Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 8 August 1921

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    20 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE. PUBLISHED DAILY. ESTABLISHED 1833. No. 179. VOL. LXXIX. MONDAY, Bth AUGUST, 1921. PRICE 15 CENTS.
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      27 1 THEBESI CAI IH Tm imam f g nt vw-i» njj, <i^{ I r Ml* Ag««ll 8.8. a F M S I a Ong Sam Leong a oa.
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    “GUARD FOR PHILIPPINES.”
    422 2 -Ex. AN AIRCRAFT FLEET. America’s cardinal problem in the Pacific—defence of the Philippine Islands—can be solved by aircraft. The islands can be held against any and all aggressors by a fleet of 100 airplanes of the most powerful type, manned by highly-trained crews. The cost would not
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    A PEERESS'S DIVORCE BILL.
    349 2 Ihe Divorce \et- so much in evidence m England Just now. does not apply to Ireland. and a d miciled Irishman must needs obtain the right to marry again bv Bill. In 1914 Lady Conyngham, an Australian by birth, married Frederick William Buxton. Marquis Conyngham, who
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    SHANGHAI LIBEL CASE
    53 2 Shanghai, July 25.—A sensational libel action is pending at the instance of Stirling Fessenden against W. Fleming, both well-known Shanghai American attorneys. Ihe alleged libel was contained in a letter having reference to Philippine bank affairs. Fleming was before the Court on Saturday and released on a
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      1386 2 MISCELLANEOUS. NOTICES. I jJTwb I L>OSt between Prai Hail way Station and I y r fl Straits ScnOOl 01 Accountancy. Nikko Studio, Penang, on the 3rd August, 2 ct c- Dm .x.. A Plain Gold Ring set with one lX\ I Book-keeping taught in Six Easy Postal fjj amoll( L
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      449 2 F GROSSMITHS SWHI-lfcjjiii) ’TTAe Scent of Jlraby There is a mystic Eastern eharm about Shem ElNessim that delights the senses. It is like a drcam of an Arabian garden, and has been happily described as < I— An Inspiration in 0 Perfume wonderfully lasting and delightfully refreshing, i Prepared in
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    IRISH TRUCE HISTORY.
    1047 3 WHY DE VALERA WAS ARRESTED AND RELEASED. 1 he commencement of mail week found the British public "in a more buoyant frame of mind than it has kijown for a long time past, bays the 'Pioneer’s’’ London correspondent. The end of the coal strike had begun to
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    SOCIAL & PERSONAL.
    1675 4 SOCIAL PERSONAL. Mr G W Lawes is appointed registrar ol criminal S. 8, and F. M. S. Letters Patent have been issued nndei the Public Seal of rhe Colony appointing Sir W 8 Shaw, chief justice. The following are appointed a committee under section 23 of the Women and Girls'
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    CRICKET.
    87 4 KAIN IXITiKFERES AT LIVERPOOL. Reuter’s Telegrams. London, August 7. At Live rpool when stumps were duwn. the weather was dull and there weie 5.000 present. On a drying wicket, the Australians scored 317 for 5 and declared. Bardsley had 124. including two s’s and thirteen 4 s. Inqidentally it
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    COUNTY RESULTS.
    64 4 London, August 5. Duke of Peuaranda, Earl Rocksavage and and 52. Kent beat Surrey by 243. Glamorgan v Somerset match drawn. Warwick v Worcester match drawn. Yorkshire v Leicester match drawn Derby v Northants match drawn. The drawn matches were abandoned on account of rain, but the first
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    YORKSHIRE’S DEFEAT.
    190 4 London, July 22. —Five thousand people witnessed the close of the match between Yorkshire and Australia to-day on a fast, hard pitch, in very fine weather. Tlie Australian second innings closed for 163, Rhodes taking 3 wickets for 12 and Wilson 3 for 35. Yorkshire, with 288 to
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    THE DAVIS CUP.
    143 4 WOOSNAM BEATEN. Pittsburg, August 7. In the Daxis (up Anderson (Australasia) beat Woosnam (Bij tain) 4-6. 6-2, 6-4, 6-4; Anderson driving was sensational. Anderson’s Driving. In the first set, Woosnam showed flashes of brilliance but thereafter deteriorated before Anderson’s hard and accurate driving. I’he Englishman led 3-0
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    TENNIS AT LORDS
    31 4 FL'R I’HER SUCCESS OF BAERLEIN. •Ixondon, July 16. —Baerlein (receiving 15 and bisque) beat the professional champion by tnree se’s to two in a tennis match at Lords.
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    YACHTING OFF SOUTHEND.
    37 4 London. July 15. —The Britannia, with It s Majesty the King on board, starting scratch, won the big class yach< handicaps for boats exceeding 70 tons over a course <>f 39 miles off Southend.
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    RACING AT HOME.
    65 4 London, July 15, Th* Eclipse Stakes was run at Sandown to-day and resulted as follows: Lord Astor’s Craig an Eran 1 Lady James Douglas’ BrAishfieJd 2 Lord Astor’s Pompadour 3 Betting: 7 to 2 on CraYg an Eran; 8 to 1 against Braishfield 33 to 1 against
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    BOXING.
    19 4 GIBBONS WINS. New w, Aug ust Mike Gibbons was awarded srion over Augie Ratner in contest tfill loußd
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    SINGAPORE BOXING.
    214 4 There was a crowded attendant Liberty Hall, Singapore, rh night four boxing bouf t .s being traction. Six round contests we r 3L ally arranged, but these were X two of six and two of four round/"'' I The first bout of four rounds w tween Theam Hock.
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    POLO AT HOME
    90 4 London. July 16. \t Ranelagh. in die presence of Her Majesty Queen llary. -fee Fox Hungers. (Mr. J. F Montijgu, Ear] Hopping, Mr. IL Wanaiuaker and Captan J. A. Gill,) beat a team of the 17th Lan. cers, (Lieutenant. Colonel Melville. (spun Turner, Major Ixicketd and <’aptani
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    PRINCE’S TEAM BEATEN.
    62 4 Loudon, July 23. —The Prince of Wale, played his first game of polo since his recent indisposition at Hurlingham yester. day, when the Belcaire team (S r Philip Sassoon, Major Barrett. lieutenant Colonel J. E. Gibbs and R. Wanamaker)beat Hurlingham (the Prince of Wales, th Duke of
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    FRENCH PREMIER THREATENED
    30 4 Paris, Augusta. A man called at the Quai d’Orsay and excitedly’ threatened to kill the mier, M. Briaml. He was arrested Mil found to be a lunatic.
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    STORM IN A TEA CUP.
    181 4 London, July 19.—The Government was defeated in the House of Comm® this evening during the course of a 'l* s, cuss'on on the Finance Bill. Tn connection with the Government defeat, it should be explained that th? question of the exemption of co-opera tive societies
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    LATIN AND GREEK.
    63 4 nf London, July 20. —The repon Commission, appointed to l !1S y«. position of classics in the rdu<a tern of the I n ted Kingdoni. mends that pupils of all pubn condary schools between ri of 12 and 16 .f Latin, and urges tm Education to devise
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    SOARING FOOD PRICES.
    74 4 SOARING FOOD PR ICES. London. July I! I rohl are obtaining in market g<’ r j where as the result ot h.uu s charged, because the gr<»uii< for planting the winter yi'i crops. Butter is jumping 111 pou" will be shortly eight pence dearer than a fortnight ag< [„.igiving less
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    S. S. GARDENS.
    703 5 annual report. netolo’i"' i. Cken from th. .nnoal 1 of the Director of Gardens. Singapore pireclon°Mr I Barkill: was until Jan%l3bh. Up to that date U 6 TF Chipp, Assistant Direc or, Director. On December 14th te rhino proceeded on leave, prior to U rtll West Africa.
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    Coming Events.
    64 5 Aug B—Bishop of Singapore, Penang Free School. Aug 9—. Municipal Commission, 4 p.m. Aug 9—Football, Selected Team v Combined Tram, Esplanade 5.15 p.m. Aug if—p AM. Special General Meeting: 12 Market St, K L. 11 a.no. 16— Court of Appeal. Aug 20—Iprffi Gymkhana. 3l—Bata Lintang, Ltd, General Meeting,
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    The Band Programme.
    41 5 Band will play the following proto^r&y 6 ,anB c at tbe Esplanade at 6p m <2 •••Duke Comrade...Teike 3 Waif’ 00 U,,cl Ayer 4 P t •••Passing Clouds... Prout 5Ci —Come here you ...Prqpt Qe •■.Las'; Night ...Atieoza
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    CRICKET.
    217 5 P. R. O. v. E. S. CO. The last cricket match before the Esplanade is closed for the rest of tbe year was played on Saturday between the Penang Recreation Club and a team drawn from the employees of tbe Eastern Smelting Co Ltd, and resulted in a win
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    CIRCKETERS FOR INDIA.
    41 5 London, Ju’y 31:—A Sheffield telegram states that Hirst and Rhodes have accepted H H the Maharajah of Patiala’s ofler of engagements is «caches to proceed to India in October and return to England for the next cricket season,
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    Polo Tournament at Taiping.
    155 5 BURMA RIFLES WIN. On Friday an American Tournament was plsy»d between the Penang, Burma Rifle”, and Taipinj» Polo Clubs on the Taipine Polo Ground, The result was decid-d > y rhe total number of goals scored. Burma Rifles proved the winners with a credit branes of
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    Calcutta Turf Club s New “ Tote."
    397 5 Calcutta Turf Club s New Tote." The new totalizator installed by the R >y»l Calcutta Turf Clnb, is known as tbe Rapid." It is tbe invention of Mr T E Ward, of Sydney, Australia. This machine has been running in Adelaide for the last twelve years, and it has given
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    GOLF.
    1173 5 THE CHAMPIONSHIPS REVIEWED. The Open Amateur Golf Championship produced some of the worst golf that batbeen seen in England in any Championship for many years. It is difficult to reconcile the form of some of tbe players and to account for tbe poor display. It dannot be attributed to
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    MARKET PRICES.
    401 5 Penang, Augu.-t 8, 1921. BEEF— ctg| Soup per catty 35 Roast ao 48 Steaks do 48 Stew or Gurry Meat do curry 36 Rump Steak do 48 Ox Tail each 50 do Tongue do 80 do Feet do 50 Heart per catty 40 Liver do 80 Fillet of
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    EXCHANGE.
    121 5 Ptnanff, August 8, 1921. (Bv Courtesy op the Ohartbrrd Bank) Loudon Demand Bank 2/3 3/4 4 months’ sight Bank 2/4 1/8 3 Credit 2/4 7/16 5 Documentary 2/4 17/32 Calcutta Demand Bank Rs. 177 3 days’ sight Private 183 o Bombay Demand Bank 177 o Madras Demand Bank 177
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    BIRTH.
    19 6 Semple—At 32a Perak Road, Penang, on the 7tb inst. the wife of Mr W Young Semple, a daughter,
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    MARRIAGE.
    29 6 Talbct-Peck —On July 6. at Brompton Paiish Church, Frederick William Talbot (FMS Civil Service, retired) to Jeannette Kathleen Peck (widow of Arthur Peck, F M 8. Civil Service).
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    "TYRANNOUS RESTRICTIONS.”
    1217 6 The licens ng laws of Britain are not what they might be. That is generally admitted, but the Home Governm Q nr, or a part of it, is credited in many quarters with an attempt to introduce prohibition under the guise cf a Licensing Bit*, which has provoked
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    HERE AND THERE.
    1328 6 Ac the meeting of the Burma Legislative Council on July 27th a Burma Govern- series of questions was ment and Rice fcQ t^e Government Situation. r ce q aeBt j O n, and the answers afford much useful inform ation. The exportable surplus of the current year’s
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    Medical Research.
    201 6 World Scientists in Kuala Lumpcb. The Federal Capital wa’ last wee< honoured by the visit of several leading medical scientists who are on ’heir way t Ba’avia for the Far Easrern Congreeson Tropical medicine, to which delegates from Malaya and other eastern countries ar? «be proceeding. Amongst the
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    Malayan Volunteer Infantry in Camp.
    116 6 The Malayan Voiun eer Inf B berine over four hundred, w-n ••> {l) ar Port Dicks m and a s'reouons 1 programme has been arranged f f,e Tl.e Vining thi- v»« vauced character th»n h-fo't ft hoped that the mobilise ion «>■ pleasant and profi'ahle.
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    Mr Vilh Bork's Disappointment.
    105 6 WIT ¥IIH Doras wyr The public examination "> Mr Vilh Bork wks c >ntinoe-i MrC J bv the t fficial a—i?n p P. a B»' r launder», before Mr n g p L-nnard in th» Suoreme C I’he only point of fl f nJ ’he effect
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    21 6 DEATH. Miles—July 7, of pneumonia, Rev BernardjN Miles, M A, Vicar of Parwich, Derbyshire, formerly of Japan and Singapore, aged 40.
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    IMPERIAL CONFERENCE.
    797 7 the discussions a WIDE RANGE. Reuter's Telegrams.] London. August 4. [{rutCJ st» teB the is<?ussions at the 1 r i a l Conference, which concludes towhen the report will be finally J i>« tw,rcd consider b, y r range than was indicated in the na-agre official accounts. One
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    THE OFFICIAL SUMMARY.
    502 7 LINES OF COMMON ACTION. London, August 5. The first official summary of the transactions of the Dominions’ Conference emphasises that the discussions on foreign policy proved to be extremely fruitful and revealed an unanimous opinion as regards the main lines, and a deep conviction that the whole
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    EPOCH-MAKING DECISIONS.
    125 7 NEW ZEALAND PREMIER’S VIEWS. London, August 5. Mr. Massey? the New Zealand Premi ‘T> interviewed by Reuter, declared e conference of the Dominion I rime Ministers was an epoch-making one, as the Overseas Premiers for the first time had joined in the Government of the Empire as a
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    AIR COMMUNICATIONS.
    109 7 IMPERIAL CONFERENCE RESOLUTION. London, August 7 In the House of Commons, at question t.’me, Mr. Churchill quoted the resolution adopted at/ the Imperial Conference on August 2on the subject of airships. “The Conference has cearefully considered the report of Mr. Churchill’s committee on imperial) communications, and are of
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    AIR SERVICES.
    173 7 London, July 18.—The “Times’’ in a leader warmly welcomes the appointment of a committee of representatives of the Dominions to report on the cost to the Empire of airship and aeroplane routes and services. On Aie Committee’s insight and courage- Ways the paper, largely depends the realisation of
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    SINN FEIN NEGOTIATIONS.
    92 7 GOVERNMENT PRESSED FOR DEFINITE STATEMENT. London, August 4. In the House of Commons. Majoi Archer Shee pressed for a definj.te statement on Sinn Fein negotiations before the recess, at least to a secret session. Air. Chamberlain declined, whereupon Major Archer Shee asked whether the rebels were given
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    DAIL EIRANN.
    36 7 London, August 5. It is officially announced in Dublin that a full session of Dail Eirann has been called for August 16. Summonses were issued to all members, including 36 impr soned and idterned.
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    IRISH PEACE.
    300 7 London. July 19- —The Lobby correspondent of the “Times’’ says Sir James Craig s statement does not indicate tha:> so far as Belfast is concerned much progress has been made, but nevertheless it does no A read like the final word of a hopeless quest. It has the
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    THE FAMINE IN RUSSIA.
    319 7 ALARMING SITUATION. London, August 4. A Copenhagen telegram states the s-tuation. in Russia is alarmingly growing more acute daily. Throughout th e deserted areas, whole villages are aAre, and it is estimated that already 10,000,000 starving refugees are streaming towards Moscow, town is surrounded by troops
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    MILLIONS STARVE.
    348 7 London, July’ 22,—Tens of millions are threatened with starvation in Russia owing to the drought and the consequent failure of crops in the south east, the most fertile region, in many areas the devastation has been completed by swarms of locust-. The Soviet press does not disguise the
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    NEW YORK TENEMENT FIRE.
    27 7 New York. August 5. Four children were ncinerated and s» v(*n r -'.-r«>ns s« riously injured in a tenement fire early this morning.
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    SUPREME COUNCIL.
    128 7 MEETING TO-DAY. Paris, August 4. The Supreme Council will meet on Monday morning. Formal invitations were sent by M. Bi-iand to Britain, Italy. Japan and the United States. Belgium is to be included should the question of the War Criminals trial come up for discussion. Tlie Allied statesmen
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    ANOTHER CONFERENCE.
    69 7 TO SETTLE FINANCIAL QUESTIONSParis, August 4. A conference of the Allied Ministers of Finance and financial experts will be held simultaneously with the meeting of the Supreme Council, to settle the numerous difficult questions left in suspense by the agreements concluded last May, including the cost of troops
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    SILESIA.
    41 7 ALLIED NOTE TO «.ERAIAN GOVERNMENT Paris, August 4. lhe British t rench ami Italian Ambassadors have handed the German Government a note requesling that adequate measures be taken for the possible transportation, across Germany, of Allied troops to Silesia. —Vale.
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    UPPER SILESIA.
    128 7 London, July 19. —After a long recital Al. Briand’s Note attacks the Allied officers and men. It details the strength of General Hoffer’s forces and cannot understand how the British Government can assert that the pacification of Silesia is impending shortly. The views expressed in certain quarters <in
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    MOROCCO.
    61 7 SPANISH SUG< ESS. Aladrid, August 5. A communique says Spanjsh troops occupied Restinga. Morocco They have driven off (Jie enemy attacking Suk el Arach. The enemy had heavy losses. Soldiers who escaped from Zeman :e--port that after the defenders surrendered their arms in accordance with an agreement 4he rebel's
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    WOMEN IN CIVIL SERVICE.
    132 7 IMPORTANT RESOLUTION IN PARLIAMENT. London, August 5. An important step in the direction of the equality of the sexes was taken in the House of Commons. A resolution was moved by Sir R. Home unanimously adopted, providing that after transition..! period of three years, women be
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    COAL EXPORT TRADE.
    75 7 BACK TO NORMAL. London, August 4. The journal “Compendium- says the British coal export trade has returned to norma! channels, including the French and Russian markets, with which noth ing much was expected to be done this year. Immediately the pits were re-star-ted, enquiries, then orders, came
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    PRUSSIAN MONEY FOR EX-KAISER.
    115 7 EXILED MONARCH’S THREAT. London, August 5. In the course of a newly published book in Berlin entitled “Hohenzollern,” Herr Heining, an official of the Prussian Finance Ministry, shows that since the armistice, Prussia has advanced 69,000,000 iparks to the ex Kaiser on the security of his
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    LIQUOR RUNNING.
    102 7 SCHOONER SEIZED. New \ork. August 5. M arrantis have been issued for the ai rest of officers anil crew of the schooner, Henry L. Alarshall. flying the British flag, which was recently seized on the charge of liquor running outside the three mile limit. “Immune.” •Washington, August 5.
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    CARUSO.
    130 7 AN IMPOSING FUNERAL. Naples, August 5. lhe funeral of Caruso was iflie most imposing seen in Naples, for years. Enormous crowds witnessed the procession from the Church to the burial place. The coffin was composed of a crystal casket enclosed in wood. Tlie hearse, drawn by six horses, was
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    RUSSIA AND TURKEY.
    40 7 The Russiaat Legation denies that a Red Army is invading Asia Minor or that Brussiloff is negotiating with Turkey and other oriental States, it declares the Russian Government will in no way interfere in the Turco-Greek war.
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    THE FASCISTI.
    102 7 London, July 22.—The "Times” Rome correspondent states that 400 Fascist! have been in corifl’et with Communists and soldiers at Sardafa. There were fif teen deaths and many terrible incidents occurred, the peasants endeavouring to biiiii a wounded Fascista alive in. hospital, and attendants murdering a wounded Fascista by
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    RUSSO-NORWEGIAN TRADE.
    23 7 Christiania. August 5. The Norwegian Government having accepted all essentials’ «> draft trade agreement was prepared by the Russo-Nor-wegian delegation at Stockholm.
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    THE SIAM MARU.
    66 7 SERIOUS DAM KGE SHIP ABANDONED. Aden, August 5. A I'clegram from the owners states that the Siam Maru, reported ashore, has her forepeak ami holds one and two full of water The damage is apparently serious. Tlie vessel was abandoned and the crew taken off by the
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    THE SUMATRA MARU.
    35 7 FIRE IN CARGO. London, August 4. Lloyd’s Perim agent wires that the Japanese steamer Sumatra Maru passed, with a fire in the cargo. It is presumed that she is proceeding to Aden.
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  • NEWS FROM INDIA.
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      AFGHAN AND FRONTIER NEWS.
      431 8 Simla, July 26.—The Governor of Jalalabad. who is on tour in the Kunir Valley, has been interviewing tribal jirgas and is reported to have summoned others, lhe well-known Haji of Turangzai has been active >n urging the Mahomedans to accept the invitation and those who have
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      BOYCOTTING A JUDGE.
      191 8 Calcutta. Jul} 22.—At' the High Court-to-day before Justices Chatterjee and Pearson. applicalkon was made on behalf of Rabindra Chunder Chatterjee, a pleader of Dacca, for quashing proceedings pending againstl him under section 14 of the Ix?gal Practitioners’ Act. <hi the 15th June, the petitioner filed before the
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      GOVERNMENT AND HARTALS.
      181 8 Calcutta, July 26—The following circular has been, issued fL all muncipalities by the Ministry of Self-Government:—“l am directed to say that in order to safeguard the public against t|ie general inconvenience and dislocation of business caused by lihe mischievous activities of non-co.opera-tionists, the Government of Bengal (Ministry
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      ISLAM AND NON-COOPERATION.
      167 8 Calicut July 26.—The high priesjJ of the Moplas held a convocation, of Moulvis and Ulema yesterday at Ponnani, tn condemn non-co-operation and exam/ne the Khilafat question. Moslems from all parts of the West Coast* attended in laige numbers. After a prolonged discussion and examination of the sacred
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      GOVERNMENT SERVANTS AND POLITICS.
      258 8 Rangoon. July 23,—1n the course of a circular issued to-day on the duties of Government servants j n the matter of hartals, boycotts and political associations, the Burma Government states as follows: M hen any individual or society declares a hartal or boycott as a protest
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      .CYCLONE IN BURMA.
      399 8 .-Ex. Rangoon. July 22. —The stonn in the Kanoungto Creek District on Wednesday afternoon assumed cyclon/c proportions and did considerable damage to mills, godowns and other buildings. Thĕ territoiy devastated by the storm is over a mile in length and all the havoc was wrought within 20
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    LICENSING BILL.
    454 8 VIGOROUS ATTACK By Lqr CHANCELLOR. Bb London, July 20.-The text ha. sued of the Government’s Licĕn eil which was introduced into the Commons yesterday evening yi UBe ~f applies to the whole of Britain nA Ri vides that the earliest hour, ;i d M liquor can be obtained
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    MUTUAL RECRIMINATIONS.
    190 8 London, July 23.—The debate in House of Commons, on the Government, housing policy, led to an interesting duei between Dr. Addison and Mr Llo?l George. There was considerable bitterfiiess on both sides. Dr. Addison, ei®plained that the Government had repudiated its obligations and protest? against the stopping of
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    OPEN AIR COURT
    99 8 rri \1 •bie-Stie-S r‘*' S London, July 23,—1 hen a monster garden party at at Palace to-day at- which S u d jig least 5,000 guests attended- rf prf’ pll Dominion Premiers anJ Ba J u r( ,p rt tatives. The gathering w,ts n Chu’*’ «-ntafive. Gorgeously
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    SINGAPORE CIVIC FINANCE.
    2778 9 A HUGE SCHEME. ONE HUNDRED MILLIONS. A .necial meeting of the Municipal Com- r o was held in the Municipal Board i38 Singapore on,Friday, presided over B°°® C F Green. Others present were by f c R K. Muglistou, E A. Brown, Me J' r uw’is E
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    BURMA RAILWAY SMASH.
    458 9 MORE BODIES FOUND. The following telegram, dated the 27th July, has been sent by the Private Secretary to the Lieutenant Governor, Burma, to the Deputy Commissioner, Pegu, "Lieutenant-Governor is profoundly shocked to bear of deplorable railway accident. Please convery His Honour’s sympathy with the injured and hopes
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    Chartered Bank War Memorial.
    350 9 Unveiling Ceremony. In the presence of a numerous assemblage of direc’ors, officials and relatives of the fallen, a fi ting memorial to those members of the staff of the Charterrd Bank of India, Australia and China who fell in the Great War was unveiled in the
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    FREEMASONRY IN KEDAH
    367 9 INSTALLATION MEETING AT SUNGEI PATANI. The installation of the Master elect, Bro J M Baber, 8 W, brought together a large gathering of Freemasons at Lodge Ked*h No 3830 E C, Suogei Patani, on Friday evening, brethren being present from Taiping, Province Wellesley, Penang) <fcc. The following
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    PRODUCE.
    207 9 Fenang, August 8, 1921 SP. Tapioca $7.40 sales. M P. Tapioca 57.75 sellers. Cold leaf $72 sellers Black Pepper $l9 00 se'lers. White Pepper $3O nominal Trang Pepper $25.00 nominal Mace Pickings $39 nominal Cloves ss° nominal Nutmegs 80s $42.00 buyers lIOs $32.00 buyers (No. 1 $l3 50 per
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    Crime in the Province.
    145 9 It is generally believed that a i.umbrr of Javanese coolies who had b-eu “retrenched’’ from rubber t s»atFB, owing to the slump have taken to rhe highway and are terrorising the people in the Province. Crimes of violence are of almost daily occurrence, and following closely
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    MUNICIPAL COMMISSION
    46 9 Toe following is the agenda for rhe fortnightly meeting will be he’d to-morrow 1 Mi 'Utes of l«st meeting to be read and confirmed. 2 Any special business the President may bring forward. 3 Q nations. 4 Some bills to be passed. 5 Piaus
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    THE SHARE MARKET.
    510 9 Messrs. Kennedy and Co., Penang reports as follows: The business week has been curtailed by the holidays but, in spite of the further decline in the price of Tin there has been a fair demand for Mining shares for which however quotations in some instances close slightly
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    TIN OUTPUTS.
    40 9 Kalumpaug Tin. No Liability, output for mor th of July 1921, yardage 76,720, hours 610.45, output 343.33. TougKan Harnoor lin Dredging Co, N L from Slat July to 6 h August, (being one week) 2 1 t >3B.
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    TIN PRICES.
    23 9 The Straits TiadiugCo, Ltd, Aagngt Bfib; e >ld 100 ton» a r $BO 3'B; Penar g huyets no nelleisat $BO 3/8.
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    Suicide of Planter's Wife.
    87 9 Tragedy of Two Husbands, Loud n, Jalv 16 v-rdicr. of “Suicide whilst, of >d mind 1 was returned ab 'he inqu st on rhe ho <y of Aenes Mackay, Raid '<• he th- of a C-*ylon tea nU'iter, wi> hew t tom a window of her
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    SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.
    352 10 TO-DAY’S DEPARTURES. Syria for Ceylon, India, Aden, Port Said, Marseilles and Earope, Agamemnon for Colombo, Daannabkodi, and United Kingdom. Pangkor for Teluk Anson. Ascot for Rangoon, (Mergui and Moulmein via Rangoon,) Expbotbd Arrivals, Eurypylus, Singapore, Aug 10. Kalyan, Singapore, Aug 13. Elpenor, Liverpool, Aug 14. Eurymachus, Liverpool, Aug
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    PENANG MAILS CLOSE.
    310 10 DAILY (except Sunday). BY TRAIN. Parit Buntar, Bagan Serai, Taiping,") Ipoh, Batu Gajah, Tapab Road, Teluk Anson, Kuala Kubu, |By trail Kuala Liftnpur, Seremban, )-7.16 a.m Malacca, Johor*, Singapore 6 p.n and Hongkong J Parit Buntar and Bagan Serai By train alsr 10.15 a.na. 3.45 p.m. Taiping
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    The Mails.
    14 10 The homeward mail, by the Thongwa, closes at 10 a.m, cn Wednesday.
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    KENNEDY & CO’S SHARE LIST.
    946 10 KENNEDY CO’S SHARE LIST. NAMES. gl 5 ,H CQ CO *2 RUBBER (Dollar.) $c- •®*i ScAllenby Rubber Co, Ltd. 15c .“90 Alor Gajah Rubber Estate 1.10 .«q Amalgamated Malay E® tet es 1.20 Ayer Hitam Planting Syndicate 7.50 °XX Ayer*Kuning Rubber Estates Ayer Molek Rubber Do. 80c c~nn Ayer Panas
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    EMIR FEISUL IN IRAQ.
    180 11 Baghdad, July 18. —The following official communique is issued: y hereas in the Council of Ministers at their meeting on the 11th instant, it was proposed by His Highness the President and unanimously passed by the Council that His Highness Emir Feisul be /leclared King of
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    ASYLUM HORRORS.
    104 11 London, duh 25. —Not since Reade's Hard Cash’ has a book caused such a stir as “Experiences of an Asylum Doctor” by Doctor Montagu Lomax, who alleges that, curable and incurable patient’s are indiscriminately herded and housed m gloomy, dilapidated barracks, badly fed, poorly chad, kept dirty and
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