Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 8 May 1919

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    20 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE ..BriSHED DAILY ESTABLISHED 1833. No. 106. VOL. LXXVII. THURSDAY, Bth MAY, 1919 PRICE 10 CENTS.
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    Substitution of Wheat and Flour for Rice.
    694 2 At present very little wheat is imported into the Malay Peninsula, but quite a considerable amount of wheat flour. Every class in the country excepting such as Sakais, consumes more or less of it, the natives of Northern India and the Northern and
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    EXIT MR. HORNIMAN.
    738 2 Government’s Order of Deportation. Bombay, April 26,—The Governor of Bom-bav-in-Council, with the previous sanction of the Govemor-General-in-Couiicil, has caused an order to be served on Mr B. G. Homiman, Editor of the “Bombay Chronicle,” directing him to leave British India bv a steamer bound for England. The
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    CHINESE DELEGATES ASKED TO OPPOSE JAPANESE.
    143 2 The Shanghai Commercial Federation, consisting of 55 commercial bodies, despatched a cablegram to the Chinese peace delegation tc Pans, urging them to campaign vigorously ows in Japanese intrigue. The message foL thn?T king T te v grains to the local P ress state that
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    JAPANESE MILITANT CONSULGENERAL
    49 2 Peking, April 22.—The Waichiaopu has drawn the attention of the Japanese Legation to the fact that the Japanese Consul-General at Mukden also holds the title of Direcr >r of the Foreign Affairs Bureau of the Kwangtung Adminstration, which the Government considers conflicts with China\ sovereign rights.—
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      814 2 POSITION WANTED. .1 FIREWORKS A Burgher seeks employment in an FOR THE FORTHCOMING estate »8 tapping conductor or factory, ape.ka Tamil and Malay and baa also P CaCC CclebfatlOnS. a fair knowledge of mechanical works. Holding good testimonial-, apply Box No. 136, c/o Pinang Gazette. The above will arrive in
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    AHMEDABAD RIOTS.
    495 3 Bold Stand Against Mobs. Bombay, April 14. —A European gentleman who has just returned from Ahmedabad has given a Press representative $n account of his experiences during the rioting there. He says that he had intended to leave Ahmedabad on Thursday night (the 10th inst.) but was told
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    INDIAN DISTURBANCES.
    294 3 Lord Sydenham’s Views. London, April IT. —Lord Sydenham has contributed a special article to the “Daily Graphic” in which he declares that the trou. bles in India are no matter for astonishment. There have, he says, been ample warnings. The only point of doubt was when the widespread
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    QUIET AT LAHORE.
    188 3 Lahore, April 29 —AU is quiet. On the recommendation of the Commission the Lieut-enant-Governor has commuted the sen ten ew of transportation for life passed on eight persons in the Badshahi Mosque case to-day. Three men got fourteen years’ transportation, three ten years, one seven years, and
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    MADRAS NON-BRAHMINS.
    293 3 Modebatm and th« Rowlatt Bill. Madras. April 26.—At a meeting of the sympathisers of the non-Brahmin movements to concert measures for sending a non-Brah-min deputation to England and for propaganda work in connection with the next election, Dr. T. M. Nair in the course of a s|>eech, referring
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    PROMPT ACTION OF NATIVE STATES.
    244 3 Lahore, April 24.—N0 further disturbances are reported in the Punjab, the districts reporting all quiet. Investigations are going on very satisfactorily. Martial l aw commissions started work in Lahore on Wednesday. Fifteen accused were charged in the Kasur riot case, nine in the Lahore Badshahi
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    FOOD PRICES FIXED.
    354 3 Lahore, April 26. —Lieut.-Colonel Johnson has issued the following orders: No. 26. Whereas by martial law order No. 14 of the 18th April, I warned dealers in th© area under my command against charging exorbitant prices for their goods and whereas I find that the current retail
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    AN ABSCONDER ARRESTED.
    109 3 Luang Ratana Sombati. formerly of the Ministry of Education, w r as produced before the Borispah Court, Bangkok, on a charge of criminal misappropriation, says the “Siam Observer.” It will be remembered that about nine years ago the accused, who was the Cashier of the Ministry of
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      258 3 PRITCHARD C° Lp I (INCORPORATED IN THE STRAITS SETTLEMENTS.) I DRAPERY DEPARTMENT. I We are showing a beautiful selection of New I I I Goods in this Department amongst them I B THE SEFTON FABRICS I [I The Dernier Cri in Dress Goods. I I Their bold designs and Colours
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      134 3 j INSIST UPON YOUR NEW PIANO HAVING I a TEAK CASEWORK i I a AND R S'" S A DOUBLE SOUNDING BOARD. i 1 I s THESE ARE SPECIALITIES OF I THE MOUTRIE PIANOS, j WE W MUSIO. SONGS THE WORLD IS SINGING. The same old, dear old place, Follow
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      166 3 •nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnunnnnnnnnn H H i Snjpire Theatre i n H Thursday, Bth May/to Sunday, Ilth May. H 9 First House 8 p.m. Sharp. 9 THE THOMAS EDISON STUDIOS PRESENT q THE ADORABLE Violet IN n n His Sister’s OKampion. n 9 Five Gripping Acts—A Drama You Won’t Forget. Q n n
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    KIAO-CHOW QUESTION SETTLED.
    363 4 Havas. Paris, May 1 —The Big Three have definitely settled the question uf Kiao-Ohojv according to the Japanese view, Japan keeping the free disposal of Kiao-Cbow. A clause in the preliminaries to the peace treaty will impose on Germany the cession of Kiao-Chow to Japan, it being
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    Germany’s Economic Losses.
    32 4 —Havas. Paris official circles estimate Germany will lose about 70 per cent of her iron ore, 33 per cent of her coal aud 20 per cent of her potash.
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    Occupation of the Rhine.
    35 4 ,—Havas. Paris, April 24. Marshal Foch has made a report to the French Cabinet on the question of the occupation of the Rhine, the meeting being presided over by President Poincare.-
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    May Day in Paris.
    105 4 On May Dav, Paris seems to be a dead city. Even civil life has stopped, rain adding to the sadness. < rTJ May Day] Troubles. Paris, May 2 —The May Day celebrations throughout France passed amid relative calm, though there were ?omp disturbances and street fighti'g
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    France and the British Navy.
    66 4 —Havas. Paris, April 24—Admiral Beatty and suite were present at a brilliant demonstration at the Sorbonne in hon ur of the victorious Enjli-h fleet. The French Minister of Marine paid a whole-hearted tribute of appreciation. A demonstrative welcome was accorded to the British warships on
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    Sinn Fein Bomb Depot.
    26 4 London, May 5. The police have discovers 1 at Cork premises containing over 200 bombs, believed to be a Sinn Fein depot.
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    4,000 Moscow People Butchered.
    60 4 Berlin, May 5. The Deuttche Tages Zeitung gays that 4,000 p-rsons were recently shot or bayoneted at M scow, owing to hunger disturbances among workmen. It appears a mass meeting raised the cry of Away with Lenin and Trot-ky and the hunger Republic whereupon the Red
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      318 4 AUCTION SALE OF SILVER AND PLATED WARE The undersigned have been instructed by the Executor of The late A. D. NEUBRONNER to offer the above for sale by Public Auction, OrTSaturday, tfe lOtfi May, 19i9 > At 10-30 a. m. Sharp, At No. 7, Union Street, Same will be ON
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    Death of Sir W.H. Treacher.
    23 4 London, May 5. The death has occurred Sir i Treacher, Resident-Genera), F 1! 1 1902 04, aged 69.
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    MARKET PRICES.
    284 4 PENANG, MAY 8, 1919. BEEF— ’J Soup per catty 3 Roast do 30-2 Steaks do 3G-| Stew or do 21--Rump Steak do 3W Ox Tail each do Tongue do do Feet do Heart Small Liver P« r t Fillet of Beef do d PORK 4 «U: Lean only
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      57 5 TRY THEM TO-NIGHT. Once you have used Pinkettes, the tiny gentle-as-nature laxatives, you will ne\er go back to Salts, Oil, or drastic purgative pills, dispel constipation and thus cure biliousness. liver,” sick headaches, coated tongue, foulsmelling breath they clear the skin. Of chemists, also post free at 60 cents the
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      225 5 NEW STOCKS DEVOES KEROSENE OIL i (Best Kerosene Oil in the World.) Stocks held by the following Agents Penang Chiat Seng Co. Kampar Chop Kong Yuen. Ipoh J. Berry Co. Kuala Kangsar: Chop Sin Hock Soon. Ipoh Ban Hoe Seng Co. Parit Buntar: Chop Hock Soon Chan. Alor Star Chop
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    RUBBER COMPANY MEETING.
    373 5 Chemob United. avricee presided at the seventh Mr. I] meeting of shareholders in annual g^ Co., Ltd., which tlu «'hf" 1 1 the offices of the secretary and v.i'h’' ers (Messrs. R. N. Truman -neral an kmg Road, Shanghai, ■nd C< ’L Lilian said The under The
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    SHANGHAI SEREMBAN COMPANY.
    353 5 The fourth innual general meeting of the di reh- -lei-s in the Shanghai Seremban Rubber Estates. Ltd. was held in ’he offices f Mes<-r«. Hugo Reiss and Co., general managers. Shanghai. Mr. C. W. Wrighton presided. The Chairman said T regret very mud) th.it thi- year’s working
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    BOARD OF TRADE RETURNS FOR RUBBER.
    252 5 r iniir’ f r r,d> ber show an increase 158 7U f 5151 rent als (from 133.554 '-ut Ms, or 33 p^ r and a £1 543 nm n allK of £18.792 (from In a lecture 24 209 r 1-2 cent R 'M Socut
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    NEW USES FOR RUBBER.
    35 5 London, April 14,—The Rubber Growers’ Association has approved of a prize scheme for the best suggestions for new uses of rubber on a commercial scale. The details will be advertised shortly.
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    LONDON RUBBER STATISTICS.
    35 5 I London.Apri] 9th.—The imports of notation rubber for March amounted re 4,089 tons, and deliveries to 4.595 tons. The stock of Para and Plantation rubber amounts to 14.683 tons against 15.645 to.is.
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    LONDON COMPANY RESULTS.
    54 5 The Battalgalla Estate Co., Ltd., pays a dividend of 15 per cent., making 20 j>er cent. I The Rani Travancore Rubber Co., Ltd., pays a dividend of 6 per cent. The Pataling Rubber Estates Syndicate, Ltd., pays a final dividend of 195 ]>er cent., making 150 |>er
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    ENEMY SHARES IN LOCAL COMPANIES.
    69 5 In H. M. Supreme Court Shanghai, his Honour Judge Sir Havilland de Sausmarez granted the application by Mr. A. G. Mossop as Custodian of Enemy Property, that the register of members of the Java Consolidated Rubber Estates, Ltd., should be rectified by removing the name
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    THE RUBBER ROYALTY.
    39 5 I The Financial Commissioner of Buraia gives notice that for the month of May, 1919. the export royalty of 2 per cent, on rubber will be calculated on a net value of As. 4 per pound.
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    "ENEMY" TEA FOR DENMARK.
    61 5 Crown Claim Rejected. London, April B.—An action in the King’s Bench, the Crown versus J r lin McEwan and others, trading as McMeekin and Co., claiming as jienalties £36.075. ended yesterday in a verdict for the defendants. The allegation was that they failed V> produce evidence
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    THE TIN COMMISSION.
    578 5 BUCKET DREDGING. The following are extracts from the report of the F.M.S. Tin Commission with regard to Reference No. 7. —“The existence of areas <>i tin-lxaring land suitable for bucket dredging.” The Commission says: It is onlv under certain conditions that bucket dredges can be successfully employed
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    THE NEW YORK MARKETS.
    435 5 New kork, March 12.—The market for copra on the Pacific Coast continues easy. Prices are quoted, nominally at sc. per pound. Sales were reported at 4gc. per pound for South Sea Island grades, Coast. Prime quality copra on the spot is quoted at 65c. per pound,
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    GAMBIER.
    289 5 A steady consuming call for gambier was noted in the United States in 1918 up to the conclusion of the war and imp Jits which totalled about 8.000.000 p >unds, -a decrease of 2,000.000 pounds from the preceding year, were inadequate to cope with the demand. As a result,
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    SANATORIUM AT THE GAP.
    197 5 A Kuala Kubu correspondent writes to lhe “M.M.”. The Government have decided to erect a Sanatorium at The Gap. otherwise known as the Semangko Pass. It will be situated a little higher up the present. Rest House there. Work lias already been put in hand, and
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      199 6 r*“' 1 J Hill'l I |||Hl"iß!| BSQ3™ m® VI W WSBM Mi BISCUITS From War to Peace. WAR deprived millions of Civilians of these biscuits. Their loss has been the Sailors, and Soldiers’ gain, for the famous HUNTLEY PALMERS’ factory has been worked to its utmost by Government demands. PEACE
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      23 6 E. <£ O. HOTEL. BY REQUEST WEATHERLY’S PRIZE PACKETS WILL APPEAR AGAIN ON FRIDAY, 9TH MAY. ADMISSION SIPUBLIC DANCING. Book Your Seats in Advance.
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      34 6 THE TIBES. The following pre the tiles for To-day and To-morrow, Penarg Standard Timts. High Water. Low Water. 10-DAY. 8.04 p in. 2.29 p.m. To-morrow. 9.40 a m. 2.39 a.m. 9.19 p.m. 4.00 p.m.
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    PEACE TREATY WITH GERMANY.
    789 6 The official summary of the text of the Tieaty of Peace, which was banded to tie German Plenipotentiaries at Versailles yesterday, is of sufficient length to enable all who read it to gather th it the Allies have put into the preliminary termi de mauds and
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    THE RUBBER MARKET.
    32 6 The following were the rubber quotatiors in London on April. 25th, received to-day. Plantation Ist latex crepe Is lOjd Smoked Sheet Is 10fd [By courtesy of Messrs. Boustead Co].
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    TIN PRICES.
    535 6 Tin was quoted in London on April 25th a £225. ss. (three months). The donation of $120,000 for the endowment of a scholarship at Raffles’ College promised by Mr. Lee Choon Guan is to be named after his father, the late Mr. Lee Cheng Yan. That by Mr.
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    HERE AND THERE.
    1400 6 It is necessary that friendship bet seen Italy and Britain and Franco jt a ly he maintained, and it is not likely to endangered by the intervention of President Wilson when the Allies were about to present the peace terms to the German delegates. Circumstances have changed
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    A DOCTOR HONOURED.
    50 6 [Fbom Oub Own Cobrespoxdi.st.] Singapore, May 8. H. E. Major-General Ridout, the Hoi Mr. W. G. Maxwell, and many military and medical men attended an Indian reception in honour of Dr. Bardhan, who vji recently made Rai Sahib. An addre» presented. The General Mr. Maxwell others spoke.
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    PENANG GOLF CLUB.
    148 6 TENNIS TOURNAMENT. The following are the results of WedM* 1 day’s ties Men’s Doubles A.—Sellar and owe 15 beat Beattie and Gregson owe < Men’s Singles A. —Bailey scratch Powell owe 3/6 by 6 —3, 7—5; Cunr&di over Hall. Mixed. Doubles. —Mr. and Mrs. owe 15.1 beat
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    MONTHLY GOLF MEDAL FOR MAY.
    23 6 MONTHLY GOLF MEDAL FO R MAY. r «fill The Monthly Golf Medal for May played for on Saturday and .un .> and 11th inst.
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    LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
    86 6 The orders of the day for the Legislative Council °p 1 sohw the first reading of ther Amendment Bill; sec n a j committee of the Stamp, Banking Restriction, C urrel C n nt Cri^ o*' 0 ment, Naturalisation n t j on afl<i Law Amendment, Land B;-
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    40 6 DEATH. Boon.—At his residence, No. 48a, Prangin Lane, Penang, Mr. Ong Huck Bjod, 2nd son of Mr. Ong Hun Slew, cn Wednesday, 7 h May, 1919, a' 9-30 am. Aue 32. Straits, F. M. S and Hongkong pipers please copy.
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    THE PEACE TREATY.
    7937 7 simmary of the terms. I r$ STERN DEMANDS FROM GERMANY. I plenipotentiaries received the text of the Peace V rilles yesterday. A descriptive introduction, the r t h- ifficial summary of the terms of the treaty, as |T 11 c v.-uter, are given below. Tfi£ peace tbeaty.
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    The Markets.
    24 7 London, May 3. Cotton. New Y;rk, closing *****,*****, *****, C 2760, *****, ***** London, May 3 Cot'on 5 demand ***** Coffee 19.
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    Silver.
    7 7 London. May 3, Silver is 3‘ea-iy.
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    RAFFLES COLLEGE.
    532 8 —"M.T.” ALREADY $300.000 SUBSCRIBED. At the meeting in the Council Chamber, Singapore, for the purpose of considering the collecting of subscriptions for Raffles College, there was a representative attendance of leaders of the local communities. The Hon. Mr. W. G. Maxwell, C.M.G., presided, and explained the details o'
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    ROYAL ARMY SERVICE CORPS.
    486 8 War Memorial. It is desired to get into touch with any past members of the above Corps who may be in the country. Enquiries will be welcomed fn>ni any persons interested, who are invited to communicate with the Officer Commanding Royal Army Senice Corps, Fort Canning.
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    SHARES.
    902 9 ■sHA H E O I s s§ I ii li I I rubber (Doll» I C ’j sc e u V 3.20 3.4 C r,i»bK*, r rLeii 2X> < 50 I e J* £«> Pan»’ Rubbe v b Ute -I 5.00 525 ■I A.v fr^ Ili( Rubber Ejtat j
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    SOCIAL & PERSONAL.
    1373 9 SOCIAL PERSONAL. Sixty German delegates have arrived in ersailles. H.E the Governor returns to Singapore from the F.M.S. on Saturday. Capt. Morris, of the Straits Steamship Co., is leaving for home this week. 1 he Food Controller, the Hon. Mr F S James, has returned to Singapore. Mrs. Hiam has
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    SINGAPORE RUBBER AUCTIONS.
    38 9 [From Opr Own Correspondent.} Singapore. May 8. At the rubber auctions there was a weak demand. Ribbed smoked 76 cents; fine pale 77£. and the others two cents down. The quantity catalogued was 990 tons.
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    LOCAL SHARE MARKET.
    53 9 The foil wi'»g are the latest quotations ir Messrs. Kennedv i Co.’s share list:— Yesterday. To day. E 2 SHARES. >» J: J n co Mining. c. c. c. c Asam K 31/- 3?/Tongkah H 21.75 22 00 21.50 21 75 Transactions recorded in :—Kuala Sidim Rubber
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    PENANG RUBBER SALES.
    85 9 Messrs Allen Dennys Co. advise us that the undermentioned prices were realised for rubber sold by them by private and auction sales held this week Cts Per Lb. Smoked diamond sheet No. 1 70 to »5 diamond No. 2 6L 69J Un smoke J sheet No. 1
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    COMING EVENTS.
    72 9 May 9.—M.C.L. Meeting, Free School, 4-45 p.m. May 10.—Residency “At Home,” 5 p.m. May 11. —P.V.R.C. Deliberate, 7-30 a.m. May 11. —Sw’mming Club. Monthly Races. May 17.—Kuala Sidim Rubber Co., Ltd., annual meet ng 11-30 a.m. May 18. —Swimming Club, Gibbons’ Cup (50 yis. handicap). May 18.—S umming
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    RICE STOCKS RELEASED.
    78 9 We understand that one week’s supplies of Siam and Rangoon rice “pari passu’’’ onlyare being released from to-day viz Rangoon. Siam. Penang and P.W. 5.500 5,500 F.M.S. 5.500 5.500 Elsewhere 1.500 1,500 The sale of Rangoon rice will stop again when these quantities of Rangoon rice have
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    GOVERNMENT PARBOILED RICE.
    87 9 The Deputy F<i<xl Controller notifies that a small shipment of parboiled rice has arrived on Government account. Direct application may be made to Mr. Quah Beng Kee as the Food Control agent for small supplies of less than 10 bags. Supplies of over 10 bags can only
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    LOCAL RICE SUPPLIES.
    180 9 With reference to the statements in our leader of yesterday viz that tlte system ol distribution had broken down and that rice was being held up here owing to confusion in the office of the Deputy Food Controller we are asked to state the only reason for
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    WAR BREAD.
    183 9 From further notes on Mar Bread furnished by the office of the Deputy Food Controller we learn that a bag of rice polish, meal or bran weighs from 170 to 180 lbs. and costs about $4.50 to $5. The importers in Penang t<xlay hold stocks of over 2,000
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    RICE FOR THE POOR.
    36 9 [From Oub Own Correspondent. J Singapore. May 8. A meeting of the Chinese Chamber of Commerce made arrangements to buy rice wholesale and to distribute to the poor at a fixed price.
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    BREACH OF FOOD CONTROL REGULATIONS.
    324 9 under contract for a year.—“ Rangoon Gazette.” In the District Court, Penang, to-day, before Mr. R. D. Acton, District Judge, Leong Eu of Chop Lee Cheng, Penang, was fined $2OO for selling 10 bags of rice at more than the prescribed rate. This breach of
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    EXPERIMENTAL FARMS.
    415 9 From the Secretaries of the Penang Chamber of Commerce, Messrs. Brown, Phillips and Stewart, at the direction of the Committee, we have received for publication copies of the following letters on the subject of Experimental Farms: (Letter dated 23rd November, 1918, from H. E. the High Commissioner, F.M.S.,
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    PRODUCE.
    147 9 Penang, May 8, 1919 S. P. Tapioca $9.50 buyers. M. P. Tapioca $9 80 buyers. Gold leaf $72 sellers. Pepper (W. Coast 13 lbs. 5 oz) $l6 j buyers. Black Pepper $25 nom White Pepper $4O nom: Trang Pepper nominal Mace $9O nom. Mace Pickings $BO sellers. Cloves $7O
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    EXCHANGE.
    117 9 Penang, May 8, 1919. (2?y Courtesy of the Chartered Bank). London Demand Bank ...2/4 3/16 4 months’ sight Bank ...2/4 7/16 m 3 Credit ...2/4 21/32 h 3 Documentary ...2/4 11/16 Calcutta Demand Bank Rs. 1 3 days’ sight Private Bombay Demand Bank Moulmein Demand Bank 3 days’ sight
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    RANGOON PILOTS.
    679 10 Grilvances Investigated by Lt.-Govebnob. Rangoon, April 28.—The Lieutenant-Gov-ernor, accompanied by Mr. G. C. lew, Private Secretary and the Hun Mr. W JKeith, arrived by special train this morning from Maymyo. He has come down specially, it is understood, in connection with the memorial of the Rangoon pilots and
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    THE AMIR.
    301 10 A Simla message states:—lnformation regarding the important durbar held at Kabul on the 13th April is now filtering through to the frontier. The Amir, who was dressed in khaki, explained the object of the durbar by saying that he wished to present to the Assembly the enquiries lie
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