Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 16 August 1922

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    20 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE PUBLISHED DAILY. ESTABLISHED 1833. No. 183. VOL LXXX. WEDNESDAY, 16th AUGUST, 1922. PRICE 15 CENTS.
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      9 1 IT. NAGATA, DEMTIST. > Naar door to I TM WSFtRSARY.”
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    PARIS FASHION NOTES.
    1224 2 EFFECTS OF THE WEATHER. (By a Lady Correspondent). Paris, July 19. An anomaly which has arisen out of the abnormal weather conditions of the summer, is revolutionising the workshops of dress makers ami tailors, where orders for warm suits and heavy cloaks for the summer holidays are
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    PEKING’S UNHAPPY MINISTERS.
    298 2 As is well known, even at the best of times the lot of the average minister in Peking is, like that of the proverbial policemen, by no means a happy one, particularly in these unsettled days throughout China. Witness the extraordinary affair that occurred in the capital
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  • WORLD OF SPORT.
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      P.C.C. TENNIS TOURNAMENT.
      106 3 The following tennis ties are fixed for Friday, the 18th August: Profession Pairs.—F. C. Gregson and I’. E- Groom v. J. Sellar and J. CrabbWatt (5); E. H. Everest and R- NHamilton v. E. A. Davies and J- RHuxter (6). Championship Pairs. —W. H- Threlfall and N".
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      YALE-HARVARD TENNIS TOUR
      127 3 London, July 29-—The Yale-Harva*g lawn tennis team which is visiting England in order to play a combined OxfordCambridge University team at Eastbourne, beat Lancashire, r.ne of the strongest sides in the country, at Didsbury, winning the doubles by two games to one. The singles resulted in thiee
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      PATTERSON’S TITLE.
      208 3 There has been some gossip, writes “Volleyer,”* about Gerald Patterson playing Tilden in America “for *he championship of the world,’’ whatever this may mean- That Patterson will have a chance of seeing what stand he can make against Tilden is very proba ble, as the Australian way to
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      SUZANNE TALKS.
      187 3 WHAT SHE WAS GLAD TO SHOW MRS. MALLORY". Writing in the “Intransigeant,” Mlle: Lenglen states that she overcame Mrs. Mallory’s speed by attacking her on the back hand, and so prevented her getting in her drive which had succeeded so well in her match against Mrs. Beamish. “And,”
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      YORKSHIRE’S GREAT BOWLERS
      141 3 Undoubtedly one of the outstanding features of the present cricket season is the Yorkshire bowling. Here are a few of the analyses secured by the Yorkshiremen this year: Rhodes: 4 for 6, 5 for 24, 4 for 12, 5 for 12. Macaulay 6 for 8 and 5
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      HINTS TO FOOTBALL PLAYERS.
      604 3 H you have not much time to devote to training the following suggestions will be iound useful. To prevent heartburn and stiffness start the following four well known exercises at once, and continue every morning during the season. (1) Assume position of attention. Then keeping the
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    STEERING BY CABLE.
    179 3 the peril of fog in the vicinity of harbours is likely to be enormously reduced by an invention which has been tried successfully and of which we gave an account. A twenty-miles electric cable has been laid out to sea past the Isle of Wight, in an
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      123 3 I DODGE CARS ARE AGAIN SUBSTANTIALLY I REDUCED i IN PRICE i J. BERRY CO., i I Representing Central Motors Ltd., Singapore. I ELEGANT SHAPES THAT FEEL I AS COMFORTABLE AS THEY LOOK SMART. Best English Made tan SEE willow brogue shoes, stout sE leather soles, comfortable for EE tender
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    SELANGOR RACES.
    258 4 FIK>T lUY S RESULTS. (Fkom <>i k Own Coh respondent.) Kuala Lumpur. August 15. 1 hr weather was coo! ami there was a i. attendance for the opening day of ihe Selangor Races. Rain fell after the third event, but the weather was clear afterwards. Results L Noel
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    HANDICAPS FOR TO-MORROW.
    86 4 fol'ilw ndiCaps ‘"-morrow are as Race I.—(Racecourse). w k i n DodBer Avro 3.5, Th< Hobo 7.J, Captain Cuttle 7.3. Race 2.—(Six furlongs). Royal Blood 10.10, Jauntv Jay 10 7 tang’S’ 10. >iCkny K Ckpwt 7 4 Race 3.—(Racecourse). Mookita 10.7, Kandahar 9.7, Cromwell Race 4.—(Six furlongs).
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    RACING IN ENGLAND.
    335 4 DEMAND FOR CAPABLE STARTHRSLondon, July 6.—This country is in want of capable starters, and, apparently the matter has become acute with the resignation of the Jockey Club’s stir ter, the Hon. E. Willoughby, on his succession to the title of Lord Middleton following the death of his
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    POONA RACECOURSE ACCIDENT.
    40 4 Poona, July 30. —An unfortunate acci dent occurred this morning on the racecourse. Easton, the Jockey, was chooling a horse over the course when 'iis mount came down, and in the fall Easton fractured his left shoulder.
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    SINGAPORE MATCHES.
    137 4 A NEW INDUSTRY. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Singapore, August 16. Singapore will soon make its own matches. Mr. E. L. Kaye’s factory, owned by Mr. Lee Kim Soo, the High Street merchant, is already successfully turning out a useful product. The establishment is in Mac Nair Road, abutting
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    THE "MALAYA" CUP.
    102 4 As stated. Penang must defeat Perak bv three goals in Saturday’s match at the Esplanade, to gain the honour of representing the Northern 'Section in the Malava Cup final. Selangor at present leads. Singapore heads the list in the southern spetion with four points, having beaten Johore
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    MALAYAN CAMERA CLUB.
    350 4 THE EXHIBITION. The first annual meeting of (he Malayan Camera Club was held in St. Mary’s Church Hall, Kuala Lumpur, on August 11th, when the report of the past year and the new programme for *****923 were submitted. A fairly satisfactory year’s progress has to be recorded
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    COURT OF APPEAL.
    1009 4 THE SUNKEN WHARF CASE. The Court of Appeal to-day commenced the hearing of the appeal by the Eastern Shipping Co. Ltd., against a part of the decision of the Hon. Mr. Justice M. H. Whitley in the suit commenced in the Supreme Court, Penang, in February last,
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    MALAYAN COLLIERIES.
    166 4 REFEREES’ BOARD AGREED TO. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, August 16. At the special meeting of Malayan Collieries, Limited, over which Mr. Henggeler presided, the following resolution to appoint Referees was passed by 157,834 to 82,512. That this meeting is in favour of adoption of the proposal
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    MUNICIPAL COMMISSION.
    270 4 .SPECIAL MEETING. A special meeting of the Municipal Commission, to consider and, if approved, to pass Supplemental Budget No 1/22, was held in the Municipal Chamber;, last night- There were present Messrs. S. Codrington (President), J. D. Kemp, C. R- Samuel, J. H- Pedlow, Dr. Lim Guan Cheng,
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    GOVERNMENT ALLOWANCES.
    222 4 According to a Government circular, from August 1, 1922, temporary allowan ces will be payable as follows to officers authorised to draw them Senior Service —(a) to unmarried officers at the rate of 10 per cent cf substantive salary, (b) to married officers whose substantive salary does not
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      116 4 ,l|lll!l|l, An Attractive Programme at <2 I LYRIC kinema,! Theatre Royal, Penang Road, g S From Wednesday 16th to Saturday 19th August, 1922, 1 CHARLIE CHAPLIN In His Million Dollar Comedy 3 Parts “SUNNYSIDE” g BILLY WEST IN FOILED 2 Parts g EH William Fox Presents 2 WILLIAM RUSSELL in
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    THE CHURCH AND GAMBLING.
    1332 5 BISHOP AND DOCTOR. ti e Rangoon, in the “Rangoon the 7th instant, replies to a IMcGuire of Insein. The t vs No donation was either I to or accepted by the Rangoon (I1 Conference. The question the discussed was whether it must “'""i ITIV institution connected
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    CHINESE STUDENTS.
    502 5 FL7TCRE OF FAR EASTERN TRADE Sir Walter de Freece writes to the “Times” from the House of Commons on July 15: —As one who has .asked questions on the intentions of the Government with respect to the urgent need for stimulating the selection by Chinese students for study
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    INDIAN INCOME TAX.
    346 5 PROPOSED PROVISION FOR BUSINESS LOSSES. At the annual meeting of the Associated Chambers of Commerce of India and Ceylon in January last, a resolution was unanimously adopted in the following terms: —“That this Association urges on Government the necessity of recognising the equity of making provision for
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    UNPAID INCOME TAX.
    372 5 “Can the Committee of Guarantees suggest any method of getting at the fortunes which Herr Hugo Stinnes and other German capitalists have invested outside Germany.” This was the question put to the British representative of the committee, Mr. H. C. Finlayson, who has been investigating German fiscal
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      78 5 EVERY LADY TRAVELLER knows how inconvenient it is at times to be without a remedy like Pinkettes. A vial of these dainty little laxatives, kept ready in the hand bag for immediate use, ensures daily comfort and an avoidance of sick headaches, biliousness and the illeffrets of strange or ill-cooked
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    NEW FIELDS FOR RUBBER.
    1233 6 If, as many believe, a solution of the rubber problem largely lies in using the commodity in some form or another for new purposes which will materially increase its natural consumptive demand, a name that will deserve a high place on the roll of those who
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    HERE AND THERE.
    1176 6 It is stated that the total Customs revenue in the F.M.S. Revenues from from spirits and tobacco Tobacco and for the half year ending Liquors. June 30th is about half a million dollars less than the estimated revenue for this period. Probably the authorities failed fully to
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    ABOLITION OF INCOME TAX.
    232 6 A PUBLIC MEETING IX PENANG The question of income tax in the Colony, which has been before the Com. mittees of the local Chambers of Commerce for some considerable time, will again be discussed by the Committee of the Penang Chamber to-morrow, and it is expected
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      INCOME TAX.
      296 6 [To the Editor of the Pinang Gazette. SIR. —The excellent lead given by tie Straits Settlements Association in i>-ni' a memorandum on the finances of tie Colony, calls for the strongest support all public bodies and individuals in th' demand for the abolition of the Inconif Tax and
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      11 6 “E. O.” 1 Monthly Tiffins REDUCED TO $3O. SARKIES BROTHERS, Proprietors.
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    LONDON CONFERENCE.
    585 7 The Break-Up. irWCE AND GERMANY S hK OBLIGATIONS. Reuter’s Telegrams.) London, August 14. J)„u.g bi to bridge th;, between M loincare anil 1 "'ijotd ih Signor Schanzer proposed th,? ;X»''"»’"' l "\L"n' < T<4 f> I. r weeks. Mr. Lloyd George but M. Poincare stipulated a the meantime
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    The Mark’s New Low Record.
    50 7 London, August 15. A sensational new low value record for the mark wa> registered earlv 1 >- day, w hen in consequence of the breakdown of the London Conference, the price i(>ceded to 4,530 to the pound, compared with 3,370 yesterday. Other currencies depreciated in
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    IRREGULARS TAKE DUNDALK.
    78 7 FIGHTING NEAR CORK. London, August 14. 1 he Irregulars re-captured Dundalk arid made prisoners the National garrison. They blew up the Police Barracks and then marched on and occupied Dunleer and Drogheda. On the contrary, the Free State forces are in full possession of Cork city and
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    LISBON SITUATION.
    87 7 ANOTHER GENERAL STRIKE. London, August 15. Reuter learns from Lisbon on August 14 that the I nion leaders have ordered a fresh genend strike, in consequence of workmen resuming on August 11 under the mistaken impression that the Government had made a concession on the bread question. The
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    MAJOR BLAKE’S AEROPLANE.
    36 7 THE CALCUTTA-RANGOON STAGE. Calcutta. August 15. Major Blake’s aeroplane was sold at auction for 1.700 rupees to a European resident. The aviators will probably leave for Rangoon on the Fairey seaplane on Wednesdax.
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    FLOODS IN BENGAL.
    29 7 Calcutta, August 15. Extensive Hoods have occurred in the Midnapore district of Bengal. Over a hundred square miles are inundated. The Government has arranged for relief.
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    DAVIS CUP TENNIS.
    49 7 AUSTRALIA MEETS U. S. Boston. August 14. In the Davis Cup contest O’Haia Wood defeated Gobert 2—G, G—2. G—l. 6—l. Australia has thus beaten France and meets the United States. Boston, August 15. In the Davis Cup, Patterson (Australia) defeated Cochet (France, 6-2. 2-G, 6-4, 6-2.
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    HONOURS COMMISSION PROCEDURE.
    162 7 .—Ex. The debate in Parliament on the bes towal of honours, which was talked out, has left the public in some doubt as to the Government’s intentions, and speculations are rife as to whether or not the promise of a Royal Commission will be kept. But there
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    KAAI'S ROYAL HAWAIIAN TROUBADOURS.
    83 7 The talented company which created a furore in Penang in February last, Kaai’s Royal Hawaiian. Troubadours will again visit the Settlement on Sunday and Monday next, when they will appear at the Lyric Kinema (Theatre Royal), Penang Road- The company have had phenomenal success in India
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    GOVERNOR NORTHEY RECALLED.
    59 7 London, August 7. —A Nairobi message says Governor Northey has been instructed to go home at the earliest opportunity. There is much sneculation as to the cause. Tt is believed that one reason is the Indian question and the amalgamation of Kenya ami Uganda. Tr is also
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    THE LATE VISCOUNT NORTHCLIFFE.
    375 7 Press Tributes. London, August 14. Lord Northclifte’s end was perfectly peaceful. The evening papers publish long descriptive biographies by wellknown publicists, paying a tribute to his foresight, tireless energy and unshakable independence, and describing him as the Napoleon of the Press and one of the most
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    PROPRIETORSHIP OF THE "TIMES."
    123 7 The published statements with regat J to the purchase by Lord Northcliffe of what is described as the Walter interest in the Times.’” are not, the “Newspaper World” understands, quite accurate- Lord Northcliffe has purchase 1 the ordinary shares held by Mr. John Walter, who. however,
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    VISCOUNTESS ASTOR AND INDIAN OPIUM.
    155 7 London, August 2. —In the House of Commons, Sir J. L- Baird, replying to Viscountess Astor, said that owing to the stoppage of supplies of Turkish and Persian opium, Indian opium imported in war time for the manufacture of moi phia for the British and
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    U.S. MINERS’ STRIKE.
    146 7 Another Conference. Cleveland, August 14. Mr. Lewis, on behalf of the anthia rite miners, has accepted the invitation to confer with the mineowners, with a view to re-opening the mines on the old wages scale, submitting other questions to arbitration. Agreement With Miners. Cleveland. August 15. The
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    KEDAH NOTES.
    402 7 Raya Hadji. Alor Star, August 14. The celebrations accompanying this festival were duly observed. On the moon being sighted, the Police battery at Sungei Korok boomed a salute, an intimation to all and sundry that another Raya Hadji was upon them. This was a signal for illuminations to
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    WEDDING IN SINGAPORE.
    114 7 JACK—GRAINGER. The wedding took place in St- Andrew’s Cathedral, Singapore, on Saturday, of Mr. F- W. Jack, of Adling ton, Lancashire, and Lubok Estate, Kedah, to Miss E. C. Grainger, daughter of Mr. A- G. Grainger, Smethwick, Birmingham- The Venerable Archdeacon Swindell officiatedThe bride, who only arrived
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    SOCIAL & PERSONAL.
    1597 7 SOCIAL PERSONAL. Mr. A. M. Cook, of the Straits Trading Co., Ltd., Gopeug, is leaving for Home owing to ill health. —“M. M.’’ Sir L. M. Woodward, C. J. C.> returned to Kuala Lumpur from the Kedah Court of Appeal on Sunday evening.. Mr- E. C. D’Orville. Government Auditor, Penang,
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    LONDON RUBBER REPORT.
    247 8 Messrs Geo. White and Co., London, reported on the 19th duly, follows: There has been a lack of any material support from buyers during the past week, but with hardly any fluctuations closing rates are unchanged from those ruling last Wednesday. Sellers, on their part, have shewn
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    LOW RUBBER PRODUCTION COSTS.
    215 8 A fresh example of the manner in which the more favourably-placed rubber companies are bringing down their production costs is provided by the reports of the Bukit (’lob and Bahru Selangor Companies. For 1920 the f.o.b. costs of the former averaged 10.56 d. per lb., and
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    RUBBER RESULTS COMPARED.
    217 8 Three well-known rubber companies published their reports on July 10 for the year to March 31, In view of the low production costs which are known to have been established in Ceylon it is interesting to note that the one Coylon company represented, Kepitigalla, has fared worst
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    PRODUCE PRICES.
    151 8 Benares Opium p. chest $5,000.00 nom. Cloves 129.00 sales Gold leaf 72.00 sellers Mace Pickings 70.00 Nutmegs 805... 50.00 1105... 40.00 Coconuts per 1,000 37.00 Copra Sundried 10.40 sales Rattans 11.20 sellers Rattans Coarse 10.50 Green Snail Shells 13.00 Siam Rice No. 1 15.50 perbag do do do
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    MARKY PRICES.
    515 8 PENANG, AUGUST 16, 1922. S Ct* GOVERNMENT Ml’ 'TONHea<i, or goat each SO Liver with heart long do 1.20 Trite do l.'O Goat or She p per lb »0 Sweet •'read each HO Leg <>f Mutton lb 50 Kidney pair 30 Feet the four 40 MI > |ON
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    PENANG CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
    810 9 c()MM ittee s minutes. wmg minutes of a meeting of of the Penang Chamber of t' l,n a t the Chamber on I ueshave been sent us for publi- H the Secretaries* Messrs- Evatt Messrs: H. Dove (in the Goodrich, J. L. Lonie, W. > 1
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    THE GRECO-TURK TANGLE.
    326 9 London. August 7.—The Near and Mid die East Associations, the national exe j cutive committee of which addressed a letter to the secretary-general of the Council of the League of Nations on July 24 in which the committee suggested amongst other things that the whole question of
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    F.M.S. TRADE.
    391 9 The trade returns of the F-M.S- for the second quarter of 1921 and 1922 are published as a supplement to the “Gazette.” The import and export figures are tabulated under four headings, viz. A. Live Animals, Food, Drink and Narcotics, B. Raw Materials, C. Manufactured articles, D- Coin
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    KEDAH RUBBER CO., LTD.
    1071 9 THE DIRECTORS’ REPORT. The report of the Directors of the Kedah Rubber Co., Ltd, to be submitted at the twelfth ordinary general meeting t to be held at the registered office of the Company, 33, Beach Street, Penang, on Friday, 25th August, at 12 noon, states:
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    LOCAL SHARE LIST.
    72 9 The following are the latest quotations in Messrs. Kennedy Co.’s share list:— Yesterday. To-day. X OQ Shares. JB CD 32 M 72 sc. sc. sc. sc. Milling. Johan Tin 35 45 35 40 Nawng Pet 50 55 52*} 57-1 Taiping 77i «0 79 82£ Tronoh M. 13.50
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    RUBBER PRICES.
    66 9 16th August, 1922. Local. cts. 'j Smoked Sheet 24 Penang [Fine Pale Crepe 24| Unsmoked Sheet No. 1... 17| Singa- Smoked Sheet 24 pore J Crepe 24 London and New York. d Sheet Weak. New York Gl3| W eak. The following were the rubber quotations in London on
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    TIN PRICES.
    119 9 London. The Straits Trading Co., Ltd., gives the following London prices, on August 15 Spot £158.175.6d up 25.6 d 3 mos. buying 159 25.6 d 3 selling 159.5 s 5s Local parity $78.60 The Eastern Smelting Co., Ltd:— London, August 14, £158.15s spot, and £158.175.6d three months buying,
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    TIN OUTPUT.
    69 9 Nawng Pet Tin, Limited, first half of August, hours run 89, yardage treated 4,2<M). ore won, 225 piculs. We are informed by the Secretary to the Resident. Perak, that the water in the irrigation reservoir at Bukil Merah, close t the railway station of that name, is now
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    A 1,000 PER CENT DIVIDEND.
    228 9 Whilst the war was on the excellent dividends paid by Pataling Estate caused some Labour Member of Parliament to turn covetous eyes thereto, and to ask questions in Parliament as to whether those who had done nothing to help add to the national wealth by
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    HALL-MARKED RUBBER.
    157 9 The suggestion to hall mark manufactured rubber articles meets with little favour as the following, cutting from a recent issue of the “India Rubber Journal” indicates: —The suggestion—made in a letter to the “Financier” from a lady correspondent resident in the F.M-S-—that rubber goods should, as an indication
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    DUTCH SUGAR AND RUBBER.
    220 9 Holland’s colouial trade is an impoitant part of her economic life, and much interest, therefore, attaches to the reports issued by various big colonial undertaking for 1921. As regards colonial produce in general, the “Handelsvereeniging” Amsterdam, is by no means optimistic as production costs are high
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    EXCHANGE.
    154 9 PENANG, AUGUST 16, 1922. (By Courtesy of the Chartered Bank.) London Demand Bank 2/3 15/16 4 months’ sight Bank 2/4 3 Credit 2/4 J/4 3 Documentary 2/4 Calcutta Demand Bank R&I76A 'i 3 days’sight Private „180 I Bombay Demand Bank 176« j Madras Demand Bank 1761 S- 3 days’sight
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    KENNEDY & CO’S SHARE LIST.
    1057 9 KENNEDY CO’S SHARE LIST. names i 1 s g x HS RUBBER [Dollar/] S S S Allenby Rubber Co 55] 6oi i Alor Gajah Rubber Estate I 00 1 iol 1 Amalgamated Malay Estates 1 10 1 25 Ayer Hitam Planting Syndicate 0010 00 Ayer Kuning Rubber Estates 1 00
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    BURMA RICE MARKET.
    783 10 From Messrs. Morrison and Co.’s weekly market report, dated Rangoon. August 4: Rainfall. —The Indian daily weather report, dated 26th July, gives the total rainfall since Ist April at 44.13 inches, against a normal of 42.23 inches. Paddy.—Supplies during the week have fallen off slightly on the
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    SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE
    633 10 TO-DAY’S DEPARTURES. van den Bosch for Singapore. Lady Blake for Mergui, Tavoy, Rangoon and Moulmein. The following ships are in communication with the Wireless Stations at PENANG Angkor, Ajax, Ascot, Calchas, Cyclops, Glenbeg, Haruna Maru, Hymettus, Japan, J. B. Augkessler, Kohinur, Laomedon, Magnet, Nyanza, Scopas, Sittang and Wytheville.
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    THE MAILS.
    14 10 The homeward mail, by the Teesta, close< at 10 a.m. on Saturday.
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    Coming Events.
    91 10 Aug 19—" Malaya Cap Footlr.ill, Penang v Peral<. Esplanade, 5 p.m. Aug 19—Penang Golf Club, Dance, 7 p.m. Aug 20 —P.S.C.. Gibbons (’up. 100 yds. Aug 21 Rawang Tin. Ltd., Meeting, Downing Street. 1 I a.in. Aug 21—Malayan Lawn Tennis Championships. Kuala Lumpur. Aug 23—Lodge Erian. Parit Buntar,
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    DEBATE ON THE I.C.S.
    1497 11 PREMIER ON WORKING OF REFORMS. London, August 2. —In the course of a speech made by Mr. Lloyd George in the House of Commons during a debate on the Indian Civil Service, he said “I am speaking early as 1 understand that by arrangement this debate
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    MOUNT EVEREST EXPEDITION.
    132 11 Darjeeling. August 4,—With the ex ception of Captain Noel, who is i.i Tibet, and Dr. Somervell and C- GCrawford, who are both in Sikkim, all members of the Mount Everest expedi tion have now arrived here. General Bruce intends to visit several places in Indi’a before proceeding
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    NON-CO-OPERATION SENTENCES.
    96 11 Lahore. August 7-—Giani Hira Singh, editor of the “Akali,” has been con victed and sentenced to one year’s simple imprisonment under section 124 A, and Sara Labh Singh, publisher, to three months’ imprisonment. Abdul Wahid, a Khilafat volunteer of Lahore, who was arrested the other dav for singing
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