Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 13 July 1923

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  • 20 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE PUBLISHED DAILY. ESTABLISHED 1833. No. 159. VOL LXXXI. FRIDAY, 13th JULY, 1923. PRICE 15 CENTS.
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 514 1 I'KIDD 1 S I J letter press ROLLER;: j COMPOSITION i i tctnrs:- J I p. G. Press, Ltd. < iiil!lllllllllll| llllllllllllllllllill]|||||||||||i|||ii|||||ii||||||||||||i|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||i!n: HI I i I innRT TTF I Wk I St gj .Jf By aft w/ (REGISTERED) I The wonderful TIMBER PRESERVATIVE is too well-known EE TTItC »Sll 0K
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    • 45 1 _x. X3SX3£iX m X *4 x 818 1,71 I H’ PATRMIZU ,T R#TALTY X GOOD JEWELLERY B MUST POSSESS THREE VIRTUES ill Beauty, Utility Quality >• AND THE GREATEST OF J? THESE IS QUALITY. u g B. P. de SILVA, S X 1, BISHOP STREET. 13
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  • 650 2 The Second Day’s Results. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, July 12. The following are the results of the second day’s racing at the Ipoh Meeting Race 1 (4 furlongs.) SPEED ARROW 7.11... Norman 1 DRUID 7.7 Wilkinson 2 DODGER 9.12 Billet .3 Won by .3 lengths; !•>
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  • 361 2 ANOTHER TRIAL GAME. The* last but one of a series of trial games, so far as Penang is concerned. *n connection with the Malaya” Cup, was played on the Padang, last evening between Colours and Whites. A strong wind blew from the north east and in the
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  • 55 2 The following are the latest quotations in Messrs. Kennedy Co.’s share list Yesterday To-day. X Shares. A Je GO a rr. f C. f C. $O. sc. Minin?. NawngPet 1.421 1.45 1.45 1.50 N. Taiping 1.124 1.174 1.15 1.20 Taiping 87 90 Taprang (Siam) 30 ?5 Transaction
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  • 62 2 THE SINGAPORE BATCHES. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Singapore, July 13. As the result of yesterday’s tennis matches, Kleinman is the only European left in the Championships. Khoo Hooi Hye, who defeated Sinclair easily, and Choon Leong, are the only Chinese left. The remaining seven are Japanese. Today’s match,
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  • 324 2 Two of the fancied candidates for the Malayan Lawn Tennis Championship were engaged in the preliminary tourna® ment on the Padang on Monday evening, and both of them had no difficulty in getting through to the next round of the competition, says the Free Press. Nakamura, Malayan
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  • 370 2 The following are the minutes of a meeting of the Municipal Commissioners of George Town. Penang, held on Tuesday, the 26th June, 1923 :Present Mr J.S.W. Arthur (Deputy President), Messrs. F. H. Grunritt, C. R. Samuel, J. H. Pedlow, M. H. M. Noordin and Dr. J. E.
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  • 488 2 We have often commented on the stolid indifference shown to the repeated charges that are made against officials in this country, says the Bangkok Times.” These are not charges of a merely general nature. Names and addresses are given, and the statement is made that this man is
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  • 104 2 The following are the important changes in the share report of the Malaya Co., Ltd., for to-day. Rubber Shares. Buyers Sellers Allenby Rubber Co Ltd $1,221 $1.30 1 Ayer Molek Rubber Co Ltd 1.35 1.45 I Kuala Sidim Rubber Co Ltd 2.30 2.35 i Tin Shares. Buyers.
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  • 363 2 Peking, June 27.A fire broke out at midnight in the ex-Emperor’s private apartments at the Forbidden City. The damage done was very serious, and the beautiful apartments were completely gutted. The ex-Emperor was apparently himself the first to discover the flames, but strenuous efforts both by
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 241 2 NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. FOR SALE. Piano Robinson in first class condition. $500 also Glass Cabinet, unique design, teak. $40. Apply Box No. 1X2. c/o Pinang Gazette. Sunny Somerset. Taunton. England. Double-Fronted House. South aspect 3 beds, 2 reception rooms, kitchens, scullery, pantry, bath, usual offices. Re-decorated from top to bottom. Outbuilding
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    • 198 2 TENDERS INVITED 1 I The Municipal Commk George Town, Penang I tenders for the underinentiom <i Construction of Back I J r I behind houses in Madras Lan.'' Full particulars can book, plan inspected at the neer s Office. Tenders which should be M i “Construction of Rack Lane TH
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  • 832 3 Peking, June 5>4.The following statement of precautionary measures adopted by the Tientsin-Pukow Railway administration for the protection of the Railway has been handed to Reuter’s Agency by the Ministry of Communications. 1. Special police patrols are to be stationed in the principal trackmen’s huts so that
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    • 1604 3 J ^vgieH»y°^--^ :-^~x _2~_ S Assets over 5,000,000 S. C. Assurance in force over $17,000,000. The Great Eastern Life Assurance Cos, Ltd. J (Incorporated in Strait* Settlement*). N HEAD OFFICE WiMkMter Howe, SbgMß*. LONDON OFFICE 32, OU Jewry, M. C g, if The Company Kea £20,000 deposited w** the Soprene
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    • 158 3 Says Gets lt”: Oood-bye, CORNS Corns Flee when touched wlth“Gets-Tt.” Asaspontre almorbu water ho doea "0018-11” absorb and draw out all pain and soreness. GETS-IT” is the original corn and cal- gs£duST Jus peeler. Mfg by E. Lawrent eJk Co.. Chicago, U. S. A. gB MULLER, PHIPPS AND SELLERS, LIMITED,
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  • 49 4 Dixon.On July 6th 1923, at the Hyde Park Nursing Home, Madras, the wife of William John Dixon of Trong, Perak, F.M.S. of a son. Mar ICAR.—At 2 p.m. on Tuesday. July 10, at No. 50-3, Rangoon Road. Singapore, to Mr. and Mrs. Haji Manjoor Sahib Maricar. a daughter.
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  • 833 4 The British Prime Minister, Mr. Baldwin, has made a most important statement in the House of Commons, in which he enunciates the policy of the Government in relation to the impasse over the occupation of the Ruhr by France and Belgium. For some months the two last
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  • 328 4 M. M.” (From Our Own Correspondent.) Singapore. July 13. Owing to the munificence of a certain Chinesei, a large up to date Chinese High School is being built in Bukit Tim di Road. It is hoped that one block providing for the accommodation of 700 children will
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  • 1457 4 One point is made clear in the coipondence that has passed The F. M. S. between the High Comand Colony. missioner and the Secretary of State for the Colonies, namely, that the official view is opposed to giving encouragement to any movement that hampers the natural growth
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  • 194 4 A mail for Europe, by Insnlimh Singapore, closes at 7-1.» a.m. to-ni- A mail for Colombo and Durban. Seattle Maru, via Singapore. 7-15 a.m. on Wednesday, the 18th The homeward mail, by the closes at 8 a.m. on Thursday, t a inst. The homeward mail, by th'* M-
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 426 4 FmOTORISTS!| P 7 As the sole distributing agents for the Straits and F. M. S. we beg to draw your attention to Royal Cord Tyres as manfuactured by the Px Wl United States Rubber Company, who control and operate over 50 factories situated in Canada and the United States. They
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    • 14 4 E. O.” Friday, .13th July Guest Night Dancing. Saturday, 14th July Special Tiffin— Orchestra.
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  • Page 4 Miscellaneous

  • 1015 5 Mr. Baldwin’s Statement. Reuter’s Telegrams. London. .July 12. )he House of Common. Mr. Baldwin 1 ea gerlv awaited statement. He B1:i 1 that the Government was a! !2' f, resume responsibility in predraft n pls to the German note, which whether ade!J r j. should not
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  • 59 5 TAKEN OVER BY GOVERNMENT. London, July 12. An agreement has been reached by which the Imperial Government takes over the administration of North Rhodesia from April, 1921 with entire lands and pays the Chartered Company £.3,750,000. Company also cedes its rights to lands in South Rhodesia, except
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  • 43 5 STEAMERS WRECKED. Montevideo, July 12. Nine-hundred passengers landed from the Hambnrg-Amerika liner Rugia” which went ashore in a great hurricane in the Rio de la Plata. The British steamer Tuscany struck the rocks and is believed to have sunk.
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  • 52 5 Chicago, July 12. The final decree, making permanent the temporary injunction obtained by the United States Government in October, 1922, against the striking railway shopmen, entered by the United States District Court, is considered to the most widespread restraining order ever obtained. It affects about 400.000
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  • 27 5 Cape Town. July 12. It is officially announced that the Prince of Wales contemplates visiting South Africa at an early opportunity.
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  • 39 5 ISMET WANTS SOMETHING ELSE Lausanne. July 12. A fresh crisis has arisen owing to Ismet Pasha insisting on the withdrawal of the Allied warships, simultaneously with the troops. A meeting in the afternoon proved abortive.
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  • 28 5 London, July 12. Marks improved to 890.000 to 920.000. French francs weakened to 77-65. Belgian francs are 9.3-25. Sterling on New York was quoted at $4.58'3.
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  • 34 5 Berlin, July 12. A Communist organ asserts that a Fascist revolution is being planned and that all the steps have been taken for the military conquest of Hamburg and Berlin.
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  • 42 5 London, July 12. At Tunbridge Wells. *Kent defeated Gloucester by 10 wickets. Gloucester in the first innings totalled 114. Woolley (Kent) taking five wickets for 50. In the second innings Gloucester again made 114, Freeman taking six wickets for .34.
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  • 315 5 Lord Grey’s Opinion. Renter's Telegrams.] London, July 12. In the House of L 'rds, Viscount Grey, referring to Singapore, thought it ought to be quite frankly admitted that the contingency iq, view was the possibility %f war in future, however remote, witfi Japan. He trusted the memory of
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  • 90 5 QUESTION IN PARLIAMENT. London. July 12. In the House of Commons, replying to Mr. J. Hope Simpson, the Rt. Hon. W. 0. Bridgeman said that the Government had not received any communications from the Government of the United States and Japan in regard to the naval base
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  • 61 5 DIPLOMATIC NEGOTIATIONS BEGUN. Washington July 12. Some of the French, and other steamship lines have begun diplomatic negotiations for permission to draw on their seized liquors held in the Government warehouses, for medicinal purposes on eastward voyages. The prohibition officials regard the seized liquor as forfeit
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  • 31 5 REFUSE TO RESUME WORK. London, July 12. Despite the order of the Unofficial Strike Committee, none of the striking dockers in London will resume work in the morning.
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  • 70 5 WASHINGTON AND LONDON AGREE. London. July 12. With reference to the prospects of an Anglo-American agreement regarding the better protection of foreigners in China, the Daily Telegraph’s” diplomatic correspondent learns that an intimation has reached London, that subject to certain reservations on points of detail, and a
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  • 76 5 MR. CHAO HSIN CHU’S OPINION. London. July 12. Mr. Chao Hsin Chu, writing in the Asiatic Review,” says that more freedom must be given in China to individual development. Harmonious interworking between Capital and Labour is vital in order to avoid the incentive to Bolshevism. He urges
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  • 182 5 Steady Progress (Reuter’s Telegrams.) London, July 12. lhe report of the Board of the British Empire Exhibition for June records steady progress ami confidently forecasts that everything will now work harmoniously to the conclusion of the great task of making the Exhibition k complete success. It speaks of
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  • 102 5 SPY CHARGED AT BERNE. Berne. July 12. M. Tilinsky, whose account of the alleged payments of bonds by the Japanese Government for services alleged to have led to the fall of Port Arthur attracted attention some months ago. appeared before the local Tribunal on charges
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  • 62 5 PERTURBED BY FRENCH PRICE CUTTING. London. July 12. At a meeting of the Britishßnbber Tyre Manufacturers’ Association, the Chairman, Mr. Clarke, referring to the serious situation created through a French competitor cutting prices, declared that some members of the Association would be compelled seriously to contemplate closing
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  • 34 5 Winnipeg, July 12, The voting on the referendum at Manitoba on July 11, went 2 to 1 against the proposal to authorise hotels to sell beer and light wines with meals.
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  • 20 5 INDIAN PRINCES’ REPRESENTATION. London, Jjjly 13. H. H. Raj A4war represents the Indian princes at the Imperial Conference.
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  • 200 5 S.T.” Baltimore, July 12. Three soldiers of the sth Regiment of the Maryland National Guard were killed and 10 injured by lightning. The Siam Observer” learns that a new Chinese .Bank will soon be opened in Bangkok and a sum of Tcs. 5.000,000, is proposed to
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  • 736 5 ALLEGED FALSIFICATION OF ACCOUNTS. The case of R. M. S. Pethapermal Chetty. xvho last week appear! d before Mr. A. X. Aston on tho charge of making false entries in his principal’s account books, was again mentioned in the Second Court to-day, by Mr. C. D. D.
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  • 144 5 M. T.” A short time ago,. t at Singapore, a Hokien coolie was sentenced by Mr. Justice Barrett-Lennard to undergo a month’s rigorous imprisonment for perjury, and the operation of the order was suspended for three days to enable the accused to put his affairs in order.
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  • 741 5 Mr. C. J Barker, Executive Engineer. Ulu Selangor, has gone Home on h ave. The Rev. R. A. Blasdell is down at his residence at Ipoh with a sharp attack of dysentery. Mr. F. G. Finch, Executive Engineer. Public Works Department, F. M. S., has returned from
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  • 52 5 The Municipal Band will play the following programme of music at the Esplanade from 6 to 7 p.m.. to-day 1 March Precioso Deveiy 2 Gavotte Stephania Czibulka 3 Waltz I/Inagenne Penso 4 Selection Patience Sullivan 5 Fox Trot Do you ever think of me Burtnett God Save
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  • 2763 6 History of the Huxley Hospital Contracts. At Tuesday’s meeting of the Federal Council, the acting Chief Secretary moved That this Council approves the payment on account of the sum $125,000—t0 which must be added $8,750, being interest at*7 per cent for 12 months, as agreed upon at the
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  • 544 6 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, July 12. The speeches of the Unofficial members on the motion for adjournment, covered a wide range of subjects. Mr. Robson, speaking first, went over many important subjects and asked the Government to define the actual extent of the Colonial
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  • 191 6 Action taken at a meeting of committee No. 1 held on July 6, included: Consideration of the principle of assessing the surplus land attached to residence in Singapore of reigning Sovereigns is postponed. Decided to obtain the views of the Protector of Chinese and of the Chinese
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  • 710 6 The recommendation that th.,., live in malarious districts should I themselves from the bite of th,. rrioSf |Utn I by means of net curtains generail I a smile but is the idea so ;uii Admitting, says the Ceylon I the mosquito-malaria theory it J ls surd, I
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 143 6 WHEN BABY IS CROSS AND LESS TRY BABY’S OWN TABLf AFTER THAT! YOU WILL WANT TO BE W ITT IO IT Till'-' 1 THE HOUSE. When baby is cross and s-le' is something wrong and the oi taking-the only me ms he has o, t Under such circumstance* th 1!t
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  • Page 6 Miscellaneous
    • 86 6 ■OUR WEEKLY CARTOON. “IN THE PUBLIC EYE.” i I i < I JJ I iii Kc I i jWWWjbk i f/ii thik ii s VW I L Si m i B L 111 JInI HMM I I wRI I IIBB 1 in JLr i I Wk X j i Specially
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  • 1145 7 Hl GANDHI FAILURE .......pondent ..f the Observer” in i, with the |i° litical volution ol I. th, following account of the India- se"‘ t)t pns ition in that country is now quieter than she has been ul (l the outlook both in poh- d( fairly good lhe
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  • 290 7 [To The Editor of the Pinang Gazette.”] Sir,With regard to my letter which you published in your issue of the 3rd inst. under the heading The Teaching of English” I reproduce the following passage in it in order to explain more fully to prevent misunderstanding. As
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  • 118 7 PENANG, JULY 13, 1923. (By Courtesy of the Chartered Bank.) London Demand Bank 2/4 4 months’ sight Bank 2/4 3/32 3 Credit 2/4 1/2 3 Documentary 2/417/32 Calcutta Demand Bank Rs 173 3 sight Private 175 5 Bombay Demand Bank 173 Madras Demand Bank 173 g3 days’ sight Private
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  • 50 7 Tokio, July 9,—Mount Yuo, in the Hida mountains (Yuo-Dake), is in eruption. Woman workers at a. rubber factory in Seul, Chosen have struck demanding increase of wages. Tin is quoted at Y. 121. A few transaction are recorded. Cotton yarn is uncertain, though quoted at Y. 248.80.
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  • 601 7 RUBBER POSITION. In the half year ended June there was exported from the ports of the Malay Peninsula 27,026,100 lbs. of rubber more than in the corresponding period of 1922, says the Straits Times.” The gross value of the exports increased by slightly over 100 per
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  • 235 7 Anxious” writes to the Malay Mail” :We hav e recently heard a great doal about the proposed visits to native holdings to revalue: the productive powers for a new assessment of crops. The Government should first tackle the old producers and put them on a reasonable and true basis,
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  • 67 7 13th July, 1923 Local. cts. (Smoked Sheet 45 [A Fine Pale Crepe 45/, rnom Unsmoked Sheet 41 Singa- (Smoked Sheet 46i PORE (Crepe 461 London and New York. London (Smoked Sheet 1,.1|d (Crepe Ulfd New York G 25 The following were the rubber quotations in London on July
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  • 78 7 London. The Straits Trading Co., Ltd., gives the following prices, on July 12 Spot £lB3 up £1.175.6d 3 mos. buying 184 1.175.6 d 3 selling 184.5$ 2 Local. July 13th Singapore buyers no sellers at s92f Penang sold 100 tons at s92f. Messrs. Boustead and Co., Ltd: To-day’s
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  • 113 7 Messrs. The Borneo Company, Ltd., advise that the undermentioned prices were realised for rubber sold by them by private and auction sales held this week: Cts Per Pound. Smoked diamond sheet No. 1 44 to 454 No. 2 41 43“ Unsmoked sheet No. 1 40 41 Crepe
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  • 338 7 S. F. P.” Benares Opium p. chest $5,000.00 nom. Cloves 120.00 sellers Gold leaf 72.00 sellers Mace Pickings no stocks Nutmegs 42.00 sellers Coconuts per l,t>oo 46.00 sellers Copra Sundried 10.40 sellers Rattans 11.20 sellers Rattans Coarse 10.50 Green Snail Shells 13.00 Siam Rice No. 1 1.7.00 ppr
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  • 530 7 S. T.” TO-DAY’S DEPARTURES. Ellenga for Madras taking mails for Europe etc, via Bombay. Kopah for Deli. Kampar for Teluk Anson. Teesta for Port Swettenham, taking mails for Klang, Kuala Lumpur and Singapore. Machaon for Colombo, Suez and London. Rasa for Alor Star. m/s Fionia for Deli, Port
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  • 215 7 CLOSE DAILY (except Sunday). BT TRAIN. Federated Malay States, Malacca, Johore and Singapore. Registration and Parcel Post, except where otherwise stated, close half-an-hour earlier than the Ordinary mail. FOR AT Batn Gajah, Tapah Road, By train Teluk Anson.Kuala Knbn, Kuala 7.15 a.m. Lumpur, Klang. Port Swetten- also at
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  • 525 7 CHOWRASTA MARKET. Penang, July 13, 1923. cts Government Mutton Head, sheep or goat each 1.00 Liver with heart lung do 1.20 Tripe do 1.00 Goat or Sheep per lb 55 Sweet Bread pair 40 Leg of Mutton lb 55 Kidney pair 30 Feet the four 50 Mutton Head,
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 41 7 Planter’s Medical Guide, by Dr. E. N. G”aham, at $2 each or $2.30 post free, stocked by The Pi:iang Gazette Press. Ltd. Key for Shorthand Rapid Course, at $1.50 each or $l.BO post free, stocked by The Pinang Gazette Press, Ltd.
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    • 77 7 When a man asserts his dioheiux in advertising, ask him whose soap he uses, whose beverages he drinks In nine cases out of ten they will be advertised articles, and though be states that he has not changed bi» taste for years it proves not so much that he is
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
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    • 662 8 P. 0.-BRITISH INDIA 1 AND APCAR LINES. A (Companies Incorporated in England). MAIL, PASSENGER CARGO SERVICES. PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL S. N. Co. (Under Contract with His Majesty’s Government) P. o. SAILINGS. LONDON-FAR EASTERN SERVICE. From London Due Penang. To Marseille» A London j ca about e P N MACEDONIA July
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