Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 14 September 1920

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  • 22 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE PUBLISHED DAILY E STAB LlStl E No. 212. VOL. LXXVIII. TUESDAY. 14th SEPTEMBER, 1920. PRICE 15 CENTS.
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    • 660 1 ■-Tr:-’:fen.f.r-y.agt3!Tß et cry where wholesale from t e ,<zsk <s n HfW *y a If 1 Ong Sam Leong Co., Penang. 0 jpmrga TrrnFrrrggKStSSqHn i mTIT J p''~ v vv vw vw v, I UL I BEAR BRAND MILK I Cn-finoFtt I I toSWW”®*! J ftflW Mr,Klly StCrll,Sefl KI,K I
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    • 17 1 ItHE BEBI CAR IN TOWN AMMMTIS V*UC •iR'HUO Sole Mente IS. a P.M.S. Ong Sam Leong Co,
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  • 870 2 Mr. WL. Conlay’e son has passed into Woolwich, says the M M.” Mr JR Hindmarsh, recently of Bangkok, has retu'ned from home to Singapore. Mr W A Luning, Chairman of the Kinta Tin Mines, Ltd, is cuning oat) to Malaya on a visit in December. Messrs L
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  • 638 2 ALLEGED MURDER. As briefly announced yesterday, the fifth Assize of the year opened in the Supreme Court, yesterday, before Mr Justice Farrer Man by. There are altogether seven on the calendar, one being that of alleged murder brought against three men—Osman bin Lebei Man, Habid bin Sorati and
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  • 156 2 —’S.F.P.” Th 1 Coroner has returned a verd ct of culpable homicide amounting to mu-der against Lira Keng Ke», tbe cigareite-etall holder of Wallich S ree» who is alleged to have had a quarrel with Lim Kr.g Saee, cashier emp loyed by tbe K P M., on rihe
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  • 63 2 Sept 15—The Quaiots, Town Hall. Sept 17—P C C Tennis Cnampionsbip. Sept 17—P C O *‘At Home Sept 17—Lodge Krian, Regular Meeting. Sept 18—Kedah Rubber Company Ltd, Annual General Meeting, Chamber of Commerce, 12.30 p m. Sept 19—M PAA, L c cture on “Selection,’ Caledonia Estate Club. 10.30
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  • 741 2 MEETING OF COMMITTEE. The following are the minutes of a meeting of the Committee of Penang Chamber of Commerce, held at tbe Chamber, on Tuesday, 7th September, 1920, at 2.33 p.m., (kindly supplied by the Secretaries). Prrsent. Messrs C M Henderson (Chairman) J L Lonie, A Sharp,
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  • 910 2 A CURIOUS CONVERSATION, Mr Barry Pain writes in a Home paper: Sitting and standing, there were abou< fourteen of u? huddled together on the small sheltered seat of the prom made waiting for the rain to stop As I happened by chance to be at the seaside and
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  • 51 2 ROYAL ASSISTANCE. (From Our Own Bangkok September 13. H M tbe King of Siam has made a donation of £12,000 to the Girls’ School which the late Queen Mother made one of tbe interea’s of her life. The gift will give a stimulus to the education of
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  • 47 2 THE REDEMPTION DATE. From Our Own Correspondent. Kuala Lumpur, "September 14. It is officially announced that the F M S Government proposses to redeem the 6 per cent FM S War Loan at the due date, May Ist, 1921.
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  • 33 2 Paris, September 11.— M. Miller and today visited the Alsatian cities of Selestat a>d Colmar, where be reasserted the Government’s readiwess to maintain local liberties while continuing French unity.
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  • 80 2 According to the Echo de Paris,’ the President of Switz »rland has expressed a wish tofta ?et M Millerand on the occasion of the lather’d coming visit to Geneva. The Echo de Paris states that Italy, iu the course of the coming conference between M Millerand and
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  • 27 2 “Le Temps’’ positively denies the rumour that) diff rences have broken out between France and Belgium over tho question of supplying munitions to Poland.-—Havas
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  • 40 2 The final of the mixed doubles comperition in the P C C tennis tournament was played last evening, Mr and Mrs JR Bennett —15.2 being successful again’t Mr aod Mrs .M K Whitlock—.s by 6-2, 6 2
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  • 51 2 A football match has been arranged between the Penang Cricket Club and tl e Anglo Chinese School, to-day, at 5.15 p.m at the Esplanade. A football ma'ch will take place between the P C O and the St Xavier’s School, on Thursday next, at 5.15 p m,, at tbe
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  • 283 2 Peking, August 23,—-The President recently held a two hours conference with Minister Chow and other financial ties on tbe subject of financial reorganisation and retrenchment. It was decided to liquidate the arrears of the various ministries and government organs, to audit the expeuditures of the
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  • 47 2 The Band will play the following programme of music at the Dato Kramab Gardens, from 5 30 p m. to-day 1. Reminiscences. Of Ti-chaikowiky Godfrey 2. Galop Alexandra ...Kubner 3. Waltz Donna Julia ...Laurent 4. Mazurka Marian ...Coote 5. March Tbe Spirit of Liberty ...Rosey|
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 79 2 TO CURE SUMMER HEADACHES use Pinkettes they are the natural remedy for this trouble because they dispel its causes —constipation, liver disorder, biliousness, fermentation in the stomach. Equally suitable for tvomen as for men, Pinkettes are also particularly helpful to the aged, being so mild in action yet so efficient
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    • 301 2 P Wanted ianu.diatelv t.. ledge t f R O y hI splBt Wl thk ol Applicant. etatlDg qualifications and ,Q w i a j Tin Dredging Ltd Batu Gaj sh Yonng Englishman ■eqaite.’T 85 «uh B.,ard, ctnmenotl Apply Bn. No. By Special R Variety Sntertaintneni BY Young Chinese Ladies,’ Girls
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  • 474 3 NEW POLICY OF DEVELOPMENT. There has been much conjecture about the policy of the Improvement Trust for Singapore. Hints have appeared in reports of the Municipal Council meeting?, and the public have merely ga’hered a vague idea that there will be an Improvement Trust, that its deputy chairman
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  • 296 3 ROBINSON CO., LTD. 8 T,’’ The Statutory Meeting. The statutory general meeting cf Messrs Robinson and Co., Ltd., was held on Friday morning at the offices of the secretaries, Messrs Barker and Co., Ltd., Singapore, Mr P Cunliffe was in the chair, and the others present were the Hon Mr
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  • 85 3 Inspector Dale produced before Captain Rowbotham in the third court S ngapore, a Japanese, who was arrested early on Friday morning while breaking into St Andrew’s Cathedral. This may had to tbe find of the top of tbe pastrol staff which was missed about three weeks
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    • 1522 3 POSITIONS WANTED. FOR BALI. NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION OF PARTNERSHIP y x officer 4| years War service Excellent Building land in residential I?h inical Engineer At Present employed quarter of Penang. Apply to Box No. Foreman. Experience Locomotives, 370 c/o Pinang Gazette, We, the undersigned, ONG CHIN OOH Marine. Dredge, ec,
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    • 52 3 Return Farewell Performance of that Popular Company The QUAINTS ONE NIGHT ONLY Wednesday, September 15th Prices $4, $3, $2 $l. Booking at ROBINSON PIANO CO., Great Saving I WASSIAMULL I JASSOMULL CO. I ANNUAL STOCK TAKING SALE I FOR DEVALI I NEW YEAR COMMENCES 20™ SEPT., 40 percent. Reduction in
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    • 233 3 THE STARS ARE SHINING AGAIN For 3 Nights Only Mon|, 13th, to Wed., 15th September, 1920. IMPERIAL EMPIRE THEATRE PENANG ROAD. In Second House at 9-15 p, m. METRO I METRO The star of a thousand pleasing ways BERT LYTELL Q a sparkling com-dy drama of a thousand delights 5
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  • 1337 4 A sequel to a m’nere’ strike, swift and inevitable, will be an increase in coat and a decrease in quantity of essential foodstuffs in the United Kingdom, and a paralysis of trade, ircludirg exports, The Food Controller at Home announces that if attempts at a settlement
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  • 1880 4 Q The minutes of the meeting of the Penang Chamber cf Oome Pretty Ways. merce are never very f voluminous after they f have been edited” for the Pres°, j and we have to content curselves with the announcement of decisions without knowing sometimes bow and why
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    • 134 4 “CARRICK” THE CIGARETTE OF DISTINCTION. $1.25 per tin of 50. KRUSCHEN SALTS ARE THE KEY TO HEALTH g Stocks Held by all Chemists. SOLE IMPORTERS: I I F. G. Taylor Co., Ltd., j Penang and Singapore. (Incorporated in the Straits Settlements). IMMMMIIXIUMMMIMIUHUHUMM NOTICE OF REMOVAL. M M M W M
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    • 11 4 Dancing after Dinner AT THE “E. O.” On Friday, 17th Sept.
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    • 38 4 THE TIDES The following are the tides for to-day and to-morrow, Penang Standard Time:— High Water. Low Water To-DAT. 1.13 am. 7.38 a.m, 2 21 p.m. 7.49 p.m. To-morrow. 1.44 a.m. 8.11 a.m. 1.54 p.m. 8 15 p.m.
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  • 211 5 1{()BEK T HORNE’S DECLARAfIW h TION. Reuter’s Telegrams.] London, September 11. I Horne, in an interview, dei strike was inevitable, if the to abate their demands, unjust. The Government was an industrial strike for poli ~I IS He emphasised that 250,000 ~fu<ed to support the claim, and
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  • 391 5 The decision of the delegate conference ol the Miners’ Federation to recommend tht miners of the country to ballot in fav ur of a strike was the subject of an interview which Sir Robert Horne, President of the Board of Trade, granted to a Press
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  • 92 5 PRESIDENT WILSON FIRM. Washington, September 11. I' connection with the action of 100,000 hi icitc miners in “taking a vacation,” ls protest against the award of the A’ l hr,icite. Committee, which was ap--1 i 'd as the result of the coal strike, \'d'“nt Wilson has notified the
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  • 53 5 CONFERENCE POSTPONED. London, September 11. Reuter says it is expected that the rotations Conference at Geneva, *hich is provisionally fixed for Septem- -4th will be postponed till October, ’•r to the International Financial t 'uf<'rence at Brussels, which opens on 1 t ember 24th, and several delegates •aving to
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  • 227 5 LONDON UNIONS’ ATTITUDE. [Reuter’s Telegrams.] London, September 10. A meeting of representatives of the seven I niong of London electrical workers last evening passed a resolution in favour of a sympathetic strike in connection with the electricians’ lockout, if the employers persist in the refusal to withdraw’ the
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  • 180 5 ELECTIONS TO COMMITTEE. London, September 11. The Trades Union Congress, at Portsmouth, concluded this morning, when the result of the election of the Parliamentary Committee was announced. Mr. J. H. Thomas headed the poll, with over five million votes, while it js significant that Mr. Smillie, who
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  • 19 5 Mexico City, September 12. It is announced that Mr. Johnson has been re captured by bandits.
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  • 109 5 AND THE LEAGUE COVENANT. Marion (Ohio), September 12. Senator Harding, discussing the Monroe Doctrine, declared that the English and French texts in regard to it in the Covenant of the League of Nations were apparently directly contradictory. The former indicated that the Doctrine would not be overridden by
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  • 35 5 FIRST AEROPLANE SERVICE. San Francisco. September 11. The first regular trans-continental mail aeroplane which started from New York on September Bth, specially equipped to carry 400 lbs. of mail matter, arrived this afternoon.
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  • 35 5 ENGLAND’S AUSTRALIAN TEAM’S SUCCESS. London, September 11. The Marylebone team to visit Australia beat Mr. Thornton’s strong All England Eleven at Scarborough by an innings and 5 rims. Woolley scored 105 for the tourists.
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  • 40 5 REPLACED BY NEGROES. [Reuter's Telegrams.] New York, September 11. Negroes have replaced the Irish longshoremen, who deserted the White Star Line piers as a protest against the treatment of Dr. Mannix and Mr. McSwiney. No disorder occurred.
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  • 400 5 Green, white and yellow, the colours of the Irish Republic, were very much in evidence in Trafalgar Square when nearly 20,000 of the London Irish, supported by sympathetic Labour elements, protested against what was described from the plinth.of the Nelson Monument as the “kidnapping” of Archbishop Mannix.
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  • 635 5 Dublin, August 15.—Southern Unionism instead of crumbling has crashed. The Southern gentry and the Protestant clergymen of the South have abandoned it, and the only representatives left of a once formidable party are a few lawyers who still believe in the beneficence of Sir Edward Carson.
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  • 124 5 RED MOVEMENT SPREADING. London, September 11. The latest reports show that Italy may be on the verge of a revolution. Negotiations are proceeding between the metal workers and masters in regard to which the reports at present are conflicting. Meanwhile the movement is spreading. The workers commandeered
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  • 104 5 INCREASES IN DIFFERENT COUNTRIES. Paris, September 12. Figures showing the rise in the cost of living in European countries, obtained by the League of Nations,will be produced at the Brussels Financial Conference on September 24. Taking 100 as the average figure for foodstuffs in 1914, some of
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  • 53 5 INCREASED YIELD. Paris, September 12. An encouraging position is disclosed by the latest revenue returns of indirect taxation and monopolies for August, which yielded 822,000,000 francs, representing an excess of 203,000,000 francs over the Budget estimates. Since January Ist, the excess of receipts over the Budget estimates amounted
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  • 73 5 FEARS FOR WINTER Peking, September 10. There are grave indications that China will soon be overtaken by a terrible famine. The Government is taking measures to apply $2,000,0C0 for immediate needs, and to raise other funds to meet urgent wants The otulook for the winter ii appalling.
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  • 176 5 THE RIGA CONFERENCE. [Reuter's Telegrams.] London, September 9 A Moscow message says M. Tch’tcherin announced that the Bolsheviks, at the eleventh hour, decided not to send peace delegates to Riga to meet the Poles. The hitch appears to be due to the Letts not having guaranteed immunity from
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  • 548 5 Washington, August 15. —The French communication to the State Department commenting enthusiastically upon Mr. Colby’s refusal to deal politically with the Soviets is retailed to-day from Paris, though it has not yet been published by the recipients. Washington dispatched to the American newspapers give, instead, prominence
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  • 253 5 THE RAILWAY TO PERSIA. [Reuter's Telegrams.] London, September 11. The War Office announced that a strong column of Indian cavalry, artillery and infantry under Brigadier-Gene-ral Conyngham, left- Bakuba north-east of Baghdad, on September 6th to operate in a north-easterly direction along the Persian Railway, reaching Abuhawa, 12 miles fi
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  • 39 5 Warsaw, September 11. Poland has agreed to Polish and Lithuanian delegates meeting at Cawarja to discuss all Polish-Lithuanian disputes, except with regard to the demarcation line, which the Supreme Council laid down on December Bth, 1919.
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  • 11 5 London, September 11. M. Kameneff has left for Russia.
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  • 150 5 GOOD PROGRESS. London, September 10. The latest official returns show that Germany is surrendering or destroying arms in accordance with the Peace Treaty in an entirely satisfactory manner, especially guns, of which 27,000 have been surrendered, and at the present rate, Germany, by November, w ill not possess
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  • 64 5 GERMAN GOVERNMENT’S ACTION. Berlin, September 11. A Kiel telegram says the German Government ordered the Canal authorities not to allow munition ships to pass from the North Sea to the Baltic. According to the “Vossische Zeitung” the Government, in the interests of neutrality, rejected the French Government’s request
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  • 38 5 ATTEMPT TO REACH ANATOLIA. Constantinople, September 11. The Turkish Crown Prince unsuccessfully attempted to flee to Anatolia to join the Nationalists. He arrived and was placed under rigorous control. His motor-cars and boats were seized-
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  • 305 6 M.M.” Tbe birthday celebrations of Hie Highness Suleiman bin Aimerham Raja Muss, K C MO, which took place at the Ltaua Mabkita, Klang, on Suiday afternoon, in the presence of a large and representative gathering, were attended by great pomp and ceremony. A special train left
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  • 212 6 An increase of 160.067 in the population of the United Kingdom is the outstanding feature of the quarterly official return of births, marriages, and deaths. The total number of births registered during the June quarter in England and Wales was 248,665, and the d aths 119,281.
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  • 70 6 Some fine pictu es are being screened tonight at the Empire Theatre. In addition to The Turn of a Card.” in the first bouse, there are two five-reelj features entitled The Spender and The Guardian.” Tho foi mer is a Metro special and shows how a miser
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 105 6 PRITCHARD Telephone Xr -C Telegrams; w u .it PEANCO With Departmental r T 'T' TA J f CO., LIU-, I PENAJNG Connections. J 7 INCORPORATED IN THE STRAITS SETTLEMENTS PENANG IPOH. Snipe Season. BEST ENGLISH SPORTING GUNS 12 BORE HAMMER PRICE $125. Sporting Cartridges HtY’S AND KYNOtHS 12 Bore 16
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    • 149 6 BODY CHILLS. In the moist heat of this tropical climate one can never feel safe from catching a chill. The least exertion causes excessive perspiration and then, either a sudden gush of wind if but of doors, or the draught from an electric office fan strikes the body in its
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    • 483 6 gg I PabcoPaints! «■r/iJuill vIBf S The first and Last measure of value szw i n paint is the service it gives. i andCutlcuraOintment I S «trsm. physical and eh.mk.i j ful skin soap, using plenty of hot Ch 3 O 6 8 CQOIID O fl to all < water
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  • 71 7 CONFERENCE AT KUALA LUMPUR. From Our Own Correspondent Kusla Lumpur, September 14. The "Malay Mail” understands that a pint conference was held in Kuala Lumpur this morning of representatives of the R.G. A. Local Committee, the Rubber Producers AsEociation of Malaya, and the P.A»M., also certain Chinese
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  • 116 7 The following are the latest quotations in Messrs. Kennedy <k Oo.’b share list Yesterday. To-day 8 C BE SHARES. .2 -2 s'® s'® n -J3 x xi Rubber (Dollar c. c. c. c. Craigielea P... 1.80 1.85 1.75 1.80 Hay tor R. 10.50 11.00 10.40 10.75 Kamasan
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  • 31 7 To-day’s quotation for raw tin in Penang was $137.50 per picul, tin ore $137.50 per picul. lln was qu >ted in Loudon yesterday at £273 spot, £279 three months.
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  • 8 7 Tronoh Mines, Ltd., August, 1,535 piculs.
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  • 19 7 The following are additional rubber outputs for August Henrietta lbs 48,068 Laras (Sumatra) ***** Sungei Matang 34,543
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  • 187 7 Penang, September 14, 1920 SP. Tapioca $8.60 sellers M P. Tapioca $9.75 sellers C<dd leaf $72 sellers. Pepper (W. Coast 3 lbs. b oz) sellers. Biack Pepper $2l nominal. White Pepper nominal Trang Pepper nominal Mace Pickings $5O nominal Cloves $llO nominal Nutmegs average of $55 sellers. (No. 1
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  • 117 7 Penang, September 1920. By Courtesy of the Chartered Bank) London Demand B*nk 2/3 25/32 4 mon’hs’‘■ight Rank 2/4 1/4 3 Credit 2/4 25/32 3 Documeatary 2/4 7/8 Cricut’a Demand Bank Rs. 121 3 days’ sijiht Private 128 Bombay D annd Bank I’2l Madras Demand Bank 121 3 day-»’ sight
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  • 666 7 Expected Arrivals. Japan, Singapore, 14 h. Ellora, Singapore, 14th. Lake Farmingdale, Rangoon, 14th. Lake Gilpen, Sitgapore, 14th. Tbongwa, Madras, 15 h. Bombay Mara, Singapore, 15th. Birmingham City, Singapore, 17th. Tara, Singapore, 18th. Kaga Maru, Colombo, 18th. Kansas, London, 20th. Jeypore, Singapore, 20th. Ekma, Rangoon, 21st. Teesta, Madras, 22nd.
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  • 58 7 Recruiting has besn n aimed in Madras Presidency general’y, except in the following laJuqs. which are still closed, owing to the prevalence of disease. D vi, Tanuku, and Ellore Paluqs of Kistna District Ramschandrapuram, Amalapuram, Rajamandry M T, Cocnnada and R-jamundry Talnq< of Godaveii Disuict*. Rap >IH Talaq
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  • 28 7 Despatched from Penang Delivered in London. 4*h August By Pi O 4th September 7<h Bv B I 4 h 14th By B I 9th
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  • 13 7 The homeward mail, by the clmw at 10 a.m. on Saturday.
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    • 164 7 JEFFREY’S! BEER. I j (“CHOP KOTA”) j as THE GENERAL J FAVOURITE. SOLE AGENTS: Adamson, Giiriiian s Co., Limited. (INCORPORATED IN ENGLAND). r I SCHWEPPES j I Ginger Beer, Ginger Ale, i Malvern Water, Tonic I I Water and Reienta waler. I I Obtainaßle atl The Leading Clubs, e. i
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    • 584 8 THE BEN LINEor STEAMERS Ltd LEITH. OWARDSAIL INGS. s. s. BENA VON due Sept. 15 HOMEWARD SAILINGS. Coast cargo booked at current rates on date of sailing o f For fall particulars as regards space available and freight. Apply to Sandilands, Buttery Co, Agents LIVERMORE DEARBORN Co., Inc INDEPENDENT STEAMSHIP
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    • 335 8 THE MERSANTILE BANK *F IMBIg, LIMITEB. [lncorporated ia Baglsad). Authorised Capital Subscribed Capital Reserve Fund and Undivided Proflts 1,146,400 Board of||Directors. o-r. m ule I'Ofd Carmichael, GOBI, GQI 8 KCM G. Head Office' 15, Gracechnrch Street, London, E.C.I Branches and Agencies: K”* 0118 Oeliii, Calcutta, Hew at 1 Madras, Colombo,
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