Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 20 January 1922

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  • 20 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE. PUBLISHED DAILY. ESTABLISHED 1833. No. 16. VOL. LXXX FRIDAY. 2Oth JANUARY, 1922. PRICE 15 CENTS.
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  • 375 2 The ioHowi.ii,- is ho draw io throe further events in ih< P. C- tennis tournament Championship Pairs. P. E- Groom and A- J. L. Donaldson Bye E. J. Bennetl and N. A- Sedwick v. —A. K- A- B. Terrell and R. N- Haanilton. E E. Chambers and
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  • 134 2 The following ties have been fixed n the C. R. C. tennis tournament. Tuesday 24th January Singles “A.” —0. Choon Lim, 3/6 v. 0. Jitt Siang, Scr. Single® “B”.—N. Kah Hong, —3O v. L. Ban Poh, —15.2 :G. Soon Cheng, Scr. v. L. Wee Kim, —15.2. M
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  • 151 2 Mr. H. W. Stevenson the well-known billiard champion, whose break of 1012 madei in 1912 held the slate till it was Beaten by Ne*wman the other day, has arrived in Singapore and will play at the Singapore Club to-day. He left London in April and went to the .Cape,
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  • 278 2 MALAYA CUP COMPETITION NEXT YEAR. The Captain, Mr. C. Graham Brown presided at a meeting of Singapore Rugby players and supporters, which was held at the S.C.C. on Tuesday night, to consider the arrangements for the carrying out of the Malaya Cup Competit on next year. Various suggestions were
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  • 92 2 London, January 2. —The annual conference of headmasters of public schools was held at. Oxford yesterday. On the motion of Mr. W. W. Vaughan. Rugby, a resolution was passed deprecating any increase in the number of public championship competitions between schools. Mr. Vaughan said the tendency to
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  • 134 2 "SEEN AT THE PICTURES A child’s impulse io imitate something similar to what he had seen done at the pictures led to the tragic death, of Hymane Colman, 47, a butcher’s assistant. 3. Winchester-place, K'ngsland N. He was playing with his 4 years old son at home on Dec. 3,
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  • 111 2 .—Ex. Those signatures fo the historical document which binds together in bonds of unify two sisfetr nations record a linguistic triumph for onr country. The Gaelic form of the Irish signatures is tv English eyes as threatening to larynx, jaw and vocal cords as those Galician monstrosities
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  • 198 2 The Danish steamer Chassie Maersk, ashore on Rondo Island near Sabang, according to a cable from her captain, s salvable, but her bottom is badly damaged and all her holds and engine room are flooded and there is no steam or electricity available. She is in from
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  • 208 2 —“C.O.” Early in December attention was drawn to the fact that Ceylon had about 12,000 tons of Mutusamba rice undrawn from tht stocks allotted to her by India, and it was then feared that if delivery was not taken before the end of the year the Indian
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  • 114 2 The total area under rice in British India is reported to be 74,132,000 acres which is 5 per cent, below the final estimate of 78.023,000 acres of last year. The area under rice in Siam is estimated at 6.250,000 acres in Korea the same is pul down
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  • 93 2 .—“S.T.” Some official inquiries made i < cently in Kelantan shew that the price at which rice is sold to the. labour forces on estates varies from 40 to 52 cents per gantang. One estate sells at 33 cents a gantang up to 1 catty per
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  • 416 2 Writing to Mr- Lloyd George on Dec. 15 Sir James Craig. Prime, Minster of Ulster, protests against the proposal in the Irish Peacv' Treaty to set; up a boundary commission to delimit the frontiers of Northern and Southern Ireland. Sir James Craig writv<s “The*re is, I believe, no
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  • 230 2 Diamonds are still safe* investments: for, despite tha present slightly falling market, a big boom for next year is predicted- This optiniefn, Spitessfc’d to an “Evenring Standard” representative by a Hatton Garden merchant, appears to sum up the situation. “Even the temporary shutting down of the De
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  • 265 2 The mportance of the presence of I,me in the garden cannot be over-emphasised. Without lim e there can be no soil fertility. It is not a manure, and can never take the place of manure but it has the property of rendering what plant food > hei
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  • 192 2 A husband s liability tor a wife s dre’ss bill was discus&ed before Judge Sturges, K- C., at the West London Ccunfy Court when The Ladies’ Shirt Company sued Mr. Lorain? Young, of Leatherhead, for £l5 15s. Mrs. Duck, a member of the
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  • 190 2 Woll'inigton December 14. —The*» House of Representatives passed! to-day th? Bill authorising the Government to raise a loan of £5.000,000 for public works and gfeneral' development purposes. In the course of the debate* Mr. Massey said that the total revenue-pro-ducing assets of the Government, including railways and
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  • 165 2 Everybody is delighted with the new income tax assessment forms, says the “Daily Chronicle.” They set out, so clearly, so reasonably, the “net tax payable on gt before* January 1, 1922.” and the* again, “on or before July 1, 1922,” that one’s first impulse of decenit
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  • 175 2 The, second edition of "The Book of th Ford Van,” by R. T- Nicholson, M-A., just introduced by Temple Press Ltd., has been thoroughly revised and enlarg ed. It contains complete information as to the management, upkeep, and' driving of the Ford van in
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  • 171 2 It is not highly probable that “lajeunesse doree” of London, W-, concerns itself over much with the gilded youth of such far-off place as Salzburg, isven if it has ever heard' of the place. Saiz burg, where Mozart was born, lies on the borders of Bavaria and
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  • 124 2 Though most Enghshme*ni may not have been aware of it, there is a small company of Scottish “Die-Hards” who now want “complete separation-” They belong to the Scots National Le'ague, and 40 of them foregathered at Essex Hall, and made the Strand vibrate with
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    • 131 2 THE WISE MOTHER AND BABY’S OWN TABLETSThe ills of children come* swiftly, and too often before a doctor can be called in or medicine obtained th little one is be*yond aidThe wise mother will always safeguard her little one by keeping Baby’s Own Tablets, the Canadian children’s remedy in the
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    • 441 2 NEW FOR SALE. I One Dodge 5 s ea t er running order. What offers p I No. 13. c/o Pinang Gazette Maxwell Motorcar i n with new ho Q d, spare tir e and '<■ cushion covers. Apply t u I c/o Pinang Gazette. Onp Rope Motor-Cych Twin Cylinder
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  • 786 3 AN EXPLANATION OF THE PRESENT DIFFICULTIES. rhe Kuala Lumpur correspondent of the Straits Times” writes On my way to Bangkok recently 1 happened to meet on the train. Mr E. L. Milfes, one* of many brothers all of whom are closely connected with various Australian tin mining
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  • 79 3 C'kxhes, according to Dean Inge, are cause of unredeemable wasfie. He told members of the Savage Club af the annual dinner that the average man who lived Ho old ne'e wasted two years of precious life n pu ftiin on and ta ki
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    • 1558 3 NOTICES. MALAYA BORNEO EXHIBITION KuOR I MARCH—APRIL 1922. HVERTISEMENTS. notice. T cn FOR SALE, TO LET, &c. The Paths through Inchong Rubber y 0 Hotel Keepers, Refreshment WANTED. “Pinan2 Estate (near Bagan Serai) are closed n .L A oo 1 T moo Contractors and Others. from the 16th to the
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    • 476 3 1 O a* V BRfTISS U LIFCGIMfiD jfi H IN AUSTRALIA g I a I fcjl Notice is hereby given that the above Trade Mark is the Trade Mark of the Federal Milk Proprietary Limited of Melbourne, Australia and is used by them in respect of Condensed Milk imported to
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  • 66 4 Tremain—* At Bata Gajah, on tbs 18th instant, to Mr and Mrs A G Tremain, of Ipoh, a son. Walden—At the European Hospital, Kaala Lumpar, on 17th ioat, to Mr and Mrs H R Walden, Bristol Estate, Kuang, a daughter. Sullivan —On January 18, at Dr Dexter Allen’s Clinic,
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  • 26 4 Douglas—Tbmplr—At the Presbyterian Church, Singapore, on January 17, D S S Douglas to Margaret Georgina, daughter of Mr and Mrs W P Temple, Birkenhead, England.
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  • 1272 4 We had occasion a couple of days ago to allude to the question of German and Japanese propaganda raised by Lord Northclifie in a statement made at Colombo which was cabled to the homo papers and thence to all parts of the world. It is a
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  • 1145 4 As the state of affairs with regard to lighting in the F M S Lighting. is still far from satisfactory, it is not surprising to find complaints at frequent intervals by members of the community who are the sufferers. At a meeting of the Matang and Taiping
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  • 395 4 Hopes of A Rare Monkey. I In the Zoo section of the Exhibitioo-B has anybody thought of it except officials?—there will be a specimen of tt.B rare Long-nosed Monkey, if his inaer-B condescends to live so long. For :i. 4 8 particular form of monkey is only
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  • 205 4 Messrs Hill and Johnston in News has come to hand that and Johnston who passed throagh e» about a fortnight ago, on their a.teinp make the journey from London on motor bicycle», reache Ya', Siam, on Januarv 11. App» rent t[) experienced no difficulty
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    • 147 4 W. Briggs Sons, Ltd., zf Dundee and London, n I “CHALLENGE” I I I ĔĔ j&rw 1 1 EE roofing AND Bituminous Solutions. I SOLE AGENTS S 1 Sandilands, Buttery Co., Penang. Singapore Medan. S3S XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXJJ; LIQUEUR SCOTCH WHISKY F I R "VAT 69" X IMB >' s H As
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    • 8 4 “E. 0.” Special Tiffin Every Wednesday and Saturday.
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  • 33 4 DEATH. Ashby—On January 19, 1922, at Ipoh, Perak, Euphemia Ashby, widow of William Ashby, Inspector, Straits Settlements Police, and mother of Mr W J B Ashby, Secretary, Kinta Sanitary Board. Aged 73 years.
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  • 824 5 es II>ENT Wlt-SON am» 1 Tin: PACIFIC. R eute« Telegrams.) Washing'»", T»l>'Unr.v IS. ~|iablr >«" d that the fate o f the Pacific P»ct ma F be < eC ie f rrwidcnl Wilson. »ho has hitherto, .e.ne.nt, refrained from inter- r ",x,lities. Apparently Mr. Wil. I,r lh
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  • 21 5 Washington, January 18. The State Department has received an invitation to participate n the economic Conference at Genoa.
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  • 27 5 MEETING IN WASHINGTON ARRANGED. Santiago*, January 18Chile has accepted President Harding’s invitation to meet Peru in AVa shington to discuss the Tacna-Arica dispute
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  • 38 5 London, January 18It is announced in view of the hostile attitude of the Federal Council, Guatemala has withdrawn from the Central American pact of union mentioned on the 4th October and resumed sovereignty as an independent Republic.
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  • 29 5 LOS ANGELES ALARMED. Las Angele January 18. The populace was alarmed by nine earthquake shocks last «evening, with the shattering of windows and the cracking of ceilings
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  • 32 5 San Francisco, January 18On the resumption < f the Arbuckle case, the medical evidence as a result of the post-mortem showed that Miss Rappe had not suffered from organic weakness
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  • 32 5 Washington, January 18. As a concession to the agricultural bloc, the Senate amended the Federal Reserve Law permitting the .appoint ment of a farmer to the Reserve Board.
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  • 60 5 FAILURE OF CONFERENCE. Johannesburg, January 18A communique state's that no progness was made at the Conference between the Chamber of Mine- and th© Industrial Federation. The news has greatly dis appointed the public, whose position is now described as this worst since the begi"ning of the
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  • 61 5 TRADE DEVELOPMENT. Melbourne', January 18With a view to fostering Australian trade in the East, a Confemnce of the State Premiers, presided over by Mr. Hughes, decided tp appoint Mr. E- T. Sheaf as nepresentative at a salary of £2,300 annually. It wa 5 also decided to
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  • 37 5 ANOTHER FALL. London., January’ 18. The cost of living fell' 7 per cent, in December. On the> 31st it was at its lowest since» March, 1918, namely, 92 per cent. ab./ve pre-war level.
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  • 27 5 Copenhagen, January 18. The Northern Telegraph Company has re-i pened its station at Petrograd, for the transmission of telegrams between Russia and’ other countries
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  • 319 5 Vate PREMIE RS.’ MESS A GES. London, January 13Al Poincare and Mr. Lloyd George have ‘exchanged cordial telegrams- on the occasion of the formation of the new Paris ministry. M. Poincare' declaring that France will hasten to resume in the most cordial spirit the examination of Anglo-French questions,
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  • 21 5 A GERMAN PAYMENT. Paris, January 18Germany ha? paid the first amount of 31,000.000 gold marks, due under the Cannes Agreement.
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  • 107 5 —Vale. RECONSTRUCTION PROPOSALS. Paris, January 19. —The matter of the lndustrieHe de' Chine will soon come up again before ParliamentAccording to “Lm? Petit Parisien” the reflotation scheme provides for the apportionment of 320,000,000 francs, out of rtearly 400,000.000 still owing onj the score of the Boxer Indemnity, to
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  • 242 5 London, December 31. —A White Papei giving a summary of th e proceedings ft the Imperial Conference, which has non been issued, contains the resolution on wireless communication. The approval of this resolution is regarded in s>me quarters, including at least one department the Colonial Office—as
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  • 96 5 THE MOPLAH TROUBLE. Delhi, January 18. It- was officially ©fated in the Council of State fhat 2,250 Moplahs were killed bnd 3,727 sentenced to imprisonmentMany thousands of Hindus were forcibly converted to Islam. The military expenditure’ on the Mo.plah Campaign amounted to fifteen lakhs. India’s FutureThe
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  • 373 5 MRS. BESANT’S INDICTMENT. Mrs. Besant has made a crushing reply to an “appeal” issued by Mr. Gandhi tc Moderates as well as non-co-operators to '“compel the Government to suspend hostilities [in Malabar] and issue a promise of freedom for the [Moplah] depredators, upon their undertaking to surrender and
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  • 49 5 A SERIOU.S AFFRAY. Cairo. January 18Thre'e natives were killed and five wounded in a n affray at Shandawil, in Upper Egypt, where a large crowd attacked a British Company’s market, in connection with the boycott. The police fired ini self defence. Some and Company’s men wiere injured.
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  • 176 5 At the Old Bailey, Patrick Rogers an East. End dealer, was charged with having “within two years before the presentation of a bankruptcy petition against him materially contributed to or increased the amount of his insolvency bv gamblingMr. Percival Clarke, for the prosecution, said it was a
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  • 168 5 A WONDERFUL WELCOMEMysore, January 19. Breaking his journey for a fe'w hours at Bangalore, where he reviewed the garrison and attended a garden party, the Prince of Males on Thursday morning arrived at Mysore. It is estimated that 50,000 from the surrounding villages far and near
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  • 255 5 An old Anglo-Indian writes that the Prince is making a splendid impression on the natives. Praise and admiration follow him wherever he goes. knack of saying just the right thing at the right time, his infectious *mile, and his pluck and dash in sport even
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  • 94 5 London, January 18Far from disappearing rapidly like th.e epidemic of 1918 influenza is spreading and has broken out in many new areas within the last few days. Neuralgic and rheumatic conditions and sometimes boils and abscesses are a feature of the attacks. Submarines at Pori land were unable
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  • 57 5 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Singapore. January 20. The recruits for Singaj>ore Volunteers total 899. namely. Europeans 477, Eurasians 150, Chinese 151 and Malays 121. A feature of the recruiting was the response of the Eurasians- 150 enlisting in an hour and a half. The recruits for the Scot-t'-sh
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  • 77 5 The following commissions n the new Volunteer Force are announced in the Gazette. Temp. Sec. Lieuts. E. A. Brown act Major. Chinese Co. T. C. Hay. act Capt. Malay Company. F. S. Clarke act a ptEurasian Company. Eurasian Company. Sec. Lieuts. N. L. Clarke, H.R.S. Zehnder
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  • 38 5 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Singapore. January- 20. An absconding Straits I hinese trader was arrested aboard the Nagoya at. Hongkong in possession $129,000, and has been charged with embezzling $76.000. He will be tried at Singapore.
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  • 794 5 The Land Office staff, Kuala Kangsar, has issued invitations to an “At Home” to-morrow in honour of Mr. C. Brown, who is leaving for England on a h'-liday. Mr. D. H. Kleinman, the well-known Singapore. tenni s player, who played last year with a number of leading
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  • 1979 6 —“S F.P.” CONFESSIONS BY FOUR ACCUSED. The Malay coohes, Mohamed bin Mat Amin, Yaaof b Ali b Osman, Abdal Jtlal b Pandat and Yunus b Penok who are alleged to have attacked and killed their employer, Mr Thomas Herbert Derbyshire a F M S Railways surveyor, and
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    • 392 6 DODGE BROTHERS WILL ANNOUNCE ON FEBRUARY Ist A SUBSTANTIAL REDUCTION IN THE PRICE OF DODGE CARS EFFECTIVE FROM JANUARY Ist, 1922. J. BERRY AHO CO., REPRESENTING CENTRAL MOTORS LTD., PENANG. SINGAPORE. Ki M ®M r J LTD ■■n .a W I r i PRICE LIST W. D. end H. 0.
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  • 504 7 I aIC KS OF I’HK LIGHTER BASIN. nar-on who is ft 9 R rQ e H K the Governor when he l* l ’v«l.Un>P»’ d Singapore had Rfcfof Ru h»ttedioaa passage com I p 9 r to Prai via the B by ■Cictod* p,e 1 rhe latter vesse’
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  • 421 7 PROTECTIVE .MEASURES. S»veral cases of influenza have occurred io Penang in the last few days. This fact and the recrudeucence of the disease in England in epidemic form suggest the wisdom of protective measures. Ths earliest symptoms of influenza are usually those of a severe feverish cold it
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  • 860 7 DAMAGE EXCEEDS £1,000,000. One of the most gigantic conflagrations that has been recorded in Australia destroyed the premises occupied by the Pastoralists’ Finance Association Sydney, together with the whole of the contents of wool tallow and other produce as briefly wired by Reuter. The building which is
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  • 54 7 The Band will play the following programme of music at the Esplanade at 6 p.m, to-day 1 March Krummboltz ...Bartay 2 Selection ...Carmen up to Date. Lutz 3 Waltz ...Our Day ...Venal 4 Fox Trot ...Nestle Tn Your Daddy’s Arms ...Hirsch 5 One Step ...How Do You
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  • 133 7 TO-DAY’S DEPARTURES. Nagano Maru for Rangoon and Calcutta (Mergui and Moulmein via Rangoon), van Overstraien for Singapore and China. Perak [S S Co] for Teluk Anson. Kedah for Dindings and Sitiawan. Renong for Bhuket (Tougkah), Kapab, Rsnong, Victoria Poin’ Mergui, Tavoy and Moulmein. D van Twist for Langss,
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  • 28 7 70 coolies arrived per ss Tnongwa, yesterdav, of whom 40 were sent to Quarantine. Pulau Jerejak, Penang. Balance proceed to-day to Port Swettenham for quarantine there.
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  • 70 7 DAILY (except Sunday). BY TRAIN. Parit Buutar, Bagan Serai, Taiping,' Ip oh, Batu Gajah, Tapah Road, Teluk Anson, Kuala Kubu, By train Kuala Lumpur, Seremban, >-7.15 a m Malacca, Johore, Singapore 6p m. and Hongkong Parit Buntar and Bsgan Serai By train 9 30 a.m. A 4
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  • 49 7 The homeward mail by the Teesta, elos fi ar 10 a.m. to-morrow. The Kashgar, with mails from Europ° i- expected to arrive here at daylight on Sunday. The M M Pack°t Armand Behic, with Contit en r al mails, is expected to arrive here on Sunday morning.
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  • 81 7 Jan 20—Kaai’s Roval Hawaiian Troubadours, Rialt Cinema. Jan 2 I Penang Golf Club, Dance, 6,45 p.m. Jan 21 and 22—Penang Golf Club, Gold Medal and Monthly Medal Competitions. Jan 21—New Club, Taiping, Dinner aud Dance 8 15 p.m, Jan 23—P C C Dance, 6-15 p.m. Jan 27 Penang
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  • 79 7 Holy Trinity Church, Nibong Tebal. Jan 22—Holy Communion (English) 8 a.m Holy Communion (Tamil) 9 a.m. Caledonia Club. Jan 22 Evening Prater and Sermon 7 p m. S. Paul’s Mission Chapel, Bukit Tengah. Wed, Jan 25—Holy Communion 7-30 a.m, ALL SAINTS’ CHURCH, TAIPING, Jan 22—Matins and Sermon
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  • 117 7 Pnnang, January 20, 1922, By Courtesy of the Chartered Hank). London Dem nd Bank 2/3 13/16 4 months’ sight Bank 2/4 1/16 3 Oradit 2/4 5/16 3 Documentary 2/4 13/32 Calcvtta Demand Bank Rs. 173' 3 days’ sight Private 177 Bombay Demand Bank 173 c Madras Demand Bank 173
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  • 945 7 ANNUAL MEETING. The eleventh annual general meeting of the Perak River Valley Rubber Co., Ltd, was h<ld in the offices of the secretaries, 9 Union Street, Penang, to-day. There were present ;—Mr DAM Brown (in the chair), Hon Mr W H Thorne, Mr J W Hunt f
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  • 93 7 The following are the latest quotations in Messrs Kennedy Co.’s share list; Yesterday. To-day. X SHARES. g. 3 .2 “S □a oq S c. S c. So. c. Malakoff 3.50 3.75 3.25 3.50 Mining. Asam K 28/6 29/6 328/- 29/Murai Tin 5.50 5.75 5.75 6.oo]cum N Taiping
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  • 42 7 20th January, 1922. Smoked Sheet 30 c Fine Pale Crepe 30 c Unsmoked Sheet No 1 20 c Singapore I Smoked Sheet 33|c J Crepe 33 c Weak. London I Smoked Sheet ...9 7/81 J Crepe 9|d New York I9|c
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  • 80 7 Messrs. The Borneo Company, Ltd., advise that the undermentioned prices were realised for rubber sold by them by private and auction sales held this week Cts Per Pound. Smoked diamond sheet No. 1 30 to 33 diamond No. 2 25 29| Unsmoked sheet No. 1 17| 20
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  • 110 7 The Straits Trading Co., Ltd., gives the following London prices, on Jan 19th Spot £163.15s D 25.6 d 3 months buying£l6s.los O ss.od 3 selling £165.15s W 55.6 d N Local Parity $82,09 Jan 20 h: Singapore sold 150 tons at sB2j; Penang buyers no sellers at sB2f.
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  • 346 7 Tongkab Harboar Tin Dredging Co, NL, from 8 h to 14th (being one week) 20 tons. v A Taiping correspondent writes to say than the Chinese New Year in Taiping is going to be a very poor one thig year. With the fall in the price of again
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    • 55 7 [Reuter’s Telegrams.] Rome, January 19. The Pope is ill with influenza, and some anxiety is felt as his temperature has reached 104. Complications are feared. A Reassuring Bulletin. Rome, January 19. A reassuring bulletin has been issued regarding the condition of the Pope. He is expected to
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    • 33 7 Constantinople, January 19. At the request of thy Angora Government, the Soviet authorities arrested Enver Pasha, who will be conveyed to Angora, where he will be tried for high treason.
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  • 284 7 A YEAR OF LOSS. The following i 8 the twelfth yearly report of the d rectors to ihe shareholders to be presented at the meeting on January 24, at Messrs. Derrick <fc Co., Singapore. Th e working for the year has resulted in a loss of 826,827,3 b.
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  • 106 7 The twelfth ordinary general meeting of shareholders was held in Glasgow, on December 14, when Mr. Walter W. Blackie, thy chairman, in moving adoption of the report and accounts for the year ending June 30. 1921, said they would set from the balance-sheet that they had made
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  • 81 7 DECEMBER FIGURES. From the return of foreign imports into and exports from British Malaya are taken the following figures: Total Imports. July $41.198,810; August >*42,483,215; September $39,127.425: October $41,025,304; November $40,295,165: December $43,502,320. Total Experts. July $36.479,567 August > 39,929,807 September $45,292,926; October $41.254, 981; November $41,034.688;
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  • 110 7 Perhaps there is no other Ceylon product which undergoes fluctuations to th* same extent which copra does. Last year again disclosed the heights t<> which the price could rise and the degree to which it could drop in a remarkably short time. The follow ng official
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    • 1519 8 PACIFIC MAIL STEAMSHIP straits steamship co., ltd., (Incorporated in Strains Settlements COMPANY. for INTENDED 10 SAIL STEAMERS (Incorporated in U. S. A.) «r- Every Tues, at 5 p.m. J from Klang. TRANS-PAC i FIC SERVICE. Port Swettenham and Singapore. Every Thur, at 4p m. the Kinta. Hongkong, Shanghai, Kobe, Yokohama.
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    • 440 8 BRITISH I U D D” EXPANDED METAL I D D DIAMOND MESH I la if K fl I kAaAaAA/ x I mt h E 9 h h IV I (fY Y Y I yYyyyy I OOOOw/ SOLE AGENTS: I Wm. JACKS A Co., Singapore SUB-AGENTS: R. T. REID A Co.,
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    • 280 8 HONGKONG SHANGHAI BANKIh CORPORATION. (Incorporated in Hongkong) Paid-up Capital lau.'JCOl Reserve Fund»: Sterling £4,500,1 Silver 121,5001 Reserve Liability of Proprietors |20,000J Head Office HONGKONG Branches and Agenciei. Amoy, Bangkok, Batavia, Bomb< j Calcutta, Cajiton, Colombo, Foochoi Hankow, Hongkew, Harbin, Iloilo, M Johore, Kobe, Kuala Lumpur, Loads i Lyons, Malacca, Manila,
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