Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 17 March 1922

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  • 20 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE. PUBLISHED DAILY. ESTABLISHED 1838. No. 60. VOL. LXXX. FRIDAY. 17tb MARCH, 1322. PRICE 16 CENTS.
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    • 548 1 Cmkßws i CIGARETTES J Number 555 Virginia J Absolutely Unique in Their Qualities. i m ♦♦♦ahS Hana n n oatj an □u gn □6□p□na nn p n a q gnnMi I The Empire Typewriter I I A Really Good and Cheap Typewriter. 1 r 1 8 H l'fi ?11 TTI
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    • 27 1 BRITISH BOND i Writing Pad i of 100 leaves with 25 envaiopes $1 Hermione Box contains SO fonep. lined Notepaper, SO Envelopes $1 Pinang Gazette Press, Ltd.
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  • 798 2 TRADE BE 1' WE K N AUSTRALIA AND MaLAYA. The West Aa-tra ian of February 22 prints the following interview Colonel H Peareon, DSO.M I C E (Engineer-in-Chi f of rhe Municipality of Singapore), who as a representative of th* Government of the Straits Settlements is making
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  • 127 2 Hongkong March 14.—-As a reply to the popular vi<*w than the shipowners surrendered to the striker", the former’s committee has issued a repo't showing that the settlement is a compromise, the seamen reducing their demands bv fifty per c**nt •nd in some instances bv sixty-two with the exception
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  • 462 2 a GREAT PROCON UL. Field-Marshal Viscount Allenby, of Megiddo and Felixstowe is whaf the Romans call d a great Procon-ul. He has administered Egypt with very much th? same admixture of patience and decision as he snowed in conquering the Turks over the leugUi and breadth of SyrD;
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  • 477 2 The action that is being taken by some of the provincial governments in Irdia wi h a view to cl sing roads against heavy motor transport is closely couueod with the question of the tyring of heavy motor vehicles. In sme parts of the Briti-h Empire
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  • 154 2 STRAITS WAR MEMORIAL. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Singapore, March 17. The last stone of the column of the Straits War Memorial was laid yesteiday The memorial will be practically completed by the time the Prince arrives. The Chamber of Commerce. The Singapore Chamber of Commerce reports a surplus
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  • 226 2 Annual General Meeting, The annual general mseting of the Ipoh Gymkhana Club was held last evening at the Ipoh Club. Mr. P. G. Short, the president, occupied the chair On the proposition of Mr Armstrong, and seconded by Col Rae, the accouuts were unanimously passed. The election
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  • 61 2 P.C.C. v. P.R.C, The following team will represent the P.C.C. in the gama with P.R.C. on the Esplanade to mortow at 2-15 p.m..—W W Martin, G Wright Motion. G E Clayton, A J L Donaldson, R J Morton, H D C Davies, L A Thomas, R N Byatt, A
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  • 95 2 The following P C C tennis ties are fixed for Monday, the 20’h March. Profession Pair*—H R Joynt J H Pedlow v C E B Waldren <fc W P Webb (6.) Championship Pwira—W S Goldie Ji FC Gregson v E E Chambers W H Threlfall
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  • 234 2 —“S.T.” A reporter of r.o- “Ceylon Ob-erver” called on the Hon Mr E B Alexander, Government Ag«nt Provinc s, who was till lately Food Controller and «sknd to be ‘uvplied with ar. explanation <>f the “colossal” rice 10-«a* which »h* Goverr ment of Ceylon are said
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  • 694 2 The Prince of Wales embarks at Ka/ia.chi to-day for Ceylon, on the completion of his tour in IndiaMr. L. C. Brown has been appointed a judge of food products at the Malaya Borneo Exhibition. The Hon- Mr. L. E. P. Wolfer>tan and Mrs. Woiferstan passed through in
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  • 83 2 We have received from an estate mana ger a Picture post card, bearing a picture of “Mahatma Gandhi” standing on India and holding a banner with an inscription “India for the Indians,” says the “Straits Times.” Our correspondent informs us that this card and another came to one
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  • 71 2 SHIPPING TEST CASE- [Reuter’s Telegrams.] Washington, March 15Proceedings are being taken against th?' British schooner Grace and Ruby, at present detained at Boston, as a smug gler- It is stated that the vessel', when four miles from the shore, landed liquor in her own boats. The proceedings wil?
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  • 36 2 New York, March 15. The Park Union Corporation has decided to liquidate- No reason ig given. It is assumed that trade conditions in the Far East do not justify the continuance of business.
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  • 481 2 Among the many prophecies relating to the Popes, few are so interesting and so comprehensive as the prophecies of St. Malachi. In Italy, especially among the people who not infrequently spice their religion largely with superstition, these prophecies are referred to on the occasion of each
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  • 117 2 An “Observer” reporter was informed by an authoritative source with regard to the statement a> to the changes in the Vernacular Code recenty published io a morning paper that the. draft had not yet been sent to the Government for its consideration. It is stated that the
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  • 76 2 The vicar of a South London church was asked not long ago to preach a special sermon on the subject of temperance. After announcing this request he continued (according to the “Morning Post “There are only two drinks mentioned in the Book of Psalms. One i s wine that
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  • 62 2 The Malaya Co., Ltd., reports the following changes in to-day’ s share marke. Shares. Buyers. Seller. Bassett Rubber $0.55 Kuala Sidim 1.40 j Pa jam, Ltd., 4 15 Chenderiang Tin e/6 Deebook Dredging 2/Hitam Tin IJS Limau Nipies 15 j-, Nawng Pet Tin 45 North Taiping 86
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    • 385 2 NEW FOR SALE. A.V. Monocar in excel Recently completely overhauled reasonable offer considered A An No. 72, c/o Pinang Gazette. MAYFIELD RUBBlUddd (STRAITS SETTLEMENTS,, NOTICE IS H™^r GI v EX Sixth Annual General Meeting Mayfield Rubber Plantations (t Settlements), Ltd., will be held Registered Office, No. 1 Weld ‘n be
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  • 555 3 —Ex THE ORIENTAL SE'i J ING. •Smart women in Paris are sponsoring Chinese trousers. Last summer these were introduced. Fashion articles have been written about them, ateliers have displayed them, and now they are being worn. Hitherto we have been accustomed to the Turkish trouser
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  • 337 3 The Appeal Court at Naples has finally settled litigation involving the stupendous sum of £207.000,000.000, which has lasted for five centuries. Early in the sixteenth century Emperor Charles Fifth gave Sector Bothen. his chief master of horse, iron mines, water-courses and forests over a large part
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    • 965 3 nT CLASSIFIED notices. fJL’ l 1 -W A 'pyERTISEMENTS. ST. GEORGE’S BALL. f SALE, TO LET, &c. meeting of subscribers to the above j ncpite 1 n the inang will je hejj a t the Penang Cricket Club, on Tuesday next, 21st March, at 6 p.m. ENTS A WORD, T
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    • 586 3 teiita THE MAM further reductions 1 man will tell you ,h 5 TNJ m P S (Me wl certainty tn llx A. JLJ..L_z V starting and Xe, a »afe driving R-W prices OF PROVISIONS S -AT- URHlith «IARFIII 5 ±jl_ w- j i>r ir n o rn 9 t C.
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  • 1260 4 -“S F.P,” Field’ Marshal Sir Henry Wilson has signalised his entry into Parliamentary life by the delivery of a maiden speech on a subject onjwhich he may be accepted as a first class authority, nanely the Army. During a 'debate in the House of Common on the
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  • 1133 4 Tbe recent meeting of the F. M. S. Malaria Advisory Board Quinine: served to emphasise Malaya’s Position- complete dependence upon oatside sources for quinine and naturally free distribution in this couu--1 try, where malaria is rife, entails consideri able expenditure, Specimens of Cinchona Febrifuge, so called, both
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  • 445 4 Wash out Near Laba: The heavy rains of tbe past lew and subsequent flooding of ceriiinK» interrupted communication on fb?run? t line between Lahat a'id Bara G&j»byeWf. 3 dav, when a wash out took place. Si details are available in Penang at prtitot as to the damage
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  • 778 5 fordsburg bombarded I Reuter's Telegrams.] Johannesburg, March 14. The b mbardment of Fordsburg, with machine guns, tanks and artillery, is now proceeding. The Centre of Interest. Pretoria, March 14. While sniping continues in various quarters, interest now centres in Fordsbur g. Thousands of women and children rc
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  • 42 5 GOVERNMENT AND ENQUIRY. London. March 16. Replying to a Labour deputation. Mr. Chamberlain said the Government was unable to grant a Court of Enquiry into the engineering lockout, until the resuit of the ballot of the other Unions was known.
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  • 55 5 SULTAN ASSUMES KINGSHIP. Cairo. March 16. A«- the outcc me cf the Anglo. Egyptian negotiations-, a rescript by the Sultan proclaims the independence of Egypt. Sultan Fuad assumes the title of King of Egypt[The British Protectorate over Egypt was declared on the 18th November. 1914. when the Khedive
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  • 172 5 M. BERTHELOTS MISDEMEANOURS. Paris, March 15. M. Philippe Berthelot appeared before the Disciplinary Council of the Foreign Ministry to explain the part he played 'n the affairs of the Banque Industrielle de Chine. He is charged with administrative misdemeanours in sending telegrams ureicned to save
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  • 115 5 BRITISH GOVERNMENT S INTEREST. London, March 15. In the House of Commons, a resolution authorising the payment of the uncalled amounts due on the Government shares in the Anglo Persian Oil Company was agreed to. and the bill founded thereon received th" first reading. Sir F. Banbury
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  • 13 5 Athens, March 15. M Gonnaris has re-const racted the Cabinet.
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  • 26 5 Chicago. March 15. Damages, estimated at 55.n0c.000, was done by a fire, which gutted large buildings in the centre of the city-
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  • 120 5 CONFERENCE FAILS London, March 15. The negotiations between the shipbuilding employer- and the negotiating committee f the Unions ended suddenly, a*- a result of the delegate co. T, fr*rence »f the men refusing to Jhcce.pt the em ployers amended offer to cut 16 6 cf the 26/6 war
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  • 306 5 London, February 6. —On the question of wages, the shipowners proposed, in the first place- a reduction of £3 a month for sailors, firemen and stewards on foreign going vessels and 14s- a week in the case of ships in the coasting trades, and intimated that
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  • 336 5 REDUCTION OF PERSONNEL. Londno. March 15. In the House of Commons. Sir L. Wor-i thingtx n-Evans, introducing the Armv Esiimates, said the proposed personnel 152.000, excluding troops on the esta blishment of India, showed a reduction of 20,000, compared with 1914. when there was an Army Reserve of
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  • 205 5 DEBATE IN THE COMMONS. London, March 15. A motion by Mr. T. P. O’Connor, in the House of Commons, drawing attention to lack of co-ordination in the actions of Go vernment, resulting n Mr. Montagu s resignation was fully debated, and subsequently withdrawn. Mr. O’Connor said he
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  • 177 5 REDUCTION OF ESTIMATES Delhi. March 15. In accordance with the policy it adopted of a collective reduction of 5 per cent on each item in the Budget, leaving the Government to settle the exact direction in which the saving was to be effected, the Democratic Party in the
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  • 155 5 Calcutta, February 28. —The Calcutta Corporation budget is also a deficit one and reveals a state of things in connection with the corporation finances. The current financial year closed with a balance of fifteen lakhs eighty-six thousand as against the original estimate of twenty lakhs thirty-three thousand. Receipts
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  • 463 5 Prince Nusrat Ali Mirza says Lord Nor thcliffe's timely message is welcome to all friends of British government in India. It cannot be too often impressed upon the Englishman at home that things, particularly Eastern things, are not always what they seem. History in modern Europe has been
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  • 141 5 The Aga Khan (leader of the Indian Mahommedan community and a First Class Chief of the Bombay Presidency), on his return from Europe avoided pressing in vitations to give an opinion on the politi cal situation in India, saying that recent ly he had not studied it.
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  • 211 5 Delhi, January 25. —Serious complaints have been made by the public in Bombay. Calcutta and Rangoon of the inefficiency of the telephone service afforded by the Telephone Companies in these cities and the Government of India have for some time been discussing with the Companies what
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  • 100 5 AMERICA’S AIM. Washington, March 16. It is authoritatively announced that the American Government’s demand for payment of occupation expenses aimed at Allied recognition of the right of the United .States to share the German reparation payments. The Government does not intend to press for payment. A French Cartoon.
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  • 43 5 London, March 16. The Dutch Indies Loan of S4O,OOO, CKXj, through the Guaranty Trust Company, has been issued at 94|, w ith interest at 6 per cent, redeemable at the option of the Dutch Indies Government between 1932 and 1962.
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  • 30 5 Gibraltar, March 15. The death ha 1 occurred here r.f Mr. Maurice Bandmann. les-ee of the local theatre, and well known in tho Far Ea-t
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  • 505 5 AN AMENDMENT REJECTED. Washington, March 15. The Senate rejected Senator Robin son’s amendment by 55 votes to 30. Th© amendment proposed by Senator Robin son was that the signatories to the Treaty pledge themselves against any act of aggression, and provide that in any fu ture controversy, all
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  • 198 5 CEYLON AND MALAYA-DUTCH AGREEMENT. London, March 15. Interest in the possibility of Government intervention in the rubber industry was revived by a statement in the House of Commons, that discussions un the rubber situation were proceeding between the Colonial authorities, British Malaya and the Dutch Indies. London
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  • 622 6 HOSPITALS’ CUP FINAL- [Reuter’s Telegrams.] London, March 15. In the Rugger Hospitals’ Cup final. Guy’s Hospital beat the London Hospital by 42 points to 6, at RichmondTHE GRAND NATIONAL. The Grand National Steeplechase wil] be run at Liverpool on the 24th inst. The event, which was won last
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  • 205 6 The Foreign Office have issued in book form information collected on “Holding of Real Estate and Acqui-ition of Mines, Mining and Od Rights, etc-, by Aliens in Foreign Countries. This information was originally compiled for official purposes, but it was felt that it would also
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  • 569 6 Mr. A. E. Manning Folter writes: Has the ideal Bridge game at last been discovered? lam inclined to think that perhaps it hasIt has been christened “Standard Bridge,” and it is the invention of Maj >i J. Montagu, secretary of the Portland Club, London. It
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  • 111 6 Many of us do, but those who don’t may be interested to hear what Mr. Van Camp, the packing magnate, has to say on the subject. Someone asked him what he thought about advertising and he replied that when he advertised he got business and when he
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    • 251 6 I*.*.--* Z Q-- J J |fci ..U,<£.:'^ ftA|| upr^ 1 r i ;'>'^n^ s i J NSa F lHfe<^. 5 tOSW^.. ffci> fe*t S<;. Mr x i k 5 V'' s 5 Jn Honour of lije visit to Rritisfj Malaya of H. R. H l&fje ‘’Prince of "Wales. “Our object—Not
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    • 130 6 THE WISE MOTHER. AND BABY’S OWN TABLETS. The ill's of children come swiftly, and too often before a doctor can be cal’*-I in cr medicine obtained the little one is beyond aidThe wise mother will always safeguard her little one by keeping Baby’s Own Tablets, the Canadian children’s remedy, in
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    • 531 6 Manly Vigou? and Strength Dr. Cassell’s Tablets Put New Life into Weak. Nervous, Worn-out Men. J®Biaica. South Africa. Mr. James N. Plummer, District Constable, Mr. Ernest J. Smith 69-i j Hayes P. 0., Jamaica. West Indies, writes: street, Iroyville, Joh a nne hT.. e P, hont Fire years ago I
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  • 421 7 T. O. M.” n i, A l UMPUIt ACTION, rhiwf Judicial Commissioner, rhe v ,u j ntll pnr, commenced rd in j> .ait in which an old Chinese 0 hi«i d’-eimed son’s adminisp fJ \he execu’or of the Estate of \-itsy T n Khim Bse {,r
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  • 230 7 ’ix-re w?re two ca-e-» of murder before i..on»hip Mr Justice E C Watson who pttidimt at the Perak Assizes. In lint» Tamil named Sivasamy Chetty icbsrged with intentionally causing the it of •it wife (Virammah) on January Ho Ip'ih. The facts of thia which &u extraordinarily brutal case
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  • 175 7 '"»pany, comprising three officer-» 1 w nof tiie Middlesex Regiment, oeeu on tiie march since Monday B'i in ]poh some time this even--116 company arrived from Kuala and detrained oa Monday evening between Tapah and Sungkai; Trtnoh they have been marching qf' 1 8t »ges, They
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  • 514 7 —Ex. £34,930,559,000 is a large figure even to dav, and it represents the turnover of the London Bankers’ Clearing Hcu*e for 1921, as shown in the recent report. .Housed in an unpretentious building in •he City, known by sight to the very few, the
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  • 441 7 8.T.” Porridge nas lost its pbee within recent years s* a national dish in Scotland, and it will fall to some future historian to explain why the Scottish people at the end of the Great War, neglected this most characteristic, wholesome and plain fare for the
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  • 402 7 The United Java Sugar Producers esti mate th«ir sharo of tbe 1922 crop to be 24,147,265 piculs, or 1,459,000 long ton® and if the proportion between their share and the total production remains unchanged we may assume the next Java sugar crop to produce 1.620,000 long tons
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  • 443 7 s.T.” M»r 18—Concert and Dance, Sungei Patani, for P W and Kedah Church Mission. Mar 18—New Club, Taiping, Dinner and Dance. Mar 18—Cricket, P C C v P R C. Mar 19—Malacca P A Annual Meeting, 10.15 a.m. March 21—St George’s Society, Annual Meeting, P C C, 6
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  • 341 7 While the activities of Rubber Roadways, Limited, comprise some of the too’t noteworthy aebivements of the Rubber Growers’ Association in respect to propaganda to date, that bedy bas latterly drawn up a very comprehensive scheme by which the good work may be greatly extended. As it is
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  • 397 7 Pknarg, March 17, 1922. BEEF— eta Soup p« r n y 35 Roast do 48 Steak» do 48 Stew or CurrylMeat do curry 36 Rump Steak do 4”' Ox Tail each 50 do Tongue do 80 do Feet do 50 Heart per catty 40 Liver do Fillet of
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  • 66 7 ih« following are the latest quota’ions in Messrs Kennedy Co.’s share list Y esterday. To-day. j 2 BRAKES .2 g, so x S c. J o. So. So Rubber (Dollar) Malaka Pinda 1.00 1.10 80c 1.00 c. Mining. Murai Tin 5.40 5.60 3.75 4.00 ex. South Taiping
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  • 44 7 17th March, 1922. Smoked Sheet 24|c Fine Pale Crepe 24 c Uusmoked Sheet No 1 17|c r, 1 S nok-d Sheet 274 c Singapore > o j Crepe T 1 Smoked Sheet 8d London > n Q J Crepe 8d New York G 13fc
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  • 74 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 22 to 24| diamond No. 2 15 21 j Unsmoked sheet No. 1 17
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  • 94 7 The Straits Trading Co., Ltd., gives the following London prices, on March 16: Spot £143 down 12s 6d 3 months buying£l4s 12». 64 3 selling £145 5s 10s Local Parity $7l 89 March 17tb Singapore, sold 75 tons at $73 3/8; Pe »ang, buyers no sellers at $73
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  • 88 7 Chendeiiang Tin Dredging, L”cl, first half of March, 265 piculs, Pributors 75 piculs, Dredge 190 piculs). Kamuntir'e f in Dredging, Ltd, first half of March, 360 piculs. Tin Bentong No Liability, first half of March, hours 312, piculs 194, yards 47,900. The fortnightly report of Nawng Pet Fin,
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  • 276 7 •MT" BP. Tapioca $6.60 sellers M P. Tapioca $7.15 sellers Cold leaf 572 sellers Blsmk Pepper $l6 50 sellers White Pepper $23 sales. Trang Pepper no stock Mace Pickings $47 sales Cloves $l2O sellers Nutmegs 80« $45 nominal 110 s $37.00 sellers (No. 1 SlOOOperpicu Sugar < No.
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  • 190 7 TO-DAY’S OKP iRTURES. D van Twist for Lsngss, Oiehleb, Sabang etc, Padaug. Lian Choo for Palau Perlis and Setul. Kedah for bindings and Sitiawau. Perak [S S Co] for Teluk Anson. Pyrrhus for Colombo. Dhanushkcdi, Suez and London. Kalyan for Singapore, Cnina and Japan, van Goens for Deli,
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  • 276 7 DAILY (except Bunday). BY TRAIN. Parit Buntar, Bagan Berai, Taiping, Ipoh, Batu Gajah, Tapah Road, Teluk Anson, Kuala Kuhn, 'By train Kuala Lumpur, Seremban, )-7.15 a.m Malacca, Johore, Singapore j <fc 6 pm. and Hongkong J Parit Bnntar aud Bagan Serai By train 9 30 a.m. A
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  • 77 7 The Kalyan, with mails from Europe, is expec.ed to arrive here at 4-30 p.m. to-day. If th»- «'earner arrives at the time stated correspondence will be delivered to box holders and callers at 7 p.m. The homeward mail, by the Ekma, clones at 10 am. to-morrow. The M
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  • 60 7 19th March, 3rd Sunday io Lent. S. Mark's Charch, Butterworth. Holy Communion aud Address 9 ".m. S. Anne's Mission Chapel, PraiEvening Prayer and Sermon (Tamil) 5.30 p m. Messrs. T. J. and R.’s Club, Prai. Evening Service and Add»e*s 6 30 p.uo. S Paul’s Mission Chapel, Bukit
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  • 38 7 19th Maich, 3id Sunday in Lent— Matins 7 3l) an; Huly Communion Bam; Marins and r*e>muu (Tamil) 915 a.m; Hmy Communion (Tamil) 10 am; Children’s Service 5 p.m; Evensong and Sermon 6 30 p.m.
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    • 1371 8 pacific MAIL STEAMSHIP straits steamship co., ltd., I 1 (Incorporated in Strai's Settlements) COM P NY. FOR INTENDED 1 0 SAIL bTEAMERS (Incorporated in U. d A.) TRANS-PACIFIC SERVICE. Port Swefenhsm s..d Singapore. Thur. “4? m 3 the™ Kinta Every Sat. at ;> pm. J v barf. Ipoh. 4' ngkong
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    • 719 8 BANKS. TH C MPRCAN-ML- BANK OF INDIA IHONGK LIMITED. COr SHANGh A| Bfl (Incorporated in England.) (Incorporated Authorised Capital £3,000,000 Paid-un Subscribed Capital 1,800,000 pj Paid-up 1,050,000 Sterling e hjnds Reserve Fund and Undivided Silv er PrOfitS Board of Directors. 7 600 R. J. Black, Esq., (Chairman), J. M. Head
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