Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 20 October 1921

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  • 20 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE. PUBLISHED DAILY. ESTABLISHED 1833. No. 242. VOL. LXXIA. THURSDAY. 20th OCTOBER, 1921. PRIOE 15 OENTS.
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  • Page 1 Advertisements

  • 936 2 NEW JAPAN BECOMING NEWER DAILY. Mr Alfred E Pieres, Tokio correspondent of the Shanghai Me cury," writing oifcthe 28 h September, says a few days ago, the Tokio Police declared that there was a great deal of lack of respect for the ancestral deities and that
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    • 1352 2 SMALL ADVERTISEMENTS, TENDERS INVITED. QctZette are d published Government of Kedah, rates of casual “Pinang Gazette” t r ADVERTISEMENTS. Two Quarters for European at 3 cents a Word Officers at Sungel Patani ant with a Minimum Charge of $1 One Quarters for European roe sate, to;let. situations for each insertion.
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    • 129 2 I st.' PAULI I I GIRL II BRAND I I BEER. 0 3Fk ligdt lager of exceptional quality. j p @an be obtained from all the principal dealers. j I J h j? SOLE AGENTS: J R. T. REID Co., Ltd., I P PENANG. KUALA LUMPUR. 0 i! I 1922
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  • MOTOR NOTES.
    • 370 3 Drain your engine oil every 500 to 1.000- miles. It may seem cheaper to use the old oil now that oil is higher in cost, hut repairs are more costly than oil. By painting the upper portion of the bulb of the troublesome lamp with some of
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    • 167 3 America seems to be bent on loading up India with motor-cars whether they can be sold or not. The docks at most of the great ports are stacked up with American cars which there appeals to be not the slightest prospect of imme diate disposal,
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    • 136 3 Years ago, when rubber was about 12 shillings a pound, tyremakers blandly invited attention to the large quantity of rubber that goes into a tyre, and enquired how any perso n in his senses could expect a cheap tyre with rubber at such a high price. Now, when rubber
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    • 192 3 Mr. James Richardson of the firm of Beardmore speaking on the progress of the motor ship at the Oil Conference at Olympia predicted that the motor ship would be the cargo carrier of the future. At the outbreak of the war oilengined vessels represented less than half
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    • 232 3 vy •.SVASVA’AV. •"-“.-.-«•.‘W.V.-.V.».-.-P MMnHBqMBBHBHMKMHMHMBMMKHKI I I 0 Safety Tread dfadl&sk I I ij >;«. s: t'r > ~/< di i terenee. ZZy 4 fw/ SI I JwTl II ff/f7a/lk II fHJ FINGER JJ >4 Wf/wSEP P <;• //>/<?//1 TREAD. dlpr I on >n ii iiHim i j? BEST >4 IN
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    • 214 3 I S S I. l&st I x FACTS STUBBORN THINGS X the best material and workmanship X X ARE THE BUSINESS MAN’S GREATEST ASSET. X X r-si d Jr 8 ppMBJUTI. i wnr 'B. I' 1 X COMMERCIAL VEHICLES if X 2, 3. 4 5 TON CAPACITIES. X BRITISH MANUFACTURE
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  • 883 4 Mrs Steiner of Singora and children are travelling out by the Gloucestershire) says the “Bangkok Times” Mrs F W Douglas, Mrs Chart and Mr and Mrs Coalen and family leave for Hem’ by the s s Pyrrho».— ‘M M” M Albert Thomas, who is to resign his
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  • 398 4 A CORRESPONDENT’S GRIEVANCE. A corre a pondent on Tuesday wrote complaining about the attempted entry of a man, calling himself a sanitary inspector, into his house. Only the ladies of the house were present at the time and the officer was refused admittance, as according to them,
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  • 80 4 The following are the latest quotations in Messrs Kennedy Co.’s share list•— Yesterday. To-day. SHARES. 11l 1 s n CO CQ CO 02 J c. J c. c. 5 c. Rubber (Dollar) Allenby 15c 17|c 12 jc 15c Kedah R 2.00 1.75 2.00 K.-Sidim 1.25 1.30 1.30
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  • 107 4 Renong Tin D edging Company, Limited, first half of October, No 1 Dredge stopped, No 3 Dredge piculs 487. Johan Tia Dredging. Johan Tin Dredging, Ltd, (Ipoh,, has made a fifth (final) call often cents per share on all partly paid shares in the Company. This call is
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  • 138 4 The Strait)» Trading Co., Ltd., give the following London prices, on Oct 19tb:— Spot £156 15a down 10» 3 months buying £159 Os 10a 3 selling £159 5s 10s Local Parity $7B 26 October 20tb; Singapore sold 100 tons at $79; Penang buyers no sellers at The Eastern
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  • 233 4 BUTTERWORTH FERRY’S ESCAPADE. The Batterworth Ferry achieved additional notoriety the other day, by getting lost on the way to the Province W< Healey aide. The vessel left Penang, in what mariners would term, very thick weather. The captain set his course for the jetty at Butterworth—at least he
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  • 376 4 Bengali Carter’s Negligence, Oa the 27th of last; month a school boy riding a bicycle near the Marble Quarry, Ipob, met bis death as tbe resalt of a colli sion with a bollock cart. On the date of the inqaest Mr Danford Wood said he had
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  • 285 4 Penang baa lately had a visit from Mr F W Colman of His Majesty's Trade Commissioner’s office in Singapore of which he has been in charge since the unexpected death of Major Gore Anderson last Joly. Mr Colman, it is interesting to learn, is a brother
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  • 381 4 brokers’ cl mm. The Second Magistrate, Kuala Lumpur, Mr Bathurst, heard an interesting action arising out of a share transaction between the two well known firms of in Kuala Lumpur, Messrs Chart <fc Co, Ltd. and Messrs Fearon and Co. The Plaintiff company (Messrs Chart Co) stated
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  • 378 4 INTERESTING SUPREME COURT JUDGMENT. In the Supreme Court, Singapore, Mr Justice B*rrett-Lennard gave judgment in the case of Khoo Swee Thye (plaintiffs) vs Joo Moh and Co (defendants), His Lordship said:—The plaintiffs in this action claim from the defendants $4,286,37 as damages for breach of contract
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  • 49 4 The Band will play the following programme of masic at the Dato Kracnat Gardena at 5 30 p.m. to-day. 1 March ~.Thro Georgia... Miller 2 Potpouri ...Pro Bono Pub! co ...Engleman 3 Waltz ...Wedding Chimes... Wiegand 4 Polka ...Merriment (Piccolo 5010)...W00d 5 Galop ...Dash ...Wiega: d
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    • 526 4 NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. TENDERS frIVITEQ SHORT GLASSIFIED TKE PE ADVERTISEMENTS i L o FIREWOOD. Wanted, For Sale, To Let, &c. <, I Tenders are invited and will h n can be inserted in the Pinang Qg® je o f undersigned u rec T M az- 49 on Wednesday, the 2G-,h OctnU
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  • 1615 5 SEARCHING ANALYSIS BY LORD BEAVERBROOK. Germany, threatened by enemies on evjery frontier and menaced by raging civil dissension within, where the central Government threatens the Bavarian, which tosses its o.iu threats back, the Communisiß of' Beilin organising themselves into an atm d menace against the
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  • 110 5 Oct 21—Penang Fies School Sports, 2.30 p.m. Oct 23—Malacca Planters’ Association Meeting, 10 a.m. Oct 2'2—Rahman Hydraulic fin, Ltd, Meeting, Briti-h India House, 11.30 a.m. Oct 22—Temerl-ih, Meeting, 9 Beach Street, 12 noon. Oct 25, 27, 29—Singapore Races. Oct 26—Athenaeum Meeting, Chinese Merchants Club, Ur H G Sarwar,
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  • 24 5 The following are non-delivered cables for the week ending 19th inst. at the E E A and C Telegraph Co Keulemans, SincheotLay.
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    • 209 5 6 t’OMPA Y. HlffiTß, (Incorporated in the Straits Settlements.) PENANG. FOR Harness AND Saddlery Accessories New Goods Just Unpacked. Kitchener Horse Clippers per pair 7-50 Special 6-50 Stirrup Irons 2 and 3 Bars 3-50 Rubber Mouth Pieces each 2-50 Pony Bridle “Weymouth with bits eash 22-50 Pelham 22-50 Snaffle 10-50
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    • 338 5 v, p’ <■ .-iZZZjS I JL THE FIRST STEP ■> —-a lj -RM ill I W? IN CHOOSING. To buy to advantage is easiest where a wide display of Pianos is to be bad- The names of some makers are assurance enough, but then the personal choice always gives lasting
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  • 1597 6 One of the most sinister and disquieting signs connected with the prolonged negoti. ations over the Irish question is furnished by the news that extremists on the Sinn Fein side are determined to resort to armed force if they are dissatisfied with ths terms that are proposed for a
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  • 1335 6 The annual xeport on the F.M.S. RailWays, p“otograpU% Railway Rale, and diagram» and a map is Receipts. e now available. ±wo of contemporaries acknowledge receipt of a copy, and a third publishes extracts. Penang apparently has been overlooked though it should be mentioned that the report was
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  • 313 6 THE SINGAPORE EXHIBITION [From Our Own Correspondent, Singapore, October 20. It is officially announced that tue Malayan-Borneo Exhibition w; I be be.i during the visit to Singapore of tbe Prhc® cf Wales, and it will probably la?t till April 8. Tne Exhibition will not only signs!#» the
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    • 335 6 rYT c. 5 Feeding th.e Brute to Discover its Habits. An interesting feature of the great industry devoted to the production of ARMCO Ingot Iron is the extensive testing yards, where sample sheets, etc., of the metal are “fed” to the great A ironeater —rust. 1 Snow and rain, cold
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    • 9 6 Dinner AND ANCE at the “E. O.” Every Friday.
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  • Page 6 Miscellaneous

  • 401 7 DECISION. Reuter's Telegrams. London, October 18. I: is announced from Belfast that it has been decided to reorganise the Uls t Volunteer Force, in consequence of the inactivity of the British Government hi coping with Sinn Fein. who have established camps in Unionist quarters, and are openly drilling
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  • 231 7 Ixindon, October 3. —The truce in Ireland has brought relief to the surreptitious drilling of the “Republican Armv,’ which is now openly undergoin a Period of rapid training for possible contingencies. Press representatives on Sunday attended a parade of the sixth battalion, which was
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  • 37 7 p London. October 18. M. ,1 i^d v'‘ General <'• R. Woodrof#, C. been 1 ’tary Attache at Tokio, has the. p aPP Military Secretary to Japa. 1,11 a es during his visit to
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  • 412 7 THE KING’S MESSAGE. z London. October 18. 11. M. the King has sent a message to President Harctoig, in appreciation <>t the gift of the'Medal > f Honour t the British unknown warrior, as a “gesture of friendly sympathy and goodwill which we will not forget.” Hi^Majesty points
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  • 40 7 LORD COW DRAY’S GIFT London, October 18. At a meeting of the League of Nations Union, Lord Robert Cecil announced that Lord Cowdray had promised to contribute £59.000 to the Union in the next three years.
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  • 41 7 A SENATOR’S VIEWS. Washington, October 18. Senator McKinley, in the Senate, urged that America should keep troops on the Rhine, as American interests in Europe required the presence there of a nominal force of American troops.
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  • 72 7 Washington, October 18. The Senate rejected an amendment to the German peace treaty, proposed bv the Democrat. Senator Walsh, providing that the United States join other powers in the pledge to protect Germany against unwarranted invasion. A second amendment, proposed by Senator Walsh, that- the United
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  • 30 7 Wellington. October 18. The Government has introduced a bill to enforce prohibition in the 9°°? Islands except of liquor jor medicinal, sacramental and industrial purposes.
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  • 77 7 FUTURE EFFECT ON REPARATIONS. London. October 18. Lloyd’s Bank, in the monthly report, reviews Germaijy’s finanefial condition, and concludes that despite a measure of misleading prosperity in certain fields. Germany has for long been bankrupt, and the conversion of the mark into foreign bills and industrial shares merely
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  • 60 7 A FALL IN THE FIGURES. London, October 18. Official returns show that unemployment among trade unionists is steadily improving a,nd fell to 14.8 at the end of September, compared with 16 3 per cent, at the end of August. The cost of living for the same period declined 10
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  • 73 7 WAGE REDUCTIONS. Lille. October 18. The strike of textile workers mentioned on August 19 has partly’ broken down. Work has been resumed at some of the textile establishments at Roubaix, where the workers accepted the 10 per cent reduction in wages, proposed by ihe employers. Some factories
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  • 123 7 WAGES AND FREIGHTS. New York, October 18. The presidents of railroads with head quarters at Chicago assert that the proposal to translate the recently ordered reduction of wages into an immediate reduction of freights in order to avert a strike is impossible, as this would again place the
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  • 78 7 AN ALLEGED “INVASION.” London, October 18. Reports Trom Jamaica show that a compaign begun by a section of the press against the so-called Chinese invasion of Jamaica is gathering strength. The matter will be brought before tne Legislative Council at the next session. It is announced that
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  • 45 7 AMERICAN COMMISSION. V Washington, October 18. The committee of the House of Representatives favourably reported on the bill creating a special commission, headed by Mr. Mellon. Secretary of the Treasury, in order to arrange for the funding' and repayment of foreign debt.
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  • 64 7 Cairo, October 18. Although it is understood that Za glul Pasha was proceeding direct to Keneh, he attempted to land at Sohag, but was prevented by the authorities. Zaghul Pasha telegraphed to the Sultan. accusing the Government of com plicity in the occurrences at Assiut, where a
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  • 38 7 London, October 18. After considerable negotiation, the Duke of Westminster has disposed of the famous portraits, Gainsboroneh s “Blue Bqy” and Reynolds’s “Tragic Muse,” to Sir Joseph Duveen. The figure is stated to be £200,000.
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  • 108 7 NEXT LINK IN THE CHAIN. London. October 18. Mr. F. J. Brown, Chairman of tho Post Office Telephone and Telegraph Society, lecturing in London, dwelt upon tlif Imperia' Wireless Chain. He armji.need ib.ac the station at Cairo would be finished at the end of the year, comp'et’ng the
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  • 218 7 FRENCH EXPERT'S CONCLUSIONS. London, October 18. The Daily Telegraph” Paris cones pondent states with regard to the affair of the Banque Industrielle de Chine, that the report of the financial expert, M. Doyen, sets aside the accusation of the allotting of sham dividends. and says the profits of
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  • 49 7 CHINESE GIRL STUDENTS TO PART WITH BELONGINGS. Paris, October 18. Many Chinese girl students at Paris University have decided to sell their Chinese dresses and ornaments at the American AV omen’s Club to raise money to pay their college fees for the coming vea r.
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  • 88 7 —Vale. UPPER SILESIA. Paris. October 18. —The League of Nations’ recommendation respecting Upper Silesia will be enquired into, from the legal viewpoint by the Am bassadors’ Council, whose next sitting is tomorrow. The British Ambassador Lord Hardinge. is expected to-day from London, also the British jurisconsult, Naking. M.
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  • 19 7 Santiago de Chile, October 18. The bacteriologist, Dr. Atrea. claims to have discovered the small-pox bacillus.
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  • 213 7 As cabled by Reuter the court decreed that there was no cause for the action for libel filed by the City of Chicago against the Chicago “Tribune.’ from which the municipality sought to recover £2,500,000 damages, on the ground that published criticisms of the financial policy
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  • CORRESPONDENCE.
    • 273 7 (To the Editor of the “Pinang Gazett*. Dear Sir, —“K.A.L.” in a letter published in your columns on the 7th instant, asks:—“Has the Penang Chinese Chamber of Commerce had sufficient leisure from its preoccupation with the Registration of Schools and with the propaganda of Sun Yat Sen’s principles,
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  • 553 7 “LUXURIOUS” DOGS AND SHORT SKIRTS. H.E. the Governor and members of the egislative Council, who ire look ing for ways of increasing the revenue by adopting new forms of taxation, may perhaps welcome a few; suggestions from Bulgaria. Some rather remarkable taxes were decided on in
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  • 107 7 THE LONDON STOCKS. (Special Wire.) Loudon, October 18. The Rubber Growers’ Association will shortly hold a reception of Press representatives to inspect the new uses for rubber. London stocks of rubber are declining, and are 1,000 tons down from last week. A Dividend. Straits Plantations records
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  • 447 7 CONSTABLE’S APPEAL SUS TAINED. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, October 19. The Perak Assizes were continued to day, before Mr. Justice E. C. Watson, Judicial Commissioner, Perak. A Bengali constable, Mohun Singh (P. C. No. 2523 stationed at Sungkai) appealed from a conviction and sentence >f four months’
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  • 85 7 PENANG TEAM FOR KUALA LUMPUR. Tne following i s tho P.C.C. Ruixby football team which is going to Kua< Lumpur to play a friondly match r>n 22nd inst. L. B. Gibson, back A J. L. Dona:.! son. S. H. Duff. K. W. Austin and RD Stewart, three-quarters; W. W.
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  • 17 7 OBITUARY. London, October 18. The death has occurred of Mr. Alfred Crewdson, the former head of Horrockses.
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  • 973 8 KENNEDY CO’S SHARE LIST. NAMES. s H X tfi i HUKBS.K (Dollar.) Sc. Sc. Sc. Allenby Rubber Co, Ltd, 16c 17|c Alor Gajah Rubber Estate 1.10 1. Amalgamated Malay Estates 1.21 Ayer Hitam Planting Syndicate 7.00 750 Ayer Kuning Rubber Estates 1.00 Ayer Molek Rubber Co. 80c Ayer Panas Rubber
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  • 789 8 M M.” reconstruction resolutions DEFE ITED. The extraordinary general meeting 0' the members of Allenby Rebber Comp toy, called to consider, and, if thought nb,.to pass cer aiu propo-als for recoustructicft WH9 held at the offices of the Secretaries. Harrisons and Crosfield Ltd., Old Marke r Square, Kua’a
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  • 109 8 The Tempi pabliahes figures as being bhe amounts claimed by 'he Allied and Am*rican gov.-.t nmencs for the cosd of thi-ir armits of occupation in Germany from the armistics till May 1, 1921 United Stare-, 278,067,610 d j liars France, 2,304.850,470 francs; GreaBritain, £52.881,298; Belgium,
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  • 1299 8 —“S F P,” A YEIROF DIFFICULTIES. The tenth A»nud general meeting of the United Engineers, Lffiiitad, was held at the registered offices in Singapore, on Tue< day, theUhairman, Mr V V Lc-mberger presiding. There «re also present the Hon Mr W F Nutt, the Hon Mr D Y
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  • 414 8 Pknasg, October 20, 1921. BEEF— ctii Soup per catty 35 Roast do 18 Steaks do 481 Stew or Curry Meat do curry 36 Rump Steak do IS Ox Tail each 50 do Tongue do do Feet do Heart per catty 40 Liver do Fillet of Beef do 80
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    • 257 8 ■I Ml I—l lIWI II II »1 IT 1 l l ■GOLDFLAKEi Virginia gaQgßg g I g old lIuARMTFS LI II R E r£*®ARETTE® Ifl D W wlp i L ;1B hyaas-a~,.,-i.u-»*i!j|l L 7 ,j j—. n Fgold FLAKEi n LJ I aw ettes m 175 CtS. 8 In the
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  • 605 9 0 championships ay malaya. > 'II inception of an event which uld materialise into one of the attractive annual fixtures of Ma-'l'lv-in sporting circles took place at the v'etona Theatre- on Monday flight, whc.}lt. preliminary bouts in the Boxing Championship of Malaya were contest,d The proceeds of the meeting,
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  • 145 9 Addition TO LAW GOVERNING PENALTY KICKS. the information of Rugby football 1 usiasts in we append an ’Wortant addition to the rules, culled rf m a recent issue of a Lm'klon paper, 1 states: At tho opening of the c I? 0 1 19j{ L22, players happily ire
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  • 210 9 It is satisfactory to learn that arrangements have been some very interesting I*sdo during race week, says the “Free Press.” On Monday the MacDougall Cup will be played for, the competitors being tw-o Singapore teams and the Burma Rifles and Perak. There will be three six minute chukkas
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  • 167 9 —“S.F.P.” Mr. George Gray, who is touring this part of the world, played his first match on Monday night in the Singapore Club, conceding Mr. Gerald Muglist-.n 300 in 700. The professional met with a hearty reception from a large number of members w'bo gathered to see the play.
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  • 195 9 THE SQUIRE O’ DAMES. He’s a knight of the Gym, an ad irable rogue. With a glint‘in his eye and the hint of a brogue so J oung as he was. nor so old as to feel That the passions of spring-tide have all come to heel (Ah!
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  • 204 9 The nun.ncr of women who have chosen medicine as a career has increased greatly. Many have entered for the five years' course of hard study st the London medical school. New women students this year at Charing Cross Hospital medical school slightly outnumber men, and
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • 968 9 STRAITS SETTLEMENTS LOAN 1921. ZZ Telepnoni No. 498. Tclkorams: GAZETTE. ZZ ISSUE OF $20,000,000 LOAN. the 1 .Bearing interest from the date of purchase at 7 per cent, per annum payable zz M USIZdIC I*CSS zz half-yearly on the Ist May and Ist November zz Limited zz repayable at par
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  • 125 10 TO-DAY’S DEPARTURES. Perak [E S Co] for Deli. Pangkor fur Teluk Anson. Kinta for Port Swettenbam, Port Dickson, Malacca and Singapore. Pyrrhus for Colombo, Dhanushkodi, Suez and London. Expected Arrivals. Kamo Mara, Singapore, Oct 22. lyo Mara, Singapoie, Nov 5. Armand Behic, Singapore, Nov 6. Atsata Mara, Singapore,
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  • 286 10 DAILY (except Sunday) BY TRAIN. Barit Buntar, Bagan Serai, Taiping, 1 Ipoh, Batu Gajah, Tapah Road, Teluk Anson, Kuala Kubj, By train Kuala Lumpur, Seremban, >7.15 am Malacca, Johore, Singapore 6 pm. and Hongkong J Barit Buntar and Bagan Serai By train alec 10.15 a.m. 3.45 p.m.
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  • 49 10 Ma ls for Europe despatched by the 83 Elephants, on the 22nd instant should in dae course, connect at Bombay with those despatched by the 89 Tara yesterday. The Teesta, with mails from Europe, left Negapatam oo Monday afternoon, and is expeced to arrive here to-morrow afternoon.
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  • 144 10 Penang, October SO, 1921. (By Courtbsy or thb Chartered Bank) London Demand Bank 2/3 29/32 4 months’ sight Bank 2/4 7/32 i> 3 Credit 2/4 7/16 3 Documentary 2/4 17/32 Calcutta Demand Bank Rs, 165 3 days’ sight Private 175 Bombay Demand Bank 165 c Madras Demand Bank 165
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  • Page 10 Advertisements
    • 146 10 I ROBEY’S SEMI-DIESEL I j CRUDE OIL ENGINE. j g Chief points of advantage are Simplicity of Construction. Ease of Handling I Complete Construction. I 1 Low Fuel Consumption. Efficiency and Reliability. j y No inlet and Exhaust Valves. Perfect l übrication. 7: Regularity of Running. s Adaptability for Crude
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    • 263 10 SHOPinSOMFORT WHIT EA WAV’S I SPACIOUS NEW j I SHOW ROOMS j j NOW OPEN I Access to all floors by the latest type of r T ELECTRIC PASSENGER LIFT Fitted with complete safety devices to prevent the possibility of accidents, recently installed and i S NOW WORKING I Whiteaway,
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  • 398 11 A very keen interest in trade economics is needed to impel the student of things as they seem to be to wade through a mass of trade statistics such as is contained in the annual return of imports and exports for the Straits Settlements for 1920. just
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  • 236 11 Charlie Chaplin as a Spanish, toreador who fights the bull—this seems to be the treat in store for the world of Charlie Chaplin esthusiasts. “It is the comedy of the bull-fight that interests me.” said Charlie to a press representative recently in his re ception
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    • 418 11 >» My Skin is Beautiful K in Spite of the Sun 'd You can keep your skin always delightfully soft and smooth, sim p/y by r X'/RZr using daily a little ‘“HAZELINE’ (Trade Mark) SNOW" r— r—- ——Exquisitely perfumed neither greasy 1 nor st > leaves no trace other than
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    • 224 11 FOR RUN DOWN PEOPLE. v) A HELPFUL SUGGESTION. The expression “run-down comes from the feeb*e action of an unwound clock, and the comparison is a good one. Applied to health it means a condition in which all the bodily functions are enfeebled. Appetite fails, the digestion is impaired, the nerves
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    • 225 11 r 1 1 9' “1 Haig Haig Five Stars r -Scots H’/nsfry wi’ZZ szng j LTjgSa its own praises. I 1 <r-3 I WM i I IF I D’Stiuxrs SiNce 16/9 l.'- l. HAIG ZX. L WU..AU.V Rtac’iO I -Q I I FINE WHISKY j i PEOPLE of good taste
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  • Page 12 Advertisements
    • 1444 12 EASTERN SHIPPING CO., LTD., RIR R V 3,1 hl ('INCORPORATED IN THE STRAITS SETTLEMENTS.) A z i'EL. ADDRESS; TELEPHONE 0F FAST TWIN SCREW MAIL PASSENGER STEAMERS BEIA-E* SHIPPING, PENANG.” No. 474. Head Office :-No. 63, Beach Street, Penang. Rangoon. Colombo, London and Liverpool WITH THROUGH CONNECTIONS FROM PENANG STEAMER. DATE.
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    • 441 12 CHE Ĕ S E Australian Cheddar Cheese Gruyere Cheese HAMS BACON i; Pineapple Brand 1 DRIPPING I* Our own make from best Australian Beef Fats. Singapore Cold Storage Co., Ltd,, 1 (Incorporated in the Straits Settlements). PENANG. I GREEN ISLAND QEM ENT COMPANY, LIMITED. (INCORPORATED IN HONGKONG.) I EMERALD BRAND.
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    • 266 12 HONGKONG SHANGHAI BANKINS CORPORATION. (Incorporated in Hongkong) Paid-up Capital flfl,ooo,M Reserve Funds: Sterling Reserve Silver Reserve 121,5001 Head OfficeHONGKONG. Branches and Agenciei. Amoy, Bangkok, Batavia. Bomb*| Calcutta, Canton, Colombo, Foocbo». Hankow, Hongkew, Harbin, Il' ilo, LJohore, Kobe, Kuala Lumpur, Lonii Lyons, Malacca, Manila, Nagasaki. York, Peking, Rangoon, Saigon. Francisco, Shanghai,
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