Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 2 October 1919

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  • 20 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE ESTABLISHED 1833. PUBLISHED DAILY No. 227. VOL. LXXVII. THURSDAY, 2nd OCTOBER, 1919. PRICE 10 CENTS.
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    • 668 1 ENVELOPES ALL SORTS AND SIZES PRINTED OR PLAIN The PiNAiis Gazette Press LIMITED. e<-- r 1 w ■—~y' 9 S 1 YOU HAVE NOT TRIED. I I I BEAR BRAND MILK II i you can have no idea w i ia t a g jjff felp Cd Perfectly Sterilised Miffi
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    • 35 1 =7» UP-TO-DATE PRINTING I of every description undertaken, from a visiting card to the largest size poster, by The Pinang Gazette Press, Ltd. with care and promptitude. Estimates given free and artistic display guaranteed. i
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  • 869 2 THE UNCONQUERABLE A CITY VIEW. A very hopeful view of Britain’s afterwar commerce and economics is taken by Mr E Mackay Edgar, a City man, who, as head of the great trading firm of Sperling and Co., and as a frequent visitor to the United States, speaks with high authority.
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 1610 2 POSITIONS WANTED. NOTICES. /■p' '"'i Rubber nearly 5 years’ Notice is hereby given that daring r/ l IFL experience seeks billet oo Estate as junior rebuilding operations, we have moved our or senior assistant in the F. M. S. or officQ temporar j| y to 35e, Beach Street. I/ J
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    • 940 2 r —our uf-to-datl ELECT STYLISH SHIRTS. SHOWERS OF LIFE Ma<k of Riiht Matcrij) Tailore<l by ,he Mm Each Twiil shirt Rs- 2 B Each Khaki Shirt Bs 3 0 0 Military Khaki A? if Shirt Bs. 3-8-0 Y J 2F. B —Buyers of Dozen at a time will I 1
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  • 1291 3 —“Malaya Tribune,” SINGAPORE OPINION. The fate of the Prai Dock in Penang is one which concerns all classes of the com munity. The principles involved by the action of the Government concern the whole Straits Settlements and all Crown colonies. There have been negotiations going on between
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  • 552 3 What is it .that is causing all the trouble in the world to-day This, says the “Saturday Review” of London. “We have been assured, publicly and repeatedly assured, by Sir Robert Horne that on November 15 the last dole of 15s. a week to women will
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  • 166 3 The International Institute of Agriculture in a resume of tbe cereal crop harvests of the present year in Northern Hemisphere countries, state that the wheat crop this year shows a decrease compared with last year, but is higher than the average for the five years 1913 to
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    • 289 3 NOTICE is hereby given that the Trade Mark represented above is’the Trade Mark of Cole Motor Car Company, R co-poration organised and existing under the Jaws of the State„of Indiana in the United States of ’Ame-ica and is used by the Company in connection with Automobiles, Chassis. Motor Cars, Motor
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    • 157 3 PRITCHARD 6 Co Ltd INCORPORATED IN STRAITS SETTLEMENTS. SPORTING REQUISITES. double barrel breach SPORTING GUNS Hammer 12 bore 52 an d S;o Hammerless 12 bore $B4 SINGLE BARREL BREACH LOADING Hammer 12 bore $26 SPORTING CARTRIDGES f Winchester. Kynoch. Primax. No 4,6& 8 shot $10.50 per 100 f EMSfe Buckshot
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    • 241 3 InnnnnunnnnnnnnniinnnnnnnnnnnnHn p n n AN EXTRAORDINARY ATTRACTION I H n at g B imperial pi"™ g AT THE EMPIRE THEATRE. r; From Thur. 2nd to Sun. Sth October. 1919. H y—r 1 P In the First Show at 7-45 p.m. H SECOND INSTALMENT OF PARTS io REELS. q H 5
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  • 757 4 Mr C G Stainfield arrived at Penang from Madras by the Fazilka. Mr F R Long, Manager, Lanas Estates, Ltd., has gone to the Crag Hotel for a month. The death occurred last week at Selinsing Estate, of Margaret, daughter of Mr and Mrs A V Estrop.
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  • 48 4 The increase in the value of the rupee has had a sequel in a strike by lightermen employe! by the Penang Harbour Board. The stoppage of work is in connection with a demand for increased wages to compensate for loss when remitting money to India.
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  • 840 4 ST” SERIOUS FIRE AT TANGLIN BARRACKS. [Fhom Oto Own Correspondent.] Singapore, September 2. A disastrous fire which broke out at Tanglin Barracks completely destroyed the Officers’ Mess, except a part of the eastern end of the building. The billiard table and furniture were all burnt and several officers’
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  • 245 4 DARING RAID IN NORTHAM ROAD. ARRESTED MEN IDENTIFIED, 4 A daring robbery occurred last night at No. 21 Northam Road, Penang, the residence of Mr Chung Thye Chong, jewellery and cash to the value of $55,000 being taken. It is stated that six Chinese, armed with pistols
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  • 177 4 LOCAL SHARE MARKET. [To the Editor of the “Pinang Gazette.”] I notice in to-day’s issue under the above heading that North Taiping shares are quoted by Messrs Kennedy and Co, at Bayers yesterday $l/50, Sellers $l/60 whereas to-day they quote $l/40 Buyers $l/60 Sellers. These quotations infer that the
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  • 138 4 The Legislative Council will meet on Monday afternoon, the most important item being the first reading of the Bill for making provision for the public service for the year 1920. There are five Bills down for second reading namely, Destruction of Mosquitos Bill, Quarantine and Prevention of Disease
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  • 248 4 The following tie will be played on Tuesday, 7th October, at 5 p.m. A. Class Singles (Final) —4O W. H. Threlfall v. —15.2 E. S. Haslam (4). Wednesday, Bth October. A. Class Doubles (Final)— —3O W. H. Threlfall and S. F. B. Martin v. —15.2 E. E.
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    • 411 4 HEW ADVERTISEMENTS. POSITION VACANT. An experienced Clerk wanted with thorough knowledge of estate accounts and etore work. Salary $6O per mensem with free quarters. Apply No. 298, c/o Pinang Gazette. MISCELLANEOUS. Lady desirous of returning to England would give services with children or invalid, in return for passage. Apply Box
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    • 386 4 J33X3XEI2XKEp I ASK SOME or THE USERS OF DELCO H i-ii H ELECTRIC LIGHT SETS I IN YOUR DISTRICT WHAT THEY g g THINK OF THEM. B Q FJ S SOME USERS t 3 CALEDONIA ESTATE,' Province Wettedey. S EASTERN SHIPPING Co., Penang. H SUNGEI PATANI CLUB, Xedag. B g
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  • 1986 5 A GREAT KNOCK-OUT. Joe Beckett, the heavy-weight boxing champion of England, defeated Eddie McGoorty, of America, at Olympia, London, on September 2nd, in the seventeenth round of a twenty-rounds contest for a £2,000 purse and stakes of £l,OOO a side. From every point of view it was
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    • 331 5 J'rom ENGLAND Direct from the Factory to your Home. Buy all your Dress Requirements and Household Goods from the great British Mail-order House. You will be delighted with the quality and workmanship of the goods, the up-to-date and attractive styles, and the low prices. You can be smartly dressed and
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    • 245 5 WANTED. Ladies and Gentlemen to buy one of our Swiss-made Fountain-pens, the finest and cheapest, never before offered to the public. Each Re. I, Dozen Rs. 11. Blackbird Fountain-pen Rs. 4-8-0. Waterman’s Ideal Rs. 7-8-0 Swan Rs. 7. Swiss-made Watch Rs. 3-12-0. Ladies, Wristlet Watch Rs. 6, Nickel Case, Silver
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  • 39 6 Tek Khean—At No 1a Light Street, on October Ist, to Mr «nd Mrs Lecng Tek Khean a son. Ipoh papers please copy 4 Still At Borneo, Septi mber 27th, to Mr and Mrs F M Still, a daughter.
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  • 28 6 Shackleton—Collins —AtSSu r abaya Java, on September 27th, 1919, by Rev A T W Dowding. Charles Francis Shackleton, of Derby, England, to Ruse Cul.ios, of Melbourne, Australia.
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  • 1459 6 During the past few days we Lave felt it our duty, as a live newspaper and independent organ of public opinion, to obtain and print the views of a number of prominent Chinese rs to how they consider their particular interests are aft c ed by the
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  • 1577 6 Penang is not rushing the question of a war memorial, perhaps wisely. War I" Ceylon, the War Memorial Memorials. Committee has appointed a sub Committee, with Sir J Thompson Broom ex-officio, to obtain designs and estimates for a war memorial to take the form of an obelisk,
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  • 75 6 To-day’s quotation for unrefined tin in Penang was $1321 per picul, business done and for refined tin $134 per picul buyers, no sellers. lin was quoted in London on Sept 26th at £275 15s spot, and £277 5s three months. Tin was quoted in London on Sept. 29th
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  • 198 6 The output of the Rahman Tin Co., Ltd., during September was: 504 pikuls Mill piculs 253.41, tributes piculs 250.20. The output of Rahman Hydraulic Tin, Ltd., during September was 250 pikuls. The output of Ronpibon Extended N L for the month of September was; 50,000 yards, 410hurs, 347
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    • 238 6 I Fort-Reviver I I THE WONDERFUL NON- 1 ALCOHOLIC STIMULANT. g Jsriqueur Tronic.” It is a combination of pure fruit juices If g re-inforced with nerve foods such as Glycero Phosphates, Lecithin and Organic Phosphates g g of the Nuclein Group. g Stocked in Quarts and ‘Pints. SOLE AGENTS: g
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    • 13 6 “E. O.” TANGO DINNER To-morrow, Friday, 3rd Oct. SEATS TO BE ENGAGED PREVIOUSLY.
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  • Page 6 Miscellaneous
    • 38 6 THE TIDES. The following are the tides for To-day, and To-morrow, Penang Standard Times; i High Water. Low Water. To-day. 3.29 a.m. 10-18 a.tn. 56 p.m. 9-51 p.m. To MOBBOW. 4.15 a.m. 11 34 a.m/«<i. 6.18 p.m. 11-51
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  • 961 7 attitude of other unions. THE FOOD PROBLEM. [Rkutm’B Tblxgkams.] London, September 29. The London, Brighton and South Coast Railway Company deny that 75 per cent of the drivers and firemen have resumed The Industrial Districts. London, September 30. General satisfaction is expressed with the manner in which
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  • 492 7 Mr. Barnes on Materialist Aims. Mr. G. N. Barnes, M. P., presiding on September Ist over the International Conference on Labour and Religion at the Browning Hall, Walworth, said that never in the history of the world had there been a more striking illustration of
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  • 408 7 Tokio, September 4.—Labour unrest in the United States, particularly in some Eastern States, is developing into a serious matter and the number of strikers in those States at present is quite unprecedented in the history of recent labour movements in the United States. Efforts are being made
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  • 51 7 Kobe, September 16.—Workers at the Kawasaki dock yards numbering 15,000 have demanded a 50 percent increase in wages, setting noon on Thursday as a time limit. It is reported that if their demands are not conceded the men will not strike but will have recourse to
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  • 332 7 —"Ex.’J The congestion at the principal ports is again very serious, and, unfortunately, there are no signs on August 23rd that it is going to be relieved very soon. As usual, it is very largely due to Government action of a kind which looks very like blundering. Wool,
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  • 58 7 EFFECT OF STRIKE. London, September 30. The Civil Service Commission snmunces that the qua’ifving examination unchr the reconstruction scheme, for the Indian Civil S”v’ce and Eastern Cadetships, etc, announced to begin, on October 2nd, baa no 4 been pop' pined, but candidates prevented from attending by the
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  • 38 7 Brussels, September 30. T 1 e Congress of the Belgian miners voted in favour of a referendum on 8 general strike in November, in thi event of non-compliance with the demand for a minimum wage.
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  • 42 7 London, September 30. The revenue for the six months to September 30th w«s £458,998,799. compared with £343,420,657 in the corresponding period of last, year. The expenditure was £740,343,700, compared with £1,356 342,055 in the corresponding six months last year.
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  • 23 7 YUGO SLAVIA TO SIGN. [Rima’s Tbligbams.J Paris, September 30. It is announced that the Yugo*Slavs will sign the Austrian Peace Treaty,
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  • 29 7 D’ANNUNZIO’S ACTION. Rome, September 30. A telegram from Fume says d’Annunzio has ordered the interruption of telegraphic communication with Agram. It is stated he bis warring against Yugo-Slavia.
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  • 68 7 SOCIAL-DEMOCRAT SUPPORT. Berlin, September 30. The Social-Democratic Party Conference unanimously voted its confidence in Herr Noqke, Minister of Defence, who vigorously denounced the extremists, who bad outdone a thousandfold the worst sins of the old rulers in the shape of terrorism, villainy and violence. "If we are
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  • 35 7 AUSTRIAN TREASURES FOR SALE. QBVienna, September 30. The Council of Ministers decided to sell wonderful art treasures, valued at a million crowns, in order to obtain money to feed he people.
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  • 36 7 VON DER GOLTZ RECALLED. Copenhagen, September 30. A Berlin semi-official message s’ates that General von der Goltz has firally been '■rcalled from the Baltic Provinces after unsuccessfully endeavouring to persuade the troops to withdraw.
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  • 42 7 Luxemburg, September 30, The plebiscite resulted in 10,345 in .avour of continuance in power of the Grand Duchess Charlotte, against 2,214 in favour of a Republic. 6,378 voted for economic union with France and 2,117 for economic union with Belgium.
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  • 64 7 FOGH’S MEASURES. Paris, September 29. The Supreme Council accepted a resolution by Marshal Foch outlining the measures tn prevent the Germans, without authorisation, disposing of air material. The Council decided to insist upon the handing over of the amounts already realised by such unauthorised disposal, and accepted
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  • 66 7 VOTE OF CONFIDENCE. Paris, September 30. The French Chamber passed a vote of confidence in the Government by 262 to 188, arising out of a motion favouring the immediate opening up of Inter-Allied negotiations wi h the object of assuring the disarmament of Germany. '1 he Government acquiesced
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  • 24 7 Christiania, September 30. The Committee appointed to consider Norway’s entry to the League of Nations c ported unanimously in favour.
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  • 60 7 FATAL CRASH IN ITALY. Romp, September 30. A British aeroplane, en route from C«i o to London, which landed at an aerodrome near Bracciano, struck a tree when resuming its journey and crashe 1 on fire. The pilot, Captain C H Darley, was burned to death, and bis
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  • 17 7 Washington, September 30. Mr Brand Whitlock has been appointed Ambassador to Belgium.
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  • 28 7 London, September SJ). It is understood that the meeting of the Joint Committee on the Government o' India Bill has been postponed till October 6'h.
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  • 596 7 —Havas, THE ALLIES AND GERMANY. Paris, September 28.—The French papers believe the Powers would consent practically to blockade Germany again by by cutting off commerce, food supplies, raw material and finance, if the people in England, France, America and Italy could be made to realise that there
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  • 29 7 2|d. per lb INCREASE. London, September 30. Owing to the increasin’ cost of production, the Food Ministry has raised all prices of meat by 2| per lb.
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  • 58 7 Johannesburg, August 24.—There Is much comment in commercial quarters OH the reported Imperial purchase of 175,000 tons of sugar from Mauritius at £5l a ton the average price of South African sugar being only £25 a ton. This is believed to be the biggest sugar deal
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  • 80 7 RETURN JOURNEY BEGUN. [Rjnrm’i Tumwci.] London, September 30. A New Westminster (British Columbia) message of September 29th says the Prince of Wales arrived from Vancouver and opened the Provincial Exhibition, planted trees and presented war decorations, H R R had a wonderful welcome from a dense crowd,
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  • 22 7 A NEW RECORD. London, September 30. Silver is at 64d spot and 63 3/8d forward, with buying and a firm market.
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  • 393 7 The price of silver has continued its upward course, and has reached the highest quotation touched since April, 187 b. A contributory cause of the rise has been the continued fall in the Amijeican, exchange, which has naturally caused sellers to be somewhat reluctant to sell for sterling.
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  • 230 7 During the past four years the American population of the city of Manila has decreased by 42.79 per cent, shows a comparative statement prepared for the Secretary of Public instruction by the Philippine Health Service, in which the census results of 1914, when a sanitary
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  • 122 7 The general meeting of the Association Port Sanitary Authorities, held in London considered the draft of the Port Authorities (Infectious Diseases) Regulate 1919. Mr. R. Sheriton Holmes solicitor of the Association, said had adopted the principle that thi', o f uni should not have to pay for the
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  • 1867 8 THE VISIT TO AMERICA lb is no new experiment for Uncle Sim to entertain a Prince, says a New York paper, but it must be admitted that speciaj interest has been aroused all over the country by the approaching visit of Albert Christain George Andrew Patrick David
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    • 323 8 -V 'X.-t z*I A** V s I p MAGNETO IGNITION. W H j P p r I? Drive the“Bs-Four” I ,£g |d A car of great beauty and strength |;J i ‘I a car of absolutely dependable performU| ance, its great power simply controlled. 11 tsi With the reserve force
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    • 338 8 111 I i l Jl ll j 0 Puts New Life Into Your Motor Car is nothing so annoying as enj 1 gine trouble, and 80% of it is caused Mfegf by Carbon. That knocking and loss of power, extravagant use of fuel and slow response to the throttle are
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  • 872 9 •w n NAMES. 5.2 J srl RUBBER (Dollar.) c 0 Alor Gajah Rubber Estate 4.15 4.25', Amalgamated Malay Estates Ayer Hitam Planting Syndicate !•>.£> Ayer Kuning Rubber Estates 1-25 1.30| Aver Molek Rubber Co. “JL i Ayer Pal ias ß^J b E^e teB 6.50 7*oo cum. Rubber C«., Ltd.
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  • 274 9 At one time, 20 years ago or even less, the South Pacific Islands were thought so promising for the cultivation of rubber that plantations sprang up in hundreds, and the greatest hopes were indulged that these Islands would rival Malaya in production and quality. The
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  • 217 9 Presiding on August 27th at the meeting of the Pontian (Malay) Rubber Company, Limited, Mr. R. S. Murray said that the revenue account showed a loss of £5,000, but out of that about £2,000 was attributable to Interest on borrowings and £638 to depreciation. The loss was
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  • 300 9 The report of -the Rubber Plantations Investment Trust shows why the shareholders are to go without a dividend for the second successive year, and why they may hope for a hotter result in the current year. At the end of March. 1918. the profit ami loss
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  • 284 9 Presiding at the meeting of the ’Aengsono (Java) Rubber Plantations, Limited, at Cannon Street Hotel, E. C., Mr. Guy Owen said they had passed through a most critical period in the history of the company, and although, if they could have foreseen that the war would come
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  • 335 9 "Ex.” It is not usually the practice to talk much, nor to explain the progress of a company’s operations, at a statutory general metingj but Mr. Harold Edwards made an exception to this rule when he presided recently in Calcutta at the statutory meeting of the IndoBurma Tin
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  • 19 9 Highlands and Lowlands Para pays an interim dividend of 7g per cent making per cent to date.
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  • 141 9 The Secretaries advise that the Dredge was given a trial run on 6th September, the first few days were spent in making necessary adjustments and by the 15th was In' good running order. Since that date the dredge has worked 290 hours opening a
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  • 31 9 The Secretaries advise that the output for September is 700 piculs, yards treated 75,000. hours run 620. Estjimated value of output $60.000, estimated Mining profit $48.000.
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  • 17 9 The following are additional rubber outputs for September Sungei Patani ]bs 26,300 Sungei Gettah 11,000
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  • 202 9 Penang, October 2, 1919. j S. P. Tapioca No. 2 Jl3.so—buyers. M. P. Tapioca sl4.oo—buyers. Geld leaf $72 sellers Pepper (W. Coast 3 lbs. 5 oz) SI6J buyer, Black Pepper $25 nom White Pepper $65 sellers. Trang Pepper nominal Mace $9O nom. 1 Mace Pickings $5O seller» j Cloves
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  • 44 9 Oct 4.—NelLnay Rubber Co, Ltd, ing, Downing Street, 11 a.in Oct; 4.—Sriavan Plantation*, Meet ng, 21 B-ach Str/et, toon Oct 17— Krian, Pa-it Buntr, Regular Mfeting, 6-30 p tn Oct 19 —Penang Swimming Cub, Champ unship and Sial-d Hmd cap (440 ydb).
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  • 333 9 sargint? —“A.G.M.” in the “Tanglin Tribune.” It was mid-night > The stillness of the night was only disturbed by the sluggish lapping of the incoming tide on the soft, evil-smelling mud, while occasionally a harsh voice would define yet another non-do-plume fc(r 'the wily and elusive mosquito.
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  • 701 9 “Imp.” in the “Tanglin Tribunl” When out little Detachment leaned over x the-rail of the “Klang” and watched slowly fading into the distance, 1 believe it had matter of m >re import to think about than cricket er fov/tball. After 'an exceedingly pleasant
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  • 621 9 Minutes of a special meeting of the Municipal Commissioners held on Tuesday the 9th September, 1919. Present:—Messrs G A Hereford, President, Yeoh Guan Souk, Quah Beng Kee, F Duxbury, Chee Wor Lok. Absent Messrs A M Goodman, Hon. A F Goodrich. I. The minutes of the last meeting
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  • 117 9 Phnano, October 2, 1919 (By Courtesy ot the Chartered Bank). London Demand Bank ...2/4 1/4 4 months' sight Bank ...2/4 5/8 3 Credit ...2/4 27/32 3 Documentary ...2/4 7,8 Calcutta Demand Bank Rs. 3 days’ sight Private Bombay Demand Bank Moulmein Demand Bank g 3 days’sight Private pg Madras
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  • 153 9 Yestbrday’s Lati Arrivals Will-o’-the Wisp, Caswell, 145, Teluk Anson, Qush Beng Re?, general. Fazilka, Wiles, 2,698, Madras, Islay Kerr Co, general. To-day's Arrivals. Kedah, Maples, 94, Sitiawan, Eastern Shipping Co, general. Pangkor, Harris, 94, Trang, Eastern Shipping Co, general. Sappho, Scott, 329, Teluk Anson, Adamson Gilfillan Co., general.
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  • 60 9 1,635 crolies arrived yesterday per Fazilka, All proceeded to Pulau Jerjak for quarantine. A number of German prisoners of war are on board the Mitau, which arrived here from Saigon thia morning. Travelling by tLe Fazilka from Madras to Singapore are a number of British officers, who are
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  • 315 9 DAILY (except Sunday) Federated Malay States, YBy 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 J 10 a.m. 3.45 p.m. Ipoh, Batu Gajah, and Tapah Road j 3.45 p.m. Teluk Anson (when
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  • 428 10 Messrs. James F. Hatton Co., Ltd., Manchester, reported on Wednesday, September 3rd, as follows Liverpool Cotton. day Fully. Mid-American—Spot 19.72 20.04 Mid-American, Current Month 19.05 19.47 Sakellaridis. F.G.F. Egyptian—Spot 30.00 30.00 do. Current Month 30.00 30.00 New York Cotton. Spot—Cents. 31.40 3 ’.25 Current Month 30.48
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  • 141 10 Excellent progress is being made by the troop of Girl Guides recently formed in Penang, which has attained a membership of nearly a hundred, comprising European, Eurasian and Chinese girls. The meetings are held at St George’s Girls’ sehool, and it is hoped that in the early
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  • 113 10 8.T.” The Bukit Tengah Syndicate's estate located on the ssa coast between the Packa and Kretay rivers in Trengganu has been sold for $60,000. The adjoining estate of Packa was sold some little time ago for $lO,OOO Another estate in which Bangkok was interested was the Sipantas
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  • 111 10 Tbere was a large gathering at Government House Hongkong when H E the Officer Administering the Government delivered a lengthy address on the needs of the Hongkong University. His Excellency explained to the meeting the different extensions proposed, including a larger staff, playing-grounds, a course in Journalism
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    • 333 10 I U DD” expanded metal D D DIAMOND MESH SOLE AGENTS: Wm. JACKS Co., Singapore. SUB-AGENTS R. T. REID Co., Penang. 1 The Return of* ffite? BOVRIL During the War Bovril was so indispens- > a bl e t 0 tfo e so idi ers> wounded, and the people i
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    • 345 10 MEANS EFFICIENT 1 The MAXIMUM power of your engine is not intended for continuous use but as a reserve to be drawn upon for emergencies of load, gradient or instant necessity for speed. An underpowered car is unequal to any unusual demand. As with the car, so with the tyres.
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  • 811 11 The first Japanese mercantile steamer since 1914 reached Hamburg on August 23 from Java. The steamer Emden was taken over at Sabong ou September 24. The vessel will »o to Singapore to discharge about 1,750 tons of cargo and will afterwards go into dry dock there. The steamship
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    • 512 11 CHEST LUNG I TROUBLES Veno’s is the Incomparable Remedy. Unfailing reliability has made Veno’s Lightning Cough Cure the supreme remedy of modern times for all chest, lung, and throat troubles in old or young. The test of time is behind this great remedy; in all parts of the world it
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    • 69 11 IS YOUR FACE DISFIGURED by pimples or blotches If so it is a sure jrtgn blialt are needed to Set matters right. As a remedy for disordered liver, bilious* ness, coated tongue, sick headaches, pimples, blotched skin, and other troubles arising from constipation Pinkettes are perfection. Tiny but thorough, as
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    • 212 11 Uiutenoood i I STANDARD E Cjjpe writer s J The Machine You I n a n S will Eventually Buy n n d > H H n f PATERSON, SIMONS Co., f LIMITED. a H' 1 (INCORPORATED IN ENGLAND.) H 3 PENANG, SINGAPORE <£ KUALA LUMPUR. AGENTS. S. i i—i
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    • 1572 12 P g O -BRITISH INDIA Nippon Yu.en bWu. K. P. M. *> M—— (ROYAL PACKET NAVIGATION Co.) i UNDER MAIL CONTRACT WITH THE Sam dWftfr AND IMPERIAL JAPANESE GOVERNMENT. j gSSsfi»* (INCORPORATED IN HOLLAND.) APCAR LINE. (Subject to alterations without Notice.) I ffo. 582. telegrams Pa/utvaart," Companies Incorporated in England.)
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    • 703 12 BANKS. eHARTERED BANK OF India" AUSTRALIA AND CHINA. (Incorporated in England by Royal Ch*ne« Paid up Capital xi -*O,OOO Reserve Fund Reserve Liability of Proprietors £1 2qq Head Office: 38, BISHOPSGATE, LONDON, E 0 Agencies and Branches. Amritsar, Bangkok. Batavia, Bombav r.> Canton, Cebu, Colombo, Delhi J k e tta
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