Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 22 August 1922

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    21 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE PUBLISHED DAILY. ESTABLII BED 1833. No. 188. VOL LXXX. TUESDAY, 22nd AUGUST, 1922. PRICE 15 CENTS
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      9 1 T. NAGATA, i: DENTIST. N«MT DOO* TO TM tISKHSHRY.”
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    SOCIAL & PERSONAL.
    1514 2 SOCIAL PERSONAL. —Ex. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Lloyd of New Labu Estate are sailing for Home at the end of September. Mr. II- W. Liddle, assistant master at St. Peter’s School, York, has been appointed headmaster of Bedford Modern School. Per N.Y-K- s.s. Hakone Marti, from London, July 26, to
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      RETRENCHMENT.
      253 2 [To the Editor of the Pinang Gazette.”] Sir, —The powers that be of British Malaya have a retrenchment scheme on, from what can be ascertained from the newspapers and, from accounts of a large number of persons’ services being dispensed with to reduce expenses. This sort of retrenchment, it
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    CHIN SENG & CO., LTD.
    168 2 CHIN SENG CO., LTD. The thirteenth annual report of the Directors of Messrs. Chin Seng A Co., Ltd, for the year ended 28th February, 1922, states The trading for the year shows a loss of $2,590-23. which your Directors much regret but in view of the universal depression obtaining generally
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    POLICE COURT.
    810 2 “C. 0. SUSPECTED GANG ROBBERS ARRESTED. Three Keh men and two Macaos answering to the names of Chu Yu, Chin Yong, Wai Seng, Ong Chong, and Li Chui, were brought before Mr. H. C. Bathurst, in the Police Court, Penang, this morning, charged with assembling for the purpose
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    SWATOW TYPHOON.
    315 2 TREMENDOUS HAVOCHongkong, August 5- —The s.s. “Kueichow” arrived in port this morning after having been through the typhoon at Swatow. Officers and passengers of the vessel have interesting stories to tell f the happenings at that port- on this tragic Wednesday night. A passenger by the ship who
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    JAPAN AND DISARMAMENT.
    208 2 SCRAPPING OF WARSHIPS TO BE STARTED. A telegram received by the Japanese Consulate General from Tokio, dated August 16, gives the following statement made public by the Navy Department: The Japanese Navy, with a view tc speedily effecting, on the coming into force of the treaty for
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    CHINA NEWS.
    60 2 —“Lat Pau Press.” Shanghai, August 17. —Half a million of customs surplus has been delivered for the release of the financial difficulty of the Peking Cabinet. Sun Yat Sen has published a kind of manifesto, stating that parliamentary supremacy is the backbone of national re construction. Sun Yat
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      384 2 WAR CORRESPONDENT’S LIFE SAVED. Ulcers Poisoned Sores Defy Everything But Zam-Buk. Mr. Frank Scudamore, the famous war correspondent, in his great life of adventure, has passed unscathed through twenty-nine battles, yet a scratch which turned to blood-poisoning nearly ended his days. Zam-Buk saved him and his letter contains a remarkable
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      187 2 MISTAKES THAT MOTHERS MAKE. Many mothers give their children solid food’ at too early an age and say proudly that their babies “eat everything that grown up people do,” when such a course is almost certain to bring on indigestion and to lay the foundation of much healthOthers' administer harsh
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    SUNGEI PATANI CLUB.
    419 3 ENTERTAINMENT FOR SPORTS FUND. A large and appreciative audience assembled at the Sungei Patani Club on Saturday night, the event being an en tertainment in aid of the Club Sports Fund. The Club House was tastefully decorated, a special stage and lights being erected for the occasionPart
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    CEYLON POLITICS.
    329 3 DEMAND FOR GOVERNOR’S RECALL. Agitated enquiries at Queen’s House this morning, says the “Ceylon Observer” of July 15, failed to obtain any evidence that His Excellency the Governor had softly and silently stolen away or had even booked his passage. And yet as long ago as Friday last
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    FATAL CHICKEN HUNT
    51 3 Four Chinese raided the poultryhouse of the Quartermaster Sergeant, M.S-V. R., Ipoh. One was shot dead as a result of the Sergeant shooting ’n the dark at the escaping raiders. Th'* occupant knew nothing of the effect of the shot till the body was found a mile
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    A GREAT EXPERIMENT.
    1572 4 Our exchanges from India confirm the cable sent by the Renter’s Bombay correspondent that all shades of political opinion in India are seething with indignation over the speech which Mr. Lloyd George delivered in the House of Commons on the 2nd instant. As a deputation comprising Indian
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    HERE AND THERE.
    1539 4 The financial situation in Germany hitherto has apparently The German defied attempts at acRiddle. curate analysis by the Allies. The Reparations Commission has therefore decided to send a mission to Berlin to examine the situation on the spot, and Sir John Bradbury and the French President of
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      10 4 “E. O.” Monthly Tiffins REDUCED TO $3O. SARKIES BROTHERS, Proprietors.
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    THE WORLD FLIGHT.
    68 5 Seaphne Missing Between Calcutta and Aykab. [Reuter’s Telegrams.] Calcutta, August 21. \nxiety is felt for the safety of Major Blake’s «olleagues (Captains Maunillan and Malins), of whom no 11( .w> ha> been received sinCe they left Calcutta 36 hours ago for Akyab. Search Parties. Calcutta, August 21.
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    ANOTHER WORLD FLIGHT.
    204 5 London- July 12,—A prominent group of English airmen i> advancing arrangements for a new world Hight in the event of Major Blake’s failure- The party will consists of two pilots, a first-ci ’.ss navigator and special engineer. The present intention is to use a very large twin-en-gined
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    MOTORLESS FLYING.
    132 5 London. August 4. -Motorless flying will he tin roughly tested at a great experimental French Congress which is being inaugurated on Sunday. More than titty competitors are taking part. The- immediate object, -ays the Paris correspondent of the “limes,” is to discover a type i 1 wings best
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    ANOTHER GLIDER FEAT.
    219 5 Beilin. August 19. An extraordinary glider feat is reported in the Rhoen Mountains. The competitor maintained a consistent height for 43 minutes. He crossed the starting-point nine times, and descended after 56 minutes. Berlin, August 20. Ihe pilot manoeuvred the motor!|'s glider in the Rhoen mountains lor
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    TURKO-GREEK CONFLICT.
    84 5 A <) M ERENCE AT VENICE. London, August 21. 11 i l|,s l’"nse to a suggestion by the niixj; le,l< I* nd Italian High Comh "''i' ai Constantinople, Britain Gov 1 ,e Erench and Italian I'iiiu' i" I h.s agreement in V,. h J' J holding a conference
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    REPARATIONS.
    90 5 France and Guarantees. Paris, August 11. M. .De Lasteyrie, Minister of Finance, declared that if a moratorium was granted to Germany, France was determined to demand necessary guarantees. Debts to France. The “Matin” states that M. Poi icare, when in London, assured the representatives of the States who are
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    ENVER PASHA.
    80 5 REPORTED DEATH. Berlin, August 20. With reference to the report of Enver Pasha’s death, the newspapers publish a statement from Moscow that he was killed in fighting near Novo-Petrovsk, west of the Caspian, but it is rumoured in Moscow that he was assassinated by Bolshevist Emissaries. Meanwhile, his
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    RUSSIA.
    53 5 M. CHICHERIN’S STATEMENT. London, August 20. M. Chicherin, in a statement in the “Sunday Observer,” says: “The principal error of Western Governments wa> that they thought Russia was on her knees. I bis year's good harvest considerably improves our situation. We need economic collaboration with other countries, but can
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    RED PROPAGANDA.
    128 5 Simla, July 21. —Evidence accumulates of the growing attention paid to India bs Bolshevist propagandists. Specially significant is the arrival in the country regularly of a newspaper called the “Van guard of Indian Independence,” which purports to be published by one 8.1 Sing, of Liverpool, and printed in
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    PROHIBITION.
    63 5 Washington, August 19. On (he ground that America is negotiating with Britain for an agreement under which Ihe latter would not object (o the search of British vessels a reason able distance beyond the three-mil? limit. Senator Sterling withdrew’ a'.) amendment to the prohibition law, declaring the provisions of
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    A BIC RUPEE LOAN.
    74 5 Calcutta, August 21. The fact that over £30,000,000 sterling has been subscribed to the Government’s 6 per cent rupee loan, thus relieving the immediate financial anxieties, indicates that the country is not poverty-stricken as it is depicted by the extremist journals. The total constitutes a record
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    EPIDEMICS IN FAR EAST.
    42 5 Geneva, August 20. The Health Committee of the League of Nations decided to recommend the despatch of a commission to the Far East to investigate the question of the frequency of epidemics, particularly those constituting an international danger.
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    EXPELLED FROM AMSTERDAM.
    31 5 207 CHINESE LEAVE FOR HOME Amsterdam, August 21. As a sequel to th raid on a Chinese Club here. 207 expelled Chinese sailed for Hongkong aboard the Ambon.
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    AMERICAN RAILWAY STRIKE.
    156 5 Prospects of Its End. New York, August 21. 148 members of the railway executives association meet here on Wednesday to vote on the mediating committee’s proposals for ending the strik». The proposals hinge on the question of the men’s retention of seniority rights. The strike will unquestionably
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    AMERICAN TARIFF BILL.
    235 5 HUGE INCREASES. Washington, August 20. After four months’ debate, the Senate passed the Tariff Bill by 48 votes to 25. The Bill now goes before i Conference of the two Houses. Washington, August 21. The revised draft of the Tariff Bill was passed by the Senate by
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    THE CANADIAN MINERS.
    36 5 Sydney (Nova Scotia), August 21. Al] the pumpmen and maintenance employees of the mines at Southern (Jape Breton returned to work, pemling wage negotiations, which the Premiei guaranteed will be resumed on Tuesday.
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    AUSTRIA’S PLIGHT.
    70 5 London. August 28. The unpromising- attitude of the Allied Conference towards the Austrian request for further assistance is manifestly responsible for Chancellor Seipel’s significant announcement, yesterday, that the Austrian Govern ment has entered into communication with Berlin, Rome and Prague for the readjustment of the Mid-Euro-pean question. The
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    STRIKE IN BUDAPEST.
    41 5 London. August 21. A Budapest message reports serious labour troubles. Forty thousand metal workers on strike have been joined bv a large number of men in the building trade and the flour mills. Troops are held in readiness.
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    SUICIDE OF I.A. EX-OFFICER.
    57 5 London. August 13. —Mr. Ralph Lester, formerly a Captain in the Indian Army, has been found dead with a revolver m his hand and a bullet wound in his head. The deceased was the son of the Vicar of Bradden in Northamptonshire, and he had been
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    INTERNATIONAL RUBBER CORPORATION.
    156 5 Important Proposal. London, August 21. Au outline is given in the newspapei “Financer” of an American proposal to organise an International Plantation Rubber Company, amounting to a plan for co-operation between the producing industry aud American financial interests. It is proposed to form a corporation «ailed Rubber
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    RUBBER FOR AMERICA.
    78 5 FORWARD CONTRACTS. London, August 21. The following companies announce that after allowing for restriction they have contracted to sell to the General Rubber Company the following monthly quantities of first grade rubber Foi two years from the Ist October: Tons. United Sumatra 20 Sumatra Consolidated 15 Batu
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    BAVARIA AND GERMANY.
    46 5 Berlin, August 21. rhe newspapers state that the German Cabinet and the Bavarian delegates reached agreement with regald to the dispute in respect of laws foi the defence of the Republic. The de legates returned to Munich, with which the decision now lies.
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    CHARABANC OVERTURNS.
    37 5 EIGHT LIVES LOST. London, August 20. Eight persons were killed by the over-turning of a charabanc near Hastings. Several of the victims were drowned in a ditch, in which they were pinned by the charabanc.
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    COTTON TRADE UNIFICATION FAILS.
    18 5 London. 'August 21. An attempt to federate all cotton Trade Unions has been abandoned.
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    SINGAPORE NEWS.
    76 5 NEW MUNICIPAL COMMISSIONER (From Our Own Correspondent.) Singapore, August 22. Mr. Lim Kian Seng has been appointed a Municipal Commissioner, vice Mr- (J. B. K. Muglisiton. 35 Years in the Service. Sheikh Ahmad Ally, for 35 years a Supreme Court Interpreter, has retired. Ho will receive the Imperial
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    COAL TRADE BOOM.
    86 5 Owing to the strike of the American miners and the consequent huge demand from the United States for British steam and gas coals, the sudden revival of trade in Wales has spread to the northern coalfields and to the anthracite market. This section of the trade is
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    D’ANNUNZIO INJURED
    49 5 London, August 14. —A Gardone (Rivi era) message says: D’Annunzio has been somewhat seriously injured as a result of a fall he had while out for a walk. The bulletins are now more reassuring, at though the doctors decline to express a definite opinion about his recovery.
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    GAUNT CUP TENNIS.
    595 5 Opening Matches at Kuala Lumpur. PENANG REPRESENTATIVE BEATEN. The first games in the Gaunt Cup (Malayan Singles Championship) tennis tournament began yeste/day at Kuala Lumpur- The matches are as fellow The Singles. Stalzmann (Malacca) a bye. Khoo Hooi Hye (Penang) v. Honda (Singapore). Bede Cox (Perak) v
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    MR. W.S. BUCKMASTER INJURED.
    97 5 London, August 12. —Mr. W. S. Buckmaster, while playing for the Freebooters against the Quidnuncs in the Rugby Polo Tournament, met with a nasty accident. In the first chukker his pony fell and rolled over Mr. Buckmaster, who was injured and forced to retire. He is
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    THE DAVIS CUP.
    49 5 Philadelphia, August 20. In the Davis Cup, O’Hara Wood beat Count De Gomar 6—B, 3—6, 6—o. 6—4, 6—l. In the Davis Cup, in the final match between Spain and Australasia, Patterson beat Alonso B—6, 6—2, 6—2. Australasia now meets the United States in the challenge round.
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    AMERICAN TENNIS CHAMPION.
    32 5 MRS. MALLORY’S SUCC’ESS. New York, August 20. Mrs. Mallory retained the American Women’s Championship by defeating the sixteen year old Californ'an girl. Miss Helen Will-., 6— 3, 0 1.
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    MRS. MALLORY’S ATTITUDE TO MLLE. LENGLEN.
    156 5 Much prominence is given in the New York newspapers to the statements made by Mrs. Molla Mallory on her return to the United States from the Wimbledon tournament. In c-ne of these the American lawn tennis champion said that the American papers were the
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    THE PRETTIEST CRICKET GROUND.
    117 5 A correspondent who has visited every first-class cricket ground in England, in South Africa and in Australia, considers the prettiest ground in England is the Mote at Maidstone, Worcester running it very close. The prettiest in the world, though, is that of the Western Province Cricket
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    PARKIN’S ADVICE TO CLUB BOWLERS.
    121 5 Cecil Parkin offers a w r ord of advice to club trundlers of the class who net six wickets for ten runs —sometimes. “I would advise them,” says Parkin, “not to get swelled' head about it. I recollect one Saturday afternoon when I captuied ten
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    GILLIGAN FOR SOUTH AFRICA.
    57 5 A- E. R. Gilligan, the Sussex captain, whose bowling and fielding were one of the many memorable features of the great Gentlemen v. Players match, will probably go to South Africa. He will save enough runs on the Mf side to earn his passage money, quite
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    SEASIDE GOLF SLUMP.
    163 5 There has been a slump in the numbi r of visitors to, the seaside holiday courses this season, writes a correspondent. Whereas two years ago there was a rush to obtain a starting time at many places and one had often to go off at an inconvenient
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    KRIAN FOOTBALL LEAGUE.
    65 5 A Kiian l.»'ague ft.otball match was played at Pant Buntar on Saturday, between Muslim Union and Kiian Chinese. There was a large attendance;. Raja Yuop scored foi Muslim I nion aft i‘ twenty minutes, and in the second halt the same team got two more goals, the
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    BUILDING COSTS.
    380 6 COMPARATIVE FIGURES. In genera] joservatiGß.» at the close oi his report on the P. W. D. for 1921, j\ ccnily laid on the table at the Legislative Council, the Colonial Engineer, the Hon. Mr. J. H- W. Park, writes la the 1919 report my predecessor gave some interesting
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    MALACCA'S BAD YEAR.
    320 6 The annual report on Malacca for 1921 shows the revenue at $2,902,464, compared with $4,567,976 of the year before which was a record for the Settlement. The fall was due to trade depression, particularly in the rubber industry, and the fall under the heading “Licences’’ alone was
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    THEFT BY HYLAM "BOY."
    150 6 —*T. O. M.” MR. BEACH VICTIMISED. A flagrant instance of Hylam delin quency comes from Batu Gajah, where Mr- N. B. Beach, the Manager of Kinta Kellas, has been robbed by his “boy’’ of personal belongings to the value of $3OO. It w ould appear that
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    ANNUAL REPORTS.
    367 6 the survey department. The department cost. $235,036. personal emoluments just about a half, tempoiary allowances $64,773. Add to this the overhead charges of the office in Kuala Lumpur and the total w'as $380,666The triangulation of the F. M. S. was extended to the Straits, there being nine major
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    THE HONGKONG FIRE.
    193 6 “S. F. P.” The? damage done by the great Hongkong Fire, which destroyed Messrs. Kelly and Walsh’s printing establishment, is put by the Fire Station Master at between $500.000 and $750,000. The total insurance on the buildings amounts to $220.000, in which ihe Canion Fire and the
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    STOP PRESS.
    256 7 POINCARE. x Vl'TAf’K ON BRITAIN. Reuter’s Telegrams.] Paris, August 21. M p o incare attended the unveiling of ih t rst milestone along the Voie Sacree, kilometres, from Bar le Due to hin> O ver which French troops j n I'.llti to support the stricken iWII„,l, S( |U<
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    THE MARK.
    20 7 London, August 22. Ibreign exchanges are better. Marks A »-nt to 4,850 and finished about 5,0(M) bithe pound,
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    RAILWAY ACCIDENTS IN LONDON.
    65 7 THREE KILLED AND FIFTEEN INJURED. London, August 21. Three were killed and fifteen injured, two seriously, in a two-fold railway accident to workmen’s trains, near Gravesend. One train had halted to '<■: down passengers, when an engine, from the contrary direction, dashed into them. Help was
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    COUNTY CRICKET.
    26 7 Reuter’s Telegrams.] London, August 21. \f Cheltenham, Gloucestershire beat I'.-f.x by six wickets. At Nottingham, Notts beat Leicester■fiire by ;in innings and 28 runs.
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    SWIMMING RECORD.
    25 7 Stockholm, August 21. Arne Borg swam 1,000 yards in 13 miutesl.l3/s seconds, which is a world’s record. The English record is 13-34 4/5.
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    COAL ORDERS FOR BRITAIN.
    140 7 London, August 21. the American and Canadian to South Wales total I tLms. Available supplies n been taken up for a month. Ensi'i|l)llPs ire now being made for other s Best Admiralty coal is quoted 4,s a ton. A Distardly Act. Ghieago, August 21. I*' l
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    A BIG FLIGHT.
    20 7 A b:„. Mii n Florida), August 21. ‘‘'feniMlef| t] l( > Bahamas n hy b) Rio de Janeiro.
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    THE TIN MARKET.
    489 7 STRAITS SHIPMENTS. London, July 25.—Business on ’Change has been active, and considerable professional support has been lent to the market. Some of the buying, however, had the appearance of being for demonstration purposes, but it seems obvious that the market has been taken in hand, with the
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    TIN PRICES.
    93 7 London. The Straits Trading Co., Ltd., gives the following London prices, on August 21: Spot £161.25.6d down 10s 3 ruos. buying 161.5 s 75.6 d 3 selling 161.75.6 d 75.6 d Local parity $79.75 Local. August 22nd: Singapore sold 135 tons at $80«. Penang sold 50 tons at
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    TIN OUTPUT.
    13 7 Talani Mines, Limited, output from all sources, for July, piculs 583.26.
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    Band Programme.
    60 7 The Municipal Band will play the following programme of music at the Esplanade from 6 to 7 pan. to-morrow? 1 March Royal St. Maroeaux Desormes 2 Fantasia The Broken Chain Oayne 3 Waltz Ah Kusoom Robertson 4 Selection W. H. Squire’s Popular Songs Squires 5 Fox Trot Oh
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    Coming Events.
    71 7 Aug 23 —Lodge Krian, Parit Buntar, Installation Meeting, 6.30 p.m. Aug 23 —Football, Cassim’s XI v Caledonia, at Parit Buntar. Aug 25—Kedah Rubber Co., Ltd., Meeting, 33 Beach St., noon. Aug 31—Chin Seng and Co., Ltd., Meeting, 41 Farquhar St., noon. Sept 3—P.S.C., Gibbons Cup, 50 yds. Sept
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    LOCAL SHARE LIST.
    81 7 The following are the latest quotations in Messrs. Kennedy Co.’s share list Yesterday. To-day. A 2 A Shares. J? S 3 O 53 22 72 M X c. c. c. c. Mining. Johan Tin 35 40 40 45 Nawng Pet 75 85 82-} 87i Takuapa 2/- 3/6
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    RUBBER PRICES.
    50 7 22nd August, 1922. Local. Ct 8. Smoked Sheet 23} Penang)-Fine Pale Crepe 234 Unsmoked Sheet No. 1... 174 Sing a- 1 Smoked Sheet 24 pore J Crepe 24} London and New York. London l^ uokert Sheet fi 7/sd J Crepe 6 7/8d Market dull. New York G 134
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    BUKIT MERTAJAM RUBBER COMPANY
    428 7 RESTRICTED PRODUCTION AND RIGID ECONOMY. The thirteen ordinary general meet- .’<? of the Bukit Mertajam Rubber (‘t-m-I any, Limited, was h-nd at Winchester House. E. C. Mr. A. G. Angier (chairman of the company) presided and, in moving rhe adoption of the report and accounts, said
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    ROUND THE MARKET.
    140 7 Tins in Demand. Messrs. Baker, Morgan and Co., Ltd., reported on Friday: Probably on account of it being raceweek here, and also in sympathy with the Straits markets, the week has been a quieter one and the volume of business smaller. Rubbers remain firm, if neglected. and
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    SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.
    589 7 TO-DAY’S DEPARTURES. I.ake Faulk for Rangoon and Calcutta (Mergui and Moulmein via Rangoon.) Menggala for Deli and Asahan. Sitiawan for Asahan. Baud for Olehleh, Sabangetc, Padang. Pungah for Pang Nga. Aing Thye for Pulau Langkawi, Setul and Perlis. Klang for Port Swettenham and Singapore (taking mails for Port
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    PENANG MAILS.
    66 7 Registration and Parcel Post, except where otherwise stated, close half-an-hour earlier than the Ordinary mail. BY TRAIN. FOR AT Thursday 24th instant. Europe, by s.s. Grotius via Singapore 7-15 a.nc Bl STEAMER. TO-MORROW. Pulau Jerejak 7.30 a.m. SATURDAY’ (2C.th inst.) Ceylon. India. Aden. Port Sardinia 1 p.m. Said.
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    THE MAILS.
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