Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 1 July 1921

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  • 20 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE. PUBLISHED DAILY.' ESTABLISHED 1833. No. 148. -VOL. LXXIX. FRIDAY. Ist JULY, 1921. PRICE 15 CENTS
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  • 958 2 Mr I) L Adamson of Mass Adamson Gi'.fiHan it Co Ltd, goes on horn’ leave to-morrow and will probably he away for Home eig’i’ montbi The aubj-c’ of the cb*r*-Cf-r ske ch of the month in 1 h** Pi «uter h Maj >r Neville S'-va».**, a brief
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  • 328 2 A CHEERFUL SHOW. There was a full hou*e last night at the variety show given by the Banvatd London Musics! Coy. Whether the excellent attendance at the Town Hall could b“ attribu ed to the n p ws of the settlement of the cml jlispu
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  • 291 2 Alleged Fraud, A preliminary inquiry into a charge of alleg-d fraud was conducted bz Mr AC Baker in the Folice Court, Pena g, this morning The accused was a Hokien named Chin Eng Jin aud it was alleged that he had used as g a uuine a forged
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  • 322 2 3—• M M.” ACCOMMODATION DIFFICULTIES R cently complaints were made by parents that the English speaking s-chools in Penang had no aecnm dition for their boys between the ages of 7 and 10 The members of the Chinese Tow i Hall ’ook the matter up and requested all
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  • 917 2 RECKLESS DRIVER CONVICTED. The c*se was concluded in the MagigTate s Cour’, Kuala Lumpur, in which Ng Al< Kee, a Chinese chauffeur, was charged with causing the death of Insepector T MnlLy by an act, to wit, driving a motor car against a bridge, which was
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  • 139 2 The following tie» a* e fixed for to-day:— Double Handicap. Final—4-1 K N Syer and W K Suarpe v+2 EJ Ben nr It and E Reimann (31, The following is the result of the final (Teams of 3)—4- IC A Padday, E J Bennet and F N Syer,
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  • 1868 2 QUESTION 8f BALANCE SHEETS. In the Ciurt of Appeal Singapore before rh? Chief Justice, Sir Walter S Mr Ju*tice Barrett-Lenoard and Mr Justice E St J Branch. tH? appeal was resumed by the •‘Straitw Times,’ 1 Press, Limited and A W Still against a given by Mr
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    • 383 2 NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. MISCELLANEOUS. Wnntind to rent or lease by European small bungalow furnished Of qq. furDiH'ied near ro»»a, Rtjffy Box 175, c/o Pinang Gazenre. FOR SALE. 9 6 cylinder 5-seater Buick 1920 Model. New Ihsg Ja.y 1’» pertecc ruining 4 order and 1-t cla«8 condition. Owner going hotue. Price Apply
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  • 2089 3 MR. LLOYD GEORGE. The following is an excerpt from a forthcoming book entitled f‘ Makers of the New World,” pobliaied by Cassell Co., and given by the Sunday Times.” A great deal of Mr Lloyd George’s fighting in the was done in a iight vein,
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  • 381 3 Messrs James F. Hutton Co., Ltd, in their weekly report dated June 1 state:— The tone of tbe cotton markets has been healthier and prices have again shewn a tendency to advance. Spot sales have improved slightly and the labour outlook was regarded mure hopefully, bun
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  • 204 3 Messrs Moureau and Spiegelberg.j’p r Mr G O Blacker report on May 25; Cloth.—The whitweek holidays’ have baen responsible for the usual stoppage ot trade iu Lanchashire In many cases, mills have not reopened owing co shortage of coal. There are labou- troubles in prospect fur
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  • 53 3 j The Band will pl»y 'he following pro- gramme of music at t «e Esplanade at 6 p in to day. f March ...The President... Mario I 2 «election ...Y e Uncle ...Ayer ;3 Walz’ ...Thoughts AJfo>d 4 Fox Toot Sea B»e»z« ...Barmache* 5 One Step ...Last
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  • 32 3 July 1 London Musical Comedy Co, Town I Hall. July 2—Caledonia P;erro*s, Malak- fl Club, 9 p.m. July 15—Penang Impres“ionis' Exhibition, P C C. July 19, 21 and 23—Penaug Races.
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    • 450 3 POSITIONS VACANT. School Teacher wanted for Estate children, tLiUsi oe ablo to in 1 ainil and Trlegu. JSalaty $2O per month. Ajp’y B 'X No. 173, c/o Piu*ug Gazette, 1044—29 1 Lines wanted—lndian with kto*ledge of the Tpl**Yu laniruage Sa'a y $3O per month A's> Disposer Lr Eta>e Hospital. Salary
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    • 217 3 IHH II HU I kl e 7? Jsines of Exceptional alue at PRITCHARD’S xSA 1 MO 11 Lustre Hose, IJ mWr I Ml I IP v in a range II Artificial Silk Sports of different Jl| i ll Coats, iu a variety colours of colours. jit Price $27. Price 50
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  • 17 4 Prnnkvather-Evans. —On June 20th, a F Bexhill, to Mr and Mrs J. P. PennefatherEvans, a daughter.
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  • 1328 4 In a general sense we may accept the official announcement cabled by Reuter that the c-oal strike b«s been settled as heralding resumption of work by the miners on Monday next, But a definite settlement •f the dispu e depends upon the sup position that the majority
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  • 1425 4 The Strai s trade returns of imports and exports during the first What the Trade qaarter of 1821 are most Statistics Reveal, depressing. One of our contemporaries describes them as appalling; another quotes the figures relating to rubber and tin, and emphasises the “enormous losses,” as a
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  • 147 4 SANDYCROFr Rv-3BER 2 f (From Our Own Correspondent). Singapore, July 1. At the Sandj croft Rubber ftompany’» annual meeting Mr. Miles *presiding, it was stated that the nett loss of $22,407 was principally due to the high cos's, the reduced crop which waa 203,930 lbs compared with for
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  • 64 4 in the Police C- U r t, a Chinese was cWarg -d wit h%)>schief bjß tt a> iug a fib c-py of a io the If’ilic reading roonv <f Ltbrarv, ana with their by removing ’-he torn jor'ion, with assault on <ne of the peons who
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    • 203 4 rtuMta-vaaatis**’ «awtSAaasu» 5 BOOTH'S X RECOGNISED AS :feq “THE GIN" K 40 a ll over India China. I f thaßT-»**»» M f. booths I The OBTAINABLE FROM ALL LOCAL DEALERS R QrigtiLal Z>/y (nn. I DISTILLERY. I LONDON, I i** o l SOLE IMPORTERS BEHR CO., PENANG. i 1 I
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    • 10 4 “E. O.” Guest Night Every Friday. Dancing. E. O. Orchestra.
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  • Page 4 Miscellaneous

  • 679 5 A PROFIT SHARING EXPERIMENT. Reuter’s Telegrams. I London, June 2». Mr. George announced in the House of that the Miners Executive had decided to the terms of agrt->efuent to the with a view to a resumption of work on the 4ttf July. He said the demand for
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  • 20 5 COAL STRIKE SETTLED. London. J uly 28. it xs officially stated that, the coal strike has been settled.
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  • 58 5 THREATENED DISPUTEJINDED. W London, June 28. The industrial cloud affecting a quarter of a million, for some time has been hanging over the •woollen textiles industry, has ended in an agreement between the fitaployers and operatives, involving a 1B pei cent reduction in wages, compared with the owners
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  • 36 5 r WtgK UM-ED. London. June 26. In East Lancashire, many cotton nulls resumed yesterday. At Accrington 2 Outi weavers restarted. At Burnley and Darwen 40-and 50 per cent respective!» >f the niJls. are working.
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  • 37 5 MR LLOYD GEORGE’S EXPOSITION. London, July 28. Yesterday s Premiers Conference was marked by a long confidential exposition by Mr. Lloyd George, followed by a discussion in which most of the Dominion Prime Ministers participated.
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  • 180 5 TWO SCHOOLS OF THOUGHT. Ixmdou, June 28. A discussion on foreign policy was cont nued at the Conference during yestcrday’s sitting, which lasted an hour. The secrecy of the proceedings was still observed, but the “Manchester Guardian s correspondent in Ixindon states that two schools of thought were
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  • 107 5 LNDLVS VIEWS. London. Jan, 28. The discussion on the Anglo-Japanese Alliance initiated by Mr. Lloyd George at y»*stxTday’*, Imperial Conference was resumed to-r ay. Contrary to some reports it i< understood ther«, is a consensus of opinion -in favour of renewal. it is believed that the Indian objection
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  • 41 5 SETTLEMENT ENDEAVOURS. The Hague, June 28 It. is announced that Mr. Van Beeren Brouck lias agreed to endeavour to devise a settlement whereby the Cabinet will remain in office unchanged or the »-<>ni!>o-i tion "ill be niodified if necessary.
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  • 59 5 Hie Hague. June 28. lector Van Graaf the president of the national committee m combat the white slave, traftie in Utrecht, will represent the Government at the international conference on this subject at Geneva on June 30. He will be accompanied, as technical expert, by Doctor
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  • 167 5 MIL CHURCHILL’S HOPES. Loftion, June 28. Mr. Churchill, speaking at an English-s|>-aking Union's luncheon in honour of a delegation from Virginia and Professor Nicholas Butler of Colombia university described the 4th of July, 1918, as- an epochmaking date, when not merely a declaration oi independence but a
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  • 55 5 VEAGRE ATTENDANCE. London, June. £3. When the Southern Parliament opened at Dublin, only 15 Senators and four M. P.’s attended out of 64 and 128 respectively Th* House adjourned till July 13 to enable the raemb» rs to take the oath, failing which Parliament will be dissolved
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  • 162 5 London., June 5. —Liveqxiol escaped a frightful disaster b/ of t Fein plot to blow up huge tanks containing thousands of gallons of petrol on the London and North Western railways premise* at Edgehill. The miscreants wer e discovered by armed guards, with whom revolver shots
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  • 160 5 ANXIETY IN ANGORA Constantinople, -lune It appears that the report of the Tur kish capture of Ismidt is at least prrma turc. The Kemalists attacked the port while the Greeks were withdrawing troops preparatory to relieving them. The Greeks again landed some of troops awd restored the
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  • 23 5 Damascus. July L A criminal attempt was committed against General Gouraud whilst going to I«ake Tiberias. The General was uninjured.—Vale-
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  • 60 5 BIG < ’LA IMS BY BRITISH COMPANY. London. Jun-* 26. The first annual report of the Ru-so-Asiatic Consolidated shows a debit balam.’ of £47.822 carried forward and mentions that claims for £56.000 against the Soviet authorities had lx-en made with the Foreign Office. Negotiations were being continued for
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  • 114 5 FUTILE EFFORT TO STOP IT. I'renton, New Jersey, Juno 28. Interviewed in regard to Mr. Howard’s intention to seek an injunction to prevent Dempsey and Carpentier meeting, (jovernor Edwards said that Howard was wasting time as the fight would be conducted strictly according to law. Renter wired
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  • 244 5 In the first instalment of hi& memoirs, published in r the “Petit Parisien, Carpentier describes his boyhood, and his pugilistic ajnbitions, which (says Reuter) were excited at the age of eleven by the sight of a team of boxers at Lens fair. At that time “Professor"
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  • 204 5 New York, May 25. —-Carpentier gave an hour's exhibition of his training tactics yesterday b’fore a large audience of newspaper sporting writers and photo' graphers, who agree that the French challenger is in superb condition and ready for the fisxht for the championship against Dempsey on forty-eight
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  • 36 5 KID LEAVIS WINS LONSDALE BEIT. London, June 23. At Holland Park Hall in a twenty rounds contest for the Middleweight championship of Britain for the Lonsdale belt Kid Lewis, Aidgate outpointed Jaex Bloomfield if Islington.
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  • 50 5 CAMBRIDGE CONTINUE VICTORIOUS. Ixmdou, June 28. Ess>\ beat Northants by an innings and ,164. Middlesex beat Lancashire by 172. Surrey beat Yorkshire by 179. Cambridge beat the M. A. C. by an inning* and 91 runs. Somerset beat Warwick by 7 wickets. I'he’Sussex and Hampshire match was drawn.
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  • 29 5 Pari», July 1. The “Rapide” from Lille to Paris ran off the rails at 13.40 (1.20 p.fn.) near Albert. Twenty were killed and 43 injured.Vale.
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  • 40 5 THE WIMBLEDON TOURNAMENT. London, June 28. At Wimbledon in the tennis Championships semifinal Norton beat Hunter 6-0, 6-3, 5-7, 5-7. 6-2. Shimidzu Beaten. London, June 2b. In the semifinal Alnozo (Spain) beat Shimidzu (Japan) 3-6, 7-5, 3-6, 6-4, 8-6.
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  • 482 5 AU-India’s chances in her forthcoming debute in the Davis Cup Competition writes S. Powell Blackmore in the “Pioneer,” is the one question of absorbing interest in Indian circles in London at the moment and the series of metropolitan tournaments is the more interesting this
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  • 107 5 .—Vale. London, June 28. According to the Versailles Treaty, Germany was obliged to take over the rights and interests of German subjects in Russia, China, Austria, Bulgaria and Turkey and transfer those rights, and interests tx> the Reparations Committee. The separate peace concluded between Germany and China
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  • 80 5 The following have been fixed for Mon day next, the 4th July: Final Single Handicap. B. N Goodwin v. tl E. J. Bennett (2). Final Mixed Doubles.—l 4 Mr. and Mrs. E H. Syer v. Scr. Mrs. H. L. Syer and G. Wright Motion (3). Tuesday, the
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  • 673 5 P.C C. v. P.R.C. P.C.C. had decidedly the best of mat ters in the match against P.R.C. on the Esplanade. The Club kicked off against the sun before some 5,000 spectators. They immediately made ground on the left through Pykett, who occupied the. extreme position, with Moss, an acquisition
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  • 175 5 “M. L." ANOTHER ENf.INE FAILURE* Owing t<> an ‘engmu failure” on the Johore suction, the mail train from Singapore, which should have reached Ku Fla Lumpur at 6.55 p.m. on Tue»daj. eaineliw at 9.30 p. m. ITie connecting mail Penang left Kuala Lumpur at the sidu*dr?ed
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  • 15 5 OBITUARY. Baltimore, J one 23. Mr. Bonaparte, the Attorney General under President Roosvelt is d<*ad.
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  • 1339 6 HUMORIST WINS BY A NECK. Humorist, ridden by Donoghue, owned by Mr. J. B. Joel, and trained by Morton, won the Derby at Epsom on June 1, afternoon by a neck from raig an Eran, who beat Lemonora for second place by three lengths. Alan Breck. who
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  • 76 6 There are now living only two men who have enjoyed the privilege of winning the Derby on more than one occasion—the Earl of Rosebery, with Ladas in 1894, Sir Visto in 1895. and Cicero in 1905, and the Duke of Portland with Ayrshire in 1888 ami Donovan
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  • 103 6 Derby Day! (exclaims |Jie ‘Tele graph W hatever the troubles that oppress us, we will thrusit them aside till another Derby winner’s name is known. The weather will be either good or bad—for the Derby. The sun will shine oi sulk behind clouds—for the Derby. Everything for a
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  • 126 6 No other Derby winner has enjoyed such an experience as Ormonde, who, the year after he won at Epsom, was brought specially from Kingsclere to London in order to figure at a Grosvenor House garden party- “He would stoner eat a carnation than a, lump of sugar,>Ormonde’s
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    • 184 6 Mi *****H1.L1,,. l uni an it"" 1 PIPE SMOKERS T THE THREE PLEASE NOTE. CASTLES u TO B ACC O. »/co r/Nt cur B i lb. tinssl-3Opertin W A lb. „70 cts f) 1 n<* su/eefer 7o6«rrv rones V. V.rgyiw m Krrr br*nd finn the I ft i saWta® <
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    • 75 6 WOMEN LOVE A TALK ibout the merits of Pinkettes because they know that, there is no other remedy so good mi the sick headches and constipation which so commonly afflict their sex. Pinkettes are equally helpful to men, for they banish biliousness, liver disorder pimples, foid breath, coated tongue, and
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    • 696 6 Indigestion and Bad Stomach Dr Cassell’s Tablets are the Prized Remedy in All Parts of the Empire.* British Cuiana. Africa. Village Mr C. €r®ord. Dwaw» River, hadic British •smith. <' P >outh Africa, writes:—“l Whim P.O.. Merhioe, Gtor®? 4 'j have •suffered for eighteen months with a Guiana wntes:- Nothing
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  • Page 6 Miscellaneous
    • 99 6 ROYAL? TO-NIGHT TO-NIGHT II By Special arraneements. The Vitagraph Present EARLE WILLIAMS in 5 Reels CAPTAIN SWIFT Reels 5 from the famous Stage Play by C. H. Chambers. It is the story of *n Australian highway man, who reforms and g> es to I ngland to live as a gentleman.
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  • 523 7 I X TERES I’l N( I)EM()NSTRATION. The dumoiibt ration given by Messrs. Hut--1« nbacli and ('ifipan} of the .Avery tractor. lougk and harrow on P< taling Hill, proved most interesting and successful. There wen some fifty p<*>ple present, including tin British Resident and of many of the Kuala
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  • 253 7 MONDAYS AGENDA. Al the meeting of the Legislative Council it Monday afternoon, the Hon. Mr. AV. F. kbit move a, resolution with reference t" a reduction of the temporary allowances -.tub'd to mem lie rs of the ivil Service, in t] lP d'Wnward trend of the cost of
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  • 601 7 EXTRAORDINARY’ MEETING. An extraordinary general meeting of the Ampang (Kinta) Tin Alining Co., Ltd., h<‘ld at the registered offices of the company Chartered Bank Chambers Singapore, on Tu<*sday, Mr. R. Rule preside!. The Chairman, said B Ih'fore proce<-ding to the businesgj of the meeting 1 would to expre-s
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  • 270 7 London. June 15.—1 n the Rubber Exhibi-l tion. the Rubber Growers’ Association sec.ti m. the Bois gold medal ami cup were won by Ayr estate, and the silver metlal and cash prize, £l5. by Hapugastenne. The following estates i-eceived diploma.- Penrith. Deviturai. and ImboolpittiaIn the competition between
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  • 1630 7 FIRST GENERAL MEETING. GOVERNMENT CRITICISEDThe first ordinary genera! meeting of the Allenby Rubber Company, Ltn, was held at the registered office of the company Kuala Lumpur on 27th inst Mr C D Mathewson, the Chairman presided, a number of shareholders also being present. The cost of the Company’s
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  • 75 7 The following are fhe latest quotations in Misers. Kennedy Oc.’s s are list:— Yesterday To-day. X 0C X X SHAKES. B. s Sa® a B co so c. c. c. J c. Rubber (Dollar) Allenby R 25c 25c 15c 20c Mining. Kampong K 38/- 39/- 37/- 38/-
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  • 70 7 Messrs. Ths Borneo Company, Ltd., advise that the undermentioned prices were realised for rubber sold by them by private and auction sales held this week Cts Per Pound. Smoked diamond sheet No. 1 13 to 16| diamond No. 2 7 10 Unsmoked sheet No. 1 6J 8j
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  • 96 7 Laru-. Tin Dredging Limited, output for June, hours run 595. yardage treated 83,000, piculs 715 03. Th* Dredge lost 2 days cleaning boilers and overhauling. Kampong Kamunting Tin Dredging Ltd, output for June, hours run (two dredges) 1,074, cubic yards treated 137.500, total piculs 1,008.83, nett value $51.697
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  • 33 7 The Straits Trading Go., Ltd., Joly 1 Singapore No cables no market. Penang .> Ths E istern Smelting Co., Ltd London 28ob Jone at £167 Os spot, and £169 5s three months.
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  • 492 7 1 The market depression in ths volume of local trade is evidenced by the figures given in the return of Straits Settlements im ports and exports during the first qu wter of 1921, which shows further all round decreases. The total value of imports into the
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  • 190 7 Pbnanr. July 1, 1921 SP. Tapioca $6.25 sales. M. P. Tapioca $6.65 sales Cold leaf $72 sellers Black Pepper $17.25 buyers. White Peppes s3o} nominal Trang Pepper $25.00 nominah Mace Pickings $39 nominal Cloves ss° nominal Nutmegs 80s <42.00 buyers 110 s $32.00 buyers S No .l $lO 00
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  • 36 7 3rd July, 6th Sunday after Trinity. 7.45 e.m. Litany. 8 am. Holy Communion. 9 15 a.m. Matins and Sermon Tamil). 10 a m. Holy Communion (TamiD 5 p m. 6.30 p.m. Tferjong
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  • 261 7 TO-DAY’S DEPARTURES. ditiawan for Adahan and Batu Bahra. Ban Whatt Soon for Port Swettenham and Singapore. Namsang for Singapore and China, Ghirbi for Bindings and Sitiawan. Sappho for Teluk Anaofi. Elephants for Rangoon i Calcutta (Mergui and Moulmem via Rangoon). Teiresiaa for Singapore, China and Japan. Expuctud Arrivals.
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  • 257 7 The New P O Service to the Far East Particulars of the Manela. The P&, O Company have inaugurated a new passenger service to the Far East and the British India steamer Manela has started from London on her maiden voyage as aP 0 vessel, cmrying cargo and a good
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  • 38 7 DAILY (except Sunday). BY TRAIN. Farit Buntar, Bagan Serai, Taiping, Ipoh, Batu Gajah Tapan Road, Teluk Anson, Kuala Kubn, |By train Kuala Lumpur, Serombau, a.m. Malacca, Johore, Singapore j 6 p.m. and Hongkong j J
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  • 120 7 Penang, July 1, 1921. (Bt Courtbsv of thk Chartsrkd Bane) 1 London Demand Bsnk 2/3 4 moot hs‘ wigiiti Bank 2/4 3 Credit 2/4 5/16 3 Documentary 2/4 13/32A Calcutta Demand Bank Rs. 178] 3 days’ sight Private 185 j Bombay Demand Bank 178 o Madras Demand Bank 178
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    • 1181 8 «-"SSHT!?--. j I AU stRALIA ByTSURNS PHILP HENDFJRSON LINE.“ E r »?J.«->»" e k/XZ.II Steamship Co., U 4., 6ingapore t> Java Ports, Port Darwin, Of fast twin screw Mail Passenger steamers between i [incorporated in England.] Thursday Islan d, Brisbane and Sydney, C U via Torres Straits, also with transhipRANGOON
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    • 678 8 banks. BANK OF INDIA, CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, THE MEKGA 'Y mitE D AUSTRALIA AND CHINA j x Incorporated m England by K-., (Incorporated m England*) Charter 1553. Authorised Capital £3,000,000 Paid up Capital £3,000,000 Subscribed Capital 1,800,000 Reserve Fund Paid-i» 1,050,000 Reset ve Liability £3,000,009 Resell Fund and Undivided
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