Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 14 July 1920

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    20 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE PUBLISHED DAILY ESTABLISHED 1833. No. 160. VOL. LXXVIII. WEDNESDAY, 14th JULY, 1920. PRICE 15 CENTS.
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    MUNICIPAL COMMISSION.
    1671 2 SPECIAL MEETING. A special meeting of the Municipal Commissioners was held in the Municipal Office Penang, yesterday after noon, there being present Messrs G A Hereford (President), D Richards Hon W H Thorne, Dr P L’ston the others present being Mr J D Fettes (Water Engineer) Mr W
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    Band Programme.
    42 2 The Band will play the following programme of music at the Esplanade, from 6 p.m. to-day 1. Overture Mignon ...Thomas 2. Cak« Walk Th» Palm ...Est»lla 3. Selection Arlette ...Novello 4. Waltz The First Violin ...Witt 5. March Liberia ...Lincke
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    EXCHANGE.
    117 2 Penang, July 14 1920. (By Courtesy of th* Chartered Bank). London Demand Bank ...2/3 29/32 4 months' sight Bank ...2/4 3/8 3 Credit ...2/4 13 16 3 Documentary ...2/4 29,32 Calcutta Demand Bank Rs. 118 3 days’ sight Private 125 Bombay Demand Bank 118 Madras Demand Bank 118 M
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    The "Laertes" Case Again.
    285 2 The approval of the Secretary of State having been received for the appointment of Judge Skinner Turner of Shanghai as an Appeal Court Judge, in the place of Sir Haviland de Sausmarf z, who is now on leave, the Full Court of Appeal, comprising His Honour
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    The Police Court.
    194 2 Theft in A Shrine. Mr G A Smith, District Judge, yesterday sentenced Hashim bin Daudsah to three months’ rigorous imprisonment for stealing an electric bulb from the shriue of the Moharaedan Saint Koya Mohamed at Transfer Road on the 6tb inst. He rated that be was hungry
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      101 2 Penang Orchestral Society. Grand Concert Dance July IGtfi, 1920, in t(je 'ffioivn Jiall, at 9-15 p. m. RICES $3 and $2. BOOKING AT ROBINSON’S. Pi_AN NOW OPEN. A GOOD OPPORIUNI IY FOR THE COMING RACES. Do you want to be dressed gorgeously to attend the coming Races. If so, call
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      218 2 NOTICES. S. S. F. M. S. 5X VICTORY LOAN. Holders of Provisional Receipts are hereby informed that the definite Bonds may now be obtained in exchange for the receipts from the banks which issued such receipts to the holders. E. L. TALMA, Treasaier, S. S. SIM PANG ESTATE. CO., LTD
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      633 2 NEW I POSITION I Planter, in Service, 14 years’ I 8 years Management Mal aya I India, seeks position on 9 speaks Tamil and Malay fl aenty I I knowledge of Accounts. Service obtained immediately. R w v n c Q bi 282, c/o Pinang Gazette. Box No, I POSITION
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      343 2 EXTRAORDINARY ANNOUNCEMENT. RETURN VISIT OF FILLIS’ GREAT CIRCUS A, r jsaxwi Grana A t 915 p.m. Location: BIG NEW TENTS a Road. Something New for the Penang Season. THE GREAT COSSGROVES The Pierrot Acrobats. In their Marvellous Acrobatic and Balancing Feats. MISS RETA WEST The Daring Rider on Peggy of
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      2579 3 Under damper Action. Full Mellow Tone. WOTICES -I tenders invited. I straits Settlements and Federated Malay States x Price $750. Can be inspected by arrangeTapping Conductor, single. 1| years ex- ment Reply ppp Room 16. Nippon RURAL BOARD PROVINCE Tbe Municipal Commissioners of George penence. speaks Mday fluently and a
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    LORD FISHER AND SEA POWER.
    1378 4 Reuter telegraphs news of the death of Admiral Lord Fisher, G.0.V.0., O.M, First Sea Lord of ths Admiralty from 1904 to 1910, and again when the war broke oat in 1914, to the following year. Lord Fisher had been Chairman of the Inventions Bosrd since
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    HERE AND THERE.
    1085 4 Oar congratulations to Sir John Rand es, MP, for discovering Trade Marks while on a tour of the in Japan. Ess% including Japan, recently, that Japanese traders' imitation of B'i ish trade marks is reprobated by the Japanese.” If that is the case, their feelings have been
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    P.C.C. Tennis Tournament.
    684 4 Champi n hip—J K Brnnett beat A J J. Donaldson 2-6,6-3,7-5. Single Handicap 1 A” 15.2 MR Whitlick beet I—s J Slu +rt 6-4,1-6,64 —4O W H ThiePad ben—ls >p g Chambers 6 2, 6 3. Smale Handicap B 15 W 8 Duuq beat M J B
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      20 4 E. RACE WEEK SPECIAL DINNERS Tauesday, 20f6 July. Thursday, 22nd July. Saturday, 24t6 July. DANCING AFTER DINNERSPECIAL TIFFINS EVERY DAY-
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      41 4 THE TIDES. The following are the tides for to-day, and to-morrow Penang Standard Timet— High Water Low Water. To-DAT. 11.06 a m. 5.00 a.m. 11.47 p.m. 6 01 p.m. To-morrow. 11 52 a.m. 5.57 a m. 12.00 m'nt. 6 48 p.m.
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    SPA CONFERENCE.
    290 5 THE COAL DELIVERIES. [Reuter's Telegrams.] Paris, July 10. The Havas cirrespondent at Spa states the Allied c?al deanaads provide for Germany recognising France’s right to priority in coal deliveries, France to receive i 0.000,000 tons yearly as reparation for t e destraction of her mines. Before sell» jvg
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    War Criminals.
    82 5 BRITAIN’S ATTITUDE. Spa, July 10. It is stated from an aa horitative British source that Britain’s only desire on the question of war criminals is to establish the principles of justice and to uphold international rights in civil?z°d warfare names have been selected as especially bad prima jacie
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    Turkish Treaty.
    60 5 THE ALLIED NOTE. Spa, July 11. The Conference th’« morning dhcussed the Turkish Trratv. The Allied reply to the Ottoman Noto was finally settled. The Turks are required to sign the Treaty, as drafted, with unimportant modifications. The Note will be presented to the Turks on Julv 17clr,
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    Death of Lord Fisher.
    131 5 NESTOR r HE NAVY.” London, Ju’y 10. The death h*g occurred of Admiral of of the Fleet Lo»d Fisher, formerly First Sea Lord of the Admiralty, in his 80th year. Royal Sympathy. London, July 10. Messages of condolence on the death of Lord Fisher are pouring
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    Ex-Empress Eugenie.
    18 5 DEATH IN SPAIN, Paris, July 11. The ex-Empresa Eugenie has died in in her 95th year.
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    POLISH BETBEAT.
    245 5 BOLSKEVIK PRESSURE. [Reuter’s Telegrams.] Warsrw t July 11 A Polish communique stat— that; under strong enemy e, the Puies h.ve fallen b ck from the Beresina line. The Bolsheviks crossed the Pripet, but were driven back with heavy losses, Sjuth of the Pripst, we have fallen back to
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    LIBERTY IN RUSSIA
    509 5 Results Of Bolshevism. London, 24tb June.—A crowded meeting at the Queen’s Ha l last night gave a national welcome to the Reverend Frank North, British Chaplain at Moscow, who through two years of hardship and danger worked unremittingly on behalf of British prisoners, the su vivors of
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    CAPTAIN POULET.
    32 5 -Aneta. Weltevreden, July 14.—Captain Poulet has returned to Batavia. He will start flying demonstrations throughout the Dutch Indies on behalf of Vedrines’ dependants, and goes to Australia in Au- gust-
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    PALESTINE.
    284 5 THE KING'S MESSAGE. [Reuter’s Telegrams.] London, July 11. H M the King’s m* to Palestine was read before an imposing assemblage in Jerusalem, on July lOtb, by Sir Herbert Samuel, the High Commissioner. The message begins by recalling that the Allies entrusted Britain with the mandate to watch over
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    Asia Minor.
    17 5 GREEKS OCCUPY BRUSSA. Constantinople, July 11. The Greeks occupied Brussa unopposed Numbers of Nationalists surrendered.
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    Constantinople.
    26 5 TURKISH FORCES DISARMED. London, July 11. All the Government forces in .Constantinople were disarmed without resistance, by order of General Milne, owing to their instability.
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    Peking.
    316 5 MARTIAL LAW. New York, July 11. A Peking message says martial law has been proclaimed, owing to an expected attack by the insurgent Generals, Wei-Pei-Fu and Tsao-Kun. Serious Sitoation. Peking, July 10. The sitoation in Peking is most serious The political conflict has reached a crisis. Gener«l Chang-Tgo-Lin, leader
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    SEAMENS CONFERENCE.
    183 5 DISCUSSION ON INDIAN SEAMEN. [Reuter’s Telegrams.] Genoa, July 10. The Seamen’s Conference adopted all the articles of the Convention relating io hours and work at sea. In an animated discussion with reference to Indian seamen, the Indian Government delegates claimed special treatment for them on the ground of
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    AFGHANISTAN.
    81 5 BOLSHEVIK MENACE. Calcutta, July 12. The “Englishman’s” frontier correspondent, describing the position in Afghanistan, says there are two parties in Afghanistan, one in favour of giving the Bolsheviks a free passage to India, and joining in a Bolshevik attack, and the other a party mainly agriculturist, determined to fight
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    TRADE WITH RUSSIA.
    45 5 A CANADIAN CONTRACT Montreal, July 10. The Canadian .Syndicate which recently obtained a $6,000,000 contract from the Soviet Government has announced that the question of credit has been satisfactorily arranged, and it is at present completing arrangements to carry out the contract.
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    IRELAND.
    20 5 POLICE BARRACKS BURNT. London. July 12. Three disused Police Barracks in Cork City were burned simultaneously on Saturday night.
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    PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION.
    132 5 A FUSION” CANDIDATE? Chicago, July 11. Delegates summoned here by the “Committee of forty-eight,” as representatives of the single-tax movement assembled for a preliminary attempt to nominate a fusion third party presidential candidate to run on a platform satisfactory to both elements. Conferences continue all night between the
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    MEXICO.
    47 5 Mexico City, July 12. It is reported that Senor Manuel Larraga. who recently headed the rising in the State of San Luis (Potosi), has sent an emissary to Huerta to arrange terms of surrender. Huerta has approved the establishment of wireless stations in all State capitals.
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    AT BISLEY.
    76 5 F.M.S. SHOT’S SUCCESSES. London, July 12. The Bisley prize winners include the following “Graphic” (ten shots at 500 yards).— Lieut. F. D. Evans, Federated Malay States 47. “Daily Telegraph” (ten shots at 600 yards). —Lieut. F. D. Evans 47. Wimbledon Cup (ten shots at 600 yards). —Lieut. F.
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    PRINCE OF WALES.
    65 5 IN THE GOLD COUNTRY. [Reuter's Telegrams.] K&lgoorlie, Joly 9, The Prince of Wales rec ived an ovation at Coolgardie and Kalgoorlie. Replying to an address, the Prince paid a tribate to the energy which enabled the gold indostry which built up a waterless country. He was most
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    THE PRINCE AND CEYLON.
    64 5 London June. 28.—Their Majesties today gave an audier O > at Buckingham Palace co Sir Ponnambahm and Lady Aiunachalam of Ceylon. Their Majesties graciously inquired into the welfare of the Ceylonese, and recalled pleasant memories of their last visit. The Kmg is disposed favourably to consider
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    Davis Cup.
    40 5 AMERICA TO MEET BRITISH ISLES Eastbourne, July 10. In the Davis Cap doubles, Tilden and Johnston (America) beat Gobert a> d Laurentz (Franc 6 2, 6-3, 6-2, and thus Qualified to play the British Isles on July 16th.
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    THE GASWORKERS.
    25 5 STRIKE EXTENDS. London, July 11. The strike of gas workers spread to Bristol and Weston-Super-Mare. The unemployed in Manchester are estimated at 260,000.
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    CORRESPONDENCE.
    500 5 ‘•LATIN PRIZEMAN.” [To Tm Edttob of ths “Pxmamu Gannu.’*] Sir,—ln your issue of the 10 b ins’ •Spokesman” writes to a- k what “Latin. Prizeman means. It is difficult to see what exactly worries Spokesman and his teacher Friends. We presume that by the te< m Latin Priz man,”
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    The Sugar Workers.
    43 5 (From Our Own CorrotfeondonL) Singapore, July 14. A message from Batavia states that a yesterday's meeting of the Sugar Syniica> and the Union nearly complete understand mg was reached but in any case the con ft.ct is definitely ended. e
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    SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.
    839 5 Mr. H. W. Oxenham returned to Penang, from Australia, yesterday. The death is announced of Mr. Henry Ronald Taylor Perrott, of the Indian Civil Service. Deceased had been Magistrate of Gaya since 1913. Mr. Mian Mohammad Monawar Sher Dil, 8.A., son-in-law of Mr. H. G. Sarwar, Registrar,
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    BANKS’ DIFFICULTIES.
    596 6 INDIA’S POSITION. A correspondent, writing to the banking number of the Economis givea a good account of the difficulties encountered by banka in the Far East during 1919, aay a the Pioneer,” As be points out, the chief of these arose from the violent flue nations in i
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    Jungle Tales of Tarzan.
    377 6 At this ime of day when Ta z>n of the Apes has become a household word, when the grv«t Mr Punch” even de gns to immortali-e him in cartoon, it snems an invidious task »o attempt critiom of Mr Edgar Rice Bu re ugh»’ fascinating b
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    LATE EMPRESS EUGENIE.
    918 7 A GREAT LADY AND HER MEMORIES. The death of the ex-Empress Engenie jf France, announced by Reuter to-day, removes a great lady who has been in retirement for half a century and who has seen an old world pass away and a new come into existence. With
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    MEDICAL OFFICERS.
    295 7 “M. M.” GOVERNMENT ACTION. With reference to the shortage of Medical Officers and Nurses to which frequent reference has been made in these columns and in other newspapers, we are informed on good authority that in December of last year a telegraphic despatch was sent Home asking for
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    SIR J. MURISON FOR THE F.M.S.
    252 7 -"M- L.” As we announced a little time ago the Hon. Mr. F. Seton James, C. M. G., who had been acting High Commissioner immediately after his arduous duties in organising the rice control, has well earned a brief spell of rest which he
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    EDUCATION BILL.
    223 7 “Reasonable” writes to the ‘Free Press:” According to your report of the debate on the so-called ‘Education Bill/ the honourable Mr. Nutt is reported to have said that ‘the object of the Bill was to put these (Chinese) schools under one control.’ “It has also to see that
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    THE FAR EAST.
    630 7 MUBDER OF MR. REIMERT. Peking, June 25. —The Cabinet yesterday afternoon approved General Chang Ching-yao’s suggestion that he should offer to pay $45,000 compensation to the family of the Rev. W. Reimert. This decision has not yet been communicated officially to the American Legation. General Chang Ching-yao
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    IMPERIAL SERVICE MEDAL.
    245 7 PENANG RECIPIENTS. In presence of a number of the Civil Service and a larger number of the Subordinate Staff, the Hon Mr H W Firmstone, the Resident Councillor, in the Governor’s Office, Penang, yesterday afternoon, presented the Imperial Service Medal to a former member, and a member
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    After The Dickens Dance.
    453 7 Tell me I oversat the hour with Varden at the Maypole Inn, or had not reckoned on the power of Mrs. Gamp’s allowance” gin. Tell me too oft I raised the glass between the finger and the*thumb when Quilp was plying Sampson Brass with doses from
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    SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.
    169 7 Yesterday’s Arrivals. Carmarthenshire, 4 969, Wakeman, Yokohama, Boustead <fc Co, general. To-day’s Arrival. B. Whatt Sood, 199, Hardinge, T. Anson, E S Co, general. Perak, 519, Denne, Singapore.A G Co, general. Expected Arrivals. Colombia, Hongkong, 14tb, Tara, Singapore, 15 th. Kaga Mare, Singapore, 16th. Madras, Singapore, 16tb. Thongwa,
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    PENANG MAILS CLOSE.
    298 7 DAILY (except Sunday). BY TRAIN. I 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 Parit Buntar and Bagan Serai By train also 10.15 a.m. 3.45 p.m Taiping
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    The Mails in London.
    18 7 Despatched. Delivered. Mail “B June sth July 12th Mail “D June 13th July 12ih
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    THS MAILS.
    34 7 The homeward mail by the Tara closes at 10 a.m. to-morrow. The B I Packet Thongwa with the mails from Europe is expected to arrive here at 9 a m. on Friday.
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    COMING EVENTS.
    93 7 July 15—P ADC, Annual Meeting, Penang Cricket Club 5.15 p m. July 16—Fillis’ Great Circus, Da?o Kramat. 9-15 p m. j a ]y 16—Penang Orchestral Society, Concert and Dance, Town Hall 9 15 p.m. July 17—Penang Bisley, 3 p.m. July 18—P SO,“A Class, 220 yds h’cap. July 19—Penang
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    TIN PRICES.
    109 7 1 esterday’s quotation for raw tin in Penang was $138.75, per picul. Tin was quoted in London yesterday at £266 10s spot, and £272 three months on the 12th, £265 and £271. TIN lUTPUTS. The total output of the Tronoh Mines, Lid., from all sources for June was
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    PRODUCE.
    181 7 Penang, July 14, 1920. BP. Tapioca 56.70') sales M.P. Tapioca $7.75 j salers. Gold leaf $72 sellers. Pepper (W. Coast 3 lbs. 5 0z)... sellers. Black Pepper $2l nominal. White Pepper nominal. Trang Pepper nominal Mace Pickings $5O nominal. Cloves $llO nominal Nutmegs average of $55 selleas. {No. 1
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    MARKIT PRICES.
    350 7 PENANG, JULY 14, 1920. BEEF— cts. Soup per catty 32 Roast do 60 Steaks do 60 Stew or Curry Meat do curry 40 stew 40 Rump Steak do 60 Ox Tail each 50 —60 do Tongue do 70 do Feet do Heart per catty 40 Liver do 70
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