Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 17 October 1922

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  • 20 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE PUBLISHED DAILY. ESTABLISHED 1833. No. 236. VOL LXXX. TUESDAY, 17th OCTOBER, 1922. PRICE 15 CENTS.
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  • Page 1 Advertisements

  • 836 2 M. O.” The Rev. Archibald Ewing left to-day for Sumatra. Anna Pavlova, the eminent dancer, has had a remarkably successful tour in Japan, and is due at Shanghai on the Ist N o vem ber. Sir Beilby Alston, 11. M. Minister to Peking, leaves for Home in
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  • CORRESPONDENCE.
    • 493 2 [To the Editor of the Pinang Gazette.”] Sir, —It is all very well for people who are not in Government pay, to gnash their fangs and howl about the extravagant salaries paid to Civil Servants, during these lean years, in which panic economy and drastic
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    • 742 2 [To the Editor of the “Pinang Gazette.”] Sir, Fools rush in where angels fear to tread is an old and trite adage, but it could still be aptly applied to D.0.G.” and Lady Dog.” While a great many rate-payers were awaiting the receipt of the notice of
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    • 283 2 [To the Editor of the Pinang Gazette.”] Sir.—ln commemoration of the 2.473 rd anniversary of the Birthday of Confucius, the great Chinese Sage, which takes place on the 17th. of October this year, and in earnest appeal to all well-wishers of the world. I shall deem it a favour
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  • 145 2 Chen Chow Phee, Sitiawan. should write to the Rev. Keppel Gamier, Penang, for details regarding studentships in Hongkong University. Kuala Lumpur breathes (or should it be bathes) again and nobody has lost a scalp. Thus the “Malay Mail” of Friday —We are informed that the lack of water
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  • 151 2 THE FERNANDO CASE. [From Our Own Correspondent.] Singapore, October 17. The re-trial of E. P. Fernando, the Europe Hotel reception clerk, for criminal breach of trust, was taken before the Hon. Mr. Justice BarrettLennard, who upheld the conviction. Association Cup Final. In the Singapore Association Football Cup final,
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  • 39 2 THE SCRATCHINGS. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Singapore, October 17. The scratchings for to-day’s racing at Singapore are as under Race 2—Orthez, Ganesh, Calculator. Race 4—Clovelly Boy. Race s—Golden Mary. Race 6—Drumfire, Red Wire, Radium, Goonhilly. Rae* 7—Joyce.
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  • 606 2 In the Police Court, Penang, this morning, before Mr. H. C. Bathurst. Ah Long, a baker, and Chap Lok, a carpenter. were charged with fighting in the five foot way of a shop in Burmah Road. The fight was over a debt. Inspector E. J. McLernon explained
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  • 312 2 To-day, the 27th day of the Bth Chinese moon, is the 2473rd anniversary of Confucius, the great philosopher whose name is reverenced by Chinese throughout the world. Pracfically all the Chinese offices *in Penang are observing the day as a holiday. Confucius was born in the year
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  • 265 2 Hongkong, Oct. 2. —The “Morning Telegraph,” replying to Dr. Sun Yat-sen’s Statement at Shanghai, in which he makes a general denial of the charge that he sought an alliance with Soviet Russia, asks him for a substantiation of his assertion that his letters were “improperly translated
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  • 360 2 TO-DAY’S DEPARTURES) Peng Fook for Langsa. Aing Thye for A lor Star p Setul. Perak, [E.S. Co] for Deli. Pulau Jerejak. Kampar for Teluk Anson. Klang for Port Swettenham mails for Klang, Kuala ’f„ and Singapore. UQl Piu Lake Faulk for Rangoon and p > (Mergui and Moulmein
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  • 53 2 Registration and Parcel Post, except wh«n otherwise stated, close half-an-hour earlier than the Ordinary mail. BT TRAIN. To-morrow Europe by s.s. Vondel r via Singapore Colombo 7.1-» 1 1 BY STEAMER. THURSDAY (19th inst.) Ceylon, India, Aden. Port 1 Kalyan -P" Said, Marseilles and Regtn up tn P
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  • 81 2 TO-DAY’S SHARE MARK ET 4a the foli‘’* i: < The Malaya Co.. Ltd., report- tn important changes in to-day s P riu Shares. bnj'ir* A lie nbys Rubber Co 11 Vg Ayer Hitam Planting ‘L. 1Bassett Rubber Co Ltd ff Broga Rubber Estates Kedah Rubber Co Ltd Kuala Sidim Rubl>er
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 182 2 From a tourist’ point of view to take the Eastern trip is indeed a delightful experience. One skims through, seeing and doing only what is best, staying nowhere long enough to feel the climatic pull on one’s health. But different by far is the lot of he who reaches the
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    • 92 2 ORDINANCE NO. 44 (BANKRUPTCt) IH THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STRUTS STIIW ,IS SETTLEMENT OF PENANG In Bankruptcy. Re CHEONG YEW AIK of CHOP BAN KEE. fti Notice is hereby given that a and Final Dividend of s3t P r c has been declared in the abovt and that the
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  • 624 3 THE FOOTBALL SEASON. (From Our Own Correspondent). Alor Star, October 15. The Kedah Football Association has commenced its A. H. 1341 season. There is a marked improvement in the sporting spirit and the game cannot but benefit by the presence of that keen sportsman, Mr. W. Peel, at
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  • 161 3 The Municipal Band will play the following programme of music at the Esplanade to-morrow from 6 to 7 p.m.— 1 March Niagara "Maddock 2 Serenade Fiora di Levante Fascina 3 Waltz Suspinul Ivanovici 4 Selection Faust Gounod 5 Foxtrot Make Believe Shikret God Save the King. An ordinance
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  • 415 3 LEATH KATE iHE LOWEoi FOR ELEVEN I’EAiLS. li jin the Medical Report on the F M. S. for 1921 compiled by Dr. R Dowden, P- M. O. The population of the Federated Malay States as in 1921 consul figures, was 1,298,292. Thirty-six thousand two hanred
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  • 443 3 —“M-M.” AN INDEFINITE CERTIFICATE In the Kuala Lumpur Police C~urt, before Mr- Sircom. Magistrate. Inspector Cowan, acting as Court Inspector in the absence of Chief Inspector Tayhr at the Assize Court, mentioned the case of a Tamil named Kuppnsamy, who is charged withl defaming Doctor Mrs
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  • 687 3 —“S.F.P.” BUSINESS MEN AND THE SLUMPLee Que Choo, who was represented by Mr. Dudley Parsons, and who was made bankrupt on his own. petition last November, applied for his discharge at Singapore. The report by the Official Assignee shewed that- in his statement of affairs the liabilities
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 980 3 jligflT CLASSIFIED FOR SALE. tO(t RIISEMEHTS. BY PRIVATE TENDER. it/ ntpd For Sale» To Let, &c., W* u “v The Rubber and Cocoanut Estate at can be inserted in the Finang Simpang Ampat and the Village of ate” at Simpang Ampat. Province Wellesley# a IA/ORB belonging to the Estate of
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  • 1233 4 Rubber is not the only depressed industry for which an artificially restricted output is prescribed as a remedy. The cotton trade is another industry where a limitation of output has powerful advocates. One of Reuter’s messages published yesterday referred to the serious state of affairs that
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  • 1409 4 The public in the Straits and F.M.S. is waiting expectantly The Public and for the result —if any—of the Mails. representations regarding mail delays. It has been stated that the Post Office at Home was approached, but that they could do nothing, and it remains to be
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  • 234 4 The homeward mail, by the closes at 2 p.m. on Thursday. The Chilka, with mails from is expected to arrive here on Satm" 1 morning. The mail despatched on th-- ultimo, by the Novara, was Helio 1 in London yesterday. The mails from Singapore, Malaf J Johore and
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 200 4 X -'O X THE GARRETT J PATENT X A X ‘S. S.’ TYPE SINGLE-CYLINDER SUPER- x X HEATED STEAM PORTABLE AND SEMI-PORTABLE ENGINES. X X X (Non-Condensing.) X X X The smooth and uniform running fulfils the <> most exacting requirements. X Extremely low consumption of fuel and low X
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    • 28 4 “E. O." Tuesday 17th October. —Dinner and Dance. Wednesday, 18th October—Special Tiffin.—Orchestra. Orchestral Concert 9-30 p.m. Friday 20th October.—-Guest Night Dancing. Saturday 21st October.—Special Tiffin.—Orchestra. SARKIES BROTHERS, Proprietors.
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  • Page 4 Miscellaneous
    • 156 4 I IN AID OF THE SWA TOW FLOOD RELIEF FUND J T YRIC KINEM A 5 J THEATRE ROYAL PENANG ROAD. XA. S PRESENTS “THE SWATOW TYPHOON DISASTER.” f Depicting the deplorable conditions of the city and showing the surviving EE hungerstricken poplation appealaig to help from all. This picture
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    • 21 4 THE TIDES. High Water. Low Water. To-day. 10.17 p.m. 4. 6 p.m. To-morrow. 10.28 a.m. 4.31 a.m. 10.59 p.m. 4.54 p.m.
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  • PREMIER’S SPEECH.
    • 923 5 POLITICAL possibilities. Reuter s Telegrams. London, October 16. That Mr. kloyd s P teck t i political situation v?ry much it was is the general trend of the Lament in this morning’s papers, n (|n n f which are severely cutical. t i- declared that the Premier comi,
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    • 286 5 The political correspondent of “The Times stated in mail week ‘Considerations of finance do notI stand alone. It is the opinion of certain Ministers that prudence, if not safety, requires an election before the meeting of the National Unionist Association in November- This opinion rest- on a
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    • 121 5 It is interesting to note that insurances were placed at Lloyds in marl week to pay j a total loss, in the event of the Prime Minister tendering his resignation before I the end of the year. Several risks have i been placed on this basis at
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    • 589 5 Mr. Isaac F. Marcossan. believes he is one of the few men who ever saw Mr Lloyd George and the late Lord Northcliffe together. Since the breach between these two remarkable men represented such an important chapter in the publisher's life it may be well to
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    • 410 5 A QUESTION OF SAFETY. The following letter from Viscount Grey of Fallodon. appeared in the “Time>” of 21st September: Sir —As one who has constantly urged that there can be no progress in Euro pean questions without co-operation between Britain and? France, may I, in this crisis,
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    • 49 5 The “Times of India” says: To beat up contingents from all forces of the Empi r e with appeals which are of a semi-senti-mental character and have no bearing on the present situation is rather like using a steam-hammer to crush a fly.
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    • 201 5 —Ex. Fethi Bey. the Minister of the Interior in the Turk Nationalist Government at Angora, has been visiting Allied capitals on a peace mission- Ear'v.in August he came to> London, fn Paris ho had been received by M- Poincare, the French Primo Minister and Foreign
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    • 116 5 A COLONIAL GOVERNORSHIP. London, October 1-6. The “Manchester Guardian” says it is rumoured that Dr. T. J. Macnamaia i. 4 likely soon to leave the Ministry of Labour for a Colonial Governor ship. Hongkong is suggested. [The Rt. Hon. Dr. T.J- Macnamara was appointed Minister of Labour early
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    • 42 5 Riga, October 16Tt is announced that M. Krassin ha« resigned from the Soviet Trade Commissariat. The reason is not stated, but it is apparently due to the rejection of the Russo-Asiatic agreement, arranged by Mr. Urquhart and M. Krassin.
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    • 86 5 Le Bourget, October 15. The aviators Boussotrot and Dronhin. in a Goliath aeroplane, remained in the air 34 hours 14 minutes 7-1 5 secs., beating the official world record for a sustained flight, namely 2S hour--19 minutes 30 secs. The aviators were forced to land owing
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    • 24 5 Amsterdam. October 16. A small number of strikers at the port returned to work this morning, but most are still out.
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  • 269 5 ondon. September 15- —No evidence -»as to be found at any <’f the rercuiting offices in London tc-dsv that the situation in the “ast has touched the public imagination. was there anything in the nature of a rush of recruits for the Regular Army, and
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  • THE REFUGEE PROBLEM.
    • 107 5 Geneva, October 1G. The vastness of the Near Eastern refugee problem is emphasised in i telegram from Dr. Nansen from Constantinople to the Secretariat-General of the League of Nations. It sa\ s 750,000 refugees from Asia Minor have been distributed in Greece, Thrace and the Islands, mostly
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    • 162 5 THRACE. Lim, with the result that, although more textiles are imported from England than from any other country, a great deal of British trade has been captured by rival nations. This applies equally to some other classes of goods, and the need is therefore apparent for effort to meet
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    • 610 5 Mr. G. Ward Price, writing from Chanak. says:—Here on thd edge of the Plain of Troy a high-spirited little British force, with a small Allied «Ltachmenit attached, ds preparing to give an account of itself—d as every, >e hopes is unlikely—the Kemaiur Army.
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  • 71 5 When Columbus first sighted dry land, he probably didn’t realize how dry it would become. The Soviet Government has accomplished one aim it has perfected the nationalization of poverty. It is rumoured that Mr. De Valera has on several occasions eluded capture by disguising himself as an
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  • 498 6 —"m.m.” A SELANGOR CASEIn the Kuala Lumpur Police Court, before Mr. Sircom and two Malay Assessors in the persons of Datoh Setia di Raja (Abdul Razak) and Dato Amar di Raja, a case was tried according to Mahommedan laws. There were two accused, a young Malay man named)
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  • 376 6 INMATES LEAP FROM WINDOW. The peaceful sleepers of one part of Old Town, Ipoh, were rudely disturbed early on Friday morning (about 4 a.in-, to be exact) by cries of “fire” and the blowing of .shrill Police whistles. On getting cht fchey discovered that the shop at
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  • NEAR EAST.
    • 939 6 Leafield (Oxford),October 6. —Following the Cabinet meeting, at which Sir Charles Harington’s report of the proceedings at Mudania was considered, Lord Curzon proceeded this afternoon to Paris. It is desired that the Allies should coneidei the line of common policy in view of tae new demands
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    • 373 6 London, October 8. —A verbatim report is now published of the interview which Mr. Lloyd George gave to the Council of the Trade Union Congress on 22nd Seotember, and hich has hitherto not been published owing to the fear of complicating the situation. Mr. Williams
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  • 182 6 Mr. T. J. B. Wearne, of Messrs. Wearne Brothers, was defendant in an action brought before the Acting Chief Justice, the hon’ble Mr. P. J. Sproule, in the Supreme Court Singapore by Haniffa Bee binto Kana Mohan.cd Eusope, sueing as the administratrix of the estate of the
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  • 217 6 POLICY OF INCREASING PRICE. Hongkong. October 13. —Introducing the budget in the Legislative Council fhe ac ting Governor said the Goverr incut’s policy was gradually to increase the price oi opium to a prohibitive figure with essential supplies adequately controlled at the source. The Gove-rnmer* was faced
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  • 884 6 TURKISH ATROCITIES. The “Daily Telegraph’s correspondent at Malta, wiring on September 18, says a further batch of over 700 British refugees has just arrived on board the Bavarian. Thanks to the kindness of Mr. T. Roy Treloar, son of Sir William Treloar and director of Eastern Carpets
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 506 6 ‘HAZELINE’ SNOV (Trad» Mark) A toilet preparation of repute Very pleasant and beneficial to apply immediately after shaving, before the face is quite dry. Gives a unique sense of coolness and freshness to the skin, banishing all the smarting and burning which is the usual after-effect of a shave. In
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  • 1088 7 directors' report. Directors ol Batang Padang ilinE (’<•-, Ltd. report for the year Ie(1 30th June, 1922, as follows H( tlirn s.-During the period under w the Dredge made 5,004 hours time and recovered piculs nsHJii Tin Orc M Tons cwt 1 20 ligand 121 Taels (157
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  • 285 7 REPORT OF DIRECTORS. The Directors of Nellmay Rubber Company, Ltd., report for the year ended 30th April. 1922, a profit on the working, after making suitable provision for depreciation, of $1,476.87 and a balance of profit at profit and loss account of $80,193.49 which amount they propose
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  • 333 7 “CHANGE IN OUTLOOK In their weekly report issued at 5 p-m. on October 13th Messrs. Baker Morgan and Co. write: Not since the earlier part of 1920 have w*e been able to write in so cheerful a strain, as is our pleasure to-day. The whole outlook for
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  • 808 7 AN ADVERSE COMMENT. The scheme for compuljory restriction of the rubber output, was strongly criticised by a well known member of one of the leading firms of rubber merchants in Singapore, in the course of an interview with a “Free Press” representative. His criticisms, in the first place, were
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  • 100 7 The Colonial Secretary, Singapore, te legraphs a correction on the second paragraph of the notification legarding the rubber export duty already published The eleven additional words arc “quoted” Minimum rate at first on sixty per cent standard production as defined in June Report, over sixty per cent
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  • 727 7 INCREASED REVENUF The 13th ordinary general meeting of the Prye Rubber and Coconut Planta tions, Limited, was held on September 20 at the registered office of the company, Mincing Lane House, 59, Eastchcap, E.C. Mr- Frank Copeman (chairman of the company) presided, and in moving
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  • 95 7 In response to numerous requests, we have republished in pamphlet form, the reports of the protest meetings at Penang, Singapore and Malacca, the memorandum by Messrs Braddell and Ward, etc. The pamphlet, price 40 cents a copy, exclusive of postage is now on sale at The Pinang Gazette
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  • 150 7 NEXT GENERAL meeting. An ordinary general meetihg of the Planters’ Association of Malaya will be held at-the Sungei Ujong Club, Seremban (by courtesy of the Club Committee) on Wednesday, October 25th, at 10 a m., to transact the business specified on the Agenda appended below. Minutes of
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  • 231 7 On enquiries at Messrs. Lewis and Peat and Messrs. Guthrie and Co- we found that so far no news had been rece ved from London, other than the official statement published in the press to-day, says Thursday’s “S.T-” Things are quiet and sellers are marking time though London’s
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  • 314 7 The Directors of Jimah Rubber Estates. Ltd., report for the year ended 30th June, 1922, that the sum brought forward from the previous year less proportion of income tax for the year 1920/21 and Directors’ fees for the same year amounted to $21.954.82, from this must be
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  • 68 7 O c t jx—Hockey, Colours v Whites, Esplanade. Oct 21—Rugby, Penang v Perak, at Taiping. Oct 21—Batu Lintang Rubber. Meeting, 33 Beach Street, 12 noon. Oct 21—Rahman Hydraulic, Meeting, Downing Street, 11 a.m. Oct 22 —P.S.C., Monthly Handicaps, 100 yds. A,” and 75 yds. “B” Class. Oct 28—Batang
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  • 41 7 17th October, 1922. Local. cts» Smoked Sheet 35 Fine Pale Crepe 35 Unsmoked Sheet No. 1... 28 Singa- Smoked Sheet 36| PORE J Crepe 36} London and New York. London l Smoked Sheet lOfa JCrepe lOgd New York Gl5l
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  • 15 7 The following is an additional rubber output for September lbs. Bukit Jelotong 9,242
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  • 110 7 London. The Straits Trading Co., Ltd., gives the following London prices, on Oct 16: Spot £168.175.6d up £l.ss 3 mos. buying „170 „1.75.6 d 3 selling 170.25.6 d 1.75.6 d Local parity $84.04 The Eastern Smelting Co., Ltd:— London, Oct. 16, £168.175.6d spot, and £l7O three months buying,
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  • 178 7 Nawng Pet Tin, Limited, first half of October, hours run 132, yardage treated 6,300, ore won piculs 223. The rains have now sat in. Taiping Tin Dredging Company, Ltd., first half of October, 200 piculs. (No. 2 Dredge lost 4 days on account of water trouble). North Taxiing
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  • 196 7 “S. T.” The very important cable message from the Secretary of State to the Governments of Malaya on Rubber Restriction was »lelivered at the Straits Times Office after a quarter to five on the afternoon of Wednesday, 11th instant and from the fact of its
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  • 118 7 ~“M.M.” BY A LADY. There is a country far away, Where rubber trees do grow, MTiere men talk gossip all night long In voices grim and low. And in the clubs, and round the bars They slander others’ wives. Says one “Oh, do you know, the mems They lead
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