Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 14 July 1921

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  • 20 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE. PUBLISHED DAILY.* ESTABLISHED 1833. No. 159. VOL. LXXIK THURSDAY. 14th JULY, 1921. PRICE 15 CENTS
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 535 1 I Obtainable everywhere wholesale from 1 i I '-s. < i I e O> 1 I to Jtbp r^2>, x i I I y* I 1 od I J; I* One Sam taonf Co Pan a ng. j»rr a ■«■■■■■■i iigiiiin n i -1« I MARCHANT "CALCULATOR 'MANGALORE! ENDS ALL
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    • 25 1 THE BEST CAR IN TOWN J I: KHEia a ■•rw**»**- ’■Amu» iu« w < Sela Haiti S.S. a F.H,s> I C Ong Sam Leoag A Oa.
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  • 1833 2 FISH AND FISHING [Concluded.] It is impo-sio'e co gather accurate information ou this subject) a« the trade passes through many bauds aud, as is the case with Asiatics, statistics are seldom, if •ver kept. I’he fact, however, are here, and the figures are more or Ins correct
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  • 48 2 The Band will p'ay th* following programme of mudc at the D»to Kramat ard-ns 5 30 p.m. to-lay. 1 March ...Tommv's Farewell... Keefe 2 Polka ...Mirette ...Dupret 3 Waltz ...Dream f Au umn,..Joyce 4 Gavotte ...Quien Christina...Schmid 5 One Step ...Why don’t the baud play...Boettger
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  • 1263 2 SOCIAL PERSONAL. B*!' Mrs Lowell Thomas is staying at the K and O. News h*B been received of the death of Mr Sigmund Katz (Director of Messrs Katz Brothers, Ltd.) Montreux, Switzerland, or Friday, tne 8 h July. Mr Maurice M-iule, ,ate of Cicely Estate, was a vLimr to the
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  • 308 2 Interesting comm u nts have been pr voked among the seafaring commuoi'y along the Brittany coa-t by the oct pu? wan ing to bathe's on the Channel an i Atlantic coasts in general During th-* past six months the fishermen have I'erged tnat Governin'*!)' assistance should
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  • 127 2 1.-‘8 F P.” At the insiauce of Mr Armstrong, board ing officer, Mr W H Kramer, master of the C- en wag fined $5O by Mr Bull in the t’hiid Court, Singapore for allowing a passenger to land in ihe Colfty withcui a permission. The passenger in
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  • 610 2 CLAIM AGxINsT THE EUROPE HOTEL. The liability o* ho»el ke j pers, arising under the common law of England relating to inns and inn keeper? was the subject of another action in the Civil D’strict Court, Singapore. In th express nt instance, Mr Phil Carton, actor engaged
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  • 166 2 Cot lie Rude Awakening There was one cooli missing from the ss. Lai S?ng’s roll of thi-d clhB' Chinese passengers when sh« arrived in Hongkong 'rom Singapore on Jan? 29, seyi ’h“ F r ee p ress.” He bad been drowned at se« One dav it appears from
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  • 174 2 The liftway in tff*- F etch Bank Bu ’d ings, Sirgtporp. was the of a fatal accident abou r 320 p.m. Tuesday afcer noon, the iMr'i'n being a Chinese employed bv the Uni'eo Er g n era, L‘«L, It appears 'hat man was engage in cLatiing
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  • CORRESPONDENCE
    • 319 2 [To the Editor of the “Pinang Gazettb."] Bir —With reference to the letter ap. penring in your issue of Tuesday last signed r Traveller” I n »te with saffi-faction that the writer has been good enough to point out the main defects of the dining car
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  • 127 2 Seaman Lost, The seamer ♦Trang” lost a Ma%y within a sh >rt distance of Penang to which port she was bound from Deli. Th° ur.fortu iat j 8 an a t apparently was engaged in his ordinary duties when be ?cci 'en'al v fed over board, Tne mishap
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  • 73 2 The between the Police and Prinarg Harbonr Board at Da o Krairat las“ night resulted draw. The PH B Bde scored in the firs' half, but it was not Until the second half had been in progress f r some time that the Police equalised through Thomas. It whs
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  • 153 2 The following ties have b eu arranged:— Monday 1 8— Single Handicap Cla?s B— —15.4 J Wheeler v —15,1 P G S-irling (2) 15 1 5 A Grav v —15.3 J D Sanderson (l)r--15.3 G C Mi at?on v —15.3 L B »stock (3); —15.3 S Wtdhen
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  • 188 2 There will ba a eNon-St-ldog >w' p P confined members of the S langor Tor, Plnb on the “Geo’ge I iinmiii'g Slake®, Race No. 8 to be run in K"«!a Lmpu tn S-Airdßv August 13 Five thousa n tickets will b»» sold at $5 esoh If tickets
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  • 976 3 —“Pioneer. 1 BRITISH AND INDIAN BRAVERY. Banna, June 21. —Latiur information regarding the recent big fight on the Tochi near Saidgi indicates that the affray, in addition to calling forth many deeds of great bravery on the part of individual officers, British and Indian, and
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  • 203 3 TO-DAY’S DEPARTURES. Tran.; for Deli. Lake Farmingdale for Singapore and China. Glenamoy for Port Swettenham, Singapore, China and Japan. Pangkor for Teluk Anson. Thongwa for Port Swetteuham and Singapore. Kinta for Port Swettenham, Port Dickson, Malacca and Singapore. Expbotud Akrivaliu Dilwara, Singapore, July 14. Singapore, July 15. Kaga
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  • 248 3 DAILY (except Sunday). BY TRAIN. Parit Buntar, Bagan Serai, Taiping, Ipch. Batn Gajah. Tapah Road, I ieluk Anson, Kuala Kubu, |By trait Kuala Lum cur, Serembaii, air Malacca, Johore, Singapore <fc 6pu •nd Hongkong t Parit Buntar and Bagan Serai Ky train 10.15 a m. A 3.<6
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  • 33 3 SATURDAY 16th inst. Rangoon and Calcutta > taking mails for Europe f E<iavana etc., via Bombay C 11a m. Colombo, India, Marseilles’) Kaga Marunoon. aud Europe j R«g up to 11 a.m.
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  • 15 3 The Homeward mail by ss Kaga Maru will closes at noon on Saturday.
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  • 58 3 Jaly 14—Football, Central Union 0 S C, Esplanade. July 15—Penang Impressionist Exhibition, POC. July 15—Girl Gaide Meeting. Residency 5 p.m, Jaly 19—Penang Assizes. July 19, 21 and 23—Penang Races. July 25 and 26—Mr Lowell Thomas, Town Hall. Children’s Matinee, 5-30 p.m. July 26Football. Possibles v Probables, Esplanade. July
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 1080 3 POSITION WANTED. NOTICES. Billet Engineer Manager From the 12th instant the Postal and k tpre j eu r in charge of branch of important Telegraphic Address of this Estate will be in. auv nqiiirea position shortly 12 years Bagan Samak, via Parit Bantar. Manager experience B. 0. T. (cert) Marine,
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    • 522 3 CHiLmmfs COUGHS Veno’s Is the Sure Cure—and Children Tke It. The quick curative effect of Veno’s Lightning Cough Cure is the wonder of every mother who uses it for her children. It cures whooping cough, bronchial cough, every kind of cough and cold to which children are subject; and it
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  • 35 4 Tschudi —On July 10th to the wife of J Tschadi, Peuang, sou. Thomson —On Jaly 9th at the Central Hondknl, Petoemhockao. to Mr and Mrs E. O. Thomson, Namoe Ra übai Estate, a daughter.
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  • 1295 4 The League of Nations lately has been somewhat U ider a cloud. Notwiihscand. that to President Woodrow Wilson's idealism, ardent advocacy and peiehteucy the' creation of the League was mainly due, it is significant that from America have £ome the must searching criticisms The deadliest blows agamst
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  • 1394 4 Tbe Imperial Conference is likely 10 5 lead to important deve 1 Improved lopmeots in what is i Communications- conveniently describee as inter-Empire con. aa- mentions, which, despite the uvsatisfactory conditions, have not hitherto 1 received the cons.d-tration which i the Dominions, and all the overseas •units",
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  • 233 4 Several improvements have be n fLcted in rh« Penang Harb -ur area of late. Recently the light on beac ms N No 5 were replaced bv liaht of modern type. On No 4 beacon u Wigham light has be u fitted. The Wigham i a a keroser e
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  • 117 4 Rbtubh Enqagbmbwt. Mr Lowell Thom-.*, who achiev” 1 distinct success in Penang r»ce'*tlv wi > illustrated travelogue, Wi'h Alien ,v Palffttiue and Lawrence in Arabi*, -p cial r- quest returning to Pei will appear the T<wn Monday, the 25 h and uesd-'. Julr. Ir han been ana-iyel
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    • 415 4 I —arn,< ,n —i MIMI—— win IM— =x=s-»r^-». i« -ware e Electricity io I the Home. ĔĔ The From Rushlight EE Austin ĔĔ All British to Autoplant, No. 4. Autoplant 2= Within the historic period, we know S <k= Will furnish the elec- trie current for a house that the
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    • 41 4 Race Week Events at the E. 0.” Monday Special Tiffin Orchestra. Tuesday Dinner and Dance. Wednesday- Curry Tiffin. Thursday Dinner and Dance. Friday Tea Dansant sto 7 p.m. Saturday Dinner and Dance. E. 0. Orchestra accompanied by Mr. Murphy Jazz Drummer.
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  • Page 4 Miscellaneous

  • 96 5 CLOSER CONSULTATION ON FOREIGN AFFAIRS. [Reuter’s Telegrams.] London, July 12. The first part of to-day’s sitting of the Imperial Conference was devoted to ■EgyptLord Curzon made a statement upon questions shortly to bo discussed with the Egyptian delegation. All the Overseas conference representatives endorsed his proposed line. Discussion
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  • 306 5 FAVOURABLE REPLIES. Washington. July 12. It is understood that all but one Power replied to President Harding’s proposals. An Important Preliminary. It s understood the I tS. Government regards the inclusion of a discussion on l ar Eastern problems as a vitally important preliminary to any disarmament
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  • 34 5 Paris, July 12. In the Chamber of Deputies, in a speech on foreign pobey, M. Briand declared there would be no question of dispensing with sanctions until the Treaty b«d been integrally fulfilled.
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  • 72 5 BAN&’S FINANCIAL AID. Atftens, July Messages from Smyrna state that the Greeks opened an offensive. Advancing t&pidly they occupied Hassan Pasha, Agranos and Yenikeui. Hie National Bank of Greece has lent Government 150,000,000 drachmae. Ambushed Paris, July 12 L'-ports from Constantinople say the “'■oks advanced in the direction
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  • 19 5 Warsaw, July 12Tl '"'e is continued unrest in Uppe»S le_ owing to roving bands terrifying districts.
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  • 191 5 DISSOLUTION WILL MEAN NEW PEACE TREATY. London, July 12. rhe text is published of a speech byMr. Balfour to the members of the Dominions' Conference on July Bth, on the subject of the League of Nations, in which he strongly fits existence. After reviewing the
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  • 206 5 London. June 5.-—The League of Nanons amendment commission has approved of an addition to Article 21 of the covenant, sanctioning the formation of regional understandings. embracing Czecho-Slovakia. Servia, Ro u mania, Hun gary. Greece, and possibly Bulgaria, as being likely to help the maintenance of peace. The
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  • 240 5 SUBMARINE OFFICERS CH ARGED WITH MURDER. Leipzig, July 12. The trial of the submarine lieutena Is, Dittmar and Boldt, ha- begun. Flu-y changed with murder and firing on lif-G- tlcontaining survivors from the hospital ship Llamb'very CastleThe case differ- from previous trials, the proceedings being taken at the
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  • 40 5 Madras. July 12. The Mills are closing indefinitely, owing to the executive of the Labour Union refusing to accept the mill owners’ terms. June shipments of tea to England were approximately eleven and a quarter million pounds.
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  • 103 5 CONFLICT OF TERMS. London, Julf 12. A copy of a notification containing an important decision as regards a possible conflict of terms in the Anglo-Japanese Agreement and the Covenant of the League, mentioned in the Premier’s speech in the House of Commons, 'is published. It shows that
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  • 583 5 London, June 4.—The Australian Prime Minister made an important- pronouncement regaiding the renewal of the treaty between Great Britain and Japan in the course of an interview. “The safety of Australia." Mr. Hughes said, “lies in the renewal of the AngloJapanese treaty. Such an arrangement does
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  • 55 5 OBSERVING THE TRUCE. London. July 12. The fact- that in the first 24 hours the truce in Ireland was loyally observed indicated by the absence of reports of outrages by the Dublin Castle authorities. O’Callaghan Returns. London, July 12. Lord Mayor O’Callaghan has returned to Cork after an absence
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  • 38 5 Washington, July 12. President Harding urged the Senate to postpone legislation providing bonuses for ex-soldiers *n view of the essential need of- economy in the interests of the Government and the revival of commerce.
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  • 41 5 A PIONEER AVIATOR. Loudon, July 12. The airman, Harry Hawker, who made the pioneer attempt at direct -Trans-At-lantic flight, but fell into the water near Ireland was killed while flying at Hendon through his aeroplane taking fire when alighting.
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  • 622 5 hollowing the fate of Sir John Alcock, who was killed by his machine crashing in France after making history as the first to pilot an aeroplane across the Atlantic. Mr. Harry Hawker, who almost succeeded in forestalling Alcock and Brown in the attempt to win the “Daily
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  • 111 5 A NORTHERN FIGHTSimla, July 12. A communique states that h line repairing paf-ty w;us fired on at Palosind on June 29. A company of Punjabis, with Lewis guns and an amionred car was sent in pursuit from Jandola, but were held up and the British were forced to retire.
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  • 29 5 Calcutta. July 12The death has occurred of Mr. Douglas Story, the wellknown author and journalist. He was found dead »n a train at Rajputana.
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  • 85 5 AUSTRALIANS v. SCOTLAND. Perth, July 12. Australians all out 422. Collins scored a century, including fifteen 4’s. Bardsley made 112. He hit a six and fourteen 4’s. Mead’s 2,000 Runs Mead, of Hampshire, is the first player to reach 2,000 funs fhie season. County Matches. London, July 12. Surrey
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  • 566 5 AUSTRALIAN ATTACK TOO STRONG I<rcon, June 27.--The weither was cl< i.oi w ith the su i showing through «< a-s’i’i-!lx when the maten between the Australians and Nottinghamshire was resumed this morning. About 5,000 were present. Tliere was a little rain on Sunday but it did not
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  • 113 5 At a dinner to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the foundation of the South Australian Cricket Association, Mr. Clem, Hill, the well known batsman. remark<‘d that some people considered Armstrong did not do his best for his side when playing with Victoria. If the Australian
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  • 122 5 Hie Impel ial cricket conference, held at Lord’s in June, was attended by -Mr. S. Smith and Dr. Ramsay Mailer Australia), Mr. 1. S. Jackson, Lord Harris and Lord Hawke (England), Mr. P. F. Warner and Mr. li. D. G. Leveson-Gower (representing South Africa) and a
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  • 94 5 AMERICAN DEFEATS JIM HIGGINS. London, July 12. < At Holland Park Hall in a twenty founds contest Pete Herman, America, the ex champion bantam weight of th» world knocked out Jim Higgins, the British champion, in the eleventh round. The fight was arranged as a bantamweight contest but Herman
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  • 265 5 CARPENTIER SAYS THEY COMPARE BADLY WITH AMERICANSResuming his memoirs, which are being published in the “Petit Parisien,” Car pentier explains why he does not hold the French heavy-weight championship. After defeating Wells in 1913, he says, he went to Bordeaux to fight Albert Lu rie, then the French
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  • 51 5 .-Vale. Paris. July 12. General Lord Cavan represented the British Government at Amiens in the ceremony of the bestowal of the war cross upon a number of war-stricken villages. Deputy Klotz, in a speech, extolled the heroism of the British soldiers in the battles around
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  • 800 6 SOME OF THE FROCKS. It was “parasol day,” at Ascot yesterday, -ays a ‘‘Times" correspondent writing on the 16 June. Th<> sun had scorched tliv grass of the enclosure and the Paddock dry and biown, but it had brought out the lightest and most ephemeral of frocks
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  • 112 6 —Ex. The giant pneumatic tyres now fitted to some heavy commercial motors Promise to add to the excitement of English roads On° of them, fitted on a lorry, burst on one of the main roads leading from London recently. It so happened (says ‘Transport and Travel
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 264 6 ani rwi *wv:.i- w<ii r fc.r. <*-x— r<v^*»R—- iL/ Music in the Open Air, Zv Anytime, Anywhere. V=SZ That’s the secret of the popularity g "L f of the Decca, the wonderful little 1 gramophone that can be g carried as easily a* a handbag. V With its beautifully dear
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    • 451 6 •I AVERY"”] TRACTORS AND PLOUGHS. I I H =/a Hl j/ I j *5 BRIEF SPECIFICATION Four Cylinder Horizontal Low Speed Engine. Circular Forced Draught Radiator, Eliminates Pump, Fan and Belts Sensitive Governor Controlling Speed of Motor, Thereby Saving Fuel. Full Weather Protection for f Driver. Direct Drive Forward and
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  • Page 6 Miscellaneous
    • 141 6 THEATRE ROYAL From Wednesday, 13th to Saturday, 16th July. '1 Fur JACK DAMP-EYS Victoy over GEORGES CAaPKNTIER 4 Reels Lightning Bryce Reels 4 FIRST TWO CHAPTERS OF FOUR PARTS Chapter 1 he Scarlet M< on” 2 Reels. Chapter 2. “Wolf Night” 2 Reels 4 In the Second Show at 9-10
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  • 112 7 COMPRADORE RUMOURED MISSING. I he “Malaya Tribune” sa.V': —We understand that- the compradore of the Singapore branch of a foreigft bank (not the Banque Industriel le) is said to have disap[>eared. and that at the same time a million dollars is missing. Our representative has seen the
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  • 175 7 We are informed by Mr. P. Durnerin. manager of the Ba<K]ue Induct rielle de Chine, that the date of the I’aris Committee Tribunal lias been postponed till July 25. as the general extraordinary meeting of shareholders of the bank will take place on the '•ame day, say>-
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  • 47 7 PROTECTOR OF CHINESE MEDIATES. (From Our Own Correspondent). Singapore, July 14. Negotiations between the Sawmillers’ Association and head sawyers on behalf of the men. having produced no result, the matter was placed in the hands of the Protector of Chinese, who advised an amicable settlement.
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  • 185 7 An article in the Rome “Messaggero/\ advocating a re-open’ng of the Roman question, is attracting much attention, rhe A'orriere d Italia.’ commenting on this significant change of policy from ant-i--clericalism with the Vatican, says —“This jneaft the recognition of the Papacy s internat onal influence, which
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  • 240 7 An optimistic view concerning the revival of trade and the restoration of Central Europe was expressed by Dr. Benes, the Foreign Minister of Czechoslovakia, in an interview with a “Daily Chronicle” representative. Dr. Benes is now in London. “An impression exists over said Dr. Benes, “that we are in
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  • 512 7 FAVOI BA BLE POSITION. The fourth ordinary general meeting of the members of Katoyang (Bahru) Rubber Estate, Ltd., was held at the office of the Company, Old Market Square. Kuala Lumpur, on Saturday, Mr. A- B. Slee presiding. The Chairman said: —You will see that we made a
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  • 140 7 AV hen Chief Detective Inspector Costello and a posse of hs men raided a house in Craig Road. Singapore,- on Saturday night, with a view to secure a gang of robbers who had entered the house, they were fired at by the men. Fortunately, none of
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  • 106 7 The following are the latest quotations in Messrs. Kennedy <t Co.’s share list Yesterday. To-day. 8 2 SHARES. Q CQ CD CQ GQ S c. S c. S c. c. Rubber (Dollar) Jeram P 6Jc 70c United M. 60c 80c 70c 80c Miaiag. Asam K 40/. 42/6
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  • 17 7 The following are additional rubber outputs for June Bukit Katii lbs 8,906 United Malacca 7,296
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  • 10 7 Ip Tin Dredging Ltd, during Jane, 90 piculs,
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  • 109 7 The S raiss Trading Co., Ltd., give the following Lon lon prices, 13th Jaly Spot £l6B 15i up 10s 3 months buying £169 Os 15j 3 selling £169,5s 15j Local Parity $B4 09 July 14th; Singapore sold 100 tons at $B4 75 Penang, buyers no sellers a* $B4
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  • 188 7 Pbnano, July 14, 1921 SP. Tapioca 56.25 buyers. M. P. Tapioca $6.75 sellers Cold leaf $72 sellers Black Pepper $17.25 buyers. White Pepper s3o| nominal Trang Pepper $25.00 nominal Mace Pickings $39 nominal Cloves $5O nominal Nutmegs 80s $42.00 buyers 110 s $32.00 buyers {No. 1 $lO CO per
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  • 119 7 Penang, July 1921. (Bt Courtbst of thk Chartered Bank) London Demand Bank 2/3 11/16 4 months’ sight Bank 2/4 3/32 3 Credit 2/4 11/32 3 Documentary 2/4 7/16 Calcutta Demand Bank Rs. 178 3 days’ sight Private 185 b E&mbay Demand Bank 178 c Madras Demand Bank t 178
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 561 7 s£ advertisements. miscellaneous. straits School Of Accountancy. I> oo k-keeping io Six Easy Lessons bv folly qualified London Accountant. Sv inaction guaranteed. Coaching fo--1 ond m Ex*ni«- Apply Straits School of Accountancy- P 0 BoX 56 L Sip K a P TO LET. Olficea to let. The whole upper fljor
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    • 225 7 THAT BACK PAIN OF YOURS. HAVE YOU TRIED T?E REMEDY’ THAT CURED MR. REED? “Exposure to gold and rain while in rundown condition brought on an attack of lumbago,” says Mr. Ricy M. Reed, an employee of. the Southern Pacific railroad who lives at No. 3206 Lan Franco street. L<s
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    • 105 7 Pritchard’ co., kTD. I (Incorporated in the Straits Settlements) I PCNANG JPOH. I For July Spaces Exclusive Millinery We have now on show a few of the newest creations in Millinery, in latest styles, and at exceptional prices. Uadtes’ Shoes. Champagne K-id Ccart. I This Walk-Over Shoe is 3 everything
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 1181 8 Upii A AUSTRALIA BY BURNS PHILP HENDERSON LINE. Of fast twin screw Mail Passenger steamers between <*■»-* u W Th^X7w»d J XT sZ£ RANGOON AND NG LAND. rhe following fast steamers of above line Via Torres Straits, also with transhipill be despatched Ibent to other Victorian, South Austra With through
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    • 397 8 THE NEW AGE ENCYCLOPEDIA I IN IO VOLIfMES. HI pa.SThis is the most recent, accurate, reliable and up-to-date post war work and unique f compedium ofethe new know- < ledge and presents the essential facts of the New Age ata LIVE BOOKS, glance. < ■"W 1 ma kes a speciaht3
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