Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 4 August 1921

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    20 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE. PUBLISHED DAILY. ESTABLISHED 1833. No. 176. VOL. LXXIA. THURSDAY, 4th AUGUST, 1921 PPIOE 15 CENTS
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  • NEWS FROM INDIA.
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      DELHI MEDICAL PRACTITIONERS’ PROTEST.
      189 2 Delhi, July 22.—At a meeting of the medical practitioners of Delhi under the auspfces of the Delhi Medical Association, held in Dr. Ansari’s consulting room under the chairmanship of Dr. A. K. Bose, the following resolutions were passed: A vigorous protest be made and forwarded to
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      THE SEDITIOUS MEETING ACT.
      131 2 Sim la. July 22.—A P ress communique says: A notification s being issued cancelling the application of the provisions of the Seditious Meetings Act to the dis tricts of Lahore, Sheikupura and Amr.t sar with effect from the 25th July, lhe Punjab Government trust that circumstances
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      INDIAN STATE RAILWAY EARNINGS.
      88 2 S mla, July 22. —The total approximate gross earnings of state railways from Ist Apul to 9th July, 1921, amounted to Rs. 22.95 crores The budget estimate foi ’he current year was framed in anticq a tion of the total gross earnings of Rs. B’, crores,
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      NAVAL SCHOOL.
      69 2 Madras. July 25. —The Madras Govern ment have dec ded to open a Naval School at Masulipatam to impart ele me. it ary lessons in navigation for sbj months experimentally and have requested the Presidency Port Officer to ar range for the opening of the school as eafly
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    CONSTITUTION OF CEYLON.
    94 2 Col. Wedgwood asked if Mr. Churchill would undertake to settle the question of the future constitution of Ceylon by December, when the Ceylon congress would meet. Major Wood replied that since the legislat ve council had only existed since June 7, he was not yet in a
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    RAIN SHORTAGE.
    70 2 Colombo. July 21.—Six stations in Ceylon report rain, bift not an inch between them. olombo was disappo'uted on the third day in succession by the merest shower of ra n. A local whirlwind has done some damage some miles from C olombo. Owing to the drought the training
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    COLOMBO DRAINAGE SYSTEM COMPLETED.
    110 2 Colombo. July-25.—G00d rain has fal len in the majority of Ceylon stations, and it is now hoped the season will not be so bad as was anticipated a few days ago. The Colombo drainage system, Jes cribed as the most and up-to-date in the East which
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      1185 2 POSITION VACANT. ROTICE OF SALE. A Dresser wanted for the Kedah ORDER OF THE PLAINTIFFS Government Hospitals. Pay $55 per .«>•*» mensem, free furnished quarters, and IN THE CIVIL SUIT 17,39. temporary allowance of 45 per cent, liable to be reduced or stopped. Apply to State Surgeon, Alor Star, with
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      642 2 ELECTRIC SHOWERS OF LIFE’ I i SHft w b y (Amaxing Success in the Cure of Illness and Nerve Weakness. Aa amazing scientific feat is the Invention and perfection of the “Ajax* Ury Cell Battery. Inder this unpretentious name practically the whole force for Rood that e-eotrioity in relation to
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      46 2 THE HIPPODROME CIRCUS and MENAGERIE LOCATION—DATO KRAMAT GARDENS AT 9-15 P. M. E I Matinee Every Saturday at j 4-30 p. m. TO-NIGHT 2nd Grand Change of Programme. f RICES AS U*UAL. i BOOKING AND FLAN AT > ROBI SON PIANO CO., LTD.. K. BYSACK, Manager. I
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    THE GREAT ILLUSION.
    1118 3 INDIA OF TO-DAY. A Detached Observer writes to Pioneer The pr aerice of ruiueroos retired Anglolo6i»iE3 iu sue < leeroita Cheltenham, Boornem ntb, Brighton, Bath and other south country towns in Ureat Britain, and the fact that m my of hem in the past we 1 e
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    SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.
    190 3 TO-DAYS DEPARTURES ?.ngkor for Teluk Anson. van Goens for Deli, Langs», Edi, T Semawe. Segli, Olebleh and S*bang. Kin'» for Port Swet’enharr, Prt Dickson, Malacca and Singapore. Thongwa for Port Sw; t f eoh*m and Singapore Expuctud Arrivals Lvcann, Singapo'e, Aug 6 Khyber, London, Auz 7 Glancu 4
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    PENANG MAILS CLOSE.
    175 3 T>AILY (except Suu-’av). BY TRAIN. Parit Buntar, Bagan Serai. Taiping, Ipoh, Batu Gajah. Tapah Road, Teluk Amon, Kuala Kubu, |By trait i Kuala Lumpur, Seromban, }7.]h a.m i Malacca, Jobore. Bingepor« i& 6 p.p 1 and Hongkong I Parit Bunter and Bagan Serai By train alec 10.15
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    The Mails.
    16 3 The homeward mai 1 by the Teests, cloB s at 10 s.m. on Sa’urday.
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      156 3 Pritchard’s Penang’s Premier I Store. Genuine Reductions I IN OUR r Boot and Shoe I Department. Our stock of Boots and Shoes are j being* offered at prices which cannot g ’be approached considering the Make and Quality. These are not so called Bargain Lots,” but represent the finest quality
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      235 3 MICHELIN TYRES I Further Reduction in I Price on and from I 4th August. I I Cable Cord, Straight Side Cord, and I Universal Tread Covers are obtain= I able from all Michelin Stockists. I FIRST REMOVAL Great Cash A Clearance JL-4 1— AT H. MULCHAND Co’s., New Premises Nos.
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    THE SHIPPING CASE.
    2722 4 Pt O COMPANY’S CLAIM. ■'"The hearing was continued in the Supreme Court yesterday of the enit it. which the P 4 O Coy h claimiu damages from the Eastern Slipping Company Ltd. for damages in cons* qu j nce of the sinking of the former’s wharf in
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    A Missing Despatch Box.
    67 4 ACTOR LOSES HIS ACTION. (From Our Own Corrbsposdint Singapore, August 4, Io the Civil District Court, Mr Divid gave judgment for defendants in the case brought by Mr Philip Carlton, the ac'or against the Europe Hotel for $5OO damages in respect of a despatch box and
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    The Band Programme.
    159 4 The Band will p’ay the following programme of mu-ic at the Dato Krar.at Gardens 5 30 p.m. to-day. 1 March ...Under Freedom’s Flag...Nowoweisk 2 Selection ...lone ...Pelrella 3 Waltz ...Passing Clouds Proa*; 4 Po'ka ...The Drum ...Jallien 5 Galop ...Bird’s B*ak ...Fahrbach The death is announced of
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    THE LIMESTONE CAVES OF PERLIS.
    1287 4  -  EARLY MINING VENTURES. (Pv J. O, Pabqual.) One of the most interesting geological features of British Malaya, aud the one perhaps least known, are the limestone hills of Perlis. Lying io a North-east and South-west direction and forming the boundary between Set ul and Perlis,
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    Revenue Officer Charged With Murder.
    199 4 The Singapore Assizes were resumed in the Supreme Court before the Chief Justice, Sir Walter S Shaw. A special jury was empanelled to hear thecae in which Goo Seong Ghee is cWged with murder. Mr A J Shelley-Thompson in assigned f< r tbe defence. Prosecuting
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    PRODUCE.
    225 4 Pbnang August 4. 19’21 BP. Tapioca 5740 sales. M P. Tapioca J 7 7 Cold leaf s 2 8 Black Pepper $l9 00 se ler White Pepper 3O noD,u Trang Pep£r *25.00 now n 1 Mace Pickings DODa Cloves ss nora Nutmegs 80s $<2.00b U yer» 11 Os $32.00
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      454 4 NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. TO LET “Cromdale” Compound House, N 2, Juhoie Road, Stud with electrio lights, facing Dato Kramat Gardens, Entry Ist September, 1921. Apply 32,J|Bishop Street. NOTICB*. K. P. M. a.«, VANijCLOON," 10,000 tone displacement will be despatched on or about Sunday, 7<h August, to Hongkong, Amoy.j »nd Swatow. Ist
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    THE FRENCH BANK FAILURE.
    717 5 I j I-1A TIN CHINA. H |11( ligja of >ue failure of the Ban- adust rielle de Chine, Mr.' B. Lenox .'I. advise) to the Chinese (Jovern. ha- i-'-ued ’he following statement ’“/.'he fiiancial [•>-ition in China: |i |t suspension of operation?, by the Industrielle de
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    SIR JOHN COWANS’ £8,000.
    152 5 will come as a shock to many people hear ih.it (Jeiierai Sir John Cowans 'd in so poor circumstances. Sir John 'S Quartermaster-General of the Bri l’orces, and it was due almost en- yto his foresight and sagacity that uiiiuy, whether in Mesopotamia ot never went
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    ARE BETS BY CHEQUE RECOVERABLE?
    575 5 i («ambling transactions amounting in all to several millions of pounds are inivolved in the appeal, which was opened before the Law Lords, on the question lof the legality of betting by r cheque. Since Mr. Justice Rowlatt, in the King s Bench last November,
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    CHANNEL TUNNEL.
    440 5 Presiding at the annual meeting of the members of the Channel Tunnel Company. Limited, held at the Cannon Street Hotel, E.C.. Baron Emile B. d’Erlanger i said the accounts in the coming yeai would show an appreciable difference, because *t was not their intention to stand idle, and
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    PROFESSOR COMPARES NAPOLEON WITH JACK JOHNSON.
    241 5 Professor Seignobos, lecturer on French history in the University of Paris, noticed lately that the ’students brought into the lecture hall pink newspapers which, to his horror, he discovered were ‘‘sporting dailies" with long articles con cerning the boxing contest. At the opening lecture,
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    JAPANESE IN UNITED STATES.
    149 5 The Japanese population in the United States increased 53.9 per cent from 1910 to 1920, the Director of the Census ha? announced. Of a total of 111,025 Japanese in the country, 71.952 live in California. The white population of the Uni ted States is 94,822.431, according
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      293 5 PEEVISH GIRLS IT ISN' T THEIR FAULT. Astonishing, how many girls ‘‘can’t get on with Mother"’ they are pale, fretful and <*ross, oft’en in bed with a sick headache- a sad contrast to the bright, children they were ia year or two ago. Those pale lips, backaches, breathlessnes i and
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      250 5 fWHITEJWJY? GREAT SIMMER CLEARANCE NOW HtOCEEMNG All Stocks wiihout Reserve fireatly Reduced in Price. Illustroled Sde Catalogu*» Free or Application. WHiteowoy, Lditiiaw co., ua., i I (Incorporated in England) t PENANG AND TAIPENG. I f Draw the cork and The quantity it Haii&Huiit rive Stars limited, the quality Scots Whisky
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    BIRTH.
    19 6 Prey— Ou Ausu-t 2nd, to Mr and Mis O Krev, Am pang R «ad. Kusla Lumpur, a daugh'er.
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    SHIPPING FREIGHTS.
    1275 6 For some time the big Shipping Companies have had a very lugubiious tale to tell. Ships lying idle, an appreciable tonnage in excess of trade requirements, high working costs and (fleets of strikes have been repeatedly emphasised by the magnates of the shipping world, and no doubt the
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    HERE AND THERE.
    1175 6 It strikes ns as somewhat significant that the attitude of the GovernUndfot "I* .«««<*, Rubber. further alienation of land for rubber in Malaya has not been challenged in many quarters, where rigid restriction is advocated, but we hope this must not be taken to mean that there
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    ANOTHER HIGHWAY ROBBERY.
    333 6 ARMED MISCREANT'S CLEVER E CAPE. A well dressed Malay engaged a at Butterworth and rode away j Q direction of Permatang Pau, Aboa-1 mile out he met a Chinaman a well-hncwc shop-keeper in Butterworth, ou a bcycle j He stopped the Chinaman, and pulltd out I his
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    TENNIS
    389 6 THE GAI NT CUP J j By his victory over AK A B Terrs;. hat night, Khoo Hooi Kye gains the j honour of representing Penang in the coup > petition for the Gaunt Cup. A !a-se cowd witnessed the match and foiiowe the py with keen and appreciative
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      461 6 W -rWJB*. «MMK T T—mr M—OMI I■l■■ e Electricity in the Home. The From Rushlight Austin All British to AutOplant, IMO. 7 'f' Autoplant Will furnish the elec- Petroleum has been used in China trie current .or a house from time immemorial in the 1 using the equixalent o localities
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      9 6 Dinner AND ANCE at the “E. O.” Every Friday.
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    THE SUPREME COUNCIL
    155 7 i n*i oF DISCISSIONS. Reuter’s Telegrams. London. August 2. bh; t authorities .in London express the ih the Supreme Council Meeting opiiii" 11 v .ntined to she Silesian question brief duration. Paris reports I that the French contemplate a pro. v> < biinc.il and a very wide
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    IRELAND.
    46 7 THE TRI CE. London, August 2In the House of Commons, Mr. Chamberlain said it was agreed at a conference between Mr. Lloyd George and Mr. De Valcra*that if the negotiations broke d n there would be reasonable notice „f the term’ nation of the truce.
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    THE NEGRO RACE.
    82 7 >VPPORT FOR DE VALERA. New York, August, 2. Io the stra.ns of jazz unusic 15,000 shouting, laughing negroes (not 50,000 as ibled yesterday) paraded the streets in th negro quarter, carrying red, black .ml gr- en flags, namely the international negi > colours, and numerous banners. Later
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    THE PILGRIM FATHERS.
    131 7 PRESIDENT HARDING AT THE TERCI NTENARY CELEBRATION'S Plymouth (Massachusetts), Aug. 2. The celebrations of the Tercentenary ianding of th e pilgrim fathers reached a i iniax with the arrival of President Harding aboard the yacht “Mayflower,” iworted by six destroyers. 100.000 people witnessed the parade portraying the
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    MAIL ROUTES TO FAR EAST.
    61 7 blksiluy I\ Hot SE OF COMMON'S. London, August 2. the House of Commons, at question I i ..<‘(l whether there were any prospects ’e-uming the pre-war mail routes Hi' Fast. Mr. Keilaway, (Postmass:"d there were no immeg I' "Peets <,f again utilising the 1,111 ‘"“te,
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    FOREIGN CLOTH.
    59 7 (,A -\’l>Hl LIGHTS A BONFIRE. London, August 2. ReuteiX p i correspondent says in J 111 "i thousands of jieople, iuc <L‘vgates tt. the Al] India Lujfij """'Hee, Mi-. Gandhi lighted •'"ide if/' 1 ,U <n ‘""’’s heap of clothes th,, v I 'loth, in accordance with rc\i
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    TRADE WITH SIBERIA.
    107 7 A NEW VENTURE. London, August 2. 1 receded by the most modern icebieaker, a trade expedition of five ships is leaving immediately for Siberia, carrying 11,000 tons of commodities, prinri pally machinery, tools, and railway material. Two vessels left Liverpool yesterday, and will be joined by two
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    RELIEF TO RUSSIA.
    39 7 MR HOOVERS STATEMENT. M ashington. August 2. Mr. Hoover states that as the American prisoners in Russia have been released, relief will be sent immediatelyThe first shipment will be made to the Petrograd area from Danzig.
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    U. S. CONSUL AT KOVNO SOON.
    100 7 An American Consulate is shortly to be opened at Kovno, Lithuania, in charge of a real American Consul, the State Department announced. The establishment of the Consulate is to facilitate business transactions between the two countries, which now amount to quite a few million
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    LABOUR REPUDIATES BOLSHEVIKS.
    163 7 The Convention of the American Federation of Labour upheld by an overwhelming vote the action of President Gompcrs and other executives of the Federation in repudiating the International Federation of Trade Unions. Amid turmoil and confusion, the Convention also adopted a report condemning the Russian Soviet system
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    GERMAN MOB’S EXCESS.
    292 7 BRITISH TRAWLER ATTACKED. London, July 13.—« Follow ing the attack by a German mob on a Grimsby trawler at Geetsmunde, at the mouth of the Weser r ver, as a result of w hich thi vessel was driven from port without a pilot, and. running ashore at
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    ANGORA.
    88 7 NEW ADVANCE EXPECTED. Paris, August 2. According to an Angora message, the National Assembly has affirmed its batention of continuing the war until ultimate victory is achieved. The Government continues mobilisation and organisation with a view to carrying out a winter campaign. The Assembly decided not to ask the
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    TURKISH
    219 7 —Ex. Ihe new- from Asia Minor duiijig th»* last few days lias not been particularly illununat,'iig, although it has seemed M ]M>int to the Kemalists being rather in the hands of the ext-renie party at Angora- Ihe appointment of Genera’l Rafet Pasha as Minister of the Interior is. however,
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    PRINCE’S STRENUOUS TIME
    417 7 London- July 10.—Iq is stated the Prince of W a e- is going to act promptly on the advice of Lord Derby and as soon as he has ft Hilled his engagement- in July, including an official visit to the West Riding of Yorkshire*, he will take
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    LORD DERBY’S FRANK CRITICISM.
    133 7 London. July 10.—Lord Derby's speech at Southport attacked the Government for its polfcy of shilly-shally, which he said, resulted in our being disliked and distasted in every country in the'world. Referring to the rumours of "he regrouping of parties, Lord Derby said a new party to
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    TO NORTH POLE BY PLANE.
    161 7 AN AMERICAN PROJECT. Wash ngtou, August 2. Mr. Edwin Naulty, the physicist, who ha« long been interested in aviation, announces his intention of Aying to the North. Pole in September. He proposeto start from Point Barrow, Alaska and proceed via Spitzbergen. and NorthCap»*, observing en
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    A GIGANTIC SWINDLE.
    310 7 The Berl*n correspondent of the Daily Chronicle” states:—“A gigant c swindle, recalling the South Sea Bubble, ha- been revealed. For many months institutions called 'sport banks' have been springing up in all parts of Germany, especially in Saxony. By mean- of a big advertising campaign the public
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    CHURCH AND PATRONAGE
    184 7 London, July 14. —The National Assembly of the Church of England debated the question of patronage, on a motion of Lord Parmoor proposing to confer further powers on the Parochial Church Councils’ in the direction of limiting patrons’ powers of presentation to livings by allowing petitions te
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    VICTORIA MONKS ACQUITTED.
    70 7 London, July 18.—Mis- Victoria Monk-, the popular music haL ar’.i-A* who waplaced on trial at the Old Bai'ey on a sensational charge f -feeling a die—ing-ca-e containing jewel- valued a < £1.500 wlrch had be«n left- in a taxi-cab. ha- been acquitted. The verdict wa- received with
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    CRICKET.
    66 7 COUNTY RESULTS London. A ugu-t 2. Lticeste. beat Northants by 188 Middlf*M*a beat Sussex by 252. Kent beat Hants by eight wick i< Derby drew with Warwick but gam I|ko pojnt for leading in the first innings. York- drew with Lancs. Two points h r leading in first innings.
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    CARPENTIER-GIBBONS FIGHT.
    28 7 New York, August 2. Mr. Tex Rickard announces that the CarpSentier-Gibbons fight will probably be at Maddison Square Garden late in October or early in November.
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    JAPANESE STEAMER IN DISTRESS.
    78 7 PRESUMED TO BE ASHORE. London. August 2. Lloyds Aden agent states that the Japanese steamer, “Siam Maru” bound from Yokohama to Hamburg reports by wireless from 20 miles south of Cape Guaidafui that she requires immediate assistance. The steamer “Idomeneus” reports by wireless that she is
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    CARUSO DEAD.
    544 7 "S.T.” Naples, August 2. The death has occurred of the tsaor Caruso. A Relapse. Naples. August 2. Caruso had a sudden relapse at Sorrento and was brought to Naples. Four special sts were summoned and decided on an immediate operation for the removal of an abscess between the
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    SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.
    818 7 S.F.P.” Mr. H. Bull has re-umed dutie.» a« second and Mr. Daw-on as third magistrates, Singapore. Mr. Butler has left Penang to join the Estate Accountancy Department of Whittali and Co.. Klang. Mr, E. H. King Hannan figures among “Planter* past and present,” in the July number
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    DIRECTORS’ SPEECHES.
    947 8 QUESTION OF OUTPUT. Mr. E. L. Hanviton (Glenshiel Rubber Esta'-es) —No effort is being spared to reduce still further the cost of production compatible with efficient upkeep. 'Hie crop for the current, year is being restricted in accordance with the scheme of the Rubber Growers’’ Association, and alter-nate-day
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    RUBBER FIGURES.
    215 8 —Ex. An improving tendency was apparent m the Rubber Market in mail week and jobbers reported an increased volume of business, which, however, means little more than that, some of tfliem did actually deal. The figures for the week are comparatively encouraging, showing a depletion of stocks held
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    TAVOY RUBBER.
    217 8 Ihe annual meeting of the Tavoy Rubber Comp my. Limited, was held to consider the re|x>rt and accounts for t|ie period ended December 31. 1920. The rejiort stated that the cash in hand amounted to £8.002. and it- was hoped 'hat that sum would lx* sufficient to carry
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    RESTRICTION
    88 8 ACTION BY HARRISONS AND CROSFIEED SUMATRA GROUP. The following Sumatra rubber-producing companies in the Harrisons and Crosfield group have decided to restrict production to 50 p. c. of normal as from JuIK 1 last: Asahan Rubber Estates. Bah Lias Tobacco and Rubber Estates. Bila (Sumatra) Rubber Lands. Central Sumatra
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    KHOTA TAMPAN RUBBER CO. (LTD.)
    206 8 In moving the adoption of the report and accounts at the annual general meeling. held in Glasgow on July 4. Mr. Dougal. the dhairman of the Company, indicated that the Board were fully alive to the serious position of the industry at the present time
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    OUTPUT RESTRICTION.
    702 8 SHAREHOLDERS’ VIEWS. The following opinions are given in ’(he “Financier” The many letters from Rubber shareholders, recently published, go to show that investors are becoming restive over the failure of the producing companies collectively to take any effectite steps to help themselves in the present emergency. The general
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    RELIEF TO RUBBER GLOOM.
    219 8 Ex. Amid the gloom that prevails in the rubber industry owing to the glut of the produe*. it is refreshing to have some notes «if optimism. According to the report of the Btikit Cloh Rubber Company, considerable economies have been effected since the beginning of the
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    KENNEDY & CO’S SHARE LIST.
    897 8 KENNEDY CO’S SHARE LIST. NAMES. i Ĕ l* I RUBBER (Dollap.) Allenby Rubber Co. Ltd, H Alor Gajah Rubber Estate 4k Amalgamated Malay Estate? 1-20 Ayer Hitam Planting Syndicate J- 3 Ayer Kuning Rubber Estates 1 M Ayer Molek Rubber Co. ’q p bCO Ayer Panas Rubber Estates 1 10
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      354 8 fiyj U<.OXYCiIA jocc Cream XI AKE a of using Ven-Yusa MJ n 1 daily—you will be astonished J t z huw your complexion improves. Aided by its unique oxygen pro- g g perties Ven-Yusa exercises its swtet 1 influence both on ami below the dr /jj surface. It softens, cleanses,
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    SKIP REQUISITIONING.
    3134 9 ff4 «TERN SHIPPING COMPANY’S 1 CASK. iUP gment for plaintiffs. t the Court, Singapore, on Mr Justice Barrett-Leonard deißea d in the important cue of ‘'/’v./tern Shipping Company versus the t ie General. The case was heard a whoQ Mr Ro,and Braddell L p Simpson (Penang) appeared f»r
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    LOCAL SHARE LIST.
    82 9 The following are tbe latest quotations m Messrs, Kennedy Co.’s share list Testerday. To-day. S S E SHARES. 3 9 0 9 a 30 20 a S c. c. S c. S c. Rubber (Dollar) Perak R. V. 1.00 1.10 1.00 Mining. Asam K 40/- 41/Menglembu 40c
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    Rubber Crops.
    159 9 The following are additional rubber outputs for July Ayer Hitam lbs 36,163 Ayer Kuuing 66,000 Bradwali 31,297 Beverlac 15,100 Blackwater 13,478 Bukit Cloh 25,000 Bukit Selangor 24,218 Bahru Selangor 12,000 Bagan Serai 24,000 Batak Rabit 33,000 Bassett 11,900 Bertam 127,000 Chersonese 46,732 Caledonia (Selangor) 34,000 Dennistown 31,550 Dusun
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    TIN OUTPUTS.
    31 9 Malayan Tin Dredging, Ltd., July output 1,450 piculs, yardage 344,000 cubic yards Tongkah Harbour Tin Dredging Co, NL, for July, 123 tons. Rahman Hydraulic Tin, Limited, July, 225 piculs.
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    TIN PRICES.
    132 9 The Straits Trading Co., Ltd., give the following London prices, 3rd August Spot £157.108 down £l.oi 3 months buying £159.153 15s 3 selling £l6O Os 15s Local Parity $79.11 August 4 h: Singapore sold 50 tons at $79.75 Penang, buyers no sellers at $79. The E Astern Smelting
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    244 9 A special general meeting of the P.A Al. will b e he’d at 12 Market Street, Kuala Lumpur. Thursday, August ll*h. 192'. at 11 i.m. to transact} the busrie--<>n the Ag. nd.-, appended hereto. I’he following is the Agenda 1. Minutes of Annual Meet ng held on
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    132 9 Abandoning the drastic Volstead supplementary dry bill, the Anti-Saloon League has approved of the House Judi ciary Committee in reporting out the Willis-Campbell bill prohibiting the prescription of beer for medical purposes- The Campbell bill permits physicians to prescribe spirituous and vinous liquors of an
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    PANIC AT WEDDING PARTY.
    360 9 BUILDING STRUCK BY LIGHTNING. Sholapur, July 12.—From an early hour of the evening yesterday the weather w.i* threatening, and it quickly developed into heavy rain with thunder and lightning. A" the G I. P. Railway Institute an entertainment' on the occasion of the wedding of a
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    489 9 FUND CLOSED. A meeting of the -Executive Committee of the China famine and Floods Relief Fund, Penang, was held at the Penang Chinese Chamber of Commerce yester day afternoon when .Mr. Yeoh Paik Tait presided over a-n attendance comprising Messrs. hee Mor !x»k, Yeoh
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    A NEW WEAPON INVENTED.
    374 9 In New York there was a practical demonstration of what tbe newspapers describe as a noiseless smokeless weapon with a muzzle velocity of five miles per second, which «hives big slugs into sheets of thick steel with the precision of a pneumatic tool and no more,
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    FRENCH COLONIAL EXPANSION
    1148 10 DEVELOPMENTS IN AFRICA. i 1 It is almost assumed now that the very mush abu ed strip of Central Africa, and Central West Africa, which was a field for German exploitation before the war, is «boot to witness an era of prosperity com mensurate with its fertility
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    396 10 Pbnakg, August 4, 1921. beef- Soup P er 35 Roast UO Stt/niis de Stew or Currv Me*l do curry S 6 Rump Steak do 48 Ox Tail vach do Tongue do 80 do Feet do Heart i Liver Rn Fillet of Beet do bO FORKLean only Fer catty
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    130 10 August Jf, 1921 (B» COURTBSY OF THK CHARTKRBD BaJNB) I uJl’q Dema? d Bank 2/3 13/16 4 n-;u h.«t’ -ig .t :’s;k 2/4 5/16 3 Oreiio 2/4 3/8 1 3 Docome'«-arv 2/4 15/32 I Cnlcß a Demand Bank Rs, 177 3 davs* B’vht Private 183 Bombay Demand Bank 177
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    49 10 Aug 4,5, 6. Gymkhana. Aug 5—P nwg Hun’ Club Meeting. Aug 11— J A m spec'u General M eting: 12 Marker. St, K L. 11 a,tn. Aug 16—C ourt of App-*l. Aug 20—fpoh Gsmkhai a. Aug 31 9«’u TJntang, Ltd, General M-etirg, Cumber if Commerce 3 p.m.
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