Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 17 July 1920

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  • 20 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE ESTABLISHED 1833. FLUSHED DAILY No 163. VOL. LXXVIII SATURDAY, 17th JULY, 1920. PRICE 15 CENTS.
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 437 1 Ithe NIKKO STUDiO NOW AT i I I 7, NORTHAM ROAD, u Near CHIN SENG Co., Ltd. BEAR BRAND MILK i 3 you can have no idea what a CIGARtZ’TES Perfectly Sterilised MIIK j Perfect Contentment I IW«I really is. Do not confuse this I rTZ< d r ,n I
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    • 23 1 fIHE BESI CAR ?N I I i j **MXTTB *Atn i»-*UO j. S Sole Meats S.S. F.M.S< LOng Sam Leong a Co. mild!
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 3073 2 POSITION WANTED. Orders are now being booked for Para I NOTICES. j The Straits Trading C0.,1 tenders invited. < Reantv r:r. Robber Seeds from fine old trees, with a L y VJlft Advertiser, EogUsb, certificated Bern grantee of 75 psr cent germination with- PENANG TURF CLUB. Limited. “S S For
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  • 246 3 —"Pioneer.** It is satisfactory to learn from Reuter that the India Office have warned intending visitors to India next cold weather of the difficulty of obtaining return passages in the spring. There is a very strong feeling in this country that passages should be refused to globe trotters until
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  • 148 3 M. L” TWO PERSONS STABBED AT BRICKFIELD’S ROAD. The Kuala Lumpur Police under Inspector Colbert are busily engaged in trying to trace a Tamil named Coomarasamy, who is alleged to have caused grievous hurt to another Tamil and his wife in their house at Brickfield’s Road, on
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  • 153 3 Plebius. writes to the Malaya Tribune.” There seems to be a great deal of doubt as to the legality of the Strait-s Settlements Defence Force Bill which is now awaiting the King’s signature. I have heard local members of the Bar declare quite confidently th&t the
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  • 99 3 "M.T.” JUDGMENT FOR PLAINTIFFS. The hearing of the case Paterson, Simons and Co. v. Otomune and Co. has concluded and judgment has been entered for the former for 84.799.25 and costs. Tliis was the case, as shown in our previous reports, in which the plaintiffs supplied 44,800
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  • 130 3 M. M PROPOSED REVIVAL OF SPORTS. A meeting of delegates from the principal clubs of the Straits Settlements and Federated Malay States will be held in the Secretary’s Office of the Selangor Club on Sunday. The Hon. Oliver Marks, Ag. British Resident. Selangor, w ill take the
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 747 3 Straits Settlements and Federated Malay States VICTORY BONDS. Bearing interest from the date of purchase at 5 per cent, per annum, payable on the ist September, and the ist March. REPAYABLE AT PAR ON THE 18T SEPTEMBER, 1934 PRICE OF ISSUE-100 PER CENT All proceeds of this i-ssao will be
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    • 83 3 «C* 08K0Ki C9BKS9BEO 80 9 i ■H'llWMlln C 0 V I I INSIST ON GETTING j i ''oconocii ies I PROVISIONS I Fresh Stocks Held By:— MESSRS. TONG JOO CO. MESSRS. CHONG KEE COY. f Sole Agents for S. S. F. M. S. I F. G. TAYLOR Co. Ltd., PENANG
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    • 129 3 FOR PENANG n I COO CXjO COO COO jOO COG COO COO COO COO COQ COO COO cQC COO b 1 > M NOW wj S 'W I Iww SHOW A SPECIAL SELECTION OF Morning Frocks Dinner Gowns AND Afternoon Dresses. Prices Varying from $6O te $2OO. FULLY TRIMMED Millinery
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  • 574 4 Mr. F. F. King has left Kuala Lumpur for Australia. The Hon. Mr. Eu Tong Sen is paying a visit to Kuala Lumpur. Mr. N. D. Mudie has been called to the Bar at the Inner Temple. Mr. F. O. K. Brown, who left to join up
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  • 253 4 We regret to have to record the death of Mr. Edward Faithful Thomas, which occurred at Jersey on the 10th ult. Mr. Thomas was unknown to the present generation, for he came East as long age as 1870, and after practising at the Hongkong Bar
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  • SPORTING NEWS.
    • 215 4 P.C.C. v. MR. COX’S XI. The cricket match between P.C.C. and Mr. F. N. Cox’s Taiping XI was begun about 12-30 to-day at the Esplanade. P.C. C. batted first, Fettes and Turnbull facing Gardiner (Light St. end) and Kim Meong. Runs came slowly for about a quarter of an
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    • 105 4 Single Handicap “C”. 30.3 B. XV. Allen beat —15.3 C. P. Liston 6 —3, 6—4 —l5 E. G. Grafton beat —3 XV. P. Kerrison 6 —l, 6—4; —15.2 J. M. Prescott beat —3 A. XVorling 6 —4, 6 —3. Double Handicap “B”. —l5 C. A. Padday and
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    • 94 4 Entries for the local coinpefifions in Penang Bisley close on Wednesday next at noon. Programmes may be had from the Hon. Secretary, Mr. G. Wright-Mo-tion, c/o Behr Co., XVeld Quay. The distribution of prizes will take place at the Town Hall, on Monday, the 2nd August, at 9-30
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    • 483 4 It is very satisfactory to see the fine sporring spirit that is evinced among »he members of the Turf Club again. A pretty Urge number of ladies and gentlemen turned up this morning to find out the best horses to back at the Ao’umn Mee‘ing opening on
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  • 321 4 Messrs. Kennedy and Co, Penang, report as follows: Markets have shown more activity throughout the week and with Tin steady at £272-15/- an advance of £9.15/there has been more enquiry for Mining shares. Rubber is dull and share quotations show few changes of importance. Rubbers.—Changkat Serdang have
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  • 368 4 FRASER'S REPORT. XVe have issued the 10th edition of Rubber Facts and Figures and if any of our clients have not so far received a copy we shall be happy to supply them. Tin looks a better proposition, there has been a steady rise in price since
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  • 276 4 From the bulk of the reports of rubber plantation companies that have been succeeding each other during the last three months it will have been evident that if the last war year with its reduced output and low selling price of the commodity, yielded only meagre results,
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  • 40 4 The usual auction of the Singapore Chamber of Commerce Rubber Association was held on Wednesday and Thursday when there was catalogued 2,025,083 lbs, tons 904.45. Offered 1,574 043 lbs., tons 702.39; and Sold 941,137 lbs., tons 120.15.
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  • 83 4 Ribbed Smoked Sheet Cents per lb. S’pore Stand. Quality 72 to 73} Off Quality 58 to 72 Crepe. S’pore Stand. Quality Pale 72 to 73 Off Colour Latex 68 to 72 Fine Brown 58 to 63 Brown 53 to 56} Dark 48 to 51 Bark 40 to 45
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  • 150 4 A general meeting was held at the premises of the above Association, Date Kramat Road, last evening, Mr. Maruthan Chettiar, presiding. There were 64 members present, besides Mr. Richards, Registrar of Societies, and Mr. Hastings Rhodes. The minutes of the meeting held on Bth May last were
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  • 184 4 The Band w’ll play the following pro/ramme of muric at the Golf Club from 5 45 p.m. to-r’ay 1. Selection As ycu Were ...Darewski 2. One Step Hong Kong ...Sandesa 3. S.-lecrion Carminetta ...Brown 4. Waltz The Girl from Utah ...Rubens 5. Fox Trot Hawaii I’m Lonesome for
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  • 636 4 MANCHESTER SCIENTIST’S INVENTION HITS HIGH PRICES. Manchester is greatly interested in the discovery of a new and simpler process of vulcanising rubber by Mr. S J. Peachey, M. Sc Tech. FIC, at the College of Technology. Mr. Pe*chey is lecturer in chemistry at the College and
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  • 320 4 During the last few days felt has been made by means of a mixture of rubber and ehod iy w ol waste put through this vulcanising process, and further fxperiments indicate that bats can be manufactured at a mere fraction of their present price. Rubber, at any
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  • 37 4 r~ Yesterday’s quotation for raw Penang was $139 per picul, buve ore $139 per picul. ers «n Tin was quoted in London V £268 spot, and £273 three months 15th, £266 and £272. D bb
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  • 105 4 Messrs. Lean and Co. are officially in that the output of the Ipoh Tin DredsinaTS for June was ISO piculs. R The output of Tin Bentong No Liability the first half of July 1920 Z 310, yards 35,500, piculs 160. Ur The output of the Taiping Tin Co
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  • 25 4 The following are additional rubber outputs for June:— Hevea (Johore) lbs 20,784 Kuala Pergau 32’058 w Trafalgar (coconuts) Tai P in g 9,525
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  • 72 4 Messrs. The Borneo Company, Ltd., advise us that the undermentioned prices wer« realised for rubber sold by them at private and auction sales held this week Cts Per Lb Smoked diamond sheet No. 1 62 j to 67 diamond No. 2 56 62 Unsmoked sheet No. 1
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  • 190 4 Phnang, Jult 17, 1920. SP. Tapioca $7.502 nominal M. P. Tapioca $B.OO j nominal Gold leaf $73 sellen. Pepper (W. Coast 3 lbs. 6 05)... sellers. Black Pepper $2l nominal. White Pepper nominal. Trang Pepper nominal Mace Pickings $5O nominal. Cloves $llO nominal Nutmegs average of $55 sei leas
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  • 59 4 London, July 2 —lt is considered d&5 the slump in c<’pra has parsed. The pj* 9 to day was £4B 10s., and ib may touch £5 The price in London on July 6’h £46 10s. The price in Penang on jcly was $J6.50 a pikul. Since then
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  • 67 4 July 17—Penang Bisley, 3 p.m. July 18—P 80,"A Class, 220 yds b’capJuly 19—Penang Assizes. July 20. 22, 24—Pvuang Races. July 25—Penang Bisley, 7 s.m and u P- 111 July 26—Sb Andrew’s Society, Adds* Meeting, PU C, 6-45 p.mJuly 26—Athenaeum, 9-15 p m. July 31— Public Holiday. July 31—Penang
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  • LATE INDIAN NEWS.
    • 199 5 Calcutta, July 6.—The Marine Court sat to-day to enquire into the loss of the Calcutta Steam Navigation Company’s steamer Sukeshi, which grounded and sank while carrying a large number of passengers on the 10th May. Mr. Cawell, appearing for Government, said the case was important as
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    • 110 5 Teheran, July 5. —Mushir-ed-Dowleh has presented the new Cabinet to the Shah. Mukhbire Sultaneh. who was Gov-ernor-General of Fars during the earlier period of the war, is appointed Minister of Finance temporarily, but will shortly be nominated Governor of Azerbaijan, where it is believed he has influence
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    • 116 5 Calcutta, July 6. —Police officers of the northern section of the town are showing great activity aud unusual alertness in the matter of the wholesale arrests of Goondas, whose acts iu several parts of the city had created a feeling of insecurity specially in the northern section
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    • 82 5 Madras, July 6. —With reference to the cablegram stated to have been sent to the Labour Party in England by the Madras Central Labour Board, asking for support, and stating that the capitalists were unitedly determined to crush the Cnions, and Government were assisting them with military
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    • 76 5 Calcutta, July 7. —In pursuance of resolutions passed at a meeting of the pleaders of the Calcutta Police Courts, held at Jorabagan Bar Library on Saturday, regarding the use of insulting language to a member of their profession, not a single pleader was seen appearing in the Court
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    • 55 5 Poona, July 5. —After some 24 hearings extending over 2 months, LieutenantColonel Cumberlege, Cantonment Magistrate gave judgment, to-day discharging C. H. O’Hara, ex-Commandant of the followers central Depot at Kirkee, and Lieutenant H. G. Maclean. Adjutant of the same, who were charged with criminal breach of trust and
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    • 61 5 C alcutta, July 5. —The Indian Football Association Challenge Shield Competitions for 1920 opened this evening. wore only two matches in the first round. On the Dalhoxsie ground the 7th Machine Gun Battalion defeated the Indian Club, Silchar, by 2 —o. Playing on their own ground Calcutta put
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    • 37 5 Calcutta. July 7. —The first meeting of the committee appointed by the Bengal Legislative Council to consider the question of high prices and to suggest measures to prevent profiteering will be held on the 27tb.
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    • 220 5 The exchange difficulties in Ceylon are, it may be known, a direct sequel to difficulties in India. In exchange matters Colombo reflects Calcutta and Bombay, and operates upon their rates. This is illustrated by the fact that when the sensational drop in exchange occurred a week or
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    • 82 5 Calcutta. July 5. —Three or four days ago a Marwari presented a cheque for Rs. 11.000 at the Mercantile Bank, drawn in his favour by Messrs. Jones and Co. He received a token, and then left the Bank to transact other business. When he returned he learnt
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    • 58 5 Jerusalem. July 4. —Mr. Samuel, on his arrival, was greeted by the municipality and received an ovation from the crowds. Replying to an address of welcome he said that no religious rights would be interfered with and all would have absolute equality. Mr. Samuel took up his
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    • 102 5 London, June 28. —H. E. the Governor of Ceylon, speaking at the Overseas Nursing Association meeting,-referred to his early experiences in tropical lands. From the shortage of nurses many a promising young fellow lost a life which would have been valuable later on. He remembered that
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    • 51 5 Simla, July 7. —The statement issued to-day shows that there were 881 deaths from cholera and 997 deaths from smallpox in all India for the week ended the 12th ultimo. There has been an increase in the mortality as compared with the week ended on the sth
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  • 150 5 A verdict of •'Manslaughter” was returned by a coroner’s jury at Worthing in connection with the death of a woman who had been undergoing a special dietary treatment of fruit and vegetables eaten raw. The inquest was on the body of Laura May Harris, single,
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 318 5 11 f UM AID OF RAFFLES COLLEGE FUND And under the distinguished patronage of The Hon'ble The Resident Councillor, The Municipal President and the Chinese Consul, the Penang S';raits-Born Chinese Bangsawan will stage that popular play entitled “GINUFIFAH” at THE empire theatre On Sunday, 13 th July, 1920, AT 9.15
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    • 134 5 WAS SICKLY FROM BIRTH. Baby’s Own Tablets Used With Wonderful Benefit. “I wish every woman knew how good Baby’s Own Tablets are, then there would be fewer sick children,” writei Mrs. A. H. Waite, of 1207 Fremont Avenue, North Minneapolis, U. S. A. Her letter continues —“My baby was sickly
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    • 762 5 i Mr< A. Jarvis. asC I Weak and ill for years DeWitt's made me a strong man Do you wake in the morning feeling ill with rheumatic fever, so badly that no heavy and tired, in the joints, and Shone was entertained of his recovery, with" a btd taste in
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  • Page 5 Miscellaneous
    • 388 5 SI CCED ASSURED SUCCESS DESERVED I PILLIS’ GREAT CIRCUS EVERY EVENING at 9-15 pm. (Sundays Excepted.) £3 G NEW TENTS, DATO KRAMAT GARDENS. THE KE VI COSGROVES Pho Pierrot Acrobats. In their Marvellous Acrobatic and Balancing Feats. MISS WES I The Daring Rider on Peggy of the Circus/' n\XI)Y GEORGE
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  • 55 6 Gollan—At the Maternity Hospital, Singapore, on July 11. *o Mr and Mrs J M L Gollan, a son. Wightwick—On Jure 15, at Singapore, to Ethel Marj (nee Stilts) the wife of H G Wightwick a son. Fry—.At the Earrptan Hospital, Kuala Lumpur, on July 15th, to Mr and Mrs
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  • 1173 6 M M.’ It is rarely that Penang has the opportunity of seeing itself as o hers see it. There is the daily round to claim more or less devoted energies, and at intervf Is we have to chronicle the discussions and protests with regard to the prog'ess
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  • 1318 6 The enthusiasm of the Jews, engendered by the realisation of The Jews, Zionism is natu al, and we Finance and must hope that the Palestine. progress of the national state in Palestine will not be hindered by the a'titule of the dodJewish people?, whoss numbers are vety
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  • 175 6 OPENING PERFORMANCE Despite counter attractions, the opening performance of Fillis’ Circus at Daw Kramat Gardens last night was well attended. There were 15 items on the programme which sustains the high reputation of Colonel Fillis as an entertainment provider. Among the excellent items in the first part of
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  • 48 6 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Singapore, July 1< The London correspondent of the Tree Press” wires the official news ftiat H.M.S. Malaya will leave England on October 22nd and arrive at Singapore on December' Ist. The ship will remain in F waters about four weeks.
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  • 76 6 Thore is good reason to believe that the Prince of Wales, on the conclusion o his visit to India, which will begin in fto* vember and probably cover the greater part of the cold weather season, will com? on to Malaya. Having regard to t
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  • 70 6 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Singapore, July 1 Eighteen persons who were missive» from the s.s. Maetsuycker, have no« a rived at Soembawa. They originally ded on the Island of Pandjang, now all have turned up. The Eastern Extension, Australia i China Telegraph Co. have declared interim
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 152 6 ■.-X---- 7 r <• risk-.' tjp jSgßi /x* >■'WB ynEB^F j^’ .JU BHEMImSBI au* *.fv*v *2 mS l& 0 -se* J■„ 7 x-shr-J HILL Ltd ESTABLISHED 1775 Thejjpinrt House London E 1. WHOLESALE FROM BEHR Co. Penang. i.. -~iii- r. i ■mt “PICCADILLY” THE CIGARETTE OF THE YEAR. ARE YOU
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    • 21 6 E. RACE WEEK SPECIAL DINNERS Tuesday, 2016 July. JS6ursday, 22nd July. Saturday. 2it6 July, DANCING AFTER DINNER. SPECIAL TIFFINS EVERY DAY-
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  • Page 6 Miscellaneous
    • 51 6 THE TIDES The following are the tides for to-day, to-morrow and Monday, Penang Standard Time:— High Water. Low Water. To-day 1 20 a.m. 7.32 a m. 1 18 pm. 808 p.m. To-MOBBOW. 2.02 am. 8.15 a.m 1.58 p.m, 8 44 p.m. Monday. 2 42 a.m. 8.55 a.m, 236 p.m. 9.14
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  • 45 6 DEATH. Thomas—On the 10th June, at 2 Chflord Place, St Saviours, Jersey, Edward Faithful Thoma», formerly Advocate of the Supreme Court of the Straits Settlements practising at Penang, eldest sou of the late Rev R D Thoma®, Vicar of Chrhtcburcb, Chester, in his 83rd year.
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  • 658 7 the allied proposals. [Reuter’s Telegrams.] Paris, July 13 The “Petit Parisian’*’’ Spa correspondent -•aft’3 that the Allies agreed to the *p 9 toratiou of pe ce between Poland and S. vie t Ru-ait*, provided Poland renour.ces r •mperialiet policy, and unconditionally lt .fers all dupu ed ques
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  • 211 7 Ct EDITIONS FOR RESUMPTION. L nion, July 15 Mr Bonar L'w. io a memorandum issued to the m -inb -is of the Houses or Commons, »*}s the conditions under which the Government agree to negotiate the resumption of trade relations with Russia ae ’hat e»ch party shall
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  • 48 7 IN THE UKRAINE. New York, July 14. A Warsaw message say* Doctor* Rael Friedlander and Bernard Cantor, members of the American Joint Distribu’ion Com mittee, were murdered in rhe Ukraine by armed bandits, wearing Bolshevik uniform It is understood the deceased were carrying $lOOOOO when killed.
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  • 267 7 THE GERMAN PLAN. Paris, July 13 A Spa message say* German delegation circle* s’ate that the German plan for reconstruction proposes the payment of a fixed amount of 50,000,000,000 marks gold ><■ 50 annuities, of which 20,000.000,000 will be devoted to reconstruction of the devastated regions, in the form
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  • 53 7 INSULT TO FRANCE. Paris, July 15, A Berlin telegram says the French fLg, which was hoisted at the Emba*®y on th' occasioa of the celebration on July 14th, ws* removed by a person who climbed to the roof. It was immediately replaced Th French representative protested to
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  • 24 7 Berlin, July 14. Ao unknown mao broke into Marshal von Hindenburg’s house and fired a* Hindenburg, but missed. The assailant escaped.
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  • 122 7 LORD MAYOR OF LONDON’S APPEAL London, July 14. The Lord Mayor of L n don has issued ®n appeal on beba fcf the Imperial V.’»r H»1 et Fund to cc mbat disease and distress iu the war-stricken areas of Europe and Asia. He says £1,000,000 is required
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  • 56 7 London, July 13, Sir Frank Barnes is designing the Nationn*l War Memorial to be erected at Hyde Park Corner, consis’ing of a gigantic pylon and two flanking temp e*, the style and design being Egyptian, with sreat Las reliefs symbolical of the efforts of the Empire. The
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  • 295 7 THE TROOPS IN IRELAND. [Reuter’s Telegrams.] London, Joly 13. The pecial T -de Union C> nites®, a* ti e Cen ral Hal), Wesim aster, ovei whelmiogly rijec ed an r d nr urn by the Locomotive S c ety to a motion by the Miners, Fedora:ion in
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  • 150 7 IRISH OFFICES DISCLAIMER. London. July 14. With regard to the Trade Union Congress resolution of July 134), in fav ur of a gene»al s »ike ’o compel the wrhdrawal of troops from Ireland, the Irish Offic has is-U’d a statement emphasising that the sole urpose of the
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  • 39 7 A CORK MYSTERY. London, July 14. At Buttevant, North Cork, a number of horses, belonging co the 12th Lance»s, d ed shortly after being watered and fed. An analyst has been summoned to test tie water.
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  • 151 7 THE LONDON CONFERENCE. London. July 15.. The Bri’ish Empire Forestry Conference ur.auimoualv approved the suggested standardisation and v- riS?ation of fore-t -erminnlnpy throughout the Empire. Mr Mackay, Fore s s Commissioner of Vio oria. introduced the subject c f Empire resources and con ump ion. He presenced *n
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  • 35 7 London, July 14 A fresh wirehsr crisis has arisen, the Underwocd nego’iatiors having broken down. The recent resumption of work was conditions! on a s-ttkment within the month ending July 23rd.
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  • 11 7 Melbourne, July 14. T; e gasworkers accepted the compromise.
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  • 162 7 SHAMROCK IV’S BUCCKSL [Reuter’s Telegrams.] Sandy H» ok, Joly 15. In the fi»st if the America Cup race* Resolute turned the outer m rk m'nu’e® h! e*d of Shim rock 1V whe n she met wi h an acci lent to htr rigging, and withdrew. Shamrock IV. ccn’it
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  • 129 7 A MALACOk SUCCESS. London, Ju’y 14. At Bialey the pr z winner* include tie following Alexandra, ten shot® at 200 and 600 yards—Priv te G Santcr i g (Malacca Vo enter-) 90; •'er eaut H W Lembert (Shanghai Voiunteoi t?) 89. ‘Q.-alifie” —t» j n sl-o 8 < t
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  • 38 7 N» w York, Ju’y 13. Mr Tex R’ckard ’a® lea ed the Madis-m Square GerdeiS for ten year*, and will hold there Laulng boxing contests when the bi xi: g law is eff Ct ve.
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  • 120 7 THE THIRTY PARIY Jnle 14. The llrirty Party Convention has hitherto been un ,i b e to comp ete a pla form, Senator La Follette objecting to the foreign plan?, which endorses the League f Nation*, f, v u a rec -g ition cf Soviet Ra-ri, Irish •nd
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  • 142 7 CREW REFUSE TO BATHE. Boston,July 14. The liner Cretic has been iu qua-antir.e since Friday owing ’o the rt/u-al of t e crew t) bathe. The deren’ion affects 1,500 stee>»g*- p S'.e.:g< r l ind cost* the c-mpany $20,000 dtiiy. ihe fi»st etas* pa ngers we e
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  • 36 7 Santiago ae Chil**, Ju y The revolution in Bolivia overthrew tl e Grvernmen*. T* e Revc‘u’ionary leader, Saavedra, ht-s ,?-umed power. The exPresident and members »>t the Gcverr took refuge in the American Legation.
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  • 35 7 London, July 14 The Florida C urt am oiled the temporary injunction retraining “Boss" Croker, and bis wife f»om disposing of the former* estate. The Judge ruled that Croker i* meot»lly compe'eot.
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  • 129 7 SKIRMISH NEAR PEKING. [Reuter’s Telegrams.] Peking, Joly 14. Exc»pt fur a skirmish 20 mile* outh of Peking, in which the An Fu outpo* a were driven back, hitherto there baa been no fighting he’ween the rival militaiy factions. Toau-Chi-Jui’s men are not eager to fight and their moral
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  • 67 7 DISORDER IN TOKIO. Ti kio, July 14. Disorderly «c ne* followed the House of Rt-pre®enta'ivea’ ejection of the Universal Suffrage Bill. Tbou®aud3 uf student?, who attempted to demonstra e agait st ’he Government were di-persed bi 'he police. A number of collision? occurred between the Pol'.co and the
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  • 132 7 NOTIFICATION TO 1 HE LEAGUE. London, July 14The League of Nations has published the ci mu unication from the Governments of Great Biitaio and Japan, dated Spa, July Bth. pgned by Vise unt Chinda and Earl Cuizon, B'ating that ’he Governments of Great B i r »‘U and
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  • 120 7 DIFFICULTIES GROWING. Washington, July 14. Unofficial exchange* have already oc cu»red arising from a petition circular» d in California urging the amendment of State law to 1 mit tie right* of orientals to hold real e*tate under lease. It is und»r**ood tbe likelihood of the success of
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  • 70 7 CONFERENCE IN LONDON London, July 13. Representatives of Britain, tie United States, Canada. Australis, South Africa, India end o he» countries are attending the conference of the International Federation of University W( in n in London. Vi-count Grey, adir ssir g a preliminary gathering, said the only sure
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  • 116 7 Havas. Pari?> July 14 For t’. e first time ®ince tbe war, France enj- yed y-sierd*y the old fashioned 14 h of Julv. The day’s programme included a big military review at Vincennes, free performance* at many theatre?, fireworks and dancing in the streets. Oo this occasion
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  • 41 7 Montreal, Ju y 13. Ex-President Taft ha* been appointed to represent tbe Grand Trunk Railway on the Board of Arbitration, which will determine tbe amount the Dominion Government shall pay for the Grand Trunk stock ik is
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  • 689 7 A SUCCESS!UL DEBUT. Penang no longer tuffes ti e reproach that it posß»ssei no orchestral sco-ety, thanks to Mr Teddy Long, Mejor Ltnce Buwe r the C. P O »»’»d ols < r two other enthusiasts who have ga'hertd around t! cm the c< mbinstiou now > stabliehed
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  • 46 7 [Reuter’s Telegrams.] London, July 13. Notts beat NorthaiZs by an in -ing* and 41 runs. The Lancashire v Eoatx match was abandoned, Yo kshire beat Derbyshire by au inning* aud 71 runs. Warwickshire v Somerset was drawn. Old Etonians beat-O-»i Har.ovhnß by 162 run®.
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  • 92 7 The following is a table from the iesult* telegraphed by Reuter:— P. W. L D Lancashire 17 13 2 2 Yorkshire 14 10 2 2 Surrey 12 9 1 2 Middles'x 9 6 1 2 Kent 13 8 3 2 Sussex 15 8 6 1 Not's 11
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  • 472 8 NEW BUILDING OPENED. A correspondent writes to the Malay Mail :—The inauguration of the new Club building at Rantau took p’ace on Friday, Ju'y 9th. The new ouilding wa-» erected by the Uui ed Engir eers of Seremban and reflected great credit on the thorcuzhnr ss and care
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  • 502 8 A Hindu < h*rged Probably f?r the fi st time in S ngapore a Hindu wife has tak n I gal proceed’rgs against h p r husband on a charge of big<'’iGU'sly marrying another woman wh le he knew that sha was alive. Tn»* case formed the BQhj*ct of
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    • 377 8 "Nor ><ne thy life, w haU, hut what thou lioest IKB ty J Live —MILTON i I A TRIBUTE g S TO HEALTH I® 1 People will pay because they must a |\3 heavy toll to sickness, but how many ever prl think of paying tribute to health To keep
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    • 396 8 nilTjnilDA UCAIO □unnannnnnnnnnnnnnnnunnnnnnnn a UJ Ilu -A ntr’ U JUST UNPACKED a NEWSSHIPMENT of the world famous PAINFUL RASH g triumph cycles L-* which are built on a quality basis, a standard set so high as" to be On Arms, Neck, Limbs and' g a g a ta s t
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  • 388 9 One Sbcbet of the rush to Europe. What is the real explanation of the record rush of Americans* to Europe this year A New York correspondent suggests below that the travellers are not tourists, but business men athirst for trading orders from Europ?. On the other
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  • 224 9 8. GEORGE THE MARTYR. The Services next week will be as follows 7th Sunday aftbr Trinity. 8 am. Matins. 8.30 a.m. Holy Communion. 9.30 a m. Holy Communion (Tamil). 5 p.m. Sunday School. 6 p.m.—-Evensong. Hymn 175. Psalm 37, 122, Magnificat 56, Nunc Dimittis 59, Hymns 292, 217
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  • 169 9 Expbctkd Arrivals. Kamo Maru, London, 17th. Ek ma, Rangoon, 18tb. Teesta, Madras, 21st. Thongwa, Singapore, 22nd. G Apcar, Singapore, 22nd. Jeypore, Suez, 23rd. Dilwara, Colombo, 23rd. Ekma, Singapore, 24th. Plassy, London, 25th, J span, Calcutta, 27th. Yokohama Maru, Singapore, 30th. lyo Maru, London, 31st. Devanba, Singapore August Ist.
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  • 324 9 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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  • 20 9 Despatched. Delivered, Mail “B June sth July 12th Mait 41 D” June 13th July 12 h
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  • 119 9 Penang, July 17, 1920 {By Courtesy of the Chartered Bank). London Demand Bank ...2/3 27/32 4 months' sight Bank ...2/4 5/16 3 Credit ...2/4 25/32 n 3 Documentary ...2/4 7 8 Calcutta Demand Rank Rs. 118 3 days’ sight Private 125 Bombay Demand Bank 118 Madras Demand Bank 118
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • 527 9 a Dreadnought Lamps "THE LIGHT THAT NEVER FAILS.’’ BURNS KEROSENE OR PETROL INVERTED SIMPLE SAFE The Dreadnaught is the largest selling lamp in the F. M. S. to-day. In introducing this line into Penang we are presenting an article tested and improved during years of experience under local conditions. INDOOR
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    • 47 9 OLD BEDFORDIANS. It ia intended to arrange a Dinner io Kuala Lumpur of all Old Bedfjrdiara. Will all O. Bs., O. B. Ms. and O. Ewho would care to attend, kindly eommani. cate as soon as possible with the undersigned. W 3. REEVE IUCKER, SungM Way, Selangor,
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    • 254 9 Ik 1 1 ITCT.Cf TIJ r.I.TJT ETTmTTTTmTrmĔtTJLt Xf?TYTYyYTTCTJ ITI-t-l t XT7< f 3 UNINTERRUPTEP ELECTRIC SUPPLY g 3 /S ASSURED If YQU INSTALL A I DELCO-LICHT PLANT I ig SUPPLIED IN 2 SIZES. H (a) 3/4 Kilowatt, 32 volts, will light 35-20 Candle K g Power Lamps. 3 S 3
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  • 977 10 The S S Doylestown is expected to arrive here from Calcutta on Monday the 19th instant. She will probaby gad for Singapore and Hongkong on Tuesday, the 20ih instant, F'ancis Peek Co Ltd., are the Bgen a. Ti e American s. Lake Stobi, which ran on th? rocks
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    • 343 10 y II n. SAFETY TREAD wpec iaLm I THE BEST IN THE LONG RUN. I I SOLE AGENTS» ADAMBON, GILFILLAN AND CO. LTD. I I i < i (INCORPORATED IN ENGLAND a N i s 7 ?r torasoii MCis ivr Himm .>4bM a Wis^-' :W -y -"W-. «U\ v<- <.
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    • 110 10 Agents for Penang, Perak and Province Wellesley. Sime, Darby Co., Ltd., Penang Malcaca. r Low Mileage-Costs Splendid Service from start to finish. Michelin Tyres Famous throughout the I World for their Resiliency, Durability Economy. List of Stockists: Penang: —Chin Kooi Co., Cycle Carriage Co., George Town Motor Garage. Parit Buntar:
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    • 762 11 gja; insurance. i PK the st IE 9 u 34 LONDON ASSURANCE CORPORATION. Q K Bucyrus Company, I TD A TM 1 Bucket Dredges, Excavators, PP i, to- S B W J B, M 1 PATERSON, SIMONS CO., LTD., S M 3SX» (Incorporated in England). gg Compson®>„*>r<?„ 1 SEMI DIESEL
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    • 1474 12 P il O -BRITISH TNDIAl PfIC,FIC MfII H T EA P Company, ff a JL REGULAR MONTHLY TRANS-PACIFIC SERVICE. Hongkong, Shanghai, Kobe, Yokohama, Honolulu and San Francisco. AND s 8 COLOMBIA From Hongkong about 14th July 1920 W* ss VENEZUELA From Hongkong abtout 11th August 1920 •X"** pP s'e. JL
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    • 533 12 DOLLAR STEAMSHIP LINES V ORIENTAL-NEW YORK LINE. Sailing 1 from Singapore to New York Via Panama Canal. Sailing from Hongkong to San Francisco Through Bills of Lading ssued. Cargo Booked at Current Rates. for further particulars as regards freight bookings apply to SANDILANDS, BUTTERY Co., AGENTS, PENANG. THE BEN LINE
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    • 342 12 THB MERAANTILK BANK AF INAIA LIMITBB. (laeorporated is E>gla»d). Authorised Capital £3 OJO.OOO Subscribed Capital 1.8J0,000 Paid-up 1,050,000 Reserve Fund and Undivided Profits 1,146,400 Board of|,Directors. (9 hairma n). J M.Ryrle.&q. H. Me.vill Simons Esq., P. R. Chalmers, K«q Sir I )avid Yule, Lord Carmichael, GCSI, G C 1 I
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