Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 5 June 1919

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    20 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE JLISHED DAILY ESTABLISHED 1833. No. 128. VOL. iuXXVII. THURSDAY, sth JUNE, 1919. PRICE IO CENTS.
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    THE BOLSHEVIKS’ POWER.
    1103 2 A RUSSIAN OFFICER’S exp;.an VITON. lu the Archangel district, the Russians are fighting the B jlshevists under d ffrentl organisatioi s, wiites Mr Aylmer Maude in! the Manchester Guardian There are first, most in'eres'iug and picture-que, the Partisans,” gueti la bands of peasants who are defending their
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    SOCIALIST INQUIRY INTO BOLSHEVISM.
    571 2 SCATHING REPORT. Some time ago Lenin asked the Norwegian Socialist Party, with which he had been c p quetting, to send two member of trie party to Russia to study the real co dii >ns un ler Bolshevism, '[’he Socialists of Norway deputed two Socialist lawyers,
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    DR. S.T. LIANG KILLED.
    163 2 Dr. S. T. Liang, proctor of the Naval Medical College at Tientsin, was murdered by an unknown assailant. The attack was made while Dr. Liang was seated in his motor-car, the victim’s throat being slashedTwo suspects* have been arrester! by the Tientsin police. Dr. and Mrs.
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    "A BRAW NRIGHT KNECHT."
    139 2 To the general public the main interest of the honours list is sure to be the inclusion of Mr. Harry Lauder. It is known that Mr. Lauder had political ambitions, but it is to be hoped that the title will not accentuate them or make him
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    THE LATE MR. EDWIN WATSON.
    609 3 S.F.P.” A PIONEER PLANTER’S DEATH. A telegram to a Colombo paper published some little time ago announced the death of that cheeriest of good fellows and raconteurs, Edwin A Watson, who for the last 36 years has been connected with planting in the Straits, and
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    BIG OPIUM CASE.
    342 3 oi nis aeroy you may kiivw uwv just got home from France. Philadelphia Evening Ledger.” Yesterdav afternoon, says the Bangkok Daily Mail cf May 28th, the judgment of the Appeal Conrt was read in the case in which the International Court had sentenced Mr Lewis, the chief
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    SINGAPORE’S HEALTH.
    378 3 THE MILK SUPPLY. I The President’s report for 1918 gives interesting particulars. The estimated mean annual population was 312,995, the j birth rate 25 76 per mille, against 26*75 in the previous year the death rate 42 08 against 35-75 in 1917 and against an average for the
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    New Treaty with Trengganu.
    315 3 The following wa< published in a Straits Gszette Extraordinary Agreement between His Majesty’s Government and the Government of Trengganu dated 24 f h May, 1919. Whereas it is considered desirable by His Excellency ’he Huh Commissioner for the Malay Sta es and by His Highness the
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    Silver Hoarding in Sarawak.
    196 3 u Indianapolis News.” There is still such a demand for silver do’la'S and copper coin in the r utsta ions for the purcha-e of illipe ours that dollars are now at 8 p r prem um in the bazaar and copper* h difficult ’o ob ain,
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    CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
    769 4 REPRESENTATION in council. A special general meeting of Penang ChamVer of Commerce was held in the Chamber yesterday afternoon for the purpose of nominating a representative of the Chamber j, r the Legislative Council to take the place ef Sir Arthur Adams, who resigned on leaving for
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    GIRL GUIDES FOR PENANG.
    133 4 As a result of an informal meeting held at the Town Hall, Penang, last evening, the-movement for the formation of a Corps of Girl Guides was advanced. A local Association will be definitely formed at a later meeting. Mrs. Dewar presided at the meeting last evening,
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    KLOET RELIEF FUND.
    52 4 Mr, W. van der Woude acknowledge» farther contributions received up to n-*or to-day. Amount previously acknowledged $837 Mr R L Livingstone 5 Caprain Ramplen-J nes 5 MrLFlinter 5 A van Vollenhoveu 50 Lee Teng Cboan io Meosrs Sturzenegger &Co 60 Mr N Zollinger 05 «> O Strobel
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    SINGAPORE RACES.
    396 4 FIRST DAY’S HANDICAPS. The following are the handicaps for the opening day of the Singapore Sporting Club’s autumn meeting, Tuesday, the 10th June:*— Opening Stakes. Selling handicap. Distance R. C. D. Y. Bostock’s —Perfect Lion 10.7 J. B. David’s—Witty 10.7 F. S. Goodall’s —Queen Imai 9.7 M. A.
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    HOLIDAY CRICKET.
    63 4 A cricket match will be played at the Esplanade. Penang, on Whit Monday, the 9th inst., at 11 a.m., between Penang and the Province. The following will represent the Province- —C. H. G. Clarke. J. Cruckshank, D. C. Lamb, W. N. Lougheed. L. B. Martin. Major Jensen. Cheesewright.
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    COUNTY CRICKET.
    98 4 Reuter has so far reported the results of eight English County cricket matches, which are now two-day games. Four have been won. one tied and three drawn. The proportion of wins to drawn matches in 1913. when the games lasted three days, was 128 to 44. The closing
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    SEQUEL TO FOOTBALL MATCH.
    191 4 In the District Cou r t, Penang, to-day, before Mr R D Acton, Yahsya was charged with voluntarily causing hurt to one Noordin at Penang on the 22nd May. He pleaded guilty. Court Inspector Nicol said that the parties had arrived at a settlement, but he
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    SIAM RICE PRICES.
    129 4 S.F.P.” record rates. [From Oub Own Correspondent. J Singapore, June 5. There has been a farther me in the price of Siam rice. First quality is now $1,020 per koysn and second quality $950. [The retail price of Siam rice in Penang to-day was $1.02 cents per
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    RICE PROFITEERS FINED.
    21 4 Singapore, June 5. In three cases of rice profiteering the accused were fined $759, $250 and $175 respectively.
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    BANGKOK COMMENT.
    541 4 One may as-ume that the Governin'n of Siam, being reasonab y old, does not suppose that it has settled the rice problem by the temporary allowance to officials O'« small salaries, says the Bangkok Times For that concession to rhe p'oa of th° Poor Man’s Budget everyon*» concerned
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    PHILIPPINES RICE CAMPAIGN.
    179 4 Twenty-four p-ovinces of the Pnijippine- are now re*dy to b’gin iutenrive cultivation of rice and corn as a result of the campaign cono’uc’ed by the department of agriculture and na’ural re*ou*cein conjunction with the bureau of agricul ure The neces'a-y number of agricultural inspectors to supervise the
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    CHINESE IN SIAM.
    310 4 AN IMPORTANT DISCLAIMER. Messrs Tan Via feiang and Tan L-ng See Vice-Presidents of the Bangkok Chinese Chamber of Commerce, wri e as fo lows to the Bangkok Press “Oj behalf of the Bangkok Chinese Chamber of Commerce we desire to make public that the Chamber warmly re
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    BOYCOTT OF THE JAPANESE.
    603 4 Peking D. News.” Still Going Strong at Shanghai. The boycott of the Japanese by the Chinese which has now been in preparation for some days past is, eo far as can be a-certaineij increasing in efficiency. The first sign of the boycott, the refusal to accept
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    GANG ROBBERS.
    432 4 “T.O M.” Motor Cars Held Up in Perak. An audacious highway robbery was committed ne*r the 18th mile on thu laipingBruas Rotd at about 1-45 p m. on Sunday, when fuur Chinamen, three of whom we>e armed with shortened double-barrelled shot guns, whilst one carried a golok i’erak,
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    LOWER PERAK COCONUTS.
    747 5 THE ANNUAL MEETING. The Bch wniu, mating of she above w»3 held ac Messrs Goctoq Praxer i Co s. Agents and Secretaries. Colombo. MriF J Haw £«g Director oresided The Chaixmax said the ngnrea are the most interesting that we nave yec aai to place before yon,
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    IS BOOM IN COCOA MARKET LIKELY?
    137 5 It is rumou-ed chat the Ceylon G vehement has received a communication from 'he Government of i atn Africa asking information as co avauacle supplies ac i prices cf cocos beans. I: i* also staged tea Governmen’ cas a-»ked coci a deaiers to comma.
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    STRAITS TIN MINES’ PROFITS.
    412 5 EXPORT OF TBE HIGH PRICE OF METAL Several of the ’in mining companies operating in the Federated Malay States Wdose headquarter* are in Cornwall %nd whese shares are de&.t in on the London Steck Exchange have just issued their annua, reports. Most of them have made
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    Exports of Wolfram from Hongkong.
    299 5 Consu.-General George E. Anderson. Hongvouz, reports that there haa been almost a complete cessation of exports cf wrifram from Hoag a. ng since the fa— in prices in the United States during the closing mouths of 1913, but the record of rhe trade for that
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    EXCHANGE.
    125 5 Finasg. June 5 1919 t ßy Cawrt«ay at tha Chartered Bank). London Demand Ban* ...2/4 1 8 4 months sight Baha ...2/4 3/8 3 Credit ...2/4 23.3 2 3 Document ary ...2/4 3/4 Calcutta Demand Back Rs. 3 days sight Private Bombay Demand Bank 2 Houlmein Demand Bans n
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    COMING EVENTS.
    46 5 Juae 6.—Kedah Planters Asscciaticn Meeting Per arg Chamber cf C-?mm.erce. 11-15 xm. Jme 7 —Bata Lin'ang. Ltd., extraordinary general meeting 25, Beach Street, noon. Jm> 11 —St ‘jw rge s Girls’ Home annual meeting. 5 pm. Jme 13. —Gottixeb Mark li_dge. Install»ticn. 8-45 p.m.
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    BIRTH.
    22 6 Macdonald —At Crail, Fifeshire, on the 14th May, the wife of Mr. W. Macdonald, New Columbia Escate, Sitiwan, of a son.
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    AMERICAN NAVAL POLICY.
    1299 6 The Secretary of the Navy for the United States, Mr. Josephm Daniels, at the beginning of the year expressed himself as of the opin on that units* we have a Navy wbicb can lick any other Navy in the world, we may as well have none.” This
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    HERE AND THERE.
    1291 6 The new agreement providing for the appointment of a British Adviser for British Adviser Lr Trengganu, Trengganu brings that State into line with the neighbouring State of Kelantan in this respect, and with the other non-feder-ated States, Kedah and Johore. It should also result in a much
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    TIN PRICES.
    39 6 To-day’s quotations for unrefined tin it Penang was $111.75 per picul buyers no sellers and for refined tin 5113 per picul, buyers no sellers Tin was quoted in Loudon on May 29th m £229 10s. (three months).
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    TIN OUTPUTS.
    322 6 Messrs Sime, Darby Co., Ltd., adriw particulars of the outputs from the two following companies for the month of May Kamunting Tin Dredging, Ltd. piculs 750, hours run 596, yards treated 80,000, approx value of output $41,000, approx cost of mining $14,800. Chenderiang Tin Dredging Ltd., Dredge piculs
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    RUBBER CROPS.
    26 6 The following are additional rut ber for May lbs 32,0)0 Batak Rabit 31,009 Bagan Serai jjB,ooo Penang 61.0*" Rubana Straits Tali A ye£ ’L—
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    Malaya’s Foreign Trade.
    30 6 [FXOM 0» 0« The foreign Malaya for 1918 eho $467,0-'" 1 ed./ $506,000.000.. and exports D 000 picols6oo,ooo,ooo. Tin Rob ber c„pr. by 400.000 p»»'’ 200,000 picale.
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      11 6 PEACE CELEBRATIONS AT THE “E. O.” Night before the Victory Ball.
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    GERMAN PROPOSALS.
    140 7 r s£llToßY AND COLONIES. [Reuter's Telegrams.] Berlin, May 38. ...tj 20enter-proposals, it is stated Gennady will 80 re t 0 aeutra ze 33 W» icfa iVen 6 Po and aader .raatv and guarantee she Palea ae 06«* in the u s e of tne river, but it e
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    The Blockade.
    105 7 a german claim. Faria. May 28. ia understood the Germans will -anter-ciaim for 12.850,000,000 maria tamales from ae blocsade as a set-cfi ”e lies reparations demands. Aoslnan Ter»*. Paris, May 28 j me secret p enary session to-morrow ...Austrian peace 'erms will be submitted x ne Allies delegates.
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    PEACE: A SEQUENCE.
    183 7 ir eby ’Gerrrode Kingston in the nrn lentary md After.” the writer r.. :Sf y f,- r -he tea n that Amelia me .ntc the War there was no reason Germany ’he opportunity of a cheap «u T-. jad. made her pay dearly enough «mb ’ransient victories
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    Hawker and Grieve.
    28 7 A F CROSS CONFERRED. London, May 28. i -a singham Palace. H M. the King Mr Hawter and Commander rhe Roy a, Air Force Cross.
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    Church Union in Scotland.
    91 7 ESTABLISHED ASSEMBLY’S ACTION. London. May 28. e Church of Scoriand General Ask~e- i heated and prolonged approved oy an overwhelming a Dronosai to report before 7 juth vhetner to approve -«pprove Q f the draft artit„ c op union with the United a *nd directing that
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    The Silver Market.
    11 7 London. Mav 31. «ii»» 53d. The market is
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    SOUTH RUSSIA.
    89 7 BOLSHEVIST DEFEATS. Bjvth a Thuwmams. London. May 28. Otfice announces that in the fighting in South E-ussia. the Volunteer Army completely derea:ed the Bolshevists in the’ Manic h r -a. The Bolshevist base depot at Remontnoe was raptured. It included 3,500 prisoners. 15,000 new rifles and 13 The
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    The Baltic States.
    110 7 PURSUIT OF BOLSHEVISTS. Copennagen. May 2. The E-ithonians captured the town of Woimar. The Bolshevists nasty retreat continues. Lettish troops which captured Riga, continuing the advance Into Livonia, captured the f&moes station and bridgehead of Uexzueil on tne Dwiua. The pursuit of the Bolshevists continues. A British
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    MILITARY VIEWS ON FEEDING RUSSIA.
    346 7 The Associated Press. states a New York mes'dg«- received the i>jd wing telegram ir.m its correspondent at Archangel. General MLler. the act ng head of he Archangel G».vernm.enr inn- unced ’hat ne was absolutely opposed to N ansen s plan for feeding Russia. 'Jthers in
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    A Draw at Lords.
    14 7 London, May 28. At Lords, the Australians-Middlesex match was drawn
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    THE NEW CONSORTIUM.
    137 7 Peking. May 17 —Mr. Abbott, whe :amt t China a ccuple if months ago to .nv-sri the financial situatn a n oehLf f rhe American group f Banks which is t be a part of rhe new c nsortium. new being firm ed. has ’•eceived a cablegram
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    CHOLERA ABATING IN BANGKOK.
    106 7 The Return of the Acting Medical ’.’fficer of Hea'th showing the number of deaths frpbi .’hclra reported as having occurred in the City of Bangkok during the week enoed Mav 24-rh was 35. This is amatema. aL.n_. off. the reported deaths for the weeks on Mav
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    THE INDIAN FRONTIER.
    226 7 ENEMY RETIREMENT. '"Rhcthb i Thugham*. Simla. June 3. Reuter's special correspondent says the Afgnan trading classes acsciuteiy decline to accept Bolshevist note*. Hundred rouble notes have new fallen to eighteen rupees. Indian notes are cashable at par. Regarding the relief of Thai, the Afghans retreated before the
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    The Biots in India.
    57 7 CASUALTIES AND DAMAGE. London, May 28 In the House of Commons, at question time, the Hen. E S. Mintagu stated that he understood the total deaths and the number of those injured in the riots in India were each about 400. including eight or nine Europeans.
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    America’s Navy.
    116 7 MR DANIELS AND THE LEAGUE. Washington, May 28 Mr Josepous Daniels. Secretary of the Navy, urged the Naval Com mittee of the House of Representatives to abandon the additional construction of ten battleships and ten cruisers proposed a evera. mouths ago by the Navy Department, in order to
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    "JOSEPHUS."
    446 7 Pictthescjcz U.S.A. Navy M;n:=~xb. Demc-crat. southerner and icon try editor Mr Josephus Daniels, tne L aited States Secretarv f the Navy who will be welcomed in Lcndcn tc-day wrote Mr Frederic William W m the Dauy Maix April 24 is one of the President Wisen's most trusted and astute
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    SOCIAL & PERSONAL.
    1357 7 SOCIAL PERSONAL. Mr and Mr« F J Huett are shortly earing the F M S for Heme on leave. The Japanese Consulate in Singapore has I been raised to a Cinsulate Genera,. Temp Capt. W D MagiG, Genera Liat, is gazet’ed under special appointments a« Co. Com it.. Officer Cadet
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    M.S.V.R. ORDERS.
    287 7 Captain V C Upton haring returned from active service with Malav States Guides is nested to command D Company a» from Ist Msy, 1913, rice Lieutenant H G Harris Lieutenant H G Harris relinquishes command of D Company as from Ist May. 1919, and is pcs*ed Second-in-Command of
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      MARKSMANSHIP.
      644 7 [To thz Enrroa of the “Ptnaxg Gaztrn,’’} Bih.—l was much gratified to —e you devow a leading article m your issue of 26th ult. to 1 Marksmanship. a subject that -an not be brought to public notice tn. fre<ri-rx-ly. because it is of such vast importance to a nation
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    STERLING EXCHANGE.
    362 7 Persistent rumours have been in the M for some time past that a further rise in the sterling value ri the rupee was likely to taka place, says the Times of Ceylon of May 20th. The view held by those to whom such a rise appeared imminent was
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    BATAVIA TERCENTENARY.
    177 8 Enthusiastic Cblrbratkns in Java Batavia, May 30 —To day in commemoration of the three hundredth birthday of Batavia, the Governor-General, amidst enormous enthusiasm, in the morning, laid a wreath at the foot of the statue of Jan Pieterszoon Coen, the foander of Batavia. He made an inspiring speech
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    COVENTRY PEACE DAY PAGEANT.
    121 8 The Bishop of Coventry has written to the local committee stating that no peace celebration procession in Coventry would be complete without a representation of Lady Godiva, who, if legend was correct, made a great sacrifice to her subjects, and was a woman far in advance
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    JUMP IN STEEL PRICES.
    111 8 Peking, May 15.—Reuter’s Agency learns that the China representative of The Pearson and Knowles Coal and Iron Co., Ltd., of Warrington, England, has recevied a telegram from his firm stating that the price of steel hoops has suddenly advanced as much as sixty shillings per ton.
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    RICH VEINS OF WOLFRAM.
    266 8 The Siberian Engineering Society, states an Omsk telegram, has published a note on the rich veins of wolfram and bisniuth discovered in the Trans-Baikal mountains. The quartz contains as much as 3 per cent, of wolfram, and bismuth is found in a 1! the mines. The
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    SHIPPING INTELLIGENT.
    199 9 Ybstebdat’s Akbxtals. Will-o’-the Wisp, Caswell, 145, Telnk Anson, Quah B-ng Kae, general. Kriao, Barnes, 453, Singapore, Straits Steamship Co, general. Fa Wo f Cobe, 290, Soesoe, Asiatic Petroleum Co, general. Penang, Bhck ock, 541, Renong, Adamson Gilfillan Co, general. Yestkbdat’s Dzpxbtuus. Tai Shun, Hassan, 18, Nibong Tebal. Kurau,
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    PENANG MAILS CLOSE.
    273 9 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— J on Saturdays Parit Buntar, Bagan Serai, and Taiping y 10 a.m. 3.45 p.m. Ipoh, Batu Gajah, and Tapah Road J 3.45 p.m. Teluk Anson
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    THE MAILS.
    131 9 The homeward mail A by the Tnra closes at 10 a.m. on Saturday. The following undelivered telegrams are lying at the office of the Eastern Extension Australasia and China Telegraph Co, Ltd 1. Stanley Anderson. 2. Chtongahsim care Chenghoe Roa i Manantboy Opera. 3. Fook-ng Poyi Street, 4.
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      German Counter-Proposals.
      95 9 [Rixrm’g Tblbgxami.] Berlin, May 28. It is unofficially sta ed that the German counter-prcpo«a!s reiterat? that the terms are unacceptable, not in accord with President Wilson’s fourteen points, and would mean a freso catastrophe for the world if enforced. Germany agrees, however, to pay compensation of £1,000,000,000 in
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      The Colonies in Parliament.
      109 9 PURCHASE OF TRANSPORT MATERIALS. London, May 28. In the House of Commons, replying to Colonel Ashley, Mr J. F. Hope stated that negotiations were proceeding for the purchase by represents ives of Ove seas Dominions and Culottes from the Disposals Boarl of motor transport, wagons and
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    LOCAL SHARE MARKET.
    83 9 The following are the latest quotations io Messrs. Kennedy Co.’s share list:— Yesterday. To-day. <o to ao SHARES. sq w a cq Rubber (Dollar.) > j c. c. Sc. sc. A. Panas 11.00 11.25 11.25 11.50 Kedah 3.50 3.60 3.60 3.70 ex’ P.-Perak 2.60 2.75 2.65 2.75
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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 this week Cts Per Lb Smoked diamond sheet No. 1 70 72 diamond No. 2 65 69j Unsmoked sheet No. 1 60 67 j Unsmoked
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    PRODUCE.
    144 9 Penang June 5, 1919. S. P. Tapioca J 14.50 sales. M. P. Tapioca $l5 sales. Gold leaf $72 sel’ers. Pepper (W. 3 lbs. 5 oz) sl6| buyers Black Pepper $25 nom White Pepper $4O nom. Trang Pepper nominal Mace $9O num. Mace Pickings $BO selors Cloves $7O belle?». Nutmegs
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    A BANGKOK CASE.
    139 9 The case in which Mr. E. S. Woolier, exManager of the Singer Sewing Machine Co., was charged with having fraudulently converted to his own use a sum of Tes. 5.175, came up for hearing in the International Court, Bangkok. says the “Bangkok Times,” Defendant stated that he
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    SHARES.
    1061 9 NAMES. I 2 a o 9 S 3 a T Hi RUBBER (Dollar.) sc. s c c. Alor Gajah Rubber Estate 3.20 3.40 Amalgamated Malay Estates 2.35 2.50 Ayer Hitam Planting Syndicate 13.00 14.00 Ayer Kuning Rubber Estates 1.20 L 25 Ayer Molek Rubber Co. 2.30 2*50 Ayer Panas
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    644 10 PROPOSED ASSOCIATION. Mr. Fred Knocker, Bahau, Negri Sembilau, writes to the Editor of the Malay Mail I have only quite recently had my attention directed to the correspondence on this subject that ba’ been going on in your columns and in those of your contemporaries. May I direct
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    259 10 S. T.” Malacca, May 30.—1 t is gratifying to note that Mr E Kong Guan, J P has contributed the munificent sum of $5OO towards the Convent building fund. Other friends and well-wishers of this institution might follow his good example. Mr T A Leonard, chief inspector,
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