Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 25 October 1923

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  • 18 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE PUBLISHED DAILY. ESTABLISHED 1833. VOL LXXXI. THURSDAY, 25th OCTOBER, 1923. PRICE 15 CENTS.
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 489 1 fOK(SATSU,I PHOTOGRAPHIC art studio. Phone 7 72. 6 bishop street- 9 -L gttsMgr-mTwmffr.il I I MWT I I S%IK the TYRE with I C s Gin jtoh» l Ifl DRY- OLD TOM. $7" L—: iOlr fnpnßehability| i Dlw WJW Unchanging Quality. 1 POr i®® AND j -7 Im Bb i
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    • 18 1 MH a 5 T. NAGATA, E W a DENTIST. NEXT DOOR TO J I THE DISPENSARY.** 5 F
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  • 457 2 MALAY CHARGED. Before Mr. A.V. Aston in the Police Court, yesterday afternoon, the hearing was resumed of the case against Wanchee bin Bab, who is charged with enticing away, concealing or detaining Tay Chay Sim, the wife of Loo Yeoh Hoo. Mr. C. D. D. Hogan appeared for
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  • 145 2 EXPLOSION OF 50 MILLION GALLONS IN JAPAN. The Kobe Herald’’ publishes the following report:A Shimonoseki despatch says that the loss sustained by the Standard Oil Company of New York in the recent seismic disaster is appallingly heavy. To give only one, example, the eight oil tanks
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  • 266 2 Tokio, October 2.We continue to have earthquakes in Tokio daily, some of enough intensity to warrant people rushing out into the open from what little' structures they have managed to get into. Quite a number, however, have reached the stage where they are wondering whether life is
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  • 230 2 PENANG DEFEATED AT POLO. (From Our Own Correspondent). Singapore, October 25. In the polo tournament, Johore plus 3 beat Penang; Singapore beat Perak. There was no score in the first two chukkas of the Penang match. In the last chukka, Tungku Abu Bakar scored for Johore, and
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  • 443 2 Free Press.” Interest in recent Malayan rugby centres very largely in the north, where Perak, the trophy holders, have beaten Penang in the first match of the Malaya Cup Competition, by a margin of twelve points to five. An interesting item of news also comes from Selangor
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  • 159 2 S. R. C. CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL. In the Championship Singles final of the S. R. C. tennis tournament N. E. Ess was beaten by W. A. Balhetchet. The finalists were all matched as far as skill went, but Ess began to feel the pace after the first set. and
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  • 423 2 Major Brackley, Air Adviser to the Japanese Government, who was in Tokio when the earthquake wrecked the city on September 1, arrvied in London on September 29, being the first British survivor to reach England. He came via Canada, and crossed the Atlantic by the Canadian
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  • 300 2 S.T.” In response to Earl Haig’s special appeal from England, a sale of Flanders Poppies is to be held throughout British Malaya on Saturday, November 10. The profits derived from this are for the Benevolent Branch of the British Legion to relieve distress amongst ex-*service
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  • 100 2 The Chief Secretary to the F. M. S. Government has accepted the complete specification relating to an application by Mr. F. W. Bond, engineer, Sungei Besi, for a grant of exclusive privileges in respect of an invention entitled improved water seal bearing for sand or gravel pump. The
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  • 327 2 S. T.” DR. MOORE-GRAHAM’S ACTION DISMISSED. The case was concluded before Mr. Justice Farrer-Manby, in the Supreme Court, Kuala Lumpur, in which Dr. Moore-Graham sued the Tanjong Malim Rubber Co., Ltd. for alleged breach of contract and damages sustained thereby. The defendants counter-claimed for a sum of
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  • 137 2 PENANG, OCTOBER 25, 1923. (By Courtesy of the Chartered Bank.) London Demand Bank 2/4 3/32 4 months’ sight Bank 2/4 7/32 3 Credit S/4 9’16 3 Documentary 2/4 19/32 Calcutta Demand Bank Rs 167 'i 3 days’sight Private 169 i 3 Bombay Demand Bank 167 g Madras Demand Bank
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 283 2 WAS RUN-DOWN, WEAK AND NERVOUS. IF YOU ARE THE SAME MRS. CRANE’S CASE WILL INTEREST YOU. In America Dr. Williams’ Pink Pills for Pale People are just as well-known and popular as they are in. this country. In fact you could hardly find a civilized country in the world where
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    • 162 2 Pritchard C° V (INCORPORATED IN THE STRAITS SETTLEMENTS, I Penang, Ipoh and Sungei Patani. I IMPERIAL TYPEWRITERS BRITISH THROUGHOUT. I A Standard MachiiJ I in Every Way, I 96 Characters, I Visible Writing, I L Two-Colour Ribbon, I J I Stencil Cut-Out, WRITE Back sP acer for Variable Line Spacing
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  • 515 3 CLAIM TO FORTUNE BY SINGAPORE LADY. Singapore is represented among the ciaimants for the huge fortune left by Nicholas Fazackerly, M. P. for Preston, bom 1/32 to 176/, who died intestate with no direct heir. The fortune is said to amount to several millions, and a search for
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  • 279 3 .Free Press.” A verdict of death from culpable homicide amounting to murder against a Chinese named Kweh Kuan Leng and other Chinese at present unknown has been returned by Mr. Nicol, the Singapore, City Coroner, in connection with the shooting affair in Sago Lane on the night
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  • 673 3 L— S.F.P.” DISPUTE OVER JAPANESE CLUB LEASE. < The suggestion that the assignment of a lease constituted a breach of trust, without mala fides, was made in the Supreme Court, Singapore, before the Chief Justice, Sir V alter Shaw, when Mr. David Kitovitz and Air. William Martin Allen
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  • 162 3 S.F.P.” Serious allegations were made against a Straits-born Chinese before the Third Alagistrate, Singapore. The accused gave his name as Lim Charlie. He was charged with attempted extortion from a Chinese stall-holder and also with personating a Municipal Servant. The case was partly heard and adjourned until the
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    • 921 3 _y ra( e Australia i Senior Cylinder MachineWanted to Works Manager, > o Co/ 'tie Pre33 Lt( V z c; x Ist Grade and four 2nd Electrical Chargemen. Apply &g“ RT HEAF ehe Australian with I 1" Government Trade Commissioner in the East, will be pleased to furnish upon request
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    • 29 3 Millets, their Nutritive and Economic Value, Cultivation, etc., in Malaya, by L. Al. Berenger, $1 per book or $l/30 post free, stocked by the Pinang Gazette Press, Ltd., Penang.
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    • 1121 3 opg;; 3 notice. 4 B II 1" P ursuance °f Powers vested in him by Section 6 (4) of Ordinance 96 (Minor Offences) the Chief Police Officer, Penang, issues the following Police Orders with reference to the Regulation I of Traffic at the Town Hall. J 1. The following orders
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  • 1082 4 General Smuts has never been lacking in physical or moral courage. It is consequently no matter for surprise that when he was provided with an opportunity for speaking his mind at a public gathering where there were no restrictions upon a frank expression of opinion, he should
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  • 1154 4 The following references to the prevalence of secret societies Straits Secret in the Colony are taken Societies. from Mr. Roland Braddell’s article on Law and Crime, which he contributed to One Hundred Years of Singapore,” published in 1921 In 1888, Sir Cecil Clementi Smith, the Governor, opened
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  • 101 4 THE COURT’S AWARD. (From Our Own Correspondent Singapore. October 2>. The award of the Supreme Court.iE the litigation over the acquisition of lari for the Naval Base, in which United Rubber was originally awanb $225,000 by the Collector and claimei $470.000, states the opinion that tie market
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  • 29 4 The homeward mail, by the closes at 6 p.m. on Saturday, t 1 instant. Mails from Australia are f 11’-- >»<’ it > arrive in time for demei) to-morrow.
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  • 197 4 Poppy emblems will be sold ladies on Friday and SatuiJ l L 10th November. On Sunda her 11 (Remembrance Day) 'l ,r lections will be taken at p'U ship. These, together with the I from the sale of Flandeis P"!l go to Earl Haig’s British L e S
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 267 4 X X I Pirelli General i I WIRES CABLES. v. I. R., Lead Covered, x x Paper Insulated, x c Etc., Etc., Etc. x Q a s x x X sr X X I I x FRASER AND CHALMERS ENGINEERING WORKS X S PROPRIETORS X X THE GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY,
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    • 67 4 E. O.” The Best Situated Hotel in the East. 842 feet Sea Frontage. Unique Ball RoomUp-to-date Orchestra.* Guest Nights and Dancing every Tuesday and Friday. Special Tiffins every Wednesday and SaturdayOrchestra. Orchestral Concert every Wednesday. RATES OF SUBSCRIPTION, j Including free town delivery or |l|| X postage. I" PAYABLE IN
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  • Page 4 Miscellaneous
    • 81 4 LYRIC THEATRES LTD., THEATRE ROYAL. PENANG ROAD. From Thursday, 25th to Sunday, 28th October, 1923. GOLDWYN presents MARY ROBERTS RINEHART S famous story The Glorious Fool Directed by E. MASON HOPPER. LEWIS J. SELZNICK presents EUGENE O’BRIEN in 5 Parts Chivalrous Charley Parts 5 New York Motion Picture Corporation presents
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    • 24 4 THE TIDES. High Water. Low Water. To-day. 12.41 p.m. 6. 48 p.m. To-morrow. 12.46 a.m. 7. 15 a.m. 1. 6 p.m. 7. 13 p.m.
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  • 18 4 DEATH. McNeill, Oct. 1. at Shennanton, Kirkcowan. Wigtownshire, William Loudon McNeill, late of Messrs. Maclaine. Wptson Co.. Batavia.
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  • 136 5 Comments on General Smuts’ Declaration. (Reuter's Tele S rams.) London, October 24. «al impressive, powerful are among the adjectives d er '"b V the morning papers to p!i smuts’ speech, which was availr'” Me tor much detailed comment r'Lessthesalient points, featured in le arecOTlain toprovokecon flble discussion: especially
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  • 104 5 IMPERIAL DEFENCE. London, October 24. The Naval, Military and Air experts at the Conference were much impressed by the intimate knowledge displayed bv the ministers and the British Dominions delegates on matters of Imperial defence. Most satisfactory progress has been made ith the coordination of the three forces
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  • 49 5 IMPERIAL .CONFERENCE DISCUSSIONS. London, October 24. The Imperial Conference discussed the status of Indians in the Empire. Mr. Baldwin presided. Long statements on the position were submitted by Viscount Peel, Sir T. B. Sapru and the Maharajah of Alwar. The debate was adjourned till October 29.
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  • 158 5 CURRENCY INFLATION NOT A CURE. London, October 24. Sir Arthur Balfour, presiding at the Association of British Chambers of Commerce in London, referring to the advoc[lC in certain quarters that Britain should adopt a policy of mild currency inflation as a cure for economic ills, declared that
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  • 169 5 H 1,1. REVIVAL IMPOSSIBLE AT PRESENT. London, October 24. Belfast pk^ < n l na ln an address to the that Brif-,? 1 11 ,er Commerce, showed export tr..,)' 1 pro P Orti °n of the world’s in I**l2 t i- nsen from 14 per cent.
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  • 683 5 Scope of the Movement. (Reuter’s Telegrams.) London, October 24. Reports from the Rhineland show that the Separatist movement has made headway in some quarters and has suffered numerous setbacks, notably at Aix la Chapelle, Mayence and elsewhere. Nationalists and Unionists are the principal opponents. Fighting
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  • 70 5 GERMANY READY TO RESUME DELIVERIES. Paris, October 24. Germany has written the Reparations Commission declaring that she is ready in principle to resume Reparations deliveries, but is unable at present to finance same, and requesting the Commission to undertake an enquiry into German resources and their capacity,
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  • 101 5 OWNERS’ STATEMENT. London, October 24. Mystery surrounds the earlier message from Newport News, as the Federal Steam Navigation Company, the owners of the only steamer Westmoreland in Lloyd’s list, declare that the ship cannot be theirs, in view of a wireless message which the captain sent
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  • 41 5 PREMIER’S THREAT. The Hague. October 24. In the Second Chamber, the Premier announced that the Cabinet would resign if the bill to construct a fleet for the maintenance of neutrality in the Dutch East Indies was rejected.
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  • 47 5 GOVERNOR WALTON SUSPENDED. Oklahoma City, October 25. The Senate suspended Governor Walton, following the submission by the Lower House of a bill of impeachment, which charged the executive with corrupt agreement to divert State money s from the purposes for which they were appropriated.
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  • 146 5 MALAYS SUSPECTED OF THROWING BOMBS. Weitevreden, October 23.A message received from Soerakarta states that it is reported that several Malay Communists have been arrested. They are suspected of throwing several bombs on Saturday night. One bomb was thrown behind the carriage of the Sultan of Soejakarta, but
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  • 85 5 A Paris wire of September 14 says: Mme. Thebes, who in La Liberte prophesied the Japanese earthquake, the death of President Harding, and the Italo-Greek crisis, has now made the following additional predictions of events to take place between September 15 and November 1(1) maritime disaster with internlational
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  • 638 5 SPURIOUS COINS. A Chinese named Koh Seng How was placed in the dock in the District Court, before Mr. R. D. Acton, District Judge, this morning, on two charges, (1) that he on or about the 16th day of October, 1923, at Weld Quay, Penang, had certain
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  • 108 5 A raid conducted by Detective Inspector Higgins and some Detectives on a house in Club Street, Singapore, on Tuesday morning, led to the discovery of a very complete if crude outfit for counterfeiting coins and the arrest of three Chinese who were later produced, before the Second Magistrate
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  • 49 5 The following books have been received for review from the publishers, Messrs. Hodder A Stoughton: The Winding Stair” by A.E.W. Mason, Brass Commandments” by Charles Alden Seltzer, Emily of New Moon,” by I. M. Montgomery, lionheart” by William MacLeod Raine and "Trodden Gold” by Howard Vincent O’Brien.
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  • 1411 5 SOCIAL PERSONAL. Princess Valaya of Siam arrived in .ondon on Sept. 28 from Paris. 1 Sir John and Lady Walsham left j London in the P. and O. s.s. Devanha for Shanghai. Mr. L. Rayman, cadet, F. M. S. Gov- rnment service, is going on leave j hortly. We are
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  • 184 5 Ex. Political India must shake itself free of the very bad habit it has got of always railing at Government. It is a very old habit acquired possibly within a few years of the birth of political life in India. xAlways nag at Government—denounce its measuresattribute motives
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  • 1541 6 LARGEST P. O. LINER. THE s. s. MOOLTAN.” The Mooltan ran a series of successful trials in Belfast Lough on the 21st of September. Lord Inchcape, the Chairman and the Directors of the Company embarked in her the following day, accoyipanied by Lord Pirrie, Chairman of Messrs. Harland and Wolff
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  • 134 6 Oct. 27Batang Padang Dredging, Meeting, 33 Beach Street, 12 noon. 28P.V.R.C. Shoot (Donegal Badge) 7 a.m. 30Penang Turf Club, Annual Meeting, Chamber of Commerce, 4.30 p.m. i Nov 2Church Workers’ Association, Bazaar, Turf Club Enclosure, 4.30 p.m. 3Rugby, Selangor v Penang, K.L. 6 General Meeting, Paradise Rubber Estates.
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 378 6 \\nIII// A/ a .w'-V fir COTGHsXIIiI <"MXCOIIisW vw /////Z/ MeHemedy WlgWf gUy HW BREATHE Ipilgt jor Sick Headache Sdiiliausness These troublesome complaints are generally due T/'Vn’M to a sluggish liver, and are most frequently experienced by those who lead a sedentary life. A 1 teaspoonful of ENO’s Fruit Salt” in
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    • 22 6 Pitman’s Shorthand Instructor, Centenary Edition, $3/- or $3/30 post free, Key for above $l/20, stocked by the Pinang Gazette Press, Ltd., Penang.
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    • 131 6 ft H I In r I 1 f L I is t nk t I |S |T|»' I /sf llk 5 A J Masters Voice J I His "Master’s Voice"! GRAMOPHONES I are universally recognised as I THE BEST. I A large selection of Records and I Instruments can be
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  • 345 7 Jhc Ser<?mban Meeting. 01ir Own Correspondent). (Freni »in v Kuala Lumpur. October 2». Th Youns Producers’ protest meet!,> g W evening WaS Very SUC Mr. C. Ritebio. «ho presided, -lined the recommendations! by k nlra l Committee, which were forlhe Lin May last t 0 the Secretary of
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  • 361 7 ona Express. fho general improvement that is being Wight to nearly all rubber estates as th" result of the restriction of output is fn ii'DO'd not alone from the increased pile- which has been obtained since reaction came into force. The general ydfare of practically
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  • 25 7 M^. g r increased* 1 give Lon d°n i n 'Eii" ot i 5 469 tons for tbe M5 )er2 ;total on
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  • 861 7 BEDFORD PLANTATIONS, LTD S CONTRACT. The following are the minutes of the third annual general meeting of the Bedford Plantations, Ltd., held at the registered offices, Ipoh, on Monday, the 15th October, 1923, at 11 a.m. Present Mr. C. Pearse, Chairman, Messrs. H. J. Cooper, J. C. Osborne,
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  • 454 7 Messrs. Symington and Sinclair’s Weekly Market Report, dated London, the 27th September, states :Since our last report our market has been fairly active. The balance of the October speculative position has been liquidated, and at the same time the bulk of the October/December position has been dealt
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  • 209 7 The Rubber Trade Association of London statistics giving results to August 30 show that United Kingdom imports in Augnst were 2,647 tons against 3,396 last year, and for eight months the totals were 43,472 tons against 42,250 last year. At the end of August the stocks held were
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  • 90 7 The following are the latest quotations in Messrs. Kennedy Co.’s share list: Yesterday To-day. g na 9p m Shares. zs s P 0 M CO M c. sc. sc. sc. BatangP. 35 40 371 40 Deebook D. 2/- 3/- 2/6 Hitam Tin 1.40 1.45 1.424 1.474 cum
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  • 44 7 25th October. 1923. Local. cts. Smoked Sheet 46 4 Penang- Fine Pale Crepe 46 rnom k Unsmoked Sheet 35 SiNGA- (Smoked Sheet 45} dull pore }Crepe 45} London and New York. (Smoked Sheet Is.Hdv.weak London Crepe ls Ud n New York G2s}
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  • 61 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 ribbed sheet Good F.A.Q. 44 to 46} Smoked ribbed sheet Good F.A.Q. 42 44 Crepe good pale 44
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  • 102 7 London. The Straits Trading Co., Ltd., gives the following prices, on October 24 Spot £2OLlOs up £2.5s 3 mos. buying 202 1.15 s 3 selling 202.5 s 1.15 s The Eastern Smelting Co.. Ltd: London, Oct. 23, £202.5$ spot, and £200.5$ three months buying, £200.10s selling. Local. October
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  • 206 7 Benares Opium p. chest $5,000.00 nom. Cloves 105.00 nom. Gold leaf 72.00 sellers Mace Pickings no stocks Nutmegs 80s 55.00 sellers 110 s 48.00 Coconuts per 1,000 50.00 Copra Sundried 10.60 buyers Rattans 11-20 sellers Rattans Coarse 10.50 Green Snail Shells 13.00 Siam Rice No. 1 15.00 per
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  • 131 7 TO-DAY’S DEPARTURES. Soudan for Colombo and Bombay. Pangkor for Pulau Langkawi and Kantang (Trang). Kedah for Dindings. Taipeng for Teluk Anson. Kinta for Port Swettenham Singapore. Keemun for Port Swettenham, Singapore and China. Phemius for Colombo, Dhanushkodi, Suez and London. Cordillere for Ceylon, India, Suez, Port Said, Marseilles
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  • 181 7 CLOSE DAILY (except Sunday). 81 TRAIN. Federated Malay States, Malacca, Johore and Singapore. Registration and Parcel Post, except where otherwise stated, close half-an-honr earlier than the Ordinary mail. Resumption oe Night Mail Service. The following additional mails will be closed daily (Sunday excepted) by the 7-30 p.m. train:Parit
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  • 31 7 The following are non-delivered cables for the week ending 24th inst, at the E. E. A. and C. Telegraph Ca: Yongoang, Marahloebis Kewlum Hotel, Argyll Road, Cieray, Tullet Thorehambyzar.
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  • 230 7 In the course of a market report on rubber, the well-known brokers, Messrs. Sanderson and Co., write that fluctuations in price for some weeks have been so slight that the impression might be given we have arrived at a stabilisation of price around Is. 3d. for spot, which,
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
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    • 595 7 REPORTS, DIVIDENDS AND NOTICES. Brooklands.Divd. 10 p. c. Sungei Salak.—lnt. divd. sp. o New Crocodile River.lnt. divd p. c. Bukit Selangor.Divd. 2} p. c., tax free. Victoria (Malaya).—Final divid 11 2/3 p. c., making 20 p. c. for year. Rembia.Divd. 6 p. c. for year 1919-21$ on pref, shares, payable
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    • 625 8 P. 0.-BRITISH INDhW AND APCAR LINES. I (Companies Incorporated in Engi MAIL, PASSENGER CARGO SERVICES I PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL S. N. Co B (Under Contract with His Majesty’s Government) B P. O. SAILINGS. LONDON-FAR EASTERN SERVICE. From London Dne Penang. To Marseilles London B about Lsv e K DEVANHA Oct.
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