Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 8 May 1922

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    20 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE. PUBLISHED DAILY. ESTABLISHED 1883, Vc. 101. VOL. LXXX. MONDAY, Bth MAY, 1922. PRICE 15 CENTS
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    AUSTRALIA FOR SETTLERS.
    568 2 The Servant Problem. The personal experiences of a writer, told very briefly, as a householder for four years in M estern Australia, may be of some interest to those w’ho are thinking of that country as a likely place to settle in. To come’straight to the point,
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    THE SETTLER IN RHODESIA.
    338 2 What are the prospects for the settler iin Southern Rhodesia An attempt to I answer this question is made in a namphj let issued by the Southern Rhodesia Settlers’ Board, the position being briefly summed up in the words: “For one possessed of the necessary qualifications
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      1418 2 SHORT CLASSIFIED NOTICES. I (A<.( ADVERTISEMENTS. An ordinary meeting of the Municipal 1 WANTED, FOR SALE, TO LET, 4.. Commissioners will be held at the Muni<<v Icipal Office at 4 p.m. on Tuesday the tl can be inserted n the Pinang instarit ft 1 Gazette’ at (By Order). ./(sp THREE
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    THE ENGINEERING DISPUTE.
    575 3 Manifestoes by Both Sides. th |>o>i!ii>n <»f th»* employers and worker" in the present engineering dispute was outlined in two statements which were issued is mail week. The Engineering and National Employers Federations said It has been repeatedly stated that the issue between the engineering federation and
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    MINERALS IN THE PHILIPPINES.
    231 3 From an official report for the years 1919 and 1920 on the mineral resources of the Philippine Islands it appears that, whereas in other countries the goldmining industry had fallen off greatly, a steady, though not large, output of the metal was maintained in the Philippines.
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    PRIVATE TRADE IN RUSSIA.
    266 3 Advertisements Appear Again. A Russian correspondent writes to the “Manchester Guerdian” :—Advertisement columns have reappeared in the Russian newspapers after a long absence. But none of the old firms that took up most of the advertising space appear now—there is no sign of Gabay, the cigarette
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    ANGLO-RUSSIAN TRADE.
    197 3 The Anglo-Russian Trade Agreement has been in force for a little over a year, and it is now possible to take stock of the actual results achieved. According to a writer in the Economist”, the total exports from the United Kingdom to Russia during 1'.<21 amounted to £.*>,.■>2H.7b.'>.
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    SCIENCE AND THE KINEMA.
    397 3 Ex. In his lecture at the Royal Institution "The kinema as a zoological method.” Dr. Chalmers Mitchell commented on the lack of help that has been given to science by the film. It was much to be regretted, he. said, that this gift of science to
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    SOCIAL & PERSONAL.
    928 4 SOCIAL PERSONAL. Mrs. Swift has r»*turn«*»l to Kuala Lumpur. Mr. \s<piith. in a speech. predicted an election in J uno. Mr. M. Rodess»* has been appointed sheriff of Singapore. Mr. L. B. Gibson is appointed to be a deputv director of foo l production tor Penang. The name of Mr.
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    FOOD PRICES.
    229 4 Major Field mentions price of fowls increased by one hundred per cent. A good many months ago. we(“S.T.“) heard that a kind of kongsi was operating one J area of supply, and that the poultry farmers were getting very little more for j their fowls than they had
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    OLD SINGAPORE POST OFFICE.
    195 4 The building-breakers are hard at work on the demolition of the buildings that have served for so many years as the Singapore Post Office and formerly the I Master Attendant’s Office, says the Free Press." The original Post Office was on the north side of the
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    MOTOR CARS AND THE WATERFALL GARDENS.
    221 4 A notice board has been erected in the Waterfall Gardens, Penang, at a point just beyond the bridge which marks the top of the lower circuit, bearing an order to the effect that no cars are to park between that point and the bandstand.
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    SPORTING NEWS.
    50 4 A CRICKET TOUR. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, May 8. Mr A. E. Holmes Brown's cricket eleven, which is touring Perak and Penang, beat Tapah yesterday by 93 runs, and is meeting Ipoh Club to-day, when at the tiffin interval the visitors had made 102 for five wickets.
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    CRICKET.
    309 4 P.C.C. v St. Xavier’s. Low scoring marked the game between the P. C. C. and St. Xavier’s at the Esplanade on Saturday. The wicket was inclined to be slow owing to tin* beaxx j rains and favoured the bowlers. St. Xavier's batted first, but with the exception of Campbell
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    CEYLON TENNIS PLAYER'S GOOD FORM.
    143 4 The home papers refer in high terms to the form of D. R. Ratnam. a native of Ceylon, who is now at Cambridge, during his match in the English covered court championship against B. I. C. Norton, who won it. Ratnam revealed excellent knowledge of
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    TENNIS AT QUEEN'S CLUB.
    169 4 London. April 13—In the Queen's Club Covered Courts Championshins Singles, Lvcett beat Ramaswami, 6/2, 6/3. C>/3. In the semi-final between Gordon Lowe and Norton, the former, after winning two sets, 8/6, 6/2. and leading by 5/4 and 40 love in the third set retired, having to
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    KUALA LUMPUR BISLEY.
    103 4 Mr R.M.S. letter, Hon Secretary, has sent us a copy of the programme of the annual prize meeting of the M.S.V.R. Battalion Rifle Association, Kuala Lumpur Branch, which will lie held at Kuala Lumpur on the 27th and 28th May and the 3rd. 4th and sth June.
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    FOOTBALL.
    202 4 Final of Association Cup. London, April 29. —The final of the association football cup was played to-day at Chelsea. The weather was bright and 53.900 spectators assembled to see the game. The Duke of York and Prince George attended and received an enthusiastic reception. Huddersfield did most of the
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    PENANG GOLF CLUB.
    30 4 Members of the Penang Golf Club are reminded that the last day for entries for the Tennis Tournament an»l the Sidney Golf Cup competition is May 10.
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    SINGAPORE NEWS.
    122 4 Kallang Road Experiment. [From Our Own Correspondent]. Singap»»re. May 8. Work will shortly be commence» 1 on Kallang road, which it is anticipated will be made with reinforce»l concrete, ay experiment not trie»! before in Singapore. The (’rac Hqtel. In an interview with reference to the F.M.S. Railways
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      CHINESE RITES.
      120 4 [To the Editor of the Pinang Gazette. Sir,—Regarding Chinese Rites appertaining to wed»ling ceremonies and funeral functions, referred to by “A Chinese" in your issue of 6th instant, in my opinion, the majority of the Chinese, rich and poor alike, will certainly accede to any reasonable suggestions that
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    TOBACCO SMUGGLERS CAUGHT.
    78 4 A Large. Haul. A raid resulting in the capture of seven men was carried out by Mr. J. Byrne and a Preventive Officer yesterday morning on the west side of the Island. The Officers made a large haul consisting of many lioxes of Dutch cigarettes from a
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    MUNICIPAL COMMISSION.
    44 4 The business for the meeting of the Municipal Commission, to-morrow, is as follows 1. Minutes of last meeting to be rea»l and confirmed, 2. Any special business the Presklent may bring forward. 3. Questions. 4. Some bills to bp passed. 5. Plans.
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    PERAK ASSIZES.
    466 4 A Death Sentence. At the Perak Assizes, Antonymuttu. a cooly on Sungei Krian Estate, Bagan Serai, was charged with knowingly causing the «leath of one Balliammal (his mistress). Mr. J. V. G. Mills appear» 1 for the Government, whilst Mr. Leong Yew Koh had been assigned for the
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    RENT RESTRICTION ORDINANCE.
    135 4 A public meeting is being called for Friday, the 12th May. at 5.15 p.m. at the Victoria Theatre, Singapore, under the auspices of the Clerical Union, to pass the following resolutions. 1. That this meeting views with deep concern the contemplated action of the Government to repeal
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    BIRD PLUMAGE.
    203 4 The Attorney General will move at next meeting of Council, the following ivsolution under Sec. 3. of the Prohibition of Exports and Imports Ordinance.— That this Council prohibits absolutely the import into the Colony and the export from the Colony of the plumage of any bird except ostriches,
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    CHINESE FLYING SERVICE.
    595 5 Aptitude for the Air. A Foreigner who interests himself tn Chinese military affairs recently stepped off in Paotingfu to -ee what the Chihli folk were doing with the aeroplanes of which they have ]M>ssessed themselves in various ways, and has brought back the impression that, under anything
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    DR. SUN YAT-SEN.
    758 5 The South China President. Dr. Sun Yat sen, the father of the Chinese Republic and the life and soul of the democratic Revolution of 191] was born in 1866 in the province of Kwangtung, writes an admirer He received* hisi early (H i u cation in the
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    CO-OPERATIVE FAITH.
    1175 6 The C’o-operative movement in Malaya gets its legal charter in the proposed Enactment to provide for the constitution and control of Co-operativt* Societies, the draft of which has appeared as a supplement to the latest issue of the Government Gazette. Following closely on the Indian (’o-operative Societies Act
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    HERE AND THERE.
    1139 6 So the suggestion that ('hang Tso Lin. Defeat of the n Mukden “War ni «'..u1.1-lw dictator, had undertaken a task that would prove to be beyond him was correct. He met General Wu’s Chihli troops in the neighbourhoot I of Peking and was badly 1 beaten along
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    DEATH OF MR. C. P TAYLOR
    393 6 We regret to announce that Mi (h. Pearson Taylor of Messrs F. (J. 1 and Co., Ltd., died in Penang (> Hospital at 3-15 p.m. today. He taken ill a week ago and was rm. to Hospital on Sunday morning. The funeral will take
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      27 6 THE TIDES. High Water. Low Water. To-day. 10.2<S a.m. 4. 1 a.m. 10.29 p.m. 4.44 p.m. To-morrow. 11. 6 a.m. 4.4<S a.m. 11. In p.m. 5.29 p.m.
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    GENOA CONFERENCE.
    938 7 M Barthou's Return. A critical phase. Reuter's Telegrams.] Paris. May 5. M Jfarthou left oa lllis ,n >r I < Italy and Russia. k, the nn*mla*r< of the Italo- Economic Committee to M. ’''"i,, „„<1 oilwr d-legates is stated h I resulted ill an agreement be- j m
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    THE GERMAN BUDGET.
    211 7 THE 1922 REPARATIONS. Berlin. May 5. The Reichsrat dealt with the revised Budget for 1922, including 141.009. 000,000 paper marks, corresponding io 720.000,000 gold marks fixed by the Reparations Commission to the Allies in 1922, making, with the other reparations obligations, a total of 220.000. 000.000. The
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    BILLIARDS CHAMPIONSHIP.
    22 7 London, May 6. At Thurston’s Hall. IxHidon, in the Professional Billiards Championship final, Newman (the holder) 16.(MM), beat Falkiner 15,167.
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    THE RUBBER CRISIS.
    79 7 R.S.A. and Government Action. London, May 5. A meeting of the Rubber Shareholders’ Association passed a resolution approving the principle of Governmental action with the object of restoring the price of rubber to at least the ap proximate average cost of production, and urging a conference of
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    CHANC-SO-LIN’S DEFEAT.
    98 7 ARMY IN RETREAT. Peking, May 5. General Chang-Tso-Liu fled to Muk den. the Fengtien Army retreating in disorder towards Tientsin. Hostile ties are believed to lx* ended. Ministers Dismissed. Peking May 7. Presidential Mandates dismiss the nominal premier Liang Shi Yi, and the Ministers of Communications and Finance,
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    GREAT “JUBILEE” HANDICAP.
    58 7 SILVER IMAGE WINS. London. May 6. lhe Great “Jubilee” Handicap, at Kempton Park (1] miles), resulted as follows Silver Image (7 to 2) 1 Monarch (100 to 12) 2 Roman Bachelor (11 to 2) and Crubenmore (100 to 6), a dead heat 3 Fifteen ran. Won by
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    THE DAVIS CUP.
    23 7 CANADA WITHDRAWS. Toronto, May 6. Canada has withdrawn from the Davis Cup. owing to insufficient time to train a team.
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    CRICKET’S START.
    28 7 OXFORD v. MIDDLESEX. London, May 6The cricket match between Oxford University and Middlesex, at Oxford, resulted in a draw, the University leading on the first innings.
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    THE TEA DUTY.
    63 7 EFFECT ON JAVA SALES. London. May 6. Miming Lane is disposed to criticise the manner in which the reduction of the duty has lieen effected. It is pointed out that the result is to reduce the preference to Empire tea from 2d to l|d per lb. This
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    PERSONALITIES.
    115 7 London, May 5. The Earldom to Sir Arthur Balfour has been Gazetted. A Toulon message states that President Millerand has returned from his North African tour. London. May 6. A New York telegram states that Iflie Banker. Mr. Henry Davison, is undergoing an operation for the removal of a
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    RUSSIAN REFUGEES.
    49 7 American Offer. Geneva. May 6. The American Relief Administration has offered to feed the Russian refugees in Constantinople for four months, beginning on -lune 1. The offer is contingent on the members of the League of Nations paying the sum of £31,000 necessary to evacuate the refugees.
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    GENERAL SEMENOFF.
    37 7 Washington, May 6. Bakhmeletf has lodged a denial of Senator Borah’s charges that he illegitimately used former American credits to Russia. Bakhmeteff further declares that he did not know of Semenotf's intended visit or plans.
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    RUSSIAN TURKESTAN.
    37 7 SERIOUS FAMINE. Kabul. May 5. The polifdckil and economic condition of Russian Turkestan is serious. Famine is so bad that experts doubt whether the Bolshevists can resist a counter-revolution. The North West Frontier is quiet.
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    PERSIA.
    91 7 AMERICAN ADVISERS. Allahabad, May 5. It is reported from Teheran that th? Mejliss approved the Government’s decision to engage American financial and other advisers. The name of Mr. Shuster is mentioned. Twelve Advisers Wanted. Teheran. May 7. Ijhe Government has decided to engage twelve American advisers for finance and
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    THE ENGINEERING DISPUTE.
    91 7 London. May 6The engineering dispute enquiry has been concluded. Bad Feeling. London, May 6.. Prioi to the closing of the enquiiy, Mr. Brownlie, on behalf of the men, said the workpeople were determined no longer to tolerate pre war conditions in the workshops. Sir All an Smith,
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    SHIPYARD STRIKE ENDED.
    47 7 London, May 5. It is officially announced that the shipyard strike has been called off. The Executive of the Shipyard Workers’ Union decided that the majority in the ballot against acceptance of tie employers’ offer is insufficient to justify the continuance of the strike.
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    THE COST OF A RECRUIT
    244 7 —“Truth.” It has been elicited by questions in the Commons that the Army recruiting stall of 472 costs £139,300 per annum, and j spends over £5.000 a year on publicity. etc. Last year recruits averaged 3.788 > a month. This is about 8 per unit
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    PRINCE OF WALES.
    633 7 Trip Through Inland Sea. Miyajima, May 7. lhe Prince of Wales’ trip through the Inland Sea has been made in characteristic weather, rain and haze producing wonderful Turneresque effects. His reception everywhere continues amazing, the crow’ds at Osaka and Kobe breaking through all cordons to get a
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    INDIAN RETRENCHMENT.
    39 7 A “SUPER-AXE’’ COMMITTEE. Simla, May- 5The Government is actively engaged in the prelim imary examination of schemes of retrenchment in civil and military expenditure. A “SuperAxe” committee is being arranged. Lord Inchcape’s name is mentioned as Chairman.i
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    WHITE GIRL MURDERED.
    68 7 THREE NEGROES LYNCHED Kirvin (Texas), May 6. The body of an orphan white girl was found with 23 knife wounds in the head and chest. She is believed to have been murdered, when riding from school, by negroes employed on her grandfather’s ranch. A crowd took three
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    DRUG TRAFFIC.
    370 7 The Morphine Problem. London, May 6. Mr. Basil Mathews, who has just letuined Hom (i?ne\a says the morphine prob.e.a i> much more worldwide than the cocaine j>r<fl>leni al present. because it enormously affected the Far East as well as Western Europe and America. It will l«> recollected that
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    SOUTH IRELAND.
    63 7 PEACE COMMITTEE’S REPORT. Loudon, May 5. The Dail Eireann adjourned HR Wednesday, as the report of the Peace Committee is not ready. lhe truce meanwhile continues. The Truce. London, May 6. Both sections of the Irish forces agreed to an <q>eii continuum of the truce, the release of
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    THE REDUCTION OF NAVAL PERSONNEL.
    302 7 The proposed reduction of the person nel of the navy by 20,000 officers and men is to be carried out in a great measure by reducing the complements of ships in commission. The average reduction contemplated in the case of capital ships, which have a
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    THE LABOUR PROBLEM.
    1108 8 1 “8. F. P.’’ Discussion in Johore. At the annual meeting of the Johore Plant ers' Association, on Thursday, the labour question was discussed. The Hon Mr C Bcadbery said the Tamil Labour figures for list year in comparison with 192<)are interesting. Tamils recruited from India. 1.492;
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    PRODUCE PRICES.
    200 8 Benares Opium p. chest $1,850.00 sales Cloves 120.00 sellers Gold leaf 72.00 Mace Pickings 45.00 sales Nutmegs 805... 45.00 nom. 1105... 37.00 sellers Coconuts per 1,000 39.00 Copra Sundried 10.40 r Rattans 11.20 t., Rattans Coarse 10.50 t Green Snail Shells 13.00 Siam Rice No. 1 15.50perl»ag do
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    MARKET PRICES.
    500 8 PENANG. MAY 8. 1922. S eta GOVERNMENT MUTTON— Head, sheep or goat each LOO Liver with heart lung do 1.00 Tripe do I.' 0 Goat or Shetp per lb 55 Sweet Bread each ?0 Leg of Mutton lb 55 Kidney pair 30 Feet the four 40 MUTTON— Rea
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    MALAYAN COLLIERIES.
    302 9 Questions by Mr. F. C. Peck. The eighth annual general meeting of the Malayan Collieries. Ltd., was held at the offices of the company. Kuala Lumpur. Mr. J. A. Russell presided and the others present were Messrs. Grant Mackie. H. A. Henggler (Directors). F. Peck. A. S. Bailey,
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    LOCAL SHARE LIST.
    63 9 The following are the latest quotations in Messrs. Kennedy <t Co.’s share list Yesterday. To-day Z -z' 'P Shares. J ‘Z Z c. Sc. S c. sc. Mining. K. Kamunting .‘>l/fi .‘»2/1» 32/t» 33/G Liu Piah C 0.... 70 7"> 7.> Victory Loan p. c. r.L‘54... 92.00
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    RUBBER PRICES.
    45 9 sth May, 1922. Local. cts. 1 Smoked Sheet 240 Penang >Fine Pale Crepe 24 Unsmoked Sheet No. 1... 17g Singa- Smoked Sheet 27] PORE J Crepe 27 London and New York. Smoked Sheet S l/4d London Crepe s ]n (l New York GIG’
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    RUBBER CROPS.
    21 9 The following are a<iditional rubber outputs for April lbs. Ayer Molek s- 17.270 Bukit Jelotong 5.054 2/3 Temerloh 3.K50
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    TIN PRICES.
    70 9 London. The Straits Tn tiling Co. Ltd. May X: Singapor»* sold 100 tons at i/x. Penang sold <•> tons at Si-» </X. Local. Messrs Boustead anti Co: To-day’s quotation for Singapore refined tin S 7 > 7o per picul, business done 100 tons: Penang refined tin 575.5, per
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    TIN OUTPUT.
    19 9 Tongkah Harbour Tin Dredging Co.. N. L. from .‘»Oth April to t’>th May. (Lemone week) 15 tons.
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    Coming Events.
    100 9 May 9—Penang Assizes. May 12—Penang Golf Club, Cinderella Dance. May 12—Penang Club. Meeting, 9.15 p.m. May I.3—Football. Hospital v E M School, P. Buntar. May 13—New Club, Taiping, S|»ecial Dinner, X. 15 p.m. Dance. 9.30 p.m. May 17—L<xige Scotia, Installation Meeting. May 20—Football, Krian Club v M< sh
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    982 9 KENNEDY CO'S SHARE LIST. NAMES. 5 I g I 8 rubber (Dollar.) Sc. Sc. S c Allenby Rubber Co. jr Rubber EeUte /jg Amalgamated Malay Entatea jjq Ayer Hitam Planting Syndicate jqqq Ayer Kunlng Rubber Estate» J j Ayer Molek Rubber Co. g. A*er Panas Balgcwnic Rubber Estate 3 5
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    OPIUM TRAFFIC.
    887 10 Indian Policy Analysed. Simla, April 20.—The following statement has been issued —The Government of India have, since the abolition of the China trathe in 1913 as a consequence of the Agreement of 190 G. imposed a voluntary limit on their total sales of opium to Eastern countries. This
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    SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.
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    INDIAN LABOUR.
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