Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 27 May 1919

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  • 20 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE. PUBLISHED DAILY ESTABLISHED 1833. No. 122, VOL. LXXVII. TUESDAY, 27th MAY, 1919. PRICE IO CENTS.
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 615 1 ;:jVEIO°ES all sorts and sizes printed or PLAIN T E p IWMG Gazette Press LIMITED. .IM..V un... i IE YOU have not tried. 1 I Z BEAR BRAND MILK q°°°° tyresT I y* u can have no idea what a 1 I mh Pcrrec,,y SlOT,l,sefl MilK I s really IS.j
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    • 37 1 •■Msan noiiaaaaaaagsil I UP-TO-DATE PRINTING ef every description undertaken, S tram a viaiting card to the largeai aize poater, by g K The PiAiat Gazette Press, Ltd., S latiftaUa given free and artiatie J display guaranteed. BraMaßflraamMßHMMwa»»A
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  • 848 2 'd L Clignett arrivMessrs II Clignett o n den Bosch, ©d at Penang to-day by the k. p Messrs H G Scott, G H Miles and B Lundgren arrived at Penang from Tongkah yesterday. Messrs B M Fuller, Toh Boon Bee and J C J de la
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  • 687 2 BURMESE GIRLS FOR PENANG. Mr. Justice Pratt, Rangoon, passed written orders in the case of S Po Tbit v. I Ma Saw Tin and four other Burmese girls, ”’se the order of the Subdivisional to re». o f Kyaifc to dismissing the Magistrate -di ca tion asking the
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  • 121 2 London, April 20. —Commander Bellairs, in the House of Commons, demanded the publication of the findings of the court-mar-tial of Vice-Admiral Tro<ubridge, commander of the battle-cruiser squadron in the Eastern Mediterranean in 1914, in reference to the escape of the Goeben into the Dardanelles. He read
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  • 103 2 London. April 15. —Up to the present 2,440 Australian officers, 55,448 men, 1,801 wives, 414 nurses and 3,452 munition workers have been repatriated necessitating the use of 65 transports and five passenger ships. The total of Australians in Europe is now 85,000 of whom 27.000 are in
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  • 1601 2  -  VARIETIES AND METHODS OF CULTIVATION. By J. C. Paequal. {Special to the P. G. u In the selection of varieties of padi—and their names are legion—and of soils and conditions suitable for each and all, the Malay rice growers seem to be instinctively d the right thing every
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  • 240 2 Reduction on Estimate. The Office of the Commissioner of Settlements and Land Records, Burma, has forwa r ded the following Note on the Rice Crop Surplus of Burma in 1919 In the Final Forecast of the Rice Crop issued on the 14tb February last the surplus
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  • 143 2 A SINGAPORE MEETING. The Singapore importers of Siam rice attended a m°eting in the Office of the Food Controller la<t week, at which it was stated that Government had decided to take over a l import of Siam and Saigon rice from a date to be fixed, in
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  • CORRESPONDENCE.
    • 531 2 [To the Editor 6T the “Pinang Gazette.’’] Sir,—ln your paragraph evening in the De Keyser Hotel case you perpetrate a blunder which tiansgresses the limits of the tolerable. Comparing the case to that in which John Hampden in 1637 resisted the levying of <l ship money by the
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 139 2 S. S, TENASSERIM.” (LATE P. HEHDERSON LIRE.) REGISTER NO. 38t.) The undersigned are prepared to receive tenders in writing for the purchase of this vessel which has been damaged by fire and which is now lying ab Rangoon. A deposit amounting to 10% of the tender may be required before
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    • 468 2 Experienced Chinese i Salesman wanted, m.,,. k Ins Pecto P »nd of sood e u ’X e thorough knowledge of F n „i- > 1., to-peak Cantoned aj 3 b( able if c<n read an i Brit p"'”. W, salary to the right m t thorough bu.in- M experi,”, 7
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  • 675 3 [Fbom a Cobekspondent.] Alor Star. May 25. The Government English School closes on tbe 29:h ins*, for the Ramthan holidays, and will re-open on Ju'y sth. During the month of Ramthan, the Public Offices in Kedah will be open for tbe transaction of business between tbe hours of
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  • 112 3 Following is the time table oi the guns to be fired during the Bulan Puasa, Anno Fiijra. 1337. At Klang and Kuala Lumpur commencing from Thursday next, the 29th, for the Menyambut Puasa. nine guns will be fired at 4 p.m. on every day until June 27th inclusive.
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  • 91 3 Paris. May 21,—Rantzau handed over yesterday evening his tenth and eleventh notes. The sixth note reports an impending short memoranda regarding eastern frontiers. rule in Alsace-Lorraine, financial and economical questions as well as counterplans on the whole. He adds that he will not be able to supply
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 1929 3 POSITIONS VACANT. I NOTICES.; AUSTRALIAN WHEAT FLOUR. »nb °ooZ o' E KWO YIK BANKING The Food CoDtroileTTaa new sopplies of J* e jlccoU' 1 aSX COMPANY, LIMITED. I Australian Wheat Flour. £st t 0 MaUSg finrJw Merer?, Sime, Dirby and Co, Ltd.. te 'p B dor. qU lOn Singapore, have
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    • 275 3 PRITCHARD GUL? (INCORPORATED IN THE STRAITS SETTLEMENTS.) NEW GOODS IN OUR TOBACCO DEPARTMENT. We are pleased to be able to state that many of the old Standard Brands of Tobacco, which have been out of stock for so long owing to the War, are now available —brands like Craven, John
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  • 885 4 It was mentioned some days ago in the cables that Geneva ba'l been selected as the capital of the League of Nations and that General Sir David Henderson was also taking up bis residence in the Swiss city, which is to be the headquarters of the new International League
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  • 92 4 To-day’s quotations for unrefined tin in Penang was $ll5 per picul, buyers no sellers and for refined tin $ll6 per picul buisness done. The Straits Trading Company state that the tin market has been of interest lately in that refined tin has been sold in the local market
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  • 41 4 The particulars of the output of the Renong Tin Dredging Company, Limited, tin ore for the first half of May was No. 1 Dredge 417 piculs, No. 2 Dredge 210 piculs, No. 3 Dredge 445 piculs. Total 1,072 piculs.
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  • 46 4 There is greater activity in the local tin market on the reported complete removal of the embargo on the importation of tin into America. With, an open market, buyers are now more in evidence than has been the case for many months.
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  • 142 4 The following are the latest quotations in Messrs. Kennedy Co.’s share list:— Yesterday. To-day. SHARES. >, 1 n 9Q OS QQ Mining. c. c. c. c. Chenderiang 10/6 11/G 11/- 12/Kinta A. Ord. 10.00 11.C0 11.00 12.00 Do Pref 10 00 11.00 11.00 12.03 Rahman H. 13.25
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  • 1112 4 Captain Wedgwood Benn asked what steps were taken to aid The Fate of Hawker in his enterprise. Hawker. He expressed high admiration of the splendid spirit of this gallant airman. No reply was given.” It seems incredible that the Imperial Government, until too late, coull display such
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  • 141 4 Tenxis Tournament, The following are the results of Months ties:— Profession Pairs.-Rutley and Everest U t Bird and Gregson by 6—o, 7—5. 645 Men’s Singles Open.-Whitlock’ Chambers by 6—2, 6—3. Ladies’ Doubles.—Mrs. Goodrich and Mn Evans owe 15.2 beat Mrs. Clark and Jl™ Maiden by 6—l, 6-3;
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  • 120 4 A jumble sale was held in the Town Hall. Penang, this forenoon, in aid of the St George’s Church Funds. The articles on sale were many and varied. The ladies in charge and their included Mrs. Dewar, Mrs. Clark, Mrs. Mclntyre, Mis» Morrison, Miss Jones, Mrs. Adamson. Miss
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  • 43 4 DEMANDS GRANTED. [From Our Own Correspondent.] Singapore, May 27. The Shipping Commission’s Report concedes salary demand, leave and hospital and recognises the Union and the righ‘ members of the Merchant Seamens Guild t the Engineers’ Association not to sa~ non-Union men.
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  • 158 4 [From Our Own Correspondent.] Singapore. May 27The Australian cruiser Brisbane and marine of the latest type have airbed, others are expected. new railway stafcion a pSaßeng* the Taiping Pass between the la^ h n3 t and Bukit Gantang Stations but yet been given a name. A
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 267 4 I jt is real economy to buy a j CANADIAN j FORD IT IS LOWEST IN FIRST COST. j I Most Economical in Petrol Tyres. I I In the Secondhand Market it Commands a more Ready I Sale and a Proportionately Higher Price than any other I make of Car.
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    • 11 4 PEACE CELEBRATIONS AT THE “E. O." Night before the Victory Ball.
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  • Page 4 Miscellaneous
    • 52 4 Harmstons Circus. LOCATION DATO KRAMAT GARDENS. Last Few Nights of this Great Show in Penang. AGAIN TO-NIGHT AT 9-75 P.M. OUR NEW PROGRAMME. DON'T MISS IT N.B. Special Tram Cars will run after the Performance Nightly. PRICES AS USUAL. Booking at Robinson Piano Coy. W. HARMSTON, Proprietor. R. ALTON W.
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    • 33 4 THE TIDES. The following are the tides for To day and To-morrow, Penang Standard Times High Water. Low Water. To-day. 11.00 pm. 5.05 p.m. To-morrow. 11.13 a.m. 5.04 a.m. 12.00 mia’nt 6.00 p.m.
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  • 35 4 ACKNOWLEDGMENT. Mrs. Ben Mitchell desires to return the thanks of herself and the family to those who so kindly sent wreaths and expressions of sympathy on the death of her mother, Mrs. M. E. Ward.
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  • 498 5 NO >EWS. [BWT»»’» TiuaßU«.J London, May 20. ioD thia morning regarding The P° u d Commander Grieve may jlr p i up in “no news and the utmost pxW' ies of messages from Ireland Ibe ’circumstantially locating Hawker f e;ter -L stages of the journey raised VSr the
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  • 137 5 IC Johns, April 13.—Mr. Hawker inkthe under-carriage soon after because this part of the machine, L the landing wheels are attached, I aeroplane p )T several miles an hour Tes i s t an( e The machine will, k: e hind without anything to I 7. This meaTl
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  • 113 5 C Re -BUILD MACHINE. st -John’?, May 20. I? ere d another engine for Kkk lch *ni be re-built within o, Wvi.ii Wl U 6 M UQt Pearl in Vi M nd ey PagC Com P ct ’tor, the H ark Kprr sa 7 s the preGr&ce are
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  • 567 5 The steamer Digby of the Furaess-Withy Line sailed from Liverpool on April 29th diiect to St. Johns, Newfoundland, with the giant aeroplane which Messrs. Handley-Page have entered for the “Daily Mail” prize. With the machine, which was packed in eight large and many smaller cases, were a
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  • 199 5 DEPARTURE FROM HORTA. London, May 20. The N C 4 has left Horta. The N C 4 started at 12-40 in the afternoon, Greenwich time. [The distance from Horta (Azores) to Cape da Roca, near Lisbon, is about 1,000 miles.} London, May 20. N. C. 4
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  • 41 5 ZIONIST LEADER’S FATE. London, May 20. The “Times” Paris correspondent says the passenger who perished in the CR P B^ ,ng of the British aeroplane at Boulogde harbour on May 17ih was Mr. Aaronson, the Zionist leader.
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  • 128 5 BRITISH AID TO DENIKIN. [Rbutkb’b Txugbami.] London, May 20. Reuter learns that the Allies are rendering General Denikin most valuable assistance in South Russia. Britain is completely equipping 250,000 men with arms and guns. The first consignment has already arrived. A Russian Success. London, May 20. The War
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  • 491 5 ALLIES REPLY TO GERMAN NOTE Paris, May 20. The Allied reply to Count Ranfzau’s note regarding responsibility for the war and reparation was handed to Count Rantzau. It called attention to the impossibility of dissociating responsibility and reparation. Therefore as reparation is admitted responsibility is involved. It points
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  • 394 5 DEBATE IN PARLIAMENT. [Rxutzb’b Tiligbamb.J London, May 20. In the House of Commers, on the second reading of tie Finance Bill Mr. McLean moved its rejection, objecting to the policy of preference and ihe absence of a levy on capital. Mr. Chamberlain lengthily combated the Liberal criticism regarding
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  • 39 5 London, May 20. Reuter is authorised to announce that the Prince of Wales will visit Canada this year. Ic is expected he will leave England August and formally open the new Parliament buildings at Ottawa.
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  • 35 5 London, May 20. In the House of Commons, at question time, Mr, Chamberlain stated that the net cost of the war in the United Kingdom down to March 31st is about £6,700,000,000
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  • 11 5 London, May 20. Lancashire beat Derbyshire by ten wickets.
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  • 42 5 A great parade took place in Paris i<> glorification of Joan of Arc. Among sixty organisations were girls from AlsaceLorraine, delegates from the Saar Valley, Polish officer?, and French Army and Navy veterans, the procession being two miles Jong.
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  • 29 5 Paris, May 20—By 136,670 voles to 108,538. the Frecch railway workers rejected the all or nothing policy in induetrial strife, deciding in favour of revolution by stages.—Havas.
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  • 26 5 Paris, May 18 —Agreement in principle was reached in the Paris bank strike. The clerks are exp-cted to return to work on Monday.
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  • 30 5 Paris, May 18 —The Paris bourse tone is strong, French rentes being firm, with slight advances in Russian and Turkish stocks. Shipping and oil shares are in demand.—Havas.
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  • 19 5 Paris, May 20.—A resumption of the Concours Hippiques is in view, first at Vichy, then at Deauville.—Havas.
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  • AFGHANISTAN.
    • 383 5 Simla, May 7.—ln connection with the present situation in Afghanistan the following facts may prove of general interest. The late Amir Habibulla Khan, son of Amir Abdur Rahman Khan, was bom on 3rd July, 1872 and succeeded his father on 3rd October, 1901. He was assassinated at Daghman
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    • 166 5 Calcutta, May 9.—The “Englishman” says: We cannot afford to have on the throne of Afghanistan any monarch who is not a friend of the British. There is no excuse for this wanton treacherous outrage. The Amir must be ta-ught a severe lasting lesson and th© final settlement of
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    • 479 5 Simla, May 19—The Associated Press special correspondent, telegraphing through Peshawar on the 19th, says: Our victoryon Saturday turns out to be much more complete than was at first believed. We took four guns, and over a hundred Afghan dead were counted in one small sector of
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    • 130 5 Simla, April 17. —Th© Associated Press special correspondent now en route to the front telegraphs from Peshawar on 17th In the recent fighting the Afghan gunners stuck resolutely to their guns, which were well placed and dug in provided with head cover. In some cases the
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    • 149 5 Allahabad. May 18.—Telegrams and letters continue to be received by the Lieut-enant-Governor of the United Provinces, deprecating the agitation against the Rowlatt Act. The Hon’ble Rai Sadanand Pande Bahadur, whilst expressing abhorrence of th© acts of lawlessness committed, wishes his services to be utilised for the maintenance
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  • 155 5 A VISIT TO LONDON. [Reuter’s Tbligraks.] London, May 19. The War Office annourcsa that General Pershing, accompanied by several American Generals, will arrive in London on May 22nd as the nation’s guests. They will be suitably met at Dover, and will proceed by special train to Victoria Station,
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  • 322 5 The Right Hon. the Secretary of State foi the Colonies has been pleased to appoint the Hon. Mr. G. A. Goodman, K.C., AttorneyGeneral, Straits Settlements, to be Chief Judicial Commissioner, Federated Malay States. Mr. H. H. S. Upton, Executive Engineer, Grade 111, has been appointed Executive
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  • 55 5 May 31. —Penjom Rubber Estates, Ltd., 2T, Beach Street, 11-15 a.m. May 31. —Stiawan Rubber Plantations, L’tc[. r Annual General Meeting, 21 Beach! Street, 11-30 a.m. June I.—P.V.KC Shoot Rapids. Jun© 3.—Ayer Kuning, Rubber, General Meeting, 9, Beach Street, noon. June 6. —Kedah Planters’ Association Meeting, Penang Chamber
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  • 627 6 HEARING OF THE APPEAL. In the Supreme Court, Penang, yesterday, before Mr. Justice P J Sproale, the appeal by twenty Chinese, comprising Lees, Lima, Ongs and Chew?, who were sentenced to one month’s rigorous imprisonment each for committing an aflray in the Penang Harbour on the 21st
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  • 159 6 Accused all Commutv». In the Kuala Lumpur Police Court the preliminary inquiry into the charge of murder. preferred against six Tamils employed at the Central Workshops at Sentul, which has occupied the Court for many days during the past few week*, wa- concluded. The six accused are Ramangam.
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 404 6 f [j DELCO LIGHT. I A Complete Electric Light Installation 8 with Dynamo, Engine Storage Battery. H 2 Fuel Used—Cheapest Kerosene. M Engine Starts—By Pressing a Button. U r Engine Stops—When Battery is Full. Lights and Fans Available all hours of H 't the Day and Night. H A Twenty
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    • 57 6 TRY THEM TO-NIGHT Once you have used Pmkettes, the tiny gentle-as-nature laxatives, you will never go back to Salts, Oil, or drastic purgative pills, dispel constipation and thus cure biliousness liver,” sick headaches, coat'd tongue, foulsmelhng breath they clear the skin. Of chemists, also post free at 60 cents the
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    • 364 6 WHEN YOU BUY TAN WIPINS BURMA CHEROOTS I YOU ARE SURE OF GETTING I/ the best on the market. XwMXkX x Rolled from carefully selected and well matured leaves bv skills u I ?aliF d A 1 Recommended Brands BURMESE KING,” CIGAR ••rS.I 8 I I Made in Rangoon or
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  • 1044 7 r GENERAL MEETING. (mites of the third ordinary p.vh’ll"" 1 patu Lintang, Ltd., held 1 i offices of the company, j r--*'J* !t 23, Beach Street,' trb Ind,i iXd J, the 24th inst at J l/J i‘ .p Barker am H Thorn€j V P thonv and The
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  • 429 7 I Messrs. Baker, Morgan and Co. Ltd Kuala Lumpur reported on Saturday ai follows: I At the past week much lesembled the previous one, as regard* volume of business, but, during the Fatter half of the period, more activitty has been I displayed. N o special
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  • 411 7 T he report of the directors of the Stiawar Rubber Plantations, Ltd., to be submitted to the shareholders at the ninth annual general meeting of the company, to be held at the registered office, 21, Beach Street Penang, on Saturday, the 31st May, at 11.30 a.m.,
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  • 221 7 Messrs. Guthrie and Co., Ltd., Singapore, reported on Thursday, 22nd May, as follows For the Weekly Rubber Auction held yes te’day and to-day the quantity catalogued was 1,023 tons. M ith manufacturing interests almost completely out of the market, the heavy supplies precluded serious competition, and a
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  • 651 7 Compensation for Cancelled Orders. Rangoon, May 12.—The following Press communique has been issued :—The Ministry of Munitions in England is prepared to consider claims from producers and dealers in wolfram for compensation for loss arising out of the Ministry’s decision to cease the purchase of wolfram
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  • 384 7 Satvrday’s late Arrivals. Gbirbie, Mat, 49, Langkat, Eastern Shipping Co, general. Tai Shun, Ha a san, 18, Nib?ng Tebal, Qu»h Beng Kee, general. Flying D-agon, Din, 36, Port Weld, Poh Seng i Co, general. Kedah, Murphy, 97, Tanjong Pare, Eastern Shipping Co, tin ore. Slavic Prince, Burch, 5,370,
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  • 195 7 Penang May 27, 1919, S. P. Tapioca $11.75 buyers. M. P. Tapioca $l2 50buyers. Gold leaf $72 sellers. Pepper (W. Coast 3 Jbe. 5 oz) sl6£ buyers Black Pepper $25 nom White Pepper $4O nom; Trang Pepper nominal Mace $9O nom. Mace Pickings $BO sellers Cloves $7O sellers. Nutmegs
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  • 282 7 POST OFFICE. DAILY (except Sunday) Federated Malay States,") By train 7.15 a.m Malacca, Johore, Singa- > also at 5.30 p.m pore and Hongkong— Jon Saturdays Parit Bun tar, Bagan "> Serai, and Taiping J 10 a.m. 3.45 p.m Ipoh, Batu Gajah, and Tapah Road j 3.45 p.
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  • 11 7 The Bharata, with outward mai's, is expected on Thursday
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  • 114 7 Penang, May 27, 1919 (By Courtesy of the Chartered Bank). London Demand Bank ...2/4 1/8 4 months’ sight Bank ...2/4 3/8 3 Credit ...2/4 5,8 3 Documentary ...2/4 21/32 Calcutta Demand Bank Rs. 'j 3 days’ sight Private n Bombay Demand Bank Moulmein Demand Bank 3 days’ sight Private
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  • 1070 7 NAMES. 1 S gi ±lL RUBBER (Dollar.) Sc, Se. I o. Alor Gajah Rubber Estate 3.20 3.40 Amalgamated Malay Estates ...i 2.351 2.50 Ayer Hitam Planting Syndicate 13,00 14.00 Ayer Kuning Rubber Estates 1.20 1.25 Ayer Molek Rubber Co. ...j 230 2.50 Ayer Panas Rubber Estates 11.00. 11,25 er
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
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    • 606 8 BANKtL"-'-». CHARTERED AUSTRALIA AND Hl l«.r».r. t .d «'«A llr w Paid up Capital Reserve Fund Re«rre Liability ol «■'«.<« Head Office 38, BISHOPBGATE, LONDON Ep Agencies and Brau ches C CatTon^'ceU 1 rv I Hankow, Hongkong, Iloilo°’i Kobe, Kuala Medan, New York, Peking P® n Madr as, y Saigon,
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