Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 14 August 1922

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    21 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE. PUBLISHED DAILY. ESTABLISHED 1883. No. 181. VOL LXXX. MONDAY, 14th AUGUST, 1922. —asu- PRICE 15 CENTS.
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  • NEWS FROM INDIA.
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      KARACHI ELECTRIC SUPPLY
      207 2 Karachi. July 25. —In moving the adoption of the report of the Directors ,f U, e Karachi Electric Supply Corporation at yesterday’s annual general meeting of shareholders, the chairman drew attention to ihe remarkable nature of the figures of last year s working. Every figure was the
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      SOVIET AND AFGHANISTAN.
      136 2 Teheran, July 5. —Rumours of impending trouble between the Soviet and Afghanistan have recently been causing disquietude at Meshed, and Bolshevik troops a r e repealed to be assembling on the Afghan Frontier probably, however, against Enver Pasha. During the past few months Soviet commercial agents throughout
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      THE FIRE ON THE S. S. AVA.
      138 2 Calcutta, July 29.—A Marine Court of Inquiry was held yesterday to investigate the circumstanc-'s attending the fire which broke out on the inland steamer Ava of the India General Navigation Company at Goalundo on the 11th May last. The steamer Ava was lying
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      CHEATING BOMBAY TRUST.
      81 2 Bombay. July 28,—Bhojraj Z- K. Kathuria, Assistant Engineer of the Bombay City Improvement Trust, and Mukund B. Vaily, contractor, wore charged with cheating in respect of Rs. 13.052. and abetment thereof, before Mr. Justice Kincaid and a special jury. His Lordship sentenced the accused 10 two years’
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      NON-CO-OPERATORS FINED IN CALCUTTA.
      53 2 Calcutta, July 26. —Eighteen out of the twenty-one non-co-operators arrested on Tuesday for picketing shops selling foreign cloth and thereby obstructing traffic were sentence to a fine of Rs. 10 or in default one month’s imprisonment. The remaining three were acquitted. There was no picketing to-day
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      BENGAL AND LOCAL OPTION.
      112 2 “M M.” Calcutta. July 28. —At the annual meeting of the Calcutta Temperance Association, on Friday, a letter was read from Nawab Ali Chaudhuri, Minister in charge of the Department of Agriculture and Industries stating that he had already taken such steps as were possible to
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    SCOTTISH LETTER.
    2090 3 the romance of flora MACDONALD. J m Our Own urespon dent.) Edinburgh July 19. jneiiioi Jal commemorating Flora Mac- nuald has been dedicated in the churchrj <>f Kihnuir, in the Isle of Skye, and i address in honour of the heroine wa* ,n by Dr. C. G. Vardell,
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    HIGH PRICE OF RICE AT SHANGHAI.
    203 3 MEETING OF CHINESE RATEPAYERS. Despite previous efforts to control rice prices in Shanghai, and despite the edicts issued by the native authorities, piofit eers have relentlessly pursued their po licy of hoarding, without regard to rhe sufferings of the poorer masses. In ordei to
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    RETROCESSION OF WEIHAIWEI.
    104 3 Peking, July 23. —Since the announce ment made at the Washington Confer ence by Great Britain regarding the re trocession of Meihaiwei, the Chinese Government have appointed Mr. Liang Ju-hao Tupan to manage affairs relating to the transfer of Weihaiwei to China Owing to the fact, however,
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    SPY SCARE IN MANILA.
    64 3 Manila, July 15. —F. Fujihara. the steward of the O.S.K- liner Arizona Mz’ru, and Momoca Kanegaye, an em ployee of a Japanese hotel here, were arrested yesterday at Fort McKinley on suspicion of photographing the military reservation. Manila, July 16 —The two Japanese arresetd on Friday
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    EX-KAISER BECOMES WEATHER EXPERT.
    150 3 HIS BOOK ON ORCHID GROWINGThe ex-Kaiser Vv’ilhelm has become a Clerk of the Weathei* Sawing wood and superintending the writing of his forthcoming memoirs hav c j not been his only occupations since he established himself at Doorn. He- haset up a fully equipped meteorological station
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    MEDICAL DEPT. LEAKAGE.
    665 3 FINANCIAL CLERK GETS TWELVE MONTHS. Further light was thrown into the re cent discovery of defalcations committed in the P-C-M.O. office, Singapore, when Noor Mohamed, popularly known as N. Mamat, chief clerk employed in the P.C. M.O. office, was charged in the Third Court with defalcations in
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    THE FERNANDO APPEAL.
    136 3 The appeal by E. P. Fernando against i hG sentence by Mr- P- A. F. David, DisI trict Judge, to 12 months’ rigorous im I prisorment for criminal breach of trust t in respect of $B,OOO odd, the property of residents in the Europe Hotel, came ou
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    SANDY DEFIES HARLEY STREET
    62 3 Sandy not feeling well, had consulted a doctoit Doctor. —Do you drink, Sandy Sandy!—Yes, Sir. Doctor—Well, you must give that up D’you smoke Sandy .—Yes, sir. Dcetoi,—You must g, ve that up, tooAs Saildy went quickly through tin office dobr the doctor exclaimed,, Lou have not
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    “MALAYA” CUP FOOTBALL
    1836 4 Penang Draw With Sslangar. PENALTY KICK AVERTS DEFEAT. What was probably a record crowd in Penang football annals lined the ropes on Saturday to witness the game between Selangor and Penang in the H. ,M. S. ’Malaya" (hip competition. The teams lined up as follows Penang.—J. Stables
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    SINGAPORE BEAT MALACCA.
    26 4 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Singapore, August 14. In the Malaya” Cup football match, at Malacca, Singapore beat Malacca by three goals to one.
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    KEDAH COURT OF APPEAL.
    237 4 SUNGEI TUKANG CASEAlor Star, August 11.• On Thursday judgment was delivered cn the appeal of M. V. Gregory for balance of $2,489.65 due from Mr. Sugden Gates of Sungei Tukang Estate. The appellant in the first, instance contracted to build a manager's bungalow, an Asst. Manager’s
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    FUNERAL OF MR. CHEAH CHEN EOK.
    297 4 AN IMPOSING CEREMONY. The funeral of Mr. Cheah Chen Eok. the donor of the jubilee clock tower, took place from his residence, Holland House, Northam Road, Penang, yesterday morning. The large attendance of mourners testi fied to the esteem in which deceased wa> held
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    MUNICIPAL COMMISSION
    84 4 The business for the special meeting of the Municipal Commission, to be held to-morrow, is as follows I. Minutes of last meeting to be read and confirmed11. To consider and, if approved, to pass Supplemental Budget No. 1 '22. The business for the ordinary meeting i$ as under
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    INCOME TAX MOVEMENT.
    1448 4 finances of the colony. i The following figures have been i- extracted by the Straits Settlements 1 (Singapore) Association from the published Government Accounts and Estimates and from the report of the Retrench--1 ment Committee for the purpose of i showing:— (1) That Income Tax in the
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    MALAYA'S UNOFFICIALS TO CONFER.
    55 4 THE SEA BELLE'S new i;()I e (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur. Ane. p A meeting of the unofficial the Legislative Council and the niioif, ials members of the Federal Council w take place on the Seabelle at Pon Sv tenham on Sunday n<-xt, the2drh \i
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    AMERICAN NAVAL VISIT.
    114 4 Singapore is having a visit frmn t American squadron, consisting of flagship, with cruisars and inniboan proceeding to the Philippines, Thefi rM vessel of the Squadron to arrive is th,, gunboat Sacramento, 1,4*5 tons, in command of Commander J F. Green, ami when she put into port
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    Band Programme.
    395 4 The Municipal Band will play the following progi'amme of music at the Esplanade from 6 to 7 p.m. to-day 1 March The Gladiator Sousa 2 Gavotte Farewell Dear Country O’Keefe 3 Waltz A Night of Romance Nichol!- 1 4 Selection Tails Up Braham 5 Fox Trot Make Believe
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    BOTTIMLEY'S VANITIES.
    1281 5 PRUE OF PERORATIONS. i iloiiry E Houston, “confidant and arv’ to Horatio Bottomley, now un. ~i np seven gears’ )>enal servitude /fl. Hid. tells several good stories of I employer in the “News of the j "0| his passion for champagne ~t i.od stories could be told.’ k
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    BOTTOMLEY’S DUPES.
    410 5 London, July 26- —The poor prospects of the subscribers to Bottomley’s Bond Clubs receiving their money’ was revealed by Mr. Justice Sargant when giving judg ment for the subscribers in a Chancery Court action for a declaration that Bot tomley became a trustee of the funds subscribed- He
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    HONGKONG FIRE.
    465 5 A GREAT CALAMITY NARROW Lt AVERTED. Details are now available in Hongkong papers of August 1 and 2, which show that Hongkong narrowly escaped a great calamity. The “Hongkong Daily Press” of the Ist inst. says: A large portion of the centre of Victoria was threatened with destruction,
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    GERMAN SAVAGERY IN UPPER SILESIA
    211 5 Oppeln, July 7.—The German Schutzpolizoi took over Oppeln at 3 o clock th s morning, and the reign of blackguardism has begun. M aiking along the Nicolaistrasse, the, High-street of Oppeln. I personally say three women stripped naked and rushed along by a jeering, shouting
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    “FREE DRINK.”
    171 5 It is reported that in the East End there; is a, gang of who go round visiting public houses, order drinks, refuse to pay, and when it is proposed to call the police, remind the pub lican of what may happen to him some night if he doesWhich
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    ALLEGED TRESPASS.
    281 5 GLAIM FOR $2,000 DISMISSED IN SUPREME COURT. The action which came on before the acting Chief Justice, the Hon. Mr- P. J Sproule, in which Chua Kim Boon, former contractor to the Pacific Trading Company, Singapore, claimed $2,000 from Air. E- Sorenson, an assistant in that com pany,
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    ATTEMPT TO BURN A BOY.
    112 5 Toronto, July 7. —Eddie Sanderson, a ten-year old boy, was tied to a stake near Kingsville, Essex County, newspapers and sticks piled around him, and a fire started. His cries attracted attention, and he was rescued by older people, not, however, before his feet and
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    GREAT BRITAIN’S AIRSHIPS.
    90 5 The “Daily Express” says:—“lt is un derstood that the Air Council is advising the Government to reconsider its decision to scrap the airships and their bases- The council considers that the Empire ait service scheme, based on six airships in stead of Commander Burney’s five, would be
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    14 KILLED AT PRAYER.
    382 5 -—“M-M.” Cairo, July 15. —A tragedy occurred at 3-15 this morning in the world-famous Alleleia Mosque, in the heart of Cairo. Moslems obeying the morning call to prayer had settled in front of a. portion of the Mosque, which is over 600 years old. when the-
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    YOUNG CHINA.
    1208 6 —“TOM.” On Saturday we published a Reuter’s wire from London, giving the gist of a letter addressed to the Editor of the Times by the Chairman of the Central Union of Chinese Students in Great Britain and Ireland, in support of the ide:f that Great Britain should show
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    HERE AND THERE.
    1540 6 Members of the Straits Settlements (Singapore) Association, Taxation An other Associations in the Eloquent Colony, apj some 2,(MX Memorandum. firms in Singapore, Penang and Malacca have received copies of an up-to-date memorandum on the finances of the Straits, and the 1 Hon. Secretary courteously inclueles us in
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    72 6 DEATHS. Hale.—On August 11. 1922 at 360 Sĕrangoon Road. Alary Hale, wife of Dr. Hale, late Assistant Surgeon. Straits Settlements. OBITUARY. SIR ALBERT ROLLIT. London, August 12. file «leath lias occurri'd of Sir Albert Rollit, ex-President of the Associated Chambers of Commerce of the U.K., and M.P. for South Islington
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    LONDON CONFERENCE.
    838 7 British Counter-Proposals. HU FRENCH AM) AISACELORRAINE. I Reuter’s T’legrams. Paris. August I 1. |i J s(* ii 11 -< >( I u t a 1 1 y >lalu<l tliat 1 lie <<mnter-pn»l>»>'iiG are. firstly, i ((lll( ]iti<jnal moratorium t<< Germany (as h payment?, until the 31st De ,''mber;
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    GERMAN PUBLIC WORKS.
    379 7 E NORMO US EXPEND! TUR E. Paris, July 14. —In connection with Germany’s plea that she is unable to meet, her obligations, the Freuich Press draws attention to the vast public works nowbeing carried out, or about to be carried out in Germany. In the German budget
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    ANNIVERSARY OF GERMAN REPUBLIC.
    138 7 PATRIOTIC SPEECHES. Berlin. August 11. The third anniversary of the promulgation of the Republican constitution was celebrated to-day. The Government buildings and many private houses were beflagged. The President issued a manifesto saying that heavy storms had swept over the young Republic, unity, riyht and liberty
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    AFGHANISTAN AFFAIRS.
    54 7 Simla August 1 1. Th»* Chines»* mission to Kabul is returning to China ami will leave Kabul immediately. Sar»lar Tarzi. ex-Foreiun Minister of Afghanistan, father-in-law of th»* Amir, has been appointed Afghan Minister to Paris, whither hi* will proceed in a month, accompanied by Ghulain Sadig, the new
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    DEATH OF MR. ARTHUR GRIFFITH.
    655 7 Chief of Irish Free State. Loudon. August 12. The Irish leader, Mr. Arthur Griifith, died from heart failure. Sudden End Following Influenza. London, August 12. The suddenness of Mr. Arthui Griffith’s death shocked Dublin, where it occurred, no less than London, where it was not
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    DUBLIN POST OFFICE ATTACKED.
    188 7 BUILDING FIRED. London, August 12. It is reporte»! that Irregulars in Dublin attacked the Post Office last night, overpowered the guard ami fired the building. Telegraphic communication with Dublin has ceased. Another Raid on Dublin P. 0* The Dublin Post Office was rushed by 20 Irregulars,
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    OUTRAGE ON R. I. C. MAJOR.
    167 7 TRACKED DOWN BY GUNMEN. London, August 12. Major Neilson. ex-Ohief Intelligence Officer of the Royal Irish Constabulary, has been sent to hospital suffering from bullet wounds inflicted by gunmen, it is lu*lieved Irish, who tracked him <lown to Devonshire. Major Neilson was found in
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    RAILWAY COACHES ON ROLLER BEARINGS.
    92 7 A PROBLEM SOLVED. London. August 11. A dream of railway' engineers is believed to have been realise»! in lailway ci aches, running on roller hearings, which passed tests on the Great Eastern Railway, promising economy' iii the wear and tear of the permanent way and
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    BRITISH TRADE VALUES.
    48 7 EXPORTS LARGELY INCREASED. London, August 12. A cheering increase in th»* value of United Kingdom expoMs is the. outstanding feature of th»' Board of Trade returns for July. Exports totalled £‘60,50(1.1100, compared with £43.000. 000 in July last year. Imports were £81,750.000, compared wit-i £80.500.000.
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    SEQUEL TO RAND REVOLT.
    43 7 SEVER AL SENTENCES. Johannesburg. Augu>t 12. The special criminal court, trying cases arising from the Rand revolt in March, sentenced two prisoners to death and several others to varying terms of imprisonment, in connection with the shooting of natives.
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    INTERNATIONAL LABOUR QUESTIONS.
    64 7 HOURS AND CONDITIONS. The Hague. August 12. The International Court of Justice, by a majority, decided affirmatively’ the question submitted by France, whether the international labour organisation was competent internationally to regulate the hours and other conditions of agricultural workers. The French ami Roumanian judges dissented. The
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    EXPLOSION ON LINER.
    97 7 900 Passengers Aboard. New York, August 11. Two of thy crew were killed, live seriously injured and one is missing as a result of the explosion on the Adriatic. The vessel is proceeding at half speed to New York with 900 passengers. New York, August 12. A
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    AMERICAN RAILWAY STRIKE.
    113 7 A GRAVER SITUATION. Chicago, August 12. The railway strike has assumed more threatening asjiect on entering the seventh week. A paralysis of railway transportation throughout the country seems imminent. Members o’ four of the big railway brotherhood, having abandoned work on various lines as a protest against
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    CARRYING ON THE STRIKE.
    36 7 RHINE SHIPWORKERS’ BALLOT. Amsterdam. Aug. 11. From Rotterdam, it now appears that the ballot of the striking Rhine shipping workers shows a big majority in favour of a continuance of the strike.
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    AMERICAN TARIFF RATES.
    224 7 Washington, August 12. A letter from President Hauling Io Senator McCuinber, of th»* Finance Committee, was read in tin*. Senate, urging a flexible tai iff, ami expr.*s, ing the wish that the 'Tariff Commission be made the agency for the investigation and recommendation of changes in the
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    BERLIN AND MUNICH.
    56 7 DISPUTE SETTLED. Berlin, August 12. The dispute between the Central and Bavarian Governments has been settled by compromise. Th»» latiei agreed to withdraw the ordinance against-the Central Government’s law.** for the defence of the Republic, while the Central Government agrees to res pect Bavaria’s special sovereign rights
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    CZECHO SLOVAKIAN OIL FIELDS.
    97 7 j*’. |>.” STANDARD OIL CD’S CONCESSION. Paris, August 11. The Standard Oil (’ompauy’s concession for the exploitation of the oilfields in Czecho- Slovakia has been finally signed. Everybody knows that official figures cannot lie. The net result of the agitation for restriction of rubber production seems
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    COUNTY CRICKET.
    132 7 Kent’s Big Win. London. A ugust 11. At Canterbury. Kent lieat Middlesex by an innings and 30 runs. For Kent, Woolley took twelve wickets for 79 runs. Warwickshire v. Notts. At Birmingham, Notts led on the first innings in a drawn match with Warwickshin*. Payton (Notts) scored 108
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    COUNTY CRICKET CHAMPIONSHIP.
    151 7 The table to date is as follows Won Lost U 3 3 Yorkshire 17 1 4 2 120 93 77.50 Surrey 13 1 3 2 95 71 74.73 Notts' 15 3 5 I 120 85 70.38 Lancashire 14 5 2 3 120 71 61.66 Middlesex 10 5
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    DAVIS CUP TENNIS.
    44 7 FRENCH PAIR BEATEN IN DOUBLES. Boston, August 12. In the Davis Cup doubles, Patterson and O’Hara Wood defeated Gober'l and Cochet 6-0, 6-8, 4-6, 6-3, 10-8. The Australian, Anderson, is suffering from slight pneumonia, and did not participate in the games.
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    INTERNATIONAL POLO TRIAL.
    88 7 London, July 17- —At Hurlingham in the polo international trial the teams were: England: Majors T. Kirkwood, M Phipps-Hornby, Lord Wodehouse and Mr. L* Lacey. The Rest: Mr. J. Traill, Lord Buck master, Major Harrison and another. England won by 8 goals to 4. At Ranelagh in
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    PRINCE OF WALES’S PRIZE AT BISLEY
    48 7 London, July 20. —At Bisiey, Doctor Kelly, of North London, won the KingBronze Medal. Scotland with 947 point*captured the Mackinnon Cup. England scored 938 and Canada 855. Sergeant Rowland, of the. North Staf fords, won the Prince of Wales’s prio: of £lOO.
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    ETON RAMBLERS vs. HARROW WANDERERS.
    51 7 London, July 17. —Lords, to-day, saw the opening of the annual meeting bet ween Eton Ramblers and Harrow Wan derers. The latter had'first knock, scor ing[ 166. Eton Ramblers replied with 137 for 5 wicket» when stumps were drawnMr. Haig took 5 Harrow wickets for
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    COAL PRICES.
    105 7 London, July 29*—Higher coal prices were urged at a meeting of the National Coal Board, which was convened to <-<>n sider the economic position of the in dustry. The employers have promised to consider the Union leaders’ proposal io fix prices nationally at better wages and profits than
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    THE GIRL GUIDES
    50 7 News has just eeine from home that ,i Patrol Lea*der in the 3rd (Anglo Chinese) (’onrpany of the Penang (Jiri Guides his won the first prize for the best letter written by an over seas Guide to “The Guitle” (the Official Organ of the Gi;l Guides Incorporat»*<i)
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    BUKIT RAJAH RUBBER.
    913 8 OUTLOOK DISTINCTLY BRIGHTER. Th«* annual ordinary inoetrnv of the Bukit Rajah Rubber Company, Limited, was held the office of the company, 20. Eastcheap. E.t Mr. H. K. I.u(herford (chairman of the company) presiding. The Chairman said: We have now to record the second bad year in the
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    UNITED PLANTATIONS LTD.
    326 8 The report of the Directors of the United Plantations Ltd., for the year ended 31st DecemlMT, 1921, says the gross profit for the year was $80,770, which, after deducting office expenses, interest and depreciation, $71,157. leaves a nett profit of $9,612 and with balance from previous year
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    PUNGGOR ESTATES.
    323 8 At the annual general meeting of the Punggor Rubber Estates, Ltd,, Mr. Tan Soo Hock, in the chair. said there was a loss of $2,800.31 on the working for the year, as a result of the continued unremunerative price of rubber, but thanks to the rigorous cutting down
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    EXCHANGE.
    121 8 PENANG, AUGUST 11, 1922. (By Courtesy of the Chartered Bank.) London Demand Bank 2/3 15/16 4 months’ sight Bank 2/4 3 Credit 2/4 1/4 3 Documentary 2/4 5/16 Calcutta Demand Bank Rs 1761'] 3 days’sight Private 180 j Bombay Demand Bank 176 i j 2 Madras Demand Bank 176
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    WERCHISTON ESTATE.
    599 8 The tenth annual general meeting jf Merehiston Rubber Estate, Ltd-, was held at the registered offices of the company, Pinners Hall, 8 and 9, Austin Friars, e’ C« Mr. E L. Hamilton (the Chairman), presiding. The Chairman said notwithstanding a restricted crop the. estate oust of (ur rubber
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    PRODUCE PRICES.
    196 8 Benares Opium p. chest $5,000.00 nom. Cloves 1;3O -9° sellers Gold leaf 72.00 Mace Pickings UM Ml Nutmegs 50.00 1105... 40.00 Coconuts per 1,000 37.00 Copra Sundried 10.40 sales Rattans 11.20 sellers Rattans Coarse 10.50 Green Snail Shells 13.00 Siam Rice No. 1 15.50 per bag do do
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    MARKET RATES.
    476 8 PENANG, AUGUST 14. 1922. S cts government mutton He*!, sheep or goat each 80 Liver with heart k lung do 1.20 Tripe do i.W Goat or Sheep per lb 50 Sweet Bread each 80 Leg of Mutton lb 50 Kidney pair 30 Feet the four 40 HUTIUNHeari, sheep
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    SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.
    733 9 Air- H. B. Molh it has been apponted Secretary of the Perak Club. Taiping. Mr. St anley H. Burgess has returned irom leave and goes to Permas Estate, Johore. Major C. W. C. Parr, British Resident, Perak, has gone to Singapore on a few days’ leave. Air.
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    328 9 RUMOURED SALE. It is rumoured that the Straits Steamship Co., J Ad., has ac<iuired the Eastern Shipping Co., Ltd., for the sum of $7,000,000. Information leaked out on Saturday evening that at a meeting of representatives of the two companies, the Holt concern successfully clinched the bargain
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    THOS. COOK AND SON’S JUBILEE CRUISE.
    263 9 The new luxurious Cunard steamship Samaria, 20,000 tons register, will sail from New York on January 24 next on a 30,000-mile voyage round the world, under a special charter to Messrs. Thos. Cook <!t Son. This will be a Golden Ju bilee world-cruise commemorating
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    ARMAMENT REDUCTIONS.
    221 9 Lord Robert Cecil’s draft treaty, which was discussed by the armaments com mission recently, provides, firstly, No reduction proposal shall be effective unless it is general; secondly, no government shall be responsible for a large scale of reduction unless it is guaranteed territorial security; thirdly, a defensive alliance
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    LOCAL SHARE LIST.
    100 9 1 he following are the latest ((notations in Messrs. Kennedy Co.’s share list Yesterday. To-day. ■fi A g g Shares. J? >» -2 s "a ,5 72 «2 sc. sc. sc. sc. Mining. Hitam Tin 97/, 1.00 971 102.) Johan Tin 45 50 35 45 Liman Nipies
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    RUBBER PRICES.
    40 9 14th August, 1922. Local. cts. 1 Smoked Sheet 24| Penang [Fine Pale Crepe 24| J Unsmoked Sheet No. 1... Sing A- 1 Smoked Sheet 24{> pore Crepe 24/ London and New York. }cXe ed Shwt New York Gl4
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    RUBBER CROPS.
    45 9 The. following are additional rubber outputs for July lbs. Anglo-Johore 25,491 Bnkit Palong 12,312 Bukit Jelotong 7,573} Consolidated Malay 76,400 Chulsa (Selangor) 31,000 F.M.S. Rubber 83,000 Kong Sang 34,457 Mambau (F.M.S.) 43,000 Sungei Salak 42,000 Sepang Valley 40,000 Tangga Batn 18,000 Thirdmile 33,000
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    60 9 Local. The Straits Trading Co, Ltd, Aug. 14: Singapore buyers no sellers at $79. Penang buyers no sellers at $79. Messrs Boustead and Co., Ltd:— To-day’s quotation for Singapore refined tin $79 per picul, buyers no sellers; Penang refined tin $79 per picul, buyers no sellers: unrefined tin
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    TIN OUTPUTS.
    34 9 Tronoh Alines, Ltd., for July, 2.259 piculs. Ipoh Tin Dredging, Ltd, for July, 310 piculs. Tongkah Harbour Tin Dredging Co., N. L. from 6th to 12th August (being one week), 18 tons.
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    MANCHESTER WEEKLY REPORT.
    367 9 Messrs. James F. Hutton Co., Ltd., Manchester, reported on Wednesday, July 12, as follows Last week’s advance in cotton prices has been almost lost, a downward movement following immediately after the rapid rise which took place owing to the fact that the anticipated trade buying, on the
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    1066 9 KENNEDY CO’S SHARE LIST. t NAMES >» I I-! M x E-i RUBBER [Dollar.] c 9 e e Allenby Rubber Co 55 65* Alor Gajah Rubber Estate 1 (JO 1 10 Amalgamated Malay Estates 1 10 1 25 Ayer Hitam Planting Syndicate 9 0010 00 Ayer Kuning Rubber Estates 1
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    SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.
    205 10 TO-IMY’S DEPARTURES. Haruna Maru for Colombo, Dhanushkodi. Port Said, Marseilles and London. Eleplianta for PortSwettenham and Singapore (taking mails for Port S wet tenham, Klang and Kuala Lumpur). Pangkor for Kantang (Trang). Jin Ho for P. Brand an. Ban Whatt Soon for Teluk Anson. Lady Blake for Mergui.
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    PENANG MAILS.
    282 10 CLOSE DAILY (except Sunday). 81 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, Singapore and Hongkong Ipoh. Batu Gajah. Tapah Road.') By train Teluk Anson.Kuala Kubu. Kuala 7.15 a.m. Lumpur. Klang. Port Swetten-
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    48 10 Aug PJ —“Malaya” Cup Football. Penang v Perak. Esplanade. 5 p.m. Aug 20—P.S.C.. Gibbons Cup. .100 yds. Aug 23—Lodge. Krian. Parit Buntar. Installation Meeting, ti.3o p.ni. Aug 2(> —P.C.C. Gymkhana. Sept 3—P.S.C., Gibbons Cup. 50 yds. Sept. 20—Board of Licencing Justices. Meeting. District Court, 2.30’ p.m.
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    ELECTRIC PILOT.
    485 10 CABLE NAVIGATION OF SHIPS. For the first time in British waters a liner has been navigated by electrical signals from a submarine cable. The steamer was the Pacific Steam Navigation Company’s Orbita and the experiment, conducted by Admiralty officials, was carried out on the departure of the liner
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    414 11 An issue of 400.0G0 Seven and a-Half per Cent, Cumulative Preference shaies of the Borneo Company, <>f £l each at par, has been placed by Messrs Helbeit, Wagg, and Co.. Limited- The present capital of the company is £600,000 in Ordinary shares of £1 each. The original
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    175 11 A dispute over a house in Stevens-road. the rent of which was raised from Sl5 to $l4O a month, occupied the attention of the Acting Chief Justice, the Hon'ble Mr. Sproule in the Supreme Court, Singapore. The action was brought byWee Seo Gum and his wife
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    257 11 —“S.T.” ...Our Kuala Lumpur correspondent wires: It. is reported that the claim brought by the contractor f-,r the new hospital at Kuala Lumpu’* against the Government, owing to the stoppage of w’ork been referred to arbitrationThe claim is said to be for $1,0'50,0 o.— S.T.” On
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    282 11 WAR OFFICE COMMITTEE’S REPORT. Seme two years ago a departmental committee was appointed by the Mar Office, with Lord Southborough as chairman. to conduct an inquiry regarding shell-shock in soldiers. After a careful and exhaustive investigation this body has now completed its report, which will be presented to
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    129 11 —”T-0.M.” CHANDU SHOP LOOTED. There was a very daring robbery at Padang R.engas on Sunday night at about quarter to eight in the night. Four welldressed Chinese entered the chandu shop there, one armed with a revolver and the others with parangs, and while the one
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    69 11 In the House of Commons Mr. E. Wood. Under-Secretary for the Colonies, in reply to a question whether the Government had received information that great German stocks had been accumulated in Java for rapid transportation to Australia, said he h;rd no information other than that which
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    39 11 NOT TO BE CONSTRUCTED. Mr- Lloyd George announced in the House of C’ommons that, in view of the financial condition of the country. the Government did not intend to consider the construction of the Channel tunnel-
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    241 11 -“S.F.P.” LOCAL RECEIVER APPOINTEDAs the result of an action taken by debenture holders in England, an order of court has appointed Mr- H- G. M ightwick to be the local receiver and manager of the Singapore Elpctric Tramways, Ltd— M.T.” It is intended to tie up several Government
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