Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 12 January 1922

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  • 20 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE. PUBLISHED DAILY. ESTABLISHED 1833. No 9. VOL. LXXX. THURSDAY, 12th JANUARY, 1922. PRICE 15 CENTS.
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    • 509 1 f'" FOB J ENVELOPES j; l| OF EVERY i; eS chip tlon at the J LOWEST > prices < Blnf UP 498 J t Pinang Gazette Press, Ltd. J x \W!llllllllllllllllllllllll!IHIIIIIIllllllllllll'lllllllll!llllllllllllllllllllilllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll an□ □□Dr; n□ Cn□ nnKa rj nn u □ll□ n□ an□ Q a an. JU n n HAVE YOU
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    • 23 1 <^ wwww w w w SINGAPORE AND •I STRAITS I ROUGH DIARY I For 1922- $3.50 STOCKED BY;— J Pinang Gazette Press, Ltd. PENANG.
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  • 1260 2 INQUIRY AT PENANG. An inquiry into the circumstances attending the death of Mr J Doughty Smith, who ditd in the G neral Ho-pital, Penang, on the morning of the 10;h January from gun shot wounds, was conducted by Cour, Inspector Nicol, before Mr A 0 Baker,
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  • 128 2 TRIBUTE FROM THE BENCH. (Fiox\ Our Own Correspondent.) Singapore, January .12. The Hon. Mr. Justice. Barrett Lennard, passing sentence of eight years’ rigorous imprisonment on Chctang Wctng, who was found guilty of committing robbery and attackinlg the police, said he had noticed adverse criticisms in the Malayan
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  • 40 2 The Straits Settlements (Singapore) Association Committee passed a resolution that the Government be approached and asked for further reasons, for the necessity of a British Subjects’ registration bill. A Sub Committee was appointed to consider school accommodation.
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  • 793 2 interesting incidents. Mr. Alma Baker, C.8.E., and his family and party, also Mr. C. F. S. Bilbrough (who acted as Skipper tor most of the trip), have returned from their yachting trip in Siamese ami Burmese waters, in Mr. Baker’s yacht Niuhi (75 H.P. Standard Engine), which
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 166 2 They are RetariMns to the “RIAUTO” for One Night Only. I Book E,arly at iillii ii l l "liiiwmirii n iiiih——— 'ROKO" I BELTING fRIOiOS *Ste&sĕr tT r- -«r.’t- U) of Quality Remains long W U after Wrice is forgotten.” COBB CO., IPOH. Hi aiMM«. iffißWffliilHiUi'inw««i«minnßiiiitiwiiin!H«!HiiHiiiH!iiiiiii 1 I I I
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    • 138 2 WPINK PILLS FORI Fmle PEOPLE! Anaem a is a dangerous condition either in man or woman because thin watery blood means lessened power of resistance to disease. Rheumatism not only causes but follows anaemia. If you suffer from Indigestion most likely your blood, and not your stomach.' is chiefly at
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    • 308 2 ADVERT| s EMENTS' I POSITION VACANT'" I W«nt»d. To take chai T* 4 Hospital a Dresser qualified I Government regulations. ,s a i., I allowance $B5/-. Applj Giddy, Teluk Anson. I miscellaneous. I House furnished or unfurnished I beside sea if possible. Electric 1 I telephone essential. Reply I and
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  • 335 3 THE FINANCIAL ASPECT. Washington, November 27. —Ships of four nations carried 89 pe.r cent of the approxilmatrly 11.600,000 tons of cargo which moved through the Panama Canal during the fiscal year ended June 30, 1921. American vessels led all others, with a tei.al of 5,163,000 tons, Establishing
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  • 280 3 Shenchow, Hunan, December 9. Investigation. <f the famine conditions in parts of Western Hunan due to the continued' drought of last sumnuer. is presenting staggering problems. Some hundreds, of people have ah-eady died from starvation. In the Yuen-ling, Luki. Cheng-ki, Fung-huang and Gu-chang districts there was
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  • 175 3 Eve-y effort is Being made the world over to find new uses for rubber and Ceylon has not been slow in seeking new outlets We have had rubber soles for shoes, rubber bath and office mats, motor tyres, rubber linoleum, and a number of other suggestions
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    • 1509 3 rT CLASSIFIED a lost cheque. vE rTISEMENTS. Whereas a Cheque bearing No. *****4 Owners of Dogs are hereby reminded A[) ca L F TO LET, &c. on Messrs. Ban Hin Lee and Co. issued r hab the registration of dogs for the year F OR n k <• it w
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    • 255 3 BE YOUR OWN MUSICIAN thb SWANEE WHISTLE i Enables you, with less than half-an-hours i' practice., to accompany a Jazz Band, Piano, 1 I Gramophone or any instrument, and the result is as amazing as it is musically effective. i It can be played in any Pitch or Key. i
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  • 1712 4 It would be r high price to pay for the defeat cf oar late enemies if, in trying to win an enduring and honourable peace, we lost the friendship and respect of a truited and trusting ally. 1 here have been times since the armistice when
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  • 1095 4 Speaking on the marked effect of the extension of the The Trade of exports credits scheme, rethe World. cently the President of the Overseas Department of the Board of Trade said great importance is attached to the influence of the scheme on the extension of trade with
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  • 624 4 HOME REFLEX. The London correspondent of the 1 I Press writes I gather that representa'ions are t e J made to the authorities regarding then-1 of the proceedings by the Eastern Shipp! Go, Ltd, against the Attorney Genetal 1 the Straits Settlements. An M Ptbuatjl plained the
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    • 283 4 <- TA 51 FdirDanhs-Morse “Z” ENGINES; I i; H.P. 5 HP. 6 H.P. I Whatever the work—pumping, sawing or grinding—- you want it done at lowest cost. You know that ft this “cost” does not stop with first cost. It in- eludes the money you spend to keep the engine
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    • 44 4 E. O.” RACE WEEK ATTRACTIONS, Thursday Dinner and Dance. Friday Tea Danee 5 to 7 p.m. Saturday Dinner Dance Fancy Dress Optional H. M. MURPHY,. Raffles Jazz Artist will Perform, in Conjunction with the Hotel Orchestra. Mr, <L Mrs George Heron. P. P. C.
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  • 169 5 DA IL EIREANN. e hth elei ted president MIL <’ 1( Reuter's Telegrams. London, January 10. oj l the motion of Mr. Michael Th Mr. Arthur Griffith Presi. 6 "and on the motion of Mr. Griffith. .LiCabinet, including Mr. Collins Gavan Duffy (Foreign 'X’")' Mr. IMPtn (Home Affairs), and Mulcahy
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  • 187 5 WHITE AND COLOURED LABOUR. Johannesburg, January 10. A strike is in full operation in all the gold mines, m which 20,000 men are affected. ah" the Victoria Falls power station, vdierei, however- there is still sufficient labour ’o produce one third of the usual power for essential
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  • 89 5 Id KE OF YORK S SPEECH. London. January 10. Th e Duke of York to-day cut the first turf at the entrance to the National Sports Ground at Wembley, inaugurating the "J rk of preparing for the British Empire Exhibit.on. In the course of an address, dte
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  • 30 5 London. January 10. ’d Inchcape has been elected Chairman of the London Committee of the u z anal Company, in succession to the I,lte sir Thomas Sutherland.
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  • 31 5 London. January 10. Uh Board of Trade returns show that die imports last year were £1.086,.000.000 1111 exports £703,000,000, compared Wlt h £1,932.000,000 and £1,334.000,000 respectively in 1920.
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  • 25 5 Berlin. January 10. ls ßeported that Krupp’s, .n conjunechv Mendelssohn Bank, has pur'G'< a large number of shares in the iussian Asiatic Company.
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  • 36 5 Tokio, January 10. I 1 h' s occurred of Prince Okua,‘d n Minister of Japan 1914-15, and f ormei l ea j er o f tf ie i,o gre SBtVe p arty
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  • 623 5 AN INTERNATIONAL SYNDICATE. Canne-. January 10. The Conference approved > I' an International Syndicate for the economic restoration of Europe and appoints a Committee of two each Brit sh and French, one each Italian, Belgian and Japanese, to work out details of the scheme and proceed with the
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  • 189 5 Paris. December 14. —The Reparation Commission at its latest meeting—its 243rd session—took the following* ‘mpertant decisions (1) Having previously fixed at the value of 745,000,000 gold marks (£37,250,000) the value of the ships handed over by Germany under the Treaty before May 1, 1921, the Commission has now
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  • 188 5 London, December 8. —The rumour of a £25,000.000 loan to be raised in Londe n on behalf of Germany is to this extent true that various financial hou"e> and banks have been formally approached by German representatives and are understood to be considering the potentialities of the
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  • 385 5 Paris, December 8. —The discussion of the army estimates for 1922 in the French Chamber gave M. Andre Lefevre, ex-Mi-nistetr of War. another opportunity for repeating his persistent warnings about Germany’s secret armaments. At the close of his enumeration of breaches of the treaty under this head,
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  • 274 5 Berlin, December 14-—Six hundred rifles have been lately found at the house of a brewer called Edwin Hoheberg, near the little town of Lowenbcrg in Lower Silesia. A workman had seen a motor lorry drive into a wood near the brewer’s home. His suspicions were aroused and
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  • 344 5 THE NAVAL TREATY. Washington, January 10. While the draft naval treaty is a closely guarded secret, it is reported that one < f the new features is an extension of the duration of the pact until 1937, although this will not affect the decade naval dayU. S. Senate
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  • 180 5 Washington. December 27. —Ch’na has officially replied to the statement issued bv the Japanese delegation that they cannot reopfin discussion of the Twentyone Demands without- reviewing all of the treaties negotiated by China and the various powers. The Chinesi’ reply points cut that the Twenty-one’ Demands
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  • 82 5 New York, December 26. —All the revolutionary elements of the American workers’ unions contemplated at a convention here to-day the organisation of a workers’ party of Americans. It- is declared that they will follow the leadership of the Third Internal iiwal in their struggle to establish an
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  • 44 5 Washington, December 26.-The Navy Department- has called off the annual manoeuvres of the Atlantic and Pacific Fleets in the interest of economy. Rear-Admiral Richard Jackson of the Navy General Board has assumed command of Battleship Division Six <f the. Pacific Fleet.
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  • 1262 5 SOCIAL PERSONAL. .—“S.F.P.” Mr. W. Duncan, who is now living near Moking, is returning to Malaya in April. Mr. A. W. K. Money is shortly going on leave. Mr. A. Cavendish has arrived in Kuala Lumpur. Mr. V. K. Sabapaty, Sub-Treasurer and Collector of Stamp Duties, Krian, has retired after
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  • 105 5 The local Agent of the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation has received a tnjegram from the Head Office at Hongkong, to the effect that, subject t o audit, the final d vidend for the year will probably be £3 per share on the old issue shares,
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  • 74 5 A ‘Government Gazetie” Extraordin-j ary issued on Monday Hives the. return of th<* Currency Commissioners, for the inoivL of Dee ruber. The average amount of notes in circulation was *84.against which the coin portion of the Note Guarantt fund amounted to' $37,9'7,345, of which ch/st upon twenty-.-six
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  • 80 5 The. ex-German raider ‘Molti. whirl 1 played a great part during the war. it the sDiking and capturing of several Bri tish and Allied nations’ shipping, is short lv to call at Colombo under the Irencl j flag. Shti was recently handed over t tin- new
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  • 24 5 OBITUARY. M'VIOILGENERAL SIR w. g. BEDFORD London. January 10. tai s' w' h as occurre d of Major-Gene-t.;i! s Bedford, of the Army Medi-
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  • 1169 6 I XT i BEsTIXt. BIRTHDAY SPEECH. The following is a translation of part of the King of Sianrs speech made from the Throne in reply to the Address -of congratulations made by the Princes and officials on the occasiani of the King's birthday on January 1
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  • 200 6 “8.T." At the invitation of the Prince of Kambaeng Bejra, the Commissioner-General of State Railways, Siam, over a hundred guests journeyed to Kilometre 61, to witness the ceremony of laying the first rad of the Eastern Line extension. The extension w’ork is mainly being carried out by
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    • 233 6 M MB am M H M M j W. ARCHER COMPANY, No. 2, MAKKEC STREET, (Ground Floor) PENANG. If You Like Oun OILS i Tell Others r a s ws» 1 SUPPORT Jft I ABSOLUTELY tV O J INSIST ON THE Z BRITISH WJJF IMPERIAL B INDUSTRIES Zjy GALLON. E
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    • 181 6 AVERY V’ ill I TRACTORS AND PLOUGHS. hi L id I ‘iff r id II AV?> jl* in! BRIEF SPECIFICATION Four Cylinder Horizontal Lew Speed Engine. Circular lit Forced Draught Radiator, Eliminates Pump, Fan and Belts Sensitive Govermx Controlling Speed o( Motor, Theieby Saving Fuel- Full Weather Protection for Oj
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  • 208 7 .ELEOrIONS FOR TO-DAY. > av Cheeky Boy. .1-Jaunty Rac« 1 ’_-Bibz, Avro. P.t.y, S.n«prite, Ces.rion G>rl. RACE 3^ r 4^Wa’p’ ,e B Sonni". 8.-irie, Seco d Swrt 11 B 7b»«SJ»«, Hamble L.d, R 1- Prince Mimer, Keog.roo, The Race ru B B _cb-i'y Wire the lotteries. on each
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  • 281 7 "'8 F pi AN INTERNATIONAL MATCH. The meeting of the well known Singapore tenuh player, D H Kleinmann and the SC C Champion, J A Dean, with S Nakamnra, last year’s winner of the Gaunt Cup, and. fellow countryman named Mikobara, on the S C C tennis
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  • 67 7 Tfis fir»h ci» .1 n practice Kames of Assrthe Esplanade'' th ar waB P’ a yed at v ening between POO W winT 7 rBas Chines. Toe result th «core/ i l6 hy fcwo godB 1,0 lbe winner, ,B ng Klenain S and Noakes. e,,rv ed their Were the
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  • 39 7 ’'M M Be6Mi‘8 e6 M i ‘f ly that the fin.) I*' T (Rngbv) Sing». S 2 «T” Pl-ea ia K.. 1. lQtB3 New Yp f 7 ar &y Ja nu a ry 28th
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  • 872 7 INTERESTING POINT AT SINGAFORK. An interesting point was laised at Singapore Ass zes before Mr Justice Barrett Lennard, in the case in which Syro Abdullah was charged with unlawfully returning to the Colony against an Order of H E the Governor. Unlike the previous cases
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  • 525 7 MEETING OF CHINESE COMMITTEE. A meeting of the Executive Committee of the Penang Chinese Labourers Unemployment Fund was held at the Chinese Town Hall on Tuesday those present being Messrs Yeoh Paik Tatt (Chairman) Oon Kheng Pheow Lye Kuan Sam. Khor Swee Teng. Gan Kim Hen, Lim
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  • 130 7 The Western Australian Controller of Abattoirs, Mr Golding, in a report to the Ministry for Agriculture emphasized the necessity for cold storage and abattoir accommodation at Singapore to facilitate trade development. At present, the busi. ness was in the bands of one private company. Prior to
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  • 113 7 "Bluff Orpington Lays An Egg By laying an egg the freak bird at the National Utility Poultry Society’s Show at the Royal Horticultural Hall, has confounded her critics and justified her reputation. Hatched six months ago, she displayed all the habits of a cockerel, and had male plumage and spurs.
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  • 73 7 Jan 12 and 14—Penang Races. Jan 14—Mengletnbu Lode, Meeting, 9 Union Street, 11-30 a.m. Jan 18— PC C, Special Meeting, 6-30 p.m Jan 20—Perak River Valley Rubber, Meeting, 9 Union Street, noon. Jan 14—E O Hotel Special Dinner and Dance. Jan 14—Runnvined* Hotel Special Dinner and Fancy Dress
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  • 880 7 DR RATHEN AU'S VIEWS. Dr Rathenau, io his interviews with Sir Robert Home repudiated the accusation often levelled against the German Government of having contributed‘to* the catastrophic fall of the mark by administrative waste and what is even worse by premeditated activities. Herr Rathenau’s arguments were the following
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  • 123 7 The following are the latest quotations in Messrs Kennedy Co.’s share list; Yesterday. To-day. X Cft TJ CD SHARES. a a □a x so S o. 5 c. Jo. S o. Rubber (Dollar) Glenea'.y 1.30 1.40 1.25 1.35 Kempas 4.75 5.00 4.50 4.75 Lunas 650 7.00 6.00
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  • 30 7 The Eastern Smelting Co, Ltd, gives the following London prices, on Jan 11 Spot £165 15s up 10s 3 months buying £167,75,6d 75.64 3 tmnths selling £167.10s 5i
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  • 22 7 Ayer Weng Mine, for December, 150 piculs ore. Ngow Property of the Siamese Tin Syndicate, Limited, for December, 2,402 piktils.
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  • 43 7 12th January, 1922. Smoked Sheet 34 c Fine Pale Crepe 33 c Uosmoked Sheet No 1 28 c a Smoked Sheet 37 c Swaipos. j Crepe J6ic Market dull. r 1 Smoked Sheet Losdos J Crepe 10 d New York 20c
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  • 51 7 The following are additional rubber outputs for December Eagan Serai lbs 38,000 Batak Rabit 38,500 Kurau 32,500 Kuala Pergau 31,500 Laras (Sumatra) 37 628 Merchiston 18,250 Punggor 12,531 Penang H 200,000 Rubana n 79,000 Sabrang 116,000 Straits 257,000 Sungei Matang 25,694 -Tali Ayer 73,000 Trafalgar 3,400 Trafalgar (coconuts)
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  • 78 7 Messrs. The Borneo Company, Ltd., advise that the undermentioned prices were realised for rubber sold by them by private and auction sales held this week: Ots Per Pound. Smoked diamond sheet No. 1 31 to 34 diamond No. 2 27 30 Unsmoked sheet No. 1 20 29
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  • 212 7 BP. Tapioca 57.C0 sellers M P- Tapioca $7.25 sellers Cold leaf $72 sellers Black Pepper $l5 00 sellers White Pepper $24 sellers. Trang Pepper no stock Mace Picking» $45 sellers Cloves $l2O sellers Nutmegs 80s $41.00 buyers 110 s $29.00 buyers (No. 1 $lO 00 per picul s
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  • 167 7 TO-DAY’S DEPARTURES. Padang for Alo Star. van Goens for Deli, Laugsa, Edi, T Semawe, Segli, Olehleh and Sabang. Trang for Teluk Anson. Kinta for Port 8 wettenhain and Singapore. Jin Ho for P Brandan and Langkat. Dongola for Ceylon, India, Aden, Port Said, Marseilles ani Europe. Atreus for
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  • 296 7 DAILY (except Sunday). BY TRAIN. Parit Buntar, Bagan Serai, Taiping, Ipoh, Batu Gajah, Tapah Road, Teluk Anson, Kuala Kubo, By train Kuala Lumpur, Seremban, •7.16a.m. Malacca, Johore, Singapore 6 p.m. and Hongkong Parit Buntar and Bagan Serai By train 9.30 a.m. A 4 p.m. Kroh (via BukitMertajam)
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  • 48 7 The Tieata, with mails from Europs, is exp‘Cted to arrive here ar 6 a.m. tomorrow. The homeward mail, hy the Anykor, clones at 10 a.m to-morrow. The miih despatched fron Penang on the 14th ultimo by the Thongwa was delivered in London on the 10oh iostanb.
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  • 139 7 Pfiuang, January 12, 1822 Br Courtesy or thb Chabtbrbd Bank). London Dem nd Bank 2/3 27/32 4 months’ sight Bank 2/4 1/8 3 Credit 2/4 11/32 ft 5 Documentary 2/4 7/16 Calcutta Demand Bank Rs. 173 3 days' sight Private ~177 Bombay Demand Bank „173 o Madras Demand Bank
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    • 300 8 HONGKONG SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. (Incorporated in Hongkong) Paid-up Capital •>, Reserve Funds Sterling £4.50U,(M Silver $21.500,011 Reserve Liability of Proprietors $20,000,0# Head Office /—HONGKONG Branches and Agencies Amoy, Bangkok, Batavia, Bomba» Calcutta, Canton, Colon Hankow, Hongkew, Harbin, t. i: IpoL Johore, Kobe, Kuala Lum; n I ..n Lyons, Malacca. Manila,
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