Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 21 July 1920

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  • 20 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE PUBLISHED DAILY ESTABLISHED 1833. No. 166. VOL. LXXVIII. WEDNESDAY. 21st JULY, 1920. PRICE 15 CENTS.
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 359 1 I THE NIKKO STUDIO I NOW AT 7, NORTH AM ROAD, 1 Near CHIN SENG Co., Ltd. jMINIMAX| r MOEf<& I 2hre Extinguishers. CHANDON SIMPLICITY. —No experience is necessary to use the appliance. 5 EFFECTIVENESS. —Fire Brigades are rapidly adopting it for first aid purposes. wi J ECONOMY. —Refills supplied
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    • 25 1 f THE BEST CAR IN TOWN j I I -sJirJi' 9 S I Sole AAeuts AS. F.M S* 0 Ong Sam Leong a Co, I
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    • 2777 2 POSITION WANTED. AUCTIONS. advertisements on tram cars. TENDERS INVITED. < INSURANCE, —*g THE E,S r 'SHOWERS OF LIFE' present implyer. m S r.r. Settlemen, Co. all the interest and exclusive right. Eleo t r ic Power Station for one yesr as' »b. nnd.rs.gned m sg™i, for h f g"X° ’Z
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  • 713 3 A CHINESE AVIATOR. Mr Tom Gunn, the famous Chines** aviator, who intends to < pen up sevete! b g develop ment prejects including mine-, factories, improves live-stock and a com-m»-tcial aviation service, h*-s a*rivei in Canton. A large ship uent of machinery and other equipment including 18 aeroplanes
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    • 840 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 OH THE IST SEPTEMBER. 1934 PRICE OF ISSUE-100 PER CENT ,ceeds of this issue will be lent to
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    • 67 3 I W. D. &H O. WILLS Famous Capstan Medium Cigarettes Magnums j I SI.IO PER TIN OF 50 j ON SALE J AT ALL HIGH CLASS DEALERS. W/iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiim OILS WATER COLOURS A LARGE ASSORTMENT BRUSHES, PALETTES, Etc. PEN PAINTING SETS AND COLOURS IN TUBES C. A. RIBEIRO Co. Ltd., BEACH
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    • 371 3 PAR I PAN 1 g LACQUER ENAMEL. g The Finest Enamel for indoor or outdoor Decoration for> H WALLS IT IS UNRIVALLED WITH A S WOODWORK REPUTATION OF 25 YEARS. DOORS CEILINGS VOUR FRIENDS WILL ENVY g MOI OR CARS YOU YOUR HOUSE, IF YOU O YACHTS T 2 RAILWAY
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  • 4190 4 SUCCESSFUL OPENING DAY. Everything combined to give the Penang Turf Club’s Autumn Meeting a splendid «end-off, and with a continuation of the favourable conditions that prevailed yes’erday, it is probable that the previous records will go by the board. The atten dance appeared to be larger than any
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    • 312 4 HEW ADVERTISEMENTS, POSITIONS VACANT. Senior Clerk wanted. Must be intelligent and experienced in general office work. Apply in own handwriting bating salary desired and experience to Far East Traders, Limited. For Import Department of European firm in Kuala Lumpur experienced Chinese Clerk wanted, preferably one with knowledge of Piece Goods.
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  • 1588 5 FOREST FIRES IN THE HIGHLANDS. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Eiinburgb, Jane 23. Forest fires on the scale of those that have blazed and smouldered daring the past week over large districts of the Scottish Highlands are comparatively rare, though they are only too familiar in the timberclad regions
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    • 154 5 '> ‘Big and things XO/ equally both reliable. Our friend the ETe- Waterman’s Ideal phant that giant jk* ZrZ Fountain Pen grows among ’die beasts of «V/ in popularity every burden strong, re- JT Ji\& year. •It is the acliable, made by Nature knowledged favourite with the qualities of fc—
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    • 216 5 SAYS THEY SAVED HER BABY’S LIFE. Another Mother Gives Grateful Thanks To Baby’s Own Tablets. Errors in diet and over-feeding are the most frequent causes of indigestion in infants and young children- The best treatment is the administering of Baby’s Own Tablets, this gentle laxative clearing away the offendings matter
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    • 278 5 SPECIAL REQUEST. Mr. WANCHEE ARIFFIN with the Consent of the Mohammedan Community. A HANDSOME VALUABLE CUP will be presented by Mr. Wanchee Ariffin which is to be handed by His Highness The Sultan of Perak. THE PENAHC STRAITS BORN CHINESE BANGSAWAN I will perform again that popular play entitled “GINUFIFAH”
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  • Page 5 Miscellaneous
    • 324 5 The Principal Attraction for the Races. PILLIS' GREAT CIRCUS EVERY EVENING at 9-15 pm. (Sundays Excepted.) big new tents. dato kramat gardens. To-night! To-night!! grand change of programme. COL. FILLIS—VViII Introduce his 4 New Battick Ponies Recently Purchased in Sumatra. MISS JANE HAKMSTON —Will appear in her Wonderful and Clever
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  • 16 6 Hughes.—On June 16, at Chelaton, South Devon, the wife of Reginald Walter Hughes, a sod.
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  • 52 6 Fowler —Graves—On June 18, at St Mary Abbots, Kensington, by the Right Rev. the Bishop of Singapore, assisted by the Rev. E M Roberts, Vicar of the parish, Major E K Fowler, M C, 57th Wilde’s Rifles, FF, to Dorothy Somerset, only daughter of Colonel SH P Graves, late
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  • 1155 6 The Straits Police Department’s report is not yet available, so far as we are aware, but the Hon Mr F S James has a brief reference to the Force. The total strength at the end of the year was 2727, which was distributed as follows: Singapore and Christmas
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  • 1821 6 It must have been a matter for satisfaction to those] who do At the Races. not spare themselves in their endeavours to make the race fixtures of the local Turf Club a success, to see such a large attendance and to be able to present a very
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 262 6 |j SOLE AGENTS FOR g g Fraser and Chalmers, Ltd., Mining Machinery. 1- Edison Swan Elec. Co., Ltd., Lamps and Fans. Henry Pooiey Son, Ltd., Weighing Machines, s John 1. Thornycroft Co., p Ltd.. Motor Lorries. s H Paripan Ltd., Lacquer Enamel. 1 F. H. Lloyd Co., Ltd., Steel Castings.
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    • 19 6 E. O. RACE WEEK SPECIAL DINNERS Thursday, 22nd July. Saturday. 2ktfj July. DANCING AFTER DINNER. SPECIAL TIFFINS EVERY DAY.
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  • Page 6 Miscellaneous
    • 37 6 THE TIDES. The following are the tides for to-day, and to-morrow Penang Standard Time High Water. Low Water, To-dat. 4.00 a.m. 10.12 a.m. 3 46 p.ra. 10.26 p,m, To-morbow. 4.40 a.m. 10.52 a.m. 4.19 pm. 11.00 p,m.
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  • 27 6 DEATH. Donaldson.—On June 19, at Hatton Hall, Windlesham, Alexander Leatbes 'Donaldson, late of Singapore, eldest son of the Revd. John William Donaldson, DD, of Cambridge, aged 78.
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  • 138 7 FIGHTING NEAR PEKING. [Reuter’s Telegrams.] Peking, July 16. t hting has occurred at Kwan-Hun. V funded are arriving in Peking. The t v is quiet, but telegraphic and railway ommuuication with Tientsin is interrupMediators who were despatched to Jc .ucile the opponents returned unsuccessful. Japanese and Railway. Tientsin,
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  • 75 7 THE BRITISH OPERATIONS. I Allahabad, July 17. A Baghdad message says the operations o Hie Lower Euphrates are continuing. A brigade, under Brigadier-General Cong|j <m. concentrated in the Diwaniyah area. Communication has been restored between Basrah and Samawa by means of armoured trains, which co-operated with the defence vessels
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  • 177 7 \Il; BONAR LAW’S STATEMENT. London, July 19. hi the House of Commons, replying to a (uestion, Mr. Bonar Law said it was i Government policy to hand back the I tail ways to the Companies on the expirat aof the present agreement. Mr. Bonar Law assented to a
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  • 70 7 MR. WILSON’S SUPPORT. Washington, July 18. Auer conferring for an hour with Gov (•'nm Cox, the democratic candidate for H Presidency, President Wilson stated that he found they were absolutely in ac- d regarding the League of Nations, (•■•vernor Cox will have the support of a ibsolutely
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  • 100 7 New York, July 18. Ihr hamlet of Boyleston (Massachu- ts) created a sensation by the discovery that a local farm labourer, David Cant, “> one of the heirs to a million dollar estate in Dundee, for whom lawyers have s arched for years. Cant is leaving yleston
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  • 42 7 Berlin, July 18. ince Joachim, who has been suffering t- 1 ‘it mental depression, shot himself. Prince Joachim Franz Humbert of P ussia is the sixth son of the ex-Kaiser, b< i n on December 17th, IB9C J
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  • 211 7 FRANCE AND SYRIA. [Reuter’s Telegrams.] London, July 20. In the House of Commons, moving the adjournment to discuss the “immediate danger to British interests arising from the threatened hostilities in Syria,” Captain IV. Ormsby Gore vigorously criticised the Government and declared the supreme British interest in the Middle
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  • 213 7 London, June 30. —A sharp division of opinion ha’s arisen with regard to the Mesopotamia campaign. Lord Curzon’s declaration that Britain “cannot quit, because of her obligations of honour, duty, and expediency” is strongly contested on the ground that we have no definite Eastern policy but are
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  • 166 7 Speaking at the first meeting of the League to Enforce Public Economy at Essex Hall. W. C., General Gough said that by our obligations in Palestine and Mesopotamia we had now a front stretching from Singapore to Cairo, a distance of more than 4,000 miles. As a
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  • 41 7 BRITISH MILITARY EXPENDITURE. London. July 19. An official statement says the expenditure on the Russian operations from November Hth. 1918, to March 3st, 1920, was £55.973,000. of which £31.244.000 was on the British forces, and £24.525,000 assistance to the Russians.
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  • 54 7 London. July 18. Au Order in Council states that in order to remove misapprehension, the date of the termination of the war with Germany was January 10th, but the termination of the war as a whole will be when the last of the Peace Treaties
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  • 467 7 POLIC E COMMISSIONER KILLED. (Reuter's Telegrams.J London, July 16. The Munster Police Commissioner, Colonel Smyth, was assassinated in the County Club at Cork. Fourteen armed men forced their way in and fired on the Commissioner, who fell riddled with bullets, and died almost immediately. There is unusual military
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  • 214 7 DEBATE IN THE LORDS. London, July 20. In the House of Lords, there was a large attendance of members and Peeresses when Lord Finlay brought up a motion deploring the conduct of General Dyer’s case as unjust to him and establishing a precedent dangerous to the preservation of
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  • 1237 7 SOCIAL PERSONAL. Mr. H. R. W. Lobb, of the Singapore Tramway Company, sailed for home on i leave. t It is stated that the Hou. Treasurer, F. M. S., will make affirmation as a member at the next meeting of the Fed- < oral Council. Not before time- 1 Mr.
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  • 171 7 London. June 30.—Replying in the Commons to Mr. Alexander Shaw Mr. Montagu stated that he had been corresponding with the Indian Government with regard to better conservation of the Ganges, Brahmaputra, and Meghna group of waterways, and agreed with their view that at any rate at
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  • 46 7 Tenders are invited at Rangoon for the supply of export to the Straits during the month of July-August of 1,000 tons Puttoo rice in bags of 224 lbs. Tenders must be sent in not later than noon on the 14th July.
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  • 39 7 London, July 7.—Replying in -the Commons to Mr. Gwynne, Mr. Montagu said he hoped that Sir Percy Cox would arrive in England in a week or Two. The length of his stay would depend on circumstances.
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  • 708 7 MOSLEM ADDRESS AND THE REPLY. The following is the translation of the address of welcome presented to H.H. the Sultan of Perak on Monday by the Mohamedan Advisory Board, on behalf of the Moslems of Penang and P.W., and Hia Highness’s reply: To H. H. Iskandar Shah,
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  • 100 7 The Ics'allation ceremooFs and barquet in connection with Lodge Johore Royal took place on at Joho’e Bahru, The Di t ict Grpn<’ H n W F Nutt, acting as Installing Master, placed Wot Bro Shelley-Tnomp a on in the chair, and au important feature nf the pree’edinga
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  • 46 7 The Band wdi play the following programme of muaic at the Esplanade, from 6 p.m. to-day 1 Overture Dieu et Bayadore ...Auber 2. One Step Southern Melodies. Daclet 3. Selection A Country Girl. MoncktOU 4. Waltz La Barcarolle ...Fetras 5. March The President ...Mario
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  • LATE INDIAN NEWS.
    • 171 8 Simla, July 5. —Statistics issued by the Government of India for the week ending 10th April, 1920, state that in the 83 principal towns with an aggregate population of 7,902,654, 5,937 deaths were registered. This is equivalent to an annual death rate of 39.07. The deaths from cholera
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    • 187 8 Simla, July 9. —The following rules which have been made under Sections 134 and 129 (a) of the Government of India Act and submitted for the sanction of the Secretary of State in Council are published for general information: In exercise of the powers conferred by Sections
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    • 202 8 Nathiogali, July 10. —A communique states An unfortunate affair in connection with Mahajarins occurred on the Bth instant at Kacha Garhi, between Peshawar and Jumrud. The following are the facts as at present reported Two members of a party of Mahajarins proceeding by train to Jumrud were detected
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    • 89 8 Madras, July 10. —A Cochin correspondent says that Government are taking steps for the appointment of a Committee which would consider and settle questions arising out of the harbour scheme during its execution. The first meeting of the Committee w ill be held on or about the
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    • 60 8 Madras, July 5. —The Inspector-General of Prisons has issued an appeal to the public through the Publicity Bureau for the formation of a Released Prisoners' Aid Society for the after-care of prisoners and to diminish the volume of crime. It is hoped a meeting will be called
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 124 8 pos PENANG PACES! l I w >-lr WLI NOW /te|| O/V wßlw i show a l® S& Sj> I ®®®®®®®®®®®®g®® jWr r-r.ek4f.iro*—ißMMMlMMMMlMMMM W I’Sy \y i i A SPECIAL SELECTION OF Morning Frocks Dinner Gowns AND j Afternoon Dresses. Prices Varying from $6O to $2OO. FULLY TRIMMED Millinery IN THE
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    • 131 8 r«r !g.;£-s2r SB Old Charms hßsstorsd ON&w beauties JN most homes there is furniture that has lost its charm. Sometimes it is stored away simply because it looks dingy. There is no occasion for this. O-Cedar Polish will restore the old charm and oftentimes reveal new beauties. O-Cedar Polish does
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    • 520 8 I'COUGHS, COLDS,! i BRONCHITIS I I The Sure Remedy is Veno’s Lightning Cough Cure. J Veno’s Lightning Cough Cure strengthens all the organs of breathing, and that is why it cures coughs, colds, and chest I troubles so quickly and so thoroughly. It does not matter whether the sufferer is
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  • 153 9 deith sentence passed. The trial was concluded at Penang Assizes vrstsrday of Rathinam, who was convic ed of the murder of a girl name 1 Cbem Bee on the 23rd April at Sand) croft Estate. The j ar y were unanimous in their verdict of °P Loner, on
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  • 227 9 S.T.” It will be remembered that some time bick, in the early morning, a car was found in the ditch on the left band side of Orchard Road Singapore, by Mount Elizabeth, with its number plate wrenched off and the driver non eat: This morning
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  • 172 9 The following circular has been issued by .he Controller of Labour. ‘•The attention of all employers of Indian labour is iovited to the question of granting identification certificates to their agricultural and other employees when they are returning to India. It would greatly facilitate the work of
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  • 114 9 In March last, following a visit to the Far Eas‘ of Mr R D Holt, the Blue Funnel Line withdrew from the Far Eastern Freight Conference, apparently con sidering that the interests of the line wou’d be better served by independent action. The three
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  • 116 9 Penang, July 21, 1920. {By Courtesy at the Chartered Bank). London Demand Bank ...2/3 27/32 4 months’ sight Bank ...2/4 5/16 3 Credit ...2/4 25/32 tt 3 Documentary ...2/4 7/8 Calcutta Demand Bank Rs. 118 3 days’ eight Private 125 Bombay Demand Bank 118 Madras Demand Bank 118 3
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  • 27 9 To-day’s quotation for raw tin Penang, was $l4O per picul, tin ore $l4O. Tin was quoted in London yesterday, £268.10 spot, and £272.10 three month.
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  • 187 9 Pknang, July 21, 1920. 3P. Tapioca $7.501 nominal M. P. Tapioca 58.00 j nominal Gold leaf $72 sellers. Pepper (W. Coast 3 lbs. 6 oz) sellers. Black Pepper $2l nominal. White Pepper nominal. Trang Pepper nominal Mace Pickings $5O nominal Cloves $llO nominal Nutmegs average of $55 selleas (No.
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  • 378 9 PENANG, JULY 21, 1920. BEEF— ctn 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 Fillet
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  • 57 9 Joly 22, 24—Penang Races. July 25 —Pening Bisley, 7 a.m and 3 pm. July 26—St Andrew’s Society, Annual Meeting, P O C, 6-45 p m. July 26 A thenaeum, 9 15 pm. Jalv 31—Public Holiday. July 31— Pensng Bisley, 7 a.m, and 3 p.ro, Aug I—Penang Bialey. 7
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  • 1051 9 NAMES. L S 2.2 jt± *1 RUBBER (Dollar.) c c Allenby Rubber Co. Ltd, ...J 85c 1 90c Alor Gajah Rubber Estate 3.6C.•> 3.75 Amalgamated Malay Estates 4.40 4.60 Ayer Hitam Planting Syndicate 23-501 24.50 Ayer Kuning Rubber Estates 1.30 1.40 Ayer Molek Rubber Co. 3.30' 3.50 Ayer Panas
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • 464 9 Jjigln f Dr«w torh and IL j.. aWEa Th« quantity Haig d Haig Fiva limited, the quality Star» Sect» Whitby is rare. You cannot tail I sing its et H«i£ Haig r S s Whisky everywhere t haig haiM GHE hne palate that will only tolerate the very best in
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  • 68 10 Expected Arrivals. Teeata, Madras, 21st. Thongwa, Singapore, 24th. G Apcar, Singapore, 22nd. Jeypore, Suez, 23rd. Dilwara, Colombo, 23rd. Ekina, Singapore, 24th. Piassy, London, 25th, Japan, Calcutta, 27th. Teesta, Singapore, 28th. Yokohama Maru, Singapore, 30th. lyo Maru, London, 31st. Devauha, Singapore, August Ist Venezuela, Hongkong, August 11th, Tamba Maru,
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  • 105 10 Tcsari, 4502, Havingar, Rotterdam, Singapore K P M general. To day’s Arrival Camphuij*, 1696, Scbletter, Batavia, K P M general. Ships in commnnicatiou with the Wireless Station, Penaga:—a s. Doylestwon, Itol, Innsbruck, Orontes, Eutyadea, Kaga Maru, Siberg, Dccteur Pierrie Beooit, Tosari, Kawachi Mara, Melchior Treub, Kamo Maru. Teesta.
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  • 268 10 DAILY (except Sunday).. BY TRAIN. Parit Buntar, Bagan Serai, Taiping, I 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
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  • 110 10 S F P.” Despatched. Delivered. Mail “B” Jane sth July 12th Mail “D June 13th July 12 h Main engines in the East are kittle cattle, and the worried look which a prominent citizen has been wearing of late is not due to the fac* that
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    • 311 10 11 j I Jfc 'X/ I 1 .-'.> f f».- ’/H--f il-1 ““p-.* 1 38 ’’32SS' g I SimjUeWay' The simple and practical way to polish and preserve finished surfaces is to use Johnson’s Prepared Wax with a cloth. You need no brushes, sprays nor mops. Just apply the wax
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    • 160 10 FOR ACHES AND PAINS. For aches and pains in young and old there is nothing that will so quickly bring permanent relief and CURE as that sovereign, time-tested and proven remedy— LITTLE’S ORIENTAL BALM For the aches and pains of childhood and youth it is unexcelled. For the Rheumatic and
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    • 140 10 1 THE ST. MARTIN PRESERVING I COMPANY TINNED FOODS, j 1 First Class Quality. Reasonable Prices. WHEN PLACING YOUR ORDERS WITH J Messrs. HOONG KEE Co. Messrs. NOOHU Co. 1 Ask For j THE ST. MARTIN PROVISIONS. j SOLE AGEKTS: j gfIRKER&QII? g PENANG. HUDSON'S LIGHT RAILWAY j TIPPING TRUCKS,
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    • 789 11 Pinang Qazette BRITISH RATES OF CASUAL g Q ADVERTISEMENTS. f A 7 I U D D” expanded metal FOR TO SITUATIONS B I DO DIAMOND MESH =2‘- 5 t M JjL/ I Minimum Charge $2.00 x-sW L-. For 1 insertion 1.75 per inch SEMI DIESEL ENGINES. I it p*| Jk
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  • Page 12 Advertisements
    • 1368 12 Dgn BRITISH INDIA PfICIFIC Mfll L!I“E? IP Company 13 J H w fl. REGULAR MONTHLY TRANS-FACIFIC SERVICE. Hongkong, Shanghai, Kobe, Yokohama, Honolulu and San Francisco. AND s s VENEZUELA From Hongkong abtout 11th August 1920 m Y IT M** and every 28 days thereafter. wL Jlm/JL The steamers have the
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    • 506 12 DOLLAR STEAMSHIP LINES. ORIENTAL=NEW YORK LINE Sailing from Singapore to New York Via Panama Canal. Sailing from Hongkong to San Francisco Through Bills of Lading ssued. Cargo Booked at Current Kates. For further particulars as regards freight bookings apply to SANDILANDS, BUTTERY Co., ACEN’TS, PENANC Green Island Cement I COMPANY,
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    • 351 12 THE MIROANTILS BANK SF «HSIA. LIMITED. (I*eorporated 1* England). Authorised Capital £3.u JO.OOC Subscribed Capital 1,8)0,000 Fald-up 1.010.Q00 Reserve Fund and Undivided Profits 1,146,400 Board of Directors. R. J. Black, Esq., (Chairman), J. M. Kyrle, Esq, H. Melvill Simons Esq., P. R. Chalmers, Esq Sir David Yule, Lord Carmichael, G
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