Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 31 August 1922

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  • 20 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE PUBLISHED DAILY. ESTABLISHED 1833. No. 196. VOL LXXX. THURSDAY, 31st AUGUST, 1922. PRICE 15 CENTS.
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    • 474 1 I STSTE(tPRBS CIGARETTES 555 vlrB,nia The Mort K®fi"ed Cigarette, tn the Werld. i >• j 11l JODELITE I 2= IN EVERY DROP OF READ’S J =2 (REGISTERED) OOP’C HCAR” PIIINNF92 pS I The wonderful TIMBER PRESERVATIVE is too well-known I UUu U IILnU uUIHIILUV |M| i i j i i
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    • 19 1 5 T. NAGATA, j e S DENTIST. w NEXT DOOR TO a a t I THE DISPENSARY.” a '•■■■•«■■■■■•«■■■•■■■■anaaaa
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  • 449 2 TO BE HELD AT THE RACECOURSE On Saturday, September 9th. ADMISSION FREE. ENTRANCE FREE TO ALL EVENTS. Event 1 (3-30 p.m.)—The Bankers’ Cup. j A 3 furlong scurry for polo ponies only catch weights, over 12 stone. Event 2 (3-45 p.m )—The Pritchard Cup A Bending
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  • 1201 2 (By a Lady Correspondent.) Dinard, August 21. One characteristic of Dinard is its dress crescendo. We have the studied simplicity of the frock worn for the morning gossip on the beach, the greater elaboration of the afternoon gown at teatime and finally the full blaze of evening
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  • 270 2 Significance of Shanghai Conference, The most notable result of the Shanghai Conference of the Christian bodies in China, when 1,200 denominational representatives, half of whom were Chinese, including 225 Chinese women, met for a week in May for deliberation, is the formation of the Nation al Christian
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 571 2 SHORT CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS. Wanted, For Sale, To Let, &c., can be inserted in the Pinang Gazette at THREE CENTS A WORD counting the 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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    • 576 2 WO I I Give Cuticura Tbe Care Of Your Hair Nothing like shampoos with Cuti> cui a Soap and hot water, preceded by touches of Cuticura Ointment to spots of dandruff and itching, to keep the scalp and hair healthy. They are ideal for all toilet uses, as is also
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    • 381 2 3 .Sa If a I Kc T 1 j IWRLICKSI j MALTED 1 B MILK 3 Tber« is no finer FocJ Drmk L J fcr building up the system Tl i*l weakened through estremes of I 2 Climate than HORLICK'S MALTED MILK. Th. constituents of 11 OR LICK’S S’ rj
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  • AHEAD OF THE MAIL.
    • 241 3 London, ugu.sr 16. The newspapers state that as a result of recent economies n the King’s household about £10,006 yearly is being saved- it is pointed out that the amount of money granted by the House of Commons annually for the maintenance of the Grown and the
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    • 262 3 Vancouver, Augusit 16,—Mr. Sastri has arrived here on a three weeks’ tour of Canada to investigate the status of Indians. He will speak at various placesIn a speech here he said: We seek fu'l rights of British citizenship for natives of India domiciled in any part
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    • 207 3 London, August 1©.The influx of coal orders, due to the American strike, has led employers on the North-East Coast to suggest a continuous loading system by the introduction of a third shift for workers. The Trade I nion leaders strongly objected, on the ground that such
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    • 119 3 London. August 16-The Pall Mall Gazette’’ announces that a Committee under Lieutenant-Colonel Amery. including representatives of the Air Ministry, Admiralty and Colonial Office, which i< enquiring into the national value of airships in war time are known to eiitireJy favour the Burney Empire Airship
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    • 259 3 London, August 21-That mot#rless aeroplanes are not a commercial proposition at present is the opinion of Mr. Handl e y Page who was interviewed today with regard to the feat of the Ger man student Hentzen, in remaining in the air for over two hours in a motorless
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    • 180 3 London, August 18-The newspapers are giving prominence to the ptomaine tragedy al Gairloch. Besides the six victims, two others, a Ghillie and the husband of one of the victims, are dan g-erously ill. The victims were members of a fishing party on Loch Maree. in accordance with
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    • 96 3 London. August 19.The first flying stores and workshop ever constructed in England, built for the Air Ministry, and now being tested, will probably be allot ted to the RA F. in Mesopotamia. The object is for the machine to accompany an aerial fleet carrying spare parts
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    • 80 3 London, August 18.Sir John Sandys, the public orator 1 of Cambridge University, left £44,252. He bequeathed his railway share annuities to St. John’s College Library and other moneys to pro vide a University studentship for th 1 purpose of research into the art. literature, history,-or
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    • 92 3 London, August 21-There are now million and a quarter allotments being cultivated in England and Wales com pared with half a million before the wa: as a result of the encouragement given to the movement in war time- It is estimated that the holders are
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    • 58 3 London, August 19-The P. and O. steamer Caledonia on arriving from In dia has reported that after leaving Aden she impaled on her bow a large shark, which was apparently basking on the- sui face of the sea. It remained th f .re for forty minutes
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    • 30 3 London, August 18.Mr. J. R- Un? addressing the Federation of C Workers, said that the reductions in the weekly about 6,006.0n0 v. orl;"’amouuted to nearly £lO,OOO
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    • 204 3 s To save the complexion when the merciless rays of the sun dry and crack the skin use 'HAZELINE’ SNOW” (Trade Mark) It keeps the skin cool and fresh no matter what the climate may be. It is non-greasy and may be applied conveniently at any time. In glass pots,
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    • 231 3 2k I 4SS» s i I IB I I nr H a, IT IS POSSIBLE FOR YOU To buy a Pianowith a world wide reputationat terms to suit your pocket. Call in and let us discuss the hire purchase system with you. Pianos in Stock from $5OO to $1,500. ROBINSON
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  • CORRESPONDENCE.
    • 579 4 (To the Editor of Hie Pinang Gazette.”) Si r Dr. Connolly certainly deserves the thanks of the inarticulate portion of the people of the Straits Settlements for the letter published in your issue ot yesterday’s date. Tor one thing he has certainly relegated that famous Memorandum on the Finances
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    • 264 4 [To the Editor of the Pinang Gazette."] Sir, letter under the caption Lest we forget,” signed a Loyal Irishwoman,” appeared in your issue of the 26th inst., and I trust, with your usual sense of fair play, you will permit me to make a few comments thereon. It is
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    • 230 4 (To the Editor of the Pinang Gazette.”) Sir, Notwithstanding the correspondence which has taken place in the local newspapers on more than one occasion. with regard to rikisha fares now ruling being excessive in Penang and higher than those at Singapore, no reduction has been heard of up
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  • 323 4 Mangosteen eaters have no need to feel unduly alarmed at the warning which emanated recently from a Johore Medical Office as to the danger of eating the fruit with sugar. To a large number of old residents here th*' suggestion that the addition of sugar to the
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  • 192 4 The thirteenth annual general meeting of Chin Seng and Company, Ltd., was held in the registered office of the company, 41, Farquhar Street, Penang, to-day, at noon. There were present:Messrs. B. E. Ross (in the chair), J. G. Allan, Lim Cheng Law. Cheah Pin Cheng,
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  • 972 4 SLUMP REFLECTIONS.” At the meeting of the Athenaeum, Penang, held in the Chinese Merchants’ Club, last night, a paper was read by Mr. Cheah Kee Ee, Reflections on the Slump.” Dr. R. M. Connolly presided. Mr. Cheah Kee Ee commenced bylaying stress on the necessity* for good government
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  • 209 4 PENANG CHINESE MEETING. Mr. Yeoh Paik Tatt informs us that the following has been sent to the Hon. Secretary* of the Straits Settlements (Singapore) Association Dear Sir,I have the pleasure to inform you that a public meeting of the Chinese community to protest against the re-introduction of the
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  • 493 4 T-0.M.” H H. THE SULTAN’S ENTERTAINMENT. It was with pleasurable anticipations that the news was received that H.H. the Sultan of Perak was having a fish drive on the Perak RiverThe venue of the drive was to be Pasir SudoJi and quite a lot of work
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  • 543 4 AN IMAGINARY CORRESPONDENCE. A. 8. Corer” writes as follows i« the Malay Mail” With reference to the recent u-rreq? n. dence in a paper re Colony vs. F. M. S. Cricket Match, and .he comments on ame by another paper send you seme possible future correspondence and an account
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  • 193 4 London, August 18-Th© series of County matches which concluded to-day is notable for a remairkabl© bow’ling feat by Collins, the Kent professional, who, to-day, disposed of all ten Notts wicket» for 65 runs. On Wednesday, in the first innings, he captured six wickets for 18 runs,
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  • 64 4 Representatives of A” Company and B” Company, Penang Volunteers, en gaged in a Soccer match at the Esplanade last evening, when the result was a win for A” Company by two goals to nil, the points being scored by Sgt. Mair and Pte. Craik respectively. Neither team was
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  • 56 4 A Krian League Association match was played at Parit Buntar, last evening, between Nomads and Mosliin Union, w ith Mr. J- Stables as Referee. At half time. Nomads led by a goal to nil, but in the second period Moslim I nion scored thrice, and ran out
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 352 4 NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. MISCELLANEOUS. Wanted Smooth or wi,,. Terrier Dog about 12 month, over distemper. No f ancv Apply Box No. 210, c/o Pinang Gazon,'’’ FOR SALE. Perambulator full size English m-1- tyres and springs in good or<L- r Apply Residency. 1438—29 31 2-9. AUCTIONS. PENANG SALES ROOj[ TO BE SOLD
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  • 544 5 From Messrs. Morrison <V Co’s weekly market, report dated Rangoon August 18: Rainfall.The Indian daily weather report, dated 10th August, gives the total rainfall since Ist April at 56.81 inches, against a normal of 52.27 inches. Paddy.Supplies throughout the week have fallen off, due to a rise
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  • 564 5 HOW HIS CAMPAIGN BEGAN. According to the recent news Enver Pasha’s troops occupied Samarkand, and the anti-Bolshevist movement was spreadiby to the Khirghiz Republic. I'he Commander-in-Chief of the Soviet Red Army, Kameneff, who had been despatched to Turkestan to negotiate with Enver Pasha, has returned to Moscow without
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  • 86 5 A ban against British troops dancing with German women or girls has just been issued by the commander of the occupation force in Germany. British military police will be authorised to con trol public establishments to enforce this ban. According to a Coblenz message
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    • 344 5 WITH li Dr. Morse's Indian Root Pills. I g Every woman knows, that clean bread cannot be made with dirty hands, ne ther can a house be kept tidy without I constant attention. So it is with the human system. Pure blood cannot be I made from a foul stomach
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    • 207 5 LIVING ON YOUR NERVE. And Its Dangers. Everybody has a store of nervous energy. When work or worry without sufficient rest exhausts this store, a condition results that medical men call neurasthenia. It is commonly met with in those who have had many anxieties, those who have worn themselves out
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    • 98 5 WHAT WORRY DOES. Overwork and worry have most harmful effects upon the nervous system. The trying heat of the Far East also causes people to become nervous and run down. You feel irritable and depressed sleep doe«> not rest you, perhaps your limbs ache and you have a pain in
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    • 382 5 WHITEAWAY’S LAST WEEK OF SALE SPECIAL OFFER OF New Goods at Reduced Prices. NEW DRESS MATERIALS. A Special Offer of Organdie A Splendid Range of Crepe Sponge Muslin. ln white and self colours Cloth. Tht i<h,d <l»»th tot morning dresses, in colours of orange, of mauve, skv. saxe. pink, flame
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  • 1207 6 A few weeks ago there was a serious scare over the report that the Greek Army intended to march on to Constantinople and to occupy the Turkish Capital, even against the will of the Allies, whose troops are now in possession. Thanks to the prompt action of
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  • 1468 6 We said yesterday that the general tenor of H. E. the GovHis Excellen- ernor and of High Comcy’s Apologia, missioner’s reply to criticism from the As sociation of British Malaya on the financial situation and policy would not enhance His Excellency’s re- > putation. and no doubt
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  • 68 6 CEYLON AND SINGAI’Oi' 1 (From Our Own Correspoi" l 1 Singapi’fc. A' l 11 I i<»it-iti” i 1,1 With reference to t cC’evlon with regard to t.e- p t salary of the Chief .J'Ktr th |ht Secretarv there has p" Chief Justice of the s r:,! A 9
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  • 28 6 (From Ottr Owx Co Si n'-'U **’C. ll 1 HThp preliminarx !l r k against N. Mam:.*. lat‘‘ (> C. M. O’s O’bce. of accounts was adjuiirned.
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 217 6 PUDLO j u i BRAND 1 CEMENT WATERPROOFER I rJ Before the introduction of Pudlo Hi R Brand Powder no Architect or Builder w R would have advocatead an internal cement H R rendering to cure a wall of dampness H R caused by the absence of a damp course.
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    • 14 6 E. O.” Friday, Ist September.—Dinner and Dance. Saturday, 2nd September.Special Tiffin-Orchestra. SARKIES BROTHERS, Proprietors.
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  • Page 6 Miscellaneous
    • 122 6 ANNIVERSARY ATTRACTION. A Bi" Treat for Theatre-Goers. Another Monster Bill to Satisfy All. AT LYRIC KI NE M A THEATRE ROYAL. PENANG ROAD. From Thursday. 31st August to Sunday, 3rd September, 1922. Robertson-Cole Superior Picture JESSE D. HAMPTON Presents 5 Parts H. B. WARNER 5 Parts IN A FUGITIVE FROM
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    • 20 6 THE TIDES. High Water. Low Water. To-day. 9.12 p.m. 2.46 p.m. To-morrow. 9.13 a.m. 2.36 a.m. 10.35 p.m. 4.18 p.m.
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  • 174 7 A Violent Attack. Reuter’s Telegrams.] Athens, August 29. I'lie Tm kish offensive which led to th abandonment of Afiun-Karahis.sai o ffi<-iallv described as most violeiu. l( communique adds that the Greeks l(( uT>ied a bne west of the town. violent charge by Turkish cavalry, .upporti-d by artillery, was
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  • 169 7 Sydney. July 18,— Commenting on Alajor-General Sir Charles Townshend s chanipi* nship of the Turks, the Evening Xews” says: If General Townshend was well treated many of the rank and file were so barbarously used that they died amid horrors unspeakable. There is no word of reproach
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  • 142 7 JEALOUS BORDER STATES. London, August 29. Austria’s pitiful plight has evoked many sympathies, but has also reMiidled acute international jealousies I'otweejj Italy on the one hand and 'lie Little Entente, which now comprises ('zecho-Slovakia, Yugo-Slavia. ioiniania ami Poland on the other. Lach side is fearful that the other
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  • 20 7 A JAPANESE DEMAND. Warsaw, August 30. A Bialystok message says Japanese n| .\<Ts are heavily purchasing Polish "‘Stiles.
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  • 94 7 A JIM IXI STR AT( )R A 1 1 O IN TED. London, August 30. JJ' l I rebate Registry has apjxiinted 11 "'"’ge Augustus Sutton, who is j'" 1 utor with Mr. Arnholz. unh)l /'."'J *''"'l Ik lilfe’s will, dated the Marc],. p)]q (s administrator J’te
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  • 197 7 French Press Comment. Paris, August 29. 1 he t’epai al ion> Commission continue infoimal conversations with a view to reaching agreement on the deadlock before the arrival of German representatives who are now en route to Paris, but little reliable information has leaked out. It is, however, noteworthy that
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  • 18 7 London. August 29. Marks tom bed 5,500 and 7,200 and closed at 0,750 to the pound.
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  • 433 7 Ex. A law has just been passed by the Reichstag to enforce a compulsory loan in (termany. Its amount in marks i> fcimidable (70,000 million marks), though its real value at about the current rate of exchange is only £23,300,000. the object is to make a
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  • 56 7 New York, August 30. The latest development in the cable situation is the announcement of an alliance between the Postal Telegraph Company, which owns the Commercial (’able system, and All-Amoro Cables Incorporated, which fcrinerly virtually monopolised the cables on the west coast of South America. Fifty thousand
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  • 242 7 Colonel House Meets the Premier. London. August 29 Colonel House, formerly ex-Presi dent .Wilson’s most confidential adviser, breakfasted with Mr. Lloyd George at Downing Street, where various matters connected with the economic and financial condition of Europ were discussed. This, following th».* ex-Presidential candidate, Governor Cox’s interview
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  • 38 7 New York, August 28. It is authoritatively learned thn! the Government intention to seize rhe anthracite coal mines will not be executed. On the contrary, a peace agreement will probably be signed within a week.
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  • 37 7 MANY LIVES LOST IN TYPHOON. New York, August 30. A Tokyo message states that the Japanese 3,420 ton cruiser Niitak i sank in a typhoon off Kamchatka, with practically the entire crew of 300.
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  • 108 7 PASSENGERS AND (’REW PERISH. Santiago-de-Chile, August 29. One hundred and fifty passengers and Hie crew of seventy were lost, all Chileans, with the steamer Itata. near Coquimbo. Paris, August 30. A Sant iago-de-Chili message states that the steamer Itata, belonging to a Chilian Company, ran ashore. 163
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  • 46 7 A BRITISH PROTEST. London, August 29. The engagement of a Chinese crew for the Canadian ship Iverheath, now at Newport, evoked a strong protest. The Secretary of th? Seamen’s Union Mr. Havelock Wilson, has been asked to draw attention to the matter in Parliament.
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  • 50 7 London, August 29. The Chinese are born actors, in the opinion of Mr. Basil Dean, who *> producing East of Suez” at a Loml >’« Theatre on Saturday, with the help ?r Chinese actors- He told an inieivipwer that never in his life had he encountered such
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  • 19 7 Brussels, August 29 Commandant Polet has been uppointed Commandant of the Belgian Legation Guard in Peking.
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  • 87 7 Many Arrests. Lahore, August 30. There has been a seriourecrudescence of the trouble with Sikh Akalis, otherwise fanatics, in consequence of several attempting to seize prjvate property attached to a Sikh Shrine near Amritsar. The Head Priest complained to the authorities, who arrested them, whereupon others defiantly
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  • 48 7 POLICE STATIONS ATTACKED. Madras, August 29. The Peddapuram correspondent or the newspaper Swarajya” says police stations in the Godavery districts ar< reported to have been looted. The District Magistrate, with a hundred armed police, arrived, and military are ex pected shortly. The situation seems critical.
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  • 95 7 THE POWER OF THE CUB.” Loudon, August 29. The Air Ministry has ordered six 1,000 horse power Cub” engines, the mightiest in the world, for long dis lance lombing aeroplanes- A special Avi*o aeroplane is being constructed to test these. Bombing machines fitted with Cub engines have
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  • 112 7 SURREY LEAD AT LORDS. London. August 29. At Lords, Surrey led Middlesex on the first innings in a drawn match. Hobbs scored 12G. Gloucestershire v. Kent. Nt Cheltenham, Kent beat Gloucestershire by an innings and 57 runs. Gloucester’s first innings realised 53 (Freeman six wickets for 18) and
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  • 165 7 The corrected table to date is as follows: Won Lost ftiOu P-O PL Yorkshire 19 2 6 2 145 107 73.79 Notts 16 5 4 0 125 88 «0.40 Surrey 13 1 6 3 115 < 66.9 a Kent' 15 3 3 5 130 81 62.30 Lancashire
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  • 31 7 CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL. Boston, August 29. In the final round of the National Championship Men’s Doubles, Tilde? and Vincent Richards beat Patterson and O’Hara Wood 4-6, 6-1, 6-3, 6-4.
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  • 53 7 DUTCH GOVERNMENT’S REFUSAL. Amsterdam, August 29. If is reliably reported that th** Dutch Government has notified the International Rubber Growers’ A <,j o ciation of the Dutch Fast Indies Hint it does not see its way to take <• >m--1 nulsorv measures to improve the situ:i--1 lion of
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  • 1443 7 SOCIAL PERSONAL. .Mr. A. F. Worthington has left 1 aiping tc take up his appointment in Kelantan. Wu Pei Fu recommends «Sun Hung Yi for the premiership of the Peking Cabinet. Mr. E. A. Clay, Postmaster, Post and Telegraph Office, Ipoh. who was on a fortnight’s leave, his resumed duties.
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  • 92 7 M. M.” Two more reports have been 'V"t in one on the Secretary to the High Conunissinner and the other on the State Bands, Perak and Selangor. A special Committee is enquiring into the establishment and orga"ization of the Courts and Legal Department" anyone wishing to make -.uggest
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  • 25 7 OBITUARY. London, August 30. The death has occurred of Mr. Hesse, who was for manv yeais thGeneral Manager of the Eu-ter' Lx tension I’elegraph oinpait'
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  • 1517 8 AFRICAN’ OIL PALM. The cultivation of the African oil paho has been slightly extended, says the ie port for 1921 of the Acting Director >f Agriculture, F.M.S. It has been found that yields are increased by arfj ficial hand pollination. A special rencrt on the cultivation of this
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  • 120 8 The Natal sugar industry, says the Cape Times,’’ which is now threatened by the American sugar combines am trusts, has also to face an unsat is factoi’j season, for it is stated' that the total output is not expected ho be more/ than 140, 000 tons. The
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  • 86 8 The directors of the Ipoh Tin Dredgim Company have drawn up a scheme foi dealing with the loss of £41,000 shown ir lhe accounts for the past year. It is pro posed to write off the capital which hai been 10-t t,” 'T i +ir irr
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 336 8 j BRITISH [indented j ROUND j STEEL BARS j 1 The Elastic Limit of these Bars is g Nearly Twice as Great as Ordinary j| Mild Steel. g 1 The Breaking Strain is Approximately g f 90,000 lbs., i.e., 40 tons per sq. inch. ALL SIZES IN STOCK. g I
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    • 526 8 BSHIIHIRMHIHIIHIMHNIIIIMIBMHIIMURniHBg JACKSONS’ FOOTWEAR! g WEARS TWICE AS LONG"! All th» world can obtain Britain’» Batt Footwear direct from the Manufacturer» B Overseas customers wherever they may live have never had such an opportunity g 2 To maintain their established reputation for value, Jacksons have chosen for their S footwear, the
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  • 406 9 THE F. M.S. RAILWAY VOTE. qCESTIOS IN house. I n.loii corresiMHidcnt requested iir G Stewart to ask a ri the House of Commons ie extraordinary position r r ir i M. Railways Departi’l l!i ~.V P;, l.(‘d by the statements in .nncil it) dune. Mr. Stewart’s -aether with Mr. (’hurchill’s
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  • 365 9 A Period of Bad Times. h- total’ revenue of Johore for the y-ar 1921 was $7.6X9,054 and the expenditurt <11,159,449. The revenue was l*v than that for 1920 by $4,149,921. I bi chief decrease was under the heading -’l'ht. where receipts were two millions than in the previous year,
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  • 393 9 In the course of an article by Mr. W.A Eden. President of the Canadian onsolidated Rublter Co., which appears in the Annual Review of the Montreal Herald.” the writer states: In 1X54 three business men of Montreal formed a partnership and took over a small factory building
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  • 92 9 (I'l-om Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh. August EO. At Ipoh Assizes, to-day. a Malay youth cf 10 years, was charged with the murder of a grown-up Malay. Tn a family quarrel he had dealt a stab v.i’h a knife. Elders who also attacked the deceased have absconded. The charge
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  • 68 9 A Swatow Relief Fund has been opened and contributions will be gratefully received. All subscriptions will be forwarded to H. M. Consul. Swatow, for distribution. The total amount received to date is $668. which is made up as follows The Penang Turf Club $543. Mr. H. G.
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  • 200 9 .—Ex. London, August 19.The Irish Irregulars” have adopted new tactics by reorganising their force into flying columns of thirty and forty each undpr a commander with the intention of harassing their enemies by making tip and run” raids into towns and on National garrisons. A
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    • 111 9 THE DUTCH GOVERNMENT’S DECISION. [Reuter’s Telegrams.] The Hague, August 30. The Dutch Minister of the Colonies has written to the International Association of Rubber Culture in the Dutch Indies, stating that following the exchange of views with the GovernorGeneral of the East Indies regarding rubber growers’ difficulties, he
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  • 61 9 The following are the latest quotations in Messrs. Kennedy Co.’s share list Yesterday. To-day. vi Shares. 5 ©s'® :a x sq a? c, c. c. c. Mining. Nawng Pet 1.02 A 1.071 1.15 1.25 N. Taipiug 85 87i 85 90 Rahman H 12.25 12.50 12.50 12.75 Rawang
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  • 74 9 31st August, 1922. Local. cts. 1 Smoked Sheet 23 exaxg [Fine Pale Crepe 23 Unsmoked Sheet No. 1... Si ng a- 1 Smoked Sheet 23 j pore I Crepe 23< London and New York. t Smoked Sheet 6 7/Xd LOSDON lerepe <1 New York Gl3| The following were
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  • 89 9 London. The Straits Trading Co., Ltd., gives the following London prices, on August 30: Spot £160.75.6d up 17s.bd 3 mos. buying 160.125.6 d 175.6 d 3 selling 160.15 s 175.6 d Local parity $79.52 Local. August 31st: Singapore sold 100 tons at $80.37J>. Penang buyers no sellers at
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  • 90 9 Benares Opium p. chest $5,000.00 nom. Cloves no stock Gold leaf 72.00 sellers Mace Pickings 70.00 Nutmegs 805... 46.00 nom. 1105... 36.00 Coconuts per 1,000 30.00 sellers Copra Sundried 9.50 buyers Rattans 11.20 sellers Rattans Coarse 10.50 Green Snail Shells 13.00 Siam Rice No. 1 15.50 per bag
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  • 123 9 From later information received by a Singapore resident from a planter friend, says the Straits Times,” it appears that the tragedies that occurred a few days back on Regent Estate in the Malacia district, comprised the murders not only of a woman and her cook,
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  • 1073 9 KENNEDY CO'S SHARE LIST. E 10 NAMES g§ n x AS RUBBER [Dollar.] S c S c Allenby Rubber Co 50 60 Alor Gajah Rubber Estate 1 00 1 10 Amalgamated Malay Estates 1 10 1 25 Ayer Hitajn Planting Syndicate 9 00il0 00 Ayer Kuning Rubber Estates 1 00
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    • 130 9 I The of the day is 8 "The Remington" I w! I A shipment of the I very latest models I has just arrived. j I mcalisterTco., ltd., 8 g AGENTS. a sXXXXX*XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX® I MEDUSA X X I White Portland Cement 8 1 I STAINLESS X AND X B PERFECTLY
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  • 504 10 E VERYONE G ROUS ING” There is reason to believe that in i not too distant future the Straits Settlements will again enjoy the advan tage of having a regular arrival day for mails from London, and that the cariying company will have, by its contract, to
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  • 152 10 SULTAX OF PAHANG’S WIDOW SUES THE STATEThe whole of Monday morning, the Court of Sir Lionel Woodward. Chief Judicial Commissioner, was set apart for arguing points of law as to whether the Government, could be sued, in the case in which Tnche Fatimah, widow of the late
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  • 115 10 PENANG, AUGUST 31, 1922. (By Courtesy of the Chartered Bank.) London Demand Bank 2/3 29/32 4 months’sight Bank 2/4 3 t’redit 2/4 1/4 3 Documentary 2/4 5/1G Calcutta Demand Bank RsJ7B 5 3 days’sight Private 181 I Bombay Demand Bank 178 I 2 Madras Demand Bank 178 S 3
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  • 361 10 .—S. F. P.” There is no other ground submitted than that 1 should make one law for the rich and another for the poor." was the comment of the Acting Chief Justice, the hon'ble Mr. Sproule, in the Supreme Court. Singapore, when Nam Seng, a
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  • 195 10 S.F.P.” The depressing weather of the previous days was so accentuated by the heavy rain of Saturday morning, that a good many people did not expect this fixture to be held. In addition the prospect of heavy ground and muddy walking at the Racecourse discouraged otherwith
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  • 82 10 Aug 31Public Meeting. Town Hall. 4.30 p.m. Sept 3P.S.C.. Gibbons Cup. 51 > y ds. Sept BCinderella” Dance. Penang Club. 9.15 p.m. Sept 9Penang Polo Club. Gymkhana. Sept IGP.C.C. Sports Gymkhana. Sept. 20Board of Licensing Justices. Meeting. District Court. 2.30 p.m. Sept 23Anglo-Chinese School Union Sports, at A.C.S,
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  • 153 10 TO-DAY’S DEPARTURES. Mentor for Colombo. Dhanushkodi. Suez and London. van Goens for Deli. Langs;». Edi. T. Serna we. Segli, Olehleh and Sabang. Kinta for Port Swettenham and Singapore (taking mails for Port Swettenham. Klang and Kuala Lumpur). Ban Whatt Soon for Teluk Anson. Laisang for Calcutta. M. S.
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  • 314 10 CLOSE DAILY’ (except Sunday). BY 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,'] By train Teluk Anson.Kuala Kubu. Kuala J 7.15 am. Lumpur. Klang. Port
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  • 32 10 The Macedonia, with outward EuroI -an mail" is expected to ari'iv<‘ here at II a.m. t>(-morrow. I’ 1 honrwvard mail, by the (’hill a, lows at 10 a.m. on Saturday.
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  • 509 10 PENANG, AUGUST 31. 1922. S cts GOVERNMENT MUTTON--Head, sheep or goat each 80 Liver with heart lung do 1.20 Tripe do l.'>o Goat or Sheep per lb 50 Sweet each SO Leg of Mutton lb 50 Kidney pair 30 Feet the four 40 MUTTON— Head, sheep or goat
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  • 25 10 The following are non-<leli vered cables for the week ending 30th inst, at the E. E. A. and U 'l’elegraph Co: Serry, Trading.
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    • 174 10 Th ID AC! CI LIGHT purple 1 |DIS>Ob3 ALE TRIANGLE.! I A FRESH SHIPMENT HAS JUST ARRIVED. I I SOIJE AGENTS s I ADAMSON, GILFILLAN Co., Ltd., I EE (Incorporated in England.) S MBjmiHßllUlim ,’ljAlll RE I J Q TIOVRIL is a food of I I JD such vital importance
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  • 857 11 COMMITTEE'S CRITICISMS. Civil Servants’ hours are the subject of strong criticism in the fifth report of the Select Committee on Estimates. Representative* of the various departments examined this session having invariably disclaimed responsibility for salary rates, the Committee decided to examine the Treasury on the point, and
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    • 726 11 C DICK’S ORIGINAL Balata Belting Strong and Durable. Natural Adhesiveness Prevents Slipping Does Not Shrink All Sizes in Stock I at Competitive Prices. I I AGENTS McAlister C° F. M. S. and Straits Settlements. BANKS. I CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA. HONGKONG A SHANGHAI BANKING AUSTRALIA AND CHINA. CORPORATION. Incorporated in
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    • 344 11 x J I ft s i B Tf 3 I i JIL J.'A.)... v_zllL C J f s th e hall mark of quality. Our PH F» n Whisky is frequently called for by jriS fc ßis phrase, which has been adopted fH as the motto or slogan of the
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    • 1533 12 T LLOYD TRIESTINO CANADIAN PACIFIC ID* If? t? V I I rl B,N COMPANY STEAMSHIPS, LIMITED. g J M M 9 JL Ak (Incorporated in Italy.) (Incorporated in England Fast twin screw mail P a se e L HOMEWARD"sAILINGB Fares in Gold (subject to change Rangoon, Colombo, Port Said, Marseilles
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    • 630 12 HENDERSON LINp Fast Passenger and Cargo Steamers between Rangoon Port Said, Algiers and England with through -0n,,. tioDs from Penang. Leave Rangoon Leavp Steamer Steamer. Burma Sept. 12 Pegu Amarapoora Nov. 21 Oct Chmdwin Dec. 19 flhamo ct 4 Nov. The connecting steamers leave Penang every Saturday (carrying i 2nd
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