Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 18 June 1921

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    20 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE PUBLISHED DAILY. ESTABLISHED 1833. No. 137. VOL. LXXIA. SATURDAY. 18th JUNE. 1921. PRICE 15 CENTS.
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      24 1 > THE BESI CAR 1« TOWN h I' i 4M4oF!**'' *«■•'>* U* 1 I J Mi« AMlta S.S. a F.M.S I I Ong Sam L«ong 00,
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    INDIA’S HIDDEN WEALTH.
    829 2 (;EOLOGICAL RECORDS. In spite of the emphatic statement made some ti me ago by a Bombay paper that India is not rich in minerals, the assertion having, as alleged, been proved by the records of the Geological Survey, which, the writer said, had investigated every inch <>f
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    DYARCHY RECOMMENDED FOR BURMA.
    39 2 London. June 1. —The second report of the Standing Joint Committee on Indian Affairs recommends that the Government of InJia Act be applied to Burma and that the netes. sary legislation be passed without delay.
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    BURMA FOREST PRODUCTS.
    490 2 As an instance of the increasing interest in business taken by the Burmese it may be noted that a new company of Burmese dealers in teak has been formed with a capital of three lakhs under the title of the Burma Timbers. Limited, to exploit the resources
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    ICE IN INDIA.
    310 2 The history of ice in India is, according to a writer n the “Madras Mail.” very curious. The planters of Jamaica used to get ice from Wenham Lake, Massachusetts, until one day their i-hip got lo*t and was found about 18 months later in one of the
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    MUSSORIE POSTMEN ON STRIKE.
    69 2 Allahabad June 7. —The “Leader’s” Correspondent writes: Since 28th May, the Musoorie postal service has been considerably dislocated. Sixty poetmen struck work, their principal grievance being the Postmaster’s unsympathetic attitude and maltrea’ment. The«r representations proved futile and dismissal orders were served on all. A publics meeting
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      520 2 POSITION WANTED. W-uvou uy Doctor tttriUHU quinol) ftppoinment to group estate hospital or aconsultant to a Town Dispensary. Apply to Box 148, c/o Piu&'ig Gazette. 950—14 16 18-6 POSITION Wanted competent Lady typist nd Shorthand writer for European Office. Good Salary fo efficient person. Knowledge of filing an advantage. Apply
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      1386 2 NOTICES. CHANGE OF NAME. 1 I. aid of the PIABTERS' yj, c g r jti s h an( Foreign ti ,u Trading Company, .RsZj The Caledonia Pierrots jg, Quay, Penang. II I Will give an Entertainment; in the I > Caledonia Club We be£ notlfy |hfJ PUBLIC that we W
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    CHEMICALS IN WAR.
    1278 3 GERMANY’S ADVANTAGE. Io February, 1919, a British mission, beaded bv Brigadi*-r-G«Deral H Hartley, Controller of the Chemical Warfare Department of the Ministry of Monitions, was appointed to vi-.it German chemical factories in the occupied territory, and duly presented a report on the resells of the investigation. Part
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    Madame Curie.
    390 3 Poland can claim the unique honour of having produced one of the world’s leading scientists, Marie Sklodowska. who was born at Warsaw in November 1867 and who was, in conjunction with her husband, Pierre Ca r ie, to be responsible for discoveries *hich l ave revo’utionised our conceptions
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    Report on Manchester Market.
    234 3 Messrs Mnrre»U and Spiegdb-rg ncr Mr G O B'acker, report on May 11th Cloth -—The Coal stoppage d ags on and more mills are closed. In is hoped that it mav be settled befee the tnd of the Whi’W“ek holidays Ths curtailment of production i« helping
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      184 3 I MOTORCYCLISTS.I II Let us convince you that it is worth your L while insuring your Motor Bicycle. R I Just read these next few paragraphs and jjl 2 we feel sure you will agree with us. We ul g? cover you against.— I Uli rd party £lcims. Accidental Damage
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      213 3 PRITCHARD I CO., LTD., I (Jneorporated in tfe Straits Settlements) I PENANG IPOH. DRAPERY DEPARTMENT ITWILFIT CORSETS I z I AUk BRITISH-MADC j The of u Figure Beauty. I Model 1010 Special Reducing Model, as it I advertised, with patented 'u cross supports. Fitted with m i unbreakable spiral boning
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      114 3 THEATRE ROYAL Thursday 16th to Wednesday, 19th June. in the Second show at 9-15 p.m. REX BEACH’S s!’Reels GARDNERS Reels 5 Featuring CHARLOTTE WALKER Brimful of Pathos and feeling and touching upon one of the burning questions of the day. Together with m 3 Reels FIGHTING DEATH Reels 3 3
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    SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.
    781 4 Mr G P Cosoiden 1« going on leave, and that Mr E Bagot> will act as C|P O Selangor Mr G H Gartgidn is leaving for Home to-day and expert* to retorn to Taiping abont the end of October. Mr W N 0 Belgrave, of the F
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    AN IPOH CASE.
    1322 4 SINGALESE COMPOSITORS’CLAIM. On Monday afternoon the hearing of the “Times of Malaya” case continued During the best part of the afternoon Mr H T Jones continued the cross-examination of Mr J A S Jennings, the Managing Director. In the afternoon Mr FN Sanderson was present during the
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    VERDICT FOR PLAINTIFFS.
    24 4 Oar Ip >h correpoudent wire’ to-day The compositor's claims of $2OO and costs w“re allowed in the Times of Malaya case.
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    P C C BOWLS TOURNAMENT.
    49 4 Tim following ties are fixed for Monday— Double» Handicap— 2 C A Padday «nd S Weihen v 4-2 E J Bennett and E Reiman (3'; 4-2 AWd« W Harries and F M Sharrock v 4. 2 W H Phrelfall and E G Bi'd (4)
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    THE ARAB CAUSE.
    519 4 Cairo. April 17.—T had a conversation today with the Emir Feisal, who is on his way to the Hediaz from London, where he pleaded the cause of the. Arabs, writes a “Times” corre> pondent. The Emir exor."-sej his appreciation oi the cordiality u>th which he was received
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      THE IMPERIAL CONFERENCE.
      94 4 n ISTp< >SEMEN.; I’ \SSEXI El) TO. London, June. 13. In the Hoiim- of Commons at. question time Mr. Chamberlain on Friday definitely allocated for discussion the agenda of fhe Imperial Cabinet and Dominions premia rs now here. Repiesentatives of India, consulted as regards the postponement of
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      EMPIRE GROWN COTTON.
      128 4 <;< EBX.MEN I GKAXT IX \H). London, June 15. In the lions»' of Commons replying to Commander Wedgwood, Mr. Baldwin stated it was proposeai the tiovernmeut should grant approximately a million sterling lithe purposes of the British < tton Grow j Association. Lt was conditional on the
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      THE MEXICAN FOREIGN DETB.
      37 4 Mexicocity,. June 15 It is officially stated that payment of interest on the Mexican foreign debt will b»resumed on the 1 July. I'wentymillion pesos will be added to th»- budget for that purpose.
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      PANAMA CANAL TOLLS.
      160 4 AMEKIt’XX COASTWISE SHII’I’IXG EXE MULED. Washhigtoii. June 13. Un Senate Commerce •m.mittee has decided to report favourably on the bill exempting American road wise shipping from the payment of Panama anal tolls. Washington, Juae 13. While President Harding's administr*tion and the Republicans’ Congress are pledged to the
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      UNITY OF THE EMPIRE.
      286 4 THE PART TRADITION AND •TRAINING PLAYS. London, dune 12. Presiding at the annual dinner of the Rhodes Scholarship Tru->t at Oxford, J.ord Milner, in the comof an eloquent tribute to the late Mr. Cecil Rhodes, emphasising that two objects dear to the Rhodes throughout his tie
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      1144 4 NEW advertisements. IMPORTANT NOTICE. POSITION VACANT. PENANG AUCTION MART. Application» will be received h 7 h Sale of Valuable Rubber urdersigned up to 3 p no, on Friday the 24th instant for the post of Assistant Estate Store-keeper for the Municipal Water Erginter’d Department. comm-neing wlwy »80 p-r month SPLENDID
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    RUBBER STATISTICS.
    681 5 WORLD'S PRODUCTION, STOCKS AND C< INSC RIPTION. A correspondent writes to the “Straits Times: “J have read with great interest your leader re the possibility that the Dutch-East-Indian rubber planters will refuse to eo-operate with British Malaya re reduction of output. In this connection it would be interesting
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    ALLENBY RUBBER.
    456 5 ANNU \L REPORT. The following is the report to be submitted at the annual general meeting of the \lleiiby Rubber Co., Ltd., which will be held in Kuala Lumpur on January 27. Rubber. —The crop harvested amounted to ***** lbs., against an Estimate of *****0 lbs. The shortage
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      404 5 I NEW MUSIC. I 2 STOCKS OF THE FOLLOWING NEW AND POPULAR TITLES JUST RECEIVED. Swanee Vocal Onestep 3« Rose Room Foxtrot $1 per 13*—g ILa Yaeda copy. i\ Dreamy Alabama Waltz <• Missouri $l/20 per copy jiHg Treasure Laud Selection -/30 per copy. 2 kOBINSON PIANO COMPANY, LIMITED, <
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      140 5 WHEN BABY IS TROUBLED w ith Constipation you will find a prompt and certain remedy in Baby’s Own Tablets, the Canadian specific for children’s ills. They gently move the bowels, stop the pain and enable the little one quickly to fall into a sound, natural sleep. Until I began using
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      799 5 STRAITS SET ELEMENTS IOAN 1921. ISSUE DF $20.000.000 LOAN. Bearing interest from the date of purchase at 7 per cent, per annum payable half-yearly on the Ist May and Ist November REPAYABLE AT PAR ON THE Ist MAY, 1926. FREE OF INCOME TAX ANO OTHER DUTIES. PRICE OF ISSUE—IOO PER
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    BIRTH.
    15 6 Owkn. —May 13, at Newquay, wife of Donald A Owen. Sarawak Civil Service, daughter.
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    MARRIAGE.
    44 6 Jones —Grundy, —At Sc. Andrew’s Ca tbedral, Singapore, on June 14, 1921, by the Bishop of Singapore, assisted by the Rev. J Butterworth, Albert Edward Thornley Jones, of Singapore, to Dorothy May, daughter of Mr aud Mis J H Grundy of Rainford, Lanc.*sbir
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    TOWARDS A COAL PEACE.
    1186 6 A Mauche-ter merchant in a good position to judge of the trend of things at Home in a letter received by the mail to-day states that the general opinion in the middle of last month was that the miners w aki accept tbe owners’ terms, Public
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    HERE AND THERE.
    1241 6 If it is true that tbe Dutch Government has instructed tbe Dutch Govern- Netherland Indies Govment and Rubber ernm ent to restrict estnciion, rubber output, either voluntarily or legally, tbe advocates, io this country, of rigid control and compulsion will no doubt renew their efforts to secure
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    SINGAPORE NEWS.
    554 6 NEW COLONIAg ENGINEER. (From Our Own Correspondent) I Singapore, June 18, The Straits Settlements Gazette an □ounces the appointment of Mr J H Park a* Colonial Engineer, for tbe Straits Settlement, with effect from 4th June. Singapore Clerical Union. At the Clerical Union Annual Meeting, Mr Wtsrerhout presiding,
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      35 6 TBE TIDE). High Water. Low Water To-day. 11.4 a.m 451 a.m. 11.31 p.m. 5.51 p.m. TO-MOE BOW. 11,38 a.m. 5.30 a.m. 12 m.n. 626 p.m. Monday. 12.10 a.m. 6 8 a.m. 12.11 p.m. 7, p.m.
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    17 6 DEATH. Pinckney —On May 9. at Salisbury, Frances Charlotte, widow of William Pinckney, in her 86ch year.
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    THE MINERS’ BALLOT.
    273 7 TWO PLAIN QUESTIONS. [Reuter's Telegrams.] London, J line 11. I he decisions on which the miners are invited to cast their votes have crystallized into two plain questions in the ballot paper issued by th« Federation. The first asks if th e miner is in favour of
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    THE COTTON DISPUTE.
    67 7 A LONG CONFERENt E London, June HThe Manchester cotton dispute Conference mentioned yesterday lasted nine hours. The difference between the employers' .uid employees’ figures in the. proposed reduction of wages alt, the start was 23d. This was later diminished to lid., namely, the employers desiring 53d.. and
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    BELGIAN COTTON CRISIS AVERTED.
    24 7 Brussels. June 12Tho closing of the cotton mills at Ghent was averted, the men consenting to a reduction of wages.
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    WORLD COTTON CONFERENCE.
    80 7 London. June 13. A world cotton Conference, representing nineteen nations, presided over by Lord Emmott, was opened at Liverpool. Air. Shute, President of the Liverpool Cotton Association, welcoming the delegates, said a good understanding between employers and employed was essential to the world’s prosperity. Lord Emmott, in
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    THE WAR CRIMINALS.
    35 7 Leipzig, June 11. Tho first Belgian war criminals case resulted in the acquittal of the student Rodohr, charged with the imprisonment and maltreatment of Belgian children at Gramm on t in 1917.
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    A MAIDEN VOYAGE.
    59 7 Landon. June HThe British India steamer Manela will start on her maiden voyage as a P. O. boat, sailing from London with passengers and cargo to the Strains. hina and Japan on the 10th June. Tho Manela belongs to a group of twelve 8,000 ton boats of
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    GENERAL SMUTS.
    508 7 PROBLEMS OF THE BRITISH COMMONWEALTH. London, June 11. General Smuts, accompanied by his Ministers, Messrs. Smartt and Mentz, have arrived to attend the Imperial Cabinet. General Smuts, m an interview wxth Reuter a representative, said it, was most inconvenient for himself and his colleagues to leave South Africa,
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    THE GERMAN LONG RANGE GUNS.
    55 7 Berlin, June lilt is semi-officialiy announced that in replying to the Inter-Allied Control Commission’s Note regarding the location in war time of long range guns, the German Government states that of seven constructed, four of them were destroyed before November, 1918, and the balance of
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    "SORT OF COOPERATION."
    77 7 Paris. June 13. The newspaper* give prominence to private conferences at Wiesbaden between M. Loucheur, German Minister for Reconstruction. which i- the first of a series uni <*’ll be continued in Paris between representatives of both Ministries on the -abject ami method <>f Germany’s discharge of liabilities
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    ADMIRAL SIMS RECALLED.
    135 7 REPLY TO NAVY SECRETARY. Washington, June IL Admiral Sims’ leave of absence in Eng. land h.i- been revoked to-day. He has been ordered to report immediately to the Secretary of the Navy. A Political FarceLondon, June 12. No exaggerated importance should be attached to the American Navy
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    INTERNATIONAL BANKERS' ASSURANCE.
    38 7 Washington. June 11. It is understood that groups of American international bankers have given an assurance to the Government that Aimrican official sanction will be sought in a|] future dealings affecting the world’s financial situation.
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    THE U.S. SHIPPING BOARD.
    56 7 Washington, June IL Ihe plans of the aidministration concerning the Shipping Board contemplate fullest co-operation with commercial interests with a view to the elimination of unsystematised shipping services everywhere in the world irrespective of American commercial needs. The heavy losses of the Government since the inception
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    U.S. IMMIGRATION SOLUTION.
    60 7 Washington, June 12. The immigration problem will be overcome if the House of Representatives endorses the favourable report of its Immigration Committee, permit »ng the land ing of all who embarked for America before June Bth. The proposer, Mr. Johnson, points out that it will not affect
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    DISARMAMENT.
    24 7 Washington, June 11. Informal favourable responses have been received from several Governments, to whom the United States recently informally suggested international disarmament negotiations.
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    INDIAN LABOUR AND IMMIGRATION.
    74 7 A NEW DEPARTMENT. London. June 12. The India Office has formed a new Department to deal with labour and industrial questions in regard to India, and such questions of a novel character connected with Indra’s relations with the rest of the world created by her admission
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    PARLIAMENT.
    22 7 PROROGATION IN AUGUST. London, June 13. In the House of Commons, Mr, Chamberlain foreshadowed prorogation in the third week of August.
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    CHINA AND THE LEAGUE.
    32 7 London, June 13. Mr. and Mrs. W ellington Koo leave lor Geneva on June 16, where Mr. Koo will attend the Council meeting of the League of Nations.
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    MR. OPPENHEIMER DEAD.
    43 7 London, June 13. The death is announced of Mr. Bernard Oppenheimer. Chairman of the South African Diamond Corporation, Ltd-, who founded diamond cutting factories for disabled soldiers at Brighton. Cambridge and other centres. He was born on 13th February, 1866.
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    THE JAPANESE CROWN PRINCE.
    190 7 SIGHT SEEING IN BELGIUM. London, June 12. The “Kokusart Brussels correspondent says Prince Hirohito, in the morning, visited the Law Courts, and afterwards W aterloo. where he was greatly interested yi an account of the battle. He lunched privately with the King and Queen in the
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    BELGIAN CROWN PRINCE TO VISIT JAPAN.
    23 7 Brussels. June 12. The Libre Belgique announces that the Belgian Crown Prince Leopold will shortly visit Japan.
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    GREEK SHIPPING DISASTER.
    70 7 Athens. June 11. The doubts of lhe Bouboulitia's owners as to the extent of the dba-ter are confirmed from Smyrna. Renter- correspondent says that two the crew <■! -5 were saved. He doe- m>t mention the pa—engei Only Five Passengers. Athens, -lune 12. It i> now stated
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    THE GREEK KING.
    46 7 OFF TO THE FRONT Athens. June 11. There was an emotional scene in the assembly, the Premier being cheered on announcing that King Constantine was going to the front in Asia Minor on the 11th June, the Premier himself accom pany-ng the King.
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    THE NEAR EAST.
    125 7 QUESTIONS IN PARLIAMENT. London, June 13. In the House of Commons. Mr. Chamberlain was bombarded by’ questions on the subject, of Britain’s attitude towardsthe Greeks and Turks. He sail the .itu tude of the Government throughout had been strictly neutral. It was st 11 hoped in conjunction
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    M. YOURIN TAKES POST OF FOREIGN MINISTER.
    125 7 Harbin. -May 29.—Chita advice- report that M. Yourin has safely arrived there and that he has accepted the post of Foreign Minister of the Far Eastern Republican Government. The former Foreign Minister. M. Krashnoie-hky, i- proceeding to the I niled States and Europe
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    THE SECOND TEST.
    445 7 SOME REMARKABLE FEATURES.’ London. June 11. At Lords in brilliant weather there were 27.0t)0 spectators. England won the toss. It was a perfect wicket. Making an enterprising start, England -com! twenty runs in twenty minutes. Then came disaster, England losing three wickets for 25 runs. The first
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    TENNIS.
    74 7 London. June 11. At Beckenham in the doubles semifinal Hunter and Shimidzu w’on the match. In the fourth round of the mixed doubles Shimidzu and Miss Howkins beat Jacob and Miss Shepherd 6-2. 6-4. In the -emi_final Prebble and Mrs. Lambert Chambers beat Shimidzu and Miss Howkins 5-7. 6-2.
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    PROFESSIONAL GOLF.
    39 7 ABE MITCHELL’S SUCCESS. Ijondon, June 11. In the thousand guineas professional golf tournament at Gleneagles. Perthshire, ten Americans were eliminated in the early stages. \be Mitchell beat the Australian Kirkwood in the final by 7 and 9.
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    THE BIG FIGHT.
    96 7 THE TAX COLLECTOR’S SH ARE. New York. June 10. The Inland Revenue officials calculate on making £BO,OOO Income Tax and £20,000 Amusement Tax out of the Dempsey-Car. pentier fight. Dempsey’s share of the prize, money is estimated at £75.000. of whi--h over half will go to the
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    SCULLING CHAMPIONSHIP.
    32 7 ARNST BEATS HANN \N. Blenheim (New Zealand). June 10. I’he world’s sculling championship on the Wairau river Arnst defeated Hannon b v 3 lengths easily in 23 minutes 38 seconds.
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    BALFAST RIOTING.
    96 7 EXECUTIONS AND STREEI FIGHTING. I London. June 13. Seven were kilhxl ami 40 wounded in the rioting at Belfast on Saturday and Sunday night. Four of the dead are victims of mysterious executions. They were dragged from their beds and shot outside their homes. They included an aged
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    THE ROTARY CONVENTION.
    62 7 London, June 13. The International Rotary Convention opened at Edinburgh. Three thousand delegates are present, half of whom are Americans. The President, Mr. Snedecort, from Oregon said the movement, which claimed 70,000 members, could serve the world, which was groping for some association of nations, for the
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    NEW CONCEPTION OF THE UNIVERSE.
    57 7 London, June 13. Professor Einstein lectured at King s College, London, in German on the theory of relativity. The hall was crowded. Lord Haldane, presiding, said genius knew no frontier. They were grateful to Germany for giving them the genius of Einstein, who had given
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    SPANISH RAILWAY DISASTER.
    21 7 Madrid, June 12. Twenty were killed and 50 injured iu a collision between expresses from Madrid and Toledo.
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    SEMONOFF NOT WANTED.
    107 7 Vladivostock, June 1. —The Uoirmuiiist members of the lat** administration have left for Harbin under Japanese prjtection. The now government has cabled t/j Sernonoff at Poit Arthur advising him to Keep away as the situation renders his presence here undesirable. Advices from Chita state that Doctor x\bbott
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    BOLSHEVIKS HIDE ON AMERICAN WARSHIP.
    76 7 Vladivostok, May 26.—The Bolshevik members of the late Administration are rumoured to be in hiding on an American cruiser. I’he Kappel troops have nominated a new Maritime Governrtient, headed by M. Merkulov, the leader of the noii-Socialists. A Maritime Constituent Assembly will be convoked. The
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    PLANTERS AT LAW.
    1309 8 defence evidence. The Chief Judicial Commissioner continued the heari g of the c*-e in which Mr Frederick Allen D«n.>v, planter, i* suing Sir John Erm<.V Rar-o- end Mr Frank Barlow, proprietor» of Torhi«ig<on Estate, Dtan Medotanff, in r u ®pect of salary amounting t) $620 34, in
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      BRITISH INCOME TAX.
      239 8 [To the Editor of the ‘Pinang Gazrttr.”] Sir,—You were recently good enough to insert a letter from me on the above subject and as a fresh point has now arisen, I»m taking the liberty of writing you again. I am now pleased to inform your readers that
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    Protecting the Public Health
    115 8 Bad Fish and Watered Milk Detected Hoh Booi was charged by the Health Officer, Perak Nortn, on the 17ch instant an Tai pin a Police Court, tor selling and exp sing for sale uisound fish at I\iptng Market on the 6th instant end was fined $5OO/-nr
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    The Band Programme.
    61 8 The Band will play the following pro gramme of music at the Golf Club at 5.45 p.m. tod»y, 1 March ...The Bri ish Empire... Kaps 2 Three Dance...N**ll GwynPastoral Merry makers... German 3 Selection ...To Night's The Night...Rubent* 4 WbFz ...Sourire D’ Avril ...Depret 5 Fox Trot
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    ALLEGED LIBELLOUS ADVERTISEMENT.
    911 8 MESSRS PLAIT JENSEN’S CLAIM. Messrs PUtt Jen eu Limited were plaintiffs in two cases which came b-fore Mr Justice Barrett Leonard in the Supreme Court, Singapore D-fendants were EJ. Holl and another (J H. Wright) against whom damages were claimed, first for alleged libel and secondly work
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      RUBBER PRODUCTION AND CONTROL.
      679 8 To The Editor of the “Pinang Gazette. Sir, Production in thousands of tons has been said to be Malava 195, Du ch East Indies 85, Ceylon 42, India 7, Borneo etc 8, Wild 40, making a total of 377 thousand tons of rubber. From the figures
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    EXCHANGE.
    121 8 Penang, June IS, 1921. (By Courtesy of the Chartered Bank) London Demand Bank 2/3 11/16 r 4 months’ sight Bank 2/4 3/32 3 Credit 2/4 11/32 3 M Documentary 2/4 7/16 Calcutta Demand Bank Rs. 178 3 days’ sight Private 185 Bombay Demand Bank 178 c Madras Demand Bank
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      148 8 "&our Qlot&es to Qost you Jsess. 1 VERY SPECIAL FABRIC VALUES. All our values in materials are doing J/X. much to solve the A. -f 5 L'\ I > Dress problem for thrifty ladies. O ill m 1 Making charming Blouses, Dresses, |*|W J, etc., is so simple-and 'WEr you
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    ULU PIAH.
    1238 9 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING. The following minuses of the eighth annual general meeting of the Ulo Piah Company, Limited, held at the Registered Offices of the Company, Government Building® X Downing Street, Penang on Wednesday, the 15th inst, are forwarded for publication by the Secretaries Messrs Kennedy and Co.
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    SUNGEI KAPAR RUBBER CO.
    116 9 The annual meeting of the Comoany was held on May 12 in Edinburgh—Mr J Maclachlan pres ding. The profit for the year, before providing for Income Tax, whs £l6 534 the balance brought forward from 1919 amounted to £8450, making a total of £24,984. Income Tax
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    KAJANG RUBBER.
    81 9 At the eleventh annual general meeting in Edinburgh on M*y 12, Mr William Grsenhill, the chairman of the company, -aid the directors might find it, in the best interests of the company, to approach the shareholders for forth sr cash capital This might take the form of an
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    JUGRA LAND AND CAREY.
    186 9 The first annual general meeting ♦’f the combined companies was held on May 17 in Glasgow. Mr L Dnugal presided, and, is moving the adoption of the report, read the remarks prepared by Mr John Wishart, the chairman, who was absent owing to illness. The profits,
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    PRODUCE.
    120 9 Punang. June 18, 1921. BP. Tapioca 6 25 buyers. M. P- Tapioca $7 °2^ uy< TA Cold leaf 572 Black Pepper $15.00 nominal White Pepper S3OJ nomina, Trang Pepper 525.00 nominal Mace (Pickings S3» nominal Cloves 56 nominal Nutmeg. SO. MMObvy'n 110 e $32.00 buyers f Ho. 1 SlO
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    KEDAH PLANTER’S ASSOCIATION.
    1092 9 QUARTERLY GENERAL MEETING. A special general meeting of the Kedah Planters' Association was held in the Chamber of C jmmerce, Penang to-day. There were present-Major C Burn Murdoch (in the chair), Messrs H D Rickeard (Hon Secy.) G D F Sinclair, Bukit Slarong, A G Darke, Sungei
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    RUBBER CROPS.
    52 9 The following are additional rubber outputs for May Bukit K B lbs 4,420 Jitnah 20,806 The Sungei Way (Selangor) Rebber Co, Ltd. (F M S) pays a final dividend of six pence per share. The Malacca Rubber Plantations, Ltd, (Straits Settlements) pays no dividend. A profit of £18,580
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    TIN PRICES.
    98 9 The StraitsJTi ading Co., Ltd., gives tbe following, London prices, on June 17th Spot £167.10s down £2 15s 3 months buying £170.0s £2.15s 3 selling £170.5s £2.15» Local Parity $84.41 June 18th Singapore buyeis no sellers at $B4 7/8 Penang buyers no sellers at $B5 The Eastern Smelting
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    Coming Events.
    62 9 June 20—Football, Kennedy and Co, v Hongkong Bank, Esplanade. June 21—Football, PC C, v Veerapen’s Police XI, Esplanade. June 22—Board of Licensing Justices. June 22—Malaria Lecture, Parit Buntar Club. June 23—Football. PC C, v Central Union, Esplanade, June 28—S P V D Clumber of Commerce, 4-30 p.m. July
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    IDLE STEAMERS IN JAPAN.
    237 9 Tokio, May 14 Of the total ruercan- tile tonnage in this-country, 7.7 per cent is tied up. according to investigations made at the end of April. The tJed-up vessels number 135, totalling 242.770 tons* gross, excluding ships of less than 100 tons each. This tonnage is
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    SHARE MARKET.
    396 9 Messrs. Kennedy and Co*. Penang, report as follows: Interest in the Share Market during the past week has been mainly centre»l in Mining Shares, the gradual advance in the price of Tin having brought about a steady demand for many of the more popular qounters, but at the
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    THE DJAMBI OILFIELDS.
    294 9 large: virgin areas of bearing STRATA. fhe Djainbi Oilfields about which there is so much controversy between the American and Dutch .Mammoth Oil Compan as at the moment are sitnate in the south-east oi Sum .tra. Djambi, it-elf, write- eojiespondeiit, i> a province of Sumatra and the
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    INDIAN PIECE-GOODS MERCHANTS.
    102 9 Bombay. Jun<- 9.—The committee of the Bombay Piece Goods Merchants iatcn, in the course of a telegram to the Government of India resent, the statement made bv the Premier before the House of < cininons regarding the \< lusi<ui of India from the credit scheme. They never
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    KENNEDY & CO'S SHARE LIST.
    981 9 KENNEDY CO'S SHARE LIST. I NAMES. 5 Ji x iQ RUBBER (Dollar.) So. c 3'* Allenby Rubber Co. Ltd. 26cJ 30c Uor Gajab Ku Ober Estate 1.10 1.20 Amalgamated Malay Estates 12 0 1.50 tyer Hitam Planting Syndicate Ayer Kuning Rubber Estate» 1.00 Ayer Molok Rubber Co. ..J 1.10 1.30
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    SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.
    201 10 TO-DAY’S DEPARTURES. Hector for Saez and Liverpool. Aing Thye for Alor Star (Kedah) Sitiawan for Pang Nga. Jin Ho for P Brandau and Langkat. Malaya for Bhaket (Tongkal) and Renong. Sen ng Bee Singapore and China. Lian Choo for Palau Lwgkawi, Setul and Perlia. Perak [S S Co]
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    The Mails
    47 10 The B I Packe r Tees r with mails from Europe is expected to arrive here tomorrow morning. On arrival of the steamer the Chief Post Office will be -open to deal with the mail and tl ere will be a delivery to ail parts.
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    CHURCH SERVICES.
    353 10 St. GEORGE THE MARTYR. Services fur Week ending Juue 25, 1921. Sunday Trinity IV, Bam Matins. 8.30 a.m. Holy Commui.iou. 10 30 a.m. Matins (Chinese). 5 p.m. Sunday School and Confirmation Class. 6 p.m. Evensong. Hvmos, 194, 184. 191, 19. P-alms 22—102 103, 23—104/ Magnificat and Nuuc Ditnittis—4B—6o,
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    REPLACING CHU CHIN CHOW.
    405 11 London, May 2G. The Evening Standard” states that the Lord Chamberlain has objected to the title of Mr. Oscar Asche’s new production Mecca" replacing Chu Chin Chow on the ground rhat it may offend the religious susceptibilities of Mahomedans. Commenting on this news, the “Pioneer” >ays:
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    DEPOSED RULERS AT VLADIVOSTOCK.
    188 11 X ladivostock, May 26.- The Bolshevik members of the late Administration are hiding on board the American Cruiser, it is rumoured. The Kappel troops have nominated a new Government of the Maritime Province, headed by M. MerkulofT. leader of tho non-socialists. A Constituent Assembly of the
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    CHINESE STUDENTS SOUGHT BY THREE NATIONS.
    198 11 Peking. May 23. A three cornered race between the leading nations of the world is rapidly developing, the goal being the honor of educating the larger percentage of China’s advanced students. Advices from New York. Paris and London all tell of efforts to induce
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    DEVASTATED KANSU.
    215 11 Peking, May 27.—The views of tho earthquake devastated region in Kansu, brought hack by Messrs. Hall and Hayes, investigators for the United International Famine Relief Committee, have aroused so much interest that the investigators have been requested to screen the photographs for public presentation. This presentation will lie
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    AN IMPERSONATION STORY.
    179 11 London. May 30. —The rumour in regard to the impersonation of tin* Japanese Crown Prime is officially denied at the •Japanese Embassy, where it is described as absurd. It is pointed out. that Count Chinda and Baron Hayashi are well acquainted with the Crown Prince, and the
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    WARNING TO BUSINESS MEN.
    90 11 XX ashington. May 26. —Speaking in the Senate. Senator King, of Utah, uttered a warning to the business men of the country. He said: “If they keep on trying to destroy competition in business by tariffs and combines, which challenge the right of con--umers to live,
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    URGA MASSACRES.
    60 11 Shanghai, June 2. —A mass meeting of Shanghai Jews, presided over b v Dr. Hawkspot. President of St. John’s University, and supported by influential Christian'-, passed a resolution condemning the massacre of Jews at Urga and urging the Chinese Government to do its utmost to protect the live-,
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    CHINESE BUILT SEA-PLANE.
    44 11 Foochow’. May 28. —A seaplane built at the Pagoda Dockyard has made two successful flights. it was piloted by Mr. R. C. B. Hockey. Brunner, Mond and Co.’s local manager, who was formerly a. Flight Lieutenant in the Koval Air Service.
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    SINO-AMERICAN TREATY.
    29 11 XVashington, May 26. —The Senate has ratified the Sino_American Treaty, confirming the application of the 5 per cent, ad valorem duty to American goods imported into (’-hina.
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    AMERICAN APHORISMS.
    186 11 Former Emperor Charles declares that the next time he goes to Hungary he will stay there. Which sounds a bit despairing, when you come to think it over. It is yet too early to announce whether Uncle Sam will enter or inter the League. XVhy don’t some of
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