Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 14 August 1924

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  • 20 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE PUBLISHED DAILY. ESTABLISHED 1833. No. 190. VOL. LXXXII. THURSDAY, 14th AUGUST, 1924. PRICE 15 CENTS.
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    • 561 1 ■ir >li asgs» ss» ItokisatsuJ u PHOTOGRAPHIC j ART STUDIO. 'Phone 772. 68, BISHOP STREET J I AT LAST !J THE WELL KNOWN Jj "X T) 1 Andrews’ Liver Salt j J OJ^ E I i The* very thing for which you have been waiting, < S J can now
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    • 15 1 Ks== x xrsssxn T. NAGATA, I DENTIST. is I I I “THE DISPENSARY.” 8 I
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  • 543 2 FURTHER PROCEEDINGS. The hearing was resumed at noon today be f ore Mr. 11. A. Forrer in the Police Court. Penang, of the preliminary enquiry into the case against Yeap Lean Seng, who is charged with bigamy by marrying another girl as his first wife during the life
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  • 175 2 TEACHING PILOTS THE USE OF PARACHUTES. Unique schools are being started to teach pilots how to leap from aeroplanes u ith parachutes. The latest parachutes are carried in circular “packs.” which the pilot sits on like a cushion. In cases of jammed controls, breakages in the air,
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  • 51 2 The days of Blondin and tight-rope performers are recalled by the announcement m mail week of the death at the age of so of Andrew Jenkins, who rode a bicy- on a rope over the Niagara Gorge in 1569. Mr. Jenkins, who was almost blind, in
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  • 941 2 FA M 1 LI A R SCOTTISH CH A RACTER BIDS ADIEU. IFe publish the following extract from the Wahonian the Magazine of B alson's College, Edinburgh, in the hope that the passing of'' Willie'- from the activities of School life may resurrect pleasant phantoms of the
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  • 648 2 FAILING TO FILE ACCOUNTS. The Registrar of Companies, at the Kuala Lumpur police court, charged the Fook On Assurance and Godown Co., Ltd., with failing to (1) file, with the Registrar of Companies, within the prescribed period, the accounts for the period ending Dec. 31, 1922:
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  • 231 2 The Singapore Coroner concluded the enquiry on Tuesday into the circumstances concerning the unfortunate end of a Chinese who went with another man to steal poultry from a house in Upper Serangoon. road on the night of July 26 last. From the evidence given by his companion
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  • 1093 2 BRITAIN'S CHANCE OF SUCCESS. Says Chukker in the “Daily Mail. What are our chances of winning the International Polo Cup, which is to be played for at Meadowbrook in the United States in September < They are just fair —nothing more. In other words, we have a
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  • 188 2 In the Second Police Court Singapore, nine Chinese stowaways who were sent back to Singapore after stowing away on board a steamer to Australia from Singapore some months ago, were each sentenced to one month’s rigorous imprisonment. Chief Detective Inspector Kenny prosecuted and told tHe Court that the
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  • 112 2 The Commanding Officer, Officers. N. C. Os. and men of the Malacca Volunteer Corps wore “at home” on Saturday afternoon, on the occasion of the official opening of the new headquarters, by the G. O. C., Major-General Sir Theodore Fraser. The new headquarters building occupies a
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  • 158 2 TO-DAY’S DEPARTURES. Pangkor for P. Langkawi Kantanu (Trang). Kudat for Bhuket, (Tongkah). Kopab Renong, Victoria Point, Mergui Tavov and Moulmein. Perak for Port Swettenham and Singapore. Ghirbi for Dindings. Seistan for Singapore and China. Elpenor for Colombo (taking mails for India) Suez and London. United Kingdom (Parcels). Messrs.
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  • 320 2 CLOSE DAILY (except Sunday) ST TRAIN. Federated Malay States, Malacca,' Jnhbiv aud Singapore. Registration and Parcel Post, except whc-ie otherwise stated, close half an hour earlier than the Ordinary mail Resumption or Night Mail Service. The following additional mails will be closed daily (Sunday excepted) by the 7-30
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  • 157 2 FATHER SOLE SURVIVOR OF A FAMILY. Four of the five members of a Ro Elgin, family named Moroney perished a fire which destroyed their house. The sole survivor was the father, I rick Moroney, a Customs officer, who ua rescued unconscious. The victims uere Mrs. Moroney
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    • 262 2 WHEN RHEUMATISM GRIPS YOU it is clear proof that uric acid is poisonyour blood. How useless then to hope to cure your rheumatic pains by means of embrocations, rub bing 1 The only •S right way to get rid of rheuma- A tism is through f the blood—by Av* AkmJ
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  • 1305 3 HIS EXCELLENCY S TOUR. (Translated.) His Excellency, the Governor of the Straits Settlements, Sir Laurence Guillemard, with his A.D.C., visited the old Hindu Ruins, at Boroboedoer and Wonosobo on the I.3th instant. On the 15th. His Excellency will visit the swimming bath at Linggadjati, Che ribon. From the
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  • 92 3 The health statement for the Municipality of George Town for the week ending 9th August, 1924, shows a total of 67 deaths —41 males and 26 females—the death-rate being 26.78 per mille per annum, compared with 26.38 in the preceding week and with 19.50 in the corresponding week
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  • 25 3 Aug. 16—Malaya Cup Soccer, Malacca vs Sinuapore. 16 —S. C. S. A. Sports. 19. 20, 21—Penang Impressionists Annual Exhibition at Government English School.
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    • 782 3 MASSAGE MISCELLANEOUS. Mr. and Mrs. K. KLSAKA Wanted to Buy. One or two Fox or 56, Macalistar Road, «Airedale Terriers. Particulars and DARUMA HOTEL gS?* tO B X N Piuang Telephone 864. 1278-15 8 POSITIONS VACANT. Wanted a Secondhand Ford Car of private use. Please write particulars and p D
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    • 368 3 I I .New Process RECORDS 1 j HAVE YOU HEARD 1 TEE ONE I LOVE Fox Trot. Played by Ted Lewis and His Band? Here are the latest Dance Hits Say it with a Ukulele Fox Trot Horsey Keep Your Tail Up Arcady When Lights are Low Waltz S Shake
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  • 17 4 Hogan—At 72. Prinsep Street. Singapore on August 11. 1921. to Mr. anl Mrs. Hogan, a son.
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  • 580 4 Mr. Ramsay MacDonald seems fated to pursue the path of thorns in regard to his relations with France and Germany, apart from the troubles which beset him in the cheerless task of attempting the internal rehabilitation of our own country. Since taking office. his burdens have not been
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  • 504 4 Over a year ago. we remarked on the influx of German goods into Penang. Articles of German manufacture continue to arrive in the Settlement in everincreasing numbers for sale —this is the important point—at prices which <lefy T the competition of British manufacturers. We cannot but admire
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  • 279 4 SWEET ARE THE USES-OF SACCHARINE Sugar and saccharine are at war. The protestations of sincerity on the part of sugar with regard to its boast of sweetness—unparalelled so far, we believe, in the history of subtle abstraction from the humble cane—is likely to be superseded by the claims of saccharine.
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  • 1341 4 A full church assembled at the Scots i-jj ii Church. Paris, when Mr. trie Liddell Eric H Liddell, winner on the previous day of the 400 in Pans. metres race and breaker of the world’s record by his time of 47 3-sth seconds, took part, along with
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  • 167 4 LAST BUD. In connection with the Keng Hua,’ a kind of Chinese flower, four of which blossomed at Mr. Cheah Lean Guan’s Tanjong Bungah Garden. we had the pleasure of seeing the remaining one blossom last night. The tree itself is nothing to look at, but the flower,
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  • 30 4 STRICTLY PRIVATE (From Our Own Correspondent. Singapore, August loAneta learns officially from Batavia that H. E. Sir Laurence Guilleinard 8 visit to Java is strictly private.
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  • 123 4 The homeward mail by the Devunlia closes at 6 p.m. on Saturday, the l bt h instant. The mail despatched from Penang o'the 16th July by the s.s. J. P. f°en, was delivered in London 0!l the 13th August. The hearing was begun yesterday afternoon in the Court
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    • 312 4 I There are three major elements which M enter into the modelling of UN Boon’s Service! A service that will do all you want it to In Uli do and give von satisfaction. w Nl 10 Service.—) ears back we were the originators of wl M perfect service—prompt and efficient
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    • 23 4 “Ek £/> O.” Guest Night and Dancing— Every Tuesday and Friday. Special Tiffin every Wednesday and Saturday—E. O. Orchestra. Orchestral Concert every other Sunday.
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    • 44 4 THEATRE ROYAL TO-NIGHT (Lyric Theatres Ltd.) TO-NIGHT at 10 p.m. I>. W. GRIFFITH’S at 10 p.m. THE LOVE FLOWER 7 STARRING RICHARD BARTHELMESS. Reels SUPPORTING PICTURES. Confession (Henry B. Walthall) 7 reels. International News 81. Topical Budget. The Channel Raiders (Jack Mulhall). Women First.
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    • 28 4 DDE TABLES. T< i-Day. High Water. Low Water. 12 0 6.3 a.m. 12.1 p.m. 6.46 p.m. To-Morrow. High Water. Low Water. 12.41a.m. 6.50 a.m. 12.41 p.m. 7.26 p.m.
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  • 345 5 Ruhr Problems. DECISIVE STAGE. [Reuter’s Telegrams.] London, August 13. To-day is very likely to be the decisive stage of the London Conference. M. Herriot and the Belgian Ministers onferred with Herren Marx and Strese/nann at 10 Downing Street this morning regarding the questions <>f the date of the
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  • 29 5 HIS SUCCESSOR. Washington. August 14. Major-General John Hines will be the Chief of Staff of the United States Army when General Pershing retires on September 12.
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  • 75 5 TWO GREEKS ARRESTED. Paris. August 14. The authorities in Shanghai and Canton, having on several occasions complained of seamen from Marseilles smuggling arms to China, a strict watch was kept at Marseilles which led to the arrest of two Greeks, who had bought revolvers and ammunition which
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  • 30 5 FAMINE FEARED. Shanghai, August 13. It is estimated that 50,000 perished in the floods which submerged enormous tracts in Chihli. Honan. Hunan and Kwantung. Famine is feared.
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  • 29 5 Aden. August 13. The steamer Clan Cumming from Java has sent a wireless message to say that f<he is on fire in the tween decks.
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  • 37 5 Amsterdam, August 11. The Handelsblad learns from a reliable source that Heer Zimmermann, Commission»#-General of the League of Nations in Austria will succeed Heer Fock as Governor-General of the East Indies next year.
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  • 126 5 Quelling Measures. WARSHIPS TO THE SCENE. Reuter’s Telegrams.] Malta- August 13. 11. M. S. Weymouth which is en route to Colombo has been diverted to Port Sudan. The battleship Marlborough has been despatched to Alexandria from Zara and the sloop Clematis has gone to Port Sudan from Hurghada.
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  • 69 5 BRITISH FIGURES. London, August 13. The Board of Trade Returns for July show imports amounting to £108,000,000 an increase of £31,000.000 compared with last year. Exports amounted to £71,000,000, an increase of 11JM)O.000. French Figures. The Revenue Returns for -Inly totalled 2.420.000.00 P francs, thus exceeding those of
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  • 23 5 D (AW WITH NATAL. Pietermaritzburg, August 13. The British Rugby Team drew with Natal, each side sc >ring 3 points.
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  • 87 5 HARLEQUINS VS. S. AFRICANS. London. August 13. At Eastbourne the weather was unsettled. Owing to the overnight rain the wicket was soft for the match between the Harlequins and South Africans. There was a small attendance. The Harlequins made 73, Blanckenberg taking 5 wickets for 31, and Pegler
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  • 152 5 NET DRAWN ROUND BRITAIN. International drug smugglers are being closely watched by Scotland Yard experts. The labels on the heroin seized on board the Italian liner Duilio in New York, bearing the name of T. and 11. Smith, Ltd., London, have been proved to have been
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  • 147 5 BOYS MISTAKE THEM FOR SWEETS. Three Salford boys die»! of poisoning after eating pills, which they mistook for sweets, from a bottle stolen from a doctor’s cellar. The boys were Harry Chapman (11). William Cullen (8), an»! Charles Charleston (10). all of Regent-street, Salford. It is
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  • 183 5 One of the Features. ENGLISH CITIES' ACTIVITIES. [Reuter’s Tele» n a m s.J London, August 13. One of the features of Wembley has been the fortnightly exhibitions at the Civic Hall of the activities of the leading English cities and they have proved very valuable in bringing the
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  • 245 5 INS UFFICI ENT ENQUIR Y (From Our Own Correspondent.) Singapore, August 14. The Chinese proprietor of Chop Heap Thye Cheong was charged with landing lubber in excess of the declared amount. The defendant’s counsel pointed out that some of the bales were heavier than others. The authorities weighed
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  • 122 5 M OM AN DOCTOR SAYS N 1 'OT IN E STOPS INFECTION. Dr. Mary Stewart Deacon, of Birkenhead, speaking at the closing session of the Royal Sanitary Institute congress at Liverpool, suggested that smoking acts as a preventative against decayed teeth. Afterwards Dr. Deacon said that during
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  • 108 5 GERMAN PRICE £48,000 UNDER BRITISH. Britain Has just lost to Germany a valuable order from Spain for machinery ami electric equipment. Th»* lowest British tender was £128,000, an»! the lowest Ger--1 man tender £BO,OOO. Duties under the existing commercial treaty and other charges, together with the effect
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  • 376 5 RESIDENT FOR NEGRI SEMBILAN. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Alor Star, August 12, 1924. Information has come through that the Hon. Mr. E. C. H. Wolff, Acting British Adviser, Kedah, has been appointed British Resident Negri Sembilan, in plsce of the Hon. Mr. E. S. Hose, who is now
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  • 157 5 The House of Lords decision in the Russell divorce suit, which laid it down that the evidence of a father or mother could not be admitted if the effect was to bastardise off spring born after marriage, was referred to in the King’s Bench Division when Mr.
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  • 143 5 C OMMUNISTS SEEK POLICE PROTECTION. To th»* music of one hundred and twenty bands, 200,000 miners, their wives and their friends marched in procession through Durham city. Th»* leaders made speeches, but the majority of their followers found the fair ground and other places of amusement more
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  • 84 5 GUNNER REPORTED KILLED IN FRANCE 7’ YEARS AGO. An ex-gunner of the Royal Field Artillery named McDonald, who was reported killed in France in January 1917 has been found at Kirkconnel, Dumfriesshire, ami has been identified by his brother, James McDonald, of Mauchline Ayrshire. He was travelling
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  • 763 5 SOCIAL PERSONAL. Mr. W. L. Conlay, C.8.E., has left for Home. According to a Tokio telegram to the Nanyo Nichi-Nichi Shimbunsha, Mr. Junji Itoh, D.M., was drowned whilst bathing off the coast of Kamakura. Miss (Dr.) Gladys Maclntyre, daugfitr er of Dr. E. T. M.D., Kuala Lumpur, who recently left
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  • 133 5 TO RELEASE 2 INJURED MIDSHIPMEN. Nearly a hundred sailors and marines lifted the side of a double-decked tram-way-car, Weighing over 20 tons, from the rails after two midshipmen had been run over and pinned beneath it at Torquay. Th,* two midshipmen—Mr. Felix Johnstone, son
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  • 94 5 Tokio. Aug. 11 Th»* Foreign Department is of opinion that it is not necessary to take a gl >oniy view on the fate of the Russo-Japanese negotiations, although a hitch is now impeding progress of the debate. A serious gas explosion, which took place in the fifth pit
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  • 30 5 The following new books have been received at the Library Scaramouche, by Rafael Sabatini. The shame of Motley, by Rafael Sabatini. Things I Know, by William Le Queux.
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    • 58 5 illlllliltlllt ||illl||||||||||lilllllillllllhllllllllllllllllllllllHI|lllll||||llll|lll!l!!ll>ll l I PEUGEOT I BABY- QUAD. This is the little car which astonished the world £E in a Petrol Consumption Test. Beautifully Built, Reasonable in Price and Economical. EE The finest value obtainable in Two-Seater ars E= on the Market. H Price Complete $1,350. g BORNEO MOTORS LTD.,
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  • 1801 6 LIDDELL, THE OLYMPIAN CHAMPION. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Edinburgh. July 23. Edinburgh University has honoured her Olympic hero graduate, Eric Henry Liddell, whose achievement in winning the 400 metres in the world record time has seized the imagination of the pulflic. There were other more distinguished men, whose
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  • 393 6 GOVERNMENT AND THE SUBSIDIES. The committee proceedings in the House of Commons on the ne« Housing Bill of Mr. Wheatley, Minister of Health, had not been long in progress before the possibility of the scheme being-the stormcentre of a general election was being discussed among members. Sir Thomas
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    • 233 6 I >1 th WEEK j I OF I WHITE AW AYS SALE g Special Bargain Dis- S plays in our Men’s g I Outfitting Department, a Boots and Shoes, Etc., from Monday, August J 18th. The following are a few bargains picked at random from hundreds of i similar big
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    • 384 6 CHILDHODY Itched and Burned. Lost Sleep. Cuticura Heals. “My little girl aged two and a half years had a very bad attack of eczema on her*face and body. Her face was covered with acre eruptions, especially around her mouth. Her whole body was covered with a rash that itched and
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  • 1070 7 MR. LOWTHER KEMP’S POSITION. Mr. W. Lowther Kemp writes as follows to the Editor of the Malay Mail Sir, —You do me the honour of giving my name a prominent position at the head of one of your columns in your issue of Aug. 7. May I be allowed
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  • 86 7 The Straits Trading Co., Ltd,, gives the following prices, on August 1.3: London. Spot .£249.15s down £1 3 mos. buying 250.10 s ..1 3 selling 250.15 s 1 Local. August 14: Singapore sold 75 tons at *l2fi] Penang buyers no sellers at Messrs. Boustead and Co., Ltd: To-day’s
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  • 229 7 Benares Opium p. ch-’«t f 5.000.00 n>m Cloves 100.00 sellers Gold leaf 72.00 sellerMace Pickings no stock Nutmeg* 80s 102.00 sellers 110 s 95.00 Coconuts per I,Odd 50.00 Copra Sundried 12.00 nom. Rattans 11.15 sales Rattans Coarse 10.50 Green Snail Shells 13.00 Siam Rice No. 1 15.00 p-
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  • 121 7 PENANG. AUGUST 14, 1924. (Bv Courtzsy oe thk Chsrtere Bank.) London Demand Bank 2/4 4 months’ sight Bank 2/4 1/8 3 Credit 2/4 9/16 3 Documentary 2/4 19/32 Calcutta Demand Bank R»l63|') 3 days’sight Private 168 j 3 Bombay Demand Isank 16.3| I c Madras Demand Bank 164] S
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  • 515 7 London, July 17. Except for slight and temporary setbacks owing to “bear’’ raids and profittaking on Thursday and Monday, our market for the past week has shown a steadily advancing tendency. The gain on the week amounts to gd. per lb. for the near positions
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  • 219 7 CLERK’S SUICIDE AFTER LOSS OF FIRM’S MONEY At an inquest in the City of London on Wilfred Dansie, 47, who had been employed for more than. 30 years by Messrs. Delcom} n, of Fenchurch-avenue, E. C., grain merchants, it was stated that be returned from the Pacific
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  • 207 7 Che following are the latest quotations in Messrs. Kennedy <£• Co’s share list Yesterday. To-day. 2 Sharks. E CQ tn PQ aQ 4 c. 4 c. i e. i c. Rubber (Dollar.) Allenby 95 1.05 1.00 1.10 Jinxah UM) 1.05 95 971 Katoyang B. 70 75 72J
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  • 110 7 AUGUST 14. 1924. Local. cts. Smoked Sheet 43] Trend Fine Pale Crepe 44 downUnsmoked Sheet 32 wards Sing a- (Smoked Sheet 45 pore (Crepe 45] London and New York. T* (Smoked Sheet l/l Trend LOSDO! ICrepe 1/U downNew York G2s] wards The following were the rubber quotations in
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  • 146 7 The following are additional rubber outputs for July:— lbs. Anglo-Malay 93.907 Patahng 37,795 London Asiatic 150,459 Golden Hope 25,215 Selaba 48.778 Bikain 26,000 Sungkai-Chumoi 34,273 Seaport 31,000 R. E. of Johore 40.111 Sungei Dangar 23,000 North Labis 30,500 Victoria 29,459 Tebolang 22,127 Pernambang 47,127 Strathisla 28,398 Lanadron 63,801
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  • 45 7 The General Produce .1 gency, Ltd. Beach Street, Penang, report that the following prices were realised at their auction room toMay Good F.A.Q. Ribbed Smoked Sheet 958 to 58 F.A.Q. do 56 57 Low F.A.Q. do 54 55 Plain Unsmokod Sheet Loose Scrap
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  • 1077 7 KENNEDY CO’S SHARE LIST. I EIS NAMES 2. RUBBER [Dollar.] 8 c 8 c4l e Allenby Rubber Co 1 00 1 10 Alor Gajab Rubber Estate 80 90 Amalgamated Malay Estates I 50 1 75 Ayer Hitam Planting Syndicate 10 5011 00 ex Ayer Kuning Rubber Estates *0 Ayer Molek
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 188 7 iiZW ;.37ERT!SEMENTS. POSITION VACANT. Wanted a Chinese Salesman able to dpeak English, Malay, Cantonese and Hokien, must have good references and be willing to travel. Apply Box No. 197, Jo Pinang Gazette. MISCELLANEOUS. Wanted Second hand Motor Car in good condition. State make and price to Box No. 198, c/o
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    • 1516 8 banks 777“—“ ie DOLLAR LINE HONGiONc no Shanghai! IHE BLUE FUNNEL LINE HONGKONG AV) SHANGHAI intended sailings from penang. BANKING CORPORATION WEEKLY SERVICE LONDON AND N. CONTINENT. hAsl PASSENGER Ax (Incorporated in Hongkong? *TEIRESIAS August 20 Marseilles, London and Rotterdam FREIGHT SERMvE tl IZ tannornm DOLIUS 22 Marseilles. Harve, Rotterdam
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    • 758 8 P. 0.-BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR LINES. (Companies Incorporated in England.) MAIL, PASSENGER CARGO SERVICES. PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL S. N. Co. (Under Contract with His Majesty’s Government.) P. O. SAILINGS. LONDON—FAR-EASTERN SERVICE. From Loadoo Doa Paaanf. To Marseille* A I-ondon Leave p eo t about about MORE A Dec. 31 192
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