Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 30 May 1921

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    20 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE PUBLISHED DAILY. ESTABLISHED 1833. No. 122. VOL. LXXIX. MONDAY, 30th MAY, 1921. PRICE 15 CENTS.
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    U.S. PRESIDENT’S ORDEAL.
    858 2 first interview with press. The Times” Special Representative in the United States was present at the first Press reception given by the new PresidentIn the following article he describes the experience, which is interesting for the light it throws upon the personality and tact of President Harding.
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    THE CENSUS.
    893 3 BIG INCREASE IN POPULATION. A Supplement to the Governmeot Gazette contains the Preliminary Report on the Census of the Straits Sectlemente, 1921. The figures in this preliminary report may vary slightly from the final figures owing to *m«ll errors detected during sorting. Census schedules from Christmas Island and
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    FLOODS AT IPOH.
    758 3 EXPERT ADVICE. (Gazette Special.) A report on the prevention of floods at Ipoh has, I understand, been submitted by Mr C E D°puis, Adviser on Irrigation aud Flood Prevention to the F M S and 8 8 Government?, Three schemes have been before the public for some
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    Fire Insurance
    101 3 Several actions Lending. Th'ef* other actions w.th repaid to Fire Insurance claims are pending in Kuala Lumpur. The ?c*ion of Wa'ter Grenier as receiver, versus tl e Commercial A'-surauc? Co. Ltd a claim for $25 000. is s**t down for hearing in the Supreme Court on Monday nex”.
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    DISARMAMENT CONFERENCE.
    110 4 SE,\ATE AMENDMENT ADOPTED Washington, May 26. Ihe Senate unanimously adopted the amendment to the Naval Appropriation Bill, requesting President Harding to invite Britain, and Japan to join the United States in a disarmament conference. The Naval Vote. Washington. May 27. The passage in Senator Borah’s resolution. cabled on
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    SINO AMERICAN TREATY RATIFIED.
    31 4 Washington, May 27. The Senate ratified the Sino-American treaty, confirming the application of a 5 per cent ad valorem duty on American good* l imported into China.
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    JAPANESE SEALERS ARRESTED.
    41 4 Prince Rupert (B. Columbia), May 2». It is reported that a Japanese schooner has been caught sealing in Canadian waters. The crew were arrested, the sealskins confiscated, and the schooner destroyed. Hitherto, the report is not confirmed officially.
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    STERLING FALL IN NEW YORK.
    32 4 New- York, May 27. Sterling sensationally declmed six cents This is attributed to the German sealing of British bills in order to convert the proceeds ?nto dollars.
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    U.S. AND ALLIED LOANS.
    41 4 FUNDED THIS YEAR. Washington. May 26 It s understood that Allied loans approximating to ten milliard dollars, and also the unpaid interest, will be funded this year. The repayments w»H be spread over a period of years.
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    DJAMBI OIL BILL.
    85 4 REJECTION PROBABLE. London, May 27. The “Morning Post’s" Amsterdam cor. respondent states that there is a growing belief in Hague political circles, that the First Dutch Chamber will reject the Djaanbi Oil Bill, and thus enable the Government to introduce a new bill, whereby part of the
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    DR. KOO’S ADVICE.
    168 4 Dr. Wellington Koo. Minister to London, does not think the promotion of the rank cf the Chinese Legations abroad to that of Em-ba-sy more urgent than the early settlement of internal strife in the country. Minister Koo’s views are expressed in a telegram to the Central Authorities
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    MOSLEM DELEGATION’S LETTER.
    175 4 London, May 11.— Replying to a letter from the Indian Moslem Delegation regard ing the alleged Greek atrocities on Turks, Mr. Montagu states that the Foreign Office has received numerous mutual allegations, but the Greek and Turkish representatives in London have been asked to bring their Governments*
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    SOCIAL & PERSONAL.
    1242 4 SOCIAL PERSONAL. Mr W J Goar lay has been appointed Coroner for Malacca. The death is announced of the wife of Marsha] von Hindenburg. Mr G E Clayton has been appointed Deputy Registrar of the Supreme Court, Penang. The hon’ole Mr D Y Perkins and Mr T D Parsons have
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    More Gang Robberies.
    118 4 Two Chinese Murdered. Two more gang robberies haved occurred in the Kuala Lumpur district during th c post few days, at Bimnan Tiga and the other at Ulu Oombak says the K L “Leader.’’ Io both cases the robbers were armed with revolvers and parangs, and in
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    Unemployed in Sumatra.
    77 4 On Saturday evening a meeting was held in Medan, presided over by H»er Ezerman, assistant Resident for Deli and Serdang, to appoint a committee to deal with the question of unemployed estate assistants, of whom there are now some 30 or 40 on *he E*st Coast of
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    GIRL GUIDES.
    69 4 A meeting to explain the Girl Guide movement will be hr 11 on Wednesday June Ist at 10 am. at Kensey,” 39 Northern Road, kindly lent by Mrs Prosper L s*od. No formal invitations have been i«eu-»d, but anyone interested is invited to attend. The United Engineers Recreation
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    PENANG SWIMMING CLUB.
    1103 4 annual meeting. The annual general meeting of Penang Swimming Club was held at noon yesterday in the Club Bungalow There was a large attendance of members, over which Mr r Simpson, Vice-President of the Club, Pt The Hon Secretary, Mr J M Pennycuick, read the notice convening
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    HOUSES FOR THE POOR.
    374 4 At a meeting of the Singapore Municipal Commission, the President said that some time ago the Government gave them some money to build houses for the poor. They had built some houses of the coolie line type off Nelson-rd and the question arose as to whether
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    RIVALS TO KORFANTY.
    158 4 London, May 9. —The “Times” Benthen correspondent wires that the situation in Silesia is hourly growing worse. Only a miracle can prevent a bloody civil war with the probability of‘the added horror of anarchy among the insurgents owing to the appearance of a number of rivals of
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    APCAR SUGAR REPORT.
    109 4 Sourabaya, May 19.—Sugar Crop 1921. Since our last report market for ready "Whites has somewhat eased, the last transaction was closed atf21.50 immediate delivery warehouse. Several transactions have taken place for forward deliveries June F.O B. after the Bth, 1,50 C tons at f18..L June July on
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  • AHEAD OF THE MAIL.
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      MORE WONDERFUL POSSIBILITIES.
      211 5 London, May 14 Mr. Lloyd George ringing up Mr. Hughes and the manager of a lest team consulting the Board of Cricket Control are among the limitless possibilities opened up by successful demonstrations that have been carried out by “limes' correspondents at Southwold and Zandvoort, Holland. These
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      WHITSUN HOLIDAYS.
      172 5 London, May 14. The Whitsuntide holiday was one of the most curious on record. The troubles confronting the public did not quench the holiday spirit. The railways chose the holiday week-end for even more drastic restrictions than those formerly prevailing, but the charabanc proprietor* profited by the radway
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      PERSIA'S NEW REGIME.
      93 5 Teheran, May 19- —The Persian Government. have cancelled the concessions of the Persian Transport Company, generally known as the Lynch Compaaiy, which is responsible for the I eheranl*pallan Road, and the roaid through the Bakhtiar. country. The Government contends that the company never carries out the terms
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      MR. C.M. SCHWAB HONOURED.
      255 5 HIS REBUFF TO GERMANY. Nt w York. April 28. —At a meeting of the New York Chamber of Commerce m honour of Mr. Charles M. Schwab, president of the Bethlehem Steel Company, it was revealed that Germany offered to MrSchwab a bribe of 100,000,000 dollars if
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      A SOMALIANS CLASP.
      45 5 London, May 10.—His Majesty ha* approved the granting of an African General Service Medal with a Somaliland clasp to the Indi in Colonial forces which participated in the brief campaign in S »maliland between January 21st and February 12th of last year.
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      DREAM OF RENEWED YOUTH.
      334 5 THYIP HI) TREATMENT SENSTION. London, May 13.—Fate ha* overtaken Mr. Alfr d Wilson in a dramatic fashion. He was seventy year* old and had been tlie chief advocate in England of the thyroid gland treatment for the renewal of youth since vi*it t "ig Vienna and
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      GERMAN SHIPPING REVIVAL.
      143 5 A BOASTFI L SPEECH. Louden. April 14,—The special correspondent of the “Daily Chronicle”, in Berlin telegraphs: “Hen- Cuno. head’of the Ham burg-Amerika line, sjieaking at a national shipping congress, said that the bennan reconquest of her former shipping position entailed a long st niggle, but- the companies
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      THE OIL AGE.
      172 5 HASTENED BY' COAL STRIKE. London, May 15.—Motorists are keenly interested in the news that measures are bein" taken to produce alcohol on such -a large scale as seriously to rival petrol. Recent ex|>erimehts with a mixtiue of 50 per cent, alcohol. 25 of benzole, and 25 of
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      GROSS CHANNEL AIR ROUTE.
      41 5 London, May 15. —The Use of the air route aero** the Channel ha* become so popular th Whitsuntide that the service towards Paris has been doubled. Each machine carries ten passengers, a pilot, Iftggage. freight and mails.
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      THE LATE GENERAL SIR G. WOLSELEY.
      77 5 A vet diet of accidental death was passed at an inquest on the body of General Sir George Wolseley. A ductor stated that Genei&l Wolseley suffered from a diseased heart, and was occasionally attacked by giddiness. (General Sir George Wolseley, G. C. 8.. 1907.
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      DR. WIRTH’S PLAIN WORDS TO TO REICHSTAG.
      163 5 London, May 12.—There is a feeling of deep satisfaction that the Reichstag has found a Government to accept the terms. Dr. Wiith is a typical member of the middle cla**es. He regrets that people have to part with their money when they are
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      MINER AT MAYFAIR RECEPTION.
      154 5 London. May 14.—The changed social outlook since the war has scarcely been better exemplified than at a crowded reception given by Lady Markham at her luxurious Mayfaii home to meet and hear a working miner put his own side of the mines' case. He told the
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      A BLACK WHITSUN.
      170 5 London, Mav 13.—1 t will be a black stay-at-home Whit'Uii Holiday amid unprecedented dep:e**ion and unemployment. There is a faint glimpse of hope afforded by Mr. Lloyd George'* speech in the House of Commons, which wa* extremely conciliatory wa* obvi<>u*lv intended to produce a favourable atmosphere which
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      SIR M.L. MACNAGHTEN.
      55 5 London. May 13. —The death is announced of Sir Melville Leslie Macnaghten. |S r Melville Leslie Macnaghten. Kt. was the chairman of the East India Company fop *<me time. He wa* Manager of the family estate* of Bengal from 1873 to 1889, and wa* the late Assistant
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      THE DIVORCE LIST.
      106 5 London. May 14.—The combined attack being made by the judges headed by the ixird Chancellor on the undefended divorce list wa* prosecuted with ledoubled vigour during the past week, when 600 cases were disposed of. This establishes a record. Altogether 1.261 cases have been despatched out of
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      RUSH FOR EDUCATION.
      58 5 London. May 14.—The returns of universities and colleges in receipt of the Treasury Grant —all practically—excluding Oxford, Cambridge, Dublin and Guys hospital, show that they are overflowing with students. Theie are 19.829 students for the year 1919-20. compared with 10.808 for 1913-14. The increase i« mainly da«
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      A CHARTER PARTY DISPUTED.
      73 5 London. May 10. —The King'* Bench has uph ‘ld the arbitrators’ award of £2-000 damages for breach of warranty in Charter Party between owners of steamer “Tibermade” and Me*sr* Graham and Company by which it wa* agreed that the “Tibermade” should load a full cargo at
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  • NEWS FROM INDIA.
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      TEA LABOUR UNREST.
      366 5 Calcutta. May 19.—Ihe position regarding labour unrest m the tea gardens is so serious that representatives of the tea industry jrom Calcutta and the Surma Valley have proceeded to Shillong to interview the Governor. Correspondents of the Associated Press, in the districts in which coolies have left
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      PASSAGES TO THE FAR EAST.
      359 5 Ihe P. and O. Company have decided to inaugurate a new fortnightly passenger line between London, Colombo, the Straite Settlement*, China and Japan. A month ago the “Times of Ceylon” announced that considerable difficulty was being experienced by those desirous of leav mg for the
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      CHOLERA EPIDEMIC ON THE DECLINE.
      142 5 The returns for cholera in Bengal showe.i a decided decrease for the week ended April 30th. The number of deaths in Nadia dropped from 121 to 103: in Pa bn a from 153 to 93: in Mymnesingh from 117 to 47 and in Faridpur from
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      RICE CULTIVATION IN SINDH.
      349 5 Bmibay. May 19. —The Bombay Agricul tural Department has issued an interesting bulletin containing a preliminary survey of rice cultivation in the Larkana district of Sindh, where rice forms the chief agricultural product. The area of the crop each year there is between 300,000 and 350,000
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      JAPAN AND CHINA.
      226 5 Simla, May 18. —The acting Consul General for Japan has received the following communication from the Foreign Office, Tokio, dated’ the 6th April Some people and news, papers in China are indulging of late in disseminating news to the effect that the Japanese aie at the bottom
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      THE LAND BOOM IN BOMBAY.
      210 5 J he lauid boom in Bombay has passed, temporarily at least- The splendid building site, known as the saluting battery site opposite the Prince of Wales’ Museum, situated at the corner of Colaba Causeway and Apollo Bunder Road in the most fashionable business and resi
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      DACCA BANK TO BE REORGANISED.
      152 5 D.icca, May 18.—In connexion with the *.u*pen*ion of payment by the Dacca Bank, a meeting of the creditors of the Bank wa* held on Sunday evening at which /t wa* decided to reorganise the Bapk and it it on a sound ba*i*. Rai Bahadur Pyarelal
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      FRONTIER NEWS.
      293 5 Peshawar, May 18. With the exception of Waziristan, the Frontier from Gdgit right down to Kurram is unusually peaceful just now In the MohmaJid, Afridi and Orakzai country the return of Jirgas from Kabul has had a good effect. These self-appointed delegates from tribal ter i itories who,
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      BENGAL’S FINANCES.
      160 5 Calcutta, May 19. —About seven months ago the National Liberal League memorialised the Government. of In. dia on the question of financial adjustment, under the reforms. It. was then pointed out that fk ngal would be faced with a deficit of Rs. 2.52.00.000 to carry on the ordinary
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      30,000 RUPEES STOLEN.
      135 5 alcutta. May 17.—The Second Presidency Magistrate at Jorabagan to-day concluded the hearing of a case in which four Bengali youths were charged with stealing the sum of Rs. 30,000 from an umbrella factory in Baloram Dey’s Street. The money was extracted from a safe. < >ne of
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      ATTEMPT TO STAB AN INSPECTOR.
      81 5 Calcutta. May 17. —Sitaram Dhamuk, an old offender, was prosecuted before the Sub-Deputy Magistrate of Serampore to-day. Ihe Magistrate sentenced him to nine months' rigorous impr'sonmont for house trespass. When being taken <»ut of the dock, accused brought out a knife and attempted to stab
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      BURMA RAILWAY STRIKE.
      81 5 Rangoon, May >B.- At the headquarters of the Binma Railway it was officially staled yesterday that practically the whole of the traffic staff on the line between ln*ein ami Proine. had resumed duty and that drivers and the entire local s’aff at Ix-tpadan station had also lesuined.
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      DACCA BANK SUSPENDS PAYMENT.
      87 5 Calcutta. May 14. A Dacca correspondent of the "New Empire wire* to-day A n*.ti' n w<>* cau-ed !.<•:♦- !a*t week a i-peii*ion of payment .it tin- Bank of Dacca. »he Ban o< Dacca, with branches at Nar.iy angur.i and My rnen*ingh, wa* *taite<| «■nme tw year*
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    BIRTHS.
    48 6 Colbman Price. —At Adelaide, May 23, 1921, the wife of J C P Price, Regent Estate, Batang Malaka, of a daughter. Haybittel.—To Mr snd Mrs Haybittel at Malacca, on May 24, 1921, a son. Kbrnick. —At the Maternity Hospital, Singapore, to Mr and Mrs Kernich, a boy.
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    THE POLISH PROBLEM.
    1272 6 Poland is giving a good deal of trouble to the Allies. Often de?cribed as the Irishman of Continental Earope, the Pole is certainly of late been liviog up to this designation. Even Mr. Lloyd George, that friend of littlf nations and the eloquent advocate of national hopes
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    HERE AND THERE.
    1325 6 The preliminary report on the Census of the Straits Settlelateresting Figures mentis for 1921, reFrom The Ceasus. ferred to on Saturday, is published as a supplement to the Government Gaeette of May 27tb, It may ba accepted as fairly correct, though it is pointed out that the
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    FRASER & NEAVE'S GOOD YEAR.
    107 6 FRASER NEAVE'S GOOD YEAR. (From Our Own Correspondent i Singapore. May -JO. At Messrs. Fraser Neave’s annual, meeting. Mr. Macgregor presiding, said that some of the most modern machinery was now in operation, and the whole instaiiation was more efficient than ever it had been. The Company' was prospering, and
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    COSTLY LOVE AFFAIR.
    155 6 “S.F. P.“ ENDS IN BANKRUPTCY COUR'!. Lim Teck Seng is just an ordinary “quill diiver. hailing from Pulau Bukom. S -me time back lo\ entered his way, and a soft of engcgeimnt was made for his marriage nthe object of his heait. a local young Chines maiden.
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    LAW-MAKING.
    142 6 a The President of the Singapore Municipal Comqpssjon at a meeting of that body said there weie some amendments to Sections 101 and 103 dealing with the making up -if private roads with a sharing of the costs be. tween the owneis. These had been sent for approval of
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    THEATRE ROYAL.
    78 6 Those who have se «i “Tarzan of th pes a few days ago, should not fa !to S f C T t^e P’oture entitled “Roniaiife aizart, which shows how Tarzan goes onie and the way he was treated by h 1» ielatives and friends. It is really v
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    UPPER SILESIA.
    200 7 FIGHTING PRACTICALLY FINISHED. [Reuter's Telegrams.] London. May 2J. Reuter learns that theGennm Government's orders prohibiting the formation of irregular bands has had a- most benefical effect in Upper Silesia, where fighting has practically ceased. Six British Battalions Ready. The War Office announces that the first of four infantry
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    GERMAN ACTION.
    73 7 London. May 28. The German Ambassador. Herr .Mayer, after visiting the French Premier, wired to Berlin and confirmed this morning that the German Government would take the strictest measures in order to close the German frontier toward Upper Silesia, to dissolve irregular German forces, and establish martial law,
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    THE LEIPZIG TRIALS.
    89 7 BRUTAL GERMAN SENTENCED. Leipzig. May 26. Sergeant Heynen, the German N.C.0., w ho was tried on a charge of cruelty to British prisoners of war. has been sentenced to 10 months imprisonment. Second Trial Opened. Leipzig, May 26. The second trial has opened. The accused, Captain Emil
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    EGYPT.
    223 7 ALL QUIET AT ALEXANDRIA. Lodon, May 26. The latest news from Egypt states that all is quiet in Alexandria. Telephonic communication between Alexandria and Cairo has been partially restored. The general uneasiness in Cairo was exemplified in the closing of shops owing to the fear of attack, but alarm
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    THE COAL CONFERENCE.
    221 7 ADDRESS BY THE PREMIER. London, May 27/ A momentous coal conference met at the Board of Trade at noon. Public interest and anxiety were evidenced by the large crowd outside the building. Mr. Lloyd George, who was accompanied by Sii Robert Home, Messrs. Bridgeman, Baldwin, Macnamara and
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    EMPLOYERS AND TRADE UNIONS.
    293 7 Prominent leader- of industry emphatically refute the allegation made by Air. Robert Williams, secretary of the Transport XVoikers’ Union, that a deliberate and Premed'fated effi rt was being made by the combined employers, assisted by the Government. t<. destroy the collective influence of the trade union
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    COTTON OPERATIVES RESIST REDUCTION.
    41 7 London, May 29. All the Cotton operatives’ organisations decided at Manchester to co-operate in resisting he employers’ demand for a 30 per cent reduction in wages and to approach the employers for a reopening of the negotiations.
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    POLAND'S FOREIGN MINISTER RESIGNS.
    19 7 Warsaw, May’ 26. Prince Sapieha’ s resignation as Minister of Foreign Affairs has been accepted.
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    TWO ADMIRALS DEAD.
    63 7 London, May 26. The death is announced of Admirals Sir Arthur Wilson, V.C., 0.M., First Sea Lord, from 1909 to 1912, when he retired. He was 71. Sir Arthur Wilson was made Admiral of the Fleet in 1907. The death is also announced of Sir James Bruce,
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    SOMBRE DUBLIN.
    239 7 BLOW TO PEACE PROSPECTS London, May 26. There, is a sombre scene in Dublin. The Customs House is still burning and expected to collapse. Huge crowds watched the fire till they were dispersed by the police. The Customs House is now isolated by barbed wire backed by troops.
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    CONDITIONS IN IRELAND
    1249 7 “GR< ISSLY MISREPRESEMED.’ The following official statement was issue! from Dublin Cartie. The attention of the Iri-h Government has been called .<> s nients which have recently been publisher. m Xmerica in ria name of the America., Committee for Relief in Ireland to supp-it appeals tor funds,
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    IRISH ELECTION.
    176 7 Lui lon. .May 13.—The Dublin elections passed off without any disturbance. The whole of the Southern Parliament was returned unopposed, making a sweeping Sinn Fein victory which means a unanimous rejection of the Government of Ireland Act. Practically the whole of the existing “Dail Eirann” has been elected
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    SINN FEIN ADVANCE.
    137 7 London, May 12. —Sinn Fein is prepared to abandon the claim for an independent republic if Ireland i- granted fiscal autonomy. The peace movement proceeds vigorously. Mr. De Valera s agents aie visiting London expl «ring the possibilities and suggesting as a basis for a truce that
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    FRENCH CHAMBER.
    309 7 VOTE OF CONFIDENCE IN PREMIER Paris, May 26. The French Chamber passed a vote oi confidence in M. Briand by 390 votes to 162 British Concessions. Pane, May 27. Prior to the C hamber passing a vote of confidence in the Government, M. Bnand reinterposed in the resumed
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    FRANCE AND CHINA.
    87 7 .—Vale. U NIV E R SIT YAGRE E M E N T C( INCLUDED London, May 30. Tsai Yuen Bei. the rector of Pekin University has concluded with the Lyon- University an agreement for the creation in this city of an institute where, Chinese -tui. n;- will
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    INTERNATIONAL LABOUR CONFERENCE.
    135 7 WASHINGTON CONVENTION DIFFICULTIES. London, May 27. The House of Commons rejected by 109 votes to 69, a motion by Mr. Barnes, demanding the submission to Parliament of the Convention adopted at the International Labour Conference at Washington. Mr Barnes complained that the Government had failed to give
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    CHINESE MISSION IN BELGIUM.
    20 7 Brussels, May 27. A Chinese mission has arrived to study Belgian methods of industry and commerce.
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    PLAGUE IN MEXICO.
    17 7 Mexico City. May 27. Forty cases of bubonic plague have been notified in Tampico.
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    CRICKET.
    84 7 OXFORD DRAW WITH AUSTRALIANS. London. May 29. Rain interfered with the play, lhe Australians totalled 294 .Oxford scorer! 174 for 1. The second wicket had produced 149 when stumps were drawn. Jardine scored 96 without giving a chance. His score includ 'd twelve fours. Holdsworth made 57. The match
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    AUSTRALIANS v. OXFORD.
    51 7 London. May 25. At Oxford, in glorious weather, before a fashionable crowd 2.000. Oxford scored 180. H. Ward made 50 in splendid fashion. Mailey had 7 wickets for 108. The Australians scored rapidly, making 217 tor 8 wickets. Alacartney, contributed 77 after a brilliant inn/ngs and Taylor
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    WRESTLING.
    33 7 ZBYSKO RETAINS HIS TITLE. Kansas City. May 29. Zbysko retained the title of the world’s heavyweight wrestling champ’on by defeating Joe Steelier in two straight falls of 52 and 13 minutes res|»eetively.
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    THE DERBY.
    16 7 OFFICIAL S( HATCHING. London. )la\ 29. The following is another official sc'ateh ing Plato.
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    INTERNATIONAL GOLF.
    136 7 EXH XMERICA. Ixjndon. May L At Hoy lake in the sixth round of junat-eiir championship Bernard Darwu Wokingj)eat the last Annuu '<i repress five-AY right, at tin 19th In The Final. In the final Hunter. W aimer beat Graham Liverpool, by 12 up and '1 to pl’ix Hunter
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    POLO.
    55 7 XMERICANS AGAIN DEFEATED. London. May 29. lhe American polo team was again defeated by the Ranelagh team consisting < i Lieut.-Colonels Melvill. Ashton. Lord Dalmeny ami Major Harrison, but the captain Mi'bmn. was not playing owing to an injured arm. and tin* Xmerecan No. 1. Rumsey, damaged his hand
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    ENTRIES AND PROBABLES.
    276 7 'l’lie list of entries for the Derby.wa*., a> usual a very big one 200 or thereabouts. (>l’ the horses entered very tew comparatively actually get, to the post. Reuter < n May 24th wired 22 probables and a day or two later the first, scratching. Hill Country
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    24 7 OBITUARY. DEATH OF EX-FRENCH PREMIER. London, May 26. M Combes, the French Premier at the time of the anti-clerical movement in France, has died.
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      THE TEST TEAM.
      129 8 The ‘Times” says that Hobbs may possibly be unfit to play in the second Test. Hearne is unlikely to play this season as the reports of his health are very disquieting. The Selection C ommittee are faced with a difficult task, the early date of the first
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      BRADFORD CROWD’S BAD BEHAVIOUR.
      110 8 London. May 13—The "Daily News Bradfoltl correspondent wires that owing to the start being delaped through rain 7.(KM) spectators subjected Armstrong to a vigorous barracking when he and Burton went out to inspect the wicket at one o’clock, calling out, ’Have you come on a holiday
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      ENGLAND’S CAPTAIN.
      142 8 London. May 12. —The public interest in England’s captain for the Tests increases as the time for the selection approaches. Four names have been canvassed These are Colonel Douglas. R. H. Spooner, C. B. Fry and A. C- Maclaren. The last i s regarded as an "outs'der owing
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      FRY'S CHANCES.
      127 8 Mr. Fry s now the favourite for the English captaincy owing to his display at Lords. It only produced fourteen runs but there was much of his old brilliancy about it- A strong point is his physical fitness and wonderful condition. He i- still active and fast on
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      AN OLD CONTROVERSY REVIVED.
      132 8 London. May 9. —The opening of the cricket season has revived the question of separate gates to cricket fields for amateurs and professionals. Colonel Jackson, in an interview, makes the suggestion that it is not the new amateurs who desire such a marked distinction. Most countries
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      INDIA’S DAVIS CUP TEAM.
      144 8 Jacob, the Captain of lydia's Davis Cup Team, has arranged for trial matches with a view to selecting the team to represent India against France. These matches will be played on the Phyllis Court hard courts. Henley, during July, before the team leaves for Paris. The
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      PROFESSIONAL GOLF.
      63 8 TRIUMPH OF YOUNGER SCHOOL. London, May 13.—The younger school of has triumphed in the final of the "Daily Mail” £l.OOO professionals competition at Liverpool which is regarded as the outstanding pre-championship test. A. Hallam (Manchester) won with 295; A. Lavers, a Liverpool youth, was second with 296: and
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      MLLE. LENGLEN NOT TO PLAY.
      38 8 London. May 13. —The Paris Law n Tennis Federation has decided not to select Mlle. Lenglen for the Davis Cup team, considering the matches in fi' e sets too exhausting for lady players.
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      POLO.
      108 8 Lmdon. May. 15, Hurlinghaiu has recently given polo a filip by admitting the public to matches at popular prices. I his has greatly extended interest in the American team who are believed to have a big chance of victory in the forthcoming test niatehes. The Hurlinghaiu erected stands seat
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      ENGLISH TEAM’S DISAPPOINTING PLAY.
      47 8 London. May 12. —Lord Wodehouse harecovered from his illness and played No. tn the England team which beat Ranel igh by 7 goals to 4 to-day. Lord Wodehouse scored three of these goals, but the performance of the team in general was disappointing.
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      LADIES’ GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP.
      41 8 London. May 15.—There are 113 entries for the Often Ladies' Golf Championship. The draw is sensational owing t<> the fact that in the fir-t round Miss Cecil Leatch. holder, is drawn against Miss Sterling, the Amerecan Canadian Champion.
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      THE NEW WIMBLEDON.
      66 8 L uidon. May 15.—The new Mecca of lawn tenivs now being completed is situated two miles East of the present irr.bledon grounds. Ihe All-England Club will move there next spring, as the tremendous post war tennis vogue has made ’he old side ;n--adequate. Ihe new Wimbledon premises
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      PHYLLIS COURT TOURNEY.
      69 8 London, May 15. —A feature of the Phyllis Court. Tenni s Tourney' has been a fight between Jacob, the leader of India s Davis ('up t-eam, and Sir George Thomas, one of England s Ynost polished veteran players, who is also a chess and badminton champion. Hi
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      AMERICAN TEAM BEATEN.
      107 8 London, May 15. —The first polo trial match in which the public will hav e its first chance of seeing the American team, who are bent upon recovering the Polo Cup, is being played on the 16th May at Hurlingham. America <*s playing C. C. Rumsey, T.
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      ENGLISH TEAM.
      65 8 London, May 18. —A feature of yesterday s defeat of the Americans at polo practice was the brilliant performance oi J- Trail from the Argentine, w ho deputised for Lord Rocksavage, while Barrett at No. 2. described variously as "demon,” centaur, and lightning reproduced his 1914 form at
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      DEMPSEY TRAINING TO MEET CARPENTIER.
      168 8 Jack Dempsey, accompanied by Jack Kearns and several sparring partners, arrived in New York on April 20 from California. A special cable to the "New York Herald” states that the champion now scales 1931 b. When he relieved Jess Willard of the title in 1918
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      CRICKET
      344 8 P.O.C. v P.R.C. PC C won by four runs against the PRC si the Esplanade on Saturday. The wicket was in fairly good condition and PCC minus the services of Dr Martin and AJL Donaldson, elected to take first lease. They sent in only ten men and of these
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      CRICKET AT IPOH,
      182 8 The cricket match played on the Club Padang, between the P C R C and O’Hara’s XI ended in an easy win for the visitors. The latter team batting first scored 79 runs towards which Toft (12), O’Hara (17), Syedali (12), Foley (16) contributed double figures. The
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      S.C.C. TENNIS TOURNAMENT.
      472 8 SINCLAIR WINS “A” SINGLES. Following their great first set on Wednesday, which Dean won at 11—9 Sinclair and Dean completed their “A” Singles final at Singapore with two sets which were equally thri ling. Sinclair won both at 7—5, and thus won “A’’Singles with the impressive figures
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      Penang Golf Club.
      74 8 The following are the results of Saturday’s tennis ties— Mixed Doubles—Mr and Mrs Leonard (5/6) beat Mr and Mrs Chambers —2'6) by 6—4, 4—6, 6—3. Men’s Doubles "A”—Whitlock and Sellar (—15.1) beat Brereton Martin and Dewar (ecr) by 3—6, 6—4, 6—o, Men’s Doubles “B”—Saunders and de Beriatte
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      ST. Joseph’s School Sports.
      46 8 (From Our Own Corrbspondbnt.) Singapore, May 30. St Joseph’s School sports were successful, Lee Leng Tong covered 9 ft 6 ins in the long jump the longest on record for the last seven years. Dr C O Winstedt pre* sented tbe prizes.
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      POLO TOURNAMENT.
      37 8 At the Polo Tournament, Lady Guillemard will present the cups. In the first round the Civil Service beat tbe Services 3 1. The Pocoalips beat the Staffords 4- The finals will be played on Wednesday.
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    Sea-Bathing at Morib.
    335 8 A KUALA LUMPUR PARTY'S EXPERIENCE. A Morib correspondent writes: An exciting incident which might c have ended in a disastrous tragedy occurred on Sunday at Morib, when a party of nine Kuala Lumpur visitors, including five ladies and four children, came to grief on the Morib beach,
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    MUNICIPAL COMMISION.
    162 8 Tbe business for the meeting of tho Municipal Commission, to be held on Tuesday tbe 31st May, is as follows 1 Minutes of last meeting to be read and confirmed. 2 Any spacial business the President mav bring forward. 3 Questions, 4 Some bills to be passed. 5
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    Macao Harbour Scheme.
    100 8 Hongkong, May 26 —lnterviewed by the South China Morning Post,” tbe Portuguese Consul emphatically denied tbe report that tbe Lisbon Government bad vetoed the Macao harbour improvement scheme. The necessary sum of $9,000,000 had been saved from Macao revenues for the lasb ten years for tbe purpose
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      104 8 ROYAL 1 Monday 30th to Wednesday, Ist June. In the Second show at 9-15 P.m. Sharp. Far Eastern Films presents ELMO LINCOLN in the concluding chapters. 7 Reels “Romance of Tarzan” Reels 7 Together with two more new instalments of the Selznick wonderful Mystery Serial featuring HELEN HOLMES and JACK
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    U.S. CREDITS FOR EUROPE.
    492 9 •PEBAHONS MAY BE POSTPONED. According to the latest announcements in he American Press, the decision as to when he Foreign Trade Financing Corporation will oj>en its doors for business is to be left in the hands of a committee made up of members of the advisory
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    EFFECT OF PROHIBITION.
    308 9 WHOLESALE SMF GGLIN( J i i New York, April 25.—Mr. William Jennings Bryan, who resigned •is Secretary of State rather than sign the third Wilson Note to Germany protesting against her campaign of fright- I fulness on the ocean, writes a letter to- 1 day suggesting that
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    MOTOR RACING.
    38 9 London, May 16.—Hair raising speeds were witnessed in the motor racing meeting at Brooklands to-day. Several ears, fitted with aero-engin.es, and Count Zeplborowski’s Zeppelin-engined machine registered an average speed of over a hundred miles an hour.
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    FRASER’S WEEKLY REPORT.
    272 9 Singapore, May 26. —Rather an uneventful w<*ek has just passed, with Rubber still in the doldrums and Tin a shade better. Ihe volume of business passing has, on the whole, shewn a slight expansion and lathei more c onfidwice (is.being displayed, money being somewhat easier. Industrials are
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    THE AUCTIONS.
    94 9 The Singapore Chamber of Commerce Rubber Association’s usual weekly auction was held on 25th May, 1921. when there was catalogued 1.823.734 lbs. Tons 814.17; Offered 1,480.748 lb-. Tons 661.05 Sold 764.892 lbs. Tons 341.47. Prices Realized. Ribbed Smoked Sheet Cents per lb. S’pore Standard Quality 28 Off Quality
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    LOCAL SHARE LIST.
    117 9 The following are the latest quotations in Messrs. Kennedy <fc Co.’s share list Yesterday. To-day. 8 E SHARES. 2 Z 9 V O 00 0Q m c. c. Sc. Sc. Rebber (Dollar) AJor Gajah 1.10 1.20 Basset R —70 c 65c Jebong 40.00 30.00 Nellmay 40c 50c
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    TIN OUTPUTS.
    21 9 Tongkah Harbour Tin Dredging Co., N. L., from 22nd to 28th May 1921 [being one week] was 12 tons.
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    TIN PRICES.
    79 9 The Straits Trading Co., Ltd., May 30 Singapore and Penang buyers no sellers $89.50. Messrs Boustead and Co On Saturday quotation for refiued tin in Penang was $B9 per picul, buyers no sellers, raw tin $BB per picul, buyers no sellers, •in ore $BB per picul, business done.
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    PRODUCE.
    183 9 Fajr asg, May 30, 1921. SP. Tapioca $6.50 buyers. M. P. Tapioca $7.00 buyers Cold leaf $72 sellers Black Pepper $15.00 nominal White Pepper s3o| nominal Trang Pepper $25.00 nominal Mace Pickings $31.00 sellers Cloves ss° nominal Nutmegs 80s 533.00 sellers llOs $28.00 sellers {No. 1 $2O 00 per
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    EXCHANGE.
    116 9 Penang, May SO, 1921. By Courtnsy or thb Ohartnbnd Ban») London Demand Bank 2/3 23/32 4 months’ sight Bank 2/4 1/8 3 Credit 2/4 13/32 t 3 Documentary 2/4 1/2 Calcutta Demand Bank Rs. 175 3 days’ sight Private „185 B Bombay Demand Bank 175 g Madras Demand Bank
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    Coming Events
    85 9 May 30—Football, P C C v Government Monopolies Athletic Club, Esplanade. June 2—Football, P CC v Per ang Harbour Board. Esplanade. Jone 3—King’s Birthday, Public Holiday. June 3—Cinderella Dance, at Penang Club, 9.15 p.m June 4—M PAA Annual Meeting, Downing Street, 11-30 ».m. Jane 8— Rari Raya Puasa,
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    KENNEDY & CO'S SHARE LIST.
    907 9 KENNEDY CO'S SHARE LIST. EE g NAMES. S 8 £S X uu H RUBBBR (Dollar.) Sc, |c.l|c. Allenby Rubber Co. Ltd. 20cl 30c Alor Gajah Rubber Estate 1.10 1.20 Amalgamated Malay Estates 1.20 1.50 Ayer Hitam Planting Syndicate 12 50 13.00 Ayer Kuning Rubber Estates 1.00 Ayer Moiek Rubber Co.
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    SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.
    171 10 TO-DAY’S departures. Yangteze for Singapore, China and Japan. Demodocas for Colombo, Daanashkodi, Suez and United Kingdom. Ptngkor for Teluk Anson. Expsctud Akbivau. Demodocua, Singapore. May 30. Thongwa, Singapore, June 1, Teeata, Singapore, June 3. lyo Maru. Singapore, June 3. Telemachus, Singapore, June 3. Elepbanta, Rangoon, June 4. Agapenor,
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    24 10 Despatched from Penang Delivered ir London. 26th April By M M 25th May 30th April By B I 25th May
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    20 10 The P «fc O Packet Delta, with mails from Europe is expected to arrive here at noon to-morrow.
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    MARKET PRICES.
    408 10 Punawg, May 30. 1921. BEEF— ct«. Soup per catty 35 Roast M do 52 Steaks do 50 Stew or Curry Meat do curry 35 stew 35 Rump Steak do 52 Ox Tail each 60 do Tongue do 80 do Feet do 40 Heart per catty 40 Liver do
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    ANTI-BRITISH CONSPIRACY.
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    The Far East
    342 11 Problems Which Can Be Solved. That many problems arising from the situation in the East could be solved at a round table conference is the opinion of Mr Garner Curran, who is visiting Melbourne as the representative of the "Transpacific and the “Japan Advertiser,” which are published
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