Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 8 May 1920

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    20 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE PUBLISHED DAILY I STAB LISPED No. 106. VOL. LXXVIII. SATURDAY, Bth MAY, 1920. PRICE 10
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    INDIAN RAILWAY SMASH.
    1151 3 Pioneer." HEART BREAKING SCENES Moradabai, Ap il 27tb.—One o' tbp worst railway c l.isions th*t h 9 ever occurred on the Oulh and Robilkhand Railway took place in the early hotrs of Monday morning, w 6a the AllahabadDebra Dtiu express, which left Moradabad at about 1 a
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      135 3 New Goods IN OUR Drapery Dept. The latest creations ./>7 JT\ in Afternoon Gowns made up in Voiles, fl'' Crepe de Chine, Ti Sponge Cloths and I other becoming mate- r l|| rials. Smart Cotton Voile Blouses, trimmed with embroidery and lace at mode4 nrlrps ra c ptices s Omkßi
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      203 3 [flying! AT THE RACE COURSE 1 To-day, at 4-45 p.m. s E ADMISSION— Grand Stand S 4. g Public $2. S Open Green 25 cts. =H Members of the Penang Turf Club may view j= the flying free. Members wishing to avail S EE themselves of this privilege kindly enter
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      248 3 nnnnnanauncatj n S IMPERIAL pal\c r I H EMPIRE THEATRE, PENANG ROAD. Q Q From Thursday, 6th to Sunday, 9th May, 1920. El In Second show at 9-15 p. m. n MOSS’ EMPIRES Ltd.. PRESENT g 6 R ls HEART AND SOUL Re ls 6 g r-j Adapted by Eliot
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    AERIAL ACROBATICS.
    286 4 CAPTAIN CARROLL’S FINE DISPLAY. Much interest was evinced in the second of the flying exhibitions over the Racecourse, by Captain R S Carroll, A.F C., in the Nieuport Nighthawk biplane. Unfortunately for the organisers, Messrs T K Wong, Ltd,, the great majority of the people who witnessed the
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    ITALIAN AVIATORS LAND IN CANTON:
    108 4 Canton, April 21.—Lieutenant Masiero and his mechanic, lt ft Hanoi at ten o’clock this morning and arrived at 4 30 i his afternoon. The flight was made along the coast, tbe aeroplane passing over Limchow and other coast towns. The Canton Government Aviation Corps represented
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    LYING THE PACIFIC
    134 4 The preparations of the United States Navy to send two large flying-boats from San Francisco over the Pacific to Manila, and thence to Hong Kong, a distance of 7,616 nautical miles, are now practically complete, says the New York correspondent of the Central News. Although great secrecy
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    PENANG HUNT CLUB.
    116 4 GYMKHANA ON EMPIRE DAY. On May 24tb, which is Empire Day and Whit Monday, the Penang Hunt Club wilhold a Gymkhana, for which a very attractive programme has been arranged. The items are Bending race, Scurry, obstacle race, jumping competition for the Wreford Cup, tTnt pegging, Delhi
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    Passengers to the Straits.
    251 4 Per N Y KBB Tnaba Maru from Lon don, April B—To Singapore Mrs M Grieve, Mrs J Skeet, Mis D Garrod, Miss A W Garrod, Mr and Mrs G L Gatto. Per N Y Kss Kamo Mart, from Lon don, April 17.—T0 Singapore: Mrs W M
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    SOCIAL & PERSONAL.
    1444 4 SOCIAL PERSONAL. Dr. and Mr. Bruce-Low have left for Home. Sir Raymond Dennis has arrived on a visit to Kuala Lumpur. Mr. F. J. Bryant, the doyen of the Perak Bar, is going Home shortly on a holiday. Mr. Phillips of Goldengrove Estate and Mr. Barbour of Caledonia left for
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    MUNICIPAL COMMISSION.
    712 4 Special Meeting. A special meeting of the Commissioners was held at the M cipal Offices, yesterday afternoon the purpose of adding a new rule r amendment to the Provident Fund i 2 (vide “Government Gazette” Motifi tion No. 648, dated 9th April, i<. 2 M which an ordinary
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    THE KEDAH TIN BOOM.
    104 4 Australians seem to be the Kedah tin claims. M e Sydney appear to be well in 1 A Melbourne telegram of Al’ 11 as follows: —“The market °-jj ar y flotin shares and the various sub Q UO t a tioß® tations •were generally wea'• gelte*
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      1054 4 NEW ADVERTISEMENT!. PENAHG HUNT CLUB. POSITION VACANT. GYMKHANA. AT PENANO. 24TH MAY 1920. Assistant Cashier wanted for a Mer- cantile Firm. Apply with references to —Bending Racb—Bending Round IV Box No. 173, c/o Pinang Gazette. poles 10 yards apart and back. Winness of each heat to compete in Final. Micrei
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    THE RICE SITUATION.
    330 5 On inquiry at the office of the Food stroller this afternoon a “Times of .'i',];" representative was informed l'* a cable has been received from the faunal Commission, now in negotiation .'J, t he Burma Rice Commissioner in Huigoon, announcing the fact t t he Commissioner has
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    THE PADDY CROP IN MADRAS.
    274 5 The value of the paddy crop to Madis is so great that any possibility of its mprove.ment demands the greatest con- (oration on the part of everybody, fri in His Excellency the Governor himself down to the humblest cooly, for even if people do not-
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    TRAFFIC CONTROL.
    160 5 h connection with the control of traffic the police are, it is stated, going t-o experiment in a few days by directing all r :’ic to and from Anderson Bridge via the Esplanade, Singapore and all traffic t« and from Cavanagh Bridge via Highstreet and St. Andrew’s road,
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    THE CROWN AGENTS.
    131 5 The rown Agent system will, it is to be feared, die hard. It has been criti- > ”U all hands but, archaic though it the system is still much in evidence. W .“ii has suffered badly from it and -oodness knows how much the island s 1
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    N. W. FRONTIER.
    245 5 Afghan Activity Rumoured. Allahabad, April 5. —The “Pioneer” states: We have received the following from our frontier correspondent: Rumours of unusual Afghan activity in Muranshah are being brought down to Peshawar by travellers from Afghanistan. Nadir Khan, the Afghan general who came into prominence last May by
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    BOLSHEVIKS AND AFGHANS.
    137 5 London, April 26. —A “Times” message from Teheran dated the 23rd, says that a well-informed traveller to Teheran from Tiflis and Baku states that it is generally expected that the Bolsheviks will easily come to terms with the Tartar Republic and Georgia. The Bolsheviks are doubling the
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    BOLSHEVIKS AND PERSIA.
    121 5 London, April 26. —The Bolsheviks have notified Persia that the Soviet does not recognise the Tsarist claims in Persia. Persia is not paying interest on the Russian loan. Ablahad, head of the Assyro Chaldean Delegation in London stated to Reuter’s representative that there were approximately 40,000 Assyrians
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    ESSAD PASHA.
    50 5 Albanian Government Overthrown. London, April 23. —Athens: A telegram from Florina says that the supporters of the famous Albanian chief Essad Pasha have occupied and overthrown the Albanian Government, the members of which have been dispersed and it is believed that Essad Pasha is now advancing on Durazzo.
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    SALE OF RACEHORSES.
    42 5 High Court Claim Fails. London, April 24. —In the High Court, to-day. a horse agency company unsuccessfully claimed £250 sterling as commission on sale of the race horse Devollon by Admiral Sir Headworth Meux to Mr. J. C. Galstaun.
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      953 5 ESTATE OF THELATE SULT AN IDRIS Premises Rcad Tible No Ncn RenUla Bema.ko, Sale of Valuable Town Properties 2 Jalau Idiis G 2233 451 60 00 T M 4 2232 450 60 00 6 >( 2231 449 60 00 Ipoh, Kampar and Kuala Kangsar, io 1' 11? moo 12 2228
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    RED RUSSIA.
    836 6 There are items in to-day's wires which may be regarded as a warning to those inclined to over sanguine expect a’ ions regarding the military operations of the Polish armies against the Red battalions who are upholding the Soviet regime in Russia. It view of the disappointments that
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    TIN PRICES.
    66 6 Yesterday’s quotation for refined tin in Penang was $153.50 per picul, business done; and for unrefined tin $152.50, per picul, buyers, no sellers. To-day’s quotation for refined tin in Penang was $167 50, per picul, buyers, no sellers; and for unrefined tin $156.50 per picul, buyers, no sellers.
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    TIN OUTPUTS.
    333 6 The output of the Ulu Piah Mine for April, was 300 piculs, sluicing 200 piculs and tributors 100 piculs. The Lusitania was torpedoed on May 7th, 1915, and 1,314 lives lost. With the co-operation of the Rubber Grower*’ Association, Birkbeck College has arranged for a six months' course
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    HERE AND THERE.
    1297 6 On enquiry, we learn that the steady fall in silver to 60 pence to-day The Silver is caused by selling orders Situation. from China and the continent and also by the fact of India being out of the market as a buyer, The heavy premium against the
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    LOCAL TRADE WEAKNESS
    331 6 The lower prices for rubber and tin in London coincide with a general weaknesss in the bazaar and general trade here, as well as in Ipoh and Kuala Lumpur. Supplies have been coming in more freely recently, but we learn that the public has not yet become
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    THE DEFENCE FORCE
    179 6 The first thing the Guvemment ehould do tays the Free Press is to issue a paper expressing in simple language what every European British subject from the age of IS to 41 has got to do It is a 1! tl e Ordinaice, but wrapped up a
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    FOOTBALL
    35 6 A football match has been atrang f d b® tween the East-rn Smelting oDQ l’ Btl the the Caledonia Club ou Tbwsday next, 13th May, at 5-15 p tn on the K p aoR
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      160 6 3FL Sanderson @o„ M., Mull. "IVfiite Zine s>aint. (Coloured Ifarnisfjes. Medal for and” Enamels. Prices on Sole JI gents: SBefr Company. I Penang, Singapore <$ jYtedan. CALDBECK, MACGREGOR COY. To Those Going Home MACGREGOR CALDBECK COY., LONDON, Have, owing to the difficulty experienced by those arriving Home in securing Whisky—made
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      9 6 E. 0. PENANG. RAFFLES, SINGAPORE. STRAND, SARKIES BROTHERS, Proprietors.
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      48 6 THE TIDES. The following are the tides for To-day, To-morrow and Monday Penang Standard Times High Water. Low Water. To-dat. 2.47 a.in. 8.44 a.m. 2.43 p.m. 9.17 p.m. To-morrow. 3.20 am. 9.11 a m, 3.10 p.m. 10.00 p.m. Monday. 3.57 a m. 9.42 a.m. 3.42 p.m, 10.48 p.m.
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    THE POLISH ADVANCE.
    612 7 A HARD TASK AHEAD. [Rioter's Txlbobams.J London, May 5 The ugh the Polish offensive into Russian territory, which aims at establishing a free Ukraine and cutting (ff the Boishev 3 s from the Black Sea, started well, the Poke «re confronted wbh a hard -task, and uneasiness
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    POLES REFUSE AN ARMISTICE.
    673 7 m d April 3—The Polish Governt rejected the Bolshevist suggestt'ke 1 4 P eace negotiations should 4$ F«,\ aCe n sonie suc h neutral ground the ii. n!3, an( i has stuck to Borisoff, it 1s 1 h i* originally proposed. PfCDarat* 3 U aB nec
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    RESPONSIBILITY FOR FURTHER BLOODSHED.
    289 7 A Moscow wireless m*ew*ge of April 5, reports that the Soviet Government baa been informed by the Poli-h Government that the latter f’oes not agree to a c'ssitioo of hostilities du ing the peace negotiations except in the Boris r ff sector, where it insists that
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    The American Bluebeard.
    23 7 London, May 6. Waste n America’s so-called b'uebeard confi ssed to u.urd ring five of the twenty women be married,
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    FRENCH LABOUR.
    82 7 MORE STRIKES CALLED. [Baum's Tbuobamb.] Paris, May 5. The latest news is that officially the opinion is held that the collapse of the ra lway strike is imminent, but the metal workers are calling a strike on May 10th as a protest against tne May Day arrests of
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    Industrial Alliance
    55 7 Loudon, May 6. A Sub-Committee of the industrial triple Alliance is considering applications for member ship from engineers and postal workers. It is pointed out 'he decision will be mo mentous, Opinionis sharply divided. Hitherto experience has shown it is most difficult to get joint action even by
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    Hungarian Treaty.
    78 7 REPLY TO OBJECTIONS. Paris, May 5. The Ambassadors’ Council’s reply to the Hungarian objections to the Treaty has been delivered. I* explains the reasons of inability to modify the frontiers assigned to Hungary and states that the application of a Plebiscite in the regions where the populations are
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    The League Council
    187 7 NEXT MEETING IN ROME. London, May 5. The fifth session of the Council of the Laague of Nations which will meet at Rome on May 14th will discuss arrangements for the first meeting of the Assembly of the League, the League’s Budget, and the constitution of the
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    The War Criminals.
    60 7 London May 7. In the House of C >mmo >°, replying to Viscount Curzon with nga d to the trial of the war criminal», M-. Bonar Law said tie matter was discussed at Saa Remo. He understood action was being taken in Paris, but be declined to
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    Egypt’s Sultan.
    102 7 STATEMENT IN THE COMMONS. London, May 6. In the House of Commons, replying to Commander Kenworthy, Mr Cecil Harmsworth said the position of Sultan Fouad of Egypt was the same as that of his predecessor Hussein Fonad. He'derived his authority from the King in the same way as
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    The Egyptian Incident.
    21 7 Cairo, May 5. It was two British orderlie?, not officers, who were wounded, as cabled on May 4tb.
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    Opium Bill.
    74 7 Londo", May 6 The Opium Bill prohibit- the importation or exportation of raw opium, except by license through approved ports. It prohibits the importation and exportation of prepared opium, and penalises the manufacture, sale, possession and use therei f. It orohibits the impor ation and exportation, except by
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    IRISH ARRESTS.
    450 7 A CABLE FROM AMERICA. [Rivrxa’s Txlbgbams.] London, May 5. Eighty-eight members of the American House of Representatives signed a cablegram, which was sent to Mr Lloyd George, protesting against the imprisonment without trial of persons arrested in Ireland for political reasons. Lord Chancellor and Sian Fein, London, May
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    African Air Pioneers.
    230 7 PRINCE ALBERT’S SPEECH. London, May 5. Prince Albert, the Marquis of Londonderry, Lord Norris, Sir G Perles, Sir T MacKetzie and the Hon Mr Blanckenberg were present at luncheon given by the Imperial Air Fleet Committee in Connaught room?, under the Presidency of Lord Desborough in honour
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    Financial Crisis in Japan.
    78 7 Osaka, May 6. Owing to the financial crisis, leading wholesale dealers in cotton and silk piece goods are reducing their prices by 50 per cent. Weaving firms are suspending work in order to curtial production and prevent a further fall in prices. A few weaving firms
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    IMPERIAL DEFENCE COMMITTEE.
    308 7 LORD HALDANE’S VIEWS. [Riutbb’s Tuluobamb.J London, May 5. In The House of Lords, Viacount Haldane asked the Government’s policy as regards the Committee of Imperial Defence, and the Committee’s relation to the War Staffs of the Army, Navy and Royal Air force. He paid a tribute to
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    Prince of Wales.
    88 7 ON THE FOOTPLATE Masteron, May 5, The Prince of Wales, between Napier and Wellington, drove the locomotive of the Royal train for eighteen mi’es. Enthusiasm in Wellington. Wellington, May 5. The Prince of Wales arrived at eventide. The reception in the capital reached a superb climax in
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    PRINCE'S TOUR IN INDIA.
    119 7 Voyage on H.M.S. Malaya. London, April 28. —The “Daily. Expresi” understands that the Prince of Wales will visit India in the battlesliip Malaya and not the Renown. The King is selecting a special staff to accompany him, including Lord Cromer, Colonel Clive Wigram and Sir James
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    British Empire Exhibition.
    135 7 THE LONDON PROJECT. London, May 6. The President of the Board of Trade will shortly ask Parliamentary authority to contribute £lOO,OOO to the guarantee funds of the forthcoming British Empire Exhibition which it is proposed to hold in London with the object of demonstrating the resources and
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    Sugar from Sawdust.
    54 7 London, May 6. A telegram from New York says the authorities at Pittsburg are investigating the claim of the research chemist to mauu facture sugar by chemical conversion from sawdust. It is dec’artd that a pound of sawdust will yield three quarters of a pound of the
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    FOOD PRICES.
    298 7 STATEMENT BY MR. MCCURDY, [Raunu'e Tuluobams.] London, May 6. In the House of Commons, the Food Minister, Mr. McCurdy, said it ought to be realised that last year’s expectations of a fall in prices was not founded on u solid basis and ought to be entirely discarded. He
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    Excess Profits Tax.
    158 7 CHANCELLOR’S ALTERNATIVE PROPOSALS. London, May 6. At a meeting of the Federation of British industries, the Chapman, Mr Rylands» reported the outcome uf the joint deputation with tue Association of Chambers of Commerce to y. r Chamberlain protesting against the 60 per cent txcess profits tax. He
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    Oil-Fuel for Australia.
    77 7 AGREEMENT WITH ANGLOPERSIAN COMPANY. Melbourne, May 5, The Commonwealth Hoase of Represen» tatives passed the first reading a Bill approving the agreement between thw Government and the Anglo Persian Oil Company to supp’y oil fuel to Australian ports The Company will form a refining undertaking with a
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    Mexican Revolution.
    69 7 SUPPORT FOR MOVEMENT. Washington, May 5. Official advices state that General Pablo Gonzales, hitherto regarded as one of Carranza’s staunchest supporters, has joined the revolution in Mexico. He was a few miles east of-the capital on May 2nd with two regiments, and cut both the railways to Veru
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    The Situation in China.
    125 7 SIR J. JORDAN INTERVIEWED. London, May 6. Sir John Jordan, ex-Minis'er at Peking,, interviewed on his arrival in London, expressed the opinion that Bolshevism would not make great headway in China as the land law< wete good and the peasants were holding laud direct from the
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    DARING DACOIT RAID.
    309 8 Calcutta, April 27.—Accounts of a sensational dacoity, committed in a village about ten miles from Calcutta, have reached here to-day. The dacoits, numbering about fifty, raided the house of a Babu named Cfiandra Chatterjee in Rissra village on the East Indian Railway. This house was formerly owned
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    PROPOSED NEW CEYLON CONSTITUTION.
    70 8 London, April 19. —Colonel Wedgwood, in the House of Commons, asked the Under-Secretary _of State for the Colonies for a pledge that the members would be allowed to discuss the new constitution proposed for Ceylon before it' was enacted by the Ceylon legislature. Colonel Army replied:!
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    ROMANCE OF SURGERY.
    359 8 Dr, Travers’ Lecture. At the General Hospital, Kuala Lum pur, Dr. Travers delivered the first of a series of four lectures to a small gathering connected with the medical profession. Dr. P. H. Hennessy, Medical Officer of the General Hospital, presided. Dr. Travers took.-for his subject ‘Surgical
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    RUBBER COMPANY DIVIDENDS.
    84 8 London, April 21. —The Sungei Kapar Rubber Co., Ltd., have paid 30 per cent. The Selangor Rubber Co., Ltd-, have paid a dividend of 9d. per share. The Kuala Lumpur Rubber Co., Ltd., have paid an interim dividend of 10 per cent. I London, April 23. —Chersonese
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    GLORIFY RUBBER CO., LTD.
    369 9 TO PURCHASE SUNGEI ARAK ESTATE. The statutory meeting of the Glorify Rubber Company, Ltd., was held in Penang Chamber of Commerce to-day. jjr H- Waugh presided, and the others who attended were Messrs P Simpson, J. r. Gordon, D.A.M. Brown, Ho Kim Kee, H Miles, A.
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    THE RUBBER MARKET.
    146 9 Official Report. Che usual auctions of the Singapore Chamber of Commerce Rubber Association were held on sth and 6th May, when there was catalogued 1,995,719 lbs., 890.95 tons. Offered 1,566,980 lbs., 699.54 tons. Sold 820,927 lbs., 366.49 tons. Prices Realized. Ribbed Smoked Sheet Cents per lb.' S
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    CARRIAGE OF SIR EVELYN ELLIS
    222 9 marriage took place on April 7th P St. Margaret’s, Westminster, of Sir An (ampbell Ellis, of St. James’s to Mrs Jenkins, widow of Mr. W. mkins, of Willenhall, and head s t. Bartholomew’s Hospital for 14 years. L*' bride, who was given' away by her
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    THE SHARE MARKET.
    364 9 Messrs. Kennedy Co., Penang, report as follows: The sensational decline daring the week of £35 in the price of Tin has a very decided effect on the market for mining shares all quotations, especially the mere speculative counters, showing considerable losses, Locally business has been done at
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    ALLENBY RUBBER.
    449 9 BRIGHT PROSPECTS. The statutory meeting of the members of the Allenby Rubber Company, Limited, was held at the offices of the P A M on May sth. Mr Eric Macfadyen presided. The Direc'ors in their report say that the total number of shares allotted is 1,250,000 shares of
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    BATU LINTANG, LIMITED.
    352 9 RECONSTRUCTION OF COMPANY. An extraordinary general meeting of the shareholders of Bata Lintang, Ltd, was held sin the registered offices of the company, British India House, 23, Beach Street, Penang, this forenoon. Mr. H. Waugh presided, and the others present were Messrs W H Thorne, G N
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    RUBBER CROPS.
    90 9 The following are additional rubber outputs for April:— Ayer Hitam lbs 36,864 Beverlac t 12,510 Blackwater 10,425 Bukit Jelutong 5,360 Bahru Selangor 9,845 Bukit Cloh 19,982 Bukit Selangor 31,655 Bandar Sumatra 40,800 Dusun Durian 66,609 Eastern Sumatra 28,000 Glen Bervie 31,494 Jeram 18,382 Kapar Para 68,403 Langat River
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    PRODUCE.
    185 9 Pbnang, May 8, 1920. SP. Tapioca No. 2 $lO 75—nominal M. P. Tapioca $11.25 —nominal Gold leaf $72 sellers. Pepper (W. Coast 3 lbs. 6 oz) nominal. Black Pepper $36 nominal. White Pepper nominal. Trang Pepper nominal Mace Pickings s6 nominal Cloves $l4O nominal Nutmegs average of $65 sales
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    Band Programme.
    54 9 The Baed wdl play the following programme of music at the Golf Club, from 5-45 p m. to-day 1. Selection A Waltz Dream ...Strau-s 2* One Step Hong Kong ...Sandess 3. Dance Plantation ...Hall 4. Waltz The Girl from Utah Rubens 5. Fox Trot Hawaan Butterfly ..San ly
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    RETURN OF PRISONERS FROM RUSSIA.
    926 9 CONDITIONS UNDER THE BOLSHEVIST RULE. Soathampton, April 3,—Ona could only faintly imagine what must have been the feelings of those hundreds of British subjects repatriated from Rus-ia as tbe Tagus early this morning steamed slowly into Southampton docks. It was an exquisite spring morning. Hardly
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    AMRITSAR.
    119 9 FORECAST OF COMMITTEE’S REPORT. [Hacmm's Tiuobam*.] London, May 6. The Daily Mail forecasts that tbe majority report of the Hunter Committee finds that the Amritsar disturbances weie caused by Mr Gh&ndi’s agitations. Passive resistance rapidly became open hostility the Government, causing serious rioting leading to a rebellion which might
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    U.S. Railway Freights.
    52 9 INCREASE REQUESTED, Washington, May 5. The Association of Railway Executives has requested the luter State Commerce Commission to permit an increase of freights in order t j enable the Railway* to $1,000,000,000 so as to their income to 6 per cent, the basis for which the Transportation
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    The Gold Case Appeal.
    36 9 London, May 5. Th 3 appeal by tbe defendant! in the gold case cabled on March sth was dismissed, bufi the sentences were altered to a fine of £5OO in each caso.
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    THE INNSBRUCK DELAYED
    526 9 The departure of the Innsbruck for Europe has been delayed owing the want of a Chinese cook. The cook, we understand left the vessel at Singapore, and the Chinese crew were promised that one would be obtained here.. Difficulty has been encountered in obtaining a successo**, tbe
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    CHURCH SERVICES.
    290 9 ST. GEORGE THE MARTYR. The Services next week will be as follows sth Sunday After Easter. 8 a m. Matias* 8.30 a m. Holy Communion. 10 a.m. Holy Communion (Chinese). 5 p.m. Sunday School. 6 p.m. Evensong. Hymn 13, Ps CVIE 222, Magnificat) 47, Nunc Dimittis 64. Hymns
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    COMING EVENTS.
    86 9 May B—Flying Exhibitions at tbe Racecourse 4-45 p.m. May B—Oncke\ PCCv P R C 2 15 pm. May 11, 13'an i 15 Singtip >re Races. May 13—New Club, Lniping, Monthly Dane?, 9 30 pm. May 14—Grand Concert and Dance, Town Hall, 9-15 p.m. For St Andrew’s Church Funds.
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    EXCHANGE.
    112 9 Pksang. May 8, 1920. (By Courtesy ot th« Chartered Bank). London Demand Bank ...2/3 3/4 4 months' sight Bank ...2/4 1/4 3 Credit ...2/4 11/16 3 Documentary ...2/4 3/4 Calcutta Demand Bank Rs. 102 3 days’ sight Private 108 Bombay Demand Bank 102 Madras Demand Bank 102 3 days'
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    SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.
    254 10 To day’s Arrivals. Tamba Maru, Matsuyama, 3,570, Kobe, Boastead and Co, general. B. Whatt Soon, Leyne, 199, T. Anson, Eastern Shipping Co, general. Pangkor, Campbel), 94, Trang, Eastern Shipping Co, general. Speelman, Dutch, 579, Deli, K PM, general. Serapeum, Dutch, 166, P. Scesoe, Asiatic Petroleum Co, general. Expected
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    PENANG MAILS CLOSE.
    335 10 DAILY (except Sunday). BY TRAIN. Parit Buntar, Bagan Serai, Taiping, Ipoh, Batu Gajah, Tapah Road, By train Teluk Anson, Kuala Kubu, »7.15 a.m. Kuala Lumpur, Seremban, 6 p.m Malacca, Johore, Singapore and Hongkong J Parit Buntar and Bagan Serai By train also 10.15 a.m. 3.45 p.m. Taiping
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    THS MAILS.
    17 10 A mail for Western Australia by ss Charon (via Singapore) closesat 7-15 a.m. on Tuesday.
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    LOG BOOK.
    927 11 The tariff on board a certain steamer that recently left Singapore for Europe includes nipe shillings for washing a white drill suit and a shilling and twopence for a bottle of lemonade, Colombo, April 20.—The ss Ormonde is having a new propeller blade fitted to-day and two other
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