Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 8 July 1921

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  • 20 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE. PUBLISHED DAILY.. ESTABLISHED 1833. No. 154. VOL. LXXIK. FRIDAY, Bth JULY, 1921. PRICE 15 CENTS.
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  • 3273 2 TULL REVIEW OF THE PRESENT POSITION. BY THE HON. MR. W. DUNCAN. The following iB*tg»>ei by Mr W Duncao and dated June 27 It appears in Wednesday's Straits Times —The position of the rubber growing industry grows worse daily, and he would be an optimist indeed would bwik
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  • 140 2 The following are r be latest qaotatioti l in Messrs. Kennedy <k Oo.’s share list:—Yesterday. To-day. 2 E S E SHAKES. >. =S 5 X> S 9 a 3Q X X) Sc.Sc.Sc.Sc. Rubber (Dollar) l-20 1.50 1.15 1.30 Katoyang 1> 55c 65c 45c 55c Suiicei Arak 40c
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  • 20 2 The following are additional rubber outputs for June Henrietta lbs 34,200 Laras (Sumatra) 15 800 Sungei Matang 26,309
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  • 71 2 Messrs The 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 16 to 19| diamond No. 2 11 14 Unsmoked sheet No. 1 8 81
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  • 19 2 Ngow Property of the Siamese Tin Syndicate, Limited, for the month of June, 1921, was 2.084 piktds.
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  • 113 2 The Straits Trading Co., Lbd., gives the following, London prices, on July 7th Spot £168.10s down £1 0? 3 months bujing £170.10? £1.0? 3 selling £170.15s £1.0» Local Parity $84.85 Jaly Bth: Singapore sold 150 tons at sBp; Penang bayers. no seller», aWsB4s, The Eastern Smelting Co Ltd
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    • 891 2 eMMW we K Ekciric lighting POSITIONS VACANT. nI wt fA Municipality of George Town, (OF Sfllg. Penang. jj a j acca Electric Lightning Co., Ltd., -»iBn to dispose or the following OVERB6ER OF ROADSIDE TREES. plant to ui*ke hioin fo»- a larger sec; th® plant is an excellent condition and
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  • 1127 3 AN ACCOUNT OF HIS ADVENTURE IN BORNEO? The following letter from Mr Somerset Maugham give» an iuieres»iug account oi an adventure which might easily have otoeghc the career oi taas popular uovehs* and playwright to an untimely close, say» the Daily Telegraph,” was written co a friend.
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  • 832 3 TAXATION IN CHINA. Peking, June 17.—With all public valuables in the pawnshop except the laud, rhe Government is new turning its attention to the land tax which is believed to be a source of large revenue if properly handled. j In hope of putting the taxation system
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  • 50 3 The Band will p'*y the fol lowing pregramme of music at the Esplanade at 6 p to-day. 1 March ...The liberty Bell... Sousa 2 Selection ...Macbeth ...Verdi 3 Waite ...September ...Godm 4 Fox Trot ...Give m- the mo<nl»ght...Til®er 5 One Step ...The wrestler and bis Hog... Holmes
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    • 1134 3 POSITIONS VACANT. NOTICES. Junior clerk wanted, Tamil speaking, p y Q with Ledger and Journal experience A| .ply .Uting qu.lißc.tion, »Dd salary A Demoß t ttM expecte. io > an.i.r, ogarl ae, Vener.al t>i.eases and their hr.veEtioo Lumut Post, 1" UI R B, will be given to member» and fri»
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    • 199 3 a I Ilia II V.MKW'S* PIPE SMOKERS y THE THREE PLEASE NOTE. CASTLES 0 TOBACCO. in VTR »tco nir CvT /S D i Ib-trnstr-iopertin ■pfl A ,b 70 cts Lti n °.■ex UAWa, -v.rgyiw» bno laerrr bnnd tfu il 1 i Tj" 4L. 11 0 1 ujfSTRt gAPSTAS I W.D.
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  • Page 3 Miscellaneous
    • 109 3 «THEATRE ROYAL From Tuesday, sth tn Friday. Bth July, 192 L I In the Second Show at Q-15. Clara William» and William Desmond in 5 Reels THE CRIMINAL Reels 5 3 Larry “onion and Wit in I 3 Reels THE “FLY-COP” Reels 3 Gladys Leslie in 5 Reels THE MIDNIGHT
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  • 1242 4 We had neither tiae nor space yesterday, whea referring Io Mr Norman Augeli’<» supplementary book “The fruits of victory” te deal with more than main principles and generalisations in regard to his thesis that under modern conditions it is practically an iir.possibility for one nation io seize either
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  • 1261 4 Criticism of Civil Service salaries, at intervals, as distinct Thfc Effect of froul temporary allotfS Slump. wances, appears to be based entirely on the slump, but up to date, we fail to see this warrants the point of view that a Service which in the past has
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  • 267 4 CLIVE NEW 1881$; Our Own Correspondent Singapore, July 8. At an extraordinary meeting L Clive Rubber Company, Mr 8 Q W presiding, the chairman said tapping h; be n riiscontiiiUfcd for -eves al mouths, was desirable that weeding work shou' be continued. If $25,000 w raised, equivalent to
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  • 97 4 STATUTORY MEETING. (Krom Our Own Corks» pun deni) Kuala Lumpur, July 3, At the Bmd Lime Bricks, Limbec statutory meeting A KO Travers, wb" presided, said that rapi-i progress was b#ic-’ made with the preparation of the factory wte an Serdang. The founda’ion- for nLcninery been pr-pared,
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  • 59 4 —Aneta. THE FLKEC BILL 4' e, Ju J’ l T> ePe pie’s p.»--ed by fl to 8 the F<eet Bill, parucua suf w- ,v fl werA wired previously. fl Sugar TrUjT Busy 1 The Tru-t coDCinues selling 11 3 tffbuHauds* of tons of «u|>erior suiiu" a!ll the
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    • 179 4 i— MJM HBWWfft < 2 I BOOTH'S .«Lv„ RECUGNIStD AS I -j™ 1 “THE GIN” T e (o'rgp, °I all oyer India China. I L I I BOOWS j I 77- I OBTAINABLE FROM All LOCAL DEALERS. I Origin al Dry Affifi K OISVILLERY. M LONDON, I 0 SOLE IMPORTERS
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    • 11 4 “E. A O.” Quest Night Every Friday. Dancing. E. O. Orchestra.
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  • Page 4 Miscellaneous
  • 34 4 DEATHS. Martis, At Lausanne Switzerland on the 27 June, Mary widow of Mr Jules Martin aged 56. Mooijaabt —At Nairobi on May 26th, of heart failure from malaria and sunstroke, Lawrence Mooijiarc, aged 40.
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  • 116 5 GENERAL SMI ts mission. Reuter’s Telegrams. London. July 5. An official message states that General «mute has gone to Dublin to meet de aleiH and other Irishmen. Visit to Lord Mayor LojidWh, July b Il has transpired that General Smuts was on board the steamer at Kingstown, tut be
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  • 303 5 A HOPEFUL London, duly 5. Lord Oranmore. interviewed at Holy1,. ad alter attending the Dublin Content declared that never at any tune during ll®' present struggles had there ti *.n nil led such widespread feeling favour of*a speedy Irish settlement. It is widely reported that the situation
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  • 102 5 Di* completion of the coupling in the *l»*ction for the North of Ireland Parliap "ul calls-attention t th» remarkable position of- the Sum Fein leader. De alera. Hr now “represent- loui constituencies ip Urns* Parliaments- in»! declines to sit I .my of them. \t the
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  • 196 5 CON VERS lON TE BM > London. Ji'y o tenter learns that the new Treasury bonds ill be convertible at holders option on April 1, 1922, or November 1, 1922, into a 3i per cent conversion loan at th»-| iate of £146 Loan for each tlou of bonds
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  • 119 5 MORE CANDOUR Newport (Rhode island), July 5. Admiral Sims, n a speech, public discussion i« a safeguard of public interest. He contrasted the attitude of the I nited States, forbidding public criticism of officers of Allied forces, with the attitude. <j£ »<4Le European Powerfe, which actually rewarded criticism.
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  • 754 5 ADMIRAL Sltls ON THE MISCHIEFMAK I*l LS R a Admiral M S. Sims, of the United Mates .Navy, and Airs. Sims were entertained at luncheon at the Hyde Park Hotel, on June by the. English-speaking I mon. Sn Owen Philipp*, ALP., presided. The Chairman, in
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  • 146 5 COST OF GOVERNMENT MEASURES. London. July 5. In the House of Commons, at question time. Sir Robert, Horne stated that the cost of Government measures in connec tion with the coal stoppage was as fol lows: Defence Force and Army Reserve, £7,000,000 Navy £122,500, Air Force £330,000, Civil
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  • 112 5 A HOPEFUL REVIEW London, July 5. Addressing the Manchester Chamber of Commerce, Sir Edwin Stockton. Pres; ♦lent, hopefully reviewed the trade position. He saxd there was every reason to believe we had turned the corner. There were district signs of a desire to come into the market. The
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  • 196 5 DEFENCE AND THE AIR SERVICELondon, July 5. A conference communique states that the Secretary of W<u- and Chief of the Imperial Staff made a statement on military liefence, after which the Alinister for Air and Chief of the Air Staff dealt with th»* development and potentialities of
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  • 104 5 THE SEQUEL. Mexico. July aPresident Obregon has ordered the Oil Companies which discontinued operations in the States of Tamaulipos and Vera Cruz “wiithout sufficient justification, to indemnify workless employees. He believed labourers were entitled to three months’ pay. Over 10,000 workmen were dismissed Tampico region. It is
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  • 56 5 drinking songs I New York, July 5The Mayor of New York, Mr. Hylan, reviewed a parade of several thousand anti-prohibitionists. Each individual wore a miniature liquor bottle in his coat lapel. Three hundred organisations, including lot) Italian Societies, were represented in the procession. Bands played dr.nking songs. It
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  • 165 5 HOSTILE DEMONSTRATION AGAINST THE FRENCH. Berlin. Juy 5. The “Allgemeine Zeitung’s” B«*utheu correspondent says Allied troops, mostly British, marching in yesterday morning, were acclaimed by the populace, bui when the people began to sing patriotic songs, a French guard attacked them with rifle butts. «Shots were afterwards fired,
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  • 194 5 REPORTS FROM HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI. London. July 5. The Eastern Commission of the Na tional Council for combating venereal diseases in reporting at the annual meeting stated that owing to the progressive view held by the Municipal Council at Shanghai. then* was every prospect that many of the
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  • 50 5 H’ AVY EXPEN DITI R*E CAI >ES RE-H N ATION’ Madrid. July 5. lh«- Cai' net ha» r<-.gm d. ow ing to the •n. heati' l l i leader. Maura, to th» expenditure of £6n.‘*< A ‘>.ooo for the expans ion of rail"- vs and other public works-
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  • 49 5 FIREMEN OBS I RU< TED ‘BN >T RIKERS. Madras. July 5. Two thousand persons are homeless as th»* result of two fires. Str king cotton mill workers tried to prevent the poll» and firemen from extinguishing thi*'fit’'Troops were called out. w hereupon the strikers temporarily retired.
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  • 35 5 London. July 5. Admiral Sit Stanley Colville, principal aide-de-camp to His Majesty, represented the King at the funeral service of Dr. Corfe. ex-Naval Chaplain, ami alterwa at the funeral at Brookwood
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  • 159 5 TEN THOUSAND THREATENED V» 1 1 H DESTRUCTION. London, June 20.—Th© quotum <m th** fate of horses in Mesopotamia, which were threatened with destruction, was raised m the House of Commons. Replying to Mr. Erskine. Sir L. Moi thington Evan< said a letter had been >»•- Jceiveil from
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  • 186 5 KING GEORGE’S TRIBUTE London.. July 5. The State banquet at Buckingham Palace la-st evening in honour of the King and Queen of the Belgians wae attended by Baron Hayashi, the Premier and other ministers, also by the Overseas Premiers, Indian Princes and distinguished soldiers and sailors.
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  • 20 5 Whiting, Indiana. July 5. An unexplained explosion at the Standard Gil Company’» refinery killed 8 and injured »36.
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  • 252 5 Adlv Pasha, the present Egyptian P»emier and head of the «ielegatiuii now in England (write* acorrespondv.nl). a member of the w allhy Yeghen family of that Ttiikish of landed proprietors which formed the gentry of Egypt. The “Turk'»’' of Egypt are of t«v kinds. One comes fr»>m
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  • 79 5 Teh. ran June 27 —On the 26th June the «lutionary flag was hoiste»] over th Russian Legation. An evening party was giren in honour ol the event. rowdw» pr. nt am! th" Legat 1 m was brilliantly illuminated. Gu«*ts vere invit«*d t attend in ordinary costumes.
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  • 204 5 I NABLE TO PAY COUNTY CO(. N< II RATE. London. .’urn* 19.—Poplar Borough onmil Wei»» summoned in the Ling Bench to-day io show cause why the pi-.id London County Council demami f* £135.000 should not be paid, pleads! inability because of their practical insolvency. They suggested that the
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  • 269 5 AUSTRALIANS WIN BY 21« London, July b. Ihe weather wae sunny and 7090 spectator» were present. The wicket was j> good condition. Douglas was not field ing, owing to hi» wife.’» operation for appendicitis. Runs came easrily. Andrew* hit 8 fours. Carter was lucky in unorthb dox
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  • 91 5 CHINESE LEGATION’S EXPLANATION. Paris, July M ith a view io dissipating any possible misunder>tauding as to its alleged sup port of intervention as regards the Banque Industrielle de Chine, th,* Chinese Legation ha- issue»! a statement, asserting its total ignorance of what ha» passed between Paris
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  • 163 5 Ah. P. Durnerin, the manager of th* Singapore Branch of th»* Banqu» Indus tii'Jle de Chine, stated that h< understood that a group of important, local ere ditors were preparing a petition to get a Rece v»*r appoaited for the «Singapore Branch. This step would be w
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  • 66 5 RITICLSM OF GOVERNMENT’S POLICY. London, July 6 In the House of Commons, by 278 vote» to U«3, the bill decontrolling agriculture was red for the second time, after th»» Government hat! been sharply criticise* for an abrupt reversal of its policy, which was defended on
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  • 28 5 Paris, July <5. The Marqu.s Della Torretta has tele graphed from Paris to Rom»*, accepting the portfolio of Foreign Affairs in th»’ Italian Cabinet.
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  • 55 5 Th shipping Offic v ha- rectived inhumation from th*- Hongkong < )bs» ivatory <’f a svvere tv|>h<">n travelling within 120 mil»** Lat 16 «legs. N. t.ong 115 »ieg-. Eat an advancing *]>»•> <1 of 400 mil» per day m W.N.W. direction. lie* waiting w|- received here at 11-25
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  • 386 6 Messrs Ja>nes K Hurtou < Co, jutd., Manchester in their report in mail week state: lu the midst of many harassing f-attKes, proposed wage redactions almost throughout industry have forced the laboar ei nation into the forefront of tradir g difficul ies The readjustment < f
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  • 254 6 Mr G O Bl"ck« r for Me sirs Morreae and Spiegt lberg, M inch* rer on Jcne 1 reports C‘ .—We h<ve nothing rn-'re to report f: an Hse cot>tii uauce of a well assorted «mall budne’B fro u man quarter», Varins ludian m’rkets. China, the
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  • 194 6 SIR M. M 'CDON \LP RESIGNS AND LEAVES EGYPT. Egvpt.’» irrigation works in the Sudcn l ave b«=en stopv--d owing to lack of money. Sir Murdoch Macdonald on whote advice th‘y were begun, ha» resigned, and leaves Egypt. Thi* announcem'-nt recalls ‘he remarkable trial
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 140 6 V SVS.'.WTLT^C7:. «T riTJt -.•^:<F^'.7T T Pritchard j co., kTD. (Incorporated in the Straits Settlements) PENANG JPOH. I 3 ror I July Races. •ffigsg: t3gm& Exclusive Millinery r/M 1 We have now on show a tew of the newest creations in Millinery, in latest styles, and at exceptional prices. g
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  • 734 7 lit)( HE ASSESSMENT CASE. A «iv»l < of interest to ratepayers and Others WM disposed of by Mr. Scott, District Judge, yesterday afternoon, the l„irties concerned being the President, Municipal Commissioners, (represented i )y his Chief Bailiff Mr. T J. Lesslar) on one iid( and a Malay named
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  • 227 7 hi the District Court yesterday, before M'- l!. Scott the trial of a Chinese named 1 iiu Seek, on a charge after house-break-U K by night, on June 23, was concluded, "■nplainant. a Malay named Abubakar, h that accused broke, into his house stoh a clock and
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  • 558 7 r R ELI A/Tn aR Y* ENQI FRY. A preliminary enquiry into the charges id forgery and using as genuine a forged document alleged against a Chinese salesman of Chop Soo B e Kongsi, Agents of th* \siatic PetroleiUn Company, was commenced before Mr. A. C. Baker, yesterday
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  • 219 7 London, June 20. The “Times Washington correspondent summarises the attitude of the Harding administration on the broader aspects of limitation of armaments in a further important despatch. Firstly, he declares that it "is not believed that the- present moment is propitious for a Conference of the Pow’ers as it
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  • 746 7 P.C.C. v. C.R.C. P.C.C. had their colours lowered fur the first tune since November by the C.R.C. on the Esplanade last night. The pitch was in good condition, and though little < r no advantage was to be gained by winning the toss for choice of ends, the spin
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  • 74 7 “The Inter-School Sports ;ue to be held to-morrow afternoon o n the Esplanade, commencing at 3 p.m. The Glugor Shield, the gift of Mr. D. A. M. Brown, and medals (which for the, fifth time have been given by Mr. N. I), de Silva of 74 Bishop Street)
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  • 812 7 Mr D R Lane arrived from Deli by the Trang this morning. Mr C J Perkins is going on leave towards che end of this month. Mr L H Hart is to act as Deputy Commissioner of Police, Johore. Mr ARAB Terrell of the legal firm of
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  • 168 7 RUBBER ESi ATE PUT UP TO AUCTION. If proof were wanted tn show that there is a real shortage, or tightness of ready money in Penang it was forthcoming at an auction sale which was held yesterday m Logan's Archway The property to be vended, rather less than
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  • 192 7 TO-DAY’S DEPARTURES Ban Whatt Soon for Port Swettenham and Singapore. Lian Choo for Pulao Lwgkawi, Setn! and Perlis. Gbirbi for Dindings and Sitiawan Sappho for Teluk Anson. Expxctid Arrivals, Cyclops, Liverpool, July 10. Dilwara, Singapore, July 14. Eurydamas, Singapore, July 15. Kaga Mara, Singapore, July 16 Keemun, Liverpool.
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  • 28 7 The homeward mail, by the Tara clos-s at 10 a.m. to morrow. Mails despatched by the »S Tara, will probably connec with ss D»lta at Bombay.
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  • 16 7 10bh July, 7th Sunday afrer Trinity. 5 p.m. Service. 6.30 p.m. Evensong
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  • 20 7 10th July, 7th Sunday after Trinity, 830 a.m Holy Communion. 5 15 p.m. Evensong and Sermon.
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  • 20 7 The following undelivered wires are lying at the Eastern Extension Telegraph Co Tenkoerajen main Jau Bandman Peninsular Ongthinghong.
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  • 104 7 July B—P C C Tenuis a' d Bowls Tournaments, Presentation of Prizts, 6 45 p.m. j n ly B—o c Cricket, Ladies v Gents, I 30 p m, July —Jumble Sale Town Hall, C A, 10 a.m. x Joly 9—Tam»] Tyrical Meeting. SPG M'esion Chapel Pitt St., 6-30.
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  • 306 7 SEQUEL TO MEETING: SLANDER AC lON. It will be remembered that at the annual meeting of shareholders of the China Merchants’ Steam Navigation Co. a few weeks ago the proceedings terminated in an uproar. There was a proposal to alter the regulations of che company
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  • 182 7 Pbnang, July 8, 1921. SP. Tapioca $6.25 sellers. M. P. Tapioca $6.75 sellers. Cold leaf $72 sellers Black Pepper $17.25 buyer». White Pepper s3os nominal Trang Popper $25.00 nominal Mace Pickings $39 nominal Cloves ss' nominal Nutmegs 80s $42.01) buyers 110 s $32.00 buyers f I*o. 1 $lO.OO per
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  • 121 7 Penang, July 8, 1921 (Bt Cocrtrsy of thh Chartrrrd Bank) London Demand Bank 2/3 11/16 4 months’ -ight Rank 2/4 3/32 3 Credit 2/4 11/32 3 Documentary 2/4 7/16 Calcutta Demand Bank 143,179] 3 days’ sight Private 185 q Bombay D»m«nd Bark 179 o Madras Demand Bank 179 3
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  • 110 7 DAILY (except Sunday). BY TRAIN. Parit Buntar, Bagau Herai, Taipieg, > Ipoh, Batu Gajah. Tapab Road, I Teluk Anson, Kuala Kubu, |By train Kuala Lumpur, Serembau, a.m. Malacca, Johore, Singapore j& 6 p.m. aud Hongkung j j Parit Riintar and Bagar Serai By train alao J 0.15
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 74 7 HAVE A GOOD WIFE? If no you will be interested to know that Pinkettes are a remedy for one of woman’s chief troubles —Constipation, and, incidentally, are equally helpful to men. To dispel liverishness, sick headaches or bilious, attacks, Pinkettes are perfection. Tiny but thorough, they art as gently as
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 1228 8 •ar-: ..-'.'L 1 au® «alia by burns philp PACIFIC MAIL pn MPA N Y Steamship Co., Ltd.. Smgapor» to Java. Ports, Port Darwin, UU m M 11 I [lncorporated in England.] Thursday Island, Brisbane and Sydney, (Incorporated in U. S. A.) v Torres Straits, also with tranship© Th. following lot
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    • 736 8 BANKS.I ■>. CH "V r R K D T j Incorporated in England by Incorporated m England Chai ter 1853. 1 x Authorised Capital £3,000,000 Paid up Capital Subscribed Capital 1,800,000 Reserve l and £3,bc Mj( PaiAk-up 1,050,000 Resei ve Liability of Propneiors Reserve Fund and Undivided Head Office: Protfis
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