Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 8 January 1919

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  • 19 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE. PUBLISHED DAILY ESTABLISHED 1833. 6. VOL. LXXVII. WEDNESDAY, Bth JANUARY, 1919. PRICE 10 CENTS.
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 794 1 JU JUTSU. ;l prof. V h Murohcnii,; i ANSON ROAD. I Bone Setting and I 1 Surgical Manipulation. j r~ra NEVER STOP ADVERTISING. SPECIAL NOTICE. Wbeu Someone stop* Advertising, I “"j”: X X White Morse W frisky” da IB! Im WARNING TO When Someone stops selling, W"! Jf O C*
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    • 14 1 IRunnymede Hotel, SEA SIDE. .THE PLACE TO STAY AT s ’phone MT •p w
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  • 272 2 Thr Death Sentence. At Penang Assizes, yesterday, a unanimous verdict cf guilty was returned by the Jury in the case in which Pakiri was charged with the murder of his niece, named Tangachiammal, by stabbing at 18, Kadersah Square, in the early morning of November 21st last. Accused’s
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  • 489 2 Penang Towkay 's Funeral. The funeral took place this morning, from his residence, Cinnamon Hail, Kelawai Road, Penang, of Towkay See Kew Lye, a rich merchant of Penang, and one of the directors of the Ho Hong Bank. A large number of Chinese attended the funeial, including many of the
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  • 122 2 M,M.” Bombay, December 18—The second memorandum of the rice crop of the Bombay presidency for 1918-19 estimates the outturn at thirteen million cwts, being fifry-seven per cent below the average of the past decade. The total estimated outturn of the cotton crop for the same
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  • 575 2 British Manufacturers’ Representative,” Singapore, writes to |the ‘'Straits Times The caption Government versus British Trade under which British Merchants letter appears, makes the average business man wonder whether we have not more to fear from the misguided efforts of our officials for the British trader’s jjrotec tion
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  • 111 2 Dr. Addison, speaking on reconstruction, said the Government would cause manufacturers 'as little trouble as possible in expediting the clearing of their accounts. A committee would be set up to advise on the disposal of Steps had been taken to secure that the requirements of public
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  • 117 2 M. Klotz, Minister of Finance, in a speech at Amiens, referring to the Versailles Conference, said that when dealing with such a country as Germany, which had violated all the laws of warfare, it was necessary to- take the most minute precautions so as to render
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 960 2 NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. POSITION S WANTED. MORRIS OXFORD MOTOR CAR r Engineer available for Steam, Oil, Gas, Tin unde,signed are instructed Electrical, Machine To>l work. to sell the above Installations or repairs. Apply to Box No. is, c/o Pinang Gazette. On Saturday, 11t6 January, 191», AT 11 A.M. SHARP.
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    • 65 2 A SIMPLE CURE FOR COLDS. A hot bath at bed-time followed by a laxative is the best treatment for a cold, and the best laxative is ÜBEEial These dainty little sugar-coated pilules dispel constipation, cure biliousness, sick headaches, torpid liver, pimples and illsmelling breath. If you cannot obtain Pinkettes where
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    • 255 2 VARIETY ENTERTAINMENT BY THE MEMBERS OF THE A. G. S. UNION IN AID OF THE RED FUND TOWN HALL, PENANG, SATURDAY, 11th JANUARY, 1919, at 9 p.m. 1. A Military Drama in Engllish. 6. Bangsawan ,4 Chinta Brahi.” 2. Popular London Songs by a Chinese 7. Conglomeration a Comical farce.
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
    • 115 2 nnrinnEinnnrinnnnnnnnnrinnnnnnnnnq I Srppire Theatre g (S TH TO Bth8 th h—— n J-r FIRST HOUSE 8 P. M. SHARP. HOW DIZZY JOE GOT TO HEAVEN. BOBBY BUMPS GOES FISHING n O Bray Cartoon Comedy. Q H JERRY’S MASTER STROKE C g CRAZY BY PROXY Cub Comedy. H ZT H n
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  • NEWS FROM INDIA.
    • 292 3 Lord Islington presided at a we» at tended meeting held in connection with it Union of the East and West at Gallariee. Sir Satyendra Prasauna Sinha, Member of the I.nperi.l W.r Conno.l, ,n the course of an address an Social life in Bengal,” said organised action to effect
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    • 334 3 ‘•Discontented” writes to the “Pioneer.”— With reference to the numerous letters appearing in your columns on the above subject, it appears that most people are under the impression that the excessive rates for passages home now being demanded are due to profiteering on the part of
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    • 158 3 Delhi, December 20.—The arrangements for the forthcoming session of the Indian Congress are nearly complete. A huge pandal has been built opposite the old Moghul Fort of Shah Jahan, within close proximity of the world-famous Jama Mmjid. Taking it at a rough calculation, the pandal will accommodate
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    • 117 3 Calcutta, December 20.—The Howrah railway Police are investigating a case of apparent suicide by a respectably dressed European in a compartment of a local train. Yesterday afternoon the deceased went to Kellner’s stall, took a bottle of and after mixing some white powder with it, drank
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  • 741 3 “S F P.” DINNER AT THE VICTORIA HALL. As a mark of gratitude and appreciation of the magnificent part played by the Indian troops generally in the different arenas of the Great War under the British flag, the members of the Hongkong-Singa-pore Royal Garrison Artillery were
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 197 3 HARD TO BELIEVE YET NEVERTHELESS TRUE AND EASILY VERIFIED. Mr. J. Sawyer living at 8, Newhall Street, Birmingham, was a great sufferer from Chronic Rheumatism, but had no faith in advertised cures and it was only after great persuasion that he was induced to give Little’s Oriental Balm a trial.
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    • 1999 3 positions wanted. Federated Malav States THEM TTEROF notices. IKUKr<ueu maiay oiates The Alien Enemies (Winding up.) Engagement on estate as Assistant lAf/lgs tlilC Enactment 1915 and the Amending Notice is hereby given that Madam public school man, knowledge of accounts. WWl|| I 1111 l I I Kawano Mashi, of 41,
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  • 1494 4 In our issue of Monday last we published a brief letter from a Kuala Lumpur correspondent signed “Khoo T, Aik,” who asked whether we thought the gold standard is endangered because of the gigantic war debts and the need of more coin, particularly silver, behind the vast
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  • 1788 4 The present House of Commons, unlike those of the past, cannot Party and be to be the negaParliame&t. tion of everything that may be called democratic, and when it gets to work we ought to see many abuses swept away which have persisted as if iideed they
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 265 4 BASS’s j LIGHT BITTER ALE. g (GREEN DIAMOND) IN QUARTS AND PINTS. s H BOTTLED BY B M. B. FOSTER SONS, London. Q AGENTS: Q CALDBECK, MACGREGOR COMPANY. INFANTS’ FOODS. lAllenbury’s No. 3 Food. Glaxo. Horlick’s Malted Milk. Robinson's Patent Barley and Groats. Kepler Malt Preparations. Use the Hygeia Feeding
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    • 25 4 THE CRAG HOTEL, PENANG HILLS. The Sanatorium of the Straits Settlements. Completely Renovated. Bungalows for families, also single and double rooms. Laundry on the Premises.
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  • Page 4 Miscellaneous
    • 36 4 THE TIDES. The following are the tides for to-day and to-morrow, Penang Standard Times To-day. 3.28 a.m. 10 11 a m. 4 25 p.m. 10 28 p.m. To-morrow. 4.10 a.m. 11.00 a.m. 5.22 p.m. 11.34 p.m.
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  • 125 5 BRITISH NAVAL DELEGATES. [Reuteb’s Telegbams.] London, January 7. Admiral Sir Rosalyn Wemyss and Rear Admiral Hope are proceeding to Pana as principal Britiah naval representatives at the Peace Conference. Polish Delegates. Paris, January 6,—Among the delegates to the Peace Conference who have arrived in Paris is a
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  • 47 5 SWISS OBJECTIONS. Paris, January 6. Swiss reports indicate that the authorities at Lausanne are not anxious that Mr. Arthur Henderson’s International Socialist Congress, announced for January 13th, take place at Lausanne. If the Federal authorities do not act, the local Magistrates will prevent the meeting.—Havas.
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  • 63 5 Paris, January 6.—Marshal Foch has affirmed the right of the Armistice Commission to establish military commands and police forces to control the execution of the Navigation Commission's order. Opposition has been made to the sale of the artistic treasures in the Imperial Palaces of Berlin and Potsiam,
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  • 38 5 Paris, January 6.—The French Press states that President Wilson’s call on the Pope was made in agreement with the French, British and Italian Premiers. The Pope will not take part in the Peace Conference. —Havas.
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  • 23 5 Paris, January 6.—General Franchet d’Esperay, Commander of the Allied Armies in the East has transferred his Headquarters from Salonika to Constantinople—Havas,
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  • 29 5 London,’January 6. It is officially stated that no change is impending in the office of First Sea Lord, at present held by Admiral Sir Rosslyu Wemyss.
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  • 252 5 The following extract is from a letter dated November 4 from Private T. A. Brummitt, of the Manchester Regiment: "Every man in the battaPon has seen to-day for himself what an absolute beast the German is. We have all heard and read of atrocities, and at
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  • 144 5 7 A whole series of Bills have been introduced into the French Chamber and referral to a Committee for consideration with the object of signifying the gratitude of t rance to her soldiers. One measure proposes that every soldier who has been conttamly with the armies throughout
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  • 208 5 HAUL ON INSPECTOR-GENERAL’S SHIP. [Rbuteb’s Telegbams.] London, January 4. The Times’ Shanghai correspondent says Indian opium to the value of $16,000 has been seized aboard a Chinese Custom l Revenue cruiser,on which Sir Francis Aglen, Inspector-General of Maritime Customs, returned to Shanghai from a visit of
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  • 318 5 It is high time that the champions of the anti-opium movement, such of them as are still alive, girded on their armour afresh and rushed to the defence of all they won through many long years of weary and uphill fighting, says the Central China
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  • 518 5 Peking, December 16.—A sensational opium scandal has been discovered in PekI ing. I he culprit who has been buying, j transporting and selling opium is a highly influential official. Utmost secrecy however, is maintained by the Metropolitan Police since the discovery. It is said that
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  • 111 5 Peking, December 17. —Reports received by the Peking International Anti-Opium Society show that there is very little, if any. opium grown in Shansi Province. This is due to the official supervision exercised by the model Governor, Tuchun Yen, who has won the whole-hearted respect of both
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  • 147 5 A.N.A.” Peking. December 17.—1 n addition to the seizure of large stocks of Indian opium at Nanking, the metropolian police has seized another stock of drug in Pekng. The police prohibits the publication of details at present. But according to reliable report, several second class officials of
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  • 497 5 Reuter’s Telegrams of December 18. contained a telegraphic summary of a letter to the Editor of the N.-C. Daily News published on December 17, which provided some startling revelations in connection with the Japanese morphia trade in Manchuria, and in the same issue of the
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  • 41 5 Paris, December 25.—A message from Salonika states thait M. Paul Terka, a Christian Albanian from Durazzo, a friend a Essad Pasha and a known supporter of the Entente, hais been made Minister of Foreign Affairs in Albania.
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  • 86 5 Tokio, December 23—The Emperor has given a donation of Yen 10.000,000 for the National Education Fund. The insufficiency of the number of institutions for the collegiate course has been painfully felt far several years and the Imperial gift, together with increased appropriations by the Ministry
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  • 1188 5 SOCIAL PERSONAL. Mr and Mrs R M Skinner have returned from Australia. Dr. and Mrs. Connolly have returned to Penang from their trip to the F.M.S. A Brodie Sanders of Messrs Pooley and Sanders, Kuala Lumpur, has left for Home. Mr Chew 800 Heau, Managing Director of the Rubber Planters
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  • 164 5 The most dramatic incident I have heard of concerning the end of hostilities, writes a war correspondent, was the interrupted attack on a German field gun. The gun was firing on a cavalry patrol—l believe King Edward’s Horse —east of Ath, just before eleven o’clock. The troopers determined
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  • 180 5 An enthusiastic reception was accorded Major-General Sir Charles Townshend, the hero of Kut, at a united thanksgiving service promoted by the National Council of the Y.M.C.A. at the Albert Hall, London, Returning thanks for himself and for the troops under him, General Townshend added: ‘T wish
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  • 185 5 Penang Fete and Gymkhana. Below is given a statement showing the lamount collected on "Our Day” December 20th and 21st, and credited to the Red Cross Fund by the Honorary Treasurer, Mr. E. E. Chambers. The totalisator receipts include Mr. Khoo Sian Ewe’s very handsome donation to the
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  • 158 5 The following ties are fixed for Monday, 13th January Teams of Four.—E. H. Syer, F. N. Syer, G. B. Crisp, and R. L. Livingstone v. 8., E. Mitchell, H. Smith, J. M. Chalmers (c.s.) and W. E. O. Turvill (1) E. R. Henderson, J. G. Allan, H.
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  • 223 5 Light is thrown on the contemplated output of secondhand motor vehicles by the Government in the tenth report of the Select Committee on National Expenditure. Reporting (before the armistice) on the proposed motor transport depot at Slough for storage and repair of motor vehicles, they express
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  • 133 5 If we wish to compete successfully with the United States after the war, we must havw bigger and better advertising. There is no doubt of this, says the "Efficiency Magazine.” In one recent American magazine—“ The Saturday Evening Post ’’—there were sixtyfour full-page advertisements which cost £l,OOO
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  • 131 5 Sir Hall Caine, who was the guest of the American Luncheon Club, gave some particulars about the National Film. It had been conceived, he said, by the Prime roister, fathered by Captain Guest, foster-fathered by Lord Beaverbrook, and brougnt no by Sir William Jury. The work
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  • 343 6 Mr. R Hanitscb, Director of Raffles’ Museum and Library, Singapore, writes to the Free Press You say in the Free Press that “it is time that a Valhalla should z be formed and a record kept of the busts and pictures of past Singapore worthies. The Library
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  • 180 6 "TO M.” Following on the very snccessful fancy dress dance at the Kinta Club recently, the Batu Gajah "Our D»y Committee achieved excellent success on Saturday when the general celebration took place. Mr J F Owen, the President of the Committee, had in Mr Wong Teik
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  • 88 6 Dry Ginger Ale,” Batu Anam, writes to the Straits Times’’: "Hooray! Hooray Ho ray. The Penang Great Tank Fund Lottery h?s at lasi been drawn, and I enclose herewith a list of the Many Valuable Prize?.' If I had won a case of Day Ginger Ale (not
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  • 91 6 The Residents of Perak and Pahang, respectively, have, with the approval of the Chief Secretary, made the following rule under the Customs Enactment, 1907 f The cost of all necessary Labour employed for sorting, arranging, or otherwise handling goods in a Customs store, warehouse, or office as a
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  • 94 6 .—"S.F.P.’ The Fort Canning Shooting Party had another success in bagging a fine tigress, eight feet three from tip to tip, on Sunday. The trackers had been out after him since Friday, the rain of that night making their rask difficult. But the animal was brought to book
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  • 50 6 ll S.T.” Batavis, January 4.—Audendijk, the former Dutch Ambassador in Petrograd, who has been recalled owing to the Russian chaos, will soon be appointed Dutch Ambassador at Peking, replacing the present Ambassador there, between whom and the Chinese there has been some friction lately <« R T”
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
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    • 271 6 gsft African Cigarette reliance may be placed. The medicinal V AAA M. A W properties of this preparation are both great and varied. Beecham’s Pills, A have, in the main, a three-fold value- V combined’action upon the organs of the J I I COMPANY, LIMITED. j d digestive system produces
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  • 406 7 prevention and abatement. A draft by-law under Section 4 (n)cf the Sanitary Board. .liri., the prevention and abateme "Xirnritted at a recent meet n the Kuala Lumpur Saorta.y Board, an decided that a copy be cent to e her of the Board and the matte g UP for farther
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  • 1134 7 Baron Hayashi’s Statement. Tokio, December 13. —Baron Gonsuke Hayashi, former Japanese Minister to Peking, who for the last few weeks has been in charge of the business of the Legation during the absence of the newly-appointed Minister Mr. Obata, returned home December 12. The former
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  • 81 7 Bangalore, December 17.—An unfortunate accident in which a sepoy impaled himself on a comrade’s bayonet occurred in the guard-room of the 75th Carnatics ab Bangalore. The sepoy was one of the guard and on the sentry calling out the guard to salute a passing general
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  • 166 7 DAILY (except Sunday). Federated Malay States, TBy train 7.16 a.m. Malacca, Johore, Singa- > pore and Hongkong— J Saturdays 5.30 p.m. Parit Buntar, Bagan I Serai, and Taiping J 10 a.m. 3.45 p.m. Kuala Kubu, Kuala Lumpur and Seremban J 10 a.m. Bukit Mertajam, Bukit 10 a.m.,
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  • 48 7 The homeward mail “D,” via Singapore, closes at 6p m. on Friday. The homeward mail F by the Yokohama Maru, via C ilombo, closes ab 12.30 p.m. to-morrow. The delivery of mail 11 B (November 9th) has nob yet been reported. Telegraphic enquiries are being made.
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  • 638 7 T O M.” MR. VAN CUYLENBURGS FATE. Tbe trial of four Chinamen who are alleged to have taken part in the robbery and murder of Mr. Carl Van Cuylenburg on the Kampar Road on October 31 last was resumed at the Ipob Assizes. Raila Singh, the motor car
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  • 47 7 [From Our Own Correspondent.] S ngapore, January 7. At the annual geneial meeting cf Glenealy Plantatior a, Limited, the Chairman (Mr. Plummer) said the position of the estate was very satisfactory. The Bank balance was $40,060. The Directors would consider an interim dividend in April.
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  • 281 7 Following is an extract from the Chairman's speech at the ninth annual meeting, at Shanghai, of the Alma Estates, Ltd. Now that peace is assured we naturally look to an improvement in the price of rubber, which is one of the few articles that have declined during
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  • 368 7 At the eighth annual meeting of the Samagaga Rubber Co./ Ltd., Mr. L. J. Cubitt occupied the chair. The chairman said I think you will agree that your directors are not unduly cautious in continuing to carry forward an amount of cash sufficient though it be to
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  • 234 7 Messrs. Guthrie and Co., Ltd., Singapore, reported on Monday, 6th January, as follows Following advices of declining prices in the London and Amerioatn markets, the rubber auction opened on the 2nd inst., with ia. rather weak tone and although values show a slight improvement they are generally
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  • 102 7 The following are tbe latest quotations in Messrs. Kennedy Co.’s share list:— Yesterday. To-day. 3Q «0 UQ n SHARES. M -S 3 "5 s '5 n oq cq cq Rubber (Dollar.) c. c. c. c. A.-Malay 2.25 2.40 2.40 245 Perak R. V. 2.50 2.60 2.40 2.50
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  • 154 7 The following are additional rubber outputs for December Alma lbs 35,000 Ayer Tawah 27,000 Ayer Kuning 62,000 Ayer Hitam 34,100 Bradwall 34,946 Batu Lintang 8,710 Bukit Selangor 30,168 Bahru Selangor 12,000 Bbverlac 17,660 Blackwater >, 17,827 Bukit Cloh 37,500 Bukit Toh Alang 17,595 Cluny h 21,509 Chota m
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  • 48 7 The Secretary of Asam Kumbang Tin Dredging, Limited, reports that satisfactory progress is being made in the assembling of the dredge, and it is expected the pontoon will be floated at an early date. A further shipment of eighty tons of machinery has arrived by the Montoro.”
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  • 113 7 The Chief Secretary to the F.M.S. Government notifies —ln view of the present condition of the tin market the F.M.S. Government will purchase Chinese unrefined tin and tin ore produced in the Federated Malay States at a price which will be notified from time to time. The
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  • 178 7 Pbnang, January 8, 1919 S. P. Tapioca 59 45 sellers. M. P. Tapioca ...$lO.OO sellers Go’d leaf $72 sellers. Pepper (W. Coast 3 lbs. 5 oz) sl6| buyers. Black Pepper $25 buyers. White Pepper $4O com; Trang Pepper no stock. Mace $BO nom. Mace Pickings $7O sellers. Cloves $7O
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  • 1086 7 I I S NAMES. 5 2 S 3 > -Z as CQ co H e RUBBER (Dollar.) 9 c.j sc. Alor Gajah Rubber Estate 3.75 4.00 Amalgamated Malay Estates 2.40' 2.45 Ayer Hitam Planting Syndicatt 13.001 14.C0 Ayer Kuning Rubber Estates 1.301 1.40 Ayer Molek Rubber Co. 2.6( 2.75
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
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    • 734 8 BANKS. CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND CHINA. Incorporated in England by Royal Charte? Paid up Capital £1,200,000 Reserve Fund £2,000,000 Reserve Liability of Proprietors £1,200,000 Head Office 38, BISHOPSGATE, LONDON, E.C, Agencies and Branches. Amritsar, Bangkok. Batavia, Bombay, Calcutta Canton, Cebu, Colombo, Delhi, Haiph otlir Hankow, Hongkong, Iloilo, Ipoh,
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