Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 23 January 1922

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  • 20 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE PUBLISHED DAILY. ESTABLISHED 1833, No 18. VOL. LXXX MONDAY, 23rd JANUARY, 1922. PRICE 15 CENTS.
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    • 564 1 I .■> i NIKKO j; No. 7 WORTHAM ROAD. Telephone No 5791 E =^==—aai—l r— I 7i nnnqnnnnnnannnnnau uaanaapauuaaaaaunaanan J IM W B 1 •< J U r-j I t a I < fl 'fl r I n pe f» ap d to accidents q Haboko Tea. I Carefully selected
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    • 22 1 4 .SINGAPORE AND < STRAITS j ROUGH DIARY j <• For 1922—53.50 4 STOCKED BY:— i Pinang Gazette Preu, Ltd. J J; PENANG. J
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  • 171 2 CREW’S STRANGE ESCAPE. Fifty-one members °f the crew oi the American submarine S. 48, who escaped through torpedo tubes after the craft had nose-dived off Bridgeport, in shallow water, have thrilling stories to tell of the r adventures. Finding themselves at the bottom of the sea after the
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  • 193 2 A mistake in the Leeds City Arms has be'en rectified after 300 years. Originally ihe Leeds authority had a shield as its Coat of arms. —all they were entitlled to under heraldic gOvernmejnt. In th<‘ reign of Charles I-, however, other embellishments wei’e'
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  • 165 2 There are some bright things in George Piston’s new play, “Clothes and the Woman,” produced at the Ambassadors Theatre, and it is the women who get all smart lines to speak. Here are a few “epigrams” Men adore intelligence in a woman when they kmw it
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  • 163 2 How is Germany restoring the cattle stolen from French departments? There has been some curiosity on th e subject, and in answ’er to a question put by a Deputy the Minister of the Liberated Regions furnished figures which do not seem to be conclus ve, as it
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  • 127 2 Referring to the British Government’s request to the Spanish Government for an inquiiy (o be made into compfaints regarding their treatment made by British subject® who joined- the Spanish Foreign Legion in Morocco-, the “Temps” says a certain number left the service. They were paid 1.25 pesetas
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    • 1471 2 ■f**"**—- —nMjMir -ri r- riWHMMIII* Ml Mu fl HI ■MI -<-** 11 SHORT CLASSIFIED m. p. mohamed ibrahim co. X 3a Union Street, Penang. ADVERTISEMENTS. P. Mohamed Ibrahim twenty years ser- fff WANTED, FOR SALE, TO LET, &c. vice under the late K. Pachee. r <( «y: can be inserted
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    • 276 2 I’ Sbtffl-d-Dfljiii) I Scent of yfrab\) I H I There is a mystic Eastern charm about Shem El- I Nessim that delights the senses. It is like a I dream of an Arabian garden, and has been happily I described as A J I An Inspiration m I Perfume I
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  • 762 3 POMMITTEE'S PROPOSALS. C £Pl |E committee, presided over Ti b"" have unanimously b ,mrnn report, and have b Chamidlor of the ExTt,i ntcrim report, together f n ..nr I- he presented m .ih bf Amended to effect econom.es J**,** in the p bliC Se T- 8 SayS
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  • 531 3 EC’ONOM 1( INTERDEPENDENCE. Some striking figures i Husii afing the economic interdependence <>i Ireland and England a. set out in a pamphlet issued by tip. Tariff ommissio.o. The vaiue of Ireland’s export* in was £‘204,715,000, and the value of her impoi s was £203,750,000, the.se figures showing
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  • 277 3 Writing from Comii'la, Bengal, a correspondent of “Commerce” says:— In one of your issues, ini noticing the registration of a match-making company of Kishoreganj, Mymensingh, with a capital of Rs. 20,000, you that the capital was inadequate- You will be glad to know that Dr- Machendra ChNandi,
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  • 833 3 A GOOD FINANCIAL POSITION. The twent'eth annual general meeting <>f John i- Th fnycroft and Company. Li mited- was held at M inchester House, Old BroaJ-’-treet, E.C. Sir John E. Thornycroft, K.8.E., M. Inst. N.A. (managing director), presided. The Chairman, in moving the adoption of the
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  • 167 3 The directors of Murai Tin Ltd., report that prospecting and development work on the mine hafe proved go satisfactory that they have decided to increase the capacity of the crushing plant and make a number of improvements which will reduce costs and improve efficiency. To enable them to
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  • 167 3 A number of new Government commercial representatives are to be appointed to develop Australian trade in the United Kingdom and the East. This will represent an extension of the scheme adopted by the* Federal Government some time ago, when a Trade Commission was appointed to'China., but in
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  • 150 3 Melbourne, December 20. —The Federal Government has convened a conference of experts, to prepare a new policy fer (b»‘ Commonwealth Shipping Line*. The decision as to whether either or both the Government’;; fiqmsihip service (the Commonwealth Line) and shipbuilding < perations should be continued was left
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  • 133 3 Once more the ide,a is. revived of setting up a Royal residence in Ireland. It was all'udAl to by Sir Samuel Hoare. in his speech as mover of the Address in the House of Commons, and no part of his speech was more cheere'd. The
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  • 156 3 Frankness in women is delightful (remarks the “Bystander”). There wa s *i discussion at a “hen-party over buttered muffins and plum-cake, a s to woman s reluctance to give her proper age “I wasn't going to let everybody know how old I was when I marr ed,
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    • 553 3 ■WT— I I |,ii LJL jjiaj HMJIIIWUHIJIUJI 1..11 JJ Satisfied i.-? It is a common experience for a mother to try several JF foods for her baby before W finding the /l ight one. How tv»»- V O I much better it would be, for J j iJr baby and
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  • 1474 4 SOCIAL PERSONAL. Mr.* J. A. Brown of Kuala Lumpur has I‘eft for HomeMr. E- L. Talma was bo< ked to Singapore from London in the KashgarMr. W G. Stirling has. been appointed an Extra Assistant Protector of Chinese, s. s. Lieut. Col. XV- H. Whyte has been appointed Adjutant of
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  • 149 4 MR HAMILTON’S XI v DR MARTIN’S XI. A trial match for the purpose of selecting a team to meet Perak at Penang daring the Chinese New Year was plaved between ■•ides captained by Mr R N Hamilton and Dr W W Martin on the Esplanade on Saturday. The game
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  • 31 4 (From Our Own Correspondent). Kuala Lumpur, January 22. The “Malay Mail’s" Lahore correspin dent wires: The first round English Cap replay resalted. Swansea 1 Westhan 0 at Bristol.
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  • 177 4 —S.F.P” Singapore Selection Committee has elected the following fifteen to meet Selangor in the final of the Malaya Cup at Kuala Lumpur on the 28th inst. 8 E King B E Ablett, Lt Hogben, A H Galli*, G H Warren L) M Cameron, Oapt Sloper C Graham Brown, R
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  • 135 4 Carpentier Cook Fight London. Jinua-y, 13 —-In the important bout between Georges Carpentier and Cook, the Australian heavy-weight more than held bis owo in the first round, scoring well with the bft and right hooks in infighting. In the second round Cook again did well in close work, bn
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  • 366 4 B.T.’’ Members of the Singapore Clab saw some very interesting billiards when the famous professional Mr H W Stevenson engaged in a match with Mr GR K Muglis on. The game was one of 750 ap the visitor conceding 400 and he made bi** points m
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  • 691 4 “S F P" PETITION TO THE GOVERNOR The meeting called by the Straits Chinese Biitish Association in the Victoria Thea'r* was fairly well attended and the resolution embodied in the petition intended to be sent to the Governor was passed the signatories being Messrs Lee Cboon Guan, Tan
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  • 369 4 ••3.F.P.” DECEASED’S TERRIBLE INJURIES. After lasting for four d-»ys the case for the prosecution against five Malays in the Darbyshire murder t'ial at the Johore Assizes was concluded, twenty-two witnesses having been called. Derbyshire’s five year old son who had the terrible experience of witnessing the murder
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  • 190 4 Minerals Section. Preparations for the Minerals Section of the Malaya Borneo Exhibition are proceeding apace. The most interesting txhibit will be a Chinese open-cast mine and a Chinese shaft in operation on the Exhibition grounds These are being prepared by the Chinese Sub-committee, who are rendering very valuable
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  • 57 4 (From Our Own Correspond int Singapire, January 23 The Darbvsbire murder trial has been in progress for fire day*». Three of the accused on Saturday made statements incrimina ting the fifth accused Yunus bin Peook, who declared that be was tied to a rubber tree when the
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  • 304 4 A draft bill to provide for the constitution and control of Cooperative Societies appears in the Government Gazette; the objects and reasons states that Cooperative Societies in the United Kingdom are registered under the Industrial and Provident Societies Acts or as “Specially authorised Societies” in the case
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  • 64 4 Orton’s Departure For Melbourne. In connection with the charges preferred against T W Orton regarding the Badak tin mines the Acting Chief Commissioner of Police (Melbou ne) on December 23 received the following telegram from Brisbane Orton, conspiracy; remanded on hail before Ciby PolioeCourt Melbourne 3rd January
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  • 31 4 The homeward mail by bhe Thoogwa, closes at 10 a.m. on Wednesday. The N Y K steamer Yoshino Mara, for Europe, is now due here on the 25th inst.
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  • 850 4 LORD DERBY IN Paris, December 15—4 I demonstration in which a la r the most eminent men i Q f/ military, literary participated, took place in hr Earl of Demy who is at pre e^ r b I his frequent visits P*'l* further.nee of Franco. f rhe oco..ion.
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  • 1150 5 MALAYA INCLUDED; all ready, and the necessary 111 ,1 has been found, for a 1 by airship which t pemendous importance. Regu- Austral a, India, South and Egypt are labd. In each of those courtarr dromes would be r as bases and < tho Governments, concerned, hv
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  • 299 5 Dancing has proved a curse in our social life- Statistics prove that 75 per cent- of women have gone toi wreck and rpin through that from of amusementThis denunciation of dancing was made at a meeting of the Kimberley (South Africa) School Board recently. A letter
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  • 240 5 A thrilling story illustrative of the galantry of the Royal* Air Force comes from Amman, in Palestine. Two recently left Ramleh, near Ludd, for the seventy miles journey to Amman- Nearing Amman the machine that was acting as escort descended with engine trouble to an adjacent
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  • 571 5 COU NCILLORS’ STATEMENT TO MR. WOOD. Kingston, December 14. —Mr. Mood, the Parliamentary Under Secretary for the Colonies, who has come to the M e&l Indies on an official four of inspection, m(t members of the Governor’s Privy Council' this morning. He spent th° greater part of the
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  • 234 5 In the latest number of (he “Agricultural Journal of India.” Mr- S- R- Bose has an interf-*sting little article on the possiibilitiee presjented. by a wider cultivation of the mushroom. He does not overlook the obstacles offered n the prejudice against the. plant owing to the risk of
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  • 377 5 A SHEFFIELD DISCOVERY. A home free from the endless drudgery now required for the daily cleaning and polishing of brasses, silver, and other meta] ware is the revolut on in housekeeping promised as th e result of a recent Sheffield discovery which will shortly be utilised in practical
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  • 65 5 In all probability the Union Jack will not be altered. Th ree crosses combine. Three notes in a chord, A Trinity’s shrine Beloved and adored. Three colours conspire In harmony strong, The notes of a quire Tn patriot song. Thrice hallowed old rag, Till doom’s latest crack
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    • 365 5 A PAINFUL ENEMY RHEUMATISM IS A BLOOD POISONUntil nof long ago doctors as well as patients thought rheumatism was due to damp and cold. Y T ou need fe*ar neither of these if you are not carrying rheumatism poison about with you in your bloodIt is an acid which only
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    • 222 5 J IBIiniMI, Sound Natural Sleep is assured by taking "Ovaltine" before retiring /Y A good night’s rest is* often unobtainable I after a day of worry, excitement or over—A. work. The nerves ba ve become worn and strained and the brain continues active at a f time when it should
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  • 30 6 Marshall —Trotter—December 22, ab St James’s Spanish Place, London, Angaa M Maishall, 53, Stanhope Gardens, S W, late of Shanghai, to Betty, daughter of late Frederic Straw Trotter, Lincoln.
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  • 1285 6 On Saturday we had tccasion to point out how intioca’ely > elated the state of trade and commerce in Malaya is with the economic conditions in Europe and the world at large. Ti e general truth of this thesis must be obvious and it is therefore very satisfactory
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  • 1401 6 When war broke out, the British Con- sular Service “rejoiced” 3 The consular somewhat heterogen 3 Service. ecus lot of officials, from B the capable bardworked and underpaid Consul who was British and conscientiously did all he could to i further the interests of the country he
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  • 133 6 Siw excitement was created io Penn; Harbour and on the sea front at Wei) Quay un Saturday evening by an outbreai of fiie on board a lighter, laden with abet 800 bags of copra, which was tied op s easide the Blue Funnel Steamer* Helenas'
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  • 242 6 (From Our Own CchreBPONDEJ> t i Singapore, January 2«. At the annual mee'ing of Bints’) I Ltd, Mr W F Nu“, wl o presided,»» 111 available funds were sufficient to cor'J the estate till ’he end of th o corre financial year. The question of d> 3 P
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  • 33 6 deaths. Greenfield. —December 21, saddenly, at Nice, Thomas Joseph Martineau, late of Singapore. Lucas. —At Kuala Lumpur, on January 20tb, 8 D Lucas, Senior Warden of Mines, F M 8, agt d 43,
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  • 673 7 s( E XES at the VATICAN. Consular for in Tk a message through Pe 7 1 Consulate in Singajxwe to the Italian t 1 His Holiness the Pope is e ff?et ,na (jeHtl Reuter’s Telegrams.] London. January 20- I Hourne .circularised the (ard ,I,a ~l \\\->f
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  • 736 7  -  R.M.C. By the sudden death of the central figure of Catholic Christendom, an unique spirituality has passed away. The de. cease of Pope Benedict XV’ leaves the apostolic chair empty, but creates no nterruption of continuity. Not the anxieties nor sorrows of the war enfeebled his vitality. The
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  • 144 7 AN ELEPHANT DRIVE. Mysore, January 22. The Pr nee of Wales has been spending two days at the jungle camp at Karapur. On Sunday, he witnessed a great kheddah. or wild elephant drive. The herd was steadily shepherded into a stockade built across a long beaten run.'and
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  • 256 7 There is much heart-burning in Malaya over the visit of the Prince of Wales in April next, and it seems to us that a word of almost fatherly counsel is needed says the “L- and C- Express.” Briefly- certain towns —Penang, Ipoh and Kuala Lumpur—amongst others—are hurt
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  • 44 7 MR- CHAMBERLAIN’S DECLARATION. London, January 20-, In a speech at the Unionist demonstration in Glasgow -Mr. Chamberlain declared that expenditure must be reduced by between £l5O, (XX). 000 and £200.000,000 not to reduce taxation but to make ends m 'el.
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  • 50 7 R> m January 20As tin result of a wage dispute between the lead T of the Seam n;’s Union and the Shipowners Federation the latter decided to lay up all vessels and dismiss the crews. Hitherto 151 ships aggregating over 500,000 tons have been I'aid up-
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  • 36 7 London, January 20. Mr. Hoover declared the stage appears to be set for a general strike in the bituminous coal industry by the end of ’March when the wage contracts expire.
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  • 33 7 £2,000 STOLEN. London, January 20Three armed masked me‘n raided a branch of the Royal Bank of Scotland, near Edinburgh, held up the staff with revolvers and stole £2,000.
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  • 50 7 Washington, January 20. The Republican Senators approved ol the Allied debt refunding bill with an additional provision that the interest rate on the refunded bonds should not be less than 4f per cent or one quarter under the rate stipulated in the obligations of debtor nations.
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  • 37 7 London, January 20. The firm policy of the Government of Ind’a was upheld in the Legislative Assembly in Delhi which rejected by 53 votes to 33 a resolution recommending the abandonment of Government repressic
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  • 60 7 PERU AGREES TO MEET CHILE. Lima, January 20. Peru has accepted the United States invitation to send a representative to M ashington to confer with Chile* regarding the carrying out of the disputed clauses of the Treaty of Ancon. Chile Accepts. Washington! January 20Chile also has
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  • 812 7 CAPITAL SHIPS. Washington, January 20. The naval lim tation treaty, which s practically completed, gives America a total battleship tonnage of 500,650, with th e following ships- Maryland, California, Tennessee, Idaho, N ew Mexico, Mississippi- Arizona, Pennsylvania, Oklahoma, Nevada, New York, Arkansas, Wyoming, Florida, Utah, North Dakota,
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  • 322 7 MARSHAL PETAIN. Paris, January 23. —Marshal Petain has been appointed General Inspector of the French Army. Reparations. The German Government has paid the Inter-Allied Reparations Commission 31,000,000 gold marks. According to the previous agreements, Germany was to pay 400,000,000. Persia and China. The Persian Government has sent
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  • 31 7 12,000 HOMELESS. Manila, January 20. The greatest fire occurred at Manila since the American occupation. Thirtytwo blocks of houses were destroyed, and 12,000 people are homeles s
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  • 32 7 FIVE DEATHS- London, January 20. Five’ deaths and £500,000 sterling damage were caused by a fire in Glasgow, where huge railway goods stores n High Street were* gutted-
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  • 39 7 New York. January 2<>. The C'inmercial Cable Company announces that two new cables betwem New York and Emd.en will be laid and put into operation by October 19«2. under contract with th G -rnrin Atlantic Oompany.
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  • 170 7 SIR GORDON HEWART’S APPEAL London, -January 20. The Central Hall, Westm nster, was gaJly decorated with the national flags on the occasion of the Coalition Liberal conference, at which nearly 3,6(M) werp present The Attorney-General, Sir Gordon Hewart, in moving the formation of a National Liberal Council,
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  • 588 7 SIR W. BEVERIDGE’S PREDICTION The “Economic Journal” for December, contains a remarkable, paper in which Sir William Beveridge Director of Political Science, submits further evidence in favour of his the’oiy that there is a meteorological cycle affecting vestsHis original suggestion was to the effect that bad harvests, with
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  • 904 8 CUN RD EN ERPRISE. Announcements concerning extended service-» and new ships in commission are made by the Canard Steam Ship Company, writes the f Manchester Guardian.’ Six big new oil-burning liners of an aggregate of over 100,000 tons will form the basis for the renewal in the
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  • 168 8 TO-DAY’S DEPARTURES Caddopeak for Rangoon and Calcutta (Mergui and Moulmein via Rangoon). Lake Fielding for Singapore Hongkong. Sitiawan for A->aban and Ba'u Bahra, Trang for Teluk Anson. Lian Choo for Pulau Langkawi Perlis and Setul. Egra for Port Swettenham and Singapore. Jin Ho for Langkat and P Brandan.
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  • 281 8 HAILY (except Sou laf) BY TRAIN Farit Buntac, Bagan Serai, Taiping, Ipoh, Batu Tajah Tapah Road, I Teluk Atr»<>n, Kuala Kuba, |By train Kuala Ltim ur, Serembau, S 7 15 am Matacoa, Johore, Singapore |&6 pm and Hongkong i Farit Buntar and Bagau Sera» By train 93d
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  • 114 8 Punany, January 23, 1922 By Courtbsy op thk Ohartkrbd Bank). London Dem nd Bank 2/3 13/16 4 months’ sight Rank 2/4 1/16 3 Credit 2/4 5/16 3 Documentary 2/4 13/32 Calcutta Demand Bank Rs. 3 days' sight Private ~178 Bombay Demand Bank 173| o Madras Demand Bank 173£ S.
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  • 52 8 Jan 23—P C C Dance, 6-15 p.m. Jan 27—Penang Golf Club,Dance, 9 30 p.m. Jan 28 and 30—-Cricket, Penang v Perak, EspUnade. Jan 28 and 30—Penang Golf Clab, Tennis Tournament. Jan 30—P C C Dance, 5-30 p.m. Mar 18—Concert and Dance, Sungei Patani, for P W and Kedah
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    • 417 8 ui L— I THE MODERN GRAMOPHONE -e AT A ■ifr^M& '||BL Modern Price y|ffl!||| Call and See the Grafonola to-day IHg *> universally recognised as the /Q IH*S S Bun I modern Gramophone because of its I.U&B iMWI ninny improvements which no uK other instrument can duplicate. 1 J Jewel
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    • 390 8 IpiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiN I Enthusiasm Increased! g Interest is increasing daily 1 1 g in this Our Great Sale, 1 1 Every department is full of Bargaj- I of the freshest and richest- S I thousands more t-han we can show irrthis space. Some of the Barg, 1 I are more desirable
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  • 528 9 fourth forscast. of the foarth forecast of the A br the year 1921-22 “f’ t for the fonrth Thp d i gt Show 10,620.891 acres F roTi CI a «own wi h rice, an iucrea-e of L? P MI the estimate ft last month. j2'76 4fil RCreg
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  • 357 9 Mr l> urn?, the acting Coroner, SingaP or recorded the evidence of a witness n»m?d Koh Kiam in connection with the f is of a towkay and regarding w IOBP death Dr Crabay is said to have 2'ten a wrong certificate. Koh Kiam said be agked
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  • 72 9 The following are the latest quotations in Messrs Kennedy Co.’s share list: Yesterday. To-day. M *1 x M h BHAKKB. j, a 5 5 co X so c. J o. Sc. Sc. Mining. N Taiping 1.12| 1.15 Taiping Tin 1.06 1.08 T’kah Hr T 10.25 10.75 975
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  • 78 9 23kd January, 1922. Smoked Sheet 28 c Fine Pale Crepe 27 c Unsmoked Sheet No 1 17 c 1 Smok'd Sheet" 30|c SINOAPORB > J Crepe 30 c Very Weak. r 1 Smoked Sheet 94d L° N d° n f Cr( pe 9 d New York 19|o THE
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  • 103 9 The Straits Trading Co Ltd, Jan 23th: Singapore sold 200 tons at Penang buyers no sellers at sBl|. Messrs Boustead and Co Saturday’s quotation for Singapore refined tin per picul, business done 250 tons Penang refined tin $Bl per pica), business done 25 tons; unrefined tin $80.60 per
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  • 18 9 Tongkah Harbour Tin Dredging Co, NL, from 15<h to 21st January, (being one week) 23 tons.
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  • 248 9 The Directors, in their report for the year ended 31st August, 1921, regret that the accounts disclose a loss < f £16,350 161 lid on the year’s trading. In view of the conditions prevailing generally in finance and comm?rce bh? world over, and the fact that
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  • 165 9 BP. Tapioca J?.! 1 seDers M. P. Tapioca $7.25 sellers Cold leaf $72 sellers Black Pepper $l6 50 sellers White Pepper $24 sellers. Trang Pepper no stock Mace Pickings $45 sellers Cloves $l2O sellers Nutmegs 80s $4O nominal 110 s $32.00 sellers f No. 1 HO 00 per
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  • 983 9 KENNEDY CO’S SHARE LIST. E 5 J NAMES. CQ co RUBBKR (Dollar.) g c sc.s c. Allenby Rubber Co. 20c Alor Gajah Rubber Estate jjjq 1.40 Amalgamated Malay Estates j jjjq Ayer Hitam Planting Syndicate gjgg jq pg Ayer Kuning Rubber Estates j qq Ayer Molek Rubber Co. i'iq £.20
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  • 223 9 THE POPE S LAST HOURS Reuter’s Telegrams. Rome, January 21. The suddt ’n and unexpected news of the Tope’s relapse created a tremendous sensation among al’l classic's. A feeling of hopefulness came during the day owing to the small proportion of the fatalities in the present influenza epidemic
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  • 61 9 FURTHER AGREEMENT. London, January 21. It is learned that Mr. Lloyd George and Mr. Chamberlain have reached agreement for the continuing of the present Coalition, concentrating upon a policy of reduction of expenditure and taxation and attacking the Labour Party. It isjaow considered that the likelihood of the
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  • 41 9 CHOCOLATE FACTORY DESTROYED. Berlin, January 21. A destructive fir e almost completely destroyed a chocolate factory at Tempelhof near Berlin. In is stated that SOO workers were injured. The damage is estimated at 40 to 50 million marks.
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  • 167 9 (Contributed). Rise 7 o’clock a.m. Stand i> middle of room, raise arms slowly, take deep breath, and say, "D-m the Government,” lowering arms in despair. Do this ten times. Extend body flat downward on floor, cover eyes with hand, kick heels, think of the tin and
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  • 120 9 Th© business for the meeting of the Municipal Commissioners, to be held tomorrow, is as under 1. Minutes of last meeting to be read and confirmed. r t* -S 2 Any special business the .President may bring forward. 3. Questions. 4. Some bills to be passed. 5. Quarantine
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    • 207 9 I IHIU *l—■*- i»J» *—a OaMHHMOB Caldbeck, MacGregor Co., Ltd,, (Incorporated iu Shanghai.) V/INE and SPIRIT MERCHANTS (WHOLESALE and RE T A I L.) Make Your First “RESOLUTION” To-day to Buy All Your Wines and Spirits \v th us. '< w «mMßanMa» «Bonnaitmm’» -xzi a* "•*> erMMMMHBB «e»e Worthington Duplex
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  • 1557 10 SIR RONALD ROSS’S LIFE WORK. It is announced from Paris that the Academy of Medicine has elected Sir Ronald Ross a foreign Associate. He has been a corresponding member of this body since 1904. The new honour is but one of very many by which the
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  • 311 10 8 F.P.” An interesting sec'ion of the budget relates to the number < f officers empb ypd in the various Australian departments and the amount of wages paid. During the past ten years there has been a gradual increase in the number of persons employed. For the financial
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    • 201 10 Underwood I Standard T ypewriiers The Machine you will Eventually Buy. I J Paterson, Simons Co., Ltd., I 3 (Incorporated in Engknd) i Agents Penang, Singapore I I and Kuala Lumpur. I ■jawittiHaawaH iUivuMßaavni>Muit4Hnii un iiawnoug I 1 Works and OfficesLahat Road JPOH, g f Telegraphic Address FLEMING.” IPOH. Telephone
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  • 310 11 Interest in the La-xa-pan a-Aberdeen Hydro- Electric Scheme. Ceyl'on. has' Ween stimulated by the references made by Vi®c*m n t Northcliffp iin| 'statements issued to the, Pre'ss prior to his departure for India. Lord Northcliffe is firmly convinced that Cteylon. has made a serious misfhke in not
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  • 188 11 Nations, could safely !<>se their arms if statesmen wouldn’t lose their heads. Marshal Foch has gained ten pounds but. was probably weighed with his new medals on. All will yet be' well if the open door in China can only be attained without making it a jar. Don’t be
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  • 117 11 The following are some* to a general knowledge examination paper at a boys’ preparatory school near London S.O.S. on a medicine bottle’ means Surgeon’s Own Selected’. Sent out from a ship it means Send Out. Succer. Terra cotta means deadly poison. The Rubric means red
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  • 140 11 London, December 12. —Labour and trade union delegate's, representing twelve counties, have been for several weeks on a tour of industrial Germany, visiting the former State arsenals and munition factories to assure themselves that Germany has carried out the' peace treaty- They report that heaps of
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