Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 13 June 1922

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    20 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE PUBLISHED DAILY ESTABLISHED 1833, No. 129. VOL. LXXX. TUESDAY, ISth JUNE, 1922. PRICE 15 CENTS.
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      15 1 KIDD’S J LETTER PRESS J INK ROLLER j COMPOSITION < J AGENTS:—- < P. G. Press, Ltd.
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    RACES.
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    MR. BOTTOMLEY'S TEARS.
    724 2 PItOXECVTION’X SCATHING REMARKS. Ixmdon, May 23. —Mr- Bottomley open I ed his defence at the Old Bailey in a| speech lasting one and a half hours. He| burst into tears on resuming his seat. London, May 24—Mr- Horatio Bottom-' ley entered the witness box to-day with an'
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    FEDERAL COUNCIL.
    1318 3 I NOFFICIAL QUESTIONS. I The Fedeittl Council will meet at Kuala Lumpur on Monday. .June 19th. The i orders of the day include His Excellency the High Commissioner to make the atlirmation as President of the Federal Council. The Hon. Mr. .1. IL Rich to make the affirmation
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      549 3 w A War on Film —the film that ruins teeth Dental science has declared a Germs breed by millions in it. war on film. Millions of people, They, with tartar, are the chief half the world over, have joined it. cause of pyorrhea. Many serious And leading dentists everywhere troubles
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    AHEAD OF THE MAIL.
    575 4 FIRE AND MURDER IN IRELAND. Loudon. May 20- A correspondent of the Observer" describes the outrages in County Down and County ‘Antrim as part of a well-planned simultaneous Republican campaign directly challenging the authority of the Northern Government. The raiders mobilised secretly in various places and
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    EVEREST DIFFICULTIES.
    121 4 London, May 29. —The difficulties of the E verest Expedition were dealt with in an address by Sir Francis Younghusband before the Royal Geographical Society yesterday evening. He saJd that while the Expedition was being made in the most favourable season and, though all the members were in
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    EARLE BALFOUS IN THE LORDS.
    90 4 London. May 30- —There was a brilliant scene in the House of Lords on the occasion of Earl Balfour taking his seat. The galleries were thronged. A division in the House of Commons was called off in time to enable a. large number of the
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    KENYA LEGISLATURE.
    240 4 London. May 18—The ‘•Times’’ correspondent in Nairobi says that a hitch has occurred in the nomination of the Indian representatives for the Kenya Legislative and Executive Councils- Only two of the four selected by the Indian community wore approved by Sir Edward Northey, who refused to consider the
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    KENYA CURRENCY.
    38 4 London. May 31. —A wire from Nairobi says: The new East Africa shilling was issued to-day and this presumably ends the series of changes in the currency which have taken place during th»* past two years.
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    SCOTTISH JUTE INDUSTRY.
    49 4 London, -lune 5.- For the fust time bomany years, the Scottish jute industry is producing under Calcutta prices, and ac cording to report is capturing lost markets. Several hundred additional looms were started in the jute mills to-day. and factories are now running at full s|>ecd
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    MR. SASTRI IN AUSTRALIA.
    194 4 London, June 2. A cable from Perth Australia) says: Indians handed Mr Sastri a list of their grievances, namely, that they are debarred from obtaining Government positions, old age pensions, the miners’ right ami parliamentary fran chise, and they are also prevented from working in the
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    THE BRITISH LEGION.
    167 4 London, June 4. —The first annual na tional conference of the British Legion opened to-day in Cannon-street Hotel. The meeting was largely attended by delegates from all parts of the country, by representatives of the American. French and Belgian Legions and by delegates from the Empire Services
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    INDIAN PRINCESS IN DIVORCE SUIT.
    47 4 London. May 23.—A decree nisi was to-day awarded to Mr. Mander, owing t o the misconduct of his wife, Princess Pret’va of Conch Behai. Evidence showed that the Princess was living with Mr De Beer, employed in the I Aland Revenue Department.
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    THE DERBY SCENES.
    220 4 London, May 30.—The Epsom Carnival opened under ideal conditions. Their Majesties, accompanied by Viscount Lascelles and many notable personages, journeyed to Epsom by train. Fine warm weather is forecasted for the remainder of the week. Parisians, this year, will be provided with an opportunity of viewing the
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    THE OAKS.
    236 4 Ixmdon, June 2.- The betting on the Oaks was 5 to 4 against Pogrom. 7 to 2 against Soubriquet and 100 to s against Mysia. Eleven ran. on by threequarters of a length, three lengths dividing the second and third. The time was two minutes thirty-six and one-fifth
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    LONDON’S BUSINESS.
    372 4 London, May 13. —International poll tics had a somewhat disturbing effect on the Stock Exchange early in the week, but the denials made by Mr. Lloyd George and M. Barthou of the sensational reports about a rupture of the Entente quickly dissipated the feeling of uneasiness. and there
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    THE SLUB CRICKETER.
    899 4 ADVICE ON BOWLING. Only the bowler with brains and observation can hope to come anywhere near mastery over the art of variation. More than natural assets are needed here—l mean more than a bowling piechanism which works automatically and achieves excellences that even the bowler himself hardly
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    CRICKET IN IPOH.
    101 4 'rhe return match Catholic Club and Sporting Inion was ,i Amlerson Seho tj the visitors travellino d( 11 n s 'n, 1;r Catholic Club niatle ?•> qv Tl h and Dr. Kathigasu 1<8). m Selvanayagani bowled t n 1 In reply, the visitors put Jn palam I'.).
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    P.C.C. BOWLS TOURNAMENT.
    107 4 The results of bowls ties 1 yesterday were as under 1 Veil Championship E Bennett 21-7:.1. G. Allan 1,,.,, 'J' (roodwin 21—14. Singles Handicap ('lass n McLernon l>™. -2 B. E. Mitchell-iV Wednesday,the 14th June: 1 Single Handicap Class B. > Plumb v 2 L.M. Evans (3).*
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    P.V.R.C.
    165 4 A BISLEY MEETING. A general meeting of the P. V. R. was held in the Drill Hall. Penang, last night. There were present:—Lieut Col. Whyte, D. S. 0. (in the chair). Major W. V. L. Van Somcren. I). S. M. Major K. N. Holmes. M. Major R. R. Robertson.
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      THE NIGHT MAILS.
      232 4 [To the Editor of the Pinang Gazette. Sir—The public are anxiously awaiting the resumption of the night mail service between Penang and Kuala Lumpur, and vice versa. luesda.vs nowadays seems to be a black day Penang, because we cannot receive up country mails unless from Ipoh, and
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    Coming Events.
    64 4 June 1.3 —Municipal (’oninii^ 1, 'ii. Meethm. 1 i||delT |l, June It* —Penang <>olt Dance. 9..30 I’- 111 unil. j u l y k;_ I.S.P.. Examination > K. L. Club. June 17 —Perak G Hl 'i-irma I** 111 Taiping. Rag ‘"P ii..- 0al. June 17—Football, L< .A. .Parit
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    PARIS FASHION NOTES.
    1070 5 \T 'l’l IE RACES. Di i: Lady <’orheki>oxi»ent.] Paris. Maj 17. .i s j ;i ii" showed their appreciation of Spring weather yesterday, by pm in thousands to the Longchamps n«‘. P was a wonderful day for everyone was in smiling humin,| even the (lowers seemed to
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    THE ANTI-MALARIA "WATER-DOG"
    267 5 Considerable interest says a writer in “Commerce is being taken in this animal and. as by all accounts it has been the means of clearing water-hole bieeding places of the malaria carrying mosquito in America, the sooner we import the breed into this country the better for
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    CHIEF ENGINEER OF S.S TEESTA MISSING.
    92 5 Madras, June 5. —The s-s- Teesta arrived in Madras from the Straits Settlements on W ednesday last about» 12 hours late, with her flags flying half mast- It is stated the delay was caused by an attempt to find hemchief engineer Mr- J- R.
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    "ADVOCATUS."
    789 5 TRUSTY HELPER IN TIME OF NEED. There can be little doubt that among th<»>e parts of early Penang history which had a jmetical origin was the legend of The Wisdom of Advocatus." popularly known as Advocatus." the name signifying Trusty Hel|>er in Time of Need." We have several versions
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    LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
    78 5 The following supplementary orders of the day have been issued with regard to Monday’s meeting of Legislative Council: Motion by the Treasurer: —“That, this Council approves of the schedule of additions made to the estimates during the month of May, 1922. laid before the Council on the 12th
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    STATE AS COTTON CORNERER.
    399 5 —Ex EGYPT’S EXPERIMENT The Government of Egypt recently en tered the Alexandria cotton market as buvers. says the ’Manchester Guardian” with the object of forcing up prices which they consider have been un duly depressed. They have memories, no doubt, of the Anglo-Egyptian combination during the
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    OVER-POPULATION.
    287 5 MR HAROLD OX ON EVIL EFFECT OF THE DOLE. Mr Harold Cox gave a. warning against- the dole system at a meeting of the Malthusian League at Kensington Town Hall “The system." be said, “is undoubtedly tempting many men to shirk work altogether. Beyond that- it tends to increase
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    BRUTAL PUNJAUBIS.
    162 5 At the Sitmapore Assizes. Makan Singh and Kajan >ingh, from the Punjaub, were charged with voluntarily causing grievous hurt, with weapons likely to cause the death of Zareeb Khan, who comes from the same district in the PunjaubThe evidence disclosed that the accused beat their victim with a
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      439 5 S!b OFF WE GO AGAIN H I I jWHITEAWAY’sI AGAIN TO THE FORE!! f TIVT '\7"TTl K r^e Extensive Interior Alterations which are now in progress in our Modern Emporium we find it necessary to re-arrange our SHOW ROOMS throughout the Building to provide space for additional MODERN FIXTURE FITMENTS
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    THE RUSSIAN TANGLE.
    1436 6 It may be merely a case of the wish being father to the thought that impels exiles from Russia who have arrived in Paris to acknowledge a cheerful feeling regartlinu prospects in Russia and leads them to altirm their confidence in the approach of a sudden end
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    HERE AND THERE.
    1077 6 In a brief comment, on Saturday, on the report of the F. M. S. ReEconomy The trenchment Commission, Latest. we ventured to emphasise that unnecessary delay in acting upon the recommendations should be avoided. The Commission has had a difficult, and sometimes a delicate task to discharge,
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    RESIDENT’S BALL AT SEREMBAN.
    165 6 The most delightful function to tike place in Seremban for many years the British Resident’s Ball, held at the Sungei Ujong Club on the e\. of the King’s birthday. As a novelty and mi innovation it xvas an unqualified sncce The idea of the xvhole company
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    F.M.S. WAR MEMORIAL.
    294 6 MESSRS. STARK AND M<ATIIJ> DESIGN SELEiTKI». We congratulate Messrs. Stark a McNeill on (heir success in the competition for the design tor the I’..M. Memorial, at Kuala Lunipiir. |]h been informed that their dcdui placed first out ot 1< snhinitt' 1 takes the form of a simpb’
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      19 6 “E. O.” ORCHESTRAL CONCERT To-morrow Wed.. After Dinner. DINNER AND DANCE. On Saturday, 17th inst. NO DANCING ON FRIDAY.
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    37 6 ACKNOWLEDGMENT. Wee Theang Hock and Theang Siew beg to thank all who sent motorcars, music, wreaths, banners, and letters of condolence, and those who attended the funeral of their beloved father the late Mr. Wee Hein Tze.
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    REPARATIONS.
    101 7 The Effect of the Bankers’ Report. Reuter's Telegrams I amdon, J une 12. I'lir effect of the bankers’ report, it ie will be to throw back the w hole question of reparations upon the ml settlement of the international r indebtedness of Europe. The dis position of English papers
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    GERMANY’S RESOURCES.
    79 7 Paris. June 12. |he authoritativeness of the views usually voiced in the “Temps” adds to the interest of the contention in last night's issue to lhe effect that a relation of the German debt inevitably niplies a reduction in tin* debt toward' the I’nite»! States. The suggestion is
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    GERMAN DEMAND FOR BRITISH COAL.
    64 7 London. June 12. German mine owners are complaining that large quantities of British coal ait* being imported into Germane. The export' last week from Scottish pals were unprecedentedly large. The mder.' are mostly from gasworks and the State railways, but the industrialist;. are buying considerably.
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    A PLEA FROM SOFIA.
    69 7 Sofia, June 12. Tlie Government has replied to the Reparations Commission with a note objecting to the consti tut ion of the proposed convention as a condition for the postponement ami the securing of payments, but subsequently agrees thereto and undertakes to balance the budget and
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    WINDSOR TO LONDON RACE.
    66 7 MILLS’ THIRD VICTORY. London, June 10. lhe annual Windsor to Loudon Ma rathon race in which there were uu itierou' continental competitors was won for the third successive year by Mills, of Leicester, in 2 hrs. 47 mins. secs. Malvicini (Italy) was second in ‘2 his.
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    FRENCH TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIP.
    22 7 Paris. June 10. In the teimi' championship of l‘rance, final, the British champion, Baerlein. beat the French (hampion, Worth.
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    A COALITION DESERTER.
    138 7 London, May 29- —The Coalition has i,,s another supporter, namely, the memh*r of the House of Commons, Captain Reginald Terrell, who has joined the Independent Conservatives. Captain Ter-1 n l declares that the Coalition’s foreign) Policy is purely opportunist, creating I ''a\f international misunderstandings w hich might
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    LORO INCHCAPE’S SPEECH.
    105 7 Luridon, June 2. Speaking on his re--111,1 Gom America, at a luncheon given Dundee Chamber of Commerc**, ‘"’•I Inchcape referred to the close con- xion between Dundee and India, whi- 111 1"* Was going with a profound desire 'l° bis best to suggest practical lenie s and
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    PEKING GOVERNMENT.
    57 7 South China Against Unification. Amoy, June 11. The Foreign Minister of the Canton Government intimates that South China refuses to co-operate with the new Government in Peking, in the unification of China. Former President’s Coup. Peking, June 12. I’he ex-President Li Yuan Hung, who was deposed in 15)17,
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    WU'S ARMY GOES NORTH.
    184 7 Peking, May 30- —General Wu Pei-fu has authorised a general Northward ad vance. believing the moment propitious for encouraging the anti-Fengtien movement in Kirin which already has gained control of the Chinese Eastern railwav from Pogranitchnaia to Mulin, and is rapidly spreading westward. All the Chihli
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    WU TURNS ON OLD HSU.
    151 7 Poatingfu, May 31. —General Wu Pei-fu to-day turned openly and definitely against President Hsu Shih-chang. He declared that President Hsu is responsible for the present war. He asserted that President Hsu is responsible for the Anfu conflict- He holds the President blameworthy for most of
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    BIRTHDAY HONOURS.
    253 7 London, 2nd June: The Birthday Ho nours include: G-C.V.O. Lord Reading. Fifteen Baronetcies include Sir Berkeley Moynihan. K.C.V.O. Sir Rajendra Nath Mukherjee. K C- B. Lieut.-General De lamain. Major-General Alex. Wallace. C.B. Colonel O. R. Frith, in charge of the administration of Iraq Col- B. C. Dent, Commander
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    ANGLO-PERSIAN OIL.
    120 7 The Refinery in Wales. London, June 11. The President of the Board if Trade. Mr. Stanley Baldwin, will open the Anglo-Persian Oil Company’s new refinery at Llandarcy, near Swansea on June 29. The refinery works, including dock area and model village, cover 50 acres and cost £3,000,000. It
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    COMMUNIST ATTACK ON LENIN.
    638 7 PREACHING ANOTHER REVOLUTION. For the first time in many months travellers and refugees, as well as merchants arriving in Riga from Russia report an anticipated change in the Government of Russia. They say this opinion is based on the constant increase in unemployment, the continued paralysis
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    LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL. THE CHIEF SECRETARY.
    656 7 Plumage and Shaving Brushes. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Singapore, June 13. In the Legislative Council, a motion to prohibit the importing into or exporting from the Colony of the plumage of certain birds was passed. A motion to.prohibit the importing of Japanese shaving brushes was
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    RETRENCHMENT.
    169 7 FURTHER PROPOSALS BY THE COMMITTEE. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Singapore, June 13. Part 2 of lhe Report of the Retrenchment Committee, dealing with th’* Departments, recommend' that tin* services of all Medical Officers with short-term agreements be (lispensed with as soon as possible and that vacam ies be not
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    POLICE COURT ITEMS.
    357 7 ALLEGED THEFT OF A BICYCLE. Locks, chains and other thief proof devices not withstanding, bicycles appear to be avain attracting the attention of certain of the light-fingered fraternity in Penang, and as a result of police vigilance Li Ah Chee and Li Kwek Choon found themselves in
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    E. AND O. ORCHESTRAL CONCERT.
    102 7 The third of the series of Orchestral Concerts will Im* given al the E. and <). Hotel, under the dii-ection of Mr. E. O’Neil Shaw, to-morrow (Wednesday), commencing at ‘J.3O p.m. when the followin’-: programme of music will he played 1 i )verture i’he Barber
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    SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.
    754 7 Mr F. Cunningham of Port Dickson left for home last week on a six months’ holiday. H.R.H. is due to arrive at Gibraltar on the 17th inst., and to reach Plymouth on June 2l>th. Mr. Jervois has taken over the District Office, Tampin. vice Mr. Forlws. transferred
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    SELANGOR MINERS MEET.
    803 8 HOW LONG CAN THE STRUGGLE LAST The annual general meeting of the i Selangor Afiners’ Association was held it the Association Chambers on June 7 with the Hon. Mr. Choo Kia Peng. J P. in the chair. The minutes of the previous meeting having been confirmed, the
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    FIREWOOD AND TIMBER ROYALTIES.
    115 8 —“8. T.” Tin Miners in the F- M- S- are greatly annoyed at- the increase of the royalty on fiicwood and timber which has recently been imposed, obviously with a view to increasing the revenue. The matter is reported to< have been discussed at a recent
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    TEKKA TAIPING, LTD.
    319 8 DREDGE DIFFICULTIES. In the report of Tekka Taiping. Ltd for the year ended Oct. 31st, 1921, it is 'Stated inter alia as follows: The directors beg to submit to the shareholders the accounts of the Com pany for the year ending 31st Octobe 1921, which show a
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    ROUND THE MARKETS.
    426 8 Messrs. Baker Morgan Ar Co.. Ltd. Kuala Lumpur, reporting on Friday. June 9th. at 5 pm., write: A steady business since the M hitsun hobdays has been maintained in the Loan section. while the demand has been good ‘for Industrials, but shares in the latter are scarce.
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    THE COPRA MARKET.
    97 8 S.F.P.” Messrs. Barlow A* Co., Singapore, port —There has been a considerate falling off in the volume of business don? in this commodity during the past week but prices have remained steady. ('losing quotations are as follows: No. 1 Standard £lO-17’ to 5i0.50. ~2 10.00 10 17A.
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      658 8 Indigestion and Bad Stomach Dr. Cassell’s Tablets are the Prized Remedy in All Parts of the Empire. 1 British Guiana. South Africa. C. H. Sampson, Manchester Village, Mr. C. Crafford. River, LadiWhim P. 0., Berbice, Corentyn, British smith. CP.. South Africa, writes “I J Guiana, writes Nothing I have suffered
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      87 8 SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT LYRIC KINEMA I SHOWING ISlh, 16th. 17th and 18th June. S g CHARLIE CHAPLIN’S Record Breaking Achieve I “The KID.” SIX REELS OF JOY 1 THE MOST TALKED OF PICTURE OF THE AGE S Command Performances given before T. M. King George S Queen Mary, Queen Alexandra, also
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  • NEWS FROM INDIA.
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      SITUATION IN MALABAR.
      219 9 i r June 2. —A note issued by Gov- ni describes the position in the .fleeted by the Moplah rebellion It the district south of Beypore River 1( ,f rebel gangs, but there are at two gangs in hiding north of the ;11 the foothills and their
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      AUTOMATIC TELEPHONE EXCHANGE AT COONOOR.
      182 9 u,, 1 > June 2. Two engineers, Eck- ,uul Corner, belonging to the MarCo whose services had been requisi- In the Government of India, have practically completed the automatic r,i.|iiiie exchange installation at i,<u i with the exception of the engine batteries which are shortly
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      CALCUTTA STEVEDORE COOLY STRIKE.
      172 9 Ct nta June 5-- The Stevedore coolies v > went in strike on Thursday afternoon i- to the conviction of two coolies on ’i ->* of assault, are still out to-day-Bt-d. x protesting against the Magism order they demand increased It is likely the strike will
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      POLITICAL PRISONERS RELEASED.
      132 9 '"'Ulla. June 3.—-Chira Rangcn Das. 'C. R Das, was released yesterday ’■’'"btg from Alipore Central Jail after lu K his term of six months’ imprison XfiiL 'liiilvi ajed Ali Khan Pani of Kara Mymensingh. one of the biggest |f Bengal, a leader of the '•’at m vement-
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      EMOLUMENTS OF RETIRED OFFICERS.
      65 9 Kitie 2. It is announced that ami ncrements admissible tinf 'f ’h' rule- warrant dated 25th 1'; officers retired as surplus ’'‘Hint from income tax both in ,l! K'ncflom and India. This I not. however, apply to nJ- ,j l ”U‘ sibie under rule of the
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    SUNGEI TUKANG RUBBER.
    420 9 EXTRAORDINARY MEETING. An extraordinary general meeting of the Sungei Tukang Rubber Company, Limited, to confirm as special resolutions, the resolutions passed at an extraordinary meeting of the Company Jjeld on May 29, was held in the offices of the secretaries, Messrs McAuliffe, Davis and Hope, Downing Street,
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    AYER HITAM SYNDICATE, LTD.
    195 9 The Director s of Ayer Hitam Planting Syndicate Ltd.. report for the season ended 31st March. 1922. that the restricted crop secured was 424,675 lbs. against an estimate of 42O.(XX> lbs. The crop realized $209,550.52. a nett average of 49.34 cents per lb. The f.o b.
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    RAILWAY TRACK AS SLEEPING PLACE.
    251 9 Kuala Lumpur, June 10- —Thereclerks in the insurance department of Boustead and Go. have been arrested on a charge of attempting to defraud the firm with regard to a’i insurance policy on house property against theft- The magisterial inquiry has been postponed. It is reported
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    LOCAL SHARE LIST.
    56 9 The following are the latest quotations in Messrs. Kennedy Co.'s share list Yesterday. To-day. Z* Shares. 'Z 22 X CQ X SC. C. C. SC. Rubber (Dollar). U. Malacca 50 60 55 65 General. NawngPetT. 35 40 37 A 42 A N. Taiping 85 87A 80 85
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    RUBBER PRICES.
    76 9 L3th June, 1922. Local. cts. {Smoked Sheet 25{> Fine Pale Crepe 25 Unsmoked Sheet No. 1... 17i Sing a- 1 Smoked Sheet 24 pore JCrepe 23| London and New York. London pmoked Sheet 7 l/2d I Crepe i l/?d Market quiet. New York Gl4i The following were the
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    RUBBER CROPS.
    19 9 The following are additional rubber outputs for May lbs. Juru 14.6(H) Perak River Valley 28.971 Semauggol 14.273
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    TIN PRICES.
    110 9 London. The Straits Trading Co.. Ltd., gives the following London prices, on June 12: Spot £151.15s D £l.ss 3 mos. buving 153.25. Gd 0.. 1.25.6 d W 3 selling ..153.5s N.. 1.5 s Local parity $75.>7 The Eastern Smelting Co.. Ltd:— London. June 12. £152 spot, and £153.25.(»d
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    PRODUCE PRICES.
    193 9 Benares Opium p. chest SS.<MM).(H) nom. Cloves 115.00 sales j Gold leaf 72JM) Mace Pickings 05.00 j Nutmegs SOs... 45.00 sellers 1105... 37.00 Coconuts per 1.000 39.00 Copra Sundried 10.30 buyers Rattans 11.20 sellers I Rattans Coarse 10.50 Green Snail Shells 13.00 I Siam Rice No. 1 15.50
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    TO-DAY’S SHARE MARKET.
    111 9 The Malaya (’<»., Ltd., reports the following important changes in the share mirk t. Shares. Buyers. Sellers Ayer Molek Rubber (’<> S .75 ,9a Kuala Sidim Rublier Co 1.5 U 1.60 Lunas Rubber Estates 4.25 5.25 Malakoff Rubber Co 2.45 3.0tl United Malacca Rubber .60 7.» Bat
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    KENNEDY & CO’S SHARE LIST.
    1009 9 KENNEDY CO’S SHARE LIST. NAMES. 5 8.2 I a j 3 I* RUBBKR (Dollar.) S c .l 3 c 3 c \llenby Rubber Co. dor Gajah Rubber Estate > xmalgamated Malay Estates y I »yer Hitam Planting Syndicate .yer Kuning Rubber Estate» ...I u °> l 9 kyer Molek Rubber
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      329 9 I PURE J I BEEF DRIPPING) H Prices from Ist June. per lb. loose 40 cents per lb. „2 lb. tin 90 tin >«♦>< I Singapore Cold Storage Co. Ltd., I PENANG. I .■,XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX:cXf > 1 MEDUSA X g White Portland Cement S I I 1 STAINLESS s x AND
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    BURMA RICE MARKET.
    502 10 BI LLS VERY ACTIVERangoon. June 7. —The rice market opened steady yesterday, the cheap rice freights io Bombay of Rs 6 per ton offered by an Indian steamship line seeming attractive, and served as a pretext fcr the bulls to push up prices. It is stated that
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    INDIAN TOBACCO PROSPECTS.
    361 10 The Review of Agricultural Operations in India for 1920-21 says:- With the recently imposed heavy duties on imported tobacco the prospects for the finer grades grown in India have improved considerably. The field is a large one. as may be seen from the fact that last year
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    SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.
    126 10 TO-DAY’S DEPARTURES. Menggala for Deli and P. Brandan. Pungah for Pang Nga. Ainu Thye for Pillau Langkaxvi. Setnl and Perlis. Kedah for Bindings and Sitiawan. Klang for Port Svvettenhain and Singapore (taking mails for Port Swettenham. Klang and Kuala Lumpur). Perak. [S.S. Co] for Teluk Anson. Hosang for
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    PENANG MAILS.
    330 10 CLOSE DAILY (except Sunday). BY TRAIN. Registration and Parcel Post, except where otherwise stated, close half-an-hour earlier than the Ordinary mail. FOR AT Federated Malay States. Malacca. Johore. SiugajMin 1 and Hongkong ipoh. Batu (iaiah, Tapah Road.'l By train Teluk Anson.Kuala Kubu. Kuala 7.15 a.m. Lumpur. Klang. Port
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    THE MAILS.
    43 10 The homeward mail, by the Teesta, closes at 11 a.m. to-morrow. T'he homeward mail, by the Khyber, closes at noon to-morrow. Tlie postal pillar-box near Hutton Lane Police Station, has been removed to the junction of Anson Road and Burmah Road.
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    EXCHANGE.
    120 10 PENANG. JUNE 1.”», 1922. (By Courtesy of the Chartered Bank.) London Demand Bank 2/3 13/1(> 4 months* sight Bank 2/3 15/1)» 3 Credit 2/4 3/1 3 Documentary 2/4 7/32 Calcutta Demand Bank H-slTti 3 days’sight Private 181 I Bombay Demand Bank 17<> is Madras Demand Bank 17l> E- 3
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    AUTOMOBILE CLUB.
    907 11 •he” could to further the proposal.—‘‘S F- P.” ANNUAL MEETING AT SINGAPORE 'rhe annual meeting of the Singapore Automobile Club was held in the Exchange Buildings, the Chairman, Mr. O- Griffith Jones, presiding over a fair attendance of membersIn proposing the adoption of the rejort and accounts, the
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      1418 12 MESSAGERIES MARITIMES COMPANY. 1“ CA ±J F C Under Contract with the French Government STEAMSHIP CO LTD (Incorporated in England Mail and Passenger Services. /Tn« a i V* 1 nd DIRECT FORTNIGHTLY MARSEILLES FAR EASTERN SERVICE. orpora e in ng a Fares in Gold (subject to change OUTW’KRD MAILS The
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      406 12 EASTERN I (INCORPORATED IN THE STRAITS SHTTLE.MFXj H TEL. ADDRESS: ‘SHIPPING. PENANG.” No. 47a Head Office :—No. 63, Beach Street d i Pen *ng Dockyard and Machine Shop. Sung’ei N y3k I Telephone No. BUTTERWORTH i I Ship Owners, Steel and Iron Ship Builders and c I Boiler-Makers. Engineers, Brass
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