Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 2 October 1922

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  • 20 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE PUBLISHED DAILY. ESTABLISHED 1833. No. 223. VOL LXXX. MONDAY, 2nd OCTOBER, 1922. PRICE 15 CENTS.
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 824 1 new stock i FRAME MOULDINGS Frames made to Order VISIT SOLICITED 5 NIKKO STUDIO No. 7, NORTHS ROAD. B MM ■>••<••• >nna<MMannßßßnn n a |C. C. WAKEFIELD CO., LTD., j i Arj|^N Q JQ MOTORISTS. I I S r \H\WU*ITRERS MAKERS OF:THE V V/’C I Don’t run away with the
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    • 40 1 C.B.a.K., «STO. Jfc,» 1572. J PATRONIZED SSiYcJ'’ BY ROYALTY J i B. P. de SILVA I THE LEADING JFWEI LER J j IN THE EAST. 5 J 50 YEARS’ EXPERIENCE. g 1, Bishop Street, Penang and 63, High St., Singapore.
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  • 661 2 GENERAL TOWNSHENDS IMPRESSION. Major General Townshend writes to ihe ■Times” on loth September regarding Mustapha Kemal Pasha: —I’iening blue eyes, fair hair, a diminutive close-cropped moustache-thes-e are Lhe salient features of Kemal Pasha, the force behind the Turkish push, that impressed me when I met him face to
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  • 160 2 Gloomy Picture of Coxditinos ix THE PROFESSIOX. A warning to parents who contemplate apprenticing their boys to engineering is uttered by Mr. G. C. Richardson, the district delegate on the Wear and Tees of the A. E. U. The wages, he says, are inadequate, the trade is
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 1361 2 SHORT CLASSIFIED NOTICE OF SALE. AOVERTISEMEHTS Wanted, For Sale, To Let, &c., i-». The undersigned is instructed can be inserted m the Pinang to put for sale by Gazette at THREE CENTS iA WORD PUBLIC AUCTION counting the address to which On Thursday, sth October, 1922, r replies are to
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    • 200 2 BRITISH IINDENTEDj ROUND J j STEEL BARS j s The Elastic Limit of these Bars is I Nearly Twice as Great as Ordinary s Mild Steel. g 1 The Breaking Strain is Approximately 1 90,000 lbs., i.e., 40 tons per sq. inch. ALL SIZES IN STOCK. Special Quotations for Large
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  • 936 3 LOOKING AHEAD. (By a Lady Correspondent.) Paris. September 6. U hat are to be the styles, what the silhouette, of the creations of next Win ter Such is the question which is be ginning to creep into the back of mi lady s mind, as she passes
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  • 318 3 Mr-. Austin Harrison for once drops hi& economic hammer and writes ar. article, on Lord Northcliffe. There was a greii»t doal in Lordf Northcliffe which was hidden from Mr. Harrison, or misread by him: but the estimate shows ar least that: his greatness- and his
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 302 3 ym li<T xk \VVWte Zjhl WfiteWiffiPsiL, i «I x OBsntlivr.haay Z.. C*ouncl Natural Sleep ts assured by £akm«* "Ovafcine" before retiring Sleeplessness is usually due to nervous strain or physical exhaustion. /T A cup of delicious “Ovaltine,” taken just before retiring, soothes the j erves, __X\ restores bodily strength, and
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    • 254 3 THOUGHTS AT FORTY. In the care of his health a man, it habeen said, is either fool or a phy-ician a f 40. For the average man it -hould no. be difficult to be healthy and in hi- prime at that age. With the- weaker sex the case i> differ
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    • 516 3 Relief from Indigestion is a matter of minutes Bisurated Magnesia stops your Indigestion almost immediately. A remarkable and valuable feature of Bismag is the quickness with which it acts in the relief of Indigestion, Flatulence, Heartburn, Dyspepsia, Gastritis, etc. Immediately it enters the stomach it starts to neutralise the acid
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  • 831 4 SOCIAL PERSONAL. }I. E. the G. O. C. has arrived in Kuala Lumpur. He will stay until October 9th. Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Martinez arrived from Sit ia wan by the Kedah, yesterday. Mr. 11. R. Bull, Second Magistrate, Singapore, is leaving for home on furlough shortly. Mrs. Mooijaart,
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  • 238 4 PERFORMANCE FOR SWATOW RELIEF FUND. The Bangsawan performances given by the Chinese Amateur Dramatic Association at the Empire theatre, Penang, in aid of the local Swatow Famine and Flood Relief Fund on Saturday and Sunday nights were a great success. The donations and gross proceeds amount to
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  • 147 4 Saturday saw the advent of a second evening paper in Ipoh The Malayan Observer It is an eight paged handy sized journal after the style of some of the London evenings, with news on the front and back pages. It prints Reuter’s service of foreign news and
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  • 125 4 On Monday next at 9.15 p.m. Capt. David Donll will deliver an interesting lecture in the Town Hall, Penang, entitled Australia. Civilized and Savage.” At noon on the same date he will speak in the Town Hall, on the same subject for the benefit of the
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  • 48 4 Oct. 3—P.C.C. Tennis Championship, and At Home.” Oct 7—Paradise Rubber Estates, Meeting. 33 Beach St., 12 noon. Oct 14—Rugby, Penang v Selangor, at Penang. Oct 21—Rugby. Penang v Perak, at Taiping. Oct 29—Loke Yew Cup. Rifle Range, Kampong Bharu. 7 a.m. Nov 4—Rugby, Merchants v Rest.
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  • 760 4 TWO KILLED TWO WOUNDED. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Singapore, Octol>er 2. A dastardly case of murder and robbery occurred yesterday, when four Chinese passengers who had engaged a tongkang which anchored off St. Jonh s Island on Saturday night owing to a severe storm, attacked the sleeping
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  • 63 4 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Singapore, October 2. There were several good performances at St. Joseph’s Old Boys’ Sports. Bateman covered 100 yards in 10 2/5 secs, and 220 yards in 25 1/5 seconds. F. de Souza cleared 5 ft. 6 ins. in the high jump and did
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  • 682 4 —“S. T.” In response to numerous requests, we have republished in pamphlet form, the reports of the protest meetings at Penang, Singapore and Malacca, the memorandum by Messrs Braddell and Ward, etc. The pamphlet, price 40 cents a copy, exclusive of postage is now on sale at The
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  • 463 4 THREATENED WITH AXE BY A HYLAM COOKFrom Friday's “Straits Times” Mrs. E. L. Morgan, together with her little child, was saved in tne nick of time from being killed by a Hylam servant yesterday morning through the intervention of a Tamil in the employment of her husband
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  • 143 4 PRESS COMMENT. Madras. September 25. —Commenting on the Fiscal Commission’s report, the “Madras Mail” says the Commission has presented a report expected of it. The report aims at fostering Indian industries under the protection of a tariff wall and only approves of Imperial preference so far as
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  • 124 4 They are putting motorcycles instead of bicycles on special delivery stamps now, but the speed limit is the sameSome day some one is going to be suffi ciently impressed by the proposals of these deeply indebted nations to take one of the plans home and try it on his
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  • 94 4 The Ipoh Full Court of Appeal has Been unexpectedly prolonged- The Judges may disperse to-morrow. An interesting, planter’s agreement dispute was argued, in which Mr. W- D. Tait got judgment in Court below against the Arcadia Coconut Co. for wrongful dismissal when on leave. Their Lordships held
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 552 4 NEW ADVERTISEMENTS, MISCELLANEOUS. Wanted— Bachelor’s B ed r o o m Furniture. Particulars to 37a, Beach Street. FOR SALE. Two seater Overland Car Model 75 Electric light, self starter Two seat» r Dickey Seat-Owner driven. Price W. IL Threlfall, Post Office. Penang. FOR SALE. Meranti and other Hardwood Planks and
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  • 1777 5 s “M M.” SPECIAL INTERVIEW WITH MR. MORGENTHAU. A Diplomatic Correspondent of the “Daily Telegraph” writing on sth September stys. At this crucial date in i<he Near East crieis I felt that no opinion could De morei weighty than that of America’s former Ambassador at Constantinople, Mr-
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    • 136 5 S ADVICE TO CRICKET and TENNIS ENTHUSIASTS. fu 111 I V Read this:—lf you would play to win j g your game, your mind must be concentrated j and not being constantly diverted, by the un- g comfortableness of your clothing. See that your garmentsareproperlyandcomfortably adjusted 1 f before you
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    • 172 5 UK NEW HITS «XY3 I Music Records 1 That are up-to-date I and pleasing to the ear. ANGEL CHILD Fox Trot SMILING j SAPPHIRE SEA Kg| I OLD FASHIONED GIRL Ml W SWANEE RIVER MOON luJ I Waltz, Call in Hear them To-day. I The titles are strange but you
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  • 128 6 Buckwell —Octolier Ist. at the General Hospital, Penang, the wife of Roliert Leighton Buckwell, a daughter. Guise. —At the European Hospital, Kuala Lumpur, on the 29th Sept, the wife of P. S. Guise. Holm wood Estate. Batang Berjuntal. of a daughter. Parker. —At the European Hospital. Kuala Lumpur, on
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  • 1065 6 Although the full teport of the Indian Fiscal Commission was not available when our last exchanges left Rangoon long telegraphic summaries from Simla suffice to give a fairly good idea of its main recommendations. It seems rather unfortunate that the Commission’s membership comprised no representatives of either
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  • 1412 6 Not before August 31st was the first anniversary ot the terminaBritain and tion of the Great War the Turks. officially. It came to an end on that day last year, by virtue of an Order in Council approved by the King, twelve months or so later, when
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  • 214 6 The homeward mail by the Macedonia, closes at noon on Wednesday. The Teesta, with mails from Enrop is expected to arrive here oh Saturday morning. A mail for Australasia. bv Roggeveen, (via Singapore) do- at 7.15 a.m. on Friday. The mail despatched on tie •’th ultimo, by the
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 275 6 S DUTCH CIGARS! i Note the REDUCED PRICES. J Amalie 'Panes $3.70 per box of 50 Cigars. La imperial $3.80 M 50 La Vista $3.90 50 Marechai Foch $4.60 50 ji, Flor De Cambas $4.00 50 w I > Obtainable from —United Trading Co., Hoong Kee 1 Tong Joo Co.,
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    • 40 6 “E. O.” Tuesday, 3rd October. Dinner and Dance. Wednesday 4th October. Special TiffinOrchestra. Tenth Orchestral Concert 9*30 p.m AU Request Programme. Friday, 6th October, Guest Night Dancing. Saturday. 7th October. Special Malay Curry Tiffin Prepared by Experienced Malay Cooks. Orchestra.
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  • Page 6 Miscellaneous

  • 1129 7 Hopes and Fears. A CONFERENCE ARRANGED. Reuter's Telegrams, r Smyrna, September 30. M. Franklin Bouillon arrived and had an interview with Kemal Pasha. Both left for Angora. The British Warships. Malta, September 30. The King George the Fifth was hurriedly taken out of dock and is now
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  • 155 7 London, September 26.—Mr. J- 11. Thomas, at Colchester, voiced Labour's objection to the country's being landed in for a war. Nevertheless Mr. Thomas emphasised the absolute nee issity of maiii.. tainin<4 the freedom of the Strait*. He said that Government had tcld ’h.- labour deputation that rt shared
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  • 81 7 London, September 26. —The ’‘Daily Telegraph’’ emphasis 0 the profound change in high politics as a result of the re-establishment of the Turkish Empiie in Europe, as provided by the Allied agreement. The paper adds*. Another result is that we are returning to a system
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  • 116 7 London September 26. —Presiding over a. mee*ang of thq Ottoman railway from Aidin to Smyrna. Lord St. Davids to-day denounced the conduct of Greek troops during the retreat from Smyrna for burning towns and villages and robbing and killing Turks out of sheer ma’ice. The staff
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  • 755 7 London, September 24. —Lord Meston has written an article in the T Sunday Times*’ which treats-sympathetically with Muhammadan grievan Lord Meston emphasises that the cardinal feature of the present situation is the fact that Muhammadan sentiment clings ft nacious. ly to two political axiom*. The first is
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  • 141 7 The New Cabinet. Athens. September 30. Ihe new Cabinet was sworn in under the Premiership of M. Raimis, with M. Krokidas acting. The Minister for Foreign Affairs is M. Politis. Athens, September 30. M. Zaimis and M. Politis are at present abroad, hence M. Krokidas and M. Camellopulos
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  • 109 7 LARGE SUM ATTACHED. New York. September 20. The banker, Mr. James Stillman, has attached $2,000,000 deposited by Herr Hugo Stinnes in New York Banks, in connection with a claim for services for promoting a loan of $200,000,000. Stillman alleges that one of St lines’ schemes was to
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  • 30 7 Berlin. September 30. Germany’s imports for August were 46,000.000 double zentners (100 kilos) to the value of 56,000,000,000 marks. Exports were respectively 14.000,000 double zenters and 60,000.000.000 marks.
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  • 78 7 Paris. September 30. Five thousand passengers are now held up at Marseilles, owing to the sea-men's-strike against the cancellation of the eight hour day. Naval units are being employed to relieve the North African service. Six big vessels are similarly idle at Bordeaux. Aiding the Strikers.
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  • 35 7 Johannesburg, September 3d. A special criminal court, dealing with cases arising out of the reCent Rand revolt, passed the death sentence on two men for murdering a policeman on March IL
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  • 57 7 El Paso. September 30. The garrison of Juarez, Mexico, revolted, released the prisoners in jail, imprisoned their officers and disarmed the police. A collision occurred betwee) the rebels and river guards in the main street. Twelve were killed or wounded. Mutiny Quelled. El Paso. Octoljer 1. Loyal
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  • 21 7 Boston, October 1. The New York Club won the American League Baseball Championship, defeating Boston by three to one.
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  • 39 7 Etampes. October I. The contest for the Deutsch Aviation Cup was won by the Frenchman, Lasne, who first covered 300 kilometres in 62 minutes 11 1/5 seconds, and then covered IdO kilometres in 20 minutes 58 seconds.
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  • 289 7 Non-Permanent Members. Geneva, September 30. Brazil. Spain. Uruguay, Belgium. Sweden and China have been elected non-permanent members *f the Council of the League. Loan to Austria. Geneva, September 30. The Balfour Committee Jias been entrusted with the question of financial aid to Austria, and it decide*l on
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  • 19 7 London, September 30. Admiral and Lady Leveson and the Misses Leveson embarked on tlie Karmala for Hongkong.
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  • 347 7 It is notified that it is an offence against the law to place any obstruction in the 5-foot way, which must be kept quite clear for the genera] public to walk on, under (Sec. 116 (1) of Ord'nance No 135 (Municipal.) It is intended to force this
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  • 71 7 Riga. September I.—According to official Bolshevist figures, 'the Che Ka executed 1,766,113 persons before being renamed the Supreme Political Administration last’ February. The total includes 6.775 professors and teachers, 8. SOO doctor*. 355,250 other intellectuals, 1,243 priests, 54,600 officers, 260.000 soldiers-, 59.000 policemen, 12,950 landowners,
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  • 176 7 Severe Depression. London, September 30. At a further meeting of cotton spinners in Manchester, presided over by Sir Charles Macara, he announced the appointment of an emergency Committee, representing large interests, to deal with the situation. It was decided to interview the Federation of the Master Cotton
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  • 104 7 SINGAPORE TEAM WINS. Part of the Warren Shield shooting competition was. worked off successfully at Kuaia Lumpur on Saturday morning. Six teams fired, the 78 Co., R.G.A. B Co 2nd Middlesex; M.V.L, Pahang; A Co 2nd Middlesex; M.V.L, Selangor and C Co., 2nd Middlesex. In the five
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  • 221 7 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur. October 2. Ihe result o£ the Warren Shield competition was announced in !he Drill Hali at seven o’clock la-t night by H. E the G. O. C., who presented the shield to the winners. The results were as under Lii s t.
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  • 267 7 According to the “Lokalanzeiger,” which is in close touch with dealing Monarchical circles, the report that ■the exKaiser i& betrothed f»o Princess Hermine zu Carolath-Beuthen is “not to be entirely rejected In other word's, it is true. The Princess, who is a member of the Reuss family, is
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  • 900 8 REPLY BY R.S. A. Mr- 1). F- L. Zorn, Chairman of the R. S. A., writes to the “Finan ria] Times’’ of 2nd September: I feel under a distinct obligation to the correspondent who in your to day s issue fiercely attacks the proposal for a
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  • 492 8 NO COMPULSORY RESTRICTION OF RUBBER OUTPUT. Amsterdam, September 2. —The Colo nial Minister has informed the Intern i tionale Vereeniging voor de Rubber Cultuur (the Dutch counterpart of the Rubber Growers’ Association) that the Government i s not in favour of compul sory measures for restricting
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  • 361 8 The Rubber Growers' Association lost no time in taking action with regard to the decision of the Dutch Government not to co-operate in a scheme for lestricting the output of rubber. On 4th Sept, the Council of the Association met and decided to convene a
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  • 194 8 Mount Austin —Divd- 20 p.c. Same as previous year. Sumatra Consolidated- —Brought in £1.445: deficit. 1921-22. £1.263. balance£lB2. Usual provision, £1,500. made to cover depreciation. Crop (restricted) 440.178 lb., cost 11.07 d realising 10.83 d Sumatra Proprietary.—After charging Deb. int. and providing for depieciationdeficit was £5.228
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  • 231 8 The following agreements have been entered into by the General Rubber an 1 Co., and the Sumatran Rubber Estates in question The following estates agree io sell their output during the years 1923 to 1925 as follows The Rubber Cultuur Maatschappij, Amsterdam, The Nether lands Rubber Maatschappij, The
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  • 257 8 Singapore. September 26.—The volume of business passing in our Share Market during the week under review, again shows a slight improvement. Loans and Industrials have been a very free marke* and close practically unchanged at last week's quotations. Tin at £162 15s. shows a rise of £2
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  • 215 8 In th' ir weekly report issued at 5 p.m on September 27th. Messrs. Fearon an 1 Co.. Kuala Lumpur, state: During the past week a decidedly more optimistic tone has been noticeable in the •rubber share market, and the investing I public appears to be turning its attention
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  • 171 8 The “Metal Bulletin’’ of September 1 says: Attention is beginning to be direc ted to the next statistics. Judging from figures available at the time of writing, the Ixindon deliveries for August will not be any too good- So far as America is concerned, estimates are that the
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  • 288 8 Messrs. Lean Co.’s w’eekly market report states Tin, at £162.2.6 3 m/s, though closing 12/6 below best, shows an advance of £1.17.6 over the week /ind, since neither the recent American Coal and Railway strikes nor the only just dispersing War clouds in the Near East
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  • 286 8 Messrs. William Jacks A Co., London, reported on the 6th September, as fo 1 lows: The foundation for an autumn ini'provement has been laid during the past week, as the outcome of the recent Financial Conference and the views of the 'American Nation represented by the Leader
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  • 51 8 Messi'-- Barlow Co.. Singapore, re port A quiet tone has prevailed during the past week and business transact? 1 has been smaller than usual. Closing quotations are as follow —No. 1 Standard $9.35 to $9.65, No- 2 Standard S9.CO to $9.35, No- 3 Standard ss. 70 to
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  • 713 8 Owing to the doubt ’’especting the compulsory restriction of rubber outpu’, the possibility of the general adoption of the contract system of tapping with th object of reducing cost of production has been suggested. The restrictions which the Indian Government is proposing o place on the
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 30 8 THERE IS ONLY ONE THING BETTER THAN A BOTTLE OF I BjM| LIGHT ALE i HSkSSk PURPLE TRIANGLE Sole Agents:- -ADAMSON, GII.FILLANJ Co.. Ltd. AND THAT IS TWO X. f
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  • 411 9 \I?LY 3ti LAKHS IN SAVINGS. The report on emigration from the p ol -l of Calcutta to British and foreign colonies for the year 1921 states:—Owing to the abolition of indentured emigration to the colonies, no labourers were* despatched from this country to any of the colonies during
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  • 448 9 In China the natives are most particular when they receive silver dollars. They repeatedly bang them down upon the counter or pavement to ascertain whether the ring sounds good. Even if a coin does not appear by this process to be quite genuine, the wily Chinese
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  • 364 9 Messrs- James F. Hut’ion. and Co., Ltd-, Manchester. re|>orted on Wednes day, Sept, fjth as follows: Cotton prices have weakened, following tho issue of the Bureau Report on the American crop as on August 25th. The condition is estimated as 57 0, against 70.8 on July
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  • 442 9 Breeding a dairy, cow that will ••ribenough milk to feed 30 children a d iv. more than six times the capacity of the ordinary cow. is one of the feats of the industry which has been accomplished by the United States Department of Agriculture, and which can
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  • 81 9 The following are the latest quotations in Messrs. Kennedy Co.’s share list Saturday. To-day. 72 73 -JD Shares. >» Z 2 Z 2 ZJ 3) X PQ 0D sc. c. c. c. Mining. Asam K. 30/- 32/- 30/6 32/6 Chenderiang 4/6 <5/- 5/- 6/Johan Tin 45 55
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  • 74 9 2nd October, 1922. Loca l. cts. 1 Smoked Sheet 25] Penang >Fine Pale Crepe 25] Unsmoked Sheet No. 1.,. 17| Singa- 1 Smoked Sheet 26} pore J Crepe 26} London and New York. T n\’nnx I Smoked Sheet B}d I.OXDOX Cr( pe d New York Gls] The following
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  • 32 9 The following are additional rubber outputs for September lbs. Bagan Serai 30.oihi Batak Rabit 34.51M» Kurau 27.000 Merchiston 24.500 Penang 229.000 Rubana 74.000 Sabrang 68.000 Straits 226.500 Tali Aver 79.500
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  • 62 9 Local. The Straits Trading Co., Ltd. Oct. 2: Singapore buyers no sellers at SB2i. Penang sold 50 tons at 8821. Messrs Boustead and Co.. Ltd:— To-day’s quotation for Singapore refined tin 882.121 per picul, buyers no sellers: Penang refined tin 882.12 i l>er picul, business done 125 tons:
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  • 115 9 Tongkah Harbour Tin Dredging Co., N. L. from 24th to 30th September (being one week) 26 tons. Nawng Pet Tin. Limited, for Septeml»er, hours run 252. yardage treated 17.000, ore won piculs 373. Larut Tin Dredging, Limited, for September, dredge worked 626 hours, yardage treated 88,000, piculs 636.71.
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  • 197 9 Benares Opium p. chest $5,000.00 nom. Cloves 130.00 sellers Gold leaf 72.00 Mace Pickings 65.00 Nutmegs 80s 47.00 1105... 35.00 Coconuts per 1,000 30.00 sellers Copra Sundried 9.00 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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  • 1085 9 KENNEDY CO’S SHARE LIST. 1 NAMES I S co E- 1 RUBBER [Dollar.] cI S c 1 Allenby Rubber Co 50l 60 Alor Gajah Rubber Estate 1 00| 1 10 Amalgamated Malay Estates 1 10; 1 25 Ayer Hitam Planting Syndicate 9 0010 00 Ayer Kuning Rubber Estates 1 00
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  • STOP PRESS.
    • 234 9 [Reuter’s Telegrams.] Constantinople, October 1. Ihere seems little doubt now that the Turkish forces in the Chanak region are merely intended to act as a blind, while Kemal Pasha matures more serious plai s. There is absolutely no evidence of any infantry or artillery anywhere within striking distance
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    • 42 9 London. October 1. The United Kingdom revenue for the first six months of the financial year decreased £5*2.250 J MM), compared with the corresponding period of last year, including reduced return from income tax ami property tax amounting to £‘26.000,000.
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    • 30 9 New York, Septemlier 30. Stillman was refused divorce by the referee appointed to hear evidence, who cleared the wife of all charges made by the husband.
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  • 151 9 PENANG, OCTOBER 2, 1922. cts Government Mutton- Head, sheep or goat each 80 Liver with heart lung do 1.20 Tripe do 1.00 Goat or Sheep per lb 50 Sweet Bread pair 30 Leg of Mutton lb 50 Kidney pair 30 Feet the four 40 Mutton Head. »heep or
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  • 299 9 HOW MATTERS STAND. As has already been stated, the »Sp»eial Committee, composed of the deeted meau berg of the Municipal Council, appointed to consider the reform of the of the Colombo Municipal Council, alter many sittings arrived at definite con<lu—siong which were embodied in a
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  • 323 9 New York. August 31- —The legless beggar of Fifth Avenue, seated on a tiny truck mounted on castors, has for many months propelled himself up and down this fashionable street The ruddy face and cheerful smile with which he bore his affliction daily drew a liberal
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  • 179 9 Therp are two ends to a horse-race—-the -tart and the finish- The start is important, but it isn’t final- You may have a bad start and a good finish but yotl can’t have a bad finish and be a winner. So it is in business. Isn’t it
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  • 20 9 London, September 26. —Henceforth tho price of first grade petrol will b»* shillings per gallon.
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • 87 9 TO-NIGHT AT THE GARDEN THEATRE (Argyll Road, Penang.) FOR 4 NIGHTS ONLY From Fri. Sept. 29th to Monday Oct. 2nd, 8 p. m. Sharp. 1 The Novelty Sensation of all Times 31 VISHNU AVATAR B R j i SRI KRISHNA LILA 7 I 8) 8 Parts. Bto 10 p.m. INTERVAL,
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  • 371 10 TO-DAY’S DEPARTURES. Rvnong for IJhnket (Tongkah), Kopah. Renong. Victoria Point, Mergui. ’l'avoy and Moul mein. Pungali for Pang Nga. Pulau Jerejak. Ban AVhatt Soon for Teluk Anson. Ethiopia for Port Swettenham. taking mails for Klang. Kuala Lumpur and Singapore. Amazone for Ceylon. India, Suez. Port Said. Marseilles ami
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  • 365 10 CLOSE DAILY (except Sunday). BY TRAIN. Registration and Parcel Post, except where otherwise -fated, 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.in. Lumpur. Klang. Port
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  • 117 10 PENANG, OCTOBER 2, 1922. (By Courtesy of the Chartered Bank.) London Demand Bank 2/3 31/32 4 months’ sight Bank 2/4 1/32 3 Credit 2/4 5/16 3 Documentary 2/4 11/32 Calcutta Demand Bank R&178|) 3 days’sight Private 181 s s Bombay Demand Bank 178| Madras Demand Bank 178 2 g'
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    • 157 10 HAVE NO SUPERIOR BY I I QUALITY VALUE SPECIAL RATES TO REGULAR CUSTOMERS. I A. 1. AERATED WATER Co., lie, NORTHAM ROAD, PENANG S. S. a——————— ‘R mu »i i i'i iiiiaa.”- I UNDERWOOD PORTABLE I TYPEWRITERS. I BK?\ v ?w w ORk g Trrnome or in the Liry I
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  • 1064 11 A CAMP OF THE NATIONS. To write of Constantinople is to write, not of a city, but of a continent, says Miss Gertrude Bone in the Manchester Guardian."’ What can one make of a town in which each allied nation has not only its own post but its own
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  • 442 11 There» is in th* Malay language a little idiom, which ha-s become almost the national motto, and is cue that is very typical of the Malay character. Tid’ apa means “Never mind.’’ “It dot's not matter.” or some such equivalent term, the Nitsche vi of the Russians and
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