Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 11 February 1919

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  • 20 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE PUBLISHED DAILY ESTABLISHED 1833. No. 33. VOL. LXXVII. TUESDAY, 11th FEBRUARY, 1919, PRICE 10 CENTS.
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 718 1 UU~JUTSU?~ prnl.Y.h. Murohooil. < ANSON ROAD. 1 a one setting and < I Surgical Manipulation. J j I I BEAR BRAND MILK I Q, 1 Y®“ can have no idea what a g ‘the covers are full I Perfectly sterilised Mllh I X I 1 owner using DUNLOP TYRES. I
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    • 18 1 Runnymede Hotel, SEA SIDE. 3 o< 3 1 <• If HE PLACE TO STAY A T ’PHONE moHT 3e
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  • 553 2 A pretty wwhling took pta.v M s<George’s Church on Friday the '.'th trer •when Mr. G. V. J. Dnu-son. Private Socre tary to his honour Mr. Justice Spreute. vna» married to Miss Anbu Hhagtam, third daughter of Mr. and Mr> Bhagiam Pillay. (First Grade Interpreter, Pi-triet
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  • 300 2 Chinese New Year has been a particularly busy and cheery time for Malacca residents. Singapore sent down a cricket and golf team. The usual golf competitions were held on February 1, on the 2nd Malacca Golf playetf Singapore and, with the assistance of the natural features of the
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  • 82 2 Voluntarily Causing Hurt. [From Our Own Correspondent.] Kuala Lumpur, February 10. Mr. Faulkner, Assistant, Pantai Estate, and Mr. Y elverton Craig, manager, were charged at Seremban by the Deputy Controller, of Labour, the first-named with voluntarily causing hurt to a’Tamil cooly, and Craig with aiding and abetting. Faulkner
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  • 458 2 iher the entire East Coast of Java the orep is above the average. There are tobacco cAhates whore the djaloemais are giving up to 500 gantangs of padi i.e., 20 bags. The local authorities have now made a regulation that (he padi fields must be cultivated, on pain
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  • 237 2 A largely attended meeting of the General Council of King George’s Fund for Sailors was held at Trinity House, London, on December 20th. It was announced that a message had been received from His Majesty the King, in which he expressed his satisfaction with the
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  • 88 2 ENTERTAINMENT AT E O. An after-dinner entertainment has been arranged for the E &O Hotel on Friday to be given by M. Thereses and Miss. Senour, Carbaret entertainers, dancers and card manipulators. Their show has beo»*highly appreciated in other parts of the East. M. 1 hreses is well-known on the
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  • 140 2 Feb. 11, 13 and 15.—Selangor Races. heb. 14.—Carbaret Entertainment, E O Hotel after dinner. Feb 16.—Swimming Club, Monthly Competitions, and Special General Meeting. Feb. 23.—P.V.R.C. Shoot, Deliberate. Feb. 26.—Mr. Biggs’ Children’s Play Dick Whittington Town Hall. Children’s Matinee 5.30 p.m. inlaid of Our Day Fund. March. Ist.—Mr. Bigg’s
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  • 1047 2 CLAIM AGAINST ICE COMPANY, In the Supreme Court, Penang, to-day before Mr Justice L M Woodward, the suit came up for hearing in which Mr J N Hyme is claiming from the Taiping Ice Coy., Ltd., 500 fully paid shares in the capital of the defendant Company,
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 495 2 NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. ASSISTANT MASTERS. The Headmaster (Mr. W. E M«nn) Chinese-English School. Seinarang, Java requires two Assistant Masters (Chinese) Passage paid, fiee quarters, board etc Salaries according to qualifications (bonu* 1 to normal trained men) Apply to Box No 50, c/o Pinang Gazette. NOTICES. CHERNIAVSKY CONCERT. Owing to the above
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    • 151 2 I Green island Cement! I COMPANY, LIMITED. R 0 EMERALD BRAND. i PORTLAND CEMENT. 1 In Casks of 375 lbs. Nett. 5 I R. T. REID CO., AGENTS, PENANG !|i l H |i l l:illl!,l!,,t|l!l,l,,,l,1 OOMBBOOBBHOOHHBOOMHH c. OMMOOMHBOOMBBO “NIKKO” I NODEDN ART PHOTOGBAPIC STUDIO, I 21. PENANG ROAD, PENANG. j
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
    • 266 2 0 srand Qfiange of Programme C AT THE P— EMPIRE P g TO-NIGHT I B 13 Second House 9-15 p.m. G 0 Metro Pictures Corporation Presents. n Penang-s Favourite Star- n Harold Logwood S SUPPORTED.’BYj —-J a y Allison' n 5 ‘WI &S& Promise r 9 «•»?<«* »r Rlcberd V.
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  • 1838 3 NOVEL METHODS OF LABOUR WARFARE. Bombay, January 20—It is reported that some of the mill are seriously thinking of adopting methods of passive resistance. The idea is to go in batches and completely surround the houses cf all the prominent mill owners and refuse to move until
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    • 943 3 POSITIONS VACANT, PENANG AUCTION MART. Medical Officer wanted, for TO BE SOLD By Auction, reqnirt J to Q n I2tfj February, 1919, 2' I'2 1 '2- AT 11 A.M. I or '1“". S X I hHodV I »d<l W *“l»ry At the Archway of Logan’s Buildings: B No 4olo/0 PiM
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    • 226 3 IMPORTANT NOTICE. ATTENTION OF CAPITALISTS AND INVESTORS IS CALLED TO SALE OF ULU SAPETANG ESTATE, BY PUBLIC AUCTION, On February 15th, 1919, .AT 12 O’CLOCK NOON, AT TAIPING. This Valuable Rubber Estate is only 3 miles from’Ulu Sapctang Station of the F M. S, Railways. Total Area 511 acres. Output
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  • 1454 4 Ths cables to-day contain pointed reminders of the difference between an armistice ard a settled peace. We have got the one, but the other has still to be achieved. The papers for sometime past have been devoting much of their space to [reports cf speeches and articles
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  • 1598 4 A committee was formed recently in Singapore to compile a Straits Records. Centenary history of the Settlement. When one remembers that there has not been any effort to compile and publish an ad quate historical record of the Straits Settlements, from the period dealt with by Mr
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  • 212 4 To-.Uy» tin business done. "7 r nft r V When Penang had a cent d» it in a style which worn 1 S- e i D b for in August 1886 she kept up to celebrate the occ *sion tor a says the “Free Press. lUg L oo
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    • 285 4 ‘WOOSTER’ BELTING IS MORE ECONOMICAL than, and SUPERIOR to leather, rubber, or stitched canvas belting as it has no? laps, stitches, plies or--cemented parts to open up or pull apart. COLD, HEAT, STEAM will not effect its efficiency. Either side can be run on the policy. 1 WOOSTER BELTING is
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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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  • 199 5 the TUBE SERVICE. [Rehteb’s Telegrams.] London, February 9. Tbo Tube men are returning to work, o d it is hoped that service on the tubes district railway will be partially retbis “Owning. The Premier since early this morning a 3 been conferring at 1 0, Downing Street
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  • 424 5 tdifi. December 30.—At a conference of tLr Executive Council of the South Wales Mnieis’ Federation at Cardiff to-day the most interesting subject under consideration was that of a proposal for the introduction of a HX-hours day in the mines. The proposal was supported chiefly from the point
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  • 346 5 jr ini,ar y T4.—The brightest spot i<; t,lr ou r present economic posing fv, a ‘ly increase in the shipping tonneef.; "diich increased supplies of f, are either arriving or are pro--1 and th.- liriTne djate future. On the other ■iisin >* n s L" ns
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  • 352 5 A large demonstration, convened by the Trade Union Congress and the Labour party, was held in the Albert Hall in support of a League of Nations. Mr. G. H. Stuart Banning, who presided, said the meeting wa«s called to give expression to the great
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  • 24 5 REPUBLICAN SUCCESS. Lisbon, February 9. The Republicans captured the towns of Laruego and Viz°u. The P.oyalist leader, Senor Paiva Con. ceiro, was wounded
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  • 480 5 W The Ex-Kaiseb. The “Haagsche Post” writes as follows on the above subject: If the greatest criminal who ever trod this earth is to remain unpunished sole’y on account of the difficulties caused by International Law, then it is high time that the International Law’s be
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  • 141 5 M. PICHON’S STATEMENT. [Riutkb’b Tmligbams.] London, February 9. M. Picbon, interviewed by Reuter, explaining the scope of tbe Supreme Economic Council, said tbe Council was an important step in tbe transition to peace conditions and may possibly become permanent under the League of Nations. Anyhow, it will
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  • 35 5 Paris, February 9. The Temps states that the Ukrainian Soviets have accepted the invitation to confer with the Allies, but would prefer Paris to Prinkipo, and a later date than February 15th.
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  • 546 5 The following appeal was adopted, after speeches by Count Kokovtsoff and Prince Lvoff, at a meeting of the Russian Luncheon Club, held in London on December 16. and attended by leading Russians, representative of various shades of Russian political opinion The war has come to
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  • 68 5 The Mission to Poland Paris, February 9. Sir E o me Howard and General Garton de Wiart, the British delegates to Poland, left to-night. The Allies attach tbe greatest importance to tire Mission to P. land, regarding the establishment of a strong and pendent State of PMand a° of the
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  • 29 5 Bale, February 8. It is reported from Kovno that owing to the success of Lithuanian troops and tbe advance of Finno-Esthonian troop?, the Bolshevists have evacuated Vilna.
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  • 243 5 THE NEW CABINET. [Reuteb's Telegrams. Copenhagen, February 9, A Berlin message of February Bth says the National Assembly will discuss a Bill regarding the German Empire’s Constitution on February 10th and will finish the three readings on February 11th, so that the election of the President of
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  • 321 5 STRICTER CONDITIONS. Paris, February 8. It appears that the Supreme War Council this afternoon reached agreement re yarding the necessity, in view of Germany’attitude, of making the conditions for the renewal of the armstice severer by instituting control of demobilisation and production. of factories which were previously engaged
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  • 155 5 London, January 28. The Times Paris correspondent ou January 27th says a? regards the Pac’fic Islands, there are three viewpoints at th. Conference. Australians do not view with satisfaction the approach of Japan to their shores. They ask what advantage Japar is seeking in the possession of
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  • 77 5 FIRST PROSECUTION. [Reuter’s Telegrams.] Constantinople, February 6. The coart-martial has begun of th first party accused of instigating tbe Armenian massacres. The party includes Kemal Bey, ex-Governor of Boghaz-Bey, Kewfik, ex-Commander of the Gendarmerie of Yozgbad, and Fenaz-Ali, aud official oi Yozghad. The Public Prosecutor emphasised thr necessity
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  • 564 5 Terrible Evidence of Survivors. The following statements concerning the manner in which during 1915-1916 the Turks endeavoured to exterminate the Armenians have been officially tested by British officers, each witness being subjected to close crossexamination. The first statement is made by Miss B K an Armenian from Kharput.
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  • 26 5 London, February 10 The Dailv Mail states that Viscount Grey has gone blind, and is Darning the Braille system of reading and writing.
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  • 20 5 London, Februarv 9. The increase in imports is £35,522,282 and in exports £5,677,008, compared with January, 1918.
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  • 9 5 London, January 29. The silver market is quiet.
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  • 109 5 The following are he ships lost during the war by four leading comranies Royal Mail Steam Packet Company.— Amazon, Aragon, Arcadian, Asturias, Brecknockshire, Caroni, Drina, Merionethshire. Radnorshire, Tyne. Union-Castle Line. —Alnwick Castle, Aros Castle, Carlisle Castle, Dover Castle, Glenart Castle, Galway Castle, Leasowe Castle, Llandovery Castle. Wilson
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  • 883 5 lhe new German Cabinet contains no Minister for the Colonies.” Air. 11.I 1 A. Edison, the eminent American electrician and inventor, is 72 to-day. Hu began life as a newsboy. Arrivals at the E. and O. Hotel include Messrs. A. Stockholey, H. J. Gillispie, H. Whitaker, W.
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  • 923 6 SPECIAL GENERAL MEETING. A special general meeting of the members of the Penang Cricket Club was held in the Club last evening. Col Sir Arthur Adams, the President, occupied the chair. Alteration of Rule No. 11. The Chairman proposed the following amendment to Rule 11 That Rule
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    • 258 6 PRITCHARD C 9 Ls (incorporated in the straits settlements.) outfitting Department. TRAVELLING TRUNKS SUIT CASES. WE have a Splendid Selection of Trunks and Suit Cases in Compressed Cane and the Finest Leather. These Goods are of the very Best Quality, all British throughout, and those about to leave for Home
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    • 197 6 j R. YOUNG i £O., Ui„ n PENANG. 2 H I I I y I FANCT MOSAIC” 2 H H Pressed Concrete Flooring Tiles. Q Great Variety in Artistic Colors Patteras I I S m fig 0N V,EW AT OUR OFFICES. D I 1 D IHM IL SIZE OF TILES
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  • SPORTING NEWS.
    • 55 7 SEL ANGOR RACES. PAY'S SCRATCHINGS. FWM Oo» Own Commponmot.) Kuala Lumpur, February 11. ln MlOT .i„g are the scratehiugs for io1 _Mav 8.. Beaulight Race J. r> —Lady Barnab. ‘r 3 _bi.u.wla, Grand Fleet 1 __T c. u., Silent Friend. I l '\__Kota Tinggi, St. Fitz. Dara, Tolar Star, Race
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    • 92 7 llowin g are the leading prices at the $425 > Cara_ P^-es^ 8325 Farisha Hood $2BO, $350 $775. R <r «100 $l3O, $2OO. a Tim $350. $4OO, $875, Kota Ra,A om «170 $2BO. Dandy $lBO, $l5O, hinggi R?. 5 -Playmate $375, $450, $9OO, «200 $240, $575. Black Watch
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    • 189 7 \rr< TSTMEXT OF NEW SECRETARY. R.mbar. January 25.—Captain S. Kirk- trirk Assistant to the Secretary of the V/. rn India Turf Club, has been appoint- rotary of the Lucknow Races and will i in his appointment at the close of the BomU racing season. What will be Bom
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    • 247 7 The repercussion of events —to use the phr.w so beloved of the military’ critics—«at fee Albert Hall, is not long in making itself lelt. According to the American wireless a cablegram has been sent by Pal Mereh manager from Memphis offering Jmmy It ilde a return' match on
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    • 83 7 .‘‘rtUCcis; TV... /rntier ma hager for George onx has signed two f/n/"/’ w tiich will constitute ttie bepin,, 10I J hoxing in France Dm’ 'n the war. Carpentier of i mi 3 I‘ght heavy-weight '>i £4.00f/ m Strasburg for a r’ h bantam Jn y the r/'‘
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    • 21 7 B' t orrP U a J 0 Member 30. B; kn/l-T 1 lern this evening ./•'^G,mW Smith in
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    • 21 7 B 1 )n r Rd t''/ Bateman’” no more—v :,r ‘t next a Brit the laprf,?Une^lfl y
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    • 120 7 P .C.C. Bowls Tournament The following are the results of bowls ties played yesterday Championship—J M Chalmers beat H Starr by 21—15 (Semi-Final). Double Handicap,—Scr R N Goodwin and H L Markham beat 3 E J Bennett and E Reimann by 21—14. (Final). Single Handicap—* 4 R L Livingstone beat
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    • 59 7 The following are the results of yesterday's tennis ties:— Championship—A W de W Harries beat C L Malden by B—6, 6—o F C Gregson beat M D Rut ley by 6—o, 7—5. Ladies Single Handicap— —l5 3 Mrs Malden walk-over from +3 Mrs Souter; scr Miss M
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    • 154 7 Final Rounds in Bengal Tournament. Calcutta, January 23. —Notwithstanding drizzling rain this evening there was a large attendance at the Eden Gardens to witness the final in the ladies’ singles of the Bengal tennis tournament. Mrs. Berthoud beat Mrs. Gracey by two straight sets, 8-6 and 6-1. The
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    • 231 7 The Inter-Settlement Match. The Malaya Football Association did all that entertainments, motor-cars and general hospitality could do to assist Penang to rob them of the Cup, but their efforts all proved vain. Dinners were given by Mr. K. M. Husain, Mr. Abdulra-him. Mr. Kader Sultan for the
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  • 216 7 Holland is going to boycott Wild Woodbine, Three Castles, and many other of the cheaper brands of cigarettes manufactured by the Anglo-American Tobacco Comp any. All Dutch manufacturers of tobacco, cigarg cigarettes, and all wholesale and I’etail dealers, with the exception of one Amsterdam concern, will join
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  • 65 7 Mr. Thos. H. Sumerfield of Penang is In Patani at the request of the Siamese Government to give evidence at the Court in the case against a man who was arrested on the Siamese border in connection with the Gang Robbery at the Blahat
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  • 904 7 The as” Hye Leong will leave here for Porto Swettenham ato noon on Thursday, 13 th instant. The Mitsui Bussan Kaisha lost a steamer of 1400 tons on January, 14, by fire. The vessel, which was at anchor off Fukuoka, was completely destroyed. During the war tne Allen
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  • 492 7 The homeward, E,” by the Fultala, closes at 10 a.m, on Saturday. The agents notify that the B I Packet Euryalus, with the msila from Europe, left Negapatam at noon on Saturday, tbe Bth instant, and is expected to arrive here at 10 a.m. on Friday, the 14th
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  • 236 7 DAILY (except Sunday). Federated Malay States,T By train 7.15 a.m. Malacca, Johore, Singa- > pore and Hongkong— J Saturdays 5.30 p.m. Parit Buntar, Bagan 7 Serai, and Taiping J 10 a.m. 3.45 p.m. Kuala Kubu, Kuala > Lumpur and Seremban J 10 am. Bukit Mertajam, Bukit 10
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  • 62 7 [From Oub Own Correspondent.] Singapore, February 11. At Singapore Assizes, a salesman of Messrs. Robinson and Company, charged on three counts with, falsifying accounts, was sentenced to three years on each charge, the sentences to run concurrently. News has been received of the death at San Francisco
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  • 128 7 Ybstebdat’s Lats 'Abbivam. Tai Shun, Mat Sabid, 18, Nibong Tebal, Quah Beug Kee, general. Kwong Tong, Sahat, 20, Songei Lalang, Thye Hong Chan, general. To-day's Arrivals. Ban Hin Guan, Scott, 242, Rangoon, Qaah Beug Ke?, general. Jin Ho, Gully, 94, Deli, Eastern Shipping Co, general. Trang, Pithie, 73,
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  • 158 7 The following are the latest quotations in Messrs. Kennedy Co.’s share list:— Yesterday. To-day. g CD W X SHARES. 'll n CO S 3 «2 Rubber (Dollar.) C. C. 0. c. A.-Malay 2.40 245 2.40 2.50 A. Molek 2.60 2.75 260 270 Jebong 87.50 95.00 90.00 95.00
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  • 182 7 Pknang, Fbbruary 11, 1919 S. P. Tapioca $9.50 sales. M. P. Tapioca $10.50 sales Gold leaf $72 sellers. Pepper (W. Coast 3 Ihs. 5 oz) sl6£ buyers. Black Pepper $25 buyers. White Pepper $4O nom; Trang Pepper no stock. Mace $BO nom. Mace Pickings $7O sellers, Cloves $7O sdllwe.
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  • 135 7 Phnang, February 11, 1919 (2?y Courtesy of the Chartered Bank). London Demand Bank ...2/4 1/16 4 months’ sight Bank ...2/4 5/16 3 Credit ...2/4 9/16 3 Documentary ...2/4 19,32 Calcutta Demand Bank Rs. 3 days’ sight Private Bombay Demand Bank Moulmein Demand Bank 3 days’ sight Private > Madras
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  • 1004 7 New Capital Contemplated. The fifth annual general meeting of Kain-» unting Tin Dredging, Ltd was held onDe* cember 11, at the registered offices, 7, Martin’s-lane, Cannon-street, E.C., Mr. John I. Philips (the Chairman of the company) presiding. The Chairman said Gentlemen, —On ecu;!» of the previous occasions
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    • 1753 8 n o A N. Y. K. K. P. M. &K 9 WbKI TISH ill 01A JAPAN MAIL steamship co., LTD. (royal packet navigation Co.) MT M (Incorporated in Japan.) jfc (INCORPORATED IN HOLLAND.) AND /'yk telephone Pfo. 582. telegramsPaketvaart,'’ Apcar Line. r B ™r X. S Langsa. Lho-Semawe, Segli, Sabang,
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    • 593 8 H AUBTR L «No’y I •■«.rpcratw I. Ellg| N I Paid up Capital Reserve Fund Head Office w p Au,r ils Hankow, Ho ng k' ou Kobe, Kuala r’ *P<>h, K,l iSih Medan, New York, P.-king p Saigon, Seremban, Shanghai^ B P hR Ta,P, g bankers. Bank of England lu
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