Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 20 October 1919

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  • 20 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE PUBLISHED DAILY ESTABLISHED 1833. No. 242. VOL. LXXVII. MONDAY, 20th OCTOBER, 1919. PRICE 10 CENTS.
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    • 35 1 I i UP-TO-DATE PRINTING 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 artisuc j display guaranteed
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  • 458 2 London,September 13,—Field-Marshal Lord French, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, has ordered the suppression of the Sinn Fein Parliament, as a dangerous association. Police and soldiers, in full war kit, have searched for arms and ammunition over a wide area in Ireland, including Dublin, Londonderry, Donegal, Galway, Cork
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  • 281 2 The Board of Trade Journal publisb.es a report by the New Zealand Board of Trade upon the coal industry of tbe Dominion. The Board, having carefully considered all relevant arguments, are of opinion thatsome form of nationalisation is urgently needed as an essential step towards removing shortcomings
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 1803 2 POSITION WANTED. PENANG SALES ROOM. FEDERATED MALAY STATES, WAR CHARITIES LOTTERY. Experienced Planter desires management PRELIMINARY NOTICE.! of small Private Estate or small Private Prizes won by the following tickets havs Syndicate if possible near Penang, Pro- AllCtlOll Sale Of In it yet been claimed. vince Wellesley or Taiping Kedah
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    • 152 2 JUDGE FOR YOURSELF. Is it worth while to experiment with the myriad so-called cures for Rheumatism when there Is one sovereign remedy, timptested and PROVEN, which will bring you instant relief For nearly a generation Little’s Oriental Balm has been used by all classes of people, in all countries, as
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    • 809 2 1 ins S? 1 LONDON ASSU CORPor atio h e undersi gned as agents fo. 1- r re prepared to accept I enrrent rates. k 1 For full particulars apply to_ O\ WbF PATERSON, SIMONS w 'w! (Incorporated i„ E Dellnd) «K ti > II /7’ «Km Company i s
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  • 896 3 SPEECH BY GENERAL SMUTS. Bombay, October 7.A Pietermaritzberg (Natal) correspondent of a Bombay paper sends the text of a highly important statement on the Indian question recently delivered at Durban by General Smuts, the new Premier of the South African Union. The occasion was the presentation
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  • 226 3 Sir Marcus Samuel writes to the Times” Lord Fisher omits from the enumeration of the many great things he has accomplished the introduction of liquid fuel to the Navy. My efforts to accomplish this, extending over many years, would have proved futile without his powerful,
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  • 313 3 The outlook with regard to rice supplies for Ceylon is, at the moment, a somewhat anxious one, says the Tinies of Ceylon” of October 3. lhe total quantity of rice promised by the Indian Government under their agreement with the Government of Ceylon has now arrived and
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  • 337 3 To Continue in Force. Rangoon. October 9.The Burma Government issue to day a notification by the Board of Rice Control in Siam, which states from the time the export of rice was prohibited the Board of Rice Control has caused enquiries to be made regarding rice supplies
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  • 391 3 A correspondent to a Bombay paper writes a letter in the course of which he remarks :A few d a y s ago your London correspondent in the course of his letter reminded us of what Dickens had to say about a voyage to Paris in eleven hours.
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 400 3 |l||| (pale pilseni BEER light refreshing, brewed to I SUIT THE MOST EXACTING TASTE. g SUPPLIES OBTAINABLE FROM g ss I PATERSON, SIMONS Co., Ltd., (laccrporated in England) AND PRINCIPAL DEALERS g I PENANG. jnnnanannnnnnnnaauanaannnunnn. C rj trial orders big or small are CORDIALLY P INVITED FOR OUR SPECIALITIES E
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    • 273 3 Pritchard co., Ltd. Incorporated in Straits Settlements. SOLE AGENTS FOR Rover and Popular cycles. ECONOMY QUAL,TY AND WEAB felted P-. j there is NOTHING eh BETTED. Rover Roadster Model A supplied for year to Estates and mines etc. for the hardest wear $150.00 Rover Roadster fitted with Rover Tyres a
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  • 321 4 FOUR MACHINES TO START. [Riut»’> Tiligiimb.] London, October 16. Despite the enormous difficulties of a flight to Austra'ia, four machines have entered for the Australian Government s prize for a flight from Britain to Australia in thirty days. The competition is under the control of the
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  • 680 4 Ambitious Flight Pboject, Madias, October 6-On their way to Far Eastern ports for the purpose of establishing temporary .aeroplane alighting and supply stations a? the several centres in India, Siam, Japan and China in connection with the scheme formulated, by Signor d’Annunzio for a flight from Rome
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  • 30 4 Washington, October 16, The United States has refused to sign the Air Convention, on tbe ground that it does not protect certain American patent rights.
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  • 150 4 MR. LODGE’S DECLARATION. Washington, October 15. In the Senate, Senator Lodge charged Japan with breaking pledges with regard to China and Korea, violating the open door policy and destroying foreign commerce in Manchuria aud Korea. He asserted that all Japan’s promises to return Shantung were marked by
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  • 40 4 London, October 16. Mr Macpherson, Chief Secretary for Ireland, and Lord Birkenhead have arrived at Dublin. It is understood the Lord Chancellor’s visit is connected with the Government’s desire to find a solution of the Irish problem.
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  • 65 4 London, October 16. A lively debate on spiritualism at the Church Congress, at Leicester, ended in the Archbishop of Canterbury announcing that the Obarch has not overlooked the subject, which would be considered at the Lambeth Conference in 1920. Steps had been taken to secure an
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  • 40 4 ALLIES’ DEMANDS. Paris, October 16. The Supreme Council drafted a Note to Germany, demanding the handing over to the Allies of the German ships ceded in war time to Dutch Companies and ships at present in German poits.
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  • 72 4 New Orleans, October 14. Ab the World Cotton Conference, delegates of the banking credits section stated that Britain, Scandinavia and Spain were able to finance their cotton imports unassisted, but Italy, France and Belgium need aid. Speakers blamed every group handling textiles from the field to the
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  • 52 4 London, October 15. Tallow is firm, with a good demand 117,105. War Loans 77f, 84 5/8, 95|; Paris 3673; paper 64|, securities 54f. Copper 5 7/8. Linseeds easie r quoted, sellers. Cotton seed 19. Ferzepore 37. Desiccated spot 151/153 c i f s London 130, Antwerp 130,
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  • 36 4 London, October 14. Silver is at 631/161 spot and 62 5/16d forward. The market is steady. London, October 15. Silver is at 63 3/4d spot and 63d forward with China baying and a steady market.
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  • 754 4 Messrs J Latimer and A C J Towers, [poh, have been on a visit to Penang. Mr H R Bull is to act as Second Magistrate, Police Courts, Singapore 1 Mr E Macfadyen is appointed a member of the Tamil Immigration Committee as from August 15, 1919.
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  • 128 4 ILLNESS AT KUALA LUMPUR. [Fhom Qua Own Corkesp»ndent.] Kuala Lumpur, October 20. Vice-Admiral Sir A L Duff, KGB, was unable to leave Kuala Lumpur for Singapore, as arranged,yesterday, owing to illness. H E is reported to be slightly better this morning, and it is hoped he will be
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  • 516 4 With the imminence of the Trafalgar anniversary, and the presence in Kuala Lumpur of Vice-Admiral Sir A L Daft, K C B, our thoughts to-day naturally turn towards the Navy and the relations o. the Federated Malay States the therewitbf Although H M S Malaya
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  • 268 4 The general trend of public opinion seems to be averse to the appointment of Sir Laurence Guillemard as Governor oi the Straits Settlements and High Commissioner of the Federated Malay- States, on the ground 3 first, of age, next of lack’ of experience in colonial government either
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  • CORRESPONDENCE.
    • 318 4 [To THB EdITOB OK THE “PlN ANQ q Sir,—Can anyone inform mp stan Cigarettes, which coat «1 in Penang, only cost 90c Jh Palau. prtln »tS M This is a fair sample of the is being engineered by local J and should be suppressed by the with the
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  • 425 4 Mr. Justice Brown at Singapore delirai Judgement in the case of Mes:rs, Wia Holgate and Company versus Meei Boustead and Co. The defendants, actiaii the agents of the Waterhouse Stesma Line, bad issued shipping orders fora carriage of cargo by the steamer Nip» On the arrival of
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 343 4 WEW ADVERTISEMENT». POSITIONS VACANT. A capable, well qualified DrCSSCr wanted for healthy Estate in Province Wellesley. Apply Box No. 321, c/o Pinang Gazette. A Dresser wanted. Healthy Estate» Apply Manager, Ayer Tawah Estate, Sitiawan. Office Clerk wanted, must thoroughly understand Estate Accounts. Also Dresser Tamil preferred. Apply to viauager, Bruas
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  • NEWS FROM INDIA.
    • 452 5 bav October 7cb.—The first party, 50 «nf the contingent of the Indian oo 9tr °“hich Xt to England for the n rUI A celebrations, arrived in Bombay on FpflC hv the transport Sicilia. The meh IOD h *Lkld in the course of the morning d!3 r P
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    • 273 5 The efficient teaching of elementary jygiene in Indian schools would undoubtedly prove of great value to the community. This has been emphasised by high medical authorities, and we hope it may receive practical recognition in the near future. It has been argued that a serious d fficulty
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    • 197 5 r October 7 ln reply to a n n,an a n from the Secretary to the ah'p errnQ t Q J' Urma regarding the suitnumber of hours of labour in factories vr' 5 °I Burma Clerks and fol l or kerB Association passed the >
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    • 414 5 We pointed out some time ago, says the Honeer of October 4tb, that Bolshevik influence bad been actively at work in Afghanistan. If any further proof weie needed it is to ba found in the following ieport, dated 21st May, which was received by the Viceroy and
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    • 278 5 Simb, October 6.There is further evidence this week of an abatment in the present war of influenza. In Bombay city during the week ending the 27th September there were fewer deaths from all causes than in any 'week during the curretr year. The mortality is still above
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    • 193 5 Bombay, October 9.—At a mee ing of the Bombay Municipal Corporation thia afieraoon, what promised to be an interesting, heated debate on pr fits r'mg in land in the city came to an abrupt termination. At the last meeting of the C rporation, Dr Viegas had moved a
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  • 1254 5 THE HOSPITALS SCANDAL. The indictment of the Penang General Hospital, appearing in a contemporary, should not be allowed to go unanswered if a reasonable answer can be put to it says the Strait’s Times of Saturday. The conditions as advanced by the writer are a scandal to a
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  • 395 5 In August last, the Committee of the Bengal Chamber of Commerce were informed by the Commissioner of Police, Calcutta, that consideration was being given to the question of the use of trailers with loriies for the portage of goods in the city. Under mle 9 (2) of
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 243 5 WHY MAb RIA REGURS. Once the spores of the Malaria parasite have become established in the blood something more efficacious than quinine—which at best is purely a palliativeis necessary t o eliminate them. Unless these spores are completely exterminated they will remain dormant for vayring intervals of time, only to
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    • 314 5 nnnnnnunnnanaannnnnnnnnnnnaann g VENEER CHESTS g 19" x 19" x 24" Complete with Fittings. JAPANESE ACETIC ACID n El tj Guaranteed. ENGLISH SODIUM BISULPHITE. SULPHITE, g g 8 FORWARD CONTRACTS ARE NOW H n BEING BOOKED FOR MONTHLY n SUPPLIES FROM JANUARY, NEXT El rr II H For Prices and Particulars,
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  • Page 5 Miscellaneous
    • 273 5 nnnnnnnunnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnna n t u Q Can a wife be trusted with a secret?” A question that is Q asked by ART HUR ASHLEY but it will be answered by Q t~I GERDA HOLMES in a World Star Feature of New York life El THE IRON RING A big story of
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  • 1110 6 We are delighted to see that redoubtable champion of worthy causes, the Straits Times,” entering the lists in support of the campaign which has been waged in our columns in favour of an immediate erqoiry and the institution of drastic reforms respecting the Government medical service and
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  • 1804 6 The surrender of the Soviet army in Eastern Turkestan is an important event from the Rutsia. point of view of British Indian interests, as the effect of it should be to put a stop to the ramifications of Bolshevists towards the frontier and into India of which
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 149 6 I Fort-Reviver THE WONDERFUL NON- ALCOHOLIC STIMULANT. g 2 Jsriqueur Tronic.” j s It is a combination of pure fruit juices I J re-inforced with nerve foods such as Glycero g Phosphates, Lecithin and Organic Phosphates g of the Nuclein Group. Stocked in 3 Quarts and 9>ints. 1 SOLE AGENTS:
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    • 75 6 E. O.” TANGO DINNER 1 5 Every Friday. Latest Dance Music by the E. O.” Orchestra. Mr. F. Harold McCormack. P. P. C. Mrs Gunn Tong Eang and Mrs Yeo Boon Chit beg through tl e medium of this paper to thank St Xavier’s School Scouts and all ladies and
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  • Page 6 Miscellaneous
    • 37 6 THE/TIDES. The following are the tides for To-day, and To-morrow, Penang Standard Times High Water. Low Water. To-day. 10.14 a.m. 4 32 a.m. 10.50 p.m. 4 44 p.m. To-morrow. 10.53 a.m. 5.09 a.m. 11.18 p.m. 5.18 p.m.
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  • 691 7 VCPENITCH REPORTED IN PETROGRAD. rED ARMY IN TURKESTAN capitulates. Fjbvtw’ B Tmlxgbamb.J London October 16. < Times’ correspondent on the r t telegraphing on the 12th inst, e at the bed Army in Eastern surrounded and compelled lQ a renier unconditionally, The primers number 33,000. South Russia. London,
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  • 656 7 SITUATION SURVEYED. London, October 16. The situation in the Baltic States is authoritatively explained as follows The Baltic States of Esthonia, Lithuania, and Latvia, who are fighting the Bolshevists’ have been treachously attacked in the rear by a Russo-German force led by Bermondts who is impudently and
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  • 768 7 An interesting and. up-tu-date account of condition» in Petrograd has been received by Reuter’s Agency from an authority, recently employed, in an official British capacity in Russia and the Baltic, whose information can be relied upon as being absolutely trustworthy. The position of the inhabitants of
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  • 432 7 The appointment of Lieutenant-General Micheal Diterichs as Commander-in-Chief of the three armies and the river flotilla forming the national front west of the Urals was made in June last. No soldier has had a more varied career. He held very important commands and Staff appointments when barely
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  • 393 7 Mr. John A. Embry, an American Consular official at Omsk, has returned to New York with a story of the horrors of Bolshevism. After Admiral Koltchak had occupied Ufa, Mr. Embry, with a former Judge of the Appellate Court of Ufa, visited the city, and heard the
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  • 421 7 French Commissioner’s Forecast. Harbin, October I.An Omsk telegram gives the following report of an interview with Count Martel. French High Commissioner in Siberia. Count Martel declared that the alarmist rumors regarding the situation of the government at Omsk were unfounded on the contrary the government’s position
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  • 232 7 Peking, October I.The following telegram from Kashgar, dated September 29, has been received by the Russian Legation The peasants of the Golodnaia Steppe district, on receipt of the news that the anti-Bel-shevist Peasant Army had occupied Osh, Andijan, Namangan and Kokand, which comprise the greater part
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  • 50 7 London, October 16. The Premier, Friedrich, replying to a deputation of the new Royalist party, declared that he was convinced an overwhelming majority of the people desired the restoration of the monarchy, but a decision on the subject and its personal aspect should be decided by the nation.
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  • 27 7 HIGH COMMISSIONER OF EGYPT. London October 17. Field Marshal Vi?count A’lenby has been appointed High Commissioner of Egypt and the Sudan, vice Sir Francis Wingate.
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  • 20 7 Berlin, October 16. gThe death has occurred Wilhelm von Siemens, head of the well known firm.
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  • 10 7 Brest, October 16. The strike has ended.
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  • 43 7 AGREEMENT REJECTED. London, Oct. 17. The ballot of the ironfounders rejected he agreement negotiated with the employers. The result is a serious blow to the engineering trades which depend on castings from the foundries, and will lead to further serious unemployment.
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  • 26 7 Paris, October 16. The Chamber fixed the elections for the 16th November, after the passage of a vote of confidence in the Government.
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  • 41 7 Tokb, October 15. The master of the steamer Otaru Maru which has been ashore at Ras-al-Uia, Somaliland, since August 20th, cables that the vessel is full of water, with her bottom seriously damaged, and that salvage is hopeless
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  • 14 7 Paris, October 15. Four thousand Chinese labourers sailed from Havre for Canada.
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  • 50 7 London, October 17. The Middle Park Plate resulted as follows Tetratema 1 Southern 2 Light-Hearted 3 Five ran. Won by six lengths a head between second and third. The betting was 1 to 4 Tetratema, 100 to 7 against Southern and 20 to 1 against Light-Hearted.
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  • 400 7 *A CALL TO THE COUNTRY. [Rium'i truobam».] London, October 16. Mr Lloyd George, on the occasion of theconferment of the Freedom of the City of Sheffield mentioned that Sheffield produced 90 per cent of the steel for Britain’s war requirements. If the battered shield of Prussian militarism
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  • 28 7 London, October 17. The death has occurred Mr H B Irving the actor.manager, eldest son of the late Sir Henry Irving, aged 49,-
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  • 32 7 Washington, October 17; Prostatic inflammation retarding President Wilson’s recovery is described as a minor swelling, but a specialist is examining to determine whether it will be necessary to operate.
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  • 42 7 London, October 17, A detailed return of the British merchant shipping losses in the war show* that the total gross tonnage destroyed was 7,759,000, the vessels numbering 2,479, and the lives lost 14,287. Submarines were almost entirely responsible.
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  • 31 7 New York, October. It is expected that the New York Yacht Club will accept Sir Thomas Liptont’s challenge for a race for the America Cup in June, 1920.
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  • 104 7 London, Octobe 17. At the Convention of the Ameriraa Manufacturers Export Association, foreign trade experts asserted that there are great opportunities for American trade expansion in Russia, Siberia, the Balkans and the Near East, bat the strongest competition was to be expected from Britain, France and Japm. The
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  • 23 7 Obituary. VISCOUNT PORTMAN. London, October J 7, The death has occurred of William Henryk Berkeley Port man, the second Viscount Portman, aged 90.
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  • 478 8 MISSION TO THE FAR EAST. Reuter’s message, published ou Friday, stated that it was reported the Treasury wished to limit the membership of the proposed Trade Mission to the Far East to three, instead of twelve, and to limit the Government’s contribution to <£l,ooo, instead of the whole
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  • 382 8 Au important area in Russia, with a population clamouring for the every-day nece-sities of life, is now open for British trade, writes a Daily Chronicle representative. The district is in South-Eastern Russia and the Northern Caucasus, including the ports of Taganrog, R-stov-on-Don, Novorossisk, and
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 574 8 i i ii imh 1 U, r JtOM t t IMAI BtVtRAJ* ff .A, K aj, COMPLETE FOOD N gUuldren y «ws For children who are outgrow- .1 concentrated «’n ing their strength or whose J I 1 I/ bodily or mental development is V in soluble j V-< retarded,
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    • 434 8 KF 1 I. lito ii!B fi wSO I i JiaWlvi wi By using X Hall’s Distemper your home can be made brighter, lI I' Z healthier and more picturesque, Vi i BvinlrZTL. iwiTl ll 1 f at a cheaper cost than wall-paper, and without V S the objectionable smell of
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  • 308 9 CLOSING DAY’S RESULTS. rjnon Ora Own Coeompohdbjt.l Singapore. October 18. r.Jiv fine weather was associated Beau’” 111 tbe co e O Jing d»y of the Smgapore li0 Cleb’. Au-amn Meeting. There attendance the Officer toieißteriog the Government, -he Hon E s J.mee, C M being among those f
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  • 270 9 lhere was another large attendance when the second day s programme started, > though a thunderstorm was approaching. R&’her 'uckily the subsequent rain was Why very slight and did not interfere one o a with the soing says the Free Press.” various distances were covered in good
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  • 56 9 In the SCO Tennis Tournament, Doig showed. up very well in the final of tbe A Class Singles against Donnell. After some hard tennis Doig took the first set 6—4. There was a keen struggle for the second which had to be left at 5—5. The
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  • 515 9 C.8.P.” Golluf," said Mrs Arris, in reply to a casual question. Yes, I may say I’m not unacquainted with the game. I’ve orphan watched em playing at Wimbledon and other oliday resorts My late asband e were a great gollufist, played reg’lar, well, as reg’lar as
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  • 368 9 The Siam Observer” publishes the following from a Pa.ta.ni correspondent A .very important work is nearing completion, that of the linking up of the Southern Siamese Railway with the F.M.S. raliway gystem in Kelantan, It is expected that during the early part of next month trains will be
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  • 174 9 THE CHAMPIONSHIP. The Championship and a Sealed Handicap (440 yds) were decide! simultaneously at the Swimming Club yesterday, under ideal conditions. Much interest was taken in the race, in which there were eleven starters, namely, Messrs Martin, Laing, Thompson, Yell, Crisp, Threlfall, Dibbs, Dansoa, Jones, Mayger and
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  • 245 9 IPOH v TAIPING. An Ipoh team, captained by Mr H Toft, met one of Taipiug, captained by Mr R J Augustin, on Saturday evening. The match was played on the King Edward VII School Padaug, Taiping, kindly lent by Mr R F Stainer, Headmaster, who was Referee. Both sides
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  • 340 9 S T.” The Singapore Polo Club, which is now firmly established provided an excellent match for the large company which gathered on the club’s new ground at Balestier, on Friday. It is a long time since anything quite as good in the way of polo has
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  • 125 9 With a hard right cross to the point of the jaw, Johnny Kilbane, featbe'-weight champion of the world, knocked out Frankie Burns in the fifth round of their contest at Jersey City. In the fifth round Kilbane feinted cleverly, and, making an opening, quickly sent his right across to
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  • 106 9 Saturdays Late Arrivals. Carmarthenshire, Hannam, 4,969, Boustead <b Co, general. Will-o’-the Wisp, Caswell, 145, Teluk Anson, Quih Beng Kee, general. Ghirbie, Mat, 49, Langkat, Eastern Shipping Co, general. Sunday’s Arriaals. Flying Dragon, Arsat, 35, Port Weld, Poh Seng Co, general. To-day’s Arrivals. Klang, Fawcus, 732, Singapore, Adamson, Gilfillan
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  • 353 9 DAILY (except Sunday) Federated Malay States, >By train 7.15 a.m Malacca, Johore, Singa- > also at 6 p.m pore and Hongkong— jon Saturdays Kuala Kubu, Kuala Lumpur and Seremban J By train 10 a.m, Parit Buntar, Bagan Y Serai, and/Taiping J 10 a.m. 3.45 p.m Ipoh, Batu
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  • 17 9 The homeward mail C by the Bharata, closes a: 10 a.m. on Wednesday 22nd inst.
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  • 31 9 Oct 21. Penang Free School Speech Day, 5.15 p.m. Oct 22.—PC.C. Tenuis Championship (Final). Oct 22—P.C.C. At Home.” Oct 27.P A M Meeting, Chamber of Commerce, Penang, 10-30 a.m.
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  • 114 9 Penang, October 20, 1919 {By Courtesy of the Chartered Bank). London Demand Bank ...2/4 1/4 4 months’sight Bank ...2/4 5/8 3 Credit ...2/4 29/32 1, 3 Documentary ...2/4 1516 Calcutta Demand Bank Rs. 'j 3 days’ sight Private Bombay Demand Bank Moulmein Demand Bank 3 days’ sight Private g
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  • 66 9 UThe following are the latest quotations in Messrs. Keune ly Co.’s share list Friday. To-day SHARES. J a s'® 03 aQ QB 02 Mining. c. C. C. C. Deebook 8/- 9/- 9/- 10/North T. 195 200 1.90 1.95 Rahman H. 16.00 16.50 16 50 17.00 Rahman Tin...
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  • 48 9 Saturday s quotation for unrefined tin in Penang was $139 per picul, buyers, no sellers and for refined tin $139 per picul buyers, no sellers. To-day s quotation for unrefined tin in Penang was $137.25 per picul, buyers; and for refined tin $l3B per picu‘, nominal,
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  • 47 9 The output of Tongkah Harbour Tin Dredging Co, N. L. from 12th to 18th October, (being one week) was 30 tons. The output of Kalumpang Tin, No Liability, for the first half of October, was hours run 306, yards treated 32,500, yield piculs 190 54-
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  • 33 9 The following were the rubber quotations in London on Oct. 16th inst. received yesterday Plantation Ist latex crepe 2s SJd Smoked Sheet 2s 3(d [By courtesy of Messrs. Boustead Co.]
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  • 97 9 The following additional rubber outputs for September Bukit Katil ib B 8 076 Trafalgar 3>963 Trafalgar coconuts, 13,745 United Malacca n 15,036 It is i-otified that the price of first g<a< e rubber for the period October 17, to October 28, 1919, inclusive, is 90 cents per pound,
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  • 281 9 A typical example of the disheartening reluctance or fear on the part of the Chinese to give any assistance to the police in the detection and punishment of crime is afforded by the apparently culpable failure of the passengers of the hiring car held up
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  • 112 9 Under The Chinese Immigration Committee Ordinance, 1919,” to come into force upon such date as the Governor of North Borneo may notify by publication in the Gazette.” (i) a Committee to be styled the Chinese Immigration Committee shall be formed and shall consist of such
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  • 109 9 Washington,Sept.2B-Lieut Nagle of the Navy Departmnet, told the Commerce Committee that the United States cannot lay a cable across the Pacific until a substitute for guttapercha is discovered unless the British interests in the Philippines furnish, the material which they control. He said that the South American
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  • 981 9 i i NAMES. E eg ei J?-; RUBBER (Dollar.) Bc, Sc, 8 c. Alor Gajah Rubber Estate 415 4.251 Amalgamated Malay Estates 3.30 3.50 Ayer Hitam Planting Syndicate 15.59 16.00 l Ayer Kuning Rubber Estates 1.30 1.40 Ayer Molek Rubber Co. 2.75 2.90 i Ayer Panas Rubber Estates 13.25
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  • 1751 10 The Ateuta Maru has on boyd a contingent of repatriated German missionaries numbering 37 in all. The steamer Goldenfels sailed from Sabang at 7 o’clock on Thursday morning and was expected fo arrive at Singapore this morning. The vessel has cargo to land after which she will drydock
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  • Page 10 Advertisements
    • 447 10 s Wm. M’KECHNIE Son A Great Tonic s GLASGOW I /RO/y JELLOIDS. Iflfr A Great Ideal— Liberty 1 A Great Ideal is placed before the g Ww WW 111 1 World by Idcrtholdi s Colossal Statue sS of Liberty, which greets the traveller S rl^Zt l Wood Preservative and I
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  • MOTOR NOTES.
    • 662 11 The National Benzol Association clearly has every intention of depriving the motoriug public of any excuse for getting poor result with this admirable fuel. A special Advisory Committee has been formed, the main duty of which will presumably be propagandist, and this committee has started work by
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