Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 12 May 1921

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  • 20 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE. PUBLISHED DAILY. ESTABLISHED 1833. No. 108. VOL. LXXXK. THURSDAY, 12th MAY, 1921. PRICE 15 CENTS.
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 598 1 1 > I Obtainable everywhere wholesale from t 5 ri <' Kail h cl I 1 AD a I I Ong Sam Leong Co Penang. 1 k I AA A —-x Tr THE I mwmmwmmhm in mi niin am BARCHANT CALCULATOR RCJI IOTOfi fO! ENDS ALL FIGURE WORRY. j x~
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    • 30 1 I THE BESI CAS IN TOWN < TrirOS' 1 < i rxiM FH- .ru. <; > > -4 muiQ.3» u*»».;-. I r tela Manta S.S FM S I r Ong Sam Leong A 00. .a.
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  • 1357 2 WHAT THE LE \GUE OF NATIONS COSTS. Lord Iglii gton has Htme a us ful service in calling atjceotion to the ar/fude taken up by the Government with regard to the claim of Parliament to revise any mandates that m y be usurd by the League
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  • 330 2 The following is communicated A few days ago th*-re appeared in the Pinang Gazette” a notification to the effect that the Durch Government had ad pted a new method of conveying the mails across the s-as. ie. iu floating eafes, which are calculated to preserve those
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  • 154 2 More th«n 38.000 000 Census papers have been issued to the small army of enumerators who are engaged in the taking of the O-nsue on Sunday, April 24. All the returns collected on Monday, April 25. The enumerators had to a-certaiu the number o’ rooms occupied by
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  • 50 2 The Band will pUy the following programme of music at the Dato Kramat Gardena at 5 30 p m to day. 1 Fantasia The Broken Chain... Oayne 2 Polka ...Go Ahead ...Royle 3 Selection ...I Lombardi ...Verdi 4 Walia ...Venus on Earth Lincke 5 March ...The King’s Musketeer...Howson
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  • 1275 2 HEDJAZ CLAIMS CHALLENGED. The formation of a Middle East Department marks a definite turning-point in our Near Ea-tern policy, and the conference which Mr. Churchill summoned to meet at Cairo has had to discuss the future of Palestine, Mesopotamia, and questions connected with Ambia, writes a
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  • 200 2 The Samnuggur. Titaghur. and Victoria Jute Companies, which are managed from Dundee, but carry on busine-* in India, continue to have a remarkable run of prosperity. For 1918 the Samnuggur paid 50 per cent u an ordinaiy capital of £300.000. the Titaghur 70 per cent
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  • 210 2 Ihe luturist*. a cheery concert partv of seven who are announced to visit Penang next Monday and Tuesday the 16th and 17th app ir to have immensely pleased an autiicn eat the Selangor Club on Saturday night last. Ihe Malay Mail’ states that they gave a very enjoyable
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  • 103 2 Chiasso, April 6.—The Fiat works at 1 uiin have been closed and all the 13.000 hands dismissed owing to the refu'al of the woikmen to submit to partial dismissals. To prevent the recoccupation of the factories by the workmen, a strong military force entered the work*. As
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  • 104 2 In the suburb of Tophane of Constantinople there lives what must be the. oldest man in the world, if there is any truth in the claims of those who know his history, says a Reuter message. This is Torah, a Kurd, who is reputed to have been
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  • 365 2 The following is a further list of subscribers Previously acknowledged $54.163.89. Messrs V. C. Cowen $15.00. W. J. Corney (Monthly subscription) $15.00, D. H. J. Deve-on $20.00. R. O. Jenkins $17.00, C. N. Crush (Monthly subscription) $20.00. C. B. Grabuni $48.32. T. W. ’Leslie (Monthly subscription)
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  • 325 2 A meeting of the Non-European Unemployment General Committee was held -it 8. Clarke Street. Kuala Lumpur, on Saturday. Mr. Choo Kia Peng was in the chair and the others present were Messrs. Khoo Keng Hooi. H. Benjamin Talalla. R. D. Rama-amy. K. Ganapathj’pillay, Hay, C. R. Martin. A.
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  • 62 2 THE CHINA FAMINE AND FLOOD RELIEF FUND. Amount previously acknowledged $159,203.69. Khoo Poe Khim Neoh $300.00 Loke Lam Kit $50.00 W. A. Fatt $2.00 Yeoh Seok Hooi Neuh $lO.OO Total $159.565.69 Total amount paid into the Oveisea-Chi-nese Bank Ltd.. Penang, $159,565.69. Total amount remitted $154,937.64 LIM EU TOH,
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 616 2 NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. TO LET. li A large bed loom on „iound flo >r with bath room attached. Fully furnish-d. Electric light. No Diaid. Early morning and evening tea provided. Private entrance. 5 minute* walk from Riinnym 'e Hotel. Apply to No. 5. Clove H .11 R»>a 1. FOR SALE. Harvey
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  • 407 3 Minutes of a meeting of the Municipal Commissioners of George Town, Penang held <>n Tuesday the 26th April 1921. Present. Mes-rs. S. Codrington (President, J. L. McFall, W. H. Thorne, D>. Liston, Mr. P. K. Nantbyar. Absent. Mr. Yeoh Guan Seok. 1. The minutes of the last meeting
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    • 754 3 POSITIONS VACANT. NOTICES. Applications are invited for a post as DANISH UNEMPLOYMENT FUND, an assistant woman teacher in Ladv Treacher’s Girl’s School, Taiping. A|,pl A the Danish cants, wno must hold al least the Junio O sul s ‘'‘«apore. has been founded to Cambridge Certificate, should apply t< ’‘"■■"‘l'kv.-I 1
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    • 443 3 WHAT DO YOU SEE IN THE MIRROR? Does your mirror show that your complexion is pale, that your eyes lack lustre and that line- of prematme age appear in the face Are you losing weight slowly and do u find ordinary exertion an effort' Does it tire you to walk
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    • 900 3 LUBRICANTS A TALK ON Some reasons why the price of Gargoyle Lubricants is not likely to be reduced in the near future. A DISCUSSION on why prices are high may seem a bit out of place as applied to our present job of selling Gargoyle Lubricants. The Vacuum Oil Company
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  • 1381 4 We have already published details cf the bill that is about to be introduc d into the Legislative Council with the ide* of dealing in an effective matner with the food supply of theJColony and, in particular, to break down monopolies and rings that cause
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  • 1186 4 Our Singapore correspondent telegraphs that H E tbe Governor Government and h aa decided that the Simultaneous Secretariat arrangement u 1 a ion. for simultaneous publication of official communiques to tbe Press of Malaya shall cease. '1 he reason given is that the object it was designed
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  • 149 4 SIMULTANEOUS PUBLICATION, (From Our Own Correspondent.) Singapore, May 12. A communication tabled at the Secietariat recently, says it has come io the notice of the Government that the object which tbe arrangement of simultaneous publication of Government commauiqcej to the Press of Malaya was designed to secure was
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  • 70 4 We understand that the body of the late Mr E R Henderson is being brought over from Medan for interment in the Western Road Ct-meterv by tbe as Perak and the funeral will takephee from rhe Presbyterian Charch, Northain Roau, at 5 p.m. to
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  • 326 4 •TO.M.” Oa Monday, 16th May. the Chief Post Office will te clo k ed at r oon. t* e Savings Bank and Money Order Branch closed. Gnve’ument Telegraph Office 7 a m to 8 p in, Postal Express morning only. Cables from North China s ate ’hat Pekmg
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    • 244 4 jROBEY’S semi-diesel I I CRUDE OIL ENGINE. I I Chief points of advantage are— I Simplicity of Construction. Ease of Handling. I Complete Construction. I Low Fuel Consumption. Efficiency and Reliability. 1 No inlet and Exhaust Valves. I f Perfect Lubrication. g 5 Regularity of Running. 1 Adaptability for Crude
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    • 8 4 Quest Night Every Friday. Dancing. E. O. Orchestra.
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  • Page 4 Miscellaneous

  • 309 5 AN OMINOU> DECISION. [Reuter’s Telegrams.] London, May 10. The coal strike siruation has been ex acerbated. The executive of the Tran-port Workers* Federation, after a prolonged sitting, decided to tighten the embargo on coal, the handling of which is likely to defeat the miners. It is ceclared
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  • 161 5 ARRIVES IN ENGLAND. Lor don. May 10. The new American Ambassador, Col, Harvey, has arrived »t Southampton, accompanied by Colonel Hou-e. A Message of Gord Cheer. London, May 10. Col Harvey, on being in’eiviewed at Southampton, sa d be brought a messrge of good cheer and hope
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  • 41 5 London, May 10. Three Haytian delegates have arrived at Washington to prerent a memorial to President Harding, the State Department and Congress, accusing Americans of a long series of atrocities and demanding their withdrawal from Hay'i.
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  • 34 5 London, May 10. The first Ct au b*r has passed two Bills, proposing to increase the duties on foreign made cigarettes, cigars, tobacco and cigarette papers to rhiice the present duties.
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  • 11 5 London, May 10, Count Migsguchi has gone to Paris-
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  • 81 5 London, May 10. Sussex beat Warwick by 80 runs. Kent beat M. C. O. by 30 runs. Hants beat Yorkshire. The Oxford and Middlesex match was drawn. Notts beat Leicester by four wickets. Australians Beat Surrey. In cloudy weather and before a small attendence, the wicket being slow,
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  • 51 5 Washington, May 10. The eflorts of the Secre r r y of Labour to tflect a settlement of the shipping dispute have failed, in consequence uf the Shipping Board’s insistence on a 15 per cent reduction in wages. No further conferences will be
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  • 101 5 ULTIMATUM TO BE ACCEPTED. Lend n, May 10 Attempts to form a German C<*bii e have hither*o broken down, on the questions of oi-armainent H«id the t'ial of war ciiminals. Bavaria’s recalcitrance on the subject of disarming her irregulars is intimidating Berlin politician 1 but the latest telegrams from
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  • 77 5 A WARNING TO POLAND. London, May 10. Reuter learn« that the p-omised closing of the Polish Upper Silesian frontier is nothing like complete, The urgent leader Korfanty c<o»-e< «iailv and c minisariat Im ties and rrHir.a for the insurgent continue to past* through. The Polish Government has been warned
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  • 154 5 VISIT TO WINDSOR. London, May 10. The Prince of Wales, Piince Hirohito and their tuites left Lord»» in the Royal train for Windsor at 11 45. There was profusion of flag?. Prince Hirohito held an informal reception in the waiting room. The platform was crowded. The Prince
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  • 58 5 London, May 10. The Manchester Association of Importers and Exporters have addressed a letter to the Government, declaring the extension of the export credit scheme to India and the Far East would have a detrimental efiec on the present state of the market 9, considering the exchange banks
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  • 33 5 London, May 10 The King received in auoierce at Buckingham Palace, Major-General Sir Dudley Ridout on relinquishing cc mmanc of the troops in the Straits Settlements.
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  • 390 5 Paris, April 10.—There appealB to be a definite conflict of opinion as to how the mandate for the Island of Yap came to b a tribu'i d to Japan, According io M Stephan Liuzanne, epecibl correspondent of the Matin at Washington the State Department affirms that the
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  • 860 5 THE BRIDGE STREET MURDER. The trial cf Lim Ho Seng, who atands cha g»d with the murder cf Puah Toh and Puah Seng Khay, at 84 Bridge Street, Penar g. on March 24 w»8 brough r to a conclusion yesterday foeu noon. The Hon Mr Justice L M
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  • 119 5 The case of an Indian named Raman who was charged with voluntairly causing grievous hurt with a cutting instrument to a woman named Valiamal and to a mar by the name of Muthia Nayer on Kram» Estate, Dindiogs, ws« n xb before th* Court. The prisoner pleaded
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  • 837 5 Mr. A. K. E- Hampshire ha s left for Home. Mr. W. Somerset Maugham has arrived in Kuala Lumpur. Professor Fowler, the Sanitary Engineering expert. lately visited Ipoh. Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Pearcy of Kuala Lumpur, travel Home by the s.s- Soudan. The Hon. Mr. F.
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  • 711 5 THE PEN ANG CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. COMMITTEE MEETING. The follovßSng Minutes of a meeting of the Committee of the Penang Chamber of Commerce held at the Chamber on Tuesday, 3rd May, are forwarded for publication by the Secretaries Messrs. Evatt Co. Present. —Messrs. H. Dove (V'ice Chairman) W. S. Goldie,
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  • 182 5 \BA\KERS AND BROKERS v. MERCHANTS. Considerable interest was manifested in the game between the Bankers and Brokers and the Merchants of Penang, which was played on the Esplanade on Tuesday. Despite the wet weather a large crowd turned out to see what proved to be a keen game. Rain
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  • 92 5 The following are results of Wednesday’s tennis ties: Men’s Singles “A”. —Hamilton —30.1) beat Goklie (—l5) by 7-7 retired Terrell, W. O. Brereton Martin, Everest —15.1) beat Sedwiick —l5) by 6-2, 6-3. Men’s Singles “B”—Saunders (t2/6) beat Evans —l5) by 6-0. 6-1. Men’ s Doubles ”B”. —Dr.
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  • 403 5 “S.T.” PROSPECTS OF SCC» ESSE( I MEETING. It is now onry three weeks to tire opening •A' the Singapore Sporting Club’s spring meeting. Ihe < ates a*e May 31, June 2 and 4, and there is every indication of a successful week. Theie should be about seven-ty-five’
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  • 159 5 SHANGHAI v. HONGKONG. Games between the Shanghai Polo club and Tientsin and Peking are on the calendar for playing during the Ear Eastern Olympiad Games to be held in Shanghai in the early pait of June. trip-of the Shanghai team to Hongkong and special play for foui
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  • 143 6 TO-DAY’S DEPARTURES. P-ngkor for Teluk Aksou van Goens fo r Deli, Langs», Edi, T Semawe, Segli, O -hleh and Sabang. Teesta for Po-1 Swetteoham and Singapore. Kinta for Port Swer.tenham, Port Dickson, Malacca and Singapore. Lake Farmingdale for Rangoon and Calcmta (Mergui and Mouhneiu via Rangoon) Kxpbotrd Arrival?,
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  • 303 6 DAILY iexcept Sunday). BY TRAIN. Parit Buntar, Bagan Serai, Taiping, Ipoh, Batu Gajah Tapah Road, I Teluk Anson, Kuala Kubu, |By trail Kuala Lumpur, Seremban, 17.15 a.tn Malacca, Johore, Singapore 6 p.c and Hongkong i Parit Buntar and Bagan Serai By train alsc 10.15 a.m. A 3.45
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  • 29 6 Despatched fr< m Pei.«ng Delivered i London. 12 h ApHI Rv P 4 0 9th Mav t 16th Ap'il R y B I 9th May
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  • 15 6 The homeward mail bv the T ongwa, clos sat 10 a.in. on Saturday.
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  • 66 6 May 13 a> d 14—' be Fu'uris's at Taiping Town Hall. Mav 11 P«ri- P-r»k Rubber Coy, Down ing Street, 12 30 p m. May 14— Waann-Pachnung Wolfram Mines Ltd, Beach Street, noon May 1 6 Cricket, PC C v K ian Esplanade. May 16—Whit MnnHar, Public Holiday.
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  • 118 6 Pmang, May 12, 1921 (Bv Courtbst of thk Chartrrkd Bank) Lon Inn Demand Bar k 2/3 23/32 4 rnonTrs’ «ignf Bank 2/4 3/16 3 Credit) 2/4 13/32 3 D..cunaerdarv 2/4 1/2 Calcutta Demand Bunk Rs. 175'| 3 dav»’ aight Private 181 I Bombay D- m»nd Bank 175 j e
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 162 6 PRITCHARD TELEPHONE 335- 1 S. _f TELEGRAMS. ,L J “PEANCO CO., LID.( PENANG Connections. > 7 (INCORPORATED IN THE STRAITS SETTLEMENTS) CHINA AND GLASS DEPARTMENT. SPECIAL VALUE IN LAMPS. Standard Lamps from $45 Table Lamps from $l5 "T Bracket Lamps from $2O II Hand Lamps from $1.50 fllso the “Baby”
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    • 1275 6 TOWN HALL, STRAITS SETTLEMENTS LOAN 1921. TAIPING. great INACTION ISSUE OF $20,000.000 LOAN. FOR I WO-NIGHTS ON LY. Bearing interest from the date of purchase at 7 per cent, per annum payable Friday, May I3th and half-yearly on the Ist May and Ist November Saturday, May 14th. THE REPAYABLE AT
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  • 1909 7 —M M. CRISIS AND RESTRICTION. An ordinary general meeting of the Malacca Planters’ Association was held at the Malacca Club on Sunday. The Hon Mr J W Campbell was in the Chair. The Chairman referred to Quit Rents which had bem brought up by Mr D Sime,
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  • 679 7 A PROVINCE WORTH CULTIVATING. The Rt Hon F G Kellaway, M P., Parliamentary Secretary of the Department of Overseas Trade writes The average business man in this country has little or no knowledge of the vast commercial interests that are growing up in the Malay Peninsula, and,
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  • 74 7 The following are rhe latest quotations in Messrs. Kennedy Je Oo.’s share list:— Yesterday. To-day. SHARES. s’© s’© SO QQ CO oq c. c. Sc. Sc. Robber (Dollar) Ghangkat 4.50 3.00 3.50 Miaiag. Rawang Tin 55c <>6oc 60c 65c Renong Tin 27/6 30/- 30/- 32-6 Siamese Tin
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  • 40 7 The following are additional rubber outputs for April Ayer Molek lbs 7,519 Consolidated Malay >, 67,450 Chulsa (Selangor) 23,600 F.M.B. Rubber 65 800 Jelebu >» 13,441 Mambau (F.M.S.) 34,600 Sungei Salak 67,000 Tangga Batu 10,382 Thirdmile ji 30,000 Jimah 20,574
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  • 1327 7 THE NEW POLICY. The twelfth ordinary general meeting of the Batang Benar Rubber Company Limited, was held in the Chartered Bank Chambers, Singapore, on Monday, presided over by the Hon Mr W F Nutt, 0.8. E. In moving the adoption of the report and accounts for the
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  • 253 7 Messrs Baker, Fearon and Co, in the course of their share report, says We referred last week to a decided in ci ease in business represented by »n improvement in the Mining and Industrial sections and we are glad to be able to report a continuance
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  • 33 7 Ngow Property of rhe Siamese Tin Syndicate Ltd, April 1921, 1,288 pikuls. The Lingui Tin Limited, output for April, was as follows :—Sluicing piculs 350* Tribute piculs 30, Total piculs 380.
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  • 81 7 The Straits Trading Co., Ltd., give the following. London prices, on 11 r h instant. Spot £l7B-10/- Up £5- 3 montfs buying £lBO-5/- £4-l('/-3 selling £lBO-10/-„ £4-10/-Local Parity $B9 33 May 12: Q Singapore sold 125 tons at $91.25 Penang buyers no seller» at $91.25. Messrs Boustead and
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  • 159 7 Pbnang, May 12, 1921 SP. Tapioca $5.25 sales. M. P. Tapioca $5.50 sellers. Cold leaf $72 sellers Black Pepper $15.00 nominal White Pepper $3U| nominal Trang Pepper $25.00 nominal Mace Pickings $31.00 sellers Cloves $5“ nominal Nutmegs 80s f 33.00 sellers 110 s $28.00 sellers {No. 1 $20.00 per
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  • 955 7 KENNEDY CO’S SHARE LIST. I I d 2E E o NAMES. w j i.—. RUBBER (Dollar.) So. fc.J c I Allenby Rubber Co, Ltd. ,“?n' Alor Gajah Rubber Estate 2.00 Amalgamated Malay Estates 1 -GO Ayer Hitam Planting Syndicate 13.00 Ayer Kuning Rubber Estates Ayer Molek Rubber Co. ’-*o| 1.30
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 1210 8 AUSTRALIA BY BURNS PHILP P LINE. (Incorporated in Australia. Singapore to Java Ports, Port Darwin, ROYAI PACKET NAVIGATION Co.’ Thursday Island Brisbane and Sydney, via T orres Straits, also with transhipljgfcg*s7 i icoupobated in 80LLAHP.) ment to other Victorian, South Austra lian and North Queensland Ports, British New Guinea. New
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    • 153 8 raßawrararaa mJS Ltjct ffjCt TiM h Ismail bJCBLs jSMJbIB S 3 f 1 wAftk \-1 ht" W S/16 12/25 U/28 18/3. 25/50 I' /S0 TRACTORS AND PLOUGHS I J < js2 t Avery Tractors Work on Cheapest Grade Kerosene. Avery Tractors Made in Six Different Sizes. I 3 FOR FULL
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