Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 12 June 1919

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  • 20 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE PUBLISHED DAILY ESTABLISHED 1833. No. 133. VOL. LXXVII. THURSDAY, 12th JUNE, 1919. PRICE IO CENTS.
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    • 577 1 -;n [envelopes all sorts and sizes PRINTED OR PLAIN Ht Pinans Gazette Press limited. /f you have nqt tried, i i 1 BEAR BRAND MILK I W j** I 5 IIF nCT yen can have no idea what a i pSKI p T rtls n stGrll,se f Mllh i I
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    • 41 1 i UP-TO-DATE PRINTIN9 I •f «very dwaription andwrUkon, Bfren> ▼isiting card to the largflil w lize jioiter, by i The Pitaig Gazette Prns, Lt!., with fl*r« and prumpuLude I I letimatM fiT«n free ami art>«u« 1 display fwirauu«d eoaanaw ■•■■■■■aop»UK> m
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  • 1101 2 JAPANESE MINISTER’S PROTEST. Peking, May 23.—0 n the evening of the 21st the Japanese Minister, Mr Obata, ad dressed a protest; to the Chinese Govern ment against the boycott of all things Japanese. Mr Ooara’s note, which was ‘ent to the Foieign Office uncer a cover marked “urgent,”
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    • 911 2 POSITIONS VACANT. FEDERATED MALAY STATES RAILWAYS. A folly qualified Assistant Surgeon wanted to take charge of a «mall group LOADING AND UNLOADING of Estates Hospitals Apply to Box No. GOODS 1919 162, c/o Pinang Gazette, with full GOODS, 1919. particulars. The Government is prepared to receive 564 13 6 tenders
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    • 708 2 SubstHution o! Wheat and Flour for Rice. At present very little wheat is imported in*o the Malay Peninsula, but qnite a considerable amount of wheat flour. Every class in the country excepting such as Sakai?, consumes more or less of it, the natives cf Northern India and the Northern ,kud
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    • 920 2 Penang Auction Mart NOTICE OF SALE By Public Aucti o On Thursday, the 19th day of June, 1919 AT 11 A. M. In the Archway of Logan’s Buildings, Beach Street. p tnan g BY ORDER OF COURT IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STRAITS SETTLEMENT OF PENANG, SUIT 1915, No.
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  • 166 3 SECOND DAY’S WEIGHTS. The following are the handicaps for the second day of the Singapore Meeting:— Singapore Stakes— 7 Furlongs. Witty 9.12, Firefly 9 2, Camouflage 8 9, Noree 8.7, Queen Imai, 8.0, Prince Rupert 7.5, Billy 7,1. Owen Stakes—Racecourse. The Earl 9.10, Ampang 9.7 Roumania 9.7, Idle
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  • 257 3 PERAK v. SELANGOR. The following were the scores and bowling analysis in this holiday match at Ipoh PERAK. Ist Innings. H G Pratten b Oliver 18 J Becton c Whatford b Tucker 10 J Hall c Hardingham b Tucker 9 E H Beven c Rhodes b Oliver 12 A
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  • 69 3 PERAK. Ist Innings. OM R W Tucker 16 3 4 23 7 Green 3 14 Oliver 10 1 28 3 Williams 2 —l5 2nd Innings. Tucker 22 8 44 4 Oliver 18 4 27 6 Cockburn 5 6 Green 1 9 SELANGOR. Towers 17 1 46 3 Mansur
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  • 283 3 At the recent annual meeting of the Shanghai Rifle Association the members of the American Co.were very successful again, capturing 27 prizes out of 82 next canoe First Reserves with 21, and “A’ Co., British, with 13 The four highest aggregate scores for 19 ranges fired were
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    • 231 3 JRw Jw>> iMVV2&r X'iv. f f• Y JMAGNETO IGNITION. H I I f I I 150,000 Last Year! j K' 3g I I —the enormous annual output of it I Overland motor cars! I 1 I Many thousands of them went to all I parts of the world. The Overland
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    • 549 3 Draw the cork quantity i lj I ,s limited—i S CO 5 i quality I WH I S K Y I I R Ejf I is rare i will sing its 1 You cannot get i ou';? praises. i J me everywhere s I v «**********1»«:® iimiiuiiii >- iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiuiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiihiid I
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  • 873 4 Mr R Latham arrive! by the Sappho this morning. Mr F G Gorton, British Consul at Singgora, is on a visit to Penang. Mr and Mrs Minto were in Penang recently after a visit to Burma. Messrs F S Gread and F M Sharrcck arrived at Penang
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  • 544 4 PENAbG RICE GUILD’S GOOD WORK Yesterday afternoon, writes a correspondent, betwee the hours of 3 and 5 30, the Chinese Town Hall in Pitt Street presented a very animated scene. Over a thousand of the poorer classes of Asiatics were seeking admittance into the enclosed portico of the
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  • 71 4 At the Harbcu 1 Ma^te’s Offices this forenoon an informal meeting was held the Rice Problem. Commander Mclntyre (Agent, Food C mtroller), Messrs Gilman, Quah B ng Kee and T I Tambyah ware present. The question of prices and of controlled distribuion were considered. Mr Tan byah
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  • 171 4 BT." We understand, says the Bangkok Times”, that, owing to the high price of both rice and sugar, the spirit distillers i»» some of the monthons have complained ab ut the loss they are sustaining to the Excise Department, which conveyed the «me to the Ministry of Finance.
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  • 58 4 June 13. —Gottlieb Mark Lodge, Installation, 8-45 p.m. June 15. —Swimming Club, Gibbons Cup. June 17 —Penang Turf Club, Half Yearly Meeting, Chamber of Commerce, 4-15 p.m. June 25.—Licensing Justices Meeting. June 21.—Penjom Rubber C 0.., Ltd., Meeting, 21, Beach Street. June 23. —Batu Lintang, Ltd., Meeting, 23,
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  • 1015 4 60.000 Tons of Bangkok Rice to be Imported. A well-attended meeting of the rice importers and merchants of Colombo was held on May 31, at the Customs Office, Colombo, whtn the Hon Mr B Horsburg, the Food C mtroller, made a statement regarding the rice situation.
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  • 125 4 Two Convictions. Two cases of rice p'ofireering were dealt with this morning in the Penang Police Court. Last evening C< urt Inspector Nicol went to 741, Dato Kramat Road, where he discovered a Chinese woman buying Rangoon rice at $1 per gantang. The shopkeeper was arrested, and this
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  • 63 4 The following are the official maximum prices for white r’ca in Penang Siam White Rice (Government Imported) By Importers $40.86| per bag. By Wholesale dealers $41.26| per bag. By Retail $1 35 per gantang. Rice. By Importers $l2 30 per bag. By Wholesale dealers $l2 70
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  • 329 4 It has been pointed out that the figures we Bangkok Daily Mail gave as to the rice exports for the first five months of this year and last year in our issue of the 4 h instant were incorrect. The values of the rice exported, according to
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  • 217 4 Curious Accident at Johore Bahru. A rather remarkable accident happened early on Monday morning on the Johore Bahru side of the FMS Railway ferry The leaded go ids vans come across from Woodlands to Johore Bahru, six ab a time, on the ferry, and upon arrival are
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  • 894 4 M.M.” INTERESTING EVIDENCE. Following is the continuation of the evidence taken in 'he preliminary inquiry, in the Kmla Lumpur Pol ce Court, o i Friday and Saturday las', before Mr A W Just, Magistrate, with the DPP, Mr M D Daly, for the prosecution, into three
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    • 293 4 POSIT reference,.^. Wanted for Pena™ n Nurse Probationer? Fo'"'? 1 gagement, etc., Hpp i v of 1 Ueneral Hospital, p P en f o? ,he U,,, Clerk-Conductor, wanted in thorough knowledge estate Apply to T „a Mat Gettah Estate, Limited P n Kedah. Semi!i g FOR SALE. Two Seater Car
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  • 1577 5 CHIEF SECRETARVS REPORT. RECORD OF PROGRESS. The following are the cincludi' g porti ns <f the Chief Secretary’s R -port o > the F >VI S. for the year 19i8 Hospitals, Etc. The Medical Institutions maintained hy Government corpus-d 44 hospitals, 7 gaul hospitals, 2
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  • 109 5 Word of a successful offensive by the Italian forces in Siberia against the Bolsheviki is contained in a telegram received at the Italian Consulate here from the Legation in Peking. The telegram follows: Peking, May 25. —Colonel Fassini Camossi telegraphs that the Italian forces in
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    • 327 5 PRITCHARD C° L D (INCORPORATED IN THE STRAITS SETTLEMENTS.) new GOODS a. STATIONERY and fancy goods dept. This Department is replete with a large stock of All Kinds of Toilet Requisites, Stationery and Fancy Goods. All by the best makers. Toilet Preparations. Oatine Preparations. fc' sj Skin Food, large pot
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    • 554 5 STRAITS SETTLEMENTS WAR LOAN (Conversion Loan) Bonds. Bearing Interest from the 15th November, 1919, at 5j per cent per annum, payable Half-yearly on the 15th May and the 15th November. REPAYABLE AT PAR On the IsthNov., 1929. Under the authority of the War Loan (Conversion. Loan) Ordinance, 1919, the Treasurer
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  • 955 6 We have not been unmindfal of the increasing seriousness of the rice situation, especially the local position. In our news columns we have endeavoured to steer a sensible course between the temptation to publish rumours and sensational items conducive to panic and the printing of a
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  • 43 6 To-day’s quotations for refined tin in Penang was $112.75 per picul, buyers no sellers, and for uuretined tin $ll3 per picul, buyers no sellers. Tin was quoted in London on May 6th at £233 15s. spot, and £229 15s. three months.
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  • 23 6 Messrs. Lean and Co. are officially informed that the output of the Ipoh Tin Dredging Ltd. during May was 312 piculs.
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  • 32 6 The following were the rubber quotations in London on June sth received yesterday Plantation Ist latex crepe Is 9|d Smoked Sheet Is Bfd [By courtesy of Messrs. Bouatead Co].
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  • 102 6 The visit of a dramatic company to Penang will be welcomed, particularly the combination known as the Howitt-Phillips Company, who will next week give three performances in the Town Hall, where they have appeared on numerous occasions with success. On Wednesday next, “The Man from Toronto,” the
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  • 114 6 Amount previously acknowledged $1232 “A Friend” 5 “Kechil” 5 “Weinig maar uit een goed hart” 10 “Manhattan” s 10 $1,262 There were the makings of a considerable j fire in an incident which occurred in a tailor s shop in Coleman Street, Singapore, recently. A spirit lamp
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  • 1174 6 The formation of a Eurasian Association at Singapore has been A Eurasian welcomed by the Sins>aAssociation. pore press as a healthy sign of the times, and there is no doubt that it will, assuming it is run on the right lines and receives the active support which
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  • CORRESPONDENCE.
    • 103 6 [To thb Editor of thh “Pining Guim"’ Sir,— For Civic’s benefit I would like him to know that the 0.8. E. was grants to Commander Macintyre for w&r wors This consisted of carrying out the duties of Re-ident Naval Officer for four years with, out allowance or
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    • 87 6 [To thb Editor of the “Pining Gazetti."] Sir, —Having seen subscription list»under the above capti >n, I would indeed be greatly pleased to kaow what such an organisation has done so far for the poorer community during the present crisis. Our thanks are due for the formation
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  • 391 6 RESULT OF THE DRAW. The following is tbe result of tbe draw I for the latest batch of griffins from. I Australia I No. 1 Brown Mare by Lodestar— I Cuirassina drawn by Mr F Duxbury. I 2 Bay Gelding by Scribe—Gentil, I drawn by Mr D F
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    • 352 6 |u N I LECTR IC 1 tL£OTR,c LIGHT roWER BENEMnn A complete self con tailed uiit—sleeve valve, four cycle entile in d c^ectr c generator moulted oi eie base, with radiator aid talk. No storage batteries. No compliffiSjft draWM cations, so simple that anyone can fejffiii; JSjtiLi operate it. Generates
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    • 11 6 PEACE CELEBRATIONS AT THE “E. O.” Night before the Victory Ball.
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    • 35 6 TBE TIDES. The following are the tides for To day and To-morrow, Ptnarg Standard Times High Water. Low Water. To-day. 11.58 p m. 6.29 p.m. To MORROW. 12.00 noon 6.11 a.m. 12.04 p.m. 7.02 p.m.
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  • 684 7 A COMMONS’ DEBATE. 3JVTIB» L London, Jane 6. g ase f Commons, on the Whirsun adjournment, Sir Mac.e#n opened a debate on the IM non as regards the peace e mestion of the British and military operations in r> he unavoidable action A—U4. >ei and Murmansk regions, J Je
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  • 89 7 BRUSHES WI.H BOLSHEVISTS. [Rictu s Timgiam». 1 Stockbo m. Jane 4. A Helsingfors message says there have been ’wo engagemtn s be ween Bolshevist ard British warships. The first took place off Bjoerkoe in the af erncon cf June Ist, when two British ships found four Bolshe. vfst,
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  • 355 7 Testthont of P-wKw,vowy*g Wrncw. Madame Plekhancfl. the widow of the great Russian. Socialist leader whose recent death was primarily due to the effect of Bolriievik outrages on the veteran politician’s health, addressed, an open letter to M. Marvel Cachin. the French Socialist leader. In a recent
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  • 57 7 London. Jure 5 A Vienna message of May 31-t says serious t iota are occurring among the starving workers of Budapest. Red Guards were sent to factories to quell disorder. Budapest has been almost food’ess in the D*at week No supplies are aiming in. The Soviet Government is
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  • 281 7 F 30□ Sr-yw rwa rca, Sto.vctg Emopr. statistics compiled by the United States Shipping B«>ard sh- w *ha* the Board has _SC steamships, representing 950.2-00 deadweight tons, engaged m carrying food supplies to starving European lands. These vessels, which are the tzitai number in service up to
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  • 25 7 Paris, June 1.-Tbe French Senate is anukely to ratify the vote of the of Deputies concerning el etiou r g women.—Havas
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  • 386 7 THE FRONTIER QUESTION. [Rrctib i Tilbgrajcs. 7 —Havas. Paris. Jane 6. M. Paderewski protested to the Council of F iur against any changes in the Silesian settlement. According to the Echo de Paris,” cer. t»in suggestions, made by Mr Lloyd George, regarding the frontier of Upper Silesia, will perhaps
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  • 39 7 FINANCIAL TERMS. Paris, June 5. The financial terms to Austria as completed. tc nor specify a sum for reparation, but leave it :o a commission to examine the resources and determine the amount and method jf payments.
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  • 54 7 ARRIVAL AT MALTA. Malta, June 3. S xtv-six Turkish prisoners arrived, under a strong military escort. The greatest reticence is observed regarding their names, but it is known that they practically comprise ail the Ministers of the oid regime who were responsible for the Armenian massacres, deportations and
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  • 32 7 Brussels, June 5. There are no details of the munition depot explosion at Cor’emarck. It is impossible to approach that vicinity. It is reported that there are many casualties.
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  • 136 7 DISASTER IN AMERICA. London. June 5. A Wilkesbarre Pennsylvania: telegram f June sth says by an appa.ung expios.cn of a truck of black p iwder attached to an electric train conveying men to work, 6were killed and 40 injured. After the train entered a runnel, the trolley wire
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  • 7 7 London, Jane 7. Silver is quiet.
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  • 145 7 PRESIDENT’S VIEWS. [Ricna s Tkjkoams.] Cologne, Jane 6. A cumber of the Provincial Centre Party held a meeting and passed a resolution dissociating tnemseries from Dr Dorten s action. Dr Dorten telegraphed to General Sir Wi.liam Robertson announcing the proc arnacicn of the new Rspuoiic, He says the
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  • 16 7 Copenhagen. June 6. At Munich. Dr. Levine, the Spar acist .eader, was executed.
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  • 57 7 TRIALS AT SI. JOHNS. St. John’s, June 5. The Vickers’ airmen have decided upon a trial fiigh r probably on Jane 7th. eaving for England on Jane 12th. The Handley Page will begin its trial to-morrcw Taring probably at the end of next wees. The Martinsy’ie will not
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  • 123 7 BAYUDA WINS. London. Jane 5 The Oaks probables are Beresina Careiake Clarity (Piper) B< itannia Fox, Day Dream Whsiley; Lady Peregrine Siade/ Maple Damam (Suime) Mons Scar FTemciemaa) Palatina Brennan) Roseway (Donoghue Mademoiselle Fcch (C Colling and Bayuda (J Childs Louden, June 6. The race for the Oaks
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  • 59 7 London. Jane -5, Notts beat Derbyshire by an innings and 49 runs. Yorkshire v Essex was irawu. Lancashire Northants was drawn. Australians Success. Loudon. June 5. Ab Lords, the Aus ralians beat Mary lebone by ten w’.ckets. Loadoo, June 7. Surrey bea“ Warwickshire by seven wickets. Oxford University
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  • 73 7 PREMIERS UNIQUE LIST. London, June 7. The Prime Minister s list does not include a single peerag®, baronetcy or political award. It chiefly consists of rewards to civil servants. It is understood lie list was reduced to the minimum in view of the expected conclusion of peace, which
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  • 43 7 Ottawa. June T The Bill authorising the deportation of agitators against the constituted authority passed all stages in the Senate and the House of Commons and received the Royal Assent. The Bill applies to British subjects as well m aliens.
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  • 141 7 DUTCH MINISTERS STATEMENT. 'Bacmi Tiuc&ua.] The Hague. June 6 The Foreign Minister, Harr Karnebeek. made a statement in the States-General with reference to Belgian claims. Ha said the Great Powers in Paris, recognising the necessity for a revision of the treaties of 1839, entrusted to an international
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  • 42 7 Paris, June 6. Mr Hughes, in a speech co Australian soldiers, said he intended to leave for Australia at the end of June. Ib is and erst oG'i all arrangements have been made for the departure cf the Australian delegation.
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  • 21 7 Paris, June 6. The coal mines dispute in the Departments of Nord and Pas de Calais is settled.
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  • 45 7 London. June 6. Reuter learns that there is a general continued improvement in the economic situation in Rumania. S'reamers are regu’ariy sailing be r ween Eng and and Rumania, and locomotives and railway material are being despa ihed. The military situation is excellent.
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  • 26 7 Simla, June 7. Twenty of 'he accused court-martia.led for murdering Bcitisn Baaa officials at Amritsar during cue receuu uisturbauces. were jeotenced to death.
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  • 237 7 Minuc's Duses. The friTewing is i cepy of an India Army Order issued, by the Commander-m-Ghier. ‘Seneral Sir Charles M-onre Coxier of the Day No. L 'Ceneral Headquarters. 12th May 1919. The soldiers of the Empire, doth British and rnd-an have suddenly teen called to defend frem Afghan aggression
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  • 158 7 GOVERNMENT TELEGRAMS. London. June 5. In the House a r Commons, at question time. Mr r’.ingworth stated that wing to the congestion of the Eastern Telegraph Ccmcany’s cable®. arrang°meu’’3 w®re recentlv made to suspend priori’v of bransmission for Government telegrams, except for real.. 7 argen’ ones, consequently Government
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  • 102 7 GOVERNMENTS DECISION. [Ram -s Tmgrxici] London, Jane 6. In the House of Commons, Mr Shortt,, the Heme Secretary, who asserted that the Police Union had broken the agreement entered into in August, and was associated with the extremist policy, stated that the Government had definitely decided thab
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  • 253 7 THE PACIFIC. London, June 5. The North America and West Indie» station now emoraces the waters of both the Atlantic and the Pacific sea-boards, the Panama Canal forming the connecting ink. Similaily me Sou h America Station extends into both oceans, including on the Pacific side, the waters
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  • 56 7 NEW DESTROYERS FROM BRITAIN. London. June 6. The Government handed over thedestroyers Arzac, Swordsman, Tattoe, Stalwart, Success and Tasmania to Australia. The Anzac is a squadron leader, and the others are of the latest type. The terms upon which they are handed over are not disclosed. The Australian
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  • 79 7 GIFT AEROPLANES. London, Jane i In the Htuse of Commons, replying to Coionei Ashley, General Seely announced -hat the Government approved of the proposal of the Air Council chat a gift of aeroplanes should be made to each Dominion and India, and any Colonial Governments or Protectorates requiring
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  • 100 7 SECOND READING PASSED London, Jane 5. In the Haase of Commons, the Hou. E S Montagu, moving the second reading of tbe Government of India Bill, said the best way of overc ming the difficulties of caste and education was by representative insti utions. This measure was
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  • 75 7 GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE. London, Jane 6. Lord Curzon informed the A’s< clarion of Chamoers of Commerce that be is appointing a committee to discuss the present means of protecting British trailing interests abroad. The committee wiil ahcuss means whereby t h e solidarity of British interests may be
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  • 645 8 American readers of the great Russian novelist, Dostoievsky, who, exiled for a political crime, spent four years at hard labour in the fortress prison of Omsk, would hardly recognise in the Omsk of to-day the terrible conditions which he depicted in his book, “Recollections of the House
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  • 165 8 Harbin. May 24. —Cases of Bolsheviki tiring at trains on the Suchausk line have grown frequent of late. After firing at two trains yesterday the Bolsheviki proceeded to blow up the railway bridge at Verst 63 near Razdolnaia station. Tn the neighbourhood of Kiparosovo Station a band
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  • 171 8 Peking, May 22.—The Japanese Legation has drawn the attention of the Chinese Government to the destruction of a residence at Wuhu occupied by employes of a Japanese shipping company. As the Government has no knowledge of the affair a telegram of inquiry has been sent to the Wuhu
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 475 8 j DELCO LIGHT. I I A Complete Electric Light Installation u with Dynamo, Engine Storage Battery. H Fuel Used—Cheapest Kerosene. 3 Engine Starts—By Pressing a Button. u Engine Stops—When Battery is Full. u A Complete Plant can be seen working H any day at our Office in Beach Street. u
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    • 167 8 ill IGh =8 E Li; I UNIVERSAL TkEAO COVERS ELASTICITY -r /Ci S AF£D SUPPLENESS M£4GE RESILIENCY ECONOMY The best for all roads and ail weather List of Stockists. Penang Chin Kooi k Co., Cycle k Carriage Co., George Town Motor Garage. Parif Bunfarßan Bee Leong k Co. Alor StarGoh
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  • 629 9 22 103 shares represented at T !iere J "ordinary general meeting < f 13t V’rs in the Senawang Rubber Estates, s hsreh° l( cr h wag held at the offices of the ,‘a general managers (Messrs •..•tari'* 9 1 .z, 71 Szechuen Road, B-> l,eiSS ,r»Uy2oth. Mr
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  • 344 9 At the annual general meeting of the Repah R .'her and Tapioca Estates, ltd., held at the offices of the general managers, Messrs Hopkins, Dunn and Co., Shanghai, on May 20th, The Chairman said “During the year we have .anted up an additional 100 acres with
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  • 656 9 A dividend of 50 tael cents per share was voted at the eleventh annual general meeting of the Tebong Rubber and Tapicca Estate, Ltd., held at Shanghai. Mr. R. MacGregor, the chairman, said the output fell short of the estimate by 28,250 lbs. The reasons which brought this
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  • 44 9 The following are additional rubber outputs for May Bukit Katil lbs 10,830 Bukit K. B. 5.000 Burma 7,245 Clovellv j, 9.803 Jimah 26,34 6 Kota Tit.ggi a 24,000 Pundut 33,000 Pelepab Valley 29.200 Siginting 13,000 Sitiawan 4,864 Sembrong 2,700 United Malacca 14.304
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  • 164 9 Penang June 12, 1919. S. P. Tapioca J 16.25 sellers. M. P. Tapioca 517.25 sellers. Gold leaf 572 sellers Pepper (W. Coast 3 Ibs. 5 oz) buyers Black Pepper $25 nom White Pepper $4O nom. Trang Pepper nominal Mace 5 90 nom Mace Pickings $BO sellers Cloves $7O sellers.
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  • 258 9 Messrs. J. A. Wattie and Co., Ltd., have informed the Shanghai Times that an eruption. of the volcano Kloet, in East Java, occurred on May 20 and caused certain damage on the estates of Kroewoek Java Plantations. Ltd., and Anglo-Java Estates. Ltd. Telegrams received front
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  • 141 9 Peking, May 24.—The Ministry of the Interior has sent a notification to the Ministry of Communications that the Chin Pu, the Chin Hua Tsa Chih, the Min Sheng Tsung Ko, and the Kung Jen Pao Chien Tai Ping, all publications iissued in Shanghai, have for the past
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  • 68 9 Astatic Officers’ Conditions. A few days ago the Malay Captains and Gunners of the Eastern Shipping Co. Ltd’s vessels requested an increase of wages and mess allowance. Captains who were receiving 850 per month asked for 875, ana Gunners, who were drawing 830, asked for $5O per month.
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  • 253 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, Bsgan j Serai, and Taiping j 10 a m. 3.45 p.m Ipoh, Batu Gajah, and Tapah Road j 3.45
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  • 88 9 The B I Packet Euryslis with the mrils from Europe left Negipatsm at 7 pm. on Tuesday, the 1 Och instant, and is expected to arrive here on Sunday evening, tl e 15th instant. The B I Packet Faitala with the mails from Europe left .Npgapatam at noon
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  • 1082 9 I laS NAMES. 7 E so I RUBBER (Dollar.) Sc, sc. S 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 ...I 1.20 1.25 Ayer Molek Rubber Co. 230 2.50 Ayer Panas Rubber Estates 11.25, 11.50
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • 18 9 Dr. Cassell's Tablets "epam Wear and Tear of Nerve and Had?. 30| d by a chemists and Storekeepers.
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    • 246 9 I Another step forward in j Jlrestone I Tyre Construction I 1. The tough, thick tread gives many more miles of 4 wear with a safe hold. 2. More cushion stock, pure rubber between fabric s'' and tread as a protection against shock and injury. 3. More rubber between layers
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  • 405 10 Action by Jugo-Slavia. Peking. May 24. —Telegrams from Omsk report, as a sequel to the news that the Allies contemplate recognising the Koltchak Government, that Jugo-Slavia (Servia, Montenegro and Croatia) have already granted such recognition. Mr. Strandtman, the Russian Charge d’Affaires in Servia at the outbreak of
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  • 152 10 Hinghwa, Fukien, May 20.—1 n the fighting between the two factions of Southerners, Yungchun has changed hands three times within the past three weeks. The Cantonese troops have withdrawn to Tehwa, leaving Yungchun in the posession of the local troops composed chiefly of bandits. Each time
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  • 136 10 Peking, May 24. —An agreement was signed to-day between the Chinese Government and the Marconi Company for the formation of a Chinese National Wireless Telegraph Company with a capital of £700.000, half to be furnished by the Chinese and half ly the Marconi Company, for the
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  • 108 10 Shanghai, May 29. —Restoration of cable service between Shanghai and the United States has been delayed because the break occurred in the deepest part of the Pacific Ocean —at a point between Guam and Manila where the water is 4,100 fathoms in depth. The service has
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