Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 8 December 1923

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    20 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE PUBLISHED DAILY. ESTABLISHED 1833. No. 284. VOL LXXXI. SATURDAY, Bth DECEMBER, 1923. PRICE 15 CENTS.
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    PROPOSED GREAT MOTOR ROAD.
    1321 2 SPECIAL HIGHWAY FOR MECHANICAL TRANSPORT. References have been made in recent cable messages to the proposed new motor road from Uxbridge to Birmingham and Liverpool. Writing on the subject in the World’s Work Lord Montagu of Beaulieu says The idea is not really new, for many
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      1661 2 NIPPON HOTFI GOVERNMENT notification. THE MENGLEMBU Notice is hereby given that all out- LODE SYNDICATE, Ltd. A PDPIH AR FAMIIY standing bills against the Government /a 1 ULAIX JrtllllLl should be presented for payment before (Incorporated m the Straits Settlements.) ROARDINC HOIKF the 15th instant AU bills for expenses Dunnuinu
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      175 2 The BORDERLAND of HEALTH A great fhany people may be said to be living on the Borderland of Health. They are neither definitely ill nor perfectly well. While managing to do their day’s work and to keep going, they have none of that force and energy which distinguishes those who
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      366 2 TENDERS INVITED. The Municipal Commissioners ot George Town. Penang, hereby invite tenders for the undermentioned work:— Construction of Cement Concrete Drains along both sides of Clark Street, also Back Lane Drain rar of houses Nos. 2/14 Clarke Street and regrading of existing drain on North side of Toh Koya Road.’
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      111 2 IN A,D 0F 81 «SSt FOR THE BUND. TOWN HALL, 1’ENwc 3 .i5' p n b MRS. HERBERT COOPER presents A TRIPLE BILL“BOBBIE SETTLES DOWN* and “THE REST CURE” By Gertrude Jennings and GRAND GUIGNOL “ECONOMY” A Horror in One Spasm by RAFAEL SABATINI. Box plan at ROBINSON PIANO co.,
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    CONCEALMENT OF RUBBER COSTS.
    1257 3 EMPHATIC PROTEST BY MR. ZORN. The question as io whether rubber lantation companies' should or should not publish th details of the co ;f of pro duction hats been a burning one almost since the establishment of the industry upon a sound footing. The practice adopted
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    AMERICA PRESENTS HER BILL.
    223 3 London. November 20. The Times’ Washington correspondent says: It appears possible that the American Debt Funding Commission may, before Con gress assembles, address those Powers whose- obligations to th£ I nited States have not been funded a reminder that the Commission would be glad to open
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    PEKING TO END LIKIN TAX.
    41 3 Peking. November 16. It is semi-offi-cially reported that the Ministry if Finance has telegraphed to the provinces to the effect that the Government cont<-mplat°s abolition of likin ami adoption of income and business taxes next. year.
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      831 3 4T U CAVES PORTLAND C[ «N L WORKS. IJUIIY p| M p LES fl, f Trustees of the late Dr. Loke Yew, HM D ADV’Q FA P U C’] G invite offers for the purchase Ull UflU IU I fIUL ihe latter subject to the approval of the vIiuCUTH fiCHICd.
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      58 3 NEW HEALTH M AND NERVE POWER quickly gained with I regular use of SANATOCEN I Mrs. Bjomsterne Bjomson. the wife of the celebrated orwe?; in poet and -'IMyyE novelist, wrote: ires SanatOtten every day and finds that the effects of this admirable revitalising food are exceeding y beneficial to him.
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      262 3 1 k? VINTAWNY PORT PRODUCE OF PORTUGAL SHIPPED BY VAN ZELLERS Co., OPORTO ESTABLISHED 1797. ■■mil 1 J FACSIMILE Notice is hereby given that the above Trade Mark and description is the exclusive property of Caldbeck Macg r egor Company, Limited, incorporated in Shanghai and is used by the said
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    MEXICAN REBELLION.
    326 4 Serious Situation. (Reuter’s Telegrams.) New York. December 7. According to despatches from A era Cruz, five Mexican States are in open rebellion against President Obregon. They repudiated the Federal Government and replaced the Federal Officeholders. The Commander of the Gulf fleet, the chief of the Marines and General
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    THE DRUG TRAFFIC.
    91 4 REPLY TO SOCIALIST INTERPELLATION. Berne, December 7. In the National Council, replying to the Socialist interpellation with regard to export under false declaration of great quantities of opium, cocaine anil morphia, especially from Bale,” M. Motta. Foreign Minister, replied that indisputably the opium question had assumed such
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    LOSS OF THE TREVESSA.
    74 4 BOARD OF TRADE’S FINDING. London, December 7. The Board of Trade enquiry into the loss of the Trevessa in the Indian Ocean on June 4, found that she sank through springing a leak, but there was no evidence to justify a positive finding with regard to
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    AMERICAN AFFAIRS.
    144 4 MR. MELLON’S ANNUAL REPORT. Washington, December. 7. Mr. Mellon in his annual report to Congress announced the reduction of the nation’s debt by $614,000,000 in the past year through the exercise of the most rigid economy and the application of business principles to the Government’s finances. The report
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    U. S. PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE.
    187 4 PRESS COMMENTS. London, December 7. The New York morning papers consider the President’s message a model of clearness, but they comment that his sentiments on various questions were strictly in accordance with his own political leanings. The “Times” says that the message reveals President Coolidge as
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    WATERWAY FROM GREAT LAKES TO ATLANTIC.
    38 4 Washington, December 7. The United States again enquired of Canada regarding the negotiations for the treaty permitting the construction of a from the Great Lakes to the Atlantic via the St. Lawrence.
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    SOCIAL & PERSONAL.
    1454 4 SOCIAL PERSONAL. Miss Naughton, who has been ill for soma time, ’s now recovered and has left Singapore General Hospital H.E. the General Officer Commanding, Maj.-General Sir Neill Malcolm returned by the Macedonia. On November 8, the Prince of Djocja carta and the Sultan of Boeloengan visited the Castle and
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    THE “CONFIDENCE MAN” SENTENCED.
    5 4 MUITSAI.
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    CORONER’S COURT.
    732 4 FATAL MOTOR ACCIDENT, Evidence was heard by Mr. A. V. Aston, H. M. Coroner, and a jury of the circumstances attending the death of Yeap Yoon Seong, who met his death in the General Hospital from a fracture of the skull as the result of his being knocked
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      MUITSAI.
      108 4 [To the Editor of the “Pinang Gazette.”] Sir,—Observing in your issue of yesterday a report of legal proceedings in which the owner of a little girl was charged with maltreating the child in a shocking manner and fined only $25 for her cruelty, ,‘t has occurred to me that
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    PENANG’S POPPY DAY.
    431 4 Mrs. .John Mi.eheU, Y„ rk Penang, writes us as follows 2 I have pleasure i n i>ondherewith duly certified account Day, showing a total nett resnh a Popp y tions of $7,246-05 for p Province Wellesley. On behalf Committee, I desire to th? grateful thanks to Messrs.
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    PETROL DOWN !
    251 4 PETROL DOWN C. o.” Motorists throughout Ceylon will come the announcement made by the A' |ltl Petroleum Company that the spot price of petrol will be reduced b twenty-five cents a gallon. A prolongand persistent, agitation for this concern culminated recently in a resolution which Legislative Council discussed, and which
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      354 4 A CHEMIST TESTIFIES TO THE REMARKABLE EFFICACY OF MOTHER SEIGEL S SYRUP. A chemist has exceptional opportunities for judging the value of the medicine he sells. He sees his customers looking ill and depressed. He sell*, them what they ask for. Later, he either sees them ill as before, or
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      43 4 SPECIALIST FOR STOMACH SUFFERERS. If you want quick tormenting, weakening 111 jus. pan. comes on. ...J ,ee| “'".t naration is inexp* 11 powder a„.1.a>.1.";--, Bis.,rated ~l the stomach tort in" H n peace-it does more: 't M llt |,4ip get full benefit. trying!
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    THE LEAGUE OF NATIONS.
    1611 5 IT COULD BE BROUGHT 11 m:,\ BEU REALITY. "f Nations has recently 1 .subject of a good deal of criti--I"'* i)ls a Student of International The Evfiling Standard.’’ Of t", ,'ioie that are in the League, France h u.iun and scejAical, Italy for the hostile, but
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    JEWELLERY THEFT ON THE “NARKUNDA.”
    137 5 Mrs. A. Rogerson (the mother of Sergeant Rogerson of the European Police, Colombo) was the victim of a daring theft on board the P. O. s.s. “Narkunda.” Mrs. Rogerson had placed a quanftity of valuable jewellery with the Purse»* for safe-keeping and on the morning
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      BRITISH FAILURE IN EUROPE.
      181 5 London, November, 20. —According to the Times’’ Faris correspondent, the bitterest criticism hitherto directed against Mr. Baldwin’s policy appears m “Le Temps,” which says that by counselling his countrymen to erect a customs wall behind which to shelter themselves, leaving Europe tc flounder in chaos, the
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      WHY FRANCE CLIMBED DOWN.
      215 5 London, November 22. —The French are generally fairly pleased with the compromise, because they realise. says the “Times” Paris correspondent, that it has prevented the rupture of the Entente, but satisfaction is marred by the fact that, if a new crisis arises, which is considered likely,
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      SUBTLE MOVE BY FOREIGNERS.
      109 5 London, November 22. —The “Times” Political correspondent says Information has already reached the Government that already, as a result of Mr. Baldwin’s recent speeches, foreign manufacturers are actively inquiring regarding vacant industries in England, while a number are entering into negotiations for the purchase and renting
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      THE REPARATIONS COMMISSION.
      211 5 London. Nov. 25.—The threatened collapse of the Reparations Commission j owing to lack of funds is the Parisian press says the Times Paris Correspondent, who points out] that under the Treaty of Versailles the German Government is obliged to contribute towards the maintenance of all the Commissions
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      SITUATION IN THE RUHR.
      77 5 London. Nov-25.—The Times” Paris correspondent says: The signing of the agreement between the Ruhr industrialists and the Franco-Belgian authorities, which is hailed in France as the crowning victory of French policy in the Ruhr, is regarded as definitely paving the way for a direct exchange of
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      REMARKABLE SCENES AT CORK.
      105 5 London, November 28. —Rtfluarkable scenes took place at Cork when the body of Denis Barry, who died through hungerstriking in Newbridge internment camp, arrived there to-day. It had been ar-ranged-that the body should lie in the C atholic Church overnight, but the Roman Catholic Bishop Oohalan
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      THE COTTON TRADE
      96 5 London, November 22. —“The Times,” commenting on Lancashire’s growing absorption of East Indian cotton says that, though this demand has stimulated high price, the relative shortage of the American supply undoubtedly represents a well established tendency made possible by India’s progiess in the provement of her staple
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      COTTON-GROWING IN AUSTRALIA.
      100 5 London, November 24. —The “Times” Melbourne correspondent says Steps are being taken systematically to test the lands in the Northern Territory for cotton growing. Acting on the report of Mr. G. Evans, Cotton Expert of the Queensland Government, and Senator Pearce, the Federal Minister for Home Territories
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      COTTON MERCHANTS AND DYERS.
      93 5 London, November 28. —The two months’ dispute between Manchester cotton merchants and dyers has been settled. The merchants objected to the dyers’ new contract, the terms of which provided for a 10 per cent reduction in charges on condition that all business was given to members
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      MANCHESTER COTTON ASSOCIATION.
      137 5 London, November 28. —At the annual meeting of the Manchester Cotton Association to-day, the President Mr. Jese Tihorpe said that while he was not sanguine regarding the immediate prospects of the trade, he was confident that it would ultimately recover. The .American cotton crop was estimated at
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      EMPIRE GROWN COTTON.
      190 5 Dr. John C. Willis writing from 8, Caverdir-h Avenue 1 Cambridge, under date 29th October, 1923, to a Ceylon friend, says —I am on the general Committee of the British Empire Exhibition and shall probably be there a good deal especially as 1 have also become the
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      29 5 Millets, their Nutritive and Economic Value, Cultivation, etc., in Malaya, by L. M. Berenger, fl/- per book or $l/30 post free, stocked by the Pinang Gazette Press, Ltd., Penang.
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      106 5 a. I DO YOUR X’MAS 1 SHOPPING AT WHITEAWAYS Where you get THE BEST J SERVICE, THE BEST VALUE, THE BEST SELECTION of Sea- sonable Goods, and where you can shop under ideal conditions. Our selection of Toys and presentation goods is generally acknowledged to be tjje finest ever seen
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    MARRIAGE.
    32 6 Austin—Xtxon.—At St. Andrew’s Cathedral. Singapore, on the 6th instant, Noel John Austin of the Chartered Bank of India. Australia and China. Shameen, Canton, to Marjorie Clulow Nixon, of South port, Lancashire.
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    THE NEW PARLIAMENT.
    1029 6 The composition of the new House of Commons presents a situation unprecedented in British Parliamentary history, and then may be exceedingly interesting developments ere there is anything like stabilisation at Westminster, if such a thing is possible as the outcome of Mr. Baldwin’s vain appeal to the
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    HERE AND THERE.
    1035 6 If congratulations be the reward of voluntary service, the Poppy D a y n ladies and gentlemen who Penang. participated in the Poppy Day effort in Penang have justly and deservedly earned them. The total net proceeds amounted to $7,246.05, which included $5,578.28 collected in Penang and
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    RIFLE SHOOTING.
    170 6 BROMHEAD MATTHEW SHIFID RESULTS. Twenty-live teams entered for the above competition and the following the order of merit 1. A. Coy. M.S.V.R. (K.L.) W 2. C. (Ipoh) 3. B. (Klang) 4. S.R.E. (V) S.V.C. No. 1 ;w 5. Eurasian Coy S.V.C. No. 1 ♦5. E. Coy M.S.V.R. (Seremban)
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    PENANG HILL RAILWAY.
    91 6 ILLUST RATED HA N 1 > B 0( )K An illustrat'd handbook of the Hill Railway is now at sale at 25 cents a copy. Replete with information > 1 garding the Hill Railway and such other information as tourists and resid Penang, the Province, and the
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    FOR USE IN MALARIA.
    94 6 Messrs. Burroughs V < llcome have added to their comprehensn of Medical Equipments ,l Emeirgencv Outfit tor us< in 1 This outfit .s specially use of explorers, prospector. sportsmen, forest officers, and others who may be vel M long distances fro... a „j and is purely
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    THE MAILS.
    82 6 The homeward mail. b\ closes at 6 p.m. wit h The M.M. Andre L<’b” :trr iv nental mails, is no "th-' !l here at 1 a.m. on instant. < Vuroi'C. 11 1 A mail for Coloniboai ~tKoningin der Ned. r pore, closes at •> P- 111 I Amailfm’AustralaMU
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      97 6 “E O.” X’MAS AND NEW YEAR FESTIVITIES. Monday, 24th December—X’MAS DINNER AND DANCE CRACKERS AND STREAMERS. Tuesday, 25th December—X’MAS DAY. NO DANCING. Wednesday, 26th December.—BOXlNG DAY. SPECIAL DINNER AND DANCE. Friday, 28th December—NO DANCING. Saturday, 29th December—SPEClAL TIFFIN ORCHESTRA. Mbuday, 31st December—NEW YEAR EVE. GALA NIGHT. DINNER AND DANCE (Fancy
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      87 6 LYRIC THEATRES, LTD. theatre royal. penang road. From Thursday, 6th, to Sunday, 9th December, 1923. Harry Ripf's Big Box-Office Bonanza 7 Reels Wanted for Murder 7 Reels Featuring ELAINE KAMMERSTEIN. Lewis J. Selznick presents EUGENE O'BRIEN in 5 Parts “Channing of the Northwest” 5 Parts 4 Parts The Great Reward
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      37 6 THE TIDES. High Water. Low Water. To-day. 12.26 p.m. 6. 40 p.m. To-morrow. 12.40 a.m. 7. 18 a.m. 1. 13 p.m. 7. 26 p.m. Monday. 1. 22 a.m. 8. 2 a.m. I. 59 p.m. 8. 11 p.m.
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    THE NEW COMMONS.
    3408 7 UNPRECEDENTED SITUATION. CONSERVATIVES IN A MINORITY. MORE LADY MEMBERS. [Reuter’s Telegrams.] The latest figures of the British general election are as follow Conservatives 259 Liberals 148 labour 187 Independents 8 602 To be declared 13 Total 615 NET LOSSES. At 5.30 p. in. yesterday Conservatives 91 Independent
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    LABOURITES NOT “LITTLE ENGLANDERS.”
    70 7 i London, November 27.—Mr. J. IlThomas, speaking at Barrow, said that I those who ualied the Labourites “Little Englanders. by declaring that they did 1 not believe in the Empire were deliberate liars. He declared that the Ia- hour Party wanted to see the Empire great,
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    THE CHINA STATION.
    63 7 RELIEF CREWS. London, December 7. The light cruiser Weymouth, en route t |o the China station with relief crews for r the light cruiser Durban and the sloop 7 Magnolia, leaves Sheerness on the 15th 3 December, reaches Colombo on the 21st January, and arrives at Singapore,
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    ROYAL VISIT TO HOLLAND.
    31 7 Amsterdam, December 7. i It is reported that their British Majesr ties King George V and Qimen M;>y will pay an official visit to Holland in 1924.
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    SHELL TRANSPORT DIVIDEND.
    19 7 London, December 7. The Shell Transport Company has declared a dividend of 2s free of tax.
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    THE ANGLO-AMERICAN DEBT.
    512 8 AN HISTORIC DOCUMENT. The “Yorkshire Post” publishes a letter (hitherto undisclosed) written by exPresident Wilson while still in office to Mr. Lloyd George, as Prime Minister. This letter, which refused the consent of America to the inter-Allied debt settlement proposed by the British Coalition Government, has a
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    FINANCIAL SAVINGS.
    146 8 Tiu cement trade has not as a whole adopted a policy of propaganda to educate the potential consumer in the uses of cement. —Mr. G- A. Watson (Chairman, Ship Canal Portland Cemt nt Company). If King Cotton is to keep his Uhrone in Lancashire h? must cease to
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    JAPANESE NEWS.
    108 8 Tokio, December 5. —The organization of the Kensei Party has decided to abandon further negotiation for formation of the Non-Seiyu Parties Union. A. resolution to confer a bonus amounting to Y. 350.000, for services rendered by Mr. Ikegami.the recently resigned mayor of the city, has been passed by
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    DEPRECIATED CURRENCIES.
    517 8 A LESSON IN ETHICS. Many readers who do not see “The Times” every day will appreciate the following excerpt from its leader columns in Mail w’eek. “Readers of the day’s news soon grew hardened to the announcement that the German mark had in the course of twenty-four hours
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    BURMA PARA RUBBER CO. LTD.
    333 8 The Directors beg to submit their annual report and accounts for the year ended .'‘lst July, 192.3. The profit for the year, after making allowance for depreciation and interest on the Debenture and Government Loans, amounts to Rs. 170,629-11-2. from which has to be deducted
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      352 8 i*UISTER SARSE» I W??en your Khansamah asks for I “Ulster Sarse” he may not get the original Worcestershire Sauce— L ea Pe o rri a s Teach him to ask or Lea Perrins’; the fine old British Sauce which gives the final touch of piquancy to all varieties of dishes.
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    THE SHARE MARKET.
    497 9 Messrs. Kennedy’ and Co., Penang reported as follows on Saturday Tin continues to be a strong market and shows a gain on the week of £2/at .£239/-. Mining shares have continued active, quotations keeping firm in spite of a certain amount of profit-taking in the more speculative
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    RENONG TIN DREDGING.
    384 9 RESUMPTION OF DIVIDENDS. The annual general meeting of the Renong Tin Dredging Company, Limited, was held at 5. Whittington Avenue, E. C.. Major F. B. Lawsou. O. B. E. presiding. The Chairman said that it was always a pleasant task for the chairman of a company to
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    LOCAL SHARE LIST.
    124 9 The following are the latest quotations in Messrs. Kennedy Co.’s share list Yesterday To-day. E E s Shares. >» >» —< 0 s 05 OD 2C CC Sc. Ic. Sc. sc. Mining. Asam K. 38/ 39/- 38/- 39/ er» Batang P. 38 40 38 40 Deebook D.
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    RUBBER PRICES.
    62 9 Bth December. 1923. Local. cts. (Smoked Sheet 49| easier Fine Pale Crepe 49| Unsmoked Sheet 43 SINGA- (Smoked Sheet 49| pore (Crepe 49| London and New York. Losnos Bhw firm New York G27| The following were the robber quotations in London on December 7: Smoked Sheet ls.2]d Plantation
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    RUBBER CROPS.
    70 9 The following are additional rubber outputs for November lbs. Permas 19,555 Majedie (Johore) 17,500 Sekong 33,600 Kuala Geh 22.600 Karan 5,574 Padang Rubber 17.000 Consolidated 56.547 Shanghai Kedah 21,118 Bute Plantations 16,600 Tanah Merah 23.400 Dominion 25,596 Shanghai Pahang 15.618 Sungei Duri 18,774 Kota Bahroe 27,143 R. E.
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    TIN PRICES.
    87 9 London. The Straits Trading Co., Ltd., gives the following prices, on December 7 Spot £238.1 Os down 5s 3 mos. buying 239 175.6 d 3 selling 239.5 s 15s The Eastern Smelting Co.. Ltd:— London, Dec. 7. £238.10s spot, and £239 three months buying, £239.5s selling. Local. December
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    TIN OUTPUTS.
    22 9 Ulu Piah Company, Ltd., for November, 603 piculs, southern section 102 piculs, hill section 450 piculs and tributors 51 piculs.
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    S.S. (SINGAPORE) ASSOCIATION.
    35 9 Uho following items were on the agenda for the monthly meeting of the Committee- —Criminal Law Amendment Ordinance, Municipal Estimate®, Opium Smoking, Venereal Diseases, Town Planning Bill, Reduction in Taxation, Annual Dinner.
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    KENNEDY & CO’S SHARE LIST.
    1063 9 KENNEDY CO’S SHARE LIST. names k a gj £3 RUBBER [Dollar.] 3 c S c S c Allenby Rubber Co J 15 1 Alor Gajah Rubber Estate 1 Amalgamated Malay Estates 1 95 tu Ayer Hitam Planting Syndicate .3 00 14 W Ayer Kuning Rubber Estates 40 u 0 Ayer
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    MARKET PRICES.
    548 9 CHOWRASTA MARKET. Penang, December 8. 1923. cts Government Mutton— Mutton Indian per lb 45 Mutton— Head, sheep or goat each 1.00 Liver with heart lung do 1.20 Tripe do 1.00 Goat or Sheep per lb 42 45 Sweet Bread pair 30 Leg of Mutton lb 45 Lamb do
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      782 9 ADVERTISEMENTS. Land Tin Dredging Limited. (Incorporated in F.M.S.) POSITION VACANT. Notice is hereby given that a Dividend '—Mechanical Engineer to No 12 of one shilling per share has ,nt ration of dredge. Send parti- beei decl «red by the Directors payable recent experience. shareholders registered on 22nd day of ,„iars
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      23 9 Planters’ Medical Guide, by Dr. E. N. Graham, $3/- per book or $3/30 post free, stocked by the Pinang Gazette Press, Ltd.. Penang.
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      69 9 WOMEN OF REFINEMENT prefer <the beauty arising from perfect health to that obtained by artificial means. Pinkettes are beauty’s most natural aid, for they ensure daily regularity, clear the skin of pimples and blotches, cure in a night sick headaches. biliou s attacks and offensive breath. Of chemists, or post
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      26 9 Pitman’s Shorthand Rapid (•durse, (New Era Edition) Complete Edition with supplementary Exercises* $'U-. or $3 30 post free, stocked by :he Pinang Gazette Press Ltd., Penang.
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    CHURCH SERVICES.
    458 10 S. GEORGE THE MARTYR. (Church of England.) Dec. 9th. 2nd Sunday in Advent. 7.45 a.m. Litany, -8 a.m. Matins. Hymn 50. 8.30 a.m. Holy Communion, 10 a.m. Holy Communion (Chinese), 10.30 a.m. Matins (Chinese). 6 p.m. Evensong. Hymn 48. Ps L 137, Ps LXVII 157, Magnificat 50. Nunc
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    PRODUCE PRICES.
    205 10 Benares Opium p. chest $5,000.00 nom. Cloves 105.00 nom. Gold leaf 72.00 sellers Mace Pickings no stocks Nutmegs 80s 48.00 sellers 110 s 43.00 Coconuts per 1,000 50.00 Copra Sundricd 12.20 sales Rattans 11.20 sdlerRattans Coarse 10.50 Green Snail Shells 13.00 Siam Rice No. I 15.00 per bag
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    SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.
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