Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 9 December 1921

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  • 20 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE PUBLISHED DAILY. ESTABLISHED 1833. No. 284.3 VOL. LXXIK. FRIDAY. 9th DECEMBER. 1921. PRICE 15 CENTS.
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    • 443 1 NIKKO !> NO, 7. NORTHAM j> ROAD. i Telephone No. 579, I I i is I iSS&IP/ I IM tyF'*, AND S g f B W JB <P fiOYAI I 018 HOUSEHOLD” I 1 I i 1 IHEIW4 rnlllllNUtlllUifflUNHltMUililllliiillllltUllllig SCOTCH WHISKY I SS .‘black «.white' ts SCOTCH «SS. WHISKY f
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    • 20 1 < FOR f ENVELOPES J; OF EVERY < DESCRIPTION AT THE J LOWEST PRICES Ring up 498 I; Pinang Gazette Press, Ltd.
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  • 1691 2 SOCIAL PERSONAL. “TO M.” Mr Lia?, b a, is on his way out to join the staff of the Penang Free School. Dr C B Pasley has arrived in Taiping, having been appointed Chief Surgeon Perak. Mr P J Hall and Mrs Hall have arrived in Taiping. Mr Hall is
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  • 900 2 DAMAGES AGAINST EDITOR. Some strong comments were passed by the Chief Justice, Sir Walter Shaw, in the Supreme Court, Singapore when the case in which Raja Shariman and Che Tak Assistant Commissioners of Police, FM 8 Service brought an action for damages in respect of a
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  • 1966 2 AN EXTRAORDINARY CASE. What proved to be one of the most remarkable trials in the annals of French crime—the trial of Landru, styled the “French Bluebeard” concluded at Versailles, and resulted in a death sentence. For more than two years Land#] has been constantly kept before newspaper readers
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    • 401 2 NEW ADVERtis:m^ t I Short I Advertisements.' I Wanted, For Sale, To Ut 4c I can be inserted inthe“n-‘ I Gazette” at I THREE CENTS A WORr, I counting tTe address to hich I replies are to be sent. I Minimum Charge $1 eark I Insertion. I 6 Consecutive Insertions
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  • 175 3 The Customs and Excise Department, Bangkok, gives the following approximaie return, shewing the values of imports and exports during November, 1921 IMPORTS. Ticah. 3% Goods 9.277,660 Wine, Beer, and Spirits 134,335 Gold leaf 906.100 Bullion <k Coin 139,139 1,045,239 Opium Toral 10,457,234 EXPORTS, Ticals. Rice 14,786,716 Teak
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  • 200 3 TO-DAY’S DEPARTURES. Peng Kook for Langsa. Lake Gilpen for R>ngoon aod Calcutta (Mergni and Moulmeio via Rangoon), D van Twist for Langsa, Oiehleh, Sabans etc, Padang. Jin Ho for P Brandan and Laugkat. Kedah for Dindings and Sitiawan. Sappho for Teluk Anson. Expbcted Arrivals. Kaga Mara, Singapore, Dec
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  • 96 3 Return, furnished by the Customs and Excise Depar- ment of the vessels reported Inwards and Outwards, at tbe port) of Bangkok, curing the month of November 1921. Inwards Outwards I Nationality No Tons No Tons i British 28 35,773 26 33,365 Chimse 1 1,358 1 1,358 Danish
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  • 37 3 DAILY (except Sunday). BY TRAIN. Parit Buutsr, Began Berai, Taipiug, Ipob, Bata Gajah, Tapab Road, j Teluk Anson, Kuala Kuba, |By train Kuala Lumpur, Seremban, 15 am Malacca, Johore, Singapore j Gpm. and Hongkong
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  • 28 3 The Kashmir, wi-h mails from Europe is expected to arrive here at day light tomorrow. The homeward mail by the Teesta, closes at 10 a.m. to-morrow.
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    • 1361 3 NOTICES. i m <,,lClW °iss°ww~ town hall. e pU n<( «Gazette k No tice thereby given that the partnerna Word 11 he M etofore subsisting between Havana FOR THREE NIGHTS ONI Y I at 3 cents a Word Mana Mavana Naganah Pillay and Avana 5 UMA .rJiniini Charge of $1
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    • 389 3 S IM j I Hickman ‘‘O-HI-O” ;i I Trio Hits the ON ESTEP. lllgll Spots still when yon hear > this onestep, then you i /v are music proof. I Coupled with “A S young mans fancy.” 1 “Yi C »is* Foxtrot on < COLUMBIA <: vreay 10"RECOSO 0.3030 PRICE
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  • 1315 4 It has been contended by those disposed to faroar the granting of the widest possible irea ure ot self-government to Ireland that the Irish, gifted and intelligent as they are, lack the qualities which a people can only gain from the conscious control of their own
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  • 1136 4 If China withdraws from the Washington Conference, and we CMna and the cannot believe that thi# Conference. precipitate and very unwise step be taken, several problems which may be settled to her satisfaction before the clese of the deliberations, may be left unsolved. With, drawal might prejudice
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  • 136 4 The following are the latest in Mes-rs Kennedy X Co s share Yesterday. To-nay. 8' j SHAKES. J, c M a cn x u i c. So. Sola Rubber (Dollar) Ayer Molek Uo l.«| H Brogaß 45c 47|c 40c te Glenealy 1.30 1.40 1.40 1« Manclai T.
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  • 63 4 Messrs. The Borneo Company, that the undermentioned prices were reabfl for rubber sold by them by private and snctitO sales held this week Cts Per Smoked diamond sheet No. 1 35 to 35| diamond No. 225 Unsmoked sheet No. 1 Crepe fine pale thin fine brown "J
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  • 27 4 The following are additional rubber outp®® for November ih« B Bandar Sumatra Eastern Sumatra Glen Bervie Langkat Sumatra Lankat Rubber Sungei Tukang Serdang Cential Tamiang
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  • 63 4 Tin I’KlttJ The Strait a C< h following Lorn ou p'icra, l D nice djWU ,5 Spot £1 3 months 3 aching .C l 6^ 9 ”$8317 Local Rarby Oeeomber 9rh; H $dJ Th. Eastern S" 111 C „.<• L< DiioD, Drcember ’M 1 Xl« .nd £169 thr«
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  • 44 4 S f ill’w iu< The Baud will pNy gramme of uiQ'i<- put. today. 6 r 'L 1 Marc’. 2 St lec i n T-"' 3 Wai t ,U A L i tt le 4F x r,l,t GoodP‘ tcleG 5 One Step
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    • 276 4 ■ya»—— J W. Briggs Sons, Ltd., Dundee and London, |y I “Challenge" I I |ROOF I N G I 1 AND E Bituminous Solutions. I H SOLE AGENTS 1 SandiKnds, Buttery Co.. f. is Penang. Singapore Medan. g f I i Virginia Syrettes j w/ i J Made from the
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    • 28 4 FORTHCOMING EVENTS AT THE E. O.” SATURDAY. 24TH DEG., XMAS EVE DINNER AND ..DANCE SATURDAY. 31ST DEC.. NEW YEAR EVE SPECIAL DINNER AND PIERROT AND PIERRETTE OOSTCME BALL.
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  • Page 4 Miscellaneous

  • 1050 5 T|| VS SHANTUNG DEMAND Reuter's Telegrams.] Paris. December 7. Washington message says it is dei jn Chinese delegation circles that u acco rdance with the Government’s in4ruct ioi»s, the delegation will withdraw’ th,. Conference if the Sino Japanese from v fanning conversations do not bring a jutio-" favourable
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  • 408 5 Peking, November 21.—The text of China’s proposals as submitted to the Pacific Conference is as follows “In conformity -with the agenda of the Conference, the Chinese Government proposes, for the consideration of and adoption by the Conference the following general principles to be applied in
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  • 190 5 TokioANovember 25.—While th- Japanese delegates at Washington ale slriv ing to obtain, a tonnage ratio of seventy per cejit of the present strength, the Japanese naval authorities here, at home are speeding up their battleship construction programme. Construction was stai-ted on the giant battlecruiser Atago with
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  • 165 5 London, November 21. —The Admiralty’s action in halting construction on three battleships under construction on the I iver Clyde and one at Neweasth*. on Tyne instructing the firms holding contracts to iticur no further liabilities for new construction until further instructions, is hailed by the British
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  • 151 5 “PREPAREDNESS'’. PROPOSALS. Washington. December 7 In his annual rejxirt to Congress Mr. Weeks. Secretary for War, declares that plans fifi national defence contemplate more complete state preparedness than ever previously* in peace time. He recommends the maintenance of a large surplus of officers for the regular army
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  • 44 5 TRIAL IN BERLIN. Berlin, December 8The trial has begun of Von Jagow. exPolice President in Berlin, and two others, on .a charge of high treason in connection with the Kapp attempt to overthrow the existing regime on March last year.
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  • 36 5 german figures. Berlin, December 8. A semi-official German statement says in accordance with the Allied demands. Germany has hitherto destroy’d 6.000,000 rifles. 100,000 machine guns, over 13- J aeroplanes and 24,000 aeroplane engines.
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  • 55 5 Washington, December 7. hl the Senate. Senator Smoot introduced two amendments to the Tariff Bilk one empowering the President to )>• claim American valuation as the basis for lowing duties, and the other authorising him to mise or lower tariff notes up to 50 per cent of
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  • 119 5 LIBERAL VICTORY. t Ottawa, December 7. The election returns give the Conservatives 43, Litterals 109. Progressives 33. and Labour 2 seats. Forty-eight constituencies- have yet to be reported. The Liberal leader, Mr. Mackenzie King was elected by a majority of nearly a thousand. One woman. Miss McPhail, was
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  • 117 5 MR. ORTON CHARGED. Melbourne, December 7. Mr. Orton, the discoverer of the Badak Tin Mining property in the Malay Peninsula, has arrived in Queensland, and has been charged with conspiracy to defraud. It will be recalled that in August, 1920, a sensation was caused on the Melbourne
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  • 96 5 P O. COMPANY MEETING. LORD INCHCAPE’S WARNING. London. December 7. At the annual meeting of the P. O. S. N. Co., Ltd.. Lord Inchcape, who is a member of the Geddes Economy Committee, outspokenly criticised the State’s expenditure. He declared that our commitments, unless modified, would lead us to bankruptcy.
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  • 49 5 A FURTHER REDUCTION. London, December 7. Shipowners have notified the National Maritime Board of their inte.ntion to apply a further reduction of .the wages of sailors and firemen by £3 a mmth. It is understood the National Sailars' and Firemen’s Union is preparing to oppose the reduction.
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  • 43 5 ARRESTS IN INDIA. Delhi l>ecemb<‘r 7. Twelve .''on-cooperators were arrested at Allahabad and Lucknow for attemoti»g to address meetings to enrol national volunteer, in defi tnee of their prohibition. The Magistrate of f uekn.’w lias prohibited meetings and hartals for two months.
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  • 28 5 London, December 7, The first cargo of Swansea coal to’go to the Straits Settlements is loading. It consists of 4,690 tons of anthracite.
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  • 83 5 Washington, December 7. The Secretary of the Treasury, Mr. Mellon, in his report to Congress, refers to the question of funding foreign indebtedness to the United States of $10,000,000,000. and draws attention to the fact that within six months $67,500,000 of short dated Government debt will mature.
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  • 17 5 London, Decembt i 7 The Straits Settlements Loan list closet! at eleven this morning.
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  • 116 5 FRANCE AND GERMANY. Paris, December 7. M. Briand, in the. Senate, said it wascertain that no one among the Allies held for a minute that France should be ruined for the sake of Germany, which had become wealthy by means of fraudulent bankruptcy. The Chamber’s action, in voting
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  • 21 5 RELEASE OF INTERNEES. London, December 7. Hist Majesty has approved the release of all persons interned in Ireland.
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  • 38 5 Weltevreden, December B,—Lord Northcliffe on Wednesday visited a tin mine on the Island of Banka. He ex pressed high admiration of the Dutch tin works and of the treatment of the labourers. —Am ta.
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  • 296 5 Lord Northcliffe issued the following statement on the Anglo-Japanese Alliance during the journey from Nanking to Shanghai. “After the overwhelming hospitality I received in Japan it may seem ungracious to criticise. But lam able to do so in good conscience because in my speeches in
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  • 55 5 (Fmm Our Own Correspondent.) Singapore, December 9. The case in which Mr. F. Dowdeswell, Government Architect, charged Mr. F. R. Smyth, assistant to a local insurance society, with enticing away his wife, was again before Mr. Dawson, in the Third Court, and was adjourned till Saturday, with
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  • 27 5 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Bangkok, December 8. It is officially announced that the mil lion tical lottery drawing will take place on January Bth.
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  • 23 5 Weltevreden. December B.—During the period from October 22 to November 25, the fatal plague cases in Java toiallv.; 1,594. Aneta.
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  • 71 5 Booking is proceeding at the Robinson Piano Co’s, for “The Quaints.’’ who appear in the Town Hall on Monday, and tw<> following nights. December 12, 13 and 14. The forthcoming visit js arousing more than ordinary interest, and rot without good reason. The entertainment promises to-be an excellent
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  • 541 5 I POLICE COURT SEQUEL. f The story of the disappearance of a black turkey cock and three young turkeys, ami the events which led up to their recovery, were related to Mr. A. C. Baker, in the Police Court, Penang, this morning, when Yap Kau
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  • CORRESPONDENCE.
    • 258 5 (To the Editor of the “Pinang Gazette.’’) Sir, —Tn a letter quoted by you from the “Straits Times’’ in your issue of December Ist., Col. James Christie in attempting to explain the failure of an intended mining flotation, make-, some statements and uses various expressions which are
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  • 16 5 OBITUARY. London, December 7. The death has occurred of Doctor Gregory Paul Jordan, Health Officer, Hongkong.
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  • 542 6 resumption of tapping. Mr. A. E. Elias presided at the annual meeting of the Mandai Tekong (Singapore) Rubber Estates, Limited, which was held at Singapore on Tuesday. In moving the adoption of the report and accounts the Chairman sai<J —The result of the Company’s working for the
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  • 274 6 The organisers of the meeting" of all interested in plantation rubber, held un der the auspices of the Rubber Shareholders' Association, may >be congratulated on the manner in which the assemblage took place in London, on October 26. The big audience attracted included a number of well-known rubber
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  • 358 6 REACTION SETS IN. Messrs. Fearon and Co. Kuala Lumpur reported on Dec. 7th as follows The rubber commodity market touching its highest level for over 12 months, it s only natural that the activity in the share section during the week should Jjave bee i almost on a
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  • 261 6 FRASER’S WEEKLY REPORT. Singapore. December 6.—The share market has been firmer in all sections throughout the xveek and a general all round improvement in prices has occurred. Shells and Mexican Eagles are quoted in London at 925. 6d. and 78<_ 6d. respectively and a fair amount of
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  • 180 6 Ex-Archdeacon Wakeford intends to appeal from the judgment, given against him by the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council if the difficulty of procuring a re-hearing can be solved. New evidence, it i s stated, has come to light which the ex-archdeacon hopes will help
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
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    • 231 6 B I J.ord @ar dependability H It is a fact that no matter where any other cancan go Ford 1 9 will g?O farther. You know that have seen it M 11 11 proved v many times. 9 S 9 BUT DO YOU KNOW WHY 9 Because the power of
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  • 80 7 A\S<’ EOR TATPING I r team has been selected |f pmang against Perak, at I »rrov a Malaya” Cup r Club Jerseys and white [uiiiatcn- he worn. I 1 Cockle, K. W. H. a Baker. o. I F Buller and ija£te i v A h»*«,»"'lF. C. Stewart;
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  • 222 7 iou iug a re the results of bowls red on Wednesday K P kl’ Handicap. 1 F M. fc b G BWh< nt —3 AJ. Plumb and I 1 ,Vli. F. Southam beat .)]_•> W. H. Threlfall beat Lindley Syer 21 ■'I Single Handicap.—Scr Miss f +s
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  • 125 7 Hr. .1 Callan, .Secretary of the A B. A., sends the statement of re--1 m connection with Boxing Tournament held by the n dp. ni piie Theatre Hall b* 1 -Jist October and Ist November 1 un) <>t th, iirinployment Funds. ‘inmittee desire to thank the
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  • 119 7 I "dTf ESSFUL TRAP. I>.a. ’''the depredations of tigers I'u/rluu 088 071 °f ,h e Raub AustraI'hJr n n? C Ltd Gewal ■®»in** K u a matter of safety for the tTa VeeS bad hhree traps 1 points in the jungle, |<iak U(( s 'Dil in catching
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  • 116 7 I I 11 >l.B AT INAUGURATION I W SERVICEI f 6 Ul st -ern Australia, mesI i' ns,t abates that a fatal I tv" al tbe i nau K ura Gon <»f I *Tt aer ial mail service <’n I U, < mfw -‘hines started, carI l»ianj«
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  • 841 7 OPPORTUNITIES FOR BRITISH MANUFACTURERS. A report just published on the Com merctal Situation 4» China as at June last, compiled Mr. H. H. Fox, C.M.G. (Commercial Counsellor), with the assist ance of Mr. H. J. Brett (Commercial Secretary) of the British Legation at Pek mg, confirms, the
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  • 600 7 GERMANS NOT A PENNY THE WORSE. Mr. Alexander M. Thompson, w riting from Berlin, vn November 7, says: On revisiting this centre of Kultur» d opulence, after a three months absence 1 expected to find coj4spicuous evidences of the distress caused by the tremendous fall in the “value.”
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  • 141 7 The return of th e Bank of Germany made up on October 31 shows clearly the primary cause of this persistent depreciation in the external value of the mark namely, the ceaseless grinding of the, note printing press in order to provide the Government with “funds”
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  • 51 7 The light cruiser Durban, under the command of Capt. Reinold. is expected in Singapore en route to the China station towards the close of the month- She is bringing out gifts presented her at Uie recent ceremony in London on beha o the people of South
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  • 287 7 LOANS IN RETURN FOR RAILWAY CONTROL. The thousand richest men of Germany members of the Union of German Industry met it a Berlin hotel to discuss the question of affording their Government financial help by placing at its disposal credits abroad. After many hours of discussion they
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  • 157 7 Do pearls cause loss of memory This problem is about to be tackled by the savants of Paris. It promises to become a fashionable theme of conversation in Paris drawing-rooms, if not in schools. A prominent pearl merchant says the wearing of a. pear]
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  • 343 7 Through the error of a typist, £l,OOO too much was paid to a Glasgow hotelkeeper. whose claim for compensation was passed last year by Lord Hunter’s Commission on War Losses. Th»* original award was for £2,414. but when the draft order was .returned from London the
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  • 303 7 There are still people who talk about the “long skirt” (writes the “Evening Standard” lady correspondent), os if the unhygienic garments that swept, the pavements hud really come into fashion again. Nothing of the kind, however, has occurred. The fact remains that skirts are longer, but they
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  • 184 7 Anyone who has attempted to fill a grease cup with any kind of grease lubricator will know how difficult it is to perform this operation without making a frightful mess of one’s hands. To get over this difficulty a British firm has brought out a device
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  • 350 7 Never in our recent political history has a House of Commons been so desperately afraid of an election, and yet towards the brink of this catastrophe the policy of Mr. Lloyd George appears to be irresistibly shepherding his panicstricken flock. The distaste manifest among our M. P.s to
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  • 298 7 .—“T.O.M.” [THE DEATH OF A SIKH. About ten days ago we chronicled a ghastly deed at Jelapaug, where a Sikh bad big chest; ripped open by an axe, thefatal blow, it is alleged, having heen dealt» by an enraged Tamil neighboar. The preliminary magisterial enquiry wag
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  • 227 7 Prnano, December 9, 1921. Tapioca $6,50 buyers M. P. Tapioca $6.75 buyess Oold, f $72 seller* Black Pepper $15.50 sellers White Pepper $24 sellers. Prang Pepper no stock Mace Pickings $4O sellers Cloves ...no stock. Nutmegs 80s $41.00 buyers HOs $29.00 buyers !No. 1 $lO 00 per picul No.
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  • 46 7 1 1th Dec, 3rd Nunday n> Advent 9 15 am Matins and Hermon (Tamil). 5 p in Chiloren’a Service. 6.30 p.m. Evensong and Hermon. ST. ANDREW’S, PARIT BUNTAR. 11th Dec, 3rd Sunday in Advent. 8 30 a m. Holy Communion. 5.15 p.m. Evensong,
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  • 108 7 Dec 10—Rugby, Pei.aug v Perak (At Taipiug), H MS Malaya Cup. Dec 11—P 8 C. “A" Class 440 yds H eap, •*B*‘ C»*ss 100 yds H’cap t Dec 12—Penang Tuif Club, Special MeetH'V, Ch»*inb»-r of Commerce, 4 15 p.m, Dec 12, 13 and 14—The Q'laiuis, Town Hall, 9.15
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