 BP. Tapioca $7.00 sellers M. P. Tapioca $7.25 sellers Cold leaf $72 sellers Black Pepper $16.00 nominal White Pepper $3O sellers. Trang Pepper $25.00 nominal Mace Pickings $35 sellers Cloves no stock. Nutmegs 80s $46.00 sellers 110 s $33.00 sellers JNo. 1 $lO.OO per picul
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  • 372 7 S. F. P.” TALENT AND MYSTERY. There was a splendid bouse at the Theatre Royal last nigh*, when an excellent cinema programme was supplemented by the appearance of two highly successful artis’s io Mr Albert Morrow and Miss Mary McGregor. The geutkman is a clever conjuror and sleight
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