Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 10 December 1920

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  • 20 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE PUBLISHED DAILY ESTABLISHED 1833. Mo. 285. VOL. LXXVIII. FRIDAY, lOth DECEMBER. 1920. PRICE 15 CENTS
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 496 1 Obtainable everywhere wholesale from i i 1 ysswirl' H I Onf Sam L» on t 1 Co, > •*•«•»<. iiiiiiiiiKMiEidiiiaaiiiiiMi I "O. K. junior" I ZENITH I g BRITISH MADE g gl Infill g I MOTOR CYCLES I Motor C y cles g Wil WB M wBiMW With the infinitely
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    • 14 1 THE BESI CAR IN TOWN Soli AHenti ai. a P.M.S. Ong S*m Leong O®.
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  • 614 2 ANNUAL COMPETITION DRILLS. The st ventb annu*l corpstition drills of the Penvjg Fire Brigade attracted a large gathering to the corner of C oil Street and Brick Kiln R -ad yesterday afternoon. Those p own* ir.eluded the Resident Oounciiloi h- Hon. Mr H W Firm.tone), the Hon
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  • 120 2 Penang, December 10, 1920. (By Courtesy of the Chartered Bank). London Demand Bank 2/3 23/32 4 months’ eight Bank 2/4 7/32 3 Credit 2/4 9/16 3 Documentary 2/4 21/32 Calcutta Demand Bunk Rs. 155 3 days’ sight Private 175 Bombay Dm?nd Bank 155 c Madras Demand Bank 155 x.
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  • 401 2 $2.000 DAMAGES CLAIMED—SIOO AWARDED. In the Supreme Court, Singapore, before the Acting Chief Justice, his Honour Mr. Justice P. J. Sproule the action was concluded in which Mr. Jack Brisk claimed $2,000 damages from Mr. Garvien Armstrong for alleged slander, reports the “Free Press.” Plaintiff lives at 21-8
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  • 147 2 Control of rice came into force in July 1919, and although Siam rice was consumed in Selangor during the whole of 1919, the number of beri-beri patients decreased from 673 during the first half-year to 289 during the •second half-year. In Perak mostly Rangoon rice
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  • 138 2 At 7.30 a.m. on Wednesday a Siamese woman named Miak attempted to commit suicide in the sea off Hylam Kongsi, Singapore. She was in deep water, and had sunk twice when two marine policemen, who were in a sampan, arrived on the scene and rescued her. Inp.
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  • 570 2 It is not often that a mere book maintains successful competition with a murder trial, especially of the kind technically known as a “poison mystery.” Yet Mrs. Asquith has accomplished this great feat, and a good many people are wondering how she feels about it. Intimate biography (especially if
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  • 259 2 The coffins of unknown heroes from various sectors of the front were taken on November 10 io the citadel of Verdun and desposited in one of the casemates transformed as a chapel. Before the entrance to the subterranean passage a company of
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  • 133 2 Onb Re Elected. Elections of mayors throaghout England and Wale? resulted aa follows: Conservatives 134 Liberals 127 Labour 14 Liberal Unionists 9 Independents 16 Politics not stated 19 Three of the new chief magistrates are women—*Mrs Ada J Summers (L), who was re-elected at Stalybridge; Mrs, Ellen
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  • 99 2 Dec 10—Penang Impressionists, At Home and Exhibition, Chinese Merchants’ Club. Dec 11—Penang Club Cinderella Dance. Dec 11—Police Spirts, Esplanade. Dec 12—P.5.0, Handicaps. Dec 13—Football, Barker Co v Eastern Smelting Company Esplanade, Dec 15—Board of Licensing Justices, Meeting. Dec 16—Football, Caledonia Club v P.C C,, Esplanade. Dec 18—Rugby, Penang
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  • 49 2 12th Dec. 3rd Sunday in Advent. 9.15 a.m. Matins and Sermon (Tamil). 5.15 p.m. Children’s Servicp. 6.30 p.m. Evensong and Sermon. ST. ANDREW’S, PA IF BUNTAR. 11th Dec. Saturday, 5.15 p m. Evensong and Sermon. 12th Dec., 3rd Sunday in Adveub. 8.30 a.m. Holy Communion.
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 66 2 TO LOOK WELL AND FEEL WELL daily regularity is essential. Constipation is the root cause of disordered liver, sick headaches, biliousness, foal breath, pimples and a host of other ills. dispel constipation and promote regularity, they do not gripe or purge, but act as gently as nature. Chemists sell them,
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    • 194 2 kaW ADVERTISEMENTS. FOR SALK. 14 h p 4 cyl Stoewer Car, 2 seaw and dickey, good condition and running order. $l,BOO, Box No. 467, c/o Piuaug Gazuite. Harley Davidson motor cycle and side car $1,350, 1930, electric mod fl in first class condition. Side car would be sold separately. Apply
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    • 310 2 Pritchard Co., Utd., (Incorporated in tQe Straits Settlements) I PENANG IPOH. provision Dept I This Department is Stocked I with a Chaise of I the Finest Goods Procurable A FRUITS (Crystallized.) Crystallized Cherries per bottle $3.50 n Pears 3.50 I KB Apricots 3.65 I Greengages 3.65 I Mixed Fruits 3.65
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  • 1106 3 BROKE IN OUR WARS. If any further proof were needed of the urgent necessity for calling a truce in industrial warfare the straightforward appeal made by the Prince of Wales on behalf of “his patient and weary comrades,” the unemployed ex-Service men, supplies it. When, two years
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  • 217 3 —Ex. There is one side of the Foch-Cle-menceau revelations exciting Paris which bears a happier aspect by perusal of the textual report of the Foch interview. The version which reached London made Foch say that “instead of hostilities ceasing at 11.0, as I wished, M. Clemenceau
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  • 168 3 —Ex. Executors nowadays frequently find it very difficult to carry through the intentions of would be benefactors, owing to the depreciation in the value of securities. Thus they find that wills made many years ago have never been altered to meet the changed conditions. A man with
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  • 90 3 It is an interesting fact that under the Act of William IV. which'created the R.I.C. recruits have to take an oath that they do not belong to any political or secret society whatsoever,' “unless,” in the words of their oath, “to the Society of Freemasons.” The
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    • 1012 3 POSITION .WANTED. PENANG TURF CLUB. /34) with 5 years pre- Members are reminded that subscriptions Barrister-at-L common an d criminal for the year 1920 1921 are now due. wsr eX P er,en ftt English Bar, now holding Cheques should be sent to, I|W P i r tnDointment in the East,
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    • 545 3 I H Capstan Cigarettes. Capstan’s Satisfy, Capstan’s Flavour is Unequalled. I Capstan’s Sold the World Over. Capstan’s Secret is that Capstan’s Made by W. D. H. O. Wills. The Biggest Dealers in The Best Tobacco in the World. Capstan Cigarettes Ordinary Size. 90 cts. Per Tin of 50. Capstan Cigarettes
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  • Page 3 Miscellaneous
    • 155 3 IMPERIAL EMPIRE THEATRE PENANG ROAD. Thursday, Bth to Sunday, 12th December, 1920. By arrangement with Middle East Films, Limited. Our Management offer a Programme of outstanding brilliance surpassing anything hitherto presented In the Second House at 9*15 p.m. Middle East Films Limited, Present 5 Acts Dempsey-Willard Fight Acts 5 Here
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  • 1165 4 Several London newspapers published articles early in November describing conditions in Germany,—p ditica), trade ana financial. Mr. George Renwick, the Daily Chronicle special correspondent in Beran, contributes an arresting article in which he emphasises the widespread orgar.isali a of German militarists for the overthrow of the Republic and
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  • 1086 4 Municipalises are invariably criticised whenever the rates are increased, but people living au in this country have something to be thankful for, in escaping large and rapid increases in the rate demands similar to those made at Home. A memorandum of the Ministry of Health states that,
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  • CORRESPONDENCE.
    • 470 4 [To the Editotvof the ‘'Pinang Gazette.”: Sir.—Being much interested in tIJ public aff.irs of the Chinese ermmuaity here I beg to crave space in you. popuia f journal to give pub icity to my humble opinion on the controversy arising Between two parties of my
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  • 235 4 The Band will play the following pr’* granome of music at the 6 p.m. to-dav 1 March,,, Uncle Rastvs Skating Party Hoc 33 2 Selection Carminetta Br° Fa 3 Waltz The Skaters Wa Jteot6 4 Fox Trot Young Country Girl perez 5 One Step The Police man’s
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    • 162 4 THE PORT OF MANCHESTER MARINE NSURANCE CO., (1919) LTD. agents: BEHR CO., PENANG. Baxter’s I Gorsar's s jQan v a s 1 3%1l J lax grades; I@an v a s. I s i Jeyes jßorden'f I I I I disinfectant I o evaporated j I B Milk. I ■I LI
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    • 47 4 “E. A O.” X’MAS EVE DINNER AND DANCE. FRIDAY, 24th DECEMBER. NEW YEAR EVE DINNER AND DANCE. (Fancy Dress Optional) FRIDAY, 31st DECEMBER. PENANG IMPRESSIONISTS i AT HOME. Exhibition of Work 70 a.m, to 7 p.m. Friday dee., ICtfj, At the Chinese Merchants Club, Leith Street. A
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  • Page 4 Miscellaneous
    • 34 4 THE TIDES. The following are the tides for to day and to-morrow, Penang Standard Time High Water. Low Water To-DAT. < 12.28 p.m. 6 41 p.m. To-morrow. 12,26 a.tn. 7.22 a m 1 01 pm
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  • 16 4 DEATH. Hogan.—On December 8, 1920, at his residence, 21-1, Wilkie Road, Singapore, Henry Claret ce Hogan.
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  • 437 5 LONDON’S WELCOME. Reuter’s Telegrams.] London, December 7. Pri.oe of W.k»h.d a great weltie Cdy^* B MternooD, when be COlte .‘“je Guildball and received the City TB tl( .ion’s address of congratulation on CtrpOrft ria 1 tcurin Auatralia and New D The large and distinguished Zeft!aD a
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  • 144 5 London, November.—The visit *bicb the Prince of Wales paid to lhe City on November 5 to play his tin the inauguration of Obligation ees provided the one equate mile” *”h its first opportunity of welcoming his c y»l Highness since his return from Ai:tra ia. But for
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  • 129 5 »til' t>,n h 9 sea i nrnpys Lh face, the Prince of Wales made iDfn ,9 ISU8 on House his first public T» r B tlCe Lis return home from his tour. J a PP fa 'ing on behalf of Obligation *1 wint’’" R Was Loped that employers,
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  • 110 5 The fox-hunting season, which has opened holds particular interest for the Prince of Wale a for it will be the first time be has had an opportunity of enjoying a complete season’s sport with the hounds. The war put a stop to all such pleasures for the
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  • 118 5 MR ASQUITH’S ADHERENCE. London, December 7, In the House of Commons, Mr Asquith supported the Dyestuffs Bill. He declared the question of Free T<ade and Protection did nob arise, and that his Government was right in granting a subsidy, but it was necessary consequently now to ensure that
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  • 319 5 —Ex. Pi ices of chemicals have not givtn.way to the extent that might have been expected in the comp-irative ab.-ence of d’ mand This is accounted for by the fact that the market is not heavily stocked and in technical chemicals makers are fairly well sold under
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  • 104 5 A MOSCOW SPEECH. Berlin, December 7. Tbe object of the Bolshevik concessions, instanced recently in the case of Mr Vanderlip, was indicated in a speech at Moscow reproduced by Freiheit in which Lenin is alleged to have stated that bou geois countries were forced to cease warfare against Russia,
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  • 102 5 THE LEAGUE’S FUND. Geneva, December 7, '1 he Assembly of the League, on the suggestion of Dr Nar sen, decided to appoint a committee of three to deal with the question of raising funds to combat tbe epidemic of typhus in Central Europe. Prince Raujitsinbji said that India,
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  • 183 5 NO CHANGE. [Reuter's Telegrams.} London, December 7. In well informed circles it is stated that the Irish position is little changed. The Government is still anxiously watching for any avenue likely to lead to peace, but nobody able to negotiate authoritatively for Sinn Fein has yet submitted concrete
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  • 216 5 The Archbishop of Tuam has issued a Message of Peace from Ireland to Great Britain, proposing an immediate "Truce of God.” Dr Gilmartin equally denounces both police murders and reprisals, bat suggests that the first move should come from the Government. He says:— As I write
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  • 83 5 AN INSIDIOUS CAMPAIGN. London, December 7. That, in the questioner's words, constant, insidious attempts tp urdermine the loyalty of the Army are being made by members of Republican and revolutionary organisations in Britain" was admitted by Sir A Williamson in the House of Commons this afternoon, replying to
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  • 47 5 London, December 7. In the House of Commons, at question time, the Under-Secretary for War announced that tbe question of awarding the War Medal to men serving in the Hongkong Volunteers in war time was still being considered. No decision had been reached.
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  • 54 5 (SPECIAL CABLE.) London, December 7. The following dividends are announced Kuala Selangor (interim) 82| per cent. Madingley (interim) 3 per cent, Batak Rabit (final) 5 per cent. Kelantan, Kota Tinggi, Pelepab, Kuala Kubu and Membau Rubber Companies have postponed further dividends. No interim dividend will be paid
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  • 58 5 Single Handicap Class B- 4-2 P G Stirling heat scr G Milner 21—16; —1 C A Padday walk over 4- 4 R Greening; 4- 2 R V Smith walk over 4-2 LJ P Joaquim. Double Handicap— 2 O H Hertz and G B F Southam beat—2 W
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  • 580 5 ANNUAL EXHIBITION. The Penang Impressionists are not a numerous body, and they deserve support. Their annual exhibition, which is being held to-day in the Chinese Merchants’ Club, Leith Street, together with a considerable amount of work sent by F M S artists, is not on so large a
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  • 183 5 There is a strong movement afoot among ex-Service men to try to make a thorough success of the attempt to raise an efficient defence force in the F.M.S. Every member of the Ulu Langat Branch of the United Services Great War Association of Malaya
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  • 55 5 (From Our Own Correspondent). Singapore, December 10. The Straits Settlements (Singapore) Association is arranging a public meeting in Victoria Theatre on December 21 for an expression of opinion on reform of the Legislative Council, and will also put forward 18 queries, which will be balloted on December 23
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  • 23 5 Ip the Legislative Council on Monday, a vote of $275,000 will be moved for the purchase of the Crag Hotel.
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  • 1487 5 SOCIAL PERSONAL. We hear that Major J. I’. Swettenham is going on leave next month.— “M.M.” Major C. E. D. Suggate, M.C., B.A. 0.C.. has gone on leave of absence till February 4, 1921. The death has taken place of Mr. Donald Mackay, the well-known Ceylon railway ’contractor. Mr. Justice
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  • 890 6 A fully loaded Overland car left Kuala Lumpur on Sunday morning on a trial test trip through the Pahang mountain roads. The party consisted of the Manager, Far Eastern Division of the John N. Willys Export Corporation of New York, and Mr. Chu Cheng Hee, Director of the
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    • 162 6 Ooerland MAKES Kuala Lipis ECONOMY RELIABILITY Test Trip From Kuala Lumpur to Bentong, Raub and Kuala and Kuala Lipis to the Gap, Kuala Kubu and Kuala Lumpur. --w cnai 26 B |io MILES TO THE GALLON. This remarkable test showed conclusively that Three-Point Cantilever Springs, exclusive with Overland, are the
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    • 408 6 I THE I fW GOODRICH h® H N 1 ■SB T YRE [ff 1 P rovcs ih| I fflW ill Superiority on bad (j B I Imll'i S r Safef y Tread 1 f ife B ihjJ \ll p grips the road and Il®i,| I M HHBa/w i ensures freedom
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  • 716 7 inE I 5 ANCIAL POSITION. tenth ordinary general meeting 1! lr Sunjrei Siput Rubber Plantajt was held at WmchestJOl‘7 .L Old Broad Street, E.C., Sir tel U PhiniP% D. 5.0., M.P., of lhe com W’ P iesld T p (’hailman said the previous i? a sheet showed
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  • 111 7 —Ex. L'-urty support of the Rubber Association to the Rubber hl-.' 11,11 Uex y ear w as to have been a tor granted. It may be taken us an axiom that Sir Ernest hihit a clla ™n of the R.G.A. Ex- *****1 will also associate oft? '‘psely
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  • 346 7 REPORT OF THE DIRECTORS. The Directors report for the twelve months ended 31st October last, that the net profit for the period after making due provision for depreciation amounts to $11,344.78 to which must be added the balance of $5,232.62 brought forward from last account making
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  • 441 7 The eleventh ordinary general meeting of the Bernam-Perak Plantations, Limited, was held at 4, Lloyd’s Avenue, E. C Mr. T. C. Owen (the chairman) presiding. The Chairman said that the trading account showed a balance of profit of £13,076, as against £5,983. They proposed in the appropriation account
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  • 37 7 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Singapore, December 10. At Singapore rubber auctions, 583 tons were sold. Sheet was 36 and 36£ cents, and crepe 361 to 37j cents. There was a slightly more active market.
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  • 16 7 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Singapore, December 10. Several more companies are stopping tapping.
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  • 86 7 Messrs. Barlow and Co, Singapore, reported on the Bth inst. that at the auctions which ccmmenced this morning there was a fairly active market, but prices were again on the lower level. Standard Sheet was saleable at 36 cents, one lot only fetching 37 cents. There was
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  • 50 7 The following are additional rubber outputs for November Consolidated Malay lbs 78,000 Chulsa (Selangor) 22,000 F.M.S. i 75,200 Henrietta 29,854 Johore 137,600 Kong Sang 20,463 Laras (Sumatra) ***** Mambau (F.M.S.) 42,600 Sungei Salak 60,000 Segamat (Johore) 37,160 Sungei Arak 2,471 Sungei Matang 15,472 Tangga Batu 13,296 Thirdmile 33,000
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  • 53 7 The following were the rubber quotations in London on December Bth Plantation Ist latex crepe Is |d Smoked Sheet ll|d Market quiet. The following were the rubber quotations in London on December 9th Plantation Ist latex crepe Is |d Smoked Sheet ll|d Market quiet. [By courtesy of
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  • 61 7 Messrs The Borneo Company, Ltd., advise us that the undermentioned prices were realised for rubber sold by them at private and auction sales held this week Cts Per Lbs Smoked diamond sheet No. 1 24 to 28 diamond No. 2 16} 23} Crepe fine brown 15 18
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  • 39 7 Yesterday’s quota ion for r»w tin i Penang was $ll2 50 per picul. To-day’s quotation for refined tin in wassHsp?r picul, badness don»*, 100 tons raw tin $112.50 f tin ore $112.50 per picul, buyers, no sellers.
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  • 87 7 Tiii Tin Company Limited, Novemb?r, piculs 527.21, made up as follows Battery 400.00 piculs, hydraulicing 80.00 piculs, tribute 47 21 piculs. Total 527.21 piculs This is estimattd to contain Tin 420 piculs. Wcifram 105 piculs, and is es imated to realise $28,350/-. Tt e approximate expenditure for the
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  • 175 7 Penang, December 10, 1920 SP. Tapioca $6.50 sales M P. Tapioca $7.50 sales Cold leaf $72 sellers Pepper (W. Coast 3 lbs. b oz) sellers. Black Pepper $35 sellers. White Pepper nominal Trang Pepper nominal Mace Pickings $5O sellers Cloves $llO nominal Nutmegs average of $47.50 sellers. {No. 1
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  • 320 7 THE PBOSBECTUS. The prospectus of International Motors, Ltd., is issued. The subscription list was opened on December 6th. and will close on December 20th. International Motors, Ltd., incorporated in Singapore, is to have a capital of $5,000,000, divided into 500,000 shares of $lO each. The Directors are
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  • 129 7 GREENWOOD TRIAL VERDICT. “Not Guilty.” This was the verdict given at Carmarthen after the seven days’ trial of Mr. Harold Greenwood, the Kidwelly solicitor, on a charge of murdering his first wife by administering arsenic on June 16 last year. Tense excitement marked the close of one of
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  • 300 7 Conditions in Russia are growing steadily worse. The medical profession alone have the right to obtain permission to buy alcohol. A bottle of Kummel costs 12,000 roubles “in the open market”—that is to say, bought secretly—but bought on a doctor’s certificate the price is only
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  • 592 7 T.0.M.” PERAK ARRANGEMENTS. A meeting of the State Committee was held at the Ipoh Residency on Wednesday, December 8, with His Highness the Sultan of Perak in the chair. The Hon. The British Resident, Colonel W J P Hume, proposed that the General Committee be divided
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  • 97 7 —“M.M.? A London cable o? December 4tb to the “Civil and M.lifary Gi<*de” gives the following Lt ague results: Blackburn Rovers 2. Derby County 0; Manchester City 2, Bradford City 1; Woolwich Arsenal 2, Chelsea 1; Huddersfield Town 0, Bolton Wanderers 0; Liverpool 0, Burnley 0; Manchester
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  • 302 7 TO-DAY’S DEPARTURES. Ban Whatt Soon for Pott Swettenham and Singapore. Pangkor for Dindinga and Sitiawan. Sappho for Teluk Anson. Expbotbd Abbivam» Tara, Singapore, 11 th. EUora, Rangoon, 11 th. Plassy, London, 12th, City of Naples, Singapore 12th. Tbongwa, Singapore, 15th. Somali, Singapore, 15th. Teests, Madras, 16th. Ellora, Singapore,
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  • 22 7 Despatched from Penang Delivered in London. 3rd November By B I 3rd December 13th By B I 6th
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  • 24 7 The homeward mail, by rhe Tara, closes at 10 a.m to morrow; registration 9 a.m parcels 8 a.m., pillar-boxes 9 a.m. to-morrow.
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  • 292 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, j 6 p.mMalacca, Johore, Singapore and Hongkong J Parit Buntar and Bagan Serai By train also 10.15 a.m. 3.45 p.m.
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 93 7 YOU AND EVERYBODY who suffer from RHEUMATISM. Neuralgia, Gout, Soreness, Stiffness, Lumago, Pleurisy, Headache, Toothache, and all bodily aches and pains should use LITTLE’S ORIENTAL BALM Mr. J. Vince of No. 20, Nelson Square, Burnley, says:—Having suffered from Rheumatism in my knees for two years and Neuralgia in my face
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    • 194 8 BRITISH U D D» EXPANDED METAL D D DIAMOND MESH I Jk Jk JE fl flt 1 |fl ,<4BiBk o M JI M Jt M X r ff W» Vb Yb V IMmaUKi /jf Vr IB IB SOLE AGENTS: Wm.’JACKS Co., Singapore. SUB-AGENTS: R. T. REID Co., Penang. J A"mas/
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