Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 16 March 1922

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    20 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE PUBLISHED DAILY. ESTABLISHED 1833. No. 59. VOL. LXXX. THURSDAY. 16th MARCH, 1922. PRICE 15i CENTS.
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      31 1 BRITISH BONITA**’;: Writing Pad of 100 leaves with 25 envelops* i 1 $1 ;i “Hermione" Box contains 50 fancy- J» Ji lined Notepaper, 50 Envelopes $1 Pinang Gazette Press, Ltd. j!
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    COLLISION IN MAUBIN RIVER.
    801 2 STEAM LAUNCH CUT IN TWO. Msubio, March 5,—A serious collision took place in the Maubin or Toe river this morning. The Irrawaddy Flotilla Coy’s express steamer Java under the command of Captain J P Tindal left Rangoon on Saturday for Mandalay. She had lefr i Dedays
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    No Use For Bishops.
    197 2 “Bishops have no use for mp, and I have no u?e for them,’’ declares the Rev E Bruce Cornford vicar of St Matthew’s Portsmouth in his pasish magazine. Expres»ing bis views on the Church generally Mr Cornford says;— In 1922 I desire to cut as clean
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    THE INDIAN BUDGET.
    271 2 RECEPTION OF PROPOSALS IN LANCASHIRE. London, March 3.—The emergency committee of the Free Trade Union has passe' 4 a resolution protesting against the increase by the Indian Government presumably with the assent of the Imperial Government but without reference to Parliament, of duties on British goods imported
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    Position of Europeans in India
    214 2 Calcutta, March 6.—Mr Bbupendra Nath Basu writing in the papers to-day says that the recent speech of Sir Robert Wa'son Smyth is bound to give a fresh impetus to the forces behind the non-co-operation movement and to start it on a course of renewed activity.
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    Burma Bice Market.
    350 2 A Firmer T<ne, Rangoon, March 7—The week end witnessed a steady rise in the local rice market, due to Calcutta again buying at Rangoon rates. The Calcutta market is reported to have jamped up considerably per maund for ready rice on account of stocks being in demand
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      1010 2 SHORT CLASSIFIED the oriental sales ADVERTISEMENTS. WANTED FOR SALE TO LET, &c. Suit 1921 Na 499 WANTED, FOR SALt, Estate Thye chong can be inserted n the “Pmang deceased. Gazette’ at By Order of Messrs. A. A. ANTHONY THREE CENTS A WORD. Co., Receivers. counting th o address to which
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      627 2 < 11 1,1 -a^— w “7“- Bm-C malted WAj > MILK /7 BUILDS FROM al THE f| «st CLASS Cuficura Shampocs Mean Healthy Hair I Especially if preceded by touches of Cuticura Ointment to spots of rd vl' i dandruff, itching and irritation. This treatment does much to keep fflfot;...
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    BANQUE INDUSTRIELLE.
    830 3 PETITION AGAIN POSTPONED. The petition for rhe winding up cf tLe Singapore branch of the Banque IndmtrielU rta Chine waa further postponed by Mr J ait ice Bai rett-Lenuard io the Supreme Court Singapore on Tueaoay morning, says r he Free Presß.” In delivering judgment, His Lordship first
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    HONGKONG STRIKE.
    99 3 Hongkong, March 13.—For some reason at pres» nt. unknown th* s sympathetic striker- have not rn-oraed. The tngiveeriog guilds have, struck. The trams have stopped and worfe baa ceased at the docks,— “Straits limes.” The Padang Handel Maatschappij has gone into liquidation. It is notified that the price
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    SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.
    127 3 TO-DAY’S DK“aBTURE3 Jin Ho for P BraiHi* Pangkor for Teluir l isou. Kinta for Port Bwecrenharu arid ir» van Gueos for Deb Laogsa, Edi, T Stmaw? Segli, Olehleb and Sabatig. Dilwsra for Peru Swettenham and Singapi re. M 8 Falstria for Colombo, Dhai ushkodi and London, The foil.
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    PENANG MAILS CLOSE.
    320 3 DAILY (except Sunday; BY TRAIN. Parit BtiDtar, Bagan Serai, Taiping, Ipoh, Batu Gajah, Tapab Road, J Teluk Anson, Kuala Kubn, [By train Kuala Lumpur, Seremhan, 7.15 am Malacca, Johore, Singapore 6 pm. and Hongkong i J Pant Buntar and Bagan Serai By train 9 39 a m.
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    The Mails
    64 3 The Kalyan, with mails from Europe, is ed to ariive here at 5 p.m. tomorrow. The h<>ru“ward rnai*. bv the Ekma, closes at 10 a m. on Saturday. The Amazone is due to arrive here at 1 pro. o»« Saturday, and is expected to have Continental mail? on
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    EXCHANGE.
    148 3 Penang, March 16, 19X2 By Cocbt«st or thk Chartyrrd Bank). London Demaud Bank 2/3 23/32 4 mon’ Jib’ sight Hauk 2/3 31/32 3 Credit 2/4 1/8 3 Documentary 2/4 7/32 Calcutta Demand Bunk Rs. 178 3 days’ sight Private 184 Bombay D'-maud Rank 178 y Madras Demand B»nx 178
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      734 3 BANKS. BANK OF INDIA HONGKONG SHANGHAI BANKING TH LIMITED. CORPORATION. I ?•>’<• I in England.) (Incorporated in Hongkong.) a thorised Capital £3,000,000 Paid-up Capital $20,000,000 1-pribed Capital 1,800,009 Reserve Funds: Sup 1,050,009 Sterling £4,500.06R rve Fund and Undivided Silver $23,500,006 p rO fits 1 227,600 Reserve Liability of Proprietors Board
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      115 3 i I ll k xgr-T-e. m ll i ■mi— w I"*!"— —i■■ 111 The Big Three at > Whiteaway’s T he most up=to=date tore in Penang and The House that leads in giving the Best Value for Cash. RELIABLE 1 Pocket Watches. r Nickel Plated Case, stem wind, Pinset. the
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    ENGLAND AND ISLAM
    1899 4 THE MOSLEM AWAKENING. In a review of Lo hrop S oddarda book, ••The New World o? Islam,” Lord Meaton gays among the world problems of 'he ?>ew Year there a-e fpw rh*c ait lighter on the ordinary man although few present greater difficulty th«n the unrest prevailing
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    STATE AS BUYER.
    476 4 INDIA'S NEW SCHEME. The Government of India propose to es- 1 tablish a centrol organisation to buy all 1 stores, whether imported or n .t. which they require either for general purposes > or for the State Railways- It is possible that the railway companies will also
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    PENANG CHINESE LABOURERS’ UNEMPLOYMENT FUND.
    37 4 Amount previously acknowledged $27,984.76; Collected by Hock Kheng Thong (Shoemakers’ Association) 1 person $3, 1 $2, 31 $l/-, $3l, 45 50 cts., $22.50, 930 cts., $2.70, 1 20 cts. ($61,40). Total $28,046.16.
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    CHURCH AND STAGE.
    550 4 NEW YORK PASTOR’S OUTBURST. An extraordinary occurrence marked the service at the Calvary Baptist Chui ch. New York. After the Rev. John Roach Strato»», before a huge and fashionabi congregation, had pilloried the theatrical stage as the most demoralising influence in America, Mr. William A- Brady, the
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      190 4 NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. PENANG VOLUNTEERS. Smallpox is Prevalent in Singapore. It is advisable that men proceeding to Singapore fo r the visit of H R.H. The Prince of AX ales, who have not been vaccinated within the last 5 years, should be revaccinated. Volunteers proceeding to Singapore can be vaccinated free
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      240 4 LABOUR CODE 1902, F. M. S. “Labour Ordinance -’920 S.S.” Employers of Ind an labour are hereby reminded that assessment returns for the preceding quarter must be sent to the Office of the Dy. Controller of Labour. Penang, during the months of April, Ju’y. October and January. Forms for the
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      326 4 I JUST RECEIVED I THE FINEST I H (MADE IN AUSTRALIA) “SWAN” BRANDI BREWED AND BOTTLED BY I The Swan Brewery Co. Ltd., 3 PERTH W. A. j OBTAINABLE IN ALL RETAIL 1 STORES AND HOTELS 1 SOLE AGENTS KATZ Bros., Ltd. I f FIREBRICKS 1 FIRECLAY I MANUFACTURED BY
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    FOOTBALL.
    608 5 p. c. c. v p. r. c. A football match, played at the Espla nade la8 r evening, between the Penang Cri ket Club and the Penang Recreation Club was spoilt by «very heavy rain towards the close of the first half and throughout the concluding portion of the
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    The Lincolnshire Handicap.
    436 5 The Lincolnshire Handicap will be run at Lincoln on the 22nd inst. There are 72 entries for the race, a Sweepstake of 20 sovs, each, with 1,000 sovs. added, for three-vear-olds and upwards the second bo receive 100 sovs. and the third 50 sovs. out of the
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    The Prince’s Pace Meeting.
    445 5 With the near approach of the Prince’s visit the training on the Racecourse is being considerably speeded up and the work is in consequence more interesting says the Free Press.’’ The gallops this week are of importance because Saturday—as owners may be reminded—is the day for
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    PENANG SWIMMING CLUB.
    153 5 The Committee of the P S C have called a special general meeting of the member;* for i he 26ch March, at noon, for the purpose of considering and if th mght fit passing the following resolution*.— 1) That the Com mittee of Penang Swimming Club be
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    SCHOOLS’ CUP MATCH.
    53 5 The semi annual Soccer fixture between the Kuala Kaugsar Coll*-ge and the Penang Free School for the Wan Chee Ariffin Cup will take place to-morrow at 5 p m, on the Free School Ground. The Hon’ble Mr W H Thorne has kindly consented to present the Cup
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    Coming Events.
    173 5 Mar 18—Concert and Dance, Sungei Pa h ani, for P W and Kedah Church Mission. Mar 18—New Club, Taping, Dinner and Dance. Mar 18—Cricket, PC C v PR C. Mar 19—Malacca P A Annual Meeting, 10.15 a.m. March 21—St George’s S c ety, Annual Meeting, P C C,
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      306 5 I Buying Good Quality is j?ea7/y Good Economy. h .iiliwi k I? Rf'/ z4 1 I i iii -7' I I i Is ISMlr’tM'' tyffl I h t.lhH k 1» < j /#ll i M k i *fp > y ss: l| I ave J ust received a fresh ship-
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      322 5 j BACK TO PRE-WAR I PRICES Columbia Grafonolas I AGAIN REDUCED. Cabinet Model. Now $250. I Owing to the present favour ""K able rate of exchange we are now able to offer j Grafonolas at greatly re- y duced prices. here is no Gramophone to compare with it at the
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    BIRTHS.
    39 6 Humphrys—Or> 11th March, 1922 f *t Bata Gajah Hospital to Captain and Mrs H W Haiuphrye, a daughter. Kennaway—At Batu G«jah, on March 14tb, to Dorothv, wife of Mark John Kennaway, of Kscot E«tate, Tanjong Malim, a daughter.
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    THE SUGAR INDUSTRY.
    1235 6 Among the auxiliary or alternative industries which have been suggested for Malaya since the slump in rubber the resuscitation of cane eugar growing has frequently been suggested. Over a year ago our esteemed contributor on agricultural topics, Mr J C Pa qual, wrote a series of articles
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    HERE AND THERE.
    1313 6 It has doubtless struck many people of late that with the spread of In the Back- what we may call the ground. Conference idea, the Leaguof Nations has been sidetracked, and important questions with which it may be competent to deal submitted to other processes. This is
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    ATTEMPTED CHEATING.
    170 6 ROLLS OF SILK WHICH CONTAINED GUNNIES. A charge of attempted cheating w»s preferred at the instance of Inspector e against Rajab Mydin before Mr RSw: a the District Court, Penang, this The accused claimed to tried. Lee Lam San, a schoolboy 1> J p 232 Brickkiln Road, K»ve
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      RIKISHA FARES.
      108 6 (.PimaN’G [To th® Editor of thk Sir.—The de f iBi D at C o 3 t ocooti^ lb Commission, by 4 vote > present rikisb* p eoß Dg r recrk.ble OOI( t»« rednoe the loci has nothing t 0 ieW hi» <»P lfllu bllA would ask him to
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      8 6 “E. O.” Special Tiffin Every Wednesday and Saturday.
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    THE INDIAN DESPATCH.
    749 7 [OKI) cl RZON REPLIES TO MR. MONTAGU. Reuter's Telegrams.] London, March 14. The House of Lords was crowded, and the Galleries thronged by Peeresses and members of the House of Commons. Lord Curzon, his voice shaking with indignation. said he thought he as Foreign Secretary, about to
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    THE RAND.
    155 7 GOVERNMENT’S STRONG HAND. Johannesburg. March 14Aeroplanes opened operations on Fords burg and the Western district of Johannesburg, dropping notices ordering eva cuation by eleven in the morning. The night was the most disturbed hitherto experienced. There was even sniping in the heart of the city and also heavy
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    ENGINEERING CRISIS.
    73 7 COURT OF ENQUIRY ASKED FOR. London, March 14. Despite resolutions at various district meetings of engineers, urging the Trade I nion Congress Council to take drastic action with a view to resisting “the employers’ attempt to smash the working class organisations,” a Council meeting in London to-day decided
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    THE RHINE ARMY.
    65 7 REPLY TO AMERICA’S DEMAND. Paris, March 14. The Allied Finance Ministers, replying to the United States’ demand for 3241,000,000 for the Rhineland occupation expenses before any reparations are paid, refer to the clause in the inter Allied agreement of the same date, reserving the rights of the
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    FRENCH LOANS IN LONDON.
    53 7 Paris, March 15. —The Orleans and Midi Railway Companies’ Bond issue in Lon don (£5,000,000 6 per cent at 89) is meeting with the same unqualified success athe Lyons Railways’ recent issue, testifying further to the strengthening of Franco-British co-operation and to British investors’ faith in
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    DUTCH EAST INDIES BONDS.
    30 7 GUARANTY TRUST AGREEMENT. New York- March 14. The Guaranty Trust Company has arranged to purchase a new issue f 340,000.000 worth of Dutch East Indies Bonds.
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    TORNADO IN OKLAHOMA.
    29 7 New York, March 14. A telegram from Mac Alaster (Oklahoma) states that about 15 were killed in < destructive tornado in Oklahoma, and scores of others injured.
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    LORDS' REFORM.
    99 7 On the question of House of Lords reform. Lord Curzon announced in the Upper House that it was proposed to embody in the form of resolutions proposals which would carry with them the approval of the Government. He hoped before very long to place those resolutions on the
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    IPOH CLUB.
    92 7 The report of the Ip- h Club Committee for the half year ended December 31, 1921. says thp financial results for the period show a profit of 396.48- This has been added to the accumulated surplus, bringing that account to a total of $lB,580.58. Fronj has to he
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    EXPLOITING THE AIR.
    810 7 GERMANY’S VAST PLANS Berlin, February 12- —The announcement that tie Inter-Allied Air Commis®’r;n would cease to exist on May 5 in accordaaice with the decision of the Am bassadora’ Council ha- revived hope in Germany that the manufacture of aeroplanes and material may be resumed at an
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    COLD STORAGE.
    202 7 COLONEL PEARSON INTERVIEWED. (From Our Own Correspondent Singapore, March 16. In aJi interview with the Free PressColonel Pearson gave an account of his visit to Western Australia. He referred to the usefulness of cold storage in Singapore, in dealing with fruit and vegetables which West Australia can provide
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    HOTEL VAN WIJK.
    43 7 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Singapore, March 16. The report of the Hotel Van Wijk, Ltd., shows a profit of $9-532- The dividend recommended is 20 per cent. There was a considerable falling off of boarders and visitors during the year.
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    WORLD’S GREATEST SWINDLER.
    270 7 London, February 27. —The Barcelona police have arrested the greatest swindler of recent times. Antonia Lusia Buce, who has been wanted for the last eight years for a series of frauds perpetrated upon various banks in the world by means of an inimitable system of forging letters
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    MALAYAN TRADE.
    144 7 Malaya’s total imports in January, 1922- were of the value $38.932,853, and the total exports $40,819,946. The principal imports were: Fish, dry and salted 72,566 pikuls $1.227,932 rice 536,209 pikuls $4,134,471 milk (condensed etc.) 34.839 cases $664,668; sugar 71,128 pikuls $658.992; cigarettes 735,647 lbs. $1,530-724; tin ore 50,549
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    SOCIAL & PERSONAL.
    905 7 SOCIAL PERSONAL. “5.0.” Mr- and Mrs. Leach, of Taipii'g. are Homeward bound shortly. Mr. H. Davis, of Messrs. Davis and Beckett, Kuala Lumpur, has returned from leaveMajor and Mrs. W. B Y. Draper will leave Johore Bahru for home on 25th instant. Mr. L J. B- Madden, of Taiping, is
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    MRS. ASQUITH ON BACK BITING.
    383 7 ADVICE TO FLAPPERS. “I have only myself to blame,” the title of her daughter Princess Bibesco’s book, is the text implied in interviews that Mrs. Asquith gave to American newspaper representatives in New York, after his first lecture there, which, owing to the fact that
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    POLICE SERGEANT-MAJOR’S HEROISM.
    191 7 The Chief Secretary to the F. M. SGovernment places on necord the splendid devotion to duty displayed by the late Sergeant-Major Karim Baksh. of the Federated' Malay States Police Force, who, when mortally wounded on the 24th November, 1921, sought first to ensure the safety of hi*
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    THE EXHIBITION.
    777 8 AUS CHILIAN EXHIBITS. (From Our Own Oorrbspohdknt). Singapore, March 16. The exhibits from Westera Australia for the Malaya Borneo Exhibition hava arrived. They inclede practically everything from plaster of Paris to timbers. Exhibits from other States will arrive on the 23rd inst. There are indications that; Australia will
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    C.R.C. Tennis Tournament.
    72 8 Tha fobowing 0 R,U. tennis ties are fixed for Saturday: Doubles “A.”—L Ti*ng Liat and K Hooi Hy e—30.3 v L Hor Tong and 0 Choon Lim— 4/5 Singles ‘‘A’»—T Thean Hook—2/6 v L Kwee Law Her, Singles ‘‘B’’—L Yaik Yaow—ls.2 v O Eng Tiang —l5 3.
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    SARAWAK WIRELESS.
    874 8 EXJELLENU PROGRESS The ear of the public is perhaps nob attuned to the possibilities of wireless in the Far Ka<t. At a'l events we seem to hear little of the stations at Singapore and Penang. There are two in Singapore one Post office and oue Admiralty and there
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    LOCAL SHARE LIST.
    79 9 r p the latent quotations H <fc C” share list: Yesterday- To-day. „lm 5* o ”5 $0* K to 2D 13 H jo. $c- 50. Sc. kk 15c I7ic 12|c 15c 3.25 3.50 2.50 3.00 nff us 1.20 1.00 1.10 ■P* R 20c 221 c 120 1-15
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    RUBBER PRICES
    72 9 16th March, 1922. H 1 Smoked Sheet H Eiue P*'» Crepe 24 c (Jnsmoked Sheet No 1 17|c H 1 Smoked Sheet z Crepe 1 Smoked Sheet 8 1/8d Bf/* J Crepe 1 /8d 14 rket qaiet. ■„Ym G 13 t° H LONDON RUBBER MARKET. Hr-e following were
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    Haytor Rubber Estates.
    327 9 H Dirbctors’ Report. ■Tm Director* of Hsyror Rubber Estates, ■”i, report for the year ended 31 st ■member 1921, the twelfth financial year tie Company, th a- ihe profit and loss ■•'nr" Lr the year shows a net loss of ■'ij” -ijuin-r h profio of $31,337.48 ■ribs
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    The London Market.
    188 9 Hkt/i William Jscks <fc Co, London H the 15th February: The Q at present is not I elpfnl to i' Qt 'f General Bl* ction is IHU the sooner it comes the I'W^Tt’ e f r ba ineBB R,t e state of 'f ,(> gether with the
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    TIN PRICES.
    95 9 I he Straits I radiug Co., Ltd., gives the following London prices, on March 15: Spot £143.12s 6d up 17s 6d 3 months buying£l4s.l2s 6d £l.2s 6d 3 selling £145.15s £1 Local parity $72.21 March 16th Singapore sold 100 tons at $73.75; Penang sold 50 tons an $73
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    TIN OUTPUTS.
    138 9 Taiping Tin Dredging Company Ltd., first half of March, 224 piculs. The Manager reports that the No. 2 Dredge w’B closed down on rhe 3rd tout. North Taiping Tin Dredging Co, Ltd, first half of March, 270 piculs. Ronpibon Ext«oded No Liability, first half of March, 240 piculs.
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    PRODUCE PRICES.
    207 9 BP. Tapioca 56.60 sellers M. P. Tapioca $7.15 sellers Cold leaf $72 sellers Black Pepper $l6 50 sellers White Pepper $23 sales. Trang Pepper no stock Mace Pickings $47 sales Cloves $l2O sellers Nutmegs 80s $45 nominal 110 s $37.00 sellers <No 1 $lO.OO per pion. Sugar j
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    Indian Labour.
    28 9 496 coolie» arrived per ss Dilw-*ra, todav, of which 182 were sent to Pulau J-rf-jak, and the balance proved direct to Port Swettenham for quarantine there
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    MARKET PRICES.
    532 9 Prnaiso, March 16, 1922. BEEF- ct. Soup per catty 36 Reaat do 48 Steakn do 48 Stew or Curry .M«at do carry 36 Kamp Steak do 48 Ox Tail each 50 do Tongue do 80 do Feet do 53 Heart p er catty 40 Liver do 80 Fillet
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    PERAK ASSIZES.
    278 10 A CRS6 f'l mortj ordiu<ty iutsrest wa« decided by His Lordship Mr Justice E C Watson at the Perau Awzea. I u thia a Malay Assistant Su’veyor employed by the Government for «he lust 21 years and a member ef the Malayan Volunteer lofan try for the past
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    Kelantan.
    438 10 Conditions Improving A recent visitor to Kelantan hbs given the "Siam Observer" his impressions. Starting from Bangkok by the Penang mail train at 7 am, be travelled through the night and arrived at Haad Yai junction about 11 am. There he bad to change nto the train for Kelantan
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    The Princess and Singhalese.
    162 10 ‘M. M The PrFsident of the Singhalese Association of Malaya Mr Gunatilaka, has received *he following letter from the Colonia' Secretary lam directed to Acknowledge th Q receipt of your telegram dated 28th February addressed to Hb Excellency the Governor Sir L-iurence Guillenoard, and to you
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    KENNEDY & CO’S SHARE LIST,
    916 10 KENNEDY CO’S SHARE LIST, 2 NAMES. 53 IjLIJ-Lm rubber (Dollar.) Sc. Sc.l S c. Allenby Rubber Co. ig- j 7. Alor Gajah Rubber Estate 1.00 2 Amalgamated Malay Estates i.io 1.10 Hitam Planting Syndicate ia’™ ioni Ayer Kuning Rubber Eatatea j Ayer Molek Rubber Co. j’oo LIO Ayer Pauas Rubber
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