Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 8 August 1922

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    20 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE PUBLISHED DAILY ESTABLISHED 1833. No. 176. VOL LXXX. TUESDAY, Bth AUGUST, 1922. PRICE 15 CENTS.
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      15 1 I KIDD S LETTER PRESS > INK ROLLER I COMPOSITION AGENTS:— j P. G. Press, Ltd.
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    THE TRAINED AMAH.
    764 2 “THEBES NO SLCH THING.” If the ways of the house-boy are obscure ami devious, those of the missie amah are as dark as a lesser boulevard in Sheol. We have heard of people ad vertising optimistically for a “trained amah.” (piite oblivious to the fact that then*
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    "LETTING IN THE JUNGLE."
    118 2 For sale or removal, Elephants F.O.R. mile seven. What offers Sandakan Road has been harried recently by two herds of elephants, one small of four head, ami a large one of eighteen. They are apparently the herds which pay an annual visit to these parts. Mr.
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    WAITING FOR SUN TO “SICKEN.”
    628 2 MALAYS’ VIEAV OF THE ECLIPSE Mr. H. Spence)* Jones, Chief Assistant to the Astronomer Royal at Greenwich, who has accompanied the British Eclip Expedition to Christmas island, in the Indian Ocean, to observe the total eclipse of the sun on September 21 next, writ ing
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    JAPANESE ROYAL ROMANCE.
    294 2 “T.0.M.” The Emperor has given his sanction to the engageme’ht of the Regent—the Crown Prince Hiroshito—to the Princess Nagako, second daughter of Prince Kunivoshi. This announcement signifies a happy ending to a Japanese royal romance, in which the course of true love has not run too smoothly.
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      459 2 SHORT CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS. Wanted, For Sale, To Let, &c., can be inserted in the Pinang Gazette at THREE CENTS A WORD counting tlie address to which replies are to be sent. Minimum Charge $1 each Insertion. 6 Consecutive Insertions $5. Cash must accompany order, otherwise the advertisements will be charged
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      580 2 The Time Has Come.! I I Remove Pities and Oil) f&J QfiAm > s Blackheads With Cuticura Mo Bathe with Cuticura Soap and hot water to free the pores of impurities w wk,. and follow with a gentle application Jx wgben .I Z 5 of Cuticura Ointment to soothe and
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    THE P. AND O. BANK.
    855 3 J PM.wII.SSS OF THE BUSINESS. I j "Le second ordinary general meeting <■<’ th* P. and O. Banking Corporation Ltd.- was held cn July 7 at 122. Leaden. hall-street, E- C., the Right Hen. Lori I Inchcape presiding. The chairman, in the course of his
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  • MOTOR NOTES.
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      PAYING FOR UPKEEP OF THE ROADS.
      334 3 Discussing the question as to wheth?' goods and passenger vehicles using the roads pay their fair share of the cost ol maintenance '‘The Commercial Motor points out that the mads are used bv many other persons and interests be sides the motor vehicle. The
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      A SPARK GAP TERMINAL
      154 3 Messrs. Lodge Plugs, Ltd Rugby, artputting on the market the Lodge spark gap terminal, which they will sell at Is. 6d. It is a device which, under certain conditions, may be a distinct benefit. It is a very simple fitting to manufacture, and the makers of
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      EARLY MODELS.
      144 3 What becomes of all old motorcycles? I am prompted to ask this question, says "Carbon” in "Motor Cycling,” because there were plenty of good sound machines made ten years ago which—des pite their single gears—were quite as roadworthy as anything produced to-day, and the engines were in many
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      LIGHTER MACHINERY FOR MOTOR SHIPS.
      170 3 The Xorth British Diesel Engine Works, Glasgow, have completed a prolonged series of trials on a remarkable new tyjie of oil-engine for installation in motor ships, which, it is claimed, has only half the weight, and occupies approximately half the space of the normal fourcycle
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    Coming Events.
    36 3 Aug !>—Chefalo-Palermo Company, Lyric Theatre, 9.30 p.m. August 9—Court of Appeal. Alor Star. Aug 23—Lodge Krian, Parit Buntar Installation Meeting, 1>.30 p.m. Vug 20—P.C.C. Gymkhana. Sept. 20—Board of Licensmu Meeting, District Court, 2.3 p.m.
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      164 3 COMING. L=lg£a I—S 0 > fIIIMMIBOk■ wlil > ■^Oiwßk r w jm! L IS><bSl i r ».v S.;.'.'M 8 ij r WO a a i r..’.P -iH < ‘/7X* /aOZT7 U—•' ■I 4. je*-. O JU *Sk T I PRISCILLA DEAN I SUPPORTED BY I I HERBERT RAWLINSON g r
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      281 3 f LUBBE PLUG* I Lodge Plugs, made at Rugby, England, in a factory exclusively devoted to the manufacture of Lodge plugs, are the recognised leading plugs of Great T Britain. g Their sales are far in excess of any other British spark plugs, and they j are factory equipment on
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    SOCIAL & PERSONAL.
    1478 4 SOCIAL PERSONAL. Messis Venables and Malley arrived by: the Kedah from Sitiawan on >unday. Mr. Crichton. District Officer. I.ualal Kangsar, has been granted eight months home leave. i The Countess of Essex has been found dead in a bath at her residence in fairMr. W. E. Barraclcugh, who is sailing
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    HOLIDAY CRICKET.
    783 4 F. M. S. v. The Colony. THE STRAITS OVERWHELMED. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Aug. 5 The Colony won the toss and batted first on a bad wicket. The Colony (1st Innings). Riches c Green b Hennessy Marshall b Oliver 1 Scharenguivel b Jonklass 13 Spring b
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    COUNTY CRICKET.
    129 4 MR. MANN’S CENT I RY [Recter’s Telegrams.] London. August 4 At Leyton, Middlesex led Essex on the first innings in a drawn match. 'l'he Middlesex Captain, Mr. F. 'I Maim, in the first innings, scored 108. For Essex. Mr- Claude Ashton, in tin* first innings, made 110 (not
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    EXHIBITION TENNIS.
    36 4 (From our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Auvust 7. In an exhibition tennis match. Oliver (Selangor) and Wodehouse (Singapore) beat Bagot and Bligh-Orr Ghe probable Selangor Gaunt Cup pair) by 6 —4, I—6. 7 —5.
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    THE OPEN TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIP
    397 4 “S.F.P” The singles position in tiu* Open Championship of Malaya is now u-efined and speculation can b< nade as to the i possible winner. The competitor" left in are. as far as we have been able. to gather, as follows Singapore. Honda, Penang Khoo Hoci Hye
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    P.C.C. TENNIS TOURNAMENT.
    430 4 The following tennis will be played to-day: Ladies Doubles. —.4 Mrs. Rule and Miss Fitzpatrick v. —3O Mrs. Jones and Mr. Bennett (2) —15.3 Mrs. L. M- Evans ami Mrs. Crabb-Watt v. —-4 Mrs. Reimann and Miss D. Dunn (5). Championship.—A. W. Harries v. S. Madsen (4).
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    THE MALAYA CUP.
    138 4 SINGAPORE’S CHOSEN. Three changes have been made in the side which is to represent Singapore against Malacca at- Malacca on August 12th. Pennefather, Seng Chye anil Lingaid have been stood down, to make way for Wheatley. Joo Song and Sinclair. The team wifi be as follows: Oliviero
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    BRITONS’ LONG WALK
    200 4 SINGAPORE TO LONDON VIA RANGOON. Rangoon. July 29.—Lt. R Alexander (late Lieutenant, Royal West Kent Regt and Mr. J. R. Charton arrived in Rangoon some ten days ago, but have only just made themselves known, having gone straight into hospital with dysentry and fever. They were walking
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    MARRIAGE MARKET DULL.
    228 4 Why don’t men marry or, as the last word rests with tlhe woman, why don’t women marry That people at Home are getting out of the habit of marrying is clear frem the Registrar-General’s returns. Some time last year he had “the honour to report” that 1920
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    SELANGOR RACES.
    119 4 FIRST DAY’S HAND|(- APs (From Our Own <’oßßEsH) Shry Kuala Lumpur, \i^ lH The following are the handi.-. first day of the Selangor I’n,-; August Meeting. (Six furlongs). Jill 10.5, Nankin 9.7. AyroB.ll. Hobo 8.1. (Five liirlopgs). Observati »n 1 1.5. Varcolel '.t.| 9.1, My Laddo 8.1. SunsuH;..
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    SINGAPORE NEWS.
    79 4 THE MALAY Cl p. (From Our Own Correspondent. Singapore. August In the ’’Malaya” Cup Soccer com. petition Malacca beat Johore, at .lohon, by two goals to nil. S.S.C. Function. There waß a large attendance at Sinuapore Swimming Club on the occasion of a presentation and farewell to Mr
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    E. & O. ORCHESTRAL CONCERT.
    89 4 E. O. ORCHESTRAL CONCERT. The sixth of the series of Orchestral Concerts will be given at the E. XO. Hotel to-morrow (Wednesday) at'.l-.'IO p.m.. when the following programnx*of music will be presented:— 1. Overture Pique Dame Stippc 2. Two Pieces (a) TraumerieScliuinann (b) Schlnmmerlied 3. Fantasie La Tosca Puccini 4.
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    AT THE “UNIVERSAL."
    348 4 The gripping story, “Conflict, will bring beautiful Priscilla Dean and Herbert Rawlinson, well known players of the screen, to the I niversal Hotb' from Thursday, 10th, to Sunday l-’’l' August. This Universal Super-Jewel pi" duction is supreme in its detail. of the most important sequences <»t th"
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  • CORRESPONDENCE.
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      NEW USES FOR RUBBER.
      386 5 h (Ji(o| of the Pinang Gazette.”] Seeing that practical suggestions ns s ,or rnbber while l„. nut on tin l market at a reason- up., the proprietors of Rubber in the Malay States .nay pos(.U|isi<ler the following suggestion ei’v’of their consideration. o-cnrred to me that a
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      BRITISH INCOME TAX.
      223 5 I" tin Editor of the "Pinang Gazette."] Sih,- short time ago you were good noiigh to insert a letter for me on the -object of British Income Tax. Asa '■•'lilt I have had the pleasure of answer'llll inquiries from many of your readers io i have been
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      COUNCIL REFORM.
      401 5 Editor of the pinang Gazette.”) I bas 'dread y been written 0,1 the above important Mai ;iV| present state of affairs in id,] i, 1 v K disastrous and perplexing '"Hiorit'ies 1 T, OSt .’7 CesS}l ’T tbat the b'Htld quickly see their way I" iaie with the
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      SERVANTS AND GOVERNMENT RETRENCHMENT.
      232 5 To The Editor of the “Pinang Gazette." StR, —I notice in the local papers the information that from Ist instant a cut is being made in Government salaries. The Mercantile Community has nowbeen under the knife fora consideiuble time consequent on the slump and general trade
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    SARAWAK OILFIELDS.
    364 5 -“S.F.P-” THE FIRST MILLION TONS The following telegram has been received by H- H. The Rajah of Sarawak from the Sarawak Oilfields Limited. On completion of. first 1 000-000 tons oil production in Sarawak we venture to congratulate your Highness upon jirospects of crude oil industry in your
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    PARIS FASHION NOTES.
    1021 5 THE HOLIDAYS. (By Our Lady Correspondent) Faris, July 12. The going-away fever has broken i ut in Paris; the holidays are in sight, villas or rooms were booked weeks ago .and all life is centred on the business of going away. Wicker furniture fci the country cottage
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    RED ARMY’S PERIL
    244 5 Riga, June 27. —A few days ago Skliansky. deputy chairman of the Military Soviet of which Trotsky is chairman, made a report on the state of the Red Army to the Central Committee of the Russian Communist Party. In this report Skiliansky called special attention to the
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      242 5 THE WOMAN OF THIRTY OFTEN NEED OF HELPAt thirty a woman may reasonably expect to enjoy good health, having then overcome the troubles of early womanhood, yet being free of the later trials of middle-age but various causes tend to undermine the strength of many women of thirty. Foremost among
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      326 5 WHITEAWAY’S 2nd WEEK OF GREAT SALE. 12 OUTSTANDING BARGAINS. 60 DOZENS. 300 YARDS. V. F. M. Writing Pads p tal Clsc ,E l 100 Sh66tS. For narrow curtains printed in 4. i d d i ,i neait designs fast colours. Best Bank Paper, Ruled 3I inches ide 2 PADS SALE
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    THE LONDON CONFERENCE.
    1177 6 It would be difficult to exaggerate tinvital importance of the Allied Conference on Reparations, with which matter is inextricably bound up the question of international debts, that commenced its sittings in London yesterday. Attended by British. French. Italian and Belgian delegations, the Conference would have gained much
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    HERE AND THERE.
    1340 6 We cannot quite reconcile the agreement concluded between The Anglo- the General Rubber CoinDutch Deal. pany of New York and the Anglo-Dutch Plantations of Java with the interpretation of the views of the big American buyers, propounded by Mr. f’arnahan. That gentleman had a good deal to
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    VOLUNTEER CONCERT AND DANCE
    142 6 B COMPANY’S SUC'tTSSH function. The members of the recon-t Company of the Penang \idini' 1 ed a marked success with tln-ir■ ceri and dance, in tin- b''H Friday evening, nearly r attending. Amongst tlm'i I”’, the lion. Mr. John Mifch'-H o Mitchell. Lieut Col. W.II. Whvte.
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    THE CHEFALO-PALERMO COMPANY.
    55 6 .c :8 The Management ol the ,d o. the del:»' ny regret that owm- >" Steamer, and the l>L a-nett" gage and scenery tor uis impossible to gixe .1 1” Town Hall. The t’-mi’a"' short season at th ■L' 1 t Weilne- I-' Road, to-morrow z it
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      386 6 gGCSTTXC AWED XWDA AVLYX r FAIRBANKS, MORSE j “Y” OIL ENGINES. I 1 RELIABLE POWER AT LOW COST. 5 Economy prompts the user to cut the cost Hl 3 of power to the lowest limit and the Type “Y 3 oil engines offer another opportunity to reduce g this expense.
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      7 6 E. O.” DANCING TO-NIGHT. SARKIES BROTHERS, Proprietors.
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    26 6 DEATH. Kader Bawa. —On August ti. PJ22. M. K. Kader Bawa of Penang, leading member of Muslim Merchant Society and Muslim Mahajana Sabah, aged s(‘> years.
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    REPARATIONS PROBLEM.
    1098 7 4 Mementous Conference. M. POINCARE’S PROPOSALS. [ip: cthiTs Telegrams.] Paris, August 5. I; j s -emi-officially hinted that M. i* contemplating suggesting Lloyd George that a moralejuju (d four (>r eight weeks be aceordI (doinuii\. on condition that Ger,ll;,nx meantime carry out a complete j'm of financial reforms,
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    BAVARIAN CABINET.
    43 7 A BOURGEOIS COALITION. Berlin, Augu*t 4A new Government Coalition has been formed in Bavaria. It is noteworthy that whereas all the other German State Governments contain a proportion of Socialists, Bavaria i* the first State to have a purely Bourgeois Cabinet.
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    GERMAN PERFIDY
    73 7 A SILESIAN INCIDENT. Berlin, August 4The Inter-Allied Control Mission discovered a. thousand tons of war material, ammunition, rifles ami 1,300 shells during a visit to the Fortress ol Neisse, Silesia. The German military authorities tried to prevent the visit A German officer stood in front ol the door
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    ANGLO-GERMAN TRADE
    41 7 London. August 4 In the House of Commons, SiiPhilip Lloyd-Greame stated that G»*rman imports for the year eudml June 30 to Britain totalled £21,000,000. and British export* to Germany £25.00!),000. The II ouse of Common* adjourned till November 14.
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    CONSULAR APPOINTMENTS.
    24 7 London, August 4. 'The appointment of three British Consuls-General in China is gazetted, namely. Messrs- Berthhold Tour*. Bertram Giles and Henry Sly.
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    ITALIAN TURMOIL.
    372 7 Milan and the Fascisti. Rome, August 5. Normal conditions have been restored in all cities. The Fascisti evacuated the Town Hall at Milan, which they previously seized, turning out the members of tin* Socialist Town Council. The Prefect has now' appointed a Commissioner to control the public services
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    THE GREEKS IN THRACE.
    49 7 WITHDRAWAL OF FORCES. Constantinople. August 7. The Greek Commander in Thrace has notified the allied commander that the withdrawal of the Greek forces two miles from the Turkish frontier in compliance with the Allies’ <h**ire foi the determinal ion of a neutral zone ha* begun-
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    SEAMEN’S CONFERENCE.
    77 7 IGIENCH UNION SECEDES. Paris, August 4 Following Ihe rejection of fhe French proposal for action to enforce the demand for a 48 hours week and a minimum wage, the National Council of the French Seamen’s Union decided to secede from the Seamen’s Internatio-. nal and to try to
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    BANQUE INDUSTRIELLE
    65 7 INDO-CHINA’S AID. Paris, August 4 Replying to a question, the Finance Minister stated that the Government of Indo-China on the 27th 'January, 1921, advanced 20,000,000 francs to the first syndicate fornjed to come to the assistance of the Banque Industrielle de Chine, and 10,000,000 to the second such
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    THE PRESS STRIKE
    41 7 London, August 5. '(’he indications are that Hie printing trade dispute is fading out. the members of the Typographic?»! Society in several provincial centres having agreed to resume, in accordance with the terms of the Industrial Court’s award-
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    JAPAN AND RUSSIA.
    126 7 A Report Denied. Paris, August 0 I he Japanese Embassy categorical!. denied the report that Japan intends to negotiate with the Moscow Soviet Government, and says Japan never contemjilated the possibility of recognising the Moscow Government. She merely consented to negotiate with fhe Chita Government with regard
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    CHOLERA IN SIBERIA.
    18 7 Reval, August 5A Moscow telegram states that cholera is spreading in the Omsk and Barnaul.
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    BOKHARA
    38 7 SOVIETS SEEK AN ARMISTICE Paris, August 7. News from Bokhara says the revolutionary troops have been apprised of a proposal for an armistice made by the Soviets, of whom a delegation has gone to the revolutionary camp.
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    U.S. RAILWAY DISASTER
    154 7 EXPRESS ENGINE PLOUGHS THROUGH CARRIAGES. St. Louis. August 6. Sixty were killed and 100 injured as the result of an all-steel express crashing into a local train at Sulphur Springs. The engine of the expiess lit»' rally ploughed through the wooden carriages. Many of the victims were
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    U.S. RAILWAYMEN
    32 7 RETURNING TO WORK. Washington, August 5. The Pennsylvania Railway states that there was the greatest single day’s resumption, of strikers to-dav, namely, 587, making 46,603 working, compared with 60,157 normally-
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    DOCKERS’ WAGES.
    91 7 AGREEMENT WITH EMPLOYERS. London, August 5. The prospect of a dockers’ strike was averted, following on the decision of the Conference of the National Transport Workers to assent to the terms reached with the employers with regard to the latter’s demand for a reduction of wages by 2s-
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    UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFIT
    30 7 TWO YEARS’ BILL. London, August 5. In the House of Commons, Dr. Ma<•numara stated that £’7.OOO, IHK» had been disbursed in the past two yca<* for unemployment benefit.
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    EXPORT CREDITS SCHEME.
    27 7 A YEAR’S EXTENSION London, August 5. The Government has decided to continue the export credits scheme i 1 another year, namely, till September. 1923-
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    EMPIRE WIRELESS.
    143 7 An Unsatisfactory Position. London, August 4 I’he position of Empire wireless has greatly improved, but is still far from satisfactory. Meanwhile other countries are getting ahead of us, said Mr. Robert Donald, presiding at the annual meeting of the Empire Press Union- The Postmaster-General’s re cent announcement of
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    THE TELEPHONE INVENTOR
    58 7 THE SERVICE’S TRIBUTE. New York, August 4. The whole of the telephone service of Canada and the United States was suspended for a minute this evening as a tribute to the late Alexander Graham Bell- His body will rest in a tomb blasted out of a Cape
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    NEW YORK-PENANG STEAMER.
    34 7 DELAYED AT ADEN Aden, August 4. The British steamer Ajax, from New York for Penang, put into Aden with broken weir pump and rods. Th» repairs will require about two days-
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    INDIAN EXTREMISTS.
    55 7 MANY ARRESTS AT GUNTI R Madras, August 4. 186 Congress and Khilafat Volunteers were arrested at Guntur, in consequence of defiance of the order prohibiting a meeting in honour of the arrival of the Committee which is touring India to see whether the country is prepared for civil
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    LEAGUE ASSEMBLY
    58 7 THE DUTCH DELEGATION. The Hague, August 4. The following will represent the Netherlands Government at the third meeting of the Assembly of the League of Nations, which opens at Geneva on September 4: Doctor Loudon, the Dutch Minister in Paris, Professor Struycken, of The Hague Arbitration Court, and
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    THE MANDATES.
    29 7 Geneva, August 5. The Mandates Commission of 1 lie League of Nations drafted observations, to be presented to the League, oji the reports regarding the Japanese Mandates.
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    MINERS AND TROOPS.
    55 7 FIGHTING IN AMERICA. Indianopolis, August 4The first hostilities arising from ;;n attempt to mine coal under the protection of troops, occurred at Staunton, where men ambushed National Guardsmen, who returned the fire- The fusillade was later taken up throughout the area, and continued for over an hour,
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    “ON THE RUN.”
    60 7 Buenos Aires, August 6. A message from Paraguay says lhe Government troops have now got the rebels on the run. It is reported that the rebels include a German airman, an ex-captain of the German air force, who flew over the Government steamer Requelme, dropping a bomb,
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    LORD NORTHCLIFFE
    28 7 CONDITION VERY GRAVE. London, August 7. This morning’s “bulletin’ states iliat Lord Northcliffe has suffered a rapid increase oi weakness, and his condition is very grave.
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    MR. SZE.
    20 7 London, August 5. Mr. Sze has returned to America, accompanied by his children who arc on school vacations-
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    THE WORLD FLIGHT.
    302 7 Major Blake at Delhi. Delhi. August 5The airman, Major Blake, ha arrived Major Blake’s Difficulties Agra, August C. The airman. Major Blake, on th<* journey to Allahabad from Delhi, was forced to land owing to rain and also renewed engine trouble, which is repeatedly delaying him. Major
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    TRANS-AMERICA FLIGHT.
    58 7 AN UNFORTUNATE START Jacksonville (Florida). August 7 An attempt by Lieutenant Doolitt! to fly across the United States from the Atlantic to the Pacific, with on’y one stoppage to replenish fuel, met with bad luck at the outset. T’h« machine struck soft sand on Pable Beach (Florida) and
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    THE ARCTIC FLIGHT
    40 7 Nome, August 4. Amundsen’s ship, the “Maud,” wirelesses that she is in ice close to Wrangel Island. Amundsen is going to Point Barrow, and he intends to attempt the Pole this year, weathei permitting, otherwise next year-
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    AERIAL DEVELOPMENT.
    57 7 LONDON-MARSEILLES SERVK L Paris, August 4. A regular London-Marseilles pus senger air service opens on August 11. The machines will leave London on Mondays and Fridays, and Marseille* on Tuesdays and Saturdays The service will specially eater for traveller.* to and from the East. The trip will occupy
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    THE CORDON BENNETT BALLOON RACE.
    54 7 Geneva, August 7 Over 50,000 spectators this afternoon watched the start of the Gordon Bennett balloon race. There were 19 competitors, 3 each from Belgium, th--United States, Switzerland, Italy and France and two each from Britain and Spain. The wind is blowing in the direction
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    IRELAND
    108 7 NATIONALS’ SUCCESS. London, August 5. After exceptionally hard fighting, the National forces captured Kilmallock, which was the Irregulars’ principal point d’appui. Dublin Plot Frustrated. London, August 7 Dublin uppairiitly escaped further trying experiences by the frustration of a carefully planned rebel coup to isolate the capital A Government communique
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    THE TIN MARKET.
    1504 8 LONDON REPORTS. London. July 11. -Fi’iJti.v s market was firm, and tin.: <»r» retie ted a rise ot 7s lid, and again to-d iy further os was added to prices. Li spite of l ies ol important Buying by eith r horn or overseas consumers, considerable i:it'.*r<st
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    THE SHARE MARKET.
    399 8 Messrs. Kennedy and Co.. Penang, report as follows: The market in Industrial- and Local Loans has remained firm during the past week and prices at the close are ste <dv. Tin after touching £162-l o, the highest figure for manv months, has dropped £3-(2-6, and Mining shares
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    METAL MARKETS.
    407 8 IMPROVED TIN PROSPECTS. Notwithstanding the demoralised state of certain of the European foreign exchanges, which might be ex peel el to have an unfavourable effect upon the metal markets, the condition in these markets, in recent days, have been «piite firm, says the Financier of July 11. Thi>
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    THE RUBBER NEGOTIATIONS.
    336 8 A DIF Fl Cl' LT PROBLEM. For some days past, says the ‘‘Manchester Guardian,” a rumour has been current in Mincing Lane that the negotiations v, hidh have been going on at the Colonial Office for the restriction of «.he output of rubber in the Federated Malay
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    AGRICULTURE IN PERAK.
    366 8 The following is from PrraK An nual Report, for 1921 The total area cf land occupmd for agriculture is given, as S5B-IJ2 acres. (This includes a comparatively small area of building laud.) A rough e-timate gives the following returns Area under padi 118,233 acres rubber 394,283 coconuts
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    HANDICAPS TO PLANTING.
    142 8 The “Ceylon Observer” understands that the Planters’ Association of Ceylon and othe.r local Associations vitally in terested in the planting industry intend shortly to make a united request to the Government that the technical staff of the Department of Agriculture be added to in such a measure
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    CHINESE STUDENTS
    93 9 ’HIE BOXER INDEMNITY Telegrams.] •I London, August 5. In the House of (’ominous, Sir Walter <lc Frece suggested that in view of the importance of the matter io British trade, the rejMtrt of Sir John -lordan’s Committee 011 the education of Chinese students in England should I be
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    MR. H. C. WELLS AND JAPAN.
    79 9 London, August 7. Speaking at a dinner of the .Japanese Club in honour of the visit of the Japanese author, Seijiro Shimada, Mr FT. G. Wells said after his visit io th? Washington Conference and seeing, hearing and coming in contact with Japanese statesmen
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    THE EMPEROR OF ANNAM
    89 9 Paris. August 6. I‘he Emperor of Annum is going home to-day. His Majesty is cutting short his visit on the advice of the doctors, as lie found the climate try ing. There was a far 1 well luncheon hv M. Millerand at Ram bouillet, on Saturday
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    BURMA CYCLONE DISASTER.
    376 9 Rangoon, August 3.—A further report of the cyclone disaster on the Burma Railways, Pegu-Martaban branch, it about spm. on July 31 between th pick-up station of Daungbo and Naunggala. from the district locomotive supe rintendent. states that No. 38 down local mixed train, which was travelling about
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    F.M.S. RAILWAYS.
    140 9 —“S. T.” The Kuala Lumpur correspondent of the “S.T.” wires: The committee of en quiry, which was promised by the Chief Secretary of the F.M S. at the last meeting of the Federal Council regarding railway administration, began work yesterday. Although its personnel has not officially been announced
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    IN SOUTHERN NIGERIA.
    367 9 ADVK'E TO PEOPLE IX MALAYA A gentleman who spent eleven years in Malaya and Borneo, who was unable to obtain work here, or in England, and who has been a few months in Southern Nigeria writes us, as follows I now say how I often thought I
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    SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.
    129 9 TO-DAY’S DEPARTURES. Pnngah for P. Brandan. Menggala for Deli and Asahan. Sitiawan for Asahan. Jin Ho for P. Brandan. Kedah for Dindings and Sitiawan. Klang for Port Swettenham and Singapore (taking mails for Port Swettenham, Klang and Kuala Lumpur). Perak, [S.S. Co] for Teluk Anson. Chambord for Ceylon,
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    PENANG MAILS.
    215 9 CLOSE DAILY (except Sunday). BT TRAIN. Registration and Parcel Post, except where otherwise stated, close half-an-hour earlier than the Ordinary mail. FOR AT Federated Malay States, Malacca, Johore, Singapore and Hongkong Ipoh, Batu Gajah, Tapah Road,'J By train Teluk Anson,Kuala Kubu, Kuala 7.15 a.m. Lumpur, Klang, Port Swetten-
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    THE MAILS.
    29 9 The homeward mail, by the Chilka, closes at 10 a.m. to-morrow. The Teesta, with mails from Europe, is expected to arrive here at G a.m. on Friday.
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    ULU PANDAN RUBBER.
    508 9 marking time. Ihe annual general meeting of the I In Pandan (Singapore) Rubber Estates Ltd. was held in French Bank Buildings, Singapore. The Chairman, Mr. Koh San Din, presided and there w r ere also present Messrs F. C. Peek. Yeo Hock Hoe, Lim Tay Yam and
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    THE BIG RUBBER CONTRACT.
    77 9 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, August 8. The Malay Mail” Colombo correspondent says a ’’’rimes of Ceylon” cable states The Daily Mail says the Mincing Lane brokers are not pleased with the big rubber contract as they lose the commission on 2,500,000 lbs. of rubber.
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    ON ’CHANGE.
    101 9 Messrs. Fearon and Company report < n August 2nd Business during the past week has been active in all sections but rubberTin has continued to rise steadily, closing at £162 15s. Od. ($81.50 local) which represents a gain of £4 7s. 6d. on the week. Share values are
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    THE MALACCA CASE.
    107 9 PLANTER SENTENCED. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, August 8. In the Malacca case. Mr McLean Roberts, late of Devon Estates, was sentenced to three months’ and one month’s rigorous imprisonment —the terms to run concurrently—on charges of voluntarily causing grievous hurt to a Tamil cooly. An
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    RUBBER PRICES.
    41 9 sth August, 1922. Local. eta. Smoked Sheet 24i Fine Pale Crepe 241 Unsmoked Sheet No. 1... 17| Sing a- 1 Smoked Sheet 25 PORE J Crepe 25 London and New York. London looked Sheet 7 1/M New York Gl4{
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    TIN PRICES.
    101 9 London. The Straits Trading Co., Ltd., gives the following London prices, on August 4th: S|x>t £160.175.6d up £1.15s 3 mos. buying 160.175.t>d 1.15 s .3 selling ~161 1.15 s Local parity $79.56 Local. August sth: Singapore buyers no sellers at $80.50. Penang 25 tons at $80.50. August Bth;
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    TIN OUTPUTS.
    41 9 ’l'ongkah Compound No. 2 N. L. for July, cubic yards treated 75,431 cubic yards, output 253 piculs, hours run 619 hours. Tongkah Harbour Tin Dredging Co., N. L. from 30th July to sth August (being one week), 16 tons.
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    PRODUCE PRICES.
    196 9 Benares Opium p. chest $5,000.00 nom. Cloves 130.00 sellers Gold leaf 72.00 Mace Pickings 70.00 Nutmegs 80s 50.00 1105... 40.00 Coconuts per 1,000 39.00 Copra Sundried 10.50 sales Rattans 11.20 sellers Rattans Coarse 10.50 Green Snail Shells 13.00 Siam Rice No. 1 15.50 per bag do do do
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    EXCHANGE.
    109 9 PENANG, AUGUST 8, 1922. (By Courtesy of the Chartered Bank.) London Demand Bank 2/3 L>/16 4 months’ sight Bank 2/4 3 Credit 2/4 1/4 3 Documentary 2/4 5/16 Calcutta Demand Bank R»l7(d»j 3 days’sight Private 180 3 Bombay Demand Bank 1760 Madras Demand Bank 176$ > 5- 3 days’sight
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    GERMAN PROFIT FROM FALL OF MARK.
    885 10 FINANCIERS’ PATIENT GAME. In an article in the current number of •‘The Scandinavian” (a commercial and financial review published in English at Copenhagen), Dr. L. V. Birck, Professor of Economies in the Universit-v of' Copenhagen, says: Germany is really not so poor as Professor
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    A MALAY PARADISE.
    749 10 T ‘S. F. P WHERE MAN MAY SCORN RICHES. Mr. Dale Collins, the Australian writer. who is accompanying Mr. Albert Y. Gowen, of Chicago on a cruise round the world aboard Mr- Gowen’s luxuriously equipped yacht, “Speejacks.” writes from Banda Sea, in a contribution given in the
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    INTRIGUE IN CHINA.
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